rebecca jones is there so hopefully gary will wander over. we spoke to him after the golden globes. hes. i wonder if you felt any pressure to live up to them tonight. there is a bit of pressure. there is a weird chemical thing that happens when your name is called. and it's... i can't really define it, but it's unlike anything else. and then of course you have got meryl streep ten feet away staring up at you, next to denzel washington. it's surreal. it really is. i can't believe it says, academy award to gary oldman on it. i am still a bit sort of... you know... and he has had a real influence on your life, because you have a grandson named after winston churchill. is that right? my son alfie worked on the film. he is a camera alfie worked on the film. he is a camera assistant. he was here with his mum, leslie, tonight. i don't know if they are here just now or not, but he worked on the movie. when he heard he was having a son. it's aussie, and his middle name is winston, yes. and you proposed to your wife, standing beside you. while you were in costume, is that right? yes, i was on

rebecca jones, bbc news, los angeles.racks was unearthed under the streets of the italian capital. archaeologists say the dwelling — described as a commander's house — was built some time around the early second century — during the reign of emperor trajan. it's said to be the first discovery of its kind. what a lovely sight. let's take a look at the weather prospects. it has not been a lovely site so far. finally know we are getting some mind the year in the uk. no heatwave in the. —— milderair. the cold mind the year in the uk. no heatwave in the. —— milder air. the cold will be nowhere near as fighting in the region. you can see blue behind me, thatis region. you can see blue behind me, that is rain pushing into the south, cold it further north. still some more snow by the south of scotland and drain further south east of england and wales was snow across the highest ground. we need to watch the highest ground. we need to watch the sadie are closely because it could bring more centimetres of snow as it turns wintry acr

it's time for meet the author with rebecca jones. sir antony sher‘s portrayal of king learfor sir antony sher‘s portrayal of king lear for the royal shakespeare company was acclaimed as a crowning achievement in a major career. the role is so demanding it is often described as the arrest of acting, and in his new book he captures every step of the journey, in a year of the mad king: the lear diaries, he charts the months involved in researching and rehearsing and performing one of shakespeare's‘s most challenging parts and the obstacles most challenging parts and the o bsta cles he most challenging parts and the obstacles he encountered along the way. sir antony sher, you have played many of the greatest roles in shakespeare from richard iii to shylock and now king lear, and you have also written fiction and nonfiction and plays, so what do you see yourself as, an actor or a writer? i quite like the fact that i do both and in fact i'm an artist as welcomer i paint and draw —— as well, i paint. many of the illustrations are in the boo

for breakfast on monday morning, rebecca jones is outside the post—ceremony vanity fair party collaringight's winners. yes, morning everyone from hollywood. i have a great british success story here, and the headline reads for itself. from hollyoaks to hollywood — i've got the winners of the best short film for the silent child, rachel shenton, chris overton, from britain! show us your oscars. yes. and they've already got your name is already engraved on them. david baker also felt the bbc‘s news values were wrong on monday morning. and rosemary smith agreed. on tuesday, bbc news reported on calls from public health officials for britain to go on a diet. health editor hugh pym set up the numbers for the 6 and 10 o'clock bulletins. here's the obesity problem. a child's diet might include breakfast with nearly 500 calories, a packed lunch with more than 1000, an after—school snack at around 250, and pasta and a pudding for dinner, with more than 800 calories. but that's nearly 600 above the recommended limit for children, which is like eating an extra meal a day. hugh pym was also on the

and later in meet the author, rebecca jones talks with the writer blake morrison about his new book,ello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the playwright and new european columnist bonnie greer and the economist ruth lea. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the observer has an interview with a whistle—blower who alleges that information from millions of facebook users may have been used by a data company during the 2016 us presidential election. both companies deny any wrongdoing the mail on sunday says theresa may is planning a crackdown on what the paper calls putin's mcmafia — associates of the russian president with money in the uk. the sunday times warns that a russian cyber attack could turn the lights out in britain. it reports that the national grid is on alert. the sunday express has more on theresa may putting pressure on moscow with a possible travel ban for 1,000 russian tycoons. the sunday telegraph leads on the same story as well as a photograph of a smiling duke and duchess of cambridge at a st patrick

