to kabul to talk about security but refuses to say whether us forces will leave afghanistan by may. and the largest asteroid to pass earth this year provides the chance to see a space rock that formed, at the dawn of the solar system. hello and welcome. here in the uk: two police officers are in hospital after clashes with hundreds of protesters in the city of bristol. it happened after a rally against plans to limit demonstrations turned violent. the uk s home secretary condemned what she called unacceptable thuggery and disorder. our correspondent andrew plant sent this report from the scene. in a protest against new police powers, it was soon police themselves who became the target. vans and a police car set on fire, fireworks thrown into the crowd as around 1000 protesters gathered in bristol city centre in what has been, police say, the worst violence the city has seen in years. there s a row of police blocking off what is the central police station here in bristol,
welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the proportion of wealth owned by a super rich elite continues to grow in societies around the world. the glaring disparity between the have mosts and the have nothings has fuelled a wave of political anger. well, my guest today, the former newspaper columnist and editor, and one time high society hostess, barbara amiel, has written a memoir which, wittingly or not, paints an extraordinary, even grotesque picture of the lives of the wealthy. so, why on earth did she do it? barbara amiel in toronto, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, good to be here. pleasure to have you on the show. let us begin by discussing your memoir, friends and enemies, that you wrote last year. most people write memoirs, i would say, to make themselves look good. your memoir, perhaps you would agree, didn t really do that. so, why did you write it? i don t know whether it made me look good or bad, but to be perfectly honest, i tried to be honest. when you reach the
officials in miami beach extend the state of emergency and its curfew after spring break parties get out of hand. and a space rock from the dawn of the solar system visible as a major asteroid passes planet earth. good evening. here in the uk, two police officers are in hospital after clashes with protesters in the city of bristol. thousands of people were demonstrating against a proposed new law that would give police more powers to limit street protests. as the hours went by, it turned violent. the uk s home secretary condemned what she called unacceptable thuggery and disorder. 0ur correspondent andrew plant sent this report from the scene. in a protest against new police powers, it was soon police themselves who became the target. vans and a police car set on fire, fireworks thrown into the crowd as around 1,000 protesters gathered in bristol city centre in what has been, police say, the worst violence the city has seen in years. there s a row of police blocking off what
hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament a week when mps hoped the killing of sarah everard would be a watershed moment to help prevent violence against women. too many of us have clutched our keys in our fist in case we need to defend ourselves. and that is not ok. but ministers faced complaints about police tactics and a lack ofjustice. i have parliamentary privilege. i can name the men who have hurt me. but millions of women in this country don t even have that. a victim of stalking shares her experience. he dropped letters through my letterbox just so i knew that he knew where i lived. and elsewhere in westminster, a controversial figure returns to haunt the government. in spring 2020, we had a situation where the deprtment for health was just a smoking ruin in terms of procurement and ppe. but first, sarah everard s killing prompted widespread public anger and calls for action to do more to protect women and girls. hundreds gathered on clapham common in south
warnings of a humanitarian crisis on the us border as record numbers try to illegally cross into america. and a space rock from the dawn of the solar system visible as a major asteroid passes planet earth. welcome to bbc news. here in the uk, two police officers are in hospital after clashes with protesters in the city of bristol. thousands of people were demonstrating against a proposed new law that would give police more powers to limit street protests. as the hours went by, it turned violent. the uk s home secretary condemned what she called unacceptable thuggery and disorder. 0ur correspondent andrew plant sent this report from the scene. in a protest against new police powers, it was soon police themselves who became the target. vans and a police car set on fire, fireworks thrown into the crowd as around 1,000 protesters gathered in bristol city centre in what has been, police say, the worst violence the city has seen in years. there s a row of police blocking off what i