sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.ic golds he has won an oscar for his animated love letter to the game. he was a living legend, he will always be and i conin the city of angels. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. —— icon in. the firms that were involved in refurbishing grenfell tower before the fire which killed 72 people have been accused of failing to admit any responsibility for the blaze. the claims were made at the public inquiry into the disaster which reopened today, focusing on why the building ended up being covered in combustible cladding. tom symonds has more details. the grenfell inquiry is scrutinising this tragedy. the grenfell families are scrutinising the inquiry. a panel member resigned at the weekend because of concerns about the conflict—of—interest. so, the chairman sir martin moore—bick was flanked on only one side. the senior barrister leading these hearings began with this.|j the senior barrister leading these hearings began with this. i invited the core participants not to indulge ina the core

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. jane: makes me realize i have a lot of movie viewing to catch up on. you will find out what we are doing by checking out twitter. i am jane o'brien. thanks for joining me. good night. narrator: isnding for th presentation is made possible by... babbel, an online program designed by language speciists aching spanish, french and more. narrator: fundvig was also pd by... the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum-kovler foundaon. pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. narrator: be more, pbs. ♪ captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: gd evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, the u.s. versus iran. mourners gather across iran to y respect to the general the u.s. killed in an air strike, >> we have to take revenge.d when that woppen, how that would happen, where that would happen, that remains seen in the future. woodruff: then, new yea same impeachment. as congres

our correspondent sophie long is in los angeles.he don't me about -- she spoke to me about the ordeal the passengers eoyed. reporter: as you can imagine, it has not been a nice time to them. one of the nationals filmed his journey to theirport, the empty streets he accounted of the city, as you saw in john's rtre they are completely quarantined. before they boarded thelane, they went through two health screenings. they were then able to get on the, plaich flew them to alaska. we were told that they were kept completely separate in the plane. en the plane arrived on alaska, we are told that the whole plane erupted in cheers, and indication of the relief they were feeling. the journey wasn't over, where the plane was refueled in anchorage, alaska, they went through two more health screenings. the plane went on and landed in ace early thisorning.t a reserve they are still not free to go me and see the families. they will undergo more screening there, and they were put in chemical suits when they got on the plane. they were taken toempo

sophie long reports now. [chanting] sophie: the word spacing, the drums they-- the words they singrums they beat, honor the women and girls of their community,is theng indigenous women of alaska. she was 32 when she walast seen in october 2012. lori was 31 years old when she went missing in 2016. tracy was 43 when her daughter st saw her in february of last e ar. they are a few of ousands of native women have gone missing across the united states anwho have never been found. ashley was just 10 years old when she was last seen. she was found dead here in a vast meadow justil few m home she shared wit her six siblings. her father now worries for his other children. just want to say sorry to her and stuff like that. sophie: what do you want ? say sorry f >> not being there for her, not protecting her. as a parent, not protecting her. sophie: he takes me to the place ashley had been playing with her friends. eight excruciatingly long days later, his worst fears were confirmed. >> and then they told the search par

sophie long reports now. [chanting] sophie: the word spacing, the drums they-- the words they sing drums they beat, honor the women and girls of their community, the missing indigenous wen of alaska. she was 32 when she was last seen in october 2012. lori was 31 years old when she went missing in 2016. tracy was 43 when her daughter last saw hern february of last year. they are a few of the thousands of natnee women have missing across the united states and who have never been found. ashley was just 10 y wrs old when s last seen. she was found dead here in a vast meadow just a few miles from their home she shared with her six sibngs. her father noworries for his other children. >> just want to say sorry to her and stuff like that. sophie: what do you want to say sorry for? >> not being there forer, not protecting her. as a parent, not protecting her. sophie: t he takes me place ashley had been playing with her friends. eightci excruingly long days later, confirmed.ears were >> and then they told the search pa

sophie long there.s election pledge to improve connectivity outside of london. jon donnison reports. flybe will fly again. good news for its passengers and huge relief for the company's more than 2,000 workers. absolutely ecstatic, yeah, really happy for myself and my partner works for flybe so yeah, really good news for everybody. the exeter—based airline survives coz its shareholders, which include virgin atlantic, have agreed to put in extra money, but only in return for the government agreeing to consider cutting taxes on domestic airlines. hearing that things like air passenger duty will be reviewed was very interesting for them, of course it will be reviewed for everyone, and ensuring the way that our regional connectivity works, that we can level up communities, make sure our union is strengthened. cutting air passenger duty, which adds about £13 to the price of every domestic flight, would make it cheaper for people to fly. the air industry says such a move would provide a boost but environmenta

