three people from northern england who have taken up cold water swimming and say it is doing wonders for their mental health. you know, once one person does it, then they pull other people in and everyone gets addicted. the minute you get in, basically your body thinks it s going to die. that s what makes you go, oh, ifeel so alive! it was really hard to cope with. ijust didn t want to get out of bed because i thought, what s the point? and things got worse | and worse and worse. by all rights, if i look. back on my own story, i should be dead. laughter it is nice to feel like you re motivating somebody to go and do something that you know will make them feel good. not one bit of us was expecting this, no. laughter and do you know what? i ve only known these lot since november, and look how many friends i ve got now! you walk in that sea and you forget about everything. it s massively changed my life. so, we re here, 6:30 in the morning, and just checking out the sea, jus
super bowl titles. let s begin in the united states, where a fierce storm is sweeping across the east coast of the country. flood warnings have been issued and people have been told to stay at home. there ve been predictions of some 60 centimetres, or two feet, of snow. with more, here s our north america correspondent peter bowes. a blanket of snow covers times square in new york city. the streets largely deserted as most people hunker down at home. this has been a colossal storm, a bomb cyclone, as it s known, a combination of heavy snow and strong winds approaching the strength of a hurricane. this winter wonderland and heart of new york city is fun for some, but heading out for a healthy moment is not advised by the authorities. selfie moment. the blizzard conditions can be extremely dangerous. the snow scapes in new york are repeated across great swathes of the eastern united states. boston airport in massachusetts is under a thick layer. across the region, around 600
now on bbc news it s time for dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme that brings together leading uk columnists with the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast for the dateline london. this week an inspector is called from russia without love and mr breyer goes from washington. but is it the wrong one? joining us this week steve richards who writes, broadcasts and even takes to the stage with his take on life at westminster rock n roll politics. stefanie bolzen is uk and ireland correspondent for the german newspaper die welt and its associated website. and i m delighted to say that in the studio with me is michael goldfarb, formerly foreign correspondent with public broadcasting in the united states and now presents the podcast the first rough draft of history. now, the parties are over but the memories kind of linger. they are about to be tested too, thanks to the commissioner of the metropolitan police, dame cressida dick, who announced a p
is to retire from the nfl. america s east coast is being battered by the first major blizzard it the region in four years. experts warn of historic snowfall in some places and flood warnings have been issued near the coast. tens of thousands of power outages have been reported and more than 6,000 flights have been cancelled. here s our north america correspondent, peter bowes. a blanket of snow covers times square in new york city, the streets largely deserted as most people hunker down at home. this has been a colossal storm, a bomb cyclone as it is known, a combination of heavy snow and strong winds approaching the strength of a hurricane. this winter wonderland in the heart of new york city is fun for some, but heading out for a selfie moment is not advised by the authorities. the blizzard conditions can be extremely dangerous. the snowscapes in new york are repeated across great swathes of the eastern united states. boston airport in massachusetts is under a thick layer.
now on bbc news, yalda hakim travels back to afghanistan to find out what the country is like under taliban rule. last year, after 20 years of war, the taliban retook afghanistan. over 100,000 people fled. now, with access to the new taliban government, i want to find out what the country is like under their rule. they face a country shattered by war. the economy is close to collapse and millions face starvation. every baby and child in here is in a critical state and we just don t know if they are going to make it. and this one time terrorist group now faces a new terror threat of its own. can the taliban form a government that can put their violent past behind them and help rebuild this broken country? the last time i was in afghanistan, it was two months before the taliban took kabul. almost everyone i met then members of the former government, human rights activist and journalists have since led the country in fear of reprisals from the new taliban government. with ro