more sunshine around today, especially for eastern areas. before full weekend forecast is coming up here and breakfast. it s friday 2nd june. our main story. the former this morning presenter phillip schofield says he has lost everything , after admitting to lying about an affair with a young colleague. in his first interview since resigning from itv, mr schofield says he desperately regrets the relationship, but insists it was consensual and he strenuously denies claims that he groomed the man. he s been speaking to our media editor amol rajan. come on in. good to see you. thank you. phillip schofield granted this interview because he wanted to say sorry, he wanted to show contrition, and he wanted to correct some of what he sees as the false narratives in the public domain over the past week. are you feeling 0k to do this? you re feeling strong enough to do this interview? yeah, i have to. schofield described the enormous toll that recent days have taken on him. and it is
extinction of humans. many top experts have signed a statement warning of the risks of artificial intelligence, and this is what that wording says. the g7 groups, eu, us can have all been holding meetings trying to work out how to tackle the challenges. i had been speaking to stephanie, a technology ethics researcher about the current risks posed by ai. we are the current risks posed by ai. , are talking but what they re doing to stop these risks from manifesting. so they are still building this technology. they are not saying they are going to stop building it, they are building it. they are still seeking investment, and this investment is in the tune of multiple billions of dollars. so that s not really a mitigation strategy, is at? without wishing to disrespect people on the list who are serious people and i ve listened to, there are a lot of people who are not on that list were also very serious thinkers into our warning a very different risks, not the sort of science fic
meanwhile, ukraine has denied responsibility. moscow s regional governor said, several drones had been shot down outside the city, and also pinned responsibility for the attack, on ukraine. this was vladimir putin in the last little while. asa as a response, the kyiv regime took as a response, the kyiv regime took a different path of frightening russia, fighting the citizens of russia, fighting the citizens of russia initiating residential buildings. of course, this is a clear sign of terrorist activity. firstly, i want to say that the rest make moscow air defences of work satisfactory although there s still some to do. we encountered the same in syria. it is just overcoming the airbase in moscow in the metropolis are incomparable. in general, it s clear what needs to be done to seal the air defence of the capital and we will do it. but i m not so worried about this as about the attempts to evoke a response from russia. after all, everything is designed for this purpose. they
idid, too. at home, my window shook from the force of the blast. russia s defence ministry says that ukraine had targeted moscow with drones. the russian military claimed it had brought them all down. look at that, a man says in this video. right above our house! later, russian investigators announced that no one had been injured. they ve opened an official investigation into the attack. one of the drones had crashed into a high rise apartment block. another reportedly flew into this residential building. here is part of it on the ground. it had failed to explode. the area was cordoned off, and emergency services removed it. amongst local residents, the sense of shock is palpable. we re all on edge, marat says. i don t know what we should do about it. i fear for my life and the lives of my loved ones, says yelena. things are not as calm and stable as we ve been told. the moscow authorities say there was minor damage, no serious injuries, and the situation is under
here is the news from karishma patel. the government says it s taking action to tackle teenage vaping in england. the prime minister has pledged to close a loophole which allows retailers to give children free samples even though it is illegal to sell to them. russia has accused ukraine of launching drone attacks on moscow. the defence ministry says eight drones reach the capital. officials report minor damage to buildings on the strong swallow overnight attack on kyiv in which one person are said to have been killed. the government has until this afternoon to hand over more documents from boris johnson relating to the covid inquiry orface johnson relating to the covid inquiry or face prosecution. johnson relating to the covid inquiry orface prosecution. the inquiry orface prosecution. the inquiry wants to see unredacted messages but the cabinet office says some of the material demanded is irrelevant. a former top chinese government scientist has told the bbc the possibility