really why i wanted to see it. i wanted to see her take on teenage girls. wanted to see her take on teenage uirls. ~ , a, wanted to see her take on teenage uirls.~ , a, ,, wanted to see her take on teenage uirls. ~ , a, ~' wanted to see her take on teenage uirls.~ , girls. why do you think young teenagers _ girls. why do you think young teenagers did _ girls. why do you think young teenagers did identify - girls. why do you think young teenagers did identify with i girls. why do you think young | teenagers did identify with her girls. why do you think young - teenagers did identify with her so well and what did she capture? she ca tured well and what did she capture? me: captured this thing well and what did she capture? si2 captured this thing we had not seen on film before, which is what is called a relational aggression or the way that girls kind of use their relationships and manipulate each other a little bit in these power dynamics. even when they say they like each other, they are kind of still competing. and it can be very, very difficult. and she captured this in a way no—one had taken seriously before this. that this in a way no-one had taken seriously before this.— seriously before this. that is really interesting _ seriously before this. that is really interesting because i seriously before this. that is really interesting because it| seriously before this. that is - really interesting because it was billed as a comedy, but it was quite dark and tina fey, there were lots of reasons why she was doing it and lots of altruistic reasons as well is just wanting to create a great comedy, which is to say that this is the way girls particularly can behave towards each other. and it was universal around the world,

everybody knew it.— was universal around the world, everybody knew it. absolutely. i think it being — everybody knew it. absolutely. i think it being really _ everybody knew it. absolutely. i think it being really funny - everybody knew it. absolutely. i | think it being really funny makes the medicine go down, do you know what i mean? that is what makes it fun to watch. but there is also a serious message inside of it and as you say, a really universally relatable message. i think this goes across genders and age. we all deal with feeling in and out of a group and wanting to be part of the cool kids. �* i, and wanting to be part of the cool kids. ~ . , , and wanting to be part of the cool kids. ~ . , kids. and what did i suppose was validate people's _ kids. and what did i suppose was validate people's experiences. i kids. and what did i suppose was - validate people's experiences. some people didn't feel so alone. but tell me about the burn book. that was a key thing which has been amplified massively by trolling and social media.— social media. exactly. in the oriainal social media. exactly. in the original movie, _ social media. exactly. in the original movie, they - social media. exactly. in the original movie, they make i social media. exactly. in the original movie, they make a| social media. exactly. in the - original movie, they make a buck and photocopies of the pages and they would have photos of their classmates and make fun of them and have their faults are listed and their worst things. this is something that of course a few years

later, 2004, the same year facebook was founded, social media explodes right after this and it basically becomes a place where we can have public burn books. so becomes a place where we can have public burn books.— public burn books. so up to point, a --eole public burn books. so up to point, a peeple have — public burn books. so up to point, a people have fond _ public burn books. so up to point, a people have fond memories - public burn books. so up to point, a people have fond memories of- public burn books. so up to point, a| people have fond memories of mean girls, but there is a generation that has their criticisms, gen z have their criticisms about things that are not right about what this portrayal says about us. light that are not right about what this portrayal says about us.- that are not right about what this portrayal says about us. light a lot of thin . s portrayal says about us. light a lot of things from _ portrayal says about us. light a lot of things from the _ portrayal says about us. light a lot of things from the noughties, - portrayal says about us. light a lot| of things from the noughties, there are lots of things we would absolutely not do the same way today —— like a lot. quite a bit of fat shaming in this movie, a lot of stuff about the cliques and racial overtones to some of the cliques. there is a gym teacher who has affairs with some of the girls come at the asian girls specifically, which all of is very uncomfortable to us now. —— some of the girls and the asian girls.

