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this is bbc news. the headlines... the boss of open ai, the company behind chat gpt tells santos that regulation of artificial intelligence is critical. ukraine says they shut down six of russia's most hypersonic cells during a night of intense attacks on kyiv. violent clashes trigger in india over a row of a controversial film called caroline. vodafone announces it is axing 11,000 jobs, employers and —— influencing operations worldwide.
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sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan. we start with what is a defining week for manchester city. they could be english premier league champions at the weekend but before that, they have the chance to reach the champions league final on wednesday. real madrid come to manchester with the tie all sqaure at 1 all from the first leg. it's the only major trophy manager pep guardiola's yet to win at city: my legacy is already exceptional already. we have been here many times already, we are not stupid to know how important it is to our games, edit one of the most important maybe one of the most important games, we cannot deny that. manchester city and real madrid will know their opponents in the final before they kick off — because the first semi final second leg is later on tuesday between the two milan sides. trailing inter 2—0
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from the first game — ac milan are boosted by the return of rafael leao who is back in traning and expected to start in attack. he missed the first game because of a muscle injury with his side facing a huge task to turn the tie around. starting with ac milan, both managers are staying positive about their side's chances: translation: i do not think- it is easy to prepare for tomorrow's match but we have one key aim and it is to win the match but we also believe we can still qualify for the final of the champions league by winning this match. if we do that, no one would have predicted we would have reached the champions league final. we have got to this point to study preparation for the match will be the best it can be. i know we can give a really good performance, i know how good my players are. translation: tomorrow we know it is one of the most important matches in our history. we know how important the match is and what it
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will represent for us, the club and the fans. we will have to prepare for it in the best possible way. we know we have a well—deserved advantage. next up in rome for djokovic will be denmark's holger rune. novak djokovic is into the quarter finals of the rome masters, after a straight sets win over britain's cam norrie. the defending champion tried to keep his cool when this happened in the second set — norrie managed to break serve but his overhead shot hit djokovic in the process who wasn't happy with that. norrie with a short apology. djokovic saw the match out 6—3 6—4. his preparation for next week's french open has been disrupted by injury, but he's finding form in time for his bid for a 23rd grand slam singles title. next up in rome for djokovic will be denmark's holger rune. the 20—year—old who is fast making a name for himself beat
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alexei popyrin in three sets and says he's looking forward to playing djokovic — who he beat last year at the paris masters. and that's all the sport for now. the nba play—offs have reached the final stages. the nba play—offs have reached the finalstages. in the nba play—offs have reached the final stages. in game one of the western conference finals lebron james takes his lakers to the top—seeded nuggets, looking to make a winning start in the best of contest, going into it as the underdogs. but he knows not to be fazed by that. just underdogs. but he knows not to be fazed by that-— fazed by that. just en'oy it, have fun with it. * fazed by that. just en'oy it, have fun with it. at the _ fazed by that. just enjoy it, have fun with it. at the end _ fazed by that. just enjoy it, have fun with it. at the end of - fazed by that. just enjoy it, have fun with it. at the end of the - fazed by that. just enjoy it, have l fun with it. at the end of the day, it is possible. we are all here for a reason. 0bviously it is possible. we are all here for a reason. obviously we have got an opportunity, it would be great and thatis opportunity, it would be great and that is what we want to do and showcase why we should be here in the finals. �* ., ,
