at six, mcdonald's sacks 29 people over sexual harassment allegations, following a bbc investigation. but despite the boss telling mps the company's cleaning up behaviour, workers say little�*s changed. also on the programme, all fact—checking services will be removed, from some of the world's most popular online apps. i want to talk about something important today because it's time to get back to our roots around free expression on facebook and instagram. mark zuckerberg says it'll be up to users to post community notes, on stories they think inaccurate. a 14—year—old boy has been stabbed to death on a bus in south—east london. a police press conference is due to take place shortly, we'll bring you the latest.

in tibet, rescuers search for survivors after an earthquake kills at least 126 people. and here, there's no let—up in met office warnings over snow and ice, for scotland, northern ireland and england. and coming up on bbc news... we're at the semi—final stage of the league cup — arsenal taking on newcastle united this evening in the first leg at the emirates. good evening. the boss of mcdonald's in the uk says 29 people have been sacked over sexual harassment allegations in the last 12 months, following a bbc investigation. but workers at the fast—food company say nothing's changed, despite a promise from the boss to clean up behaviour at restaurants. injuly 2023, the bbc heard of 160 allegations of abuse.

here's zoe conway. has mcdonald's basically now become a predator's paradise? the has mcdonald's basically now become a predator's paradise?— a predator's paradise? the chief executive of _ a predator's paradise? the chief executive of mcdonald's - a predator's paradise? the chief executive of mcdonald's being l executive of mcdonald's being confronted with fresh allegations of abuse uncovered by the bbc. those alleaations abuse uncovered by the bbc. those allegations described _ abuse uncovered by the bbc. those allegations described are _ abuse uncovered by the bbc. those allegations described are abhorrent, unacceptable, there is no place for them _ unacceptable, there is no place for them in _ unacceptable, there is no place for them in mcdonald's.— them in mcdonald's. hundreds of mcdonald's _ them in mcdonald's. hundreds of mcdonald's workers _ them in mcdonald's. hundreds of mcdonald's workers have - them in mcdonald's. hundreds of mcdonald's workers have spoken| them in mcdonald's. hundreds of i mcdonald's workers have spoken to the bbc as part of our investigation which began in 2023 into a culture of harassment, bullying and abuse. there are things that have been happening in mcdonald's which shouldn't even have ever happened. matt left _ shouldn't even have ever happened. matt left the company seven months ago after two years of working there. i ago after two years of working there. ., �* ~' , ago after two years of working there. ., �* ~ , .., ago after two years of working there. ., �* ~ , ., there. i don't think they care at all. there. i don't think they care at all- he says _ there. i don't think they care at all. he says it _ there. i don't think they care at all. he says it was _ there. i don't think they care at all. he says it was a _ there. i don't think they care at all. he says it was a toxic - there. i don't think they care at all. he says it was a toxic place there. i don't think they care at i all. he says it was a toxic place to work. all. he says it was a toxic place to work- the — all. he says it was a toxic place to work. the worst _ all. he says it was a toxic place to work. the worst thing was - all. he says it was a toxic place to work. the worst thing was being l work. the worst thing was being bullied for having _ work. the worst thing was being bullied for having a _ work. the worst thing was being bullied for having a learning - bullied for having a learning disability, the managers and supervisors being racist to staff

and managers trying to touch staff up, and managers trying to touch staff up, it— and managers trying to touch staff up. it was— and managers trying to touch staff up, it was emotionally draining. mcdonald's says over the last year it has implemented industry—leading practices to keep its workers safe. i hear that from our people it is working — i hear that from our people it is working i— i hear that from our people it is working. i know this because they tell me _ working. i know this because they tell me they know how to speak up, they are _ tell me they know how to speak up, they are confident if they do speak up they are confident if they do speak up management will take appropriate action— up management will take appropriate action and _ up management will take appropriate action and nine out of ten people recommending mcdonald's as a great place to— recommending mcdonald's as a great place to work. he recommending mcdonald's as a great place to work-— place to work. he told the committee that in the last _ place to work. he told the committee that in the last 12 — place to work. he told the committee that in the last 12 months, _ place to work. he told the committee that in the last 12 months, 75- that in the last 12 months, 75 allegations of sexual harassment have led to 29 workers being sacked. we have heard about sex for shifts happening — we have heard about sex for shifts happening in— we have heard about sex for shifts happening in one— we have heard about sex for shifts happening in one of— we have heard about sex for shifts happening in one of your— happening in one of your restaurants, _ happening in one of your restaurants, and - happening in one of your restaurants, and if- happening in one of your restaurants, and if it's . happening in one of your- restaurants, and if it's happened once _ restaurants, and if it's happened once it _ restaurants, and if it's happened once it will— restaurants, and if it's happened once it will have _ restaurants, and if it's happened once it will have happened - restaurants, and if it's happened once it will have happened morei restaurants, and if it's happened - once it will have happened more than once _ once it will have happened more than once at— once it will have happened more than once. ~ ., a ., �*, ., ~ once. a former mcdonald's worker on a zero-hours — once. a former mcdonald's worker on a zero-hours contract _ once. a former mcdonald's worker on a zero-hours contract told _ once. a former mcdonald's worker on a zero-hours contract told the - once. a former mcdonald's worker on a zero-hours contract told the bbc. a zero—hours contract told the bbc she was offered shifts in exchange for sex. ~ ., ,, she was offered shifts in exchange for sex. ~ ., i. ., she was offered shifts in exchange for sex. ~ ., , ., ., ., for sex. would you agree that the continued use _ for sex. would you agree that the continued use of _ continued use of zero—hours contracts— continued use of zero—hours contracts enables _ continued use of zero—hours contracts enables predatory| continued use of zero—hours - contracts enables predatory managers and puts—

