zoe conway, bbc news, howey. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.w weekly segment, ai decoded. welcome to ai decoded, that time of the week when we look in depth at some of the most eye catching stories in the world of artificial intelligence. first, using ai being in therapy. we'll show how nhs england are using ai chatbots to help their growing waiting list for mental health support. and like here in the guardian newspaper, we'll ask whether a chatbot is really equipped to tackle complex emotional needs? next up, forbes asks, could "ai —powered" genital scans actually become a thing? a new start—up has launched a sexual wellness tool for women called calmara and is encouraging users to submit photos of their partners�* private parts. the company claim their "patented" ai "wizardry" can analyse images of male genitalia for the presence of common sexually transmitted infections. the daily dot shows one man's solution forjob interviews. a tech ceo posted a tiktok showing him using an "ai clone" during a mockjob interview. we'll show you that in a bit

zoe conway, bbc news, howey.ptocurrency billionaire sam bankman—fried has been sentenced in new york to 25 years in prison after stealing $8 billion from his ftx customers. speaking in court before his sentencing, the man who was known as the crypto king apologised and said he'd made a series of bad decisions. our business correspondent erin delmore reports from outside the court in new york. a stunning fall for sam bankman—fried, a crypto exchange founder and mogul in the industry who graced the cover of forbes magazine and appeared on stage with tony blair and bill clinton. american football player tom brady and supermodel gisele bunch starred in his company's ads. he spoke in front of congress as a leader in the burgeoning crypto industry. he founded the cryptocurrency exchange ftx, where customers traded their dollars and pounds for cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. when the exchange collapsed in november 2022, he assured customers their money was safe. but it turns out his entire business was built on lies. aju

zoe conway, bbc news, howey.billionaire sam bankman—fried has been sentenced in new york to 25 years in prison after stealing 8 billion dollars from his ftx customers. speaking in court before his sentencing, the man who was known as the crypto king apologised and said he'd made a series of bad decisions. our business correspondent, erin delmore, reports from new york. a stunning fall for sam bankman—fried, a crypto exchange founder and mogul in the industry who graced the cover of forbes magazine and appeared on stage with tony blair and bill clinton. american football player tom brady and supermodel gisele bunch starred in his company's ads. he spoke in front of congress as a leader in the burgeoning crypto industry. he founded the cryptocurrency exchange ftx, where customers traded their dollars and pounds for cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. when the exchange collapsed in november 2022, he assured customers their money was safe. but it turns out his entire business was built on lies. a jury convicted him here i

zoe conway, bbc news.o—man�*s land separating north and south korea. the zone was created in 1953 at the end of the korean war, when the communist north was separated from the south. the zone stretches across the peninsula and is two and a half miles wide. but a small community of south koreans were left inside the zone in the village of taesung, guarded day and night by hundreds of soldiers. it has a parallel village in the north. our seoul correspondent jean mackenzie spent time with the us—led coalition army that runs the village. we pass through checkpoint after checkpoint on ourjourney into the heart of the demilitarized zone, the strip of land separating north and south korea. freedom main, this is freedom 6, over. but beyond the barbed wire sits a deceivingly peaceful village where a tiny community of south koreans live in the shadow of their enemy, north korea, closely guarded by an elite battalion of soldiers. like many of the villagers, mrs kim was born here before korea was even divided. she's n

zoe conway reports. with the equipment needed to build a temporary dock in gaza, a us army logistics ship. it's already on its way. the united states hopes to get a lot more aid in by sea, but it could take several weeks. in the meantime, in cyprus, efforts are under way by a charity to move supplies across the mediterranean. it may not look like much, but on this barge sits 200 tonnes of food. it'll be towed by a spanish charity ship the more than 200 miles to gaza. this sea route has not been tried before. thejourney could be precarious. translation: we will tow this platform to gaza, - where the last mile will be the most complicated operation. the disembarkation will be done on a pier that is being built right now by the world central kitchen. gaza has no functioning port. american charity world central kitchen says it will be able to unload the supplies, but it's not clear how. clamour nor is it clear how it will avoid scenes like this — the desperate scramble for aid. alni was lucky — he got a sack

