africa's present stresses that inner-ci _ africa's present stresses that inner-city problems _ _ africa's present stresses that inner-city problems are - _ africa's present stresses that inner-city problems are a - that inner—city problems are a wake—up call after the deadly fire injohannesburg. let's get more now on our top story this hour as let's get more now on our top story this hour as in england, the government is facing calls to "come clean" about the scale of the problems facing school buildings, after some were forced to close because they were made with concrete prone to collapse. schools minister, nick gibb told bbc breakfast the government was acting on expert advice in 2018 which has now been changed making urgent action, critical. theyissued they issued a warning in 2018 over a school in kent. that triggered a warning about raac. more guidance was put out in 2021—22 about raac and the expert advice was that if it is not in a critical condition and then it's ok to continue to use

rooms that have raac as long as it's not in a critical conditions. if rooms that have raac as long as it's not in a critical conditions.— not in a critical conditions. if you have perhaps — not in a critical conditions. if you have perhaps got _ not in a critical conditions. if you have perhaps got children - not in a critical conditions. if you have perhaps got children who i not in a critical conditions. if you i have perhaps got children who are due back at school next week, you can hear about the list of schools affected by this. you can see what the advice there. it's on our bbc news website and is constantly updated. let's take you to pakistan now — where several members of the family of a man who police in the uk want to question over the death of his daughter — say they've been illegally detained. the investigation in pakistan centres on the death of 10—year—old sara sharif — who was found dead in woking in the uk on the 10th of august. herfather urfan, his partner and brother travelled to pakistan the day before sara's body was found.

police in pakistan have been searching for the trio — and have now been accused by their relatives of holding them without any legal justification while doing so. i was joined earlier by our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies. she began by giving us a brief reminder of how the issue has been developing. so, anna, this is the second time that family of irfan sharif, that is the father of sara sharif, have appeared in court. and they've accused the police here in pakistan of illegally detaining them for questioning as they're questioning them, trying to find out where irfan shareef, beenish patel and faisal malik. so that is irfan sharif, sarah's father, beenish patel, her stepmother, and faisal malik, her uncle, where they might be within pakistan. now, at the moment, surrey police in the u.k. are saying that they are wanting to speak to those three individuals, but there is no arrest warrant out for them. they have not been named as suspects. and so the family of irfan sharif have said that the police have absolutely no justification for arresting them and holding them in custody. now, the first time this happened about a week or so ago, we heard from the police saying that they promised that they would not arrest two of irfan sharif�*s brothers in relation to this case. the family have again gone back to court today saying that other family members have been detained by the police.

we haven't heard back from the police yet. they are going to give their statements about this on monday. and sara's grandfather's been speaking as well. what does he had to say? yes. at the court, sara's grandfather, who is irfan sharif�*s father, mohammed sharif, told us that sara had visited pakistan on a couple of occasions prior to, of course, her death on the... when her body was discovered on the 10th of august. he described her saying that she was a lovely child. everyone here loved her and remembers her. now, mohammed denies that he knows

where irfan sharif and his family are within pakistan. and so it's not entirely clear still where those family are. the police search is still ongoing. australia has introduced a ban on thick plastic shopping bags and mass balloon releases to cut down on single—use plastics. authorities in three states are also outlawing a range of products, from cotton bud sticks to polystyrene packaging. conservationists say that in the past five years, australia has become a world leader in banning single—use plastics. scientists say more than 171 trillion pieces of plastic are estimated to be floating in the world's oceans, and say that number could nearly triple by 2040. earlier, we spoke to our correspondent phil mercer who spoke on australia's efforts to combat plastic use. in recent years, australia'sjourney on the path to trying to combat and eliminate disposable plastic began really back in 2018 when the state of queensland banned those thin, lightweight, single use plastic shopping bags. that ban was extended in 2021 to include disposable bowls

and cutlery and other single use items so ever so slowly. items so ever so slowly, australia is trying to get to grips with its huge plastic problem. it is estimated that australians consume enough plastic that produces the equivalent in terms of greenhouse gases as 5.7 million cars. so quite clearly this is a country addicted in many ways to plastic. from today in the state of queensland, it's now illegal to release helium balloons into the sky. conservationists say that studies have shown that these balloons are deadly to seabirds who often mistake them for food. other measures being introduced in other states, western australia and south australia include banning of polystyrene packaging and also of microbeads. they are found in many shower and personal care products and cleaning products as well. so ever so slowly australia is trying to get to grips with its substantial plastic problem.

