a real life partner. he speaks german. it is in cinemas and on curzon home cinema now. my name is guy. sunday should be warm and sunny. just a scattering of drive bys. and i live in paradise. i ve got a best friend. this is the greatest cup of coffee of all time. mondays, am i right, joe? now to another charming funny ai character, this time played by ryan reynolds in the disney action comedy free guy. guy is a cheerful bank teller who loves his routine life, from his morning coffee to small talk with his co worker buddy who is played by lil rel howery. he even shrugs off the daily raids from bank robbers. what he doesn t realise is he is a background player in an open world video game called free city. those violent robbers wearing sun glasses, they are avatars of geeky real world players. when he sees molotov girl, played by killing eve sjodie comer, he falls for her, not realising she is the real world coder who is trying to prove that her idea is stolen and so a computer
now on bbc news, hello and welcome to this second additional global questions from barbados. the caribbean is the region in the world most vulnerable to natural disasters such as hurricanes. these have become more stronger and frequent as temperatures and sea levels rise, causing coastal erosion and damage to marine life and ecosystems. the government here in barbados says that climate change is the biggest threat to the caribbean and is urging strong action at the national, regional and global level. other right steps being taken, and is the world listening? that is global questions: climate and the caribbean. applause. iam now i am now at the 18th century george washington house, one of the finest historic buildings here in the capital of barbados, bridgetown. iam joined by a local audience, who are going to be putting their questions to my two panellists. let me tell you who is in the hot seat. kurt humphry is the minister of maritime affairs and the blue economy for barba
scientists have confirmed that july was the world s hottest ever month. now on bbc news, the travel show. india. 70 years after independence, this emerging world power of more than a billion people, is still changing. i m on a journey to two extremes of this vast subcontinent. it is crystals. it s hard crystal. white salt. you can taste it. it s pretty crowded. and this week i have travelled 2,000 miles over to the north east. i am on the banks of the mighty river brahmaputra and i am about to go to a very spiritual place. it is one of india s lesser known regions. we re really high up, and just to my right is the border with bangladesh. a part of the country that prides itself on its traditions. he makes it look so easy. but it s incredibly difficult. but it is also looking forward and embracing progress. so now i am on my way to go and see assam s very own eco warrior. it is going to be an incredible adventure. india s north east. a collection of eight states almost cut off
one of the british soldiers injured in afghanistan was rifleman craig monaghan from manchester. serving with c company, 2 rifles, he sustained serious head injuries and is still on medication. he says the news that the taliban are back makes him wonder why so many fought, bled and lost their lives. 10 of his colleagues were killed. he s been speaking to our correspondent, jeremy cooke. the pain i felt this morning. ..was like i felt sick. like physically went to the toilet, retching, thinking i was going to be sick. every area now that ifought, bled, friends lost their lives on, hasjust gone. i was 18 years old when i arrived in country, coming up to my 19th birthday. i d aspired to go to afghanistan, like i wanted to be in afghanistan. during that period, it was just like we went to bed one night, woke up the next day, and the world was against us. were you in combat every day at that point? yeah, by mid june, yeah, every single day we were. that 2nd ofjune incident was, l
the country s worst since 2010. police have now named the victims. and much of southern europe continues to bake after one of the hottest summers ever recorded. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the rapid advance of the taliban in afghanistan is accelerating. the militants now control a third of the country s regional capitals, including afghanistan s second largest city, kandahar. american officials say the taliban is trying to isolate the capital, kabul. and they ve acknowledged that the insurgents may be back in power much sooner than expected. meanwhile the united nations has warned a humanitarian catastrophe may be unfolding. our correspondent, yogita limaye reports from kabul. gunfire. the biggest taliban victory so far in their rapid march across the country. this is the centre of kandahar city, a political and economic powerhouse. the taliban were born in this province. to show off their gains, the group s fighters filmed themselves wa