legislators. michael smerconish in philadelphia. it s hard not to jump to conclusions about the tennessee state house. the r word it needs to be reserved for clear and convincing cases of prejudice, discrimination or antagonism. against the person or people based on their membership in a racial or ethnic group. after all, there is an appropriate permanence to labeling conduct as racist. but from the outside looking in this short does seem to be such a case. three tennessee state legislators who engaged in roughly the same behavior were meted out disparate treatment. just days after 39 year olds and three adults were murdered in a mass shooting at the covenant school in nashville. these legislators led what was described as a disorderly gun reform chant that interrupted house proceedings. there seems to be no debate as to whether they broke the rules. justin jones of nashville, justin pearson of memphis and gloria johnson of knoxville the only difference between the behavior o
he scores early, as manchester united put three past nottingham forest, in the away leg of their league cup semi final. and we catch up with radio one extra s dj ace to find out why he s campaigning for more black and asian heritage organ donors. good morning. there is a touch of frost in western areas first thing. for many it will be a dry day with sunny spells, a little bit of cloud, and some showers in the east. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, 26th january. ukraine s president zelensky has described the decision to send dozens of powerful nato battle tanks to the country, as an important step on the path to victory. commitments from germany, the us and the uk, follow weeks of diplomatic deadlock about the supply of heavy weaponry. president zelensky said the free world was united as never before, but that it was essential for the equipment to arrive quickly. our correspondent robin brant reports. for months, he s campaigned for these, in publ
Happened on saturday. At least 32 children were among 125 people who died in a crush the police have been widely criticised for using tear gas on the fans. Now on bbc news hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Britain mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth in ways that combined the intimate and the personal with the grand and ceremonial. For most of us, of course, death and grief remain a very private affair. An irreversible, Life Altering shock when we lose someone close for which there is no guide or preparation. My guest today is the one time pop star Turned Church Of England vicar, the Reverend Richard coles, whose frank account of his own grief has struck a chord with many. Why did grief nearly break him . Richard coles, welcome to hardtalk. Britain has just lived through a rather extraordinary, momentous experience, the death of Queen Elizabeth, the mourning that came with it. And many people have said that the death of the queen revived very sharp memories for them of
the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres, has asked the security council to urgently consider haiti s request for deployment now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk with me zeinab badawi from south africa where my guest has been described as one of the world s greatest living artists. william kentridge is versatile, hard hitting and his talents span many different genres. he is william kentridge and this is a major exhibition of his work in cape town. in 2020 i travelled to his studio and asked how south african politics influenced his art. william kentridge in johannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. zeinab, thank you very much and welcome to the studio injohannesburg. you were born in johannesburg in 1955, the son of two prominent anti apartheid lawyers, wow did growing up under apartheid affect you? i think because my parents were both very much aware of and involved in legal questions around the anti apartheid struggle, from a young
this is bbc news. we will have the headline straight after her talk. welcome to hardtalk with me zeinab badawi from south africa where my guest has been described as one of the world s greatest living artists. he is william kentridge and this is a major exhibition of his work in cape town. william kentridge is versatile, hard hitting and his talents span many different genres. but how has south africa s violent and racist past influenced his work as a white artist? william kentridge injohannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. william kentridge injohannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. zeinab, thank you very much and welcome to the studio in johannesburg. you were born injohannesburg in 1955, the son of two prominent anti apartheid lawyers, wow did growing up under apartheid affect you? i think because my parents were both very much aware anti apartheid struggle, from a young age i was aware of how unnatural south africa was. there was always a slight disjunction between myself and say, o