videos and travel pictures, videos and travel tales to gb views at gb news.c0m. >> yes , now the news.com. >> yes , now the migrant visa. >> yes, now the migrant visa. >> yes, now the migrant visa. >> backtrack the home office u—turns on a decision to hike the earnings thresholds for migrants to bring their families to the uk . it sparked criticism to the uk. it sparked criticism from the tory right. we'll speak to one mp for their blistering reaction very shortly, and the world mourns for prague 14 dead and dozens injured as police release dramatic body . cam release dramatic body. cam footage of an atrocity that stunned the nation will cross live to the czech republic for the latest on the country's worst ever mass shooting . worst ever mass shooting. and speaking of travel chaos, we've just learned that, uh, rail fares are going to be hiked by 4.9. so there you go . happy christmas! >> would you know how much i paid? so normally i'm on the prime time shows on this channel. so it's off peak. if i get a train from plug. plug if i

get a train from plug. plug if i get a train from plug. plug if i get a train from west sussex down on the south coast, it's normally £19 with a network rail card . guess how much a return on card. guess how much a return on day return from brighton to london is? peak time in the morning ? morning? >> oh, i don't want to guess in case i guess too much. okay, £40, £70, £70. just to get to brighton and back. >> yep. and that's going to go up for what, 4.2. is it 4.9% in march. you wonder why you bother . they try and encourage people to and get public to go green and get public transport. to be transport. it's going to be cheaper to drive up. >> it'll be all right >> you know, it'll be all right if the service wonderful. yeah. >> you could get seat, if >> if you could get a seat, if it was clean, you could get seat. >> i'd sit on the floor sometimes. but anyway, let us know how you're being affected. or you're not being or perhaps you're not being affected the and the affected by the weather and the disruption strikes in disruption and the strikes in france. eurotunnel. france. the eurotunnel. dover was uh, chock a block. was just, uh, chock a block. merry christmas jams, christmas traffic jams. let us know how you get through those gb views at news.com. but first, the at gb news.com. but first, the headunes. at gb news.com. but first, the

headlines . good morning . headlines. good morning. >> millions of train passengers are indeed facing a hike in fares of nearly 5. the department of transport has confirmed. regular rail fares in england will rise from the 3rd of march next year. that increase is based on inflation. it's capped at 4.9. the scottish government has already announced that all scotrail fares will rise by 8.7% from april. meanwhile while rail passengers are being hit by travel disruption as they try to get away for christmas, trains are running out of london today, but services remain disrupted or cancelled following strong winds from storm pier motoring are also being affected cuz we understand more than a mile long at the port of dover today, following a surge in demand for ferry spaces that was caused by an overnight strike. well, there are also delays at heathrow airport, where more than a quarter of a million people are

expected to pass through the terminals. there travel editor lisa minot told gb news. passengers need to be prepared. >> today is predicted to be the busiest day and that's because you've got normal commuter hours, normal truck drivers on the roads. at the same time, you've got all of those people that are starting to head away for christmas. so today is going to big point. they're to be the big point. they're also about a lunch also talking about a lunch crunch. it's going to be the point where actually lunchtime is going to be the busiest day point where actually lunchtime is goinofto be the busiest day point where actually lunchtime is goinof thee the busiest day point where actually lunchtime is goinof the next busiest day point where actually lunchtime is goinof the next three st day point where actually lunchtime is goinof the next three days.' on all of the next three days. so between and two, that's so between 12 and two, that's really don't want to find yourself on any of the roads in the uk network. >> now, in other news, today, a woman appeared in court woman has appeared in court charged with murdering her four year old son in east london. keziah macharia is accused of stabbing her son koby, who was found with knife injuries at home in hackney. he was taken to hospital but he died on wednesday. a post—mortem will take thursday . his take place next thursday. his mother is also due to appear at the old bailey that day , and the old bailey that day, and czech police have confirmed 13

people were killed by a gunman in prague yesterday. but no foreigners, they say, were among the victims . they've released the victims. they've released body cam footage showing officers arriving at charles university as they searched for the attacker. the 24 year old suspect killed his father before opening fire and targeting students. we then believe he took his own life. police are still trying to establish a motive for the murders. they say they're working on the theory that he was responsible for the deaths of two people, as well. in a nearby forest . here, the in a nearby forest. here, the economy has taken its first steps towards recession after performing much worse than was expected , figures from the expected, figures from the office for national statistics found there'd been a downturn in gdp rather than flat lining. the economy had contracted very slightly nought point 1% in slightly by nought point 1% in the three months from july to september. economists had been expecting growth of 0.2, but black friday deals were a driving force behind an

unprecedented rise in retail sales in the uk , ons figures, sales in the uk, ons figures, revealing that sales increased by 1.3% last month despite forecasts of only 0.4% from economists . but it forecasts of only 0.4% from economists. but it said forecasts of only 0.4% from economists . but it said overall economists. but it said overall sales are still well below pre—pandemic levels. presenting continued challenges for retailers . ministers have retailers. ministers have reversed plans to increase the minimum wage needed for a family to live in the uk. the home office had previously hiked the threshold to £38,700, but that figure has been amended now to £29,000. it's part of the government's plans to tackle the number of people coming into uk, but has drawn criticism from some who say it could break up families. the home secretary says the plans will bring the total net migration figure down by 300,000 people every year . by 300,000 people every year. patients are being warned of potential disruption to health services this christmas, as junior doctors continue walkouts

in england in an ongoing dispute over their pay. that's after talks broke down between the government and the british medical association earlier this month. the strike action will continue tomorrow morning and that walkout will be followed by a six day strike at the start of january, the longest in nhs history . we west midlands police history. we west midlands police . officers use of force in the course of their work has been under—reported thousands of times, so . so say police times, so. so say police inspectors who've estimated 46,000 incidents were underage , 46,000 incidents were underage, recorded for the year ending march 2022. there were also serious concerns about how the force investigated crime, protected vulnerable people and managed both offenders and suspects. the force was previously placed under special measures after they'd been ruled inadequate in three out of eight policing areas . that's the news policing areas. that's the news on gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker. this this is britain's news channel .

this is britain's news channel. >> yes. well the christmas getaway has very much begun. but drivers are hoping to make their journeys home. they're being told to wait until after 6:00 to travel. >> meanwhile, on the railways, passengers are battling with high winds from storm pia . high winds from storm pia. crowds and the aftermath of cancelled eurostar trains . cancelled eurostar trains. >> yes. so gb news national reporter theo chikomba. we've sent him to saint pancras international. theo what's going on at saint pancras after the eurostar was cancelled? was it not a people? have people made different arrangements or is everyone coming today ? everyone coming today? >> well very good afternoon to you both. i have to start by saying it's probably a good news for people who are wanting to come here. the queues have gone down dramatically. there's maybe dozens people queue dozens of people in the queue now into the station, now getting into the station, heading towards departure heading towards their departure lounge to head to places like

paris and brussels in mainland europe. this morning, though , at europe. this morning, though, at around 6:00 the queues were going, stretching all the way around. some pancras. hundreds of people were here till around mid—morning morning, actually, and this is a result of yesterday where we saw we saw that short industrial action which was taking place over in france and of course it saw a disruption for the eurotunnel and the eurostar car as well. but today, though, all of the trains are running as normal now people are able to get on their trains freely as they wish to do so. in the last few moments we have had an update from a eurostar car who say a full eurostar car who say a full eurostar timetable out of london, paris, brussels is running today with eight extra services added, over 10,000 extra seats available for the next three days and eurostar's full focus today and over the weekend is getting people home and on holiday for christmas . and on holiday for christmas. it's not ideal having to wait around, especially if you have

young children. many of them have finished school and are looking forward getting looking forward to getting away. and course , having to come and of course, having to come here for several hours . here and wait for several hours. and perhaps yesterday they were here were here and their trains were cancelled. but now, though, cancelled. but for now, though, things running back to things are running back to normal should be, and normal as they should be, and theo breaking the last hour or so is news that will be a bitter blow to train commuters , as that blow to train commuters, as that rail fares are going up another 4.9% from january. >> what more can you tell us on that ? that? >> yes that's right. well we always get these updates every single year to see how much rail fares are going to go up. so next year in march, they're going up by 4.9. and the price of your ticket will depend on how long your journey is. whether you have a rail card. but of course, for those who use trains regularly on a daily basis, all those pennies or even pounds will make a difference in the long run. but the government say, or should i say the department for transport say it's still below the rate of

inflation, which they used the figure for middle of this year, which was 9. and we've heard from the transport secretary, mark harper, saying, having met our target of halving inflation across the economy, this is this is a significant intervention by the government to cap the increase in all rail fares below last year's rise. and they say changing patterns after the pandemic meant that our railway is still losing money and requires significant subsidies. so this rise strikes a balance to keep our railways running while not overburdening our passengers , while on one hand, passengers, while on one hand, an increase is obviously difficult for people who may be feeling the squeeze at the moment. but of course it's less than the rate of inflation. well, of course, all of these things today, though, is one things today, though, is one thing for many passengers. they'll be looking at and considering and looking forward into as well. into the future as well. well, thank you very indeed. thank you very much indeed. >> chikomba. our national >> theo chikomba. our national reporter outside saint reporter who's outside saint pancras international, seems like the trains moving okay

like the trains are moving okay on the way to france, if that's the way you're travelling. so that's that's good news. if you are trying to get out of the country. but i've seen the roads around, uh, dover. absolute gridlock. >> can i just say, i can't believe that the government are trying this rail spin trying to spin this rail spin some of victory . so thank some sort of a victory. so thank you the. yes another you for the. yes another increase in in rail fares. it's like, come on guys. well i think the problem is, is that the trains have been so unreliable a lot down to strikes. >> i mean , every day there seem >> i mean, every day there seem to a problem on my rail to be a problem on my rail network. anyway, was network. anyway, when i was using it to commute. >> you when you go to >> you know, when you go to places like germany or japan, if, i was in germany if, i mean, i was in germany once train was 20s late, once and a train was 20s late, there were so embarrassed and so apologetic yet in this apologetic and yet in this country just accept country we just accept mediocrity. mean, it's worse mediocrity. i mean, it's worse than mediocrity. >> written he >> well, clive's written in, he said travel by rail said he used to travel by rail all time for business and all the time for business and pleasure. but now it's just too unreliable. he doesn't bother with and they want to get unreliable. he doesn't bother witiof and they want to get unreliable. he doesn't bother witiof ouri they want to get unreliable. he doesn't bother witiof our cars. want to get unreliable. he doesn't bother witiof our cars. yeah, to get unreliable. he doesn't bother witiof our cars. yeah, but get out of our cars. yeah, but anyway, turning to other news. the home office appears to have u—turned on plans increase u—turned on plans to increase the salary thresholds britons

need foreign need to earn to bring foreign family live in the family members to live in the uk. scheduled to rise to £38,700. >> yes, earlier this month, the home secretary, james cleverly , home secretary, james cleverly, announced the threshold for a family would rise to that figure just shy of £39,000. but now it will only increase to £29,000 next spring. >> yes, well, we can speak with conservative member of for parliament stoke on trent north. jonathan gullies. jonathan, i've had a little look at your twitter feed, your ex feed. you don't seem too impressed with this. is this a u—turn? >> well, first of all, may i wish you both a merry christmas and to all your viewers as well. and on the show, uh, in terms of do think this is a u—turn, it do i think this is a u—turn, it absolutely is, emily. >> there's no doubt about it. this never part the this was never part of the announcement when was announcement when it was originally made. >> the supposedly >> uh, the supposedly the toughest set uh, measures >> uh, the supposedly the tougwe'veat uh, measures >> uh, the supposedly the tougwe'veat beenneasures that we've ever been implemented. and i'm deeply implemented. and so i'm deeply disappointed a rowing disappointed to see a rowing back, essentially. >> sadly, think a few of my >> sadly, i think a few of my own colleagues were lobbied behind the scenes to make this change happen, which undermines behind the scenes to make this cha veryiappen, which undermines behind the scenes to make this cha very efforts which undermines behind the scenes to make this cha very efforts to 1ich undermines behind the scenes to make this cha very efforts to deliveriermines behind the scenes to make this cha very efforts to deliver on nines our very efforts to deliver on

the manifesto promise that we made, which is to get net migration below. migration down below. >> uh, the 2019 numbers, which was around the 230,000 figure, instead , we're having to suffer instead, we're having to suffer with the 600 to 700,000 figure, which is totally unsustainable with the 600 to 700,000 figure, wh our s totally unsustainable with the 600 to 700,000 figure, wh our schools' unsustainable with the 600 to 700,000 figure, wh our schools ,unsustainable with the 600 to 700,000 figure, wh our schools , on ustainable with the 600 to 700,000 figure, wh our schools , on our inable with the 600 to 700,000 figure, wh our schools , on our nhse with the 600 to 700,000 figure, wh our schools , on our nhs and on our schools, on our nhs and other public services that we so desperately know we need to see working. >> jonathan, what does this say about government's intent to about the government's intent to bnng about the government's intent to bring down uh, are you bring down those, uh, are you still there? has gone? ah, still there? has he gone? ah, jonathan. ah. i was just going to ask . we'll get him back. to ask. we'll get him back. we'll try and get him back. i was just going to ask, what does this say about the government's intent to down those intent to bring down those figures? and how voters? figures? and how are voters? obviously, there's an election next voters next year. what are tory voters going of this? it going to be making of this? it seems it seems a bit of a strange decision when, um, you know, was it was committed know, it was it was committed and it was pledged by the home office some ago. um, and office some weeks ago. um, and it's already rolling back it's been already rolling back on i mean, they have said >> yeah. i mean, they have said one home minister has one home office minister has said they're going to do it said that they're going to do it incrementally instead. but what does means does that mean? that means kicking can down the kicking the can down down the road, doesn't i want to

road, doesn't it? but i want to ask the government done ask why the government have done this. gone this. they've already gone through all the negative headlines. backlash from headlines. the backlash from various from various media commentators from politicians the politicians from across the house. they've gone through all of they're bringing of that now they're bringing it back this back into the news with this u—turn . u—turn. >> and also, they snuck it out late last night, probably thinking pick thinking that nobody would pick it here we are. it up. but here we are. >> have picked it up for you. >> we have picked it up for you. we have picked for you. we have picked it up for you. oh, do have jonathan back. oh, we do have jonathan back. excellent. uh, jonathan, i'll let ben put his question to you there. thanks for reappearing, jonathan. >> i was just asking what does this what kind of message does this what kind of message does this deliver to tory voters ? and this deliver to tory voters? and of course, those sitting on the fence , those disillusioned fence, those disillusioned traditional conservative voters who are now feeling completely out with the way the out of touch with the way the government doing things, government are doing things, particularly on immigration. what does what kind of message does this give them before they head to the next the polls? probably next year. >> very question , >> we're very fair question, ben, tell you what the ben, and i'll tell you what the message it sends to me is a conservative member of parliament. these parliament. you know, these are we're to be acting now in we're meant to be acting now in good with the good faith, working with the government make sure government to try and make sure this rwanda legislation works.

the secretary, prime the home secretary, the prime minister, they're minister, have both said they're willing listen to amendments, willing to listen to amendments, but do listen and but yet when they do listen and when then do act, they when they then do act, they seemingly then back use, seemingly then row back and use, as pointed the as you rightly pointed out, the houday as you rightly pointed out, the holiday period to sneak this out, is totally out, which is totally inappropriate. also goes inappropriate. and also goes against the very against to say the very announcements they announcements that they themselves the themselves made from the despatch briefings despatch box in the briefings they and me in the they gave to you. and me in the media. i think for those media. so i think for those voters, they'll just deeply voters, they'll just be deeply disappointed voters, they'll just be deeply diserhetoric. they're not seeing the rhetoric. they're not seeing the rhetoric. they're not seeing the follow through with the delivery. becoming delivery. and i'm becoming increasingly frustrated because ultimately, to do ultimately, all i want us to do is demonstrate when is to demonstrate that when we voted to take back control of our that we as a party, our borders, that we as a party, the party in government were deadly serious about making sure that like had that people felt like they had that people felt like they had that thing in control. and that very thing in control. and it to be with net it seems to be with net migration 600, 700,000, it seems to be with net migrthose 600, 700,000, it seems to be with net migrthose borders300, 700,000, it seems to be with net migrthose borders are 700,000, it seems to be with net migrthose borders are no 0,000, it seems to be with net migrthose borders are no longer that those borders are no longer in control, and what we've in control, and that what we've done free movement from done is swap free movement from mass migration from in mass migration from elsewhere in the not what the the world, which is not what the 2016 and 2016 referendum was about and what what not what us what what was not what us bringing australian points based immigration system about ehhen >> jonathan. so why do you think the government this? the government have done this? is treasury pressure from

is it the treasury pressure from the treasury? it because the treasury? is it because there been many stories of there have been many stories of people saying they wouldn't be able to bring love of their able to bring the love of their lives over here, because they don't that amount of money? don't make that amount of money? is is it about listening to is it is it about listening to people are about people who are angry about this policy, about the policy, or is it about the treasury putting pressure on? >> well, look, we know the treasury has some weird orthodoxy that seems to believe that adds to that migration actually adds to gdp, actually the data gdp, when actually the data itself argues against that, because the migrant because of course, the migrant who's work does who's coming over for work does not account in not take into account in treasury figures, their dependents that will come over and their wider family members who would access our who would need access to our social and health care system, our places, which all social and health care system, our at places, which all social and health care system, our at a places, which all social and health care system, our at a costes, which all social and health care system, our at a cost to which all social and health care system, our at a cost to the ch all social and health care system, our at a cost to the british come at a cost to the british taxpayer. think some of my own taxpayer. i think some of my own colleagues, very sadly, were clearly lobbying quite aggressively behind the scenes. there's certainly very jubilant in whatsapp messages. i'm having to in, uh, in groups, to read, uh, in, uh, in groups, uh, think wrongly. so i uh, and i think wrongly. so i think , yes, whilst think that, yes, whilst there will odd heart breaking will be the odd heart breaking story, the government cannot run a country based on the odd emotional story the government has to demonstrate what its

serious about, which is if you want to choose to come to this country and choose to work here, there are rules that you have to abide by. like it was abide by. just like if it was the other way around in other nafion the other way around in other nation states. and actually what we desperately we want desperately is to see those invest those businesses invest in our british people to make sure they're skilled up so they can fill the work jobs of the future. but also those employers themselves pay fairer wages, improve their terms and conditions than getting conditions rather than getting the luxury 20% discount. essentially undercutting british wages order to bring in cheap wages in order to bring in cheap foreign labour via the shortage occupation list, which , by the occupation list, which, by the way, and i don't think this has been noticed by the media and certainly not by enough of my colleagues. the government seems to have pushed review into to have pushed this review into the occupation the shortage occupation list, and and and the graduate route, and further by saying further down the road by saying that have a review by that we'll have a review by april 24, and the government will then another complete april 24, and the government will fuller another complete april 24, and the government will fuller review her complete april 24, and the government will fuller review throughout te and fuller review throughout the remainder of 2024. jonathan, you're utterly you're joking. >> so big package of the >> so this big package of the toughest immigration changes everis toughest immigration changes ever is essentially being kicked further and further and further

down the road. so it's not really going to happen. we've got an election coming very soon, which could see the conservatives out of government. so no jonathan. >> no, no. what to say. may i be frank and just ask you, are there any conservatives left in there any conservatives left in the conservative party >> i'm very proud, ben, of to be a member of the new conservatives. i believe i believe you and me, we are the conservative wing of the conservative party, and we'll continue to keep pushing the message as hard as we can. >> well, thank very much for >> well, thank you very much for your jonathan, is, your time. uh, jonathan, who is, of course, the conservative member for stoke of course, the conservative me trent for stoke of course, the conservative metrent north, for stoke of course, the conservative metrent north, have for stoke of course, the conservative metrent north, have a for stoke of course, the conservative metrent north, have a very toke on trent north, have a very lovely christmas. >> merry christmas. right. uh, let's from, let's get some analysis from, uh, forster. our uh, katherine forster. our political uh, katherine forster. our politi us now. uh, katherine forster. our politius now. uh, catherine, the joins us now. uh, catherine, the government have said that they will reach this will at some point reach this figure shy of £39,000. they figure just shy of £39,000. they will implement it, but they've not committed to when , um, not committed to when, um, leading some people to think that it will be never. is that your assessment? >> well, let's wait and see. they've managed to sort of get themselves into the worst of both , haven't they?

