hello and welcome to the programme. we start in new zealand where, in the last couple of hours, chris hipkins has been sworn in as the country s new prime minister, after the shock resignation of jacinda ardern last week, who said she didn t have enough in the tank to continue in the job. mr hipkins was sworn in at government house in wellington, alongside carmel sepuloni, who becomes the country s first pasifika deputy prime minister. mr hipkins labour party will face a general election in october. 0ur correspondent, phil mercer, has more on this. this will be a big year for chris hipkins and his reshaped government. we are expecting a cabinet reshuffle in the next week or so and also a policy reset. the new prime minister says that inflation will be his key concern in the months leading up to that election on october leading up to that election on 0ctober1li, laterthis leading up to that election on 0ctober1li, later this year. cost of living pressures have been enormous i
pressure and is preparing to send leopard 2 tanks to ukraine. and everything, everywhere all at once leads the oscar nominations, with 11 nods. we ll look at what else has made the cut. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start the show in new zealand, where chris hipkins has just been sworn in as the country s new prime minister after the shock resignation of jacinda ardern last week, who said she didn t have enough in the tank to continue in the job. prime minister hipkins was sworn in at government house in wellington, alongside carmel sepuloni, who becomes the country s first pasifika deputy prime minister. mr hipkins labour party will face a general election in october. for more on this, i m joined by stephen hoadley, associate professor of politics and international relations at the university of auckland. it s wonderful to get you on the programme. in the first instance, perhaps you could tell us mo
well, one of the films to receive an oscar nomination is the indian film rrr. it is an historical fantasy film, which tells the fictional story of two real life indian revolutionaries, fighting british rule. it features dazzling action sequences, dance tracks and patriotic anthems. have a look. ashanti 0mkar is a film and tv critic and has interviewed ss rajamouli, the director of rrr. she spoke to us about how significant this nomination is, especially for an indian film from the southern region of the country.
what does an oscar nomination mean? is it still the gold standard? in practical terms, it puts a lot of eyes on your movie. people that did not see it before, now they see it, people that didn t see it before, now they see it, because it s nominated. if you win, the same thing, and it is undoubtedly the golden standard. # keep me close.# one final factor that could also help boost ratings, best song nominations for rihanna for black panther: wakanda forever and lady gaga for top gun: maverick. it means we could see two of music s stars performing on the big night. lizo mzimba, bbc news. the indian film, rrr has been nominated for best original song. it tells the fictional story of two real life indian revolutionaries, fighting british rule. have a look. song: naatu naat naartuu
watching world business today today live on cnn. it s the second day of queen elizabeth s historic trip to ireland. it s called the start of a new era. on tuesday her majesty laid a wreath at the garden of remembrance for those fighting british rule. today begins with the queen touring the guinness house in london. then she ll attend the national wall memorial garden honoring the war dead. next it on to the site of what s known as bloody sunday. nina. the massive security for her trip will cost $42 million but