We started to imagine, well, what if there was a character at the centre of this story who couldnt connect, who was incapable of connecting, in a world that seems, at least from the outside, totally interconnected 7 what if you are incapable ofjoining that . And that is really where evan came from. I dont know if you can tell but this is me just pretending. What is your view now of social media . When we started writing the show, we lived in a very different world than we live in now, in the sense that what we were talking about in the show about a young man and this journey through. Lies and half truths online felt like a Young Persons story in a lot of ways. And its impossible for us to ignore now in the world of 2019 that lies and the internet and social media, its not a Young Persons phenomenon any more. In many ways it drives the news. Yes. In both of our countries, i think. They are hoping that sense of shared cultural experience will see their all american story succeed in londo
Pick up the phone and call me. No one supports him more than i do, no one wanted him to succeed more than i did, all those years. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. And in sport, premiership champions saracens wont appeal their punishment for breaching salary cap rules, as eddiejones warns it could have a serious impact on his england squad. Thanks, and darren has the weather. Good news for skiers in the alps, but the weather could take a turn for the worse in venice in about a week or so, we will have a look at that and the uk, getting cold and frosty tonight. Thanks, darren. Also coming up victory for the Yorkshire Museum in its battle to bring home a tiny piece of Literary History, as a work by 14 year old Charlotte Bronte is sold for more than £600,000 at auction in paris hello, everyone, this is afternoon live, im simon mccoy. After violent scenes overnight at a University Campus in hong kong, several protesters have been arrested trying to escape from the site surrounde
Electric. I have been in 14 and were live in leeds constituencies already, and the a city with five universities, numbers of people coming out to work so were here this morning talking to students about their concerns in and support and campaign for labour the run up to next months election. Is already much greater than it was the jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering british at the start of the 2017 election. Backpacker Grace Millane in new zealand are shown cctv footage of her last known moments. 0ur party and our members are so up for this fight, so up for this trying to break the world battle, we are going to win this land speed record the british team say theyre feeling confident. Election and we are going to win it because we offer something very different. I dont suppose there are too many people in this audience that we the daily telegraph. Its all right if you do it in private, i good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im annita mcveigh. Understand it had a bizar
This is bbc news. The headlines hundreds of protesters are trapped inside a university in hong kong in a stand off with police. Inside a university in hong kong in a standoff with police. They came running out across the barriers. A large amount of tear gas fired in their direction. This is them escaping. Boris johnson, Jeremy Corbyn and jo swinson escaping. Boris johnson, Jeremy Corbyn and jo swinson make their election pitches to business leaders. The cbi has their annual conference in london. Prince andrew faces pressure to give evidence under oath in the us in the wa ke evidence under oath in the us in the wake of his bbc interview. A new hope, as scientists battled to save britains ash trees, threatened bya save britains ash trees, threatened by a fungal disease spreading throughout europe. Ina throughout europe. In a moment, the sports news. But first, here is what is coming up. In a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening o
He was standing down as an mp. Well have the latest on the campaign, which is still not formally under way, as parliament is due to rise tomorrow. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. The senior conservative Jacob Rees Mogg apologises for saying that residents of Grenfell Tower should have used common sense and left the building, instead of listening to fire brigade advice. And the South African springboks get a heroes welcome as they return home following their victory in the rugby world cup. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is the launch of the liberal democrats Election Campaign, claiming to be the only Party Standing to stop brexit, and that staying in the European Union would produce a £50 billion so called remain bonus over five years. The party leaderjo swinson say this could then be spent on Public Services. For labour, Jeremy Corbyn said a Labour Government would get a brexit deal done in six months, promising to secure a better agreement with the eu, and then put it to the p