katy watson, bbc news, in sydney.restricted as six in the eu has faced backlash from tech firms, even so, plenty of countries will be looking to assure that as a model to replicate. katy watson, bbc news, in sydney. now let's turn to this unsual scenario, as a man working on an ice skating rink in milton keynes lost his daughter's iphone nder the ice. this happened because he put the device on the side of the rink while it was under construction and ended up leaving it behind. 0vernight, thousands of litres of water was poured onto the rink, which then froze — leaving the phone buried in it's new chilly home. i'm sure his daughter was not particularly amused about that. well, speaking of forgetful fathers let's take a look at this video which shows a moment of miscommunication from a father at a wedding. he was meant to walk his daughter down the aisle but ended up walking halfway down without the bride. the comical slip—up ended up being a great last—minute addition to his speech at the reception afterwards. i guess

katy watson sent this report.s government says will protect kids from the dangers of social media. new rules will mean accessing apps like instagram, facebook, tiktok and x will be off—limits to anybody under 16. the details of the legislation haven't yet been debated. it is expected to be introduced to parliament this month. but there won't be any exemptions to the rules, not even with parental consent. there won't be any penalties for young people or their parents either. the government says the onus will be on social media platforms to show they are taking reasonable steps to prevent access. once the law is passed, it will be another 12 months until it comes into force, giving social media companies enough time to work out how to block access to under 16 is. this one is for the mums and the dads. social media is doing harm to our kids and i'm calling time on it. i've spoken to thousands of parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles. they, like me, i worried sick about the safety of our kids online. and i want au

katy watson reports from sydney.me minister said was for the mums and dads worried about their kids. i want young australians to grow up happy, active and safe. playing outside with their friends, off their phones and onto the footy and cricket field, or indeed just engaging with each other on a face—to—face basis. while australia isn't the first country to try and limit children's social media use, this is the highest age limit set by any country. unsurprisingly, it's not a popular move for those impacted by the law. i'll be annoyed. like, i'd like to keep using it. and, i don't know, it'd be a weird feeling to not have it and be able to talk to all my friends at home. i'm pretty sure kids know how- to make themselves appear older than 16 when they're not. so it will come down to parents having to, you know, _ monitor and remove it, if the kids are on it. - but then i think kidsl are pretty savvy too, and they'll probably be able to work out how to work around that. - all eyes are on australia as governments around

our correspondent katy watson, sent this report.lans australia's government says will protect kids from the dangers of social media. new rules will mean accessing apps like instagram, facebook, tiktok and x will be off—limits to anybody under 16. the details of the legislation haven't yet been debated. it is expected to be introduced to parliament this month. but there won't be any exemptions to the rules, not even with parental consent. there won't be any penalties for young people or their parents either. the government says the onus will be on social media platforms to show they are taking reasonable steps to prevent access. once the law is passed, it will be another 12 months until it comes into force, giving social media companies enough time to work out how to block access to under 16 is. this one is for the mums and the dads. social media is doing harm to our kids and i'm calling time on it. i've spoken to thousands of parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles. they, like me, i worried sick about the safety of our kids online

let's speak to our sydney correspondent katy watson. many are watching this and how this plays out?— this plays out? absolutely. talkin: this plays out? absolutely. talking to _ this plays out? absolutely. talking to the _ this plays out? absolutely. talking to the average - this plays out? absolutely. i talking to the average parent in australia, they obviously see this as a great thing because it means that they can blame the government when the children want to get online. speaking to experts, there are a lot of questions over how is likely this will work and an accusation from one young influenza is that this is old people wanted to make rules for young people who know nothing about what is the reality is —— an accusation from one young influence. they do not understand it as opposed to banning it. that has been the biggest criticism of the 30 from this legislation that is going to be debated in parliament next week. the real issue with _ parliament next week. the real issue with this, _ parliament next week. the real issue with this

i've been speaking to katie watson among other protesters on the streets of wellington.reaty of... which was created in 1840, it was between english colonisers and maori chiefs, what people here who are concerned about the bella say is that this was a treaty that was between the two parties. since then, they have been a series of principles established, things like protection, partnership and redress over colonial times. the core concern is that by effectively changing these principles, rewriting them... this is the proposal, they will be very general, it would apply to the wider population of new zealand. david seymour says this is exactly what he wants to see happening, this is a modern country that isn'tjust about to maori and english people, it is a multi cultural society and that needs to reflect this. certainly, the people in the match that we spoke to say that this is a treaty that between these two parties, this will never change and it cannot change. how much support to these protests across the country, what is the general public opinion about this bill? the fa

