in 2022, brian's feet were starting to get more and more swollen, a common problem forfentanyl users. he walked with a limp. i had cellulitis, like, which is a cellular infection in my legs due to poor circulation. and i would stand, like i wouldn't lay down for many days at a time, you know, so your circulation gets messed up and your legs, the toxins never drain. when you lay down, they drain and your kidney processes them. that wouldn't happen. so then you get sores on your legs. by the middle of 2022, brian could barely walk. there's very few pictures of him from this time, but he was caught briefly in this news piece. he eventually had to start using a wheelchair. by pure coincidence, we bumped into an old friend. good to see you, brother. how you been? how you do, doggy? i've known you for years, but you've definitely seen me like at my worst, for sure. you pushed me around in a locking

wheelchair, like it's... you know? really? oh, yeah, yeah. you used to push brian around in a wheelchair? in a wheelchair. yeah. and gladly too, because he was, like, i need to get around and like, it's like out here, you want to be with somebody. like, it's like... yeah, sorry, sorry. yeah, you call it, they call it a road dog. like somebody to run with, to watch your back. and also, just like, companionship, you know? it's like, okay, it's like wet... oh, yeah, yeah. see, that's, that's what happens. it's like weeping wounds. so you've got to change the dressing all the time. you already know, like, it sucks. that's how mine were. but i was probably worse. six months ago, brian's legs became septic. you felt bad, like you were, like, wracked with pain and you just feel poisoned. the sepsis was i felt so bad i could barely eat. like, i probably weighed, like, 130le, probably less, like, which is very... iwas, like, skeletal. i was like laying in the bart

station, unresponsive, apparently, like in the chair, like... and somebody checked on me, probably 100 people, hundreds of people walked by and were like "whatever". and somebody had the wherewithal to check on me and was like, "this dude's unresponsive." so they called 911. i had pulmonary embolisms. i had blood clots in both legs. i still have a blood filter in my hip that they had to put in. it was like real hit or miss. like, they thought i was going to die a few times. brian did survive, though, and says the experience changed him. he's been clean for nearly a year now. he's hoping he'll be able to skate when he gets off his crutches. you definitely regain or even grow a greater appreciation for little, like, small pleasures, like the sound of skateboard wheels in the concrete or like the sound of rain. or you can stop and smell the roses

again rather thanjust... like i couldn't enjoy anything if it wasn't like fentanyl. like fentanyl was the first concern. nobody�*s happy out there. i mean, it's always been rough, but it's worse than it's ever been. like, i see guys i know and they look bad, you know, like they're not having a good time. they're just slogging through. brian could consider himself lucky. during the period that he was on the streets from november 2020 to april 2023, 1,683 people died in san francisco due to a drug overdose, most of them from synthetic opioids like fentanyl. james clayton reporting. that's all from us tonight, i'm back tomorrow. see you then.

breaking news from around the world 24 breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. people avoid stating their opinion because of the fear of repercussion of their opposition.— of their opposition. nathan, are unlikely to _ of their opposition. nathan, are unlikely to see _ of their opposition. nathan, are unlikely to see any _ of their opposition. nathan, are unlikely to see any protests - of their opposition. nathan, are unlikely to see any protests or. of their opposition. nathan, are i unlikely to see any protests or any other forms of resistance that we've seenin other forms of resistance that we've seen in the past? it’s other forms of resistance that we've seen in the past?— seen in the past? it's quite unlikely that _ seen in the past? it's quite unlikely that there - seen in the past? it's quite unlikely that there is - seen in the past? it's quite - unlikely that there is momentum for mass protest in hong kong, not because people obey to government or they suddenly turned into government

supporters. but the cost of protesting on the streets is just too high. we've seen cases thatjust merely holding a sign on the street are participating in a rally without any violence or encouragement for violence ends up in imprisonment. the incarceration for exercising free speech or even free thoughts is just way too high in hong kong. nathan, you yourself are exiled. what do you think will happen to hong kong now as a business and trade hub? you talked about it briefly earlier. 50. trade hub? you talked about it briefly earlier.— briefly earlier. so, on a social olitical briefly earlier. so, on a social political side, _ briefly earlier. so, on a social political side, it's _ briefly earlier. so, on a social political side, it's definitely i political side, it's definitely going to keep falling. in the economic side, i think the world is quite well aware of the situation of hong kong, and that's why its

