successful sailor in olympic history. but since the first race in 1851, no british team has ever won the america s cup. personally, i think everyone in this team it would be the biggest achievement if we could pull this off and win the america s cup for britain. it is 166 yea rs america s cup for britain. it is 166 years to pursue a trophy that we made. we challenged the world to it. and we have never won it. sometimes in life, there is a right time. this is the right time. this is the best chance britain has ever had at winning the america s cup. chance britain has ever had at winning the america s cupli chance britain has ever had at winning the america s cup. i think it isa winning the america s cup. i think it is a very, very competitive sport. we have a lot of respect for each other. but we want nothing more than to kill each other on the water. it is as simple as that. if you are silly enough to win him up to that level where he feels like his back is against the wall,
much more. so was that cock up or conspiracy? philipjones told us: but louis mendee spoke for many when he posted: later that night, there were several examples the bbc‘s efforts to get out and about during this election campaign and hear the views of so called ordinary voters. here s deputy political editorjohn pienaar soliciting opinions in a gym in bradford. labour underjeremy corbyn, what do you think? well, i quite like his policies but i don t think they re doable. you don t think they re doable? what do you think? i agree, yeah, i don t think they re doable myself. why not? i just don t think they are. kenny watt was watching that and thought the views of the gentlemen exercising there, and more generally vox pops like that, did not add greatly to the sum of human knowledge. he s got a journalist coming in when he s in the middle of his work out asking him questions when he s probablyjust thinking, oh my god, when‘s this hill climb going to end? and that s the pr
after two separate american newspapers made two new allegations about possible links between the white house and russia. the first relates to a meeting the president had with russian officials, with the new york times claiming donald trump told them: ” i just fired the head of the fbi. he was crazy, a real nutjob, i faced great pressure because of russia. the senior white house adviser under scrutiny by investigators is someone close to the president. the reports were made publicjust as donald trump was leaving for his first overseas visit as president. and, in yet another development, we ve heard that james comey will testify in an open session before the senate intelligence committee. i spoke to the bbc‘s laura bicker in washington about that latest report. it s one of these hearings where the entire washington and parts of the united states may grind to a standstill. remember, this is james comey, who allegedly wrote a memo after a private meeting with the president in