ian russell, the father of molly russell, who i could be better.f it was described as a material that children shouldn't ever see. one of the adults that saw it in particular are said it was something he couldn't get out of his mind for a long time. the minister said that children like molly russell will be protected going forward, but her dad does feel extremely let down. i know you met him in a number of times when you were a digital minister. i want to read ja quote from him, saying" it is hard to understand that something that was in the commons as recent as july as harmful but legal content, it is very hard to understand why something like that has changed." what has changed sincejuly? t something like that has changed." what has changed since july? i have so much respect _ what has changed since july? i have so much respect for _ what has changed since july? i have so much respect for ian _ what has changed since july? i have so much respect for ian russell, i what has changed since july? i have so much respect for ian russell, he| so much re

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ian russell, the father of molly russell, who took her own life, at the inquest, the sort of materialldn't ever see. one of the adults that saw it in particular said it was something he couldn't get out of his mind for a long time. the minister says that children like molly russell will be protected going forward, but her dad ian does feel extremely let down. i know you met him a number of times when you were a digital minister. i want to read you a quote from him, saying, "it's hard to understand that something that was as important as recent asjuly when the bill would have had a full reading in the commons and was included in the bill, this harmful but legal content, it is very hard to understand why something like that has suddenly changed." what has changed sincejuly? i have so much respect for ian russell, he has turned such a tragic, dreadful experience into this campaign to try to stop others suffering the same fate. it has not changed in the sense of protections for children. if anything, they have been slightly tightened up in the latest iteration of that bill. what has chang

ian russell, here in meeting other bereaved parents last week, ian russell, here meeting other bereavedation set up in her memory today said the update to the bill is a significant move, but stressed it�*s important that other harmful but legal content is also in scope. a new offence, then, in a delayed bill, with more parliamentary hurdles to clear. angus crawford, bbc news. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. hello. the week ahead is looking a bit colder and also much drier, but in the short term, we�*ve still got some rain in the forecast. this is where it�*s been falling in the past few hours, this band of rain has been very slow to clear from east anglia and south—east england. we�*ve still got more showers piling into many western areas, still a thundery element, perhaps, across parts of north—west scotland, and we will keep those showers in the west as we go through tonight. that rain eventually clearing away from east anglia and south—east england. in between, some clearer skies, but with lighter winds, that can mean some fog, particularly across north—e

ian russell, here meeting other bereaved parents last week, told us he was frustrated by delays to theill. five years of becoming involved in online safety, and the subjects that surround it, have led me to not believe in anyone�*s words, but instead judge them by their actions. so it's only when there's a positive step that's taken will i believe it. the molly rose foundation set up in her memory today said the update to the bill is a significant move, but stressed it's important that other harmful but legal content is also in scope. a new offence, then, in a delayed bill, with more parliamentary hurdles to clear. angus crawford, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. hello. the week ahead is looking a bit colder and also much drier, but in the short term, we've still got some rain in the forecast. this is where it's been falling in the past few hours, this band of rain has been very slow to clear from east anglia and south—east england. we've still got more showers piling into many western areas, still a thundery element, perhaps, across parts of north—

earlier this week, molly's dad, ian russell, spoke to the bbc and expressed his frustration at delaysink the 0nline safety bill... it's something i care deeply about because without a change that regulates the companies to operate their platforms more safely, these tragedies will continue to happen. it's too late for me. so in a way, it's not a huge personal investment. i'm just frustrated that an opportunity for change and an opportunity for greater safety for children has been delayed for so long. it's been confirmed the updated 0nline safety bill will be put before parliament with some further changes. now the encouragement of self—harm online is to be criminalised, ultimately with prison sentences and fines, so companies which do not remove illegal content could face fines and perpetrators will be sentenced through the courts. this is the government trying to show that it is strong, that it can clamp down on this behaviour, particularly when it targets children. but in fact this is a very complex area with lots of grey space in between where a lot of predators and others will cont

speaking last week, ian russell said it's been hard waiting for parliament to act.ars of becoming involved in online safety and the subjects that surround it have led me to not believe in anyone�*s words, but instead judge them by their actions. i think the online safety bill is something i care deeply about because, without a change that regulates the companies to operate their platforms more safely, these tragedies will continue to happen. it's too late for me. the culture secretary now seems to have broken the parliamentary gridlock with a series of amendments. so what's in, and what's out? powers for ministers to define legal but harmful content dropped — satisfying free—speech advocates in her party, infuriating labour. but now included — new criminal offences of encouraging self—harm, and sharing deep—fake pornography. better age verification for children. adult users given more power to block unwanted content. ground—breaking but complex — a law that won't satisfy everyone, but may finally bring to an end the era of big tech regulating itself. angus crawford,

pleased by the bill's progress, ian russell, though, fears it's been weakened.emoval of a whole clause as anything other than a watering down. the evidence that was presented to molly's inquest by the platforms that showed what molly had engaged with when she was online, that contributed to her death, as the coroner concluded at the end of the inquest, the content that she saw and engaged with, i think the most harmful content to her was content that could be described as legal but harmful. ground—breaking but complex — a law that won't satisfy everyone, but may finally bring to an end the era of big tech regulating itself. angus crawford, bbc news. our political correspondent, helen catt, is at westminster. helen, taking this provision out of the bill, it is part of an attempt to smooth the whole passage through parliament? ~ ., ., parliament? what the government seems to have _ parliament? what the government seems to have suggest _ parliament? what the government seems to have suggest it - parliament? what the government seems to have suggest it has - parliam

ian russell, here meeting other bereaved parents last week, told us he was frustrated by delays to the

