hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at two... boris's health warning — the prime minister and the chancellor rebuke the foreign secretary after his call for more nhs cash. they tell him to keep discussions private. mrjohnson is the foreign secretary. i gave the health secretary an extra £6 billion at the recent budget and we will look at departmental allocations again in the spending review when that takes place. when one the lesson the land? —— be learned? a churchillian effort — gary oldman, daniel day—lewis and daniel kaluuya are among the best actor oscar nominees for the 90th academy awards. don't give the murdochs too much control of news — the competition and markets authority says fox's proposed takeover of sky is not in the public interest. coming up in afternoon live, all the sport. we'll have more reaction to kyle edmund's shock win in melbourne, where he beat grigor dimitrov to book his place in his first grand slam final.

talk to you later, thanks very much. the weather is looking a little bit grim? it is turning milder but much more u nsettled. it is turning milder but much more unsettled. overnight, is a really strong winds, gales. also coming up... something to crow about — how one species of the bird have developed hooks to help them hunt. hello, everyone, this is afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. by all accounts, it was a pretty frosty exchange. hours after his calls for more money for the nhs appeared in the press, borisjohnson was sitting around the cabinet table with his colleagues. it didn't go well — theresa may rebuked him, saying all such thoughts should be discussed in private. later the chancellor,

phillip hammond, pointed out, very pointedly, that borisjohnson is the foreign secretary and not in charge of health. and at the back of this, of course, is that brexiteers' pledge of an extra £350 million a week for the nhs — a pledge from one alexander boris de pfeffeljohnson. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. he certainly knows how to grab the headlines. would you like to be the chancellor, or perhaps secretary? cabinet meetings are meant to be an opportunity for private discussion. instead, borisjohnson opportunity for private discussion. instead, boris johnson let opportunity for private discussion. instead, borisjohnson let his collea g u es instead, borisjohnson let his colleagues and everyone else know in advance he wants extra wide billion pounds for the nhs in england. do you welcome the intervention by the foreign secretary? the health secretary kept quiet about minster johnson tramping on his death, but look at this, the chancellor did not exactly look use. mrjohnson is the

foreign secretary. i gave the health secretary and extra £6 billion at the recent budget, and we will look at departmental allocations again at the spending review when that takes place. it is not unknown for boris johnson to occasionally indulge in some extracurricular freelancing. i'm told that on a recent visit to a hospital with the health secretary, he was very concerned about what he saw, and he is determined to deliver on that idea from the eu referendum campaign of more money for the health service after brexit. but when headlines like this appear in the newspaper, but for a cabinet meeting, his critics will say that he is grandstanding and there is no doubt it is unconventional. i'm afraid this is all about boris johnson. he is not really concerned about those patients waiting on trolleys in corridors and the elderly people in the backs of

ambulances waiting to be treated in the backs of ambulances. it is just about his tedious political games. if the government were really serious about giving money to the nhs, they would have done it in the budget. watt—mac others say mr johnson's intervention is good news but there needs to be a focus on the bigger picture. having more allies in come of it calling for more funding from —— for the nhs and social care is very welcome as far as i'm concerned, but where i think we need to look as much as the here and now but the and not just the nhs, the nhs, the whole picture of nhs, the nhs, the whole picture of nhs social care and prevention. as the huge challenges the nhs faces this winter continued, so too did a huge political questions about what to do about it. borisjohnson has kept that discussion centre stage, evenif kept that discussion centre stage, even if the prime minister would have preferred him to make his views known privately. our chief political correspondent, vicki young, is in westminster. boris was smiling when he went in,

less so when he left. that could be because the prime minister and others ran the cabinet table pointed out that this kind of thing really should remain private. obviously, seizing on an issue which many voters ca re very seizing on an issue which many voters care very deeply about, more money to be put into the nhs, i think philip hammond's but that was the most significant thing we heard, pointing out boris johnson the most significant thing we heard, pointing out borisjohnson is the foreign secretary and not the chancellor. but it is interesting because it comes at a time where there are some conservative mps who feel that theresa may is being to cautious, that the party needs to do a bit more to appeal to those voters who perhaps with switched tojeremy corbyn. i am who perhaps with switched tojeremy corbyn. iam here who perhaps with switched tojeremy corbyn. i am here with peter bone. what do you make of what boris is up to? it is a very good idea to put in £100 million a week. are we going to

get £14.5 billion a year, free, because the money would have gone to subsidise europe? we can spend it on oui’ subsidise europe? we can spend it on our public services. so, good idea. so, this is a cutback if you go what is written on the side of the bus? he was promising a lot more. £350 million a week. i was not part of that. no, what they were saying is we are going to have this amount of money, we could spend it all on the nhs orwe money, we could spend it all on the nhs or we could divide it up. a substantial amount should go to the nhs, 100 substantial amount should go to the nhs,100 million a week, 5 billion plus a year, sounds like a good idea to me. isn't the problem here that nobody knows exactly what is going to happen once we leave the european union? you obviously think it will bea union? you obviously think it will be a great success. there are others who do not think it will be a great success who do not think it will be a great success and it might cost the country money. the truth is that none of you know for sure, you cannot possibly know for sure what

is going to happen on either side of this argument so you're making promises again which you do not know if you can keep. with all due respect, that is total rubbish. i know the bbc... the situation is the {14.5 know the bbc... the situation is the £14.5 billion each know the bbc... the situation is the £145 billion each year, we give to the eu, net. we sent them a cheque, thatis the eu, net. we sent them a cheque, that is the money, they spend it. what we do not spend, we can spend on our owfi services what we do not spend, we can spend on our own services here. we could perhaps cut taxes or we could reduce the deficit. you cannot argue, even the deficit. you cannot argue, even the bbc cannot argue that it is a brexit dividend. please explain to me how it is not correct. it's not a bbc argument. your opponents will say there could be, and no one knows for sure, there could be a downside for sure, there could be a downside for the economy. and nobody knows yet whether there will be not. there may well be an upside. but neither side can know and you are promising things, as boris johnson side can know and you are promising things, as borisjohnson did during the campaign, i appreciate you were not part of it, but people feel they are being promised things that maybe

you cannot deliver. you cannot argue that we give £145 billion each and every year to the european union. we're not giving that money, we can spend it here. there can be... that isjust plain spend it here. there can be... that is just plain common spend it here. there can be... that isjust plain common sense. you can argue, that there would be a terrible downturn in the economy and everything would go wrong ever come out of the eu. actually, that is what remainers said before the referendum. and actually, the reverse has happened. the stock market is at its highest level, we have unemployment rate down, lowest level for 40 or so years. more people in work than ever before. so why should we believe those people? but this specific argument on the money, you cannot argue about because that is what we pay, if we're not being that, we can spend it on our own public services, large trunk should go to the nhs. you cannot argue that point. you think it should be straightaway? because the two years, we will still be

paying in, effectively. should we start putting the money into the nhs before that? the brexit dividend will not come until we are fully out. the earlier we can do that, the better. obviously, you might want to put more money into the nhs anyway, but what i am saying, this is a chance to absolutely make the nhs the world leading health provider. and we do it by putting more money in each and every week. and it will not cost the taxpayer a penny because this is money which would have gone to spain and italy and romania. this will be spent here in her own country for the benefit of out owfi her own country for the benefit of our own people. that is what people voted for and that is what we will deliver. peter bone, thank you very much. that will not be the only demands on any money, other people talking about housing, for example, and the prime minister making it clear that there are a number of priorities which they would be looking at. we will have more from you later. the list of nominees

for this year's oscars is being announced this lunchtime. daniel day—lewis, gary oldman and daniel day—lewis, gary oldman and daniel kerr leela —— daniel kaluuya have all been nominated in the best actor category. james cooke is in los angeles. let's start with the announcement. although there were no envelopes, it could have gone more smoothly. yes. they used to do this, they used to invite us along for an early—morning they used to invite us along for an ea rly—morning breakfast and they used to invite us along for an early—morning breakfast and make the announcement in front of the media and we would fill it. now, they put out this video, where they broadcast the oscars nominations to us. it was not terribly smooth, there was a lot of stumbling, some slightly odd kind of stumbling, some slightly odd kind of parts to it. but yes, it was strange to say the least. but nonetheless, we did learn a lot more about what is nominated. we have the full list know of nominations. guillermo del toro's the shape of

what leads the field with 13 nominations, not quite reaching the magical 14. —— the shape of water. but still a very impressive one to beat. and we also, as you say, have good news for british stars, particularly daniel kaluuya, who is nominated for get out, which has for nominations overrule. —— which has four nominations. there has been a lot of talk about the shape of water and freedom will boards, but get out may have a good chance to do pretty well at the oscars, and daniel day—lewis, nominated for phantom fred, he holds joint day—lewis, nominated for phantom fred, he holdsjoint british day—lewis, nominated for phantom fred, he holds joint british and irish citizenship, and indeed, his co—star is nominated in that as well. she is also british. so, some good british potentialfor success at the oscars. but a lot of the focus this year is going to be on

the #metoo movement, the pollock from the harvey weinstein affair, and this panoply of sexual assault allegations that have rocked hollywood. the first black female cinematographer, that is going to be a big one as well. we will get back to you later on. our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, is here with the details. the shape of water, 13 nominations. it was expected to lead the way, it didn't quite reach the magical 14, but it is a really mysterious sci—fi tale, starring sally hawkins, who gets a nomination for best actress. it is also got a nomination for best director. this is a very open race. when we were talking about how smoothly it went or not with the envelopes and things, when i was actually in my office, watching as a nominations came out, they accidentally put up the entire list

about five minutes early before the end of the announcements. so, i was frantically going through while they we re frantically going through while they were still announcing the big categories, having seen the final press release with all the details. so again, not as smooth as they would like this year. but an interesting choices. especially for the brits. wick—mac anyway, we will move on. gary oldman, churchill, a lot of people talking about this film, darkest hour, it is offering nomination. absolutely. he has been leading the way ever since the film got its premiere at film festivals in september. he gets a really empowering performance, he is most unrecognisable underneath all the prosthetics, and i interviewed him for a while back and he and he said he was on track to do a straight impersonation but he was almost trying to channel the spirit of churchill. and the reactions seem to be that he has succeeded

magnificently. he is absolutely the favourite to win test actor when it comes down to the oscars in early march. he has been favourite almost right the way through from master timber, and there is no sign of him letting go of that. he won the screen actors guild at the weekend, here's the person is there debate. although timothee chalamet could get something for call me by your name. i think if you are a betting person, it is all about gary oldman. worth noting some interesting bits of history have been made, rachel morrison, the first woman cinematographer to be nominated. also, only the fifth woman ever to be nominated in the best directing category, greta gerwig, for the film lady bird. that features quite a bit in some other categories. it a

coming—of—age tale, slightly autobiographical, that difficult relationship between a daughter in high school and her mother. the daughter is wilful, is probably a good way of putting it. bottom of the exquisite performances from saoirse ronan and laurie metcalfe. saoirse ronan and laurie metcalfe. saoirse ronan and laurie metcalfe. saoirse ronan was nominated about 15 yea rs saoirse ronan was nominated about 15 years ago so she is having an absolutely sparkling career. a lot of time the film lady bird was the most consistently well reviewed film on the rotten tomatoes website. no negatives until a few week ago so very well thought film. one that people seem to really relate to. free billboards. —— three billboards outside ebbing, missouri. for many people, it is the film of the season. it is certainly the film i have enjoyed the most. it got the

audience award at the toronto film festival, which is always a good indicator of oscar success. it has done well throughout the awards season so far. but there are some caveats. the oscars operate a preferential ballot system so it is not the first past the post when assistant, it is one where you rank them in order. so it rewards consensus rather than passion. so, three billboards is a fun, because the treatment... there has been some controversy around it, there is a character played by sam rockwell, a racist police officer, and some people are not liked the way the full has treated that particular character. and those that do not have an absolute consensus at the oscars do not tend to do as well in winning as those that are likely... that is the whole point of this preferential ballot system. and martin —— martin mcdonagh did not get a directing nomination. it is unusual, not heard of but unusual,

for a film to win best picture without a directing nomination as well. as far as hollywood is concerned, this is the year of the sexual scandals. christopher plummer was brought in to replace kevin spacey when he was named. he is up foran spacey when he was named. he is up for an oscar nomination, that is quite a turnaround! absolutely. it brought a lot of attention to the film but it might not have had originally. it was the decision of the directive to reshoot at breakneck speed, at almost the last minute. and when you watch the fun, i thought he is going to be in for just a few scenes. he is in a lot of the film. and it was a real achievement getting it finished in the time that ridley scott did, should ignore the new scenes with a new actor. christopher plummer is very good in it, let us not take away from a performance. there are some who would say there have been performance none to it —— performance none to it —— performance is nominated in the past that might not have been up to

scratch. i would not say what those might be but christopher plummer is very good in that film. and a people rewarding his performance will stop but also it is going to be a subconscious nod towards what ridley scott and the film company did insane these allegations have been made against kevin spacey, let's move that one side and put some reveals new in there. it is that the seal of approvalfrom reveals new in there. it is that the seal of approval from award voters, including academy. the headlines. theresa may has told to commit to have discussions in private after reports that borisjohnson is demanding an increase in health spending. gary oldman, daniel day—lewis and daniel kaluuya are among the best actor nominees. the shape of what leads the race with 13 nominations. the competition and markets authority says the proposed takeover of sky by fox was not in the public interest. and more reaction to kyle edmund reaching the semifinals of the australian open. he beat gregor

dimitrov in the biggest win of his career. he will play marin cilic next, the world number for macro he will play marin cilic next, the world numberfor macro beat he will play marin cilic next, the world number for macro beat rafa nadal after the vineyard —— injured spaniard withdrew. aaron lennon has completed his move to ballet from everton. hejoins for an undisclosed fee after to and a half years on merseyside. i will be back with more at half—past. there are spread is accused of illegally driving a van at worshippers lastjune, killing one person, in finsbury. he denies murder and attempted murder. daniel sa ndford murder and attempted murder. daniel sandford brought us the latest from woolwich crown court. much of the morning was taken up with what darren osborne had been doing on the internet in the weeks before the attack. he appears to

