ed sheeran has won a high court copyright battle over his 2017 hit, shape of you.had not plagiarised a 2015 song by the grime artist, sami chokri. chokri had claimed the famous "oh i" hook in sheeran�*s track was "strikingly similar" to an "oh why" refrain in his own track. let's have a listen. music plays. shape of you was the best—selling song of 2017 in the uk and is spotify�*s most—streamed ever. after the ruling, ed sheeran posted a video on his social media — here's some of what he said. i feel like claims that this have become way too common now. evenif have become way too common now. even if there is no basis for the claim. it's really damaging to the songwriting industry, there's only so many nodes and very few chords used in pop music, coincidence is bound to happen. earlier, i spoke to forensic musicologist sandy wilbur who's testifed during previous court cases over music copyright. i asked her what she made of these two tracks. let me first of all say that i was not involved in this case, and that i heard the two pieces today for the first time. but, a

lawyers for mr chokri said that speed proved ed sheeran had copied the melody.ge said that although there were similarities between the two songs, they were not big enough to constitute copyright infringement. he also accepted ed sheeran�*s testimony that he had never heard sami chokri's song before he wrote shape of you. millions of pounds in royalties have been frozen since the case began. today's decision means ed sheeran gets to keep his share of that money. mark savage, bbc news. the theory that dinosaurs were wiped out by a huge asteroid colliding with earth over 66 million years ago could soon be proved. for the first time scientists may have found direct evidence of a dinosaur that died in the immediate aftermath. our science editor rebecca morelle has more. it was most cataclysmic day in our planet's history. 66 million years ago, an asteroid seven miles across slammed into the earth. the age of the dinosaurs was over. now a mass graveyard unearthed in north dakota could contain the first evidence of creatures killed on that day. wow! oh, my god, look a

and that ed sheeran had her dead. and thatis that ed sheeran had her dead.ing about the radio, it was being played all the time. this was the biggest selling song in the uk that year? tt selling song in the uk that year? tt is still the most streamed song of all time on spot to more than 3 billion plays, and since this copyright case started, the royalties had been frozen in the uk. that means that millions of pounds that ed sheeran and his co—writers would have got every time it was played on the radio, used on tv, have been held. he will get that money after today.— have been held. he will get that money after today. thank you very much. millions of people will now pay more national insurance, as an increase to contributions comes into effect. the increase of 1.25 pence in the pound will apply to employees, businesses and the self—employed, with the money raised earmarked for health and social care. anyone earning more than 9,880 pounds a year will pay the increased contribution. but after a change announced in the chancellor s spring statement from july,

lawyers for sami chokri said that speed proved ed sheeran had copied the melody.t big enough to constitute copyright infringement. he also accepted ed sheeran's testimony that he had never heard sami chokri's sung before he wrote shape of you. millions of pounds in royalties have been frozen since the case began. today's decision means ed sheeran gets to keep his share of that money. mark savage, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. give us some give us some warmer give us some warmer weather, please. not until next week. it's a mixed bag at the moment. we have april showers today and tomorrow. some sunny spells as well. very blustery, particularly tonight. at moments on the satellite picture, you can see this catherine wheel of cumulus clouds, these storm clouds giving showers in places. but lots of big breaks in the cloud as well, giving us clearer skies. here is that low pressure. you can see winds spiralling around, and through the course of tonight and into tomorrow morning, we will see a swathe of strong winds blowing in from

ina in a video message ed sheeran said he was pleased by the verdict. by the verdict. there is a culture that a claim _ he was pleased by the verdict. there is a culture that a claim is _ he was pleased by the verdict. there is a culture that a claim is made - is a culture that a claim is made with the idea that settlement will be cheaper than taking it to court and that is damaging to the songwriting industry. that decision could save the star millions of pounds in lost royalties. mark savage, bbc news. # ..something brand new. # i'm in love with the shape of you... #. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. and it has taken you more than an hour to put this together! you might not like this, — hour to put this together! you might not like this, it — hour to put this together! you might not like this, it may _ hour to put this together! you might not like this, it may not _ hour to put this together! you might not like this, it may not be - hour to put this together! you might not like this, it may not be music . not like this, it may not be m

