our media editor, amol rajan, reports.rnography has shifted online in recent years, dragging with it concerns about who is using it. these changes are significant, but is there any prospect of them actually working? drew? hello, mate, lovely to meet you. good to see you. drew wylie uses pornography. at 23, he belongs to a generation for whom porn has always been instantly accessible. everyone can...basically now has access that from a very, very, very early age, so i think that the level of exposure is much more extreme. but do you think that's dangerous? i mean, do you think a lot of young people are seeing stuff online that they shouldn't have? i do. it's dangerous, because young people are learning about sex through pornography which isn't... i don't feel that's how young people should be learning about sex. from july, users will have to prove their age using a variety of methods, such as with a credit card or passport, or with an age—verification card bought over the counter. the aim is to block sites that don't comply

amol rajan, bbc news. hello there.day of 2019 — so far, that is. 23.3 was the top temperature, that was recorded in west sussex but over the easter weekend, those temperatures are set to climb a little further. widely into the 20s but towards the south—east corner on saturday, 25, possibly even 26 degrees and with that, high pressure keeping things predominantly dry and holding these weather fronts at bay in the atlantic for the most part, as i will show you in a moment but for good friday, we don't have to worry about those weather fronts. in fact, after any early fog has cleared, most of us are looking at a blue sky day with lots of sunshine. we may see patches of cloud drifting into northern ireland and western scotland but as far as the temperatures go, widely up into the high teens or low 20s celsius, 22 in glasgow, for example. somewhere further south, we could get up to 24 degrees. friday night will be fine for most of us. we may see one or two fog patches developing they'll be quite isolated but if they do form

whispering: amol rajan, bbc news.jesus christ to his crucifixion. in paris, the fire at the notre dame cathedral has meant the stations of the cross ceremony has had to be held outside. a small crowd gathered to watch the ritual. earlier, valuable artworks were taken from the damaged building to be restored in the city's louvre museum. it's believed the vast majority of the most sacred artifacts and valuable items inside the cathedral were saved. coming up in a few minutes: newsbeat documentaries asks what what unites i7—year—olds across the world. first, the weather. hello there. the start of the easter weekend certainly brought us warmth. good friday eclipsed the thursday before it to become the warmest day of the year so far. the warmest weather was on the south coast, gosport in hampshire had blue skies overhead lifting temperatures to 2a degrees. other places in england, wales, and northern ireland were not too far behind. a bit chilly for some eastern coasts. i'm hopeful that through saturday it won't be quite a

whispering: amol rajan, bbc news. hello there.re it to become the warmest day of the year so far. the warmest weather was on the south coast, gosport in hampshire had blue skies overhead lifting temperatures to 2a degrees. other places in england, wales, and northern ireland were not too far behind. a bit chilly for some eastern coasts. i'm hopeful that through saturday it won't be quite as breezy for those eastern areas, so it might feel a little less chilly. certainly high pressure remains in charge. 0ne fly in the ointment, a frontal system wriggling around to the north—west, likely to introduce some cloud and more outbreaks of rain. really only over the far north—west of the uk, the western side of northern ireland and the west of scotland. elsewhere, from eastern scotland down into england and wales, we are looking at blue skies and sunshine once any early fog has cleared. less chilly than it was on friday for the north sea coast. 21 degrees in hull. the highest temperatures towards the south—east 25, maybe 26. there could be

our media editor, amol rajan reports., but, according to facebook at least, these members of britain's hard right groups and organisations often spread hate or promote violence. the full list includes the british national party and its former leader, nick griffin. britain first, its leader paul golding and former deputy leaderjayda fransen. the english defence league and its founding member paul ray. knights templar international, a militant christian group, and its promoter, jim dowson. national front and its leader, tony martin, and jack renshaw, a convicted neo—nazi who plotted to murder a labour mp. but how exactly did they violate facebook‘s rules? facebook, who declined to be interviewed, says simply that they:. posts endorsing these individuals or groups will also now be banned. it is good that the police have actually taken action finally. the hard right have been stirring on and off—line for years, so why is this happening now? upcoming european elections, amid a rising tide of populism across the continent. ther