have joined twitter about a couple of weeks before the attack, and on that day, he receives this direct message from the deputy leader of britain first. he also receives a sort of group e—mail from tommy robinson, one of the founders of edl, the english defence league, and other far edl, the english defence league, and otherfar right edl, the english defence league, and other far right group. and actually on the day before the attack, but for he traversed london to carry out, allegedly, this attack, he reads on an ipad belonging to his eldest daughter a couple of tweets from tommy robinson on the one saying, when the muslims want our kids, we were told not to look back in anger, and where was the day of rage after the terrorist attacks? all i saw was lighting candles. the jury all i saw was lighting candles. the jury also heard from a man who was in the pub with darren osborne on

the night before he is accused of carrying out these attacks. a former soldier who says that darren osborne was talking aggressively and loudly about muslims, saying that they are going to turn us all into muslims, they are going to turn us all into terrorists. and that in the end, the soldier decided he would help the manager of the pub to this court darren osborne out, at which point darren osborne out, at which point darren osborne out, at which point darren osborne was heard to say, i'm going to take things into my own hands. this trial is expected to last another to weeks or so. fox's planned takeover of sky isn't in the public interest, according to the competition watchdog. the competition and markets authority says allowing the murdoch family's company to go ahead with the deal would give them too much "influence over public opinion and the political agenda". fox has been trying to buy the 61% of sky that it does not currently own. our media editor, amol rajan, is here. we will talk about what has happened

since ina we will talk about what has happened since in a moment, but you could argue the murdochs had all this coming because they are saying you would have to much control. this is the second time he has tried to take full control. back in 2011, rupert murdoch bid for the city 1% of sky it did not own. that was discovered by the phone hacking scandal and the whole thing became politically toxic. so he decided to pull out. this time, bidding again, through james murdoch, it has been stuck in a regulatory quagmire for the best pa rt a regulatory quagmire for the best part of the year. first, ofcom said they did not like the look of it on they did not like the look of it on the grounds of media plurality. and the grounds of media plurality. and the competition watchdog has come to the competition watchdog has come to the same view. and then, the news that walt disney wants to buy the very best of sky we were talking about. it was a shock to most people in the industry. pretty much eve ryo ne in the industry. pretty much everyone who is not rupert murdoch! he is —— his umpire, he was going to

sell up to disney, and the ceo of disney said this came as a huge shock, and in a sense the jewel—mac —— there are two regulatory processes . —— there are two regulatory processes. there is the make your —— agger —— american regulatory process. in a weird sense, whatever ofcom or the cma say about the uk deal, it is going to be superseded by the american process. it did to get control of fox, as looks likely, all other concerns about media plurality will innocence following because the toxicity of the murdoch name, the fact his family have such control, will not be an issue if disney is in charge. but the future sky news, which is at the heart of this, is that assured if disney ta kes this, is that assured if disney takes over? because what is there that disney will keep it? the ceo of disney has said that he is committed

to sky news. and sky news is obviously a key part of the sky macro subscription. they like the idea of sky news. it is a world —class idea of sky news. it is a world—class product. on the other hand, if you are disney and you are specialists in entertaining, sky news is a loss—making operation, which is stuck in this regulatory mess so it might be a complication disney feel they can do without. i think disney probably do not want as their first move to sack a bunch of journalists who produce world—class journalism. so i think disney will keep control of sky news. but there is this weirdness, we are in a situation where concerns over media plurality have stopped rupert murdoch taking full control of sky. but if disney come and say, we do not one sky news, then you really do have an issue with media plurality because most people would argue that

sky news produces world—class journalism and it is important there isa journalism and it is important there is a counterweight to the very mighty bbc. so the whole question of media plurality at the moment is going to be in a different place in a few months and we're going to be sitting here talking about what disney are going to do. is that enough? you have done brilliantly. thank you very much. one of central london's busiest areas has reopened after a huge gas leak led to hundreds of people being evacuated from a nightclub and a hotel in the early hours. charing cross station and a number of roads around trafalgar square were closed until the area was declared safe around midday. our correspondent dan johnson is at the scene now. has the smell of gas gone?m certainly has. there was a whiff of it this morning when we first got here but all ok now. the engineers have done their work, checked where the leak was, repaired it, major everything is safe. the whole area around charing cross was closed. from joe corre, morning it started,

people were turfed out of their beds at the hotel here, people tipped out ofa at the hotel here, people tipped out of a nightclub to get back —— and told to get back. and this station was closed through rush hour, causing serious problems for commuters this morning. about 80,000 passengers come through here every day. but things are now getting back to the normal. the station reopened at about midday. there are a few delays expected this afternoon, the train company warning that because trains were not able to get in and follow the timetable earlier, there might be some disruption this afternoon. but they say they are confident of getting things back on track by this evening's rush hour, so everything should be fine. thank you very much. neil diamond is to retire from performing after being diagnosed with parkinson's disease. the singer, who turns 77

tomorrow, said he'd made the decision "with great reluctance and disappointment". in a statement, he apologised to fans who'd already bought tickets for his 50th anniversary tour in australia and new zealand. he says he'll continue writing and recording. time for a look at the weather. she has just stopped she hasjust stopped dancing! now, that is tokyo? well done, yes. good guess! they had 23 centimetres of snow yesterday, which is a lot in a metropolitan area. it fell steadily for 12 hours. the highest amounts since 2014. but it is a huge amount, so they really struggled with

transport, people stranded at airports, cars stranded everywhere, people really struggling. is this unusual there? seydou sy is no, but it is unusual to get that amount. —— seydou sy snow. but there is another snow story to come out of japan as well. a ski resort, they have had an avalanche. there was a volcanic eruption. sadly, one person died. skiers were getting hit by rubble, very scary. we have been talking about snow, snow in the alps, snow here, is there a picture emerging? not for us. it's winter! it's winter! it isa it's winter! it is a different feel because we are into some milder conditions. that is bringing something quite u nsettled. that is bringing something quite unsettled. but you can get rain then sunshine. in the rest of the

afternoon, there will be this mixture of sunny spells and showers. show was quite heavy. gusty winds. but later on tonight, the winds start to strengthen. severe gales, a speu start to strengthen. severe gales, a spell of heavy rain starting to sink south eastwards. it is going to be a fairly mild night for most. temperatures between poor and 11 sources. “— temperatures between poor and 11 sources. —— between 49/11 celsius. it is going to be windy and quite a tricky rush hour through tomorrow. the combination of the wind and the rain, bearing in mind some of the snow will be starting to melt so a lot of surface water around. could be some disruption on the roads. here is how it is looking through the morning. heavy rain pushing to the morning. heavy rain pushing to the south east, coupled with strong gusty winds. we can take a look at ita gusty winds. we can take a look at it a cock in the morning, the middle of the rush hour. some very wet and windy conditions across northern and west and scotland. some very strong winds particularly for the hebrides and the western highlands.

stretching potentially from east anglia down through the midlands and south east england, wet, windy, blustery, really miserable rush hour tomorrow morning. it does improve but it'll take a stand because the rain will be around for a couple of hours with some strong winds. the winds will start to lose some of their strength through the day. find a ring, some sunshine and showers, which could be wintry over the mountains. as the rain starts to clear, temperatures starting to tip again. highs tomorrow afternoon somewhere between five and ten cells is. a slightly cooler feel. into thursday, a day of sunshine and showers. windy but not as strong as the winds we will see through tomorrow. showers mainly concentrated across western areas. temperatures back down to where they should be. between five and 10 celsius. but potentially a chilly night as we go into friday, especially for scotland and northern england. we end the week mostly

fairly quiet, perhaps a few showers stretching down the east coast, otherwise sunshine, lighter ones and are starting to feel a bit cold. it looks for many that rain will stay away for the weekend, hopefully an area of high pressure will come to visit and settle things down a bit. that's all from me for now. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: the prime minister tells her cabinet to have discussions in private, after the foreign secretary boris johnson called for money for the nhs after brexit. the shape of water leads the race with 13 nominations for the 90th academy awards — gary oldman is nominated efi‘f bee“??? ‘€5%*3%“* w w ,, ’ ' ’ blocked by regulators, who say it would give rupert murdoch too much control over the media in the uk. a court hears how the man accused of the finsbury park mosque attack received a message on social media from a far—right leader. doctors warn that england is falling behind the rest of the uk in improving children's health care. sport now on afternoon

live with holly. there is only one really big story. a brit through to the semi finals of the australian open and it's not andy murray — and he'll actually take his place as british number one if he wins the next match? isn't it nice to bring you some good news out of australia for once? i don't want to get too far ahead but that is true — there could be a new british number one. but credit to kyle edmund, you can imagine the pressure he was under — after andy murray pulled out with his hip injury before the tournament began and jo konta went out in the second round. all british hopes lay on his shoulders. but you can see how his confidence has grown under his new coach. today i think people are just realising how much potential he has — former world number! mats wilander said he stayed cool under pressure. andy murray's coach tweeted remarking upon his growing belief in himself and andy murray himself tweeted this in response to his victory — quite

simply "wow kyle edmund". so let's wait and see if he can reach his first final at tour level — set your alarm for thursday morning. let's put the kiss of death on this and suggest he could go all the way and suggest he could go all the way and win this. well, he'll have to get past marin cillic first — he'll face the world number 4. if he goes on to win the tournament, that would make him the first british player in history to do isa is a new start and merging. you could have

forgiven kyle edmund a few nerves but if they were there they were not clear to see, breaking the server of grigor dimitrov in the very first game, but carrying the hopes of a nation brings a special pressure. parring his weight to the first set suggested it isn't yet too much of a burden. the scale of the task ahead was laid bare as the bulgarian battled his way back to level the match. in the melbourne heat, too much role was the first to crack, leaving the door open for edmund to batter his way through. those nerves turned into a very british kind of excitement, but this was drama to the last, match point, haut was the call, that decision challenged, the agony of waiting and then the ecstasy of winning. edmonds through to the semifinals. if he can keep control of those nerves, who knows?

edmund will face the world number four marin cillic in the semifinal on thursday morning. clilic has beaten world number one rafael nadal in the last half hour. nadal was forced to retire with an ankle problem in the fifth set. meanwhile, more shocks in the women's game as belgium's elise mertens thrashed fourth seed elina svitolina to book her place in the semifinal. the world number 37 won 6—4, 6—0 — breaking five times and winning 28 of 52 points on the ukrainian's serve. it's the first time she's beaten a top five player and goes into the semifinal on a 10—match winning streak. she'll take on the winner of this match next — carla suarez navarro and caroline wozniacki are on court. it is one set apiece. wozniacki is serving for the match, currently 5—2 in the third set. arsenal manager arsene wenger says alexis sanchez‘s move to manchester united is right for the player. the deal was a straight swap for midfielder henrikh mkhitaryan

a player wenger has long admired and says suits the teams style — speaking this morning wenger outlined why he thought sanchez wanted to leave arsenal for their premier league rivals. 29 years old, will be 30 in 2018 and that was maybe his last contract. from the financial aspect, it's important, he goes to a great club with a great contract and i think his game is based, his attributes, it's a good team attitude as well. aaron lennon has completed his move to burnley from everton. the former england international joins for an undisclosed fee after two and half years on merseyside. caroline wozniacki has now gone

through to the semifinals. she has won her match 3—1. apologies, 2—1. i'll have more for you in the next hour. whatever‘s on that monitor needs to be sharpened up. i think it's my eyesight! in the moment we will have a look at the oscar nominations, but first some breaking news from yorkshire, police looking for a missing schoolgirl have found a body in a river and have identified her as ursula keogh. the 11—year—old went missing in the hours before a huge police search was mounted but in the last few moments police confirmed that the body they found was that of

ursula keogh. we are looking to establish the full circumstances and preparing a file for the coroner, herfamily have preparing a file for the coroner, her family have requested preparing a file for the coroner, herfamily have requested privacy preparing a file for the coroner, her family have requested privacy at what they describe as an extremely difficult time. now, the nominations for the 90th academy awards have been announced with the shape of water leading the field. world war ii drama dunkirk follows with three dominations while three billboards had seven, and it's been a good day for british backboards. —— actors. film criticjason solomons is here to talk us through the nominations. 13 nominations is not bad going, whether it translates into wins is a big question, often a film gets ahead of nominations and doesn't carry them over the line and i'm not

sure where the shape of water will do all these wins. it might be in the best director category for guillermo del toro, who is a favourite in that category. he's been around for a few years, this film pan ‘s labyrinth, he was going to direct the hobbit but didn't, and he specialised in fantastical stories and the shape of water is no exception. it stars are owned sally hawkins as a nude woman who strikes up hawkins as a nude woman who strikes upa hawkins as a nude woman who strikes up a relationship in 19605 america in at facility where a strange alien creature has been brought in in a tank and they are worried about this, it is like the roswell experiment and that 5u5picion around the alien which many people read as a metaphorfor current the alien which many people read as a metaphor for current america, the alien which many people read as a metaphorfor current america, but only the beautiful fan and cleaner

understands this fish creature and here she is making contact with the alien. get them out. bring it here. a lot of the talk before the nominations was going to before the nominations was going to be about how women fared. they have fared well. they have, it was interesting whether the academy would listen to the noises off, as they have to past campaigns, and the academy which for years was seen as distant and unresponsive. partly because it was. it was, and either

because it was. it was, and either because the academy membership has expanded, they have 1000 more members, 41% of which are women, tho5e members, 41% of which are women, those differences are being seen in the votes and for only the first time in its history, a female director has been nominated in the be5t director category. greta gerwig joins jane, the, sophia coppola, this is her first film, joins jane, the, sophia coppola, this is herfirst film, and she's been nominated as best director as well as screenplay writer. she is an actre55 you may know from films like france5 ha, very much in the indie comedy sphere, not to everyone's tastes as an actress but clearly finding favour as director. let's have a look at ladybird. this is saoirse ronan and laurie metcalf, if you ever take a carjourney with

your mum, this is what it feels like. i want to do work culture is, where writers live. you couldn't even pass your driving test. you wouldn't let me practice. call me ladybird like you said you would. you should go to city college and then to jail you should go to city college and then tojailand then you should go to city college and then to jail and then back to city couege then to jail and then back to city college and then maybe you would pull yourself up and not expect everybody... that's not quite how i remember travelling around with my mum. a good day for the brits. the male acting categories in particular, gary oldman nominated for his portrayal of winston churchill that he is joined for his portrayal of winston churchill that he i5joined by for his portrayal of winston churchill that he is joined by other great talents, daniel day lewi5, churchill that he is joined by other great talents, daniel day lewis, who plays a 505 treachery eight called

regi5 woodcock in a film called phantom thread. also nominated in that film was le5lie manville, former wife of gary oldman, and daniel kaluuya, for a film called get out which is a fantastically funny films in which she plays a black boyfriend ta ken funny films in which she plays a black boyfriend taken to visit his white girlfriend's parents. samuel l jackson asked why these british actors were taking ourjobs and it became a spot and people likejohn boyet get also pretending to be america and no one knowing it, but the reason they are getting these jobsis the reason they are getting these jobs is because they are really good at acting. we should mention rachel morrison because this was the oscars we re morrison because this was the oscars were glass ceiling5 were going to be broken and that's the first one.

