Liberia in recovery?

In a HARDtalk interview broadcast on 14th December, Stephen Sackur talks to Thomas Nimely, Liberia's interim foreign minister.
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Liberia is one of the poorest, most brutalised countries on earth. But after a decade and a half of violence it is at peace.
Stephen Sackur asks Liberia's interim [...]

‘Roaming vets’ save Kenyan tribe

Kenya's Turkana people – once threatened with extinction as virulent disease swept through their livestock – are now thriving again after a number of "roaming vets" came to their aid, the BBC World Service's Health Matters programme has found.
The Turkana's pastoral way of life – being continually on the move to find fresh [...]

Welsh Labour Party

Welsh Labour Party
The history of the Labour party is interwoven with much of the history of Wales in the 20th Century. The party was the vehicle for the social aspirations of a large proportion of the Welsh people for much of the century, and Welsh constituencies have provided the British party, and Britain as a [...]

Thousands compete in Glasgow race

Almost 18,000 runners of all ages and abilities have taken to the streets of Glasgow for Scotland's largest participatory event.
The freshnlo Great Scottish Run was described as an "outstanding success".
The junior 3K race took place on Saturday, while seniors competed in the 10K and half marathon on Sunday.
Elite athletes and fun-runners [...]

IMF and World Bank: Is reform underway?

"How can poor people afford to buy water if they cannot afford to buy food?"
The question was raised by Kenyan member of parliament, Dr Oburu Odinga. During a parliamentary finance committee seminar last summer he questioned why the World Bank should demand that water supply be privatised.
The committee had just been [...]

Reporter’s Log: Le Web conference

Le Web 3, a conference for bloggers and supporters of internet media developments, is taking place in Paris, France.
Robin Hamman, a journalist for BBC English Regions and co-ordinator of the BBC Blogs Network, will be filing regular updates from the conference.
DAY TWO: 1930 PARIS (1830 GMT)
Le Web 3 is drawing to [...]

Race hailed a ‘runaway success’

About 19,000 runners have taken part in a record-breaking Great Scottish Run on the sun-kissed streets of Glasgow.
Runners of all ages and abilities competed in the half marathon, the 10k and the Junior Great Scottish Run.
The event has raised £30m for charity since it began in 1982 and the city council said [...]

Sir Menzies: full policy speech

This is the full text of the policy speech by Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell.
In these last 100 days, I have not had much time for sledging with huskies nor for discussing suitable venues for croquet with my colleagues.
In these last 100 days, I have been getting down to work.
Bluntly, [...]

Evaluating Thatcher’s legacy

Twenty five years to the day since she entered Downing Street, Margaret Thatcher remains a controversial figure.
To her supporters, she was a revolutionary figure who transformed Britain's stagnant economy, tamed the unions and re-established the country as a world power.
Together with US presidents Reagan and Bush, she helped bring about the end [...]

NZ: Trouble in paradise?

BBC Radio 4's Crossing Continents was broadcast on Thursday, 28 October, 2004 at 1100 BST.
The programme was repeated on Monday, 1 November, 2004 at 2030 GMT.
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New Zealand's image of political and social harmony disintegrated in 2004 when 40,000 Maori marched on the capital, Wellington, accusing the government of [...]