kay, thank you for that, in keyham, in the - killed. john kay, thank you for. that, in keyham, in thehbours to keep their borders open, potentially allowing tens of thousands of people fleeing fighting against the taliban to reach safety. aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian catastrophe, as the militants continue their lightning advance across the country. latest reports suggest they now control another provincial capital, pali alam, just 45 miles south of the capital kabul, from where our correspondent, yogita limye, joins us tonight. injusta injust a few in just a few days, we have seen the conversation in this city change from being about whether kabul would fall to how quickly it would happen. people are looking towards their government for direction and so far we haven't heard from the president. the longer he remained silent, the more speculation and rumours they are, givenjust how more speculation and rumours they are, given just how vulnerable position his government is in because of the advance of the taliban, especially since the of thursday. gunfire. the biggest talib

jon kay with the latest on that breaking - extremely distressing. jon kay with the latest on that breakingnk you. more than 500,000 gcse students in england, wales and northern ireland have achieved another set of record results after exams were cancelled again because of the pandemic. the proportion of students getting top grades and the number achieving pass rates has risen slightly from last year. the results showed that girls moved further ahead of boys, with a third of them scoring top grades, while for boys it was roughly a quarter achieving the same grades. there were also some clear regional differences. in london, more than a third of results were top grades. while in yorkshire and the humber, for example, it was more like a quarter. from leeds, our education editor branwenjeffreys reports. a calm results day at this leeds comprehensive. grades were slightly up overall. for some, like sophie, complete delight. oh, i'm so happy. i've done way better than i thought i did. i've got english literature, i got a nine. english language i got a nine, drama, i gota nine. girls got two thir

we had kay ivey, republican governor, talking about blame. should it give us any cause for unease, do you think, we are going to turn the unvaccinated into some sort of social pariahs? well, i'm with steve in the sense that in some sense this is a statement of the blindingly obvious, that i think it's now such a broad consensus that no matter what else we need to get out of this pandemic, vaccination as broadly as possible is part of it. i think the more interesting question it perhaps raises — and it's a debate that's ongoing in the united states — is whether that kind of language will work. in other words, the key is how do you get vaccine—hesitant people to get jabbed 7 and it's a mix now of financial inducements and various other things. my suspicion is that particularly with new information coming about the delta variant, i think we may see a shift in the messaging in some countries away from presenting vaccination as something you do for someone else, the way kay ivey said, "you're letting us down" — and hone in on it a little bit like

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth.ds swept through the black sea region earlier this week, causing some buildings to collapse, and damaging roads, bridges and power lines. it's the second natural disaster to hit the country this month, following wildfires in the south. there've also been floods injapan. nearly two million people have been asked to leave their homes and seek shelter following torrential rain. one woman died when a landslide in nagasaki prefecture destroyed two houses. the worst affected areas are in the west of the country, but bad weather is expected across many parts of japan in the coming week. the us federal weather agency says july was the hottest month globally ever recorded. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration calculatesthe combined land and ocean surface temperature calculates the combined land and ocean surface temperature was 0.93 celsius above the 20th century average of 15.8 celsius. century average of 15.8 celsius. in italy — which has reached its peak holiday weekend — 17 c

trying to get inside, make his way to kay's valley. good birdie, 12 under par. he is in 70th place right now. harry heuriggs we saw meeting t cut. harry higgs the big beautiful, he rolls one in. really character. one of the good guys that the fellas love to play with. phil mickelson mid alongside him with keith mitchell and joel damon on tuesday. frank: that breeze off the right is it still there? dottie: off the right and a little bit of help. it is very much the direction of thursday but not as lively. frank: we saw it on the golf course all week on this par 5. dottie: being catch it solid and get it in the fairway it is a green light. it is a bonus to put the ball in the grass where that is not because you can put your hands on it. frank: just one eagle today. to 14. frank: jordan spieth struggling, one over par, the short par 3. has made two triple boys in his round today. that is at nine and 10. he had a 62 friday. amazing how this game will change. jim: he will have three rounds that are over par which you don't this week, and a 62. go figure. dottie: that

