. 0urarts engaging with the theatre company. 0ur arts editor reports. heatre with bp's £5 tickets. this is the video the royal shakespeare company made to promote its bp sponsored subsidised tickets for 16 to 25—year—olds, who appeared happy with the deal at the time. it opens up a whole new world for you. such a variety of things, it's brilliant. it's the rsc and it's £5. you can't really say no to an offer like that. though not so much now, according to the rsc, which said in a statement... and so, today, it abruptly ended its relationship with the oil and gas giant. i don't believe that it's going to affect the number of people who can access the arts. i think the money is available. it'sjust this campaign has been about drawing an ethical red line around companies who are directly benefiting from climate crisis. bp said it was dismayed by the decision. i'm disappointed. i think the issue of climate change is probably the defining issue of our era. we believe very strongly that the way the world is going to find a solution to this issue is by collabor

and arts class the new york media theatre company 3 legged dog shows what such a dystopian future might look like. people stranded in an underground complex subjected. to the whims of artificial intelligence but even this vision was created by human imagination. time now to head to norway this year's guest of honor at the frank 1st book fair we visit bergen the wettest city in europe to see how the country inspires its writers . it's raining and dark and. it usually is but the bleak weather makes for a 1st child literary scene and overcast skies creativity is flourishing. many leave the city and move away many don't manage to live in berrigan for long the prison like rain the damp confinement between the hills makes you sick and weary of life you're forced to live behind closed doors alone or in small families . thomas s. but i'll write about every day ordinary experience and about his home city. the music scene is very good the literature it seems very good because of this just feeling of despair and being in close to him between 7 mountains and i like i really like the people. and the

last week, school students threatened to boycott the stratford—upon—avon—based theatre company if itf feeling" against the deal. bp said it was "disappointed and dismayed" its partnership had been brought to a "premature" end. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. but in brussels, thing the proposals put forward to resolve their brexit deadlock are constructive and reasonable. as the chicken touches of sussex end their tour of africa, they launch a court case against the mail on sunday. hundreds of pupils in hong kong stage asset in other protests at a student to short by police during protests. now the business news. the chief executive of tesco says he'll leave hisjob next summer. dave lewis took over at britain's biggest retailer five years ago at a turbulent time. he says it's the right time to move on and a former boss of boots has been lined up to replace him. the construction sector is suffering its worst downturn since the financial crisis. a closely watched survey suggests that building activity in september fell at the second fas

feeling about the sponsorship, which it said had stopped some young people from engaging with the theatre companyn explore a world of theatre with bp's £5 tickets. this is the video the royal shakespeare company made to promote its bp sponsored subsidised tickets for 16—25—year—olds, who appeared happy with the deal at the time. it opens up a whole new world for you, such a variety of things. it's brilliant. it's the rsc and it's £5. you can't really say no to an offer like that. though not so much now, according to the rsc, which said in a statement, "amidst the climate emergency which we recognise, young people are now saying clearly to us that the bp sponsorship is putting a barrier between them and their wish to engage with the rsc. we cannot ignore that message." and so, today, it abruptly ended its relationship with the oil and gas giant. i don't believe that it's going to affect the number of people who can access the arts. i think the money is available. it'sjust this campaign has been about drawing an ethical red line around companies who are directly benefiting from the climate crisis.

are a huge and powerful lobbying group which surprise lobbies for a theatre the company that manufactures javelin missiles and will make millions by selling them to ukraine because it unfortunately resigned in september aside from the whole potentially corrupt thing with b g r and greatly and he was also embroiled in the trump ukraine scandal speaking of which trump has recently put on hold almost $400000000.00 in military aid to ukraine it leaves out. a scheme to use the leverage of the presidency you'd use the leverage of the. vital military assistance to a foreign nation. to prove. tain dirt on political opponent it's hard to imagine a more serious set of allegations than those contained in the complaint surely they can't all be rotten this is adam adam has a much friendlier face than kurt adams seems genuinely concerned about ukraine alas adam doesn't seem to be any better see among adams sponsors is a fellow named igor pasternak who makes a lot of money on military contracts with ukraine is the pasternak recently hosted a fundraiser for adam after which the congressman began all but

he was also a classically trained veteran of the royal shakespeare company and was as prolific in theatrebut he was probably best known as the voice of marvin, the paranoid android, the robot who struggles with depression in the hitchhiker‘s guide to the galaxy. i would like to think i was getting you down. don't you worry about that, you just act naturally and everything will be fine. are you sure you don't mind? no, it is all just part of life. at one director said it was stephen moore who made marvin lovable and has paid tribute to him as being one of the sweet, affa ble to him as being one of the sweet, affable man. the actor stephen moore, who has died aged 81. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas good evening. sunday brought a fair amount of cloud and rain which lasted for most of the day but it did clear away for most places during the afternoon. late brightness and this was the picture in hampshire this afternoon. we did end with blue skies, some clear skies as we head to the rest of this evening and overnight. drain clearing from eastern scotland and mor

