Against children damages them, whatever family they are born into. Speaking in an interview to be broadcast tomorrow on the bbc s sunday with laura kuenssberg, he also said the press attention suffered by his sister was more dangerous than the attention online surrounding kate, the current princess of wales. With more on this, heres graham satchell. What was the main thrust of the interview . ,. ,. , what was the main thrust of the interview . Interview . This was a searingly honest interview interview . This was a searingly honest interview with interview . This was a searingly honest interview with earl interview . This was a searingly i honest interview with earl spencer and at times difficult to watch, to be honest. Hes written a book about his experiences of his childhood, particularly at Boarding School and he talks about suffering shocking levels of violence from the age of eight and being sexually abused from the age of 11. He also talks in some detail about his experience at h
Today, we turn a page in the book of our nations history. A history that we write together. Notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because a generational dial has jumped, too. Devolution is not something i have had to get used to, or to apologise for. Devolution, welsh solutions to welsh problems and opportunities, is in my blood. It is what i have always known through my adult political life. Thats the same for a growing number of our citizens. I want us to use this moment as a Starting Point for a more confident march into the future. A march into the future on behalf of a generation that too often is being asked to Pick Up The Pieces and the bill for those who came before them. In wales it often takes the worst times to get the best out of us. In adversity, you cant match us. We will be there. Fighting tooth and nail for the will be there. Fighting tooth and nailfor the impossible will be there. Fighting tooth and nail for t
Turkey inherited a disparate group of cultures and began a process of rapid modernisation under its founder, ataturk. Im travelling the country to understand how all of these diverse cultures were brought together. From the Burial Grounds of the god kings of ancient anatolia. To the turquoise coast, where Queen Cleopatra is claimed to have once bathed. To an original ottoman coffee house in gaziantep. And the hotel frequented by the founder of the republic here in istanbul. Welcome to turkey. Now, this has to be the best possible way to arrive in istanbul down the mighty bosphorus. Its this body of water that separates the city, but also separates continents. And look at that, that silhouette with the domes, the minaretsjust popping up above the horizon. That is dolmabahce palace. Thats where the founder of the republic, Mustafa Kemal ataturk, set about the business of transforming turkey. And from the past to the present, this is taksim district, the heart of modern istanbul. Getting
Commission said there have been 20 incidents so far are people targeting ballot boxes and protest could continue on sunday with supporters of the late opposition figure Alexei Navalny calling on people throughout russia to protest against president putin. In the estonian town where many residents are russian, people cross the border to vote in the president ial election. It is one of only a handful of places where the border between the eu and russia still open. Here in the Estonian Border town lies the frontier between the western world and russia. Across the russia with its formidable forgers lies a town 140 kilometres away from St Petersburg and it is at one of a handful of places where the border between the eu and russia still open. In this place and the surrounding region thousands of people are in fact russian citizens. This is the legacy of the soviet union break up. In the 19605 and 705 people were brought from the soviet union to work in local industries and after the collaps
On sunday, when supporters of the late Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny are calling on people throughout russia to protest against president putin. Meanwhile in the estonian Town Of Narva, where many residents are russian, people crossed the border to vote in russias president ial election. Narva is one of only a handful of places where the border between the eu and russia is still open. Bbc russian s Oleg Boldyrev sent this report. Here in Estonian Border Town Of Narva lies the frontier between the western world and russia. Across the river with its formidable fortress lies a town 170 kilometres away from St Petersburg and this is one of a handful of places where the border between the eu and russia is still open. What is even more unusual is in this place and the surrounding region thousands of people are in fact russian citizens. In this place and the surrounding region thousands of people are in fact russian citizens. This is the legacy of the soviet union break up. In the 1960s an