Talking to us after her long campaign. Libraries are facing mass closures across the uk. A former Childrens Laureate tells us why he feels that is a decimation. All of those stories coming up. Lets pause and catch up with the sport with chetan. We start with The News that Brendan Mccullum will take charge of all formats of England Cricket from next year. The new zealanders already the Head Coach of the test side, but from january, hell also take over the one Day And T20 teams. Hes also signed a new contract. The move coincides with the move coincides with Englands Tour of india Englands Tour of india and the icc champions trophy. And the icc champions trophy. In the meantime, Marcus Trescothick in the meantime, Marcus Trescothick will be the Head Coach will be the Head Coach for the upcoming series for the upcoming series against australia and the tour against australia and the tour of the caribbean later this year. Of the caribbean later this year. And staying with cricket, its been a
Rogers in bolton. It has been quite a stressful morning here as people have been trying to get in the queue. We heard of website problems, ticketmaster are insisting they have not crashed, to hold your place and just have one tab open at a time. There are 17 dates, around 1. 4 million tickets and around 1. 4 million tickets and a good number of people in this room trying to get them. So what are your chances? remi, you said it was your mum, but we heard a squeal. you said it was your mum, but we heard a squeal. Why? we “ust entered the fi we heard a squeal. Why? we ust entered the queue, i we heard a squeal. Why? we ust entered the queue, which is h entered the queue, which is quite entered the queue, which is quite rare entered the queue, which is quite rare in the room here so far, quite rare in the room here so far. So quite rare in the room here so far. So we quite rare in the room here so far, so we thought we were doing far, so we thought we were doing well for
Some pieces to bang your head on. Yeah. We have a GrAnd Piano if youd like to entertain us. A GrAnd Piano . Yes. I can open it, but i couldnt play it. John laughs Michael Palin, welcome to This cultural life. Thank you. You were born in sheffield in 1943. What are your earliest memories of childhood, Home Life . Um, i think it was shopping in the Ration Book era. Um, And i can remember going with my mother to get. I think we were given free Orange Juice at that time. Really, This must have been. I must have been three or four. And watching it being filled up And hAnded over. Your father was an engineer in the sheffield steel industry. Yeah. What Sort Of man was he . What was he like . He was. He was quite a difficult man in a way. He was a little Bit Sort of. Could be quite cantankerous. And i think a lot of This went down to the fact he had a stammer all his life. He was a man with a good sense of humour, but probably unable to telljokes because of the stammer. So i think there was a
Hello, Im samantha sImmonds. Youre watchIng the context on Bbc News. The uk sets out plans for an ambItIous reset wIth europe as the PrIme MInIster vIsIts germany. SIr KeIr Starmer has made hIs fIrst bIlateral trIp as uk PrIme MInIster on a two Day VIsIt to some of europes bIggest powers. In the last few hours, weve seen hIm arrIve In parIs where he met wIth french presIdent Emmanuel Macron at the elysee, ahead of the paralympIcs OpenIng Ceremony. EarlIer, the pm met wIth german Chancellor Olaf Scholz In berlIn. The paIr announced theyre workIng a new bIlateral treaty to deepen cooperatIon on areas such as securIty, and the economy. KeIr starmer saId It was part of a wIder reset wIth europe. A new uk Anew Uk a new Uk Germany treaty, and once In a GeneratIon Chance to delIverfrom once In a GeneratIon Chance to delIver from workIng people once In a GeneratIon Chance to DelIverfrom WorkIng People In BrItaIn and In germany. A new agreement, a testament to the depth of potentIal of our re
Also, a Report Today suggests the current system of Uk Press Self Regulation Isnt working for people who arent celebrities and royalty. Well talk to the mums of Caroline Flack and Anisha Vidal garner, who say their privacy has been invaded by newspapers. Welcome to newsnight with your weeknightly interviews and insight. Here tonight, Labour Member of the House Of Lords lord wood, a former foreign Policy Adviser to prime minister Gordon Brown, and Chief Adviser to former Labour Leader Ed miliband. He is plugged into the current pms views on what a closer relationship with the eu actually means. Luke tryll is Uk Director of the pollsters more in common. Hell talk to us about the latest public attitudes on brexit. Also with us, anita boateng, who was a tory Special Adviser through the brexit years, and nick watt, our political editor. Nick, what does Keir Starmer want . What was he trying to do today . Right now, he is in paris for the paralympic opening ceremony. Tomorrow, he will beat E