sarah rainsford, bbc news.rce, in london, for the 40th brit awards. billie eilish, lewis capaldi, and stormzy were among the winners, but the night will be remembered for some political performances, notably by the rapper dave — who won best album. in his song black he paid tribute to the grenfell tower victims, criticised the media's treatment of the duchess of sussex, and called the british prime minister a racist. david sillito reports. voiceover: welcome to the brit awards 2020. # i'm overyou, and i don't need your lies no more, welcome to the 40th brit awards. the big winner tonight, lewis capaldi! ..lewis capaldi. popular, but his brief speech lead to a swift pressing of the mute button. but others were here to be heard, such as the mercury prize—winning artist dave, in a performance that was impassioned, angry and political. # the truth is our prime minister's a real racist. downing street says it won't be commenting. # i say the least racist is still racist. # and if somebody hasn't said it, equality‘s

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sarah rainsford, bbc news. on scientists, activists, and non—governmental organisations to help protect the natural world. hundreds of amazon staff signed a blog last month, saying the company didn't have enough environmental policies. our north america correspondent, peter bowes explained what the amazon boss is planning to do. this is a prize, this a company that he can profit from, these are indeed gra nts he can profit from, these are indeed grants that will be awarded to various organisations, starting this summer, activists, scientists, as you say, non—governmental organisations who are pursuing the goal of tackling climate change, as he put it, the devastating impact of climate change, in his quite social media posting, he said we can't say the earth but he stresses that collaboration is needed between all of these various organisations and individuals. amazon has indeed pledged to purchase many electrical vehicles and trucks to deliver those parcels over the coming years, pledged to be carbon neutral wi

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sarah rainsford went to meet anastasia in southern russia. bailey. under house arrest for over a year, the opposition activist has just been allowed out for a daily walk. that means meeting her 8—year—old at the school gates again. misha has has missed this. his mum has missed a lot. it's not only the sun and fresh air, it's also a wind that touches your skin even because you don't feel it at all. the new rules mean we can talk as well for the first time. it's like a nightmare, you know, but if you are a political activist in russia, you just have to be prepared somehow for anything. for prison. the single mum is accused of links to a pro—democracy group based in the uk that is banned here as undesirable. she now has this electronic tag. that's how they control me. the case is based on a political debate and a protest with a banner against vladimir putin. translation: i think they want to frighten activists, to show that if people are politically active, they will end up like me in custody and suffering. the family has been trying to keep lif

sarah rainsford went to meet anastasia in the south of the country.on. the single mum is accused of links to a pro—democracy group based in the uk that is banned here is undesirable. she now has this electronic tag. that‘s how they control me. the case is based on a political debate and a protest with a banner against vladimir putin. translation: i think they want to frighten activists, to show that if people are politically active, they will end up like me in custody and suffering. the family has been trying to keep life as normal as possible under house arrest, though misha has been having nightmares. and while her dog is happy she gets to be out now, she wants to go to restaurants and shopping like she used to. and despite the house work and home workers use to all, they‘ve all been on edge since they discovered investigators installed a spy cam in the aircon unit of their flat. translation: i saw the photos and realised there had been the camera. i was in my pyjamas. it was above the bed. for six months, what do they think i do? plan a coup in my