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Newsnight

elections in england and wales, a fortnight today. chris mason, bbc news, in walsall. and here we have a list of all six mayoral candidates for the west midlands, in alphabetical order. you can find more details about them and the candidates for other mayoral elections on our website, bbc.co.uk/news. the global superstar taylor swift releases her latest album tomorrow. it's called the tortured poets department and is hotly anticipated by her legions of fans, so much so that it seems to have been leaked online early. mark savage reports. taylor swift is the biggest—selling musician in the world, and she is in the middle of a record—breaking tour that made her into a billionaire. so fans were surprised when she used the grammy awards this february to announce an album of new material called the tortured poets department. for the last couple of weeks, she's been dropping hints about the lyrics online.

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BBC News

elections in england and wales, a fortnight today. chris mason, bbc news, in walsall. and here we have a list of all six mayoral candidates for the west midlands, in alphabetical order. you can find more details about them, and the candidates for other mayoral elections, on our website, bbc.co.uk/news. team gb hasjust unveiled its new kit for the paris 0lympics today. among those showing it off is the diver tom daley, who will be competing in his fifth 0lympics this summer. his first was in 2008 in beijing, when he wasjust 14. and he is hoping to bring home yet more medals. nesta mcgregor has been talking to him. to list tom daley�*s achievements, they'd probably stack as high as the ten metre board he's famed forjumping from. commonwealth, european, world and — at tokyo 2020 — olympic champion.

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BBC News

in the meantime, you can keep up in the meantime, you can keep up to date with us on bbc news/ — the bbc.co.uk/news and you can check us out on your favourite social media platforms as well. thank you for watching. take care. hello. we have got a cold, wintry week of weather ahead. we may well see a bit of disruption down to the fact that we've got plenty of snow showers in the forecast, particularly towards the north — mainly across parts of scotland, in fact. fewer showers around further south. but it is going to be cold and we're going to see some sharp overnight frosts. could be some icy conditions around, too. cold weather down to the fact that low pressure is out towards the east of the uk, opening the doors for these cold winds to come in from the arctic, so i think wind chill will be a significant factor through the next couple of days. next few hours, more of those snow showers pack in, particularly across the north of scotland. temperatures overnight

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BBC News Now

they have since been discharged from hospital. no arrests have been made. scotland's biggest teaching union says new recruits are leaving the profession because they aren't being offered secure jobs. the eis is urging the scottish government to increase councilfunding to pay for more permanentjobs. the scottish government says it's taking "strong action" to protect teacher numbers. more on all of our stories on the website — more on all of our stories on the website bbc.co.uk/ news. you're live with bbc news. he's a big fan of former us president donald trump and brazil's former leaderjair bolsonaro. now the argentine right wing populist javier milei has shocked his country's political establishment, coming first in presidential primary elections. the decisive win prompted jubilation

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Breakfast

—— there are money tips and a range of other advice on the tackling it together section of the bbc news website — bbc.co.uk/news. people have been asking when all this will come down but the banks signalled yesterday that rates will be high for quite some time. about the cost of living, what you can afford, there is a direct link to the sports story, a place in canada saying they cannot afford to host a sporting event. another big blow to the future of the commonwealth games. alberta in canada was due to be putting in a bid. there is the mountains, the beautiful setting. they were considering putting in a bid to host the 2030 games. that is the government in alberta. this follows what happened in victoria. i was saying a couple of weeks ago on this very sofa, the state of

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BBC News at Six

triumph in the south—west of england, and will hope that they can replicate that. so, where do we stand tonight in the round? for the lib dems, theirfear will be that, general election, trying to leper kate —— trying to replicate the performance will be difficult because their efforts will be spread much more thinly. for labour, they now believe they can win, but they still fret about what might stand in their way. as for the conservatives, they are up against it. they are still up against it.— still up against it. ok, chris, thank you — still up against it. ok, chris, thank you for _ still up against it. ok, chris, thank you for that. _ still up against it. ok, chris, thank you for that. chris - still up against it. ok, chris, - thank you for that. chris mason, a political editor, in selby in north yorkshire. we heard from professor sirjohn curtice a bit earlier. well, if you want to read his analysis in more detail, head to the bbc website. just go to bbc.co.uk/news. a british man who killed his seriously ill wife in cyprus has been convicted of manslaughter. david hunter suffocated his wife janice at their home

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Asia Business Report

make of all this? i - can arise. what is the talent make of all this? i can - make of all this? i can understand _ make of all this? i can understand the - make of all this? i can i understand the concerns, make of all this? i can - understand the concerns, but the technology is here to stay. even _ the technology is here to stay. even if — the technology is here to stay. even if you don't it embrace it because — even if you don't it embrace it because you're scared, and other— because you're scared, and other people will. if you want to still— other people will. if you want to still be in the game, you how— to still be in the game, you how to _ to still be in the game, you how to be _ to still be in the game, you how to be in it. is to still be in the game, you how to be in it.— nick marsh, bbc news, singapore. and for more of the bbc�*s coverage on artificial intelligence, please go to the bbc news website — bbc.co.uk/news — where you'll also find a simple guide to help you understand ai. over to australia, where the state of victoria has pulled the plug on plan to host the 2026 commonwealth games. the plug on a plan to host the 2026 commonwealth games. 0rganisers initially estimated the event would cost 2.6 billion australian dollars to host. but the latest figures have escalated to over $6 billion, and that's mainly due to the government's decision to include more sports and changed plans for venues. australia has played host to the commonwealth games

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BBC News Now

in northern ireland, emma has built her own generative marketing software. in less than two seconds, wally will custom develop the website. but she's worried she won't be able to grow her start—up here without greater access to the computing power behind the tech. technology is advancing so quickly, and because people have more access to hardware and stuff, and the us offers more grants and funding than the uk does, it gets to the point where you have to take investment to exit. like, that's the only way you can go. so, if we have to take investment, then we're going to have to sell wally, and we're going to have to sell this engine. so realistically, you know, that's going to go to a big tech corporation, which will then put it into their product. and once again the uk will be reliant on big tech companies. it's a balancing act that the world can't get wrong — maximising the benefits and minimising the risks of ai,

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BBC News Now

while ensuring that no single company, country or the tech itself, grows too powerful. zoe kleinman, bbc news. for more of the bbc�*s coverage on artificial intelligence, please go to the bbc news website, bbc.co.uk/news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. the tale of this tunnel has had several twists and turns. it's now been given the go—ahead and, if anyone's against it, they have six weeks to say so. the idea is a two—mile stretch of road will be routed beneath the busy a303. it's almost 30 years since early plans for some form of tunnel were put on the table. fast forward to 2020 and planning permission was granted, but the following year this was overturned in the high court. it's after a campaign by some locals who are angry at the possible impact

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BBC News at Six

maximising the benefits and minimising the risks of ai while ensuring that no single company, country or the tech itself grows too powerful. zoe kleinman, bbc news. and today, the head of the national crime agency has warned that the rise in images and videos created by artificial intelligence was also increasing the risk of offenders carrying out offences on people, including children. graeme biggar made the warning in a speech outlining the biggest criminal threats facing the uk. he also said that al is making it harder to identify children at risk of sexual abuse. and we'll be looking at artifical intelligence all week — both here on the tv bulletins and online. there's plenty of coverage too on the bbc news website — bbc.co.uk/news. the prime minister says the government will stick to its commitment to deliver 40 hospitals by 2030 — despite the spending watchdog saying that the government is likely to miss the target. the national audit office said

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