both worlds, haven't they? because original salary because the original salary threshold for a family visa was £18,600. now, when they announced this change to 38,700 at the beginning of december , at the beginning of december, sure. that was a massive , sure. that was a massive, massive increase. and of course , massive increase. and of course, then we saw a huge backlash . then we saw a huge backlash. people saying this is very unfair , this is cruel. i can't unfair, this is cruel. i can't bnng unfair, this is cruel. i can't bring my partner or whoever a massive backlash. and now they've sort of split the difference between 18,030 8000, and they've arrived at this figure of 29,000. that's still a 50% increase on what it was previously. if they'd done that in the first place. yeah, they probably would have had a lot less bother. but they are now saying it's 29,000 to begin with. they then said they will put it up to 34.5 exactly when is unclear, and ultimately it will go up to 38,700. but i'm not sure that that will ever happen. and as you've heard, the

right of the conservative party is bitterly unhappy. people like jonathan gullace, who was just saying people like miriam cates, but on the other side of the conservative party the sort of more moderate, more centrist one nafion more moderate, more centrist one nation tories, if you like, people like former immigration minister saying, minister damian green saying, well, this is very sensible. so they've upset people that think they're rowing . back on what they're rowing. back on what they're rowing. back on what they said. they upset people in they said. they upset people in the first place who thought they'd gone too far. and it's not the best look. and of course labour are turning around and just saying, well, the home office is clearly, absolutely in chaos and james cleverly, who came a few weeks ago, came in just a few weeks ago, um, saying only the other day that he was success or orientated, um, does seem like a little bit of a mess, i guess. >> catherine they, they, they could say the government could say that they've listened to feedback on the policy and they've to people they've spoken to people who will be negatively affected by this. thought, this. and they've thought, actually, to actually, maybe it's too much to just that threshold so just lift that threshold so suddenly by so much. >> well, yes.

>> well, yes. >> i mean, to double it effectively straight away. that's obviously a huge, huge increase. and it will will affect many people. but, um, one thing that they have clarified too, is that it won't be rising for renewals. so if you've already here, you know, as a family and your income is below 29,000, when you come to renew your visa , um, people are not your visa, um, people are not going to be being kicked out of the country. that is a real worry. so yes, they will say that they've listened , but it that they've listened, but it does paint a rather messy picture. and of course, the government, under huge pressure to get net migration down given it was nearly three quarters of a million last year. and this is a million last year. and this is a government that spent many years saying they get it to down tens of thousands. even boris johnson , 2019, when he came in johnson, 2019, when he came in with that 80 seat majority , with that 80 seat majority, pledged to get it down to what it less than what it was then

and then it was only about 230,000. >> yeah, what a mess. 230,000. >> yeah, what a mess . katherine >> yeah, what a mess. katherine forster, our political correspondent. thank you very much for time . much for your time. >> yes. you're watching and listening to. good afternoon britain on show. britain coming up on the show. we'll crossing prague to we'll be crossing to prague to get very latest following get the very latest following the shooting took the horrific shooting which took place yesterday, people were place yesterday, 14 people were tragically

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emily on. >> good afternoon britain on gb news. it's 12:26 >> good afternoon britain on gb news. it's12:26 p.m. >> good afternoon britain on gb news. it's 12:26 pm. now, at least 14 people have been killed after a horrifying mass shooting at a prague university yesterday. yes >> the police say the gunman was a student and was found dead at the scene. at a press conference today, police said they were today, the police said they were vigilant against copycat attacks. >> e i'iow e now is thomas >> joining us now is thomas smith, editor of expats smith, news editor of expats seas, a czech republic publication . um, thank you so publication. um, thank you so much for joining publication. um, thank you so much forjoining us. uh, first much for joining us. uh, first of all, our condolences to what's happened in your country. our thoughts are with you and everyone involved. can you just tell us, uh, what's happened, what the latest is today? any information on possibly the motive for what's happened there ? >> 7- >> yeah. so 7— >> yeah. so as ? >> yeah. so as you 7 >> yeah. so as you can imagine, the country is in a complete state of shock. uh, the police have just issued an update saying that the total amount of dead are now 15, including the killer. uh, the killer has is confirmed to have committed suicide as well. he shot himself in the head when he was swarmed

by police . as for the motive, it by police. as for the motive, it is still uncertain what we do know about him is that he is 24 years old. he is a white male, and he was actually a student at the faculty of arts at charles university, where he carried out the attack. now he actually killed his father a few hours pnor killed his father a few hours prior to his , uh, mass attack. prior to his, uh, mass attack. then uh, travelled to prague to commit more murders. there are also unverified reports on the social media app telegram that show his plans in the two weeks or so prior to yesterday, of him actually wanting to carry out this attack, he said he was inspired by a russian schoolgirl , a 14 year old girl who , uh, , a 14 year old girl who, uh, killed two people in early december. so that's that's kind of the main information we have so far. >> truly horrifying. the scenes we saw yesterday , uh, students we saw yesterday, uh, students clinging to the side of the building, something completely dramatic that many of us have never seen, uh, before . for now,

never seen, uh, before. for now, we also understand am i right that there were two other murders in a woodland area that the police may now be linking to this gunman ? this gunman? >> yeah, that's precisely correct. so last friday afternoon , so exactly one week afternoon, so exactly one week ago , uh, a 32 year old man and ago, uh, a 32 year old man and his two month old daughter were found shot dead in a forest in the east edge of prague. police have been, uh, undertaking a manhunt since then, looking for the perpetrator after the perpetrator. and after searching the, uh, the shooter's father's house yesterday. so bearin father's house yesterday. so bear in mind the shooter killed his dad , um, in the early his dad, um, in the early afternoon. so after they searched the house, they found an item that links the two murders together. so police do think that thursday afternoons , think that thursday afternoons, uh, mass shooter is also potentially responsible for the murder in the forest. however, it's not 100% clear. and the police do advise not to make any direct conclusions just yet.

thomas can you tell us what the gun laws are like in the czech republic? >> can you own weapons with a permit or what's it like ? so the permit or what's it like? so the gun laws in the czech republic are actually relatively strict, and the czech republic has a pretty good history. >> uh, in terms of gun violence, there aren't many mass shootings. there was a shooting, i believe, in where about i believe, in 2019 where about seven people, i think were killed in a hospital . um, from killed in a hospital. um, from from what i believe , uh, trying from what i believe, uh, trying to own a gun in the country is, is quite hard. you do have to go through rigorous testing examinations. you have to go through a psychological assessment well. so it's not assessment as well. so it's not so easy to obtain one. um police have also said that the shooter actually, uh, owned six firearms. and when he was found deadin firearms. and when he was found dead in the in the faculty in the building, he also had a range of firearms and ammunition with him. so if the police had not intervened sooner, it's more than likely there would have

been far more deaths. >> there have also been reports thomas, that, uh, one of the victims of the shooting has now been named. these are reports, lenka kulavkova, who was the head of the university's musicology department. so we're beginning to hear the names of some of the victims of this shooting . how's the feeling on shooting. how's the feeling on the ground in terms of how the police responded ? they've said police responded? they've said that they responded as quickly as possible for minutes . it took as possible for minutes. it took them to get to the scene . them to get to the scene. >> precisely. yes exactly. it took between the first call and the first police officer. it was exactly four minutes. uh, there were over 200 police officers involved . they evacuated the involved. they evacuated the area extremely quickly. everything was cordoned off until midnight at, and they found the attacker very, very soon. the problem was the attacker was on the roof of the building. so it was extremely hard to neutralise him. the attacker was actually shooting from the fourth floor at from the fourth floor down at the public. it was completely indiscriminate . the public. it was completely indiscriminate. uh, unfortunately and very

tragically, one girl who was trying to escape from the attacker, she was on the window ledge. she slipped. and unfortunately , she fell to her unfortunately, she fell to her death. was the only death. that was the only indirect uh, that was indirect death. uh, that was not shooting related . um, but the shooting related. um, but the interior minister, he did , uh, interior minister, he did, uh, praise the police's response. and at the moment in prague, there was a mood of massive apprehension. i would say, and caution that there is a massively increased , um, massively increased, um, presence of police in the centre . now, christmas markets have while they have not been cancelled. uh christmas shows have been called off and, um, a minutes of silence will be held. uh, tomorrow afternoon. the government , um, announced a uh, tomorrow afternoon. the government, um, announced a day of mourning for saturday, for the whole day and all the flags on administrative buildings will be hung at half mast . be hung at half mast. >> yes. the additional sadness of this being so close to christmas. thank you very much for your time, thomas smith . for your time, thomas smith. really appreciate it. news editor of the czech website expats . expats. >> such awful news. uh, now you're watching and listening to

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exceptionally busy, expecting more than a quarter of a million passengers over the coming days. motorists being motorists are also being affected by delays. the port of dover it's taking about 90 dover says it's taking about 90 minutes to get cars through, with pre—booked tickets . in with pre—booked tickets. in other news, today , a woman has other news, today, a woman has appeared in court this morning charged with murdering her four year old son in east london. keziah macharia is accused of stabbing her son koby, who was found with knife injuries at his home in hackney on wednesday. the 41 year old is now due to appear at the old bailey next thursday, police have thursday, and czech police have released body cam footage of the search for a gunman who killed 13 prague. they say 13 people in prague. they say the 24 year old suspect first killed his father before opening fire at charles university in the city. he then took his own life. police, who are still trying to establish a motive, are working on the theory. he also killed two people in a nearby forest and the uk economy is at risk of falling into recession after revised figures showed it performed worse than expected in the third quarter,

rather than flatlining, the economy contracted slightly by 0.1 of a percent. if the economy shnnks 0.1 of a percent. if the economy shrinks for a second consecutive quarter, it will enter what's known as a technical recession . known as a technical recession. those are the headlines more background on all those stories by heading to our website, gbnews.com .

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>> welcome back . you're with ben >> welcome back. you're with ben and emily on. good afternoon britain on gb news. lots of emails coming in about your travel woes . plenty of you will travel woes. plenty of you will make it back in time for christmas. despite the chaos unravelling at our railway station and whatnot. >> lots of comments as well about how we could sort out the railways. lots of different ideas. whether you want to privatise it more, nationalise the lot, just chuck out the management . band strikes. management. band strikes. >> corbyn had pledged to renationalise the railways. honey, sure what honey, i'm not sure what starmer's position is. >> on it. yeah, >> he's equivocated on it. yeah, surprisingly right. >> your emails, >> well, keep your emails, pictures videos coming in. pictures and videos coming in. we would love to have more of them and we'll read some more out later. no doubt. now, though, the queen's though, the late queen's thoughts final days are thoughts in her final days are expected revealed part expected to be revealed as part of film called charles the of a bbc film called charles the third. the coronation year, which will air this boxing day. >> yes, princess anne also shares the difficulty her late mother felt dying at balmoral and her being convinced to step

back from the decision making process . pi'ocess. >> process. >> joining us now to discuss this our royal correspondent, this is our royal correspondent, cameron walker. cameron um, the late queen's thoughts are laid bare in this documentary. what were her thoughts in her final days. >> yes. um, yes. i think it shows that the queen, even in the final moments, will be thinking , the final moments, will be thinking, uh, about her duty and indeed other people as well . indeed other people as well. >> so princess anne has spoken as part of this bbc documentary looking behind the scenes at the coronation year of king charles the third. and in it she talks about the fact that they had to really persuade late queen. really persuade the late queen. but is okay to die at but it is okay to die at balmoral . she's not going to be balmoral. she's not going to be a burden and it's definitely not going an inconvenience a burden and it's definitely not going diedninconvenience a burden and it's definitely not going died innconvenience a burden and it's definitely not going died inncorscottishz that she died in her scottish retreat, is thought is retreat, which is thought is where she privately wanted to spend moments because spend her last moments because of had operation of course, we had operation unicorn, which in the unicorn, which had been in the planning for decades getting planning for decades of getting the coffin in a in a the queen's coffin in a in a nice way from scotland back to london. had the service at london. we had the service at saint giles cathedral , where she

saint giles cathedral, where she laid at rest, where scottish people could pay their last respects before her coffin was flown back to london. so yes, some pretty poignant thoughts from the late queen's daughter there. >> yes. so the royal family, uh, had to convince her that she she wasn't going to be a burden and that she should think of herself less, sir. >> yeah. which just goes against, i think, the late queen's, uh , the late queen's queen's, uh, the late queen's kind of thoughts herself because she was always putting people before herself and indeed thinking about duty and other people. and that's exactly what happened. another quite happened. but another quite funny moment in the documentary. it's inside it's rehearsals inside westminster abbey. the day or two before the coronation and prince william is having to fasten this cape to king charles, where king charles jokes about the size of his hands, saying that he's got sausage fingers and he would never be able to do it up himself. now, in the media over the last decade, i think there's been speculation as to exactly why king charles's hands are perhaps quite so large.

buckingham palace never give away about away any medical details about members the royal family, but members of the royal family, but i think if king charles is happy to joke about it, then clearly it's not too serious. >> does have sausage >> he does have sausage fingers. >> he does have sausage fingers. >> he's our monarch >> yeah, i know he's our monarch and we shouldn't comment on such things, but it is true. things, but well, it is true. >> medical condition? >> is it a medical condition? was with it? but good on was he born with it? but good on charles being a good sport charles for being a good sport and it. and laughing and addressing it. and laughing it off, because at least you know it. know he's owning it. >> you go. all the >> yeah. there you go. all the power. shall we turn to the, uh, the sussexes? it's going to the sussexes? um, it's going to be their year of redemption or so the coming year. so say, uh, the coming year. >> yeah. according to a source speaking to magazine us speaking to the us magazine us week, it to their week, they want it to be their year let's look year of redemption. let's look back on their 2023, their spotify was cancelled spotify deal was cancelled prematurely . they were in prematurely. they were in a quote near qatar car chase, which new york police department officials , um, let's say, are officials, um, let's say, are questioning whether or how much of a high speed car chase it was in the gridlocked streets of new york city, and they had an £8.7 million drop in donations to their archewell foundation and

family guy and south park both really took the mick out of the couple. >> that was the worst. cameron. when south park and family guy mocked them . you know you've hit mocked them. you know you've hit rock bottom when that happens. >> yeah. and then hollywood reporter a couple of weeks ago called them the biggest losers in so from a pr in hollywood. so from a pr perspective, it's not been a great looks like great 2023. so it looks like 2024. trying to perhaps 2024. they're trying to perhaps reinvent themselves. another source magazine source has told the magazine that, been there's that, uh, they've been there's various speaking engagements and business and entertainment collaborations, are collaborations, which are perhaps in the pipeline that they're in high um, and they're in high demand. um, and also a quote from a source saying that they're laser focussed on their charity work. now, the phrase laser focus is widely . however, i think widely used. however, i think it's perhaps more interesting that the prince and princess of wales have used that phrase for a number of years now, and it looks like a source close to harry and meghan is jumping on that bandwagon. now, i'm not suggesting that the duke and duchess of sussex are copying the prince and princess of

wales, are, be frank, wales, who are, let's be frank, quite sides of quite popular on both sides of the atlantic, but it is a big coincidence. i'm not sure cameron, if harry and meghan are capable focussed, capable of being laser focussed, some point , capable of being laser focussed, some point, but some might argue that point, but very, very quickly. there's reports, apparently that they're moving of their massive moving out of their massive montecito closer montecito mansion to be closer to hollywood. is it the fact to hollywood. um, is it the fact they want to be closer to hollywood? or are they a bit skint? well it could be either or. we're not entirely sure. of course, they lot of course, they have a lot of commercial deals and filming in the would the pipeline, which would make it being closer it more convenient being closer to hollywood. but they do have a very nice life in montecito. but it's long commute film it's a long commute to the film studios hollywood, isn't it, studios of hollywood, isn't it, from so knows? from montecito? so who knows? but of course, this is but of course, none of this is confirmed. we'll have to wait and see if the sussex spokespeople confirm for us. >> us. >> cameron, when that >> cameron, when i heard that the that harry and meghan were looking redemption looking for a year of redemption come perhaps come 2024, i thought perhaps they to redeem themselves. >> perhaps they were thinking of making some apologies to the royal family . family, for all royal family. family, for all their exposes and things. but no, it's just, uh, redeeming their pr .

