have been killed in an explosion at a petrol station in the republic of ireland. president putin has suffered an embarrassing setback in the war with ukraine, after a huge explosion on the only bridge linking russia with the crimean peninsula. the bridge partially collapsed but has now reopened to light traffic. russia annexed crimea in 2014, and after occupying these regions of ukraine in red it s managed to establish a corridor up through southern and eastern ukraine. the kerch bridge, connecting russia to the crimean peninsula in the black sea, was an important supply route for sending russian troops and artillery into ukraine. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. it is the bridge the kremlin built. and it was under attack. an explosion at dawn. this was the result. russian officials claim a lorry had been blown up here and that the fire then spread to a fuel train. whatever the cause, you could see the damage. this is the bridge that links russia to annexed cr
predecessor, hu jintao, is mysteriously led out of the hall by officials. just tell me what i ve done to you. ijust don t like you no more. and we speak to colin farrell and brendan gleeson about their new film about the end of a friendship. britain s former prime minister borisjohnson and the formerfinance minister rishi sunak, have held face to face talks about the conservative leadership race, though neither has formally declared their intention to stand. penny mordaunt, the leader of the house of commons, was the first to formally declare, on friday. mr sunak has the public support of over 100 conservative mps, the threshold required for this leadership contest. some of mrjohnson s former cabinet colleagues have warned against his return to downing street, barely three months after a series of scandals forced him out. our political correspondent damian grammaticas has been following events. are you running for the leadership? he was tight lipped this morning, but rishi su
watching. i am sam stein. katie fang will be back next week, do not worry, 7 am eastern. all will show online. though she is starting right now. ng right now. and good morning to you from beautiful detroit, michigan. it is sunday, october the 23rd. i m ali velshi, this is a very special edition of velshi across america. i am in belle isle state park in detroit, michigan, within 16 days until the most consequential midterm elections in recent memory. michigan is arguably the leading edge of a combustible trumpist, anti-democratic movement which includes fringe political figures, self styled militias and the potential for violence. i saw that with a group of michigan residents and voters from across the political spectrum to talk about this, plus women s reproductive rights, which is actually, literally on the ballot in michigan this year. and how they should think we can move forward as a country, full of people with different views, and the same set of facts. more of that c
descending into poverty. the most advanced continental and the planet, the birthplace of western civilization is getting much poorer, moving backwards at a high speed. just a year ago, europe was in a modern place. the overwhelming majority of europeans filled their homes with natural gas, as modern people do. in germany, the world s richest country, only about 6% of households heated their homes with and you can expect that given that germany is a modern, industrialized country, with central heating, indoor plumbing, the trappings of a modern society that has last year, only 6% of germans used wood to get their homes, but it s risen so fast, the demand, that there is none left to buy. so now, germans are cutting their own, scouring the forest like their ancestors. some in germany are taking matters into their own hands. about two hours outside of berlin, residents of the small town to go have to be innovative for this project organizer, if you don t it will neve
europe is descending into poverty. did you know that? someone told you that? so the most advanced continent on the planet, the birthplacerta of western civilization,ce our civilization is getting much poorer very quickly. it s moving backward at high speed just a year ago,st ay europe was a modern place.ea for example, the overwhelminge r majority of europeans heatedwhle their homes with natural gas as modern people do in germany,l the continent s richest country, only about six percent of households, most of them6% o rural, heated with cord wood and you would expect that givena that again, germany is a moderna industrialny country with centrl heating and indoor plumbing and all the other trappings of a society that has moved beyonda the medieval period. year, only about six percent of germans used% of wood to heat their homes. but that has changed dramatically. demand for firewood in germany has risen so fast that there is none left to buy. you can t get it so desperate. ger