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today at one — gary lineker back on air, as the bbc resolves its dispute with him over what he says on social media. the bbc says lineker will abide by its editorial guidelines until a review into them has been completed. asking gary to step back off air was, i think, a significant thing, and now we look forward with this agreement, moving forward, to resolve things and get back to business as usual. gary lineker himself says he can't wait to get back into the match of the day chair and that he's immeaurably proud to work for the bbc. also this lunchtime: junior doctors in england begin three days of strike action in their dispute over pay and conditions. relief for thousands of
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british companies as the uk arm of the collapsed silicon valley bank is rescued. the oscar goes to... ..everything everywhere all at once. and at the academy awards, one film wins almost everything all at once, including best actress. for all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities. and coming up on the bbc news channel, it's a big night for the brits in indian wells. andy murray faces the man he mentored, jack draper, and emma raducanu aims to reach the fourth round.
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good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. gary lineker will be back on match of the day this weekend, after he and the bbc resolved a row over what he says on social media. the bbc�*s director—general says lineker will abide by the corporation's editorial guidelines until a new independent review of those guidelines is complete. gary lineker himself says he can't wait to get back on air. he was suspended last week after tweeting about the government's migration bill, comparing the language used to launch it with germany in the �*30s. other bbc sport staff then walked out in his support. helena wilkinson has the latest. good morning, gary! gary lineker leavin: good morning, gary! gary lineker leaving his _ good morning, gary! gary lineker leaving his home _ good morning, gary! gary lineker leaving his home this _ good morning, gary! gary lineker leaving his home this morning - good morning, gary! gary lineker. leaving his home this morning after the bbc said he be returning to match of the day, after days of
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chaos at the corporation, with sports programmes at the weekend disrupted, a resolution announced by the bbc�*s director—general. disrupted, a resolution announced by the bbc's director-general.- the bbc's director-general. asking ga to the bbc's director-general. asking gary to step _ the bbc's director-general. asking gary to step back _ the bbc's director-general. asking gary to step back off _ the bbc's director-general. asking gary to step back off there - the bbc's director-general. asking gary to step back off there was, i l gary to step back off there was, i think. _ gary to step back off there was, i think. a _ gary to step back off there was, i think, a significant thing, and now it we _ think, a significant thing, and now it we look— think, a significant thing, and now it we look forward with this agreement, moving forward, to resolve — agreement, moving forward, to resolve things and get back to business — resolve things and get back to business as usual.— resolve things and get back to business as usual. many criticise the decision _ business as usual. many criticise the decision to _ business as usual. many criticise the decision to originally - business as usual. many criticise | the decision to originally suspend gary lineker, but tim davie said he'd done the right thing. i gary lineker, but tim davie said he'd done the right thing. i think i acted in the _ he'd done the right thing. i think i acted in the right _ he'd done the right thing. i think i acted in the right way _ he'd done the right thing. i think i acted in the right way through - he'd done the right thing. i think i l acted in the right way through this, it's always — acted in the right way through this, it's always been difficult, as everyone has been saying on this affair, _ everyone has been saying on this affair, there's been no easy answers. _ affair, there's been no easy answers, it's been tough to get the balance _ answers, it's been tough to get the balance right, but asking gary lineker— balance right, but asking gary lineker to step aside, i think, was appmpriate — lineker to step aside, i think, was appropriate at that moment. then we research, _ appropriate at that moment. then we research, and we do the things we've laid out _ research, and we do the things we've laid out in _ research, and we do the things we've laid out in this agreement, which i think_ laid out in this agreement, which i think youhe — laid out in this agreement, which i think you're right, and we go forward _ think you're right, and we go forward. ., ., ., forward. posting on social media, gary lineker— forward. posting on social media, gary lineker said _ forward. posting on social media, gary lineker said he _ forward. posting on social media, gary lineker said he was - forward. posting on social media, | gary lineker said he was delighted that they navigated a way through this. he described the bbc as the
