but while programmes dropping off the schedule is a sign all is not well at the bbc, one former bbc director general feels it s not quite a crisis. we ve lost a couple of sports programmes so far, which is obviously disappointing for match of the day fans who ve got a much truncated version of match of the day, but walking into the bbc this morning, for a place which is meant to be in complete crisis, it is its usual rather boring, solid self. you ll get run over, be careful. however, after this weekend of disruption, there are signs both sides are moving towards a resolution. david silitto, bbc news. before we go i want to update on the latest news coming out of the oscars the academy award for make up and styling went to
at the bbc, one former bbc director general feels it s not quite a crisis. we ve lost a couple of sports programmes so far, which is obviously disappointing for match of the day fans who ve got a much truncated version of match of the day, but walking into the bbc this morning, for a place which is meant to be in complete crisis, it is its usual rather boring, solid self. you ll get run over, be careful. however, after this weekend of disruption, there are signs both sides are moving towards a resolution. david silitto, bbc news. britain s chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, says this week s budget will focus on trying to help more people, get back into work. there ll be help with the cost of childcare for those on universal credit, and those with disabilities. it s estimated ten million people of working age in the uk, aren t in employment. here s our political correspondent,
there was one teenager who said to me she came here because she felt this was a once in a lifetime opportunity, she felt that it was important to see johnny depp s name be cleared. one woman i also spoke to was here for amber heard. she had this banner that said, we stand with amber heard. and it had messages on it from lots of amber heard supporters. and she said to me that she was worried that would be the verdict and she felt angry that, despite all the evidence that was shown, that it was ruled against amber heard, and she was worried about what sort of precedent it would set. amber heard was inside court we saw that, because, obviously, this was being televised whilstjohnny depp was not here. he s somewhere in the uk. his legal team were here and they released a short statement afterwards. but this is very much a resounding victory forjohnny depp. yes, a resounding victory for johnny depp, as you point out. but also a sort of a trial by tiktok for particularly amber heard, g
cheering and applause. ukrainian soldiers in kyiv celebrate their country s 3 1 victory over scotland in the world cup qualifiers. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s eight in the morning in singapore, and 8 o clock in the evening in virginia in the us, where a jury has found that the actress amber heard defamed her ex husband johnny depp and ordered she pay the hollywood the hollywood star $15 million in damages. our arts correspondent david silitto has been following this trial. mr foreperson, is this the verdict of the jury? after six weeks in court and six years of angry disputes since their divorce, finally, a judgement by a jury on the allegations that
vangelis won an oscar for the soundrack in 1981. he also wrote music for many otherfilms including blade runner. david silitto looks back at his life. chariots of fire theme music chariots of fire, 1981, a soundtrack that was both an oscar winner and a number one single. the work of evangelos 0dysseas papathanassiou, better known as vangelis. he had started playing piano when he was four and in the 60s, aged 25, teamed up with a young demis roussos to form aphrodite s child.