, thank you for that, john sudworth lived in i you for that, john sudworth lived in new york city. because of harmful content on children's phones, according to the leader of britain's biggest education union. daniel kebede of the national education union says boys are watching "aggressive and violent pornography," which "completely distorts their view of women". he's calling for action from the government and the tech companies. here's bra nwen jeffreys. phones connect every part of their life. there's lots more hate online. there are way more insecurities online. a love and sometimes hate relationship with being online. there are risks but some know how to look out for themselves. i know on tiktok you can press the not interested button which will give you, like, the option to kind ofjust get rid of the video and other related content. you also have the report button and block button on most platforms as well. you can see a lot of accidents, fatal accidents, that they show on screen. being online isn't all bad. 81% of children said it helped learning. 66% said social media helped

john sudworth, _ regardless of the evidence. john sudworth, bbc _ regardless of the evidence.re than 80 missiles and drones targeted sites across ukraine in the early hours of this morning. many targeted energy infrastructure. a ukrainian energy company says a major power plant south of the capital kyiv was destroyed, and another close to the city of kharkiv has been struck. let's talk to sarah rainsford, who is in kharkiv. sarah, are these attacks being stepped up? sarah, are these attacks being stepped up?— sarah, are these attacks being stepped up? yeah, this is now a deliberate _ stepped up? yeah, this is now a deliberate and _ stepped up? yeah, this is now a deliberate and a _ stepped up? yeah, this is now a deliberate and a sustained - stepped up? yeah, this is now a l deliberate and a sustained assault on ukraine because my energy system and it's really serious and it started in fact back in march. there were two massive attacks on the energy system and here in kharkiv that pretty much knocked out the entirety of the power generation here, so all the power stations, we'

we have to leave it there, john sudworth - to do this won't help.sudworth in new york. thank you for watching world news america. stay with us. good evening. bit of a weather cliche, i know, but a north—south divide with the weather story today. we had some beautiful sunshine, and with lighter winds across central and southern england, it felt a little warmer as well. this was londonjust a few hours ago. different story further north. it was cloudy and wet at times, a rather drizzly, overcast picture, as you can see in argyll and bute. and that's because of this weather front. it's toppling around the high pressure that's pushing in for the weekend, that's bringing some rain. now, the progress of the rain has been quite slow. it's been moving its way out of scotland, pushing into northern england and north wales. for the rest of the day, it will gradually sink its way steadily south. so, we will see some outbreaks of rain through the night tonight across central and southern england. clearer skies further north, a brisk wind and a few scattered show

our north america correspondent, john sudworth, has more.ut in a country where gun violence in schools is all too common, this was a legal first. it is the sense of this court, mr crumbley, that you serve 10 to 15 years with the michigan department of corrections. the two now face at least a decade in prison for involuntary manslaughter as a result of the mass shooting carried out by their son. in 2021, they bought ethan crumbley, then 15 years old, a semi—automatic handgun as an early christmas present. a few days later, he took it to school in his backpack and shot dead four of his fellow students. last year, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. but prosecutors claimed his parents also bore responsibility, arguing that they had failed to keep the gun secure and that they had been indifferent to the clear warning signs of their son's deteriorating mental health, with his diary entries suggesting they had ignored his desperate pleas for help. and, as she sent them to jail, thejudge agreed. but these convictions are not about po

john sudworth, bbc news, new york.pson at the time of the murder and testified at the trial. he's now co—host of one degree of scandalous — a podcast which looks at major trials and scandals. he told the bbc how the oj case continues to sit in the public consciousness. the things that stand out in a person's mind will go on forever as far as the late johnnie cochran, you must acquit — if it doesn't fit, you must acquit, with trying on the gloves. the expressions, and it became, i guess, very pop thing, and everything slipped back on that trial. they won eight emmys on the tv show, an oscar eight emmys on the tv show, an 0scarfor a documentary eight emmys on the tv show, an oscar for a documentary on eight emmys on the tv show, an 0scarfor a documentary on it, and it will go on forever. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some uk stories making news. more than £34,000 of uk taxpayer money has been used to cover the cost of legal fees for the science secretary michelle donelan after she fa

