we ll have his report. and the british prime minister has resumed his weekly audiences with the queen, 15 months after they were suspended. where to begin? hello, i m katty kay in washington. christian fraser is in london. britney spears is pop culture royalty. she s on the mount rushmore of modern music. in fact, britney has been famous for longer than most current music stars have even been alive. and yet, for the past 13 years, she s had no control of her career or her health, or many other aspects of her daily life. that s because she s been placed in a legal arrangment called a conservatorship. that s when another party in this case, herfather, jamie takes control of a person s decision making on significant matters. this often comes up with those who have diminished mental or physical capacities. today, in a california court, ms spears s lawyers are set to argue that she does not fit that bill. so, let s cross to the bbc s david willis, who s outside the court. love
left mauritius and madagascar and is likely to reach mozambique for a second time on saturday, forcing residents there to take shelter. you are watching bbc news. now and bbc news, talking movies the oscars preview. and this programme contains flashing images. alo from california. i am tom brooke and welcome to talking movies and our review of hollywood s because night of the year, the oscar ceremony. well everything everywhere all at once dominate proceedings? all quiet on the western front could have an impressive oscar night showing. a smorgasbord of films for picture. big budget blockbusters like avatar: the way of water and top gun: maverick and smaller ida s movies such as tar reaching for prizes. adam hollywood boulevard, different views on which bridget would win. i would avatar to win. which bridget would win. i would avatar to win. tom | which bridget would win. i - would avatar to win. tom thumb was great- would avatar to win. tom thumb was great. tom would a
claims of voterfraud. scientists plan to sequence the genomes of all forms of life in britain, which could transform our understanding of the natural world. and a buzz lightyear animated film, featuring a same sex kiss, is banned in m middle eastern and asian countries. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. welcome to the programme. russian forces are tightening their grip on the region of the donbas. president zelensky has called again for western allies to provide advanced missile defence systems for the ukrainian army to stop the steady russian advance. the russians now control almost all of the strategic city of severodonetsk. the final bridge to the city has been destroyed, trapping ukrainian troops and thousands of civilians. the russians are also bombarding the neighbouring city of lysychansk, where civilians are still trying to flee. our international correspondent orla guerin sent this report from the donbas. radio bleeps max speed. we r
captain, seamus coleman, suffers a broken leg. he was injured in a tackle, in the second half of his nation s, goalless draw with wales, and will have surgery later today. the mass experiment to see if clocks going forward tonight will affect concentration of children in school. and chris fawkes has the weather. a chilly start to the day with frost and fog to contend with but for most of us we look at a dry weekend with plenty of sunshine. in the warm spots it will reach 19 degrees. good morning. first, our main story. donald trump has tried to shrug off the biggest setback so far in his presidency a failure to overhaul his predecessor, barack obama s health reforms. senior republicans withdrew their plans at the last minute because they didn t have enough backing from his own party to win a vote in congress. greg dawson reports. it was a promise that became one of the pillars of his campaign. and one he repeated at every rally. obama ca re he repeated at every rally. obama
Queer Liberation Boorloo welcomes WA Labor's long-awaited announcement on gender reassignment reforms, but says it has more promises to the LGBTIQ community to keep. Nova Sobieralski reports.