this more often and situations like this more often and people down in west yorkshire are being told more money is being given to the local council by the environment agency to build more flood barriers and alleviate flooding with different projects there but it is not being done on time, what would you say to that. there but it is not being done on time, what would you say to thate we know for anyone who has been flooded it is extremely devastating for them and i've visited people in the calder valley, most recently towards the end of november. the whole valley is a very complicated structure. the water moves very dynamically, you have the road, the rail, the canal and the railway, all of this going through the valley so we have worked as quickly as we can through quite a complicated system

to put in place and start the scheme is that we have been building. that is that we have been building. that is the latest from the environment agency in york. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. let office warnings coming to an end. still lots of flood warnings gci’oss end. still lots of flood warnings across the uk. reckon numbers in england, there is the rain band moving away, these will be quite heavy. storm dennis, the centre is getting closer to northern scotland. we may get a strengthening of the wind across you as well. certainly lots of showers coming overnight, some heavy, still windy for most of us as well. cooler thanit windy for most of us as well. cooler than it has been. tomorrow is going to bea than it has been. tomorrow is going to be a day of sunshine and blustery showers. some heavy showers, potentially sundry, pushing eastwards. more frequent showers

continuing in northern ireland and scotland. decent temperatures as high as nine are many of us. windy but not as windy as hello this is bbc news. the headlines... south wales police have declared flooding caused by storm dennis a major incident. a man has been found dead afterfalling into a river there. police say his death isn't linked to the bad weather. heavy rain and strong winds continue to lash large parts of the uk. hundreds of flood alerts are in place across the country, including six severe warnings, meaning there's a danger to life. as tributes continue to pour in for the love island presenter, caroline flack, her management have criticised the crown prosecution service for refusing to drop charges that she assaulted her boyfriend. and this is the scene live in yokahama, where the evacuation of american citizens quarantined on a cruise ship has begun. they're to be flown home after

a jump in the number of new cases of coronavirus on board. now on bbc news, talking movies reviews hollywood's biggest night of the year interviewing the winners of this year's top oscar trophies. and the oscar goes to... hello from hollywood. i'm tom brook, and welcome to this special oscars review edition of talking movies. it has been a really special run. it's really nice when something that really matters to you resonates with someone else.

it was a night when history was made, when for the first time ever, a film not in the english language, parasite, took home the academy's top best picture prize. could it mark a turning point, with the traditionally inward—looking academy opening up to embrace international cinema? well, emma jones has been following the fortunes of parasite from the time of its launch at the cannes film festival last may, where it took home the top prize, the palm d'or. parasite. with four oscar wins on the night, including best director and best picture, parasite's takeover of its american host was complete. parasite is not only south korea's first ever oscar entry, but also the first film not in the english language to win best picture. translation: it still feels very surreal. i feel like something will hit me and i will wake up from this dream. bong joon—ho believes shifts

in the way audiences watch movies means it is only the start for international feature films. translation: 50, during the golden globes, i mentioned the one inch barrier of subtitles, but i feel like that was already a little late. people were already overcoming these barriers. there are streaming services, youtube, social media. and the environment that we currently live in, i think we're all connected. so i think naturally we will come to a day when a foreign language film winning this won't be much of an issue later on, hopefully. parasite is a darkly funny nightmare of what happens when a poor korean family insinuate themselves into a rich family's home. but its drive isn'tjust down to its genre—twisting plots, combining scathing social commentary with elements of a thriller.

nor is its success due to its championing by critics since its first outing at cannes. others have paved bong joon—ho's way. roma last year got very, very close to winning best picture. it was certainly one of the front runners. it was well beloved, just didn't happen to cross the threshold, in a lot of ways. but i do think it made the academy more ready to embrace international film. i do think they want to shake old assumptions that it isn't a diverse make—up, and that they aren't willing to embrace other communities and other voices. parasite. cheering. certainly, at one oscars viewing party, parasite's unexpected triumph is popular, on a night when many were expecting sam mendes's world war i epic 1917 to scoop the big categories. awards season is now such a long, drawn—out affair that by the time the oscars come round, there's very little to be had in the way of surprises. when they do happen, it is wonderful for the audience watching,

