the father of 14—year—old molly russell, who took her own life after viewing harmful images online, said plans were a step in the right direction. i think it's important that the amount of harmful content is reduced online. but i think it's also important to remember that it will never go away, and we always need to be careful. we will be looking at the measures in detailand we will be looking at the measures in detail and asking if they could threaten freedom of speech. also on the programme. now we want the final say, final say... who will have the final say? cross—party brexit talks are due to resume this evening, the prime minister meanwhile talks to eu leaders. the clutha pub helicopter crash in glasgow in 2013, where ten people died — an inquiry hears from the families of those killed. drivers of older, dirtier vehicles will pay more to go into central london, as a new pollution charge begins. music: paperback writer by the beatles and the home video that's a piece of music history — the beatles on top of the pops in 1966. and coming up on bbc news... chelsea play west ham in the p

it's partly in response to the death of 14—year—old molly russell, who took her own life in 2017. her father says that far more needs to be done. i think the white paper is an important step to making the internet a safe place. the era of self—regulation has not worked. we'll be hearing more from molly's father ian and we'll be looking at the government's proposals. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. senior conservative mps meet theresa may in downing street as she prepares for brexit talks in france and germany tomorrow and a crucial summit on wednesday. a new pollution charge begins in london — drivers of older, dirtier vehicles are paying more to drive in the centre of the capital. and in india — voters are preparing to head to the polls in three days‘ time for what will be the biggest democratic exercise in the world. it's 5 o'clock — our top story is that social media companies are facing a new system of official regulation — under plans announced by the government. the department for digital, culture, media and sport has proposed an independent watchdog — that would wr

for the sake of the family of molly russell and the victims of christchurch, we must work together acrosshis house to make sure that social media companies and tech companies are properly held to account. also on this programme, mps mark 50 years of the uk's at sea nuclear deterrent. jeremy corbyn challenges theresa may over funding for local services. and, in the lords, a peer has a solution for those worried that new uk passports don't have the words european union on the front cover. it would be sensible to put a question mark after european union. and then in due course, my lords, we can tipp—ex it out. but first... just as the uk was heading for another brexit—exit day, the brakes were jammed on — and the date of our departure from the eu put off for up to 6 months. the flexible extension runs until the 31st of october — or earlier if mps agree a deal — and means the uk looks set to take part in the european elections in may. so how exactly did we get here? the week had started with parliament passing emergency legislation late on monday, binding theresa may to asking for a further d

the father of 14—year—old molly russell, who took her own life after viewing harmful images online, says proposals are a step in the right direction. if there's a comfort, it is in that hearing molly's story might have prevented other such tragedies. the eu gives us global trade! who will have the final say? cross—party brexit talks resume, withjeremy corbyn saying there's no sign of compromise from theresa may... sheep farming is perhaps one of the best examples of an industry which feels itself at the mercy of political wranglings at a really crucial time, lambing season, where will the lambs born today be sold, at what cost, will there be tariffs involved? and even if we get a delay, will farmers be facing the same questions a year or so from now? drivers of older, dirtier vehicles are now having to pay more to go into central london, as a new pollution charge comes into force. music and the home video that's a piece of music history. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers anna isaac from the daily telegraph and broadcaster david davies — stay w

the case of molly russell, the 14—year—old who took her own life in 2017 after viewing images of self—harmas focused attention on the kind of material available on social media sites. molly's father claims that instagram was partly to blame for his daughter's death. our correspondent angus crawford who was the first to report on this story asked ian russell if this meant the age of self—regulation was over. i think the white paper is a very important step to making the internet a safer place. the era of self—regulation, quite patently, hasn't worked, because there's horrible content that's been available online, that's now well known about. and so, it's a necessary step in order to make the internet a better place, a safer place, particularly for young and vulnerable people. but it is only a step. it's really important not to erode free speech, to allow freedom of expression. one of the reasons the internet is a marvellous place is you can find whatever you want on it, and when that is a positive thing, it's brilliant. do you have faith that the tech companies will actually stand up, liste

