hollywood has bestowed oscar glory on eddie read main -- eddie redmayne and julianne moore. the coming up this hour -- also coming up this hour, we will be telling you about the latest hsbc apology for helping customers to dodge tax. we will be asking if a final nuclear deal is in the offing between the p5+1 western powers and iran. time is running out. all that and much more here. our top story this hour an ejection port has sentenced -- an egyptian court has sentenced him. he had been initially sentenced to 15 years in jail. on monday, he was one of 25 defendants sentenced in censure -- in absent shia -- in a bsentsia. >> he has been jailed by the mubarak regime. he received an arrest warrant under the morsi regime. now he is spending five years in prison along with another defendant, while the three -- while the others received three years in prison. the case was based on a draconian protest law passed by the unelected cabinet in 2013 following the ouster of mohamed morsi. it has been used to jail hundreds upon hundreds of peaceful demonstrators. this case was closely watched in that regard. after five years of surveillance -- i attended most of the sessions. there was very little evidence shown that the protesters did anything but demonstrate peacefully. they were on a sidewalk in front of the capitol building, calling for an amendment in the constitution in regards to military trials. following the verdict, there was despair and sorrow in the courtroom by family members and friends, many of them activists in their own right. they have an appeal which will take months to go ahead. there is little hope after this sentencing. clare: nigeria's military claims its offensive against the boko haram -- against boko haram is making progress, but the success was marked by the latest suicide attack -- was marred by the latest suicide attack. president goodluck jonathan has concluded that his government underestimated the group. reporter: laurent fabius visited three countries, carrying the same message, that france stands with them as they combat the threat posed by boko haram. >> france understands its responsibilities. it doesn't try to dodge the storm. it gets wet. it is helping us tackle the threat, which is not a threat to us to the whole world. reporter: the militant group has intensified its terror campaign in nigeria in recent weeks, and their attacks have over to neighboring chad, cameroon, and niger, all visited by fabius. he did not step into nigeria. he did say paris will help out more by asking the united nations in new york for additional support. >> we will work with our chadian and cameroonian friends, our nigerian and niger friends to get this approved. this will give it great international jim it is the -- international legitimacy. reporter: african states have pledged 75 million euros to help but this won't be enough. fabius wants to you and resolution for a fund -- wants a u.n. resolution for a fund. clare: liberia has reopened its border with your lyon after -- with sierra leone after several months of closure. library has recorded more than 3900 deaths -- liberia has recorded more than 3900 deaths as a result of ebola. >> happiness in liberia as the nation opens its border with sierra leone. it had been closed for months during the worst outbreak of ebola in recorded history. >> they were happy when they opened the doors. >> liberia saw more than 9000 confirmed cases of the virus with nearly 4000 dying of the disease. however, medical workers have been gaining on the epidemic with international help. the president ordered the lifting of a nighttime curfew that had been in place since august. >> using fresh waqter -- water. have people [indiscernible] they want to see what i'm touching or what i'm doing. it was very discouraging. reporter: there is still some way to go to deal with the pathogen once and for all. they have been requesting international aid to help build up public services, so as to better handle any future outbreaks. clare: the admission comes after an explosion killed two people at the memorial far from the front line. the device killed a policeman and a demonstrator week after a cease-fire agreement that has been openly flouted by rebels. kiev and its western allies are trying to determine whether the rebels plan to continue or to hold their offense. the cease-fire is patchy. ukraine says it's military cannot begin withdrawing -- says its military cannot begin withdrawing heavy weapons because pro-russian separatists have not stopped targeting government positions. there are some indications that the pullback of heavy weapons may take place, but now this assertion that they are being fired on. is there any sign of compliance in any area? gulliver: we spoke to the deputy leader of the osce's observation mission in ukraine. he made it clear the osce is supposed to be verifying the withdrawal of the heavy weaponry from the frontline. in order to do that, they need an inventory of what weapons are to be moved, where are they now, and where are they to be moved. me to the ukrainians nor the russian -- needed to read corinthians -- neither the ukrainians nor the russian backed rbebels have provided that. they are not in a position to say whether the movement of such and such artillery battery to such and such place from such and such place is a withdrawal or a redeployment. in the necessary conditions for this withdrawal to be verified and observed by the independent international observers are not in place. clare: where is the ongoing fighting concentrated at the moment? gulliver: ukrainians are right when they say the separatists are still filing -- firing on their position. there are also cases of ukrainians firing in return. there have been two major hotspots. there is a village along the coast, 20 kilometers to the east of marion pull -- of mariupol. some ukrainians think it is a sign that they are preparing for a large-scale attack on mariupol others think they would not dare attack such a large or city -- large port city, because it is so well defended. the other places under attack have been ukrainian-held villages to the north and west of donetsk. and a factory was hit this morning. clare: thank you very much for bringing us all the latest there. