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welcome to the guildhall where there isa welcome to the guildhall where there is a big pa announcement going on behind me but believe you me this is very excitable, fascinated by the choice of heath slater by anna burns as the winner, it was a shortlist that nobody quite knew who would win but it was a unanimous choice by the judges, the book is sent in the late 19705 judges, the book is sent in the late 1970s in a city full of struggle and sectarian high agreements. it could be northern ireland, it might not be. the protagonist is a 19—year—old girl whose name we don't know, she's just called middle sister. we don't know the name of anyone in the book, they are all known by their titles either relations to the middle sister or the society in which they lived. a bit confusing if you've not read the book but i've got the winning offer to explain why that choice of name, congratulations, wonderful book. brilliantly told story but why no names? the book did not work with names. i think it's something to do with there is a lack of being straight forward in the book. i think that is part of

welcome to the guildhall where there isa welcome to the guildhall where there is a big pa announcemente of heath slater by anna burns as the winner, it was a shortlist that nobody quite knew who would win but it was a unanimous choice by the judges, the book is sent in the late 19705 judges, the book is sent in the late 1970s in a city full of struggle and sectarian high agreements. it could be northern ireland, it might not be. the protagonist is a 19—year—old girl whose name we don't know, she's just called middle sister. we don't know the name of anyone in the book, they are all known by their titles either relations to the middle sister or the society in which they lived. a bit confusing if you've not read the book but i've got the winning offer to explain why that choice of name, congratulations, wonderful book.

welcome to the magnificent guildhall here in the heart of the city of london as you say later this eveninghe man booker prize awarded to the best novel. it will be quite a party, 500 guess enjoying a champagne reception before coming through here to the main hall for a three course dinner. amongst them the six writers shortlisted for the price this year. and for one of them it will be a career defining moment. let's remind ourselves who is on the shortlist this year. this year the six nominees are... everything under by daisyjohnson. it's her first novel. set on the waterways of oxford, it tells the story of a mother and daughter haunted by memories of the past. the judges have described milkman by anna burns as an experimental book. it explores the troubles in northern ireland through the eyes of 18—year—old girl. richard powers‘ ecological epic the over story is a love letter to trees. and follows nine strangers trying to save american forests from destruction. the mars room by rachel kushner takes place in a prison in california. and focuses on a woman serving two consecutive life sente

our arts editor will gompertz was at the ceremony in the guildhall in central london.rns as the winning novel. it was a short list, but it was an unanimous choice by thejudges. it list, but it was an unanimous choice by the judges. it is a book set in the late 1970s, in a city which is full of struggle and sectarian arguments. it could be in northern ireland, and it may not be in northern ireland. the protagonist is a 19—year—old girl whose name we don't know, she hasjust a 19—year—old girl whose name we don't know, she has just called middle sister. in fact, we don't know the names of anybody in this book. they are all driven by titles, either the relation to middle sister, maybe boyfriend, orthe relations to the society in which they are living. so a little bit confusing if you haven't read the book. but fortunately i have got the winning author with us to explain why that choice of names. anna burns, congratulations. thank you. a wonderful book, a really brilliantly told story, but why no names? well, the book just told story, but why no names? well, the bookjust di

i have not seen the guildhall yet so i'm looking forward to that. of great stress and great excitement. it will be good to get back to work. that was richard powers and rachel kushner talking to me earlier. two of the six authors shortlisted for the man booker prize and we will bring you the announcement of the winner live here on the bbc news channel in a special programme at 9:30pm this evening. so do not go away. prince harry and meghan have received their first baby gift — after announcing that they are expecting their first baby next spring. the royal couple arrived in sydney on the first leg of their tour. australia's governor—general sir peter cosgrove and his wife lynne presented them with a toy kangaroo, complete with joey, as well as a little pair of ugg boots. the sister of the duchess of cambridge, pippa middleton has given birth to a baby boyjust a few days after attending princess eugenie's wedding. the child — with her husband james matthews was born yesterday — weighing 8—pounds 9—ounces. a spokesperson for the couple, said the famil

and we'll be at the guildhall in the city of london to talk to anna burns, the winner of this year's be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers pippa crerar from the guardian and charlie wells from the economist — stay with us for that.

and i am at london's magnificent guildhall with —— were the biggest names in the book world will be gatheringnd out which one will win the man booker prize for fiction. i will be talking to two of them shortly. it's 5 o'clock. our main story is that the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, is to stand down next summer. the bbc understand that he's told friends that his departure will coincide with his tenth anniversary in the post. but the news will be widely seen in the context of yesterday's critical report on the failure of parliament to deal adequately with bullying, including sexual harassment of westminster staff. the report by former judge, dame laura cox, condemned what she called a culture in which abusive behaviour was ‘tolerated, concealed and covered up‘. the speaker has faced calls to stand down in the light of the report. our chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminster. that report was pretty damning. talking about the culture in this place, a place which is the everyday workplace for hundreds or thousands of people. the prime minister ‘s official spokes