people there are having to get used all this tension, as sophie long reports from vancouver island. sophie: the duchess of sussex pictured smiling at a women's center, the first time she has been seen in public since the so-called sandringham summit. it is not hard to see why the duke and duchess of sussex might want to spend more time here, and if they did, it seems they uld be more than welcome. >> very exciting. [laughter] well, i think, you know, maybe it is a nice break for them to come to canada and chill with a nice canadians. >>ni think it i move, a beautiful place. i know they visited before and they like it. happy to he them, obviously. sophie: but some question the privacy they seek.d >> people here should leave them alone, but they can't. the local media, radio stations, tv are all talking about it. they can't stop it is unfortunate you just can't let lepe live lives the way they want to live it. sophie: every year the empress hotel, named after queen victoria, as served high tea. on special occasions they do so on china given to them by the queen. people here say they w

this from our los angeles correspondent, sophie long. to shine. with ricky gervais hosting for a fifth time. if you do win an award tonight, don't use it as a platform to make a political speech, right, you are in no position to lecture the public about anything. you know nothing about the real world. most of you spent less time in school than greta thunberg. a standing ovation for eltonjohn and bernie taupin set the tone for what became a big night for british showbusiness. they won the golden globe for best song... taron egerton, rocketman. .. ..and taron egerton one for his portrayal of the rock star in rocket man, beating leonardo dicaprio and 12—year—old fellow brit roman griffin davis. i'm so honoured to be nominated alongside a bunch of legitimate icons and also roman, who is the sweetest kid, and it was an incredible performance from jojo and i'm delighted to to be nominated alongside you, too. 1917. the first world war epic 1917 won the golden globe for best drama. sam mendes took the award for best director too. phoebe waller—b

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. now it's time for a look at the weather.really mild weather on the way. we have had great weather to contend with today. in most places, cloudy, but that will break up across north wales and the midlands. eastern scotland doing nicely for brightness but the north—west of scotla nd brightness but the north—west of scotland will see outbreaks of rain. temperature is above average for the time of year. this evening and tonight, rendell splashed across northern scotland. windy and the west,

our los angeles correspondent, sophie long, reports.ame out to shine. and to be ruthlessly mocked by ricky gervais. let's have a laugh at your expense, shall we? remember, they'rejustjokes. there was a standing ovation for eltonjohn and bernie taupin. they won the golden globe for best song... taron egerton, rocketman. ..and taron egerton won for his portrayal of the rock star in rocketman. it was not the night netflix had hoped for. the streaming giant produced three of the five films nominated for best drama, but it was the relentless heart rending action drama of 1917 that won the golden globe. and sam mendes took their award for best director too. i really hope this means that people will turn up and see it on the big screen, for which it was intended. phoebe waller—bridge for fleabag! there were two golden globes for phoebe waller—bridge and fleabag. this really comes down to andrew scott, really, because that man... applause. ..there was a lot of talk about the chemistry of us in the show but, really, he can have chemistry with a

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at five past six — bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with shaun ley. it'si.iopm. let's more reaction now to the death of the iranian general qasem soleimani. professor mohammad marandi is an iranian—american academic and political analyst at tehran university. he accused america of "arrogantly using its power" and said it will pay a heavy price for taking out general soleimani. if a foreign country was to assassinate a high—ranking british military official, what would the response in britain be? so what the americans have done is unheard of in contemporary history and this is the arrogance of power and i think there is no way that anyone in the world can justify this sort of action. if from now on the americans can be judge, jury and executioner, the iranians can say someone is going to carry out an attack and bomb them. that's the law of the jungle. if that's what western countries w

los angeles correspondent sophie long reports. out to shine... and to be ridiculed by ricky gervais. let's have a laugh at your expense, shall we? remember, they'rejustjokes. the relentless, heart—rending first world war epic 1917 was the surprise win of the night, which saw the big screen triumph over the streaming giant netflix. i really hope this means that people will turn up and see it on the big screen for which it was intended. no—one cares about movies any more, no—one goes to the cinema. it had gone in as firm favourite. everyone's watching netflix. this show should just be me coming out, going, "well done, netflix, you win." it may have had 34 nods, but it ended the night was just two awards, one of which went to the crown and their new queen. completely stumped. um... and fleabag, yay! of course, phoebe waller—bridge played her part, bringing two golden globes home for britain. personally, i'd like to also thank 0bama, for putting us on his list. and, as some of you may know, he's always been on mine. laughter and if yo

