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the un says all ten hospitals in the north of gaza have received evacuation orders. thousands of people are being treated in these facilities, and doctors there say moving patients — many of whom are in intensive care — is impossible. a quick break now for the sport. live to the bbc sport centre to join gavin. we'll start with the cricket world cup, and afghanistan are the surprise team of the tournament. they've beaten sri—lanka by seven wickets in pune — to world cup teams but something in common. did you beat england? yeah, i steal. captain is often crucial to sri lanka's batting, only made 39.
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afghanistan have rashid con, ardent targets for his 100th one day international. well, sri lanka improvised their way to 241, i total that seemed to chase a ball. watch out. in reply, afghanistan 0—1, the excellent gone. a steady 62 made, afghanistan regained control. as the 23—year—old added to the energy and three sixes. the captain ensured his team got home with 28 balls to spare. a happy englishman at the world cup. jonathan trapped's coaching is part of the story. afghanistan have won three matches and they still could reach the semifinals. joe wilson, bbc news. the police search, authorities
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offering a £40,000 rhubarb leading to his rescue, the player's mother was found safe on saturday. markram karl bors wake. fire was found safe on saturday. markram karl bors wake-— karl bors wake. are 120 special olice karl bors wake. are 120 special police officers, _ karl bors wake. are 120 special police officers, hundreds - karl bors wake. are 120 special police officers, hundreds of- karl bors wake. are 120 special- police officers, hundreds of members of military or sweeping the entire area. they sent up a helicopter, a black hawk helicopter, they've got heat detection sensors and the police suspect they are hiding out. for men involved, hiding out in farm or vertebral building, and they said that the perpetrators must be very tired, so it does seem like a matter of time before we get some news. the english ice hockey association says it will be mandatory to wear a neck guard during "all on—ice activities" from next year onwards. the announcement comes following the death of nottingham panthers forward adam johnson. tributes have been paid tojohnson who died after suffering a serious cut to his neck from a skate
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during saturday's challenge cup match against the sheffield steelers. the association also said their "strong recommendation" is that all players wear neck guards with immediate effect.. the association oversees all levels of ice hockey in england below the elite league — the top division of ice hockey in the uk whichjohnson played in. net cards are currently mandatory for under eight teams, but at the senior level, hardly anybody wears them. and we are talking about a relatively inexpensive bit of kit that is compulsory in other countries like sweden and finland. it all has echoes, this discussion, of what happened to philip hughes committee australian cricketer who was killed by... in the aftermath of his death, they introduced stan regards to the back of cricket helmets. they are already ice hockey clubs today who have made adaptations to their own safety policies following the death of adam johnson. here's evidence that even at the age of 36,
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losing doesn't getting any easier. three time grand slam champion andy murray had already missed out on match point against australia's alex de minaur... who got the better of the brit in a three hour, three set epic in the first round of the paris masters. and the ballon d'or awards are taking place in paris, real madrid and england midfielder jude bellingham has won the best young player award seven awards up for grabs at ceremony in france. lionel messi and aitana bonmati favourites for men's and women's top award. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much, gavin. just bringing you some breaking news from the white house. in it that the vice president is due to travel to the uk, to attend an ai artificial intelligence summit which is being held at bletchley park
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hosted by rishi sunak. we have more details about some of the other trucks she will be having. she will also be holding a meeting with rishi sunak in london, that will be later this week and the white house says that during that meeting, the pair will discuss the israel hamas conflict as well as "consulting on next steps in our support for ukraine." news hasjust come in from the white house that vice president, harris will discuss the ongoing situation in the middle east when she needs british prime minister rishi sunak in london later this week. as the situation and because worsens, as the situation in gaza worsens. the un says all ten hospitals in the north of the territory have received evacuation orders. thousands of patients are being treated in these facilities — including people in intensive care, children, and elderly on life support. the hospitals are also housing more than 100 thousand displaced people.