paris has become the first european capital to ban electric scooters for public hire. it introduced them just five years ago but when parisians were asked to vote on whether they wanted to keep them, last april, they said non. it's meant the three companies which operate the e—scooters have been withdrawing them from paris and redeploying them to other european cities. 0ur correspondent hugh schofield sent this update. yeah. over the last few weeks, the three operating companies have been getting rid of their 15,000 or so e—scooters. they're disappearing off to other european cities and to london, for example, where they'll they'll still be used. but here in paris, there will be no more of these free—floating

machines. it doesn't mean you won't see e—scooters, you will. but they'll be privately owned ones, or possibly ones that are rented by the day, by kind of by shops, by other operators. but the free floating fleets, if you like, are gone. and it follows if, of course, this referendum back in april, which was engineered by the mayor of paris, who from having been a great advocate of e—scooters, became an enemy of e—scooters and staged this this referendum in which very, very few people voted. but the people who did vote were all older people, very much motivated against the e—scooters. younger people who use them didn't turn out. and when that came through, the results came through, the die was cast really. and now at the end of august, 1st of september, they're out. the reaction of people? well, of course, it's mixed. you know, many people, older people in particular who didn't use the e—scooters are extremely relieved for them. they were an utter nuisance

and they cluttered up the pavement. they weren't properly stored or stacked. and everyone had a story about having narrowly missed one coming careering down than the pavement or with two people on it, and the dangerous driving and so on. the people who missed them, though, of course, are there as well. people who did really use them. and there was you know, there were thousands and thousands of people in paris who did use them, particularly late at night. and it became a real standby for people who are going home after late night parties or drinking in bars and so on. you know, it was a very, very useful way of getting back home when the buses had stopped. they're going to be annoyed, but too bad and they're gone. and we'lljust have to see what alternatives these people turn to now. a major label has signed a new pop star. why is this news? because the pop star in question, is digital. noonoouri's voice has been made with the help of artificial intelligence. now warner music now

have her on their books and she's releasing her first song. what does it mean for the music industry? shiona mccallum's been to berlin to find out. meet noonoouri. she's a virtual character, an instagram influencer and has worked with big fashion brands. her appearance has been created using 2d graphics and motion capture. oh, my god. this is amazing. it's like, really like it was accelerating my pulse when i got the email from warner music. the email from warner music central europe is writing me and they were like asking me, are you interested in music? and i say, well, what a question. her voice has been created with the help of artificial intelligence. they pitched it higher. of course they made it more female.

but we didn't want to create like a human voice. we wanted to have it a bit like technology, like a bit tech voice. so the bass and the original voice of her is my voice. and to make this sound, they got a singer involved, too. there comes the moment where we use a.i. technology. the voice from the singer we needed to know when he was singing high. when he was singing low, when he was singing slower. when he got more speed, when he got more pressure. warner music is releasing the first single. when you want to experiment with motion capture technology and so on, she is a perfect fit here. you can appear in different

places at the same time. you can change her style in a minute. we can make her fly if we want because it feels natural to her because she's already a digital character. so there are more opportunities than with the human artist in that respect. al was only a small step in the creation of this song. ai brings with it immense opportunity, but it also raises profound challenges. it about knowing whether something is al generated. at the moment, personality rights aren't really copy protected. you could generate an ai version of the pop star and a singer and they wouldn't have any rights about how that is use. it's looking about regulatory and legal framework around ai is used so that

it enables human creativity in the music industry.— music industry. clearly the use of ai is becoming — music industry. clearly the use of ai is becoming more _ music industry. clearly the use of ai is becoming more mainstream| music industry. clearly the use of. ai is becoming more mainstream but now it's officially entering the charts, will it make it to number one? shiona joins me now. who actually owns a noonoouri now irkutsk is it her creator and does he always retain what happens to the character? , ., �* , _, . character? yes. that's correct. he was talking _ character? yes. that's correct. he was talking in _ character? yes. that's correct. he was talking in berlin _ character? yes. that's correct. he was talking in berlin about - character? yes. that's correct. he was talking in berlin about his - character? yes. that's correct. he was talking in berlin about his life | was talking in berlin about his life time work, noonoouri. he owns everything. he has the company that makes this avatar. he's been working with her for a makes this avatar. he's been working with herfor a long time, many years. she's got quite a big following in the fashion world and on instagram. he's been creating

