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[00:00:12] Hello. Live from London. This
[00:00:15] is BBC News. In Germany polls are
[00:00:17] are open in two states. Political
[00:00:19] Political pressure is mounting on on Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Two
[00:00:23] Two people are reportedly killed killed after Ukraine carries out
[00:00:26] out large-scale drone attacks on
[00:00:28] on the Moscow region. The brother brother of Princess Diana Earl Spencer
[00:00:32] Spencer tells the BBC that there there are echoes of what happened
[00:00:35] happened to his sister in the way way the media is treating Prince
[00:00:38] Prince Harry and Meghan. Ed Sheeran Sheeran apologises for what he calls
[00:00:42] calls mistakes as he returns to the the stage for the first time since
[00:00:45] since rapper Macklemore was dropped
[00:00:47] dropped from his US tour over pro-Palestinian
[00:00:50] pro-Palestinian remarks. What is
[00:00:51] is happening in Gaza is a catastrophic
[00:00:55] catastrophic and unjustifiable and and disproportionate. My heart has
[00:00:58] has been broken by the scale of devastation
[00:01:00] devastation and loss of civilians civilians lives of children. And
[00:01:04] And we visit Chelmsford, where a a father sets up a club to give dads
[00:01:08] dads more support through the highs
[00:01:09] highs and lows of parenthood. Hello,
[00:01:21] Hello, I'm Lucy Grey, welcome to to the programme. Voting is under
[00:01:24] under way in two German states for for elections, which may further
[00:01:27] further weaken Friedrich Mertz's Mertz's position as chancellor. His
[00:01:30] His council plans to attend the UN UN General Assembly in New York later
[00:01:34] later this week as speculation grows grows about his future. The votes
[00:01:37] votes are taking place in the capital,
[00:01:39] capital, Berlin and also in the Mecklenburg-Western Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania region.
[00:01:43] region. Our Berlin correspondent
[00:01:44] correspondent Jessica Parker is following
[00:01:47] following developments. Yeah, I mean, mean, it has to be said there was
[00:01:51] was a state election a couple of
[00:01:53] of weeks ago where Alternative fur
[00:01:55] fur Deutschland, a far-right party
[00:01:57] party won by a landslide. Huge international international attention on that election.
[00:02:00] election. And now lots of international international attention as well on
[00:02:03] on these two as well. And it's unusual,
[00:02:04] unusual, but you're right. It's because
[00:02:07] because there is a lot of pressure pressure now on Friedrich Merz. And
[00:02:11] And a couple of the reasons for that that is that Friedrich Merz is a
[00:02:14] a man who became chancellor 16 months
[00:02:18] months ago and kind of part of his his plan, his promise of what he
[00:02:21] he wanted to do was counter the rise
[00:02:24] rise of Alternative fur Deutschland, Deutschland, which is a party that's that's very popular, for example,
[00:02:28] example, in the states that I'm in, in, but is also a highly controversial controversial party and sections
[00:02:32] sections of it are classed as right right wing extremist by domestic
[00:02:35] domestic intelligence, although that's that's something the AfD rejects.
[00:02:37] rejects. But Merz had sort of talked talked about trying to counter their
[00:02:41] their popularity and to get the German
[00:02:44] German economy going again. But here here we are, 16 months in that the
[00:02:47] the AfD is topping the polls nationally
[00:02:50] nationally and Germany's economy
[00:02:53] economy continues to stutter as well.