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. now it's time for a look at the weather. few days. let's look at what is coming our way because the potential for some disruptive weather. it is the strength of the wind, severe gales in the north and west will bring unusually mild weather info a tie but then chilly and dryer towards the end of the week. there is a storm brewing towards the west but to get into tomorrow morning's rush hour, lots of cloud and a few spots of rain or drizzle. not too chilly in the best of any sunshine in north—east scotland. the rest of northern ireland, here come rain and gales to ta ke ireland, here come rain and gales to take us to the wrong raqqa morning rush—hour. that will spread eastwards and some parts of eastern scotla nd eastwards and some parts of eastern scotland will not see too much rain. from lunchtime and into the afternoon wales and western england turned wetter and windier. sunshine the west later, but we will see go for gusts above 50 miles an hour here and there. not quite as windy towards east anglia and the south—east are

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel.news. the foreign secretary dominic raab has urged cypriot authorities to "do the right thing" in the case of a british teenager convicted of lying about being gang—raped in ayia napa. the 19 year old, who can't be named, was convicted after she withrew her was convicted after she withdrew her claim that she was raped by 12 israelis in a hotel injuly. she later said the police made her falsely confess to lying about the incident, but the cypriot government insists it has "full confidence in the justice system". mr raab said he is concerned about the teenager's treatment. i think she's gone through a terrible ordeal. my first priority is her welfare to get her back home safe and sound. i spoke to her mother on friday to see what further support we can provide, and we've made very clear, including me to my cypriot opposite number, that we're worried about her welfare, but also, we've got very serious concerns about her treatment throughout that process. if she's jailed, is there anything

our los angeles correspondent sophie long reports.ear when stars align and sparkle on red carpets, and young british actors get a taste of tinseltown. they don't come much younger than roman griffin davis. why so happy? things are changing. he's been nominated for best actor in a musical or comedy for his part in the heartbreakingly funnyjojo rabbit. not bad for someone who's only 12. oh, the world will end? he's facing some pretty stiff competition — up against fellow brit taron egerton for his portrayal of eltonjohn in rocket man, but also leonardo dicaprio, daniel craig and eddie murphy. i've been watching those guys since i was a kid, you know? i'm sure they probably wouldn't want to hear that, but to be nominated alongside them is really lovely. it looks like it'll be a good year for the streaming giant netflix — it's behind three of the five films nominated for best motion picture drama. also nominated is 1917 — the first world war epic that follows the incredible journey of two young soldiers. for the actors that played them, t

sophie long is on vancouver island.canada far, a peaceful life by the pacific coast. but they said they found photographers hiding in bushes and an alarming level of paparazzi activity around the home they are staying in. pictures were published around the world of meghan out walking yesterday. she was with their young son and two dogs and looked happy and relaxed as she waited for harry to arrive. but the couple say she did not consent to being photographed. their legal team said the paparazzi have set up a permanent camp around the property and try to take pictures inside using long lenses. harry has only been here on vancouver island for less tha n been here on vancouver island for less than 24 hours. he arrived last night to be reunited with meghan and archie. they should have been the first day of their new life together. instead it has involved lawyers, legal warnings and it all very welcome reminders of home and what the couple were trying to escape. the personal speech harry may before leaving the uk, talked abo

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.ieves the bbc licence fee should become a voluntary charge. in an interview with the guardian, he suggested it might mean more money could be raised to subsidise elderly viewers and those who can't afford the licence fee. lineker is one of the bbc‘s highest paid stars. the firms that were involved in refurbishing grenfell tower before the fire which killed 72 people, have been accused of failing to admit any responsibility for the blaze. the claim was made at the public inquiry into the disaster which reopened today, focusing on why the building ended up being covered in combustible cladding. tom symonds has more details. the grenfell inquiry is scrutinising this tragedy. the grenfell families are scrutinising the inquiry. a panel member resigned at the weekend because of concerns about a conflict of interest. so, the chairman, sir martin moore—bick, was flanked on only one side. thouria istephan is a construction expert. the senior barrister leading these hearings began with this. i i

sophie long on vancouver island.ald trump has luanched a stinging attack on environmentalists, at the world economic forum in davos. and still to come on the programme, is there a diversity crisis in foster ca re ? coming up in the sport on bbc news: leicester tigers have confirmed steve borthwick is to become their new head coach. he'll leave his role in the england coaching setup. a woman who was detained for three months at an immigration centre and wrongly told she was in the uk illegally says no amount of money can make up for how she's been treated. chiplyn burton is part of the windrush generation she came here from jamaica in the 1960s. it's taken more than 40 years to sort out her immigration status. she finally returned to the uk last month after the home office admitted it made a mistake. she's been speaking to our community affairs correspondent adina campbell. for the first time in more than four decades, chiplyn burton can now rest a little easier. she arrived in lancashire from jamaica in 1965, aged se

