you're watching the context on bbc news. scientists welcome the discovery of a new type of antibiotic — raising hopes it could control one of the most dangerous superbugs. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's paul scott. hello from the bbc sport centre it's one of the most anticipated weekends in the english football calendar — the fa cup third round is under way. it's when clubs from the premier league and championship enter the competiton. there's an all premier league encounter to kick things off. crystal palace are hosting everton at selhurst park. they have played around 30 minutes there and it is still goalless. to tennis and there were mixed fortunes for rafael nadal and emma raducanu as both continue their comebacks ahead of the australian open. nadal cruised to a straight sets

victory overjason kubler, whilst elina svitolina came from a set down to beat raducanu — our tennis correspondent russell fuller has more on both matches. he's playing well, and its referent meadow, a previous champion. i've been played matches already and having a third againstjordan thompson, three measures in two days, than for matches in five days, it's exactly what you need when returning to the tour having had a year away. there were two hours and 15 minutes on the part when the third set began my soul being realistic, if you have been out since april and had a few operations, you are going to tie in the third set of a match of that quality and physicality. she was really going for shots, we know this away she plays and wants to play. her defence was very good, and again

it's been a encouraging few runs for her, certainly above expectations, given she's had so little tennis in 2023. india have won the second test against south africa in cape town afterjust a day and a half of action — it's the shortest completed test match in history. there was a remarkable opening day, during which 23 wickets fell, south africa were bowled out for 176 in their second innings, aiden markram providing the only resistance with a century for the hosts. that left india needing just 79 to win the match and they chased down the target in just 12 overs to win by seven wickets, sharing the series at one a piece. luke littler has been selected for premier league darts following his run to the final of the pdc world championship. littler lost to luke humphries who won a dramatic final at alexandra palace in london. the world number one has now won four majors in the past three months and says his achievements are beyond his wildest dreams.

it feels amazing to me. i'v e i've covered a lot in the last 48 hours, being were number one is fantastic but being a champion will stay with me forever, and to amazing achievements in such a small amount of time, it's really incredible. the world number five golfer, patrick cantley, says the fans are the ones suffering as the stalemate over the future of the sport rumbles on. six months ago it was announced that the pga tour was going to merge with the saudi backed liv tour, but so far it hasn't happened. with talks between the two set to continue this year, cantley says everyone wants clarity... i feel for the fans. there has been a tonne of confusion, not only for players out on tour in the last year or two but i can only imagine for the fan at home.

and so i hope with having more of the best players play in the same weeks, they know exactly which weeks are important and important to us players and they get to see a lot more tournaments where the best players on tour are competing against each other down the stretch on sunday because i think that is what the fan really wants to see. and that's all the sport for now. back to you, lewis. scientists have welcomed the discovery of an entirely new type of antibiotic raising hopes that it could control one of the most dangerous superbugs. the new drug is still at the experimental stage, but if human trials prove successful it would be the first new treatment against this type of bacteria in more than 50 years. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has more. antibiotics underpin modern healthcare, and are vital in stopping bacterial infections. the new antibiotic — zosurabalpine — defeated one of the toughest of all superbugs.

it's called carbapenem—resistant acinetobacter baumannii — or crab for short. it's one of the three most critical drug—resistant pathogens according to the world health organization because it's so hard to kill. crab thrives in hospitals where it preys on patients with already weakened immune systems. it is resistant to nearly all antibiotics and has a mortality rate of around 50%. a life—saving drug that has - revolutionized medical science. since the discovery of the first antibiotic, penicillin, these precious drugs have saved countless lives. but there's been no new class of antibiotics against the most resistant bacteria, known as "gram—negative", in over 50 years. research in the journal nature explains the new compound was able to eradicate crab infections in petri dishes and in mice. but getting any new antibiotic from the lab to patients could take up

to a decade of human trials. this could definitely save lives, because we urgently need antibiotics, because if there are no antibiotics, particularly against gram—negative infections, we might see the end of modern medicine because any minor infection, people will die, because with drug—resistant infection people can die within weeks. this is vital research because antimicrobial resistance is linked to around 5 million deaths worldwide each year. the battle against superbugs is one humanity can't afford to lose. the clothing company next has warned supplies of its products could be delayed if disruption to shipping in the red sea continues. attacks by rebels have resulted in ships avoiding their usual route — and opting to take a safer but longer way round — which takes on average roughly nine days more. katy austin reports.

