tv The Context BBC News September 15, 2023 8:30pm-9:01pm BST
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we will get into that very shortly but let's pause for a second and get some sport. thank you very much indeed. the second round of pool matches for the rugby world cup continues this evening. new zealand playing tonight. new zealand's most capped player of 148 for this match, the score from toulouse at the moment is 12-3 score from toulouse at the moment is 12—3 who are hoping to bounce back from their opening tournament defeat to france. over the weekend, wales, ireland and england are all in action. the welsh narrowly beat fiji action. the welsh narrowly beat fiji a week ago and go into their game against portugal as firm favourites. for sure it's a good opportunity for us to show what we are about and we don't want to be making 250 tackles
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again but serious effort as those fijians, they are some of the hardest players individually to tackle in the world. so huge effort but that attitude and the intent doesn't change this week. that stays there again. hopefully with less tackles and more possession this week. . ., ., week. england have made three chances week. england have made three changes for— week. england have made three changes for their _ week. england have made three changes for their starting - week. england have made threel changes for their starting line-up changes for their starting line—up for sunday's game againstjapan. for sunday's game against japan. after for sunday's game againstjapan. after missing the last two matches, he makes the bench. lewis replaces the suspended tom currie in the back row. and coming into the front row at the other two changes. dan cole misses out entirely.— misses out entirely. there is more to come. misses out entirely. there is more to come- i — misses out entirely. there is more to come. i think— misses out entirely. there is more to come. i think that _ misses out entirely. there is more to come. i think that was - misses out entirely. there is more to come. i think that was the - to come. i think that was the thought after the game. look, it turned out the way it did with the early card and it almost meant the way we had to play the game. we were hoping this week, we wanted to keep
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15 men on the field and we have worked pretty hard with our attack. particularly since we have got here in france. i'm looking forward to showing that. in france. i'm looking forward to showing that-— showing that. luis rubiales the former head — showing that. luis rubiales the former head of _ showing that. luis rubiales the former head of spanish - showing that. luis rubiales the i former head of spanish federation has been banned from going within 200 metres of footballerjenni hermoso. they asked for the restraining order as the national court considers a criminal complaint of sexual assault and coercion. appearing in court for the first time, luis rubiales denied sexual assault by kissing her on the lips after the spate's world cup win. translation: we can stand for what we said from the start, it was a kiss without consent.— we said from the start, it was a kiss without consent. everyone saw the images- — kiss without consent. everyone saw the images. the _ kiss without consent. everyone saw the images. the whole _ kiss without consent. everyone saw the images. the whole country - kiss without consent. everyone saw the images. the whole country sawj kiss without consent. everyone saw l the images. the whole country saw it and we can say that precisely because of that thanks to social change and the legal changes, we can show that luis rubiales lacks
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consent. a . , show that luis rubiales lacks consent. . , ., ., consent. manchester united manager eric ten hank— consent. manchester united manager eric ten hank said _ consent. manchester united manager eric ten hank said his _ consent. manchester united manager eric ten hank said his side _ consent. manchester united manager eric ten hank said his side are - eric ten hank said his side are progressing with the wing up currently training on his own. they left sancho out of a squad because of the defeat saying that he had been training loud enough. he then responded with a statement on social media saying he is being used as a scapegoat which she has since deleted. he moved for more than £70 million but the club has said that he is now on a personal training programme away from the first team. there was no good culture before i entered last season. i had to set standards and that's what i did. that's myjob, i have to control the standards. if staff, players or whoever, if they cross lines, you have to be strong, absolutely. england's men's cricketers have won the final international against their series against new zealand in
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lourdes. with ben stokes rested, they set the platform for 127 is the home side made 311.100 they set the platform for 127 is the home side made 311. 100 runs short with england winning the series 3—1. more on that as well as the rest of the sports news on the bbc sport website. that is all from us for now. thank you very much for that. the uk risks losing its "competitive advantage" in the development of self—driving vehicles if the government fails to pass legislation quickly. a report from the parliamentary transport committee argues that self—driving has been a "great british success story" but if appropriate legislation is not included in the upcoming king's speech, then uk risks losing its hard won position in what will soon become a multi—billion dollar industry globally. let's speak to the editor of the car expert, the website.