john sudworth reports.humblest of routes at the pinnacle of wealth and celebrity. but as that car chase came to an end, his arrest and trial held up a mirror to a different reality. i see no weapons drawn by the lapd. a country in which racial divisions and deep—rooted police discrimination were never far from the surface. the crowd is cheering. there he is. it took place in the shadow of the rodney king case, the acquittal of four white los angeles police officers for the beating of a black man. questions of racism in that same police force became a highly effective part of oj simpson's defence. almost three decades later, reacting to news of his death, one of his lawyers are still questions the fairness of his eventual sentencing for robbery. the sentence that he received in that case was a payback for the acquittal that we obtained in los angeles. popular dramas have kept the story alive for a whole new generation of viewers, highlighting not only the issue of race, but of domestic violence, too. the sta

that wasjohn that was john sudworth.e now to hussein ibish, senior resident scholar at the arab gulf states institute. thank you forjoining us. the us said that after this boat it supports a palestinian state but it still veto the resolution that would have fully recognised palestine at the united nations at least. what you make of the us�*s action today? it what you make of the us's action today?— what you make of the us's action today? it is consistent with us positions _ action today? it is consistent with us positions going - action today? it is consistent with us positions going back| action today? it is consistent. with us positions going back a couple of decades of supporting palestinian statehood and supporting un security council resolutions that call for the creation of a palestinian state that was done under george w bush. but at the same time, not supporting a request for full membership in the general assembly. palestine is a nonmember observer state in the general assembly. nonmember observer state in the g

john sudworth, bbc news, new york. asylum seekers and migrants has been one of the most divisive debates in european countries, this new scheme is the result of eight years of talks. 0nly only a few european countries, spain, italy and greece are responsible for the vast majority of asylum applications. this agreement brings in a new solidarity mechanism. essentially, it is a trade—off so the countries are receiving most migrants will build detention centres on the external borders, meaning that migrants would be screened when they arrive and authorities would have the opportunity to detain them until their asylum claims are assessed. if those claims are rejected, the migrants can be sent to a third country deemed safe. in return, other european countries like france, germany and poland will have to accept more refugees. 0r sent extra money for border infrastructure. most ngos dealing with migration have called this pack cruel. amnesty international, for example, says it will lead to a surgeon suffering for asylum seek

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john sudworth, bbc news, new york. this is bbc news.s 0lympics, there are concerns that the triathlon event could be delayed, or the swim leg even cancelled because of poor water quality in the river seine — that's despite more than one billion euros spent trying to improve it. let's go live to paris now and speak to our correspondent hugh schofield. it is still a bit polluted. what kind of levels are we talking about, what is happening in the river? well, the big picture is a good one, so it is a positive picture, the river has been cleaned up extensively in the last 20, 30 years, it is far healthier than it was in the 60s when there were three species of fish left in it. now there are 30 or a0. so the general picture is a good one but the specific picture is rather more worrying, the specific picture is this bid to get the river swimmable in by the olympics which was a commitment that the olympics organisers that president macron made and which they time, but one can't help thinking they must be worried and in the same way that there

john sudworth, bbc news, new york. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.taxpayer money has been used to cover the cost of legal fees for the science secretary michelle donelan after she falsely accused an academic of extremism. the government defended using public money to pay the bill, claiming her comments had been made "in the course of her ministerial duties" but labour has called for her to pay the money back. a former uk sub—postmistress who was wrongly jailed while she was pregnant has rejected an apology by a former post office boss who congratulated the team behind her conviction. david smith apologised to seema misra at the inquiry into the post office scandal. she was eight weeks pregnant and sentenced to 15 months in prison. baldur�*s gate iii has won big at this year's bafta games awards in london. the game, by larian studios, picked up five awards, including best game, best narrative, and players' choice. alan wake 2 and viewfinder won two awards each. 40 games were nominated across 17 categories, reflecting a gaming industry worth nearly £5

