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the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. the week ministers decided to change england s covid rules. we will revoke all social distancing guidance inc. including the two metre rule. hallelujah! but labour refused to join in the hallelujah chorus. once again, instead of a careful, controlled approach we are heading for a summer of chaos and confusion. also in this programme a call for more women lorry drivers. it is a very white male sector, and i think there are huge opportunities for the sector to diversify. and could brexit save the british hedgehog? an mp says a new farming policy. should aim to secure and restore hedgerows and habitats to give our hedgehogs a bit of a brexit dividend. but first. it had been trailed as england s freedom day the day people could throw away their masks, party with more than five friends and even perhaps plan a foreign holiday. but with infections continuing to rise, and predictions they could reach 100,000 ....
at ta ke take a dose of hardtalk before that. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. india prides itself on being the world s biggest democracy, but when it comes to those prerequisites of genuine democracy, freedom of expression and a free media, is india falling short? prime minister narendra modi understands the power of information, but is he using his own power to manipulate the flow of information? well, my guest is n ram, director of the hindu publishing group and an influential voice in the indian media. are cherished freedoms under threat? n ram in chennai, welcome to hardtalk. it s a pleasure, mr sackur. it s a pleasure to have you on the programme. if i may say so, you are a leading member of india s media elite. you have been for years. so how would you characterise the freedom of the media in india today? what state is it in? there was a time, stephen, when i thought that india was in an enviable position, when it came to media freedom, independence and a ....
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. i promise this will be a little bit of a brieferfrom i promise this will be a little bit of a briefer from the football. with me are rachel shabi, author and journalist and james lewer, broadcaster and journalist. a breather. the relaxation of uk travel quarantine rules is the lead for the guardian, with the paper pointing out that while the changes benefit those living in england, they do not benefit brits living abroad. the telegraph reports on rishi sunak s call for people to head back to the office as soon as the government s work from home advice is lifted. the paper also shows an image of the last union flag being taken down in afghanistan as troops depart. the ft carries the decision by the japanese olympics authorities to hold events at the tokyo games behind closed doors, due to rising covid infections. the queen s visit to the rover s return is featured on the front of the ....
now on bbc news, click looks at the tech trying to recreate the hajj experience for those unable to attend due to the pandemic. this week the hajj through digital art. sd glasses and sd houses. and how about a glass of wine made with al? hey, welcome to click. hope you ve had a good week. lara, how are you doing? i m good just trying to plan for another summer of the unknown! chuckles. yep! another one of those is on its way, isn t it? summer is gonna be different for everyone once again this year, and that includes the many muslims who would normally be about to undertake hajj. hajj is the pilgrimage that s made by around 2.5 million muslims every year from all across the globe to mecca, saudi arabia, and this year, it s happening injuly. it s one of the most important acts of faith that a muslim can undertake, and it s said to amaze those who do. but of course, in the last couple of years, the coronavirus has led the saudi authorities to severely limit the number ....
in connection with yesterdays assassination of president moise. yes, the good times never seemed so good. england fans are looking forward to a sunday final with italy, so big it might even be a shot in the arm for the uk economy. joe biden has defended the united states decision to withdraw most of the us troops from afghanistan, two months earlier than the september deadline. the president said he had been advised by commanders that the safety of the us troops depended on the speed of the exit. more than 90% of the troops have already left the country but president biden said the withdrawal will not be entirely concluded until august 31st. a small contingent of troops he said will remain in the country to defend the international airport and the us diplomatic mission in kabul. the fact president biden felt it necessary to hold a special press conference this afternoon speaks of the concerns mounting within congress at the speed of taliban advances. but mr biden said staying ....