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the head of the who said calls to evacuate al-quds hospital in gaza were "deeply concerning". (add line about al shifa if it has been struck israel has described al—shifa hospital — gaza's largest — as a de facto hamas "command centre" and headquarters. right now, it is, of course, challenging to make contact with anyone in gaza, let alone those working in hospitals there. but to discuss the situation there in more detail, i'm joined by professor nick maynard, a consultant surgeon at oxford university hospitals — he's visited gaza many times, and trained doctors there. he last visited gaza in may. thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. just tell us about what communications, if any, you have been able to have but some of your medical colleagues who are in gaza at the moment?— your medical colleagues who are in gaza at the moment? well, thank you ve much gaza at the moment? well, thank you very much for— gaza at the moment? well, thank you very much for having _ gaza at the moment? well, thank you very much for having me _ gaza at the moment? well, thank you very much for having me on again. - very much for having me on again. i've had contact since yesterday, as
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you will understand, for about 30 hours prior to yesterday morning, and i'm of us have had any contact at all and we had no idea what that they were alive or had they had been killed. we had limited contact yesterday, i benchmark contact today. as you can imagine, the situation gets ever appalling over there with the complete collapse of there with the complete collapse of the health care system which makes it virtually impossible for them to treat any patients adequately. they have no power, they have no fuel in the hospitals, so they cannot power any of their services. they have no relating. i have seen videos of surgeons operating using mobile phone late. i've spoken to surgeons who have been doing operations without any anaesthetic because they rent out of drugs. the hospitals are being bombed as well. i've seen
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photographs and videos of a wonderful hospital called the turkish hospital which is a stand—alone cancer hospital, very new in northern gaza, brilliantly wonderful hospital to treat cancer patients. i've seen videos of that being bombed today. so the cancer patients that are being attacked. so the situation is much worse than it was a few days ago, and the amount of killings is escalating dramatically. is of killings is escalating dramatically.— of killings is escalating dramaticall . , ., , of killings is escalating dramaticall . , . , ., dramatically. is there anything that can be done _ dramatically. is there anything that can be done to _ dramatically. is there anything that can be done to ensure _ dramatically. is there anything that can be done to ensure that - dramatically. is there anything that can be done to ensure that medical procedures in the medical care that people they desperately do need can continue? ~ , , continue? well, they need fuel, they need medicine, _ continue? well, they need fuel, they need medicine, and _ continue? well, they need fuel, they need medicine, and without - continue? well, they need fuel, they need medicine, and without those i continue? well, they need fuel, they. need medicine, and without those two incredibly important commodities, it is difficult to see how they can do anything. the hospitals are packed, not only with patients but with their relatives who have nowhere else to go. they can't discharge
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patients because they have nowhere else to go. this notion that they can be active... evacuated is ludicrous. the access roads are being bombed. there is no way that patients can be evacuated. there is no way that any of the doctors or nurses are going to leave their patients because that is what they do, they treat patients and devote their lives to it and do not leave their lives to it and do not leave their patients. so until aid is allowed in, until there is a cease—fire and aid is allowed in, it is impossible to imagine that they can do any more to help those patients. can do any more to help those atients. ., ~' ., can do any more to help those atients. ., ~ ., ., ., patients. you know the area well. you where _ patients. you know the area well. you where they _ patients. you know the area well. you where they are _ patients. you know the area well. you where they are back- patients. you know the area well. you where they are back in - patients. you know the area well. you where they are back in may i patients. you know the area well. | you where they are back in may of this year and actually while you were there. there was also some activity, rockets being fired as well. such as tell us about the kind of conditions that the people in gaza have been facing since your visit and how they have been saying
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it has intensified.— it has intensified. yes, even in so-called _ it has intensified. yes, even in so-called quiet _ it has intensified. yes, even in so-called quiet times, - it has intensified. yes, even in so-called quiet times, they . it has intensified. yes, even in l so-called quiet times, they work it has intensified. yes, even in - so-called quiet times, they work in so—called quiet times, they work in extremely hostile circumstances. they are always worried about electricity. it's often turned off for many hours a day. they are always worried about fuel, they require 500 truckloads of resources coming in every day from israel to service the hospitals and the population. so even in quiet times, it is difficult. they have a lack of surgical technology. they are some wonderfully talented doctors and nurses, every bit as skilful as those that work in my hospital in oxford, for example, but they have 0xford, for example, but they have very limited resources. those resources have disappeared. so the last three weeks, they have been working against all odds trying to
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save patients but with minimal resources. they run out of drugs, anti—static, they run out of sterile water. they are all getting infectious diseases because they are not drinking clean, healthy water. of course, we are all talking about of course, we are all talking about the trauma victims, but this is a situation, a population of that is likely to be written through with infectious diseases because of the lack of hygiene, the lack of any clean water. we are profoundly worried that the decks are going to get to many, many more numerous. consulting surgeon nick maynard, visiting gaza on a number of occasions, thank you very much for bringing us up to date on what is happening there and the conversations you have been having with people on the ground. thank you ve much with people on the ground. thank you very much for— with people on the ground. thank you very much for asking _ with people on the ground. thank you very much for asking me. _ around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news— bringing your different
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once inside, they search for passages from israel, furious that a flight from tel aviv was expected here. it had all the hallmarks of an anti—jewish programme and many muslim russian republic. they cried in arabic god is greatest, and chanted anti—semitic slogans. as they pushed their way through the airport, there was no resistance. terrified staff could do little to stop this. back outside, disembarking passengers were told to reboard immediately for their own safety as the mob spilled onto the runway. the russian authorities blamed the violence on external forces. translation: the mass riots thatj occurred in dagestan are the result of a planned external provocation aimed at undermining harmony among nations. ——harmony among russians.
