welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. my guest is somebody who can claim to be one of south america s best known global icons. she knows the continent well. born in peru, raised in chile, she was also schooled in bolivia and has lived in venezuela. isabel allende is not only an acclaimed novelist, she s also known for her political writings. her uncle was salvador allende, the chilean democratic leader who was ousted in a coup by general pinochet in 1973, forcing isabel and herfamily to flee to neighbouring venezuela. her books have been translated into more than a0 languages, including her latest novel, violeta. how does she use her own life to inform her work, and how does she interpret political trends across latin america? isabel allende, in california, welcome to hardtalk. now, i can see your book there, your latest one, violeta, behind you, and it depicts an old woman, violeta, writing a letter to her grandson. now, your. camilo. your book came out at a time when
washington says moscow has responded to its proposals to ease tensions in ukraine, but it follows a bitter exchange of accusations during a public session of the un security council. making the beautiful game more inclusive: mexico tries to combat homophobic chanting at football matches. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has apologised to parliament after an inquiry into lockdown parties at downing street found there had been a failure of leadership. although it s a limited report at this stage due to an ongoing police inquiry, its findings angered many mps, including some in mrjohnson s own conservative party. police say they are reviewing more than 300 photos passed to officers in relation to 12 events across government on eight different dates. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on the report, the response from the prime minister, and the reaction from mps on all sides. it s been a long, unco
hello and welcome. borisjohnson says he has accepted the findings of a report that highlighted a failure of leadership when it came to parties held in downing street during lockdown. the prime minister apologised and vowed to learn lessons after the senior civil servant, sue gray, found that 16 separate gatherings took place across government. a separate investigation is being carried out by the metropolitan police. our political correspondent, ben wright reports. will you take response ability, prime minister? will you take response ability, prime minister? there may be no easy downing prime minister? there may be no easy downing street prime minister? there may be no easy downing street escape. - prime minister? there may be no easy downing street escape. the | easy downing street escape. the blonde haired and red box you can spot from the sky arriving for a moment. can spot from the sky arriving fora moment. borisjohnson s for a moment. boris johnson s enemies fora
This is bbc news, i m sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. pressure mounts on boris johnson as police review hundreds of photos and documents related to possible downing street parties during lockdown. us officials say russia has delivered a written response to washington s proposals aimed at reducing tensions over ukraine. the un s top human rights diplomat describes the situation in myanmar as catastrophic , and says it s on the verge of civil war. and, the wonder of wordle the popular online word game that s just been bought by the new york times.