bbc investigation finds that tiktok is not removing some videos denying climate change, despite a promise that it would. hello, welcome to bbc news now. president macron has said that nothing can justify the violence that swept france for three days. he blamed what he called professionals of violence for disrupting what should have been a period of respect after the police killing of a teenage boy on tuesday. he said additional resources would be made available to deal with the unrest. the third night of rioting left buildings, including libraries and schools, burned, and shops looted. nearly 900 people were arrested, 250 police were injured. france's three biggest cities, paris, marseille and lyon are restricting public transport from friday evening. marseille has banned public

demonstrations. the teenager was shot during a traffic stop. a policeman has been charged with voluntary homicide. he has apologised to the teenager's family. overnight, 40,000 apologised to the teenager's family. 0vernight, 40,000 extra police officers were deployed across france in an attempt to restore calm. the prime minister, elisabeth borne, said the government was considering all options, but opposed to declaring a state of emergency. for the third night in a row, riots were across france. this is in bordeaux, lille, marseille. the government has deployed an extra 40,000 police officers, including

elite police units. but, as anger grows in france, so does the skill of the unrest. for the first time, several shops were looted. this tobacco shop was destroyed, and most things inside it stolen. the owner lives right upstairs, and said that she heard hundreds of people breaking in the middle of the night, and was terrified. this isn'tjust happening in the suburbs, it is happening in the suburbs, it is happening in the suburbs, it is happening in central paris to, near famous landmarks like the loofah and there is some here, a crowd of protesters broke into a knife shop in central paris. here, a supermarket was looted. these rights are bad news for the french president, emmanuel macron. he had to leave our meeting

of eu leaders in brussels to come back to paris and hold a crisis meeting. clashes like these between the residents of the french suburbs and police are not rare, but they normally last a day or two. not since 2005 have protests spread across the country at this scale. the police officer has been charged with homicide and been arrested, but for many people, what happened was the final straw. they are deeply angry at the police, and the government feels that their anger could translate into more riots and violence tonight. in the last hour, emanuel micron has given a statement where he condemned

the violence and promised additional security forces to be deployed. many of the protesters had been very young, and the french president urged parents to keep writers off the streets. translation: ., ., , ., translation: there are lots of young eo - le translation: there are lots of young peeple involved _ translation: there are lots of young people involved in _ translation: there are lots of young people involved in these _ people involved in these demonstrations, sometimes very young people. it is the responsibility of parents to keep them at home. that is something which we all ought to do. parental responsibility must be engaged, and i should like to appeal to everybody�*s sense of responsibility here. the minister of justice will be taking all the necessary measures, obviously. the social network platforms have played a very conspicuous part of the events of the last couple of days. we have been looking at that. the organisation of violent meetings are

convoked by social networks, but it also encourages copycat reactions, and these videos have intoxicated young people. lats and these videos have intoxicated young morale-— and these videos have intoxicated young people. lots of news coming out of france _ young people. lots of news coming out of france throughout _ young people. lots of news coming out of france throughout the - young people. lots of news coming out of france throughout the day, l out of france throughout the day, and you can keep across all of those news lines if you check out the bbc news website. you can see it there. at the moment, they have a study looking at how the deaths from police in france compare with other countries. lots more detail on their should you want to go and visit the bbc news website. the nhs in england will get more than 300,000 extra staff over the next few years under a new government plan announced today. it aims to deal with the current chronic shortage of doctors, nurses and other health workers. the prime minister says

it's the largest single expansion in training in the history of the nhs. labour says the government has simply adopted its ideas. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. does daniel represent the future of the nhs workforce? he is what is known as an apprentice operating department practitioner, learning on the job about how to be a scrub nurse in an operating theatre. his apprenticeship at royal derby hospital is backed up by a university degree, and for daniel, it is the ideal foundation on which to build a career in the nhs. i train and practice within the trust itself, so i am able to work alongside other scrub nurses to practice the roles i will take when i have qualified, and also whilst going to university to learn different subjects and courses and different practices that will enable me to obviously go forward for my qualification. apprenticeships like this play a big part in nhs england's plan to boost the workforce, and it is notjust nursing roles.