john sudworth gave me this update.s around 50 miles away from where i'm standing. i am in the lower part of manhattan. the earthquake was centred on a fairly rural part of the state of newjerseyjust fairly rural part of the state of newjersey just across the fairly rural part of the state of newjerseyjust across the hudson newjersey just across the hudson river. newjerseyjust across the hudson river. but it was powerful enough that within moments the residents of new york city where lighting up social media with their own accounts of buildings shaking and apartment rattling. but the good news is, you know, this was large for a part of america that is not used to this kind of thing. but there are no reports of major damage or injuries, as you heard from new york's governor. and if there has been any disruption, it is really only because of the precautions being taken, checking road tunnels, some traffic at airports delayed while runways were checked for damage, that kind of thing. so far the sort of flurry of media exci

john sudworth reports.st. it is the sense of this court, mr crumbley, that you serve 10 to 15 years with the michigan department of corrections. the two now face at least a decade in prison for involuntary manslaughter as a result of the mass shooting carried out by their son. in 2021, they bought ethan crumbley, then 15 years old, a semi—automatic handgun as an early christmas present. a few days later, he took it to school in his backpack and shot dead four of his fellow students. last year, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. but prosecutors claimed his parents also bore responsibility, arguing that they had failed to keep the gun secure and that they had been indifferent to the clear warning signs of their son's deteriorating mental health, with his diary entries suggesting they had ignored his desperate pleas for help. and, as she sent them to jail, thejudge agreed. but these convictions are not about poor parenting. these convictions confirm repeated acts, or lack of acts, that could ha

john sudworth, bbc news, new york. website. that's it for me. i'll see you again soon. hello there. we still had the same south—westerly breeze on thursday, but more sunshine led to a warmer day. the highest temperature in the sunshine was measured in norfolk, with temperatures reaching 20 degrees in northern ireland whilst it did cloud over later on and we got in northern ireland whilst it did cloud over later on and we got some rain as well. temperatures here reached 18 celsius, the warmest it's been in northern ireland so far this year. now, this is the temperature anomaly map. the red colour is showing that it's warmer than average across the whole of the uk. we'll get similar temperatures again on friday but then over the weekend it gets cooler from the northwest. that cooler weather arrives in the south east by sunday. in the southeast by sunday. now, heading into early friday, we've got some sunshine to begin with in scotland. we've got these showery bursts of rain coming back into northern ireland, into cumbria

our correspondent, john sudworth, is at the united nations where the vote took place.'s been a long day of speeches here at the united nations. passionately held positions on both sides. the palestinian representative saying that granting palestine full membership status would give hope to the palestinian people. a response from the israeli ambassador here saying that six months on from the hamas attacks, it would simply be a reward for terror. now, the us position, as you say, has long been known. it argues that granting palestine full status would be premature, that it should not come ahead of a negotiated settlement, a bilateral agreement between palestine and israel. but nonetheless, although that was the us position, it was clear that it did not want, if it could possibly avoid it, to have to do what it did today. there are reports of pretty intense lobbying behind the scenes. the us would have liked to have got this vote delayed or even better had other members come on board to help defeat it. but in the end, what's remarkable is 12 of the 15 members of the secur

live now to new york to speak to our correspondent john sudworth. g us up to date with what happened today? when donald trump's motorcade left the precinct here in a man well used to breaking the norms of political life hit another milestone, this time a legal one, becoming the first us president to face a criminal trial. when it did get under way, as is often the case, the business was pretty humdrum, procedural discussion, the defence raising a number of issues and discussions over the timing. donald trump suggesting he needed a day off at some point to attend his youngest son is high school graduation but that is what makes this also remarkable, it is a criminal trial and donald trump has to be here. this is one of the most powerful people in the world being judged according to the letter of the us law and by 12 of his peers, 12 ordinary citizens and it's with that in mind that the real business of the day got under way, the task of sifting through hundreds of potentialjurors of sifting through hundreds of potential jurors true try to find those w

