live from london. this is bbc news. fighting between rival armed factions in sudan intensifies — with nearly 100 people killed — and hundreds more injured. the russian opposition activist — vladimir karamurza — is sentenced to 25 years in prison for treason.

the uk prime minister rishi sunak — says he's happy to cooperate with a parliamentary standards investigation over a childcare firm, his wife has shares in. saudi arabia has released more yemeni detainees in a prisoner exchange between the warring parties in yemen's conflict. no—go — elon musk�*s space x — has cancelled the launch — of its mammoth rocket �*starship�*. saudi arabia has released more yemeni detainees in a prisoner exchange between the warring parties in yemen's conflict. the two operations, overseen by the international committee of the red cross, has seen around 1000 captives reunited with theirfamilies in recent days — amid peace talks between saudi envoys and houthi rebels.

efforts to reach a new permanent ceasefire to end the devastating eight—year conflict in yemen have been gaining momentum in recent weeks. earlier i spoke to someone who was on some of those flights. they were able to facilitate the release of him was 1000 attendees. the first one and a friday in the last one today. i was on the tarmac and also able to be with the detainees on the flight and its overwhelming the level of happiness. i've been speaking with the detainees. some of them told me many times they couldn't believe it and it was a best day of their lives.

that they are actually celebrating today. it's a lot of emotion and joy. 0n the tarmac you see people hugging each other, mothers hugging their sons again after many years. i also met a little boy who never met his father before today since his mother was pregnant two months before her husband got detained. so, it's full of emotions and happiness and joy and a lots of tears but tears ofjoy. i suppose when you think about the last eight years of this conflict. so many lives lost and so much devastation. would you say there is no cautious optimism and hope? there is. there's no cautious optimism and hope? there is- there's bits — no cautious optimism and hope? there is. there's bits of— no cautious optimism and hope? there is. there's bits of hope. _ no cautious optimism and hope? there is. there's bits of hope. it's _ no cautious optimism and hope? there is. there's bits of hope. it's a - is. there's bits of hope. it's a positive momentum. were hoping and we stand ready for other operations

of this kind. it's important to see that parties to the conflicts are ready to put humanity first and we are hoping that this will happen again and again. it does bring a lots of hope in just a serious humanitarian crisis of people dealing with this. when you see this operation and what it means it means that thousands of families are being reunified. and i'm speaking to you and others of them are they speaking for the first time in many years. it is extraordinary. i want to tell her our audience are a little bit about the logistics. there are number of chartered flights, a total of 18 flights chartered back and forth between six towns in yemen and saudi arabia. . , _, . ., arabia. that is correct. in four da s arabia. that is correct. in four days and _ arabia. that is correct. in four days and six — arabia. that is correct. in four days and six entries _ arabia. that is correct. in four days and six entries between l arabia. that is correct. in four - days and six entries between yemen and saudi arabia, it is also

important to know the international community and red cross here it goes beyond logistics. we do take detainees from eight to be but before that before that it was actually condition for us to do this and visit the detainees privately to make sure that they were aware of the operation and agreed to it. we also give them the opportunity to not to fight their family and our doctors were also able to see that they were in good health and able to fly. doctors were also with them in the flight to make sure that they were getting to their arrival part points in good health. whenever they arrive at the airport, they get... 0n the detainees got a small box to break their remington and of the day meal and the opportunity to call theirfamily —— michael ramadan. d0

their family -- michael ramadan. do ou their family —— michael ramadan. do you believe be more? their family -- michael ramadan. do you believe be more? we _ their family -- michael ramadan. do you believe be more? we hope - their family -- michael ramadan. do you believe be more? we hope so. l their family -- michael ramadan. do i you believe be more? we hope so. we see a positive — you believe be more? we hope so. we see a positive momentum _ you believe be more? we hope so. we see a positive momentum and - you believe be more? we hope so. we see a positive momentum and it - see a positive momentum and it serious humanitarian crisis any momentum and talk that could alleviate pain and suffering and bring those moments ofjoy are of more than welcome. bring those moments of 'oy are of more than welcome._ bring those moments of 'oy are of more than welcome. we're looking at those images — more than welcome. we're looking at those images of _ more than welcome. we're looking at those images of the _ more than welcome. we're looking at those images of the man _ more than welcome. we're looking at those images of the man on - more than welcome. we're looking at those images of the man on the - those images of the man on the flight and we know some women have also been released. what exactly were they telling you about their hopes for the future? it were they telling you about their hopes for the future?— hopes for the future? it was inspiring — hopes for the future? it was inspiring to listen _ hopes for the future? it was inspiring to listen to - hopes for the future? it was inspiring to listen to them, | hopes for the future? it was i inspiring to listen to them, for example i met a inspiring to listen to them, for example i meta man inspiring to listen to them, for example i met a man who started his masters degree before being detained and now his only hope is to go back to university to finish a doctorate. so, he wants to do a phd in engineering, so the those are the stories i've been hearing. i have also been hearing about detainees who are telling me that the only thing they wanted to do was to help

