we will get into plenty of that very shortly. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's mark edwards. hello from the bbc sport centre. the games just keep on coming, and while the midweek premier league fixture bonanza comes to a close on thursday, there are two games left from matchday 1a. and a big one concerning both ends of the table. newcastle are at everton looking to close the gap on the top four while the hosts can climb out of the relegation zone with a win despite having that ten—point penalty for breaching financial rules. it's been a full—blooded half of football at goodison park. but it is still a stalemate, 0—0 there. meanwhile, over at the tottenham hotspur stadium in the later kick—off, fifth—placed spurs will be looking to build on that terrific 3—3 performance against the champions manchester city at the weekend. they host west ham, and with all the possession in the first ten minutes, they were rewarded with a goal from cristian romero, looping a header into the corner.

1—0 to tottenham. reports from italy say anti—doping prosecutors there have requested a maximum four—year ban forjuventus midfielder paul pogba after he tested positive for testosterone. that length of ban is standard, but can be reduced to two years if an athlete can prove their doping was not intentional or if they provide "substantial assistance" to help investigators. pogba, who's now 30, has been provisionally suspended since he tested positive after a game in august. it's one of the most iconic clubs in world football, and with eight league titles to its name, one of brazil's most succesful as well. add to that they're seen as the team with the most goals in football history. over 500 of them scored by its most famous son pele. i can't forget their three copa libertadores titles as well. however, the good times at santos are over for now. on wednesday, for the first time in their iii—year history, santos were relegated from brazil's serie a. here's our south american football

expert tim vickery in rio. the club was founded the very night that the titanic went down, and now santos find themselves relegated to the second division. they are a miracle. the city of santos by brazilian standards is a very small city. it's less than half a million. it's the port on a good day about an hour's drive from the metropolis of sao paulo. greater sao paulo has 50 million people plus, so the fact that for so long santos were able to compete and win against the big cats from the city is an extraordinary story. i suppose really it kind of belongs to the era when burnley can belongs to the era when burnley can be the champions of england and nottingham forest could win the european cup. and really over the last few years, as financial gaps have opened up, there isjust a group, a small group of the biggest brazilian clubs that have broken

away. they are monopolising the major titles, and it's become increasingly difficult for santos to compete. the timing is very, very cruel. this is the first season since the death of the great man, the death of pele. he lives in a mausoleum which is pretty much in view of the santos stadium, and that cannot have been good viewing for the late pele in the first season without them, santos in the second division. but it was i fear a question of time. formula i's governing body has ended its compliance inquiry into mercedes team boss toto wolff and his wife, the fi academy director susie wolff. the fia had launched an inquiry into a magazine's claims that rivals believed the couple's relationship presented a conflict of interest in the sport. but on thursday, the fia said it was "satisfied" fi had measures in place to protect against such issues. the statement added that there was "no ongoing investigation" into the matter.

some good news for emma raducanu, who will make her comeback to the tennis tour in auckland in the first week of january. she's been awarded a wildcard into the asb classic in new zealand. the 2021 us open champion has been out of action since april and has fallen to 296 in the world rankings following three operations. the australian open, the first grand slam of the season, begins on january 14th. and that's all the sport for now. back to you, christian. thank you very much indeed. the prime minister has been on the defensive today after the dramatic resignation last night of his immigration minister. robertjenrick has quit over the rwanda deportation policy. in his letter to rishi sunak, he said the newly—proposed legislation does not go far enough, and will not allow the government to override international laws, which so far have stopped them sending asylum seekers to central africa. this morning, rishi sunak summoned reporters to downing street to insist that his draught legislation is the right plan and will prevent

most legal challenges. we simply cannot have a situation where our ability to control our borders and stop people taking perilous journeys across the channel is held up in endless litigation in our courts. but that will be enough to quell members of his own party who are fed up with his leadership on this issue? among them suella braverman, his former home secretary and a close ally of robertjenrick. she told the bbc the policy just isn't doing enough. we have made promise after promise. we have put forward plan after plan. they have all failed, and we have now run out of time. this is an issue of huge importance to the majority of british people who desperately want us to fix it. but on the other side of the party, there are members who think the pm has been hoisted by his own petard. one of them is lord garnier, the former solicitor general. - ijust find it difficult to think it -

