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Abuse the government says social Media Companies face massive fines if they dont act. Better than i ever did. Betterthan i ever did. Brexit ended visa free travel to the eu for musicians now eltonjohn tells us why it will hit so many young performers. At the beginning of a career, when you have written your first record, and you want to go out and play live more than anything else, because it helps you grow as an artist. And a clap for the captain its happening now at sir toms home and joined by...

exhibition at the prestigious tate britain museum of the work of the british—caribbean artist and film maker sir isaacjulien. it is a sweeping showcase of his four—decade career. his subject matter explores some of the most divisive issues of our age — migration, racism and sexuality. as a prominent gay, black man, how far does isaacjulien use his art to advance such causes? sir isaacjulien, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, zeinab. how would you describe your artistic work? becaus...

exhibition at the prestigious tate britain museum of the work of the british—caribbean artist and film maker sir isaacjulien. it is a sweeping showcase of his four—decade career. his subject matter explores some of the most divisive issues of our age — migration, racism and sexuality. as a prominent gay, black man, how far does isaacjulien use his art to advance such causes? sir isaacjulien, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, zeinab. how would you describe your artistic work? becaus...

it is a sweeping showcase of his four—decade career. his subject matter explores some of the most divisive issues of our age — migration, racism and sexuality. as a prominent gay, black man, how far does isaacjulien use his art to advance such causes? sir isaacjulien, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, zeinab. how would you describe your artistic work? because it embodies a whole range of visual arts — photographs, drawings, art installations, experimental videos and documentaries. ...

had more rain this month than fell during the whole of the winter. it is quite cold rain today falling across many parts of the country, that colder air will be replaced by tomorrow with much milder airfrom the atlantic. looking at the satellite picture there is a lot of cloud in the atlantic so with the milder air, yet more rain. this closure is bringing todays rain, the rain continuing to push slowly north and east over the next few hours. across northern ireland it should be clearin...

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with breaking news — teachers in england and wales will go on strike in national disputes over pay. the national education union says the ballots meet the legal thresholds for both turnout and a vote in favour of strikes. seven strike days are being announced between february 1st and 16th march. for more on this, im joined by our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. what more do we know about this teacher strike which is going...

you have a recipe for disaster for disaster. >> mike: the delays and cancellations are already piling up. all signs pointing to a rough weekend. for travelers the frustration is palpable. senior correspondent casey stegall is following all of those from dallas-fort worth international airport. good morning, casey. >> good morning mike and dana. the folks at aaa tell us this fourth of july holiday us expected to be the second busiest since the year 2000. 20 plus years with over 48 milli...

if now on bbc news, clive myrie has been speaking to russias ambassador to the uk andrei kelin, at the russian embassy in london about the war in ukraine. some people may find pictures of civilian deaths that clive showed him in their conversation, distressing. ambassador, the facts are clear. thousands of people have been killed in this war so far. 1a million people have had to leave their homes since russia decided to invade ukraine. why did russia start this war? this is not a war. ...

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and have made significant progress. video footage from both sides shows israeli tanks and troops pressing towards gaza city. after the border was open for a second day. the hamas run health ministry says more than 9000 people have now been killed in israeli strikes on the gaza strip. israel began its bombing campaign in response to hamas — designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government — who murdered moo israelis on october 7th. heres our international editorjeremy bowen....