0:00:05 > 0:00:11Hello, this is Breakfast, with Roger Johnson and Tina Daheley.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15An end in sight for the big freeze - but icy weather is still causing
0:00:15 > 0:00:18problems.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Many rural communities remain cut off by snow drifts and,
0:00:20 > 0:00:22despite some services reopening, there are still widespread
0:00:22 > 0:00:30cancellations on rail lines across the UK.
0:00:38 > 0:00:38Good morning.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40It's Sunday the 4th of March.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Also this morning, a warning to councils -
0:00:42 > 0:00:44the government says build more houses or risk
0:00:44 > 0:00:45losing planning powers.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47And in sport, there are more British medals
0:00:47 > 0:00:50at the World Track Cycling Championships and also
0:00:50 > 0:00:54the World Indoor Athletics.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58It is just a few hours until Hollywood's most important night of
0:00:58 > 0:01:02the, but it will be the big winners the Academy Awards?
0:01:02 > 0:01:05And in sport, there are more British medals
0:01:05 > 0:01:07at the World Track Cycling Championships and also
0:01:07 > 0:01:08the World Indoor Athletics.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Silver for Laura Muir, that's her second medal in
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Birmingham.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17They could be more medals to come for the British team on the final
0:01:17 > 0:01:21day. And Chris has the weather. Good morning. A murky start to the day
0:01:21 > 0:01:25with ice and frost. More snow to come, especially in eastern
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Scotland. For many areas the weather will be getting less severe as the
0:01:29 > 0:01:33thought gets under way. -- thaw.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34Good morning.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35First, our main story.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Snow and ice continue to cause widespread disruption
0:01:37 > 0:01:38despite temperatures slowly rising.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Many rail lines remain blocked and drivers have been warned
0:01:41 > 0:01:42to expect delays.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Two yellow warnings remain in place, covering much of the UK,
0:01:45 > 0:01:47while 16 flood warnings have been issued for the south-west
0:01:47 > 0:01:49and north-east of England.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Thousands of homes in cut-off rural communities remain without power.
0:01:52 > 0:02:00Simon Clemson reports.
0:02:00 > 0:02:07With so much snow to melt and even a little more in today's forecast,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10some will be living with these conditions and the disruption for a
0:02:10 > 0:02:15while yet. Northern England, the Midlands, Wales and parts of
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Northern Ireland could still see further amounts of snow this
0:02:18 > 0:02:22morning, while Scotland faces more coming in from the North Sea. The
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Met Office is also warning drivers to be aware of ice following lower
0:02:26 > 0:02:30overnight temperatures. After some train operators simply said, don't
0:02:30 > 0:02:34travel, services are resuming. Many trains will not run today, with a
0:02:34 > 0:02:40number of companies on a reduced service. Burning mink -- Birmingham,
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Cardiff and Glasgow airports have reopened, but there are delays and
0:02:44 > 0:02:47cancellations. Some power companies are planning to fly engineers out
0:02:47 > 0:02:50today to reconnect remote areas. Thousands of homes remain without
0:02:50 > 0:02:56power. In Devon, work will continue this morning to get supplies to a
0:02:56 > 0:03:01town and village on the north coast which were cut off. Elsewhere, in
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Somerset, farmers say they cannot get their milk out because tankers
0:03:03 > 0:03:07cannot reach them, meaning they are having to pour thousands of litres
0:03:07 > 0:03:12away.Dairy farming is hard enough without losing money, but at the end
0:03:12 > 0:03:17of the day, what can we do? It was frequent. We've just got to get on
0:03:17 > 0:03:23with it. -- it was freak weather. There are still flood warnings in
0:03:23 > 0:03:25place along the south-west and north-east coast as the wind whips
0:03:25 > 0:03:29up the waves. With Scotland on standby for snow into tomorrow, the
0:03:29 > 0:03:32latest spell of weather is not going quietly.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Chris will have a full weather forecast in around 10 minutes' time,
0:03:35 > 0:03:41and we'll speak to a flooding expert about the current risk at 7:10.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45Local authorities are being warned by the Housing Secretary,
0:03:45 > 0:03:49Sajid Javid that they risk losing their planning powers
0:03:49 > 0:03:51if they refuse to build enough new homes.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54He told the Sunday Times that he would be "breathing down
0:03:54 > 0:03:56the neck" of so-called NIMBY councils to make sure
0:03:56 > 0:03:57they meet their targets.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Tomorrow, the government will announce an overhaul
0:03:59 > 0:04:03of planning rules in an attempt to increase the rate of building.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Donald Trump is threatening to impose additional taxes on cars
0:04:05 > 0:04:06imported from Europe.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09The warning has heightened fears of a trade war between the US
0:04:09 > 0:04:13and the EU after he also promised to impose hefty tariffs on imports
0:04:13 > 0:04:17of steel and aluminium.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20His latest comments came in a tweet after he'd previously described
0:04:20 > 0:04:23current trade deals as "very stupid."
0:04:23 > 0:04:26The construction giant Carillion had been "aggressively managed"
0:04:26 > 0:04:28to make its balance sheet look better than it was.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31That was the verdict of an independent report given
0:04:31 > 0:04:35to its board four months before it collapsed.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38The chairman of the Commons Work and Pensions Committee,
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Frank Field, said the report showed the "gross failings of corporate
0:04:41 > 0:04:49governance and accounting" at the firm.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Syrian government forces are believed to have gained more ground
0:05:00 > 0:05:03in their assault on the last major rebel-held enclave near Damascus. A
0:05:03 > 0:05:06monitoring group says they now control around 10% of Eastern
0:05:06 > 0:05:11Ghouta. More than 100 civilians are reported to have been killed since
0:05:11 > 0:05:14the UN Security Council called for a ceasefire last weekend. It is
0:05:14 > 0:05:16estimated 400,000 people remain trapped in the area.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19A man has been charged with the murders of four people
0:05:19 > 0:05:22who died in a fire which destroyed a bungalow in Fermanagh last week.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26The victims, including a young child were members of the same family.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29The man, who's 27 has also been charged with arson.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33In the last few moments the polls have opened in Italy to elect
0:05:33 > 0:05:34a new government.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37The election campaign has been dominated by concerns over
0:05:37 > 0:05:38immigraion and the economy.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Our Europe Correspondent, Gavin Lee is in Rome
0:05:40 > 0:05:41for us this morning.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44There has been some suggestion that a hung parliament is likely?
0:05:49 > 0:05:55Congratulations from all of us. The big day is getting closer, and now
0:05:55 > 0:06:02pubs will be able to stay open longer.Cheers!On the Friday night
0:06:02 > 0:06:05before the royal wedding and the Saturday night itself, licensing
0:06:05 > 0:06:09hours are being extended to 1am, so people have more time to raise a
0:06:09 > 0:06:14glass to the happy couple.A great idea, lets all celebrate.To connect
0:06:14 > 0:06:18the people to the royal family, we need to be able to celebrate as
0:06:18 > 0:06:24well.Very much in favour. I think it is something all pubs need.And
0:06:24 > 0:06:29this has happened before. Including for the wedding of the Duke and
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Duchess of Cambridge, and for the Queen's 90th birthday. It is the
0:06:33 > 0:06:37Home Secretary who can briefly loose and licensing laws for special
0:06:37 > 0:06:43occasions. -- loosen. Of course, the royal wedding coincides with this
0:06:43 > 0:06:48you's FA Cup final. But the government says there have been no
0:06:48 > 0:06:50reports of increased disorder when pub brawls have previously been
0:06:50 > 0:06:55relaxed like this.It is all about community, it is all about
0:06:55 > 0:06:59celebrating, whether it is football or the royal wedding. I think it is
0:06:59 > 0:07:05going to be a great Dave everybody. -- day.Prince and Meghan Markle
0:07:05 > 0:07:09have announced that over 1000 members of the public will be
0:07:09 > 0:07:13invited to the grounds of the castle to hear the celebrations and the
0:07:13 > 0:07:16wedding bells chiming. Drinkers will hear a familiar sound as well. Just
0:07:16 > 0:07:23little later than normal.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26In the last few moments the polls have opened in Italy to elect
0:07:26 > 0:07:27a new government.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30The election campaign has been dominated by concerns over
0:07:30 > 0:07:31immigraion and the economy.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Our Europe Correspondent, Gavin Lee is in Rome
0:07:33 > 0:07:36for us this morning.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40There has been some suggestion that a hung parliament is likely.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44But a lot of the headlines are certainly being made by Silvio
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Berlusconi, who could find himself back in power again. That is almost
0:07:47 > 0:07:53amazing to think of.Yes, the 81-year-old billionaire is back. I
0:07:53 > 0:07:58am speaking to you from downtown Rome. Behind me, there is a school
0:07:58 > 0:08:03here, and a few blocks away is Silvio Berlusconi's Rome residence.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07He is banned from holding public office, so he could not become Prime
0:08:07 > 0:08:12Minister. But his party, thoughts Italia, have a centre-right
0:08:12 > 0:08:17coalition and are the biggest party. -- Forza Italia. Since the Second
0:08:17 > 0:08:21World War in Italy it is pretty unheard of for a party getting a
0:08:21 > 0:08:25majority, so coalitions matter here. Italy matters, it is the fourth
0:08:25 > 0:08:28largest economy in the European Union. It has a problem with debt at
0:08:28 > 0:08:32the moment, although it is recovering, but when it has problems
0:08:32 > 0:08:36the rest of Europe is affected. With Brexit on the cards, that matters as
0:08:36 > 0:08:40well. Migration as well, thousands of migrants arriving on these shores
0:08:40 > 0:08:44in the last couple of years. That is an issue here. Berlusconi's
0:08:44 > 0:08:47centre-right coalition, and mentioned that, another within that
0:08:47 > 0:08:51coalition making waves according to the polls which were a stake in two
0:08:51 > 0:08:57weeks ago, there has been a blackout since then, is La Liga, the former
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Northern league. Critics called a xenophobic and racist party. They
0:09:00 > 0:09:04are certainly anti-immigration. Matteo Renzi's party is also in
0:09:04 > 0:09:10there. The one to look out for is the Five Star Movement, Luigi Di
0:09:10 > 0:09:15Maio's party, Eurosceptic and antiestablishment, they may be the
0:09:15 > 0:09:19single biggest party. We will know more after the polls close here at
0:09:19 > 0:09:2311 o'clock tonight.Thank you.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Skaters have been making the most of the freezing temperatures
0:09:26 > 0:09:27on the Fens at Welney.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31The flooded fields have frozen over, allowing them to be used as an ice
0:09:31 > 0:09:33rink for the first time in almost a decade.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38But as you can see, it isn't always as easy as it looks and experts
0:09:38 > 0:09:40advise never to skate alone and only if you understand
0:09:40 > 0:09:48the conditions.
0:09:48 > 0:09:54That always terrifies me. You cannot see how thick the Isis.Yes, I would
0:09:54 > 0:10:00never want to step out on a frozen pond.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03The red carpet has been rolled out for one of the biggest nights
0:10:03 > 0:10:07in Hollywood's calendar as the great and the good of the silver screen
0:10:07 > 0:10:09prepare to gather for the 90th Academy Awards.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11The Oscars take place following months of headlines
0:10:11 > 0:10:14about sexual harassment being rife in the film industry.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Our arts correspondent, Rebecca Jones is in Los Angeles.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18What is the atmosphere like there ahead of tonight's
0:10:18 > 0:10:21ceremony?
0:10:21 > 0:10:25It is very late in the evening here in Los Angeles, but preparations
0:10:25 > 0:10:28will be going on throughout the night to make sure everything is
0:10:28 > 0:10:33perfect for when the stars arrived on the red carpet in a few hours.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38Let me give you a sense of what is going to happen. The stars arrive
0:10:38 > 0:10:41down here, they come in three airport style security, and then
0:10:41 > 0:10:45they walk up the red carpet passed hundreds of film crews and
0:10:45 > 0:10:50journalists. The plastic sheeting will have come off by then. They
0:10:50 > 0:10:54carry on up time being and into the ceremony. Among them will be a host
0:10:54 > 0:11:03of additional needs. -- British nominees. I should warn you, some of
0:11:03 > 0:11:08the pictures in this report contains lush photography. -- flash.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13It is the most famous carpet since Aladdin's, and now it is being
0:11:13 > 0:11:18rolled out before the stars roll up. Not long to go now, but operations
0:11:18 > 0:11:24continue to Hollywood's ignite. This Star Wars actor will be making an
0:11:24 > 0:11:30appearance for the first time since 1977.All these years of watching it
0:11:30 > 0:11:34in my pyjamas, saying, look at her hair! Now this year I had to put on
0:11:34 > 0:11:40a taxi go and be part of it, because I'm presenting. -- put on a tuxedo.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45As big an honour as it is to be part of it, it is more fun to watch it at
0:11:45 > 0:11:49home.You cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth!