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just a few days ago president putin had met with russian religious leaders to tell him that interfaith harmony was the basis of russian statehood. there were other anti—semitic protests in dagestan at the weekend. a crowd gathered outside a hotel where a jewish guest was believed to have checked in. they threw stones at the windows and a sign was hung on the door. it read, enter and strictly forbidden to israeli citizens— to jews. steve rosenberg, bbc news. if you gave me money every time i mentioned artificial intelligence on air, i'd be a very rich presenter. it is of course one of the most talked about technologies facing the world. later this week british prime minister rishi sunak will host a global ai summit here in the uk. and — today — presidentjoe biden
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unveiled a new law — bringing in safeguards in artificial intelligence, for the united states. let's have a listen to what he had to say i'm about to sign an executive order, an executive order that is the most significant action any government anywhere in the world has ever taken on a high safety, security and trust. this order bails on the critical step sweep already taken to ensuring the ai bill of rights to bring together leading ai companies. —— this order builds on... who agreed to voluntarily make certain commitments to make sure ai is safe and the system is secure. well to discuss this new law in more detail, i'm joined from washington dc by ashley gold, tech policy reporter at axios, who covers developments in artificial intelligence. good to talk to you. first of all, what exactly is this executive order and what does it change? this what exactly is this executive order and what does it change?— and what does it change? this is a white house _ and what does it change? this is a white house putting _ and what does it change? this is a white house putting down - and what does it change? this is a | white house putting down a marker saying _ white house putting down a marker saying here on the global stage here is how— saying here on the global stage here is how the _ saying here on the global stage here is how the us is thinking about governing and regulating ai. they went to _ governing and regulating ai. they
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went to get out ahead of the uk summit— went to get out ahead of the uk summit you mentioned and say that they are _ summit you mentioned and say that they are doing something on the american — they are doing something on the american side after europe has moved ahead _ american side after europe has moved ahead with _ american side after europe has moved ahead with the ai act. this basically— ahead with the ai act. this basically defines how the federal government is going to treat ai systems— government is going to treat ai systems both in how they use it and how they— systems both in how they use it and how they best recommend outside companies to use it. there are civil rights _ companies to use it. there are civil rights implications, national security— rights implications, national security applications, it is a pretty— security applications, it is a pretty sweeping document. | security applications, it is a pretty sweeping document. i looked at some of this. _ pretty sweeping document. i looked at some of this. you _ pretty sweeping document. i looked at some of this. you mention - pretty sweeping document. i looked at some of this. you mention civil. at some of this. you mention civil rights. it says landlords, federal benefits programme managers, federal contractors will be giving guidance to keep algorithms from being used to keep algorithms from being used to exacerbate discrimination. at that that was really interesting. what exactly does that mean? it means that now when the private company — means that now when the private company is maybe going to contract with the _ company is maybe going to contract with the government to do rental applications for housing applications for housing applications to buy a house or to apply— applications to buy a house or to apply for— applications to buy a house or to apply for a — applications to buy a house or to apply for a job in the us, now the government and private companies would _
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government and private companies would have a set of guidelines they can look_ would have a set of guidelines they can look at— would have a set of guidelines they can look at and say, hey, are we following — can look at and say, hey, are we following the rules here to make sure that — following the rules here to make sure that our ai algorithms are not discriminating against protected classes — discriminating against protected classes in the us? before it was up to individual companies to make sure they were _ to individual companies to make sure they were doing the best they could, but they were doing the best they could, hut now— they were doing the best they could, but now there is federal guidance on that kind _ but now there is federal guidance on that kind of— but now there is federal guidance on that kind of thing. it but now there is federal guidance on that kind of thing.— that kind of thing. it says there will be federal _ that kind of thing. it says there will be federal guidance - that kind of thing. it says there will be federal guidance on - that kind of thing. it says there| will be federal guidance on how that kind of thing. it says there i will be federal guidance on how ai is used when it comes to these applications stop at absolutely. it's been important to the president, to members of congress into a lot of members of civil society groups here in the us that al is not used in a way that could ai is not used in a way that could harm the visa application or harm immigrants, so this is one step the government is taking to try to make it sort of affair playing field. is the premise, then, all of this debt has coming from the white house today, in the name, ai is not a great thing?— today, in the name, ai is not a great thing? they are telling an interesting _ great thing? they are telling an interesting line. _ great thing? they are telling an interesting line. i— great thing? they are telling an interesting line. i think- great thing? they are telling an interesting line. i think they i interesting line. i think they want america to be seen as the leader on al. they point out that most of the
