we will be speaking to an afghan mp has one of the two women president. as theresa may holds more talks with eu leaders, a warning from the dutch you re watching bbc newsroom live 7 it's11.00am and these are the main stories this prime minister. we are now morning: a clear favourite sleepwalking into an ideal scenario. at the oscars: olivia colman takes it is absolutely unacceptable. best everyone by surprise by winning the best actress. film goes to green book. that is all coming up here on this is hilarious! laughter. i've got an oscar! um... dear dolores. green book, about the african—american pianist don shirley, took the coveted best picture award, and also picked up two other oscars. theresa may faces growing pressure to say she will delay brexit, as she holds talks with eu leaders at a summit in egypt. children as young as four will be taught about relationships and sex education will be compulsory for all secondary schools from next year. more evidence of elephant

poaching in botswana, a new survey finds a six—fold increase in the number of "recent" elephant carcasses in the north of the country. and the duke and duchess of sussex continue their visit to morocco. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the british actress olivia colman stole the show at last night's oscars ceremony. not only did she carry off the award for best actress, she won plaudits for an acceptance speech which made the audience both laugh and cry. it was her portrayal of queen anne in the film the favourite that won her the academy award, beating the hot favourite glenn close — the star of "the wife".

the other main winners were rami malek — he won best actor for his portrayal of freddie mercury in bohemian rhapsody — while best film went to green book, a story about race in 1960s america. from los angeles, david willis reports. curtain up on the 91st oscars and you could feel the footstomping rhythm of change. # buddy, you're a boy, make a big noise...# queen's new line—up filling a void made by the absence of a host for only the second time in oscars‘ history. adding to the sense of uncertainty, no clear favourite in several key categories. olivia colman! when olivia colman‘s name was called, she could hardly get up. her depiction of an ailing queen anne in the favourite trouncing that of glenn close, who now has a seventh oscar nomination without a win. glenn close, you've been my idol for so long and this is not how i wanted it to be, and i think you're amazing. i love you very much. lady gaga! and melissa.

the freddie mercury biopic bohemian rhapsody garnered four awards, among them one for its star. thank you, guys, so much. i may not have been the obvious choice, but i guess it worked out! green book. green book, a film about interracial friendship was named best film. its star, mahershala ali, best supporting actor. a record number of wins for african american talent would suggest that hollywood is at last rallying to the calls for change. david willis, bbc news, at the oscars. olivia colman‘s win didn't go unnoticed back home. on twitter prime minister theresa may said "congratulations to olivia colman and all of the british winners and nominees at #oscars2019. you are great ambassadors for british culture on the global stage." the actor hugh laurie simply tweeted "olivia colman, you beauty!" and her co—star in the sitcom peep show, robert webb, tweeted "whoop! congratulations to the brilliant & glorious olivia colman".

i'm joined by the entertainment reporter caroline frost... you are probably celebrating as well. and unlike what a great win. we have been watching her during this rewards season, and it seems to be the momentum rising, and glenn close was the favourite. it must be a bittersweet moment for her. but nobody can argue with olivia colman‘s humility in expressing her to glenn close. she is either the best actress of her generation or she is genuinely awed and excited, and not falsely modest. that sincerity comes through every time she gets up on the stage, and to have somebody that pretty much the whole country is rooting for, and she's a 21—year—old, and she kept on

grafting. what a great day at the heart. i just grafting. what a great day at the heart. ijust remind us of the firm. not everybody would have seen the favourite stop it is a period drama, which could stand as dry as every other award winner in the past. we do know that british actresses seem to do really well at the oscars if they play royalty, so if in doubt, young future actresses, slicked on a crown, however, the favourite is a romp. it is quirky. you have got ms dhoni and rachel vice competing for the favours of the queen herself, who is the great olivia colman. the favours of the queen herself, who is the great olivia colmanm isa who is the great olivia colmanm is a great film. talking of royalty, freddie mercury? and also remi

malek. the critics are not so impressed, but can the awards season, impressed, but can the awards season, we impressed, but can the awards season, we all thought that christian bale would be cleaning up, but somehow that film seems to have got between the bones of voters and audiences the life day alike. and remi malek‘s love affair with audiences has gone from straight to strength. he made a great speech, didn't he? every time he gets up on stage, he talked about not being a obvious choice, he wasn't the first choice to play, but my goodness, he owned freddie mercury, when it did come to it. and then best picture? green book. concentrating on the positives, it's a bit controversial, but talking of the positives, it is

a story of deep interracial friendship at a time of racial segregation. spike lee finally winning an oscar of his own. he wasn't that impressed with that win. he says it is effectively driving miss daisy in reverse. his own firm isa miss daisy in reverse. his own firm is a more... i suppose going to be criticisms of greenberg, the kind of white saviour thing... criticisms of greenberg, the kind of white saviour thing. .. yes, it is white saviour thing. .. yes, it is white redemption through the instrument of a friendship with a black man. so, saviour, saviour, saviour cut another person was the first person to congratulate ali for winning his, so yes, a bit basic,

perhaps what they would call the second preference, we know that by the nature of the way it is voted for, everybody‘s second favourite comes through, a bit like a political election, but i think people will look back and say, not the most controversial or ground—breaking choice, but satisfactory. and it beat roma. that was the favourite by far. the director had chosen and made his point. he chose to put this down on netflix, black and white, written in the spanish language, a personal love letter to his childhood in mexico. he went home with three personal statues to his name, last night. not the biggest winner, but definitely a sign that netflix are here to stay, notjust with subscribers, but also with critics. and that kind of element of foreign

language, is because one element of diversity. many people saw diversity in terms of some black winners last night. yes, it was a record number for black winners, and also as remi malek pointed out, the first arab winner to take home the statuette. two of the leading actors were black american. we have got films, black panther, taken on. they have made tracks and increase the diversity of the academy, and they wanted just like that. black panther one full costu me like that. black panther one full costume design. clearly messages being heard. i don't think this would have any track if it wasn't doing the business at the box office, but when something like black panther comes along, it means that executives have to listen, which could only be a good thing for

the young and aspiring film—makers. thank you so much for coming in and telling us all your thoughts on the oscars. theresa may is facing renewed pressure to delay brexit, following her postponement yesterday of a commons vote on her withdrawal agreement. the prime minister is at an international summit in egypt where she's holding talks with eu leaders including german chancellor, angela merkel, to ask for changes to her brexit deal. theresa may is seeking assurances that, if the backstop plan to avoid a hard irish border comes into force, it won't be allowed to continue indefinitely. let's speak now to our assistant political editor norman smith... some stuff happening in egypt, and some stuff happening in westminster? well, we understand that a brexit meeting with the german chancellor, the idea of delay was raised, but number ten is stressing it was raised by angela merkel, and not theresa may. the danish prime

minister to has said he would not stand in the way of postponement, and it seems on the eu side, they are ready to talk about delay, and of course a final decision on how long and whether we could have the postponement, would be up to the eu, but they are prepared to talk about it. so far, all the signs are theresa may does not want to talk about it, even though we know there is growing pressure for delay at westminster, as we edge down like inch ever closer to exit del without a deal. the decision yesterday without a mirror by mrs may to that of the meaningful vote potentially to march the draft, has further fuelled a sense of exasperation among many mps, who fear that we are now becoming increasingly close to leaving without a deal. damian hinds this morning, sticking to the familiar line that delay would solve nothing. these delays that people are suggesting, they don't actually

solve anything, theyjust prolong these issues. well, look, these delays that people are, you know, suggesting, they don't actually solve anything, theyjust prolong these issues. they don't give any more certainty to business, they don't resolve any of the dilemmas or trade—offs that are involved, inevitably, in this. we have to... we have to face up to those trade—offs. we have to get the deal done and better to do it now, in time for the 29th of march, rather than... rather than any kind of delay. we have been here before, we had a delayed vote last month, and theresa may so of that threat. what is different this time as we know that there are prominent conservatives, and cabinet ministers who have signalled they want some sign from theresa may that she is prepared to avoid no—deal, by going down and opening up the possibility of delay, and that makes the chancellor is down like chances of that sort of motion getting through once more likely. amber rudd this morning seem to be to be keeping her options open.

will you resign in the event of no—deal? good morning. i'm completely committed to making sure that we leave the european union, and we do it in a way that supports the economy. what i don't think is acceptable, is allowing us to move ever closer to no—deal i am completely committed, i support the prime minister, i hope we will be leaving the european union with a deal. meanwhile, there are other ministers levelling down the pecking order, who have already signalled they will vote for delay, even if that involves the defying the party whip. the defence minister was asked if he thought when mrs may comes back from the summit in egypt, whether she might actually give some sort of signal that she is prepared to think about delay? i'm suggesting you need to wait to hear what she has to say when she gets back... but hang on. please, you must allow me... i will allow you, but it's such an important issue. do you believe that the prime minister is herself about to announce a delay?

