The un Secretary General has called for a ceasefire in gaza to mark ramadan, the muslim month of fasting. Antonio guterres also called for the release of hostages held by hamas, and the Speedy Delivery of aid to the palestinian territory. The us secretary of state, antony blinken, Hasjoined Leaders Of Caribbean Nations Injamaica for Emergency Talks on the crisis in haiti, where gang leaders are demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister. The World Food Programme has warned of Famine Conditions in the haitian capital as armed gangs terrorise much of the city. Authorities in new zealand say 12 people have been admitted to hospital following whats been described as a mid air technical problem on a flight between sydney and auckland. Witnesses described people being thrown through the cabin, as the plane suddenly lost altitude during severe turbulence. A Flag Raising Ceremony has taken place in brussels to Mark Swedenjoining nato. Sweden formally applied to join along with finland aft
we are still a long way from curing. we have been getting some reaction to all that from sir nigel shadbolt, researcher in al, professor at oxford university. he is the executive chair of the open data institute. health s a good example. drug discovery, prediction of disease, it s already performing at levels to analyse images from ct scans to x rays. there s a whole range of ways in which ai, which is great at finding patterns, great at producing outcomes, great at finding and applying the rules that might help us build better solutions, can operate to our benefit. health s a good example, but so is climate change, another existential threat. it will be the ai driven models that help us understand how the climate is changing and what we can do to ameliorate those effects. they will be hugely consequential. and one could really reel off a whole range of area where the benefits really are there to see. they ve been there for decades. we re seeing them more dramatically reveale
all captive birds in england will have to be kept indoors from next monday, because of the country s largest ever outbreak of bird flu. a victorious comeback brazil s former president lula da silva beats his far right opponentjair bolsanaro to win his old job back. nine people have been arrested after a deadly bridge collapse in the indian state of gujurat. 1m people are known to have died. ukrainian rockets attack russian positions as the pushback continues despite russia targeting more of the country s infrastructure. we have a special report from the frontline. look at it. desolation. this is what months of attritional warfare does to a town. the home secretary is due to stand up in the commons shortly to make a statement over worsening conditions at a migrant processing centre in kent. the facility, at manston, is said to be dangerously overcrowded, with reports of an outbreak of diptheria. some 4,000 migrants are being housed there even though it s meant for only up to
Its on. A rain soaked rishi sunak calls the election. Why is he taking the gamble now . Drums a little guitar, please. One, two, three, four. Earlier today, i spoke with his majesty the king to request the Dissolution Of Parliament. We will have a general election on the 4th ofjuly. Look around our country. The sewage in our rivers. People waiting on trolleys in a e. Crime, virtually unpunished. Mortgages and food prices, through the roof. Its all a direct result of the tory chaos in. Westminster. Show me, show me, show me, show what you got. Immigration is finally coming down and we are stopping the boats with our rwanda partnership. Its on, its on, its on. On the 5th ofjuly, either keir starmer or i will be Prime Minister. He has shown time and time again that he will take the easy way out and do anything to get power. Its on, its on ok, now are you ready . Yeah one, two, one, two, three, four. Good evening. It definitely didnt feel like summer when the Prime Minister announced today
The threats to freedom of speech, and how major Media Organisations, such as the bbc, see their role in responding to this. Its a lot to get through and were going to start by understanding how restrictions on the press affect the information that people are able to access, and well begin with the situation in three countries that have a long history of muzzling the media russia, china and iran. And with us, weve got three experts from Bbc Monitoring. It, as the name suggests, monitors Media Activity Around The World. Kia atri follows the iranian media and, kia, just describe first a regular a normal person, if you can say that in iran what is their media diet . What sorts of information are they getting, and where from . Their first exposure would be the mainstream media, the state media. Now, its a very nuanced picture because, yes, there is some kind of free debate, except that there are quite a lot of red lines that the state imposes on the media you cannot criticise islam, you can