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this was scotland's first ever t20 against the west indies. fall, 118 all out. a special victory for scotland. scotland have now| for scotland. scotland have now liven for scotland. scotland have now given themselves _ for scotland. scotland have now given themselves a _ for scotland. scotland have now given themselves a wonderful. given themselves a wonderful opportunity to qualify for the later stages, to humble otherfamous opponents. in the tasmanian evening, ireland were trying to beat zimbabwe. a challenge. zimbabwe made 174, a resurgent cricket nation with their chance to show the world. joe wilson, bbc news. let's return now to our top story and the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has scrapped almost all of the remaining measures in last month's controversial mini—budget. mr hunt said "growth requires confidence and stability" and that the government would take "whatever tough decisions" we re necessary. today's emergency statement was the latest in a series of u—turns — here's a reminder of what he announced this morning. firstly, we will
this was scotland's first ever t20 against the west indies. fall, 118 all out. a special victory for scotland. scotland have now| for scotland. scotland have now liven for scotland. scotland have now given themselves _ for scotland. scotland have now given themselves a _ for scotland. scotland have now given themselves a wonderful. given themselves a wonderful opportunity to qualify for the later stages, to humble otherfamous opponents. in the tasmanian evening, ireland were trying to beat...
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to reach the next stage they had to beat the west indies.cted the west indies to 146 before their batters blazed away. cue some nifty handiwork from one spectator. commentator: outstanding catch! but if he was happy, well, ireland were even happier, as paul stirling's inventive 66 turned their run chase into more of a stroll. the result means that while the west indies go out, ireland go through to the main 12 team stage where they will be hoping more upsets lie in store. it was win or bust for scotland, too. they had to beat zimbabwe, but scotland's batters were still struggling. were soon struggling. commentator: taken! wonderfully taken! - wesley madhevere getting zimbabwe off to a flyer as scotland made just 132. could their bowlers turn things round? well, briefly it seemed they might. commentator: bowled! three quick wickets, and the comeback was on. but not for long, as zimbabwe held their nerve and held on for victory. their world cup continues while scotland's is over on a day of contrasting cricketing emotions. andy swiss, bbc news
to reach the next stage they had to beat the west indies.cted the west indies to 146 before their batters blazed away. cue some nifty handiwork from one spectator. commentator: outstanding catch! but if he was happy, well, ireland were even happier, as paul stirling's inventive 66 turned their run chase into more of a stroll. the result means that while the west indies go out, ireland go through to the main 12 team stage where they will be hoping more upsets lie in store. it was win or bust for...
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to reach the next stage, they had to beat the west indies.est indies to 1a6 before their batteries blazed away. 0 some nifty handiwork one spectator... away. q some nifty handiwork one spectator- - -_ away. q some nifty handiwork one | spectator. . ._ but spectator... outstanding catch. but if he was happy. — spectator... outstanding catch. but if he was happy, ireland _ spectator... outstanding catch. but if he was happy, ireland are - spectator... outstanding catch. but if he was happy, ireland are even . if he was happy, ireland are even happier. carl starling invented 66 trains that run chase into more of a straw. the result means that while the west indies go out, ireland go through to them aim 12 team stage. where they will be hoping more upset slight instar. to where they will be hoping more upset sliuht instar. ., , , slight instar. to be in this next -hase slight instar. to be in this next phase against the _ slight instar. to be in this next phase against the backs - slight instar. to be in this next phase against the backs that l s
to reach the next stage, they had to beat the west indies.est indies to 1a6 before their batteries blazed away. 0 some nifty handiwork one spectator... away. q some nifty handiwork one spectator- - -_ away. q some nifty handiwork one | spectator. . ._ but spectator... outstanding catch. but if he was happy. — spectator... outstanding catch. but if he was happy, ireland _ spectator... outstanding catch. but if he was happy, ireland are - spectator... outstanding catch. but if he was happy,...
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what about the west indies cricketers here? do you think they are having any trouble?ely they can't be very happy playing knowing that their countrymen are discriminated against, 50 yards from the playing field. mr paul stephenson, - you have now read the agreed statement between the company and the unions, what _ are your views on it? of course, we are very pleased indeed. i was asked if i wanted to be interviewed for a job, but i refused, because i was scared to be beaten up. i thought i was safer doing something else. a shopkeeper can't refuse to serve a man because of his colour. some people believe that the government should go much further, that it should be made illegal to deny a manajob. coming up, the uk's first caribbean carnival set up to showcase west indian culture. however, one of the uk's first caribbean carnivals took place in 1959. the actor and dancer, corinne skinner—carter, was there and tells us how its organiser, claudia jones, was determined to showcase caribbean culture and counter racial violence. claudia did it at exactly the time that we were
what about the west indies cricketers here? do you think they are having any trouble?ely they can't be very happy playing knowing that their countrymen are discriminated against, 50 yards from the playing field. mr paul stephenson, - you have now read the agreed statement between the company and the unions, what _ are your views on it? of course, we are very pleased indeed. i was asked if i wanted to be interviewed for a job, but i refused, because i was scared to be beaten up. i thought i was...
