this is sophie. she wasjust 13 perhaps do more. this is sophie. she was just 13 when she took her own life. like many parents, we gave sophie a phone and we gave her that at the age of 12 and we discovered a few months later that sophie had been accessing really difficult material, really com pletely difficult material, really completely inappropriate for, well, in my view, anyone but certainly a child of her age. sophie had been suffering from depression and had suicidal thoughts. really hard bit for us was thoughts. really hard bit for us was after sophie had died and we interrogated her ipad and we interrogated her ipad and we interrogated her ipad and we found some really difficult imagery and some guides to how sophie could take her own life and what would be a suitable matter for doing that. and that was really, really ha rd to that. and that was really, really hard to see afterwards. it is very easy to blame the pa rents it is very easy to blame the parents and say what on earth are you doing giving your phone toa are you doing giving your

this is sophie. she was just 13 when she took her own life. like many parents, we'd given sophie a phone, and we gave her that at the age of 12, and we discovered a few months later that sophie had been accessing really difficult material, really completely inappropriate for, well, in my view, anyone, but certainly a child of her age. sophie had been suffering from depression and had had suicidal thoughts. really hard bit for us was after sophie had died and we interrogated her ipad, we found some really difficult imagery and some guides to how sophie could take her own life and what would be a suitable method for doing that, and that was really, really hard to see afterwards. it's very easy to blame the parents and say "well, what on earth were you doing, giving your phone to a 12—year—old? giving a mobile phone?" but actually, we had parental controls at home and we had pa rental controls through the school. but these days, as you start to give a little bit more freedom to your teenagers, and as sophie had reached the age of 13, she star

this is sophie. she was just 13 when she took her own life. sophie had been suffering from depression and had had suicidal thought. like many parents, we'd given sophie a phone, and we gave her that at the age of 12, and we discovered a few months later that sophie had been accessing really difficult material, really completely inappropriate for, well, in my view, anyone, but certainly a child of her age. recently, a video of a young man taking his own life was posted on facebook and subsequently spread to other platforms, including tiktok, where it took days to be removed. just this week, instagram announced that it will extend the use of artificial intelligence to spot this type of content to its eu users. it can then make it less visible and, in extreme cases, remove it. but this is a problem that exists across the industry. even with sophisticated tools, harmful content still gets through. so, i've been looking at safetowatch, a new ai video—tracking platform that aims to help, which i've tested on an episode of the bbc‘s harlots. so,

this is sophie. she was just 13 when she took her own life. sophie had been suffering from depression and had had suicidal thought. like many parents, we'd given sophie a phone, and we gave her that at the age of 12, and we discovered a few months later that sophie had been accessing really difficult material, really completely inappropriate for, well, in my view, anyone, but certainly a child of her age.

this is sophie. she was just 13 when she took her own life. sophie had been suffering from depression and had had suicidal thoughts. like many parents, we‘d given sophie a phone, and we gave her that at the age of 12, and we discovered a few months later that sophie had been accessing really difficult material, really completely inappropriate for, well, in my view, anyone, but certainly a child of her age. recently, a video of a young man taking his own life was posted on facebook and subsequently spread to other platforms, including tiktok, where it took days to be removed. just this week, instagram announced that it will extend the use of artificial intelligence to spot this type of content to its eu users. it can then make it less visible and, in extreme cases, remove it. but this is a problem that exists across the industry. even with sophisticated tools, harmful content still gets through. so i‘ve been looking at safetowatch, a new a! video—tracking platform that aims to help, which i‘ve tested on an episode of the bbc‘s harlots

this is sophie. she was just 13 when she took her own life. sophie had been suffering from depression and had had suicidal thought. like many parents, we'd given sophie a phone, and we gave her that at the age of 12, and we discovered a few months later that sophie had been accessing really difficult material, really completely inappropriate for, well, in my view, anyone, but certainly a child of her age. recently, a video of a young man taking his own life was posted on facebook and subsequently spread to other platforms, including tiktok, where it took days to be removed. just this week, instagram announced that it will extend the use of artificial intelligence to spot this type of content to its eu users. it can then make it less visible and, in extreme cases, remove it. but this is a problem that exists across the industry. even with sophisticated tools, harmful content still gets through. so i've been looking at safetowatch, a new ai video—tracking platform that aims to help, which i've tested on an episode of the bbc‘s harlots. so th

