daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey.his weekend is oscars weekend in california, and this year netflix dominates the studios with no fewer than 27 nominations, including for the most prestigious award, that of best picture, for the power of the dog. the man who's turned netflix from streaming giant to movie powerhouse is scott stuber. he's netflix's head of globalfilms and he's now one of the most powerful individuals in hollywood. in his first uk broadcast interview, he spoke to our culture editor katie razzall in los angeles. hollywood is changing, revolutionised by the streaming services which now dominate the oscars too. scott stuber is often described as the most important man in the business. the power of the dog, best picture, how are you feeling about it? i'm nervous. right, ithink, you know, whenever you've got a chance you're always nervous. 25 years since our first run together... netflix has 12 nominations — nearly half the total — for its period western the power of the dog. what will success look like for y

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. heading from london to leigh—on—sea by train for what the prosecution says was a terrorist assassination. ali harbi ali is accused of researching several mps, including michael gove before settling on a sir david amess as his target. screen grabs left on his phone show he had booked an appointment and it said, "i don't think i'll take too long, thanks." the appointment was at belfairs methodist church work in a room beside the altar the prosecution says he said sorry and then stabbed sir david amess to death. yvonne yves who was also waiting to see the mp dialled 999. emergency. police, please, quick now. a man is wielding a knife and he threatened me. they say he's killed david amess at belfairs methodist church. he wants to get shot, apparently. he wants to be a hero. he wants the police to come and shoot him. who, the person with the knife? yes. he is wielding the knife now. he says if we go near him he will stab us. the prosecution says thatjust before the attack ali harbi ali mes

daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey.s been named as bella—rae birch. she was 17 months old. the animal had been with the family for just a week and has now been destroyed. police said they would also try to identify its previous owners as part of the investigation. within the past hour, the biden administration has confirmed it will abandon tariffs on the imports of british steel and aluminium which were imposed by president trump in 2018. in exchange, the uk has pledged to end duties on a range of us imports including whiskey. to explain the significance, our global trade correspondent dharshini david is here. what should we read into this? harley davidson motorbikes, levi jeans and bourbon whiskey all became very unlikely weapons in this long—running trade battle, which started when president trump decided to protect americanjobs by started when president trump decided to protect american jobs by taxing foreign steel. so in return, we taxed some high—profile american goods, and it was consumers and producers on both si

daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. let's have more now on the the situation in ukraine. and a growing number of experts agree that the russian advance has slowed. our security correspondent frank gardner has this assessment of the current state of the conflict. the kremlin's plan was simple, and as it turned out, absurdly overoptimistic — cross the border on three fronts, capture the big cities with overwhelming force and then the ukrainian government would soon collapse. well, it hasn't turned out like that. at an operational level, it's been a disaster. it's also been an international humiliation for putin in particular, but for russia more generally. because it has exposed all the faulty thinking. so, just why has it gone so badly for russia in these first few weeks of the war? well, there are a number of reasons. there is the strength of ukrainian resistance. most of the population has rallied round their government. the troops are using western—supplied weapons like javelin and stinger missiles. and when it comes to getting inside big cities, russia doesn't have eno

daniel sandford reports. get him down!tation, and today, the jury watched what he said officers in video—recorded interviews in the hours after the attack. anything you do say may be given as evidence! i do you understand me? - mr ali, is this a terrorist attack? i mean, it guess, yeah. i killed an mp. and i done it, yeah. 0k. mr ali, was there anybody else involved in the planning of this attack? no _ it wasjust me. the jury watched three hours of police interviews in which ali harbi ali calmly explained that he first considered terrorism when he dropped out of university 5.5 years ago. he said that on the day of the attack, he had hoped to become a martyr, but it didn't work out. he said he'd been carrying the knife for weeks and visited westminster several times. you know, i got into the houses of parliament, you know, i was trying to spot where they come out of, what they're doing, but, you know, obviously cos of the attacks, the police there are armed to the teeth. i'll be honest with you, there's been a lot of times

