one of the questions researchers will want answering is whether voter id has different impacts on different demographics. one criticism of the new rules from the opposition parties at westminster was that it would suppress turnout among ethnic minority voters. if we look at these figures we can see that sandwell with a 43% non—white population had by far the biggest refusal and no return rate of 0.64%. but of course, this is only partial data — we won't be able to spot any really useful trends until the electoral commission give us their report next month but differential impact will be something many will be watching for. now some caveats. firstly, these were local elections where turn out is always low. we don't know how this will read across to the next general election where a far bigger proportion

of the population vote. caveat number two, we don't know what impact so called greeters had on the numbers. these were people employed by some local authorities to meet voters outside the polling stations, they are there to manage queues, help those with mobility issues etc. some reminded people they needed id to vote. we don't know who was discouraged at that stage. the figures we have got do not record those numbers. according to the electoral commission that is one aspect that they are going to investigate. one final thing to consider — whatever the impact at polling stations, and whatever the level of voter fraud that id is meant to tackle — which in terms of recorded offences or convictions is tiny — there has been a big positive impact on voter confidence in the electoral system according to polling by the electoral commission. at a time when trust in institutions is low, that fact on its own, say supporters of voter id, is a not insignificant benefit.

bob posner, chief executive of the electoral commission from 2019 to 2022, is here. so, how did it go this time with photo id? it’s so, how did it go this time with hoto id? v . , so, how did it go this time with hoto id? �*, . , . ., so, how did it go this time with hoto id? �*, ., , . ., ., photo id? it's a big change to elections _ photo id? it's a big change to elections in _ photo id? it's a big change to elections in the _ photo id? it's a big change to elections in the uk, - photo id? it's a big change to elections in the uk, and - photo id? it's a big change to elections in the uk, and it. photo id? it's a big change to elections in the uk, and it is| elections in the uk, and it is first time round. it is really important to remember that elections are there for the benefit of voters, they are not all political parties, they are for the voter, everyone. when you see voters turned away, those are people, if they are eligible voters wanted to vote, it is always disappointing. we have a new system, and lessons to be learned from how it is working in practice. i5 iid and lessons to be learned from how it is working in practice.— it is working in practice. is id the roblem it is working in practice. is id the problem for _ it is working in practice. is id the problem for you, _ it is working in practice. is id the problem for you, or _ it is working in practice. is id the problem for you, or the - it is working in practice. is id the problem for you, or the fact - it is working in practice. is id the problem for you, or the fact that | it is working in practice. is id the i problem for you, or the fact that it was this kind of id? i problem for you, or the fact that it was this kind of id?— was this kind of id? i think it's the latter- _ was this kind of id? i think it's the latter. there _ was this kind of id? i think it's the latter. there are - was this kind of id? i think it's the latter. there are many - the latter. there are many democracies, not all, that have voter id, good, robust democracies like sweden, canada and france. but

this is a photographic id only and it doesn't have to be that way. you can have wider forms of id for people. you may one day get to a situation where you just have photographic id, but if you are introducing a new system, you want to make it as accessible and easy for people as possible. there is a free electoral id card people can have, but i think it is unfortunate thatitis have, but i think it is unfortunate that it is described as something called a voter authority certificate. i don't understand that, whatever is that?- certificate. i don't understand that, whatever is that? when jacob rees-m099 — that, whatever is that? when jacob rees-mogg suggested _ that, whatever is that? when jacob rees-mogg suggested it _ that, whatever is that? when jacob rees-mogg suggested it was - rees—mogg suggested it was essentially gerrymandering from his own party, and it bit them on the backside, what did you think? those are his comments. _ backside, what did you think? those are his comments. i— backside, what did you think? those are his comments. i think _ backside, what did you think? those are his comments. i think when - backside, what did you think? turn are his comments. i think when you change electoral law, you do so carefully and cautiously, and political parties, governments of the day, should do it in the most consensus and a way as possible. also, they should heed advice from those who understand how elections work, electoral administrators, lawyers, and i think what they brought in is a system of only photographic id, only certain forms

of id within that, not all types, certain types exclude photograph id, which was quite surprising. the? which was quite surprising. they didn't listen? _ which was quite surprising. they didn't listen? i— which was quite surprising. they didn't listen? i think _ which was quite surprising. they didn't listen? i think they - which was quite surprising. they j didn't listen? i think they should have listened _ didn't listen? i think they should have listened more, _ didn't listen? i think they should have listened more, but- didn't listen? i think they should have listened more, but to - didn't listen? i think they should have listened more, but to be i have listened more, but to be positive about it, there is the opportunity to learn from this, broaden the list going forward, and i hope that is looked at. there does have to be — i hope that is looked at. there does have to be some change? _ i hope that is looked at. there does have to be some change? think - i hope that is looked at. there does| have to be some change? think that would help- — have to be some change? think that would help. when _ have to be some change? think that would help. when you _ have to be some change? think that would help. when you see _ have to be some change? think that would help. when you see voters i would help. when you see voters turned away, you have to ask why thatis, turned away, you have to ask why that is, and it's not good enough. thank you. that's all from us tonight. i'm back tomorrow — see you then. goodnight.

