andy is. . . ? my co-founder, teaching meditation, at the place... andy is...? at the place... andy is. . . ? my co-founder, about one year later, i was introduced to andy, and at that time, i was really struggling with a lot of anxiety, when i met andy, and he was teaching meditation at a clinic in london, and he wanted help marketing it, how can we make it bigger, i was struggling, he said, let's do a skill swap. this is predicated on it working, reducing stress and anxiety, how can you be so certain that this works? people say, is meditation a fad? well, it has been around for 2500 years, that is the longest fad in history(!) the reason it has lasted that amount of time is because it works, i don't think people would carry on doing it if they did not have a personal experience of it working. it is a really competitive space, one of billions, how do you maintain an edgein billions, how do you maintain an edge in that work environment? authenticity is the first thing, we see the 2500 years of research and development that went into the training, andy's training,

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ina year, in a year, andy murray has gone from co nsta nt in a year, andy murray has gone from constantling in love with his sport again. but stan wawrinka will attest that affection. in the first that he was unstoppable and carried that relentless energy into the second. but andy murray is a great survival expert, who has had his hip service and his spirit in you. he wrestle back the break and seize the set. cracks followed, brea ks were seize the set. cracks followed, breaks were inevitable. for in a row at one stage as the third set seesawed. finally, crucially, the swiss missed. andy murray had done it, through surgery and recovery and pain to glory, andy murray is a champion once more. patrick geary, bbc news. obviously, it means a lot. the last few years have been extremely difficult. both me and stan have had a lot of injury problems in the last couple of yea rs. problems in the last couple of years. amazing, obviously to be back playing against him in a final like that. i think it was a great match, you know, stan was playing unbelievable. elsewhere, latvia'sjelena 0stapenko def

andi with my injury. but i do participate and i do co—ordinate the programmes and i do co—ordinate the programmes andi andntry from far away. that's the thing that kept me alive and kept me happy and it motivated me to work hard for my country. i love my country. adele grabbed the headlines and five awards at this years grammys. but it was also a remarkable night for another young british musician. jacob collier creates his distinctive sound in a room at his mother's house in london. and his arrangements landed him two grammys at the music industry's biggest night in la. tim muffett went to meet jacob and hear his extraordinary story. one small room... one big talent. one that's now being recognised far beyond the four walls in which jacob collier produces his remarkable sound. jacob performs every instrument and creates every sound himself. i enjoy the process of imagining with the band, i liked the feeling of being responsible for each thing. the videos you make, you shoot them and edit them yourself in this room? yeah, i have a camera and i use my sister's ipad. this cover of a stevie wonder song went

i think that there has to be some co—ordination andi there has to be some co—ordination and i think thatof people who will be travelling this year at this time. here in downing street, they'll be more than aware of how annoying the christmas strikes are to the public, and even though this government has introduced new rules to make it tougherfor trade unions to make it tougherfor trade unions to go out on strike, some ministers wa nt to to go out on strike, some ministers want to go even further. that, though, could be politically tricky. it may feel like there's a spike in industrial disputes, but compared with the 1970s, this year barely scratches the surface in terms of total number of days lost to strikes. that will be cold comfort to southern rail customers who will endure a fourth day of disruption in a week. in the past few minutes, we've heard that the hungarian born act rels, zsa zsa gabor, has died. —— actress. her age was a closely guarded secret but she was thought to be 99. she made more than 60 films but was better known for her husbands. this report contains some flashing

i sat down with twitter co—founder ed williams, andi with twitter co—founder ed williams, and i askedounder ed williams, and i asked him, f women had been involved in the founding of twitter, would online harassment and trolling be such a problem? and he said he doesn't think so. they were thinking about that when they were building twitter. they were thinking about all the wonderful and amazing things that can be done with twitter, they won't thinking about how it can be used to send death threats or rape threats. and as a result, online harassment is one of the biggest problems plaguing internet today. if women had been more involved in building these products, and building these products, and building these products, and building these services, maybe online harassment and trolling wouldn't be such a problem. i fully believe that the people who have already changed the world in so many wondrous ways, the people who are taking us to mars, the people who are building self driving cars, the people who have given us right at the push of a button, if they can do all that, they can chang

