hunter biden speaking to mishal husain. of attention in the us — good and bad — from both the political right and left. let's get more on this from tyler page, a white house reporter at the washington post. thank you for your time. good to talk to. one question arises straightaway, why he is doing this. he says elsewhere in the interview that his father and is family have been wonderful to him, but do they need this right now?— to him, but do they need this right now? yeah, thank you so much for _ right now? yeah, thank you so much for having _ right now? yeah, thank you so much for having me _ right now? yeah, thank you so much for having me in. - right now? yeah, thank you so much for having me in. i - right now? yeah, thank you so much for having me in. i think| much for having me in. i think this story that hunter biden is trying to tell and one that is the genesis of this book is one of addiction. and when the book was announced a few months ago jill and joe biden, the president and first lady put out a statement sayin

mishal husain, bbc news.ling on voters to choose �*a new direction' to help communities recover and rebuild from the pandemic. launching his party's campaign, the leader of the lib dems, sir ed davey, said his priorities are about "giving power back" to local people. when people cast their vote on may 6th, i say this — the future of your community is on the ballot. the future of your environment is on the ballot. if you vote conservative, you are voting against your community and against a healthy local environment. if you vote labour, you are voting for a party that rarely listens to the community, isn't standing up to this conservative government. but if you vote liberal democrat, you are voting for your community, for your environment, for a party with a real vision for a fairer, greener, more caring country. the jailed russian opposition activist alexei navalny is reported to be suffering the symptoms of repiratory illness and fever in the penal colony where he's imprisoned. media reports in russia sugges

i am mishal husain.den lost his mother and his baby sister in a car crash when he was just two years old and then his beloved older brother to a brain tumour in 2015. today, his father, joe biden, is the us president after a campaign in which hunter's addictions and his personal conduct were a rallying cry for donald trump and his supporters. i have been talking to hunter biden about politics, family life, his controversial business affairs, and his addictions to alcohol and crack cocaine. here is his story in his own words. hunter got thrown out of the military. he was thrown out, dishonourably discharged. that is not true. he did not have a job until you became vice president. none of that is true. and he made a fortune in ukraine, in china, in moscow. that is simply not true. 2020 and hunter biden�*s name resounded on the campaign trail. as the youngest son ofjoe biden, he was part of the democratic candidate's family man persona and inner circle. forthe trump campaign, his lobbying work and drug addi

thank you, mishal husain. be the first summer games north korea will miss since 1968. they are also the first country to make such a decision. an olympic preparatory event injapan has been cancelled after covid infections broke out at training camp for the japanese water polo team. from tokyo, the bbc�*s rupert wingfield—hayes explained that north korea's decision was taken for internal reasons. it's been very apparent for most of the last year that the north korean government is extremely concerned about the threat from covid and it has sealed its borders very, very tightly indeed, no—one coming in or out. some russian diplomats who left recently had to walk with all their belongings across the border, pushing a cart ahead of them across the border, that's the only way they could get out. i understand that the north korean ambassador to beijing, who has finished his term in china, can't go home because even he's not allowed to go home, so that gives you an idea of how tightly the border is closed. and that's

that's hunter biden talking to mishal husain.personnel — have appeared along its north and eastern borders in the last few days. reports suggest some russian artillery has come from as far as siberia. according to ukraine, russia has 3,000 officers and military instructors in areas of eastern ukraine that are marked here in red and which have been controlled by russia—backed separatists since they were seized in 2014. moscow very much denies it's helping the rebels and says any russians involved are volunteers. there is a lot of proof to suggest otherwise. now, since 2014, there have been multiple ceasefires which have broken down. the most recent was agreed injuly, but this is the situation now. there's still sporadic fighting along the line of separation which stretches for 500km. for example, this is avdiivka, which is this territory held by ukrainian troops. and this is the account of one ukrainian troop on the front line. translation: every day, we have been heafina translation: every day, we have been hearin: that translatio

