Now witness history hears from a survivor of the khmer rouge regime, and a warning, some viewers may find some scenes upsetting. Hello, and welcome to witness history here at the Royal Academy in london. Im tanya beckett. Today, we present five extraordinary moments in history as told to us by the people who were there. Coming up, we meet the scientist who tried to find a cure for the common cold. The diver who discovered the lost plane belonging to the author of the Little Prince. And the african man who ran away as a boy to live in the arctic. But first, its a0 years since the end of the brutal regime of the khmer rouge in cambodia. Around 2 Million People are thought to have been killed under its extremist rule. Sokphal din survived four years in what became known as the killing fields. A warning, this piece contains some distressing images. The cambodian people are the victims of a hideous experiment in communism that failed. The khmer rouge guerrillas triumphed in the spring of 19
Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines emergency workers are in a race against time to prevent a catastrophic collapse of the damaged reservoir in Whaley Bridge in derbyshire. There are fears of storms tomorrow that could cause water levels to breach the dam. The Prime Minister has visited Whaley Bridge and promised a major rebuild to make the dam safe. Talks aimed at averting strikes by thousands of Heathrow Airport workers have resumed. The airport has already cancelled 177 flights scheduled for monday and tuesday after staff who are members of one Union Rejected a pay offer. Rival demonstrations are taking place in hong kong where tensions remain high after weeks of Anti Government protests. Now on bbc news, in this episode of witness history, we hear from a survivor of the khmer rouge and the man who tried to find a cure for the common cold. Hello, and welcome to witness history here at the Royal Academy in london. Im tanya beckett. Today we present five extraordinary moments in hi
Theres more uncertainty for hundreds of thousands of students in the uk. The exams regulator has withdrawn its advice on how pupils in england and wales can appeal their allocated grades, just hours after making the advice public. The uk government has been under fire since thursday, when end of School Results for 18 year olds were awarded with nearly 40 of teacher assessments having been downgraded. Theres concern there will be more confusion with School Results for 16 year olds just days away. Heres our education editor, branwen jeffreys. Outraged, disappointed by their a levels. The common theme is anger, a lot of people are really sad and distressed. Its a really stressful time, like, your future is uncertain. Students brought their protest to westminster today. I was predicted a, a, a, and i got given b, c, c. And ijust think its unfair that we got given these grades, even though we didnt actually sit these exams in the first place. Afraid their future is at stake. I dont really k
Holidaymakers have arrived back in the uk, after a last minute dash to avoid new quarantine rules. Travellers from france, the netherlands, and four other countries would have been subject to m days self isolation after concerns over rising coronavirus cases abroad. Andy moore has the details. There were long queues at calais early this morning as people scrambled to get back to the uk ahead of the 4am deadline. At passport control, to get this far, they told us we should be fine to get back to the uk for the 4am deadline. On one of the last ferries out of france from dieppe, some exhausted travellers. And im told the ferry people know we need to get to the uk before four oclock, so we will see you later. The ship docked in new haven just before the deadline. 3 58am in the uk. They laugh fantastic one group of edinburgh based musicians who had been performing in normandy. Classical music plays. Hired their own fishing boat to get back in time. After an eight hour crossing, they landed
This is bbc news with ben bland. The headlines. Another deadline extended. Brexit talks will now continue as both sides agree to carry on after being unable to come to an agreement. Im afraid were still very par apart on some key things, but where there is hope, we are going to keep talking. The uk will not be walk away from the talks. We have accordingly mandated our negotiators to continue the talks, and to see whether an agreement cant be reached, even at this late stage. A warning to borisjohnson, relaxing coronavirus restrictions this christmas will lead to a third wave of infections. All schools in greenwich have been told to close from tomorrow as coronavirus rates in the South East London borough reach the highest level since march. Police in lincolnshire have arrested two teenagers on suspicion of murder after the discovery a school boys body. Now on bbc news, from kenyas capital nairobi, ciru muriuki brings you the story of anti apartheid leader, steve biko, who died in Polic