A very warm welcome to the programme. Us president Joe Biden has arrived in geneva ahead of Todays Summit with his russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Relations between the two countries are at their lowest point in decades and Mr Biden has already said he will lay down americas red lines during the discussions. Gary odonoghue reports from geneva. For days, he has been among friends but now it is time for President Biden to meet one of his foes. ~ ,. ,. His foes. We should decide where in his foes. We should decide where in our his foes. We should decide where in our mutual his foes. We should decide i where in our mutual interest, in the interest of the world, to co operate. And see if we can do that. In the areas where we do not agree, make it clear with the redlines just make it clear what the redlines. This with any particularly the city of geneva i used to high stakes meetings. It was here that Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev began the Cold War for 36 years ago. With both curr
Interview with the bbc, the Countess Of Wessex speaks of the impact of the duke of Edinburghs Death on the royal family. It was an oh, my god moment. So, i think theyll come and go. But you have to let them come and let them go. Wales Face Turkey at the European Championships tonight, where a win could put them on the verge of qualifying for the knockout stages. And i am live in lincoln throughout the day, talking to lots of local People as the bbc continues to look at the Covid Impact around the uk. Hello. The bbc understands that Covid Vaccinations are to be made compulsory for Care Home Staff in england who work with older People. Its expected that workers will have 16 weeks to get a jab, or face losing theirjobs. Ministers are said to be concerned about the low take up of the vaccine in some areas, and consultations will also start on bringing in the same rule for other Health And Care staff. The decision is expected to be announced in the next few days. James reynolds reports. St
Time for a look at the weather, heres ben rich. Good afternoon. We start in baku and a pretty hot afternoon, 32 degrees and only a Touch Cooler for the kick off a bit later on. Not quite as warm here at home but not far off it with some parts of the south getting close to 30 degrees today. Across the southern areas are set to turn quite a lot more turbulence later on because of this cloud you can see now drifting across northern france. This is heading in our direction and for some of us, southern and central parts of england in particular it is set to spark off some thunderstorms through Tonight And Tomorrow with the risk of some torrential downpours in places. Further North And West you will wonder what all the fuss is about. Quite a cool and fresh afternoon for Northern Ireland and scotland. Some rain for west wales, southern scotland. Further south we had that heat and also humidity. Up to 30 degrees. And then the thunderstorms start to develop drifting across the Channel Islands i
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The cycle of violence continues Israel Bombards gaza, hamas fires rockets into israel. We know there will eventually be a ceasefire, but then what . What, if anything, will have changed in this seemingly endless conflict . If the main protagonists are israels prime Minister Netanyahu and the leaders of hamas, where does that leave the Palestinian Authority, led by Mahmoud Abbas . My guest is the palestinian representative in london, husam zomlot. Is the pa sliding into political irrelevance . Husam zomlot, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. As ijust said, the key protagonists in this conflict, which continues in gaza and in israel, the protagonists are prime Minister Netanyahu and his government and his army and hamas. For you and lets face it, you really speak for the Palestinian Authority, youre appointed by Mahmoud Abbas for you, is there an overwhelming sense of powerlessness . No, i dont speak on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, i