these freelance video journalists are honoured by the rory peck awards, which are named after a british freelancer who was killed covering the coup in moscow in october 1993. i knew and worked alongside rory peck, and even decades later, his determination, coolness under fire and great sense of humour have stayed with me. in order to keep the memory of his example alive, the rory peck trust has supported freelance journalists and their families worldwide for nearly 30 years. so let s take a look at the finalists and winners of the 2023 rory peck awards. first up, the rory peck award for news, for films that capture the immediacy of a story. in this film, guillermo galdos gained rare access to one of the world s most dangerous crime gangs, the sinaloa drug cartel. as restrictions on the cultivation and sale of marijuana have eased in parts of the us, the cartel is increasingly involved in the production and distribution of the dangerous opioid fentanyl. covering this story isn
for tens of thousands of drug overdose deaths in the us. and they also agreed to dialogue on artificial intelligence, people to people exchanges, and to boost flights between the nations. but the leaders are still at odds over taiwan, with xi calling it the biggest and most dangerous issue in bilateral ties. beijing considers it part of its territory, while the us maintains unofficial relations with the democratically self governed island. here s what president biden had to say about the us relationship with china at the apec summit on thursday. let me be clear. we are de risking and diversifying our relationship with the prc, not decoupling. not decoupling. we will be firm, standing up for our values and our interest, and i was very straightforward, as he was with me yesterday. at the same time, on critical global issues, such as climate, aia, counter narcotics, it makes sense to work together. we ve committed to work together. we are going to continue our commitment to di
the us and china agreed to slow the production of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of drug overdose deaths in the us. and they agreed to dialogue on artificial intelligence, people to people exchanges, and to boost flights between the nations. but the leaders are still at odds over taiwan, with xi calling it the biggest and most dangerous issue in bilateral ties. beijing considers it part of its territory while the us maintains unofficial relations with the democratically self governed island. here s what president biden had to say about the us relationship with china at the apec summit on thursday. let me be clear. we are de risking and diversifying our relationship, not decoupling. we will be firm, standing up for our values and our interests, and i was very straightforward, as he was with me yesterday, and at the same time, with critical global issues such as climate, aia, narcotics, it makes sense to work together and we have committed to
and it cost hundreds of millions of pounds to set up formula one in vegas. but the first practice was cancelled afterjust 9 minutes when carlo s sainz hit a loose manhole cover. the second session was delayed and fan areas closed. let s hope the rest of the weekend is smoother. time now for 10 seconds of a car cat. benjy gets reported missing many times a day when people find him wandering round his local shop in south shields. but i reckon he isjust having a fun time seeing all the different sights of aldi car park. i mean, can you blame him? you re all caught up now. see you later. this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. this week. like this? that s it? yeah. yeah, that s it. pat your head. pat your head, rub your stomach. 0k. 1-9-8-7. ..tim s taking me to task. ..tom s tackling table football. 0h! ..and anyone for a dance? this is tim peake, only the uk s second astronaut. he spent six months aboard the is
the visit of us presidentsjoe biden and former president bill clinton next week for the commemorations. in anticipation, psn i have made temporary changes to shifts to put more officers on the front mr byrne also warned of the problem posed by ongoing violence within loyalist groups, specifically the impact of a violent feud between criminal drug gangs, which he said were previously linked to the ulster defence association, a loyalist paramilitary organisation. around 300 officers will be drafted in from other uk forces to help out. the cost of the security operation around the presidential visit and anniversary events has been put at around £7 million. northern ireland has made huge progress in the decades since the good friday agreement signing, but it is still a post conflict society which has seen old tensions rise again in recent years due to the impact of exit. the message is they are