♪ >> ed sheeran wins bang a high court battle after he is accused of ripping off another artist. ♪ norato world news america. the ukrainian prime minister has called for even tougher sanctions on russia by the west, saying russia foes are trying to wipe ukraine off the face of the earth. president biden has announced new sanctions on moscow targeting its biggest banks and putin's inner circl in a moment, we talked to the pentagon's press secretary. first, let's hear some of the interview light murray conducted with ukraine's -- minister. >> i am sure this is genocide against the ukrainian nation from russia. >> do you soon -- do you think now there is a moral imperative to stop buying russian oil and gas? big money to russian budget, they finance this genocide, these crimes from russia side. nora: ukraine's prime minister talking to clive mari. while the u.s. has given 1.7 billion dollars need to ukraine since russia invaded. joining us as the press secretary for the u.s. defense department john kirby. will the united states give the ukrainians the heavy weapons they are begging for to

ed sheeran. anna collinson reporting there.time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. you can almost feel the stillness, nothing toppling over in the garden today like yesterday. nothing top over like yesterday, we have been on together for the last few days and we have had heavy rain and snow and very strong winds. today, things feel like calming down a little bit. this is from highland scotland, close to fort william. a beautiful scene here, from one of our weather watchers, blue skies overhead and relatively still water is here. that is not quite the whole story, it does still feel chilly despite the fact it is not as windy. we start the weekend and a chilly note. the question you have been asking is, winds it going to get warmer? into next week, we bring up southerly winds, changing the wind direction and that brings warm air. the outlook for the weekend, quite chilly, particularly at first, it will often be dry with a few showers. into next week, feeling warm and any sunshine, but not sunny all the time, there will b

i've got ed sheeran stuck in my head at the moment.ukraine on the bbc news website. if you want to get in touch with me you can find me on twitter. thank you for watching. hello. i think skies like this on thursday — large cumulus clouds — and over the high ground, certainly the possibility of some wintry showers. but wherever you are on thursday, there's a chance of catching a little bit of rain. but there'll be lengthy sunny spells, too, so it's not all bad. but the weather is unsettled, and you can see low pressures there moving off the atlantic in our direction. one such area of low pressure currently crossing the uk, giving a spell of some very windy weather from northern ireland through the irish sea, but particularly windy around the lancashire coastline around merseyside. northern parts of wales, gusts of wind here approaching 60 mph for a time during the early morning, and also across the highlands of scotland, the cold northerly wind bringing a covering of snow across the hills there. now the temperatures early on thursday mo

this isn't the first time ed sheeran has been accused of copyright.w i just film everything. everything is on film. we have had claims coming through on songs and then we go well, here's the footage, and you watch. you will see there is nothing there. two days ago, the high court ruled ed sheeran and his team had neither deliberately nor subconsciously copied the track, oh why. the singer says he wants to get back to making music, but this lengthy lawsuit has scarred one of the uk and the world's biggest stars. i personally think the best feeling in the world, best feeling, is the euphoria around the first idea of writing a great song. like, the first spark where you go, "this is special. this is amazing." but that feeling has now turned into, "oh, wait, let's stand back for a minute. have we touched anything?" you find yourself in the moment second—guessing yourself. anna collinson, bbc news. you can see the full interview on newsnight tonight. now for someone who never played your right as anyone's work. it is matt with his own original forecast. id

ed sheeran has won a high court copyright battle over his 2017 hit, shape of you.by the grime artist, sami chokri. mr chokri had claimed the famous "oh i" hook in sheeran's track was "strikingly similar" to an "oh why" refrain in his own track. here they are played back—to—back. take a listen #0h|,oh|,oh|#l'm in love with your body # oh i, oh |, oh |...# # 0h why, - oh why, oh why, oh # why do i put myself through this? # oh why, oh why...# shape of you was the uk's best—selling song of 2017 in the uk and is spotify�*s most—streamed ever. after the ruling, ed sheeran posted a video on his social media — here's some of what he said. i feel like claims like this are way too common now and have become a culture where a claim is made with the idea that a settlement will be cheaper than taking it to court, even if there's no basis for the claim. it's really damaging to the songwriting industry. we can now speak to forensic musicologist sandy wilbur who's testifed during previous court cases over music copyright. thank you forjoining us. i see you have your keyboard that

