and taliban fighters shoot in the air to disperse a women s protest in kabul a year after the taliban took over afghanistan. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. prosecutors say the man accused of stabbing the author sir salman rushdie has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault. hadi matar was formally charged in a court in new york state. sir salman remains on a ventilator in hospital after being attacked at an event in new york state yesterday. he s been the subject of death threats ever since the publication in 1988 of his controversial book, the satanic verses, which some muslims considered blasphemous. authors and politicians have condemned the attack as horrifying and also an assault on free speech. this report from our correspondent, nomia iqbal. sir salman rushdie remains on a ventilator inside this hospital after undergoing emergency surgery. his agent has said the author is in bad shape. he faces losing an eye, the nerves i
there are smoldering embers here which very easily could be whipped up into yet another fire. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. experts warn england s drought could last into the next year. and taliban fighters shoot in the air to disperse a women s protest in kabul a year after the taliban took over afghanistan. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. prosecutors say the man accused of stabbing the author sir salman rushdie has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault. hadi matar was formally charged in a court in new york state. sir salman remains on a ventilator in hospital, after being attacked at an event in new york state yesterday. he s been the subject of death threats ever since the publication in 1988 of his controversial book, the satanic verses, which some muslims considered blasphemous. authors and politicians have condemned the attack as horrifying, and also an assault on
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i value that, and to now be incorporated in this particular way, in the long tradition, is very moving, it means a great deal. others being knighted include booker prize winning author ben 0kri, recognised for his body of work and contribution to literature. it is very moving and also very encouraging for successive generations, it gives them a sign that the work that they are doing, the work they will be doing, that people may not seem to be paying attention, but they are. author martin amis also accepted a knighthood shortly before his death in may. in the world of film and tv, celia imrie becomes an cbe for services to drama, davina mccall says it is a great honour to be made an mbe for services to broadcasting, while line of duty star vicky mcclure also becomes an mbe for acting and charity work.