i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top story: i'm kasia madera in london. it's oscar night. the 2019 academy awards are underway. the headlines: directors, actors, producers are all hoping for success. although the television broadcast has seen a downturn in ratings in recent years. lights, cameras, awards — it's hollywood's big night, injust the but who will be in just the last half—hour, regina king won the oscar for best supporting actress for her role as a mother looking out for her pregnant celebrating at the oscars? daughter in if beale street could talk. north korean leader kimjong donald meets kim, the sequel. north korea's leader is on his way is on his way to hanoi in the ninth to hanoi for his second summit for his second summit with us with president trump. president donald trump. —— hanoi in i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme, vietnam. the two leaders are expected victims of clerical sexual abuse to discuss the denuclearisation have said pope francis‘ promise of the korean peninsula. to protect children from paedophile and this video is trending on bbc.com. priests is a stunning let—down. the duke and duchess of sussex are in morocco where they've been meeting and colombia says more than 100 schoolgirls in the atlas mountains. venezuelan soldiers have deserted it's harry and meghan's last as political pressure builds official foreign tour before they become parents. on president maduro.

and the top story in the uk: the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has again accused it's 1:00am in london, 9:00am in singapore and 5:00pm in hollywood where this year's academy awards are just getting underway. millions of viewers around the world are expected to watch the famous statuettes being handed out tonight. this year the televised awards ceremony has come in for significant criticism. danjohnson is in hollywood. you are looking very much the part, the film start himself. no female directors nominated, no host of these awards, no real front—runner, what we have? host of these awards, no real front-runner, what we have? -- what do we have. there has been controversy in the buildup to these 0scars about who would host it and

how they would hand out some of the awards. they originally announced that certain awards like cinematography and editing would be given out during the commercial breaks, they have now reversed that decision. they were going to award a most popular picture award to try to reflect the fact that some of the box office hits don't always do well at the ceremony itself. that was also reversed. it has felt like the parts are these 0scars has been a little bit difficult. now the show is under way. as is the vanity fair viewing party where people who are not invited to the oscars itself can come and gather together and watch what is actually going on. we have seen lots of smart suits and fancy dresses on the way in here. i have just seen rupert murdoch and jerry hall going on, james gordon hasjust gone into the gig here to watch the 0scars. queen are onstage, because bohemian rhapsody has been such a box office hit this year. will gompertz has been taking a look at the other films that are well nominated this year, and some of the

issues that the oscars have experienced in the run—up to the 9ist experienced in the run—up to the 91st academy awards. the winner is cecil b demille... it's 1953 and the first televised 0scars ceremony, the annual awards presented by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences — which won't be winning any prizes for the way it has handled this year's tv show. i thank you. what with host kevin hart quitting after past homophobic tweets came to light. and then there was a botched attempt to create a best popular film category, followed by an ill—fated plan to bury the cinematography award in a tv ad break. added to which, viewers are switching off in their millions. i think that the academy took some ill—considered decisions this year, and i think that there will be a price to pay. and when the academy steps in it as badly as it did this year, and when it embarrasses itself so publicly, there are consequences, and i think you're going to see those consequences. what's the worst—case scenario? well, i think the worst case for the oscars would just be being irrelevant. this is it, hold on!

the 0scars are unlikely to sink without trace, but they could do with another titanic. 21 years ago, the blockbuster movie and best film winner, with an a—list cast, delivered a record—breaking tv audience that made advertisers happy, which is very important to the academy. the film academy gets more than 85% of their income from this one night, the telecast of the oscars. their television ratings have been going down quite dramatically. last year was like a ali—year low. an arthouse film like roma, a frontrunner for best picture this year, is not the sort of mainstream commercial movie likely to be a ratings winner for the oscars tv show. hence the attempts to make it more audience—friendly, such as not showing the cinematography winner live on air — an idea that didn't go down well with academy members old or new. i think you just have to let the people at home suffer through watching best cinematography. i think it's the price to pay, i think you have to compromise

between the show and the principles of the academy. which one is more important? er...| guess both! the principle, the principle. and therein lies the nub of the 0scars‘ problem — artistic principles or commercial imperative? art or money? that's show business. will gompertz, bbc news, hollywood. that certainly is show business. now, queen have finished performing. rami malek in best actor category. when it comes to any clear winners, any when it comes to any clear winners, a ny clear when it comes to any clear winners, any clear frontrunners, roma when it comes to any clear winners, any clearfrontrunners, roma is being really, really talked about but it is very different to what we would normally expect that the 0scars? would normally expect that the oscars? it is indeed. it was nominated ten times, itjointly leads the nominations with the favourite. it is a very different kind of film, produced by netflix, the first time they have been on the

