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About the british man who was shot and killed during a robbery in argentina. He is understood to be 50 year old matthew gibbard, from northamptonshire. His stepson stefan zone is also thought to have been wounded. It happened outside a five star hotel in the capital, buenos aires. Here is our correspondent angus crawford. Moments before a brutal attack in broad daylight. See the white minibus. Matthew gibbard, stefan zone and theirfamily are inside. The driver moves to get their luggage. No one notices the man on the motorbike. At the top of the screen, his accomplice attacks the tourists who fight back. What happens next is too distressing to show. It took place yesterday morning in one of buenos aires most affluent neighbourhoods, outside the 5 star faena art hotel. Mr gibbard died in hospital. Mr zone, shot in the thigh, is in a serious condition. The Foreign Office says it is supporting their family and helping the authorities ....
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Sometimes it takes an outsider, armed with a sharp eye and curiosity, to get us to see ourselves as we really are. And that would explain the enduring popularity of the american born writer bill bryson, whose wry take on britain and the british has generated two best selling books. Now, in recent years, his travels have taken him deep into the realms of science and human biology. From the mysteries of afternoon tea to the power of the human brain, what has bill bryson learned from his gentle search for understanding . Bill bryson, welcome to hardtalk. Im delighted to be here, stephen. Thank you for having me. Well, its a pleasure. It seems to me that youve lived a life driven by curiosity, by a determination to get explanations. Am i right . I get a lot of credit for that, and im not sure i entirely deserve it. I mean, i wont argue with you if you want to praise me for it, but i think were all driven by curiosity. What else gets us out of bed in ....
U nless marshal and Major General there. Unless you have the United States of america, china and india in the front row, youre wasting your time. Field front row, youre wasting your time. Field marshal. These other guys who are transgressing, and these other guys who feel they will deal with the matter when they are good and ready. Dont have time. I dont wa nt to and ready. Dont have time. I dont want to throw a bucket of cold water on this meeting in madrid, but to be honest with you, it is a complete waste of time. People loved hearing greta thunberg. Waste of time. People loved hearing greta thunberg. Somewhat argue it is not a waste of time, some who represent the island who are already experiencing, they managed to get together and get some sort of agreement on specific issues with whatever they are and what they are facing, which is good news for them. But not as much as ....
Changing face of russia. The longest session of un climate talks ever held has come to an end in madrid. After an extra two days and nights of talks, all countries agreed to develop tougher carbon cutting plans in time for another major conference to be hosted next year by the uk in glasgow. The deal, seen as a compromise, has been criticised by the un secretary general as a lost opportunity. Our science editor David Shukman has the details. Were starting to get a little lost. We are kind of lost. 0k. Confusion and fatigue, after the longest session of climate negotiations on record. We are a little confused about what documents are being discussed. The hope had been to speed up the fight against rising temperatures. Instead, the talks limped to a compromise that left many unhappy, especially the island nations that fear for their futures. The gases driving up temperatures are being blasted out in ever greater quantities, and the m ....
what you need is to relax. you stupid boy. laughter. you stupid boy. but even decades later, fans would still call out. you stupid boy. ..the old catchphrase. walmington on sea. just a moment. # whistle while you work. # hilter is a twerp. # he s half barmy, so s his army. # whistle while you. your name will also go on the list. laughter. what is it? don t tell him, pike. pike! ian lavender, the last member of the famous platoon. let s go back now to our top story, and the announcement that the king has been diagnosed with cancer. we can speak to our royal correspondent daniela ralph, who s outside buckingham palace. this is both a very personal issue for the royal family but also a public one in the sense that they will need to fulfil the king s public role in the coming weeks or months. that s right. there is no getting away from the fact this will be a hugely challenging time, as you say, both privately for the royal family but in terms of how they manage the public ....