the string of attacks on vessels by houthi rebels in the red sea means delays and increased shipping costs for businesses here in the uk. literally 100%. the difficulty we have is that a valentine's day order is no good to a customer and consumer on the 15th of february. here is the problem. on this map, you can see the difference that avoiding the red sea makes to the journey of goods coming to europe from asia. they would use it to reach the suez canal through which 30% of the world's shipping container volume passes. the alternative route is around africa's cape of good hope. the extra 3500 nautical miles can take ten days longer. this animated video shows the movements of container ships in a few days after the first attack in november. compare that to the past three days, and you can see just how many are now taking the longer route. today, next became the latest major retailer to one that deliveries

of its stock could be delayed. hopefully, it will be resolved in the next month or so, but if it isn't, we are likely to see slightly reduced choice of the things we would normally see in things like clothing retailers and electrical retailers, and also may longer delivery times, particularly of new products, because they will take longer to take come from the the factories in the far east to our stores here in britain. the the factories in the far east to our stores here in britain.— stores here in britain. the united states britain _ stores here in britain. the united states britain and _ stores here in britain. the united states britain and ten _ stores here in britain. the united states britain and ten other - states britain and ten other countries have warned rebel forces in yemen they will face consequent as if attacked on ships continue, warning the are a direct threat. it's important this situation the escalates and doesn't become a bigger crisis than it is right now and he will have a negative effect, and he will have a negative effect, a negative effect on ships and trade and seafarers.— and seafarers. global shipping has been rocked _ and seafarers. global shipping has been rocked by — and seafarers. global shipping has been rocked by other _ and seafarers. global shipping has been rocked by other crisis - and seafarers. global shipping has been rocked by other crisis in - and seafarers. global shipping has been rocked by other crisis in the l been rocked by other crisis in the last three years, the huge container ship the ever given was stuck in the

suez canal and the pandemic called —— caused extensive disruption. how big this latest disruption becomes for businesses and consumers will depend how long the threat to one of the worlds busiest trade routes continues. katie alston, bbc news. now to storms in the uk. nottinghamshire county council has declared a major incident because of rising water levels on the river trent. villages along its course are being told to be prepared for flooding. some residents have been moved from their homes as a precaution. elsewhere, the met office has issued a yellow warning for rain covering the south of england. the warning, which stretches from cornwall to east anglia, says there could be power cuts and major travel disruption. 0ur correspondent dan johnson has the latest. storm henk may be gone, but it's certainly not forgotten. this is what it left behind in nottinghamshire, where a major incident�*s been declared for the flooded villages of the trent valley. river levels are still rising here and could pass records set

more than 20 years ago. it is similar levels to that of 2000. so it's that serious, and we must ask people to be aware and stay safe. flooded roads are causing problems and making it harder for people to evacuate. in places, it's got difficult to tell what's the river, what's the canal and what's supposed to be dry land. the yellow warning for heavy rain covers most of the south—west, the south—east and parts of the midlands. in wiltshire, rivers are on the rise again. the sandbags are still out because these properties are at such a risk. you can see the flood defences are in place because they are vulnerable here right next to the river avon. and yesterday, this area was entirely flooded. so the level has dropped, but with more rain expected into the early hours of tomorrow morning, the threat is it could all get worse again.

