British author. This years nobel prize for literature has been awarded to. I used to wonder what went on behind closed doors. And we speak to the best selling crime also about his new book. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Wiltshire police say they would question the former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath about allegations of historical child abuse, were he still alive. The claims include the alleged rape of a child. The police stress that is not to say the former Prime Minister was guilty. But the investigation has been severely criticised by the sir edwards friends and family, and by the former head of Public Prosecutions he says elements of Wiltshire Polices investigation were a disgrace and they should be ashamed. Tom symonds has more. For many, hes now a figure from distant history the Prime Minister in the early 1970s who took us into europe. But today, the police set out staggering claims against Sir Edward Heath, that he raped a child in 1961, indecently assaulted six othe
Theyve won. It is after all a career defining moment for any writer, and who knows, perhaps even thinking about the £50,000 czech that goes with winning. The £50,000 cheque. There is also a royal guest here her Royal Highness the duchess of cornwall will be presenting the trophy to the winner. To help guide us through the proceedings, im delighted to be joined by the writer and critic Stephanie Merritt and sameer rahim the books editor of prospect magazine. Welcome to you both, and thank you for being here. Not long to go now, and plenty to discuss. But, before we chat, lets have a look at this years shortlist. Six of the best books of the year are competing for the man booker prize for fiction. 4321 is a very big book, by one of americas big beasts, paul auster. It follows the four different paths a mans life might take. Ali smiths autumn is the first instalment of a seasonal quartet. It centres on two friends in the wake of the vote to leave the European Union and explores the them
More than 3,500 children have been killed in Israel and Gaza since 7 October, the vast majority in the bombardment of the Gaza Strip. In the face of this pedicide more than 500 children’s advocates in South Africa have issued a call for peace and respect for human rights amid the escalating con.