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in a televised address, he said more than 600 cases of collaboration and treason have been opened against law enforcement officials. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk with me, sarah montague. my guest today is a hugely successful afrobeat star. the nigerian 0mah lay is just 25, but he s broken into western markets, partly because of a collaboration with the canadian singerjustin bieber. he s here in london on a world tour now. afrobeats emerged from afrobeat, political music, a way to address social change that was pioneered by the legendary fela kuti. the latest incarnation of afrobeats is less politically charged. 0mah lay sings about love, heartbreak and longing. with western megastars like ed sheeran and madonna tapping into this musical style, what does it mean for the way that afrobeats will evolve? 0mah lay, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. fela kuti described his afrobeat music as, a fusion and combination of highlife, jazz ....
to gunning down 17 people at his former high school. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s 7am in the morning in singapore and 1am in western france, which is facing a heat apocalypse , experts have warned, as extreme temperatures continue to hit much of europe. they say temperatures could reach record levels in 15 regions of the southwest, with firefighters battling wildfires and thousands forced to evacuate. wildfires in spain, portugal and greece have forced thousands more to flee. our europe correspondent jessica parker has the latest. into the forest and the front line of an exhausting battle, and one that, today, we were given special access to. up in the woods, you can see guys tackling the fires. there s a huge amount of activity down here, and it is hot, it is smoky. just look at the haze in the trees. the smoke thickens the further in we go the fl ....
truss also face questions over the scottish government s plans for a second independence referendum. a year ago today the desperation of afghans trying to flee their country we have a special report on those who helped the west but were left behind. the treatment of american indians today by the film industry. and nearly 50 years after actress sacheen littlefeather was booed off the stage, an apology from the organisers of the oscars. and coming up on the bbc news channel, great britain s lois toulson and kyle kothari take gold in the mixed io metre synchro platform dive. the commonwealth silver medallists took it on the final of their five dives to beat the ukrainian team. good evening. there are more figures out today confirming the squeeze on people s living standards they show the real value of wages has fallen at its fastest rate since records began. just over 20 years ago. the office for national statistics says average wages have risen recently by 4.7% ....
assaulting his former partner, and her sister. we report from wyoming where a key political battle is taking place seen as a test of donald trump is s continuing appeal. and 20 years of radio 1xtra celebrating black music and culture. and coming up on the bbc news channel: mixed relay gold for great britain in the 4x200m freestyle at the european aquatics championships in rome. good evening. there are more figures out today confirming the squeeze on people s living standards they show the real value of wages has fallen at its fastest rate since records began just over 20 years ago. the office for national statistics says average wages have risen recently as you can see by this red line by 4.7% between april and june this year. but that s been massively outpaced by inflation. as you can see the blue line, which represents the rate at which prices are rising, is running well above wage growth and is fully expected to increase further with the latest figures o ....
this says about the leadership race so far. in golf, australian cameron smith hits a birdie blitz at st andrews to claim the open championship for the first time. jenny from the block becomes mrs affleck nearly 20 years after they first dated, jennifer lopez and ben affleck have reportedly tied the knot. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s 7am in singapore and 6pm in texas where a preliminary report into the uvalde school shooting has found systemic failures in the police response. the report says that while almost 400 officers responded, there was a lack of urgency and no one took overall command. 19 children and two adults were killed when the 18 year old gunmen opened fire. a texas state committee has been looking into why it took police more than an hour to confront and kill the shooter. state representative dustin burrows said the committee met the uvalde families to discuss the report, ahead of its release. my biggest fear, and i also sha ....