rebecca morelle, bbc news.e big winner was the christopher nolan epic oppenheimer, which won seven awards, including best picture. next, with four wins, was the quirky period drama poor things. da'vinejoy randolph won the best supporting actress award for her performance in the holdovers. barbie — the highest—grossing film of the year — won the original song oscar for billie eilish's "what was i made for?" meanwhile, celebrated japanese animator hayao miyazaki won his second oscar on sunday with the boy and the heron. the film, about a boy who moves to the countryside during world war ii, won best animated feature. miyazaki won the same award scooped in 2003 for his film spirited away. i'm joined now by film critic matt schley, in tokyo. tell us a bit about the film the boy and the heron, which won best animated film. good morning. the boy and the heron is the first film from hayao miyazaki in a decade. it kind of wasn't supposed to happen — he announced a decade ago, "i'm retiring, this is it for me." then a f

rebecca morelle, bbc news.rds, including best picture, best director for christopher nolan, and best actor for cillian murphy. and while barbie was last year s highest grossing film, it won just a single award, for best song. katie razzall reports from hollywood. # i'm just ken, anywhere else i'd be a ten... ryan gosling and a stage full of kens brought the oscars�* house down. the film only walked away with one actually award, but barbie and this performance stole the show. the question was, how big would rival oppenheimer go? it didn't break records thanks to wins by a quirky frankenstein—esque movie... poor things. ..mainly for british creative talent behind the camera... well, this is crazy. ..and, in the most nail—biting race of the night, for its lead... emma stone. ..and her original, unpredictable performance. my dress is broken. i think it happened during i'mjust ken. an unplanned wardrobe malfunction in a ceremony planned to the hilt, complete with gimmicks — john cena giving out the oscar for best co

rebecca morelle, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news.ello there. we've still got significant problems with a lot of ground water lying around across the southern half of the uk. there are numerous flood warnings out for that, and as well as some large waves around southern western coast. the warnings are all on the website, but we are in for more rain. it's already been moving in through the evening and overnight across the western part of the uk. this is for the rest of the week — you can see the rainfall totals amounting to perhaps 30—40 millimetres again, for many parts. this is the current arm of cloud that's moving in the next area of low pressure, which will give some wet weather through the remainder of the night and into the start of our tuesday morning. perhaps a little bit of mist and fog in central and eastern areas, a bit chilly here, touch of frost in the north — but this is the main story, really quite wet through the rush hour across parts of northern ireland, initially across wales and southern and central england, moving

rebecca morelle, bbc news. that brings us to a close here on a new c.nd water lying around across the southern half of the uk. there are numerous flood warnings out for that, and as well as some large waves around southern western coast. the warnings are all on the website, but we are in for more rain. it's already been moving in through the evening and overnight across the western part of the uk. this is for the rest of the week — you can see the rainfall totals amounting to perhaps 30—110 millimetres again, for many parts. this is the current arm of cloud that's moving in the next area of low pressure, which will give some wet weather through the remainder of the night and into the start of our tuesday morning. perhaps a little bit of mist and fog in central and eastern areas, a bit chilly here, touch of frost in the north — but this is the main story, really quite wet through the rush hour across parts of northern ireland, initially across wales and southern and central england, moving towards the south—east, as well. so it could be quite nasty — haz

rebecca morelle has been looking at the sequence of events.ltimore? data analysed by bbc verify shows the ship set off from the port at 12:16am, localtime. the dali is a 300 metre long container ship. 0nboard were two "pilots", mariners from the local port with specialist knowledge to guide the vessel out to sea. it was heading towards the central section of the bridge, which is wide enough and high enough for the ship. but it veered off course, crashing into this supporting column. so what happened ? in this video, the ship's nearing the bridge, but at 1:24am its lights suddenly go out, suggesting a major technical failure. a minute later, they're back on. three minutes after, black smoke is billowing from the ship. 0n the bridge, you can see lights, where a team is fixing potholes on the road. a mayday call went out then, moments later, at 1:28am, the ship collided with the bridge, causing it to collapse. if you lose power while manoeuvring, there's a possibility you could lose control of the steering of the vessel momentarily. there are reg