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stuart masson. remind us what the perspective is to autonomous driving in the uk? shore. driverless cars — autonomous driving in the uk? shore. driverless cars had _ autonomous driving in the uk? shore. driverless cars had been _ autonomous driving in the uk? shore. driverless cars had been one - autonomous driving in the uk? shore. driverless cars had been one of- driverless cars had been one of those things that were considered the next big thing. electric cars were the next big thing, now we are moving on to driverless cars. and there is an enormous amount of research, development going on around them but a lot of it is being done here in the uk to bring these cars into reality. obviously it's incredibly complex to create a car that can drive itself through all normal driving systems. but it's also equally complicated to try and legislate how we actually bring these cars onto our roads so that they can drive around alongside human driven cars and pedestrians and cyclists and all the other things that use the roads. . what with the mps _ things that use the roads. . what with the mps want _ things that use the roads. . what with the mps want to _ things that use the roads. . what with the mps want to see in - things that use the roads. . what with the mps want to see in terms of legislation that would give confidence to the industry? the
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feelin: is confidence to the industry? the feeling is that _ confidence to the industry? tie: feeling is that the confidence to the industry? tue: feeling is that the government wants to kick the can down the line and that it would wait until after the general election. the industry is adamant that this needs to happen soon. but there is a lot going on and if britain doesn't move quickly and if britain doesn't move quickly and start debating the issues, start legislating for driverless cars to start using roads. not all the time but in very specific circumstances, the uk were left behind as other countries will take the lead and they will legislate and bring this into effect and we will be trailing along behind. into effect and we will be trailing along behind-— into effect and we will be trailing along behind. let's talk about the record of these _ along behind. let's talk about the record of these cars. _ along behind. let's talk about the record of these cars. i _ along behind. let's talk about the record of these cars. i was - along behind. let's talk about the record of these cars. i wasjust i record of these cars. i was just looking at some of the figures that the washington post had compiled with respect to tesla in the united states. since 2019, 736 crashes including 17 fatalities. initially i thought, that's a lot. if you compare it to cards that are driven, combustion engine cars that are driven, i suppose the figures would
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be much higher. the question is, who has liability if your hands on the wheel? and is really a question, is it not for the insurance companies? that is why the big issues that needs to be debated and needs to be legislated. we need to know, if you are sitting in your driverless car that you own and has an accident is that you own and has an accident is that your focus might as at the car manufacturer? is at the software developer? who is at fault? what developer? who is at fault? what ha--ens developer? who is at fault? what happens in _ developer? who is at fault? what happens in the — developer? who is at fault? what happens in the accident? - developer? who is at fault? what happens in the accident? as any other country determine that? hat happens in the accident? as any other country determine that? not as far as i'm aware. _ other country determine that? not as far as i'm aware. there's _ other country determine that? not as far as i'm aware. there's been - other country determine that? not as far as i'm aware. there's been a - other country determine that? not as far as i'm aware. there's been a lot l far as i'm aware. there's been a lot of debate but there hasn't been a definitive ruling on who should be responsible. there is a lot that needs to be agreed upon and accepted by the insurers are manufacturers and government. t by the insurers are manufacturers and government.— by the insurers are manufacturers and government. , , , _, , and government. i guess, my computer is available, _ and government. i guess, my computer is available, i _ and government. i guess, my computer is available, i have _ and government. i guess, my computer is available, i have to _ and government. i guess, my computer is available, i have to reboot _ and government. i guess, my computer is available, i have to reboot it - is available, i have to reboot it sometimes. you kind of hope that the car is infallible. what is the technology at the moment that is causing 736 crashes each year? the