their children. they have been pitching for so many years but now that the can't wait another minute to help their family. that the can't wait another minute to help theirfamily. so, it has been very, very emotional and a lot of inspiring and powerful stories i've heard for the last four days. that was. president biden has condemned the killing of four people at a 16th birthday party in alabama this weekend as outrageous and unacceptable. 28 people were injured in the attack in dadeville, several critically. police haven't released details about who carried out the shooting or why. gun crime in the us, always high, is now on the rise — in 2019 there were a17 mass shootings, where four or more people were killed or injured. but since 2020 this has increased to more than 600 each year, that's an average of two per day. so far this year there have been at least 161 mass shootings. 0ur north america correspondentjessica parker reports from dadeville.

shaken, shocked. a community gathers to grieve and to console one another in this small, rural town in east central alabama. 0ur help is going to come from the creator of the universe... this is a tight—knit town. people know each other, and know the victims too, who'd been attending a sweet 16 birthday party. they were being free, they were having fun, they were celebrating a life. they were celebrating 16 years of life. and then it just turned tragic. it got dark, it got loud with gunshots and gunfire. the police have released very little information about suspects or a motive. local media have started naming those who were killed, including phil dowdell, a star high school athlete, well known here and well loved. he did not deserve that at all. he was too sweet of a person. he was too sweet for his own good.

like, he was a promising young football star. - he had signed to a college. he had his whole life ahead of him, and notjust him, all of them. - this is the building, the dance studio, where that 16th birthday party was taking place on saturday night. there's now no police tape. the door�*s sealed off, but it's a muted scene, after the horrific events that unfolded here. the bullet holes in the glass, another trace of america's rising gun violence. president biden's again called for tighter firearms controls. it's a familiar call in a divisive debate that's happened so many times before. jessica parker, bbc news, dadeville, alabama. french president emmanuel macron says the french government will work out eight koreans planned to get france back on his feet in the next 100 days. it follows weeks of

process form a unpopular pension reform data. as the president addressed the nation, people banged parts in several cities across france, including across from the town hall. the president said he understood the level of anger. transit or translation: figs understood the level of anger. transit or translation: as we know live [on . er transit or translation: as we know live longer we — transit or translation: as we know live longer we needed _ transit or translation: as we know live longer we needed to _ transit or translation: as we know live longer we needed to do - transit or translation: as we know live longer we needed to do this - live longer we needed to do this reform. but has this reform been accepted? frankly, no. despite months of conversations we could not reach a consensus and i regret it. we need to draw lessons from this. i hear that anger towards this reform and towards jobs that are on sufficient towards jobs that are on sufficient to live any more, careers that don't progress for something all of this in a context in which prices are rising in everything seems more difficult. . . , ., rising in everything seems more difficult. . ., .,

now let's talk about aritifical intelligence, and in particular voice cloning. injanuary a company called elevenlabs released a trial version of its ai translation software, intended for dubbing movies. it went viral, but not in the way they'd hoped. james clayton picks up the story. boys, i may need some help. i found a room with a bunch of mob spawners. you ever wondered what it would be like to be someone else? with 11 labs ai technology, you can find out. given a minutes of anyone's voice, the software can quickly put together an imitation. within days, people were imitating celebrity voices. making them say things they never said. ijust think i would love to get ratatouille'd. ratatouille? like have a little guy up there? this is a point where i tell you were actually listening to an el voice but it wasn't exactly the most convincing voice. this is it. testing out my voice phone, i don't think it sounds like me that

