katy austin, thank you very much.ases diagnosed since january which is almost the same as the whole of last year. parents are being urged to make sure that children have had theirfull mmr vaccinations as protection against measles. it spreads easily and in rare cases can cause lifelong disability or death. the israeli army says its forces have killed two palestinian gunmen accused of killing a rich woman and her two daughters in the west bank last month. they were attacked in the jordan valley when travelling to a passover event. the family moved to israel from the uk nine years ago. four men have been convicted in the united states in a high—profile case connected to the storming of capitol hill in washington two years ago. the men are all members of the far—right group proud boys and were convicted on a charge of seditious conspiracy. barbara plett usher reports from washington on a plot aimed at keeping donald trump in power after his election defeat. we're all proud boys! enrique tarrio, leader of the proud boys,

katie austin, bbc news. our top story this evening.ng contest, which the city is hosting on behalf of ukraine. coming up, this woman is confirmed as the new ceo of twitter. 0n bbc london: the call for more mental health support for young cancer patients going through treatment. and the head of the women's fa cup final, wejoined the and the head of the women's fa cup final, we joined the chelsea football stars inspiring the new generation. the government has defended this year? results for sats tests, saying they are meant to stretch most able pupils. it comes after parents say the sats reading paper left some pupils to be stressed during the exam and in tears. 0ne mother told the bbc that her child, who loves reading, was unable to finish the paper. a head teachers' union says even some staff struggled to understand the questions. here's our education editor, branwyn jeffreys. practising for the end of primary school tests, reading and then answering about a0 questions in an hour. but this year, many children struggled to finish. at th

katie austin, bbc news.figure in the development of artifical intelligence has added his voice to warnings about its safety. professor yoshua bengio says he would have prioritised safety over usefulness if he'd realised how fast ai would evolve. yesterday ai experts warned that it could lead to the extinction of humanity and lessening that risk should be a global priority. our technology editor zoe kleinman reports. big tech is spending billions on artificial intelligence. photorealistic images generated with applications like midjourney are going viral online. chat bots like chatgpt are answering millions of questions every day. this is the fun face of generative ai. but today another so—called godfather of ai, a pioneer of the tech, voiced concerns over its rapid rise, driven by developers. governments need to track what they're doing. they need to be able to audit them. and that'sjust a minimum thing we do for any other sector, like building aeroplanes or cars, pharmaceuticals. it's been a quarter of the

katy austin, bbc news.review of the handling of problems at their flagship programme this morning. it follows the controversy surrounding the departure of its star presenter phillip schofield. he stood down after it emerged he'd had an affair with a much younger member of staff, and lied to colleagues about it. another leading figure in the development of artifical intelligence has added his voice to warnings about its safety. professor yoshua bengio says he would have prioritised safety over usefulness if he'd realised how fast ai would evolve. yesterday, ai experts warned that the technology could lead to the destruction of humanity, and that reducing risk in all forms should be a priority worldwide. our technology editor zoe kleinman reports. big tech is spending billions on artificial intelligence. photorealistic images generated with applications like midjourney are going viral online. chatbots like chatgpt are answering millions of questions every day. this is the fun face of generative ai. but today

here's our transport correspondent katy austin. manchester piccadilly this morning.rs. at london bridge station, no trains at all. and workers out on picket lines again, like these in birmingham and newcastle. for rail users, frustration. just terrible. inconveniences everyone. i've had to catch a completely different train, to get up early. i don't know the ins and outs of it all, i don't know how much they get paid. i don't like the striking in general. i think it's entitled. get a newjob. i do think it's important for them |to strike but i think in situationsj like this it can be quite - frustrating for passengers, especially when the rail prices are constantly going up. - train drivers say this dispute is not only about pay but protecting their working conditions and there are no signs at the moment that their dispute is close to being over. these strikes come after their union, aslef, rejected the latest proposals from the train companies. the offer involved a a% pay rise for one year, dependent on changes designed to make driver training quicker, and another a%

it is the fourth rail operator to be nationalised since 2018. 0ur transport correspondent katy austinfter months and months of complaints from passengers about daily cancellations and the impact of that on their lies. transpennine has come under criticism from the number of trains it has removed from timetables on the night before from staff shortages and it accounts for one in six of its services for the full extent the end of march, highest in the country, but slight improvement from the previous month. the company had put problems down to a variety of factors including high staff sickness and a lack of a gnomish time agreement with the drivers union aslef and insisted a recovery plan was starting to work —— the lack of an overtime agreement. by removing the contract and bringing the operator under government control, a chance to reset relationships with staff, trade unions and passengers. but he cautioned it would not be a silver bullet. because of the level of control the government already has over the rail network, in practical terms, in a way, not much will change. but mayors i