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west indies would have been confident of reaching their target but scotland were superb with the ball them out for just 118. the day's other t20 group b match between ireland and zimbabwe is reaching its climax. ireland won the toss and chose to field. zimbabwe made 174—7, sikandar raza top scoring with an unbeaten 82 from 48 balls. joshua little took three wickets for ireland who are now chasing down that target of 175 to win. ireland then battled with the bat, but they fell short of their target with zimbabwe winning by 31 runs. liverpool have launched an investigation after manchester city manager pep guardiola alleged coins were thrown in his direction during his side's1—0 defeat at anfield. it really was not a great day for guardiola. phil foden had put his side ahead but var spotted a foul by erling haaland in the build—up. it remained goalless until this ball from the liverpool keeper alisson found salah who made it 1—0 with 1a minutes remaining. cue a tense end to the game, so much so thatjurgen klopp was sent off for protesting the decision not to award a foul to salah. he wa
west indies would have been confident of reaching their target but scotland were superb with the ball them out for just 118. the day's other t20 group b match between ireland and zimbabwe is reaching its climax. ireland won the toss and chose to field. zimbabwe made 174—7, sikandar raza top scoring with an unbeaten 82 from 48 balls. joshua little took three wickets for ireland who are now chasing down that target of 175 to win. ireland then battled with the bat, but they fell short of their...
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and then mark watt took 3 wickets as scotland bowled west indies out forjust 118. in the points race. she needed to win the final sprint of the event to secure the first individual world title of her career, at the age of 32. that successes follows on from the team pursuit silver that she helped great britain to win earlier in the week. yeah, i mean, definitely the icing on the cake. that's all the sport for now. we're going to get the latest from ukraine now because there were three big explosions in the capital kyiv this morning. people ran to the shelters after air raid sirens went off, and ukraine officials are saying that these were attacks by kamikaze drones that were recently acquired by russia from iran. let's get more from our correspondent hugo bachega who is in kyiv. we had an update saying full explosions were reported this morning, the first explosions happened after 6:30am in the morning. one of them was very close to our hotel here in the city centre, then two hours later to my explosions. there are reports of residential buildings that have been att
and then mark watt took 3 wickets as scotland bowled west indies out forjust 118. in the points race. she needed to win the final sprint of the event to secure the first individual world title of her career, at the age of 32. that successes follows on from the team pursuit silver that she helped great britain to win earlier in the week. yeah, i mean, definitely the icing on the cake. that's all the sport for now. we're going to get the latest from ukraine now because there were three big...
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and you know, the sisters in the film are from the west indies and we're both from the west indies.so thank you both for joining us, and you live here in oakland as well. and this film, you know, could be going worldwide to at some point. so shell tell us a little about tents and daisy. and what drew you to making this film? so tencent's days you really is a moment story as you can see in the subtitle that away but yeah, subtitle is called a lost mermaid tail so you know jokingly, we say it's the companion piece to the little mermaid. so many of us have seen the little mermaid franchise. but whereas in a little mermaid, ariel is just fascinated by humans and want to be on land. our little mermaid is the direct opposite. ah wants nothing to do with humans and land. she's just longing to go back to the sea. so it's all about feeling alienated where you find yourself. wow that's embodied by three sisters who are aliens where they live. because they're far from home in the caribbean. they do want to go back, which is the opposite of what we've always seen. it's like you know, they don't
and you know, the sisters in the film are from the west indies and we're both from the west indies.so thank you both for joining us, and you live here in oakland as well. and this film, you know, could be going worldwide to at some point. so shell tell us a little about tents and daisy. and what drew you to making this film? so tencent's days you really is a moment story as you can see in the subtitle that away but yeah, subtitle is called a lost mermaid tail so you know jokingly, we say it's...
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blowing through africa and one that is increasingly resistant to the power and influence of the west indies yoga this weekend. over a 100000 people, marched in support of the country's defense force, demanding an end to the interference by the west in ethiopia and affairs highland, almost as you can see, there are lots of residents of the city you came not to condemn the western countries led by the united states who interfere in our affairs are sovereignty and unity. they want to dismantle ice. i came to condemn that we are saying start as you want i that's i live enough is enough. we shall not accept any interference. we see opens, don't want anybody to assistance work on our own and bring change to ourselves or our and now we condemn the indirect pressure on ethiopia by the west and the united states. i want to call on them to take their hands off ethiopia, with which they are terrorized in our country. i want to tell them we are capable of solving our own problems by ourselves in the east then, and central parts of the african continent. the old god is being challenged. shed is, but one
blowing through africa and one that is increasingly resistant to the power and influence of the west indies yoga this weekend. over a 100000 people, marched in support of the country's defense force, demanding an end to the interference by the west in ethiopia and affairs highland, almost as you can see, there are lots of residents of the city you came not to condemn the western countries led by the united states who interfere in our affairs are sovereignty and unity. they want to dismantle...
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australia and there's a celtic match—up as scotland go head to head with ireland while later the west indiesed to reach the super 12 stage after beating namibia on tuesday to make it two wins out of two in group a. you namibia batted first after winning the toss and jan frylinck top—scored with 43 — including this 6 — as they made 121 for 6 from their 20 overs. six that left the dutch chasing 122 to win — and bas de leede steered them to victory with three balls to spare, and five wickets in hand. the netherlands are now top of group a, and will qualify for the next round if they beat sri lanka on thursday. by hitting 74 off 60 balls as they made 152 for 8 from their 20 overs. for karthik meiyappan as he made history by becoming the first uae bowler to take a hat—trick in a t20 world cup. but their reply never really got going. they were all out for just 73 as sri lanka won by 79 runs. in germany, there was a shock defeat for borussia monchengladbach in the second round of the german cup. they were beaten 2—1 by second division side darmstadt. no problems for the holders rb leipzig, though,
australia and there's a celtic match—up as scotland go head to head with ireland while later the west indiesed to reach the super 12 stage after beating namibia on tuesday to make it two wins out of two in group a. you namibia batted first after winning the toss and jan frylinck top—scored with 43 — including this 6 — as they made 121 for 6 from their 20 overs. six that left the dutch chasing 122 to win — and bas de leede steered them to victory with three balls to spare, and five...
