over there is the odeon, the biggest of the bunch, which is still showing blue story., which is not only showing blue story, but is actively promoting it. and over there is the third biggest, vue, which has pulled blue story from all of its screens. so, how do young cinemagoers feel about blue story been withdrawn? some cinemas are showing it, so what's wrong with every cinema showing it? if people choose, at the end of the day, how they want to act, according to what they see, you can't blame a movie for that. everyone's saying it's promoting violence and gangs, but it's really not. it's all about love. that's what rapman, the director, says about his debut film, which he also describes as a modern parable. all the violence at the weekend, he said, "..is truly unfortunate. a small group of people can ruin things for everyone." will gompertz, bbc news. and since will compiled that report, film—maker rapman has said on twitter that showcase have put the film back on their schedules. with election day just over a fortnight away, let's take a brief look at some of today's

you can still see it, odeon are showing it. and are wondering if it does glamorise violence and whether they should see it? i would encourage as many people as possible to see it and understand the stories behind the people like me watching it. i could relate a lot to it. i grew up in peckham in camberwell and i was only 19 when i first stepped into lewisham, because of the kind of beef and the arguing that ensued between the two neighbourhoods. so i think for the first time, we are able to tell our own stories and show the context behind those stories. so i would encourage as many people as possible to go out and see it and go out and see it as a protest against vue cinemas and others that have banned it, because it should not have been banned. what is the most important constituent? i don't know if you can put it like this, but in terms of who would be watching it, kids who might get caught up in the way you are describing who could see it and, you know, see that different narrative, or others who might, you know, find it edu

you can still see it, odeon are showing it.s and share the context behind the stories. i would encourage as many people as possible to go and see it, and see it as a protest against vue cinemas and other cinemas that have banned it. what is the most important constituent? if you can put it like this, in terms of who would be watching it. kids that might get caught up in the way that you are describing who could see it and see that different narrative or others who might find it educated or educational about areas that they don‘t understand? educational about areas that they don't understand? i would say it is a film for everyone, notjust for the kids, it is amazing for children to see this lifestyle that you think looks great and has been glamorised is not as great as you think it is. and if you want the film, you realise that there is such an empty void which is left when you go down that path. it is amazing for those young people to see at. it is also amazing for the general public to see because i think that the media often

the odeon is one of the chains that‘s not withdrawing the film.d for or recommended for the film to be pulled following blue story can still be seen at cinemas across the country. the odeon is one of the chains that‘s not withdrawing the film. it says there will be security measures in place at screenings though. west midlands police have said it‘s not asked for or recommended for the film to be pulled following saturday‘s violence. hey, timmy. are you going to the party? both vue and showcase say the safety of customers is paramount. it is rare for a film to be withdrawn in this way. one industry expert says the chains have acted too quickly. i think they are very worried that hoards of youth will turn up and scare away the frozen 2 cash cow audiences. but that‘s having a multiplex. you‘ve got to put on all cinema culture at these places and let it all percolate together. i think blue story is a really important british film. the film‘s director and writer andrew onwubolu, also known as rapman, has described the disturbance linked to his film as

the odeon is one of the chains that's not withdrawing the film.gs though. west midlands police have said it's not asked for or recommended for the film to be pulled following saturday's violence. hey, timmy. are you going to the party? both vue and showcase say the safety of customers is paramount. it is rare for a film to be withdrawn in this way. one industry expert says the chains have acted too quickly. i think they are very worried that hoards of youth will turn up and scare away the frozen 2 cash cow audiences. but that's having a multiplex. you've got to put on all cinema culture at these places and let it all percolate together. i think blue story is a really important british film. the film's director and writer andrew onwubolu, also known as ratman, has described the disturbance linked to his film is truly unfortunate. he says he hopes the blame will be placed on individuals and is not an indictment of the film itself. tolu adeoye, bbc news. the time is 1:15, our top story this lunchtime. a lorry driver charged over the deaths of 39 viet

in a prominent camp odeon opposition leader is frustrated in his efforts to go home to campaign. former national security advisor to the us president donald trump says he's willing to testify in the impeachment inquiry john bolton says that he'll defy the white house and appear in federal court to testify is reportedly going to talk about his alarm at the ukraine pressure campaign if a federal court clears the way for his appearance let's go live now to washington as alan fischer can tell us how significant is this allan. i would think the chances of john bolton giving evidence in front of an impeachment inquiry are still very slim that if you put in right in the end if a federal judge gives his approval now if there is going to be a court battle over whether or not john bolton can speak to the impeachment inquiry it could well drag on into the new year that's not something that the democrats want to do and so they're not going to take it to the court which will then go to appeal and then expect the supreme court to weigh in this is going to be dealt with by many people on the co

notably any of predecessors could claim in 1978 he began his smith odeon career in the space museum as education specialist in 11 years later he joined the national museum of american history and most recently served as a founding director of the national museum of american history and culture. as a founding director he led an 11 year effort in constructing the 400,000 square-foot museum in helping raise the matching public private funds that match public funds and came up with the museum that tells a powerful story of that part of her history and in fact a lot over history. congress established this in 1846 by a british scientist james smithson who never visited the united states but he left his estate to the united states government to found, and establishment for the increase in diffusion of knowledge and that is the quote from mr. smithson will and now were almost 175 years later at the smithsonian encompasses 19 museums and galleries, numerous research and educational facilities, the national zoo, a growing collection of 155 million objects and specimens. years of experience at th

a sales record, bringing in more than 38 odeon u.s. dollars. u.s. singles' day. >> we have a huge number of electronics. they are pushing a lot of products through us. new iphones. there's -- those are the top of the list. 38.3 billion dollars worth of sales this time around. whatestingly, this is people are looking at. it is a slight slowdown in the pace of the growth. analysts, investors inferring some knowledge about what is happening to chinese consumer confidence. whether the slowdown is reflected in alibaba's singles' day numbers. missing the magic. the launch of the disney streaming service hitting technical difficulties because of overwhelming demand. is this good or bad? it creates a buzz. it feeds this narrative disney plus is such a big deal it feeds the internet. >> this is not good, it is a lack i. not what they wanted. we were speaking to them last week. they were very confident they would avoid these problems. we spoke to a lot of technology people about this and coding people who work with disney. they say this is not the end of the

the odeon is one of the chains that's not withdrawing the film.at screenings though. west midlands police have said it's not asked for or recommended for the film to be pulled following saturday's violence. hey, timmy. are you going to the party? both vue and showcase say the safety of customers is paramount. it is rare for a film to be withdrawn in this way. one industry expert says the chains have acted too quickly. i think they are very worried that hoards of youth will turn up and scare away the frozen 2 cash cow audiences. but that's having a multiplex. you've got to put on all cinema culture at these places and let it all percolate together. i think blue story is a really important british film. the film's director and writer andrew onwubolu, also known as rapman, has described the disturbance linked to his film is truly unfortunate. he says he hopes the blame will be placed on individuals and is not an indictment of the film itself. tolu adeoye, bbc news. the ride hailing service uber is not being granted a new licence to operate in the cap