sophie long reports. ban a number the words they sing and the drums they beat honour the women and girls lost from their community — the murdered and lost indigenous women of alaska. mary anne alexie was 32 when she was last seen in october, 2012. lori dee wilson was 31 went she went missing in 2016. tracy day was 43 when her daughter last saw her in february last year. they're just a few of the thousands of native women who have gone missing across the united states and have never been found. ashleyjohnson—barr was just ten years old when she was last seen. she was found, dead, here in a vast meadowjust a few miles from the home in kotzebue she shared with her six siblings. her father now worries for his other children. i just want to say sorry to her and stuff like that, you know. what do you want to say sorry for? not being there for her, not protecting her as a parent. not protecting her. scottie takes me to the place ashley had been playing with herfriends. eight excruciatingly long days later, his w

sophie long in canada, thank you.st of the high speed rail link hs2 from london to manchester and leeds could rise to as much as £106 billion. that's triple the original budget. the figures come from a leaked review into the project. the transport secretary, grant shapps, says he's asked for more information so ministers can make a decision within weeks on whether or not to go ahead with it. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge reports. packed in from birmingham to leeds. a high—speed line would cut thejourney time in half. but the fate of hs2 is in the balance. where i live, we will probably stand to gain in term of property values, so i should be a supporter of it, but i still think it's too much money. who wants to travel at a slower pace when you can get to where you need to go quickly, more efficiently? itjust makes complete sense to me. there is not even a spare seat on this midday service between two major english cities. it tells you why the suggestion that the second phase of hs2 should be put on hold for

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello.en quite quiet, quite innocuous. the same cannot be said for the next few days, thing stepping

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. the travel show follows shortly.f the weekend, lively conditions into the start of next week. we will see widespread gales across the country and at at times, we could see damaging gusts to the north west. generally fairly mild for the first half of the week before it turns colder towards the end. tonight, a slight chill in eastern areas, but like last night, plenty of cloud commit light rain and drizzle, strengthening breeze in the west and temperatures holding at around eight or 9 degrees. you will notice to the west of ireland, the sign of heavy rain. it is tied into this, the first of a succession of low pressure systems, and the first one of these are iceland. but strong winds will bring widespread gales to the north and west through the day, particular tied in with the weather front, bringing heavy rain in northern ireland and spreading through scotland during the morning and early afternoon and to the afternoon, for much of wales and west in england. hefty dampers with that. shorter lived further south, but ar

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor.

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor.lo. conditions tonight is not vastly dissimilar to last night. that will produce some rain here and there in the west. temperatures might drop but for most reasonably mild night and start to monday but by the end of the night, strengthening southerly winds the west, temperatures of eight to 10 celsius but the arrival of some heavy rain through the morning rush hour in northern ireland spreads during the morning into scotland, takes a good pa rt morning into scotland, takes a good part of the day to clear eastwards, sunshine will fall in its wake but during the afternoon, wales and western england turns increasingly wet and windy, the far southeast and east anglia should stay dry until the evening rush hour. winds later but expect gale‘s of 50 to 60 miles an hour, temperatures holding at levels similar to today at around eight to 10 celsius. a fine end to the day here, rain spread through the day here, rain spread through the evening rush hour. clear skies through monday night but some

sophie long, bbc news, vancouver island.urt documents show that her father could be called by the mail on sunday to give evidence in court against his daugher— if meghan markle's suit against the mail on sunday reaches that stage. she is suing the paper after it published a private letter she sent to her father. sophie long explained the significance of these new documents. this is the case the couple have brought against the mail on sunday after they say they unlawfully published a handwritten letter from meghan to her now estranged father ahead of the couple's wedding in 2018. if that case goes to court, it seems according to papers lodged there yesterday that they would like to use evidence from thomas markle on their side, so if that does go to court then potentially you could see both the duchess of sussex and her estranged father, thomas markle, giving evidence on opposing sides. i think the fact that story is in the papers in the uk today serves as another example as to why the royal couple may want to spend more time

son archie in vancouver, as they prepare for a new life away from royal duties. 0ur correspondent sophie longta ke you can tell us more. this did not take long, sophie. know, well this is what harry and meghan came here for. the peaceful waters of the pacific. but they said they found his photographers hiding in bushes and an alarming level of paparazzi activity around the home. you may have seen pictures of her out walking yesterday with her son archie and two dogs in the woods. they stated they did not consent to having those pictures taken. harry only arrived here hours ago on vancouver island. there should have been the first day of their new lives together, he finally quiet family time for the couple. instead it has involved lawyers, legal warnings and accusations of harassment. their legal team said the paparazzi are camped permanently outside their property and even trying to get shots inside the home using long lenses. less than 48 hours before harry left the uk he sought to reassure people he was not walking away and give a very personal speech, and in it he talked about when his mot