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scotland, zimbabwe, west indies and ireland are all level on points ahead of the final round of matchesthe lankans, as they won by 16 runs. and, despite losing, the dutch have also qualified for the super 12 as namibia failed to beat the united arab emirates. and in golf there are joint leaders after the first round of the c] cup in south carolina. americans trey mullinax and the former us open champion gary woodland both opened up with six—under—par rounds of 65. on a congested leader board, they're one shot clear of a group that includes rory mcilroy. a win for the northern irishman this weekend would take him back to the top of the world rankings for the first time in two years. and there's more on that and all the latest sports news over on the bbc sport website. but that is all from me for now. goodbye. let's turn back to our top story — the resignation of the uk's prime minister, liz truss, and the conservative party launching its second leadership contest in just four months. 0ur news reporter tom brada joins me now to talk through how the news is being covered in the papers. you
scotland, zimbabwe, west indies and ireland are all level on points ahead of the final round of matchesthe lankans, as they won by 16 runs. and, despite losing, the dutch have also qualified for the super 12 as namibia failed to beat the united arab emirates. and in golf there are joint leaders after the first round of the c] cup in south carolina. americans trey mullinax and the former us open champion gary woodland both opened up with six—under—par rounds of 65. on a congested leader...
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the answer by noting first that her parents were from the west indies and considered themselves specialnd the father considered himself and all west indians different from black americans, from black migrants from the south and in fact, would not allow his children to play with the children of black migrants. so his understanding race was and and racism was to pretty. it's not it's not it was as they say, common. but just just sort of unhappy unfortunate to it. and yet i in my book either because of or despite of her father's teachings, motley grew up to be the civil rights queen and was a person who had tremendous social consciousness. she grew up the great depression and was exposed to civil rights lawyers, to social activists. her mother was an important influence on her life and lived much longer than her father and to see her daughter become a civil rights and, a politician, new york city. and she was delighted that she played that role. and i was happy to talk about that background in my book. it's really important understanding motley's relationship to social activism and to the
the answer by noting first that her parents were from the west indies and considered themselves specialnd the father considered himself and all west indians different from black americans, from black migrants from the south and in fact, would not allow his children to play with the children of black migrants. so his understanding race was and and racism was to pretty. it's not it's not it was as they say, common. but just just sort of unhappy unfortunate to it. and yet i in my book either...
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the answer by noting first that her parents were from the west indies and considered themselves specialnd the father considered himself and all west indians different from black americans, from black migrants from the south and in fact, would not allow his children to play with the children of black migrants. so his understanding race was and and racism was to pretty. it's not it's not it was as they say, common. but just just sort of unhappy unfortunate to it. and yet i in my book either because of or despite of her father's teachings, motley grew up to be the civil rights queen and was a person who had tremendous social consciousness. she grew up the great depression and was exposed to civil rights lawyers, to social activists. her mother was an important influence on her life and lived much longer than her father and to see her daughter become a civil rights and, a politician, new york city. and she was delighted that she played that role. and i was happy to talk about that background in my book. it's really important understanding motley's relationship to social activism and to the
the answer by noting first that her parents were from the west indies and considered themselves specialnd the father considered himself and all west indians different from black americans, from black migrants from the south and in fact, would not allow his children to play with the children of black migrants. so his understanding race was and and racism was to pretty. it's not it's not it was as they say, common. but just just sort of unhappy unfortunate to it. and yet i in my book either...
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but imperialistic expansion to the caribbean, to cuba, to the other islands of the west indies.in the decade before the civil war there been a variety of filibustering these are basically mercenary expeditions funded by americans to topple local governments and nicaragua, panama places like that. there almost led and financed. in a postwar environment where the confederacy was independent that kind of filibustering would have become foreign policy. he would have seen aggressive expansion of a confederate slave empire. these are the conclusions you can look at with any kind of ease or calm. and yet i think they are the answers it would to a what if question. veteran of the union army lieutenant seriously wounded sat on the united states supreme court. so one of the famous injustices of the supreme court. sitting on the bench with him briefly served in the confederate army. white's response, my god, if we had one. and i think in that same stricken tone of voice is what we have to see is the answer to that what if. >> had a long association with gettysburg college, you live in the
but imperialistic expansion to the caribbean, to cuba, to the other islands of the west indies.in the decade before the civil war there been a variety of filibustering these are basically mercenary expeditions funded by americans to topple local governments and nicaragua, panama places like that. there almost led and financed. in a postwar environment where the confederacy was independent that kind of filibustering would have become foreign policy. he would have seen aggressive expansion of a...
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and he leaves behind politics and his creditors and takes off of the west indies. he leaves behind his second family, with an quarterly. and that included five children. so older brothers and two sisters. he heads off to the west indies and leases family to be taken care of by all their carter relatives. and robert is six years old when this happens. he never sees his father again. there is something that a psychologist can tell you about the trauma that that is. there is hardly any kind of pain worse than the loss of apparent before the beginning of adolescence. and that is what robert experienced. and what makes it in a sense even more cruel, is that all through his life, he's constantly introduced as robert e. lee, the son of lighthorse harry lee. you're dreaming what's conjuring up in roberts mine. robert on one occasion before 19 1861 refers to his father. and that's in his application letter to west point. beyond that he never talks about himself as the son of lighthorse harry. he never visits his father's grieve on the georgia coast. now until the end of 186
and he leaves behind politics and his creditors and takes off of the west indies. he leaves behind his second family, with an quarterly. and that included five children. so older brothers and two sisters. he heads off to the west indies and leases family to be taken care of by all their carter relatives. and robert is six years old when this happens. he never sees his father again. there is something that a psychologist can tell you about the trauma that that is. there is hardly any kind of...
