has not yet officially resigned as an mp. but there are a series of texts that you can see. that doesn't mean a great deal. but basically there that it is absolutely my intention to resign but given what i know to be true in the number of varying and conflicting statements issued by number ten since the weekend, this process is now sadly necessary. she said she has requested copies of

porkchops, text messages, things like that, e—mails, minutes of meetings, both formal and informal with senior figures, their names unredacted. this is what she has asked for. all relating to her process about whether or not she is being elevated to the house of lords. she is repeating, though, it is our intention to resign, but given what she now knows and

believes to be true she says this process has become necessary to put an end to the speculation. so, we will get a bit of reaction and we will get a bit of reaction and we will get a political correspondent to dojargon a bit will get a political correspondent to do jargon a bit aboutjargon, too. at the headline there is that she is giving a bit of extra nation about why she has not yet resigned as an mp, but saying that she fully intends to do so. we will have more that in a bit. now though we all had to be received sportscenter. jude bellingham will be real madrid's latest star player... with the price tag to match. real madrid's latest star player... the midfielder is signing from borussia dortmund in a deal that makes him the spanish club's second most expensive purchase in history. the two clubs agreed a fee ofjust over 100 million euros last week for the england midfielder, and it could rise even further. he's joined on a six—year contract and will presented as a real player on thursday. the first of the nations league semi finals is taking place between the netherlands and croatia — the winner tonight takes on spain or italy in the final on sunday. in front of their home crowd —

the netherlands have taken the lead — donyell malen with the goal. nathan ake is back in action for the netherlands — just four days after winning the champions league with manchester city. while luca modric has won his 165th cap for croatia. the women's world cup will be broadcast across europe, after france, spain, italy, germany and the uk all agreed a dealfor the rights. the announcement comes just five weeks before the tournament begins — as fifa president gianni infantino had threatened a european tv blackout if rights offers were not improved. but the deal now allows viewers to watch matches when the tournament begins in australia and new zealand, with european champions england kicking off their campaign on the 22july against haiti. all 64 matches will be broadcast in the uk on either the bbc or itv, with the final on both. england have named their team for the first ashes test against australia on friday — and there's a first ashes call up for harry brook. at 2a years old, it's been a childhood dream of his to be a part of this historical cricketing rivalry — and his 818 runs in seven tests since his debut last year have won him a place on the side. it's a dream come true to be involved in my first ashes. i been going up and watching some of these players that are still playing against the best of the world and the best australians, so they are

one of the best sides of the world. just off the back of a world champion win. and yeah, i've always wanted to play with the best players of the world and see how good they really are. of the world and see how good they reall are. ,,, ., ~ ., ., ., really are. speaking of one of the best in the _ really are. speaking of one of the best in the world,. _ speaking of one of the best in the world,. he's a three—time ashes winner — but australia's steve smith has never won the urn on english soil. the battle for the ashes starts at egbaston — a ground at which smith has made some special memories, and he admits a series win away from home would mean a lot: the lump the ashes this year is i cuess, the lump the ashes this year is i guess. one _ the lump the ashes this year is i guess. one of — the lump the ashes this year is i guess, one of the _ the lump the ashes this year is i guess, one of the big _ the lump the ashes this year is i j guess, one of the big series that you want to do well in and help your team have success. in the last time we came over here we got close to winning the ashes. the next best result was drawing it, and we did that. but it certainly something that. but it certainly something that will be the highlight of my career. so yeah, i'mjust that will be the highlight of my career. so yeah, i'm just excited for the next couple of months. golf's world number one scottie scheffler says he �*still doesn't really have a clue' about what's going on with the sport's shock merger. the american has revealed

