jobs and conditions. also this lunchtime... the ukrainian children alleged to have been forcibly deported to russia — but now rescued and brought home by their mothers. sirens in south korea spread panic and confusion after a north korean satellite crashes into the sea. the rise of artificial intelligence: another pioneer of ai issues a warning about what he's helped to create and says he now feels lost. and i am here in sutton coldfield to ahead of england manager serena pigment naming his squad for the summer women's world cup. —— sarina wiegman. and coming up on bbc news: can roma bossjose mourinho maintain his unbeaten record in european finals as six—time winners sevilla stand in his way of lifting the europa league trophy?

good afternoon. rail passengers are facing fresh disruption with the start of another wave of strikes in long running disputes over pay, jobs and conditions. today it's train drivers from the aslef union, taking strike action at 15 rail companies — some of which won't be running any services at all. tomorrow an aslef overtime ban could mean more disruption. then, on friday, other rail workers, from the rmt union, will go on strike. before more action by aslef drivers on saturday, affecting travel to events such as the fa cup final. our correspondent ben king reports. busy rail hubs were unusually calm as train drivers at the aslef union walked out over pay and working conditions. here at manchester

piccadilly, there were no trains from avanti piccadilly, there were no trains from ava nti west piccadilly, there were no trains from avanti west coast, no east midlands. great western, south coast and cross country are also affected as well. aslef has rejected a pay rise of 4% for last year and this, dependence on changes to working conditions was that government cut the pay deal fair and conditions was that government cut the pay dealfair and reasonable, but the union is ready to keep fighting. our members are in this for the long haul. we have been around 140 years, we have been in this for the best part of two years, they have been solid, we currently have at least ten of our ballots out, and we expect those to come back, or with high turnout at high percentages against going forward. the feedback we got last week was highly positive for our members, because for us, it is existential. this is london bridge station, normally one of the busiest in the country, but there are no trains here today at all because of the strike. the only people who have made it and have come by underground, bus, car, bicycle, or even some on foot. i underground, bus, car, bicycle, or even some on foot.— underground, bus, car, bicycle, or even some on foot. i used to live in readin: , even some on foot. i used to live in reading. so — even some on foot. i used to live in reading, so that _ even some on foot. i used to live in reading, so that is _ even some on foot. i used to live in reading, so that is to _ even some on foot. i used to live in reading, so that is to live - even some on foot. i used to live in reading, so that is to live in - reading, so that is to live in reading, so that is to live in

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the rest of the week will be hit by strike action too, with the all manchester fa cup final and the epsom derby all affected. and the train strikes look set to run and run. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin is at paddington station in london. any prospects at all of these disputes on the railways being resolved so that strikes like today's come to an end? well, not immediately, no. and aslef, the train drivers�* union, has made it clear that unless proposals are put forward that it deems acceptable, then more action is very likely. it could be more sustained action, in fact, likely. it could be more sustained action, infact, because likely. it could be more sustained action, in fact, because the general secretary says that that is what members have been asking for. and it is currently in the middle of the balloting members at the number of operators for confirmation of new strike action. the rmt, whose

members include guards and staff members include guards and staff members at some stations, has actually already solved or settled a dispute with network rail, meaning that maintenance workers and signallers are no longer involved in strikes. however, the dispute with 14 train companies very much continues, and it appears deadlocked again. as ben says, the rail industry and the government says the offers put forward art fair and reasonable. there is no sign they are about to put forward fresh proposals. both sides keep saying they are always open to more talks, but as i understand it, no more are currently in the diary. thank you, katie. the bbc has obtained new evidence about what has happened to ukrainian children who were taken from care homes and schools, and moved to russia. ukraine says 19,000 children were forcibly removed and there�*s an international arrest warrant for russia�*s president vladimir putin, who�*s accused of unlawfully deporting young people. some ukrainian mothers have travelled deep inside russia