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technology. — causing 736 crashes each year? tue technology, as causing 736 crashes each year? tue: technology, as most of the industry defines, full autonomous cars don't exist. there are various levels of semi autonomous cars that can support a driver. even though tesla uses terms like fully self driving and autopilot, the eu and other states don't recognise this is fully self driving, the driver still has to be responsible. so the driver is still considered to be in control evenif still considered to be in control even if they are not steering or in control of the braking. there is disagreement over who is in control but the level of control that the report is talking about in the legislation needs to be a autonomous vehicle. basically there are billions in dollars and pounds being spent to replicate what we have for me getting a taxi. but that's what they want, you get in a car and it takes you there. tt’s
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they want, you get in a car and it takes you there.— takes you there. it's not advertising _ takes you there. it's not advertising itself - takes you there. it's not advertising itself as - takes you there. it's not advertising itself as a i takes you there. it's not - advertising itself as a driverless car but my car has a lot of kit on it. what i've noticed is one of the problems when it is semi—driving itself and it is doing the wheel, it helps it use to the wheel is that it doesn't pick up areas of the road where there are markings. ijust wonder, hand—in—hand in the legislation do we need an improvement of how our roads are marked so that the car can operate? that's correct. based on current technology you are upsy correct. cars lose track on where the road and is based on how the road markings are not very well done and how they stay around potholes and how they stay around potholes and how they stay around potholes and how they navigate signs aren't particularly clear. we have human intelligence where we understand what is going on. computers can only react to what they can see. so there is an enormous amount of learning and developing. what we are certainly going to see is that this becomes a progressive legislation
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and progressive implementation. we will see autonomous cars that have the required technology will be allowed to drive themselves on motorways that are very clearly marked. when you go to a town, village or city you will have to return control to the driver because the cars won't be allowed to drive there. that then other problems because you are handing over control to the car and then handing it back to the car and then handing it back to the car and then handing it back to the driver, that needs to be done safely so you don't create an accident when you think the car has taken over and it has an or vice versa. a, taken over and it has an or vice versa. : : ~' :, taken over and it has an or vice versa. : a :, :, :, �* versa. a quick final one, i don't know i versa. a quick final one, i don't know i am _ versa. a quick final one, i don't know i am asking _ versa. a quick final one, i don't know i am asking this - versa. a quick final one, i don't know i am asking this is - versa. a quick final one, i don't i know i am asking this is probably the lazy gene in may. do you think there is a potentialfor us the lazy gene in may. do you think there is a potential for us to the lazy gene in may. do you think there is a potentialfor us to not have to sit in the driver seat and we might be hard to get in the back seat? orwill we might be hard to get in the back seat? or will you always have to have your hand somewhere near the wheel? :, , :, , :, wheel? eventually. you will be out to iet in wheel? eventually. you will be out to get in like _ wheel? eventually. you will be out to get in like a _ wheel? eventually. you will be out to get in like a taxi _ wheel? eventually. you will be out to get in like a taxi tell— wheel? eventually. you will be out to get in like a taxi tell it - wheel? eventually. you will be out to get in like a taxi tell it where i to get in like a taxi tell it where you want to go and it would drive. that is still a long, long way away. the early stages will be
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transitional about certain levels of autonomy before we get a complete taxi service. t autonomy before we get a complete taxi service-— taxi service. i like the sound of that. taxi service. i like the sound of that- good _ taxi service. i like the sound of that. good to _ taxi service. i like the sound of that. good to see _ taxi service. i like the sound of that. good to see this - taxi service. i like the sound ofj that. good to see this evening. thanks, cristian. staying with cars we brought you news earlier this week that the european commission is opening an investigation into the import of chinese electric cars, and the state subsidies china pays to its manufactures which keeps the price of those cars artificially low. now, there are concerns the the looming stand off with china, could impact car production here in the uk. currently british government, with the backing of european manufacturers, is seeking to delay the brexit trade—tariffs on electric vehicles that will shipped between the uk and the eu. but the french have issues. they don't want britain to be the back door, for china to flood the block with cheap electric vehicles. nissan and bmw have invested heavily in britain, but they are still dependent on battery parts from china.
