say that they are detectives say that they are looking at potential fraud offences committed during the honzon offences committed during the horizon . more than 700 horizon scandal. more than 700 people were bankrupted or jailed when software led to when flawed software led to false accusations that they'd stolen money. it comes as the government is being urged to pay compensation to those that were affected, and labour is calling it one of the worst miscarriages of happen in of justice to ever happen in britain. the britain. meanwhile, the independent refers independent group that refers cases to court of appeal is cases to the court of appeal is urging more potential victims to come forward . in other news, come forward. in other news, labour says that the government is asleep at the wheel over its handung is asleep at the wheel over its handling of flooding as hundreds of warnings remain in place across the country. in nottinghamshire , a senior nottinghamshire, a senior councillor has said that some residents have been affected by flood . three times in flood waters. three times in just three months. more than 1000 properties across england remain flooded after the heavy downpours. this week, but floods minister robbie moore says that the government has provided enough flood enough money for flood prevention . prevention. >> course . always more to do,

>> of course. always more to do, but i know how hard local authorities are working with the environment agency . we have environment agency. we have experienced amount of experienced a huge amount of rain, which has fallen as you will see right across the country, not only here in nottinghamshire down in the nottinghamshire but down in the severn valley and severn trent areas, also down in areas, um, but also down in gloucestershire. we are, as a government, in contact with the environment agency, working closely with local authorities , closely with local authorities, making sure that we are providing as much support to residents, that residents, to businesses that have that's have been impacted. and that's exactly why we are out and about i >> -- >> rishi sunak is facing another by—election after mp chris skidmore has announced that he will resign as soon as possible. the former energy minister plans will resign as soon as possible. th stepmer energy minister plans will resign as soon as possible. th step down 1ergy minister plans will resign as soon as possible. th step down when minister plans will resign as soon as possible. th step down when parliament|ns to step down when parliament returns next week. it's because of new legislation for oil and gas drilling, which is gas drilling, which he says is wrong and will cause future harm. the government says the planned expansion, though, of new fuels in the north new fossil fuels in the north sea, is vital to achieve energy security plans in the us, new court documents released today have revealed that claims that prince andrew had daily massages

when he visited jeffrey epstein in florida in a transcript from evidence in 2009, epstein's former housekeeper said the duke of york was one of the celebrities who spent weeks at the palm beach home. it's the third round of documents to be unsealed detailing those who had connections offender connections to sex offender jeffrey earlier this jeffrey epstein earlier this week. the first batch of files named prince , along with 150 named the prince, along with 150 others. he strongly denies any wrongdoing . and items that were wrongdoing. and items that were owned by marilyn monroe and hugh hefner are up for grabs in a one off auction as a special collection of items goes under the hammer . collection of items goes under the hammer. those dreaming of their own playboy mansion their very own playboy mansion could hands on could get their hands on hefner's famous smoking jacket and silk pyjamas. there's also a black evening gown that was worn by during the making of by monroe during the making of the film the seven year the classic film the seven year itch, and a custom shade of elizabeth arden lipstick in a gold case is also available that was created especially for the hollywood . star. that's the

hollywood. star. that's the latest from the gb newsroom . for latest from the gb newsroom. for more, we're on tv, radio and on our website gbnews.com this is gb news . gb news. >> hello and welcome to headliners i'm simon evans and joining me tonight the joey barton of political commentary nick dixon and the joey deacon of political commentary leo kearse . you probably don't even kearse. you probably don't even remember . those references do remember. those references do you? remember. those references do you.7 no, remember. those references do you? no, i'm 25. yeah, you'll have to look those up in the break. i got joey barton though. >> he's popular figure. >> he's a popular figure. >> he's a popular figure. >> a popular >> he was he was a popular figure in know, the figure in my in you know, in the early but roared back early 2000. but he's roared back into lately with his into the news lately with his outspoken female outspoken views on female football yes it's football commentary. yes it's all edge. it's not even available for us to about . available for us to talk about. and who is joey deacon? joey deacon was a popular figure on blue and that's blue peter and that's it. >> the best jokes have to >> yeah, the best jokes have to be explained at length afterwards. >> i find he was a representative of the

differently community who differently abled community who became a byword . in in became a byword. in in playgrounds for people who missed open goals. oh, that's very diplomatic. so his full football commentary anyway, very diplomatic. so his full footbtakeommentary anyway, very diplomatic. so his full footbtakeommenaty anyway, very diplomatic. so his full footbtake ommen at the lnyway, very diplomatic. so his full footbtake ommen at the front y, let's take a look at the front pages. let's take a look at the front pages . we kick with the pages. we kick off with the daily mail and pressure on met to quiz . andrew. i guess that's to quiz. andrew. i guess that's met, although it's been capitalised in my headline , so capitalised in my headline, so that suggested it was some sort of acronym , but in fact it's of acronym, but in fact it's just the rozzers telegraph top green quits over net zero green tory quits over net zero now. and there she is. she is certainly very green. no, i think that's a coincidence. the times post office faces police inquiry . be times post office faces police inquiry. be over it. scan and that looks like the new premier of argentina governing the front pages there. i'm not sure. guardian sunak asleep at the wheel. that would be a further catastrophe. following his unbuckled backseat driving as floods devastate . england. the i floods devastate. england. the i have rats infesting uk towns and cities as being chaos leads to

rubbish piles. it's all getting . rubbish piles. it's all getting. very dystopian and the daily star rest gently now. derek my love, that's derek draper who has away as indeed has has passed away as indeed has david soul. know care david soul. i know who i care more about. were your more about. those were your front as. more references front pages as. more references to the 80s there. so starting with the daily mail, leo. so the daily mail have pressure on met to quiz prince . andrew to quiz prince. andrew >> so these new court papers, the epstein files that were released claim that the prince andrew, knowledge epstein andrew, his knowledge of epstein sex which obviously sex trafficking which obviously he probably does. i mean, i don't i don't want to prejudice any case, but i'd be amazed if he didn't. was there every he didn't. he was there every every tuesday . it seems like, every tuesday. it seems like, you know, the implication was certainly there in previous conversations and accusations, wasn't yeah yeah. no, no. wasn't it? yeah yeah. no, no. the police, you know, they've been to, to look into been pressured to, to look into it. know, not just as it. you know, not just as a, as um, prince andrew as the suspect

, but also what he knows about what other people were doing. obviously, bill clinton , bill obviously, bill clinton, bill gates, you know, so many, so many left were many people on the left were there. so prince andrew is apparently going to dress up as apparently going to dress up as a palestinian protester to get the police to leave him alone. and that allows him to. go about london and do whatever he wants. >> the new form of royal prerogative. >> he can defecate on a war memorial. nobody's going to touch him. but yeah, he's not he's time. he he's not having a great time. he spent like what spent he paid like 12. what was it, million to it, £12 million or something to settle of to settle out of out of court to make go away. make this, this case go away. uh, i sort of feel uh, so, i mean, i sort of feel for him. you spend that sort of money, , you know, money, you think it's, you know, it's be like, know, it's going to be like, you know, at least was that at least he was the kid that michael , uh, didn't michael jackson, uh, didn't he? >> deacon , uh, something >> joey deacon, uh, something likejordan something. >> jordan something. >> jordan something. >> that's right. and he just he never opened his mouth again. >> it was, uh, but with this thing i thing with the epstein files, i mean, of sense mean, there is a sort of sense that they're teasing it out, aren't playing year >> they're playing it out year by for the vastly by yard. but for me, the vastly more important question is what kind was epstein kind of construct was epstein not at which particular. not not at which particular. i mean, a lot of scientists and

physicists and with physicists and people with access codes , access to nuclear codes, definitely some very high ranking uh, profile ranking, uh, high profile american . i don't american politicians. i don't honestly that prince andrew honestly feel that prince andrew was the most significant figure, because for the because it's not really for the royal i think royal family, but i think i think for the shots , maybe think maybe for the shots, maybe for britain. >> yeah, he is. >> oh, i totally understand for selling newspapers, it selling newspapers, but it doesn't really feel to me like that. what do you think? >> well, no. clinton seemed more significant. you know, the allegations. significant. you know, the allegwasls. significant. you know, the allegwas hawking up to? we what was hawking up to? we i alluded to that last night. so i won't there again. but um, yeah. >> i mean, do you know what? there's been a few pieces on andrew's day, one in the telegraph that got me telegraph that almost got me sympathised with prince andrew, which do. which is quite hard to do. >> you look at it and >> but when you look at it and we extent his we don't know the extent of his misdemeanours. we don't know the extent of his misderthere's rs. we don't know the extent of his misderthere's that. and the >> so there's that. and then the fact not a working fact that he's not a working member of the royal family can't use the title, etc, you sort of say, they can he say, what else can they can he really the thing really do? but the thing is, even pubuc really do? but the thing is, eventhem public really do? but the thing is, eventhem in public really do? but the thing is, eventhem in any public really do? but the thing is, eventhem in any capacity, c with them in any capacity, everyone says, everyone immediately says, get rid what's doing? there everyone immediately says, get ri(really:'s doing? there everyone immediately says, get ri(really:'s there's}? there everyone immediately says, get ri(really:'s there's nowhere there is really no there's nowhere left for him to go. i mean, he might on might apparently get a role on the estate as gardener. the balmoral estate as gardener. you wanna i don't know, what could he possibly do driving

