you have shown absolutely no remorse and it appears that you are in complete denial as to what you did. rail passengers face severe disruption after transpennine express axes more than 50 of its services in a single day. and in sweden, resesarchers say they re close to completing the first crash test dummy based on an average woman. elon musk, the world s richest man, has finally taken control of the social media platform twitter, in a deal worth £38 billion. he tweeted that the bird is freed , and is reported to have fired a number of the firm s top executives. it brings to an end an on/off takeover saga that has gone on for months. mr musk, the boss of tesla and spacex, says he believes in absolute free speech and there s speculation that some people who ve been banned from twitter, including former president donald trump, may now be invited back. here s our north america technology reporter, james clayton. when elon musk made a surprise entrance into twitter this week,
in winter storms sweeping across north america, which are being described as the blizzard of the century . thousands are still without power and there is ongoing widespread travel disruption nearly 20,000 flights have been cancelled in recent days. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. where do you get your news from? do you trust it to be true? for many of us, the answers to these questions are changing. social media is an increasingly dominant source of information. long established news sources, like us at the bbc, are in a fight for audiences and, yes, for trust, too. my guest, david dimbleby, became, in the course of a long broadcasting career, the face and voice of the bbc on the biggest occasions, from elections to royal ceremonial. can his journalistic values survive in a world where opinion so often trumps truth? david dimbleby, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. in the course of your broadcasting career, you have seen a massive tra
people to pray for his predecessor, pope emeritus benedict, whose health has worsened. officials say his health has deteriorated overnight. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. where do you get your news from? do you trust it to be true? for many of us, the answers to these questions are changing. social media is an increasingly dominant source of information. long established news sources, like us at the bbc, are in a fight for audiences and, yes, for trust, too. my guest, david dimbleby, became, in the course of a long broadcasting career, the face and voice of the bbc on the biggest occasions, from elections to royal ceremonial. can his journalistic values survive in a world where opinion so often trumps truth? david dimbleby, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. in the course of your broadcasting career, you have seen a massive transformation in the way news and information is produced and the way it s consumed. do you think, for the better?
but there should be some sunshine around in places. increasingly wintry. factor in the northerly winds, it ll feel colder than this. for next week, turning much colder for a time, increasing risk of frost and ice where we have had all of the flooded fields. things could be disruptive on monday, so stay tuned to the forecast. thanks, stav. that s it. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight, just getting underway over on bbc two. but the news continues here on bbc one, as wejoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. have a very good night. this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. where do you get your news from? do you trust it to be true? for many of us, the answers to these questions are changing. social media is an increasingly dominant source of information. long established news sources, lik
abortion rights. what about the fight against deadly fentanyl overdoses and seattle residents pushing back for a homeless mega-plex, why many residents and business insiders feel under siege and illegally pushing crypto-currency is getting kim kardashian. chad pergram will explain later in the show. gas prices posing big political problems for democrats while white house threatens new restrictions. kevin corke has more. kevin: president biden, you will recall, was quick to claim responsibility for falling gas prices after a summer of paying at the pump. many states are seeing soaring prices, the white house is saying, we re not to blame. is the president responsible for gas prices going up? so it is a lot more nuance than that, there has been pandemic and putin s war and putin s war has increased gas prices at the pump. kevin: triple a s national average sits just north of 380 a galleon, californians are getting pum belled averaging $6.40 a gallon. rising a dollar jus