i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 11:00 — the biggest ever mass expulsion of russian diplomats in history as britain's alliesjoin pressure on moscow over the salisbury nerve agent attack. together, we have sent a message that we will not tolerate russia's attem pts that we will not tolerate russia's atte m pts to that we will not tolerate russia's attempts to flout international law and undermine our values. rival demonstrations outside parliament as jeremy corbyn apologises for a second time about the pain caused by anti—semitism in the labour party. southern nhs trust is fined £2 million over the deaths of patients teresa colvin and connor sparrowhawk. the judge called each case an "unnecessary human tragedy". on newsnight, we speak to tony blair on brexit and a senior member to jeremy —— jeremy corbyn‘s team. good evening and welcome to bbc news. it's the greatest collective expulsion of russian diplomats and intelligence officials in history. 23 countries, including america and 16 eu nations, have

i'm rebecca jones.lsion of russian diplomats in history as britain's alliesjoin pressure on moscow over the salisbury nerve agent attack. together, we have sent a message that we will not tolerate russia's attem pts that we will not tolerate russia's atte m pts to that we will not tolerate russia's attempts to flout international law and undermine our values. rival demonstrations outside parliament as jeremy corbyn apologises for a second time about the pain caused by anti—semitism in the labour party. southern nhs trust is fined £2 million over the deaths of patients teresa colvin and connor sparrowhawk. the judge called each case an "unnecessary human tragedy". 0n newsnight, we speak to tony

i'm rebecca jones the headlines at 11:00. poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter believe the pairfirst came into contact with the nerve agent at the front door of their home in salisbury. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, says the salisbury attack crystallised a "global wave of revulsion" against the kremlin as 27 countries expel russian diplomats. in the hope you will agree with me that i think the kremlin underestimated the strength of global feeling. the serial sex offenderjohn worboys will remain in prison after two of his victims went to the high court to challenge plans

edition of witness to celebrate international women's day here at the british library with me, rebecca jones're looking back at five remarkable women who've featured in the programme over the past year. we'll meet the civil servant who challenged one of india's top policemen after he sexually harassed her. a pioneering racing driver. and a member of the women's land army, who helped to feed britain during the second world war. but first, in 2004, the kenyan environmental campaigner wangari maathai became the first african woman to win the nobel peace prize. wangari maathai spent much of her life trying to protect kenya's forests. witness went to the karura forest on the edge of nairobi to talk to her daughter, wanjira maathai. my mother was often asked, "were you afraid? you were fearless — how can you do all of these things?" she said, "no, i was afraid, but what needed to be done was so compelling that i had to do it." she grew up surrounded by nature, surrounded by the beauty of nature. i also remember her describing her mother being a farmer — her mother grew all the food that they ate.

rebecca jones talks to shakespearan megastar anthony sher about playing king lear.hat's all ahead on bbc news. welcome to sports day. these are the headlines on an extraordinary day surrounding the australian ball tampering affair. steve smith says he is deeply sorry as he faces the media in sydney. think about who you're affecting, your parents, and to see the way my old man has been. australia coach darren lehmann quits injohannesburg australia coach darren lehmann quits in johannesburg after watching smith's breakdown. after speaking with my family at length over the la st with my family at length over the last few days it is the right time to step away. it is the last chance foran to step away. it is the last chance for an underperforming side says england joe route on the leave of their second test in new zealand. and we will be speaking to promoter eddie hearn at the build up intensifies towards the joshua parker heavyweight showdown. a day of drama and high emotion in the australian ball tampering affair with a story terminating the headlines, ending in tears

rebecca jones, bbc news, los angeles. it is all about the weather, susan.tell us it will be warming up soon. soon. ican soon. i can promise you a heatwave or even average temperatures for this time of year but it will get milder than it has been, so the cold snap will ease and you can already see some signs of that, this is the rain across the south west of wales, further north still some snow for southern scotland and northern ireland but milder air in the south will give us temperatures of five or 6 degrees. we will need to watch that doesn't turn to snow across the midlands and pushing up into northern england, then showers of rainfor northern england, then showers of rain for the south—west of england, some heavy or thundery and they could cause rapid thawing which could cause rapid thawing which could result in flooding, further north ice is an issue first thing but then milder air pushes its way north, misty and murky for many of us, some heavy rain for eastern england, further north we still have snow for scotland with colder air but further south, t

