everything in their path. also on the programme tonight. the prime minister sets out plans to use artifical intelligence to boost growth, saying ai is the "defining opportunity" of our generation. a man is cleared of the manslaughter of his fiancee, kiena dawes, after she took her own life following years of abuse at his hands. a bbc investigation finds some people in chinese factories making clothes for the fast fashion giant shein are working for more than 75 hours a week. and britain's jacob fearnley beats the former wimbledon runner—up nick kyrgios in the first round of the australian open. and coming up in sport on bbc news, former world heavyweight champion tyson fury announces his retirement from boxing again — but is it really the end?

good evening from altadena, a suburb of los angeles, about 1k miles from down town. we arrived yesterday afternoon and this is what was left after the fires blew through here. the intensity of the heat destroying everything. cars charred, dashboards melted, everything blackened including the famous la palm trees. the trees behind blackened charred, the famous palm trees that are synonymous with los angeles as well, they are blackened as well and all

around there is that acrid smell of burning, it is truly truly appalling. now the fear chief said that the city is still at risk as they continue to battle wild fires in the areas. forecasters also warn the strong winds that fuelled the flames last week are expected to pick up again. people are being told to follow evacuation orders. forecasters also warn the strong winds that fuelled the flames last there are still four fires burning, the closest to us here is the eaton fire which still isn't fully contained. and emma vardy has spent the day in pacific palisades to the south of us here. the debris still smoulders. thousands of acres of damage still untouched by recovery teams. today road blocks and patrols by the national guard have visibly increased. they have now been more than 60 arrests in a evacuated area,

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is so vast it will stretch on - is so vast it will stretch on for months. there have been promised by officials that the rebuilding process will be made as quick as possible. by cutting red tape, to help people put their lives back together. but there is frustration, that in many places it is still too dangerous to start. and the job of rehousing people will take time. tt will take months if not years, i know that in hawaii it took at least temporary housing for a year, so we don't know what the situation will be here. mil don't know what the situation will be here. �* ., ., , , ., be here. all around, signs of the trilet be here. all around, signs of the triplet ma _ be here. all around, signs of the triplet me the — be here. all around, signs of the triplet ma the city _ be here. all around, signs of the triplet ma the city has _ be here. all around, signs of the triplet ma the city has suffered, | be here. all around, signs of the l triplet ma the city has suffered, as the fires overwhelmed communities. as people tried to escape from the oncoming flame information this mart of pacific palisades many abandoned their cars and you can imagine the sense of panic, many appearing to have crashed into each other as they tried to flee. you can see why they ran. because here is what is left, after the fire reached this spot not long after.

23 people are still missing. and many addresses are still to be searched for human remains. these officials have enough on their hands fighting the fire, how big a challenge is dealing with crime now? well, evacuated areas like this are so large and there are so many routes into these one wealthy areas preventing crime is really difficult but they have these overnight curfews in place and the national guard, if you come into an area like this they will stop you and make sure every person has a really good reason for being there, today we heard that the first charges for looting have been brought, with really serious sentences attack —— attached, we are hearing that price gouging is still a problem, we are hearing that people have been putting up the prices of things like medical supplies as well as hotel

rates while this crisis goes on, and officials say there will be aners for that to that, it is clear this city is having to learn lessons really quickly, day—by—day about how to handle a disaster on this scale, and there are always new challenges. indeed. all right. emma, thank you for that. indeed. all right. emma, thank you forthat. emma indeed. all right. emma, thank you for that. emma vardy reporting from the pacific palisade area. this is a pivotal week in the battle against wild fires with the winds expected to pick up tuesday morning into wednesday, why is that important? well, if the winds are anything from 50—60mph, then planes that are drop offing water orfire 50—60mph, then planes that are drop offing water or fire retardant they can fly. anything above that, 70—80, those winds can fan the flames and make this whole thing even words thanit make this whole thing even words than it already is, so that is why this week is so, so important in the battle to contain the fires here.

