hello. i'm vishala sri—pathma. world health experts say the advice on how much of an artificial sweetener we can consume remains unchanged. this is despite the sweetener, called aspartame, which is widely used in food and drink, being seen as possibly causing cancer. two groups of experts at the world health organization have been reviewing thousands of scientific studies, as our medical editor fergus walsh explains. aspartame is found in thousands of products. most commonly in sugar—free drinks, but also some toothpaste, yoghurts and cough sweets. it is 200 times sweeter than sugar, so you get the sweet taste for a fraction of the calories. a who

committee has listed aspartame as possibly carcinogenic, on the basis of limited evidence that it may increase the risk of liver cancer, and it wants more research.— of liver cancer, and it wants more research. this shouldn't really be _ more research. this shouldn't really be taken _ more research. this shouldn't really be taken as _ more research. this shouldn't really be taken as a _ more research. this shouldn't really be taken as a direct - really be taken as a direct statement that indicates that there is a known cancer hazard from consuming aspartame. this is really more a call to the research community to try to better clarify and understand the carcinogenic hazard that may or may not be posed by aspartame consumption. aspartame has been placed in a group of products deemed possibly carcinogenic to humans, along with things like aloe vera and asian pickled vegetables. this is below things deemed probably carcinogenic, like night shift work and eating red meat. the highest group, where there is clear evidence they can cause cancer, include smoking, alcohol and processed meat.

given the weakness of the evidence on cancer and aspartame, the official advice on how much we can consume is unchanged. the who safety limits for aspartame are based on a person's weight. i am 70 kilos, or11 on a person's weight. i am 70 kilos, or 11 stone, so i'd need to drink, for example, more than 1a cans of diet coke a day to exceed safe levels. that's a lot of cola. i to exceed safe levels. that's a lot of cola-— lot of cola. i think people can be very reassured _ lot of cola. i think people can be very reassured by - lot of cola. i think people can be very reassured by this - be very reassured by this report, which essentially says although there is some limited evidence that it is possibly —— possibly having a role in cancer, ten is safe at the levels we currently recommend. when asked which is better for you, a can of diet or regular sugary cola, a who scientist recommended a third option, water. fergus walsh, bbc news. over a million public sector workers in the uk, such as teachers and doctors, are being offered pay rises of between 5% and 7%, as the government attempts to end strikes over

pay and conditions. junior doctors are currently on a five—day stoppage, in a dispute which began over last year's settlement. the prime minister rishi sunak said the pay rises were the final offer, and that they would be funded by departmental savings, not extra borrowing or new taxes. teaching unions have urged their members to accept and to end strike action. the taliban has ordered teacher training centres to be closed in afghanistan. the islamists called them unnecessary and ineffective. the nearly 4,000 staff are to be moved to a new department, or employed as teachers in schools. japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the fukushima nuclear plant into the pacific ocean could begin any day now. it was backed by the un's nuclear watchdog last week, but it's sparked concern and anger in both the country and region. our tokyo correspondent shaimaa khalil has been given access to the daichii

nuclear power plant and sent this report. a triple disaster that crippled the country and shocked the world. japan's most powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami that swept through the east coast, killing more than 18,000 people. and causing this — a nuclear meltdown. this is the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant now, surrounded by tanks filled with radioactive waste water. this is what more than a million tonnes of water looks like. think 500 olympic—sized pools and that's what you get in over 1,000 tanks. this is water that's been used to cool the destroyed reactors from the fukushima nuclear meltdown in 2011. the water is treated and then stored here, but now these tanks are running out of space. japan has just been given the go—ahead to release the treated contaminated water into the sea. but it's causing a huge amount of anger and anxiety, notjust here, but around the region.