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reached the next stage of the t20 world cup, the super 12's after stunning the two time champions west indiesinner—takes—all match in hobart, windies won the toss and batted first, but were restricted to 146 for 5. thanks to their opener paul stirling, who was unbeaten the winning runs, he made a5. they will now play in the same group as england, new zealand, australia, afghanistan and sri lanka. scotla nd scotland only reached 132 for six. zimbabwe started slowly,. they made it home with plenty to spare, a five wicket when there then. zimbabwe will play in the super 12 for the first time. ian barraclough has been sacked as manager of northern ireland after two years in charge, he succeeded michael o'neill, but he has won only four of their 22 competitive fixtures. he was given a two—year contract extension last september which was opposed to taking through the euro 2020 for qualifying campaign but he struggled to get the supporters outside as they narrowly avoided relegation to the fourth tier of the nation's league last month. stash euro 2020 for. steven gerrard was sacked by aston villa la
reached the next stage of the t20 world cup, the super 12's after stunning the two time champions west indiesinner—takes—all match in hobart, windies won the toss and batted first, but were restricted to 146 for 5. thanks to their opener paul stirling, who was unbeaten the winning runs, he made a5. they will now play in the same group as england, new zealand, australia, afghanistan and sri lanka. scotla nd scotland only reached 132 for six. zimbabwe started slowly,. they made it home with...
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has worked othertimes, but its work sometimes, it has worked other times, but in today against west indiesmade it home with plenty to spare, a five wicket win, and they will play in the super 12s for the first time. that was all the sport for now. now we are back in westminster. lizzie, thank you very much. welcome back to a slightly drizzly westminster. penny mordaunt has confirmed she is standing in the conservative leadership contest to replace liz truss as prime minister. i'm joined now by george eustice, conservative mp for camborne and redruth. welcome to the bbc news channel. penny mourdant is the only presence so far to have declared, you would like to be hearing confirmation from rishi sunak, i believe, why? weill. like to be hearing confirmation from rishi sunak, i believe, why?- rishi sunak, i believe, why? well, i think rishi sunak— rishi sunak, i believe, why? well, i think rishi sunak has _ rishi sunak, i believe, why? well, i think rishi sunak has got _ rishi sunak, i believe, why? well, i think rishi sunak has got the i think rishi sunak has got the judgment that we need in
has worked othertimes, but its work sometimes, it has worked other times, but in today against west indiesmade it home with plenty to spare, a five wicket win, and they will play in the super 12s for the first time. that was all the sport for now. now we are back in westminster. lizzie, thank you very much. welcome back to a slightly drizzly westminster. penny mordaunt has confirmed she is standing in the conservative leadership contest to replace liz truss as prime minister. i'm joined now by...
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the west indis are a step closer to the super 12s having beaten zimbabwe by 31 runs.champions lost four wickets for 11 runs but fast bowlerjoseph took four for seven. there's a serious blow to england's t20 world cup hopes as bowler reece topley has been ruled out of the tournament with an ankle injury, just three days before his side's opener on saturday. the injury is understood to have happened during a fielding drill. scans have revealed signficant damage after the 28—year—old rolled his ankle. england are waiting for organisers to ratify his replacement. liverpool managerjurgen klopp says he'd "hate it" if his comments about manchester city's spending power were seen as xenophobic. speaking before sunday's 1—0 win over city at anfield, klopp said the champions — who are owned by sheikh mansour — could do what they want financially. it's been suggested that some beleive those comments helped to inflame tensions at sunday's game. it's one of five games in a busy night of premier league action. manchester united host tottenham at old trafford and spurs boss antonio
the west indis are a step closer to the super 12s having beaten zimbabwe by 31 runs.champions lost four wickets for 11 runs but fast bowlerjoseph took four for seven. there's a serious blow to england's t20 world cup hopes as bowler reece topley has been ruled out of the tournament with an ankle injury, just three days before his side's opener on saturday. the injury is understood to have happened during a fielding drill. scans have revealed signficant damage after the 28—year—old rolled...
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her parents immigrated to this country from the west indies in the early 20th century from nevis. they, virtually every male relative and her family worked for yale university and she grew up iner the shadow of yale in nw haven. something i note in my work is that for some, you can imagine one of the working-class, a black person growing up in new haven in the shadow of yale, there might be some resentment. but for her family their position was inspiring. in fact, her father really read the privilege of the young man that he served at yale as the chef into himself. and the parents thought of themselves as the father in particular as superior. they were part of the british empire and proud of that. they were ambitious in their own way, and yet constance baker was a young girl and she was not expected to go very far. however, she was incredibly intelligent, ambitious, had teachers who introduced her to the work of w.e.b. du bois and james weldon johnson. she decided pretty early on that she wanted to be a lawyer, and when she told her family and friends about this they said that you
her parents immigrated to this country from the west indies in the early 20th century from nevis. they, virtually every male relative and her family worked for yale university and she grew up iner the shadow of yale in nw haven. something i note in my work is that for some, you can imagine one of the working-class, a black person growing up in new haven in the shadow of yale, there might be some resentment. but for her family their position was inspiring. in fact, her father really read the...
