ed ruscha's rise and fall begins with the recent industrial past. the old very american workplaces is rather less american. the trade school is no longer a trade school. and whatever happened to the phone booth? as you can s, it disappeared. the question is, is this all about just change or progr decline? >> it is the pain of progress or the pain of change and all of that, but it can point to things positive, too. reporter: whe are we now? is it the peak ofum empire cotion, or are we on the downward slope? >> they are more or less devoid t political connotations. they have a moral m. they say progress -- not necessarily positive progress. ut seems like pandemonium, there is some kind of peace involved in it. reporter: peace? >> peace. peace of mind -- even if iis momentary. you can still smell the roses. reporter: so it is just a shifting landscape that has caught his eye. what it means is up to us. but while ed ruscha's life and inspiration may be los angeles, it is a shift going on all around us. the question is, are we looking at a sunrise or sun

ed ruscha's rise and fall begins with our recent industrial past.trade school is of course now no longer a trade school. there is a lot more security, and whatever happened to the phone booth? as you can see, it has disappeared. the question is, is this all about just change, or progress, or decline? you know they have a... moral to them. they say progress, but not necessarily positive progress. there is some kind of peace involved in it. peace? peace, peace of mind, peace of... you know, even if it is momentary, you can still smell the roses. so, it is just a shifting landscape that has caught his eye, and was worth turning into it. —— turning into art. what it means is up to us, but while ed ruscha's life and inspiration may be los angeles, it is a shift that is going on all around us. the question is, are we looking at a sunrise or a sunset? david sillito, bbc news. in the world of portuguese football, there is god and then there is christiano ronaldo. the hero of this world cup scored again today — this time against morocco to lead portugal to a

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the american artist, ed ruscha, one of the pioneers of popart, is now in his 9th decade and he's showing empire. david sillito went to meet him. this is a story about how how industrial world is changing through the eyes of a man whose work has been a strange landscape. almost any change can upset people. whether it isa change can upset people. whether it is a glorified something or other or the total removal of something. they are porches of them and now. edward ruscha stands with andy warhol is one of the giants of pop art, and artistic passion for the every day of modern life— the gas stations, the word pictures and the inspiration this exhibition are these 19th century paintings by thomas cole about the rise and fall of empire. edward ruscha rise and fall begins with the recent industrial past. it is now rather less american. the trade school is no longer a trade school but with a lot more security and whatever happened to the telephone booth. as you can see, it has disappeared. the question is, is this all about change and progress or declined? question is, is this all about change

ed ruscha's modern take on the cyclical nature of civilisation — the american pop—artist unveils hise ministerfaces possible defeat again over her brexit plans. mps are due to vote on an amendment to the eu withdrawal bill which would give parliament more of a say if no deal is agreed with brussels on the uk's departure. conservative mps are threatening to vote against the government if it doesn't make concessions. our chief political correspondent vicki young is in westminster. this eu withdrawal bill is all about making sure that the statute book can function once we leave the european union at the end of march next year. that it has suddenly become something else, what happens if there is a no deal scenario, abou diaby controls that process? can parliament, mps and lords tell bid decide what to do in these circumstances? i am joined decide what to do in these circumstances? iam joined by decide what to do in these circumstances? i am joined by a representative what are effectively those conservative mps who are threatening to rebel against the government, what do they want to do?