samira hussain, live in dennv- _ here in the country. samira hussain, live in denny. have got much more coming up. temperatures are what you expect them to be around this time of year is. it looks like it's going to turn dry later in the week as low pressure loses its grip and high pressure loses its grip and high pressure starts to take over. low pressure starts to take over. low pressure is firmly in charge today with a weather frontjust the north—east and enhancing the showers especially later on in the day. right spells and sunshine and some showers. slow moving showers across the north and north—east of scotland. every other the some hail and later the cloud thickens across cornwall. if you are in such an light breezes, temp is up to 70 degrees will feel quite pleasant. three this evening, savages fit quite quickly. we have got clear skies. it continues raining pushing northward and eastward. underneath the cloud offering, it is going to relatively mild. cooler in the east. this is the weather front. it is all connected to this area of low pressure, although we s

thank you very much, samira hussain in| you very much, samira hussain in delhi.gal action against several major companies. they accuse the social media firm, meta, the maker of the call of duty video games, and a gun manufacturer of promoting dangerous weapons to teens like the attacker. our north america correspondent peter bowes sent this update(tx) this was one of the worst school shootings in us history. and these are wrongful death lawsuits targeting not only the gun manufacturer — daniel defense — the 18—year—old responsible for this shooting had one of their guns, but also in these lawsuits targeting the developers of the video game call of duty and instagram. and the claim being that, in effect, these three organisations collaborated to market assault—style weapons to teenage boys, that these adolescent boys were, in effect, groomed to carry out the violent video game experiences, things that they had watched, but they would carry out those fantasies in real life. that is the claim. and instagram's parent company, meta, are accused of having lax oversight

that was samira hussain. more from samira into maro's programme. —— in tomorrow's programme.zza delivery will be sentenced tomorrow. the assault on stephenjenkinson has raised wider concerns about how the delivery industry is regulated. bbc news has discovered that the rider involved, jenniffer rocha, was still working using a deliveroo account a month after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm. angus crawford reports. look — a delivery rider is trying to get away from angry locals. just leave it where it is! but why? you see where it is. so leave it there. because she's just attacked a customer — bitten his thumb off. my arm dropped, and my brain said, "oh, she's let go." i lifted my arm up and i sprayed her with blood. that's him, stephen, with his hand in the air, wrapped in a towel to stop the bleeding. he had to take months off work, have reconstructive surgery. jenniffer rocha pleaded guilty, but she was classed as self—employed, so the delivery company, deliveroo, wasn't liable. he can't claim any compensation. what do you think of deliveroo? disgusting, as a busine

samira hussain, thank you very much.e commissioners. there's also a by—election in blackpool south, following the resignation of the former conservative, scott benton. polls open at 7:00 and close at 10pm local time. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. senators in the us state of arizona have voted to repeal a 19th century state law banning abortion, unless the mother's life is in danger. it was revived after the us supreme court overturned the constitutional right of women to a termination. arizona's senate voted by 16 to iii votes to repeal the near total abortion ban. police have fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators outside georgia's parliament where legislation, critics claim could silence dissent, has been provisionally approved. protestors waved georgian and eu flags as they tried to block entrances to the building. they say they're defending free speech. the �*foreign agents' law requires organisations to state whether they are funded from abroad. the disgraced hollywood film producer

our south asia correspondent samira hussain is in the south—western state of kerala.en really interesting to hear from from all these first—time voters. and we made a point to go to two different states and to speak with first—time voters from two different states. so i'm here in kerala and then we also went to the north in bihar. have a listen to what they had to say. this is really delicious. are you talking with your friends about the election? and what are you guys talking about? decrease in the constitutional rights of indian people. major issue facing in this election is confusion - to which party i need to vote. this is my first thought. so i don't want to waste that vote by giving a corrupted party. - yeah. everything is kind of... everyone is doing that, working for their own benefit. what is something that you want to see changed in your country? due to the lack of a financial structure the wealth distribution is unequal. right to vote is a constitutional right for me. i don't want to waste that right. i need to change caste discrimination from the country.

our correspondent in delhi, samira hussain, explained exactly where the votes are taking place, and theues in each region. we're looking at about ten different states that are currently voting. some, as you rightly pointed out, in the south. and then of course there's the territory ofjammu and kashmir that are also voting. and by the time this fourth phase is over, about 70% of the entire country will have finally voted. and we've been looking at the issues right across the country. and according to recent polling and interviews that we've done, on the minds of voters in terms of the most pressing issues, bar none, it has to be the economy. and most importantly is unemployment, that there is a real struggle with unemployment, particularly among young, educated men. and that's a real problem. and also a real difficulty which is something you are seeing right across the world is the fight with inflation, of higherfood prices, and the increased cost of living — that's really putting a lot of pressure on everyday people. let's turn to the middle east. so much focus on rafah and worries abou