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through to play cricket's elite ireland beat west indies to reach the super 12 stage of the t20 worldlp to solve london's housing crisis? covid—19 infections in the uk have risen above two million for the first time sincejuly — although levels are not rising in all parts of the country. meanwhile, the uk health security agency has suggested that cases of flu have risen across england, with more people with the virus needing hospital admissions. our health editor, hugh pym, has the details. hugh. yes, reeta. there's pressure right now across the nhs and social care — the question this winter is how much more strain will covid and flu cases add to already overstretched hospitals. the latest survey from the office for national statistics suggests that million people in the uk had coronavirus in the week ending on october 10th. that was up nearly 15% on the week, but still below previous peaks in the spring and summer. but the figures for covid hospital admissions paint a less gloomy picture — these are from england, which has the most timely data. still above 1,000 a day but tailing off
through to play cricket's elite ireland beat west indies to reach the super 12 stage of the t20 worldlp to solve london's housing crisis? covid—19 infections in the uk have risen above two million for the first time sincejuly — although levels are not rising in all parts of the country. meanwhile, the uk health security agency has suggested that cases of flu have risen across england, with more people with the virus needing hospital admissions. our health editor, hugh pym, has the details....
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her parents immigrated to this country from the west indies in the early 20th century. virtually every male relative in her family worked for yell university, and she grew up in the shadow of yale, in new haven. something i know in what -- in my work, one could imagine one is a working-class black person growing up in new haven in the shadow of yale, there might be resentment. but for her family, their position was inspiring. her father really read the privilege of the young man that he served at yale as a chef, into himself. and the parents thought of themselves as the father in particular, as superior. they were part of the british empire, and proud of that. they were ambitious in their own way, and yet constance baker was a young girl and not expected to go far. however, she was incredibly intelligent, ambitious, had teachers who introduced her to the work of wb to boyce and james weldon johnson. debbie eb to boyce and james weldon -- w.e.b du bolis, and james weldon johnson. they told her women don't get anywhere in the law, and yet she was able to attend college an
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her parents immigrated to this country from the west indies in the early 20th century. virtually every mail relative in her family worked for yale university. she grew up in the shadow of yale in new haven. something i note in my work is that for some you can imagine working class black person growing up in new haven in the shadow of yale there might be some resentment. but for her family there physician was inspiring. in fact her father really read the privilege of the young men that he served at yale as a chef into himself. the parents thought ofth themselves as the father in particular and superior. part of the british empire and proud of that. they were ambitious in their own way. and yet constance baker was a young girl. she is not expected to go very far. however she was incredibly intelligent, ambitious, teachers introduce her to the work of james weldon johnson, she decided pretty early on she wanted to be a lawyer should hold a family and friends about this she said you must be crazy. women do not get anywhere and yet she was able she was able to attend college
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going to the west indies, robert was 6 years old and robert never saw him again. it was a major and traumatic moment that stays with him the rest of his days. >> >> host: you right in robert ely -- "robert e. lee: a life" that lee discovered a sense of shame being part of the mexican-american war. >> guest: yes. for many americans who were part of the mexican war especially the invasion from veracruz to mexico city, you will read matt rennie -- many memoirs. who reflected back on it. and remember to mexico is a land of surpassing, enchanting, and was a sense of embarrassment this war had taken place. republicans were not supposed to take war, they were not supposed to make more at all but would fight them defensively. with imperial ventures for czars and kangas. the mexican republican beating up on it. which was a source of disconnect for many of these young americans, the more weight on them and robert ely would come to the conclusion, i am ashamed of what we have done. we took deliberate advantage. you can find the same theme developed in ulysses grant's memoirs
going to the west indies, robert was 6 years old and robert never saw him again. it was a major and traumatic moment that stays with him the rest of his days. >> >> host: you right in robert ely -- "robert e. lee: a life" that lee discovered a sense of shame being part of the mexican-american war. >> guest: yes. for many americans who were part of the mexican war especially the invasion from veracruz to mexico city, you will read matt rennie -- many memoirs. who...
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west indies would have been confident of reaching their target but scotland were superb with the ball chose to field. zimbabwe made 174 for 7. sikandar raza top scoring with an unbeaten 82 from 48. ireland then battled with the bat and curtis campher top scored with 27 but they fell short of their target with zimbabwe winning by 31 runs. meanwhile, england have continued their preparations for the t20 world cup by thrashing pakistan by six wickets in their final warm—up game. ben stokes showed glimpses of a return to form. the england test captain smashed 36 off 18 balls as england successfully chased down a target of 161, with 26 balls to spare in what was a 19—over game in brisbane. england face afghanistan in their first t20 world cup match on saturday. harlequins wing caden murley has been called into eddiejones�* england squad for the first time. he is one of six uncapped players preparing to face argentina, south africa, new zealand and japan this autumn. the other five potential debutants eddiejones has selected are northampton duo alex coles and david ribbans along with glouce
west indies would have been confident of reaching their target but scotland were superb with the ball chose to field. zimbabwe made 174 for 7. sikandar raza top scoring with an unbeaten 82 from 48. ireland then battled with the bat and curtis campher top scored with 27 but they fell short of their target with zimbabwe winning by 31 runs. meanwhile, england have continued their preparations for the t20 world cup by thrashing pakistan by six wickets in their final warm—up game. ben stokes...
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scotland had looked on course for another victory, after their shock win against the west indies. the most dramatic of victories. and for their fans, well, just look what it meant. they knew defeat to scotland would all but end their world cup hopes. and those hopes soon seemed to be vanishing over the horizon. michaeljones peppering first the grandstands, and then the surrounding houses. as scotland walloped their way to an impressive 176. a tough target for ireland soon looked near impossible, and as they lost four early wickets, the world cup exit beckoned. but then enter curtis campher, with quite stunning results. as he swung his bat, and with it the match, a blistering 72 off a mere 32 balls firing his team to a remarkable win. the result means both ireland and scotland can still qualify for the next stage, but no doubting this was their day. andy swiss, bbc news. let's return to sunderland, on the day that inflation figures show the cost of living went up 10.1% in the 12 months to september. my colleaguejoanna gosling is there. despite difficult financial times, the city ha
scotland had looked on course for another victory, after their shock win against the west indies. the most dramatic of victories. and for their fans, well, just look what it meant. they knew defeat to scotland would all but end their world cup hopes. and those hopes soon seemed to be vanishing over the horizon. michaeljones peppering first the grandstands, and then the surrounding houses. as scotland walloped their way to an impressive 176. a tough target for ireland soon looked near...
