that they will collaborate with the us but not subordinate to it, this is the key point that she has emphasised many times. it's important to note that mexico has not agreed to trump's policy that asylum seekers wait in mexico while their claim is processed. for this to work, like many other of trump's policies, mexico needs to be in agreement and play ball but at the moment that is still in question. a new wildfire has flared up north of los angeles, which is itself still counting the cost of deadly fires earlier this month. the hughes fires has quickly taken hold of a large area near lake castaic, strecthing to an area of more than 9,000 acres.

more than 30,000 people have been moved from their homes. 0ur correspondent in los angeles, peters bowes has been giving us the latest. this is a very familiar situation, chimney dry, tinder dry hillsides, no rain for months and strong wind. that perfect storm scenario that meant this fire that started to the north of the lake spread extremely rapidly, like so many of the other fires we have seen in the los angeles area over the last couple of weeks. thousands of people had to be evacuated from their homes, mostly communities to the south of the latecomer many others had to be put onto evacuation warnings meaning that they had to be prepared to leave their homes at a moment's notice if they were told to do that. firefighters say they are beginning to get the upper hand, do not out of the woods yet, the warnings for the next at least 24—36 hours in terms

of the weather and wind are not positive, the red flag warning meaning expect extremely strong wind, that has been extended into friday. but at the weekend the los angeles area is expecting some rain. it would be the first rain for months, just a spring clean of rain, not a heavy downpour, but it could significantly assist the firefighters as they tackle displays and continue to get the other fires around los angeles completely under control. the next couple of hours, we'll find out who is in the running for this year's 0scars. 0ur entertainment correspondent, colin paterson went through some of the runners and riders. the names you are going to hear a lot. let's start with one that people have been to the cinema to see in their droves, wicked. this adaptation of a more than 20—year—old broadway show has been a box office phenomenon. i'm expecting a nomination for the british lead of the film, cynthia erivo. that will be her second oscar nomination. and in best supporting actress, ariana grande will get an oscar nomination.

and surely someone is going to make sure they sing defying gravity on the oscars stage this year. then look out for conclave. it is a papal thriller, not often you say that phrase, starring ralph fiennes, who i think will get his first oscar nomination for 28 years, his first since the english patient. it did very well at the baftas, will do well here. and then let's talk about amelia perez. it is a french film, in spanish, set in mexico, and it is a musical, one about the boss of a drug cartel who is wanting to become a woman. —— emilia perez. and today, the lead of that film, karla sofia gascon, will become the first ever trans acting nomination. and that is very interesting time, given what president trump spoke about in his inauguration speech. colin, those are the front runners. any surprises to watch out for, do you think? well, one amazing story to look out for today.

demi moore, at the age of 62, is going to get her first ever oscar nomination. she was snubbed for ghost, snubbed for a few good men back in the �*90s, when she was arguably the biggest film star on the planet. today, she's going to be nominated for the substance, and it's not the type of film the academy normally rewards. it's a body horror. quite a shocking film. look out for that. as i say, all the nominations will be at1.30. you can get them live on the bbc website. the nominations event has been postponed twice because of the la wildfires. as you heard there, the vatican thriller conclave is expected to do well. it has already collected 12 bafta nominations. tom brook has been speaking to the film's cast and director. the pope is dead.

the throne...is vacant. conclave is a film chronicling political intrigue at the vatican, as we observe the fictional cardinal lawrence, played by british actor ralph fiennes, presiding over the election of a new pope. he finds himself at the centre of intense politicking. this is a conclave, aldo, it's not a war. it is a war! and you have to commit to a side! ralph fiennes was drawn to the work, which is based on a robert harris best seller, because of the nature of the man he plays. the character of lawrence, a bit uncertain about his faith, he makes a speech about doubt, and that the great enemy is certainty, and that doubt is the foundation of mystery and therefore forfaith, and i was very compelled by that speech, that speech was the catalyst that made me want to do it, i think it's quite a healthy provocation. conclave has been a real

crowd—pleaser — audiences have appreciated its elegant, well—written screenplay and strong performances from an illustrious cast, which includes renowned actor isabella rossellini who plays a rather formidable nun. good afternoon, sister, i would like to speak to the nun who dropped her trayjust now. she's safe with me, i am dealing with the situation. i'm sure you are, sister agnes, but i must see her myself. i hardly think a dropped tray should concern the dean of the college of cardinals. even so, i... the welfare of the sister my responsibity. and this conclave is mine. it may be a thriller, a work of fiction, but isabella rossellini thinks the movie touches on issues of the real world. it talks about, whether should we be liberal, should we be conservative, what is the role of women within the catholic church? but that is also a debate that we have in our society and so you can see many parallels. indeed, credit must go to german director edward berger, who has fashioned a film that is very accessible,

it comes across like a murder mystery. you should be careful, thomas. i wanted to make a political thriller that stands like a book that you really love to read, like where you basically, you know, you are on the edge of your seat for the entire time, but also i was really moved by ralph's character's interior journey — ralph fiennes has been nominated for an oscar twice before, in the 19905 for roles in schindler's list and the english patient. he's widely expected to get nominated again for this year for his role in conclave. how important is it for you to get awards recognition or oscars recognition? does it mean a lot to you? i think getting awards recognition helps the movie business have traction. the real reward for the actor is getting the job, but i think if you are, if the awards come to any actor or director in any film, of course you celebrate, because i think it injects a kind of enthusiasm into cinema. and particularly what's

