duncan kennedy, bbc news.c news, it's time for a special episode of talking movies devoted to the world premiere of west side story. hello from new york. i'm tom brook and welcome to talking movies. today, our entire programme is devoted to what must rank as one of the big movie events of 2021, the release of steven spielberg's long—awaited adaptation of the much—loved broadway musical west side story. i never seen you before. you're not puerto rican. is that 0k? do you want to start a world war iii? west side story is a love story inspired by shakespeare's romeo and juliet, set amid warring teenage gangs — the sharks and thejets — in new york in the 19505. it's an adaptation of the 1957 musical from four greats — director and choreographer jerome robbins, composer leonard bernstein, arthur laurents who did the book, and lyricist stephen sondheim. at the world premiere of his adaptation of west side story, stephen spielberg made it clear he was indebted to all the musical�*s creative forefathers. the first fee

duncan kennedy reports.ged 15 in 1973. she wasn't married and, almost immediately, a social worker arrived to confront her. i was the wicked girl and i had sinned and i needed to put this right and the way i could put this right was to help some family who really needed this baby. did she call you wicked? she did call me wicked, yes. it is thought around 400,000 unmarried women in england and wales were pressured to give up their babies for adoption in the 30 years after the second world war. even as they gave birth, some nurses treated them cruelly. you weren't allowed to scream, you were told to shut up and stop making a noise and stop being silly, it was your own fault. you have got yourself into this mess. in the delivery room, a nurse or midwife is telling you to shut up screaming? yes. there was even more anguish when pat came to hand over her baby son. the social workerjust walked towards us, held out her arms, took the baby, well... i tried to fight her to get the baby off me but that didn't work and

duncan kennedy, bbc news., went on to sexually assault the bodies of more than 100 women and girls in hospital morturies has been told he will die in jail. david fuller killed and then sexually assaulted 25—year—old wendy knell and 20—year—old caroline pierce in separate attacks in tunbridge wells in 1987. he was arrested in december last year thanks to advances in dna techniques, which linked him to the murders. police discovered hard drives at his home on which he'd stored recordings of him abusing corpses at two hospitals in kent where he worked as an electrician. the tv personality katie price has avoided a prison sentence after admitting drink—driving while disqualified and without insurance following a crash in september. she was given a 16—week suspended jail term at crawley magistrates�* court. the judge told the former model that she'd been incredibly selfish" and showed "no concern for the lives of others" when the crash happened. president biden has travelled to the state of kentucky to meet survivo

duncan kennedy, bbc news.have it planted in woodland. the welsh government says it hopes the £2 million project — which begins in march — will encourage families to continue planting more trees in the future. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith has the details. it's the original carbon capture technology. around the world, planting more trees has become a popular response to the climate emergency. the welsh government says giving awayjust over1 million trees is about engagement, not green—wash. they'll either be added to a woodland like this or people can choose to plant them at home. but they'll only be a fraction of the number needed to reach net zero. we can't wait for a perfect solution. we've got to try stuff and we've got to do it fast. we are going to plant 86 million trees, purely on carbon terms alone. the good thing with planting trees is, you don'tjust get a carbon benefit. you get a benefit for nature, a benefit for dealing with flooding, for tackling crime, for dealing with health. at this time

duncan kennedy, bbc news. now i'm bbc news, time for the travel show.is week's show: we are in finland to meet the huskies who have been saved by a unique worldwide adoption scheme. we will start taking godmothers and godfathers for the dogs. we get a taste of sustainable scottish cooking in glasgow. it's just really important that i know that it is good and ethical, and good for the environment. and i find out the secret to a long and healthy life here in sardinia. prendilo, prendilo cosi. all this and you live a long life! it's a pretty good way of life, i think. theme music plays hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from the beautiful island of sardinia. this place is known for its white sandy beaches, its fascinating ancient history, and it's also one of the best places in the world to live if you want to reach a grand old age. i'll be finding out why later on. but first, there's nothing like travelling across an arctic landscape on a sledge, a snowmobile or on skis. when the pandemic hit and tourism dried up, these winter m

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duncan kennedy, bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is?c that is selected countries, they�*ll be understandable. we are dealing with the pandemic. and this is the fourth varian. moreover, this variant was discovered in south africa is a mild varian. not hospitalisation. not death. in but will have expected of the countries of the world to do was to have a scientific investigation of the potency and they�*re all issues related to omicron variant. overnight, nigeria was put on england�*s �*red list�* of countries meaning all arrivals must enter hotel quarantine. there are 11 countries on the list. all of them are african. we heard nigeria�*s high commissioner there calling it racist — �*travel apartheid�*. the uk government sees this differently. this is the crime and policing minister kit malthouse. it is very unfortunate may wish to use. we understand the difficult is it is created on travel restrictions. we are trying to buy a bit of time so that our scientists can work on the virus and assess how difficult it is to cope with this as a co

duncan kennedy, bbc news. outer atmosphere of the sun. nasa says the parker solar probe, which was launched in 2018, had to withstand intense heat and radiation during the mission. scientists say it will help provide a better understanding of how the sun works. ido i do love a little bit of space news. we've had some great space news recently. i news. we've had some great space news recently-— news. we've had some great space news recently. i once won a pop quiz on how far — news recently. i once won a pop quiz on how far is — news recently. i once won a pop quiz on how far is the _ news recently. i once won a pop quiz on how far is the son _ news recently. i once won a pop quiz on how far is the son to _ news recently. i once won a pop quiz on how far is the son to the - news recently. i once won a pop quiz on how far is the son to the earth - on how far is the son to the earth to the nearest million miles. i think it's 93 million miles. i will be testing _ think it's 93 million miles. i will be testing you _