tepco, the company running the plant, says the water will be treated, diluted and tested for safety before it's discharged. here at the advanced liquid processing system, all radioactive compounds will be removed, except one, tritium, so the water won't be completely radiation—free. tritium, tepco says, will be well below international safety standards of concentration. as part of the testing process, this fish is swimming in water at the same radiation level as that which will be released. translation: i am a radiation expert, so i know that tritium l has very little effect on the human body and living organisms. we are all concerned about the same thing, radiation. and that is why we are so anxious. i hope that these data and images will help to reassure people a little. but fukushima fishermen are not reassured. they're furious. for years, they've struggled to fight the stigma, and convince people

to buy their fish. now they say the reputational damage from the water release plan will be another huge blow. fishing has been in toru takahashi's family for generations. his son and his grandson now run his boat. he worries about the uncertainty discharging the waste water would bring long. translation: before, we were able to fish i across four other prefectures. now we're not allowed to do that. they just don't want to be associated with us. the prices were recovering, little by little, but now they could drop drastically. i've had so many conversations with the japanese government and tepco. nobody wants to release this dangerous water. if it's so safe, i told them, just take it to tokyo. the government may have all the technical approvals it needs, but it doesn't have the support of those who'll be most affected by this plan. the people of fukushima will once again have to navigate their way through its troubled waters. shaimaa khalil,

bbc news, fukushima. in hollywood, it seems the show must not go on. first it was the writers that were striking, and now they're joined by the actors. it's the first time in 60 years that this is happening. stars, including cillian murphy, matt damon and emily blunt, left the premiere of christopher nolan's oppenheimer in london on thursday night, as the strike was declared. they'rejust some of the 160,000 tv and film actors, and 11,000 writers, that are demonstrating for increased fees for repeats on streaming services, and assurances about the use of artificial intelligence. talks between the actors' union and major studios failed to reach an agreement last night. peter bowes reports. from a red carpet in london, to studios in la, act are walking off thejob. even before

studios in la, act are walking off the job. even before the strike had officially started, stars at the much anticipated uk premiere of oppenheimer showed their solidarity with fellow actors in hollywood. cillian murphy and emily blunt left the screening, along with matt damon, who said it was in support of colleagues who were struggling to make a living. you have to make $26,000 a year to qualify for your health insurance, and there are a lot of people who get a cross that threshold through their residual payments, and so, you know, we can go long stretches without working and not by choice obviously, and we have to find a way to bridge, so that those people who are on the bubble are taken care of, and it hasjust the bubble are taken care of, and it has just got to be a fair deal. we've got to get what we're worth, and there is money being made, and it needs to be allocated in a way that takes care of people who are on the margins. takes care of people who are on the margin— takes care of people who are on the margins. much of hollywood has already _ the margins. much of hollywood has already closed _ the margins. much of hollywood has already closed down. - the margins. much of hollywood has already closed down. the i has already closed down. the writers dispute is deadlocked. now the actors are following

suit, almost all of film and tv production will grind to a standstill. the issues are similar for both groups standstill. the issues are similarfor both groups of workers. concerns about the use of artificial intelligence, and better pay in the age of streaming entertainment. we are the victims _ streaming entertainment. we are the victims here. _ streaming entertainment. we are the victims here. we _ streaming entertainment. we are the victims here. we are - streaming entertainment. we are the victims here. we are being i the victims here. we are being victimised by a very greedy entity. i am shocked by the way the people that we have been in business with are treating us. in a statement, the studios said they were deeply disappointed that the union had dismissed an historic pay increase. they added that the strike would lead to financial hardship for countless thousands of people who depend on the industry. aside from money, many hollywood actors are worried about having a job at all. the union wants guarantees that computer—generated faces and voices won't be used in their place. it voices won't be used in their lace. , ., voices won't be used in their lace, , ., , ,, , voices won't be used in their lace. ,, place. it is a slippery slope into a very _ place. it is a slippery slope into a very dangerous - place. it is a slippery slope into a very dangerous time j place. it is a slippery slope - into a very dangerous time and a real dystopia, big business

corporations think that they can put human beings out of work and replace them with artificial intelligence. it's dangerous, and it's without thinking your conscience. iltlul’ith thinking your conscience. with the two sides _ thinking your conscience. with the two sides seemingly far apart, hollywood is gearing up for a long and painful strike. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. the united nations says that at least 87 people, including women and children, have been buried in a mass grave in sudan's darfur region. it says it has credible evidence that the paramilitary force — the rsf — was responsible for the deaths. the rsf has been in conflict with sudanese armed forces since april, but it's denied responsibility for those deaths in darfur. this report from our east africa reporter, merchuma, from neighbouring chad, contains images you may find distressing. a helping hand at the end of a long journey to safety. carrying what little they have, these families have just crossed the border

