oxford university press, which carried out the research says its often found that events around the worldhoices and their language. 0ur reporterjayne mccubbin has been speaking to pupils in the north west as this year's word was revealed. the children's word of the year is... kindness. and isn't that nice? the quality of being caring, friendly and generous. and a kind act. a kind act. we've come to westcliff primary in blackpool to reveal the most important words chosen by thousands of children across the uk. and yes, number one is... all: kindness! why do you think this is the word of the year? maybe some people — not in this school, but maybe some people around aren't being that nice to each other or something. people have to be kind, otherwise one will get hurt. so true, annie. are you kind? of course she is! and the words kids choose tell a story of our times. in 2020, the children's word of the year was coronavirus. you must stay at home. in 2021...anxiety. 2022. ..queen. and 2023... climate change. and the people behind the list think the latest word reflects awareness of current af

thousands of youngsters aged between six and 14 took part in the vote and oxford university press whichs often found that events around the world have an influence on children's choices in their language. the children's word of there is kindness. a kind act. we have come to a primary school in blackpool to reveal the most important words chosen by thousands of children across the uk and us number one is kindness. why do you think this is the word of the year?- is the word of the year? maybe some peeple — is the word of the year? maybe some people not _ is the word of the year? maybe some people not in _ is the word of the year? maybe some people not in this - is the word of the year? maybe some people not in this school| some people not in this school but may some people around are not being nice to each other. people have to be kind, otherwise someone will get hurt — otherwise someone will get hurt. �* otherwise someone will get hurt. ~ ~ hurt. so true. are you kind? of course she _ hurt. so true. are you kind? of course she is. _ hurt. so true. are you kind? of course she is. in _ hur

let's speak live to an economist and associate at the china centre at oxford university, and also the in jeopardy. thank you forjoining us. so many issues we have been discussing today, and recent days, when we have been listening to marco rubio, the new incoming secretary of state, china is really central focus for donald trump. but i want to start by talking about the chinese economy, because i want your assessment of where it is, because we see things like 5% growth, but underlying, what is your assessment of how strong that the chinese economy is? i strong that the chinese economy is? ~ , strong that the chinese economy is? ~' ., , , is? i think china's economy is a curious _ is? i think china's economy is a curious thing _ is? i think china's economy is a curious thing to _ is? i think china's economy is a curious thing to behold, - is? i think china's economy is a curious thing to behold, on| a curious thing to behold, on the one hand you have what everybody i think really understands and sees a lot of nowadays, which is a very advanced modern sector that is advanced modern sect

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at the oxford university museum of natural history, a jaw bone is one of the most precious specimens.animal would have been between six and nine meters in length and in life this animal would have had these impressive serrated teeth. these were agile carnivorous predators. they were the largest predatory dinosaurs in the dressing period in britain. >> the fate of the track ways has not been decided. . the quarrying will go on for several years but paleontologists think there are more footprints, echoes of our prehistoric past just waiting to be discovered. >> stay with us on bbc news. announcer: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... financial services firm, raymond james. announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ announcer: get the free pbs app now and stream the best of pbs. amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. geoff bennett is away. on the “news hour” tonight, the fbi now says the new orleans attacker acted alone, but was inspired by isis

the | "manners" - the sort of social etiquettes — and also just the placing of the stories in oxford universityo oxford. you came from a middle—class background. you, i'm sure, have mixed in high society and in those grand houses. when you do, do you, as yourself, fit in, or do you feel like an outsider? he chuckles i haven't really spent a lot of time in grand houses, you know, except as a paying member of the public. but... but you know what i'm getting at? yes. well, perhaps a novelist needs to have that sense of outsiderliness to clearly see the terms of life that's going on in any particular community. and i like the idea that the outsider sort of enters a new terrain with their antennae sort of twitching for what's particular about it, whilst retaining a sense of the values of where they've come from. cos you've been likened — and i get it myself — you've been likened to sort of some of the great writers who write sort of deeply ironic comedies at times of manners and social situation. jane austen would — you know, going back — be one. and you could point, i guess, to henryjames or em for