ed sheeran has won a high court copyright battle over his 2017 hit shape of you.sed the 2015 song oh why by sami chokri. mr chokri, a grime artist who performs under the name sami switch, said sheeran was a magpie and claimed the famous "oh i" hook in sheeran�*s track was "strikingly similar" to an "oh why" refrain in his own track. here they are played back—to—back. take a listen. #oh|,oh|,oh| # i'm in love with your body # oh i, oh i, oh i...# # oh why, oh why, oh why, oh # why do i put myself through this? # oh why, oh why...# shape of you was the uk's best—selling song of 2017 in the uk and is spotify�*s most—streamed ever. after the ruling, ed sheeran posted a video on his instagram account. here's some of what he said. whilst we're obviously happy with the result, i feel like claims like this are way too common now and have become a culture where a claim is made with the idea that settlement will be cheaper than taking it to court even if there's no basis for the claim. it's really damaging to the songwriting industry. for more on this, i am joined now byjef

here are the refrains played back—to—back, staring with ed sheeran's.otify�*s most—streamed ever. after the ruling, ed sheeran posted a video on his instagram account — here's some of what he said. obviously, we are happy with the result, claims like this are way too common now and it's a culture where claim is made with the idea that a settlement will be cheaper than taking it to court. it's really damaging to the songwriting industry. mr shokri's lawyers had called ed sheeran a magpie who borrows ideas that he doesn't always acknowledge. andrew sutcliffe oe said, "my clients are not shaggy, ed sheeran denied this, and pointed out that he always credits lesser known writers if he uses part of their songs. danny savage has been following the court case. kate swaine is head of intellectual property at gowling law firm — this is her analysis. there's only been an uptick. a lot of high—profile copyright infringements cases. taylor swift, most recently, there was a case against katy perry. there definitely been an uptick in recent times. it is pretty diffic

at the end of the report before we started speaking, j report before we started speaking, ed sheeraniven the impression of trying to draw a line and whether or not that will succeed is another question because in this time of streaming, there are concerns from some authors and some writers that they're not getting a credit that they deserve and more credit goes to the record company and there's another narrative and all of this as well they think the debate will run on. thank you very much for your time. time for a look at the weather forecast. it has been a day of extremes for some of us today. one minute we've got sunshine and a massive dump or thunder and lightning and back to sunshine again. and that's going to stay that way for the rest of today. if anything, the weather will go downhill for parts of the country in northern ireland and also around the sea. they have low pressure and gale force winds very strong wind on the way through tonight and gusts of 60 mph and on top of that, across scotland northerly winds and some snow falling across the highlands and winter picture here

ed sheeran denied this and pointed that he always credits writers if he uses part of their song. >> therean uptick. we have seen high-profile copyright infringement allegations against taylor swift , katy perry. there has definitely been an uptick. it is actually pretty difficult. i cannot think this result is surprising. you have got to prove that somebody has actually taken that work. here, they did not succeed in doing that. it was very much speculative. he would have had to have taken a substantial part or the whole of the work and did not meet that criteria. the judge commented that there were significant differences. similarities not enough. the final thing that makes it defendants, the actual creators cannot demonstrate their own independent narrative is to have they created the work, which was the case here. all of that makes it difficult to get a copyright infringement case. >> more detail on our website. our entertainment reporter has written this story where ed sheeran describes what he calls baseless claims. you can get in touch with me on twitter. it will be graded to hear fr

ed sheeran has called for an end to what he described as baseless claims of plagiarism after winningis london high court battle over whether he copied another artist's song. the british singer said such cases were damaging the pop industry and coincidences were bound to happen. it's almost three years now since a devastating fire tore through paris's notre dame cathedral. a massive restoration project is well under way to return it to its former glory. but in the meantime, you can go to a new exhibition where virtual reality will show you the cathedral�*s future, and its past. the bbc�*s tim allman has more. it was a moment that shocked a nation and stunned the world. one of the most famous and historic places of worship, consumed by smoke and flames. notre dame was rescued, and if all goes to plan, it will eventually be restored. but there is a way to explore this grand cathedral before the doors reopen properly to the public. 50 doors reopen properly to the ublic. , ., , public. so here, visitors will visit a new _ public. so here, visitors will visit a new kind _ public. so here,

