Im next on American History tv. Author Donald Miller interviews Jessica Shattuck about her novel, the women in the castle. She explains how her familys connection to nazi germany influenced her work, and how her research informed her understanding of german citizens during world war ii. This when our top was part of a three Day Conference hosted by the National World War Ii Museum in new orleans. So, welcome back. This next session is a unique one for our conference. For those of you who come here regularly, you are used to seeing the best and brightest minds in the field of world war ii history. This normally means the best selling authors of history books, leading professors and documentarians. But when we were planning this years program, we decided to mix it up by inviting a novelist, and only the second one that weve hosted in the conferences for the entire time that weve been doing these. Don miller, authors of masters at the air is also one of our longest standing advisers and c
Good morning. Whether this will really make a difference for passengers bus. A new british record and a silver medal for Dina Asher Smith you may not bejumping at the world athletics you may not be jumping forjoy when championship in doha. A brilliant performance but not many you hear the weather today because we have more heavy rain coming in people there in the stadium to watch it. From the south west which will good morning. After such a wet and exacerbate the situation we had at the weekend but before that, a lot windy weekend for part of the uk, of dry weather, some sunshine and some fog patches in the west. I will today, we are off to a dry and have more later on. Bright start before many more heavy rain sweeps in from the its monday the 30th september. Our top story south west later. I will have more the conservatives are aiming inis south west later. I will have more to get their Party Conference back in 15 minutes. On track following allegations about its monday the 30th septe
That i would shirk nothing. I wouldnt surrender. If i had to have my little fight with the germans on my own, i would do it and die. That i would be true to the traditions that had grown up around our kind of unit, and i would pay the price if necessary. D day was a low leveljump from a dakota plane. Today, harry will exit the same aircraft type, but will freefall attached to one of the red devils display team. He has done one before, last autumn, but was 94 then. Now he is 95, but still young at heart. Its going to be cool to see his reactions, jumping out of a plane, out of the same area that he jumped. All these stories that we hear about about guysjumping in in world war ii, its going to be amazing to see his reaction. Its amazing with all that time, as long ago as it was, the amount of detail that he still remembered. And that was that was quite amazing. Airborne troops talk of a brotherhood, a unique bond the same for these young men today as it was for the tens of thousands of y
Hello, im anna foster live injerusalem. Welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. We begin with a Special Report because. The bbc has seen evidence that doctors, nurses and other Hospital Staff were detained, beaten and prevented from carrying out vital medical duties when Israeli Forces overran the Nasser Hospital In Gaza last month. Weve also heard accusations that some detainees were stripped and kept in Stress Positions for several hours. Israel said it occupied nasser believing it was used by hamas and several released israeli hostages have said they were held there. Wyre davies reports and you might find some parts of wyre s report distressing. Not for the first time in this war, Israeli Soldiers have been filmed standing over stripped and kneeling detainees in gaza. But these are medical staff, detained after the israeli army overran the Nasser Hospital in khan yunis. Most of them are still held captive. For weeks, the medics had witnesse
Demand the release of hostages being held in gaza. They joined being held in gaza. They joined jews around the world, blowing shofars traditional rams horns, which are normally used at the holiest moments of the jewish calendar. The last pause in fighting between israel and hamas was back in november, when hamas was back in november, when hamas released more than 100 hostages. Its believed that hamas still holds around 134 people kidnapped during the october 7th terror attacks. A october 7th terror attacks. A group of mothers are staging a Hunger Strike outside parliament. The five day protest aims to draw attention to parents who cant afford to eat and are skipping meals to feed their children, their list of demands include enforcing Free School Meals and universal credit to guarantee lifes essentials. Mps are due to essentials. Mps are due to address this issue on tuesday. Address this issue on tuesday. And finally, the princess of wales has thanked the public for their support as th