After the extended Lunar New Year break. But with severe restrictions still in place, how long before a return to normality . Prayers for the 29 People Killed in thailands mass shooting as thousands attend a vigil. Good morning. Its 9am here in singapore, 1am in london and 5pm in los angeles, where the oscars are underway. Live now to hollywood and our correspondent, peter bowes. Dressed very dapper lead for us, i believe. Can you sum up some of the excitement over there . Tremendous excitement, as you say. The oscars are getting under way, the 92nd Academy Awards, and the excitement is because there are probably two oi because there are probably two or three pictures that could win the top prize at the end of the night. It could be the film that a lot of people up until a few weeks ago hadnt really considered, parasite from south korea, or one of the other big hitters like nineteen seventeen oi hitters like nineteen seventeen or once upon hitters like nineteen seventeen oronce upona hitters like nineteen seventeen or once upon a time in hollywood. Or once upon a time in hollywood. Margot robbie and Charlize Theron are fox news employees who bring down their seedy ceo, a man who makes Sexual Harassment part of hisjob description. Both are nominated for an oscar at tonights Academy Awards, two years after the launch of the metoo movement, which saw a new Commission Set up to look into bullying and abuse in hollywood. Can you give me a sense of how you see the scale of the problem . The scale of the problem and the range of the problem, i think, is really enormous. I could pluck you out and move you to the front of the line, but i need to know that youre loyal. I need you to find a way to prove it. We have this history in an industry where people look the other way. What practical measures need to be put into place . We are going to put in place a report and response system. So our response system includes investigations and what we know is that independent investigations are the most important thing that you can offer. Dont you tell me what i cant do Harriet Tubman wasnt one to put up with injustice and wrongdoing. If im free, my family should be too. I made up my mind, im going back. The i9th century abolitionist is played by british actress cynthia erivo, whose performance could see her win a golden statue this evening. My mouth is dry and it could fall apart to do so, she will have to beat Renee Zellwegers judy garland. Your orders are to deliver a message calling off tomorrow mornings attack. Sam mendes First World War drama 1917 was the big winner at last weeks baftas. To repeat the feat in hollywood, the british director will have to see off competition from Todd Phillips joker Starring Joaquin Phoenix who is hotly tipped to win best actor and bong joon hos parasite, a tale of south korean inequality which could become the first Foreign Language film to win best picture. We will find out if it does later tonight. Will gompertz, bbc news, los angeles. Yes, so many questions. We will indeed find out the answers over the next few hours. Joining me now in hollywood is lindsay miller, the news and culture director from the website pop sugar. Thats correct. Its an exciting year. There are so many incredible films nominated, and i think theres a bit of a question as to who the frontrunner might be tonight. Weve talked a lot about parasite, certainly one of my favourites, and its had such a lot of attention over the last few days. Its opening around the world and cinemas, and people are getting to see this film. Lets not say too much about it, because if you are going to see it, you dont wa nt to are going to see it, you dont want to know anything about the plot. It takes quite a few twists and turns, but its a momentous nomination because it is the first south korean film to be nominated. It will be the first Foreign Language film to in that category. Lets talk about some of the big hitters, brad pitt, best supporting actor, potentially, for once uponatime actor, potentially, for once upon a time in hollywood. He has won an oscar before but this will be his biggest achievement yet if he manages it. It will be his first acting oscar, because he has one as a producer, but he has been on this goodwill tour during the award system, and theres a lot of momentum for him in this category. There is some area of controversy hanging over the oscars this year, as it has for many years in the past, because of the lack of representation, lets say, of women in the directing category, and many other issues as well. It doesnt go away, does it . It really hasnt. Its hard to believe its been five years since we heard of oscarssowhite, again in a year when we saw so oscarssowhite, again in a year when we saw so many oscarssowhite, again in a year when we saw so many films directed by women. None of them cracked that category either, so cracked that category either, so there is a lot of conversation about all the work that needs to be done there. Its a wider problem for hollywood, not just the its a wider problem for hollywood, notjust the award shows. It is systemic so a lot of things need to change, but the voting board for the academy is predominantly white and male, and thats probably one of the reasons we are not seeing the progress people have been demanding. Thank you. You will be through the night helping us, guiding us through these 2a categories, and we will get through the awards through the night, the main one being best picture. Thats a big question. Lots of focus on parasite here in asia, lots watching here to see if its going to be the first asian language film to win best picture, but we know there are a lot of other strong contenders, dont we . Yes, there are. The other favourite has to be 1917, the First World Warfilm has to be 1917, the First World War film that has to be 1917, the First World Warfilm that did has to be 1917, the First World War film that did so well at the British Film Academy awards last weekend. Talking to people in hollywood, there always seems to be a wartime film in contention. It does seem to appeal to the oscar voters. Weve been talking about brad pitt. Once