so let's kick things off with a trip rajan made to the deep south of america back in 2016.n about a style of music called zydeco, but little did he know that he'd end up performing in front of thousands before the day was over. so let's take a look at how he got on. that is new orleans, exactly how i imagined it — a brass band going down the street and a whole crowd following them, getting into the vibe. fantastic! now, the city might be best known for jazz, but you can also find a type of music here that i've never encountered before. chubby carrier is a grammy award winner and a third generation of a legendary zydeco—playing family. the music, zydeco. tell me about it. zydeco music — a lot of people get mixed up with cajun music, but if you hear zydeco music, you hear more of blues, r&b, soul and rock �*n�* roll, mixed into one. this, chubby says, is the expression of louisiana's black creole community — that's a bit of african, a bit of french and some caribbean all mixed up. and apart from the accordion, chubby says the essential instrument in the zydeco sound is the on

that was rajan there under bombardment in the blazing heat of the jordanian desert. a temperature change now and we head to the chilly austrian alps where ben braved —30 degrees centigrade and a gathering storm for a spot of snow camping and let's just say it didn't all go to plan. we have put up all of the tents now. mostly these guys. it's going well, it is a lot warmer than i thought. so after some hard work, our camp is set and i will be honest, a hot drink has never been more satisfying. as the sun fell behind the mountains, little did we know that this would be a last chance to take in this amazing environment. it was most definitely the calm before the storm. it's absolutely freezing and getting colder by the second, but it really is beautiful and i'd never seen anything like it in my life. we melt snow over camp stoves to make our dinners of rehydrated chicken noodles. but then, the dramatically worsening weather was taking its toll. somewhere along the way, i took a wrong turn and now i'm in the deeper snow. oh god. oh god, oh god. oh god, it's so deep. that

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amol rajan, bbc news, in silicon valley.n rome after their euro 2020 victory on sunday evening. after a night of celebration, they were invited to a a reception by the italian president, followed by a reception by the italian president, followed by a triumphant open top bus tour of the capital. 0ur correspondent mark lowen sent this report from rome. in the end, it's come to rome. cheering. 53 years, not quite of hurt, but of italy's wait for a european title. and now the mancini magic, with its greatest trick. back on home soil, and crowned champions of europe. who needed sleep after that win? you couldn't have got it, anyway. in every corner of this passionate country, victory tasted sweet. and it was savoured loudly, for hour after hour. morning brought sore heads and calm after the storm. the piazzas returned from football to food. seeking refuge from the heat, jan carla and herfamily. generations witnessing history. i hope you don't mind me asking, but do you remember italy's last european victory in 1968? i remember, j

amol rajan, bbc news, in silicon valley.s and cites across the south of england causing major disruption on roads and trains. in london, there was thunder, lightning and flash floods with drains struggling to deal with the downpour, and major roads almost submerged. the fire brigade took more than 1000 calls within just a couple of hours with north west and south west london worst affected. and in dorset cars became stranded after attempting to drive through floodwater, which completely submberged several stretches of road in poole and bournemouth. back to england's loss to italy in last night's euro 2020 final. a record audience watched the game peaking at almost 31 million viewers — the most viewed television event since the funeral of princess diana. ed thomas has been speaking to one community in 0ldham about what the tournament has meant to them. it was somejourney... ..with the absolute highs... england! ..and the lows. so what's left now the party's over? it were fun. it was a good day, it was a good night. it was enj

our media editor amol rajan is here to look in more detail at the figures.describe the five american companies whose wealth is getting harder to fathom. butjust how big are they? in the three months tojune, microsoft posted profits of nearly £12 billion. that's the highest quarterly growth since it was founded in 1975. in the same period, alphabet, the owners of google and youtube, reported profits of {13.3 billion. meanwhile, apple reported profits over £15.5 billion. that's the best third quarter in its 45—year—history. that means these three companies alone have made a combined total of nearly £41 billion in profit injust three months. that's not far off how much the uk spent on defence for the whole of last year. these companies now live in a different financial realm. take a five—year view. here's how the big five — apple, microsoft, amazon, alphabet and facebook — have grown, valued today in the trillions. for most of the world, the pandemic has meant hardship and reccession, but for these superstar firms, it's been a case of up, up and away. they are