great about this is, of course there is awards talk, but more importantly was the life of the film in cinemas, it stayed in cinemas for quite some time, which was fantastic. ralph fiennes admits the success of conclave has come as a bit of a surprise. after all, a story of a lot of men in red in the sistine chapel doesn't immediately conjure up thoughts of big movie hit but conclave shows how clever screenplay, adept direction, and strong performances can be combined to create a gripping, thrilling cinema. and you can watch a special programme on the oscar nominations here on bbc news — we have a stream bringing you the announcement in full and all of the reaction from one o'clock gmt. you can find that on the bbc news website. the world's biggest iceberg has broken away from antarctica and is approaching the british territory of south georgia — home to large penguin and seal colonies. georgina rannard reports.

this is the world's largest iceberg and probably the laziest. for decades, it loitered, stuck in antarctica. but one day in december, a23a finally broke free. now captured in satellite pictures, it is speeding into iceberg alley, a place where icebergs go to die. but here, right in its path lies the british territory of south georgia. i will take you out the door. ice is a way of life for sailors and fishermen there. but they can't ignore something the size of a23a. there's an iceberg over that way. you have to have a very healthy respect for the ice. because if you don't, it will get you. it can come out of nowhere and you get something the size of a23 when it comes along, and it deposits these thousands of tonnes of ice. theyjust kind of hang around the island. and it does, does make things a lot more tricky.

the chunks could also block coves where these go to feed, putting half the world's king penguins and millions of seals at risk. but in danger, there is opportunity. last year, british researchers on this ship seized the chance to visit a23a. it's a really amazing experience. it's unlike anything that i've ever seen before, you just kind of see a massive wall that is way higher than you are. it's really difficult to get up close to the world's largest iceberg, but i think i found the next best thing and i have to handle these really carefully. but in here is water that melted straight off the giant iceberg. in this lab, scientists are finding out how icebergs affect the ocean's carbon cycle. it's unlikely that a23a was caused by climate change because it calved a long time ago in 1986. but as climate change progresses and the ice sheets become more unstable, more giant icebergs will form. so being able to see icebergs like this giant iceberg and study them allows us to understand the impact that they're going to have

on the ocean and everything around them, the wildlife, the islands, and kind of the earth as we know it. in south georgia, the battle with the ice rages on, and there on the horizon, the big one lurks, closing in on the fragile island. georgina rannard, bbc news. these satellite pictures we have coming in from liverpool crown court. —— these are the life. we are covering the expected sentencing of the southport attacker, axel rudaku ba na. southport attacker, axel rudakubana. little earlier we rudaku ba na. little earlier we had rudakubana. little earlier we had this report coming in from the press association which said that the 18—year—old had been taken to hospital in the early hours of today. these are pictures we had from a little earlier which showed axel rudaku ba na earlier which showed axel rudakubana arriving in a police van to the court. you are

watching bbc news, stay with us. weather now — here's carol kirkwood. the met office has issued two rare red weather warnings for northern ireland and scotland, all in connection with storm eowyn. we could have gusts of wind at— 90 mph widely tomorrow by as much as 100 mild per hour with exposure. storm eowyn is currently forming in the atlantic, developing rapidly as it pushes across hours, not clearing the far north—east of scotland and till we get through the day on saturday. today we have a weather front bringing rain moving from the west to east, accompanied by squally winds, hail and possibly thunder and lightning, behind it things quietening down, brightening up with a huge hours. for many it will feel chilly today, highs between five and 10 celsius. this evening and overnight, rain continues to push northwards and eastwards, clearing away, some clear skies and then in comes the storm

bringing heavy rain, transient snow in scotland to lower levels, quickly turning back to reign in the morning, but severe gales or gales. the met office has these two red weather warnings, northern ireland and scotland, northern ireland and scotland, northern ireland kicks in from seven in the morning until two o'clock, and for scotland it kicks in ten o'clock until five o'clock. it is covering both showers. damaging gusts of wind. in addition, he amber weather warnings for tomorrow, again gales, severe gales, and the scottish one, as the storm moves north—eastwards come out will last until the following day, into saturday until 6am. picking up on friday, we have the rain rattling through, curling back across scotland and northern ireland, but it is the wind that will be the main feature. really damaging gusts of wind, gales, severe gales, possibly gusts as much as 100 mph for the exposure across

parts of northern ireland had western scotland. as we head on into friday night and saturday, the low pressure continues to drift north—eastwards, it will still be windy for northern england, open to scotland, the wind slowly easing from the south through the day, it will take much of the day before the gales ease across the far north. then a quite a spell, but more wet weather coming in from the west through the afternoon.

i'm sarah campbell in liverpool. the sentencing of the teenager who murdered three girls in southport last summer will be sentenced in the coming hours. axel rudakubana arrived here at liverpool crown court in the few hours. he's also admitted attempting to murder 8 other children and two adults. i'll bring you all the developments from here at the court. and i'm catherine byaruhanga in london. in other news... the met office has issued a red weather warning covering northern ireland and parts of scotland as storm eowyn approaches, warning of gusts of up to 100mph and a �*danger to life'.

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