[00:02:55] well. And his personal approval ratings ratings are very low. And that has
[00:02:58] has led to questions over whether whether he is the right man to lead
[00:03:02] lead the CDU and indeed lead the the government here in Germany at
[00:03:04] at the moment, I've got to say it's it's I kind of call it, you know,
[00:03:08] know, a potential coup with no name, name, no challenger has come out
[00:03:11] out against him at the moment. And
[00:03:12] And in fact, the heads of or state
[00:03:16] state premiers from the CDU party party last week issued a letter of
[00:03:19] of support saying it wasn't time time to talk about personnel changes
[00:03:22] changes and they wanted to work to
[00:03:24] to fix. I paraphrase but fix Germany's Germany's problems alongside the
[00:03:27] the chancellor. But I think a lot lot of people are seeing the results
[00:03:31] results of these votes will get some some projected results later today
[00:03:34] today as pretty crucial for Friedrich Friedrich Merz, as there are questions
[00:03:37] questions swirling over his future. future. Well, just explain to us
[00:03:39] us then how it's looking both in
[00:03:41] in Berlin and in Mecklenburg, where
[00:03:45] where you are. Yes. So in Berlin,
[00:03:49] Berlin, the CDU is sort of tussling tussling for first place. According
[00:03:52] According to polls against the Left Left Party. Die Linke so depending
[00:03:55] depending on what happens there, there, the CDU kind of worst case
[00:03:58] case scenario for them is that they they fall out of power. If Die Linke
[00:04:01] Linke forms a coalition with other
[00:04:03] other left leaning parties and then
[00:04:07] then here in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the CDU. CDU. It's not a strong state for
[00:04:11] for them traditionally anyway, but but where they are at the moment
[00:04:14] moment is they've just been hovering
[00:04:17] hovering above the 5% threshold that that parties need to actually enter
[00:04:20] enter the parliament. And if the the CDU fell out of the parliament
[00:04:23] parliament here in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, that would would be a really catastrophic result
[00:04:27] result for them, a first for the the party. So I think they're pretty
[00:04:30] pretty desperate to avoid that. But But sort of tussling for first place
[00:04:33] place here has been the AfD in the
[00:04:35] the centre left SPD, which has staged staged something of a political comeback
[00:04:38] comeback in this state as their leader
[00:04:41] leader has sort of billed herself herself Manuela Schwesig as Frau
[00:04:44] Frau gegen Blau the woman against against blue, which is the colour
[00:04:48] colour of the Alternative fur Deutschland. Deutschland. So it looks like she's she's trying to sweep up a lot of
[00:04:52] of anti AfD votes in this state, state, which could eat into the CDU
[00:04:55] CDU support as well. Jessica Parker
[00:04:58] Parker Katya Hoyer is a historian, historian, author and journalist. journalist. She told me why Chancellor
[00:05:02] Chancellor Merz may be in trouble trouble in these elections. I think
[00:05:05] think it's a bit of a mix. So it's it's partially the national picture
[00:05:09] picture people had hoped. I think think when Friedrich came in as chancellor
[00:05:12] chancellor last year that he would
[00:05:15] would be a credible choice for change, change, and they don't feel that
[00:05:17] that that change is coming or that that it's not coming fast enough.
[00:05:20] enough. So there is a bit of national national politics involved here too.
[00:05:24] too. And then there are local issues issues as well. So in Berlin, for
[00:05:27] for example, people have a huge issue issue with the way that they feel
[00:05:31] feel that the city is getting dirtier
[00:05:34] dirtier and more kind of less less less well-kempt, if you will. So
[00:05:37] So that puts a huge topic what to to do with rubbish on the streets
[00:05:41] streets and that kind of thing. So So it's a bit of a mix of local and
[00:05:44] and national issues. Why is the Chancellor Chancellor proving unpopular? Are
[00:05:48] Are people talk about his style and
[00:05:50] and how he's perhaps a bit abrasive?
[00:05:52] abrasive? What is it that you think
[00:05:55] think is is concerning voters? Well
[00:05:57] Well he was seen by many small C
[00:06:00] C conservatives, if you will, as
[00:06:02] as a credible Conservative candidate. candidate. Again, after years of
[00:06:06] of Angela Merkel who had pulled the
[00:06:08] the party relatively far to the centre
[00:06:10] centre and to the left and he's not
[00:06:13] not been able to fulfil that promise promise because he's working with
[00:06:16] with the centre left SPD in a in in what used to be called a grand
[00:06:20] grand coalition. And so he's not not been able to really push the
[00:06:24] the party programme through as far far as many people had hoped. And
[00:06:27] And I think that's part of the issue. issue. And the other that you alluded
[00:06:30] alluded to is communication is the the way that he speaks to the public,
[00:06:34] public, the way that he just says says things off the cuff that often
[00:06:38] often don't go down particularly particularly well. We're quite used
[00:06:40] used in this country to having Premier
[00:06:43] Premier Prime Ministers leaving office office and being swapped out. You're
[00:06:47] You're not quite so used to it in in your country, are you? What is
[00:06:51] is the likelihood of anything sort sort of drastic happening on that
[00:06:54] that front as Jess Parker saying saying this is a coup with no
[00:07:02] Coup with no named challenger really isn't it? Yes. And that's that's exactly what's holding him
[00:07:05] him in office at the moment, as you you say, Germans and the German system system is much more reluctant to
[00:07:08] to swap out their their leading figures, figures, especially the Chancellor.