ed sheeran faced claims that his 2015 song photograph was strikingly similar to the song amazing by xr winner matt cardle. sheeran settled out of court without admitting any guilt. by the time he'd become the uk's leading male recording artist, he'd released three of the top ten best selling albums of the last decade in the uk. # i'm in love with your body...#. and his 2017 song shape of you, co—written with his regular songwriting partnersjohnny mcdaid and steve mac, remains the most streamed song on spotify ever, with over three billion streams to date. but the song led to another lawsuit for sheeran. this time, the grime artist sami chokri claimed that sheeran had borrowed a refrain from chokri's song 0h why for shape of you. chokri demanded a songwriting credit, and the uk's official music licensing body barred sheeran and his co—writers from claiming millions of pounds in royalties until the dispute was settled. afterfour long years, sheeran and his team won their case, but it took its toll. what are your feelings now this case is over? i'm happy it's over. i'm happy we can move

ed sheeran has called for an end to what he described as baseless claims of plagiarism after winningis london high court battle over whether he copied another artist's song. the british singer said such cases were damaging the pop industry and coincidences were bound to happen. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, more clean, green fun in the sun with battery robots, solar cars and electric boats. in an unassuming garage in the netherlands, there's an electric car with a secret. no, it's not its ultra—light, ultra—strong carbon—fibre frame, although that is important to the story, and it's not the aerodynamic design that makes it look like a future car from the 1950s, although that is important, too. no, look closer at that shiny finish, and you'll see that it's not paint. the entire thing is covered in solar panels, solar panels on the bonnet, solar panels on the roof, solar panels instead of a back window. yes, this is a solar—powered car, and they call it lightyear one. the first production model will be going on sale this summer. its five square metres of solar panels

ed sheeran wins his legal battle over claims part of his track shape of you was copied from a song byrtist. welcome to bbc news, i'm yalda hakim. russian forces are continuing to shell areas in the east and south—east of country. their offensive in the southern port city of mariupol, which has been blockaded and relentlessly bombarded for more than a month, grinds on. an estimated 130,000 people remain trapped, in appalling conditions. as well as their ground assault, the russians are flying more than 200 missions a day, again targeting mariupol, but also the city of izyum, that's according british and american defence officials. the uk is now preparing more sanctions against russia, likely to target what's being described as moscow's �*military ambitions,�* while nato foreign ministers, are meeting in brussels, to discuss sending further support to ukrainian forces. let's get the latest from our correspondent, emma vardy. trapped in a nightmare but clinging on. while the residents of mariupol remain cut off from the outside walls, these are the images that russia wants you to see, ai

long hair and short shorts shep >> courtney, thanks. >>> so did ed sheeran steal a song a british judge the answer a lawsuit alleged his song "shape of you" ripped off a song "oh why" by sami switch and his partner. switch's lawyer says there's indisputable similarity between the two songs, particularly the chorus let's compare. here's the line of the chorus of "oh my" by sammy switch. ♪ oh why, why, why, why do i pu myself through this ♪ oh why ♪ >> okay. here's the phrase from the chorus of sheeran's "shape of you. ♪ oh i ♪ ♪ i'm in love with your body ♪ ♪ oh i ♪ >> i mean -- still, today, a uk high court said not the same the judge ruled ed sheeran deliberately did not copy the song and said it was only the starting spot of a case. last december, "shape of you" streamed the most so spotify ever he posted he's happy with the outcome but lawsuits like this are too common >> there's only so many notes and very few chords used in pop music. 22 million songs a year and there's only 12 notes that are available. hopefully, we can all get back to writing songs rather than having to prove we

the singer, ed sheeran, says his high court copyright case was not about money, but about standing upice but to defend his work in court. anna collinson reports. # say, boy, let's not talk too much. # grab on my waist and put that body on me...# this week, a lengthy battle over spotify�*s most—streamed song reached a conclusion. # i'm in love with the shape of you...# while a judge cleared ed sheeran and fellow songwriter johnny mcdaid of plagiarism, the pair have exclusively told newsnight there's been little celebration. i'm happy it's over. i'm happy we can move on and get back to writing songs. and, erm, yeah, i'mjust... all of it makes me sad. all of it. in the last year, it got really heavy and it was consuming. and the cost to our mental health and creativity was really tangible. shape of you became the focus of a high court trial after the grime artist sami chokri accused the songwriters of copying one of his tracks. ed sheeran and his team denied this and decided to fight for the song, which the trial heard earned them around £5 million a year. but they say this was about so

