with their chins held at an extraordinary angle. a woman in traditional dress and a bouquet of flowers waits to deliver it to the visiting russian leader. all the while, the north korean leader paces up and down here s mr putin coming down the steps to greet his host at the bottom there s a handshake, a hug and an air kiss. it all seems very cordial as the translators move in for the pleasantries. eventually the flower lady gets to present her blooms to the russian president there s a slightly awkward bow, but it all seems to go down well. then, after a bit more chit chat they re off. they ve lots to talk about presumably after some sleep. here s our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. vladimir putin s first trip to pyongyang in almost a quarter of a century a measure of this relationship s growing importance. a warm welcome from the north korean leader, two men shunned by much of the world, united in defiance of the west, each bearing a shopping list, their embrace
live from london. this is bbc news. a warm welcome on the tarmac amid concern in the us over the deepening ties between the two nuclear armed countries. the british billionaire john caudwell who donated half a million to the conservatives at the last election tells the bbc he s voting labour for the first time. police release a mugshot ofjustin timberlake after the singer was arrested on suspicion of driving while drunk. hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. russia s president putin hasjust arrived in north korea on his first visit to the secretive state for 2h years. he landed in pyongyang a short time ago ahead of talks with north korea s leader kim jong un. the visit underlines the growing relationship between the two nuclear armed countries particularly since russia s invasion of ukraine. and it comes amid accusations from the united states that north korea has been supplying arms to russia for use in its war with ukraine something pyongyang denies. our diplomatic corres
it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the legacy of conflict left behind after the collapse of yugoslavia isn t easily overcome. they know that in kosovo, which declared independent statehood a dozen years ago, but has yet to make a lasting peace with neighbouring serbia. and right now, kosovo is experiencing a major political shift. my guest, the country s acting president, vjosa osmani, is a young, post war politician challenging the old guard of the kosovar independence struggle. she promises clean government, a fresh start, but can she deliver? president vjosa osmani in pristina, kosovo, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for this opportunity. a pleasure to be talking to you. it is a pleasure to have you on the show. i ve just described you as a member of a new generation of kosovan politicians. in what way, would you say, are you different from the old guard? in plenty of ways, in fact, and although i ve been part of politics for quite some time,
now on bbc news. hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the legacy of conflict left behind after the collapse of yugoslavia isn t easily overcome. they know that in kosovo, which declared independent statehood a dozen years ago, but has yet to make a lasting peace with neighbouring serbia. and right now, kosovo is experiencing a major political shift. my guest, the country s acting president, vjosa osmani, is a young, post war politician challenging the old guard of the kosovar independence struggle. she promises clean government, a fresh start, but can she deliver? president vjosa osmani in pristina, kosovo, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for this opportunity. a pleasure to be talking to you. it is a pleasure to have you on the show. i ve just described you as a member of a new generation of kosovan politicians. in what way, would you say, are you different from the old guard? in plenty of ways, in fact, and although i ve been part of politics for quite
About their campaign. The kind table, and pupils across the country are competing to be crowned a rocky roads. Crowned rock heroes. Good morning. Its thursday the 6th july. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live the chairman of the iraq inquiry, Sirjohn Chilcot, has told the bbc that the former Prime Minister, tony blair, was not straight with the nation, or his inquiry, about the decisions made in the run up to the iraq war. Speaking for the First Time Since the publication of his report a year ago today, sirjohn told the bbc why he thinks mr blair made the decisions he did, and about mr blairs State Of Mind at the time of the inquiry. The iraq inquiry by Sirjohn Chilcot took 7 years and ran into two million words. The Main Findings were that policy on iraq was made on flawed intelligence and assessments. And the planning and preparation for the country after Saddam Hussein was wholly inadequate. in response to sirjohns interview with the bbc a spokesman for mr blair highlighted that the report