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry, and his iranian counterpart met for two hours in geneva on sunday. just five weeks remaining before the march 31 headline for western powers to try to reach a political claimant -- framework with iran. observers say the negotiations have reached a sensitive stage with divisions remaining over uranium enrichment and removing sanctions. six french citizens have had their passports confiscated after allegedly planning to travel to syria. security sources say it is the first time the measure has been used. meanwhile, there is continuing evidence that the islamic state group is successfully recruiting young people through social media. britain is reeling from news that three east london teenagers have flown to turkey with the aim of becoming jihadi brides. reporter: it is an emotional appeal from a father to his daughter. he is seen here clutching a teddy bear. he wants his 15-year-old to get back home. >> the message i would have her is -- have for her is to get back home. we miss you. we cannot stop crying. please think twice. reporter: amira is one of three east london schoolgirls believed to be heading to syria after catching a flight to istanbul. they were interviewed by british authorities after their school friends fled to join the islamic state in december. while they were not considered a risk by police, their classmates had no idea of any plans to flee. >> they seemed normal, how they are every day. they are really religious, but they never really spoke about it to us. reporter: the british prime minister, david cameron, says the authorities are doing everything they can to bring the schoolgirls home. he added that the case should serve as a wake-up call to other institutions to play their part. david cameron: the fight against terror is not just one week and wage by police and border patrol. it needs every school, university, college, community to recognize they have a role to play. we all have a role to play. reporter: according to counterterrorism officials, over 550 western women are believed to have joined the islamic state group, around 50 of whom are british. clare: british actor eddie redmayne has picked up this year's best actor oscar for his portrayal of stephen hawking in "the theory of everything." best actress went to julianne moore. best picture and best director went to "birdman," which tells the story of a washed up hollywood star. and emotions ran high. a reminder of headlines -- "down with military rule," those were the cries in the courtroom as a prominent activist was sentenced in absentia on monday. attacks continue in ukraine. it says its military cannot begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the conflict's frontline because pro-russian separatists have not stopped targeting government positions, the assertion yet another blow to the minsk cease-fire deal. and a race against the clock -- greece has scramble together a list of draft reforms to try to secure a four-month extension on it bailout agreement -- on its bailout agreement. it must convince its creditors it is serious about austerity. time for business news. stephen carroll will flesh out what we just said. greece is on this all-important list -- greece and this all-important list. stephen: we should get a bit more later on what is in the list being sent to the troika. we are told by the european commission spokesperson they have not gotten it quite yet. euro zone finance ministers will discuss this all-important list by phone tomorrow before deciding whether or not to call another emergency meeting. here are the measures we are expecting based on an interview with the greek minister and reported by the german newspapers. we expect to see measures to make the civil service more effective, a crackdown on tax evasion, and efforts to stop the smuggling of illegal petrol and tobacco. the european economic affairs commissioner, pierre moscovici spoke about this earlier. pierre moscovici: it has to be realistic. it is logical for it to be based on syriza's philosophy, but it also has to be based on the fact that debts must he repaid. -- must be repaid. making sure that huge fortunes are taxed more then they are now. if that is the suggested reform, they are heading in the right direction. stephen: hsbc is having another bad day. shares in the lender down another 5% after it reported profits sliding by 1/6, pummeled by legal disputes and settlements. they apologized again for the tax dodge scandal. it is a swiss private banking arm. stuart gulliver, himself named by a british newspaper of holding a swiss account. reporter: its reputation has been dragged through the mud and profits are down with it. it announced on monday that its annual pretax profits tumbled 17% last year to $18.7 billion. in a statement, hsbc described 2014 a challenging year and blames the drop on legal fines and settlements. it offered