i said go ahead, you can take the royal air force. rn air force that arrived in ethiopia with help. it was difficult, but the aid came. the ethiopia totaliser is absolutely staggering. it really is marvellous news and we can't say a big enough thankyou. that experience has strengthened my faith in humanity. people who just were moved by what they saw on the screen could respond so generously. band aid became one of the most successful fundraising campaigns in history. dawit giorgis now lives in namibia. now, in november, 2006, in what seemed like a story straight from the pages of a cold war thriller, a former colonel in the russian secret service was murdered in london. alexander litvinenko had been poisoned with the highly radioactive substance polonium 210. his wife, marina, told witness why she thinks her husband was targeted. scotland yard is investigating the suspected poisoning of a russian dissident living in britain. alexander litvinenko, once a colonel in the russian security service, now he's fighting for his life. when i me

course, it became the aim of french and british policy not to provoke it into attacking the, the royal air force limited to dropping propaganda over germany rather than pumps. when it was suggested to the british secretary of state for air sir howard kingsley would that the royal air force should bomb the black forest which was then thought to contain ammunition dumps he replied indignantly in the negative saying why that is private property and the next thing you will be asking me is to bomb [inaudible]. so much for the aggressive mood in britain. on may 10 all that came to an brabrupt end, a debate on the house of commons on may 9 over the conduct of the campaign in norway led to the unexpected resignation of prime minister neville chamberlain on may 9. in circumstances of extraordinary prominent content, and tension into the even more remarkable political intrigue that brought winston churchill to power as minister instead of lord halifax chamberlain and most of the conservative party tand the king would have preferred to the so-called rogue elephant as churchill's privatel secretary clinton

korda: that signifies i was in the royal air force. charlie: where you in the royal air force? mr.: i did my national service in england and served for two years. charlie: did you maintain your love of flying? were you a pilot? mr. korda: i was a wireless operator or radio operator on an aircraft. boy, hoped when i was a despite having poor eyesight, that i would have a lot to do inh airplanes and two years the royal air force not only filled that desire, but i have never looked at an airplane since without any feeling whatsoever then wanting to sit in first class and having a champagne. i would just as soon never going to the cockpit of one again. charlie: robert e. lee? monuments have been torn down. what should we know about arguing -- robert e. lee? the argument me -- being made is that robert e. lee rebelled against the country in order to save slavery. that is, i think, the unavoidable conclusion. i think it is certainly right for people to be talked to taught to condemn rebellion and be taught why that rebellion took place, how it grew to the size that it did, all of that is

>> that merely signifies i was in the royal air force. i wasn't worn my full getup. >> rose: when? national service in england and served in the royal air force two years. >> rose: did you maintain your love of flying? were you a pilot? >> no, i was a wireless operator or a radio operator on aircraft and i hoped always when i was a boy, despite poor eyesight, i would have a lot to do with airplanes, and two years in the royal air force not only fueled that desire but i've never looked at an airplane since without any feeling whatsoever except wanting to sit in first class and having a glass of champagne. i'd just as soon never go in the cockpit of one again. >> rose: robert e. lee. monuments to him have been torn, crashed down. what don't we know about robert e. lee or what should we know about robert e. lee? the argument being made, obviously, as you well know, is that robert e. lee rebelled against the country in order to save slavery. >> that's an unavoidable conclusion. i think it's certainly right for people to be taught to condemn rebellion and that they should be taught why t

but for the royal navy sir philipjones, for the army general sir nicholas carter and for the royal air forcee followed by the civilian chiefs for the merchant navy and fishing fleets captain martin reed from the air transport auxiliary association, adrian lead for the civilian services sara thornton who chairs the national police chief's council. and the wreaths laid around the cenotaph, the service led by doctor chartres begins. almighty god, grant we beseech thee that we who here do honour to the memory of those who have died in the service of their country and of the crown, may be so inspired by the spirit of their love and fortitude, that forgetting all selfish and unworthy motives we may live only to thy glory and to the service of mankind through live only to thy glory and to the service of mankind throuthesus christ our lord. amen. # o god our help in ages past # our hope for years to come # our shelter from the stormy blast # and our eternal home # beneath the shadow of thy throne # thy saints have dwelt secure # sufficient is thine arm alone # and our defence is sure # before the hi

this is officer gary edwards, 33 years in the royal air force. through your mind during the two—minute silence? during the silence, it is very humbling. ithink during the silence, it is very humbling. i think what a privilege it is to represent my unit, her majesty'sforces in general, but also the public as well. it is that time when we reflect in this ever—changing world, to stop a whole city for two minutes and think about what has happened in the past. you said to me that this is your first time at the cenotaph. you said two isa time at the cenotaph. you said two is a very different experience. you put it well, stopping a whole city. yeah, normally i represent the units at the local villages and as the first time i have done the cenotaph. when you hear the cannon fire and for a whole to go into silence, it has an amazing effect on me. you have experienced three tours of afghanistan, two in iraq, one in kosovo. but one of your distant relatives, it is 100 years since the battle of passchendaele and your a ncestor battle of passchendaele and you