mishal husain has been talking to him. hunter got thrown out of the military.t is true. once you became vice president he made a fortune in ukraine and china and moscow. that is simply not true. 2020, and hunter biden�*s name resounded on the campaign trail. for donald trump, his lobbying work and personal life were a way to attack his fatherjoe. the elder biden�*s senate career began in the aftermath of tragedy. he was sworn in at the hospital bedside of hunter and his older brother beau, both injured in the 1972 car crash that killed their mother and baby sister. in 2015, beau biden died of a brain tumour. by that time, hunter was already on the board of the ukrainian gas company burisma, a role for which he was paid a reported $50,000 a month while his father was the vice president and involved in us policy on ukraine. i created a perception, a perception that was wielded against us in an incredibly wild and conspiratorial way. and the biden name is synonymous with democracy and transparency, and that�*s why i said that it was gold to them. after his brother

mishal husain, bbc news.nder of daylight. the wind is still a keen feature, particularly in the north, and it is the direction that is dragging the showers inland for the rest of the day. these are the temperatures on the thermometers, but it feels much colder in that wind. through the night, the wind will continue to ease back a little. there is the risk of some showers in the east and west, but under starry skies elsewhere, another cold night, quite a hard frost in northern areas. moving into wednesday, the chance of wintry showers diminishes, the winds slowly start to ease back. we have a bit more cloud coming and going and the approach of a weather front from the west, as well. the risk of wintry showers in the north and east of scotland. temperatures on the thermometer pretty much the same as today temperatures will elevate a little later the week. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister is looking at the idea of covid certificates for foreign travel and access to some events in englan

mishal husain setting out the background — and it was mishal who spoke to hunter biden.tly but, basically, it got much worse towards the end. after that, after my brother died, about a year after, is when i really descended into a dark, dark place. which included, in washington, not far from the white house, going out and buying crack cocaine on the streets. you knew dealers. at one point, one of them was living in your apartment. yeah, yeah. an amazing woman that was much older than me, and had lived on the streets for a very long time, who i developed a friendship with, but a friendship based off of our mutual addiction to crack cocaine. the thing that will be striking to many people who are hearing you talk, and who will be reading your book, as they think, how was all of this happening, this descent, and in some ways you are probably lucky to be alive, in a loving family, and in one of the most powerful families in the country at that point. i mean, yourfather is famous for his empathy. what was he doing at the point when you were going through this? yeah, well, he w

mishal husain, bbc news.e minister is looking at the idea of covid certificates for foreign travel and access to some events in england. but there are fears it could create a two—tier society. the prime minister urges people to keep getting vaccinated amid debate about a potential link between the astrazeneca jab and blood clots. police searching for the missing student richard 0korogheye say a body has been found in a pond in epping forest. the met says the man has yet to be formally identified, but a postmortem will take place. 26 centres to help new, expecting and bereaved mothers with their mental health are being set up across england. health officials say it's part of the biggest transformation of maternal mental health services in the world. 0ur health correspondent laura foster reports. one, two, three, whoa! for many people, having a baby is the most wonderful moment of their life. but around a quarter of women have trouble with their mental well—being during pregnancy, and in the two years after giv

and in half an hour here on bbc news — mishal husain talks to hunter biden, son of us presidentjoe bidenhe duke of edinburgh's sons have paid emotional tributes to their father after attending a service to remember him, held at a royal chapel in windsor. the duke of york likened his father's death to losing "the grandfather of the nation", while the the earl of wessex said that while they were still coming to terms with the loss — it had been "fantastic" to have heard the, "extraordinary tribute and the memories that everybody has had and been willing to share". earlier, a remembrance service for the duke took place at canterbury cathedral, led by the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. in church services in front of socially distanced congregations and online, prayers were said for the duke and for the queen and the royal family as they mourn his loss. at canterbury cathedral, a special service of remembrance was led by the archbishop, justin welby. for his royal highness the duke of edinburgh, there was a willingness, a remarkable wi

he's been speaking to the bbc�*s mishal husain. he was there constantly.orted $50,000 a month and think, well, they were obviously doing that because of your surname? one of the things that is most frustrating is this idea that i've never had a job in my life, as the former guy says. you know, i've never worked for my dad. i paid for my college, i worked my way both through college and law school. i was an executive at one of the largest banks in the country. so when someone comes to me with work, it is myjob to do the due diligence, which i did and, you know, what i missed, though, was the perception that i would create. what i missed in the period of time, and i know that it is hard to believe with 2020 hindsight how i could possibly have missed that. at the point you were working for burisma, it was a lot of money to be paid for relatively few meetings a year and at a point where by your own admission you were an alcoholic through a lot of that period. how much work where you actually doing for them? i did the work that was required of every board membe