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most people took the bare minimum a suitcase and a tiny amount of cash. my mum wasjust saying, take the money out, throw it away. mum, mum, it s money! no, just throw it now! she must have left a lot behind. she did. we literally took nothing at all. i grew up hearing stories of a tropical paradise. but towards the end of their time there, my family s reality was very different. i must reorganise this country properly. - now, i m going there with my mum and my aunt to understand more about what they lost, and how the expulsion impacted the country. you asking us questions, reha, but at that time, when you see how people run. is this from uganda? yeah. this is from uganda. they brought it with them. you put gas in here and then you d, what.turn. paraffin. paraffin gas, yeah. i m reha, a reporter for the bbc, and i m looking into my family history. what was your favourite thing to do at home? at home, favourite things. actually, if you ask me, cooking. this is fro ....
but not fast enough to keep up with price rises. our economics correspondent, andy verity, has more details. all good? business has been challenging, up and down. it has been consistently inconsistent. one day we are super busy, we can t keep up. the next day we don t have any work on. a year ago, construction companies like this builder of grand design style renovations, based near heathrow airport, were struggling to cope with the surge in demand for new projects as the economy bounced back from the pandemic. there was no lack of work, but profits were squeezed by the rocketing cost of raw materials and the shortage of skilled staff that sent wages soaring. it is difficult to meet demand when there is also less money in the jobs because the cost of labour has risen so much. so we have labourers earning the money which plumbers and carpenters were earning, like, two and a half, three years ago. but everybody wants the job to be cheaper because they have no certainty an ....
has banned any mention of the spiritual leader in his homeland, and there are reports of widespread human rights abuses. my guest today is the president of that self declared government in exile, penpa tsering. will he ever get to see his ancestral homeland, let alone govern it? penpa tsering, welcome to hardtalk. penpa tsering, welcome to hardtalk penpa tsering, welcome to| hardtalk. what penpa tsering, welcome to i hardtalk. what is hardtalk. thank you. what is the dream. hardtalk. thank you. what is the dream, what hardtalk. thank you. what is the dream, what is hardtalk. thank you. what is the dream, what is it - hardtalk. thank you. what is the dream, what is it you - hardtalk. thank you. what is| the dream, what is it you want for tibet? for tibet? considering the reality of for tibet? considering the reality of the for tibet? considering the reality of the situation - for tibet? considering the | reality of the situation and the common interests of people ....
far today in england. the third this year. but the first time some nurses who work in a&e, intensive care and cancer services have joined the picket line. although the union has agreed that staff can be called in for some critical areas. big meeting tomorrow between various health unions, nhs bosses, and the government to discuss a 5% pay offer. the royal college of nursing though have already said no. it says they need to retain and recruit staff. the government says they ve come a long way in their pay offer, and that this latest strike will put more pressure on the nhs and be incredibly disruptive for patients. are you a striking nurse? or a patient affected by what s happening? what do you think of the continuing strikes? it s very important we hear from you this morning was the path of trusts will be affected. this morning are you with the nurses? nhs england. nhs england has warned that staffing levels in some areas of the country will be exceptionally low today becau ....
let s start in the us, where there is growing footsteps. 0k. let s get started, shall we? the cameras do not want to play ball but i can walk back to this position. let s start in the us, where there is growing nervousness in financial markets over the possibility the us could default on its debt. a stand off in congress over plans to lift the federal debt ceiling which is currently at an eye watering $31.4 trillion has led to the cost of buying insurance against a us government default has moved to its highest level in more than a decade this month. so, later today, the republican speaker of the house kevin mccarthy will give a speech at the new york stock exchange, where he s expected to lay out the conditions republicans want democrats to agree to in exchange for movement on the debt ceiling. it sounds like a stand off. scott anderson is chief economist at bank of the west in san francisco. welcome to the programme. what will kevin mccarthy say? what is he goin ....