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The great composer has died at the great composer has died at the age of 79 —— vangelis. he is composed one of the best known film scores and won an oscar for the soundtrack in 1981. he also wrote music for many otherfilms, including many other films, including blade many otherfilms, including blade runner. david cilento looks back. chariots of fire theme music. chariots of fire, 1981, a soundtrack that was both an oscar winner and a number one single. the work of evangelos 0dysseas papathan...

Chariots of fire, 1981, a soundtrack that was both an oscar winner and a number one single. the work of evangelos 0dysseas papathanassiou, better known as vangelis. he had started playing piano when he was four and in the �*60s, aged 25, teamed up with a young demis roussos to form aphrodites child. he then went on to have his own chart hits, but the place where he really made his mark was film. his musical signature was the sound of soaring hope and lonely, infinite distance, sport, and space...

Pocketbook issues front of mind for many americans, with congressional mid—term elections only a few months away democrats worried they will use votes over inflation which economists predict will remain significantly higher, for a while. bearin bear in mind. consumer prices surged by 8.5% — the largest annual gain since december 1981 last month following a double—digit rise in energy prices. joining me now is pete earle, economist and research fellow at american institute for economic rese...

When englehart and his colleagues looked at attitudes on religion from 1981 to 2007, they found out most of the countries studied had become more religious. but between 2007 and 2020, the overwhelming majority became less religious. the standout in the recent studies is the u.s. of a. for a long time america was the outlier in showing that rich, advanced countries can still be religious. in recent years though, it has been reversing course to dramatic effect. since 2007 the u.s. has been secular...

Other western societies as well. in fact, if you use the size of trade in a countrys economy as a measure, america is less globalized than many european countries. its not even special when it comes to immigration. canada and sweden have a larger share of foreign-born people in their societies than does the united states. of course, technology is at work everywhere. in his last book "religions sudden decline" the distinguished social definer ronald inglehart added an answer . he pointed out the ...

Loans, mortgage loans. we do see the fed raising rates, percolating through all those kinds of loans. it is worth noting that the market was already expecting this. we already saw some of that priced in. so i dont think were going to see any big changes overnight. what we see is the fed delivered what they promised, and were already seeing things like mortgage rates have started to tick up to reflect where the market expects the fed to be. >> arthur, theres a lot of concern the feds interest rat...

Parish are able to simply go on about their day. we heard from labour, questioning why it had taken the conservative party days to come to this conclusion to remove the whip from mr parish, and i think they have major questions to answer. yes, matthew, looking at the detail of this law, and income i didnt know about it and it is part of the indecent displays, control act of 1981. this claim is made byjess phillips and basically, interesting point, i think, phillips and basically, interesting poi...

Hello. you are watching bbc world news. the latest headlines, and missiles strike the ukrainian capital, kyiv, just as the un secretary general is on a visit for talks with president zelensky. president biden asks congress for $33 billion in extra support for ukraine. a new report by the world health organization has criticised the baby milk industry for using social media accounts to target new mums. the who says companies are breaching an internationally agreed code around the marketing of for...

Costs continue to soar for producers and consumers, according to Arkansas Senator John Boozman.

And we will be back in trafalgar square just after and we will be back in trafalgar squarejust after nine. and we will be back in trafalgar square just after nine. we will speak to ray mears. few people have had as big an impact on the world of sport than barry hearn. from boxing to darts, football to fishing. and of course snooker. your favourite. after more than a0 years in the business, barry is trying his best to retire, and has now written his memoirs — charting his involvement in some of...