parents and grandparents. here's our employment correspondent zoe conway. cheering. a bbc documentary team captures the moment amazon workers went on strike for the very first time injanuary. over the last nine months, the gmb has recruited nearly 800 workers here in coventry. i support yous all, ijust can't afford to join the union. you can, you can! i pawned my wedding ring and only got it back last week. that's how much they pay us. i have a husband who can't work, i have a son at school, and i cannot afford to live. along with demanding higher pay, they want the union to be recognised by amazon. that would mean the company would have to negotiate with them over pay and working conditions. do you want the good news?

the union believes the coventry warehouse employs 1,300 people, and that a majority want to be represented by the union. they've applied for statutory recognition from an organisation known as the central arbitration committee. at its warehouse in dartford, the company has addressed the issue of recognition for the first time in an interview. but the truth is you are going to do everything in your power as a company to keep that union out, aren't you? we respect our workers�* rights tojoin or not tojoin a union, and we're working with the cac as part of the gmb's formal application for recognition. but, i mean, you're not going to recognise them, are you? you will do everything in your power to stop that from happening. we're working through a formal process with the cac. so if the gmb can show they have got a majority of workers in coventry, you will recognise them? there's a formal process under way. the gmb have made a formal application to the central arbitration committee,

and we're currently engaging with the cac as part of that process. one of amazon's stated goals is to be earth's best employer. if that's the case, what have you got to fear from union recognition? i think we're really listening to our employees and, again, the flexible opportunities is really another step forward in how we strive to be earth's best employer. in order to try to be earth's best employer, amazon has come up with a new type of contract that guarantees parents and grandparents who are employed in warehouses like this one don't have to work in the school holidays. people can elect to work just the actual time that the children are at school. so they then take guaranteed holidays during easter, summer and christmas. so it's a full—time role with all the benefits of a full—time position — same benefits, same pay rate as a normalfull—time role, but you get the guaranteed holidays off, as well. what do we want?

£15. when do we want it? now! but on a picket line in coventry, amazon workers aren't shouting about greater flexibility — but about more pay. we welcome anything that's going to make life betterfor our members, but i just don't think this is the thing that they're looking for right now. they want more money in their pocket. you know, what they're telling us is that they cannot live on the poverty pie that's being offered from amazon — a multi—billion—pound company. it could be weeks before the central arbitration committee makes a decision about recognition. this fight for us is really important. we have to get the union inside amazon. we'll go all the way, we're not going to stop doing this. the gmb might not win this battle, but talk to workers here and they say they're not giving up the fight. zoe conway, bbc news. you can learn more about the dispute in the documentary amazon in coventry on bbc two at 9.00pm on thursday.

as warnings go, this one sounds pretty alarming. we're being told artificial intelligence could lead to the extinction of humanity, by experts including the heads of 0penai and google deepmind. dozens have supported a statement published on the web page of the centre for al safety. the quote thatjumps out is "mitigating the risk of extinction from al should be a global priority alongside other societal—scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war". but some others say the fears are overblown. we can cross over live to glasgow and join our technology editor zoe kleinman to delve deeper into this story. what lies behind this dire warning? this is the latest in a series of warnings that have been issued by a number of people working in and around artificial intelligence. we are seeing an incredibly rapid pace of revolution. it is only six months

ago that chatgpt was launched, the viral chat bot that hundreds of millions of people have used since then. suddenly it's has become part of everyday life. people are using it to write essays, code, speeches, to find out what is wrong with them medically. there is so much money and investment flowing in. all the companies around the world are racing to be the next big market leader in al. it is all happening very quickly and there are questions about whether society is ready for it, particularly if got into the hands of a bad actor. some companies have their own code of ethics, they are committed to doing it responsibly. we don't know what other regimes might be doing with it and how they might use it in a way that could be extremely malicious and could move extremely fast. there

are so many — and could move extremely fast. there are so many experts _ and could move extremely fast. there are so many experts are _ and could move extremely fast. there are so many experts are sounding the alarm. whose attention are they trying to attract?— trying to attract? there are two thins trying to attract? there are two things going — trying to attract? there are two things going on _ trying to attract? there are two things going on here. _ trying to attract? there are two things going on here. the - trying to attract? there are two i things going on here. the industry is crying out for regulation. you might be hearing a lot at the moment about governments trying to regulate the industry. the industry says it doesn't want to regulate itself. it is seen the lessons of the past when the social media companies try to regulate themselves and that did not go well. they are calling out for regulation from government and they want to work with authorities to come up with a framework that works. the authorities themselves are saying they are not quite sure if they'll be able to keep up with how quickly things are changing. the other issue is nobody can quite agree on the best way to do it. the eu is going to vote on an ai act quite eminently, that looks to stagger different products, depending on how serious they are.

