hello and welcome to the programme. next week will mark the one year anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine. in the past hour, the uk prime minister rishi sunak has told world leaders meeting in munich that the international response to russia s aggression in ukraine has not been strong enough. mr sunak said that the sovereignty and security of every nation was at stake in the war. we need a military strategy for ukraine to gain a decisive advantage on the battlefield, to win the war, and a particle advantage on the battlefield, to win the war, and a political strategy to win the peace. to win the war, ukraine needs more artillery, armoured vehicles and air defence so now is the moment to double down on our military support. when vladamir putin started this war, he gambled that our resolve would falter. even now, he is betting that we will lose our nerve, but we proved him wrong then and we will prove him wrong again. together, we are delivering as much equipment in the
submitted a bid to buy manchester united bbc sport understands that a rival bid was also tabled by ineos, owned by british billionaire, sirjim ratcliffe, before friday s deadline. now it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. across the world, workers are finding their living standards squeezed by rising inflation. for some, it s not so much a squeeze as decapitation. technological change is driving job cuts in a host of industries. do workers have the means to fight back? well, the uk rail industry is something of a test case. for months, rail workers have been striking over pay and plans to change working conditions. my guest is mick lynch, leader of the biggest rail union, the rmt. the stakes in this fight are high. can the workers win? mick lynch, welcome to hardtalk. you are the leader of a union that s been in a long running dispute now. it goes back to last summer, there had been rolling sporadic strikes. as it goes on, does it feel harder to f
submitted a bid to buy manchester united bbc sport understands that a rival bid was also tabled by ineos, owned by british billionaire, sirjim ratcliffe, before friday s deadline. now it s time for talking business. on the show, the windfalls of war, $200 billion, total amount of profit torrent last year alone by the world s major oil companies. president biden and other world leaders are accusing the oil companies of war profiteering at a time of a cost of living crisis not seenin time of a cost of living crisis not seen in a generation. instead of reaping the cash and paying much of it out to shareholders should big oil be pumping it back into exploration, or even into the great energy transition? i will be discovering all of that with these two. president of energy policy research foundation, and senior director of campaigns for the sierra club. also, clothes, food, tv, much of the energy that you use, all brought to you by a ship. i will be taking the pulse of the indus
submitted a bid to buy manchester united bbc sport understands that a rival bid was also tabled by ineos. now it s time for bittersweet medicine. this is a story of hope. how a new treatment is stopping a devastating genetic disease in its tracks. we have had almost nothing to offer families with this condition for decades. bringing a new medicine to the world that can potentially cure these devastating diseases is incredibly satisfying and rewarding. how britain s most expensive medicine is giving children their lives back. it s amazing. i mean, she s such a little character and for her to receive this treatment is just an absolute blessing. they re literally walking, running miracles, you know? they shouldn t be here. i m fergus walsh, the bbc s medical editor. i ve been following the first patient treated by the nhs with this life saving drug, and meeting families affected by one of the rarest and cruellest of genetic conditions. # nala, charlie, nala, charlie shaw. th
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