but less so for the film—makers who have been built up to expect that all—importa nt prize. viewers felt the message underlying parasite's win was subtly political. essentially you have the best movie being a south korean movie, and they stood up here and gave an entire speech in korean, and to me, that's very touching. it says that america is thinking outside the box. we're not just thinking the typical hollywood movie is always going to win the best movie. we're really giving credit to people that really deserve it. hbo has been quick to recognise the commercial potential of the film, and a tv spin off series is being co—created with bong joon—ho. but will a film—maker whose fairly unique back catalogue includes work such as mother, the host and snowpiercer truly be embraced by hollywood,

and can korean cinema echo parasite's appeal? i think a lot of the elements that fuel for example korean thrillers — their particular style of doing it oftentimes has more humour, it might have a lot more dark, visceral elements to it. it's accessible in a lot of ways, but there hasn't necessarily been a lot of exposure to it. i definitely think this shows that there's a wide american market to embrace that style of film—making, and sort of their approaches to genres that a lot of americans already love. while bong joon—ho declares it is business as usual, there is no doubt his stamp is on the oscars forever. what is still unclear is whether this is simply a plot twist straight out of his playbook, or cinema's new world order. now let's move on to a review of some other oscar results. renee zellweger has a star here on hollywood boulevard, and with the oscars ceremony, she added to her star power by winning the best actress trophy

for her portrayal of the late american iconic singer and actress judy garland, in the film judy. it was a performance that was truly brilliant, and she won numerous pre—oscar awards for her role. thank you big brother drew, randy, judy... renee zellweger may have given a somewhat rambling acceptance speech, but that doesn't detract from the sheer magic of her on—screen performance in judy, which manyjudged to be a mediocre film. backstage in the dressing room, she explained how pleased backstage in the press room, she explained how pleased she was that her work had connected with audiences. it's really nice when something that really matters to you resonates with someone else. you know, it's always a huge, wonderful kind of unexpected reaction to — i don't know, for anyone who creates art. joaquin phoenix, who won best actor for his portrayal of the title

character in the dc comics origin storyjoker, got widely ribbed for a political acceptance speech. at the very least, he was saying that we as humans shouldn't exploit animals, others, or the planet — not necessarily a bad message. i think that's when we are at our best, when we support each other. it definitely wasn't a great night for the british world war i film 1917, which had been the favourite to win for best picture, and probably best director as well. those top prizes, of course, went to parasite. but nonetheless, 1917 won three oscars, and it remains a success story. it actually did well at the box office. it had a lot of support. it was a technological achievement as opposed to an emotional one, and it represented, i think, looking back now, a kind of older, more established, familiar trope of movie. and parasite represented something fresh, original, unpredictable and surprising.

gina, gina, gina! it wasn't such a great night either for quentin tarantino. his once upon a time in hollywood, centred on a relationship between a washed—up actor and his stuntman, starring leonardo dicaprio and brad pitt, only won two oscars. one went to brad pitt, for what was a great supporting performance. pitt included a political quip pertaining president trump's impeachment trial. but in the press room, he referred to winning one award after another in full view of his industry associates. it has been a really special, really special run. and again, it's a community i love, and friends i have made over 30 years, and they mean a lot to me, truly. supporting actress went to laura dern for her role as a formidable divorce lawyer in marriage story. her film was backed

by the streaming giant netflix. it went into the ceremony with 2a nominations, but only collected a mere two trophies. martin scorsese's netflix—backed gangster epic the irishman left the ceremony totally empty—handed. the irishman was beloved, and it was great the way bong joon—ho turned it over so that the whole theatre could give scorsese an ovation. they're really regarded very highly, but they thought it was a familiar movie. they thought they had seen this gangster, mafia universe before, and they were made a little uncomfortable by the de—ageing visual effects. but that wasn't the real problem. it was 3.5 hours, and people didn't always see it in the theatre. and that's the same thing that went wrong with roma. so it's netflix. netflix puts these movies in theatres for a couple of weeks, uses them as a launch pad to go onto the site.

that is their goal and they use all of the awards attention to drive viewers. that's what they want. it doesn't matter if they win. the oscars ceremony gave the appearance of inclusivity, lots of people of colour and women up on stage, performing and presenting. a handful did win prizes, but the academy remains predominantly white and male. although parasite's victories possibly signal greater inclusiveness, race and gender equality are still major problems in the american film industry, and that is reflected in the oscars. but, in the short term, a really big challenge the academy faces is getting an audience. this year's telecast got the lowest ratings in history. clearly there is a need for a big rethink, if the oscars is to stay culturally relevant. navigating the streets of los angeles is one of the many challenges that first—time oscar nominees face. if they are fortunate enough, they are chauffeured from one location to another. being an oscar nominee entails much more thanjust showing up on awards night.

