:00:07. > :00:08.Tonight at Ten - a Parliamentary bill is expected within days,
:00:09. > :00:12.leading to the formal start of the Brexit process.
:00:13. > :00:15.It follows a ruling by the Supreme Court that Parliament
:00:16. > :00:17.must be consulted before Brexit can start, it's not
:00:18. > :00:23.Any change to the law, to give effect to the referendum, must be
:00:24. > :00:26.made in the only way permitted, by the UK constitution, namely by an
:00:27. > :00:35.Within minutes of the ruling by the court, ministers
:00:36. > :00:38.were insisting that the Brexit plan would go ahead on the
:00:39. > :00:44.This judgment does not change the fact that the UK will be leaving the
:00:45. > :00:47.European Union, and it's our job to deliver on the instruction the
:00:48. > :00:55.But Labour has warned it would try to amend the bill,
:00:56. > :01:00.We're going to hold them to account to protect jobs.
:01:01. > :01:02.We're going to hold them to account to ensure British
:01:03. > :01:07.And we're not going to allow ourselves to become some kind of
:01:08. > :01:14.And in Edinburgh, a warning that the decision not
:01:15. > :01:16.to require the approval of the Scottish Parliament
:01:17. > :01:20.is proof that the devolution settlement is worthless.
:01:21. > :01:22.With every day that passes right now, it is becoming clear that
:01:23. > :01:26.Scotland's voice cannot and is not able to be heard within the UK on
:01:27. > :01:30.We'll have the latest on this landmark ruling
:01:31. > :01:33.by the Supreme Court and what it could mean
:01:34. > :01:40.A record fall in BT's share price, after news that its Italian
:01:41. > :01:44.subsidiary tried to cover up huge losses.
:01:45. > :01:48.More executive orders signed by President Trump -
:01:49. > :01:50.this time he revives plans to build two oil pipelines,
:01:51. > :02:00.# Stars are you shining just for me...#
:02:01. > :02:02.And leading the Oscars race is La La Land -
:02:03. > :02:04.with a record-equalling 14 nominations, including
:02:05. > :02:10.And coming up in Sportsday later on BBC News, Sir Alex Ferguson
:02:11. > :02:12.gives us his progress report on Jose Mourinho.
:02:13. > :02:35.He says the Portugese is learning to control his emotions.
:02:36. > :02:40.By the end of this week, a bill is to be laid before
:02:41. > :02:42.Parliament to start the process of leaving the European Union.
:02:43. > :02:45.It follows a ruling by the Supreme Court,
:02:46. > :02:47.confirming that ministers are not allowed to trigger the process
:02:48. > :02:54.Despite losing the case, ministers insist their Brexit
:02:55. > :02:57.timetable is in tact and they expect both Houses of Parliament
:02:58. > :03:00.to give their approval before the end of March.
:03:01. > :03:03.We'll have details of the ruling and the day's reaction,
:03:04. > :03:08.and we start with our political editor, Laura Kuenssberg.
:03:09. > :03:17.Is it the Prime Minister, or Parliament that's in charge?
:03:18. > :03:22.Theresa May wanted to avoid asking MPs for permission
:03:23. > :03:30.But businesswoman Gina Miller fought and fought and fought again.
:03:31. > :03:40.Arguing the Government simply does not have the power to do it alone.
:03:41. > :03:43.There's no precedent, so can our departure start?
:03:44. > :03:47.So-called Article 50, without Parliament saying yes?
:03:48. > :03:56.Today, by a majority of eight to three, the Supreme Court rules
:03:57. > :03:59.that the Government cannot trigger Article 50 without an Act of
:04:00. > :04:03.The referendum is of great political significance.
:04:04. > :04:05.But the Act of Parliament which established it
:04:06. > :04:08.did not say what should happen as a result.
:04:09. > :04:11.So, any change in the law, to give effect to the referendum,
:04:12. > :04:13.must be made in the only way permitted by the UK constitution,
:04:14. > :04:21.To proceed otherwise, would be a breach of settled
:04:22. > :04:26.constitutional principles stretching back many centuries.
:04:27. > :04:28.And there are consequences from that clear instruction.
:04:29. > :04:32.Ministers have no choice, MPs must have a say.
