this is bbc news, the headlines. the princess of wales makes her first official public appearance since announcing she is being treated for cancer. she joined the rest of the royal family at the annual trooping the colour parade to mark the king s official birthday. it s the first royal engagement she carries out this year. president zelenskyjoins dozens of other world leaders in switzerland for discussions on ending the war in ukraine, but russia was not invited. mr zelensky is hoping to sustain the momentum of this week s g7 meeting, when leaders pledged 50 billion dollars of loans on the back of seized russian assets. and alan bates, who campaigned to expose and alan bates, who campaigned to expose the and alan bates, who campaigned to exrwse the post and alan bates, who campaigned to expose the post office and alan bates, who campaigned to expose the post office scandal- expose the post office scandal receives expose the post office scandal receives a expose th
this is just incredible. the caribbean a collection of 7,000 islands set in shimmering seas with some of the best beaches and marine life in the world. it s home to over 45 million people and a mix of cultures, music and natural wonders. but this oceanic environment is as fragile as it is beautiful and the caribbean s relationship with its seas and ecosystems are changing rapidly. i m reece parkinson. as someone who has caribbean ancestry, this place has almost mythical status, even though i ve never been here before. we re swimming with sharks! i m kicking off my adventure in the dominican republic. oh, i m excited! ..where i discover how islanders are carving out a new relationship with the sea. really, what i want is for the community to get in touch with the ocean because that s the only way we re going to take care of the ocean. and. esperate, capi! shouting. ..i come face to face with one of the giants of this unique marine environment. there s a whale! yeah. 0h, whoa
as fragile as it is beautiful, and the caribbean s relationship with its seas and ecosystems are changing rapidly. i m reece parkinson. as someone who has caribbean ancestry, this place has almost mythical status, even though i ve never been here before. we re swimming with sharks! i m kicking off my adventure in the dominican republic. oh, i m excited. voice over: ..where i discover how islanders are carving out a new relationship with the sea. really, what i want is for the community to get in touch with the ocean, because that s the only way we re going to take care of the ocean. and. esperate, capi! they shout and scream ..i come face to face with one of the giants of this unique marine environment. there s a whale. yeah. 0h, whoa! i m starting myjourney on the island of hispaniola, shared by haiti and the dominican republic. this is my first time ever in the caribbean. i m in the dominican republic, in the capital city, santo domingo, and it actually feels quite european
Third time. This is your third book. I want you to tell us about your father and his storytelling. Robert my father was the single greatest storyteller i have ever known. He owned his own motorcycle chains and lubricants business when we were young. But he functioned as its sole traveling salesman. He was on the road for nine or 10 months out of the year by car. We grew up feeling like we knew him. My dad would call me out of school. Sometimes for weeks at a time can you imagine such a dream for a kid . And he would take me on business trips across the United States. By the time i was eight or nine, i had been to all 48 continental states. I knew more about Oil Viscosity and paint than any eightyearold in the country. We would pass the time during these long stretches by telling stories. Few would tony made up stories true stories. He was the single greatest weaver of yarns you could imagine. There was always one condition if he told you a story, you tell him one. Brian you remember on