channel >> hello and welcome to gb news. >> hello and welcome to gb news. >> today i'm dawn neesom and for the next three hours i'm keeping you company on tv, online and on that there digital radio. >> keeping you up to date on all the stories that really matter to you and coming year, to you and coming up this year, amazing how nearly 16,000 channel migrants residing in britain have been given the right to work across the country. that's according to data obtained under the freedom of information laws. but will this just incentivise more to make that journey across the channeli make that journey across the channel i don't understand it. then prince harry has withdrawn his libel case against the mail on sunday. it comes on the day he was due to hand over relevant

documents , but his lawyers have documents, but his lawyers have now filed a notice of discontinuance . he's also been discontinuance. he's also been labelled a living legend of aviation. but why .7 um, and the aviation. but why.7 um, and the met office has issued a fresh , met office has issued a fresh, fresh, fresh threat to life. warning. see how scared i am.7 um, covering a large swathes of the uk as storm asia's powerful 80 mile. an 80 mile per hour gals are set to batter the country next week . but this show country next week. but this show is all about you, not me. it's all about you and you and your views. so let me know your thoughts on all the stories. we'll be discussing today. email me on gb views gbnews.com or message me on our socials. really simple at gb news. but first let's have a look at the news headlines with the wonderful sam francis . dawn

wonderful sam francis. dawn thank you very much and good afternoon from the gb newsroom. >> it's just after 12:00. the headlines. the us president has suggested there may be a path to peace between israel and palestine. joe biden spoke to israel's prime minister on friday. benjamin netanyahu has in the past rejected calls for a two state solution, but following those discussions, president biden now says mr netanyahu is not opposed to all versions of the proposal , versions of the proposal, suggesting one path could involve a non—militarized government . britain is facing government. britain is facing the most dangerous threat of foreign interference since the cold war. that's according to a warning from the metropolitan police. as commissioner matt jukes blamed a so—called triple threat from russia , china and threat from russia, china and iran. he says espionage and hostile interference are among the top concerns as it comes after defence secretary grant shapps said this week that the threat from russia could be within the next five years, 21 pubuc within the next five years, 21 public bodies in the uk ,

public bodies in the uk, including the bank of england, have been asked by mps to reveal the of any contracts the details of any contracts given to fujitsu after the post office scandal . ministers want office scandal. ministers want to know how much taxpayer money's been spent with the tech firms since the high court ruled in 2019 that prosecutors , based in 2019 that prosecutors, based on its flawed horizon, it system, were wrong. since 2012, fujitsu has been awarded almost 200 public sector contracts worth a combined total of £6.8 billion. elsewhere norfolk police say the discovery of a knife in nearby woods is not connected with the deaths of four family members in a home near norwich, according to reports . the body of a 45 year reports. the body of a 45 year old man, 36 year old woman and two girls were discovered at a property near norwich after officers forced their way into the house. the man and two children are understood to have lived the address, police lived at the address, but police say woman was just visiting. say the woman was just visiting. all four people were found with injuries. north york and suffolk police forces have now cordoned off area they conduct

off the area as they conduct forensic tests. former detective chief inspector mike neville says working with the victim's families will be an important part of the investigation . part of the investigation. >> this is where years of policing and investigative work by senior investigating by the senior investigating officers his or her team officers and his or her team really comes to the forefront and more importantly , the and more importantly, the importance of family liaison officers in policing. working with family to better with the family to better understand , you know, the story understand, you know, the story and the history , which is and the history, which is critically important in building the picture to answer the questions which the public and the immediate community will be yearning for, because this is a complete utter tragedy . complete and utter tragedy. >> prince is facing an >> prince harry is facing an estimated £750,000 legal bill. that's after withdrawing his libel case against the publisher of the mail on sunday. the duke of the mail on sunday. the duke of sussex says he wants to focus on the safety of his family and his legal action against the home office. he was suing the newspaper over an article about his publicly funded security arrangements. when he and his family visit uk, now family visit the uk, he'll now have to pay the mail on sunday's

legal as well as his own . legal costs as well as his own. police are appealing for help to find a mountain climber almost a year after he disappeared, 42 year after he disappeared, 42 year old harvey christian was reported missing after he didn't return from a climbing trip at ben nevis . return from a climbing trip at ben nevis. police return from a climbing trip at ben nevis . police conducted return from a climbing trip at ben nevis. police conducted an extensive search in the surrounding area at the time. they're now asking for anyone who thinks they may have seen harvey around the time year harvey around the time last year to forward . and more than to come forward. and more than a million train tickets are to be discounted as part of a special promotion by the department of transport. fares will be slashed by ”p transport. fares will be slashed by up to 50% for the for a week from monday. cheaper advance and off peak prices will be available for travel across england and wales , and for england and wales, and for cross—border trips to scotland . cross—border trips to scotland. that promotion is valid for journeys between the 30th of january and the 15th of march. a european spacecraft named axiom mission three has arrived at the international space station with crew members from italy, turkey and sweden on. during their time

in orbit. the four person crew will carry out more than 30 experiments. the capsule that has now docked has flown in space twice before and gone to the international space station . the international space station. on both of those occasions . on on both of those occasions. on its flight to the i.s.s, the craft had to complete a series of burns that positioned it closer and closer to the station before it finally docked. these are live pictures of that docking in progress. you can see there spacecraft and spacex crew are now safely connected to the international space station . international space station. well back here on earth, the met office has issued amber weather warnings for wind in northern ireland and western england. wales and northern ireland, and parts of scotland . those parts of scotland. those warnings come as storm esha sweeps across the uk with winds of up to 80 miles an hour and heavy rain posing a risk to life and possible damage to buildings. forecast does say most of that damage is expected in coastal areas from large waves and debris blowing in the wind , and finally , mary weiss,

wind, and finally, mary weiss, lead singer of the 1960s pop group the shangri—las , has died group the shangri—las, has died at the age of 75. that's when i fell for peter of the pack . fell for peter of the pack. >> i folks were best remembered for the classic leader of the pack. >> that girl group had a string of hits, and they helped craft the sound of the 60s, inspiring generations of future artists, including amy winehouse . those including amy winehouse. those are the latest headlines from the gb newsroom. for more, we're on tv, digital, radio and our website gbnews.com now though. more from dawn . thank you very more from dawn. thank you very much, sam. >> welcome back and happy saturday. i hope you're having a wonderful weekend out. that's such a story that leader of such a sad story that leader of the singing it here on the pack was singing it here on the pack was singing it here on the break along. it's such an iconic coming up

iconic song, but lots coming up in today's show for you. so let's get straight into it, shall nearly 16,000 shall we.7 now nearly 16,000 channel migrants shall we? now nearly 16,000 channel migrants residing in britain have been given the right to across the right to work across the country. that's according to data obtained under the freedom of information laws . they are of information laws. they are paid 80% of the going rate in sectors facing staff shortages such as care, construction and agriculture. but they do lose their £49 a week subsistence allowance and have to contribute towards their accommodation costs . now joining me now to costs. now joining me now to explain exactly what's going on here, because i'm confused, i must admit, is gb news senior political commentator , nigel political commentator, nigel nelson, who is the font of all knowledge on this sort of thing. nigel hello. thank you for joining going joining us. what's going on? >> , this is a scheme that's >> well, this is a scheme that's been operating for nearly 20 years. so broadly , what it means years. so broadly, what it means is that if an asylum seeker a hasn't had an initial decision within a year , it means that within a year, it means that they can then get a job in a

shortage occupation. so as you just said, dawn, that means they get 80% of the going rate for that job. but what it means is they also pay taxes on on the money. that money is that tax is deducted at source , uh, their deducted at source, uh, their accommodation is, is uh, they'll have to have to contribute to that if they stay in asylum accommodation . and as you just accommodation. and as you just said, they lose the £49 that they get each week for extras. um, and that goes down to, to under £9 for anyone who stood in a hotel . a hotel. >> nigel. so if we're all for this rwanda plan to stop people coming across the channel, drowning, losing their lives, etcetera, etcetera, which we all are sure this is going to make coming across the channel in the boats more attractive to migrants, or am i missing something deeply important here? >> well, the first thing is, we're not all in favour of rwanda because i'm certainly not. i think it's a bonkers

scheme. um, but as far as the pull factor of this goes, they're not really. i mean, you're still talking about people who have to remain here for a year before they can start applying for work. so there's no great incentive to rush across in the hope of getting an instant job. so from that point of view, no , that that there of view, no, that that there isn't a pull factor. i would have thought that the fact that they are contributing then to their stay here is probably a good thing, rather than a bad thing. was it saving the taxpayer money? >> okay, when i say a good thing, i meant stopping people turning in the channel was a good thing . um, not necessarily good thing. um, not necessarily the rwanda thing . i think we all the rwanda thing. i think we all agree bit bonkers . um, agree is a bit bit bonkers. um, but don't understand. i mean, but i don't understand. i mean, these people, right? we don't know who they are. a lot of the time no papers. so my time they have no papers. so my issue with don't know who issue with is we don't know who they they're they are and if they're going to work in the care sector, do i really want looking after really want them looking after my granny when i don't know a criminal records checks, for example? how's all this going to work ?

work? >> it works the same way as for any other employee . so, for any other employee. so, for instance, say that they are working in the care sector , working in the care sector, which is obviously an area where we have 150,000 vacancies. so we desperately need people there. they have to go through exactly the same checks as anybody else. so there will be a criminal records check. um, these are people we will have to know their identity , have to know their identity, have to know where they come from . uh, make where they come from. uh, make sure haven't got a criminal sure they haven't got a criminal record. sure that they can record. make sure that they can be cleared for working with vulnerable people. so all those things would be taken care of. it's no different from anybody else . and if we don't want them else. and if we don't want them to get jobs over here, the answer is to speed up the process. the processing of them. so it doesn't take longer than a year to actually , uh, to give year to actually, uh, to give them a first decision. and that's the real problem is the backlog of people, um, that the home office is not clearing, which is actually contributing to this. right >> right. okay. that's, um,

nigel nelson, our senior political commentator. now, thank you very much, nigel. i have to admit, i'm not entirely convinced by what nigel has just said . um, but i have to said. um, but i have to wonderful panellists with me who can help me pick through this . can help me pick through this. uh, that's broadcaster and journalist mike parry and former labour adviser and writer scarlett mccgwire. as you can see, mike parry is very frisky already, and scarlet is rising above it, i think is the way to put it. right. okay mike, i'm going to come to you. yeah, i've heard what nigel nelson has explained , now must admit, explained, and now i must admit, i'm not entirely convinced. i don't think this will act as a deterrent for more people to try and cross the channel. >> yeah, people might be surprised at my take on this, but i quite welcome liked but i quite welcome it. i liked it when i read this news that people our country are people in our country are actually contributing to the economy , rather than being made economy, rather than being made to sit in a hotel room 24 hours a day doing nothing . you know a day doing nothing. you know the makes work for idle the devil makes work for idle hands this kind of hands and all this kind of stuff. what? what i'm a bit stuff. now what? what i'm a bit

upset about is that the government hidden from government have hidden this from us if 16,000 people us for so long. if 16,000 people are in employment and are actually in employment and are actually in employment and are working and. and what you've just said, um , dawn, about, oh, just said, um, dawn, about, oh, you know, people will will come now because they know they get work when they get here. i don't believe are low believe that these are very low paid so young men can paid jobs. okay so young men can get into construction and agriculture. women can get agriculture. young women can get into the care business. and i think it's a good thing if a they're contributing not just to they're contributing not just to the economy but to society as a whole by integrating with other people in those jobs. so i'm for it. and i do also believe that most people who risk their lives in those boats don't come over to do low paid jobs. in those boats don't come over to do low paid jobs . they see us to do low paid jobs. they see us as a land of milk and honey, and they hope to get big pay jobs and join their family businesses . so entirely against . so i'm not entirely against it, and i hope it might be a peg to start rethinking about how and who we admit to the country. >> well, that would be nice, wouldn't it? to know exactly who they scarlett, the other wouldn't it? to know exactly who they i scarlett, the other wouldn't it? to know exactly who they i have arlett, the other wouldn't it? to know exactly who they i have witht, the other wouldn't it? to know exactly who they i have with thise other wouldn't it? to know exactly who they i have with this isyther wouldn't it? to know exactly who they i have with this is that, issue i have with this is that,

