but thoughts become words and words become real. this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. democrat raphael warnock wins the election run off in georgia after a bitter election run off. he solidifies democratic control. it he solidifies democratic control. , he solidifies democratic control-— he solidifies democratic control. , , ., ., ., control. it is my honour to utter the _ control. it is my honour to utter the powerful - control. it is my honour to utter the powerful words i control. it is my honour to . utter the powerful words ever spokenin utter the powerful words ever spoken in a democracy. the people have spoken. history makers morocco beat spain to reach the quarter finals of the world cup for the first time. i am so happy! i am really happy! my boss back home in london,

can you please give me another extension to the semifinal, please? i love you too. you are the best! prince harry and meghan receive a human rights award just days before their explosive netflix documentary is due to air. beauty queen and actress priyanka chopra jonas talks pay parity, body shaming and the pressures of social media. and 13 years in the making — the sequel to avatar finally hits the big screen with a star—studded premier. the democratic party has won a run—off in the us state of georgia, securing them a 51—seat majority

in the senate. the victory by the incumbent, raphael warnock, which has now been called by three american networks, will make governing easier for president biden. it is also a further blow to donald trump's ambition to return to the white house, after he strongly endorsed the republican candidate. in the last half hour, raphael warnock gave a victory speech at his campaign's election night party in atla nta. after a ha rdfought after a hardfought campaign, aftera hardfought campaign, or should i say campaigns, it is my honour to utter four most powerful words ever spoken in a

democracy, the people have spoken. our correspondent gary o'donoghue has the latest from warnock�*s election night party in atlanta. the people have spoken, that was raphael warnock�*s key phrase that drew the biggest chair here as he gave his victory speech. he thanked —— he has faced voters four times in the last three years and becomes the first black man to earn a full six—year term in the senate state of georgia. he will shore up thejoe biden majority in the senate having him 51 senators to the republican�*s a9, that's a key for active forjoe biden over the next two years is tries to govern, having lost console of the house of representatives. for republicans and across the nation there will have be some soul—searching, they picked a

local hero, a football star but a poor candidate and someone who should have given this a much better run. donald trump who endorsed herschel walker again damaged by the outcome in this particular race. as we look forward to the next couple of years, george itself could become one of those states that is a real indicator of which way america votes, and which way america votes, and which way america votes, and which way america is going. let's speak now to stephen fowler, politics reporter for the national public radio affiliate in atlanta. what a night, extremely close yet again but raphael warnock has got it? i yet again but raphael warnock has got it?— has got it? i am outside of the election night watch _ has got it? i am outside of the election night watch party - election night watch party because the party is still going, democratic �*s are ecstatic to have raphael warnock in the senate for a full six years and it is a

close race, one of the closest battle ground states in america, georgia because of its democratic diversity and economic climate the result tonight cements that status. four he was a controversial candidate looks like he was extremely popular and endorsed by donald trump, what does it mean for the republicans that he did not get the sea, and also trump's involvement with this process? i also trump's involvement with this process?— this process? i think the entire story _ this process? i think the entire story of— this process? i think the entire story of the - this process? i think the entire story of the 2022 | entire story of the 2022 midterms in the us is the future of the republican party and what role if any donald trump should play in that because it's notjust herschel walker comments candidates like blake masters in arizona and doctor isles in pennsylvania that were endorsed by donald trump but rejected by voters, and it's clear that donald trump is not the elect draw juggernaut he was in 2016, or

even 2020 soap voters have sent a clear message in georgia and other parts of the country that the donald trump brand of conservatism is not necessarily what republicans and voters want to see moving forward. donald trump said he will run for the next election as a potential candidate but will the republicans choose? it is certainly a — the republicans choose? it 3 certainly a conversation even before he declared he would run again something the republicans in george and beyond are having because the bar is very low right now for a republican to come in and say, look these other policy platforms i want to deal with but i have a winning way of doing it and not rubbing up people the wrong way to heaven voters reject the outcome of what i'm doing, so there is an opening for someone other than donald trump to come in but the question is well primary voters and 202a be an

entirely different situation? you are breathing a sigh of relief you have got to report on the local election? it is felt like — on the local election? it is felt like that _ on the local election? it is felt like that but _ on the local election? it is felt like that but for - on the local election? it is felt like that but for now l felt like that but for now georgia gets a sigh of relief stop so much more detail on the website about that outcome and what stop some other news. an suspected suicide bomber has killed himself at a police station in indonesia's west java province injuring several people. police say the blast happened during morning roll call at a police office in bandung. three police officers have been taken to hospital. a court in argentina has sentenced the vice president cristina fernandez de kirchner to six years in prison for corruption. the court also banned her from public office for life. she had denied fraud — awarding public contracts to a friend while serving as the country's president.