around uh, quad around on some sort of, uh, quad bike or something? >> yeah. look at games. games keepen >> it's strange say you're >> it's strange to say you're sympathetic with andrew, but the thing be thing is, he shouldn't be allowed to live in luxury, right? because for now, he still is at the royal lodge on a long lease. and uh, you know, and now he suddenly the he has to suddenly raise the money himself. so i'm not sure where going to come from. where that's going to come from. but that he should live but it's not that he should live in but else can in luxury, but what else can really to he's really happen to him? he's already basically already been basically destroyed. start some destroyed. he could start some sort hustlers like sort of hustlers academy like andrew tate. bad idea. i think andrew tate. bad idea. i think andiown become sort and own it and become some sort of, sleazy playboy. of, you know, sleazy playboy. >> set up with >> he could set up with phillip schofield because i remember him saying at one point, what more do to to you do you want to do to me? you know, breaking point. know, i'm at breaking point. yeah, that feels a very familiar kind well there was kind of scenario. well there was one suggestion why he should kind of scenario. well there was orlike ggestion why he should kind of scenario. well there was orlike ajestion why he should kind of scenario. well there was orlike a long n why he should kind of scenario. well there was orlike a long atonement. ould is like a long atonement. >> like the guy from the >> like like the guy from the profumo scandal just profumo scandal who just got down. charity work for a down. did charity work for a long time, was eventually kind of forgiven, wasn't get of forgiven, wasn't he? so get your work. your head down, do charity work. but problem been but the problem is he's been described displaying described as displaying a fatal mix stupidity . mix of arrogance and stupidity. by mix of arrogance and stupidity. by people who know him. so if the suggestion is he lacks the requisite self—awareness to do

that, was in evidence on that, that's was in evidence on the interview, wasn't it ? >> 7- >> that 7_ >> that was 7 >> that was what? the whole thing. on nick, thing. okay, let's move on nick, to times . yeah. to the times. yeah. >> office faces >> times have post office faces police scandal police inquiry over it. scandal obviously this massive scandal we've heard we've all probably heard about by was appalling . 700 by now and it was appalling. 700 people least for people prosecuted at least for four took their own lives, i believe, which is absolutely shocking because one of them was hounded for £100,000 that he hadnt hounded for £100,000 that he hadn't stolen. and it is so baffling . why didn't look baffling. why didn't they look and oh , there's sudden baffling. why didn't they look and in oh , there's sudden baffling. why didn't they look and in theft, there's sudden baffling. why didn't they look and in theft by|ere's sudden baffling. why didn't they look and in theft by postmasters?n rise in theft by postmasters? how likely is that ? why did they how likely is that? why did they all double down and not just assume it was? it was a glitch an it glitch, which it clearly was. too little late. an it glitch, which it clearly wasgoodtoo little late. an it glitch, which it clearly wasgoodtoo liit's late. an it glitch, which it clearly wasgoodtoo liit's being te. it's good that it's being investigated. it's too late for some and the other some people. but and the other thing i'd just say is isn't thing i'd just say is why isn't sunak making more of it? why hasn't come out and say, hasn't he come out and say, right, we're paying all right, we're paying them all back. scandal that back. this was a scandal that started ed davey started on the labour ed davey of dems was postal of the lib dems was postal affairs the affairs minister. he dropped the ball it right. ball and i'm putting it right. isn't political isn't that a political opportunity? >> would say it was. yeah. >> and also libertarians should be because >> and also libertarians should be is because >> and also libertarians should be is classic because >> and also libertarians should be is classic example because >> and also libertarians should be is classic example of:ause >> and also libertarians should be is classic example of thee this is a classic example of the government being incompetent and unable anything . yeah.

unable to run anything. yeah. you don't see these you know, you don't see these these scandals with the these kinds of scandals with the private where they're private sector where they're doing with own or doing it with their own money or even subsidiary. >> word where things >> is that the word where things are as , as are just handled as, as local a level possible? yeah. level as possible? yeah. the whole i mean, whole thing. i mean, the suicides of that, whole thing. i mean, the suicithese of that, whole thing. i mean, the suicithese were of that, whole thing. i mean, the suicithese were people of that, whole thing. i mean, the suicithese were people who that, whole thing. i mean, the suicithese were people who took that these were people who took an of pride in an enormous amount of pride in the, the, role they the, in the, the role they played their community. played in their community. >> and we've seen, we've seen not uh, not very many people coming, uh, coming claim coming out to sort of claim compensation coming forward. there originally earmarked £700 million for compensation, but apparently only 220 million is being claimed because people don't . to relive the shame. don't want. to relive the shame. they don't want to. you know, stick their head up again. what a horrible story on the front cover guardian. cover of the guardian. >> guardian have. well, >> so the guardian have. well, they've vegan they've got a special vegan issue. out issue. can't wait to rush out and buy that. uh, but their main story is sunak asleep at the wheel is floods devastate england . so apparently the england. so apparently the flooding is rishi sunak's fault. you know how you know how religious fundamentalists like to blame flooding on, uh, western degeneracy . or. well, western degeneracy. or. well, he's a hindu gay bars or whatever have access to the weather. >> i don't know how system

works. >> this is guardian are >> this is the guardian are doing same thing, but doing the exact same thing, but for they're saying, doing the exact same thing, but for it's they're saying, doing the exact same thing, but for it's raining ey're saying, doing the exact same thing, but for it's raining because ing, oh, it's raining because of rishi rishi sunak made it rishi sunak. rishi sunak made it rain. are you. are mad? are rain. are you. are you mad? are you so, yeah, the you mad? so, uh. yeah, the environment environment agency is it on the on the is blaming it on the on the climate crisis , which is even climate crisis, which is even more crazy . i mean, flooding more crazy. i mean, flooding isn't a new thing. there's flooding in the bible in noah's ark, remember? that was that the climate crisis? was that because we were burning too much oil? well arguably it was. >> if it were the >> but even if it were the climate crisis that isn't rishi sunak's fault. he's been in charge for a little over a year now. i mean, the climate crisis has been going on since 80s. has been going on since the 80s. at can at least. you know, you can point finger. point to anyone's finger. they do and kind build do always try and kind of build this stuff into this sort of stuff up into hurricane something, hurricane katrina or something, don't needs to don't they? as if there needs to be emergency crisis be a national emergency crisis helpline, you know, chinook helicopters and so on. the front page photograph that they've chosen to illustrate it with is of a man giving somebody else a piggyback slightly piggyback down a slightly wet. >> know. piggyback down a slightly wet. >> days. know. piggyback down a slightly wet. >> days. wouldn't know. piggyback down a slightly wet. >> days. wouldn't assume these days. you wouldn't assume so, but you know what i mean. >> it's not you know, we're not

looking at tens thousands looking at tens of thousands of people, sheltering people, you know, sheltering under polystyrene , polythene. >> yeah. they a thousand >> yeah. they say a thousand properties across properties were flooded across the country. >> you're involved. obviously >> if you're involved. obviously it's a hideous nightmare . but, it's a hideous nightmare. but, you know, the only way sunak has made halving inflation. >> thus putting more money back in pocket . the i nick, in your pocket. the i nick, that's all i've got on that. >> um, yeah. >> um, yeah. >> so the i has rats infesting uk towns and cities as bin chaos leads to rubbish piles. i think that's piles of rubbish, not rubbish piles that are badly made piles though a bit made piles though probably a bit of collections some of both. um, collections in some areas delayed by to areas have been delayed by up to three weeks, which feels three weeks, which just feels kind but kind of normal for london. but services hampered by services have been hampered by bank holiday and bank holiday storms and flooding, and houses in nottingham bin nottingham have faced bin roulette, a not a very roulette, which is a not a very non fun game, although i don't know tell in know how you can tell in nottingham everywhere. >> i like the idea that they literally spin before literally spin them before selecting , i selecting one. yeah, yeah, i mean i've been in a couple of well funnily enough brighton mean i've been in a couple of wbinfunnily enough brighton mean i've been in a couple of wbin crisisy enough brighton mean i've been in a couple of wbin crisis aboutgh brighton mean i've been in a couple of wbin crisis about 31 brighton mean i've been in a couple of wbin crisis about 3 or righton mean i've been in a couple of wbin crisis about 3 or 4|hton mean i've been in a couple of wbin crisis about 3 or 4 years a bin crisis about 3 or 4 years ago and it really is horrible because we have those massive bins like one every ten.

