this is bbc news. the headlines: in the uk, the conservative party says it will bring back mandatory national service if it wins the general election. it said 18—year—olds would have a choice of either joining the military full—time or volunteering one weekend every month carrying out a community service. russia bombs a crowded diy store in ukraine's second city of kharkiv, killing at least six people and wounding 35. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky said over 200 people could have been inside the supermarket when it was attacked. temperatures soar across south—east asia as a severe heatwave threatens public health. temperatures in some parts have been well over a0 degrees with jacobabad city in pakistan expected to hit 49 degrees later on today.

unicef has said that the heatwave could be putting the lives of children at risk. now on bbc news, click. this week, it's time for a return to some of our finest stories from the world of health and wellbeing. if you've got a condition that's holding you back from being able to do the things that you love, that's something that you want to overcome. —— that's something that you want to overcome with technology. california investigating artificial arms which encourage

the mind to power the prosthetic. this is one of the most incredible things i've ever done. and here's a question — how much time you spend on your smartphone? too much? well, we meet some people who've taken a break. it helped me recalibrate my own habits. like, i had way more quality time with my son. and nick talks with the young musician with muscular dystrophy who's using tech to take on his next big challenge. terrifying. so nervous, yeah. i don't know what it will be like but i am so excited. over the years on click, we've seen lots of advancements in assistive technology for disabled people. one of the areas that continues to develop is prosthetics — new materials and innovations are making them lighter, cheaper and easier to use. and paul carter has been to california for an exclusive first look at a revolutionary new type of

prosthetic arm that's closing the gap between body and bionics. prosthetics have come a long way, from the early days of wood, tin or leather to modern limbs made from carbon fibre and silicon. once basic, yet functional, they are now advanced and bionic. and here at atom limbs, i've come to see how the latest technology is bringing the next generation of artificial arms. they're developing a prosthetic with a full range of human motion that's using signals from the brain to control those movements. the most advanced state—of—the—art prosthetics

being controlled today are called my electric control. that is putting electrodes on your stump or residual limb. the difference between what you do today with a state—of—the—art arm versus an atom limbs arm is we cover your stump in electrodes and when you first put the arm on, you take about five minutes and you train it up. and what that's looks like is with your phantom limb that we can't see that you can flex your finger, extend your finger, rotate your wrist, rotate it the other way. and our machine learning and ai system takes a huge amount of training and spits out a result so that now, whenever you think, you canjust move, so there's nothing in your head, nothing on your head, nothing in yourarm — it's all these surface electrodes and ai that basically powers it. the arm is worn via a strengthened vest or shirt which the arm connects to via an interface, reducing the need for custom—made sockets or the input of clinicians. jason lost his left arm in an industrial accident in 2012. he's been working with atom limbs to test and develop their new prosthetic. tell me a little bit what this is like to operate. i mean, obviously, you're controlling this right now. you're moving this essentially by thinking about it. how are you thinking of that? what's the process that you're going through?

well, just like with anything with what, like, using your regular hand, i'm still thinking about the motions and i have a phantom limb — it still feels like i'm just moving my regular hand. yeah. it's a bit more difficult, obviously, because my muscles are tiny. with the tmr surgery, they've actually taken, you know, the three major nerves that are controlling your entire hand and integrated them into three different muscles so now, you're notjust flexing that entire muscle now, you're flexing just a portion of that muscle and so, there's a lot of concentration that has to go into making those movements. it's not as natural, obviously, as moving your regular hand. it's over time and just with practice, i think it's just become easier over the years. many existing bionic arms have a range of predetermined or programmable grips that the hand can perform, such as pinch grips or full fist. the atom limbs arm allows for individual finger control with ha ptic feedback.

so, you are getting vibration or something from the arm comment that's telling you when you're gripping the glass? yes, exactly. when i reach in, i grab something and i hold it for a certain amount of time. right now, already it — just at that point, it kicked in — and i'm getting some vibrational feedback here. so, that's my indicator that i know that the hand is not going to automatically open and drop whatever i'm holding. and so, that's — nobody else does that. compared to my old prosthetic, there was always a — you had to constantly... i don't have to sit there and watch the baseball in my hand because i know it's a good grip. although not an amputee myself, i was able to put on some sensors and try a digital twin of the arm via the control software. and it's safe to say it was a hit. no way! within just a few minutes of training, i was able to perform several different

motions and movements of the arm. what the...?! this is phenomenal! this is one of the most incredible things i've ever done. the only way you can describe is it's like on a games controller, i've mapped different buttons to different muscles that i've got here. so when you set like, the grip — i don't know what a grip feels like, so ijust chose something that sort of feels vaguely similar and that is the one i'm using to open and close the hand, and the same for the elbow. the elbow one is a bit easier for me to do because i have that range of motion, so that's like the most natural one. but for, like, the grip — there we go. see? and then, for the rest is probably the most difficult one because i'm having to use a bit of rotation. this probablyjust looks really mundane to most people but to me, this is incredible. the arm being developed here is still at an early stage. the company are gathering data