you can watch los angeles on fire — a bbc news special — on iplayer and bbc one, from 8:30pm tonight. that is it from us here, now it is back to you sophie in london. that is it from us here, now it is back to you sophie in london. sir keir starmer has pledged to make the uk one of the world's artificial intelligence "super powers. " the prime minister has set out plans to use the technology to help drive economic growth and improve public services. but as he made the announcement at the launch, he was questioned about the state of the uk economy and his confidence in chancellor rachel reeves, as the pound fell to its lowest level in more than a year. here's our political editor, chris mason. artificial intelligence in our hands, helping with our travel plans, in our labs, exploring treatments for cancer quicker than any human could, and on our streets. now, who is that in the passenger seat?

ai is now controlling the car. it is controlling the speed, the steering, the brake, the indicators. when a lectern meets a robot you can expect the prime minister not far away. the thing is, al is one of those things we hear a lot about. it has an impact here and there, butjust how big a deal will it be? listen to this professor, who has spent his adult life researching it. this is absolutely another industrial revolution. ai is going to transform not just any industry but all industries, but all human endeavours — economics, finance, health, medicine politics... talking of which, sir keir starmer consciously leaning away from talk of its threats, and leaning in to talk of its opportunities. this is the global race of our lives, and some countries are going to make ai breakthroughs, and export them.

others will end up buying those breakthroughs and importing them. the question is, which of those will britain be? ai maker, orai taker? you are saying today, full steam ahead. i wonder what you would say directly to those who are worried, who are perhaps worried about their data, theirjobs, worried about computers taking a decision that perhaps a human being should. i think we have to look at this through the lens of opportunity. so, when it comes tojobs, the question isn't the loss ofjobs, it is the changing jobs. obviously, we need to stay in control of the data, and we will stay in control of the data, but it is very important that we see important that we see whether it is jobs or data, these are straight opportunities. if you have a touch of digital deja vu, then yes, the last prime minister spoke about al also, hosting a safety summit, so what is the conservative critique of all of this? let us be clear.

if the labour party is serious about growing the economy, they need to improve investment sentiment, which is dire economic, and if ai is going to grow the economy, they need a lot more investment, because labour pulled out of the £1.3 billion for the supercomputer. so, they say one thing but frankly they are doing another. the government says there wasn't the money for that computer. ai will be central to the economy and society of tomorrow but what about today, as the markets charge the government more to borrow, and the economy flat lines. the country is in a hole, economically. frankly, the government looks to be in a hole, economically. are we looking increasingly, inevitably, at further government spending cuts? yes, we have inherited a real mess in the economy from the last government. the same with public services. we have got to turn it around. not really an answer, so, sky news and itv had a go with similar questions, and he said... we do have in place fiscal rules which we will absolutely stick to. translation, yes, ministers

are likely to be told that they will have less to spend, and as for the chancellor? rachel reeves has done a fantasticjob. she has my full confidence and she has the full confidence of the entire party. a stuttering economy, spiralling government borrowing costs, and plummeting approval ratings, it is little wonder that smiles in government take a little bit more work these days. wobbling markets can lead to wobbly politicians but downing street insistent tonight they are committed to rachel reeves asked the chancellor all the way until the next general election, what we are seeing here is the hard slog of a government dealing with an economy thatis government dealing with an economy that is flat lining, where it its critics are saying its decisions have made things worse, then that big picture of artificial intelligence, a revolution people say, the thing is with revolutions they up end things and there are losers, so the challenge set out

today for the economy in the long—term, and the shorter term and they are big challenges indeed. chris mason our political editor thank you. 0ur chief economics correspondent dharshini david is here to tell us why the markets are jittery. it's the uk's prospects that are at the top of investors�* concerns — despite the prime minister saying growth is his top mission. for a start, this has been rising in recent weeks — the interest rates our government faces to borrow billions on financial markets to fund plans — because of fears about the outlook for inflation, debt and interest rates. but that's been echoed on other markets — germany in green and particularly the us, in blue — for globalfactors have played a big role: higher oil prices and president trump's plans. those markets have calmed a bit today, but could have consequences here — higher borrowing costs may

