the us born singer songwriter tina turner has died at the age of 83. she was known as the queen of rock and roll. in a statement, her representative says, tina turner, the queen of rock and roll, has died peacefully today at the age of 83. that was after a long illness in her home in zurich near switzerland. with us, david cilento looks back on her life. # when you were a young boy # did you have a puppy # that always followed you around. 1966, river deep mountain high. in yourface, hip shaking, sweat drenched, passionate, pop perfection. however, in america, the song was a flop. it would be another 17 years before tina turner truly made it. anna mae bullock grew up in nutbush, tennessee. her family were sharecroppers. she started singing in ike turner s band when she was a teenager. and poor, largely abandoned by her parents, it was, she hoped, her escape. but it was an escape into a different sort of misery. # rolling down a river powerful woman on stage. but, the acid quee
of including her and being kind to her and years down the line, you know, she s neverforgotten how laura was with her and i would never have known that. and that was such a lovely thing to read. but my first instinct was to run upstairs to tell laura about it. gracie, you vejust finished your university degree. laura finished hers a year ago. but she completed that start to finish whilst going through treatment. i mean, you must be in awe of that. she just makes everyone look bad, honestly. it was really incredible. but she was really determined. and she wanted to walk down her graduation hall and pick up that certificate. and that was an amazing day, wasn t it? it was the best day. she s just a force of nature. a force of nature. but to make a difference even continues now. she s no longer here, just explain what she s doing. laura knew that without research, we weren t ever going to improve things and people like us would be in the same position five and ten years down the
election, there does not seem to be a clear winner yet. turkish presented recep tayyip erdogan has said he would respect the vote. the country has been battling soaring inflation and the fellow from the recent earthquakes. andy fallout. standing against him is kemal kilicdaroglu, who is backed by a broad opposition alliance. here s what one of the supporters of the opposition had to say. translation: i am so excited. i can t feel my heartbeat. i still believe we will win. we have to get rid of this system already. especially as a woman, i want this change. the situation of the country is obvious. i m extremely excited. we wait with enthusiasm. i hope we win, i hope all would be as we wish. we are a bit anxious, a bit tense. i haven t been able to sleep for the past week. i woke up at 5am today, casted my vote and directly came here right after. meanwhile in thailand, voters have overwhelmingly chosen to end nearly a decade of military rule. but the question is, who is next
america s west coast. now, politicalthinking with nick robinson. hello, and welcome to political thinking. my guest this week shows how one person armed with passion, determination and a mobile phone can force politicians, companies and regulators to listen. kwajo tweneboa tweeted pictures of the terrible state of the flat in which he and his sisters lived in, and which his father died in. it was riddled with damp and mould and infested with cockroaches and mice. he enlisted his neighbours on his south london estate in his fight for decent living conditions, and due to a growing media profile is now able to help people in social housing all over the country. kwajo is just 2a years old, and he only graduated from university this week. kwajo, welcome to political thinking. thank you for having me on. and congratulations on graduating. thank you. can you take in how much your life has changed over the past couple of years? no, when i do get the opportunities to sit back and actu
to fly to beijing. a winter storm brings rain and snow to southern california, the likes of which hasn t been seen there for more than three decades. there are also flood warnings in coastal areas. you are watching bbc news. now it s political thinking with nick robinson. hello, and welcome to political thinking. my guest this week shows how one person armed with passion, determination and a mobile phone, can force politicians, companies and regulators to listen. kwajo tweneboa tweeted pictures of the terrible state of the flat in which he and his sisters lived in, and which his father died in. it was riddled with damp and mould and infested with cockroaches and mice. he enlisted his neighbours on his south london estate in his fight for decent living conditions, and due to a growing media profile is now able to help people in social housing all over the country. kwajo is just 2a years old, and he only graduated from university this week. kwajo, welcome to political thinking.