this is bbc news, the headlines... israeli football fans are attacked following a match in amsterdam. the police say 5 people are in hospital, and 62 have been arrested. days after donald trump declared victory, and final results from the us election continue to come in — the swing state of nevada projected for mr trump. harrods�* managing director has given a personal apology following the sexual abuse allegations against the department store's former owner, mohamed al fayed. we meet the future of social media influencers — picture perfect and completely artificial. hello. iam rajini i am rajini vaidyanathan. president putin has congratulated donald trump on his victory in the us election. the russian leader said he was ready to talk to the us president—elect, as any ideas on ending what he called "the ukraine

crisis" were worth considering. steve rosenberg reports from sochi in southern russia. he is our russia editor. world leaders have been queueing up to congratulate america's new president. vladimir putin, though, had stayed silent, until now. donald trump will love this. translation: the way he behaved i during the attempt on his life, i that made an impression on me. he's a brave man. then more praise, as the kremlin leader said he's ready to talk to trump. what he's said publicly about wanting to improve relations with russia and resolve the ukraine conflict, i think that at least deserves attention. i would like to take this opportunity to congratulate him on his election as the us president.

in donald trump's first term, relations with russia had got worse, but the kremlin will spy an opportunity now to build a stronger relationship and try to use that to end the war in ukraine on terms beneficial to russia. vladimir putin made his comments at a conference in the mountains of southern russia. the kremlin is counting on a trump administration to thaw ties with the west. when donald trump first became president in 2016, the kremlin�*s expectations were sky—high. trump was seen as an american leader who would move mountains to mend us—russian relations. it didn't happen. but clearly, russian officials haven't lost hope. some here are hoping that donald trump will clip america's wings. trump will spur the retreat of the united states from the position of a global superpower to a position of a global normal power.

and moscow may benefit from upheaval in america. so the more the united states is embarrassed, the more the united states is in disarray, the more the united states is arguing with itself, the more the united states looks confused, the better it is for the kremlin. the title of this conference was, together into a new world. vladimir putin can't wait. steve rosenberg, bbc news, sochi. in pakistan, schools have been shut in its most populated province — punjab, on the border with india — for more than a week, as pollution worsens. masks have been made mandatory in public spaces, and offices have been issued work from home guidelines. the air quality index 7 which measures the level of harmful particulate matter in the air 7 crossed the iooo—mark multiple

times last week. let's speak to our pakistan correspondent carrie davies in islamabad. ican i can see it is smoky behind you. just tell us what measures are in place. you. just tell us what measures are in place-— are in place. just look at the smo: are in place. just look at the smog that — are in place. just look at the smog that you _ are in place. just look at the smog that you can _ are in place. just look at the smog that you can see - are in place. just look at the smog that you can see even| are in place. just look at the - smog that you can see even just on the horizon and this was the vicar earlier. i'm in islamabad where at the moment the air quality index is only at around 230 or so, but compare that to the fact that in lahore they had seen this spouse over 1000 in the course of the last week. we are looking at some of the stats from multan which surpassed 1300, over 145 times the level of the world health organization continues the dash 0rganization continues the dash considers the limit. what has also been shocking to people

here is how early in the season we are seeing this sort of smog. people are used to having a smug season but normally later in the year, more like december, january, february time. the fact we have seen these pollution levels from october has really shocked 0ctober has really shocked people. i october has really shocked --eole. ., ., people. i have lived in india for a number _ people. i have lived in india for a number of _ people. i have lived in india for a number of years - people. i have lived in india for a number of years and l people. i have lived in india . for a number of years and have to appalling pollution at this time of year in delhi and the question many people without time of year in delhi and the question many people without ask in india is what are the ask in india is what are the causes and what can be done to causes and what can be done to stop this. i will ask you the stop this. i will ask you the same questions.— same questions.— stop this. i will ask you the same questions. they are really stop this. i will ask you the same questions. they are really aood same questions. they are really good points- — same questions. they are really good points. transportation - same questions. they are really good points. transportation is. good points. transportation is a major contributor to the aood same questions. they are really good points- — same questions. they are really good points. transportation - same questions. they are really good points. transportation is. good points. transportation is a major contributor to the level of pollution, we know level of pollution, we know that cars are maybe don't have that cars are maybe don't have catalytic converters are really catalytic converters are really major pollutants too but the major pollutants too but the other thing happening at this other thing happening at this time of year is stubble burning time of year is stubble burning which you would know about from which you would know about from your time in your time in which you would know about from yourtime in india, which you would know about from your time in india, where the which you would know about from yourtime in india, which you would know about from your time in india, where the crops the delhi and the crops the farmers have

harvested, after they have harvested, after they have harvested the farmers burn the fields with stubble in it. this is meant to be limited in both india and pakistan but from satellite imagery we have seen fires are still going on on both sides of the border so it does not seem to have been limited enough. transportation in particular is a really key issue and we have spoken to doctors in lahore, one