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth.life. he said he was socially isolated, and struggled to meet women, making references to "incels", misogynist online groups of "involuntary celibate" men, linked to a number of violent acts around the world. police have confirmed davison was a licensed firearms holder. with more, here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. just 22 years old, jake davison claimed in his increasingly manic social media posts to be isolated and defeated by life. now, he is responsible for the worst mass shooting in britain for more than a decade, and a key question for the police is y. decade, and a key question for the police is y-— police is y. there is no motive as we know at _ police is y. there is no motive as we know at present. _ police is y. there is no motive as we know at present. i _ police is y. there is no motive as we know at present. i again that| we know at present. i again that will be subject to inquiry but we are at the moment not considering terrorism or a relationship with

the check points getting more people through and we don't have the number of how many people are on h-kai but how long are they spending there before they get on a plane. >> within the last 48 hours the time line has been very short in kabul. as soon as we are getting people in and processed, as you could see, a flight every 45 minutes is a lot of getting people out there. so, as we look at what will have been the factors behind that, numerous. weather continues to play in everybody's factor. great coalition and partners and other people volunteering aircraft and as general lion said yesterday, the ability to get not only the aircraft coming into kabul, but others providing aircraft to fly, you know, people from the lilly pad or the safe haven into the states and then moving them around. has allowed us to keep that through-put going. and also i think the continued ability to inform and get the word out of how to get into the gates, where to come, the processing of the -- of those not only through the gates but the processing internally on kabul by our troops that are there continues to be

women have been beaten, whipped, shot, killed and within the government contractor community, the h-kai gates are known right now at the gaunt lent. i could tell you this, even the british military who have been wildly more successful than the u.s. and bringing their sivs and own citizens through the gates are now at a stand still according to our reports on the ground. >> that is a remarkable and alarming development. you're saying no access to the airport for these people right now, kelly? >> reporter: that is correct. there is no access as of right now. i also did receive a report about two minutes ago that the aircraft fuel is also running low on the military side. so this may effect the pace of the evacuations moving forward. >> goodness. that is sad news to hear. leslie, i want to speak to you. you founded what is a remarkable institution in afghanistan, a university for women. right now, there was some 600 female students that you wanted to help get out because they are under threat there from the taliban. were you able to get out about 50. what happens now? what threat to the wo

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth.cess a covid vaccine, nearly four weeks after they were added to the roll—out. our health correspondent katharine da costa reports. clever girl. lovely, and what a lovely smile. 15—year—old veronica enjoying an online therapy session at home in south—west london during lockdown in february. she has severe neurodisabilities. last month 12—15—year—old children who are at high risk from covid like her were advised to have a vaccine, as well as those living with someone with a weakened immune system. but nearly four weeks on, and with the start of a new school term in sight, dozens of families like hers are still desperate for information about when they will get one. i think the urgency of the vaccine rollout for our children has been completely forgotten. it is not good enough. if something is announced on 19th july, having to wait until the end of august for a vaccination, it is too late. immunity isn't going to have time to have kicked in in a meaningful way. doctors say they are still

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. if its moscow correspondents, sarah rainsford, describing it as a direct assault on media freedom. the russian authorities say they will not extend her visa, which expires at the end of the month. the bbc director—general, tim davie, said ms rainsford was an exceptional and fearless journalist, whose independent and in—depth reporting of russia informed hundreds of millions of people around the world. the spokeswoman for russia's foreign ministry implied on social media that it was a response to the treatment of russian correspondents in britain. stay with us on bbc news, still to come, in antarctica, the colossal iceberg almost as big as london — being monitored from space, by scientists. fears for kabul — as taliban militants now control a third of all regional capitals in afghanistan — after capturing the country's second city — kandahar. let's get more on that story. the uk prime minister borisjohnson has chaired a meeting of the government's emergency committee, to discuss the wo

