welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lebo diseko. our top stories: mahershala ali wins best supporting actorfor his role in moonlight as the oscars begin in hollywood. and with the politics of america under the spotlight, we'll have the latest from los angeles on hollywoods biggest night of the year. i'm peter bowes live in los angeles. we are 90 minutes into the oscars ceremony. there have beenjokes and judge the donald trump. two black actors have won awards, but so far, nothing for la la land. in other news: claims that british child migrants to australia were physically and sexually abused are to be examined in a public inquiry. the greater the evil, the el to keep and

undercover. and britain's gold medallist sir mo farah insists he's a clean athlete after new allegations involving his coach alberto salazar. hello. good to have you with us. the stars and celebrities are gathering at the dolby theatre in hollywood. there a leading contenderfor best actor. the first big award of the evening, best supporting actor, went to mahershala ali for his moving portrayal of a miami drug dealer in coming of age drama moonlight. in the last few minutes

the salesman, directed by iranian film—maker asghar farhadi, who is boycotting the ceremony because of donald trump's travel ban, has won the foreign language film 0scar and for more the bbc‘s peter bowes is in los angeles. politics has taken centre stage. that was a whisker to be the case. there is a different mood in america these days. as we are seeing an award shows of the last few weeks, many of the winners, the actors, filmmakers, they take the opportunity to take delma express their views about what is happening in their country. we have seen that again tonight. we saw that in the opening comedy routine with a number of jokes opening comedy routine with a number ofjokes aimed at donald trump. but aside from that, it is about the winners, and as you have mentioned, mahershala ali, when he thought his role in moonlight, and violet davies —— viyella davis wedding for her

role, too. this is a big change from recent ceremonies which were dominated by white actors. —— viola davis. we arejoined by dominated by white actors. —— viola davis. we are joined by lindsay miller and tom brook. you were both on the red carpet earlier, and i am curious to get your observations about what people were wearing. we saw quite a lot of gold. i thought emma stone was a notable example. her givenchy had a bit of a flapperesque vibe, a big throwback to old hollywood. but this is the first time that we have seen calvin klein by appointment on the red carpet. you think a lot of actresses are taking their lead from la la land? i think we have seen a little

bit ofan land? i think we have seen a little bit of an ocean to the romantic 19205 and 305 time for sure. bit of an ocean to the romantic 1920s and 30s time for sure. anton, we have mentioned the politics of this ceremony. 0urs are built on the red carpet? a lot of people wore red pens for the americans have ability —— american civil liabilities union. that is making a statement, in our eyes, i think against the trump administration. that was on people 's minds. this is not an ordinary oscars. and the salesman hasjust won for best foreign—language film. the director of that film was not here, boycotting, really, because of what donald trump try to introduce, and that was the travel ban on seven majority—muslim countries. so that is what people waiting for. we did

as if there were political references. what has happened is that the director has two people hit a representative to take the prize. but he was taking the opportunity to send a message that migrant valuable. but he also wanted to make clear that he was maintaining an important link between iran and america. we have two black actors in these key categories. and these were moments, i think, these key categories. and these were moments, ithink, that these key categories. and these were moments, i think, that people were aware of. i think people were aware of the fact that this could be spelling a larger seachange. but she was a season more proof that this is notjust a passing train. that is the thing, isn't it? black actors nominated for these roles, this was

not done too, three, or four years ago. i think it will take at least a decade or so until we see big change. what you think, tom? the academy brought in 683 new members. that is not a huge number. they favoured people of colour and women. this could make a difference, i think you are right, but it could ta ke think you are right, but it could take some time. but i think the change needs to come from the studios, the industry. you need to have women and people of colour having the power to greenlight, approve, a movie. and until that happens, you will not see significant change. what you think about the tone of the show so far? i think the acceptance speeches have been quite notable because they have not been political. they are focused on the movies and saying thank you to the people they have collaborated with. i think political issues have played a huge role in the awards season so played a huge role in the awards season so far. a lot of his people have ready their piece. tonight does feel a little bit more celebratory