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reuters new agency the prime minister of the uk and japan's prime minister of the uk and japan's prime minister with a degree a landmark new global strategic partnership called the hiroshima accord at the g7 summit. it will include doubling uk troop numbers injoint g7 summit. it will include doubling uk troop numbers in joint exercises and committing to carrier troops in 2025. the us president will be arriving for the summit on thursday and japan is hosting this years meeting in hiroshima in an increasingly unstable indo—pacific. japan is a pacifist country. japan is a pacifist country — but it stands on the front line of any potential military escalation in taiwan by china. shaimaa khalil reports. at 0kinawa's naha air base, these routine military exercises have become more urgent. japan's southwestern islands are on the front line of any potential conflict between taiwan and china, a threat that's becoming

more real by the day for the self—defense forces or the sdf. captain ura and his colleagues know that any response would have to involve their american counterparts. 0kinawa is home to the biggest concentration of us military presence in japan. but the young pilot tells me, as china's capabilities increase, so too should his squadron�*s readiness to retaliate. translate: when i scramble. to intercept the planes and see chinese aircraft in front of me, i naturally feel a sense of tension. but it also makes me realise that i'm on a mission at the front line of national defence. china's activities are getting more complex, so we need to reflect that in ourtraining. when the government announced the biggest military build—up since the second world war, it illustrated japan's urgent need to show that it can defend itself. this is a pacifist nation now facing the potential of a conflict at its doorstep.

be it from a belligerent north korea or because of china's increased aggression against taiwan. both scenarios will inevitably play out here. both would be catastrophic for the region and the whole world. an hour's flight from 0kinawa main is ishigaki island, a picturesque haven known for fishing and agriculture. and who's beautiful beaches have long attracted holiday—makers. but beyond this facade of calm stands japan's newest military base. nearly 600 troops have moved here earlier this year, including squads capable of launching land to ship and land to air missiles into the east china sea and beyond. but the base has split a once close knit community. many fear their island might now be a target. every week, veteran activist tetsuya masato stands in the fields outside the base to protest.

translate: as a person who has l experienced the second world war. i don't want the tragic situation to be repeated. i don't want this island to become a battlefield. we've been nurtured by nature and culture of this island. i don't want that to be destroyed or stolen by war. ishigaki is close to two volatile frontiers taiwan and its growing tension with china and the senkaku diaoyu islands, which tokyo controls and beijing claims. translate: geographically speaking, we are very close to taiwan _ and southeast asia. we are in a situation where chinese ships are patrolling very closely. the equipment we have in terms of missile launches is for defending ourselves. it's not for attacking other countries. we're not looking for war. japan has not fired a single shot in battle since the end of world war two, but this country that has spent decades avoiding war might find itself being pulled into one.

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, 0kinawa. i'm joined now byjeffrey hornung, senior political scientist at the rand corporation, a us based think tank and research institute. thank you forjoining us on newsday. firstly, if i may, ask you a question about the breaking news that the british prime minister rishi sunak and the japanese prime minister, signing this landmark global strategic parsnip. how significant is this? it is global strategic parsnip. how significant is this?— significant is this? it is really significant- _ significant is this? it is really significant. to _ significant is this? it is really significant. to date, - significant is this? it is really significant. to date, outside | significant is this? it is really l significant. to date, outside of significant is this? it is really - significant. to date, outside of the us and japan i lands, the most that your brain has had an alliance with is ourjapan has four years has been in looking to increase its ties with europe, uk among them and this is of point that shows there getting. we

had the report japan is china is had the reportjapan is china is increasing its defence spending. the war in ukraine and the growing threat of china, they would likely be the top of the agenda in the g7 summit. in be the top of the agenda in the g7 summit. , , summit. in the g7 summit, there will be talkin: summit. in the g7 summit, there will be talking about _ summit. in the g7 summit, there will be talking about a _ summit. in the g7 summit, there will be talking about a wide _ summit. in the g7 summit, there will be talking about a wide array - summit. in the g7 summit, there will be talking about a wide array of- be talking about a wide array of issues whether it be global health, economic or security but with the bilateral summits i think we can expect to see a lot more security focused interest giving the chinese publications in and around japan continued aggression, or continued build—up by north korea. as well as the wearing ukraine and how japan and the us can respond to that together. at the same time, president — together. at the same time, president biden _ together. at the same time, president biden is _ together. at the same time, president biden is cutting i together. at the same time, | president biden is cutting his together. at the same time, - president biden is cutting his trip short because of the domestic debt limit issue back home skipping the summits in sydney. how would this be viewed by its allies?—