the river level was up probably to the second step. the basement of daniel's shop was already soaked yesterday. and this has happened before? yeah. i mean, last year i was advised that there wouldn't be much flooding here at all. and another two or three centimetres of rain is expected tonight. the flood warning here is one of more than 200 across england. i'm just worried about| the river rising, really. i live slightly up the hill. if i lived further down the hill, i'd be slightly concerned. if not very concerned. what was once—in—a—ioo—year event is once—in—a—year or something... do you think we should be doing more to adapt to that? to be totally honest, i don't know what is being done. it's difficult to get around, even for those who know the land best. this is gloucestershire, and these cows and horses won't be roaming far on their new island in the midlands. the rain's disrupting rail services and all sorts ofjourneys,

but the focus now is on water levels in nottinghamshire. dan johnson, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. from fitting a laser to a walking stick to help those with parkinson's, to modifying cutlery for a lady with arthritis, no task is beyond the skills of remap volunteers. they have all got engineering backgrounds, such as peter, who worked for the ford motor company for 36 years. like all engineers i like creating things, inventing things, making things. that is the stimulus, and obviously helping people out is another side. most of remap's work comes from referrals from health and social care visits. but peter says since the pandemic, the number of these referrals to the charity's essex branch has halved. the engineers are willing to do the work, if only people knew that they were there. we have fewer tasks coming

from occupational therapists getting to our engineers, and i have got 20 engineers covering the middle bit of essex. you start losing volunteers. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. you are watching the context. it is time for our our new weekly segment — ai decoded. each week on al decoded we look in depth at some of the most eye—catching stories in the world of artificial intelligence. we start in the uk. a counter—extremist think tank says we need new laws that reflect the danger of ai being used to recruit terrorists, says the bbc. in a recent experiement on character ai — that's a website where people can have conversations with chatbots created by other users — several bots were found to mimic extremist groups such as the islamic state.

a recent report also warns that by 2025, generative ai could be used to research how to carry out terrorists attacks. and in the us. the chiefjustice has also outlined his concerns on the threats posed by al to the courts, pointing to situations this year where lawyers have used al to submit briefs that cite nonexistent cases. but, he also points to the potential ai has to help with legal research and the overall functioning of thejudicial system. microsoft has announced the biggest change to its keyboards in three decades with the introduction of an artificial intelligence key. the key will allow users to access microsoft's ai tool to help them with research, writing emails, and creating images. and the financial times reports on a trial for a ai stethoscope here in the uk. the medical tool can

instantly detect if a patient has a heart condition. experts say it could prevent thousands of deaths a year and save millions of pounds for the nhs. with me is stephanie hare, an ai commentator and author of technology is not neutral: a short guide to technology ethics. thanks for coming on the programme. lots to get through that's get through the slightly most serious and certainly potentially warring aspect, the link, potentially, between ai, artificial intelligence and terrorism. what's the concern? it's a weird story and that his company character ai my a website where people can have ei— generated compositions with other users, other human beings, the problem is some of them were impersonating islamic states and other entities you would

not necessarily want to be in conversations with people and within an experience recruited someone. the question is, who would be responsible in this case? in theory, is not a human being during the recruiting it's a machine, but i the same time the argument doesn't hold water because it is humans who have written a code, come up with the data sets on which the algorithm is trained, investors involved, the ceo, and it violates the terms of service of the company. so, what we need is potentially new legislation which will get tricky because the labour party has said it wants to say that training ai labour party has said it wants to say that training al to incite violence will be an offence but that could be women's rights, that could be climate change protesters, so who is vulnerable, what needs to be radicalised by ai, all is murky. the attemt radicalised by ai, all is murky. the attempt to — radicalised by ai, all is murky. the attempt to legislate around this

takes time and it is complicated anyway. yes, exactly. and part of the worry is if you are legislating and getting groups together in certain countries, like the uk is getting, you still have the rest of the world, there is no global framework.— the world, there is no global framework. , ., , ., , framework. exactly, that is a big thin and framework. exactly, that is a big thing and right — framework. exactly, that is a big thing and right now _ framework. exactly, that is a big thing and right now you're - framework. exactly, that is a big| thing and right now you're seeing framework. exactly, that is a big i thing and right now you're seeing a patchwork of ai legislation being proposed or enforced and as you say, it is no borders but at the same time we wouldn't want the perfect to be the enemy of the good. we have to start somewhere, so they uk leads on this and other countries might follow suit and get some sort of agreement along the road democracies do not all of the sort of thing. right now, we can say the technology doesn't work and the company says this violates our terms of services and their reasons you can do it and you clearly can. it fails on let's head to the us and spend a few more minutes on potential downsides of ai

