the decision was made for both of us to walk behind our mother s coffin, and.there was absolutely no way that i would let him do that by himself. there was absolutely no way that he would let me do that by myself, if it was role reversal. president biden visits america s border with mexico for the first time since taking office as the area struggles to cope with record numbers of illegal crossings. and emotional reunions at airports in china as its borders reopen for the first time since the start of the pandemic, nearly three years ago. it s eight in the morning in singapore, and nine in the evening in the brazilian capital brasilia where thousands of protestors have stormed government buildings including the senate, the congress, supreme court, and the presidential palace. most seemed to be supporters of jair bolsonaro the right wing former president who lost power in last year s election. security forces fired tear gas as they moved in to re take the buildings ma
in afghanistan as a child, made it to the uk and is now a doctor running his own medical charity. his is an extraordinary story. what should we all take from it? waheed arian, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, stephen, for inviting me and for having me here. it s a real pleasure to have you on the show. ijust wonder, how much distance do you feel today as a distinguished doctor in the united kingdom? how much distance do you feel from your childhood and from your homeland, afghanistan? my family is still in afghanistan. my father, my sisters, five, six sisters are in afghanistan. one sister is newly displaced to sweden and two brothers are displaced as refugees to the united states. so i am all over the world when it comes to my heart, when it comes to my story, it s not finished that i m here in the uk. i m very proud to be an afghan british citizen both, and i ve got my cultural heritage from afghanistan and i m very proud of that as well. but on the other hand, it
he s also told the uk media that he never intended to hurt his family by writing a memoir. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. war and extreme poverty drive millions of people from their homes every year. some of those desperate people try to reach the rich western world where such inward migration routinely prompts fear and draconian countermeasures. do perceptions change when the story of migration is personalised? well, my guest today is waheed arian, who fled war in afghanistan as a child, made it to the uk and is now a doctor running his own medical charity. his is an extraordinary story. what should we all take from it? waheed arian, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, stephen, for inviting me and for having me here. it s a real pleasure to have you on the show. ijust wonder, how much distance do you feel today as a distinguished doctor in the united kingdom, how much distance do you feel from your childhood and from your homel
tomorrow and a risk of flooding, up to 100 millimetres on the hills. this is the cloud responsible, which the rocket flight will be flying into as we speak. it is going to be bringing rain quite extensively through the night and into tomorrow, in a cross from the west. and that will be spreading into all but northern and eastern parts by the morning. it is here there will be a touch of frost to start with, a milder start with heavy rain towards parts of western england, wales and northern ireland for the morning rush hour. the end of a shower across eastern parts of england, central and southern scotland, some snow over the hills. it will reach aldershot all but shattered by the end of the day. some drizzle on the end of the day. some drizzle on the hills before the next batch of rain comes in and a windy day across the board. wind gusting to a0 or 50 mph at times. the wind coming from the south or south west. temperatures well above where they should be for this stage inj
fierce fighting in the eastern ukrainian town of soledar ukrainian forces battle to keep the russian mercenary wagner group back. cardinal george pell, the former treasurer of the vatican, who was acquitted of sexual abuse charges has died aged 81. we ll get the latest reaction from australia. the first big awards ceremony of the year takes place in the next few hours the 80th golden globes awards ceremony in los angeles. light from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. live from our studio in singapore. it s newsday. it s 8am in singapore, 4pm in california where at least 15 people have been killed following heavy rainfall that started on sunday. nearly 50,000 people have been ordered to evacuate as the rain keeps falling, the rivers rise and fears of landslides grow. 10,000 people living in the celebrity coastal town of montecito near santa barbara have been ordered to leave. warnings of flooding and high winds are in place, across much of california, with mor