their pr. >> yeah, it looks that way, i don't think i think it's incredibly unlikely that we'll get any kind of apology from harry and meghan to the royal family. i don't think they feel they need to apologise for anything. i think it's more about reinventing their pr brand and so perhaps they were and image. so perhaps they were more popular on both sides of the atlantic perhaps the atlantic and perhaps focusing a more on their focusing a bit more on their charity work. prince harry, of course , very involved in his course, very involved in his invictus meghan invictus games. uh, meghan wanting a lot of charity wanting to do a lot of charity work with, uh, with women and other people in the united states. so perhaps they'll focus more on that next year. turning the spotlight off of them and onto their causes rather than complaining being members complaining about being members or ex members of royal or ex members of the royal family. you family. well there you go. >> hardly wait to what >> i can hardly wait to see what they 2024. but this, uh, they do come 2024. but this, uh, document be very document will be very interesting indeed. i'll definitely watching that. definitely be watching that. thank cameron walker, our thank you. cameron walker, our royal correspondent. >> why they >> an apology. why would they need for? need to apologise? what for? they impeccably . they behaved impeccably. >> this the thing i thought >> this is the thing i thought perhaps, you know, one day there might be a little bit of

self—awareness. um uh, not just yet, but i would say they have had one win, at least from the perspective of harry this year, winning that, partially winning that court case. he'll be very pleased about that. i'm sure that's the christmas gift. he wanted the bank, wanted more money in the bank, 140 grand. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> done harry. nice to have >> well done harry. nice to have before christmas. but there you go. now, the uk economy moving on. this uk economy is on. this is the uk economy is teetering the brink of teetering on the brink of recession . that's after recession. that's after a surprise third quarter decline. >> gdp fell by a revised 0.1% >> us gdp fell by a revised 0.1% against the zero growth initially estimated . that's initially estimated. that's according to the office of national statistics. >> so joining us now is independent economist julian jessop. julian very nice to have you on the show. great to speak to you. so tell us, are we in peril? are we teetering on the edge of recession? >> uh, well, i think we are . i >> uh, well, i think we are. i mean, this is this is clearly bad news. >> you mentioned the headline figures, but if you look at gdp per amount of per head, so the amount of output or income for each person in the country, it did actually

fall in both the second and the third quarters of this year. so on that definition, um , then we on that definition, um, then we are already in recession , ian. are already in recession, ian. so i think we should be worried . so i think we should be worried. um, that said, there are some more recent signs that things are improving a little bit. um so we've had a number of business surveys for november and december, which were a bit brighter and we actually had some some good news on other numbers today. so retail sales rebounded in november. uh, we had a pretty upbeat report from the uk car industry about production in november as well. so i think we probably will avoid the more normal definition of recession by the skin of our teeth. and year, with teeth. and next year, with inflation falling and interest rates coming . down i think the rates coming. down i think the prospects are a little bit brighter. but for now at least, it does look pretty gloomy. >> and how are we looking compared to our european compared to our european compared bitters or friends? compared bitters or or friends? >> well, it's no consolation, of course, uk isn't alone course, but the uk isn't alone in seeing, uh, weak growth at the moment. there's now a long

list of countries where, uh, output did shrink in the in the third quarter of this year. um, so we had a 0.1% fall in the uk exactly the same fall in both germany and france and in the euro area as a whole. and there are plenty of countries that saw bigger than we did, bigger falls than than we did, uh, including, by the way, canada japan . so it's not canada and japan. so it's not just in the rest of europe. so the bigger picture there is that we're all being hit by the same thing. had massive surge thing. we had that massive surge in inflation, you know, central banks are banks around the world are raising interest rates. and the uk by that , pretty uk has been hit by that, pretty much the as every other much the same as every other major has. you know, major economy has. so, you know, i blame the government. i wouldn't blame the government. i wouldn't blame the government. i necessarily blame i wouldn't necessarily blame brexit either. um, but brexit for this either. um, but hopefully this coming year will be inflation be different with inflation and interest again. >> w.- >> julian, just talking about germany, housing germany, there. housing market seems unloading i think seems to be in unloading i think at what, a 10% drop over this year alone. the last 12 months are. we expected to see anything similar end when it comes to housing? yeah >> well actually that's another example of the same problem

worldwide. so the housing and construction generally is very sensitive what happens, sensitive to what happens, interest sensitive to what happens, intthe ;t sensitive to what happens, intthe wider economy. so the in the wider economy. so the construction sector across europe has been very weak. it's even weak in the us, even been weak in the us, despite the strength the rest despite the strength in the rest of economy there. so a of the economy there. so it's a natural consequence of, uh, of interest that interest rates going up that housing weak. um, uk house housing is weak. um, uk house pnces housing is weak. um, uk house prices haven't fallen quite as much as some people they much as some people thought they would, to frank, much as some people thought they wouiii, to frank, much as some people thought they wouii thought to frank, much as some people thought they wouii thought we'd frank, much as some people thought they wouii thought we'd see frank, much as some people thought they wouii thought we'd see aink, much as some people thought they wouii thought we'd see a bigger me, i thought we'd see a bigger crash. what we seem to have seen instead is sort of a slow puncture. um, but if you look at what's happened to house prices in the uk compared to what's happened to overall inflation, then we have seen a then actually we have seen a pretty steep drop of about 15% in real house prices . i think in real house prices. i think they probably will stabilise next year, uh, because interest rates will come down and there's still of course, a massive shortage of supply. um, um, but you know, house prices are not going a, you know, a big going to be a, you know, a big owning a house is not going to be a big positive for people over the few years, either.

over the next few years, either. >> well, thank you very much indeed time. julian indeed for your time. julian jessop, economist jessop, independent economist and lovely and have a very lovely christmas. yes. >> now gb news exclusive. >> now to a gb news exclusive. sir keir starmer says labour are ready for a general election. his party currently leads by roughly the polls, roughly 17 points in the polls, 17 thought it was closer to 20. >> we'll have to fact check that. not bad. speaking exclusively to our political edhon exclusively to our political editor, christopher hope , the editor, christopher hope, the labour leader said he was primed for a vote as soon as may. shall we take a listen? >> we are ready for a general election. i've had my whole team on a general election footing for some now. think for some time now. um, i think that the complete state of that given the complete state of failure now in the country , failure now in the country, there's a real sense that everything is broken. nothing is working that the sooner that election better . election comes, the better. because millions of people, because for millions of people, they to any they can't afford to wait any longer for that general election i >> -- >> well, there we have it. uh gb news. political editor christopher hope joins us now, fresh from estonia . yes. welcome fresh from estonia. yes. welcome back. hope you're not too tired . back. hope you're not too tired. chris sterling effort out there. great interview as well. now look, starmer's been accused of

cosplaying a soldier by wearing that military jacket on that trip. is he also cos playing a pm in waiting or is he the real deal? >> i was lucky enough to be out there with with the labour team. >> i mean, he was given that, uh, gear to wear by the army. um and then he put it on. i mean, i was asked if we weren't offered it because we were, but we weren't there. i suppose on the official visit, we were watching it happen. so i think had he said no to the army, it might look a churlish. mean, look a bit churlish. i mean, i think he had to basically give he put on what he was given so it'd to him. he was told it'd be fair to him. he was told to put this gear. of course to put on this gear. of course does does look very good. labour have out a video his have just put out a video of his trip to estonia to this this nato base where british troops served saw some served them some food, saw some tanksin served them some food, saw some tanks in action. um i mean, it's a kind of trip which you might expect. minister expect. the prime minister to have he hasn't have done. instead. he hasn't done the leader the done it, and the leader of the opposition has done it. and of course, it's done with the mod support. do it support. they help him do it. it does, does him really does, it does help him really differentiate between his

predecessor, jeremy corbyn, who of he of course, famously said he wouldn't fire a nuclear weapon to keir to protect britain and keir starmer. him that starmer. and we asked him that question for gb news would you fire weapon? and fire a nuclear weapon? and he made that if he had made very clear that if he had to, he wouldn't he wouldn't not do in sense that with a do it in a sense that with a deterrent, you can't say if you're to it, but you're going to fire it, but you must out, hold the must hold out, hold out. the idea that you might if asked. so i think he's making all the right somebody who right moves for somebody who could be prime minister this time. next year. >> yes, definitely >> yes, he definitely is. i mean, you also spoke to him about migrant crisis, the about the migrant crisis, the illegal crisis in illegal migration crisis in particular, regards to his particular, with regards to his stop boat policy . he's stop the boat policy. he's considering processing . considering offshore processing. >> yeah, that's quite a big scoop in this interview because before that , the approach from before that, the approach from labour has been to beef up work with authorities on the continent to do more by lateral deals, work more closely with europol in the hague. but there , europol in the hague. but there, watching this rwanda plan, the labour don't like it much because for them it's a deportation plan. essentially when migrants are moved from the uk, arriving here, legally

processed in rwanda 5000 miles away, they can't come back. it's away, they can't come back. it's a deportation plan. but other european countries germany, italy and others are looking at these offshore offshore processing platforms, places processing platform s, places where processing platforms, places where that might be, rather than having people living in hotels, which is upsetting communities in the uk , see if they can be in the uk, see if they can be processed elsewhere with the opfion processed elsewhere with the option of coming to the uk if they pass all the requirements. and that's where i think labour is going. and he first revealed that in that interview that that's labour could if that's what labour could do if it's proved to work. i think that's probably labour's answer to . if that to the rwanda plan. if that comes to pass, if it starts to work next may, next may and june time, when the prime minister, mr sunak, the first planes mr sunak, hopes the first planes will off. so chris, was will take off. so chris, was james cleverly talking rubbish yesterday when accused labour yesterday when he accused labour and of inching towards and starmer of inching towards a migrant quota system, with the eu as their way of dealing with the migrant crisis . that's the migrant crisis. that's a different issue, ben, isn't it? so the idea that that that labour has talked about this,

about sharing quotas of migrants and sharing the load of the migration crisis with european union and that really union countries, and that really is not what who voted for is not what people who voted for brexit thought they were signing up share for a certain up for, to share for a certain number of migrants, maybe 100,000 or or, you 100,000 or so or or or, you know, tens of thousands of migrants who are the migrants who are in the continental europe and who've moved here and tried to share the load. that's not really where the where i think people who voted brexit and who voted for brexit are. and that's certainly an attack line for tory party. and that's for the tory party. and that's not sir is saying. but not what sir keir is saying. but thatis not what sir keir is saying. but that is an idea i think labour have raised in the past and christopher, quickly, christopher, just very quickly, is your old is it fair your old your old paper are making a thing about his starmer represented his who keir starmer represented back in the day when he was a criminal barrister, is it fair to attack him on this. yeah. so this is part of the drumbeat of election think, sir keir election i think, sir keir starmer fired the starting gun on interview with gb news on that interview with gb news yesterday. clearly yesterday. he said very clearly the it's called the sooner it's called the better. are ready for it. better. we are ready for it. now. the election was held on now. if the election was held on the day of the english local the a day of the english local elections in may is 19 weeks

from yesterday. if you count back six weeks, the long period of the election , that's only of the election, that's only three months away. >> um, it's great stuff. and we're seeing all play out now. fryston we'll be back. chris. we'll get back to you very soon. >> but coming up, we'll have the latest on christmas travel chaos up down the country. up and down the country. >> looks like things heating >> looks like things are heating up. boilers sponsors of up. boxt boilers sponsors of whether . gb news. whether on. gb news. >> hello , i'm alex deakin and >> hello, i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news news. still windy out there today. not as windy as yesterday. most places are pretty drab with some places staying fairly soggy, particularly if you're stuck under this weather front. been bringing rain to northwest england, southwest scotland through the night much of through the night and much of the . the rain will ease the morning. the rain will ease a little bit here, but stays a little bit here, but it stays pretty some at times pretty damp. some rain at times getting the midlands and getting into the midlands and much of western scotland. northeast seeing northeast scotland seeing some wintry showers, more snow to come across shetland there come across shetland where there is office warning in is a met office warning in place. of southern england. place. much of southern england.

wales of northern wales a good chunk of northern ireland fairly ireland just dry but fairly cloudy. not too much in the way of sunshine . pretty mild though of sunshine. pretty mild though for the time of year. 10 to 12 degrees colder though in the far north—east, where the weather remains pretty wintry and increasing chance tonight of seeing turning to snow seeing some rain turning to snow that be quite heavy . and that could be quite heavy. and we a met office yellow we have a met office yellow warning in place across parts of the east mainland and the the north east mainland and the northern snow and northern isles for that snow and ice overnight and into ice risk overnight and into saturday for many across saturday morning for many across england, wales, there'll be a dry night to fairly cloudy and a very mild night. the rain really sets in across western scotland through the night and lasts for most of saturday. that could also cause some disruption along with the snow further north and east. rain over southern east. patchy rain over southern scotland, northern ireland, maybe parts northern england maybe parts of northern england too, but much of the south again , and cloudy. , just looking dry and cloudy. quite windy at times for and most of us staying very mild. bye for that warm feeling bye for now that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on .

gb news. >> good afternoon britain. it's 1:00 on friday the 22nd of december. >> driving home for christmas. storm pier unleashed ashes, widespread disruption on trains , widespread disruption on trains, planes, ferries and roads as millions of us try to head home

for the festive season. how are you coping? let us know by sending your pictures, video, travel tales, whatever you like to gbviews@gbnews.com. >> europa super league youturn. the premier league's big six have all now distanced themselves from the possibility of joining any new european super league and the world mourns for prague. >> 14 dead and dozens injured as police release body cam footage of an atrocity that stunned a nation. we'll get the latest on the country's worst ever mass shooting . shooting. now explain to me, ben, what's going on with this football story. so arsenal are the latest club to come out? >> yes. well, it sounds like even more clubs to the big six. arsenal, liverpool, spurs manchester united chelsea i think they're included in that. so during covid, i'm not sure if you remember 2020 all. remember all those big clubs came out and

said we're going to join a european super with the european super league with the biggest clubs from biggest and best clubs from across the continent. real madrid, paris madrid, barcelona, paris saint—germain and on and on. actually off the back of that, we saw bigger and fiercer protests about the fact those clubs wanted to break away. then we anything to do with we did about anything to do with covid vaccine mandates or lockdowns or anything else. so the were running the emotions were running extremely high. what had extremely high. what we had yesterday, was yesterday, very quickly was a court saying the court ruling saying that the league ahead . all this, league can go ahead. all this, all this, uh, obstruction . so it all this, uh, obstruction. so it wasn't on the league. could go ahead. but now today we've had arsenal and so on saying we're not interested anyway. no thank you. >> i thought they'd given up on the idea . yeah, yeah. the idea. yeah, yeah. >> well it was going through this court this court ruling, um, in europe. so, uh, yeah. um, uh, in europe. so, uh, yeah. >> know your >> well let us know your, your thoughts. gb gb news. com thoughts. gb views gb news. com and do keep the travel chaos emails we'd love emails coming through. we'd love to them. but first let's to see them. but first let's get the headlines polly . the headlines with polly. >> good afternoon. the top story

from the gb newsroom. millions of train passengers are facing a hike in fares of nearly 5. the department of transport has confirmed regulated rail fares in england will rise from the 3rd of march next year. that increase is based on inflation, but it's been capped at 4.9. and that news coming as rail passengers face travel disruption as they try to get away for christmas . trains are away for christmas. trains are running out of london today, but there have been cancellations owns. don't forget paddington station in west london closing for four days from sunday christmas eve. that means no mainline trains going to heathrow during that period . the heathrow during that period. the airport as well set to be exceptionally busy this year , exceptionally busy this year, expecting more than a quarter of a million passengers over the coming days. and on the roads, motorists are being affected by delays, the port of dover saying it's taking about 90 minutes right now to process cars. that's with pre—booked that's cars with pre—booked tickets. travel editor lisa minnow told gb news. people do

need to be patient at this time. >> today is predicted to be the busiest day and that's because you've got normal commuters, normal truck drivers on the roads . at the same time, you've roads. at the same time, you've got all of those people that are starting head away for starting to head away for christmas. so today is going to be they're also be the big point. they're also talking a lunch crunch. talking about a lunch crunch. it's be point where it's going to be the point where actually lunch time is going to be easiest day on all the be the easiest day on all of the next three days. between next three days. so between 12 and that's really don't want and 2, that's really don't want to find yourself on any of the roads in the uk network. >> now, a woman has appeared in court charged with murdering her four year old son in east london. kasia macaria is accused of stabbing her boy koby, who was found with knife injuries at home in hackney. he was taken to hospital but he died on wednesday. a post mortem will take place next thursday. his mother appear at mother is also due to appear at the the same day, and the old bailey the same day, and czech police have confirmed 13 people were killed yesterday by a gunman in prague. no

foreigners , though they say foreigners, though they say among the victims they've released body cam footage showing officers arriving at the charles university, where the gunman was prowling as they searched for him, police are saying the 24 year old suspect first killed his father before targeting students there. 27 people were taken to six hospitals. 12 remain in a serious condition. one at least one is in a critical condition. the gunman, who had a gun licence and no criminal record, took his own life . in news here took his own life. in news here at home, the economy is at risk of falling into recession after revised figures showed it performed worse than expected in the third quarter of this year. rather than flatlining the economy contracted by 0.1 of a percent. if the economy shrinks for a second consecutive quarter , it's going to enter what's known as a technical recession. shadow financial secretary to the treasury james murray blames the treasury james murray blames the government . the government. >> this is yet more evidence of

failure from rishi sunak. >> he's already failed to cut waiting lists. >> he's failed to stop the boats and now it's been confirmed that he's failed to grow the economy too. and actually, this is just the latest in years of the latest in 13 years of economic failure from the conservatives which has left people across worse off. people across britain worse off. >> worried about the >> i'm very worried about the economic forecast this economic forecast for this country. if you look at the growth issued by the growth forecasts issued by the office of budget responsibility earlier in the autumn, they've cut forecast for the cut the growth forecast for the next three years. >> ministers have rehearsed their increase the their plans to increase the minimum a family minimum wage needed for a family to uk on a family to live in the uk on a family visa the office had visa for the home office had previously hiked the threshold to but that figure is to £38,700, but that figure is now standing at £29,000. it's part of the government's plans to tackle the number of people coming into the uk , but it has coming into the uk, but it has drawn . some criticism from drawn. some criticism from people who say it will break up families. the home secretary says the plans will bring the total net migration figure down by 300,000 people every year . by 300,000 people every year. patients are being warned of

