Now on Bbc News, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. In our culture of 24 7 news and trending Social Media reactions, it sometimes takes a novelist s eye to chart the deeper currents swirling beneath societys surface. My Guest Today relishes entering choppy waters and swimming against the cultural tide. Lionel shriver is a british based american writer Whose Fiction has addressed school shootings, obesity, economic crisis and, in her latest book, voluntary euthanasia. She is a contrarian, but is she also a combatant in the western Worlds Culture wars. Lionel shriver in new york, welcome to hardtalk. Its a pleasure to talk to you. Its a pleasure to have you on the show. Would it be fair to Say, judging from your recent writing, that your creative mind is increasingly preoccupied with ageing and with thoughts of mortality . Um. Short answer, yes. Long answer, i think ive always had a morbid streak and also a strange consciousness of ageing. My first novel was w
Hello and welcome to Bbc News. We start injerusalem. There have been more clashes between palestinians and israeli police, a day after more than 200 people were injured in some of the worst violence in years at the Al Aqsa Mosque. Fighting broke outjust as Tens Of Thousands of muslim worshippers prayed at the compound to mark the most holy night of ramadan. More than 50 people were injured. Gareth barlow reports. Stun grenades against stones. Palestinian protesters and israeli Security Forces clashing outside the Al Aqsa Mosque complex injerusalems old city, one of the most revered sites in islam. Its also the location of the temple mount, the holiest site injudaism. The source of the anger weeks of rising tensions over the potential eviction of palestinian families from their homes in occupied eastjerusalem, which israeli settlers claim as their land. Earlier on saturday, roads into the city became gridlocked as israel ramped up security, fearing a repeat of fridays violence. Car horn
Monitoring the uncontrolled now on Bbc News its time for click. This week bikes. Bikes. Boats. Bots. And shops. Hey, welcome to click. This week were going to talk about locking stuff and keeping stuff safe, which is why Lara Currently has a safe on her lap. Well, its a safe with a bit of a difference. You know when youre at the Dining Table and it feels like everybody has a reason that they have to do something on their phone there and then . Laughs, yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, this aims to overcome that. Its somewhere to lock away your devices so you can have some good Quality Family time. Laughs, right so does it have a key, a combination, or is it on a timer, what . 0k, well, that is the problem. Because there are timer options, you can set it for an hour, overnight, for 2h hours, but theres also a passcode to be able to open it in an emergency, so whoever knows the passcode needs to also be the person with the willpower not to open it. Right. Plus, its not exactly the sturdiest of dev
But labour did win a number of the mayoral contests, including Sadiq Khan installed for a second term as londons mayor. Iam i am deeply humbled by the trust londoners have placed in me to continue leading the greatest city on earth. Disruption continues on some of britains busiest Rail Lines, after small cracks are found in some high speed trains. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The uk prime Minister Borisjohnson has invited the leaders of the devolved nations to a summit on how to recoverfrom the pandemic. It follows the snps fourth scottish Parliament Election Win in a row and labours win in the welsh parliament. Nicola sturgeon said there could be No Democraticjustification for blocking an Independence Vote and vowed to push ahead with her plans for a second referendum after the covid crisis is over. Our Scotland Editor Sarah Smith reports. Across scotland, victorious snp candidates are celebrating increasing their vote and winning a remarkable fourth term in government. Kaukab stewa
LegIslatIon, It Is recovery from the pandemIc. DIsruptIon contInues on some of brItaIns busIest RaIl LInes after small cracks are found In some hIgh speed traIns. And comIng up at 11. 30, well brIng you the latest edItIon of hardtalk. Hello and welcome If you re watchIng In the uk or around the world. The Labour Leader, SIr KeIr Starmer, Is expected to reshuffle hIs Shadow CabInet today. SIr keIr Is facIng a furIous backlash from some of hIs mps and members after sackIng the Deputy Leader, Angela Rayner, as natIonal campaIgn co OrdInator And ChaIr of The Party. Labour sources suggested Angela Rayner had to take responsIbIlIty for what was descrIbed as a bungled ElectIon CampaIgn. But they stressed she would be offered another role. Lets brIng you these pIctures. ThIs Is so KIer Starmer leavIng hIs home thIs mornIng. He thIs Is so KIer Starmer leavIng hIs home thIs mornIng. ThIs Is so KIer Starmer leavIng hIs home thIs mornIng. He dIdnt have much to say home thIs mornIng. He dIdnt have