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in winter storms sweeping across north america, which are being described as the "blizzard of the century". thousands are still without power and there is ongoing widespread travel disruption — nearly 20,000 flights have been cancelled in recent days. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. where do you get your news from? do you trust it to be true? for many of us, the answers to these questions are changing. social media is an increasingly dominant source of information. long—established news sources, like us at the bbc, are in a fight for audie...

people to pray for his predecessor, pope—emeritus benedict, whose health has worsened. officials say his health has deteriorated overnight. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. where do you get your news from? do you trust it to be true? for many of us, the answers to these questions are changing. social media is an increasingly dominant source of information. long—established news sources, like us at the bbc, are in a fight for audiences and, yes, for trust, too. my guest, david dimbleby, became, in the course of a long broadcasting career, th...

but there should be some sunshine around in places. increasingly wintry. factor in the northerly winds, it'll feel colder than this. for next week, turning much colder for a time, increasing risk of frost and ice where we have had all of the flooded fields. things could be disruptive on monday, so stay tuned to the forecast. thanks, stav. that's it. there's more analysis of the day's main stories on newsnight, just getting underway over on bbc two. but the news continues here on bbc one, as wejoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. have a very g...

Of interviews with those in power? no. never, ever? don't think so. do you think people have any idea how you vote? my wife doesn't, and she's the closest person to me there is. you never discuss with anyone how you vote? never told anyone. never discuss politics? i discuss politics all the time, but i never talk about how i vote. right. the bbc is preoccupied with... i mean, do you tell people how you vote? do i know how you vote? if i asked you how you vote, would you tell me? no, of course not. no. of course not. do you vote? i do. why won't you tell me? because i work for the bbc. i'm impa...

No. do you vote? i do. why won't you tell me? because i work for the bbc. i'm impartial. no, because it's a private matter! let's talk about impartiality, because the bbc wants it to be front and centre of what it gives to the british public in terms of its information and news. yes. there has been significant questioning of that from inside — or at least from insidejournalism. emily maitlis, for example — who you know very well, a former bbcjournalist who's working now in the private sector — she has suggested that the bbc in the recent past has been cowed in the way it's covered politi...