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zoe conway, bbc news, wales.a member of the horizon composition advisory board who oversees compensation related to that post office horizon scandal so that in important interview coming up in about 15 minutes�* time. more breaking news this hour because the international court ofjustice has just ordered israel to take all necessary action to ensure basic food supplies reach the palestinian population in gaza. thejudges at the hague said famine was taken hold in gaza, the ruling follows a request lodged by south africa which accuses israel of stately genocide in gaza. israel is vehemently denied its military campaign aimed at hamas is illegal and has blamed the un for causing delays in the delivery of aid. earlier on the programme... james elderfrom the un children's agency, unicef. he's in gaza right now. we get asked so constantly about, "do people still have hope?" and i often refer to, "yes, mothers will explain that is all they've got left." and then we have spoken to teenage girls who are so utterly exhaust

zoe conway, bbc news, howey. uk's biggest water company, thames water, has told the bbc it is "eventually possible" the company could be nationalised if it fails to secure fresh funding from investors. chris weston has also sought to reassure customers that services won't be affected, whatever the outcome of the compa ny�*s financial difficulties. earlier today shareholders announced they would not be putting half a billion pounds towards a rescue plan. our business editor, simonjack, reports in the village of lambourn in west berkshire, drains have overflowed regularly, pouring raw sewage onto the streets and straight into the local river — a protected chalk stream. thames water says high rainfall has overwhelmed storm drains. villagers and local charities say it's down to years of underinvestment by the company. we'd like to see water quality being put above profit. we'd like to see people in towns and villages having their sewage treated, and it being returned to the river after being treated, so that we have

zoe conway, bbc news, howey.hest court has ordered israel to ensure urgent humanitarian assistance" in gaza without delay, saying "famine has set in". since its original order issued injanuary, the international court ofjustice noted that "the catastrophic living conditions of the palestinians in the gaza strip have deteriorated further, in particular in view of the prolonged and widespread deprivation of food and other basic necessities..." this latest development follows the comments made by the un's most senior human rights official volker turk, who told the bbc there is a �*plausible case' that israel is using �*starvation as a weapon of war�*. he was speaking to our international editor, jeremy bowen. israel is an occupying power and has an obligation to provide humanitarian assistance. if that humanitarian assistance. if that humanitarian assistance. if that humanitarian assistance does not come in and the scale, speed and predictability that is required, yes, very serious questions are raised. the collecti

zoe conway, bbc news.ioned in the us ship which is on the way to build the temporary pier, that will take time notjust for thejourney temporary pier, that will take time not just for the journey across the atlantic through the mediterranean but also to build that structure, the us has said it could be two months before it is operational. a lot of the focus is on the ship in cyprus which could be here potentially in just a few days and ready to deliver aid although questions remain about how it will be unloaded and secured and distributed through gaza. i spoke to nathan morley, a freelance journalist in larnaca in cyprus and i asked him when the ship might get the all clear to set sail.— the all clear to set sail. according to the president _ the all clear to set sail. according to the president who _ the all clear to set sail. according to the president who spoke - the all clear to set sail. according to the president who spoke last l to the president who spoke last night, it might move today or tomorrow,

zoe conway, bbc news, howey.kman—fried has been sentenced in new york to 25 years in prison, after stealing $8 billion from customers of his failed crypto exchange ftx. speaking in court before his sentencing, the man who was known as the crypto king apologised and said he'd made a series of bad decisions. he said he knew a lot of people feel really let down. we'll have more details on that sentencing in our business coverage a little later on this hour. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. it was one of last summer's big blockbuster movies and it swept the board during the awards season. but up until now, people injapan haven't been able to see the film oppenheimer. that changes today when it gets a cinema release. the film tells the story of the scientist j robert oppenheimer. this is a national emergency. detonators charged. we this is a national emergency. detonators charged.- this is a national emergency. detonators charged. we are in a race against _ detonators ch

zoe conway reports.etising, pupils say it tastes worse. i taste more fork and cardboard than the actual food, so, like, i feel like if ijust put some, like, salt and pepper on this fork, i would enjoy it more. it's got about the texture of rubber. it's cold. i won't even say it's warm. and, yeah, the potato, like... what did you get, two potatoes? rock—solid on that side. some kids, they don't get... they might not have enough money to get, like, a proper meal when they go home. so they're relying on this meal to keep them going throughout the day. in a letter to parents, headteacherjason ashley said he wouldn't allow his own children to eat it. the school says it's had numerous meetings with the caterers to try to improve the menu. it's sad, actually, people have to witness, too, and it's something that morally, that we're now obliged to draw attention to. i mean, when you've got students coming up to us at break times and saying that the fork with some seasoning would be more edible than what they're e