from the red carpet, here's rebecca jones. and now it is being rolled out before the stars roll up.inue to hollywood's big night. appearance for the first time since 1977. look at her hair! because i'm presenting. it at home. you cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth! portrayal of winston churchill in darkest hour. do they know i'm black? british hopes also rests with daniel kaluuya for get out. saying, good luck. i'm just trying to relax and enjoy it. you may think that thing looks human. stands on two legs, right? the shape of water has 13 nominations. actress. missouri. oscars year. to overshadow the ceremony. is it going to be about the prizes or the protests this year? i think you decide, that person decides. for us, it's about the fun. your life should be a protest. your voice, every day, should be the protest. notjust one night. i know that if i get up on the stage i will be so nervous... for best costume design for beauty and the beast and darkest hour. how did this happen, i don't know! won an oscar in 2013 for anna karenina. what is that moment like, wh

i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at eight: more than a hundred russian diplomats are expelled from the us and europe over moscow's alleged involvement in the poisoning of a former spy. today, 18 countries have announced their intention to expel more than 100 russian intelligence officers from their countries. rival demonstrations outside parliament as jeremy corbyn apologises for a second time for the pain caused by anti—semitism in the labour party. at least 64 people are killed — many of them children — in a fire at a siberian shopping centre. officials say the alarm system was off and fire exits blocked. southern nhs trust is fined £2 million over the deaths of patients teresa colvi n and connor sparrowhawk. the judge called each case an "unnecessary human tragedy". also in the next hour: an american porn star — stormy daniels — claims she was threatened to keep quiet about an affair she alleges she had with president trump. a guy walked up on me, and said to me, "leave trump alone. "forget the story

i'm rebecca jones the headlines at 11:00. detectives investigating the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter believe the pairfirst came into contact with the nerve agent at the front door of their home in salisbury. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, says the salisbury attack crystallised a "global wave of revulsion" against the kremlin as 27 countries expel russian diplomats. in the hope you will agree with me that i think the kremlin underestimated the strength of global feeling. the serial sex offenderjohn worboys will remain in prison after two of his victims went to the high court to challenge plans to release him. the rift betweenjeremy corbyn and jewish leaders deepens after they demanded he disown supporters who had vilified anti—semitism protesters. the leader of north korea, kim jong—un, has been visiting beijing for talks with president xi. a money—back scheme for returning glass, plastic bottles and cans is to be introduced in england to boost recycling and cut waste. and thousands of fans of sir ke

our arts correspondent, rebecca jones sent this from the red carpet in hollywood.not long to go now, but operations continue to hollywood's big night. this star wars actor will be making an appearance for the first time since 1977. all these years of watching it in my pyjamas, saying, look at her hair! now this year i have to put on a tuxedo and be part of it, because i'm presenting. as big an honour as it is to be part of it, it's more fun to watch it at home. you cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth! playing a starring role this year will be gary oldman, who is favourite to win best actor for his portrayal of winston churchill in darkest hour. do they know i'm black? british hopes also rests with daniel kaluuya for get out. i've got a few text messages from people saying, good luck. i'm just trying to relax and enjoy it. you may think that thing looks human. stands on two legs, right7 the shape of water has 13 nominations. its british star, sally hawkins, is up for best actress. francis mcdormand is tipped to win for three billboards outside

industry and sparked the metoo and times up movements. 0n the eve of the oscars, our correspondent, rebecca jonesd for women on both sides of the camera. he is not here, and yet he is everywhere. harvey weinstein's presence looms over the 0scars' preparations, with one artist creating this golden sculpture of the disgraced producer. a reminder, right here on hollywood's walk of fame, of the movie industry's shameful past. this year we have got harvey weinstein, clutching an oscar in his hand, dressed in a bathrobe, which sadly so many people had to experience. harvey weinstein has denied allegations of nonconsensual sex and that he blacklisted women who spurned his advances. the actress heather graham has made a film inspired by her own experiences of sexism in hollywood. let's just go and have sex in my office. no. and she has her own harvey weinstein harassment story. he called me into his office and he had a pile of scripts on his desk and he said, "choose one of these scripts. i think you are so talented, i want to work with you." and then he said, "and my wife and i have an arrangement — whe

