And a first best actor oscar for ireland, as Cillian Murphy wins for oppenheimer. Tonight, newsnight comes live from paisley. Once one of the uks industrial powerhouses, were in this historic scottish town with politicians and invited guests to talk about their preoccupations and passions ahead of the general election. Good evening. In seemingly trying to dampen down speculation about her health, it appears the princess of wales may have fanned more flames of conspiracy. Kate has now apologised for any confusion after admitting she edited the First Official photograph shed appeared in since undergoing Abdominal Surgery two months ago. Five Picture Agencies withdrew the image over concerns it had been manipulated. Why it was altered in the first place, we may never know. Kensington palace says the original photo will not be released. Daniela relph is at Windsor Castle for us tonight. Clive, that Controversial Photo was taken here in the grounds of Windsor Castle towards the end of last
the families of the hostages of course notjust those directly involved, but the families of the 130 or so hostages thought to still be held in captivity. hamas has done this thing before, trying to put pressure on the israeli government to call a cease fire in order to release the hostages safely. but this episode has been particularly distressing and i think brutal. these videos were released in three trenches the first videos show just the three hostages speaking, it wasn t clear when the images were taken. the second video which was released this morning showed the three people again, but suggested that their fate wasn t known they might be alive, they might be dead and people might know tonight. and tonight, a third video has been released showing two of the male hostages apparently killed. now the video says they were killed in an israeli air strike it is impossible to verify that claim, and these are very distressing. most of these are very distressing. most o
good afternoon. rail passengers are facing fresh disruption with the start of another wave of strikes in long running disputes over pay, jobs and conditions. today it s train drivers from the aslef union, taking strike action at 15 rail companies some of which won t be running any services at all. tomorrow an aslef overtime ban could mean more disruption. then, on friday, other rail workers, from the rmt union, will go on strike. before more action by aslef drivers on saturday, affecting travel to events such as the fa cup final. our correspondent ben king reports. busy rail hubs were unusually calm as train drivers at the aslef union walked out over pay and working conditions. here at manchester piccadilly, there were no trains from avanti piccadilly, there were no trains from ava nti west piccadilly, there were no trains from avanti west coast, no east midlands. great western, south coast and cross country are also affected as well. aslef has rejected a pay rise of 4% for
good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. after weeks of intense earthquake activity in the south west of iceland, this volcano finally erupted late last night. the length of the crack you can see here is more than two miles long. the eruption is close to the fishing town of grindavik, which was evacuated last month, though so far the lava seems to be flowing away from it. for now, the eruption is not expected to halt international air travel as it did in 2010. our correspondent nick beake joins us from near the town of vogar at the edge of the exclusion zone now. sophie, it s absolutely freezing here, but you can see that the volcano tonight is illuminated, and all through the day, we got a glimpse of the power of this force of nature. as you say, there is no immediate risk to life. that is certainly what the authorities are saying here today, and the direction of the lava seems to be moving away from the built up areas, but certainly they are not taking anything for
notes were marked without his consent. and in the skies above lincolnshire a lancaster bomber marks the 80th anniversary of the famous dambuster raids. on bbc london. the large sinkhole that s appeared in a field near amersham above a tunnel being built for the h52 high speed rail line. some campaigners want work to stop. good evening. we start tonight with the news that the manufacturers of vauxhall vehicles in the uk have urged the government to renegotiate part of the brexit trade agreement or run the risk of making the business unsustainable. stellantis, one of the world s biggest car manufacturers, whose business includes vauxhall, peugeot, citroen, and fiat, says its concerns are related to electric vehicles. stellantis says the conditions of the brexit free trade deal signed in 2020 are no longer achievable, given the surge in the cost of raw materials, and the prospect of tariffs between the uk and the eu would make exports uncompetitive. our economics editor fais