In 2004, a un plan to reunify the island was put to a vote. The Turkish Cypriot north said yes. The Greek Cypriot south said no. And a Divided Island joined the european union. In the talks in geneva, there are still serious obstacles to be cleared. But there is a chance, a good one, that this time the frozen conflict will end. The headlines on bbc News Donald Trump says the director of National Intelligence has called him to condemn a leaked report, claiming the President Elect was vulnerable to blackmail by russia. Snow and strong winds are causing disruption across many parts of the uk, and some areas of Eastern England are being evacuated following severe flood warnings. Tributes have been paid to the former england manager graham taylor, whos died at the age of 72 from a suspected heart attack. An update on the Market Numbers for you heres how londons and frankfurt ended the day. And in the the United States this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. You can see there the
Earlier the Manchester Mystics won the inaugural womens bbl cup, with a 71 60 victory against nottingham wildcats. That is all from sportsday. Coming next, meet the author. How much do we still live in tune with the rhythm of the seasons, and why does that matter . In his much admired novels, tim pears has consistently worked to explore our relationship with the land, the old habits, an inherited feeling for how nature works, and maybe to try to rediscover an understanding that could be slipping away. Its one of the themes of his new book, the horseman. Set in the west country before the first world war, telling the story of an unlikely and almost forbidden relationship, and the coming loss of innocence. Welcome. One of the most powerful elements of the horseman is the sense of the force of nature, the cycles of the seasons and so on, and its obvious that thats not a device. Have you always been conscious of that closeness to the way, frankly, the earth works . I have, yes, definitely.