:04:33. > :04:36.Of course the Government is disappointed with the outcome
:04:37. > :04:40.but we have the good fortune to live in a country where everyone,
:04:41. > :04:44.every individual, every organisation, even Government,
:04:45. > :04:57.So, the Government will comply with the judgment of the court.
:04:58. > :04:59.The challenger, well-financed, but outsiders won the day.
:05:00. > :05:00.No Prime Minister, no Government can expect to be
:05:01. > :05:10.The judges crucially did not say exactly what Parliament should do.
:05:11. > :05:13.Nor did they give the Scottish, Northern Irish or Welsh
:05:14. > :05:17.The judges have ruled that the Scottish Parliament does
:05:18. > :05:20.not need to be consulted, are you disappointed?
:05:21. > :05:22.We were told we have the most powerful devolved
:05:23. > :05:31.It appear that that is not now the case.
:05:32. > :05:33.Should the Prime Minister have listened to people
:05:34. > :05:40.Well, she could have listened to people like me.
:05:41. > :05:43.I've been saying this for six months.
:05:44. > :05:44.This melee, this court case was never about whether or not
:05:45. > :05:46.we leave the European Union but the verdict is not
:05:47. > :05:50.They must now seek authority from just across this square,
:05:51. > :05:53.before they can start the process of leaving the European Union.
:05:54. > :05:55.REPORTER: Mr Johnson, is Brexit still on track?
:05:56. > :06:00.Despite the courtroom drama, the Government's been
:06:01. > :06:04.The majority of MPs have already said they will back them.
:06:05. > :06:07.The Government's priority, following the European Union
:06:08. > :06:08.referendum, has been to respect the outcome and to ensure it's
:06:09. > :06:11.delivered in the interests of the whole country.
:06:12. > :06:13.This House voted by 6-1 to put the decision in the hands of voters
:06:14. > :06:15.and that Bill passed the other place unopposed.
:06:16. > :06:20.The point of no return was passed on June 23rd last year.
:06:21. > :06:23.Labour won't allow its MPs to stop the Bill but will
:06:24. > :06:29.We're very clear, we're going to hold them to account.
:06:30. > :06:32.We're going to hold them to account to protect jobs.
:06:33. > :06:36.We're going to hold them to account to make sure that British industry
:06:37. > :06:40.And we're not going to allow ourselves to become some sort
:06:41. > :06:47.But while MPs will have more power, the judges' decision not to insist
:06:48. > :06:50.could strain further the union between Scotland and the rest
:06:51. > :06:54.The decision is looming for Scotland.
:06:55. > :06:56.Are we prepared to allow our futures to be dictated
:06:57. > :07:03.going down a path that I think the majority of people in Scotland
:07:04. > :07:06.do not want to go down, or are we going to take our future
:07:07. > :07:11.And convinced Europeans, Lib Dems and a handful of Labour MPs,
:07:12. > :07:14.might vote against Article 50, to express their fears.
:07:15. > :07:20.Unless the Government concedes a new deal for the British people,
:07:21. > :07:23.so that the British people have a say over the final
:07:24. > :07:25.arrangements between the UK and the EU, I will vote
:07:26. > :07:32.But for the woman who started all of this, success, yes,
:07:33. > :07:38.Good people didn't seem able to stand up and put their point.
:07:39. > :07:42.So I thought, if I stood up, others would join, others would come
:07:43. > :07:45.together and we'd have a coalescing of one voice talking about this -
:07:46. > :07:47.talking about the fact that Parliament is sovereign.
:07:48. > :07:56.In the seven-month process I've been through, I've been very surprised.
:07:57. > :07:59.What this whole fight has been about, is about right and wrong.
:08:00. > :08:01.It's right that an individual citizen could bring this case.
:08:02. > :08:05.It is wrong that the Government think they are above the law.
:08:06. > :08:08.And it is wrong for the Government or politicians to carry
:08:09. > :08:13.The Prime Minister never wanted an ugly fight in the courts.
:08:14. > :08:16.She doesn't now want weeks of angry argument as it moves
:08:17. > :08:19.to the House of Commons, but for all its potential,
:08:20. > :08:23.this legal tangle has not strangled the Government in knots.
:08:24. > :08:28.Ministers were ruled to be wrong on fundamental matters of law.