katy austin, bbc news. mind — perhaps men with beards and tattoos, wearing leather, lots of leather. but perhaps that is a little outdated. in germany, there are an increasing number of biker gangs being set up by women. tim allman has the story. the open road. mile after mile ahead of you. at? the open road. mile after mile ahead of yon-— the open road. mile after mile ahead of you. # get your motor running- -- _ ahead of you. # get your motor running- -- # — ahead of you. # get your motor running... # head _ ahead of you. # get your motor running... # head out- ahead of you. # get your motor running... # head out on - running... # head out on the highway... running... # head out on the highway- - -— running... # head out on the highway... running... # head out on the hiahwa , ., ., highway... yes, something of a cliche and. _ highway... yes, something of a cliche and, yes, _ highway... yes, something of a cliche and, yes, it _ highway... yes, something of a cliche and, yes, it has - highway... yes, someth

he's been talking to our transport correspondent katy austin. hours and hours of queuing.sengers waiting to board ferries at dover. it wasn't a great experience, and particularly for people that have saved up to travel abroad or the school groups of kids going across, maybe on the first trip, it was not good. the port's boss thinks one of the problems was that they'd underestimated the time it would take to get so many coachloads of people through with post—brexit passport checks in place. this is where the port staff keep an eye on what's going on with the traffic and try and keep it moving as smoothly as they can. it's turned into quite a busy day today, quite a lot of coaches turning up. but on friday they're expecting a few hundred coaches and more than 5,000 cars. to make sure it can handle the numbers, the port says it's made more space available to process coach passengers, worked with ferry and coach operators to spread out arrivals and made sure there will be enough french border police. so can you reassure people they won't be stuck in a really long queues again?

katie austin, bbc news.hern russia say a drone has hit an oil refinery. the governor of the krasnodar region said the strike had caused a fire at the refinery — but no one was hurt. president putin has promised to improve air defences around moscow after the city was hit by a drone strike described as the most dangerous attack on russia's capital since the second world war. mr putin accused ukraine of provoking moscow into responding in kind. translation: the kyiv regime chose a different path - of frightening russia, frightening the citizens of russia and hitting residential buildings. of course, this is a clear sign of terrorist activity. this was the response from the white house, we do not support the use of us made equipment being used for attacks inside russia, we've been very clear about that, and we continue to do that. we have been clear, notjust publicly but privately with the ukrainians. the trial of a man accused of carrying out the deadliest—ever attack againstjewish people in the united states

katie austin, bbc news.financial conduct authority also says 3.1 million more people faced difficulties injanuary than they did in may last year. researchers found that 11% of adults had missed a bill or loan payment in at least three of the previous six months. those who are experiencing difficulties are being encouraged to ask for help as household budgets continue to be squeezed by the rising cost of living. and you can find tips, advice and solutions to save money, on bbc news online. just head to the �*tackling it together�* section of the website, at bbc.co.uk/news, or by using the bbc news app. manchester city will be a step closer to winning the champions league, if they can beat real madrid tonight in the second leg of their semifinal at the etihad stadium. victory would also keep city's hopes alive of winning a treble of trophies this season, along with the premiere league and fa cup. our sperts editor dan roan has that story. having all but secured yet another premier league title, manchester city

katy austin, bbc news.the best way to improve fair pay and working conditions for its members. there has been an increase in strike action across europe as workers are under increasing pressure due to the cost—of—living crisis. protecting workers' rights from other areas such as the growth of ai are all issues which will be under the spotlight as the etuc meets. esther lynch, the general secretary of the eutc, joins me from berlin now. welcome to you, thank you for being with us. take us through the main issues you are dealing with at the congress.— with at the congress. good morning- _ with at the congress. good morning. we _ with at the congress. good morning. we are _ with at the congress. good morning. we are meeting l morning. we are meeting together under the theme of together under the theme of together for a together under the theme of togetherfor a fair deal together under the theme of together for a fair deal and the reason we have chosen that theme is because workers throughout europe are not get

katie austin, bbc news.ssues facing forces around the country. there is now what's called a "police race action plan" — aimed at building better relations with black communities and eliminating racism within the police — but now that race action plan is itself facing allegations of discrimination, as newsnight�*s uk editor — sima kotecha — reports. police officers have been bombarded by claims of racism in recent years. but now the very plan set up to tackle this is at the centre of fresh claims of racism. ijoined the programme to share my lived and professional experience, as well as my knowledge and working in the police. the police race action plan, published last year, aims to build trust with black communities. one person who worked on the programme told us they had this experience... they want to remain anonymous because of their current role. i was treated differently to my white colleagues, by a lack of support being offered when the workload increased. it was openly questioned if black people were e

