Out there for some. Its wednesday, the 8th of may. Our main story. The parents of 11 children, who died after what they say were the failings of social media, have called on rishi sunak and keir starmer to do more to protect young people online. In an open letter, they say theyre disappointed by the lack of ambition shown by the regulator, ofcom, which has today set out its plans to force Tech Companies to make their platforms safer. Our correspondent Angus Crawford reports. I want to know what theyve got to say, and i want them to meet people with lived experience. Its really important to try and understand what ofcom are doing because from the outside they seem to be doing so little, which is ridiculous and frustrating. Brianna and molly, their short lives spurring their parents on to try and make the online world a safer place for all children. We showed them posts and pictures, easy to find on social media of self harm, suicide and eating disorders. Had you, um. Had you seen content like that . I know that brianna was accessing content like that, and it makes me feel a bit ashamed. A bit ashamed . That i didnt prevent her from looking at it. Its so hard. And its notjust that this content is there, that its the platforms are promoting this content, their algorithms are suggesting to young people that they see ever more of it. So people like brianna, people like molly and too many more. What were doing is ensuring that we crack down on. Years in the making, much delayed, the Online Safety act finally passed last year and promised to fix all this. The Online Safety bill will require platforms to remove and limit the spread of illegal content. Now, they bring those questions to ofcom, the regulator, to find out whats going on. Astra and ian, thank you so much for coming in. Ofcom does have new powers under the act but it cant start enforcing them yet. Today, its launching a consultation on how best to protect children. But for ian and esther, delays cost lives. They show ofcoms Chief Executive the same Self Harm Suicide Content we found online. Thats what youve got to remove. Yeah. So it isnt easily available. Though, exactly. I mean, this has become normalised. This sort of material has become normalised, notjust for adults, but for children. And honestly, i think were going to look back on this, i hope we are anyway in five and ten years time and just go, how on earth did we let this happen . Nothing seems to have changed. This is. Frustrating for, i think, parents like us, but frustrating for all parents. Well, i agree. There is so much that needs to change here. And all i can say is that at ofcom, we are moving forward really, really fast to get these new laws properly set out in detail. And within a year they will be there, we will be able to enforce against them. And what were saying to companies is, everybody has waited too long for change. Id like to know what the reaction of the social Media Companies have been. These companies are on the west coast of america mostly, and they dont really hear and understand quite the impact that theyre having on british families and on british kids. Were proposing changes that will require age checks, that will require those recommender algorithms to change. Pornography, suicide and self harm material must not be served to under 18s and so the algorithms are going to have to change to make that happen. I think when youve been through Something Like what what weve been through, it could either break you or it can give you an extra level of mental resilience, i suppose. And i think that weve both got that and weve both got that drive. Well be on ofcoms back every step of the way because, at the end of the day, there shouldnt be another molly and there shouldnt be another brianna. Mm hm. Coming up we will be talking to ian, estherand coming up we will be talking to ian, esther and the parents of nine other children whose deaths have been linked to social media. At his throughout the morning. Now more of todays news. Passengers entering uk airports faced long delays last night because of a technical problem with automated passport gates. Queues began forming when the machines, which rely on facial recognition, stopped working. The home office has confirmed the nationwide issue is now resolved. Our reporter Nicky Schiller has more. The scene that greeted passengers arriving at Stansted Airport last night. Queues, very long queues. They were due to the failure of Passport Control e gates, which went down just before 8 oclock. As more flights landed, the queues got longer. Delays were reported across the country, including at gatwick, edinburgh, birmingham, bristol, newcastle and manchester. Unfortunately, there is a System Outage and we do not have a timeframe given. Because of that outage, Border Officials had to rush to manually process passport holders. Here at heathrow, all corners of the Arrival Areas were packed with passengers. Some describe being kept on planes on the runway before being allowed to enter the terminal buildings. Others saying they spent longer in the terminal than in the air. Many told me they had to wait for over two hours to get through, using one word to describe it, chaos. A very, very long queue. The longest queue maybe ive ever seen. Two hours. More than two hours waiting. But they brought us water. So what went wrong with the e gates . The home office, which oversees border force, didnt give details about the nature of the technical fault, but said that a large scale Contingency Response was activated within six minutes of the gates going down, and