whispering: amol rajan, bbc news.ohn konecki after more than seven years together. they married at a secret ceremony in 2016, four years after the birth of their son angelo. the pair began dating in 2011, and since then the english singer—songwriter has topped music charts in over 30 countries, becoming one the world's biggest music stars. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @regedahmadbbc. hello there. the start of the easter weekend certainly brought us warmth. good friday eclipsed the thursday before it to become the warmest day of the year so far. the warmest weather was on the south coast, gosport in hampshire had blue skies overhead lifting temperatures to 2a degrees. other places in england, wales, and northern ireland were not too far behind. a bit chilly for some eastern coasts. i'm hopeful that through saturday it won't be quite as breezy for those eastern areas, so it might feel a little less chilly. certainly high pressure remains in charge. one fly in the ointment, a frontal system wriggling around up to the

our media editor amol rajan has this story.r. nearly 17 million people have seen this ad on youtube since it was first played during the us super bowl injanuary. it's the marketing world tapping into the biggest internet phenomenon you might not have heard of — it's called asmr. asmr stands for autonomous sensory meridian response and it's a tingling sensation that generally starts at the top of the head and moves back down the neck and across the shoulders. scraping toast. dr tom hostler is one of a small number of academics researching the intense and calming effect certain intimate sounds have on many of us. there are over ten million asmr videos on youtube alone, along with so—called satisfying videos, such as this one. crunching. so, we asked members of a dance academy to explain the appeal. very tingly, very like... ahh! i think itjust relaxes me, like, i'm able to watch it. i've been given a massage in my brain. there's just too much stress, so when you find some free time, you just like to listen to a calming or relaxin

amol rajan, bbc news.a row, climate change activists from extinction rebellion have been protesting in central london. a goup gathered outside jeremy corbyn‘s home while others glued themselves to a carriage on the docklands light railway. so far, some 300 of them have been arrested. tom symonds is at oxford circus. this is normally one of the busiest bridges across the thames. extinction rebellion, a new, direct action protest group, hoped to take control of this and other key london locations for up to two weeks. well, today, the police moved in. we have an emergency here and i don't think we are causing any harm. using powers designed to balance the right to protest with the need to reduce disruption. the police are taking this extremely slowly, not least to keep the temperature under control. but also because they are starting to run out of police cells. we are here because humanity is facing extinction. i'm here as a peaceful protester. the government must take action. their demands? the declaration o

our media editor, amol rajan, reports. years, the tech giants have come under sustained pressure to clean up their act. terrorist propaganda such as the live broadcast of a recent attack in new zealand have caused horror. so, too, have stories about child grooming online, and the appalling death of 14—year—old molly russell, who took her own life after seeing images of self—harm on instagram — which is owned by facebook — prompted an outcry. this long—delayed white paper is broad in scope and bold in its recommendations. for the first time, oversight of the internet will be entrusted to a regulator. a statutory duty of care to protect users will be enforced. and there is a potential for heavy fines to be administered. but many details remain unclear, which is why there's now a 12—week consultation. too many social media firms still seem to think that they can get away with providing the service without providing the protection for users, that anyone who challenges them must be some kind of luddite who just doesn't understa

amol rajan, bbc news. of collusion with russia over the 2016 presidential election, but questions remain over whether he attempted to obstruct the investigation. facebook bans a dozen british far right groups from its sites for promoting hate and violence. a fourth day of climate protests in london — now activists threaten to target heathrow tomorrow as hundreds of thousands fly off for easter. the labour party have announced their candidates for the european elections. the labour peer lord andrew adonis will stand for the south west regional constituency. the pro—eu former minister will run againstjacob rees mogg's sister annunziata who is a candidate for the brexit party in the region. lord adonis said it was vital labour won ‘to show there is a credible alternative to a tory brexit‘ the prospect of a no—deal brexit at the end of march led to many british businesses stockpiling their goods to prepare for every eventuality. but it's come at a price. britain's biggest business lender, rbs, says it's made n