molly russell had packed her bags, ready for school. the following morning, her family found her.hocking and easily accessed. molly's father said he was in no doubt that instagram, which is owned by facebook, helped kill his daughter. today, facebook‘s founder, mark zuckerberg, was asked whether his company is doing enough to help keep young people safe online. well, there's a lot that we can do and a lot that we do. we are building our systems to become more proactive over time. but i know that this is a huge issue. it is a big issue everywhere in the world. the company continues to face criticism in the wake of the mass shooting in christchurch, new zealand. the attack was live streamed on facebook and videos continue to resurface on the platform. mr zuckerberg said the company is getting better at removing harmful content. an example where this is working well is in terrorist content, for example. our systems are able to take down... 99% of the isis and al-qaeda content that we take down is flagged by our ai systems and taken down before anyone sees it on the network. so there

the father of 14—year—old molly russell, who took her own life after viewing harmful images online, says proposals are a step in the right direction. if there's a comfort, it's in that hearing molly's story, might have prevented other such tragedies. # the eu gives us global trade # global trade # the eu gives us global trade # global trade who will have the final say? cross—party brexit talks resume this evening, withjeremy corbyn saying there's no sign of compromise from theresa may. we're prepared to talk and put forward our views. but talks have to mean a movement. and, so far, there's been no change in those red lines. drivers of older, dirtier vehicles are now having to pay more to go into central london, as a new pollution charge comes into force. (singing) and the home video that's a piece of music history. good evening. social media firms and internet sites, which carry child abuse images or terrorist propaganda could be fined and have content blocked, under new laws being proposed by the government. ministers want to set up an independent watchdog which will draw up a "code of

let's just go straight to molly russell and her pa rents go straight to molly russell and her parentste online and that deal with material that is user generated content that they must abide by a duty of care to keep their users as safe as possible and we will set out in codes of practice exactly what that might involve and there will be an independent regulator to make sure that is what happens with penalties that will make these companies sit up and take notice. that is the kind of system we believe will work most effectively in making the internet a safer place. you talk about penalties, what type of penalties? how much would they be fined? that'll be up to the regulator to decide but what we want to make sure is there are a range of penalties available. we will be consulting not just on fines of substantial size bottle and also remedial notices to make these companies change their behaviour and, if we think it is appropriate to do this, to get to the point where individual managers might be held reliable —— liable for the companies, and will ask people to consider blocking a parti

the father of 1a—year—old molly russell, who took her own life after viewing harmful images online, says it is in that hearing molly's story might have prevented other such tragedies. the eu gives us global trade! who will have the final say? cross—party brexit talks resume, withjeremy corbyn saying there's no sign of compromise from theresa may...

if you take molly russell, it had to take the tragedy of molly russell dying for them to actually take how is it that they have managed to do that within three weeks of that coming out? so it can be done. is it easy? no. is it can be done. is it easy? no. is it nuanced ? it can be done. is it easy? no. is it nuanced? absolutely. but is it their responsibility? fundamentally, yes. and what is good about this white paper is that the individuals who work for these tech companies will be personally responsible, so we need some accountability. we need some actual guidelines. but the sad thing about this white paper is its another, how long is it going to take? we have got the new zealand prime minister who comes out and within a week she has said she is banning semiautomatic rifles, within two weeks she wants a bill. what we've got here is 12 weeks consultation. we need proper action and we need it now. our kids, it is too important. until now, internet companies, social media platforms, have used the argument of censorship, freedom of speech and retaining that. how do you strike that balan