and less political than i think, for example, the golden globes were. too i wonder if some people got the message that wider afield, people don't necessarily want to see their entertainers making political statements. that might be true, but jimmy kimmel, the post of the oscars, it seems to be making a lot ofjokes about the trump administration. he is looking for political humour all the time, or va ry political humour all the time, or vary in that direction. but think maybe were some of the actors, they feel they want to call off a little bit, and not be full of political rhetoric. but it is still in the game. anything can happen. is still early in the game for la la land. no awards so far. its chances are winning best picture are better than any of the technical awards that it has lost. i think la la land, there was a big emotional response to it, and it has not been winning in certain categories which indicates that people are looking at the tale nt that people are looking at the talent it is categories, and think about the comp intrusion they are

brought, rather than just ticking off la la land. —— thinking about the competition. there has been some backlash against la la land lately. it has not been usually applauded, has it? i think it is beautiful. a little like a souffle. it is beautiful and souffle, but it is full of air, really. beautiful and souffle, but it is full ofair, really. see beautiful and souffle, but it is full of air, really. see could say, and don't get me wrong, it is a beautifully crafted movie, but it does not deal with substantive themes, which might find a film like moonlight. citing that has been a little bit of a backlash. we will see the souffle for desert. we will find out how la la land gets on later in the show when we get the award, of course, for the big one, which is best picture. and you can stay up—to—date with live updates on oui’ stay up—to—date with live updates on our website, just go to bbc .com and we will have all the latest on winners, nominees, politics and

analysis there, as well as the history of the awards. tens of thousands of people in south sudan are starting to see food aid arrive in the region where the united nations says that famine has taken hold. many of those affected have been facing starvation after trying to escape the country's civil war by seeking refuge in the marshes of the nile. our africa correspondent, alastair leithead, has travelled to a town in unity state, where people have been gathering to receive help. they came in their thousands as word spread that help was on its way. most were women and children, hungry, tired, and waiting under a burning sun. they'd fled into the marshlands of the nile to escape the civil war which is destroying the world's youngest country. but now, they're desperate, and despite the risks, have come out for help.

well, this is the heart of the area that has been declared in famine. thousands of people have gathered in the central area to be registered to receive food aid. they've come from the marshes and the swamps where they've been hiding from the fighting and where there's no food. and there are thousands more people who can't even reach here, and they desperately need help. each card entitles them to a month of food rations, which will be airdropped in over the next few days. everyone tells a similar story of hunger on the islands, surviving off wild honey and water lilies. "people are dying of starvation," she said. "that's why we're here, lining up for help." and she talked about how hard the war has been, particularly for old women who can't run to the river fast enough when the fighting comes. people loot their possessions, stealing cattle and goats, she said. this is what's left of a medecins sans frontieres

clinic, destroyed when government troops briefly took the town in november. and this was the market, now back in rebel hands. leer is the rebel leader's birthplace, which is why many suspect it's being targeted so harshly. "the government militia kill and abduct people," he said. "they raid and steal cows." "they've burned houses and the church. " the un needs both sides to agree to a ceasefire before they can bring aid into contested areas. have not been able to make it into this area. this is the first time that we are doing so, so it's a real issue. we need people to understand that without safety, without assurance of security for the people in need, and for the aid workers, we'll be having a catastrophic situation down the line. malnutrition is manageable here,

despite the famine. but it's the places the help can't reach where hunger is taking lives. alastair leithead, bbc news, in thonyor, south sudan. here in britain, two—and—a—half years after it was set up by the government, the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse begins its first public hearings. its scope is vast, covering 13 different subject areas. one of the first claims to be investigated is the mistreatment of thousands of british children sent abroad after the second world war. the bbc has been told the inquiry will hear new evidence about abuse that took place and claims that it was covered up. here's our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. newsreel: the liner asturias arrives at fremantle from great britain with 931 new migrants for this country. i've lived for 60—odd years with this hate. they sent us to a place that was a living hell. we did nothing wrong. all we did was do as we were told, and suffered immensely for it.