acceptable that we should be passing a bill of this nature when it makes | political nonsense and it certainly| makes legal nonsense. you're sounding quite... we've got a really honourable and decent and hard—working| prime minister who is trying tojuggle the elements- within the conservative party who are deliberately trying . to make his life difficult. jo—anne nadler is a former conservative party adviser, now author and commentator. lovely to see you. thank you for coming on. he called this press conference, the prime minister today, seemingly to reinforce his authority in the party, so we'll has the reaction been?— the reaction been? well, i think very mixed _ the reaction been? well, i think very mixed because _ the reaction been? well, i think very mixed because the - the reaction been? well, i think very mixed because the devil. the reaction been? well, i thinkl very mixed because the devil will very mixed because the devil will very much be in the detail of this proposed legislation. and there is a lot of detail to it, and it's quite

technical. and as lord garnier was saying, it is quite complicated in legal terms. and in a sense, the problem for rishi sunak is he raised expectations upon coming into the prime minister ship that he would in as many words stop the boats. and this was a huge and ambitious claim to make and one which i think many people felt immediately was something that he was unlikely to be able to achieve unless he did take a sort of dramatic approach that we've had advanced by suella braverman. now he has not seemed willing to do that, and it had to be seen with a couple gated nature of these latest proposals are as he says only an inch away from what the former home secretary wanted. lard inch away from what the former home secretary wanted.— secretary wanted. lord garnier is the former— secretary wanted. lord garnier is the former solicitor _ secretary wanted. lord garnier is the former solicitor general, - secretary wanted. lord garnier is the former solicitor general, so i secretary wanted. lord garnier is i the former solicitor general, so he is the man advising those on the

more moderate wing of the party and he has already said he won't vote for it. when it comes to the house, rishi sunak can only afford to lose 28. he backed off making this a confidence vote today. was that a sensible decision?— confidence vote today. was that a sensible decision? well, in a sense it is for all intents _ sensible decision? well, in a sense it is for all intents and _ sensible decision? well, in a sense it is for all intents and purposes - sensible decision? well, in a sense it is for all intents and purposes a l it is for all intents and purposes a confidence vote. we can call it what he wants, and of course even with a plate and the significance of it. but as i say, because he had raised this issue and made it so totemic and such an important cornerstone of his success of his own leadership, is inevitable that this second attempt under his leadership to get this problem fixed will receive a kind of political scrutiny that it might not otherwise have done. and there also is the important point, in fact the rather more important point in this sense, that this is a real problem that people are concerned about. and so what we've

got going on here is a kind of an interparty dispute in westminster which can make the conservative party feel even more remote from those people who actuallyjust want to see a resolution to this problem. so this is a very, very thorny problem for rishi sunak and his leadership. problem for rishi sunak and his leadership-— leadership. you think 'ust very cuickl leadership. you think 'ust very quickly «mi leadership. you think 'ust very quickly could it h leadership. you think 'ust very quickly could it lead _ leadership. you thinkjust very quickly could it lead to - leadership. you thinkjust very| quickly could it lead to another leadership challenge? welcome on my own view is i — leadership challenge? welcome on my own view is i think _ leadership challenge? welcome on my own view is i think that's _ leadership challenge? welcome on my own view is i think that's more - own view is i think that's more unlikely than likely before another election. the conservative party now feels that it's pushing towards a defeat and those people who want to become the next leader of the party will have to ask themselves what they have to gain from creating more chaos before that election. so i think that in the short term is relatively unlikely, but it is a very febrile situation. and there are people who would like to force the issue. , ~ ., ., ., the issue. interesting week ahead of us. thank the issue. interesting week ahead of us- thank you _ the issue. interesting week ahead of us. thank you very _ the issue. interesting week ahead of us. thank you very much. _ around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different

stories from across the uk. billed as the future and powered by green energy, this is just a taster of what's to come in the south—west. vehicles running on clean power. some are the first prototypes of their kind in the world. others are already in operation. we see lots of electric cars on the road right now, but it's the other bigger, heavy vehicles and the vessels, they will start to become clean probably post—2030. and we're going to see a big shift in how things are. and this, another world first. we have built a zero—emission all—terrain off—highway vehicle which is destined for places like the mining industry, the quarrying industry, airport operations. and at the moment, we have a prototype vehicle which is driveable and is the first one in the world. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website.