rebecca morelle, bbc news.elieved to be the world's oldest known forest — 390 million years old. the fossilised trees were found in this cliff near butlins holiday camp by a team of scientists from cambridge and cardiff universities. dr christopher berry takes up the story. this is a stunning find, because, first of all, it's so close to home, it'sjust across the bristol channel. these are the oldest trees in the world. they didn't have woody trunks, they had trunks which were made out of little strands of wood alljoined together and it's sort of like an internal eiffel tower. they might have looked a little bit like palm trees. this type of vegetation lasted for about 5 million years and it really set the tone and tempo for the evolution of both plant life on land and/or animals living on the land. it also just fills in a massive gap in our understanding british vegetational history. we don't have these types of plants anywhere else in britain at this time. an extraordinary find. oppenheimer — the film about t

rebecca morelle, bbc news.anadian singer celine dion's most iconic hits when she covered it — let's take a listen to the original. # all by myself. # all by myself. # jones wannabe all by myself any more. —— don't want to be all by myself any more. born in ohio, carmen rose to fame with the power pop group the raspberries before establishing himself as a solo artist. hungry eyes, one of his huge solo hits, featured in 1987 cult movie classic dirty dancing. he died yesterday aged 7a. his wife amy said, "our sweet, loving and talented eric passed away in his sleep. it brought him greatjoy to know, that for decades, his music touched so many and will be his lasting legacy." stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. today's turning out to be fairly cloudy and also wet, the heaviest rain across england and wales, and that will be quite slow to clear. and as we go through this week, although it's turning milder, there will be spells of rain. now, if we take a look at the rainfall accumulation chart, you can see the

rebecca morelle, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello.ace to place. we have seen some mist and low cloud loiter across parts of the midlands, like here in shropshire. the best of the sunshine generally today is once again across western areas, although there are a few breaks in the cloud across the south, as well. sunny skies, then, across parts of highlands of scotland today. a lovely picture from the nairn area sent by weatherwatcher rothesay. thanks for that. there's a vanishingly small chance of catching a shower today across parts of england, and wales, for the vast majority of the country, just stays dry. keeping a lot of cloud, though, across eastern areas of scotland, eastern areas of england, with still some mist patches loitering throughout the afternoon in to parts of coastal aberdeenshire. overnight tonight that feed of cloud will continue to affect the north sea coast of england and scotland, probably a few clearer spells for a time across the south, a few patches of rural frost are possible, but otherwise temperatures genera

rebecca morelle, bbc news.h today. the new price is above $72,000. earlier this year, us regulators made it easier for investors to trade the currency, which has helped fuel the record breaking run. and now the uk's financial watchdog, says it will loosen, some of the rules. here's joe tidy. for the last two years, lines charting the value of bitcoin have mostly been in one direction. but in the last few weeks, it's all changed. almost hourly now, this virtual currency is hitting new all—time highs. the reason? well, it's mostly down to this place. injanuary, traders from us investment giants were given the green light by us watchdogs to start selling products linked directly to bitcoin. as a result, they've spent billions buying up coins. further stoking the fire, today uk financial authorities say they too are open to allowing some trading based on crypto assets. some are now wondering just how far this virtual currency can go. some people think that the potential of bitcoin is to replace all other currencies

rebecca morelle, bbc news.a legal dispute between the science secretary michelle donelan and an academic. the government has paid £15,000 to a professor to cover damages and apologise after falsely suggesting she supported hamas. here's our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. just to rishi sunak�*s right, michelle donelan in the pinkjacket with a £15,000 legal bill. the prime minister says it's right taxpayers should pick up the cost. there's a long—standing convention stretching back many years over different governments of all different parties, including labour, that the government will fund those legal disputes when it relates to government ministers doing their work. so was it work? this is professor kate sang. last october, she tweeted a newspaper article about hamas. michelle donelan misinterpreted that. the minister wrote to the research body, where professor sang was an adviser, expressing disgust and outrage. she said hamas is a proscribed terrorist organisation. it's unacceptable for anyone

