this is bbc news. into alleged collusion between our top stories: president trump's election campaign finally finished — the special counsel's report into alleged collusion and rusisa is now complete. between president trump's election campaign and russia has been submitted to the department of robert mueller has submitted his justice. there are no new indictments report to the department ofjustice. but the content is under wraps — key findings are expected to stay but how much will be made under wraps for a few days, but it has been confirmed that mr mueller has not called for any further indictments. public in the coming days? here in britain, prime minister theresa may says she might not bring her brexit deal back for another vote, another twist on the road to brexit. if it appears there is not theresa may tells mps the planned sufficient support. third vote on her withdrawal deal the european union has agreed to delay brexit, may not happen. the devastation caused but only by two weeks if british mps by cyclone idai in southern africa — reject the agreement. financial markets in the us and europe have closed sharply down, apparently over growing fears of a global slowdown. the dow, ftse and dax were all down between 1.6% and 2%. a former ira bomber has named the people whom he believes

were responsible for the 1974 birmingham pub bombings. the man — known as witness ‘0‘ — was giving evidence during the inquest into the deaths of the 21 victims. he said he'd been given permission to reveal the names by the current head of the ira. sima kotecha reports. it was an evening in november 197a. two explosions in two pubs in birmingham. 21 people were killed and more than 200 were injured. six men were falsely imprisoned for the crime. after spending almost two decades in jail they were acquitted, and that's when some of the families of those killed began calling for fresh inquests. four weeks in and today a former volunteer of the ira told the court who he thought was responsible. he said he'd been given permission to do so by the head of the ira in dublin. the man known as witness 0 gave four names. he said seamus mcloughlin

was the officer commanding the ira in birmingham at the time, and was in charge of selecting targets. mick murray, he said, was one of the bombers. another member of the bombing team, he said, was michael hayes. and then when asked about a james gavin, witness 0 said, "well, he was involved." all are dead apart from michael hayes, seen here two years ago. in court, my brother and my sisterand i, we were all sobbing, hearing what witness 0 had to say about one of the bombers who, quote, said, "he's harmless now". that's because the damage has already been done. what makes what was said in court today so significant is that for 18 months there was an ongoing legal battle between some of the families of those killed and the coroner over the scope of the inquests and whether it could include the potential perpetrator issue.

the court of appeal ruled that it could not. but today, for hours, the court discussed suspects. when asked about a michael patrick reilly, witness 0 said he didn't recall him at all. reilly has always denied playing any part. 21 killed 44 years ago, and now the names of the potential perpetrators have been mentioned for the first time in a formal setting. the inquests continue. sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham. now on bbc news talking movies reports from austin in texas and looks back at some of the highlights of this year's south by southwest film festival. hello from austin in texas. today we look back at the nine day long south by southwest film festival which

took place earlier this month. i have been coming to south by southwest film festival for several yea rs southwest film festival for several years and i have always been struck by how eclectic it is. different genres and independent features amid lots of hype and promotion. it also includes a music and interactive media festival. going into the south by southwest film festival highlight was the opening night picture and a film i most wanted to see, the world

premiere of us byjordan hill, whose get out became a huge international phenomena. the stars turned out. including the creative force, jordan pl. getting us as of the opening—night film was a major coup. it tells the story of the wilson family who take a seaside holiday only to find fault doppelgangers making an appearance on their driveway. it is a violent home invasion movie as they battle it out. we can get crazy. this movie specifically came about when i asked myself, a, what is my worst fear? and i have always had this fear of seeing myself across the subway

platform. when i dug deeper into what that meant, i thought about the fa ct what that meant, i thought about the fact that we, as a society, are not very good at looking at ourselves. individuals are not looking at ourselves and our part in the evils of the world and wouldn't that be a novel thing if the invaders we were afraid of in the movie had our phase. —— face. afraid of in the movie had our phase. -- face. who are you people? it's us. the cast was tight lipped. they were warned not to reveal spoilers but it can be said that the film aims to bring audiences more than just horror but make people ponder about what is going on in the world. they will not stop until they kill us. we are a society that are

afraid of the outsider and someone coming to take our home, all our job, or our money and the reality of the situation is we need to look no further than ourselves to find our worst enemies. since get out, jordan pl has been celebrated in the film industry. what i think he does so well is that he brings his knowledge of cinema and the horror film genre and combines it with a super cool contemporary perspective. and he also is able to employ both horror and comedy anyone narrative, in very close proximity. what i noted with