to us now. -- some of the girls and the asian girls-— the asian girls. who is the audience. _ the asian girls. who is the audience, nostalgia - the asian girls. who is the audience, nostalgia and i the asian girls. who is the audience, nostalgia and al the asian girls. who is the i audience, nostalgia and a new generation of teenagers or is it ironic? it generation of teenagers or is it ironic? , ., ., ironic? it might be all of the above, ironic? it might be all of the above. to — ironic? it might be all of the above, to be _ ironic? it might be all of the above, to be honest. - ironic? it might be all of the above, to be honest. i- ironic? it might be all of the above, to be honest. i thinkj ironic? it might be all of the i above, to be honest. i think it is enjoyable for all of us who loved the original. i think you audiences can find it and find themselves in it. you can go across generations, which is great. it. you can go across generations, which is great-— it. you can go across generations, which is great. jennifer, thank you for 'oinin: which is great. jennifer, thank you forjoining us- _ that's it for tonight's programme. hope you found it really "fetch". i'll be presenting newsnight from glasgow tomorrow. goodbye. he set staying in the region,

iran is of course a supporter of the houthi rebels in yemen. iran is of course a supporter and in the last few hours, the united states has said it's launched further air strikes on the houthis. a spokesman said the strikes destroyed houthi missiles that were being prepared for use in the red sea region. the latest strikes come a day after an american—owned commercial vessel was hit by a drone fired from houthi—controlled territory. we'll have more on the impact on the shipping industry on asia business report. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu has voiced his sharpest rejection of the creation of a palestinian state when the war in gaza ends. in defiance of us foreign policy, mr netanyahu said israel needed security control over the entire territory west of the jordan river for the foreseeable future. he accepted that this clashed with the principle of palestinian sovereignty. a us state department spokesman insisted there was "no way" to ensure israel's long—term security without the establishment of a palestinian state.

rare footage given to the bbc, shows north korea publicly sentencing two teenage boys for watching tv dramas from south korea. the footage, which appears to have been filmed in 2022, shows two 16—year—old boys handcuffed in front of hundreds of students at an outdoor stadium. rachel mcadam has the story. some people are willing to risk a severe punishment to asks us these dramas that have a huge global audience. this video shows two teenage boys being sentenced to 12 years of hard labour for watching the shows. footage like this is rare because north korea forbids photos and videos or other evidence of life in the country from being leaked to the outside world. but the video was

provided to the bbc by north and south development or the sand a research institute that works with defectors from the north. this clip has reportedly been distributed in north korea as a warning to its citizens. the institute says that his own gang sees the rise of k—drama in kapok as an aberration to sakkari as a threat to its ideology. in 2020 per young issues a lot to make watching south korean intimate punishable by death. at the fact of north korea splits the bbc on thursday and said that if you get caught watching an american trauma you can get away with the bride but if you get caught watching a korean drama you get shot. they also said that for north koreans, k—drama are a truck that help them forget their difficult reality. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other

stories making news. the independent office for police conduct is to investigate whether there were "missed opportunities" to check on a toddler and his father before they died. bronson battersby is thought to have starved to death in a house in skegness after his father kenneth — had a heart attack. a man has been arrested as part of an investigation into the alleged escape of daniel khalife from wandsworth prison last september. the 24—year—old was arrested on wednesday morning on suspicion of assisting an offender. police said the man is not a member of staff at the prison. thousands of public sector workers have staged rallies during what was billed as northern ireland's largest strike in 50 years. workers left picket lines tojoin rallies in belfast, london—derry, 0hman, maherafeltand enniskillen at lunchtime. it caused distruption to bus and train services, schools closed and there is disruption across health services.

you're live with bbc news. tata steel is to go ahead with plans to close both blast furnaces at its port talbot steel works in south wales. up to 3,000 jobs could go and is expected to be formally announced tomorrow. the company is due to replace the furnaces with an electric version which is more environmentally friendly, but requires a smaller workforce. hywel griffith reports. forged by over a century of steel making, port talbot is a place dominated by one industry. the site sprawls over three miles. at its heart, two coal—fired blast furnaces, which produce liquid iron. both will be switched off — replaced eventually by one new electric furnace, which recycles scrap steel. it's a cleaner, greener way to make metal, that needs far fewer workers. sean fears his part of the plant will close. a lot of anger, frustration. disappointment is probably the biggest word.

