when i came here back to india to set up my business in the financial services space, i always heard that there were only two religions in india, cricket and bollywood. i don t have the right thought, but our deal is humongous for cricket, it is one of the best leagues in the world, the ipl has you know become one of the most popular leagues and i think it is one of the top ten leagues in the world. in india, the culture is such that when a son is born, in the family, even to this day, the parents either want him to be a cricketer, a test cricketer or a bollywood star. we talk about the stories i of these players and the fact that you can come from nothing and succeed, and the ipl has i given that opportunity - for so many players to come from nothing and succeed. the ipl for me means the opportunity, you know, you re never going to get the opportunities the ipl presents in any other part of cricket in the world. we are the envy of the world. the ipl is the envy of the world.
we return to somalia for a second report on the people displaced by war, and the worst drought in four decades. a symbol of the economic crisis facing lebanon. the bbc speaks to a lebanese mp who held up a bank to take out her own money. i apologise to all the people i frightened, but compared to the despair, anger and grief i feel every day. compare that to. and we meet the british woman who, after 30 years in hollywood, is one of the most powerful figures in the world of entertainment. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it is newsday. lets start with a developing story, and within the past few hours, japanese and south korean officials have said that north korea has fired two short range missiles that 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 travell
and we meet the british woman who, after 30 years in hollywood, is one of the most powerful figures in the world of entertainment. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. within the past few hours japan s coastguard 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 over japan 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 dp
number of angry depositors who have forced banks to return their savings. millions of dollars remain trapped by capital controls imposed in the face of an unprecedented financial crisis. the credit agency fitch has lowered the outlook for its credit rating for british government debt from stable to negative. it comes after the government announced huge tax cuts funded by borrowing in a mini budget last month. some of those plans were reversed on monday. earlier, prime minister liz truss gave her first conference speech as conservative leader. she s been in thejob for less than a month, but already, some are questioning whether she ll still be in the position by christmas. but despite all that, she was in bullish mood as she addressed her party. our political editor chris mason was watching. # moving on up, you re moving on out. not everyone here has been standing up for the prime minister in the last few days, but they did today. moving on up, liz truss hopes. she began with
and grief i feel every day? and we meet the british woman who, after 30 years in hollywood, is one of the most powerful figures in the world of entertainment. 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 blo