this is bbc news. the headlines. tomorrow mps will vote again on alternative brexit options — april 2 is world autism awareness a cabinet minister says theresa may day, which aims to help us might have to change all to understand more her plans as a result about the challenges faced by people with autism on a daily basis. high levels of anxiety are one i don't think it's sustainable of the most common difficulties to say, well, we will ignore parliament's position and therefore faced by people on the spectrum. leave without a deal. i don't think that is a sustainable and paul carter has been looking at some of the technologies position for the government to take. which aim to help manage police in england and wales are being given greater stop the stress levels. and search powers to tackle rising knife crime. the situations that can kind it is very important. of make me really anxious is almost it is a vital tool in every time i leave the house fighting serious violence. i want police officers to feel because then it leaves my control, more comfortable to use i don't really know what's it, so that they can protect all communities. going to happen beyond that. there's been a sharp rise in the number of adults calling being in a big crowd a national helpline for the children of noisy people canjust of alcoholic parents, make my whole brain shutdown. according to figures seen by the bbc. i get anxious in social situations, the founder of facebook, mark zuckerberg, calls when there's a group conversation. for governments to play a more active role in regulating i feel anxious when meeting new people. the autistic people i've been speaking to have developed their own coping mechanisms.

anxiety is a huge part of being autistic, and a way around this for many people is writing lists. little things like you'll see me doing something called stimming, where you'll see my hands start to fidget and it's just to try and regulate your energy a bit. personal coping strategies aside, the role of technology is something academics are increasingly looking into. technology in various forms can help autistic people understand their emotions, self regulate and seek help. and one of these examples is the early—stage work being carried out by digital education researcher nigel neubert at the university of the west of england. he's looking at how vr can reduce anxiety in teenagers by teaching them practical tasks. it's being tried out at this somerset school, where the pupils are training to work in a cafe. put the beans in the grinder.

our children with a diagnosis of asd come with the belief that they are going to fail. the actual skill of making the coffee was the easiest thing to teach them, so that's why the vr came in. and actaully what i can concentrate on while i'm in the cafe today is saying hello to someone. they can concentrate on the social side, as opposed to the actual skill side of the job. it will help me overcome new places. when i go in, it'sjust me, there's no—one else. it'll help me with fear of messing up and it will help me to know that that's ok, you can do that. another technology in the offing is the molehill mountain app, being developed by king's college london and the research charity autistica. choose the worries you want to add to molehill mountain. bright lights, yep. that's a big one. we gave it to three volunteers to try out for a couple of weeks. based on cognitive behavioural

therapy adapted for autistic people, this self managing app tracks anxieties by asking autistic adults to import their daily worries into bubbles that then float over a mountain. their task is to then pop those bubbles, processing and preparing for their anxiety. when the user captures their worries, they're rewarded with tips to help them learn more about their situations. it all sounds fine, but what did our users make of it? it seemed a bit illogical. how's popping these imaginary bubbles on a screen going to help? but it did help, massively. if i was having a bad day, to reflect on it at the end of the day, potentially would have been good, to just look over what's happened, etc. but there are definitely the negatives to the app, like it asks you to add your worries. i added seven worries and then it told me you have too many worries, that's what it said. and i was like, "well, don't tell an autistic person

that." that's not ideal. it asked me to describe things in my own words and the words 'describe' and "explain" are just... and "imagine"... yeah... what would have made it better for you? yeah, i think the — either if you'd asked direct questions on a number scale, say, how did you feel this on a scale of one to ten? what seems to be clear is that the anxieties around autism are very individualised. a cloud—based software that's now offered by some areas on the nhs, giving personalised solutions, is called brain in hand. this system is also based on established therapies and coaching and rests on health professionals working with users to devise answers for particular situations. when users become anxious, they use the brain in hand app to access the solutions that have already been programmed in for them. a worry that third year university student rosie king has is getting lost. the app gives her solutions and helps manage her emotions whenever this happens.

there's a logical part of my brain that knows everything's going to be fine and you're going to get homejust fine. but there's a bigger part of my head that's banging pots and pans, screaming, "you failed! you failed! we're lost, we're never going to get home! what are we going to do?!" the app's anxiety monitor helps rosie reflect on how she feels and prompts her on prearranged tasks. but something that's especially comforting is the 24/7 red button back—up, that connects her to a real live person. i've tried just doing the best that i can, but i'm just really freaking out. i only use the red alarm service when i'm really at my worst, when i'm really low and i can't control myself and i really need to talk to somebody. and that somebody is always there, and thatjust feels great for somebody in my situation. while all of the technologies we've looked at can be beneficial for people on the spectrum, not least because they've had input

from autistic people, there are more and more becoming available all the time. the beta project that's launching later this year is gathering a database of what's out there, including technologies to help tackle anxieties. there are technologies that target the general population that can't be used by autistic people. but there are, for example, sensory issues for autistic people and technology needs to adapt to those needs to be non—threatening and to be effective. we're back at the steve jobs theatre at apple hq once again. but this time, the announcement is going to be a little different. instead of a new device, apple now wants to talk about entertainment. from spielberg to big bird, apple is bursting into hollywood with what it hopes will be a wildly popular tv service of its own.

