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sport now, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's will perry. hello from the bbc sport centre. tyson fury has once again announced his retirement from boxing, and says he's loved every single minute of his career. fury�*s decision comes after losing his heavyweight rematch with oleksandr usyk last month for the wba, wbo and wbc titles. he also claimed he was retiring in 2013, 2017 and 2022, but all were short—lived. fury enjoyed two stints as heavyweight champion, and holds a record of 3a wins, two defeats, and one draw. if this is the end of fury�*s boxing career, we won't get to see a long—awaited fight with anthonyjoshua. that bout had been much anticipated for many years, and joshua's promoter, eddie, hearn beleives there is a chance it could still happen.
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fury doesn't want the fight, and if he doesn't want the fight, you can't recommend the ring. he's earned the right to make whatever decision he makes. i don't know whether this was a move to stop the flow of pressure, because with a jake calling flow of pressure, because with ajake calling him out, the pressure is mounting for the fight. —— ajayi. so it could be the start of some mind games, or the end of tyson fury�*s career. eitherway, it's life. david moyes says everton will need everyone behind them, if they're to avoid playing in the championship next season. moyes has held his first press conference after returning to the club, more than a decade after leaving for manchester united. everton are just a point above the relegation zone ahead of wednesday's game against aston villa, but moyes is excited about the future. i had ihada i had a great time here, i'd love to be part of making it better if possible. i think at the end of it, there's a
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stadium, but the stadium looks the business, it looks elite. so we need to start getting some elite players, we need to start looking at the level of players that we can give everybody to shout about when we moved to the new stadium. there's a massive game at the city ground on tuesday night, with nottingham forest hoping to stamp their mark on the premier league title race. forest's rise has been one of the stories of the season so far, and they go into that game having won seven straight games in all competitons. nuno espirito santo�*s side could close the gap on leaders liverpool to three points if they beat them just as they did at anfield in september. it was in the beginning of the season, everything was starting the competition, knowing each other, knowing that weaknesses and strengths. but it was a long time ago, and many things have changed, both teams are different now. so it's a new game, and new things will
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happen. australian open defending champion and top seed jannik sinner cruised into the second round of the tournament, beating chile's nicolas jarry in straight sets. novak djokovic, with ten aussie open titles to his name and in search of a 25th grand slam, is also through, coming from being a set down to beat american wild card nishesh basavareddy. it's djokovic's first win with new coach andy murray in his corner. he knows tennis as well as anybody out there. he's a legend of the sport, he understands the highs and lows that you go through on the court, notjust game wise but mentally and physically. so i don't need to do much explaining, you know, hejust gets everything that i'm going through. i really enjoyed it, you know, i really did enjoy it, ithink you know, i really did enjoy it, i think is a great guy and someone that is a pleasure to have in my corner. and former champion ding junhui is through to the quarterfinals of the masters snooker at alexandra palace. he beat anotherformer winner mark williams,
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coming through in a deciding frame to win 6—5, despite trailing 5—4. ding last won the event in 2011, and will face either judd trump or barry hawkins next. and that's all the sport for now. thank you very much, well. firefighters in los angeles are warning that increasing winds could potentially result in "explosive fire growth" from the existing wildfires. forecasters expect gusts to reach up to 60 mph tomorrow. the mayor of los angeles, karen bass, said they were preparing for any eventuality. at least 2a people are known to have died, and more than 20 are missing. fires continue to burn out of control. emma vardy reports. the debris still smoulders. thousands of acres of damage still untouched by recovery tea ms. 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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mainly for looting and burglary. the criminals have decided this is an opportunity and i am here to tell you, that this is not an opportunity. you will be arrested, you will be prosecuted, and you will be punished to the full extent of the law. some have lost more than possessions, one of the victims of the palisades fire was 32—year—old rory psych, a child actor from the 90 british tv show kiddie capers. he lived with cerebral palsy and his mother said she could not eave him. the biggest fear i had was he might burn and hurt because i think burning must be the most painful death, and the fire department chiefs said no, he will have died of carbon monoxide poisoning first. —— rory sykes. ijust can't believe my baby is not going to be here. the clean—up task is so vast it will stretch on for months.
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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. it 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. all around, signs of the 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.