he was also a classically trained veteran of the royal shakespeare company and was as prolific in theatred. but moore was probably best known as the voice of marvin, the paranoid android, the robot who struggles with depression in the hitchhiker‘s guide to the galaxy. i wouldn't like to think i was getting you down. no, don't you worry about that, you just act as comes naturally and everything will be fine. are you sure you don't mind? no, no, it is alljust part of life. life. director dirk maggs has said it was moore who made marvin lovable and has paid tribute to him as the most sweet, charming and affable of men. the actor stephen moore, who has died aged 81. the headlines on bbc news: to the united states is to withdraw all of its remaining troops, up to 1000 soldiers, from northern syria, as turkey's intensive —— offensive against the kurds intensifies. the family of harry dunn, who died in a road collision with an american woman who then fled to the us, arrived in the country hoping for a meeting. borisjohnson told his —— tells his cabinet a brexit deal is on the horizon, but a stat

the incident happened near the crucible theatre at just after 2 o'clock this afternoon. a spokesman for the bus companyre working closely with the police. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. a second whistleblower has emerged in the controversy about president trump's conversations with his ukranian counterpart. mr trump has already been accused of asking the ukranians to dig for dirt on his rivaljoe biden. there are also reports that us secretary of state mike pompeo has not yet come into compliance with a subpoena for documents in the impeachment investigation. earlier our washington correspondent chris buckler told us what we know about this second whitsleblower. the second whistle—blower is a us intelligence official who apparently had first—hand knowledge of this controversial conversation that took place between resident trump and president zelensky of the ukraine. president zelensky of the ukraine. president trump asked zelensky to log and investigation intojoe biden and his son, hunter, into their business dealings in the country. but beyond that we don't know

the incident happened near the crucible theatre atjust after two o'clock this afternoon. a spokesman for the bus company17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. the united nations is calling for an end to "senseless loss of life" in iraq after days of unrest claimed more than 100 lives and injured 6,000 other people. iraqis have been demonstrating against corruption and high unemployment. today, at least eight people have been killed in clashes between anti—government protesters and police in baghdad. iraq has denied its security forces have been firing directly at demonstrators. here's our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. it's mainly young men on the streets. at times the iraqi security forces have answered their protests with live bullets. that's why so many have been killed. deadly force can only increase the anger of the demonstrators. the clashes have prompted the un in iraq to demand an end to what it calls a senseless loss of life. security forces have been deployed by the prime minister who has also appealed for calm. if the security situation worsens, he warns the ri

theatre in 1940. but she never broke ties with cuba and in 19118 founded a ballet company which after the revolution inthe world over for the stylized beauty of her choreography and dance artistry. since taking office, donald trump has called for america to return to the moon — and then aim for mars. getting there is hard enough, but what do you do once you arrive? well, the space agency nasa has been looking at some possible — albeit unusual — living arrangements. as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. at first glance, this looks a bit like a at first glance, this looks a bit likea big, at first glance, this looks a bit like a big, bouncy castle that has fallen over. but it might, just might be the solution to living among the stars. it's called expandable architecture, and inflata ble expandable architecture, and inflatable habitat that could be used for a possible orbiting lunar space station or as a potential home for astronauts staying on the surface of the moon or even mars. and the whole point is to define what we like and don't like about these different habitat. and, from that, we will aggregate all

theatre in 1940. but she never broke ties with cuba and in 19118 founded a ballet company which after the revolution innised the world over for the stylized beauty of her choreography and dance artistry. a uk royal air force plane carrying the duke and duchess of cambridge was twice forced to abort landing in islamabad after being caught in a severe thunderstorm. prince william and his wife kate told reporters that they were fine. 0ur royal correspondent, jonny dymond followed them in lahore. at an orphanage in lahore, some public words from a normally reticent duchess. speaks urdu well, that went 0k. her words of thanks in urdu done, she praised pakistan's focus on family, broader, she said, than just blood relations. it's not simply a term that describes a relationship between blood relatives, instead it describes the special things we share with all those who make us feel safe and supported. so this is a real novelty. the duke picked up the bat and was not bad at it. but just look at this — the duchess is having a go, and so far, on the receiving end of some pretty soft bowling, is doing all right.

