the half brother of the king ofjordan is being investigated for allegedly plotting with foreign parties to destabilise the kingdom. in a video sent to the bbc, prince hamzah bin hussein denied being part of any conspiracy, but he accused jordan s leaders of corruption and incompetence. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports on this unprecedented crisis withinjordan s ruling family. a young prince at the heart of a major royal rift. hamzah, 41 years old, graduate of sandhurst in the uk, harvard in the us. now he says he s under house arrest. all my friends have been arrested. my security has been removed, and the internet and phone lines have been cut. this is my last form of communication. and in this video, passed to the bbc, rare public criticism from a jordanian prince. i am not the person responsible for the breakdown in governance, for the corruption and for the incompetence. today on state tv, a dramatically different account prince hamzah and other
now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the proportion of wealth owned by a super rich elite continues to grow in societies around the world. the glaring disparity between the have mosts and the have nothings has fuelled a wave of political angen well, my guest today, the former newspaper columnist and editor, and one time high society hostess, barbara amiel, has written a memoir which, wittingly or not, paints an extraordinary, even grotesque picture of the lives of the wealthy. so, why on earth did she do it? barbara amiel in toronto, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, good to be here. pleasure to have you on the show. let us begin by discussing your memoir, friends and enemies, that you wrote last year. most people write memoirs, i would say, to make themselves look good. your memoir, perhaps you would agree, didn t really do that. so, why did you write it? i don t know whether it made me look good or bad, but to be perfect
hello and welcome. the half brother of the king ofjordan is being investigated for allegedly plotting with foreign parties to destabilise the kingdom. in a video sent to the bbc, prince hamzah bin hussein denied being part of any conspiracy, but he accused jordan s leaders of corruption and incompetence. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports on this unprecedented crisis withinjordan s ruling family. a young prince at the heart of a major royal rift. hamzah, 41 years old, graduate of sandhurst in the uk, harvard in the us. now he says he s under house arrest. all my friends have been arrested. my security has been removed, and the internet and phone lines have been cut. this is my last form of communication. and in this video, passed to the bbc, rare public criticism from a jordanian prince. i am not the person responsible for the breakdown in governance, for the corruption and for the incompetence. today on state tv, a dramatically different account prin
let s run through some of the main business news for you. we start in greece, where the govenment is relaxing some coronavirus restrictions today, despite an increase in infections. shops will reopen for customers to pick up online orders and to try on clothes and shoes in person. but department stores and shopping malls remain closed. people are also now allowed to travel between municipalities. but with the economy so reliant on tourism, which employs one in every five people, what plans are being made to open up for the summer season? bethany bell reports from athens. the boats are in the dock, waiting for torres s. this man and his team rent out catamarans and yacht for trips to the greek islands. their clients come from four the uk, the united states and south africa. april is normally the start of the season. things are on hold because of the pandemic. greece is hoping to open up to visitors and may but it s not clear which countries will be ready. it s not clear which
to kabul to talk about security but refuses to say whether us forces will leave afghanistan by may. and the largest asteroid to pass earth this year provides the chance to see a space rock that formed, at the dawn of the solar system. hello and welcome. here in the uk: two police officers are in hospital after clashes with hundreds of protesters in the city of bristol. it happened after a rally against plans to limit demonstrations turned violent. the uk s home secretary condemned what she called unacceptable thuggery and disorder. our correspondent andrew plant sent this report from the scene. in a protest against new police powers, it was soon police themselves who became the target. vans and a police car set on fire, fireworks thrown into the crowd as around 1000 protesters gathered in bristol city centre in what has been, police say, the worst violence the city has seen in years. there s a row of police blocking off what is the central police station here in bristol,