Steven mcrae, welcome to hardtalk. We re here at the royal ballet and opera in london, which has been your professional home for many years now, and you re about to go back on stage as the mad hatter in alice s adventures in wonderland. Tell me first how this adventure began for you, the world of ballet. Because you grew up far away from here. Yes. So i grew up in the outskirts of sydney, australia. Probably the furthest you could possibly get from the royal opera house here in london. I grew up in a motorsport family. My father was a drag racer. My father was an incredibly clever man who would create any parts with his own bare hands that he couldn t afford to purchase or to import. But i obviously grew up watching him pursue a passion. My sister did a lot of gymnastics, a bit of dancing, and as a seven year old, i asked my father if i could have a go. I wanted to go to a dance lesson, and my mother and father didn t even question any of it. Bearing in mind we didn t go to the theatre
Time for a real president. That s the focus of tonight s angle laura: millions of americans are suffering and more than 130 dead in the aftermath of one of the worst hurricanes to ever hit the united states. And tragically for those effected we neither had a president or vice president in place and equipped to direct the federal preparation are in to demand a swift response by the federal government. Victims of hurricane helene didn t know where to turn over the weekend. At this point you don t see a fema station set up? that s right. And we should. We should by now. Is that concerning? yeah. We expect nor and we can t get out. Laura: you should expect more. Can t get out. Kamala harris had no trouble getting into california and to las vegas, to campaign over the weekend same with biden. He spent his time at rehoboth beach. Resources in north carolina knowing what you know now and do you work you would have spent the weekend here in washington rather than in delaware. Come on, stop th
Also on the programme thInkIng outside the box. Why people with dyslexia could be best placed to unlock the potential of ai. And, back down to Earth. Astronauts from All Over The World gather In The Netherlands for their annual convention. But what will they be talkIng about . Well hear from one of them welcome to to busIness today, im ben thompson. We begIn In the us, where Port Workers across the East Coast are set to walk out on Strike Tomorrow and to global supply chaIns. The action announced on sunday by the Port Workers union could shut down 36 ports which handle half the goods imported Into the us via contaIner. AccordIng to analysts atjp morgan, the cost to the us economy could be 5 Billion a day. ShippIng rates are already soarIng ahead of the crucial festive shoppIng season. Mr president would you Intervene In a dock Workers Strike . Intervene In a dock Workers Strike . Intervene In a dock Workers Strike . Why Intervene In a dock Workers Strike . No. Why not . Intervene In a
Its military operations in lebanon by targeting dozens of hezbollah targets overnight. Hamas says its leader in lebabon, Fateh Sherif Abu El Amin was killed along with some of his family members. Lebanons Health Ministry says four people were killed and four injured in an israeli Air Strike on the Kola District in central beirut. A palestinian militant group, the popular front for the liberation of palestine, says three of its leaders were killed in the blast. Lets Ta Ke lets take you to the scene live in the area. Its the first such attack outside the lebanese capitals Southern Suburbs. In lebanon, israel says it attacked more than 120 targets on sunday. Lebanon says more than 100 people were killed in a series of israeli attacks across the country on sunday. Irans foreign Ministry Spokesperson has said iran will not leave any of what he described the criminal acts of israel unanswered. With the latest, heres chi chi izundu. Destruction in the centre of beirut. This shows the apparen