molly russell had packed her bags, ready for school. owing morning, her family found her. 0n social media, she looked at self harming sites, graphics, shocking and easily accessed. molly's father said he was in no doubt that instagram, which is owned by facebook, helped kill his daughter. today, facebook‘s founder, mark zuckerberg, was asked whether his company is doing enough to help keep young people safe online. well, there's a lot that we can do and a lot that we do. we are building our systems to become more proactive over time. but i know that this is a huge issue. it's a huge issue everywhere in the world. the company continues to face criticism in the wake of the mass shooting in christchurch, new zealand. the attack was live streamed on facebook and videos continue to resurface on the platform. mr zuckerberg said the company is getting better at removing harmful content. an example of where this is working well is in terrorist content, for example. our systems are able to take down, you know, 99% of the isis and al-qaeda content

it's partly in response to the death of 14—year—old molly russell, who took her own life two years agorfather her father says instagram is herfather says instagram is partly to blame and welcomes tougher rules. if there is a comfort it is that hearing molly's story might have prevented other such tragedies. senior conservative mps meet theresa may in downing street, as she prepares for brexit talks in france and germany tomorrow, and a crucial summit on wednesday. a new pollution charge begins in london, drivers of older, dirtier vehicles are paying more to drive in the centre of the capital. and lost footage of the only time the beatles performed live on top of the pops has been discovered, in mexico. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... as a new ultra low emissions zone comes into force in central london, we'll be speaking to a woman, whose nine—year—old daughter died from an asthma attack which is thought to be linked to air pollution. we'll be speaking to human rights lawyer, about the case of a british wom

, and what i want is 0k, molly russell, and what i want is ok, we need the data, but should we wait anotherit to them. doctor max, past the point, we don't really know the long—term effects of some of this, daily? a few things, yes there is guidance. we have gotten guidance, there is guidance out there, that's not true to say there is no guidance. second, it's not true that screens are primarily contributing to mental health problems. nasa study on social media recently said it contributed about four —— .4% of variance of well— being it contributed about four —— .4% of variance of well—being contributed by its screen is, the same as eating potatoes. this is not, this is a moral panic as they stepped up around screens and how it's robbing children and to be, there is no evidence today that teenagers have less empathy than previous generations. all of this is not true so... generations. all of this is not true so... you have to speak to gps, you have to speak to mental health professionals, you just actually have to spend time with teenagers and not everyone is addicted i agree with that, and

for the sake of the family of molly russell and the victims of christchurch, we must work together acrosse properly held to account.

so, too, have stories about child grooming online, and the appalling death of 14—year—old molly russelle after seeing images of self—harm on instagram — which is owned by facebook — prompted an outcry. this long—delayed white paper is broad in scope and bold in its recommendations. for the first time, oversight of the internet will be entrusted to a regulator. a statutory duty of care to protect users will be enforced. and there is a potential for heavy fines to be administered. but many details remain unclear, which is why there's now a 12—week consultation. too many social media firms still seem to think that they can get away with providing the service without providing the protection for users, that anyone who challenges them must be some kind of luddite who just doesn't understand the modern world. cabinet ministers claim britain will have the toughest internet laws in the world. that is an exaggeration. the likes of turkey, china, dubai are much tougher. but britain has sought inspiration from germany, whose use of hate speech laws to curb online excess has been tentatively hailed

the father of 14—year—old molly russell, who took her own life after viewing harmful images online, saidere a step in the right direction. if there's a comfort, it is that hearing molly's story might have prevented other such tragedies. within the last few minutes, mps have approved a bill that would allow them to vote on the prime minister's request to the eu to extend brexit, and suggest how long the delay could be. drivers of older, dirtier vehicles will pay more to go into central london, as a new pollution charge begins. # i'll be writing more in a week or two... and the home video that's a piece of music history. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are anna isaac from the daily telegraph and broadcaster david davies. well, all the front pages are in. brexit‘s still hanging around, but a few other stories thankfully put in an appearance. the daily telegraph leads on reports that theresa may is facing demands from her own mps to resign immediately, after senior tory backbenchers told her that she is now "the problem". the finan

