who ve finally been reunited. hello, and welcome to bbc news. south africa has said goodbye to archbishop desmond tutu with a state funeral at his former cathedral in cape town. he was famous for his modesty, and archbishop tutu gave instructions for a no frills ceremony, with a simple wooden coffin, and an eco friendly cremation. in his eulogy, president cyril ramaphosa called him the hero of the apartheid struggle, and a crusaderfor freedom, forjustice, for equality, and for peace . the bbc s nomsa maseko was there. family, friends and politicians bidding farewell to a man who became one of the most important voices of the 20th century. this was a final send off for archbishop desmond tutu, following a week of events to honour him. speakers shared memories of the anglican priest who did all he could to expose and to heal the wounds of south africa s brutal past. many of the messages we received have said, thank you for sharing him with the world. well, it actually is a t
the commissioner has been elizabeth denham, and she leaves her post at the end of november. elizabeth, thank you very much indeed for speaking to the bbc s you ve been information commissioner. since 2016, summer 2016, a particularly lively period in british politics. were you quite aware of what you were getting into, in terms of the sheer scale of the gargantuan power of, in particular, the californian tech companies that have been so much of your focus? well, i had been in the crosshairs of some of those big companies in my previous work in canada. but what i didn t know, and i think none of us knew, the massive acceleration of information, communications technologies, the take up of services online, and also the the size and scope of these companies that are bigger than nation states. and the lobbying power that comes with it, because these companies have added trillions of dollars in their power. they spend some of that money trying to stop through lobbying, trying to st
the bbc investigation was declared woefully ineffective. prince william says the deception fuelled his mother s paranoia and distrust. it is my view that the deceitful way the interview was obtained substantially influenced what my mother said. the interview was a major contribution to making my parents relationship worse and has since hurt countless others. the bbc knew back in 1996 about the fake bank statements. lord dyson said the bbc knew martin bashir had lied when he said he had not shown them to earl spencer. the defence was this note from princess diana, saying she had not seen the offending documents, but there were people in the bbc who had concerns. the problem, they say, was the corporation s culture. very late 1995, i bought the documents to the attention of the bbc management, as i was asked to do by a bbc lawyer, and was told within 24 hours of doing that that effectively i would no longer be part of the programme. i had been disloyal . that s what happened
going to introduce those restrictions, but if the number of hospitalisations keep going up at the rate they are then you could see why they would need to change their mind. and we ll have the latest sport including what happened to manchester city as they tried to extend their lead at the top of the premier league against arsenal. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. south africa has said goodbye to archbishop desmond tutu with a state funeral at his former cathedral in cape town. he was famous for his modesty, and archbishop tutu gave instructions for a no frills ceremony, with a simple wooden coffin, and an eco friendly cremation. in his eulogy, president cyril ramaphosa called him the hero of the apartheid struggle, and a crusaderfor freedom, forjustice, for equality, and for peace . the bbc s nomsa maseko was there. family, friends and politicians bidding farewell to a man who became one of the most important voices of the 20th century. t