bbc culture's matthew anderson reports.arriage in its painful terminal phase. boris and zhenya live together on the outskirts of st petersburg with their 12—year—old son, alyosha. the family's high—rise apartment has become a toxic environment of petty arguments and bitter recriminations. and, when alyosha goes missing after one particularly explosive parental bust up, two days pass before anyone even notices. when they report alyosha's disappearance to the police, they're not very interested. they say they have more important cases to deal with and children go missing in russia all the time. translation: the police really just reflect the interests of the government, the people with power. whenever there is some kind of tragic situation, people have to organise themselves in order to help themselves. the volunteer organisation that helps look for the missing child is the one glimmer of hope in an otherwise relentlessly downbeat portrayal of russian life. translation: so it is a true group of volunteers, which truly operate

now on bbc news, a look at this year's city of culture, hull.lo, and welcome to hull, the uk city of culture. showcasing the brightest and the best of contemporary culture has brought us here to hull's cemetery for a circus performance with a difference. and continuing our celebration of difference, we meet mat fraser, who will be putting his disability centre stage to play shakespeare's richard iii. i'm a deformed actor playing a deformed character for the first time in britain, which is extraordinary that it should be the first, but it's exciting that i get to do it. we will meet the army of 2017 volunteers giving up their free time for culture. # there's a starman, waiting in the sky... and go on a trip down memory lane with a spider from mars. hello, i'm anne—marie tasker, and i'm the arts—and—culture correspondent for the bbc here in hull, and this is kofi smiles. i'm the face of hull, chosen by the bbc with a mission, to bring you culture whenever and wherever it happens. today, we are taking it quite literally, because we are not in a con

i'm the arts and culture correspondent for the bbc here in hull. this is kofi. the face of hull, chosen by the bbc with a mission to bring you culture whenever and wherever it happens. today we're taking that literally because we're not in a concert hall or in because we're not in a concert hall orina because we're not in a concert hall or in a theatre, we're here in a graveyard it's the setting for a performance that's difficult to sum up performance that's difficult to sum up in performance that's difficult to sum upina performance that's difficult to sum up in a few words. it's parts circus acrobat, part music, part dance and it takes place under the cover of danceness aerialists, acrobats, video artists, singers coming together to tell an ancient greek legend in a new way. depart explores the tragic love story of orpheus when he descends into the underworld and tries and fails to bring his dead wife back to life. the audience happens upon the action as they wonder through hull's general cemetery. trying to find the right trees and battling the british weathe

i'm the face of hull, chosen by the bbc with a mission, to bring you culture whenever and wherever itns. today, we are taking it quite literally because we are not in a concert hall or in a theatre, we are here in a graveyard. it's a setting for a performance which is quite difficult to sum up in just a few words. it's part—circus acrobats, part music, part dance and it all takes place under the cover of darkness. areialists, acrobats, video artists, singers. coming together to tell the story of an ancient greek legend in a new way. "depart" explores the tragic love story of orpheus when he descends into the underworld and tries and fails to bring his dead wife, eurydice, back to life. the audience happens upon the action as they wander through hull's general cemetery. we are trying to find theright trees, and battling the british weather has been challenging. performing outdoors definitely has its challenges like that. namely the weather. quite often you will find yourself quite drippy, and wet. it's also kind of really exciting in the outdoors because it's not often in the outdoors

now on bbc news, hull is nearly half way through being the uk's 2017 city of culture.ion. hello and welcome to hull, the uk city of culture. showcasing the brightest and the best of contemporary culture has brought us here to hull's general cemetery for a circus performance with a difference. and continuing our celebration of difference, we'll meet matt fraser who will be putting his disability centre stage to play shakespeare's richard iii. i'm a deformed actor playing a deformed character for the first time in britain which is extraordinary that it should be the first, but it's exciting that i get to do it. we'll meet the army of 2017 volunteers giving up their free time for culture. # there's a starman waiting in the sky #. and go on a trip down memory lane with a spider from mars. hello, i'm anne—marie tasker i'm the arts and culture correspondent for the bbc here in hull and this is kofi smiles. i'm the face of hull. chosen by the bbc with a mission — to bring you culture whenever and wherever it happens. and and today, we're taking that quite literally because we

