So much to shape the world of today . Sathnam sanghera, welcome to hardtalk. Its nice to be back. Its great to have you back, and you are back with a new book, which i have here empireworld. Its your take on just how massive the impact of the British Empire was and still is on the world. You certainly dont undersell your idea, its subtitled how British Imperialism has shaped the globe. I really do believe that. I think the British Empire explains so much about peoples daily lives Around The World, tea drinking in india, in britain, patterns of tax avoidance, even the Bbc World Service used to be known as the bbc empire service. It explains so much about our daily news. Youvejust come back from guyana theres a Border Dispute there that goes back to empire, israel palestine, a dispute that has its roots in empire, but also, theres a gap between the way in Which Britain sees itself and the world sees britain through the prism of this history, and i think we need to remember what we did be
Newscast from the bbc. Hello. Its adam in the studio. Hello, its alex in the studio. And there is a chris mason shaped hole just on that side of the table because hes off on his travels. Hes in Washington Dc where hes been for the last day or two with rishi sunak, the Prime Minister who has been visiting joe biden. And on thursday evening they had a Press Conference. And alex, the centrepiece of this visit is this communique theyve put out where theyve talked about this new, new trade relationship. But dont call it a trade deal. Because theres definitely not a trade deal. But what is not the trade deal that the conservatives promised theyd get with the us and clearly havent got it is. The atlantic declaration. So what effectively this is is them talking about how theyre going to continue to strengthen their economic ties and Work Together and do some like deals which arent trade deals theyre little deals to help each other s economies work in tandem, particularly when it comes to thing
newscast from the bbc. hello. it s adam in the studio. hello, it s alex in the studio. and there is a chris mason shaped hole just on that side of the table because he s off on his travels. he s in washington dc where he s been for the last day or two with rishi sunak, the prime minister who has been visiting joe biden. and on thursday evening they had a press conference. and alex, the centrepiece of this visit is this communique they ve put out where they ve talked about this new, new trade relationship. but don t call it a trade deal. because there s definitely not a trade deal. but what is not the trade deal that the conservatives promised they d get with the us and clearly haven t got it is. the atlantic declaration. so what effectively this is is them talking about how they re going to continue to strengthen their economic ties and work together and do some like deals which aren t trade deals they re little deals to help each other s economies work in tandem, particularl
his father is among the 20,000 reported dead. but the survivors do not think of the dead in figures of thousands. theirs is an intimate reckoning, counted in the vanished faces of those they love. from the beginning, they have known there is no escape. from gaza. ..orfrom grief. in al aqsa hospital, in central gaza, the wounded child holds to symbols of a vanished normality. in a bed nearby, rama, aged 13, who lost ten members of herfamily, and fears she will lose her arm and leg. translation: i appeal to the arab countries to help me get urgent - treatment abroad before i lose my limbs. i dream of a life like other children around the world, where i can once again run and draw. fear of death is ever present. we interviewed this person over a month ago. as she tried to escape gaza with her disabled brother. today, our colleagues in gaza caught up with her and her brother. without vital medicine he is suffering from seizures and is terrified by the as many drones in the skies