and you ve got lots of fans outside. and this one is particularly difficult, because britney s fans are so impassioned. although it is not known what the star will say in court on wednesday, it will be seen as a landmark moment in the ongoing legal matter. rachel stanton, bbc news. i m joined by sarah ditum who is a columnist, critic and britney spears fan. sarah are you convinced that brittany spears is unhappy with this? i brittany spears is unhappy with this? .. brittany spears is unhappy with this? ~ ., ., ., this? i think the new information that has been this? i think the new information that has been published - this? i think the new information that has been published by i this? i think the new information that has been published by the i this? i think the new information i that has been published by the new york times makes it very clear she is profoundly unhappy with the situation. we knew she had filed a statement in court saying she was afraid of her father, statement in
protected, get help, and then restore herfreedom. i don t understand why it s gone on so long. there may be very good reasons for it, but we re not privy to those. according to the new york times, the 39 year old expressed opposition to the conservatorship earlier and more often than had previously been known. a lawyer for her fatherjamie spears said: jamie serves as britney s conservator because he loves her. he wants the best for britney. when you re talking about celebrity court cases in los angeles, look at what your precedents are. they are the oj simpson trial, the robert blake trial, and the michaeljackson trials, and you ve got lots of fans outside. and this one is particularly difficult, because britney s fans are so impassioned. although it is not known what the star will say in court on wednesday, it will be seen as a landmark moment in the ongoing legal matter. rachel stanton, bbc news.
now it s time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. today we ve got a bit of a north west, south east split with the weather across the uk. temperatures up to 21 or 22 degree, and as we head into evening a what you will find is the weather front sinks southwards, some hill fog, coastal mists still and by the end of the night we will have a new weather front introducing heavier rain across the north west. not a cold night where we have the cloud cover but where sky remain clear it will be cooler, this is where we will be cooler, this is where we will start with sunshine, the cloud and patchy rain heading south through the day, and we have got
who should control her personal and financial life. they ve been in the hands of legal guardians in an arrangement known as a conservatorship since 2008, when she was suffering from mental ill health. the conservatorship was originally controlled by her fatherjamie, but the singer has indicated that she no longer wants him to be involved. a warning this report from rachel stanton has flashing images in it. the conservatorship has got to go. that s just one of the things being chanted here, by fans of britney spears on the streets of la. the court ordered agreement her father, jamie spears, control over her estates and other aspects of her life, but the singer later sought to dismiss her father from the role. the conservatorship is placed over an adult who is unable to care for themselves or make decisions for themselves. it is an extreme measure. here i would have thought that the conservatorship would have been brief, maybe one or two years, in orderfor her to be
75 year old software, antivirus software pioneer was found dead in a prison cell in spain after his extradition to the us for financial reasons, alleged tax evasion. more on this when we get it. you are watching bbc news. britney spears is set to appear in court in los angeles in the next few hours. it will be her first court appearance over her conservatorship and it is thought she will appear remotely. the star was first placed under the conservatorship in 2008 at the height of her mental health struggles. britney is reportedly fighting to be freed from it so she can sole power of her estate without her father s involvement. rachel stanton reports. the conservatorship has got to go. that s just one of the things being chanted here,