faced fierce opposition from environmentalists. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. finding your voice as a writer, cutting through the cacophony of noise in 21st century culture is not easy. it helps if you have a talent for writing. it also helps if you have something to say which is powerful, authentic, and confronts tough questions about the human condition. my guest, american writer and academic roxane gay, has most definitely cut through with her books, which include unflinching testimony on the impact of being raped, on fatness and the meaning of feminism. how scary is this level of self exposure? roxane gay, welcome to hardtalk. stephen, thank you for having me. well, it s a great pleasure to have you here. you ve written with extraordinary candour about your own life. i have. and it strikes me that writing about it presumably a solitary occupation is one thing, but then speaking about it in public is quite
the tiny data centre that has been used to keep this uk pool at the perfect temperature. welcome to world news america, in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. we begin tonight with the news that an american surveillance drone has crashed in the black sea, after an incident involving two russian fighter jets. the us and russia have given very different accounts of what happened. here is the us account, given by pentagon s press secretary air force brigadier general pat ryder. at approximately 7:03am central european at approximately 7:03am central european time one at approximately 7:03am central european time one of at approximately 7:03am central european time one of the at approximately 7:03am central european time one of the russian at approximately 7:03am central european time one of the russian su 27 aircraft european time one of the russian su 27 aircraft struck the propeller of the mh 27 aircraft struck the propeller of the mq 9 causing us forces have to bring it
describe their suffering. i ve got complex ptsd from it all, i ve had mental health problems from it all, i tried ending my life because of it all, i couldn t have a bond with my son when he was first born because of it all. storm freddy, one of the strongest storms recorded in the southern hemisphere, has now hit malawi causing more than 100 deaths. and in tonight s football, manchester city recorded a convincing 7 0 win against rb leipzig. erling haaland scores five goals. and coming up on the bbc news channel. constitution hill remains unbeaten in the victory of the champion hurdle on day one of the festival! good evening. on the eve of the budget the first to be delivered by the chancellorjeremy hunt there s expected to be a significant expansion of free childcare provision in england. it s part of a strategy to get more people back to work given the shortage of staff in some key sectors. scotland, wales and northern ireland are expected to receive equivalent levels o
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