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here's our transport correspondent katy austin.ours of queuing — that's how the easter getaway began for many coach passengers waiting to board ferries at dover. it wasn't a great experience. and particularly for people that have saved up to travel abroad, or the school groups of kids going across — maybe on their first trip — it was not good. among the reasons blamed were more coaches than expected, and the length of time it takes for passports to be stamped — a post—brexit requirement. with a coach load of people, the extra time adds up. this is where the port staff keep an eye on what's going on with the traffic, and try and keep it moving as smoothly as they can. it's turned into quite busy day today — quite a lot of coaches turning up. but on friday they're expecting a few hundred coaches and more than 5,000 cars. to make sure it can handle the numbers, the port says it's made more space available to process coach passengers, worked with ferry and coach operators to spread out arrivals, and made sure there will be enough frenc

here's our transport correspondent, katy austin.ops and see family and friends, but britain's network has been shrinking for years and the pandemic dealt another blow. more routes have been lost and passenger numbers are still lower than they used to be. the government has already provided about £2 billion to try and keep services running and since january it has paid for single bus fares to be capped at £2 paid for single bus fares to be capped at e2 in many parts of england. capped at £2 in many parts of encland. �* , _, capped at £2 in many parts of encland. �* , ., ., england. i've become familiar with the £2 fare- _ england. i've become familiar with the £2 fare- i _ england. i've become familiar with the £2 fare. i believe _ england. i've become familiar with the £2 fare. i believe before - england. i've become familiar with the £2 fare. i believe before that l the £2 fare. i believe before that probably paid anything between £3 and £5 to get to where i was trying to get to. and £5 to get to where i was trying to net to. ., ,

we can to talk to our transport correspondent, katy austin — who's at paddington station — in centralpaddington usually a bustling, busy station?— if paddington usually a bustling, busy station? that's right, as you can probably _ busy station? that's right, as you can probably see _ busy station? that's right, as you can probably see behind - busy station? that's right, as you can probably see behind me, - busy station? that's right, as you | can probably see behind me, there are some passengers here today, but very few when you compare it to a normal weekday. and there are very few days damage trains running. some operators affected by the strike are running absolutely nothing at all, others of those 15 operators, which are affected, others have a very limited service, including great western railway, which runs trains in and out of paddington. and this is a strike involving train drivers in the aslef union, they are in a long—running dispute over pay and conditions and they have in other strike coming up on saturday. in strike coming up on saturday. in terms of what the train drive

and the train strikes look set to run and run. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin is at paddington all of these disputes on the railways being resolved so that strikes like today's come to an end? well, not immediately, no. and aslef, the train drivers�* union, has made it clear that unless proposals are put forward that it deems acceptable, then more action is very likely. it could be more sustained action, in fact, likely. it could be more sustained action, infact, because likely. it could be more sustained action, in fact, because the general secretary says that that is what members have been asking for. and it is currently in the middle of the balloting members at the number of operators for confirmation of new strike action. the rmt, whose members include guards and staff members include guards and staff members at some stations, has actually already solved or settled a dispute with network rail, meaning that maintenance workers and signallers are no longer involved in strikes. however, the dispute with 14 train companies very much continues, and it appears deadlocked again. a

our transport correspondent katy austin is here with all the details. halt, with others having limited services. tomorrow it's train drivers, in the aslef union, walking out at 15 train companies. on thursday, an overtime ban could cause some disruption. and other rail workers, in the rmt union, have a strike planned for friday. before another strike by drivers on saturday, affecting travel to a number of big events including the fa cup final. some passengers we spoke to at london euston had changed their plans for this week. we were just going to see my dad, we were going to go tomorrow, but we are going today instead. it's an added expense with hotel i costs on top of it and it's two i different train tickets. what they are doing is really important, so if it is a hassle, i think it's fine. these disputes have now been going on for a long time. is the end in sight? right now, it doesn't look like it. aslef has turned down successive pay rises of 4%, conditional on changes to ways of working — which are aimed at cutting costs and "modernising." the rai