sophie: it will be very gradual. we are not expecting a crash on tech stocks that have been playing the role of protection gradualwe will have a reallocation of u.s. tech into more cyclical components and i think that is why people will willhis mindset where you get growth, and we think all tech makes sense where they are geared to 5g and are cheaper than big tech, but on the others you will going to strong value, so companies with cash, a strong balance sheet, but could benefit from a vaccine and reopening of the economy. the barbell portfolio from there could make sense with its shift in portfolios. guy: what kind of move -- alix: what kind of move in the treasury market will we have to see you have hedge funds re-think a lot of their positioning? threshold everyone is talking about is 1%. what we need to be careful about is which businesses will be able to withstand such a level in an economy and world where the crisis and even more leverage out of it. out of it, 1% would be the threshold, but we see 1.2125 has an

going back to sophie to see if this vaccine optimism continues to spread around the world. sophie. sophie: we are bid in asia with cash being put to work even as we have caution about the timeline for a vaccine rollout by over in japan, we are seeing the nikkei 225 extending for a sixth straight day, crossing the 25,000 level for the first time since 1991. we are looking to see if the topix can close the gap. above 105e yen back as we saw a selloff in havens overnight and switching off the board to check in on the open in south korea, we have the kospi slightly higher, up .2% this morning, extending gains for a seventh straight day potentially while the korean won is marginally lower here but still trading around january 2019 highs. we are watching for the monthly budget report from the finance ministry as well as the bok's analysis of the impact of covid on prices and on the earnings front, they are very much in focus on the back of this vaccine news. switching out the board, stocks are rising while bonds are falling as yield curve bears steepen, rising as much as 13 basis points

sophie shore was a member of the white rose resistance movement. she encouraged to confront hitler's dictatorship in 1943 at the age of just 21, she was murdered by the nazis. this isn't the only time that germany's corona deniers have tried to draw comparisons between themselves and the victims of the 3rd reich, an 11 year old in culture alike and assaulting the frank of the secretly holding a birthday party. despite it being against corona restrictions, both cases of drawn condemnation from the public and politicians alike. anyone who compares themselves to soften or, and frank today is mocking the courage it took to take a stand against nazis. this plays down the holocaust and shows in an acceptable obliviousness to history. the comparisons are unacceptable. on the one hand, you have people who can express themselves freely at process. and on the other, those who resisted a state of terror, well, facing deprivation and murder. a healthy 22 year old compares herself to sophie schol, probably because she's not allowed to go to bars. grotesque, sel

as sophie said to me, we are not lazy, we need your help. will the minister listen to her and help her? how can any form of traditional exams be done on a level playing field, particularly for poorer kids in the north? and is the minister going to be happy that the huge attainment gap that follows will be his personal legacy? we do know that all students due to sit exams next year have experienced disruption to their education due to the pandemic, and that's why we are working closely with the schools sector to ensure that we have clear contingency plans in place for students that are ill, have to self—isolate and we are engaging widely on contingency plans and for other measures to ensure that exams are fair this year. nick gibb. before we go, a reminder of what can go wrong despite the wonders of new technology. a moment from the house of commons that will strike a chord with anyone who's held a virtual meeting in the last eight months. nonessential retail, gyms, personal... have you pressed the button, prime minister? prime minister. ri

a healthy 22 year old compares herself to sophie schol, probably because she's not allowed to go to bars. grotesque, self pity. anyone who seen people on ventilators die of pneumonia cannot take such nonsense seriously. as people grow tired of lockdowns and restrictions, the protests seem to continue no matter what place 2 cases, the listening, the memory of victims of nazi isn't going to win. germany's covert skeptics any credibility and for those who are on happy with the fact that these measures are going to lead to them either losing all, having already lost their livelihoods, it just proves and on want a distraction face for all of our r.t. . we discuss the story with a pinch of schmidt. he's the president of the conference. if you're a pain, rabbis is what they called the politics of victimization of victimhood. people are trying to to maximize the bad experiences. no arms. of course, we're dealing with a pandemic of historical proportions beginning with one more than 1000000. people die because we are we dealing with societies which are being ripped apart. but instead of complaini

as sophie said to me, "we are not lazy. "we need your help." will the minister listen to her and help her? we do know that all students due to sit exams next year have experienced or a disruption to their education due to the pandemic and that's why we are working closely with the school sector to ensure that we have clear contingency plans are in a place for students who are ill or have to self—isolate, and we are engaging widely on contingency plans and other measures to ensure that exams are fair this year. is the advent of mass testing for coronavirus the start of a new workplace culture? the health secretary hopes so. matt hancock was questioned by mps about what ministers had learned from the pandemic. he looked to the future. if you have in future, i hope, flu—like symptoms, you should get a test for it and find out what's wrong with you. and if you need to stay at home to protect others, then you should stay at home. we are peculiarly unusual and outliers in soldiering on and still going to work and it kind of being the culture that

