To develop ai systems responsibly. They include google, amazon, meta, microsoft and openai. Joining us now is Bbc Technology journalist chris vallance, whos in our edinburgh studio. Tell us a bit more about this agreement . The summit is a follow up to the summit in november at Bletchley Park, and its aim essentially is to continue that work. It is a two day summit, the start of it virtually attended by Prime Minister rishi sunak and his south korean counterpart. The second day brings together digital ministers, and they will look at a range of issues including things like the Environmental Impact of ai, issues of bias, the impact onjobs, which is interesting because the focus on the Bletchley Park summit was the catastrophic scenarios. Those particular items on the agenda much more here and now concerns. Broadly, thatis more here and now concerns. Broadly, that is what the summit is hoping to achieve. There was talk about it possibly being lacklustre and so much surprise when this mor
minister benjamin netanyahu has been meeting his cabinet to vote on a proposed deal that could see hamas release dozens of israeli hostages over the next few days. they were seized at gunpoint when hamas designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government launched its attacks on israel on october 7th. it s thought, in return, israel would release more than a hundred palestinian prisoners and there would be a four day pause in fighting. but amid the hope, an announcement from the palestinian islamichhad group that one of the hostages it was holding has died. we start with this report from our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, who is in tel aviv. after six long weeks, there is hope. here are some of those who could soon be coming home. oriya is four and loves football and ice cream. and kfir is just ten months old and recently started crawling. he is always smiling, relatives say. in tel aviv tonight, campaign standing together as israel s government deb
Its 7am in singapore, and midnight in london where the british Prime Minister theresa may says she intends to serve a full term as britains Prime Minister, and is getting on with the job. But her comments come just hours after one of her former colleagues, the uks ex finance minister, described her as a dead woman walking. Well, shes been been reshuffling her cabinet and insists its business as usual. Our political correspondent, vicki young, reports. Shes putting on a brave face, but theresa may knows she has thrown her party into turmoil. The shock of Election Night is still sinking in. After church this morning, the Prime Minister rang round colleagues whod been defeated on thursday. Shes in office for now, but for how much longer . I said during the Election Campaign that, if re elected, i would intend to serve a full term. But what i am doing now is actually getting on with the immediate job and i think thats whats important, i think thats what the public would expect. They want t
Days news. First, we look at children who have been trafficked into Forced Labour in ghana. Ghanas biggest fishing ground, lake volta, holds a dark secret. Tens of thousands of children who work on its waters have been trafficked into a life of Forced Labour. Given up by poorfamilies on the promise of a better life. Many face violence, and some even die on the job. Hes a child, but hes no longer a child. Hes been through things us as adults havent been through. The government has pledged to eradicate this illegal practice. Theres so many children who could be rescued and could be put into this facility, but at the moment theres no one in here. With the numbers dramatically on the rise, why are so many children still taken and forced to work like slaves . Yeji, a small town on the banks of lake volta, in the centre of ghana. Around 35,000 people live here and the main source of income is fishing. Its one of ghanas biggest industries, but the trade relies on an army of children some as y
Days news. First, we look at children who have been trafficked into Forced Labour in ghana. Ghanas biggest fishing ground, lake volta, holds a dark secret. Tens of thousands of children who work on its waters have been trafficked into a life of Forced Labour. Given up by poorfamilies on the promise of a better life. Many face violence, and some even die on the job. Hes a child, but hes no longer a child. Hes been through things us as adults havent been through. The government has pledged to eradicate this illegal practice. Theres so many children who could be rescued and could be put into this facility, but at the moment theres no one in here. With the numbers dramatically on the rise, why are so many children still taken and forced to work like slaves . Yeji, a small town on the banks of lake volta, in the centre of ghana. Around 35,000 people live here and the main source of income is fishing. Its one of ghanas biggest industries, but the trade relies on an army of children some as y