you are watching the context. it's that time, for al decoded. this is the time of the week when we look in depth at some of the most eye—catching stories in the world of artificial intellligence. we're going to begin tonight with this story from the team at the new york times, who report that the technology is now advacning so rapidly and in so many directions that legislators in europe are the united states are now struggling to keep track and to regulate it, with big implications down the line. the guardian reports that google's ai offering gemini, which is only yet available in the united states, outperforms chatgpt in most tests and will perform with advance reasoning. gemini will soon be folded into most google product, including the search engine. fortune magazine looks at how ai has developed in the workplace.

they report that in some sectors it has become so indispensable that nearly 60% of the workers who use it say they'd rather take a 10% pay cut than go without it. the bbc news website has a piece today on the rise of ai—powered clones. the idea is that very soon we will be able to deploy our own digital clones to do the more mundane jobs that take up most of the day, freeing up more time. these clones which will learn from you. all your habits and behaviours will be indistinguishable to the client. scientific american raises the alarm on malign chatbots which have been trained to find ways through the built—in restrictions of other chatbots. supposedly these malign actors would learn prompts that would unlock information on how to build a bomb, how to synthesise methamphetamine or how to launder money. and finally a warning

from the new scientist, which says beware what you type while attending a virtual reality meeting. the ai can now work out subtle hand movements to reveal sensitive information, passwords and log—on details. good job i'm not in virtual meetings very often. stephanie hare, author and commentator on technology and artificial intelligence. lovely to see you. so this story in the new york times, we are losing the new york times, we are losing the battle to regulate ai because it is moving so fast. in fact if you talk to legislators in the us, which we have done actually on this programme, they would open look that they barely understand how it works now. so how likely is it they can draw up legislation for things we don't even know about?-

don't even know about? well, certainly the _ don't even know about? well, certainly the american - don't even know about? well, - certainly the american legislatures are not going to a passing any laws any time soon, not until the election is long over. but over on this side of the atlantic, we may see some movement tomorrow from the european union. we were hoping he would get it today. the negotiators have been haggling for 22 hours straight over the eu ai act. they call time is everyone home and are starting tomorrow at 9am as we may get landmark legislation tomorrow. they already had a draught of this which they worked on for three years, and it was already out of date. it did not even mention opened al's chatgpt. the great they work for the night and got to something but next week you could already be out of date. but next week you could already be out of date-— out of date. they've already got something _ out of date. they've already got something that's _ out of date. they've already got something that's been - out of date. they've already got something that's been added i out of date. they've already got i something that's been added since chatgpt came in on foundation models, was looking at the models that are used to train large language models. looking at the kind of data that used and we know that's really contagious is because most of it is still when people are not being comes for it. open ai have gotten a mark on that so we might

see some movement. but there's a lot of things that are up for grabs i suspect we probably took about it more next week because anything we say now could all be rendered useless by tomorrow in the haggling. if there is a vacuum, as some of the policy makers think that there is, then clearly it is left to the ai companies themselves to police the rules. they are not very good at that when it comes to social media. what could go wrong?— that when it comes to social media. what could go wrong? exactly. thank ou what could go wrong? exactly. thank you concern — what could go wrong? exactly. thank you concern a — what could go wrong? exactly. thank you concern a lot _ what could go wrong? exactly. thank you concern a lot of _ what could go wrong? exactly. thank you concern a lot of people. - what could go wrong? exactly. thank you concern a lot of people. to - what could go wrong? exactly. thank you concern a lot of people. to the i you concern a lot of people. to the media has — you concern a lot of people. to the media has given _ you concern a lot of people. to the media has given us _ you concern a lot of people. to the media has given us all _ you concern a lot of people. to the media has given us all a _ you concern a lot of people. to the media has given us all a lesson i you concern a lot of people. to the media has given us all a lesson in. media has given us all a lesson in how these companies can be trusted or themselves for the benefit of society as a have a duty to maximise shareholder value and that's what they are going to go for. that said, there is quite a lot of pressure already coming from things like the us and uk having their ai safety institutes created last month and thatis institutes created last month and that is pushing a lot of these companies to put their eight —— ai model to be tested first before they get released up usually the ones that look a bit risky. so we are

