In your home, your Writing Study is just below us, the floor below. Just tell me, does it matter to you when you are writing what is going on in the world outside Yourfront Door . Does it affect your writing . Well, it depends on what you mean. If theres a fire engine screeching in front of my door, it will interrupt my concentration, and i might go out and see whats going on. But if theres a distant war going on in another place and i know about it, im not going to read about it while im doing my work for the day. But i certainly will inform myself about it later. You talk of distant wars. Im thinking of wars much closer to home. You write a lot about your take on american politics. Youve talked about your feelings through the course of four years of donald trump. Youve talked about a country at war with itself. So the war isnt so very far away. Yes, the war that were engaged in here, fortunately, has not become yet a fighting war with guns, to a large degree. But we are divided in wa
Us were campuses are bracing for another night of violence. This hour. It comes after tensions at ucla when Counter Protesters attacked a camp set up by pro palestinian demonstrators. The governor of california has condemned the Police Response to clashes at ucla on tuesday, calling it delayed and unacceptable. Emma vardy reports from los angeles. This was the moment tensions between rival protesters boiled over. Pro palestinian activists and a counterdemonstration by pro israel supporters became violent. Fireworks were thrown over a screaming crowd, and wood used as weapons. We had people beating us with sticks, throwing whatever they could to us. Im kind of annoyed at myself for not seeing it coming, but i didnt think it would ever get to this, escalate to this level. The Los Angeles Police were called by The University. The Vice Chancellor has condemned last nights events as a horrific act of violence. Eventually, officers separated the rival groups. Im a ucla student. We pay tuitio
Joining us on sportsday. Were going to start in germany where Borussia Dortmund have beaten Paris Saint Germain 1 0 in the first leg of their Uefa Champions League semi final. While the spotlight was on psgs expensively assembled squad of superstars including Kylian Mbappe. It was Manchester United outcast jadon sancho who was the shining light of this dortmund performance. He completed 12 dribbles, the most by a player in a Champions League semi final since. Lionel messi back in 2008. Advantage dormund but psg will rue the chances they missed as Conor Mcnamara reports. Dortmund stryker in the first have decided this first leg by perrys century mama look back on the tip of the game and they would not believe the chances they missed. A former Dortmund Player had two edged opportunities and what of them saved and when he put off target in Kylian Mbappe was looking to lead psg on the high was relatively quiet that the game but he did it the right post any team we had left posed in both of
Good evening. A 36 year old man has been charged with the murder of a 14 year old boy who was killed in a sword attack in east london yesterday morning. 14 year old Daniel Anjorin was walking to school when he was killed. Marcus monzo, a spanish Brazilian National who lives in east london, has also been charged with a number of other offences. Lucy manning is there for us now. 19 minutes ago, prosecutors announced that marcus monzo from east london had been charged with the teenagers murder. He is also charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of grievous bodily harm, aggravated burglary and possession of a bladed item. It comes after daniel was stabbed here yesterday morning went to Police Officers were also wounded trying to apprehend the suspect, and two other men in their 30s were also injured. But today was also about hearing the name and character of Daniel Anjorin, and by all accounts, he was a lovely and conscientious boy. Daniel anjorin, smart in his uniform, tra
Us, the floor below. Just tell me, does it matter to you when you are writing what is going on in the world outside Yourfront Door . Does it affect your writing . Well, it depends on what you mean. If theres a fire engine screeching in front of my door, it will interrupt my concentration and i might go out and see whats going on. But if theres a distant war going on in another place and i know about it, im not going to read about it while im doing my work for the day, but i certainly will inform myself about it later. You talk of distant wars, im thinking of wars much closer to home. You write a lot about your take on american politics. Youve talked about your feelings through the course of four years of donald trump. Youve talked about a country at war with itself, so the war isnt so very far away. Yes. The war that were engaged in here, fortunately, has not become, yet, a fighting war with guns to a large degree. But we are divided in ways that i have never seen before, and ive been