sophie long, bbc news, vancouver island. laura: recapping our top story tonight, house have delivered the articles of impeachment against president donald trump to the u.s. senate. this is a vital step in the transfer of proceedings from one side of the united states congress to the other, and sets the staged for only the thir u.s. president ever to be impeached. democrats accuse mr. trump of abusing his power and obstructingoness by leaning on ukraine to get an investigation into the bidens. ihe nancy pelosi speaking just before signing the articles of impeachment. speaker pelosi: so sad, so tragic for our country,ti tt the s taken by the president to undermine our national security, to violate his oath of office, and to jeopardize the security of our elections, the integritof our elections, has taken us to this place. today we will make history. laura: earlier in the day, house speaker nancy losi named seven democratic lawmakers who will be the impeachment manaters in the serial. they were approved by the house. they are t

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.s rochdale. 40 years old, still doing it. he played before the 1998 world cup but 22 years as a footballer. that is really impressive. this weekend always throws up interesting stories. the third round of the fa cup always provides great stories and 40 year—old aaron wilbraham gave us one of the best yesterday — he scored rochdale's equaliser, to take newcastle to a third—round replay. and as alex gulrajani reports, that wasn't the only comeback of the day. commentator: first time. wilbraham! at 40 years old, aaron wilbraham might have thought the days of scoring against a premier league side were behind him. but he did just that. steve bruce, a cup winner in his playing days, brought newcastle to rochdale, two divisions beneath them. 0nly victory on their minds, especially when mickael amarone, a £21 million striker, gave them the lead. but the boys from the big league couldn't finish their lowly opponents. wilbraham snatching a draw which earned his side a money—spinning replay at ne

sophie long, bbc news, kotzebue, alaska.rain there for 20 years. 377 mm of rainfall was recorded in one day east of jakarta. more than 60,000 people have been evacuated out of jakarta. here you can see the extent of the flooding across jakarta with large parts of the city submerged under water. this is normally a busy highway injakarta, but as you can see, not much traffic is moving along it now. a man in some kind of surfboard, but these roads are not functioning in any meaningful way. a range of different rescue operations, many involving small dinghies like this one, as people stranded in their homes are picked up and then taken to drier places. and the consequence of all of this, long queues and lots of all of this, long queues and lots of places, including the main international airport, it was closed on wednesday due to the flooding, it has since reopened, but not before many thousands of people were held up. this graph from indonesia's meteorology agency shows the intensity of rainfall since 1996 when records began. r

the bbc‘s sophie long was there. the standing ovation for eltonjohn set the tone for what became a big night for british show business. they won the golden globe for best song. and taron egerton won for his portrayal of the rock star in rocket man, beating leonardo dicaprio and i2—year—old fellow brit roman griffin davies. i'm honoured to be nominated alongside a bunch of legitimate icons and also roman who is the sweetest kid. it was an incredible performance and i'm honoured to be nominated alongside you too. 1917. the first world war epic 1917 won the golden globe for best drama commander sam mendez took the award for best director too. phoebe waller bridge for flea bag. there were two golden globes for phoebe waller bridge and flea bag. this is really heavy and cool. this really co m es this is really heavy and cool. this really comes down to andrew scott, really, because that man, there was a lot of talk about the chemistry of us a lot of talk about the chemistry of us in the show, but really he can have chemist

other people who may have been nada: thank you, sophie long in los angeles.hats a look at the response to the disease. but what exactly is this particular strain of coronavirus? fergus walsh, takes a look. :ferg the new virus that emerged is a variety of coronavirus. they take their name from the surface proteins which look like the tips of a crown. a lot ocommon causes are caused by coronaviruses, but in the past few years, three dangerous strains have jumped from animals to hums. sars virus emerged in 2002 in china and killed nearly 800 people worldwide, about one inec 10 of those id. mrsra originated in saudia in 2012. it has since killed about it hundred 50 people, one in three of those affected --85 abo people, one in three of those affected. the coronavis seems more dangerous. it is not clear what the death rate o 80's because mothe patients are still in hospital, but it does seem much less lethal. seasonal influenza, flu, cses of the 650,000 deaths globally as with the flu there is mounting evidence that the china coronavirus is contagious before peopl