starting and you're right, the technology is leaps ahead of regulation but we are catching up and that does not mean that there won't be enforcement coming the light in 202a. be it lawsuits, regulatory action orjust new norms being set. i’m regulatory action or 'ust new norms bein: set. �* ., , ., regulatory action or 'ust new norms bein: set. �* . , ., ., being set. i'm glad you mentioned the uk's newly _ being set. i'm glad you mentioned the uk's newly formed _ being set. i'm glad you mentioned the uk's newly formed ai - being set. i'm glad you mentioned the uk's newly formed ai safety i the uk's newly formed ai safety entity because they are in discussions at the moment with google about this new ai model gemini. have you seen or been on a? i have seen it but i have not been on it and i've been looking at it and being around it. it because document with a 3—tiered model so one of them, the little one, nano will work on your phone. then there is one it's a little bit bigger and then there is going to be the big one and that is not out until next year and that's when it needs to be tested by the safety entity. so already we are seeing different types of models for different types of users. and available in the united states and many other countries around the world, not yet available here in the uk or in the european economic area so people

talk about saying we cannot have regulation it might lead to innovation, that's already happening de facto even without that regulation in place. de facto even without that reaulation in lace. .,, , regulation in place. people will be wonderin: regulation in place. people will be wondering how— regulation in place. people will be wondering how will _ regulation in place. people will be wondering how will it _ regulation in place. people will be wondering how will it make i regulation in place. people will be wondering how will it make my i wondering how will it make my life differ if it's on my phone? lincecum of the small version first. what difference will it provide? 50 of the small version first. what difference will it provide? so i'm deliahted difference will it provide? so i'm delighted you — difference will it provide? so i'm delighted you asked. _ difference will it provide? so i'm delighted you asked. super i difference will it provide? so i'm| delighted you asked. super nerdy difference will it provide? so i'm i delighted you asked. super nerdy and kind of fun. it's a multimodal model so what does that mean? it means text, audio, images, video and code. it can who were them up and do cool things with them simultaneously. it's only going to be coming back to people in terms of the output is a generates an in terms of texting code which is already going to be very useful. so you could for instance point your phone at your physics homework, that's one of the examples they gave, and it could look at it and market. that's crazy. it's like having a teacher in your phone. so again this will be a massive challenge for actual teachers who are out there trying to chat but it could be an incredible

learning tool for students worldwide.— learning tool for students worldwide. �* ., , ., worldwide. and for my wife and could not turn your — worldwide. and for my wife and could not turn your phone _ worldwide. and for my wife and could not turn your phone off— worldwide. and for my wife and could not turn your phone off in _ worldwide. and for my wife and could not turn your phone off in church i not turn your phone off in church last week at carol's. can just show you ashley and read that this model, gemini, the big one they are testing, it said it outperforms experts with a score of 90% so it covered 57 subjects, maths, physics, law, medicine and ethics in 90% of the time it be humans. it's that good. wow. let's move out of the story from fortune and so indispensable in certain industries. which ones we talking about? i thinking about market intel, financial services, thinking about market intel, financialservices, it thinking about market intel, financial services, it consulting, so viable to the employees already using it in these sectors they would take a pay cut with and without it? which is an incredible endorsement. if you are a software development and he or using ai if you are a software development and he or using al to help you improve your productivity, if it gets you 70% there and they have to