we will have to let andy co. country. we will have to let andy no. and country.ould receive as little as £96.35 a week under statutory sick pay rules the average pay for ikea shop floor staff is £404 for an average working week outside london. what do you make of that, sonia? on the conservative side they are defending peoples liberty and their peoples right not to have the vaccine while encouraging them to do this. i get the sense that companies facing an absentee challenge are starting to fill the void with their own mandates because the governments not going there. yes. own mandates because the governments not going there-— not going there. yes, i think that's true and that's _ not going there. yes, i think that's true and that's been _ not going there. yes, i think that's true and that's been a _ not going there. yes, i think that's true and that's been a huge - true and that's been a huge challenge right the way through the pandemic. there's been a lot out there _ pandemic. there's been a lot out there that — pandemic. there's been a lot out there that allow

in the midst of this horrible pandemic, is notable so they will continue to work together and co—operate andidi arabia and russia have always had a difficult relationship trying to work together in 0pec but this is an encouraging sign of cooperation and trying to think about how they might work together moving forward. absolutely. thank you for your insights into that topic. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: italian tenor andrea bocelli sings to an empty duomo cathedral, but is heard by millions around the world. pol pot, one of the century's greatest mass murderers, is reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge movement he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia, where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders have expressed disgust. the magazine's offices have been attacked, and its editorial staff have gone into hiding. it was clear that paula's only contest was with the clock, and as for her sporting legacy, paula radcliffe's competitors will be ch

which bill murray woke up on the same day over and over again while gradually falling in love with co—star andiethan simply replicating or ripping off groundhog day, which itself owed a debt to such diverse sources as it's a wonderful life and anne rice's novel the vampire lestat, palm springs takes that premise and runs with it, acknowledging and even joking about some of its predecessors�* philisophical conundrums. i'm going to get out of this. suit yourself. see you tomorrow. it helps that samberg and milioti make likeable leads, and that the script by max barbakow and andy siara maintains a nice balance between screwball wit and sassy crudity. it's also significant, although completely coincidental, that in the wake of the anniversary of the first lockdown the idea of being trapped in the same endless day seems particularly poignant. palm springs may not be a masterpiece, and it's certainly not the most original film released this week, but it's rewardingly goofy fare that raises a laugh and a smile, and frankly those have been in short supply lately. you can find it on amazon prime video. i

andy murray himself said in his press co nfe re nce andy murray himself said in his press conferencely any spectators left in the stadium. it's the middle of the night. why are you playing professional matches at that time? it is tough on the players. he would not have got to bed until about six in the morning and he has got to come out again and play against alex deminaur again tonight, probably at about eight o'clock in the evening, less than 24 hours later. so it's really tough. but at the same time, it is the same for all the players if they happen to be in that position. and when rain has intervened the way it has in washington this week, it does put things back. that isjust in washington this week, it does put things back. that is just the way it goes. england's georgia hall remains firmly in contention to become just the third home winner of the women's british open since it became a major championship. she hasn't dropped a shot in the first two days at royal lytham, adding a second round of 68 for a halfway total of nine under par, a shot behind thailand's pornanong phatlum.

let's speak to andy lewis, the co—organiser and runner.on. _ marathon is going so far? good afternoon, it's _ marathon is going so far? good afternoon, it's going _ marathon is going so far? good afternoon, it's going very - afternoon, it's going very well. a surprising amount of sunshine, we expected rain. which is fantastic. we are a third of the way through the 37 mile route, just 12 miles dance. our previous top was balham tube station, where we stopped by the plaque to read about what happened during the second world war... we have one more stop and then 13 more stops to finish at the imperial museum hopefully around 7pm this evening. t’m museum hopefully around 7pm this evening.— this evening. i'm glad the rain has let up. — this evening. i'm glad the rain has let up, but _ this evening. i'm glad the rain has let up, but sounds - this evening. i'm glad the rain has let up, but sounds like i this evening. i'm glad the rain has let up, but sounds like a l has let up, but sounds like a long way to go. you have done ironman marathons bef

it's bbc .co .uk, andi website as well. on of planning acts of terror. loud bangs were heard as counter terror officers forced their way into two addresses in dewsbury in west yorkshire. police said two men, aged 52 and 21, were arrested and detained at a police station in west yorkshire for questioning. two homes were searched in connection with the ongoing investigation. the head of the uk's military research centre, which has been carrying out tests after the salisbury nerve agent attack a month ago, has said scientists are 100% sure that the substance used was novichok. but speaking to the bbc, gary aitkenhead said it was not the role of experts at porton down to identify where the nerve agent came from. in the past few hours, russia's president vladimir putin has said he hopes a line can be drawn under the poisoning of sergei and yulia skripal last month. let's hear what the head of porton down has been saying, as he also sought to reassure the public. we know through the scientific analysis that we've done with world—c

