Munitions were pause last week and new shipments were under review. The british Prime Minister has suffered a second defection in under a fortnight. The megabytes for dover has joined fortnight. The megabytes for dover Hasjoined Labour the mp. She also accused the pm of failing to deliver on his promise to stop the boat. Analysis suggest that the worlds oceans are struggling to deal with Climate Change effects, with temperature records up reading the broken last year. Since may 2023, the average Surface Temperature is have exceeded the record for the time of year on every single day. Warmer oceans have been linked to the mass bleaching of coral and the declining species. Two months ago, the bosses of social Media Companies came face to face with children who have been taken their own lives after being exposed to harmful my content. Show their own lives after being exposed to harmful my content. Their own lives after being exposed to harmful my content. Show them the ictures. 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Four years earlier, Mark Zuckerberg made things your family have. Four years earlier, Mark Zuckerberg made a i earlier, Mark Zuckerberg made a similar apology to congress. If you believe the companies have gone far enough. Today in the uk, ofcom published a new Children Safety code a set of rules that will demand that they do more. On bbc breakfast, the ofcom boss promised parents that any company that breaks this code will be Named And Shamed. H0 . . . That breaks this code will be Named And Shamed that breaks this code will be Named And Shamed. ,. ,. ,. , and shamed. How will you impose and veri their and shamed. How will you impose and verify their age . And shamed. How will you impose and verify their age . Pretty and shamed. How will you impose and verify their age . Pretty much all verify their age . Pretty much all latforms verify their age . Pretty much all platforms have verify their age . Pretty much all platforms have a verify their age . 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That parents have written to politicians to environment. That parents have written to politicians to say environment. That parents have written to politicians to say the | written to politicians to say the new rules dont go far enough. Technology secretary Michelle Donnellan was asked why the companies are waiting to remove the kind of Suicide Material that would be banned when the new Online Safety bill is fully implemented. Mr; bill is fully implemented. My messa. E bill is fully implemented. Ifi message here bill is fully implemented. M message here is tech bill is fully implemented. M; message here is Tech Companies dont need to wait for the full implementation of this bill. They can start now and some have, but they need to go further and faster. But we know they are waiting. Horst but we know they are waiting. How can we make but we know they are waiting. How can we make the but we know they are waiting. How can we make the move . If but we know they are waiting. How can we make the move . If we but we know they are waiting. How can we make the move . If we canl can we make the move . If we can fully implement can we make the move . If we can fully implement the can we make the move . If we can fully implement the bill can we make the move . If we can| fully implement the bill tomorrow, can we make the move . If we can i fully implement the bill tomorrow, i would be doing it. What we dont want to do is do it so fast that it has lots of loopholes and or that they can easily litigate and get it chewed up in the course. Of course, they were formed after Molly Russell took her own life in 2017. It was later revealed she viewed thousands of images of and suicide online. The concern that seems to come across is that the Technology Companies will always follow the path of least resistance. Are you confident that the childrens charter will be enforced . Evening, christian. Today charter will be enforced . Evening, christian. Today was charter will be enforced . Evening, christian. Today was an charter will be enforced . Evening, christian. Today was an important | christian. Today was an important step because those who have been campaigning for Online Safety legislation here in the uk for six long years have been waiting a long time to see a Regulator Set out how it intends to tackle harmful content. We saw Good Measures and what ofcom said today and we do think those proposals will need to be strengthened further, both by the regulator and also by the next government as well, with further legislation. Ultimately, its really important that we see a regulator having the strongest possible powers in its arsenal and really being prepared to show his teeth. Its absolutely right. Self regulation has failed. Weve seen a decade of companies that have washed their hands when it comes to child safety. Theyve been putting their own profits and their own bottom line before Children Safety and well being. Its only if the incentives are there and companies are there have to comply. Their consequences if they dont and we will start to see this wave of preventable harm. But will start to see this wave of preventable harm. Will start to see this wave of preventable harm. Will start to see this wave of reventable harm. �. ,. Preventable harm. But how much will be no . Because preventable harm. But how much will be no . Because the preventable harm. But how much will be no . Because the one preventable harm. But how much will be no . Because the one thing preventable harm. But how much will be no . Because the one thing that i be no . Because the one thing that occurs to me and they are employing hundreds to receive this what Technical Skills will they have to access what a very complex algorithm what are very complex algorithms, and