fiona bruce only mentions colour of skin once. woman in colourful top. black guy.shirt. but shropshire green man defended the comments. the bbc issued a statement in response. that's all from us for now. thank you forjoining us. do you think about getting in touch and perhaps even coming on the program? we'll be back to hear more of your thoughts about how the bbc covers the news next week. goodbye. this is bbc news was that we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour straight after this program. over half of the uk's transport emissions come from cars, so to help reach climate targets, the government had banned the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 — although that has now been pushed back to 2035. even with a few extra years added, this is still a huge change for car owners and makers. some manufacturers embraced electric early but bentley was not one of them, so how are things going now at its hq? luxury leather interiors and all the wooden dashboard and trim taken from the exact same tree to make sure it matches. it takes around 130 hour

and the deepfake scam on fiona bruce.look at how ai can be used to spread misinformation ahead of a major government summit on artificial intelligrance. 0n bbc london. a met firearms officer charged with murder of chris kaba in south london is to be named after a judge rules to lift an anonymity order. good evening from jerusalem — where the israeli military have announced the first rescue of a hostage — a soldier. she was kidnapped on october seven by hamas, classed as a terrorist organisation by the uk government. m00 people died in the attacks by hamas just over three weeks ago. she is private 0ri megidish — she is said to be doing well and has been reunited with herfamily. no details have been given of the circumstances of her rescue. the families of three other hostages being held in gaza have spoken this evening, and called for every possible effort to be made to bring them home. we'll have more on those stories in a moment, but first the head of the un relief agency, helping palestinians in gaza, philippe lazzarini

their use is increasing in online scams and in general election campaigns, as fiona bruce reports.dio clip was circulated of keir starmer berating an assistant. it is completely fake. and then there is this. britons won't have to work any more. elon musk has unveiled his new project in which he has already invested more than $3 billion. no other project has ever given this kind of opportunity. we asked elon musk about the news and here are his comments on it. spot the difference. that is not me. did you think it was me? it is pretty convincing, it's very disconcerting to find yourself deepfaked in this way. this is a financial scam trying to get people to hand over money and i was worried that people would fall for it. in fact, even people who know me, know me well, were taken in by it. my hairdresser was watching videos on his phone and saw something that suddenly looked familiar. you're reading the news and ijust thought, i just listened. and you thought that was me? 100%. and it was basically a scam to get money out of you. did you give them your information? i gave them my phon

so nana , we know that fiona bruce nana, we know that fiona bruce has apologised for trying to get thelack guy in front of me. take a listen to the offending clip. the guy knows the black guy in the middle. >> yes. yes. you, sir? yeah >> yes. yes. you, sir? yeah >> it's interesting time for this to be announced . i'm not this to be announced. i'm not sure why. at the party conference didn't speak about more funding into schools . more funding into schools. >> nana was an apology necessary ? >> no. he is black. what's the problem ? he's black. i've been problem? he's black. i've been called the black girl. i don't have a problem with it. nobody's insulting or offending . you're insulting or offending. you're looking at a room that's mostly filled with white people and there's one person who is there between a load of people who are white, who is black. you're describing that person just by looking at them. what are their descriptive characteristics? are it's absurd. it's happened to me many times . one time was many times. one time i was working at sky and i was presenting a show and th

>> i think, you know, fiona bruce that would bruce said that she would usually someone's usually refert say for leo, know, person leo, you know, the person wearing curtains over wearing my nan's curtains over there clearly identify who there would clearly identify who i give your nan my i meant and give your nan my regards. but look, you know , regards. but look, you know, this person didn't say they were offended . she volunteered to offended. she volunteered to ring him personally to ring him up personally to apologise apologise publicly apologise and apologise publicly . and maybe there's sometimes an anxiety about this that isn't really there. that's really nice. >> from you, benjamin, because you often see, you know, oppression and offence where it doesn't necessary exist. and to your point, if i was in a crowd of mostly asian or mostly black people, they might be, say, the white woman with the ginger hair. i don't know. i don't know. i don't know. let's see what people at home think. >> i think it would draw more attention to the fact if you tiptoe around the fact that, you know,

