with me are henry mance, political correspondent at the financial times and deborah haynes, defence editort the times. will be take you through some of the papers at the moment. first, a quick summary. the times leads on an interview with a government security minister about plans to tax internet giants if they don't help combat terrorism. on a lighter note, there's also a colourful picture of eddie the eagle and fans — some of the stuntman‘s tricks will be shown during london's new year's day parade. the observer takes a closer look at the fallout from lord adonis‘ resignation — and the labour peer‘s call for chris grayling to resign. the mail on sunday reports on plans for so—called unpaid border guards at ports and airports — it also shows rod stewart modelling an interesting choice of knitwear when he turned up to support his beloved celtic earlier this evening. the telegraph's top story focuses on retailers‘ plans to get around the government's ban on credit card fees. the sunday express leads on plans for the over—75s to get a new super vaccine. so let's begin. henry and deborah. we

thank you, henry mance and deborah haynes — you'll both be back at ii.30pm for another look at the storiesthe news tomorrow. coming up next, rebecca jones presents meet the author. the thriller writer david bout that she, his first book, absolute power became a bestseller and it was turned into a film. his latest is called the fix. it is about the detective amos decker who witnesses a seemingly senseless and random murder outside the headquarters of the fbi in washington, dc. david, i would like to start by rewinding the clock back to your childhood when your mother gave you a notebook in which to write stories. had you always wanted to be a writer? i was at the reader, i was a writer? i was at the reader, i was a kid who never shut up, i was telling tall tales all the time, usually to get myself out of trouble. my mum bought me a journal. my trouble. my mum bought me a journal. my pen head the paper and an epiphany went off in my head. i can ta ke epiphany went off in my head. i can take my imagination and put it down on paper and people can read what i am thinking about, this is so cool.

guestsjoining me tonight are henry mance, political correspondent at the financial times, and deborah haynesmes. in iran, thousands of people are rallying in support of the government after street protests against the authorities entered their third day. despite repeated warnings from the authorities, according to videos posted on social media that had been verified by the bbc, at least two people in a western town had been shot and seriously injured. another video shows demonstrators torching a police motorbike. and in a town in the north, protesters have burned a large banner with a picture of iran's supreme leader. the third day of protests in iran. what began in small provincial cities, now spreading to the capital tehran and the main university campus. these are worrying signs for the iranian government and the ultraconservative shia clerics who have ruled over the country since the 1979 revolution. shouting for the clerics to give him a job, this protester typifies the economic anger felt by many iranians. they accuse the mullahs of living in gilded palaces and sponsoring conflicts ove

again at half past eleven with henry mance, political correspondent at the financial times and deborah haynes pages. the times leads on an comments by a government security minister about plans to tax internet giants if they don't help combat terrorism. there's also a colourful picture of eddie the eagle and fans, ahead of london's new year's day parade. the observer takes a closer look at the fallout from lord adonis‘ resignation and the labour peer‘s call for chris grayling to resign. the mail on sunday reports on plans for so—called unpaid border guards at ports and airports, it also shows rod stewart modelling an interesting choice of knitwear when he turned up to support his beloved team celtic, earlier this evening. the telegraph‘s top story focuses on retailers‘ plans to get around the government‘s ban on credit card fees. the sunday express leads on plans for the over—75s to get a new super vaccine to help combat the flu. more coming up at 1130. for the past couple of months, millions of people have been enjoying blue planet 2, the latest landmark series from the bbc‘s natural history