And its 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. Its 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. Thats 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, all of them ha
To help priced out renters find somewhere to live . In sport, theres no stopping liverpool as they hit five in europe against Sparta Prague including a stunner from in form darwin nunez. Including a stunner good morning. A good deal of dry weather on the cards today, some will say sunshine but they will be a cold easterly wind blowing. I will have all the details for today and for the weekend throughout the programme. Its friday the 8th of march. President joe biden has used his state of the Union Address to criticise donald trump his likely opponent in the election and to claim that freedom and democracy are under assault around the world. President biden also announced that the us military will construct a port in gaza to allow the delivery of more humanitarian aid to the territory. Tonight, im directing the us military to lead an Emergency Mission to establish a temporary pier in the mediterranean on the coast of gaza that can receive large shipments carrying food, water, medicine a
We will have a special programme in 30 minutes. Hello, im nicky schiller. We start in the United States where President Biden has delivered his last state of the Union Address before the president ial election in november. In a fiery speech he warned that the us is facing a greater threat to its freedom and democracy than at any time since the presidency of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860s. He repeatedly took swipes at donald trump, using the term, My Predecessor 13 times. He described mr trumps recent remarks about nato as unacceptable. Mr biden said he had inherited an economy on the brink after the turmoil of covid pandemic, but it was now the envy of the world. But it was his repeated attacks on mr trump which drew the biggest cheers on capitol hill. Nomia iqbal has the story from washington. Cheering. This was President Biden s make or break moment to show americans why he should be re elected. No pressure. Good evening. If i were smart, id go home now. Laughter. It was a more fiery s
Hello, im nicky schiller. We start with that breaking news. The Foreign Secretary lord cameron has announced the us, uk and partners will open a maritime corridor to deliver aid directly to gaza but he said he would continue to urge israel to allow more trucks into gaza is the fastest way to get aid to those who need it. His full tweet says people in gaza are in desperate humanitarian need, alongside the us, the uk and partners, we have announced we will open a maritime corridor to deliver aid directly to gaza and he goes on to say, we continue to coach israel to say, we continue to coach israel to allow more trucks into gaza as the fastest way to get aid to those who need it. It comes as the Eu Commissioner Ursula Von Der Leyen is expected to make a statement this hour and she is in cyprus. This was announced as part of the state of the Union Address by President Biden last night and he confirmed he has ordered the you s military to build a temporary peer of the coast of gaza to ensur
Lives he saved. Fi refox and aid corridor in gaza should Begin Operating this weekend. Aid agencies have said hunger has reached catastrophic levels. The us, uk and eu will open a maritime corridor is to allow the delivery of additional supplies. They will continue to to urge israel to allow more trucks into gaza. Ursula von der leyen is in cyprus and said the corridor should be operating within days. Today, the republic of cyprus, the european commission, the United Arab Emirates and the united states, of course supported by other critical partners, announced our intention to open the maritime corridor, to deliver much needed additional amounts of humanitarian assistance by sea. We are launching this Cyprus Maritime Corridor together. Cyprus, the eu, the United Arab Emirates and the eu, the United Arab Emirates and the united states. It is your relentless work to get the squad are up relentless work to get the squad are up and running despite all the challenges and this is truly inspi