an e—mail spam filter would have a lighter touch regulation than something perhaps being used as a tool being used to diagnose medical conditions. united is coming up with varied lights regulation,... for example, if you think you have been discriminated against by an algorithm, you could go to the equalities commission just as you could with any other form of discrimination. it is a kind of lets see how a cool situation. the industry and governments are keen to try to keep a responsible lid on this as much as they can, but there are also aware it is running extremely fast. regulation, as we know, generally moves pretty slow. some people's reaction to this this morning as it is overblown. they say

it is taking away from other risks. we need to know the benefits of ai as well as the potential dangers. we saw sam altman, the chief of open ai give a speech recently where he said chatgpt is a tool, not a creature. thank you very much. workers at the homeless charity st mungo's will begin a month—long strike today in a dispute over pay. the unite union said workers were "taking a stand" following the offer of a 2.25% pay rise. st mungo's has said it cannot afford to meet the union's demands and called the strike "unprecedented and disproportionate". we've had some glorious sunshine in the uk recently and there's no better place to spend the day than by the seaside. however, the outing can be ruined by hungry and aggressive seagulls. now one town in the north of england is trying several inventive ways to scare the birds off. 0ur reporter crispin rolfe has been to bridlington in east yorkshire

to see what can be done. one minute it's yourfood, the next minute it's theirs. they're absolutely evil. they come from nowhere. they glide in over your shoulder, they snatch it out of your fingers and before you know it, you've lost it. very annoyed. that's all i've got to say! the challenge is what to do about gulls desperate to feast on your chips. in north yorkshire this is whitby�*s answer to the problem. but what about east yorkshire? could this be the solution for bridlington? is this better than dressing up in a suit like in whitby? much better than dressing in a suit than in whitby! yes, former bridlington mayor liam dealtry�*s up for the challenge. will it work? aha! and to help him... ..a bird—scaring kite.

we could do with that on our caravan. - i'm sick of cleaning up after them. they get everywhere? they do, love, they do. it's fun, and the seagulls do look like they're a bit wary of it. do you think you could put a few of these up around brid? i'd like to think we could. is this going to work? yeah, i actually think it will work. i think it's a great deterrent. do you really? but not everyone agrees. will it work? no, i think the seagulls willjust attack it. - do you think they're that naughty? yeah, they are, yeah. so there are other ways to keep the seagulls off. some people recommend an umbrella when you're eating your food. the only problem is, at a seaside it's a little bit windy. and anyway, there's a much simpler solution. we have this problem every year with the seagulls. and it's education, education, education. if you feed the seagulls they know they've got a food source that they can use all the time. we want you to come to brid, or any seaside resort, to enjoy yourself. just don't feed the gulls. although sometimes that's

easier said than done, which is why bridlington needs to stay on its toes. crispin rolfe, bbc news. before we go, i want to show you some footage of an elaborate bear rescue in the united states. this was the moment the bear was able to scramble out of the back seat of a parked car in northern nevada. police officers were called to the scene when local residents discovered the creature. they then constructed an escape plan using a long piece of rope to pull open the door from a distance and to set the bear free. it then scarpered off into the woods and, happily, neither the animal nor any human beings were harmed. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello. for some of us, it has been a while since we last saw any rain,

particularly across parts of england and wales. in fact, close to swansea there's been no measurable rain for more than three weeks. plymouth, nottingham, sheffield, not far behind. it has rained a little more recently than that in parts of northern ireland and scotland. over the next five days, unlike southern europe where there is going to be quite a lot of wet weather, across our shores many places are going to stay bone dry. with that, though, there will be some variations. the warmest and sunniest weather will always be across western parts with cooler and cloudier weather further east. through the rest of today, some eastern coasts of england will cling onto some areas of cloud, parts of eastern scotland. northern scotland too staying quite cloudy and where that happens it will be cool. 12 degrees for lerwick, 11! for norwich, but further west highs of 2a there in glasgow. this evening and tonight we do it all over again. we bring this cloud in from the north sea. it rolls its way westwards. clearest of the skies across parts of western scotland, northern ireland, north—west

england. that's where it will turn a little bit chilly. temperatures generally between six and 11 degrees. tomorrow, parts of east wales, a good part of england, eastern scotland starting cloudy. a lot of that cloud will roll its way back towards the east coast. if you are spending your day along the coast, if it stays cloudy, when you're exposed to the breeze temperatures are likely to only get to 14, 15, 16 degrees. parts of north—east scotland only getting to 12 or 13 degrees. however, further west in the sunshine, temperatures around glasgow likely to get to 25, 26 degrees. 23 for western parts of northern ireland. many western parts of england and wales not too far behind. into thursday, really, it is more of the same. the cloudy and coolest weather to be found across eastern parts of scotland, the eastern side of england. further west, more sunshine, more warmth, temperatures up to around 23 or 2a degrees. as we head towards the weekend, as we head towards the weekend, high pressure remains high pressure remains

the dominant weather feature. the dominant weather feature. we will continue to see we will continue to see the winds flowing around that the winds flowing around that area of high pressure. where you're exposed to that breeze around eastern coasts it will feel quite cool and it will be quite cool and it will be cloudy at times. cloudy at times. the highest temperatures and the the highest temperatures and the best of the sunshine further west. best of the sunshine further west. live from london. live from london. this is bbc news. this is bbc news. russia's defence ministry accuses russia's defence ministry accuses ukraine of launching �*a terrorist ukraine of launching �*a terrorist drone attack�* on moscow. drone attack�* on moscow. kyiv denies the claim. kyiv denies the claim. ukraine's capital has come under russian bombardment ukraine�*s capital has come under russian bombardment for the third time in 2a hours. for the third time in 2a hours. the uk government's been given more time to hand over documents from borisjohnson to an official covid inquiry.