If you have a disability . A Human Rights Watch dog has accused the uk and irish governments of failing to tackle problems like welfare benefits. Good evening. He made it look easy, the Late Night Television interview, and he made it an art. But now sir michael parkinson, a giant of british culture, has died at the age of 88. A big part of his success was the fact that his chat show was never an opportunity for him to show off, but for his guests to always take centre stage, allowing space to reveal a deeper truth about themselves. Its a humility borne of his humble roots, as the son of a yorkshire miner. Michael parkinsons work spanning almost seven decades is a catalogue of memorable moments, including no less than four interviews with muhammad ali. One of the first with George Michael after his arrest in los angeles for lewd behaviour. And his chat with madonna, whom he finally convinced to appear on his show after a 20 year wait. Our media and arts correspondent, david sillito, has
farrell himself chiming in on the case, writing on his facebook page that it s beyond sad that these iranians have been detained for doing a happy video. it s about farrell s song but it s really not about how he s going to respond. it s going to be about how people in iran respond and how the government reacts to that reaction. what is the word in terms of what this social reaction is to this arrest? well, if you look at social media there is wide spread outrage from within iran and there s certainly international outrage and pressure. but it s not clear how that international pressure and this reaction is going to impact this case. you can easily argue that it s going to hurt their case because iranian authorities, the last thing they want to be viewed as is giving in to western and international pressure and what they deem as unislamic values. at the same time, the iranian leadership is on a pr campaign, a good will campaign, that make these important nuclear talks.
that s the last story. i hate that noise. it is a sad noise. what does it remind you of? when you worked at farrell s? it is a minor cord. all right of the did the sign fit the crime? an ohio man, is there any other kind, spent hours on sunday on a street corner with a sign stating he is a bully. as punishment and in a disorderly conduct case the public shaming stems from a neighborhood dispute in which a woman claims hee-haw rased her he harassed her and her disabled kids for years. it says i am a bully and i pick on children that are disabled and i am intolerant of those that it should be who, that are different from myself. my actions don t reflect the appreciation for the south euclid community that i live in. he claims the judge has ruined his life. it was a great life i bet.