today's proposals include employing a limited number of apprentice doctors, open to those already in clinical roles within the health service. there will also be a big increase in a more traditional route via a place in medical school. the boss of nhs england, which drew up the workforce plan, says it is a really significant moment. it is the first time the government, any government, has asked the nhs to develop a comprehensive plan, setting out numbers of nurses, doctors and other key health care professionals that the health service will need and also the cost of training. hi, how are you? the proposals have the backing of the prime minister, rishi sunak, visiting a hospital in cambridgeshire this morning, and while nhs england is responsible for the day—to—day running of the health service, it is the government that will fund the plan to the tune of £2.4 billion

over the next five years. speaking later at a downing street news conference, mr sunak made no apology for the length of time it has taken to get this plan out. it was important that we got it right, because this is a really important day, and this sets the nhs up for decades to come, so taking the time to get it right is absolutely the correct course of action, and as i think you'll be able to say from the plan today, it is very comprehensive. while there has been broad welcome for the much anticipated plan, there are also warnings that given the pressures the health service is under right now, it will be challenging to deliver. labour's wes streeting says it is long overdue. got to go a lot further to tackle the biggest crisis in the nhs's history, it needs reform, fixing gps, sorting out social care so people are not stuck in hospital. the plan will be reviewed every two years to make sure it stays on track and is meeting the changing needs of a growing and ageing population, but ultimately it will be judged on whether it can make some inroads

into the staff shortages that have played a big part in undermining the performance of the nhs in recent years. dominic hughes, bbc news. with more on this our reporter, smitha mundasad is in the newsroom. cani can ijust can i just ask, can ijust ask, dominique hughes referred to it they are, this is a 15 year plan. once people watching will be thinking there are a lot of problems at the moment, so how will this help now?— this help now? there are huge problems _ this help now? there are huge problems at — this help now? there are huge problems at the _ this help now? there are huge problems at the moment, - this help now? there are hugel problems at the moment, huge this help now? there are huge - problems at the moment, huge waiting lists, per morale within the nhs, and of course strikes from nhs staff. doctorstrikes and of course strikes from nhs staff. doctor strikes are still ongoing, and that is over pay in the nhs. how will this help now? the clue is in the name. it is a long—term plan, and the health secretary have said that it is unlikely that it will solve the problems of today for most people. most people will not see overnight the health service changing. this plan is really to address something that has happened for a long time, a

serious problem with the nhs workforce. there is more than a vacancies in the nhs right now, about 50% of staff in the nhs come from other countries to boost the workforce, but despite that there are still these vacancies, and of course that has an impact on waiting lists and patient care. this plan, it has three different approaches, and i was just it has three different approaches, and i wasjust reading it has three different approaches, and i was just reading the plan online to get a few more details. in terms of training more medical students, 15,000 more per year by 2031, and many of these will be in certain specialties such as mental health and cancer care. they will be training in areas of the country where there aren't that many medical students at the moment. there are also going to be more dentists coming on board. one of the key changes here is moving away from traditional ways to get into the health service, having new ways to get in, one of the key things there

is more associates. position associates, a niece health care assistants and nurses, and the idea is to take pressure away from nurses so they can concentrate on the jobs they are most qualified to do. of course, there will be questions over regulation and whether this huge increase will be safe, and how will they be trained given there aren't that many senior staff within the nhs with spare time to train. i want to ask about — nhs with spare time to train. i want to ask about pay. — nhs with spare time to train. i want to ask about pay, that _ nhs with spare time to train. i want to ask about pay, that is _ nhs with spare time to train. i want to ask about pay, that is a - nhs with spare time to train. i want to ask about pay, that is a hugely i to ask about pay, that is a hugely controversial issue at the moment with doctors and nurses. how are people going to be enticed into the nhs if pay is not addressed? page people going to be enticed into the nhs if pay is not addressed? pay has not been mentioned, _ nhs if pay is not addressed? pay has not been mentioned, and _ nhs if pay is not addressed? pay has not been mentioned, and that - nhs if pay is not addressed? pay has not been mentioned, and that will i not been mentioned, and that will have been noticed by many people. many of the nhs staff who have been striking. the government says it is putting 2.4 billion extra into the nhs over the next five years, and some of that will be felt sooner rather than later. they are going to