he was at the gym when he heard the news that saudi arabia's public investment fund, the pga and dp world tours had joined forces after a more than year long dispute. he's preparing for the us open that starts tomorrow in los angeles. it gets to a point where you want to have faith in management. and i want to have faith that there says the best thing for all of us, but it's clear that that is not the consensus right now. i think the general feeling is that a lot of people feel a bit of betrayal from feeling is that a lot of people feel a bit of betrayalfrom management. i haven't paid too much attention to it, honestly. i been trying to prep for this week. i'm just trying to make sure that i come in on a major championship i really care about it and this is one of them so i wasn't going to waste any time on any news that happened last week. i just that happened last week. i 'ust don't that happened last week. i 'ust don-t know�* that happened last week. i 'ust don't know what's i that happened last week. i 'ust don't know what's going i that happened last week. ijust don't know what's going on. i l that happened last week. ijust don't know what's going on. i don't think_ don't know what's going on. i don't think anyone knows what's going on.

“p think anyone knows what's going on. up i was— think anyone knows what's going on. up i was signing with the paragraph, are we _ up i was signing with the paragraph, are we not— up i was signing with the paragraph, are we not signing with the area. i have _ are we not signing with the area. i have no_ are we not signing with the area. i have no idea. even though i guess it is confusing, — have no idea. even though i guess it is confusing, it's pretty clear that nobody— is confusing, it's pretty clear that nobody knows what's going on apart from about — nobody knows what's going on apart from about four people in the world. confusion still reigns in the world of golf in the us open starts at the los angeles country club tomorrow. and that's all the sport for now. now to an exlusive report on north korea. no—one has been able to enter or leave the country for over three years — because of the their covid restrictions. now, three people living in north korea have risked their lives to tell the bbc what's happening. they've told us food is so scarse, neighbours are starving to death. here's our seoul correspondent jean mackenzie — and a warning — you may find the report distressing.

supplies are so low. people are started dying. this chilling testimony comes from inside north korea. once i didn't eat for two days, i only drank water. recently, people have been knocking on the door asking for food _ because they're so hungry. hearing from people inside this isolated country is extremely rare. but with fears the country is on the brink of a famine, we've been secretly communicating with people who live there. we're using actors and animations to illustrate their words and have changed their names to protect them. in our village, five people have starved to death. chan ho is a construction worker living near the chinese border. in one family, the wife was too ill to work, so her two children were surviving by begging. in the end, all three of them died. at first i was afraid of dying from covid,

but then i began to worry about starving to death. at the start of the pandemic, north korea completely sealed its borders. these pictures released by the regime are all the world has been able to see for years. no one has been allowed to enter the country. authorities even stopped food and medicine from crossing the border. in south korea, we began to get reports of chronic food shortages and so we teamed up with an organisation here. dalian k has sources inside the country who were able to get our questions to people. this person lives in the north korean capital, pyongyang, the wealthiest part of the country. she tells us even here, supplies

are running dangerously low. once, i didn't eat for two days. i thought i was going to die in my sleep at night. my husband and i survived by thinking ten more days, and then another ten days, thinking if something happens, we might starve. but at least we'll feed our kids. there are lots of beggars now. if they're lying down, we check them and usually find they're dead. there are others who kill themselves at home or disappear into the mountains. we put our findings to the north korean government, the dprk. a representative from its embassy in london said...

to see more, you can watch jean mackenzie's documentary — north korea: the insiders — on bbc iplayer. for those watching from outside the uk, it will be shown on bbc news this weekend. let's speak now isjean lee, former ap pyongyang bureau chief. thank you so much for coming on the programme. thank you so much for coming on the programme-— thank you so much for coming on the rouramme. ., ~ i. ., ., programme. thank you for having me. what our programme. thank you for having me. what your reaction _ programme. thank you for having me. what your reaction to _ programme. thank you for having me. what your reaction to some _ programme. thank you for having me. what your reaction to some of- programme. thank you for having me. what your reaction to some of those i what your reaction to some of those stories we are just there because matt stories we are 'ust there because ma i ., , , stories we are 'ust there because matt absolutely heartbreaking. i think what we _ matt absolutely heartbreaking. i think what we are _ matt absolutely heartbreaking. i think what we are getting - matt absolutely heartbreaking. i think what we are getting now i matt absolutely heartbreaking. i j think what we are getting now is matt absolutely heartbreaking. i l think what we are getting now is a peek into what life is like in this country that has been so closed off. i have to say i am not entirely surprised, because life in north korea, as i know from personal experience, is tough even in the best of times for north korea. but the country has been closed off, the border has been sealed, people can't get the food and the goods that they have needed to survive, and the