upon a time in hollywood is a very different picture, Quentin Tarantino movie, much liked in this town of los angeles. La likes nothing more than of course talking about itself. Of course you will be bringing us all the very latest as those winners are announced. Thank you so much for that. We will be back in la later. Lets take a look at some of the days other news. Hundreds of millions of people are supposed to be heading back to work in china after the extended new year festivities. But the coronavirus is continuing to spread there were 91 new deaths reported in the last 2a hours alone. Many people will have to stay at home as there are still strict measures in place to try to keep the outbreak under control, including quarantine and limits on movement. Its lantern festival, traditionally marked with a lavish tv gala. But this year, theres not an audience member in sight. The fear of contagion is everywhere, from the fever checkpoints, the masks on literally everybodys faces, and the careful monitoring of peoples movements. In the almost impossible balancing act between containing an epidemic and getting its economy moving again, china is turning to its vast network of neighbourhood committees the old tools of mass mobilisation. But while workers may be trickling back to the cities, the continued uncertainty means all britons are still being advised to leave china. Were currently seeing numbers of infections double every four to five days. We dont know what implications that has. We have seen the chinese put in place local transport measures. Some cities and towns have been closed down, so it is getting more difficult to leave china, if that is what people plan to do. So that is why we advise people to think about leaving. We know that the evacuation flight has got out of wuhan. Are we confident now that most people who wanted to get out from the epicentre have managed to . We have not got everybody out, we know that. Unfortunately, two people failed temperature checks early this morning. They have had to go back into wuhan and we are in touch with them and we will try and support them to get them onto another countrys flight. As usual, chinas skylines have been lit up for lantern festival. But look closely. The streets below are empty. The virus looms large over almost every aspect of daily life. Hello, ni hao. Meals come with their own reminder of Chinas Health emergency. A note recording the temperature of the chef, the food packer and the delivery driver. In this case, thankfully, all fever free. But at a time of year all about new beginnings, theres also, perhaps, a glimmer of good news. Official figures show the rate of increase in infections may be slowing. John sudworth, bbc news, beijing. Also making news today sinn fein has won the most first preference votes in irelands general election. The partys president , mary lou mcdonald, said there had been something of a revolution in the ballot box following yea rs of domination by the two main centrist parties. But no one party will win enough seats for an outright majority. Swiss voters have backed a new law banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Its a major boost for the countrys lgbt community, who had argued that switzerland lagged far behind other European Countries on gay rights. Indias top court has ruled that a quota system that reserves some governmentjobs for disadvantaged groups is not a fundamental right. The scheme, called reservation, gives people from lower castes and other minorities opportunities they might not otherwise get. This ruling overturns a previous decision that found the state had a duty to help these people. Nasa and the European Space agency are gearing up to send a new probe toward the sun to take a closer look at its north and south poles. The solar orbiter is due to launch in about three hours time from cape canaveral, florida. The voyage will take 10 years. Now to what must be one of the highest four legged races in the world. The jockeys are children as young as four years old and, as you can see, they ride llamas. It takes place at 4,000 metres above sea level in the ecuadorian andes. This years winners were dayana riding haimito. Lets get more now on our top story china returns to work after the Lunar New Year holidays amid the corona virus crisis. Xi chen is an assistant professor of Health Policy at yale school of public health. He told me how post Holiday Travel could be a significant moment in understanding the spread of coronavirus. I think with people coming back to work, thats a massive number of workers, around 300 Million People. There are two subgroups. One is from urban to urban, travelling. The other is even bigger numbers included in this 300 million, from rural to urban. Im watching for any significant rise in the suspected cases or confirmed cases. Especially of the rural to urban, because we know that for the chinese healthcare system, the bottleneck or the weaker point usually is the rural ca re system. If people were quarantined in good conditions and they got timely treatment and diagnosed in rural areas, then we should be of less concern because it is already a very long, extended holiday. So that should have passed the incubation time period but if they were not having a timely diagnosis, maybe there is cross infection among them. Professor, obviously, as you say, the concern is the rural areas. Theres just no sense of the numbers there, the diagnosis, and the healthca re systems in place arent as good. But tell us, how do you think china is handling this crisis . Because theres been some criticism about how some of these measures, putting a lockdown on peoples travel and quarantine around wuhan for instance, was somewhat draconian. Youre right. At the beginning, the local government was very slow in response. But the government was taking it very hard measures in order to curb the wider spread of this virus. So they locked down many cities which is ranging, having more than 50 Million People being affected. Now even after this extended long term holiday, the people in the epicentre, the hubei province, they are still not allowed to move so