now on bbc news, stephen sackur talks to american author, stephen king, on hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. millions of readers all over the world are drawn to fiction that explores our fears. horror sells, and no one does it better or more prolifically than my guest today, stephen king. he s written more than 60 books, sold close to 400 million copies. he is the master manipulator of dark places and the paranormal. if you re not a reader, you may have seen the shining, carrie, stand by me all films based on his stories. he s been writing for half a century. how has our appetite for fear evolved? stephen king in florida, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. it s nice to be here. i wish we could do it in person. me too. but nonetheless, it is a pleasure to see you on my screen. and let me begin by asking you about the threat that we all, all over the world in florida, in the uk, all over the world are living with, and that is covid 19. has that inv
the prime minister asked people to start working from home where they could we look at the impact on the climate. coming up, an independent review into the historical sexual abuse of aspiring young football players by paedophile coaches will be published this lunchtime. we ll ask one survivor what he hopes will come out of it. more than 70,000 uber drivers across the uk will start getting the minimum legal wage from today along with paid holiday and pension rights. it follows a ruling in the uk supreme court which could have a big impact on the gig economy for freelance workers. the ride hailing app giant said all drivers would earn at least the national living wage, which rises to £8.91 next month. uber has told the bbc it did not expect the change in drivers conditions to mean higherfares. union leaders and employment experts say the move will have far reaching consequences for the gig economy. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies reports. it was the company
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in the uk will be classed as workers, not self employed, with big implications for the wider economy. and from woodwind to woodwork. how thousands of performers have changed roles since theatres closed a year ago today. and coming up in sport on bbc news: jos buttler delivers a brutal batting display against india as england go 2 1 up in the best of five t20 series. good evening. we start tonight with harrowing testimony from one community in syria, one of the many shattered by the conflict which started a decade ago this week. tens of thousands had taken to the streets calling for change. the government tried to crush the protests and the country descended into civil war. the united nations estimates more than 250,000 people have died in syria s conflict, although the true number could be much higher. at least 6.2 million syrians have been forced from their homes another 5.7 million have left the country. and today, a decade on, after all the bloodshed, president bashar al
you can send me a message by the usual ways. you can send me a message by the usual ways. thousands of women stage rallies, across australia to protest against gender discrimination and violence. martial law is imposed in more areas of yangon in myanmar, after one of the deadliest days of protest since last month s coup. further lockdown easing as more children return to school in scotland and hairdressers reopen in wales. the grammy goes to beyonce! at the grammys, beyonce breaks the record for the most awards ever won by a woman. as an artist, i believe it is myjob, and all of ourjobs, to reflect the times and it has been such a difficult time. and coming up in around halfan hour, we ll talk live to katie price as her petition to make it more difficult for online trolls to be anonymous passes 100,000 signatures. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. borisjohnson will chair a meeting today of the uk government s crime and justice taskforc