as america marks 20 years since 9/11, he calls for the country to come together. at our most vulnerable, in the push and pull of makes us human, in the battle for the soul of america, unity is our greatest strength. memorial events for the british victims are taking place in london, with the uk prime minister borisjohnson insisting people refuse to live in permanent fear of the terrorists. we can now say with the perspective of 20 years that they failed to shake our belief in freedom and democracy. they failed to drive our nations apart. the attacks led to the invasion of afghanistan now back under taliban control and many, there, fear for the future. we ll have the latest, and hearfrom the bbc s world affairs editor, john simpson, on 20 years of the war on terror. i think you can only possibly say in 2021 that it was an absolute disaster and an absolute failure. and we ll hear from people across the globe reflecting on how the 9/11 attacks changed their lives. in oth
engaging in the streaming services, where they can watch what they want when they want on their own device, whether that s netflix or youtube, but we re now seeing older audiences also catching up and turning to these streaming services. so 2020 was the year britain became a streaming nation, with traditional broadcast tv something for older people and set to decline. but is this a permanent change, and will we want to continue to pay for the likes of netflix, amazon prime, nowtv, disney+, or will we start switching some of them off? we had a total of six streaming services subscribed at one point. that s now kind of slimmed down to four at the moment, and i think another one will be dropping off soon. hey, google, play the bbc tech tent podcast. one other change in our media habits more than half of uk homes now have a smart speaker. an internet connection, not an aerial or satellite dish, is becoming the way we all get access to entertainment. time for a look at the weath
new zealand weightlifter laurel hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the tokyo olympics. whales have made it through to the last 16 of the euros, despite losing 1 0 to italy in rome. a full round up coming up. imy i my gosh! and is there anyone out there? a new us military report is said to uncover the truth about ufos and alien life. oh, my gosh! hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in france where we have seen the leading candidates in next year s presidential election but voters have delivered a rebuff to both president macron and his far right rival marine le pen. in the first round of regional elections, her national rally party failed to make predicted gains, receiving i9% of make predicted gains, receiving 19% of the national vote according to the exit poll. the president s centrist party polled badly with 11% while the centre right republicans did better than expected with a pretty did 27%. a predicted. they were billed as
we begin with the news that everyone has been hoping for, especially those who work in global trade. it s reported that a container ship, which has been blocking the suez canal since last tuesday, has been refloated. the ship was successfully re floated at 4:30am local time and was being secured at the moment, inchcape, a global provider of marine services said on twitter. ever given has stopped all shipping along one of the world s most important trade routes since tuesday of last week. about 12% of global trade, around one million barrels of oil and roughly 8% of liquefied natural gas pass through the canal each day. the blockage has held up an estimated $9.6 billion of goods each day. stephen askins is partner at tatham & co, maritime law specialists. good to see you. stephen, it would seem we have the good news we have been waiting for at last. what are the logistics, do you think? it is refloated but now needs to be moved out the way? i refloated but now needs to be move