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best and fairest broadcaster in the world, adding that he can't wait to get back in the bout chair on saturday. and in a final thought, he said, however difficult the last few days have been, it simply doesn't compare to having to flee your home from persecution or war to seek refuge in a land far away. he added, it's heart—warming to have seen the empathy towards their plight from so many of you. the stand—off between the bbc and gary lineker kicked off on tuesday. the presenter criticised the cut on social media over its illegal migration bill, saying it was immeasurably cruel and the language was not dissimilar to that used by germany in the 1930s. the bbc concluded that mr lineker had breached social media guidelines on impartiality. on friday, he was suspended. impartiality. on friday, he was suspended-— impartiality. on friday, he was susended. ., ., �* �* , suspended. now on bbc one, sorry we are not able — suspended. now on bbc one, sorry we are not able to — suspended. now on bbc one, sorry we are not able to show _ suspended. now on bbc one, sorry we are not able to show the _ suspended. now on bbc one, sorry we are not able to show the usual- suspended. now on bbc one, sorry we are not able to show the usual match l are not able to show the usual match
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of the day 2... it are not able to show the usual match of the day 2- - -_ of the day 2. .. it led to chaos, with other _ of the day 2. .. it led to chaos, with other sports _ of the day 2. .. it led to chaos, with other sports presenters i with other sports presenters refusing to work in solidarity. sports programmes on the bbc at the weekend were massively disrupted. as well as lifting gary lineker�*s suspension, the bbc says there will be a review led by an independent expert who's yet to be decided. it'll look at social media guidance and focus on freelancers outside news and current affairs, like gary lineker. the bbc, says mr lineker, is in favour of such a review. the director—general was accused of bowing to political pressure when he suspended gary lineker — an accusation tim davie denies. i suspended gary lineker - an accusation tim davie denies. i can tell ou, accusation tim davie denies. i can tell you. anyone — accusation tim davie denies. i can tell you, anyone who _ accusation tim davie denies. i can tell you, anyone who knows - accusation tim davie denies. i can tell you, anyone who knows me i accusation tim davie denies. i can tell you, anyone who knows me knows that, yes, 30 years ago, some political involvement, but absolutely not affected by pressure from one party or the other, that is not how we work, editorially, in the
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bbc. it is a convenient narrative, it is not true. and the impartiality guidelines would be equally applied in terms of being critical of the left or the right. the issue is getting involved in party political matters. �* �* , matters. the bbc will be relieved that their star _ matters. the bbc will be relieved that their star presenter - matters. the bbc will be relieved that their star presenter will - matters. the bbc will be relieved that their star presenter will be i that their star presenter will be back on and this weekend after a chaotic week. until the review is concluded, though, social media guidance in its current form remains in place. helena wilkinson, bbc news. 0ur arts and media correspondent david sillito is here. how damaging has this been for the bbc? the bbc�*s mainjob is to provide programmes watched by millions of people, and when they drop off air, something's gone seriously wrong. clearly, the head of the bbc was caught by surprise by all of this. that bit has been resolved. grimsby town versus brighton and hove
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albion, gary lineker will be there next weekend. however, does it answer all of the questions? there were 36 mps, conservative mps, very unhappy at what gary lineker tweeted last week, so there is no punishment here of gary lineker, no apology for his tweets, comparing the language used to that used by germany in the 19305. used to that used by germany in the 1930s. and then there are wider questions of impartiality. 0ne 1930s. and then there are wider questions of impartiality. one group thatis questions of impartiality. one group that is welcome today's announcement is the bbc�*s board. who is the head of the bbc board? richard sharp, facing questions, a conservative donor in the past, and also an ongoing inquiry into his role in a loan guarantee that was made to borisjohnson. he says he didn't facilitate or organise it, but there are certain questions to be asked about a man who said he is leading on impartiality for the bbc. but, essentially, this does end the disruption, and gary lineker, we
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understand, has said he will abide by the guidelines. however, these are guidelines that the bbc itself says are grey and have grey areas, people will be watching what gary lineker tweets in the weeks to come and months to come, very carefully. david, thank you very much, david sillito. 0ur sports editor, dan roan, joins us from salford. dan, this whole row has been hugely disruptive for bbc sport and viewers and listeners as well. that's right, ben, a definite sense of relief here at bbc sport headquarters in salford among staff, but also among many viewers at home as well, that this crisis appears to have been resolved and that normal football programming appears to set to resume at the weekend of the two days of chaos, quite frankly, when much of the bbc football programming collapse, the likes of final scores
