he s also told the uk media that he never intended to hurt his family by writing a memoir. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. war and extreme poverty drive millions of people from their homes every year. some of those desperate people try to reach the rich western world where such inward migration routinely prompts fear and draconian countermeasures. do perceptions change when the story of migration is personalised? well, my guest today is waheed arian, who fled war in afghanistan as a child, made it to the uk and is now a doctor running his own medical charity. his is an extraordinary story. what should we all take from it? waheed arian, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, stephen, for inviting me and for having me here. it s a real pleasure to have you on the show. ijust wonder, how much distance do you feel today as a distinguished doctor in the united kingdom, how much distance do you feel from your childhood and from your homel
translation: all the people who did this will be found translation: all the people who did this will be found and - did this will be found and punished. democracy gives the right for free speech but it also demands that people respect the institutions created to respect democracy support democracy. president biden visits america s border with mexico for the first time since taking office as the area struggles to cope with record numbers of illegal crossings. and getting ready for a lift off with a difference the uk is about to take the first step in becoming a global player in space. hello and welcome to the programme. interviews with prince harry have been broadcast on both sides of the atlantic with the duke of sussex making new claims about his family. they include a claim that some of them have got into bed with the devil referring to the tabloid press. he said that he considered his stepmother, camilla, to be dangerous because the royal family was willin
or brother by writing a memoir, and talks about his mother s funeral the decision was made for both of us to walk behind our mother s coffin, and.there was absolutely no way that i would let him do that by himself. there was absolutely no way that he would let me do that by myself, if it was role reversal. it s seven in the morning in singapore and eight in the evening in brasilia where thousands of supporters of the former brazilian president, zhayer bolsonaro, have stormed jair bolsonaro, have stormed the country s national congress. in scenes reminiscent of the attack on the us congress in washington two years ago, demonstrators wrapped in the brazilian flag, quickly overwhelmed police and entered the complex. some reached the senate chamber, where theyjumped onto seats and desks. protesters also invaded the presidential palace and supreme court. brazilian police say they ve now retaken control of the congress building. mr bolsonaro lost the october election to the socia
will kevin mccarthy be the speaker of the january 6th, 2024 that s a pretty i don t know if i would bet for him to last a year? i take that that in the opposite. i think i probably would, yes. given the fact that, in an hour, we are going to have the 14th vote, i mean i m not a betting lady but have a good weekend, my friend. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. we are now just one hour away from the house of representatives coming back to the session at 10 pm eastern, this evening, to potentially end this now historically an embarrassing of the house. after four days, and 13 failed rounds of voting, republican leader kevin mccarthy has finally managed to move the needle, bringing all but six of his detractors to his side. mccarthy needs just two more opponents if that happens, he could win this thing he s already made some very good progress. we will come back tonight. i believe to finish this once and for all. but if he can t no
explosion of the only bridge connecting russia with the annexed territory of crimea. now, the blast partially collapsed the kerch bridge and paralyzed a key supply route from moscow s faltering war in ukraine. but this bridge isn t just logistically important, it s also a huge symbol for the kremlin in its attempt to reunify crimea with the russian mainland. ukraine has not claimed responsibility for this, but after the blast in kyiv, people can be seen taking selfies in front of a billboard depicting the image of the bridge on fire. that s not the only thing you re seeing from ukraine mocking the explosion. fred pleitgen joins us now. fred is in kyiv. he has the latest developments. what are you hearing, fred, about who s behind this explosion. reporter: yeah, well, the russians are moving very quickly to point the finger of blame at the ukrainians. this is quite interesting because i ve been following a lot of telegram channels coming out of russia. a lot of top russian