And darkest hour feels like his finest moment. The best actress category is going to be really competitive. So, who will win . Sally hawkins, for the shape of water . Or Frances Mcdormand, for three billboards outside ebbing, missouri . Maybe margot robbie, for i, tonya. Or saoirse ronan, for lady bird. Or even perhaps meryl streep, for the post. The position that would put me in. Again, thats a really great list. Are you going to say were going to get another british win sally hawkins, in the shape of water, or maybe meryl streep . No way. This year, its all about Frances Mcdormand in three billboards outside ebbing, missouri. One of the great dramatic performances of the year. Lets start up a database. Every baby that was born, stick em on it. I suspect shes right. Well find out on the 4th of march, when the oscars are awarded, and possibly make history. You just come back . If Rachel Morrison wins for her filming work on mudbound, and becomes the first woman ever to win the cinemato
Left more than 20 people dead. Paris is on high alert for flooding. Water levels are continuing to rise along the river seine, following some of the heaviest rain for a century. Now on bbc news, sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday, with me olly foster and katherine downes. These are the headlines tonight will griggs on fire once again for wigan blasting west ham out of the fa cup 4th round. But only for a replay as kane keeps spurs in the cup league 2 Newport County are going to wembley, but only for a replay as kane keeps spurs in the cup there was always going to be a new champion at the Australian Open, Caroline Wozniacki has her first grand slam title after a thriller in melbourne. Also coming up in the programme, find out how rory mcilroy and the rest of the british contingent are getting on at the dubai desert classic. Good evening, lots coming up over the next half an hour, but its been a very busy day in the fa cup. One tie still to be played, weve had a couple of upsets
Three brain tumours. Also, on the programme. Well talk live to the deaf mum who is suing the promoter of a gig by little mix for failing to provide a sign Language Interpreter for the two support acts. Hello and welcome to the programme were live until 11 this morning. Were going to bring you that exclusive film on knife crime at quarter past nine incredible progress made in reducing knife crime in scotland. If your family has been affected by knife crime, then we want to hear from you today. What happened, what impact did it have on your family and whats your solution to trying to tackle it . Use the hashtag victorialive, send me an email or facebok message and you dont have to leave your name, thats absolutely fine. Our top story today. More than 900 criminal cases were dropped last year in england and wales due to a failure by police or prosecutors to follow the rules relating to the disclosure of evidence. Figures obtained by bbc news show a 70 increase in the number of collapsed c
Rocked the Afghan Capital of couple. It comes after a Major Taliban attack on a high profile hotel in which more than 20 people died. Three teenage boys have been killed when they broke it by a car in west london. A man has been arrested. Police are investigating links between the incident as an altercation which took place after the collision. Paris is on high alert forflooding. Record rainfall has caused the river sent to banks in one of the wettest january is in paris in more than a century. The release of serial sex attackerjohn worboys has been put on hold. It comes worboys has been put on hold. It co m es after worboys has been put on hold. It comes after two of his victims won the first stage of a legal challenge. It is time now to cross to the bbc sports centre. Hello and welcome to sportsday, with me 0lly foster and katherine downes. Will griggs on fire once again for wigan blasting west ham out of the fa cup 11th round. While notts county earn themselves a replay against anot
After she beats simona halep in the final of the australian open. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, has said all current rape and serious Sexual Assault cases in england and wales are to be reviewed as a matter of urgency, following the collapse of several recent trials because evidence was not disclosed to defence lawyers. Today, the attorney general told the bbc there was no evidence of widespread malpractice or dishonesty in the prosecution system. Our Legal Affairs correspondent, clive coleman, reports. Disclosure of evidence in some recent highly publicised rape cases has gone badly wrong. But how widespread is the problem . In december, liam allan was acquitted of six counts of rape and six of Sexual Assault when it emerged evidence on a computer disk which police had examined showed messages from the alleged victim pestering him for casual sex. And the number of prosecutions in england and wales that collapsed because o