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thousands affected by the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and 80s will get initial compensation of £100,000 each. # the way is clear, the light is good, i have no fear...# and after one venue cancels his latest production over comments on trans rights, monty pythons terry gilliam says british theatre needs to be braver. i think the whole artistic community has to be brave. thats what art is about, pushing the limits. matt hudson—smith is going to take the european title agai...

about running for president. rolling out the rocket that could pave the way for astronauts to return to the moon. after one venue cancels his latest production, over comments on trans rights and the metoo movement, monty pythons terry gilliam, says british theatre, needs to be more courageous. i think the whole artistic community has to be brave. it is what art is about, pushing the limits. its hello and welcome to the programme. officials in ukraine are warning that the situation at t...

anniversary of taking hong kong back from britain — and claims the territory now has true democracy. ukrainian officials say at least 19 people have been killed by russian missile strikes in and around the city of odesa. more than a million people are expected to take to the streets of london this weekend for pride — as the lgbt+ community marks 50 years since the first march. good afternoon. borisjohnson is facing calls to suspend one of his mps whos alleged to have groped two men...

retains or reclaims the majority in the house and the senate. now, polls just closed moments ago in new york, which is one of three states holding the final primaries of this month. frankly, all eyes are on the race that has pit two of the most powerful democrats in this country against one another. now, how powerful? well, one does chair the house judiciary committee, and the other, the house oversight committee. both have been in congress for three decades, and tonight one of them, o...

security gates. later that day, senator hawley fled after those protesters helped to rile up stormed the capitol. see for yourself. >> to be clear, on january the 6th, republican senator josh hawley authored the forthcoming book manhood, the masculine virtues america needs, ran away from the same mob, since -- the moment that was revealed by the select committee on thursday. he instantly became a laughing stock. lets look at the committee hearing and how they reacted. >> that clip went...

welcome in diversity. hi, welcome to lessonings in diversity. im your host marie lou rettin. in a perfect world, diversity would be awesome. who doesnt want to work with different people as opposed to this? theres nothing more boring than the same old crew, and i should know. but i love different faces and different races all comingleling in a melting pot i call gregs hot pot. its not how you make something funny unless you look like this. its a cheap shot, but see? theres a down side ...

activity without consent. he strenuously denies the allegations. hes been granted bail and is due to appear in court again next month. now on bbc news, it has been a0 years since the falklands war. today, veterans and their families are still living with the consequences of victory in the falklands. yeah, yeah, yeah. right, im ready to go. you can stop to think about an answer, you dont have to do it all in one go — itsjust a conversation with me and ill take you — ill take you thr...

years have gone by when ivel not thought about it. not one day when i dont think of those boys. - i knew every one of them. on the morning of the second of april, 1982, argentine troops invaded the falkland islands. the countrys ruling dictatorship had long laid claim to the remote archipelago. en nombre de la... margaret thatcher, against a backdrop of unrest in britain, was determined to take it back. a task force was quickly assembled and steamed 8,000 miles to the south atlantic. n...

mr trump has called the investigation "a sham." now on bbc news — it has been a0 years since the falklands war. today, veterans and their families are still living with the consequences. yeah, yeah, yeah. right, im ready to go. are you keen to answer it as well? oh, yes, yes. you can stop to think about an answer, you dont have to do it all in one go — itsjust a conversation with me and ill take you — ill take you through the experiences. absolutely, yeah. um, yeah, 0k. clapper b...

you through the experiences. absolutely, yeah. um, yeah, 0k. clapper bangs. youre literally lying face down, pressed your face into this frozen earth, thinking, "i dont want to die here. "why?" yeah. you know, that, i think — well, it was, for all of us, it was hugely traumatic. theres corpses of your enemy, corpses of your friends, you know, just lying there. it had a massive effect on me and i know it had a massive effect on a lot of my friends, too. that scene of horror will never...