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showcase why we should be here in the finals. �* . , ., the finals. and that is all the sort the finals. and that is all the sport for _ the finals. and that is all the sport for now. _ the finals. and that is all the sport for now. thanks - the finals. and that is all the sport for now. thanks very i the finals. and that is all the - sport for now. thanks very much. now to india where there have been violent clashes in the western state of maharashtra — triggered by a row over a controversial film. the movie is called �*the kerala story�* — and is a fictional story about a group of women from the southeastern indian state, who join the islamic state group. the violence — which left at least one person dead — appears to have been inflamed by social media posts. over 100 people have been arrested in the clashes. with more on this, let's speak to our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan1. tell us about the violence and what lies behind all of this. the authorities _ lies behind all of this. the authorities are _ lies behind all of this. tue: authorities are saying lies behind all of this. tte: authorities are saying they lies behind all of this. the authorities are saying they have lies behind all of this. tte: authorities are saying they have now brought the situation under control and it happened in the city over
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this controversial film, and it happened in the city over this controversialfilm, on and it happened in the city over this controversial film, on this post. two communities clashed, one person was killed and eight injured. police say over 100 people were taken into custody, they had to suspend internet services and impose a restrictive curfew in many parts of the city. the state authorities have asked people to maintain peace. the whole thing is about the movie called the kerala story. it is about three young women from the southern indian state of kerala, they get converted to islam and they were lowered to join the slavic state militant group. and while this movie has been welcomed by many people, especially from the hindu nationalists, the critics are saying this movie is nothing but a propaganda. it attempts to destroy religious harmony in india. you have nearly hundred and 80 million muslims in india, so it is a
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sizeable population. this is peddling islamophobia and making very negative impressions about the community. that has been the critics�* view but makers of the movie say it is a fictitious drama based on some information they had received. but initially they talked about 32,000 from the state converting to islam and johnny dis. but later, people pointed out it was changed to three women joining and it talked widely about how women joined the islamic state. the whole issueis joined the islamic state. the whole issue is not about the story itself, but how you betrayed the muslim community and that is what is triggering tensions with relation to this movie. ., ., . ., , this movie. portray. politicians from the ruling _ this movie. portray. politicians from the ruling pdp _ this movie. portray. politicians from the ruling pdp have - this movie. portray. politicians from the ruling pdp have beenj from the ruling pdp have been talking about this film and so have the opposition. tickets through the things they have been saying. fine the opposition. tickets through the things they have been saying. one of the very interesting _ things they have been saying. one of the very interesting things _ things they have been saying. one of
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the very interesting things is, - the very interesting things is, hardly very many movies get recognition from the governing coalition parties. but this movie, narendra modi during a campaign talked about it, saying it is exposing the threat of terrorism and two states ruled by the pgp gave tax—free status to this movie and many other leaders of the hindu right—wing have been pacing this may be saying this is showcasing some of theissues be saying this is showcasing some of the issues with some of these governments talking about. such as referencing to help muslim men deliberately lower hindu woman or a woman from other communities and convert them to islam. this has been seen different angle by others, especially the opposition parties. they have banned the screening of this saying it will affect the peace and harmony in the state because you have millions of muslims living in
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the state. that is why the indian supreme court is hearing a case against this ban and it is triggering a lot of passion on both sides. . ., triggering a lot of passion on both sides. ., ~' , ., triggering a lot of passion on both sides. ., ~ , ., ., ., ~ , sides. thank you for taking us throu~h sides. thank you for taking us through all— sides. thank you for taking us through all of— sides. thank you for taking us through all of that. _ authorities in pakistan say over 3,000 supporters of former prime minister imran khan have been arrested in connection with recent violence in the province of punjab. the local government says those who attacked army installations will be tried under special military measures, preventing them from seeking bail or appeal in a civilian court. mr khan has called for an independent investigation into the incidents. 0ur correspondent caroline davies has more. this is what remains of the corps commander�*s house in lahore. and just behind me, this was the gate where the protesters came through last tuesday. you can see the level of destruction. burnt out cars completely destroyed. now this is the most senior military official in lahore�*s house.
