this year's baftas are getting under way at the royal albert hall. guillermo del toro's film, the shape of water, leads this year's nominations, with 12 nods in total. many stars arrived wearing black in solidarity with the time's up and me too campaigns against industry harassment.

i'm jane hill live at the awards at the royal albert hall ahead of tonight's event nearly 200 female british and irish stars signed a letter calling for an end to sexual harassment at work. ministers reject pleas to issue a medical cannabis licence for a six—year—old boy whose rare form of epilepsy improves after taking the drug, his parents say. and caught on camera, an attempted ram—raid on a high—end watch shop in leeds. police say the shop front was damaged but no—one was injured. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. save the children says the widower of the murdered labour mp, jo cox, resigned from a senior role at the charity in 2015, before an inquiry into a complaint of inappropriate behaviour against him was completed. brendan cox has stepped down from two organisations set up in his wife's memory, after admitting he behaved inappropriately three years ago. but he rejects a separate allegation he assaulted a woman at harvard university in the united states. charlotte gallagher reports. the murder ofjo cox by a far right extremist stunned the nation. the labour m

this year's baftas are getting under way at the royal albert hall. guillermo del toro‘s film, the shape of water, leads this year's nominations, with 12 nods in total. many stars arrived wearing black in solidarity with the time's up and me too campaigns against industry harassment. gary oldman is nominated for his role as winston churchill in darkest hour. i think without his wife, we could have had a different winston churchill and a different outcome. also the highlights from today's winter olympics. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the family of the murdered labourmp,jo cox, have pledged to support her husband after he resigned from charity roles following allegations of sexual misconduct. brendan cox denies assaulting a woman in the united states in 2015, but admits to "inappropriate" behaviour while working for save the children. the charity has confirmed that he was suspended from his role there, and says he resigned before a disciplinary process was completed. robert hall reports. jo cox, labourmp jo cox, labour mp and mother of two, w

and the duke and duchess of cambridge arriving at the royal albert hall. we were talking earlier about the bafta fellowship, one is awarded every year. ridley scott is receiving the fellowship tonight and it is customary for that fellowship to be presented by prince william. it is. he is a patron of ba fta william. it is. he is a patron of bafta as well. and it is important for ba fta bafta as well. and it is important for bafta to have that patronage with the royal family and william in particular because he is a bit of a fan. i know kate is as well. they don't mind a night in with the telly and a box set those two. it is important to continue that patronage throughout the royal family and it gives a seal of approval to the british film industry and it shows how important it is to the national culture and national conversation that a film like this can do. and the royal couple walking right behind us and it is interesting that it isa behind us and it is interesting that it is a largely green dress with a nod to black. when i looked at it on the screen i t

catherine stansell joins us now from outside the royal albert hall in london so tell us more about what british actresses have been doing to support the campaign against sexual harassment. well most of the people in attendance have been wearing black to the support ceremony to show that solidarity for the times that movement there were also not just stars or members of the film industry falso activists people who are fighting for the rights of women. both in terms of harassment in the workplace violence against women on sort of thing so there were several people invited the awards from from those tickler areas as well also earlier in the day there was a letter that was released by by actresses the british actresses in a few changes in the industry almost two hundred of them signed a letter saying that there must be an end to the sexual harassment in the workplace and not just in the film industry across all industries and it was announced in that letter that there was a fun day u.k. equality and justice fund that's going to be set up many actresses and actors have donated over a million

welcome to the royal albert hall in london. we are about to bring you the results of the british academy film awards which have taken place here tonight. there has been quite a striking move in the results tonight because martin mcdonagh‘s film three billboards outside ebbing, missouri has unusually, in our recollection, taking the award for best film and best british film. some very interesting revelations. let's discuss all of tonight's events with jason solomons who was

after stossel joins us from outside the royal albert hall in london so both of these movements so very much in evidence on the way. yes the majority of people who are attending this are wearing black incidentally prince william and kate just arrived moments ago she did not wear black as a member of the royal family are not supposed to make any kind of political statement that's the reason why she wasn't wearing black but for the most part everyone here is wearing black to show solidarity for the times i went. there just a handful of people who didn't the other thing that has happened on the same day as the doctors is a letter has been sign. by almost two hundred ish and those calling for an end to sexual harassment and abuse in the workplace not just in the film industry but across all industries the bafta is this year is being hosted by joanna lumley incidentally the first woman to host the bafta since two thousand and one in knots being seen as a statement in and of itself it's said that she is not actually going to be wearing black either she apparently had chosen her outfit before

this year's baftas are under way at the royal albert hall with the films three billboards outside leading winning best british film. with guillermo del toro‘s film the shape of water leading this year's nominations with 12 in total. many stars are wearing black in solidarity with the time's up and me too movements against sexual harassment. my my guest this week is mick herron with his book london rules. now on bbc news it is sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me damian johnson. the headlines this evening: drama in the fa cup as bottom of league one rochdale score an equaliser in injury time to force a replay again premier league tottenham. winter olympics agony for britain's james woods as he slides out of the medal postions in pyeongchang. and a narrow victory for england over new zealand in hamilton but they still fail to make the t20 tri series final. rochdale scored a dramatic equaliser in injury time to earn a 2—2 draw with tottenham and a money spinning fifth round replay. league 0ne's bottom club looked to be heading out of the competition after trailing to the p