sophie: we have seen aussie bond yields back up. trade,tting in on that saying go along with the aussie 10-year with supply dynamics looking supportive as the rbf continues its qe program. the u.s., seen as outperforming australia in 2021 on a macro level. tencent shares climbing on key results. more bullish sentiment from analysts? sophie: we are seeing tencent shares getting close to 600 hong kong dollars, analysts noting the strong gains. several brokers have boosted their revenue and price targets, including thomas chong and the team at jefferies. rishaad: sophie, thank you. markets as we head to the china lunchtime break. a quick look at the price action there. this is what is going on regionally, asian markets feeling it. we've got an unlucky friday the 13th, as sophie was saying. a quick look at china as we head into the break. we do have donald trump signing an order prohibiting u.s. investment in chinese firms determined to be controlled by the people's liberation army, the latest salvo from the white house pressuring beiji

sophie, he is knocking at the door of the white house. nick bryant, thank you. the officials counting the votes have been working day and night since tuesday, and they're still going. the gap between donald trump and joe biden may be growing, but the race in the remaining battleground states is still incredibly close. reeta chakrabarti is here with the electoral map to show us where the presidency will be decided. sophie, this is the electoral map as it stands, the states and great other ones where we don't yet have a result, but a very close indeed in georgia, where they are going to have a recount, very close in arizona. in four of these states, joe biden has the lead. i want to ta ke joe biden has the lead. i want to take you over to pennsylvania here on the east coast, 20 electoral couege on the east coast, 20 electoral college votes, very, very important. you can see a razor—thin margin between the two candidates, butjust a few moments agojoe biden had a lead of 12,390 votes there, and that has been the trend of the day, with joe biden edging ahead of don

sophie long, bbc news, arizona. let's speak now to stuart stevens, who's a former republican strategist. he's worked with the likes of george w bush, mitt romney, bob dole and chuck grassley. but he's now a consultant for the lincoln project, an organisation that has been working to prevent the re—election of donald trump. your hard work, potentially is not going to pay off. talk us through what you are thinking so far as we are seeing these results come in.|j think this is pretty much done. i think this is pretty much done. i thinkjoe biden has one. if it's a matter of going through the process here. you look at the states, he's going to win arizona, he's going to win nevada. michigan has already been called by networks. wisconsin has been called. and that's it, that's all he needs. i think he is also going to win pennsylvania pretty easily. at least 100,000 votes. and he could very well when georgia. but all he needs to do is just need to finalise the accounting in arizona and nevada, he's going to win. that's w

sophie, just how important is this count for both candidates? well, it is pretty important, george, and pretty tight. as the race stands at the moment, in terms of numbers, there remain 450,000 votes uncounted. of those, about 300,000 here are in maricopa county, where phoenix is, the major population centre of arizona. a little bit more liberal leaning, perhaps, than other parts of the state. there have been protests by trump supporters at various locations around maricopa county. so far, those protests have been noisy but also non—violent. we were at one a little earlier in a group of about 200 trump supporters dropped to their knees and prayed together, asking god to watch over their ballots. when they got up, they chanted "count the vote". there are frequent reassurances here that that is exactly what is happening. it may ta ke is exactly what is happening. it may take time, but the secretary of state of arizona also pointing out that there are live webcams so people can watch the counting process ta ke people can watch the counting proces

sophie long there in phoenix for us. sophie long there in phoenix for us. so looking at the end of this hour for key states. arizona, nevada, georgia and pennsylvania come at the moment, joe biden is ahead in all of those. some margins are bigger than in others, in some recounts are taking place. and none of those states are we in a position yet to be able to call that state forjoe biden or donald or by the re, we have to be patient, as more votes are counted. i can't tell you how labourious a process that is, you have to take the ballot out of the envelope, sometimes there's a second envelope, sometimes there's a second envelope as well in the case of pennsylvania, you flatten it outcome you scan it, and then you check the signature against the signature of the voter in the registry come and make sure that those signatures match. each ballot can never be left alone with one person, you've got to have two people, living in a world of social distancing, that has caused some stress in the system, especially in pennsylvania. it takes a long time. those pull wo