now on bbc news, talking business. from culturalerstandings to establishing new distribution channels, moving your business into new markets can be a very tricky affair. in talking business, we'll be taking a look at what's involved in taking your brand global. welcome to talking business. i'm tanya beckett. taking a business and brand global is really quite an operation. it takes much more than just a fancy website and glitzy advertising campaign, although both of those might be quite a good start. it is also understanding how your brand translates in other countries and finding the right partnerships and distributors. so, how do you market and export to new regions? what does it take to take your business global? here to discuss this are three experts. karen blackett 0be is chairwoman of mediacom uk, the largest media agency in the uk. jon wright who co—founded innocent drinks in may 1999 and is now a co—founder off of jamjar. and cat gazzoli, the founder of piccolo, which produces mediterranean baby food. let's start off with you

culture for 2017. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news.sh airways is still having to cancel and delay flights at heathrow this afternoon following yesterday's computer collapse which saw thousands of travellers and hundreds of flights stranded around the world. ba is telling people who's flights were affected yesterday only to turn up at airports if they know they are booked on another flight. joe lynam reports. for some ba customers, it's been a long, uncomfortable night. bleary passengers, still hoping to catch their plane. refreshment was being handed out by the airline in a heavily congested terminal five, but some customers were not in the holiday mood. it's just a lot of moving around, standing in lines and lack of information. i think it's just too big that they don't know what to do about it and it just seems like there's not enough people. we've been in the line for about five hours now. we've no idea how much longer we'll be here and we're getting no communication from the staff. as thousands of people wait in packed terminals, m

bbc travel! their aim is to introduce people to japanese culture before the tokyo olympic games in 2020.u can follow the team's epic journey on social media — but if you want to try a hand pulled rickshaw for yourself, hi! i went to the hong kong marathon, vancouver marathon, many races, and one day i saw the rickshaw in asakusa and oh, i thought this see you guys soon! you can follow the team's epic journey on social media — but if you want to try a hand pulled rickshaw for yourself, there's no better place than asakusa in tokyo. hi! i've come down to meet one of the city's few female rickshaw drivers. so how did you get into this career? i liked the marathon! i went to the hong kong marathon, vancouver marathon, many races, and one day i saw the rickshaw in asakusa and oh, i thought this is myjob! it felt like destiny! wow, 0k! yeah! the rickshaw, orjinrikisha as they're called here, was invented in tokyo in the 19th century. her boss told me how things have changed since then. the rickshaw used to be like a taxi a long time ago but now it's more for entertainment. a good rickshaw driv

bbc turkish. from today, indian officials are no longer allowed to use sirens and lights on their vehicles to cut through traffic jams. india's prime minister said he wants to replace vip cultureson is important.‘ that's on bbc hindi. and among the most read on our website — this photo is getting lots of attention. it's princess charlotte's — it's her second birthday tomorrow — and the duke and duchess of cambridge have this picture of the birthday girl. iraq was once home to about one and a half million christians — now there are believed to be fewer than a quarter of a million. a large community of iraqi christians lived in, qaraqosh, to the north of the country. but they fled as fighters from the so—called islamic state arrived. many now live in camps in kurdish controlled erbil. some have gone abroad. 0ur correspondent paul adams now reports from qaraqosh. waiting to go home, the christians of qaraqosh came to erbil more than two and a half years ago. their lives are still on hold. we meet this couple at the door to the cramped two—room cabin, they have agreed to take us back to qaraqosh to see why it is so hard to return. the area was liberated in october, isis have gone.