it's an island teeming with bird life with our science editor rebecca morel has more.dlife haven. but now avian flu has arrived and five gentoos have tested positive. five more cases have been detected in a separate king penguin colony, too. it's the first time this deadly virus has been confirmed in penguins in the sub—antarctic. south georgia is a spectacular island. there are so many unique concentrations of wildlife, most of which are globally important. so if bird flu were to take ahold and cause very high mortalities across the island, it would would be of conservation concern. scientists think migratory birds — skuas and giant petrels — brought avian flu from south america. but these birds also migrate to antarctica, and the fear is they'll carry the virus to this pristine wilderness and infect more species there. like emperor penguins — already under threat from climate change as the sea ice vanishes. but there are still many unknowns about how the virus will spread. penguins do form colonies and live in very close proximity to each other so that in itself woul

rebecca morelle, bbc news.uilty to defrauding millions of pounds from members of a horse racing betting syndicate. michael stanley admitted to misusing his client's money between 2013 and 2019. the 67—year—old former police sergeant with the kent police was arrested in august 2019 and today pleaded guilty to five offences at sevenoaks magistrates�* court. the weather coming up in a moment, but before that... ..the reason why some of the nation�*s favourite breeds of dogs can�*t help but to pile on the pounds. scientists have found that a genetic mutation makes a quarter of all labradors and two thirds of flat—coated retrievers constantly hungry while burning fewer calories. this double—whammy effect means dog owners must pay special attention to keeping their pets slim. time for a look at the weather. here�*s chris fawkes. i will try not to make a dogs dinner of this. looking at the weather picture today, for the vast majority of the uk, dry

rebecca morelle, bbc news.metre—long rocket erupted into a ball of smoke and flames within seconds of its launch. its owners, tokyo—based start—up space 0ne, had hoped to become the first japanese private firm to successfully put a satellite into orbit. the company said it is investigating what happened. it's not clear if there were any injuries. the singer lenny kravitz has unveiled his star on hollywood's walk of fame. the star, who's a four—time grammy award winner, was joined at the ceremony by his daughter, the actor zoe kravitz, and oscar winning actor denzel washington. lenny kravitz has also been nominated for the 2024 rock and roll hall of fame. i used to walk these very streets because the action and the great that i was missing in new york was right here in hollywood. as a teenager, i spent a lot of time walking up and down hollywood boulevard seeking the names of all my idols. i never dreamt about having a star. i was usually just looking for a place to crash. he is more than a friend, his more — he

our science editor rebecca morelle has more.of a wildlife haven. but now avian flu has arrived and five gentoos have tested positive. five more cases have been detected in a separate king penguin colony, too. it's the first time this deadly virus has been confirmed in penguins in the sub—antarctic. south georgia is a spectacular island. there are so many unique concentrations of wildlife, most of which are globally important. so if bird flu were to take ahold and cause very high mortalities across the island, it would would be of conservation concern. scientists think migratory birds — skuas and giant petrels — brought avian flu from south america. but these birds also migrate to antarctica, and the fear is they'll carry the virus to this pristine wilderness and infect more species there. like emperor penguins — already under threat from climate change as the sea ice vanishes. but there are still many unknowns about how the virus will spread. penguins do form colonies and live in very close proximity to each other so that in its

rebecca morelle, bbc news. the men's world record holder. it's a talent that runs in the family — today his daughter aliscia broke the women's world record, cleaning three standard windows in just 16.13 seconds. here's how the action unfolded in manchester today. i've held the world record now for some 29 years. i've taken ten guinness world records. i think it's, like, an unsung sport, really. i would like you to welcome terry's daughter aliscia, who's going to have a go at the women's world record. you ready, aliscia ? yeah. three, two, one, go! my daughter, when she picks up the squeegee, she's like a natural. it's like i'm almost watching myself. they say, "oh, it's in your genes," and it really is. aliscia hasjust beaten the women's world... applause. i feel quite chuffed i've done it, to be fair. - we really have made history today. you know, father and daughter holding similar records, that's never going to get repeated ever. never. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. i'm not sure we want

rebecca morelle, bbc news.rnational, which builds some of those autonomous vessels. thank you. we saw some of the vessels there. what do you see in the future, what could your vessel do? , �* , ., ., , ., do? yes, there's a wide variety of uses. traditionally, _ do? yes, there's a wide variety of uses. traditionally, we _ do? yes, there's a wide variety of uses. traditionally, we have - do? yes, there's a wide variety of uses. traditionally, we have done mapping projects and we have built a fleet of vessels at the moment which are used in oil and gas renewables for inspection. but there's lots of other uses such as environmental monitoring, logistics, security, and the boundaries are pretty much limitless. they're more and more possibilities. d0 limitless. they're more and more possibilities.— limitless. they're more and more possibilities. do you see this fully re - lacin: possibilities. do you see this fully replacing crewed _ possibilities. do you see this fully replacing crewed ships _ possibilities. do you

rebecca morelle, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. tomasz schafernaker is here.