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Playing a starring role this year will be Gary Oldman, who is
0:11:53 > 0:11:56favourite to win Best actor for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in
0:11:56 > 0:12:03Darkest Tower.Do they know I'm black?British hopes also rests with
0:12:03 > 0:12:10Daniel Kaluuya for Get Out.I've got a few text messages for people
0:12:10 > 0:12:15saying, good luck. I'm just trying to relax and enjoy it.You may think
0:12:15 > 0:12:20that thing looks human. Stands on two legs, right?The Shape Of Water
0:12:20 > 0:12:26has 13 nominations. It's Jewish Star, Sally Hawkins, is up for best
0:12:26 > 0:12:34actress. -- it's British star. Francis McDormand is tipped to win
0:12:34 > 0:12:40for three billboards outside ebbing Missouri. While it may look much the
0:12:40 > 0:12:45same as usual, this is not a typical Oscars year. The issues of
0:12:45 > 0:12:49harassment and gender equality are being talked about as much as the
0:12:49 > 0:12:52likely winners, which is threatening to overshadow the ceremony. Is it
0:12:52 > 0:12:57going to be about the prizes or the protest this year?I think you
0:12:57 > 0:13:01decide, that person decides. For us, it is about the fun. Your life
0:13:01 > 0:13:06should be a protest. Your voice, every day, should be the protest.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11Not just one night.I know that if I get up on the stage I will be so
0:13:11 > 0:13:14nervous...This woman is competing against herself, with nominations
0:13:14 > 0:13:20for best costume design for duty and the beast and Darkest Tower.How did
0:13:20 > 0:13:25this happen, I don't know!You have been in this position before, you
0:13:25 > 0:13:29won an Oscar in 2013 for Anna Karenina. What is that moment like,
0:13:29 > 0:13:33when your name is read out?Totally and utterly overwhelming. It is
0:13:33 > 0:13:40everything mixed up together. It is a kind of... Absolute shock. And
0:13:40 > 0:13:45then a kind of dread, of standing up and going up onto the stage. But
0:13:45 > 0:13:48also the most wonderful feeling that you cannot believe that you have
0:13:48 > 0:13:52actually won.The stars have been out and about in Hollywood this
0:13:52 > 0:13:58weekend. But it is just a taster before the main event.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03Well, the race for rest film is one of the most un- predict will in
0:14:03 > 0:14:11years. -- the best film is one of the most unpredictable. Among the
0:14:11 > 0:14:14nominees, Dunkirk, a film I'm sure many of you have seen. A
0:14:14 > 0:14:19spectacularly successful World War Two block Oster, much of it made in
0:14:19 > 0:14:23the UK, with British talent both behind and in front of the camera.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26There is also Phantom Thread, a strange but dutiful film about...
0:14:26 > 0:14:33Fashion designer, starring Daniel Day Lewis. -- beautiful film about
0:14:33 > 0:14:38an obsessive fashion designer. The most important thing this year is
0:14:38 > 0:14:42for them to announce the right film. There was that hideously
0:14:42 > 0:14:45embarrassing mixup last year when the presenters announced the wrong
0:14:45 > 0:14:50film. Well, those same presenters have been invited back this year to
0:14:50 > 0:14:53make the announcement. Of course, against all of this there is the
0:14:53 > 0:14:57political backdrop. In the wake of the sexual abuse allegations and
0:14:57 > 0:14:59subsequent discussions about the gender inequality and
0:14:59 > 0:15:03representation, how much of those issues will be reflected in the
0:15:03 > 0:15:08ceremony? Or will be revealed in just a few hours. But for now, from
0:15:08 > 0:15:11me, that is the latest from Hollywood.
0:15:11 > 0:15:17Rebecca, thank you. Will be talking more about the Oscars later on. And
0:15:17 > 0:15:22lots of reaction on the programme tomorrow morning.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27Here's Chris with a look at this morning's weather.
0:15:27 > 0:15:32The image behind you would suggest it's still very cold in a lot
0:15:32 > 0:15:32The image behind you would suggest it's still very cold in a lot of
0:15:32 > 0:15:39places.We have fairly wintry weather coming in the next 24 hours.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43We are not completely done with the cold spell but for many, it will be
0:15:43 > 0:15:49easing. We have a cold start to the day with frost and ice and hill fog.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54A bit more snow to come today, particularly across the north of the
0:15:54 > 0:15:58country. Cold air still flowing in from the continent across northern
0:15:58 > 0:16:04areas and this less cold areas drifting in across southern areas of
0:16:04 > 0:16:08England and Wales and that will set the floor in place. We also have
0:16:08 > 0:16:16rain showers moving in, too. -- thaw in place. A bit of freezing rain
0:16:16 > 0:16:20around so things could again turned icy for some of us this morning.
0:16:20 > 0:16:26Take it easy out on the roads. Murky conditions as well. As we go through
0:16:26 > 0:16:30the day, an area of rain moving up from the continent, moving into the
0:16:30 > 0:16:35East Anglia and parts of East England. Snow working in across the
0:16:35 > 0:16:43North of England and Scotland. Probably a bit more of a wintry mix.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47Over the health, several more centimetres of snow possible. -
0:16:47 > 0:16:55around eight or nine in the south. As the go through the
0:16:55 > 0:16:59As the go through the night, called MS back into the end the night
0:16:59 > 0:17:06working in towards Scotland. -- cold air.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12Cold enough pockets of frost in rural areas. An icy start for one or
0:17:12 > 0:17:19two of us on Monday. By the end of Monday, several centimetres, maybe
0:17:19 > 0:17:23as much as five or ten centimetres across the hills of Scotland. An
0:17:23 > 0:17:28area of rain looks set to move in across parts of western England and
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Wales and otherwise, a few more gaps in the cloud and some sunshine
0:17:31 > 0:17:35coming through. Temperatures coming up to 11 degrees in London. Closer
0:17:35 > 0:17:42to normal. The Atlantic is still pretty blocked at the moment. We
0:17:42 > 0:17:46don't have weather systems moving in from the United States as they
0:17:46 > 0:17:50normally do but a lot of low pressure moving in that will be with
0:17:50 > 0:17:54us for a few days. It will be still on the cold side, call than normal
0:17:54 > 0:17:58but not as bitter and cold as last week. Plenty of showers around
0:17:58 > 0:18:03thanks to that area of low pressure as well and a bit more snow to come
0:18:03 > 0:18:07across northern areas. For example, snow works in on Tuesday across
0:18:07 > 0:18:12Scotland. The majority will be across the hill areas as
0:18:12 > 0:18:15temperatures continue to rise. Temperatures in Edinburgh should
0:18:15 > 0:18:21stay around six degrees. More likely rain with sleet mixed in. The big
0:18:21 > 0:18:26picture is the weather is easing, the thaw setting in place but for
0:18:26 > 0:18:30some, more snow to come particularly
0:18:30 > 0:18:30the thaw setting in place but for some, more snow to come particularly
0:18:30 > 0:18:35across the North of Scotland.So, Chris, if you look into your weather
0:18:35 > 0:18:43crystal ball, is that it for wintry weather? Are we will
0:18:43 > 0:18:45weather? Are we will -- are we done? Temperatures will stay a bit cooler
0:18:45 > 0:18:50than normal over the next month and when we get weather systems moving
0:18:50 > 0:18:53into the cooler air, there is always the risk of returning to smoke but
0:18:53 > 0:18:57it is more especially across the hills rather than the widespread
0:18:57 > 0:19:00snow we have seen and the severe weather. I don't think we see any
0:19:00 > 0:19:05return of that there is the risk of further spells of snow as the
0:19:05 > 0:19:10systems moving to the cold air.A bit more with Chris at it later.
0:19:10 > 0:19:16It's technically spring, isn't it? Not technically warming up but just
0:19:16 > 0:19:16less cold.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19We'll be back with the headlines at 6:30 but now it's time
0:19:19 > 0:19:27for the Film Review with Mark Kermode and Jane Hill.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Hello, and welcome to The Film Review on BBC News.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40To take us through this week's releases is Mark Kermode.
0:19:40 > 0:19:41What have you been watching?
0:19:41 > 0:19:44We have Red Sparrow, the new film starring Jennifer
0:19:44 > 0:19:45Lawrence.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48We have A Fantastic Woman, which is Chile's Oscar entry
0:19:48 > 0:19:50for the Foreign Language Film Academy Award.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51And Game Night.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Is it a game or is it real?
0:19:53 > 0:19:58Red Sparrow.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Yes, so Red Sparrow is very interesting.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03It's based on a book by a former CIA operative,
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Jason Matthews.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Jennifer Lawrence is a Russian ballerina who is violently recruited
0:20:09 > 0:20:11to become a sparrow - an undercover intelligence agent.
0:20:11 > 0:20:19She is taught how to seduce her prey.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23She is sent to Budapest on the trail of an American,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26played by Joel Edgerton, whom she meets, and we know she has
0:20:26 > 0:20:27to win his confidence.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30But it seems fairly early on that they both understand
0:20:30 > 0:20:31what the other is.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32Here is a clip.
0:20:32 > 0:20:32Dominika.
0:20:32 > 0:20:33You know my name?
0:20:33 > 0:20:35You told me.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37You stole my ID from the pool.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41That would be illegal.
0:20:41 > 0:20:42Were you just looking for me?
0:20:42 > 0:20:45I'd know where to find you if I was.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48I'm curious, did you want me to know you were following me
0:20:48 > 0:20:50or are you just real clumsy?
0:20:50 > 0:20:52You Americans think we are so interested
0:20:52 > 0:20:53in you, don't you?
0:20:53 > 0:20:55What made you want to become a translator?
0:20:55 > 0:20:56My mother is ill.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00If I work for the government, the state helps me to care for her.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02My uncle helped me get the job.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Your uncle is a very powerful man.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07In my country, if you do not matter to the men in power,
0:21:07 > 0:21:08you don't matter.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Hey, I would like to see you again.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Why, are we going to become friends?
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Is that what you want?
0:21:15 > 0:21:16I don't have any.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19There is a Russian restaurant right by the opera, have dinner
0:21:19 > 0:21:26with me there.
0:21:26 > 0:21:27So it is an odd movie.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30On the one hand, it looks like a mainstream glossy thriller.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34It is directed by Francis Lawrence, who did some of The Hunger Games
0:21:34 > 0:21:36movies and it has English and American actors speaking
0:21:36 > 0:21:39in Russian accents like that.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42I wasn't sure about that accent, I've got to say!
0:21:42 > 0:21:46But the other side is that it is nastier than you would expect.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49It was precut from an 18 to get a 15 certificate,
0:21:49 > 0:21:52and in the very first assignment she has, there is a graphic sexual
0:21:52 > 0:21:55assault when she is sent to the training camp,
0:21:55 > 0:21:57in which she is led by Charlotte Rampling.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00It is really quite tough and distressing and oddly explicit,
0:22:00 > 0:22:02and then the violence, the outbreaks of violence
0:22:02 > 0:22:04during the movie are wince-inducing fare.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07I imagine that some people who are Jennifer Lawrence fans
0:22:07 > 0:22:09from the Hunger Games might find it hard to take.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11There is an argument for saying actually,
0:22:11 > 0:22:14it's not glamorising it, it's saying this is really rough
0:22:14 > 0:22:14and nasty stuff.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Then you think, well, actually Jennifer Lawrence's fans
0:22:17 > 0:22:19have already come through Mother!, the Darren Aronofsky film.
