Also in the next hour, well have a full review of the sunday papers. Joining me tonight are anne ashworth, associate editor at the times, and the playwright and writer at the new european, bonnie greer. And the four british friends break a world record and become the fastest ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a rowing boat. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The leader of the liberal democrats, sir vince cable, has warned the government not to agree to bailout the Construction Company carillion with tax payers money. There are fears the firm, which has debts of £1. 5 billion, could collapse after creditors rejected a possible rescue plan. Carillion employs about 20,000 people in the uk and is one of the governments main contractors. Our Business Correspondent joe lynam reports this is liverpools newest hospital under construction. It will be the biggest single bed hospital in the uk, and its being built by carillion. Now theres concern that projects like these could be affected if
From gary 0ldman. Find out what we thought of top cinema releases as well is the latest film about Winston Churchill. The leader of the liberal democrats, sir vince cable, has warned the government not to agree to bailout the Construction Company carillion with taxpayers money. There are fears the firm, which has debts of £1. 5 billion, could collapse after creditors rejected a possible rescue plan. Carillion employs about 20,000 people in the uk and is one of the governments main contractors. Our Business Correspondent joe lynam reports. This is liverpools newest hospital under construction. It will be the biggest single bed hospital in the uk, and its being built by carillion. Now theres concern that projects like these could be affected if the company collapses. From prisons to hospitals, to schools and rail, carillion is responsible for some of the uks largest infrastructure and maintenance projects. So, should the government bail the debt laden company out . I think what has to h
Come on peter dhabi youre watching aljazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up talks on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics south koreas leader is invited to visit the north. Breaking barriers in sri lanka a Record Number of women campaigning to be elected. Thousands march against racism in the italian city where african migrants were shot. Ok your top story the downing of an israeli fighter jet by Syrian Forces has raised tensions across the region the israeli f. Sixteen was on a mission inside syria targeting what israel says are iranian bases there the aircraft wreckage and pilots landed in israeli territory it all began when israel says it intercepted an iranian drone flying in its airspace israel says the drone came down from syria it responded with a major air raid inside syrian territory targeting what it claims are iranian bases on the way back from that mission israeli jets came under syrian antiaircraft fire and thats when the f. Sixteen was hit israeli
Again im peter w. Watching aljazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up the talks on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics south koreas leader is invited to visit the north. Results in the sri lankan elections for the Record Number of women expected to take civil government. As a huge street party where people can figure out their economic and political woes were in brazil with the countrys carnival is in full swing. The u. N. Secretary general and tony good terrorists has called for an immediate and unconditional deescalation in syria after a series of cross border air raids by israel targeting iranian and Syrian Government forces is believed to be israels most significant attack against syria since one thousand nine hundred two it all began when israel says it intercepted an iranian drone flying in its airspace israel alleges the drone came from syria it responded with a major air raid in syrian territory targeting what it claims were iranian bases on the way back
The entire staff, welcome. Thank you very much for coming. Our guest this evening is one of the for most authorities in washington on u. S. Iranian relations. We should be in for a very timely and interesting discussion. Hes also one of the strongest advocates of dialogue and engagement between the United States and iran. Trita parsi heads the national iranianamerican council, which is a Nonprofit Organization which he founded to facilitate participation by irannamericans in american signature civic life in and in washington its the third larger group of iranianed in the United States, the first two being northern and Southern California threat tos own interest in tritas own interest any iran is personal. He was born there although he left with his parents when we was four years old and greeds up in sweden and arrived in the United States as an adult, but iran has remained a focus of his studies and work. His ph. D thesis at Johns Hopkins dealt with iranianisraeli relations and became