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Andy Burnham told the UN General Assembly that Britain will put AI safety at the heart of the G20 when it hosts next year.
The UK’s Minister for AI, Kanishka Narayan, is asked about the risks the technology poses.
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"Less is better than more"
The travel presenter Simon Reeve is returning to our screens with a new series of Wilderness, exploring remote parts of the planet.
Speaking to PM, he says the TV industry should change what they're investing in and focus on quality, not quantity.
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"It was a heavenly magical moment."
Wilderness with Simon Reeve is returning this weekend for a second series that sees the adventurer travelling to the last wild landscapes on the planet.
He told PM what his favourite place was:
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"I just cannot see how that would help."
A report by air traffic services provider NATS has said a software defect was responsible for flight chaos earlier this month.
Former Transport Secretary Grant Schapps says calls for resignations won't solve anything.
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How could the UK improve its apprenticeship system?
Baroness Wolff, professor at Kings College London and former skills policy adviser, says it needs to be easier for small businesses to hire apprentices.
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"We need to be more outward-looking to diversify our partnerships."
Canada's PM Mark Carney has welcomed the EU's ambition for Canada to become its first 'associate member'.
High Commissioner in the UK Bill Blair talks about the country's relationship with its neighbour the US.
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Denmark has accused a Russian warship of firing two flares at one of its helicopters, on the same day that Nato forces shot down a drone over Lithuania.
Former defence secretary Sir Ben Wallace tells PM how the UK should respond to perceived Russian aggression.
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"What is the pro-business agenda of this government?"
@EvanHD asks industry minister Blair McDougall, as business leaders and local mayors meet at Downing St to discuss growth.
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Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty tells @bbcpm the foreign secretary has spoken with 'moral clarity' after the government announced a ban on imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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Foreign secretary Ed Miliband has promised a reset of British policy in relation to Israeli settlements.
UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albenese tells @BBCPM she would welcome sanctions.
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"When we think about working lives we often imagine it to be a ladder...it doesn't exist anymore."
Prof. Lynda Gratton, author of 'The 100-Year Life', says that as we get older, finding purpose means thinking of our lives as a weave of threads rather than a ladder to climb.
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“More power cuts, more flooding, more travel disruption.”
Former UN climate strategist Tom Rivett-Carnac tells @EvanHD what an extreme El Niño could mean for the UK.
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"He is, in a sense, like a prophet."
A new film starring the actor Simon Callow tells the story of William Beveridge, who is often seen as the father of the welfare state.
Simon says that Andy Burnham, like Beveridge, is faced with the question of 'how to fix society'.
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"We cannot allow the decision to be kicked into the long grass."
Chair of the Defence Select Committee and Labour MP Tan Dhesi tells PM why increasing our defence spending is so important, after asking the Prime Minister to clarify his commitment in PMQs earlier.
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"It could be game-changing."
Scientists believe they may be one step closer to detecting dark matter for the first time.
Sam Eriksen from the University of Bristol led the study - he says it's an exciting development.
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“We want Andy to succeed.”
Steve Reed, Keir Starmer loyalist and former housing secretary, says the Labour Party has united behind Burnham.
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“We have to go further in reducing burdens.”
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds says the government has to do more to compensate businesses for higher taxes.
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"It's like the wheelbarrow or the button - it will never go away."
Author William Boyd tells @nickeardleybbc why he thinks 'reading is suddenly becoming cool again' ahead of the release of his third Gabriel Dax novel.
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Nearly 2,000 people have been rescued as emergency teams respond to devastating flooding in Nepal. Chiran Jung Thapa, of Oxfam, says roads and bridges have been washed away, leaving rescuers working in 'harrowing conditions'.
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