0:22:19 > 0:22:25She is having a run of peculiar films.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Absolutely, and she made that strange science fiction movie
0:22:27 > 0:22:28which again divided audiences.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31I like the fact she makes bold and often strange choices.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36I like the fact she doesn't play it safe.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38She is the centre of the movie.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41It is very changeable tonally, so sometimes it is almost high camp,
0:22:41 > 0:22:43sometimes it is people chewing the scenery,
0:22:43 > 0:22:46and doing the stuff that you would expect and sometimes
0:22:46 > 0:22:49it is really, you know, nasty - and I mean properly nasty,
0:22:49 > 0:22:52gritty - and I know some people have found that intolerable.
0:22:52 > 0:22:53I think it is interesting.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57I think it is nothing like as mainstream as I expected it
0:22:57 > 0:23:00to be, and that is for the better, but it is not for everyone.
0:23:00 > 0:23:08No, and I cannot handle violence at all, as you know.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16You are not going to embrace it.
0:23:16 > 0:23:17I'm afraid I'm out.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18It is not going to happen.
0:23:18 > 0:23:19However...
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Let me suggest you see A Fantastic Woman, Chile's entry
0:23:21 > 0:23:23for the Foreign language Film Oscar.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26So the story is Daniela Vega, who is brilliant as Marina.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29She is a waitress and aspiring singer who finds herself shut out
0:23:29 > 0:23:33of her own life when her older partner dies and her family -
0:23:33 > 0:23:36the family of her partner - suddenly descend and say "You can't
0:23:36 > 0:23:39come to the funeral, you can't come to the wake,
0:23:39 > 0:23:42you cannot stay in the apartment you have been living with Orlando
0:23:42 > 0:23:49in, and you need to give back the car".
0:23:49 > 0:23:56The reason they find her threatening, not just
0:23:56 > 0:23:59because she is the other woman with whom Orlando ran off,
0:23:59 > 0:24:01but she is a transgender woman.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03And they consequently think that she is a threat
0:24:03 > 0:24:05to what they call their normal lives.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Throughout the film, she says "My name is Marina",
0:24:07 > 0:24:09but they refuse to call her that.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11One of the sons calls her Maurice.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13At one point, the wife calls her Daniel.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16The whole movie is about her defining her own character,
0:24:16 > 0:24:17finding her own space.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21And what is really interesting is that her name is echoed in these
0:24:21 > 0:24:22visual motifs throughout the film.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25It opens with a waterfall, a seascape on the wall
0:24:25 > 0:24:26of the bedroom.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28The film itself goes from being classical romance
0:24:28 > 0:24:32to a social realist drama to a weird Lynchian thriller and at one point,
0:24:32 > 0:24:34it turns into a musical replete with levitation sequences.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35I thought it was wonderful.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37I thought Daniela Vega was wonderful, mesmerising
0:24:37 > 0:24:38in the role.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40You completely understand and care about her character
0:24:40 > 0:24:44and the situation she is in, and I thought it was a really good
0:24:44 > 0:24:45piece of work.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49And I loved it so much, I saw it and I went straight back
0:24:49 > 0:24:51and watched it again a second time because I thought
0:24:51 > 0:24:53there was so much in it.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55I think you will really like it.
0:24:55 > 0:24:56There is a recommendation!
0:24:56 > 0:24:56Fantastic.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58I look forward to that.
0:24:58 > 0:24:58Game Night.
0:24:58 > 0:24:59Yes.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02I have read quite a lot about this film and I still don't understand
0:25:02 > 0:25:03what it is about.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06OK, so it is - basically, here is the best way
0:25:06 > 0:25:07of describing it.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11Game Night - so therefore it lifts its rifts from The Game,
0:25:11 > 0:25:12the David Fincher movie, and Date Night.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13Hence Game Night.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16There are two characters who are obsessed with games.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20They agree to take part in a murder mystery but when it starts off,
0:25:20 > 0:25:22maybe it is not a game, maybe it is real.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Maybe this loaded gun is not a prop.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25Maybe it's real.
0:25:25 > 0:25:26That is the thrill.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30It is a kind of an idea we have seen done before.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33If you think about films like After Hours or Into the Night,
0:25:33 > 0:25:35a normal couple gets sucked into strange underworld crime.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38However, it begins with them just having game night
0:25:38 > 0:25:39with their friends.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40Here is a clip.
0:25:40 > 0:25:40Come on, Max!
0:25:40 > 0:25:42And go, go, go!
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Oh, easy - the famous actor we met at the airport
0:25:45 > 0:25:46about eight years ago.
0:25:46 > 0:25:46Who?
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Only actor we have met at an airport who's famous.
0:25:49 > 0:25:49Bobby Flay?
0:25:49 > 0:25:52He was in front of us at the Sbarro?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54We wondered why he wasn't in the first class lounge.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55Oh, yes, yes...
0:25:55 > 0:25:56Who was that?
0:25:56 > 0:25:57God damn it!
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Max, there's is a whole room of people to help you out.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01Use us.
0:26:01 > 0:26:01Good point.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02He was the Incredible Hulk!
0:26:02 > 0:26:03Eric Bana.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04Other one.
0:26:04 > 0:26:04Um, Mark Ruffalo?
0:26:04 > 0:26:05Other one.
0:26:05 > 0:26:05Lou Ferrigno!
0:26:05 > 0:26:06Holy...
0:26:06 > 0:26:06Primal Fear!
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Richard Gere never played the Incredible Hulk!
0:26:08 > 0:26:08Time!
0:26:08 > 0:26:09Ed Norton.
0:26:09 > 0:26:09Oh!
0:26:09 > 0:26:10Primal Fear!
0:26:10 > 0:26:12That is why those games are so annoying.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14But you laughed all the way through that.
0:26:14 > 0:26:19I have this rule that a comedy can only count as a comedy if it makes
0:26:19 > 0:26:20you laugh more than six times.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23You laughed more than six times in that clip.
0:26:23 > 0:26:24Here's the thing with Game Night.
0:26:24 > 0:26:29I looked at the trailer and thought it is going to be that movie we have
0:26:29 > 0:26:32seen umpteen versions of but I got away with it because the cast gave
0:26:32 > 0:26:34it their best, the gags are funny.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37I do think that gag about Richard Gere, that is good,
0:26:37 > 0:26:41and that standard of gag is kept up all the way through.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Even through the set pieces and the very sort
0:26:43 > 0:26:44of contrived set-ups.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47They bump into people they think are playing being criminals
0:26:47 > 0:26:49but they are real criminals, or are they?
0:26:49 > 0:26:52That goes on all the way through the film, but I kept laughing.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55It kept me laughing, and nobody was more surprised
0:26:55 > 0:26:57than I was that that was the case.
0:26:57 > 0:26:57OK.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59I am still not 100% sure.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04But anyway, OK.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06A Fantastic Woman is one you will love.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09I look forward to that and I am sure about The Shape of Water.
0:27:09 > 0:27:10I love it.
0:27:10 > 0:27:18I think it's wonderful.
0:27:20 > 0:27:21Yes, I like it.
0:27:21 > 0:27:29Do you feel as strongly as I do?
0:27:32 > 0:27:35I loved it in a curious way, but I enjoyed every moment.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38It is great that it has been multiply nominated.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40It looks wonderful, brilliant score, fantastic performances,
0:27:40 > 0:27:43and I have seen it three times and I will watch it again,
0:27:43 > 0:27:46because it is a lovely fairytale that you can keep revisiting.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49It is Splash meets the Creature From The Black Lagoon,
0:27:49 > 0:27:51and that's an ideal film for me.
0:27:51 > 0:27:52Yes, it is best out.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55And should I say see it on a big screen?
0:27:55 > 0:27:56Because visually, it is so impressive.
0:27:56 > 0:27:57Yes.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00When it comes out on DVD, I will tell you the opposite.
0:28:00 > 0:28:01I will lie.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03You will have it in the best DVD category.
0:28:03 > 0:28:04Yeah.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06So best DVD for this week is Florida Project.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09It is a shame it wasn't more represented at the awards.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11I mean, everything is coming up.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Willem Dafoe is the only one who has been represented.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15I think it is great.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17It is a humanist, wonderful, modern version of Our Gang
0:28:17 > 0:28:19brilliantly directed from the director of Tangerine.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Such a shame it has fallen into one Supporting Actor nod.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26But that tells you what you need to know about awards -
0:28:26 > 0:28:26they are nonsense.
0:28:26 > 0:28:27Well, thanks!
0:28:27 > 0:28:28Thanks for that thought!
0:28:28 > 0:28:31But it is beautifully made and it is starring some people -
0:28:31 > 0:28:35some of the people in it have not had formal acting training,
0:28:35 > 0:28:36alongside people like Willem Dafoe.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39And that's what - the real genius of it is you get someone
0:28:39 > 0:28:42who is a seasoned professional against a first-timer
0:28:42 > 0:28:43and suddenly, it works.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45There is no sense of having an imbalance between
0:28:45 > 0:28:48the performances because actually, it is because the director does
0:28:48 > 0:28:51a brilliant job of putting everyone right in the space,
0:28:51 > 0:28:54and, you know, the whole film takes place just beyond the boundaries
0:28:54 > 0:28:58of Disney World, so it is like you have been cast out of the magic
0:28:58 > 0:28:59kingdom into this netherworld.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01It has a sort of fairytale feel.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Into people in real American poverty, alongside Disney World.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07Living in a hotel designed as a resort hotel, but has become
0:29:07 > 0:29:10a hotel for people who are in poverty, who are essentially
0:29:10 > 0:29:12homeless, yet there is such vibrancy, such life,
0:29:12 > 0:29:13the characters are wonderful.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15I thought it was a terrific film.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18I thought it was going to be an awards contender,
0:29:18 > 0:29:21it will sweep the board, get everything, and that just shows...
0:29:21 > 0:29:24To be fair, you did say that - I wasn't going to remind you.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27I am the first to admit I can't predict awards.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30But there we go, it should have been nominated for more.
0:29:30 > 0:29:31Should have been a contender.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Thank you very much, Mark.
0:29:33 > 0:29:34More next week.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38Before we go, there are all the film news and reviews from across the BBC
0:29:38 > 0:29:40online - you know the address, I am sure.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43All our previous programmes are on the iPlayer as well.
0:29:43 > 0:29:44That is it for this week.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46Enjoy your cinema going.
0:29:46 > 0:29:47See you next time.
0:29:47 > 0:29:55Goodbye.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Hello, this is Breakfast with Roger Johnson and Tina Daheley.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31Here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34Snow and ice continue to cause widespread disruption despite
0:30:34 > 0:30:38temperatures rising slowly. Two yellow warnings remain in place,
0:30:38 > 0:30:43covering much of the UK. 16 flood warnings have an issue for the
0:30:43 > 0:30:47south-west and north-east of England. Thousands of homes in rural
0:30:47 > 0:30:51communities remain without power, while many rail lines are still
0:30:51 > 0:30:55blocked, and drivers have been expected -- warned to
0:30:55 > 0:30:58expect delays. Police are questioning the driver of a car
0:30:58 > 0:31:02which crashed into the gates of arcing Palace last night. Scotland
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Yard says the incident was weather-related and there was no
0:31:05 > 0:31:07breach of security at the palace.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Local authorities are being warned by the Housing Secretary,
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Sajid Javid, that they risk losing their planning powers
0:31:12 > 0:31:14if they refuse to build enough new homes.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17He told the Sunday Times that he would be "breathing down
0:31:17 > 0:31:20the neck" of so-called NIMBY councils to make sure
0:31:20 > 0:31:21they meet their targets.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Tomorrow, the government will announce an overhaul
0:31:23 > 0:31:27of planning rules in an attempt to increase the rate of building.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Donald Trump is threatening to impose additional taxes on cars
0:31:29 > 0:31:30imported from Europe.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34The warning has heightened fears of a trade war between the US
0:31:34 > 0:31:37and the EU after he also promised to impose hefty tariffs on imports
0:31:37 > 0:31:38of steel and aluminium.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41His latest comments came in a tweet after he'd previously described
0:31:41 > 0:31:49current trade deals as "very stupid."