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and football focus pulled from the schedule, match of the day stripped of its commentary and presentation, and it is particularly important to bbc sport that it was resolved, because as david said, a really big weekend coming up in a fume eight days' time with live fa cup action, gary lineker�*s firstjob back days' time with live fa cup action, gary lineker�*s first job back after suspension will in fact be on saturday, the match between manchester city and burnley. you will also front up the game the following day between grimsby and brighton, as david said. i was here over the weekend, and there is no doubt that many staff here felt this was very challenging, some will have been torn between doing theirjobs and supporting that impromptu boycott triggered by lineker�*s suspension, and this morning the director of sport told staff she knew how difficult it had been, she thanked them for their professionalism, there had been meeting is held already this morning between management and staff, and i understand there has been expressions of frustration at how it
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was communicated and handled, this situation. whetherfootball, sport and politics should mix will always be debated, the fact is that they do, and i think what this is shown, more dramatically in most examples, is how difficult it is to insist on impartiality at a time in sport, like never before, both past stars and present, are willing to use their voices to have political opinions and use them often via social media. what is certain is that many of the staff here feel a sense of pride at the solidarity that was shown, and perhaps also feel it may have been the strength of feeling was somewhat underestimated.- of feeling was somewhat underestimated. ., ~ , ., underestimated. dan, thank you, dan roan, a underestimated. dan, thank you, dan roan. a sports— underestimated. dan, thank you, dan roan, a sports editor. _ underestimated. dan, thank you, dan roan, a sports editor. in _ in thousands ofjunior doctors in england have begun a three—day strike in a row over pay. their union, the british medical association, want a 35% increase, arguing that qualified doctors could earn more working in a coffee shop. doctors say they've had a real terms pay cut of 26% in recent years. the health secretary steve barclay says their pay claim is unaffordable. 0ur health correspondent,
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jim reed, reports. 0n the picket line for only the second time in the history of the nhs. we're all here because we asking for pay restoration, but also more than that, it's about the long—term sustainability of the nhs and the medical workforce. my daughter dresses up as doctor and says she wants to be one, and that makes me feel worried rather than proud, because of the state that the nhs is in generally and how undervalued doctors are generally. junior doctors are a large part of the workforce, making up a quarter of all gps and half of all hospital doctors. junior doctors range from doctors who start straight out of medical school all the way to 10, 11 years' experience, extremely experienced brain surgeons, emergency medicine doctors looking after entire departments at night.
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very, very experienced doctors. in a winter of strikes, though, the nhs is warning this could be the most disruptive so far. it will run for 72 hours until thursday. a8,000 junior doctors are members of the bma union. they're calling for a 35% pay increase to make up for what they say is a real—terms wage cut since 2008. the government says the strikes are incredibly disappointing. i don't think a 35% pay demand is affordable, and for many of your viewers, that will ring very strange in terms of what they themselves have had in theirjobs. 35% as a demand is not affordable. we have offered to engage in constructive talks with thejunior doctors. we stand ready to have those discussions. anita, a former nurse, has been waiting for a check on her painful ankle. that has been pushed back because of this strike. knackering!
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nhs trusts are warning the biggest impact will be on patients with pre—booked appointments. i must admit i had a bit of a weep. i felt like i had knocked back. i have sympathy for the doctors, i have got sympathy, for a lot of people on strike. they're not affecting the people they should be, they're affecting people that need surgery, treatments. save our nhs! the strike today will affect trusts across england. doctor's unions in wales and northern ireland say they are watching the situation closely, while in scotland, junior doctors will vote on possible strike action later this month. jim reed, bbc news. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa is in oxford for us this lunchtime. katherine, the doctors say they want a 35% pay rise — how do they justify that? the bma says junior doctors' pay has
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fallen by a quarter over the last 15 years once inflation is taken into account. to get back to the level it was in 2008 would mean a 35% pay rise. a basic salary in the first year after medical school is around £29,000, but that doesn't include overtime and night pay. the union wants first—year pay to rise from £14 per hour to £19 an hour. it says junior doctors have large student debts of around £90,000 and other medical expenses they have to afford. plus, here in oxford, things like rent are very high and many find it too expensive to live here. the government says their pay demands are unaffordable. there were last—minute attempts to avert strikes, but the union said there was no credible offer on the table.
