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and the indian adaptation of the hollywood classic forrest gump is released next week. we hear from the bollywood superstar aamir khan. it kind of feels like it is a dream now because it has been such a long journey and we have come to the end and it feels a bit unreal. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. its eight in the morning in singapore, and 9:00am in tokyo where japan is demanding an immediate end to chinas military exercises around taiwan, after fi...

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. coming up this week, i am on the greek island of evia, a year on from the devastating forest fires. look at these guys! look at them go! and taking a dip in natural hot springs built for the gods. 0h! thats so hot! we are off to denmark to take a look at the ancient treasure rewriting histories there. and nicks in istanbul, testing his artistic skill...

shooting was a hoax. he sings my heart will go on hes an internet sensation in bangladesh for singing out of tune, but well find out why this crooner failed to strike a chord with the police. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe we start in the us with the case of us basketball player, brittney griner, who has been sentenced to nine years injail by a court in russia. the court found her guilty of possessing and smuggling drugs. president biden said washington w...

for falsely claiming it was a hoax. now on bbc news, the art of cutting carbon. environment analyst roger harrabin reports on the endeavours of british artists working to highlight the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the big industries around us. the power of invention will protect us from climate catastrophe, say the optimists. smart technologies will reduce the clouds of carbon dioxide emissions from the industries that make the materials surrounding us. at least, thats the hope....

hes an internet sensation in bangladesh for singing out of tune, but well find out why this crooner failed to strike a chord with the police. we start in the united states with the case of us basketball player, brittney griner, who has been sentenced to nine years injail by a court in russia. the court found her guilty of possessing and smuggling drugs. president biden said washington would use all means possible to guarantee her release, and added that her sentencing is "unacceptable....

a child killed in the massacre, for falsely claiming it was a hoax. now on bbc news, fleeing afghanistan. when the taliban regained control of afghanistan, lgbtq+ afghans knew their lives were in grave danger. a small group were evacuated in a top—secret mission and are re—building their lives in the uk. this is their story. ive concluded that its time to end americas longest war. its time for american troops to come home. as us, uk and nato forces leave afghanistan, the taliban ti...

hes an internet sensation in bangladesh for singing out of tune, but well find out why this crooner failed to strike a chord with the police. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in the united states with the case of us basketball player, brittney griner, who has been sentenced to nine years injail by a court in russia. the court found her guilty of possessing and smuggling drugs. president biden said washington would use all means possible to guarant...

it was a hoax. now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur, and this is the stage of the royal shakespeare theatre in stratford—upon—avon, birthplace of william shakespeare. 400 years and more after his death, his words and stories still resonate around the world, transcending languages and borders. well, my guest today is the just—retired artistic director of the royal shakespeare company, greg doran. why do we continue to make much ado about w...

hello and welcome. president biden has described as "unacceptable" the sentencing of us basketball star brittney griner to nine years in a russian prison for possessing and smuggling drugs. she admitted to having cannabis oil when she was detained in moscow in february, but maintained she hadnt intended to break the law. washington has offered a prisoner swap, but it hasnt been taken up. azadeh moshiri reports. i never meant to hurt anybody. i never meant to hurt anybody. i never meant...

we start here in the uk where the bank of england has given its bleakest forecast in recent memory — a prolonged recession is on the way, starting this autumn and continuing all of next year and into 202a. if accurate, it would be the longest downturn for the uk economy since the financial criss in 2008. inflation is predicted to hit more than 13%, driven by the sharp rise in energy bills. and in an effort to rein in soaring prices, the bank has raised interest rates by the most in 2...