Now witness history hears from a survivor of the khmer rouge regime, and a warning, some viewers may find some scenes upsetting. Hello, and welcome to witness history here at the Royal Academy in london. Im tanya beckett. Today, we present five extraordinary moments in history as told to us by the people who were there. Coming up, we meet the scientist who tried to find a cure for the common cold. The diver who discovered the lost plane belonging to the author of the Little Prince. And the african man who ran away as a boy to live in the arctic. But first, its a0 years since the end of the brutal regime of the khmer rouge in cambodia. Around 2 Million People are thought to have been killed under its extremist rule. Sokphal din survived four years in what became known as the killing fields. A warning, this piece contains some distressing images. The cambodian people are the victims of a hideous experiment in communism that failed. The khmer rouge guerrillas triumphed in the spring of 19
The governor of the bank of england, mark carney, has warned many businesses could weekly find they it gave us the ability to study a virus in its natural host. Are not viable if the uk leave the and this was still eu without a deal at the end of a very rare thing. The common cold unit was set up october. He also told the bbc that by the medical Research Counsel after the Second World War food and fuel prices could rise and to try to discover the cause of the common cold because incomes could also be hit. Andy the number of working hours verity reports. Of people lost to taking time off, it was for the productivity it isnt your usual halloween of the nation as a whole. Nightmare, but the fear is that come october 31 a no deal brexit could lead to a slowdown in imports entering the country. This time it could also hit firms hard, making the common cold unit was set many of them unprofitable. Mark up for people to come there and they were a paid pocket carney says he is not playing up th
Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines emergency workers are in a race against time to prevent a catastrophic collapse of the damaged reservoir in Whaley Bridge in derbyshire. There are fears of storms tomorrow that could cause water levels to breach the dam. The Prime Minister has visited Whaley Bridge and promised a major rebuild to make the dam safe. Talks aimed at averting strikes by thousands of Heathrow Airport workers have resumed. The airport has already cancelled 177 flights scheduled for monday and tuesday after staff who are members of one Union Rejected a pay offer. Rival demonstrations are taking place in hong kong where tensions remain high after weeks of Anti Government protests. Now on bbc news, in this episode of witness history, we hear from a survivor of the khmer rouge and the man who tried to find a cure for the common cold. Hello, and welcome to witness history here at the Royal Academy in london. Im tanya beckett. Today we present five extraordinary moments in hi
Swedishjudge saw the evacuated from their homes. A swedish judge saw the american rapper to be released until a verdict is reached. At 10pm there will be a full round up of the days news but for us on bbc news in this episode of witness history, which contains scenes from the us may find distressing, we speak to a survivor of khmer rogue and the man who tried to find a cure for the common cold. Hello and welcome to witness History History day here at the Royal Academy in london. Today we present five extraordinary moments in history as told to us by the people who were there. Coming up we need the scientist to try to find the cure for the common cold. The diver who discovered the lost plane belonging to the author of the Little Prince and the african man who ran away as a boy to live in the arctic. That first, it is a0 years since the end of the brutal regime of the khmer rogue and cambodia. Around 2 Million People are thought to have been killed under extremist rule. This man survived
Hall. Im dara brown a dangerous heat wave is finally beginning to break the scorching temperatures that settled over the country have for for days been blamed for as many as seven deaths. Overnight in new york, about 44,000 people lost electricity as the local Power Company made repairs to prevent further outages. For more on the impact of the recent extreme weather, nbcs kathy park has this report reporter lightning at a beach in clearwater, florida, struck a man in his 40s. Like shocked and thrown to the ground reporter sending him into cardiac arrest hes currently in critical condition, and several others are recovering from their injuries across the country, scorched cities hitting a boiling point with another day of relentless heat its toasty warm. Reporter outside of manhattan in queens, hundreds of customers are without power, and many were finding relief outside rather than inside their home. Last week, expecting mom elsa canoe was admitted to the hospital because of the heat p