amol rajan, bbc news.ced to flee their homes after two weeks of fighting on the outskirts of the capital tripoli. a rebel military commander is trying to capture the city from the internationally recognised government that currently holds power there. the united nations has warned of what it calls widening conflagration. libya has been politically unstable ever since its long—time leader colonel gaddafi was desposed and killed in 2011. colonel gaddafi was deposed and killed in 2011. two weeks ago, fighting broke out as the military strongman general khalifa haftar tried to seize tripoli from the government in this battle for power. today, libya's prime minister warned there was a danger of the islamic state group taking advantage of the chaos. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin is in tripoli tonight. well, once again tonight, there is a sense in this city of a threat from chaos and conflict. the prime minister of the internationally recognised government here has been calling on britain to take ac

amol rajan, bbc news.ral london to heathrow airport tomorrow — just as the easter getaway begins. extinction rebellion are calling for the government to reduce the uk's greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2025. and in a bbc documentary due to be broadcast tonight — 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. and a warning — this report contains some distressing images. cheering blocking the streets, protesters from around the country descending on central london. rebellion! extinction rebellion leading another day of disruption. an attempt to force urgent action on climate change. this is the new wave of eco activism. it's giving climate change attention, but will it bring action? the campaigners here want greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to zero by 2025. scientists say it's a target that's virtually impossible to achieve. the united nations agrees that we need to get to zero carbon emissions but over a much longer timescale by 2050. the uk government is aiming to reduce emissions by 80% by th

amol rajan, bbc news. health care, has been fined £300,000 following the death of a 14—year—old girl it was treating. amy el—keria killed herself while she was a patient at one of the group's psychiatric hospitals in east sussex in 2012. it is the largest fine of its kind imposed on a private health care company. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, reports. ijust remember her belly laugh, you know, how she loved her sisters. tania's happier memories of her daughter amy, but she won't ever forget the day amy died in the care of a private hospital. all i think about is when i met her in that hospital that night, amy el—keria killed herself while she was a patient at one and her laying there, pale, and i expected her to say, "hi, mum, i'm 0k," and she didn't. amy had a known history of suicide attempts. she was referred by the nhs to this mental health facility, part of the priory group. she was found dead in her room. the company pleaded guilty to a health—and—safety offence. the judge, mrjustice dingemans, said th

whispering: amol rajan, bbc news.e. goodbye. descriptor murder as a barbaric act. snuffed out her amazing potential left without the love of her life. sara canning said she'd been left without the love of her life. to who knows where, they have sung it goodbye and they are currently processing it out of the city of london. this has caused a lot of disruption for the centre of london and we also don't know how much more these protesters have in store for the next few days. they are certainly going back off to oxford circus if they can. one thing, however, that is sure is that boat is off on its travels tonight. earlier i spoke to the writer and journalist, susan mckay, who was a friend of lyra's who described her as a deeply compassionate and talented journalist(tx sot) she was a really lovely person and brilliant writer, she was a great campaignerand brilliant writer, she was a great campaigner and she cared deeply about other people and very deeply about other people and very deeply about the ability of writing to ch

amol rajan, bbc news.of molly russell, the 14—year—old who took her own life in 2017 after viewing images of self—harm on instagram, has focused attention on the kind of material available on social media sites. molly's father claims that instagram was partly to blame for his daughter's death. our correspondent angus crawford who was the first to report on this story asked ian russell if this meant the age of self—regulation was over. i think the white paper is a very important step to making the internet a safer place. the era of self—regulation, quite patently, hasn't worked, because there's horrible content that's been available online, that's now well known about. and so, it's a necessary step in order to make the internet a better place, a safer place, particularly for young and vulnerable people. but it is only a step. it's really important not to erode free speech, to allow freedom of expression. one of the reasons the internet is a marvellous place is you can find whatever you want on it, and when

amol rajan, bbc news.sell — the 14—year—old who took her own life after viewing self—harm images on instagram — shone a light on the kind of material available on social media sites. molly's father ian said instagram was partly to blame for his daughter's death. our correspondent angus crawford, who was the first to report on this story, has spoken to him about the proposed new safeguards. i think the white paper is a very important step to making the internet a safer place. the era of self—regulation, quite patently, hasn't worked, because there is horrible content that's been available online, that's now well known about. and so, it's a necessary step in order to make the internet a better place, a safer place, particularly for young and vulnerable people. but it is only a step. it's really important not to erode free speech, to allow freedom of expression. one of the reasons the internet is a marvellous place is you can find whatever you want on it, and when that is a positive thing it's brilliant. do y

