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And producer of the lion king about how creatives are using the tools. And the lead negotiator for the sagaftra union, at the heart of last years strike, tells us how the thousands of artists he represents feel about the way ai is impacting theirjobs. And later in the show, i sit down with a man who created the first company in the world dedicated to computer graphics for film more than three decades ago. Since then, framestore has conjured up the worlds of paddington, among many others. Hes see...

Hello. Israel has been carrying out widespread attacks on Southern Lebanon with fighter jets, as the us warns the risk of an escalation in fighting between Israel And Hezbollah |s acute a nd real these are the latest pictures weve received, showing explosions lighting up the Night Sky in Southern Lebanon. Saturday has seen cross Border Fire between israel and the iranian backed lebanese group, hezbollah throughout the day. And those attacks have continued into the night. The Israeli Army says it...

Now on Bbc News political thinking with nick robinson. Hello, And welcome to political thinking a conversation with, rather than a newsy interrogation, of someone who shapes our political thinking about what a shape theirs. My guest this week has just celebrated ending the longest Train Drivers strike in history a strike that was blamed for crippling the railways And angered many, many travellers. His members haVe Got a 15 Pay Rise over three years. He is Mick Whelan, The General secretary of as...

This is bbc news. Well have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. Hello, im Katie Razzall and this week on the Media Show, were talking about Donald Trumps false claims that migrants are Eating Pets in ohio. Were learning about life as a reporter in china with the Economists Man in beijing. And well go inside the race for al and the Tech Bro rivalries at the heart of it. Synthesiser Music Backup vocals and funky beat plays thats one of many remixes...

Also tonight, the us State Department is urging american citizens to leave the country, with fears growing of an all out war. Meanwhile, the Death Toll from Israels Strike on a densely populated area of Southern Beirut On Friday has risen to 37. Hezbollah says 16 of its members were killed in the attack including senior miiitary commander ibrahim aqil. He was wanted by the us government for years and was designated a global terrorist for his involvement in the 1983 bombing of the us embassy In ...

The government in poland has warned of a critical night ahead with the country facing severe flooding. Authorities have shut a Border Crossing with the Czech Republic after a riverflooded its banks. Theyve also closed several roads and halted trains. Polish prime Minister Donald Tusk has been visiting flooded areas in silesia and he spoke to reporters there. Translation the low pressure that brought these heavy rains i to poland and the Czech Republic is not entirely predictable. These forecasts...

This week, were at europes biggest Tech Show to meet this Years Tech movers and shakers. Quivering er. Yeah, we have the lowdown on whats cooking, whats trending, and whats bouncing. Are those phones . They are phones, yeah. 0k. Meanwhile, laras getting her groove on at a live concert in the metaverse. My avatar, Beat Engineer, there. Hes ready to dance. My finest dance moves. And we meet the brothers who are trying to replace plastics with plants. But how do they stop those pesky splits . What ...

Chosen from 22,000 applicants after an incredibly tough selection process, these are the european space agencys new astronauts, the brightest and the best. Among them is a candidate whos a first. So, i think its wise that we now announce our para astronaut, and that isjohn mcfall. John mcfall has been selected using exactly the same criteria as all european astronauts. But unlike any of the others, he has a physical disability. Now hes taking part in a groundbreaking project. Being an amputee, b...

The latest attacks in ukraines sumy region. Volodymyr zelensky has accused the west of emboldening vladimir putin with its hesitation over longrange missiles. President biden and sir keir starmer had met to decide whether to allow kyiv to use storm shadow missiles against targets inside russia. I dont think much about vladimir putin. Despite this putdown, there is still a cautious approach and no official change in policy. This wasnt a meeting about a particular capability. That wasnt why we got...

Its the beginning. Its the start of the whole season. All that and more in this festival review edition of talking movies. Venice, one of the worlds oldest and most prestigious film festivals, was certainly starstudded this year, and among the figures making an impact was 49yearold angelina jolie for her portrayal of the celebrated late opera singer, maria callas, in the picture maria. Emma jones was at the venice film festival for talking movies. Emma: angelina jolie is portraying a woman said ...