that i don't know, i'm encouraging that to happen, as i'm making the case. it's not in anybody's interest to see no—deal affecting britain in the way that we are talking about. the paradox is that delay might not be as disastrous for mrs may as it appears on first glance, because if there was the prospect of a significant delay, that would further ramp up the pressure on mrs may's brexit quick critics to back her deal or potentially to risk a lengthy delay which could lead to, who knows? another referendum or even the unravelling of brexit. thank you so much for that. let's speak to our reporter ros atkins who's in sharm—el—sheikh with our europe correspondent gavin lee... all the detail from westminster and brexit is being discussed feverishly here in the sunshine in egypt. they

are all the leaders resting with some very big regional issues, but on the sidelines, there is a lot of conversations about brexit, i suppose the polish prime minister earlier, he said he thinks of a no—deal brexit as something that is more and more possible, and he reiterated the eu's desire to avoid that. let's work with all the developments, i am that. let's work with all the developments, iam here that. let's work with all the developments, i am here with gavin lee. quite a few different elements of the story here in sharm el—sheikh. of the story here in sharm el-sheikh. reflecting quite similar comments to what was being sent to you by the polish by minister, which as he believes that theresa may's deal as it stands, he thinks it's more likely than bats more than likely right now that there will be ano likely right now that there will be a no deal. theresa may, press conference in the next 20 minutes, she has meat been meeting with the german chancellor, and the irish by minister, a lot of meetings, and because there is breathing space in

the sidelines, this huge summit, they have not had an arab europe summit before, it means their dharma because there is no definitive issue they can result tonight, it's not like the migration crisis, but it looks to be seen to be having meetings not necessarily meetings they are actually achieving something. extraordinary moment when i was talking to the polish prime minister, and i said, you match theresa may, what did she ask for? and he said she didn't give us any details at all. that is fascinating. and it is a common storyline here today. we are told from downing street that she is pushing for last—minute compromises, the stiffening of the sinews. donald tusk‘s team, and others say we cannot compromise, this is not a meeting, because the withdrawal agreement, this whole two—year details is done and dusted. and all the while, as you know, back in

westminster, the discussions are all centred on the idea of a possible delay. all my conversations with eu representatives suggest they would say yes to that. if you watched our reading is in the uk, the guardian, there is a possible of an extension. but here leaders are saying they are not discussing it officially, and at downing street, they might be pressure, but theresa may saying that it pressure, but theresa may saying thatitis pressure, but theresa may saying that it is her deal or no deal, and the reflection that we are having from some other leaders, even the bulgarian prime minister, he says he is very wide. the stubbornness on both sides need to stop. they need to sort it out. thank you very much indeed. you will know better than anyone that sometimes we have to pour over the diplomatic niceties of these kinds of summits, but even by these kinds of summits, but even by these summits' standards, things are incredibly opaque, with both the

british and the european union really saying fundamentally, much of what they have been saying for the last few weeks, and if there are shifts any negotiating positions behind the scenes, they are not really letting them on. thank you very much for that. the headlines on bbc news: a clear favourite at the oscars: olivia colman takes everyone by surprise by winning the best actress. theresa may faces growing pressure to say she will delay brexit, as she holds talks with eu leaders at a summit in egypt. the education secretary says lessons on sex and relationships will be compulsory across all secondary schools from next year. and in sport, chelsea say that maurizio sarri and the goalkeeper need to talk, after he refused to come off. liverpool are eight points clear at the top of the premier league, but will be disappointed after a goalless d raw league, but will be disappointed after a goalless draw against

manchester united. i'll be back with more and other stories just after half past. chinese stocks have surged on the back of news that the deadline for resolving the country's trade war with the united states is to be extended following reports of progress towards securing a deal. president trump says there's been substantial progress in talks and that he'll delay this week's scheduled increase in tariffs. the rise in import duties on chinese goods from 10% to 25% was due to come in to effect on friday. mr trump said there had been movement on important issues including the protection of intellectual property, technology transfer, agriculture and currency. he added that assuming further progress was made, he would invite the chinese president xi jinping toa summit.

the uk's cyber—security agency has issued a warning about the potential threat to britain's national security of allowing chinese tech firms to become involved in britain's telecoms network. the head of gchq has said it is a "hugely complex strategic challenge" and emphasised the importance of the uk having better cyber—security practises. it comes as america pressures its allies not to use chinese firm huawei's technology to build new 5g networks. with me now is our security correspondent gordon corera. this is very moving targets, isn't it? it is. it is one of the big national security issues. at the moment, for the uk, the big issue is how far do you want chinese technology in these new five g networks. that is because 5g will really matter. much of our life will depend on them, and the question is,

how secure do we feel about having a chinese company building those networks. the us has been pushing very ha rd to networks. the us has been pushing very hard to exclude them, making most veiled threats to some allies. other countries, including the uk have not made a decision about it, and this speech was basically laying out how important this is, and some of the thinking behind the uk decision, which is expected in the next few months. and so in terms of the thinking that was laid out, did you hear anything that was new to you? what is significant expressed concern about not being dependent on a single company. the language, if you read it carefully, suggest that gchq could manage the cyber security risk coming from huawei. but what was interesting about the speech, was interesting about the speech, was to put it in a much bigger context, in times of prosperity and security, in general, had do we feel

about chinese security our technology companies... what kinda position with that but is into? but equally, if we were to exclude those companies, what would be the economic damage, and might china do in response. there are complicated balancing act, between notjust the vulnerabilities of using huawei, but also how will america respond to the uk's decision, how will china respond? we can see —— might uk's decision, how will china respond? we can see -- might we can see that we are not quite up to speed and handling them, the whole action down the issue of darren williams and's comments about sending aircraft of the china sea. back to the other day was an example of what can go wrong in the messaging. then yes, and it is symptomatic of confusion or complexity in the british government about how to approach china. you can see that in recent years. there are

moments when britain is opening for business with china, and then there have been other voices of security going, hang on a set? do we have to wire about theirs, are there because it security concerns? i think trying to balance that is going to be crucial to the huawei decision. whatever the security services say, saying they can deal with it, there will be wider economic and diplomatic concerns, and you can only hear all these ministers taking different positions on how to do that, and there is no doubt that this will go to the very top, and be a very major decision for the uk. even though it sounds very technical, and 5g, it will be a signal in terms of how it uses china and technology. gordon, we can chat about this morning, thank you very much. a 17—year—old boy has been charged with murder after a man was fatally stabbed at a south london youth club. 23—year—old glendon spence was killed on thursday evening. the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear before magistrates

in bromley today. the inquests into the deaths of 2! people who were killed by two ira bombs in birmingham in 1974 have reopened this morning. six men who were jailed for the pub bombings served 17 years behind bars, before their convictions were quashed. the hearings are expected to last for nine weeks. children as young as four will be taught about relationships under new guidelines announced by the government today. lessons in relationships and sex will also be compulsory across secondary schools as chi chi izundu reports. click internet use and social media are being blamed for the added pressure children now feel, especially as teenagers. and the education secretary wants schools to do more to help with both their physical and mental well—being. damian hinds says positive relationships are connected to good mental health, so it's appropriate to make health education universal, alongside relationship and sex education. lessons will start from 2020 in england, and teachers will decide

how often to hold the age—appropriate classes. it's the first update to sex education in schools since 2000. children as young as four will be taught things like the importance of getting enough sleep, spending time outdoors, and different family models, which could include same—sex couples. students aged 11 and older will build on primary classes to learn how to spot common mental health issues like depression and anxiety in both themselves and others. support networks around female genital mutilation, and the dangers of sexting and sharing private photos. but this move isn't without controversy. and today parliament will be debating the guidelines after more than 100,000 people signed a petition. chi chi izundu, bbc news. well, joining me now is wendy mcdowell, assistant professor at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. what is your view on all of this? this has been a long

time coming, and it is very welcome. our research, has demonstrated that having school as a main source of information about sexual matters is a positive thing. it is associated with better sexual health outcomes, but also, as we have had, the guidance is from 2000. it is well in need of updating. the landscape has changed significantly. and until this point, the delivery of six education, has been very patchy, and not statutory in all schools. so, now it is statutory that it must happen, but still the content can be varied. yes. the guidance is being drawn up now. in the guidance, it is allowing for schools to develop their own appropriate resources for there, use different resources and develop their own policies for their schools, which they should make

available to parents, so that pa rents available to parents, so that parents know what is going on in schools. i think the concern is that we still don't end up with a sort of patchy delivery, in that everybody received one that is what i was going to ask you about it, because i suppose if you leave it up to schools and schools get pressured by pa rents, schools and schools get pressured by parents, i suppose the overall objective could be undercut? yes, absolutely. schools will be able to deliver it and use different providers. the way the energy needs to go now is thinking about how this needs to be delivered, how we train sports to our teachers, support teachers, make sure the resources are in place, make sure that parents are in place, make sure that parents are brought along with schools. often this has been a bit of a polarised defeat to our debate. so, it is now about making sure the resources a re it is now about making sure the resources are in place, and the support is in place. and is there still a kind of block with some pa rents still a kind of block with some parents on six education, the idea

that if you teach them about sex, it will put idea and in their head?” think the ideas in there. it tends to be very polarised. either school pa rents, to be very polarised. either school parents, like i say. our research suggests that actually parents really aren't up there in terms of sources of information for people. any national service, the last round, we ask young people about the main source of information, and it really didn't feature very highly, pa rents. really didn't feature very highly, parents. the young boys, actually, more young boys reported pornography asa main more young boys reported pornography as a main source... well, i was going to say, surely the last device was 2000, now the prevalence of social media and accessibility of all kinds of material on social media must be a huge factor? yes, the lads get completely changed, and the lads get completely changed, and the guidance need to change with that. mirror the landscape has com pletely that. mirror the landscape has completely changed. parents struggle with it. i am a parent of a

