Chris williamson and this is palestine declassified where we investigate the israeli regimes global war against solidarity with the illegally occupied people of palestine. Palestine declassified as previously covered the zinust strangle hold on the music indury and were looking at the topic again in todays show because weve covered more damming evidence. Ill be discussing the detail with my studio guests to this exclusive report by laifakra whos been looking at the impact on the music. Of one influential oligarch in particular. Who is the single most powerful person in the Music Industry today . Certainly a contender for the title would be sirrange, the ceo of Universal Music Group. In 2019 he was believed to have earned more than 123 Million Pounds from the role. That was believed to be more than uk songwriters put together in the same year. Grange was pictured happily next to carnier west in the infamous picture of him donning America Great. Donald trump hat. While west of got signif
Structurally sound. United states, france and spain today pledging to send in crews to help morocco with Search And Rescue efforts. Rod sanchez is there for us tonight okita amateur Recovery Efforts in the rural villages outside of marrakesh . Well, alicia, we spent most of the day in the Mountain Village called east of the epicenter. We saw devastation. Theyre the narrow alleys of the Village Market filled with rubber rubble and debris. This was some 3000 people. Locals tell us that more than 40 were killed in the earthquake. That is more than 1 of the entire population. We met a father today, alicia, who lost not only his wife and his three daughters in his baby son, and he said to us through tears the is not know what hes living for any more at this point. His family as part of the growing National Death toll. Its over 2100 people who have now been killed in this earthquake. But despite all this heartbreak and all this news, the Rescue Effort continues and there been moments of joy
A different era in zimbabwe the ruling party tells Robert Mugabe the past go. Youre watching out of their arms the whole robin also coming up in the next thirty minutes palestinian leaders threatening to suspend ties with the u. S. Over its plan to close the p. L. O. Office in washington d. C. And find out why people highty are already calling for the new president to quit. Also cautious optimism signals have been detected from a missing submarine in argentina. Welcome to the program we started Southern Africa was a bar boys ruling party has gone. Robert mugabe an ultimatum he must resign as president by midday on monday or face impeachment zanu p. F. Is also dismissed mugabe as party leader and expelled his wife grace from its ranks. There were celebrations in the capital harare as the results were announced the garveys former vice president. Has been put forward as the interim party leader. Resigning. The president. This is a fast moving story with the clock ticking for president Rob
Stories coming live from the bbc newsroom. There are a number to focus on across the hour. Of course well talk about the royal engagement. These are some of the latest pictures from indonesia where thousands of people are being told to leave their homes because of this enormous volcano to leave their homes because of this enormous volcano and barley. Weve also got this special report to play, its about Lake Victoria and pollution damaging the lives of fishermen. Hope frances is in myanmar and thats going to be a delicate diplomatic trip because of theissue delicate diplomatic trip because of the issue of the Rohingya Muslims. We will talk about that in detail as well. Theres no doubt what the most popular story has been at bbc all day. The american actress and campaign Meghan Markle is engaged to prince harry. Here they are making their first appearance since the announcement. Harry has taken the royalfamily announcement. Harry has taken the royal family somewhere new. Announcement. Ha
To world news today. The foreign secretary, borisjohnson, says he has had frank and constructive talks with his iranian counterpart in tehran over the case of british iranian Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe whos been injail since 2016. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins reports. It could look routine, shaking hands before talks. But there is nothing routine about this encounter. The foreign secretary looking uncharacteristically tense, and with good reason. He wants to improve relations, but also criticise some of irans actions, while arguing for prison releases, including of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe, a case many accuse him of damaging because of loose talk last month. Watching anxiously with me in london, nazanins husband, who has campaigned day in, day out for freedom since she was arrested last year. Im sure it will make a difference, him being there, raising her case, and in the context of a lot of other stuff, can only help improve relations, can only lead to a better case for