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth.lda hakim reports from afghanistan, as american and allied forces withdraw. 20 years after 9/11 and the invasion of afghanistan, american troops are finally leaving. but since news of their withdrawal, targeted killings and suicide attacks have increased.— killings and suicide attacks have increased. they are being tar: eted have increased. they are being targeted and — have increased. they are being targeted and they _ have increased. they are being targeted and they are - have increased. they are being targeted and they are being . targeted and they are being killed. . ., . ~ killed. the taliban are back and gaining _ killed. the taliban are back and gaining ground - killed. the taliban are back and gaining ground against| and gaining ground against government forces. many people fear there will be a return to the brutal regime of the 90s. the taliban leadership say they have changed and want to work alongside the current government.- alongside the current government. . government. t

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. correspondents, sarah rainsford, describing it as a direct assault on media freedom. the russian authorities say they will not extend her visa, which expires at the end of the month. the bbc�*s director—general, tim davie, said ms rainsford was an exceptional and fearless journalist, whose independent and in—depth reporting of russia informed hundreds of millions of people around the world. the spokeswoman for russia's foreign ministry implied on social media that it was a response to the treatment of russian correspondents in britain. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: in antarctica — the colossal iceberg almost as big as london — being monitored from space, by scientists. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 19

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. test against india tomorrow with the outcome of the match finely balanced. england took three crucial wickets towards the end of today's play at lord's. joe wilson was watching. nothing in test match cricket is set in stone. actually, he's made of bronze. the immovable kl rahul. gone! 0ut forfive. mark wood, quick work — and more. rohit sharma loves to hit these, and that was his undoing. moeen ali's there — he's got it, we've got him. just one mistake is all it takes, blame the bat. hold back the biggest celebrations for this moment. that's sam curran dismissing india's captain for 20. virat kohli back in the dressing room. cheteshwar pujara faced 100 balls. he scored 12, got an ovation — it's a test match. at the tea interval, india led by 78 runs, and england needed seven wickets — quickly, preferably. well, patience is part of the tradition. ajinkya rahane made a painstaking, situation—saving, england—frustrating 50. stalemate? suddenly, mark wood, a catch, pujara gone. wood is en

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. this is bbc news, the headlines...ter has issued a month—long state of emergency. let's get more on that story. joining me now is leila bourahla, the interim haiti country director of save the children. thank of save the children. you for being with us. what thank you for being with us. what are you hearing from your colleagues on the ground? basically, the situation is horrific, a lot of devastation, dozens of collapsed houses, people are panicked, they are looking of course for people who have stayed in the collapsed house. in some of the towns there has been flooding, people have been trying to escape the flooding. the trauma of the earthquake in 2010 is very present and as well the natural hurricane in 2016 so people had been trying to escape potential tsunami so at the moment it's very difficult because it seems all the areas affected, we are particularly concerned about children so we need to respond quickly, the problem is of course access is still an issue in haiti and particularly to the south because some of

jon kay has more. 200 miles from westminster, the home secretary came to plymouth, to pay her respectsr of the gunman. three—year—old sophie martyn and her dad lee, stephen washington, who was 59, and 66—year—old kate shepherd. it's tragic beyond words, really, really tragic. priti patel promised to support the community, with specialist help for anyone left traumatised. she wouldn't comment on news that the gunman, jake davison, had his firearms license returned last month, despite posting hate filled rants online. home secretary, should davison have had a gun? you say you want to reassure people, a lot of people have questions about gun control. my brain can't process it. physically can't process that information i was given. chris says his family is reeling. not only was his auntie maxine shot dead, but it was her son that killed her. chris never met his cousin jake davison, and doesn't understand what has gone so catastrophically wrong. it is impossible, you can't plan for this, you can't see the next day or the day after or the day after, you literally take each day as it comes. b

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here.on was given back a gun. yes, questions from keir starmer, the leader of yes, questions from keir starmer, the leader of the yes, questions from keir starmer, the leader of the labour yes, questions from keir starmer, the leader of the labour party yes, questions from keir starmer, the leader of the labour party but also questions within government, too. and there are two issues, first double, why was he able to get a shot gun certificate in the first place. he was a young man, did he really need to have a shot gun at home in a city and particularly after there were concerns about his mental health, which there seemed to have been for many years. but, then, when his certificate was taken away after an allegation of assault against a teenager in september, the shotgun and the certificate were taken away in december but then returned in july taken away in december but then returned injuly and, in those months, he was posting all kinds of messages and videos on the internet expressing hat