:08:29. > :08:30.But while they lost the case, the Government has not lost
:08:31. > :08:38.Just as Theresa May's motorcade swept past the court,
:08:39. > :08:40.she's been able to brush aside some of the arguments.
:08:41. > :08:43.One senior Tory told me - we are on our way.
:08:44. > :08:50.Laura Kuenssberg BBC News, Westminster.
:08:51. > :08:52.As we heard, Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland,
:08:53. > :08:54.has again raised the prospect of a second independence referendum,
:08:55. > :08:57.following the ruling that ministers are not required to consult
:08:58. > :08:59.the Scottish Parliament, or indeed the Assemblies
:09:00. > :09:03.in Northern Ireland and Wales, before launching the Brexit process.
:09:04. > :09:05.The SNP is proposing dozens of amendments to the forthcoming
:09:06. > :09:12.Labour is also warning that it will try to amend the bill,
:09:13. > :09:16.as our deputy political editor, John Pienaar, reports.
:09:17. > :09:18.The judgment's in, now it's up to the politicians.
:09:19. > :09:21.The news went around the world in seconds,
:09:22. > :09:26.a story ministers hoped never to hear told, not in any language.
:09:27. > :09:28.But the Government's had time to get ready,
:09:29. > :09:31.so could Parliament get in Theresa May's way?
:09:32. > :09:36.The Government says legislation, paving the way for Brexit,
:09:37. > :09:43.That will be voted on by both Houses, Commons and Lords.
:09:44. > :09:46.Theresa May intends Article 50 will be triggered by the end
:09:47. > :09:48.of March and once triggered, Britain will have two
:09:49. > :09:53.One Shadow Minister's ready to defy Labour orders
:09:54. > :09:57.and vote against Brexit, though it might end her career.
:09:58. > :10:01.My constituents voted to remain in the European Union,
:10:02. > :10:05.I am leaning towards voting against Article 50 because I'm
:10:06. > :10:08.here to represent their views and if I have to resign my
:10:09. > :10:10.Shadow Ministerial position because of the stance I take,
:10:11. > :10:16.Many Labour MPs accept stopping Brexit is not an option
:10:17. > :10:19.and worry their party could concede too much.
:10:20. > :10:24.We cannot be a party that rubber stamps a hard Brexit.
:10:25. > :10:27.Look, I accept we're leaving the European Union and I'm minded
:10:28. > :10:31.to vote for Article 50 Bill to be triggered, but I am not
:10:32. > :10:33.going to give this Government a blank cheque on the contents
:10:34. > :10:40.I am not going to give Theresa May the ability to go and run a coach
:10:41. > :10:43.and horses through the living standards of middle and lower income
:10:44. > :10:49.Around Westminster, they're asking who'll work with him.
:10:50. > :10:51.The SNP has proposed around 50 amendments or suggested changes
:10:52. > :10:55.to the Bill starting Brexit, and wants help.
:10:56. > :10:57.What we really need is to be working together with as many people
:10:58. > :10:59.as possible to hold this Government to account and I think
:11:00. > :11:02.we really need Labour to get their act together a bit.
:11:03. > :11:04.Opposition parties are split and Labour, out of step with so many
:11:05. > :11:06.of its Brexit-supporting voters, can't agree on tactics
:11:07. > :11:09.or policy and that's good news for Theresa May.
:11:10. > :11:11.The Bill to start Britain's EU divorce proceedings
:11:12. > :11:17.In the Commons, MPs will try to force more votes before
:11:18. > :11:20.the divorce deal is settled and in the Lords, there'll be more
:11:21. > :11:30.But many peers are nervous about defying the verdict
:11:31. > :11:34.Would it not be foolish in the extreme if this
:11:35. > :11:36.House placed itself, as an unelected body,
:11:37. > :11:39.in confrontation with the bulk of the British people?
:11:40. > :11:41.And after fierce attacks on the courts in the past,
:11:42. > :11:44.an appeal from the Church for calm to help reunify the country
:11:45. > :11:58.The use of language, which may occasionally sound threatening,
:11:59. > :12:00.is very unhelpful if, at the end of the two year period,
:12:01. > :12:04.we are going to end up with a country that is able to go
:12:05. > :12:06.forward in a reconciled and prosperous and flourishing way.
:12:07. > :12:08.For keen Brexiteers today, so far so good.
:12:09. > :12:10.You're looking a little bit triumphant right now?