contracts enables predatory managers and puts workers— contracts enables predatory managers and puts workers at _ contracts enables predatory managers and puts workers at greater _ contracts enables predatory managers and puts workers at greater risk - contracts enables predatory managers and puts workers at greater risk of. and puts workers at greater risk of bullying _ and puts workers at greater risk of bullying and — and puts workers at greater risk of bullying and sexual— and puts workers at greater risk of bullying and sexual harassment? i and puts workers at greater risk of i bullying and sexual harassment? no, i do bullying and sexual harassment? i do not accept that premise at all. what _ i do not accept that premise at all. what you _ i do not accept that premise at all. what you describe are cultural issues — what you describe are cultural issues that must be addressed, they are not— issues that must be addressed, they are not contractual issues in any way, _ are not contractual issues in any way, shape _ are not contractual issues in any way, shape or form. the equality watchdog. _ way, shape or form. the equality watchdog. the — way, shape or form. the equality watchdog, the ehrc, _ way, shape or form. the equality watchdog, the ehrc, is- way, shape or form. the equality watchdog, the ehrc, is planning| way, shape or form. the equality i watchdog, the ehrc, is planning to take stronger action against mcdonald's. the bbc understands that the watchdog does not think the company has gone far enough to protect its staff against sexual harassment. so conway, bbc news. —— zoe conway. there have been seismic changes in the tech world this evening that could have reaching consequences for all of us, involving some of the key players in silicon valley. mark zuckerberg has announced that meta, the company that runs facebook, whatsapp and instagram, is to remove fact—checking from all its services. in a video message, he said the recent us elections felt to him like a �*cultural tipping point, prioritising free speech.�* meanwhile, apple has refused to withdraw a new artificial intelligence feature, which has generated

inaccurate news alerts. more on that in a moment, but first more on meta from sarah smith in washington. with a whole new team about to take charge in washington, and elon musk, owner of the social media platform ex enjoying boys nights out with his new best friend donald trump, the battle is on to stay on the right side of the president—elect. —— x. mno sicobo who controls facebook, instagram and threads, has a much trickier relationship with mr trump having banned him after the january six riots four years ago.— six riots four years ago. stolen by the fake news _ six riots four years ago. stolen by the fake news media, _ six riots four years ago. stolen by the fake news media, that's - six riots four years ago. stolen by the fake news media, that's what| the fake news media, that's what they have done and what they are doing. —— meta. they have done and what they are doing- -- meta-— they have done and what they are doing. -- meta. now he is rewriting his content — doing. -- meta. now he is rewriting his content moderation _ doing. -- meta. now he is rewriting his content moderation policy - his content moderation policy is commending the fact checking that prevents the spread of misinformation. he says his rules were too restrictive. taste misinformation. he says his rules were too restrictive.— were too restrictive. we have reached a _ were too restrictive. we have reached a point _ were too restrictive. we have reached a point where - were too restrictive. we have reached a point where it - were too restrictive. we have reached a point where it is i were too restrictive. we have. reached a point where it isjust were too restrictive. we have - reached a point where it is just too many mistakes and too much censorship. the recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritising speech. so we are going

to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies and restoring free expression on our platforms. would ou like to expression on our platforms. would you like to apologise _ expression on our platforms. would you like to apologise for— expression on our platforms. would you like to apologise for what - expression on our platforms. would you like to apologise for what you i you like to apologise for what you have _ you like to apologise for what you have done — you like to apologise for what you have done to these good people? mark zuckerber: have done to these good people? mark zuckerberg came _ have done to these good people? i— zuckerberg came under heavy political criticism less than a year ago for not restricting content that allowed online child exploitation. he publicly apologised to the families affected. now the martial arts fan is fighting by different rules, saying political bias had affected his fact checking and now is the time for more of an information free for all. elon musk radically changed the rules and the vibe at x since he bought what was then called twitter as donald trump believes that helped him to get elected. now he is about to take charge, others are bending the rules to suit him, too. it is notable that mark zuckerberg said that these rule changes will apply for now only in america and that he has no plans to introduce them into europe or the rest of the