which are developing at some pace . At some pace . Well, they have assembled at some pace . Well, they have assembled a at some pace . Well, they have assembled a team at some pace . Well, they have assembled a team of at some pace . Well, they have assembled a team of very at some pace . Well, they have i assembled a team of very strong technical talents, and they do have the powers to lift up the bonnet and demanded to see platform algorithms, to demand information from the platforms. I think the Technical Skills are there. The real challenge will be whether ofcom is prepared to really go after these companies and show from day one of Enforcement Thatis show from day one of enforcement that is not prepared to put up with the status quo. I think its more of an issue of ambition rather than the technical skill set, and thats where its going to be so important that we see ofcom frankly demonstrate a little bit more ambition that weve seen so far. I think a lot of parents would agree with that. 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They are choosing not to introduce the technology that then means those rules can be enforced. It is staggering and usually concerning we are talking about children of five, six, seven years old being able to go on social media with all the risks that they can without child abuse, exposure to harmful content, suicide and self harm content. It platforms if platforms are not putting that in place, regulators should be prepared to go in hard and fast, because this is not good enough that we see children being able to go on platforms via exposed to be exposed to printable risks just because the companies are being negligent when it comes to enforcing their own laws. Negligent when it comes to enforcing their own laws their own laws. Justin green, i know ou take their own laws. Justin green, i know you take it their own laws. Justin green, i know you take it particular their own laws. Justin green, i know you take it particular interest. Their own laws. 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We are seeing levels of child abuse soaring year after year after year, we are seeing risks around groups that are looking to coerce children into acts of self harm and even suicide, taking place on encrypted messaging app. Lots of the pres feet privacy activists are heavily up false choice that it impossible to stand for images while maintaining end to end encryption. Its not actually what the Technology Enables us to do. A lot of this is about a false choice where those who want to prioritise privacy at all costs rather than balancing privacy and safety of children, of adults and children, we can move towards a better compromise. So, end to end is important. It offers of privacy, but it doesnt have to be a false choice. Regulators will have the power to then make Tech Companies change how they offer end to end encryption to strike back that balance. If and when we get to that point, theres going to be a battle. Lots of Tech Companies and privacy activists will mount a ferocious opposition to that, but we can find a way through. A way that perfects children protects children and privacy. Children protects children and riva. � ,. Children protects children and riva. � ,. ,. , privacy. Theres so much more of this on the privacy. Theres so much more of this on the sac privacy. Theres so much more of this on the bbc website. Privacy. Theres so much more of this on the bbc website. Go privacy. Theres so much more of this on the bbc website. Go and l this on the bbc website. Go and have a look at that. Lots of stuff from bbc practice. Andy, thank you from coming on the programme. One line of breaking news. It has come from Greater Manchester police. Police say on wednesday, they arrested three men in Northern England on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism. The statement here says, we have executed a number of planned warrants as part of the ongoing Counterterrorism Investigation and further inquiries are continuing. I will bring you more on that if and when you get it. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets take a look at some of the other stories in the headlines. The new first minister of scotland, john swinney, has appointed kate forbes as his deputy. Hed promised her a significant role when she decided not to stand mr swinney has said his new cabinet will be anchored in the centre left of scottish politics. The bbc� s discovered that an agency providing last minute Nursing Staff to nhs hospitals in england and wales is routinely charging up to £2,000 per shift. Theres been increasing debate about the costs of using Freelance Health workers. Prince harry has attended a service at st pauls cathedral in london during a brief visit to the uk. Meanwhile, the king, whose Cancer Treatment is ongoing, met members of the public at a Buckingham Palace garden party a little over two miles away. The two are not scheduled to see each other while both are in london. We are told. Youre watching bbc news. The us election will come down to six swing states, and in those states, it will be a referendum on the economic record of the two people who have occupied the oval office. Today, joe biden is in wisconsin, pushing back on what he would describe as trump amnesia. Biden is only ahead in one of these states, and the white house thinks donald trump is getting more credit than hes due. And so the president is hitting these swing states hard to try and show voters his three Signature Bills infrastructure, clean energy and chips, or semiconductors are now creating the thousands of good paying jobs he promised. Today, he was in racine county, unveiling a 3. 