try and retain more staff. they want to retain hundred and 30,000 more staff over the next years, and one of the ways there are two that is to improve the pension scheme so that retired staff can come back more easily. there isn't anything there about how they will improve the conditions or the paper people in the nhs right now. also not a huge amount of detail about improving the current conditions, waiting lists etc, for patients right now. still many questions be answered. moving on to another— many questions be answered. moving on to another story _ many questions be answered. moving on to another story which _ many questions be answered. moving on to another story which is _ many questions be answered. moving on to another story which is just - on to another story which is just happening here in the uk. the senior civil servant, sue gray, who investigated lockdown gatherings in downing street, can start working as sur keir starmer�*s chief of staff in september. that is from serving a six—month delay from when she left as a senior civil servant. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has

said he accepted the advice and is delighted to be welcoming sue gray as his chief of staff. around the world and across the uk, this bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories making news across the uk. the boss of centrica which owns british gas has warned that energy bills are likely to stay at around £2,000 a year for the foreseeable future. a change in the price cap this weekend will see annual charges for typical households fall to £2,074, £800 more than consumers were paying two years ago. the boss of whsmith says the retailer will not be opening any more high street stores, focusing instead airports and train stations. it was said that whsmith has about

500 high st stores, and opening more would just be a duplication. temperatures on the bbc weather app and website are back to where they should be, after the glitch should high temperatures expected in february. of bbc news. a court in london heard claims today that the hollywood actor kevin spacey is a sexual bully who likes making other people feel powerless. the allegation was made at the start of his trial in london. he's accused of sex offences against four men, charges he denies. helena wilkinson has more. kevin spacey arrived at southern crown court this morning, and smiled as he made his way in. it is a far cry from hollywood and the film sets he used to. the two—time... his case

has attracted global attention. inside court one, the 63 year old sat in a glass dock, appearing under his full name, kevin spacey fowler. he listened intently as the prosecutor opened the case against him. christine agnew kc told jurors that kevin spacey was an extremely famous actor who had won many awards. the prosecutor added, "he is also, the prosecution allege, a man "who sexually assaults other men, a man who does not respect personal "boundaries or space, a man who, it would seem, delights in making "others feel powerless and uncomfortable, a sexual bully." the jury have also been hearing details of the allegations which have been made by the four men. the prosecution alleged that one of the complainants wrote to mr spacey to seek mentoring, went back to a flat

with him, fell asleep and woke to mr spacey sexually assaulting him. kevin spacey is well known for his role in american beauty. he's also starred in other films, including the usual suspects and seven, and the critically acclaimed television series house of cards. he was also artistic director of the old vic theatre in london between 2004 and 2015. kevin spacey denies the charges. the trial is expected to last four weeks. the russian foreign minister has said moscow will emerge from the aftermath of a recent interaction stronger than before. sergey lavrov has been speaking into briefing at moscow. here's a little of what he had to say. translation: ., ., , translation: can you give any assertion that _ translation: can you give any assertion that russia _ translation: can you give any assertion that russia will - translation: can you give any assertion that russia will not. translation: can you give any assertion that russia will not be subverted? we are not obliged to anyone to explain this. we act

transparently, and the president has spoken to all the political forces in the country about it. if you have any doubts about that in the west, thatis any doubts about that in the west, that is your problem. we have very serious doubts about the adequacy of many western leaders, who publicly say, yes, we as heads of government know that our population is suffering, but we have to do this in the interest of the ukrainian population. does that actually correspond to the national interest? i don't know. russia has always been stronger and stronger, and it will be the same this time. we can already feel that this process is under way.