we'll see if that continues. >> katty kay is with us. and if delta goes fast through schools and yes a lot of children get infected but perhaps not very many end up we hope in hospitals, then does he write that in the public opinion court too? how do you see this playing out over the next few months? >> i think he's hoping for that he's hoping by the time november 2022 comes around, catty that he will be in the clear. the delta variant will be a memory and he will campaign on such pressing issues as socialism. right now, though, three-quarters of the public oppose his anti-vaccineing passport laws, the cruise lines can't ask for proof of vaccinations. so here is a guy bending over backwards to play to the maga base. it is starting to hurt him. whether it continues to hurt him in 2022 is yet to be decided. >> all right. state attorney for palm beach county, dave erinberg as always thank you so much for being on the show and what you do. we appreciate it so much. now as we wrap things up this morning, i know it seems like we've covered a l

i want to thank katty kay, mark jacobson and evan kohlmann. i want to thank you for spending the time with us here on "the beat." as mentioned, we've been covering what was a very deadly day in afghanistan. these two blasts in kabul taking the lives of 12 u.s. service members, injuring 15 more according to the latest counts we have and injuring essentially scores of other afghans. that number has been pinned somewhere north of 50. but as we emphasized in our reporting, the total afghan death count was not widely available. it's a story we'll continue to cover here on msnbc. that does it for "the beat with ari melber." our special coverage continues right now with "the reidout" with joy reid up next. good evening, joy. >> good evening, ari. this has been a really tough news day so thank you very much. we appreciate all of your coverage and we'll try to keep it going and make some sense of what's going on. thank you. all right, we begin "the reidout" with the two deadly explosions near the kabul airport. the pentagon confirmed 12 u.s. service me

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jon kay, bbc news, plymouth.shed in southern turkey, killing all on board. russia's defence ministry said five russian servicemen and three turkish citizens were on board the plane. the country has been trying to contain some of the worst wildfires in years along the south coast. a massive search and rescue operation is continuing in northern turkey where at least a0 people have died in flash floods. the floods swept through the black sea region earlier this week, causing some buildings to collapse — and damaging roads, bridges and power lines. it's the second natural disaster to hit the country this month, following wildfires in the south. the us federal weather agency says july was the hottest month globally ever recorded. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration calculates the combined land and ocean surface temperature was 0.93 celsius above the 20th century average of 15.8 celsius. in italy — which has reached its peak holiday weekend — 17 cities are now on red alert because of the heatwave being

the gunman came to be in possession of a weapon and certificate for the shotgun. 0ur correspondentjon kay in devon to become the scene of britain's worst shooting in a decade. just lucky, really. that's what i'm thinking. that's what i'm thinking. it could have been me. bert was on the street at six o'clock last night when the shooting starting and he walked right past his neighbourjake davidson who was carrying a gun. i heard a bang and walked around the corner and he was walking towards me with a black rifle and i could smell the fire. and i could smell the gunfire. i swerved around him and i noticed a woman in the corner layed in the doorstep that was shot, and i put pressure on the wound and i comforted her until the police came. when you bumped into him, what did he look like? how did he seem? just vacant. just a vacant stare, like. the incident started at the house in the area of plymouth where davidson shot and killed his 51—year—old mother maxine. he then went on the road and fired at the road and fired again, killing three—year—old sophie martin and her father. the gunman then he

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jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. this is bbc news. in haiti — the prime minister has issued a month—long state of emergency. the last major city in northern afghanistan, mazar—i—sharif, falls to the taliban, as president biden defends his decision to pull out us troops. let's stay with that story and bring you a breaking update. the afghan city of jalalabad has fallen to the taliban. it was the only significant city outside the capital, kabul, not controlled by the militant group. the fall almost complete the taliban's dramatic surge through the country, which began in may but accelerated dramatically in the last week. on saturday it seized control of the city of mazar—i—sharif, the last government stronghold in the north of the country. colin clark was an advisor to hr mcmaster, the former us national security advisor. he gave me his thoughts on why the taliban's advisor because afghanistan has been so fast. to start with, they have been preparing, laying the groundwork for the last two decades. moreover, trump administration telegra