rebecca morelle, bbc news.e uk say that a genetic mutation makes some labradors and flat—coated retrievers constantly hungry while burning fewer calories. the so—called "double whammy" effect means dog owners must pay special attention to keeping their pets slim. let's speak to rowena edmondson, who is the owner of labrador eddy. also joining alsojoining us. hello, both of you. eddy suffers from the genetic mutation which makes him prone to obesity. how does one deal with this? you 'ust watch how does one deal with this? you just watch what _ how does one deal with this? gm. just watch what he eats all the time. i was fortunate to have quite a few dogs in the past before i had my three, and most of them were quite interested in food —— before i had eddy. watch their diet, keep the treats to a reasonable level and... i did discover that eddy is quite adept at thieving food in the kitchen, but not all gets put away and out of reach.— and out of reach. looking at labrador — and out of reach. looking at labrador ge

rebecca morelle, bbc news. we just wejust had time we just had time to talk about fat dogs.0verweight labradors. 0wners must take extra care to keep their pets slim. early i spoke to a small animal specialist. we their pets slim. early i spoke to a small animal specialist.— small animal specialist. we have been studying — small animal specialist. we have been studying labradors - small animal specialist. we have been studying labradors for - small animal specialist. we have been studying labradors for a - small animal specialist. we have i been studying labradors for a while and knew they had a mutation in their gene pool which is to do with how the body regulate its fat mass, and the mutation breaks the mechanism which usually controls our regulation of food and intake and energy expenditure. such that these dogs essentially get a starvation signal, to which they respond quite reasonably by feeling hungry all the time and dialling down their energy outgoings. but because they don't actually have a starvation problem and it is only down to their mutation, it makes them predi

rebecca morelle, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. tomasz schafernaker is here. well the trees like the mild and wet weather and that is how it has been in the last couple of weeks. they have been so wet, already months worth of rainfall and we are not even through the first half of the month. so rain bearing clouds over us might know particularly what today across parts of wales, the north west of england. for example snowdonia could see 100 millimetres of rain in the next couple of days but it is a narrow band. so here we have cloudy conditions but further north it is brighter but cooler. across england and wales team is so quite mild. the forecast than for tonight shows a band of rain continuing across this north—western portion of england and were but then coming back to reach northern ireland and southern parts of scotland. to the south it is very mild might commit10 scotland. to the south it is very mild might commit 10 degrees in some spots. calder across scotland at around three or 4 degrees. so an area of low pressure here, but the centre at somewhere ar

rebecca morelle, bbc news. — quite breezy too, particularly in scotland. we've had some gales here. anyway, here's the satellite picture, and you can see the rain—bearing cloud streaming across the uk. that cloud produced the heavier rain around snowdonia, the north—west of england. and through the course of the evening, the weather front will be moving northwards. so where we had the clearer skies in the north, well, it's going to turn cloudy through the night. the outbreaks of rain will reach northern ireland, parts of southern scotland, too. but to the north, it will stay clear and chilly. so northern scotland, only around five degrees underneath the clear skies. further south, it's closer to about 8—10 celsius, and of course, we've got that rain, too. so let's have a look at the forecast for thursday — mild south—westerlies, that rain continues to make its journey northward, so quite a soggy picture here in scotland. out towards the west, we've got showers, and given some lengthy spells of sunshine, which a

rebecca morelle, bbc news.ical correspondent joins uk yesterday. hannah miller, our political correspondentjoins us. director pauljohnson was speaking earlier, could you recap on what he said? _ earlier, could you recap on what he said? . , , said? day after the budget there is a battle for the _ said? day after the budget there is a battle for the airwaves, - said? day after the budget there is a battle for the airwaves, how i said? day after the budget there is a battle for the airwaves, how this| a battle for the airwaves, how this budget will be framed on the reason for the institute for fiscal studies matter in a sense as they are very much perceived as a leading economic think tank, one that is not particularly perceived as having a political agenda so it's striking to see pauljohnson said this morning that the chancellor has not been transparent about the real challenges that the country is facing. there's a number of things going on but let's break it down into two key elements. the first is the promise