you know, they are going be you know, they are going to be paid now , paid 80% of the going wage now, one of the reasons a lot of the working class red wall voted for brexit and then voted for boris johnson in 2019, is because my grants were taking it and undercutting many of the working class jobs, like on building sites and driving and delivery and things like that. so they were being undercut by migrants. surely going the surely this is going to have the same . same effect. >> so yes and no. i mean , you're >> so yes and no. i mean, you're certainly right. >> and i remember going to a focus where people focus group where where people complained children complained that their children couldn't get skilled jobs because the poles were coming oven because the poles were coming over. so, i mean, this wasn't illegal migrants, this was poush illegal migrants, this was polish people who were coming over and working a lower over and working for a lower wage, actually , i mean, what wage, but actually, i mean, what this is this is jobs where this is, is this is jobs where they can't find people to fill them. so we are talking about digging potatoes and picking fruit and, and farmers are crying out for extra people and actually we could suffer fruit and vegetables shortages because

is because there aren't enough. so there's that. but as far as as the pull factor is concerned, i mean, the best thing that we can do is process these applications. i mean, you know, people talk about rwanda , which people talk about rwanda, which um, um, i absolutely agree with nigel nelson, i think is a bonkers scheme that's never going to win. you're never going to get there. the biggest thing that the, the government that the, the this government did was the sorting out did right was the sorting out the albanians. did right was the sorting out the albanians . and now albanians the albanians. and now albanians know if they come over, they get sent . and actually sent back. and actually i remember, you know, in the 80s when it took five weeks to process an asylum thing. we are now talking that after a year we are allowing people to actually work. we shouldn't. they shouldn't be here for a year. we shouldn't be here for a year. we shouldn't have thousands and thousands. but can i say i completely agree with mike. they should never have been a secret. i mean, i think i agree with mike on everything, but this should , ever, ever have should never, ever, ever have been secret. should have. been a secret. we should have. they we're

they should have said we're changing rules we're changing the rules and we're going allow them work. and changing the rules and we're goi|because)w them work. and changing the rules and we're goi|because this1em work. and changing the rules and we're goi|because this government and changing the rules and we're goi|because this government is1d it's because this government is so frightened right wing. so frightened of the right wing. >> this is what i was going to say, because a lot people are say, because a lot of people are having look having my reaction. you look at the i think it having my reaction. you look at ththat i think it having my reaction. you look at ththat , i think it having my reaction. you look at ththat , look, i think it having my reaction. you look at ththat , look, we i think it is that, look, we do have a tidal wave of people coming into thisthey're coming little >> they're coming those little black across english black boats across the english channel. there's more channel. but if there's a more regimented doing it and regimented way of doing it and saying are vacancies in saying there are vacancies in the british workforce and you can come for them, you see, i also believe that a lot of people who come over are coming here to join the black economy. you don't realise how big the black economy is in this black economy is in about some country. i'm talking about some of come over in of the people who come over in the , the people the smuggling, the people smuggling join smuggling gangs actually join those gangs when they get here. they join cannabis farms, they join illegal operations and a lot of them come for that reason. you will see high street shops. now where nobody ever goes into them. but they are a front money laundering. i've front for money laundering. i've been by senior been told this by senior politicians policemen and politicians and policemen and a lot of them come to join up. but this legitimate form of giving people responsible rmt

people work and responsible rmt in our community and integrate into the community, i think is a good thing. >> and saving taxpayers and saving taxpayers money at the moment we are spending 8 million a day on hotels and there are two, two things. and also it puts more pressure on the government to actually sort out this, this thing so that we, we don't have people who are sitting in a hotel . don't have people who are sitting in a hotel. i don't have people who are sitting in a hotel . i completely sitting in a hotel. i completely agree, these young i mean, a lot of them are young men . i mean, of them are young men. i mean, if they didn't have mental health problems before, they certainly after being, certainly got them after being, but they're going to cause mischief eventually they get frustrated down frustrated and they pull down fences and all that kind of stuff. >> yeah. the one thing we do disagree scarlett, that disagree on, scarlett, is that i do believe in the rwanda policy, disagree on, scarlett, is that i do belie'it's�*n the rwanda policy, disagree on, scarlett, is that i do belie'it's deterrent,ida policy, disagree on, scarlett, is that i do belie'it's deterrent, andolicy, because it's deterrent, and we've still got to have that deterrent. now, what i'm saying is those those really want is those those who really want to come and contribute to our society will still get in the boatif society will still get in the boat if they think i can work on a farm in england and i get there, but they might think again, intent is again, if their only intent is

to here and get themselves to come here and get themselves involved in criminality, those are the ones we've got to deter. >> mike. the problem with your argument is, going back to argument is, is going back to what about . what i was talking about. scarlett is the people that voted in 2019 for boris johnson, the red wall. i have got people coming over here stealing my jobs, undercutting me and lorry drivers, builders, etc. etc. yeah, and what are you going to say to those people? hold on again, it's happening again. yeah. >> well, look, i think this should be an extension of our already successful immigration policy. now, when i say that, which bit of it successful exactly. >> well, i'll tell you, waiting for this one. >> no, for this one. >>-no, on, for this one. >> - no, on, let for this one. >> no, on, let me tell >> no, no, hang on, let me tell you. in stockbroker belt, you. i live in stockbroker belt, surrey. we've had an influx of tens of thousands of people from hong kong who have come and they've invested in local community, they've opened shops and restaurants, buy local and restaurants, they buy local housing and they come because they like the local schools, and they like the local schools, and they that it's an they like the fact that it's an orderly. um law and order town. okay. places like epsom and sutton now , they have sutton now, they have contributed enormously to the

growth of that part of the country. surrey. okay. and if this can be an extension of how successful that has been, i think it's a very good thing. so ihave think it's a very good thing. so i have got evidence of it. >> the point is they're here legally . we are talking about legally. we are talking about people saying this can legally. we are talking about pe> i'm saying that you can extend to people who and extend it to people who come and volunteer work in the care volunteer to work in the care sector, we desperately sector, where we desperately need borders . need people like open borders. no, not open borders at all. >> it's open borders at >> it's not open borders at all. i a start , you have to i mean, for a start, you have to risk stop agreeing him. >> i know, not your job. >> i know, not yourjob. >> i know, not yourjob. >> sorry. i'm sorry >> i know i'm sorry. i'm sorry that agree with mike. that i. i agree with mike. >> with mike. that i. i agree with mike. >> i with mike. that i. i agree with mike. >> i know with mike. that i. i agree with mike. >> i know take with mike. that i. i agree with mike. >> i know take with ibefore him. >> take the job before they get here. it's not open borders at all. i'm totally against open borders. >> no, no, we what? what we're actually talking about is people who've been here for a year sitting in hotel rooms, us paying sitting in hotel rooms, us paying for them, them doing nothing while all we have potatoes rotting in the ground. now, the problem with agricultural work is the red wall. people do not want to do

it right . that is not. wall. people do not want to do it right. that is not. that wall. people do not want to do it right . that is not. that is it right. that is not. that is not undercutting them. and they're children. i mean, the problem is, i mean, i think as far as caring and i actually do think men and women do caring. mike um, and i also think women are pick potatoes. but the thing about caring is absolutely right, dawn, we have to check on them. right? we have to make sure that that's and it's a skilled job. right. that that i mean actually so is i mean the reason british people are so useless at picking potatoes is because it's such backbreaking work. so what we have, what the government is saying is, is we're not talking about skilled work taking away from british people exactly what we're doing is we're saying to people , look, is we're saying to people, look, you've been here for a year. and frankly, that is because we have cocked up right ? we've we've cocked up right? we've we've beenit cocked up right? we've we've been it for a year. we still haven't processed you, you you can go out and get . can go out and get. >> wo wo wo wo wo can go out and get. >> w0 wo wo wo wo wo wo. >> w0 w0 w0 w0 w0 w0 w0. >> w0 w0 w0 w0 w0 w0 w0. >> right. okay. used to go and get hug get a room. have a hug okay. hug it out okay i have to move on.

okay. yeah and the devil is in the detail the because the detail by the way, because the detail by the way, because the their £49 the migrants forgo their £49 a week state subsidies allowance. yeah, they earn more than that, but negotiate the but they can negotiate with the home remain asylum home office to remain in asylum accommodation long as they accommodation as long as they pay accommodation as long as they pay small contribution. no one pay a small contribution. no one said what that contribution is. so it could still be taxed. that's a thing. can we move on? >> that's a good thing. we move on now for all the best on right now for all the best analysis, better than these analysis, even better than these two, opinion that story two, an opinion on that story and more. and much more. >> go our website gb news.com >> go to our website gb news.com . now let's talk about prince harry, shall we? because we can, um, he's withdrawn his libel case against the mail on sunday. it comes on the day he was due to hand over relevant documents, but his lawyers have now filed a nofice but his lawyers have now filed a notice of discontinuance as he was trying to sue the mail on sunday for its reporting of his dispute with the home office 0ver dispute with the home office over his security arrangements . over his security arrangements. now, joining me is gb news royal correspondent . the very lovely correspondent. the very lovely cameron walker is fully up to speed in this story because i get very confused about how many legal actions prince harry has

got going on. um, cameron, what's going on here? >> well, at one time, dawn, he had six. now he's only got three, but let's this three, but let's discuss this particular case, which he has dropped the libel case against the mail on sunday. he could have fork out. according to have to fork out. according to the mail, around £750,000 in in legal costs . the mail, around £750,000 in in legal costs. i the mail, around £750,000 in in legal costs . i spoke to prince legal costs. i spoke to prince harry's spokesperson last night and they were saying to me that it's a bit premature to put a specific figure on it. however, they definitely did not deny that prince harry's going to have a pretty bill. have a pretty hefty bill. so this an article this all relates to an article written by the mail on sunday about prince harry's separate case against about home office security with me. so far, prince harry alleges that that particular article was libellous damaged. his character was making him out to be something he's not. the mail on sunday was arguing honest opinion. now yesterday both sides were due to submit documents to the judge and to the court , basically and to the court, basically spelling out their case for it to go to a full trial. but prince harry and his lawyers

decided not to do that and to drop the case altogether. now, we don't know why that was the case. could be that he case. it could be that he thought he'd lose it. it could be that was something in be that there was something in those that he did not those documents that he did not want be the public domain, want to be in the public domain, or prioritise , or he wanted to prioritise, perhaps res0urces . on perhaps financial resources. on his against the home his fight against the home office and his other cases against various newspaper gr0ups against various newspaper groups to have alleged unlawful to do have alleged unlawful information , prince information gathering, prince harry's spokesperson tells me harry's spokesperson tells me harry's priority is the safety of his family , not what the mail of his family, not what the mail wrote about him two years ago. >> it's a bit mad, isn't it? they left it to the very last minute, given in the in the in the preliminary hearing to this , the preliminary hearing to this, harry wrote an email saying, well, of course i can't pay for my own protection. i haven't got a job there were his words and that was in pre—hearing . so that was in the pre—hearing. so how to the how comes it got to the literally the last minute. >> and we say prince harry's lawyers were so confident that it was done case. he it was a done dusted case. he was a victim slander that was a victim of slander that they asked the judge produce they asked the judge to produce a summary judgement, i.e.