our transport correspondent, katy austin, has the latest on the disruption. katy.morrow it's train drivers, in the aslef union, walking out at train companies. on thursday an overtime ban could cause some disruption. and other rail workers, in the rmt union, have a strike planned for friday. before another strike by drivers on saturday, affecting travel to a number of big events including the fa cup final. some passengers we spoke to at london euston had changed their plans for this week. we we re we were just going to see my dad and id we were just going to see my dad and go tomorrow, but we are doing today instead _ go tomorrow, but we are doing today instead. its— go tomorrow, but we are doing today instead. , . , , instead. its added expense with hotel costs _ instead. its added expense with hotel costs on _ instead. its added expense with hotel costs on top _ instead. its added expense with hotel costs on top of _ instead. its added expense with hotel costs on top of it - instead. its added expense with hotel costs on top of it and - instead. its added expense

onjune the 2nd and with more on this, let's cross over to the newsroom and spiritual correspondent katie austinion but that is in a week or two other walk—outs are already scheduled by train drivers who are in a different union and they are due to walked out on wednesday the sist due to walked out on wednesday the 31st of may and saturday the 3rd of june which is the day of the fa cup final and now we have 20,000 rail workers the rmt for working train companies and they will be on strike on friday the second and so, three strikes and four days in total and that will mean a lot of disruption around rail networks on those 14 effective train companies. those ”lannin effective train companies. those planning to _ effective train companies. those planning to watch _ effective train companies. those planning to watch those - effective train companies. those planning to watch those are - effective train companies. those l planning to watch those are going effective train companies. those - planning to watch those are going to be quite disappointed. but they are blaming the government for not allowing

express is the fourth rail operator to be nationalised since 2018. 0ur transport correspondent katy austinacross yorkshire and the labour mayor of west yorkshire, tracy brabin joins me now from leeds. your reaction? it has been a victory for commuters _ your reaction? it has been a victory for commuters and _ your reaction? it has been a victory for commuters and the _ your reaction? it has been a victory for commuters and the north, - your reaction? it has been a victory for commuters and the north, we l your reaction? it has been a victory . for commuters and the north, we have had two long subjects to delays and cancellations, derailing and our ambitions for a strong northern economy. it is very welcome news but things will not change overnight, the contract comes to an end may 28 and going into operator of last resort that will be a number of weeks we are staff and moved over and there is a look under the bonnet and there is a look under the bonnet and look at what can be done to make the service fit for the 21st century. i am the service fit for the 21st century. iam hoping the servic

our transport correspondent katy austin has more from paddington station in central london. it to a normal weekday. and there are very few trains running here. some operators affected by the strike are running absolutely nothing at all. others of those 15 operators, which are affected, others have a very limited service, including great western railway, which runs trains in and out of paddington here. and this is a strike involving train drivers in the aslef union. they are in a long—running dispute now over pay and conditions and they have another strike coming up on saturday. what this whole dispute comes down to really is the rail industry and the government saying that the railway is financially unsustainable and changes have to happen, changes to the way train drivers and other rail workers work in order for there to be a pay rise. but the union says the pay rise that has been put forward, as you say, that 4% one year and 4% the next, is far below inflation. they've rejected that in pretty scathing terms. they also object to some of the changes being proposed, which inc

here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. and see family and friends, but britain's network has been shrinking for years and the pandemic dealt another blow. more routes have been lost and passenger numbers are still lower than they used to be. the government has already provided about £2 billion to try and keep services running and since january it has paid for single bus fares to be capped at £2 in many parts of england. i've become familiar with the £2 fare. i believe before that probably paid anything between £3 and £5 to get to where i was trying to get to. really helps me to save some money. that was all due to finish at the end ofjune. now £200 million will be put towards keeping the £2 fare until the end of october and a cap of £2.50 for a further year. buses right across the country, fare caps really help, especially on longerjourneys where they are perhaps commuting from town to town over some distance. those capping fares really helps people with the cost of living. the industry predicted one in seven services in e

katy austin, bbc news.rean satellite launch has prompted south korea and japan to warn millions of people to prepare to evacuate or seek shelter. siren. the launch of the rocket initially caused sirens to go off in the south korean capital seoul — but the warnings were quickly dropped after it became clear that it had crashed. let's talk to our seoul correspondentjean mackenzie. i guess, as the hours go by, we are beginning to get a sense of what has happened. bring us up to date, please. happened. bring us up to date, lease. , , ., , , please. yes, but of course this mornin: please. yes, but of course this morning started _ please. yes, but of course this morning started with _ please. yes, but of course this morning started with real - please. yes, but of course this | morning started with real panic please. yes, but of course this - morning started with real panic and confusion here in seoul, when millions of people in the city were awoken by that air raid siren. this is not common in seoul. many people

