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Welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. these are tough times in south africa. officially, covid has taken more than 55,000 lives. researchers reckon the real figure is much higher and right now there are fears of a third wave of infection. but many minds in the ruling party are consumed not by this national health and economic crisis, but by anc infighting and mudslinging over corruption and accountability. my guest is finance minister tito mboweni. has the anc lost the plot?

On a guided tour, hit the streets and hear the stories behind the art from around the world. with work from across the globe, this takes you to places you otherwise might not get to, even after travel restrictions are lifted. but as restrictions start to ease, many of us are starting to be able to get away from the virtual world and back out into the real world, so why not get back in tune with nature during the summer solstice at uks stonehenge? a nearby summer solstice festival is expected to ...

To fight through this weather? obviously theres a huge determination. i mean, honestly, sitting out in the rain under our brollies, having salad sandwiches. and we just sit there having a cup of tea all in this weather. as if the sun is cracking the flags? exactly. in england, alistairflicked through the detailed log from one of the uks oldest weather stations. the museum has been collecting data since 1882. and what does it tell us about may? certainly the start of may was really cool. at one p...

Certain jobs were safe. all our steel operations in the uk — one after another — was in the process of shutting. its our hard work which means they now have a future. its still a tough journey ahead. the uk has many disadvatages. the uk steel industry has been decimated for the last few decades. we still have a lot of work to do. im not going to give up on the uk. as long as im in charge, my plants will stay open. but who believes him now? the british government refused to supply a £170 mil...

It has been a painful year. it has been very frustrating

Welcome to bbc news, im ben boulos. our top stories. a belarusian journalist arrested in minsk following the forced diversion of his flight, appears in a video, apparently under duress. european leaders ban belarussian airlines from eu airspace and draw up targeted sanctions against officials. in gaza, we meet one community grieving the loss of their children in the recent clashes with israel. the us prepares to mark the first anniversary of the murder of african american george floyd, which pro...

The headlines... the belarussian journalist arrested in minsk following the forced diversion of his flight has appeared in a video statement confessing that he provoked mass protests. it appears to have been made under duress. eu leaders have now banned belarussian airlines from its airspace and are drawing up targeted sanctions. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is on his way to the middle east for talks following the fighting between israel and palestinian militants. state department ...

Right now were expecting to hear from tony blinken and also leader abbas. blinken on a mission to shore up a cease fire. were on the ground and were live on minneapolis and on capitol hill. it is one year since joorge floyd ignited movements across the country. congress failing to meet the presidents goal of having a police reform bill on his desk today, but this morning our team has new reporting on signs of optimism in the last 12 hours or so. we have more to get to. im hallie jackson along wi...

Off from this virtually scot—free at. we do expect building owners to make the building safe and not to pass on costs to the leaseholders were possible and provided a substantial sum of money and make sure the cost of cladding will be affordable to those in medium rises and those at high—rises when i have to contribute towards their most dangerous elements of the building. lord greenhalgh and that was monday in parliament. thank you for watching. i do hope you canjoin me at the same time tom...

Hello and welcome to kenyas maasai mara, one of the the best game reserves in the entire world, and for good reason. local tourism authorities say nowhere in africa has wildlife this abundant. in 2020, when international tourism largely stopped, a lot of the high—end resorts had to come up with new ways to keep their rooms and theirjeeps full. there arent many nature reserves on earth quite as well known as kenyas maasai mara.