culture for 2017. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news.e investigating the manchester arena terror attack have carried out more raids on properties this evening. two searches are underway at properties in rusholme and gorton. earlier this afternoon police searched a property in moss side and made another arrest. there are now 12 people held in custody, on suspicion of terror offences. the victims of the manchester terror attack, have been remembered in church services right across the city, while thousands of runners have been taking part in the great manchester run. the organisers say they were determined it should go ahead, to show the true spirit of the city. chris buckler reports. in the centre of manchester, people ran in remembrance and in defiance. holding this race in these streets just days after an attack here was in itself sending an important message. we're here to run for manchester and to show that we're not scared and we won't give up. this simple act of gathering together after a bombing that left so many families grieving

needs changing, and changing, if it needs changing, and changing a culture by legislation is quite difficult. you're watching newsday on the bbcful voice, that she can't even hear. how this deaf musician has overcome her disability and returned to the stage. the pope was shot and the pope will live. that was the essence of the news from rome. the man they called the butcher or went on trial today in the french town where he was in the second world war. winnie mandela did not look like a woman sentenced to jail. the judge told her there was no indication she felt even the slightest horse. an all-out effort has been called for to help victims. the computer deep blue has denied triumphant over the world chess champion. it is the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion. the first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. god bless america! this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: president trump has defended his decision to sack the head of the fbi. the white house said the president had been considering firing mr comey since taking office. the new presid

bbc news. hull is nearly half way through being the uk's 2017 city of culture.ent of what's happening in the year—long celebration. hello, and welcome to hull, the uk city of culture. the uk city of culture. showcasing the brightest and the best of contemporary culture has brought us here to hull's cemetery for a circus performance with a difference. and continuing our celebration of difference, we meet matt fraser who will be putting his disability centre stage to play shakespeare's richard iii. i'm a deformed actor playing a deformed character for the first time in britain, which is extraordinary that it should be the first but it's exciting that i get to do it. we will meet the army of 2017 volunteers giving

they are some of the most remarkable, memorable and culturally significant photographs ever taken. hello, i'm holly hamilton from the bbcod afternoon. arsenal majority shareholder stan kroenke says his shares "are not, and have never been, for sale". the american insisted he was still committed to the club, in response to the recent £1 billion bid by alisher usmanov. he already owns a 30 % stake. he said cronk he should bear a huge responsibility for arsenal's failure to qualify for the champions league for the first time in 30 years. gordon strachan has called a broken strikerjamie murphy and aberdeen duo kenny mclean mark reynolds to the scotland squad for their world cup qualifier against england on the 10th ofjune. murphy helped brighton to promotion to the premier league this season. he's been in previous squads but never won cap. defender reynolds is also uncapped and midfielder mcclane has won to his name. wicketkeeper sarah taylor's been named in the england squad for the women's world cup this summer. she rejoined the camp last month, after taking a year—long break to deal with anxiety problems. england's first

bbc need funding. interestingly, peers of the realm is, two of them, are in favour of means testing for these. they understand the cultural value but one wonders if you ask the same question about means testing for pensioners filled... 76 and 77 both of them. the issue is whether the means test actually lands. who in fact pays? all the policies we argue over the recent question of how rich you have to be before you start paying. and it is almost as much as the entire cost of the national and local bbc radio. in the sunday express , local bbc radio. in the sunday express, the headline is ssh! which leads us on to the sunday mirror, and a little picture of george. poor old george burst into tears and there is a question of what happened. the sunday mirror reveals that george, whether by accident or design, stepped on pippa's train. you couldn't have done it i designed! one way or another he stepped on pippa's train, kate tears him offa stepped on pippa's train, kate tears him off a strip, he burst into tears and you get a wagging finger from kate, with that look on her face saying that is enough now. a p pa re ntly saying t

to hull, the uk city of culture for a performance ina uk city of culture for a performance in a cemetery. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the bbc has obtained new cctv footage, which appears to show the manchester bomber, salman abedi, shopping at a convenience store, just 36 hours before the attack. close to the granby road flat which abedi visited in the hours before the explosion. meanwhile, police investigating the bombing have arrested a man in shoreham—by—sea, near brighton. a total of 14 people are currently in custody. our home affairs correspondentjune kelly has this report. a young man in a hooded top, jogging pa nts a young man in a hooded top, jogging pants and trainers, on his own in a sunday shop. in this footage, he looks relaxed as he is captured on cctv, browsing the shelves of the manchester convenience store. his till receipt shows he's spent £8 7a and he brought cheering, scouring pads and their fresheners. stuff in the shop believe this was salman abedi. this was the day before the bombing. while he was shopping, he was also in the final stages of planning the attack and preparing for his own

