this is bbc news. the headlines at 11am: the oscar's board votes to expel disgraced holywood mogul harvey weinstein, as more women come forward with allegations of sexual assault. one film critic reveals how he crossed the producer. he came for me and shook me at a reception and said you can't publish that. you're never coming to the baftas again, you will never work in this town again. i was in venice, it wasn't his town! drivers who cause death in the most serious cases of dangerous and careless driving could now face life sentences. the irish met office holds an emergency meeting as category three hurricane ophelia approaches the british isles. austrians head to the polls for a snap general election — the 31—year—old conservative party leader sebastian kurz is tipped to become europe's youngest leader and form an alliance with the far—right.

also in the next hour... forty people have died and hundreds are still missing in california after six days of wildfires. the governor said it was "one of the greatest tragedies" the state had everfaced — swathes of countryside and thousands of homes have been destroyed. also, donald trump's denunciation of iran. theresa may, the eu and brexit. that's all in dateline london, in half an hour, here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. harvey weinstein has been been kicked out of the academy that runs the oscars. in a statement, the board said he no longer merited

the respect of his colleagues. it follows a series of sexual assault accusations against the producer — including rape — which he has denied. mr weinstein has been denounced by many of the celebrities he launched to stardom — and called a depraved predator by his own brother. peter bowes reports from los angeles. he once ruled the roost. one of the most powerful men in hollywood. harvey weinstein. the movie mogul, the studio boss credited with scores of oscar wins and nominations. but now branded a rapist, and a serial sexual predator, the hollywood producer has been kicked out of the world's most influential organisation. it followed an emergency meeting. 5a leading figures, including the likes of whoopi goldberg and tom hanks. in a statement, the academy says it wanted to send a message:

it means harvey weinstein will no longer be able to vote for nominees or winners of the oscars. there has been praise for the academy‘s decision but many say this should just be the start. mia farrow tweeted. .. the academy‘s action is without precedent. other members such as the director roman polanski who pleaded guilty to a sex crime involving an under—age girl and bill cosby who was accused of sexual assault, were not expelled from its ranks. harvey weinstein has been accused of rape by five women. he has denied engaging in nonconsensual sex but the scandal continues to unfold. there are two police investigations under way in new york and london

while hollywood braces for more of its dirty secrets to be made public. the film criticjason solomons described how harvey weinstein treated him. at the venice film festival i published an unfavourable review of a harvey weinstein film. the film industry was not pleased about madonna being elevated to the status of being at the venice film festival. but that was the power harvey weinstein had to get his products into film festivals. when a critic took against his film he would single them out. he came for me and shook me at a reception and said you can't publish that. "you're never coming to the baftas again, you will never work in this town again."

i was in venice, it wasn't his town! that is how he saw himself, as a capo, that is how he rolled down the street with these people in toe. he was capable of killing stories of denying people interviews. i was once waiting for helena bonham—carter. he turned her around in the taxi because she was one of his women. he said, she is not coming. i said what do you mean, we have charity money resting on her appearance. he said she is too tired. i said it is 20 grand to the hitchcock fund. he said, if she wins he can come. he said, if she wins she can come. he is not the only person to do bargaining in the industry, it works on that way. but he was the chief whip—cracker.

we all kind of allowed him to come to the baftas and oh, harvey come here, there was a red carpet for him and it was done by money, glamour and the aura of respectability which has been burst now. but it has been that way since 1918 or something like that. it is how the movies work. they are the smoke screen. the messages behind movies will perhaps be examined closer and anyone who has worked with harvey weinstein will... want to shake him off and out of them. but there is a lot of people have worked with harvey weinstein and not all their talents were tainted by it. they were all taken in by the the way he operated. the film critic, phillip bergson,

recently met harvey weinstein. tell us what it was like. he was at a screening. i've seen him at festivals multiple times, i've never been alone with him in a bathroom or in his bedroom at cannes. why would one? i found in his bedroom at cannes. why would one? ifound him charming and witty and he's done a lot for the film industry. a lot of people's careers entirely dependent on what he did, not only as a producer but originally as an exhibitor. many british bombs would have not had a release in america but for his effo rts release in america but for his efforts many years ago. many international films that won prizes at cannes, would never have been touched by any hollywood studios. so i'm not quite sure what now we are supposed to do about this. of course it does not reduce the terrible things he has done, he was a bully for sure, he certainly was famous,

infamous for butchering films, even once a japanese producer sent in from tokyo, a samurai sword saying "no cuts". but many directors admit the cutty to release films, in his first company miramax, named after his mother and father, run with his brother who has now abandoned him also, he did use to cut films and their directors actually agreed it was in the interest of films. he subsequently became a producer, putting money into film, also during stage shows them think he was behind the mel brooks reduces stage musical. although he has done some terrible things, those things that are undera terrible things, those things that are under a legal cloud we can't talk about, there will either be adjudicated on not. it's becoming like a mel brooks film somehow. even the way people are now calling him when steam when full years we always called him weinstein. hollywood, the