0:31:50 > 0:31:52The construction giant Carillion had been "aggressively managed"
0:31:52 > 0:31:55to make its balance sheet look better than it was.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58That was the verdict of an independent report given
0:31:58 > 0:32:01to its board four months before it collapsed.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03The chairman of the Commons Work and Pensions Committee,
0:32:03 > 0:32:06Frank Field, said the report showed the "gross failings of corporate
0:32:06 > 0:32:14governance and accounting" at the firm.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20Now, in the last half-hour the polls have opened in Italy to elect a new
0:32:20 > 0:32:25government. Opinion polling suggests an alliance of right-wing parties,
0:32:25 > 0:32:29organised by the former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, could do
0:32:29 > 0:32:33well. But observers say the election is likely to result in a hung
0:32:33 > 0:32:37parliament. Pubs in England and Wales will be able to stay open late
0:32:37 > 0:32:40on the weekend of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding. Home
0:32:40 > 0:32:44Secretary Amber Rudd said ours would be allowed to serve until one
0:32:44 > 0:32:48o'clock in the morning, rather than 11th p.m. On Friday 18 and Saturday
0:32:48 > 0:32:5519 May. And preparations are under way for the 90th Academy Awards,
0:32:55 > 0:33:00being held in Hollywood tonight. The fantasy drama The Shape Of Water is
0:33:00 > 0:33:04widely tipped to do well, having secured 13 nominations. British
0:33:04 > 0:33:08actor Gary Oldman is in the running to be named best actor for his
0:33:08 > 0:33:18portrayal of Winston Churchill. And it is expected that the Time's Up
0:33:18 > 0:33:21campaign, a response to allegations of sexual harassment against film
0:33:21 > 0:33:25producer Harvey Weinstein, will have a presence at the ceremony. Looking
0:33:25 > 0:33:30forward to that. It is time for the sport now.Yes, I'm looking forward
0:33:30 > 0:33:35to the last day of the athletics in Birmingham. A fantastic few days, it
0:33:35 > 0:33:39all started on Thursday evening. You remember Laura Muir, she won that
0:33:39 > 0:33:44medal on the opening night.More success again?Yes, she has won
0:33:44 > 0:33:49another one. That is half the team's medals now. We are up to four.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52Laura Muir had that gutsy bronze on the opening night last Thursday
0:33:52 > 0:33:56in the 3000 metres and last night she took silver in the 1500m.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58It was the same three women on the podium
0:33:58 > 0:34:00as Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba completed the double,
0:34:00 > 0:34:03but this time Muir finished ahead of the Netherland's Sifan Hassan
0:34:03 > 0:34:04to take second.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07It's been a really impressive couple of days from Muir,
0:34:07 > 0:34:09who is 24.
0:34:09 > 0:34:17She says that she can now mix it with the the best.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23The competition is so tough. I thought if I could get one medal,
0:34:23 > 0:34:27that would be a great achievement. But to get two, and a silver, that
0:34:27 > 0:34:32is great. Such a confidence booster. I have been fourth, fifth, sixth and
0:34:32 > 0:34:35seventh at global championships before this. I thought it was about
0:34:35 > 0:34:43time to get on the podium and I have gone and one double here. -- won a
0:34:43 > 0:34:44double here.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Eilidh Doyle took bronze last night with a season's best time
0:34:47 > 0:34:48in the 400m.
0:34:48 > 0:34:49It's not her preferred event.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53She said the result was incredible and it's her first solo world podium
0:34:53 > 0:34:56finish, after winning medals as part of the British relay squad.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59It's also the final day at the Track Cycling World Championships
0:34:59 > 0:35:00in the Netherlands.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Great Britain are up to six medals there.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Katie Archibald and Emily Nelson stormed to gold in the Madison.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08They finished well clear of the Dutch duo, and it was all
0:35:08 > 0:35:11the more remarkable because Nelson only stepped in to partner Archibald
0:35:11 > 0:35:14on Friday, when Elinor Barker crashed in the Omnium and had
0:35:14 > 0:35:20to pull out.
0:35:20 > 0:35:25I am a bit speechless at the moment. It is going to take a while to sink
0:35:25 > 0:35:31in. I think we raced very well as a team. We were kind of thrown
0:35:31 > 0:35:35together at the last minute but I think we played to each other's
0:35:35 > 0:35:37strengths, and, yeah, we won.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40And Jack Carlin picked up a silver in the individual sprint,
0:35:40 > 0:35:43to go with his silver in the team event.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46It's his first world championships and he did really well to reach
0:35:46 > 0:35:49the final because he only expected to finish in the top eight.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52The icy weather decimated the football fixtures yesterday,
0:35:52 > 0:35:59The Premier League was the only division that was untouched.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01Liverpool moved up to second in the table yesterday,
0:36:01 > 0:36:04when they beat Newcastle 2-0 at Anfield, Mo Salah scoring
0:36:04 > 0:36:08for a seventh game in a row and Sadio Mane adding the second.
0:36:08 > 0:36:14Newcastle are now just two points above the relegation zone.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19The battle for a top four finish is looking good for Tottenham,
0:36:19 > 0:36:21they are still unbeaten in 2018.
0:36:21 > 0:36:27They were too good for Huddersfield at Wembley.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30This brilliant cross from Harry Kane gave Heung Min-son his second
0:36:30 > 0:36:31of the match.
0:36:31 > 0:36:32They won 2-0.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36The relegation scrap is hotting up and Swansea have jumped out
0:36:36 > 0:36:38of the bottom three, up to 13th by hammering
0:36:38 > 0:36:39West Ham 4-1.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43It's the second week in a row David Moyes has seen his side beaten
0:36:43 > 0:36:51by that margin, and he said it was a new low.
0:36:53 > 0:37:01It was a poor performance. We have got to work to get out of this. We
0:37:01 > 0:37:06are going to have to do much better and we are going to have to get
0:37:06 > 0:37:11actor doing the things we were doing six weeks ago. -- get back to doing.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Alan Pardew has admitted that his job is on the line
0:37:14 > 0:37:17after his West Bromwich Albion side lost 1-0 at Watford.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20It's their fifth league defeat on the bounce and they look doomed
0:37:20 > 0:37:23seven points adrift at the bottom.
0:37:23 > 0:37:28It is tough, but it isn't about me, it is about West Brom. It is tough
0:37:28 > 0:37:32for the fans, tough or the players to experience gains that are so
0:37:32 > 0:37:37tight. We just can't get ourselves a win. Obviously that puts us in a
0:37:37 > 0:37:41difficult position. We won't give up a fight, we will keep going until we
0:37:41 > 0:37:43get something.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Brighton will host Arsenal in today's lunchtime kick off,
0:37:45 > 0:37:48while leaders Manchester City are at home to Chelsea.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Both of yesterday's Scottish Cup games survived the freeze,
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Aberdeen will have to replay Kilmarnock after they drew 1-1.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55But holders Celtic are through to the semifinals,
0:37:55 > 0:37:56beating Championship side Greenock Morton.
0:37:56 > 0:38:01Moussa Dembele scored twice in their 3-0 win.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04John Higgins can make history later today at the Welsh Open in Cardiff.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08He beat Gary Wilson 6-2 to reach the final, and victory tonight
0:38:08 > 0:38:10would give him a record fifth title in this event.
0:38:10 > 0:38:18He'll face Barry Hawkins.
0:38:23 > 0:38:31I would love to win. It would be some record, for myself, to win it
0:38:31 > 0:38:34five times. But obviously Barry will be trying to win it for his first
0:38:34 > 0:38:40time. A good final, the top eight players, so hopefully it will be a
0:38:40 > 0:38:42good final.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Britain's Kell Brook says he'll be back in the gym tomorrow,
0:38:45 > 0:38:48targeting a fight with compatriot Amir Khan after winning his first
0:38:48 > 0:38:49bout at light middleweight.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51In front of his home crowd at Sheffield Arena,
0:38:51 > 0:38:57he knocked out Sergey Rabchenko just over a minute into the second round.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00It was Brook's first fight since he lost his IBF world
0:39:00 > 0:39:06welterweight title last May.
0:39:06 > 0:39:11He picked up a very nasty injury, breaking his eye socket back in May.
0:39:11 > 0:39:16Good to see him back. What was just as impressive last night, overnight,
0:39:16 > 0:39:25Beyonce Wilder, the WBC heavyweight champion. -- D'Ontay Wilder.He
0:39:25 > 0:39:31looks fearsome.Yes, you wouldn't want to mess with him. But he wants
0:39:31 > 0:39:36to mess with Anthony Joshua in a super unification fight. He has the
0:39:36 > 0:39:41WBC, Joshua has two belts. And Joseph Parker?He has another belt,
0:39:41 > 0:39:45they face each other shortly. If Joshua comes through that everybody
0:39:45 > 0:39:49will be clamouring for this four belts unification fight against
0:39:49 > 0:39:55Wilder. That would be something special. But where would it be, in
0:39:55 > 0:39:59the US, in the UK? Josh Wagner is never fought outside the UK. You
0:39:59 > 0:40:02just know with all the politics of trying to get these belts together.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07But I think there is a will within boxing to get it together.It is the
0:40:07 > 0:40:11holy Grail.There has never been a fall belt unification fight at
0:40:11 > 0:40:14heavyweight level.How much money would be involved?I watering.
0:40:14 > 0:40:23Absolutely. It would be an incredible fight. D'Ontay Wilder has
0:40:23 > 0:40:27been calling out Anthony Joshua.Of course he has.He did look
0:40:27 > 0:40:31impressive, stopping that fight in the tent.You will know, I met
0:40:31 > 0:40:36Anthony Joshua, I interviewed him on the red carpet. He is enormous. What
0:40:36 > 0:40:45a big fellow.Yes, he is.Exactly. Thank you very much. As we've been
0:40:45 > 0:40:48reporting this morning, the temperatures are beginning to rise.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52But the Snow remains and is continuing to cause problems. But it
0:40:52 > 0:40:56is also bringing some joy to some of you. Yes, forget some of these
0:40:56 > 0:41:04pictures. To celebrate her daughter Sarah's birthday yesterday Divya and
0:41:04 > 0:41:07her family made the snow replicas of themselves.They are impressive.
0:41:07 > 0:41:12Lots of you have in letting us know how much fun your pets have been
0:41:12 > 0:41:17having in the cold weather.And finally, the small Lincolnshire
0:41:17 > 0:41:23village of Olveston Ferry was cut off due to the snow. Lots of
0:41:23 > 0:41:26problems in Lincolnshire, with snow and ice. But these neighbours had an
0:41:26 > 0:41:33impromptu curling condition. They got their brooms out.Keep sending
0:41:33 > 0:41:37us pictures and videos of the joy and fun you are having in the snow.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41We will try to show some more later. We will indeed.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45The film and TV industry in the UK can lay claim to have created some
0:41:45 > 0:41:47of the most iconic characters seen on screen.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Harry Potter, Bridget Jones and Doctor Who.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52They have one thing in common: they've all been portrayed
0:41:52 > 0:41:53by white actors.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57Fed up by the lack of diversity, a group of teenagers have
0:41:57 > 0:41:59created these posters.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02They say if the images surprise you, it's because there aren't enough
0:42:02 > 0:42:05black actors in leading roles.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Shiden Tekle and Olivia Francis-Cornibert created
0:42:07 > 0:42:09the images.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14They join us now.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19Great to see you. Thank you for coming in bright and early on a
0:42:19 > 0:42:24Sunday morning. How did this start? How did you come up with the idea?
0:42:24 > 0:42:28We are part of a programme called the Advocacy academy, a social
0:42:28 > 0:42:32justice fellowship where we can train to be political activists. So
0:42:32 > 0:42:38all four of us came together and we formed, well, we are all interested
0:42:38 > 0:42:41in things like lack of representation and racism in
0:42:41 > 0:42:47society, in British society. So we decided to make Legally Black, where
0:42:47 > 0:42:51we could challenge the beliefs of people in terms of
0:42:51 > 0:42:53underrepresentation in misrepresentation of luck people in
0:42:53 > 0:42:59the media.What is it something you care about so much?I guess because
0:42:59 > 0:43:01the media have so much power and influence, they are able to
0:43:01 > 0:43:05condition people and make people believe certain things in society.
0:43:05 > 0:43:11If we can channel that and make people think, actually, there might
0:43:11 > 0:43:13be underrepresentation and misrepresentation in society and in
0:43:13 > 0:43:16media, not just in film and television, but in advertising and
0:43:16 > 0:43:23music and things like that, we can actually bring up this discussion.
