we begin in the united states where president biden hasjust wrapped up his state of the union address seen as his big pitch for a second term in office. the strength of the economy and its resilience in bouncing back from the global pandemic was front and centre in his speech. but the president said there is much to do and promised to tax the wealthy more and squeeze profits from industrys such as big pharma and oil. we are the only country who has emerged from every crisis we enter into stronger than we got into it stop and that is what we are doing again.- into it stop and that is what we are doing again. years ago the economy we are doing again. years ago the economy was we are doing again. years ago the economy was reeling, - we are doing again. years ago the economy was reeling, i i the economy was reeling, i stand here tonight after we created 12 million newjobs, morejobs created 12 million newjobs, more jobs created created 12 million newjobs, morejobs created in c
6-9 c scotland, temperatures dipping down 6 9 c into monday morning. on monday, the weather front continues eastwards, most of this rain light and patchy, they all had a bit down pour across east anglia towards the end of the day, the scottish borders, temperatures down to mid 20s. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the unite union has announced eight days of strike action by staff at the uk s largest container port, felixstowe, in a dispute over pay. the met police say they had contact with owami davies on the day she was reported missing by her family. daria dugina, the daughter of one of president putin s close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. and this is riga, the capital of the small baltic state of latvia, which was liberated from moscow s rule some three decades ago, and which is now braced for a new era of confrontation with russia. vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine
hello. this is bbc news. i m shaun ley and these are the headlines. more travel disruption on train lines across the uk as thousands of rail workers go on strike for the second time in three days over pay and working conditions. sevastapol, the home of russia s black sea fleet in crimea, appears to have come under drone attack again. michael gove backs rishi sunak to become the next conservative party leader and prime minister saying he has what thejob requires. he says rival liz truss s tax policies will affect the poorest in society. the government and unions say they re disappointed that p&o ferries will not face criminal action for the way it dismissed 800 workers without notice in march. now on bbc news it s time for hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. and this is riga, the capital of the small baltic state of latvia, which was liberated from moscow s rule some three decades ago, and which is now braced for a new era of confrontation wi
ajudge in florida has unsealed some of the documents relating to the fbi s search of the mar a lago home of donald trump. it comes after american news organisations argued it was in the public interest to know more about the search. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. and this is riga, the capital of the small baltic state of latvia, which was liberated from moscow s rule some three decades ago, and which is now braced for a new era of confrontation with russia. vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine reminded latvians of the russian threat. it also stoked internal tensions because a quarter of latvia s population is ethnic russian, and this country relies heavily on russian gas supplies. well, my guest today is latvia s prime minister, kristjanis karins. just how vulnerable is latvia? prime minister kristjanis karins, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine happened six months ago. right now, here in latvia, has that
after he was attacked. at ten o clock, clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the day s news. first, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. and this is riga, the capital of the small baltic state of latvia, which was liberated from moscow s rule some three decades ago, and which is now braced for a new era of confrontation with russia. vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine reminded latvians of the russian threat. it also stoked internal tensions because a quarter of latvia s population is ethnic russian, and this country relies heavily on russian gas supplies. well, my guest today is latvia s prime minister, kristjanis karins. just how vulnerable is latvia? prime minister kristjanis karins, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine happened six months ago. right now, here in latvia, has that war raised the level of fear to new heights? what the war has done has raised the level of mobilisation. so the first effect was the