our transport correspondent katy austin reports from manchester.ews. many were not surprised. t in the news. many were not surprised-— in the news. many were not surrised. ., , , ., ., surprised. i have properly had a seat about _ surprised. i have properly had a seat about six _ surprised. i have properly had a seat about six or _ surprised. i have properly had a seat about six or seven - surprised. i have properly had a seat about six or seven times i surprised. i have properly had a j seat about six or seven times in surprised. i have properly had a i seat about six or seven times in two or three years. trlat seat about six or seven times in two or three years-— or three years. not fit for purpose, overcrowded- _ or three years. not fit for purpose, overcrowded. i _ or three years. not fit for purpose, overcrowded. i checked _ or three years. not fit for purpose, overcrowded. i checked the - or three years. not fit for purpose, overcrowded. i checked the night i overcrowded. i checked the night before which _ overcrowded. i checked the night bef

katy austin, bbc news.ion of emilia—romagna was deluged by six months worth of rain injust over a day, causing at least 20 rivers to burst their banks. the mayor of ravenna, one of the affected cities, told the bbc it was the worst disaster in a century. the justice secretary alex chalk has promised to give his personal attention to the case of a man who could be released from prison after serving just 13 years for killing his estranged wife. robert brown was sentenced to 26 years for the manslaughter ofjoanna simpson, whose family and friends are campaigning against his early release. yesterday they met the justice secretary, as tim muffett reports. forjoanna simpson's friend hettie, and her mother diana, this is a journey that began 13 years ago. what we've actually gone through has been torture. our family, jo's friends, we all live on a tinderbox, really. in 2010, joanna simpson was killed by her estranged husband. robert brown hit his wife around of the head at least 1a times in the house they once sha

katy austin, bbc news.le since his high—profile court battle with former partner amber heard. is he speaking french? he is. that is impressive- _ is he speaking french? he is. that is impressive. carol— is he speaking french? he is. that is impressive. carol has _ is he speaking french? he is. that is impressive. carol has the - is he speaking french? he is. that i is impressive. carol has the weather this morning- _ is impressive. carol has the weather this morning. so _ is impressive. carol has the weather this morning. so bonjour! _ bonjour! it is a beautiful start for some of us today, thank you for these weather watcher pictures as always. this is northumberland. the cloud has been producing some rain, and we have got more waiting in the wings, building across north—west scotland. here too it will be breezy. the rest of scotland is largely try to start with, the same for northern ireland and most of england. this cloud along the east coast is the remnant of last night's front which will move away into

katie austin, bbc news. still to come on breakfast...o protect five other species including the hippopotamus. we'll be inside heathrow airport where confiscated animal products are stored to find out what difference this could make to endangered species. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. a delegation from reading will meet the education secretary gillian keegan later, to ask her to change the school inspection system. among them will be members ruth perry's family, the headteacher who took her own life after her school was downgraded from outstanding to inadequate following an 0fsted visit last november. her death has fuelled a campaign by unions for the system to be changed. today's meeting will also involve politcians and some parents. well, i think it'll be clear when we meet her that, not only are we talking about the detail of how the inspection system works, but the huge local and national impact of this tragedy, and people do want to see real

let's get to the other end and go to our transport correspondent katie austin at waterloo station.e? good morning. good morning. waterloo station is open _ there? good morning. good morning. waterloo station is open as _ there? good morning. good morning. waterloo station is open as normal. waterloo station is open as normal this morning but some unusual passengers have been coming through. i passengers have been coming through. i believe _ passengers have been coming through. i believe these are the first of the 5000 _ i believe these are the first of the 5000 members of the armed forces arriving _ 5000 members of the armed forces arriving here by train this morning. they— arriving here by train this morning. they will— arriving here by train this morning. they will be — arriving here by train this morning. they will be from the army, the navy. _ they will be from the army, the navy, from the raf, and from commonwealth countries as well. i'm told this— commonwealth countries as well. i'm told this will be the biggest movement of military personnel by the rail— movement of military

suggested, you can walk around congress street here in austin with your ar-15 loaded and a cop can't even ask you a question. what's most interesting to me, katy that after the walmart shooting that we experienced a couple of years back in 2019, the governor created the domestic terrorism task force because that shooter was a white supremacist, much like this one. that task force, which he is on, includes the director of public safety, steve mccraw, and was supposed to establish some units within the department of public safety to go track people like this, to go track their rants on the internet, and be able to try to stop them. that never happened either. we are in a chaotic state in texas, and we're in that state, katy, because greg abbott and his friends have put us here. >> why can't there be a conversation about ways to stop this from happening that are followed through on? i know greg abbott and the others would say that this is a mental health issue. that's what they have said in the past. and that it needs to be treated at its source. i assume they don't want to see more people shot and killed. nobody wants to see more people shot and