from sudan to chad. they arejoining over 170,000 refugees who are living in camps along the frontier, after fleeing ethnic fighting that has erupted in dafur. among them, this man — too scared to reveal his identity — who has evidence of one of the most shocking incidents of the conflict. pictures taken on his phone, before he fled dafur, show dead bodies scattered in streets. many appear to be civilians who have been burned. aid agency facilities wrecked, and, perhaps most disturbingly, bodies dumped from a lorry into a mass grave. he says he was part of a group that removed corpses, after fighting saw the rapid support forces seize control of parts of the city of al—junaynah. translation: we removed

the bodies of the dead - who were killed by the rsf or the arab militias backed by the rsf. we went towards the forest graveyard to bury the bodies but the rsf refused to bury the bodies there. under the orders of the rsf, the driver of the truck dumped the bodies in the pit. he says the decision to dump the bodies in a mass grave was a deliberate act of disrespect. these people were muslims, who should have been buried in a graveyard, with all the rituals, but unfortunately the rsf — you could see desire for revenge in their eyes. in april, fighting erupted in sudan, as a power struggle within the country's military leadership pitted the army against the paramilitary rapid support forces. rsf has its origins in the arab militia that brutally suppressed a rebellion by black african groups in 2003, resulting in accusations of ethnic cleansing and genocide. the recent fighting has allowed the conflict in dafur to reignite. the violence doesn't appear to be random. members of the black african groups, like this sheik from the masalit group, say arab groups have

systematically attacked them. this is a genocide because all the masalit leaders have been targeted. the lawyers, teachers, doctors. members of black african communities say attacks like these, against both community leaders and ordinary people, are why tens of thousands of people have fled the fighting. refugee camps, like this one in chad, arejust a symptom of the violence that is happening across the border in dafur, sudan. we have heard stories of targeted killings and robberies, official buildings being burned down and looted, and this is just the latest episode of ethnically=targeted violence, in a long—running crisis that has seen years of death and destruction. i hope that the international community is not keeping silent and seeing dafurian people's killing without doing nothing.

even the security council also doing nothing. why? merchuma, bbc news, on the chad—sudan border. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. it was like constant mental torture. gambling and alcohol was just a momentary respite in the same continuous negative force. losing his grandfather hit him hard. his gambling started soon after, but it reached a point when he felt death was his only way out. one day he left notes for his family and went out intending to take his own life. but he was saved. it was hard enough being thejoker and making everyone laugh, and everyone loved being around me. that was draining because you have no idea how i actually feel on the inside. freddie wanted to live, so he got medical help and, crucially, debt advice too.

and started a podcast, the life of fred, and thousands of people are listening. itjust blew up and loads of people started listening and loads of people messaged me saying, "i feel the same way," or, "i've not heard a man talk like that "about feelings and emotions." for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. the uk government does not expect to make any further compromises on its plans to remove people arriving in the country illegally. the illegal migration bill would place a legal duty on the government to detain and remove people, but has faced staunch opposition in the house of lords. in response, the government agreed to changes to the treatment of children and pregnant women. a standoff continues between the two chambers, with time running out for the plans to be approved before parliament's summer break begins next thursday. the us secretary of state antony blinken has held candid and constructive talks

with the chinese top diplomat wang yi. the meeting, held in indonesia's capitaljakarta, comes as part of a continued effort to reduce tensions between the two global powers. days earlier, tech giant microsoft said chinese hackers had breached us government email accounts. blinken raised this with wang, but he pushed back on what he called us "interference" in china's affairs. india's prime minister narendra modi has begun a two—day visit to france. he was welcomed at the elysee palace by president macron. on friday, mr modi will attend the traditional bastille day military parade as a guest of honour. it's believed he is looking to deepen ties with one of india's oldest strategic partners in the west. live now to paris and we can speak to tomasz michalski, associate professor of economics at the hec paris business school. we do see nerandra modi in

