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Amber langtry, a Graphic Designer from brighton, faced the possibility of a criminal record after a Council Employee accused her of failing to clear up a dog poo, a poo, she says, her German Shepherd olive never did. My friend and i decided to take the dogs for a walk in the park. The dogs had run off lead, immediately gone to the toilet. Wed picked it up, put it in the bins. We were actually on our way out of the park. I could hear somebody shouting behind me. Turned round, and i could see this man in a uniform with a high vis jacket. I would like to walk over there, itll take about five minutes. You can come with me. Ill pick up the poo that you say im responsible for. The man in the high vis jacket is a local authority Litter Enforcement Officer. ....
Now on bbc news talking books. Welcome to hay festival, now celebrating its 30th year. Hay brings together scientists, historians, novelists, musicians, all of them here to discuss their latest ideas and stories. Today im interviewing the multi Award Winning author elizabeth strout. Her six novels, all of them have received critical acclaim, but it was Olive Kitteridge that received the prestigious pulitzer prize. Born and raised in small towns in New Hampshire and maine, her latest book Anything Is Possible explores a cast of extraordinary characters and their own small town lives. Applause i stand to be corrected, but i think it was chekhov who was asked by, i think his brother, it was a hint about writing, and he apparently said, you know, the thing about w ....
Welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. My guest is american journalist theo padnos. From october 2012 to august 2014 he was held hostage in syria by the nusra front, which is allied to alqaeda. He was beaten, abused, not knowing from day to day if he would be shot or spared by his captors. But was he the victim of his own actions . He says the most bitter moment of his captivity was the realisation that it was he himself who was mostly responsible for his ordeal. Theo padnos, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks very much for having me. Why did you decide to go to syria in 2012 to report on the conflict there . You know, it was a very dangerous place, it still is. It was certainly dangerous at the time, but i mean, i felt that i could avoid the worst of the dangers. I felt the real danger to me at the time, i thought, was the regime. I thought they were against western reporters coming in. I didnt have a visa for journalists, and i felt that they were going to come and arrest me. I felt t ....
Welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. My guest is american journalist theo padnos. From october 2012 to august 2014 he was held hostage in syria by the nusra front, which is allied to alqaeda. He was beaten, abused, not knowing from day to day if he would be shot or spared by his captors. But was he the victim of his own actions . He says the most bitter moment of his captivity was the realisation that it was he himself who was mostly responsible for his ordeal. Theo padnos, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks very much for having me. Why did you decide to go to syria in 2012 to report on the conflict there . You know, it was a very dangerous place, it still is. It was certainly dangerous at the time, but i mean, i felt that i could avoid the worst of the dangers. I felt the real danger to me at the time, i thought, was the regime. I thought they were against western reporters coming in. I didnt have a visa for journalists, and i felt that they were going to come and arrest me. I felt t ....