daniel sandford, bbc news at the old bailey. let's take a look at some of today's other news.staff without notice. peter hebblethwaite admitted to mp5 yesterday that not consulting unions before making people redundant broke employment law, but he said he would make the same decision again. ireland's foreign minister, simon coveney, has been ushered away from a building in north belfast amid a security alert. he was giving a peace—building talk at the houben centre on the crumlin road, when a van was reportedly hijacked and driven to the venue. mr coveney was escorted off stage by his security officer. the duke and duchess of cambridge have spent the day in the bahamas on the final leg of their caribbean tour. the couple left jamaica yesterday after a visit which attracted the usual crowds but also some criticism. the week—long trip, marking the queen's platinum jubilee, also saw the couple visit belize. our royal correspondent, jonny dymond, is travelling with the couple. perhaps not the bahamas they were expecting. is there caribbean tour was drawing to a close, whether they

daniel sandford, bbc news.a's ground now. tell us more about what this means for chelsea. i think ithinka i think a lot of that is still being digestive by the club, who we are yet to hear from today. football's authorities and what this means for the wider game, and of course the fans here at stamford bridge about the uncertainty this brings for their club. some of them feel hard done by, by the government, others say it was the only viable option, but of course the fans have enjoyed enormous success under the ownership of roman abramovich. the public clearly keen to sanction, whilst also ensuring the viability of a club they see as a significant cultural asset. we will see the chelsea men and women's team play tonight because they are allowed to continue playing, but there is financial uncertainty about what this means going forward. the sale of the club has been halted by this, but we understand the government would consider a license that would allow the sale of the club to go ahead if they can ensure the p

of a confrontation between the suspect and two unarmed police officers, as our correspondent daniel sandfordrriving at the church where sir david amess mp had been stabbed. they hesitate, but then decide to go in and confront the suspect. drop the knife. drop the bleep knife now!

thank you, daniel sandford. following the sacking of 800 staff without notice. peter hebblethwaite admitted to mps yesterday that he broke the law by not consulting unions before making people redundant — but said he would make the same decision again. in hollywood, final preparations are under way for the 94th academy awards on sunday. 0ne film which is generating last minute excitement some last—minute excitement as a potential winner is coda — which stands for child of deaf adults. the film follows a 17—year—old girl with a love of music — who is the only hearing person in herfamily. sophie long has been speaking to the cast. for ruby, following her dreams means leaving her struggling family at a time when they need her most. coda delves deep into the painful conflict faced by many children of deaf adults when the cost of breaking free is cutting a much needed line of communication with the outside world. a lot of people have asked me, what was the challenge on, you know, working, when you didn't all speak th

here's our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford.h, the man whose billions had powered the club to be champions of europe. but today roman abramovich was sanctioned by the government, freezing all his uk assets, including chelsea. abramovich has links to putin, who is mounting a barbaric and evil attack against the people of ukraine. this government, we in this department, stand with the people of ukraine. in the document announcing the sanctions, the government said he was a pro—kremlin oligarch associated with vladimir putin, with whom abramovich has had a close relationship for decades, and that he had obtained financial benefit from that association. roman abramovich made his money in the 1990s buying oil and aluminium assets from the russian state and making them hugely profitable. he became internationally famous when he bought chelsea, saying he'd spend what was needed to get success. translation: i haven't thought about how much money - i am prepared to spend. i suppose that depends on how well we play and how determined we a

daniel sandford with the latest from the old bailey.l this evening. the world number one women's tennis player, ash barty, has announced she's retiring at the age of 25. the australian star made the announcement on social media saying she was leaving the sport to chase other dreams. 0ur senior sports news reporter, laura scott, has more. it's not the first time ash barty has stunned the sporting world. just like some of her best shots, nobody saw this one coming. i'll be retiring from tennis, and it's the first time i've actually said it out loud. yeah, it's hard to say. but ash barty the person has so many dreams that she wants to chase after that don't necessarily involve travelling the world, being away from my family, being away from my home, which is where i've always wanted to be. barty�*s been world number one since 2019 and, last summer, won the trophy she'd always dreamt of — the wimbledon title. she then added her home grand slam, the australian open. but less than two months on, the 25—year—old said she felt she had nothing l