there's no reason for this case to go to trial because it's just a done deal . to go to trial because it's just a done deal. but in december, so last, last month, the judge actually said, well, actually the mail sunday could well the mail on sunday could well win their with honest win their case with this honest opinion defence. now, from my understanding, opinion defence. now, from my understanding , prince harry understanding, prince harry still that on his still disputes that on his opinion defence because he said that the article was in the news section of the newspaper rather than the opinion section section of the newspaper . why, as you of the newspaper. why, as you say, dawn, it was quite last minute. we don't know. and it's completely overshadowed what perhaps would have been a bit of a celebration for prince harry last night at this aviation awards angeles, because awards in los angeles, because now everyone's talking about the fact on his fight fact he's given up on his fight with the mail. so yeah, with the with the mail. so yeah, we're not talking about the other thing. so the living legend , that's what legend of aviation, that's what he is now, isn't he? >> yeah. >> em— >> living legends of aviation. john travolta, who famously danced his mother, princess danced with his mother, princess diana, at in the white house diana, at the in the white house in reportedly was the one in 1980s, reportedly was the one pushing for prince harry to join this prestigious club, as it were. hall of fame. gave

were. this hall of fame. he gave him the medal last night at a posh hotel in los angeles. he's joining the likes of neil armstrong , buzz aldrin. but armstrong, buzz aldrin. but there's lot of military there's a lot of military veterans online who are saying, well , hang veterans online who are saying, well, hang on, how come prince harry's award? yes, he harry's got this award? yes, he served two of afghanistan . served two tours of afghanistan. yes, he was a helicopter gunner , yes, he was a helicopter gunner, co—pilot and obviously flew a lot on missions and training. but they are saying or arguing that he hasn't really done anything extra that other soldiers and other pilots in the military have done. so why is it that he has been inducted into this prestigious group and they haven't? i wonder anything to do with him being a prince. >> do you reckon on that one? >> well, i can possibly speculate, dawn, but too you're much of a gentleman. >> walker gb news >> uh, cameron walker gb news royal reporter there. thank you very watching very much. now you are watching and listening to gb news saturday neesom saturday with me. dawn neesom lots more coming up on today's show , but should we have a look show, but should we have a look at weather's with show, but should we have a look at first? weather's with show, but should we have a look at first? hello her's with show, but should we have a look at first? hello there with show, but should we have a look at first? hello there and with show, but should we have a look at first? hello there and greg| greg first? hello there and greg dewhurst, welcome to latest dewhurst, welcome to your latest gb news weather we've got storm isha on the way, particularly through sunday evening,

overnight monday morning, overnight into monday morning, damaging gusts of wind. >> some large waves around the coast. rain too. it's coast. some heavy rain too. it's unsettled over the next 24 hours and very unsettled. and sunday into monday as that storm moves through, and then remains through, and then it remains unsettled into next week. two outbreaks rain already outbreaks of heavy rain already pushing in this evening across western parts of the uk. some hail mixed in there , two very hail mixed in there, two very strong and gusty winds, gales around starting to around the coast but starting to ease little the early ease a little during the early hours, with some clear spells developing , but also some developing, but also some blustery too. blustery showers too. temperatures as well, generally for which we haven't for us three, which we haven't seen a while. for two six seen for a while. for two six celsius across many areas. a mixed start to sunday morning. some bright spells, the best of these across northeast scotland also central southern parts of england. then storm isa england. but then storm isa m0ves england. but then storm isa moves in during the latter part of the morning through the afternoon, bringing outbreaks of heavy , very winds heavy rain, very strong winds developing as we developing particularly as we head the evening time and head into the evening time and overnight locally, 80 overnight 60 to 70. locally, 80 miles an hour. met office amber warnings come force warnings come in force for sunday . the afternoon

sunday evening. the afternoon temperatures above average for the time of year. but given the strengthening it will strengthening winds, it will feel than this blustery, feel cooler than this blustery, unsettled start to monday. some disruption to the morning commute disruption to the morning c0mmute warnings disruption to the morning commute warnings in force across the board for those strong winds. it unsettled over winds. it remains unsettled over the coming week with further heavy rain as we head towards tuesday and into wednesday . tuesday and into wednesday. >> thank you very much, greg. you're watching and listening to gb news saturday with me dawn neesom and loads more coming up on today's show . neesom and loads more coming up on today's show. uh, neesom and loads more coming up on today's show . uh, alec on today's show. uh, alec baldwin is looking forward to his day in court after being charged again over the onset fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins. all of that and much more to come. i'm dawn neesom and you're watching and listening to gb news, britain's news channel, on a saturday afternoon

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space in the capsule space pictures in the capsule because i just i've got the lovely stephanie takyi me. lovely stephanie takyi with me. our showbiz supremo, and we were talking about we're talking about what it would do to your talking about we're talking abou i what it would do to your talking about we're talking abou i what itactuallon to your talking about we're talking abou i what itactually end your talking about we're talking abou i what itactually end upur hair. i would actually end up looking like troll you'd looking like a troll and you'd still look good. >> you just see a big afro , >> you just see a big afro, like, sure look gorgeous . like, sure look gorgeous. >> anyway, that's a very >> anyway, so that's a very serious scientific story. steph. yes you're watching gb news with me. dawn neesom on tv, online and radio. now, the and on digital radio. now, the reason steph is here by the way, is not talking about our hair is a in new mexico has a grand jury in new mexico has charged alec baldwin with a fresh of involuntary fresh count of involuntary manslaughter movie manslaughter over fatal movie set shooting in 2021. previous charges against the emmy award winning actor were dropped last april . local prosecutors have april. local prosecutors have since shared additional facts from the forensic tests on the weapon used in the shooting, as you know, steph is here. our showbiz guru. um, so stephanie, i thought this had gone away . i i thought this had gone away. i remember i remember the story , remember i remember the story, the original story. horrific um, but what's happening now?

>> well , alec baldwin thought >> well, alec baldwin thought this had been put to bed, dawn, and got rid of the old and they got rid of the old prosecution team from last year, which that the case had been which saw that the case had been dropped because original gun dropped because the original gun that had been used in the in the whole been damaged whole incident had been damaged dunng whole incident had been damaged during forensic testing. so they've got a new prosecution team now . they got the same team now. they got the same weap0n team now. they got the same weapon reconstructed and having done further tests, they said the only reason that halyna hutchins died is because someone pulled that trigger. alec baldwin has said he didn't pull that trigger. so now that they've done all this new testing on a new reconstructed gun , they said he must be liable gun, they said he must be liable 0r gun, they said he must be liable or he must be guilty of involuntary manslaughter because the only way she could have died is if someone, someone put pressure on, on the trigger and of course, he's the only man in question about it. so now, legally , dawn, they've managed legally, dawn, they've managed to get this count against him over two theories. they're saying he negligent saying either he was negligent in his use of the firearm or he had a total disregard for the safety of others. so potentially

he's facing 18 months in prison . he's facing 18 months in prison. you know, there's this big thing where they say hollywood stars can themselves out of can buy themselves out of prison, but clearly, this new prosecution team, they're dead set on justice being served. in this case, someone has died from this case, someone has died from this situation. so i feel like they're not letting this go . okay. >> and originally he was he saying, well, i thought it was it was a dummy gun. it wasn't a live gun. was that originally what happened? >> is another big question. >> this is another big question. now because number one in hollywood film sets, you're not supposed to a gun supposed to have a live gun filled with ammunition on there. so there's questioning on that. so there's questioning on that. so there's questioning on that. so the woman who was actually in control gun she's facing control of the gun she's facing a court case as well, and she says not about says she's not guilty about that. well. so it feels like that. as well. so it feels like it's a he said she said thing. but more than anything, someone has died from this. and she was a mother of two. alec baldwin , a mother of two. alec baldwin, even if he is found not guilty in this case, dawn, he says he's finding it hard to find work in

hollywood , and they still hollywood, and they still persisted on with the film. they finished filming it there looking for a distributor, and i just think it's very distasteful and who is going to want to distribute a film when someone is now died ? and potentially is now died? and potentially you're looking at someone facing a charge ? the film a manslaughter charge? the film is called rust. >> i it's a western, isn't >> i mean, it's a western, isn't it? never why why it? i mean, i never why why would you have live ammunition and live gun on a set in any case? >> doesn't make sense. you know, we're wiser as viewers we're none the wiser as viewers at got a prop at home, if you've got a prop gun. we've seen all these western . it's all prop western films. it's all prop guns and, you know, to me, i'm thinking for alec baldwin, i just don't understand how he could not felt that could have not felt that pressure to pressure of it. i don't want to say he guilty it or say he is guilty of it or anything but there is anything like that, but there is anything like that, but there is a lot questions. and that's a lot of questions. and that's why team are why this prosecution team are not it go . but you know not letting it go. but you know what? baldwin's team seemed what? alec baldwin's team seemed quite what? alec baldwin's team seemed quhe he what? alec baldwin's team seemed quite he will do quite convinced that he will do okay came out with okay because they came out with a yesterday a statement yesterday saying we are forward to our day are looking forward to our day in . interesting. in court. interesting. >> but he is selling his property well, he? property as well, isn't he? he is. feeling financial

is. he is feeling the financial he is. >> he will feel the hit of it. and he's had to a lot of and he's had to pay a lot of money family as s0 money to her family as well. so you know, could be the you know, this could be the downfall one of hollywood's downfall of one of hollywood's greatest stars, as say. greatest stars, as they say. yeah, absolutely. >> this space. stephanie, >> watch this space. stephanie, thank much for coming thank you very much for coming on, having me. that one. on, for having me. that one. thank . um, now, of you thank you. um, now, lots of you have your thoughts have been sending your thoughts in, let's have a look at some in, so let's have a look at some what were some of a of what you were some of a lot of response on migrant issue. response on the migrant issue. um, when coming over um, you know, when coming over here and allowed to work, which the government weren't telling us. okay, this steve. good us. okay, this is steve. good afternoon . steve. i don't agree afternoon. steve. i don't agree with illegal migrants with allowing illegal migrants to because not have to work because we do not have the place for the infrastructure in place for them . um, and meanwhile , lucy them. um, and meanwhile, lucy has the opposite view of this. um, lucy says getting them to work would be a lot more useful than having a lay around a hotel at expense. all and at our expense. all day. and then says, i think it's a then carl says, i think it's a great idea that we pay them to work. wasn't ago we work. it wasn't too long ago we were too many were complaining about too many job and get them job vacancies and get them contributing . finally, carol has contributing. finally, carol has a your last say on this one. carol. good afternoon . if we carol. good afternoon. if we need potato pickers, why can't

these migrants be forced do these migrants be forced to do it ? i'm assuming it for? i'm assuming you're implying money then? implying for no money then? well, actually stop well, that would actually stop them trying to across here, them trying to get across here, wouldn't a wouldn't it? definitely a deterrent. you all deterrent. thank you for all your messages. but keep them coming about coming in. it's all about you. fascinating to hear and loads more to get through on that one. you're watching listening to more to get through on that one. you news tching listening to more to get through on that one. you news saturday listening to more to get through on that one. you news saturday listme1g to more to get through on that one. you news saturday listme dawn more to get through on that one. you newsloads'day listme dawn more to get through on that one. you newsloads more listme dawn more to get through on that one. you newsloads more coming dawn more to get through on that one. you newsloads more coming up/n neesom loads more coming up on today's should the army today's show should the army ditch its restrictions on hiring soldiers with tattoos and those with a history of asthma to solve its huge recruitment crisis? all of that much more to come. you're watching and listening to gb news britain's news channel. don't go too far n0w .

sunday mornings from 930 on gb news . news. >> marvellous! welcome back to gb news saturday with me dawn neesom . i'm caught me fiddling neesom. i'm caught me fiddling with my necklace there on your tv, online and on digital radio. now the met office has issued a new amber wind warning for the weekend and the incoming storm has been named . and forecasters has been named. and forecasters have warned that the inquiries, injuries and dangers to life are likely from large waves and beach material thrown onto coastal roads. seafronts and properties. joining me now is weather journalist properties. joining me now is weatherjournalist nathan rao to talk about the weather. good afternoon. good afternoon . thank afternoon. good afternoon. thank you so much forjoining me, nathan, a pleasure . always nathan, a pleasure. always a delight to have you. and looking so dapper, may

so terribly dapper, if i may say so terribly dapper, if i may say so . um, a storm. yeah. this so. um, it's a storm. yeah. this is the ninth one. is it? we're up to it. >> is we are about to lose the arctic , but the gates are about arctic, but the gates are about to open to the fury of the atlantic , because storm echr, or atlantic, because storm echr, or storm asia. >> i've heard the met office calling it storm asia. >> today is going to come in tomorrow. >> and she looks like a big one. so >> so in. & all change from very >> so it is all change from very , very cold with the risk of snow had the snow that we've had over the past just a bit more than a past week just a bit more than a week enjoying that. >> was quite oh, are y0u. you. >> y0u. you. >> well i mean, it is all changed is going changed because it is going to turn through tomorrow and turn stormy through tomorrow and that's the latest picture right . that's the latest picture right. >> okay. so we can we can see waves crashing up. this is a library picture. not library picture. it's not actually is the actually now but this is the sort that we are sort of condition that we are expecting. yeah. >> the met office has got >> and the met office has got a warning the whole warning across the whole country for so coastal for strong winds. and so coastal regions, if you see those waves it's going to be coastal regions. that are regions. obviously that are at risk of waves overtopping risk of those waves overtopping and flooding. not and causing flooding. and not just you'll have seen a lot just that you'll have seen a lot this danger to life. warning that the met office warnings

encompass this. and they are really for people to take care in situations like that by coasts, don't go walking down coastal walkways and pathways dunng coastal walkways and pathways during very, very strong winds because those waves will come up. are to up. the winds are going to be very very going through very, very strong going through the day tomorrow. >> it's 80 miles an hour, 85 miles an hour. >> now, other thing to >> now, the other thing to mention the met office mention is the met office warnings are sort of evolving as the they are now up the day goes on. they are now up to 85 miles hour, which is to 85 miles an hour, which is beyond hurricane winds beyond hurricane strength. winds that it beyond hurricane strength. winds thatitis beyond hurricane strength. winds that it is in the amber warning, which is in the north and down the west . but which is in the north and down the west. but is wind the west. but there is a wind warning country warning across the whole country , slightly lesser speeds than that. , slightly lesser speeds than that . wherever going to that. wherever you are going to be tomorrow, sunday, it is going to be a horrible day, a storm. aisha comes through and does her thing , but it aisha comes through and does her thing, but it is going to be warmer about 13 degrees. warmer about a 13 degrees. >> that's is that unusual for this of year? this time of year? >> very unusual for this >> it is very unusual for this time of the average time of year. the average temperature for december is about is happening about 8 or 9. what is happening is, arctic is, as i mentioned, the arctic is, as i mentioned, the arctic is back up. we are is retreating back up. we are getting southwest and the getting the southwest and the atlantic in and bringing atlantic coming in and bringing milder air the south. so milder air up from the south. so with the storm, we're going to