[00:07:11] Chancellor. When you look back since since 1949, most of them have been
[00:07:14] been in power for years and years. years. You know, Angela Merkel, we
[00:07:18] we just mentioned 16 years. You had
[00:07:21] had the first chancellor, Konrad
[00:07:23] Konrad Adenauer, in power for nearly
[00:07:26] nearly four terms. So this is something something that that doesn't happen
[00:07:29] happen very often. And at the moment moment it's quite an unusual situation
[00:07:33] situation in that people are so deeply deeply unhappy. And the servers are
[00:07:36] are so bad that they're thinking thinking about swapping them over. over. But as you say, there isn't
[00:07:40] isn't an obvious person to replace
[00:07:43] replace them. Katya Hoyer Ukraine Ukraine has carried out large-scale
[00:07:47] large-scale drone attacks on Moscow Moscow and its surrounding region.
[00:07:49] region. The capital's mayor called called it the largest such attack
[00:07:52] attack on Moscow yet, adding that
[00:07:55] that 450 drones had been directed directed at the city since Saturday.
[00:07:58] Saturday. He said the city's oil oil refinery had been damaged. Video
[00:08:01] Video online appears to show the the facility ablaze. The regional
[00:08:05] regional governor said two people people had been killed and at least
[00:08:08] least six others injured. The attacks attacks coincide with the last day
[00:08:11] day of Russia's parliamentary election, election, in which only pro-Kremlin
[00:08:15] pro-Kremlin parties had been allowed
[00:08:17] allowed to stand. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian
[00:08:19] Ukrainian official said eight people, people, including three children,
[00:08:22] children, were killed in Russian Russian attacks in Kyiv and Sumy
[00:08:25] Sumy regions on Saturday. The US
[00:08:28] US says it struck an alleged drug
[00:08:30] drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean, Caribbean, killing four people. The
[00:08:33] The US military's Southern Command Command released this video showing
[00:08:36] showing a huge explosion after a a boat was hit, but didn't give any
[00:08:39] any evidence that those on board board were transporting drugs. More
[00:08:43] More than 200 people have been killed killed in such operations since they
[00:08:46] they began in the Caribbean and the the Eastern Pacific last year, Washington
[00:08:50] Washington says that they are narco narco terrorists, but rights groups
[00:08:53] groups say that the strikes amount amount to extrajudicial executions.
[00:08:57] executions. The Houthis in Yemen Yemen say they've attacked sites
[00:09:00] sites in the Saudi capital, Riyadh
[00:09:01] Riyadh and the Red Sea city of Yanbu.
[00:09:04] Yanbu. In a TV statement, the group, group, which is backed by Iran, said
[00:09:08] said it's launched missiles and drones
[00:09:10] drones in retaliation for Saudi warplanes
[00:09:12] warplanes striking Houthi positions positions this week. Earlier on Saturday,
[00:09:15] Saturday, a plume of black smoke smoke was seen near the international
[00:09:19] international airport in Riyadh after after reports of explosions at a
[00:09:22] a fuel depot. Saudi authorities have
[00:09:24] have said they intercepted and destroyed destroyed a ballistic missile fired
[00:09:28] fired at Riyadh, Turkey says it's it's ready to help under a defence
[00:09:31] defence pact signed with Saudi Arabia
[00:09:34] Arabia and Pakistan, Arman Mahmoudian Mahmoudian is a research fellow at
[00:09:37] at the Global and National Security Security Institute and a non-resident
[00:09:41] non-resident scholar at the George George Washington University's Institute Institute of Middle East Studies.
[00:09:45] Studies. This is his assessment of of who has the upper hand in the
[00:09:48] the Saudi Houthi conflict. I think think at this point, at least in
[00:09:52] in the absence of any active signal
[00:09:54] signal from the United States, direct direct engagement in the conflict.
