nor whether president putin will attend. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk and another chance to watch stephen sackur s 2014 interview with mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, who died on tuesday. welcome to a special edition of hardtalk from berlin, with me, stephen sackur. this city is currently marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall, that extraordinary moment which symbolised the beginning of the end of the communist system and the end of the cold war. well, my guest today is this man mikhail gorbachev, the former president of the soviet union, the man whose policies of glasnost and perestroika were supposed to reinvigorate the soviet system but which, in fact, hastened its demise. well, today, he s going to reflect with me on the current state of east west relations. mikhail gorbachev, welcome to hardtalk. it was 1989 here in berlin when the wall came down. it took two more years for the soviet union to collapse. but in your view,
putin will attend. now on bbc news, it s time for click. this week, we will catch up with an olympic superstar hoping to help women exercise smarter. i m trying to run for a gold medal here, but i m also very aware that i ve just started my period. chris is braving the cold. still, he has some furry friends to keep him warm. but what is he doing with his phone? no idea. show me your nose? and all aboard the new elizabeth line as paul s schoolboy dreams come true. this station is paddington, where this train terminates. all change, please, all change. i have always wanted to do that. on your marks, get set, go! can you believe that it s exactly ten years since this site was just getting ready to host the 2012 olympic games? it feels like it was yesterday that this olympic stadium was alive with the roars of the crowd cheering on the athletes. time flies. and when you plan a site like this indeed, when you spend all that money, it s important to plan a legacy, how the place c
long awaited report on alleged human rights abuses against uyghur muslims in china. un inspectors arrive in the southern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia, on a mission to prevent a nuclear accident at the russian held power plant. as the tributes continue, preparations are being made for the funeral of mikhail gorbachov, the last leader of the soviet union. the last surviving member of the monkees sues the fbi over access to secret files held on the band. from child refugee to influentialfashionista we speak to edward enninful, editor in chief of british vogue. and painting the town red the notorious spanish tomatina festival returns after a covid enforced absence. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a long delayed un report says serious human rights abuses have been committed in the chinese region of xinjiang against uyghur muslims. it also found that allegations of torture and sexual abuse during what china calls vocational education and trainin
how over exposure to blue light is impacting our health. and in tennis serena williams is through to the third round of the us open after beating world number 2 anett kontaveit. hello and welcome. russia has been accused of shelling a town near the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine, where a team from the un nuclear watchdog is expected on thursday. the plant, which was taken by russia in march, sits on the banks of the dnieper river, 200 kilometres from crimea, which it annexed in 2014. mark lobel reports. if there is a nuclear disaster in ukraine, it is feared this drill in zaporizhzhia would become a reality. the prospect of a radiation leak here is causing international concern. enter the international atomic energy agency, on a mission to reassure, amid reports of shelling in the city. now in zaporizhzhia, awaiting permission to enter europe s largest nuclear power plant, precariously placed between warring factions. aiming to prevent, in their words, the si
festival returns after a covid enforced absence. a long delayed un report says serious human rights abuses have been committed in the chinese region of xinjiang against uighur muslims. it also found that allegations of torture and sexual abuse during what china calls vocational education and training are credible. beijing, which saw the report in advance, dismissed it as a farce. earlier, i spoke to peter irwin from the uighur human rights project, who said the chinese government won t be a credible player on the world stage unless they take action now. we have been waiting all day for the report, and we have been essentially waiting a full year for this report to be released. in particular, it uncovers the chinese government facade that there was nothing to see in the uighur region. there is something to see. that has been confirmed by the un. they say it might be crimes against humanity. they are no longer allegations, they are confirmation of horrendous human rights abuses