were glass ceiling5 were going to be broken and that's the first onem the cinematography category, not a lwa y5 the cinematography category, not always the most glamorous...m should be. it's very important, she shot mudbound, which was directed by a black woman who was nominated for her screenplay, i'm grateful that look5 her screenplay, i'm grateful that looks fantastic and rachel morrison becomes the first woman ever to be numbered for cinematography the oscars, it has taken 90 years for that to happen and shows that women working behind the scene, which is really what #metoo and times are about, is what will bring about change, and we are seeing that happening here with mudbound. anything else capture by?|j happening here with mudbound. anything else capture by? i was pleased for le5lie manville, we also have a female film—maker in the best

documentary category, agnes varda, who was a friend ofjean—luc goddard in the french nouveau area. you have practised the names of things. why didn't they when they were announcing nominations? when reading out the nominations, the start of a good film called girls trip, and orange is the new black, 5he good film called girls trip, and orange is the new black, she looked like she had never encountered any of these names but i thought andy circus did a good job. it's not easy reading names about. thank you. you're watching afternoon life. a powerful earthquake in alaska

prompted warnings of a possible t5unami down the west coast of canada and the us. tho5e warnings have now been lifted, though a warning remains in place for southern california. it's the dead of night in kodiak and alarms are warning people. just to remind people that this is not a drill, this is a tsunami warning, eve ryo ne drill, this is a tsunami warning, everyone get at least 100 feet above sea everyone get at least 100 feet above sea level. it is very backed up right now so you won't make it to the mountain in five minutes. the i5land the mountain in five minutes. the island of kodiak, home to almost 14,000 people, lie5 island of kodiak, home to almost 14,000 people, lies on the southern coa5t 14,000 people, lies on the southern coast of alaska and i5 14,000 people, lies on the southern coast of alaska and is close to the epicentre of the earthquake. it's

not long before roads are clogged with cars heading away from the coa5t with cars heading away from the coast in search of safety at higher ground. many have been taking shelter in the school. people are very calm here. kodiak residents are used to snow of this magnitude. the emergency 5iren5 are still going off but we haven't had any reports of anything happening. now the soon warnings for a alaska and the west coast of canada and the us have been lifted. the feared tsunami has not materialised. in a moment the business news with rachel horne. first, a look at the headlines on afternoon live. prime minister there5a may has told her cabinet to have discussions in private after media reports that her foreign minister, boris johnson, was demanding an increase in health spending. gary oldman, daniel day—lewis and daniel kaluuya are among the best actor oscar nominees.

the shape of water leads the race with 13 nominations. the competition and markets authority says fox's proposed ta keover of authority says fox's proposed takeover of sky is not in the public intere5t. police in yorkshire have confirmed that a body found in river was that of missing ursula keogh. hello. public sector borrowing last month was at its lowest level since 2000, according to new figures published by the office for national statistics. public sector net borrowing fell by £2.5 billion down to £2.6 billion in december last year, compared to the year before. thousands of shop floor jobs at sainsbury's are at risk. the supermarket chain is changing the way it manages its stores, and scrapping some management po5t5 in a bid to cut costs. it wants to save £500 million over the next three years — but is yet to confirm exactly how manyjobs are at risk.

sainsbury's has 1400 stores across the uk. no—frill5 airline easyjet says revenues are up 14% to £1.1 billion for the last three months of last year. its cost per seat — a key measure of performance — had fallen by 1.6% thanks to lower fuel costs and cutting other costs. passenger numbers were also up 1.4 million. president trump has been slapping on some more tariffs. yes, this is the first set of tariffs signed off directly by president trump. it's all about his plan to protect americanjobs by all about his plan to protect american jobs by imposing all about his plan to protect americanjobs by imposing tariffs on imports. the countries most affected will be india and china. tariffs on

washing machines, 50% in the next three years, and tariffs on solar panels, 30% in the next four years. joining us now from the new york stock exchange is our north america business correspondent, samira hu55ain. we mention tho5e tariffs. the countries most affected will be india and china. what has their reaction been? i want to add south korea, they will have a large impact when it comes to washing machines and already we have heard complaints and already we have heard complaints and worries about the impact it will have in terms of global trade, and china and south korea have said they are contemplating taking their complaints to the world trade organisation so this is having a big impact on those countries, and it's notjust impact on those countries, and it's not just solar panels and washing machines that the us trade with these countries so it could spill over into other areas. our consumers

and workers in america welcomed the move? this is something that donald trump campaign on, saying the us has beenin trump campaign on, saying the us has been in trade deals that have not worked out for american workers, so this protectionist idea is something that a lot of people who voted for him would welcome. that said, there are worries about how this will impact the worker versus the consumer, and of questions about whether it will make solar panels and washing machines are a lot more expensive for consumers, so perhaps it will make it better off for the worker but there is an impact on the consumer. part of president trump's america first policy is this attempt to protect us manufacturing. is there any evidence that putting the5e tariffs on these goods will achieve that? these tariffs were

presented as at the request of individual companies who manufactured solar panels and washing machines who lobbied the white house to get these kinds of tariffs put in place, so the companies that asked for it are welcome the news. one more point, it's been over a year that the president has been in office and has beena president has been in office and has been a lot of talk about these protectionist tariffs but this is really the time we have seen that be implemented and that has a lot of people worried when it comes to the global economy. thank you for that analysis. yesterday we were talking about bookmakers, their shares are dropping. they are back up today,

almost 2%. the reason they felt was because of a consultation over problems in gambling, and there was a feeling that some gambling machines where you can gamble up to £100 may have a limit as low as £2 put on them. the consultation comes to an end today, so let's listen to richard haass hunter, head of markets. —— richard hunter. richard haass hunter, head of markets. -- richard hunter. there has been a government consultation but we don't know, it could be between £2 and £50, which is a large spread. there was a report in the newspaper suggesting that it was the £2 end of the spectrum we should be expecting, so their share prices of the likes of ladbrokes and william hill took a severe beating. the estimation is that should this go

through, the £2 level, it could take around 25% of both of their revenues. a quick look at the markets. the pound and dollar has touched at 140 today. skype'5 price i5 touched at 140 today. skype'5 price is up and we will be talking about that in the next bar with an a naly5t. that in the next bar with an analyst. thank you, rachel. let's go to westminster now and get more reaction to the prime ministerial rebuke to bori5 reaction to the prime ministerial rebuke to boris johnson reaction to the prime ministerial rebuke to borisjohnson for his demand for more money for the nhs. let's go to vicki young. what is bori5 up to? he is not the health secretary. he's ended up with the front pages saying he is calling for more funding to improve the nhs, something voters cared deeply about, i think we can see what he is up to.

pa rt i think we can see what he is up to. part of this goes back to that referendum on the campaign, he travelled around with the slogan saying there would be £350 million more week for the nhs after brexit, but it is unconventional for a cabinet minister to talk in advance about a cabinet meeting. i'm joined by the conservative mp mark pritchard. what you make of boris john5on briefing ahead of the cabinet of what he wanted to say? i cannot remember when that last happened. boris has been on the front pages for many years so it's no surprise he is on it again today, it's on the nhs, and i agree with boris, in the short term the nhs needs more money and that's not to say we shouldn't be looking to the funding model and that requires

political leadership and that needs to happen but there isn't a crisis in the nhs but certainly a lot of pressure, this year while it is better prepared than ever before, there is still a requirement for short—term funding and boris is right to speak out. it's not his brief and some people might be upset at that but if people want to speak out, they should, and perhaps the people who have that portfolio should have spoken out themselves. he might also call for more funds for the foreign office, i support boris but whether it is boris or theresa may or at jeremy boris but whether it is boris or theresa may or atjeremy hunt, in the longer term there needs to be a conversation about how we fund the nhs going forward. is there in patients among your colleagues about getting on the front that on an i55ue getting on the front that on an issue like this? it's refreshing

that we are talking about something other than brexit, so borrowers should get some applause for that. we should have a small majority, with the dup, so it's difficult to be radical, but it is always an incumbent on political leaders, to address those issues that really matter to the british public and are causing concern and the nhs is one of those. that doesn't mean it shouldn't become more effective and efficient in the way it operates and it has done that, a tribute to staff and administrators and managers but i come back to the central point, whatever happens in the short term, in the longer term the whole cabinet by agreeing and the conservative parliamentary party, we need to get it right, nhs funding for the 21st century, that is a long—term challenge. there will be more on all

of this in the coming weeks. time for a look at the weather. here's alina jenkins. a milderfield but a real mix of showers and sunny wind5 a milderfield but a real mix of showers and sunny winds and we keep a few shower arbour i5 showers and sunny winds and we keep a few shower arbour is going this evening, when strengthening and we will see gale5 for western coa5t5 and heavy rain pushing south—east. a bit of snow for the far north of scotland, away from here a mild night that this area of low pressure i5 night that this area of low pressure is in charge of our weather later tonight and tomorrow, it will be windy and quite right, especially through the rush—hour, 5tronger wind5, heavy rain 5lowly 5inking south—east, we find some 5un5hine and showers, wintry nature and winds 5lowly easing down but behind the rain starting to feel colder, staying fairly mild in the south.

thursday, sunny spells and showers but starting to feel a little bit colder. enter hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at 3.00pm. the prime minster and the chancellor warn borisjohnson to keep discussions private after his call for more cash for the nhs. mrjohnson is the foreign secretary. i gave the health secretary an extra £6 billion at the recent budget and we'll look at departmental allocations again at the spending review, when that takes place. when will the lesson be learned?

when will the lesson be learned? a churchillian effort — gary oldman, daniel day—lewis and daniel kaluuya are among the best actor oscar nominees. we're hoping to speak to one of them at 3.30pm. don't give the murdochs‘ too much control of news. the competition and markets authority says fox's proposed takeover of sky is not in the public interest. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. a new brit giving us hope. we'll have more reaction to kyle edmund's shock win in melbourne, where he beat grigor dimitrov to book his place in his first grand slam final. all that and more coming up later. talk to you then. thank you very much. we'll be joining you for a full update just after half past. alina jenkins has all the weather. strong winds are forecast overnight. i will tell you all about it later in the programme. also coming up... something to crow about — how one species of the bird have developed hooks to help them hunt. hello everyone, this

is afternoon live, i'm simon mccoy. by all accounts, it was a pretty frosty exchange. hours after his calls for more money for the nhs appeared in the press, borisjohnson was sitting around the cabinet table with his colleagues. it didn't go well, theresa may rebuked him, saying all such thoughts should be discussed in private. later the chancellor phillip hammond pointed out, very pointedly, that borisjohnson was the foreign secretary and not in charge of health. at the back of this of course is that brexiteers' pledge of an extra £350 million a week for the nhs — a pledge from one alexander boris de pfeffeljohnson. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. he certainly knows how to grab the headlines. reporter: do you want to be the chancellor, foreign secretary? or perhaps health secretary? cabinet meetings are meant to be an opportunity for private discussion. instead, borisjohnson

let his colleagues and everyone else know in advance that he wants an extra £5 billion for the nhs in england. reporter: do you welcome the foreign secretary's intervention? the health secretary kept quiet about mrjohnson trampling on his turf, but take a look at this. the chancellor didn't exactly look amused. well, mrjohnson is the foreign secretary. i gave the health secretary and extra £6 billion at the recent budget and we'll look at departmental allocations again at the spending review when that takes place, thank you. it is not unknown for borisjohnson to occasionally indulge in some extracurricular freelancing, piling on stuff not exactly in the brief of a foreign secretary. i'm told that on a recent visit to a hospital with the health secretary he was very concerned about what he saw and he's determined to deliver on the idea from the eu referendum campaign

of more money for the health service after brexit. but when headlines like this appear in the newspaper before a cabinet meeting, his critics will say that he's grandstanding, and there's no doubt it's unconventional. i'm afraid this is all about boris johnson. he's not really concerned about patients waiting on trolleys in corridors and those elderly people in the backs of ambulances in the freezing cold, waiting to be treated. it's just his tedious political games. if the government were really serious about putting the money into the nhs, they would have done it in the budget last autumn. others say mrjohnson's intervention is good news, but there needs to be a focus on the bigger picture. having more allies in cabinet, calling for more funding for the nhs and social care, is very welcome, as far as i'm concerned. but we need not to just look at the here and now but the long—term, and notjust the nhs, but the whole picture are the nhs, social care and prevention. as the huge challenges the nhs faces

this winter continue, so too do the huge political questions about what to do about it. borisjohnson has kept that discussion centre stage, even if the prime minister would have preferred him to make his views known privately. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. our chief political correspondent, vicki young, is in westminster. the thing about borisjohnson is he knows what he's doing? yeah. he does. clearly, he's ended up with a headline saying borisjohnson calles for more cash for the nhs. that is going to go down with very many voters. now in cabinet today it sounds like there were rebukes saying that this kind of discussion should be done in private. not briefed afterwards or certainly not before, which is incredibly unusual. but there are some in the party who think it's time for the conservatives to be bolder. particularly on issues such as the health service. i'm joined by grant

shapps who used to be the party chairman at one time. what do you make about the way the boris johnson has gone about this, briefing in advance? it's incredibly unusual? it's a good rule to keep government discussions within the walls of the cabinet room and not discuss them outside. that is a better practice. then you don't end up in this public fight. it can't do anyone any good, the party or the country or anyone else. when it comes to the nhs is the more cash in the short—term. the chancellor will say he has given the nhs more money? jeremy hunt is struggling on with the nhs as it is. trying to reform it. clearly, more money is part of that package. there has been more money going into it. we know the nhs can take a lot more besides. i get the sense that there isa besides. i get the sense that there is a mood now within the party, within the country certainly, to give the nhs a bit more money. now whether that is from money saved from an eu budget or from other

general expenditures perhaps slightly beside the point. i think there is a mood to give the nhs more resources. are you one of those conservative mps who think that theresa may, her government, isjust being too cautious. there's no message beyond brexit which is appealing to people withhold might wa nt to appealing to people withhold might want to come and vote for the conservatives who voted forjeremy corbyn last time we heard colleagues talking about dullness. we have to is have a big, bold plan for the country. i do think that number ten needs to put their shoulders to the wheel to create that plan. what is this country going to look like post—brexit? this country going to look like post— brexit? 30 this country going to look like post—brexit? 30 years' time. the middle of the century. shouldn't we have a plan that that we will become the biggest economy in europe, this is how we do it. if we do it we can fund our nhs and schools much better. that is what people would like to see coming from downing street. it would then silence colleagues who think it is dull and

tim mid, as we heard this weekend. is one of the problems that theresa may is hampered by the fact she doesn't have a majority. it make it is quite difficult, doesn't it, to get anything through the house of commons and just a small number of people can dictate which direction they goes in. obviously that is true. some would ask me if thatcher would have put up with what mayweather is putting up with? the answer is no. theresa may has no majority a negative majority and a coalition with the dup. she is in a difficult place. i've said my views about this honestly before. it was clearly a disastrous election. we are where we are. i'm absolutely sure this country would not be served well by a left—wing mark cyst corbyn government which wouldn't be able to pay for any of our public services. it's essential we get our offer right and show the conservative party has big, bold ideas and we have the plan for the future for the next generations.