that at no point was Border Security compromised and there was no indication of malicious cyber activity. Officials said the e gates came back online shortly after midnight and apologise to travellers caught up in the disruption. Some, like here in stansted, took to sleeping on the floor, all reallyjust wanting to get to their final destination, whether that be home or hotel. Nicky schiller, bbc news, Heathrow Airport. Nicky schiller is at Heathrow Airport for us. Go to lets nicky down the camera and ask whether things had cleared, the queues had cleared. Irate and ask whether things had cleared, the queues had cleared. And ask whether things had cleared, the queues had cleared. We have got ou. How the queues had cleared. We have got yom how about the queues had cleared. We have got you. How about people the queues had cleared. We have got you. How about people getting the queues had cleared. We have got you. How about people getting their| you. How about people getting their flights . Are they ok . The you. How about people getting their flights . Are they 0k . Flights . Are they 0k . The early mornin flights . Are they 0k . The Early Morning flights flights . Are they 0k . The Early Morning flights are flights . Are they 0k . The Early Morning flights are arriving flights . Are they 0k . The Early Morning flights are arriving at l morning flights are arriving at heathrow from places like new york, johannesburg, melbourne, cape town and sydney. Officials are telling me the e gates are up and running and they are not expecting any problems this morning. Nationwide, the home office say the system resurfaced at around midnight. We do not know what caused the outage. The home office saying that at no point was Border Security compromised. They also were thanking the travellers who got delayed. I was here around midnight. The people i was talking to were saying there was a couple of hours delay it took them to get through. I have a feeling quite a few of those i spoke to last night will be waking up i spoke to last night will be waking up in a hotel when they didnt expect to be an all indeed they had a rather expensive taxi journey to get them home in the early hours of the morning. Glad it is a bit better this morning. Thank you. The us has confirmed it paused a Bombs Shipment for israel over concerns it was going ahead with a major Ground Operation in rafah in southern gaza. A senior official said israel has not fully addressed us concerns over humanitarian needs of civilians in rafah. Meanwhile, aid agencies say the seizure of two major crossings there has made delivery of urgent supplies all but impossible. Stormy daniels, the adult film star at the centre of Donald Trumps criminal trial in new york, has been giving a detailed account of their alleged sexual encounter in 2006. Mr trumps lawyer argued that her testimony was irrelevant, but the judge rejected a request to declare a mis trial. Our north america editor, sarah smith, reports. Each day, donald trump waves to the cameras before heading to court. But this was no ordinary day in this extraordinary trial. Mr trump, is this true . In court, he had to watch a woman, who claims she had sex with him, openly testify about it. Stormy daniels was paid 130,000 by mr trump to stop her going public with claims of a sexual encounter shortly before the 2016 president ial election. Just outside the courtroom, he insisted he shouldnt be on trial at all. And the trial is a very unfair trial. Its a very, very unfair trial. The good news is they have nothing. Thank you. The court was shown this photograph of mr trump with Stormy Daniels, as she described first meeting him at a Golf Tournament in 2006 the day she says they later had sex. It was at this golf course, she says, that donald trump sent his bodyguard to invite her to dinner. When she got to his hotel suite, she laughed at him for wearing black silk pyjamas, while he dangled the possibility of her appearing on his tv show, the apprentice. When she asked about his wife, melania, he told her they slept in separate rooms. As ms daniels described having sex on the bed with mr trump without using any protection, she was frequently interrupted by objections from his lawyers. Her testimony was so prejudicial, they argued, thejudge should declare a mistrial. He agreed there were some things that would probably have been better left unsaid, but the case goes on. Miss daniels was asked if she hates donald trump when his lawyers cross examined her. Yes, she said, as it all got very heated. He had to listen to her admit she had publicly called him an orange turd and that shed like to see him and she wants him held accountable. Before his lawyer directly accused Stormy Daniels of trying to extort the former president through the hush money deal, mr trump posted on social media. He then quickly deleted it. Hes already been warned by thejudge he could be jailed if he continues to post about witnesses in this trial. Sarah smith, bbc news, new york. John swinney will be officially sworn in as scotlands First Minister this morning, after he was nominated by parliament. The snp leader succeeds humza yousaf, who resigned from office yesterday. Mr swinney, who will become scotlands seventh First Minister, is expected to form his government and confirm Cabinet Posts in parliament tomorrow. The World Publications had broken temperature records every single day last year. Scientists say it is fuelled by Climate Change. Figures from the Eu Climate Service show that april 2024 was the warmest april on record. At least 95 people have died during