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he wrote torture in madagascar in prison, in black africa, and cried down in the west indies. but the colonized now know that they have an advantage over the colonizers. they know that their temporary masters are lying, therefore, that their masters all week in the next episode. frances grape on his imp high a week, much in algeria. but 1st in asia it's hold on indo china with on the bridge. ah, ah ah, anticipation is rising. so with most of my cattle aways, here's another story for the america is good to have you long so severe thunderstorms lead to tornado warnings in the us state of texas as as energy moves west to east. it's not back the temperature in texas, which in some parts of the state, had record temperatures for the month of october and followed this sign of storms up through the mid west. it will eventually cut across the great lakes, and this is a cold front. so or shred, it does so the temperature in toronto down to a single digits by friday, but that's more line with for you should be for this year we're turning the taps on through the pacific. so for b, c's, l
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he wrote torture in madagascar in prison, in black africa, and cried down in the west indies. but the colonized now know that they have an advantage over the colonizers. they know that their temporary masters are lying, therefore, that their masters all week in the next episode. frances grape on his him high a week. much, much more in algeria. but 1st in asia it's hold on indo china was on the break. after world war 2, frances great empire began to unravel and vietnam do more. so everybody was trying themselves into the stream bursting with joy, kissing each other. and algeria, she listened, or she knew if the indo chinese that managed to beat the french army. why not that the decline continues and episode 2 of blood and tears, french di colonization on al jazeera. ah ah ah ah, anticipation is rising and so is the atmosphere. are you ready with sponsored by cattle a ways how i was say so rather lies the storms across sir parts of south america, central areas in particular. you see how the gathered there just around bolivia, pushing right down towards the southeast or brazil pu
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he wrote torture in madagascar in prison, in black africa, and cracked down in the west indies. but the colonized now know that they have an advantage over the colonizers. they know that their temporary masters are lying, therefore, that their masters all week in the next episode. francis grape on his, in high a week. much, much more in algeria. but 1st, in asia, it's hold on indo china was on the brand. after world war 2, frances great empire began to unravel and vietnam do. most of the heavy duty was throwing themselves into the street mist bursting with joy, kissing each other. and algeria, she listened, or she knew if the indo chinese that managed to beat the french army, why not back? the decline continues and episode 2 of blood and tears, french di colonization on al jazeera ah, indonesia, your investment destination, the world's 10 largest economy is busy transforming, ready to be your business partner with a robust talent pool, politically and economically stable and strong policies. being the power house, indonesia is confirmed by the g. 20 presidency. bringing opportun
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he wrote torture in madagascar in prison, in black africa, and cried down in the west indies. but the colonized now know that they have an advantage over the colonizers. they know that their temporary masters are lying, therefore, that their masters all week in the next episode. frances grape on his, in high a week. much, much more in algeria. but 1st, in asia it's hold on indo china was on the brand. after world war 2, frances great empire began to unravel and vietnam do more. so everybody was throwing themselves into the streams, bursting with joy, kissing each other. and algeria, she lives until she knew. if the endo chinese that managed to beat the french army, why not that? the decline continues and episode 2 of blood and tears, french di colonization on al jazeera. ah, hello the weather set, fair love, the sunshine across the raven peninsula is looking good over the next few days. so some pleasant warmth coming for you can notice a little more in the way of cloud up towards northern parts. so saudi arabia just around sinai peninsula is a clutch of showers, brought some v
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he wrote torture in madagascar in prison in black africa and crouched down in the west indies. but the colonized now know that they have an advantage over the colonizers. they know that their temporary masters, a line, therefore, that their masters all week in the next episode. frances grape on it's in high a week, much more in algeria. but 1st in asia, it's hold on indo china, west on the brink with indonesia, your investment destination, the world's 10th largest economy, is busy transforming, ready to beat your business, partner with a robust talent pool, politically and economically stable and strong policies being the powerhouse indonesia is confirmed by the g. 20 presidency, bringing opportunities for you. invest indonesia now. which site is willing? chaos or control? what does the new forever proxy war mean for america and nato? as long as americans keep consuming prices are going to keep going up. why didn't joe biden, the inflation coming? how did we get so much raw? the quizzical look at us politics. the bottom line. hello fi, we have yet another flood risk warning iss
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when it then turned into a world war between 1778 and 1718 it had to be fought in the west indies, the east indies, gibraltar in the mediterranean, and it was all subjected to a grueling 1000 day siege. and, it suddenly turned into not -- you have this series of harder and harder struggles to find. the king was not responsible for either of these plans. or for the subsequent plans of the north administration to try and win the war. i after the causes of the war, or cost of it, it indeed was, as i mentioned, disastrous. after it had been lost he talked to the person who met john adams. the first american ambassador to the court of st. james. at st. james's they were in the audience of june in 1785 he said this. he said, i will be very frank with you. the separation, having been made, will become inevitable and i always said that i would be the first to meet the friendship of the united states as an independent power. then 15 minutes later, george washington given the presidency in 1787. he said that george washington was the greatest character of the age. i think those are two statement
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curry top that with 33 for the golden state to victory duty to add the t 20 cricket woke up the west indies that put their hopes of reaching the next stage. back on track they b as in bob way by 31 runs in hobart. next up for the wendy's is ireland, on friday. and thus far from here, hand you back to come. thank you very much for that is all from a tom mccrae for this news. albany. spiker will be here in just a moment. with more of the days news from london, you can also go to our website to al jazeera dot com for more news. ah ah ah ah ah nissan, newly we understand the differences, americans have cultures across the world. so no matter how you take it out there, we're bringing the news and current affairs that matter to you. countess era. so make follows her mother's return to south saddam. after years in exile we came home and into a vice presidential position. my mother stepping into the role that my father died in will not be history, repeating itself. she will more likely be remembered her what she does in this new position. an intimate portrayal of a family and challenging times. no
curry top that with 33 for the golden state to victory duty to add the t 20 cricket woke up the west indies that put their hopes of reaching the next stage. back on track they b as in bob way by 31 runs in hobart. next up for the wendy's is ireland, on friday. and thus far from here, hand you back to come. thank you very much for that is all from a tom mccrae for this news. albany. spiker will be here in just a moment. with more of the days news from london, you can also go to our website to al...