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i saw ed sheeran and people lost their minds.bum coming out, burner? >> uhhh... ( laughter ) ( applause ). >> trevor: oh, okay, okay. oh. so now the nigerian doesn't want to tell the truth. okay. >> i didn't say anything. >> trevor: oh, okay. >> so i didn't lie. >> trevor: silence, all right. >> because you're my guy, you know, i won't let you down. in front of all these people. ( laughter ) okay, so, it's-- i'll give you a hint. it's going to come out on the day everyone celebrate for their self when it's their own date. >> trevor: all right. i don't know what that means, but... >> you see. ( laughter ). >> trevor: i can-- i can feel it. >> trevor: you just left me with a riddle that i've got to go and figure out. i'm like, "is it a friday? is it a birthday? is it a sunday? a saturday? it depends on the day you celebrate what you do." >> not what you do, it's not everybody in the world that has a job. so it's like-- this, everybody has it. everybody has their day to celebrate it. >> trevor: we're going to figure this out, man. b

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ed sheeran has won a high court copyright battle over his 2017 hit, shape of you.0, i, 0, i, 0, i. why do i put my felt through — # 0, i, 0, i, 0, i. why do i put my felt through this? shape of you was the uk's best—selling song of 2017 in the uk and is spotify�*s most—streamed ever. after the ruling, it sheeran posted a video on his instagram account. here's some of what he said. i feel it claims like this are way too common and have become a culture where a claim is made where it will be cheaper than taking it to court. it's really damaging to the songwriting industry. joining us now is george howard, a music business professor at berklee college of music. he is the former president of rykodisc, the world's largest independent digital record label, and he has draughted reports for and testified in many high—profile copyright cases. you are perfectly place for us and welcome to the context. do you think this went the right way? i welcome to the context. do you think this went the right way?— this went the right way? i actually do, and this went the right way? i ac

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we begin this morning with ed sheeran, the grammy winner dropping a brand-new music video overnight andve ♪ ♪ in your eyes electrified ♪ ♪ all night ♪ >> it's a great tune. hey, they shot this video in kyiv, in ukraine last year. sheeran explaining, quote, it was my first time visiting the country and i felt so welcome during my stay. ukraine is a proud and resilient country. i'm so grateful to have had the chance to film my video there. sheeran going on to announce, guys, for the next year, his and lil baby's streaming royalties and proceeds from all of the streaming of this remix will be donated in their entirety to uk's disaster emergency committee, ukraine humanitarian appeal aimed at helping refugees across europe. >> so wonderful. >> that's a lot of money too when you're ed sheeran and lil baby so thank you guys for that and new music. >>> also this morning, we're going to infinity and beyond thanks to chris evans. the "lightyear" star will bring back our favorite space toy. he's bringing it back to life in the origin story for "buzz lightyear." we'll finally find out how buzz cam

evening pretending it wasn't that deep i guess i was blind caught up in the moment ♪ >> that's ed sheeran'scalled "2step." it was shot in kyiv, ukraine, before russia invaded the country. sheeran said he's donating all money to ukraine for humanitarian efforts which he calls a proud country. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" now, a covid treatment has been approved for young children, and an annual auction for lunch with warren buffett is having a grand finale. naomi ruchim is in new york with those stories and more. hey, naomi, good morning. >> good morning. >>> stock futures are pointing to a flat open. investors get key data when they release the consumer confidence. alphabet, microsoft, and general motors are among the companies reporting first quarter earnings results today. >>> yesterday the dow rose 238 points, the nasdaq gained 165 points, and the s&p 500 was up 24 points. >>> the fda has approved the first covid-19 treatment for children younger than 12. infants as young as 28 days old weighing at least 7 pounds who get the virus can now be treated with the drug remdesivir. there's still