tweak, fantastic. how much of our life is wasted doing tasks that are slow, repetitive, etc if we can be using these tools as a productivity boost, uk productivity in this country alone is in flat since 2008. we need every tool can get and i think it's exciting.— think it's exciting. interesting about that — think it's exciting. interesting about that is _ think it's exciting. interesting about that is the _ think it's exciting. interesting about that is the article i think it's exciting. interesting about that is the article says| think it's exciting. interesting i about that is the article says that if you 70% of ceos ranked investing in al as her top priority even amid the uncertain economic conditions we are in. the important thing is that they see how it links and how he could search productivity and effective started moving markets. they are already telling analysts on these market calls, we can increase our productivity to such an extent with al, is coming, that is already moving share prices. it is with al, is coming, that is already moving share prices.— moving share prices. it is and that's when — moving share prices. it is and that's when the _ moving share prices. it is and that's when the risk - moving share prices. it is and that's when the risk of - moving share prices. it is and that's when the risk of height j that's when the risk of height comes in and we really want and researchers look for hopefully journalist two is to test and see if that actually happens. the proof will be in the pudding. we have had great technology again over the past

15 years of wyatt's productivity bits of flak was met because it's really complicated. is investment, training, skills, notjust tech but techis training, skills, notjust tech but tech is a big part of it. link training, skills, notjust tech but tech is a big part of it.— tech is a big part of it. link to that is a story _ tech is a big part of it. link to that is a story on _ tech is a big part of it. link to that is a story on the - tech is a big part of it. link to that is a story on the bbc i tech is a big part of it. link to i that is a story on the bbc web page about people cloning themselves to create more time and this is a guy called rob, a property expert. and this ai model has been learning from him and his techniques and behaviours and his idiosyncrasies such that when he leaves the office, this thing will answer questions and we'll deal with clients and they won't know it's not him. i love this. . �* , won't know it's not him. i love this. ., �* , won't know it's not him. i love this. ., �*, , . this. that's the ethical bit which is used to _ this. that's the ethical bit which is used to always _ this. that's the ethical bit which is used to always let _ this. that's the ethical bit which is used to always let people i is used to always let people know when they are dealing with al. you have to do — when they are dealing with al. you have to do that? _ when they are dealing with al. you have to do that? i _ when they are dealing with al. you have to do that? i know. _ when they are dealing with al. you have to do that? i know. most i have to do that? i know. most people are fine with — have to do that? i know. most people are fine with it _ have to do that? i know. most people are fine with it as _ have to do that? i know. most people are fine with it as long _ have to do that? i know. most people are fine with it as long as _ have to do that? i know. most people are fine with it as long as a know- are fine with it as long as a know what they feel quite annoyed if they just could not tell the difference and they thought you were fooling them. but what's really interesting in this case is we see a lot of movements in technology about authenticity. it's really important

to be authentic and to distinguish yourself. so how to be both authentic and a digitised bot version of yourself?- authentic and a digitised bot version of yourself? yeah, i mean, ou can version of yourself? yeah, i mean, you can imagine — version of yourself? yeah, i mean, you can imagine a _ version of yourself? yeah, i mean, you can imagine a scenario - version of yourself? yeah, i mean, you can imagine a scenario though| you can imagine a scenario though that if it looks like you and it moves like you, where this can be pretty convincing. and maybe it would not matter to the client as long as the answers are right and it gives you the information and you can get it after hours. that's what we are looking for. the can get it after hours. that's what we are looking for.— we are looking for. the article is about who _ we are looking for. the article is about who was _ we are looking for. the article is about who was using _ we are looking for. the article is about who was using it - we are looking for. the article is about who was using it and i we are looking for. the article is about who was using it and one | we are looking for. the article is i about who was using it and one of the clients was a marriage counsellor so imagine thinking you're talking to a marriage counsellor and really pour your heart out and you're basicallyjust getting set of responses because the problems are always the same. this one worries — problems are always the same. this one worries me. _ problems are always the same. this one worries me. this story about al chat bots rating other ai chat bots because it's his work computers talk the computers we don't know what they are saying to each other but they are saying to each other but the idea is the one with the horns there is sort of finding ways to get through the security of the other ai model such that it could extract