of course i was the minister responsible for co—ordinating work across government andi co—ordinatinga, measures have been taken, the eu has brought forward a number of standstill arrangements to make sure that even ina no arrangements to make sure that even in a no deal scenario on wto terms we move as smoothly as possible. people from embassies has said there is no such thing as no deal, we have to move fast to put in agreements in place. so, yes, there would be some difficulties. the language people are using is reckless and irresponsible. the public deserve politicians who will see through what they voted for with a degree of courage and resolve. let me ask you one more thing quickly if i may...” am so sorry. so it is possible that theresa may might be forced into a position where she has to take no deal off the table, that is a possibility. in those circumstances would you remain a member of the conservative party if she were going ahead with that policy?” conservative party if she were going ahead with that policy? i think that is an entirely speculative question. they are all s

great britain by contrast were starved of success for 79 years until 2015 when andy murray and co finallymatch point and every time it seemed like they were on the way up and found her way through and when they come together and a bigger pause, and exceeds victories events which are known as a great night and i think are the best moments. when it was explained _ think are the best moments. when it was explained to _ think are the best moments. when it was explained to his _ think are the best moments. when it was explained to his country, - think are the best moments. when it was explained to his country, he i was explained to his country, he comes alive in that team and he spoke afterwards about how special it was to be at manchester and how important is it that the cup is made in connection with people in manchester. he in connection with people in manchester.— in connection with people in manchester. ., manchester. he said he has and he was younger _ manchester. he said he has and he was younger players _ manchester. he said he has and he was younger players like _ manchester. he said

of all time, but now, 28 years after its release, mariah carey and her co—writer are facing a $20 million lawsuit. songwriter andyrote in 1989 which had the same name. let's have a listen to the song you've most probably heard before. # i don't want a lot for christmas. # there is just one thing i need. # and i don't care about the presents, well, earlier i spoke to pamela koslyn, who's a los angeles attorney specialising in music and intellectual property, and asked whether she thought this case had any merit. none — none whatsoever. it won't get past summary judgement and i doubt it will even get that far. what do you think lawyers are thinking when they push these cases? i think the lawyer is looking to make a name for himself. he filed the case, as i understand it, in louisiana which is the fifth circuit, which is not where you file copyright cases. that would be done in either new york or la, where the judges have seen the cases before, where lawyers have litigated these cases before, but nobody has heard of this guy or his lawyer except for people in louisiana. so he wants home turf and he wants to litigate

money and more equipment, and i'm going to quote you one congressman, he is a republican, andy harris, but he is coeen a long—time backer of kyiv, he says, "right now, we have to be realistic, that the war looks like it is not winnable, like the counteroffensive has failed, and that is affecting american public opinion." let me just reject that, 0k. you heard yesterday leaders of the second—in—command of the republicans in the senate, a leader in foreign policy in the senate, senator lindsey graham, you heard the chairman of the foreign affairs committee, a democrat, on the democrat side, and they say that we all support the effort in ukraine. this is the sidebar kind of a thing, it is not reflective. it may be reflective of some republicans in the house, but it's not reflective of us policy. the fight for democracy in ukraine is a fight for democracy in ukraine and beyond. democracy writ large. we have to respect that. what is the solution this person has said? that we leave? that we don't support ukraine? hardtalk... we are there to win, we are in it to win it. we know what the leading candidates

we'll head to frankfurt, and speak to our co—respondent andy swiss in just a moment, first to the englandhowell is in erfurt. that is the england camp in germany. good evening to you, thanks for joining us, 2a hours on, 120 miles away from that draw against denmark, i almost said defeat, and can have to get that out of their system, don't they?— to get that out of their system, don't the ? , ., ., ., , don't they? they do, and it does feel like i defeat, _ don't they? they do, and it does feel like i defeat, the _ don't they? they do, and it does feel like i defeat, the reaction i don't they? they do, and it doesj feel like i defeat, the reaction to its has been like a defeat, very critical of gareth southgate's side, and the mood i the gum was a bit flustered than usual, quieter, but that also made due to the number of players training today, less than the day after the game than those that played. the players have been, you could describe, defiant and positive about the result, point to the fact that they have four points and top of group c, and their destiny is in their hands. they can