:12:11. > :12:13.Well, I'm happy that we didn't end up with a bogged down deal over
:12:14. > :12:17.Instead of which a simple process, a simple Bill,
:12:18. > :12:21.Theresa May will be on time triggering Article 50,
:12:22. > :12:26.Which means, basically, the effort to try and stop
:12:27. > :12:30.So another long day on the road to Brexit.
:12:31. > :12:32.The Bill, approving the exit talks, comes out on Thursday,
:12:33. > :12:37.The real political slog towards an EU deal has yet to begin.
:12:38. > :12:44.In a moment, we'll talk to our political editor,
:12:45. > :12:47.Laura Kuenssberg, at Westminster, but first, our Scotland edito,r
:12:48. > :12:59.In the light of today's ruling, Sarah, where do you think the
:13:00. > :13:04.options are now for Nicola Sturgeon? Well, despite the fact that the
:13:05. > :13:11.Supreme Court said there does not have to be... First Minister, Nicola
:13:12. > :13:17.Sturgeon, has decided to go ahead and have one anyway and it is likely
:13:18. > :13:23.that Holyrood SNPs will vote against Article 50, reflecting the fact that
:13:24. > :13:28.52% of the Scottish electorate voted to remain in the EU. That will have
:13:29. > :13:33.no legal standing. So why bother having the vote at all? Well, it'll
:13:34. > :13:37.be very politically symbolic when the UK Government is then seen to be
:13:38. > :13:41.acting against the express wishes of the Scottish Parliament. Nicola
:13:42. > :13:45.Sturgeon is not ready to call another referendum on Scottish
:13:46. > :13:49.independence, not yet but she will want to use every opportunity, every
:13:50. > :13:53.conflict with Westminster, like this one, to build the case for why she
:13:54. > :13:57.thinks Scotland should be an independent country. Thank you very
:13:58. > :14:01.much. Apologies for the little glitch on the sound but we heard
:14:02. > :14:05.most of what Sarah had to say. Let's go to Westminster and talk to Laura.
:14:06. > :14:11.Laura, ministers today are sounding very confident. How can they be so
:14:12. > :14:15.confident that, as they put it, their timetable for Brexit is still
:14:16. > :14:18.in tact? I think they believe and I think they are right in believing
:14:19. > :14:23.that the mood amongst the majority of MPs and also among much of the
:14:24. > :14:25.House of Lords is not of obstructing what the Government's plan is, is
:14:26. > :14:30.not of really messing with the timetable and so much so that I'm
:14:31. > :14:33.told, sources are suggesting they've sketched out a timetable of the Bill
:14:34. > :14:37.in the House of Commons on Thursday, the fist votes on this issue
:14:38. > :14:41.potentially next Wednesday, maybe even with MPs maybe sitting until
:14:42. > :14:44.midnight to debate the issues, the whole thing being wrapped up in the
:14:45. > :14:49.House of Commons, at least, actually in about a fortnight's time. But,
:14:50. > :14:55.but, but, reality may well bite. The mood right now is in that place but
:14:56. > :14:58.it could change very fast. There are still calls for a white paper with
:14:59. > :15:03.more detail of the Government plans. There are still calls, demand for a
:15:04. > :15:07.meaningful vote to take place. But, I think that Theresa May's team do
:15:08. > :15:11.feel that today, although technically a defeat, has been
:15:12. > :15:16.something of a win for them. Because the court stepped back from creating
:15:17. > :15:19.merry havoc. They stepped back from being very explicit about what the
:15:20. > :15:23.Government had to do next. They stepped back from really, really
:15:24. > :15:25.interfering and setting out the Government's very technical
:15:26. > :15:29.instructions about how they should behave. That said, this is the
:15:30. > :15:33.beginning, really, still, of what is a very long process and sources
:15:34. > :15:37.close to Theresa May told me today they feel they've got to base camp
:15:38. > :15:38.relatively unscathed but they are aware there is a very long climb