>> brighton already smells at the best of times. >> know is. it is badly >> you know it is. it is badly treated a lot treated because it has a lot itinerants who just itinerants and people who just come weekend come down for the weekend and these yeah. these itinerants. yeah. so edinburgh other one. edinburgh was the other one. edinburgh was the other one. edinbulast. they're edinburgh was the other one. edinbulast.they're they're before last. they're uh they're bins staff decided to go on strike during festival. strike during the festival. i mean was absolutely. don't strike during the festival. i meéthink'as absolutely. don't strike during the festival. i meéthink the|bsolutely. don't strike during the festival. i meéthink the binthely. don't strike during the festival. i meéthink the bins are 1. don't strike during the festival. i meéthink the bins are basically you think the bins are basically in london? >> are any point in any part of london? the bins are always overflowing. yeah. have you ever seen bins? have you ever seen the bins? have you ever gone down a bin store your gone down to a bin store in your building and building or on the street and just they've just gone? oh, they've collected everything just gone? oh, they've collected everyto ng just gone? oh, they've collected everyto live in a flat we used to live in a flat and we had don't had our own bin. and i don't know family would live know how a family would live with bin, because you get with that bin, because you get like, it's like tupperware like, it's like a tupperware box. know, like, it's like a tupperware box.can't. know, like, it's like a tupperware box.can't. you know, like, it's like a tupperware box.can't. you to know, like, it's like a tupperware box.can't. you to knolike, you can't. you need to buy like, your like several your own skip or like several storage units or something. your own skip or like several storage an its or something. your own skip or like several storage an enormousathing. your own skip or like several storage an enormous compactor your own skip or like several storage a can |ormous compactor your own skip or like several storage a can identify compactor your own skip or like several storageacan identify bynpactor your own skip or like several storageacan identify by your,or that you can identify by your, uh, anyway, that's our front pages, folks. coming up. we have. why? buying a house is easy the single easy peasy. the single least important the epstein important aspect of the epstein files again. and what some people avoid going to people will do to avoid going to utah. we will see you after

family is going to be paying £1,200 more in tax . earlier on, £1,200 more in tax. earlier on, gb news radio . gb news radio. >> and welcome back to headliners i'm still here with nick dixon and leo kearse. we go into the papers now . leo, our into the papers now. leo, our first story in the times concerns our favourite bank, eager not to be forgotten by the channel. >> so buying a house is not that difficult, says the natwest boss. and he's right, you just need £500,000,000 billion all in gold coins. but this is comments from sir howard davies . they've from sir howard davies. they've drawn be buyers, drawn ire from would be buyers, campaigners politicians. drawn ire from would be buyers, camp planet politicians. drawn ire from would be buyers,

camp planet does politicians. drawn ire from would be buyers, camp planet does he iticians. drawn ire from would be buyers, camp planet does he live ns. drawn ire from would be buyers, camp planet does he live on? what planet does he live on? says ben tuomi , who's the chief says ben tuomi, who's the chief executive of generation rent, which sounds like a terrible 80s band, and . nigel farage of gb band, and. nigel farage of gb news also weighed in, telling davies that he had no idea . davies that he had no idea. about natwest customers or the real world. obviously there's some pre—existing beef between nigel farage and natwest. um, but the i think, you know, but yeah, the i think, you know, there's people are super rich like this. this guy , sir howard like this. this guy, sir howard davies, he gets , um, three davies, he gets, um, three quarters of £1 million a year. >> uh, that's his salary for salary for from . natwest. and salary for from. natwest. and obviously kickbacks on top of that, he'll have other, you know, other stories. >> know, >> he'll be the, you know, sitting boards of other sitting on boards of other companies it's companies or whatever. it's probably director probably a director of generation probably a director of geryeah)n probably a director of geryeah ,1 probably a director of geryeah , yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> there probably there >> well, there probably there synthesiser players . um, but synthesiser players. um, but yeah , i think people don't yeah, i think people don't realise that most of us don't make £750,000 a year. he can he can actually afford to buy a house every year. or he could if he didn't have to pay so much tax. >> well, the thing i mean, i know you've been through this

recently, with recently, nick. the thing with house just house prices is they're not just the is rarely the house prices. is very rarely the house prices. is very rarely the it's interest the key measure. it's interest rates obviously high right rates obviously are high right now. deposit are now. what level of deposit are banks. looking for in order to give you a mortgage to get started? if you did just look at house prices. they're actually historically below the average at the moment. really yeah. the real average. well real house price average. well according to the long terme trend not, know, trend, i mean, not, you know, not in in absolute terms, but in terms of what, 1970s, but it's compared income, isn't it. compared to income, isn't it. they up in certain in a, in they go up in a certain in a, in a predictable way. and the line goes up and down like that. and it's now considerably below the average country. average across the country. >> but that take >> no, but but does that take into at time? into account income at the time? because it was my understanding i in i don't have the figures in front me in the past, front of me that in the past, you mortgage or house front of me that in the past, you x mortgage or house front of me that in the past, you x percentagegage or house front of me that in the past, you x percentage ofje or house front of me that in the past, you x percentage of your house front of me that in the past, you x percentage of your income, was x percentage of your income, and seven your. and now it's seven times your. >> the long terme growth. >> that's the long terme growth. so in terms of the terme so in terms of the long terme growth prices, has growth of house prices, that has continued to go up. but it's below that long terme. >> you just have to look at the reality. >> but obviously mortgage rates have gone up. and also it's difficult for people to get a

deposit. yeah difficult for people to get a deplfit. yeah difficult for people to get a deplfit. yifh difficult for people to get a deplfit. yif h live somewhere >> if you if you live somewhere near am, it's 350 near where i am, it's like 350 k, lucky get one k, you'd be lucky to get a one bedroom. right. still bedroom. right. and that's still in you'll get your in an area where you'll get your phone the street, phone robbed on the high street, and openly and people will openly do nitrous oxide or whatever it is in you know, it's in the street. you know, it's called london. still called london. yeah, it's still london. so are called london. yeah, it's still lonrgoing so are called london. yeah, it's still lonrgoing get so are called london. yeah, it's still lonrgoing get so havea called london. yeah, it's still lonrgoing get so have you you going to get there? have you got normal wage? and you going to get there? have you got you normal wage? and you going to get there? have you got you no byal wage? and you going to get there? have you got you no by the age? and you going to get there? have you got you no by the 4.5? and you going to get there? have you got you noby the 4.5 or.nd then you times by the 4.5 or even times five get your even times five to get your mortgage, got mortgage, but you've still got to get your deposit, says. to get your deposit, he says. you've like you've got to save it just like the not going you've got to save it just like the the not going you've got to save it just like the the deposit not going you've got to save it just like the the deposit .�*|ot going to save the deposit. >> nobody can save that. >> nobody can save that. >> and in the old days you had interest rates of like 10% and things in grandpa's era, things like in my grandpa's era, right? so you could actually save interest rates have been so low until recently, where you're going to save. the real issue was in the old days, there wasn't to buy. all wasn't cool stuff to buy. all the stuff was rubbish. yes. was a turnip and stuff. nobody wanted to go out for dinner because horrible. because the food was horrible. there weren't any games. yeah, you could live in a turnip if you could live in a turnip if you hollowed it out and people will london, by the will say, leave london, by the way. leave way. people will say, leave london, work in london. way. people will say, leave lorwhat work in london. way. people will say, leave lorwhat \going| london. way. people will say, leave lorwhat \going| lcdo,»n. so what are you going to do, leave commuted, leave london? we have commuted, you know, jobs do

you know, most jobs could do levelling the guardian now once >> nick, the guardian now once again needs again the state urgently needs to step in to rectify the problems caused the state problems caused by the state stepping point. rapid help >> yeah. good point. rapid help needed fell needed for covid babies who fell behind, says former ofsted chief chief covid babies. slightly odd image, sort of image, isn't it? you sort of feel made in a lab image, isn't it? you sort of feesomething. made in a lab image, isn't it? you sort of feesomething. yomade in a lab image, isn't it? you sort of feesomething. you supported ab or something. you supported generation rent? yeah it's covid the baby area, but yeah , it's the baby area, but yeah, it's terrible. as i've often said, you can't turn society off and on like an old pc. it doesn't work. we tried to do with work. we tried to do this with lockdown, of the lockdown, and this is one of the i believe this of i believe this is one of the reasons this is happening. more than born than 80,000 children born in 2020. are they too young for lockdown, know they're born 2020. are they too young for lo> that, perhaps. >> got used to that, perhaps. anyway, going >> got used to that, perhaps. any\ stores, going >> got used to that, perhaps. any\ stores, still going >> got used to that, perhaps. any\ stores, still wearing into stores, kids still wearing nappies use knife nappies, unable to use a knife and 18 old, sorry. and fork. 18 years old, sorry. had um, shocking. had to do it. um, shocking. yeah. so this has come from sir