they've been called "britain's lost children." clifford walsh was nine when he arrived here at fremantle, near perth, one of thousands in care orfrom poorfamilies, promised a better life in the sunshine. he ended up at bindoon, run by the catholic christian brothers, where barefoot children built their own accommodation and were beaten and sexually abused. we were 60 miles from perth. we had no parents. we had no relatives. there was nowhere we could go. these brothers, these paedophiles, must have felt they were in hog heaven. australia, britain, the christian brothers, have all apologised. but from tomorrow, the uk's public inquiry will begin examining the scale of the abuse, which has brought david hill back to britain, to tilbury docks, from where he left 58 years ago. he's a successful public

figure in australia, who grew up at the fairbridge farm school, and interviewed its former children, who've only relatively recently disclosed sexual abuse. i've put the figure at over 60% of the kids that went to fairbridge were sexually abused. 60%? 60%. and i think if you look at the conditions that prevail in the other child migrant institutions, i'd be staggered if the figure isn't equally high, or even higher, in some of the catholic boys' homes in western australia. files in the national archives show that in 1956, british inspectors visited all of the homes. there were no mentions of sexual abuse, but there were serious concerns about standards of childcare. officials drew up this blacklist of institutions that should receive no more children. but the files show that the charities and religious organisations running the schemes successfully put pressure

on the government to keep them going until the 1970s. fairbridge has become part of the prince's trust, which says the public inquiry will have access to all the charity's archives. should this inquiry bother with what's becoming history? it will examine new claims of a cover—up, and that paedophiles selected migrants for emigration. many of the lost children are still alive and demanding answers. the greater the evil, the stronger the conspiracy to keep it a secret and keep it covered up. so, if this inquiry is capable of opening some of that truth, then that's a good thing. tom symonds, bbc news. we've just heard that la la land has won its first award of the night. stay with us. more on that later on. prince charles has chosen his bride.

the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. geezerexeff. 547... x77... 17.725 — symbolising one of thfiruellest 77, , ,,,,,, regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. every vehicle is greeted as if it was the first in the relief of kuwait and in the city once among the richest in the world, kuwaitis can gather freely again. not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last time the public will see this pope. very soon, for the sake of the credibility and authority of the next pope, benedict xvi will, in his own words, be hidden from the world for the rest of his life. this is bbc news.

i'm lebo diseko. the latest headlines: mahershala ali wins best supporting actor for his role in moonlight as the oscars ceremony begins in hollywood. claims that british child migrants to australia were physically and sexually abused are to be examined in a public inquiry. britain's four—time olympic champion sir mo farah has insisted he is a clean athlete who has never broken the rules after allegations in a leaked report that his coach may have broken rules against boosting athletes' performance. alberto salazar has been under investigation since allegations about drugs use at his american training base were made by the bbc‘s panorama programme in 2015. mark daly, who originally broke that story, has this report. commentator: can it be a 1-2 for the salazar group, it looks like it. mo farah takes gold for great britain.

he's the coach and mastermind behind britain's mo farah and his four olympic golds. nut alberto salazar and his nike oregon project has been under but alberto salazar and his nike oregon project has been under investigation by the us anti—doping agency, or usada, since a bbc panorama programme in 2015 revealed claims of doping and unethical practices. high profile us athletes kara goucher and her husband adam made a series of allegations against their former coach. he is sort of a win—at—all—costs person. it's hurting the sport. today the first glipmse of usada's findings, an intermim report by the agency, has been leaked by the russian hacking group fancy bears and passed to the sunday times. the report alleges salazar used banned or unethical methods to boost performance, including: the report states:

usada said: usada continues to investigate but serious questions now for uk athletics who were, according to this leaked report, warned about salazar and his methods by one of their own doctors as far back as 2011. salazar maintains his athletes' use of medications has always fully complied with the world anti—doping code and in exactly the way usada directed. mo farah has released a statement, saying, "it's deeply frustrating that i'm having to make an announcement on this subject.

i am a clean athlete who's never broken the rules in regards to substances, methods or dosages." he said it was clear from the coverage he done nothing wrong and that if usada had evidence of wrongdoing it should publish it. but questions will persist over mo farah's continuing loyalty to a controversial coach the doping authorities seemed so determined to pursue. mark daly, bbc news. rainstorms and landslides in chile have contaminated a major river, forcing the authorities to cut off drinking water to four million people in the capital, santiago. the rain started on saturday and resulted in mudslides and rubble pouring into the maipo river which supplies most homes in the city. officials said the supply would be cut until the water flowed clear. at least three people have died in chile and nearly twenty are reported to be missing as a result of the floods. it's been nearly two weeks since the murder of the half brother of north korea's leader. now it's been suggested it