curb rachel reeves�* spending ambitions for public services. as might another issue — a lack of growth. the office for budget responsibility hopes the economy will expand by 2% this year — more money in our pockets. but amidst warnings from business groups, including the cbi today, that the rise in national insurance the chancellor's imposing could damage investment, job creation and wage growth, others are forecasting growth of i.3%. the prime minister said today he had full confidence in his chancellor: but the companies and investors she is relying on to deliver that growth may feel less certain. thank you. the partner of a young mother who took her own life has been found guilty of assault and prolonged domestic violence but cleared of manslaughter. ryan wellings, from lancashire, was accused of driving 23—year—old kiena dawes to take her own life after subjecting her

to years of violence. she left a note saying he had killed her. wellings is the first defendant to be tried, before a jury, for unlawful killing following a suicide. a warning, this report from fiona trott contains graphic details of domestic abuse. kiena dawes. how could this fun loving woman, this happy—looking mum, be so unhappy and so unsafe behind closed doors? sobbing it was all down to this man, ryan wellings. he swept her off her feet, the court heard, but he was in fact an abuser. this was another time that the police were called to the home of kiena. she was so used to the violence. listen to how calmly she described what happened. last night i got absolutely leathered around this house, into her bedroom. i was strangled after that. and ten days before she died,

another cry for help. my phone will end up breaking because it is covered in blood. it is pouring down my face. ryan wellings was then arrested for assault. he was released without charge. just over a week later, kiena left their nine—month—old baby at a friend's house. she then took her own life. "he had a drill in my face, and wanted to drill the teeth out of my mouth. i was murdered, slowly. ryan wellings killed me." thejury disagreed. something that her family are now coming to terms with. and i will fight for herjustice. i truly hope that no other young lady or child has to go through what he did to my daughter and her baby, and ijust wish with all my heart that i could bring her back and say "it's ok, you are safe now." questions remain over how lancashire police handled her case.

three officers face disciplinary hearings. ryan wellings will be sentenced for his abusive behaviour at a later date. fiona trott, bbc news, preston. if you suffer domestic abuse, details of help are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call forfree, at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 888 809. the time is 18.16. our top story this evening. los angeles is still at risk with more strong winds expected this week. and coming up, is years late and millions of budget but finally, and millions of budget but finally, a new ferry coming up in sport on bbc news, after almost 12 years away, david holds his first news conference as everton manager ahead of their

premier league game against aston villa. a bbc investigation has found that some people in chinese factories making clothes for the fast fashion giant shein are working for more than 75 hours a week — in contravention of the country s labour laws. shein says it's committed to ensuring the fair treatment of all its workers. laura bicker reports. few stop to eat during the breakfast rush. for those who work in this warren of more than 5,000 clothes firms, the factory clock dictates their day. at a nearbyjob market, workers check the stitching they would be expected to do. they get paid per piece, so their skill and speed determine how much they make. translation: it depends how difficult the item is. _

something simple like a t—shirt is 1—2 yuan per piece, and i can make around a dozen in an hour. we earn so little, how is that enough? the cost of living is now so high. workers travel thousands of miles to guangzhou to earn money to send back to their families. shein is now one of their major employers. translation: | think shein i will become better and better. it always pays the suppliers on time. it is efficient and reliable. how many people do you think work for shein in this region, this area? translation: i would say over 8096 l of the people here work for shein. l this is the beating heart of an empire. the machines seldom stop. more than a dozen workers told us they labour 75 hours a week, in contravention

of chinese labour law. most have only one day off a month. and by the door, the end product, ready to be shipped to europe, the uk or the us. there is an almost constant supply of fabric from nearby vendors. shein�*s success has been possible because this city in china has everything it needs. spending the day here, it is clear that shein�*s meteoric rise has had a positive effect on the local economy, but it has also come with increased scrutiny. there have been allegations of forced labour. they themselves have found incidents of child labour, and there are accusations their staff are overworked and underpaid. we found that a 75—hour week is not unusual for many companies in this industrial heartland. it is not unusual, you say,

