here in the uk the veteran tv presenter phillip schofield will no longer present itv s this morning after agreeing to step down with immediate effect his last programme was on thursday. the presenter has worked on the show for more than 20 years. recent reports claimed relations between him and co host holly willoughby were strained. yesterday, his brother timothy schofield was sentenced to 12 years for sex offences against a child. today, philip schofield said the last few days had been very difficult and that itv felt the current situation couldn t continue. our media correspondent david sillito reports. welcome back, i am holding the fort. holly has had to leave early today, because she is meeting his majesty the king. because she is meeting his ma esty the kinu. , ., ., :: the king. philip schofield, for 20 ears the the king. philip schofield, for 20 years the host the king. philip schofield, for 20 years the host of the king. philip schofield, for 20 years th
london born afrobeat artist fuse odg has made a formal complaint against the met police after he was handcuffed by officers hello, i m anjana gadgil. here in the uk, the veteran tv presenter phillip schofield will no longer present itv s this morning after agreeing to step down with immediate effect his last programme was on thursday. the presenter has worked on the show for more than 20 years. recent reports claimed relations between him and co host holly willoughby were strained. yesterday, his brother timothy schofield was sentenced to 12 years for sex offences against a child. today, philip schofield said the last few days had been very difficult and that itv felt the current situation couldn t continue. our media correspondent david sillito reports. welcome back, i am holding the fort. holly has had to leave early today, because she is meeting his majesty the king. philip schofield, for 20 years the host of this morning. no longer. in a resignation statement, he su
hello, i m mark lobel. ukraine s president zelensky has arrived injapan where he s meeting world leaders at the g7 summit. he s said that peace will become closer , after the us agreed to train ukrainian pilots on american f 16 fighterjets, paving the way for european countries to supply the warplanes to kyiv. moscow said western countries will be running colossal risks if the jets are sent to ukraine. our political editor, chris mason, reports from hiroshima. the airport here has welcomed rather a few leaders in the last few days. and here came another one. after a tour of europe and a trip to the middle east, president zelensky arrived in japan today. long haul diplomacy amid a long, drawn out war and ongoing pleas for help. they met on monday in the uk and they met again here. the president and the prime minister made it. ukraine s leader said enhanced cooperation would bring victory for him and claimed peace is closer and closer to peace. for months, ukraine has been a
Now, its time for welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. There are writers of world renown whose reputation rests on one great book. There are others who write more prolifically, but always in the same territory. And then theres my guest today. Margaret atwoods Output Fizzes with energy, diversity and experimentation. Shes best known for her novels, the handmaids tale, the blind assassin, oryx and crake. But shes written poetry, blog fiction and, this year, a Superhero Comic Book, too. She has a worldwide legion of fans. So what keeps her creative juices flowing . Margaret atwood, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Ijust referred to your prolific and diverse output over many years. But youve just done something youve never done before. Youve taken on adapting shakespeare. And youve always said shakespeare is pretty much your favourite author. So how daunting was that . Very, very daunting. First of all you knew that you were going to get a lot of people saying that you shouldnt do it, an