Figures. Low cloud lingers through the afternoon, five or six. Hello, this is bbc news with me martine croxall. The headlines at 8 30pm President Obama has authorised sanctions against russia over alleged interference in the recent us president ial election. Hes also expelling 35 Russian Diplomats from the states in response to claims of a campaign of harassment of american officials in moscow. Russia has announced a ceasefire between the Syrian Government and rebel groups which will begin at midnight tonight. Several of the most important ones are reported to have signed up. Translation the first document is about a ceasefire on the territory of the syrian arab republic. The second document is a set of measures for monitoring the ceasefire and the third document is a statement about readiness to start peace talks. The head of the Royal College of gps has warned that patients could be waiting more than a month to see a doctor this winter. The government says its investing an extra £21
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but tallinn still makes a big deal of it nonetheless! a couple of highlights from the old town. 0ld hands at is a super touristy but fun mediaeval themed restaurant just around the corner from the gothic town hall. it claims its food is still made to i7th century recipes. also nearby is nicholas to museum in the 12th century nicholas to the 12th century nicholas to the big showpiece is burnt not come s danse macabre which invites you to think about the futility of life. and sauna culture is everywhere in estonia. there is a good chance they will be one where ever you are staying but look out for smoke saunas, where you will split in the aroma of strict birch logs. stripped. still to come on the travel show. reflections on the sum
i think of growing up as a child, initially in wiltshire, then later in shropshire, my time injamaica as voluntary service overseas, and my time travelling around latin america, my time in developing political ideas within the young socialists, within the labour party, and particularly trade unions. how much of it has come from your parents? you mentioned your growing up. what s interesting, i always think of that you growing up is, if i describe how you grew up, i d think you were a tory. a prosperous wiltshire village, you moved to yew tree manor, a i7th century country house, you attended a prep school, you went to grammar school. but your parents taught you a very different set of values. yeah, my mum and dad were both very committed socialists in their ideas and what they wanted. they met because of the spanish civil war?
a prosperous wiltshire village, you moved to yew tree manor, a i7th century manor house, you attended a prep school, you went to grammar school. but your parents taught you a very different set of values? yeah, my mum and dad were both very committed socialists in their ideas and what they wanted. they met because of the spanish civil war? they did, they met in conway hall during a meeting in support of the spanish republic, and got together as a result of that. was it when you are touring latin america as a young man that, really, those political ideas that maybe you d read about, and clearly as a young socialist from quite a young age, about 16 i think you got involved, had talked about campaigning against the vietnam war. were there moments in latin america, you are taking part in protests i know in brazil and elsewhere, were there moments where it went that s what we re talking about. now i get it. to me, the most fascinating experience was in bolivia and peru.