state can't support the people as well. and so i think this isjust the tip of the iceberg. this has been this chronic food shortage. i don't know if it is tipped over into fallon but it has been something that north koreans have been dealing for generations now. how that north koreans have been dealing for generations now.— for generations now. how does the world begin — for generations now. how does the world begin to _ for generations now. how does the world begin to help _ for generations now. how does the world begin to help because - for generations now. how does the world begin to help because matt | world begin to help because matt cannot, if borders are being closed, if the need is so great because not one of the levers that can be pulled to try and help people they are? this is a very difficult question. i would say that the border closers, certainly official duty were put into place because of the pandemic into place because of the pandemic in january of 2020. into place because of the pandemic injanuary of 2020. and for very good reason, north korea knows that it doesn't have the metal capacity, the infrastructure to deal with the pandemic. that said, i think it was a political decision as well. it came as a time when the leader of north korea was already retreating. nuclear negotiations with the united states had collapsed and he was retrenching. and this was a way to, on top of the flow of the

information, and to give himself some space to build up his nuclear arsenal again. some space to build up his nuclear arsenalagain. i some space to build up his nuclear arsenal again. i think that we have to certainly wait for that day and hope that the border does open up, that he feels that he is ready to emerge again, for the sake of the people, because they are the ones who are suffering. we get these images, and we will get a lot of them in the coming months, of these massive missiles that they have been pouring their money into. but we should remember that there's a toll that the people play when the borders are closed and the money goes into the nuclear programme. that's what i just want to pick up on, because there is some money there, and it is being spent on these nuclear programmes, satellites into space. these nuclear programmes, satellites into sace. ~ , these nuclear programmes, satellites into sace. , , ~ these nuclear programmes, satellites into sace. , ~ ., these nuclear programmes, satellites into sace. , , ~ ., ., into space. absolutely. we have to remember that _ into space. absolutely. we have to remember that this _ into space. absolutely. we have to remember that this is _ into space. absolutely. we have to remember that this is a _ into space. absolutely. we have to remember that this is a costly - remember that this is a costly programme. every lunch, and there were dozens of them last year and several this year, is very expensive. and what i've been looking at, i have a podcast with the bbc, and that is looking at how north korea is making money, despite

the sanctions, despite the border closures, and that is through cyber and crypto, billions of dollars in just the last few years. so a lot of that money is going toward the nuclear programme, probably very little is going towards these families who are suffering. so we do know that they are finding illicit ways to get around those restrictions, the border closures and the sanctions will start we should worry about where that money is going. should worry about where that money is anoin. . ~ should worry about where that money is anoin. ., ~ i. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bringing you different stories across the uk. could this be the start of the battery revolution because mark the prototype was unveiled to an audience of engineers and developers. inspired, the electric car is a collaboration between designers and battery developers, with engineers claiming they have developed technology to

create ultrafast batteries capable of charging electric cars and six minutes. ., ., �* ~' of charging electric cars and six minutes. ., ., �* ~ ., minutes. you don't think about the ranue. minutes. you don't think about the range- you — minutes. you don't think about the range. you don't _ minutes. you don't think about the range. you don't think _ minutes. you don't think about the range. you don't think about - minutes. you don't think about the range. you don't think about the i range. you don't think about the time it takes to charge. but that alter fast charge matches the convenience of filling fuel. workers on the way on _ convenience of filling fuel. workers on the way on the _ convenience of filling fuel. workers on the way on the prototype - convenience of filling fuel. workers | on the way on the prototype version i could charge in six minutes, offering a range of 155 miles. the technology could go into production by 2024, potentially removing range anxiety for motorists. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. now, here on the context we try to keep you across the big issues and challenges facing our world today. one of those is artificial intelligence. members of the european