amol rajan, bbc news.ll — the 14—year—old who took her own life in 2017 after viewing images of self—harm on instagram — has focused attention on the kind of material available on social media sites. molly's father claims that instagram was partly to blame for his daughter's death. our correspondent angus crawford, who was the first to report on this story, asked ian russell if this meant the age of self—regulation was over. i think the white paper is a very important step to making the internet a safer place. the era of self—regulation, quite patently, hasn't worked, because there's horrible content that's been available online, that's now well known about. and so, it's a necessary step in order to make the internet a better place, a safer place, particularly for young and vulnerable people. but it is only a step. it's really important not to erode free speech, to allow freedom of expression. one of the reasons the internet is a marvellous place is you can find whatever you want on it, and when that is a

amol rajan, our media editor.andling of complaints about anti—semitism — after the sunday times reported that the party had failed to take disciplinary action in hundreds of cases. the newspaper claimed that complaints had been beset by delays, inaction and interference from the leader's office. this afternoon, at an annual general meeting, members of the jewish labour movement overwhelmingly passed a no confidence motion injeremy corbyn over his handling of anti—semitism within the party. the national secretary of the jewish labour movement, peter mason, said jeremy corbyn had not done enough to tackle anti—semitism. so, thejewish labour movement a few months ago made the heart—wrenching decision to refer the labour party to the equalities and human rights commission, alleging institutional racism, because quite frankly, what we have seen, and what today confirms, is that the structures and mechanisms of the labour party are so incapable of dealing with anti—jewish racism that quite frankly, they need to bring in

amol rajan, bbc news.ary, sajid javid, set out the plans a short time ago in central london last year, facebook revealed over 1a million pieces of content related to extremism or terrorism. in three months, they moved 8.7 million items that breached policies on child nudity and sexual exploitation. but how much more illegal material remains? and how much damage is being done by this cruel content is even less clear. the cyber bullying, the trolling, the posts glorifying self—harm. truly horrifying content thatis self—harm. truly horrifying content that is linked to depression, anxiety, mental health problems and even suicide. sajid javid speaking earlier. now, with just five days to go before britain is due to leave the eu, labour is still waiting to learn whether the government will put forward proposals which could break the impasse over brexit. the prime minister says both parties will need to compromise if there's to be a deal but they failed to reach an agreement last week after three days of meetings

amol rajan, bbc news. had expected a slight increase. lower food prices offset higher prices for clothes and petrol. the liberal democrats have announced their candidates for the european elections. the pro—european party will campaign for another referendum on eu membership, in the hope of persuading voters to back remain. the party leader, sir vince cable, has called for anti—brexit parties to work together, saying it would be better if they were ‘fighting under the same banner‘. the court of appeal has rejected a challenge by the royal opera house, against a previous ruling in favour of a viola player, whose hearing was damaged during a rehearsal. christopher goldscheider was sitting in front of the brass section of the orchestra. our legal correspondent, clive coleman, sent this update from outside the royal opera house in london for years there's been protection from noise regulations for workers, but there's been a sort of myth that somehow they don't apply in live music and entertainment venues. thi

amol rajan, bbc news.lture secretary and he announced the government's plans today. what we are proposing to do is to say to those companies that operate online and deal with material that is user generated content, that they must abide by a duty of care to keep their users as safe as possible, and we will set out in codes of practice exactly what that might involve and there will be an independent regulator to make sure that is what happens, with penalties that will make these companies set up and take notice. that is the kind of system that we believe will work most effectively in making the internet a safer place. jeremy wright, culture speaking earlier. with just five days to go before britain is meant to leave the eu without a deal, labour thinks there could be more proposals that will break the deadlock. they say both parties will need to compromise if they are to reach a deal that they failed to reach a compromise last week after three days of meetings. the prime minister says both parties will need

