known as the town of books, hay—on—wye, in wales, is the location of the hay festival. it's a literary mecca, an annual gathering of artists, authors, daleks and, yep, even royals. it's even been called the woodstock of the mind by none other than former us president bill clinton. this year it's the 30th hay festival and the line—up is pretty stellar. well, for the second year in a row, we've been invited to share some of our favourite experiences and show off some really good tech, all in front of a real, live audience of actual people. what could possibly go wrong? a packed tent waited, all that we had to do was wow them! applause. we have robots falling over, experiments in haptic feedback and demos in binaural sound, but that was nothing compared to the climax — a click—created wavy, shouty game built using artificial intelligence. in the meantime, it can't have have escaped your attention that around the uk things are getting a touch political. as the general election looms, those politicians are using increasingly sophisticated techniques in order to learn m

talking books — at the hay festival. hello and welcome to talking books at the hay festival. founded in 1987 around a kitchen table in wales, hay has been bringing readers, writers and thinkers together for 30 years, and it has evolved into a global celebration of literature, culture and science. today, i am delighted to be talking to sebastian barry, who is the only novelist to win the costa book of the year award twice. he's one of ireland's finest writers, and his fiction is often rooted in stories passed down through his own family. his latest novel, days without end, is set in america in the mid 19th century. applause. i am delighted to be here today to talk to sebastian barry, who to be honest, does not need an introduction from me, does he? he is a prolific poet, playwright, and novelist. twice nominated for the man booker prize for fiction, and the winner of countless other prizes and plaudits for his nine novels and 14 plays. not bad for someone who couldn't read or write until he was nine. so, sebastian barry, given so much of your fiction is rooted in your own fami

known as the town of books, hay—on—wye, in wales, is the location of the hay festival. it's a literary mecca, an annual gathering of artists, authors, daleks and, yep, even royals. it's even been called the woodstock of the mind by none other than former us president bill clinton. this year it's the 30th hay festival and the line—up is pretty stellar. well, for the second year in a row, we've been invited to share some of our favourite experiences and show off some really good tech, all in front of a real, live audience of actual people. what could possibly go wrong? a packed tent waited, all that we had to do was wow them! applause. we have robots falling over, experiments in haptic feedback and demos in binaural sound, but that was nothing compared to the climax — a click—created wavy, shouty game built using artificial intelligence. in the meantime, it can't have have escaped your attention that around the uk things are getting a touch political. as the general election looms, those politicians are using increasingly sophisticated techniques in order to learn m

hello and welcome to talking books at hay festival. hay has been inviting audiences to talk, to think, to read and to reflect for 30 years. over ten days, 250,000 people will rub shoulders with some of the world's greatest writers, thinkers and performers. all here in the beautiful surroundings of the brecon beacons in wales. compared writing to surfing. he's written 28 books for adults and children, and his latest, the boy behind the curtain, is about his childhood growing up in western australia and the impact that's had on his work. applause. now, most writers don't have a fish named after them. but then, tim winton is not most writers. he wrote his first novel, an open swimmer, when he wasjust i9 years old, and he's gone on to write nearly 30 more books for adults and children, all very different, but to my mind, all sharing an ear for language and an eye for the natural landscape, arncirhe'rspultedpff that literary and popular success. and it's a series of essays, or true stories, about his life and the things that have influenced

at the hay book festival, children are learning how solar power transforms african villages. president trump has scrapped funding for this sort of thing. as he promised, he is putting america first. after years of working together to get a consensus, when all the country is finally working together, we are now in a situation where the richest economy in the world is abandoning its obligations to the poorest people. it is those very poor people who will suffer. support for the paris climate deal stretches far beyond this tent. if the us pulls out, it will be on a list of just three the us pulls out, it will be on a list ofjust three nations not doing their bit for the climate, including tiny nicaragua and war—torn serious. it is obviously a very important decision as the united states is the biggest economy in the world. independently of the decision of the american government, it's important all other governments stay the course. china, with its massive investment in renewables, is set to ta ke investment in renewables, is set to take over global leadership on climate, in p

