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You know, like i had a tag on my back saying, "im not british". because no one will accept it because the government made it not to employ you if youve got no proof — paperwork to prove who you are. slavery, windrush — toxic legacies of empire. history written by the victors. but this empty plinth tells a new story — that the marginalised have had enough. cheering the statue of the 18th—century slave trader and philanthropist edward colston was toppled in the heart of bristol. now, he aw...

When a fraction of the food supplies asked for finally came, they were carried over this bridge. its borne silent witness to history. remnants of indias colonial past remain imprinted on it, but do they matter today? at independence, india was a nation "born in hunger" some have said. and so, immediate priorities trumped any retrospection about british rule. but today, a generation of indians more confident about our place in the world are questioning why there hasnt been more widespread condemn...

Shall we have a go? not good. power! wow! thats such a nice feeling! clapping. next on myjourney, im heading east along the sava route to serbia. my endpoint will be the countrys biggest city, and its grand capital, belgrade. but first, its the city of sremska mitrovica on the rivers northern bank. now, on the face of it, this city centre is much like any other in serbia, but whats intriguing and surprising is that beneath my feet, beneath these streets are the ruins of a former capital of the r...

Ifeel the hand of history upon our shoulder, in respect to this. i really do. and i just think we need to acknowledge that and respond to it. with the benefit of historical hindsight, we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently, or not at all. history throws up complexities. thousands of irish served as imperial soldiers and civil servants. i had relatives who fought the british and others who benefited from and served the empire. but i wanted to hear what some younger pe...

To teach such a thing. we are going to push this agenda on you and its not going to be permanent. >> others insist changing attitudes begin in the classrooms. >> a clear example for us as the first computer science middle school in washington, d.c. is all of the figures in hidden figures. catherrin johnson was a coder. he was a computer scientist. >> one challenge is cost. school budget are already strained to the max. >> bret: thank you. iran said its done making adjustments to the 2015 nuclear...

His face on the screen, take a look at your screen. what do you want people to know about how your life has changed since that moment? >> brandon was the third of my four children and we were very close. we traveled along and had a lot of the same interests. with him gone, a big hole in my heart and a huge part of the community, six years later, getting messages and talking to people to talk about him. he was a modern day -- he knew everybody in the area he patrolled, got rid of illegal drugs an...

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Where rugged individuals inspire the best in each of us. and when we see injustice to one, we act to fix it for all. this is our story. we journey together. we stand in a breach to preserve a way of life that while imperfect has brought prosperity, honor and dignity to generations past and will for generations to come. four years ago we faced a historic cross road. career politicians promising change every election but delivering emptiness. we chose a different path, a man that is not a politici...

Sided with late today. the emergency fda approval for covid plasma therapy, how well does it work and the first documented case of a survivor reinfected wildfire disaster, seven now dead as more than 600 fires rage, over 1.4 million acres scorched. the shocking scandal, jerry fallwell jr. reportedly resigning from liberty university after revealing his wifes affair, the blackmail scheme he now alleges. the stunning reversal, scott petersons death sentence for the murder-his pregnancy wif...

It is committed to securing the freedom of all british citizens, regarded as arbitrarily detained and that it continues to explore options to resolve the debt. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been placed temporarily under house arrest at her parents home in tehran. the fate of other british iranians held in iran remains unclear. darragh macintyre, bbc news. and you can watch panorama: hostage in iran on bbc one at 7:30pm this evening. two members of the opposition council set up to arrange a pea...