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the protesters came down through here and through this gate. you might see a few people who are wandering around. that�*s because this whole area has now been opened up to the public. you can see this is the swimming pool. and through this way is the corps commander�*s residence. you can see the level of destruction, the smashed glass, broken doors, and, of course, completely burnt out. and what makes this even more extraordinary is the fact that this sort of attacks on army buildings is pretty unseen in pakistan�*s 75—year history. this, of course, was all in response to imran khan, former prime minister of pakistan, being arrested last tuesday. he, of course, is now out on bail. but we�*re starting to hear a bit more about how the authorities here intend to deal with people who were involved in the protests. the army has now said that it intends to both use the civilian pakistan law, but also the army act and the official secrets act, which would mean that civilians would be tried in a military court. now, this is something that has been seen in pakistan before, but when it has, we�*ve often heard from human rights groups
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who�*ve talked about their concerns about the lack of transparency, lack of access to justice, concerns about the appeal process and, of course, undermining civilian courts here in pakistan as well. now, we don�*t know exactly which individuals might be tried under the army act or under the official secrets act at the moment. but what we do know is that there have been thousands of people arrested across pakistan since the protests happened. we know that among those who�*ve been arrested are the pti leaders, many senior leaders in the pti, that is imran khan�*s party and many of them remain in police custody. imran khan is of course on bail at the moment, but he and his party remain under intense pressure. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. we do cooking club here every thursday, so we learn how to use knives and how to cook good,
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healthy and prepared meals. the teenagers are also taught how to plan nutritious meals and work to a budget. they're really trying to gain new skills, notjust for themselves in their career, but skills that they can take back to the family unit in terms of cost savings and maybe looking at batch cooking rather than going out and spending a lot of money on one particular takeaway. they can help their families plan for the _ they can help their families plan for the whole week and hopefully save some real money in doing so and help their_ save some real money in doing so and help their families looking together. some, like 12—year—old bentley, are already helping out at home. if it's like a day if my mum who's had a rough day, - i'd be like, just sit down, i'll cook a meal or- something like that. leaders here say the cost of living is having a huge impact on mental health. it�*s also driving demand for services like the supper club, which they hope more young people can benefit from. you�*re live with bbc news. time for a look
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at the business news now with ben thompson fascinating that testimony about chat gpt and some of the worries people have about how to address regulation of ai and our everyday lives. the boss of open ai — the company behind chatgpt —has admitted that government intervention is needed to keep the industry safe. sam altman, who has been speaking to congress, outlined his concerns about the technology he has helped to create. let�*s take a listen to what he said. we think that regulatory intervention by governments will be critical to mitigate the risks of increasingly powerful models, for example the us government might consider a combination of licensing and testing requirements for element of ai models above a threshold of his abilities. my worst fears are we, the field, the technology
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industry, cause significant harm to the world. i think that can happen in a lot of different ways, and it is why we started the company, and a big part of why imp are today and why we have been here in the past and able to spend some time with you. if this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong and we want to be vocal with that and work with the government. that be vocal with that and work with the government-— be vocal with that and work with the government. ., , ~ ., government. that is sam altman, the boss of the firm _ government. that is sam altman, the boss of the firm behind _ government. that is sam altman, the boss of the firm behind chat _ government. that is sam altman, the boss of the firm behind chat gpt. - we�*rejoined now by daniel newman, principal analyst at futurum research, a digital innovation advistory firm based in austin, texas. good to have it with us. we have got a lot of testimony but none the less we heard those opening remarks and it is really interesting because there is a lot of concern but a lot of excitement and regulation needs to walk that fine line between the two. �* , , ., , ., to walk that fine line between the two. �* , ,., , ., , two. absolutely, we have seen in the ast with two. absolutely, we have seen in the past with social _ two. absolutely, we have seen in the past with social media _ two. absolutely, we have seen in the past with social media that _ two. absolutely, we have seen in the past with social media that the - past with social media that the regulators get behind and it is really hard to ever catch up. in a matter of six months we have seen chatgpt transform industries, it rings alarm bells for some, national