she's expected to appeal against the conviction. hundreds of people have been protesting against police violence in the greek capital, athens, a day after officers shot a sixteen—year—old boy in the head. the protests were part of annual demonstrations marking the death of another teenager who was killed by police on this day 1a years ago. albania's prime minister, edi rama, says the countries of the western balkans have made immense progress towards membership of the european union. he made his comments after an eu—western balkans summit in albania's capital, tirana. balkan states have previously voiced frustration about the slow pace of the eu application process. there are now eight teams who can win the world cup in qatar and one of them, extraordinarily. is morocco. they've reached the quarter finals with a penalty shoot out

win over spain, and the last 16 stage, which was very much sticking to the form book, has sprung its surprise. 0lly foster reports. the last african team still standing and the last chance oven up set this knockout round. rocco one of the sides that shook things up in the group stage finishing above croatia and belgium so they had no reason to fear another european heavyweight. achraf hakimi could have played for spain he was born in his early kick didn't worry simon too much, spain of an dangerously, rocco know they should have gone into half—time with at least a goal to show that there is this. spain could only improve a potshot from danny stand the fans of bono, the fans knew this match would go the distance. this was 30 minutes of fine margins, banoune boot kept spain in the

game, they were that far away from winning. spain went out on penalties at this point at the last world cup and the former world champions crumbled once again they didn't score any of their efforts, bono would not be beaten and that left achraf hakimi with the kick for history. morocco reaching the world cup quarter—finals for the first time. 0llie foster, bbc news. an incredible story from morocco. who're the only team from africa left in the competition. they're into the last 8. and the north african side's fans were making themselves heard all game. wendy urquhart reports. football fans jumped in their cars as soon as the match was over and headed for the city centre. the moroccan flag was flying high and almost all of the drivers were leaning on their car horns. in london, the celebrations brought piccadilly circus to a complete standstill as thousands crammed the streets. and in paris, fans swarmed onto the champs—elysees,

waving flags and making sure their voices were heard, clearly very proud of their team. translation: in the history of morocco, this is the first | time we have reached the quarterfinals. frankly, we are very happy and we were against an opponent who is not easy to beat — spain! translation: we are very happy. canada, belgium and now spain. let's hope we will win the world cup! long live morocco! but in belgium, the celebrations turned sour when some young moroccans allegedly threw fireworks at the police who retaliated by firing tear gas into the crowd. things went downhill fast as rioters set fire to containers and other debris in the street. riot police were deployed to the streets of amsterdam after celebrations there turned violent too, and water cannon was used to disperse the crowds. morocco may be the heroes of the day, but their win

is being celebrated by all africans and all arabs. but will they be the first african nation and the first arab nation to make it to the world cup semifinals? we will find out when they play portugal on saturday. wendy urquhart, bbc news. elsewhere, there was an emphatic victory for portugal — who book their place in the quarter—finals hammering switzerland 6—1. much of the talk before the game was that the captain cristiano ronaldo started from the bench. his replacement had a night to remember. 21—year—old goncalo ramos, opened the scoring on his first international start. he ended up with a hat—trick. with his third goal in the second half. so it ended portugal 6 switzerland 1. donald trump's property

business — the trump organisation — has been convicted of 17 counts of tax fraud. as well as other financial crimes. the company now faces a fine of $1.6 million. the conviction is a blow to the former us president— who has announced he will run again for the white house. 0ur correspondent david willis explained what impact this could have on the trump organisation going forward. the organisation going forward. impact, potential impa this the impact, potential impact this court case is pretty minimal, bearing in mind assets of the trump organization amount to of dollars. the trump organization likely to receive a fine of $1.6 billion —— million dollars in this particular case, but of wider concern is what this means for the trump organization going forward as far as business dealings are concerned stop the due diligence that banks will undertake, getting loans and

securing future government contracts, this will put a cloud over all those sorts of things, as far as donald trump himself is concerned, he wasn't named in this lawsuit, it was just taken against his companies, it is potentially, of course, part of the cumulative effect that could come into play on the minds of voters as we get closer to the 202a presidential election, mr trump announcing recently he is going to mount a third run the white house, and with other legal battles yet to come, the new york attorney general, leticia james, is preparing a fraud case against mr trump and two members of his family, and their is investigation is under way into the alleged role he played in the uprising at us

capitaljanuary of last year, capital january of last year, the capitaljanuary of last year, the cumulative effect of all this could have an impact on voters as we get closer to that presidential election.- presidential election. david willis there. _ stay with us on bbc news. still to come: 13 years after the first film, the stars are out for the avatar two world premiere in london. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man. they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. - elsewhere. — people have been gathering to mourn his passing.

imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she is facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: democratic incumbent raphael warnock wins the last in its seed up for grabs in the mid—term elections, solidifying a democrat controlled. moroccan football ferns elaborate their world cup when over spain, through to the quarter—finals for the very first time. the duke and duchess of sussex

have accepted the ripple of hope award in new york for their work combatting racism. the prize has been given out for nearly 50 years to people who the organisers say have worked to advance equality. it comes as a new netflix documentary is to be released on thursday, offering the couple's perspective on life within the royal family. nada tawfik reports and just a warning there is flash photography coming up. they are being honoured alongside the likes of ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky and the late nba legend and civil rights icon bill russell. the robert f kennedy human rights foundation said they chose those they knew as exemplary leaders who have demonstrated an unwavering support for social change. specifically, carey kennedy.

rfk's daughter, said harry and meghan stood up for their work on racialjustice and mental health through the arch well foundation and for moral courage in standing up to the oldest institution in the uk. now, certainly that first glimpse of the netflix series has already caused a stir, quite literally every frame of that trailer was dissected with some pointing out while the british media's treatment of harry and meghan was highlighted, there was footage used from events where harry and meghan weren't present such as a harry potter premier in 2011, and it's fully expected when those first episodes are released in less than 36 hours that scrutiny will be even more intense. needed to affect there. priyanka chopra jonas has acted in more than 60 bollywood movies and is one of the few indian actors to make a mark for themselves in the american entertainment industry too. she's been named one of the bbc 100 women for 2022, and in this exclusive interview she talks to yogita limaye about her experience with pay parity, body shaming and the pressures of social media. they began discussing her thoughts on miss world pageants where she had her

breakthrough at a young age. i don't think i would ever be an opponent now, ao—year—old me. i don't want to bejudged for my body type or if an can give her quickwitted and in 60 seconds while the dong is going. there is complexities around pageants and they can be highly empowering. but there is a lot that needs to change for them to be that way. at that time it was very, very empowering for a small town girl, it felt like my life has suddenly changed, cameras were like that and it's all on me. winning that pageant gave either foot at the door, to speak, in hollywood. it is an industry in which today i would say to a large extent, the notion of it has to do with the colour, of your skin, your body shape. colour, of your skin, your body sha e. , colour, of your skin, your body shae. , , ., colour, of your skin, your body shae. , , shape. did you feel body shamed? _ shape. did you feel body shamed? absolutely. . shape. did you feel body shamed? absolutely. i. shape. did you feel body i

shamed? absolutely. i was called black cat, dusty, what is even dusky men's i didn't think i was dark skinned, i did think i was dark skinned, i did think i was not pretty enough, that i would have to work a lot harder even though i probably thought i was a bit more talented than make her actors who are lighter skinned, i thought that was right. i thought that was right. i thought that was right. i thought that because it was so normalised. as i grew up, i saw things in my career that i didn't even know were right or wrong. i had to be educated and learn along the way.— learn along the way. you've also been — learn along the way. you've also been very _ learn along the way. you've also been very vocal- learn along the way. you've also been very vocal about | learn along the way. you've i also been very vocal about the pay also been very vocal about the pay gap. also been very vocal about the pay gap- i also been very vocal about the .a i a . _ ., also been very vocal about the .a ia . _ ., ,., , also been very vocal about the .a ia., ., , pay gap. i never had pay parity in iholly/mod- _ pay gap. i never had pay parity in bollywood. i've _ pay gap. i never had pay parity in bollywood. i've done - pay gap. i never had pay parity in bollywood. i've done a - pay gap. i never had pay parity in bollywood. i've done a 60 l in bollywood. i've done a 60 something movies but never got paid the same as mine mailed her actor. paid the same as mine mailed her actor-— her actor. how different was it? i do expect _ her actor. how different was it? i do expect figures - her actor. how different was it? i do expect figures but . it? i do expect figures but roughly?— it? i do expect figures but rouhl ? �* ., roughly? i'll get paid about 1096 of my _ roughly? i'll get paid about 1096 of my mail _ roughly? i'll get paid about 1096 of my mail collector. l 10% of my mail collector. that's large. a substantially large. so many girls still deal