potential disruption to health services as junior doctors continue walkouts in england. in an ongoing dispute about pay. it's after talks broke down between the government and the british medical association earlier this month. the strike action is continuing until tomorrow morning and that walkout is going to be followed by a six day strike at the start of january that will be the longest strike in nhs history , longest strike in nhs history, and from the longest to the shorter first day of the year, thousands of people gather at stonehenge this morning for the annual winter solstice . today's annual winter solstice. today's late sunrise was at 8:09. it is the shortest day, though, so the sun will set just after 4:00 today as the earth's axis is tilted at its very farthest away from the sun, the winter solstice is known as yuletide is a big celebration of light and rebirth of the sun, which has been celebrated for thousands of years . this been celebrated for thousands of years. this happy been celebrated for thousands of years . this happy shortest been celebrated for thousands of years. this happy shortest day you're with gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on

digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news this is britain's news channel . this is britain's news channel. >> all right, well , the >> all right, well, the christmas getaway has very much begun and drivers are hoping to make their journeys home, but they're being told to wait until after six to travel. >> meanwhile, on the railways, passengers are battling high winds pier crowds and winds from storm pier crowds and the aftermath of cancelled eurostar trains. it all comes as rail fares are set to increase by ”p rail fares are set to increase by up to almost 5% from march next year . next year. >> i think it's the crowds that are the worst. yeah. nightmare gb news national reporter theo chikomba in saint pancras chikomba is in saint pancras international for us. theo. lots of chaos yesterday at saint pancras. i'm sure with the strike over in france. how's it looking today ? looking today? >> yes, well, at the moment things are looking better than they were yesterday afternoon into the evening as hundreds of passengers were here attempting

to get those trains to places like paris and brussels. but this afternoon, though, things are running smoother than they were. i'd say around six hours ago, when many people who were here yesterday were looking to get those trains that they missed or that were cancelled yesterday afternoon and into the evening . i don't know whether we evening. i don't know whether we can just show you just over my left shoulder. we've got the in fact, there's a there's a car here, there's a taxi in the second. well, we a and we second. well, we a taxi and we can't show you over my left can't just show you over my left shoulder there are some queues at the moment. and what's happening people are happening is that people are being told to come to the station around an hour before they're due to depart from saint pancras. so you do see a long queues about an hour or so before they're supposed to leave , and then it goes quiet again. but that's the scene here at saint pancras. and as you can imagine, it's people who are going to work and those who are wanting to travel today, particularly schools, are finished, finished, and finished, work is finished, and they're to get for

they're looking to get away for their break. their christmas break. >> good luck to >> yeah, well, good luck to them. not so much travel them. so uh, not so much travel chaos, disruption. chaos, but some disruption. i suppose we can call that theo . suppose we can call that theo. what's going on with rail fares? this all comes at a time when, in the last hour or rail in the last hour or so, uh, rail fares are due to go up by, what, 4.9% in march? another blow to commuters . yeah you're commuters. yeah you're absolutely right. >> so in the last half an hour or so, we've been speaking to commuters who have been using the station here today and they're well, double they're saying, well, double whammy it's whammy for us. actually, it's not for not welcome, particularly for some were saying my trains always are delayed. we always have, uh , engineering works or have, uh, engineering works or some other problem making me delayed in fact, one passenger was telling me yesterday they were stuck on a train for some time, so it's frustrating for them. and they're saying, well , them. and they're saying, well, what can we do? particularly one lady who's a comedian and she has to come into london regularly and use the trains. but as you say, they're going up by 4.9. and the government say this less than inflation, this is less than inflation, which were using which they were using a

benchmark of 9% in july this yeah benchmark of 9% in july this year. and they're saying this is goodin year. and they're saying this is good in terms of going forward. and we just just very quickly we heard from the transport secretary, mark harper. he was saying met target of saying having met our target of halving inflation across the economy, is signal economy, this is a signal intervention by government intervention by the government to cap the increase in rail fares below last year's rise. and he went on to say we remain committed to supporting all the rail sector reform at dated working practices to help put it into sustainable financial footing. as you've seen, people's habits have changed in the last two years since covid. but of course, for commuters , but of course, for commuters, they'll be looking at their wallets. how this will affect them come march next year. >> yes, and with all the work from home, people just aren't getting those commuter passes, are anymore? you very are they anymore? thank you very much. theo chikomba, who is at saint international for saint pancras international for us. shall we speak to the independent correspondent independent travel correspondent simon calder , who always knows simon calder, who always knows exactly what's happening? he has the inside track now you're at an airport and we'll get to air

travel. air travel? um, but i want to know what's happening on the roads. there are going to be more trips on the roads than last year, previous years, and is it looking like gridlock ? is it looking like gridlock? >> it's looking pretty horrible . >> it's looking pretty horrible. i'm actually at, um, london king's cross station . i've come king's cross station. i've come here because obviously we had big problems here yesterday. i've been down at heathrow though, so all they're transport terminals are going, um , have terminals are going, um, have a good look around. so i'm sorry if i've confused things there anyway. yes. on the roads . um, anyway. yes. on the roads. um, it is going to be a really, really tough afternoon soon if you didn't get in and sort of sort out your, uh, drive to your family or your loved ones, wherever you are going for christmas, by about 10:00 in the morning, please put it off till tea time, because you are going to get all the usual commuter traffic, plus all the trucks. of course, with last minute deliveries plus over 3 million people who are making their for christmas getaway journey , and

christmas getaway journey, and it's going to be an unholy muddle. uh, really big problems on the m25 , particularly west of on the m25, particularly west of london. uh, the m1 going northbound , uh, particularly northbound, uh, particularly through buckinghamshire and northamptonshire and then coming south on the m6 through the kind of north midlands, staffordshire . uh, there are going to be long queues and those are being predicted with waits of up to 40 minutes. um, but of course, as you will know, traffic jams can pick up, can pop up any time, anywhere . and so therefore just anywhere. and so therefore just be prepared for delays and disruption . and that obviously disruption. and that obviously appues disruption. and that obviously applies also on the trains. yeah >> all it takes is an accident or two on a motorway. and then that 40 minutes turns into four hours. if you're lucky. um simon network rail in their wisdom have to paddington have decided to close paddington station , which is, i think, the station, which is, i think, the uk's station . uh, uk's second busiest station. uh, for engineering works on christmas eve of all days . for engineering works on christmas eve of all days. is that a wise thing to do or are they taking the mick of it ?

they taking the mick of it? >> well, this is all to do with work for hs2 . you'll be work for hs2. you'll be delighted to learn this. um high speed line from somewhere in london. we're not quite sure to , london. we're not quite sure to, where uh, birmingham. so that's going to be happening for a number of years, i'm afraid. yeah closing from the 24th to yeah closing it from the 24th to the 27th inclusive. but actually here at london king's cross this is going to be cancelled. this is going to be cancelled. this is going to be cancelled. this is going to be closed on christmas as well. and so christmas eve as well. and so that's why it's hyper busy today and especially tomorrow . both and especially tomorrow. both king's cross and london paddington are key intercity hubs are going to be absolutely full because people have to complete their journeys by midnight tomorrow if they are using , uh, midnight tomorrow if they are using, uh, this line and it's yeah, a lot of pressure on stuff. and i'm afraid after storm pier after the strike by eurotunnel workers , we're now eurotunnel workers, we're now back to just staff shortage . and back to just staff shortage. and the operators here, great northern um lner all made cancellations this afternoon

saying they're short of train crew. so um , it's the business crew. so um, it's the business as usual. but of course the rail fare increase he's been talking about at a time when we're having such a lousy rail service overall is, i think probably for a lot of people like me who depend on trains, a bit of a kick in the teeth . kick in the teeth. >> now, simon, you've been a travel correspondent for many years. i believe. what's the worst disruption you've ever experienced? tell us. >> oh, really? really >> oh, really? really >> good question. well, in terms of reporting, and you're quite right, i've been , um, covering right, i've been, um, covering christmas travel disruption since shortly after the nativity . i think, um, the, uh , this is . i think, um, the, uh, this is not nearly so bad this christmas as five years ago. yes before gb news was invented , when i was news was invented, when i was covering the, uh, the gatwick drone , you might recall that drone, you might recall that 1000 flights were cancelled . 1000 flights were cancelled. there were 150,000 people affected . and as a result of affected. and as a result of that, well, many people didn't

get where they wanted to be. in 2013, we had snow, sorry, we had flooding at gatwick on christmas eve and that was really cruel because a lot of people simply couldn't , uh, yeah, couldn't get couldn't, uh, yeah, couldn't get where they were going. and instead of being off in somewhere wonderful and exotic, they woke up christmas they woke up on christmas morning in hotel in crawley. morning in a hotel in crawley. um and then 2010, it snowed at heathrow and heathrow couldn't cope and everything kind of shut down there. so the good thing is that we've got a couple of days to get where we need to go. so even i'll be talking this morning to, um, a lot of passengers across saint pancras. um, about their journeys. they um, about theirjourneys. they were trying to travel yesterday. um, and it looks with the extra trains uh, euro star put trains that, uh, euro star put on that most people will get to their destinations. although it will probably be late and they will probably be late and they will probably be quite cheesed off finally arrive. off when they finally arrive. great . great stuff. >> travel correspondent simon calder grateful as ever for your expertise and analysis . expertise and analysis. >> yes, that's why it's good to

speak to someone who has, uh, many years of experience in this. you get a sense of perspective, don't there's perspective, don't you? there's always where it's always been a year where it's been worse. >> that gatwick drone was >> that gatwick drone story was amazing. they've amazing. i don't think they've ever was ever found out who was responsible. they did at one point, this couple who responsible. they did at one pointa this couple who responsible. they did at one pointa sort this couple who responsible. they did at one pointa sort of1is couple who responsible. they did at one pointa sort of droneiple who responsible. they did at one pointa sort of drone enthusiast, were a sort of drone enthusiast, and they ended up suing sussex police for a lot of money. it was great story. great story. was a great story. great story. you're newshound. you're a newshound. >> there you let us know >> so there you go. let us know how doing in in driving how you're doing in in driving home christmas or however how you're doing in in driving homyou're hristmas or however how you're doing in in driving homyou're you'reas or however how you're doing in in driving homyou're you're planningever how you're doing in in driving homyou're you're planning to r way you're you're planning to move next couple move around in the next couple of let us know vaiews@gbnews.uk. >> let's go to prague >> com okay, let's go to prague now where czech police have confirmed that there were 13 people by a gunman in the caphal >> yes, that's a revised figure. 13 people killed . they've also 13 people killed. they've also released body cam footage showing officers arriving at charles university as they searched for the attacker . searched for the attacker. >> police say the 24 year old suspect killed his father before targeting students. 27 people were taken to six hospitals, 12 remain in a serious condition and at least one is still

critical. >> so joining us now in the studio is our reporter, charlie peters. charlie we heard from the police not too long ago. they gave a bit of a press conference. what have we learned? >> they gave a summary of the operational situation as it stands now , which is that all stands now, which is that all people who were taken injured are now in a stable condition. everyone who required surgery has had it. they also confirm that they have identified all of the victims and have begun to name some of the national parties involved in those injured. and they also went out to defend their record, defend how they engage with the response in czech media and in on social media as well. the police have come under heavy criticism for the time it took for them to respond. they showed body cam footage of armed officers arriving at charles university in central prague in the old town, within four minutes after the first call, and they showed the coordination

of well over 200 units on scene on operating outside and inside the department where the shooting was taking place. they also confirmed that the attacker, a 24 year old master's student, did kill himself after the officers reached the roof where he was positioned. they said that actually, when it was confirmed that the shooter was on the roof, they struggled to get access and that delayed their approach towards his location. they also confirmed that there was a significant amount of ammunition in around the area . and as prague is in the area. and as prague is in a state of near silence, there was a time for memorial. state of near silence, there was a time for memorial . this a time for memorial. this morning, a mourning process took place with several political leaders attending, but press conferences have continued, and in the last few moments we've heard from the czech interior minister, who says this is reality, not some detective tv series warning against some of the misinformation being spread in this case, which he said has to led hotlines being blocked by

people panicking with reports shared online not actually accurately reflecting the situation on potentially reports of additional shooters or accomplices. in this case, he also went on to say we can only share information that is verified as soon as we have more information , we release it. they information, we release it. they also came under criticism for not naming some of the victims quickly. last night. and for you know, families engaged in this situation very concerned. they didn't want to notify those families until they had absolute certainty . so the police, both certainty. so the police, both defending their record this morning and explaining some of the situation as it took place last night. they also confirmed that there is an investigation of link between yesterday's shooter and the killing on friday last week of a father and their two month infant and indeed confirmed that the shooter had killed his father yesterday , early afternoon yesterday, early afternoon before drive ing to central

prague. for this mass shooting attack last night. but we expect further updates this afternoon as the interior minister continues that press conference. charlie peters gb news reporter. >> thank you very much. all deaths, of course. tragic but a two month old infant . deaths, of course. tragic but a two month old infant. um, deaths, of course. tragic but a two month old infant . um, well, two month old infant. um, well, it's truly horrifying . it's truly horrifying. >> goodness me. um, but yes, there's always huge amounts of misinformation when there's a shock attack. like this. people speculating , uh, the perils of speculating, uh, the perils of nephrite and centre, the perils of social media. >> okay, there you go. >> okay, there you go. >> coming up, as the latest premier league's big six have all now distanced themselves from the possibility of joining that new that hotly contested new european super league, we'll discuss all that and the latest from who is going to join the league. real madrid, barcelona, paris saint—germain, maybe, uh, shortly after the break. this is gb news with

the camilla tominey show sunday mornings from 930 on gb news news . news. >> welcome back. this is good afternoon britain with me, emily carver and ben leo. now the premier league's big six have all now distanced themselves from the possibility of joining any european super league. any new european super league. arsenal arsenal the arsenal oh, arsenal became the last clubs who joined the last of the clubs who joined the original 2021 original super league in 2021 to confirm position earlier confirm their position earlier today. we've also heard breaking news. we've heard what keir starmer makes of this all, so we'll let you know what he's had to say in just a moment. >> yes. now arsenal, the gunners, they issued a statement saying they will continue in

uefa competitions such as the champions league, which they currently play in despite a european of justice ruling european court of justice ruling which at least opened the which has at least opened the possibility of a club led tournament to rival the champions league from being launched. >> well , let's speak with sports >> well, let's speak with sports broadcaster chris skudder. thank you for joining broadcaster chris skudder. thank you forjoining us, chris. can you forjoining us, chris. can you , uh, give your reaction to you, uh, give your reaction to this news? >> yeah . not surprised it >> yeah. not surprised it surfaced again. it's different this time. and if you remember the last time, it was almost three years ago now when the initial 12 breaker would be breakaway clubs, including the big six, who have all, as you say, distance themselves today from this second coming. >> um, the difference then was that this would be a closed shop , and no surprise that everyone was totally aghast at the prospect of all these clubs disappear into the sunset with all the money and leaving everyone behind. now the new thing, uh, is , is there would be thing, uh, is, is there would be access. thing, uh, is, is there would be access . um, it's bigger. there access. um, it's bigger. there would be 64 clubs involved,

three divisions, and there would be a process of clubs getting into the big money breakaway . into the big money breakaway. um, the reason it's surfaced, resurfaced is because the, the, the would be new proprietors, if you like . uh, a 22 is the you like. uh, a 22 is the company involved have been emboldened by what the european court of justice has said in that uefa and fifa, who have set the rules forever in football, have been told that they are not allowed to tell clubs, just what they can do. it's restraint of trade. >> so if the clubs want to , they >> so if the clubs want to, they can disappear into the sunset and join this new breakaway. >> however , um, it's , you know, >> however, um, it's, you know, it's happened very quickly . last it's happened very quickly. last time it came quickly and disappeared very quickly because really the fans were just up in arms about it. at the same things happened. really. >> um, uh , and, you know, no >> um, uh, and, you know, no surprise that arsenal, uh, spurs, chelsea , man united city spurs, chelsea, man united city and liverpool have all come out and liverpool have all come out and said, look, we're happy with

the way things are going, but i do think maybe that's because of the reaction last time. >> the fans vicious , wasn't it? >> the fans vicious, wasn't it? >> the fans vicious, wasn't it? >> the fans vicious, wasn't it? >> the again, the visceral . they >> the again, the visceral. they got those big six clubs for even consider leaving the premier league and leaving all the smaller clubs for example, at the time i think burnley were in the time i think burnley were in the league. um, middlesbrough and so on. as you said, the, the, the consequence would have beenif the, the consequence would have been if all those clubs leave the premier league , then becomes the premier league, then becomes a less desirable place to, to watch football and to play football. money leaves and football. the money leaves and all experience all those clubs experience financial difficulty. is it not the case now though, chris, that with new, uh, league with this new, uh, league proposed by 22 that clubs can compete in that and also stay in the premier league, or have i got that wrong? >> it would be parallel. yes. so it would be a midweek competition. so i mean, on the face of it, you know, if it would open the door to more to more clubs, i think that more clubs, i mean, i think that what the, the, the what the, what the, the, the status quo that the premier league clubs, the big six and the european clubs,

the big, uh, european clubs, apart from real madrid and barcelona, all for this, barcelona, who are all for this, probably they're playing probably because they're playing a league. a rubbish league. >> terms of they dominate >> um, in terms of they dominate all and they want a all the time and they want a bigger slice of the of pie. >> i think that clubs now >> i think that the clubs now can to uefa and fifa, look, can say to uefa and fifa, look, we've got a would be rival. so let's start things a bit let's start doing things a bit more. our way. i mean, you'll probably know, i mean, the champions season is champions league next season is being currently being expanded. it's currently 32 it's going to be 36 32 clubs. it's going to be 36 next year, not the 64 that this breakaway would be. um, and they're making it a little bit more user friendly perhaps more more user friendly perhaps not so predictable with group stages, but i just think, you know, there are a lot of, uh, gnpes know, there are a lot of, uh, gripes the clubs have with the governing bodies. uefa and fifa at the moment. i think maybe they can start to say, hang on a minute. you know, there is an alternative here. can we start doing things a bit our way? uh, because, know, players because, you know, the players are, you know, they aren't knackered another word. knackered enough. another word. i football all the i mean, there's football all the time. um, um , and if they've got time. um, um, and if they've got an outlet somewhere else to go, then they can say, well, you