i'm samira hussain and today we're talking elections.n the southern state of kerala, famous for its network of palm—lined lakes and lagoons. it has one of the best healthcare systems in the country and one of the highest literacy rates. and it's from this picturesque seaside state that we kick off our election coverage. just take a look at this — some 969 million voters are eligible to cast their ballot, which takes place in seven phases in just over six weeks. that is the population of the us, russia, japan, brazil, france and britain. and since we're still a bit short, let's throw in belgium into the mix. nearly 1.5 million polling booths have been set up across the country. 15 million polling officials and security staff will be needed to run them. 5.5 million electronic voting machines will be used to elect the 543 mp5. results will be announced on june 4. in case you haven't had enough of numbers, check this one out. more than 18 million new first—time voters are heading to the polls. so, what are the issues that matter to them? thi

live now to our south asia correspondent, samira hussain, who's been touring the country and speakingerent voting blocks today. i am at the fishing village in the southern state of carolina and i want to talk about women and the fact that they are not represented in parliament. i went for a run as i usually do in the northern states and a cup with some women to ask them what they wanted from their political leaders. �* ., ~ leaders. i'm running in a park 'ust leaders. i'm running in a park just across — leaders. i'm running in a park just across the street - leaders. i'm running in a park just across the street from i leaders. i'm running in a park| just across the street from the hotel and come with me, i've seen the most incredible thing. this entire enclosure is full of exercise equipment and eight is completely dedicated to women, so i thought what better place than to ask women what issues matter to them in the election. 0bviously, obviously, i went for a run to get that story. you can see that i am next to a fishing village right now but i will not go fishing to get a story from

samira hussain reports. this is really delicious.ends about the election? and what are you guys talking about? decrease in the constitutional rights of indian people. major issue facing in this election is confusion - to which party i need to vote. this is my first thought. so i don't want to waste that vote by giving a corrupted party. - yeah. everything is kind of... everyone is doing that, working for their own benefit. what is something that you want to see changed in your country? due to the lack of a financial structure the wealth distribution is unequal. right to vote is a constitutional right for me. i don't want to waste that right. i need to change caste discrimination from the country. i feel like this is the age that we start to form - our political opinions. we can actually vote for the first time right now and see how- it's going to unfold. so that is very exciting. what for you is the most important election issue? india lacks infrastructure on a huge ground. there have been times where i was kind of like sexually hara

for more on this, i'm joined from kerala by our south asia correspondent, samira hussain. 0ne one thinge have also been reporting on over the last several months from india is how under the prime minister's leadership or ruling party there have been accusations of the prime minister singling out minorities, especially muslims, for example, at a rally last week, we had the prime minister say if the congress party wins, the opposition party wins, they will redistribute their wealth and give it to muslims. there was a considerable backlash from those comments. it gives you a sense of the kind of divisive language being used in the country. as i found out, that kind of rhetoric doesn't exist everywhere in the country. we were driving around the city and we stopped when we saw this hindu temple. it struck us, why? take a look at what is beside it, a mosque. evening prayers are taking place right now. it doesn't stop just there. you can still see the mosque and temple behind me. if you look over this way, you see there is actually a church as well. it is not uncommon in india to see a mosque,

has become a way for many kashmiris to protest against that move. 0ur south asia correspondent samira hussain general elections. this one is different. for people in indian—administered kashmir, voting has become a form of protest. garlands and sweets. for 0mar abdullah, a voice for that anger. now clearly there is a huge gap between what they claim and what is the reality on the ground. what you see is not because of what the bjp did, it's in spite of what the bjp did. in 2019, the modi government revoked kashmir�*s autonomy, a guarantee to its own flag, constitution and statehood, saying it would bring development to the region. but a crackdown on any dissent against the move was swift. government forces took over, there was a complete communication blackout for months. hundreds were arrested, including 0mar abdullah. in the shadow of what happened on the 5th of august 2019, i think has given fresh voters, young voters a new impetus to come out and make their voices heard. not voting for just representation, they are voting to protect their identity. translation: we are not voting for i bet

here's samira hussain. this is really delicious. with your friends about the election? and what are you guys talking about? decrease in the constitutional rights of indian people. major issue facing in this election is confusion to which party i need to vote. this is my first thought. so i don't want to waste that vote by giving a corrupted party. yeah. everything is kind of... everyone is doing that, - working for their own benefit. what is something that you want to see changed in your country? due to the lack of a financial structure, the wealth distribution is unequal. the right to vote is a constitutional right for me. i don't want to waste that right. i need to change caste discrimination from the country. i feel like this is the age that we start to form - our political opinions. we can actually vote for the first time right now and see how- it's going to unfold. so that is very exciting. what, for you, is the most important election issue? india lacks infrastructure on a huge ground. there have been times where i was kind of