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other health unions have paused their strikes while they hold pay negotiations again this week. but for now this three—day strike, the biggest in nhs history, will continue, and widespread disruption to routine treatment and appointments is seen as inevitable. thousands of british companies are breathing a sigh of relief, after the rescue of the uk branch of silicon valley bank, which collapsed in the united states on friday. it's been bought by hsbc, ensuring that deposits are protected. as our business correspondent, theo leggett reports, svb specialised in lending to start—up technology companies, and there were fears many could have gone bust without this rescue deal. gn unexpected crisis s a hurried solution and the owners of businesses like this one are breathing a sigh of relief. they are
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trying to develop a new generation of supercomputer, like many small tech firm it's a member of silicon valley bank which collapsed last week, the boss says he feared his money would be lost for good. we have a money would be lost for good. - have a lot of our capita with svb and when the news broke, that, we heard on the grapevine that svb was in trouble we tried to get funds out, that was unuk sessionle so we had to scramble, to put mitigating strategieses in place, to survive as a company. for strategieses in place, to survive as a company-— strategieses in place, to survive as acoman . ., , a company. for the government, this crisis came — a company. for the government, this crisis came out _ a company. for the government, this crisis came out of— a company. for the government, this crisis came out of the _ a company. for the government, this crisis came out of the blue. _ a company. for the government, this crisis came out of the blue. the - crisis came out of the blue. the sudden collapse of a bank in the united states left thousands of british technology businesses facing potential oblivion, a solution has to be found and it had to be found quickly. 0 now hsbc has stepped in. its buying svb's uk business for one pound, ensuring customers can access their money and avoiding the need
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for any kind of taxpayer funded rescue. ~ ., . for any kind of taxpayer funded rescue. ~ . . ., rescue. we were faced with a situation _ rescue. we were faced with a situation where _ rescue. we were faced with a situation where we _ rescue. we were faced with a situation where we could - rescue. we were faced with a | situation where we could have rescue. we were faced with a - situation where we could have seen some of our most important companies, most strategic companies, wiped out and that would have been extremely dangerous and that is why the prime minister and i, the bank of england were all rolling our sleeves up over the weekend to make sure we had a solution. the government _ sure we had a solution. the government insists - sure we had a solution. the government insists the collapse of svb did not pose a wider risk to the uk's financial sector. but some analysts believe it should be taken as a warning. the analysts believe it should be taken as a warning-— as a warning. the government aenerall as a warning. the government generally and _ as a warning. the government generally and regulators - as a warning. the government generally and regulators have| as a warning. the government. generally and regulators have had as a warning. the government - generally and regulators have had a good weekend, in avoiding a crisis, but the iriney is thatjust at good weekend, in avoiding a crisis, but the iriney is that just at the moment when the government is thinking of slackening off the regulation of the financial service industry, this happens and ate is a powerful reminder it is a dangerous industry that can cause damage to a whole economy if it is not controlled properly. the whole economy if it is not controlled properly. the effects of the sudden _ controlled properly. the effects of the sudden collapse _ controlled properly. the effects of the sudden collapse are _ controlled properly. the effects of the sudden collapse are still- controlled properly. the effects ofj the sudden collapse are still being felt in financial centres round the world. shares in many major banks
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have fallen because investors are still wondering whether any other unpleasant sur surprises lie round the corner. p 0ur economics correspondent dharshini david is here. this bank saved and rescued, why does it matter for british business? sure, this bank, most of us hadn't heard of a week ago but there is a sense of deja vu, you remember the idea of a mad scramble to rescue a bank that has fallen prey to rising interest rates takes us back to 2008 and the financial crisis, that time round, it was primarily mortgage holders who couldn't pay back loan, this time round say it bank with an unwise investment strategy, its customers the ones we heard about there, tech businesses are seen as being a good bet which is why hsbc is comfortable taking them on and the chancellor is at pains to say you can still access money and he has been able to say this is a sign of how important the tech sector is