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and international chapters in nigeria, south africa, the west indies, the united kingdom, germany, koreacome -- the 34 -- to the virtual table. thank you very much for being with us today. i am reading up on the efforts that you have undertaken. you all had partnered with the vote to mobilize your members and get the word out to the community about the importance of voting. so, what is that organization doing in these last three weeks ahead of the midterm elections? >> i don't know if you can hear me. >> i can hear you fine. >> can you hear? -- >> i can see a top but i think you're on. the wonders of zoom. we can hear you now i don't know if you can hear me but i'm interested in the last two weeks leading up to election day. what is your organization doing to mobilize about? and i partnered with miss obama's organization. >> hello? >> so now, can you hear me? we have lost him. yeah, i was gonna get it right for the capital. do not worry we are gonna get it right. we are gonna get this on because i know the work that they're doing is amazing. we want to match that we had every organizatio
and international chapters in nigeria, south africa, the west indies, the united kingdom, germany, koreacome -- the 34 -- to the virtual table. thank you very much for being with us today. i am reading up on the efforts that you have undertaken. you all had partnered with the vote to mobilize your members and get the word out to the community about the importance of voting. so, what is that organization doing in these last three weeks ahead of the midterm elections? >> i don't know if you...
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the 1st of to being played in asia with jetta in saudi arabia, hosting a tournament next week, west indies, all rounder rookie cornwall, is making quite the impact that a t 20 tournament being held in the united states here is turning out for the atlanta fire in the atlanta opened the slave dr. pen. those were on the wrong side of a bludgeoning. call him and 17226077 balls and finish 205 knots out. that right, double turn in a t 20 match. that's all the sports needs. very back to london. thank you very much peter. the 66 london film festival is underway here more than 300 booth being screened from over 50 nations over 12 days. but this year, as most the festival than just feature films, it's an immersive experience highlighting the work of experimental filmmakers. as charlie angela found out me never has a quarry been so captivating, nor a recycling center. 2 locations featured in frame rate, a film created from thousands of 3 d time laps scanned, of british landscape. this is the expand strand of london b, f. i film festival inside disuse, railway arches, audiences are experiencing the ma
the 1st of to being played in asia with jetta in saudi arabia, hosting a tournament next week, west indies, all rounder rookie cornwall, is making quite the impact that a t 20 tournament being held in the united states here is turning out for the atlanta fire in the atlanta opened the slave dr. pen. those were on the wrong side of a bludgeoning. call him and 17226077 balls and finish 205 knots out. that right, double turn in a t 20 match. that's all the sports needs. very back to london. thank...
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t 20 cricket woke up a big upset for the 2nd straight day. scotland defeating to time champions west indies by 42 runs in hobo george, muncie talk scoring with an unbeaten 66. also in group, in hobart sim, bob boy had a good whenever islands to come to rasa him at 82 or 48 bulls to help beside post 174. for, for in reply island fell short by 31 runs the top 2 teams from the scruple advanced to the main group stage of the world cap. that's all the sports news has him. great stuff. thanks peter. and that's it for this news hour and for me has him secret thanks for your company. lauren taylors, in our london broadcast center with more days news coming ah ah, with resumes presidential election is going to a 2nd round on october 30th, incumbent hard line president. dr. also, nato and former socialist president, legacy law are buying for votes, but which one is to re elect to brazil's highest office? ongoing special coverage on al jazeera, a british political party, had with labor taunting is a criminal conspiracy against his members. newly obtained documents reveal members silenced, suspended, a
t 20 cricket woke up a big upset for the 2nd straight day. scotland defeating to time champions west indies by 42 runs in hobo george, muncie talk scoring with an unbeaten 66. also in group, in hobart sim, bob boy had a good whenever islands to come to rasa him at 82 or 48 bulls to help beside post 174. for, for in reply island fell short by 31 runs the top 2 teams from the scruple advanced to the main group stage of the world cap. that's all the sports news has him. great stuff. thanks peter....
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the west indies were 42 runs in hobart george muncie top scoring with an unbeaten 66 also in group b in hobart, zimbabwe had a good whenever island that of the me, the irish, didn't have any good moments as this were a great piece of boundary fillings out dismiss sean williams, 2nd rasa hammond, 82 or 48 balls to help. he sighed. post 174 for for in reply island fell short by 31 runs. the top 2 teams from this group will advance to the main group stage of the world cup that we believe the small themes for now. learners back to you in london. peter, thank you very much and that set for me. lauren taylor for this news, or i'll be here in a couple of minutes with an awful run after the daisies likes him shorting hyphen f . ah ah. the chinese communist party holds it. 20 of congress. delegates will meet to discuss constitutional change, economic challenges, and foreign policy with president gene being likely to secure at that time, will he be given even more power to pursue his vision for the future? follow the story on al jazeera, france once had a vast empire spanning several continent
the west indies were 42 runs in hobart george muncie top scoring with an unbeaten 66 also in group b in hobart, zimbabwe had a good whenever island that of the me, the irish, didn't have any good moments as this were a great piece of boundary fillings out dismiss sean williams, 2nd rasa hammond, 82 or 48 balls to help. he sighed. post 174 for for in reply island fell short by 31 runs. the top 2 teams from this group will advance to the main group stage of the world cup that we believe the small...