our south asia correspondent samira hussain reports from new delhi. chanting.s different. for people in indian—administered kashmir, voting has become a form of protest. garlands and sweets. a voice for that anger. now clearly there is a huge gap between what they claim and what is the reality on the ground. what you see it in spite of what the bjp data. what you see it in spite of what the bjp data. because in 2019, the government revoked kashmir�*s autonomy. a guarantee to its own flag, constitution and statehood, saying it would bring development to the region. but a crackdown on any dissent against the move was swift. government forces took over, there was a complete communication blackout for months. hundreds were arrested, including this man. in the shadow of what happened on the 5th of august 2019, i think has given fresh voters, young voters a new impetus to come out and make their voices heard. not voting for just representation, they are voting to protect their identity. translation: we are not voting for i better electricity, better roads. i the crow

for more on this, i'm joined from kerala by our south asia correspondent, samira hussain.of carolina and another northern state, to get the sense of what the issues are for these voters but also if there are any differences between the two states. —— in kerala. this is really delicious. are you talking with your friends about the election? and what are you guys talking about? decrease in the constitutional rights of indian people. major issue facing this election is confusion to which party- i need to vote. this is my first vote, so i don't want to waste that vote | by giving it to a corrupted party. | if we go to small villages, people have to _ if we go to small villages, people have to travel to get treatment. there _ have to travel to get treatment. there are — have to travel to get treatment. there are some kind of dictatorship going _ there are some kind of dictatorship going around — there are some kind of dictatorship going around in_ there are some kind of dictatorship going around in the _ there are some kind of dictatorship going around in the country. - there a

the results are expected onjune 4th. 0ur south asia correspondent samira hussain is following develpoments voting done and dusted there is only one more phase left. until we get the results for india's general election. that final phase, phase number seven, is due to take place onjune the 1st and we should start getting initial exit polls after that point. the overall counting will happen injune the 4th. as we know, prime minister narendra modi is looking to get a third consecutive term in office. the indian national congress party is mounting and opposition and what they have done is they have banded together with several other parties together with several other parties to try and counter narendra modi's continuing and enduring popularity. remember, this last phase has come at a time in which the country is experiencing an enormous heatwave. there are parts of the country that even hit almost 50 celsius. and so we saw actually that both political parties were delivering the same message, which is to encourage people to go out and cast a ballot despite the extreme heat. as a precaution we

live to delhi and to our correspondent, samira hussain. folks are taking place. what are the key issues in the different regions? when looking at about ten different states that are currently voting. some as you rightly pointed out in the south and then of course there is there territory of general kashmir that are also voting. by the time this fourth phase is over, about 70% of the entire country will have finally voted. and we have been looking at the issues right across the country, and according to recent polling and interviews that we have done, in the minds of voters in terms of the most pressing issues, bar none it has to be the economy. most importantly is unemployment, that there is a real struggle with unemployment, particularly among young educated men. that is a real problem. also a real difficulty, which is something that is interesting right across the world, is the fight with inflation and the higher prices and increase cost of living. that has really put a lot of pressure on everyday people. haifa living. that has really pu

our correspondent, samira hussain, is in kerala in southern india. hi, there.ng you stories from very important voter groups in the country but ones that we don�*t often hear from. country but ones that we don�*t often hearfrom. clearly, iam country but ones that we don�*t often hearfrom. clearly, i am at a fishing village in the southern state of carolina and that a story will come a little bit later on today for some —— southern state of kerala. i want to talk about women and as you rightly point out, they only represent 15% of mps in parliament so i went running with a few women to find out what they want from their political leaders. i am speaking to voters and we�*re going to be speaking to different voting blocs throughout the day today. clearly, i�*m at a fishing village in the southern state of kerala, but i want to talk about women and the fact that they�*re not very much represented in parliament. so i went for a run, as i usually do, in the northern state of bihar, and i caught up with some women to ask them what they want from their political leader

has many of india's minority groups worried about their future. 0ur south asia correspondent, samira hussainte a bit of backlash from opposition parties and from the muslim community saying those comments were the equivalent of hate speech. it gives you an idea of some of the divisive language that is being used here. but it's not everywhere as i found out on one particular st corner in kerala, that rhetoric is not being used. we corner in kerala, that rhetoric is not being used.— corner in kerala, that rhetoric is not being used. we were driving around the _ not being used. we were driving around the city _ not being used. we were driving around the city and _ not being used. we were driving around the city and we - not being used. we were driving around the city and we stopped | not being used. we were driving - around the city and we stopped when we saw this hindu temple. it struck us, why did it strikers? take a look what is just us, why did it strikers? take a look what isjust beside us, why did it strikers? take a look what is just beside it. a us, why did it strikers? take a look what