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This is a very dangerous time. Leaders are not acting responsibly. I want to find out whats brought us from oppenheimers invention to this point. Now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds. Nuclear weapons, nuclear terrorism, nuclear proliferation. Right now, itsjust going in the wrong direction. Translation im ordering the Strategic Nuclear forces on special alert. Explosion. In britain, our own weapons are on high alert. Theres always one out at 15 minutes� notice to fire. Somewhere out ...

my guest is the former prime minister abdalla hamdok, who is playing a significant role in the negotiations. he has signed a deal with hemedti, so does this mean the rsf has effectively won the war? all hi, zeinab. abdalla hamdok in abu dhabi, welcome to hardtalk. nearly half of sudans 49 million strong population is in dire need of humanitarian assistance. aid agencies cant get to them. diseases are rife. what are you and others trying to do to help them? thank you for having me. this...

now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking. this week, ive been down to downing street to number 11 to speak to the chancellor, jeremy hunt, whos preparing his budget. he wanted to tell tory mps not to get ahead of themselves about the taxes that he could cut, but also to have a go at those who are saying he shouldnt cut taxes at all. all t...

our top story this hour — the us says there will be more attacks against houthi forces in yemen after overnight american and uk airstrikes, which hit more than thirty positions. the houthis, who are backed by iran, have been targetting vessels in the red sea since november — they say this is in support of the palestinians in gaza. they are one of several militias in the middle east with iranian backing. the us targeted others in syria and iraq earlier this weekend — and there hav...

just before 7:30 last night. several people who came their aid were also injured, including three police officers. the suspect remains at large. our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan is at the scene. take us through what we know of the incident itself?— incident itself? police and witnesses _ incident itself? police and witnesses have _ incident itself? police and witnesses have described | incident itself? police and - witnesses have described what happened here is horrific. the det...

earlier this season, he had to apologise after going out after a defeat to manchester city. he is available for their premier league game at wolves tomorrow, but ten hag was asked whether he was instilling the correct discipline at the club and if rashford was showing him disrespect. nothing to do with that with me, but in football, ute discipline —— you need. that is on the pitch, but also off the pitch, because also, theres a line. every player knows this. every professional know...

with two tests left to play. good morning. we have got some heavy rain in the south—west of england. it is pushing north—east through the day. it could miss the south—east of england. northern scotland, a drier day. a few showers. details later in the programme. good morning. its monday, 10thjuly. the bbc is meeting with the met police today, to discuss allegations that one of its presenters paid a teenager £35,000 for sexually explicit photos. the male presenter — who hasnt b...

on our loved ones. warm milk, wailing and walkies, laras looking at baby gadgets. but for the star feature, let me just take the baby out. boing! not an actual child. did you reallyjust do that? tough love. works every time. and dont go in the water. james clayton meets a shark tracker whos made a great white discovery. are there any moments that you filmed where you felt nervous for the people in the water? id say yes. were starting the programme in kenya, where agriculture plays a hu...

its wednesday, 31st january. our main story. scotlands former first minister, nicola sturgeon is due to give evidence about the decisions she took during the pandemic, when she appears before the covid inquiry today. ms sturgeon, who led the scottish response to the coronavirus outbreak — is expected to face questions surrounding lockdowns, and missing whatsapp messages — as the inquiry continues sitting in edinburgh. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. 1,044 positive ...

im in alaskas state capital ofjuneau. its a place dominated by nature, which can have a big impact here — as im about to find out. ive been reliably informed that, given the terrain around here, these things are basically like taxis. got an eight—minute flight. ive never been in a helicopter! lets go! im meeting up with university of alaska southeast scientists, eran hood and abby watts. oh, man, im so excited! theyve invited me to tag along as they conduct their research on the ch...