europe but i cannot remember the last time he visited paris. what is the strategic trade relation and what they have in common between the two countries? diplomatically, france advocated - countries? diplomatically, france advocated for - countries? diplomatically, | france advocated for many countries? diplomatically, - france advocated for many years since charles de gaulle, so they are strategic allies and then there is also this indian big growth in the past years, it is a huge market and france once of course to participate. in particular export goods with a lot of technology. india is a taker and, of course, a lot of technology. india is a takerand, of course, military technology in particular. india is trying to replace soviet—era military equipment and since

pakistan is running us military kit, then the french wish to step in and they have already sold multiple times jets, submarines, and a new contractors in the box. how do ou feel contractors in the box. how do you feel other _ contractors in the box. how do you feel other european - you feel other european countries feel about this meeting? traditionally, you associate trade relations between the uk and india has been quite strong.— been quite strong. definitely, for britain. — been quite strong. definitely, for britain, i _ been quite strong. definitely, for britain, i guess _ been quite strong. definitely, for britain, i guess this - been quite strong. definitely, for britain, i guess this is - been quite strong. definitely, for britain, i guess this is a i for britain, i guess this is a sign that india wants to get a little bit more independent with multiple partners throughout the world and, of course, the french have some of their military equipment which

is quite good, they are also looking for technology transfers in terms of nuclear technology or aerospace and here france is still a leading force so i would not say this move that the other relationships, also with germany, will not continue or be deepened, it is just that india has multiple interests in multiple sectors.— multiple sectors. technology transfers- — multiple sectors. technology transfers- a _ multiple sectors. technology transfers- a few— multiple sectors. technology transfers- a few hurdles - multiple sectors. technology transfers- a few hurdles if i multiple sectors. technology. transfers- a few hurdles if you transfers— a few hurdles if you want to kind of do that kind of trade in the eu. does that not put off the likes of prime minister acra one?- put off the likes of prime minister acra one? you have to t first minister acra one? you have to try first of _ minister acra one? you have to try first of all — minister acra one? you have to try first of all -- _ minister acra one? you have to try first of all -- prime - try first of all —— prime minister nerandra modi. when it comes to military technology, thatis comes to military technology, that is something the french are known for. they transfer more technology to their partners. we do not know the

exact details, for example of the contractjust exact details, for example of the contract just announced, perhaps there is going to be some local manufacturing of that. thejets some local manufacturing of that. the jets are designed for an aircraft carrier made in india. the goal to produce things, and perhaps these will be assembled or produced in coproduction with indian partners. coproduction with indian partners— coproduction with indian partners. coproduction with indian artners. ., , . the state rooms of buckingham palace will open again to the public from today, with the coronation robes worn by the king and queen also forming part of this year's display. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has the details. the first coronation for 70 years. most of us either watch on television or from a distance and much of the detail

was difficult to pick out among the pomp and ceremony. two months on, chance for visitors to see in close—up what was gone and the history behind the outfits. take the queen �*s coronation dress, painstaking and brighter, look closely and you will see the names of her children and grandchildren and pictures of her to jack russia terrier is, bluebell and beth. queens throughout the 20th and now 21st century of had a degree of choice about the embroidery which goes on all of their clothing for a coronation it is wonderful to see her majesty �*s interest in the natural world and herfamily natural world and her family upon natural world and herfamily upon her dress and robes. historical dress ran through much of what was one. some last used by george vi in 1937. and take a look at the paintings of monarchs passed in their coronation outfits. this is

queen mary, crowned in 1911. her necklace may well look familiar. within the coronation necklace which was won by queen camilla, made for queen victoria in 1858 and it has been won by queen consort is since then at all coronation. in the paintings you can see also alongside the crown, made for queen mary �*s coronation in 1911, this is the same crowned camilla yes but for of the detachable arches are removed to give it a bit more of a light fit. to give it a bit more of a light fit-— to give it a bit more of a liuht fit. ,,, , ., light fit. spending hundreds of hours either _ light fit. spending hundreds of hours either restoring - light fit. spending hundreds of hours either restoring or- hours either restoring or creating brand—new items, including the screen used to shield the king from view during the most sacred part of the coronation, the alignment. it was designed by a furniture maker but it involved a large number of other skills, gilding, bronze foundry,