get of milder air. get this pulse of milder air. and next and at the beginning of next week, temperatures week, we could see temperatures in figures . and given in double figures. and given that seen that we've just seen temperatures minus, temperatures in minus minus, yes, is quite a big change. yes, that is quite a big change. and don't like the cold, and if you don't like the cold, you're luck. you're in luck. >> how long is it going to last? i mean , the whole uk is i mean, the whole of the uk is under a weather warning, which is quite unusual. >> unusual isn't it? yeah, it's a mean , if you a big warning. i mean, if you look the met office's weather look at the met office's weather warning, it's warning, the uk looks like it's pretty of pretty much had a plate of custard spilt over it there. a yellow absolutely yellow splodges absolutely everywhere one, everywhere. and the amber one, of the more, of course, for the more, more severe warning that for the severe warning that is for the whole into monday whole of tomorrow into monday morning. now is going to get morning. now it is going to get the strong winds from storm. isha are going to calm down through the early hours of monday, but then it's looking more unsettled again on tuesday and start of next and through the start of next week we're going into an week. so we're going into an unsettled again. you unsettled pitch again. if you remember snap, unsettled pitch again. if you renhad)er snap, unsettled pitch again. if you renhad strong snap, unsettled pitch again. if you renhad strong henk. snap, unsettled pitch again. if you renhad strong henk. were p, we had strong henk. we were talking flooding and talking about flooding and storms the cold snap. storms and we had the cold snap. now into now we're going back into storms. can't keep up, i storms. i can't keep up, i can't, i have trouble , i know, i can't, i have trouble, i know, i know, you're expert . know, and you're an expert. >> are an expert. you're

>> you are an expert. you're staying with me throughout the morning, you morning, aren't you? because you update the weather update on on what the weather is doing because we're british, we like lovely weather, like talking lovely weather, don't we? that's nathan route weather journalist and broadcaster there. now, as i said, loads of you have been getting in touch with your thoughts on in particular on the migration situation. um it's like, and this is a point i raised with the panel earlier on, how can we allow people to work in the care sector when they have no documents to check on criminal convictions? well, i mean , my panel earlier mike mean, my panel earlier on, mike and scarlett seemed to think that wouldn't case. that that wouldn't be the case. but on this but paula, i'm with you on this one. confused about but paula, i'm with you on this one. of confused about but paula, i'm with you on this one. of them confused about but paula, i'm with you on this one. of them .)nfused about but paula, i'm with you on this one. of them . destroy about but paula, i'm with you on this one. of them . destroy anyrt many of them. destroy any documents they do have , which is documents they do have, which is why takes a long time to why it takes a long time to process them. so how do know process them. so how do we know who they they are, who they are, where they are, what criminal convictions they actually if don't actually have? if we don't know who they're who they are or where they're from, can we um, and from, how can we check? um, and i think, yeah. and what's this one? oh, uh, yeah . we have to one? oh, uh, yeah. we have to have this one. um, this one is on a prince harry as well. the other big talking point of the day. uh, this from carol. um day. uh, this is from carol. um i'm just not interested in many more. please, just leave it.

well, carol, i would love to. unfortunately he's on the front page and inside pretty much every newspaper t0day . page and inside pretty much every newspaper today . because every newspaper today. because harry, despite wanting his privacy, seems to keep giving us more to talk about, doesn't he? but keep your thoughts coming in on any of the subjects we are talking about . on any of the subjects we are talking about. this program is all you. it's not just all about you. it's not just about sitting here chatting about me sitting here chatting about me sitting here chatting about now but i'm about the weather. now but i'm not chatting about the weather. i'm going to work the army. the army should ditch its restrictions soldiers restrictions on hiring soldiers with those with a with tattoos and those with a history of asthma to salvage recruitment crisis. those are the of capita, the firm the words of capita, the firm responsible for armed forces recruitment . it comes as it was recruitment. it comes as it was revealed the firm had only recruited around half its annual target of soldiers, with just months to go, and only expects to hit 70% of the goal by the end of march , which is slightly end of march, which is slightly worrying given everything that's going on in the world, isn't it? now joining now a former now joining me now is a former royal navy commander, rear admiral chris parry . uh, chris, admiral chris parry. uh, chris, thank if i can call you chris.

thank you so much for joining thank if i can call you chris. thank you so much forjoining me today. now, this with everything going on in the world, it's frankly a very scary place and it seems to be getting scarier. we do have an issue with recruitment in all our armed forces , but in particular the forces, but in particular the navy! forces, but in particular the navy i understand is suffering m0re navy i understand is suffering more so is more than others. so what is wrong people with wrong with hiring people with maybe an unusual haircut or with tattoos as . tattoos as. >> well, there's nothing wrong with it, but i do worry when a company that has consistently failed over two decades to actually help recruiting suggests we actually go out and recruit a wider pool . recruit a wider pool. >> uh, that suggests it's their commercial objectives that are driving things for our strategic needs. >> now , dawn, the bottom line >> now, dawn, the bottom line is, i don't mind who signs up to fight the king's enemies. >> i'll take anybody along, to tell you the truth. uh, but it's horses for courses. >> you know, you can't have people with asthma doing some of these high energy tasks that you're seeing at the moment. uh, y0u you're seeing at the moment. uh, you can't have people with tattoos fronting up a guard of

honour. tattoos fronting up a guard of honour . for example, for honour. for example, for a foreign dignitary , uh, that foreign dignitary, uh, that actually despises us in his culture. >> culture, tattoos . >> culture, tattoos. >> culture, tattoos. >> um, so the problem is that we have to have a scale of uniformity , both in terms of uniformity, both in terms of fitness and appearance , to fitness and appearance, to project the operational capability 80, an image that we need to prevail both in peace and war. >> so basically , you think this >> so basically, you think this would be maybe lowering our standards too much and that the recruiting firm in charge of this basically capita aren't doing a very good job. >> they're doing a dreadful job and they're getting paid a lot of money for it. >> the thing is, dawn, look, if you look at ukraine now, you take somebody with tattoos or with into front line, with asthma into the front line, but you couldn't expect in every job for them to be as operationally effective or indeed presentational as you would need them to be for every task. would need them to be for every task . so would need them to be for every task. so you'd have to park them if you like, in certain jobs. >> but then, of course, you get the equality lobby saying, well,

actually, people actually, why can't people with asthma do this? well, fact of life is they can't actually run 100m without having to, you know, treat themselves. so these things are just gimmicks. >> dawn. you know, we can recruit enough people. the trouble putting people trouble is we're putting people off, uh, joining the armed forces because the offer is not good enough to tell you the truth. i'm afraid say truth. and i'm afraid to say we're most society we're alienating most of society , uh, by trying to introduce absolutely ludicrous, diverse liberty and equality. uh conventions. >> so we should actually i mean, basically, chris, make sure that the best people get the jobs rather than just doing a box ticking exercise to make sure we have the right amount of women. the right amount of whatever diverse diversity box you want to tick. yeah yeah, we've got to be fair. >> we want the best people to, uh, serve our country. when i when i used to command sailors , when i used to command sailors, marine soldiers and airmen, i used to say , look, you play an used to say, look, you play an international level for your country. >> that means you've got to be really good. and the best people

don't join for the money. they don't join for the money. they don't join for their own narcissistic reasons. they join to serve their country . they to serve their country. they like the idea of duty , honour like the idea of duty, honour and sacrifice. those are the people we need to reach out to. but at the moment, i'm afraid every single piece of transactional, uh, sort of legislation and transactional sort of convention is putting those people off. so what should be done, chris, to appeal to more of the right people to get involved, to sign up ? involved, to sign up? >> well, i think we've got to start caring for our people a bit better . bit better. >> you know, i had a discussion recently with a high street retailer, ceo and he said, well, of course, you know, the armed forces like another forces are just like another job, it ? and i forces are just like another job, it? and i said, forces are just like another job, it ? and i said, well, job, isn't it? and i said, well, can i just stop there? you can i just stop you there? you don't exactly ask the people who serve in your shops to risk their lives and their health defending your knickers counter at and, you know, there's this sort of idea somehow that the armed forces are just another job. they're not, you know, you

actually put yourself in harm's way on behalf of this country. and we need to reflect that. and people will sign up. the best recruiter, dawn , is when we recruiter, dawn, is when we have a war, people see the a war, because people see the point it. and we're a very point of it. and we're in a very dangerous world. as you pointed out . now, we've got say to out. now, we've got to say to our people, we value you . you our people, we value you. you play our people, we value you. you play at international level, and therefore we'll treat you like that. >> sorry, chris, we've run out of time there. thank you so much. very very interesting to talk appreciate your talk to you. appreciate your time. rear admiral chris time. that's rear admiral chris parry former parry, uh, a former nato commander . parry, uh, a former nato commander. now you're watching and listening to gb news dawn neesom lots more coming up on today's show. but let's have a look at the weather greg, look at the weather with greg, because important right how. >> now. >> brighter @ brighter boxt >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello there. i'm greg dewhurst . welcome to your latest dewhurst. welcome to your latest gb news, weather. we've got storm isha on the way , storm isha on the way, particularly through sunday evening, overnight into monday morning damaging gusts of wind. some large waves around the

coast . some heavy too. it's coast. some heavy rain too. it's unsettled over the next 24 hours and very unsettled. and sunday into monday as that storm moves through, then remains through, and then it remains unsettled next week. two unsettled into next week. two outbreaks of heavy rain already pushing in this evening across western parts of the uk. some hail mixed in there. two very strong gusty winds, gales strong and gusty winds, gales around but starting to around the coast but starting to ease a little the early ease a little during the early hours, with some clear spells developing , but also some developing, but also some blustery too. blustery showers too. temperatures as well, generally frost which we haven't frost free, which we haven't seen while for two six seen for a while for two six celsius across many areas. a mixed start to sunday morning. some bright spells , the best of some bright spells, the best of these across northeast scotland also central southern parts of england. but then storm isa m0ves england. but then storm isa moves in during the latter part of the morning through the afternoon, bringing outbreaks of heavy winds heavy rain, very strong winds developing particularly as we head evening time and head into the evening time and overnight locally, 80 overnight 60 to 70. locally, 80 miles an hour. met office amber warnings come in force for sunday . the afternoon sunday evening. the afternoon temperatures above average for the time year. but given the the time of year. but given the strengthening winds, it will feel than this blustery,

feel cooler than this blustery, unsettled start to monday. some disruption to the morning commute disruption to the morning c0mmute warnings disruption to the morning commute warnings in force across the board for those strong winds. it remains unsettled over the coming week with further heavy rain as we head towards tuesday and into wednesday . tuesday and into wednesday. >> looks like things are heating up boxt boilers as sponsors of weather on gb news . up boxt boilers as sponsors of weather on gb news. thank you very much greg. >> i think i preferred the cold. lots more coming up on today's show, so don't go anywhere though . i'm dawn neesom and you though. i'm dawn neesom and you are watching and listening to gb news britain's news channel. don't go too far

away - - away . hello and welcome to gb away. hello and welcome to gb news saturday. happy saturday, happy weekend. i'm dawn neesom and for the next two hours keeping you company on tv, onune keeping you company on tv, online and on digital radio. keeping you up to date on the stories that really matter to you. this hour. you. and coming up this hour. for nearly 16,000 channel migrants residing in britain have been given the right to work across the country. that's according to data obtained under the freedom of information laws . the freedom of information laws. but will this just make more want to come across across the channel risking their lives then prince harry has withdrawn his libel case against the mail on sunday. it comes on the day he was due to hand over relevant

documents, his lawyers have documents, but his lawyers have now filed a notice of discontinuance. he's also been labelled a living legend of aviation . but what the hell is aviation. but what the hell is that about? and and the met office has issued a fresh threat to life warning covering large swathes of the uk as storm asia's powerful 80 mile an hour gals are set to batter the country next week. oh my god, not good news, but this show is nothing without you and your views. let me know your views. so let me know your thoughts on all of these stories and anything else you want to talk we're here talk about. basically we're here for email at for you. uh email me at gbviews@gbnews.com or message me on our socials . we're at gb news on our socials. we're at gb news very, very simple. but first, here's the news with the lovely sam francis . sam francis. >> dawn, thank you very much and good afternoon from the gb newsr00m. good afternoon from the gb newsroom. the headlines just after 1:00, the us president has suggested there may be a path to peace between israel and