so, too, have stories about child grooming online, and the appalling death of 14—year—old molly russellwn life after seeing images of self—harm on instagram — which is owned by facebook — prompted an outcry. the actress and campaigner domenique fragale lost her friend when she killed herself after being bullied online. she thinks this white paper should have come sooner. a lot of messages were being sent to her, and they were encouraging her to kill herself, actually. and because of that, i wish i'd known. i wish she could speak out to me or she could actually contact the platforms and say, you know, this is happening. help me. what do i do? this long—delayed white paper is broad in scope and bold in its recommendations. for the first time, oversight of the internet will be entrusted to a regulator. a statutory duty of care to protect users will be enforced. and there is a potential for heavy fines to be administered. but many details remain unclear, which is why there's now a 12—week consultation. too many social media firms still seem to think that they can get away with providing the

earlier this year, there was an outcry after it was revealed that 14—year—old molly russell had seen she took her own life. our media editor, amol rajan, is here. what can we expect to see tomorrow? you say the proposals along long—awaited, the negotiations around and have made brexit look simple. it has been a long time in the making. brexit has taken a punt with in what will and there was a consensus from australia to america we need regulation of the internet —— brexit has taken up bandwidth. it is no wonder there should be a big debate in whitehall. lots of leaks, lots of talk in recent months about a new regulator, whether it is an entirely new body is not clear, how it is funded is not clear, probably the tech companies, lots of talk about statutory duty of care, heavy fines and potential criminal prosecutions for directors of companies if they leave out harmful material for too long. critics worry about curbs on free speech and others worry that if you apply the same rules to bunch of different companies, you end up entrenching the power of big tech. there will be a consultati

for the sake of the family of molly russell and the victims of christ church, we must work together acrossnies are properly held to account. now, the foreign office minister mark field has said the uk's engagement with iraq and libya have had calamitous outcomes. he was speaking during an emergency statement on the crisis in libya. it has been plagued with violence and political instability sense of longtime ruler colonel gaddafi was deposed and killed in 2013. at the moment, there is national accord backed by the united nations and based in the libyan capital tripoli. but last week, general khalifa have to do, head of the libyan national army, launched an offensive to seize control of tripoli. he has power bases around the country. yet again, this is another dangerous moment for libya. the uk has wholeheartedly supported the un's tireless work to prepare under its own action plan, due to take place on libya on the 14th of this month. the uk has warned that any libyan national army advance on tripoli would be catastrophic for this medical and dental —— diplomatic process and risks it is sp

earlier this year there was an outcry after it was revealed that 14—year—old molly russell had seen images instagram before she took her own life. our media editor amol rajan is here and explains what we can expect to see tomorrow. these proposals have been a very long time in the making, for understandable reasons. brexit has taken upa understandable reasons. brexit has taken up a lot of bandwidth within whitehall and there is a constraint —— consensus from australia to america we need regulation of the internet but no country has mastered what that tougher regulation looks like. philosophers have argued about what harm is so it's no wonder there's a big debate in whitehall. there's lots of lea ks. there's a big debate in whitehall. there's lots of leaks. we know there's been lots of talks in recent months about a new regulator, whether that's part of an existing regulator or an entirely new body is not clear. how it is funded is not clear, probably paid for by the tech companies. lots of talk about a statutory duty of care, heavy fines and potentially criminal prosecutions for directors

so, too, have stories about child grooming online, and the appalling death of 14—year—old molly russeller own life after seeing images of self—harm on instagram — which is owned by facebook — prompted an outcry. this long—delayed white paper is broad in scope and bold in its recommendations. for the first time, oversight of the internet will be entrusted to a regulator. a statutory duty of care to protect users will be enforced. and there is a potential for heavy fines to be administered. but many details remain unclear, which is why there is now a 12—week consultation. the government hasn't yet decided whether it will set up a new regulator or entrust this work to an existing watchdog, such as ofcom. children's charities want tough penalties. now is the time to act, and the uk has an opportunity now. if we see statutory regulation, that will be the uk going further and faster than any other country in the world to tackle online harms. the new rules will apply to any company that allows people to share or discover user—generated content, or to interact with others. while facebook welcom

