what makes a good picture? we don t know, because if we knew there d be a lot more memorable pictures, wouldn t there? and there aren t that many. and i ve done a few memorable pictures. i know this now. when you were painting the biggest splash or any of those very famous images, you didn t know at the time that these were going to have the potency that they. no, no. i didn t know. in fact, you re always a little bit baffled why. all artists, especially if they re painters, have to take on art history. it s a challenge. do you feel you have successfully done that and earned a place among the greats? well i think i ve. i think i have done that. i think i ve achieved something here. i think so. that was david hockney talking to our arts editor, will gompertz. that s it. newsnight is on bbc two. we re live in paris tonight where the leading candidates for the presidential election are already slugging it out. it looks like a battle between a freshfaced liberal and anti immigran
just nick, but two other colleagues within the structure. that was the determination and we have abided by that. do you think that you are damaged by the fact that he is put to one side, do you have that faith and trust to lead the organisation in going forward? i have trust in the sport, that is clear on a daily basis. the ethics board reported that it basis. the ethics board reported thatitis basis. the ethics board reported that it is a matter of personal sadness for me, it was an outcome. he isa sadness for me, it was an outcome. he is a friend of yours? yes, and it is an outcome that not everybody wanted. the world of rugby is paying tribute to the former south africa scrum half joost van der westhiezen, who has died at the age of 45. he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2011. president jacob zuma said the country had ‘lost a legend.‘ he was a member of the famous springbok side that won the world cup in 1995. people look at him as a hero and inspiration in