what motivates naomi campbell to keep on pushing boundaries? naomi campbell, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, zeinab, for having me. nice to see you. great to see you too. what does your new role as platinum jubilee ambassador for the queen's commonwealth trust entail? what will you do? really, it's similar to what i have been doing, except it's going to be adding a few different countries, ones i have been working with already. the young generation, young businesses, supporting, guiding, mentoring and just uplifting the countries and, you know, i love doing that, so it's really, it's an honour to have this role. and i'm looking forward. were you surprised when you were given this honour, as you put it? yes, very much so. why were you surprised? i don't know, i really do just stay in my day, and i was very surprised. it's always, i think, an honour when your country of origin asks you to do something. the focus of the queens commonwealth trust — list coming — is education and employability, environment, food and agriculture, health, inclusion. which will you be focussing on? educat

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if naomi campbell has an argument with a waiter, it is the spoilt model naomi campbell., that people don't realise any more. you don't think that your actions may have warranted that perception for some people, you think it is entirely as a function of your result of your race? i stand by and own my thing. in my past, i always have and always will, but i won't be held hostage by it. that i will always say. everybody has a past. mine is open and out — maybe it's better that way. i don't have to worry about any bones, but it doesn't define me as who i am as a woman. it doesn't define me for who i am for the things i fight for, it doesn't define me for the countries that i have supported since 1993. so these things do not stop me from continuing my mission i have within myself. not because someone has told me to do it. right. it's never been about, "i am telling you, naomi, to do this." you are a terrific role model for so many black women, particularly in fashion and the fact you have overcome many obstacles, and as you said, issues of race, the rise to the top of the fash

the supermodel naomi campbell talks exclusively to the bbc about her experience of racism. and sir clive sinclair, the home computing pionneer, has died at the age of 81. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. the security and intelligence deal announced just 2a hours ago between the us, the uk, and australia has been greeted in very different ways. the white house has been outlining the advantages of closer ties in the western pacific. but for china, the extension of us power into what it sees as its sphere of influence is somewhat provocative. and there's been some collateral damage coming from france, which is furious at the deal which replaces its sale of submarines to australia with ones made in america. here's our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. britain's making its mark in the pacific. the royal navy's new aircraft carrier's been flying the flag there, on exercise with the us and allies — proof of the increasing importance of the region, and the focus for this new defence agreement. so what is th

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: naomi news, still to come: campbell has been speaking naomi t her new role for queen elizabeth. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. well, there is people alive and there is people not alive. we canjust help and give them whatever we've got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monacol at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. - it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and no where on earth needs it more badly. the government's case is being forcefully presented by the monsieur badinter, justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for abolition, having once witnessed one his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time in this grotto, and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she has become a saint, it is expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. the mayor and local businessmen regard the anticipated boom as yet

and supermodel naomi campbell talks exclusively to the bbc about her experience of racism. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, 6pm in washington, and 6am in beijing — where the security and intelligence deal announced just 2a hours ago between the us, the uk, and australia has been greeted in very different ways. the white house has been outlining the advantages of closer ties in the western pacific — canberra is pleased to have a global super power making deals, and the uk sees it as a win—win deal. but for china, the extension of us power into what it sees as its sphere of influence is somewhat provocative. and there's been some collateral damage coming from france, which is furious at the deal which replaces its sale of submarines to australia with ones made in america. we'll be live in washington in a moment — but first, here's our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. britain's making its mark in the pacific. the royal navy's new aircraft carrier's been flying the flag there, on exercise with the us and allies — pr

the supermodel naomi campbell talks exclusively to the bbc about her experience of racism. and tributes are paid to sir clive sinclair, the home computing pioneer who's died at the age of 81. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the first convoy of trucks carrying iranian fuel has entered lebanon from syria in a move organised by hezbollah. crowds lined the streets to celebrate the arrival as the country struggles to provide enough petrol and diesel, with regular blackouts as a consequence. hezbollah says it's trying to ease the country's deep energy crisis, but opponents say it's politically motivated. our middle east correspondent anna foster reports. horns blare. cheering. scenes ofjoy in a country that has little to celebrate. lebanon is gripped by one of the worst economic depressions in modern times. but away from the jubilation, this is the reality. the ovens at yasmin bakery run for 15 hours a day onjust two generators. every afternoon means a scramble for diesel, calling in favours or scouring the black market. if we don't get enough fuel