i'm joined now by our australia correspondent katy watson. . this bill was first put forward _ . this bill was first put forward in _ . this bill was first put forward in september| . this bill was first put - forward in september and we . this bill was first put _ forward in september and we had the detail there and i bet earlier this month and they said that they were regular legislation in parliament and what we had is that it is under 60s that would be banned from accessing apps such as instagram, tiktok and that sort of thing. the owners would be on social media companies not on social media companies not on the parents. —— it would be under 16 is as would be banned. the more detail that we got is that yes the earliest is on the company is face fines of up to 50 million australian dollars. that is about 33 million us dollars, hefty fines for those who potentially flout the rules. also, it won't apply to messaging apps or to online gaming or to messaging apps or to online gaming orto any messaging apps or to online gaming or to any platfo

let's speak to our correspondent katy watson who is in sydney. very sad news.t have holly's family had to say? they said that it _ holly's family had to say? they said that it is _ holly's family had to say? they said that it is with _ holly's family had to say? they said that it is with broken - said that it is with broken hearts that they are sad to say: our beautiful girl is now at peace. they talked about the fact that she had been living her best life, travelling through southeast asia. her death comes just a day after the death of her best friend, bianca jones, both from melbourne. the foreign minister said that they are supportive of the families of the young women and also are working with local authorities on the tragedy. local authorities on the tragedy-— local authorities on the traced . ~ , , tragedy. the minister sent condolences _ tragedy. the minister sent condolences to _ tragedy. the minister sent condolences to the - tragedy. the minister sent condolences to the family. absolutely. the prime minister has also talked about family and their supp

our correspondent in sydney, katy watson reports. schools out and so are the phones.or most children's checking their social media account will become a thing of the past. the legislation means anyone under the age of 16 will be banned from platforms from instagram and tiktok, there will be no exceptions not even with parental consent.- exceptions not even with parental consent. this is about protecting _ parental consent. this is about protecting young _ parental consent. this is about protecting young people - parental consent. this is about protecting young people not i protecting young people not punishing or isolating. when it comes to supporting their children's health and well—being. children's health and well-being.- children's health and well-beina. ., , well-being. initially won't a - -l well-being. initially won't apply to _ well-being. initially won't apply to messaging - well-being. initially won't apply to messaging apps | well-being. initially won't i apply to messaging apps or online gaming, and the onus will be on the company �*s not parents or users

katy watson, bbc news, in sydney.has ordered immediate dispatch of two risky planes to assist israeli citizens in amsterdam.— assist israeli citizens in amsterdam. ., , ., , assist israeli citizens in amsterdam. ., ,., , ., amsterdam. there are reports of serious incidents _ amsterdam. there are reports of serious incidents of _ amsterdam. there are reports of serious incidents of violence - serious incidents of violence against israeli citizens there. the agains

a maori opposition mp initiating a haka in protest in parliament went viral. 0ur correspondent katy watsone are making their way to parliament. this is the culmination of a nine day hikoi, or peaceful march, that started right in the northern tip of new zealand's north island, and people have been making their way slowly down to here in the capital. now, at the heart of the issue is a bill that's trying to be pushed through by one of thejunior parties in the governing coalition, and that relates to the principles of the treaty of waitangi. now, the treaty of waitangi is seen as the founding document here in new zealand. it's fundamental to race relations, effectively setting out the relationship and the sovereignty of the british colonisers and the maori people. but over time, the principles of the treaty have evolved, including protection, including partnership and redress. now the bill proposes this is a modern society, a modern new zealand that isn't just about maori people and the british crown, that it needs to be open to everyone. but the concern is, especially among maori people, th

i've been speaking to our corresponent katy watson in welington., when the rights are threatened, it threatens everyone in new zealand and it gets to the core of what new zealand is all about, the treaty of waitangi that was an accord between the maoris and the british colonisers of the time, and the argument is if you alter that, even just the principles of the treaty, you are altering the rights of the maori people. the proponents of the bill say this is a new new zealand, a modern new zealand where we are notjust talking about maoris and the english, we are talking about a multicultural society and that needs to be reflected, but certainly the strength of feeling at the march i saw was there was a big push to not let this bill pass. while it does seem unlikely to pass, many are saying even the introduction of it is stoking or generating an anti—maori sentiment. can you talk me through some of that? absolutely. in the last few years there's been a push to include and empower maori culture here and when you speak to new zealanders they will pepper

