from china with leaders of the us and australia. and hopes of a deal in the next 2a hours, between gary lineker and the bbc, in a row over impartiality which disrupted sports programmes over the weekend. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. some of hollywood s biggest stars are arriving for the 95th oscars ceremony in los angeles. the main films in contention include everything everywhere all at once , all quiet on the western front and the banshees of inisherin . let s cross live to hollywood and the bbc s peter bowes whose at an oscars watch party. great to have you on the programme, as always, peter. what is on your watchlist today? what is on your watchlist toda ? ~ , ., today? well, isn t it an exciting today? well, isn t it an exciting night - today? well, isn t it an exciting night to? - today? well, isn t it an - exciting night to? everything everywhere all at once certainly leading denomin
the ripple effects from the collapse of silicon valley bank on friday are being felt accross the world. the us government has now said it will ensure all svb account holders will be able to retrieve any funds they have on monday morning. a statement by the us treasury and federal reserve said the plan will ensure the resilience of the broader us banking system. meanwhile in the uk, the government is warning that up to 200 british start ups and technology firms, are at risk, following the collapse of svb. its british arm, svb uk, has helped with financing for numerous technology and life sciences companies. but it s now feared they won t be able to pay wages or suppliers. the government is due to announce what their plan is to help these firms effected before the markets in london open this morning. here s our business correspondent, marc ashdown. at silicon valley bank we deal in innovation. it s the cool bank for cool customers. the uk arm serves 3500 of the brightest new te
in the next 2a hours, between gary lineker and the bbc, in a row over impartiality which disrupted sports programmes over the weekend. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. it s 7am in singapore and 4pm in los angeles where stars are arriving for the oscars ceremony in hollywood which will start in the next few hours. the science fiction film everything everywhere all at once leads the way with nominations it has 11. but there could be stiff competition from the the german language war film all quiet on the western front the biopic elvis or the irish set drama the banshees of inisherin . and in a first for the ceremony there will also be a crisis team working there. the organisers say it s there to mitigate any potential surprises. i m joined now by our north america correspondent peter bowes whose at an oscars watch party. a lwa ys always great to get you on the programme during oscars seaso
ofjail any certainty at all that he will be out ofjailany time certainty at all that he will be out ofjail any time soon. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let s look at some other stories making news. nhs england has announced there will be a significant increase in the number of blood pressure checks carried out in the community. the health service says it plans to extend tests in pharmacies as well as offering them in places such as barbers shops and mosques. it s hoped the scheme will help to reduce deaths from heart attacks and strokes. the government has announced plans to change water pollution rules to allow more houses to be built. current rules mean councils covering protected areas of england can t allow the building of new houses unless it s proven that the work won t add phosphates and nitrates to local rivers. critics say the changes won t solve the root causes of england s housing problems. redundancies at the collapsed retail chain wilko have been su
buried in russia. this is after his plane crashed last week. this is the scene live at the cemetery in st petersburg which is his home town where he was buried in a private funeral. now, the russian agencies had said that the private funeral was the wish of his family, so there have been no photos or videos of the ceremony. and this was the live shot of the cemetery where that funeral was held. you are watching bbc news around the world than across the uk. let s look at some other stories making news. redundancies at the collapsed retail chain wilko have been suspended while rescue bids for the store are considered. unions representing staff have met the administrators but warn wilko is not out of the woods yet . the chain recently collapsed into administration which has put 12,500 jobs at risk across its 400 uk stores. the government has announced plans to change water pollution rules to allow more houses to be built.