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late september. but certainly my inbox has been flooded by students both within belgium, but actually a lot of students from outside belgium and non students who have expressed a wish to return to university to take this course. so it certainly seems to be proving pretty popular and i m anticipating hopefully a full seminar group. she was speaking to me earlier about how taylor swift has inspired an english literature course at university in belgium. thank you so much forjoining me, stay with us on bbc news. hello there. good evening. it s been yet another unsettled weekend of weather with low pressure close by. but there s been some blue skies and sunshine around as well, such as here in dumfries and galloway. also some showers such as these, recorded by a weather watcher in shropshire. and it s been blustery, too, for this time of year, and it does stay unsettled
leaving with aid. pressure builds on rishi sunak over small boats crossing crossing the channel after six deaths. labour says people smugglers are running rings around government policy. she s one of the most popular and successful musicians in the world and now, taylor swift is on the curriculum at a university in belgium. hello, i m monika plaha. thanks forjoining me. we start in hawaii, where the governor is warning that the death toll is likely to rise further following the wildfires on the island of maui. 93 people are now known to have died and hundreds remain unaccounted for, as the inferno swept through the historic town of la haina. so far, only a fraction of the worst hit area has been searched for bodies.
women s open last month. belgium s lotte kopecky won the women s road race on sunday, for a third gold medal at the world cycling championships. demi vollering of the netherlands took silver, just ahead of denmark s cecilie ludwig in third, after the 154km race from loch lomond ended with six circuits of glasgow. kopecky also won golds on the track in scotland in the points and elimination races. great britain finished top of the medal table beth shriever with their 23rd gold as she reclaimed the bmx world title. the olympic champion led from start to finish. the 2018 winner laura smulders was second for the netherlands, with us rider alise willoughby, who won the title in 2019, crossing the line in third. and that s all the sport for now. iranian members of parliament have voted to review a controversial hijab law behind closed doors, meaning it is likely there will be no public debate on the issue.
unacceptable. and below any military form of honour. she s one of the most popular and successful musicians in the world and now, taylor swift has inspired an english literature course at a university in belgium. well, earlier i spoke to dr elly mccausland, who will teach the course she told me why students at ghent university will soon be analysing the songs of the american singer. i think swift is at the height of her popularity, as you mentioned, in some ways the peak of her career. she s packing out stadiums. her tour has been in the news, you know, barely a day goes by where she s not making headlines. so it seems very timely to start thinking about, you know, why, what is the reason behind the success? but actually, i ve been thinking for quite a long time, for several years about the connections between swift s music and english literature and sort of especially during the pandemic. in 2020, when she released folklore and evermore, a lot more attention began to be paid to th