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. iran's most senior nuclear scientist, mohsen fakhrizadeh, has been assassinated near the capital tehran. he was widely viewed by western intelligence agencies as being behind iran's alleged secret nuclear weapons programme. the country's head of the armed forces warned of severe revenge for those who carried out the attack. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera is with me — who could be behind this and why? mohsen fakhrizadeh was a shadowy figure. this is one of the only pictures there is of him, but an important one. western intelligence agencies believe he was the driving force behind iran's nuclear weapons programme. iran denies wanting nuclear weapons and says its programme is purely civilian, but he was certainly a target. he was protected by bodyguards, but today his convoy was attacked. there was an explosion and gunfire and he was killed. he was behind it? almost eve ryo ne killed. he was behind it? almost everyone you speak to assumed it was israel, which is determined t

thank you to sophie's human for sharing that with us. in the mid 50s right now, dropping steadily, couple of degrees every hour down to the upper 40s by 10:00 this evening. was winced i found later on tonight that is when temperatures really drop off and it is going to be a bit chilly out there tomorrow morning. most inland parts of the bay area will dip down into the upper 30s by early tomorrow with spots right around the bay staying a little bit farther into the 40s. mid 40s for the most part, those temperatures should warm up as we head to the day on friday. up to pretty close to what is normal for this time of year, in fact even slightly above average. upper 50s right along the coast, otherwise low 60s around the bay and mostly mid 60s further inland, the warmest thoughts are just going to tip up into the upper half of the 60s, and more of the same in- store as we head into saturday and sunday but we don't have is any significant chance of rain. maybe a couple of passing sprinkle in the northbay on monday but even that, i'm not too o

sophie will have a look at new reaction. yields are moving slightly to the up. york, getting new the first word headlines with karina mitchell. >> president trump issued a tweet saying he supports the transition to a new administration after the election authority agreed that joe biden won. however, the president says he still expects to win. the general services administration ascertained biden was the apparent winner of the election. in washington they say joe biden is set to nominate former fed chair janet yellen as his treasury secretary. if confirmed, the first woman and veteran federal chairman to hold the job. observers say yellen would get support from wall street and be a less provocative pick than the sometimes touted elizabeth warren. a brexit deal could be struck later this week, though more remains to be done and political will must be found. negotiations have been continuing remotely since a member of the e.u. team posted covid positive. they are optimistic about an agreement. michel barnier says differences remain, but talks continue, and they are

thered: sophie camerin having a look at some of the morning calls -- sophie kamaruddin. at the kospi in light of the vanke of korea coming out and making no change in interest rates. the news conference afterwards comingby the governor, out and talking about them not considering any policy normalization at any stage. and much made of the pace of an increase in household debt, which he labeled as being a concern. this is a look at chinese markets as we head toward the lunch break. down at the moment by about .2%. the shanghai composite looking at a decline. us,lunch break is upon clinging onto positivity. ♪ businesses today are looking to tomorrow. adapting. innovating. setting the course. but new ways of working demand a new type of network. one that's more than just fast. you need flexibility- to work from anywhere. and manage from everywhere. advanced technology. with serious security. and reliable coverage, nationwide. forward-thinking enterprises, deserve forward-thinking solutions. and that's what we deliver. so bounce forward, with comcast business. ♪ rishaad:

yes, sophie. it wasjust yes, sophie. it was just a week ago that the welsh government was cautiously celebrating the success, showing a graph with a steep decline in coronavirus case numbers. but over the last few days, plenty of people have been out shopping, drinking and eating. and we have seen drinking and eating. and we have seen the numbers start to rise again. we were told today that the r numberfor wales again. we were told today that the r number for wales may be as again. we were told today that the r numberfor wales may be as high again. we were told today that the r number for wales may be as high as 1.4. number for wales may be as high as 1.11. so the first minister says something has to change stuff as you said, that will mean the closure of bowling alleys and indoor venues, but they have not yet been given a date as to when that will happen. we do know that from next friday, the hospitality sector will come under a lot more restrictions, but they don't know what they will be — potentially foreclosure, ma

sophie: sophie, stay with us. the societe, generale analyst, our guest host. let's get your first word headlines. president-elect biden is planning to name his long-term aid and lincoln as secretary of state. that is according to several sources. former hillary clinton aide jake sullivan is expected to be the national security advisor. an announcement could come tomorrow. the u.k. and canada have reached a trade deal. they'll keep the current terms the u.k. has through e.u. membership and begin talks on a broader pack. that will cover digital trade, the environment, and women's economic empowerment, a boost to prime minister johnson who is working on a variety of post brexit -- bridget trade deals. moody's and fitch lowered south africa's credit rating as the coronavirus is hitting the government's finances and pushing the economy into its longest recession in almost three decades. the downgrades will have an immediate impact on borrowing costs. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts i

