The Superpower and the Saudis - BBC News
Ros Atkins on Joe Biden’s first foreign policy test – how to deal with Saudi Arabia.
Produced by Courtney Bembridge, Henry Belot and Sophia Tran-Thomson.
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March 07, 2021
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Harry and Meghan Oprah interview 'won't be an easy ride' - BBC News
Millions of people around the world are expected to tune in for Oprah Winfrey’s two-hour interview special with Prince Harry and Meghan.
CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour says Oprah is one of the best interviewers in the world, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex won't get an easy ride, despite their friendship.
Amanpour, who was interviewed by Oprah in 2005, says her style is empathetic and her interviews are "forensically researched".
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March 06, 2021
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The new voice of The Simpsons' Dr Hibbert - BBC News
Kevin Richardson talks about being the first black actor to voice Dr Julius Hibbert on the television comedy The Simpsons.
He takes over from Harry Shearer, who had portrayed the black character since 1990.
The Simpsons' producers announced last year that white actors would no longer play non-white characters.
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March 05, 2021
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The pizza place with sign language on the menu - BBC News
Covid has shuttered restaurants across the US. Despite the pandemic, Washington, DC’s Mozzeria opened its doors in September 2020.
With a staff of 12 employees - all deaf or hard-of-hearing - the pizzeria aims not only to serve up great food, but also to improve employment opportunities for the deaf community.
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March 06, 2021
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Fisherman swap petrol motors for electric engines - BBC News
On Lake Victoria in Kenya, fishermen have begun using some of Africa’s first electric fishing boats.
A Kenya-based start-up is offering battery-powered engines to some of the tens of thousands of boats which go out onto the water each night, as a cheaper and greener alternative to petrol ones.
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March 04, 2021
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Why was the UK hit so hard by Covid-19? - BBC Newsnight
It's one year since the first recorded Covid death in the United Kingdom, a total of 124,261 have died. Why was the UK so exposed to Covid-19? Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
How did we reach such a high death toll and what can be done to safeguard the future?
Newsnight's Health Correspondent Deb Cohen reports.
Kirsty Wark is joined by shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth, former chief of staff to Theresa May Gavin Barwell, chair of the British Medical Association council Chaan Nagpaul, activist Shola Mos-Shogbamimu and social entrepreneur Hilary Cottam.
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March 05, 2021
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Loyalist factions withdraw support for Good Friday Agreement over Brexit customs deal - BBC News
A group representing the main loyalist factions in Northern Ireland has said the creation of an EU customs border in the Brexit deal is undermining the union with Britain. It says that as a result it has withdrawn support for the Good Friday Peace Agreement.
The Belfast Agreement brought to an end a conflict that claimed over three and a half thousand lives.
The loyalist move comes as the row intensifies over the impact of the Brexit trading rules in Northern Ireland. Tensions have also been growing over a wider push for a referendum on Irish unity by Sinn Fein, the main nationalist party.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Fergal Keane, who has been gauging reaction amongst Unionists to the impact of the Brexit deal.
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March 05, 2021
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Health unions warn of strike action over 1% NHS pay proposal - BBC News
Unions representing tens of thousands of health care workers are warning of possible strike action over the UK government’s proposals for a 1% pay rise for most NHS staff in England.
It has been described as “an insult and hypocrisy” by health care workers. But the government insists 1% is all that can be afforded at a difficult time for public finances.
Around a million other public sector staff, including teachers, the armed forces, firefighters and police officers are to have their pay frozen for a year.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by deputy political editor Vicki Young.
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March 05, 2021
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Pope Francis makes first papal visit to Iraq amid security fears - BBC News
Pope Francis has made the first ever papal visit to Iraq, with the Catholic leader calling for an end to violence and extremism.
It is the Pontiff's first international trip since the start of the Covid pandemic and there have also been security fears, however, the 84-year-old insisted he was "duty bound".
He will celebrate Mass at a stadium in Irbil in the north of the country and is also hoping to foster inter-religious dialogue by meeting Shia Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
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March 05, 2021
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Starfishes removed to save endangered species in Australia - BBC News
The Northern Pacific seastar has spread rapidly through the River Derwent in Tasmania, Australia, since the starfish was introduced from Japan in the 1980s.
Tasmanians hope a new effort to remove the species - which has no predator locally - will help save the critically endangered spotted handfish.
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March 05, 2021
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Largest female afro certified by Guinness World Records - BBC News
Simone Williams' hair was certified by Guinness World Records as the largest female afro on Earth in 2020.
Ms Williams sees her hair, which measures nearly 1.5m in circumference, as a symbol of pride.