much but what do you think? i'm going to record here two. my producer and i spoke to the ceo and founder of 11 labs for the companies first broadcast interview. so, i had a go at them in making my own voice and it was reasonably successful. it had a bit of an australian accent. the majority of our work is worked on public domain data, where the majority of voices and the work that we have is actually us, american, accents. so, if ben did it would likely be more successful? ben should definitely try. the companies terms and conditions are clear that you can only clone your own voice but not everyone has abided by its rules. on sites like li—chan, it's incredibly easy to find people who have taken celebrity voices and made them say racist and hateful things. elevenlabs accepts its platform has been used for hate speech. 99% of it is a positive seem

that we seemed but less than 1% for those generated, it was usually against terms of service. whether it was hate speech are variations of that. the company says only. users can clone voices now and they are developing a new tool to track down people abuse and its platform. it's never been easier to imitate a politicians voice.— never been easier to imitate a politicians voice. sleepy joe, you have run this _ politicians voice. sleepy joe, you have run this country _ politicians voice. sleepy joe, you have run this country to - politicians voice. sleepy joe, you have run this country to the - have run this country to the absolute _ have run this country to the absolute ground. at have run this country to the absolute ground.— have run this country to the absolute ground. have run this country to the absolute round. �* ., , ., absolute ground. at least i do run sometimes. _ absolute ground. at least i do run sometimes. if _ absolute ground. at least i do run sometimes, if you _ absolute ground. at least i do run sometimes, if you know - absolute ground. at least i do run sometimes, if you know what - absolute ground. at least i do run sometimes, if you know what i i absolute ground. at least i do run - sometimes, if you know what i mean. this man _ sometimes, if you know what i mean. this man is _ sometimes, if you know what i mean. this man is a — sometimes, if you know what i mean. this man is a professor— sometimes, if you know what i mean. this man is a professor at— sometimes, if you know what i mean. this man is a professor at u _ sometimes, if you know what i mean. this man is a professor at u s - this man is a professor at u s research lab, asked him if we should be worried about the presidential elections in 202a? we be worried about the presidential elections in 2024?— elections in 2024? we will very likel see elections in 2024? we will very likely see many _ elections in 2024? we will very likely see many more - elections in 2024? we will very likely see many more defects l elections in 2024? we will very i likely see many more defects than elections in 2024? we will very - likely see many more defects than we do in the last cycle because it's so much simpler. i'm not sure what measures we are taking to counter what effect that might have. there are len what effect that might have. there are plenty of— what effect that might have. there are plenty of other _

what effect that might have. there are plenty of other concerns - what effect that might have. there are plenty of other concerns are i what effect that might have. there are plenty of other concerns are on this tech. for example, scams. this can make them far more believable and far easier to execute. the federal trade commission puts out a statement in march warning people that scams imitating relatives can now be incredibly convincing. elevenlabs themselves say that as ai develops people would have to learn to trust voices they hear and things that they see less. the to trust voices they hear and things that they see less.— that they see less. the wider education — that they see less. the wider education is _ that they see less. the wider education is making - that they see less. the wider education is making sure - that they see less. the wider i education is making sure people think about audio, think about text, think about audio, think about text, think about audio, think about text, think about image races images and all the content that could be created is el generated and it's important to know this might be the case. , ., ., ~ ., ,, case. one needs to take the approach where we think— case. one needs to take the approach where we think about _ case. one needs to take the approach where we think about what _ case. one needs to take the approach where we think about what we - case. one needs to take the approach where we think about what we want i case. one needs to take the approach| where we think about what we want in a society— where we think about what we want in a society before we allow the release — a society before we allow the release of these tools.- release of these tools. voice clonina release of these tools. voice cloning for — release of these tools. voice cloning for the _ release of these tools. voice cloning for the public - release of these tools. voice cloning for the public is - release of these tools. voice cloning for the public is here | release of these tools. voice i cloning for the public is here to stay. it's very difficult to see how it would be put back in its box now.