oscars, the academy has expelled him now. you have talked about his excessive in the years. he was associated with dozens of oscar awards. he has been a huge figure, but clearly from all these allegations, the allegation is he has also been a monster? well, shakespeare in love, many oscars, english patient. many films won awards to his lobbying. but come on, he can't have slept with everybody to get them to vote themselves. i'm supposed after dropped him so quickly. —— surprised bafta dropped him. what does it mean for the films restau ra nt him. what does it mean for the films restaurant should be now not watch them because he was a supporter of them because he was a supporter of the democrats, not the republicans? is this why much of the media hysteria has come out? of course he did terrible things, that's quite clear. i don't know that i knew that but it was quite clear from his

personality, it reminds me of mrs merton asking what attracted you to marry the millionaire paul daniels? are you questioning whether basseterre should have dropped him? if the academy have, then surely it makes sense on this side of the atla ntic makes sense on this side of the atlantic for bafta to do it as well? are you saying they were not justified in doing that?” are you saying they were not justified in doing that? i don't know what it achieves by doing that. does this now mean that all his films are going to be expunged from having one afters? that will be the logical conclusion. are we going to ta ke logical conclusion. are we going to take these films of the dvd shelf and not watch them any more, because he is either an acknowledged, presumed or eventually a convicted predator? we don't stop watching roman polanski films. roman polanski, in spite of what he did, went on to win the palm d'or at swiss on festivals. he cannot go to america. yet he is still a member of

the academy. we should try to put this in perspective. thank you very much for being with us. in a statement last week, harvey weinstein has insisted that any sexual contacts he had were consensual, and he denies accusations of criminal sexual harassment, rape and sexual assault. killer drivers could face life behind bars under new laws being proposed by the government. motorists who cause death by speeding, street racing or driving while on a mobile phone are among those who may be handed the maximum punishment. andy moore reports. joseph brown—lartey was known to his friends as the gentle giant, at 6'6", towering over his parents. he was killed three years ago in rochdale by a driver travelling 80 miles an hour in a 30mph zone. addil haroon was sentenced to six years in jail. the government says drivers like him could now face life behind bars. we think the courts

should have power to impose impose life sentences for the reckless life—changing cases with multiple victims, or speeding or racing or looking at a mobile phone. the wreckage ofjoseph's car was displayed in front of the houses of parliament by the road safety charity brake, which welcomes the announcement. it is a victory by families of the bereaved, crash victims and charities including brake but we would like the government to go further and increase resources for enforcement so the law can be properly enforced. the parliamentary advisory council for transport safety said there was no evidence that tougher sentences would act as a deterrent. i think it's understandable where it's coming from but i think there is a danger that it will disappoint the victims' families and have no effect on road safety. this lorry driver, tomasz kroker, was scrolling through music on his mobile phonejust seconds before he ploughed into a line

of stationary traffic, killing four people. he was sentenced to 10 years injail. the government says cases like this should be seen as similar to manslaughter and a prison term should reflect that. health professionals in england are to be told to ask patients aged 16 or over about their sexual orientation, under new nhs guidelines. nhs england said no—one would be forced to answer the question but recording the data would help to avoid discrimination. lesbian, gay and bisexual people are currently disproportionately affected by health inequalities such as poor mental health and a higher risk of self—harm and suicide. at least a0 people are now known to have been killed by wildfires which have devastated a major californian wine region. hundreds of others are missing, as the fires continue to spread. large parts of the state,

including sonoma and napa counties, and the city of santa rosa, have been affected. dave lee has the latest. while huge fires continue to burn over the hills, the unimaginable task of finding and identifying the dead is now under way. this part of santa rosa was known hauntingly as journey's end. it was a mobile home park, more than 100 people lived here. specially trained dogs are being used to find bodies in the ash. it is heartbreaking. it happened so fast and there is nothing you can do. attempts to contain the fire are beginning to work. fire lines are being established by digging in and purposefully burning the vegetation. in this area, there is rugged terrain, a heavy fuel bed with oak and timber. it's all very volatile and dry.