rebecca morelle has been looking at the sequence of events. well, what do we know about what action happened in baltimore? data analysed by bbc verify shows the ship set off from the port at a quarter to 1am local time. the dali is a 300m—long container ship, and on board were two pilots. mariners from the local port with the specialist knowledge to guide the vessel out to sea. now, it was heading towards the central section of the bridge, which is wide enough and high enough for the vessel, the ship, to pass through, but it veered off course, crashing into this support column. so what happened 7 well, in this video, you can see the ship is nearing the bridge, but at 1:24am, the lights on it go out, suddenly, suggesting a major technical fault. that happened, and 1:25am, a minute later, the lights come back on. three minutes after this, you start to see black smoke billowing from the ship, and there on the bridge you can see the work vehicles here the team are fixing potholes on the bridge. a mayday call went out. moments later, at 1:28am, the

that was rebecca morel there.on the tree next to me we are waiting for a press conference. that conference is going to be chaired by the governor of maryland, who is wes moore, and he will be giving a press conference imminently. we will keep that on the screen so we can keep an eye on it for you, and if he does stand to speak, we will take you there immediately. in the meantime, throughout the course of today, we have heard from many of those affected by the disaster. alex del sardo is the owner of the hard yacht club and anchor bay marina, which is close to the bridge. he and his colleagues were there throughout the day. here is what he describes to me. at 148 in the morning, they heard this rumbling noise, and they compare it to a train moving through the town commanded by three o'clock there was a phone call saying, from there was a phone call saying, from the fire department, "we are on our way." and by 215 this morning, we started fuelling up the first responders here at our dock. i got to the marina about f

rebecca morelle has been looking at the sequence of events. thanks, sophie.hat happened in baltimore? data analysed by bbc verify shows the ship set off from the port at quarter to one in the morning local time. the dali is a 300m—long container ship. onboard were two pilots, mariners from the local port with specialist knowledge to guide the vessel out to sea. it was heading towards the central section of the bridge, which is wide enough and high enough for the ship. but it veered off course, crashing into this supporting column. so what happened 7 in this video, the ship's nearing the bridge but at 1.24am, its lights suddenly go out, suggesting a major technicalfailure. a minute later, they're back on. three minutes after, black smoke is billowing from the ship. on the bridge, you can see flashing lights, where a team is fixing potholes on the road. a mayday call went out, then moments later at 1.28, the ship collided with the bridge and it collapsed. if you lose power while manoeuvring, there is a possibility you could lose control of the steering of the v

in california just yet, but they're becoming a key part of the landscape. 0ur science editor rebecca morellerests. giant redwoods are the biggest trees on the planet. these native californian wonders are fast growing and can lock up a vast amount of carbon and now they are looming large across the landscape in the uk. these giant redwoods really live up to their name. they are suitably huge. here are a couple of questions. how many of these trees do you think there are in their native californian region? the answer is only about 80,000. and how many giant redwoods do you think there are here in the uk? well, you might be surprised to learn that there is an estimated 500,000, and that number is growing. the latest stock—take shows that the trees are thriving here. these giant redwoods were planted in wakehurst, in sussex, about 150 years ago, and it turns out that the damp british weather, especially a misty day like this, is good for them. where they grow in california is cooler and moister than you would typically envisage california and we have a reasonably similar climate here. they need

rebecca morelle, bbc news.carden too late. they can live but my garden is _ too late. they can live but my garden is about _ too late. they can live but my garden is about the _ too late. they can live but my garden is about the size i too late. they can live but my garden is about the size of i too late. they can live but my| garden is about the size of the table. �* , garden is about the size of the table. �* ._ ., ._ garden is about the size of the table. �* ., ,. ,. table. big day today, plants and nets table. big day today, plants and gets under— table. big day today, plants and gets under way _ table. big day today, plants and gets under way today. _ table. big day today, plants and gets under way today. there i table. big day today, plants and gets under way today. there is i table. big day today, plants and i gets under way today. there is some very dramatic weather elsewhere that we can talk about, carol. yes, parts of the south—east of england have already had more than the average amount that you wou