Politicians from the five main parties in northern ireland set out their opposition to the government s plan to end all prosecutions for crimes committed during the troubles. Sir mo farah tells us that racist abuse towards black sportsmen and women is getting worse and the racist attacks on england players after their defeat to italy in the euros was shocking and unacceptable and permission for eating outside restaurants, pubs and bars in england is expected to be made permanent to help the sector recover from the pandemic. Good morning. Emergency services in western germany, supported by hundreds of troops, are resuming their search for dozens of people missing after record rainfall caused the worst flooding in living memory. At least 80 people have died in what the chancellor, angela merkel, called a catastrophe. Thousands have been evacuated from their homes with the german army using helicopters to rescue people from rooftops. At least nine people have also died in the nether
compounded by familiarity. this is for accoloradans the thd mass shooting in a generation. i don t need to wait another minute let alone an hour to take common sense steps that will save the lives in the future and to urge my colleagues in the house and senate to act. we can ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in this country. once again, we can close the loopholes in our background check system, including the charleston loophole. the united states senate, i hope some are listening, should immediately fas two-house bills that closed loopholes in the background check system. these are bills that receive votes with both republicans and democrats in the house. this is not and should not be a partisan issue. that is an american issue. it will save lives, american lives, and we have to act. tonight we ll talk about the chance for meaningful gun legislation with senator chris murphy who worked hard for reform after the killings at sandy hook elementary. we re joined
that. i don t need to wait another minute let alone an hour to take common sense steps that will save the lives in the future and to urge my colleagues in the house and senate to act. we can ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in this country. once again, we can close the loopholes in our background check system, including the charleston loophole. the united states senate, i hope some are listening, should immediately pass the two house passed bills that close loopholes in the background check system. these are bills that receive votes with both republicans and democrats in the house. this is not and should not be a partisan issue. that is an american issue. it will save lives, american lives, and we have to act. tonight we ll talk about the chance for meaningful gun legislation with senator chris murphy who worked hard for reform after the killings at sandy hook elementary. we re joined as well by a survivor of this latest horror in just a moment, and we ll b
that s it for me. now it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. no one would pretend the world was a perfectly happy place before the covid pandemic, but the virus has undoubtedly worsened the mental health of many of us. lockdown isolation, economic insecurity, the absence of family, friends and intimacy, all are taking their toll. increasingly, it seems, we are rethinking what it means to be happy. my guest is laurie santos, a psychologist at yale university, whose work on the science of happiness has reached millions thanks to her podcast and free online courses. can we, even now, be taught to be happy? professor laurie santos in new haven, connecticut, welcome to hardtalk. thanks so much for having me. it is a great pleasure to have you. would it be right for me to say that you have made it your mission, particularly in this time of covid, your mission to teach us all how to be happier? yeah, i think that s one way to put it. one of the things we le
now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. no one would pretend the world was a perfectly happy place before the covid pandemic, but the virus has undoubtedly worsened the mental health of many of us. lockdown isolation, economic insecurity, the absence of family, friends and intimacy, all are taking their toll. increasingly, it seems, we are rethinking what it means to be happy. my guest is laurie santos, a psychologist at yale university, whose work on the science of happiness has reached millions thanks to her podcast and free online courses. can we, even now, be taught to be happy? professor laurie santos in new haven, connecticut, welcome to hardtalk. thanks so much for having me. it is a great pleasure to have you. would it be right for me to say that you have made it your mission, particularly in this time of covid, your mission to teach us all how to be happier? yeah, i think that s one way to put it. one of the things we learn f