lawful and correct the british government says its changes to brexit trade arrangements with the european union will not undermine the northern ireland peace agreement. and are the machines about to take over? a senior tech engineer claims an artificial intelligence tool has developed a mind of its own. hello and welcome to the programme. hundreds of civilians have been killed in the ukrainian city of kharkiv since the start of the conflict by indiscriminate russian shelling. in a new report, amnesty international accused moscow of routinely using internationally prohibited cluster munitions and scatterable mines. the human rights organisation said the decision to use such weapons showed an utter disregard for civilian lives and could constitute war crimes. the kremlin has previously denied using cluster munitions in ukraine and insisted that russian forces have only struck military targets. from the city of kkarkiv, wyre davies reports. from the very start of this wa
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a group of 20 senators from both sides of the us political divide has announced proposals for limited measures aimed at curbing gun violence, following devastating mass shootings in texas and new york. ten republican senators have backed the legislation potentially enough to overcome the republican filibuster in the us senate that has blocked previous agreements on gun control. let s look in more detail at what s in the guns proposal. the framework agreement includes support for state red flag laws where guns could be kept from those who might pose a danger. also included , tougher background checks for gun buyers under the age of 21. there would also be measures to prevent what s known as straw purchases, where people buy guns for others who are restricted from purchasing them but not included are measures democrats and president joe biden had advocated such as raising the age for buying semiautomatic ri
here ten years, and 100 games, anyway, so it s been brilliant. pied england coach eddiejones has named his team for their title defence against italy in rome on sunday. the surprise selection is worcester‘s ben te‘o at outside centre. the headline here is the selection of ben te‘o at outside centre. many thought it would not be fit, but he went off to australia to get the rehab funded out of his own pocket, and he is ready to play his first game since october. his selection at number13, game since october. his selection at number 13, with jonathan josephs dropping to the bench, gives you some insight that he is looking for the powerful figure some insight that he is looking for the powerfulfigure in the midfield. courtney laws and chris robshaw in the back row. alec hepburn will make his england debut from the bench, and there has been so much talk about the missing players, but ultimately, most of england s big guns are here, as they go to rome fully loaded, as they lo
for a flying start against wales. and at 12.30pm, click travels to dubai to meet the real life robo cop. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the director of the fbi has defended its work after a classified memo was released accusing it of bias against president trump, and abuse of power. the memo written by republican members of congress says the fbi got permission to wiretap one of mr trump s advisers in 2016 by using unsubstantiated evidence which had been paid for by his political opponents. our correspondent peter bowes reports. this is the memo that sunk relations between the president and the fbi to a new low. the document, written by republicans, makes the case that the justice department and the fbi showed bias against donald trump while spying on one of his advisers. a warrant for the surveillance operation was based on a dossier of information compiled by a former british intelligence agent who was desperate for donald trump to lose the election. i think it
of frost and possibly some ice into tomorrow. tomorrow will bring a strong, cold north westerly wind across other in an easterly areas. that will deliver someone to be sure is. elsewhere, driver a that will deliver someone to be sure is. elsewhere, drivera sunny spells. where we have the strength of the wind further south, it will feed feel like freezing. this is bbc news. our latest headlines. senior democrats have warned donald trump not to use a controversial memo as a pretext to fire the special counsel investigating alleged russian involvement in the presidential election. after getting caught in a scuffle with protesters last night, conservative mpjacob rees mogg accuses the treasury of fiddling its figures on brexit. for small companies affected by the collapse of the outsourcing firm carillion. now on bbc news, it s time for click. this week: robo cops. accessible togs. .. and surgery goggles. welcome to dubai, the desert kingdom where there s no such thing as to