when the taliban took power in afghanistan in 2021, the freedom and safety of women they immediately came under threat. it was especially true of female footballers at risk because they play the sport taliban considered un islamic. after a campaign the british press, 35 players were evacuated to the uk and given the right to stay here. but last week an article on the bbc news website and report shown newsnight said 13 of those flown to britain were not top tier footballers as had flown to britain were not top tierfootballers as had been claimed. tier footballers as had been claimed. . . claimed. there is resentment amonu claimed. there is resentment among genuine claimed. there is resentment among genuine players - claimed. there is resentment among genuine players now. among genuine players now living under taliban rule in afghanistan. but others got out apparently pretended to play for teams they did not. i spoke to aisha and sara, not their real names, and their words a
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the hollywood actress gwyneth paltrow has been giving evidence on the fourth day of a trial in which she s being sued over a skiing accident in utah seven years ago. ms paltrow is counter suing 76 year old terry sanderson, claiming it was he who skied into her, not the other way around. sophie long sent this report. gwyneth paltrow has been present throughout this trial, listening to emotional accounts from two of terry sanderson s daughters about the impact the accident had on their father. today was the oscar winning actress s turn to give her account of the collision that mr sanderson says left him with a permanent brain injury and four broken ribs. i was skiing and two skis came between my skis, forcing my legs apart and then there was a body pressing against me and there was a very strange grunting noise, so my brain was trying to make sense of what was happening. i thought, am i. is this a practicaljoke? is
don t look up! an asteroid large enough to destroy a city will pass between earth and the moon this weekend, but scientists say it won t make contact. the hollywood actress, gwyneth paltrow, has been giving evidence on the fourth day of a trial in which she s being sued over a skiing accident in utah seven years ago. ms paltrow is counter suing 76 year old terry sanderson, claiming it was he who skied into her, not the other way around. sophie long sent this report. gwyneth paltrow has been present throughout this trial, listening to emotional accounts from two of terry sanderson s daughters about the impact the accident had on their father. today was the oscar winning actress s turn to give her account of the collision that mr sanderson says left him with a permanent brain injury and four broken ribs. i was skiing and two skis came between my skis, forcing my legs apart and there was a body pressing against me and a very strange grunting noise, so my brain was trying to make
and tears a family apart. a close call with a space rock capable of wiping out a city: the asteroid that s about to pass between the earth and the moon. the hollywood actress gwyneth paltrow has been giving evidence on the fourth day of a trial in which she s being sued over a skiing accident in utah seven years ago. ms paltrow is counter suing 76 year old terry sanderson, claiming it was he who skied into her, not the other way around. sophie long sent this report. gwyneth paltrow has been present throughout this trial, listening to emotional accounts from two of terry sanderson s daughters about the impact the accident had on theirfather. today was the oscar winning actress s turn to give her account of the collision that mr sanderson says left him with a permanent brain injury and four broken ribs. i was skiing and two skis came between my skis, forcing my legs apart and then there was a body pressing against me and there was a very strange grunting noise, so my brain was
his visit to germany later in the week will go ahead. the bbc has paused plans to scrap the bbc singers, the uk s only full time professional chamber choir, after a public backlash against the move. the singers were due to be axed just before their centenary because of bbc budget cuts, but now, the corporation says they will continue performing while it looks at other ways of funding them, as our media correspondent david sillito reports. singing the bbc singers a part of british musical life for nearly 100 years. however, what began as the wireless chorus of 192a didn t look as though it was going to make it to its centenary year. the bbc said it had to make cuts the choir would close in september. however, there s been a u turn. and in the queue for today s concert, there was relief that britain s only full time, salaried professional choir looks to have been saved. it s something to aspire to, certainly for young singers coming up professionally. ijust read on my phone