that is where we should be focussing and best if that is done quietly and competently behind closed doors. actually, tell us what that message is once that work has been done. more vision from the top? absolutely. i've said all along, we have to have a view of what we're about, beyond brexit, obviously we wa nt about, beyond brexit, obviously we want to deliver a successful brexit. people have views about that. actually, what are we for? what are we going to deliver? i think it should be something big and bold like becoming the biggest economy in europe. we can provide public services that way. it can't be the small initiatives dressed up as large ones them have to be big, bold ideas. thank you very much indeed. so theresa may getting a lot of advice about what she should do. clearly, she might say there isn't an awful lot of money and she doesn't have an awful lot of sway in the house of commons. demands for more leadership and a clearer vision. thank you very much. reports

ofa vision. thank you very much. reports of a shooting at a high school in the united states. one person killed and multiple others wounded, according to a number of sources. this is at a high school in kentucky. the shooting occurred at the marshal county high school in kentucky. 120 miles north—west of nashville. a number of sources quoting the local governor saying "tragic shooting. shooters is in custody. one confirmed fatality. multiple others wounded. much yet unknown." a breaking story coming out of kentucky. another shooting at a high school in the united states. we will bring you any more on that as we get it. the oscar nominations were announced a short time ago in los angeles and its good news for british actors gary oldman, daniel day—lewis and daniel kaluuya, they've all been nominated in the best actor category. the shape of water leads the race overall, with 13 nominations. our entertainment correspondent,

lizo mzimba, has been telling me about the film. it's a mist steerious talew. we talked about how smoothly it went with the envelopes and things. how they did it. when i was actually in my office, watching very quickly as the nominations came out they put up the nominations came out they put up the entire list five minutes early before the end of the announcements. i was going through while they were announcing the big categories having seen announcing the big categories having seen the final press release with all the details of who was up for what. not as smooth as they would like this year. interesting choices in there, especially for the brits. you wouldn't expect the names to come as a particular surprise at that stage. we move on. gary oldman, churchill, a lot of people talking about this film, the darkest hour. it's up for a nomination? absolutely. he has been leading the way ever since the film premiered at

film fests vals in september. that was early in 2017. —— festivals. empowering performance. unrecognisable underneath all the makeup. i interviewed him for the film a while back and said he wasn't trying to do a straight impersonation but channel churchill's spirit. the reaction seems to be that he succeeded magnificently. he is absolutely the favourite to win best actor when it comes down to the oscars in early march. you put him as favourite, do you? absolutely. he has been favourite right the way through from last september. there is no sign of him letting go of that. he won the screen actors guild at the weekend. he is there to beat. there is best actor for call me he is there to beat. there is best actorfor call me by your

he is there to beat. there is best actor for call me by your name. he is there to beat. there is best actorfor call me by your name. it's all about gary oldman. interesting bits of history have been made. we mentioned rachel morrison, the first woman cinematographer to be nominated. greta gerwig is the fifth woman to be nominated in the best directing category. she was the writer/director of the film ladybird. a coming of age tale featuring saoirse ronan. tell us more about ladybird. a am coulding of age tale, written by greta gerwig. a difficult relationship between a daughter in high school and her mother. the daughter is wilful is problemibly a good way of putting it. great performances from saoirse ronan and lowry metcalf. saoirse ronan and lowry metcalf. saoirse ronan and lowry metcalf. saoirse ronan was nominated when sehwag starred in atonement. she is having a sparkling career. it was the most well reviewed film on the

rotten tomatoes website with 100 people giving it positive reviews with no negatives until a few weeks ago. not the heaviest movie. one people relate to. three billboards. people were talking about that before the nominations. it didn't disappoint. they are are. there. it's the film i've enjoyed most. it won the audience award at the toronto film festival. that has been a good indicator of oscar success. it has done well throughout the season so far. there is a bat lot system it's not a first past the post winner system. you rank them in order. if you like, it rewards consensus rather than passion. so three billboards is a film because of the treatment — three billboards is a film because of the treatment - there may be passion in consensus. let us not write off consensus completely.

there is a character played by sam rockwell a racist police officer. people haven't liked how they treated that character. films that don't have a consensus at the oscars don't have a consensus at the oscars don't do as well in winning. that is the point of this ballot system. it can damage that. martin mc donagh did not get a director nominations. so it's unusual then for it to go on to win. now the year of the sexual scandal. christopher plumber is up foran scandal. christopher plumber is up for an oscar nomination, he replaced kevin spacey. it brought attention to the film that it might not have had originally. they reshot at

breakneck speed the last—minute these scenes. i thought, he will be in three orfour scenes. these scenes. i thought, he will be in three or four scenes. it will be easy. he is in a lot of the film. it was a real achievement getting it finished shooting all the scenes with a new actor. christopher if is very good in it. let us not take away from the performance. he had has been oscar—nominated. away from the performance. he had has been oscar-nominated. others will say there has been performances nominated in the past that may not have been absolutely up to scratch. i wouldn't say what those performances might be. christopher is very good. people rewarding his performance in there. also it's also got to be a subconscious nod to what ridley scott and what the film company did in saying the allegations have been made against kevin spacey, let us move it to one side. put somebody else in there. it has the seal of approval from award voters including academy. breaking news about aled jones. he will

resume presenting programmes. this is from the bbc wales art and media correspondent, huw thomas. he will resume presenting programmes following his suspension over claims of inappropriate behaviour. he says... aled jones apologised by the hurt caused by his actions and has given given an assurance it will not be repeated. breaking news there about aled jones here at the become. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines. prime minister theresa may has told her cabinet to have discussions in private after foreign minister borisjohnson publicly demanded an increase in health spending. gary oldman, daniel day—lewis and daniel kaluuya are among the oscar nominees for best actor. shape of water leads the race with 13 nominations. police in yorkshire have confirmed

that the body found in a river is that of missing girl ursula keogh. we'll have more reaction to kyle edmund's shock win in melbourne, where he beat grigor dimitrov to book his place in his first grand slam final. edmund will play marin cilic next. the world number four beat number one seed rafa nadal in their quarterfinal — after the injured spaniard withdrew a break down in the deciding set. aaron lennon has completed his move to burnley from everton. the former england international joins for an undisclosed fee after two and half years on merseyside. fox's planned takeover of sky isn't in the public interest, according

to the competition watchdog. the competition and markets authority says allowing the murdoch family's company to go ahead with the deal would give them too much "influence over public opinion and the political agenda." fox has been trying to buy the 61% of sky that it does not currently own. i've been speaking to our media editor, amol rajan. it's the second time he has tried to ta ke full it's the second time he has tried to take full control of course. back in 2010-11. they bid take full control of course. back in 2010—11. they bid through bskyb for the 61% of sky they didn't open. that was scuppered by the phone—hacking scandal. it was toxic and murdoch decided to pull out of the bid. fast forward five or six yea rs. the bid. fast forward five or six years. they bid again. this time it's been stuck in the regulatory quack mire for a year. the competition markets authority has come to the same view. the news that disney wants to buy the very bits of sky we are talking about?m disney wants to buy the very bits of sky we are talking about? it was a shock. a shock to most people in the industry. shock to everyone who isn't rupert murdoch. he's exiting

uk media in terms of entertainment. his fox empire which does live news and sport and entertainment. he was going to sell to disney and the ceo of disney. in a sense it gets chewy. there are two regulatory processes . gets chewy. there are two regulatory processes. one that is the uk one, looking at whether he should be granted full control. the american regulatory process which is disney's ta keover of regulatory process which is disney's takeover of fox. in a weird sense whatever ofcom or the cma say about the uk deal, that will be super seeded by the american process. if disney get control of fox, as looks likely, then all of the concerns about media lure rat will in a sense fall away. the tobgs site of the murdoch name. the fact his family have such control won't be an issue if disney is in control. sky news is that assured if disney takes over. what commitment is there from disney they will keep it? the ceo of disney

has said in his public pronouncements on it he's committed to sky news. sky news is a key part of the sky subscription. bheem pay for sky like sky news. it's a world —class for sky like sky news. it's a world—class product. if you are disney and you are specialists in entertainment, sky news is a loss—making operation which is, as we have discussed, stuck in a regulatory mess. it might be a complications disney would feel they could do without. disney if they move into uk media they don't want as their first move to sack journalists who produced world—class journalism. it's likely disney will keep control of sky news. there is this weirdness that we are in a situation where concerns over media plural rat have stopped rupert murdoch taking full control of sky if disney say, we don't want sky news you have an issue of media plural rat. most people would argue,

i would argue, sky news produces world —class i would argue, sky news produces world—class journalism it's important there is a counter weight to the mighty bbc. the question of media plural rat ity will be in a different place when we will be sat here talking about what disney will do now they have entered the uk media space. . the prosecution in the trial of a man accused of the finsbury park mosque attack has alleged that he received a message on twitter from a leader of the far—right group britain first. darren osborne is accused of deliberately driving a van into worshippers lastjune, killing one person. he denies murder and attempted murder. earlier our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, brought us the latest from woolwich crown court. much of this morning was taken up looking at what darren osborne had been doing on the internet in the two weeks before the attack. he appears to r have joined twitter two weeks ever about the attack. there is evidence suggesting that. he receives a direct message from the deputy leader of britain first. over the next few days he does several

searches for the leader of the britain first and receives a group emailfrom tommy britain first and receives a group email from tommy robinson one of the founders of the edl, the english defence league, another farm founders of the edl, the english defence league, anotherfarm right group. on the day before the attack, before he travels to london to carry out this attack he reads on an ipad belonging to his eldest daughter two tweets from tommy robinson one saying, "when the muslims bombed our kids we were told not to look back in anger" and "where was the day of rage after the terrorist attacks, all i saw was lighting candles." a man in the pub with darren osborne on the night before he is accused of carrying out these attacks, a former soldiers called callum spence who says darren osborne was talking

loudly about muslims saying they will "turn us all into muslims and turn us all into terrorists" in the end callum spence said he would help the manager of the pub to escort him from the pub. darren osborne was heard to saying, "i'm going to take things into my own hands." this trial is expected to last another two weeks or so. a powerful earthquake in the gulf of alaska this morning — which hit 175 miles south—east of the town of kodiak — prompted warnings of a possible tsunami down the west coast of canada and the united states. those warnings have now been lifted. a lower—level advisory remains effect for south alaska. richard galpin has the latest. it's the dead of night on the island of kodiak. the sirens are waking people to warn them that a tsunami

could hit the area. hello, i want to remind everybody this is not a drill. pillar mountain is safe and backed up. you won't make it there in five minutes. the island, which is home to almost 14,000 people, lies off the southern coast of alaska and is the closest point to the epicentre of the earthquake. it's not long before the roads are clogged with cars heading away from the coast in search of the safety of higher ground. many have been taking shelter in this school. people are very calm here. kodiak residents are used to earthquakes, not of this size. we haven't had any reports so far of anything happening. now the

tsunami warnings for alaska and the west coasts of canada and the united states have been lifted. the feared tsunami has not materialised. richard galpin, bbc news. one of central london's busiest areas has re—opened after a huge gas leak led to hundreds of people being evacuated from a nightclub and a hotel in the early hours. charing cross station and a number of roads around trafalgar square were closed until the area was declared safe around midday. the gas engineers have done their work, checked where this leak was. repaired it. made sure everything is safe. that is what has taken so long. the area around charing cross was closed all morning from 2.00am this started. people turfed out of their beds from the hotel here. people tipped out of a nightclub and told to get back as a cordon was put in place. 1,500 people were evacuated in the early hours. this station being closed through

rush—hour caused serious of problems for thousands of commuters this morning. 80,000 passengers come through here every day. now things are getting back to normal. the station reopened at about midday. there are a few delays expected into this afternoon. the train company warning that because trains weren't able to get in and follow the timetable earlier today there might be disruption into this afternoon. they say they are confident of getting things back on track by this evening's rush—hour so everything should be fine. dan johnson at charing cross. it's that time of year again, the annual gathering at a glamorous swiss resort of some of the biggest names in business and politics — it's the world economic forum at davos. the indian prime minister narendra

modi opened this year's event, and president trump is expected to speak later this week. our economics editor kamal ahmed has spoken to the norwegian prime minister in davos and earlier shared her thoughts on brexit with us. norway have some influence over those brexit negotiations. a big message from the prime minister of norway, who is here today, she said that britain should push for the softest brexit with the european union, the closest type of trade relationship once we have left the european union. saying that it was important because the two, the country and the rest of the european union were so intertwined economically. i spoke to her a few minutes ago. we hope that there will beaan minutes ago. we hope that there will be a an agreement that we will call a soft brexit. an agreement that will not put large barriers for the trade inside europe again. that we hope they will find a good solution. then we are both working well with the british and with the eu on that. the eu are understanding that we are integrated in the single market. that three countries outside the eu who are following all of the internal regulations on the single market. norway of course has a very

large trade and activity towards britain. tomorrow is europe day at the world economic forum, the norwegian prime minister giving just a suggestion of how those leaders might approach brexit in the best way. kamal ahmed in davos might approach brexit in the best way. kamalahmed in davos in switzerland. we are not bitter! this is something you won't be seeing live any more. # sweet caroline... #. we faded out too early. we were all joining #. we faded out too early. we were alljoining in. neil diamond is to retire from live performances after being diagnosed with parkinson's disease. let's hear from being diagnosed with parkinson's disease. let's hearfrom him in glastonbury. we have picked the one bit of mute stuff. he said he made the decision with great reluctance and disappointment. it's not all bad

news. he will continue writing and recording. let us look at the weather: milder feel today a recording. let us look at the weather: milderfeel today a mix this afternoon of sunny spells, heavy showers and gusty winds. we keep a few showers going through this evening. the wind will be strengthening all the while. through the early hours gales, if not severe gales for western coasts and rain pushing south—eastwards. snow for the far north of scotland. away from here a mild night with lows of six or 11 celsius. low pressure is in charge of our weather. dump the wind will ease down. behind the rain starting to feel a little bit colder. five to seven celsius in the

north. mild in the south. for thursday, sunny spells, showers, but feeling a little bit colder for all. goodbye. this is bbc news — our latest headlines... the prime minister tells her cabinet to have discussions in private, after the foreign secretary, borisjohnson called for money for the nhs after brexit. the shape of water leads the race with 13 nominations for the 90th academy awards — gary oldman is nominated for best actor for his portrayal of winston churchill. fox's proposed takeover of sky is provisionally blocked by regulators, who say it would give rupert murdoch too much control over the media in the uk. a body found in a yorkshire river yesterday has been identified as that of missing 11—year—old ursula keogh. police aren't treating the death as suspicious. a court hears how the man accused of the finsbury park mosque attack received a message on social media from a far—right leader. let's cheer ourselves up. great news in sport. we have a new british era?