16—year—old, we struggle with it, so it is about schools and young people working together, to help young people at tackling the face, and learn to live young joe with the issues that they do enter des's climate. —— learnt to deal with the issues that they deal with intraday‘s climate. now it's time for a look at the weather. temperatures are already rising. up to 17 degrees in west wales. that is the scene at the moment in cornwall. a lot of blue skies, a bit more cloud in parts of west scotland. weights moving its way northward across the north of scotland. as well, we continue with that sunshine. still one or two mist putt to our patches in the valley. there is temperatures just widely getting to be mid—high teens. could be reaching 19 sizes in west wales, and the north—west of london. through this evening, and tonight,

temperatures dropping away quite quickly, one or two mist and fog patches forming this morning, it could be a bit chilly, temperatures down to about full degrees, and then throughout the day on tuesday, any mist orfog were throughout the day on tuesday, any mist or fog were clear away, lots of sunshine, a bit of padding the five day finals west of scotland, but there is temperatures higher up again 15—18dc. goodbye. you're watching bbc newsroom live. olivia colman takes everyone by surprise by winning the best actress. theresa may faces growing pressure to say she will delay brexit, as she holds talks with eu leaders at a summit in egypt. children as young as four will be taught about relationships and sex education will be compulsory for all secondary schools from next year. more evidence of elephant poaching in botswana, a new survey finds a six—fold

increase in the number of recent elephant carcasses in the north of the country. and the duke and duchess of sussex continue their visit to morocco — visiting an equine centre which provides therapy for disabled children. chelsea say maurizio sarri and kepa need to talk after the goalkeeper refused to come off ahead of the penalty shootout that saw manchester city retain the league cup. after a goalless draw, the spaniard was to be substituted, in favour of willy caballero. but much to the annoyance of maurizio sarri, he would not leave the pitch. and then they lost — raheem sterling scoring the winning penalty. chelsea later claimed it was all a misunderstanding and sarri was much calmer as he tried to explain things after the game. it was a big misunderstanding. i

understood that he had a cramp and soi understood that he had a cramp and so i did not want the goalkeeper to go to the penalties in that physical condition. i realised the situation after three or four minutes when the doctor arrived and came to the bench. in the meantime, i wanted the other goalkeeper on the pitch. that is what he had to say about it. as you can imagine, there was a huge reaction on social media to what people are now calling #kepagate... gary lineker said... former chelsea ladies striker eni aluko claimed that the whole event made her "blood boil". she goes on to say... while others see the funny side of the situation, michael vaughan praising the decision making of the chelsea keeper saying...

make of it what you will. it is a big talking point on our website and social media today. get on there and have a look. more opinions coming england's women have lost the one day series against india after defeat in the second match in mumbai. their batters really struggled. nat sivver top scored with 85, but the target of 162 was always too low and the hosts had no problems getting the runs with seven wickets and 53 balls to spare. england's men play their third odi against west indies later. the five match series is currently tied at 1—1. england bowler chris woakes says they've welcomed how tough the series has been so far especially in a world cup year. you don't want to cruise through series against, you know, there are no mediocre teams around the world but you don't want to cruise through the series at all. you are going to come up guys in the world cup we are one off games are tough. i think it isa

one off games are tough. i think it is a great test for us. obviously we still have things we have to work on and we are working hard towards that and we are working hard towards that and you want a peek at the right time. we should put in strong performances throughout the period and move forward. dan evans has risen to 105 in the world rankings after his run to the final in florida. evans was unranked 10 months ago, as he returned to the tour after a 12 month doping ban. he looked like winning a first atp tour title when he took the first set in florida. but he ended up losing to moldova's radu albot, double faulting on championship point. evans is however on course to qualify for the main draw at the french open and wimbledon. and finally, if you've ever had a bad day on the golf course if you play golf, it is a certainty. you'll be able to sympathise with rory mcilroy troubles at the world golf championship event in mexico city. mcilroy, who had led overnight, hit a wayward drive on the 6th hole and ended up in an extremely unfortunate place. that forced him to improvise, playing out left handed

and with the back of his club head towards him. getting out of the woods was only brief respite. his next shot went in the water. that was one of three bogeys but he still finished second to american dustin johnson. it could have been so much better. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you. i avoid days like that by not playing golf. fair enough. let's get more now on the 2019 oscars ceremony which took place last night... and while there were some big wins for brits, and upsets in some categories, many of this year awards went to black panther, a black superhero action movie — to roma, a film about an indigenous maid in mexico. bohemian rhapsody, a portrayal of a gay, immigrant rock star, and saw spike lee win his first oscar for blachkla nsman,

something he said was overdue... what's the rumours? the rumour is that you turned your back and when you were asked what you thought about green book winning you apparently said, "next question." no, i said, "let me take another sip of champagne", that's what i said. look... the academy voters didn't see fit that we were worthy of... of best picture. and the same... i guess it's progress, you know. do the right thing didn't even get nominated. i guess it might take another 20 years to come back. we'll see. what do you make of green book as a film? i mean, it seems very similar to driving miss daisy. they just changed the driving positions. that was the same year as do the right thing, wasn't it? it was, but it didn't get nominated for best picture. danny aiello got nominated for best supporting actor, lost out to denzel for glory

and we had best screenplay nomination, which lost out to dead poet's society. is there something about green book that offends you? offend? are you british? yes. are you british? lam. let me give you a british answer. it wasn't my cup of tea. spike lee enjoying his british answer. three years ago the academy came under fire for seemingly overlooking work by non—white artists. the director of roma, alfonso cuaron, said it's fantastic films like his are being recognised in the major categories... i think it was highly surprising. but the fact that a film that centres on a domestic worker of an indigenous background, and it has been embraced around the world and has been recognised by the academy is absolutely marvellous. it's fantastic. and made by netflix, more to come? yeah, yeah, yeah. is that the way things are going? i think things are going

to a balance, a balance that needs to be found. but it's an important thing to start creating that balance. and while the performer billy porter stole the show in his tuxedo dress ensemble, he was also happy to see more diverse films being honoured this year. you know, i think that the stories are relevant to the time and people are responding because that's how we move the culture forward. art has always been at the forefront of speaking to people's souls and being able to change the molecular structure of human being, and maybe change their opinion about something. so that's what makes me happy about the work that was rewarded tonight. you have to go online and look at their fantastic dress that he is wearing. the victoria derbyshire programme has been challenging the public on how they can live more sustainably — the project is in its second week,

and today they focus on a house of six students. loughborough, but first michael cowen looks at the plastic polluting our planet. plastic. we use it on everything from food packaging to the tv you are watching right now. it started mass production in the 1950s and since then, we have created 8.3 billion tonnes of it. that is 822,000 eiffel towers. it can take between 50 and 60 years to biodegrade, almost 80% of it is still with us, languishing in landfills, rubbish dumps and oceans. it is in our natural world that pollution is most pronounced. there are 150 million tonnes of plastic in our seas, a figure that will travel in the next decade. most of it comes from ten rivers, eight in asia and two in africa, where it is carried downstrea m two in africa, where it is carried downstream and into the ocean. every

year, 1 million birds and 100,000 sea year, 1 million birds and 100,000 sea mammals die from eating it or getting tangled in it. all plastic is made from oil. 90% of it cannot be recycled. as well as the energy that goes into extracting and burning fossilfuels, a recent that goes into extracting and burning fossil fuels, a recent study found as plastics degrade, they further pollute the environment by producing methane. scientists warn that as the earth gets warmer, more gases from plastics will be omitted. around half the plastic we use a single use. that is things like plastic bags and water bottles. globally, every minute, we purchase 1 million plastic bottles and when it comes to plastic bags, we are using 5 trillion annually. since the uk government levied a charge on them, major supermarkets have said there is an 83% decrease in their

use. micro—plastics before it is broken down, as well as beauty products, as well as polluting oceans, scientists and health organisations are worried about the effect on humans. we already know the damage they can do to sea life. crabs have less energy to grow the more plastic they have consumed. we know it is in our tap water. 72% of samples from europe were contaminated with micro—plastics. this week, as well as showing you how to minimise your plastic impact, we are going to be investigating the scale of the uk's micro plastic problem. let's cross over to loughborough — where mike cowan is with lucy siegle — who writes extensively on the environment, and two students who are undertaking the challenge. we have. this is week two of our challenge. it is the first time we i live in the house of the challenge.

we are looking at plastics this week. in the uk, every year we waste 295 million pieces of plastic. that is going into the oceans, rivers. later in the week, we will be looking at micro—plastics. looking at how that plastic is breaking down and going into the water supplies, may be our domestic water supplies. if you come with me through the student kitchen and into the lounge, our expert is here along with our two stu d e nts our expert is here along with our two students who are going to take on the plastic challenge this week. we have amy and jay here. lizzie has set them at the challenge, the biggest part is to reduce their impact by 75%. we got them to keep this back of the plastic use. this isa this back of the plastic use. this is a weak‘s worth of plastic lizzy wa nts is a weak‘s worth of plastic lizzy wants them to register. how are they going to do this? this is a good evidence back. what we need to do is, obviously plastic can weigh a

lot. we are going to weigh them. we are going to get an example of how many items are in here, which we don't know yet. we want you to be shrinking your plastic footprint. we are looking at the footprint over at all. there are some plastics you will decide are indispensable. if you look at medication, that comes in plastic. there may be some items, i may allow you a luxury item. i have been kind and generous. what we are doing to start with is go through this bag that gives us a good snapshot of your plastic use. people always edit themselves. we can see a real variety of plastic. we can see food pouches, jiffy bags, they have a plastic inured. i am not seeing many single use plastics, which is good. we are seeing these punnets and stuff like that. this is

all plastic. what we are trying to do is get amy angie to think about the varieties of plastics they are getting into their life, the flow of plastic. how talented are you guys by reducing your flow of plastic by 75% ? by reducing your flow of plastic by 7596? it is a very big task looking at how much we have after one week. this is quite minor from my perspective. i did not think it was that bad. how typical is this of the average uk household? i think it is fairly typical. i haven't counted the items at the moment. we are all producing 260 billion items of plastic per year, that is what the research is pointing to. that is too many. the good thing about having a plastic footprint is that you can make a dent in it really is silly and then you can start to cut away.