:15:39. > :15:45.ahead. Thank you very much Laura. Billions of pounds have been wiped
:15:46. > :15:48.off the value of BT today following a warning from the company
:15:49. > :15:50.that profits will be affected by an accounting scandal
:15:51. > :15:54.in its Italian division. It's set aside ?500 million
:15:55. > :15:58.to cover the losses. BT has also warned of "stagnating
:15:59. > :16:02.revenues" from its contracts Our business editor,
:16:03. > :16:06.Simon Jack, has more details. I don't even have time
:16:07. > :16:08.to open doors any more... Not every big company
:16:09. > :16:10.is a household name, Its services are used by millions
:16:11. > :16:17.and its shares are some of the most widely owned by the public,
:16:18. > :16:19.with nearly a million small investors still holding shares
:16:20. > :16:24.from the privatisation back in 1984. Here is what happened
:16:25. > :16:28.to those shares today - a 20% drop, its biggest fall
:16:29. > :16:31.in its history as a public company. That caught even big
:16:32. > :16:34.investors off guard. It was a real shock,
:16:35. > :16:37.BT's not the kind of company It's a very strong company
:16:38. > :16:41.with quite a reliable, dependable and forecastable
:16:42. > :16:46.business, so we just don't expect So why this sudden and
:16:47. > :16:51.very dramatic slump? Well, BT has problems
:16:52. > :16:54.on a number fronts. Today we learned the accounting
:16:55. > :16:57.scandal in BT's Italian business is much worse than expected,
:16:58. > :17:04.the black hole there has widen Perhaps even more worrying
:17:05. > :17:10.for investors, it also warned today that profits in its core business
:17:11. > :17:12.will be ?175 million Now, that's down to stagnating
:17:13. > :17:18.revenue from some of its biggest customers who are not renewing major
:17:19. > :17:22.contracts and today's news is set against an already uncertain
:17:23. > :17:25.backdrop for the company. The company is fighting
:17:26. > :17:29.calls from competitors and the regulator to split
:17:30. > :17:32.off its Openreach network division. It has one of the UK's biggest
:17:33. > :17:35.pension fund deficits and, meanwhile, it's been spending
:17:36. > :17:38.big on entertainment. I think there's a lot of nervousness
:17:39. > :17:40.around BT at the moment, particularly given the ongoing
:17:41. > :17:45.review of the Openreach division and also the review of pensions
:17:46. > :17:47.that's due to happen this year. I think if there's one thing
:17:48. > :17:50.that investors hate, it's uncertainty and given
:17:51. > :17:54.the amount of uncertainty there is at the moment,
:17:55. > :17:57.any knock to BT sees an amplified effect, which is what I think we've
:17:58. > :18:01.seen with the share price today. Heads have already started to roll
:18:02. > :18:03.and the BBC has learnt tonight that the head of BT Europe
:18:04. > :18:06.is expected to resign imminently. All this will put pressure
:18:07. > :18:09.on the ultimate boss, Brit Gavin Paterson,
:18:10. > :18:12.who's led an expensive expansion into sports coverage,
:18:13. > :18:13.including football. His position however is not thought
:18:14. > :18:20.to be in imminent danger. BT expressed disappointment
:18:21. > :18:22.at events in Italy and Shareholders will be disappointed
:18:23. > :18:28.at today's record slump, and when a company as big as BT
:18:29. > :18:31.says its biggest customers aren't spending money,
:18:32. > :18:33.it's a worry for the wider economy. President Trump has signed more
:18:34. > :18:43.executive orders today, including one to relaunch some
:18:44. > :18:46.controversial oil pipeline projects One of the projects had been
:18:47. > :18:50.blocked by President Obama But Mr Trump said he was in favour
:18:51. > :18:57.because they would create many jobs, including
:18:58. > :18:58.in America's steel industry. Our North America editor,
:18:59. > :19:05.Jon Sopel, has more details. I am, to a large extent, an
:19:06. > :19:11.environmentalist, I believe in it. But it's out of control.