katy watson, bbc news in sydney.ng ahead of the eruption on the reykjanes peninsula overnight. icelandic authorities are warning that harmful gas emissions could affect the southwest of the country in the coming days. the us government has proposed breaking up google's monopoly over online searches by making it sell its chrome search engine. it's part of a series of proposals from the us department ofjustice amid growing concerns over a lack of competition. google says the department is pushing an "interventionist agenda." a banana duct—taped to a wall has been sold for nearly £5 million. the artwork by italian maurizio cattelan raised four times more than pre—sale estimates, and was bought by a chinese entreprenuer, who claims he will eat the fruit as part of a unique artistic experience. government borrowing was much higher than expected in october — after public sector pay rises and record high interest payments on the national debt. the total figure stood at £17.4 billion last month. our chief economics correspon

for more, i spoke to our australia correspondent katy watson.the detail there and i bet earlier this month and they said that they were regular legislation in parliament a eaves. it would be under 16 who were banned from accessing apps such as instagram, tick—tock and that sort of thing. ,from accessing apps such as instagram, tiktok and that sort of thing. the owners would be on social media companies not on the parents. —— it would be under 16 is as would be banned. the more detail that we got is that yes the earliest is on the company is face fines of up to 50 million australian dollars. that is about 33 million us dollars, hefty fines for those who potentially flout the rules. also, it won't apply to messaging apps or to online gaming or to any platforms that involve education or health purposes and that is an initial guideline. if you more details will come out from that. tell us a bit about the reaction that you have seen from this bill. i think i know totally, it speaks to a lot of parents and they breathe a sigh of relief and think that

katy watson, bbc news, in sydney. let's get more details of this proposed ban. . , �* more. it is and it isn't. certainly. _ more. it is and it isn't. certainly, the - more. it is and it isn't. certainly, the fact i more. it is and it isn't. certainly, the fact it i more. it is and it isn't. l certainly, the fact it has more. it is and it isn't. i certainly, the fact it has got this minimum age 16 is a first. there are other countries who have tried. france has tried, parts of the us have tried but not succeeded. it is certainly not succeeded. it is certainly not the first to have attempted a certain ban. but the fact is it is looking like it has cross—party support, it is going to pass, the legislation will go through. so in that sense, australia is really leading the way in getting this legislation through and trying to change the picture when it comes to online safety with under 16 is.— comes to online safety with under16 is. ., , ., under 16 is. how has this gone down were _ under 16 is. how has this gone down were generally - under 16 is. how has this gone

peaceful march, that started at the top of new zealand 5 north island nine days ago. 0ur corresponent katy watsonides of the issue. what are they telling you? issue. what are they telling ou? ., , . issue. what are they telling ou? ., . you? those at the march were sa in: you? those at the march were saying that — you? those at the march were saying that this _ you? those at the march were saying that this is _ you? those at the march were saying that this is not - you? those at the march were saying that this is not just - you? those at the march were saying that this is notjust a i saying that this is notjust a maori issue, when those issues, those threat —— rights are threatened, it threatens everyone in new zealand and it gets to the core of what new zealand is all about, the treaty that was an accord between the maoris and the british colonisers of the time, and the argument is if you alter that evenjust and the argument is if you alter that even just the principles of the treaty, you are altering the rights of the maori people. the proponents of the bill say this is a new new zealand, a mod

katy watson, bbc news, in sydney.ould be seen patrolling the property. security at the president—elect�*s florida residence has been heightened, following his election victory on wednesday. mechanical guard dogs are increasingly used by law enforcement in the us, and some are being developed by other agencies to perform tasks like walking on the moon. and finally, some pictures to bring you from japan. this is mount fuji, famous for its snowy peak. but this year, it has stood bare since the summer for the first time in more than a century. here's what it looks like today. the snow finally fell, a month later than usual. it's a light dusting for now, after one of japan's hottest summers on record. but it's hoped mount fuji — one ofjapan's most popular tourist attractions — will return to its full snow—covered glory very soon, after its longest period without a white peak since 1894. that's all for now. stay with bbc news. hello there. high pressure continues to dominate for many. a lot of low grey cloud around on thurs