david who's a education david bell, who's a education policymaker and he's. yeah. so clearly something needs to be done. but . what they done. but but but but. what they are, they seem to be talking about children. >> very young children . and >> very young children. and they're talking about increasing they're talking about increasing the about eye—watering talk about eye—watering childcare costs, is true childcare costs, which is true if do need to return if two parents do need to return to other to work. that's the other problem. talking problem. but they're talking about olds. they're about two year olds. they're not talking about kids who are failing at school. they're talking who a of talking about kids who a lot of us assume were only us would assume were only spending couple of in spending a couple of days in care . or, you know, maybe care anyway. or, you know, maybe not at all. >> you know, they're talking >> or, you know, they're talking about these these wearing about these these kids wearing nappies. i've got a 15 month old baby who wears nappies. it's just what babies do. >> wear. just what babies do. >> is wear. just what babies do. >> is this wear. just what babies do. >> is this iswear. just what babies do. >> is this is this. just what babies do. >> is this is this actually a parent? just said parent? i just said this is a lockdown thing. it's actually a parenting thing or what it seems to is to be. and also the thing is the state like to be. and also the thing is the state after like to be. and also the thing is the state after people like to be. and also the thing is the state after people and like looking after people and coddling as as looking after people and cod state as as looking after people and cod state starts as as looking after people and cod state starts as your as the state starts wiping your bum, ability to the state starts wiping your bum,your ability to the state starts wiping your bum,your own ability to the state starts wiping your bum,your own bum. jility to the state starts wiping your bum,your own bum. yeah.:o the state starts wiping your bum,your own bum. yeah. so this wipe your own bum. yeah. so this is this is where heading. is this is where we're heading. eventually, going to eventually, we're all going to be at 98% to for state be taxed at 98% to pay for state bum wipers go to these bum wipers to go around to these feckless houses . oh, is feckless parents houses. oh, is it working? it that they're working? i don't want like a big sort of want to be, like a big sort of toy is it? they're working want to be, like a big sort of

toy they is it? they're working want to be, like a big sort of toy they is it? afforde working want to be, like a big sort of toy they is it? afford childcare. want to be, like a big sort of toy andy is it? afford childcare. want to be, like a big sort of toy and i is it? afford childcare. want to be, like a big sort of toy and i suspect ord childcare. want to be, like a big sort of toy and i suspect he childcare. want to be, like a big sort of toy and i suspect he citryingz. want to be, like a big sort of toy and i suspect he citrying to >> and i suspect he is trying to build and accrue sort build funds and accrue some sort of for campaign he of momentum for a campaign he has, which wants, you has, which he simply wants, you know, choking . know, to be much more choking. we need to let darwinism and let nature take care of this. >> when the government. i'm sick of government stepping in, of the government stepping in, like said, problem like you said, it's a problem caused by the government stepping caused by the government steppi to out. needs to step out. >> quite the >> it's quite right. the guardian mp chris guardian now nick and mp chris skidmore has indeed performed an outrageous handbrake turn on his loyalty to the government. >> indeed, so chris skidmore resigned conservative whip over sunak's oil and gas licence plan , and he's ex posted out . uspsa , and he's ex posted out. uspsa tweeted out a long and self—important letter about it and you know that he's in the wrong because been praised wrong because it's been praised by caroline lucas and ed by peston. caroline lucas and ed miliband. so i know whose side i'm on already. don't even have to read it. um, and it is a holy trinity . and also it's been trinity. and also it's been pointed out by carl mccartney that he was part of cameron's a—list, although he doesn't, he seems to be a straight white man, so i'm not because man, so i'm not sure because that was diversity list, that was like a diversity list, wasn't another wasn't it? but he was another another dodgy cameron and

another dodgy cameron hire and he's he misunderstood nature that he misunderstood the nature of skidmore, possibly of the skidmore, possibly he's saying , he felt saying that, you know, he felt he to his conscience led him he had to his conscience led him to leave because of to have to leave because of this. net zero stuff. this. this net zero stuff. i actually think this is one of the areas sunak has got right. net realistically, the areas sunak has got right. net can't realistically, the areas sunak has got right. net can't just realistically, the areas sunak has got right. net can't just suddenly ally, the areas sunak has got right. net can't just suddenly say you can't just suddenly say we're even if some we're scrapping it even if some of would like that. and he's of us would like that. and he's kind toned down, i kind of toned it down, which i think quite smart because , think is quite smart because, you people you know, people think people are worried about how they're going bills, going to pay their bills, but then are worried then some people are worried about then some people are worried abookay, i'm going to tone go, okay, i'm going to tone it down this down a little, but this is this kind been enough for kind of is been enough for skidmore to leave in a fit pique. >> i mean, i think that the net zero thing has been poorly thought through as any government policy or commitment in . i'm i'm in my lifetime. but. i'm i'm amazed it got as far as it did, really. and i probably should have been paying more attention when about when it started talking about it. well, yeah, i think, you know, couple know, maybe over the last couple of decades we've sort of trusted the things the government to run things too much, happen much, and that won't happen again. this i mean, >> yeah. but this guy, i mean, chris in the chris skidmore, he's in the conservative party. they're supposed to be conservative. they're supposed to be against radical change in communism, which know, green which is what you know, green policy essentially is . so why policy essentially is. so why didn't and stand

didn't he go and stand for the green reason is green party? well, the reason is he wanted to he wanted to be in power and he wanted be mp. power and he wanted to be an mp. but, you if that's but, you know, if you if that's what believe, what you really believe, go and stand party. stand for the green party. >> suspect he will because >> i suspect he will be because he's an now he's he's resigned as an mp. now he's forcing think forcing a by—election. i think he as he probably will come back in as a . there are quite a a green right. there are quite a few aren't in few of them, aren't there, in the in this the tory party in this, in this administration. you're administration. you go, you're not tory. you're not tory. not a tory. you're not tory. i can't remember that the entire government, one who wanted government, the one who wanted to gb news licence banned. to get gb news licence banned. >> what was her name? oh, i thought you meant anna soubry. but mean different one. but you mean a different one. yeah one? yes. yeah oh, yeah. that one? yes. uh, caroline something? uh, yeah. caroline something? no. noakes. noakes. go. >> noakes. noakes. there you go. no, together. no, she's not together. >> name. >> we remember the name. >> we remember the name. >> like. she's bit right >> she's like. she's a bit right . colourful. uh but . ridiculous. colourful. uh but barely believable story in the independent. now, leo, of a man who faked his own death to stay in scotland. >> so a fugitive ? yeah. of >> yeah. so a fugitive? yeah. of all the places you normally flee to brazil or somewhere with some sunshine. but. yeah fugitive accused of faking his own death . accused of faking his own death. while facing charges of rape and

domestic abuse in the united states, has been extradited from scotland to the states, according to reports. so it's this guy, uh, who's originally, uh , raised, born and raised as uh, raised, born and raised as nicholas rossi. he's 36 and, uh , nicholas rossi. he's 36 and, uh, he moved to scotland, moved to britain. he got married, uh, as arthur knight. was his new arthur knight. this was his new identity. who, you know, arthur knight. this was his new irthinky. who, you know, arthur knight. this was his new irthink that's who, you know, arthur knight. this was his new irthink that's a who, you know, arthur knight. this was his new irthink that's a character] know, arthur knight. this was his new irthink that's a character from n, i think that's a character from an that arthur an 80s tv show that arthur knight, got sort blocky. >> you could if you got to >> you could pick if you got to pick name. pick a name. >> yeah. for something like >> yeah. go for something like arthur max yeah arthur knight, max power. yeah you clue is you know, that's the clue is it's a cool name. >> king arthur and the knight, he's just gone. king arthur and the knights. go the knights. i'll just go for the knights. i'll just go for the middle . the knights. i'll just go for the middle. bit. >> yeah, and i'm sure i saw a documentary about him. and, you know, part of it was him in a wheelchair of wheelchair being wheeled out of court saying, i'm the court and he was saying, i'm the victim mistaken identity. i'm victim of mistaken identity. i'm an irish orphan named arthur knight. put knight. and then he tried to put on terrible accent. amazing. >> even claimed this >> i am, and even claimed this is the this was the absolute coup d'etat for that they coup d'etat for me, that he they discovered he had tattoos that proved . he was this rossi proved. he was this rossi individual. yeah. he claimed that he had been those had been