3 billion investment by microsoft, in a new ai data centre. Hundreds of millions of dollars from your taxes hundreds of millions of dollars from your taxes to promise something that never your taxes to promise something that never happens. Fox con turned out to be just never happens. Fox con turned out to be just that, never happens. Fox con turned out to be just that, a con. Today is another be just that, a con. Today is another example. Microsoft president already another example. Microsoft president already pointed out, hes investing 3. 3 billion to build a new data centre 3. 3 billion to build a new data centre here. Its going to operate one of centre here. Its going to operate one of the centre here. Its going to operate one of the most powerful ai systems in the one of the most powerful ai systems in the world and ive gone Around The World in the world and ive gone Around The World literally, not figuratively. But politico report today that one of the problems President Biden has is that a lot of the money he pledged is still sitting in government coffers. There were four major pieces of legislation the American Rescue plan, the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the so called chips act thats Semi Conductors and the Inflation Reduction Act total around 1. 6 trillion in spending. 1. 1 trillion in direct investment. Of that, less than 17 of that money had been spent by april this year. There is around 884 billion in the American Rescue plan and the infrastructure act. Only 125 billion has been spent, and of the 54 billion within the chips act. Barely 700 million has gone out the door. The person that co wrote that article is politicos data journalistjessie blaeser. Good to have you with us. Its a really interesting read. What is the hold up and why is the money not going out the door . Hold up and why is the money not going out the door . Thats a great cuestion going out the door . Thats a great question and going out the door . Thats a great question and thank going out the door . Thats a great question and thank you going out the door . Thats a great question and thank you so going out the door . Thats a great question and thank you so much i question and thank you so much for having me. Ithink question and thank you so much for having me. I think one point, our analysis focuses on Infrastructure Money in particular, so for an American Rescue plan, thatsjust a small slice of that bill. I think the answer to your question about why its taking so long for this money to go out is that this money has a lot of bureaucratic steps that has a lot of bureaucratic steps that has to clear before its actually spent by the recipients who are getting the work, doing ever measure thatis getting the work, doing ever measure that is a large project or something very small. We see the money that is being moved to the process, itjust takes a while to get to the actual moment of spending. But takes a while to get to the actual moment of spending. Takes a while to get to the actual moment of spending. But like you riaht, this moment of spending. But like you right, this must moment of spending. But like you right, this must be moment of spending. But like you right, this must be priority moment of spending. But like you | right, this must be priority number one, because hes only had in one of these critical races and the republicans think they are winning. Do you think this pot of gold that is there could be the difference . Thats a great question. I think time will tell. One thing that will be interesting is being able to tell whether or not people on the ground recognise that the projects that might just recognise that the projects that mightjust be Getting Started in their area either come from federal dollars or if theyve been pushed past the point of actually making a difference in their lives by the time the election comes around to actually influence their vote. I think theres a really big partisan divide that weve seen in terms of how people recognise this money in the work that is doing in their life and whether or not theyre willing to give President Biden the credit for it. To give President Biden the credit for it. ,. ,. ,. , for it. There are a lot of the conservative for it. There are a lot of the conservative right for it. There are a lot of the conservative right to for it. There are a lot of the conservative right to say i for it. There are a lot of the conservative right to say no for it. There are a lot of the i conservative right to say no my question if we should be they should be spending that money. A lot of people would applaud it, though. I think thats something that we want to closely monitor. Former President Trump has said and been critical of the tax credits that are part of the Inflation Reduction Act in particular. The private investments are largely spurred by the ability and hope to receive those tax credits. If those suddenly go away, the equation changes, and that can go for a Company Level or an individual level because obviously, regular People Living in the United States have now access to things like rebates to or their phone improve their home. If those credits disappear, it will change the calculus for how the intention of that money plays out. Stay there, jessie. Justine, who knew money wins elections . Rishi sunak might have some sympathy with joe biden because he has not enough head room to cut the taxes. Is it too little, too late in terms of the economy for rishi sunak . I too little, too late in terms of the economy for rishi sunak . Economy for rishi sunak . I think weve seen economy for rishi sunak . I think weve seen a economy for rishi sunak . I think weve seen a very economy for rishi sunak . I think weve seen a very similar economy for rishi sunak . I think i weve seen a very similar challenge to President Biden. A lot has been announced to President Biden. A lot has been announced for levelling up, Improving Access Opportunity across the uk Improving Access Opportunity across the uk. But actually, not enough of it in a the uk. But actually, not enough of it in a sense the uk. But actually, not enough of it in a sense has gone to the front line it in a sense has gone to the front line theres it in a sense has gone to the front line. Theres been a debate whether its been line. Theres been a debate whether its been the right kind of investment. 