you re watching bbc news with me laura trevelyan in washington, christian fraser is in cornwall. our top stories. re establishing old ties. the american president and the british prime minister sign an updated atlantic charter for the 21st century. mr biden also announced a vaccine plan for the world. climate change is among global challenges the us and uk commit to work together on, in the atlantic charter . but is the talk alljust hot air? we ll get some local viewpoints. also in the programme. the g7 summit may be all about the future, but let s not overlook the historic surroundings where it s taking place. we ll explore the history of falmouth, with a resident expert. plus, we speak with the g7 s master chef to get the low down on what he s feeding
the bit that really interests - forge this porch into life. that s the bit that really interests me. through the 16th and sent 17 centuries it was all this debauchery and drunkenness, i m not sure where they invited the journalist back but there we are. and there were these pirate kings, who were they? a, there we are. and there were these pirate kings, who were they? a local famil , the pirate kings, who were they? a local family. the film pirate kings, who were they? a local family, the film itself pirate kings, who were they? a local family, the film itself was pirate kings, who were they? a local family, the film itself was exposed l family, the film itself was exposed to piracy family, the film itself was exposed to piracy and the wildness until henry to piracy and the wildness until henry vi to piracy and the wildness until henry viii built two castles at the entrance henry viii built two castles at the entrance on the falmouth side. and thereafter entrance on the f
where life has been upended. whilst all the leaders talk politics at carbis bay, the world s media have descended on the equally lovely falmouth where i am right now, and if i knowjournalists the local pubs will be doing a roaring trade over the next few days! so we thought we d take a little moment to put the spotlight on falmouth with historian philip marsden. welcome to the programme. i saw a good start today, this is the third steepest harbour, falmouth, in the world after rio and sydney. i think i m right. how did it come to be such an important part of this seafaring nation? its such an important part of this seafaring nation? seafaring nation? its natural osition seafaring nation? its natural position and seafaring nation? its natural position and the seafaring nation? its natural position and the depth - seafaring nation? its natural position and the depth it - seafaring nation? its natural| position and the depth it has seafaring nation? its natural- position and the dept
up movements and young people standing up and movements and young people standing up and saying that we need a future, we demand up and saying that we need a future, we demand it can we are demanding a tfetter we demand it can we are demanding a better future for people across the world better future for people across the world and better future for people across the world. and just emphasising the need to act world. and just emphasising the need to act now world. and just emphasising the need to act now on this crisis. to act now on this crisis. thank you so much for to act now on this crisis. thank you so much forjoining us us there on the view from cornwall. stay with us on bbc news, still to come. a historic setting for a significant summit. we ll talk about the history of cornwall , and falmouth in particular. large parts of the northern hemisphere have seen a partial solar eclipse today as the moon travelled directly infront of the sun leaving a thin sliver of su
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