2025-11-10
24 分钟The Economist Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm your host, Rosie Bloor.
Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians have been detained as prisoners of war by Russia.
Many of those released, say beating and torture, are routine.
Our correspondent hears the painful testimony of two recent inmates.
And Cantresherpa was 19 when he was hired as a porter on Edmund Hillary intending Norge's expedition to ascend Everest in 1953.
Though he worked in its vicinity most of his life, he never quite reached the summit.
Our obituary's editor remembers him.
First up, though.
A storm at the BBC.
Last night, the director-general Tim Davy and its chief of news Deborah Turnes resigned.
The trigger,
a leaked memo criticising a documentary for editing a Donald Trump speech in order to mislead viewers.
It's the latest in a string of controversies at the broadcaster over allegations of bias.
Trump has welcomed the resignations,
but trouble at the top reveals a far deeper crisis at one of Britain's best known institutions.
I think for the head of the BBC this was really the last straw.
Tom Wainwright is the Economist's media editor.
It comes after a series of controversies with their news coverage.