the first asian mp in scotland. he trained as a dentist but then he returned to the family business politics. anas sarwar, welcome to political thinking. my pleasure, thanks for having us. now which is more frightening, waiting for the dentist drill or waiting for the verdict of the electorate? definitely waiting for the verdict of the electorate. i mean, the great thing about dentistry is that you get to be in complete control about, you know. the dentist always asks the awkward questions when they are already in the person s mouth doing the treatment, and i used to always have this thing with my patients when they came in, i always used to try and loosen them up, say, you know, don t worry, i m a pain free dentist. i never feel any pain. and, you know, that, that interaction part was what i loved about dentistry and actually the people interaction part is what i love about politics as well. i was going to say. although some people would say being a dentist, really deep
welcome to bbc news. we start with president biden who s just arrived in the irish capital dublin. earlier he made an impassioned defence of the good friday agreement in belfast 25 years after it was signed. he was greeted on the tarmac at dublin airport by the irish taoieseach leo varadkar. the pair then left in a motorcade, heading for co louth after the bad weather halted plans for the president to travel by helicopter. it s been a busy, busy day for the us president. it started with a meeting with rishi sunak both expressing their hope that power sharing can be restored. joe biden also met the leaders of the five main parties off camera he said he was in listening mode. the president will not be visiting stormont is currently not functioning since the democratic unit is party withdrew support in post brexit trading arrangements. the president acknowledged differences but said he hoped to power sharing would resume. i differences but said he hoped to power-sharing would re
news digital, it is clear hunter and other members engaged in appalling shady business schemes to avoid scrutiny as they made millions from foreign adversaries like china. we been wondering where the doj and irs has been, it appears biden administration may have been working over time to prevent the bidens from facing consequences. todd: brooke singman has more. brooke: the unidentified whistleblower is claiming he has protected disclosures that detail pref rential treatment in politics affecting decisions that would be followed by career law enforcement professionals in similar circumstances if the subject were not politically connected. the attorney says his client is ready to provide more information to congress investigating the president s son. listen. to him, the truth is one truth and he wants to come forward with it. he s ready to be questioned about what he knows and what he experienced under proper legal protection. brooke: documents reveal current crisis co
the object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight. us northern command is beginning recovery operations now. and harry potter comes to the world of video games but will the hogwarts legacy be tarnished by protests against the authors views on transgender issues? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. fears are growing for the hundreds of thousands of people in turkey and syria in need after monday s devastating earthquakes. some are living in makeshift shelters and cars in freezing conditions, and there are warnings that aid is not reaching areas fast enough. more than 23,000 people are now known to have died. 0ur correspondent quentin somerville has been to antakya, a city which has seen some of the worst devastation in all of the country. he s been with rescue teams who have been working round the clock but who now fear that time is running out to find people alive under the rubble. in
us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified object over alaska. the pentagon says president biden gave the order to seek and destroy . the object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight. us northern command is beginning recovery operations now. and could the party be over for visitors to amsterdam? we ll explain why the city is clamping down on its reputation for sex, drink and drugs. and harry potter comes to the world of video games. but will the hogwarts legacy be tarnished by protests against the author s views on transgender issues? welcome to the programme. fears are growing for the hundreds of thousands of people in turkey and syria in need after monday s devastating earthquakes. some are living in makeshift shelters and cars in freezing conditions, and there are warnings that aid is not reaching areas fast enough. more than 23,000 people are now known to have died. 0ur correspondent quentin somerville s