drake, ed sheeran, bieber, lil nas x, weeknd.tions i'm waiting for 1:41 eastern when tiger eldrick woods tees off from the masters tradition like no other. last one is a brand new category for the billboards top billboard global 200 song. dua lipa, "levitating. ed sheeran, "bad habits. olivia rodrigo "good for you. and justin bieber for "stay and" -- there you go more finalists revealed in our fourth hour. check out the billboard music awards live coast to coast sunday may 15, 8:00 p.m. eastern here on nbc. and stream it live of course on peacock. >>> just ahead we're about to meet an inspiring athlete and his record-setting run with the quintuplets. incredibly touching story. first a check of your local news and weather. >>> good morning to you pup it is 8:26. i'm kris sanchez. san jose police releasing new details on the hit-and-run driver who killed two women. this happened about 6:30 last night at alcoa avenue and oakton circle. investigators say that driver was in a red pickup truck traveling west bound on ocala. the victims

this isn't the first time ed sheeran has been accused of copyright. stand back for a minute. have we touched anything?" you find yourself in the moment second—guessing yourself. anna collinson, bbc news. the full interview with ed sheeran is on newsnight, on bbc two at 10.30 tonight. stay with us, headlines coming up. good morning, welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and charlie stayt. our headlines today. heading off for the easter holidays — but there's warnings of significant delays at ports and airports. bookings and a demand for flights are up, which isjust what bookings and a demand for flights are up, which is just what the travel industry needs, but airports and airlines are grappling with shortages because of sickness and unfilled vacancies. i am at manchester airport. harrowing accounts of life under russian occupation near the ukrainian city of chernihiv, where more than a hundred civilians were held captive in a cellar for weeks. the chancellor rishi sunak defends his wife's tax arrangements, saying his family are the targets of a smea

as long as ed sheeran is playing all night, i'm off the dance floor anyway. >> something to tell youry. >> it's a great story. >> this is longer than my sportscast. >> it really is, the producer gave us a long time to talk about this. we want to wish you well. it's been fun seeing the journey and you walk down the aisle and say two words, i do. got that, charlie? >> i'll try not to screw it up. >> all right, thanks so much for watching, our next local newscast is tomorrow morning from 6:00 to 7:00. >> news ok, floor and decor, show me what you've got. now this tile says "spa day, all day." but this tile says "classic gone glam." and this modern look? it's sleek... yet chic. ok, i've got it. everything i need to pull this project together. and all at the perfect price. at floor and decor, you can realize any aspirational project at an inspirational price. because with an unmatched selection of high-quality products all at everyday low prices, your bathroom upgrade has never been more "you." discover floor and decor today! - [announcer] the following program is a paid advertisement for

ed sheeran has called for an end to what he described as baseless claims of plagiarism after winningondon high court battle over whether he copied another artist's song. the british singer said such cases were damaging the pop industry — and coincidences were bound to happen. those are the latest headlines. now on bbc news... it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. since vladimir putin launched his invasion of ukraine, russia has faced new levels of international isolation. that's had a big impact in sport, an arena which putin has long used to project russian pride and power. russian footballers have lost their chance of going to the world cup. my guest today has seen his sporting dreams shattered, too. nikita mazepin was a formula 1 driver backed by his billionaire oligarch father. now, both of them have been sanctioned, and mazepinjr has been fired by his f1 team. does this sort of international pressure work? nikita mazepin in moscow, welcome to hardtalk. stephen, thank you for having me. it's a pleasure to have you on the show. you thought tha

of course, there's an ed sheeran connection to space man. yes. ve been in serbia. what's been the highlight? you know what? actually, in all the cities we've been to, we've tried to do a green lamp session. so this isn't the original green lamp, but, in lockdown, when i was filming in the corner of my shed, there just so happened to be one of these in the corner. so i've started doing something called the green lamp sessions where, when we have time and we're in a new city, we'lljust drop like a 15—minute warning on instagram, like, hey, come and meet us here and we'll sing a couple of songs. and that has been an amazing highlight. # up in space, man. sam ryder. here's the weather with ben. hello there. rain will be in short supply over the next couple of days but we cannot say the same for cloud. we will see a lot of dry weather through the rest of today but it will often be quite cloudy. eastern areas have had a very cloudy start to the day, an area of high pressure sitting to the north of the uk has been feeding at these north—westerly winds an

ed sheeran faced claims that his 2015 song, photograph, was strikingly similar to the song, amazing,t. by the time he'd become the uk's leading male recording artist, he'd released three of the top ten best selling albums of the last decade in the uk.