tattooed on while he was tattooed on him while he was unconscious well. unconscious in hospital as well. yeah >> and but the fingerprints also matched. so did they cut his fingers. fingers when he was a child, like, painstakingly before he woke up. should give himself a really boring name. no. arthur knight is just too obviously a pseudonym. just give yourself a boring name. the yourself a boring name. be the grey you what i mean. grey man. you know what i mean. call david smith call yourself like david smith or bond you or something and bond claim you work oh, work in a post office. oh, that's tough. he got he got caught after being admitted to hospital with with covid and, uh, so yeah , i don't know how uh, so yeah, i don't know how that led to him being well, presumably they some presumably they took some some records at that point. records from him at that point. >> they match all but >> do they match him all up? but i you've to i mean i mean, you've got to i mean it's laughing matter. he's it's no laughing matter. he's accused is accused of a serious sexual is it an actual rape isn't it i think something . think or something. >> yeah, i believe so. he had a troubled at troubled upbringing at adolescence suffered adolescence and care suffered abuse and neglect and was maybe 15, years ago. 15, 20 years ago. >> yeah . so, you know, it's been >> yeah. so, you know, it's been a picaresque he seems a picaresque tale, but he seems to remarkably good to be in remarkably good spirits, though he was sort of giving thumbs up as he was wheeled the court . wheeled out of the court. >> i'm struggling because you said it's no laughing matter,

but been at it but you've been laughing at it for i find for about three minutes. i find it comical. it quite comical. >> the, know, creativity . >> the, you know, creativity. that's all i ask for. that's the halfway mark. coming up. we have the littlest littler versus hmrc . uh, i gave him an extra hour. theni . uh, i gave him an extra hour. then i think coronation strife and how dyslexics cope with

note from liam byrne earlier on gb news radio . and welcome back gb news radio. and welcome back to headliners for the second half. >> so , nick, we will kick off >> so, nick, we will kick off with the hmrc and they say heil hitler. >> nice . you've been working >> nice. you've been working hard tonight simon. these are these are high level links is what these are. um, yeah they've gone with congratulations luke. now us 83,000 tax hmrc now pay us 83,000 tax hmrc remind darts hero luke littler. it will get over a third of his

200,000 world championship prize money. so this was quite annoying. this was one of those x known twitter annoying. this was one of those x they

about it. that's one reason i think we don't want t0|. it's like we don't want to banter hmrc just do your banter with hmrc just do your job and it's not funny anyway , job and it's not funny anyway, is it? >> it's a simple statement of fact. why would they fact. why why would they do that? seems mean that? it just seems mean spirited. i don't see the funny side at all. side of it at all. >> it's just remind >> i think it's just to remind everybody to everybody that they've got to pay everybody that they've got to pay because they're clamping pay tax because they're clamping down taxes down on all kinds of taxes and, you that people down on all kinds of taxes and, you not that people down on all kinds of taxes and, you not think that people down on all kinds of taxes and, you not think tax, people might not think are tax, people might not think are tax, people might not think are tax, people might not think, know, might not think, you know, uh, darts . or would you say darts jackpot. or would you say banter . it's darts jackpot. or would you say banter. it's just an overt threat. yeah yeah. threatening a 16 year old boy with prison. >> well, that's an interesting point in itself, i suppose. perhaps was was perhaps is age was was significant. would it be if you won , uh, like £50 in the pub won, uh, like £50 in the pub darts competition, you wouldn't have you? have to declare that, would you? well, cash . yeah. and well, this is a cash. yeah. and i'm this very i'm just this is very speculative. it's been some time since i've, uh, it's actually if it's a certain point, you it's under a certain point, you don't have to. >> can earn >> i think you can earn a thousand uh, tax free, thousand pounds, uh, tax free, you know, as a side hustle. anyway if you're really dark, okay. >> anyway, he's an extraordinary phenomenon thing phenomenon, isn't he? the thing that to that most people seem to be interested looks interested in is that he looks like much older he like much, much older than he than he should for 16. but

than he should be for 16. but i'm that he does. i'm not sure that he does. i mean, obviously like, mean, he's obviously like, held his incredibly well for his nerve incredibly well for a 16 year old. there's scotsman. >> he looks like an average 16 year old. >> yeah, seen year old. >> yeah, i've seen plenty like that. just rough. i think that. just a bit rough. i think this isn't it? this is the thing, isn't it? when classes when the middle classes start tuning sports i >> -- >> yes. -_ >> yes. why are people called luke so good darts? they were luke so good at darts? they were both he was beaten both called luke. he was beaten by luke. well, both called luke. he was beaten by of luke. well, both called luke. he was beaten by of people luke. well, both called luke. he was beaten by of people be (e. well, both called luke. he was beaten by of people be named, both called luke. he was beaten by of people be named luke both called luke. he was beaten by afteryeople be named luke both called luke. he was beaten by after them. be named luke now after them. >> probably they a bit a >> probably they are a bit of a double telegraph nearly double act telegraph now, nearly as hutch, as good as starsky and hutch, where now leo and some where telegraph now leo and some pretty bizarre complaints about coronation fridge. yeah. coronation cup fridge. yeah. >> so the bbc has received 900 complaints biased king complaints over biased king charles documentary . so this is charles documentary. so this is a programme showing the royal family behind the scenes on coronation day, and it was said family behind the scenes on co be ation day, and it was said family behind the scenes on co be overly ay, and it was said family behind the scenes on co be overly positive t was said family behind the scenes on co be overly positive about said family behind the scenes on co be overly positive about the to be overly positive about the monarchy . i to be overly positive about the monarchy. i mean, i don't know what you expected on coronation day. >> look at this map it. yeah >> look at this map it. yeah >> yeah, yeah. like hard line emily maitlis pops up and is like , look at these scumbags. like, look at these scumbags. how you feel about all your how do you feel about all your wealth ? yeah. um so other royal wealth? yeah. um so other royal complaints . wealth? yeah. um so other royal complaints. uh, there's been quite a year for royal

complaints. there's the actress adjoa andoh, uh, who said that the buckingham palace balcony was terribly white. yeah >> um, that was after she'd been looking at meghan's family or something, wasn't she? she she she sort of said as a contrast. yeah yeah, yeah. >> although honest, >> although to be honest, i didn't know meghan markle was actually black until you actually black until she, you know, it became know, started making it became the suit. yeah. just looked the suit. yeah. she just looked like you know, you like a, you know, regular, you know, mysterious hot magnolia. >> say . >> i would say. >> i would say. >> yeah. yeah, yeah. um, and they received lots of they also received lots of complaints coverage of complaints over the coverage of prince philip's death in 2021, with those viewers arguing it had been too ubiquitous. don't had been too ubiquitous. i don't think , you know, people think, you know, some people just the just like complaining by the sounds it. sounds of it. >> does seem that way. nick. sounds of it. >> well,es seem that way. nick. sounds of it. >> well,es don't that way. nick. sounds of it. >> well,es don't have way. nick. sounds of it. >> well,es don't have loadinck. >> well, i don't have loads because next two stories are because the next two stories are so say i'm so good. i just want to say i'm annoyed story has made annoyed that this story has made me side with the bbc. yeah, because that because it's so stupid that people i'm like because it's so stupid that pi'mle i'm like because it's so stupid that pi'm gonna i'm like because it's so stupid that pi'm gonna have i'm like because it's so stupid that pi'm gonna have to i'm like because it's so stupid that pi'm gonna have to defend| like because it's so stupid that pi'm gonna have to defend thee , i'm gonna have to defend the bbc. absurd. bbc. it's obviously absurd. >> say how >> maybe they should say how many percentage the many years, a percentage of the number of people who watched it as but as well. 900 complaints. but maybe had million maybe it had 9 million viewers, i in case it i don't know. in which case it would be fine anyway. minor point story