the stars were out at london's royal albert hall on sunday for the back to film awards the evening's big winner was the british born director martin mcdonagh. his drama three billboards outside adding missouri picked up five trophies including best film killer i don't think those billboards is very fair. british director ridley scott received an honorary bafta for lifetime achievement he was handed the award by prince william the coveted practice of the top price of the british film industry. film stars in london had to share the limelight with a style set in town for fashion week all eyes were on christopher bailey's final collection for burberry a traditional label key revitalized during his seventeen year tenure. british designer gareth pugh turned down fears looks reminiscent of one nine hundred eighty s. our dressing to a techno soundtrack london fashion week the second of a four city whirlwind tour of shows runs to feb twentieth. and british actor rupert everett has presented his directorial debut at the berlin international film festival the happy prince for which he also wrot

i'm jane hill live at the awards at the royal albert hall ahead

hall in london. the film three billboards outside ebbing, missouri was the biggest success of the night, taking a total five awards — including best film, best supporting actor and best leading actress. gary oldman won the award for his betrayal of winston churchill in the darkest hour and the director won the shape of water. we round up the day's sports news, highlights of the fa cup and from the winter olympics. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the family of the murdered labour mp jo cox, have pledged to support her husband, after he resigned from charity roles following allegations of sexual misconduct. brendan cox denies assaulting a woman in the united states in 2015, but admits to "inappropriate" behaviour while working for save the children. the charity has confirmed that he was suspended from his role there, and says he resigned before a disciplinary process was completed. robert hall reports. jo cox, labour mp and mother of two, was murdered in her constituency during the run—up to

the royal albert hall was full for the event. the biggest winner of the night was the female lead tragicomedy three billboards outside the epping missouri written by british director martin dawn and the movie took the award for best film. mcdonough also won the award for original screenplay some other poor girl frances mcdormand won the award for best actress for her role in the film and sam rockwell picked up best supporting actor for his part i best supporting actress went to allison janney for her role as the foul mouthed mother of the infamous u.s. figure skater tonya harding in the film i tell you my dear friend steven rogers who wrote the best director award went to gillem ode to total for his romantic monster fantasy the shape of water in the film also took awards for music and production design i'm sorry. about that goes best actor went to gary oldman as many had predicted for his role as british prime minister winston churchill in the darkest hour. why have i been. baldwin is nominated for best actor in the upcoming osca

the film awards ceremony will be hosted by joanna lumley and it takes place at the royal albert hall in london. the shape of water leads this year's nominations, with 12 in total. however, the most notable film missing from the nominations is the post , starring meryl streep and tom hanks. joining me now is amanda berry, chief executive of the bafta. good to have you with us. lovely to be here. it's a fantastic prospect, when you look at the range of quality. before we get into talking about stars and films and a little about stars and films and a little about the event, with joanna hosting... i can't wait. that's something for lots of people. it is a big change and statement as well. is that what it's meant to be? she gave the most amazing speech at the television was last year when she won herfellowship. i've never forgotten that speech. when i started talking to people about her, i realised we hadn't either. when stephen fry decided to step down and give someone else a go at hosting the awards, joanna was at the top of the awards, joanna was at the top of the list. would people be

we were backstage at the royal albert hall. roger adultery was hosting. he is the governor. we were doing pictures of all the main stars. oasis were not the main purpose of the pictures. i photographed all the executives and people from the teenage cancer trust. roger adultery is the god. they stood next to him and they have the mean and moody not quite smiling. the scowl. the scowl. i said, iam smiling. the scowl. the scowl. i said, i am not going to do the picture unless you smile. they said, we do not smile. i said, you will smile today. they said you cheeky so—and—so. but i got the picture. it is about prating smiles and goodwill. teenage cancer trust is such a great charity to be involved with. now, tina turner and david bowie. we have got them together. you have so many great superstars. hasn't tina turner got some of your pictures in her house?” hasn't tina turner got some of your pictures in her house? i spoke to her pr, bernard. he got me into a lot of situations. we went to birmingham. nobody else knew that david bowie would come onstage apart from me and ber

we are coming to you from the ravishing royal albert hall, bursting with the seams with history and a place that exactly 100 years ago hosted an historic event celebrating the first group of british women being given the votes. a century ago, the suffragettes laid the groundwork for the kind of dog resistance and powerful protest that is carried forward today with the times of movement, and with that the determination to eradicate the inequality and abuse of women the world over. applause they make it look quite easy, but how many of you will still be working when you are in your 705? how many of us. maybe some of you are already. by 2036 nearly quarter of the population will be over 65, and the number of people over the age of 85 will double. what are the implications of an ageing population for working habit5 implications of an ageing population for working habits and the society in which we live? a report out this morning from the centre for ageing better says keeping older people in work could add £18 billion to the economy each year. what should we be doing now to adjust to an a

welcome to the royal albert hall in london. we are about to bring you the results of the british academy film awards which have taken place here tonight. there has been quite a striking move in the results tonight because martin mcdonagh's film three billboards outside ebbing, missouri has unusually, in oui’ ebbing, missouri has unusually, in our recollection, taking the award for best film and best british film. some very interesting revelations. let's discuss all of tonight's events with jason solomons who was with me on the red carpet earlier and has been watching the ceremony. we have been racking our brains and we certainly can't remember a time where the same film wins both categories. it's very unusual. they invented that formats are the british film did not miss out they got own line—up. we have had atonement, and then the best film going to an american one. sky full a few years ago. the main film usually goes to a hollywood film. i'm usually a film about small—town america are produced here and with london irish