he spoke to our arts correspondent, rebecca jones, after the ceremony. you know, she's been... and, you know, i mean, i don't know what mum doesn't want an oscar for her son, you know, who's an actor. but i think she's wanted this for me for a long time, so, you know... winston churchill was famous for his inspirational speeches. i wonder if you felt any pressure to live up to them tonight. there is a bit of pressure. you know, there's a weird chemical thing that happens when your name is called. and it's... i can't really define it, but it's unlike anything else. and then, of course, you've got meryl streep ten feet away staring up at you next to denzel washington. it's surreal, it really is. i can't believe that it says academy award to gary oldman on it. you know, i'm still a bit sort of... you know... and he's had a real influence on your life, hasn't he? because you've got a grandson now who's been named after winston churchill, is that right? well, my son, alfie, worked on the film and he's a camera assistant and he was here with lesley, his mum, tonight. i don't know whe

it's time for meet the author with rebecca jones.ed as a crowning achievement in a major career. the role is so demanding it is often described as the arrest of acting, and in his new book he captures every step of the journey, in a

i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 8:00pm. the high court overturns a decision to free the serial sex offender, john worboys, known as the "black cab rapist", after a campaign led by victims and their families. just so happy that justice was served today and they realised they had made a mistake. and thejudge made the right decision, really, didn't he? a drunk driver is jailed for 13 years for killing three teenagers in a crash in hayes in west london in january. a viola player who suffered irreversible damage to his hearing wins a landmark high courtjudgment against the royal opera house. it's just been a very difficult time. you know, suffered an injury, lost my career. lost everything i'd worked for. and in the next hour, plans for a new deposit scheme to reduce consumer waste and improve recycling rates. it means shoppers should get their money back when they return plastic bottles and cans in england. applause and thousands of fans of sir ken dodd join friends and family at his funeral at liverpool's anglican cathedral. g

rebecca jones, bbc news, los angeles.ped beauty of one of the the world's great wildernesses. but the roots of the discovery were rather less poetic. a huge cluster of penguin droppings. will batchelor explains. where there is muck, there's brass. 0r where there is muck, there's brass. or in this case, one and a half million penguins. a huge colony of adelie penguins was undiscovered until huge patches of their guano or penguin droppings showed up on satellites in space. the birds live in the north of antarctica, an area with very little human activity, which scientists believe has helped them to thrive. they say penguins thrive better in undisturbed environment and that these islands should become a marine protected area. will batchelor, bbc news. let's find out a little bit more. tom hart is a penguinologist, and thatis tom hart is a penguinologist, and that is the real thing. tell us more about this discovery. the important thing is that there are a lot of penguins there and as we go back through time in older satellit

we'll take it up with rebecca rose woodland and lawrence jones coming up next.eanne is here to say. bringing it back for another season after tuesday's premier drew 18 million viewers. joining me now, lawrence jones, political commentator and defense attorney ro becca rose a woodland. roseanne is out there on her sitcom saying nis things about t trump. >> they announced that they're giving her another season, another 13 episodes after the initial nine they committed to. it's great. creating controversy on air. people can sigh through it and maybe understand the different issues happening without being divisive. maybe it will bring people together. gregg: lawrence, let me turn you to jeff sessions who has now sent a letter to the top members of congress who have been demanding for months, ever since last july when they sent the first letter, appoint a second special counsel. he's not going to do it, not yet at least. and he shuffled it off to the ig and this guy in utah, john huber, who is with the department of justice, so you're still having the department of j