andy moore, bbc news. we heard barry pickthall, the co—ordinator of the golden globe race, in andy's report there.a hot drink in her hands, and i think she was going to bed. we arranged to speak to her tomorrow at some point. but i'm sure she's extremely happy and relieved. indeed, and perfectly understandable she would want a hot drink and a bit of a rest after that ordeal. what exactly happened because i read that the yacht pitch polled, to us non—sailors, what does that mean? that's where the boat is going along like this and it goes down a wave, and itjust carries on and goes right over like that. and that is the worst possible scenario. no rig will ever stand that sort of pressure, and that's what happened here, the rig was ripped away and so was just about everything else on deck. so she would normally have been able to build a jerry rig from spinnaker poles and they lashed out a bit and they went as well. she had nothing left to sail with when she managed to recover herself. i also gather the distress signal was picked up by the coastguard in falmouth in the uk, thousands and thousands of m

young reporters throughout the day on the bbc and on the bbc young reporter website — bbc. co. uk/youngreporter. andyng singles at wimbledon this year are "less than 50%". the 31—year—old had hip resurfacing surgery injanuary. at the time he said he knew that meant there was a "strong possibility" he would not be able to play professionally again. he's been speaking to our sports editor, dan roan. it's a pretty big operation and, you know, not many 30—year—olds are having that sort of op. but, yeah, i mean, ifeel good. i'm walking around pain—free, which hasn't been the case for you know, pretty much 18 months, two years. and that was the main reason for having it done, so i'm really happy with how that's going, just day—to—day things that i'm doing are a lot more enjoyable now. i wasn't enjoying tennis, i wasn't enjoying going out for walks and just doing basic things. it was painful to tie my laces and i just wanted to get rid of that. and now that that's gone, you know, i want to try and get my hip as best as i can, to see whether i can continue to do something that i love doing. which is, you kno

joining me now are andy shaw and ahmad karkouti — co—founders and hosts of the graffitti podcast "armsnksy — why would anyone do that, andy? latest banksy - why would anyone do that, and ? ., �* , latest banksy - why would anyone do that, and ? . �*, , , latest banksy - why would anyone do that, andy?— that, andy? that's because a lot of traffiti that, andy? that's because a lot of graffiti artists _ that, andy? that's because a lot of graffiti artists who _ that, andy? that's because a lot of graffiti artists who were _ that, andy? that's because a lot of graffiti artists who were almost - graffiti artists who were almost doing the same thing, ie painting on walls, or getting put in prison or heavy fines — whereas someone like banksy is coming along and doing a stencil on a wall and getting applauded. you just mentioned the london zoo saying they thought it was brilliant when he's pictured the animals wanting to leave the zoo, because that's a statement that they don't want to be in the zoo. but it's pictured is brilliant because banks he did it — whereas the graffiti artist might go

and, andy, let's start with this, cos i'm kind of wondering to what extent have you seen the data centrethe past few years with this big push towards ai? we've been in business for over 20 years now, but certainly seen quite the inflection over the last several years. so today we are supporting 5,000+ customers across 50 metropolitan areas on six continents. two — everything has just gotten larger. the smalls became mediums, the mediums became larges, and the larges became extra, extra larges. so hyperscale was a word that came to the industry and some of our facilities now you can literally park one to...or close to two aircraft carriers. so everything has gotten bigger and bigger and bigger. that's phenomenal. so, andy, let me ask you this, though. do you expect to...to see that sort of demand just continuing to grow rapidly? almost all the data that is being created in today's world, er, through our devices and then often hooked up to various cloud computing, is going back to a data centre in one shape or form. er, you think about what's on your phone or your laptop or your ipad, and

france breeze into the last eight, and a date with co—hosts australia after brushing aside morocco. plus, andyurray moves into the second round in toronto as he builds towards the us open. hello there, and thanks forjoining us, where we start with football — and colombia are through to their first women's world cup quarterfinal after beating jamaica 1—0 and will now face england. as david brindle reports, it was a tense and nervous game with so much at stake. at the stadium where canada, brazil, and the united states were eliminated, colombia and jamaica hoped to avoid a similarfate. for the winners, england await. the first half was physical and tense, but ultimately goalless. that was nothing new forjamaica's defence, who have been impenetrable in this tournament. but when catalina usme brought a long ball down in the area perfectly, she ended that run. colombia in the front, thanks to their captain on the night! the second goalfor this women's world cup, sends the colombians in the stands into raptures! over 300 minutes had gone by before jamaica conceded their first goal of the tournament,