ian russell, here meeting other bereaved parents last week, told us he was frustrated by delays to they, and the subjects that surround it, have led me to not believe in anyone�*s words, but instead judge them by their actions. so it's only when there's a positive step that's taken will i believe it. the molly rose foundation set up in her memory today said the update to the bill is a significant move, but stressed it's important that other harmful but legal content is also in scope. a new offence, then, in a delayed bill, with more parliamentary hurdles to clear. angus crawford, bbc news. too many people in the uk are being let down at the end of their lives by inadequate out—of—hours support, according to research for the charity, marie curie. the study concludes the current, fragmented system leads here's our social affairs editor alison holt. rosie has terminal cancer, and knows she's reaching the end of her life. i know i'm going to die. i've got no fear of death. i'm more interested in the journey to death being as comfortable as possible. but today's research shows in many areas

ian russell, molly's father, pleased the bill is moving forward but worried it has been weakened.ontent that she saw and engaged with, i think the most harmful content to her, was content that could be described as legal but harmful. and there is real concern too for adult users. this is about vulnerable people in distress searching out information on, for example, how to kill themselves, being able to find that information very easily, and the bill is going to do nothing about that now. and what of the engines that powered big tech, the algorithms? will they be properly regulated? labour thinks not. instead of going after the business models, the engagement algorithms and the way these companies work, which mean that people can be overexposed to abuse or suicide material, self—harm or disinformation or so on, they've tried to sort of go down the take—down—content route. ground—breaking and complex, with much detail to be added. a bill that won't satisfy everyone but which may finally bring to an end the era of silicon valley policing itself. angus crawford, bbc news. 0ur politica

pleased by the bill's progress, ian russell, though, fears it's been weakened. a law that won't satisfy everyone, but may finally bring to an end the era of big tech regulating itself. angus crawford, bbc news. let's get more from our political correspondent, been right —— ben wright. correspondent, been right -- ben wriaht. , , ., correspondent, been right -- ben wriaht. , ,., , correspondent, been right -- ben wriaht. , .. , , correspondent, been right -- ben wriaht. , ,. wright. this is a very complex piece of less the first _ wright. this is a very complex piece of less the first consultation - wright. this is a very complex piece of less the first consultation was - of less the first consultation was started by david cameron. the scope expanded dramatically in the premier 's of borisjohnson, theresa may before that. there is a big question mps are wrestling with — what constitutes harmful content, what role should the government have in regulating the internet companies, how much should companies be responsible, what sort of finds should they be respected t

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speaking last week, ian russell said it's been hard waiting for parliament to act.ne safety, and the subjects that surround it have led me to not believe in anyone's words, but instead judge them by their actions. i think the online safety bill is something i care deeply about because, without a change that regulates the companies to operate their platforms more safely, these tragedies will continue to happen. it's too late for me. the culture secretary now seems to have broken the parliamentary gridlock with a series of amendments. so what's in, and what's out? powers for ministers to define legal but harmful content dropped — satisfying free speech advocates in her party, infuriating labour. but now included — new criminal offences of encouraging self—harm, and sharing deep—fake pornography. better age verification for children. adult users given more power to block unwanted content. ground—breaking but complex — a law that won't satisfy everyone, but may finally bring to an end the era of big tech regulating itself. angus crawford, bbc news. let's get some analys

pleased by the bill's progress, ian russell, though, fears it's been weakened.hat showed what molly had engaged with when she was online, that contributed to her death, as the coroner concluded at the end of the inquest, the content that she saw and engaged with, i think the most harmful content to her was content that could be described as legal but harmful. ground—breaking but complex — a law that won't satisfy everyone, but may finally bring to an end the era of big tech regulating itself. angus crawford, bbc news. new figures show christians now account for less than half of the population of england and wales, for the first time in census history. the office for national statistics says 46.2%, described themselves as christian in 2021, a fall from 58% a decade ago. those who said they had no religion increased to 37.2%. while the number of people identifying as muslim, increased by 1.2 million. our midlands correspondent, navteonhal, reports now from leicester, which has also become one of the uk's first majority non—white cities. is that your boyfriend? no

molly russell took her own life five years ago. 0lly stevens was murdered in 2021. their deaths have one thing in common — social media. after she died, ian, depressing and graphic content about suicide and self—harm on molly's instagram and pinterest accounts. "this world is so cruel, and i don't want to see it any more." 0lly�*s killers posed with blades, glamorised gang culture, and a panorama investigation uncovered knives and violence rife on social media. two families united by grief and anger. hello. hello, ian, stewart. nice to meet you. thank you for taking the time to come around. lovely to meet you, too. i'm just so sorry that it's under these circumstances. about big tech and the role it played in their children's deaths. if you're one of these media companies, you're never going to say, yes, there's a problem here because that's going to affect your bottom line, that's going to affect your profit. the law hasn't reached... the speed with which technology is flying away, the law hasn't caught up. they thought, oh, i can post a picture of a knife. - what happens? nothing happens. but to me, my argument is those pictures should

russell took her own life five years ago. olly stevens was murdered in 2021. their deaths have one thing in common — social media. after she died, ian be there in the first place. and the language, l the violent language that the children were using. if they had been at school or in town, and an adult. would overheard or seen, - something would have happened. but it completely goes under the radar on social media. i but they never thought to design in safety into their products. they never thought of that need. some guy sat in front of his computer, designs an app, bang, it's out there. there's no safety net. it's like putting cars on the road without having crash test dummies. exactly, yeah, yeah. what we are also going to do is ensure that the online safety bill does complete... that's what the online safety bill was meant to fix. well, i can assure my honourable friend that we will be proceeding with the online safety bill... forcing platforms to remove harmful content and protect children. social media platforms to take effective action to remove this content. ending self—regulation, years in the planning. well, can i thank my h