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23 people are still missing. and many addresses are still to be searched for human remains. everyone in la keeping a really close watch on the weather forecast — let's look at that in more detail now, and consider what that means for the firefighting efforts. i'm joined by eric holthaus, meteorologist and climate journalist at currently weather. thank you very much forjoining thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. so what can la us on bbc news. so what can la expect as these wind strength expect as these wind strength and again over the next couple and again over the next couple days? how strong will they get? days? how strong will they get? so thankfully the winds will be so thankfully the winds will be quite as strong as last week, quite as strong as last week, but in ventura county, which is but in ventura county, which is north of los angeles, the winds north of los angeles, the winds might be a little stronger this might be a little stronger this time around. . but in the areas time around. . but in the areas where the fires are burning, it where the fires are burning, it won't be quite as bad as last won't be quite as bad as last week. ~ . . ., ., ., week. ~ . . ., ., ., week. according to what we saw, the daily update _ week. according to what we saw, the daily update _ week. according to what we saw, the daily update and _ week. according to what we saw, the daily update and news - the daily update and news week. according to what we saw, the daily update and _ week. according to what we saw, the daily update and news - the daily update and news
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conference we saw today, the conference we saw today, the authorities are clearly worried authorities are clearly worried about what about what that could mean for the fire spreading potentially, and could it prevent the ability of the firefighting aircraft to get up and drop loads of retardant and water? absolutely, and i should definitely say that last week was one of the strongest windstorms ever recorded in los angeles. so not being quite bad as that is still pretty
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angeles. so not being quite bad as that is still prett beyond firefighting efforts. beyond this next phase of strengthening winds, is there any relief in sight for la? will the conditions become calm her at all?— her at all? unfortunately, lookin: her at all? unfortunately, looking out _ her at all? unfortunately, looking out as _ her at all? unfortunately, looking out as far- her at all? unfortunately, looking out as far as - her at all? unfortunately, looking out as far as we l her at all? unfortunately, l looking out as far as we can with weather and climate models, we are seeing no rainfall in sight, at least through the end of january rainfall in sight, at least through the end ofjanuary and potentially into february as well. this is really unusual because this is the peak of the rainy season in southern california normally. so there has never been a year in the last 150 years of records that has not had at least a little bit of rainfall up to this point, in mid—january, and we are now in the driest start to the rainy season on record. so we are seeing a little bit of that climate change signals coming through this week. so that has a huge impact in terms of filling up reservoirs that the public need, that firefighters need? the public need, that firefiahters need? , ., firefighters need? yes, i mean in this case. —
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firefighters need? yes, i mean in this case, the _ firefighters need? yes, i mean in this case, the amount - firefighters need? yes, i mean in this case, the amount of - in this case, the amount of water that is available for firefighters as they are. if need be, they can use the pacific ocean to drop water. but it's more about the actual pacific ocean to drop water. but it's more about the actual vegetation, the landscape, the vegetation, the landscape, the trees and brush that are just trees and brush that are just drying out with this very dry drying out with this very dry air, making it almost like air, it almost like air, making it almost like matchstick kindling to burn. so matchstick kindling to burn. so obviously everyone keeping a obviously everyone keeping a close eye on whether the close eye on whether the conditions than are in place conditions than are in place for future fires, for future fires, conditions than are in place forfuture fires, which for future fires, which inevitably will come to burn as conditions than are in place forfuture fires, which for future fires, which inevitably will come to burn as ferociously?— ferociously?— ferociously? absolutely, i think that _ ferociously? absolutely, i think that what _ ferociously? absolutely, i think that what we - ferociously? absolutely, i think that _ ferociously? absolutely, i think that what _ ferociously? absolutely, i think that what we - ferociously? absolutely, i think that what we are - ferociously? absolutely, i- ferociously? absolutely, i think that what we are - ferociously? absolutely, i- think that what we are seeing think that what we are seeing now is we've had 15 of the most now is we've had 15 of the most destructive wildfires in california history in the last destructive wildfires in california history in the last ten years, and we are seeing ten years, and we are seeing that trend towards larger and that trend towards larger and more destructive fires as more more destructive fires as more people live closer to the people live closer to the
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mountains and the mountains and the brush. so unfortunately, this mix of unusually dry weather and people being in the path unfortunately will likely continue at least for the next several weeks.— continue at least for the next several weeks. eric, thank you very much- — several weeks. eric, thank you very much. and _ several weeks. eric, thank you very much. and we'll - several weeks. eric, thank you very much. and we'll be - several weeks. eric, thank you | very much. and we'll be talking to a captain of the la fire department about what he and his colleagues might be facing over the next couple days. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.