—— really easily. i want you to feel empowered by it and i want you to get a sense of annoyance about how much plastic is foisted on your lives that you could do without. you don't go out buying the plastic, presumably you bought this because you wanted what was in it. nobody goes out looking for packaging. we are going to record the plastic and we are going to introduce you to migrate that i have devised and i wa nt to migrate that i have devised and i want to record every bit of plastic that flows into your life. some of it you will get annoyed by and i hope you will do because that will make you plastic warriors. just very briefly tell us about some of the products we are going to swap. one of the things we have done is start with the reusable plastic products, because in terms of the plastic it isa because in terms of the plastic it is a material that is around for hundreds of years, why would we use it for a single use items? we have

given you a reusable coffee cup. we have given you this kit for single use utensils and stuff. it is so nice. it is things like the soap bar instead of all the bottles of shower gel. iam instead of all the bottles of shower gel. i am going to introduce you to this final. we are going to get these guys started. lucy is going to read your house to get rid of the plastic. viewers can find out how these guys got on on friday morning. looking forward to it. thank you, mike. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news... a clear favourite at the oscars: olivia coleman takes everyone by surprise by winning the best actress theresa may faces growing pressure to say she will delay brexit, as she holds talks with eu leaders at a summit in egypt the education secretary says lessons on sex and relationships will be compulsory across all secondary schools from next year.

i'm ben bland. in the business news. baroness karren brady has resigned as non—executive chairman of taveta — that's the holding company for sir philip green's retail empire. it comes after reports that sir philip is facing allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse of staff. he strongly denies the accusations. baroness brady had earlier resisted pressure to step down, saying she felt "a real sense of duty" to staff at taveta, including her own daughter. president donald trump has announced that the us will delay imposing further trade tariffs on chinese goods. import duties on chinese goods were due to rise from 10% to 25% at the end of this week. mr trump said both sides had made "substa ntial progress" in trade talks. he said he's planning a summit with the chinese president in florida to cement the trade deal if more progress is made. the company that owns birmingham's bullring shopping centre has reported an annual loss of £266 million before tax in 2018.

hammerson — which also owns the bicester village designer outlet and london's brent cross — says it aims to sell off assets worth more than half a billion pounds, to reduce its debt. the chief executive said 2018 had been a tough year after some high profile retailers went into administration. associated british foods — one of the country's biggest food producers and the owner of primark — says it expects sales across its businesses to be higher in the first half of this financial year. as well owning primark, ab foods owns various food brands such as ovaltine, ryvita, twinings and jordans. it also owns major sugar, agriculture and ingredients businesses. while it's expecting profits from primark and groceries to be higher than the same period last year — it's warned that it will make less from its sugar production. kate hardcastle is a retail analyst.

she isjoining us from leeds. good to see you. what do you make of the differences and where the money is coming from? well, i think they have done generally well and a lot of retailers are anxious for the results, which is strange really. it contains that nugget of information of how primerica are doing, who have come as a discounter of the high street and have shaken up the retail. they have continued to do well. they show no signs of having their day whatsoever. i think the magic in that is they are working well to add value into the offer, rather than having cheaper prices, they are looking to partnerships with big movie brands and trying to make their turnover of products and turns of fashion, bringing fashion to market, even speedier so the

consumer gets what they want. and the rest of the offering, i think the rest of the offering, i think the challenge to this very large organisation is indeed our awareness of our health and the sugar offering that we of consumers are getting more of how we should be doing the best for ourselves, our families, and what we consume and the hidden sugars and lot of ingredients. you mention the changing habits around sugar. certainly in the last few months, we have heard more about people wanting to be more conscious of fast fashion and the impact on the claimant and the environment and do you think that could be a risk in the coming months and years, which has a fast fashion model. there is more awareness of it and last week we we re more awareness of it and last week we were talking about perhaps there was this challenge to include a levy, a 1p charge per item, because of the huge landfill issues. we have got into a disposable mentality with

ourfashion and got into a disposable mentality with our fashion and a got into a disposable mentality with ourfashion and a lot got into a disposable mentality with our fashion and a lot of people are consuming a lot of it. what seems to be the case is that the consumers who are motivated to get the fast fashion, do not have the climate high up when they are choosing. maybe we could get the retailers to meet as many dutch is how they source their product. there is certainly going to be a small cost delivered back into environmental projects. ok, ok, thank you very much. in other business stories we've been following... uk and us authorities have reached a deal — to allow derivatives to continue being traded between the two countries even if britain leaves the european union without deal.

those derivatives are basically financial contracts used by companies and investors — and are linked to the price of certain stocks or currencies or commodities. a notional £1.2tn worth of them are conducted through london every day. vodafone's chief executive has reiterated that the network has no plans to bring in roaming charges for customers using phones abroad — even if britain leaves the eu without a deal. other operators — three, 02 and ee. have all previously said the same — reassuring people who use their phones while in other eu countries. britain's cybersecurity chief is warning that china's global dominance in telecomms networks could pose security threats for decades — as well as bringing opportunities. jeremy fleming — head of gchq - was speaking in singapore. as countries roll out ultra—fast 5g mobile networks, there are fears beijing could use hardware provided by chinese firms to spy on western governments. they have denied such accusations.

ftse 100 rose after us president donald trump delayed raising tariffs on chinese imports, while housebuilders fell on reports that persimmon's government house—funding scheme was under scrutiny from the country's housing minister. house—builder shares fell in london. under scrutiny from the housing minister. that is the pound against the dollar. we will be with you in the dollar. we will be with you in the afternoon with more. the african elephant is the world's largest animal — but its numbers are in sharp decline, due to poachers hunting them for their tusks. botswana is regarded as one of the continent's great elephant sanctuaries — but it also has a poaching problem, as our africa correspondent alastair leithead has been finding out. you may find some of the images and descriptions in his report upsetting.

a new report warns they have a problem. a scientist who has carried out surveys across africa. during his recent survey he saw something that alarmed him, carcasses. this particular area is a poaching hotspot. within a thousand square kilometre area, there are 88 poached elephants. he said the government ignored his warnings so he went public. his licence was withdrawn. when the aerial survey was done in this area, they identified a large number of elephant carcasses with evidence of poaching. we have come out here in the helicopter to verify those results. i was here in september, four months ago, and at that time, this carcass was fresh, days old. you can see clear evidence of poaching, half of the cranium has

been chopped by a machete. this elephant was still alive when they chopped his tusks are. how do you know? rather than using another billet, they would have severed his spinal cord, making him defenceless, while the chopped his task. the final report, which the government has not released, details more than the last survey years ago, calling ita the last survey years ago, calling it a significant elephant poaching problem. nine experts reviewed the findings by the expert still questions the figures. just like nobody can deny that there is poaching elsewhere on this continent. but we are denying that 87 elephants were never killed next

to wildlife sanctuary in northern botswana. these figures are small compared to botswa na's botswana. these figures are small compared to botswana's elephant population. some high—end safari operators believe everyone needs to fight this now before it gets out of control. i think the government has been hiding it for a while. now it has been brought out into the open, they are realising how serious the problem is and these butchers have infiltrated further than we expected them to be. —— butchers. infiltrated further than we expected them to be. -- butchers. the poaching issue is caught up in a battle of two heavyweights, the previous president and now. from sombre news, let's go to north africa. the duke and duchess of sussex have taken part in a horse

grooming session as part of their three—day tour to morocco. the couple visited the royal moroccan equestrian club in the country's capital rabat — staff told them of how youngsters at the centre are benefiting from working with horses. later meghan will cook a meal with underprivileged children in the city — using a recipe from her grenfell cookbook. we will catch up with that later. now let's have a look at the weather. here assignment. it is hard to believe it is february. a lot of sunshine across the uk. temperature is already up into the high teens in some spots. this is the scene in formby. a lovely day to be at the beach. we have had incredible temperatures. yesterday in wales got to 19.1 celsius. that broke the all—time february record. records could be broken today across northern ireland, perhaps for england as well, or be close to it.