to try to rescue their children. more now from our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford. sarah. yes, we have spent some time investigating these allegations, talking to lots of families and officials, and lots of the children involved are too, and there are many different and differing stories, but there are common threads too, and these include the fact we are talking in many cases about some of the most vulnerable children there could be, children from care homes and from schools for children with special educational needs. so, extremely distressed by the forced separation from their families. what we have also found is really quite chilling proof of what is happening to some of those children, and that really blows a hole in the russian claim that it is protecting children, moving them to safety away from front lines. we have found there is a deep ideology behind this, and we have even seen children

being taken to classes where they are being taught to respect the very military, the russian military, that has invaded their country. it is the most anxious journey of these mothers�* lives. dashing to reach the children they�*ve been separated from for six months. ukrainian children sent to summer camps run by russia and then never returned. ala tells me every minute now counts. the children have been told they�*ll be put in care if their mums don�*t come for them. that means a gruelling trip across thousands of miles from ukraine, deep into the country that�*s declared war on them. danil went to the camp when his city was occupied. when it was liberated, the russians wouldn�*t send the children back. translation: i should

never have let him go. | but we didn�*t know. theyjust took him. and that was that. my son had seen explosions. i wanted him to relax from the war. and then this happened. ijust hope we make it in time. it�*s images like these that scare her. russia has been removing children from parts of ukraine it occupies, delivering them to russian families. it claims it�*s saving them from danger. but the international criminal court calls this illegal deportation. putin! it�*s why he is now a wanted man. vladimir putin has annexed huge chunks of ukraine and claims everything there is russian, even the children. and we found new evidence of how they�*re treated.

this boy�*s ukrainian, dressed in the z mark of russia�*s war on his country. he�*s a classmate of tatiana�*s son, who was also taken by the russians. sasha has special needs. his mum had to travel into enemy territory to rescue him. he tells me how russian soldiers in balaclavas came to his school with guns. they loaded him and 12 other children onto buses and drove off with them. sasha had no contact with his mum for six weeks. when i ask how hard that was... ..he says it�*s too distressing to remember. sasha is now safe with his mum in germany. he�*s told tatyana the children were banned from even mentioning ukraine, told there was nothing there to return for.

translation: it's not only putin who should be put on trial. - it�*s all the main people, the commanders. all of them, for what they did to the children. what right did they have? so i called the woman in charge of the school where sasha was taken. deep inside russian occupied territory. i wanted to know about that z mark. the ukrainian children dressed as russian soldiers. "so what if they were?" the director shot back. "what kind of question is that?" soon after, the line cut out. for those who do make it back, the long road home ends here, on ukraine�*s northern border. the first group is

just coming through. i can see some of the women and their children waving as they cross the border finally. but six months apart, then six days of travel to be reunited. danil had been scared he wouldn�*t see his mum again, but alla made it. the stories of their exhausting, traumatic trip spill out, between the welcome hugs. but alla tells me it was all worth it to see her son again. danil just says the reunion was brilliant. this is a war that�*s created all sorts of victims. brought all sorts of pain. but it is the fate of ukraine�*s children that�*s got vladimir putin indicted as a suspected war criminal. sarah rainsford, bbc news, in northern ukraine.

meanwhile, there are fresh concerns about the safety of the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine. 0ur correspondent, james landale, joins us now from kyiv. james, throughout the war, the future of this nuclear plant has been a real concern? yes, it has, and the man whose responsibility it is, who is in charge of the un nuclear watchdog, has been briefing the un security council about it, and he is really concerned, saying that the situation now is extremely fragile and dangerous, to use his words. essentially the problem is this. this power plant is the largest nuclear plant in europe and it sits right in the middle of the battlefield here. it is currently controlled by russian forces, and the problem is that every so often, the problem is that every so often, the fighting gets close to it, every so often, the fighting breaks the power source to this plant, that cuts the electricity off, and the