:19:12. > :19:14.The key word there seems to be "but", as another day brings another
:19:15. > :19:17.set of executive actions that aren't exactly music to the ears
:19:18. > :19:22.From now on, we're going to start making pipeline in the United
:19:23. > :19:27.States. We build it in the United States. We build the pipelines. We
:19:28. > :19:30.want to build the pipe. We're going to put a lot of workers, a lot of
:19:31. > :19:34.steelworkers back to work. And from former Vice-Presidential
:19:35. > :19:36.candidate, Sarah Palin, this tweet, These two pipelines will each
:19:37. > :19:40.stretch over 1,000 miles, one going from Canada,
:19:41. > :19:43.in the north, down to The other would stretch across four
:19:44. > :19:49.states to Illinois and will create thousands of jobs along the way
:19:50. > :19:51.and be a major boom When Barack Obama was President
:19:52. > :19:57.there was a huge amount of prevarication and hand-wringing
:19:58. > :20:01.over what to do about the Keystone XL pipeline, the President then
:20:02. > :20:04.trying to balance his green credentials
:20:05. > :20:06.with his desire to provide jobs. For Donald Trump, in his second day
:20:07. > :20:09.in office, no such qualms. For him, everything is about putting
:20:10. > :20:25.Americans back to work. President Trump ace decision today
:20:26. > :20:29.to green light these dirty oil pipelines proves one, that over the
:20:30. > :20:32.next four years he will side with the oil and gas industry over public
:20:33. > :20:39.health, the environment and every day Americans.
:20:40. > :20:42.And the move is certain to upset native Americans whose opposition
:20:43. > :20:44.to the Dakota pipeline was strenuous and, ultimately,
:20:45. > :20:47.They object to it, saying it will contaminate water supplies
:20:48. > :20:52.And though this executive action has been signed,
:20:53. > :20:55.this is probably going to end up in the courts and so,
:20:56. > :20:58.in the short-term, this move is likely to create more jobs
:20:59. > :20:59.for lawyers than construction workers.
:21:00. > :21:12.The new head of Formula One says the man he's replaced ran the sport
:21:13. > :21:15.like a "one-man dictator" and his reign had to end
:21:16. > :21:19.if the sport was to get the fresh start it needed.
:21:20. > :21:21.Bernie Ecclestone, who transformed the sport into a billion-pound
:21:22. > :21:30.global business, was replaced as chief executive last
:21:31. > :21:32.night by Chase Carey, he's been talking to our sports
:21:33. > :21:35.COMMENTATOR: There's Bernie Ecclestone, the Tzar of Formula One.
:21:36. > :21:38.He's been a driving force like no other.
:21:39. > :21:40.Having ruled Formula One with an iron grip for decades,
:21:41. > :21:42.Bernie Ecclestone transformed it into a global,
:21:43. > :21:49.COMMENTATOR: Oh, my goodness, this is fantastic!
:21:50. > :21:53.At times it seemed as if he'd go on forever, but with a multi-billion
:21:54. > :21:57.pound American takeover came a sudden change in direction.
:21:58. > :22:00.And today, F1's new boss told me why it was the end of the road
:22:01. > :22:04.I would expect this is difficult for Bernie,
:22:05. > :22:14.He's run the sport as a one-man - he calls himself a dictator -
:22:15. > :22:16.he's run it as a one-man dictator for a long time.
:22:17. > :22:18.I think the sport needs a fresh perspective.
:22:19. > :22:21.From second hand car salesman, to team owner and then
:22:22. > :22:23.commercial rights holder, Ecclestone's rise was remarkable.
:22:24. > :22:25.The 86-year-old's deal-making skills brought him famous friends,
:22:26. > :22:27.powerful contacts and billions in the bank.
:22:28. > :22:33.Move out of the way before I get upset.
:22:34. > :22:35.Some comments caused offence and he was forced to settle
:22:36. > :22:38.a bribery case in 2014, but this diminutive figure will be
:22:39. > :22:42.You can't have another Bernie, it will never exist.
:22:43. > :22:44.The conditions will never exist, the circumstances will never exist
:22:45. > :22:47.and he'll go down in history for what he's achieved.
:22:48. > :22:49.COMMENTATOR: My goodness, this is fantastic!
:22:50. > :22:55.But recently, F1 has struggled to match the thrills of the past
:22:56. > :22:58.and amid dramatically declining TV audiences, one team boss told me
:22:59. > :23:05.I think the most important thing is getting back
:23:06. > :23:08.to the basics of outright racing, engaging with the fans,
:23:09. > :23:12.engaging with the public and, perhaps, decomplicating the cars
:23:13. > :23:14.a little and going back to man and machine being
:23:15. > :23:23.For a long time now, Formula One has been able to depend
:23:24. > :23:27.on its unique mix of speed, glamour and technology to guarantee
:23:28. > :23:30.true global appeal, but there's a sense from within the sport that
:23:31. > :23:32.in an ultra competitive and shifting sports market,
:23:33. > :23:44.We need to use all the platforms, the digital platforms available
:23:45. > :23:47.and the marketing capability to tell the stories, of the
:23:48. > :23:50.We've got to make our events larger than ever.