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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. and on our streets. now, who is that in now, who is that in the passenger seat? the passenger seat? ai is now controlling the car. ai is now controlling the car. it is controlling the it is controlling the speed, the steering, speed, the steering, the brake, the indicators. the brake, the indicators. when a lectern meets a robot when a lectern meets a robot you can expect the prime you can expect the prime minister not far away. minister not far away. the thing is, al is the thing is, al is one of those things one of those things we hear a lot about. we hear a lot about. it has an impact here it has an impact here and there, butjust how and there, butjust how big a deal will it be? starmer consciously leaning big a deal will it be? listen to this professor, listen to this professor, who has spent his adult who has spent his adult life researching it. life researching it. this is absolutely another this is absolutely another industrial revolution. industrial revolution. ai is going to transform ai is going to transform not just any industry not just any industry but all industries, but all industries, but all human endeavours — but all human endeavours — economics, finance, health, economics, finance, health, medicine politics... talking of which, sir keir
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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 prime minister spoke about al also, hosting a safety summit, also, hosting a safety summit, so what is the conservative so what is the conservative critique of all of this? critique of all of this? let us be clear. let us be clear. if the labour party is serious if the labour party is serious about growing the economy, about growing the economy, they need to improve investment they need to improve investment sentiment, which is dire sentiment, which is dire economic, and if ai is going economic, and if ai is going to grow the economy, to grow the economy, they need a lot more they need a lot more investment, because labour investment, because labour pulled out of the £1.3 billion pulled out of the £1.3 billion for the supercomputer. for the supercomputer. so, they say one thing but so, they say one thing but frankly they are doing another. frankly they are doing another. the government says the government says there wasn't the money there wasn't the money for that computer. for that computer. ai will be central to the ai will be central to the economy and society of tomorrow economy and society of tomorrow but what about today, but what about today, as the markets charge as the markets charge the government more to borrow, the government more to borrow, and the economy flat lines. and the economy flat lines. the country is in the country is in a hole, economically. a hole, economically. frankly, the government looks frankly, the government looks to be in a hole, economically. to be in a hole, economically. are we looking increasingly, are we looking increasingly, inevitably, at further inevitably, at further government spending cuts? government spending cuts? yes, we have inherited yes, we have inherited
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announcement look at today's announcement through the lens of opportunity could be automated to some extent? tht lens of opportunity — is at the way you see it? through the lens of opportunity — is at the way you see it? very much so, essentially quite very much so, essentially quite refreshing to hear that, i refreshing to hear that, i think the previous government think the previous government was putting a little too much was putting a little too much emphasis on the fear of ai, and emphasis on the fear of ai, and it's a welcome tone that the it's a welcome tone that the opportunities are there for the opportunities are there for the uk to grasp. i'm very excited uk to grasp. about it. ., ., ~' uk to grasp. i'm very excited about it. ., ., ~ ., ., opportunities are there for the ukto tr ., ., about it. looking at what the prime minister _ about it. looking at what the about it. looking at what the prime minister _ about it. looking at what the prime minister was - about it. looking at what the prime minister was talking . prime minister was talking prime minister was - about it. looking at what the prime minister was talking . prime minister was talking about today, what do you think about today, what do you think that will mean for the average that will mean for the average person's like, in terms of person's like, in terms of things that they interact with, things that they interact with, the services they use? —— the services they use? —— average person's life. how average person's life. how might ai play part in that? might ai play part in that? there is a range of things you there is a range of things you can think about, for example, can think about, for example, take passport or visa applications — they tend to be take to be quite lengthy and you're applications — they tend to be quite lengthy and you're waiting a long time. maybe that waiting a long time. maybe that could be automated to some could be automated to some
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extent? those extent? those are relatively could in principle be sped up vastly by ai. i think also the nhs, they are huge about the nhs, they are huge opportunities there, and keir starmer mentioned today that things like waiting lists, there 6% of all hospital appointments and people don't show up to those, so that's not good, but maybe there are better ways to make those bookings — i know you shouldn't make bookings at 9am in the morning, there are smarter ways to make hospital appointments. so that's something that would also be relatively easy to do. also, think about going forwards, the world is moving much more towards personalised medicine — currently we have these rather clunky medical processes where you all pretty much get given the same treatment. so going forward,
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that won't be the case, be individualised medical treatments specially designed for us, fit with our dna. qm. for us, fit with our dna. ok, so do you — for us, fit with our dna. ok, so do you think _ for us, fit with our dna. ok, so do you think that - for us, fit with our dna. ok, so do you think that the - for us, fit with our dna. ok, so do you think that the race to become this ai superpower, as a prime minister put it, it means — and that desire for investment and it — do you think that means regulation is falling the second place? hat falling the second place? not necessarily. _ falling the second place? not necessarily, it's _ falling the second place? not necessarily, it's clear to have regulation — with nhs data, you can'tjust regulation — with nhs data, you can't just let anybody regulation — with nhs data, you can'tjust let anybody have can't just let anybody have access can'tjust let anybody have access to that. there's a balance, if you say on the one hand, i don't want any body to be using the data that's available, then we will also miss out on many of the opportunities which are actually out there. strike that balance isn't a complicated question, it's one the uk government has been involved with and it's great to see we