for the week ahead, warm sunshine, frosty nights, foggy mornings. later in the week it will turn cooler, rain in the forecast. for the rest of today, blue skies and sunshine. more cloud in scotland and northern ireland. rain moving its way northwards across the northern isles of scotland. 16 to 18 celsius wildly. one or two spots in london could reach 19 celsius. tonight, it could reach 19 celsius. tonight, it could turn chilly quickly. patchy frost developing. one or two fog patches. miss dennis elsewhere. those are the temperatures in terms of our cities. —— misty. a week where the front toward scotland and northern ireland. that will bring some cloud across the far north—west of scotland. mist an flock will

clear away quickly. into tuesday afternoon, more sunshine to come. those temperatures on par with today. up to 18 celsius. perhaps 19 celsius again. wednesday morning, similar, fog across wales and south—west england. more in the way of cloud in scotland. temperatures not as high as wednesday. coming down to 15 celsius. they will continue to fall for the end of the week. more of an atlantic influence, the wind coming in from the south—west. the weather fronts will move in. temperatures down by 11 celsius by thursday and friday. into the weekend, rain moving in from west to east. if you like the warm and sunny weather, enjoy it over the next couple of days. goodbye.

you're watching bbc newsroom live ? these are today's main stories: a clear favourite at the oscars: olivia colman takes everyone by surprise by winning the best actress. this is hilarious! laughter. i've got an oscar! um... dear, dolores. green book, about the african—american pianist don shirley, took the coveted best picture award, and also picked up two other oscars. theresa may faces growing pressure to say she will delay brexit, as she holds talks with eu leaders at a summit in egypt. children as young as four will be taught about relationships and sex education will be compulsory for all secondary schools from next year. more evidence of elephant poaching in botswana a new survey finds a six—fold increase in the number of "recent" elephant carcasses

in the north of the country. and the duke and duchess of sussex continue their visit to morocco — visiting an equine centre which provides therapy for disabled children. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the british actress olivia colman stole the show at last night's oscars ceremony. not only did she carry off the award for best actress, she won plaudits for an acceptance speech which made the audience both laugh and cry. it was her portrayal of queen anne in the film the favourite that won her the academy award, beating the hot favourite glenn close — the star of "the wife". the other main winners were rami malek — he won best actor for his portrayal of freddie mercury

in bohemian rhapsody — while best film went to green book, a story about race in 1960s america. from los angeles, david willis reports. curtain up on the 91st oscars and you could feel the footstomping rhythm of change. # buddy, you're a boy, make a big noise...# queen's new line—up filling a void made by the absence of a host for only the second time in oscars' history. adding to the sense of uncertainty, no clear favourite in several key categories. olivia colman! when olivia colman's name was called, she could hardly get up. her depiction of an ailing queen anne in the favourite trouncing that of glenn close, who now has a seventh oscar nomination without a win. glenn close, you've been my idol for so long and this is not how i wanted it to be, and i think you're amazing. i love you very much.

lady gaga! and melissa. the freddie mercury biopic bohemian rhapsody garnered four awards, among them one for its star. thank you, guys, so much. i may not have been the obvious choice, but i guess it worked out! green book. green book, a film about interracial friendship was named best film. its star, mahershala ali, best supporting actor. a record number of wins for african american talent would suggest that hollywood is at last rallying to the calls for change. david willis, bbc news, at the oscars. olivia colman's win didn't go unnoticed back home. on twitter prime minister theresa may said "congratulations to olivia colman and all of the british winners and nominees at #oscars2019. you are great ambassadors for british culture on the global stage." the actor hugh laurie simply tweeted "olivia colman, you beauty!"

and her co—star in the sitcom peep show, robert webb, tweeted "whoop! congratulations to the brilliant & glorious olivia colman". theresa may is facing renewed pressure to delay brexit, following her postponement yesterday of a commons vote on her withdrawal agreement. the prime minister is at an international summit in egypt where she's holding talks with eu leaders including german chancellor, angela merkel, to ask for changes to her brexit deal. theresa may is seeking assurances that, if the backstop plan to avoid a hard irish border comes into force, it won't be allowed to continue indefinitely. let's speak now to our assistant political editor norman smith...

there appears to be a readiness on the eu side to at least talk about the eu side to at least talk about the lead. theresa may has said that delay would resolve nothing, but amongst other eu leaders, their mind seem amongst other eu leaders, their mind seem to be turning towards it as an option. we had a german chancellor a p pa re ntly option. we had a german chancellor apparently raising it with the prime minister during a breakfast meeting, possibly an idea that should be looked at. also, interestingly, the dutch prime minister speaking up and petit forceful times, warning britain again sleepwalking towards no—deal, although he seemed to be cautious about a short postponement, a short delay to article 50, saying, look, we don't want to go out turn around in circles, and that would feel the idea, which has gained a bit of traction in brussels, that may be that what leaders are more interested in, is a lengthy delay. meanwhile, there seems to be a mounting momentum building up amounts to mps to try and push

through some sort of amendment, which would bind mrs may's hands if she can't get a deal by the middle of march, albeit the education century to our secretary, damian hinds was sticking to the familiar lines that any delay would simply delay crucial decisions. well, look, these delays that people are, you know, suggesting, they don't actually solve anything, theyjust prolong these issues. they don't give any more certainty to business, they don't resolve any of the dilemmas or trade—offs that are involved, inevitably, in this. we have to... we have to face up to those trade—offs. we have to get the deal done and better to do it now, in time for the 29th of march, rather than... rather than any kind of delay. bute now, the pressure on theresa may because i been cranked up significantly by that article written by the cabinet ministers last week, telling mrs may that if you don't have a deal this week, we will have to look at supporting some sort of delay. one of those

ministers, the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, this morning just keeping her options open a little. will you resign in the event of no—deal? good morning. i'm completely committed to making sure that we leave the european union, and we do it in a way that supports the economy. what i don't think is acceptable, is allowing us to move ever closer to no—deal i am completely committed, i support the prime minister, i hope we will be leaving the european union with a deal. at the same time, a group of centre estuaries, . .. march may at the same time, a group of centre estuaries,... march may 23, which is until the elections to the european parliament. they haven't finally committed to it, but it seems to be what they are looking towards. others are hoping that when mrs may comes back from sharm el—sheikh and i versus the house of commons tomorrow, then maybe she herself might meet the idea of delay, and

the defence minister, tobias ellwood was asked this morning, if he thought mrs may where to go down that road. i'm suggesting you need to wait to hear what she has to say when she gets back... but hang on. please, you must allow me... i will allow you, but it's such an important issue. do you believe that the prime minister is herself about to announce a delay? that i don't know, i'm encouraging that to happen, as i'm making the case. it's not in anybody's interest to see no—deal affecting britain in the way that we are talking about. everybody seems to be talking about delay, backbenchers, cabinet ministers, the only person who appears to be delaying it, —— talking about it barseghyan not talking about it barseghyan not talking about it barseghyan not talking about it, is mrs may. the delay could strengthen mrs may's hands and trying to get her relaxing

european support to our group on boards, tobacco deal, because if it is the choice between her deal, and a lengthy delay, then that puts the pressure on them. we are going to hear from pressure on them. we are going to hearfrom sharm el—sheikh now, to be dutch buy minister has been uttering some fairly strong words about sleepwalking into a no deal backs sand n. i s and n. i myself, and one from the left lens, is very straightforward. you guys, leaving the eu, and this time of insecurity in the world, i think is a wrong decision. given that fact, then having a process which might lead to a no—deal, we are now up which might lead to a no—deal, we are now up for weeks before the end date, and still the uk has not agreed on a final negotiating position. we are now sleepwalking

into a no deal scenario, and it is unacceptable. i think are best friends have got to warn you about that. i am one of the best fans, the netherlands is one of your best friends, we have got to be straightforward. wake up, this is real, come to a conclusion, and close the deal. mark rutte speaking in sharm el—sheikh. we hope to go over to our reporter in sharm el—sheikh very closely, but let's look at another story first. children as young as four will be taught about relationships under new guidelines announced by the government today. lessons in relationships and sex will also be compulsory across secondary schools as chi chi izundu reports. internet use and social media are being blamed for the added pressure children now feel, especially as teenagers. and the education secretary wants schools to do more to help with both their physical and mental well—being. damian hinds says positive relationships are connected to good mental health, so it's appropriate to make health education universal,

alongside relationship and sex education. lessons will start from 2020 in england, and teachers will decide how often to hold the age—appropriate classes. it's the first update to sex education in schools since 2000. children as young as four will be taught things like the importance of getting enough sleep, spending time outdoors, and different family models, which could include same—sex couples. students aged 11 and older will build on primary classes to learn how to spot common mental health issues like depression and anxiety in both themselves and others. support networks around female genital mutilation, and the dangers of sexting and sharing private photos. but this move isn't without controversy. and today parliament will be debating the guidelines after more than 100,000 people signed a petition. chi chi izundu, bbc news. a 17—year—old boy has been charged with murder after a man was fatally stabbed at a south london youth club.