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. so questions remain over why the attacker was given back a gun.sandford. there are two issues here, first of all why was he able to get a shotgun certificate in the first place, he was a young man, he didn't really need to have a shotgun at home in the city and particularly after there were concerns about his mental health which there seemed to have been for many years. but then, when his certificate was taken away after an allegation of assault against a teenager in september, the shotgun and the certificate were taken away in december but then returned injuly and in those months, he was posting all kinds of messages and videos on the internet expressing hatred for his mum, expressing an interest in the incel culture, this culture where young men resent not being able to have sex and also, showed a clear obsession with gun culture so now the independent office for police conduct are investigating and ultimately it will be a matter for the inquests. australia's most populous state, new south wales, has awoken to a statewide lockdown, with the prem

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. there are questions tonight about why it was revoked, then reinstated just last month. jake davison had posted numerous videos online saying he struggled to meet women, and making references to "incels," misogynist online groups of "involuntary celibate" men, linked to a number of violent acts around the world. the independent office for police conduct, is investigating devon and cornwall police's handling of davison�*s gun licence. here's our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. just 22 years old, jake davison claimed in his increasingly manic social media posts to be isolated and defeated by life. now he is responsible for one of britain's worst mass shootings, a key question for the police is why he did. there is no motive _ the police is why he did. there is no motive that _ the police is why he did. there is no motive that we _ the police is why he did. there is no motive that we know - the police is why he did. there is no motive that we know as l the police is why he di

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. the bbc sport centre, here's 0lly foster. manchester united have opened up their premier league season in front of 72,000 fans at old trafford with a big win against leeds united. 5-1. manager 0le gunnar solskjaer descibed it as a very, very good day, as they sent out an early title warning to their rivals. bruno fernandes got to keep the matchball after scoring his first united hat trick. he gave them a 1—0 half—time lead and though leeds pulled one back, the portuguese scored two more, with mason greenwood and fred also finding the net. paul pogba provided four assists. it creates a mood and sets the mood of course when you see the fans when we drive into the stadium today. you have got the butterflies again because suddenly there is a game that matters in front of your fans. we felt our course not obliged, but you know there is extra responsibility because it has been so long about them. and when the players perform like this, produce, i think everyone can go home happy. before kic

jon kay — bbc news — plymouth.asing 272 runs to win — but as the end of play approached their tailend batsmen were trying to cling on for a draw or wickets to force a draw. they failed, and india won by 151 runs. our sports correspondentjoe wilson was watching. for india to get to this, it first required this. mohammed shami, in the team for his bowling, got to 50. tumbling runs for england as india's tail enders took them to a lead of 271. enough, the captain declared. we bowl, stand by. england's second innings featured four players out for nought, including both opening batsman. the race was now india against time. by the tea interval india had taken four wickets, needed six more for victory. now, hang on, is that rain orjust english wishful thinking? cold, hard reality. joe root out for 33 and india's captain now sensed the test itself. but he needed mohammed siraj to bowl fast. there's one for you, 0llie robinson. oh, my goodness me! both teams had been aggressive. the match was reaching its limit. nine overs

it was created by nigerian—born kay akinwunmi in london. kay had a problem launching his business.ld put up what he wanted. so what did he do next? take a look at this. when you go out to ask investors for money, don't ask for everything upfront. break it down into smaller milestones. it'sjust much more manageable from an investor's perspective. when we started, we were initially asking for £500,000. and we got all sorts of rejections. people said we are too early, we are raising too much. and then we realised we had to do something different. what we discovered that worked was to break things down into smaller chunks. so as opposed to raising the full £500,000 and saying here is what we can do in 12 months, we said if we raise 150 £150,000 today, we can build the end to end money transfer proposition and if we raise £150,000 more, we can get 100,000 customers. and if we raise the final amount we can expand to different markets. in that way, your ask is a lot more manageable to investors, because they can see how the smaller amounts can actually add value to your company. there are