0:43:23 > 0:43:28Let's talk about the ideas for the posters. They went up during the
0:43:28 > 0:43:31snow on Wednesday night, in London. You are from Brixton. The posters
0:43:31 > 0:43:35went up on bus shelters, all over the place. You have this
0:43:35 > 0:43:42eye-catching idea? -- who had.We originally wanted the posters on
0:43:42 > 0:43:48buses. We met some push back of air, we were not able to get into contact
0:43:48 > 0:43:53with people, basically, but with the Advocacy Academy, which is run by
0:43:53 > 0:43:58Amelia, our chief advocate, with all these amazing opportunities we are
0:43:58 > 0:44:02given, a group came in and did a session in October and on one of the
0:44:02 > 0:44:06residentials we were on, they were talking to us about ad hacking and
0:44:06 > 0:44:14is brandalism. -- ad hacking and brandalism. They were talking about
0:44:14 > 0:44:17our campaign and the posters went up on our website. They saw them and
0:44:17 > 0:44:21they really liked them.Just to be clear, with what you just said, you
0:44:21 > 0:44:24are not advocating vandalism or anything like that. What you did was
0:44:24 > 0:44:29artful and respectful. You are not suggesting people actually go out
0:44:29 > 0:44:32and vandalise anything.No, our main intentions were to just put them
0:44:32 > 0:44:36online, but this group saw our posters and wanted to put them out
0:44:36 > 0:44:40more widely.And look at the impact it has had, you are here talking to
0:44:40 > 0:44:43us about it. Were you surprised by the reaction? How did people
0:44:43 > 0:44:49respond?We had lots of positive comments. Lots of people messaged us
0:44:49 > 0:44:54and said, wow, I have always felt like this and have never been able
0:44:54 > 0:44:59to articulate it. We have had some negative comments but it is more
0:44:59 > 0:45:01people misunderstanding the satirical component of the posters
0:45:01 > 0:45:04and the fact that it is not literally advocating for the removal
0:45:04 > 0:45:09or replacement of white actors.You are just saying, why not, why
0:45:09 > 0:45:14couldn't it be a black actor?Yes, and basically, we want people to
0:45:14 > 0:45:19question why we do not have more black shows in the UK. And also,
0:45:19 > 0:45:22calling on commissioners to give black creators and like writers and
0:45:22 > 0:45:28black directors the opportunity to authenticate black storylines and
0:45:28 > 0:45:33characters.Lenny Henry and Adrian Lester among the high-profile black
0:45:33 > 0:45:36actors who have supported this, which is great. It must be nice to
0:45:36 > 0:45:42have that sort of acting.Yes, nice to have that support.It is a really
0:45:42 > 0:45:45striking way of getting people to think about things like this.
0:45:45 > 0:45:50Simple, but a very powerful message. Very cleverly done. Thank you for
0:45:50 > 0:45:53coming in.
0:45:53 > 0:45:57Here's Chris with a look at this morning's weather.
0:45:57 > 0:46:00General picture with what's happening
0:46:00 > 0:46:04General picture with what's happening in the UK. We so have some
0:46:04 > 0:46:08wintry stuff to content with today but the weather is starting to turn
0:46:08 > 0:46:14a bit less severe. On the weather menu, a bit of frost and ice to come
0:46:14 > 0:46:18today, some murky conditions with hill fog and yes, some more snow,
0:46:18 > 0:46:22particularly across northern areas. Cold air feeding in across the
0:46:22 > 0:46:26northern half of the UK where is further south, it is turning more
0:46:26 > 0:46:31from the south-westerly direction so not as cold as it has been. Some
0:46:31 > 0:46:35snow around today. Showers moving in across south-west England and Wales,
0:46:35 > 0:46:46mostly falling as rain sewer thaw happening. -- so, thaw. Freezing
0:46:46 > 0:46:51rain mixed in which makes for icy conditions. It could be dangerous on
0:46:51 > 0:46:54pavements and roads for a time this morning before the temperatures
0:46:54 > 0:47:01left. As the day goes by, for most of us, it was a pretty cloudy. Snow
0:47:01 > 0:47:04across northern England and Scotland particularly in the hills where we
0:47:04 > 0:47:11will see accumulations. Done at lower levels, perhaps are more
0:47:11 > 0:47:15wintry mix. Rain comes in from the continent to threaten south-east
0:47:15 > 0:47:18England and East Anglia. It will be just across the Far East in England
0:47:18 > 0:47:23where we will see that area of rain. Overnight, the rain will work across
0:47:23 > 0:47:28some of the North Sea coastal areas before moving back into the cold air
0:47:28 > 0:47:32in Scotland so we will see the rain turning to snow towards the end of
0:47:32 > 0:47:35the night here. Still quite chilly. Temperatures in towns and cities,
0:47:35 > 0:47:40not quite as cold but still quite cold in rural areas to give us icy
0:47:40 > 0:47:44stretches for Monday morning. Monday, another day of showers
0:47:44 > 0:47:50across south-west England but this area of snow across Scotland.
0:47:50 > 0:47:53Several centimetres building up and we could see five or ten in the
0:47:53 > 0:48:05hills five or ten centimetres. Not as cold as it has been in London.
0:48:05 > 0:48:09The weather for the next few days, we still have the Atlantic
0:48:09 > 0:48:12essentially blocked at the moment so we are not seen whether systems
0:48:12 > 0:48:16moving from the West. We have an area of low pressure that over the
0:48:16 > 0:48:20top of the United Kingdom for the coming few days. Showers are around
0:48:20 > 0:48:24but there is the prospect of further snow at times in the north. That the
0:48:24 > 0:48:26latest weather.
0:48:29 > 0:48:34We have looked at the front pages yet so we will have an in-depth look
0:48:34 > 0:48:36at the Sunday papers in about 30 minutes.
0:48:36 > 0:48:42Now on Breakfast it's time for The Travel Show.
0:48:42 > 0:48:45This week on The Travel Show, I'm in Norway, because I've heard
0:48:45 > 0:48:52of what must be one of the world's most unique music festivals,
0:48:52 > 0:48:56where the stage and even the instruments are made of ice.
0:48:56 > 0:49:00So, I'm taking the chance to head off from Oslo to Bergen on a musical
0:49:00 > 0:49:03journey on one of the world's most spectacular railways.
0:49:22 > 0:49:25Joining me for the first part of my trip is Jan,
0:49:25 > 0:49:28a fanatic and a man who wrote a book on the Bergensbanen.
0:49:28 > 0:49:32Why did you write this big long book all about this railway?
0:49:32 > 0:49:34The Bergensbanen is iconic in Norway and in Europe,
0:49:34 > 0:49:35I think.
0:49:35 > 0:49:38Many people know the name and know what they will see
0:49:38 > 0:49:44when the come here.
0:49:44 > 0:49:46Along its 308 miles, the trend never gets challenging
0:49:46 > 0:49:53but starting to rain.
0:49:53 > 0:50:01At its peak of over 1200 metres, it is one of your's highest
0:50:01 > 0:50:04railways, before it descends steeply into Norway's second city of Bergen.
0:50:04 > 0:50:06It is elemental landscape pose a huge challenge,
0:50:06 > 0:50:09and an engineering triumph for those working on the rail
0:50:09 > 0:50:11during its construction, between 1894 and 1909,
0:50:11 > 0:50:14with around 20 people thought to have died in the process.
0:50:14 > 0:50:17At a time when Norway's independence was always on the horizon,
0:50:17 > 0:50:19that the construction of the Bergensbanen was more
0:50:19 > 0:50:25than an added convenience for travellers.
0:50:25 > 0:50:33This line connected the east and the western part of Norway.
0:50:41 > 0:50:43And at that time, we were administrated by Sweden,
0:50:43 > 0:50:47and they did not like this at all, because they thought it could be
0:50:47 > 0:50:48used for military purpose.
0:50:48 > 0:50:51So this is a sign of Norwegian strength, that maybe was not
0:50:51 > 0:50:52an approved of?
0:50:52 > 0:50:54You could say that.
0:50:54 > 0:50:57So in a way, this is a symbol for the founding
0:50:57 > 0:50:58of the Norwegian nation.
0:50:58 > 0:50:59Yes.
0:50:59 > 0:51:00All this makes it special.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02You can't find this in other lines.
0:51:02 > 0:51:03This is what Norway is.
0:51:03 > 0:51:06As Jan reaches his stop, I settle in.
0:51:06 > 0:51:093.5 hours from Oslo, I pull into this town.
0:51:09 > 0:51:17But it is not my destination.
0:51:30 > 0:51:32This town usually features the Ice Music Festival.
0:51:32 > 0:51:34But on a go upwards, almost 500 metres higher,
0:51:34 > 0:51:42to the new home of Finse.
0:51:48 > 0:51:53It is nearly 20 years since the first time I tried ice.
0:51:53 > 0:51:54Nearly
0:51:54 > 0:52:02And I found the sound so fantastically beautiful.
0:52:06 > 0:52:07This is an ice-aphone.
0:52:07 > 0:52:08The sound is phenomenal.
0:52:08 > 0:52:09Do you like it?
0:52:09 > 0:52:11That is lovely.
0:52:11 > 0:52:13Any chance I could have a go?
0:52:13 > 0:52:14Very carefully.
0:52:14 > 0:52:22I promise you.
0:52:26 > 0:52:29And I also promise to show no ability whatsoever.
0:52:29 > 0:52:31You may as well have given it to a child.
0:52:31 > 0:52:32Exactly.
0:52:32 > 0:52:32It works?
0:52:32 > 0:52:40This is great!
0:52:48 > 0:52:50So as evening approaches, the finishing touches are fast
0:52:50 > 0:52:54being made around the site.
0:52:54 > 0:52:58I really like it because it is kind of the sound of nature.
0:52:58 > 0:53:03So it doesn't sound like anything else you have ever heard.
0:53:03 > 0:53:06You don't get to practise, so the music gets made on stage
0:53:06 > 0:53:12in front of the audience, and that is really special.
0:53:12 > 0:53:20Many people are like, what, is this possible?
0:53:25 > 0:53:27It is pretty cool we can do it.
0:53:27 > 0:53:30I guess there is a lot of folk music on it.
0:53:30 > 0:53:34It is very Nordic, with the ice and the snow at the cold winters.
0:53:34 > 0:53:37Just in the nick of time, we gather for an evening
0:53:37 > 0:53:45of ice music.
0:54:09 > 0:54:10CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
0:54:10 > 0:54:15That was amazing.
0:54:15 > 0:54:19Such a bonkers soundscape and amazing to think that
0:54:19 > 0:54:21all the sounds were made from ice.
0:54:21 > 0:54:24I think it's also an interesting way to experience the landscape
0:54:24 > 0:54:27of Norway - freezing cold with a full moon overhead.
0:54:27 > 0:54:29Having said that, it is freezing cold.
0:54:29 > 0:54:30I am frozen through.
0:54:30 > 0:54:38It's time to head in.
0:54:42 > 0:54:48MORNING MOOD FROM GRIEG'S PEER GYNT SUITE PLAYS.
0:54:48 > 0:54:53Next morning, the festival continues without me as I return
0:54:53 > 0:55:01to the Bergensbanen for the next part of my journey.
0:55:04 > 0:55:07Travelling on this stretch of the line, you start to appreciate
0:55:07 > 0:55:15the vast landscapes that this country has to offer.
0:55:15 > 0:55:20And I can't imagine a better way of experiencing them than this.
0:55:20 > 0:55:28MUSIC REACHES ITS CRESCENDO.
0:55:40 > 0:55:42Well, my train's arrived at its destination, but my musical
0:55:42 > 0:55:45journey across Norway is not yet finished,
0:55:45 > 0:55:48because I am in Bergen, a cultural hotspot and a great way
0:55:48 > 0:55:56to experience the rich musical heritage of Norway.
0:56:09 > 0:56:10Norwegian folk roots.
0:56:10 > 0:56:14They have agreed to come and show me some of the traditional elements
0:56:14 > 0:56:22found in Norway's halling dance.
0:56:46 > 0:56:50The dance is mostly sort of a show-off dance.
0:56:50 > 0:56:53100 years ago women also did that dance.