already feel that this process is underway. indeed, many western analysts have confirmed that. meanwhile, a 14—year—old has been held through the —— funeral has been held through the —— funeral has been held for the 14—year—old twin sisters who were killed by russian missile in the attack which injured at least 56 others. volodymyr zelensky said the attack proved to ukraine and the world that russia deserves defeat and a tribunal. a bbc investigation has found tiktok is not removing many videos that deny the existence of man—made climate change despite a promise in april that it would do so. the social media giant announced it was updating its misinformation policy, to target any content that undermined well established scientific consensus, about global warming. bbc verify s, marco silva, has the story. there is no climate

change in the manner in which they speak. wake up, guys. global warming isn't real. it's all about control. climate change misinformation is all over social media. and last april, tiktok said they would start removing it. but are they? on tiktok, it's arguably particularly bad because of the way tiktok as a platform works. anyone can post anything and it has the potential to reach thousands or even millions of views. that's rosh. he's known for debunking viral videos that make false claims about climate change. i do that by basically comparing the claims being made to scientific literature and exposing where they go wrong. bad arguments can spread really fast. we thought we'd check if tiktok were actually removing these videos and living up to their promise. so we reported 365 climate—denying videos. but after a day, almost 95% of them were still there. and make no mistake, these posts are getting attention. they racked up almost

30 million views. that building over there, that's tiktok�*s uk headquarters right here at the heart of london. i asked the company for an interview, but it declined. instead, it sent us a statement. tiktok says... it also said it's working with fact checkers and that people searching for content about climate change on tiktok are being shown a link to authoritative information. but why is any of this important? we know that there is a very rapidly closing window for us to deal with the problem of climate change, and what it requires is really good faith, public debate. that doesn't mean people can't have concerns or grievances or disagreements, but ultimately we need to be sharing the same reality. and at the moment, the pollution of the information landscape

is making that impossible. roshan salgado d arcy is a tiktok creator & climate communicator. you saw him in the report. obviously, you have been challenging what is online for quite a while now. are you surprised that tiktok seem to be quite slow in taking down this misinformation?— seem to be quite slow in taking down this misinformation? honestly? now. word. this misinformation? honestly? now. word- tiktok's _ this misinformation? honestly? now. word. tiktok's priority _ this misinformation? honestly? now. word. tiktok's priority isn't _ this misinformation? honestly? now. word. tiktok's priority isn't to - word. tiktok's priority isn't to educate, it isn't to have factual information. their goals are to have engagement on the platform, to get as many eyes on content as possible. when you understand that, you can understand why this content spreads is far and wide as it does, because it is controversial, it draws attention in. in that sense, i'm not surprised at all. in my experience, thatis surprised at all. in my experience, that is rife on the platform. unfortunately, i'm not surprised.

these videos will get a lot of hits, do you think people reading them believe them?— do you think people reading them believe them? . , ,., , ., , believe them? certainly some people do. if ou believe them? certainly some people do- if you look— believe them? certainly some people do. if you look at _ believe them? certainly some people do. if you look at the _ believe them? certainly some people do. if you look at the comments - do. if you look at the comments under these videos as a gauge for how people take them, there are a lot of people actually buying this stuff and posting their appreciation for this kind of content. that doesn't mean to say that everyone does, but certainly this is having an effect on people's opinions of climate change.— climate change. what is your assessment _ climate change. what is your assessment of _ climate change. what is your assessment of tiktok - climate change. what is your assessment of tiktok and . climate change. what is your l assessment of tiktok and their ability to remove this content? their are possibly having to deal with millions and millions of posts, so that is not an easy task. absolutely not. i do not envy the person who has to try and do this. to be honest, i don't know how it can be done, but i do think they must be able to do a betterjob. one of the things which comes across very strongly as a lot of this misinformation that is going around is often the same clip, just

