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Hi kathie. So nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too. I enjoyed your book. Thank you. I would like to start this interview by talking a little bit about you. I also would like the audience to hear the story which honestly which really offended me. Which is in your introduction. You got a note from a professor claiming he would never be a political scientist. Can you say little bit about that . Speech i put that in the book because when i was in college i struggled with what i wanted to major in....

To feel the Nervous Energy of the finalists and the champagne would be flowing. The kirkus prize isnt what you may imagine when you think of literary award ceremonies. There is no formal banquet or assigned seating. It is a Cocktail Party with a glamour and energy all on its own. Last year when Entertainment Weekly wrote about the major literary awards they referred to the kirkus prize as golden globes, fun and unpredictable and tonight we want to share that energy with you at home and give you ...

Hospital bosses in england have warned nhs staff are having to stay off work because they cant get coronavirus tests. Nhs providers said Health Workers with symptoms are being forced to remain at home as they wait for tests and thats putting added strain on the service as it gears up for winter. They want doctors and nurses to be treated as a priority. The Health Secretary matt hancock says officials are working round the clock to fix operational problems, amid widespread reports of people acros...

Groups, the elderly, who are particularly susceptible to severe disease. As a month of tight covid restrictions comes to an end, people in Northern Ireland now face a fortnight of even tighter measures from next friday. Modernising britains defence the armed forces are given billions of pounds to fund space and cyber projects. Shuggie bain, by Douglas Stuart. What a debut for scottish writer Douglas Stuart his novel based on his life growing up in glasgow wins the booker prize. And coming up fro...

Hello and welcome. Its a sign ofjust how serious the coronavirus pandemic has become. The us center for Disease Control has urged americans not to travel during next weeks thanksgiving holiday, americas most important family holiday of the year. The number of patients hospitalized with covid 19 in the United States hasjumped nearly 50 in the last two weeks. In california, the States Department of Public Health has ordered an overnight curfew in most areas. Heres the head of Infectious Disease in...

Welcome. Im stephen sacco. As if the eu didnt have problems enough what with the pandemic and brexit, the union is now facing an internal political crisis. Two members, poland and hungary, are blocking the passage of a new budget and post coronavirus recovery package, claiming that it includes unacceptable conditions. At issue is the eus ability to type funds to members adherence to court he really eu valleys. My guess is the Poland Deputy foreign minister, paweljablonski. Can poland afford to d...

Because of coronavirus. Britains top literary prize, the booker prize for fiction, has gone to the scottish author Douglas Stuart for his novel, shuggie bain. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theres yet more encouraging news about coronavirus vaccines tonight. This time from researchers in oxford who are working with the Pharmaceutical Company astrazeneca. Britain has ordered 100 million doses of this vaccine. Researchers say trials have so far shown a promising immune response for people i...

Back in the summer, says priti patel had not met the requirements of the ministerial code to treat Civil Servants with consideration and respect, and they said the investigation had found some evidence of bullying, even if it was not intentional. Another source said the report was unambiguous that priti patel had broken the code, the rules that are meant to govern how ministers behave. Yet for her part, here at the home office, priti patel has always firmly denied doing anything wrong. The uks p...

Wins the International Booker prize for fiction. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Im kasia madera. Do stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Its a sign ofjust how serious the coronavirus pandemic has become the us center for Disease Control has urged americans not to travel during next weeks thanksgiving holiday, americas most important family holiday of the year. The number of patients hospitalized with covid 19 in the Uni...

Has failed to track down nearly half the close contacts of people with coronavirus, in some of the worst hit areas. The drug ghb, which has been used in murder and rape cases, should have a higher classification according to an official report. And coming up well be speaking to Douglas Stuart whose novel about growing up in glasgow has won this years booker prize for fiction. Hello, good afternoon. The Prime Ministers adviser on ministerial standards, sir alex allan, has resigned, following the ...