内容摘要：He told a Tbilisi court he was blindfolded for two days and then flown back "in complete violation of the law", without access to his lawyers and family.

He told a Tbilisi court he was blindfolded for two days and then flown back "in complete violation of the law", without access to his lawyers and family.

Yentob leaves a "colossal" legacy, he said. "He's one of the giants of British media in the last generation, and I think he will be remembered as a maker of great programmes, as an enabler of great programmes."The pair's personal and professional relationship extended to Yentob famously enlisting Sir Salman to take part in a spoof arm wrestle for a scene in BBC mockumentary W1A.

"People keep asking me who won," Sir Salman said. "And of course nobody won because it was complete fraud."In November, the author will publish a short story collection, The Eleventh Hour, his first work of fiction to be written since the stabbing.The attack came 35 years after Sir Salman's controversial novel The Satanic Verses, which had long made him the target of death threats for its portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad.

Celebrity authors and TV personalities have backed a local BBC radio campaign to boost childhood literacy.According to the Office for National Statistics, one in four children in Norfolk do not meet the expected standard in reading by the time they leave primary school.

Page Turners launched on BBC Radio Norfolk on Monday, coinciding with the official opening of a new library in Great Yarmouth.

Author and TV presenter Ben Garrod said reading "should be inspiring" and actor Stephen Fry said "reading is just the most exciting thing in the world"."It was so empathetic, it gave a response that you'd think was from a human that you've known for years […] And it did make me feel valued."

His experiences chime with a recent study by Dartmouth College researchers looking at the impact of chatbots on people diagnosed with anxiety, depression or an eating disorder, versus a control group with the same conditions.After four weeks, bot users showed significant reductions in their symptoms – including a 51% reduction in depressive symptoms - and reported a level of trust and collaboration akin to a human therapist.

Despite this, the study's senior author commented there is no replacement for in-person care.Aside from the debate around the value of their advice, there are also wider concerns about security and privacy, and whether the technology could be monetised.