[00:09:57] conflict. The Houthis have the upper upper hand. Houthis have a higher
[00:10:00] higher threshold of tolerance for for pain. Basically, the pain that
[00:10:04] that the Saudis or the sanctions sanctions inflict on the population
[00:10:06] population of Yemen is not directly directly transferred to them. Saudis
[00:10:10] Saudis have a lesser threshold for for the pain. Saudis also are dealing
[00:10:14] dealing with economic issues. There There is already an instability in
[00:10:16] in the energy market and vis a vis vis the Saudis income from it because
[00:10:20] because of the war in Iran and the the Strait of Hormuz, which is attacked,
[00:10:24] attacked, specifically speaking, speaking, the attack they made on
[00:10:26] on Riyadh, which signals their willingness
[00:10:28] willingness to expand the scope of
[00:10:31] of the bite, is going to much inflict
[00:10:33] inflict a much more pressure on Saudis
[00:10:35] Saudis economy. So while the militarily militarily speaking Saudi obviously
[00:10:39] obviously have superiority toward toward the Houthis, but in terms terms of the threshold of the tolerance,
[00:10:43] tolerance, in terms of the time, time, the situation is not in favour
[00:10:46] favour of the Saudi unless something something change either the Americans
[00:10:50] Americans get involved further in in or the Saudis allies Turkey and
[00:10:53] and Pakistan decide to get involved, involved, which I doubt that for for at this point at least, there
[00:10:57] there has always been a debate to to what extent Iran controls the the Saudi, whether it controls it
[00:11:01] it or not. It's hard to say that. that. Does Iran command it or not?
[00:11:04] not? But definitely Iran has influence
[00:11:07] influence over the Saudis. Iran is is at this moment the sole sponsor
[00:11:10] sponsor of the Houthis. Iranians Iranians have been, you know, supplying
[00:11:13] supplying Houthis with the advisers, advisers, with the they teach the the they taught the suitors the know
[00:11:17] know how of building missiles and
[00:11:19] and projectiles. There is an ideological ideological affiliation. There are
[00:11:23] are some rumours about financial financial assistance. So they greatly
[00:11:26] greatly have influence over this this matter and over the Houthis. Houthis. And I believe Iran actually
[00:11:30] actually is gaining a lot out of of this despite whatever role Iran
[00:11:34] Iran is playing in the, you know, know, the execution of the Houthis
[00:11:37] Houthis campaign. You're with BBC
[00:11:40] BBC News. Welcome. If you're just just joining us in the UK now, the
[00:11:44] the brother of Princess Diana has has told the BBC he sees echoes of
[00:11:48] of what happened to her in the way way that Prince Harry and Meghan
[00:11:51] Meghan are treated by the media. media. Earl Spencer made the comments
[00:11:54] comments in an exclusive interview interview with Laura Kuenssberg, Kuenssberg, during which he also
[00:11:57] also discussed claims in his new new book about an alleged argument
[00:12:01] argument with King Charles following following Diana's death. Buckingham
[00:12:04] Buckingham Palace says his recollection recollection was clouded by grief.
[00:12:08] grief. Speaking about the Duke and and Duchess of Sussex, he said although
[00:12:10] although he wasn't there to speak speak for the couple, people should
[00:12:13] should learn from Diana's example.
[00:12:15] example. Do you fear there is somehow somehow an an echo of what happened
[00:12:19] happened to Diana? You know, Harry Harry has said on many occasions
[00:12:22] occasions that he hasn't felt supported supported by the institution over
[00:12:25] over the choices that he's made with with his life. I think there's a
[00:12:27] a perception in the media that I'm
[00:12:29] I'm on Harry's side. Well, I'm on
[00:12:32] on my deceased sister's son's side, side, both of them. And if either
[00:12:36] either of them wanted anything, then then I'd be equally there for them.
[00:12:39] them. And I never get involved in
[00:12:41] in one camp or the other except as
[00:12:44] as a benign figure. I hope. That's
[00:12:47] That's my role. Do you think Diana
[00:12:49] Diana would identify with the attention, attention, the focus that has been
[00:12:53] been put on them? And with Meghan, Meghan, who said she felt like she
[00:12:56] she was the most trolled person in in the world. You know, they were
[00:12:59] were here during the summer not so
[00:13:00] so long ago. If you look at an article
[00:13:04] article in a tabloid about Diana
[00:13:08] Diana or the couple that you're mentioning, mentioning, Harry and Meghan, you
[00:13:11] you know, it's they can be really, really, really unpleasant. And I
[00:13:15] I think it would be really beholden beholden on people to learn from
[00:13:18] from Diana's example. I'm not here here to speak for Harry and Meghan,
[00:13:21] Meghan, but for anyone who's being being destroyed in this way daily,
[00:13:25] daily, it must be such a cancerous cancerous influence in their life.
