Now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. I m stephen sackur. Millions of readers all over the world are drawn to fiction that explores our fears. Horror sells, and no one does it better or more prolifically than my guest today, stephen king. He s written more than 60 books, sold close to 400 million copies. He is the master manipulator of dark places and the paranormal. If you re not a reader, you may have seen the shining, carrie, stand by me all films based on his stories. He s been writing for half a century. How has our appetite for fear evolved? stephen king in florida, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. It s nice to be here. I wish we could do it in person. Me too. But nonetheless, it is a pleasure to see you on my screen. And let me begin by asking you about the threat that we all, all over the world in florida, in the uk, all over the world are living with, and that is covid 19. Has that invisible threat of the virus in any way dimmed your enthusiasm fo
the refurbishment of his downing street flat was paid for, insisting there isn t anything to see here or to worry about . he s made clear the conservative party will comply with the outcome of an electoral commission investigation. our political correspondent chris mason reports. the apparently simple can sometimes take a while to work out. borisjohnson was asked again today about his downing street flat and who initially paid for its makeover. he was repeatedly dismissive of what he described as a farrago of nonsense . i don t think there s anything to see here or to worry about. i don t think that this is the number one issue for the people of our country, indeed, by several orders of magnitude. the prime minister insists he paid what he owed for sprucing up the living quarters here and will declare what he needs to, but he won t say if he borrowed the money, and if so, from whom, and all of this is meant to be published. the matter is keeping a lot of people busy. earlie
deforestation is at levels not seen for more than a decade. we meet the people on the frontline of the battle to the forest. shouting. translation: the prospectors used to be scared of being - caught by us, now they feel the president will protect them. ..and see the impact on the animals. the government is accused of encouraging the destruction. and i m on a mission to contact some old friends, the members of the most threatened tribe in the world. their relatives have never had contact with civilisation. are they safe? are their precious trees still standing? two years ago, a right wing ex army officer became the president of brazil. jair bolsonaro had a clear agenda for the amazon and its people. this is the story of my attempt to find what his policy of opening up the amazon means for each tribe i first met a decade ago. this is a community that grew up a couple of decades ago, uncontacted. to go to the jungle and meet people who ve onlyjust made contact with the modern
brand new venue of la s historic union station. now on bbc news. our world. under cover of covid, the amazon rainforest, the greatest ecosystem on earth, is under attack. deforestation is at levels not seen for more than a decade. we meet the people on the frontline of the battle to the forest. shouting. translation: the prospectors used to be scared of being caught by us, l now they feel the president will protect them. ..and see the impact on the animals. the government is accused of encouraging the destruction. and i m on a mission to contact some old friends, the members of the most threatened tribe in the world. their relatives have never had contact with civilisation. are they safe? are their precious trees still standing? cheering. two years ago, a right wing ex army officer became the president of brazil. jair bolsonaro had a clear agenda for the amazon and its people. this is the story of my attempt to find what his policy of opening up the amazon means for a tribe
gathering of a music festival in liverpool today to see headline act blossoms study is continuing to spread of coronavirus. a surgery in the womb to try and prepare a baby s spine while it is in its mother s womb continue despite pandemic pressures. hello and welcome to bbc news. if you just joined hello and welcome to bbc news. if you justjoined us, welcome. india has reported its highest confirmed death rate. almost 3700 ppll died. 0n death rate. almost 3700 ppll died. on saturday, a record for infections in the single day. the prime minister is reviewing the crisis. we asked our correspondent if pressure was growing for a nationwide lockdown. was growing for a nationwide lockdown- was growing for a nationwide lockdown. , ., ., ., ., , lockdown. they are so far not able to come and lockdown. they are so far not able to come and assist lockdown. they are so far not able to come and assist the lockdown. they are so far not able to come and assist the gnomes i lockdown.