the illegal dumping of rubbish. there have been well overi million fly tipping incidents in the uk over the past year and paul carter has been to see how ai is helping us find the fly tippers. like many countries, england has seen a surge in the illegal dumping of rubbish during the pandemic. some people pull up and dispose of their waste while others. well, they literally do it on the fly. here on the outskirts of london, a number of councils have turned to tech to combat the issue. cameras, but not as you know them. these use al to catch fly tippers. since february, over 80 smart cameras have been installed at known dumping hotspots across a number of councils including kingston upon thames and sutton. they re just one of the initiatives of the south london partnership s it aims to harness the internet of things or iot to rise to challenges that have risen during the pandemic and help people live better and healthier lives. so i decided to put the cameras through their
and at least 21 people are reported dead at a nightclub in the south african city of east london. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello. you re watching sportsday on bbc news with me, ben croucher. coming up: the chase is on and england are doing it their way. news from the final test between england and new zealand on the way. pretty neita daryll makes it a sprint double at the uk athletics championships. and as the gates open at the all england club, we ll tell you what to look out for at wimbledon. thanks forjoining us. this summer has seen england shift the way they approach test cricket more dynamic, more exciting, more entertaining. the fourth day of the final test against new zealand at headingley was all of the above. before play, england were forced into a change with wicketkeeper sam billings replacing ben foakes, who tested positive for covid. when we got going, england impressed with both bat and ball in the afternoon. with 0llie pope on 81 and joe r
that we ve seen behind me and you ve had that come through to your phone as an alert. yep. can i have a.? can i have a look? yes. so, we get a notification on our desktop, laptop, whatever device we ve got. so, you ll be able to see pretty much in real time almost someone dumping something? yes, 100%. oh, there i am! oh, look at that bang to rights! and it s very clear, crystal clear. so, literally, we can see the person, we actually can see what the items are on that trolley. is that important sometimes to actually be able to identify what it is that they re dumping as well? very important, because our crew really we want to know what they re going for. if it s got asbestos related, if it s got anything that is also a health and safety concern. given these cameras are operating in busy urban environments, they re often triggered over 100,000 times a day. the captured footage could just show a passing car or pedestrian. so why, then, aren t the councils getting thousands of
there ve been well over a million fly tipping incidents in the uk over the past year, and paul carter s been to see how ai is hoping to help us find the fly tippers. like many countries, england s seen a surge in the illegal dumping of rubbish during the pandemic. some people pull up and dispose of their waste, while others, well, they literally do it on the fly. here on the outskirts of london, a number of councils have turned to tech to combat the issue. cameras, but not as you know them. these use al to catch fly tippers. since february, over 80 smart cameras have been installed at known dumping hot spots across a number of councils, including kingston upon thames and sutton. they re just one of the initiatives of the south london partnership s innovate programme. it aims to harness the internet of things, or iot, to manage new challenges that have arisen during the pandemic and to pilot solutions to help people live better and healthier lives. so, i decided to put the cam