kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for click.his week, we have a ringside seat for a tussle in toronto. tablets versus teachers in malawi, and it's a tech tko down the gym. 00:02:57,021 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 we all love a smart city. so around 18 months ago, when we heard that google offshoot sidewalk labs was to take over an area of toronto to build, from scratch, an entirely tech—first neighbourhood, well, we hightailed it over there to find out more — and excitement was in the air. the streets will come alive with the vitality that we expect from the greatest urban environments, in a way that has never actually been seen before. ever since, it's fair to say that things have not gone entirely to plan. marc cieslak has been back to toronto to get the latest on the project. toronto, canada's largest city. its waterfront is undergoing redevelopment. sidewalk labs, a subsidiary of alphabet, the sister company to tech giant google, has partnered with waterfront toronto, an agency set up by local government to manage the whole red

kathryn stanczyszyn has more.y have always been places of sanctuary, but could churches now become a bigger part of the fight against knife crime? there are calls today for buildings like this to make sure their doors are open in the hours after school finishes, a safe haven for any child at risk. members of my church have lost loved ones through knife crime and i think having the resources of churches... it is an amazing resource and i think actually, we should look at ourselves and say, are there ways in which we can open our churches in that critical post school hours? certainly, i think it's possible and could be one of the responses we could make. partners to put up a... another idea is for all churches to have knife amnesty bins on the premises, something this inner—city church has already embraced, another opportunity to get weapons off the streets. more than 100 people have been stabbed to death in the uk so far this year, the youngest just 14 years old. it is a problem disproportionately affecting young p

kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show.el show: 50 years since stonewall, we're in new york ahead of the world pride celebration. it's only now that we realise what a big impact they all made. up high in peru. and island hopping in europe, our global guru's back to answer more of your questions. and i paint the town black at a festival for goths. that is cool. i am not sure if i get past customs here. laughter. theme music plays. this week i'm exploring whitby in the north—east of england. it's a pretty town, with a bit of a dark side. more than 120 years ago, this place inspired the creation of one of literature‘s most terrifying monsters. stay tuned to find out which one. but first... we are in new york as the city gears up to host 4 million visitors for world pride, perhaps the biggest event in the calendar for many in the community. this year will be especially pregnant though, as it marks the 50th anniversary of the stonewall riots, an event that marked the start of the struggle for recognition, rights and respect. we

kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. now on bbc news, talking books with george alagiah. to talking books at hay festival here in wales. i'm george alagiah. every year the festival brings together writers and thinkers, artists and politicians, a heady mix to stimulate ideas and debate. today i'll be talking to nicci gerrard, whose writing, both fiction and nonfiction, illustrates a vast range of interests. her latest work, what dementia teaches us about love, is a sometimes disturbing but ultimately life—affirming look at a disease that could affect us all one way or another. nicci gerrard, welcome to talking books. applause. i'm really chuffed to be here, thank you for having me. this book, what dementia teaches us about love, it's about an issue that we can, if we ever did, no longer ignore, we can't walk on the other side, it's something that will confront all of us. the numbers are pretty staggering. it's interesting you say that, the numbers are staggering so in the uk alone there are 850,000, 900,000 people who have the diagnosis and then there are about the same nu

kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news.er aircraft were scrambled to escort a plane back to a london airport after reports of a disruptive passenger on board. thejet2 flight had been travelling to dalaman in turkey when it was re—directed back to stansted. a 25—year—old woman has been arrested. manchester airport has said an it failure prevented many passengers from checking in at all three of its terminals for several hours on saturday afternoon. long queues built up, with some passengers describing chaotic scenes. the airport says the problems have now been fixed. a foreign office minister is going to iran later today to call for an "urgent de—escalation" of tensions in the region. the situation also has a bearing on the case of nazanin zagari—ratcliffe, a british—iranian woman imprisoned in iran on charges of alleged spying. both she and her husband are on hunger strike in protest over her treatment. richard ratcliffe is camped outside the iranian embassy here in london. certainly increased tensions make it difficult for

and liverpool, are also introducing similar equipment after a number of recent attacks, as kathryn stanczyszynl city, as this specialist first aid kit is rolled out at venues across the centre. they will bear the name and the face of the person that inspired them. it was a terrible time, it still is. it still is. that was two yea rs still is. it still is. that was two years ago, nearly, and it still like it was yesterday. 26-year-old daniel baird was stabbed to death on a night out in a birmingham pub. for the last 1a months, his mother, lynne, has tirelessly campaigned for the rollout of these kits, which she believes could have prevented their heartache. i think he could still be with us, i really do. because he wasn't aware that he'd even been stabbed, i don't think. no. and these kinds of injuries, they are... they are just awful, because you don't actually realise what's happened, and you can be bleeding out, and if no—one's there that knows what to do, that's it. now, lynne's idea has become a reality. ba rs lynne's idea has become a reality. bars like the loft are being given specific t