Or whether you don t. Leamington spa, worlds apart from where george floyd was murdered in minneapolis. I thought 20 people were going to show up, never 700. But last summer, people in this leafy warwickshire town came together, calling for change. Because it s ourjob to make sure this does not happen again. Shianne williams organised the protest. She was 17 at the time. I hadn t seen that many people in leamington coming together for one cause. So, and when you ve grown up in a place where you thought people didn t really like you. I have been a victim of racism all my life. I ve been spat on, i ve been racially abused in the streets, bullied in school. There was an incident where someone threw dirt over me. Those things have kind of made me stronger and gave me the power to speak up about black lives matter. Chanting. Hundreds of thousands of people in the uk took part in anti racism marches in the aftermath of george floyd s murder, raising questions about policing. Less than 2% of
Now on bbc news: hardtalk, with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. The cycle of violence continues israel bombards gaza, hamas fires rockets into israel. We know there will eventually be a ceasefire, but then what? what, if anything, will have changed in this seemingly endless conflict? if the main protagonists are israel s prime minister netanyahu and the leaders of hamas, where does that leave the palestinian authority, led by mahmoud abbas? my guest is the palestinian representative in london, husam zomlot. Is the pa sliding into political irrelevance? husam zomlot, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. As ijust said, the key protagonists in this conflict, which continues in gaza and in israel, the protagonists are prime minister netanyahu and his government and his army and hamas. For you and let s face it, you really speak for the palestinian authority, you re appointed by mahmoud abbas for you, is there an overwhelming sense of powerlessness? no, i
Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. How much longer will the violence between israel and palestinian militants last? france is now trying its hand at calling for a un security council resolution in an effort to increase pressure for a ceasefire. The body has held its third meeting in a week but the united states is still holding back, claiming a public pronouncement would not help calm the crisis. In the latest violence, three palestinians have been killed and many others injured in clashes between protesters and israeli security forces in the west bank. Israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu has repeated his warning that the operation against hamas will take as long as needed to restore calm, as a barrage of rockets was fired into israel killing two thai workers and injuring seven others. Now from jerusalem. And just a warning there are some images you may find upsetting. Explosion the israeli army blow up the car of a man who attacked them with gren
Place in rotterdam. So the usual year of vision fever is heightened because all of these people have been waiting so long for this moment. the usual eurovision fever. Within the past couple of hours, the new york state attorney general s office said its investigation into the trump organisation, run by former president donald trump, is now a criminal probe and not purely civil in nature. The company, led by the former president, has been under investigation for over two years by the manhattan district attorney. I m joined now by the bbc s will grant, in washington. Just explain for us the significance of this latest line we have had from the new york attorney general? line we have had from the new york attorney general? well, it is very important, york attorney general? well, it is very important, isn t york attorney general? well, it is very important, isn t it? is very important, isn t it? what this is essentially is the look at the operations and the situation behind the scenes