well, ben smith is our guest on the media show today and, ben, i would like to understand a little bit more about what you are planning. of course — and yes, thanks for having me on. i hope you'll... there's been a tonne written in the ft and thejournal and times, and all these good places, so, there is a lot to read about what we're doing, but basically, we think there's a huge space to create a new global news organisation. obviously, we're going to start in a handful of markets and try to be competitive domestically, to give people who — i think, if you talk to people certainly in the us and the uk, and many other places, if you either look at public opinion research or you ask them, you know, "are you delighted, are you satisfied with the way the news being delivered to you, with the news you're getting?" they will mostly say no, unfortunately. and i think there's a lot of things that we hope we can do well. one is hiring really great journalists and, you know, having their names, their faces prominent enough that the audience can feel like they know who they are getting their news

there's no doubting one of the big media stories of the week, the columnist of the new york times ben smithon, who has been head of bloomberg media. together they're going to create a new news organisation. they say within the next 20 years it could take on the mighty cnn, new york times, bbc and others.

ben smith as our guest on the media show today and ben, iwould guest on the media show today and ben, would like to understand a little bit more about what you are planning. {iii about what you are planning. of course, and yes, thank you for having me. there's been a tonne written and all of these places and there is left to read about what we're doing. basically, we think there's a huge space to create a new global news organisation. 0bviously, we're going to start off in a handful of markets and try to be competitive domestically to give people who i think, if you talk to people certainly in the us in the uk, and many other places, if you look up and you ask them, are you delighted are you satisfied with the way the news being delivered to you as you're getting, they will most likely say no. unfortunately. and there's a lot of things that we hope we can do well and one is hiring the great journalists and having their names, theirfaces prominent names, their faces prominent enough names, theirfaces prominent enough that the audience can feel like they know who they are their news fro

i remember reading a ben smith's article when he was in politico, a poll thought 9/11 was an inside jobn find a majority of republicans thinking that barack obama was not born in america and was a secretly a muslim. the difference here was of course you had a former president who were four years spoken of violence rhetoric and encouraged january the 6th and has not backed down or condemned it. going back to the question of whether donald trump can run in 2024 are not his biggest challenge. 60% of americans in this poll obviously we are concerned about regarding violence, 60% of people in the same poll says that donald trump poured a good or great amount of responsibility through the violence and insurrection on january 6th, including 58% of in pendents. >> i wonder if he'll run again. i know he defies all laws of politics. i do think that come 2024, you know, one the laws of politics that he's going to see like the past. he's very old first of all, he's going to see some things like happened a long time ago and i don't see what he's saying now in these rallies and statements. he's repea

grad student at her job last week pasadena police arrested 31 year old sean laval smith just before noon today on a bus ben. after a passerby recognized him from media coverage of the case. we have learned smith has an arrest record here in the bay area according to the san mateo county sheriff's office smith was arrested last january and daly city for vandalism and obstructing an officer. he's now accused in the fatal stabbing of 24 year old brianna kupfer at an upscale furniture store in los angeles a customer walked in and found her dead. the man accused of fatally pushing an east bay native into the path of a subway train in new york city over the weekend will be held without bail and will undergo a psychiatric evaluation 61 year old simon marshall was reigned from his manhattan hospital bed today prosecutors say he confessed to pushing 40 year old michelle go into tracks at the 42nd street times square station go was born in berkeley and grew up in fremont. she called new york city home for more than a decade. a judge said he would not send marshall. psychiatric facility until after the evaluation pro

colletta smith, bbc news, in scarborough. benton in yorkshire for us this morning. hi, ben. good morning, yes, here at skipton market, traders and customers are already grappling with that rise in average prices. dom runs the fruit and veg stall here, setting up this morning, the price that he pays for these products is going up. it is notjust groceries, it is notjust food, though. the cost of clothing, the cost of train travel, it all adds to the rate of inflation we are talking about, which now stands at 5.4%, the highest level it has been since 1992. it is causing a real squeeze on people's household bills and cost of living. now, a fruit and veg is not your thing and you have a sweeter tooth, not your thing and you have a sweetertooth, right not your thing and you have a sweeter tooth, right next door we have got the finest fudge company stall, run by tom and maria, you have had the business a couple of years now, what are you saying in terms of the prices that you paid? things have definitely gone up. in the last_ things hav