with his team all the c61 images, the two g graphics, with his team all the cgi images, the two g graphics, the motion capture. he was actually in the suit mimicking her emotions so that could be transformed into some of the images we saw there. his company own all the rights around it and it's interesting to see the hype around a digital character because young people are very well used to interacting with avatars, following them online so for warner to see this opportunity for noonoouri to make music, feels like a natural next step. make music, feels like a natural next step-— next step. presumably from a commercial— next step. presumably from a commercial point _ next step. presumably from a commercial point of _ next step. presumably from a commercial point of view, - next step. presumably from a commercial point of view, a i next step. presumably from a - commercial point of view, a digital p0p commercial point of view, a digital pop star doesn't need meal breaks or holidays, it's something that could be used on and on. the possibilities are endless — be used on and on. the possibilities are endless and _ be used on and on. the possibilities are endless and she _ be used on and on. the possibilities are endless and she could _

be used on and on. the possibilities are endless and she could appear i be used on and on. the possibilities are endless and she could appear in j are endless and she could appear in numerous places all at the same time. there was talk about her doing individual meat and grates on facebook, social media with fans. you'd never normally get the opportunity to sit down with your favourite pop star but in the metal world there definitely avenues to be explored here. it’s world there definitely avenues to be explored here-— world there definitely avenues to be explored here. it's making musicians nervous because _ explored here. it's making musicians nervous because obviously _ explored here. it's making musicians nervous because obviously so - explored here. it's making musicians nervous because obviously so much i explored here. it's making musiciansl nervous because obviously so much of what they do, their creative control, is normally held by them. do you think they will ever be a time when digital pop star is completely take over? i time when digital pop star is completely take over? i think this is an interesting _ completely take over? i think this is an interesting cultural- completely take over? i think this is an interesting cultural moment| completely take over? i think this i is an interesting cultural moment to see how the record label are embracing this new avatar. this possibility of a digital pop star. i don't think we will see loads and loads of them in the future, replacing humans any time soon. you

might remember gorrillaz. they were a band that were made of cartoon characters. i think the interesting thing about noonoouri is that the creators have used artificial intelligence when creating their voice. they've used ai in an ethical and responsible way and when we see the movement for music to embrace this type of technology then we might see new artists emerging. ii'iin�*n�* might see new artists emerging. how do ou might see new artists emerging. how do you keep — might see new artists emerging. how do you keep the hype going because when you have human artists and acts, you have bad behaviour, meltdowns that keep news machine churning. so where will they go when noonoouri is perfectly behaved and

there is no opportunities for stories? i there is no opportunities for stories? ., �* ~' there is no opportunities for stories? ., �* ~ ., , , stories? i don't think that this is ever going _ stories? i don't think that this is ever going to — stories? i don't think that this is ever going to replace _ stories? i don't think that this is ever going to replace the - stories? i don't think that this is ever going to replace the drama| stories? i don't think that this is - ever going to replace the drama that you perhaps see with pop stars. it is interesting to see the movement and to see that warner are endorsing this type of act and the possibilities to work in music and fashion. she's been on the front pages of some of the biggest fashion me magazines. i pages of some of the biggest fashion me magazines-— me magazines. i suppose there are some well established _ me magazines. i suppose there are some well established acts. - me magazines. i suppose there are some well established acts. if - me magazines. i suppose there are some well established acts. if you | some well established acts. if you look at our bar with their avatars on the stage in london, they are dipping their toes in the water already. . dipping their toes in the water alread . . �* , dipping their toes in the water alread. . v ““ dipping their toes in the water alread. already. . that's right. abba voyage has been a sell _ already. . that's right. abba voyage has been a sell out _ already. . that's right. abba voyage has been a sell out in _ already. . that's right. abba voyage has been a sell out in london - already. . that's right. abba voyage has been a sell out in london for - has been a sell out in london for many months, using avatars so these are just the beginnings of how we

