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peter saull reports. from the dean of westminster to the relative calm of chequers, shes meeting her new chancellor here and stay together try to turn her faltering premiership around. the sunday papers are full of speculation about plots, with various names doing the rounds as would—be successors. something this man is already running the show, but he says... man is already running the show, but he sa 5... man is already running the show, but he sa s... ~ , , he says... the prime mi...

the iranian authorities say four inmates are dead after a fire at a prison in the capital as protests continue. more than 1,000 paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. good afternoon. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has asked conservative mps to get behind the prime minister, liz truss. hes insisted that she remains in charge of the government and said the country needed stability, not another "protracted l...

realistic or deluded? akinwumi adesina, welcome to hardtalk. its good to see you, stephen. its great to have you here. you need the world to believe in a bright african future. how is that going right now? its going pretty well. if you take a look at the african economic outlook we had from the african development bank, the gdp growth rate, gdp growth rates last year was 3.1%. this year, its 3.7%. and next year, its going to be 4.3%. now, why that is important is that that is well abov...

voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. of all the worlds continents, africa is the one likely to see the greatest transformation in the course of this century. it will likely be home to almost 40% of all humanity by 2100. if, by then, africans have benefited from sustainable development, their global economic power will be enormous. if they havent, then they...

Over a billion dollars a decade. but grazing fees are just one tiny subsidy hidden from view. while conservatives choose to focus on things like food stamps and medicaid, there are subsidies stuffed all throughout the budget for people like cliven bundy and his supporters. in fact, just one part of the farm bill, crop insurance, cost u.s. taxpayers $14 billion in 2012. since 1995, taxpayers have spent $277 billion on agricultural subsidies. this year, house republicans voted on a farm bill that ...

Watching their 401(k)s. there have been king-size inflows, a tidal wave of cash and ets. exchange rate of funds, $277 billion worth. thats the most for one year since 2000. weve still got two months to go this year, so it shows you that investors believe in their rally and putting their money where their mouths is. the other big story, the fed, ben bernanke and his team wrapping up another two-day meeting. no changes in the stimulus thats helping to keep interest rates low. there might be choo...

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