as people are starting to use it. this is lawyers. talk us through what is going on here. this this is lawyers. talk us through what is going on here.- what is going on here. this is money for all the lawyers _ what is going on here. this is money for all the lawyers out _ what is going on here. this is money for all the lawyers out there - for all the lawyers out there worried about being replaced it may reassuring because if you advising for instance a future of presidential candidate such as donald trump and you are giving your lawyer bogus legal citations using google barred, it's making things up and pretending things exist, so they call these hallucinations but for everything else itjust makes things up. as terrible, and what you need is an actual human lawyer to verify that. so, don't use ai for your lawsuits without having a human being jacket. it should reassure the lawyers out there that they are good to go for several more years. itruiheh to go for several more years. when we first heard _ to go for several more years. when we first heard about _ to go for several more years. when we first heard about this, _ to go for several more years. when we first heard about this, it - to go for several more years. when we first heard about this, it was - we first heard about this, it was first about homework or students making up quotes and things that didn't exist but it's slightly more

consequential if it's a legal argument and lawyers actually use it. �* , ., ., argument and lawyers actually use it. 2 ., it. it's not a search engine. generative _ it. it's not a search engine. generative ai _ it. it's not a search engine. generative ai mike - it. it's not a search engine. | generative ai mike chatgpt it. it's not a search engine. - generative ai mike chatgpt and the like, it's not a search engine, so don't use it, it makes things up. that's a good public service broadcast there, i appreciate that. some references in the article about potential upsides within the legal sphere, what are they?— potential upsides within the legal sphere, what are they? when looking at thin . s sphere, what are they? when looking at things like — sphere, what are they? when looking at things like stream _ sphere, what are they? when looking at things like stream leading - sphere, what are they? when looking at things like stream leading cause i at things like stream leading cause and making things faster, giving information to lawyers and non—lawyers alike, ways of democratizing the whole process, thatis democratizing the whole process, that is good, what it raises is really interesting is something called the human ai fairness gap. most humans will feel that a judge, a humanjudge, would have more compassion and thus more fairness towards them in a machine, which is interesting when you think about things like bias and this clinician, what is back in that study up? we want to bejudged by

what is back in that study up? we want to be judged by a what is back in that study up? we want to bejudged by a machine, computer says no, maybe, want to bejudged by a machine, computersays no, maybe, ora human being who canjudge computersays no, maybe, ora human being who can judge for them this is sincerity your voice, for instance if you're likely to commit crime again or turning leaf.— if you're likely to commit crime again or turning leaf. that's a big cuestion. again or turning leaf. that's a big question. interesting, _ again or turning leaf. that's a big question. interesting, so - again or turning leaf. that's a big question. interesting, so let's . again or turning leaf. that's a big j question. interesting, so let's for the lawyers to come planted —— contemplate, for the rest of us similar issues, keyboards, most of us use them, they don't change them but they are changing now.— but they are changing now. exciting news in the — but they are changing now. exciting news in the world _ but they are changing now. exciting news in the world of— but they are changing now. exciting news in the world of keywords, - but they are changing now. exciting news in the world of keywords, i i news in the world of keywords, i didn't realise this myself onto that i read the bbc article that the keyboard has changed so little in 30 years, not since 1994, so there you go. that might mean the design of the keyboard is perfect as it is. what it means is, as those who have used apple products no, there has already been an aia button in the world of apple, but microsoft is now catching up and has it on button which when you click on it it would