researchers at oxford university funded by cancer research uk looked at data from around 500,000 uk womening that time, but researchers found that women who had an extra 300 milligrams of calcium a day in their diets had a 17% lower risk of bowel cancer. that's equivalent to a large glass of milk. but researchers say dark leafy greens, bread and some non—dairy milks, which contain calcium, also had a protective effect. this is the most comprehensive study to look at diet and bowel cancer in a really large number of people with a large number of cases. and we're seeing a really exciting potential protective effect of dairy, likely due to calcium. and calcium is something that is already added to bread. it's something that's widely available in our foods. and if this could be having a protective effect of bowel cancer, then this is a really exciting finding. this study also confirmed previous research that alcohol and processed meat increased the risk of bowel cancer. it's not clear how calcium protects the bowel. one theory is that it may bind to some acids, preventing them from harming th

at the oxford university museum of natural history, a megalosaurus specimen is one of the world's mosthere in the world. so this exact fossil, this is the real one in my hands, this fossil started all of the last 200 years of dinosaur science. the whole animal would have been between six and nine metres in length. and in life, this animal would have had these impressive serrated teeth all the way along its jaw bone. these were agile, carnivorous predators. they were the largest predatory dinosaurs in thejurassic period in britain. the future fate of the trackways hasn't yet been decided. the quarrying will go on here for several years. but palaeontologists think there are more footprints. echoes of our prehistoric past just waiting to be discovered. rebecca morelle, bbc news, oxfordshire. a reminder that there is a live page “p a reminder that there is a live page up and running on the bbc news website after that attack in new orleans in which 15 people died after the driver of a pick—up truck sped into a large crowd in the french quarter. the authorities say that multiple people were

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in trade research and from london in golden, a professor of globalization of development at oxford university. welcome to you will fill out. it felt like a wild roller coaster at times of what sort of year was 2024 economically was a good, bad, perfectly average. well, you're absolutely right. it was the right. of course. the overall, the depends who you ask. but given that stocks were off overall, given the fact that inflation was falling, gross in general, especially in the us, was from the i would say that 2024 on balance was very, very good. and especially given some of the do politics that we sold over the course of the is the war against inflation. 12024 will be remembered by many people around the will. of course, for the high cost of living, we were all finding it a bit hard to, to, to meet a, you know, on our bills. are we likely to see for the interest rate cuts in 2025, a price is likely to, to, for, or at least not grow as quickly. well, personally, i don't think the inflation dragons has been slain while inflation has folding over the course of 2024. i think it will remain sticky

researchers at oxford university, funded by cancer research uk, looked at data from around 500,000 uke, but researchers found that women who had an extra 300mg of calcium a day in their diets had a 17% lower risk of bowel cancer. that's equivalent to a large glass of milk. but researchers say dark leafy greens, bread and some non—dairy milks, which contain calcium, also had a protective effect. this is the most comprehensive study to look at diet and bowel cancer in a really large number of people with a large number of cases, and we're seeing a really exciting protective effect of dairy, likely due to calcium. and calcium is something that is already added to bread. it's something that's widely available in our foods. and if this could be having a protective effect of bowel cancer, then this is a really exciting finding. this study also confirmed previous research — that alcohol and processed meat increased the risk of bowel cancer. it's not clear how calcium protects the bowel. one theory is that it may bind to some acids, preventing them from harming the bowel lining. but whatever

at the oxford university museum of natural history, a megalosaurus specimen is one of the world's mostaurus was the first dinosaur ever named anywhere in the world. so this exact fossil, this is the real one in my hands, this fossil started all of the last 200 years of dinosaur science. the whole animal would have been between six and nine metres in length. and in life, this animal would have had these impressive serrated teeth all the way along its jaw bone. these were agile, carnivorous predators. they were the largest predatory dinosaurs in thejurassic period in britain. the future fate of the trackways hasn't yet been decided. the quarrying will go on here for several years. but palaeontologists think there are more footprints. echoes of our prehistoric past just waiting to be discovered. rebecca morelle, bbc news, 0xfordshire. let's speak to kirsty edgar. she's the research co—lead and professor of micropalaeontology, university of birmingham. thank you very much indeed for being with us. how important you think this discovery was? rank it in terms of other discoveries of a simila