problem is this: the plant is not actually creating, generating electricity at the moment, but it has a lot of nuclear reactors. they need electricity for their cooling. they need to stay cool. if they don�*t, if they get hot, there is a huge risk of nuclear meltdown and accident, and a disaster, frankly. what the official said to the international community and the un is, let�*s agree some rules. let�*s agree not to launch attacks from the plant or to attack the plant. let�*s agree not to cut off its electricity, and so on. he called them of the five principles. he is trying to get agreement. the problem is, at the moment, new york and elsewhere, he gets warm words, which he says are encouraging, but no firm agreement. so continuing concern about the situation a zaporizhzhia. thank you very much, james. millions of people in south korea were warned to prepare to evacuate after a failed north korean satellite launch. the north korean spy satellite fell harmlessly into the sea, but not before an early morning emergency alert in the south korean capital seoul telling people to take

shelter, spreading panic, chaos and confusion. 0ur correspondentjean mackenzie reports now from seoul. air raid siren seoul is not used to air raid sirens, nor evacuation orders. but this is how millions were woken this morning. "this is not a drill," the loudspeakers blare. north korea had fired a spy satellite and it was heading south. then came another warning. "there has been a mistake. continue with your day." but the panic and fear had already been triggered, with people unsure what to do, where to hide. translation: i was very surprised and worried. i i didn�*t know whether i had to flee seoul. it seemed dangerous,

but there was so little information. translation: l was scared. j so i called my mum in tears. she said it was ok, so i fell back asleep. this did raise my awareness and perhaps next time i will actually evacuate to a shelter. the spy satellite had crashed into the sea, hundreds of kilometres from south korea. here�*s kimjong un inspecting the satellite ahead of its launch. i'll his failure is a blow. half he�*d hoped it would give him eyes in the sky over his enemies. but for a city that�*s always in pyongyang�*s sights, the streets soon thronged as usual. over the years, many here have become desensitised to the threat posed by north korea. they�*ve lived with it for so long. the fear with this false alarm is that now people may be less likely to respond

when a real emergency arises. some here, though, have told us that for the first time they�*ve been forced to think. what they would do if this were to become the target of falling debris, or worse? jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul. one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence says he feels "lost" about his life�*s work. professor yoshua bengio is the latest leading figure from the world of al to warn about its potential dangers — he says he would have prioritised safety over usefulness if he�*d realised the pace at which artificial intelligence would evolve. our technology editor zoe kleinman reports. artificial intelligence has the power to change our lives. now, one of the founding godfathers of ai wants tight rules on the sector to ensure humanity�*s safety. governments need to track what they�*re doing.

they need to be able to audit them. and that isjust like the minimum thing we do for any other sector. like, you know, building aeroplanes or cars or pharmaceuticals. he said its use in the military should be banned. this is one of the worst places where we could put a super intelligent ai. i think there�*s enough examples in science fiction and yeah, even if you like science fiction, the problem is if something goes wrong and we lose control of an ai, and it happens to be an ai that can kill people. governments have started to think about regulating. i'm hoping that we can bring people together and lead the world in safely regulating al to make sure that we can capture the benefits of it whilst protecting people from some of the worrying things that we are now reading about. that�*s the bigger picture. if all goes well, the hope is that ai will gradually become a tool that willjust make our daily lives easier, helping us with everyday things like budgeting and meal plans. at work, you might suddenly realise you can�*t remember the last time

you compiled a spreadsheet or made a presentation without it. there are already many examples of ai bringing benefits to society. new antibiotics. a paralysed man to walk again just by thinking about it, thanks to a microchip developed using ai. professor bengio has pause for thought. ifeel like, you know, what used to be simple, what gave a meaning to my life and a direction and was clear, isn�*t any more. so you could say i feel lost. but in those cases, you know, you have to keep going and you have to engage, discuss, think, encourage others to think with you. society, we need to think together through what are the best options, without leaving all of the other dangers. zoe kleinman, bbc news. our top story this afternoon:

more disruption for railway passengers as train drivers from the union as love take industrial action as part of a fresh wave of strikes. and coming up. peas, please. why british researchers are developing peas that don�*t actually taste like peas. coming up on bbc news. we�*re under an hour away from finding out who sarina wiegman has selected for england�*s world cup squad, but with key players ruled out, she has some big decisions to make. allegations of institutional racism within the police are among most challenging issues facing forces around the country. there is now what�*s called a �*police race action plan�* — aimed at building better relations with black communities and eliminating racism within the police — but now that race action plan itself is facing allegations of discrimination, as newsnight�*s uk editor —

sima kotecha — reports. police officers have been bombarded by claims of racism in recent years. but now the very plan set up to tackle this is at the centre of fresh claims of racism. ijoined the programme to share my lived and professional experience, as well as my knowledge and working in the police. the police race action plan, published last year, aims to build trust with black communities. one person who worked on the programme told us they had this experience... they want to remain anonymous because of their current role. i was treated differently to my white colleagues, by a lack of support being offered when the workload increased. it was openly questioned if black people were even needed to work on the plan. i increasingly felt my voice, and at times my lived and professional experience, were being ignored. they�*re just one of several people of colour who�*ve raised serious

concerns about discrimination at the unit, with some saying that their experiences were belittled and ignored. we�*ve also seen documentation outlining other complaints from people of colour, with some raising serious questions about the credibility and the true intentions of the programme. the members that we've supported have outlined areas where they have been marginalised within the plan. they've been sidelined, at times they've almost been gaslit as well around some of the issues and almost saying that black people are sometimes the problem and that they are loud and challenging. the national police chief council�*s chair told us, "we will be issuing a refreshed plan that i am confident will deliver the change our workforce and the communities we serve, need and deserve. i�*m not aware of any official complaints or allegations relating to racism. however, i�*m deeply saddened to hear of the experiences expressed in this report. anyone who carries toxic attitudes,

be that racist, misogynist, homophobic or discriminatory, does not belong in policing." these latest allegations paint a picture of a body beset by problems, at a time when trust in policing amongst people of colour is a critical issue. the entire process left me completely disillusioned. black staff, in my opinion, were seen as troublemakers or difficult for providing a perspective from black people. sima kotecha, bbc news. england manager sarina wiegman will name her final 23 player squad for the women�*s world cup this afternoon. our sports reporterjo currie is in sutton coldfield where that announcement will be made in the next hour. just bring us up to date. it is hard to believe that _ just bring us up to date. it is hard to believe that his _ just bring us up to date. it is hard to believe that his has _ just bring us up to date. it is hard to believe that his has been - just bring us up to date. it is hard to believe that his has been less. to believe that his has been less

than a year since the lionesses were crowned european champions and now they are targeting an even bigger goal, the world cup in australia and new zealand which gets under way in seven weeks�* time. in an hour we will know which 23 players have made the squad. what we do know is we have a new look squad compared to last summer because some key players have already been ruled out through injury including the captain leah williamson some players such asjill scott and ellen white have attired and there are some players who have picked up injuries in recent months and have not returned yet to fitness. and it is yet unclear whether they will be fit in time for the well cup including beth mead. but for every player is available of course there is a fresh crop of new faces trying to push their win but which over 23 do head down under this summer england will start as one of the heavy favourites for one of the biggest prizes in the women�*s

game. of the biggest prizes in the women's came. . ~' of the biggest prizes in the women's came. . ~ ,. y of the biggest prizes in the women's .ame. ., ~' , . british researchers are developing peas that don�*t taste like peas. the idea is to produce an alternative to soya to meet the growing demand for plant—based food. peas are high in protein, but they tend not to be used in vegan dishes because many people are put off by the taste. the development would reduce carbon emissions because peas don�*t need fertilisers. here�*s our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. these pea plants are being grown at mudlee farm just outside norwich. when they�*re grown, chris harrison will use them to produce meat substitutes. this is what they�*ll look like after they�*ve been processed. these protein chunks are sold to food firms to make into plant based alternatives to meat dishes, like this chilli. mm! this is really delicious. but it�*s easier to make spicy food because a pea protein tastes of peas.