take you straight to its ai powered suite of tools and people who use them with no things like copilot, it's about draughting e—mails or comment with images, all the things handy instead of trying to do it controlled c function, handy instead of trying to do it controlled cfunction, you just press the button and it is there. it just a little hack to make life a bit easier. i5 just a little hack to make life a bit easier-— bit easier. is this one of the moments — bit easier. is this one of the moments where _ bit easier. is this one of the moments where you - bit easier. is this one of the moments where you look i bit easier. is this one of the i moments where you look back bit easier. is this one of the - moments where you look back and go on, that wasjust moments where you look back and go on, that was just when it became so mainstream and so normal and we can even imagine a world without it like mobile phones or the internet before? , ., , , before? the question. the proof is in the pudding- — before? the question. the proof is in the pudding. last _ before? the question. the proof is in the pudding. last year - before? the question. the proof is in the pudding. last year was - before? the question. the proof is in the pudding. last year was the i in the pudding. last year was the year of hype and promise for al, this year is a proof in the pudding. for certain people using certain types of functions in theirjobs, maybe, let's find out from them this year, but for other people, has your life changed? can you already press a button or not? i life changed? can you already press a button or not?— a button or not? i don't know. in terms of practical, _ a button or not? i don't know. in terms of practical, there - a button or not? i don't know. in terms of practical, there are i a button or not? i don't know. in i terms of practical, there are people using it to generate images and so on, but are you expecting 2024 to be

a year where we actually, ordinary people, who are not in specificjobs or doing specific areas, actually it becomes far more integrated into our daily lives or is it still 2025 or 2026 was a mark it will become more integrated into peoples lives, anyone who is a sort of keyboard warrior are using these technologies all the time in their day—to—day, yes. all the time in their day-to-day, es. . all the time in their day-to-day, es, ., ., all the time in their day-to-day, es. . ., , ., , yes. there are all sorts of drugs not affected _ yes. there are all sorts of drugs not affected by _ yes. there are all sorts of drugs not affected by this _ yes. there are all sorts of drugs not affected by this it _ yes. there are all sorts of drugs not affected by this it yet, - yes. there are all sorts of drugs not affected by this it yet, so i not affected by this it yet, so you're either on the bus are off the bus. people on the bus, yes. interesting, let's move yourfinal story, and potentially a pretty good news story as well. i story, and potentially a pretty good news story as well.— news story as well. i love this story because _ news story as well. i love this story because here _ news story as well. i love this story because here we - news story as well. i love this story because here we are i news story as well. i love this story because here we are in | news story as well. i love this i story because here we are in the uk and we know for those of us who live here, there is a big backlog for patients to be seen and are very long—suffering and hard—working long—suffering and ha rd—working medical staff long—suffering and hard—working medical staff are working hard to clear it up i clucked and we give them a tool to help them do it. the big thing is using a stethoscope to

put detect heart disease. really scary stats. you're supposed to get that diagnosis within six — eight weeks but it is now eight — 12 months, that needs it excess that's per year so anything we can do to cut that because people are dying initially, is great. and here we have it, and a stethoscope that has a remarkable accuracy rate that has to be confirmed by a blood test, which must be said, which is only a few week, which can tell people if they have heart disease are not, incredible. they have heart disease are not, incredible-— they have heart disease are not, incredible. ., ., , , incredible. not so arresting is the imaue of incredible. not so arresting is the image of the _ incredible. not so arresting is the image of the stethoscope. - incredible. not so arresting is the image of the stethoscope. it i incredible. not so arresting is thej image of the stethoscope. it is so old school, i suppose, so traditional, we are use to it from so long and yet that is a really kind of interesting juxtaposition, actually, the very latest technology it looking like something that has been around forever. it it looking like something that has been around forever.— it looking like something that has been around forever. it almost looks like a little tiny _ been around forever. it almost looks like a little tiny phone, _ been around forever. it almost looks like a little tiny phone, right? - like a little tiny phone, right? in that might actually become the way lots of this technology will go down. what is exciting is you have different types of heart diseases, right? what lots of people present

