jessica parker had a very fizzy few days. —— very busy. still to come... reducing global warning than previously thought. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby serve to the faithful of the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister becamel the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes _ memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in the future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. the latest headlines... another day of record infections and deaths in india. the crisis is now spreading from the towns and cities and affecting rural health facilities. polls in britain have closed for elections to the devolved parliaments in scotland and

hey, welcome. [ laughter ] some entertainment news, i got really excited when i saw this sarah jessica parkerer and kathy najimy are coming back to do a sequel of "hocus pocus. [ cheers and applause yes. i love the original. so do my kids. my kids love it. tariq, what's a classic movie that you and your kids love? >> tariq: i don't know, jimmy. you tell me. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that would be ridiculous, tariq cause i'm asking you >> tariq: wow! so now i'm ridiculous. >> jimmy: what's going on? are we in a fight? >> tariq: clearly. >> jimmy: i don't even know what we're fighting about. >> tariq: clearly! okay earlier in the week you asked me what was the scariest movie i've ever seen i said "signs. and you made fun of me >> jimmy: come on, tariq i mean, that was just -- >> tariq: no, no, no, no, no you don't get to dismiss this. it's time for "tariq proves his case." >> tariq: "signs" is a scary movie. it has very effective jump scares, a foreboding soundtrack, and the scariest thing of all, joaquin phoenix committing to a role [ laughter ] "signs" is scary this has been "tariq proves his ca

jessica parker, bbc news.hat happened five years ago. the conservatives will have nine seats, up one. the greens will have three, which puts them up one. and the liberal democrats will also be at one with two. ukip had two mattresses in 2016, both of which will now disappear. —— two seats. saadi khan is going to be elected but probably with a reduced majority on the first preference vote. sadiq. labour's support has edged down a bit. perhaps the party that will be most pleased of all is the greens, a party which has gradually been gaining ground across the capital and whose profile has been growing, and by gaining another green seat, and other assembly seat, i think that progress will be confirmed by the result of the assembly election. the confirmed by the result of the assembly election.— confirmed by the result of the assembly election. the other story breakini assembly election. the other story breaking this _ assembly election. the other story breaking this evening _ assembly election. the other story bre

disney confirmed a "hocus-pocus" sequel is in the works bette midler, sarah jessica parker, all set toill feature three young women who once again accidentally wake the sandersons from their slumber "hocus-pocus 2" is set for 2022. >>> next up, the billboard music awards are this weekend, the ceremony that honors the chart-topping artists. gearing up for big performances at sunday's show k-pop sensation bts will take the stage with the debut performance of their latest song "butter. that single dropped overnight. also set to perform, icon award-winning artist pink. legendary alicia keys and more topping the list of nominations this year is the weeknd. look at this, recognized in 16 categories ♪ blinded by the light ♪ >> top artist, top male artist, and top 100 artist if he manages to sweep every one of those, the weeknd could break the record for most wins in a single night a record currently held by the artist of the decade, drake. you can tune into the billboard music awards hosted by nick jonas this sunday night at 8:00 eastern/7:00 central here on nbc. >> all right >> no "friends"

let's go live to our political correspondentjessica parker. jessica concerned is the uk government?— jessica, how concerned is the uk government? , ., , government? the uk government is insistin: government? the uk government is insisting that — government? the uk government is insisting that this _ government? the uk government is insisting that this is _ government? the uk government is insisting that this is a _ insisting that this is a precautionary measure to monitor the situation. as robert was outlining, what's expected tomorrow is some form of protest by french on waters off coast ofjersey, and that said to fears of potential blockade. we have two royal navy vessels heading in that direction as we understand it as the uk government monitor the situation. they've also talked about de—escalating it as well. boris johnson had a phone call earlier this evening with leaders from jersey. it may raise some eyebrows that they're talk about de—escalating while sending for terrible boats to the area, but that certainly the uk because my contention that

jessica parker, bbc news.ching its best—ever senedd election result by taking 30 of the 60 seats in the welsh parliament. first minister mark drakeford said his party had "exceeded expectations" after ending friday just one seat short of a majority. counting will continue today. our wales correspondent tomos morgan reports. after 22 years after 22 yea rs in after 22 years in charge, mark drakeford's welsh labour was dra keford's welsh labour was predicted drakeford's welsh labour was predicted to be on the defensive in this election. but they have to fight the polls and pundits holding onto 27 constituency seats, the same result as 2016. t onto 27 constituency seats, the same result as 2016-_ result as 2016. i will do whatever i can do to make — result as 2016. i will do whatever i can do to make sure _ result as 2016. i will do whatever i can do to make sure that - result as 2016. i will do whatever i can do to make sure that wales i result as 2016. i will do whatever i l can do to make sure that wales has th

parker, a freelance reporter who covers people, poverty and education. for her book the "diary of a misfit" ." now for the book prizewinners, j. anthony lukas book prize goes to jessicaho won for "after the last border" ." and finally the history prize winner, william thomas, the john catherine chair and humanities and professor of history at the university of nebraska, "a question for freedom" ." congratulations to all of you. i would like to ask that you come all of you to start, it's a big deal to undertake writing a book, committing yourself to living with a subject for years at a time. what was the spark that made you decide to write the book about the subject about which you wrote? tell us a little bit about your subjects. start with emily. >> sure. such an honor to speak to you, professor, as a historian to work is incredible and a real inspiration for people like me so thank you. so pleased to be here. my work started with the death of a friend from high school who hanged himself in the fall of 2016. his death was the specifically drug-related, but i still felt he was potentially a victim of the opioid epidemic because he had been using opioids for about 15 y