Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The bbc has been investigating the plight of thousands of children believed to have been separated from their parents as a result of china s treatment of its uyghur population. Beijing has denied that uyghur families are being deliberately split up, but reports have consistently emerged of uyghurs being forced into internment camps, women being sterilised and the use of forced labour. Reporting from taiwan, here s our china correspondent jon sudworth. These mothers are marching for their missing children back home in xinjiang. Walking almost 300 miles across turkey where they now live to highlight the years of silence from china. I want them to let me see them, kalbina tells me. In this information age, why can t i contact my children? two years ago, in a meeting hall in istanbul, in dozens of similar accounts, uighurs from xinjiang told us how they d lost all contact with the children. Do you know where your children are n
The details of a coronavirus booster programme for the autumn will be revealed next week after seeing a doctor said planning forward should be split up stopping it comes as the parameter borisjohnson the parameter boris johnson said the parameter borisjohnson said it was important to look at opportunities for people who have been double jabbed to avoid self isolating. To downplay suggestions that could be applied to people coming back from abroad as fergus walsh reports. Your vaccine is being prepared now. The prime minister was in north london today at a sports stadium. One of many transformed into covid immunisation centres. This was meant to be the day that all social distancing rules were lifted in england. But that has been delayed by four weeks to give more time to getjobs in arms. I think it s looking good forjuly the 19th to be that terminus point. I think what the scientists are saying is that, you know things like flu will come back this winter. We may have a rough winter for
Effects of climate change. Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. Inevitably, we associate artists with the times in which they emerge and the work which brings them widespread acclaim. So it is with my guest today, michael stipe, lead singer of the american band rem, who were pioneers of an indie rock sound which emerged from a georgia college campus in the 80s and won worldwide acclaim in the 1990s. Now, he s a visual artist who records new music sparingly. He says the best art is about bravery, confronting fear. So what has he been frightened of? michael stipe in berlin, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. How are you, stephen? i am very well, delighted to see you. I think it s fair to say that we all think of you, first and foremost, as a musician, but these days, your primary focus seems to be visual art and i m just wondering whether that visual sense was with you from the very beginning. Yeah, i actually started as an art student, but prior to that, i t
Hello and welcome. Spain s prime minister, pedro sanchez, is set to take a big political gamble on tuesday and pardon nine catalan separatist leaders. They were jailed over their role in a failed bid for independence in 2017. Polls show a majority of spaniards oppose freeing the politicians, but catalan leaders say they ll continue their mission to break free from madrid. Courtney bembridge has this report. Madrid has seen mass protests against the pardons, and polling suggest more than 60% of people in spain did not agree with them. This was the view on the streets of madrid on monday. View on the streets of madrid on monday view on the streets of madrid on monda. ,, view on the streets of madrid on monda. ~ ,, ~. on monday. Translation: the way i see it, on monday. Translation: the way i see it. They ve on monday. Translation: the way i see it, they ve got on monday. Translation: the way i see it, they ve got away on monday. Translation: the way i see it, they ve got awa
Those were the headlines. Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. Inevitably, we associate artists with the times in which they emerge and the work which brings them widespread acclaim. So, it is with my guest today, michael stipe, lead singer of the american band rem, who were pioneers of an indie rock sound which emerged from a georgia college campus in the 80s and won world wide acclaim in the 1990s. Now, he s a visual artist who records new music sparingly. He says the best art is about bravery, confronting fear. So, what has he been frightened of? michael stipe in berlin, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. How are you, stephen? i am very well, delighted to see you. I think it s fair to say that we all think of you, first and foremost, as a musician. But these days, your primary focus seems to be visual art. And i m just wondering whether that visual sense was with you from the very beginning. Yeah, i actually started as an art student, but prior to that,