but this is clearly disruptive technology that can be used for both good and bad. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. a derby man is hoping to encourage people to ditch their cars, after making a journey to cornwall using only buses. it took a good half their dining with a bus map to make it resilient to any problem. with a bus map to make it resilient to any problem-— with a bus map to make it resilient to any problem. andrew goal was to take advantage _ to any problem. andrew goal was to take advantage of _ to any problem. andrew goal was to take advantage of the _ to any problem. andrew goal was to take advantage of the £2 _ to any problem. andrew goal was to take advantage of the £2 bus - to any problem. andrew goal was to take advantage of the £2 bus fare i take advantage of the £2 bus fare cap introduced by the government until the end ofjune and encourage others to do the same. it’s until the end ofjune and encourage others to do the same.— others to do the same. it's a resource _ others to do the same. it's a resource of— others to do the same. it's a resource of value _ others to do the same. it's a resource of value your - others to do the same. it's a resource of value your locall others to do the same. it's a - resource of value your local buses and use them as much as possible. swap one journey and use them as much as possible. swap onejourney for a and use them as much as possible. swap one journey for a car and use them as much as possible. swap onejourney for a car during swap one journey for a car during the swap onejourney for a car during

the week. swap one 'ourney for a car during the week. �* ., :: the week. andrew went through 20 different buses _ the week. andrew went through 20 different buses to _ the week. andrew went through 20 different buses to complete - the week. andrew went through 20 different buses to complete his - different buses to complete his challenge. andrew is now planning his next challenge. i challenge. andrew is now planning his next challenge.— his next challenge. i haven't got an other his next challenge. i haven't got any other thing _ his next challenge. i haven't got any other thing planned - his next challenge. i haven't got any other thing planned at - his next challenge. i haven't got any other thing planned at the l any other thing planned at the moment but i am working on it. as c. you're live with bbc news returning to moscow now where a prominent critic of vladimir putin has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. the journalist and opposition activist, vladimir kara—murza played a key role in persuading western governments to sanction russian officials, for human rights abuses and corruption. the us says, it's evidence of an escalating campaign of repression in the country. well as news filtered through of the sentence , a reminder that another journalist remains in detention in moscow on espionage charges. evan gershkovich, a wall streetjournal reporter, became the first american journalist to be detained in russia on spying charges since the end of the cold war. in the last few days he managed

to communicate with his parents who as based in the via a letter. we were gratified. his folks, his sister have been incredibly strong and resilient through this and shared the letter with us. he is feeling well enough to be joking, he was making jokes about prison food, which i think is a good sign. so, that's very encouraging. his parents soke u- that's very encouraging. his parents spoke up in — that's very encouraging. his parents spoke up in the _ that's very encouraging. his parents spoke up in the last _ that's very encouraging. his parents spoke up in the last few _ that's very encouraging. his parents spoke up in the last few days - that's very encouraging. his parents spoke up in the last few days during the interview with the wall street journal. {lit the interview with the wall street journal. .., , , the interview with the wall street journal. , , ., journal. of course, they have history with _ journal. of course, they have history with the _ journal. of course, they have history with the soviet - journal. of course, they have history with the soviet union| journal. of course, they have - history with the soviet union having fled, and immigrated to the united states and they were reintroduced to russia by evan, who had grown up speaking russian and hearing out it's about russia and went and became fascinated with the country while reporting on it so it was a

whole new introduction to the family to the country the flight. . whole new introduction to the family to the country the flight.— to the country the flight. , and today this _ to the country the flight. , and today this letter _ to the country the flight. , and today this letter or _ to the country the flight. , and today this letter or tweet - to the country the flight. , and today this letter or tweet from j to the country the flight. , and - today this letter or tweet from the ambassador, telus, did you guys hear about it beforehand that the ambassador was going to meet and talk about things?— talk about things? they've been t in: to talk about things? they've been trying to getting _ talk about things? they've been trying to getting every - talk about things? they've been trying to getting every day, - talk about things? they've been trying to getting every day, it i trying to getting every day, it would be three weeks on wednesday since he was detained and today was the first day that the us was given consular access so we are also gratified the master was able to going. she went in herself and was able to see him, previously we only had our lawyers able to going to see him. did had our lawyers able to going to see him. , , ., ., , had our lawyers able to going to see him. ., him. did she have any anecdotes or an hint him. did she have any anecdotes or anything she _ him. did she have any anecdotes or anything she said? _ him. did she have any anecdotes or anything she said? she _ him. did she have any anecdotes or anything she said? she didn't. - him. did she have any anecdotes or anything she said? she didn't. i - anything she said? she didn't. i know exactly — anything she said? she didn't. i know exactly what _ anything she said? she didn't. i know exactly what you - anything she said? she didn't. i know exactly what you are - anything she said? she didn't. i know exactly what you are from anything she said? she didn't. i - know exactly what you are from the tweet so far. we know exactly what you are from the tweet so far-— know exactly what you are from the tweet so far. we have also seen that 40 countries — tweet so far. we have also seen that 40 countries have _ tweet so far. we have also seen that 40 countries have also _ tweet so far. we have also seen that 40 countries have also signed - tweet so far. we have also seen that 40 countries have also signed a - 40 countries have also signed a letter asking for his release. that's right at the un today. what are they hoping that this will put pressure on russia? that this is an

