the weather is pretty overcast for some of us, but there have been lengthy spells of sunshine in the south west of the uk. high pressure is in charge and you would think it would give us sunnier skies, but here is the extent of the cloud across most of the uk. what we have got right now is more or less or you will have four most of the afternoon. still a few glimmers of brightness possible in one or two locations, but on the whole it is on the cloudy site. how about the temperatures? quite a spread on the north sea coast from newcastle to aberdeen, but out towards the west 17, even 18 degrees in northern ireland. this evening and overnight not much changes. broadly speaking the southern half of the country has plenty of clear spells. the northern half has cloudy skies. around east anglia and parts of scotland it will be quite chilly in the morning, but out towards the west should be relatively mild. here is the forecast for tomorrow. in northern parts of the uk, certainly in
jens stoltenberg was speaking as leaders of nato countries prepare to meet at a summit in madrid on tuesday. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. what i find funny, you might find offensive. comedy challenges taste and convention and it can rouse strong reaction, as we saw at this year s 0scars when a joke earned comedian chris rock a slap in the face from the actor will smith. my guest today has spent more than 25 years finding laughs in sometimes unlikely places. 0mid djalili was born in london to iranian parents. he has thrived as a cross culture comedic chameleon, but is it possible to be funny without being mean? 0mid djalili, welcome to hardtalk. stephen sackur, my friend, my fellow presenter in the business of show, man who is so unbelievably good looking and thin that he walks into snooker hall, they start chalking his head. i am so happy to be here, this is one of my favourite shows. well, if you carry on like that, this won t be a
in sometimes unlikely places, omid djalili was born in london to iranian parents. he has thrived as a cross culture comedic chameleon, but is it possible to be funny without being mean? omid djalili, welcome to hardtalk. stephen sackur, my friend, my fellow presenter in the business of show, man who is so unbelievably good looking and thin that he walks into snooker hall, they start chalking his head. i am so happy to be here, this is one of my favourite shows. well, if you carry on like that, this won t be an interview, it will be a monologue! let me ask you this, you have been doing comedy for almost 30 years, do you find the same stuff funny today as you did back then? what a tricky question! what a way to start. that is such a tricky question. look, at the end of the day, it is a big subject now because we saw the oscars and we saw will smith smack chris rock. can i just tell you, just to speak personally, i saw the video the day after, and i bleary eyed woke up on monday