ten years, we've had a different winner every year, let's cross to augusta and speak to our co—respondent andyandy, how's that leaderboard looking? andy, how's that leaderboard lookina? . andy, how's that leaderboard lookina? ~ ., ., andy, how's that leaderboard lookina? . ., ., , ., ,, looking? welcome to our gusto. still ve earl looking? welcome to our gusto. still very early days- _ looking? welcome to our gusto. still very early days. but _ looking? welcome to our gusto. still very early days. but the _ looking? welcome to our gusto. still very early days. but the man - very early days. but the man currently setting the pace is norway's viktor hovland. he's been a real talent for some time, came forth at the open championship last year. he had a brilliant front nine here, three birdies and an eagle on the front nine. he's just got another birdie. so viktor hovland leading the way on six under par at the moment. three shots clear ahead ofjohn romm and america's cameron young. a big group of players onto under par. that includes shane lowery a former champion. norway's viktor hovland putting

their opening euro 2020 qualifying win, but it's back to work for sterling and co in montenegro tonight. our correspondent andys there for us. andy, first of all, you mention in the headlines talk of an intense atmosphere for this one. what is it like their rig onto it's relative quiet here around the stadium at the moment. if you go a couple of hundred yards down the road, it's pretty lively atmosphere, hundreds of fa ns pretty lively atmosphere, hundreds offans singing, pretty lively atmosphere, hundreds of fans singing, dancing, chanting, letting off a few flares. mainly montenegrin fans, but we think there are around 650 england fans that have made the journey out here. they know it will be a pity fiery atmosphere inside the grounds. they will remember 2013, when joe atmosphere inside the grounds. they will remember 2013, whenjoe hart had missiles thrown at him when there was a pitch invasion. england could only draw matches are really should have won. it will be a test of temperament for this young side and gareth southgate knows that his tea m and gareth southgate knows that his team are in for a hostile

it was the week where android creator andy rubin launched his own smartphone. cohad a couple of novices take his kitty hawk flyerfor a spin. and intel popped swing—sensing chips into bats for the icc champions cup. now, whenever you go into a church you expect to see a man of god or a woman of god, but not a robot of god! a protestant church in germany has unveiled a robotic priest, called blessu—2, to mark 500 years since the reformation. the machine delivers various blessings in eight languages. researchers at mit have come up with a unique way to let the visually impaired know more about what's around them. a 3d camera recognises stuff and feeds that detail back using vibrations through a belt and an electronic braille interface. microsoft showed off a range of mixed reality headsets, they're designed to blend the real world and virtual content into one where physical and digitally created objects co—exist and interact. more on augmented reality in a tick. google maps now doesn'tjust take you to your destination, it offers you a guided tour of it. click on an a

france breeze into the last eight, and a date with co—hosts australia after brushing aside morocco. plus, andy there, and thanks forjoining us, where we start with football — and colombia are through to their first women's world cup quarterfinal after beating jamaica 1—0 and will now face england. as david brindle reports, it was a tense and nervous game

let's speak to andy evans, who is an infected blood survivor and co—founder of tainted blood.for being with us. can you tell us how you were infected with hepatitis and hiv? yes. i'm a haemophiliac and i was put on the factory eight treatment at around age of three. we find out later on that i was infected with hiv and hepatitis c at around the age of five, mainly through a pharmaceutical company from the united states. i wasn't told until i was 13 years old after my parents were told when i was ten, so the information was kept from them for quite awhile. i went on to develop full—blown aids at the age of 16. the only treatment at available at that time was very toxic and may have pushed me over into the status of full—blown aids. my parents during that time were told please brace yourselves because we don't expect him to survive this on several occasions. tt expect him to survive this on several occasions.— expect him to survive this on several occasions. , ., , several occasions. it must have been very difficult — several occasions. it must have been very difficult for— seve

andy swiss, thank you very much. the coe of everything and the value of nothing. addressing the party's annual conference in manchester, adrian ramsay attacked the government's approach on taxation, housing, the nhs and water pollution. ramsay took to the conference stage alone as his co—leader carla denyer is unwell. the green party enjoyed its most successful election ever injuly, winning four seats. here's our political correspondent hannah miller. full of hope and promising change. this is a green party with more power and influence than ever, and its message is clear. because in so many areas, ones that matter deeply to so many of us, labour is getting it wrong. like denying winter fuel payments to millions of pensioners, giving the green light to new climate destroying airport expansion and to sticking with the cruelty of the two—child benefit cap. the green party has plenty of reasons to cheer, with more mps, councillors and members than ever before. their core message is about pushing labour to do more. labour would