the bbc filmed me when i was 1a years old. i went to dance classes. for our culture.when the famous indian choreographer shiamak davar sent trainers into studios in mumbai to teach jazz, ballet and modern dance. she was earmarked as a student who showed great promise. i loved dancing, it was my career, i wanted to make a career in my dance. by the time she was 15, shenaz was taking the lead in shows. but shenaz decided she wanted something else out of life, and chose a different path. i stopped dancing, because i got married. and i couldn't go to the classes. shenaz left school when she got married. she wasjust 16. after i left my school, i never stopped studying. my husband helped me in my studies, he paid for my computer classes. shenaz and her husband have their own apartment, shared with their daughter, their son, her mother—in—law and her sister—in—law. it's a big thing in mumbai to have your own apartment, and it's a single room with a bathroom and a kitchen. it's very small, and we are happy in it. she is serious about providing her children with the best possi

culture is changing. and if she is reading, there is someone to follow. —— leading. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc the evening. we will be keeping an eye on the southampton and get united match. from oliver ‘s, —— all of us, goodbye for now. you're watching bbc news. the top stories... the liberal democrats are putting another eu referendum on the final brexit deal at the heart of their general election manifesto. donald trump is facing increasing pressure over allegations he may have tried to shut down an fbi investigation into links between advisers and russia. the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6% — the lowest level since the summer of 1975. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. the ftse 500 and the dax both down. the ftse 500 and the dax both down. the nasdaq is also down. the us soldier, chelsea manning — who passed thousands of confidential documents to wikileaks — has been released from a military prison in kansas. she was expected to remain in jail until 2045, but barack obama commuted her sentence before he left the white house in ja

culture is changing. and if she is leading, there is someone to follow. john wilson, bbc news, newmarket.ll private ownership. it was confirmed to the stock exchange this morning that the government has sold its last remaining shares in the company. and, what's more, the bank says taxpayers made a profit out of the deal. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz has the details. the end of an era for british banking. some of the biggest names go cap in hand to the government... lloyds. a spectacular casualty of the financial crisis in 2008. we must in an uncertain and unstable world be the rock of stability... it had its own bad loans, then it took over halifax bank of scotland or hbos, which was much worse affected. banks were bailed out by the taxpayer. now lloyds is back in the black and out on its own. the government sold the last shares in lloyds banking group and it is a moment of huge pride for all the colleagues at lloyds bank, for customers. we gave taxpayers money back. the government pumped in more than £20 billion, taking a 43% sta ke. the proceeds of selling lloyds sh

cultural barriers, put them off. but now, more asians are using a new kind of care home that promises a different sort of experience. bbcstyle. you cannot escape growing old, but you can enjoy it, mostly if you are in the company of friends and family and an asian carer. these days, families are very busy. they have there own family and children to ta ke have there own family and children to take care of. they don't have time to take care of their elderly. this route has so much under it. but find does not come cheap. £900 a week at least to be that is more than $4000 a month. —— to be the owner defended the pricetag. we have put many ideas into the care home with good food and have a homely environment. they are being built in a hospitality style, like hotel. for many migrants who came to the uk during the post will boom years from india and pakistan, retiring in the uk was only a distant possibility —— post—war. uk was only a distant possibility —— post-war. migrants came here for work. they would tell you in interviews they came here for five yea rs interviews they came here for five years and they would go back home