once you start to use milder flavourings, then you�*re more likely to taste the pea flavours coming through. burgers, for example? yeah, exactly that. so a lot of work goes in to making burgers that don�*t have that vegetable flavour. that�*s probably been the biggest focus of that industry in the last five years. these pea seeds could be the answer, they�*re of a wild variety found in india which have no flavour. they can�*t be grown commercially, but scientists have come up with an ingenious answer. in this particular one, we have a flavourless trace. we have a flavourless trait. in this one we have improved nutritional quality. but neither of these are variants that would be grown by the farmer. and we need to really get those traits into something like this, which the farmer is prepared to grow. so in other words, we're going to interbreed with these three types. these are the first plants to have been crossbred with some of these seeds.

there�*s been an enormous increase in demand for plant based foods — in the uk it�*s growing at 30% a year. and growing peas could save farmers £15 million each year. that�*s because they don�*t need any fertiliser. and that would reduce co2 emissions by a whopping 24,000 tonnes each year. and british grown flavourless peas would reduce the need for imported soya, which is widely used in many plant based foods. we all know we�*re facing a climate emergency. a lot of soya is produced in south america and a fair proportion of it is produced following rainforest deforestation. and that obviously carries a big footprint. the aim now is to produce a completely new variety of pea that�*s more nutritious, easy to harvest, and most importantly, doesn�*t taste at all like a pea. palab ghosh, bbc news, norwich.

the award winning film �*i, daniel blake�* was released in 2016 — and told the story of people of living on benefits and struggling to survive. it�*s now being brought to the stage — to portray the reality of the cost of living crisis — and the adaption has been written by the film�*s original star. danny savage reports. there you go. thank you. it�*s probably the most hard hitting scene from a film which shone a light on poverty in britain. a woman so hungry, she resorts to desperate measures in a food bank. ee, petal, are you all right? as the film i, daniel blake highlighted the effects on those struggling on benefits. i�*m really hungry. now the lead actor davejohns... it's ok, it's ok. ..has turned the story into a stage play. put that on my cv! i would like to think that this would again make people angry. and i think that�*s when you get change, when it starts to affect, you know, middle class people

and working people, you know. and to help with his research... it's getting worse. sadly, it is getting worse. ..he returned to the charity where the food bank scene was filmed. anita was donating to this food bank 18 months ago. with the cast and crew, he listened to stories from the people being helped. and that's where you were, wasn't it, pet? when i first came, i was really low. i got really terrible. i was not in a very good place. i don't think i would have been . here if it wasn't for the food bank. sorry, i'm off again! why are people having to go through this? it�*s not right. i�*m going to have to stop crying! for the director of the new stage play, it was a bit overwhelming. i don�*t know if art can really change, but even if it changes certain sections of that audience to do something, to volunteer, to donate more, to help in some way, that i think is the goal of it.

the food bank is open now. when i, daniel blake was made, there was just one food bank in newcastle. meal voucher. oh, thank you. now there are more than half a dozen. i can't feel my hands. i know, aye. freezing. this was much more than a research visit by the cast. thank you. that could be a sister. it could be a wife. it could be anybody. people are doing it right now in newcastle and around the country. yeah. and now davejohns has given anita a special invitation to see the show. it'll be amazing! i've never, ever been before in my life. it'll be one of the things on my bucket list. we�*re ready when you are. thank you. this play is already a sell out in the city it is based in. all right, pet. just doing your food shop, that's all. - i, daniel blake is once again confronting some uncomfortable topics, with drama, and a smattering of hope. well done, well done. danny savage, bbc news, newcastle.