the focus wa on fires raging in australia andaghe stars on sophie long was on the red carpet and has this report. phso:or the first m award ceremony of the decade, and stars came out tohine. and to be ridiculed by ricky gervais's. ricky: let's have a laugh at your expense, shall we? remember, they are just jokes. sophie: the relentless, heartrending first world war epic "1917" was the surprise winner of the night. it sold the big screen triumph over the streaming giant netflix. >> hope this means that people will turn up and see it on a big scre for which it was intended. ricky: no one cares abo. movies anymo everyone is watching netflix. this show should just be emoi coming out g well , netflix, you win. sophie: it may have had 34 nods but it ended the night with just two awards, one of w whit to "the crown" and their new queen. oliviacompletely stunned. and "fleabag," yeah. sophie: of course, phoebe waller-bridge played her part. phoebe: personally i would like to thankti obama for p us on his list. and as some of you may know, he's always been on mine. [laughter] phoebe: and if yo

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello.e weather generally speaking has been quite quiet, quite innocuous. the same cannot be said for the next few days, things stepping up a gear. tonight it stays cloudy, some hill fog and spots of drizzle. winds picking up in north—western parts of the uk. chilly in eastern scotland and england where we see clear breaks, but generally a mild night. a mild and cloudy start, with spots of drizzle. from the west, a band of heavy rain, moving through northern ireland into western scotland through the morning, getting into england and wales through the afternoon. east anglia and the south—east should stay dry until after dark. behind the rain band, something brighter with sunshine but also some showers. 9—11 degrees. on tuesday, it will turn mild, highs of 15 or 16 degrees, but with that, heavy rain and severe gales across the northern half of the uk. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets in iran, to mourn the assassinated military leader,

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. now it's time for a look at the weather.t is unseasonably mild. if you think it is mild now, wait until tuesday, really mild weather on the way. we have had great weather to contend with today. in most places, cloudy, but that will break up across north wales and the midlands. eastern scotland doing nicely for brightness but the north—west of scotla nd brightness but the north—west of scotland will see outbreaks of rain. temperature is above average for the time of year. this evening and tonight, rendell splashed across northern scotland. windy and the west, and generally, it will be cloudy, the odd spot of drizzle, some helpful, but where we keep clear, it will become chile, the east of scotland and england. tomorrow, a cloudy, drizzly start, then this band of rain will push and accompanied by brisk winds. the skies were clear and we will see something brighter, with some showers. look at the temperatures on tuesday. some spots will get to 16 degrees, but with that, some wet and very windy weather. hello, this is bbc news w

let's speak to our north american correspondent, sophie long, who's on vancouver island. thank you very much, sophie, go to talk to you this morning. i suppose this is the start of the new life? yes, dan, i think this is the thursday of the rest of their lives. we understand prince harry has landed at vancouver international airport, a short hop from where we are now on vancouver island, only about a 30 minute flight, so we assume he is on his way here. this is where can has been staying over the past week or so while the negotiations have been going on over the last week or so. we've been watching planes go over but we've had no confirmation he has landed on vancouver island. hard to imagine the intensity and the mixture of emotions he has been feeling as he made hisjourney emotions he has been feeling as he made his journey across the atlantic. he was candid about how sad he felt that it had come to this andi sad he felt that it had come to this and i think the royal couple have taken a larger step back from royal duties than they hoped when they made their surprise anno

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. —— he will always be an icon in the city of los angeles.hose who have heard of the brand but don't know what a huge deal his death is in america, explain what made him so remarkable. asserts with how great of a bass while player he was. i heard in the setback that you played was how he was one of the first and best to make thejump was one of the first and best to make the jump from high school directly to the pros. it is very difficult to discuss the story pass by without mentioning kobe in quite a few instances. he was part of the la kers a few instances. he was part of the lakers 3p, he won five titles, he was a two—time mvp in the finals, and mvp in the regular season. he wonjust and mvp in the regular season. he won just about every individual accolade as you put as well as every tea m accolade as you put as well as every team honour. he just accolade as you put as well as every team honour. hejust really accolade as you put as well as every team honour. he just really was one of the most iconic players not only in basketball but in any