:23:51. > :23:53.Week long events, cities at the tracks.
:23:54. > :24:01.There are music and entertainmet with the sport at the centre of it.
:24:02. > :24:03.I've talked about 21 Super Bowls, and that's really
:24:04. > :24:06.This is a seismic moment for F1, Ecclestone's been offered
:24:07. > :24:10.an advisory role, but a man so used to being the puppet master is no
:24:11. > :24:14.The world of sport will surely never see his like again.
:24:15. > :24:18.A brief look at some of the day's other news stories.
:24:19. > :24:22.An inquest into the deaths of 30 Britons, killed by a gunman
:24:23. > :24:25.at a Tunisian beach resort in 2015, has heard how one holidaymaker
:24:26. > :24:27.pretended to be dead next to her husband's body.
:24:28. > :24:29.Alison Heathcote survived five gunshot wounds
:24:30. > :24:36.Another witness says he wasn't told in advance by his travel firm
:24:37. > :24:42.about any potential security risks in the area.
:24:43. > :24:44.Israel has announced plans to build another 2,500 homes in settlements
:24:45. > :24:53.The Israeli government says it's "in response to housing needs."
:24:54. > :24:57.Palestinian officials say the plans undermine peace hopes by building
:24:58. > :25:00.on land that they want for a future state.
:25:01. > :25:02.Peace talks on Syria have ended with Russia, Turkey and Iran
:25:03. > :25:05.reaching agreement on a way to consolidate the current ceasefire,
:25:06. > :25:07.but no details have emerged yet from the conference in Kazakhstan.
:25:08. > :25:09.The Syrian government said the outcome would allow
:25:10. > :25:25.The rebel delegation there says no progress has in fact been made.
:25:26. > :25:28.HSBC is to close a further 62 bank branches in the UK.
:25:29. > :25:31.The decision is being blamed on the growth of mobile
:25:32. > :25:35.The move is expected to lead to 180 redundancies.
:25:36. > :25:38.This week marks six years since the popular uprising in Egypt,
:25:39. > :25:42.which ousted President Mubarak after decades in power,
:25:43. > :25:50.a key moment in the political events known as the Arab Spring.
:25:51. > :25:55.Parliamentary elections followed that, but two
:25:56. > :25:59.al-Sisi, head of the Egyptian army, seized power in a military
:26:00. > :26:04.coup and was elected President 10 months later.
:26:05. > :26:05.He's now fighting against an Islamist insurgency but -
:26:06. > :26:06.as our Middle East correspondent, Orla Guerin, reports -
:26:07. > :26:09.he's been accused of crushing dissent and the hopes of many
:26:10. > :26:13.President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a Middle Eastern leader
:26:14. > :26:16.of the old school, who soared to power with the help
:26:17. > :26:25.President Trump already seems to view him as a brother in arms.
:26:26. > :26:28.He says he's waging war on terrorism here, critics say he's also
:26:29. > :26:38.We met one of the casualties of that conflict, Mahmood
:26:39. > :26:54.He says every step is a reminder of dark days behind bars.
:26:55. > :26:56.Here's what can happen to those who oppose the President,
:26:57. > :27:02.police firing on unarmed demonstrators with live rounds.
:27:03. > :27:06.This was the anniversary of the revolution three years ago,
:27:07. > :27:10.He says he was on the streets to celebrate
:27:11. > :27:15.His crime was wearing this T-shirt with the slogan,
:27:16. > :27:24.TRANSLATION: I was abused at the checkpoint where I was arrested,
:27:25. > :27:28.then they transferred me to the police station.
:27:29. > :27:30.I was electrocuted on my private parts, they kicked me
:27:31. > :27:32.with their military boots and hit me with sticks.
:27:33. > :27:35.Every one of them knew I was there because of the T-shirt.
:27:36. > :27:41.They believed this was a personal insult to them, so they beat me.
:27:42. > :27:44.He says they made sure to beat his leg, which was already injured.