[00:13:29] life. I saw it with Diana, I saw saw Diana, I mentioned it in the
[00:13:33] the eulogy, her tears of despair. despair. One of the problems with
[00:13:36] with Diana was she was very, very very sensitive to criticism. And
[00:13:40] And of course, I'm sure most of your your viewers now think, oh, she had
[00:13:43] had this splendid life and it was was all amazing. And she didn't. didn't. She was so privileged and
[00:13:47] and so perfect in so many ways. But
[00:13:49] But she was really brought low by by all that criticism. And yeah,
[00:13:52] yeah, I suppose it's a pity when
[00:13:54] when I see echoes of that now. Well,
[00:13:57] Well, in response to claims made made by Earl Spencer, Buckingham
[00:14:00] Buckingham Palace said that the King King was mindful that the pain of
[00:14:03] of fraternal grief can cloud reason, reason, affect judgement and colour
[00:14:07] colour memory in ways others do not
[00:14:09] not recognise. Even many years after
[00:14:12] after such a loss. You can watch watch the full interview here on
[00:14:15] on BBC News in a special programme programme at 7pm BST. If you're in
[00:14:18] in the UK, it'll also be broadcast
[00:14:20] broadcast on, on BBC One at 6:30pm
[00:14:23] 6:30pm and will be available on BBC
[00:14:25] BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds from 4
[00:14:28] 4 pm. In Ed Sheeran's first concert
[00:14:30] concert since his support act Macklemore Macklemore was dropped over pro-Palestinian
[00:14:39] Pro-Palestinian comments, the star has directly addressed the controversy. controversy. Speaking before his his concert in Philadelphia, the the British singer described the
[00:14:43] the situation in Gaza as catastrophic catastrophic and unjustifiable. He
[00:14:45] He said the Hamas attacks on Israel
[00:14:48] Israel in October 2023 were horrific, horrific, and added that Israel's
[00:14:51] Israel's response since then had had been disproportionate. Before
[00:14:54] Before he started singing, Sheeran Sheeran apologised to his fans for
[00:14:56] for what he called mistakes as he
[00:14:58] he handled the fallout from the controversy.
[00:15:01] controversy. Our reporter Carl Nasman
[00:15:03] Nasman was at the stadium. Ed Sheeran
[00:15:05] Sheeran is used to having the spotlight spotlight on his music. Tonight it
[00:15:09] it was squarely on his words. This
[00:15:11] This is not usually how I would open open the show, but before I play
[00:15:14] play some songs tonight, I hope it's it's OK if I say a few words. Taking
[00:15:18] Taking the stage in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, the megastar apologised
[00:15:22] apologised directly to his fans for for the recent controversy surrounding
[00:15:25] surrounding his tour. This week. week. The criticism was about something
[00:15:28] something much more important and and I've had to take and make difficult
[00:15:32] difficult decisions and I am making
[00:15:34] making mistakes and I'm so, so sorry.
[00:15:36] sorry. He also clarified where he he stands on the situation in Gaza.
[00:15:40] Gaza. What happened in Israel and and at the Nova Music Festival on
[00:15:44] on October 7th was horrific and compounded
[00:15:47] compounded centuries of Jewish pain.
[00:15:49] pain. What is happening in Gaza is
[00:15:52] is a catastrophic and unjustifiable unjustifiable and disproportionate.
[00:15:56] disproportionate. My heart has been been broken by the scale of devastation
[00:15:59] devastation and loss of civilians
[00:16:02] civilians lives, of children's lives lives and the systemic injustice
[00:16:05] injustice we're seeing unfold in in the West Bank cannot be overlooked.
[00:16:09] overlooked. Sheeran also addressed addressed the musicians not in the
[00:16:12] the room. His backing band and tour tour mates left in solidarity after
[00:16:16] after the rapper Macklemore was dropped dropped over his pro-Palestinian
[00:16:19] pro-Palestinian views. He said he he was deeply worried about venues
[00:16:23] venues pre-approving content or performers.