rebecca o'brien is a reporter for the wall street journal who has been covering the case in new york, and jonesgramme. —— joins us. thank you for coming on the programme. ——joins us. he has thank you for coming on the programme. —— joins us. he has not been sentenced or found programme. —— joins us. he has not been sentenced orfound guilty programme. —— joins us. he has not been sentenced or found guilty for the reasons that he is notorious, is he? that's correct, that has been a strange part of this entire trial, it isa strange part of this entire trial, it is a duality, of the entire trial. martin shkreli was on trial ona trial. martin shkreli was on trial on a securities contract that had nothing to do with the activities that have made him so notorious, the drug price hikes, the twitterfeuds, the appearance before congress several years ago, and the judge today in fact said she was not considering his social media provocations in her sentencing. of course his character has been the background and sometimes the centre of the stroll from the beginning. what kind of character has emerged durin

jones losing 420 points to close at 24,608. so, let's get right to abc's chief business and economics correspondent rebecca jarvis tonight. what's rattling investors on this one? >> reporter: david, the primary concern is, while this is helpful to u.s. steel and aluminum companies, it also means that the cost for u.s. manufacturers on those materials go up, and that could ultimately get passed along to consumers. so, take the ford f-150, for example. the engine is made here in the united states. the travns mission is made here. it is assembled here. but some of the aluminum in that car comes from canada. and as that price goes up, the company ultimately has to make a decision, what do we do? do we pass that cost along to consumers? think of anything that involves a car. beer, soda. think of building materials. all of those costs start to go up in the case of these tariffs. >> we'll be backing this. rebecca, thank you. >>> and one more note tonight involving your money. we've been tracking the spending by members of the president's cabinet, taxpayer dollars, and tonight here, housing secretary ben carson under pressure for

jones case. although the fax were somewhat different, it was federal court versus state court. the lower court judge has addressed that. and i think it will hold up on appeal. >> i do. >> rebecca agrees. yesterday stormy daniels tweeted about her case. had me bullied, broke laws to cover it up, et cetera. and ps, i'm not going anywhere. let's watch. >> right now we're playing three dimensional chess, and these guys are playing tic tac toe, quite honestly. and they're not even playing tic tac toe that well. they have stepped into every trap we have laid in this case the last two weeks. it's remarkable. >> remember car, we just met. excuse me. this guy avenatti has struck me from the beginning as a killer. he loves television. he is good at it. he is saying i've got all these other women i'm going to bring in. i've got all these cases coming to me. they're knocking on the door. it looks like this thing is going to grow. and his client, stormy daniels says i'm not going anywhere. >> yep. >> she is a living person who knows how to make her case on televisionand we're going to see it on "60 minutes," a piece of this. it looks to me like they're up against -- trump is up against tru

and later in meet the author, rebecca jones talks with the writer blake morrison about his new book thecutor. good evening and welcome to bbc news. now to the latest on the collapsed bridge in miami. it has been g number bridge in miami. it has been the number i’ "’ who

i'm rebecca jones.amilies. they had made a mistake. and thejudge made the right decision, really, didn't he? in a crash in hayes in west london in january. wins a landmark high courtjudgment against the royal opera house. it's just been a very difficult time. you know, suffered an injury, lost my career. lost everything i'd worked for. to reduce consumer waste and improve recycling rates. when they return plastic bottles and cans in england. and family at his funeral at liverpool's anglican cathedral. good evening and welcome to bbc news.

our arts correspondent, rebecca jones is in los angeles. ceremony?ed carpet in a few hours. on the red carpet in a few hours. let me give you a sense of what is going to happen. going to happen. hundreds of film crews and journalists. journalists. the plastic sheeting will have come off by then. will have come off by then. carry on up time being and into the ceremony. ceremony. among them will be a host of additional needs. —— british nominees. nominees. the pictures in this report contains lush photography. —— flash. aladdin's, and now it is being rolled out before the stars roll up. rolled out before the stars roll up. not long to go now, but operations continue to hollywood's ignite. continue to hollywood's ignite. appearance for the first time since 1977. 1977. in my pyjamas, saying, look at her hair! hair! a taxi go and be part of it, because i'm presenting. —— put on a tuxedo. of it, it is more fun to watch it at home. home. you cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth! when your head is in its mouth! portrayal of winston churc