embroidery, both hand and digital, and also it was a key moment in the coronation when we were able to acknowledge the commonwealth so it is in the design of entry and every leaf has had embroidered upon it the name of commonwealth country. then there's the carriage which protected the king and queen from the inclement weather on the weighted abbey. now on display in the palace quadrangle. not surprisingly, visitors will not be able to sit in the diamond jubilee coach but i can tell you the windows are unlikely and it has a conditioning and i am reliably informed it is a very comfortable carriage. a gilded mix of history and modernity for a 21st—century coronation. sarah campbell, bbc news. in brazil, for many people football is more important than just about anything else. practically everyone follows the game and a lot of people play it. but becoming a professional isn't easy, with background and even gender playing a vital role. tim allman explains.

think brazil, think football and this is the sort of thing that probably comes to mind, samba, soccer, celebration. here in the favelas of rio de janeiro, the passion runs deep. this is a football club and for more than a decade they have been trying to help young women become professional players. although that can be easier said than done. �* ,, �* said than done. translation: i like football, _ said than done. translation: i like football, i _ said than done. translation: i like football, i like _ said than done. translation: i like football, i like playing - like football, i like playing football but the older players are quitting because a female soccer league does not reach the same level as men's men's have more support.— the same level as men's men's have more support. 30-40 women train here every — have more support. 30-40 women train here every week _ have more support. 30-40 women train here every week and - have more support. 30-40 women train here every week and the - train here every week and the club also has a men's team. it is undoubtedly a harder road to travel for female players, many women not getting the opportunities they feel they deserve but the ambition is that, no matter what.

deserve but the ambition is that, no matterwhat. "my deserve but the ambition is that, no matter what. "my dream is to be involved in national team,", says anna, "and to play around the world." maybe that you will come true maybe it won't but the senior football club will do everything it can to help. one batch at a time. the flash match. tim allman, bbc news. some impressive moves there, stay with us here, on bbc news. hello, there. there's still no end in sight to the unsettled run of weather that we're in the middle of at the moment. we had a day of sunshine and showers on thursday but we've got something wetter and windier moving in for friday. it's this area of cloud, an area of low pressure that will continue to develop, continue to strengthen through friday and saturday, and will ultimately bring some strong winds across many areas, with gales for some. those winds strong enough to bring some localised disruption.

now, the rain from that system has already started to arrive across the south—west of the uk. there's been a bit of damp weather, as well, for northern ireland and western scotland, so you might see a little bit of light rain here for the next few hours. mild start to the day, friday — 1a, 15 degrees celsius — but it will be blustery, as well, with some of the strongest winds through the day across wales and south west england, where gusts into the 50s of miles an hour could be strong enough to bring down some tree branches, maybe one or two weak trees, and certainly there'll be large battering, dangerous waves hitting the coastline. through the rest of the day, that area of rain extends across the whole of wales, the whole of england, reaching southern scotland and right across northern ireland, where the rain looks particularly heavy through the course of the afternoon. northern scotland, a lot of cloud, a cool wind here, but at least the weather, for a time, will be a little bit drier, at least. temperatures across the board below average forjuly. now, on into the weekend, the same area of low pressure

smack bang over the top of the uk. this time, though, the strongest winds will be working a little bit further eastwards, so we'll see those potentially disruptive gusts of wind reaching parts of eastern england as well. again, the winds strong enough to bring down a few tree branches. rather than the persistent outbreaks of rain that we have on friday — saturday, it's a slightly less grim day. not greatest of weather, really — it's a day of sunshine and showers. the showers really widespread, some of them heavy and thundery. i suppose one of the benefits of those strong winds is any individual shower won't stay overhead for very long, before it gets blown across the sky, but i think it is a day where many areas will see several showers during the day. on into sunday's forecast, again, it's another showery one, perhaps some longer spells of rain across northern scotland. still blustery, but those winds are starting to calm down a little bit. temperatures still below average for the time of year. any better next week, weather—wise? well, not really. it stays unsettled, and that means we are going to see further showers. of course, it won't be raining all the time — there will be some warm spells of sunshine between the showers but it'll still be quite wet

for the time of year.

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