and disbelief. it's just been handled absolutely appallingly, in my opinion. but the news is out now, so we've just got to deal with it. britain's second biggest steelworks, in scunthorpe, is also going electric. it may mean the uk will no longer produce its own so—called "virgin steel" from scratch. steel's important because it has a place in all our lives. from construction to cars, from coins to tin cans, it all starts here. but it's an industry with a pollution problem. this site in port talbot is one of the uk's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, responsible for 2% of the uk's carbon emissions. tata has known for years it needs to clean up its act. electric arc furnaces are one way of doing that. so, an electric arc furnace should produce less than half the emissions of a blast furnace. there are a lot of things

that will depend on, it will depend on the material you put in the arc furnace, how much processing that material needs, and also where your electricity is coming from. getting enough renewable energy will be a challenge. trade unions say the plan is decarbonisation on the cheap and are unhappy that thousands of workers will lose theirjobs. at the local school, they fear what that will mean for the next generation. a new freeport has been promised for port talbot. there are plans for a jet fuel plant. but all are years away. at the school's food bank, they know demand will rise. they are not aligning in terms of the timing, so some of these are not going to be implemented for three, five, ten years' time, but people are losing theirjobs today, so where do they go? where do they work? tata's expected to make its formal announcement tomorrow. many here already know they'll need to retrain and seek work elsewhere. for them, a greenerfuture

is also an uncertain one. hywel griffith, bbc news, port talbot. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. indian officials say at least 15 people, including 13 children and teachers, are thought to have drowned in a boat accident in western india. the group were travelling to a picnic organised by their school, when the vessel ferrying them across harni lake capsized. gujarat officials say more than ten children have been rescued and taken to hospital. thousands of men have queued in northern india during a recruitment drive to send workers to israel. the on—going war in gaza has led to a shortage of labour, with israel planning to bring in about 70,000 workers. masons, electricians, plumbers and some farmers in haryana state said they were looking for a job with some willing to risk going into a conflict zone.

literary critics injapan are divided over the announcement by an author who won a prestigious award that her book was partially written with the help of artificial intelligence. rie kudan said about 5% of her novel 'sympathy tower�* was generated by the chatbot, chatgpt. she said ai had helped to unlock her creativity. the us's latest attempt to send a rocket to the moon may have ended in tears, that's due to burn up as it re—enters the earth's atmosphere too soon, but on the other side of the globe, japan is attempting its own mission. their smart landerfor investigating moon — or slim if you like your spacecraft names to be catchier, could make japan the world's fifth country to land on the moon if it's successful. i'm joined now by elizabeth tasker, who's associate professor at the japan aerospace exploration agency.

can you tell us more about the moon mission and what the team is hoping to achieve? normally when you land on the moon and the conventional landing techniques your accuracy, how close you can plan to get to a landing site is somewhere between a few to tens of kilometres which is obviously quite far. on the other hand, slim landing attempted tonight injapan to prime is going to try and land within 100 metres of the target and land within100 metres of the target site and it is going to attempt to land on a slope. neither of these things have been attempted before. very important because actually we have become more picky about where we want to land on celestial bodies like the lunar or mars and we have from other munitions such as the nasa mission amazing surface maps of the moon and that means that scientists are now saying, oh i don't want tojust land, i went to land near that

particular rock that looks really exciting. so with things like slim technology we are going to be able to achieve that. assuming everything goes well tonight. 50 to achieve that. assuming everything goes well tonight.— goes well tonight. so this is the recision goes well tonight. so this is the precision navigation _ goes well tonight. so this is the l precision navigation technologies your talk about which sounds very complicated but very important. what is next for generally forjapan because reports is just that a japanese astronaut could land on the moon with americans next year. japan is art of moon with americans next year. japan is part of the — moon with americans next year. japan is part of the artemis _ moon with americans next year. jana is part of the artemis programme which is a us—led highly international initiative to bring humans back to the moon. technology for slim as part of this because if you want to send crude missions to the moon or even mars in the future you are going to want to investigate particular areas of the body for example landing near potential resources that could support a human crew on the surface. so technology like slim will be feeding into programmes like artemis to help us