palestine. joe biden spoke to israel's prime minister on friday. benjamin netanyahu has in the past rejected calls for a two state solution . but two state solution. but following those discussions, president biden now says that mr netanyahu is not opposed to all versions of the proposal, suggesting one path could involve a non—militarized government . here in the uk. government. here in the uk. britain is facing the most dangerous threat of foreign interference since the cold war. that's according to a warning from the metropolitan police . from the metropolitan police. assistant commissioner matt jukes blamed a so—called triple threat from russia, china and iran. he says espionage and hostile interference are among the top concerns . it comes after the top concerns. it comes after defence secretary grant shapps said this week that the threat from russia could be possible within the next five years, as . within the next five years, as. 21 public bodies, including the bank of england, have been asked to review, reveal details of any contracts given to fujitsu after the post office scandal. mps want to know how much taxpayers money has been spent with the

tech firm tech firm, since the high court ruled that prosecutions based on its flawed honzon prosecutions based on its flawed horizon it system were wrong . horizon it system were wrong. fujitsu has been so far awarded almost 200 public sector contracts since 2012. those were worth a combined total of £6.8 billion. well the mother of a teenager who was stabbed to death is appealing for information as a £20,000 reward is offered . 19 year old eddie is offered. 19 year old eddie king, nothemba kinuthia suffered multiple stab wounds when he was attacked in a park known as grosvenor road, triangle in bristol that was on the 21st of july last year. a total of six men have been arrested by avon and somerset police on suspicion of murder. three remain on bail, the others have been released without charge. police are now appealing for anyone with information to contact them . information to contact them. well to royal news, prince harry is facing an expensive legal bill after withdrawing his libel case against the publishers of the mail on sunday. the duke of sussex says he wants to focus on

the safety of his family and his legal action against the home office. suing the office. he was suing the newspaper 0ver office. he was suing the newspaper over an article about his publicly security his publicly funded security arrangements when visiting the uk. well, for more on that, our gb news royal correspondent cameron walker is live in the studio for us. cameron, this this could be quite an expensive bill for the prince. yeah it could be. >> but prince harry's spokesperson tells me it's a bit premature to put specific premature to put a specific figure on it, but they certainly didn't it going be didn't deny it was going to be a hefty they told me his hefty sum. they told me his priority much for safety priority is very much for safety of family. this all relates of his family. this all relates to a mail on sunday article written about prince harry. separate case against the home office accusing him of spinning the narrative. prince harry then sued them for libel, saying it was an attack on his character. the sunday argued it was the mail on sunday argued it was honest opinion. now yesterday, papers from both sides are meant to be submitted to the judge in order to be used as part of a trial. prince harry stopped trial. but prince harry stopped it right there and decided to drop all together . so drop the case all together. so he had stopped that battle . but

he had stopped that battle. but of course, he's got three more high cases going through high court cases going through the system at the moment. the london system at the moment. so the war is not over for him. >> cameron , thank you very much. >> cameron, thank you very much. cameron walker there live for us in the studio here in london. police are appealing for a help to find mountain climber to find a mountain climber almost a year after he disappeared , 42 year old harvey disappeared, 42 year old harvey christian was reported missing after he didn't return from a climbing trip at ben nevis. police conduct extensive police did conduct extensive searches in the surrounding areas , and they're areas at the time, and they're now, though, asking for anyone who have seen who thinks they may have seen harvey at that time to come forward . well more than forward. well more than a million train tickets are to be discounted as part of a special promotion run by the department for transport, but fares will be slashed by up to 50% for a week from monday . the cheaper advance from monday. the cheaper advance and off peak prices will be available for travel across england and wales, and for cross—border trips to scotland . cross—border trips to scotland. those promotions are valid for journeys between the 30th of january and the 15th of march.

well in the last hour or so, a european spacecraft named axiom mission three has arrived at the international space station with crew members from italy, turkey and sweden . during their time in and sweden. during their time in orbit, the four person crew will carry out more than 30 scientific experiments . that scientific experiments. that capsule there for those watching on screen, has previously been in space twice before, and it went to the international space station on both of those occasions . on its flight to the occasions. on its flight to the es , that craft had to complete es, that craft had to complete a series of special burns that positioned it closer and closer to the station before it performed its final docking . and performed its final docking. and back here on earth, the met office is issuing amber weather warnings for wind in northern and western england , wales, and western england, wales, northern ireland and in parts of scotland. two the warnings come as storm eesha sweeps across the uk with winds of up to 80 miles an hour and heavy rain posing a risk to life and possible damage to buildings. risk to life and possible damage to buildings . forecasters say to buildings. forecasters say most of that damage is expected in coastal areas from large

waves and possible debris , and waves and possible debris, and finally, mary weiss, lead singer of the 1960s pop group the shangri—las , has died at the age shangri—las, has died at the age of . 75. that's when i fell for of. 75. that's when i fell for peter of the pack . peter of the pack. >> hi folks . >> hi folks. >> hi folks. >> well, best remembered for the classic leader of the pack. that girl group had a string of hits and they helped to craft the sound of the 60s, inspiring future generations of artists including amy winehouse . those including amy winehouse. those are the latest headlines from the gb newsroom. for more, we're on tv , on digital radio and of on tv, on digital radio and of course, on our website to gbnews.com now though, let's get more from dawn . thank you very more from dawn. thank you very much, sam. >> and i could tell you that it's 1:07, >> and i could tell you that it's1:07, but it's a >> and i could tell you that it's 1:07, but it's a saturday afternoon, so you shouldn't really relax , enjoy really care. just relax, enjoy the let's get stuck

the show. now let's get stuck into today's topic , shall we? into today's topic, shall we? nearly 16,000 z channel migrants residing in britain have been given the right to work across the country . that's according to the country. that's according to data obtained under the freedom of information laws . they're of information laws. they're paid 80% of the going rate in sectors facing staff shortages , sectors facing staff shortages, such as care, construction and agriculture. but they do lose their £49 a week subsistence allowance and have to contribute towards their accommodation costs . joining me now is gb costs. joining me now is gb news, senior political commentator nigel nelson looking very grumpy there nigel smile. it's saturday to explain what's going on here nigel thank you very much to see that's a smile. that's better. thank you very much joining us this much for joining us this afternoon. the afternoon. now nigel, the headune afternoon. now nigel, the headline on this channel headline on this is channel migrants been quietly given migrants have been quietly given the work sectors in the right to work in sectors in clare care construction and agriculture, but can still retain access to state subsidised bed and board under a home office scheme . this doesn't home office scheme. this doesn't sound right or indeed fair.

>> well, first of all, it hasn't been done quietly . it's been a been done quietly. it's been a scheme that's been in place since 2005, so we have known about it for quite a long time. so the way it works is that if you haven't had an initial decision on your asylum claim for more than a year, you can then look for work in shortage occupations . so as then look for work in shortage 0ccupati0ns . so as you then look for work in shortage occupations . so as you said, it occupations. so as you said, it could be in social care , it could be in social care, it could be in social care, it could be in construction. we've got a shortage of bricklayers, carpenters and roofers at the moment. um but you but that only appues moment. um but you but that only applies if the home office haven't processed your claim . so haven't processed your claim. so the target is to get claims processed in within six months. so none of these people would then be eligible for a job. the reason this is happening and the reason this is happening and the reason you have 16,000 people now in the workplace , is because now in the workplace, is because the home office has got such a backlog, they can't get through. and some people have been

waiting, uh, a year , two years, waiting, uh, a year, two years, even up to three years. but i mean , nigel, i'm just going to mean, nigel, i'm just going to read you one text we had in from a viewer that i think sums up what a lot of them are thinking and saying. >> this is from al, he says, how on earth is it a great idea to give 16,000 illegal migrants the right to stay for 80% pay? these people have entered illegally and as the government originally said, they have absolutely no right to in this country. right to remain in this country. now of viewers and now a lot of our viewers and listeners are saying same listeners are saying the same thing . thing. >> well, the first thing is we don't know whether they have a right to remain in the country because they only apply for because they can only apply for work if an initial decision has not been made . so, in other not been made. so, in other words , if it's if the home words, if it's if the home office will get their skates on and process these people and decide that somebody doesn't have the right to be here, they won't be able to work . have the right to be here, they won't be able to work. um, but obviously, if you're delaying delaying the processing, the processing system for so long,

it seems to me right that people should contribute to being here, which of course they do, because if they alder hey children's hospital . oh nigel, we appear to. >> oh, right. okay. nigel sorry. i thought you just completely ignonng i thought you just completely ignoring me now. uh, nigel, thank you very much. that's gb news senior political commentator. and nigel nelson , commentator. and nigel nelson, they're joining to explain. i'm sorry. i think it sounds a bit wr0ng. sorry. i think it sounds a bit wrong. still and lots of you are agreeing me, but maybe. wrong. still and lots of you are agreeinyou me, but maybe. wrong. still and lots of you are agreeinyou agree, but maybe. wrong. still and lots of you are agreeinyou agree with maybe. wrong. still and lots of you are agreeinyou agree with nigel. aybe. wrong. still and lots of you are agreeinyou agree with nigel. leta. maybe you agree with nigel. let me know. gb views gb news. because this is a huge talking point , isn't because this is a huge talking point, isn't it? now, all point, isn't it? now, for all the analysis , my opinion on the best analysis, my opinion on that all of the that story and all of the stories we're covering today, go to news.com . now to the website gb news.com. now we move on to another story that's making headlines today. not one either. um, tata not a good one either. um, tata steel confirmed up to 2800 steel has confirmed up to 2800 jobs will be affected by a plan to close furnaces at port talbot site. the cuts will be made over the next 18 months as the

company transitions to a greener way of working ing, the unite union says it's ready to use everything in its armoury to protect staff and defend the industry. head of the unite union in wales, peter hughes, told gb news he thinks choosing the furnace is a mistake. a closing the furnace is a mistake. the sad day for the steel industry and it's a sad day for wales. >> like said, this plant's >> like you said, this plant's been producing steel for over 100 years. it's the lifeblood of the community here. the community around here. >> 2500 people >> and to make 2500 people redundant from here, it's devastated. they close them because decarb ization, but because the decarb ization, but they to decarbonise they don't need to decarbonise until 2034. so this is a very rash decision. in fact, i believe it's vandalism . believe it's vandalism. >> strong words downing street says the job losses are not as a result of the prime minister's net zero target. rishi sunak says the government remains committed to british steel, making . but sir keir committed to british steel, making. but sir keir starmer says he's very concerned over the future of steel . full stop . the future of steel. full stop. let's have a listen to what rishi had to say, shall we? the

government provided half £1 billion to support tata, the alternate live, by the way, was that the entire plant would be closed and all 8000 jobs would be the government worked >> but the government worked with provided half with the company, provided half £1 billion. the company is investing more money order investing more money in order to safeguard of jobs, and safeguard thousands of jobs, and that's something that the uk government has the government has done. the welsh government participate government did not participate in and because we in that, and that's because we cared and cared about those jobs and the future steelmaking in wales future of steelmaking in wales and the uk . and the uk. >> they're just in october, so i know how this is going to impact on the workforce. the government said it had a plan for steel . it said it had a plan for steel. it transpires the plan involves thousands of redundancies. there's a better plan, a multi—union plan that the government needs to look at. again, that's a viable way forward. it's vital that we have a viable steel industry in the united kingdom. labour has got a plan for that viable future, not just for the next year or two, but for decades to come . but for decades to come. >> right. joining me now is

political commentator susan evans. political commentator susan evans . and author and evans. and author and broadcaster nichi hodgson . thank broadcaster nichi hodgson. thank you very much for joining me, ladies . this you very much for joining me, ladies. this story is in all the papers. it's a huge story. and your heart goes out to the people in port talbot who are facing job losses and how to pay their bills in a cost of living crisis . suzanne, i'm their bills in a cost of living crisis. suzanne, i'm going to come you first because come to you first because i'm a bit confused mean, rishi bit confused here. i mean, rishi sunak is saying this bit confused here. i mean, rishi sl nothing is saying this bit confused here. i mean, rishi sl nothing to is saying this bit confused here. i mean, rishi slnothing to do is saying this bit confused here. i mean, rishi sl nothing to do with; saying this bit confused here. i mean, rishi sl nothing to do with the (ing this bit confused here. i mean, rishi sl nothing to do with the drive1is is nothing to do with the drive to net zero, but to me it does seem that there is a link. >> i think they're quite clearly is a link. i mean, let's be clear. this firm has been in trouble for quite some time because energy prices, because of rising energy prices, which of course been lots which of course have been lots of geopolitical issues. the war in has heightened that in ukraine has heightened that sort that sort of tension. and that expense. but there's no doubt that the reason that these job losses going is because tata losses are going is because tata is its two blast is closing its two blast furnaces plant that run furnaces at the plant that run on fossil fuels in favour of what are called new electric arc furnaces that run on electricity . and that's why seeing . and that's why we're seeing these closures , that's these closures, and that's why these closures, and that's why these losses going . so

