welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has announced longer hours at america s largest port los angeles to try to help ease supply chain blockages in the run up to the black friday and christmas shopping seasons. suppliers around the world are struggling to cope with a rise in consumer demand, as countries emerge from pandemic lockdowns. the shortages are causing steep price rises in everthing from food to energy to consumer goods. from washington, here s our economics editor faisal islam. one of the world s biggest parking lots. dozens of cargo ships just waiting in the pacific, full of goods from asia, unable to dock at full terminals in the ports of california, with containers piled high. the same now happening on the atlantic coast off georgia too and in other ports around the world, the plumbing of the world economy not functioning properly. at the white house today, president biden summoned us business bosses to work 24/7 to c
happened. president biden has announced longer hours at america s largest port los angeles to try to help ease supply chain blockages in the run up to the black friday and christmas shopping seasons. suppliers around the world are struggling to cope with a rise in consumer demand, as countries emerge from pandemic lockdowns. the shortages are causing steep price rises in everything from food to energy to consumer goods. from washington, here s our economics editor faisal islam. one of the world s biggest parking lots. dozens of cargo ships just waiting in the pacific, full of goods from asia, unable to dock at full terminals in the ports of california, with containers piled high. the same now happening on the atlantic coast off georgia too and in other ports around the world, the plumbing of the world economy not functioning properly. at the white house today, president biden summoned us business bosses to work 24/7 to clear the backlogs. this is an across the board commi
police have made 35 arrests after members of the environmental group, insulate britain, blocked more roads today. demonstrators were dragged out of the way by angry motorists in essex, but immediately returned to join the protest again. jon donnison reports. tempers at boiling point today. moved out of the way!- tempers at boiling point today. moved out of the way! move out ofthe moved out of the way! move out of the way- moved out of the way! move out of the way. some moved out of the way! move out of the way. some drivers - moved out of the way! move out of the way. some drivers took i of the way. some drivers took matters into of the way. some drivers took matters into their of the way. some drivers took matters into their own - of the way. some drivers took matters into their own hands. i matters into their own hands. this kind of direct action has been going on for more than a month. today they reduce the ugliest scenes so far. produced. the activists complain
it s odd, i m so filled with emotion about what just happened. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has announced longer hours at america s largest port, los angeles, to try to help ease supply chain blockages in the run up to the black friday and christmas shopping seasons. suppliers around the world are struggling to cope with a rise in consumer demand as countries emerge from pandemic lockdowns. the shortages are causing steep price rises in everything from food to energy to consumer goods. from washington, here s our economics editor faisal islam. one of the world s biggest parking lots. dozens of cargo ships just waiting in the pacific, full of goods from asia, unable to dock at full terminals in the ports of california, with containers piled high. the same now happening on the atlantic coast off georgia too, and in other ports around the world, the plumbing of the world economy not functioning properly. at the white house today,
now on bbc news, hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. making people laugh is a precious gift. we treasure the comics, the comedians, the professionally funny men and women who add and inject laughter into cultures all over the world, but who defines what is funny? how does funny change over time? and what impact has the internet had on the business ofjokes? well, my guest is british writer and stand up comedian david baddiel. has comedy become a casualty in the culture wars? david baddiel, welcome. hello. how are you? i m well, and in fact, i m very well cause i ve just seen your latest stand up show, and it prompts a very simple question. are you in an abusive relationship with your smartphone? probably, yes, i think so. well, i m certainly in an addicted relationship with my smartphone and my laptop and whatever else i access social media with. i am undeniably addicted to social media. but we might all be we might, as a culture, be addic