23—year—old glendon spence was killed on thursday evening. the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear before magistrates in bromley today. the inquests into the deaths of 21 people who were killed by two ira bombs in birmingham in 1974 have reopened. six men who were jailed for the pub bombings served 17 years behind bars, before their convictions were quashed. this report from sima kotecha. what happened in birmingham in 1974 will never be forgotten. it was an evening in november, two bombs exploded in the city centre, destroying two pubs. 21 people were killed, almost 200 were injured. julie hambleton's sister, maxine, was 18 at the time and died in the attack. she was strong, she didn't suffer fools gladly, she was intelligent, she was funny. and none of our lives, none of our lives, would have been the way they've turned out, without any shadow of a doubt. we would have been completely different people. the ira is widely believed to have planted the bombs.

six people were wrongly convicted of the crime. they became known as the birmingham six. they were acquitted, after spending more than a decade in prison. those responsible have never been to justice. some of the families of those killed have been fighting for an inquest into the bombings to be reopened, to find out what happened and why. today, the coroner will start that process, marking a significant moment in this long—running story. but there are concerns the inquest won't give any new answers. already, the coroner has ruled out looking at who was behind the attacks. it's scheduled to last five weeks. sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham. more on today s main stories coming up on newsroom live here on the bbc news channel, but now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two.

let's speak to our reporter ros atkins who's in sharm—el—sheikh. the prime minister is having discussions with arab leaders and with europe leaders. an update? high, it has been interesting being here in sharm el—sheikh, not least because a demonstration of the degree to which brexit is infiltrating so many different countries' politics. i had a meeting earlier with the polish prime minister, and i said, who have you been talking to? what bilateral meetings have you had? he said we have had a whole range, but the majority have been about brexit. he has flown from poland to egypt, but

the primary issue on which he is discussing its brexit, and that is a measure of the heaps that by theresa may and the european union are feeling, as that marks the 29th brexit deadline approaches. now, we are going to get a press conference from the prime minister in the next hour or from the prime minister in the next hourorso, and we from the prime minister in the next hour or so, and we will see that here on the bbc news channel, and in the meantime, they are getting bits and bobs coming in all the time, in off the record briefings, or briefing about cameras. let's speak to gavin lee has been helping me monitor them. i spoke to the palace by minister, wejust monitor them. i spoke to the palace by minister, we just had from jean—claude juncker. by minister, we just had from jean-claude juncker. yes, interesting. remember, it is not on the official agenda, but diplomats call it theresa may's charm offensive. jean—claude juncker has said that they will work to include a shared sense on this issue of trying to provide a backstop for the irish border, and it's a contentious issue for brexit, and the reason it hasn't gone through in westminster,

concluded in a month's time, but the next meaningful that any commons is the 12th of march. there's two things don't risk. —— fit. it may be that happened before the assurance has been given by the eu. devoted be given dart then we have a eu summit on the 21st on 22nd. i sense there isa on the 21st on 22nd. i sense there is a slight shift in turn. mark rutte. he is normally quite a mild mannered politician, but his comments were reasonably spiky. none of the leaders are panicking, they are all preparing for major brexit. he wouldn't put a pub percentage on it, but he said he is not optimistic that a deal will go through. you may say that he is not in control of these discussions, theresa may, and it is down to parliament, but your conversation with the police by minister was very similar. the bulgari empire minister, he never gets involved, ba rseghyan

bulgari empire minister, he never gets involved, barseghyan the bulgarian prime minister, he says he can't believe the stubbornness, and once they had to come together. reports on some british papers that the talk is that there could be a extension. that is being denounced by leaders on both sides. that they are going for this deal, and if not, theresa may says, let see what will come by the 29th of march. in the conversations you are having, and the briefings you are hearing, any suggestions they would turn that down? at the moment, you could copy and repeat and copy and repeat for every single leader, let's see what theresa may has to say. the french president is not here, so the eu says we can't discuss what it is just 24. the other thing is we might find at anything like we usually wedge at the end of the summit, we have just found out in the past five minutes that because it is the eu—

arab state summit, the decision about what questions come up is coming down to the egyptian representative. there will be a brief statement to the press, but nothing as. thank you very much. match highlights one of the tensions that we have seen that this summit. the european union has many practical reasons why it needs to engage with the arab role in our world, security, trade or the migrant crisis, that there is a distinct difference between how the european union believes countries should operate their societies and terms of freedom and speech and democracy, and how many arab leaders seeing things, and that he tell from the press office protocol highlights that particular attention. one other thing i would mention, we may be here, in the pantry is that sunshine, but the message is that we are hearing, mirror with the punches and the sunshine, but the message that we are hearing, and the fact

remains that while jean—claude juncker talks about constructive talks and ongoing processes, theresa may still doesn't have any thing concrete to come back to the house of commons made, and say, looks, thatis of commons made, and say, looks, that is the difference, this is what i have got from brussels. but they are still trying to come up with that. the headlines on bbc news: a clear favourite at the oscars: olivia coleman takes everyone by surprise by winning the best actress. theresa may faces growing pressure to say she will delay brexit, as she holds talks with eu leaders at a summit in egypt. the education secretary says lessons on sex and relationships will be compulsory across all secondary schools from next year. now for a look at all the sport. hello. chelsea say maurizio sarri and kepa

need to talk after the goalkeeper refused to come off ahead of the penalty shootout that saw manchester city retain the league cup. the spaniard was to be substituted, in favour of willy caballero but would not leave the pitch. that visibly angered sarri, who later claimed he had thought his keeper was injured. it was a big misunderstanding. i understood that he had a cramp and so i did not want the goalkeeper to go to the penalties in that physical condition. i realised the situation after three or four minutes when the doctor arrived and came to the bench. in the meantime, i wanted the other goalkeeper on the pitch. england's women have lost the one day series against india after defeat in the second match in mumbai. their batters really struggled. nat sivver top scored with 85, but the target of 162 was always too low and the hosts had no problems getting the runs with seven wickets

and 53 balls to spare. england's men play their third odi against west indies later. the five match series is currently tied at 1—1. england bowler chris woakes says they've welcomed how tough the series has been so far especially in a world cup year. you don't want to cruise through series against, you know... there are no mediocre teams around the world but you don't want to cruise through the series at all. you are going to come up against guys in the world cup where the one off games are tough. i think it is a great test for us. obviously we still have things we have to work on and we are working hard towards that and you want a peek at the right time. we should put in strong performances throughout the period and move forward. coverage is on the bbc sport website.

the game starts at 1.30pm. dan evans has risen to 105 in the world rankings after his run to the final in florida. evans was unranked 10 months ago, as he returned to the tour after a 12 month doping ban. he looked like winning a first atp tour title when he took the first set in florida. but he ended up losing to moldova's radu albot, double faulting on championship point. evans is however on course to qualify for the main draw at the french open and wimbledon. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. president trump has been tweeting about the oscars... he has tweeted about spike lee.

the comments that spike lee made that triggered that slightly outraged response from president trump, were as follows. spike lee was accepting his asks drama oscar, and he said in his speech, 2020 president election is around the corner, let's choose love over hate, let's do the right thing. that is what produced that tweet from donald trump. let's get on to some other issues that mark —— some other issues... the uk's cyber—security agency has issued a warning about the potential threat to britain's national security of allowing chinese tech firms to become involved in britain's telecoms network. the head of gchq has said it is a "hugely complex strategic challenge" and emphasised the importance of the uk having better cyber—security practises.

it comes as america pressures its allies not to use chinese firm huawei's technology to build new 5g networks. to technology really will matter for our daily lives. the technology on which autonomous cars are the future, on which our utilities will be run, much of our daily life will depend on these networks, and so the question is, how secure do we feel about having a chinese huawei, running those networks? now, the us has been pushing very hard to exclude them. notjust on its own country, but from allies as well. making almost veiled threats to some allies. other countries including the uk have not made a decision about it, and this speech from the head of gchq, was basically laying out how important this is, and some of the thinking behind the uk decision, which is expected in the next few months. and so, in times of the thinking being laid out, did you hear

anything new? i think what is significant is there is this concern about not being dependent on a single company. nd there is a... i think the language, if you read it carefully, suggests that gchq feel they can manage the risk coming from huawei. the company has always denied being threat to our threat, gchq feels it has and can monitor its activity, but i think what was interesting about the speech, was to put it in a much bigger context about prosperity and security, in other words, how do we feel more generally about chinese technology companies being dominant, and been the dominant supplier and perhaps eventually the only supplier of technology. what kind of a position will that put us into? but equally, if we were to exclude chinese technology companies, what would be the economic damage that is, what might china do in response? so there are very complicated balancing acts here. between notjust the cyber security vulnerabilities of using huawei for 5g, but also how will america respond to the uk's

decision? how will china respond? how does that fit in with global trade? as well as national security. indeed, some complex questions, and you can see to some extent that we are not really up to speed on handling them, and the whole issue of gavin williamson's comments sending an aircraft carrier to the south china sea, versus a philip hammond's impending visit to china, that the other day was i suppose an example of what can go wrong in the rhetoric. yes, and i think it is symptomatic of the confusion and complexity about how the government approaches china. you can see that in recent years, there have been moments when britain is open for business for china, and then over whether it is nuclear power, or now over huawei, there have been other voices of security going, hang on a sec, do we have to worry about this? other security concerns? and i think the ability to balance these out, it's going to be crucial to this huawei decision, because whatever the cyber security people will recommend, and say they can deal with it, there will be a wider political economic and diplomatic concerns, and you can

already hear behind the scenes, different ministers taking different positions. on how to do that, and there is no doubt this will go up to the very top and be a really major strategic decision for the uk, even though it sounds like something very technical and 5g, it will really matter how the uk comes down, because it will be a signal in terms of how it views china and technology and its relationship with the us. the african elephant is the world's largest animal — but its numbers are in sharp decline, due to poachers hunting them for their tusks. botswana is regarded as one of the continent's great elephant sanctuaries — but it also has a poaching problem, as our africa correspondent alastair leithead has been finding out. you may find some of the images and descriptions in his report upsetting. botswana is home to a third of africa's remaining elephants. 130,000 of them roam the wilderness. but a new report warns they have a problem. mike chase is a scientist, who's carried out aerial surveys, across africa. during his recent survey of northern botswana, he saw something that alarmed him — carcasses. well, this particular area is a poaching hot spot.