but it's clear that it is illegal, and it violates basic human rights, so it is a human rights issue, it is an extreme form of exploitation that happens, and this needs to be visible. people need to know under what conditions clothing is being produced. especially in such an opaque company that does not really report what they are doing. the thrum of machines continues well into the night. in a statement, shein told us it's committed to ensuring the fair and dignified treatment of all workers within its supply chain, and it is investing tens of millions of dollars in strengthening governance and compliance. they added that they strive to set the higherest standards for pay, and that all partners adhere to their code of conduct. but the work here will go on, as long as someone in london or new york continues hunting for their next bargain.

we have been hearing that a truce and hostage release deal in gaza is close and could be finalised in the coming days, the last of president joe biden�*s term, according to the white house national security adviserjake sullivan. tell us what more you know of the negotiations that are going on, lucy williamson injerusalem? that are going on, lucy williamson in jerusalem?— that are going on, lucy williamson in jerusalem? they have been going on around a — in jerusalem? they have been going on around a framework _ in jerusalem? they have been going on around a framework deal - in jerusalem? they have been going i on around a framework deal announced backin on around a framework deal announced back in may, but we are getting reports that they are now at an advanced stage. one palestinian official described it to the bbc as putting the finishing touches to the deal. and both sides, the israeli and hamas delegations are now in the same building, not indirect talks, but in the same building, holding

final negotiations. we have been here before, but there are growing signs the night that a deal might be very close indeed, perhaps imminent, a deal that could see the end of the gaza war that has left more than 40,000 palestinians dead, but there has been no formal announcement yet, and this deal appears to be structured into three phases, with a final agreement, a commitment, to a permanent ceasefire, only being negotiated in the later stages. so, this is a partial deal. it will happen in stages, but it does seem to know as if we are very close indeed. . , to know as if we are very close indeed. , ~ ., indeed. lucy williamson with the latest from _ indeed. lucy williamson with the latest from jerusalem, _ indeed. lucy williamson with the latest from jerusalem, thank - indeed. lucy williamson with the | latest from jerusalem, thank you. weight loss jabs would bankrupt the nhs, if all eligible patients were prescribed them. that's according to the man who heads the government's obesity health care goals programme. professor naveed sattar estimates that more than nine out of ten people using the drugs in the uk are currently paying for them privately rather than through the health service. here's our medical

editor, fergus walsh. it's july 2024 at london's guy's hospital. ray is about to become one of the first patients to get the weight loss jab wegovy on the nhs. he weighs 148 kilos, or 23 stone, and was once turned down for surgery because he was too heavy. i was actually outside waiting to go into the theatre and they said "we can't operate on him. he's too big for this table." in trials, patients on wegovy lost an average of 15% body weight injust over a year. right. so we're ready to go. 0k. there you go. good luck. the weeklyjab works by mimicking a gut hormone, which makes you feel full. it can cause unpleasant side effects in the stomach, which some can't cope with. if ray can lose weight, it would help him and the nhs.

he might need joint surgery in the future, but actually achieving weight loss can prevent a lot of the complications and ultimately save the nhs a lot of money. 3.4 million patients in england are eligible for weight loss drugs on the nhs. hello, nicola. how are you? but the head of the government's obesity healthcare goals programme says it would bankrupt the health service if they all got them now. he estimates it costs the nhs around £3,000 to give a patient weight loss jabs for a year. and so if everyone eligible got them now, that would be £10 billion a year. most are simply paying for them. people perhaps, who stand to benefit the most, who perhaps are less affluent in more deprived communities are simply not able to afford these drugs. so no, it's not necessarily fair, but it's just the reality of the economics of the situation. after five months on wegovy, ray is doing well. he's lost 14 kilos —