united nations in new york. meanwhile, a group of protest as a setup. com, but a library and oxford university in the u. k. students are calling for the university to count whole financial ties with israel and say that repeated calls for the investment have been ignored. the university has condemned the action describing it as a clear risk to the safety of protest as students stuff, and members of the public. the president donald trump has arrived in los angeles to visit communities, ravaged by wall fires trumps been a boca critic of the states, responds to the fires which a button for more than 2 weeks. he was greeted by governor gavin newsome when he landed perfect great deals. all of us we're going to need your support. we're going to need your help. you're there for us. don't forget that. all the expectations. what else is there is a rental, joins us live now from pacific palisades on the outskirts of los angeles. rob said president, trump, we knows been critical of california officials over these fires, but they were warm handshakes with giving them use them that when he landed still alwa

at the oxford university museum of natural history, a megalosaurus jawbone is one of the world�*s most serrated teeth. these were agile, carnivorous predators. they were the largest predatory dinosaurs in thejurassic period in britain. the future fate of the trackways hasn�*t yet been decided. the quarrying will go on here for several years. but palaeontologists think there are more footprints, echoes of our prehistoric past, just waiting to be discovered. rebecca morelle, bbc news, oxfordshire. and you can see more on the trackways on "digging for britain" on wednesday january 8th, at 8pm on bbc two and on the iplayer. the duchess of sussex has launched a new lifestyle series on netflix called with love, meghan. the duchess of sussex released a trailer for the programme on social media, and shows her at home with friends, making meals and sharing homemaker tips. rangers have produced a stunning victory in the scottish premier league, beating league leaders celtic 3—0. # you're simply the best... # when it comes to being "simply the best" in glasgow, there�*s only been one winner recen

at the oxford university museum of natural history, a megalosaurus jawbone is one of the world's mostsix and nine metres in length. and in life, this animal would have had these impressive serrated teeth. these were agile, carnivorous predators. they were the largest predatory dinosaurs in thejurassic period in britain. the future fate of the trackways hasn't yet been decided. the quarrying will go on here for several years. but palaeontologists think there are more footprints, echoes of our prehistoric past, just waiting to be discovered. rebecca morelle, bbc news, oxfordshire. stay with us on bbc news. hello there. as the wet and windy weather cleared south on new year's day, it opened the door for cold arctic air to spill right across the country and it's going to stay bitterly cold as we head into the weekend. overnight frost and ice could be a risk for some, and there's a potential for some disruptive snow. so we're under this, clearer skies at the moment, showers feeding in across the far north and west, that cold air descending right across the country. so ice could be an issue

research from heineken beers and oxford university show members of generation z who are over the legal drinking age feel the most pressure to drink alcohol, even when they don't want to. >> they still feel a need to justify their choice of a low or no alcohol beverage, particularly when they're in social situations. >> now, researchers say herd mentality may help. 38% of men in generation z say they'd be willing to try nonalcoholic drinks if their friends did the same thing. the study surveyed 12,000 adults in the united states, in parts of europe, in japan and in brazil. >> well, it is officially the new year, and with a change to the calendar year, many people are hoping to make some changes within themselves. millions of americans make resolutions each new year. large majority tend to focus on health, exercise, and or diet. a study by columbia university shows only about 25% of people actually stay committed to their goals after the first month. starting slow could be the secret to making resolutions stick. >> so instead of saying something like, i'm going to go to the gym five days

researchers from england's birmingham and oxford universities discovered these footprints in a lime quarry. they are believed to date back to the middle jurassic period, which is about 166 million years ago. researchers say four of the tracks were made by gigantic, long necked, herbivorous dinosaurs called sauropods. it's being called one of the largest dinosaur track sites in the world. meghan markle is making a return to the screen, this time with her own lifestyle show. >> i've always loved taking something pretty ordinary and elevating it, surprising people. >> this netflix series is called with love. meghan netflix says it will showcase practical how tos and personal tips and tricks in the kitchen garden and beyond. several guests will join markle, including berkeley's legendary restaurateur alice waters and celebrity chef roy choi. the series consists of eight 30 minute episodes and will premiere on january 15th, next at five. an act of road rage caught on camera in washington state as a family is threatened at gunpoint. ho po commute. starting this sunday, drivers will be charged a

at the university of oxford, and our regular ai decoded co—presenter dr stephanie hare. is thinking like _ humans? i think the key bit is thinking like humans. - humans? i think the key bit is thinking like humans. i- humans? i think the key bit is thinking like humans. i thinkl thinking like humans. ! think there's— thinking like humans. i think there's going to be a lot of important impactful things that al can — important impactful things that al can do, especially as we ai can do, especially as we move — ai can do, especially as we move from language models and understanding images and other perception tasks to taking actions _ perception tasks to taking actions on her behalf. we will hear— actions on her behalf. we will hear a — actions on her behalf. we will hear a lot— actions on her behalf. we will hear a lot about agents. that's referring — hear a lot about agents. that's referring to the agencies to make — referring to the agencies to make decisions on our behalf. but agi — make decisions on our behalf. but agi is _ make decisions on our behalf. but agi is i th