really dangerous information. it’s really dangerous information. it's such a really dangerous information. it�*s such a nightmare and the thing is that we know how to stop it. so today's ai chat bots all have rules in them to make it so they cannot tell you how to make a bomb. they cannot tell you how to launder money. but researchers have been using ai chat bots to teach other chat bots how to break the rules that they have to prevented from doing bad things. so it's notjust humans breaking ai, it's ai doing bad things. so it's notjust humans breaking ai, it's al to break ai that's what we don't know how to stop. ai that's what we don't know how to sto -. , .., ., ai that's what we don't know how to sto. , ., . ai that's what we don't know how to sto, , ., . no, stop. they cannot patch it? no, not et. stop. they cannot patch it? no, not yet- why? — stop. they cannot patch it? no, not yet- why? they _ stop. they cannot patch it? no, not yet. why? they don't _ stop. they cannot patch it? no, not yet. why? they don't even - stop. they cannot patch it? no, not yet. why? they don't even know i stop. they cannot patch it? no, not i yet. why? they don't even know why. because ai yet. why? they don't even know why. because al is — yet. why? they don't even know why. because ai is working _ yet. why? they don't even know why. because ai is working so _ yet. why? they don't even know why. because ai is working so fast that you cannot patch it in real time. yes, it's prompt threats and jailbreaking helps the model wreck out of the model rules and then it goes wrong. out of the model rules and then it goes wrong-— out of the model rules and then it toes wronu. ., , , ., y., goes wrong. that is scary. have you ever been in —

goes wrong. that is scary. have you ever been in a _ goes wrong. that is scary. have you ever been in a virtual _ goes wrong. that is scary. have you ever been in a virtual room? - goes wrong. that is scary. have you ever been in a virtual room? i i goes wrong. that is scary. have you ever been in a virtual room? i have. i aet ever been in a virtual room? i have. i get much — ever been in a virtual room? i have. i get much is _ ever been in a virtual room? i have. i get much is and _ ever been in a virtual room? i have. i get much is and is _ ever been in a virtual room? i have. i get much is and is often _ ever been in a virtual room? i have. i get much is and is often do. i ever been in a virtual room? i have. i get much is and is often do. you . i get much is and is often do. you no in the i get much is and is often do. you go in the room in _ i get much is and is often do. you go in the room in your avatar is there so why notjust go on zoom? it's a great question and i really interviewed for a really big country this of —— specialises in the interviewed fora really big country this of —— specialises in the meta— verse for this reason exactly because is not very useful but it could be in some cases if you were for instance doing safety and training simulations on an oil rig. you might not want us of people out to do that it is expensive and also dangerous and all sorts of things he would not want to do so if you did in a virtual simulation or for pilots or pilots or firefighters or training environments, the meta— verse is quite cool. 50 training environments, the meta- verse is quite cool.— verse is quite cool. so scientists sa if verse is quite cool. so scientists say if you _ verse is quite cool. so scientists say if you do _ verse is quite cool. so scientists say if you do this, _ verse is quite cool. so scientists say if you do this, you _ verse is quite cool. so scientists say if you do this, you should i verse is quite cool. so scientistsj say if you do this, you should be aware because ai is so smart now that it can interpret your hand movements which are changing slightly in these virtual arenas. but it can interpret how your hands move such that it will be able to tell what you're typing and that would mean your passwords and it

would mean your passwords and it would delete your login information. when you go into virtual reality, you have to understand you are effectively entering a room in which everything is a sensor or a camera on you. so of course if you're making movements with your hands, to type a password, is picking up on that. none of this is secure at the moment. , . moment. 0k, well, every... i learned so much in — moment. ok, well, every... i learned so much in this— moment. 0k, well, every... i learned so much in this every _ moment. 0k, well, every... i learned so much in this every week _ moment. 0k, well, every... i learned so much in this every week and i i so much in this every week and i hope our viewers do incidentally because this is changing so quickly. the stories i like and i think that's going to be really exciting, and then there are other stories that i think is terrifying in effect reading in the story about employees and how they feel about it that in fact there are pretty percent of americans right now who are worried about al and to present who are purely excited and it's because of these scarier stories that we do the people are reserving judgment. that's the thing is that al has so much promise for if and productivity but the scary stories are so scary

