they won the eurovision song contest in 1974 and split up around eight years later, but it s never really felt like they have been away. after a 39 year gap, the band recorded a new album in 2021, and returned to the stage last year in london, not in the flesh, but as digital avatars 2d recreations of themselves from 1979. in a worldwide exclusive interview to mark 12 months of the abba voyage show, i went to the studio of the band in stockholm to talk to bjorn ulvaeus and benny andersson two of the globe s most successful songwriters. it s the one year anniversary of the abba voyage show. it took years to create. you described it as a risk because you didn t know if people were going to come and see digital recreations of you. is it a gamble that has paid off? most certainly, yes. artistically definitely. why do you say artistically definitely? because we achieved more than we could ever hope for. seeing this happening after four or five years of work in different areas,
questioning and release of the former first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, in connection with the investigation into the finances of the scottish national party. mrs sturgeon says her arrest was a shock and she is innocent of any wrongdoing. she s been released without charge pending further investigation. our scotland editor james cook reports. nicola sturgeon, for so long, front and centre in scottish politics, was arrested well away from the cameras, just after 10am. detectives questioned her as a suspect, before releasing her without charge seven hours and 15 minutes later. this evening, ms sturgeon issued a statement which was raw, blunt and defiant. i am certain i have committed no offence, she said, describing the situation as both a shock and deeply distressing. she thanked her supporters, saying they appreciated she would never do anything to harm either the snp or the country, and she insisted in the strongest possible terms that i am in fact innocent o
he s now clear of rafael nadal s total of 22 wins. the first man to win 23 grand slam titles. will have more for you later. well, let s turn our attention to other political news in the uk, and claims by the former prime minister borisjohnson that he s the victim of a witch hunt have been rejected by a leading government minister. the energy secretary, grant shapps, says the country wants to move on from the political drama surrounding borisjohnson. the former prime minister resigned as an mp after getting an advance copy of a cross party report that s expected to find that he misled parliament. meanwhile, the former conservative cabinet minister, sirjacob rees mogg, has warned the party s leadership not to try to block any future attempt by mrjohnson to return to parliament. he says any attempt to do so could plunge the conservatives into civil war. meanwhile, in the past hour, the house of lords appointments commission said it had not supported eight peerage nominees su
this time, i meet welsh bass baritone sir bryn terfel, a giant in the opera world both in achievements and physical stature. an artistjust known all around the world. he has sung all the great opera roles. when he is on the stage, you cannot take your eyes off him. he has so many who follow him both physically and emotionally around the world. he s taking us behind the scenes not only at london s royal opera house where he is a regular star performer, but fight back to where it all started here in his native wales at the welsh national opera in cardiff. bryn terfel is a passionate advocate of music and culture and nurturing the next generation and culture. he is still at the top of his game. what bryn terfel s long and stellar career tells us about how to make a profit for the future. let me take you to the opera. sir bryn terfel has all the magical ingredients it takes to become a worldwide star. incredible stage presence. amazing acting range from dramatic to comic and, of