risks tipping the world into ecological meltdown. hello. a very warm welcome to the programme. kim jong un will never give up his nuclear weapons, according to a former senior officer in north korea s spy agencies. colonel kim kuk song defected from north korea in 2014, says he was involved in targeted attacks and assassinations and even built an illegal drug slab for the leader. in an exclusive interview with the bbc has been speaking to our correspondent in seoul, laura bicker. laura joins us now. what more did we learn from this rather exceptional interview? i have 5 - ent exceptional interview? i have spent several exceptional interview? i have spent several hours - exceptional interview? i have spent several hours with - exceptional interview? i have spent several hours with the | spent several hours with the kernel over several months talking to him about his time in pyongyang. and although much of what he says is historical, he left, he defected in 2014, it does give
now on bbc news it s the media show. hello. how do you interest the public in public interestjournalism? how do you get a bigger splash? that is the theme of today s programme. the largest leak of offshore data in history has seen newspapers around the world co ordinate to unleash the pandora papers. their findings have revealed the hidden wealth and tax avoidance of some of the world s richest and most powerful people. over in the states, a facebook whistle blower and an expose into a media company have also got journalists very excited. but how can the public be persuaded to pay attention to stories like these? what tips something from worth reporting to game changing? let me introduce you to my guests. ben smith is media columnist at the new york times, and before that he was editor in chief at buzzfeed news. so, ben, we will be talking a lot today about investigations, which is an art form that you are familiar with. tell me, what would you say has been your own biggest i
Hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: he has told the bbc doesn t believe kim jong un will ever give up the country s nuclear weapons. kim kuk song defected to song in 2014. police in britain are dropping a review of sexual assault allegations by an american woman, virginia giuffre, against prince andrew. london s metropolitan police they have completed that review and no further action will be taken. the prince has consistently denied all allegations. fully vaccinated residents in australia s most populated state, new south wales, are enjoying new freedoms is lockdown begins to be lifted. people in greater sydney have been on stay at home orders for three and a half months, but some social distancing measures on public gatherings remain.