cultural barriers, put them off. but now, more asians are using a new kind of care home that promises a different sort of experience. bbcgrowing old, but you can enjoy. most of it in the company of friends in an asian care home for the elderly. these daysyou have children to look after. you don't have much time. —— these days, are you. they even have a hairstyle inn salon, all under one roof. but funders not come cheap. it cost £900 per week at least to be in. that is at least $4000 a month. the owner of the home defence the cost. —— hairstyling salon. we have given it a homely feeling and a homely environment. the terms we are building ourart going environment. the terms we are building our art going towards the hospitality and hotel style, not an institution. for many migrants who came to the uk during the post—war boom years from india and pakistan, retiring in the uk was only a distant possibility. migrants from india, the caribbean, and so on, they came here for work, and they will tell you in interviews that they came here for five years, then they came here for five years, then they were going to go back home. th

culture is changing. and if she is leading, there is someone to follow. john wilson, bbc news, newmarket. deal. president trump faces claims he asked fbi chiefjames comey to drop an inquiry into links between his former—national security adviser and russia. unemployment falls to 1.5 million — the lowest rate since 1975. but wages are not keeping up with the cost of living. hello, i‘m ben bland with the business news. the uk‘s unemployment rate has fallen to a 42—year low with a record number of people in work. but earnings are still not going up as fast as prices. wages — excluding bonuses — were up just 0.1% compared to the month before — if you compare it with a year ago, they‘re up 2.1%, which is below the latest inflation rate of 2.7%. lloyds is back in private hands after the uk government sold its final stake in the bank. at the height of the financial crisis, the taxpayer owned 43% of the bank. the boss of lloyds has been speaking to the bbc — he says the bank is now "one of the strongest in the world". a pair of diamond earrings has been sold for a record price at an auction in sw

bbc reality check team who will be fact—checking in real time. they will put graphics on the screen so you can keep a sense of what exactly is going on. let's speak to the culturet really with the conservatives is the absence of theresa may. does that make sense to you? theresa theresa may. does that make sense to you ? theresa may theresa may. does that make sense to you? theresa may set out her plan for how to run the selection and work in this election, getting up and down the country to meet the voters. she has been clear about that. she has travelled thousands of miles and attended over 60 events. she has taken questions from more members of the public and the press than corbyn. it has takenjeremy corbyn six weeks to decide to come today. but what it means is the public are going to see for the first time what a coalition of chaos looks like when we seejeremy corbyn up looks like when we seejeremy corbyn up on stage with those people who will be propping him up if there is a hung parliament. in eight days this is the reality of what the government could look like going into those brexit negotiations. we are only missing diane abbott and john mcdonnell. the

sneezed on the culture is in effect a bad for the nutritious broth used to endorse the cells were somehowo' deficient. when they started dying after several months, first the cells from the first bbc got started to get decrepit and die, then the next one, then the next. he thought he was growing up. he did all kinds of experiments. what was he doing wrong? you can see on the left those are young, healthy fetal cells from the young typically have an aborted fetus. on the right, old, overly in tht last stages of life. why were they dying? he finally saw with decades of scientists had not been, but now some lab dishes are his borderless uri provided they are normal and not cancerous else by definition will grow forever. aborted fetal cells turn healthy, normal fetuses and thel were dying and he published a paper that said as much in took a huge amount of flak. that was 1961.h but that made his name.flak. it took years and years for his finding to be accepted. utah to any biologist today and they will know what the heyel flick limit about 50 subdivisions is also go through before they die if they arels normal cells in lab dishes. immediately when the paper was published, there is trem

amy murphy does believe that racing culture is changing and if she is leading, there is someone to follow. that's all the sport for now — we'll have more on the bbcbirmingham. the police federation is debating issues affecting the working lives of rank and file officers in england and wales. a campaign has begun to raise funds for a memorial recognising the bravery of police officers — it would be built at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire. june kelly has been speaking to two former senior police officers about it. we see this as a very important plan to recognise the sacrifice brought to recognise the sacrifice brought to our mind so recently as keith palmer's efforts to protect citizens, to have a national memorial at the arboretum to recognise the bravery for what is still a largely unarmed service. the location is important, isn't it?m isa location is important, isn't it?m is a national centre of remembrance and to date or stevens read out a letter of support from prince william who has put his weight behind this campaign, so today we are launching with their own colleagues, former colleagues, and with the public through lbc an