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And england have had their best day on their ashes tour of australia so far. Alistair cook completed his first ashes century in seven years. And coming up, mark kermode looks back at 2017s big film releases including the sequel to blade runner, thats the year in film in half an hour. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. High winds and snow have caused disruption for much of england and wales. Thousands of homes and properties are without power in the midlands, the south west and parts of wales, after power lines were brought down overnight. Theres been disruption for passengers at birmingha...

To talk about kevin onto the best seller lists. It had been given very little publicity. Its author, lionel shriver, had struggled to find a publisher in the first place. It was deemed too dark and uncomfortable a read. The musings of a mother on the son she never really liked who turns into a mass killer. Now the story has been made into a critically acclaimed film and is about to reach even larger audiences. Why has such an unnatural tale proved so compelling . Welcome to hardtalk. A pleasure to be here. What it is like to be watching your novel turned into a film with notable actors and the...

Little publicity. Its author, lionel shriver, had struggled to find a publisher in the first place. It was deemed too dark and uncomfortable a read. The musings of a mother on the son she never really liked who turns into a mass killer. Now the story has been made into a critically acclaimed film and is about to reach even larger audiences. Why has such an unnatural tale proved so compelling . Welcome to hardtalk. A pleasure to be here. What it is like to be sitting in cannes watching your novel turned into a film with notable actors and the knowledge that only eight years ago you were struggl...

It was word of mouth that propelled the novel we need to talk about kevin onto the best seller lists. It had been given very little publicity. Its author, lionel shriver, had struggled to find a publisher in the first place. It was deemed too dark and uncomfortable a read. The musings of a mother on the son she never really liked who turns into a mass killer. Now the story has been made into a critically acclaimed film and is about to reach even larger audiences. Why has such an unnatural tale proved so compelling . Lionel shriver, welcome to hardtalk. A pleasure to be here. What it is like to...

And london, this is bbc world news. It s newsday. Good morning. Its midnight in london and seven in the morning in singapore. North korea has fired what appears to be a ballistic missile, according to the south, as tensions have been flaring over the norths nuclear ambitions. The unidentified missile was fired from near the north korean coastal city of wonsan. It reportedly landed in the sea ofjapan. Japan has strongly condemned the launch, saying these tests cause a threat to ships and planes, although no damage has been reported. President trump has been briefed on the situation. South korea...