unlike anything that's been done before. it's announced apple tv+. a subscription service launching later this year, and designed to rival what's already out there from netflix and amazon. the company hasn't said how much it will cost, but it has promised you'll be able to access exclusive content from stars like oprah, reese witherspoon, jennifer aniston, kumail nanjiani, and more. and you'll be able to get shows from other networks for an additionalfee, just as you can on amazon prime video today. because of that, i think it's fair to say apple will need to stand out. oprah winfrey's obviously a big star and it's great to have her, but for her to come in and say i'll do uplifting stuff that will raise everyone‘s spirits, i don't know if you can sell a tv service with that. speaking of additional fees, you may find yourself being asked to pay a lot more of them from now on.

also announced here was apple news+ — a subscription news service that costs $9.99 per month. for that, you get access to around 300 or so magazines you'd ordinarily have to subscribe to individually. however, only two newspapers have signed up to apple's plan — the wall streetjournal and the la times. apple also came up with a gaming subscription service called apple arcade, which, if you watched the show last week, you'll know sounds pretty similar to some of what google recently unveiled. you won't find these games on any other mobile platform or in any other subscription service. and then there was this. apple card. a credit card apple has made in partnership with megabank goldman sachs and mastercard. what apple is trying to do with all of this, if you hadn't noticed, is make more money from what you do with your phone. so over the past year, we've been hearing them talk about services, making money from services. and certainly, in the last few

quarters of their earnings, they have been getting a lot of money from services, that's where the big growth is. so when it comes to tv, apple did just about what we expected. big stars paid up and ready to go. but i'm wondering whether they can truly be as creative as netflix and even amazon when it comes to making exciting television. but maybe it won't matter, because as soon as they launch this thing, it will be on a billion devices just like that. how many lenses do you actually need on your phone camera? one, two? lg thinks five, even nokia's come in at nine. actually, it really depends on how you use your camera phone. so, 60 seconds, please, it's time for your guide. let's go! do you like to take pictures of your food or generally spend time in dark environments? sounds like you're shooting in low light a lot. experts say that the google pixel 3 and huawei's new p30, released this week, are leading the field. next up, are you a pinch and zoomer?

or do you prefer what i call the human zoom? look for optical zooms if you want to get close to the action and keep the details. but it'll cost you, as many say the top of the ops are the iphone 10 and ios, the galaxy s9+, and again, the p30. shooting video on your phone gives it a massive work—out, so remember to check that you've got something that has decent battery life and lots of space. those in the know rate the sony xperia xz3 for its fantastic slo—mo features, and the oneplus 6t as a viable budget alternative with a brighter, long exposure night mode. ah, made it, and with a few seconds to spare. and that's it for the short cut of click for this week. the full—length version is waiting for you right now up on iplayer,

and don't forget, we also live on social media, so if you need us during the week, you'll find us on facebook, instagram, youtube and twitter, @bbcclick. thanks for watching and we'll see you soon. hello again. seen some really big swings in temperatures of the last couple of days. yesterday, we had highs up to 20 degrees. it has been nowhere near that warm today. it is going to get even colder in the week ahead. by tuesday, we are looking at temperatures staying down into single figures. there will be plenty of showers around, some of them turning wintry. satellite pictures show some patches of cloud across western areas. as of cloud across western areas. we go into this eve| overnight, as we go into this evening and overnight, that cloud will tend to drift into the irish sea. we could see patchy outbreaks of rain

arriving in northern ireland before the end of the night. we see some lengthy and clear breaks particularly across the eastern side of the uk, and frost developing in the countryside. for some, chilly start to monday. high—pressure still with us, but tending to move eastwards through the day to allow this cold front to move in into the northwest. we will start off the day with dry weather and some sunshine for eastern scotland. much of britain and wales having a decent day as well as well with sunny spells throughout. the cloud will thicken with rain, from northern ireland moving into western scotland with the rain steadier and heavier with time. it might be april ist, but don't be full by the warm up in the south. temperatures up to 16 degrees in cardiff. it will get colder from tuesday on. rain or showers in the forecast, very unsettled. it will be cold enough for some hill snow as well. cold air moving southwards. during tuesday, the winds coming down from a northerly direction. that is what will be bringing showers and hammering the temperatures.

a bit of a rain start off the day. that clears through. and the showers will have hail and thunder... we may well see something a bit more organised later in the day in northern ireland, bringing a spell of hill snow potential here. that is something we will have to keep a close eye on. low pressure stays with us through the remainder of the week. wednesday, another low—pressure spinning and off the north sea. it will threaten outbreaks of rain and perhaps some more significant snow across the high ground of northeast scotland. another day of sunny spells aside from that. scattered showers, some heavy, thundery with hail mixed in. some having a wintry flavour over high ground. that's your weather.