world. and in fact, donald trump himself hasjust been world. and in fact, donald trump himself has just been given a news conference and he was asked there if he thinks that meta are introducing these changes in response to him and he said probably. it was a wide—ranging news conference with a lot of pretty dramatic statements, a taste i think of what is to come when he takes over as president in less than two weeks' time now. i will run through some of the headlines of what he was saying. he threatened that he would introduce really high tariffs against denmark if the country refuses to give up control of greenland which is a territory that donald trump wants the united states to control. andy even refused to rule out the use of force to take over greenland and/ or the panama canal if that is what is necessary to obtain us control of those territories. and he was also talking in that press conference about renaming the gulf of mexico. have a listen to this and it will give you a flavour of what he was talking about. we are going to be announcing a

future date pretty soon. we are going to change because we do most of the work there and it is ours, we are going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america. he the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america. ., ,., ., ., _, , america. he also mentioned a couple of very serious _ america. he also mentioned a couple of very serious foreign _ america. he also mentioned a couple of very serious foreign policy - of very serious foreign policy issues. he talked about wanting nato countries to contribute 5% of their budgets in defence if they are going to be nato members instead of the 2% which the current rules stipulate currently, and he also said about the hostages, the hamas held hostages in gaza, that all hell will break loose if they are not released before he takes office in about two weeks' time. he didn't explain what that would be, he said it would be bad for hamas and bad for everybody. studio: sarah smith, in north america editor live in washington. the tech giant apple is refusing to withdraw

a new artificial intelligence feature which has generated inaccurate news alerts. the company says it will simply update its software, but the bbc has complained about several summaries of its own headlines that were incorrectly generated by apple. one said luke littler had won the world darts championship, before the final had even begun. here's zoe kleinman. if you are suffering from app alert overload and have one of the newer iphones, then apple has a solution for you, iphones, then apple has a solution foryou, it iphones, then apple has a solution for you, it is a product called apple intelligence that can offer summaries of what you have mis—generated by ai designed to give you a very short update. but some of its recent summaries of news flashes, specifically from the bbc news app, have caused alarm, that's because they have been completely inaccurate. this is the bbc news alert about luigi mangione, the alleged killer of the united health care boss brian thompson. but this is what got sent to some apple users, luigi mangione shoots himself. and take a look at this bbc

sport notification about the brazilian tennis player. instead, apple's version lacerda rafael nadal comes out as gay. the bbc first complained to the tech giant in december and now otherjournalists december and now other journalists have december and now otherjournalists have urged apple to pull the product. have urged apple to pull the roduct. ,, , , , ., have urged apple to pull the roduct. ,, , , ., ., product. suppose they start doing thin . s product. suppose they start doing things about _ product. suppose they start doing things about the _ product. suppose they start doing things about the death _ product. suppose they start doing things about the death of- product. suppose they start doing things about the death of the - product. suppose they start doing | things about the death of the king or covid misinformation, or we have just seen the effect of what can happen with the southport rights where misinformation gets into the public bloodstream.— where misinformation gets into the public bloodstream. apple boss tim cook is betting _ public bloodstream. apple boss tim cook is betting big _ public bloodstream. apple boss tim cook is betting big on _ public bloodstream. apple boss tim cook is betting big on al _ public bloodstream. apple boss tim cook is betting big on al for- public bloodstream. apple boss tim cook is betting big on al for the - cook is betting big on al for the future of the company and apple has not said it will either pause or remove this tool. in a statement, it said the summaries service was still in development and a software update in development and a software update in a few weeks would label the content more clearly as being ai generated. bi content more clearly as being ai generated-— content more clearly as being ai renerated. �* ., , , , , generated. ai does this because it has been trained _ generated. ai does this because it has been trained to _ generated. ai does this because it has been trained to do _ generated. ai does this because it has been trained to do this. - generated. ai does this because it has been trained to do this. it - generated. ai does this because it has been trained to do this. it is i has been trained to do this. it is doing itsjob. it'sjust itsjob

doesn't match with the values of a whole host of other kinds of industry. whole host of other kinds of indust . ~ , , ., ., industry. while experts warn that the potential— industry. while experts warn that the potential of _ industry. while experts warn that the potential of ayite _ industry. while experts warn that the potential of ayite tools - industry. while experts warn that the potential of ayite tools to - industry. while experts warn that l the potential of ayite tools to both generate and spread misinformation is a threat to society, the uk does not currently have an ai regulator to oversee this tech. zoe kleinman, bbc news. the safeguarding minister jess phillips says tweets from elon musk are endangering her. it comes after the tech billionaire said she was a rape genocide apologist for refusing a government led inquiry into child sexual exploitation in oldham. it comes after the professor who led the uk's seven year inquiry into child sexual abuse said victims want into child sexual ab