us is that she is a brilliant actress and jordan peel has created actress and jordan peel has created a masterful horror film. actress and jordan peel has created a masterful horrorfilm. it actress and jordan peel has created a masterful horror film. it is actress and jordan peel has created a masterful horrorfilm. it is more challenging than get out. so much so it requires a second viewing. it is resista nt to it requires a second viewing. it is resistant to simple explanations thatis resistant to simple explanations that is going to make an impact. us was the opening—night attraction of a film festival with a broad range of offering. over the years south by southwest film festival has found a distinct place among international film festival and has earned quite a bit of respect. it has become one of the premierfilm bit of respect. it has become one of the premier film festivals, especially in the us. it is really impressive. film wise it was seen as a good yearfor impressive. film wise it was seen as a good year for south impressive. film wise it was seen as a good yearfor south by impressive. film wise it was seen as a good year for south by southwest film festival with several high—profile crowdpleaser ‘s. books

but definitely impressed audiences. deliver wild's directorial debut. then longshot. it is an interesting romantic comedy with a political twist. kind of like notting hill. it is fun and i was pleasantly surprised. there is a lot of ronchi humour. it is really nice to see you again. but what made the biggest noise at south by southwest film festival was not anything to do with cinema art but the sea of commercialism surrounding the film festival. do you think the presence of so many different brands can interrupt the artistic experience? south by southwest film festival is strong. brands can be corrupting but the film festival is so divided from a lot of the brand installations

that it a lot of the brand installations thatitis a lot of the brand installations that it is not... it is not as corrupting, it is not as ncvs as it may seem. i am proud to be an american but we have to rise to that promise. there were a lot of political documentaries. knockdown of the house, focusing on four women running for congress was well received. one ernie &joe followed two police officers in the san antonio police department who practice a new approach to policing. recognising that many of the individuals they are dealing with a mentally ill, they are specially trained to respond not with force but compassion. if it takes me all day long to convince them that we're not going to hurt them and they will come with us, i will take day long.

it isa come with us, i will take day long. it is a texas story but i think it is really a national story for us. there is not one community or town and city that is not grappling with mental health crisis and the relationship with the local police force. # does she love you better than i can and # violet, a young girl get selected to be a talent show contestant. she is catapulted into a whole new world, a whole new life and it has really opened up everything for her, she finally gets to do what she wants to do. fairy tales are fables, morality plays and this one is about friendship between

two people, to people who find each other not for the most noble reasons, and then have a true kind of love and support for one another by the end of the film and it is about how you cannot do things alone. at south by southwest film festival 133 full length films could be viewed but there was other things, relating to the moving image. in recent years, the advancement of digital cinema technology has made felt more accessible. today you can buy the latest nvidia and lighting equipment and learn how to use it from tutorials on line. some companies paying these tools and

they demonstrated their newest products. i am they demonstrated their newest products. iam here they demonstrated their newest products. i am here to investigate what they have to offer. while roaming around the exhibition space, i found roaming around the exhibition space, ifound one roaming around the exhibition space, i found one company recording the movements of objects and people. this technique is on the cutting edge. motion capture used to be limited to animation and big films but about three years ago we introduced an affordable motion caption system. we are showing three different software is an applications of the same technology. behind us, is not, a software used for live performances, it is used by taylor swift and u2. it renders effects so you can add a level of

dimension to a presentation by a musician, a dj. dimension to a presentation by a musician, a d]. what she is doing 110w musician, a d]. what she is doing now is being picked up live by your programme. it is being picked up by inertia sensors, the same as in the your mobile phone, it renders the data into human form and then we strea m data into human form and then we stream it into another software to render the effects in real—time. there is no camera here? she can move anywhere she wants within the range of the signal. each sensor is sending the data to a small little box on the computer. one of our brightest client is a company out of nigeria making the first full—length

future animation purely made all in africa, which is a really cool project. they started with one seat and now they have ten. videocamera is to cost $1 million 20 years ago and now a camera came out which allows you to shoot professional film for $5,000 and that is what we're trying to with motion capture. next i explored south by southwest film festival virtual cinema section. the installation at the front of the room set up a virtual cinema was called eclipse. eclipse is a 30 minutes long interactive experience. it grabbed elements from cinema and the magic of virtual reality. this multiplayer game involves solving puzzles with a teammate in order to escape a space station managed by an unknown