within a 1,000 square kilometre area, there are 88 poached elephants. but he says the government ignored his warnings, so he went public. the response labelled his observations "false and misleading". his licence was withdrawn. when the aerial survey was done in this area, they identified a large number of elephant carcasses, with evidence of poaching. we've come out here in the helicopter to verify those results. i was here in september, four months ago, and, at that time, this carcass was fresh, days old. you can see clear evidence of poaching. half of its cranium has been chopped by a very sharp axe or machete. this elephant was still alive when they chopped his tusks out of his skull. how do you know? so, rather than using another bullet and avoiding shot detection, they would have severed his spinal cord, rendering him paralysed and defenceless, while they chopped his tusks out. we saw more than 60 carcasses in two days. the final report, which the government hasn't yet released,

details six times more fresh, or recent, carcasses than the last survey, four years ago, calling it "a significant elephant poaching problem." nine international experts reviewed the findings, but the government still questions the figures. nobody can deny that elephants are being killed in botswana. just like, you know, um, nobody can deny that there is poaching elsewhere in this continent. but we are denying that 87 elephants were never killed next to a wildlife sanctuary in northern botswana, because we went there and we couldn't find 87 carcasses. these figures are small, compared to botswa na's elephant population, but some high—end safari operators believe everyone needs to fight this together now, before it gets out of control. i think the government has been hiding it for a while,

and now that it's been brought out in the open, we are now realising how serious the problem is. and these big poachers have actually infiltrated further than we expected them to be. the government does have the resources to act. but the poaching issue is caught up in a battle between two political heavyweights — a new president and his predecessor, which is clouding the whole debate. alastair leithead, bbc news, in the okavango delta. a sad story. now for a look at the weather. some exceptionally mild temperatures to come. wales has beaten its february temperature record. it comes with much of sunshine throughout the uk. some showery outbreaks of rain just pushing its way north. away from there, a good deal of dry and bright

weather with plenty of sunshine. that sunshine is hazy for northern ireland, scotland and england for a time. temperatures in the mid teens but up into the high teens in some spots. overnight, clear skies but up into the high teens in some spots. overnight, clearskies for many will allow the temperatures to fall away. a touch of frost possible. mist and fog anywhere. temperatures holding up in the fire north of scotland. we could see some mist and fog lingering throughout the day. were it does clear, plenty of sunshine. goodbye. hello this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines... olivia colman surpises everyone by winning the best actress for her role in the favourite. theresa may faces growing pressure to say she will delay brexit,

as she holds talks with eu leaders at a summit in egypt. the dutch prime minister has warned the uk it risks ‘sleep walking' into a no—deal brexit if it continues with its ‘unacceptable' behaviour. wa ke wake up, this is real. come to a conclusion and close the deal. children as young as four will be taught about relationships and sex education will be compulsory for all secondary schools from next year. more evidence of elephant poaching in botswana — a new survey finds a six—fold increase in the number of recent elephant carcasses in the north of the country. and the duke and duchess of sussex continue their visit to morocco — visiting an equine centre which provides therapy for disabled children. just before we take a closer look at

the oscars, we are going over to egypt. we are going to hear from the president of the year in commission. it is true whether we talk about the situation in libya, or the middle east process. i am happy to say that as we have written in our summit declaration, we have renewed our commitment to the upholding to human rights law. today leaders committed to developing positive agenda that goes beyond managing crisis and conflicts. we want to develop common projects from energy security to technology, to tourism and trade, that will encourage the investment and sustainable growth that our people need to. we will also work

together to implement the paris agreement. leaders also agreed to cooperate and coordinate on the number of security and border control issues. we will work to address the root causes of terrorism and effort to stop the movement of terrorist fighters across our borders. violent extremists must be cut off from all forms... on border control and the fight against irregular immigration, we will scale up irregular immigration, we will scale up ourjoint efforts to stop people smuggling, eradicate trafficking in human beings and combat those who exploit vulnerable people. the summit is only the beginning, but a very good beginning. the beginning ofa very good beginning. the beginning of a frank and substantive

conversation between our parts of the world. let me conclude by thanking the league of arab state partners for the excellent cooperation in making this sub it possible. and of course to the president and the egyptian people. thank you so much for all your effo rts thank you so much for all your efforts and warm hospitality here in sharm el sheikh. in many ways, today is your success, mr president. thank you. donald tusk there, the president of the european council speaking in sharm el sheikh. saying nothing pertinent to the brexit issue. just before we went to him, the global rules —based order is under threat. in terms of european concern about international security, speaking to that agenda in terms of migration, terrorism etc.

the president of the commission is there as well. we will take you back to sharm el sheikh if we hear anything newsworthy. meanwhile, let's get back to the oscars. let's get more now on the 2019 oscars ceremony which took place last night. rami malik, lady gaga, and olivia colman werejust some of the winners at hollywood's biggest night..... thank you for being with us. what stood out to you? what is not to like, somebody everybody can get behind. we have watched her career evolved. we saw her on tv. she talked about being in the dry years when she worked as a cleaner. she made her screen break through six yea rs made her screen break through six years ago and now here she is, queen of the hollyrood season. fair marks. —— feel marks. it was a lovely speech, human. i think —— feel marks. it was a lovely speech, human. ithinka —— feel marks. it was a lovely speech, human. i think a bittersweet moment, she knowledged glenn close

in her speech and she was the favourite going in. the fact that olivia colman snatched glenn's last chance of an oscar, possibly, met with grace. and then the winners on the actos side, rami malek. we love a biopic. the love affair with him has grown over the award season. last night he sealed victory with his opera and it is extremely popular. the film has taken nearly $900 million at the box office. that queen magic is something fans want to get behind. we were not sure how it would do with the critics but he stormed it. he fell off the stage but he had to be attended to by a

medic. it must have been a mixed moment for him. he also gave a lovely speech. it carries on a theme of sexual orientation outsiders and then we have the race issue as well. very interesting. the films were telling the story. we had no horse to sta b telling the story. we had no horse to stab the identity on it last night. in all of the speeches, he talked about freddie mercury being about the outsider. —— we had no host. i think it is interesting. i think he is the first arab american to pick up an oscar and it was a record number of black african—american winners last night. last year we had oscars so white and there was a concerted effort, some people say not enough, but an effort to include different ages and different backgrounds to tell

different backgrounds to tell different stories. i think we are starting to see the acorns being sewn. race was something in the best picture. this is a controversial topic because many people say this is not the black film we hope would win in 2019. spike lee said it is driving miss davey to make dc in reverse. it is told through a white character. —— driving miss daisy. it is clearly getting people into the cinema to watch different stories. talking of spike lee, he has been causing controversy elsewhere. donald trump did not like his a cce pta nce donald trump did not like his acceptance speech when he won his prize. no, he didn't. i am sure spike lee will be delighted he has stirred donald trump. the academy

will be delighted because usually he ignores the oscars. a couple of yea rs ignores the oscars. a couple of years ago the host tweeted donald trump live to try and smoke came out of his cave. it has worked, spike lee has done whatjimmy kimmel failed to do. donald trump says, he needs to get his facts right. i think it is to do with spike lee saying we need to be on the right side of history. donald trump has taking this personally, not the first time, and is talking about his own record of african—american reform. i am sure this will be chewed on over the days ahead.” reform. i am sure this will be chewed on over the days ahead. i am sure. thank you very much. from the international court of

justice in the hague. this is a key moment in what is a decade's long battle over a tiny slither of land in the indian ocean with great importance politically, strategically and emotionally. mauritius claims the uk forced to sacrifice the archipelago in return of independence from the british empire in the 1960s. the uk has apologised for what it says was the shameful way in the weekly population was affected but said it was inappropriate to bring it here to the highest court in the un, it should be solved through diplomatic channels and that it always planned to return chagos when it was not needed. —— for defence purposes. it is used for a us military base, most recently to launch action in iraq

and afghanistan. at the heart of this battle, the people. the population when the right to be able to return home. the icj is only giving an advisory opinion today. the uk could simply decide to ignore it. it still carries weight and it could be used by mauritius if it decides to take this even further, to launch further legal action. we will keep an eye on that story later in the day. after a weekend of violence that left 4 people dead and hundreds injured regional leaders are being asked to keep ‘all options' open for venezuela. there's widespread anger at the venezuelan president's refusal to allow humanitarian aid into the country. leaders are gathering in colombia where they'll be joined by the us vice—president, mike pence, and the venezuelan opposition leaderjuan guaido — who made that appeal — and who has been recognised by many countries as the country's katy watson reports.

