The winners of the Nobel Peace Prize and this year, the award goes to the International Campaign to abolish Nuclear Weapons. Two women from very different generations who have worked tirelessly for nuclear disarmament. They believe they have embarked on a campaign which will ultimately lead to the elimination of all the worlds Nuclear Weapons. But are they changemakers or wishful thinkers . Beatrice fihn and Setsuko Thurlow, many congratulations on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Of course, welcome to hardtalk. Beatrice fihn and Setsuko Thurlow, many congratulations on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Of course, welcome to hardtalk. I want to begin by asking both of you how you felt when you heard this news is that you had won the Nobel Peace Prize. You are the executive director of ican, the International Campaign to abolish Nuclear Weapons. Did you expect it . Thank you for having me here. We did not expect it at all. We have been so preoccupied with the treaty and having it concluded i
In global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. As we get the first big freeze this winter in europe, should we be marvelling at our Winter Wonderland, or raging at how the weather make our lives and our travel such a misery . Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbc the briefing. Will you get to work today . Well, much of Northern Europe has been paying the price of snow blizzards, freezing temperatures as low as 10 celsius, and winds gusting up to 140 kilometres an hour, nearly 90 miles an hour. Tens of thousands of air passengers were stranded over the weekend as airports were closed or flights diverted. Sarah corker has the latest. Heavy snow and seriously low temperatures have grounded hundreds of flight across Northern Europe. Germanys busiest airport, frankfurt, was one of the worst affected. Despite efforts to clear the runways and de ice aircraft, 330 flights were cancelled, stranding hundreds of passengers. In france, 75 mph winds were the
Wins in a row as they beat neighbours united at old trafford. Jose mourinho says his sides title hopes are probably over after losing 2 1 as city extend their lead at the top, and continue to break premier league records. And it is Christmas Carol season, of course, but does singing make you feel better . This week we will be looking at whether it is really good for you. And carol can tell us whether the cold spell is set to continue. Good morning. Once again this morning we have a mixture of rain, sleet and snow in east anglia and the south of england. It will also be windy today. More showers in the north and west of the uk. Some of those will be windy. In between we have dry, crisp and sunny weather. Wherever you are it will feel cold with the risk of ice. Our main story this morning, snow and freezing temperatures are continuing to cause widespread disruption across parts of the uk. There have in train and plane cancellations and drivers have been warned icy conditions are making r
Today im in oslo to meet the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize and this year, the award goes to the International Campaign to abolish Nuclear Weapons. Two women from very different generations who have worked tirelessly for nuclear disarmament. They believe they have embarked on a campaign which will ultimately lead to the elimination of all the worlds Nuclear Weapons. But are they changemakers or wishful thinkers . Beatrice fihn and Setsuko Thurlow, many congratulations on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Of course, welcome to hardtalk. I want to begin by asking both of you how you felt when you heard this news is that you had won the Nobel Peace Prize. You are the executive director of ican, the International Campaign to abolish Nuclear Weapons. Did you expect it . Thank you for having me here. We did not expect it at all. We have been so preoccupied with the treaty and having it concluded in the summer. The treaty to prohibit Nuclear Weapons which got so many nations around the world t
Next . A big moment for a media mogul Rupert Murdoch is shrinking his empire by selling the majority of his company fox to disney. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with hugh and a rare good day for england at the ashes. Indeed, good afternoon, not a bad start at all and a special moment for dawid malan who had to hold back the tears as he scored his first test century and has helped england into a good position. More later on the hour. Thanks hugh and darren bett has all the weather getting colder again. Yes, we have seen some snow, its getting colder, probably only briefly, changes on the way this weekend, and in the run up to christmas but dont tell anyone your secret is safe with us, you know that also coming up a 70 year old mystery is solved the story of the baby boy who was found in a box on the steps of the bbc. A multi Faith Memorial Service has taken place at st. Pauls cathedral six months to the day since the fire at Grenfell Tower in west london which left 71 peopl