repeated apologies for its swiss subsidiary, which, according to documents leaked earlier this month health, -- helped customers avoid paying taxes through hidden accounts in geneva. >> the recent disclosures about unacceptable behaviors remind us of how much there still is to do and how far societies expectations have changed in terms of banks'responsibilities -- society's expectations have changed in terms of banks' responsibilities. this secret account once held $7 .5 million in bonuses, but was registered under the name of the panama company. hsbc says he pays all appropriate taxes. the revelations at another unsavory element to the growing pile of concerns on hsbc's plate. the bank's chairman is to testify before members of british parliament on wednesday. stephen: let's see how the markets have been taking the news. a bit of a boost on the back of the breakthrough on greece on friday night, but that has been dented partly by hsbc in london. about i percent drop -- that 5% drop in its shares affecting the ftse 100. record highs earlier. shares have fallen back since. next, a look at some of the other business stories. a cement giant says its merger is on track to be completed in the first half of the year. shares rose 3% in the last few months of 2014, posted by sales in india and the philippines -- boosted b yy sales in india and the philippines. a deal worth $14.5 billion. there were several unsuccessful bids for allergen last year. they failed to report -- they did not survive the reasons for the bigger than expected losses -- they did not provide a reason for the bigger-than-expected losses. could 2015 be the year that we all get a pay rise? wages in the united kingdom are going to rise for the first time since 2007, mainly due to a fall in consumer prices. we saw the u.k. fall into deflation recently, mainly driven down by the falling price of oil. without inflation, it looks like people could be better off, at least in the u.k. for now. we know the eurozone -- i wouldn't go spending the money just yet. clare: wouldn't it be lovely, a pay rise? thank you very much for that business news. now, we look at the papers. reporter: time for your press review on "france 24." oliver farry joins me is video -- me in studio. oliver: "le figaro" commissioned apa poll which puts marine le pen's party ahead. it would elect counselors to run france. the editorial speaks to the rising tide, election after election, opinion poll after opinion poll. the leaders discover a troubling reality in which they appear powerless. the national front is france's biggest party now. they are seeing some of their historical supporters taking refuge in the far right. things are little bit easier for the ump but they have not rid themselves of 30 years of complexes and stopped defending values in a timber resource -- in a timorous voice. should we make that get for them? clare: the french papers looking east to ukraine and the continuing conflict. oliver: this year marks one year since the overthrow of president viktor yanukovych, but there is not much to celebrate. "one year on, maidan's impossible justice." at least 95 civilians are believed to have died, along with 17 police, and investigations are dragging along, not helped artifact that many -- helped by the fact that many protesters working at the time were masked. few people have faith in getting any justice. in "le figaro," a reporter went to to baltimore -- to debaltseve in the east of the country. he speaks of "zombies" emerging from the ruins. people are desperately seeking humanitarian aid. one woman was hoping to get a little bit of heat. most of the town's inhabitants fled the violence, but there were others who stayed. they have caught viruses and diseases due to bein gholed -- being holed up in unsanitary conditions. one woman said, "we were forgotten. nobody cared." clare: let's move on to the international papers and their focus on greece. oliver: this editorial says it is far from over, despite alexis tsipras' apparent caving to demands. the battle with brussels could still pay off. the greeks present their plan to brussels today. the eu may send it back, under pressure from germany, if there is not enough detail. that, however, would be a mistake, says "the guardian," because greece cannot really another turning of this group -- of the screw. it would be chaotic and set a bad precedent. but he could get [indiscernible] "the financial times" reporter, who has been a strong -- says conditions still exist to find a way out of the crisis, including debt restructuring within the eurozone pegged to gdp and a parallel currency. he says a shift of thinking is needed among greece's creditors. greece also needs a sustainable plan b to convince them. clare: you have an angle that there was an effort to get reporters to shift their questions. oliver: the twitter #askhermore had been used to get better questions for female actors other than who are you wearing. this was created in previous years. some reporters seem to have gotten the message. ryan seacrest of e! tv asked a model what she was wearing before asking the same question of her husband, john legend, who won an oscar for best song last night. it shows that female actors are paid less than their male counterparts, something patricia arquette mentioned in her speech. hillary clinton supporters have gotten in on the act as well hijacking hashtag as a way of getting the former secretary of state to come forward on whether she will run for president in 2016. clare:ñwñwñwñwñwñwñw ÷ chimes play ) ( grunting ) ( pops ) ( panting )