that it makes us want to proceed with caution. that it makes us want to proceed with caution-— with caution. lovely to see you. that's it- _ with caution. lovely to see you. that's it- we — with caution. lovely to see you. that's it. we are _ with caution. lovely to see you. that's it. we are out _ with caution. lovely to see you. that's it. we are out of - with caution. lovely to see you. that's it. we are out of time. i my thanks to stephanie for her company this evening. we are here every thursday with al decoded. we will do it again same time next week. but stay with us, plenty more to come on the programme. our panel will be here very shortly, and we will take you to washington, where we are expecting to hear from the foreign secretary, david cameron, and his us counterpart, antony blinken. ukraine funding, top of the agenda. we will be right back after this break. hello there. it's going to remain unsettled for the rest of this week. spells of wet and windy weather around, but it will be noticeably mild. but with more rain falling on saturated ground, we've already seen some localised flooding is going to exacerbate existing flooding problems up and down the uk. so stay tuned to the forecast. this area of low pressure has been quite potent. lots of isobars on the charts being very blustery, active weather front,

slowly spreading northwards and eastwards. and we've been introducing milder air pretty much right across the country throughout the day. and now the rain becomes confined to the north—east of scotland, the northern isles, with a strong winds through the course of the night. elsewhere, it's a little bit quieter, some clear spells, but showers or longer spells of rain pushing into northern and western areas as low pressure sticks close by. and it will be blustery, but a largely frost free night to come. so, for friday, we start off with a bit of sunshine across southern and eastern areas. showers from the word go in the north and the west. they merge together to produce longer spells of rain at times into the afternoon. but i think east and south—east england may escape. most of the showers stay largely dry with some sunshine, and it will be a milder day. double figure values for england, wales, northern ireland, 8—9 degrees across scotland. for friday night, it stays quite blustery. see further showers or longer spells of rain pushing northwards across scotland, northern england. then the next batch of weather fronts and low pressure move into the south—west to bring wet

and windy weather here. and again, a fairly milder night to come than what we've had of late. this area of low pressure moves through during saturday, and then for sunday, we've got another low pressure system bringing another spell of wet and rather windy weather to our shores. so it'll start quite wet saturday. england, wales, northern ireland. looks like the rain will become confined to scotland through the afternoon. it brightens up for northern ireland, certainly for england and wales through the afternoon with sunny spells, a few scattered showers and feeling very mild, 11—14 degrees that feel pleasant in the sunshine. nine degrees across scotland. sunday starts off dry with some sunshine this stage, but then it looks like it'll turn wetter and windier as we move through the day and turn very windy in the north—west corner of the country with gales developing here. but once again, it's going to be pretty mild for the time of year. many central and southern areas seeing temperatures in double figures. it remains unsettled into the new week as well. the signs of higher pressure starting to build in for the second half of the week, which will bring some

quieter, cooler, sunnier weather.

good evening, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context. the british foreign secretary david cameron is making his first visit to washington since returning to government last month. in the next few minutes, we are expecting him to appear for a press conference alongside the us secretary of state anthony blinken, with ukraine very much front

and centre in their discussions. the us has approved more than $110 billion for ukraine since russia's invasion last year, but congress has not cleared any more funds since the republicans took control of the house injanuary. last night, an emergency spending bill to provide billions of dollars in new security assistance for ukraine was blocked by the us senate as republicans pressed their demands for tougher measures to control immigration at the us border with mexico. in the last hour, we spoke to white house budget director shelanda young about the shortfall in funding and what that could mean. our panel tonight — lord peter ricketts, who, amongst his many diplomatic posts, was the uk's permanent representative to nato. the democratic political analyst hilary rosen is here. and joining us to take us through this press conference mark cancian, senior adviser at the think tank the centre for strategic and international studies. we've misplaced our interview