hi, huw.award show are just relieved to come through it unscathed, none of the mistakes we have seen in previous years, no envelopes going into the wrong hands, and if there is the odd controversy about choice, that is great, it gets people to watch, and more data than last year. added to which, it was more diverse in terms of those who won awards, and olivia colman was great! the show opened... # buddy, you're a boy, make a big noise... ..with a curtain—raising performance by queen. welcome to the oscars! and then the woman who played a queen brought the house down with her speech. um, ooh... it's genuinely quite stressful! olivia colman wasn't the favourite to win best actress. glenn close, you have been my idol for so long, and this is not how i wanted it to be, and i think you are amazing, i love you very much. but she won a lot of friends on the night, not least for blowing a raspberry at the producers who tried to usher her off. i used to work as a cleaner, and i loved thatjob, but i did

and so he faces a dilemma, huw — ii action.weeks he will be fighting an election campaign where he will want to show voters that he can be tough when it comes to national security, and with pakistan. but he is also facing increasing pressure from the international community to de—escalate, so here is the challenge. public opinion in india is calling on him to retaliate and retaliate fast, but he knows that a costly conflict with neighbouring pakistan will be risky for him in the long term. rajini, many thanks again for the latest from delhi, rajini vaidyanathan, our india correspondent. the labour mp chris williamson has been suspended by the party after suggesting that labour had been "too apologetic" over allegations of anti—semitism among party members. he had apologised for the comments and said he planned to clear his name. he now faces an internal investigation. our deputy political editor, john pienaar, has this report, which does contain some flash photography. they don't come more loyal to labour's leader than chris wi

it creates huw jones entity system in england and wales.tion services. —— huge uncertainty. working links was one of eight companies awarded contracts in 2016, when chris grayling asjustice secretary partially privatised probation services in england and wales, but working links has struggled to deliver services. it had contracts in wales in south—west england and an inspection report into devon, cornwall and dorset found really that company wasn't delivering properly that people were being put at risk because of the huge workload staff were faced by, they were facing huge commercial pressures not get fines for their company, and because of that the justice secretary, david gauke, has intervened. he has transferred the services from working links to another provider called ctech, but working links will go into administration. it raises huge questions over the future of probation services, and all of the contracts across england and wales are being terminated next year, two yea rs are being terminated next year, two years earlier, and in wal

it is an enormous problem, huw.med as if the penny had dropped, notjust that she had been stripped of her british citizenship but she finally seems to understand the level of hostility towards the islamic state group and also towards her personally returning to the united kingdom. but she might be the tip of the iceberg because today, south of here, the noseis because today, south of here, the nose is tightening around the last of the islamic state and more than 1000 people came out from that last little bit of land and among them, many foreigners, and some countries, russia, kazakhstan, america, have taken their people back, but many countries haven't and they still don't know what to do with the re m na nts of don't know what to do with the remnants of the islamic state group. quentin sommerville, thank you very much. eight years after the syrian civil war began, as us—backed forces try to secure the last village in syria still held by the islamic state group, focus is turning to the crimes against humanity allege

accusations and baseless attacks, unprecedented, it says, since the end of world war ii, and as you said, huwnment, mr macron has been described as a hypocrite over the migration issue, he has described the spread of populism through europe as a kind of leprosy and there's no doubt the european elections this year have given a kind of turbo boost to that row, pitting two very different governments and two very different political visions against each other. thank you very much. one of brazil's worst environmental disasters was the collapse of a mining dam last month, which flooded homes with around 12 million cubic metres of mud and sludge. at least 150 people are known to have died, with many more still missing. much of the focus has turned to the company which owns the mine, vale, and whether it's to blame for poor safety standards. the town of itabirito, not far from where the disaster took place, has another mining dam, one of nearly 800 in brazil. from there, our science editor david shukman sent this report. we travel to the heart of brazil's iron country to investigate a dark side of t

no, straight to huw edwards, coming up next.mental state was never ta ken into account. we'll have the latest from the court of appeal , and on the background to the case. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. the summit between president trump

