the media show at 3.30 with mobeen azhar. good afternoon. health secretary matt hancock has urged people to be careful ahead of more restrictions being eased in england tomorrow. scientists believe the indian variant of coronavirus is more transmissible and cases in some areas have seen a sharp rise. mr hancock also said it was "quite likely" this variant will become the dominant strain in the uk. some restrictions in wales and scotland are also being relaxed from tomorrow. here's our political correspondent helen catt. in bolton this weekend, efforts continue to tackle the spread of the variant of coronavirus which first emerged in india, encouraging more people to take up the vaccine. there is surge testing, measures which the government says means it can go ahead with easing more restrictions in england tomorrow, despite fears of how quickly the new variant is spreading. i'm confident that we can take the step tomorrow, but we should all be careful about how we take that step. you shouldn't still spend a lot of time in close proximity, yo

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this is the programme about a revolution in media, with mobeen azhar. hello. news cycle, the news agenda, why is the news told in the way it is? i'm thinking about the way the media covered the recent election. new mayors, new councillors, new mps, but all i could think about was the giant, inflatable borisjohnson. you must�*ve seen it. i'm talking about this 30 foot blow—up version of the prime minister that appeared outside the hartlepool count at 4am and then magically reappeared at the marina when he came to meet the winning candidate in front of a bunch of westminster journalists. that became the narrative. a gigantic triumph for borisjohnson and then the next day the westminister journalists were gone and it moved on to the next thing. today i am asking why does the media fall for these gimmicks? why is the news cycle so fast and so fickle? i've got a brilliant bunch of guests to help me answer these questions. catriona stewart is chief reporter at the glasgow times. stephen bush is political editor at the new statesman. katy balls is deputy political ed

i am mobeen azhar. have a great week ahead.looking good. not completely clear today with a little bit of cloud around, but it will become increasingly sunny into tomorrow and the temperatures will rise to... not by an awful lot, but by a couple of degrees and just a reminder the sun is very strong this time of year and also the pollen might be troubling you a little bit over the next few days. so high pressure firmly in charge of the uk, thejet stream and weather fronts well out to sea, so things are looking good. high pressure is not completely clear, there is a bit of cloud stuck in it, and in fact we have got low grey clouds got low grey clouds out in the north sea and scattered clouds elsewhere. in fact, today, if you are very unlucky you could catch one or two showers, but the temperatures in the sunshine pretty decent, 19—21 right across this country. here's the but for tomorrow. the low grey cloud that is stuck in the high pressure may drift inland during the course of the night. there is an onshore wind out towards the

i am mobeen azhar. have a great week ahead. hello there.r front which brought more cloud around and also some light and patchy rain. but for the weekend, as high pressure builds in, conditions will improve. we'll see increasing amounts of sunshine, and it will turn warmer as well. so, here's our building area of high pressure today. it'll be pushing these weather fronts out into the atlantic, so we'll see a lot of sunshine into the afternoon. because we will start off rather grey through this morning thanks to the legacy of yesterday's weather front. a little bit of drizzle here and there close to the west coast. but increasing amounts sunshine into the afternoon, and that could set off an isolated heavy shower here and there, particularly across the higher ground in the north. and there could be a little bit of low cloud and mist affecting north sea coasts. but with more sunshine around, we could make 19—20 degrees, maybe even warmer than that in one or two spots. now, as we head through saturday night, any showers will fade away. we'll se

anti—social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media, with mobeen azhar israel and the palestinians — it is a story that we have been stuck on for a long time. but the battleground is shifting. i am talking tiktok media tutorials, infographics on instagram, and a twitter spat between a supermodel and the israeli government. it might sound petty, but social media is now a weapon of war. the lines have been drawn, hearts and minds are the prize. to chat about this and a whole lot of other stuff, i have a lovely bunch of people with me. sarah is visiting assistant professor of israel studies at northwestern university in the usa. gabriel is professor of communications at the university of haifa. rehan writes for the middle east eye. chris is a journalist and a social media expert. and also with us today, anna, the editorial director of a magazine aimed at kids, there is no swiping required. anna, we will talk to you a bit later. i want to know briefly, i know your subscription numbers have gone up significantly. you are one of the fastest—growing magazines i

i am mobeen azhar. have a great week ahead. hello there.w days it is dry, sunny and warm. it has been warm today as well. top temperatures of 23 degrees in liverpool, 22 in aberdeenshire and aboyne, but only eight on the coastline in aberdeenshire where we had some of this low cloud and murkiness. most of us saw fine weather and sunshine. overnight, the mist and fog will reform initially over eastern areas, both scotland and england, moving into more central areas later on in the night. temperature seven or 10 degrees, not desperately cold. tomorrow morning, mist and fog, low cloud that we start off with, it will burn away. then sunshine pretty much across the board. not bad for a bank holiday, i'm sure you will agree. as far as the temperatures go, should be even warmer. temperatures peaking at 22 in glasgow, up to 2a in london. this is bbc news. the headlines at four... calls for the uk government to have an open debate with the public about restriction easing plans onjune the 21st. the group that represents nhs trusts in england warns of

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