know, can we change things a bit, please? know, can we change things a bit,possibly knackered, not least >> possibly knackered, not least dunng >> possibly knackered, not least during period when during the christmas period when they're, , jam packed they're, you know, jam packed with well new with games well into the new year? skudder, thank year? well, chris skudder, thank you sports broadcaster you so much. sports broadcaster on on the european on the latest on the european super league. and i must say, because i did to viewers because i did say to viewers that i would i would tell you what keir starmer has to say about because everyone's about this because everyone's been waiting what he been waiting to hear what he says about this. >> he says for too long, football fans have been treated as afterthought. if prime as an afterthought. if i'm prime minister, i'll make sure the european doesn't european super league doesn't happen. time start happen. it's time to start putting there you go. >> well, that's very good. uh, sir keir, but rishi sunak has already introduced in the already introduced a bill in the king's doing exactly king's speech doing exactly that. a bit late with that one. >> well, there you go. in other news, the university of bradford has a scholarship has launched a new scholarship that it attract white that will help it attract white working class males onto university working class males onto uni'white male students who are >> white male students who are in this economic, demographic and bradford will be and living in bradford will be eligible to receive a bursary of £400 a month towards living costs whilst studying at the university, now only 1.7% of

that cohort makes up bradford university's student body. currently, well , conservative mp currently, well, conservative mp ben bradley told gb news why he approves of the scheme . approves of the scheme. >> um, i think bradford university are doing absolutely the right thing to be honest. the equality act is fundamentally flawed in my view . fundamentally flawed in my view. really, race should play no part in what access you get or support you get into higher education or anything else from that perspective. >> um, but under the law, as it stands, the equality act, it asks people to help those who are underrepresented and very often um, a difficult often it can be, um, a difficult thing convince people that thing to convince people that often white working class boys are most underrepresented or are the most underrepresented or have challenges. have the most challenges. statistically and all the data says that that is the case in education. in particular. so if you're going to use it properly, then this is how you should use it. bradford are doing exactly the and only the right thing, and it's only just 1. i think the right thing, and it's only just 1. ithink their just over 1. i think of their student is white working student cohort is white working class um, which is mad. student cohort is white working class um, which is mad . so class boys. um, which is mad. so i'm really pleased that they are

stepping up. they're being brave about it because i have no doubt they'll get stick. but they'll get some stick. but under law, it's exactly the under the law, it's exactly the right thing. uh, more fundamentally, equality act, fundamentally, the equality act, in view, doesn't in my view, doesn't tackle discrimination. it just embeds a different of different kind of discrimination. and i think it needs reform. needs more fundamental reform. well, was the conservative well, that was the conservative ben bradley mp. >> he's been talking about this for a long time. i think this is the first time ever a university has done this specifically for white working class boys. but there you go. let us know what you think. gb at gb news. you think. gb views at gb news. com it the right thing to com is it the right thing to give bursary on the grounds of give a bursary on the grounds of being white class being a white working class male? know your thoughts. male? let us know your thoughts. but . but. >> emily, thank you. let's start this bulletin with some breaking news. we're receiving the information that greater manchester police says it has launched a criminal investigation into the alleged abduction of alex batty . you may abduction of alex batty. you may remember he's the teenager who went missing six years ago. he

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monday to thursdays from six till 930. >> welcome back. >> welcome back. >> it's 138 in the afternoon. now, before the break, we were discussing bradford university's decision to have a scholarship available just for white working class boys because they have so few of them essentially at the university. so is this a good idea? joining us now to discuss this and lots more stories, is the former labour mp and minister ivor kaplan, and international security and border control expert henry bolton obe. so henry, we have,

bolton. obe. so henry, we have, uh, had had a year of anti white rhetoric. >> it appears we had the ceo of aviva saying that she'd have to personally sign off any white male recruits. you had the raf who apologised for discriminating positively against white pilots. is this now the pendulum swinging the other way? finally >> well i don't know. i mean we've got a long way to go, haven't we? i mean in, in preparing for this, i looked up what the, the proportion of white people in the uk is. >> it's 82% and apparently the average in higher education for white males is 4.22. now you know, that's a massive discrepancy surely, isn't it. >> um, and i think what we've seen over a long time and i wrote a book about four years ago, sorry, is that white working class males? >> no. >> no. >> the in total. >> the in total. >> so but then how do you sort of differentiate between working class and middle class these days? >>i days? >> i mean, this isn't the sort

of urban poor working in the you know, in the, in whatever factories. >> and, you know , so it's a >> and, you know, so it's a movable . thing, isn't it? movable. thing, isn't it? >> where, where are the goalposts, where are the definition, where's the definition, where's the definition of working class today? >>i today? >> i think really the working class is very, small. class is very, very small. >> you're you've got >> but when you're you've got 4.6% of the higher education population is white, male in this country on average, across the universities. >> and you know, when the population of the uk is 82% white, there's clearly some issues there. >> yeah. and i and i think, you know, for years ago, five years ago i wrote a book and in there i highlighted the issue of west midlands fire and rescue service, in which white heterosexual men had to score six percentage points. >> more on the numerous numeracy tests to get into the fire rescue service than any other demographic. and i think what we've seen and you mentioned the raf and so on, what we've seen is a i wouldn't call it an appeasement, but an over over

overly strong response to concerns about prejudice against ethnic communities , 80s minority ethnic communities, 80s minority communities . and now we've gone communities. and now we've gone far, too far. i don't think the pendulum pendulum has yet swung back.i pendulum pendulum has yet swung back. i would like to see . us back. i would like to see. us work on a meritocracy where people in work and so on are selected simply on the merits of them being able to do that job. and i was saying earlier, i really don't care who rescues me from a car crash or a or a burning house fire. no but i do expect the fire and rescue to select the best person for the job regardless , we i'm just job regardless, we i'm just going to say about this . going to say about this. >> sorry. >> sorry. >> we often talk about on this channel about positive discrimination and how we should live a meritocracy. ac is live in a meritocracy. ac is this also positive discrimination? problem discrimination? is this problem i was about to say, should we really be just talking about radford? >> because there are lots of great universal cities across the uk generally, and they all do things. even you do different things. even you know, where i live, we have two

great universities, sussex and university of brighton, and they absolutely do different things andifs absolutely do different things and it's happening all the time . and it's happening all the time. and i just think it's a constant , uh, as we were just saying earlier, of where the country you do mention they do different things, but in particular like college and winchester college a year or so ago turned down a £1 million donation for poor white boys from the philanthropist, philanthropist sir bryan thwaites in his will because they thought it would break. >> um , positive discrimination >> um, positive discrimination laws . why are we now seeing that laws. why are we now seeing that bradford is allowed to do this? but those poor white boys, those those two private schools is actually what you're trying to say there. >> then i think you know, that's what were. were just what they were. they were just making , uh, related making a decision, uh, related to their own school , which to their own school, which they're perfectly entitled do they're perfectly entitled to do . that's the point there. i mean, i but is that not discriminatory towards towards white strong view about this at all? i just think universities

are there to actually try and bnng are there to actually try and bring the best out of . bring the best out of. >> but do you think whatever they are, whoever they are. >> yeah. i mean, it would be fantastic if that were the case, but unfortunately we do have certain groups in our country who doing as well. and who aren't doing as well. and the whether try the question is whether we try to do about that to do something about that through admissions scholarships , through admissions scholarships, henry these sort of henry and all of these sort of schemes. is that the right way of things or does this? is of doing things or does this? is it before you it what's happening before you get even the stage of get to even the stage of university ? university? >> i don't think it is the right way. i think we've got to have a national conversation about what the flaws in the positive discrimination in favour of ethnic minorities in the past. um, i the intention, well—meaning though it may have been, it's created now an imbalance. if we apply the same approach to poor white males . approach to poor white males. um, then are we going to end up with the same problem? i think we should. actually, you know, we should. actually, you know, we live under one flag. we live in this country. we are all in it together. we succeed together

as a nation or we fail together as a nation or we fail together as a nation or we fail together as a nation. and i think it is time that all the above communities actually started to realise that they are part of a bigger community. and we are. we live in the british isles on a one system of law and a one constitution, and a one system of government and we should all sides should start to recognise that , um, and sides should start to recognise that, um, and instead of highlighting the differences between us, we should actually. and if , if there between us, we should actually. and if, if there is prejudice, whoever it's against white males or black females or whatever, i whatever for uh, however you want to describe this is what happens then we need to remove that, hunt it down and eradicate it because it people should be judged on their behaviour, their contribution, their attitude towards others, not on their skin colour. >> that won't happen when >> but that won't happen when you you have an agenda you have when you have an agenda of privilege being pushed of white privilege being pushed on. people. that's i on. i agree on people. that's i completely agree with what you're admire you're saying. i admire what you're saying. i admire what you're i do struggle

you're saying and i do struggle to who would to find anyone who would disagree. when an disagree. but when there's an agenda as some would agenda going on as some would argue somehow people argue that somehow whites people have advantage over other have an advantage over other people because that , simply people because of that, simply because colour of their people because of that, simply becaland colour of their people because of that, simply becaland co statistics eir skin. and yet the statistics don't reflect that. >> and even arguing that white people shouldn't have an opinion on don't get it. on this because we don't get it. yeah. and i totally with you. but that's part of the problem that i describe. and, and those people arguing that need people who are arguing that need to on board, are part to get on board, they are part we all part. we're all on we are all part. we're all on this team together. yeah. we might tactics or might disagree on tactics or whatever, but think of a football team, you know, or think orchestra. have think of an orchestra. you have a conductor you have a you have a conductor, you have everybody just working off one sheet music. got the sheet of music. you've got the woodwind, brass, woodwind, you've got the brass, you've got the percussion, you've got the percussion, you've got the percussion, you've got whoever. and if they're doing own they're all doing their own thing, you've a thing, then you've got a horrible but they're horrible noise. but if they're all working together, then i know idealistic , but know that's idealistic, but that's do sound rather that's what you do sound rather idealistic, that's what you do sound rather idealistic we say, that's not >> what we say, that's not really how things are, is it? >> not. there's constant >> no it's not. there's constant conflict people conflict between because people want to highlight the differences between because differences between us, because they status, they

they gain social status, they gain gain political status. they gain gain political status. they gain financial status within their communities. and so they gain financial status within their ytheir|unities. and so they gain financial status within their ytheir careers. and so they gain financial status within their ytheir careers. right.y they build their careers. right. >> well, i want bring ivor in >> well, i want to bring ivor in on, a different on on, on a different on a different on a different subject . henry was very much on a roll there, but we're going to move on to a different story, which is just as, um, sorry about that striking. now, this is the government's apparent u—turn already on their toughest ever package of immigration measures. surely not. >> so this is surely not so. this is, i'd say, the controversial raising of the threshold by which what you have to earn in this country to be able to bring a foreign spouse over or family member, they said they more than double they wanted to more than double it £38,700. it to £38,700. >> now it turns out that they've decided that's awfully high and they're not going to do that. >> yes, and they didn't even come gb news to tell you first. >> no, but we did speak to a disgruntled thing. >> did to a disgruntled >> we did speak to a disgruntled jonathan gullis mp earlier in the show. >> so i mean, i think it was the wrong decision initially, without doubt. you know, we

don't need to do that. and we do need to encourage people to encourage people to actually bnng encourage people to actually bring their families, because this has actually helped build people, you know, people who want to work in the health service or want to work in the care services. we need these people to come. we way short people to come. we are way short of the numbers that we're going. >> that's the rumbling of the tory uh, but they tory right in, uh, but they would shortage . would be on a shortage. >> isn't this isn't this >> but isn't this isn't this different though either? because they would they want to they would be if they want to work health service, they work in the health service, they may be a on an may well be on a on an occupation list. and are occupation list. and there are exemptions threshold. exemptions to this threshold. this people wanting to this is about people wanting to bnng this is about people wanting to bring a spouse or family bring in a spouse or family member. the government would have can't have argued that you can't possibly don't have enough possibly you don't have enough resources you don't earn resources if you don't earn above a threshold, but isn't it just going to go up anyway? >> isn't it to this 29 figure? yes. yeah. so it's going up by 10,000, just not as much as they. as as they said. they. not as much as they said. >> which makes you think why are they from pr they so disorganised from a pr perspective? why not just stick with figure to begin perspective? why not just stick with big figure to begin

perspective? why not just stick with big it figure to begin perspective? why not just stick with big it up figure to begin perspective? why not just stick with big it up and'e to begin perspective? why not just stick with big it up and take begin perspective? why not just stick with big it up and take the n with? big it up and take the win. but they've they've overegged it and had to renege. >> i'm sure i'm here to tell >> i'm not sure i'm here to tell you why the tory party shouldn't do i mean, do something. yeah, i mean, i can try if you really want it. i mean, i don't really mind. i think was. it was just not think it was. it was just not science. i and i think science. i mean, and i think a lot of that was done too quickly by the new home secretary, and he have waited. and he should just have waited. and then get into the whole then you get into the whole debate about you're doing this now be made, now because of it could be made, couldn't it? or it could be october. >> i mean, henry, they have said the home office have said that they still have £38,700 as being their ambition , but it will be incremental. >> yeah, but i agree. if they started off with a 29 grand and then then and then built it up, then then and then built it up, then fine. they wouldn't have got themselves in this whole. the problem for me on this is that it's incoherent. there are for example, i still see no reason why students should be bringing in relatives as dependents. >> well, they're stopping that, aren't they? >> well, but the students are not so much. no, it's care

workers who are not going to be able to do it. so there's bizarre things about that. but also, um, the real thing here is the lack of planning, thinking through the sort of strategic sort of overview of what the government is doing. i mean, if they had thought through this, they had thought through this, they would not have to u—turn. um, is it just indicative, henry, of the mess they're in? >> it is, quite frankly, i think they're they've been chasing all through the last 18 months, though, haven't they? >> it absolutely is. is the government is in chaos. >> it absolutely is. is the government is in chaos . they government is in chaos. they have not got the initiative on anything. they've not taken a strategic view on anything. they're not able to bring any sort of comprehensive of sort of integration to, to any policy that they're, they're implementing at the moment, whether it's health care, education, immigration, borders, crime and disorder, any of the above, it is it . crime and disorder, any of the above, it is it. i'm not going to blame the prime minister entirely, or even the part of the conservative party the government. it is also , i think,

government. it is also, i think, symptomatic of a downing street and cabinet office staff that simply can't. and cabinet office staff that simply can't . cope with it. and simply can't. cope with it. and we see it in the covid inquiry as well. there's been an utter there was an utter failure of coordination when you have all sorts of people in the covid inquiry saying, yeah, well, inquiry and saying, yeah, well, inquiry and saying, yeah, well, itasked inquiry and saying, yeah, well, i tasked my team to do this and i tasked my team to do this and itask i tasked my team to do this and i task my team to that, and i i task my team to do that, and i thought a good idea if thought it'd be a good idea if we y. so i said people we did x and y. so i said people doing where's the coordination in a former military in this? i'm a former military guy, chief of staff in a military headquarters would be would a size ten boot would be putting a size ten boot up backside saying up people's backside and saying that how you do this. on that is not how you do this. on with yeah, well, and you with it. yeah, well, and you will coordinate with will damn well coordinate with other people. just go other people. you don't just go off and do. >> also, jonathan gullies seemed to that some of these to suggest that some of these migration policies are still up for be still up for for going to be still up for consultation. so there i think so it's unlike is. >> right. so it's unlike is. >> soiht. unlikely they're >> so it's unlikely that they're going actually happen before going to actually happen before the a lot of people by the next a lot of people by surprise. sure. but shall we move because keir starmer, surprise. sure. but shall we moylabouryecause keir starmer, surprise. sure. but shall we moylabour leader, keir starmer, surprise. sure. but shall we moylabour leader, has starmer, surprise. sure. but shall we moylabour leader, has uh, rmer, surprise. sure. but shall we moylabour leader, has uh, well, the labour leader, has uh, well, he's received criticism,

he's received some criticism, shall say, over his choice shall we say, over his choice to, wear gear when to, uh, wear military gear when he in a estonia. uh, he was out in a estonia. uh, ross columnist at ross clark, who's a columnist at the telegraph, wrote a piece and the telegraph, wrote a piece and the title given to it was keir starmer disgrace for starmer is a disgrace for wearing military clothes. is that unfair? ivor? let me help you all on this issue . you all on this issue. >> whenever ministers go out with with whichever bit of the military it is. with with whichever bit of the military it is . and i did this military it is. and i did this for sure in my two and a half years there, we would wear our the same as the military. it's the same as the military. it's the key word there is. >> minister . the key word there is. >> minister. i mean this is just not i say just he's the leader of the opposition. he's not there on a government. >> that's very kind of to. >> that's very kind of you to. that's point. that's a good point. >> that's a very good point. >> that's a very good point. >> a point. it's a >> it is a good point. it's a fair point. but this this event would have been, uh, discussed almost certainly the mod would know about for obvious. we know about it for obvious. we spoke earlier he spoke to chopper earlier and he said were it gave the said the mod were it gave the approval for the visit and gave him a jacket and he just threw it on. him a jacket and he just threw it oso there is some sympathy on >> so there is some sympathy on that front.