attractiveness to international business, international talent and also capitals have been dropping for the past few years, because if you treasure liberty and freedom, nothing hong kong is the place for you to work. the titans control of beijing and also the erosion of the system, making hong kong much more alike with an ordinary chinese city —— the tightening of control. they are all backing for hong kong's business. —— all bad. are all backing for hong kong's business. -- all bad.— are all backing for hong kong's business. -- all bad. thank you, nathan, business. -- all bad. thank you, nathan. we _ business. -- all bad. thank you, nathan, we will— business. -- all bad. thank you, nathan, we will leave _ business. -- all bad. thank you, nathan, we will leave it - nathan, we will leave it there. nathan, we will leave it there. nathan law, former hong kong in exiled activists. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

you're live with bbc news. kensington palace has confirmed that moving images taken by a member of the public

and published by the sun are of catherine, the princess of wales, on a shopping trip with prince william in windsor. the princess has been out of public sight since christmas after having abdominal surgery. tonight there are reports that an investigation has been launched at the london clinic over claims staff tried to access the princess of wales's private medical records. at least one member of staff tried to access kate's notes while she was a patient at the private hospital in central london injanuary, the daily mirror reported. kensington palace said, "this is a matterfor "this is a matterfor the london clinic". on tuesday afternoon, the prince of wales was visiting housing initiatives in sheffield to promote his project to tackle homelessness. here's our royal correspondent daniela relph. calming the noise of social media conspiracies or just fuelling them? the first pictures of the princess of wales since her surgery, out shopping at the weekend with her husband at windsor farm shop.

her recovery, it seems, is going well, but still, the rumours persist. it's been around that long. yeah. got it. the safety of a selfie. royal photos have been a tricky issue recently. today, prince william was in sheffield, trying to shift the focus onto the more serious side of public duty. because you think a lot of people just think, give people a house and it's all fixed. and that's it, yeah. it's not being taken care of very well outdoors. he met supporters of homewards, his project to end homelessness in six areas of the uk. hey. - how are you? i'm good, great to meet you. very nice to meet you. great to meet you. he is one of the most famous people on the planet. - and a lot of people - may say, "well, why... i "well, surely a prince won't carel about an issue like homelessness "or a lack of access to housing because he may not have - "directly experienced that? " but i somewhat feel that's even more impressive about it, _ not having that direct experience, . but still understanding that so many

people are suffering. there was also chat about the challenges faced by young families, an area the princess of wales has worked on — something her husband mentioned. venturing into my wife's territory here. she needs to be sat here to hear this. the rumours and gossip were off the agenda today, replaced perhaps by a sense of relief... cheering. ..that a regular royal engagement went off smoothly, amidst the speculation that won't quite go away. staying in the uk, the shadow chancellor has warned that — if elected — a labour government would need to make some "almost impossible trade—offs" on taxes and spending if the economy fails to grow. speaking at a lecture in the city of london, rachel reeves said the uk couldn't just tax its way to better public public services as it struggles to keep up with other — to keep up with other similar sized countries,

and outlined the basis of a plan to realign the economy towards faster growth. i want to use the rest of this lecture to set up the three pillars of a strategy for broad—based and resilient growth — growth that we can achieve, growth that we must achieve. first, stability — the most basic condition for economic security and international credibility. second, investment — fostered through partnership between dynamic business and strategic governments. and third, reform — to mobilise all of britain's resources in pursuit of shared prosperity. in response, the government have said that labour's plans are unfunded and risk taking the country �*back to square one'. rachel reeves couldn't say anything she'd do differently because everybody knows that labour do not have a plan. all that they offer are unfunded spending promises which will lead to higher taxes and lower

take—home pay for ordinary people. we're sticking to our plan — what does that mean? it means inflation falling, wages rising, and sticking to this plan will mean that we are able to deliver the long—term change the country needs, not to risk it all and go back to square one with labour. if you have seen the latest bond movie no time to die, you will recall that the final scene is a bit of a cliff—hanger. in fact, you might even assume that 007 is, no more. except we know the franchise continues. and today, speculation is rife that the man replacing daniel craig will be 33—year—old aaron taylorjohnson. emer mccarthy has more. it's one of the most coveted jobs in cinema and speculation is rife that aaron taylor—johnson is set to be the nextjames bond. the sun newspaper is reporting that the 33—year—old has been formally offered the role, and he's set to sign a contract later this week. he would, of course, be taking overfrom daniel craig. he stood down as zero seven back in