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The other issue here for me it is far harder. The other issue here for me is the sense that politics here for me is the sense that politics has all the answers. Of course, politics has all the answers. Of course, Tax Incentives and Government Spending can drive change. Government spending can drive change, but part of this is companies themselves starting to ask strategically how their opportunities can change lives for the better. I really think in that way, the better. I really think in that way, when the better. I really think in that way, when they work out who they recruit, way, when they work out who they recruit, where they put the schools in the recruit, where they put the schools in the far recruit, where they put the schools in the far bigger agenda, i think can really in the far bigger agenda, i think can really shift things faster than typical can really shift things faster than typical government programmes. | typical government programmes. I look typical government programmes. Look at typical government programmes. I look at the figures, kurt, and i have to say they are eye watering amounts. The American Economy is much bigger, but this is a really big concern here in europe. Theres a lot of State Backing for a lot of industry . I a lot of State Backing for a lot of indust . , ,. ,. , industry . I mean, this is one of the classic problems industry . I mean, this is one of the classic problems of industry . I mean, this is one of the classic problems of government i classic problems of government itself~ classic problems of government itself. Government classic problems of government itself. Government does classic problems of government itself. Government does a classic problems of government itself. Government does a lot i classic problems of governmentj itself. Government does a lot of things itself. Government does a lot of things well, itself. Government does a lot of things well, something itself. 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Maybe he thinks the least. If you win, you win. Maybe he thinks he the least. If you win, you win. Maybe he thinks he can the least. If you win, you win. Maybe he thinks he can do the least. If you win, you win. L maybe he thinks he can do that jessie, great to talk to you. I love crossover stories. Jessie, great to talk to you. I love crossoverstories. Its jessie, great to talk to you. I love crossover stories. Its amazing how similar we are in terms of the spending ahead of elections later this year. Thank you for coming on. We are going to take a short break. We will be right back. Hello there. Its been another pretty decent day up and down the country, but Weather Fronts have brought some rain to the north and West Of Scotland, more of a breeze here, as well. Though much of the country should continue to stay dry and settled. For the rest of the week, well continue with these Early Morning mist and fog patches which could be quite dense, but very quickly, the strong may sunshine will burn it away and most places will see sunshine throughout the afternoon. So, the rain continues to splash into the north and West Of Scotland through the overnight period. It will tend to become more confined to the north of scotland by the end of the night. Much of northern ireland, england and wales will be largely dry. Theres a few clear spells around, but also some patchy cloud low cloud, at that some mist and Fog Developing, too. Those temperatures, 8 11 celsius. So, this is the picture for thursday High Pressure sitting pretty much on top of the uk. This Weather Front continues to push northwards to bring more rain to northern scotland, but once again, tomorrow morning, we could see some dense mist and fog patches first thing. But very quickly, the strong may sunshine will melt it away, we should start to see widespread sunshine for england and wales, northern ireland, central and southern scotland. It looks like the rain will become confined to the far North Highlands and the Northern Isles through the day, so turning drier there. Could see up to 20 celsius or so in central and southern scotland. 19 20 for belfast, 22 23 in the warmer spots for england and wales. As we move through thursday night, it looks like it will it looks like itll stay dry once again light winds, a bit of mist and Fog Developing here and there. Still a few spits and spots of rain for the north of scotland as that Weather Front loiters around. And it could be a little milder as well to start friday, 9 12 celsius. Friday, anotherfine looking day, plenty of sunshine around. A bit more cloud across scotland, but even here, it should be dry, including the north of scotland. Light southerly breezes, those temperatures reaching the mid 20s for the warmest spots in england and wales, up to 21 celsius for the central belt of scotland, 20 there for belfast. High pressure continues to bring fine weather into the weekend, but as it pulls away to the east, it starts to allow low pressure and Weather Fronts to gang up on us from the south and from the west, so it will start to turn more unsettled gradually. Could see some heavy showers across scotland on saturday, warm and sunny elsewhere. Could be very warm in the south on sunday increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms, though, later on sunday