for the residents of venezuela's biggest slum, a moment of reflection after a difficult weekend. venezuela needs a height of forgiveness, says the priest, we cannot have our families divided. she knows that all too well. her daughter left to find work two years ago, she is now bringing up her granddaughter alone. translation: the government should have left the aid in. it could have been worse. it gives us encouragement that things can change. for now, maduro is still in power. with 20 years of the same government, people here are tired

and note things will change overnight. after that we can, where does the opposition go now? sandy was a chance for this man to kick back and relax, think about other things than politics. for maduro, international pressure increased. united states would be a good influence and i would love them to invade and i would like venezuela to copy the way the united states is ruled. opposition leader says all options are on the table. military intervention is deeply controversial, in a region that has a lwa ys controversial, in a region that has always had a difficult relationship with the us. there are not many options left. i think the venezuelans keep on betting on a peaceful way out of this. the nature of the president makes it difficult.

they don't have scruples. if they have to kill people, they will kill them. if they have to starve them, they will starve them. in the centre, maduro is working hard to convince people he doesn't care. hiring artists to sing his political methods that he does not need anyone to fix the country. ijust —— may just want to come for our oil, he thinks the humanitarian aid is a front for intervention. overlooking the stage, the president himself with a message the future belongs to us. with a message the future belongs to us. you wonder, though, for how long. the headlines on bbc news... a clear favourite at the oscars: olivia coleman takes everyone by surprise by winning the best actress theresa may faces growing pressure to say she will delay brexit, as she holds talks with eu leaders

at a summit in egypt. the education secretary says lessons on sex and relationships will be compulsory across all secondary schools from next year. more now on the plans to introduce sex education classes for all secondary school children by 2020. the new guidelines announced by the government today will see children as young as four being taught about relationships. wendy macdowell is assistant professor at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. she told me why it's important sex and relationship education is taught in schools. it is associated with better sexual health outcomes. the guidance is from 2000, it is about in need of updating. the landscape has changed considerably and until this point, the delivery of sex education, relationships and sex education, has been patchy and not statutory in all

schools. now it is statutory it must happen, but still the content can be varied? yes, the guidance is being drawn up now. in the guidance it is allowing for schools to develop their own appropriate resources and use different resources and develop their own policies for their schools, which they should make available to parents or parents know what is going on in the schools. i think the concern is we end up with patchy delivery. if you leave it up to schools and then schools get pressured by parents, the kind of overall objective may be undercut. yes, schools will be able to deliver it and use different providers. where the energy needs to go now is in thinking about how this is going to be delivered, how we train teachers, support teachers, make

sure the resources are in place, make sure parents are brought along with schools. often this has been a polarised debate, it is either pa rents polarised debate, it is either parents or schools. it should be a shared endeavour. i think it is now about making sure the resources are in place and resources are in place. is there still a block with parents, it will put ideas in the head?” think the idea has always been there and it is polarised, schools or pa rents, and it is polarised, schools or parents, as i say. our research shows parents are not up there in terms of information for young people. any national survey of sexual attitudes and lifestyles, in the last round we asked people of their main source of information and it did not feature very highly, pa rents. it did not feature very highly, parents. for young boys,

it did not feature very highly, parents. foryoung boys, more it did not feature very highly, parents. for young boys, more young boys reported pornography as a source than their father. he said the last advice was 2000. the accessibility of all kind of social media must have change the guidance should change with that. parents struggle with it. i am a parent of a 16—year—old. we struggle with it. it is about schools and parents working together to help young people tackle theissues together to help young people tackle the issues and learn to live with the issues and learn to live with theissues the issues and learn to live with the issues into deep's climate. we have some breaking lines coming in from sharm el sheikh from the president of the european council, donald tusk. he says it is clear there is no majority in the uk parliament for any option and that extension would be rational. theresa

may believes she can avoid an extension but whatever the scenario, the eu 27 will show maximum goodwill. let's hearfrom donald tusk. i hope we can hearfrom donald tusk. i hope we can hearfrom donald tusk. i hope we can hearfrom donald tusk. i can say first of all that the prime minister theresa may and i discussed yesterday a lot of issues, including the legal and procedural context of the possible extension. for me, it is clear there is no majority in the house of commons to approve a deal. we will face an alternative chaotic brexit or extension. the last time is until the 29th of march, the greater the

likelihood of an extension. this is an objective fact, not our intention are planned but an objective fact. i believe that in the situation we are m, believe that in the situation we are in, an extension would be a rational solution, but prime minister theresa may still believes that she is able to avoid this scenario. and i can assure you , to avoid this scenario. and i can assure you, and i did it also yesterday with the meeting with prime minister theresa may, that no matter in which the scenario will be, all the 27 will show maximum understanding and goodwill. the president of the european council there. just to reiterate the key lines, there is no majority in the uk parliament for any option. the closer we get to march 29, the more likely an extension. an extension would be rational and theresa may

believes she can avoid it. whatever the scenario, the eu 27 will show maximum goodwill. the president of the european council speaking in sharm el sheikh. the mobile phone industry have been gathering in barcelona this week to showcase the latest tech. there'll be plenty of shiny new smartphone handsets on display for anyone considering upgrading to use the new faster, stronger 5g network once it launches — but what about the treasure trove that's inside your old one? zoe kleinman has been having a look. your phone was probably put together in china, but it's got the whole world inside it. there are around 60 elements and minerals from dozens of countries, just a few of them in front of me here. even in microscopic quantities, without them, this wouldn't work. those elements include precious metals, gold, silver, platinum, and in the battery, as well as lithium,

you'll find cobalt. cobalt is pretty valuable, that means that there's actually a huge income stream coming into communities that are mining this stuff. and what this does is that it attracts conflict. 60% of the world's supply of cobalt is in the democratic republic of congo. but there are concerns about corruption and child labour in the mines. the fact that we would like a mobile phone we won't have to charge every day, the batteries get a bit bigger. and so that means a bit more cobalt. and it's not the only issue worrying environmental campaigner greenpeace. the elements in your smartphone are concerning, from three different directions. what is the damage to the environment from getting it from the ground into your device, how short a life span these devices have, and then the end of the life. there's very little recycling going on. tech firms are keen to promote

their green credentials. this is apple's latest recycling robot, daisy, which can take apart 200 iphones an hour. both apple and samsung say they're committed to using more recycled elements in new phones. however, despite some firms offering cash for old gadgets, most devices don't find their way to the recycling bin. with 1.4 billion smartphones shipped in 2018 alone, that's a lot of precious metals to save from the scrapheap. a brand new news programme begins tonight, on the newly launched bbc scotland channel. it's called ‘the nine', and will be presented by rebecca curran and martin geissler. the hour—long programme will present news from around the world from a scottish perspective. the duke and duchess of sussex have taken part in a horse grooming session as part of their three—day tour to morocco. the couple visited the royal moroccan equestrian club in the country's capital rabat — staff told them of how youngsters at the centre are benefiting from working with horses. later meghan will cook a meal with underprivileged

children in the city — using a recipe from her grenfell cookbook. researchers in antarctica are searching for the world's oldest ice. scientists hope it'll enable them to better understand past climate change — and predict future variations. caroline rigby reports. it may be the coldest region on earth, but scientists believe this continent is key to understanding global warming. it holds many secrets from the past, which if unearthed could help us understand climate change and predict the earth's future. scientists from norway are the latest to join the race to find the world's oldest ice. the ice can tell us the relation between the greenhouse gases. to

understand the scenario in the change of the climate, we need to understand the natural variations. their mission involves scanning the surface of antarctica for a suitable location to get the best possible sample to study. the treasure they seek lies deep below. it is likely to ta ke seek lies deep below. it is likely to take around four years to drill down the almost three kilometres needed to extract from the ice core. these researchers are confident that the scientific understanding it could yield is more than worth the wait. in a moment it's time for the one o'clock news with ben brown, but first it's time for a look at the weather with xxxxx with ben brown, but first it's time for a look at the weather with lucy like we could see temperatures fall. we are firmly in that air mass. you

can see the orange colours spread across the uk. this morning started off frosty for some. this photo was sentin off frosty for some. this photo was sent in by one of our weather watchers. this photo was sent in from dorset. the temperatures in the mid teens. some spots getting into the high teens. overnight, the temperatures will drop away quickly under those clear skies. cloud moving to the far north—west of scotland, acting like a bit of a blanket and keeping the temperature up. it touch of frost for centre england and wales. this is where the front just having pushed england and wales. this is where the frontjust having pushed into the north—west of scotland will bring more in the way of cloud. it could be thick enough for drizzle later. in the far north—west, another fine

day with plenty of sunshine to come. any fog will lift quickly and the temperatures will recover. exceptionally warm temperatures, reaching the mid teens. we can see perhaps 19 celsius. into wednesday, mist and fog is a problem first thing. denser than tuesday. mist and fog is a problem first thing. denserthan tuesday. some mist and fog is a problem first thing. denser than tuesday. some of it lingering through the day. that will hold the temperatures back. where we do see sunshine, very mild. thursday, a shift. this feature down towards the south will bring showery outbreaks of rain. thursday is looking like a cloudy day. the temperatures are above average but down from the start of the week. around 13 celsius. unsettled as we head towards the end of the week with further outbreaks of rain to come. this week is not looking too bad. warm sunshine, frosty nights,

foggy mornings before turning cooler and more unsettled towards the end of the week. goodbye.