point nick, this telegraph story is a series is as elaborate a series of elephant you are likely elephant traps as you are likely to navigate this to have to navigate this evening. but this is evening. yes but this is actually good news. >> is, well , the >> so this is, well, the headuneis >> so this is, well, the headline is white middle aged men everything, men are bottom of everything, says sacked over says bank worker sacked over n—word. carl borg. n—word. but this is carl borg. neil who's dyslexic and has been awarded £500,000 after the court ruled lloyds unfairly dismissed and against him, and discriminated against him, which did. he was which they surely did. he was in a covered before. a we've covered it before. he was and he was in a training session and he asked a question about the n word purely to see what you would do in such a, you know, a particular occurrence, wasn't it? >> what would you do? he's white, but he says, what would i do if a if a person of a different ethnicity use word? >> w- w was a question of >> yeah, it was a question of intent versus effect. yeah. and but because he has this dyslexia and the question wasn't being understood, said the actual understood, he said the actual word. person running word. then the person running the seminar who has said, oh it's space when all it's a safe space when all vitriolic and started berating him, saying he'd be kicked out and a week off and claimed to take a week off work because they claimed they and claimed to take a week off work distressed. ey claimed they and claimed to take a week off work distressed. absolutely they were distressed. absolutely absurd. then lloyds just absurd. and then lloyds just were for him to be called were happy for him to be called racist. he was not to

racist. he was told not to contact employees contact former employees he suffered pain. suffered suffered back pain. he suffered anxiety. to take sleeping suffered back pain. he suffered anxiebecause to take sleeping suffered back pain. he suffered anxiebecause heo take sleeping suffered back pain. he suffered anxiebecause he sayse sleeping suffered back pain. he suffered anxiebecause he says here, ping pills because he says here, clearly main thing, even if clearly the main thing, even if you had to lose house or you had to lose his house or sell his house, was clearing his name want to be name because he does want to be called not. name because he does want to be callewe're not. name because he does want to be callewe're now not. name because he does want to be callewe're now finally not. name because he does want to be callewe're now finally realising and we're now finally realising there is a cost to just going around people racists around calling people racists and their and destroying their reputations. have to shout and destroying their replthe ons. have to shout and destroying their replthe free have to shout and destroying their replthe free speech ave to shout and destroying their replthe free speech union shout and destroying their replthe free speech union here.t out the free speech union here. and associate toby young, who and my associate toby young, who who underwrote costs , who underwrote his legal costs, did they? and so shout out to them, because still them, partly because toby still got my christmas present, and i want but they've want to pick it up, but they've done great work there, and i'm so glad that carl has won this. well they're doing better work than law project , but well they're doing better work théa law project , but well they're doing better work théa by law project , but well they're doing better work théa by case/ project , but well they're doing better work théa by case basisect , but well they're doing better work théa by case basis at, but well they're doing better work théa by case basis at thet on a case by case basis at the moment, i mean, i was disgusted by that because, as you say, i don't thing struck don't the only thing that struck me odd note was me as a slightly odd note was this dyslexia. >> i what dyslexia >> i know what dyslexia is. it doesn't sounds doesn't normally. it sounds more like he had a problem with something or something like stammering or something. he was really struggling his words out. struggling to get his words out. that's what said. anyway, that's what he said. but anyway, whatever it was that caused that, it's appalling that that, it's a it's appalling that he is being like , uh, that he is being like, uh, that treated as if he'd used this word in anger. yes. >> it's like the post office scandal again . but, you know, on

scandal again. but, you know, on a, on a sort of, uh, you know, opinion, . and why opinion, cultural level. and why are they having this training in the first place? they're having these that's these training, you know, that's telling all racist. telling them they're all racist. and, this and, you know, this is this is everybody should be treated differently the colour differently based on the colour of the training of their skin. the training they're receiving is racist. all they're receiving is racist. all the equity and the diverse equity and inclusion, staff and inclusion, uh, staff and training across the country in every organisation are systemic , every organisation are systemic, racist and bigoted against against white and also incredibly brittle by the sound of it takes a week off work to get over the distress calls, perhaps, and wasn't perhaps, and she wasn't even accused . accused of anything. >> absolutely. >> yeah, absolutely. >> yeah, absolutely. >> know, and saying >> and, you know, and saying it's environment you it's a safe environment and you can literally specifically saying you can make mistakes and then mistake then somebody makes a mistake and well, half £1 and this happens. well, half £1 million lloyds million later, hopefully lloyds have learnt their lesson. >> we'll see. we gave nick >> we'll see. leo we gave nick his go. now it's your chance to get dragged around his go. now it's your chance to get like dragged around his go. now it's your chance to get like the dragged around his go. now it's your chance to get like the .corpseged around his go. now it's your chance to get like the .corpse ofd around twitter like the .corpse of hector troy . hector around the walls of troy. >> so shaun bailey dubs carol vorderman the number one bully in the country after a fresh attack when . when we say attack,

attack when. when we say attack, you know she hasn't gone after him with a broken bottle or anything. twitter anything. it's just twitter stuff. tory peer shaun stuff. so the tory peer shaun bailey accused. tv star bailey is accused. the tv star carol using her carol vorderman, of using her platform to organise pylons . uh, platform to organise pylons. uh, and this, this comes after shaun bailey said that , uh, carol bailey said that, uh, carol vorderman can't talk about politics if she posts pictures of her bum and boobs on instagram . uh, i disagree with instagram. uh, i disagree with them. carol. carol vorderman is 79 years old. uh, i think himars her bum and boobs are a testament to british engineering . uh, i think he should have criticised their hypocrisy, you know, using her status as as a trusted man competition to then flog dodgy loans to confused old people. that's an absolute scumbag. that's a heinous thing to do. and then to pretend you're some sort of, like, glorious, golden, cuddly, wordly person who who just wants to attack the tories. it's like she's lineker. i wonder she's another lineker. i wonder if she, you know , wriggles out if she, you know, wriggles out of paying tax like lineker does. >> obviously quite >> well, leo is obviously quite happy with getting dragged. how about you there? about you gone in there? >> think personally >> well, i think personally we should forum on should have a moral forum on discussing women's any woman's

appearance channel appearance on this channel because doesn't because it just doesn't go well for i mean, it's for us. you know, i mean, it's got already out got so bad they're already out to so and i will say to get us. but so and i will say as carol, i like carol. as well, carol, i like carol. she, she's got five boyfriends apparently wants a six, apparently if she wants a six, you know, dm me . apparently if she wants a six, you know, dm me. i'm open minded and very lonely. but um, she, she boyfriends, she got five boyfriends, apparently . anyway, don't apparently. but anyway, i don't know works. know exactly how it works. i haven't seen rotor, the haven't seen the rotor, but the point more point is, leo, i'm more interested in her opinions now. and sean, his opinion is what he said. firstly shaun bailey not a misogynist. seems a great misogynist. seems like a great guy to me. he speaks in a normal vernacular that anyone can understand, why he understand, which is why he appeals things. so appeals to voters and things. so he's know, he's just being, you know, having reasonable having making a reasonable point. you can, i point. but whether you can, i think you can have that instagram and still make political comments, but it's a political comments, but it's a political have political comments. i have a problem with because they're banal problem with because they're banal. midwifery. it's very banal. it's midwifery. it's very route. >> one anti—tory not really populist at time that populist at the same time that she attacking the she is actually attacking the tories populist and tories for being populist and shallow, she she tends she does seem to grasped social seem to evoke grasped how social media works, though. i mean, on a purely cynical level, she has elevated profile somebody elevated the profile of somebody who previously had no of

who previously had no kind of connection that world. connection with that world. yeah, something wrong. yeah, there's something wrong. she's is through she's done it is through creating of it's creating a series of feuds. it's a like lee, who a bit like stewart lee, who recently her an recently praised her in an article that of article in that it's sort of like, oh, i'm being edgy and bashing like, oh, i'm being edgy and bash don't remember. yeah, but >> i don't remember. yeah, but it's like, yeah, well, one of them. like you're them. yeah, it's like you're being bashing being edgy and bashing the tories, but it's not edgy at all. route. all. it's just very, very route. one we've a one banal stuff. we've got a society sort has society that sort of has elevated what people say over what people actually do . so what people actually do. so you've got somebody like laurence pays his taxes laurence fox who pays his taxes in full. he's probably paid for a hospital wing somewhere, a whole hospital wing somewhere, and paid and the amount of tax he's paid over career. you've over his career. and then you've got people like gary lineker who, to be taken who, you know, had to be taken to court hmrc and yeah, so i to court by hmrc and yeah, so i think carol vorderman, it's all it's all air. it's all, it's all chat. it's all air. it's all, it's all chat . the other is nobody chat. the other thing is nobody knew how good at darts lineker was. knew how good at darts lineker wasyeah she was she the way. >> yeah she was she by the way. >> yeah she was she by the way. >> she attacked her julia >> she attacked herjulia hartley—brewer and i believe sarah vine for, for being the which is of fleet street. that is also misogynist language. if which is of fleet street. that is a|were isogynist language. if which is of fleet street. that is a|were a)gynist language. if which is of fleet street. that is a|were a manst language. if which is of fleet street. that is a|were a man callingrage. if which is of fleet street. that is a|were a man calling age. if which is of fleet street. that is a|were a man calling a woman you were a man calling a woman a woman, which is more misogynist than boobs, i think, isn't it? >> an attempt to >> anyway, nick, an attempt to eradicate in the eradicate school truancy in the guardian involve