that's it from your afternoon live team for today, next the bbc news at 5 with huw edwards. angry and then what rural spot we will see a patchy frost and mist and fog first thing tomorrow morning. our area of high pressure has drifted out towards the east and air is drawn up from the east, e—mailed a direction to come from. it cloudy day with patches of rain. away from that good deal of cave weather and double digit today at 5pm, the uk economy grew last year at its slowest rate for 6 years. official figures show it grew by 1.a% last year and there's more bad news forecast. but the chancellor remains upbeat. the important thing is that the economy is coming ahead of the opr forecast for 2018 and that is in the midst of increasing trade tensions around the world. will have the latest detail in reaction for you. the other main stories on bbc news at 5pm... as theresa may and jeremy corbyn exchange views on brexit, sernior conservatives say labour's plans for a customs union with the eu aren't workable. decision time on whether it's safe for horse—racing to resume in the uk aft

that‘s it from your afternoon live team for today, next the bbc news at 5 with huw edwards.ures in double digits. on thursday and friday some of us could get close to 15 degrees. a lot of dry with her around and some spells of sunshine. that is all for me for now. today at 5: tributes to one of the greats of english football, gordon banks, who‘s died at the age of 81. he helped england to world cup victory in 1966, and is perhaps best known for this wonder save from the great pele. commentator: what a save! some of the biggest names in football have been paying tribute to the legendary goalkeeper. he was capable of making saves look easy by good positional play. that‘s one thing that i always thought was his strength. and we‘ll have reaction from players and fans around the world. we will be talking to the former england goalkeeper ray clemence, so stay with us. the other main stories on bbc news at 5... theresa may updates the commons on brexit,

next, the bbc news at five with huw edwards. time for a look at the weather.e 16 celsius in the sunshine. good afternoon, you‘re watching bbc news at 5. the headlines: the prime minister denies that she is forcing mps to back her deal or face delays and brexit. theresa may faces the prospect of another defeat in parliament on the bigoted vote tomorrow as some conservative mps are fitting to rebel. we cannot vote for this as it is currently configured because it rules out no deal and negotiating leverage in brussels. we'll have the latest from westminster with just 44 days to go before britain is set to leave the eu. the other main stories. inflation has fallen to 1.8%, the lowest level for two years. in nine has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of the men in their

next, the bbc news at five with huw edwards. time for a look at the weather. here's lucy martin. this morning started off cold and frosty for some, with some mist and fog first thing. but sunshine definitely the order of the day. this photo was sent in from dorset. temperatures widely in the mid teens, but some areas getting to the high teens. this evening and overnight, temper just drop high teens. this evening and overnight, temperjust drop away fairly quickly under the clear skies. more cloud moving into the far north—west of scotland, holding the ten pitches, acting like a blanket. some patches of mist and fog, and low temperatures. high pressure out towards the south and east, weather front pushing pressure out towards the south and east, weatherfront pushing into pressure out towards the south and east, weather front pushing into the north—west of scotland. that will bring more in the way of cloud, and could be thick enough for some drizzle later. away from there, another fine day with plenty of sunshine. mist and fog will lift quickly, and the temperatures will recover as

that is just about it from the afternoon live team today, huw edwards will be here with the news at 5pmpeak around 17 degrees across parts of eastern and north—western scotla nd of eastern and north—western scotland and not quite record—breaking warmth, that was set backin record—breaking warmth, that was set back in 1998 when the temperature got close to 20 degrees, but still unusualfor got close to 20 degrees, but still unusual for the stage of the year. a bit of a contrast at the moment, still grey skies but it is a bit damp and drizzly to what other parts of western england and wales, temperatures as we finish the afternoon around 11 or 12 degrees, not quite tropical yet but still above where they should be at the moment, aided and abetted by strengthening southwest winds, which will be with us in tonight. further patchy rain across the central swathe of the country and then developing a bit more across the west and into south—western scotland later. here are a bit of a chilly night, temperatures in rural areas could get cold enough for a touch of frost but for most a mild enough st