hello and welcome to the programme which brings together bbc specialists with foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. this week england gets back its freedom from covid restrictions. but how long will it last? in cuba and south africa, thousands have taken to the the streets protesting at their respective plight. two popular revolutions betrayed? with me this week are stephanie bolzen of germany s die welt, michael goldfarb, whose blog aims to be the first rough draught of history, hence its title. and here in the studio with me, the bbc s diplomatic correspondent, james landale. welcome, james. welcome to both of you, lovely to see you both again, albeit at a distance for now. now, monday, will be what borisjohnson once liked to call freedom day the one on which all the legal restrictions imposed on people in this pandemic will be lifted. the prime minister, borisjohnson, used to say this final stage of unlo
taliban and have continued to overrun. now on bbc news, as many women come forward to make anonymous complaints of sexual violence on campus, is this scotland s #metoo moment? a warning this programme contains content that some viewers may find upsetting. it started with a flood of anonymous complaints. the next thing i remember, it s dark and he s on top of me. - he started undoing his belt, his button and zip. and at that point ijust said, like, can you please let me out? a #metoo moment for scotland s universities. every time i felt like i d helped one person, or maybe closed off one avenue and offered support somewhere, something else popped up. why are so many young women fearful of talking openly about sexual violence on campus? she was asking me questions that felt accusatory orvictim blaming. and how well are universities supporting those who say they ve been assaulted? so, i made that complaint, and i was never contacted again by the university. why are we being
now a warning from harry and meghan s lawyers. and, grab the popcorn, smell the coffee and settle in. new york is hosting the tribeca film festival, with a blockbuster rollout of the much anticipated musical in the heights. welcome to the programme. president biden has arrived in the uk for the g7 summit. he began his first overseas trip with a rallying cry for the world s democracies, insisting the united states was back after the trump years. within the last hour, air force one arrived in cornwall where the summit is taking place. he will meet the prime minister, borisjohnson at carbis bay on thursday, before the summit begins on friday. our north america editorjon sopel has this report on the start of the us president s visit. for the first time since becoming president injanuary, joe biden stepped out from air force one on to foreign soil. the soil of suffolk and raf mildenhall on a perfect summer s evening. the president wants this first foreign trip that will take him t
a row between the sussexes and a buckingham palace source over the naming of their new baby daughter, now a warning from harry and meghan s lawyers. and curfew stops play the semi finals of the french tennis open are disrupted by coronavirus restrictions as 5,000 fans are forced to leave the court. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has arrived in the uk for the g7 summit. he began his first overseas trip with a rallying cry for the world s democracies insisting the united states was back after the trump years. within the last hour or two, air force one arrived in cornwall where the summit is taking place. he will meet prime minister borisjohnson at carbis bay on thursday, before the summit begins on friday. 0ur north america editor jon sopel has this report on the start of the us president s visit. for the first time since becoming president injanuary, joe biden stepped out from air force one on to foreign soil. the soil of
now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in some countries, attitudes towards homosexuality have moved from prejudice and persecution to acceptance and legal protections. but very few nations have specifically outlawed so called gay conversion therapy, usually linked to religious movements which still demonise homosexuality. well, my guest today is mckrae game, who founded an organisation which told thousands of young gay americans their sexual orientation was a sin they must reject. but four years ago, he quit. now he says he s sorry for the harm he did, but is his own conversion too little, too late? mckrae game in south carolina, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. mckrae, i d like to start with a question about identity. if i were to describe you as a gay man who, for decades, could not accept his own sexual orientation, would that be correct? absolutely, yes. so, today, you re out, you re gay and you live as a gay man in your home state of south ca