time in fifteen years. a record 10,000 runners are taking part in this year s london marathon, expected to be the largest ever. you re watching bbc news. bike notice time for a special investigation. now it s time for cocaine: flooding europe. the coke is everywhere. europe is battling a cocaine crisis, and one port in belgium is on the front line. everybody knows in europe that this is the port to do something. antwerp is now the main gateway to the continent. customs are intercepting record amounts. they found this, also cocaine. but international gangs are going to new depths to get their drugs through, even steering submarines packed with cocaine across the atlantic to spain. we discover how cocaine users are finding it easier than ever to feed their habit. it s actually faster than food delivery. authorities across the continent face an almighty struggle. we ll never win this battle. go, go, go, go, go, go, go. we re at the port of antwerp, in belgium. this place is said
hello and welcome to the programme, i m lewis vaughan jones. starting with the latest developments from sudan. they developments from sudan. they developments from sudan. are centrin- around international they are centring around international efforts to get their citizens international efforts to get their citizens of the country from top from top the latest from france, they have undergone and i quote a rapid evacuation operation to get rid of their citizens. and earlier we heard from america, they had done the same, this is a statement from presidentjoe biden, saying, on my orders, the united states military conducted an operation to extract us government personnel from khartoum. this is saudi arabia in the port ofjeddah and we understand around 150 people have been evacuated to safety, mostly citizens of gulf countries. the canadian government has urged remaining canadian city scenes in sedan to shelter in a safe place. in khartoum, air strikes and shelling have been g
and with more than 16,000 people taking part, it s expected to be the largest ever. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for talking movies: the changing face of hollywood. 10 seconds. people were genuinely excited about the movies and about movie stars. on oscar night, it was a big deal. it was huge. everybody went to the movies and everyone cared. that is no longer true. people are very comfortable now being outspoken - about the sexism, the inequality that women have suffered through for decades. tonight, we frigging broke that glass ceiling! cheering and applause. hello from los angeles. i m tom brook and welcome to talking movies. in today s programme, in the wake of the academy awards, we look back at the changing face of hollywood, the efforts that are being made to bring about greater diversity and inclusion. with the oscars now over, the film industry is reflecting on how it all went. the first academy awards ceremony took place in this landmark hollywood hotel
expected to be the largest ever. hello and welcome to the programme, i m lewis vaughanjones. let s bring you more detail on the international evacuation operations from sudan. the earth had to evacuate diplomats starting. the the earth had to evacuate diplomats startina. ., , ., ., starting. the efforts to evacuate dilomats starting. the efforts to evacuate diplomats is starting. the efforts to evacuate diplomats is starting. there are conlicting reports that the french embassy convoy was hit with gunfire, which led to their return and disruption of the evacuation process. the army are saying that the rapid security force attacked the french embassy convoy with gunfire, which forced the convoy to return and abort the evacuation. the attack also resulted in wounding a frenchman. but let me bring you a tweet from the the rsf which has responded in a tweet on social media blaming thew sudanese army for the alleged attack. they say they were attacked by aircraft during the
labour opposition mp diane abbott has been suspended pending an investigation into a letter that she wrote about racism in the observer. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. west africa s sahel region has long faced enormous challenges, poor governance, extreme poverty and environmental degradation, to name but three. but it also has a proud tradition of giving cultural riches to the world and my guest today is baaba maal, a world renowned musician whose roots lie in northern senegal. his voice, guitar and rhythms have won him worldwide acclaim over five decades. he s sometimes labelled the voice of the sahel . but how much influence can that voice yield? can that voice wield? baaba maal, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. well, it s great to have you back in this hardtalk studio. now, you have a new album out, being your first for several years and i was interested to see the other day you describe yourself these da