2021 after starring in five films. but there are a few other names in the mix. they include henry cavill. he's already played superman, but he says that he'd love to play bond. idris elba has also shown interest, but at 51, he's acknowledged that he may now be too old to take on 007. hot off his 0scars win, cillian murphy's name has also been thrown in the mix. his fellow irishman and former bond, pierce brosnan, says that he thinks he'd do a magnificentjob. but pierce brosnan has also been singing the praises been singing the praises of bridgerton heart—throb rege—jean page. he thinks that he'd be a wonderful bond as well. the next bond film will be the 26th in the series, with insiders saying production is set to start later this year.

henry golding would probably would be an outsider choice. finally this half hour, the organisers of a football match in hong kong have begun the process of reimbursing fans disappointed by the non—appearance of the argentine striker lionel messi six weeks ago. almost 40,000 fans attended the friendly between messi's inter miami and a local hong kong team, only for messi to sit out the match because of injury. the no—show sparked boos from the crowd that his absence was a political snub to china. ticket holders will be entitled to a 50% refund, on the condition that they don't launch legal action. bring us to a close is edition of newsday. a reminder that there's plenty of news on her bbc website,

including a lot of details on the top story we were telling you about earlier, where the suit on conflict has been ongoing since last april. you stated with us, asia business report follows this show —— do stay with us. hello. we are marking the spring equinox and for some parts of the uk wednesday will bring some spring warmth. we are marking the spring equinox and for some parts of the uk, wednesday will bring some spring warmth just as tuesday did actually in parts of lincolnshire, 17 degrees, with some hazy sunshine in some relatively mild air. now, as we head through the next few days, we are going to start to see a change. the wind direction will change.

we'll get into north or north westerly winds and that will bring a much colder feel in time for the weekend, but notjust yet. a mild start to wet and stay with extensive cloud cover, and patchy through the day, and for some, it will brighten up. in fact, if we see some hazy sunshine in the south east of england, temperatures could climb to 18 degrees. but parts of southwest england, wales, the midlands, eastern england are likely to stay grey with some bits and pieces of rain. it may brighten up a little bit across northern england and for northern ireland and for scotland. and for northern ireland and for scotland, actually, the afternoon should bring a decent amount of sunshine. feeling quite pleasant in light winds — 11 or 12 degrees — just the small chance of a shower in the northeast of scotland. and then, through wednesday night, well, this window of clear skies moves southwards and eastwards. but that will be replaced by the end of the night across northern ireland and the western side of scotland by more cloud, more outbreaks of rain. this is our next frontal system. the winds will be strengthening as well. it is going to be a windy day, particularly in the northwest

of scotland on thursday, with outbreaks of rain pushing southeastwards. that rain particularly heavy and persistent over high ground in the west of scotland. further south and east, quite a lot of cloud, but where we see some sunny spells, again, it may feel warm — 17 degrees likely in the london area. but through thursday night and into friday, this cold front slips southwards and eastwards, and that will bring a change to colder conditions, a deep, low passing to the north of scotland that will bring some really strong winds, gales likely in the far north. for the northern half of the uk, there will be showers, some heavy, some thundery and some wintry up over higher ground. and for some places, temperatures will actually dropping as the day wears on the afternoon — for example, in glasgow, around 8 celsius. we stay in that cold air for the weekend. they'll be showers, some of which will be wintry over high ground. some of which will be and when we factor in the strength of the winds, it will feel decidedly chilly.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines at the top of the hour as newsday continues, straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur.

wherever there is war, there is human suffering. in gaza, israel's relentless military offensive, triggered by that murderous hamas attack of last october 7th, has killed more than 31,000 people and left two million in urgent need of food, water and shelter. there are other wars, other humanitarian emergencies also crying out for an international response. from ukraine to sudan, ethiopia and beyond. my guest is jan egeland, secretary general of the norwegian refugee council. are aid agencies overwhelmed in a world seemingly incapable of protecting the vulnerable?