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to the future of the british economy, president biden has been speaking in the last few minutes and he too has been saying, look your money is safe, there is a scheme to protect customers so there is notes of reassurance and at the same time the chancellor at pains to say there is no risk to the wider tense hall system, we have the safety net oat out but banking shares down by 4, 5% in the uk, in morning trading, svb isn't a household name but on the other hand is it has awoken investors to the risk of rising interest rates. why do we care about that? we care whether or not the rules are strong enough to safeguard banks fortunes but also remember this, when you look at the ftse 100, about a this, when you look at the ftse100, about a sixth of that is made up by the financial sector share, if they take a blow so do our pension funds. thank you. our top story this lunchtime: gary lineker will be back on air —
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as the bbc resolves its dispute with him over what he says on social media. and coming up — three of britain's biggest conservation charities join forces to try to stop nature being destroyed in the uk. coming up on the bbc news channel. with the cheltenham festival starting tomorrow, controversial new whip rules have been introduced in british racing that could mean horses face disqualification if there are serious breaches of the regulations. the prime minister has promised to increase defence spending by nearly £5 billion over the next two years to counter the growing threats from china and russia. rishi sunak is in california for talks with his australian counterpart anthony albanese and president biden. they're expected to set out details of a uk—us pact to supply australia with nuclear—powered submarines. 0ur political editor,
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chris mason, is travelling with the prime minister. the prime minister arrived here in san diego with china on his mind. the government's worried about its power and ambitions, and that's why this californian city will have no shortage of motorcades today. the australian prime minister is here too, and so is president biden. mr sunak says the uk will spend an extra £5 billion on the military over the next two years. prime minister, how will this get—together here make people feel more safe at home? well, the government's first priority, my priority, is to keep our country safe, and today we are publishing our integrated review, which sets out our foreign policy and approach to security policy. it's clear that the world has become more volatile, the threats to our security have increased. the meeting with the australian prime minister was a rather sober affair. a sparkling water for anthony albanese, a still water for rishi sunak.
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a deal is expected later to supply australia with nuclear—powered submarines. this gathering here in san diego, with its proud military history, is all about countering concerns about china. but at the same time, of course, there is a war raging in europe, in ukraine, and just a matter of weeks ago, we had the defence secretary, ben wallace, saying the british army was underfunded and had been hollowed out. now, he has welcomed this extra money being allocated, but the big question is, will it be enough? in a volatile world, that is far from certain. labour claim the conservatives have failed on defence. chris mason, bbc news, in san diego. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale is here. £5 billion of extra defence spending — it sounds like an awful lot of money. 0ver over two years and it is probably not as much as ben wallace wanted, i think he probably wanted double
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that, but it is also wto looking at how that money breaks down, so 3 billion of that 5 billion is going to be spent on britain's defence nuclear industry, in other words precisely the reason why rishi sunak is in america, because britain will be part of this consortium that helps australia build its own nuclear powered submarine, remember britain also is renewing its own trident weapons, the submarines that carry the nuclear deterrent, so they are putting a lot of monetary policy into that, the main reason for the defence review was because or refresh was because of the invasion of ukraine. and when you look at the money that has been given to the british armed forces, to replenish ammunition stock, to replace equipment donated to ukraine, that is 1.9 billion, and that is not going to fill the holes that the british army feel it has got and need to be replaced by new artillery
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s&p systems, more tanks than it is going to get. i think there will be disappointment among senior officer, it is worth saying the government has promised it will reach 2.5% of national income being spent on defence, gdp but not when, you look at most countries in nato, they have pledged many of them, to meet at a certain time, 2.5%, even 3% in some cases and the fact is that generally speaking on defence, under conservative government, it has declined, over the last decade or so. declined, over the last decade or so. �* ., ., ., i ., declined, over the last decade or so. jonathan beale, our defence correspondent _ so. jonathan beale, our defence correspondent thank _ so. jonathan beale, our defence correspondent thank you - so. jonathan beale, our defence correspondent thank you very i so. jonathan beale, our defence i correspondent thank you very much. emergency services are responding to the incidents on the junction of field close. it is not clear if anyone has been injured, south wales police are asking people to avoid the area.
