pollution crisis in india. schools and colleges are staying shut until further notice, and there is a partial lockdown being extended. there we go. just feel it. i join sophie ellis bextor 2a hours non stop for charity. hello, and a very warm welcome to our view was on pbs in america and around the globe. tensions are escalating on the border of poland and belarus. polish security forces have turned to water cannon and tear gas to push back migrants. the polish government has accused belarus of trying to force the migrants cross the border in order to destabilise the european union. the polish government is accusing belarus forcing the migrants across the border in order to the european union. our correspondent steve rosenberg is there. first, they d asked to be let in. now, they were demanding. in belarus, the migrants have run out of patience. these are polish water cannon being employed, and that is because, around midday, migrants on the belarusian side of the border star
time now on bbc news for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. turn on the tv or go online, and it s not hard to find political content of all kinds, often delivered with all the nuance of a ten tonne truck. rare is the tv show which offers commentary on the human condition, which is both entertaining and wildly popular. but it can be done, and my guest today knows it from personal experience. george takei was a fixture on the original star trek series as lieutenant sulu. the show s progressive values dovetailed with his personal activism, which continues to this day. do the values of star trek still resonate? george takei, welcome to hardtalk. good to be here. you re known to many around the world as an actor. do you see yourself more these days as an activist? both, as a matter of fact. i am an actor and an activist, as well. which is more important to you? acting is my passion, the theatre is my passion. but i was defined by my childhood imprisonment, and that
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at the cross party committee of mps. also. the cost of living hits its highest level for a decade as a rise in inflation is driven by increasing costs of fuel, energy, transport and hospitality. everything s gone up, it might only be 50, 60p here but at the end it all does mount up. counter terror police say the man behind an explosion outside liverpool women s hospital started making preparations for his attack back in april. a british f 35 fighterjet crashes into the mediterranean during a routine operation the pilot ejected safely. and the first pictures of the queen since she missed the remembrance sunday service amid concerns about her health. borisjohnson says he accepts he made a mistake when he attempted the he made a mistake when he attempted prime mini questions, the prime minister is been answering questions, he says he accepts that he did make a mistake when he tried to delay a conservative colleague from being suspended from parliament and breaking two for brea
but he doesn t apologise. the committee will agree that i ve accepted that it was a mistake and that it was my mistake. everybody else has apologised for him, but he won t apologise for himself. a coward, not a leader! we talk to the former yorkshire cricketer azeem rafiq about racist abuse, and what he hopes to achieve by going public. and a year in the life of northern ireland we ask people to share their experiences, in a changing landscape. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. a big night of action in the women s champions league arsenal are looking to take a big step towards the knockouts with a win over danish side koge. welcome to bbc news at ten, which comes tonight from the heart of belfast at a critical time in the history of northern ireland. there s growing uncertainty here about the future of trading arrangements with the rest of the united kingdom, not to mention the links with its close neighbour, the republic of ireland, and the european uni