Please silence your phones. Welcome our interviewer, kolen mcmahan. Good afternoon. Thank you for coming. Thank you for coming to prisones row lit fest and im thrilled to be here today with tom ricks who as written several books. His brief books, the generals, and fiasco, which is a New York Times number one best seller. This one is also on the bestseller list, charting near i think last week for the first time. Congratulations on that. First question is bat previous book, actually. Fiasco. Given the state of affair today, international, national affairs, do you wish that maybe you had held back on titling the book fiasco. Its a little bit close to home on that question. Youre right, i never thought wed be living in a situation were living in this country no. Host lets talk about this book. Churchill and orwell, the fog for freedom. Im going to read one small passage which tells you the theme of the book and then ask tom to talk about why he whose these two guys. The people in my view
In sport west indies have won a test match in england for the first time in 17 years. Shai hopes historic century helped them to a famous victory, on a thrilling final day at headingley. That looks nice. Low love cardamom. The Great British bake off returned to our screens last night. We will be asking if the new recipe tickled the taste buds of one panel of viewers. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Across the north of the country today, we are looking at a breezy day, with sunshine and showers. Warmer than yesterday. Further south, though, it is the opposite. We have some persistent rain particularly in the south east and it will feel colder than it was yesterday. I will have more details inis yesterday. I will have more details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story there has been unanimous condemnation of north koreas firing of a Ballistic Missile overjapan at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council overnight. Pyongyang has described the launch as the fi
Up to 12 million households could soon see their energy bills capped, under new government plans. And the village pub in North Yorkshire that has clinched the title of best restaurant in the world, beating a host of famous names. And coming up in the sports on bbc news, british swimming apologises to their para athletes after an investigation finds they were subjected to a culture of fear. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The latest round of brexit negotiations in brussels have concluded with the eu chief negotiator saying he does not feel ready to move onto the next stage. Michel barnier said there had been constructive talks, but no great steps forward. And the uks financial deal is still a major sticking point. The situation is described as deadlocked. But the brexit secretary david davis said a deal on the key issue of eu Citizens Rights was closer, and he hoped Member States would recognise progress has been made. Richard galpin reports. The brexit secretary davi
Second chance, i hope. The hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein responds to the claims of sexual miscounduct, as police in new york say theyre investigating. They are also investigating in london. And Gordon Strachan leaves hisjob as scotland manager, after the teams failure to qualify for next years world cup. Its 5pm. Our main story is the warning from Michel Barnier, the negotiator for the european union, of a disturbing state of deadlock in the brexit talks with the united kingdom. The main obstacle is whats called the divorce bill the uks financial commitments after brexit. He said the latest round of negotiations had made no major progress, and it wasnt possible to move on to talk about a future trade deal. But the brexit secretary, david davis, insisted significant progress had been made, though he added that the uk was preparing for all possible outcomes, including no deal. Our correspondent Richard Galpin reports. The brexit secretary, david davis, heads out for more talks in b
Hello and welcome. Im katty kay in new york and Christian Fraser is in london. President trump has his inconsistencies but not when it comes to iran. On the nuclear deal, mr trump has been entirely consistent. Its an embarrasment, the worst deal americas ever made, hes said. So, today, as he prepares to announce the future of that deal, why is there any doubt about what he will actually do . We expect the speech tomorrow, and reports suggest he will say the deals not in americas interest. But hes unlikely to pull out of it, leaving that decision to congress. According to this mornings washington post, the president threw a fit when his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, and defence Secretaryjim Mattis tried to convince him the nuclear deal was working. In a bid to placate him, those closest to the president have come up with a fudge. Tomorrow, it is expected he will de certify the deal, but the decision on whether to reintroduce sanctions will rest with congress. Not all military leade