our world leading covert agencies to over 1000 troops deployed in iraq and afghanistan, to our royal air forceskies over syria and iraq, and our royal navy patrolling the waters of the gulf. but as we look to the future, it is the strength and stability of our partners that will define the trajectory of the region, so if we are to achieve enduring stability in the middle east, we must make an offer which supports both the long—term security and prosperity of oui’ long—term security and prosperity of our key partners, and encourages them to be champions of the global order. as we are doing in countries from saudi arabia tojordan, we will provide support to help them defend and protect their borders and their cities from external aggression, from terrorists to iranian backed proxies. we will step up our effort together with our european and american allies to help them not just contain but solve conflicts in the region, from seeking political solutions in yemen and libya, to bolstering a united iraq and working towards a two state solution in the middle east peace process. as part of this, why w

when it was suggested to the british secretary of state that the royal orphan -- air force should bomb that they thought was the initial and dumps he replied to say that is private property. the next thing you ask me is to bomb essex. on may 10th, all that came to the abrupt end. the debate in the house of commons over a the conduct of the campaign in norway left to the unexpected resignation of neville chamberlain with circumstances of extraordinary job -- trauma and with political intrigue to bringing churchill to power as prime minister instead of lord halifax that chamberlain and most of the conservative party and the king would have preferred to this so-called rogue elephant as churchill private secretary called him. churchill's long political career was marked by tremendous ups and downs. he was widely disgusted by his own party and the royal family. he was stubbornly wrong about a whole range of things including, but not limited to independence for india, finance, the gold standard, of the strength of the french army and king edward the eight. but from 1933 on he was right about

. -- was credited with downing more german aircraft than any other squadron attached to the royal air forceilots were formally designated as aces. the squadron because it was made up of poles was not allowed to take part in british celebrations following the article the brits do not want to offend. :>> that's right. we begin the book question of honor, with this absolutely heart rendering seen. it is after the war. 1946. britain is hosting a huge victory parade that consisted of the countries that fought for the allies during world war ii and so there was this huge parade down the streets of london. obviously, british and americans from all over, brazil, it just went on and on and on. but the poles were not there. they were not invited because again, the country was turned over to stalin, it was now a communist country and so the poles who contributed so much, particularly in pilots had to stand on the sidewalks and watch all of this people go by. in their country was gone and they were not honored in this parade. it was really tragic. >> lynne olson, your book was laura boyd, the second is

the royal air force is unique as having been established by an act of parliament. the nation over that 100 years in a unique parade this evening at 730? i have mentioned the centenary today and he is right not just to bring it up again. we cannot pay high enough tribute to the men and women of the raf for a century of service that will go one for a long time and the future as well. i‘m glad he has managed to get an advert in for the parade at portcullis house. the uk has lost its seat on international port of justice —— court ofjustice. there will be no more european capitals of culture in the uk. is the sun is setting before it has begun? the honourable gentleman... it is not surprising eu institutions are not going to be in a state that is not a member of the eu. that could not come as a surprise. 0n the capitals of culture, i agree, it is disappointing that after they had let british cities applying for the process , let british cities applying for the process, the commission decided they couldn‘t. we are in urgent talks with the commission about that and we are

there needs to be a helpline to enable people who are in institutions like the royal air force to speakperience. what needs to change? the idea of the casting couch being an unacceptable way for both victims and the perpetrators of moving up both victims and the perpetrators of moving up careers. both victims and the perpetrators of moving up careers. i think that has to really end. thank you. so much more from our audience throughout the programme this morning. here's rachel in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news. good morning. at least eight people have been killed and i! seriously hurt in new york city in what officials have described as a terror attack. eyewitnesses saw a white pick—up truck driving at speed down a cycle path in lower manhattan, before it hit a number cyclists and pedestrians. a 29—year—old man was shot by police before being arrested and taken to hospital. the mayor of new york, bill de blasio has condemned the attack. that this action was intended to break our spirit. new yorkers are strong. new yorkers are resilient and our spirit will never be moved

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twenty summit you know they forgot to give him the staircase at the air force one and he did royal already red carpet so it was it kind of a really big contrast in terms of presidential visits here so damn times popularity in china is china is the number two or number one biggest economy in the world right now the u.s. media likes to slam trump does it really matter if the u.s. media slams trump because trump is the global negotiator and shape he's cutting deals with china and other countries around the world doesn't really matter what the u.s. media thinks this point down. i don't think it does i don't think it does or the chinese or the the policy makers shared that there was a a good article that came out by a professor from renmin university who said. and also an advisor to the chinese you know leadership he said china is no use united states is the divided states and you have to realize what we're dealing with and he went on to mention he said the pro establishment elitists and united states their criticism of the president trump is is completely irrational and non-logical and we have

mass shooter had an air force conviction, which would disqualify him from >> thompson: what's ahead for saudi arabia after its crown prince purged the government of top ministers and royal family members? visit www.pbs.org/newshour. when it comes to renewable energy in the united states, hawaii is a leader: 15% of the power there comes from solar and wind. and researchers on the island of oahu are now working on turning the power of ocean waves into a natural, clean energy source. in tonight's signature segment, i recently traveled to hawaii to see how it might work. this story is part of our ongoing series, "peril and promise-- the challenge of climate change." >> reporter: the east coast of the hawaiian island of oahu is known for its breathtaking beaches and ocean vistas. but these beautiful waters aren't just a draw for surfers and tourists. they are also a potential, untapped source of renewable energy- power generated from waves. what's the potential for wave energy? >> it's huge. the resource around the world is enormous. >> reporter: pat cross is an oceanographer with a phd in meteorology who manages the wave energy testing site off the marine corps base hawaii.