and coming up at 8.30 — the bbc�*s media editor amol rajan, speaks to google's chief executive sundarve confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the athletes�* village. the unnamed games organiser, who is now quarantining in a hotel for 14 days, is one of 15 games—related cases reported today. the chief of "tokyo 2020", says athletes are "probably very worried". earlier, a games organiser spoke about the latest confirmed covid—19 case. there was one present in the village. this is the very first case in the village that was reported during the screening test. yesterday, he or she underwent this pcr test, and right now, this person is confined in a hotel. when we have positive cases, to what extent we disclose information is another question. are we going to disclose the name of the country are not? we have been discussing with the ioc, and the ioc says if we disclose the name of the country with high probability be able to identify who this person is. the islamic pilgrimage, hajj, is under way in saudi arabia. for a second consecutive year, only 60,000 people will be taking part bec

amol rajan, bbc news, in silicon valley.what they do. more of that on the website. you are watching bbc news. hello there. we had some pretty impressive downpours across different parts of the country on monday. the radar picture shows one of these bands of heavy rain working into north—east england, particularly north yorkshire, and then we have this second band of rain across the west london area. now in kew, in west london, we picked up 46 mm of rain from the shower band. that was pretty much smack bang on a whole months of rain and the majority of that fell in just the space of two hours. if you were wondering what that looks like, it looks like this. three miles down the road in twickenham the roads flooded, and there were reports of flooding elsewhere as well. now, over the next few hours, those showers that we have seen by day will continue to very gradually fade away. the majority of us will eventually become drier over withjust an odd patch of rain still lingering into the east. temperatures around 12 to 1a celsius,

in an in—depth interview, the bbc�*s media editor, amol rajan, speaks to google�*s ceo, sundar pichaild be said to personify any of the vast new forces shaping the 21st—century, let alone more than one. but perhaps the ceo of google, sundar pichai, can be said to embody two. born to a modest, middle—class family in south—east india, pichai is globalisation made flesh. the personification of both the indian and the american dream. and as the boss of alphabet, the parent company to google and youtube, he is uniquely qualified to detail the promise and the peril of technology in our time. valued at over $1.5 trillion, his california—based company pioneered the internet that we have today and is a global leader in both artificial intelligence and quantum computing. google delivers a vast range of products and services, from google maps and docs to gmail. pichai's total pay ranges hugely from $7 million last year to $281 million in 2019. sundar pichai has given interviews before, but rarely as much time as this. there are no agreed questions and nothing is off limits. interview, take four.

now on bbc news, our media editor, amol rajan, speaks to google's ceo, sundar pichai about a wide range of issues, from the company's hotly—debated privacy practices to its pioneering development in al and quantum computing. few people could be said to personify any of the vast new forces shaping the 21st century, let alone more than one. but perhaps the ceo of google, sundar pichai, can be said to embody two. born to a modest, middle—class family in south—east india, pichai is globalisation made flesh. the personification of both the indian and the american dream. and as the boss of alphabet, the parent company to google and youtube, he is uniquely qualified to detail the promise and the peril of technology in our time. valued at over $1.5 trillion, his california—based company pioneered the internet that we have today and is a global leader in both artificial intelligence and quantum computing. google delivers a vast range of products and services, from google maps and docs to gmail. pichai's total pay ranges hugely from $7 million last year to $281 million in 2019. sundar pichai has

here's our media editor amol rajan. the phrase big tech is now common parlance, used to describe the five american companies whose wealth is getting harder to fathom but just how big are they? anything three months ofjune, nearly £12 billion profit for microsoft. in the same period, alphabet, the owners of google and youtube, £303 alphabet, the owners of google and youtube, £30.3 billion and youtube, £303 billion profit. apple reported 15.5 billion pounds — the best first quarter in its 35 year history. i've made a combined total of nearly £41 billion in profit in just three months, that is not far how much the uk spent on the fence for the whole year. —— defence. this is how the big five have grown. valued in the trillions today. for the rest of the world, the pandemic has meant hardship but for these companies it has meant up up and away. they use remarkable engineering to deliver products and services for which there is insatiable demand but the economic power raises profound questions for the rest of us. is enough o

