let s now get down to business and the drama that let s now get down to business and the drama that has let s now get down to business and the drama that has been unfolding over the weekend in switzerland is dominating once again. they ve had fraught negotiations as the authorities, the central bank and leaders of two of its biggest banks tried to reach a deal to prevent another damaging financial crisis. late on sunday it was announced. the troubled bank credit suisse has been taken over by its rival ubs in a government backed rescue worth over $3.1 billion. that s less than half the value of credit suisse at the close of trade on friday. the deal s been widely welcomed, including by the bank of england, the european central bank and in the us. switzerland s central bank wanted to prioritise financial stability and protect the swiss economy. here s the chief executive of ubs. translation: it means we bring back stability translation: it means we bring back stability and
from short haul budget flights. and we head to south america and what s officially the most electrifying place on earth. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from the historic university city of cambridge in the uk. now, it s the beginning of term and students are coming back, and like many generations before them, they ll be benefiting from some of the best educational resources in the world. and that includes valuable treasures looted from afar on colonial expeditions. but we re here because the university has recently announced it s actually returning some of those, specifically benin bronzes, to nigeria. and it s there, in what was once known as the kingdom of benin, that i want to start this story. for centuries, this street, igun eronmwon, has been famous for one particular craft bronze casting. its name literally translates to the place where bronze works are made . just five minutes from the palace, traditionally, it was the royal family an
now, it s the beginning of term and students are coming back and like many generations before them, they ll be benefiting from some of the best educational resources in the world. and that includes valuable treasures looted from afar on colonial expeditions. but we re here because the university has recently announced it s actually returning some of those, specifically benin bronzes, to nigeria. and it s there in what was once known as the kingdom of benin that i want to start this story. for centuries, this street, igun eronwan, has been famous for one particular craft bronze casting. its name literally translates to the place where bronze works are made. just five minutes from the palace, traditionally, it was the royal family and dignitaries who d commissioned pieces to mark historical events. this man spent 15 years mastering his craft. i ve been into bronze casting from childhood. i was taught by my father, which my father was taught by the forefathers. and it has b
straight after this programme. coming up on this week s show nigeria s looted treasures and the battle to get them back. they will not have any other choice than to release what belongs to us, because the whole world knows they are stolen properties. we get the low down on europe s sleeper trains. the private companies that are now embracing this new passion for sleeper travel are getting people back onto trains and away from short haul budget flights. and we head to south america and what s officially the most electrifying place on earth. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from the historic university city of cambridge in the uk. now, it s the beginning of term and students are coming back, and like many generations before them, they ll be benefiting from some of the best educational resources in the world. and that includes valuable treasures looted from afar on colonial expeditions. but we re here because the university has recently announced i
My mothers side to come from donegal. Um id grown up with a very clear understanding of the troubles and you would wait literally every morning and the 19 seventies 19 eighties. 19 nineties. Um. To use on on the uk media of acts of terrorism or destruction. Death story, tragic stories of the families of the victims of the troubles. So it was all it was part of my own personal history. But i also thought, you know john major, who would be my predecessors. Prime minister had tried and got somewhere there was some stirring. You could see some possibility, even though the thing is broken down by the time we came to office, and i thought i mean, ive often wondered whether it was just because you were straight into government and maybe the you know you had this feeling that everything was possible. And so youre prepared to give what most people thought was impossible about. So what . For all of those reasons that the first speech i made as Prime Minister was here in Northern Ireland. Um and