parliament have approved a draft voluntary code of conduct to regulate artificial intelligence tools. they re trying to limit harm from al while also promoting innovation in everything from self—driving cars to chatbots. new laws could be in place by the end of the year. our reporter simi jola—oso has been looking the plans. the idea is to govern the use of ai based on three levels of risk, starting with unacceptable risk. that is when ai is used for things deemed so unethical, such as biometrics, surveillance, or even using it to keep kind of social scores on people. think netflix is black mirror. next is high risk. so things that might cause harm to people's health, harm to the environment, or affect people's fundamental rights. for example, an ai tool that scans cv�*s in order to rank job applicants, which is fine as long as it abides by certain rules. for example, it doesn't discriminate against applicants based on their race, age or gender. next, our ai apps and tools that aren't banned and don't pose any high risk.

nello cristianini — professor of artificial intelligence at the university of bath, and author of the short cut: why intelligent machines do not think like us." what you think of this? what kind of things can be regulated, do you think here? . things can be regulated, do you think here?— think here? , well, i think the government— think here? , well, i think the government has a _ think here? , well, i think the government has a lot - think here? , well, i think the government has a lot of - think here? , well, i think the| government has a lot of power think here? , well, i think the - government has a lot of power about what companies can do, in europe and also from europe outward, and the remainder is very good. first it establishes that we do some things that are not acceptable. such a big statement. that some things cannot be done in europe. secondly, certain things can only be done with

oversight. and third, the lowest thing should be done very easily, so we don't want to hamper the innovation. 50 we don't want to hamper the innovation.— we don't want to hamper the innovation. �*, , ., ., innovation. so let's pick up on that last oint innovation. so let's pick up on that last point there. _ innovation. so let's pick up on that last point there. the _ innovation. so let's pick up on that last point there. the innovation. . last point there. the innovation. one of the things that you think are the most interesting, because they are low risk, but potentially could benefit us most?— are low risk, but potentially could benefit us most? there is plenty to look for. benefit us most? there is plenty to look for- we _ benefit us most? there is plenty to look for. we are _ benefit us most? there is plenty to look for. we are looking _ benefit us most? there is plenty to look for. we are looking at - benefit us most? there is plenty to look for. we are looking at the - look for. we are looking at the medicalapplications. every single medical applications. every single time medicalapplications. every single time the rights of the citizens are at risk, so to speak, that counts as low risk, and it's much easier to implement. if some human rights are content turned it doesn't mean it is not welcome by the regulation. it only means it needs oversight. and there are specific things that the operators will have to do. i

there are specific things that the operators will have to do. i suppose i operators will have to do. i suppose i should've — operators will have to do. i suppose i should've started _ operators will have to do. i suppose i should've started this _ operators will have to do. i suppose i should've started this question, i i should've started this question, but i know people have a vague idea of what ai is. but it's actually quite difficult to describe, isn't it? what is artificial intelligence? that's a very good point you are making because everybody will have a slightly different idea, and then we are confused. so the easiest way to think is the following. intelligent is not an ability only exclusive to humans. it existed on this planet well before humans, of course. and then also, machines can be intelligent. and in the way, to be simple, every time an agent can figure out what to do on its own, in this situation, that requires intelligence. a matching figuring out a new user, or tiktok. that is intelligent. that level of intelligence has been with us for many years. we didn't event ia last year with chart dbt. we've known

that we are doing for decades. , the regulations were being prepared since 2019, since before the pandemic, this kind of law was prepared. pandemic, this kind of law was reared. ., ~ pandemic, this kind of law was --reared. ., ~ i. pandemic, this kind of law was prepared-— pandemic, this kind of law was --reared. ., ~' ~ prepared. 0k. thank you. we will follow developments _ prepared. 0k. thank you. we will follow developments of _ prepared. 0k. thank you. we will follow developments of this - follow developments of this regulation and we will come back to you as we had the next phase of it. thank you. you as we had the next phase of it. thank yon-— here in the uk, the boss of itv says they didn't "turn a blind eye" to rumours about ex—presenter phillip schofield's relationship with a younger colleague. schofield left the tv network last month after admitting lying about his affair with the man. chief executive dame carolyn mccall was giving evidence to mps. she said itv repeatedly investigated rumours about the affair, but staff denied knowing anything. we worked very, very hard for many, many months, in fact, until recently, to ask people —

