Im stephen sackur. To make it to the top in the world of ballet requires notjust extraordinary talent, but immense reserves of physical and mental determination. So imagine how much more it takes if your childhood is torn apart by civil war, hunger and homelessness. Todays guest, Michaela Deprince, has made a remarkablejourney from horrific suffering in sierra leone to accolades in the world of international dance. How on earth did she make it happen . Michaela deprince, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, thank you. Its almost a cliche to talk about people who have made remarkable journeys, but you really have. And i want to know today, as you sit here with me as an internationally acclaimed ballerina, how connected do you feel to that little girl who was born and brought up in the first few years of her life in sierra leone . I dont feel as connected as i used to be to her. I do have those days where i still have those horrible nightmares about my past in sierra leone, but, really, im ju
It is just past 8 00 a. M. This is daybreak australia. We are two hours away from the open of the first major market. Betty it is after 6 00 p. M. In new york. We will be looking at how the french election, how that will play into the Asian Pacific trading day. We know for the euro, it is strengthening right now. A lot of the macron victory was already priced in to the european currency, so sophie has more on the Market Action so far. Sophie markets liking the defeat of le pen in the vote. We are seeing the euro climbed following that victory, signaling appetite for risk in the early trading station session. Whenonly go up about . 01 it comes to the euro gains, but it is more than the two percent we saw in the first 15 minutes of trading. This is a fairly muted again for today, traders largely priced in the macron win. And find to the boat, is that we should not expect fireworks. It is not the case today, but the exceptions elections are a positive for the eurozone, and macron will str
Labour has pledged not to raise income tax for anyone earning less than 80,000 pounds a year. The euro rises on emmanuel macrons victory. What does it mean for Global Business and trade . And we look at why Pharmaceutical Companies are resisting Donald Trumps plans to cut red tape. Welcome to Asia Business report. France has elected a new president , emmanuel macron, and the euro has risen during the trading day in asia as the markets breed a sigh of relief. The euro factor against the yen hit a one year high since falling back slightly, and this is how the other currencies are trading at the moment. If we look at the other Financial Markets that have just opened, the Nikkei Hasjumped almost 1 , the all 0rdinaries as well, and the Hang Seng Due to open just a little later. Of course mr macron is seen as business friendly. He defeated the far rights Marine Le Pen, who vowed to take france out of the European Union. He won 66 of the popular vote according to the Interior Ministry and it
On The Travel Show rajan is in jerusalem, the worlds holiest city. This is, for christianity, the most important place in the world. Quite an incredible experience to be here. We touch down in st martin for a Spot Ofjet Blasting and to check out a Music Festival aimingto entice a younger crowd to the caribbean island. And taking the perfect snap we head to the Lake District to capture one of the uks most photographed landscapes. I want people to see my pictures and think, wow, you know, thats inspiring. But its something they can see with their own eyes. Jerusalem is one of the world capitals of religious tourism. And easter and passover make for its busiest weeks. And a particular hotspot is the church of the holy sepulchre, where some believejesus is buried. Rajan got rare access to the newly renovated tomb. They calljerusalem the worlds holiest city. Its also one of the most conflicted. Politics aside, the Fact Isjerusalem has monuments that are sacred to three of the worlds biggest
In the french president ial election saying his win is a phenomenal achievement. The metro also leads with that story, calling him le big mac after he took over 65 of the vote in the second round. The guardian says mr macron now has to reunite a divided france after the far right candidate Marine Le Pen received more than 11 million votes. The times calls macrons win a Landslide Victory as france elects its youngest leader since napoleon. The telegraph warns the europhiles election could have an affect on Brexit Negotiations with the european union. The i dedicates its front page to the new president saying the Political Centre strikes back. The daily mail has an exclusive in which it says loyalty with an insurer can cost families up to an extra £1,000 per year. And the sun says individuals who use 118 Directory Numbers could be charged £9 for the call which, the paper says, will hit the elderly the hardest. In 2004, the bbc spoke to five children living in mumbai, from across the so