hearing that the president has been taken to hospital, these reports in the czech media, it has not been confirmed officially, but the report is that milos zeman has been taken to the central military hospital in an ambulance. it comes shortly after an ambulance. it comes shortly after a meeting at his country retreat with the prime minister andrej babis. photographers assembled for the meeting apparently took photographs of what they say was an ambulance and a column of official vehicles. there have been concerns over the health of the president. on friday, he voted via a ballot box that was taken to him and the presidential office previously said he was suffering from exhaustion and dehydration. they have not commented on claims from numerous sources that the 77 year president is suffering from a build up of fluid in his abdomen which is most commonly associated with cirrhosis of the liver. we will keep you updated if we get more on that. i will be back at the top of the ot
now, the media show. hello. how do you interest the public in public interestjournalism? how do you get a bigger splash? that is the theme of today s programme. the largest leak of offshore data in history has seen newspapers around the world co ordinate to unleash the pandora papers. their findings have revealed the hidden wealth and tax and tax avoidance of some of the world s richest and most powerful people. over in the states, a facebook whistle blower an expose into a media company have also got journalists very excited. but how can the public be persuaded to pay attention to stories like these? what tips something from worth reporting to game changing? let me introduce you to my guests. ben smith is media columnist at the new york times, and before that he was editor in chief at buzzfeed news. so, ben, we will be talking a lot today about investigations, which is an art form that you are familiar with. tell me, what would you say has been your own biggest investigation
the globe. within the past few hours, japan s coast guard and the south korean news agency yonhap have both said that north korea has fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast, which appear to have landed in the sea outside japan s exclusive economic zone. this comes just after the united nations security council held an emergency meeting to discuss north korea s test firing of another ballistic missile overjapan on tuesday. that missile travelled 4,600 kilometres before falling into the pacific ocean. it was north korea s first missile launch overjapan since 2017. the us ambassador to the united nations has accused china and russia of enabling north korea. the dprk has enjoyed blanket protection from two members of this council. these two members have gone out of their way to justify the dprk s repeated provocations and block every attempt to update the sanctions regime. in short, two permanent members of the security council have enabled kim jong un. japan s ambassado
indonesia has sacked a police chief in east java after one of the world s worst football stadium disasters. at least 32 children were among 125 people who died in the crush. since the events of the mini budget, the pound has regained most of its losses, but the costs of government borrowing and mortgage interest rates are still significantly higher. it was meant to be growth it was meant to be a growth plan, not a budget. it was meant to underpin the confidence of investors in all projects from those involving towering cranes to ordinary house moves to make that investment. but instead, it amplified an interest rate shock from around the world and targeted it at the uk. if i look back at this, natwest last week were quoting a five year fixed rate at 3.77, whereas the changes that were made today, their five year fixed rate cheapest is 5.14. and that s with a 40% deposit. and that was with a 40% deposit, yeah. 10 minutes walk from the chancellor s speech, a birmingham mortgag