anne keothavong's team of katie boulter, emma raducanu, harriet dart, heather watson and olivia nichollsn the title for the first time. we can take you to live pictures now. it's not long underway, with emma raducanu first up — againstjule niemeier — the score the qualifiers saw raducanu make herfirst appearance at the tournament since 2022 and she secured victories to defeat france. catch the action on the iplayer and red button. as great britain prepared to take germany on. earlier — iga swiatek wrapped up a 2—0 victory for poland... over five—time champions spain to seal their place in the last eight. she beat paula badosa — in the second singles match, after magda linette had earlier edged a thriller to defeat sara sorribes tormo. alexander zverev will face taylor fritz in the semi—finals of the season ending atp finals after beating carlos alcaraz. alexander zverev will face taylor fritz in the semi—finals of the season ending atp finals after beating carlos alcaraz. the spaniard, who has struggled forform in turin, is now on the brink of being eliminated from the tournament. and th

these are live pictures from malaga, the british number one katie boulter v laura siegemund. olivia nicholls and heather watsonng champions canada are waiting in the quarterfinals for the winner of this one. we've already had one result today, the hsots spain were beaten by poland you can follow this match on the bbc sport website or the bbc iplayer. it's four years since the fed cup, changed it's name to the billiejean king cup, in honour of the woman who has done more for equality in the sport than any other. a trailblazer and activist and also a 12 time grand slam singles champion, she is in spain and still looking to the future and ways to improve the game , she's been talking to our tennis correspondent russell fuller about how she thinks the sport needs to modernise. at first would like to see names and numbers on the back of the shirt in tennis, notjust team sports, but... to make it more accessible to fans? i to make it more accessible to fans? iwahl _ to make it more accessible to fans? i want to— to make it more accessible to fans? i want to make it easy for fans. i think it should be 1234, not 15 lo

the british number one katie boulter has lost her singles match so it will now be decided in the doubles, the first time great britain have needed their doubles pair of heather watsonnichols. the davis cup is also taking place in malaga and starts today and rafael nadal is going to play spain's first game in the opening tie against netherlands. it will be the 38 year lds final professional tournament before retirement, and there were question marks over his participation. the 22 time grand slam champion has only made one apearance since the olympics, at an exhibition event in saudi arabia but he has been picked to play in the opening singles rubber against botic van de zandschulp. the eight quarter—finalists have already been decided but there's still plenty to play for in the nations league. wales are looking for automatic promotion to the top tier of the competition later. wales need to beat iceland in cardiff and hope turkey lose in montenegro. if turkey draw and craig bellamy�*s side win it'll come down to goal difference, and wales would need to win by four goals. bellamy has heavily rotated his side since taking on the job. it's a policy he says he'll continu

katy watson, bbc news in sydney. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather.0n could see disruptive weather. on saturday for more as the weather could be very disruptive. back to today festival. we are looking at a cold and frosty start with further snow in the forecast. heavy snow coming in today across the north of scotland, five to ten centimetres possible, blowing in the wind. the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. you can see what is coming in over the south west of england and wales. here it is a mix of rain, sleet and snow. we could see two to five centimetres on the moors. it starts to sink away across hampshire. winds coming in across north—west scotland, northern ireland and north wales. showers for those who catch them. a lot of dry weather around as well. these are the maximum temperatures, three to 5 degrees. a cold day. if you are exposed to the wind the wind chill will make it feel colder. this evening and overnight further snow showers across the north of scotland. in the north west of england, the isle of man and the south—east. some clear ski

our sydney correspondent katy watson reports.ustralian opposition mp who serves on australia'sjoint parliamentary committee on social media and australian society. are you confident that this piece of legislation will pass and will become law? indeed sto this and will become law? indeed stop this morning _ and will become law? indeed stop this morning the - stop this morning the legislation was introduced and it was discussed at various points during the day, and it was discussed at va

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singles match in straight sets, but british number one katie boulter lost hers — so that meant it was down to the doubles. up stepped heather watson — but they fell to an embarrassing defeat. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports from malaga. it's reports from malaga. been called the world cup of tennis. it's been called the world cup of tennis. 43 years after britain last reach the final, could they do it again? the early signs were encouraging. emma raducanu beating slovakia for them it meant if katie boulter when her match britain through for that when she plays to the first set it seemed just a matter of timing. it all went wrong. as she took the next two sets and with it the match. slovakia strike back foot up out of nowhere britain's hopes suddenly hanging by a thread. and so it's all come down to theirs. at the siding match in blood doubles can britain hold their nerve and secure their place in the final? olivia nichols and heather watson had the responsibility but they were up against a seemly inspired duo. slovakia took the first set. from there they never looked back as they ended britain's hopes in ruthless fashio