among the guests at the star—studded event at london's guildhall were the duchess of cornwall, who presentedt to her career is perhaps even more valuable. she joins an illustrious list of people who've won the prize before, including salman rushdie and hilary mantel. lebo diseko, bbc news. another winnerfor you — this year's world wildlife photographer of the year has been revealed at a gala in london. dutchman marsel van 0osten's photograph of two snub—nosed monkeys resting on a stone in china's qinling mountains is the overall winner. he followed a troupe of them for days to understand their behaviour, and caught these two gazing into the distance. 0ther shots that won their individual categories include underwater, amphibians and reptiles, and an award for photojournalism. it is one of the most prestigious competitions in the world and has been running for more than a0 years. finally, harry and megan continue their royal tour of australia. the duke and duchess of sussex arrived in new south wales and delighted a long line of schoolchildren at the airport in dubbo, shaking hands and posing

they've booked a bigger venue here at the guildhall.being listened to, the government is very keen to let business know, to reassure them their voices are important both in presenting this budget and of course the big challenges that brexit present around the corner. i think they're both very confident about the future prospects of britain. regional inequality featured highly, they're looking for money to be spent across the regions. one of your big focuses... one of our big focuses as well. and there was a sense that they've gotten their mojo back. there is confidence from both of them that brexit negotiations will go well so we will get a good solution that will go will go through parliament in a reasonably smooth away. and there is just an air of confidence that we didn't see in 2017 but will certainly seeing 2018. rupert simms, can i grab you also? nigel wilson saying there that there is a new sense of confidence, that the government has got its mojo back and everyone felt in a pretty good mood. better to be back inside the tent tha

among the guests at the star—studded event at london's guildhall were the duchess of cornwall, who presentedhaps even more valuable. she joins an illustrious list of people who've won the prize before, including salman rushdie and hilary mantel. lebo diseko, bbc news. harry and meghan continue their royal tour of australia. the duke and duchess of sussex arrived in new south wales and delighted a long line of school children at the airport in dubbo, shaking hands and posing for selfies. but it was luke vincent, who has down syndrome and adores santa claus, who stole the show, throwing his arms around meghan when she knelt down to greet him. luke also made a beeline for harry's beard when the prince hugged him. the duchess of sussex held an umbrella for the duke as he delivered his official address to the town. the crowd reacted accordingly, with rousing cheers. we are talking food grown in a loud, meat grown in a lab, to be precise. our reporter has been to a farm in san francisco, where they have grown chicken nuggets from the cells of a feather from a real—life chicken. and this is somethi

hello, and welcome to the splendid surroundings of guildhall, here in the heart of the city of londont important literary prizes, the man booker, awarded to the best novel of the year. previous winners have included sir salman rushdie and dame hilary mantel, and other winners are here tonight, including the nobel laureate sir kazuo ishiguro, howard jacobson, and as byatt.

our business editor simonjack was at the meeting at london's guildhall.is about 100 or so of the great and the good from the business world who are here to listen to the chancellor and also unusually hearfrom the prime minister and the significance of this event is it is a much bigger event than what we would usually have. there would usually be 30 or a0 on the afternoon of the budget. they have both a bigger venue here at the guildall and the significance of that is after a couple of years of being complaining about being outside the tent, their voices not being listened to, the government is very keen to let business know, to reassure them that their voices are important both in pursuing this budget and also the big challenges of brexit present around the corner. i think we are all very happy about the future prospects of britain. regional inequality featured very highly. they're looking for more money to be spent across the region. and one of your big focuses? one of our focuses as well. there was a sense that they have got their mojo back. there is as

hello, and welcome to the splendid surroundings of guildhall, here in the heart of the city of london. where in the next half an hour, we will find out who has won one of the world's most famous, and most important literary prizes, the man booker, awarded to the best novel of the year. previous winners have included sir salman rushdie and dame hilary mantel, and other winners are here tonight, including the nobel laureate sir kazuo ishiguro, howard jacobson, and as byatt. and this evening, a new name will be added to that impressive roll call. it's been quite a journey to get to this point. thejudges considered 171 books, which were whittled down to 13 on the longlist, six on the shortlist, and tonight there will be just one book left, one winner. this evening is a real highlight of the literary calendar. more than 500 people are here. they have been enjoying a champagne reception, followed by a three course dinner. and among them all six authors on the shortlist, it must be so nerve—jangling mustn't it, waiting to hear if you have won? because make no mistake, this is a career—defini

among the guests at the star—studded event at london‘s guildhall were the duchess of cornwall, who presentedion because of cancellations and delays to services into and out of london paddington. the prime minister insists her brexit plans are still alive as she prepares to address other european leaders at a summit in brussels. three men — who became the first anti—fracking protesters to be jailed in the uk — are freed by the court of appeal. here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live. uk inflation cooled more than expected in september to a three—month low rising at an annual rate of 2.a% in september, compared to august‘s surprise six—month high of 2.7%. flybe shares are down after the company issued a profit warning, blaming poor demand, a weaker pound and higherfuel costs. the airline said in a trading update it now expects a full—year loss of £12m — more than triple the figure analysts had expected. that will include a £29m hit from weak sterling and a rise in fuel prices. netflix added seven million new customers in the three months to september, bringing its global total to more