To fully commit to a cause is to put the political above the personal. It has lifelong ramifications, not just for the activist, but for those closest to them. And no one knows this better than my guest today, the writer gillian slovo, whose parents, joe slovo and ruth first, were hugely important figures in south africas liberation struggle against apartheid. From teenage, gillian s home has been in the uk and her recent writing digs deep into british culture. But how much distance is there from her extraordinary south african backstory . Gillian slovo, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Gillian, you have been writing for many decades, but your recent work, particularly your plays, have focused not so much on your own authorial voice, your imagination, they focused on real peoples real stories. Ijust wonder if youre getting sick of making things up. Im not, actually, because, you know, theres part of me that wants to go back to my desk to be on my own, to make stuff up, but ive really go
On sunday at least two people were killed in a russian Air Raid near kyiv, part of a series of attacks targeting six regions of ukraine. Meanwhile further south in the occupied region of zaporizhzhia a fire, at a nuclear plant has now been extinguished. The Regions Kremlin installed governor said there was no spike in radiation before the fire was reportedly put out. Russia blamed a ukrainian Drone Attack while kyiv accused russian officials who control the plant of starting the fire. Ukraines nuclear Power Company said a Cooling Tower and other equipment were damaged. The uns Nuclear Agency said there was no reported impact on nuclear safety following the blaze. Gordon corera reports. The russian flag is torn down and thrown on the ground, while that of Ukraine Rises in its place. For the first time since the second world war, russia has found its own territory invaded and occupied. In a move which caught moscow by surprise, ukraine has in the past Week Sent Tanks and thousands of tro
Killing at least 12 people accoding to the ukrainian interior minister. Four men are being sentenced following protests in leeds as uk prime Minister Sir Keir starmer says police should remain on High Alert after a week of rioting across england and northern ireland. A councillor in dartford, in kent, has been charged with one count of encouraging violent disorder after he was filmed addressing a crowd at a London Demonstration on wednesday. Rickyjones, who is 57, has been suspended by labour in relation to the video. Another teenager has been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in vienna. And Lee Carsley has been announced as Interim Manager of the england Mens Football Team he says its an honour to step up and lead the squad. Hello, im ben brown. Now with all the latest sport heres hugh. The first Gold Medal of Day M at the Paris Olympics was also the final one to be won in the river seine. The Water Quality has been a constant source of conce
After a week of wrIting sentences have been handed down to people use Social Media during the riots. 0ne Social Media during the riots. One man had called for Hotels Housing Asylum seekers to be set alight. Police forces in the uk said the in the last week they have made 595 arrest altogether for offences relating to the recent violent disorder. Hundred and 50 people so far have been charged. The Prime Minister say Keir Starmer said there are plans to crack down on any potential unrest on this weekend and a soft police to stay on High Alert. The police say they are on a high state of readiness, going after people believed to have been involved in the recent rioting. There have been a series of arrests in staffordshire this morning in connection wIth trouble last weekend. And the Prime Minister, on a visIt to the metropolItan police, says officers are also prepared in case of further trouble this weekend, even though far right demonstrations which had been planned for the middle of this
Of on a russian airbase just north of kursk. Ukraines President Zelensky says russia needs to feel the consequences of it invasion. These pictures show that airbase being targeted. Ukrainian sources say several dozen Russian Fighterjets and helicopters at the base were hit, as well as munitions warehouses Storing Hundreds of Glide Bombs. Bbc verify has examined these pictures of a is vehicle russian convoy, damaged, burned and abandoned deep inside russian territory. The video has been shared widely on Social Media; the person who uploaded it, is said to have been detained. Russia has responded with an attack on a supermarket in a city in the eastern Donetsk Region thats left at least iii people dead and another 43 injured. President zelensky shared these pictures of what he said was the scene of the attack. He says people are trapped in the rubble. Our Ukraine Correspondent James Waterhouse gave us the latest from kyiv. This is an offensive which is showing no signs of slowing down.