extend human existence outside of the earth in the future. {line extend human existence outside of the earth in the future. one minute left on the programme _ the earth in the future. one minute left on the programme but - the earth in the future. one minute left on the programme but the i the earth in the future. one minute l left on the programme but the space race is heating up. where does japan fit into this?— fit into this? from my perspective i think the greatest _ fit into this? from my perspective i think the greatest thing _ fit into this? from my perspective i think the greatest thing about i think the greatest thing about exploration, space exploration is the collaborations. for example in 2026 japan will launch the martian moons explanation mission mmx to collect a sample from the mars moon and this is a highly international mission and to have a roof or developed by the german space agencies and we have instruments development by these french species disease and one developed by nasa and we are also working with others as this is a global initiative to go on and find out more about the martian sphere.— on and find out more about the martian shere. i, ~' ,, ,., . martian sphere. thank you so much for 'oinin: martian sphere. thank you so much forjoining us— martian sphere. thank you so much forjoining us on _ martian sphere. thank you so much forjoining us on newsday. - martian sphere. thank you so much forjoining us on newsday. we i martian sphere. thank you so much forjoining us on newsday. we will. forjoining us on newsday. we will be watching whether they are successful. that is it for this edition. back with business and shortly but for now, thank you for watching newsday.

hello. the cold wintry snap continued on thursday with more snow that's been accumulating across parts of northern scotland also northern ireland around some exposed coast of england and wales as well. this was the picture in highland. we've got several centimetres even right down to sea level, up to 40 centimetres over the higher ground. now, still a cold day to come on friday with some more snow. but milder, windier and wetter weather arrives as we head through the course of the weekend. 0vernight snow continuing to pile in across northern and western scotland in particular. few showers, perhaps northern ireland, north—west england. so some slippery conditions as we start the day on friday around some western areas in particular. temperatures, i think at six in the morning,

around about —2, —3 for many of us, a little bit milder, perhaps under the cloud cover across parts of western scotland with the breeze picking up, too. we're going to continue to see snow across scotland, but it'll mainly be over the higher ground because later in the day at lower levels, that is going to turn back to rain showers as that slightly milder air moves in. for much of northern ireland, england and wales, mist and fog clear away through the day to leave some sunshine and temperatures will be at that a little bit less cold than recent days. so we're looking at highs between around about 4—6 degrees friday afternoon for most of us. and then as we move through into the weekend, we've got this area of high pressure which then moves its way out towards the south—east and that opens the doors for atlantic weather fronts to move their way in. so bringing some rain, some wind and some milder air, you can see the yellow and orange colours returning to the map as that arctic air gets squeezed away towards the east. so for saturday, some fairly heavy rain across parts of england and wales, particularly further north you are, further south and east should stay mostly dry. could be some more rain across parts of scotland and northern ireland as well later on in the day.

just wintry for the highest peaks but i think for most it will be falling as rain. still relatively cool in the south and the east, six or seven, but double figures further west. into sunday the next frontal system moves in. so it's really this central swathe of the british isles that are going to be particularly wet. windy, ithink, wherever you are on sunday. gales around exposed coasts and hills too. temperatures in the low teens possibly for some of us in the south. single figures further north. the outlook for the course of next week is for the much milder weather to return but then it will also be windy and often unsettled too. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. israel has been waging a relentless war in gaza since hamas's assault on southern israel on october the 7th. the result: 24,000 palestinians killed, including more than 10,000 children — that according to the hamas—run health ministry — and a humanitarian catastrophe engulfing the entire territory. my guest today is mark regev, chief spokesman for israel's prime minister. amid all the accusations of war

crimes and a charge of genocide,