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the first instalment of rajan�*s epic indian journey from 2017, when he crossed the entire subcontinenter, this isn't india on tap. from gujarat in the west, to assam in the east, along one of the longest railway lines in the country. it's still the lifeblood of the country today. if you'd like to see more of our recent adventures, you can find us on the bbc iplayer, we are also on social media, just search bbc travel show, we are on most of the major platforms. until next time, do keep planning those trips wherever you may be heading, and we will see you soon. bye— bye. hello, there. storm evert yesterday brought some damage and disruption across southern parts of the country. it brought almost autumnal weather rather than mid—summer weather to our shores. this weekend, though, it's looking a bit better. it's going to be a little bit quieter. we'll have sunshine and showers in the forecast, but it will remain on the cool side for the time of year. that's because we've got northerly winds running down across the uk. that area of low is what was storm evert. we've got showers in the fore

from regulators around the world for its approach to privacy, data and tax. 0ur media editor, amol rajan for the past two decades, one californian company more than any other has designed and built the internet with a dominance in digital advertising. now google is journeying into the unknown with two big bets — unimaginably powerful quantum computers and, above all, artificial intelligence. i view it as the most profound technology that humanity will ever develop and work on, and we have to make sure we do it in a way that we can harness it to society's benefit. sundar pichai is the man leading google into this new era. be it health care, be it education, be it how we manufacture things and how we consume information. if you think about fire or electricity or the internet, it's like that but i think even more profound. born of humble roots in tamil nadu in south—east india, sundar pichai trained as an engineer. he moved to the us to pursue his dream and joined google's founders, larry page and sergey brin, when the company was just six years old in 2004. now, he's the boss of both googl

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he was speaking to our media editor amol rajan, whojoins me now.ef executive is nothing but diplomatic, i- comes from? chief executive is nothing but diplomatic, i asked comes from? chief executive is - nothing but diplomatic, i asked him if he thought the chinese model of the internet was in the ascendance, in the internet is much more authoritarian, used as a tool of surveillance, they crack down on companies that get to be, like a ride hailing app which they cracked down on last week, the chinese approach has inspired authoritarians all over the weekend. the chief executive did not refer to china by name when i asked him but as we see in this clip, i think his message was pretty emphatic. the free and open internet has been a tremendous force for good and i think we take it for granted, google has proudly stood for freedom of expression and the flow of information in a free and open way but i do think the model is being attacked and so i think it's something we take for granted but i hope we can stand up particularly in countries with strong dem

here to talk more margins editor rajan roy. you think there is any industries that might be safe from this crackdown we don't talk about a lot. but we know semiconductors have been building up capacity innovation there has been a larger priority for beijing. could there be some opportunities here >> thanks for having me here, deirdre. i do think hard tech versus soft tech is an important distinction here in the last week, the last week and month, china has gone after food delivery as you said. tencent announced they would not be allowed to sign up new users on their wechat platform due to a data privacy situation this is the biggest messaging app in the world these are all consumer facing apps that essentially provide some value in your leisure time, help provide some service in your daily life. there is a really good piece by noah smith, looking at the fact that all of these actions under the guise of antitrust may be reshaping the chinese economy and pushing investment, pushing talent and capital towards hard tech semiconduct

our media editor amol rajan with google ceo, sundar pichai there. of rain yesterday has been meandering around since and it still it's against its insolence across much of the uk, so there will be further torrential downpours to come particular close to the low pressure, so in southern parts of england, localflash pressure, so in southern parts of england, local flash flooding, pressure, so in southern parts of england, localflash flooding, spray and standing water, but given the strength of the sun at this time of year, like recent days, we could see some thunderstorms further north across scotland, northern ireland and into northern england and well. lots of cloud mulling around keeping the temperatures on the east coast a little down with more cloud here. 21 or 22 in length your sunny spells, so still fairly pleasant in the sunshine. those showers will rumble on into the evening before gradually fading overnight but the cloud comes back to the east, the odd pocket of mist and fog elsewhere, so as last night, relatively warm at 12 or 14 degrees ce

