Announced they will be rolling out facial recognition cameras across the country. Chief Constable Jo Farrell says it would be an Abdication Of Her Duties not to be using it we were given a very good demonstration of it through the summer. Retrospective facial recognition tracked down many of those taking part in the riots. Even those who were masked but is it becoming too intrusive . Even those who were masked. But is it becoming too intrusive . The software that identifies ourfaces is now being developed for authentication, we use it on our phones instead of a code. British telecom are currently trialling that same technology to improve cybersecurity, so that only authorised workers have access to critical systems and data. There is a lot to consider. With me in the studio, as ever, the font of all Ai Knowledge priya lakhani, ceo at century tech. She has come back from New York this morning, so bear with her. Im going to put you on the spot nonetheless. Give us a quick explainer of ho
That Is wide ranging in itself. Clearly if city are not found guilty of anything, and they have absolutely declared their innocence on numerous occasions, then there will be a light very firmly shown upon the Premier League and its processes. So, yes, it Is a huge moment for the Premier League. The Manchester United manager, erik ten hag, has been responding to criticIsm from their former striker crIstiano ronaldo. He pointed out that the portugal forward admitted himself that United Werent placed to win the biggest trophies after hitting out at ten hag for suggesting the same. United take on southampton in the Premier League thIs weekend after consecutive defeats to brighton and liverpool. I have said before, we are still in a transition period. We have to integrate a lot of young players also in the team. We are still dealing with injuries. We have to bring the injuries back in the team. Before anyone thinks about excuses, we have to win every game. I know that. The team knows thIs,
In business, chinese telecoms giant huawei launches a second legal challenge against the us ban, saying there is no evidence it is a National Security threat. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. After the row about pelotons sexist and dystopian christmas video advert, what is the worst gift you have ever received, and why, and how did you react . Let me know. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Commuters in france are struggling to get to work this hour as one of the countrys biggest ever nationwide strikes begins. Rail services have been severely hit and many schools are also closed as unions battle the government over pension reform. It will be a major test for emmanuel macrons presidency, as rich preston reports. 90 of high speed and regional trains will be affected, according to the countrys rail operator, meaning problems travelling and commuting for thousands of people.
Few moments. So lets begin with priya lakhani, founder and ceo of century tech. The biggest stroke we have seen for yea rs, the biggest stroke we have seen for years, and this is over some pretty ambitious plans to reform pensions there. Yes, the last time they tried to reform pensions was in 1995 and if you remember, 1995, there were 2 million french people on the streets, protesting, bringing it to paralysis for three weeks and they eventually had to scrap the potential reforms, so it is really bold that Emmanuel Macron is doing this. He is seen by many as the president or the rich, and this is going to affect hospital workers, the police, teachers. And it is a change in the system. With french pensions, they look at the last six months of your salary and assessed on that you are given your pension, and pension age is 62 compared to other European Union countries, but know what they are saying is you get points over the theories of your working life, and there is a slightly more comp
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme ajob for life could soon be a thing of the past. New Research Shows the average millennial spends less than 4 years with an employer, by the time they reach 3a may have had 6 jobs. What is your experience . Get in touch, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Lets focus on the huge shift that has taken place in hong kong. Pro democracy parties have achieved an overwhelming landslide victory in local elections winning nearly 90 of seats. It comes after months of protests across the city and is a massive set back for hong kong chief executive carrie lam, who has said she will respect the results. Lets go live tojonathan head in hong kong. Tell us more about today and a huge turnout in terms of people voting. It isa turnout in terms of people voting. It is a stunning result, of course for the opposition pan Democratic Alliance who had to bring together very dispara