A Family Holiday in portugal has turned into a nightmare. A three year old girl, Madeleine Mccann, has disappeared from the apartment where she was sleeping. There are fears shes been abducted. The disappearance of Madeleine Mccann is one of the most widely reported Missing Persons cases of all time. What happened to the then three year old back in 2007 has gripped the world. Every Single Person can identify with going abroad on a holiday and going abroad on a holiday with young children. And what is the worst possible thing that can happen . Well, its that. The other issue was, is that there was no obvious resolution as to what happened. And that is why that case, still to this day, resonates in the way that it does. Earlier this year, my inbox was full of messages from people asking me whether a young woman in poland was really missing Madeleine Mccann. Shed gone viral online, and so ive tracked her down. And i want to ask her this question why did she decide to post this on social m
I cant think what it was. It was something. Ken loach, welcome to this cultural life. Its a great pleasure to come. And good to see you. You, too. You were born in 1936. You grew up in the midlands. Tell me about your family. What did your parents do . My father was an electrical engineer. Took his apprenticeship in the mines. The whole family, my fathers family were miners from the warwickshire coalfields, and he worked at Alfred Herberts machine tool factory all his life. Ao odd years. Skilled worker, then . Yes, a skilled worker, electrician. And he had a work ethic that was formidable. He worked seven days a week and my mother had been a hairdresser. But like women of that time, it was a matter of pride for my father that she should not have to work. But. Lovely woman, very kind. What sort of cultural upbringing did you have at home . Well, it was a very normal, i guess, suburban house, semidetached, in nuneaton. Erm. Cinemas nearby . There were cinemas, but we didnt go as a family
In 2020, oscar nominated actor elliot page announced via his instagram that he is a transgender man. Star of the x men series and Hit Filmsjuno and inception, as well as Netflix Super hit the umbrella academy, page has enjoyed the Career Heights Actors could only dream of all the time crushed under the weight of a secret identity battle. Now hes ready to share even more about his life. And hes invited us for a sit down chat to talk about his gender, his Mental Health, and his career in hollywood. Elliot page, welcome to the bbc. Thank you so much for speaking to us. Thanks for having me, for wanting to talk. How are you doing right now . Im doing pretty good, yeah so were here to talk about your book, pageboy. Yourfirst book, your memoir. What made you want to write the book now . Gosh well, one of the reasons was that it really. Felt possible for the first time. In the past, before stepping into my truth, being in this body, theres no way i could have sat down and been still with myse
so we re here to talk about your book, pageboy. yourfirst book, your memoir. what made you want to write the book now? gosh! well, one of the reasons was that it really. felt possible for the first time. in the past, before stepping into my truth, being in this body, there s no way i could have sat down and been still with myself long enough to focus and to do something like this. so just the act of being able to do that, being able to create, feeling this all come out, was so exhilarating. and in this time now, where there sjust, you know, horrific attacks towards the trans community, constant misinformation and lies about our lives, and having this platform that i do have, it felt like the right time, i suppose, to share my story, especially in knowing how much it s meant to me when people have shared theirs. there s a beautiful quote in it by someone i hadn t heard before. the quote is, this world has many ends and beginnings. a cycle ends. will something remain? maybe
thousand people have gathered outside parliament in berlin. now on bbc news, the travel show. america s northwest is a place like no other. i m on a journey up through seattle and the last frontier alaska. previously, i explored seattle, in washington state, to find a city connected deeply to the natural world. and in alaska s capital, i saw how the prospect of gold still captures people s imaginations to this day. oh, look at that! chuckles you seeing it? we got some gold! chuckling continues how about that? how about, my friend? laughs what a way to experience alaska! so, this time, i m carrying on myjourney through alaska to see how people here continue to adapt to the natural world around them. you really have to plan your life and your day to day routines around what nature will allow you to do that day. ..even when it is changing at pace. all this area that s collapsed, this was completely full of water, about 14 billion gallons and it all rushed out underneath the