that was rajan there under bombardment in the blazing heat of the jordanian desert.g. as the sun fell behind the mountains, little did we know that this would be a last chance to take in this amazing environment. it was most definitely the calm before the storm. it's absolutely freezing and getting colder by the second, but it really is beautiful and i'd never seen anything like it in my life. we melt snow over camp stoves to make our dinners of rehydrated chicken noodles. but then, the dramatically worsening weather was taking its toll. somewhere along the way, i took a wrong turn and now i'm we melt snow over camp stoves to make our dinners of rehydrated chicken noodles. but then, the dramatically worsening weather was taking its toll. somewhere along the way, i took a wrong turn and now i'm in the deeper snow. oh god. oh god, oh god. oh god, it's so deep. that was difficult. 0k. here's my house for the night. oh, it's so cold! the ground feels like a freezer. 0k. it is currently 2am and i have not slept at all. i think we are right in the middle of the storm and t

i suffer from them and so does broadcaster amol rajan.dcast interview since leaving his post last year to our political editor laura kuenssberg, who joins us now. he had a long conversation with him. this is an important broadcast interview. tell us a bit about the first things he had to say. it interview. tell us a bit about the first things he had to say.- first things he had to say. it was iuite a first things he had to say. it was quite a surreal— first things he had to say. it was quite a surreal thing _ first things he had to say. it was quite a surreal thing to - first things he had to say. it was quite a surreal thing to do. - first things he had to say. it was quite a surreal thing to do. it. first things he had to say. it was quite a surreal thing to do. it is| quite a surreal thing to do. it is the first time dominic cummings has ever given a tv interview. given what he has been involved in in the last five years in politics, it was quite an extraordinary experienced. to pick up on one of the controversial things when he accuse

dr karan rajan has amassed millions of fans with his super speedy health hits and today he tells us theon monday. we'rejoined now by dr nikki kanani, director of primary care for nhs england. very good morning to you. thank you for your time. an important weekend coming up. give us a sense of the scale of what you are trying to achieve. . ~ scale of what you are trying to achieve. :, ,, , :, :, scale of what you are trying to achieve. . ~' , :, :, , scale of what you are trying to achieve. :, ,, , :, :, , , achieve. thank you. you helped us with our last _ achieve. thank you. you helped us with our last grab _ achieve. thank you. you helped us with our last grab a _ achieve. thank you. you helped us with our last grab a jab _ achieve. thank you. you helped us with our last grab a jab weekend. i achieve. thank you. you helped us i with our last grab a jab weekend. ap weeks ago we opened up at not only vaccine sites but later different places around the country, shops and parks and all sorts, to make sure it has never been easier to get a vaccine. if you have decided to get a vaccine you

our media editor, amol rajan is with me. what are we finding out new this year?s attracted many headlines these years, which are concerned about gender pay gaps and equal pay claims, many of the most highly paid stars have either left the bbc or have taken significant pay cuts. some of them are still having a huge amount of money, gary lineker has taken a 23% amount of money, gary lineker has ta ken a 23% voluntary amount of money, gary lineker has taken a 23% voluntary pay cut but he is the best paid. most of the stuff as i'm sure we will get onto is about the overall picture for the bbc, where in a year of millions of people being at home, the bbc is reaching extraordinary a large number of —— in extraordinary large number of —— in extraordinary large number of —— in extraordinary large number of new people. instill number of -- in extraordinary large number of new people.— number of new people. will the generations _ number of new people. will the generations be _ number of new people. will the generations be is _ number of new people. will the generations be

earners, plus details about the licence fee income and iplayer viewing figures. 0ur media editor, amol rajan we look — to look at. the licence fee income, if we look at _ to look at. the licence fee income, if we look at things _ to look at. the licence fee income, if we look at things like _ to look at. the licence fee income, if we look at things like salaries i if we look at things like salaries versus how much income is coming in through the licence fee, there is always the expectation that the bbc must demonstrate that it is providing value for money. the interesting _ providing value for money. tue: interesting there, the providing value for money. tue interesting there, the annual providing value for money. tue: interesting there, the annual report reflects an exceptional year. many more people have been at home. the bbc has had an extraordinary year in terms of digital growth in particular. the question of course is whether you can convert that growth into licence fee payers. when it comes to the iplayer, the bbc has grown by 28% in the last year. the iplayer is now getting 6.1 billi