I really do believe that. I think the British Empire explains so much about peoples daily lives Around The World, tea drinking in india, in britain, patterns of tax avoidance, even the Bbc World Service used to be known as the bbc empire service. It explains so much about our daily news. Youve just come back from guyana theres a Border Dispute there that goes back to empire, israel palestine, a dispute that has its roots in empire, but also, theres a gap between the way in which britain sees itself and the world sees britain through the prism of this history, and i think we need to remember what we did before we go around pontificating on things like democracy and the environment and human rights. We need to remember our distinctly patchy records on those things during the age of empire. But do you think your perspective is driven in part by your own background 7 youre of indian heritage, born and raised in the united kingdom, so britain and india matter particularly to you, you know t
1991 and 2011. the high court has ruled prince harry was the victim of phone hacking and has been awarded more than £1a0,000 in damages. the mirror group newspaper has issued a statement today. it said the group apologises unreservedly for where historical wrongdoing took place, and prince harry by his lawyer has said today is a great day for truth as well as accountability. let s get more now on charities warning that millions of people might need to borrow to pay essential bills during the festive season. concerns have been heightened by an increase in the energy price cap in the new year. the government says targeted payments have helped ease the burden. live now to brighton to talk to alfie stirling chief economist at the joseph rowntree foundation. thank you for being here. put it in context, how does the level of debt people in now compared to last year? one of the big problems we are seeing is the level of debt has been slowly declining, that s because abe is as
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time in six years. now abusing bbc news it is time for the travel show. it is incredible to think that this thriving metropolis was once a sleepy fishing village. it became an international port a crucial meeting point between east and west. a fusion of cultures in a globalfinancial and west. a fusion of cultures in a global financial centre. and west. a fusion of cultures in a globalfinancial centre. hong kong global financial centre. hong kong is globalfinancial centre. hong kong is always evolving. it is often at the sharp end of political debate on the sharp end of political debate on the right now it is in a fascinating time of transition. this former british colony was handed back to china in 1997. however since then it has had a connection with the past, the mainland, and its future has been evolving. the transition hasn t always been smooth. hong kong retains its own currency and identity. it is one of the most densely pop related cities on the planet. it has more sky