these job losses are going. so with will in the world, with the best will in the world, the say it's the prime minister can say it's nothing do with his net zero nothing to do with his net zero ambitions. that's why this ambitions. but that's why this is and in this case, is happening. and in this case, i'm clear i'm afraid it looks pretty clear to that all talk about to me that all this talk about and hyperbole in government about jobs , in this case, about green jobs, in this case, green jobs, actually equal a great big giant lie because they're being lost, nicky. >> green jobs in the >> i mean, green jobs in the future. we've heard it from both parties , haven't and, parties, haven't we? and, you know, working very know, we'll all be working very happily. helping happily. but that's not helping the port talbot now the people of port talbot now who are losing jobs is who are losing theirjobs is it? >> i slightly >> yeah. well, i slightly disagree because disagree with suzanne, because actually, do actually, i think this is to do with not standing up to with rishi not standing up to tata, actually tata, the company that actually are saying that they're going to, you know, these to, you know, use these electrode devices at port talbot. actually they're talbot. but actually they're going to still be fossil going to still be using fossil fuels india, then they're fuels in india, and then they're going that made going to be shipping that made back which nothing going to be shipping that made ba do which nothing going to be shipping that made ba do with which nothing going to be shipping that made ba do with green nthh nothing going to be shipping that made ba do with green anything.)thing to do with green anything. i mean, i think has the tory party learned nothing from closures of mines, for example? you know, i'm from yorkshire. i know very well i was born 80s. well i was born in the 80s. i know how impacted know very well how that impacted on wales on communities. south wales is exactly . this is what exactly the same. this is what port talbot is afraid of. why

didn't they make a proper transition? because actually many of the workers themselves say we embrace green energy. we know future of how know this is the future of how we've power our country, know this is the future of how we'ygive power our country, know this is the future of how we'ygive somezr our country, know this is the future of how we'ygive some time country, know this is the future of how we'ygive some time co get y, but give us some time to get there . there. >> i mean, suzanne, that's a fair point, isn't it? i mean, the writing has been on the wall here for a while with here for quite a while with with the company were the problems the company were facing and obviously with the drive we're not drive to net zero. and we're not ready for it yet. so we are going to have to import. yes. which , is, is very ungreen which is, is, is very ungreen and more carbon emissions. >> absolutely right. the whole thing is a fudge and an idiocy in that sort of sense. so the unions have put forward plan in that sort of sense. so the unionstheye put forward plan in that sort of sense. so the unionsthey keep forward plan in that sort of sense. so the unionsthey keep oneard plan in that sort of sense. so the unionsthey keep one of plan in that sort of sense. so the unionsthey keep one of thelan in that sort of sense. so the unionsthey keep one of the blast where they keep one of the blast furnaces open until other furnaces open until the other electric stream, electric arc comes on stream, but we can't but tata is saying, no, we can't afford that. now, as we heard in that rishi sunak, that clip from rishi sunak, he's pledged tata. pledged half a billion to tata. but saying that's not but they're saying that's not enough. they're saying need enough. they're saying they need 3 keir 3 billion. and actually keir starmer has promised to pledge that 3 billion if there's a labour obviously that 3 billion if there's a labothat obviously that 3 billion if there's a labothat to obviously that 3 billion if there's a labothat to obv seen/ that 3 billion if there's a labothat to obv seen . that that remains to be seen. but at the meanwhile we have this sort stalemate this absolute sort of stalemate situation really, where the local community is in crisis. the workers are in crisis. and

remember, it's not just the workers who are being sacked, it's issues it's the whole issues with regards jobs the regards to the jobs in the supply and jobs in the supply chain and the jobs in the local community, that that that strong , burgeoning local community, that that that strong, burgeoning industrial community supports. but community actually supports. but ultimately and very sadly, this is the end of british steel making from scratch . finito. making from scratch. finito. because the blast that the new furnaces can't do, the initial steel production from the iron ore. so as we rightly said already, we have to import it or use scrap metal, which is great to recycle, but that's not going to recycle, but that's not going to be enough to keep us going. >> nicky. it's a shame. i mean, you parties , you you know, both parties, you know, we're going to make britain again. we're going britain great again. we're going to back being this to get back to being this wonderful don't wonderful country. we don't actually wonderful country. we don't ac'thisy wonderful country. we don't ac'this country anymore. in this country anymore. >> i mean, it's quite >> no. and i mean, it's quite interesting. energy interesting. the green energy policy obviously labour policy that obviously labour have put in the manifesto because yesterday had because just yesterday we had reported that, um, uh , keir reported that, um, uh, keir starmer was thinking about abandoning it. actually, if i was him , i'd see this as a prime was him, i'd see this as a prime opportunity to go to port talbot, and or, you know, talbot, go try and or, you know, argue for a better deal with

tata protect those jobs. tata and protect those jobs. i think absolutely missing think he's absolutely missing a chance. doesn't do that . chance. if he doesn't do that. >> y0u chance. if he doesn't do that. >> you think, though, >> do you do you think, though, suzanne, the way of suzanne, that this is the way of the despite the the world, despite all the promises we are made that, you know, net zero, the drive to green energy and green green energy and a green ec0n0my,. green energy and a green economy,. will give us all more jobs and more leisure time as well. by the way, i'd like to see how this one works out . it see how this one works out. it is actually going to cost jobs initially. >> yeah. i mean, this is the whole problem with whole whole problem with the whole net zer0 whole problem with the whole net zero it's never zero agenda, really. it's never been of what been costed in terms of what it's in terms of it's going to cost, in terms of pounds pence and it's pounds and pence and what it's going terms jobs going to cost in terms of jobs and our lifestyle. and the impact on our lifestyle. nobody has assessed this. it's like complete ideology driven like a complete ideology driven idea that nobody actually knows what the practical impacts are going to be. i suspect it's not going to be. i suspect it's not going to be very good. the other point i think i'd like make point i think i'd like to make is as i said, it's the end of british steelmaking is british steelmaking and this is a to our hard core a complete hit to our hard core industries at a time when david cameron, our new foreign secretary, is warning that the country is in crisis, we need to prepare for war. world prepare for war. the world is a more dangerous place than it's been time. so

more dangerous place than it's been are time. so more dangerous place than it's been are we time. so more dangerous place than it's been are we doing? time. so more dangerous place than it's been are we doing? shutting down what are we doing? shutting down our industries and letting our heavy industries and letting china and india take over? i just think it's so shortsighted. >> yeah, it does. it doesn't seem dangerous, does it ? uh, seem dangerous, does it? uh, right. we've out of time. right. we've run out of time. unfortunately very much. uh, thank much. that's thank you very much. that's suzanne hodgson, suzanne evans and nichi hodgson, thank joining thank you very much for joining me uh, now we move me on that one. uh, now we move on to, uh. yes, prince harry again. um, he's withdrawn his libel case against the mail on sunday. it comes on the day he was due to hand over relevant documents, but his lawyers have now filed a notice of discontinuance . he was trying to discontinuance. he was trying to sue the mail on sunday for its reporting of his dispute with the home office his the home office over his security arrangements. joining me now is gb news royal correspondent , me now is gb news royal correspondent, cameron walker, to explain exactly what's going on here. cameron at the very last minute, harry has thrown in the towel. what do we make of this? >> it's going to be an incredibly hefty legal bill for prince harry. the mail report sits around three quarters of £1 million. i spoke to prince harry's spokesperson last night

and they were saying it's a bit too early to speculate the exact cost to prince harry, but they certainly didn't deny it was going be a lot of money. so going to be a lot of money. so this all relates to article this all relates to an article written on sunday written in the mail on sunday about prince harry's separate court case against the home office over his security arrangements, and in that article, it alleges that prince harry tried or his pr team tried to spin the narrative to make him look more in a positive light. prince harry then sued the mail for libel , arguing that the mail for libel, arguing that it was an attack on his character. argued character. the mail argued honest opinion in that case, and then the crunch time came down to yesterday, where both sides were due to submit evidence and papers to the judge and to the court , which would be used as court, which would be used as part of the trial . but prince part of the trial. but prince harry his lawyers decided to harry and his lawyers decided to cancel that and have cancel all of that and have dropped case altogether. now dropped the case altogether. now we don't know why he decided to do . it could be he didn't do that. it could be he didn't want that information to want some of that information to get public domain . get out into the public domain. he could that it he could. it could be that it was that he was going

was unlikely that he was going to or something else, such to win or something else, such as a too much of as perhaps a too much of a financial commitment , for financial commitment, for example, because prince harry's spokesperson tells me that his priority is very much for safety of his family and his case against the home office. so perhaps he's supplying more resources into that instead . resources into that instead. >> yes, he has, what, four other cases, legal cases that are still live, three which are still live, three which are still going. >> so we've got a case against sun newspaper gr0up 0ver >> so we've got a case against sun newspaper group over alleged unlawful information gathering, as well as the mail, associated newspapers 0ver as well as the mail, associated newspapers over alleged unlawful information gathering, both those groups deny all the allegations made against them. and of course , his fight against and of course, his fight against the home office, who decided to not provide him with the same degree of police protection when he decided not be a working he decided to not be a working member the royal family so member of the royal family so it's all very tricky for it's still all very tricky for prince harry because has prince harry because he has a lot of a lot of court cases still going on. so it's, you know, war is not over for him. >> cameron, just just quickly, finally , obviously, this has finally, obviously, this has come in the week where we've heard the

heard medical news about the king and indeed kate middleton . king and indeed kate middleton. you have very good contacts with the royal family. you talk to them on a daily basis. these contacts , what do you think the contacts, what do you think the harry his actions will be having on the king and his brother ? on the king and his brother? >> i think it's a lot of noise to be honest. i think their focus is very much on their roles as the head of state and the next head of state, carrying on with their duties as members of the working royal family, and they see what's going on across they see what's going on across the atlantic . and i mean from the atlantic. and i mean from various you know, articles and books, you can you'll get i'm getting the sense that they really are just frustrated that this isn't really going away. but to be fair to prince harry, he decided to step back as a working member of the royal family in order that he could pursue these legal cases, which he clearly couldn't do as a member the royal family so member of the royal family so perhaps it's a win win situation. but of course, it's very tricky . these family very tricky. these family intimate relationships intimate family relationships behind the scenes and talking of

winning, he did actually win an award, didn't he? >> was it last night or the night before in their living legend of aviation? what's that about? >> yeah, it sounds very fancy. john travolta, of course, famously danced with his mother in the white house the 1980s, in the white house in the 1980s, and reported that he was in the white house in the 1980s, andone reported that he was in the white house in the 1980s, and one that rted that he was in the white house in the 1980s, andone that reallyiat he was in the white house in the 1980s, and one that really pushed as in the white house in the 1980s, and one that really pushed for the one that really pushed for prince given this prince harry to be given this living legend of aviation. awards and he personally gave prince harry the medal last night in los angeles. it puts him on the same pedestal as the likes of neil armstrong, buzz aldrin , um, but also celebrities aldrin, um, but also celebrities such as tom cruise as well, and prince harry, of course, served two tours of afghanistan when he was a gunner, co—pilot, helicopter co—pilot , uh, for a helicopter co—pilot, uh, for a decade or so as well. but there's a lot of military veterans online who are asking, well, why is it that he has been given this medal ? well, why is it that he has been given this medal? um, and well, why is it that he has been given this medal ? um, and lots given this medal? um, and lots of other military veterans haven't done so . i suspect haven't done so. i suspect perhaps it's because he's perhaps it's because he's perhaps on a celebrity pedestal n0w. perhaps on a celebrity pedestal now. he has, let's say, a hollywood in the hollywood elite. and that's why he's been put in this category. but yeah,