flooding in brazil, with dozens missing. Torrential rain in the Rio Grande Do Sul State has left residents without access to clean water for days. The areas governor is warning the situation looks set to get worse as the weather deteriorates in the coming days. Prince harry will celebrate the ten Year Anniversary of his Invictus Games with a thanksgiving service at st pauls cathedral later. The duke of sussex has travelled to the uk to commemorate the milestone of the games for injured veterans, but its been revealed he wont meet with the king during his visit. Our royal correspondent Daniela Relph has more. What weve created. The duke of sussex, back in the uk and back supporting the Invictus Games, the event for injured Military Personnel that prince harry created. What started as a little idea actually stolen from the americans, and made bigger and better. Its not often you can say that recognising what the Invictus Games have achieved is the focus of this visit. What the trip to london wont include is a meeting with the king. Leaving Clarence House back in february, prince harry made a flying visit to london after the kings cancer diagnosis. But this time round, prince harrys team say the kings full programme means there isnt time for father and son to meet. It is a reminder that the family tension of recent years hasnt eased. These visits back to the uk are difficult for both prince harry and the royal family, with relationships still strained. But latertoday, here at st pauls cathedral, prince harry will be amongst friends and colleagues as he celebrates ten years of the Invictus Games. Prince harry has travelled to london alone, but will be reunited with his wife, meghan, duchess of sussex, later this week when they visit nigeria together, a country likely to host a future Invictus Games. Daniela relph, bbc news, st pauls cathedral. A family of lions rescued from ukraine have been released into their new home at a Wildlife Park in south yorkshire. It is quite a change, isnt it . Issa and her three 18 month old cubs emi, santa and teddi were rescued from the donetsk region. They arrived at the Yorkshire Wildlife park in march and have spent the last two months in rehabilitation. The park said it was heart warming to see the family reunited. Look they look glad to be back. Very beautiful pictures. That is a lovely story. Heres matt with a look at the weather. Ijust i just saw your picture and thought it was snow. It is spring flowers. It is. It is a bit misty and murky out there this morning if you are about to hit the roads and pavements, thejourney about to hit the roads and pavements, the journey to work. This was taken in northamptonshire by a weather watcher alfie cole. Not quite as murky across scotland. Not as bright as elsewhere once the fog has cleared. In the north and West Of Scotland we will see when later on in the day. Seven To Ii Of Scotland we will see when later on in the day. Seven to 11 degrees to start wednesday morning. The mist and fog patches quite extensive. It may stay murky across eastern coasts. One or two fog patches in the west. Most will brighten up with sunshine. Brighter in Northern Ireland and scotland where there will be lots of cloud through the day. The cloud will thicken later to bring outbreaks of rain. By the end of the afternoon into the evening we will see some of it pushing into Northern Ireland. 12 to 14 degrees with the rain. Up to 19 celsius in scotland. If you are a hay fever sufferer, pollen is continuing to rise. High levels across much of england and wales in particular. When the sun is out, particularly strong sunshine at the time of year. This evening and overnight mist and fog will return. A damp night through scotland and Northern Ireland. Outbreaks of rain and drizzle for a time. Lingering around the highlands and islands. By day we will warm up and see more centring as we head towards the start of the weekend. Back to you both. See you later. When toby addison lost his sight as a teenager, he says he went off the rails and struggled to cope but over the years hes refused to let it restrict his life. Toby started posting videos about his disability on social media, and his refreshingly honest approach has earned him a huge following. Reporter simon marks has been to meet him. I was born visually impaired, and i was told i had a condition called retinitis pigmentosa. My sight was lost slowly over many, many years, and by the time i was 16, thats when i lost all my functional vision. And what effect did that have on you . You were still at school. Yeah, i was doing my gcses at the time when my eyesight started to go really, really quickly. And, yeah, i went off the rails a little bit and yeah, didnt respond in the best way. Naturally, i dont think theres a right way to respond to losing your sight. So what happened to your social life at that point, when you lost your sight . Did you find that your friends stuck by you . Theyjust took a step back, i think, and i became quite isolated and i spent a lot of time in what was called the Student Support centre. I used to eat my lunches in there and, yeah, i didnt really want to go outside i felt a bit embarrassed and, yeah, a bit lonely. But, yeah, i went to university after i finished in school and thankfully i had a clean clean start then and, you know, my social life is buzzing now. And toby is also buzzing on tiktok and instagram where he talks about his blindness in a refreshingly honest way. People thought that id never amass to anything and, to be fair, neither did i, due to my disability. Blind people cant