everybody went to the movies and everyone cared. that is no longer true. people are very comfortable now i being outspoken about the sexism, the inequality that women have suffered through for decades. i tonight, we frigging broke that glass ceiling! cheering and applause. hello from los angeles. i m tom brook and welcome to talking movies. in today s programme, in the wake of the academy awards, we look back at the changing face of hollywood, the efforts that are being made to bring about greater diversity and inclusion. with the oscars now over, the film industry is reflecting on how it all went. the first academy awards ceremony took place in this landmark hollywood hotel in 1929. 95 years on, the oscars is facing challenges. wings was the very first movie to win an academy award for best picture. a silent film, a story involving world war i combat pilots in love with the same woman. the oscars ceremony that year was attended byjust 270 people at the hollywood roosevelt ho
by dangerous delays. crews are enduring long waits outside accident and emergency departments in england, because hospitals are struggling to deal with overcrowded wards. nhs england says it has recruited more staff and increased bed capacity, but acknowledged the system was under considerable strain. sharon barbour reports. it s been a long night for margaret. there were ambulances backed up outside. two hours in an ambulance. finally able to get off the ambulance and into a&e, margaret then faced a long wait. she told us she s been here for 14 hours. margaret s 73, and has had no sleep. what was it like last night when you came in to a&e? there were ambulances parked out there. there s ambulances parked out there today. there s no beds. you know, and there s people on trolleys in the corridors. waits in a&e here have been as long as 30 hours, with hospital bosses now warning of even worse to come, as they cope with a sharp rise this week and patients arriving. in the foot
this is bbc news. the headlines. coetzer has announced an agreement to extend the temporary ceasefire one additional two days. the report was expected to end at midnight tonight. families have been informed a further release of hostages will take place later tonight, though the exact numbers are still unknown. aid into gaza has been scaled up, but as the lorries arrive carrying fuel, the lorries arrive carrying fuel, the un says the helpers barely registering against a huge need of 1.7 million displaced people. let s turn to those developing lines that have just been coming in, because qatar says a deal has been agreed to extend the truce in gaza for another two days. there s been no confirmation yet from israel, but thatis no confirmation yet from israel, but that is being reported by the writers news agency and afp, for exchange of hostages appears closer. let s back head to tel aviv, anna foster. things appear to be moving after some delay. foster. things appear to be mo
Of the weekend, not as windy either. some northern parts of europe have been seeing severe storms. here in the uk, our weather continues to come in from the atlantic, and that cloud that we saw there will bring some rain into western areas on wednesday. further east, maybe a little bit warmer than it was on tuesday. but it will be a chilly start where we have the clearer skies three celsius in scotland, 6 7 across some southern parts of england and wales. in between, not quite so cold first thing, because there ll be more cloud showers left over from overnight. most of the showers on wednesday will be across northern england, perhaps southern scotland not as widespread as we saw today. there will be some sunshine, but it does cloud over from the west. rain in northern ireland by lunchtime, over the irish sea into wales and the southwest of england during the afternoon. that ll keep the temperatures a bit lower. but ahead of that, with some sunshine for a while across scotland and e
Colder than normal, the reds are where it s hotter than normal. a significant drop in temperature on the way across italy in the next 24 48 hours. the heat lasts a bit longer in greece, but even here, it will be cooler by the end of the weekend, not as windy either. some northern parts of europe have been seeing severe storms. here in the uk, our weather continues to come in from the atlantic, and that cloud that we saw there will bring some rain into western areas on wednesday. further east, maybe a little bit warmer than it was on tuesday. but it will be a chilly start where we have the clearer skies three celsius in scotland, 6 7 across some southern parts of england and wales. in between, not quite so cold first thing, because there ll be more cloud showers left over from overnight. most of the showers on wednesday will be across northern england, perhaps southern scotland, not as widespread as we saw today. there will be some sunshine, but it does cloud over from the west. rain