more than two stone. well, look, i'm really pleased with you. it's clearly doing what it's supposed to do, which is switching off those food noises. very nice to see you both. most patients put their lost weight back on if they come off the jabs. so these could be drugs for life. for ray and others, bringing both costs and benefits to the nhs. fergus walsh, bbc news. you can watch panorama — weight loss drugs and the nhs on bbc one tonight at eight, and you can stream it on bbc iplayer now. a man has been charged with attempted murder after a nurse was stabbed at a hospital and left with life—changing injuries. 37—year—old rumon haque has also been charged with possession of a bladed article after the incident on saturday at the royal oldham hospital. the nurse, a woman in her 50s, is continuing to receive

scotland's former first minister, nicola sturgeon, has announced that she and peter murrell — the snp�*s former chief executive, have ended their marriage after 15 years. ms sturgeon said the couple had been separated for some time, and they still cared deeply for one another. last year, mr murrell was charged in connection with the embezzlement of party funds. a new ferry to serve the isle of arran in the firth of clyde has officially entered service — years late and hundreds of milions of pounds over budget. the glen sannox is the first major new ferry to join the fleet off the west coast of scotland in 10 years. it will now make three return sailings each day. our scotland editorjames cook is aboard the ferry right now. getting to this point has been a long journey, the ship and its

sister ship should have been in service seven years ago at a quarter of the £400 million and more eventual cost but failures of planning, design and construction lead this to turn into one of the longest running and deepest political rows in recent scottish history. seven years late, four times over budget, this ferry has harmed the reputation of shipbuilders on the clyde and snp politicians in edinburgh. but now, at last, the glen sannox is setting sail. arriving to a warm welcome in brodick on the isle of arran. it's been a long time coming, but yes, certainly very excited about it being here and hopefully it's going to give us a really good service. even with the arrival of this ferry, the average age of the ten major vessels in calmac�*s fleet is still around a quarter of a century. breakdowns are common, and up and down the west coast of scotland, you'll hear people complain about the effect

of that unreliability on island life. i like the scenery. ijust like the nature, just the pace of life. robert campbell needs dialysis three times a week. when he lived on the isle of mull, that meant relying heavily on the ferries, until it got too much. i love mull. but unfortunately i had to leave because of the ferries, because if the ferries don't sell, it's a helicopter to fly to oban. and of course that would be too much for the nhs. on mull, the disruption has been bad for business too. the economy of this picturesque island revolves around tourism. rhoda drake has run tobermory chocolates since 1991, and she says the days of pride in calmac are long gone. well, i think the ferry fleet has been neglected and it needs to have been replaced and it hasn't been. and that's...that's hard. and it's hard for you living here. well, we're at the end of it. we're the ones that have to just put up with it.

and it really, it really is causing a lot of problems for everybody. not least the state—owned ferry firm. so how badly has calmac�*s reputation been tarnished? sadly, really badly. to the point where i do worry or did worry on occasions whether it would actually ever recover. and we want to use this as a turning point to move forward and start to make that better. this is a sight for sore eyes of both islanders and snp politicians, but that doesn't mean this saga is over yet. james cook, bbc news, on the isle of arran. one of the rising stars of british tennis, jacob fearnley, has won his first overseas grand slam match, beating former wimbledon finalist, australia's nick kyrgios, in straight sets. fearnley said it was the best match he's played, while kyrgios was making his return from injury. andy murray also returned to the australian open —

this time as novak djokovic's coach. djokovic won in four sets. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. but cloud and rain across the west of scotland but it was meyer. sometimes just getting up to 14 celsius, in sharp contrast to the three celsius that we had in north yorkshire. coupled with that, we still have a lot of snow on the ground across the north york moors, and when the wind blows across that it delivers the temperatures, that is why it has been a bruising across parts of north yorkshire. we have a band of rain and beat with a front pushing south, taking the reins from scotland and northern ireland into northern england and north wales overnight. there might be the odd nip of frost across the north—east, but otherwise increasingly mild across the north of the uk. the next

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