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france has had little rain in the last few weeks, and water levels have dropped alarmingly. spain has also suffered from the drought. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. nicaragua's veteran autocratic leader daniel ortega has been locking up political dissidents for years now. he has a new tactic — mass deportation and withdrawal of citizenship from those who dare to criticize him and his family. my guest today is felix maradiaga, who was recently taken from his nicaraguan prison cell and flown to america. the good news is he's been reunited wit...

welcome to the programme, it's great to have you with us. a committee of experts will investigate the cause of tuesday night's rail disaster that killed at least 43 people. rescuers have been working through the night at the wreckage but there have also been protests over what many see as an accident that was waiting to happen. rail workers are planning to strike on thursday in protest at what they say is official neglect of they say is official neglect of the railways. the aftermath of greece's worst ever rail disaster. a stationmaster in a nearby city has now been charged with mans...