50,000 people, the nation is larger. about 200,000 people of. there i know that still smarter for a country, but it s a country. it s from new zealand it s got independence in 1962, united nations 1976. then, this weekend, they had something really naughty, and potentially exits existential challenging happen to them. for most of the time, they have been an independent country. for nearly 40 years of the 60 years they ve been a country. samoa has been run by the same ruling party. in fact, the same guy, the same individual man, the prime minister from that party, has been in power for as the prime minister for the last 22 years. but, he lost the last election this year, in april, samoa had an election it was really close and hard-fought. in the end, the pry the prime minister, his power has been parties been running in power for 40 years. in a parliamentary system, the opposition power since they have a majority, they get to form the new government. that parties leade
we begin with the news that everyone has been hoping for, especially those who work in global trade. it s reported that a container ship, which has been blocking the suez canal since last tuesday, has been refloated. the ship was successfully re floated at 4:30am local time and was being secured at the moment, inchcape, a global provider of marine services said on twitter. ever given has stopped all shipping along one of the world s most important trade routes since tuesday of last week. about 12% of global trade, around one million barrels of oil and roughly 8% of liquefied natural gas pass through the canal each day. the blockage has held up an estimated $9.6 billion of goods each day. stephen askins is partner at tatham & co, maritime law specialists. good to see you. stephen, it would seem we have the good news we have been waiting for at last. what are the logistics, do you think? it is refloated but now needs to be moved out the way? i refloated but now needs to be move
for a second year in a row. four goals from the 83rd minute onwards. the first fa cup quarter final has a blistering climax and a win for coventry. and a good first day not great on day two. how do rory mcilroy s chances look during his third round at the players championship? hello again. welcome along to sportsday. ireland are on the verge of back to back six nations titles. of the four teams that entered the final weekend with a chance of winning the tournament, much was in their favour mainly the maths. a win against scotland in dublin would do it, as would a draw. even defeat with two bonus points. but with about ten minutes to go, they lead to 17 6 at the aviva stadium. the story of the game so far. scotland s finn russell who s the leading scorer in the six nations this season was the first to put points on the scoreboard in the eighth minute at the aviva stadium. butjust five minutes later, ireland hooker dan sheehan saw his chance to hit back with the first try o
endured when they were young. here s laura kuenssberg. i always believed the press would kill her in the end, but not even i could imagine that they would take such a direct hand in her death. charles spencer s fury at the way the press treated his sister, diana, made him famous. it is a point to remember. his anger at her funeral, raw, after years of intrusion and pain. ..a girl given the name of the ancient goddess of hunting was, in the end, the most hunted person of the modern age. decades later, there s been a frenzy around the current princess of wales, kate even around a family photo. but does the rumour and online speculation compare to what diana endured? no, i think it was more dangerous back in the day. the circumstances of her death were so shocking that it did make the industry that supports the paparazzi really consider more carefully what it could and couldn t do. not because they had a moraljudgment, but because it was unacceptable. he s publishing a memoir
this week, i m in turkey, where they re gearing up for the country s 100th anniversary. rising from the remains of the ottoman empire a century ago, turkey inherited a disparate group of cultures and began a process of rapid modernisation under its founder, ataturk. i m travelling the country to understand how all of these diverse cultures were brought together. from the burial grounds of the god kings of ancient anatolia. ..to the turquoise coast, where queen cleopatra is claimed to have once bathed. ..to an original ottoman coffee house in gaziantep, and the hotel frequented by the founder of the republic here in istanbul. welcome to turkey. ship horn blares. now this has to be the best possible way to arrive in istanbul down the mighty bosphorus. it s this body of water that separates the city but also separates continents. and look at that, that silhouette with the domes, the minaretsjust popping up above the horizon. that is dolmabahce palace. that s where the founder