hello and welcome to talking books from hay festival here in wales. it's a celebration of culture with around 500 events across ten days. the aim of the festival is to bring together some of the world's greatest writers and thinkers to share their stories and ideas. i'm speaking to the egyptian author ahdaf soueif. her novel the map of love made her the first muslim woman to be nominated for a booker prize. her latest book, this is not a border, is an anthology celebrating her own extraordinary literary festival. applause. ahdaf comes here hotfooting it basically from the staging the 10th — we're in our 30th anniversary here at hay, but for the palfest, the palestine literary festival, it's their 10th anniversary, and she has come here straight from organising that, and we want to find out a little bit more, so welcome to ahdaf soueif. thank you. applause. just tell us a little bit, how did it go? 0k, well, first ijust want to say it is a tremendous privilege and pleasure being back at hay. this place has its own spirit, its own buzz, and it's alway

0k, while first i just want to say it is a tremendous privilege and pleasure being back at the hay festival, this place has its own spirit and bars and it's always wonderful to be here. basically, just for those who don't know, the idea that came to us was, i mean, looking for ways, as people who write or work with culture in general, looking for ways to kind of ameliorate or influence for the better the situation on the ground. we thought that if we took... if we took artists and writers from the west to go and work in palestine, to do literary readings, seminars, workshops at universities and so on for one week and they would have, you would be giving them a unique experience, you would be enabling them to the experience of living like a palestinian under occupation, for one week. and he would be giving the palestinians ex— boat to world —class the palestinians ex— boat to world—class artists and events. and then basically everyone would go their own way. the one thing that was very clear for example is that we would not avail ourselves of the privileges that come with carrying a

and at 3:30, talking books is at the hay festival and speaks to the award—winning author sebastian barry. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. tests are continuing on cladding from tower blocks around the country after it was revealed every one of the 3a samples tested so far has failed to meet fire safety standards. the towers tested so far are in 17 local council areas. the tests were ordered following the grenfell tower fire in which 79 people last their lives. meanwhile, residents of four tower blocks evacuated in camden on friday evening are spending a second day in temporary accomodation as simon jones reports. i have to ask a supervisor whether they will let me back in if i leave... despite being told his tower block isn't safe, roger evans is refusing to go, believing the council is overreacting. each time he leaves, he's worried he won't be allowed back in. how do you feel about that? scared, i feel really nervous, upset, distressed. why won't you leave? as far as i'm concerned, this building is as safe now as it was last week, nothing has changed. but the council is clear �

rebecca jones is at the hay festival to talk to the austrialian novelist tim winton — that's in half an hour. good morning and welcome to bbc news. government staff have been drafted in to improve the response to the grenfell tower disaster in west london, amid criticism of the local council's performance. at least 58 people are believed to have died in last wednesday's blaze, with the police warning that the total could rise. many residents have complained they received little or no help from kensington and chelsea council. meanwhile, church services will be held today to remember the victims of the blaze. nick quraishi reports. the devastation caused by the inferno stops people in their tracks. the dark reality abundantly clear in broad daylight. communication and accountability. it's always the public that runs to the rescue. where's the authorities? where are they? residents, community leaders and volunteers took their frustrations to downing street, spending two hours with the prime minister. it was a robust discussion, there was forceful emotion in the room, people were able to

here at the hay festival, this installation is lit by solar power, clean energy is all around us. and if president trump turns his back on the paris climate agreement, he won'tjust be enraging other world leaders, he'll be potentially undermining america's own clean energy jobs for the future. roger harrabin, bbc news. our correspondent barbara plett—usher joins us from washington. barbara, a few weeks ago, it would have been fairly straightforward to predict that president trump will pull america out of the paris climate accord, which he said on the campaign trail. but the situation has got more confused in the last few weeks, especially when he met the pope a few weeks ago. the pope pressed him not to pull america out of the paris agreement. he has been getting that from a lot of different places in europe, when he went to the nato meeting, and the g—7 meeting, he got the same as it from american allies. he is getting that message from various quarters here, from democratic congress people, including some republican congress people. he is getting it from environmental activi