notjust phillip schofield and person x, but people in production, if they knew something was going on. and it was repeatedly denied by both individuals, but also, no one in the team ever said there was anything that they could say. most of them said, "we don't know what's going on." let's bring in roger bolton, former bbc executive and independent producer. thank you for coming on the programme. so what do you make of this? we will get onto the wider point about workplaces, environments, and things in a moment, butjust at environments, and things in a moment, but just at this environments, and things in a moment, butjust at this kind of slightly narrow point, that if as an organisation, a media organisation, you hear rumours, you investigate, but you find nothing. what else can you do in circumstances like that? well, you can ask yourself, why there is no evidence coming forward. in spite of the rumours being around the industry, as they have been for

three or four years, why are people not prepared, in particular, to come forward? and if you ask yourself that question you get an answer, which is that they're scared. i mean carolyn mccoy is a very good chief executive, i think. whose primary concern obviously in part is to look after shareholder value and to demonstrate that all the processes are in place. they can be all in place but if they are not being used you've got to ask yourself, why they aren't being used because and it is because of this massive imbalance of power that now exists between the rich executives, the powerful presenters, and a largely characterised workforce of young people who are scared to say what is happening because they are on short—term contracts and they are desperately worried about their next job. desperately worried about their next 'ob. ., ., , ., , desperately worried about their next 'ob. ., ., , ., desperately worried about their next 'ob. ., , .,., ,, ., job. how do you try to address that, then? the formal— job. how do you try to address that, then? the formal processes - job. how do you try to address that, then? the formal processes are - job. how do you try to address that, | then? the formal processes are they are but younger, potentially newer members of staff, as you say, perhaps not full—time staff, if they

don't feel empowered to actually come forward, what do you do about that? , ., ., _, come forward, what do you do about that? , ., ., ., that? first of all, you acknowledge the reality which _ that? first of all, you acknowledge the reality which is _ that? first of all, you acknowledge the reality which is we _ that? first of all, you acknowledge the reality which is we are - that? first of all, you acknowledge the reality which is we are going i that? first of all, you acknowledge the reality which is we are going to cash lies the workforce without, largely effectively to protect people. i think what broadcasters have done effectively is reduce their budgets by cutting their costs, putting the programme out to independent producers and cutting budgets at the same time and saying to independent producers, if you don't want the contract you don't have to have it. somebody else will want it. they can't do that. they have to have a large responsibility for the people working for them. they've got to now look at the conditions in which young people are, protect them from working excessive hours, ensure that contracts are much more longer contracts are much more longer contracts than they are now, check on the way they are replying, make sure there is a proper way in which

they can communicate their concerns, but they've also got to get a hold of editors and executive producers and heads of departments and say it's not enough to box check. get in there and make sure that your staff have the confidence to tell you what is happening. look, what happened with phillip schofield, apart from the misuse of power, is he actually arranged for a screen test for this young man who was about 20, 21, his lover as we now know, somebody he met when he was very young indeed. he was given a screen test. you've got to persuade an editor to give a 20—year—old a screen test? as an editor, you should've stopped that in extracts. what going on. is editor, you should've stopped that in extracts. what going on.- in extracts. what going on. is out because you _ in extracts. what going on. is out because you believe _ in extracts. what going on. is out because you believe the - in extracts. what going on. is out i because you believe the presenters just have too much power? weill. because you believe the presenters just have too much power? well, they do. and also, — just have too much power? well, they do. and also, what _ just have too much power? well, they do. and also, what a _ just have too much power? well, they do. and also, what a young _ just have too much power? well, they do. and also, what a young producer. do. and also, what a young producer knows, a young researcher knows, is that a network desperately wants to keep hold of these personalities. don't want them to go elsewhere. and so the networks virtually, i