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. the headlines on bbc news...ted area in china hit by the coronavirus. world leaders and holocaust survivors gather at auschwitz in poland to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the nazi death camp. two men are tonight beginning jail sentences totalling 33 years, after one of the largest ever hauls of cocaine was found on board a boat off the pembrokeshire coast. gary swift and scott kilgour, who are from liverpool, were arrested a mile from fishguard. rachael garside reports. neatly wrapped a kilo of blocks of cocaine stuffed into every available storage space on board the yacht. the drug was even found on board the boat pamuk fridge. in the drug was even found on board the boat pamukfridge. in one of the drug was even found on board the boat pamuk fridge. in one of the biggest hauls in welsh and uk history, 751 kilos of high purity cocaine was uncovered by officers from the national crime agency, after border force officers intercepted the boat as it travelled from south america to the welsh co

this from our los angeles correspondent sophie long.t use it as a platform to make a political speech, right? you're in no position to lecture the public about anything. you know nothing about the real world. most of you spent less time in school then greta thunberg. the standing ovation for eltonjohn and bernie taupin set the tone for what became a big night for british showbusiness. they won the golden globe for best song... taron egerton, rocketman. ..and taron egerton won for his portrayal of the rock star in rocketman, beating leonardo dicaprio and 12—year—old fellow brit, roman griffin—davis. i'm so honoured to be nominated alongside a bunch of legitimate icons, and also roman, who is the sweetest kid and it was an incredible performance in jojo, and i'm honoured to be nominated alongside you too. 1917. the first world war epic 1917 won the golden globe for best drama, and sam mendes took the award for best director too. phoebe waller—bridge, fleabag! there were two golden globes for phoebe waller—bridge and fleabag. this is reall

sophie long.,000 new claims for clinical negligence each year — some cost thousands of pounds to settle, others reach the £1 million mark. the number of claims include all current unsettled ones and projected estimates for the future. estimates put the total outstanding cost of claims at £83 billion. the total budget for the nhs last year was £129 billion. last year the pay—outs came to £2.3 billion. this is more than double compared to nine years ago — where pay—outs cost £900 million. and although 10% of the claims are related to obstetrics — they take up 50% of the compensation because a child injured at birth will often need a lifetime of care. the bbc news has learned that the bill for legal fees alone is costing more than £4 billion, and there are fears that the costs are spiralling out of control. angus crawford has this report. brother, son, grandson. this is hayden. soon after, though, he was rushed to hospital, a virus attacking his heart. and after a failure in care, he died there, atju

our correspondent sophie long is in vancouver for us, and has been looking at how their arrival willhere expressed in national newspapers that having members of the royal family living here in canada could potentially change the relationship between this country and the monarchy. it will be interesting to see whether the content of the statements released today goes anyway towards allaying those fears. people here also wonder when harry may come, and the fact that these negotiations have resulted in some form of conclusion might mean that he now feels he is able to leave the uk and come here to be reunited with his wife and young son. meghan has been seen out and about here on vancouver island and on the mainland, looking happy and relaxed. this must‘ve been and continues to be a turbulent time for the couple so one can only assume they will be keen to reunite at the earliest opportunity and there will be many people here in vancouver and on the island ready to welcome prince harry if and when he does arrive. royal commentator richard berthelsen has more on the view from canada. i th

our correspondent sophie long is in vancouver island, where the duchess has been staying with the couple'sn the statements released this evening? that is right. there has been concern he expressed in national newspapers that having members of the royal family living in newspapers that having members of the royalfamily living in canada could potentially change the relationship between this country and the monarchy so it will be interesting to see whether the content interesting to see whether the co nte nt of interesting to see whether the content of those statements released today goes to those fears. people also wondering when harry might come and the factories were two seem to have resulted in some form of conclusion —— the fact these negotiations seem to have resulted in some form of conclusion might mean he can come here to meghan and his son. meghan has been here looking relaxed, but this must have been a turbulent time for the couple, so one been a turbulent time for the couple, so one can been a turbulent time for the couple, so one can only assume they will be keen to reunite at th

sophie long reports.girls lost from the community. the murdered and missing indigenous women of alaska. this woman was 32 when she was last seen in october 2012. this woman was 31 years old when she went missing and 2016. tracy day was 43 when her daughter last saw her in february last year. they are just a few of the thousands of native women who have gone missing across the united states and who have never been found. actually johnson— bart wasjust who have never been found. actually johnson— bart was just ten years old when she was last seen. she was found, dead, and a vast meadowjust a few miles from the home she shared with her six siblings. herfather no worries for his other children. just wa nt to worries for his other children. just want to say sorry to her and stuff like that. what do you want to say sorry for? not being there for her stopping her. as a parent, not protecting her. eight excruciatingly long days later, his worst fears we re long days later, his worst fears were confirmed. actually