and you can see the full hardtalk interview with naomi campbell on our network starting on friday. dolators and brought home computers to the masses, has died at the age of 81. he launched the first affordable consumer computer in 1980, costing less than £100. his ventures into new forms of transport, including the ill—fated sinclair c5 electric tricycle, were less successful. our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones, reports. his drive and enthusiasm made him one of britain's best known inventors. the whole business of invention is a non—material thing. it's very hard to know why it gives such pleasure. clive sinclair's fascination with gadgets started at school and by his late teens, he was selling his own electronic kits by mail order and writing technical manuals. file: he then put a magnifying bubble over each digit - to make it visible. an obsession with miniaturisation saw him launch the words fist slimline pocket calculator in 1972. soon, though, competition from cheaperjapanese versions forced sinclair to slash his prices. then the failure of his next innovation, a dig

and supermodel naomi campbell talks exclusively to the bbc about her experience of racism.

the supermodel naomi campbell talks exclusively to the bbc about her experience of racism.e computing pioneer who's died at the age of 81.

the supermodel naomi campbell talks exclusively to the bbc about her experience of racism.

we all know the famous ones, naomi campbell, tara banks, i iman, and myself. this had is gucci.ress for less. you eat as much mustard as i do you can't be droppings more than $5 on a button-up. but none of us would be here without the pioneers who broke into the industry. models like naomi sims, the first black supermodel. as a young woman in the 18960s, modeling agencies told sims her skin was too dark to be a model. so she just went around the agencies and booked campaigns directly with fashion photographers. the best revenge is success. if that's not an option, drop dog doo-doo into their car through the sunroof. but i digress. sims graced the covers of many magazines which opened the doors for countless other black models like oprah winfrey who's on the cover of a magazine once a dang month. after sims left modeling, she made a fortune building a beauty empire featuring collections in cosmetics. she built her own venti before venti even existed. although like rihanna, she didn't have to deal all day long with people shouting at her, where's the damn album? seriously, though,

in half an hour — as part of the bbc�*s 100 women season, zeinab badawi speaks to supermodel naomi campbellive interview for hardtalk. good afternoon. the government is holding urgent talks with the energy industry — about a sharp increase in wholesale gas prices, which have risen to record levels. there are warnings that the increase will raise consumer energy costs and other prices — it's already affecting food production and agriculture. the rising cost of wholesale gas prices is being driven by several factors including strong global demand. our business correspondent katy austin has more. gas is a key source of the energy that helps to heat our homes and power our industries. but reasons including high demand and lower solar and wind output have seen wholesale prices soar, almost doubling since the start of this year. it is an unprecedented situation according to energy market analysts. gas prices around the world in asia and europe are at record highs. in europe, there is a big supply squeeze. what is happening here in great britain is not unique. the high prices have already led two

the supermodel naomi campbell talks exclusively to the bbc about her experience of racism.

naomi campbell talks to the bbc about her experience of racism.

naomi campbell says remember who you are and what you have achieved >> according to the lawsuit, evangelistapany of zeltic company for comment. we have yet to receive a response >>> let's look ahead at the weather. we are looking at wet weather, that cold front moving through new england. that's going to cause some rough weather through the new england area, boston on up into bangor we have showers down through the southwest. >>> good friday morning. i'm kari hall. our air quality today becoming moderate because of wildfire smoke coming in. it looks good for the south bay but limit your time outside the if you're sensitive to the smoke. still very warm in our inland areas. headed towards the low 90s. we'll see temperatures cooling off and hopefully some better air quality going towards the end of the weekend. as we go into next week temperatures reaching into up the 70s in the valleys. >> that'. best time of the morning, but also the most confusing time of the morning. >> i was supposed to be at the ryder cup in wisconsin, but my flight was canceled. they don't want to fly, i don't want to g