amol rajan, bbc news.sals today including the father of molly russell, the teenager who took a life after seeing images of self—harm. he has been speaking to our correspondent angus crawford who asked if it was now at the end of this era of self—regulation. now at the end of this era of self-regulation. i think that the white paper is an important step to making the internet a safer place. the era of self—regulation quite patently has not worked because there is horrible content available online that is now well known about. so it is a necessary step in order to make the internet a better and safer place particularly for young and vulnerable people, but it is only a step. what about transparency, but has been an issue, the fact you could not get access to any of the data on molly's phone or account. but does not seem to be addressed by the white paper. pa rents addressed by the white paper. parents need to know in some way what their children are doing to protect their children and as a pa rent protect the

our media editor, amol rajan, is here. what can we expect to see tomorrow? the negotiations around and have made brexit look simple. it has been a long time in the making. brexit has taken a punt with in what will and there was a consensus from australia to america we need regulation of the internet —— brexit has taken up bandwidth. it is no wonder there should be a big debate in whitehall. lots of leaks, lots of talk in recent months about a new regulator, whether it is an entirely new body is not clear, how it is funded is not clear, probably the tech companies, lots of talk about statutory duty of care, heavy fines and potential criminal prosecutions for directors of companies if they leave out harmful material for too long. critics worry about curbs on free speech and others worry that if you apply the same rules to bunch of different companies, you end up entrenching the power of big tech. there will be a consultation, it is an attempt to ta ke a consultation, it is an attempt to take back control from silicon valley to citizens and voters and it shows

the exclusion of others because of who they are, have no place on its platform. 0ur media editor amol rajanho is on this list? let me give you the full list, it covers organisations and individuals. it is the british national party and nick griffin, britain first and its leader and former deputy leader, the english defence league and its founding member, a militant christian group called knights templar international and its promoter, the national front and its leader tony martin and another hard right figure called jack renshaw. what they are being banned for and not just what they are being banned for and notjust on facebook but the associated platforms like instagram which facebook phones, is for spreading hate on the basis of excluding people because of their ethnicity or inciting people to violence which is illegal. why is it happening now? the steady accumulation of pressure on facebook to stop the spread of poison on its platform has taken its toll. we are coming up to european elections and facebook want to be seen to be proactive. it is worth saying this is taking facebook into ver

here's our media editor, amol rajan.st few years, the tech giants have come under sustained pressure to clean up their act. terrorist propaganda such as the live broadcast of a recent attack in new zealand have caused horror. so, too, have stories about child grooming online, and the appalling death of 14—year—old molly russell, who took her own life after seeing images of self—harm on instagram — which is owned by facebook — prompted an outcry. the actress and campaigner domenique fragale lost her friend when she killed herself after being bullied online. she thinks this white paper should have come sooner. a lot of messages were being sent to her, and they were encouraging her to kill herself, actually. and because of that, i wish i'd known. i wish she could speak out to me or she could actually contact the platforms and say, you know, this is happening. help me. what do i do? this long—delayed white paper is broad in scope and bold in its recommendations. for the first time, oversight of the internet will be entrusted

amol rajan, bbc news.r says both parties will need to compromise if there's to be a deal. theresa may is due at an emergency summit in brussels on wednesday when eu leaders will expect to hear fresh plans. our political correspondent, ben wright, is in westminster. good morning. i heard from one minister that more talks will take place today. lots of talk of compromise. is it possible? these talks are spluttering along and there has been no breakthrough so far. theresa may's big hope is that she can do some kind of deal with labour which you can take to the european union, and say, look, i can find a way through the impasse at westminster. there is a way through to get the deal over the line. cross— party to get the deal over the line. cross—party consensus on what brexit would look like in the future. that is what you are trying to do with labour. both she and the labour leader are under pressure from their own side not to compromise, which is making the talks pretty difficult. and there is no guarantee a

technology, could have payment services withdrawn or be blocked for uk users. 0ur media editor amol rajanstries, pornography has shifted online in recent years, dragging with it concerns about who is using it. these changes are significant. but is there any prospect of them working? hello, mate, lovely to meet you. drew users pornography. at 23, he belongs to a generation for whom pornography has a lwa ys generation for whom pornography has always been instantly accessible. everyone has access to that from a very early age, so i think the level of exposure is much more extreme. do you think that is dangerous? do you think young people are seeing things online that they shouldn't? think young people are seeing things online that they shouldn't7m think young people are seeing things online that they shouldn't? it is dangerous because young people are learning about sex three pornography, which i don't think young people should learn about sex. from july, users will have to prove their age with a credit card or passport, or with an age verification cardboard over the counter. the aim is to b

