Celtic overpowered slovan bratislava at celtic park to get their campaign up and runing in style. Making their debut in the competition, a tough lesson for slovan who lost 5 1 in glasgow it s the first time celtic have won their opening champions league game and, as it stands, only bayern munich are ahead of them in the new format table. The competition stops now, we ve played bayern munich in the final. But no, it was a great night for everyone. I thought you just sensed it before the game, the feeling in the crowd. But i m so proud of the crowd. But i m so proud of the team, the intensity with which we played for the ball was so good. And yeah, it was a great night. We know our next three games are really tough games but they re really exciting games for us. But i thought tonight, we had to make a really good start in the competition, and i think we made a fantastic start with three points on the board, so it s a back to back win at this level from the end of last season or the
Now on Bbc News its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Today, im in tuscany, italy, at the home of one of the worlds most famous photographers, oliviero toscani. Now, you may not be familiar with his name, but youve almost certainly seen at least some of his work. For decades, hes photographed fashion and famous faces, but hes perhaps best known for his extraordinary Advertising Campaigns where hes used images, provocative images of sexuality, Illness And Death to promote brands, but also to get all of us to confront uncomfortable truths. He has combined glamour with a social conscience, but has he sometimes gone too far . Oliviero toscani, welcome to hardtalk, and thank you for inviting me into your home. I must begin by asking, how are you . Because we know that youve been struggling with illness. Lately, not so good. Lately. You know, i belong to a generation thats forever young. Yes and then, it was like that until two days before i got to 80. I was working like befo
The entire country has emitted as much Carbon Dioxide since the 19505 as americans have in wait for it the last three days and in the uk, conservationists declare an emergency, as Butterfly Numbers fall to their lowest on record. We start this hour in the Middle East, where at least 20 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a new wave of attacks in lebanon this time its Walkie Talkies that have been detonated. The latest blasts come just 2a hours after pagers used by the armed Group Hezbollah exploded simultaneously across the country killing at least 12 people and leaving more than 3,000 in hospital. Iran which backs hezbollah has described the attacks as mass murder. Hezbollah is blaming israel and has vowed to retaliate. Israeli Defence Minister Yoav gallant says the country is opening a new phase in the Gaza War and the Centre Of Gravity is shifting to the north. 0ur Senior International Correspondent 0rla Guerin sent this report from beirut. Hezbollah, coming to bury its
Russias current borders. Putins Expansionist Nationalism requires military power, but its harnessed the cultural spiritual authority of the russian Orthodox Church, too. My guest, andrey kordochkin, was a russian Orthodox Priest who spoke out against the ukraine war and the putinisation of his church. But is he swimming against an unstoppable tide . Andrey kordochkin, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Its a great Honour And Privilege to be here. Well, its great to have you in the studio. Let me take you back to February 2022. Putin orders an all out invasion of ukraine. Within days, you, a priest in the russian Orthodox Church, choose to speak out against the invasion. When you did that, did you feel that this would be the end of your career in the russian Orthodox Church . I think that when the war has begun, very few of us could actually give a prediction of what is going to come through. So i think that many people would suggest that the war would be over in a very short period of tim