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Sir Terence Conran, the british designer who revolutionised retail and decor, has died aged 88. Coming up at 5. 30 global questions. A month after lebanons catastrophic explosion in the port of beirut, what next for the countrys crisis hit economy and political system 7 a leading scientist has warned that the uk is on the edge of losing control of coronavirus as infections rise. Professor sir mark walport, a member of the governments sage advisory committee, said people needed to limit their soc...

Out its migration policy as more people continue to try and cross to europe. The sea conditions are deteriorating by the hour and we need to solve these problems as soon as possible. A stark warning from the World Health Organization for europe. It says the covid 19 situation is very serious. This is why. Cases have now exceeded those reported when the pandemic first peaked in europe in march. Last week, the regions weekly tally exceeded 300,000 patients. Over the past two weeks, more than half ...

A sharp rise in unemployment. Also in the programme. More angry protests across america follwing a decision not to purse a murder charge in the case of Breonna Taylor. The fbi says it is still investigating and federal charges are still possible. And the legacy lives on. As they gather to honour Ruth Bader Ginsburg in washington we will hear from 3 women whose lives were changed by the life of the late Supreme Courtjustice. Hello, i amjane obrien in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. The...

Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. In every crisis, there is opportunity. Now, that is a mantra beloved by Business Schools and political strategists. But should it offer us comfort as covid 19 continues to ravage the Global Economy . Is this really the time to be reforming the worlds biggest economies . My guest isjim oneill, lord oneill, former chief economist at goldman sachs, erstwhile adviser to the British Government and champion of big measures to revive growth. Is now the time to be...

I will be back tomorrow, luis will be here at iam but for now it is for hard talk. Hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. In every crisis, there is opportunity. Now, that is a mantra beloved by Business Schools and political strategists. But should it offer us comfort as covid i9 continues to ravage the Global Economy . Is this really the time to be reforming the worlds biggest economies . My guest isjim oneill, lord oneill, former chief economist at goldman sachs, erstwhile adviser t...

That today but you may notice that tomorrow. We are heading for a very mild night tonight. The rain continues to push steadily north east leaving a trail of showers into north west scotland. Temperatures overnight only down to low is generally between 11 and 1a degrees which is quite incredible for this time of year. The cloud and rain dressed to the south of the m4 corridor. That allows a brighter story for many of us for friday. For parts of north wales, Northern Ireland and scotland dry and b...

Hello, im katty kay in washington. Christian fraser is in london. Its 3pm here in washington the last polls closed 1a hours ago, and we still dont have a winner. Joe biden is now 32 Electoral College votes of winning the white house, while President Trump needs 58 to push him over the line. In the seven states the bbc is yet to project, the Biden Campaign is optimistic in enough of them that matter. But last night, mr trump also claimed victory although hes now said the margins he was winning in...

Making his First Official appearance since the election was called. Hes staying mum, though, letting his allies and his tweets do the talking. Also in the programme 50,000 people have now died of covid 19 in the uk, europes highest recorded number of deaths. Plus, meet the potato head of palencia the spanish statue thats become the latest victim of a botched restoration. Hello. Im Laura Trevelyan in new york city. Christian fraser is in london. Donald trump re emerged today. The president was at...

The week in parliament. Hello, and welcome to the week parliament. Ahead of last minute talks to get a brexit radio, the labor leader reckons Boris Johnson brexit radio, the labor leader reckons borisjohnson is between a rock and a hard place. His absolutely did the ring between the deal he knows that we need and the compromise he knows his backbenchers wont let him do. But the Prime Minister thinks labors position isnt clear. If he cant say whether he would vote for our deal, yes or no, then i ...

A man when she was 16. I should have been challenged on the proposals, or, you know, the claims that i was making for myself, and i think that would have made a big difference as well. Well speak to the director of that clinic, the tavistock, who says they do robustly challenge every patient about their desire to change gender. And youre looking for a surrogate to carry your baby, your long lost cousin reads about your search, and steps forward to help. Thats what ellie did for her cousin olivia...