sophie long there in arizona. that will be interesting to watch. it certainly will be, however this ends, the engagement has been huge. the overall turnout is projected to be the highest in 120 years at 66.9%. so huge historic turnout. well, we have been getting reaction from the republican senator for south carolina lindsey graham has reacted to his party's legal challenges. he says he believes there are voting irregularities, although he provided no evidence, and said donald trump deserves a chance to have his case heard. the president should fight hard because what i believe is that when stacey abrams challenged the georgia results, the liberal media in this country praised her for standing up for democracy, but when a republican challenges a contest, we're accused of undercutting democracy, and here is my statement. democracy depends upon fair elections. president trump's team is going to have a chance to make a case regarding voting irregularities. they deserve a chance to make that case, and i will stand with president trump. if democrat was

sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. sophie: we are seeing some risk on tone in australia. the aussie is extending last week's gain as the greenback has stayed structurally quicker. -- weaker. they could test that 650 level this week. the yen, the best week for the currency since mid-september. softbank results are due this monday. we have nikkei futures in chicago moving to the upside. this after the benchmark rose to a november 1991 hi on friday. that was 37% off the all-time high that was back in 1989. new york crude is gaining ground but still staying under $38 per barrel there. some pressure may come through in the oil. is very much in focus after the chaotic week we saw in turkey. that is the central bank governor fired there. --racing for more voluntary they are embracing more volatility there. >> joe biden is projected to become the 46th president of the united states, launching his transition team and preparing a plan to tackle the coronavirus. however, president trump is still refusing to concede and is weighing more legal challenges. >> the people of this nation

sophie: some analysts are upbeat. we have jeffries for example, maintaining thereby call on bob ishares as well as price targets, sitting earnings at top jeffries estimates, which show good profitability for new businesses improving. flipping the page, die wah daiwa raising the target, keeping the buy rating intact, focusing on core commerce and revenue growth from the single day sales and increasing contributions from cloud and future growth engines as well. haslinda: emerging-market inflows, they made up significant lost ground since march. where's the juice? sophie: money flowing back into emerging stocks, bonds, and currencies, breaking out for the march downtrend has been a buoy for em assets. there is an expectation for a reallocation to em in a big way if joe biden wins. in the wake of the elections, visa investors think the outlook will look more differentiated for em, but growth is back on the reader and our asian doing well.re goldman, -- we want to bring up a recent note from george sarah bellis at deutsche

sophie: the pboc is possibly one partner they say they are signaling. what steps may be taken to further that goal? nelson: it is being tested in multiple cities in china so if the pboc has a plan to roll out cross-border for china, hong kong hkma will welcome this position and we stand ready to cooperate with the pboc. sophie: part of that readiness, is the legal framework being put together? nelson: you look at the usage of rmb in hong kong, we have been using it for years. we don't see that as a hurdle. shery: hkma's chief simtech officer, nelson chow, speaking with sophie kamaruddin. we have a big guest coming up later. do not miss our exclusive interview with a group ceo of standard chartered, bill winters. 10:45 a.m. hong kong time. it has been a difficult year for banks. up next, we will take a look at what the policy priorities should be for whoever wins the u.s. election. our guest joins us shortly. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> perhaps a president like joe "makingho is focused on and compromises, might be a very positive outcome going forward. >>

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. the prime minister has expressed full the bbc has learned that millions of public sector workers in england, including teachers and police, could face a pay freeze next year. figures out today show that government borrowing hit £22.3 billion last month, that's the highest october figure since monthly records began in 1993. our economics editor faisal islam has the details. 2020 has been a year of public servants keeping the country going in tough times and the nation showing its appreciation. a government trying to cope with huge borrowing is now planning pay freezes to help save billions, surprising teachers such as alan in walsall. we've kept the country going to allow the rest of the economy to get back on its feet a bit, gone out of our way to do ourjob, but at the same time we're not being recognised, so i think it would be grossly unfair. nathan also helps kids to school. a coach driver in buckinghamshire, he says public sector wages should reflect the lockdown economic turmoil

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: lewis hamilton becomes the most successful driver in the history of formula i as he secures his seventh world title. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election, and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself into police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds worth of damage. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: spacex's first operational crewed f

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. the eldest son of president trump has tested positive for coronavirus. in a statement, a spokesman said donald trump jr, who is 42, had been diagnosed at the start of the week and had been quarantining at his cabin since receiving his test result. do stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the legacy of nuremburg. 75 years on, we remember the world's first international war crimes trial of the leaders of nazi germany. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election, and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part o