shortlist. it would be a real coup if they want, they have already achieved a lot byjust getting to the stage, because it is not a typical blockbuster hit. it is in black and white, it is in spanish, subtitled. the pace of the film is really steady, i know lots of people who have not been able to watch it all the way through in one go, lots of people have used the facility netflix gives you to press pause and maybe come back to it later. it is not a particularly long film but the pace of it is very gentle. a very different —— different kind of film, andi different —— different kind of film, and i think that is the hope, that some extra diversity has been acknowledged in the nominations this year. the fact that a film like aroma is there, but are also hits like blackpowder, black klansman, green book and is if beale street could talk. there are some strong female performances in the, but again, no donations for women in best director. they have made changes in the make—up of the

economic, the people who vote, and there is a hope that richer diversity will be recognised this year. but it is still not filtering down in that context, especially best female director, not having a woman on the best director list, it is not filtering down as quickly as they would have hoped? certainly not in that category. one thing people say when you talk to them is, well, it takes two or three years to get a film together, to get to get it into production and get it made an edited and reliefs. so although we me too movement and be time's up movement started work —— making waves in a few years ago, we may not see just yet. certainly there are more women and more black actors, producers, directors mated this year, three or four years ago, the nominees were all white, so that has in some improvement in diversity among the academy nominations and certainly people will be hoping that his proven in who wins. it is one thing to be on the red carpet like this or

at the oscars ceremony itself, but actually taking home the award is what counts and what people will be looking for tonight. some of them watching here, the people who were not invited to the official party, and what will later become the after party where the winners come to sell a break. indeed, and the moment we get any of those early results through we will bring them to the viewers. as always, daniel, thank you. north korea's leader kim jong—un is heading to vietnam for historic talks with us president donald trump. he arrived at the chinese border city of dandong on saturday night, on his way to the much anticipated second us—north korea nuclear summit, scheduled for the middle of this week. and as our north america editorjohn sopel reports, there is still much work to be done. was there ever a more improbable coming together? it was genuinely a moment to behold, the us president with the dictator of a reviled outcast nuclear power.

it was an extraordinary gamble by donald trump, because this summit in singapore last summer gave kim jong—un a platform on the world stage. but donald trump thought it had brought peace nearer. we had a really fantastic meeting. a lot of progress. really very positive. i think better than anybody could have expected. it's certainly true that have been no nuclear tests, no ballistic missile launchers, the temperature's been reduced, but the assessment of us intelligence chiefs is that for all the optics, not much has changed. the regime is committed to developing a long—range nuclear armed missile that would pose a direct threat to the united states. that's not how donald trump wants it framed. he says a lot of has changed from when president obama was in the white house. where are we now? no missiles, no rockets, no nuclear testing. we've learned a lot. but much more importantly than all of it, is we have a great relationship. i have a very good

relationship with kim jong—un. the last serious talks with the koreans took place over a decade ago. they were led by ambassador christopher hill. he says this next meeting needs to be better thought through than singapore. the last summit was not nearly as prepared as it should have been. so, in a sense, what we really need here is a do over. we have to do have a clear understanding of what the north koreans are prepared to do in terms of denuclearisation. it's an ugly word and one that the white house doesn't want to use, but this next summit will be about deliverables. a concrete timetable for denuclearisation, agreed confidence building measures. last time around it was enough that there were handshakes and smiles and good optics and atmospherics. now it needs to get down to specifics. donald trump has always insisted he's not in a hurry and there's no rush. aides, though, say there are few issues that have higher priority for him. both can be true. but senior administration officials are doing everything to play down what might come out of hanoi. jon sopel, bbc news, washington.

let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the un says more civilians were killed last year in afghanistan than at any time since records began. at least five people have been killed in indian—administered kashmir as a gunfight erupted between indian soldiers and rebels in kulgam district. india intensified its security crackdown over the weekend, including detaining more than 160 separatists. tensions between the nuclear—armed neighbours has escalated since a suicide car bomb in kashmir killed forty indian security personnel on february 1a. pakistan—based militant group jaish—e—mohammed claimed responsibility for the attack. officials from the us and the taliban will meet in qatar this week, for the latest round of peace talks aimed at ending the war in afghanistan. the talks are expected to centre around the withdrawal of foreign troops from afghanistan, and a ceasefire to end what has become america's longest war.