all unlawful detention of a journalist. it all unlawful detention of a journalist.— all unlawful detention of a 'ournalist. , ., journalist. it is and the united states government _ journalist. it is and the united states government is - journalist. it is and the united . states government is determined journalist. it is and the united - states government is determined that she was wrongfully detained which now shifts into a different part of the state department to try to negotiate his release but no evidence has been offered publicly and we know for a fact, he certainly wasn't inspiring. he was out there doing hisjob and reporting and where hopefully he will be released as soon as possible. ahshd where hopefully he will be released as soon as possible.— as soon as possible. and then we hear what — as soon as possible. and then we hear what happened _ as soon as possible. and then we hear what happened today - as soon as possible. and then we hear what happened today with i hear what happened today with vladimir karamurza and, of course, vladimir karamurza and, of course, vladimir karamurza and, of course, vladimir karamurza is one of the most prominent critics of the kremlin. has been extremely vocal and critical and has been pushing the maddening ski acts for years and has been in prison for a long time. it must be chilling when you see the sort of sentences. it it must be chilling when you see the sort of sentences.— sort of sentences. it is, and i ruess sort of sentences. it is, and i guess we _ sort of sentences. it is, and i guess we are _ sort of sentences. it is, and i guess we are preparing - sort of sentences. it is, and i - guess we are preparing ourselves for a rather long roller coaster right

here. all of us care about irvine very much and is terrible to think about what she's going through. —— michael evan. incredibly proud of his family and him for bearing up under all of this but it's tough to see. i think it's a warning and makes everyone think about the danger of speaking out in russia or doing journalism in russia today. yeah, i mean what's about the wall streetjournal operation in russia street journal operation in russia currently? street journal operation in russia currentl ? ., , ., street journal operation in russia currentl? ., , ., ., , currently? how is that going chris mark we have _ currently? how is that going chris mark we have pulled _ currently? how is that going chris mark we have pulled our - currently? how is that going chris mark we have pulled our last - currently? how is that going chris i mark we have pulled our last foreign car spinning out of a sub i'm not sure we have any plans to go back in the near term. we certainly, though, don't intend to stop covering russia sup we will cover russia from the outside. we unfortunately have a lots of experience having to do that with a list of countries. a few years ago most of our correspondents

were expelled from china and we built a very robust team reporting from china outside china and we intend to do the same thing with russia. ., ., , intend to do the same thing with russia. . ., , ,., ., ., russia. that was gordon fear clo the world coverage _ russia. that was gordon fear clo the world coverage chief _ russia. that was gordon fear clo the world coverage chief at _ russia. that was gordon fear clo the world coverage chief at wall - russia. that was gordon fear clo the world coverage chief at wall street i world coverage chief at wall street journal and colleague of evan gershkovich give his reaction. the launch of the biggest ever space rocket owned by elon musk company space x is more than 120 metres high and is designed to have all must double the thrust of another rocket. there will not be another attempt to lift off for at least 48 hours. to a story of nationality identity. today the brick and be parked in wills is dropping its branding to be known only by its welsh name. officials hope the change would be better celebrate the areas culture.

