Victims names and nationalities are expected to be released as they are identified. Now on bbc news, Hardtalks Stephen Sackur speaks to Eliot Higgins, founder of the open source investigations website bellingcat. Welcome to hardtalk, with me, stephen sackur. What is the truth behind the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight mh 17 or the poisoning of the former russian spy, 01 poisoning of the former russian spy, or the recent assassination of a Chechen Rebel fighter in berlin. My guest today thinks he can piece together truths from the World Wide Web. He is Eliot Higgins, founder investigative website bellingcat in an age beset by fake news, as he really found a way to distinguish fa ct. Eliot higgins, welcome to hardtalk. I want to start if i may with the self definition. Would you describe yourself as a journalist or a data a nalyst yourself as a journalist or a data analyst or some sort of on line detective . I like on line detective. We do acts ofjournalism and some of the work
Including the next olympics and world cup. Its the final countdown to the general election with one last push from all the parties. Im here in crewe hearing from voters about the issues that matter to you. It is the eighth most marginal constituency, won by labour last time around byjust 48 votes. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport. Yes, good afternoon, rebecca, and we will also be talking about the World Anti Doping Agency, and how they have a band russia from all major sporting events for the next four yea rs, sporting events for the next four years, including next years Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 football world cup in qatar. And we will have all the weather, and an unsettled week ahead . Yes, it really is, really was windy overnight, gusts in excess of 80mph over the isle of wight, a bit quieter today, but much more turbulent weather in the week ahead. I will tell you all about it. Also coming up. One of the last surviving pilots from the battle of britain has died at the ag
To Eliot Higgins, founder of the open source investigations website bellingcat. Welcome to hardtalk, with me, stephen sackur. What is the truth behind the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight mh17 or the poisoning of the former russian spy Sergei Skripal, or the recent assassination of a Chechen Rebel fighter in berlin. My guest today thinks he can piece together truths from the World Wide Web. He is Eliot Higgins, the founder of investigative website bellingcat. In an age beset by fake news, has he really found a way to distinguish fact from fiction . Eliot higgins, welcome to hardtalk. I want to start if i may with a self definition. Would you describe yourself as a journalist or a data analyst or some sort of online detective . I like online detective. We do acts ofjournalism and some of the work we are doing but really, the way we work with bellingcat uses open source investigation on a whole range of topics that go beyond journalism. I find it very difficult to define what we
They beat burnley 4 1 in the premier league last night to close the gap on leaders liverpool to eight points. And well try to solve the mystery of the secret santa delighting residents of a leicestershire village by leaving presents in random locations. And no surprises weather wise today, rain back at times, drier for england and wales, ill have the full details coming up. Its wednesday the fourth of december. Our top story the Prime Minister borisjohnson will urge the leaders of the 29 nato states to show a one for all and all for one unity as they begin a summit in hertfordshire today. The meeting marks natos 70th anniversary, but it comes amid tensions about the future of the alliance. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. Not every military alliance gets to celebrate its 70th birthday with the queen at Buckingham Palace, but nato leaders past and present have been keeping her realm safe since just before she ascended the throne. Behind last nights smiles, though, the
Will headline glastonbury next year for its golden jubilee. The former beatle will top the bill on the pyramid stage on saturday 27 june, a week after his 78th birthday. With me is inga beale, from london first, a not for profit group made up of Business Leaders from across the city. Have you ever been to glastonbury . havent. Nor have i not even though you can do glamping, have not done it. Lets start with the financial times. So many other Media Organisations globally are looking at this situation in hong kong. It is the situation in the University Karen camp now which seems to have calmed down a bit but there are still students inside and i have spoken to one a little earlier on this programme. Give us your take that up this image on the front of the ft is a striking one. The images are very, very powerful and my goodness, i feel not just are very, very powerful and my goodness, i feel notjust of the stu d e nts goodness, i feel notjust of the students all the people protesting but