we follow one oscar nominated director and find out from him in his own words what it is like to be an oscar nominee. i am yves piat, from france and i am here because i am a director of a film nominated for an oscar. it talks about two brothers who are in the desert on a motorcycle and who find a donkey lost in the desert between algiers and tunisia, on the border. the donkey is wearing headphones over its ears. it is about absurdity of the border and the adult world in opposition with purity of childhood. best live—action short film, the branch nominate...

nefta football club. it was huge when i heard nefta football club. so glad to get a nomination for an oscar because it is so huge. after that the oscar, it is the cherry on the cake. the strawberry on the cake. you know? so it is my first time in los angeles and i am inspired by the town. it is very cinematographic everywhere. i want to make a movie here. i would like. before the ceremony. here is the screening of all the nominated short movies. now i am with you. after that i have another event and i am a little

exhausted now but it is ok. it is beautiful. we tried a tuxedo with kasia. do you like velvet? i don't know, i have to try it. it's cool, this one. i do a lot of meditation so ijust agree with these moments. just enjoy it now. for pictures, upright. i want to see the length. oftentimes people change theirjacket before the party so they wear one thing to the oscars and another thing to the parties. all right. i was with all the crew in the same flat so it was very zen, very cool. we passed security and there

was a lot of policemen everywhere and walked on the red carpet and so many journalists and it was amazing. stars everywhere and you say hello to all the people. a crazy experience. i was not very nervous, i wasjust zen. oscar goes to the neighbour's widow. i was disappointed because i thought this movie had a chance to win but not this time. perhaps another way another time with a feature film, why not? the oscar was, for me, a big dream and it will stay in my all my life.

the oscar was, for me, a big dream and it will stay in my mind all my life. i can work and i am free to work and free to film another project. so thank you very much, the oscar. the privileged members of the academy who live here in swanky beverly hills got an insight into the lives of working people with the oscar annointed documentary the american factory. emma jones reports on this documentary, and others, all which emma jones reports on this documentary, and others, several of which had political themes. american factory. she is known as the godmother of independent film. four—time oscar nominee julia reichert finally scooped an academy award alongside her co—director and partner, steven bognar. this is a historic project that will help grow this community, give people jobs and give a future to your kids and my kids.

american factory is the first piece of work from the obamas' production company, higher ground. it explores a culture clash at the former gm motors plant in ohio when new owners from china take over. a microcosm perhaps of the wider tensions between america and china. what we saw in the plant was that working people, like the blue—collar folks whether they were chinese or whether they were american, found ways to get along and then when the pressure of profit came and the management and the owners started saying, started speeding things up and making things harder, then there was much more tension. this film captures the uncertainties for an american workforce that could once expect a steady job for life. i hope ourfilm makes you see two things. one is that workers around the world are definitely getting pushed down but also that we can be fair to each other and we can listen to each other.

sama. american factory was one of five nominees which all portrayed a planet in trouble. two films about the war in syria, for sama and the cave nominated alongside the edge of democracy, a personal look at political uproar in brazil. honeyland, from north macedonia, is about saving bees, underlying anxiety about climate change. two of these films had a global release on netflix, while for sama, a video diary from a syrian mother to her daughter, made nearly $1 million at the box office and won a bafta. documentaries are seeing a surge in interest in their content. documentarians are seeing a surge in interest in their content. it is a new thing and a great thing because the world needs it now, we need film about what is going on.

and a documentary is about life and reflects on their experience and what happens in the world now is all this madness. documentary making really receives as much acknowledgement as features. but the edge of democracy‘s director reports huge engagement from her audience. the film had an amazing response in brazil, particularly, it exploded. one tweet a minute about the film for three months and we get messages from south africa, india, turkey, uruguay, united states and the uk, that people feel they understand their own crisis in their own countries by seeing what cautionary tale from our times. too often seen as the poor relation to features, the flexibility of documentary making has enabled this season's nominees to shine a spotlight into some dark places. taking place in the shadow of the oscar ceremony

were the independent spirit awards, honouring excellence in indie film—making. it is an antidote to the academy awards. this year it recognised a crop of films different from those at centre stage at the oscars. i drove down to a cloudy santa monica beach where the film independent spirit awards took place. i spoke to actors on the blue instead of red carpet. it has been noted that the nominations were much more inclusive than the oscars this year. people of colour were recognised and films directed by women were also given a chance to shine. stefon bristol was nominated for best first feature and shared a win with his co—screenwriter for best first screenplay for see you yesterday, about a girl who uses time travel to attempt to save her brother from being killed by police.

