but she chose campaigning over the catwalk, speaking out against female genital mutilation, which she experienced and is now determined to eliminate. it is an issue about patriarchy and power, so is this a fight she can win? waris dirie, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. yours has been a life of extraordinary change and extraordinary contrasts. i just wonder, now you look back on your childhood, does it seem a very great distance away or does it still feel close and intimate? i would say far away. somehow, it seems so far, my life. if i look back or think back, ifeel like i ve been here quite a while in this planet, really. it s maybe because i ve done so much, so fast, that i can t remember everything i have done in my life. when it comes to memories, do you really have sharp, focused memories about what it was like being a little girl, being raised in central somalia? like yesterday. everything is clear. and i can touch it, almost. really? really. and do you remember how you
intelligence in a bid to challenge google s dominance of search engine technology. the tech giant says it could change the way people use the internet by providing quicker, more specific a nswe i’s. it s just gone liz30am. sally is here at 5am. she will take care of you. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. a select few people amongst us have personal stories which stir compassion, admiration and solidarity, and one of them is my guest today waris dirie, the somali born model, writer and activist. she was raised in poverty, the daughter of a nomadic herdsman. she became the muse of fashion houses in new york and paris, but she chose campaigning over the catwalk, speaking out against female genital mutilation, which she experienced and is now determined to eliminate. it is an issue about patriarchy and power, so is this a fight she can win? waris dirie, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. yours has been a life of extraordinary chang
it was the favourite who won the day. corach rambler proved a bargain for his owners a scottish syndicate who bought him forjust £17,000. the largest military parade in 70 years more than 6,000 members of britain s armed services will take part in next month s coronation. and the weather, a lot more cart around today compared to yesterday, patchy rain in the west but it will fill wall. all the details and outlook coming up after breakfast. just as she will feel warm. it s sunday, 16th april. our main story: motoring groups have welcomed the government s decision to cancel the construction of new smart motorways, but insisted the announcement does not go far enough. existing stretches of smart motorway in england will remain, but more emergency stopping places will be put in place. the aa has called for the hard shoulder to return on all roads. aru na iyengar reports. it is not quite the end of smart motorways. plans for m will be scrapped, including 11 that had already b
a sacred, ancient symbol of scotland s monarchy known as the stone of destiny will make the journey from edinburgh castle to westminster abbey for the king s coronation. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for the travel show. this week on the show, we re looking back at some of our favourite travel adventures so far this year, from taking the sting out of a dive with jellyfish in the philippines. gosh, these stingless jellyfish, they look like little mushrooms. we got it! ..to an uphill odyssey on france s mont saint michel. these are the last steps, ade. are you sure? yes. ..and jumping aboard a balloon with a view in switzerland. there s something quite magical about being up here. hello and welcome to the programme. and i am thrilled to report that spring has arrived in london at last after what seemed a very long, cold and wet winter. so it gives us a great excuse to start thinking about travel again and taking a look back at some of our favourite adventures from r
legal challenges. a 21 year old member of the us air national guard has appeared in court in boston, over a huge leak of secret government documents, including details about western now on bbc news: the travel show. this week on the show, we re looking back at some of our favourite travel adventures so far this year, from taking the sting out of a dive with jellyfish in the philippines. gosh, these stingless jellyfish, they look like little mushrooms. we got it! ..to an uphill odyssey on france s mont saint michel. these are the last steps, ade. are you sure? yes. ..and jumping aboard a balloon with a view in switzerland. there s something quite magical about being up here. hello and welcome to the programme. and i am thrilled to report that spring has arrived in london at last after what seemed a very long, cold and wet winter. so it gives us a great excuse to start thinking about travel again and taking a look back at some of our favourite adventures from recent months here