rehashed multiple times. if you find it once, surely you should be able to find it more than once, and be able to stop it proliferating in the way that it does.— way that it does. there is an argument — way that it does. there is an argument about _ way that it does. there is an argument about free - way that it does. there is an | argument about free speech, way that it does. there is an - argument about free speech, isn't there, the people feel they should be able to put online what they want to put online?— to put online? absolutely, and i totall —— i totally understand that. these are regular people uploading, and i really sympathise with that. equally, scientific facts exist, and when you post things which are demonstrably untrue and misleading and potentially damaging, i think tiktok is a platform has a responsibility to do something to mitigate that at least, at the very least the spread of it, or do more to allow people to what it is they are watching. imilli to allow people to what it is they are watching-— to allow people to what it is they are watching. will have to leave it there, are watching. will have to leave it there. thank— are watching. will have to leave it there, thank you _ are watching. will have to leave it there, thank you very _ are watching. will have to leave it there, thank you very much - are watching. will have to leave it i there, thank you very much running yesterday. —— thank you very much

forjoining us today. italian police have said the man who carved names into the wall of rome's ancient colosseum amphitheatre last week is a tourist from the uk. as you can see, the incident was filmed by another visitor who verbally reprimanded the man before handing the recording to security officials. the man faces a large fine or a jail term up to five years, if charged and convicted. the nearly 2,000—year—old colosseum is one of the best known symbols of imperial rome and is a protected unesco world heritage site. if you're afraid of heights you might want to look away now. germany's longest suspension bridge opens in hesse tomorrow after six years of planing and construction. the bridge, dubbed the stairway to heaven, is nearly seven hundred metres long, and reaches a height of a hundred metres from the ground. the company behind the project, skywalk, says the bridge can

withstand a category two hurricane and snow. i'm not sure i would want to be on it when it tested that. pretty impressive. do stay with us, plenty more to come this afternoon. hello again. provisionally, thisjune was the hottest on record, but one of the features about the month is it's been very dry across the south of both england and wales. st athan is near cardiff and that's been one of the driest areas we've seen, not even a quarter of the averagejune rainfall here. mind you, there is a little bit of rain's come through today, but for the most part its light and patchy. these rather grey skies typical of the skies you'll have working into western areas. and if i look at the rainfall totals through the whole of the day to day, through the whole of the day today,

you see most of the rain is across western areas, but it's really light and patchy, just not millimetre of rain here and there. something a bit wetter for western scotland for a time. now, over the last few hours we have seen the cloud increasingly move in and we've got a couple of warm fronts set to move in. the first, bringing a little bit of patchy rain. the second, well, that's where we've got the really humid air that is starting to edge its way in. and so through this afternoon across wales, western england, northern ireland too, we are looking at damp weather, fairly persistent and thick drizzle coming down with the low cloud on the tops of the hills that we saw. mist and fog patches high up as well. eastern areas holding on to a few brighter spells, some heavier rain pushing across scotland for a time. but the wettest weather likely to be in the west of scotland. overnight onight, we're going to see that humid air push right the way across the country. with that, there'll be extensive cloud around. could see a few spots of drizzle falling just about anywhere. but i suspect most of it will be across the south and the west.

heading into the weekend, low pressure is going to stay to the north of the uk. we'll have fairly brisk west north westerly winds and ultimately they will bring fresher weather conditions in a bit of rain crossing scotland early in the morning and across eastern england you probably start off with extensive cloud, even with a few spots of rain. the afternoon brighter, more in the way of sunshine around. but there'll be a few showers for northern ireland and northern england, fairly frequent showers for the north west of scotland where it will be quite cool. temperatures just into the teens. the warmest weather, east anglia in the southeast, 23, maybe 24 in the best of the sunshine. we'll keep those fairly windy conditions going into sunday. the showers across the northwest will be heavier risk of some will be heavier, risk of some thunderstorms with some more prolonged outbreaks of rain working in across orkney, shetland, the hebrides and parts of highland as well. so quite a breezy weekend on the way, but there will be some warm sunshine as well.

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