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
The governor of the bank of england, mark carney, has warned many businesses could weekly find they it gave us the ability to study a virus in its natural host. Are not viable if the uk leave the and this was still eu without a deal at the end of a very rare thing. The common cold unit was set up october. He also told the bbc that by the medical Research Counsel after the Second World War food and fuel prices could rise and to try to discover the cause of the common cold because incomes could also be hit. Andy the number of working hours verity reports. Of people lost to taking time off, it was for the productivity it isnt your usual halloween of the nation as a whole. Nightmare, but the fear is that come october 31 a no deal brexit could lead to a slowdown in imports entering the country. This time it could also hit firms hard, making the common cold unit was set many of them unprofitable. Mark up for people to come there and they were a paid pocket carney says he is not playing up th
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
Its difficult at the moment but its difficult at the moment but its Getting Better and as a sight to see thousands if not millions more charging place coming on stream, we are going to get there eventually but right now, there are limitations that customers are finding. Its consolidating and its actually bp and shell that owned most of the charging points which is surprising to like the people. Many new developments to come on this roger and stuart thank you very much indeed forjoining us. Im now time for the film review. Hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. To take us through this weeks cinema releases is mark kermode. So mark, what do we have this week . We have midsommar which angle to tell you in advance is not a horror film. It has horror elements but not a horror film. We have spider man farfrom home. Spider man far from home. And ibiza the silent movie. Which isnt that silent. Last week was my first week back so you are really nice and now. Midsommar is the new movi
The holocaust survivor eva kor, who called for forgiveness of nazi perpetrators, has died at the age of 85. Well be speaking to her son. Hello and welcome to world news today. A gang has been convicted and jailed for running the uks largest modern slavery ring. Police believe up to 400 victims were forced to work by a gang of polish criminals in the english West Midlands who raked in millions. The gang preyed on the homeless, ex prisoners and alcoholics. Eight people have been found guilty of offences including trafficking, Money Laundering and forcing people to perform forced labour. Modern slavery as an offence includes crimes like domestic servitude, along with labour and sexual exploitation. Sima kotecha reports. Their victims, some as young as 17, were made to live in rooms like these filthy, often rat infested, with no heating or light, toilets blocked and the stench unbearable. The gang was made up of five men and three women, all from poland. 52 year old ignacy brzezinski, 41 y