now on bbc news, talking movies: berlin film festival special. hello from berlin. i m tom brook, and welcome to talking movies. in today s programme, highlights from the berlin international film festival. over 11 days, some 280 films are shown, with big names from the world of cinema gathering here in the german capital. we sat down with sean penn, whose documentary superpower on president zelensky was one of the festival s big attractions. british acting royalty was in town, with dame helen mirren portraying israeli prime minister golda meir. cate blanchett, oscar nominated for her performance in tar, walked the red carpet, as did steven spielberg, at the festival for a lifetime achievement award. and we look at queer cinema in berlin, which was making quite an impact. berlin has a long history of embracing political cinema. it is an avowedly political film festival. and this year, because the first anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine took place during the festival,
authorities on both sides say they are taking immediate steps to end the violence. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in vladimir putin s mind, ukraine is a fake state manipulated by the west. his effort to drag it back into the russian world began long before his all out invasion a year ago. back in 2014, he showed his contempt for kyiv sovereignty in crimea and the donbas. ironically, putin s denial of ukraine s identity has strengthened what he set out to destroy. my guest is 0lesya khromeychuk. writer, historian and sister of a fallen ukrainian soldier. even now, do ukraine s allies understand what the stakes really are in this war? 0lesya khromeychuk, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for inviting me, stephen. it s a great pleasure to have you in this studio in london. and you live in london. you re the director of the ukrainian institute here in london. you re an historian of ukraine and eastern europe. and
a clean air zone. and one of the most hyped bouts in the history of boxing tommy fury wins his grudge match by a split decision. nearly 60 people trying to reach europe are known to have drowned, after their boat sank in rough seas off southern italy. at least 12 were children, including a baby and young twins. it s thought the boat, which left izmir in eastern turkey three days ago, was said to be overloaded with close to 150 people. vincent mcaviney has more. on saturday night, another tragedy in the mediterranean. by tragedy in the mediterranean. by dawn, this debris was all that was left of the migrant boat that broke up in rough seas just off the calabrian coast. it is thought the vessel left izmir in eastern turkey three days prior, with as many as 150 crowded aboard, but only around 80 survivors washed ashore near the town of crotone. rescue workers struggled in the conditions to rescue bodies from the waves. dozens, including a baby, are known to have drowned. the r
at least 59 migrants have drowned, after their boat broke up in rough seas and sank off the southern coast of italy, including a number of children. the boat was said to be overloaded with close to 150 people. it s thought the vessel left izmir, in eastern turkey, three days ago. those who survived came ashore near the town of crotone, on the calabrian coast, and are being helped by the red cross. jon donnison has the latest. overnight, another tragedy in the mediterranean. by daylight, this was all that was left of the migrant boat that broke up in rough seas just off the calabrian coast. rescue workers struggled in the conditions to recover bodies from the water. it s thought around 150 people were onboard. dozens, including a baby, are known to have drowned. the regional governor visited the scene. translation: calabria is - a region that welcomes people. last year, we welcomed 18,000 migrants, but we can t be abandoned by the rest of europe. this type of tragedy should ha
after k pop and k drama, k reality becomes the latest south korean cultural export to win a huge global fanbase. if these kind of shows can travel outside of korea, that means more funding coming in for that show, that gives them more funding to produce a bigger show. and in hollywood, everything everywhere all at once is the big winner at this year s screen actors guild awards. a very warm welcome to the programme. and we begin here in the uk. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, will meet the president of the european commission later for what s being described as final talks on a new brexit deal for northern ireland. mr sunak and ursula von der leyen will be trying to resolve the range of complex challenges around the protocol during the meeting. our political editor chris mason has more. here stands the ultimate prize in all of these negotiations. this is stormont, in belfast, the home of the northern ireland assembly. getting it and an executive here up and running ag