still, the exhausted firefighters remain at the mercy of the wind, which has picked up again this weekend, forcing more evacuations. more than 90,000 have been displaced so far. emergency services here estimate it will take some time before people can rebuild their lives. but there is no impatience. this community knows it owes a lot to those who are facing the fires head on. voters in austria are going to the polls for a parliamentary election in which the conservative people's party is expected to win the most seats. during the campaign, the conservative leader, sebastian kurz, adopted a hard line against refugees — pledging to shut down migrant routes into europe. our correspondent bethany bell is in vienna. could this election see a political

shake—up here in austria? for more than ten years there has been a democrat in power. but if the polls are correct, we could see a conservative leader. he has moved his party to the right, and has vowed to try and stop illegal migration. that has led some people do think he might try and form a coalition with the far right freedom party, something that could be quite controversial within europe? so all is up to what the austrian voters decide. the headlines on bbc news: hollywood producer, harvey weinstein, has been expelled

from the organisation that hands out the oscars after being accused of rape and sexual assault , allegations he denies drivers who cause death in the most serious cases of dangerous and careless driving could now face life sentences under new legislation the irish met office holds an emergency meeting as category three hurricane ophelia approaches the british isles. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's richard askam. manchester city made the headlines yesterday with their 7—2 thumping of stoke to move clear at the top of the premier league table, but perhaps the most eyecatching result of the day was at selhurst park where crystal palace scored and won in the league for the first time this season. and it was against the champions chelsea. palace ended their drought with a cesar azpilicueta own goal. chelsea cancelled that out with an equalizer from tiemoue bakayoko before the home side found a precious winner. wilfried zaha making it 2—1 to clinch the points — much to the relief of the palace boss. really enjoyable. i just said

really enjoyable. ijust said to the players, they deserve to drink in that victory because we are playing the champions of england, a team with fantastic quality players. yet i thought we came off the field today having deserved our victory. we created lots of gold chances, and i thought our defending was good from the last. it's a very satisfying win. in today's early kick—off struggling everton will be looking to get their season up and running at brighton. both teams lie just above the relegation zone. and with speculation linking him with the vacant manager's position with the netherlands , everton‘s manager says he certainly isn't thinking about that at the moment. it's not realistic now because we have other business to do with everton. we need to win, change our situation with everton. that starts

this sunday. that is the priority for me, for the long—term. newcastle have the chance to move up to sixth in the premier league table this afternoon when they travel to southampton in the four o'clock kick off. the match offers the chance for a reunion between newcastle boss rafa benitez and his former assistant — the new southampton manager mauricio pellegrino. he was my player in valencia bromley w011 he was my player in valencia bromley won the league 2 years ago. after they came here, in the last six months, i needed someone to add a bit of defence, i bought him. his english was not amazing site was not easy for him. but still he was my player in liverpool. after he was my assistant in italy. obviously a very good relationship with him. england's matt wallace takes a two—shot lead into today's final round of the italian open in monza. this impressive putt on the 13th was one of five birdies yesterday. he's 17 under, two shots ahead of fellow englishman tyrrell hatton and the defending champion, italy's francesco molinari. roger federer has beaten his

old rival rafa nadal to win the shanghai masters. federer was in imperious form as he won in straight sets — his fourth win over nadal this season having already beaten him in the finals of the australian open and miami masters and in the last 16 at indian wells. federer, who's claimed his sixth title of the year, is the only man who can stop nadal ending the year as number one. maria sharapova has won herfirst title since her 15—month doping ban. she beat aryna sabalenka in straight sets to win the tianjin open. meanwhile roger federer and rafa nadal are facing each other in the final of the shanghai masters right now, where federer leads that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. the met office has issued an amber

warning ahead of hurricane ophelia. let's took to darren that from the weather service. amber warning, what does that mean? this is a more serious warning we have across the uk am particularly northern ireland. it is valid for tomorrow. this is when we see the wind is really picking up. this amber warning is forced for the whole of northern ireland. we are now more likely to have gusts up to 80 miles an hour. in the period between tpm tomorrow to 10pm tomorrow. —— between 3pm to 10pm. mostly across northern ireland, which has encouraged the weather service to issue this morning. this is the remnants of hurricane ophelia, not a hurricane itself? quite right. at the moment itself? quite right. at the moment it isa itself? quite right. at the moment it is a hurricane. we should be able to show it on the satellite picture.

it is at the moment a hurricane. it was a category three, but in the last hour it's been downgraded to category two. we still have sustained winds of hundred and. it is to the east of the exhaust. this is to the east of the exhaust. this is an unusual hurricane because this is an unusual hurricane because this is the most powerful, strongest hurricane to be this far across the atla ntic hurricane to be this far across the atlantic in the eastern side of the atla ntic atlantic in the eastern side of the atlantic on record. normally they do not get this far across as strong as this, after all. now it is going to weaken, it will move northwards. what it is doing is actually, at the moment, drawing up some warm air. hurricane ‘s have a warm core, they are powered by warm quarters. that is touring warm air across the uk, so we are is touring warm air across the uk, so we are seeing is touring warm air across the uk, so we are seeing some is touring warm air across the uk, so we are seeing some decent temperatures, much more than it would be at this time of year. see all black cloud, combine with this world and the i am the hurricane. the two of those are going to combine. —— the way of the

