Israel. How dangerous is this moment . Good evening. Welcome to newsnight. Tonight, are we now on the cusp of a full blown regional war in the Middle East . Iran has launched a Missile Attack on israel this evening which is now over. Earliertoday, israeli troops invaded lebanon. Also, in whats being described as a terrorist attack, at least six people have been killed in Tel Aviv by two gunmen. Just before we came on air i spoke to Shadow Security Minster and conservative Leadership Candidate Tom tugendhat. Well, this is an incredibly dangerous moment. This is a moment when the vicious iranian regime is targeting notjust jews, muslims and christians in israel, but is putting ballistic missiles overjordan, over iraq, and threatening many, many people on the route. This is a moment when we need the british government to be absolutely firm and clear, standing with our allies in the region, injordan, in israel and standing alongside democracies. We need to be defending ourfriends and stand
Steven mcrae, welcome to hardtalk. We re here at the royal ballet and opera in london, which has been your professional home for many years now, and you re about to go back on stage as the mad hatter in alice s adventures in wonderland. Tell me first how this adventure began for you, the world of ballet. Because you grew up far away from here. Yes. So i grew up in the outskirts of sydney, australia. Probably the furthest you could possibly get from the royal opera house here in london. I grew up in a motorsport family. My father was a drag racer. My father was an incredibly clever man who would create any parts with his own bare hands that he couldn t afford to purchase or to import. But i obviously grew up watching him pursue a passion. My sister did a lot of gymnastics, a bit of dancing, and as a seven year old, i asked my father if i could have a go. I wanted to go to a dance lesson, and my mother and father didn t even question any of it. Bearing in mind we didn t go to the theatre
And producer of the lion king about how creatives are using the tools. And the lead negotiator for the sag aftra union, at the heart of last year s strike, tells us how the thousands of artists he represents feel about the way ai is impacting theirjobs. And later in the show, i sit down with a man who created the first company in the world dedicated to computer graphics for film more than three decades ago. Since then, framestore has conjured up the worlds of paddington, among many others. He s seen sd, imax and vr become the next big thing. I ll ask sir william sargent if he thinks ai is here to stay. Wherever in the world you arejoining us, welcome to this week s talking business. Now, a yearago, one of the most visible global industries was brought to a standstill as more than 100,000 actors, artists and writers went on strike. It brought hollywood and much of the world s tv and film industry to a halt. Even the awards season had to be postponed as the red carpets couldn t be rolled
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And in a rare interview, Sir Alex Ferguson talks about helping with dementia through music, and reflects on his life after football. And coming up on Bbc News. Can anyone stop chelsea getting their sixth womens super League Title in a row as they begin the defence of their crown this evening . Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. Lawyers say theyre representing 37 women who were raped or sexually assaulted by the late owner of harrods, mohamed Al Fayed. Theyve also revealed that more have come forward after the allegations were made public in a Bbc Documentary yesterday. The legal team is now calling on the department stores new owners to help the survivors getjustice, after they say staff members working for mr Al Fayed helped to enable and cover up his crimes. Our reporter frances read has the latest. The billionaire, infamous in british society, now alleged to be a serial sexual predator. The accusations made by multiple women giving extremely distressing accounts of