>> actually just hold >> it's not actually just hold on, sorry just on, hold on. sorry just, just it's actually got badges and it's not actually got badges and all just the jacket all that. it's just the jacket andifs all that. it's just the jacket and it's something when you're out it shouldn't have out and about. it shouldn't have any it. any badges on it. >> no. >> no. >> but >> no. » bu. >> no. >> but you're out and about >> but when you're out and about emily, you actually do need that kind of. >> and i suppose the argument is that you're you're rallying the troops, giving moral troops, you're giving them moral support. the support. you want to be the whole is to be whole reason he's there is to be with and, you know, give with them. and, you know, give them john healey was with him. >> does it annoy real soldiers, though? >> that's the question, henry. no no. >> and say, well, it might >> and i say, well, it might some they're probably some because they're probably opposed starmer. but, opposed to keir starmer. but, um, down that um, but don't ever go down that route when you do it. >> they all tell you who they're against. >> yeah, i know that'll everyone. >> basically, margaret thatcher came to visit my regiment. um not was my not my regiment. it was my personal i was personal regiment. i was a member of the royal hussars. when margaret thatcher came to visit germany. and was visit us in germany. and she was given her kit, and she given all of her kit, and she rode around on the of her rode around on the top of her tank. and she she loved every minute of it. big union jack minute of it. a big union jack above her. and um, fine. david cameron helmand when above her. and um, fine. david cwasron helmand when above her. and um, fine. david cwas out helmand when above her. and um, fine. david cwas out there, helmand when above her. and um, fine. david cwas out there, he elmand when above her. and um, fine. david cwas out there, he turned when i was out there, and he turned up black trousers, a black

up in black trousers, a black silk shirt and black slip on, uh, totally uh, shoes. totally inappropriate. um, for those conditions. um, i don't know who was briefing him. >> was this last week when he, uh, foreign secretary again, he's out and talking to the taleban. >> that'll start things going, won't it? he's to talking the taliban now. but, um, and, you know, so the military we have got, you know, will say , well, got, you know, will say, well, hang on a minute, you need to wear this or you need to do that. the military will be fully prepared. they'll have sized up the coming. will prepared. they'll have sized up the you coming. will prepared. they'll have sized up the you a coming. will prepared. they'll have sized up the you a jacket.iing. will prepared. they'll have sized up the you ajacket.iing. will will give you a jacket. they will say, and a helmet on a pair of boots or whatever they think you need. and they will say, here you go. >> e“- em- em— e on. just let me >> stick that on. just let me say out one evening with say i went out one evening with the guys in somerset. yeah. and you 30s. okay. that's fine . you got 30s. okay. that's fine. that's all need here because that's all i need here because they me, is going they said to me, this is going to bad. and so halfway to be very bad. and so halfway through they said, do you want to go in and just have some dinner? and i said, yes, that's the best idea i've heard for a long time. >> well, there you go. that was short sweet. far, far short and sweet. far, far less than thank you much

than 30s. thank you very much indeed for time. our indeed for your time. our wonderful i've kaplan and wonderful panel. i've kaplan and henry course, friends henry bolton of course, friends of right. you're watching >> right. you're watching listening to good afternoon britain up. be britain coming up. we'll be getting the on the getting all the latest on the christmas travel chaos. people are facing off in the country. don't us your don't forget to send us your travel pictures to. travel woes and pictures to. >> it looks like things are heating up . boxt boilers spot heating up. boxt boilers spot answers of weather on gb news . news. >> hello, i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. still windy out there today. not as windy as yesterday. most places pretty drab with some places staying fairly soggy, particularly if you're stuck under this weather front. been bringing rain to north—west south west north—west england, south west scotland through the night and much of morning. the rain much of the morning. the rain will ease a little bit here, but it stays pretty damp. some rain at times getting the at times getting into the midlands of western midlands and much of western scotland, northeast scotland seeing some wintry showers, more snow to come across shetland

where met office where there is a met office warning in place. much of southern wales, a southern england, wales, as a good northern ireland good chunk of northern ireland just dry but fairly cloudy. not too in the way of sunshine. too much in the way of sunshine. pretty though the time pretty mild though for the time of year . 10 to 12 degrees colder of year. 10 to 12 degrees colder though in the far northeast where the weather remains pretty wintry and increasing chance tonight seeing some rain tonight of seeing some rain turning to snow. that could be quite have met quite heavy. and we have a met office yellow warning in place across of the north east across parts of the north east mainland and the northern isles for snow and ice risk for that snow and ice risk overnight and into saturday morning across england. morning for many across england. wales will be a dry night to fairly cloudy and a very mild night. the rain really sets in across western scotland through the night for most of the night and lasts for most of saturday. could cause saturday. that could also cause some disruption along with the snow further north and east. patchy rain over southern scotland, northern ireland, maybe parts of northern england too, but much of the south again just dry and cloudy. just looking dry and cloudy. quite windy at times and for most of us, staying very mild. bye for now . bye for now. >> that warm feeling inside from

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widespread disruption on trains, planes , ferries and roads as planes, ferries and roads as millions of us head home for the festive season . festive season. >> so how are you coping? let us know by sending your pictures, videos and travel tales to gb views gbviews@gbnews.com. >> brink of a recession as the uk economy shrinks in the third quarter, we're asking are we heading for a long a toned down downturn in the economy and an election ready labour leader sir keir starmer says his party and he are ready for an election says he's even primed for a vote as soon as may. we yes , keir starmer seems to be yes, keir starmer seems to be geanng yes, keir starmer seems to be gearing up for this election, doesn't he? >> bed gagging for one, you would say? >> well, it's hardly surprising they are doing rather well in they are doing rather well in the polls. whether people the polls. it's whether people will out on election day will come out on election day and cross in the in

and put their cross in the in the labour box . are they enthused? >> depends what the weather is like, suppose. i mean, last like, i suppose. i mean, last spnng like, i suppose. i mean, last spring it took i think spring kicked off in around june last yean kicked off in around june last year, which was very late, and also, the way, i've wondered also, by the way, i've wondered why to why starmer is even bothering to do pr exercises do all these pr exercises because he could have just taken a donald trump's a note out of donald trump's book america, where he's book in america, where he's ahead polls, the only ahead in the polls, the only real he can do to himself real damage he can do to himself is by opening his gob and saying something he shouldn't. so something that he shouldn't. so should background should he just take a background role wait for the role and, you know, wait for the days until the election comes? >> well, his technique was for a while say little as while to say as little as possible. policies starting possible. policies are starting to they? slowly. to emerge, aren't they? slowly. but to for that but we'll have to wait for that to to drop , to see to manifesto to drop, to see what's what's on it. >> well, corbyn, the big one today, of course, the rail fares going up in march by 4.9. combine with all this travel chaos today . corbyn of course, chaos today. corbyn of course, wanted to renationalise the railways and actually from from a right wingers perspective, a lot of people tell me that that's probably one of the only left wing policies they'd support. bearing in mind how bad

our railways are. but starmer's position on that is, well, keir starmer used to be out on the picket lines right. >> but that's what he he liked picket lines right. >>join: that's what he he liked picket lines right. >>join the t's what he he liked picket lines right. >>join the tradeiat he he liked picket lines right. >>join the trade unionsie liked picket lines right. >>join the trade unions and;ed picket lines right. >>join the trade unions and the to join the trade unions and the activists picket activists out on the picket line. then he went to on ban line. and then he went to on ban his ministers, shadow his own ministers, his shadow ministers, the ministers, from doing, doing the same. very much trying same. so he's very much trying to that centre round to take that centre round people. do you trust him on that? moved to that? has he moved to the centre? gb views dougie beattie news.com. we get the news.com. but shall we get the headlines? >> thank you . good afternoon. >> thank you. good afternoon. well, millions of train passengers are facing a hike in fares of nearly 5. the department of transport has confirmed regulators rail fares in england will rise from the 3rd of march next year. that increase is based on inflation, but it is capped at 4.9. and that news comes as rail passengers face travel disruption as they try to get away for christmas. trains are running out of london, but there have been very many cancellations and paddington station in west london is

closing for four days from this sunday. christmas eve. that means no mainline trains going to heathrow during that period and heathrow exceptionally busy this time of year. estimates that more than a quarter of a million passengers will be threading through the terminals over the coming days. and on the roads, motorists are also being affected by delays . port of affected by delays. port of dover telling us here at gb news that it's taking about 90 minutes to get cars through those are the ones with pre—booked tickets . travel pre—booked tickets. travel editor lisa minot told gb news. people do need to plan ahead today is predicted to be the busiest day and that's because you've got normal commuters, a normal truck, drivers on the roads . roads. >> at the same time, you've got all of those people that are starting to head away for christmas. so today is going to be the big point. they're also talking about a lunch crunch. it's going to be the point where actually is to actually lunchtime is going to be busiest on all of the be the busiest day on all of the next three so between 12 next three days. so between 12 and that's don't and 2, that's really don't want to yourself on any of the

to find yourself on any of the roads in the uk network. >> now, a criminal investigation has been launched into the alleged abduction of alex batty, the teenage mother who'd been missing for six years, returned to the uk last week after being found in france by a delivery driver. he disappear and when he was 11 years old, his mother, who wasn't his legal guardian , who wasn't his legal guardian, had taken him on a pre—arranged trip to spain. greater manchester police is pursuing the case after interviewing the 17 year old, who's now back . a 17 year old, who's now back. a woman has appeared in court charged with murdering her four year old son in east london. keziah macharia is accused of stabbing kobi , who was found stabbing kobi, who was found with knife injuries at home yesterday. he was taken to hospital but died on wednesday. a post—mortem examination will take place on thursday and his mother is also due on that day to appear at the old bailey czech police have confirmed 13 people were killed by a gunman in prague yesterday, but they're

saying no foreigners were among the victims as they've released body cam footage, however, showing officers arriving at charles university as they searched for the attacker. police say the 24 year old suspect first killed his father before targeting students at the university . 27 people were taken university. 27 people were taken to six separate hospitals around prague. 12, we understand, remain in a serious condition. one is in a critical condition. the gunman, who did have a gun license but no criminal record, eventually took his own life . eventually took his own life. the uk economy . is at risk of the uk economy. is at risk of falling into recession after revised figures showed it performed worse than expected in the third quarter, rather than flatlining, the economy contracted by 0.1. if the economy shrinks for a second consecutive quarter , it's going consecutive quarter, it's going to enter what's known as a technical recession. shadow financial secretary to the treasury james murray blames the government. this is yet more evidence of failure from rishi sunak. >> he's already failed to cut

waiting lists. he's failed to stop the boats. and now it's been confirmed that he's failed to grow the economy too. and actually the latest actually this is just the latest in years of economic failure in 13 years of economic failure from the conservatives, which in 13 years of economic failure fronlefte conservatives, which in 13 years of economic failure fronlefte conseracross, which in 13 years of economic failure fronlefte conseracross britain has left people across britain worse very worried worse off. i'm very worried about the economic forecasts for this if look at the this country. if you look at the growth forecasts issued by the office of budget responsibility earlier the autumn, they've earlier in the autumn, they've cut forecast for the cut the growth forecast for the next three years. >> workers hoping to bring foreign family members into the uk family visa have been uk on a family visa have been given a financial reprieve. the government watered down government has watered down plans to increase earnings plans to increase the earnings threshold from almost £39,000 to 29,000. right wing tory mps criticised the move, describing it as a regrettable sign of weakness . patients are being weakness. patients are being warned of potential disruption to health services as junior doctors continue with their walkouts in england in their ongoing dispute about pay. that's after talks broke down between the government and the british medical association earlier this month. the strike action is continuing until

tomorrow morning. this walkout will be followed by a six day strike at the start of january, and that will be the longest in nhs history . and that will be the longest in nhs history. now, today is the shortest day as thousands of people gathered at stonehenge for the annual winter solstice . for the annual winter solstice. today's late sunrise was at 8:09. if you thought it was rather dark when you woke up this morning, it's also the shortest day, though, so the sun will set just after 4:00 as the earth's axis tilts away at its very farthest point from the sun . the winter solstice also known to some as yuletide, is a celebration of light and the rebirth of the sun, which has been celebrated for thousands of years . yes, spring is on its way years. yes, spring is on its way . this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car , on digital on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker. this is britain's news channel .

this is britain's news channel. >> right? the christmas getaway has begun, but drivers hoping to make their journeys home are being told to wait until after 6:00 to set off the independent's travel correspondent, simon calder, is warning motorists to prepare for long queues . long queues. >> some holy muddle, really big problems on the m25, particularly west of london. the m1 going northbound, particularly through buckinghamshire and northamptonshire and then coming south on the m6 through the kind of north midlands , staffordshire of north midlands, staffordshire there are going to be long queues and those are being predicted with waits of up to 40 minutes. but of course, as you will know, traffic jams can pick up, can pop up any time anywhere. and so therefore just be prepared for delays and disruption and there are delays, delays, delays. >> that's what merry christmas driving home for christmas is my favourite. uh a tune christmas

tune. anyway meanwhile, on the railways, passengers are battling with winds battling with high winds from storm the storm pier crowds and the aftermath of cancelled eurostar trains. >> yep. and it all comes as rail fares are set to increase by up to 5% from march next to almost 5% from march next year. to almost 5% from march next year . gb news to almost 5% from march next year. gb news national reporter theo theo chikomba is at london's saint pancras international. theo, i think we've established by now that, uh, london seems relatively, um, okay at the moment. what's happening elsewhere in the country, outside london is scotland still experiencing, uh , scotland still experiencing, uh, experiencing rather some travel chaos, as it's been dubbed ? yes chaos, as it's been dubbed? yes >> well, depending on where you are in the country, you might be experiencing some, uh, disruptions or cancellations overin disruptions or cancellations over in dover. uh throughout the morning, passengers have had to be waiting for our 90 minutes to get to in french border control as they, uh , get on the ferry. as they, uh, get on the ferry. um, so that's been one area where there have been , uh, some where there have been, uh, some issues over there on the road, on the motorway , as you get into

on the motorway, as you get into dover and of course, at heathrow, they're expecting today to be one of the busiest days , uh, one of the busiest days, uh, one of the busiest they've seen since the covid 19 pandemic. and, of course , those pandemic. and, of course, those who have been coming into london at the moment, it seems to be running smoothly . but what's running smoothly. but what's frustrated many people who i've spoken to this afternoon is the rail fares going up by 4.9% in march next year. people have been watching their wallets already this year because of the cost of living crisis affecting many people across the country , many people across the country, and we spoke to some commuters in the last hour or so, and this is what they had to say. >> that's a bad thing. i mean, already the trains are striking and that we're pay enough and we don't get the service that they should be delivering like, i'm hoping to get away christmas hoping to get away for christmas tomorrow, i don't tomorrow, and i don't know what's going when what's going to happen when i get euston station tomorrow what's going to happen when i ge'well,jston station tomorrow what's going to happen when i ge'well, because tion tomorrow what's going to happen when i ge'well, because ofn tomorrow what's going to happen when i ge'well, because of allymorrow what's going to happen when i ge'well, because of all the �*row as well, because of all the strikes and all the delays, all the strikes. >> i just think it's really inconvenient. >> and to honest, personally, >> and to be honest, personally, i they get paid enough.

i think they get paid enough. >> the reliability of the trains is desired too. is also a lot to be desired too. uh you know, on train this uh you know, on my train this morning, leeds , it was morning, uh, from leeds, it was cancelled. so i had to catch, uh, another train, a different train, and of course , i had no train, and of course, i had no book seat because of the cancellation , so, no, i think cancellation, so, no, i think they've got to get their act together first before they start thinking about putting prices up yet again . yet again. >> um, not looking forward to it because we do use public transport quite a lot. and trains. >> so it's going to be a bit rough on the bank account. but you know, i guess we'll just have to live with it. >> it's how things are going nowadays, aren't they? >> well , days nowadays, aren't they? >> well, days are just a number of people. we've spoken to affecting a lot of people. as you can imagine, it's been a double whammy where we have people who are experiencing cancelled trains, delays and then those now who regularly use transport, having to experience well, next year they'll be experiencing a slightly higher fares than they have been . we fares than they have been. we

did hear from the transport secretary , mark harper, and he secretary, mark harper, and he said this having met our target of halving inflation the of halving inflation across the economy, is significant economy, this is significant intervention by the government to cap the increase in rail fares below last year's rise. and they said change changed working patterns after the pandemic mean that our railways are still losing money and that they require significant subsidies so that the rise strikes a balance to keep our railways running while not overburdening our passengers . overburdening our passengers. and he went on to say we remain committed to supporting the rail sector, reform outdated working practices to help out in a sustainable financial footing. but it was also just worth mentioning that there will be some rail strikes just after new yean some rail strikes just after new year, so it's worth people just checking before they travel. as we've seen today , some people we've seen today, some people turning up to train stations like saint pancras and across the country to see that there have been cancellations and indeed delays as they go into their christmas break.