daniel sandford is our home affairs correspondent. 20 fixed penalty notices today — but there�*s moreet. this investigation is not over yet. this is the beginning of the latest chapter of this saga. first of all these fines will be issued and that will take awhile for them to arrive by post and we will not even know if is prepared to tell us if they have been issued one of these. we will not know that for a short while yet. the police have made clear that there is a lot more investigate material for them still to go through and it may well be that more fixed penalty notices come out of that if more offences meet the threshold. amongst all of that, big questions about whether the prime minister himself will get one or senior civil servants will get one. we are starting to get the fixed penalty notices coming, but the consequences of that are still not entirely clear.— entirely clear. daniel, thank you. daniel sanford. _ for the latest on the situation in ukraine — let�*s cross to lviv and my colleague ben brown. jane, thank you very much indeed. well, on the battlefield here in ukraine

daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. the time is 6.21pm. our top story this evening.nduring a living hell. also coming up... go on, charlie. hit it, hit it. that's it. it's in!— go on, charlie. hit it, hit it. that's it. it's in! the 12-year-old coalie that's it. it's in! the 12-year-old goalie and _ that's it. it's in! the 12-year-old goalie and his — that's it. it's in! the 12-year-old goalie and his last-minute - that's it. it's in! the 12-year-oldl goalie and his last-minute winner goalie and his last—minute winner that has gone viral. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel — as the deadline looms for bids to buy chelsea, their supporters trust urges the government to disregard any bid that wouldn't give fans additional representation and power in decision making. the number of disabled people who are struggling to pay their energy bills could more than double this year, to over two million, according to charities. those with disabilities or long—term health conditions often need extensive electrical equipment to survive, which can be expensive to run. cam

our home affairs corresponent daniel sandford is at the old bailey.he murder of sir david amess as an assassination for terrorist purposes, a cold and calculated murder carried out at a place of worship by a young man who for many years had been planning just such an attack. years had been planning 'ust such an attack. ., ,, ~ attack. tom little qc said ali harvey ali — attack. tom little qc said ali harvey ali had _ attack. tom little qc said ali harvey ali had bought - attack. tom little qc said ali harvey ali had bought the i attack. tom little qc said ali i harvey ali had bought the knife five years earlier and had carried out reconnaissance at the home of the levelling up secretary michael gove mp and at the constituency office of michael freer mp. tom little said ali harbi ali was relaxed and chatty just before the attack in a church in southend and then he had said sorry to sir david amess and then started stabbing him in a frenzied attack. he later came out and witnesses will tell the jury that he said i killed him, i killed him, i want him de

anyway, acklin and daniel sandford, thank you very much for addressing these your questions —— sarah d short time ago. finally, we are able to get rid of— short time ago. finally, we are able to get rid of all— short time ago. finally, we are able to get rid of all the _ short time ago. finally, we are able to get rid of all the travel— to get rid of all the travel restriction so there is no more testing, no more quarantining, no more paperwork, and today we will be scrapping the passenger form, friday, meaning you can travel like in the good old days.— in the good old days. this surely does incentivise _ in the good old days. this surely does incentivise people - in the good old days. this surely does incentivise people who - in the good old days. this surely| does incentivise people who have in the good old days. this surely - does incentivise people who have not got their jab does incentivise people who have not got theirjab yet, so are you doing this now? ~ ., ., . ., ., this now? what we have come to in the uk is such _ this now? what we have come to in the uk is such a _ this no

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here. morning, daniel. to run?— police that this process still has a wa to run? . ~ , ., way to run? taking things in order, it is 20 fines, _ way to run? taking things in order, it is 20 fines, we _ way to run? taking things in order, it is 20 fines, we don't _ way to run? taking things in order, it is 20 fines, we don't necessarilyl it is 20 fines, we don't necessarily know that its 20 people, it is possible there are people who have been issued more than one fine and the police have been careful with the police have been careful with the language and reiterated what we are talking about is 20 fines, it could be 20 people, it could be fewer. it is the police's official decision that on those 20 occasions, presumably many at the same time, the law has been broken, regulations were broken either in downing street or the cabinet office, it is the first time there has been an official ruling by the police that those 20 people, under 20 occasions, the regulations were broken and they are very clear in saying t