0:56:53 > 0:56:57It is mostly boys or men doing the dance because we want to...we
0:56:57 > 0:57:05want to impress the other men or women.
0:57:10 > 0:57:14Put your right foot in front of the left.
0:57:14 > 0:57:15Sidewards.
0:57:15 > 0:57:18Believe me, this is harder than it looks.
0:57:18 > 0:57:24And if you jump a little on each step, one, two.
0:57:24 > 0:57:26Yes.
0:57:26 > 0:57:26Nice.
0:57:26 > 0:57:27And then around.
0:57:27 > 0:57:30But I think I am getting hang of it.
0:57:30 > 0:57:32One, two, one, two.
0:57:32 > 0:57:35And then we can move down here.
0:57:35 > 0:57:37No!
0:57:37 > 0:57:40So what is the relationship between the dance and the music?
0:57:40 > 0:57:46Maria plays the hardingfele, it's our national instrument.
0:57:46 > 0:57:49Some people say the fiddle, the music came because of the dance
0:57:49 > 0:57:52and some say it was the other way.
0:57:52 > 0:58:00I think they depend on each other.
0:58:04 > 0:58:07Nice!
0:58:16 > 0:58:20In the 1800s the military started competitions to try and kick a hat
0:58:20 > 0:58:23from a stick and it was about who could kick the highest.
0:58:23 > 0:58:25And then it was incorporated in the halling folk dance.
0:58:25 > 0:58:29So we do it as a part of the dance and, of course,
0:58:29 > 0:58:32it must be a good kick and the higher it is,
0:58:32 > 0:58:35the better it is.
0:58:35 > 0:58:38Everybody in Norway, I think if I say halling they say
0:58:38 > 0:58:41kicking the hat, that it is the main
0:58:41 > 0:58:43goal in the halling.
0:58:43 > 0:58:46But the dance is the main goal, kicking the hat is sort
0:58:46 > 0:58:54of topping it.
0:59:25 > 0:59:28I feel like I have rediscovered this place through its music.
0:59:28 > 0:59:31It is a country constantly inspired by nature of epic proportions.
0:59:31 > 0:59:34It treasures its traditions but is not afraid to look forward.
0:59:34 > 0:59:37Where artist are free to experiment and supported as a crucial part
0:59:37 > 0:59:40of society and where distinctive sounds can be found
0:59:40 > 0:59:41in the smallest of communities.
0:59:41 > 0:59:44If the Bergensbanen showed me Norway's muscle, its music has
0:59:44 > 0:59:52shown me its heart and soul.
1:00:26 > 1:00:29Hello, this is Breakfast, with Roger Johnson and Tina Daheley.
1:00:29 > 1:00:32An end in sight for the big freeze but icy weather
1:00:32 > 1:00:33is still causing problems.
1:00:33 > 1:00:35Many rural communities remain cut off by snow drifts and,
1:00:35 > 1:00:38despite some services re-opening, there are still widespread
1:00:38 > 1:00:40cancellations on rail lines across the UK.
1:00:40 > 1:00:48This is the scene at the A66 in North Yorkshire.
1:00:48 > 1:00:54It remains closed because of the treacherous conditions.
1:01:06 > 1:01:09Good morning, it's Sunday the 4th of March.
1:01:09 > 1:01:11Also this morning, a warning to councils -
1:01:11 > 1:01:13the government says build more houses or risk
1:01:13 > 1:01:17losing planning powers.
1:01:17 > 1:01:21And the final preparations are underway for the biggest night
1:01:21 > 1:01:22in the showbiz calendar.
1:01:22 > 1:01:25So will British stars win big at the Oscars?
1:01:25 > 1:01:28And in sport, there are more British medals at the World Track Cycling
1:01:28 > 1:01:30Championships.
1:01:30 > 1:01:33And also at the World Indoor Athletics, there was a brilliant
1:01:33 > 1:01:35silver for Laura Muir, that's her second medal
1:01:35 > 1:01:39in Birmingham - and there could be more medals to come for the British
1:01:39 > 1:01:40team on the final day.
1:01:40 > 1:01:42And Chris has the weather.
1:01:42 > 1:01:48Good morning. We are looking at a murky start to the day with frost
1:01:48 > 1:01:53and ice around. More snow to come, especially in eastern Scotland. But
1:01:53 > 1:01:57in many areas the weather will be getting less severe as the thaw
1:01:57 > 1:02:02that's under way. -- gets under way.
1:02:02 > 1:02:03Good morning.
1:02:03 > 1:02:04First, our main story.
1:02:04 > 1:02:06Snow and ice continue to cause widespread disruption
1:02:06 > 1:02:07despite temperatures slowly rising.
1:02:07 > 1:02:10Many rail lines remain blocked and drivers have been warned
1:02:10 > 1:02:11to expect delays.
1:02:11 > 1:02:14Two yellow warnings remain in place, covering much of the UK,
1:02:14 > 1:02:16while 16 flood warnings have been issued for the south-west
1:02:16 > 1:02:24and north-east of England.
1:02:27 > 1:02:29Thousands of homes in cut-off rural communities remain without power.
1:02:29 > 1:02:30Simon Clemson reports.
1:02:30 > 1:02:34With so much snow to melt and even a little more in today's forecast,
1:02:34 > 1:02:37some will be living with these conditions and the disruption
1:02:37 > 1:02:38for a while yet.
1:02:38 > 1:02:41Northern England, the Midlands, Wales and parts of Northern Ireland
1:02:41 > 1:02:43could still see further amounts of snow this
1:02:43 > 1:02:46morning, while Scotland faces more coming in from the North Sea.
1:02:46 > 1:02:48The Met Office is also warning drivers
1:02:48 > 1:02:52to be aware of ice following lower overnight temperatures.
1:02:52 > 1:02:55After some train operators simply said "don't
1:02:55 > 1:02:58travel," services are resuming.
1:02:58 > 1:03:05But many trains will not run today, with
1:03:05 > 1:03:07a number of companies on a reduced service.
1:03:07 > 1:03:09Birmingham, Cardiff and Glasgow airports have reopened,
1:03:09 > 1:03:11but there are reports of delays and cancellations.
1:03:11 > 1:03:13Some power companies are planning to fly engineers out
1:03:13 > 1:03:15today to reconnect remote areas.
1:03:15 > 1:03:17Thousands of homes in cut-off villages remain without power.
1:03:17 > 1:03:21In Devon, work will continue this morning to get supplies to a town
1:03:21 > 1:03:23and village on the north coast which were cut off.
1:03:23 > 1:03:25Elsewhere, in Somerset, farmers say they cannot
1:03:25 > 1:03:28get their milk out because tankers cannot reach them, meaning
1:03:28 > 1:03:30they are having to pour thousands of litres
1:03:30 > 1:03:33away.
1:03:33 > 1:03:38Dairy farming is hard enough without losing money,
1:03:38 > 1:03:41but at the end of the day, what can we do?
1:03:41 > 1:03:43It was freak weather.
1:03:43 > 1:03:45We've just got to get on with it.
1:03:45 > 1:03:48There are still flood warnings in place along the south-west
1:03:48 > 1:03:50and north-east coast as the wind whips
1:03:50 > 1:03:51up the waves.
1:03:51 > 1:03:53With Scotland on standby for snow into tomorrow,
1:03:53 > 1:03:55the latest spell of weather is not going
1:03:55 > 1:04:03quietly.
1:04:11 > 1:04:14The Housing Secretary has warned what he calls NIMBY councils that
1:04:14 > 1:04:17they risk losing their planning powers if they refuse to build
1:04:17 > 1:04:19enough new homes.
1:04:19 > 1:04:22In an interview with the Sunday Times he told local
1:04:22 > 1:04:24authorities that he would be "breathing down their neck"
1:04:24 > 1:04:26to ensure targets are met.
1:04:26 > 1:04:28Our political correspondent Susana Mendonca joins us now.
1:04:28 > 1:04:34Good morning. Is this tough talk, then?I think it is. Certainly Sajid
1:04:34 > 1:04:38Javid is saying he will strip them of their powers, send in inspectors
1:04:38 > 1:04:42to take over planning if they are not ill bring enough homes, that is
1:04:42 > 1:04:46certainly tough talk for those councils. -- not building enough.
1:04:46 > 1:04:50But the Prime Minister is due to make a speech on housing tomorrow,
1:04:50 > 1:04:55launching what will be called the National Policy Framework, which is
1:04:55 > 1:04:58all about changing the way planning is dealt with in order to get
1:04:58 > 1:05:02housebuilding sped up. Because there is a challenge with housing across
1:05:02 > 1:05:05the country, the government knows that, in terms of the general
1:05:05 > 1:05:09election last year. They know they lost lots of young voters and part
1:05:09 > 1:05:13of the thinking is that this is down to people feeling they do not have a
1:05:13 > 1:05:17stake in society, and if you are able to build -- to buy your own
1:05:17 > 1:05:21home you feel like you have a stake in society. They want people to be
1:05:21 > 1:05:26up to get on the housing ladder and this is part of that. But a lot of
1:05:26 > 1:05:29the so-called NIMBY councils that Javid talks about are actually
1:05:29 > 1:05:32conservative councils. How will it go down with them? The Labour Party
1:05:32 > 1:05:35says that since 2010 the government has not done enough on housing, and
1:05:35 > 1:05:38this is just rehashing old policies, and that actually, housebuilding is
1:05:38 > 1:05:42down to a 30 year low. Housing is such a challenge for successive
1:05:42 > 1:05:45governments, not just this government. Through the decades it
1:05:45 > 1:05:49has been a very difficult thing for governments to deal with. What we
1:05:49 > 1:05:53hear is that they will be looking at the differences between different
1:05:53 > 1:05:56areas, so for example, the cost of living, what people's wages are,
1:05:56 > 1:06:03that kind of thing. And come up with a plan that might work.We will be
1:06:03 > 1:06:05watching with interest. Thank you.
1:06:05 > 1:06:08Donald Trump is threatening to impose additional taxes on cars
1:06:08 > 1:06:09imported from Europe.
1:06:09 > 1:06:12The warning has heightened fears of a trade war between the US
1:06:12 > 1:06:16and the EU after he also promised to impose hefty tariffs on imports
1:06:16 > 1:06:17of steel and aluminium.
1:06:17 > 1:06:20His latest comments came in a tweet after he'd previously described
1:06:20 > 1:06:23current trade deals as "very stupid."
1:06:23 > 1:06:31The construction giant Carillion had been "aggressively managed"
1:06:31 > 1:06:33to make its balance sheet look better than it was.
1:06:33 > 1:06:36That was the verdict of an independent report given
1:06:36 > 1:06:38to its board four months before it collapsed.
1:06:38 > 1:06:40The chairman of the Commons Work and Pensions Committee,
1:06:40 > 1:06:43Frank Field, said the report showed the "gross failings of corporate
1:06:43 > 1:06:46governance and accounting" at the firm.
1:06:46 > 1:06:49The polls have opened in Italy to elect a new government.
1:06:49 > 1:06:52The election campaign has been dominated by concerns over
1:06:52 > 1:06:53immigration and the economy.
1:06:53 > 1:07:01Our Europe correspondent Gavin Lee is in Rome for us this morning.
1:07:01 > 1:07:06Good morning, Gavin. Why is this election is significant in the
1:07:06 > 1:07:11context of what else is happening in Europe and here in the UK?Well, if
1:07:11 > 1:07:15you think about the amount of crises the EU has had to deal with,
1:07:15 > 1:07:19including Brexit, Italy is slowly recovering from a big, deep debt
1:07:19 > 1:07:25crisis. So any wobble, when people look at Italy, it is the fourth
1:07:25 > 1:07:29biggest economy in the EU, the third after the UK leads, and it matters,
1:07:29 > 1:07:33certainly when it comes to the migration crisis, it is they have
1:07:33 > 1:07:36taken the brunt when it comes to helping most of the refugees.