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security risks, it also has economic impacts of potentialjobs and displacement and we need to think about policies for upscaling workers. the pace is faster than any digital innovation i have ever seen is the regulators will have to keep up is the regulators will have to keep up the industry is always going to move faster. up the industry is always going to move faster-— up the industry is always going to move faster. ., ., , , move faster. you get a sense there is anic move faster. you get a sense there is panic amongst — move faster. you get a sense there is panic amongst lawmakers, - is panic amongst lawmakers, especially in the us but elsewhere because we know regulation point out a worry and panic is not necessarily the best legislation. this a worry and panic is not necessarily the best legislation.— the best legislation. this is i was coin: the best legislation. this is i was auoin to the best legislation. this is i was going to be _ the best legislation. this is i was going to be a _ the best legislation. this is i was going to be a tightrope _ the best legislation. this is i was going to be a tightrope to - the best legislation. this is i was going to be a tightrope to walk. l the best legislation. this is i was i going to be a tightrope to walk. we need regulation, even had sam altman say it. the industry is going to need guardrails and it needs to guide rail or protect itself. we need the industry to care about how quickly these models roll out, what their risks are, the drift in potential hallucinations that these models can give with the data that can cause misinformation to spread. we need to get this under control by the industry is going to do most of the industry is going to do most of the controlling, the regulators and policymakers need to know how to
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reel it in impotence. if it —— the regulators need to know how to reel it in and potentially stop it. do ou aet it in and potentially stop it. do you get a sense there will be joined up you get a sense there will be joined up approach across the atlantic? it is all well and good the us bring in regulation but we know ai, like much tech, is cross—border and operates around the world. tech, is cross-border and operates around the world.— tech, is cross-border and operates around the world. absolutely we will definitely need _ around the world. absolutely we will definitely need some _ around the world. absolutely we will definitely need some type _ around the world. absolutely we will definitely need some type of - around the world. absolutely we will definitely need some type of globall definitely need some type of global consensus. it is very difficult to regulate on a global scale and in the us, we are competing aggressively with china the leadership technology in the area of ai and we are going to have or a consensus in terms of how quickly things can progress, and the eu, united states and other parties are working together to regulate. i think we have found historically it is very hard, whether it has been competition or regulation, it has been difficult to get the whole world on the same page so we will
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have to have a framework on a global scale but i do think regulation in the us alone will be very hard to get done. the us alone will be very hard to net done. , ., ., ., ., ~ the us alone will be very hard to net done. , ., ., ~ ., i. very good to talk to you. the top bosses at two failed us banks have been facing regulators on capitol hill today. the chief executives of silicon valley bank and signature bank — both of which collapsed in march this year — face the senate banking committee. it�*s the first time the bosses have spoken publicly about the crisis. our business reporter samira hussain is in new york. this is fascinating because we start to get a sense of what went on when those banks collapsed and how it all played out. those banks collapsed and how it all -la ed out. ,, those banks collapsed and how it all -la ed out. , ., ., played out. exactly and from the executives _ played out. exactly and from the executives of _ played out. exactly and from the executives of those _ played out. exactly and from the executives of those failed - played out. exactly and from the| executives of those failed banks, played out. exactly and from the i executives of those failed banks, of course they say they are sorry anna could not have anticipated any of the events that led to the collapse, the events that led to the collapse, the this was the largest bank run in the this was the largest bank run in the history of the united states and that no bank would have been able to
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withstand that kind of run on their funds. but of course they are facing some very pointed questions from lawmakers, who are wondering how is it possible that they were able to run a bank and still have no idea up until a few days before the collapse of the bank that this was going to be the case and that they should have been more aware of races to interest rates and the impact it would have on the bank. some of the most pointed questions have come in the form of how much these executives have been receiving bonuses, whilst you have a part of the government that is basically taking over the bank and at some point the american taxpayer is going to be on the hook, for being able to take over those particular banks. some very pointed questions over how much money does executives received in bonuses and whether they are going to pay any of it back. much like our previous _ going to pay any of it back. much