hero, that is a good word that we can use today. at last some british success in australia for savic looks like the future of tennis is in good hands. it's hard to how well she has done. kyle edmund could potentially bea done. kyle edmund could potentially be a new british number one if he does well in the next semifinal. that is very important to mention. he is obviously true to his very first grand slam semifinal. at 23 yea rs first grand slam semifinal. at 23 years old, you canjust imagine first grand slam semifinal. at 23 years old, you can just imagine the pressure he was under after andy murray pulled out with his head injury, before the tournament even began. johanna konta went out in the second round. all british hopes were on his shoulders. but this is a much more confident kyle edmund than we have seen in the past. and your comments today from people like former world number one max menander, who remarked on how he stayed so cool under pressure. andy murray's coach, to don his growing

belief in himself. even andy murray said in response to his victory, he tweeted, quite simply, wow, kyle edmund. let's see if he can reach his first final at tour level. it is an evening match australia time, so you can watch it over your cornfla kes on you can watch it over your cornflakes on thursday. that is good news. he could win the semifinal, you could win the final, couldn't it? let's not get too far ahead of ourselves! you will have to get past marin cilic first. he'll face the world number four mokoena semifinal. if he did go on to win the tournament, that would make him the first ever british male singles man to win it ever. he has already been impressive enough. here are the details of how he got there. for british tennis there is a new start emerging. for kyle edmund, the biggest moment of his career so far. you could have forgiven kyle edmund a few nerves but if they were there they were not

clear to see, breaking the serve of grigor dimitrov in the very first game, but carrying the hopes of a nation brings a special pressure. just ask tim henman. now to see how edmund would cope. powering his way to the first set suggested it isn't yet too much of a burden. the scale of the task ahead was laid bare as the bulgarian in the melbourne heat, dimitrov was the first to crack, leaving the door open for edmund to batter his way through. the match now heading in his direction. those nerves turned into a very british kind of excitement, but this was drama to the last. match point, out was the call, that decision challenged, the agony of waiting and then the ecstasy of winning. edmund through to the semifinals. if he can keep control of those nerves, who knows? he will face the world number four

marin cilic on thursday. he beats rafa nadal, after rafa nadal was forced to retire with an ankle problem. more shocks in the women's game, elise mertens thrash the fourth seed to book their place in the semifinal. the world number 37 won 6—4, 6—0, winning on the ukrainian's server. is the first time she has beaten a top five player and goes into the semifinal ona player and goes into the semifinal on a ten match winning streak. she will face caroline wozniacki, who withstood a fightback from navarro to book her place in the semifinal. she won in three sets. pin aaron lennon has completed his move to burnley from everton. the former england internationaljoins burnley from everton. the former england international joins for an undisclosed fee after two and a half

yea rs on undisclosed fee after two and a half years on merseyside. wales will be without dan biggar for the first three rounds of the six nations. he is out with a shoulder injury. the extent of the damage sustained in the ospreys european defeat by clermont on saturday remains unclear. but he will miss the matches with scotland, england and ireland. it leaves wales without their two leading fly halves, with rhys priestland ruled out with a hamstring injury. that is all other sport for now. olly foster will be back with the latest in the next hour. the nominations for the 90th academy awards have been announced with the shape of water leading the field. guillermo del toro's fantasy drama about a mute cleaner who strikes up a friendship with a mysterious underwater creature — leads the way with 13 nominations. they include best picture and best actress for briton sally hawkins. dunkirk followed with eight

nominations, including best picture and best director for christopher nolan. three britons, gary oldman, daniel day—lewis and daniel kaluuya are all up for best actor. in a moment we'll be speaking to gary oldman but first let's have a look at him in action as winston churchill in darkest hour. when will the lesson be learned? when will the lesson be learned! ? how many more dictators must be wooed? appeased? good god, given immense privileges, before we learn? you cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth! on the line is british actor gary oldman — nominated for his portrayal of winston churchill in the film darkest hour. jay the first thing to say is congratulations. thank you very much. has that sunk in? it is fairly

early here. the first call that i got was from my son, alfie. he is a double oscar nominee kid, because his mum was also nominated. she has been nominated in phantom thread. celebrations for your son. where we re celebrations for your son. where were you when you were watching? celebrations for your son. where were you when you were watching ?|j wasn't watching, i was asleep. you're joking! ? wasn't watching, i was asleep. you're joking!? no. i was you'rejoking!? no. iwas asleep, yes. the phone rang and i kind of stirred. she said it is alfie on the line. i believe my wife was awake and she was watching with

headphones. so you could keep sleeping? so i could get a few extra... well, now you are wide awake and it has sunk in. what do you think it is about this role, your portrayal of winston churchill, that has got his nomination? well, first of all, it is a story, pa rt well, first of all, it is a story, part of this extraordinary story of this wondrous life of winston churchill. 90 years strong. but it isa churchill. 90 years strong. but it is a defining moment in world history, and also in his premiership. i think it is a celebration, not only of the spirit

of the british people, in part it is a love letter to them. but it is a man who is really standing up to a bully, and it illustrates what the power of words and actions can do, and how one can motivate and galvanise, and change, through the power of words. we are reminded of what great leadership and what great statesmen look like. one thing it is also tribute to is the wonderful make—up. how long did that take them to do? well, i was in the chair for about three hours and 20 minutes. getting into the suit and the clothes and everything else. it was

about four hours every morning. i did 48 consecutive days. early morning, i would come in very early. when i was complete, as it were, the crew, the director and the cast arrived. my average day was about 18 hours. no wonder you're trying to catch up on your sleep in los angeles now. one story i thought was remarkable, you want to the cabinet, the war rooms in london, on a private visit, and you sat in the chair that winston churchill used in those dark hours. that had an effect on you, didn't it? well, not only was it the thrill to be able to sit

in the great man's chair, but on the left arm of the chair of these huge divots, scratches, that were made by his fingernails. on the right—hand side of the chair are these scratches that were made from his ring. its behaviour is now embedded into this piece of furniture. it gave me a clue to the amount of stress and anxiety that he must have been going through. i mean, he did not sit in that chair every single day for the entire war. he was only in the war rooms for those brief

moments he was there, to make that effect, you know? so, it was a wonderful experience. you could trace, literally, with yourfinger, history, which is now embedded within this chair. it was an extraordinary experience. the whole thing, ifeel extraordinary experience. the whole thing, i feel enormously privileged and honoured to have had the opportunity to have played him. the family have opened their doors, you know? the churchill's have been so generous with their time. it has already got you a golden globe. i am just wondering how confident are you must be feeling now, knowing that you have this nomination? you are up against other britons, aren't you?|j against other britons, aren't you?” am indeed. i don't like to... i

don't want to count my chickens. it's not bad for someone who played a punk in the early days, now playing prime minister. quite a career? yes, sid vicious, joe orton and winston churchill. and they are all kind of antiestablishment in their own way! well, i am thrilled for you. congratulations from all of us for you. congratulations from all of us here. you will obviously be attending the oscars. you will not be having a lie in them? no, that is a full—day, yes. be having a lie in them? no, that is a full-day, yes. perhaps we will speak to you then. many congratulations and thanks for joining us. rachel haseeb business news in a

moment, first the headlines. theresa may tells her cabinet to have discussions in private after the foreign secretary borisjohnson publicly demanded an increase in health spending. gary oldman, daniel day—lewis and daniel kaluuya are among the oscar nominees for best actor. shape of water leads the race with 13 nominations. the condition and markets authority says that fox's proposed takeover of sky is not in public interest. public sector borrowing last month was at its lowest level since 2000, according to new data published by the office for national statistics. public sector net borrowing fell by £2.5 billion to £2.6 billion in december last year, compared to the year before. the figures were helped by a rebate from the eu due to cuts to the eu budget and changes to how much the uk has to contribute. the uk's competition regulator has ruled that fox's proposed thousands of shop floor jobs are

thousands of shop floorjobs are at risk, as sainsbury‘s changes the way it manages its stores and cuts management posts. it is yet to confirm how many jobs management posts. it is yet to confirm how manyjobs may go. sainsbury‘s has 1400 stores across the uk. and low—cost airline easyjet says revenues are up 14% to £1.1 billion — for the last three months of last year. its cost per seat — a key measure of performance — had fallen by 1.6% thanks to lower fuel costs and cutting other costs. passenger numbers were also up at1.4 million. we mentioned sky, what is going on? fox wa nted we mentioned sky, what is going on? fox wanted to take them over, but the competition and markets authority say it is not in the public interest to do that because of media plurality. it would mean that they would own too many media

industries. they didn't say the issue would be on grounds of broadcasting standards, that is a point we will discuss in a minute. don't forget the other angle, disney has agreed to buy most of fox's business. this is yet to go to the us regulators. it means that disney will end up owning sky. any questions? joining us now is michael hewson, chief market analyst at cmc markets. thanks forjoining us. let's deal with the decision today first, the cma saying that the issue is media plurality, not broadcasting standards. what is significant about that? what is significant is that it is not about the content and the output that sky puts out in terms of programming, and in terms of news. it is really about one staff —— personal persons having influence over uk media. it was always

inevitable, i think, over uk media. it was always inevitable, ithink, since over uk media. it was always inevitable, i think, since 21st century fox put in the bid for sky, the 39% part of sky that they don't already own last summer, given the history of the murdochs and the fallout from the phone hacking scandal. because the issue is media plurality rather than broadcasting standards, does that give some wiggle room, is there something they could do about that? it does to a certain extent. i also think that events have slightly overtaken it. you mentioned it yourself in the summing up. if disney succeed in taking over the stake that the murdochs currently own, this problem probably goes away. unfortunately, the timeline with respect to the competition and markets authority does not allow for us to indefinitely kick the can down the road. that really lies in the hands of government. matthew hancock, the culture secretary,. ultimately, i think when this file crosses his desk in march, the most likely

outcome is to push any further decision out until we get a further decision out until we get a further decision on what us regulators want to do with respect to disney and the ta keover of to do with respect to disney and the takeover of sky. what has been happening on the market? the sky share price has increased today. what does that tell us? that the market are very happy, that it is not about broadcasting standards, it is not about the quality of content, it is really about media plurality. i think the perception is that as long as this problem is deferred, at some point it will eventually resolve itself. investors are looking to pile into sky shares. thank you. inglot teams are in top of the table finance? yes, this is something you have a countdown to every year, the deloitte money league. it begins with them? the tea m league. it begins with them? the team at the top, who is it?

manchester united ? team at the top, who is it? manchester united? yes, with real madrid second and barcelona third. it is the 26 richest football clubs, and a record ten english teams are in the top 20. it looks at revenues. interestingly, it does not take into account club debt. joining us now is danjones, the head of deloitte sport business group. thanks forjoining us. if the accou nts thanks forjoining us. if the accounts do not take that into account, how useful are the figures? i think they are very useful. basically, revenue is the most reliable measure the areas of the club's financial power. particularly with uefa bringing in financialfair play, saying that they have to break even, the more revenue you have, the more firepower you have to spend on the club and spend on the squad, the stadium and so on. it is a ranking we have been doing for 21 years. manchester united are back on top again this year, but by the closest margin we have ever seen, just ahead of real madrid. they won the europa

league final against ajax, and that was the game that made them number one instead of number two. you said you have been doing this for 21 yea rs, you have been doing this for 21 years, the numbers have been getting bigger and bigger as the years have gone on. where is the money coming from? three main sources. broadcasting rights makes up about, for every £20 that comes in, £9 is from broadcasting. then you have match day, between three and four pounds, and then commercial. that is primarily sponsorship. what you see with the biggest clubs is that they have a big, global portfolio now of sponsors. it is notjust a single name on the front of the shirt. a clu b name on the front of the shirt. a club like manchester united or real madrid has a big portfolio. shall we look at the markets? the ftse is that, we put sky up there, their share price has gone up because investors are feeling that at some point the deal is probably going to go through. they are piling in and buying shares. easyjet delivered a great set of figures. their share prices of almost 5%.

there you go, a pound will buy you $1.40, the highest level since the brexit referendum in 2016. you are watching afternoon live. just to bring you an update on the story from kentucky, at least one person has been killed and several injured at a high school in kentucky, where there was a shooting. the situation at marshall cou nty shooting. the situation at marshall county high school in the town of benton is now secure. the suspect is in police custody. several police units were at the crime scene, as well as emergency units treating victims with multiple injuries. as you can see, a police helicopter in attendance. one confirmed dead. several others injured, some with multiple injuries, it has been reported, after someone went amok

with a gun. the latest high school shooting in the united states. technology and the natural world don't immediately go hand in hand — but researchers have made a fascinating discovery about the new caledonian crow. it engineers hooks out of twigs — in order to help it prise grubs out of trees. our science correspondent victoria gill explains why the finding is so significant. a very crafty crow. these birds are carefully manufacturing hooks out of sticks, that they will use to snag spiders and grubs that are hiding in tree holes. they use their bills like a precision instrument. they will take away small fibres of wood to get this really pointed and sharp, so they can snag their prey with it. in tests carried out in these purpose—built aviaries, when the crows made and used their specialised hooks, they captured their food 10 times faster than when using a simple twig. this, the scientists say, means the crows have revealed a glimpse of why a new technology is invented and developed.

