Post Soviet News Today

when londons skyline is lit up in colour with the fireworks all starts here on these barges in the east of london in the docklands. the final preparations are being put in place. there are thousands of shells, there are controlled firing panels, there are wires, so its really interesting to see it all happening behind the scenes. its a very, very meticulous operation and im joined by the event director. just talk me through the numbers. how many fireworks and how long has it all taken?...

of azerbaijan, both old and new, through its people, culture and food to find out more about this diverse and complex country. baku is a swing! its a jazz! fish, yeah! my favourite — i love fish. nazrin, hi. and, there are horses! yeah. i didnt know were going to have horses. im also here to find out why the likes of you and me, potential tourists, are seen as the bright new hope as an alternative to black gold. so, welcome to azerbaijan. when you look at the guidebook, or on travel ...

on the other. i want to explore the many faces of azerbaijan, both old and new, through its people, culture and food to find out more about this diverse and complex country. baku is a swing! its a jazz! fish, yeah! my favourite — i love fish. nazrin, hi. and, there are horses! yeah. i didnt know were going to have horses. im also here to find out why the likes of you and me, potential tourists, are seen as the bright new hope as an alternative to black gold. so, welcome to azerbaijan...

when you look at the guidebook, or on travel websites, or in fact almost anything about azerbaijan, they all start by telling you the same thing — azerbaijan is the land of fire! huge natural gas and oil deposits are so close to the surface that they cause these natural fires to spring out of the ground. fires which burned continuously for over 4,000 years were once common across azerbaijan, but this is now the last. right up here, its really, really pretty hot — right up to your f...

welcome to the programme. there are tentative signs that inflation is coming under control, and the recession forecast last year will be shallower and shorter than expected. butjust to make sure, the central banks are raising the interest rates again. yesterday it was the fed, today the bank of england increased the base rate, half a point, to 4% — the highest it has been in m years. we think inflation will come down rapidly, and a lot of that is down to energy prices, which have fal...

want to let them know you do not have to die for your own dictator. we will live here because we are geographically attached. you have achieved huge _ geographically attached. you have achieved huge military _ geographically attached. you have achieved huge military successes, i achieved huge military successes, how long was the counteroffensive planned, im sure you dont want to give me all of the details but how hopeful are you of further success the likes of which we have seen over t...

tonight with the context, former conservative cabinet secretaryjustine greening and republican lanhee chen, who was policy director for mitt romneys presidential campaign and is now running to be californias state controller. welcome to the programme. the next british prime minister will be either rishi sunak, the former chancellor, or liz truss, the foreign secretary. mps voted for a final time this afternoon, eliminating former defence secretary penny mordaunt. and it sets up a bruis...

but only on the gun crackdown policieses that he supports instead of trying to find common ground, the president taking the opportunity to bash and blame republicans. but according to a new poll, the majority of americans dont agree with biden. over half dont see schoolng shootings as a guns problem. but thats not stopping biden from trying to strong arm congress into doing what he wants for so many of you at home. i want tonyat be very clear . this is not about taking away anyones gun...

Well have to wait until the effects of Climate Change become really tangible before the world recognises that it needs to take action. I think weve got to that point. Even back at the start of this year, the problem that weighed most heavily on ukraines president zelensky was will his western allies stay the course . I remember how frank he was about the need for ukraines counteroffensive to go well. Well, it certainly hasnt gone badly but its never produced the major victory that ukraine needed...

Credit built up by people paying for the energy using monthly direct debits can be a good thing. It helps customers budget and smooth out higher winter bills with lower someone is to keep costs the same all year round. But too much or excessive credit and, crucially, customers not getting it back when they ask for it is a problem. Just over a month they ask for it is a problem. Just over a month ago they ask for it is a problem. Just over a month ago i they ask for it is a problem. Jut over a mo...