guardian that doesn't involve tasers , xl bullies or birching. tasers, xl bullies or birching. yeah this government to yeah so this is government to fund attendance. yeah so this is government to fun mentors attendance. yeah so this is government to fun mentors attendar hit areas of >> mentors in worst hit areas of england one actually england. this one actually definitely is about covid because absences remain because pupil absences remain stubbornly higher before because pupil absences remain stulcovidy higher before because pupil absences remain stulcovid pandemic before because pupil absences remain stulcovid pandemic . before because pupil absences remain stulcovid pandemic . so efore because pupil absences remain stulcovid pandemic. so it's'e because pupil absences remain stulcovid pandemic. so it's an the covid pandemic. so it's an estimated 1.5 million pupils missed 10% or more of their scheduled classes in autumn and spnng scheduled classes in autumn and spring and in spring last year, and in response, government has response, the government has come mentorship come up with this mentorship scheme, where they'll work with 3600 children for one year and people are saying in addition to the 1600 children to be mentored already. so it's people are saying feeble , it's not enough. >> it sounds feeble. we haven't got time to go into it properly. it's mentors. just it's not about mentors. it just sounds it's not about mentors. it just sound aren't you? it's not about mentors. it just souyeah, n't you? it's not about mentors. it just souyeah, just 'ou? it's not about mentors. it just souyeah, just more government >> yeah, just more government spending . just stop spending money. >> yeah, you've got to. there's got to reintroduced. corporal got to be reintroduced. corporal punishment. you said punishment. i think you said tiddling punishment. i think you said tid(just checking . >> just checking. >> just checking. >> fiddling? yeah. fiddling with fiddling. >> what fiddling. >> yeah, that's what i was worried about. >> yeah, that's what i was worthat'siout. >> yeah, that's what i was worthat's the. >> yeah, that's what i was worthat's the final, sir. the >> that's the final, sir. the third part, dan rather, the final section to go overstretched yoga a overstretched yoga pants. a vision of uranus and the power of a sexy earthquake. those are, sadly .

ah. we're back . do apologise . ah. we're back. do apologise. so, leo, telegraph now . and so, leo, telegraph now. and after the vorderman story, there should be a high speed power walk in the park for you . so walk in the park for you. so nearly mispronounce walk then as well . well. >> e“- e could have cool el!“ >> that could have been cool if that your thing. that was like your thing. >> ah, you are. and >> ah, there you are. and just put on. made put the gas on. you made it without panic. would without the panic. that would have actually been good. without the panic. that would haerah,|ally been good. without the panic. that would haerah, yeah)een good. without the panic. that would haerah, yeah .een good. >> yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> just to see you again. so some women are too >> so some women are too overweight to wear yoga pants. that's not me saying it. it's the lululemon vorderman lululemon think that lululemon who also think that separately. also i do also separately. but also i do also think that women love think that although women love posting pictures of themselves in normally , you in yoga pants, normally, you know, usually fantastic . know, usually it's fantastic. but chip wilson, uh, but this guy, chip wilson, uh, that's not up name. he's that's not a made up name. he's not utah for anything not wanted in utah for anything and scotland. he and moved to scotland. he claimed that executives at lululemon lived in live in fear of bad coverage , and had of bad press coverage, and had tried everything to

tried to be everything to everybody. keeping tried to be everything to everybccustomers keeping tried to be everything to everybccustomers away aeping tried to be everything to everybccustomers away from; tried to be everything to everybccustomers away from the certain customers away from the fitness brand. so he he founded lululemon in 1998, but resigned from its board in 2015 after blaming overweight female customers, uh, for equality. failing that resulted in its black leggings becoming see through , which is which is through, which is which is hilarious . through, which is which is hilarious. uh, lululemon. for people who don't know what it is, it's a sort of overpriced, uh, women's sportswear brand. >> well, i mean, >> well, they have i mean, there's a thing i don't know. i don't to, like, besmirch. don't want to, like, besmirch. sweaty similar thing , sweaty betty is a similar thing, isn't it, that think is very isn't it, that i think is very popular they have a popular in brighton. they have a big shop and they do. everyone wears gear now, wears these activewear gear now, just all day long. but this one in i read in particular, i did read the story they refute, and when it was under his they was under his control, they refused any larger than refused to go any larger than size 12 because they want size 12 because they didn't want anyone to be seen wearing these things. who they thought would bnng things. who they thought would bring brand disrepute . bring the brand into disrepute. quite is well, quite right. and he is well, whether wrong , whether he's right or wrong, it's massive it's certainly been a massive shift, it, in the way shift, hasn't it, in the way that brands do project themselves victoria's themselves. victoria's secret does they're for their does this now. they're for their shop. windows quite often have

outsized models and women who would traditionally have would not traditionally have been as, you models. >> i like you say. i did >> i like the way you say. i did read the story as if like you've >> i like the way you say. i did read tan story as if like you've >> i like the way you say. i did read tan extra as if like you've >> i like the way you say. i did read tan extra effort ke you've >> i like the way you say. i did read tan extra effort tonight. e >> i like the way you say. i did reayshen extra effort tonight. e >> i like the way you say. i did reayshe read'a effort tonight. e >> i like the way you say. i did reayshe read somert tonight.e >> i like the way you say. i did reayshe read somert 1them. .e >> she read some of them. >> she read some of them. >> that's nice. >> that's nice. >> a specific number. >> i remember a specific number. >> i remember a specific number. >> um, ho, >> i remember a specific number. >> um, no, he's >> yeah, yeah. um, but no, he's completely right. he says the definition you're definition of a brand is you're not everything everybody. and not everything to everybody. and that's don't that's key. it's who you don't serve know . serve as well. you know. otherwise it's meaningless. so even though he's making you could he's could say it's crass. he's absolutely right. could say it's crass. he's abswell,y right. could say it's crass. he's abswell, inclusivity has become , >> well, inclusivity has become, you know, a thing that brands want to be known for now, isn't it? whereas it used to be exclusivity. yeah. even if exclusivity. yeah, yeah. even if you bond or you walk down bond street or whatever. very high you walk down bond street or wha brands very high you walk down bond street or wha brands seem very high you walk down bond street or wha brands seem to very high you walk down bond street or wha brands seem to wantery high you walk down bond street or wha brands seem to want to high end brands seem to want to associate with people end brands seem to want to assocyou with people end brands seem to want to assocyou know, with people end brands seem to want to assocyou know, are with people end brands seem to want to assocyou know, are not,th people end brands seem to want to assocyou know, are not, as)eople who, you know, are not, as i say, conventional aspirational who, you know, are not, as i say, conyeah)nal aspirational shapes. yeah >> and that's a that's an interesting that's a very diplomatic saying diplomatic way of saying fat people are hideously ugly necessarily just about . you necessarily just about. you know, being elite, is it. you could be aldi and you're saying we're a certain we're serving a certain market or know, and or you're, you know, versace and you're else. you're serving something else. so but it's actually tanking for victoria's are, know, brands that are, you know, putting people putting all the ugly people in their adverts and they're, they're sales are plummeting.

yeah. >> i think it's going to be a fad. metro now, nick, your challenge, you accept challenge, should you accept it, is discover uranus that is to discover a uranus pun that has not already been exploited by the itself. by the paper itself. >> scientists uranus >> yes, scientists probe uranus in more depth than ever and reveal its hidden glories. so congratulations metro, i can't really add anything to that. the whole article is really that joke . it goes on and on. it joke. it goes on and on. it says, we've some we says, we've got some news we need about need to share with you about uranus. is uranus. it turns out uranus is a different what different colour to what we previously , it's previously thought, and it's significantly gas , significantly affected by gas, notably is notably methane. that is affected by gas is another. >> the whole thing is like that. >> the whole thing is like that. >> and it's by catherine fiedler, which i'm starting to wonder that's even wonder if that's if that's even a solar . wonder if that's if that's even a solar. is wonder if that's if that's even a solar . is it wonder if that's if that's even a solar. is it really? at >> solar. is it really? then at least get out of it. least we'll get that out of it. >> you want the actual >> oh, i oh, you want the actual facts think. facts blue i think. yeah something you me, something like that. you ask me, even you even though you knew. but you wonder because, wonder about that because, um, my limited understanding of colour is that it's quite context dependent, isn't it? >> know how you >> and i don't know how you would exactly if you were would see it exactly if you were sort of floating surface sort of floating on the surface of planet whatever the of a gas planet or whatever the colour changes depending on how much methane is at planet's much methane is at the planet's poles. that's sort poles. yeah, that's the sort of thing was of. and thing i was thinking of. and

