The recent expulsion of 21 mps from her party was an act of political vandalism. Its been a summer of astonishing moments for england cricket, but australia secured the ashes at old trafford in a 185 run victory with one more test to play. At ten oclock, Mishal Hussain will be here with a full round up of the days news. But first blind comedian Chris Mccausland hosts the second part of a comedy and storytelling show featuring funny and fascinating stories told by disabled people and those with Mental Health difficulties. This programme contains discussion of some adult subjects. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your host for tonight. Chris mccausland applause hello, ladies and gentlemen welcome to ouch storytelling live at the Edinburgh Festival fringe cheering and applause ijust turned 42, just a month ago. I am enjoying being in my 40s, if im honest, i feel good for it. I dont do birthday parties though. I didnt even have a aoth. My mates, they took me to see guns n roses live, o
Chris mccausland hosts the second part of a comedy and storytelling show featuring funny and fascinating stories told by disabled people and those with Mental Health difficulties. This programme contains discussion of some adult subjects. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your host for tonight. Chris mccausland applause hello, ladies and gentlemen welcome to ouch storytelling live at the Edinburgh Festival fringe applause ijust i just turned 42, ijust turned 42, a month ago. I am enjoying being in my 40s, ifeel good for it. I dont do birthday parties though. I didnt even have a 40th. My parties though. I didnt even have a aoth. My mates, they took me to see guns and roses live, also they told me anyway. We could have just gone to their houses and put the live album on, sarge mesic charge me six quetiapine for three hours. Not as busy as you would have thought this guns and roses concert, not as popular as they were . It sounds a bit weird, there is a cat, but never mind. We have a s
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Five people have been shot dead and 21 others injured after a gunman opened fire from a vehicle in the us state of texas. It happened on a road between the towns of midland and odessa. The gunman has been shot dead by the police. Our north america correspondent peter bowes has this update. The latest information is that the Police Believe although it is not definitely confirmed, but they believe that this gunmam was acting alone. Since he was tackled and killed by the police, there have been no further reports of shooting. At one stage, there was concern, in fact, many reports that there could be a number of gunmen responsible for what was happening. It seemed like multiple shootings over quite a wide area. It seems now it may simply have been the work of this one gunman, and the police are stressing that this information that they are giving us could still change. Its a fluid situation, they are still checking out reports and making sure that the area is
Me to be here tonight. Theres a question i get asked a lot. People ask me whats it like being blind . Is it like nothing . No, its not. Because i imagine everything in me head. I live in a fantasy world, you know . And its not a conscious thing, i dont try to conjure it up in me head, its like a unconscious thing. I unconsciously summon this imagination of whats around me at all times. Maybe i did used to be able to see and my brain tries to function visually, i try to picture it, but im wrong about everything. Im wrong about everything all the time. The world in my head, i mean first of all, it is built on assumptions and deductions based on what i can tell and hear and feel and then all the gaps are filled in with pure flights of abstract imagination. Im wrong about everything. And im wrong about people. Im wrong about what people look like all the time. And you will do this yourselves to an extent. You know . You be at home, youll have the radio, someone will be on. And then you see
Now on bbc news blind comedian Chris Mccausland hosts a comedy and storytelling show featuring funny and fascinating stories told by disabled people and those with Mental Health difficulties. This programme contains discussion of adult subjects and some strong language. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your host for tonight. Chris mccausland applause . Hello, ladies and gentlemen welcome to outs storytelling live at the edinburgh friends my names Chris Mccausland. Iam blind, friends my names Chris Mccausland. I am blind, that is what qualifies me to be here tonight. Thats a question i get asked a lot people asked me what you like being blind . Is it like nothing . I imagine everything in he had. I live in a fa ntasy world, everything in he had. I live in a fantasy world, you know . And its not a conscious thing, i dont try to conjure it up in me had, its like a unconscious thing. I summon this imagination around me at all times. Maybe i did used to be able to see in my brain tries