So, again, encouraging people to take their seats. Good evening, everyone. My name is kai bird, im the new executive director of the Leon Levy Center for biography which is celebrating its tenth year now all due to shelby white and the leon levy foundation. And i want to advertise, first of all, our new alliance with bio. This is our first sort of jointlysponsored event with them, but we are also, courtesy of will swift here the president of bio, we are also going to be doing, cosponsoring their great annual conference on biography next may. And that will also be happening here at cuny. Should be a great event with over 200 biographers. I also want to advertise and put out the word, we have a december 15th deadline for our new, our annual fellowship, and there are four fellowships given out every year of 65,000 a pop for aspiring biographers. So if you know of people who are aspiring, please encourage them to apply. And finally, i just, you know, im really thrilled that were able to do
Next hour. We will have the latest from the picket line. Scientists say theyve settled one of medicines biggest debates. A huge Study Concludes that anti depressants do work, afterfinding common anti depressants were all more effective at reducing symptoms of depression than dummy pills. And at the Winter Olympics russian curler aleksander krushelnitski is stripped of his bronze medal after admitting to doping. Good morning. It is thursday, 22nd of february, i am rachel schofield. Welcome to bbc newsroom life. Theresa may is due to host a lengthy meeting with senior ministers today to try and hammer out the cabinets position on future relations with the eu. The meeting will take place at chequers, the Prime Ministers country retreat. One of the main issues on the table is how closely the uk should follow eu rules after it leaves. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminster. Norman. Thank you very much. A key meeting and probably a marathon meeting today which some say
May is doing a good job, but i think she can do a betterjob, she needs to stand firm. Also on the programme. This programme has been told that thousands of people are desperate to get out of their time share contracts, but cant because theyre far too complex and costly. Every door is closing on me, i cannot go anywhere. I cannot get free of this thing and its like a disease, if you like, hanging over you. That full exclusive report in around 15 minutes time. A doctor said there is no hope for 20 month old alfie evans as doctors wa nt to 20 month old alfie evans as doctors want to switch off his life support. We talk to other parents who have had similar decisions to make. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until 11 00. Throughout the programme well bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories and, as always, really keen to hear from you on all the stories were talking about. A little later well hear claims that returns on University Degrees can be paltry when you c
We leave is not. This bill invites us we leave is not. This bill invites us to surrender all power and influence over that question to the government and ministers. That would betray everything that we were sent here to do. Imjane hill and its emerged that dozens of tory mps have signed a letter warning the government not to keep the country in the eu by stealth. Also in the next hour. The crisis in myanmar continues. Tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees continue fleeing the country after nearly two weeks of violence. And Prince George arrives for his first day at school with his father Prince William and his mother is too ill with morning sickness to accompany him. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. One of the most powerful storms on record Hurricane Irma is continuing to devastate parts of the caribbean. It has almost completely destroyed the islands of barbuda and st martin thirteen people, including a child, have been killed across the caribbean and its feared that th
Anguilla, thanks for coming in. Much more on that in a moment. Newsday is coming up at midnight but now on bbc news it is time for newsnight with kirsty wark. After antigua and barbuda, in one hour Hurricane Irma will do this to the turks and caicos. Wooden homes versus 180 mph winds and 20 foot waves. Everyone who can has moved to the highest ground, as one of the strongest atlantic storms in history causes havoc. Well ask the islands governor what he can do in the face of such destruction. The eurocrats are ganging up on david davis again, suggesting hes not very good at negotiating with them. Meanwhile the eurosceptics are suggesting it doesnt matter, because Angela Merkel will be the one to cut the deal. It is down to mutti to then actually leave the process. Now, shell say, oh, im not leading this, and officially shell be behind the scenes. But we all know that what germany wants here, germany will get. One of labours most prominent remainers and a tory leaver are here to pick the