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let's hear from john alty, visiting professor in practice at lse and former permanent secretary at the department for international trade. this could become a problem depending on how hard the european union wants to go.— union wants to go. sure. as you say, there are two — union wants to go. sure. as you say, there are two issues _ union wants to go. sure. as you say, there are two issues at _ union wants to go. sure. as you say, there are two issues at the _ union wants to go. sure. as you say, there are two issues at the moment. | there are two issues at the moment. one is the investigation that the eu has opened into subsidies, chinese subsidies to electric vehicles. that is only started and it remains to be seen what they conclude and what action they might take. we have already seen a number of european car manufacturers urging that if precipitous action isn't taken, because they make a lot of cars in china and more broadly their relationship in china is important. the second issue... the germans do but it seems the french aren't as concerned. it was the french that
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were pushing ursula von der leyen but it's now the french that need —— saying that we need to look at the british cars coming.— british cars coming. world trading cards between _ british cars coming. world trading cards between britain _ british cars coming. world trading cards between britain and - british cars coming. world trading cards between britain and the - british cars coming. world trading cards between britain and the eu, electric cars, as from next january, there's the potential for tariffs to go on trade in both directions. it's notjust uk cars using china batteries its european cars using them as well. that's why as you said, the british government and most of the manufacturers in europe are urging the commission to delay introduction of tariffs or are these local content rules that would mean tariffs applied. it's really, i think, too early to say what the impact might be on british exports into the eu. assuming that delay
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happens. at the moment, chinese batteries or mean that uk cars won't be able to be exported tarot free anyway. so as i say, there are two separate issues on different timescales here.— separate issues on different timescales here. ~ :, :, , , timescales here. what it does shine a li . ht on timescales here. what it does shine a light on is — timescales here. what it does shine a light on is the _ timescales here. what it does shine a light on is the china _ timescales here. what it does shine a light on is the china plus - timescales here. what it does shine a light on is the china plus one - a light on is the china plus one policy that a lot of countries are now following, trying to de—risk from china and also diversify, i guess, into other countries. we know that the group that owns jaguar and land rover have invested heavily in a new gigafactory in britain but thatis a new gigafactory in britain but that is presumably still some time till it comes online.— till it comes online. well, it will be, till it comes online. well, it will he. obviously. _ till it comes online. well, it will be, obviously, they've - till it comes online. well, it will be, obviously, they've just - be, obviously, they'vejust announced it. ithink be, obviously, they'vejust announced it. i think what the manufacturers are looking for on both sides of the channel is sometime so that these factories that are being announced and started, both in the uk and the eu,
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come on stream and it's possible for cars to be traded tariffs free, electric vehicles. without using excessive amounts of foreign parts. that was the objective of having these restrictions on ev foreign batteries in the first place. so the aspiration is that over time those investments will take place and indeed, the agreement between the uk and the eu, was made in order to incentivise those to happen. but they haven't fully happened yet. and i guess you could say that they eu action and investigation into chinese vehicles, notjust batteries, will be another factor pushing and incentivising manufacturers to invest within the
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eu or uk. ,:, :, :, manufacturers to invest within the eu or uk. , :, , manufacturers to invest within the eu or uk. :,, ,:, manufacturers to invest within the euoruk. :,, :, ,, eu or uk. good to see you. thank you ve much eu or uk. good to see you. thank you very much for— eu or uk. good to see you. thank you very much for coming _ eu or uk. good to see you. thank you very much for coming on. _ very much for coming on. thank you. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news: our beautiful countryside has been shaped by centuries of agriculture. straitened rivers and regularly shaped fields. here at the estate at the edge of exmoor, the national trust is turning back the plot, filling in the one kilometre stretch of the river and allowing the water to find its own course. tt’s of the river and allowing the water to find its own course.— to find its own course. it's almost like a control— to find its own course. it's almost like a control or _ to find its own course. it's almost like a control or to _ to find its own course. it's almost like a control or to delete - to find its own course. it's almost like a control or to delete to of i to find its own course. it's almost like a control or to delete to of a | like a control or to delete to of a river system and this really delivers on broad major benefits. it helps reduce flooding downstream. you can see it's really dry at the moment but this site is really wet. hopefully over time it will help engage people and nature, as well.