with that. i'm sure i will too if i work with a male character in bollywood. if i work with a male character in itollywood-_ if i work with a male character in bollywood. you have immense attention in _ in bollywood. you have immense attention in india _ in bollywood. you have immense attention in india and _ in bollywood. you have immense attention in india and the - in bollywood. you have immense attention in india and the us. - attention in india and the us. as far as her personal life and your marriage to someone who has been in the public spotlight, nickjonas. the attention is positive and negative. have you drawn boundaries have you felt that it's too much, i need to stop social media? i it's too much, i need to stop social media?— it's too much, i need to stop social media? i do. i 'ust went off, on social media? i do. i 'ust went off. on at social media? i do. i 'ust went off, on a social _ social media? i do. ijust went off, on a social media - social media? i do. ijust went off, on a social media break. off, on a social media break myself. i took off twitter from myself. i took off twitter from my phone. it can be a lot sometimes. you can never be good enough on social media, no matter what you do, it will always be people that will save you did this wrong, you wore this wrong, you didn't say something about something, you should have said something about something, and it'sjust like, you can never please everyone. i realised that very early in my career as a public

person. when i was younger in my 20s i really need everyone to love me. i'm not a head of state, not a politician. iam an entertainer and i can't change laws, i can't create laws but i have influence. all i think about is what am i doing every single day? can i be a good person and make sure that i create actions within my own life that may be had a butterfly effect?— butterfly effect? look at a website to _ butterfly effect? look at a website to see _ butterfly effect? look at a website to see the - butterfly effect? look at a website to see the other. butterfly effect? look at a | website to see the other 99 women. they are quite inspirational. 13 years afterjames cameron released the highest—grossing film of all time, avatar, the filmmaker has premiered its long—awaited sequel in london. avatar: the way of water, which stars sigourney weaver, kate winslet and zoe saldana, once again takes place in the world of pandora, but is set over a decade later.

our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, was at the premeire. the highflying first movie is the biggest film of all time. and ferns have been waiting 13 years for this sequel. it continues the story of the once human jake continues the story of the once humanjake soligo who is now part of the planet's indigenous population. james cameron wants this to be the first of four new hugely expensive instalments in the series, so this film really does need to be a huge smash to justify avatar three, four, and particularly avatar five. i have been nervous every time before we put a movie into the marketplace and this time, because after the pandemic the market has contracted but we have to see what happens. part ofthe have to see what happens. part of the reason _ have to see what happens. part of the reason for _ have to see what happens. part of the reason for the _ have to see what happens. part of the reason for the massive success of the original film

was undoubtedly its eye—popping 36 was undoubtedly its eye—popping 3g imagery. cameron wants the emotion. to bejust as important as the spectacle of the movie. important as the spectacle of the movie-— important as the spectacle of the movie. . ~ , the movie. something backed up b the the movie. something backed up by the cast- _ the movie. something backed up by the cast. the _ the movie. something backed up by the cast. the movie _ the movie. something backed up by the cast. the movie is - the movie. something backed up by the cast. the movie is about | by the cast. the movie is about protecting what you love. in this case, protecting your family, we can all relate to that. that's very important. that connectivity and taking what you care about and protecting it at all costs. it's all about the emotion. the experience of the film is completely emotional and all the battles and all the flights and all— the battles and all the flights and all of that is also absolutely amazing. at the heart — absolutely amazing. at the heart of _ absolutely amazing. at the heart of it is emotion. the reason why _ heart of it is emotion. the reason why it _ heart of it is emotion. the reason why it took - heart of it is emotion. the reason why it took so - heart of it is emotion. the reason why it took so much time is his_ reason why it took so much time is his main— reason why it took so much time is his main and _ reason why it took so much time is his main and sometimes- reason why it took so much time is his main and sometimes onlyl is his main and sometimes only focus _ is his main and sometimes only focus is — is his main and sometimes only focus is the _ is his main and sometimes only focus is the heart _ is his main and sometimes only focus is the heart of _ is his main and sometimes only focus is the heart of the - focus is the heart of the story _ focus is the heart of the story as _ focus is the heart of the story. as is _ focus is the heart of the story. as is not - focus is the heart of the story. as is not will- focus is the heart of the story. as is not will sell| focus is the heart of the - story. as is not will sell the box — story. as is not will sell the box office _ story. as is not will sell the box office and _ story. as is not will sell the box office and will- story. as is not will sell the box office and will not - story. as is not will sell the| box office and will not break the record~ _ box office and will not break the record. it's _ box office and will not break the record. it's whether- box office and will not break the record. it's whether or. box office and will not break. the record. it's whether or not the record. it's whether or not the story— the record. it's whether or not the story that _ the record. it's whether or not the story that he _ the record. it's whether or not the story that he is _ the record. it's whether or not the story that he is can- the record. it's whether or not the story that he is can i- the story that he is can i create _ the story that he is can i create for— the story that he is can i create for avatar: - the story that he is can i create for avatar: the i the story that he is can i. create for avatar: the way the story that he is can i- create for avatar: the way of

