Luke mcsweeney, his 18 year old sister, grace mcsweeney, along with zoey coffey and nicole murphy, who were also 18, died after a car hit a wall on friday. throughout the past month, we ve been reporting from the largest arts festival in the world the edinburgh festival fringe. acts from across the globe have been performing in the scottish capital, attracting thousands of visitors. among them is our reporter courtney bembridge. hi, how s it going? hi, how s it going? we have been havin: a hi, how s it going? we have been having a great hi, how s it going? we have been having a great time hi, how s it going? we have been having a great time meeting - hi, how s it going? we have been| having a great time meeting some hi, how s it going? we have been . having a great time meeting some of the 3500 acts performing here during the 3500 acts performing here during the month of august. my guest is robin grainger. last year on his opening night there was only one person in the audience, he was told this moments before he had to get onto stage and decided to do the show anyway. the rest is history. he has shot to superstardom, is selling out shows this year around talking about that experience. welcome to bbc news, how have you found this
Wagner, what do you see happening here?- wagner, what do you see happening here? thank you for havin: happening here? thank you for having me- happening here? thank you for having me. that happening here? thank you for having me. that is happening here? thank you for having me. that is a happening here? thank you for having me. that is a great - having me. that is a great question. i assume at this point that you have to look at wagner s two different entities. one is the overseas africa syria libya wagner group which is i am confident will continue to exist. it will probably transition to the russian military intelligence running it, they already did a lot of work with ed. that is critical to maintaining work in africa, syria, and libya and their work to do economic resource extraction. it is more challenging in belarus, the ones you were just referring to, and i think there is a big question, there is a leadership issue as well as a money issue. they were led better, they were paid better, and they performed better than their russian metric counterparts. as a result, many of them are not excited about, most of them came from the russian military, chose to leave it, and i
How much of a difference do believe this change, this expansion of ulez will make to the health of people in and around the capital? and around the capital? thank you for havin: and around the capital? thank you for having me- and around the capital? thank you for having me. we and around the capital? thank you for having me. we think and around the capital? thank you for having me. we think this - and around the capital? thank you for having me. we think this is - and around the capital? thank you for having me. we think this is a l for having me. we think this is a huge moment in terms of cleaner in london. we know there are toxic levels of air pollution right across the capital and it really does need to be a priority to bring these down. air pollution across the uk right now is a health emergency. it contributes up to 43,000 premature deaths nationwide every year. 4000 in london. if you were to compare it to drinking a glass of water, if you were to have a glass of water put in front of you that carried the same risks and you knew the possible effects it could have, there is no way you would drink it and there is no way you would give it to your children to drink so i don t see why we should accept unless from the air we should accept unless from the air we have to breathe. i we should accept unless from the air we have to breathe. we have to breathe. i think it is important we have to breathe. i think it is important we we have to breathe. i think it is important we give we have to breathe. i think it is important we give context - we have to breathe. i think it is important we give context runl we have to breathe. i think it is. important we give context run that figure. you will know as well as i do that there has been a bit of dispute rant at 4000 figure and just to give people watching the context, it s been extrapolated from the who
Prove that i was still as good if not better than what i was before. and he s more than done that. craig was back in the gym just two months after the accident, even before he had his prosthetic leg fitted. and craig took his first steps since the accident quicker than his target before his daughter was born. he has embraced his passion forfitness. craig is now a personal trainer and any man. i! i craig is now a personal trainer and an man. .., ., ~ ., craig is now a personal trainer and an man. ., ~ ., ., , any man. if i could take a tablet and no any man. if i could take a tablet and go back any man. if i could take a tablet and go back to any man. if i could take a tablet and go back to having any man. if i could take a tablet and go back to having two - any man. if i could take a tablet and go back to having two legs, j any man. if i could take a tabletl and go back to having two legs, i wouldn t take it. my life is far better now. i have got a stronger mentality, i ve built up mental resilience, i m physically fit, in every single way, i m stronger, better, i would not go back to having to legs now. ten better, i would not go back to having to legs now. better, i would not go back to havin: to lens now. ., , ., having to legs now. ten months after the accident. having to legs now. ten months after the accident, craig having to legs now. ten months after the accident, craig climbed having to legs now. ten months after the accident, craig climbed mount. the accident, craig climbed mount snowdon raising £7,000 for charity. such a horrific thing that happened to him. such a horrific thing that happened to him, bless him, and a lot of people to him, bless him, and a lot of heaple in to him, bless him, and a lot of people in that situation would go
Sorry if i can ask you first what we are your thoughts? are your thoughts? thank you for havin: are your thoughts? thank you for having me- are your thoughts? thank you for having me- i are your thoughts? thank you for having me. i was are your thoughts? thank you for having me. i was extremely - are your thoughts? thank you for i having me. i was extremely shocked like a lot of people. i thought it was game over. i thought he had been snookered, cornered, iwas was game over. i thought he had been snookered, cornered, i was sure he had resigned. as very amazed and disappointed and frustrated that he stood up there and said three or four times repeatedly that he would not resign. that was my initial reaction. ~ , , ., ~ not resign. that was my initial reaction. ~ , ~ , reaction. why did you think she would resign? reaction. why did you think she would resign? i reaction. why did you think she would resign? i think reaction. why did you think she would resign? i think it s- reaction. why did you think she would resign? i think it s to - reaction. why did you think she would resign? i think it s to do | would resign? i think it s to do with power would resign? i think it s to do with power and would resign? i think it s to do with power and the would resign? i think it s to do with power and the solution. l would resign? i think it s to do - with power and the solution. when you re in that power and surrounded by like minded people, generally meant nothing similarly to you, you see reality differently. the power