. >> kay barber was like a mother to marie. her is the second family to take marine aim when she was. 18 >> marie's nickname that i gave her was rosy. because she was always just peachy and rosy and happy. >> but she was when she met jeff carlson. and he fell hard. >> and it was like, instant. >> so, they married. and then they had a daughter named paris. and they thought their life together would be grand. marie got a college degree in criminal justice. it became egypt-y sheriff. >> her ultimate goal was to try to get into the fbi. >> but then for all the love between them, there were issues. jeff learned there were more secrets. that as a girl, had marie been sexually assaulted. and sometimes her love and joy were chased into a darker place. >> the biggest issue was she didn't love herself. >> they tried, but the marriage didn't last. and after that, marie drifted a little. jobs fell through. she had to move frequently. jeff suggested paris, then three, would have a more stable life with him. >> she fought it initially, but s

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth.rful earthquake in haiti — the prime minister has issued a month—long state of emergency. the last major city in northern afghanistan — mazar—e—sharif — falls to the taliban, as president biden defends his decision to pull out us troops. let's stay with that story now. colin clarke is a senior research fellow at the soufan center for global security and foreign policy — he was also an adviser to hr mcmaster, the former us national security advisor. he joins us now from pittsburgh in pennsylvania. thank you for being with us. many may have anticipated in advance by the taliban and some gains by the taliban when us troops withdrew but this has been rapid, they've taken city after city, why has it been so fast? ~ ., , ., , fast? well, to start with, they have been _ fast? well, to start with, they have been preparing, - fast? well, to start with, they have been preparing, laying . fast? well, to start with, they i have been preparing, laying the groundwork for the last two decades. moreov

i'm kay and i am the director of museum education. we are delighted that you've joined us today for our february speaker series program titled "the bible and america's founders." our program consists of three sessions which will be followed by a roundtable discussion, later on this afternoon. and following the roundtable discussion, we'll have a book signing with our speakers. at museum of the bible, our mission is to engage people with the bible. the bible has made a powerful impact on world history and cultures. it has influenced nations, laws, and political structures. it's guided debates, shaped political -- shaped pivotal events, and inspired views of prominent individuals, both past and present. the bible is hidden in plain sight in everyday life from common expressions that we all use to the music, the arts, and literature. and today, we'll explore a theme that expands on how the american colonies, as they moved toward revolution and the founding of our nation, our founders turned to the bible as a source of inspiration and jus

jon kay, bbc news, plymouth.ul earthquake in haiti — the prime minister has issued a month—long state of emergency. the last major city in northern afghanistan — mazar—e—sharif — falls to the taliban, as president biden defends his decision to pull out us troops. australia's most populous state, new south wales, has awoken to a statewide lockdown, with the premier warning of difficult months ahead. more than a0 people have died in this current outbreak with tighter restrictions coming into play including increased fines for covid breaches. the state—wide lockdown will be in place for at least a week and is an extension of stay at home measures which have been in place in greater sydney for the past seven weeks. our news reporter, tanya dendrinosjoins me now. talk us through these latest measures. as you mention, greater sydney has been in lockdown for a number of weeks, unfortunately, the issue has not been enough to mitigate that spread, the delta variant running rampant across sydney and now, as we've seen, cas

finnoula, played by abigail lawrie sidles off on a secret mission, where she bumps into head girl, kaye austin. what follows is a witty whistle stop tour of edinburgh haunts. whether they're ruling the karaoke or winding up the local coppers, these girls are brimming with indestructible teenage confidence. but, of course, there are serious dramas underneath from friendships in crisis to cancer. while i think this film would've benefited from more women behind the scenes, caton—jones does a good job of bringing the characters to life with a great cast to capture the story's mischievous spirit. our ladies is in cinemas now. are you ready to order, sir? yeah, i think so. we'll start with a dozen oysters and the shrimp cocktail. - my princess will have - the chateaubriand, and i'll do the whole roasted sea bass. let's start with a bottle of white, and then we will have _ red with our dinner, _ whatever goes best with our food. don't look at him, i've . told you what we wanted. thank you. you're embarrassing. and you're exhausting. how? everything is going to be fine. from 1996 to 1986, whe