zoe conway reports.sgusted, he shared this image on social media. if it looks unappetising, pupils say it tastes worse. i taste more fork and cardboard than the actual food, so, like, i feel like if ijust put some, like, salt and pepper on this fork, i would enjoy it more. it's got about the texture of rubber. it's cold. i won't even say it's warm. and, yeah, the potato, like... what did you get, two potatoes? rock—solid on that side. some kids, they don't get... they might not have enough money to get, like, a proper meal when they go home. so they're relying on this meal to keep them going throughout the day. in a letter to parents, headteacherjason ashley said he wouldn't allow his own children to eat it. the school says it's had numerous meetings with the caterers to try to improve the menu. it's sad, actually, people have to witness, too, and it's something that morally, that we're now obliged to draw attention to. i mean, when you've got students coming up to us at break times and saying that the f

zoe conway has this exclusive report. we come amid whales, there is something missing. -- in howie, mid-wales, there is something missing. this house was the village post office, but not anymore. >> there was a counter that went from that wall all the way across. this was all shop. and then the post office was at the end. i used to sit down there. zoe: joan and her husband had to give up the jobs they loved after being accused of stealing thousands of pounds. in the beginning, joan blamed herself for the shortfall. tell me about the scale of the losses. joan: in total, it was roughly 40,000 pounds. i was thinking it must be me doing something wrong. zoe: you blamed yourself? joan: of course i did. zoe: she came to realize the horizon system was at fault. how else to explain that t numbers on her computer screen dramatically changed overnight? joan: we were in bed. nobody else would get in the house. and just did not make sense. zoe: when they were suspended from running the post office, some villagers assumed they had stol

involving up to 45 patients, although this has not been confirmed by the trust. 0ur correspondent zoe conwaye with more information. the fertility centre says in these incidents, there was an error in the freezing process that led to a tragic loss of a small number of embryos because they either did not survive or because they cannot be detected and the centre says it has called in external clinical experts to try and understand what has happened, although they have not been able to find a direct cause yet. the metropolitan police were here at the clinic yesterday, although they say they are not currently investigating. the centre also says it has tightened security measures at the unit. and what the bbc understands is that we are talking about 150 embryos affected and as many as 45 patients, although that has not been confirmed by the trust. we have spoken to one patient who says she is distraught and emotionally drained because she has discovered that one of her embryos cannot be found. the clinic has apologised to patients for any distress that has been caused and it says for those who ha

let's speak to our correspondent zoe conway who is outside homerton hospital.happened. the take us to what you understand has ha ened. , . happened. the fertility centre it sa s in happened. the fertility centre it says in these — happened. the fertility centre it says in these incidents, - happened. the fertility centre it says in these incidents, there . happened. the fertility centre it l says in these incidents, there was an error in the freezing process that led to a tragic loss of a small number of embryos because they either did not survive or because they cannot be detected and the centre says it has called on external clinical experts to try and understand what has happened although they have not been able to find a direct cause yet. the metropolitan police were here at the clinic yesterday although they say they are not currently investigating. the centre also says it has tightened security measures at the unit. and what the bbc understands is that we are talking about 150 embryos affected and as many as 45 patients although that has not been confirme

zoe conway, bbc news. on. good morning. that's right, there's some _ operation. good morning. that's right, there's some real - operation. good morning. that's. right, there's some real problems attached to this, the us ship is on its way but very simply put, it has a long way to go. the journey from the us to where we are here in the middle east will take the us, say, at least two months and when they do get here we know us soldiers will help to build the pier but we know they won't actually go ashore to gaza and helped distributed the aid and they could potentially be a huge problem. you know in the last few days they have been report of five people being killed by one of the airdrops ofaid, people being killed by one of the airdrops of aid, when a parachute didn't open. we've also seen the convoy being swamped by desperate people. the fact is, very simply, but enough aid is getting into gaza and we've heard the international community and foreign secretary lord cameron say in the last few days there are

our correspondent zoe conway is outside the clinic in hackney. good morning to you.bryos were involved. and 45 patients could be affected. one patient we spoke to said she was distraught and emotionally drained because she had been told that one half her embryos could not be found. the clinic says it has apologised to all the patients affected for any distress caused and get set for those who have already started their treatment, those cycles will go ahead but those ones that are scheduled and have not yet started, all of those have been suspended. this is not the first time the regulator has had concerns about this clinic. two years ago it said whistle—blowers were concerned about the leadership of the clinic, the welfare of patients and staff and the working conditions. for welfare of patients and staff and the working conditions.- the working conditions. for the moment. _ the working conditions. for the moment, thank _ the working conditions. for the moment, thank you. _ a ship carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid is expected to set sail for gaza this week