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the team believe this or versions of it can help to reduce the biggest challenge we face, climate change, which may be helped by allowing water to find its own course. you're live with bbc news. we are marking this week the death this week of mahsa amini. in september last year the 22—year—old iranian was arrested in tehran by the morality police, jailed and beaten. the crime was allowing a scarf that had covered her hair to slip from her head. three days after her arrest she suffered a stroke, she died in hospital soon from a cerebral haemorrage. her death sparked the largest protests in iran since the 1979 revolution and women around the world, including many celebrities, demonstrated their support by cutting their hair as an act of defiance. our correspondent caroline hawley has been looking at whether things — 12 months on — have changed for women in iran.
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a warning — her report contains some distressing images. elahe had never taken part in protests before. now in exile in italy, she says that after mahsa amini's death, she felt compelled to take a stand. gunshot that's the sound of the bullet that changed her life. she'd rushed to help young protesters who'd been shot while pulling down pictures of the supreme leader. she came here for medical treatment. surgeons removed the bullet from her head but couldn't save her right eye. translation: it was like losing a loved one. i an eye is a part of someone's beauty. i'm just one of many wounded protesters. even though he shot my eye, my heart is still beating. my heart beats for life, for iran, for the people of iran. it beats too with the agony of separation for her twins,
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now being looked after by their grandparents. translation: the last moment i was with my children before i iwas shot, i had bought them school supplies. all their clothes and hands were covered with blood and they kept shouting, "my mum was killed!" it was a tough moment. i can neverforget it. so many iranians suffered terribly in a brutal crackdown against the women—led uprising. hundreds were killed. thousands upon thousands were arrested and seven executed. the protests eventually died down, but not the widespread fury that had ignited them. one western diplomat estimates that, around the country, about 20% of iranian women now go out unveiled. they know they're being watched and that they risk being fined, denied public services orjailed.
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i get in touch with a 20—year—old music student in tehran on a messaging app. we agreed not to use her name and to delete our conversation immediately. i couldn't have imagined that i could be this brave before mahsa's death. we just needed a tiny spark to light the fire. so even though i feel scared to my bones, whenever i pass a morality police, i keep my head high and i pretend that nothing is happening. mojgan ilanlou, a prominent film—maker, began posting pictures of herself unveiled last year. she was jailed for several months after also criticising iran's supreme leader. she says a profound social revolution is taking place across classes and across the country. extraordinarily, she spoke to me from tehran without wearing the veil. translation: what has changed after mahsa's death is men's i public opinion of women.
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in the streets, in the metro, in bazaars, they praise women's courage, even at family gatherings, which i believe is the most significant fruit of mahsa's movement. back in the suburbs of milan, elahe has no idea when she'll be able to go home. she still needs an operation so she can close her eyelid over her new glass eye. but she tells me she has no regrets. translation: i don't regret it, because i can't remain silent i in the face of oppression. it was for the freedom of my homeland, for my people, for the next generation. whenever i'm speaking to the kids, we always say that we hope we'll be reunited in iran in better days. so interested that their bravery changes the attitudes of the men in iran. iranian security forces have been deployed widely in the mahsa amini's home province of kurdistan in anticipation of a flare—up.
