Now on bbc news, Zeinab Badawi talks to australian writer Thomas Keneally on hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, where i have come to manly, in sydney, australia, to talk to one of the worlds most distinguished authors, Thomas Keneally. He has written more than 30 novels, including his most famous, Schindlers Ark, which was made into an 0scar winning film, schindlers list. Now in his 80s, as he reflects on modern day australia. Does he believe it is a country that has matured in its identity, or is it still divided on race and culture . Thomas keneally, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, zeinab. You have written about a huge range of topics the american civil war, australia, of course, the first world war, joan of arc, napoleon. How do you go about choosing a subject for a book . Well, its generally some weird connection with australia that begins me, in that i heard that there was a family on saint helena who knew napoleon, and then they got so close to napoleon that they fell out of favour a
Are still on the streets. Now on bbc news, its organisers say on sunday there were nearly two Million People time for hardtalk. On the streets. If confirmed, it would be the largest protest in hong kongs history. Welcome to hardtalk, where i have the territorys leader, carrie lam, apologises for proposing the bill come to manly, in sydney, australia, that demonstrators fear to talk to one of the worlds most distinguished authors, thomas will increase chinese influence. Kennelly. He has written more than 30 novels, including his most im kasia madera in london. Also in the programme famous, Schindlers Ark, which was millions of people are still made into an oscar winning film, without electricity after a massive power cut across almost all schindlers list. Now in his 80s, as of argentina and uruguay. Celebrations as india defeats pakistan in a cricket world cup he reflects on modern day australia, does he believe it is a country that has matured in its identity, or is it still divided on
The countess of chester hosphal ill be answering all of those questions throughout the course of this show. Patrick this is. Gb news absolutely this is. Gb news absolutely devastating series of events there will be keeping you up to date as all of those questions attempt to be answered here on this show. Your views gb views are gbnews. Com, but right now its your headlines with tatiana. Patrick. Thank you very much and good afternoon. This is the latest from the newsroom. That breaking news former nurse lucy letby has been found guilty of the murder of seven babies. Shes the uks most prolific killer of babies in modern times. Most prolific killer of babies in modern times. Letby has also in modern times. Letby has also been found guilty of the attempted murder of six others between june 2015 and june 2016 at the countess of chester hosphaps at the countess of Chester Hospitals neonatal ward. The 33 year old will be sentenced on monday. An independent inquiry will be held into the case
it s saturday 8th july. our main story: tributes are being paid to the eight year old girl who died when a car crashed into her school in wimbledon on thursday. she s been named as selena lau. her family says she was adored and loved by everyone . another eight year old girl and a woman in her 40s are still in a critical condition. a woman who was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving has been released on bail. louisa pilbeam reports. an intelligent and cheeky girl, adored and loved by everyone. selena lau s family have paid tribute to the eight year old. she was killed when a land rover crashed through a fence at the study preparatory school in wimbledon, where an end of school school tea party had been taking place. 12 people taken to hospital, among them another eight year old girl who remains in a life threatening condition. a woman in her 40s is in a critical condition. large numbers of people have been coming to the school to lay flowers and ref
and collin beatty is to step down as the snp s treasurer after an investigation into the party s finances. hello, welcome to bbc news. some breaking news from the us in the past hour two teenage boys have been charged with four counts of murder after a deadly shooting at a birthday party in dadeville, alabama on saturday. this was the aftermath. we know that over 30 people were wounded some critically, after shots were fired at the mahogany masterpiece dance studio. this shooting takes the us to a grim milestone of more than 160 mass shootings in which four or more people are shot so far this year. let s hear from sergeantjeremy burkett with the alabama law enforcement agency, speaking a short time ago. on tuesday, 18 april at approximately 8pm, alabama law enforcement agencies, the state bureau of investigation officially arrested and charged tyreke mccullough, 17 of tuskegee, and travis mccullough, 16, also of tuskegee, with four counts of reckless murder each tha