the ban also applies to instagram. 0ur media editor amol rajan is following this story.bnp, and nick griffin, britain first and its leader paul golding, and former deputy leader jayda fra nsen, it's the english defence league and its founder paul ray, a militant christian group called the knights templar international, and a promoter of it, jim dowson, the national front and its leader tony martin, and another hard right figure called jack renshaw. what they are being banned for, notjust on facebook but associated platforms like instagram, which facebook also owns, is specifically spreading hate on the basis of excluding people because of their ethnicity, or promoting violence or inciting people to violence, which of course is illegal. why is it happening now? well, i think the steady accumulation of pressure on facebook to stop the spread of poison on its platform has taken a toll. we are coming up to european elections, of course, and facebook want to be seen to be proactive about this stuff. they say, "you asked us to remove hate, "this is what we are now doing". but

here's our media editor amol rajan.but according to facebook at least, these members of britain's hard right groups and organisations often spread hate or promote violence. the full list includes the british national party and its former leader nick griffin, britain first, its leader paul golding and former deputy leaderjayda fransen, the english defence league and its founding member paul ray, knights templar international, a militant christian group and its promoterjim dowson, national front and its leader tony martin and jack renshaw, a convicted neo—nazi who plotted to murder a labour mp. but how exactly did they violate facebook‘s rules? facebook, who declined to be interviewed, say simply that they found those who proclaim a violent or hateful mission, or engaged in acts of hate or violence. posts endorsing these individuals or groups will now be banned. it is good the police have taken action, finally... the hard right have been steering on and off—line for years so why is this happening now? upcoming european el

our media editor amol rajan has more.hate or promote violence. the full list includes the british national party and its former leader, nick griffin. britain first, its leader paul golding and former deputy leaderjayda fransen. the english defence league and its founding member paul ray. knights templar international, a militant christian group, and its promoter, jim dowson. national front and its leader, tony martin, and jack renshaw, a convicted neo—nazi who plotted to murder a labour mp. but how exactly did they violate facebook‘s rules? facebook, who declined to be interviewed, says simply that they:. posts endorsing these individuals or groups will also now be banned. joining us to discuss these new measures is social media consultant, matt navarra. interesting that facebook has gone for particular characters and individuals. how easy is it to justify? in the current climate we are in, facebook is in a tricky position. they are already under pressure around regulation and they need to be seen to be more proactive. th

amol rajan, bbc news.t any of these stories we are covering. text me, tweet me, hashtag me with afternoon live, whatever you want. theresa may will travel to berlin and paris tomorrow to meet german chancellor, angela merkel, and france's president macron ahead of an emergency eu summit in brussels on wednesday. the uk is due to leave the european union on friday. here, labour says it's still waiting to learn whether the government will put forward proposals which could break the impasse over brexit. talks failed to reach agreement last week after three days of meetings, and were heavily criticised by some conservatives, but downing street said it was hopeful that further talks would take place later today. our brussels correspondent, adam fleming, is in luxembourg today. adam, of course she has to go and meet the european leaders, the meeting with angela merkel should be reasonably 0k, meeting with angela merkel should be reasonably ok, but the one with emmanuel macron, that could be quite awkward? yes, b

our media editor amol rajan reports. a recent attack in new zealand have caused horror. so, too, have stories about child grooming online, and the appalling death of 14—year—old molly russell, who took her own life after seeing images of self—harm on instagram — which is owned by facebook — prompted an outcry. this long delayed white paper is broad in scope and bold in its recommendations. for the first time oversight of the internet will be entrusted to a regulator. a statutory duty of care to protect users will be in force and there is a potential for heavy fines to be administered. but many details remain unclear which is why there is now a 12 week consultation. too many social media firms still seem to think that they can get away with providing a service without providing the protection for users. that anyone who challenges them must be kind of luddite who just doesn't understand the modern world. cabinet ministers claim britain will have the toughest internet laws in the world. that is an exaggeration. the likes of