ahead of regulatory filings in the us. of course, the biggest stumbling block for disabled people accessing new technology is cost with the latest developments often being unaffordable, except for those with deep pockets. exactly how much the atom limbs arm will be is yet to be confirmed, though they claim the goal is to make it available around the same price as a non—bionic arm in the us — approximately $20,000. as technology advances, the hope is that prosthetics in the future will become more affordable, more versatile and, ultimately, more intelligent. that was absolutely amazing. that's the best workout i've ever had! do you ever look at your phone and be really honest with yourself about how much time you spend scrolling on this thing? and — full disclaimer — i am just as guilty. and more and more of us, it seems, are craving a way to beat the addiction. is it really hot back

there during the summers? running a barbershop, lizzie already had her hands pretty full... i kept reaching for my phone at points, and a lot of friends as well were like, "i don't know why i reach for it!" e—mail, instagram, x — i think they're work and get really overwhelming. so, she made a change, investing in an old school nokia flip phone. it helped me recalibrate my own habits. i have more quality time with my son. it's crazy when you think about it. a lot of it, the best, the best, the best parents, you still get distracted. now, she says she has found a healthy balance — an iphone for the business during the day but switching it off after work and having the flip phone for calls and texts from close friends and family. there. ooh! what about when he starts asking for a phone? what you think you will do? it doesn't feel like the best idea to go straight to a smartphone.

ijust feel like, again, we're handing over, while their brains are still developing, just the world. just trying to figure out how to navigate that. the growing number of customers who want to scale back their screen time still have different requirements as to what kind of low—tech device they're actually after, and there are still quite a lot of choices out there. daisy and will from their home in los angeles have started up dumbwireless to sell low—tech devices and help people who want to revert back to a somewhat simpler existence. we get all sorts of phone calls — we'll talk to anybody — but we also have a lot of parents looking to get their kids theirfirst phone, but also people in their 20s and 30s who want to make a lifestyle change. i would say almost everyone comes in with a list of criteria, including a list of apps that they desperately want to hold onto and they say if they could only have a friend that has this, this, this.

that list is different for everyone. there is no perfect dumbphone for everyone because there isjust— something that works best for different people. is it going to get more popular or do you think this will stay really niche? well, i think almost all the investment is still so... but 2025, it looks like there will be more competition and some more compelling options. while will still uses a smartphone for the business, daisy has completely done away with hers and uses a dumbphone model which only does calls, texts, podcasts and has a map for directions. i thought that i would miss more from my smartphone. i thought that i might even find myself switching back from time to time. i don't really miss anything because i was so sick of it! i've wanted to do something drastic and i wanted to just put it behind me. just talking to these two, it makes me feel like i would love to do away with my addiction to this thing. but even as we're filming here,

i'm getting breaking news alerts — things i need to know about — so, as a journalist, i don't think i am getting rid of this phone just yet. this may look like a smartphone, but it's not. it's so much better. a new phone being launched this summer will allow some functional third—party apps like uber, but without ones that it believes feeds unhealthy screen time. here is a simple phone that has the tools i need but it avoids the distractions i don't. you turn it on and there are nine apps. there are no icons, it isjust words. it's very peaceful and tranquil. whereas asking the critical question what is good prison that is what we are putting on our phone instead ofjust anything and everything in might be convenient for us is actually sucking the life out of us. so, why are the big phone companies alsojumping on this trend? simply said, they built themselves on the attention economy. the app store revenue for apple is billions —

billions of dollars. and google, same thing — billions of dollars. if they were to come out with something like we had, it will cannibalise their market. they don't think they love what they're doing to the world but they have no choice. and so, they are stuck in the attention economy and it— takes a new, bold company with a different vision, different incentives, different investors to come along and change the model. back at lizzie's barbershop, it's clear phone usage is a common anxiety. how addicted do you think you are? i think i am addicted — probably an eight out of ten — but i realise it, i know it. but i'm definitely addicted, yeah. how many hours do you think you spend on your smartphone? i get a little message periodically that says oh, 4.5 hours now daily. that's a big part of your day! it is, but i'm down from seven hours—plus so, to me, i'm evolving in the right direction! laughs. probably, like, 6—8 hours a day, to be honest. i've just deleted some apps on my phone to go back down.