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like our previous conversation . going to pay any of it back. much like our previous conversation about al, there are similar parallels ai, there are similar parallels between how banks and regulation really fail to keep up with the changes in the way that banks operate. and the repercussions that were so widespread. in operate. and the repercussions that were so widespread.— were so widespread. in regards to that regulation, _ were so widespread. in regards to that regulation, one _ were so widespread. in regards to that regulation, one of _ were so widespread. in regards to that regulation, one of the - were so widespread. in regards to that regulation, one of the things| that regulation, one of the things that regulation, one of the things that came out in this hearing is that came out in this hearing is that some of the executives for these regional banks were actually lobbying congress to weaken some of the rules with regards to regional banks and some of that was cited in a report by the federal reserve looking into the collapse of the bank saying, part of it is of a site and part of it and some of those weakening rules. weakening rules that executives had lobbied for. tqm. that executives had lobbied for. ok, reall aood that executives had lobbied for. ok, really good to _ that executives had lobbied for. 0k, really good to talk to you. thank you for following all of that. the boss of telecoms giant vodafone has unveiled her plans to revive
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the company�*s finances and restore its competitiveness. 11,000 jobs are going to be slashed over the next three years, in a bid to simplfliy the business. that amounts to more than a 10th of vodafone�*s global workforce, and will affect its firm�*s uk headquarters and other cities. the company had already outlined plans to cutjobs in germany and italy. the european union says it has adopted the world�*s first comprehensive set of rules regulating cryptoassets. firms dealing in encrypted digital currency will now have to be authorised by the eu. they�*ll also have to comply with regulations on money and the financing of terrorism. crucially, transfers of cryptoassets are now to be traced in the same way as traditional financial transactions. the ex—boss of audi rupert stadler has made a confession about his role in the vw diesel scandal. this makes him the first former vw board member to plead guilty to knowing about the illegal software being used to cheat on vw diesel emissions tests.
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stadler has made the confession in exchange for a suspended sentence and a payment of 1.1 million euros. that�*s the latest from business. a court in germany has sentenced five men to several years in prison for their part in an audacious robbery from a museum in dresden. eighteenth—century jewellery worth more than a hundred—million dollars was stolen. one man was acquitted. 0ur correspondentjenny hill, is in dresden and has more about the crime and the veredict. this was an audacious heist which shocked the art world and left many here in germany wondering how on earth the thieves had pulled it off. they targeted, in november of 2019, the museum behind me, home to a treasure trove of historical
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18th—centuryjewelry treasure trove of historical 18th—century jewelry and treasure trove of historical 18th—centuryjewelry and diamond 18th—century jewelry and diamond encrusted 18th—centuryjewelry and diamond encrusted items. this was a meticulously planned operation. the gang at reccied this site several times, they even prepared their entry point to this museum well in advance. it sounds unbelievable but nobody noticed them, using hydraulic cutting machinery to sort through the bars which covered a window, which they then taped back up until they were ready to hit their target. at that point, they set fire to an electrical circuit breaker box, not far from electrical circuit breaker box, not farfrom here, plunged this electrical circuit breaker box, not far from here, plunged this whole area into darkness allowing two of the men to slip inside. they were wearing masks, wielding axis which they used to smash the highly resistant glass of the display cabinet. it took them a little while to do it but eventually they got in and made off with jewellery worth millions and millions of euros. five men were convicted of robbery this morning at a court here in dresden,
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they have been given jail sentences of between five and six years. three of between five and six years. three of those men had during the course of those men had during the course of this trial actually confessed to the crime. they struck a deal with prosecutors saying they would tell them where they had stashed some of them where they had stashed some of the loot in return for a lighter sentence. that has meant the museum has actually had some of the jury returned, it will need a large degree of restoration. it came back dirty, damaged, in pieces but some of thosejewels dirty, damaged, in pieces but some of those jewels have never been returned. they are still missing. curators here for you this collection will probably never be whole again. —— creators here fear this collection will never be whole again. 80 years ago today, 19 lancaster bombers took off from raf scrampton in lincolnshire, on a secret mission to strike at the heart of germany�*s world war two operations. tonight, a special flypast will mark the anniversary of the famous dambusters raid of191t3. danny savage has that story. later this evening, weather
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permitting, this lancaster bomber will once again climb into the sky above lincolnshire. eighty years to the night since 19 of these planes took off on the most famous raf mission of world war ii. flying at night at 60 feet in mountainous terrain to drop an ingenious weapon that had never been used before. it�*s generally the stuff of legends. and i think the modern day air force can be as inspired now by what they did, albeit it was some 80 years ago. the story was made into a film — 1950s special effects recreating the drama of the mission. nice work, skipper. the man who created the bouncing bomb used these very marbles to test the theory of skimming them off water. he just thought to himself, what would be the engineer�*s way of stopping the war?