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ai. they point out that most of the biggest and most profitable and successful ai companies are based here in the us. they want to have a message that this is all bad we have to regulate it immediately. they are going down the middle saying, hey, this has to be regulated, it is huge, it could be dangerous. we are proud of these american companies that have been leading on the global stage and make sure not to do anything too much to hold them back. just briefly the vice president, kamala harris, will be in the uk this week, attending that al summit being hosted here by rishi sunak. what do you think her message is going to be at that summit to? that messa . e is going to be at that summit to? that message is going — going to be at that summit to? that message is going to be that america is at the table. she would like to say that america is leading here in a balanced approach of not regulating ai too much but understanding the risks and harms. america kind of missed the boat on tech regulation with the first wave of social media. they don't want that to happen again. {lila
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of social media. they don't want that to happen again.— that to happen again. 0k, tech reorter that to happen again. 0k, tech reporter at _ that to happen again. 0k, tech reporter at xes. _ that to happen again. 0k, tech reporter at xes. thank - that to happen again. 0k, tech reporter at xes. thank you i that to happen again. 0k, tech| reporter at xes. thank you very much for bringing us up to date on what is quite a complicated story for many of us. thank you very much. if you're watching in the uk — don't go away. due to the clock change — we're going to say a quick goodbye to viewers around the world, who are leaving us — if you are world news america is up for you next. for viewers staying with us here in the uk — let's stay with with the topic of artificial intelligence — the pros and cons of the technology are widely debated. one of the major dangers from al is the increasing spread of "deepfakes" — videos of people which have been altered using al to spread false information. their use is increasing in online scams and in general election campaigns. fiona bruce has more.
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just ahead of the labour conference a few weeks ago, an audio clip was circulated of keir starmer berating an assistant. it is completely fake. and then there is this. britons won't have to work any more. elon musk has unveiled his new project in which he has already invested more than $3 billion. no other project has ever given this kind of opportunity. we asked elon musk about the news and here are his comments on it. spot the difference. that is not me. did you think it was me? it is pretty convincing, it's very disconcerting to find yourself deepfaked in this way. this is a financial scam trying to get people to hand over money and i was worried that people would fall for it. in fact, even people who know me, know me well, were taken in by it. my hairdresser was watching videos on his phone and saw something that suddenly looked familiar. you're reading the news and ijust thought, i just listened. and you thought that was me?
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100%. and it was basically a scam to get money out of you. did you give them your information? i gave them my phone number. totally regret it because they bombarded me for days and weeks and, um... how many times a day were they calling? at least 20 times a day, sometimes more. it was shocking. creating a deepfake can take just minutes thanks to increasingly sophisticated ai websites and it is hard to know who is behind them. how worried should we be? we are fundamentally unprepared to deal with the consequences of hyperrealistic deepfakes, whether that is audio, video or indeed images, partly because they are so convincing now, they have become so much more realistic, and to that end we have seen them increasingly over the last year being introduced into the political sphere in places like ukraine, sudan and venezuela. so how true is it that venezuela is such a poor country? this isn't a newsreader, it's an ai avatar spouting fake propaganda supportive of the government in venezuela ahead of the election, a blatant attempt
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to try to influence the vote. there we go. even the prime minister has fallen victim, faked to look like he can't pour a decent pint. from elections to financial scams, how can we know what to believe? the technology to tell if a video is real or a deepfake is still unreliable. viewer, beware. it remains one of the most talked about, unsolved cases — the dissappearance of three year olf madeleine mccann, who went missing in portugal in 2007. now, a bbc panorama investigation has been told that portguese police have apologised to her parents kate and gerry mccann, who were briefly named as suspects in the case. richard bilton has the details. it was the desperate search for a little girl... please, if you have madeleine, let her come home to her mummy, daddy, brother and sister.
