carpets very busy. we got a good part of it. kevin costner was there, appearing in a new western. greta gerwig, director of last year s blockbuster hit barbie, was presiding over thejury. stars from many different generations came, including richard gere and uma thurman, and adam driver was keeping fans happy by signing autographs. the fans in cannes spend hours waiting for an encounter with a star. it s hard to wait a long time to see people, but i really like to do this. i have take a photo with chris hemsworth, anya taylor joy, eva green, faye dunaway. marion cotillard. cannes also reflected the struggles of the real world. there was a documentary on daily life in ukraine since russia s invasion, and there was a heavily anticipated film from iranian director mohammad rasoulof, a critic of the government, who secretly fled iran to make it to europe after being sentenced to prison. cannes has many different personalities and components, but at its heart are the 22 movies in
Revival mean that the independence tide has turned . In some ways, the conservative resurgence seems to suggest that actually the constitutional issue matters perhaps more than it ever has because its the conservative party, more than any other party, that are talking about independence and the threat of independence and that helps them, they feel its helped them to be the party of choice for those who are, first and foremost, in favour of scotland remaining in the united kingdom. The conservatives and the snp together have changed scottish politics. The fault line is not so much left versus right, independence, for or against, is what divides scotland now. Allan little, bbc news, edinburgh. They are known as bots fake profiles created on social media posting millions of automated messages. Theyre increasingly being used to spread propaganda, sometimes by foreign powers and often without us knowing who is behind them. Today, the Information Commissioner said she would launch a formal i
Meanwhile, new measures to curb immigration are understood to be among the pledges in the conservatives manifesto launched tomorrow. A Record Number of people in work, but there are more warnings of a squeeze on living standards. And trying to fight digital propaganda the millions of fake profiles created on social media pumping out misinformation. And coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news theres so much at stake in the championship as Sheffield Wedmnesday and huddersfield look to reach the play off final to face reading. Good evening. President trump is facing what his critics say are the most serious allegations to beset his presidency so far. He has been accused of trying to get the former head of the fbi, james comey who he sacked last week to drop an investigation into links between his former National Security adviser and the russians. The claims have prompted a small but growing number of the president s fellow republicans to call for an independent inquiry into l
Revival mean that the independence tide has turned . In some ways, the conservative resurgence seems to suggest that actually the constitutional issue matters perhaps more than it ever has because its the conservative party, more than any other party, that are talking about independence and the threat of independence and that helps them, they feel its helped them to be the party of choice for those who are, first and foremost, in favour of scotland remaining in the united kingdom. The conservatives and the snp together have changed scottish politics. The fault line is not so much left versus right, independence, for or against, is what divides scotland now. Allan little, bbc news, edinburgh. They are known as bots fake profiles created on social media posting millions of automated messages. Theyre increasingly being used to spread propaganda, sometimes by foreign powers and often without us knowing who is behind them. Today, the Information Commissioner said she would launch a formal i
Some surprises tonight, because sta rgazers some surprises tonight, because stargazers are hoping to get a good view of the perseid meteor shower. Hundreds of meteors will streak gcioss hundreds of meteors will streak across the sky in a display that may be visible around the world. It should peak at 11pm, clear skies permitting, and it can be seen in most parts the uk. If you see everybody lying down on the grass as you head home tonight, that will be the reason lets look at the weather prospects. It wont be a bad weekend overall gcioss it wont be a bad weekend overall across the british isles, that this not to say that there are not a couple of flies in the ointment. Through the morning, we have had two Weather Fronts bringing cloud through the morning, we have had two weatherfronts bringing cloud and the chance of some rain to some parts of the british isles. Through the afternoon, the front will drag out of scotlands and push into the eastern side of the pennines, the north east ar