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The Trail Blazing Hollywood actress cicely tyson has died aged 96. With a career spanning seven decades she made her breakthrough in the 1972 film sounder, for which she was nominated for both a golden globe and an oscar. Our arts editor Will Gompertz looks back at her life. You got your lowlife job. You got your lowlife job. Cicely you got your lowlife ob. Cicely t son in you got your lowlife ob. Cicely tyson in 1972 h you got your lowlife ob. Cicely tyson in 1972 as you got your lowlife job. C...

its seven in the morning in singapore, and two oclock in the morning in turkey where officials have said most rescue efforts to find survivors have come to an end — two weeks on from the earthquake that devastated the south of turkey and north west of syria. search operations have been winding down for days as the chances of finding people fade. more than 47 thousand people are known to have been killed by the quake and the aftershocks across both countries. meanwhile, the us secreta...

war thats proved to be a big winner at the baftas. some breaking news for you at this hour: north korea has been accused of firing ballistic missiles into the sea of japan— just a day after the us and south korea held a drill in response to a similar launch. north korea said that test was designed to show it was able to fire nuclear—capable missiles at short notice in response to threats. chad ocarroll works for the korea risk group and joins me now. thank you forjoining us on the ...

Inflation remains the same at 6. 7 . Also this hour a vigil in london to remember those lost in the gaza Hospital Blast. And still waiting for news the London Family whose mother is feared abducted by hamas. Coming up on bbc news Manchester United our way to st. Germain jermaine. Horrific blast at a hospital in gaza which is thought to have killed hundreds of people. Joe biden has been trying to get some kind of aid corridorfor the people in gaza and he has been talking of the blast yesterday in...

uber drivers in the uk will be classed as workers, not self—employed, with big implications for global employment rights. and — the 99 year old duke of edinburgh returns home to windsor, after a month in hospital — hes said to be in good spirits. sweden and latvia are the latest eu member states to suspend use of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine, following concerns about possible side—effects. france, germany, spain and italy have all said theyre awaiting the conclusions of an ...

a year ago theatres in england closed their doors because of the pandemic. in that time the theatre world has lost income of around 200 million pounds. many theatre workers are freelancers — and a quarter of them have gone out of business. our arts editor will gompertz has spoken to four performers whove had to change jobs to make ends meet. music: theres no business like showbusiness theatre, one of the great success stories of britains creative industries but this time last year th...

welcome to world news america in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. there is a crisis on americas southern border — a surge of unaccompanied children trying to get into america from mexico. from mid february to mid march, us border agents picked up some 400 children every day. now they are stuck in detention facilities, in scenes we remember all too well from just a few years ago. the reason for the dramatic increase in numbers is a change of policy. under president biden kids wit...

i am freelance and as well as the show, i also do a range of other kinds of playing such as concerts and recording sessions and tours and things like that. as well as the show closing, all of that went up in smoke. so all of your income just disappeared? yes, exactly. these guys here were looking for an extra pair of hands and they kindly agreed to take me on. its actually something i find really satisfactory. im enjoying the work. i like working with my hands. and im even learning ski...

hello, and welcome. buckingham palace has responded to the allegations made by prince harry and his wife meghan in their interview with oprah winfrey, saying the royal family is saddened to learn how challenging the last few years have been for the couple. the statement says that some issues, particularly that of race, are concerning. but it doesnt admit any wrongdoing, and says it will address the claims privately. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the revelations in ...

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. buckingham palace has responded to the allegations made by prince harry and his wife, meghan, in their interview with oprah winfrey, saying the royal family is saddened to learn how challenging the last few years have been for the couple. the statement says that some issues, particularly that of race, are concerning but it doesnt admit any wrongdoing and says it will address the claims privately. our royal correspondent, ni...