issue and we have spoken to doctors in lahore-- issue and we have spoken to doctors in lahore— issue and we have spoken to doctors in lahore have that option. stay safe, it can be very — have that option. stay safe, it can be very smoky _ have that option. stay safe, it can be very smoky and - have that option. stay safe, it can be very smoky and i - have that option. stay safe, it can be very smoky and i can l have that option. stay safe, it l can be very smoky and i can see the sky is behind you. but as caroline davies who joins us from islamabad. the united nations human rights commission has published research about gaza, as israel continues its military operation against hamas. it says the part of the population suffering the most deaths in gaza is made up of children, aged between five and nine. and that around 70% of the people who have been killed by israeli action were women and children. the un says this points to israel not distinguishing between civilians and fighters. it says the killing of civilians could amount to war crimes — or even genocide. lost limbs and severe burns are just some of the life changing injuries more than 24 thousand people in gaza have sustained since the start of israel's offensive against hamas last year. as the war continues, accessing rehabilitation services has become increasingly difficult for the injured, but now british technology is helping

some with their recovery, as our middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports. two sisters fit in one wheelchair, sharing their pain. hanan and misk lost their mother — and their legs — in an israeli strike on their home in central gaza two months ago. it's thought their father — a policeman — may have been targeted. he's in intensive care. misk, just a year and a half old, tries standing. but hanan, who's three, has more severe injuries. she's unrecognisable from the happy, carefree girl she was, her aunt says. translation: we try to distract her, but she always returns - to asking about her mother. and then she asks, "where are my legs?"

diya, aged 15, still dreams of being a famous photographer. he's one of more than 3,000 gazans known to have had limbs amputated in this destructive year—long war. now he tries to manage with his feet. in august, diya was playing a computer game in a coffee shop when israel bombed it. translation: when i woke up, i tried to get up, - but my hands were gone. diya had onlyjust bought his prized camera, using all his savings. now he relies on his sister aya to take his photos, and tries to stay positive. translation: i try to get close to her so she can . help me with the photos. if she is not there, i sit and think about the picture i would like to take and ijust save it in my mind. the human cost of this war is measured not just in lives lost,

but in lives changed forever. one in every 100 gazans now has a major injury, according to a un study. if you look at the number of people injured — 94,000 plus. and based on this analysis, one quarter of these injured — 24,000 people — they have lifelong injuries. they will need lifelong assistance, assistive therapies, rehabilitation. right now, gaza's shattered health system can only give limited help, and very few can leave for treatment outside. but this mobile clinic was able to enterfrom jordan with specialist doctors to fit prosthetic limbs. they use state—of—the—art technology from two british firms that's fast to assemble. within an hour, rizeq tafish is standing on his own two feet again. he lost his work and self—esteem after he was

wounded by israeli tank fire. translation: i could go back to my job or get a different - one, now i have my new limb. just getting back my leg is also giving me back my smile that i want to share with everyone. she sobs. and there are tears as well as smiles from his mother and wife. rizeq is just one among many learning to cope with a new serious disability. but he's taken a step towards getting his life back. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. harrods' managing director has given a personal apology following the sexual abuse allegations against the department store's former owner, mohamed al fayed. speaking at its headquarters, michael ward told the bbc he was "dreadfully sorry" about what had happened.

ellie price has more. he didn't say much, but this is the first time we've heard from the current boss of harrods on camera about sexual abuse allegations against mohamed al—fayed, the store's former owner. hundreds of women have alleged the billionaire raped or sexually abused them. harrods says it's engaged in a settlement process with more than 290 women. there are also separate legal claims being brought against the luxury department store. michael ward has been managing director of harrods since 2005. he worked with al—fayed until 2010, when new owners bought the business. he has previously said he did not know of any abuse, and said no formal complaints had been brought to him — although rumours of al—fayed's behaviour were in the public domain. bbc news have repeatedly asked to interview him and try and find out what was known by senior staff at harrods of the allegations at the time, but every time the request

has been declined. in september, he stepped down from his role as a trustee of the royal ballet and opera, while an internal review at harrods was taking place. the department store has declined to tell us whether it's identified or taken any action against anyone currently working there. it says its internal review is ongoing. ellie price, bbc news. with more on this, our culture correspondent, charlotte gallagher, joins us now. there has been a lot of pressure on the current administration of harrods to come out and say something. they have issued statements before but this is probably the strongest we have heard them basically say sorry, i guess? yes, a personal apology from mr ward, the current boss of harrods. he worked closely with mohamed al fayed at harrods and is still the boss now, as i said. the victims of mohamed al

fayed want to know whether he knew this was going on. he has always said he did not know about any allegations of sexual abuse and rape but crucially he has said rumours about mohamed al fayed's behaviour were in the public domain, so the victims still have many questions they want answered about the culture of harrods, what was going on, who knew, how high this went up? we knew it went to the very top with the boss, mohamed al fayed, but how many others let management knew what was going on? some very hurt and distressed women troubled by what happened to them. many were still teenagers when they were raped, they say, by mohamed al fayed. micheal ward still under pressure, he has stood down in his role as the trustee of the royal ballet company, he is still in charge at harrods, this internal investigation is going on, but there are lots of answers people want to hear. what happened, how long was it going

