took a donation of a millon pounds from the bin laden family of saudi arabia two years after osama bin laden was killed. the family disowned him in 1994. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. south africa is in a long term flirtation with political and economic chaos. mass unemployment, power cuts and rising crime are stoking discontent and instability. my guest today isjulius malema, former anc loyalist turned populist enemy of the ruling party. could one of africa s richest nations be consumed by insurrectionist violence? julius malema in bloemfontein, south africa, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. mr malema, south africans are facing a very grave economic crisis. there s deep uncertainty in the country. why are you adding to that uncertainty by calling for the removal of president ramaphosa? it s the most logical thing that, when a leader of a current government doesn t perform well or the country is in a cris
also on the programme: in other news the ukrainians living with the constant threat of russian missile strikes. we have a special report from southern city of mykolaiv. parts of beirut s huge grain silos badly damaged in the 2020 explosion, collapse after a long running fire. and nichelle nichols, the first black actress to play a figure of authority on american tv when she starred as lieutenant uhura in star trek, has died age 89. hello and welcome to the programme. england fans have celebrated long into the night after their side triumphed in the final of the european women s football championship at wembley. the lionesses 2 1 victory over germany came 56 years after england s men beat west germany in the 1966 world cup final the only major trophy previously won by an england senior team. queen elizabeth said the players would be an inspiration for girls and women . mark lobel has the story. a euphoric moment for english sport with a pitch perfect performance from the
it s the morning after the historic football victory the night before and as the parties continue across the uk, the mammoth machine behind the scenes that is the business of football is positioning itself to the make the most of this moment. the women s euros has been seen as a landmark tournament for many reasons not least the record breaking spectator numbers, and now england s win is seen as the cherry on the cake. so who wants a slice going forward and what are they willing to pay for it? let s get down to the business of football with jenny mitton business director and women s sport lead at m&c saatchi sport and entertainment. a very warm welcome. in a nutshell, when we talk the business of football what does this victory mean? this business of football what does this victory mean? this victory mean? this victory is hue, this victory mean? this victory is huge. what this victory mean? this victory is huge, what we this victory mean? this victory is huge, what w
Tonight, thank god its them instead of you. Live aid lives on. One of the most famous concerts of all time is being turned into a musical. Live aid the musical happened 40 years live aid the musical happened 40 years ago. Live aid the musical happened 40 years ago, it was at wembley, you know a cloudy day four wales, when developing later, some and blustery showers for scotland and Northern Ireland. All the details later in the programme. Good morning. Its monday the 2nd of october. Our main story Health Leaders are warning of extreme disruption to services in england, as doctors begin their most significant Industrial Action so far. The three day walk out is the longestjoint strike byJunior Doctors and consultants in the history of the health service. Theyre arguing for above Inflation Pay rises, but the government says this years increases are fair and final. Our Health Correspondent Sophie Hutchinson has more. Full pay restoration doctors of all levels on the picket lines. But today
as many of us look forward to a summer holiday, the cost of being dropped off at the airport is now higher than ever. i ll have the details on how much it s gone up. it s gold in rome for keely hodgkinson. despite struggling with illness, she wins the european 800m title once again, with the olympics just around the corner. after a brighter, sunny start in central and eastern areas, rain in the west will cross us all except for the far east and it will be windy especially in the west. all the details later. it s thursday the 13th ofjune. our main story. labour will publish its election manifesto this morning, with sir keir starmer saying he is putting wealth creation at the heart of his plans for government. he s said there will be no surprises on tax and has ruled out increases in vat, income tax and national insurance. the conservatives have challenged labour to match their own range of tax pledges for families and businesses. our political correspondent damian grammaticas