>> i think, you know, fiona bruce that would bruce said that she would usually someone's usually referay for leo, know, person leo, you know, the person wearing curtains over wearing my nan's curtains over there clearly identify who there would clearly identify who i give your nan my i meant and give your nan my regards. but look, you know , regards. but look, you know, this person didn't say they were offended . she volunteered to offended. she volunteered to ring him personally to ring him up personally to apologise apologise publicly apologise and apologise publicly . and maybe there's sometimes an anxiety about this that isn't really there. that's really nice. >> from you, benjamin, because you often see, you know, oppression and offence where it doesn't necessary exist. and to your point, if i was in a crowd of mostly asian or mostly black people, they might be, say, the white woman with the ginger hair. i don't know. i don't know. i don't know. let's see what people at home think. >> i think it would draw more attention to the fact if you tiptoe around the fact that, you know, is

and there'll be plenty more politics on question time tonight, with fiona bruce.ngs around? question time is in wolverhampton on the ipm occur at 8pm and bbc one often needs to step voting is under way in a by—election in rutherglen & hamilton west. the seat was vacated when the former scottish national party mp, margaret ferrier, was ousted in a recall petition after she broke covid rules. a full list of the candidates can be found on the bbc website. the polls close at 10pm tonight. the number of patients in hospital in england with covid is at its highest level since the spring. the nhs is urging those eligible for covid and flu vaccines to come forward. meanwhile, one of the companies providing the covid vaccine says it hopes to make it available privately. our medical editor, fergus walsh, is here to tell us more. in the absence of mass covid testing, it's hard to accurately know the levels of covid in the community. we do have figures for patients in hospital with covid in england — on 1st october, it stood at 3,644 — the highest figure since april. two thir

fiona bruce has more.won't have to work any more. elon musk has unveiled his new project in which he has already invested more than $3 billion. no other project has ever given this kind of opportunity. we asked elon musk about the news and here are his comments on it. spot the difference. that is not me. did you think it was me? it is pretty convincing, it's very disconcerting to find yourself deepfaked in this way. this is a financial scam trying to get people to hand over money and i was worried that people would fall for it. in fact, even people who know me, know me well, were taken in by it. my hairdresser was watching videos on his phone and saw something that suddenly looked familiar. you're reading the news and ijust thought, i just listened. and you thought that was me? 100%. and it was basically a scam to get money out of you. did you give them your information? i gave them my phone number. totally regret it because they bombarded me for days and weeks and, um... how many times a day were they cal

i happen to like fiona bruce know a of people bruce and i know a lot of people on same sunny well, nonny well, no first name anyway , i'll continue name anyway, i'll continue talking and thank you . i would talking and thank you. i would like to point out that she had fallen off a horse and she'd broken her hand. not that i'm saying that that's an issue racist, but it's the first time that she's ever referred to someone. she would either say the in glasses or someone. she would either say the blonde in glasses or someone. she would either say the blonde haired glasses or someone. she would either say the blonde haired glasslt'sor the blonde haired woman. it's the blonde haired woman. it's the i think she's the first time i think she's ever anything to pertaining the first time i think she's evthe anything to pertaining the first time i think she's evthe colourthing to pertaining the first time i think she's ev the colour ofng to pertaining the first time i think she's ev the colour of someone'sining the first time i think she's ev the colour of someone's skin to the colour of someone'

if the audience was predominantly black and i was the white person in the audience and fiona bruce pointedaudience, wouldn't take audience, i wouldn't take offence to that at all. >> am i missing something here? because i just don't i don't i don't understand it. i mean, i'm obviously in the wrong, i presume, but i have no idea why that was offensive. no. >> well, i just think it doesn't deserve all the attention the bbc edited it out the bbc have edited it out of the bit. >> strange that they >> i was strange that they edited two words out that edited the two words out that they didn't want in all a they didn't want in all of a sudden. a story. sudden. that makes it a story. whereas most people would never have known that there was an offence there at all. exactly. i think the bbc lost the way. think the bbc has lost the way. >> well, exactly. >> well, exactly. >> i the preferences >> but i think the preferences that to cloths, that she refers to cloths, colours, colours of cloths rather than people , but rather than people, but nevertheless the reaction is overreaction. >> so you can ref