on? it seems there was a culture in this department store going on for such a long time and it sounds quite frankly terrifying for many of the young women working there. bring us up to date with what is going on with these various investigations? since the bbc programme came out first highlighting these investigations, many more people have shared their stories? ., , people have shared their stories?— stories? initially quite a small grouo _ stories? initially quite a small group of- stories? initially quite a small group of women i stories? initially quite a - small group of women came forward to the bbc and said this had happened to them while they were working for harrods, they were working for harrods, they were working for harrods, they were taken into mohamed al fayed's private chopper are made to sit on his knee. some say they were raped, others say they were sexually assaulted. —— taken into mohamed al fayed's private office and made to sit on his knee. it is now qatari —based company who owns the company, they say they are carrying out a review and have apologised to any person affected by mohamed al fayed's behaviour. but because of the

sheer number of victims, hundreds of women coming forward, you can imagine this will take some time to get through because many people want their stories heard that they want recognition of what happened to them at harrods. g, happened to them at harrods. a really important story. thank you for bringing us up to date, charlotte gallagher. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

artificial intelligence influencers are a growing industry, with some ai models gaining hundreds of thousands of followers and getting increasingly lucrative sponsorship deals. aitana is one of the world's most popular ai models — known for her stylish pink hair. the bbc�*s cyber correspondent, joe tidy, reports. a photo shoot with no model. she's not late, though — she doesn't exist. aitana is an ai model. since she was created around a year ago, she's amassed a big following and is making thousands a month for her

ba rcelona—based agency. we intend to always try to make it as similar as what any influencer would do. we take a picture with me in the image — and we have to replace it with al, so we have to play a bit with the lights and shadows to make it as possible. maybe barcelona as the background will be more interesting? touch—ups used to take around a day, but now it's a few hours because of how the al's improved so much. here's the final product. the studio says they can get thousands of pounds a month for sponsored posts and endorsements with aitana. her virtual life is built for her mostly male fans — a key demographic for these ai models. some find the message they're sending to boys and girls troubling. i see huge issues with the rise of ai in models and influencers. i think they are setting an unrealistic beauty standard that is close enough to being real, that a lot of people who follow them don't realise they're not real —

especially teenagers, young teen girls. aitana is marketed as a fitness—loving woman who lives a healthy lifestyle. she's even been sponsored by nutrition and sports brands. is there a problem where you're promoting a body image of someone that is, in many ways, perfect — and there are some people, some of your follows that say, "i wish i had that body"? in the beginning, we tried to make more curvy models, for example, or not standardised models — and clients didn't like that. but you can see these everywhere in publicity. comparing her to the rest of the influencers, she looks the same as the rest. the agency started creating more models with more diverse looks, including some men, too — although apparently marketeers aren't as interested in male ai models. the latest project is for a major car company. the brief is to design an ai model to be the face for an in—car ai voice assistant — a very 2024 assignment. joe tidy, bbc news.

and jehovahjoins and jehovah joins me now. and jehovahjoins me now. kind of terrifying, isn't it? we might end up without a job in about five or six years. —— and joejoins me now. what safeguards are there to label these accounts.— safeguards are there to label these accounts. instagram says ou need these accounts. instagram says you need to — these accounts. instagram says you need to label— these accounts. instagram says you need to label and - these accounts. instagram says you need to label and images l these accounts. instagram says you need to label and images it has been enhanced or used artificial intelligence, and looking at aitana's accounts and the others i found when researching the story, they say it is an ai account or put the robot emoji but on the individual pictures which most people see there is no labelling. people see there is no labelling-— people see there is no labellin. ., , labelling. do people actually know they — labelling. do people actually know they are _ labelling. do people actually know they are fake? - labelling. do people actually know they are fake? i - labelling. do people actually l know they are fake? i suppose it depends _ know they are fake? i suppose it depends on _ know they are fake? i suppose it depends on how— know they are fake? i suppose it depends on how much - know they are fake? i suppose it depends on how much you i know they are fake? i suppose i it depends on how much you look into the account. it is fair, if you go into the profile they are labelled, but looking at some of the comments and aitana's accounts at least i

see lots of people saying, i wish i had your body, or tell me your work—out routine. some fans will enjoy the pictures despite knowing it is fake but others will think it is a real person. others will think it is a real erson. , ., .,, ., person. joe has written more about this — person. joe has written more about this on _ person. joe has written more about this on the _ person. joe has written more about this on the bbc - person. joe has written more about this on the bbc news i about this on the bbc news website. there is plenty more on that. so fortune —— for viewers around the world who are leaving us, thank you for joining us on bbc news. if you are in the uk, stay with us. let's continue our chat, joe, because this is a fascinating story. what safeguards are in place for this kind of thing? i suppose the answer is not many at all. as i say, there is a rule on instagram and i imagine social networks where you should, as part of the terms of service, the labelling these images as ai enhanced, made

with al, but on the individual pictures we are not really seeing that. many of these influencer accounts are not just about making pictures of women, usually highly sexualised, they are also giving the impression that women are real —— these women are real, they are influencers, living glamorous lives and going around the world. we see these notches with the pictures on the instagram grid but also on the instagram grid but also on the instagram grid but also on the stories that they post. this is one of the appeal is that