welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the acclaimed british author sir salman rushdie has sustained serious injuries to his liver and an eye after being stabbed while taking to the stage at an arts centre in new york. the 75 year old is currently on a ventilator and unable to speak. police have named his attacker as hadi matar, a 24 year old from newjersey who is currently in custody. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports. there was confusion and panic. the attack happened in full view of the audience. sir salman was left injured, lying on stage, and eyewitnesses in deep shock. there was nothing audible from the attacker. we just saw him move on stage very quickly and, repeatedly and with vicious determination, stabbed salman rushdie. people were rising up out of their seats, gasping, crying and screaming and this unheard of thing was happening on stage. salman rushdie was taken to hospital by helicopter. he had been due to speak at th
The european comission as he addresses the European Parliament. And the robot making its debut as the conductor of an orchestra in italy. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Fire officers say full Sprinkler Systems can save lives in high rise buildings and fitting them should be compulsory. But a bbc investigation of half the association and council owned high rises in england has found that only 2 are fitted with them. The Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire injune which left at least 80 people dead begins tomorrow. Londons fire commissioner has said that the Grenfell Tower fire must be a turning point in fire regulation and has called for sprinklers to be installed in all High Rise Council flats. Graham satchell reports from Grenfell Tower in west london. When the inquiry opens tomorrow, it will ask fundamental questions, why did it start, why did it spread so quickly and why did so many die and how do we prevent a fire like this in the future . Fire experts we have spoke
Rape. The secretary general of the United Nations has described the humanitarian crisis facing them as catastrophic. Would you like a paper bag with that . That would be great. We speak to the Booker Prize Nominated author who also happens to work in a book shop. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A £37 Million Pound fund has been established for victims of the breast surgeon ian paterson, who duped his patients into unnecessary operations, including mastectomies. He was convicted of 20 offences in april. He is serving 20 years injail. The bulk of the fund will come from spire health care, which runs the private hospitals in which many of the operations took place. Its thought that more than 700 women might have a claim. Sima kotecha has the story. Breast surgeon ian paterson, jailed for 20 years after carrying out hundreds of unnecessary operations. Here are the faces of some of his victims. Now, more than 700 of them will get compensation from a pot amounting to £37 million. One
Should start now. Also in the next hour, an entire city is evacuated in california as wildfires spread. At least 2a people have died in more than 20 separate blazes, which also destroyed homes and marijuana farms. Coming up at 8 45 p m. , meet the author. We talked to simon heffer about his new book. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The European Union has warned the brexit negotiations have entered a state of very disturbing deadlock, with disagreement over the money the uk will owe when it departs the biggest cause of the impasse. The eus chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, said that as a result he cant recommend to eu leaders next week that trade talks begin. Brexit secretary david davis however talked of the significant progress that has been made. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssbergs report contains flash photography. She wasnt there to help. Eu super girl and anti Brexit Campaigner had slinked her way in today. But listening to the eu chief negotiator, it will need a real sup
Now fled the city and many are in refugee camps. It is a terrible irony that in order to retake raqqa, theyve had to destroy the city. Hours after being released from a secure hospital, Jeffrey Barry killed a kurdish refugee, stabbing him 25 times. Thousands of patients in Northern Ireland are experiencing waits of up to three years for non emergency surgeries, far higherthan in other parts of the uk. Leicester city sacks manager craig shakespeare, only four months after he was given thejob. And one of the worlds most gifted photographers of the past century will be joining us to talk about his life and his iconic images. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that prices are rising at a faster rate than at any time in the past five years, according to the latest data from the office for national statistics. Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices index, rose to 3 last month, driven up by increases in transport and food prices. It means state pensions are set to increase by a minimum of