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"russians dont want war", she says. "weve experienced that, we know how terrifying war is." the russian public has no appetite for war. theyre hoping neither do their leaders. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. 77 years ago today, the nazi concentration camp at auschwitz was liberated, after more than a million people, most of them jewish, were murdered on the site, in occupied poland. today is holocaust memorial day, and different artists have painted the portraits of some of the uks last remai...

The war, can be overwhelming. >> most of the jews who were brought here came by -- >> and then the selection. >> who lives and who dies. >> in my case, my grandparents died here. >> probably they were -- people walked in and really believed they were -- >> so they thought they were going to get a shower. but instead -- >> that was the gas chamber. >> before we leave poland, we visit the only jewish cemetery still left in the town of auschwitz and i see a tombstone that says blitzer. i dont know ...

Every day. alina, her mother and sister were put on a train to auschwitz. they were questioned by a german officer. it would be the last time alina saw her sister alive. he ask who speak german. and my mother said, "my daughter does." she shouldnt have opened her mouth. it is still difficult to fully comprehend exactly what happened at auschwitz. more than a million people were killed. almost all were jews. but some 13,000 ethnic poles were also transported to the camp after the warsaw uprising....

Graphic novel mouse by art spiegelman, which tells the story of his jewish parents in the 1940s and 1940s poland from their early experiences of anti-semitism to their troemt in auschwitz. the novel portrays jews as mice, as nazis -- and nazis as cats. but that was apparently too much for the school board, okay? what kind of country encourages people to snitch on their own neighbors? you have to hold up a mirror to this because its really -- this is not about being left or right. this is truth. ...

Other restrictions become more relaxed not least the ability for people to travel people will be travelling to countries and there is a likelihood that there is vaccination that could be other strands of variance that people could bring back. causing high levels of infection. the headlines. face coverings are no longer mandatory in england but some big retailers are asking customers to continue wearing them. camping trips welcomed the easing of care home restrictions in england allowing for unli...

Holocaust survivors witnessed the worst of humanity. this new collection of portraits commissioned by the prince of wales is about preserving their stories. like lily aberts, who showed the prince the auschwitz number still visible on her arm. while others spoke of their pride at their portraits. i am very pleased and very honoured. artist, portrait and subject, clara drummond painted manfred goldberg. have you been well? the process was challenging. covid meant the sittings began virtually befo...

Those eyes saw the brutality of nazi labour camps, where manfred was sent with his family. one day his younger brother herman was taken by ss guards, and manfred never saw him again. he did describe it as hell on earth, and it was very hard for me to imagine what it must have been like. it was very harrowing, but i feel that was really important to go there and to realise how dark it had been in order to realise what a bright light manfred is. so much is in the detail of each portrait. aric hirs...

But i feel that was really important to go there and to realise how dark it had been in order to realise what a bright light manfred is. so much is in the detail of each portrait. eric rests his hand on his left arm, the arm that bears his auschwitz number. and lily abert is painted with a gold pendant which she hid in the heel of a shoe while at auschwitz. she still wears it today. i thought we owed it to these remarkable people just- to remember them in this way. there is something very. speci...

Whole range of responses will include nord stream 2 as well. its certainly on the table. >> bret: you know, today is the 77th anniversary of the freeing of auschwitz and germany knows all too well in its history of totalitarian government of authoritarian leaders who take control. in your government, is there real concern about vladimir putin, what is he doing, what he is signaling, what he is saying about energy in europe as well as his ambitions? >> we have a commitment to the memory of the vi...