daniel sandford, bbc news.t but _ football club. the impacts will be significant but also _ football club. the impacts will be significant but also no _ football club. the impacts will be significant but also no one i football club. the impacts will be significant but also no one really| significant but also no one really knows quite how impactful this sanction on roman abramovich and the club will be. there is a huge amount of uncertainty here at stamford bridge, notjust for the of uncertainty here at stamford bridge, not just for the fans outside a club but within it as well, a club hierarchy trying to work out exactly what it means, how it effects their operations in the future, because what the government has put in place is this special license, that will allow the club to fulfil its fixtures, to continue to allow a season ticket holders to attend matches, but what they cannot do is what they will be worrying about, that inability to continue to sell extra tickets for games, buy or sell extra tickets for g

let's speak to our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. in russia, oleg sara pascoe and two of the new generation of oligarchs, the head of gazprom, alexey miller, and the head of russia's largest oil company rosneft, associate of vladimir putin who became rich and powerful through their connections to vladimir putin. they have sanctioned the head of the private bank linked to many russian billionaires, and also transneft, and also another government linked bank, the btb bank, going after people with lots of money who are close to vladimir putin. we people with lots of money who are close to vladimir putin.— close to vladimir putin. we should exlain close to vladimir putin. we should exolain what _ close to vladimir putin. we should explain what russian _ close to vladimir putin. we should explain what russian oligarch - close to vladimir putin. we should i explain what russian oligarch means, very wealthy businessman who has political influence and power in moscow. . . , political influence and power in moscow. ., . , , ., _ , moscow. oli

. _ daniel sandford is our home affairs correspondent. 20 fixed penalty notices today — but there's moree decide the order in which these issued? if how do the police decide the order in which these issued?— in which these issued? if back to what peeple _ in which these issued? if back to what people are _ in which these issued? if back to what people are being _ in which these issued? if back to what people are being given - in which these issued? if back to | what people are being given fixed penalty notices for the rule said you mustn't leave home except to go to work if that work cannot be done from home or to take exercise once a day. and so what the police have decided is the insofar 20 of the cases they've looked at someone has done something which wasn't, essentially, work. they've done something which, in layman stems of the party —— was a party rather than work. those are the ones which were easy conclusions to get you from the initial round of questionnaires. they looked at the initial round of questioners got back a load of the mentor these ones just latently appear to be bre

daniel sandford with the latest from the old bailey. it out loud. it is hard to say, but i am so happy and i am so ready and i just know at the moment, in my heart for me as a person, this is right. she steps away at the top of her game, ranked world number one since barty steps away at the top of her game, ranked world number one since 2019, the year she won the french open. last summer brought the trophy she had always dreamt of. the wimbledon title. then if her status as a national hero needed cementing, she did that injanuary, winning the australian open. today, less than two months on, barty said she felt absolutely spent with nothing left to give. former number one andy murray, said he was happy for barty, but gutted for tennis. two—time grand slam champion petra kvitova said tennis would never be the same without her, but praised her class. youngsters at her home club in brisbane said she had inspired them to pick up a racket. no words for her, she is perfect. the reason why i play tennis is ash barty. l while stars of the sport

our correspondent daniel sandford is there. sir david amess was stabbed in a 30 in lyon seeing in his constituency of southend west. —— in a constituency. quickly his assistants dialled 999. the first two police officers to arrive were pc ryan curtis and pt scott james who are essentially unarmed. they didn't have guns or tasers. theyjust had batons. this video is quite distressing. yes. we need the taser _ video is quite distressing. yes. we need the taser unit _ video is quite distressing. yes. we need the taser unit here. - video is quite distressing. yes. we need the taser unit here. they i video is quite distressing. yes. we need the taser unit here. they say he's got _ need the taser unit here. they say he's got a — need the taser unit here. they say he's got a knife and stab someone. he has— he's got a knife and stab someone. he has got— he's got a knife and stab someone. he has got a knife.— he has got a knife. we've got a taser unit _ he has got a knife. we've got a taser unit one _ he has got a knife. we've got a tase