we can't rely on disclosure but you're saying that wouldn't appltoolitico or oxford university press because? >> when you have a press that is understood to he itself views, 'sot just hding itself out as a form for speech between other people. i think social media platforms do raise distinct arguments in people think it's automatically feeding them videos based on the algorithm distinction. but the other big risk with the newspar it's not likely to be collecting sensiv information about the 170 million-plus people and then having tabily to send that back to a foreign >> did i understand you to say a few minutes a is that one problem that bytedance might be influence tiktok trying to get americans to argue with one another? if they do, i say they're winning. [laughter] hat might very wl be true, mr. chief justice. the point ishina is a foreign adversary nation that looks for every opportunity it has to to weaken the quiethreaten national security. and if it has control over this key communications channel. it's hard to predict exactly how it's going to use that aa harm to our interest

the oxford university press because. >> the ctance where they publis reviews. because it is not the speech between other people. i think they do raise distinct interest in this regard because of whateoe think is it is organica feeding those videos based on t recommendation and china is behind-the-scenes operation.is covert it does prevent a national curity risk. the other difference with the newspaper as it i not likely to be collecting sensive information about these people and then having the capacity to versary.t back to a foreign >> did i understand you say a few minutes ago that one problem , is that by dance might be true tiktok trying to get americans to argue with each other. >> thatayery well be true. the point i am trying to make is china is a foreign adversary nation that looks f every opportunity that it has to to threaten our national and try security. if it has ctrol over this channel,t is hard to predict exactly how i will use that as tl to harm our interest. we know that it will try first and foremost by seeking to get the data of these users wh

maybe we just need shut down the oxford university pss in america or you pick it any other foreign led politico. without the okay on your theory. >> we are not asking the court to articulate right line rules. >> i am testing your argument. what i want to acknowledge is sometime a court has recognized that a speaker -se preference may reflect the content based preference. in part because newspaper is a one-way channel of communication mae the court was more readily inferrghat a regulation targeting that is aiming to target content. >> i am talking abouthe tailor. the oxfordversity press because. >> the circumstae where they publish reviews. because it is not the speech i think they do raise distinct test in this regard because of what people think is it is organically feeding those videos based on the recommendation and china is behind-the-scenes engaging on covert opation. it does prevent a national secuty risk. the other difference with the newspaper as it is not likely to be collecting sensitive information about these people and then having the capacity to send that back to a foreig

research from heineken beer and oxford university show members of generation z above the legal drinkingge feel the most pressure to drink alcohol, even when they don't want to. >> they still feel a need to justify their choice of a low or no alcohol beverage, particularly when they're in social situations. >> researchers say herd mentality may help. 38% of men in the gen z group say that they would be willing to try nonalcoholic drinks if friends did the same. the study surveyed 12,000 adults in the u.s, parts of europe, japan and brazil. >> all right. do you like it or not? >> do i like it or not? i mean, i like it. whatever you feel is healthy for you. i will say, i heard somebody on the radio talking about damp january, so maybe don't go completely dry, but just, you know, maybe just select to drink on the weekends or at a special event. there are some amazing mocktails out there, though. exactly, pam. >> yeah, exactly. and we'll let all those people do that. >> yeah, right. >> we were in that that time frame in our lives, right? >> i do remember that. yes. >> all right. good morning

the suspect, maximillian snyder studied at a private school in washington state and at the university of oxford, even attending a stanford coding camp one summer. investigators are looking into a possible connection between lin's murder on january 17th and another murder in vermont on january 20th, involving snyder's fiance, teresa youngblood. >> the connection is to a case in vermont with a suspect named teresa youngblood. she's a 21 year old, also from the same area of washington, charged in the fatal shooting death of a border patrol agent in vermont last week. that connection there is that they had applied for a marriage license together in november in washington. there appears to be some connections to a loosely affiliated group of people and ideology based out of the bay area, with some interesting beliefs. we know they believe in veganism. they have a history of some violent incidents. >> snyder was shackled in court and did not speak. the defendant's attorney requested that the arraignment be postponed until february 6th. meanwhile, snyder is being held in custody with no bail in solano