the un says more civilians were killed last year in afghanistan than at any time since records began. there were over 3,800 civilian deaths in 2018, including more than 900 children, the highest recorded numbers in the country's long—running war. the report comes a day before the next round of talks officials from the us and the taliban will meet in qatar this week, for the latest round of peace talks aimed at ending the war in afghanistan. the talks are expected to centre around the withdrawal of foreign troops from afghanistan, and a ceasefire to end what has become america's longest war. there's been a large turnout in voting in a referendum on a new cuban constitution. the document would recognise private property, allow more use of the internet, and promote greater private enterprise in the communist state. breaking news from the oscars. we have our first award, best supporting actress has gone to

regina king for if beale street could talk. there were a lot of strong actresses, emma stone and is rachel weisz both nominated for the favourite. but it is regina king who has won best supporting actress in herfilm, if beale has won best supporting actress in her film, if beale street could talk. it is the first of the awards to be given out at the oscars. of course, the moment we get any more we will bring them to you. graduations to be winners. you are watching you stay on the bbc, live from singapore and london. still to come, as donald trump prepares to meet kim jong—un, we talk to members of japan's korean community meet kim jong—un, we talk to members ofjapan‘s korean community about the hopes for the summit.

prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malacanang — the name itself symbolizing one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. citizens are trying to come to grips with their new freedom. though there is joy and relief today, the scars are everywhere. not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last time the public will see this pope. very soon, for the sake of the credibilty and authority of the next pope, benedict xvi will, in his own words, "be hidden from the world for the rest of his life."

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore: and i'm kasia madera, in london. our top stories: hollywood's biggest night of the year is underway — the oscars ceremony has begun in hollywood. north korean leader kimjong—un is on his way to vietnam for a summit with president trump — their second meeting. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the financial times is leading on brexit and theresa may saying a second vote on the brexit deal will be held by 12 march. the front page of the straits times is on the trade talks between the us and china. it also features a picture of kimjong—un on his train journey to nuclear talks with president trump in vietnam.

the japan times also covers the strained trade relationship between the us and china — but in the past couple of hours donald trump tweeted that the two sides had made "substa ntial progress" on talks over the weekend, and he would be holding off raising tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars in chinese imports. the newspaper also marked the 30th year of emperor akihito's reign, with a picture of the emperor at a ceremony in tokyo. more now on this week's summit between donald trump and north korean leader kimjong—un. at the end of a landmark summit, pope francis has condemned catholic priests found guilty of child sexual abuse, calling them ‘tools of satan'. new guidelines have also been promised, but as our religious affairs editor martin bashir reports, victims are still waiting for detailed, practical steps.

mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. words of repentance by bishops on the last morning of this four—day summit. they've heard presentations on responsibility, accountability and transparency, and there is no doubting the challenge. translation: i make a heartfelt appeal for an all—out battle against the abuse of minors, both sexually and in other areas, on the part of all authorities and individuals, for we are dealing with abominable crimes that must be erased from the face of the earth. one senior bishop at the summit says every church in every country is now on notice. i think we just have to accept that our moral authority and our credibility in more general terms has been massively damaged. it's shot to pieces, isn't it? i accept that our credibility is shot to pieces.

how will it be restored? over a very long period of time and with great tenacity. no amount of spin in all the world is going to do the trick. as the pope gave his traditional sunday address, the vatican announced that he will soon issue a proclamation with new church laws to protect children. they're drafting a handbook for bishops, and a task force will be established to help churches struggling with safeguarding. but peter saunders, who was abused by a priest, says these measures are simply not enough. it had a great opportunity this weekend to make real change, and it has failed to do so. somehow, i think we're going to be leaving disappointed, but also encouraged that the eyes of the world have been on this event. pope francis closed the summit by adopting the language of warfare, calling for an all out battle in the fight against sexual abuse.

faithful catholics have demanded action. what they have received today are another set of promises that they must wait to see fulfilled. martin bashir, bbc news, at the vatican. more now on this week's summit between donald trump and north korean leader kimjong—un. in a small school on the outskirts of tokyo students will be watching in rapt attention. they are part of japan's ethnic korean community that maintains loyalty to pyongyang. our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has been to talking to them about their hopes for the hanoi summit. these 11—year—olds are singing about a homeland they have never seen. "when the day comes," they sing, "i will go to pyongyang." on the wall, a photo of kim il—sung,

north korea's founding dictator. the school is on the outskirts of tokyo, but the language is korean and their loyalty is to the north. and so for these children, the korean peace process is personal even inspiring poetry. translation: my heart was full of joy and anticipation. spring has come to my homeland. as tensions between north korea and japan have grown, so have racial attacks on the korean community here. can we ask about discrimination? has anybody experienced any examples of discrimination against korean people injapan? translation: when i am on a train i hear people saying things like, "you koreans should drop dead." translation: a high school girl had a korean style dress

like this one, slashed by a japanese person, so now it is too dangerous for us to wear this outside school. there are 83 of these pro—pyongyang schools injapan. they are often accused of being training grounds for north korean agents. so how does the headmaster respond? translation: our wish is to educate students to play an active part in a unified korea. it is very sad to have our motherland divided. we must have reunification. at the same time, we do not educate our children here to have a negative view of north korea. the us secretary of state has said he believes nicolas maduro's days as president of venezuela are numbered, after troops used force against a convoy of civilians trying to organise aid supplies. there's been widespread condemnation of the violence at venezuela's border with colombia.

