which is actually not intended butjust happens to come out like this sometimes. it s absolutely beautiful. one, two, three, four. horn blares ..five, six, seven. horns honk sheila was doing the horn today. . herfirst time. and she started out. ok, i got to get this right. i got to do this right. and after a while, she got into it and got into the ad lib, - improvised spirit of the thing. and you could almost see her. her body language was going to the music. - and i thought, ok, this is fantastic. i 59, 60! yes! laughter good job. whoa! i didn t get quite the melodic structure i was hoping to get.
but again, zelensky could win this war faster, regain his territory faster, if we provided the tanks, the longer range artillery, the jet fighters that ukraine desperately needs. what does the us get out of this? as the war in ukraine rages, across russia, towns and cities have been scaling back their new year celebrations, cancelling concerts and firework displays. at the same time, the russian authorities are using this festive season to promote patriotism and to glorify the armed forces. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg travelled 3000 miles east of moscow to the siberian city of chita to see how they re marking the holidays as russia wages war in ukraine. horn blares. at first glance, siberia is a world away from the war in ukraine. but normality is an illusion, because war is changing russia. all of russia. pushing the country
a world cup to remember, allowing argentinians to park their worries and really celebrate success. katy watson, bbc news, in buenos aires. with no end in sight to the war in ukraine, cities and towns across russia are scaling back their new year celebrations, cancelling some major concerts and firework displays. at the same time, the russian authorities are using the festive season as a means of promoting patriotism and to celebrate the work of the armed forces. 0ur correspondent steve rosenberg reports from the siberian city of chita. horn blares. at first glance, siberia is a world away from the war in ukraine. but normality is an illusion, because war is changing russia. all of russia. pushing the country in a darker direction. in chita, they re preparing
across europe from taxi drivers, who felt their livelihoods were being threatened. as part of an investigation by the international consortium of investigativejournalists, the bbc has discovered how uber used political contacts to get what it wanted. richard bilton reports. horn blares. when uber first arrived in france, it started a taxi war. horn blares. but while many cab drivers were on the streets, the leak shows uber had a friend in government. the documents show that despite uber offering an illegal service, emmanuel macron, then minister for economic and digital affairs, agreed to help them change the law. reporter: mr macron, s il vous plait! - the leak shows uber offered to draft new legislation and thanked mr macron for his cooperation. president macron s spokesperson
leaked documents show french president emmanuel macron and a former eu competition commissioner held a series of private meetings with uber. at the time, the ride sharing app had been banned in france and sparked protests across europe from taxi drivers who felt their livelihoods were being threatened. as part of an investigation by the international consortium of investigativejournalists, the bbc has discovered how uber used political contacts to get what it wanted. richard bilton reports. horn blares. when uber first arrived in france, it started a taxi war. horn blares. but while many cab drivers were on the streets, the leak shows uber had a friend in government. the documents show that despite uber offering an illegal service, emmanuel macron, then minister for economic and digital affairs, agreed to help them change the law.