>> pancras international, it seems listening to those people outside the station seems it doesn't seem that people are impressed with the service. >> they're getting such good value for money, isn't it? i mean, more fantastic. what else can i say? >> well, you use the trains more than i do. >> £70 a day return from >> £70 for a day return from brighton to london and it's going up. i mean, how can people afford that? >> can't not. i can't work >> they can't not. i can't work from home. lend us a fiver. all right. finish the right. maybe if you finish the show i won't be back show nicely, i won't be back next week. >> otherwise. >> otherwise. >> hey, you. we need you >> hey, we need you. we need you on but now to a gb on the team. but now to a gb news exclusive. sir keir starmer says labour are ready for a general election. his party currently leads by about 17 points in polls . points in the polls. >> us, speaking exclusively to our political editor christopher hope, the labour leader, said he was primed for a vote as soon as may. let's have a listen. >> we are ready for a general election. i've had whole team election. i've had my whole team on a general election footing for now. um, i think for some time now. um, i think that given the complete state of

failure now in the country, there's a real sense that everything is broken. nothing is working, that the sooner that election comes, the better, because for millions of people, they can't afford to wait any longer for that general election i >> -- >> and christopher joins >> and christopherjoins us now, >> and christopher joins us now, fresh off the plane from estonia . um, chopper, let me just ask you, please, what starmer was like. uh, his mood when the cameras weren't rolling . did you cameras weren't rolling. did you spend much time with him and conversed with him much? what starmer really like when he's not being filmed ? not being filmed? >> yeah. i mean, he like everyone, he relaxes more away from . the camera. of course from. the camera. of course someone is on answering questions from from me. i mean, he's obviously on his on his, uh, his cups, so wants to uh, in his cups, so wants to make sure he gives a good answer back. relaxes more, back. but when he relaxes more, he's chatty. he's he's pretty chatty. he's relaxed. know , 17, 18, relaxed. he's, you know, 17, 18, 19 points ahead in the polls . 19 points ahead in the polls. the election his his to lose the election is his his to lose as we enter into 2024. he made very clear actually how near he thinks the election could be

9918 weeks from yesterday is the may may local election in england. and that is the two windows for the election will be may, june next year or october november next year. and you know you can't back that's just three months away. so he's very keen. he told us in that interview there, didn't he? um, i'm ready for it. the sooner it's called, the better. he developed a scratch version of the manifesto , which signed off very , which can be signed off very quickly if mr sunak goes to the country in short order, which no one thinks he will do because the country is so far behind , the country is so far behind, why would you do that? so i think many will think that sunak will wait until autumn november next year , uh, october, november next year, uh, october, november next year, uh, october, november next year. when he'll take will finally, finally call an election . but they've got to be election. but they've got to be ready. for a may election. >> i mean, wasn't too long >> i mean, it wasn't too long ago that people were discussing whether keir starmer should lose the job of leader of the labour party because the polls were proving very stubborn. the conservatives still polling

conservatives were still polling highly. how quickly things highly. see how quickly things can just change when it comes to politics. >> and that's the tories great hope that things will change. i mean, the economic figures today aren't great. in february we'll find out whether we are currently a recession, currently in a recession, whether the pm has missed his target to grow the economy for this year. but of course, emily, you're going back to september 2021, when a national newspaper on the front page said that bons on the front page said that boris johnson would be prime minister 2020s, minister for the entire 2020s, 12 years of boris, it said, or something similar. and that was that was a really a short two and a half years ago. and look what's happened then. what's happened since then. he disappeared. whole team disappeared. a whole new team running the country under rishi sunak. can change and sunak. um, things can change and change very quickly, but this the problem with polling leads like this. they stick like wet cement and it's very hard to see it being chipped away by the tory party in any real way before the election. what they're hanging to on is around 23% tory voters, they 23% of voters, tory voters, they see, who have not yet declared for labour, and they're trying to bring back side

to bring them back on side with the rwanda bill next month. but the rwanda bill next month. but the today watering down the news today of watering down on the spousal salaries , um, not on the spousal salaries, um, not not making as high as it could to settle here won't ease nerves going into christmas . going into christmas. >> no chopper, just from a wider perspective is this is the polling that labour enjoy now as a result of, uh, tory capitulation ? or is it actually capitulation? or is it actually the fact that labour have got their act together in the last year or so? i think. >> i think a bit of both, ben, actually, they have got their actually, they have got their act together. you couldn't see jeremy corbyn being out in estonia wearing a flak jacket, um, standing tank. in fact, um, standing on a tank. in fact, he in 2015, wasn't he? he was asked in 2015, wasn't he? would he fire nuclear weapons? well, prime minister would he fire nuclear weapons? well, he prime minister would he fire nuclear weapons? well, he succeeded me minister would he fire nuclear weapons? well, he succeeded ed minister would he fire nuclear weapons? well, he succeeded ed miliband . after he succeeded ed miliband. he said so when we asked he said no. so when we asked that question keir starmer in that question of keir starmer in the for gb news the interview for gb news yesterday, made very yesterday, he made very clear that he to , he may that if he had to, he may feel he could the nuclear he could use the nuclear deterrent. he didn't tell us when he would do so, but he was willing defend country. willing to defend the country. and is the basic and that really is the basic bare minimum which must qualify you prime minister. so

you to be prime minister. so he's past ticking the boxes, he's past ticking all the boxes, whether earned the lead is whether he's earned the lead is a very good question, ben. i'm not he really has. i'm not not sure he really has. i'm not sure. offer is very clear sure. the offer is very clear for viewers, for voters, for listeners i think listeners of gb news, i think what clear is he's not the what is clear is he's not the tory party he. and that's enough almost that poll almost to give him that poll lead. tories are hoping that lead. the tories are hoping that as you nearer election, as you get nearer to election, you're going to the voters will look more closely at starmer and wondering, gosh, is he really the be our prime the person to be our prime minister there's already articles. in the articles. isn't a emily in the telegraph about telegraph and elsewhere about his was his behaviour when he was a lawyer , when defended, for lawyer, when he defended, for example, qatada ? um, the, example, abu qatada? um, the, the preacher in an the hate preacher in an extradition . case now there's a extradition. case now there's a letter in today telegraph from senior figures in the bar council making very clear the way the barristers operate on a on a cab rank basis. you must accept whoever comes next walks through the door as your client. it doesn't necessarily mean you're signing up to what they're saying. you're giving them right to legal them the right to legal representation. that's the representation. and that's the defence labour offer defence which labour offer for keir starmer. >> it hasn't all been >> yes, and it hasn't all been plain sailing.

>> yes, and it hasn't all been plain sailing . quite a lot of plain sailing. quite a lot of pressure from the left of his party. when we look at issues like, uh , the environment, when like, uh, the environment, when we look at the thorny issue of israel , gaza, it's not all we look at the thorny issue of israel, gaza, it's not all plain sailing. >> no, i think he did pass some tests, though, didn't he? if you think back to the october labour party conference, when there was that rather moving minute silence for those who were killed by the attacks of , of killed by the attacks of, of hamas in israel. and i think he has managed to walk in lockstep just behind the prime minister. now, what's what happened when sunak took over as prime minister is starmer phoned him and said, we will back you on issues of national security. and that's because there was a big damage caused to the labour party when jeremy corbyn questioned whether russia was behind salisbury poisonings, questioned whether russia was behithat salisbury poisonings, questioned whether russia was behithat wasalisbury poisonings, questioned whether russia was behithat wasali moment sonings, questioned whether russia was behithat wasali moment at1ings, questioned whether russia was behithat wasali moment at which and that was a moment at which people went, well, hang on. you know, jeremy corbyn, you've got to kind of back, back our security against our security apparatus against our enemies, think enemies, don't you? and i think that very clear from that it's been very clear from the beginning that starmer is walking and that walking in lockstep, and that includes on israel, hamas, even

though lot of though it has caused a lot of resignations the frontbench resignations in the frontbench in the labour party, think in the labour party, i think he's of credit he's getting a lot of credit from voters for doing so well. >> thank you very much, christopher. hope our political editor why editor there. now the reason why we're about keir starmer we're talking about keir starmer so because he obviously so much is because he obviously could be the next prime minister. it's rather important to try and dig down who the to try and dig down into who the man his policies could man is, what his policies could be, where his difficulties might be. >> that's what i'm trying to find out. yeah beyond these pre—prepped, uh, interviews and of course, i'm sure he gets, uh, nuggets of you know, catch phrases to deliver phrases and buzzwords to deliver to the media each day. i really want to know what the man is like away from the like at home. uh, away from the cameras his family. what's cameras with his family. what's he his friends on the he like with his friends on the golf course? or going to golf course? do you? or going to the because i don't. the arsenal? because i don't. i i'm probably like most people. i don't any inkling of that at don't see any inkling of that at the robotic. the moment. he's quite robotic. like, to see bit of like, i want to see a bit of character. i don't want him to be boris as such. but be boris johnson as such. but just let us know what you're about. let us know who you actually are. actually actually are. >> i'd quite like to >> and, uh, i'd quite like to know a more policies at the

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received an email that made me laugh. hi emily and ben, this is from snooki scotland, the local travel news here in the highlands is that travel between the couch and the fridge has been double the average been nearly double the average for year, with trips the for the year, with trips to the kettle 50. also, however , kettle up by 50. also, however, all routes remain clear of congestion journey times are congestion and journey times are as normal. the extra visits to the expected to peak the fridge are expected to peak over the next 10 to 12 days. well thank you for very well thank you for that very important travel chaos update. all in scotland. important travel chaos update. all good in scotland. important travel chaos update. all good stuff scotland. important travel chaos update. all good stuff right nd. important travel chaos update. all good stuff right now the late >> good stuff right now the late queen's thoughts in her final days are expected to be revealed as part of a bbc film called charles the third. the coronation year , which will air coronation year, which will air this boxing day. >> yes, princess anne also shares the difficulty her late mother felt at balmoral mother felt dying at balmoral and her being convinced to step back making back from the decision making process. joining us now to discuss this is royal commentator michael cole . there commentator michael cole. there he is. michael's here. go on. >> oh, sorry. michael. hello. bit of a. there we are. hello,

sir. good afternoon to you. tell us more about this, this documentary then the queen's thoughts in her her last days . thoughts in her her last days. what was she thinking? what was she saying ? she saying? >> yeah. good afternoon. ben good afternoon. >> at last we're seeing you. >> at last we're seeing you. >> yeah. christmas is coming very fast now. >> the royal clan are gathering at sandringham in norfolk. >> good old sandringham as king george the fifth. the great grandfather of . king charles, grandfather of. king charles, has always used to terme it. >> and on boxing day, we've got this bbc one program backstage at the coronation and we'll see the rehearsal going on at buckingham palace, which then becomes the palace of varieties, because things start to go wrong i >> -- >> the archbishop of canterbury forgets his words and then king tells him to shove the crown on his head . and the archbishop his head. and the archbishop says, well , i'm afraid of says, well, i'm afraid of breaking your neck . and then, breaking your neck. and then, uh, prince william can't get, uh, prince william can't get, uh, a little clasp undone, so it'll all be fun. but what is

the most interesting thing about this ? and i think you'll see it this? and i think you'll see it if you watch. and i think it's worth a watch, is how happy the king is. we now have a very merry monarch. and that's what happens after 80 years of happily married life. that is the big change. but as you said, emily, i think it was about the queen. what will be revealed by her loving daughter, princess anne. the princess royal is that the queen did think that it she shouldn't die because obviously it was imminent at balmoral. it would too be complicated and i think she was thinking of going to sandringham , which was the to sandringham, which was the traditional place where her father died and her great her grandfather died , and indeed her grandfather died, and indeed her mother, the queen mother, would have died at sandringham . but have died at sandringham. but then princess margaret , her then princess margaret, her daughter, died and she went back to the funeral at windsor. and

then she stayed at royal lodge and she was there for the rest of her life. but sandringham, good old sandringham, was a place for royals to say goodbye to this world. and so princess anne assured her that, um, balmoral was perfectly all right. and of course, we remember those wonderful, wonderful pictures of the, um , wonderful pictures of the, um, the motorcade through along beside royal deeside going to the airport and the tractors are all coming forward, and the people coming out of the villages of aboyne and, uh, ballater and places like that to pay ballater and places like that to pay their tribute. and the aircraft flying down to the first of all, edinburgh and then on to uh, northolt. it was, it was a great event, but that's typically conscientious of the dutiful queen that she was worried about other people being inconvenienced by where she actually died. and, um , i think actually died. and, um, i think that speaks enormously well of her and her whole life . did. her and her whole life. did. >> absolutely. now, michael , you

>> absolutely. now, michael, you know, all the important people you've got all the connections and the contacts. what might the king say on christmas day ? king say on christmas day? >> well , he king say on christmas day? >> well, he can look back on and i think it will be an upbeat message. >> i mean, he's he's got state visits to germany and then france in the bag. he then displays some very deft diplomatic foot work in kenya, where there was concern about the shared colonial past. it must be said that the concerns were less in kenya than they were less in kenya than they were in some of the left wing newspapers in this country, so those were all positives. but it wouldn't be his majesty the queen. the king charles, without concerns about the environment . concerns about the environment. what about global warming and about the many, many people in this world who live under oppressive regimes and the human spirit being crushed by that? so i think it will be an interesting king speech. he will have written it himself . but,

have written it himself. but, you know, one of the things that he will have felt blocked about this last year is his speech, which he of course, he also wrote the recent climate uh, conference in dubai that was received extraordinarily well . received extraordinarily well. words of warning even though the crown, the last six episodes were released more or less at the same time, he was getting up to make this keynote speech. so it will be very, very important. but i think the key things about this christmas , uh, at this christmas, uh, at sandringham . are is going to be sandringham. are is going to be very different in subtle but sustaining ways . as in previous sustaining ways. as in previous years when she was the duchess of cornwall. uh, camilla tended to leave after the big day and go down to her house in wiltshire . um, and she then had wiltshire. um, and she then had christmas with her family. but of course, now she is queen camilla, her children and her grandchild will be at sandringham house. it's going to be a bit of a squeeze. we may

remember that, uh, prince prince harry complained on one occasion that he had a very small bedroom. he took this a grave bedroom. he took this as a grave insult. so, i mean, it's going to be a quite tight house party. the interesting thing is it will be slightly less formal than it was , because the queen was was, because the queen was a stickler protocol more stickler for protocol and more relaxed are interesting . relaxed are interesting. >> nice to be a fly on the wall. it's also testament to camilla, by the way, because when she first came on the scene after, uh, the diana situation with charles, um, she was obviously pubuc charles, um, she was obviously public enemy number one, and she's a remarkable job to she's done a remarkable job to reinvent image . reinvent her image. >> she's now, as far as >> and she's now, as far as i can understand. and, uh, according to some polls , one of according to some polls, one of the most popular royals going so not only has charles cemented his place on the throne, but camilla, as queen as well. um, well, queen consort people. >> yeah , yeah, ben, people are >> yeah, yeah, ben, people are entitled to be judged by by by what they do and how they behave. and uh, one can only say that how she has behaved taking

on this role she never asked for and didn't, didn't necessarily want, uh, very commendable . she want, uh, very commendable. she the only thing it's worth saying is christmas is supposed to be a time for families to come together . well, obviously, the together. well, obviously, the duke and duchess of sussex in far away california didn't get the memo because they will not be taking part. and i must spare, spare a word for king charles. it must be very hurtful for him that he doesn't see his grandchildren, his grandchildren . in california, prince archie and princess lilibet. that is appalling. i think ordinary families who've had these problems and they do occur in all sorts of families, really ought to try and come together at christmas time if they love each other and i think the best way you can demonstrate love is by showing it in real terms. and that's reaching out, making the apologies, showing the contrition that's necessary, coming together . coming together. >> well, if you're if you're going to do it, michael

christmas christmas is the time to reach out. forget the problems, forget the issues. reach out at christmas. thank you very much for your time, royal commentator michael cole, and wonderful christmas. and have a wonderful christmas. i do, michael. and have a wonderful christmas. i that's do, michael. and have a wonderful christmas. i that's the. michael. and have a wonderful christmas. i that's the thing ael. harry >> that's the thing with harry and meghan. built their and meghan. they've built their brand compassion and brand on compassion and humanity. of them, humanity. yet both of them, meghan father. meghan with her father. she hasn't spoken to him. uh, harry now problems his father as now problems with his father as well. you're not seeing well. i mean, you're not seeing much of what they on that much of what they preach on that front. but coming up, you'll front. yes but coming up, you'll hear our panel hear the thoughts of our panel on biggest stories of the on the biggest stories of the nation. >> talking about. and we'll >> is talking about. and we'll also this. also discuss this. >> is news >> yes. this is the gb news qatar under. we'll bring you our exclusive pictures and questionable eye images. a little later on. but first, it's your news headlines with polly . your news headlines with polly. >> the headlines this hour millions of train passengers are facing nearly 5% hike in fares as the department of transport confirming regulated rail fares in england will rise from the 3rd of march. that increase is

based on inflation, but it's been capped at 4.9. and that news coming as rail passengers face travel disruption today as they try to get away for christmas. trains are running out of london, but there have been cancellations. paddington station will be closed for four days from christmas eve. that's this sunday and that means no mainline trains going to heathrow from paddington during that period. the airport as well set to be exceptionally busy , set to be exceptionally busy, um, expecting a quarter of a million passengers over the coming days. and on the roads, motorists are also being affected by delays , we're told affected by delays, we're told the port of dover says it's taking around 90 minutes to process cars with pre—booked tickets. right now, a criminal investigation has been launched into the alleged abduction of alex batty. the teenager , who'd alex batty. the teenager, who'd been missing for six years and returned to the uk last week after being found by a delivery driver france. he disappeared driver in france. he disappeared when he was 11 years old. his mother, who wasn't his legal guardian, took him on a pre—arranged trip to spain,

greater manchester police is pursuing the case after interviewing the 17 year old, who's now back home, and czech police have released body cam footage of the search for the gunman who killed people gunman who killed 13 people in prague . they say the 24 year old prague. they say the 24 year old suspect killed his father before opening fire at charles university. and then he took his own life. police are still trying to establish a motive for the attack, working on the theory. he was also responsible for the deaths of two people in a nearby forest and the uk economy is at risk of falling into a recession after figures showed it performed worse than expected in the third quarter of this year . expected in the third quarter of this year. rather than flat lining, the economy contracted by just slightly by 0.1 of a percentage point. if the economy shnnks percentage point. if the economy shrinks for a second consecutive quarter, it's going to enter what's known as a technical recession. those are the headlines. more background on all those stories by heading to our website, gbviews@gbnews.com .