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fight and when it then turned into a world war between 1778 and 1780 it had to be fought in the west indies in the east indies gibraltar in the mediterranean was subjected to a grueling a thousand a siege and and so it suddenly turned into not just the war on two fronts, but a war on 506 fronts including africa and so on so you have this this series of harder and harder struggles to fight and the king was not responsible for either the jermaine plan or the subsequent plans of the north administration to to try and win that war. he can't be blamed as i argue in this book very strongly either for the causes of the war or indeed the course of it. which of course was was i mentioned disastrous, but once it had been lost he was the person who? john adams the first american ambassador to the court of st. james atson. james is and in the audience of june 1785 and he said this i will be very frank with you. i was the last to consent to the separation but the separation having been made and having become inevitable. i've always said and i say now that i would be the first to meet the friendship of t
fight and when it then turned into a world war between 1778 and 1780 it had to be fought in the west indies in the east indies gibraltar in the mediterranean was subjected to a grueling a thousand a siege and and so it suddenly turned into not just the war on two fronts, but a war on 506 fronts including africa and so on so you have this this series of harder and harder struggles to fight and the king was not responsible for either the jermaine plan or the subsequent plans of the north...
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a big upset for the 2nd straight day scotland defeating its you time champions at west indies by 42 runs. george monsey top scored with an unbeaten 66. and on they 2 of the rugby world cup 11 on, took a shock lead in the opening minutes against new zealand. but the key was recovered and i had too much cross that less of fancied opponent's winning by 34 points to 12 in the great stage to make us 1st have a well cut match ended with a 46 point hammering from ireland. and scotland was stunned by it's late 28 to 4 jack mason at school, the 1st hattrick of this year's tournament. that is the way of sports. now we'll have another updates a little bit later. gemma will see you later. thanks for that. that's it for the news i fully will be here in just 2nd with harper news. see you later. bye. ah ah. the wait for the will as the main event gets closer, i'll just hear. i hear every step of the way. i'm going to go with one month to go . we focus on asia. teams can expect some strong support. hearing someone got caught up with the pressure of hosting with australia, make the most of squeezing you
a big upset for the 2nd straight day scotland defeating its you time champions at west indies by 42 runs. george monsey top scored with an unbeaten 66. and on they 2 of the rugby world cup 11 on, took a shock lead in the opening minutes against new zealand. but the key was recovered and i had too much cross that less of fancied opponent's winning by 34 points to 12 in the great stage to make us 1st have a well cut match ended with a 46 point hammering from ireland. and scotland was stunned by...
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is the 1st of 2 being played in asia with jetta in saudi arabia, hosting a tournament next week, west indies, all rounder rocking cornwall. is making quite the impact that a t 20 tournament being held in the united states. here is attorney for the atlanta fire in the atlanta open. the square dr. pend. foods were on the wrong side of a bludgeoning call. we have had 17 falls and 22 sixes from just 77 balls and finished 205. not else you heard that right? a double turn in a t 20 match that i'll be around later with more sports things, but that's all for now. now climate clubs, war and done surveys focus of the london film festival, which is just started. this year's film makers are pushing the boundaries of new technology to pull cinema goes deeper into their stories. charlie angela has more. mm never has a quarry been so captivating nor a recycling center. 2 locations featured in frame rate. a film created from thousands of 3 d time laps scanned of british landscapes. this is the expand strand of london b, f. i film festival inside disuse, railway arches, audiences are experiencing the many wa
is the 1st of 2 being played in asia with jetta in saudi arabia, hosting a tournament next week, west indies, all rounder rocking cornwall. is making quite the impact that a t 20 tournament being held in the united states. here is attorney for the atlanta fire in the atlanta open. the square dr. pend. foods were on the wrong side of a bludgeoning call. we have had 17 falls and 22 sixes from just 77 balls and finished 205. not else you heard that right? a double turn in a t 20 match that i'll be...
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this was when port royal gained the well earned reputation as the sodom of the west indies and the wickedest city in the world, an unsavory melange of buccaneers and privateers prowled port royal's streets and alley ways in search of liquid and carnal pleasure. as one buccaneer said in his peers, whenever they get a hold of something, they don't keep it full-on. they are busy dicing, whoring and drinking. so long as they have anything to spend. some of them will get through a thousand pieces of 8 and the next day not a shirt on their back. he continued, my own master used to buy a -- set in the middle of the street with the barrel head knocked in. and stand barring the way. every passerby had a drink with him or he'd have shot them dead with a gun he kept handy. on june 7th, 1692, a massive earthquake struck port royal in jamaica. when it was all over, nearly two thirds of the city had slipped beneath the waves and more than 5000 people were killed including many buccaneers. the gruesome aftermath, in the aftermath, hundreds of dead bodies loaded bodies could be seen floating on the surface
this was when port royal gained the well earned reputation as the sodom of the west indies and the wickedest city in the world, an unsavory melange of buccaneers and privateers prowled port royal's streets and alley ways in search of liquid and carnal pleasure. as one buccaneer said in his peers, whenever they get a hold of something, they don't keep it full-on. they are busy dicing, whoring and drinking. so long as they have anything to spend. some of them will get through a thousand pieces of...