see technology and music really interact so we'll see many interactions in the future i'm sure. so it noonoouri is popular with younger audiences, so it noonoouri is popular with youngeraudiences, do so it noonoouri is popular with younger audiences, do you think that world will be the main base for this? people who are just getting into music and are who or who are already tech savvy?— already tech savvy? she's already kind of conquered _ already tech savvy? she's already kind of conquered the _ already tech savvy? she's already kind of conquered the fashion - kind of conquered the fashion industry in many ways. she's worked with kim kardashian, naomi campbell, some other big celebrities. so with celebrity endorsements how it attract new fans. i don't know what you thought of the song itjust depends how good it is. if you are a p0p depends how good it is. if you are a pop fan it might be something that you download and stream today. if you download and stream today. if you are not into it then i guess you

are not into it. because noonoouri can be quite multifaceted and touch different areas in different industries then maybe she will get more fans in the future. i industries then maybe she will get more fans in the future.— more fans in the future. i liked her. i more fans in the future. i liked her- i think _ more fans in the future. i liked her. i think it— more fans in the future. i liked her. i think it was _ more fans in the future. i liked her. i think it was catchy. - more fans in the future. i liked her. i think it was catchy. i - more fans in the future. i liked her. i think it was catchy. i canj her. i think it was catchy. i can see my nine—year—old daughter going wild for that kind of thing. when you say to the style, the music rolled together. thank you for spending so much time answering all my questions. pope francis has arrived in mongolia for his visit there. the buddhist country is home to 1500 catholics. during the trip he will meet missionaries, clergy and political leaders. he will also hold mass and have a multi faith service.

previously, the john have a multi faith service. previously, thejohn said they would phase in what is called transitional institutions after the removal of the president ali bongo. we spoke earlier to alexandra panga, she is the spokesperson for the coalition candidate who accused the former president of rigging the election to hold onto power. she laid out her concerns about the military coup. we ho -e concerns about the military coup. - hope that the military will realise we are still a democratic nation and that whatever they have done, they have to think of the population electing a president and we want to see this president lead the nation.

they didn't call on the politicians to discuss how they will be doing, leading the nation right now. they did not mention the fact that despite the fact that the election, the result that was betraying was false. they didn't call on the fact that if the result was true, i think that if the result was true, i think that somewhere they would actually reveal to the population and then continue the process of the election to puts our candidate in a place where he is supposed to be right now. we heard yesterday that they have decided to swearing in the presidency before the constitutional court, on the 30th, when the coup

arrived, so we think as things are going on right now, we are not very sure that the military realised that we aren't going away from the role that the nation is supposed to bring at the moment.— that the nation is supposed to bring at the moment. engineers in france have been solving _ at the moment. engineers in france have been solving how _ at the moment. engineers in france have been solving how to _ at the moment. engineers in france have been solving how to move - at the moment. engineers in france have been solving how to move a i at the moment. engineers in france. have been solving how to move a war memorial that weighs 950 tonnes out of the way of a construction project. if you are wondering how they did it, it looks like this. they had to move this monument to a new location because of work to extend the city buzz metro they wrapped it in this metal ego skeleton and then hoisted it onto a special, heavyweight transporter. it took a few hours to do even though it's new home was only 35 metres away. you'll be glad to know that

everything seems to have gone without a hitch. it stayed in one piece and they are very relieved. 0ne piece and they are very relieved. one of the world's rarest turtles is settling into her new home after she was found washed up on a beach in north wales. tally — as she has become known — is thought to have been swept four thousand miles across the atlantic by strong currents. now she's back in warmer climes after a major rescue which involved the raf. simonjones has the story. back home in texas and straight back in the water. talley can truly be described as a well traveled turtle as a well—travelled turtle and an extremely lucky one to alive today, thanks to the kindness of strangers. this is her incredible story. it was two years ago that the turtle was found washed up in north wales

named talley after tahlequah beach, where she was spotted by a dog walker. my dog was making a bit of a fuss over what i thought was a pile of seaweed and then walked over and obviously saw that that it was a turtle. initially, i thought that it was dead. u nfortu nately. but i still thought�*s a bit weird for a turtle to be in wales on the beach. i don't see many turtles walking the dog. the experts at anglesey sea zoo were called in to try to nurse tally back to health, but there was no guarantee she would survive. she'd normally live in water temperatures of 2a degrees, so the eight degrees of the sea off wales meant her body had started shutting down. but day by day she grew stronger. she got her appetite back.