:27:45. > :27:46.And this, combined with medical neglect,
:27:47. > :27:56.Mahmoud was charged with attending a banned protest and joining
:27:57. > :28:03.He was held without trial for over two years.
:28:04. > :28:05.Since his release, he has received death threats,
:28:06. > :28:13.TRANSLATION: In Egypt, my rights and the right of thousands
:28:14. > :28:16.of others like me are violated just for dreaming or hoping for freedom.
:28:17. > :28:20.That's not going to stop me from speaking out or caring
:28:21. > :28:42.The authorities deny there is systematic torture
:28:43. > :28:43.here, but say there may be individual cases.
:28:44. > :28:43.He says he and others will keep trying to craft
:28:44. > :28:55.This year's Oscar nominations are the most racially diverse
:28:56. > :28:58.for several years with seven of the 20 candidates in the acting
:28:59. > :28:59.categories from ethnic minority backgrounds.
:29:00. > :29:02.The British stars, Dev Patel and Naomie Harris, are among them.
:29:03. > :29:04.Leading the way with 14 nominations - equalling
:29:05. > :29:06.the record for a single film - is the critically-acclaimed musical
:29:07. > :29:10.La La Land as our arts editor, Will Gompertz, reports.
:29:11. > :29:13.# Someone in the crowd could be the one you need to know #.
:29:14. > :29:15.There's nothing Hollywood likes more than a film that
:29:16. > :29:25.So no great surprise La La Land, the musical about two wannabes
:29:26. > :29:28.making their way in Tinseltown, has 14 nominations, including
:29:29. > :29:30.Damien Chazelle for Best Director and Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone
:29:31. > :29:32.in the Best Actor and Best Actress categories.
:29:33. > :29:40.It will get a run for its money from Moonlight, Barry Jenkins'
:29:41. > :29:42.coming-of-age drama, which gets eight nominations
:29:43. > :29:46.and sees Mahershala Ali getting a nod as Best Supporting Actor
:29:47. > :29:51.and a crack-addled Naomie Harris one for Best Supporting Actress.
:29:52. > :29:54.Some boys chased him and they cut, he's scared more than anything.
:29:55. > :29:57.I'm trying to explain it to you the best way I know how.
:29:58. > :30:00.She will be up against Viola Davis, who puts in a powerful
:30:01. > :30:03.performance in Fences, directed by and starring
:30:04. > :30:05.Denzel Washington, who's nominated in the Best Actor category.
:30:06. > :30:13.Along with American-British actor Andrew Garfield,
:30:14. > :30:18.as the heroic conscientious objector in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge.
:30:19. > :30:20.Well, that's some of the runners and riders.
:30:21. > :30:23.Kate Muir, you're the Times film critic.
:30:24. > :30:25.Pick us some winners, starting with Best Picture?
:30:26. > :30:28.Has to be La La Land, it's completely in a league of its own.
:30:29. > :30:30.It's glorious, it's romantic, it's dancing on air, but there's
:30:31. > :30:37.Has to be, I think, Casey Affleck in Manchester By The Sea.
:30:38. > :30:45.No, Hacksaw Ridge is not our thing, I don't think.
:30:46. > :30:51.I would really like to see Natalie Portman win this for Jackie.
:30:52. > :30:54.I think it's a cool, elegant, clever performance.
:30:55. > :30:59.Meryl Streep's not going to get it, then?
:31:00. > :31:07.I would like to see Mahershala Ali win this for Moonlight.
:31:08. > :31:10.He's playing a drugs kingpin, but against all odds,
:31:11. > :31:20.I would like Naomie Harris to win this for Britain, for Moonlight.
:31:21. > :31:22.She's usually Miss Moneypenny, here she is playing
:31:23. > :31:42.Damien Chazelle really, really deserves this for pulling
:31:43. > :31:45.Last year's awards were dominated by the Oscars So White campaign.
:31:46. > :31:46.The 2017 shortlist is more diverse, but we can still expect politically
:31:47. > :31:46.charged speeches with the name Donald Trump likely to crop up.
:31:47. > :32:05.Tonight, the losers in the Supreme Court may end
:32:06. > :32:07.up being the winners because the Government says Brexit
:32:08. > :32:12.So can Labour or the SNP force any change of course?
:32:13. > :32:15.We'll be hearing from Alex Salmond and Emily Thornberry of Labour.