since researchers first observed our closest primate cousins, the chimpanzees, using sticks as tools, many creatures have joined the ranks of tool—using animals. many creatures have joined these sea otters use rocks as hammers to crack open shellfish, and these elephants in sri lanka are using branches to swat away flies. but only humans and new caledonian crows have independently engineered the simple but hugely important hook. the very earliest human—made fishing hooks were made just 23,000 years ago. and, crucially, these were a big technological breakthrough for each species, a way of foraging for food much more efficiently to increase their chances of survival. technology that could be passed from generation to generation. it's fascinating to have these birds that make tools which are believed to have been a very major innovation in humans' technological evolution. when you look at how our ancestors refined their technology, the invention of the hook

was a key event. there are signs that some of the wild birds are fine—tuning their hook designs, so it seems these remarkable crows could be on their very own technological journey. victoria gill, bbc news, st andrews. it's been rather nippy recently across the uk, so how's this for braving the chill? norman todd, who's an experienced open and wild swimmer, was filmed breaking ice on the surface of loch glascarnoch in the scottish highlands. norman todd was filmed breaking ice. it frequently has some of the lowest temperatures during winter. the 45—year—old is training for a swim of the minch, the stretch of water between scotland's north west mainland coast and the western isles. film—maker steven gourlay, who filmed the icy dip, said the air temperature at the time was almost —8 degrees celsius. why? nowhere here do i have any

piece of paper telling me why he did it. anyway... let's have a look at the weather for the rest of us. hello. a much milderfeel today. temperatures widely in double figures. some getting close to 14 or 15 celsius. a topsy—turvy afternoon. some sunshine but also further showers, quite heavy if you catch them and some gusty winds. it's the strength of the wind late at night and through tomorrow morning that we are most concerned about. it is certainly a windy evening. there will be some showers around, but those wins will be strengthening all the while. through the early hours, particularly for western coasts, we could see gales, if not severe gales. for most it is a mild—night, away from the far north of scotland, where the showers could turn wintery again.

we're keeping an eye on this the area of low pressure. you will notice the squeeze in the isobars. it's going to be a windy start on wednesday. it's notjust the wind. we've got some heavy rain. combine that with the snow that is starting to thaw, it could be a lot of surface water. some travel disruption is likely. stay up—to—date with the latest travel news on the bbc local radio. so, through tomorrow morning our band of heavy rain is sinking its way south eastwards, coupled with a strong winds touching gale force in places. and the wind speed that you see here are the expected gusts around eight o'clock in the morning. you can see it's going to be very windy, some heavy rain, some snow for northern scotland. a little bit more showery across southern scotland, northern ireland and northern england, but this band of heavy rain, draped from east anglia, humberside, all the way down to devon and cornwall, giving some very heavy rain in places and strong and gusty wind. it is a really blustery start of the day. as i mentioned, there could be some tricky travelling conditions for a time. this band of rain steadily worked its way south eastwards through the morning. kind of there will be some sunshine, there will be some showers. again, wintry in nature

across scotland. still, the strong winds, which will start to lose some of their strength through the day. behind that rain, temperatures starting to dip again. so, in the north, just about holding on to something milder further south. for thursday, well, it's a day of sunshine and showers. windy, but the wind not as strong. i think we will all notice a change to something a little bit cooler. certainly through the early hours of friday it will be a colder night, and cold enough for a frost across scotland and parts of northern england. we end the week for many mainly dry with a few showers across the east coast and sunshine, but for all, feeling colder. hello, you're watching afternoon live, i'm simon mccoy. today at 4.00pm. the prime minster and the chancellor warn borisjohnson to keep discussions private after his call for more cash for the nhs. mrjohnson is the foreign secretary. i gave the health secretary an extra £6 billion at the recent budget and we'll look at departmental allocations again at the spending review, when that takes place.

when will the lesson be learned? a churchillian effort — gary oldman, daniel day—lewis and daniel kaluuya are among the best actor oscar nominees. we've been speaking to one of them. don't give the murdochs‘ too much control of news. the competition and markets authority says fox's proposed takeover of sky is not in the public interest. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. tennis, is it it is, good afternoon to you. a first grand slam semi—final for kyle edmund, he says he's living the dream and his path to the final has also become a lot easier. thank you, talk to you later. alina jenkins has all the weather. gales and severe gales are likely. i will give you details in the next half an hour. talk to you later. also coming up...

something to crow about — how one species of the bird have developed hooks to help them hunt. hello everyone, this is afternoon live, i'm simon mccoy. by all accounts, it was a pretty frosty exchange. hours after his calls for more money for the nhs appeared in the press, borisjohnson was sitting around the cabinet table with his colleagues. it didn't go well, theresa may rebuked him, saying all such thoughts should be discussed in private. later the chancellor phillip hammond pointed out, very pointedly, that borisjohnson was the foreign secretary and not in charge of health. at the back of this of course is that brexiteers' pledge of an extra £350 million a week for the nhs — a pledge from one alexander boris de pfeffeljohnson. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. he certainly knows how to grab the headlines. reporter: do you want to be

the chancellor, foreign secretary? or perhaps health secretary? cabinet meetings are meant to be an opportunity for private discussion. instead, borisjohnson let his colleagues and everyone else know in advance that he wants an extra £5 billion for the nhs in england. reporter: do you welcome the foreign secretary's intervention? the health secretary kept quiet about mrjohnson trampling on his turf, but take a look at this. the chancellor didn't exactly look amused. well, mrjohnson is the foreign secretary. i gave the health secretary and extra an £6 billion at the recent budget and we'll look at departmental allocations again at the spending review, when that takes place. thank you. it's not unknown for borisjohnson to occasionally indulge in some extracurricular freelancing, piling on stuff not exactly in the brief of a foreign secretary.

i'm told that on a recent visit to a hospital with the health secretary he was very concerned about what he saw and he's determined to deliver on the idea from the eu referendum campaign of more money for the health service after brexit. but when headlines like this appear in the newspaper before a cabinet meeting, his critics will say that he's grandstanding, and there's no doubt it's unconventional. i'm afraid this is all about boris johnson. he's not really concerned about those patients waiting on trolleys in corridors and those elderly people in the backs of ambulances in the freezing cold, waiting to be treated. it's just his tedious political games. if the government were really serious about putting the money into the nhs, they would have done it in the budget last autumn. others say mrjohnson's intervention is good news, but there needs to be a focus on the bigger picture. having more allies in cabinet, calling for more funding for nhs and social care, is very welcome, as far as i'm concerned.

but we need not to just look at the here and now, but the long—term, and notjust the nhs, but the whole picture of nhs, social care and prevention. as the huge challenges the nhs faces this winter continue, so too do the huge political questions about what to do about it. borisjohnson has kept that discussion centre stage, even if the prime minister would have preferred him to make his views known privately. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. our chief political correspondent, vicki young, is in westminster. not everybody disagreed with boris johnson in cabinet though? no, that's right. i think the way he's gone about it with a cabinet meeting being briefed in advance is pretty extraordinary it's unusual to have things briefed afterwards, but to go out there, get the front page headlines. that is very unconventional. some would say he's an unconventional politician of course. part of it goes back to the referendum campaign, the bus he

travelled around the country promising £350 million a week from a brexit dividend. there is some concern among brexiteers that not enough is being made of the positive sides of leaving the european union they would see having the money we normally hand over to the eu back so we can spend it on our priorities, that that is something that maybe the government should make more of. i think there is a sense amongst some of the conservative party also, a growing impatience really with wanting to see more from theresa may, maybe more leadership, more vision about what she wants to do rather than just talking about brexit all the time. giving more of an example of how she thinks these things will pan out in the future and give voters something so people could vote for the conservatives. i spoke to conservatives who think that boris johnson spoke to conservatives who think that borisjohnson was right to speak out. boris has a right to speak out. boris has a right to speak out. boris has a right to speak out. it's not his brief. people might be upset about that,

but if people wanted to speak out, like boris, they should have done. perhaps people have that portfolio should have spoken out themselves. what i would say is perhaps bar rigs might speak out in calling for funds for the foreign and commonwealth office. i support boris. he is right. whether it's boris, theresa may orjeremy right. whether it's boris, theresa may or jeremy hunt right. whether it's boris, theresa may orjeremy hunt in the longer term there needs to be political leadership about how we fund the nhs going forward in the 21st century. you have jeremy hunt struggling on with the nhs as it is, trying to reform. it clearly, more money is pa rt of reform. it clearly, more money is part of that package. there has been more money going into it. we know the nhs can take a lot more besides. i get the sense that there is a mood now within the party, within the country certainly, to give the nhs a bit more money. now whether that is from money saved from an eu budget or from other general expend tours, thatis or from other general expend tours, that is beside the point. i think there is a mood to give the nhs more resources. it's notjust the nhs,

defence was in the headlines the other day because the defence secretary had okked a message of, we need more money for that? philip hammond must regret leaving the country. he wasn't at the meeting today he is at that meeting. there are all sorts of demands on him, whether it's are all sorts of demands on him, whether its social care or the nhs, education. but defence particularly for many in the conservative party, there are reports that talks of cuts to defence spending might have been shelved they might have another review to look at the future. that isa review to look at the future. that is a very sensitive issue for conservatives. you know, the government makes the point we spend the amount required of us within nato. we are the second largest spender on defence within nato. they would say that we are doing our bit. but you can see from all of this the pressures there are when there isn't an awful lot of money around. people crying out for a vision from theresa may. urging her to be more bold. one

conservative mp, a couple of days ago, saying it's all dull, dull, dull. whether she will come out and give a bit more of that, we will have to wait and see. you have boris johnson doing what he did today, gavin williamson pushing for money for defence. the people are milling around her, aren't they, with intention? i suppose it depends whether that moves on to the next level. if you talk to people like grant shapps, he has been open about the fact that he thinks theresa may should go. that she is not the kind of person that the country needs as a prime minister or the conservative party. he was accused of collecting names on a list to try and oust her. some say that list is growing because people are getting impatient and it could all unravel very quickly. she is always in a precarious position because of course she doesn't have that majority in the house of commons. she made that big error ofjudgment with the general election. the question is, is today borisjohnson signalling to people he is ready to

make a move against her? it doesn't seem make a move against her? it doesn't seem to be at that stage yet. thank you very much. the oscar nominations were announced a short time ago in los angeles and its good news for british actors gary oldman, daniel day—lewis and daniel kaluuya, they've all been nominated in the best actor category. the shape of water leads the race overall, with 13 nominations. our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, has been telling me about the film. it's a really kind of mysterious science fiction fantasy tale starring sally hawkins, the british actress, who gets a nomination for best actress. it's also up there with the director and film nominations. so its expected to do well, though this is a very open race. i should mention actually, we were talking about how smoothly it went or not with the envelopes and things and how they did it. when i was actually in my office, just kind of watching very quickly as the nominations came out, they accidentally put up the entire list about five minutes earlier before the end of the announcement to who actually who got what. so i was frantically going through while they were still announcing the big categories,

having seen the final press release with all the details of who was up for what. again, not as smooth as they would like this year. but some interesting choices in there, especially for the brits. yeah, you wouldn't expect the names to come as a particular surprise at that stage. but anyway. we will move on because gary oldman, churchill, a lot of people talking about this film, darkest hour, and of course it itself is up for a nomination. no, absolutely. you know, he's been leading the way ever since the film premiered at film festivals in september, earlier in 2017. he gives a really empowering performance. he's almost unrecognisable underneath all the prosthetics makeup. i actually interviewed him for the film a while back and he said he wasn't trying to do a straight impersonation, but he was almost trying to channel churchill's spirit. and the reaction from awards voters and critics guilds seems to be that he has succeeded magnificently. he is absolutely the favourite to win best actor when it comes down to the oscars in early march. you put him as favourite, do you? absolutely.

he's been favourite almost right the way through from last september, and there is no sign of him letting go of that. you know, he won the screen actors guild at the weekend. you know, he is the person who is there to beat. although timothy chalamet could get some momentum for a film called, call me by your name. a love story set in italy with armie hammer. but really i think, if you were a betting person, it's always about gary oldman. also worth noting some interesting bits of history is being made. we mentioned rachel morrison, the first woman cinematographer to be nominated in that category. also greta gerwig is the only fifth woman ever to be nominated in the best directing category and she was the writer/director of the film ladybird, a wonderful coming of age tale staring actress saoirse ronan. yes, ladybird features in quite a few of the categories, doesn't it? tell us a bit more about it? it's a coming of age tale. written by greta gerwig. slightly autobiographical, the difficult relationship between a daughter in high school and her mother, the daughter is wilful, is probably a good way of putting it.

some really exquisite performances there interest from saoirse ronan and laurie metcalf. saoirse ronan of course was nominated it must be getting on for 10, 15 years ago when she was a small child in atonement. she is having a sparkling career. fox's planned takeover of sky isn't in the public interest, according to the competition watchdog. the competition and markets authority says allowing the murdoch family's company to go ahead with the deal would give them too much "influence over public opinion and the political agenda." fox has been trying to buy the 61% of sky that it does not currently own. i've been speaking to our media editor, amol rajan. it's the second time he's tried to ta ke full it's the second time he's tried to take full control. back in 2010—11 they bid through bskyb for the 61% of sky they didn't open. that was scupper by the phone—hacking scandal. it was political toxic and

murdoch decided to pull out of the ied about. they bid again through james murdoch and it has been stuck in the regulatory quack mire for a year. ofcom didn't look at the look of it on the grountds gowned grounds of it on the grountds gowned grounds of media plush al. plurality. the news that disney wants to buy the very bits of sky we are talking about? it was a shock. a shock to most people in the industry. shock to everyone who isn't rupert murdoch. he's exiting uk media in terms of entertainment. his fox empire which does live news and sport and entertainment. he was going to sell to disney and the ceo of disney. in a sense it gets chewy. there are two regulatory processes. one that is the uk one, looking at whether he should be granted full control. the american regulatory process which is disney's takeover of fox. in a weird sense, whatever ofcom or the cma say about the uk deal, that will be superceded

by the american process. if disney get control of fox, as looks likely, then all of the concerns about media plurality will in a sense fall away. the fact his family have such control won't be an issue if disney is in control. sky news is that assured if disney takes over. what commitment is there from disney they will keep it? this is where it gets interesting and complicated. the ceo of disney has said in his public pronouncements on it he's committed to sky news. sky news is a key part of the sky subscription. people who pay for sky like sky news. it's a world—class product. if you are disney and you are specialists in entertainment, sky news is a loss—making operation which is, as we have discussed, stuck in a regulatory mess. it might be a complications disney would feel they could do without.

