gustavo petro. also, crazy about cannabis as thailand legalises marijuana we report on a boom in weed related businesses. and the russian journalist dmitry muratov auctions his nobel peace prize medal for more than $100 million, with all the proceeds going to help children displaced by the war in ukraine. five general elections inside four years that is where israel is heading as the current prime minister, naftali bennett is to step down from his post, dissolve parliament and trigger yet another election. in the meantime, the current foreign minister, yair lapid, who was due to share the prime ministerial post with mr bennet, will take temporary charge. mr bennett has been in thejob forjust over a year and has struggled to stabilise his increasingly fragile governing coalition. translation: i held a series of talks with officials and i realised that in 10 days, with the expiration of the west bank regulations, israel will experience serious security damages and legal cha
gustavo petro. also, crazy about cannabis as thailand legalises marijuana, we report on a boom in weed related businesses. a big bid to help the refugees of ukraine: the russian nobel peace laureate dmitry muratov auctions his medalfor more than $100 million to raise funding for children displaced by the war. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. five general elections inside four years that is where israel is heading as the current prime minister, naftali bennett is to step down from his post, dissolve parliament and trigger yet another election. in the meantime, the current foreign minister, yair lapid, who was due to share the prime ministerial post with mr bennet, will take temporary charge. mr bennett has been in thejob forjust over a year and has struggled to stabilise his increasingly fragile governing coalition. translation: i held a series of talks with officials - and i realised that in 10 days, with the expiration of the west bank regul
hello there. as you have heard, last minute talks to avoid strike action on the uk s rail network have failed. now, millions of people will face travel misery as the biggest rail strike in 30 years brings services to a standstill in england, scotland and wales. the first strike started this morning and more are planned on most major lines on thursday and saturday. the rmt union says its members oppose stagnating pay and want justice. but industry bodies have warned against a strike action, saying it would shatter hopes of recovery for many businesses . joining me now is dr roger barker, director of policy at the institute of directors. thank you forjoining me today. is it fair to say that businesses will go under this week as a result of the strike? that may well be the case. this is gonna have a big impact on business. that impact will be quite uneven. some of us will be able to go back to working, taking off where we left off during covid. other sectors won t be able to do
for an independent panel to investigate allegations of sexual abuse and corruption in the organisation. he attacks me in the elevator, he comes after me all of a sudden, i pleaded with him to stop, let me go and so, but he was being very insistent and he was being very insistent and he was pulling me on. pulling my arm. the russian nobel peace laureate dmitry muratov auctions his medalfor more than $100 million, to raise funding for children displaced by the war in ukraine. one, two, three, four. and how one of the world s most famous djs, fatboy slim, is using music to help people improve their mental health problems. asa dj, as a dj, what i try and do is help people escape and sometimes it s good to escape your life or stress for a couple of hours. hello and welcome to the programme. commuters across the uk are finding alternative routes to work today as the biggest real strike for 30 years gets under way. after 40,000 members of the rmt union are walking out this week.
one, two, three, four. we ll find out how being a dj can help with mental health courtesy of the musician fatboy slim. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. it s 6am in singapore, and 6pm in washington where three republican state officials have been describing the direct pressure they were put under by donald trump and his team to overturn the 2020 presidential election result. they were giving evidence to a congressional committee, describing threats of violence directed at them from trump supporters when they refused to bow to the pressure. we have various groups come by, and they have had video panel trucks with videos of me, proclaiming me to be a paedophile and a pervert, and corrupt politician. and blaring loudspeakers in my neighbourhood, and leaving literature both on my property and arguing and threatening with neighbours, and with myself. one gentleman that had the three bars on his chest, and he had a pist