to harmful content online. disorder in leicester between muslim and hindu communities one man is jailed for ten months. rail workers resume strike action in october, affecting the conservative party conference and the london marathon. and more than 28 million people in the uk saw the queen s state funeral on tv yesterday, making it one of the most watched live broadcasts in british history. hello, good evening. the prime minister, liz truss, says she is prepared to take difficult and unpopular decisions to help get the uk economy growing. in her first bbc interview since she became prime minister, liz truss said by focusing on economic growth, the uk will be more attractive to investors. and she defended plans to lift the cap on bankers bonuses at a time when cost of living pressures are increasing. she was speaking during her first foreign trip as prime minister, as the government prepares to make a series of major announcements now the official period of mourning for the
conviction of adnan syed, we speak to a man who taught him law in prison. tonight with the context, democratic strategist mary anne marsh and brian taylor, political commentator and columnist of the herald newspaper. welcome. world leaders are in new york for a un meeting which is already being dominated by ukraine. russia s invasion was always going to be at the top of the agenda, but events today have brought the war into even sharper focus. officials in russian controlled areas in the east and south of ukraine have announced snap referenda onjoining russia. it appears to be part of a push by moscow to accelerate their annexation, in response to serious setbacks on the battlefield. international condemnation has been swift. joe biden s national security adviser called it a sign of russia s weakness, while the french president, emmanuel macron, has said the referendums will have no legal consequence. translation: it sjust another provocation which, in my view, | does not cha
this is cnn tonight. the entire world is following the circumstances of the uk s first day in 70 years without its queen. with the funeral still days away and the official coronation of king charles tomorrow, this may just be the beginning. we want to get back to don right now. how are you? reporter: i am a little chilly. we have gone from heat to downpours and now 57 degrees. it is interesting and good to be here to witness this. it is obviously a very sad occasion. it is mixed because you have a king. imagine being prince charles and all of a sudden you become a king of your country but only after you lose your mother. just think about that. the gravity of that moment. you are aware and everyone is aware. we see all of the flowers and the crowds and a woman kissing now king charles iii as he did a walk about. what is the feeling out there right now? there is a bit of a mixed reaction globally to monarchies in general. the idea of this revered figure , what is it like be
we therefore members of the realm and members of the house of commons together with other members of her late majesty s privy council and representatives of the realms and territories, aldermen and citizens of london and others do now hereby with one voice and consent of tongue and heart publish and proclaim that the prince charles philip arthur george is now by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory become our only lawful and rightfully leige lord, charles iii. by the grace of god, of united kingdom and great britain and northern ireland and other remember. s and territories, king of the commonwealth deerks fender of the faith. do with humble oh bead dense and humble affection beseeching god by whom kings and queens do reign to bless his majesty with long and happy years to reign over us given at st. james palace on the 10th day of september in the year of our lord 2022. god save the king! god save the k
the minister of humanitarian affairs told journalists that more than 1.3 million people had been displaced in the worst now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in the increasingly overt struggle between western liberal democracy and authoritarianism, hong kong s position is unique. it is chinese sovereign territory granted special autonomous status under a handover deal done with britain. many hong kongers hoped that deal would guarantee theirfreedoms, but those hopes have been crushed. my guest is ted hui, a hong kong pro democracy politician exiled in australia and convicted in absentia by a hong kong court. has beijing neutralised hong kong s dissenters? ted hui in adelaide, australia, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. my pleasure to talk to you. you, of course, arejoining me from australia because you fled from your home, from hong kong, in late 2021, and you said you left with a very heavy heart. did you also leave with a sense of defeat? i