welcome to hardtalk, i m steven sacker. in this age of the internet, we ve come to accept expect insta nt we ve come to accept expect instant access to knowledge but real deep understanding takes longer to acquire and to share. my guest today is one of the world s most acclaimed novelists, nobel prize winner orham pamuk. he s lived almost all of his life in istanbul, writing stories about turkey which have over decades painted a vivid picture of a country and society pulled between east and west, past and future. what is the key to understanding orham pamuk‘s turkey? orham pamuk, welcome to hardtalk. pleased to be here. i want to start with the book, the novel that has just been published in english, the red haired woman, your latest. it is built around relationships between fathers and sons. and ijust wonder why you were so sons. and ijust wonder why you were so drawn to that theme? in 1988i was finishing one of my novels during summer finishing one of my novels duri
which collapsed over 2a hours ago. but the nation is mourning 21 children who were killed when their primary school collapsed. many others are still missing. almost half of the deaths were in the densely populated capital, mexico city, where power lines and gas pipes have been cut. the magnitude of the earthquake was measured at 7.1 and the epicentre was around 120km south of the capital. our correspondent aleem maqool is in mexico city where the rescue work is continuing. it is today the full scale of the destruction in mexicocity it is today the full scale of the destruction in mexico city has been revealed. more buildings weakened by the frightening force of the earthquake collapsed overnight. and this is just one of the terrifying dramas playing out here. children trapped under rubble, confused and scared, but first one gets pulled out and then the other. they were among the young pupils trapped when their primary school collapsed, it happened at lunchtime moments after t
trust at the centre of a baby deaths scandal in shropshire. hundreds more cases are now being investigated. celebrations with no social distancing followed the end of lockdown in arrows owner, but the price, lengthy use for coronavirus testing. a decision to turn one of the world s most famous buildings, hagia sophia, back into a mosque divides opinion. the forces sweetheart, dame vera lynn, makes herfinal journey, as she s laid to rest in east sussex. and in the sport on bbc news england are under pressure in the first test after west indies took a first innings lead of 114 on day three in southampton. good evening. borisjohnson says he may have to tighten the rules on face coverings in england, encouraging their use confined spaces, like shops. at the moment they re only mandatory on public transport, but the prime minister says the scientific advice on masks has shifted. speaking during an online question and answer session at downing street, he also urged people to go
the world health organization has reported a record daily total of global coronavirus infections. nowhere has been hit harder than the united states. the country s top health official for infectious diseases now says some us states should delay ending their lockdowns. this graph shows the number of daily cases since the start of the pandemic. the number had been falling towards the end of last month, but now there s a steep rise, topping 60,000 in recent days that s the highest single day tallies for any country since the pandemic began. the states in darker blue have had the most cases per head of population in the last week, with the worst hit being south carolina, with an average of 305 daily cases per million people, louisiana with 321, and florida with 423. but the state with the most cases is arizona, from where our correspondent, sophie long reports. music plays. when the governor of arizona lifted the state s stay at home order, people partied, pre pandemic style. i
and in the libel trial of the hollywood starjohnny depp, more allegations of arguments and violence with his ex wife amber heard. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the united states has once again breached a new daily record for confirmed coronavirus infections. cases were falling towards the end of last month, but they are now rising steeply again, exceeding 65,000 making these the greatest single day tallies for any country since the global pandemic began. the spike in infections has been particularly bad in the south and west of the country, with the state of arizona recording the most cases. 0ur correspondent sophie long has been there. loud music plays when the governor of arizona lifted the state s stay at home order, people partied, pre pandemic style. it was a joke to us. we werejust like, covid s fake news. days later, many woke up to what will probably be the worst hangover of their lives. never imagined in my life i d be in a h