n a televised speech from saudi arabia that aired on the saudi-funded al arabiya network, prompting speculation that hariri was forced out by the saudi royal family. this is hassan nasrallah, head of the powerful hezbollah militia and political party. this informatation gives s us a clear conclusion that the resignation was a saudi decision, dictated to prime minister hariri. it was in his decision. -- it wasn't his decision. amy: in vietnam, at least 49 people are dead after the most powerful typhoon to strike the country in nearly two decades made landfall saturday, bringing damaging winds and flooding. the storm follows flooding blamed for another 80 deaths last month. the floods came as a comprehensive new study by the u.s. government finds global average temperatures have increased 1.8 degrees fahrenheit since 1900 and will continue to rise along with greenhouse gas emissions, with human activity as the only plausible driver. the stark warning came as part of the national climate assessment, a congressionally-mandated report due every four years. the assessment was approved by the white house, a move that surprised many observers, tho

by the way, up to the royal palace in downtown hanoi, where the president and the president of vietnam will hold bilateral meetings. the president did make a lot of news on air force one when he said that he talked to president putin about whether or not russia meddled in the election. he got a denial from putin. talking to reporters on the way back. and this is where the nuance is important. it's been widely reported that the president said that he believed putin when he said he did not meddle. but the way it read and the audio transcript was, "every time he sees me, he says, i didn't do that. and i really believe when he tells me that he means it. he says, i didn't do that. i think he's insulted by it, if you want to know the truth." to be sure we're accurate here in characterizing the president's comments, we don't know what he meant or what he was thinking, but he said, "i believe putin means it when he tells me that," not necessary that he believes putin. the president said he didn't go into too much detail with vladimir putin about it, because he could stand there and argue with him but it probably wouldn't get much done of a concrete nature. he had a lot of

by members of the royal family and other officials, but he is making dramatic moves on the regional stage as well. early on as defense minister he unleashed saudi air and ground forces in yemen to seize houthi rebels. this war has gone bad for saudi arabia and last week the houthi's targeted riyadh with a ballistic missile claimed was by iran. shot out of the air by saudi missile defenses and in recent months he slapped a blockade on qatar, accusing of getting too cozy with iran up here. meanwhile, a bizarre twist, lebanon's prime minister harini announced his resignation. this came as a surprise to the lebanese and many say harini is being held against his will by the saudis. he issue add statement yesterday saying that's not the case. this is confusing, and to what end? again, saudi arabia is trying to compete with iran in the region for regional power. harini, a saudi ally heads up, headed up, at least, until he resigned, a lebanon that also includes iran's ally in the country, hezbollah, which embyes wants to bring down. they are acting in a way many people fear is going to sow more instability in a region with way too much instability to begin with. to help bre

air. the crown prince has almost emerged. he's now grabbed control of the armed forces, the national guard and the interior ministry and ar amoco and he's locked up a lot of the competing royal family members and this who i've met before, one of the world famous investors. so, you know, he's a man in a hurry. he's age 32. his father, the kipg, is 81. he thinks he's got to get ahead of the power curve and have vision 2030 in place before the king dies. but he's ended up in war with the yemen i didn't see, confrontation with qatar. he's now threatening war with iran. he's actually somewhat threatening war with lebanon. so it's a very fractured, unstable situation. >> people may have read that he is a cultural reformer, that he wants them to enter the new era, the modern era. but that kind of clieds with other parts of the portrait of him. 32 years old? >> well, you know, i think we've got to remind ourselves at age 32, 70% of their population is under the age of 30. and he's got a following among the young people of saudi arabia. and he's made dramatic measures to curb the power, the intrusiveness of the religious police, who have always been sort of an arm of the government.

the air force admits it failed to report the gunman's criminal that failure allowed him to purchase guns. >>> coming up next, youtube finds removing offensive videos is not easy. and later, the royalgood news today, for the father of the bride. it says you apply the blue one ok, letto me. this. here? no. have a little fun together, or a lot. k-y yours and mine. two sensations that work together, so you can play together. thanks for the ride-along, captain! i've never been in one of these before, even though geico has been- ohhh. ooh ohh here we go, here we go. you got cut off there, what were you saying? oooo. oh no no. maybe that geico has been proudly serving the military for over 75 years? is that what you wanted to say? i have to say, you seemed a lot chattier on tv. geico. proudly serving the military for over 75 years. you ok back there, buddy? that cough doesn't sound so good. take mucinex dm. i'll text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. one pill lasts 12 hours, so... looks like i'm good all night! why take 4-hour cough medicine? just one mucinex lasts 12 hours. let's end this. she's had a tiny cough. see you at 5! seriously? protecti