threat. there was a lot of entering and exiting rooms, fiddling with virtual objects and communicating with teammates. a lot of electricity going. in order to try out the game i had to put on a backpack, hand controls, leg controls and a headset. a game involves a lot of movement so i was concerned i would be walking around blindfolded. when i look at the game i kind of get afraid if i play i will bump into somebody that i am playing with, is that possible? no because we have full body awareness, backpacker the torso is, the headset means we know where is the head, the hands, the foot, we get full motion capture. every move you make is replicated in real time. you can see where the other player is anyone bump into them. yeah, you see... is this a type of game someone can take home with them and play in their living

room? that with them and play in their living room ? that is with them and play in their living room? that is impossible. you don't have the necessary set up to do it. we specialise in location —based entertainment and we can do stuff thatis entertainment and we can do stuff that is only possible in special areas. unfortunately in the special areas. unfortunately in the special area south by southwest designated for the game, creators experienced technical difficulties with the internet connection on the day i played. even though there were some bugs and glitches i could see that this project is a step towards immersive games that engage the whole body rather than just thumbs on the joystick. 30 years ago in 1989, a group of women set sail for britain amid negative headlines of ridicule as they attempted to become the first all—female sailing crew to participate in the wet read round the world race. now in 2019 at south by southwest, the documentary meghan

—— maiden brought audiences a portrait of british sailor tracy edwards and her all—female crew. i made the decision to put in all—female crew into the race. we we re all—female crew into the race. we were absolutely determined. setting sail intoa were absolutely determined. setting sail into a storm of sexism. in 1989 tracy edwards and her all—female crew we re tracy edwards and her all—female crew were openly mocked as girls doing a man's job crew were openly mocked as girls doing a man'sjob when crew were openly mocked as girls doing a man's job when they took pa rt doing a man's job when they took part in the wet read round the world challenge. —— whitbread. maiden, the film named after their racing boat, is that story. painstakingly pieced together from archive footage, but it relates the story of the boat's skipper, a young woman it relates the story of the boat's skippei’. a young woman working it relates the story of the boat's skipper, a young woman working on yachts who learned —— yarns to race. why did you decide to put together a all—female crew? why did you decide to put together a all-female crew? any woman on a boat could never be proven —— never be good enough if we could prove that an all—female crew would be the only way to prove once and for all. the

triumph of maiden as a sporting first might have gone undocumented, not the tracy edwards giving a talk in london which director alex holmes attended with his daughter. the story she told seemed to me, listening in the presence of my 11—year—old daughter, to be as releva nt 11—year—old daughter, to be as relevant today as it was in 1989. i have never felt that i had to encourage my son to be more ambitious, but i still felt like i had to encourage my daughter to do that. and that was a shock to me, that. and that was a shock to me, that that prejudice and those expectations were still present in the world we live in today. a very well— known journalist referred to us asa ten well— known journalist referred to us as a ten full of tarts. the further we got the nasty of this stuff would get. maiden is notjust the narrative on a sporting underdog, it isa narrative on a sporting underdog, it is a powerful commentary on how until recently the media depicted and interviewed sportswomen. until recently the media depicted and interviewed sportswomenlj until recently the media depicted and interviewed sportswomen. i think what i found most frustrating was that we were putting our heart and

soul into it and the navigation and the tactics and training, and the fitness and... we were truly professional ocean racing team, still getting asked questions like how do you go to the toilet, do you have your period at the same time, where do you put your make up and handbag? and of course the one that used to drive me nuts more than any other, "girl don't get on". and i thought, where does that come from? it is not just thought, where does that come from? it is notjust the thought, where does that come from? it is not just the film thought, where does that come from? it is notjust the film industry that has had to ask itself tough questions about how it treats women in light of the events of the last 18 months i think it is sad that maiden resonates for reasons of the fa ct maiden resonates for reasons of the fact that we have not reached equality, that we don't have gender parity, we have this gender pay gap.

u nfortu nately we have parity, we have this gender pay gap. unfortunately we have not moved on from the message of 30 years ago. when it was really foggy you did need a sacrificial victim at the front of the boat that would just hit the iceberg first. they strapped her, with three facemasks on... not many documentaries combine both intrigue and financial success. those that do such as man on wire, from the same producers as maiden, or the oscar winner free solo, explore the mindset of those audacious enough to try something first. often they have been men, the beauty of maiden is it is the story of many women. it is something i had to do. artists who are visually impaired and the creative ways in which they respond to their disability was the response —— subject of a moving and compelling documentary zone at sxsw. called vision portraits it was put together