officials there say more than 100 venezuelan soldiers have deserted their posts, and crossed into their country. our international correspondent orla guerin reports now from the border area. embers are still smouldering today on a bridge that became a battle ground. desperately needed aid went up in smoke here yesterday when venezuelan troops blocked an opposition convoy on the orders of president nicolas maduro. but some have broken ranks. this weekend foot soldiers have been deserting. it's over 100 now and counting. we managed to speak to a group of them sheltering in a church in the border town of cucuta. they fear for their families back home in venezuela. so we are concealing their identities. translation: there will be a domino effect. there are many professional troops who want to do this. they realise this is their moment to leave this dictatorship and free venezuela. we cannot remain a slave.

we are freeing ourselves. them and told us they had deserted for the sake of their loved ones and their homeland. they say nicolas maduro has divided the nation. translation: there is already a civil war in venezuela. i saw it yesterday at the bridge. venezuelans were attacking each other with rocks and the armed forces were shooting at their own people. among those who lay down their weapons yesterday, a sergeant major and a lieutenant. both mothers now parted from their children. they say they could not obey orders to attack. translation: it was tense. i was thinking i could not harm my own people. that was against my principles, my values, and professional ethics. i felt i was not doing the right thing. we want a better venezuela. this woman says that many troops and officers want change

but anyone who speaks out can disappear like one of her colleagues. translation: she made a comment on whatsapp and has been missing for more than a month. they went to her apartment. she had a baby. they left it with a neighbour as if the baby were a dog. the soldiers told us that the military leadership is still bound to nicolas maduro by corruption. and they believe the president will fight to stay in power. at mass here, tihs former general was among the congregation. he abandoned nicolas maduro a few months ago. prayers were offered for venezuela, a nation that has suffered so much and now faces an uncertain future. orla guerin, bbc news, on the colombia, venezuela border. we have much more on the situation in venezuela on our website. you have been watching news day. really

excited for the results of the oscars. such a fantastic night. glamour, glitz and loads of gold statu ettes glamour, glitz and loads of gold statuettes and some phenomenal, phenomenal outfits. billy porter is someone you phenomenal outfits. billy porter is someone you should look at, what he was wearing, wow! we already have a winner. regina king. very strong names, emma stone and rachel weisz we re names, emma stone and rachel weisz were nominated for the favourite. of course others. best documentary feature to free solo, congratulations. we will be

monitoring all the winners throughout the night's ceremony. you have been watching news day, thank you forjoining us. hello there. what a difference a year makes. this time last year, the end of february 2018, we were feeling the effect of the ‘beast from the east', the coldest mass of air to affect the uk in a number of years. it brought widespread cold, widespread snow and widespread disruption. fast forward to 2019, things could not be more different. our air not coming from the east, instead we are bringing it up from the south—west and, rather than exceptional cold, this has brought exceptional warmth through the weekend. on sunday afternoon, parts of west wales got up to 19.1 degrees, provisionally that is a new record for wales in february and there is soem more to come. certainly for the next few days. some warm sunshine, but with some frosty nights and some foggy mornings.

only slowly, later in the week, will it start to turn a bit more unsettled but not particularly cold. we will start off monday morning thoug on quite a chilly note, we will start off monday morning though on quite a chilly note, particularly down towards in the south. temperatures below freezing. well below freezing in one or two places. not as cold across north—west scotland because we've got more cloud, some patchy rain, and just about any weather — could be some mistiness aaround, but some fog patches most likely through parts of yorkshire and up into north—east england. where the fog does develops, it could be quite dense, could be quite slow to clear as well. but through monday, most of us enjoying blue skies and sunshine once again, apart from the far north of scotland where there will be cloud and outbreaks of rain. but look at the temperatures. widely between 1a and 18 degrees. one or two spots could hit 19 degrees. nine would be more typical for this time of year. it is, of course, all because of high pressure still sitting just to the south—east of the uk. not many white lines, not many isobars on that chart. light winds to take us into tuesday morning. perhaps a touch of frost but, again, for most a sunny day.

a bit more cloud for a time into northern ireland. maybe the odd spot of rain into north—west scotland, otherwise it is dry and still exceptionally warm for the time of year. as we get into wednesday, it looks like we'll see a bit more fog developing at this stage. so it could be a foggy, murky start on wednesday morning. much of that should tend to cleear through the day. some patches might linger for a good part of wednesday. but again, in the sunshine, it will feel warm. things start to change though, a little bit on thursday. a bit of a pincer movement, one little weather system tries to push in towards the south. one frontal system towards the north so that brings the potential for rain for some of us on thursday, certainly not all of us. but there is an ncreasing chance of rain, some breezy weather too, and it turns a bit cooler as we head towards the weekend.