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March 04, 2021
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Are the problems of checks between Britain and Northern Ireland insurmountable? - BBC Newsnight
EU legal action is reported to be imminent over the UK's move to unilaterally extend grace periods on Irish Sea border checks. What’s happened and how can it be fixed? Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
The UK government has unilaterally extended another of the Irish Sea border grace periods — this time for parcels.
It comes a day after the UK extended grace periods for checks on agri-foods, a move the EU said was illegal.
Maroš Šefčovič has said that "infringement proceedings" are being prepared.
What happens next?
Are the problems of checks between Britain and Northern Ireland insurmountable? And might the new US administration step in?
Newsnight’s Political Editor, Nick Watt, reports. Kirsty Wark is joined by one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement, Jonathan Powell, DUP MP Carla Lockhart and Democratic congressman Brendan Boyle.
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March 04, 2021
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1% NHS pay offer during pandemic is “worst kind of insult” say unions - BBC News
A row has erupted after a UK government proposal of a 1% pay rise for most NHS workers in England.
The government proposal has been submitted to the pay review body for the health service.
Unions have warned ministers that they face a backlash if they go ahead with the idea, with one saying it's the worst kind of insult the Government could give health workers after a year fighting the pandemic.
Following the Budget, pressure is mounting on the government to spend more and pay more in many parts of the public sector.
Labour is accusing the Chancellor of hiding a funding cut for NHS running costs, like wages and medicines.
One independent expert has warned that more needs to be done to address the huge pressure on public services once the pandemic is over.
A 1% pay rise would be below the rate of inflation forecast in the budget for next year.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by deputy political editor Vicki Young and economics editor Faisal Islam.
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March 04, 2021
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SpaceX's Starship rocket explodes - BBC News
The SpaceX company has managed to land one of its Starship prototypes at the end of a high-altitude test flight.
Serial Number 10 (SN10) touched down - unlike its predecessors SN8 and SN9, which crashed into the ground - but that wasn't the end of the story.
A fire then developed around its base and eight minutes later SN10 blew itself apart on the landing pad.
SpaceX envisages Starships replacing its existing Falcon rockets. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says the new 50m-tall Starship will do it all, launching satellites and carrying passengers, both around the Earth and to off-world destinations such as the Moon and Mars.
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March 04, 2021
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Thousands of asylum seekers cross US-Mexico border - BBC News
Asylum seekers who have been waiting at the border for over a year have started entering the US this week.
After taking office in January, President Biden announced it would suspend a Trump-era policy that forced asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their US immigration hearings.
Thousands have now crossed over into the US legally, while others have entered illegally and been apprehended.
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March 04, 2021
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Texas mask mandate: 'I'm leaning towards staff still wearing masks'- BBC News
Texas governor Greg Abbott is lifting the state-wide mask mandate, leaving businesses to make tough decisions.
Less than 7% of the state's population has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
We talk to business owners about what they intend to do.
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March 03, 2021
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Defiant Myanmar anti-coup protesters return a day after 38 are killed - BBC News
Protesters have returned to cities across Myanmar, just hours after the country saw its bloodiest day since last month's military coup.
Some 38 people were killed on Wednesday, with witnesses saying security forces opened fire with live bullets.
Myanmar has been gripped by protests since the 1 February coup, demanding the release of detained leaders.
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March 04, 2021
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Budget 2021: What did the chancellor lay out and is it enough? - BBC Newsnight
Chancellor Sunak unveils his Budget, but is it enough to help repair Covid’s damage to the economy? Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
Setting out the government's tax and spending plans for the year ahead, he announced new measures to help business and jobs through the pandemic and to support the UK's long-term economic recovery and a series of tax-raising plans to help rebalance the public finances.
Newsnight’s Political Editor Nick Watt reports on the Budget and on Brexit developments.
Emily Maitlis interviews Chief Secretary to the Treasury Steve Barclay.
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March 03, 2021
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'Vaccine hunters' helping older people get Covid jabs - BBC News
Americans baffled by the complex online system for booking a vaccine appointment are getting help from tech-savvy young people.
Carl Cimini enlisted Kevin Hayes and his computer skills, to help him get a shot in Pennsylvania.
Another so-called vaccine hunter, teenager Benjamin Kagan, has secured 115 appointments.
Meet the "vaccine hunters" who are helping older people book their jabs.
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March 03, 2021
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Dozens killed in Myanmar protests as security forces fire on crowds - BBC News
The United Nations says at least 38 people have been killed during protests in Myanmar in the worst day of violence since the military coup last month.
Security forces opened fire on large crowds in several cities across the country despite growing international condemnation.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by south-east Asia correspondent Jonathan Head.
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March 03, 2021
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