our north america correspondent john sudworth has more on the vote.eah, there's been a long day of speeches here at the united nations, passionately held positions on both sides. the palestinian representative saying that granting palestine full membership status would give hope to the palestinian people. a response from the israeli ambassador here saying that six months on from the hamas attacks, it would simply be a reward for terror. now, the us position, as you say, has long been known. it argues that granting palestine full status would be premature, that it should not come ahead of a negotiated settlement — a bilateral agreement between palestine and israel — but, nonetheless, although that was the us position, it was clear that it did not want — if it could possibly avoid it, to have to do what it did today. there are reports of pretty intense lobbying behind the scenes. the us would have liked to have got this vote delayed or even better had other members come on board to help defeat it. but in the end, what's remarkable is 12 of the 15 member

here's our north america correspondent, john sudworth.s given the semiautomatic handgun as an early christmas present. he put it in his backpack, took it to school, and carried out the mass shooting that claimed the lives of four of his fellow students. such is the epidemic of gun violence in this country, of course, that his sentencing last year, to life imprisonment without parole, may have been just another footnote, except for this unique development, the charging of both of his parents with involuntary manslaughter. there were convicted in two separate trials of the past few months and i think you are right, gun—control campaigners will be hoping that this very stringent sentence handed down, a minimum of ten years for each parent served, will send a message that will resonate in every home in america where guns are kept within reach of children. we should say, though, some legal experts suggest that the possibility can be overstated, there are particular circumstances in this case, the negligence being alleged was so severe the pare

our correspondent john sudworth has more new york of course is the scene of many a disaster movie butiter. the excitement and chatter is all of course focused on the fact that this is a relatively unusual event rather than its impact. a magnitude 4.8 quake is much bigger than the infrequent sometimes largely unnoticed quakes that occasionally it eastern side side the united states. this one was centred on the state of newjersey, way to the west, on the other side of the hudson river. although it is some 50 miles away was big enough that in moments, residents of this city were lighting up social media with their accounts of buildings shaking apartments rattling. the key is that the authorities say there have been no reports of major damage, no injuries and although they are warning of the possibility of after—shocks, the real message is that there is no need to panic. as always new york is taking this in its stride, with a bit of a shrug and lots of talk about it. to slovakia next and voters are at the polls today to choose a new president. the current one zuzana chap—ut—ov—ah decided

let's speak now to our north america correspondent, john sudworth. precedent. well, ethan crumbley was just 15 years old when he was given the semiautomatic handgun as an early christmas present. he put it in his backpack, took it to school and carried out the mass shooting that claimed the lives of four students. suchis claimed the lives of four students. such is the epidemic of gun violence in this country that his sentencing last year, to life imprisonment without parole, may have been just another footnote except for this unique development the charging of both his parents with involuntary manslaughter. they were convicted in two separate trials in the last few months. gun control campaigners will be hoping this very stringent sentence, a minimum of ten years for each parent to be served, will send a message that will resonate in every home in america where guns are kept within reach of children. we should say some legal experts suggest that possibility could be overstated and there are particular circumstances in this case, the negligence being

let's speak to our north america correspondent john sudworth who is in new york.y one look like. what are we expecting today on day two? well, i am standing in the press spin here, just opposite the court. clearly pretty empty at the moment, just a few european broadcasters left during the early morning rounds, but it will fill up again tomorrow because this is such a crucial part of the trial, the selection of the members of the jewry. as trial, the selection of the members of thejewry. as we heard in sarah's report there, it is a very difficult task. hbamwmmmumfl. they it is a very difficult task. they have around 300 potential candidates to sit, and over the next few weeks, they will be whittled down, person by person. as the court looks for people who do not hold strong preconceptions about the former president, which, when you think about it, he is a man who wielded such influence over us politics and society for the best part of ten years or more now, makes this no easy task at all. , ~ , ., now, makes this no easy task at all. , ~ ,., . all. yes, we will kee