illegally to rewind to be the walsh is a senior research at the migration observatory at the university of oxford lecture and migration studies. he joins us now from august with godaddy with this pizza. so how big of a problem is the issue of people smuggling in the u. k. and what impact the migrants have on the produce economy? um, it is a big problem. it certainly attracts an out sized proportion of attention, mostly negative attention. you mentioned that last the, some 36000 people arrived in small boats without to rise ation across the english channel. now, almost one of those, if not one of them so far as we are, we have the gen is facilitated by smugglers these days. it's just not possible to make that journey without the assistance of these people smuggling networks. now, with regard to effects on the economy, if we're thinking about on the rise migraines, and by the way, most of these migrants, once they arrive in the u. k, they claim asylum. so according to u. k. lo, then not committed to us until they've been in the country for at least 12 months. so that's wasting for at least 12 month

to keren papier, senior nutritional epidemiologist at the medical sciences division of the university of oxford calcium, which is what we most associate with milk, is the important factor, actually, in this protective effect. ~ . ., actually, in this protective effect. . ., ., , effect. we conducted a really larae effect. we conducted a really large study- _ effect. we conducted a really large study. so _ effect. we conducted a really large study. so what - effect. we conducted a really large study. so what we - effect. we conducted a really large study. so what we did i effect. we conducted a really i large study. so what we did was we followed up or than half a million women over 17 years on average, and we looked at their diets, we looked across several different foods and nutrients, and we saw that in about 12,000 cases of bowel cancer, the strongest risk factors for bowel cancer were alcohol, which is well established and which is well established and which increases the risk as well as read and processed meat, and after this we saw that calcium really came up as protective cover really br

she will detail plans to invest in the oxford—cambridge arc — that's an area spanning the two top universitys, home to many high—tech firms and university—driven tech initiatives. now chair of beyondnetzero — voiced his support for a targeted approach well, i strongly welcome the idea of getting the uk and actually has a proper outcome over so i think that the work we do in life sciences clearly has a place there. i don't think... a million flowers bloom. an extended interview with lord browne there will feature on talking business here on bbc news. this could be a real moment for the chancellor. teamgb spirit, teamuk spirit that we want to see across the economy moving. and i think, because of that, some of the bold moves should be celebrated. and so one of the things that we are looking for is, as you say, taking some of those big decisions for a while — for complex reasons, perhaps — reiterating the growth 0k. heathrow runway. that's just an example. you said that's been sitting on the government's these are good... is important to say. to grow the economy, there are lots of ways you can

that's according to new research from heineken and university of oxford professor charles spence. >>ny people still report being called out or judged on their decision to choose a nonalcoholic beverage. >> after surveying roughly 12,000 adults across the u.s, u.k, spain, japan and brazil, researchers found members of gen z that are over the legal drinking age, especially young men, are a main group feeling pressured about alcohol consumption. >> they still feel a need to justify their choice of a low or no alcohol beverage, particularly when they're in social situations. >> if you say, oh, i'm not drinking, so why not? like what's up? >> but some herd mentality could help with the study. finding 38% of men in this group said they would be willing to try nonalcoholic drinks if their friends did so, too. >> if they can have a social time and just be just as fun sober, then why? why the need for drinking? >> meanwhile, with roughly 25% of study participants identifying people who don't drink as respectable, it could be a sign that more people may feel confident choosing these drinks in

that's according to new research from heineken and university of oxford professor charles spence. >>any people still report being called out or judged on their decision to choose a nonalcoholic beverage. >> after surveying roughly 12,000 adults across the u.s, u.k, spain, japan and brazil, researchers found members of gen z that are over the legal drinking age, especially young men, are a main group feeling pressured about alcohol consumption. >> they still feel a need to justify their choice of a low or no alcohol beverage, particularly when they're in social situations. >> if you say, oh, i'm not drinking, so why not? like what's up? >> but some herd mentality could help with the study. finding 38% of men in this group said they would be willing to try nonalcoholic drinks if their friends did so, too. >> if they can have a social time and just be just as fun sober, then why? why the need for drinking? >> meanwhile, with roughly 25% of study participants identifying people who don't drink as respectable, it could be a sign that more people may feel confident choosing these drinks in