[00:16:26] performers. I was in some of the the front rows inside that stadium
[00:16:29] stadium as Ed Sheeran made that speech speech and this was clearly an emotional
[00:16:32] emotional moment for him. He said said he was worried about how he
[00:16:35] he might be perceived tonight, and and he was thankful that fans came
[00:16:38] came out at all. I thought it was was beautiful that we got to witness
[00:16:42] witness him in his element, like like what he's used to being in from
[00:16:45] from the start, you know? So he started started by himself and he's just
[00:16:48] just as good by himself then with with all these extra people. So I'm
[00:16:50] I'm glad we got more Ed Sheeran than than we would have otherwise. He
[00:16:54] He stayed neutral and I think he he covered both sides nicely. I think
[00:16:57] think everyone leaves happy and a a big fan of his. Sheeran is an artist
[00:17:01] artist who likes to stay out of politics,
[00:17:03] politics, but that has become increasingly increasingly difficult. Before the
[00:17:06] the concert, dozens of pro-Palestinian pro-Palestinian protesters near the
[00:17:09] the stadium only added to the pressure. pressure. Sheeran said tonight that
[00:17:12] that he wants his concerts to be be a place where everyone is welcome,
[00:17:16] welcome, and he likely hopes now
[00:17:18] now the focus can return to his music.
[00:17:22] music. Carl Nasman, BBC News. Here's Here's what entertainment journalist
[00:17:25] journalist KJ Matthews made of. Ed
[00:17:27] Ed Sheeran's statement. I think this this is this first step is a first
[00:17:31] first step in the right direction. direction. I was impressed with his
[00:17:34] his statement. You could tell that that it was obviously, you know,
[00:17:37] know, written out. It was he was was reading it from a teleprompter, teleprompter, but some of it felt
[00:17:41] felt heartfelt. I could see that, that, you know, one or two times
[00:17:44] times he got choked up and it looked looked like his eyes were, were getting getting kind of watery because he
[00:17:47] he was getting so emotional. But
[00:17:50] But I do think this is a first first
[00:17:53] first step, really good step in the the right direction for him. Many
[00:17:56] Many people wanted to hear from him him much earlier, but we've heard
[00:17:59] heard from him now and it's interesting. interesting. It'll remain to be seen
[00:18:03] seen whether or not the remaining remaining tickets for all of his
[00:18:07] his concert dates coming up go down.
[00:18:09] down. I mean, what we saw before,
[00:18:11] before, I think hours before earlier earlier today, every single ticket
[00:18:15] ticket sales for his remaining concerts concerts were in the negative. They
[00:18:18] They were in the red. You know, up up to 50% where people were either
[00:18:21] either trying to resell their tickets tickets or they weren't buying tickets.
[00:18:24] tickets. And now I want to see within
[00:18:27] within 24 hours if we see whether whether those numbers go back in
[00:18:30] in the right direction, we do know know that Macklemore is supposed
[00:18:33] supposed to play in October and his
[00:18:35] his ticket sales are up 23%. So we've we've seen just the opposite. After
[00:18:39] After he was dropped from Ed Sheeran's
[00:18:41] Sheeran's tour, we of course seen
[00:18:43] seen saw Macklemore's social media media numbers increase, his ticket
[00:18:46] ticket sales increased in the opposite
[00:18:49] opposite was happening for Ed Sheeran, Sheeran, so it will remain to be
[00:18:52] be seen whether or not this goes goes far enough, they can kind of
[00:18:56] of change or the damage, but I do do think he's put a lot out there there for people to kind of digest.
[00:19:00] digest. You know, he his point where
[00:19:02] where he mentioned that he's very
[00:19:04] very concerned about stadium owners owners determining your content before
[00:19:08] before you can go on as an artist artist is something that we all should
[00:19:11] should be alarmed about in a free free world that we live in, particularly particularly in the United States.
[00:19:15] States. So I think that's something something that a lot of people are are going to be thinking about in
[00:19:18] in the future. And I think, like like I said, this is the first step
[00:19:21] step in the right direction for him.
[00:19:23] him. KJ Matthews President Trump Trump says he'll form an AI force
[00:19:27] force and appoint a new artificial artificial intelligence adviser to
[00:19:31] to regulate the industry. Writing Writing on social media, he said said he would not hinder the growth
[00:19:34] growth of AI, warning that the US
[00:19:36] US must maintain its lead over China. China. Our correspondent Leigh Milner
[00:19:40] Milner has more on what's behind behind Mr Trump's urgency around
[00:19:43] around AI. I think a big part of
[00:19:45] of it is that Trump sees AI as a
[00:19:47] a really important area for both
[00:19:49] both the US as a Parmy and also wants
[00:19:52] wants to do it strategically. He He wants America to stay out in front, front, particularly when it comes
[00:19:56] comes to competition with China, China, and he clearly feels that
[00:19:59] that putting too many restrictions
[00:20:01] restrictions on the industry could could slow things down. So the emphasis
[00:20:05] emphasis is on keeping investment investment and development moving
[00:20:09] moving quickly and making sure American American companies have the freedom,
[00:20:12] freedom, obviously to compete. But But at the same time, there are these
[00:20:16] these concerns about whether the
[00:20:18] the technology is developing faster faster than governments can keep
[00:20:21] keep up with. Researchers and technology technology leaders are worried about
[00:20:24] about the risks that could come with
[00:20:26] with increasingly powerful AI systems.