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three of britain's biggest conservation charities are joining forces to try to halt the destruction of uk nature. the national trust, wwf and the rspb say they want to use their collective voice to call on everyone to act now to protect the natural world. the "save our wild isles" campaign aims to use sir david attenborough's new five—part series focusing on uk nature to help catalyse action. 0ur climate editor, justin rowlatt, explains. killer whales. eagles. dormice. just a few of the natural treasures featured in sir david attenborough's series wild isles. but sir david has a warning. never has there been a more important time to invest in our own wildlife. the heads of britain's three most powerful conservation charities have joined forces, in an effort to protect and restore nature in the uk. between them, they have 8.5 million members.
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we've come together because while we have spectacular nature here in the uk it is in crisis, it's on the brink. only a quarter of all our curlew chicks survive their first year. three—quarters of us say we're worried about nature here in the uk, but it seems we have no idea how bad things have got. the uk is in the bottom 10% of countries globally for nature, according to the natural history museum, yet more than half of those questioned in a poll for this new campaign thought britain was doing at least as well as the rest of the world. so what can be done? the charities want you to "go wild once a week." you could plant a wild flower window box, restore a local ecosystem with a conservation group or tell your mp what changes you want to see. the charities hope all sections of society will take part.
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it will take every single one of us to play our part. it will take us, as charities, but we alone can't do this, it needs to be individuals, it needs to be communities coming together, it needs to be businesses, and it needs to be our leaders. we must act quickly, says sir david. for generations we have celebrated the beauty of the natural world right here at home, and now, suddenly, it is nearly gone. the good news is, most ecosystems can recover, so long as they get the protection they need. justin rowlatt, bbc news. the sci—fi epic everything everywhere all at once was the big winner at the oscars, with seven awards, including best director and best picture. here's our enterainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. congratulations, welcome
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to the 95th 0scars. after 2022, when best actor winner will smith slapped host chris rock, this 0scars kept rather more to the expected script. although inevitably it was the subject of a joke or two. if anyone in this theatre commits an act of violence at any here's our enterainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. if anyone in this theatre commits an act of violence at any point during the show, you will be awarded the oscar for best actor. the big winner... everything everywhere... ..was the ground—breaking, universe hopping fantasy everything everywhere all at 0nce. the film won seven awards, including best film, best director, and best actress for... michelle yeoh. ..the first asian woman to win that 0scar. all the little boys and girls who look like me, watching tonight, this is the beacon of hope and possibilities. this is proof that dreams — dream big, and dreams do come true.
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it was an historic win for the film on an historic night that celebrated the talent of american asian people working in cinema, a group so often overlooked. brendan fraser. hollywood loves a comeback story. mummy star brendan fraser had mostly disappeared from sight. after winning best actor tonight for playing an obese lecturer in the whale, he dedicated his award to his fellow nominees. it is my honour to be named alongside you in this category. british winners included _ matthew freud and charlie mackesy for the animated short film the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse. people that i've worked with, they have tolerated me for two years, and they're brave and kind, and thank you so much, and thank you to my mum and my family, and my dog, who i have left behind, who's actually in a hotel. an irish goodbye.
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set in northern ireland, it won best live action short, a perfect birthday present for one of its stars, james martin. # happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you. # i won't let go till the end... audiences for many award shows have been falling in recent years. the academy will be hoping that two huge stars singing their oscar—nominated songs will have given them a welcome boost. lady gaga performed hold my hand from top gun: maverick. while rihanna performed lift me up from black panther: wakanda forever. but both stars were beaten to the best song 0scar by the exuberant naatu naatu from rrr — one of the most successful indian films of all time. lizo mzimba, bbc news. time for a look at the weather.
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