s0me put in this category. but yeah, some very unhappy, uh, veterans , some very unhappy, uh, veterans, i think i can imagine. >> yeah, slightly cynical there, cameron, but i think i agree with . that's our, um, with you. that's our, um, cameron walker, our royal correspondent there. thank you very um , we move very much. now, our, um, we move on. i know, i know, on. cheese i know, i know, i promise you cheese. we're doing cheese. uh today is evidently national cheese lovers day. i mean , who knew the savoury snack mean, who knew the savoury snack or cheese, as we call it in the real world, pairs perfectly with crackers, bread and wine. they forgot to put wine in this bit. or just forgot to put wine in this bit. orjust about forgot to put wine in this bit. or just about anything forgot to put wine in this bit. orjust about anything . today is orjust about anything. today is dedicated to the celebration of the many different types of cheese enjoyed by the brits around the world, with the nation's favourite cheese has been crowned cheddar, then red leicester closely followed by brie, french . we really are a brie, french. we really are a nafion brie, french. we really are a nation of cheese lovers, aren't we? so so to get more nation of cheese lovers, aren't we? so soto get more on this very cheesy story is the lovely gb news north north west reporter sophie reaper, who is in a cheese shop. by the looks

of things. sophie, talk to me about cheese. >> good afternoon to you, dawn. yes, i'm here in any cheese lovers dream brie mine in lancashire . joining me is lancashire. joining me is lauren, the shop owner. i think this just sums it up perfectly. doesn't it? it's sweet. dreams are made of cheese. lauren. lovely joining me here today. uh, tell me about why is a nafion uh, tell me about why is a nation we love cheese so very much . well, i think because much. well, i think because there's that many different varieties of cheeses that must be a cheese out there for even that one person. that doesn't say that doesn't like cheese. um, you've got blended cheeses, you've got fruit cheeses, you've got soft cheeses . i mean, who got soft cheeses. i mean, who doesn't like cheese ? that's doesn't like cheese? that's a very good question . and we are very good question. and we are now going to do a little bit of taste testing. now i don't claim to be an expert on cheese . i'm to be an expert on cheese. i'm just going to put a disclaimer out what we're going out there. so what we're going to we've got cheeses to do, we've got a few cheeses here from lauren's shop. just p0p here from lauren's shop. just p0p us. here from lauren's shop. just pop us. lauren pop them up there for us. lauren s0 pop them up there for us. lauren so a see. um, so we can have a see. um, what we're to instead me we're going to do instead of me trying the type of trying to guess the type of cheese. funky cheese. they're all quite funky

varieties, aren't they? funky flavours . yeah. so we're going flavours. yeah. so we're going to have a and going to have a go and we're going to try we're going to have a go and we're going to try if we're going to have a go and we're going to try if i we're going to have a go and we're going to try if i can we're going to have a go and we're going to try if i can get we're going to have a go and we're going to try if i can get 'of�*re going to have a go and we're going to try if i can get 'of them ng to see if i can get any of them right. as i say, i don't right. but i as i say, i don't claim expert . so which claim to be an expert. so which one are we trying first? lauren, let's one are we trying first? lauren, let' let's start you a one are we trying first? lauren, let'let's start you a bit easy. >> let's go we'll go with easy. >> lone.go we'll go with easy. >> lone. this we'll go with easy. >> lone. this onere'll go with easy. >> lone. this one atl go with easy. >> lone. this one at the with easy. >> lone. this one at the back that one. this one at the back here. let's quick here. okay. let's have a quick little on this one. oh, little nibble on this one. oh, that's quite nice actually. it's one of my favourites. that one. it's quite meaty. i would say that meaty meaty . oh see this is that meaty meaty. oh see this is where we're going to go wrong dawn. it's going to go horribly wrong today. okay. so put wrong for me today. okay. so put me out of misery. one me out of my misery. so that one is applewood and it's is a smoked applewood and it's quite popular. one. what quite popular. one. and what kind is it. is that kind of cheese is it. is that so? it's just it's just a cheddar cheese. just a cheddar cheese. that's probably why i like fan of like it. i am a big fan of cheddar i'll have a quick cheddar right. i'll have a quick dnnk cheddar right. i'll have a quick drink clear drink of my brew to clear my mouth. trying mouth. which one are we trying next. step up next. right let's step it up a bit. go with right. bit. let's go with right. >> let's go with this one here. >> let's go with this one here. >> 0ne >> let's go with this one here. >> one yeah have >> this one here. yeah have a quick smell . now because of the

quick smell. now because of the flexing that i wasn't sure if i was going to like that or not, but he's actually quite nice . but he's actually quite nice. i'm rubbish at this though. i can still just taste the first one. um . i don't, i don't know, one. um. i don't, i don't know, you'll have to again sort that one is a pizza cheddar pizza. it's a cheddar blended pizza. sun blushed tomatoes and herbs. well, i can tell you now, i would have never gotten that. now we're going to be here for the next hour or so, and we're going try a few cheeses. going to try a few more cheeses. but very but for now, thank you very much, we'll be back with much, lauren. we'll be back with you . you shortly. >> sophie, thank you so much. i love cheese, i really am a huge fan of cheese. so, um, bring some down with you when you're down, won't you? i'm still actually in the studio with suzanne evans and nikki nichi hodgson ahmed here. now, we've done the serious stuff about the horrible job losses. now, now, i've got the most testing question of the day for you ladies. are you braced for this one, nikki ? what's your one, nikki? what's your favourite cheese? it has to be wensleydale beef from god's own

county. >> i love to go up to the dales and go to the cheese shops. >> 0ne and go to the cheese shops. >> one that's protected >> is that one that's protected now? to come from wensleydale. >> yes. it has special status like france and, like champagne in france and, uh, it's uh, other products. so it's quite . yeah, it's quite quite. yeah, it's quite posh n0w. quite. yeah, it's quite posh now. favourite , now. but my other favourite, i've be honest is wookey i've got to be honest is wookey hole which is all the hole cheddar, which is all the way in somerset somewhere. hole cheddar, which is all the wayjust in somerset somewhere. hole cheddar, which is all the wayjust in s> i like it. >> i like it. >> yeah. or vegan cheese, which is universally hideous. >> cheese is actually just rubber. >> it's awful . it just i've >> it's awful. it just i've tried, but it's awful . tried, but it's awful. >> that. but there are >> i'll say that. but there are around 700 named cheeses made in the uk, and it's brought by 98% of british households . so if you of british households. so if you haven't achieved sun, if your lunch, you're not alone . thank lunch, you're not alone. thank you ladies, you're watching and listening to gb news saturday

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wounds when he was attacked in a park known as grosvenor road triangle bristol that was on triangle in bristol that was on the 21st of july last year. a total of six men have been arrested by avon and somerset police suspicion of murder. police on suspicion of murder. three remain on bail. police on suspicion of murder. three remain on bail . the others three remain on bail. the others have been released without charge. now police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them . in royal news, contact them. in royal news, prince harry is facing an expensive legal bill after withdrawing his libel case against the publisher of the mail on sunday. the duke of sussex says he wants to focus instead the safety of his instead on the safety of his family and his legal action against the home office. he was suing the newspaper over an article about his publicly funded arrangements funded security arrangements when his family visit the when he and his family visit the uk , and the met office has uk, and the met office has issued amber weather warnings for wind in northern and western england. in wales, northern ireland and parts of scotland, the warnings come as storm esha sweeps acr0ss the warnings come as storm esha sweeps across the uk with winds the warnings come as storm esha swup)s across the uk with winds the warnings come as storm esha sw up to across the uk with winds the warnings come as storm esha sw up to 80 ss the uk with winds the warnings come as storm esha sw up to 80 miles uk with winds the warnings come as storm esha swup to 80 miles an with winds the warnings come as storm esha swup to 80 miles an hour winds of up to 80 miles an hour expected, and heavy rain posing a risk to life and damage to

buildings . forecasters say the buildings. forecasters say the worst conditions will be felt in coastal areas and you can get more on all of those stories and many more by visiting our website, gb news. com . website, gb news. com. >> thank you very much, sam, and welcome back to gb news saturday with me dawn neesom. it is 1:35 o'clock, but you don't care. it's a saturday afternoon. you shouldn't care. you're not at work . uh, shouldn't care. you're not at work. uh, right. or shouldn't care. you're not at work . uh, right. or maybe you work. uh, right. or maybe you are listening to us at the radio. at you can get some radio. at work. you can get some the well. don't forget the radio as well. don't forget that. tv online and on that. yeah. tv online and on digital could be digital radio. so you could be at work listening now . the at work listening now. the horrible story of the day . um, horrible story of the day. um, tata steel has confirmed up to 2800 jobs be affected as it 2800 jobs will be affected as it plans to close blast furnaces in south wales. the port talbot sites, considered to be the country's single biggest emitter of carbon dioxide . the cuts come of carbon dioxide. the cuts come as the company m0ves of carbon dioxide. the cuts come as the company moves to a greener way of working , and the

greener way of working, and the unite union, representing workers, say it's ready to use everything in its armoury to protect staff and defend the steel industry . joining me now steel industry. joining me now is economist and co—founder of investment advisor regionally, justin urquhart. stewart justin, thank you very much for joining me this afternoon. lovely to see you always lovely to see you. um, is a horrible story, um, this is a horrible story, obviously for the families and the area of port talbot, not one of the richest areas in the country it already . of the richest areas in the country it already. um, country as it is already. um, what do you make of what's happening here? i mean, is it inevitable that the drive to green . net zero will lose jobs? green. net zero will lose jobs? not necessarily. >> no, but what's happening here is a story that was started 50 years ago. >> right. we have always made a mess of actually producing steel. >> if you look on the continent , >> if you look on the continent, people say the steel people say the big steel factories, they can factories, how come they can produce it cheaper? well, apart from the else actually a lot of the countries actually the european countries actually subsidised power to their steel factories and so could produce it cheaper. we didn't. in fact, it cheaper. we didn't. in fact, it actually was costing us quite significantly more.

>> weren't buying our steel. >> it's not the steel was any good. also, you actually as good. also, you actually find as you're developing, there was less original steel less demand for original steel production . and hence the issue production. and hence the issue about our electric arc. >> and also lighter iron. actually a new form of steel production going on. so there are changes and developments going on. >> but this been a story of >> but this has been a story of a for, decades. a talbot for, oh, decades. >> needs to be done. >> what needs to be done. >> what needs to be done. >> and we have to learn this from as we from previous issues where as we see change, it's actually see a change, it's actually making the next generation making sure the next generation have and careers and have jobs and careers and industries to go into now where we've seen successful changes is where seen then where you've actually seen then development of smaller businesses coming in there. freeport, being talked about freeport, as being talked about going talbot , but also going into port talbot, but also making other opportunities making sure other opportunities for businesses to be there to start giving them tax breaks, start up giving them tax breaks, to be able to this an to be able to say this is an efficient start with. efficient place to start with. >> so is the thing i'm >> so this is the thing i'm confused obviously >> so this is the thing i'm confuseyou obviously >> so this is the thing i'm confuseyou oby lot sly >> so this is the thing i'm confuseyou oby lot of there's you know, a lot of people stressed how people are very stressed how they're going to pay their bills. crisis , bills. cost of living crisis, etc, but you etc, losing their jobs. but you rightly justin, has rightly say, justin, this has been on for a long time, been going on for a long time, and yet suddenly we appear to be at like you're going

at this like you're all going to lose yeah. why did no lose your jobs. yeah. why did no one plans place? one put any plans in place? >> just amazed because >> i just was amazed me because i every single year i can remember actually, in my working life, you know, south wales steel industry is on its way out. >> so yes, plans should have been alternative been made. alternative arrangements . and you see, arrangements. and now, you see, over years , s0me over the past few years, some hideous you hideous examples where you saw previous redundancies, people getting pots, getting their pension pots, being then fleeced by advisors, n0 being then fleeced by advisors, no real rip off merchants taking the money off them so they lost their jobs. they were the money off them so they lost theirjobs. they were losing theirjobs. they were losing their pension money and no one has done anything to develop it. so whether it was local welsh government whether the government or whether it's the central government, frankly, pull what pull your finger out. and what they're now they're talking about now is giving solve the problem . it's doesn't solve the problem. it's actually create the actually trying to create the next generation of businesses to be how you do that is be there. and how you do that is actually cost actually making it cost effective enough effective. and enough tax incentives people to start incentives for people to start up again. remember, we do start a lot small businesses in a lot of small businesses in this , and more this country, and we're more efficient so than france. >> and germany were very bad, though at financing to get though at financing them to get them focussed on them to grow so focussed on technology , get the new technology, get the new technology, get the new