[00:20:29] systems. They're calling for stronger stronger safeguards and independent
[00:20:32] independent checks to make sure the the technology is being developed
[00:20:34] developed safely. There are concerns concerns that if AI becomes more
[00:20:38] more powerful than it could be out out of control and people could obviously
[00:20:42] obviously misuse it as well. Trump,
[00:20:45] Trump, however, has taken a different different position. He's dismissed
[00:20:49] dismissed concerns about the potential potential dangers of AI. As we've
[00:20:52] we've heard, as a hoax, and believes believes that slowing down could
[00:20:55] could hurt America's ability to compete
[00:20:57] compete with China. So at the moment,
[00:21:00] moment, there's a clear debate between between pushing ahead quickly to
[00:21:04] to maintain America's position in in AI and also making sure enough
[00:21:07] enough safety measures are in place place to make sure this technology
[00:21:10] technology develops. Leigh Milner Milner let's get some of the day's
[00:21:13] day's other news now. The new school school year has begun in Gaza, with
[00:21:17] with more than 500,000 children returning returning to formal education for
[00:21:20] for the first time in nearly three
[00:21:22] three years, the United Nations says
[00:21:24] says 97% of schools in Gaza were
[00:21:26] were damaged or destroyed in fighting fighting since the Israel-Gaza war
[00:21:29] war began. Working alongside UN agencies,
[00:21:32] agencies, the education ministry
[00:21:34] ministry has opened around 700 education
[00:21:37] education facilities, some as simple simple as a tent. Thousands of Argentines
[00:21:41] Argentines have marched through Buenos Buenos Aires to protest against President
[00:21:44] President Javier Milei labour policies policies and austerity cuts. Left
[00:21:48] Left wing political leaders and activists activists have called for a general
[00:21:51] general strike. Police in the Netherlands Netherlands have clashed with several
[00:21:55] several hundred far right protesters protesters in the centre of The Hague.
[00:21:58] Hague. Authorities ordered a planned planned anti-immigration demonstration
[00:22:01] demonstration be broken up after after it spiralled into violence
[00:22:04] violence as protesters were gathering gathering at a local park. Demonstrators
[00:22:07] Demonstrators threw fireworks and and projectiles at riot police and
[00:22:11] and chanted antisemitic slogans. slogans. At least 24 people were
[00:22:14] were arrested. Hundreds of migrants
[00:22:17] migrants remain on beaches in Spain's Spain's northern African territory
[00:22:20] territory of Ceuta. Police have been been trying to move them into a temporary
[00:22:23] temporary shelter, which has room
[00:22:25] room for 1700 people. Most of the the 72,000 migrants who breached
[00:22:28] breached the border from Morocco Morocco in July have returned home.
[00:22:32] home. Officials believe around 10,000
[00:22:35] 10,000 remain in the enclave. Scotland's
[00:22:40] Scotland's efforts to tackle its its drugs death crisis are being
[00:22:43] being challenged by a growing influx influx of powerful synthetic drugs
[00:22:47] drugs experts experts warn that new new synthetic opioids are becoming
[00:22:51] becoming increasingly widespread, widespread, raising concerns that that the number of drug related deaths
[00:22:54] deaths could rise when the latest latest figures are published this
[00:22:57] this week. Here's our Scotland editor,
[00:23:01] editor, James Cook. This spotless spotless laboratory in Dundee seems
[00:23:04] seems a world away from the chaotic
[00:23:06] chaotic reality of illegal drug use.
[00:23:08] use. But scientists here are racing racing against the deadly and evolving
[00:23:12] evolving threat. They're examining examining samples of seized drugs
[00:23:15] drugs to find out exactly what's what's in them, and the answers are
[00:23:19] are worrying. With new substances substances emerging all the time.
