To public safety. Coventry has hosted an array of small scale performances around the city to mark the start of its year as the Uk City of culture. From Music And Dance performances to horseback rides, the event called coventry moves was billed as a playful and engaging introduction to the city. Colleen harris reports. I rise above life is below, river flows. Breathing new life into coventry s ska and 2 tone legacy, the Singer Pauline Black of the 70s and 80s band The Selecter opened the Uk City of culture with a performance in a residential part of the city. I play the river spirit. There is a river that runs under coventry called the sherbourne, and im enticing the future generation by telling a story about how coventry came together. Big up the bolly dancers organisers have had to keep plans low key and secret to avoid attracting crowds, so performers and Street Theatre are moving through the city telling its story of resilience, innovation and youthfulness. Youthfulness is the gl
The monument honours the more than 22,000 servicemen who died under british command. Now on bbc news, our world. Six years ago, amsha escaped from captivity in northern iraq, after being held by is militants. Today, she is risking her life to clear her homeland of unexploded mines. In the summer of 2014, is militants swept across northern iraq. In sinjar, they would go on to commit a massacre, taking thousands of young women like amsha hostage. Almost seven years later, much of the region remains in ruins and thousands remain missing. Despite everything, amsha chose to remain in sinjar. Now every day she confronts the deadly legacy left hidden by herformer captors. 0n the 3rd of august 2014, is militants invaded sinjar, the land of the yazidi. The so called Islamic State regarded this religious minority as infidels. Reserving for them their most brutal treatment. Is militants took amsha and her brother from their car and took them to a nearby base. For amsha, it was the start of 11 mon
In the summer of 2014, is militants swept across northern iraq. Gunfire. In sinjar, they would go on to commit a massacre, taking thousands of Young Women like amsha hostage. Taking thousands of Young Women like amsha captive. Almost seven years later, much of the region remains in ruins and thousands remain missing. Despite everything, amsha chose to remain in sinjar. Now every day, she confronts the deadly legacy left hidden by herformer captors. 0n the 3rd of august 2014, is militants invaded sinjar, homeland of the yazidi people. Gunfire. The so called Islamic State regarded this religious minority as infidels, reserving for them their most brutal treatment. Is militants took amsha and her brother from their car and took them to a nearby base. Dog barks. For amsha, it was the start of 11 months of torture. During their occupation of sinjar, the so called Islamic State took over 6000 yazidis hostage, Islamic State took over 6000 yazidis captive, forcing boys into Training Camps and
A city wide celebration will be held in Coventry Today to mark the launch of the uks city of culture programme. There will be no Mass Gathering due to covid restrictions, but instead, a spectacle of art and performance, live streamed online throughout the day, as Colleen Harris reports. Its been a long wait. Now coventry is ready. From Street Theatre to music, preparations are being finalised for tomorrows launch. Welcome to coventry. The city will showcase its cultural heritage, from Post War Brutalist architecture to the birth of iconicjaguars. But when i switch on, i rotate the dial. Breathing new life into coventry s two Tone Legacy is Pauline Black from 80s band the selecter. She says the Citys Year in the cultural spotlight will bring much needed regeneration and investment. Coventry is, if you like, a Phoenix Rising from the ashes, because of how much it was, you know, it was decimated here by the World War ii bombing. It is the youth that is going to take that forward. But to
Almost seven years later, much of the region remains in ruins and thousands remain missing. Despite everything, amsha chose to remain In Sinjar. Now every day she confronts the deadly legacy left hidden by herformer captors. On the 3rd of august 2014, is militants invaded sinjar, the land of the yazidi. The so called Islamic State regarded this religious minority as infidels. Reserving for them their most brutal treatment. Is militants took amsha and her brother from their car and took them to a nearby base. For amsha, it was the start of 11 months of torture. During their occupation of sinjar, the so called Islamic State took over 6000 yazidis hostage, forcing boys into Training Camps and girls and young women into slavery. Five years on, amsha now lives back at home with her family. Is militants might have gone from sinjar but they are still taking lives. Civilians are frequently killed or injured by explosive devices. Three months ago, amsha started work as a In Sinjar, civilians li