water — create for avatar: the way of water will _ create for avatar: the way of water will have _ create for avatar: the way of water will have the _ create for avatar: the way of water will have the same - create for avatar: the way of. water will have the same impact from the — water will have the same impact from the heart. _ water will have the same impact from the heart.— from the heart. joining the cast for is _ from the heart. joining the cast for is kate _ from the heart. joining the cast for is kate winslet - from the heart. joining the cast for is kate winslet as | from the heart. joining the | cast for is kate winslet as a character who has a tribe with a close relationship with ocean. the last time she worked with james cameron also involved rather a lot of water. it was really different because titanic was such a long time ago. people talk about it being the 25th anniversary, hang on, sorry, people are shouting. it's for us, nearly 27 years since filming so over half of my lifetime. they totally, totally different atmosphere and energy on avatar. jim's baby, coming back from the second time.— baby, coming back from the second time. it's not 'ust the studio that h second time. it's not 'ust the studio that financed _ second time. it's notjust the studio that financed this - studio that financed this little keep its fingers crossed. the film industry still hasn't fully recovered from covid and hollywood will be keeping a close eye on a film that has the potential to do something that neither spider—man no way home top gun maverick managed, and that is

to become the first multibillion—dollar blockbuster since the pandemic. lizo mzimba, bbc news, at the avatar premier. the top business stories are next. hello there. it's been cold enough alreadyjust recently, but i'm afraid to say it's going to get colder still over the coming few days. with some clear skies overnight, we're looking at widespread, quite sharp frosts. there is the threat of some icy conditions as well, particularly where we see some wintry showers. now, this colder air is coming our way because the wind is a northerly, and that northerly wind sweeping down across the whole of the country now. and because it's a northerly, northern scotland's really in the firing line. this is where we're going to see most of snow. could be 10cm over the hills in the next few days. there is a risk of ice and snow elsewhere. but for many inland parts of england in particular, it's a very low chance of snow. it's going to be cold everywhere with a widespread frost, maybe not quite so cold early on wednesday in east anglia in the south—east, because we've got a bit more cloud here

that'll take a while to break up. otherwise many places will be dry and see some sunshine. it's areas exposed to that northerly wind that will see some wintry showers. parts of northern ireland, down some of these irish sea coasts, down the north sea coast and more especially northern scotland seeing that snow. those are the temperatures in the afternoon, three to five degrees, a little bit colder than it was on tuesday, windy in northern scotland and down those north sea coasts. so it's these areas in particular that will feel quite a lot colder in that wind. and the snow continues. as we head overnight it could get a bit heavier across northern scotland. we may see some mixture of rain, sleet and snow coming in to northern ireland as well. and that's coming into cold air, of course, another widespread frost with clear skies across many parts of the country. and we've got this cold air, this northerly air right the way across the country. now, the winds are not particularly strong. so where you have those clearer skies, that's why we're seeing such low temperatures at night. it could be icy for a while across northern ireland, may turn a bit icy across western parts of wales with some wetter weather

beginning to move in here. still some showers grazing those north sea coasts, more snow to come across northern scotland, although the snow may ease off later in the day. if anything, it may well be a bit colder on thursday. typical temperatures only around two or three degrees. it doesn't get an awful lot better than that on friday either. another widespread, quite sharp frost. you can see we've got a few wintry showers mainly around coastal areas. so in many, actually, the winds will be light. there'll be some sunshine around, but temperatures may be no better than around two to only five celsius. goodbye.

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