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello.has been quite cloudy for many this weekend but the weather generally speaking has been quite quiet, quite innocuous. the same cannot be said for the next few days, thing stepping up a gear. tonight it stays cloudy, some health fog and sports of drizzle. winds picking up in north—western parts of the uk. chile in eastern scotland and england where we see clear breaks, but generally a mild night. a mild and cloudy start, with spots of drizzle. from the west, heavy rain, moving through northern ireland into western scotland in the morning, getting to england and wales through the afternoon. east anglia and the south—east should stay dry until after dark. behind the rain, something brighter with sunshine but also some showers. on tuesdayit sunshine but also some showers. on tuesday it will turn mild, highs of 15 or 16 degrees, but with that, heavy rain and severe gales across the northern half of the uk. hello, this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak. the headlines: hundreds of thousands of

the bbc‘s sophie long was there.ine. with ricky gervais hosting for a fifth time. standing ovation for eltonjohn set the tone for what became a big night for british business. they won the golden globe for best song. and best actor went to the star of rocket man. 18 leonardo dicaprio.|j actor went to the star of rocket man. 18 leonardo dicaprio. i am so honoured to be nominated alongside a bunch of legitimate icons. and also roman, he is the sweetest kid and it was an incredible performance in that vellum and diane honoured to be nominated alongside you to. 1917. the first world war epic 1917 won the golden globe for best drama, and sam mendes took the award for best director too. phoebe waller—bridge, fleabag! there were two golden globes for phoebe waller—bridge and fleabag. this is really heavy and cool. this really comes down to andrew scott, really, because that man... applause. ..there was a lot of talk about the chemistry of us in the show but really, he can have chemistry with a pebble! these are the first ma

sophie long, bbc news. rest in peace, nipsey hussle. rest in peace, kobe bryant.y further north across scotland, that was the scene from one of our weather watchers earlier this morning in denbigh. you can see the distribution of the showers on the distribution of the showers on the radar this morning, many across england and wales, but the stoplight here, that is snow falling, mainly over the high land of scotland. a good few centimetres here by the end of the day, because those snow showers will continue to feed in across scotland this afternoon. if you showers for northern ireland. more showers expected for england and wales this afternoon, they will go from west to east. some could be on the heavy side, maybe even the odd rumble of thunder or hail mixed m, odd rumble of thunder or hail mixed in, but there will be sunshine in between, particularly for north—east england and temperatures today about four come up to eight or nine celsius. through this evening, we will continue with the showers across england and wales, you can see they are moving from west to eas

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. time for a look at the weather. here's phil avery.ood afternoon. the weather at the weekend just sort of sat there across much of the british isles. things are set to change quite markedly across many areas as we get on into the new week. first of all we will be talking about some very strong winds, not just we will be talking about some very strong winds, notjust today but tuesday especially and wednesday, it will be very windy across northern britain. come tuesday we will be talking about some very high temperatures for the time of year. and all the while through the week, the rainfall totals mounting up. more so than in that north—west and quart of scotland. where is it coming from? the juxtaposition of rome and cold air in the atlantic is powering up a very powerfuljet strea m powering up a very powerfuljet stream and it is pointing right at us, and every dip in thatjet stream, that is where we have to slide in areas of low pressure and their attendant fronts. and some of you will know across northern and western parts, we have on

sophie long, bbc news, vancouver island.documents show that meghan‘s father thomas could be called by the mail on sunday to testify against his daughter, if her lawsuit against the mail on sunday gets to court. the duchess of sussex is suing the paper after it published a private letter she sent to her father. sophie long is following the latest developments. this is the case the couple have brought against the mail on sunday after they say they unlawfully published a handwritten letter from meghan to her now estranged father ahead of the couple's wedding in 2018. if that case goes to court, it seems according to papers lodged there yesterday that they would like to use evidence from thomas markle on their side, so if that does go to court then potentially you could see both the duchess of sussex and her estranged father, thomas markle, giving evidence on opposing sides. i think the fact that story is in the papers in the uk today serves as another example as to why the royal couple may want to spend more time here in canada

here's sophie long in vancouver.ll be spending here as you rightly pointed out. they spent some of their christmas break here in vancouver island and people are telling me that people are very relaxed and they could lead something approaching a normal light, that people are less bother about celebrities and the royal family so it be a good place for a couple wife struggled as they say they have with the media intrusion in scrutiny in the uk. having said that, since i've been here i probably bunched into as many members of the uk press. you get the sense to us certain extent that the novelty is wearing off a little bit, some people are now already fed up with the cameras. you have to pose the question that if they came here or somewhere on the west coast of canada as it thought they might, they insert —— they could be making people's lives here a little less normal. nikkie dejager is a hugely popular make—up artist. she has more than 12 million youtube subscribers, 13 million on instagram. i'm sure some of you follow