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on behalf of politics and prose please join me in welcoming kathryn kolbert, julia kay and cecile richardsank you so much. >> thank you to politics and prose. it's so great to see you. thank you for this extraordinary book. julie and i are kind of on brand here. if you haven't read the book, it's incredible. i was talking earlier about how it was exciting the two of you wrote this together. this is going to be a good conversation tonight. my take on the book is great history lessons for folks trying to make sense of where we are at right now. incredible stories and what i love about it is at the end it tells me what to do because of course there's nothing like getting people all hot and bothered and then not having a next step so i love those pieces of the book. i hope everyone will read it and there is something for everyone. what i thought we would do since not everybody knows everybody is may be led to each of you tell a story from the book. one of your many and credible court cases or even a plaintiff in a story that you think really resonates because that is what is amazing about the

the points were shared in the evening game at anfield as liverpool drew 1—1 with io—man chelsea kai havertzlead with a brilliant header in a match that was billed as one of the biggest in the season so far. but then, on the stroke of half—time reece james handled the ball on the line, and was also shown a red card. mo salah made no mistake from the penalty spot to equalise. so note —— solid penalty there. liverpool couldn't take advantage of the extra man in the second half and it finished i—i. chelsea are second with liverpool in third but they're separated only by a goal difference. west ham united maintained their place at the top of the table, despite being held to a 2—2 draw with crystal palace. patrick vieira's palace side are off the mark with goals now. pablo fornals had given west ham the lead. but palace were much improved in the second half. conor gallagher got two for them — the second the crucial equaliser, following a goalfor hammers in—form michail antonio. demarai gray was on the scoresheet for everton for the second league game in a row — and in generous spirits after as hi

president franklin d roosevelt prime minister winston churchill and chiang kai-shek leader of mainlandevel military and civilian advisers focus their attention on post-war liberation of countries and peoples including korea. the cairo conference included a declaration that korea's long and repressive occupation by japanese military forces would be ended by allied liberation followed in due course by korea becoming a free and independent country. two years later the conference with the soviet union reaffirmed a pledge made in cairo to stabilize korea is one free and independent nation. but the physical liberation of korea turned out to be soviet union style. planners pinpoint the famous 38th parallel as a necessary stopping point for soviet forces. out of that line liberation would be carried out by the united states. as world war ii ended in 1945 korea found itself a divided nation despite her efforts to create a free and independent country. the soviet union assumed firm control in north korea. frustrating efforts of a joint commission working to unify the country. all traffic to the

sean kai-shek, president of the republic of china was persuaded by secretary douglas to disavow intentionshe mainland, and it dwindle to a stop leaving the china conflict unresolved. in cuba, several factions united to fight for the overthrow of the dictator bautista. during the revolt, the american naval base and guantÁnamo, cuba, was reinforced as a precautionary measure, but the united states maintains a hands off policy. fidel castro, leader of the united rebel factions entered havana in january, 1959. following the flight of bautista, castro promised free democratic elections. these never materialized. brutal executions following his trials in the marxist backgrounds of his fellow rival, -- castro's chief aides made it increasingly evident that his regime was under russian influence. evidence of communist agents and latin america had previously appeared and caracas, venezuela, when mobs disrupted the goodwill tour of vice president and mrs. nixon in 1958. upon their return to washington, the nixon's were hailed by the president for their courage in the face of political gangsterism. a

john kay, bbc news, plymouth.th thousands of injured survivors. nearly 1,300 people are known to have died. it's feared storm grace could cause landslides to add to the devastation. from today, people in england and northern ireland who've had two covid vaccines won't have to isolate for ten days if they've been in contact with someone who's tested positive. the guidance, which applies to the under—18s too, now says that people should instead take a pcr test. the changes to the self—isolation rules are already in place in wales and scotland. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. the pints have kept pouring at this community pub in york, despite nearly all the regular staff being pinged. volunteers came to the rescue when the pub manager — who lives upstairs — was told to self—isolate. she says life will be much easier from now on. the new rules mean that small businesses can get by with the staff that they've got, even if someone is off with covid. so it's going to make a massive difference. not having to close