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parliament in sri lanka has voted for prime minister ranil wickremesinghe to become the countrys new president, despite his unpopularity with the public. he faces the task of leading the country out of its economic collapse, and restoring order. now it is time for empire and me. im de—graft mensah — podcaster, presenter and proud british ghanaian. im going to be leaving behind my dayjob and heading to west africa for the first time since i was nine. the murder of george floyd and t...

wales recording its hottest day ever on momday. the temperature reached 37.1 celsius in flintshire. the heat is a particular challenge for farmers trying to keep their livestock cool. hywel griffith reports. if youre feeling hot and bothered, spare a thought for this highland cow farfrom home at the royal welsh show. chloes hoping she can keep her cool for the competition. theyre coping all right at the minute, touch wood. i mean, hopefully it just stays like this. theres a nice breeze...

speaks out about vladimir putin. some of the comments that he is not well awe that actually, surely, somebody is going to assassinate him or take him out, i think they are wishful thinking. and at golf�*s open — rory mcilroy and viktor hovland share a lead at st andrews after the third round. now on bbc news: de—graft mensah travels to ghana, the country of his familys heritage, to find out about the legacy of the british empire on the country. this week on the show... it led me ...

and the nhs. now on bbc news, de—graft mensah travels to ghana, the country of his familys heritage to find out about the legacy of the british empire on the country and its people. im de—graft mensah — podcaster, presenter and proud british ghanaian. im going to be leaving to west africa for the first time since i was nine. the murder of george floyd and the anti—racism protests that followed led people to start to question britains history, as well as its actions abroad when ...

it is right settled and sunny, so those temperatures are going to start to climb through the afternoon. not quite as one further north and west with the cloud, perhaps temperatures are generally around the high teens, elsewhere because he temperatures peaking into the high 20s. as we move through saturday night into the early hours of sunday morning, we keep those clear skies across england and wales. those weather fronts continue to drift away steadily eastwards, and so that does mean...

Killing known as human sacrifice. just outside kumasi, at a workshop he helped set up weaving african fabrics called kente, osei bonsu wants to show me just how far britain went to protect its interests here. so what exactly did the british do to the people of the asante community? they engaged them in a number of wars. any time they defeated the asantes, they took more of their lands and added it to theirs. the british did not stop there. they moved into the capital and then burnt down the capi...

All of that just for money? and you would do all of that to become this great empire that weve learned so much about? for the asante, the hurt of what happened still lives on — in part because british soldiers looted precious items, many of them made of gold, like these still on display in kumasi — and took them to britain, where they remain today. to find out more, im heading into the city to meet one of the leaders of the asante community, chief agyemang—bonsu. but before i can chat to t...

And knowing that the british went through any means that they could to manipulate the fante people and other ghanaian communities, and inflict such harsh punishment, thats not easy news to hear at all. to think, what, you would do all of that just for money? and you would do all of that to become this great empire that weve learned so much about? for the asante, the hurt of what happened still lives on — in part because british soldiers looted precious items, many of them made of gold, like th...

Expansion north led to violent clashes with the ruling asante people. britain wanted control in the region, to be able to make money through the likes of cocoa and gold. but britain tried to justify their violence by claiming that they wanted to stop the asante, who were believed to be keeping slaves and carrying out religious killing known as human sacrifice. just outside kumasi, at a workshop he helped set up weaving african fabrics called kente, 0sei bonsu wants to show me just how far britai...

Is that essentially what happened? yes. maximise profit. expansion north led to violent clashes with the ruling asante people. britain wanted control in the region, to be able to make money through the likes of cocoa and gold. but britain tried to justify their violence by claiming that they wanted to stop the asante, who were believed to be keeping slaves and carrying out religious killing known as human sacrifice. just outside kumasi, at a workshop he helped set up weaving african fabrics call...