here at the hay festival, this installation is lit by solar power, clean energy is all around us. and if president trump turns his back on the paris climate agreement, he won‘tjust be enraging other world leaders, he‘ll be potentially undermining america‘s own clean energy jobs for the future. roger harrabin, bbc news. let‘s go to our correspondent in washington. donald trump tweeted last week, i will let you know what i think last week, i will let you know what ithink in last week, i will let you know what i think in a week, a few days ago he said, i will let you know what i a few days, and now we know it will be 3pm your time. that build—up will suggest he is pulling out? that is the is the signal the white house is sending, from anonymous sources, that he is looking at pulling out of the agreement, as he pledged to do during his campaign, and he is getting stronger voices from his voter base, the coal—mining industry, he pledged to bring jobs back to coal producing areas of the united states and he is under pressure to keep that campaign promise, and also from some

here at the hay festival, this installation is lit by solar power, clean energy is all around us. and if president trump turns his back on the paris climate agreement, he won‘tjust be enraging other world leaders, he‘ll be potentially undermining america‘s own clean energy jobs for the future. roger harrabin, bbc news. that was roger harrigan... 0ur washington correspondent, barbara plett usher, told me that latest indications are that president trump is set to pull america out of the paris climate agreement. that‘s the signals the white house is sending, from anonymous sources, that he is looking at pulling out of the agreement, as he pledged to do during his campaign. he is getting strong voices from his voter base, the coal—mining industry, pledged to bring jobs back to the coal producing areas of the united states is and is under pressure to keep that campaign promise. and also from some republican senators on certain businesses that say the environmental regulations imposed because of the climate agreement are on the risk, they are bothering business and that there

now, while you're watching this we are doing a live show at the hay literary festival in wales. and next week on the programme you can see a little bit of what we're getting up to. can't wait. and if you're coming, i hope you enjoy the festival. and we will see you next week. good morning. london may not have been the sunniest place across the country yesterday, but it was the warmest with highs ofjust over 23 degrees. i expect over the next couple of days, the south—east will get warm, if not hot, as we drag warm air in from the near continent. this slow—moving weather front will bring a contrast to the far north and west. it will be a mild start for all, some mist around, especially close to the coast. that weather front is a slow—moving affair and will bring rain into northern ireland and scotland, lingering for much of the day. cloud, largely dry, and more in the way of sunshine across the extreme south. despite some afternoon cloud into the south—west part of wales, temperatures 18—22 degrees, reasonable. highs of 25 widely in the south—east corner, and stretchi

welcome to hardtalk, from the hay literary festival, in wales. today i'm joined by a packed audience eager to hear from the american politician who defied conventional wisdom to inject passion and radicalism into last yea r‘s to inject passion and radicalism into last year's us presidential election. no, not donald trump but the self—styled socialist who challenged hillary clinton for the democratic party nomination, bernie sanders. his movement did not carry him all the way to the white house but has he planted the seed of a revolution in american politics? cheering and applause. bernie sanders, welcome to hardtalk. great to be with you. i think we have to begin by reflect things on what happened in november, 2016. can you explain to me and explain to this audience how come donald trump was put into the white house by voters, many of whom were those working—class, blue—collar americans that your campaign was all about? explain it. let me explain it in two ways. first of all, it is important for everyone to remember that, while donald tru

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. >> sÍ, este es el sexto festival de las flores en moscÚ,expositoe 12 paÍses, y la gente viene a ver todas las flores, las composiciÓnes y arreglos, hay uno muy sobresaliente. >> cuÉntame. >> el protagonista este aÑo es un huevo que toma un minuto para abrirse y luego adentro la gente se sorprende, se abriÓ el huevo y sale un jardÍn de he leche de distintos colores, la estructura ayuda a mantener las plantas y flor que ahÍ vive, es un sÍmbolo de la vida y es para conmemorar el aÑo de la.... >> ahora llegÓ el momento de estar bien informado, asÍ que vamos con paulina sodi. >> muchas gracias, vamos con las noticias, comenzamos con ofensiva legal, fiscales de diez estados y el gobernador de idaho exigen eliminar daca, programa que ampara de deportaciÓn a mÁs de 750 mil dreamers, inmigrantes en peligro, la cÁmara baja aprobÓ dos propuestas que enderezo en medidas contra ciudades santuarios. >> activistas prometen desfryer la medida del veto migratorio. >> hoy el presidente donald trump se sumÓ a la lucha tras bastidores por un consenso que permita que la ley de salud repub