Remembering Gene Hackman

The Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Gene Hackman, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, have been found dead at their home in the US state of New Mexico. He was 95 and she was 63. The police say they do not suspect foul play. We bring together two film critics to look back at Gene Hackman's life and legacy.

The online influencer Andrew Tate and his brother have been allowed to leave Romania for the United States, despite facing charges of rape and human trafficking. We explain who Andrew Tate is and speak to a local journalist in Romania.

The imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan has urged his PKK rebel movement to disarm and end its four decade fight against the Turkish state. Our world affairs correspondent explains the significance of the announcement.

The BBC has gained exclusive access to the Taliban's newly acquired network of 90,000 CCTV cameras in Afghanistan's capital. Our reporter from the BBC's Afghan Service has more details.

We speak to two friends who went viral because one couldn't go to the other's wedding, but attended via a video call.

Presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: Gene Hackman poses during the 60th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. January 19, 2003. Credit: Andy Clark/File Photo/Reuters)