i am just excited to see the diversity represented here. this is much needed, this is the oscars that we were supposed to get. along with diverse nominations, the spirit awards seem to have completely different tastes than the oscars, recognising films like uncut gems, in which adam sandler plays a jeweller, hustling to pay off his debts. uncut gems had a fantastic day. won editing, directing and adam sandler gave perhaps one of the most epic spirit award speeches ever in accepting his honour. marriage story got a tonne of love that they did not get at the oscars. noah baumbach won screenplay and the robert altmann award which for people who love that picture, this was their moment in the spotlight. the farewell also seem to do well. the film features a story about a woman and her family dealing with her grandmother's terminal cancer diagnosis.

although the film was not nominated for an oscar, but the actress who played the grandmother won a best supporting actress award. it also took top prize for best feature. there is probably a bit more open—mindedness in terms of story. the voting body for the spirit awards probably saw more films or a greater variety of film than other voting bodies may have seen. so i think it is great. for film—makers recognised by independent spirit but excluded from the academy awards race, this was their last chance to receive an accolade for their latest efforts. many have moved on, jumping back into the fray, fighting for funding for the next film. the process of independent film—making can be gruelling but some are motivated by more than just the prospect of receiving a trophy. just love for the storytelling, love for the art, love for film, love for telling stories that have not been told before, for putting people on camera who have not been seen before but who we know exist

in our community. that fuels me, keeps me going. well, that brings this special oscars review edition of talking movies to a close. we hope you enjoyed the show. remember, you can always reach us online. and you can find us on facebook and twitter. from me and the rest of the production team here in los angeles, it is good by as we leave it is goodbye as we leave you with sir eltonjohn and bernie taupin's oscar—winning song from the movie rocketman. # i'm gonna love me again — elton john.

hello there. the amber met office rain warnings are expiring but we have had record number of flood warnings in england, severe flood warnings, flooding still a major concern across parts of the uk. this was the scene earlier on today in worcestershire, flooded streets. a scene we have seen across some parts of the west midlands into the south wales as well. scottish borders, we have seen some sunshine, does not mean the floodwaters recede straightaway. there is the centre of the storm, storm dennis, a conveyor belt of wet air which has brought that consistent and heavy rain. that is moving to the south—east, we are seeing bands of showers,

heavy as well, pushing down from the north—west. because there is the centre of storm dennis getting a little bit closer so we may get a squeeze of the winds across northern scotland for a while. certainly lots of showers keep going, still windy but it will be quite a bit chillier than it has been across england and wales. tomorrow looks like it is going to be a day of sunshine and blustery showers. we may well find some heavy downpours pushing eastwards across southern parts of england and the more frequent showers continuing in scotland and northern ireland. moslty rain. it could be some hail and there, may be some thunderous well. decent temperatures, nine or 10 degrees widely during monday. not as windy, still windy but not as windy. that is what is left of storm dennis by monday, fading away close to norway, we are left with this broad airstream. again, sunshine and showers, some could be heavy,

bands of rain pushing eastwards across england and wales, turning more wintry in scotland and northern ireland over the hills as the air here just get that bit colder. lots of showers around and tuesday but the showers tend to fade away overnight, gets chilly, a ridge of high pressure trying to build them, get squeezed away by the next weather system, an area of low pressure coming from the atlantic. many places start dry on wednesday, may be a dry day for eastern parts of england and scotland, some sunshine but clouding over, rain from the west, again quite heavy over those western hills, temperatures here around eight or nine degrees.

this is bbc news. the headlines. flooding caused by storm dennis is declared a major incident, as south wales fire and rescue service says it's received nearly 1,400 emergency calls injust over 12 hours. the welsh government has praised the response of emergency services. by by tomorrow we hope the weather forecast says we will be into the phase where we are beginning to recover from it and seeing what needs to be done to help. heavy rain and strong winds continue to lash large parts of the uk. hundreds of flood alerts are in place across the country — including four severe warnings — meaning there's a danger to life. after love island presenter caroline flack took her own life, her successor on the programme, laura whitmore made an emotional tribute on her radio show.