good to have you with us. we are getting down good to have you with us. we are getting down to good to have you with us. we are getting down to business. when the ever given ran aground and blocked the suez for a week in march, it halted roughly 15% of global trade in the process it was the culmination of a perfect storm for global supply chains. the ship finally made it into port in felixstowe yesterday to the relief of businesses whose precious cargo has been trapped for four months. the ever given saga highlighted our reliance on global supply chains for just about everything and exposed the weaknesses in seaborne transport. here s our business correspondent theo leggett. four months later and still bearing the scars of her encounter with the sandy banks of the suez canal, the ever given finally got into the port of felixstowe. this giant of the seas became stranded after negotiating one of the narrowest part of the canal, she was stuck fast and the waterway was not for si
# feel the heat!# and we speak to the american rock legend, gene simmons, a singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spans over 50 years. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden is ending america s longest ever war. us soldiers invaded afghanistan in 2001, almost 20 years later, they are still there. but not for much longer. he will withdraw the remaining 2,500 troops by september the 11th, the anniversary of the terror attack that launched this fight. here s what mr biden had to say a little earlier today. keeping a little earlier today. thousands of troops grounded keeping thousands of troops grounded and concentrated in just one country at a cost of billions each year makes little sense to me and our leaders. we cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in afghanistan hoping to create ideal conditions for the withdrawal and expecting a different result. president biden had to make a decision by may on
the could be people who think, i don t really care who paid for boris johnson s refurbishment, provided its not me. johnson s refurbishment, provided it s not me- it s not me. there is evidence around the it s not me. there is evidence around the country it s not me. there is evidence around the country were - it s not me. there is evidence - around the country were elections in britain scheduled for next week where that is a view. i think it is a misguided view for several reasons. first of all, it s not about the details, it is the principal. whether a prime minister should go with the rules outlined to some extent, constrain and hold prime ministers to account as to who funds what. and it s also part of a pattern for boris johnson funds what. and it s also part of a pattern for borisjohnson appears, if i can put it politely, more casual with the rules then many of his predecessors. and a much bigger stage and breaking international law, breaking the law or for parliam