well, ben stokes, urged to bowl aggressively, hurt himself in the process. and australia just kept batting. beautifully played. steve smith and england. and guess what, another. cameron green caught by zak crawley. that wicket felt like it was coming. but usman khawaja was going nowhere, except to 100. it has been a terrific knock from khawaja. recalled to australia's team after a colleague tested positive for covid, this was an opportunity seized — for khawaja, for australia. 416 the total, and after chasing that ball for nearly two days, england then had to bat for a few minutes. zak crawley out for zero. no, mitchell starc overstepped the line — no ball. zak, you're back. joe wilson, bbc news. singer—songwriter pinkpantheress — who began her music career by posting songs on the social media site, tiktok — has won bbc radio 1's sound of 2022. for the past 20 years the award has been predicting music's biggest new names, with previous winners including adele and sam smith. mark savage reports. # i found the street in the house in which you stayed # a familiar sound with a modern twist. pinkpantheress�*s music has been de

ben stokes's was physical. no more bowling for him after this. so stride forward once more stuart broad. when he dismissed steve smithket, he was only playing because a colleague had covid. well, england did dismiss him for 137. five wickets for stuart broad — something to celebrate. he's not always picked these days. broad's self—belief remains intact. england will resume 403 runs behind. zak crawley was out and then not — the no—ball reprieved him. that's the good news. mitchell starc will be bowling again soon — and fast. that's the bad news. joe wilson, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. good evening. it's been a wintry day after that frosty start. we've seen snow around as well, particularly over the hills, and we've got more snow showers following through this evening and overnight coming through on that brisk westerly wind, which has really accentuated the chill today. overnight temperatures won't be quite as low as last night, but they'll certainly be low enough to allow freezing to occur and for ice to form, particularly following the showers and where we've still got the s

ben stokes, urged to bowlaggressively, hurt himself in the process. and australia just kept batting. beautifully played, just a little bit too full. steve smithad and england. and guess what, another. cameron green caught by crawley. but usman khawaja was going nowhere except to 100. recalled to australia's team after a colleague tested positive for covid, this was an opportunity seized for khawaja, for australia. a16 the total, and after chasing that ball for nearly two days, england then had to bat for a few minutes. crawley out for nought. oh, no, mitchell starc overstepped the line, no ball. zach, you're back. joe wilson, bbc news. little broad to smile about afterwards as he hopes england mounts a response with a bat which i have struggle to do so far. you can dissect loads on this trip, but actually first innings runs is where you live in test cricket and we have failed to deliver that. and honestly it doesn't matter what bowlers you play if you get bowled out for mo. might be a bit brutal, but that's the truth in test cricket. so, an honest assessment of england's batting woes from stuart broad. a different story, though, for australia

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ben stokes urged to bowl aggressively hurt himself in the process. australia just kept batting. beautifully played, just a little bit too full. steve smitht, finally something for stuart broad and england. and guess what, another. cameron green caught. but usman khwaja was going nowhere except to 100. recalled to the australian team after a colleague tested positive for covid, this was an opportunity seized. a16 the total, and after chasing that ball for nearly two days, england then had to bat for a few minutes. crawley out for nought. mitchell starc overstepped the line, no ball. zach, you're back. joe wilson, bbc news. well, as you saw, stuart broad was the only standout performer for england with that five—wicket haul. and he said it's now over to the batters, which has been the tourists' downfall in the first three tests. you can dissect loads on this trip but actually first innings runs is where you live in test record and we have failed to deliver that. and honestly it does not matter what bowlers you play if you get bowled out for 1110. might be a bit brutal but that's the truth in test cricket. staying in australia, the sporting

smith: thank you so much. i'd like to now yield to my good friend from virginia, ben cline. mr. cline: i want to thank the gentleman from new jersey for his leadership on this issue and yielding me time. mr. chairman, as we aproash the 49th anniversary of the supreme court's decision in roe vs. wade, my colleagues and i come together to remember the more than 63 million children who had their lives cut short in this country since 1973. i stand here today for the sake of the women, the children, and the sake of the very future of our nation. because of roe vs. wade in the cases that followed its precedent, the right of the unborn to be born is denied throughout our nation more than 2,000 times every single day. in several states throughout all nine months of pregnancy, which roe permits. this is a great stain on this great nation. we will not be silent here in congress nor will the hundreds of millions of pro-life americans across this country. my colleagues and i will continue to stand for life and fight to end the tragedy that is abortion. we will remain steadfast supporters of