jerry maguire courts. i'm taking the plunge. jumping into a river in the brecon beacons national park, but emerging into what's now called bannau brycheiniog, named after the king who ruled over this land in the fifth century. and no—one says it better than michael sheen in this promotionalfilm. a new kind of national park. not the brecon beacons national park, though. not any more, no. this place has a new name now. or rather an old one. bannau brycheiniog, an old name for a new way to be. a name from our past, to take us into our future. beautiful, isn't it? yes, michael, it really is. even on this gorge walk in between thejumping and the swimming, the instructors believe it's important to remind you what this area means, not just today, but also in the past.

the miners who used to work at the silica mine used to traverse the rocks going all the way along. you can see the gate and it came all the way along and they walked off towards the mine every morning. you can talk about flora and fauna. the site itself is a 5551 site. we've got to protect it to ensure that children can see it in years and years and years to come. along with the name change to promote the welsh language, the national park has produced an ambitious action plan.

planting a million trees, restoring peatland that can capture carbon and re—establishing threatened animal species. the key word you keep hearing is "balance." we're a park where communities live and visitors come and, in a way, - we've got kind of out of balance between people and nature - and the climate and so on. so at the heart of our plan i is a wish to pull all that back into balance, to get to a situation where we can have thriving - communities, thriving places, - but where we live within the natural resources that are available. the park sees four million visitors a year, but is also the home and workplace for rural communities. come on, girls. this landscape is shaped notjust by geology, but also by farming and the food it produces. i think we do need to be careful that the national park is on a pedestal but, at the same time, we have to have the ability to run businesses, to be profitable and to continue in these wonderful,

vibrant communities, delivering on welsh language, the culture and the social aspect of what we have. its beauty is beyond doubt, but for bannau brycheiniog to thrive, that beauty needs to be more than skin deep. notjust a chocolate—box landscape, but a place where people and the natural world can work, rest and play in harmony, side by side, am byth — for evermore. that's it from us here is the weather. hello. our weather for the next few days looks pretty quiet across the uk as a whole. there'll be some cloud coming and going, maybe the odd light shower, but really nothing much to report in the way of rain before the end of the week. we will, though, have perhaps a strengthening easterly breeze contributing to a chillier feel in the next 48 hours or so. that easterly wind comes across from the north sea

underneath this area of high pressure. currently centred across scandinavia, it drifts across to the north of the uk by the time we get to thursday. and that easterly wind, as we look at the small hours of tuesday, introduces some thicker cloud, mist and murk to many eastern regions of the uk pushing across into the midlands by the end of the night as well. overnight lows widely four to six degrees in a few sheltered spots. we could, though, just capture a few patches of ground frost, particularly the north—east of scotland and perhaps the welsh marches. tuesday, though, there's the high across scandinavia easterly breeze again across england and wales. we should clear a lot of that low cloud, mist and murk quite early on in the day, perhaps a bit hanging back around some of the north sea coast, but a lot of sunshine essentially taking us into tuesday afternoon. that wind off the north sea, though, will keep things feeling chilly across eastern counties and particularly adjacent to the north sea coast, because essentially you're just fetching air in that's been cooled down by those north sea waters. and at this time of year they are only around eight degrees.

we will see, i think, a bit more cloud across the south—east and east anglia pooled across from the near continent come the afternoon. highs here ofjust 12 and with the chance of the odd shower developing through the afternoon. that whole area of cloud marked up as a little weather feature here will transfer further west on the easterly wind to the south of our high for wednesday. so a bit more cloud initially on wednesday, perhaps across the midlands, wales and for the south—west of england. on and off through the day there may just be the odd light shower. again with that wind, eastern counties, particularly coastal regions, struggling with the temperatures. towards the west as well, just a shade cooler, i think, than it was to start the week. but we are looking at temperatures in many spots reaching the low—to—mid—teens. for thursday perhaps some rain arriving into the east later on, more widespread across england and wales on friday. the weekend, though, looks pretty showery for all and perhaps quite chilly to end.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. what we saw today in moscow, the jailing of a kremlin critic for 25 years, that is a sign ofjust how dangerous it has become for any politician or activist or opposition figure figure who speaks out and challenges the kremlin. the verdict is extremely important because it's the harshest sentence handed to an opposition figure in vladimir putin's russia. it's an act of revenge - against vladimir kara—murza, and it's a message to everybody else in russia, which is, _ "don't protest the war, _ and don't speak up against putin."