1:07:36 > 1:07:40600,000 in the past few years. Naturally that has become a central
1:07:40 > 1:07:44point for a lot of the polling, people are saying that they are
1:07:44 > 1:07:47voting based on their thoughts about the migration crisis, the economy as
1:07:47 > 1:07:52well, and also the rhetoric of the parties.As we go towards the
1:07:52 > 1:07:56polling station, I have got the Parisian behind me, I am next to a
1:07:56 > 1:08:00school in downtown Rome. It is Sunday, so it is relaxed voting at
1:08:00 > 1:08:05the moment. Not many people coming up yet. Sylvia Bell is gaining, the
1:08:05 > 1:08:0881-year-old billionaire, has made a comeback. -- Silvio Yatala scaly. He
1:08:08 > 1:08:15is banned from public office. But his party, Forza Italia, is in a
1:08:15 > 1:08:21coalition with La Liga, a xenophobic and anti-immigration party. Matteo
1:08:21 > 1:08:26Rivotta, the former Prime Minister, his centre-left group is expected to
1:08:26 > 1:08:31do less well. -- Matteo Renzi. Luigi Di Maio's five points movement could
1:08:31 > 1:08:35become one of the youngest private ministers of Italy, likely to be a
1:08:35 > 1:08:39coalition, Italy has not had a single government since the Second
1:08:39 > 1:08:45World War. We should have some sort of idea by 11 o'clock this evening.
1:08:45 > 1:08:48Pubs in England and Wales will be able to stay open late
1:08:48 > 1:08:51on the weekend of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding.
1:08:51 > 1:08:54The Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, said bars would be allowed to serve
1:08:54 > 1:08:57until 1:00am, rather than 11:00pm, on Friday the 18th and Saturday
1:08:57 > 1:08:58the 19th of May.
1:08:58 > 1:09:06Jessica Parker reports.
1:09:10 > 1:09:14Lots of people very happy to hear that news, I am sure. Let's return
1:09:14 > 1:09:18to our top story, the disruption caused by the snow and ice. Andy Gil
1:09:18 > 1:09:23is in North Yorkshire. He is at Scotch Corner, the Junction of the
1:09:23 > 1:09:30A66. That is still closed this morning. Any idea when that may? --
1:09:30 > 1:09:37may reopen?Know. There is some local traffic being let through
1:09:37 > 1:09:40here, you have probably seen the flashing lights of the lorries down
1:09:40 > 1:09:46at the Junction of the A66, with the A1-M, where it is blocked. But
1:09:46 > 1:09:51cross-country traffic is not being let through. This is one of the main
1:09:51 > 1:09:54cross-country routes, the A1-M, and it has been closed for three days
1:09:54 > 1:09:58now. Many of the smaller rural roads across the country in England,
1:09:58 > 1:10:02Scotland and Wales have been blocked by snow drifts. Some farmers have
1:10:02 > 1:10:05been getting their snowploughs out and clearing them, but lots of bases
1:10:05 > 1:10:10are still cut off. As far as the railways go, some services like
1:10:10 > 1:10:13south-eastern and south-western are getting back to normal, with Western
1:10:13 > 1:10:17Railway saying it is nearly normal. Southern Rail have asked passengers
1:10:17 > 1:10:21to postpone their journeys until tomorrow. As far as the east and
1:10:21 > 1:10:25West Coast Main Line is go, virgin started running a limited service on
1:10:25 > 1:10:28the east coast main line, with some trains going into Scotland
1:10:28 > 1:10:32yesterday. But there are no trains on the West coastline today. There
1:10:32 > 1:10:36are buses, which is an improvement on yesterday, when on the West
1:10:36 > 1:10:39coastline there were not even any buses. Airports are starting to get
1:10:39 > 1:10:43back to normal but there are still some delays. The advice as always is
1:10:43 > 1:10:49to check before you travel.Andy, we are hearing from Chris in the
1:10:49 > 1:10:51weather forecast today that temperatures are going to slowly
1:10:51 > 1:10:56start going up. That will give rise to fears of flooding in quite a few
1:10:56 > 1:11:02areas. In terms of where you are, we can even still see a few flakes of
1:11:02 > 1:11:08snow drifting down this morning?It is actually snowing less here now
1:11:08 > 1:11:13than it was about half an hour ago. You are right, the temperatures are
1:11:13 > 1:11:16supposed to gradually rise, possibly up to nine Celsius in southern
1:11:16 > 1:11:21England today. But it could still get as low as -4 in some rural areas
1:11:21 > 1:11:26overnight. That does mean a risk of flooding. High winds and high tides
1:11:26 > 1:11:30are also contribute into the flood risk. There are 16 flood warnings
1:11:30 > 1:11:35and 34 flood alerts across the country. South-west England and the
1:11:35 > 1:11:40north-east of England, and a couple in Lancashire as well. Lots of
1:11:40 > 1:11:44people have lost their electricity, 23,000 people in the north-west of
1:11:44 > 1:11:48in and have had their power restored now. The company which sorts out
1:11:48 > 1:11:51power in the south-west of England and across the Midlands, they still
1:11:51 > 1:11:55have a number of people without power. Yesterday they tried to use a
1:11:55 > 1:12:01to try to get to some of the more remote, cut-off areas. -- tried to
1:12:01 > 1:12:06use a helicopter to get to some. That helicopter was foiled by the
1:12:06 > 1:12:10fog. They say they will try to use the helicopter again today. I
1:12:10 > 1:12:13suspect if it is like this where they are, they may have some
1:12:13 > 1:12:18difficulty.You may be right. Andy, thank you.It is important to
1:12:18 > 1:12:21remember that lots of rural communities are still having big Rob
1:12:21 > 1:12:26Woods and have been cut off. To find out what is happening across the UK,
1:12:26 > 1:12:27let's go to Chris.
1:12:30 > 1:12:34The weather is still causing issues today. There is still more snow to
1:12:34 > 1:12:38come, but the big issue is what has already fallen and is lying on the
1:12:38 > 1:12:42ground in these rural communities. A mixed picture today. Frost and ice
1:12:42 > 1:12:45this morning. Widespread hill fog. More snow to come across northern
1:12:45 > 1:12:51areas. The coldest air at the moment is across the north of the UK, still
1:12:51 > 1:12:55feeding in from Europe. Further south we are getting the slightly
1:12:55 > 1:12:59less cold winds coming up from the Bay of Biscay, and that means that
1:12:59 > 1:13:02as the showers move in, we are seeing them generally fall as rain
1:13:02 > 1:13:08across south-west England. So be thaw is in this part of the world.
1:13:08 > 1:13:15-- the thaw. Snow is still working into the Vale of York, and a fair
1:13:15 > 1:13:19amount in Scotland. Freezing rain is mixed in with this. That means some
1:13:19 > 1:13:23of us could have quite a lot of like ice building up on roads and
1:13:23 > 1:13:27pavements. Take it easy if you are travelling in the next few hours.
1:13:27 > 1:13:30This weather will continue to affect north-east England and eastern areas
1:13:30 > 1:13:34of Scotland in particular. Coastal areas, more of a mix of rain and
1:13:34 > 1:13:38sleet, along with a bit of snow, as we go through the afternoon and
1:13:38 > 1:13:42those temperatures continue to rise. An area of rain working into eastern
1:13:42 > 1:13:46England. It may skirt away from London but will affect parts of
1:13:46 > 1:13:51Suffolk and Norfolk. It will be turning slightly milder, highs today
1:13:51 > 1:13:54reaching eight degrees. Looking at the weather picture overnight, that
1:13:54 > 1:13:58area of rain will work out into the North Sea before ending back into
1:13:58 > 1:14:02the cold air in Scotland. So before the end of the night we will see
1:14:02 > 1:14:06heavy snow working in here. Not as cold as it has been over recent
1:14:06 > 1:14:11nights, but still chilly in or frost in rural areas, so there will be a
1:14:11 > 1:14:15risk of icy stretches again on Monday morning. Snow is a further
1:14:15 > 1:14:18concern across the hills of Scotland on Monday. Several centimetres
1:14:18 > 1:14:22building up, perhaps as much as ten centimetres across some of the
1:14:22 > 1:14:26higher hills in Scotland. Showers in the forecast again, mainly Wales and
1:14:26 > 1:14:29south-west England. Turning less cold, even degrees in London. That
1:14:29 > 1:14:34is closer to average. Even further north, five or six degrees in
1:14:34 > 1:14:38Newcastle and Edinburgh. The thaw will really get under way on Monday.
1:14:38 > 1:14:42The Atlantic is blocked at the moment so we are not seeing areas of
1:14:42 > 1:14:46low pressure moving in from the US. Instead we have this area of low
1:14:46 > 1:14:50pressure sitting over the UK. That means over the next few days it will
1:14:50 > 1:14:53stay on the cool side, temperatures below average. Plenty of showers
1:14:53 > 1:14:58around in the week ahead. With the air still quite cool, there is the
1:14:58 > 1:15:01potential to see some of our rain turning to snow, especially across
1:15:01 > 1:15:05the hills in the north. So we are not done with this wintry weather
1:15:05 > 1:15:14yet, but for many areas, the weather is at least getting less severe.
1:15:19 > 1:15:24Will be speaking to Paul about flooding. Give us an overview, if
1:15:24 > 1:15:28you would, to the best of the knowledge, of the areas that could
1:15:28 > 1:15:36be at risk of flooding.There are flood warnings out for coastal areas
1:15:36 > 1:15:43which are largely due to spring tides.
1:15:44 > 1:15:52tides. There is a surface water flooding. The previous speaker was
1:15:52 > 1:15:56talking about it moving up from the south. And certainly in Birmingham
1:15:56 > 1:16:02here, it is raining now and there is a bit of a thaw under way.
1:16:02 > 1:16:15The low-lying areas will be the first to get this.In
1:16:15 > 1:16:24first to get this.In areas like parts of Scotland and Wales,
1:16:25 > 1:16:29Cumbria, does that create a problem for low-lying areas as it comes
1:16:29 > 1:16:39down?It may do. It depends on the speed of the thaw. It depends on how
1:16:39 > 1:16:55quick the thaw is and how high do -- how high the rivers are.
1:16:55 > 1:16:57how high the rivers are.We are keeping our fingers crossed that
1:16:57 > 1:17:03things don't go badly.
1:17:03 > 1:17:08things don't go badly. In terms of flood defences, are we getting
1:17:08 > 1:17:14better prepared for flood events now?There are 29 different types of
1:17:14 > 1:17:18intervention where flood defences are one of those. There is a broad
1:17:18 > 1:17:22spectrum of things that need to be done and we are getting better at
1:17:22 > 1:17:28some of those. We need to be much more ambitious. We need to have an
1:17:28 > 1:17:35understanding of what the climate change projections are telling us.
1:17:35 > 1:17:44And we also need to take into account future development.
1:17:44 > 1:17:51account future development. It is lovely and great but we need to make
1:17:51 > 1:17:57sure that the housing doesn't put people 's lives at risk. By that you
1:17:57 > 1:18:01are talking about concreting over areas that increases the flood
1:18:01 > 1:18:07risks? It is a combination of things. Other developments in the
1:18:07 > 1:18:13right place, are they designed properly, are they built properly,
1:18:13 > 1:18:18are they maintained properly, to the effect of the people, as concrete
1:18:18 > 1:18:23effects on body else's risk elsewhere? And what is the risk now
1:18:23 > 1:18:31-- somebody else. I don't think we have dealt with the increasing risk.
1:18:31 > 1:18:40EQ, Paul. -- thank you.
1:18:40 > 1:18:45The Shape of Water leads the way including best actress for the
1:18:45 > 1:18:51British star Sally Hawkins.
1:18:53 > 1:18:58British star Sally Hawkins. Gary Oldman is up for the best actor
1:18:58 > 1:19:03award.
1:19:04 > 1:19:08Gary Oldman is expected to lift the Best Actor award and he is up
1:19:08 > 1:19:10against Daniel Kaluuya along with Daniel Day Lewis.
1:19:10 > 1:19:13We can speak to the film critic, Karen Krizanovich
1:19:13 > 1:19:15who can give us her predictions for tonight.
1:19:15 > 1:19:18It is always slightly dangerous, everyone is so confident he will
1:19:18 > 1:19:23win. Do you think he will?No. He has won virtually everything and the
1:19:23 > 1:19:33supports have won everything through the televised awards so far. I do
1:19:33 > 1:19:41think that Timothee Chalamet is shaping up with Daniel -- Daniel
1:19:41 > 1:19:52Kaluuya. What makes a people say he might win it.
