periods. and what about us right here? are we so different? do negative attitudes in our society still lurk and prevail and those stereotypes, misogynistic stereotypes. you are too emotional! you are in a bad mood! have you experienced that? these attitudes, our period still seen as taboo for some? is there a lack of understanding from many. we have what is called period poverty right here right now. do we take period seriously? i really am looking forward to this conversation. get in touch. and here is the news from deena campbell. senior police officers in northern ireland are due to be questioned this morning about a major data breach. the details of thousands of officers and civilian staff members were made public by mistake. a search and rescue mission is continuing in hawaii, where at least six people have been killed in wildfires. the tourist town of lahaina on the island of maui has been badly hit. marks and spencer, politicians and environmental groups are calling on
a type of dementia. and stars gather for a fashionable farewell. a memorial is held in london for dame vivienne westwood, who died in december aged 81. hello and welcome to the programme. next week marks the first anniversary of russia s invasion. ahead of that, ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensky, has warned belarus against helping a renewed russian offensive. speaking to our world affairs editor mr zelensky said such a decision would be a big mistake. the belarusian leader, alexander lukashenko, says he s prepared to let moscow launch attacks again from his territory. here sjohn simpson, and a warning there are flashing images in his report. a year on, president zelensky may be stressed and deeply tired, but there s a definite spring in his step. compared with the last time i met him, four months ago, he seemed a lot more confident, even though russia may soon unleash a new onslaught. translation: they are coming from several directions - and we understand it but we a
parties to discuss proposals intended to make it easier for businesses in northern ireland to trade with great britain. now on bbc news, hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. a select few people amongst us have personal stories which stir compassion, admiration and solidarity, and one of them is my guest today waris dirie, the somali born model, writer and activist. she was raised in poverty, the daughter of a nomadic herdsman. she became the muse of fashion houses in new york and paris, but she chose campaigning over the catwalk, speaking out against female genital mutilation, which she experienced and is now determined to eliminate. it is an issue about patriarchy and power, so is this a fight she can win? waris dirie, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. yours has been a life of extraordinary change and extraordinary contrasts. i just wonder, now you look back on your childhood, does it seem a very great distance away or does it still feel clo
could perjury charges follow. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. welcome to early start. we begin with what may be a clue that could help solve the mystery of one of those unidentified objects shot down by the u.s. military. a group of amateur balloonists says one of its small balloons is missing in action, its last reported location right over alaska on sunday the same day fighter jets downed three unidentified objects, one in that same region of alaska. the northern illinois bottle cap balloon brigade is not blaming the u.s. government for taking out its 32 inch balloon, but here is what president biden said yesterday. intelligence community s current assessment is that they were most likely balloons tied to private companies, recreation or research institutions studying weather or conducting other scientific research. jasmine wright is joining me live from washington. what else is the white house saying about balloons? reporter: the p
spy steel works alien spacecraft or spy plans? why the defence chiefs are taking this phenomenon seriously. hello and welcome. republican and democratic primaries have been held in several american states ahead of november s mid term elections. vote counting is currently under way in pennsylvania. first, the republicans, where the contest is between david mccormick, who is married to former trump aide dina powell, and backed by well known trump advisers. mehmet oz, backed by former president trump or kathy barnette, a far right candidate who has appealed to maga voters. and for the democrats, john fetterman who is recovering from a stroke, has won. he was up against malcolm kenyatta, alexandria khalil and conor lamb. john fetterman s wife, giselle, updated his supporters after the vote. you may have noticed, i am not john fetterman. the next senator of our great state! so before i get started, i would like to take a moment to address the elephant in the room, which is that my