across asia mean some workers live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in washington where the head of the company behind the artificial intelligence tool chatgpt has told lawmakers that government regulation is crucial to keep the industry safe. we ve seen tech ceos get a congressional grilling before. but that s not what happened here. appearing before a senate panel, sam altman said that al could be as significant as the invention of the printing press, claiming it had the potential to improve nearly every aspect of our lives. but he also admitted the technology also poses serious risks. my worst fears are that we cause significant. we the field, the technology, the industry cause significant harm to the world. i think that could happen in a lot of different ways. it s why we started the company. it s a big part of why i m here today and why we ve been here in
ahead of the covid public inquiry,say they were obliged to pass on evidence of potential law breaking under the civil service code. is it fitting and proper that the correct procedure, certain anomalies vigorously investigated, or is it a smear, a stitch up, a witchhunt? they will not let lockdown lie. who said lie? it is on the front pages left, right and centre, we have been here before. it is an avid ready phone in, it has got to be done! forward to hearing from you on this one. that is what we re doing. we will be reading all your text to get a measure of what you think, here is the news from karishma patel. the annual rate of inflation in the uk fell to 8.7% in april, the first time since august last year that it s been in single figures. inflation had been at10.1% in march. borisjohnson s office has said it s totally untrue that the former prime minister may have committed further breaches of covid rules. labour has called on the government to explain why the allegati
used to. the fork to farm summit, the prime minister at meeting stakeholders, cheaper cuts, needs must and they will be discussing how we improve food security and production. we ve also got new figues from which? that put food inflation for april at over i7% the consumer group says prices ofjuice, chocolate, water, fish, chilled ready meals and cheese are continuing to rise. the british retail consortium saying it is confident that supermarkets are doing all they can to keep food prices low. get in touch with us this morning. food prices, reality or rip off? here is the news from karishma patel. thank you. the latest figures show the number of people not working due to long term illness is at a record high. the office for national statistics also found wages are rising at their fastest rate for 20 years but that those increases are being outstripped by inflation. vodafone is to cut 11,000 jobs over the next three years which is about a tenth of its workforce. this w
officials ahead of an announcement in next week. i i m charles payne in for neil cavuto. this is your world. desantis says he s the only one that can beat president joe biden. we ll dig into that in just a moment. first to mark meredith in washington keeping track of this. mark? good afternoon. there s no doubt about it. the 2024 race is underway. we ll see two well known republicans jump in to the race. fox learned ron desantis will file his presidential campaign work within days. as you imagined, he s been out there on the road in these battleground states. today he made stops in new hampshire. the first republican primary state. he had a chance to meet with governor chris sununu. sununu also thought to be a possible contender. desantis told the crowd he s eager to make a conservative agenda front and center. if you look nationally, people are pessimistic what s going on with the country. understand ably see. i think florida provides a ray of hope. it doesn t have to
society to do that. are you getting the right workplace support while going through fertility treatment? more than 50,000 women go through the process every year, but many don t feel comfortable telling their boss. we ask what are your rights? laying it all on the table. we hearfrom ronnie 0 sullivan on how he overcame addiction and anxiety to climb to the top in snooker. friends together the moment kevin sinfield carried former team mate rob burrow who has motor neurone disease over the marathon finish line in leeds. some scattered showers this morning across the far north west of the uk, some rain the south east as well, but then if day of sunny spells. a few scattered showers but not feeling as warm as it stood through the weekend. all the details throughout this morning s programme. good morning. it s monday 15th of may. senior doctors in england will start voting today on whether to strike in a continuing dispute over pay in the health service. their union, the