with might be fatigue or abdominal bloating, which can cover so many things and to have something so simple to get people in that line and get them treated and get them drunk straightaway, would be wonderful. drunk straightaway, would be wonderful-— drunk straightaway, would be wonderful. �* ., ., ., wonderful. before i let you go, more broadl on wonderful. before i let you go, more broadly on the _ wonderful. before i let you go, more broadly on the issue _ wonderful. before i let you go, more broadly on the issue of— wonderful. before i let you go, more broadly on the issue of health, i wonderful. before i let you go, more broadly on the issue of health, it i broadly on the issue of health, it looks from the outside of this world that not all only are we hearing regular inventive —— innovations like this, but it seems like an area where there would be some concrete quite soon advances that will change peoples lives. quite soon advances that will change peeples lives-— peoples lives. there's the idea of usina peoples lives. there's the idea of using huge _ peoples lives. there's the idea of using huge amount _ peoples lives. there's the idea of using huge amount of _ peoples lives. there's the idea of using huge amount of data i peoples lives. there's the idea of using huge amount of data to i peoples lives. there's the idea ofl using huge amount of data to look for patterns, you have all the dates that you have on for instance, hard attack symptoms are different in women from men and is an underresearched area of health. if you get that data and turn it up to get the algorithms right and put that —— that in the hands of gps, you improve female health which is a win—win. all the things right now we

are operating in the dark with our bodies, it can be a game changer. brute bodies, it can be a game changer. we hope it will be in so many ways. stephanie, great to have you on, thank you for that and that is it, we are also time we do it on again same time next week. a heads up on what we're looking out at the top of the hour here on the context, plenty more reaction here in the uk took prime minister rishi sunak giving us a bit of a hint as to when the general election will be, it would be in the second half of this year. that is his working assumption, so still all guarantees, that is his working assumption, so stillall guarantees, it that is his working assumption, so still all guarantees, it could happen a bit sooner if there is change, but it is what we heard for the first time given an indication of the timing of the election, and thus more reaction to that. i am lewis vaughanjones, this is bbc news. hello there.

as we head towards our first full weekend of january, the weather story is on the change. somewhat drier conditions are expected by the weekend, but before that, we've got this area of cloud that's bringing some persistent rain across channel—facing coasts. so it arrived in the south—west, some of it quite heavy at times, accompanied by gale—force gusts of winds on exposed coasts in the channel. and that is going to continue to drift its way steadily eastwards. it means that there will be some difficult driving conditions if you're out and about on the roads over the next few hours. this was the isle of wightjust before darkness arrived, and you can see there are certainly some localised flooding in the area. now that rain will continue to drift its way south and east. it may lingerfor a time across the east midlands, lincolnshire, east anglia as well. a few scattered showers and stronger winds across eastern scotland and some coastal showers out to the west, but sandwiched in between the two, some clearer skies and we could have some patchy mist and fog forming by morning. now the low pressure still sitting up into the far north will give

stiff winds and showers into the northern isles and eastern scotland, but a ridge of high pressure is slowly building in. so there will be some showers out to the east, a legacy of cloud east of the pennines across england. further west, some brighter, sunnier spells with a few scattered showers driven in by that north—westerly wind. temperatures are likely to peak into single figures for many into the afternoon, so we're looking at around 4—9 degrees, pretty much where they should be for this time of year. but as we move out of friday into the start of the weekend, that high pressure's continuing to build in. the isobars open up, the winds falling light. again some patchy fog could be an issue first thing on saturday morning. we still keep a risk of some showers and introduce some strong wind across the northern isles, but it's going to be a chilly start to saturday. low single figures in towns and city centres. just below, a touch of frost likely away from the breeze. now high pressure is set to establish itself for the start of the weekend, and as the wind direction swings in a clockwise

direction around that high, we're either going to have an easterly or a north—easterly, which at times will drag in quite a lot of cloud off the north sea. so, yes, we're going to be chasing cloud amounts around, but look at this. it's going to be dry, settled with some sunshine at times, but we'll need to look out for overnight frost and fog.

hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. you're watching the context on bbc news. here in the uk, for the first time the prime minister gives some idea when the next general election could be. in the second half of the year is rishi sunak�*s working assumption at the moment, he says. on our panel tonight, andrew fisher — columnist for the i paper and former executive director of policy for the labour party and carrie sheffield, a senior policy analyst at independent women's voice. also on the programme... the latest developments in the middle east, including the funeral of a hamas deputy leader in lebanon. thousands of people were there. prince andrew and bill clinton are named in files relating to sex offenderjeffrey epstein. we'll look at what we've learnt.

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