Body image. Also this hour another Royal Wedding in windsor. Buckingham palace announces the engagement of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank theyll get married this autumn. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. In a rare public intervention, the head of the army will warn today that britains military risks falling behind that of its enemies unless it gets extra money. In a speech to the defence think tank, the Royal United Services institute, general sir nick carter will point to russias growing battlefield capabilities, including the threat posed by its long range missiles and cyber warfare skills. Simon clemison reports. Images showing what russia said was a strike on syria. But the rockets come not from the mediterranean sea, but the caspian sea, more than 900 miles away. The head of the army says russia is building an increasingly aggressive military, which the uk is struggling to match. Russia has also been simulating attacks closer to home, conducting large scale exercise
Fact is that i write these history books often, many of the characters in the history book are political wives. There is a political wife who starred this book festival, it was laura bush who went to the fabulous library of congress and said i did it taxes a book festival, can we do one in washington. It shows you what a fabulous legacy political lie wives have left here in washington. That makes it more delightful for me to be able to participate in it. Also, we should just say the volunteers of this festival are the heroes. [applause]. By and large the heroes because there is no way this could go on without these wonderful hundreds of volunteers. Thank you all very much for what you do. I have written history books about women in history and i never was going to write about the civil war. First of all all of my ancestors fought on the losing side. So i didnt really have any interest in its. Secondly, its an awful war. It is a horrible, horrible time in our history, we lost more than
Weekend. I think the book festival is wonderful thing that happens, thousands of people showing up to celebrate books and to buy them. [applause] what at. Concept. [laughter] and children and family, usuallily grandchildren go with me but im going to catch a plane and go see them in a minute, but it is a wonderful and the the fact is that i where these history books often many of the characters in history books are political wives and as a political wife started festival was laura bush who went to the fabulous library of congress and said, i did a texas book festival, can we do one in washington, and it shows you what a fabulous legacy political wives throughoutwh our history havend left here in washington. So that makes it even more delightful for me to be able to participate in it. Also, by the way, we should just say that the volunteers at this festival are the heros. [applause] because theres no way that this can go on with hundreds of volunteers, so thank you all very much for wha
Featuring this weekend include the iraq war americas infrastructure, terrorism washington, d. C. And the civil war and first ladies. Now for a complete schedule of our entire weekend you can go to booktv. Org. Used to the schedule on the right hand side of the page. You can also follow was on facebook, or at booktv is our twitter handler we sent out a letter schedule updates. And publishing news throughout the weekend. Booktv on this memorial day weekend three days nonfiction books and authors. Cokie roberts, political commentator for npr and abc news is next on booktv. Her book capital dames recounts washington, d. C. During the civil war through the lives of many of the women who lived and worked in the capital. Following this talk from politics prose bookstore in d. C. We bring you a book party for capital dames from the museum also in washington. I just want to say it such a personal pleasure for me and for brad it was a porsche not here to post Cokie Roberts tonight. I think this
Central task group or communist Party Congress lead to leave the Chinese People all ethnic groups or football. I dont think the congress will bring any major policy changes. We still need to wait and see. You all know, but i do hope that coven measures will be easier to send the chart now will strip of rolled. I dont think ive done that day. Any more is more like a political thing to see the party, st. Sawdust capital oh. Also on the show and dramatic you turn in the u. K. The new finance minister and does the tax cuts that send british mark as reeling, but it may be too late to save the Prime Minister pool. The Prime Minister is not under a desk, a c o. Oh, my goodness old house that she is with regrets. She is not here. A very good reason. Ah, chinas communist Party Congress is underway and the week long meeting is poised as the men shading pangs hold on. Power is due to be reconfirmed as party leader for an unprecedented 3rd term at a meeting with regional officials. On monday, she