Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im 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. Hes written more than 60 books, sold close to 400 million copies. He is the Master Manipulator Of Dark Places and the paranormal. If youre not a reader, you may have seen the shining, carrie, Stand By Me All Films based on his stories. Hes been writing for half a century. How has our appetite for fear evolved . Stephen king in florida, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Its 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 for Writing F
Super league. Russias Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny is moved to a Prison Hospital as his health deteriorates, piling on the pressure for President Putin. And mission accomplished, if only for a few moments. Nasa flies a drone over the surface of mars, in yet anotherfirst for human kinds efforts in space. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Security is being tightened in Minneapolis Asjurors Begin considering their verdict in the trial of the former us Police Officer charged with murdering the black man george floyd last year. Derek chauvin denies causing mr floyds death by kneeling on his neck. The defence says mr chauvin correctly followed police training, but the prosecution say his actions were disproportionate and deliberate. Footage from the incident was again shown in closing arguments today, and some of it is included in nick bryants report. Its a measure of the passions aroused by this trial that the courthouse looks more like a prison. And the
Translation i hope that no one will think of crossing the translation i hope that no one will think of crossing the socalled think of crossing the so called redline regarding russia. He didnt mention Alexei Navalny in his speech whose supporters are right now protesting in moscow against his medical treatment in prison. Hes 22 days into a Hunger Strike and said to be close to death. India ravaged by a Second Wave Of Covid record numbers of daily deaths and infections hospitals are overwhelmed as Oxygen Supplies run out. And well look at why the Breakaway European Super League unravelled so quickly just two clubs out of 12 remain, for now, barcelona and real madrid. Lets start in the us where we have been seeing a day of reaction to the conviction of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty of murdering George Floyd Last May by holding his knee on mr floyds neck for more than nine minutes. Weve seen celebration from George Floyds family and civil rights acti
League. And russias Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny is moved to a Prison Hospital as his alp deteriorates, piling on the pressure for President Putin. And mission accomplished. Nasa flies a drone over the surface of mars in yet another first for humankinds efforts in space. Hello and welcome. We started in the us city of minneapolis. Security is being tightened in there as jurors begin considering their verdict in the trial of the former us Police Officer charged with murdering the black man george floyd last year. Derek chauvin denies causing mr floyds death by kneeling on his neck. The defence says mr chauvin correctly followed police training, but the prosecution say his actions were disproportionate and deliberate. Footage from the incident was again shown in closing arguments today, and some of it is included, in our correspondent nick brya nt s report. Its a measure of the passions aroused by this trial that the courthouse looks more like a prison. And the presence of the Nation
and lived off grid in a tent. deep backward square. goes straight in the manner that only stokes can! and a captain s innings from ben stokes, but england make hard work of it on the first day of their test series in india. and coming up on bbc news, aryna sabalenka is into the final of the australian open. the defending champion gets past coco gauff in straight sets in melbourne. good afternoon. the killer who stabbed to death three people in nottingham has been told by a judge he will very probably spend the rest of his life in a high security hospital. valdo calocane was suffering paranoid schizophrenia when he killed two students barnaby webber and grace o malley kumar and a school caretaker, ian coates. but relatives of the victims say they are angry calocane was convicted on a charge of manslaughter through diminished responsibility instead of murder. true justice has not been served today, said the mother of barnaby webber. our correspondent navtej johal is at no