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Theres lots of underfunding in the north of england. And we getting a raw deal . Absolutely not. Lets be clear, london is an incredible centre and we should be very proud but we have to make sure we have the vibrancy and exciting cultural opportunities across the whole country. There is a track record of the government putting its money where its mouth is and making sure cultures across the whole country and everyone gets to enjoy it. That will be the challenge, to make sure the nations Cultural...

The white house has downplayed the conclusions. On meet the author, our guest is one of our most celebrated writers. William boyd will be talking about his new collection of short stories. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are nigel nelson, Political Editor at the sunday people, and political commentator jo phillips. I have to say, we have been treading ina i have to say, we have been treading in a minefield slightly, because as expected...

Grouping and Sexual Harassment, thats what little boys are made of. That brings us full circle, with a smile but a serious issue as well. Thank you very much for now. That is it for the papers. Thank you nigel and jo, youll both be back at 11. 30pm for another look at the stories making the news tomorrow. Coming up next, its meet the author. William boyd is as much at home with the short story as the novel. Fragmentary glimpses of lives that gleam brightly, collisions of events that take you str...

A huge leak of secret offshore investments has revealed the tax affairs of rich and powerful people around the world. The details are contained in millions of documents from a law firm which specialises in offshore arrangements for individuals and companies in tax havens around the world. Theyve been dubbed the Paradise Papers they were obtained by the german newspaper su Deutsche Zeitung and shared with the International Consortium of investigativejournalists including the bbcs Panorama Program...

By police in the next little while. Inafew by police in the next little while. In a few moments, we are expecting various Police Representatives to appear at those microphones to give the latest information which has to do with the shooting that happened ina do with the shooting that happened in a Baptist Church in texas about three hours ago where at least 20 people are said to have died. There we re people are said to have died. There were suggestions the death toll might be as high as 27 but ...

Saudi arabia. The airport was closed because they did not want these people they were trying to arrest to get in theirjets and shoot off. L flight get in theirjets and shoot off. L flight risk, literally. That is worth knowing, isnt it thank you both. Thats it for the papers this hour. Thank you ruth and ben, youll both be back at half 11 for another look at the stories making the news tomorrow. Coming up next, its meet the author. William boyd is as much at home with the short story as the nov...

Get the tests through. Tom Francine Lacqua is from london with the end for the entire hour, focusing on vw. Lets get to top headlines with vonnie quinn. Vonnie in greece, the once and future Prime Minister returns to power with a stronger than expected mandate. Alexis tsipras and his series of party and his series of won. From tomorrow we raise our sleeves to support the weakest, the working classes. Equality, social progress, social justice and prosperity for our country. To be able to have a s...

Reporter union city is a melting pot of latin american influence. Yet there is an intense hatred for the castros overcome with difficulty. I do hope this is a good chance for the the people of cuba to improve their lives and thats why i support the idea of, you know, ending the embargo. Reporter this second visit of a pope to cuba in the last two decades is seen by many as one more step to their liking. Hopefully, more opportunity for people to express themselves and those people there nee somet...

And it just happened to Editorial Department which has three people, control of the weekly book page and there is a change in the administration and i moved one step up in the person youve been running the book page moved from one step up and asked if i take over the book page and i said sure because demand for ebooks. It really was purely accidental. I started editing the page with reviews by other people the people who couldnt pay anything but the book itself. In North Carolina come a very goo...

Desegregation. And now ceo rosen, in turn, is enforcing the time limit. [laughter] ladies and gentlemen, like the sixth amendment right to speedy trials, the National Constitution center book fairs have to end on time. But i just have to thank, first of all, our two superb participants, harlow unger and judge wecth, for a spectacular conversation. [applause]. A tribute to the cspan audience and a vindication of my faith that when the citizens of the United States are presented with the best argu...