dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme that brings together international correspondents, some of the uk s leading commentators and those who file their stories for the folks back home under the headline dateline london. this week lobbying in all its forms. lobbying against and for the royalfamily, lobbying to liberate a woman imprisoned in iran, and whether those who lobby on behalf of repressive governments around the world are sufficiently regulated in the uk. joining us for dateline this week. polly toynbee, a long serving columnist for the guardian in the uk, and henry chu, deputy news editor for the la times, which means he s up when la sleeps, making sure that national news in the states is well reported. and then, when the uk is sleeping, he s probably also trying to file stories from back here, too. he never rests! with me in the studio, mark urban, diplomatic editor with the bbc s newsnight programme. welcome. let s start with the royal family. sunday
hello and welcome to the programme that brings together international correspondents, some of the uk s leading commentators and those who file their stories for the folks back home under the headline dateline london. this week lobbying in all its forms. lobbying against and for the royal family, lobbying to liberate a woman imprisoned in iran, and whether those who lobby on behalf of repressive governments around the world are sufficiently regulated in the uk. joining us for dateline this week polly toynbee, a long serving columnist for the guardian in the uk, and henry chu, deputy news editor for the la times, which means he s up when la sleeps, making sure that national news in the states is well reported. and then, when the uk is sleeping, he s probably also trying to file stories from back here, too. he never rests! with me in the studio, mark urban, diplomatic editor with the bbc s newsnight programme. welcome. let s start with the royal family. sunday was commonweal
newsnight programme. which means he is up when the uk sleeps making sure national news in the us as well reported in the uk is sleeping his probably find a felt stories here to, so he never rests. sunday was commonwealth day the annual celebration of an institution created to maintain links which in the past were the result of exploration, colonisation and conquest. queen elizabeth, its head since august 1952, may see it as proof that empire has given way to equality. yet hours later, harry her grandson and his wife meghan, were in that much trailed tv interview describing the british monarchy as an institution where there were concerns and conversations about how dark their unborn baby s skin might be. harry said racism in the country, the media and the palace was a large part of why the couple have left the uk for good. this is clearly damaging to the families involved but how damaging is it to the institution? it is families involved but how damaging is it to
Differences between members over recent Anti Government protests in iran. It was called by the us ambassador, nikki haley, after a week in which the Trump Administration expressed strong support for the protesters. The meeting went ahead despite objections from russia and some other Council Members. Our state Department Correspondent Barbara Plett usher reports. Nikki haley warned iran that the world was watching its response to the Anti Government protests. She used the platform of the un to amplify the message of president trump, who has been tweeting support for the iranian demonstrators. The iranian people will determine their own destiny. And let there be no doubt whatsoever the United States stands unapologetically with those in iran who seek freedom for themselves, prosperity for their families, and dignity for their nation. We will not be quiet. No dishonest attempt to call the protesters puppets of foreign powers will change that. The iranian people know the truth. And we know
Report with sally. Panic on the high street it was britains first bank run in 150 years. But a decade on, have the lessons of Northern Rock been learnt . Plus, the oil age may be ending, but what comes next . Toyota is betting on hydrogen. We will be hearing from the european boss at the frankfurt motor show. Hello and a warm welcome. I am sally bundock. This is World Business report. We start with an uncomfortable anniversary for the financial industry here in the uk. Exactly ten years ago today the bbc broke the news that high Street Lender Northern Rock had been forced to ask the bank of england for help. What happened next was an early sign of the Global Financial crisis to come. It had huge implications for the industry and led to major changes, but some say not nearly enough. So if we have a look at the scenes that were all over the screens. These were Northern Rock branches all around the uk. The news sparked the first run on a british bank in 150 years, with savers queuing to t