could have taken up to twenty minutes for kimjong nam to die. but what more do we know about the operation that led to his murder? rupert wingfield—hayes has been investigating this was one of the most brazen killings of recent years. this is the spot where kim jong—nam was attacked and killed. take a look around. this was overlooked by at least six cctv cameras. just a few metres away, at this cafe, at one of those tables, four north korean men were sitting and watching. all four are now wanted by the malaysian authorities. one is reported to be a known north korean security agent. after the attack, they got up and headed for departures. a few minutes later, the boarded a flight to jakarta and then on to dubai.

what about the two young women accused of carrying out the attack? one is from vietnam, the other, indonesia. sidi aisyah was working in this hotel behind me in a massage parlour on the second floor. in malaysia, massage parlours are often a front for sex shops. it's fairly clear both these women we re it's fairly clear both these women were living a fairly precarious existence. aisyah said she was approached by a man calling himself "james." he offered her a part to be in a tv reality show. turns out james's real name was: he is north korean. the final key suspect wanted by the malaysians is thought to be

holed up in this building behind me. hyon kwang song was the second secretary at the north korean embassy. what his alleged role is, we don't know, and will probably neverfind out, because mr song has diplomatic immunity. so much of this story does not add up. why such a public place? why hire two foreign women to carry out such a hit? why use such a rare killing agent? was kim's killing a message to north korea's enemies? did they want people to know they had this agent? or did they think they would get away with murder and something went wrong? i want to bring you the latest from the oscars and zootopia has won the best animated feature and la la land has won its first award of the night. what's been happening? you mentioned the latest awards, they've

been focusing on the animated films, zootopia, the one you mentioned, a good night for pixar. piper, a short animated film, winning for its category, also produced by pixar. the key categories we have had so far, best supporting actor and actress both going to african—american performers, viola davis winning for fences, mahershala ali winning for moonlight. that's what makes this oscars different to the last two years when only white actors were nominated in those categories, we had a big debate about diversity at awards shows like the oscars and more widely in the entertainment industry, filmmaking and television as well, whether the industry should do more to bring in different types of actors and it seems like things are slowly changing. the theme that la la land may not be taking as many as it had

been thought is arising, what are there are are still fairly good. there are certain reservations because if it wins the best picture it will win some of those technical categories as well. it did win for production design but not in the sound categories and perhaps there's a senseit categories and perhaps there's a sense it won't do as well as some people thought. it had 1a nominations, it would have to win 11 to equal the all—time record. i think it will be more like eight or nine at the end of the evening. so much to say but we're almost out of time. thanks, i know you will keep us time. thanks, i know you will keep us updated through the ceremonies and you can keep updated on the bbc website with a live feed. thank you for watching. hello, good morning. the weekend brought us some

wet and windy weather, but at least it was on the mild side. some of the wettest weather was around glasgow area, so we had scenes like this sent in by one of our weather watchers, and most of that rain came due to storm ewan. the fifth of the year. it was named by the irish met service with big impacts expected here. that area of low pressure is running to the north of scotland, but it could return on tuesday as a much weaker feature. in its wake, though, we are drawing down some cold air. that brings with it the risk of some frost, ice and some snow as well. and the risk is greatest by the morning across the northern half of the uk, some snow over the hills. to the south, we have got stronger winds, with the bands of heavy showers moving in, and some heavy rain to clear away from the south—east early in the morning. the ice risk is there, and through the day we will see bands of showers, particularly running across england and wales. don't be surprised, even here, to find some hail, sleet and even some snow.

a little bit drier further north. the best of the weather, actually, across the northern half of scotland, where it should be less windy and there will be more sunshine. but it will feel cold pretty much everywhere, especially where we have got the stronger winds and the showers rattling in, and those will continue across england and wales during the evening and overnight for a while. then we have got some clearer skies. things calm down a bit, and there may be some more ice around overnight into tuesday morning, because it may be just that little bit colder, pretty much wherever you are. and then this area of low pressure, this is what is left of storm ewan. as promised, it is coming back in from the north—west. it will bring some stronger winds, but nothing out of the ordinary. it will bring some rain, maybe some snow over the hills,