wouldn't say ignore everything, but their primary concern is let's keep phillip schofield holly where people producing know that. that gives these presenters extraordinary power. because the young person on a short—term contract actually challenges the behaviour of one of those presenters, do you think they're going to have any confidence that their contract will be renewed? so i think it's notjust enough to have protocols in place. you've got to, as a network, do something about the work conceptions of people that are there and also circumstances where these highly paid presenters understand they cannot behave as if they are not accountable. it's an imbalance of power. in they are not accountable. it's an imbalance of power.— they are not accountable. it's an imbalance of power. in ten seconds, how confident _ imbalance of power. in ten seconds, how confident are _ imbalance of power. in ten seconds, how confident are you _ imbalance of power. in ten seconds, how confident are you that _ imbalance of power. in ten seconds, how confident are you that those - how confident are you that those changes will actually happen? i’m changes will actually happen? i'm not, changes will actually happen? i“n not, because it is industrywide. it applies to bbc and everyone else. the industry as a whole needs to wake up to the evils of

capitalisation and do something about it. that applies to the bbc as much as it does to itv.— much as it does to itv. thank you for your time _ much as it does to itv. thank you for your time and _ much as it does to itv. thank you for your time and for _ much as it does to itv. thank you for your time and for coming - much as it does to itv. thank you for your time and for coming on . much as it does to itv. thank you i for your time and for coming on the programme. that's it. i will be back in a couple of minutes. this is bbc news. hello there. for the vast majority of places, today was just a straightforward, fine, dry, sunny and very warm summer's day. look at this beautiful picture from a weather watcher in guernsey. however, also a beautiful picture, but a picture of something different from northern scotland. this was the exception. a big storm cloud there indicative of what was going on in northern scotland. you can see it here on our earlier satellite and radar sequence, some heavy showers and thunderstorms thatjust moved across the far north of scotland while the vast majority of other places stayed dry with lots of sunshine. through tonight's largely clear skies overhead, those showers in northern scotland fade some areas of low cloud mist and fog here and there.

and if anything, a little bit cooler and fresher than some of the nights we've had so far this week, nine to 14 degrees, the overnight lows for most, but into tomorrow, most places getting off to a fine and sunny start. much of the low cloud lifting, some may linger close to western coast, but again, some very isolated thunderstorms. there could just be one or two in the far north of scotland again. conversely, further south in glasgow, it should stay dry with highs of 26 or 27. western counties of northern ireland seeing some showers and thunderstorms, one or two popping up over the hills and mountains of wales and perhaps the moors of the west country. can't completely rule out a shower elsewhere, but it should be largely dry. there will be a few places, though, where temperatures are just a degree or two down on where they have been of late. into friday, this area of low pressure in the atlantic swirls ever closer, and this frontal system pushing northwards would introduce the chance for some thunderstorms in the far south west of england, the far south west of wales, but more especially

northern ireland, one or two popping up elsewhere. most places will be dry and with a subtle change in the wind direction, the winds not quite coming in off the chilly waters of the north sea. it is going to feeljust a little bit warmerfor some of these eastern coasts, up to around 24 or 25 degrees into the weekend. our area of low pressure swirls towards us, and this will bring some sporadic outbreaks of showery rain and perhaps some heavier and more widespread thundery rain pushing northwards by the end of the weekend. so, the increasing chance of some heavy downpours through the weekend and temperatures coming down just a little bit.

hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. you're watching the context on bbc news. people are busy, trying to survive. right? people are eating tree barks. they're just trying to survive. so, again, if the elite support the regime, this regime will continue, even if millions of people perish. you rarely heard of death by starvation. that was something that happened during the late 19905 or early 20005. but to hear it happening again, you know, in the past two or three years, i think, you know, it is taking us back to the arduous march. the people never wanted this. endless weapons development that brings hardship _ to generation after generation.

i want to live in a society where we don't starve. l