hurricane. it starts off as a hurricane, then it moves north. over less warm waters, so it weakens. by the time it gets very close to the coast of southern ireland, on monday morning, it's not actually a hurricane. it's still a significant storm, a deep area of low pressure, and it is going to bring winds, dangerous winds. it's 30 years on from the great storm of 1987. we we re from the great storm of 1987. we were talking to michael fish early on, who famously failed to predict that. but that was not in fact a hurricane. it wasn't. we technically doi hurricane. it wasn't. we technically do i have hurricanes in this country, is that right? yes, because the water is not warm enough. anything that was a hurricane, as it approaches the uk, losers that warm core with the tropical air. so this isa core with the tropical air. so this is a hurricane but the time it reaches the uk will not be. in 1987,

it was not a hurricane again but had hurricane strength winds. this one is not expected to have hurricane strength winds, but we are going to find on monday that the winds really start to pick up. initially close to southern ireland, south west approach, south—west england and wales, then there's strong winds. where the irish sea, such that we could see a two mile an hour gusts widely across northern ireland later on in the day. that area of low pressure is, as it is by then, going to continue moving. and continue weakening. so pressure rises, things become quieter. if you are across the eastern side of england you will probably wonder what all the fuss is about because will not be windy, it will be warm. but that low—pressure centre will be warm. but that low—pressure ce ntre m oves a cross will be warm. but that low—pressure centre moves across northern ireland, later tomorrow, then up into scotland. it drives with it 60, 70 mile an hour gusts away from northern ireland into central southern scotland, possibly by the

rush hour on tuesday morning. those sort of winds, not unusual this time of year. beautifully explained, as ever. thank you, darren. we will be getting another forecast from darren injusta getting another forecast from darren injust a few getting another forecast from darren in just a few minutes. he will run u psta i rs in just a few minutes. he will run upstairs and give us that at half—past. the year's biggest literary prize, the man booker award, will be revealed next week. between now and then we'll be previewing the six—shortlisted titles here on bbc news. our look at the would—be prize winners continues today with emily fridlund discussing herfiction debut "history of wolves"— in which a young girl, growing up in an isolated community experiences a shocking coming of age. this book takes the voice of an aduu this book takes the voice of an adult woman looking back on important events in her life. she is

remembering when she became a baby—sitter for a family remembering when she became a ba by—sitter for a family that remembering when she became a baby—sitter for a family that moved in across the lake from where she lived. she senses something is not quite right in that household. but does not allow herself to act for a long time, until it's too late. it's not that i never think about paul, he comes to me occasionally, before and fully awake. though i almost never remember what he said what i did ordid not never remember what he said what i did or did not do him. we are sitting in the nature centre on a late afternoon like any other, and his body moves automatically toward mine. not out of love or respect, but simply because he has not yet learned the etiquette of minding where his body stops and another begins. outside the window, an avalanche of popular fluff floats by, silent and weakness as air. i decided early on to reveal the death of one of the central characters, pool, the little boy. i was more interested in thinking about how that event of his death is

about how that event of his death is a process, in linda ‘s memory. linda, as a teenage girl, does not really know when she is approaching the most traumatic things that are going to happen to her. of course, the adult narrator looking back does now, and so i was playing with that kind of tension between the two perspectives. and those narrative questions became ethical questions of the book. the book is asking us to think through why linda fails to act. the sense of place is incredibly important. this northwards setting, infuses everything, gives the texture of mood and tone. it really brings out linda's unusual perspective. this book has been called a coming—of—age story. coming of age, into the world that we live in, most of us, is coming of age into patriotically and

coming of age into patriotically and coming of age into patriotically and coming of age into racism. —— coming—of—age that can make a person angry. you can see our special live awards programme next tuesday night at 9:30pm here on the bbc news channel. let's get the weather. there has been a lot of missed, low cloud and even patchy fog. that is gradually lifting as the breeze picks up, skies will brighten more widely. cloud, rain and drizzle pushing down across scotland and northern ireland. not as warm. top temperatures in eastern england. not

far of 22 degrees, like we had yesterday. that rain not amounting to much in the north, but getting a boost later in the night as winds pick up. drawing on some even warm air, away from northern scotland, temperatures perhaps no lower than 13 or 1a. we start to see the winds really strengthening as we head into monday. what is left of hurricane ophelia approaches ireland and northern ireland. winds picking up across the northern areas, costs of 70 to 80 miles an hour. some rain. further east, it will be dry. warmer, and less windy. hello again. you're watching bbc news. our latest headlines for you. the organisation that runs the oscars vote to expel the disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein. they want to send a message that there is no place in the industry for sexually predatory behaviour. motorists will cause death by speeding or white using a mobile

phone are among those who may be handed life sentences