This republican presidential race. in the sense they don t want to alienate trump or trump supporters, but at the same time they want to make sure they re seen as republicans who follow the rule of law and abide by the constitution. so, you saw a range of responses on how pence handled his constitutional duty on january six, ranging from relatively muted, from ron desantis, to enthusiastic and encouraging from governor christie. idia enthusiastic and encouraging from governor christie. do you think there from governor christie. do you think there will from governor christie. do you think there will come - from governor christie. do you think there will come a - from governor christie. do you | think there will come a moment when they need to get off the fence? that republicans will see through the hedging the bets. . , see through the hedging the bets. ., , . ., see through the hedging the bets. . . ., ., see through the hedging the bets. , ., ., bets. there may come a moment. havin: bets. there may come a moment. having covered bets. there may come a moment. having covered presidential- having covered presidential politics for over a decade, very few candidates are self aware of when the moment is, sometimes they need to be nudged off the fence. sometimes it comes from family members, from donors, if the donations start driving up. supporters if they re not winning in the early stages. we re in an early
They re on a balancing beam in this republican presidential race. in the sense they don t want to alienate trump or trump supporters, but at the same time they want to make sure they re seen as republicans who follow the rule of law and abide by the constitution. so, you saw a range of responses on how pence handled his constitutional duty on january six, ranging from relatively muted, from ron desantis, to enthusiastic and encouraging from governor christie. [10 enthusiastic and encouraging from governor christie. do you think there from governor christie. do you think there will from governor christie. do you think there will come - from governor christie. do you think there will come a - from governor christie. do you | think there will come a moment when they need to get off the fence? that republicans will see through the hedging the bets. . , see through the hedging the bets. ., , . ., see through the hedging the bets. . . ., ., see through the hedging the bets. , ., ., bets. there may come a moment. havin: bets. there may come a moment. having covered bets. there may come a moment. having covered presidential- having covered presidential politics for over a decade, very few candidates are self aware of when the moment is, sometimes they need to be nudged off the fence. sometimes it comes from family members, from donors, if the donations start driving up. supporters if they re not winning in the
Live to sao paulo. thank you for joining us. what do you make of what nike has said there? nike has said there? thank you for havin: nike has said there? thank you for having me- nike has said there? thank you for having me- i nike has said there? thank you for having me. ithink nike has said there? thank you for having me. i think it s nike has said there? thank you for having me. i think it s an nike has said there? thank you for| having me. i think it s an important statement for nike to come back and change their mind about the jersey. for this world cup, for this moment and i think it shows the importance of of course the fans and media but especially the players. she makes a strong statement like mary earps said, she said a huge disappointment that nike wasn t selling the jersey. i think that really changes the game. i think that really changes the name. , i think that really changes the iame , ., i think that really changes the name. , ., ., , game. tell us about the “ourney it took to get game. tell us about the “ourney it took to get here. h game. tell us about the “ourney it took to get here. how game. tell us about the journey it took to get here. how exactly - game. tell us about the journey it took to get here. how exactly did | took to get here. how exactly did this campaign to get these jerseys made beginning in the first place? after the euros mary earps was very
Years of the pandemic. live now to antony little, principal of the hewlett academy in norwich. thank you forjoining us on what is a busy day. you must have had students coming in, what is the atmosphere been like?- students coming in, what is the atmosphere been like? thank you for havin: me. atmosphere been like? thank you for having me- it atmosphere been like? thank you for having me. it has atmosphere been like? thank you for having me. it has been atmosphere been like? thank you for having me. it has been a atmosphere been like? thank you for having me. it has been a real - atmosphere been like? thank you for having me. it has been a real day - atmosphere been like? thank you for having me. it has been a real day of. having me. it has been a real day of celebration here. there is a great feeling ofjoy. at my school, we reduced our best results ever. we are in the region of 26% up on what we did last year. set against that backdrop of falling results across the country, it is even more of an achievement for students and staff. so you are really bucking the national trend, which has been a falling grades. how do you think that has happened? from your academy? what do you pick that down to? a lot of people are saying, these are the students who had to go
Question. on other things. .. a quick last question, china on other things. .. a quick last question, china is on other things. .. a quick last question, china is interested i question, china is interested in expanding brics membership, possibly including countries like saudi arabia, does that concern you? concern you? saudi arabia, argentina. concern you? saudi arabia, argentina, venezuela, - concern you? saudi arabia, | argentina, venezuela, iran. they are looking to invite in a set of nations that have challenging human rights records and challenging economies. we will continue to look closely at this. clearly because of the intermingling of our economies and the interdependence on things like climate, it s important for all of us that the brics nations managed to thrive. but even india was concerned about some of the expansion ambitions that china have. of the expansion ambitions that china have- china have. really interesting to hear your china have. really interesting to hear your insights, - to hear your insights, ambassador, thanks so much for joining us on bbc news.- joining us on bbc news. thanks for havin: joining us on bbc news. thanks for having me. joining us on bbc news. thanks for having me. that joining us on bbc news. thanks for having me. that is - joining us on bbc news. thanks for having me. that is our - for having me. that is our programme- for having me. that is our programme. you - for having me. that is our programme. you can - for having me. that is our i programme. you can always for having me. that is our - programme. you can always go to the website for the latest news and analysis, and follow us on