disney if they move into uk media, they don't want as their first move to sack journalists who produce world—class journalism. it's likely disney will keep control of sky news. there is this weirdness that we are in a situation where concerns over media plurality have stopped rupert murdoch taking full control of sky. if disney say, we don't want sky news you have an issue of media plurality. most people would argue, i would argue, sky news produces world—class journalism and it's important there is a counter weight to the mighty bbc. the question of media plurality will be in a different place when we will be sat here talking about what disney will do now they have entered the uk media space. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines. prime minister theresa may has told her cabinet to have discussions in private after foreign minister borisjohnson publicly demanded an increase in health spending.

gary oldman, daniel day—lewis and daniel kaluuya are among the oscar nominees for best actor. shape of water leads the race with 13 nominations. the competition and markets authority says fox's proposed takeover of sky is not in the public interest. kyle edmund is still goign strong at the austarlian open, he beat grigor dimitrov in four sets to reach his first grand slam semi—final. one more win and he'll replace andy murray as british number one. he won't have to play the world number one rafael nadal, instead it's the sicth seed marin cilic after nadal retired in the fifth set of their querterfinal with a leg of their querterfinal with a leg injury. wales' injury problems ahead

of the six nations grow — fly half dan biggar will miss the first three rounds of the tournament with a shoulder problem. a man accused of raping and murdering his niece before locking her body in a freezer has claimed that his other alleged victim is the real killer. but the surviving woman broke down in tears as she told a jury at the old bailey that 33—year—old mujahid arshid was lying. gra maltic witness? the witness was cross examined. she allege that is she was kidnapped, raped and had her throat slit by mr arshid. the accusations were thrown back in her face. his defence lawyer said that no kidnapping had taken place. that she had in fact had consensual sex with mr arshid and had murdered the niece herself because she was

jealous when she found him having sex with her. throughout this cross—examination the witness appeared incredulous. she was sobbing from time to time. she repeatedly said "completely disagree" with what the defence lawyer said. it put to her she was had a consensual sexual relationship with him for some time. she said, "hell know, that's disgusting." mr arshid, for his part, denies all the charges. thank you very much. jon donnison there at the old bailey. a court has heard a 20—year—old man who allegedly planned to attack a pub in cumbria which was holding a gay pride night, was stopped the prosecution in the trial of a man accused of the finsbury park mosque attack has alleged that he received a message

on twitter from a leader of the far—right group britain first. darren osborne is accused of deliberately driving a van into worshippers lastjune, killing one person. he denies murder and attempted murder. earlier our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, brought us the latest from woolwich crown court. much of this morning was taken up looking at what darren osborne had been doing on the internet in the two weeks before the attack. he appears to have joined twitter two weeks before the attack. there is evidence suggesting that. he receives a direct message from the deputy leader of britain first. over the next few days he does several searches for the leader of the britain first and receives a group emailfrom tommy robinson, one of the founders of the edl, the english defence league, another far—right group. on the day before the attack, before he travels to london to carry out this attack he reads, on an ipad belonging to his eldest daughter, two tweets from tommy robinson one saying, "when the muslims bombed our kids we were told not to look back in anger" and "where was the day of rage after the terrorist attacks, all i saw was lighting candles." thejury also

the jury also heard from a man in the pub with darren osborne on the night before he is accused of carrying out these attacks, a former soldier called callum spence, who says darren osborne was talking loudly about muslims saying they will "turn us all into muslims and turn us all into terrorists" in the end callum spence said he would help the manager of the pub to escort him from the pub. darren osborne was heard to say, "i'm going to take things into my own hands." this trial is expected to last another two weeks or so. breaking news from downing street. let breaking news from downing street.let government is to establish a new national security communications unit. its job establish a new national security communications unit. itsjob is to counter fake news and communications unit. itsjob is to counterfake news and disinformation by foreign states and others. this is something that downing street have been looking into. they will

establish a new national security communications unit to counter disinformation by foreign states and others. we will be live in westminster shortly to get more on that breaking story. police in west yorkshire have confirmed a body discovered in a river yesterday is that of missing ursula keogh the 11—year—old was last seen on monday afternoon dressed in her school uniform. in a statement, police said they are working to establish the "full circumstances" surrounding the death, but earlier said the disappearance was not thought to be suspicious. ursula's family have been informed and are being supported by trained officers. a powerful earthquake in the gulf of alaska this morning — which hit 175 miles south—east of the town of kodiak — prompted warnings of a possible tsunami down the west coast of canada and the united states. those warnings have now been lifted.

a lower—level advisory remains effect for south alaska. richard galpin has the latest. it's the dead of night on the island of kodiak, just off mainland alaska. the wailing sirens are waking people to warn them that a tsunami could soon hit the area. hello kodiak, sergeant beaver here. just to remind people that this is not a drill, this is a tsunami warning, everyone get at least 100 feet above sea level. the mountain is safe, but it's very backed up right now, so you won't make it there in five minutes. the island of kodiak, home to almost 14,000 people, lies on the southern coast of alaska and is the closest to the epicentre of the earthquake. it's not long before the roads are clogged with cars heading away from the coast in search of the safety at higher ground. many have been taking shelter in the school. people are very calm here. kodiak residents are

used to earthquakes, not of this magnitude. the emergency sirens are still going off but we haven't had any reports of anything happening. now the tsunami warnings for alaska and the west coast of canada and the us have been lifted. the feared tsunami has not materialised. richard galpin, bbc news. one of central london's busiest areas has re—opened after a huge gas leak led to hundreds of people being evacuated from a nightclub and a hotel in the early hours. charing cross station and a number of roads around trafalgar square were closed until the area was declared safe around midday. our correspondent dan johnson spoke to us from the scene earlier. the gas engineers have done their work, checked leak was, repaired it.

made sure everything is safe. that is what has taken so long. the area around charing cross was closed all morning from 2.00am this started. people turfed out of their beds from the hotel here. people tipped out of a nightclub and told to get back as a cordon was put in place. 1,500 people were evacuated in the early hours. this station being closed through rush—hour caused serious of problems for thousands of commuters this morning. 80,000 passengers come through here every day. now things are getting back to normal. the station reopened at about midday. there are a few delays expected into this afternoon. the train company warning that because trains weren't able to get in and follow the timetable earlier today there might be disruption into this afternoon. they say they are confident of getting things back on track by this evening's rush—hour so everything should be fine. danjohnson at charing cross. now sadly, this is something you won't be seeing live any more. # reaching out, touching me, touching you # sweet caroline #. # good times never seemed so good...

#. neil diamond is to retire from live performances after being diagnosed with parkinson's disease. the singer, who turns 77 tomorrow, said he'd made the decision "with great reluctance and disappointment." but it's not all bad news — he will continue writing and recording. time for a look at the weather, here's alina jenkins. we are going to paris? i am. they are having serious problems. lots and lots of rain in paris at the moment. you talked about what was happening in tokyo earlier. around the world the weather is doing some strange things? it often does. it keeps us on our toes. we had heavy snow? tokyo, heavy rain in paris. my

clicker is not working. let me see ifi clicker is not working. let me see if i can click it. that was worth waiting for. it really was. the main streets are struggling in paris. lots of snow in davos at the economic forum. we are watching storm georgina. yes. it's on his way. it has been a topsy-turvy afternoon. spells of sunshine but a few showers. you can see where the rain has been in recent times. there have been clearer slots. our eyes are drawn to the west this area of low pressure has been named as storm georgina. for this evening a few showers around, but the winds will strengthen all the while. as we head towards midnight they will be touching gales, if not severe gales, particularly for western coasts and

rain pushing south—eastwards. a mild night. lows five to 11 celsius. quite an unsettled spell of weather to come our way. there could be tricky travelling conditions tomorrow, not just the tricky travelling conditions tomorrow, notjust the wind, but the rain. we have melting snow, a lot of surface water. a very windy start to the day tomorrow. gales or severe gales coupled with that rain will make it tricky through the rush—hour. let us look at 8.00am, wet and windy across much of scotland. the symbols here are our gust symbols. to give you an idea of the strength of the wind, moving into the western highlands, down irish sea coasts. the rain will be draped across north—east england, down towards south—west england tomorrow morning at 8.00am. ahead of it will be dry and windy. it won't be long before the rain reaches all of us. pushing through quickly, but a couple of hours of heavy and persistent rain and strong and gusty winds. behind the rain spells of

sunshine, a few showers as well. it could turn wintry over the mountains of scotland. also behind that rain something a little bit colder. not as cold as we saw recently. temperatures down to between six and ten celsius. thursday, once again it's a day of sunshine and showers. the winds not as strong. a blustery day. most showers to western areas, temperatures down a notch. it will be chilly into friday with a frost particularly for scotland and northern england. one of the chilly nights of the week. we should end the week for most mainly dry with some sunshine. showers down the east coast, but feeling feeling a little bit colder again. this is bbc news — our latest headlines... the prime minister tells her cabinet to have discussions in private, after the foreign secretary, borisjohnson called for money for the nhs after brexit. for the 90th academy awards — gary oldman is nominated for best actor for his portrayal of winston churchill. fox's proposed takeover of sky is provisionally blocked by regulators, who say it would give rupert murdoch too much control over the media in the uk.

a body found in a yorkshire river yesterday has been identified as that of missing 11—year—old ursula keogh. police aren't treating the death as suspicious. a court hears how the man accused of the finsbury park mosque attack received a message on social media from a far—right leader. sport now on afternoon live with ollie foster a brit through to the semifinal and not andy murray? we were wondering who was going to go deep, johanna konta went out early and you thought it would be just one of those grand slams where we just try to get excited about rafa nadal and roger federer. kyle edmund, 23, just a year older than andy murray was when he reached his first grand slam semifinal. he was in the team that

won the davis cup with andy murray a couple of years ago. he is slowly taking off his bucket list of things to achieve in tennis, he says. now he is one win away from a dream grand slam final. that is how he described it. he said he is living the dream. the tennis is playing is fantastic. he has never played better. he beat grigor dimitrov in four sets, lots of firsts in melbourne. that was also the first time he has beaten a top ten player. he isjust getting better and better, simon. but the poor thing, he now has the weight of the british media, the whole speculation on top of him. i will add to it by asking if he can win the whole thing? we thought for all the world he would face rafa nadal, the world number one, runner—up last year. last year, rafa nadal and roger federer hoovered up four grand slams. we will 7’ " what it

he will he wlllz very he will 1; very wary of next. but he will be very wary of kyle edmund. he knows he has this fantastic momentum building to what could be a dream final.” fantastic momentum building to what could be a dream final. i am loving it right now. you know, the way i am playing. i am 23 years old, my first grand slam semifinal, the first time i have played on one of the biggest courts in the world, and to play a quality player like grigor. all of these things i am aware of, and they are great feeling. you don't play in are great feeling. you don't play in a semifinals in a grand slam every day. ijust try a semifinals in a grand slam every day. i just try to a semifinals in a grand slam every day. ijust try to enjoy it as much as possible, like i said. i knew! was ina as possible, like i said. i knew! was in a good place. there is no reason why my tennis wasn't good enough to win. it is obviously about going out there and doing it. that will be thursday morning. that is rafa nadal, who retired in the quarterfinal, in the fifth set. he

had been 2—1 up. he has a leg problem and has urged the authorities to look at the workload put on players now. cilic is the sixth seed, no mean feat for kyle edmund to beat him, a former us open chaplain. —— champion. wales's injury problems ahead of the six nations continue to grow — fly half dan biggar will miss the first three rounds of the tournament with a shoulder problem. the welsh rugby union haven't confirmed the extent of the damage — biggar suffered the injury during osprey‘s european defeat to clermont on sunday. it leaves wales without their two first choice fly halves with rhys priestland also ruled out. bristol city welcome runaway premier league leaders manchester city in the league cup semi—final second leg later. the championship team went down to a late 2—1 defeat in the first leg a fortnight ago. lee johnson's side though earned plenty of credit for their performance at the etihad, and he says they'll need more of the same tonight at ashton gate

to stand any chance of pulling off a big shock. for this team to beat manchester city's team, with the players they have got, would rank with the best results in a club soccer history. they will go down in folklore, and some already have from the manchester united game. a difficult one to answer. but we are going to enjoy it. it is a bonus game for us. it isa enjoy it. it is a bonus game for us. it is a big, big competition and we are still right in the mix at half—time. this is where the heroes have to be born. arsenal manager arsene wenger says alexis sanchez‘s move to manchester united is right for the player. the deal was a straight swap for midfielder henrikh mkhitaryan. speaking this morning wenger outlined why he thought sanchez wanted to leave the club. he is 29 years old, going on to 30

in 2018. but it was maybe his last contract. of course, the financial aspect is important. you could combine both. i think it goes to a great club and get a great contract. i think mkhitaryan has the quality to integrate into our game, and technical quality. i think his attributes, his good team attitude as well. he has gone for the technical qualities, and nothing to do with half £1 million a week! now on afternoon live let's go nationwide — and see what's happening around the country in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. stewart white is in norwich, where bbc look east have been given exclusive access to a study showing the increase in the internet sex trade. and in a moment we'll be crossing to hull where peter levy can tell us

more about yorkshire's own kyle edmund reaching the semi—final of the australian open. welcome to you both. stewart, what does this study show? it has come up with a lot of things. they talked to 641 sex workers and 233 of their clients. these are people that work us clients. these are people that work us escort, webcam, phone sex and that kind of thing. it shows a whole industry, the sex industry has changed dramatically. most are independent sole traders, about 72%. only 51% of them are earning less than £20,000 a year. so it is not big money. a lot of people say they are doing it because they enjoy it and there is job satisfaction. webcam operations take up a large pa rt webcam operations take up a large part of this? we have been to one in basildon. it is on an industrial estate. if you look at it from the outside, it looks like any other