fiona bruce when she black bloke over she said that black bloke over there was forced there and sheidiculous. that that a ridiculous. that that was a black man. that was a fat it's not actually the big deal. can i just you know, imagine just say that, you know, imagine you're know, you're that person. you know, you're that person. you know, you struggling with you might be struggling with your weight. you're having a really time and then really hard time and then someone is just broadcast that insult people. insult to millions of people. i think gratuitous just think it's gratuitous and just quite yes. think it's gratuitous and just qui'wow. yes. think it's gratuitous and just qui'wow. finally a climate expert >> wow. finally a climate expert has been fired after turning down flight and taken 50 days down a flight and taken 50 days to research to reach his research destination. gianluca destination. now gianluca grimaldi , i'm sorry if i've got grimaldi, i'm sorry if i've got your name wrong. there refused a flight and asked to be allowed to travel by other means to reduces carbon e

fiona bruce rang the audience member, roberta, the following day to apologise.as many families wait for news of relatives who have been taken hostage by hamas. the un once both sides to respect human life. essen sides to respect human life. even wars have — sides to respect human life. even wars have rules. _ sides to respect human life. even wars have rules. international humanitarian law and international law must— humanitarian law and international law must be respected, civilians must _ law must be respected, civilians must be — law must be respected, civilians must be protected and never used as shields _ must be protected and never used as shields. :, :, , :, :: shields. following his accident, freddie flintoff _ shields. following his accident, freddie flintoff reaches - shields. following his accident, freddie flintoff reaches a - freddie flintoff reaches a multi—million pound settlement with the commercial arm of the bbc. good morning. it is not a good time, quarterfinals weekend morning. it is not a good time, quarter finals weekend in the rugby world

and the reason i wasn't available was because i work as available was because i work as a fiona brucee just very, very busy. i've just fallen . fallen off a horse. >> your commitment to your art is quite astounding. >> no idea. >> no idea. >> yeah, absolute >> yeah, it's absolute incredible. >> think you know, when >> do you think you know, when they have a debate, a supposed debate saying and debate about gb news saying and they same way at they all think the same way, at least they admitted it. least least they admitted it. at least they've it wrong. >> yeah, true. and >> yeah, no, that's true. and i think can have a think you can have a conversation. but be honest about conversation. about the conversation. that's the whole thing. >> we've got question now >> but we've got a question now from where's tommy? from tommy. where's tommy? >> hi, tommy. hi. >> hi, tommy. hi. >> brother. >> he's my twin brother. >> he's my twin brother. >> he's my twin brother. >> he's twin brother? no hello. >> are you identical twins ? >> are you identical twins? >> are you identical twins? >> yes. good

and the reason i wasn't available was because i work as available was because i work as a fiona brucet very, very busy. i've just fallen . fallen off a horse. >> your commitment to your art is quite astounding. >> no idea. >> no idea. >> yeah, absolute >> yeah, it's absolute incredible. >> think you know, when >> do you think you know, when they have a debate, a supposed debate saying and debate about gb news saying and they same way at they all think the same way, at least they admitted it. least least they admitted it. at least they've it wrong. >> yeah, true. and >> yeah, no, that's true. and i think can have a think you can have a conversation. but be honest about conversation. about the conversation. that's the whole thing. >> we've got question now >> but we've got a question now from where's tommy? from tommy. where's tommy? >> hi, tommy. hi. >> hi, tommy. hi. >> brother. >> he's my twin brother. >> he's my twin brother. >> he's my twin brother. >> he's twin brother? no hello. >> are you identical twins ? >> are you identical twins? >> are you identical twins? >> yes. goodness