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they belonged to barnes wallace�*s daughter, who was then about ten, but still recalls the night of the mission. they had a great big square box that was a loudspeaker, and i got up on a chair and got behind the curtain and listened to it and it said how the dams have been burst. he was appalled. 58 people, i think it was, were killed, english people. and then there were all the germans. and he just felt it was more than he could stand. over the past two decades, we�*ve filmed with some of the veterans. les munro was one of the pilots. let�*s take a flight and let�*s have a look at your old training route. i feel a great deal of pride in the fact that i took part in the dam raid itself. and as a consequence trained on the derwent water. johnnyjohnson here on the far left was a bomb aimer who made his pilot fly round their target ten times before being satisfied with the approach.
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it meant to me to do it, not do it properly was a waste of time. both have since died. this is the first anniversary without any surviving veteran from those who took off 80 years ago tonight. plane engine starts. but the sound of the plane which carried them will once again resonate across the county they took off from this evening. danny savage, bbc news, lincolnshire. what a fabulous site. just a line from rishi sunak who is at the council of europe meeting saying i will raise long—term security arrangements for ukraine at that meeting. that is our main story here when we are back in the next few minutes, ukraine and the onslaught from russian missile strikes last night. we are back with more here in a moment or two and that is after
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the weather with sabrina. hello there. a fairly quiet weather day. a few showers around. it was a chilly old start this morning due to the largely clear skies overnight. but since then, we have seen more scenes like this, some patchy fairweather cloud bubble up. so through the rest of the week, then, temperatures gradually on the rise, we�*ll hold on to some largely dry conditions, too. so, the reason behind the settled conditions is this broad area of high pressure. the winds typically coming in from the northwest where we have had some exposure. for example, the northern isles, quite chilly here, but for most of us, it has felt a little bit warmer out there today because of those winds have been on the lighter side. so temperatures for many around the mid—teens. so, scattered showers mainly focused across parts of scotland, northern england and northern ireland will gradually fade away through the evening hours. and then overnight, a legacy of some cloud in places. i think for most of us, it will be milder than the nightjust gone. still quite chilly, though, for the likes of northeast scotland and the northern isles.
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here just two—three celsius in places. then high pressure still on the scene. we do have this weather frontjust working around the top of the high that�*s going to bring a bit more cloud later to parts of northern ireland. and scotland will see some outbreaks of rain arriving too, together with some brisk winds. but actually for much of the uk, it will be a dry and fine day with some sunshine and a partial build up of cloud. and for many of us, temperatures getting up into the mid—teens in some of the warmest spots, 17, 18 celsius possible looking further out then on thursday, high pressure still sticking around. so when a cold front does head our way, it�*s not really going to bring any big changes. and also, here�*s a look at the air mass chart, these yellow and orange shades indicating some warmer air on the way. so, thursday itself, then, any early mist or fog will soon lift. and then we�*re left with some spells of sunshine. meanwhile, further north, it will be a cloudier story at times, with a chance for a few spots of light, rain and drizzle and for more of us feeling warmer, with temperatures getting up to around 17—18
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live from london. this is bbc news. in the next 60 minutes — all the main uk stories — together with the latest breaking developments internationally. ukraine says — they shot down six of russia�*s most advanced — hypersonic missiles — during a night of intense attacks on kyiv. former president poroshenko told me it shows russias weakness nato standard weapons is dominating in russia, even using their most modern missile cannot do anything with the nato weapons. the rush to regulate — artificial intelligence — the man behind chat—gpt is giving evidence to us congress. he�*s spoken about the benefit and dangers of ai —
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