much more. so was that cock up or conspiracy? philipjones told us: but louis mendee spoke for many when he posted: later that night, there were several examples the bbc‘s efforts to get out and about during this election campaign and hear the views of so called ordinary voters. here s deputy political editorjohn pienaar soliciting opinions in a gym in bradford. labour underjeremy corbyn, what do you think? well, i quite like his policies but i don t think they re doable. you don t think they re doable? what do you think? i agree, yeah, i don t think they re doable myself. why not? i just don t think they are. kenny watt was watching that and thought the views of the gentlemen exercising there, and more generally vox pops like that, did not add greatly to the sum of human knowledge. he s got a journalist coming in when he s in the middle of his work out asking him questions when he s probablyjust thinking, oh my god, when‘s this hill climb going to end? and that s the pr
after two separate american newspapers made two new allegations about possible links between the white house and russia. the first relates to a meeting the president had with russian officials, with the new york times claiming donald trump told them: ” i just fired the head of the fbi. he was crazy, a real nutjob, i faced great pressure because of russia. the senior white house adviser under scrutiny by investigators is someone close to the president. the reports were made publicjust as donald trump was leaving for his first overseas visit as president. and, in yet another development, we ve heard that james comey will testify in an open session before the senate intelligence committee. i spoke to the bbc‘s laura bicker in washington about that latest report. it s one of these hearings where the entire washington and parts of the united states may grind to a standstill. remember, this is james comey, who allegedly wrote a memo after a private meeting with the president in
the controversial treatment is being used on severely autistic children who self harm. the bbc has been given access to film a child being treated using ect. our world s chris rogers meets parents who say the treatment is helping their children and the critics who say it is barbaric. a warning that the following programme shows children self harming and undergoing electro convulsive therapy. some viewers may find these images upsetting. 16 year old jonah is about to have electroconvulsive therapy, ect, today, in america. we are doing bilateral electro placement at 20%. our cameras have been invited for the first time to film this controversial treatment on a child. modern ect is a very simple, quick, safe procedure. some call for a total ban on ect for children. it s traumatic brain injury, very much like somebody who s just endured a severe concussion. butjonah‘s mother, amy, is campaigning to allow more children like him to have the procedure. there is no doubt that ect i
about the film itself, but who made it. the screening of ija by netflix has upset some critics who feel the big screen experience is being threatened by on line streaming services. greg dawson reports. it had the glamour of a hollywood cast, and the clamour of the red carpet photographers. it may have looked like any other premiere at cannes, but it was not. i took nature. and science. and i synthesised. ija, a film about friendship with a genetically modified superpig, was made by netflix. it is the first year that the streaming service has made an entry at cannes, upsetting purists because it will not get a cinematic release. at a screening before the awards, the logo was jeered. everytime the logo appeared there is a lot of controversy about its appearance. people were shouting and were really excited. some people are just like, oh, this is netflix. with a strategy of producing its own films and television series, netflix leaks now has 100 million subscribers, globally,