[00:23:23] time. In terms of Europe, we are are seeing roughly about a drug entering
[00:23:26] entering into Europe context within within kind of every 1 to 2 weeks,
[00:23:29] weeks, something new will arrive. arrive. I mean, it's pretty rapid rapid for us to be able to keep up
[00:23:33] up as scientists. And that must be be dangerous. Yeah, these drugs are are extremely dangerous. The illicit
[00:23:37] illicit drug supply in Scotland is is getting more and more dangerous
[00:23:39] dangerous as time goes on. They're
[00:23:42] They're particularly worried about
[00:23:44] about synthetic opioids called nitazenes, nitazenes, often hundreds of times
[00:23:47] times more potent than heroin. Criminals Criminals are mixing them with all
[00:23:51] all sorts of other substances, from
[00:23:53] from Valium style pills to powdered
[00:23:56] powdered cocaine. Last year, Police
[00:24:00] Police Scotland seized £80 million million worth of street drugs. This
[00:24:04] This year, the figure has already
[00:24:06] already reached 78 million and we we can reveal detectives have raided
[00:24:10] raided suspected nitazenes labs in
[00:24:12] in Ayrshire and Midlothian, arresting
[00:24:14] arresting five people. This is not
[00:24:17] not just an urban problem. The rapidly
[00:24:19] rapidly changing nature of the drug drug supply is hitting rural Scotland
[00:24:23] Scotland too. We've come to the Kintyre
[00:24:26] Kintyre peninsula on the far west west of the mainland to hear more
[00:24:29] more about what is a struggle to
[00:24:31] to save lives. There are all sorts
[00:24:34] sorts of ways to do that. This group group tries to treat trauma by helping
[00:24:38] helping former drug users reconnect reconnect with nature, but the staff
[00:24:41] staff say their job has been made made harder by the rapidly evolving
[00:24:45] evolving nature of drug supplies. supplies. Some of these substances
[00:24:48] substances are so potent that a grain grain would be enough to take somebody
[00:24:52] somebody over. And to kill
[00:24:56] them. So this is a frightening new new landscape, really. It really
[00:24:57] really is. I mean, I think I mean,
[00:25:01] mean, it's not something I normally normally find myself saying, but but I don't think drugs have ever
[00:25:04] ever been as risky or as dangerous dangerous as they are now. People People just never know quite what
[00:25:07] what they're getting any more. And And it's a terrible thing to say. say. But with heroin it was better.
[00:25:11] better. The devil you knew. Quite Quite a statement and a reminder
[00:25:14] reminder of the scale of this crisis. crisis. We just want to think about
[00:25:17] about all those that we've lost through
[00:25:21] through substance use. So many lives
[00:25:23] lives lost, so much still to do to
[00:25:25] to save others. James Cook, BBC News,
[00:25:29] News, Kintyre. Breaking news to bring
[00:25:35] bring you out of Pakistan now Aleema
[00:25:36] Aleema Khan, the sister of Pakistan's Pakistan's former Prime Minister
[00:25:39] Minister Imran Khan, has been arrested arrested in Lahore. A spokesperson
[00:25:43] spokesperson for Khan's PTI party party said she was arrested at her
[00:25:51] Arrested at her house on Sunday ahead of a planned protest march march by the party next week. The
[00:25:54] The former cricketer Imran Khan has has been in prison since August 2023. 2023. He was imprisoned on several
[00:25:58] several charges, including corruption, corruption, which he says were politically
[00:26:01] politically motivated. We'll bring bring you more on that story when when we get it. Do stay with
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[00:30:18] Now on BBC News and Katy Bonner talks to a Kenyan mother of four
[00:30:22] four about her struggles with postpartum
[00:30:25] postpartum psychosis. The symptoms, symptoms, the stigma and her road
[00:30:28] road to recovery focus on Africa.
[00:30:31] Africa. The conversation. I believe
[00:30:38] believe this baby is not mine. I I was, you know, given a different
[00:30:42] different baby. Yeah at birth maybe
[00:30:46] maybe she was switched at birth. birth. Someone told me, you know,
[00:30:50] know, you are a psycho. How does does your husband deal with you?
[00:30:52] you? Somebody said that to you? Yeah. Yeah. And I considered that a friend.
[00:30:55] friend. I wasn't talking, I wasn't wasn't taking care of my baby. I
[00:30:58] I wasn't taking a shower.