they are cut off for any traffic. So people in other parts of china can gradually return to work, but the Chinese Government is really still concerned about the spreading in other regions in china. So they implement something called a mandatory quarantine or sometimes its a self isolation, in order to have those workers have two more weeks at home before they go back to work. Youre watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme could parasite make history at the oscars . The korean language social satire about class and inequality is nominated for best picture. Theres mr mandela. Mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. Irans spiritual leader Ayatollah Khomeini has said hes passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. The people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president , ba by doc duvalier. Because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special, secure box in the stud farms central block. Shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. There stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning. Elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories. Head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. This is newsday on the bbc. Our top stories oscar fever grips hollywood, as the stars attend the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, the film industrys biggest night of the year. Millions are supposed to go back to work in china after the extended Lunar New Year break but many factories and workplaces remain closed. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. The sheer force of storm ciara is splashed across the front pages of the german newspaper frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung it shows the crashing waves at the english port of newhaven. The uk has suffered gusts of over 140 Kilometers Per Hour and heavy rain and flooding. The storm is also causing traffic disruption in germany where it has a different name, storm sabine. The front page of the International Edition of New York Times features a story about an International Water dispute on the river nile. Egypt is sparring with ethiopia over a giant dam being built 2,000 miles upriver. Egypt fears the dam will cut into its water supplies. The Straits Times from singapore reports on governments efforts to secure essential Food Supplies in the country, as it prepares to handle the coronavirus. The move follows panic buying on friday after the warning level was raised. Supermarket shelves across the city state have now been restocked with necessities. And that brings you up to date with some of the papers. Following a mass shooting in thailand, a vigil has been held for the victims in the city of Nakhon Ratcha seema who died when a gunman killed at least 29 people. Richard galpin reports. Chanting. Just a few hours after the gunman was shot dead by the security forces, thousands of people gathered here in the heart of Nakhon Ratchasima city for a vigil in memory of all those killed. The Buddhist Monks leading prayers as the people of this city absorb the enormity of whats happened a mass shooting of unprecedented scale in this country. And before finally filing away to head home, they laid flowers and wrote messages, pledging never to forget those whose lives have been cut short. In the aftermath of the attack, the police have been gathering forensic evidence, including from these cars next to the Shopping Mall targeted by the gunman. Who was this man Sergeant Major jakrapanth thomma. Hed armed himself not only with rifles stolen from his barracks, but also a machinegun. His motive, according to one official, was apparently a personal problem over the sale of a house. How will those now mourning the loss of loved ones ever come to terms with what has happened here in the city this weekend . Richard galpin, bbc news. Lets get more on the oscars. In the last few minutes, brad pitt has won the best supporting actor award for his role in once upon a time. In hollywood. We dont have the result yet for best picture, but one of the most talked about films this year is parasite. The funny, but dark satire on the issue of class in south korea. The big question is, could it become the first Foreign Language movie to win the oscar for best film . Jean lee is a korea expert from washington and explains the pull of this film. Simply put, its stellar filmmaking. You start with a script that is so clever, so comic, even as its dark, and so richly layered. You know, i watched it again last night, because i watched it the first day that it came out in washington, dc, because i didnt know how long it would be in the theatres, and there is still so much nuance that i can get from that. Some of those lines, they stick with you. Then theres the plot. It just veers all over the place, it keeps you on edge and maintains that energy throughout. And i have to say, the visual element, its just breathtakingly shot, not only showing the beauty of some of the scenarios, but its in equal parts revolting. You just see there is a visual spectacle, its a feast. Just simply the filmmaking itself, its such a sleeper hit. Such a surprise, not only for me, somebody who watches south korean film, but for cinephiles around the world, looking to see if it can stage an upset. So this is a moment a bit more widely for asian cinema, over the last couple of years . Absolutely. Its very rare to see asians on the big screen, particularly in movies that are celebrated or honoured at the oscars. Something that came to mind was slumdog millionaire, a british film shot in asia, of course, i think it was about ten years ago, and it did very well at the oscars. But we have not seen a Foreign Language film shot in asia reaching this level. Certainly its a big moment for asia. For south korea, i wanted to mention that south korea is marking 100 years of filmmaking, so it could not come at a better moment to celebrate the impact that south korean pop culture has had globally. I have to say, i just wanted to mention one more thing. It used to be that south korean filmmakers were under pressure to produce pretty movies, or movies that