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..that turned on her parents. in the summer of 2007, kate and gerry mccann were declared suspects. that status didn't last long. but it's only now that the policia judiciaria, the investigative branch of the portuguese police who accused madeleine's parents of staging an abduction and hiding their daughter's body, have said sorry. the bbc�*s been told that officers from the pj travelled to the united kingdom. they met madeleine mccann's father, gerry, and they apologised face to face. it was an apology for the past. this pj is very different from the pj that was in charge in 2007. i am sure they are trying to do their best. the portuguese officers also told the mccanns they think this man is the prime suspect. christian brueckner is under investigation by german prosecutors. from what you have seen, you are sure she is dead? yeah. where was she killed,
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do you think, was she killed in portugal or elsewhere? in portugal. she died in portugal? yes. christian brueckner, who is currently in prison in germany for rape, has not been charged, and denies killing madeleine mccann. his lawyer has criticised the german investigation. there has been no comment from the mccann family. they now have an apology, but still no resolution to their search. richard bilton, bbc news. before we go, bringing you pictures of the united nations. you can see there gabon speaking. medicare was it was concerned about a shutdown of communications in the gaza strip. that comes from the us ambassador to the united nations. linda thomas greenfield. we will be back after a short break. do you stay with us here on the context. hello. this week's big weather story
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is likely to be storm ciaran, named by the met office, expected to bring widespread heavy rain, exacerbating the risk of flooding. also damaging winds most likely in the south of england and the channel islands through wednesday night and on into thursday. in the shorter term, a met office amber warning across south eastern parts of northern ireland to take us through tonight and into the first part of tomorrow. heavy and persistent rain here could well bring the risk of further flooding. you can see that wet weather really setting in, as we head through the night. a band of showery rain also moving its way across wales and the midlands, up into parts of northern england and east anglia, as we go towards the end of the night. now, behind that band of rain, we'll see some slightly clearer skies developing, clear skies too across parts of scotland, which will allow temperatures to drop below freezing in some sheltered parts of the highlands. but here we should see some
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sunshine during tomorrow, albeit with a scattering of showers in the north where you're exposed to that north or north—easterly breeze. this band of showery rain across northern ireland and northern england, that will tend to weaken a little as the day wears on. then a slice of sunshine and showers, and then another band of rain into the south west of england. another frontal system, this one pushing its way north—eastward, as we head through tuesday night and into wednesday. outbreaks of heavy rain with that. could briefly be some snow over high ground in the north of scotland. it's going to turn windy as well, for coasts of wales, the south west of england and also in the north of scotland. and temperatures, six degrees in lerwick, 14 for plymouth, london, norwich and st helier. and then as we move through wednesday night and into thursday, this is where we have real cause for concern, this very deep area of low pressure named storm ciaran. still some uncertainty about the exact track of this storm system.
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it is most likely to pass across the south of england and wales, certainly in terms of the centre of the low. but the rain will be quite widespread for many areas. strongest winds look most likely to be down towards the south, maybe 50 to 60 mile per hour gusts inland, 80 mile per hour gusts for english channel coasts, possibly touching 90 miles per hour in the most exposed parts, and perhaps more especially across the channel islands, with the risk of damage and disruption. and it does stay very unsettled as we head towards the weekend.
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you're watching the context on bbc news. ladies and gentlemen, the bible says that there is a time on humanitarian needs. i am personally asking you, president biden, please do anything and everything in your power to bring everyone home now. two thirds of the population i are in this southern part of gaza, a city where they are living for 23 or 24 days now without water, i without electricity - and without proper food. the system in place to allow aid into gaza will fail unless there is effort to make a flow of aid into gaza matching the unprecedented human need.
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