Edition of witness with me, tanya beckett, here at the British Library in london. Well be looking back at five of the most memorable stories from the witness team from the past 12 months. Well meet an archaeologist whos worked on the Terracotta Army site for decades in china, a friend of anti apartheid icon steve biko, and the mother of one of argentinas disappeared children. But first, after independence 119117, india was split into two states one majority muslim, the other majority hindu. The repercussions of that split are still being felt. Mohammad Amir Mohammad khan, the raja of mahmudabad, tells witness how partition affected his family and his home. I am mohammad Amir Mohammad khan, known as sulaiman to family and friends, the raja of mahmudabad. Im from a muslim family which once ruled a very large feudal estate, including a beautiful palace, called qila mahmudabad, in which we still live. But the Indian Government is laying claim to my property, saying that it is enemy propert
Coping with the winter pressures and weve also announced that over the next couple of years there will be further money going into the National Health service. Weve got to get those elderly people off the trolleys in corridors, this freezing january. The Prime Minister is to carry out a Cabinet Reshuffle tomorrow, amid reports that several ministers could be sacked or moved. Some of britains largest retailers, including b q, wickes, morrisons and the co op, agree to stop selling acids and corrosive substances to customers under 18 years old. Now on bbc news, its time for witness. Hello and welcome to a special edition of witness, with me, tanya beckett, here at the British Library in london. Well be looking back at five of the most memorable stories from the witness team from the past 12 months. Well meet an archaeologist whos worked on the Terracotta Army site for decades in china, a friend of anti apartheid icon steve biko, and the mother of one of argentinas disappeared children. Bu
Welcome to witness, here at the British Library in london. This month we have another five people who have witnessed extraordinary moments in history first hand. We will be remembering a Royal Wedding injapan, a remarkable feat of engineering under the alps, and a new way of giving birth. But first, we are going back to august 1947, when india gained independence from britain and was split into two countries, mainly hindu india and mainly muslim pakistan. Partition affected the lives of millions of families. Mohammad Amir Mohammad khans was one of them. I am mohammad Amir Mohammad khan, known as sulaiman to family and friends, the raja of mahmudabad. I am from a muslim family which once ruled a very large feudal estate, including the beautiful a palace in mahmudabad in which we still live. But the Indian Government is laying claim to my property, saying that it is enemy property. No one is paying for it, so these days, everything is crumbling. This dispute goes back to 1947. The partit
That the European Commission is making itself look silly by saying that talks with britain arent making progress. The eus chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, says british people need to understand the extremely serious consequences of leaving. This week, theresa may faces a parliamentary battle with the first commons debate on brexit legislation, as chris mason reports. Still some way apart, the uk and the eu david davis and Michel Barnier at last weeks talks. A huge Sticking Point is money, the divorce bill. Today, mr davis insisted the uk would not be pressured into paying more than its fair share. We are basically going through this very systematically, a very british way, a very pragmatic way of doing it. And, of course, hes finding it difficult, and he wants to put pressure on us, which is why the stances this week in the press conference. Bluntly, i think it looked a bit silly, because there plainly were things that weve achieved. And yes, there were spiky exchanges between the two
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