eventually, it was determined she was well enough to go home. tally is a kemp's ridley turtle, a critically endangered species mainly found in the gulf of mexico. but young turtles can sometimes be swept across the atlantic by the gulf stream. that's how tally ended up on the beach in tahlequah. but her 4000 milejourney home all the way to texas was a military operation. the raf helped transfer tally from anglesey to heathrow for her onward flight. a rescue charity described the mission as the furthest and most complex they have ever been involved in 22 hours of travel in total but months in the planning, she was accompanied on herjourney by her rescuers. tally�*s immediate home is now houston zoo, but the plan later this month is to release her back into the sea in the gulf of mexico. it's hoped she will help ensure the survival of her species and she'll be fitted with a tracking device, meaning we may not have heard the last of tally�*s amazing travels. simon jones, bbc news. the new james webb space telescope has captured amazing new images of a super nova closest to our galaxy. a super nova is an exploded star,

and this one blew up back in 1987. at the time it was the nearest and brightest supernova to been seen from earth in almost 400 years. these new images will help scientiests study the end stages of a star, as well as the potential impacts a supernova has on surrounding planets. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. hello there. the 1st september and meteorologically speaking, the first day of autumn. now, this morning, it may have felt a bit autumnal for some of us. we had some mist and fog out there first thing this morning, but that's pretty much now cleared away and we're looking at some fine weather for the rest of today. low pressure yesterday brought us some outbreaks of rain, but higher pressure builds in as we go through the weekend and indeed into the start of next week, as well. what does that mean? well, it means for most of us, it's going to be dry. there'll be some lengthy spells of sunshine and it's going to turn warmer, as well. but for the rest of today, still some cloud across northern ireland, southern scotland, the far north—northeast of england. a few spots of rain here.

showers developing elsewhere across england and wales in between some sunshine. largely dry across scotland this afternoon and maximum temperatures, 17, 18 degrees here, up to about 22, 23 celsius in the south east of england. now, through this evening tonight, any of those showers will tend to fade away. and then really most of us looking at some clear skies, but beneath those clear skies, there'll be some patches of mist and fog forming once again. quite a mild night for england and wales, 12 to 14, a bit chillier across scotland, especially in the countryside. temperatures down into fairly low single figures. so saturday morning, yes, you might wake up to some mist and fog, but that will generally clear away. and for most, it's a dry day with that sunshine. a few showers across south wales and through southern areas of england, those will be very isolated, though. for most, it'll stay dry and a touch warmer. so saturday afternoon, 21 to 24 degrees. on sunday, almost a repeat performance, one or two patches, performance, one or two patches of mist and fog first thing. there will be further cloud moving its way into the far north

and northwest of scotland. some outbreaks of rain here. most though dry, sunny and warm. temperatures widely in the low to mid 20s. a bit chillier, though, where you've got the cloud and outbreaks of rain. now, this is the jet stream. we've been talking about this a lot in the weather recently. it's been positioned across the uk, giving us rain. as we go through in the next few days, it's arching to the north of the uk and that allows warmer air to spread in from the south. so into next week, look at this, plenty of fine and sunny weather around. temperatures potentially in the mid to high 20s, maybe 30 celsius the middle of next week, before a bit more unsettled by friday. bye— bye.

live from london, this is bbc news. calls for the uk government to "come clean" on the number of school buildings built with concrete prone to collapse. two members of the far—right proud boys militia have been sentenced to long prison terms for storming the us capitol building in january 2021. if your president tells you, your country has been stolen, the country that people fought and died for, people are trying to take your vote from you,

how are you supposed to react to that? south africa's president stresses inner—city housing problems and describes the fire injohannesburg as a �*wake—up call�*. paris becomes the first european capital to ban electric scooters for public hire after five years of controversies. in england, the government is facing calls to "come clean" about the scale of the problems facing school buildings, after some were forced to close because they were made with concrete prone to collapse. more than a hundred schools are scrambling to put emergency measures in place before children return from summer holidays — for most, that will be in just a few days time. so far, a full list of the schools affected has not been made public. schools minister nick gibb told bbc breakfast the government was acting on expert advice in 2018 which has now been changed making urgent action, critical.