it's a good question. interesting. again, it got to a point where i hey realised it was more than i needed it to be. what did you delete? i deleted instagram and i deleted facebook. our devices give us a connection to the world like never before but a return to dumbphones shows that more and more of us are concluding that a smartphone's greatest strength has become our greatest weakness. time for a look at this week's tech news. the uk data watchdog is looking into a microsoft feature for its new range of ai—frocused pcs. recall, part of microsoft's copilot+ tool, can take screenshots of your laptop every few seconds. although it uses them to offer what it calls "an enhanced "experience which is based on past activity," the information commissioner's office says it's contacted microsoft for more information about the product. microsoft says, "recall is an optional experience

"and it is committed to privacy and security." a bill has been passed by the uk government which means that self—driving cars could be operating on british roads within two years. the approval paves the way for the so—called level 4 high—automation cars on the road which do not require a safe driver. responsibility for protection shifts to the manufacturer or software developer and the insurer. engine one ignited. rocket engines have successfully been tested at a spaceport on shetland. the testing, by german—based rocket factory augsburg, is a major step towards full orbital rocket launches planned for next year. sachesborg will be the first fully licensed spaceport in western europe able to launch vertically into orbit. —— saxavord will be the first fully licensed spaceport in western europe able to launch vertically into orbit. one, tears on the sun.

# one, tears on the sun. i'm eli crossley. i am 16 years old. currently in year 12. i am a musician. i am in a band. we put a mixture of original music and cover songs. they are basically all my friends and we get together and enjoy playing music. and if we could do that as a job, that would be the dream. eli has duchenne's muscular dystrophy — a progressive condition that gradually weakens his muscle. he was 3.5 when he was diagnosed and the doctors basically told us he would be in a wheelchair by the age of nine or ten and the life expectancy was early 20s. there was very little that could be done. music, ithink, helped me with ambitions in life. it's kind of picked me up and it kind of helped me forget about my condition and something that i

just absolutely love. # the trust we put in you. i have sam fender here, one of his songs 17 going under. i went through a phase of absolutely loving him. as each day passes and eli loses his mobility, he's been testing an assistive technology that has the potential to keep him playing music longer. it's fine, i can do this it. —— it's fine, i can do this bit. you all right? simple things such as drinking. lifting a cup when i don't have any support for my arm is typical and it's really, really frustrating. the smart suit aims to help with the arm function, helps lift the arms up and basically help you achieve some normal, everyday things, such as brushing teeth, drinking water, such as eating food that people without disabilities can do. so, i use this ring. yes. if i pull it up — yeah,

if i pull it up — look. it keeps going up. and that is a pretty good position that helps support support my arm and then, if you go the other way, it goes down. it could be slightly more comfortable but i feel like it's definitely got a lot better than the first prototype and things are always improving, which is definitely a positive. the exoskeleton is developed by his mum's charity, which she started after eli was diagnosed. if that's how you want it, i will— will press a and b together. what i wanted was to find a cure for duchenne, so we would not have to have this conversation. it's not happen because medical research happens and duchenne is a tricky disease to treat. when i see him placed in the suit, it is bittersweet and as the disease got worse, every incremental gain you can get, as his mum, i am grateful for. and i see that this will be incremental yet profound in terms of allowing him to keep doing things he loves. hopefully, it can be cooler

and look like a gold ring or something. what do you think about this from a fashion perspective? 0h oh yeah, definitely. it can't cramp my style. when you're in the business of designing product, people — don't want to have to use, and that is a tricky scenario. hayley spent the last 20 years designing assistive technology. if you have a condition holding you back from being able to do the things you love, that is something we want to overcome with technology. the team are looking to integrate artificial intelligence with the suit, so it will automatically adjust for different tasks. so, they'd go to lift a drink maybe not as fast as they would normally lift perhaps, or in a slightly different way, the suit knows, "no, "this is normally how you drink" and just steps in, gives you that extra strength and you can make the drink. the idea being to lessen the mental load on the user.

if i'm playing every single night or if i want to hold the microphone at any point, the smart suit would really help with that. this innovation is not just about eli. sometimes, needing your parents to help you pour water into your mouth is really not a nice thing. and i hope they can kind of experience it and it can help them as much as it can help me and i really hope that it will help the whole community. i love this. with grant funding, eli has been given the chance to cross the atlantic and perform at america's mega music film and tech festival. ready to go? the fact that we will showcase not only the work of the charity and the suit, but also eli's incredible musical talent isjust... ..really incredible and i cannot wait. how do you feel about this? you know, just a day in the life, really. laughs.

in here, we put on stormzy in 2016. and we put on ezra collective, amy winehouse first us shows around back to black. this area in terms of international presence for you music is incredibly important. christian has been taken talented musicians to the us for over two decades. he got eli a slot on the day stage. they could be agents, labels, pr people, people who could sing music to hollywood music, they will descend on this town in the next few days. so funny that this little corner of almost nowhere in america is a place that's been so important for uk bands. i think he is going to love it. now, it's eli's time to shine and show the road his talent, as well as the smart suit that will help keep his dream alive. but first, they have to draw a crowd. there you go. thank you so much.