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0ur china correspondent laura bicker has more. 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'd 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 i to 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 theirfamilies. shein is now one of
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their major employers. translation: | think shein i will become better and better. it always pays suppliers on time. it is efficient and reliable. how many people do you think work for shein in this region — this area? i would say over 80% of the people here work for shein. 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 laws. 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's an almost constant supply of fabric from nearby vendors. shein�*s success has been possible because this city in
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china has everything it needs. china has everything it needs. spending the day here, spending the day here, it's clear that shein�*s meteoric rise has had it's clear that shein�*s a positive effect on the local economy, but it's also come economy, but it's also come with increased scrutiny. with increased scrutiny. there have been allegations there have been allegations of forced labour. they themselves have found of forced labour. incidents of child labour, and there are accusations and there are accusations that their staff are that their staff are overworked and underpaid. overworked and underpaid. we found that a 75—hour week we found that a 75—hour week is not unusual for many is not unusual for many companies in this industrial companies in this industrial what they are doing. heartland. heartland. well, it's not unusual, well, it's not unusual, you say, but it's clear that you say, but it's clear that it's illegal and it violates it's illegal and it violates basic human rights. basic human rights. so it's a human rights issue. so it's a human rights issue. it's an extreme form it's an extreme form of exploitation that happens. of exploitation that happens. and this needs to be visible. and this needs to be visible. people need to know under people need to know under what conditions clothing what conditions clothing is being produced, especially is being produced, especially in such an opaque company that in such an opaque company that does not really report does not really report what they are doing.
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we'll leave you with some pictures of ice castles in new england. the structures serve as temporary art installations. they also attract tourists. the structures vary in complexity. designers can build towers, tunnels, archways and caves. after a mild winter last year, designers were happy when temperatures were cold enough to open up attractions earlier than normal. really pretty pictures, hope you enjoy those. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. we're starting to see a change to our weather story. after a bitterly cold start to january, something milder as we go through the week ahead. we have m celsius in highland, scotland at 6am this morning,
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as opposed to minus one with the cold air sitting in place still across south—east england. but the mild air will gradually win out. we've still got that cold air for a time in the southeast, but with these weather fronts bringing a little bit of showery rain and a south—westerly wind, it's mild, cloudy and damp for many into tuesday. but it could be that we'll see low single figures first thing in the south—east, but a milder start further north and west, perhaps double figures into northern ireland. but those weak weather fronts, a little bit of drizzly rain moving through northern england and parts of north wales. a lot of cloud around as we go through the day on tuesday, and some of that will linger into the afternoon. and with that south—westerly wind it could be quite murky along exposed west coasts. don't expect any breaks in the cloud through the afternoon. a grey afternoon, but already a milder afternoon, 9—11 celsius across england and wales. we might see some brightness to the east of the pennines, eastern scotland, the best of any warmth through the afternoon on tuesday, 11—13 celsius in western
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scotland and northern ireland. and this is where we'll see the warmest of the weather through the week ahead. so high pressure centred to the south. the isobars stay fairly open. that means fog could be an issue first thing and some of it dense in places potentially on wednesday morning. now, if the fog lingers, that could impact the temperatures in one or two rural communities, but on the whole, the temperatures will continue on the mild side. a weak weather front topples across scotland, not impacting the story, really. 10—11 celsius with some brightness from time to time, 9—10 elsewhere. moving out of wednesday into the early hours of thursday morning, fog could reform again across the southeast. the best of the clearer skies north and west, we could see a touch of light frost if temperatures just dip below freezing. north—west england and western scotland. but as we head on into the weekend, not that much in the way of significant change, the high pressure drifts over to the near continent, weather fronts trying to make an impression. but on the whole, that quieter
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some small alterations — been agreed by the mediation which has been taking place in qatar. we want a deal, we work hard to have this deal. we have a huge effort done by our american friends. we're pressing hard to close this. - the deal we have structured. would free the hostages, halt the fighting, provide security to israel, and allow us- to significantly surge - humanitarian assistance to the palestinians. joining me tonight are guto harri, former downing street director of communications for prime minister borisjohnson, bassima alghussein, executive director, the middle east policy council and former congressional advisor in the obama administration. first, the latest headlines...
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