industrial unit. it has a reception area. but if you go downstairs, there are six booths where people can talk on webcams to people paying for their services. the people down there are actually paying 40% of the money they are turning to the people that own the premises. but you get a lot of people working in there. it is open 24 hours a day. some of the people that are part of that setup actually work from home, from their own bedrooms. this is what the woman says who organises and manages the site. i think the internet has enabled sex work, in the fact that you no longer have to go out on the street to do it. you no longer have to have a pimp, you don't have to go to have a pimp, you don't have to go toa to have a pimp, you don't have to go to a massage parlour to do it. for the work that we do, we would not exist without the internet. it is a webcam modelling agency and all of the recruitment is done online, all of the interaction with models is done online. it has definitely enabled it. just how dangerous is

this industry? well, if you listen to the figures the figures say 85% of people working in the sex industry say they feel much safer now that they are using the internet, although 81% say they have been the victim of some kind of crime. you will remember, i am sure, ten or 11 years ago we had the ipswich murders. i talked to somebody that worked with people in the sex industry in ipswich and around suffolk. there are still 400 places where people in suffolk can go and engage with somebody for sexual activity. those people are still in danger. if you're using the web or phones, and end up eventually meeting at present, there are still a danger to people. there are lots of vulnerable people involved in the sex trade. those people that work helping those people to get out of the life that they have, or to change the way that they are living, they say there are still dangers out

there. you are interacting with strangers for six. -- for sex. peter leavy is in hull, and yorkshire's own has made it to the semifinal of the tennis? kyle edmund was actually born injohannesburg, but was brought up and did all of his early practice and training in a village called tipton. as you have been hearing, he beat grigor dimitrov to be only the sixth british man to reach the semifinal ofa grand british man to reach the semifinal of a grand slam in the open. he started very young, playing in beverley. more recently, life has been a little bit more glamorous, training in the bahamas. the interesting thing is, he will play marin cilic from croatia in the semifinal on thursday. what a game

that will be. if he wins, he will overta ke that will be. if he wins, he will overtake andy murray as britain's number one male tennis player. it is an incredible story. that is going to be an incredible game for the young lad, 23 only a couple of weeks ago from beverley. he is on such form. he has worked in a powerful forehand and his game has come good. the timing could not have been better. here he is talking after that win earlier this morning. reaching the last stage of the best tournament in the world, it is obviously very pleasing. of course, i want to keep going. beverley tennis club has got some form? well, beverley has. not a lot of people know this, but back in... here's a fa ct of know this, but back in... here's a fact of the day, in 1929, colin gregory was a practising gp in the

town of beverley. he actually won this competition back in 1929. he went on to be chairman of wimbledon. nobody seem to remember his name. in fa ct, nobody seem to remember his name. in fact, there is no plaque, nothing in beverley marking the success of colin gregory. they reckon all of the success kyle edmund has had has meant that many people are going to be booking tennis courts in the week ahead and having a go, especially when they realise the money, 3 million american dollars he could win if he pulls this off. somebody just said to me in the corridor, you and simon should play a game for sport relief. do not worry, simon. i said no. isaid sport relief. do not worry, simon. i said no. i said you'rejust not sport relief. do not worry, simon. i said no. i said you're just not fit enough. if you are going for it, so are my! heel -- if —— if you are up for it, so am i. 0k, —— if you are up for it, so am i. ok, you're on! if you would like to see more on any

of those stories, you can access them on bbc iplayer. a reminder, we go nationwide every afternoon at 4.30. the nominations for the 90th academy awards have been announced in los angeles with the shape of water leading the field. guillermo del toro's fantasy drama about a mute cleaner who strikes up a friendship with a mysterious underwater creature secured 13 oscar nominations. they include best picture and best actress for briton sally hawkins. the world war ii drama dunkirk followed with eight nominations, including best picture and best director for christopher nolan. three britons are up for best actor. daniel day—lewis has been nominated for the romance phantom thread and daniel kaluuya for his performance in the horror film get out. gary oldman also received a nod for his portrayal of winston churchill in darkest hour. we'll bring you his reaction to the news in a moment but first let's have a look at him in action.

when will the lesson be learned? when will the lesson be learned! ? how many more dictators must be wooed? appeased? good god, given immense privileges, before we learn? you cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth! earlier i spoke to gary oldman and asked why he thinks his portrayal of sir winston churchill was awarded the nomination. well, first of all, it isa the nomination. well, first of all, it is a story, a part of this extraordinary story of this wondrous life of winston churchill. you know, 90 years strong. but it is a moment... it is a defining moment in

world history and also in his premiership. i think it is a celebration, not only of the spirit of the british people, i think in pa rt of the british people, i think in part it is a love letter to them. but it is a man who is really standing up to a bully and it illustrates the power, what words and actions can do and how one can motivate, galvanise and change through the power of words. we are reminded of what great leadership and great statesmen used to look like. one thing it is also a tribute to is the wonderful make—up. how long did that take them to do? well,

i was long did that take them to do? well, iwas in long did that take them to do? well, i was in the chairfor about long did that take them to do? well, i was in the chair for about three hours 20 minutes, and then getting into all of the suit, the clothes and everything else. it was about four hours every morning. i did 48 consecutive days, early mornings. so, i would come in very early and then when i was, as it were, complete, the crew, the director and cast arrived. so, complete, the crew, the director and castarrived. so, my complete, the crew, the director and cast arrived. so, my average day was about 18 hours. gary oldman, talking to mea about 18 hours. gary oldman, talking to me a short time ago. let's get you some breaking news, we arejust hearing that developments in the case ofjohn worboys, you remember, the black cab rapist, being considered for release after eight

—— after a decision by the parole board. what has happened? there has potentially been a very significant development in this case, concerning the police. scotland yard is investigating allegations against john worboys of sexual assault, an allegation that was reported to them this month and has not previously, it would appear, been investigated by police in connection with this case. it is an allegation of sexual assault that is believed to have taken place in 1997. now, that is significant in itself, because it was widely believed that his offending started around 2002. this is some years before. before he started sexually assaulting, drugging and raping women. the real significance is this, if this allegation is taken seriously and is credible, there is a possibility, if

police act very quickly and if prosecutors act very quickly, there isa prosecutors act very quickly, there is a possibility that a charge could be brought. if that happened, clearly that would potentially stop worboys being released. we don't know what the timescale is, because we don't technically know when he is getting released? we are getting a bit ahead of ourselves, but that is the potential significance. scotland ya rd the potential significance. scotland yard has previously looked at over 100 allegations againstjohn worboys. he has been convicted in respect of 12 victims and there were many others were there was not sufficient evidence to prosecute. it was felt it was not in the public interest to prosecute at that time. those really can't be reconsidered, and the new evidence about those cases emerges. if you get a new allegation, that is a completely different category and it could be looked at by the police and potentially by the crown prosecution service. my understanding is that it is in the early stages of the investigation. worboys has not been

arrested or interviewed about this, but it is being taken very seriously by detectives. thank you very much. danny shaw, with breaking news on john worboys. also hearing from defence sources, say they are welcoming decision is not to hand over a decision the defence review from the security council to the ministry of defence. the nsc had carrying out a review that was expected to come later in the week, and the defence secretary has called on more money being made available to the military. the mod has successfully argued to retake control of the review, and it'll give them more time to argue for more money from the chancellor, as well as more control over the entire process , we well as more control over the entire process, we are told. one senior defence source says it gives them a fighting chance. others are warning that there is still, it is still early days, and they would still

have to make the case for more cash. it is being seen as a significant victory for gavin williamson, the new defence secretary, who gave the 0k new defence secretary, who gave the okfor new defence secretary, who gave the ok for the head of the army to make that very public call for more money. he said we were falling behind potential enemies such as russia. that breaking news coming from the ministry of defence. now rachel has the business news. we will have that in a moment. first, our headlines. prime minister theresa may has told her cabinet to have discussions in private after foreign minister, boris johnson, publicly demanded an increase in health spending. gary oldman, daniel day—lewis and daniel kaluuya are among the oscar nominees for best actor. shape of water leads the race with 13 nominations. the competition and markets authority says fox's proposed takeover of sky is not in the public interest. hello. uk government borrowing

nearly halved in decemberfrom hello. uk government borrowing nearly halved in december from a year earlier according to new figures published by the office of national statistics. public sector net borrowing fell by £2.5 billion to £2.6 billion in december last year, compared to the year before. the figures were helped by a rebate from the eu due to cuts to the eu budget and changes to how much the uk has to contribute. thousands of shop floor jobs at sainsbury‘s are at risk. the supermarket chain is changing the way it manages its stores, and scrapping some management posts in a bid to cut costs. it wants to save £500 million over the next three years — but is yet to confirm exactly how manyjobs may go. sainsburys has 1,400 stores across the uk. procter & gamble says it is increasing efforts to counter a potentially fatal trend for teenagers ingesting its tide detergents. at least ten deaths have been linked to the craze, where they chew the pods and post videos online. they are extremely toxic. follow that! well, i will try to.

what has been taking off in the markets today? easyjet! and no frills airline easyjet says revenues are up 14% to £1.1 billion — for the last three months of last year. passenger figures passengerfigures are passenger figures are up, and the share price is also up. also of today are sky shares. the competition and markets authority has ruled that fox's takeover of sky was not in the public interest. they say it is an issue of media plurality and it would give the murdoch family too much influence, power and control over media outlets in the uk. the share price is up and we will be talking about why in a moment. you got very excited a short time ago because the pound was at 1.40 against the dollar? since the brexit referendum in 2016, the pound has not seen this height. it reached 1.39 last week and today it finally

broke through. it has hit 1.40. it is partly to do with the dollar weakness, but there are other factors like a strengthening sterling. ning us now is maike currie, investment director, at fidelity personal investing. thank you forjoining us. explain the factors behind the pound reaching 1.40 dollars? the big factor is that the us dollar has weakened, largely because of the shutdown in the government and also, as the us recovery slows down, the rest of the world catches up. the other big factors, a generally more optimistic mood around britain's brexit negotiations. we have had some supportive comments from the well—known economistjim o'neill, who is reining back some of his pessimism around brexit. also, france's emmanuel macron has said that britain could find its own way in terms of a trade agreement with the eu. the good news is, as the pound has strengthened, that is very

good news for inflation. it makes our imports less expensive. that price squeeze on british households will ease. strong figures from easyj et, will ease. strong figures from easyjet, what has driven them?m has benefited from problems at its rivals. we know that monitor airlines collapsed, air berlin filed for insolvency, rya nair, airlines collapsed, air berlin filed for insolvency, ryanair, its biggest competitor, had a scheduling crisis with its pilots. all of that has benefited easyjet. it has also done a good job of keeping a lid on fuel costs. the question is, where does easyj et costs. the question is, where does easyjet go from here? it has a new chief executive who takes over from a chief executive who was largely successful in turning around their fortunes. it will continue focusing on costs, passenger growth and loyalty, but the new chief executive is also very focused on customer

data. he wants to mine data to improve the passenger experience and also operational efficiency. and the fox ta keover also operational efficiency. and the fox takeover of sky is not in the public interest according to the cma, but the share price has risen? at another deal, a dealfrom disney. only a few weeks ago, disney put in a bid to acquire rupert murdoch's 21st century fox for an eye watering $66 billion. because fox already owns a slice of sky, 39%, investors are optimistic that disney will come out with an increased bid for sky. disney wants to compete with the online rivals like netflix and amazon, increasing content offering, streaming content offering and growing its audience. thank you very much for your time. a quick look at the markets? do we

have time? no, i will do them tomorrow. technology and the natural world don't immediately go hand in hand — but researchers have made a fascinating discovery about the new caledonian crow. it engineers hooks out of twigs in order to help it prise grubs out of trees. our science correspondent victoria gill explains why the finding is so significant. a very crafty crow. these birds are carefully manufacturing hooks out of sticks, that they will use to snag spiders and grubs that are hiding in tree holes. they use their bills like a precision instrument. they will take away small fibres of wood to get this really pointed and sharp, so they can snag their prey with it. in tests carried out in these purpose—built aviaries, when the crows made and used their specialised hooks, they captured their food 10 times faster than when using a simple twig. this, the scientists say, means the crows have revealed a glimpse of why a new technology is invented and developed. since researchers first observed our closest primate

cousins, the chimpanzees, using sticks as tools, many creatures have joined the ranks of tool—using animals. these sea otters use rocks as hammers to crack open shellfish, and these elephants in sri lanka are using branches to swat away flies. but only humans and new caledonian crows have independently engineered the simple but hugely important hook. the very earliest human—made fishing hooks were made just 23,000 years ago. and, crucially, these were a big technological breakthrough for each species, a way of foraging for food much more efficiently to increase their chances of survival. technology that could be passed from generation to generation. it's fascinating to have these birds that make tools which are believed to have been a very major innovation in humans' technological evolution. when you look at how our ancestors refined their technology, the invention of the hook was a key event. there are signs that

some of the wild birds are fine—tuning their hook designs, so it seems these remarkable crows could be on their very own technological journey. victoria gill, bbc news, st andrews. that is it from the afternoon live team. nowa that is it from the afternoon live team. now a time for a look at the weather. hello. a milderfeel, the heavy showers and gusty wind. the wind will be strengthening all the while. through the early hours, gales, if not severe gales for western coasts and some heavy rain starting to push its way south eastwards. perhaps a bit of snow for the far north of scotland, away from here a mild night with lows between six and 11 celsius. it is this area of low pressure that is in charge of our weather. later on tonight, and through tomorrow, you can notice the squeeze in the isobars. it is going to be windy and also quite wet,

particularly through the rush hour tomorrow. strong and gusty winds, heavy rain slowly sinking its way south eastwards. behind it, some sunshine and showers, wintry in nature across the far north of scotland. slowly, the wind is easing down. by and that, feeling colder. 57 celsius in the north, staying fairly mild in the south. sunny spells, showers certainly starting to feel a little bit colder for all. goodbye. today at 5:00 — theresa may slaps down boris johnson — she calls for cabinet discussions about nhs funding to stay private. the foreign secretary had let it be known he wanted more money for the nhs, provoking an additional rebuke from the chancellor. er, mrjohnson is the foreign secretary. i gave the health secretary an extra £6 billion at the recent budget and we will look at departmental allocations again at the spending review, when that takes place. we'll be talking the head of the nhs providers in england about the pressures facing the service. the other main stories

on bbc news at 5.00: scotla nd scotland yard is said to be investigating a new allegation of sexual assault made againstjohn worboys dating from 1987. defence chiefs welcome reports there'll be a review of spending