sunday mornings from 930 on gb news . news. good afternoon britain. >> welcome back here with ben and emily. it's 239 coming on 2:40 pm. now british winemakers will be raising a glass this christmas to their best ever crop. >> yes, it's their best ever yeah >> yeah, we discussed yesterday actually talking about the cheese , the great british

cheese, the great british stilton and i said, wouldn't it be great to have a wine segment? well, the news gods have delivered because today it's been revealed that it's been the best ever crop for winemakers, including those in west sussex and across kent and near where you live. >> yes, an estimated over 20 million bottles will have been produced the 2023, the produced by the end of 2023, the year will see the nation's biggest grape harvest. a changing climate means more of the to grace the vineyards are sure to grace our and pleasant land in our green and pleasant land in the future. rather nice the future. that's a rather nice way putting it. way of putting it. >> yes . >> yes. >> yes. >> joining is stephen skelton >> joining us is stephen skelton viticultural consult . giants. viticultural consult. giants. stephen tell me this is fantastic for news wine lovers and those who also want to be patriotic while they have a glass. this of course. >> yeah, it's our best ever yield in terms of number of bottles. we've got more acreage now than ever before. as it's growing by about 10% a year. >> and all these new new vineyards that have been planted since, since since i've since, well, since since i've been i've been in 50 years and there's always been new vineyards going in. i started it

was 200 hectares and it's now 4000 hectares. >> stephen. there was a year, maybe 5 or 6 years ago where, um , uh, vineyards, entire crops were wiped out because of particularly wet and awful weather. what's happened since then or generally over the past, say ten years for england to now catch up on the french, say, why have we suddenly exploded as leaders in sparkling wine? >> your your partner's taken to the drink. >> that's a that's a bad sign. um, why has it exploded? >> well, i you know, as i said, i've been here 50 years, and it's always been progression. >> you know, the get >> you know, the wines get better, more people get interested. >> you know, country of >> you know, we're a country of 65 or whatever. 65 million or whatever. >> um, can drink a lot of wine. >> i mean, the french drink much more than us. um, we drink, we dnnk more than us. um, we drink, we drink some of the best wines in the world. >> an english wine has fitted the world. >> lthatlglish wine has fitted the world. >> lthat patternine has fitted the world. >> lthat pattern with,is fitted the world. >> lthat pattern with, uh,tted into that pattern with, uh, with, some with, with, you know, some really good producers producing good wines year in and year out. >> now, i hope you >> now, stephen, i hope you don't if we celebrate the don't mind if we celebrate the

good you.i don't mind if we celebrate the good you. i know good news with you. i don't know if a there. if you've got a glass there. probably not seeing as it's only 242 in the afternoon, this 242 in the afternoon, but this is i just i've is the nyetimber i just i've just had lunch, so i have had a glass of wine. >> you just had lunch. >> oh, you just had lunch. >> oh, you just had lunch. >> oh, you just had lunch. >> oh, well, there you go. easy. 0h. oh. >> well done. >> well done. >> now i'm just going. what wine have got? you've got whose have you got? you've got whose wine got? wine have you got? >> nyetimber. >> nyetimber. >> yeah, we've got the nyetimber. got the good nyetimber. we've got the good stuff. we've got the good stuff. yeah. one you'd recommend? >> well, biggest, uh, >> well, it's the biggest, uh, one of the biggest producers. the biggest producer. one of the biggest producers. the it biggest producer. one of the biggest producers. the it certainlyigest producer. one of the biggest producers. the it certainly at st producer. one of the biggest producers. the it certainly at st p|top cer. one of the biggest producers. the it certainly atst p|top end. >> it certainly at the top end. >> it certainly at the top end. >> only produces wines from >> it only produces wines from its own grapes, from its own vineyards. it's got the second biggest of vines under. biggest acreage of vines under. and it now. and they've been doing it now. so the that kick so they were the ones that kick started the whole thing, really, of wine. of sparkling wine. >> the first ones >> they were the first ones to win international prizes with their yeah, their sparkling wine. so yeah, i would you've got a very would say you've got a very you've very, very good one you've got a very, very good one there. yeah >> fresh fresh from sussex, >> fresh from fresh from sussex, one of the of course. is it, do you agree i was, was i was you agree i was, i was i was walking back from the tube this afternoon saw a bottle top afternoon and i saw a bottle top on, on on the, on the on, on the, on the, on the pavement and i picked it up and

it nyetimber. it was nyetimber. >> tell that nyetimber >> you can tell that nyetimber has arrived when it's the has arrived when it's in the rubbish in fulham, the rubbish in we were discussing in fulham we were discussing before air, who in fulham we were discussing befo going air, who in fulham we were discussing befo going to air, who in fulham we were discussing befo going to be air, who in fulham we were discussing befo going to be popping air, who in fulham we were discussing befogoing to be popping up who in fulham we were discussing befogoing to be popping up info was going to be popping up in that bottle. >> and emily took the job because she had more because she said she had more practice. i i was practice. yeah i was, i was taught from a young age. taught well from a young age. >> i think she to open up >> i think she had to open up the fizz. >> you need a bit of education in undoing the foil. there's a little on top that you tear little tab on top that you tear it. it comes around and it's all nice and neat. no. nice and neat. oh no. >> how embarrassing. >> how embarrassing. >> as muck. >> how embarrassing. >> very as muck. >> how embarrassing. >> very well. s muck. >> how embarrassing. >> clearlyzll. s muck. >> how embarrassing. >> clearly that's1uck. >> how embarrassing. >> clearly that's what you learn. that's what learn to learn. that's what you learn to become master of wine for become the master of wine for you. you these technical tips. >> oh, well, maybe i'll take a career change in the future. thank you very much for your time, stephen skelton. thank you very talking and very much for talking to us and have very wonderful christmas. have a very wonderful christmas. now, may have noticed, if now, you may have noticed, if you're our you're eagle eyed, that our panel are back and they've also got glass fizz, so got a glass of the fizz, so shall we have a quick toast before discuss more before we discuss some more serious topics? you. serious topics? cheers to you. cheers to you. >> christmas to >> cheers! happy christmas to engush >> cheers! happy christmas to english wine and everyone. >> well, very >> well, that is very nice indeed. not quite cold

indeed. actually not quite cold enough, but we move on enough, but shall we move on to some our stories? because some of our top stories? because we have the former labour mp we do have the former labour mp and caplin, and and minister ivor caplin, and international and international security and border henry border control expert henry bolton. quite bolton. obe. that's quite a mouthful, that introduction for you. glad you have to do it. you. i'm glad you have to do it. there you go. should we talk about your border control expert? but you quite about your border control e) lot 1? but you quite about your border control e) lot about you quite about your border control e) lot about y(a quite about your border control e) lot about y(a little quite a lot about prisons a little bit, yes , yes. bit, yes, yes, yes. >> i've never been in one. well i'm that sense. i'm not in that sense. >> that's good. not, not yet. >> that's good. not, not yet. >> we were just checking. i've never client. never been a client. >> we put it that way? >> should we put it that way? i've never been a client as prison. >> but anyway, the college of policing, they've released some analysis suggests that analysis that suggests that actually, does stop actually, prison does not stop criminals offending. that be criminals offending. can that be right ? right? >> right. well, i can tell you, as a former police officer, 100, that a, a number of criminals, if you don't jail them, they will continue offending 100. they do . um, and where i was they do. um, and where i was a police officer, we had that problem with courts basically refusing to jail prolific burglars. and they just carried on burgling. they just carried

on burgling. they just carried on because prisons are too cushy. >> you've got tvs. >> you've got tvs. >> well, they didn't go to prison. they didn't go to prison. they didn't go to prison. they didn't go to prison. the courts wouldn't didn't give them a jail sentence. and so they remained out on the streets. they'd been they'd been prosecuted. they'd been fined, they'd been whatever they'd been cautioned because that's cps said. or that's what the cps said. or they didn't go to jail . and so they didn't go to jail. and so we'd have somebody we'd arrest 13, 14 times in the act and still not going to jail. yeah. but this analysis is actually saying that imprisonment resulted in increased reoffending . reoffending. >> how can that be? >> how can that be? >> well, well . it depends if you >> well, well. it depends if you put somebody in jail for sort of two months or three months, that's the problem with this survey, this, this, this research analysis, because, um, you what offences are they you know, what offences are they looking generally looking at? because generally speaking if go to jail speaking, if you go to jail nowadays, is a pretty nowadays, it is for a pretty serious offence. um, and the less serious offence is you don't go to jail. so we're talking about different offenders, different categories offenders, different categories of offenders. we're talking about how long are they in jail,

which jails are they because which jails are they in. because there's sorts of different there's all sorts of different jails. different prisons. there's all sorts of different jai|you different prisons. there's all sorts of different jai|you know,different prisons. there's all sorts of different jai|you know, thisrent prisons. there's all sorts of different jai|you know, thisrerverysons. there's all sorts of different jai|you know, thisrervery thin so you know, this is very thin research. and it seems to me when i see research that that is that actually start to that thin, i actually start to question where is the funding for that research coming from. what is the what the question what is the what is the question that's being asked that's ultimately being asked here? because there's simply not as a police officer, there's nothing that recognise nothing that i would recognise in that as being true. um, i've asked a sort of classic end of year piece of research rather when you can't find everything else but you find something like this and then you say, oh, this must be right. >> is there not a case, though, that our prisons are? i mean, the tabloids love to report on it. each year you get these stories about where we're, um, lags. them, uh, lags. they call them, uh, tabloid playing video tabloid talk, playing video games, there games, watching dvds. is there not that our prisons are not a case that our prisons are like, you know, butlins or pontins these pontins and actually, these criminals bothered criminals aren't that bothered about going back inside. >> we should >> i'm not sure, ben. we should be comparing the two. that's a that's that's a bit dangerous. that's a that's a bit dangerous. >> for butlins.

>> um, risky for butlins. >> um, risky for butlins. >> by the way. great >> but butlins by the way. great day out . day out. >> back—pedalling. >> back—pedalling. >> they're just there. you uh, um, the look, i think that prisons are there for a purpose and i think in this instance, i just think this is a poor piece of research. but this comes after suella braverman yesterday was a hitting out against rishi sunak. >> oh, is she is she's still around. >> she's still around. >> she's still around. >> she's still talking. she's still giving advice. she was saying that , um, more so the saying that, um, more so the government should introduce automatic jail terms for prolific offenders. >> i would agree as a police officer. i mean, obviously on on conviction, not, you know, are you still a police officer? no, no, no, but a former police last as an officer, we had a long day in line. >> i just thought i'd ask. >> i just thought i'd ask. >> no, i was a police officer for a total of nine years, but i then was asked by the foreign office to go do things office to go out and do things abroad. so we you abroad? yeah. you me? yeah, yeah. you got rid of me? yeah, yeah. >> it would have been very

awkward if you'd said it was a labour government um. labour government to, um. >> think i knew that bit. >> but i think i knew that bit. >> but i think i knew that bit. >> yeah, but, um, i think that, um, you know, i, lost my train um, you know, i, i lost my train now, we were talking about automatic terms. think. automatic jail terms. i think. so, yes. mean, look, you know, so, yes. i mean, look, you know, at the moment you've got i mean, we've got this ridiculous thing at moment and you at the moment where and you could could even bring could you could even bring this over if you want to over to the echr if you want to broaden the conversation because it now looks though there's it now looks as though there's the rule that eco , the echr might rule that eco, the echr might rule that eco, the who committed the people who committed criminal damage due to the sort of eco warriors, if you like, and just stop oil people actually that they should not be prosecuted for criminal damage and they should not be jailed for criminal damage because apparently they know more about climate change than anybody else. this is this is the whole justice system is like everything else at the moment. it's apart . we've got to it's falling apart. we've got to stay key principles and stay with key principles and jail is not only to jail and prison is not only to punish the criminal, it is also society's way of dealing with

people who are who are causing damage , injuring people or damage, injuring people or threatening people's safety and security and that of property. and it is also society's way of feeling that justice is being done. if somebody has burgled your house, do you want to see them on the streets the next day? >> but we have to make sure that it works and has the correct eye does stop people from because there's no point chucking them in the prison if they're then going to come out and reoffend straight away. but something that page of the that made the front page of the times newspaper this morning was a that argues that wood a report that argues that wood burning stove tvs should be given health warnings. now, this is concerned many people thinking that the government might actually into your might actually walk into your home remove your wood home and remove your wood burner. now, this is a report by a think tank which lots of tory mps are signed up to and who back, and so on and so forth. i think we might get to the time with change policies with all climate change policies and zero policies that we and net zero policies that we actually have, you know, the local council coming into our

house and removing our our wood burner either i think firstly, this the, the, the champagne is the right thing to do before we go through these, these , these ones. >> ones. >> but look, i, i, i can't see how councils will do that. i mean, councils are huge busy operations . you know, there's operations. you know, there's been massive , massive, um, been massive, massive, um, reductions in, in the amount that councils have to spend. >> well, all going bankrupt aren't they just. >> and now there are some serious issues in places like birmingham and elsewhere . so birmingham and elsewhere. so i really don't . think that we're really don't. think that we're going to send people off to look at this. sorry, sorry, dave . at this. sorry, sorry, dave. >> sorry to interrupt. they've asked people sorry councils to issue £300 for breaking issue £300 fines for breaking rules wood burners . but rules around wood burners. but in actual fact, i think in terms of the sort of the carbon output 3359 of the sort of the carbon output 335g of carbon per megawatt hour of power, and that's a lot less than gas boilers, gas fired appliances , um, and electric appliances, um, and electric ones as well. so i think there potentially there actually i can't see how councils are going

to want to do this. >> no. you know, i mean, i mean, look, knowing, you know, brighton and hove council as well as i do, and if that was suggested, i think the we do have some militant councils though when it comes to making sure are sticklers for sure people are sticklers for the rules. >> know w- the rules. >> know . yeah, but we've >> but you know. yeah, but we've got surely we've got to draw a line under government dictating to us how we can and can't heat our homes. i mean, we have been heating our homes with, with wood for millennia , and it is wood for millennia, and it is part of british life. and i'm sorry, i, you know, my local pub, which next door to where i live, we've got, we've got, we've got a wood burner in there and you can't take away an englishman wood burner. >> no, you know you can't. >> no, you know you can't. >> i'm right. you can't. it is an outrage . and we've discussed an outrage. and we've discussed this in the pub. and if anybody comes into that pub and tries to remove wood burner or find remove that wood burner or find the landlord. yeah, well, the shotguns are coming out pitchforks and disappointed .

pitchforks and disappointed. >> henry, you haven't given us a plug >> henry, you haven't given us a plug of where this is. >> custard pot. >> it's a custard pot. >> it's a custard pot. >> oh, there we go. >> oh, there we go. >> we've got a nice surprise. this to end the show. uh, let's take you through our gb news calendar. here we go. >> right. good lord, these are a few of the pages all the few of the pages with all the brilliant, presenters brilliant, uh gb news presenters , readers, contributors, guests . , readers, contributors, guests. um, who have we got there ? uh, um, who have we got there? uh, uh, we've got lots of people here. there's charlie peters, mark dolan there. >> nana. there's polly as well. pip tomson, there's boris johnson, tino, there's portillo, martin anderson, of martin daubney lee anderson, of course , andrew pierce, simon course, andrew pierce, simon evans. course, andrew pierce, simon evans . should we have a look at evans. should we have a look at my picture? yes oh, there we go. >> that's exactly like me. >> that's exactly like me. >> not scary at all. a little bit frightening. >> fresh as a daisy. >> fresh as a daisy. >> you're slightly taken in the morning. that was a morning hair colour. >> yes, well i was i was not on there. pardon i was not i'm not sure if you're on there you're gonna have to come on gb news more then we'll have you on there. >> some would say i'm on too much. >> these are, uh, ai generated images. i assume. have we?

>> should we look at ben's? yes. let's have a look at ben. oh, there you go. goodness. much better looking . better looking. >> i look a bit ill. >> i look a bit ill. >> rather skinny, actually. you look like you need a good meal. >> i think that was a. they've used a picture from my australia gig where i was reporting on nigel's, stint, but nigel's, uh, jungle stint, but that's concerning. that's that's rather concerning. that's more halloween than more of a halloween picture than a carol. more of a halloween picture than a do carol. more of a halloween picture than a do you carol. more of a halloween picture than a do you knowl. more of a halloween picture than a do you know what's nice? >> do you know what's nice? i think our viewers think one of our viewers made this all so. oh, there we go. compare and contrast . compare and contrast. >> just in case you don't know who it is. >> yeah. i mean, i think the likeness is uncanny . likeness is uncanny. >> we should flog those in the shop. we should flog those in the shop. >> let us know if you'd like one. perhaps someone can send you one. but anyway, you have been watching and listening to good afternoon britain ben good afternoon britain with ben and you very and me. emily, thank you very much henry bolton. thank much to henry bolton. thank you very much to ivor kaplan for being us this last being with us on this last friday christmas . friday before christmas. >> and is actually my last >> and it is actually my last day today. yes it is. >> thank you for keeping me company the desk.

company on the sofa at the desk. you've been a fantastic co—host. that's all from today. but, that's all from us today. but, uh, not worry, because martin uh, to not worry, because martin daubney next. and i've daubney is up next. and i've heard a particularly heard he's got a particularly a particular roarer show particular rip roarer of a show coming you, so stay tuned i >> brighter outlook with boxt solar for sponsors of whether on . gb news. >> hello, i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. still . windy out there gb news. still. windy out there today. not as windy as yesterday. most places pretty drab with some places staying fairly soggy, particularly if you're weather. you're stuck under this weather. front's rain to front's been bringing rain to northwest southwest northwest england, southwest scotland through the night and much of the morning. the rain leaves little here, but it leaves a little bit here, but it stays pretty damp. some rain at times getting midlands times getting into the midlands and much western scotland, and much of western scotland, northeast scotland seeing some wintry snow wintry showers, more snow to come across shetland there come across shetland where there is office warning is a met office warning in place. of southern england ,

place. much of southern england, wales, chunk of northern wales, a good chunk of northern ireland just dry but fairly cloudy . not too much in the way cloudy. not too much in the way of sunshine. pretty mild though for the time of year. of sunshine. pretty mild though for the time of year . 10 to 12 for the time of year. 10 to 12 degrees colder though the far degrees colder though in the far north—east weather north—east where the weather remains and remains pretty wintry and increasing of increasing chance tonight of seeing some rain turning to snow that could be quite heavy. and we have a office yellow we have a met office yellow warning place across parts of warning in place across parts of the northeast mainland and the northern isles. that snow the northeast mainland and the norticen isles. that snow the northeast mainland and the nortice risk es. that snow the northeast mainland and the nortice risk overnightit snow the northeast mainland and the nortice risk overnight and ow the northeast mainland and the nortice risk overnight and into and ice risk overnight and into saturday morning for many across england, wales, there'll be a dry night to fairly cloudy and a very mild night. the rain really sets in across western scotland through the night and for through the night and lasts for most saturday. could most of saturday. that could also disruption along also cause some disruption along with the snow. further north and east. patchy rain over southern scotland, northern ireland, maybe parts of northern england too, but much of the south again , just looking dry and cloudy. quite windy at times and for most of us staying very mild. bye for now . bye for now. >> looks like things are heating up boxt boilers as sponsors of

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>> good afternoon. it's 3:00. i'm martin dalby. this is gb news. keeping you company for the next three hours. >> got a cracking show coming up. my final one before christmas including top story. merry christmas . another skilled

merry christmas. another skilled worker visa u—turn from the government. they had tried to clamp down almost half a million, including dependents came in this route last year and the government increased the salary cap to 38 grand. they've gone back down to 29 grand after a row back. another u—turn for the government and of course, christmas wouldn't be christmas without the great getaway . chaos without the great getaway. chaos as brits take planes, trains, automobiles and even ferries to get away or grind their way back home. we'll have all the latest travel updates from theo theo chikomba next story . yesterday, chikomba next story. yesterday, of course, there was a mass shooting in prague broke live dunng shooting in prague broke live during this show. at least 14 killed david kozak who was shot dead shot himself dead is believed now to be linked to a series of other killers. as the dark history emerges, we'll take the full look at the details and keir starmer has ruffled

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