it comes after the high—profile case of molly russell, the 14—year—old who took her own life in 2017.ed into her instagram account, they found distressing material about depression and suicide. the government says it will create an independent regulator paid for by tech companies to tackle the spread of terrorist propaganda, content that encourages suicide and cyber bullying. the regulator would be able to issue fines or even block websites that break the rules. the laws would apply notjust to social media but to discussion forums, search engines and messaging services. the government is also looking at whether bosses at tech companies should personally be liable if their firms companies should personally be liable if theirfirms breach companies should personally be liable if their firms breach the new duty of care. the culture secretary, jeremy wright, has told this programme that it is right for every country to have its own laws to regulate the internet. that is despite the news today that one british woman called laleh shahravesh is facing two years in jail in dubai because she in

it isa molly russells. it is a big day.these are ur headlines. theresa may meets her cabinet ahead of travelling to france and germany for brexit talks tomorrow — as she faces renewed calls for her to resign from some brexiteers in her own party. internet sites carrying harmful content — including child abuse and terrorist propaganda — could be blocked or fined, under new government plans. a new pollution charge begins in london — drivers of older, dirtier vehicles are paying more to drive in the centre of the capital. and in sport, the spurs manager mauricio pochettino says they are all fighting against racism in football together, as comments come from his player danny rose who criticised the lack of progress being made in tackling the issue. argentina says it is positive that roseis argentina says it is positive that rose is in a position to speak out. the england lionesses captain steph houghton is withdrawn from the squad from tomorrow‘s friendly against spain with mild groin pain and won‘t be risked. the england gb ho

the case of molly russell, the 14—year—old who took her own life after viewing self—harm images on instagramof material available on social media sites. molly's father, ian, says instagram was partly to blame for his daughter's death. our correspondent angus crawford, who was the first to report on this story, has been speaking to him, about the proposed new safeguards. i think the white paper is a very important step to making the internet a safer place. the era of self—regulation, quite patently, hasn't worked, because there's horrible content that's been available online, that's now well known about. and so, it's a necessary step in order to make the internet a better place, a safer place, particularly for young and vulnerable people. but it is only a step. it's really important not to erode free speech, to allow freedom of expression. one of the reasons the internet is a marvellous place is you can find whatever you want on it, and when that is a positive thing, it's brilliant. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. theresa may has four days to stop the uk from leaving the eu

so, too, have stories about child grooming online, and the appalling death of 14—year—old molly russellbroad in scope and bold in its recommendations. for the first time oversight of the internet will be entrusted to a regulator. a statutory duty of care to protect users will be in force and there is a potential for heavy fines to be administered. but many details remain unclear which is why there is now a 12 week consultation. too many social media firms still seem to think that they can get away with providing a service without providing the protection for users. that anyone who challenges them must be kind of luddite who just doesn't understand the modern world. cabinet ministers claim britain will have the toughest internet laws in the world. that is an exaggeration. the likes of turkey, china and dubai are much tougher. but britain has sought inspiration from germany whose use of hate speech laws to curb online access has been tentatively hailed as a success in the past year. censorship is always bad, even in unfree societies. it is the task and responsibility of governments to mai

molly russell had packed her bags, ready for school. the following morning, her family found her.ut i know that this is a huge issue. it is a big issue everywhere in the world. the company continues to face criticism in the wake of the mass shooting in christchurch, new zealand. the attack was live—streamed on facebook and videos continue to resurface on the platform. mr zuckerberg said the company is getting better at removing harmful content. an example where this is working well is in terrorist content, for example. our systems are able to take down... 99% of the isis and al-qaeda content that we take down is flagged by our ai systems and taken down before anyone sees it on the network. so there is an opportunity to be able to do better. this is what we are basically upgrading all of our systems to be able to do. facebook‘s growth to become one of the world‘s biggest companies has been staggeringly fast. lagging behind, critics say, has been its ability to protect all those who use it. sarah campbell, bbc news. health experts believe that long—term exposure to man—made air poll