. >>> and finally, singer ed sheeran surprised local pub-goers in england, popping behind the bar, playing pool and joining a sing along ♪ the owner said ed was super down to earth, but his kite pulling could, well, use some work truly, what would do you if ed sheeran just casually walked into your favorite pub you know >> no security or anything i love they were like, he was so nice, he sang along. a horrible bartender >> i like that, prince harry and duchess meaghan are opening the invictus games what does the prince say to his grandmother? >>> coachella is back. big news taking the stage, including a last-minute edition to replace kanye west. but first, these messages. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ right there around hayward in castor valley. san francisco, up towards the north bay you can see pockets of moderate to briefly heavy rain around novato headed into mill valley and headed into north bay. the back evenly of the storm is already approaching the coast, so the peak of the rain is occurring right now. by 9:00 we transition to scattered shower and by the afternoon we will see clearing skies and

ina in a video message ed sheeran said he was pleased by the verdict. there is a culture — he was pleased by the verdict. there is a culture that _ he was pleased by the verdict. there is a culture that a _ he was pleased by the verdict. there is a culture that a claim _ he was pleased by the verdict. there is a culture that a claim is _ he was pleased by the verdict. there is a culture that a claim is made - is a culture that a claim is made with the idea that settlement will be cheaper than taking it to court and that is damaging to the songwriting industry. that decision could save the star millions of pounds in lost royalties. mark savage, bbc news. # ..something brand new. # i'm in love with the shape of you... #. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. and it has taken you more than an hour to put this together! you might not like this, — hour to put this together! you might not like this, it — hour to put this together! you might not like this, it may _ hour to put this together! you might not like this, it may not _ hour to put this tog

we've got this year ends looking fairly happy and certainly very youthful in ed sheeran's case.'t a problem." most people will have to pay - — haven't a problem." most people will have to pay - he _ haven't a problem." most people will have to pay - he says _ haven't a problem." most people will have to pay - he says it's _ have to pay — he says it'sjustified over— have to pay — he says it'sjustified over the _ have to pay — he says it'sjustified over the massive backlog in the nhs, 6 million _ over the massive backlog in the nhs, 6 million people waiting for treatment. it's worth bearing in mind _ treatment. it's worth bearing in mind that — treatment. it's worth bearing in mind that even before the pandemic, there _ mind that even before the pandemic, there were _ mind that even before the pandemic, there were 4 million people waiting for treatment, there were 4 million people waiting fortreatment, underthis for treatment, under this government's administration. fortreatment, underthis government's administration. it's not been — government's administration. it's not been sole

ed sheeran did not subconsciously copy that song.ve now been arrested in connection to the sacramento, mass. shooting what we've learned about each suspect and the charges they're facing russia accused of more war crimes against ukraine what president biden is announcing today and what ukraine's leader is now demanding from the rest of the world and top doctors are meeting today to discuss the future of covid boosters here in the us what this could mean for you. and your family next. from ktvu. fox two news. this is mornings on two and good morning , everyone. what's the mornings on two and the eight o'clock hour? i'm frank mallicoat. pam. you're you're looking i was looking behind us just to see pam cook wednesday morning, april 6th was seen. it's a little deceivingly dark and cloudy a little bit because i know it's going to be pretty sunny and hot. let's check in with roberta. it's a little c. hayes you're looking at. that's the word i was looking for, and we will have a little deterioration in our air quality. later today as the t

a huge legal victory just happened for ed sheeran.t another baseless lawsuit intended to squeeze money out of artists who want to avoid the expense of a trial. the plaintiffs allege that the refrain you're hearing now in the course of "shape of you" is strikingly similar to a line in a song written by an artist named sammy switch. "shape of you," by the way, the biggest selling song in 2017 in the uk. a lot at stake in this trial and a big victory for songwriters he says. >>> also popping, "bridgerton's" second season waltzing into the record books. it clocked 215.7 hours of viewing time over the last seven days. that's the streamer's new record for the most viewed english language tv series ever. season 2 as we know follows anthony bridgerton's quest for love. it was launched on march 25th, and amassed 193 million hours on its opening weekend alone. >> it keeps breaking its own record. >> it does. it's done. it's in the books now but really honestly such fun to watch. i know our control room was saying even juicier than season 1. if