also the is away from also the sun is so far away from the you going get the sun, are you going to get the sun, are you going to get the wavelength the full wavelength of light reaching ? yeah, reaching the spectrum? yeah, yeah. so they're interesting questions they've avoided questions which they've avoided in, in, uh, just chucking some puns. the metro puns. it almost if the metro isn't newspaper , it's blog. >> let's move on to the daily mail in search real news. mail in search of real news. >> leo. the gun, snake >> leo. the words gun, snake lover, sex, money and earthquake . feeling aroused, apparently so. 50. >> so. >> because, uh, this this is about certain words and why they're likely to endure. so sex and fight are two words that have stood the test of time . have stood the test of time. because scientists say arousing words are most likely to endure in language, whereas newer in our language, whereas newer words as rise, uh, which words such as rise, uh, which stands for short for charisma and situationship , uh, you know, and situationship, uh, you know, might not survive, but these words that are there are likely to survive . they're the sort of to survive. they're the sort of things that are in james bond movie titles. they're called the words that are gun action words. yeah, lover money and earthquakes . they're dynamic. earthquakes. they're dynamic. they're doing something. and also they talk about words being more more solid than also they talk about words being more words. more solid than also they talk about words being more words. so nore solid than also they talk about words being more words. so cate solid than

also they talk about words being more words. so cat is olid than also they talk about words being more words. so cat is more1an other words. so cat is more concrete than animal, and animal is more concrete than organism. >> so find this interesting >> so i find this interesting genuinely, do genuinely, because if you do stand need some stand up comedy, you need some of those concrete words, and people form images in people need to form images in their give them their head and you give them words that them sharp words that give them sharp outlines, quickly than you much more quickly than if you give concepts. give them random concepts. and there's test you can do to there's a test you can do to find a is hard find out whether a word is hard or to say, at or not. which is to say, at multiple times in a row and watch to see how long it becomes, how long takes to becomes, how long it takes to becomes, how long it takes to become you become meaningless. have you ever just ever done that until it just becomes ? say cat, ever done that until it just becc cats ? say cat, ever done that until it just becc cat , ? say cat, ever done that until it just becccat , cat, ? say cat, ever done that until it just becccat , cat, cat, ? say cat, ever done that until it just becccat , cat, cat, cat, say cat, ever done that until it just becccat , cat, cat, cat, cat say cat, ever done that until it just becccat , cat, cat, cat, cat .ay cat, cat, cat, cat, cat, cat, cat. eventually it just starts to sound like a clicking. >> what happens if you do that on live tv ? yeah. does the on live tv? yeah. does the viewer eventually turn off or do they keep watching? they just keep watching? >> anyway, do think it's >> anyway, i do think it's interesting , but fight a interesting, but fight isn't a particularly example , i particularly great example, i don't think that would don't think because that would have very long ago. >> yeah, but i think well, yeah, but it's still i guess the same. the same name. it's just changed pronunciation , changed accent. pronunciation, changed accent. but like, you know, if but it's like, you know, if somebody shouts you, hey, look, but it's like, you know, if someipeople outs you, hey, look, but it's like, you know, if somei people outs having ay, look, but it's like, you know, if somei people outs having sex. yok, those people are having sex. those fight. those people are having a fight. you're going to turn around and watch. whereas you at

watch. whereas if you look at that might you that organism, you might go, you might i'm having one. >> nick inaya changing now one. >> silver naya changing now one. >> silver groomersiging now one. >> silver groomers orig now one. >> silver groomers or whateverow for silver groomers or whatever we're silver surfers. we're called, silver surfers. >> silver surfers . yeah. >> it's silver surfers. yeah. it's over 70 of the uk's most onune it's over 70 of the uk's most online adults after 20 somethings survey shows this is from the ons. silver surfers spend an average of 43 minutes and six seconds a day using their laptops and other devices. ten minutes longer than those in their still . very low, their 40s. still. very low, though, isn't it? yeah. why aren't they bingeing on youtube videos for eight hours straight? you what i mean? you know what i mean? >> and parents >> i try and get my parents to do and watch do that. they sit up and watch this show, tell them, if this show, but i tell them, if you conquered you you just conquered youtube, you could watch it whenever you want to, affect our to, but that might affect our numbers, watching. to, but that might affect our nurif ers, watching. to, but that might affect our nurif you watching. to, but that might affect our nurif you could. watching. to, but that might affect our nurif you could. but watching. to, but that might affect our nurif you could. but yeah,tching. to, but that might affect our nurif you could. but yeah, myng. >> if you could. but yeah, my mum's a mum's like this. she's online a lot does make lot and i think this does make sense. you know, a sense. i think, you know, it's a myth 70 not myth that over 70 are not online. are there for the online. they are there for the plus, although they're not on social they're plus, although they're not on sociydoing they're plus, although they're not on sociydoing stuff. they're just doing other stuff. >> they love facebook, >> no, they do love facebook, which absolutely which has become absolutely a the grey's book, think they the grey's book, i think they call show is call it now. anyway, the show is nearly another nearly over. let's take another quick front quick look at saturday's front pages. mail pressure on pages. daily mail pressure on met to quiz andrew telegraph top

green tory quit over net to zero row at skidmore. the times post office faces police inquiry over it scandal. the guardian sunak asleep at the wheel as floods devastate england . the i rats devastate england. the i rats infesting uk towns and cities as bin chaos leads to rubbish piles being swept away by floods and the daily star rest gently now. derek my love, fetch derek draper, who has passed away. that's all we have time for. thank you to my guest leo kearse and nick dixon. i'll be back tomorrow at 11 pm. with steve and alan and bruce devlin. if you're watching at 5 am. stay tuned otherwise tuned for breakfast. otherwise thank you. have a good weekend. good warm feeling inside from >> that warm feeling inside from boxed sponsors of boxed boilers. sponsors of weather on . gb news. good weather on. gb news. good evening i'm alex deakin. >> this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb after a very start gb news after a very wet start to the year, the weekend promises much drier conditions. it's also going to be turning a

little bit colder. we're losing low pressure systems replace low pressure systems and replace them with an area of high pressure that's likely to for last most of next week, bringing a lot of dry weather, lot of a lot of dry weather, a lot of dry weather. but it's not completely still pretty wet completely dry. still pretty wet out there this evening over parts of northeast scotland. some showers over the some heavy showers over the northern will northern isles and there will be some drizzly conditions some damp and drizzly conditions affecting central and eastern england continuing england and showers continuing to affect west wales and cornwall . but many it will cornwall. but for many it will turn dry and clear and cold and touch of frost likely particularly from northern england across scotland and northern ireland. so, yes, a cold start to the weekend could be some stubborn fog patches in southwest northwest southwest scotland, northwest england . will be quite a grey england. will be quite a grey day. fancy over parts of eastern england bit and drizzly, england a bit dank and drizzly, but thankfully not much in the way of heavy rainfall. and for many , certainly in the west, many, certainly in the west, we'll see quite a bit of weak winter sunshine, which will struggle to those struggle to lift those temperatures about 5 8 temperatures to about 5 to 8 celsius. average for celsius. so around average for the time year. but turning the time of year. but turning cold on saturday night, cold quickly on saturday night,

another frosty starts across the north sunday. still quite north on sunday. still quite cloudy at times in the east, but i'm more optimistic for a bit more sunshine coming through on sunday. a dry and sunday. so for most, a dry and a bright day with some sunny spells . but it be cold and spells. but it will be cold and it even colder with it will feel even colder with this wind across eastern this brisk wind across eastern and southern england. goodbye >> looks like things are heating up boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news .

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way, as former energy minister chris skidmore resigns. way, as former energy minister chris skidmore resigns . a new chris skidmore resigns. a new year's gift from jeremy hunt cuts to national insurance come into force today in a bid to boost the tories electoral chances. >> now we've turned a corner, brought down inflation. the economy is doing better. we want to bring down the tax burden and this 2% cut will make a very big difference to many families up and down the country . and down the country. >> aidan magee is here with your sport. >> yes, indeed. good morning. it's a big weekend of fa cup action, with sunderland hosting nonh action, with sunderland hosting north east rivals newcastle at the stadium of light at 1245. and in boxing, anthony joshua has learned the identity of his next opponent . and with all your next opponent. and with all your weather forecasts throughout the morning, here's alex burkill. >> i think most of us are hoping for something a little bit dnen for something a little bit drier, and the good news is that is going to come this weekend. but it's also going to turn colder. i'll the details colder. i'll have the details shortly. good morning to you. >> stephen dixon , i'm pip >> i'm stephen dixon, i'm pip tomson, and this is breakfast on