the dream is may be somewhat ends up seeing me and the end goal is to get a music contract with my band. the technology industry has ignored this ability- —— the technology industry has ignored disability- of all these years. we are planning to change that. and my son is playing today. on stage at two o'clock. you can come. thank you so much. wednesday. for eli to make it to showbiz, he has to learn to party like a rock star and master the art of small talk. iama bit i am a bit intimidated. news travels fast here and eli is soon invited for a headliner interview. welcome to the studio, eli crossley. even the head honcho turns up to meet the budding star. you've welcomed him over here, making his dream come true. he's making our dream come true to showcase up—and—coming talent. that's what we always do at sxsw but incredibly happy that we can

provide a platform for him to tell his story, to inspire others, to give others hope and optimism about the future. then, a very special guest dropped by to offer some sage advice. jon bonjovi. no! yes. jon bonjovi. when? where? nothing else matters- unless you write, everything else is second to writing. you have to write the song. what?! that was not the only surprise. when i heard that you want to be in the music industry, we had to do something together. what we have done with the giant project is what we have done is organised a recording session in ireland.

this is from the giant project, right, which is the building of the biggest moving statue in the world that celebrates giants, ok? so, when you are in ireland, we will scan you and keep your avatar, right? and you will be put onto the giant. i'm looking forward to you coming over. great. great. it’s coming over. great. great. it's amazing- — i hear you are a fan of sam fender. no way. no, no, no, no. don't do this to me. sam has recorded with us, right? and we will do a facetime in on the recording session, 0k? sam and dean and the guys. i don't know what to say! are you looking forward to wednesday? terrified. so nervous. when people show up, i don't know what it will be like. i don't know.. yeah. but i am excited.

i'm not afraid of dying any more. i'm not. it is something that happens to everyone. i'm just hopeful i can do as much as they can in my life and my biggest fear is leaving the world without accomplishing everything i wanted to accomplish. # itjust takes it just takes honesty. thank you so much, everyone! cheering and applause what a story. and that is all we have time for. we will see you soon. bye! hello there. there was some warm weather around on saturday. top temperatures of 22 celsius in the southeast but we'll start to see some changes for the second half

of the bank holiday weekend with sunny spells and thundery downpours moving in, all thanks to low pressure close by. as we head into sunday, these weather fronts will be pushing their way northwards, bringing outbreaks of rain, the odd heavier burst as it pushes northwards. but as we head into the latter parts of the morning, into the afternoon, sunshine will appear pretty widely for england, wales and northern ireland and that'll set off some heavy and thundery downpours at times. further north, we'll continue to see some showery rain with a bit of sunshine across northern scotland but that will impact the temperatures. bot quite as warm as saturday — highs of 16—19 degrees. as we head through sunday night, those showers and thunderstorms rattle on for a while into the evening before fading out for england and wales with clear skies here but further cloud, patchy rain likely across the northern half of the country. temperatures range from around 9—11 degrees. so, into our bank holiday monday, it looks like that weather front continues to push northwards, so that's where we're going to see some of the heaviest of the showers across the north

and east of scotland. we'll start off with some sunshine around but, again, showers will develop and pretty much anywhere could catch a heavy, maybe thundery shower. the focus of them will be across northern and east of scotland and maybe north east england. maybe later in the day, something a bit drier and brighter pushing into western areas. temperatures a few degrees down — still 15—17 temperatures a few degrees down — still 15—17 degrees. still quite pleasant in any sunshine. as we head into tuesday, low pressure starts to move in off the atlantic. starts fine across scotland, northern england. the sunshine begins to fade as cloud breeze and rain starts to push up from the south and the west. they'll be mainly patchy in nature but conditions will go downhill through the day, though i think the north—east of scotland and the northern isles should largely escape and stay dry until after dark. temperature—wise, again, the mid to high teens. low pressure is with us, then, as we move through the middle part of the upcoming week but then, the signs of it moving away in this area

—— and this area of high pressure wants to topple in from the west, so that should slowly settle things down, i think, towards the end of the week. and as we head into next weekend, increasing dry weather with some sunshine, so should start to feel a touch warmer, too.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. our headlines today: the conservatives say they'll bring back mandatory national service for 18—year olds if they win the general election. at least 11 people have been killed and 35 others wounded after russian bombs hit a supermarket in the northern city of kharkiv in ukraine. the rapper nicki minaj cancels a gig in manchester after being arrested at amsterdam airport on suspicion of drug offences, leaving fans upset. we came here just to see her now we

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