viewed by its allies? there was a fair initially _ viewed by its allies? there was a fair initially that _ viewed by its allies? there was a fair initially that president - viewed by its allies? there was a fair initially that president biden| fair initially that president biden was going to skip the g7 summits altogether and miss entire presence in the region but i think the japanese, the host, are relieved that president biden would at least make it to the g7 summit but you are right, by skipping out on the quad meeting and not being able to be the first president to visit papa new guinea, it sends a sort of mixed message to the region about us commitment but at the same time democracies have domestic policies they have to deal with and i think, speak to friends injapan, they do understand the domestic problems that president biden is facing in the facts he has to go home to tend to those. , ' , ., ., ,, the facts he has to go home to tend to those, ' , ., ., ~' ,, to those. jeffrey hornung thank you so much for — to those. jeffrey hornung thank you so much forjoining _ to those. jeffrey hornung thank you so much forjoining us _ to those. jeffrey hornung thank you so much forjoining us on _ to those. jeffrey hornung thank you so much forjoining us on the - so much forjoining us on the programme today.— so much forjoining us on the programme today. thank you, it appreciated- _ it's probably the most famous shipwreck of all time, the focus of countless documentaries and hollywood movies — but there's a version of the titanic you haven't seen.

experts have used special technology to map the whole ship and create its "digital twin". 0ur science editor, rebecca morelle, has been given exclusive access to the project. nearly 4,000 metres down, in the murky depths of the atlantic — the titanic. but cameras can only ever show us tantalising snapshots, never the whole ship. now, a new scan has revealed the wreck as it's never been seen before. an exact full—sized replica. to appreciate its scale, we've superimposed it in the london stadium, where the olympics was held. the titanic was simply colossal, and this 3d scan reveals the wreck in its entirety. for the first time, we have an exact digital copy of the real thing. and what you see here is what's lying on the floor of the north atlantic ocean. not only can we get an idea of the ship's enormous size, this scan also gives us a close—up

view of its smallest details. this is the boat deck. a gaping hole provides a glimpse inside, where the grand staircase once stood. and here's what's left of the captain's bridge, covered in fragile stalactites of rust. remarkable details are emerging too, like this serial number on a propeller. the resolution is phenomenal. this will allow scientists, historians to reunderstand how the titanic came to be where it is. and it's also a snapshot in time. the titanic was scanned using submersibles. they took 700,000 images from every angle to build up an exact 3d reconstruction. the wreck is in two parts. the bow is still instantly recognisable, more than 100 years after it sank. 800 metres away, the stern, though, is a chaotic mess of metal. it collapsed as it corkscrewed into the sea floor.

the titanic�*s been extensively explored, but there are still fundamental questions. we really don't understand the character of the collision with the iceberg. we don't even know if she hit it along the starboard side, as shown in all the movies. she might have grounded on the iceberg. and this photogrammetry model is one of the first major steps to driving the titanic story toward evidence—based research and not speculation. the sea is eating away at the wreck and time is running out to find out what happened on that night in 1912 when more than 1,000 lives were lost. but the scan now freezes the wreck in time. the hope is titanic may yet give up its secrets. rebecca morelle, bbc news. a lot more on our website but that's all we have time for, thank you for watching newsday.

hello there. there's going to be some more warm sunshine at times on thursday. could be one of two showers breaking out, mind you. and later in the day, we're going to find this cloud coming in from the atlantic to bring a little rain into the northwest. right now, though, we've got this stream of cloud moving down from the north. a lot of it, though. this quite thin, high, cloud, but with more cloud around, temperatures will start at nearer nine or ten degrees early on thursday. and from that cloud, there could still be a little light rain or drizzle in scotland. now eastern parts of scotland should become drier and brighter. and in northern ireland there'll be some sunshine in the morning before that band of cloud brings that line of rain. for england and wales, there'll be some sunny spells developing, but as it warms up a bit we could trigger a few showers through the midlands, some eastern parts of england. further west it's likely to stay dry, and we may well find the highest temperature around worcestershire and herefordshire,

but it's still only 20 degrees. nothing to get too excited. we normally see temperatures a bit higher than that at this time of the year. and generally those numbers are going to be 17 or 18 celsius, once again, like wednesday. there is that weather front though, bringing that line of rain into scotland and northern ireland that's going to then push its way down into england and wales on friday. and that cloud may start to thicken up and bring with it a few more showers. and those could be a little heavy as they push into the midlands towards the south east of england. following on from that, we've got more sunshine to come for scotland and northern ireland, though the cloud will build up a bit and spread out. but temperatures are likely to reach 18 degrees in glasgow, the same as the temperature there in plymouth, and it'll be warm in the sunshine. for scotland and northern ireland as we head into the weekend though, there's likely to be more cloud coming in from the atlantic, a little bit more breezy in northern scotland. high pressure will keep it dry, though, for england and wales and there'll be a lot of sunshine around as well.

but more cloud for scotland and northern ireland, just about thick enough to give a little light rain or drizzle here and there. no great amounts by any means. and we've still got temperatures of 18 degrees in the central belt. in the sunshine for england and wales, temperatures could hit 20 or 21 celsius. and there's more sunshine to come for england and wales on sunday. more of a breeze in the southeast. should actually brighten up with some sunshine in south east scotland. other parts of scotland and northern ireland again seeing more cloud, not much rain coming from that cloud. and where you have the sunshine, it'll be warm again.

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