andy beatt reports. dawn raids across brazil, the co—ordinated operation by 2500 police officers sought equipment seizedin 25 of the country's 26 states. translation: this was the biggest ever operation in brazil, and the largest in the world in one single day, against the crimes of child abuse and sexual exploitation of children and adolescents. authorities say the suspects include men, women, lawyers, doctors and teachers, ranging from 22 retirement age. between them, have downloaded hundreds of thousands of explicit sexual images of children. translation: they all had a considerable amount of files stored, so considerable amount of files stored, so it wasn't a matter of downloading one 01’ so it wasn't a matter of downloading one or two by mistake. they were individuals who had downloaded at least 150 files. no one accidentally downloads 150 files. it is the second nationwide operation against paedophilia injust over second nationwide operation against paedophilia in just over six second nationwide operation against paedophilia injust over six months. the first, in partnership with the us, led to 112

more money on more equipment, and i will quote you, one congressman, he is a republican, andy harris, but he is a co he says right now we have to be really —— realistic and the war looks like it is not winnable, like the counteroffensive has failed, and that is affecting american public opinion. let me “ust american public opinion. let me just reject _ american public opinion. let me just reject that. _ american public opinion. let me just reject that, 0k. _ american public opinion. let me just reject that, ok. you - american public opinion. let me just reject that, ok. you heard i just reject that, ok. you heard yesterday leaders of the second—in—command of the republicans in the senate, a leader in foreign policy in the senate, senator lindsey graham, we have the chairman of the foreign affairs committee, a democrat, on the democrat side, and they say that we all support the effort in ukraine. this is the sidebar kind of a thing, not reflective. maybe reflective of some republicans in the house, but is not reflective of the us policy. the fight for democracy in ukraine is a fight for democracy in

organisations offering help and support on the bbc action line website, just search bbc dot co .uk forward slash actionline. andysians and belarusians to compete this summer and he will "not be going nuts if that is the case". murray has previously said he was "not supportive" of last year's ban and has expressed similar sentiments ahead of an announcement about this year's championship policy. in an interview with the bbc, murray says it's a "really hard" call for wimbledon to make. the three—time grand slam champion donated more than £500,000 of his prize money last year to help ukrainian children affected by the russian invasion. murray is due to be back on court tomorrow — when one of the biggest tennis tournaments outside the grand slams, indian wells, gets under way. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's return to what we had in the prime minister's question time. the proposed legislation would ban people who arrived in the uk and small boats from claiming asylum, returning to the uk all claiming british citizenship. at prime minister's questions, the labour leader keir starmer accused the prime m

it was one of the first songs i started writing with my co—writer, andy wright when i started _ my co—writerdo that with — so i had to fly over to la and do that with him. , so it was great. briefly. — that with him. , so it was great. briefly, because time is tight. talk about how the music industry has changed, because what you have left and what you came back too, are they very different?— very different? definitely. it's brilliant, actually, _ very different? definitely. it's brilliant, actually, because ii very different? definitely. it's - brilliant, actually, because i think it's really— brilliant, actually, because i think it's really inclusive and anybody can be. — it's really inclusive and anybody can be. at — it's really inclusive and anybody can be, at any age, you can make your— can be, at any age, you can make yourown— can be, at any age, you can make your own music and stuff like that, it'si'ust _ your own music and stuff like that, it'sjust brilliant and your own music and stuff like that, it's just brilliant and you your own music and stuff like that, it'sjust brilliant and

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the co—chair of congress' taiwan caucus, representative andy barr, said the united states fully supportsed the trip saying it undermines us—china relations. one of the top issues for american voters in this presidential race — along with the economy — is immigration. the number of undocumented migrants crossing the southern border into the us hit record highs in december — though those figures are now down significantly. rescue crews in the us state of texas tell the bbc they witnessed an unprecedented rate of drownings over the last year—and—a—half, as more people try to make the deadly river crossing over the borderfrom mexico. 0ur correspondent tom bateman reports from the border town of eagle pass. a warning this report contains some distressing images. where the deadly waters of the rio grande meet the razor wire of america's southern frontier, a woman has waded her way from the mexican side, finally reaching the safety of us soil. she pleads to cross the fence. she has gone back into the water. oh, my goodness, oh, my goodness, oh, my goodness. an activist films the scene as the wo