of course, there is an ed sheeran connection to space man. n the last couple of weeks. you have performed in madrid, in germany, you have been in serbia. what's been the highlight? you know what? actually, in all the cities with trying to do a green lamp session. so this isn't the original green lamp, but, in lockdown, when i was filming in the corner of my shed, they're just so happened to be one of these in the corner. so i've started doing something called the green lamp sessions where, when we have time and we are in a new city, we willjust drop like a 15 minute like come and meet us here and we will sing a couple of songs. and that has been an amazing highlight. # up in space, man. and the performance itself, what can you tell us? what are you going to do on stage? i'm not going to tell you anything, but you already know that. i'll have some guesses. you can just say yes or no or not react at all. will you be in a spacesuit? no. will you have alien backing dancers? that's a good idea. can we get some? and, obviously, the last two times th

. ♪♪ >> reporter: martin harrington and thomas leonard sued ed sheeran, and won co-writing credit andiginal song. second, you have to prove that the thief had access that they heard your song at some point. and finally, the big one, you have to prove that the two songs are subs substantially similar. >> no one can own individual notes, no one can own chord pro aggressions. no one can certainly own a feel of a song. >> reporter: she argues there is a difference between copying and inspiration. >> the beatles were inspired by bob dylan, the rolling stones by great delta blues artists, and elvis, by b.b. king. they put their own spin and modern-day approach to it, and that's what creativity is about. >> reporter: on this hard drive is 68 billion melodies that are arguably include every melody that has ever been written, and every melody that ever can be written. damien riehl is a musician, lawyer, and programmer. he and a friend wrote a software program to make the point that suing over a snippet of a song is absurd. >> what we've done is tken all of these songs, all of these melodies, a

. >>> next is ed sheeran. he is speaking out after winning the copyright case.t to go to court. >> it is not about money. this is about honesty. it is not about win or lose, we had to go to court. we had to stand up for what we thought was right. >> sheeran said he felt he could not settle out of principle. now films all song writing sessions. >>> and mark wahlberg caught up with willie where they chat about his film "fr. stu." >> it has mark and mel and jackie. >> if it was an alien invasion in there somewhere or some superhero, it would have gotten made and budget would have been $300 million. i had to finance the movie and asked friends to chip in. >> you can catch willie's full conversation with mark tomorrow morning on "sunday today." that is your "popstart." >> we need to know what mark thinks about benifer ii. >>> still to come, the family that dances together stays >>> still to come on today, stories of hope as pregnant ukraine women flee the country to give birth in a safe place. >>> we take you inside the new bar showing only women's sports. the owner

we will have more that storyjust a moment a bid to breaking news, ed sheeran has won his high court battlea view and co—authors launched legal proceedings, asking the high court to declare they had not infringed a songwriter, a grime artist, who performs under the name sammy switch. are cheering along with his co—authors launched legal proceedings asking the high court to declare they have not infringed the copyright. laterthat declare they have not infringed the copyright. later that summer, the case has continued since then and all three shaper view co—authors had denied allegations of copying. they didn't recall ever hearing the song before the legal proceedings started and the accuser was saying that oh why was the song that they were copying. but we havejust why was the song that they were copying. but we have just heard that ed sheerin has one that —— ed sheerin has one that caught case. various experts were called during the court proceedings to determine whether shaper view had distinctive similarities or differences. but let mejust similarities or differences. but let me just retu

i have been on the thames with ed sheeran 's drummer~ — on the thames with ed sheeran 's drummer. volunteering their services on the day of the boat race, the return of the _ the day of the boat race, the return of the boat — the day of the boat race, the return of the boat race, the university boat _ of the boat race, the university boat race. _ of the boat race, the university boat race, cambridge against oxford, tomorrow— boat race, cambridge against oxford, tomorrow on the river thames and we are expecting a record crowd of around — are expecting a record crowd of around 400,000 people, a lot of work and people _ around 400,000 people, a lot of work and people to keep an eye on to make sure they— and people to keep an eye on to make sure they are — and people to keep an eye on to make sure they are safe and that is what the drummer will be doing. and they will be looking _ the drummer will be doing. and they will be looking carefully _ the drummer will be doing. and they will be looking carefully at _ the drummer will be doing. and they will be looking carefully at the - will