a taste of last summer covid 19 infection levels are down to what they were back then. we have a special report from mali, where british troops take part in what s been called the most dangerous peace keeping mission in the world. and hitting the dance floor at last the clubbers who are part of a covid pilot scheme, testing the safety of crowds. 3000 people enjoying an out out in liverpool 3000 people enjoying an out out in liverpool with no social distancing, but under liverpool with no social distancing, but under the watchful eye of the scientists. but under the watchful eye of the scientists, working out if this is the safe scientists, working out if this is the safe way to get us all back enjoying the safe way to get us all back enjoying crowds again. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel down to ten men early, but could southampton hang on for a point against high flying leicester? good evening. the first funerals have been held in israel aft
a four day boycott of social media by sports bodies and stars in protest at online racist abuse. hello and welcome whether you re watching in the uk or around the world. stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the first funerals have been held in israel for the victims of a deadly crush at religious festival. at least 45 people are known to have died, and more than a hundred and 50 were injured at meron, the site of the tomb of a revered second century rabbi. almost all of those affected were ultra orthodoxjews, in attendance to mark the lag ba omer holiday. tens of thousands pilgrims had gathered at the foot of mount meron in the north of israel, to celebrate the event with all night bonfires, prayer and dancing. paramedics say the crush happened after people slipped in an overcrowded walkway, causing dozens more to fall. this was the largest public event in israel since the coronavirus pandemic began. the country s successful vaccinatio
and it s time for lenny s last turn the comedian will present his final comic relief tonight after 39 years. plus do you fancy more rain? i did not think so, but another wet morning for many. this weekend sunshine at times and hopefully more brightness. it s friday the 15th march. our main story. exposure to violent online content is now unavoidable for children in the uk, with many seeing it while still in primary school, according to a new ofcom report. the regulator is urging social media companies to strengthen child protection on their platforms. our technology reporter shiona mccallum reports. how much time do you think you spend on your phone a day? even prince william is asking these questions when meeting with a group of schoolchildren at a west london youth centre yesterday. that s quite a lot. but i bet you feel better coming here. but when children are on their smartphones, their innocence can soon be compromised. ofcom say out of the 2a7 children it spoke to, a
who s a creative director from visual effects house framestore, now, it s important to remember always when you re dealing with this kind of stuff, that the ai doesn t understand what it s drawing. and actually that s what gives it its unique, quirky animation style. and actually that s what gives it its unique, quirky animation style. you can see in that robot there, the controls on the front, all the buttons are rippling and glitching. yeah. it can t keep them consistent over the number of frames you ve animated it. so thatjust seems to be part of the thing where it doesn t necessarily understand what needs to stay the same in the animation. funnily enough, actually, there s a moment where the girl robot spins her head around, and that was something that itjust did serendipitously. i didn t ask for that, and itjust did it. i mean, it s one of the interesting things about this, the sort of serendipitous nature of it giving you something unexpected, which is also part of the
this week, nick s getting into his trunks to find out what a phone can do for a forest. now i ve just completed another survey injust under a minute. we ll find out what lara s thinking as she immerses herself in culture. i know what i m looking at now, but how do i feel? and less than two years after ai took up art, is it ready for hollywood? spencer s getting his big trailer voice ready. the ai will listen to the audio. deep trailer voice: ..and generate me a new one. jazz music plays this is the tinpot jazz orchestra. it lasts less than a minute, but it is a charming, glitchy, cartoon like production created using generative ai video tools. now, this means that the characters weren t designed by illustrators and animators. instead, they were described in english to an ai, which then created them itself. the film was made by william bartlett, who s a creative director from visual effects house framestore, and who, like a lot of generative ai creators at the moment, put it t