Manchester but is graphine living up to the hype . In sport, a six goal thriller at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea held off a fight back from roma to draw in the Champions League. Well meet the cast behind the first ever opera written and performed in a yorkshire accent. You must be stupid. You need to get away, get away and carol has the weather. If you are travelling, watch out for dense fog across parts of Eastern England and the midlands. Later, we will have some strong winds affecting the south west approaches. Theresa may has written an open letter to eu citizens in the uk. She says she will make the transition as easy as possible. In it, she says we want people to stay and we want families to Stay Together. She goes on to say we are in touching distance of an agreement. This all comes as 27 eu leaders gather in brussels for a summit later. Our Political Correspondent chris mason is in westminster for us. Everyone is over to brussels today. What can be done . Something of an exodus fro
Hello, everybody, to and thank you for coming out tonight. We are pleased to have Laura Caldwell and Leslie Kleiner to present their new book. This is a longrunning series of estrins story. We have chuck at our colfax store on friday at 7 00 and we also will be having Craig Johnson will read his latest book, the highwaymen, and tonight we are happy to get started with this and welcome Laura Caldwell and leslie klinger. Laura is a director of life after innocence at Loyola University school of law. The author of 14 novels including the series and long way homer. Leslie klinger is a best assaulting author and editor therefore. Apracticing lawyer and a member of the baker street irregulars. Thank you for being here. Thank you so much, and thanks to tattered cover, one of the most respected and venerable independent book stores in our nation, which is something to be proud of at a time when its been a little challenging. Its such an amazing store. I literally wanted to sign here since my f
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