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there are protests expected in other parts of the country. shaghayegh norouzi, is the co—founder of the me—too movement in iran. welcome to the programme. why do you think the regime is so threatened by women who refuse to wear a headscarf?— women who refuse to wear a headscarf? , :, , :, �* , headscarf? great question. because the islamic dictatorship _ headscarf? great question. because the islamic dictatorship establish i the islamic dictatorship establish themselves over making discrimination against women. it's the main reason it's established, in my opinion. historic discrimination against women taking over the autonomy of their body. since the first day, until now we are in a fight with this regime and we struggle with this regime. and now we are in this very important moment
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in women's lives where we finally, i want to say, i think the most important aspect of this surprising as this, all of the movement of women's rights that we tried for this past year, this past 33 years of the establishment of this resume. it is come together in this. we have finally become successful to make the discrimination of this regime per over the women, over the ethnic minorities a public problem for everyone. from this point, the power of this uprising is exactly this... solidarity... so many countries around the world right now, women's rights have gone backwards, notably afghanistan, even in america when you think about the battle over abortion rights. how do you think
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the fights for rights in iran and after that death, how does it resonate beyond iran? sorry i didn't get the last part. do you think the fight for women's rights in iran has resonated outside of the country? yes, of course, you mentioned that women's rights in afghanistan. you mention the movement even in the us in a big picture in... all of these women are related to each other, of course. i think we can remark this that we hope to bring something from our movement for all of the movements around the world because we are fighting something very seriously inside a country that is
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totally related to the women rights and autonomy of the women's body. what we are experiencing, it can add something in general to women's write all around the world. t something in general to women's write all around the world. i think so too. write all around the world. i think so too- we're _ write all around the world. i think so too. we're out _ write all around the world. i think so too. we're out of— write all around the world. i think so too. we're out of time. - write all around the world. i think so too. we're out of time. thank| write all around the world. i think i so too. we're out of time. thank you very much for coming on the programme this evening. do stay with us. we are going to talk in the next hour about the changing attitudes towards artificial intelligence. reports tonight that rishi sunak will ban china from parts of the summit that they are coming too. what is that all about? stay with us. hello there, good evening. it's been another day of contrasts across the uk, with a band of really quite heavy rain across southern scotland, the central belt, eastern areas of northern ireland and parts of northern england throughout the day. to the north of that weather front, some brightness towards the south,
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lots of sunshine such as here in bedfordshire. again, it was warm for the time of year, and it will turn more humid in the south over the course of the weekend. still, fresher conditions persist further north. some showers just about everywhere, particularly through the day on sunday. still some wet weather to come, too, overnight tonight, but that band of showery rain is gradually starting to weaken. some heavy, thundery downpours move in across the channel islands, maybe into the south—west of england, too, in time for tomorrow morning. a range of temperatures mid to high single figures towards the north, 12 or 13 degrees celsius in the south, where we're drawing in more of a south—easterly wind, pushing that humid air towards us from the near continent. here, we'll see the best of the day, sunshine again tomorrow. and temperatures could rise to 26 or 27 degrees celsius, largely dry further north, but still a few showers across the north—west of england, where again, it is going to be feeling cooler. now we're going to see that humid air hang on through the day on sunday. it's going to help to spark off some heavy, thundery downpours towards the south of england. there could be some frequent lightning, particularly as we head into the evening,
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but that band of showers moves northwards and eastwards. some showers, too, approaching western scotland, where again, it is feeling fresher, but the humid air hangs on towards the south and the east. now, throughout the day on sunday, that band of thundery rain is just set to push northwards and eastwards. we'll see some cold fronts just push through from the west on monday. this is likely to give us some heavy rain at times, but it will sweep away that humid air, to be replaced with something a lot fresher as we head into the start of next week. various weather fronts waiting out in the atlantic. it is going to be really very unsettled, but some sunshine ahead of that band of rain on monday. some sunny spells behind, but also a rash of showers, too. temperatures starting to drop, and that humid air will be replaced by the cooler conditions as we head through monday night and into tuesday. so, the details still likely to change as we head through next week, but generally feeling a lot more like autumn. unsettled, wet and windy at times, also cooler. bye— bye.
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i think this is an emerging threat. i think that we don't have a really clear understanding yet of how ai and ai generated content is really impacting children's understanding. translation: for the newly emerged i generative ai it's like a growing i child who has learnt to speak. it is capable to understand and has its own creativity so it can solve more problems. the race to regulate artificial intelligence. amid the warnings that al poses an existential threat, suddenly that issue is rising quickly up the list of national security issues. why, what has changed? and what was decided this week at a summit of the tech titans in washington? we will get into all that with a stellar panel tonight anja manuel, executive director of the aspen security forum is here. and also with us from glasgow the political commentator and columnist for the scottish herald, brian taylor.
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