in trying to protect children, and a genuine, certainly in the european theatre, a fear of regulation from the big tech companiesant to do the right thing but are also concerned about public reaction and losing people from their platforms, and the potential of regulation. losing people from their platforms, and the potential of regulationm will be fascinating to watch and i know you will come back with more later. angus, thank you. if you are feeling emotionally distressed and would like details of organisations which offer advice and support, go online to bbc.co.uk/actionline or you can call for free, at any time, to hear recorded information 0800 066 066. the family of a british backpacker who disappeared after a beach party in cambodia have flown to the country to join searches for her. amelia bambridge, who's 21 and from worthing in sussex, was last seen in the resort of koh rong on wednesday, but did not return to her hostel. her handbag containing her purse, phone and bank cards has been found on a beach nearby. let's speak now to our south east asia correspondent nick beake, who's in yangon in myanmar now

theatre atjust after 2.00 this afternoon. the ao—year—old man was taken to hospital, but has since been discharged. a spokesman for the bus companyy with the police. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. four people have been killed and five others wounded in a shooting at a bar in kansas city. further details about the motive and whereabouts of the gunman are still unclear. it comes just weeks after two separate shootings in texas, which left 44 people dead. inside, we located four hispanic males — one of them is late 50s, one is mid—30s, and two are in their mid—20s — inside the bar, deceased. outside the bar, we had five other victims that all sustained gunshot wounds. they were all taken to area hospitals, all in stable condition. i believe some of them have already been released. inside the club right now, just collecting evidence, we have done all our scans, we are trying to talk to as many witnesses as we can from the bar. 0bviously being a bar at 1.30, stories varied a lot, even being inside the bar, so we are trying to find out the truthful from the maybe exaggerated a little bit, and kind

company is to end its sponsorship deal with bp. it comes after a group of students said last week that they would boycott the theatre if it continuedout that tens of thousands of students have benefited from its £5 a ticket scheme. let's talk to our arts editor, will gompertz, in central london for us this evening. these companies play an important pa rt these companies play an important part in arts funding, held much of a blow do you think this is going to be? well, george, companies such as —— organisations such as the national portrait gallery behind me, also sponsored by bp, have a fairly basic funding model, a third coming from public subsidy, a third from other activities and a third from sponsorship and philanthropy and if you take one of those away, the institution can wobble a bit. i don't think that is going to happen with the rsc in this instance, i don't think bp were giving them that much money. we don't know how they are going to fund those subsidised tickets, but they do say they want to continue to do so. but it does highlight an issue for arts institutions, which is the greater scrutiny they are under with the rel

mayors and companies close to the party who would if you make the money is practically stolen by the church a very simply put it's. back to bucharest already on runs to the national theatre and still performs himself. if he does as the government wants they'll have to dismiss 52 of his staff in the next few weeks he says this sort of behavior reminds him of the chap dictatorship. it was just the current situation. is nothing new. just the unscrupulous continuation of communist habits. good little beast. donvan am often visits the cemetery in bucharest with the victims are buried most of them were under 30 school kids students and workers many of their killers still haven't been identified. then to put such a shitty that there is still no justice for all these young people who were murdered in december 1989 with the thought that. the wounds of communism and the bloody revolution 30 years ago in romania are far from healed. this is where we end our journey through a europe that is no longer divided but still not really united the journey of 4000 kilometers without a visa without border controls from north to south. not everything has worked out that's beyond dispute. but n

theatre wants to lock down the oliver smith designs as being their version. and also, it's such a large production in terms of that set that some of the, you know, smaller or lower budget touring companies might not want to be shipping all of that set and hardware for it. but here again, i just wanted to show you the research guide. this is what then led me to the chronicling america. and we are just getting ready to publish a library guide specifically for dance. and so, "fall river legend" is well represented in that. it's coming soon. and we also have an interface where you can send us a question. so there we all are. or a lot of us anyway. that was the moment when we got our new librarian, who came and we had a group picture, group hug. i know where i am. and so, that's it. and i hope it's been helpful to think about adapting real stories to the stage and the choices that are made and maybe what they say about our arts or about the event itself. thanks! [applause] >> so, i think we have a little time for questions or comments. i hope i haven't disappointed anyone who really wanted to know where the feet were, because i was doing much more of a cultural type of history than an actual

how you first got the role, me and my friend anna did a talent workshop forecasting and then a theatre companythe part as alex. so, when you got that call to say you'd got thejob, that mustered in quite a moment? i could not of mmight, | quite a moment? i could not of mmight, i could not speak. what did it mean to you? it means everything, because when i was very young i a lwa ys because when i was very young i always wanted to be an actor. look, iam always wanted to be an actor. look, i am now. we're seeing you in your dayjob, there. how are your classmates that you? really good. it is really amazing working with all of them. including my on—screen mum. they are amazing. just before we came tv so the piece that our reporterjane had damaged much of the festival in brighton talking about some of the challenges that people with disabilities face, getting into the acting, media business. did you think you would be able to crack it? did you think you would be able to get into this position where you are on the top tv shows and everybody‘s living rooms, every week? i did at first. it is really stra