john sudworth, in new— your guess is as good as mine. john sudworth, in new york, thank you.an's unprecedented drone and missile attack. the uk and its other allies have strongly condemned iran's actions, but urged benjamin netanyahu's government to show restraint. the head of israel's army said the attack would be met with a response. creating a fake sexually explicit image of someone without their consent — called a "deepfake" — is to become a criminal offence in england and wales. it became illegal to share deepfakes earlier this year, and the government says these new laws go further. the penalty will be an unlimited fine. wildlife campaigners are urging mps to support a bill to ban the sale of peat for gardeners in england. they argue that harvesting it is damaging to the environment, as peatlands store huge amounts of carbon and must be retained to help tackle the climate crisis. the bill will be discussed in the commons later today. the movie—set weapons—handler who loaded a gun for actor alec baldwin before it fired and killed a cinematographer has been sentenced to 1

it's a very, very sad thing. 0ur north america correspondent john sudworth has more from new york.l, when donald trump's motorcade left this precinct, a man of course it is no stranger to breaking the rules and norms of political life hit another milestone, this time a legal one, becoming the first former us president to face a criminal trial. 0nce us president to face a criminal trial. once it got under way, as is often the case in courts, the business was pretty humdrum to begin with, procedural arguments, and the defence raising a number of questions. at one point asking whether donald trump could have the day off at some point to attend his younger son's high school graduation. thejudge younger son's high school graduation. the judge saying younger son's high school graduation. thejudge saying he would deal with that at a later date. but this all shows just how extraordinary a moment this is. this is one of the most powerful men in the world, the result —— presumptive republican nominee for the next election being judged according to the letter of the law and by a jury of his p

john sudworth, bbc news, new york. the conservative party whip after he admitted sharing mps' personal phone numbers with someone he had met on a dating app. henry, what's the reaction to the announcement in westminster? this is all such a strange story. before i go any further, i should briefly declare my own interest. the so—called westminster honey trap a on with me a few weeks ago, not very successfully i might add. i have written about my experiences on the bbc website. the decision yesterday was becoming inevitable. a few days ago he said he had passed phone numbers onto —— of colleagues on to someone from a dating app. yesterday he had resigned his committee chairmanship. at that point people started to ask questions about his future as a conservative mp. the position of the conservative party had shifted a bit. jeremy hunt initially praised the courage in admitting he was caught up in all of this. it is true a lot of conservative mps felt sympathy for him, sympathy for a colleague and in some cases as a friend.

our north america correspondent john sudworth can tell us more.nited states choosing their words very, very carefully there. , . ,., their words very, very carefully there. , . ~ ., ., ., there. very much so. all along, of course, washington _ there. very much so. all along, of course, washington has _ there. very much so. all along, of course, washington has been - there. very much so. all along, of l course, washington has been saying that the last thing it wants here is a wider regional escalation. that's why you have heard those comments suggesting that, you know, in terms of what happens next, america will not be leading military assistance but also saying that israel, it's not going to tell israel what to do. you heard the comments from the united nations secretary—general here in new york again adding to the sense, that appealfor sense, that appeal for de—escalation. sense, that appealfor de—escalation. i think the real diplomacy as always is going to be happening outside the security council between the various parties. what we can be cert

let's speak to our north america correspondentjohn sudworth who's at the united nations where the vote took place. johnt it? yes, there has been a long day of speeches here at the united nations. passionately held positions on both sides, the palestinian representative saying that granting palestine full membership status would give hope to the palestinian people. the response from the israeli ambassador here saying, six months on from the hamas attacks it would simply be a reward for terra. the us position, as you say, has long been known. it argues that granting palestine full status would be premature, that it should not come ahead of a negotiated settlement. a bilateral agreement between palestine and israel. but nonetheless, although that was the us position, it was clear it did not want, if it could possibly avoid it that it had to do what it did today. there are reports of pretty intense lobbying behind—the—scenes. the us would have liked to have got this book delayed or even better have other members come on board to help defeat it. but in the end, what is remarkable, 12 of the 15 members of th