1:19:52 > 1:19:57might win it. It is nominated for Best original screenplay. It will do
1:19:57 > 1:20:03very, very well at the awards. Don't forget, it is a horse race. What
1:20:03 > 1:20:10counts is the finishing line. The Shape of Water along with Sally
1:20:10 > 1:20:16Hawkins could fall by the wayside. It interesting that in terms of
1:20:16 > 1:20:23their British actors, you have a star and Daniel Kaluuya who is a
1:20:23 > 1:20:26rising star. A lot has happened since last year, more than just the
1:20:26 > 1:20:36wrong award being read out. The protest movements, Mitu, time is up,
1:20:40 > 1:20:51-- Me too and times up.They will not accept these kinds of harassment
1:20:51 > 1:20:58that have been endemic. It will be quiet but persistent. It won't be a
1:20:58 > 1:21:03riot. The changes they have made in the voting system for the Oscars and
1:21:03 > 1:21:16also being more diversity minded as -- diversity minded, gender and
1:21:16 > 1:21:21creed. We will see better, different stories.And who could forget the
1:21:21 > 1:21:24moment last year when the Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty an ounce
1:21:24 > 1:21:30to the wrong film and didn't announce moonlight first of all.
1:21:30 > 1:21:35They have been invited back again. Let's not forget the Oscars used to
1:21:35 > 1:21:40be a lot of fun. These to be the glamour, the old school, they had
1:21:40 > 1:21:44wonderful comic timing. The reason we want to watch them is because
1:21:44 > 1:21:49they are good. They are professional and they are funny. A little bit of
1:21:49 > 1:21:56old school, old and
1:21:56 > 1:21:58old school, old and -- Golden Hollywood glamour.-3 your
1:21:58 > 1:22:07predictions.I don't know the best director. -- run us through. They
1:22:07 > 1:22:12think best actor, hard to say. Let's stick with Gary old men. --I think.
1:22:12 > 1:22:17Allison Janney for best supporting at dress. Frances McDormand for
1:22:17 > 1:22:27Three Bill. -- Billboards.
1:22:28 > 1:22:33Three Bill. -- Billboards. -- Gary Oldman.If only it was so easy to
1:22:33 > 1:22:37predict.
1:22:37 > 1:22:44All the fallout from the Oscars tomorrow.
1:22:44 > 1:22:46Time now for a look at the newspapers.
1:22:46 > 1:22:48The former England Cricketer Lucy Pearson
1:22:48 > 1:22:51is a head teacher and also a director for the England
1:22:51 > 1:22:52and Wales Cricket Board.
1:22:52 > 1:23:00We'll ask her what's caught her eye in a minute.
1:23:06 > 1:23:13This is about ditching plastic. It is amazing we are finally doing
1:23:13 > 1:23:19something about it. Here is an article about crusaders that don't
1:23:19 > 1:23:23live in a perfect life. It is easy to think that if you can't do it
1:23:23 > 1:23:26everything, it's not worth trying but here some basic instructions and
1:23:26 > 1:23:31guidance about how to change your habits. Cotton buds is interesting.
1:23:31 > 1:23:37And iconic image from the programme of the seahorse with its tail
1:23:37 > 1:23:44wrapped around the cotton bud. The fact that going into the
1:23:44 > 1:23:48supermarket, it is a real struggle to try and get away from buying any
1:23:48 > 1:23:54plastic. I tried to set myself regular challenges. I completely
1:23:54 > 1:24:02failed but that's OK.We are using glass milk bottles now.You have
1:24:02 > 1:24:08been drinking a lot of tea and coffee, I saw them all.You said you
1:24:08 > 1:24:12tried that you couldn't but that is because the retails are not yet
1:24:12 > 1:24:17providing things without plastic. Absolutely. We have gotten into
1:24:17 > 1:24:21quite a lazy mindset and things that aren't in plastic, you think they
1:24:21 > 1:24:28must be unhealthy. There needs to be a change of culture. We should all
1:24:28 > 1:24:33be making some steps.It is becoming a bit more socially unacceptable to
1:24:33 > 1:24:38reuse plastic bottles and you now see people going to coffee shops and
1:24:38 > 1:24:47bring in their own cups. It is filtering through.It is slow.
1:24:47 > 1:24:51filtering through.It is slow.Quite a bit of publicity on the storyline
1:24:51 > 1:24:57on sepsis.
1:24:57 > 1:25:00on sepsis.This article is interesting. I think The Archers is
1:25:00 > 1:25:04fantastic. I have been starting to listen to it. I downloaded on a
1:25:04 > 1:25:10Sunday. In the way they go about covering some key stories or even
1:25:10 > 1:25:17low-level is fantastic. The sepsis story shocked me and a hotel with
1:25:17 > 1:25:22domestic violence. They would regularly looking at the tension
1:25:22 > 1:25:27between the men in the women in the cricket club as well. It was all
1:25:27 > 1:25:33about the change in the facilities. I love the fact that The Archers
1:25:33 > 1:25:39looks around at what is going on in society today. The sepsis one is
1:25:39 > 1:25:46raising awareness on what it is. It is fantastic.A frightening illness.
1:25:46 > 1:25:51Something as simple as, I think the character got a neck from a nail.
1:25:51 > 1:26:06She got a cut. -- the character got a nick. I used to hear the tune and
1:26:06 > 1:26:10immediately switch off thinking I was far too immature. I picked it up
1:26:10 > 1:26:14a couple of years ago and I've fallen in love with it. It's one of
1:26:14 > 1:26:23my secret purpose. -- pleasures.We were talking about the Oscars and
1:26:23 > 1:26:31diversity is being talked about again.This article deals with the
1:26:31 > 1:26:35voting that sits behind the Oscars. He heard Karen talking about the
1:26:35 > 1:26:39changes and what we would expect to see tonight at that idea of trying
1:26:39 > 1:26:47to change the profile across both of the
1:26:47 > 1:26:54the Oscars but also the industry itself, whether it is around LGBTQI.
1:26:54 > 1:27:03And also class. Gary Oldman. It's easy to see the world is rotten but
1:27:03 > 1:27:06we are seeing positive change, whether it is in the plastics we
1:27:06 > 1:27:11have just seen or here. All of it is overdue but there is definitely a
1:27:11 > 1:27:17ground swell. Whoever wins tonight, I do believe it has been a better
1:27:17 > 1:27:22process fairer process and now the open, it means they can never be
1:27:22 > 1:27:25lost again. Whatever happens tonight, I want to keep seeing
1:27:25 > 1:27:33change. A great reviews of fantastic films. The nature of the films
1:27:33 > 1:27:37coming up which are more about outsiders, the way they attract
1:27:37 > 1:27:42Phichit, it is the time of the outsider and recognising they are
1:27:42 > 1:27:49challenging it. -- pitch it.
1:27:49 > 1:27:56The Andrew Marr Show is on BBC One at 9am, what is coming up?After her
1:27:56 > 1:28:00big speech on Brexit, I have been talking to the Prime Minister. I
1:28:00 > 1:28:06also have the Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland talking about their
1:28:06 > 1:28:09reaction on the Irish border issue and if you want to know more about
1:28:09 > 1:28:13how the hard Brexiteers and the soft Brexiteers or the Remainers, I
1:28:13 > 1:28:17should say, think about it, I have Iain Duncan Smith and the Lord of
1:28:17 > 1:28:21darkness himself on the sofa together reacting to Theresa May. If
1:28:21 > 1:28:25that's not exciting enough for you and I can't believe that then we
1:28:25 > 1:28:33have the great Swedish band First Aid Kit playing as well.A great
1:28:33 > 1:28:41programme as always. We will be back in just a second. Stay with us.
1:29:40 > 1:29:43Hello, this is Breakfast with Roger Johnson and Tina Daheley.
1:29:43 > 1:29:48Here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News.
1:29:48 > 1:29:50Snow and ice continue to cause widespread disruption
1:29:50 > 1:29:53despite temperatures rising slowly.
1:29:53 > 1:29:56Two yellow warnings remain in place, covering much of the UK.
1:29:56 > 1:29:5816 flood warnings have an issue for the
1:29:58 > 1:30:00south-west and north-east of England.
1:30:00 > 1:30:03Thousands of homes in rural communities remain without power,
1:30:03 > 1:30:09while many rail lines are still blocked, and drivers have
1:30:09 > 1:30:15been warned to expect delays.
1:30:15 > 1:30:18Local authorities are being warned by the Housing Secretary,
1:30:18 > 1:30:20Sajid Javid, that they risk losing their planning powers
1:30:20 > 1:30:22if they refuse to build enough new homes.
1:30:22 > 1:30:25He told the Sunday Times that he would be "breathing down
1:30:25 > 1:30:28the neck" of so-called NIMBY councils to make sure
1:30:28 > 1:30:30they meet their targets.
1:30:30 > 1:30:32Tomorrow, the government will announce an overhaul
1:30:32 > 1:30:39of planning rules in an attempt to increase the rate of building.
1:30:39 > 1:30:42The construction giant Carillion had been "aggressively managed"
1:30:42 > 1:30:44to make its balance sheet look better than it was.
1:30:44 > 1:30:47That was the verdict of an independent report given
1:30:47 > 1:30:52to its board four months before it collapsed.
1:30:52 > 1:30:54The chairman of the Commons Work and Pensions Committee,
1:30:54 > 1:30:57Frank Field, said the report showed the "gross failings of corporate
1:30:57 > 1:31:01governance and accounting" at the firm.
1:31:01 > 1:31:04Now, in the last half-hour the polls have opened in Italy to elect
1:31:04 > 1:31:05a new government.
1:31:05 > 1:31:07Opinion polling suggests an alliance of right-wing parties,
1:31:07 > 1:31:09organised by the former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi,
1:31:09 > 1:31:11could do well.
1:31:11 > 1:31:14But observers say the election is likely to result in a hung
1:31:14 > 1:31:16parliament.
1:31:16 > 1:31:19And preparations are under way for the 90th Academy Awards,
1:31:19 > 1:31:21being held in Hollywood tonight.
1:31:21 > 1:31:24The fantasy drama The Shape Of Water is widely tipped to do well,
1:31:24 > 1:31:25having secured 13 nominations.
1:31:25 > 1:31:29British actor Gary Oldman is in the running
1:31:29 > 1:31:31to be named best actor for his portrayal of Winston
1:31:31 > 1:31:35Churchill.
1:31:35 > 1:31:38And it is expected that the Time's Up
1:31:38 > 1:31:40campaign, a response to allegations of sexual harassment against film
1:31:40 > 1:31:42producer Harvey Weinstein, will have a presence
1:31:42 > 1:31:46at the ceremony.
1:31:46 > 1:31:50Is it going to be about the prizes are about protests this year?I
1:31:50 > 1:31:55think you decide, that person decides, you know? For us, it is
1:31:55 > 1:32:01about the fun.That's right.Your life should be a protest. Your
1:32:01 > 1:32:06voice, every day, should be the protest, not just one night.Now, we
1:32:06 > 1:32:10are on the BBC News channel until nine o'clock this morning. Coming up
1:32:10 > 1:32:14in the next hour, Scotland has taken a real battering along its rail
1:32:14 > 1:32:18network.
1:32:18 > 1:32:21At 8:10 we'll speak to Scotrail to find out how many
1:32:21 > 1:32:23of their services are back up and running.
1:32:23 > 1:32:2620,000 runners will take to the streets of London this
1:32:26 > 1:32:29morning for the Big Half a new half marathon distance race.
1:32:29 > 1:32:31Among them is BBC Radio 2's Chris Evan.
1:32:31 > 1:32:34We'll speak to him as he limbers up at the start line.
1:32:34 > 1:32:38Diversity, or the lack of it, has been a big issue at the Oscars
1:32:38 > 1:32:41in recent years.
1:32:41 > 1:32:44We'll speak to the teenagers frustrated by this and who decided
1:32:44 > 1:32:47to highlight the issue themselves by recreating famous film posters
1:32:47 > 1:32:49and swapping the white performers for black actors.
1:32:49 > 1:32:52All that still to come on the BBC News Channel.
1:32:52 > 1:32:56But this is where we say goodbye to viewers on BBC One,
1:32:56 > 1:33:01as it's time for Match of the Day.