behind it all. she s been called the world s most powerful regulator, margrethe vestager of the european commission. she s the driving force behind these world leading regulations. and i m going to ask herjust how can europe strike a balance between protecting its citizens while spurring on unprecedented innovation? wherever you rejoining me from around the world. once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. artificial intelligence. it is the technology that everyone can t stop talking about. it s already popping up everywhere, from helping us with our health care to our banking needs. but as companies try and work out how it ll help them to make money, politicians are trying to put new rules in place to keep us all safe. the european union is leading the way. its 27 member states have just given their backing to what they hope is a world leading piece of legislation the artificial intelligence act. and by april it should have the backing of the european parliament
now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than the news interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. faith and politics shouldn t mix, many argue. but not my guest this week. shabana mahmood, the most senior muslim labour mp and now labour s shadowjustice secretary. in the weeks since october the 7th, she and so many people she represents have found the events in gaza particularly painful. but what has made it particularly difficult for her is channelling the anger, the sense of frustration, that many muslims feel that keir starmer isn t saying what they want to hear said. shabana mahmood, welcome to political thinking. thank you. you have found yourself at the centre of arguments about how britain, how the labour party, should respond to the awful events now in gaza. how has it felt personally for you? a very good question. i have to say i feel unco
sent to gaza and that there is no starvation there. the bbc has been speaking to eylon levy, an israeli government spokesman. israel wants to see as much humanitarian aid enter the gaza strip as possible. that is why we have excess capacity at the israeli crossings for more trucks of food, water, medicine and shelter equipment to enter the gaza strip. we encourage countries to send more. unfortunately, we have a problem at the moment that the un agencies on the ground responsible for distributing that aid are struggling to do so at the pace that israel is facilitating its entry. now, we are calling for the international community to activate aid agencies that have responsibility and experience distributing aid in other disaster zones to replace unrwa, because unrwa has failed and unwra is a hamas front. children are among the most vulnerable victims of hunger in gaza. the un warns that acute malnutrition among young children in the north is rising and is now above the critica
crowned at westminster abbey on saturday 6 may. nasa says its attempt to deflect the path of an asteroid has been a success in a major scientific achievement. and one of the last stars of hollywood s golden age, dame angela lansbury, has died at the age of 96. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden and g7 leaders have held an emergency meeting to discuss what more they can do to support ukraine after a second day of russian missile strikes. they condemned the attacks and reassured president zelenskyy that they were steadfast in their commitment to ukraine. they said irresponsible nuclear rhetoric risked global peace and security. ukraine s president also addressed the g7 meeting, calling for more help with air defence, and presented his peace formula. from kyiv, here s paul adams. in kyiv, a day of welcome calm after yesterday s storm. air raid sirens did sound briefly, citizens heeding their government s warning to seek shelter, some h
0h, bother! ido 0h, bother! i do hate charlie work. shoddy work. and dame angela lansbury, one of the stars of hollywood s golden age, has died at the age of 96. hello. thanks for joining hello. thanks forjoining us here on the programme. president biden and g7 leaders have held an emergency meeting to discuss what more they can do to support ukraine, after a second day of russian missile strikes. they condemned the attacks, and reassured president zelensky that they were steadfast in their commitment to ukraine. they said irresponsible nuclear rhetoric risked global peace and security. ukraine s president zelenskiy addressed the g7 meeting, calling for more help with air defence, and presented his peace formula . from kyiv, here s paul adams. in kyiv, a day of welcome calm after yesterday s storm. air raid sirens did sound briefly, citizens heeding their government s warning to seek shelter, some heading for the metro. translation: we don t feel safe, because we don t kn