show off the best of south korea. So if you have a film that attacks social issues like this its also a milestone moment for south korea in its development, its evolution in filmmaking. Social issues like this its also a milestone moment for south korea in its development, live now to hollywood and our correspondent, peter bowes. We have had that result, brad pitt was tempted to win and he did. Yes, he did. Best supporting actor, once upon a time. In hollywood. He actually struck a bit of a political note in his a cce pta nce political note in his acceptance speech, noting that the winners are given about 45 seconds to deliver the speech of. He said that that is 45 seconds more than the senate gave tojohn bolton in the impeachment trial. Perhaps it isa sign impeachment trial. Perhaps it is a sign of things to come because the winners often use the platform at the oscars to make political statements. Lets bring in lindsay miller. We were talking about brad pitt a few moments ago, and as expected, he 1 stop blue this was a long time coming. He has really been on the Charm Offensive all awards season and it is kind of surprising that he has not won yet with such a storied career so i think it was just his storied career so i think it wasjust his moment. It was introduced this year by chris rock and steve martin, two vetera n rock and steve martin, two veteran comedians, i think i am right in saying that both hosted the oscars individually over years gone. They tackled the big controversy head on in the big controversy head on in the comedy, the controversy being the lack of diversity, by saying that in the first year of the oscars this is the 92nd that there were no black nominees in the top categories, and now there is one. Great progress, they said. And now there is one. Great progress, they saidlj and now there is one. Great progress, they said. I that is a joke that is striking the audience as less as less and less funny every year that it remains relevant, which you kind of saw in the reaction tonight. But it is likely, with we had Joaquin Phoenix talking about it. It is likely to be a continuing thing . Absolutely, at the oscars people bring up the big guns for their speeches so the big guns for their speeches solam the big guns for their speeches so i am expecting more political moment to come throughout the evening. We will see, thank you very much. And of course those big categories, best actor, best actress, best picture, still to come a bit later. Peter, thank you very much and thank you to your guest lindsay. We will bring you all the results as they come in from the oscars there, but for now, thank you very much for your company. Stay with us, you are watching you stay here on bbc world news. Bye bye. Hello there. Storm ciara may well be leaving the shores of the uk as we speak, but not without leaving a lasting impression. Just take a look at the gusts of wind that we had on sunday, in excess of 90 miles an hour for some areas. And there was a spell of very heavy flooding rain as well, as the main front cleared away, which left a trail of showers in its wake. So, yes, storm ciara moves off into the near continent now, but behind it, plenty of isobars remain and the wind direction is coming from the north west, so much cooler sort of areas turning those showers to sleet and snow on the Higher Ground of scotland at the moment, with a frequent rush of showers through scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland, and temperatures close to freezing. There could be icy stretches around first thing in the morning. Showers of rain further south will be few and far between, but nevertheless its going to be a windy start to our monday morning. So we continue to see plenty of showers of snow in scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England. A rush of sharp showers merging togetherfor longer spells of rain, as we go through the day across england and wales. A cool feeling right across the country, temperatures ranging from 4 8 degrees. Factor in the strength of the wind and it will feel noticeably colder. Its almost a repeat performance on tuesday, most of the sleet and snow showers will continue through scotland, Northern Ireland, Northern England, fewer showers further south, but still a cool feeling, but with these blizzard conditions we could start to see several centimetres of snow accumulating, and there will be some drifting. Again, another cold feeling today, 4 7. But we have not really seen any significant Winter Weather so far. It is worth bearing in mind, Northern Hills could start to see some significant accumulations. Until we get towards wednesday, and hopefully the isobars will open up and we will see some lighter winds developing and fewer showers around. A greater chance of seeing more sunshine for wednesday. A better day with those lighter winds. Temperatures of similar values, ranging 4 9. But with those light winds by day, that is going to lead to a chilly start to thursday morning, maybe a touch of frost around. It wont last very long, as we see another area of low pressure moving in during thursday, bringing in yet more wet and windy weather across the country. So if you havent got the message already, it does look as though its going to stay very windy indeed this week. Frequent showers, snow on hills, but much colder. Im Lewis Vaughan jones with bbc world news. Our top story hollywoods biggest stars are attending the oscars, the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony. The film industrys biggest night of the year is taking place in los angeles. Brad pitt has taken home the first major award of the night. He won the oscar for an actor in a supporting role, in the Quentin Tarantino film once upon a time in america. Millions of people are preparing to return to work in china after an extended Lunar New Year break imposed in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus but many workplaces remain closed. And one of the most read stories on bbc. Com the transformation in irelands Political Landscape by a surge in support for the left wing republican party, sinn fein. Thats all. Stay with bbc world news