by filmmaker rodney evans who himself has limited visions. rodney evansis himself has limited visions. rodney evans is partially blind. he describes it as like having tunnel vision, like putting —— looking through a telescope. the focus is on him asa through a telescope. the focus is on him as a filmmaker, as well as three others, a photographer, writer and a dancer. the film is really an exploration of our different creative paths, how we deal with the obstacles that our created by being blind or visually impaired, and still manage to create art. it is just like no longer tenable. still manage to create art. it is just like no longer tenablelj wa nted just like no longer tenablelj wanted to make the film that i was really afraid that i would not be able to continue making films if i lost the remainder of my vision. and soi lost the remainder of my vision. and so i really wanted to get advice and guidance from blind artists that

work continuing —— were continuing to create art inspired of being fully blind. —— in spite of being fully blind. —— in spite of being fully blind. —— in spite of being fully blind. rodney evans has an established track record as a director of both documentary and narrative films. the prize—winning picture brother to brother is among his credits. he manages to direct despite his vision problems. (applause). it actually is helpful for me to not think about lighting and all of the other things that go into filmmaking, that really out the job of the director. and so for me it is like, i have a laser focus on the actors because i only see the actors. nearly sighted is a dance

piece from one of the subjects of vision portraits. she believes dancing as a visually impaired person conveys a message to audiences. we are alive and well and we have thoughts and ideas and feelings and emotions. like everyone else. i feel like it feelings and emotions. like everyone else. ifeel like it shows determination, grit, perseverance, a new way of doing things, i know my dancing has changed by my visual impairment, andi dancing has changed by my visual impairment, and i am creating new ways of doing that may be other people are not, and i have never considered if i was not visually impaired. i found vision portraits are very impaired. i found vision portraits are very constructive and honest film. it made me think differently about blindness and what it represents. there is something on the other side, it is a different way of living, it is a different point of view. i feel like with all the discussions about diversity and inclusion, there are so few films and documentaries that represent

what it is to live with a disability. and frank and honest way, how does it affect how you go about your day—to—day living? way, how does it affect how you go about your day—to—day living ?m way, how does it affect how you go about your day-to-day living? if i can do that honestly, and put that out there, and make other people feel less fear and less shame around their own disability, then i think thatis their own disability, then i think that is just a win—win for everyone involved. well, that brings our special south by southwest addition of talking movies to a close. we hope you enjoyed the show. you can a lwa ys hope you enjoyed the show. you can always meet online at: and you can find us on facebook too. so from me, tom brooke, and the rest of the talking movies production team here in austin, texas, it is goodbye as

we leave you with a music video presented at the festival. # catch me as i'm falling hello, welcome to a weekend which is going to deliver some dry weather but there will be blustery showers, particularly in scotland and it is going to feel cooler than it has done recently. we've seen this weather front move on southwards, coolerfresh air moving on behind

but it's clearer and more of us will see sunshine over the weekend. this is how we start saturday, touch and frost sibilant parts of northern england scotland and northern ireland and cloud through parts of southern england and towards the south coast in particular, it may hold on through the day and we have that, don't be surprised if there is a little light rain and drizzle. elsewhere across england and wales, high cloud. it's going to be quite hazy. sunny skies in northern ireland and scotland though cloud producing a few showers here and there and they are very blustery showers and scotland. average speed gusts are higher, the northern isles between 60 and 70 miles per hour initially before the wind eases later and showers moving into scotland are going to be wintry on the hills. temperatures mostly at around 9— 12 degrees. saturday evening and night, further showers coming into scotland. bit more snow to the higher ground. they be the far north of england. still some cloud into parts of england and wales. maybe a little drizzle but where you are clear, hence the touch of blue

on the chart, you just get a bit of frost, particularly on the ground as sunday begins. early on sunday, a longer spell of wet weather moving into the far north—west of scotland and that will move on southwards with more showers following on behind to northern ireland in northern england. blustery showers. elsewhere across england and wales, sunny spells. temperatures are fairly similar for part two of the weekend. highs of around 9— 12 degrees. so that is how the weekend is shaping up. let us take a look into next week and high pressure is back with us, moving right across the uk. just a few weak weather fronts into the far north—west of scotland. high pressure is going to be dry. variable cloud, some sunny spells, the risk of a touch of frost overnight but other days we go deeper into the week, temperatures look like they will be going up a few degrees. that is next week covered. let's just wreak up the weekend weather. rather cool, chilly nights,

some decent sunny spells around. you may catch a shower. blustery showers and wintry as well.