technology a certain lot technology and a certain a lot of development of that south wales. >> and there a cheap place >> and there is a cheap place for to develop and story for them to develop and a story that's this that that's linked to this that caught my today and the caught my eye today and the telegraph banks declined telegraph is that banks declined mortgage climate mortgage applications in climate change crunch. change credit crunch. >> well, what's going on here? well here's a wonderful excuse not to give a mortgage. >> you know, you're not earning enough. deposit. oh, enough. not enough deposit. oh, and i'm afraid where you live just not just doesn't sound. and it's not just doesn't sound. and it's not just floods. just doesn't sound. and it's not just more oods. do they just doesn't sound. and it's not just moreoods. do they need >> no more excuses. do they need in summer, you'll say you're in the summer, you'll say you're in the summer, you'll say you're in area. in a drought area. >> it's now >> yeah, because it's now going to so foundations to dry out. so your foundations are you're are going to go or you're in a windy it is . so windy area or whatever it is. so there's 1001 excuses. they can come up with what is showing here, it's their here, whether it's their mortgages you mortgages or not. i tell you what cost insurance is what the cost of insurance is going through roof. going to go through the roof. um, i'm afraid that is an um, and i'm afraid that is an issue of whether it's climate change or not. i don't know, but we that the we certainly know that the climate far climate is now being far more unreliable . and here we are with unreliable. and here we are with another storm coming in. it almost a record almost seems like a record number that number of storms, and that means more falling over and more trees falling over and hitting houses hitting walls. and look around our and we all look around our gardens i going and we all look around our ga get|s i going and we all look around our ga get|s something i going and we all look around our ga get|s something quiteying to get hit by something quite soon? higher proportions soon? and higher proportions g0ne soon? and higher proportions

gone now we're going have to gone now we're going to have to pay gone now we're going to have to pay to pay for that with insurance to get the cover. and who actually has it? afraid we do. >> i was looking around justin, honestly, i looking around >> i was looking around justin, horjustin i looking around >> i was looking around justin, horjustin i [to king around >> i was looking around justin, horjustin i [to king you nd for justin to say to find you a good story . i for justin to say to find you a good story. i did you find one? >> good one. well, let's be clear. one thing still right now, sheffield used to be loads of steel, isn't it? then it all shut down. nothing there. look at the of sheffield steel at the value of sheffield steel that it actually it's that it actually produces. it's actually than was actually higher than it was 40 years i'd figures years ago. i'd say my figures are year of date, are about a year out of date, but nonetheless, what it means is producing steel. is not producing steel. it's producing knives , high producing surgical knives, high tech, high quality stuff . tech, high quality stuff. >> right? >> right? >> so completely and >> so completely different. and yes, old fashioned cutlery don't produce cutlery. yes they do actually cutlery. actually extremely good cutlery. i've some. i've just bought some. >> so let's look at it. >> it's different of the >> it's a different type of the industry. at industry. look at also manufacturing . remember we don't manufacturing. remember we don't make anything anymore. are make anything anymore. we are the ninth the eighth or ninth largest manufacturer world. it's manufacturer in the world. it's just that we don't seem to make the things that go into containers. are none of our containers. we are none of our initiatives our exports come initiatives and our exports come out of brains. no it's it out of our brains. no it's it stuff. it's a technology stuff . stuff. it's a technology stuff. it doesn't look quite as grand

and smart . and smart. >> it's like a big thing >> it's not like a big thing that see. it's like, that we can see. it's like, yeah, and we're very at that. >> so focus that. >> so focus on that. and actually hear from actually hear, like hear it from the politicians . we just actually hear, like hear it from the p4without; . we just actually hear, like hear it from the p . this i love >> justin. this is why i love you. you're so positive you. you're always so positive and when you're and optimistic, even when you're talking thank and optimistic, even when you're talk so thank and optimistic, even when you're talk so that's thank and optimistic, even when you're talk so that's justin'hank you so much. that's justin urquhart stewart there. thank you joining us. you you so much forjoining us. you are and listening to gb are watching and listening to gb news dawn neesom. lots news beth mead dawn neesom. lots more coming up on today's show. a dramatic change of weather is in store for this weekend with weather warnings for strong winds a storm named by winds and a new storm named by the met office. we'll bring you the met office. we'll bring you the latest on storm asia very soon. all of and more. soon. all of that and much more. you're watching and listening to gb news, britain's news channel. don't go far though

>> gb news the people's . channel. >> welcome back to gb news saturday with me, dawn neesom on your tv, online and on digital radio. happy saturday afternoon . radio. happy saturday afternoon. hope you're having a lovely time . now we're going to cornwall and ancient cornish beach game dating back to the 16th century is now under threat due to. oh yeah, you've guessed it, health and safety . uh, cornish hurling and safety. uh, cornish hurling is as much part of the cornish life as clotted cream . but this life as clotted cream. but this year the game has become

embroiled in a tussle at the town council that could see it cancelled altogether. drama. we sent our south west of england reporter jeff moody to investigate . they've been doing investigate. they've been doing it for centuries right across the duchy . the duchy. >> it began as an ancient form of rugby. two teams vying for possession of a small silver ball in saint ives. the festivity has evolved to include children who , every saint ives children who, every saint ives feast get the day off school for some good old fashioned rough and tumble . at exactly 10:00 in and tumble. at exactly 10:00 in the morning, all of the locals gather here in this churchyard. it has to be from consecrated ground. that's very important. and they throw in a silver ball over the wall onto the beach below . but there's a problem at below. but there's a problem at 10:00 this year, it'll be high tide, which means they won't have access to the whole of the beach. have access to the whole of the beach . just these rocks here. beach. just these rocks here. and they're sharp . saint ives

and they're sharp. saint ives mayor johnny wells is concerned . mayor johnny wells is concerned. >> the problem is that that we no longer have a beach where we used to have a beach . um, so used to have a beach. um, so this is the area where, um, it used to be all lovely. sandy all the way up to the wall. um, and then in 1996, we had a new lifeboat house built at. and since then it's changed the, the way the water moves in the area and we no longer have any sand on the beach, which we did used to have sand and it's now just, uh, rocks and it's quite big rocks as well. so it's , it's not rocks as well. so it's, it's not a beach anymore . a beach anymore. >> beach or not. tradition is tradition. the mayor has suggested changing the time of the game or the location he's also suggested using a tangerine wrapped in foil instead of a hard silver ball. but he's

coming up against opinions as intractable as the rocks themselves. many of his own council insisting things stay as they always have been, and many innocent lives agree. >> keep it going . let's keep it going. >> it's a shame. >> it's a shame. >> and you know, everybody knows the risks nowadays. >> they everyone says when you go to the coast and all that, be careful. um, and these people have for years , so have been doing it for years, so they know the risks. >> there's difference >> but there's a difference between knowing the risks and mitigating against them. insurance is proving tricky this yeah insurance is proving tricky this year. the mayor believes, far from ruining the game, a change of venue to somewhere safer will help preserve it for generations to come . to come. >> you know, traditions need to evolve over time, otherwise they will die out. and that's just what we're trying to do here, is protect the tradition in saint ives and give it a new lease of life. but a new lease of life and tradition are not natural bedfellows . bedfellows. >> the debate is getting heated with accusations of nanny state and health and safety gone mad , and health and safety gone mad, lobbed with as much ferocity as

the silver ball itself . and the silver ball itself. and right now, there's no answer . right now, there's no answer. it's hoped the council will find a way to keep the game going, but with the event just weeks away , that's looking as certain away, that's looking as certain as the weather. for jeff moody, gb news, who's. >> i love that story . i love the >> i love that story. i love the way jeff delivers it in like a 19505 way jeff delivers it in like a 1950s newsreader style as well. it's very dramatic. kids playing on beaches and rocks. we've been doing it for ages. let them get on with it. in any case, not in this weather though . seamless this weather though. seamless link there. the met office has issued a new amber wind warnings for the weekend, and the incoming storm has been named , incoming storm has been named, and forecasts have warned that the injuries and danger to life are likely from large waves and beach material being thrown onto coastal roads , seafronts and coastal roads, seafronts and properties . joining me now is properties. joining me now is weather journalist properties. joining me now is weatherjournalist nathan rahl to bring us up to wind speed. see what i did there on i'm sorry. it's a terrible joke . i sorry. it's a terrible joke. i know on on what's going on with storm number nine. are we at

this is storm number nine of the uk named series of storms following henk, if you remember. >> yes . just before the cold >> yes. just before the cold snap that we're just coming out of, because it's going to turn milder. yes. from tomorrow we are now in storm ish territory . are now in storm ish territory. now the met office have issued a whole raft of weather warnings right across the country for wind gusts of up to 85mph. now, that's not going to be everywhere. that is going to be in the north of the uk, in the west the south—west, west coast, in the south—west, and now a weather and there is now a weather warning in the south—east for wind, a new one, and these gusts could to 85mph as storm could be up to 85mph as storm asia moves through the country. elsewhere where there is a weather warning across the whole country for between 50 and country for winds between 50 and 60 miles per hours and rain as well. so it's going to be a pretty grotty day tomorrow as storm echr comes in from the atlantic and moves across the united kingdom , making it pretty united kingdom, making it pretty wet and miserable. so we've gone from the lovely, i mean , i know from the lovely, i mean, i know it's very, very cold, but it's been very, very cold, but the lovely blue skies and

sunshine, which, you know, if you're wrapped lovely sunshine, which, you know, if yo goe wrapped lovely sunshine, which, you know, if yo goe wreforad lovely sunshine, which, you know, if yo goe wrefor a lovely sunshine, which, you know, if yo goe wrefor a nice lovely sunshine, which, you know, if yo goe wrefor a nice walkyvely sunshine, which, you know, if yo goe wrefor a nice walk to ly to go out for a nice walk to wind and stop pulling. >> like it. >> i don't like it. >> i don't like it. >> like it, but >> i know you like it, but you've up , you've been you've wrapped up, you've been wrapped up. >> thermals love. >> put your thermals on, love. but going to be >> put your thermals on, love. but and going to be >> put your thermals on, love. but and windy, going to be >> put your thermals on, love. but and windy, which ing to be >> put your thermals on, love. but and windy, which nobodye likes. >> yes. fi- fin- % huge change. >> yes. and it's a huge change. and it's actually quite an interesting because this interesting change because this is coming from the jet stream. now the reason we have the lovely crisp, cool weather that you is you were talking about is because pressure. and we because of high pressure. and we had jet stream in that had a bendy jet stream in that can cause pressure. t0 had a bendy jet stream in that can cause pressure. to cut can cause high pressure. to cut a long story we're a long story short, we're actually across a long story short, we're actlother across a long story short, we're actlother side across a long story short, we're actlother side of across a long story short, we're actlother side of the across a long story short, we're actlother side of the atlantic the other side of the atlantic to america to see why we're getting this change in weather in america. have got in america. they have got a very, intense cold snap very, very intense cold snap to the north, slightly milder to the north, slightly milder to the south, and in middle is the south, and in the middle is the south, and in the middle is the jet stream. and that contrast in temperatures is firing up the jet stream as it comes across the atlantic. and that impacting our weather that is impacting our weather strengthening storm echr, which is a low pressure system. and bringing over so we bringing her over to us so we can blame what's going can sort of blame what's going on america for this dramatic on in america for this dramatic change got from change in weather we've got from the that the lovely, crisp weather that you like horrible wet and you like to the horrible wet and windy that we're going you like to the horrible wet and windy tomorrow.|at we're going to get tomorrow. >> going to be quite

>> but it is going to be quite warm isn't and it's warm as well, isn't it? and it's going quite, i would say mild. >> eu- f hesitate to say >> i mean, i hesitate to say mild, the average mild, i'd say the average temperature in january. i said december before actually i meant january december before actually i meant jan|could get into double figures we could get into double figures by of week . and by the start of next week. and that of this that is again because of this influence atlantic and influence of the atlantic and the west. the milder air coming in the is going to in from the west is going to push those temperatures up from the we've the minus figures we've been seeing few days seeing over the past few days into figures. so it's into double figures. so it's going to it's actually going to feel . feel warm. >> actually like minus >> you might actually like minus five to sort of like, you know, 15 we'll be int five to sort of like, you know, 15 we'll be in t shirts by >> we'll all be in t shirts by the beginning of the week. >> we'll all be in t shirts by the yeah, ning of the week. >> we'll all be in t shirts by the yeah, there's the week. >> we'll all be in t shirts by the yeah, there's a1e week. >> we'll all be in t shirts by the yeah, there's a l! week. >> we'll all be in t shirts by the yeah, there's a t shirtsweek. >> we'll all be in t shirts by the yeah, there's a t shirts and:. >> yeah, there's a t shirts and shorts. okay. thank shorts. right. okay. and thank you very much. are we running out of time, nathan? we can talk whether we're british. we can talk all the talk about weather. all the time. real time. that's nathan, real weather very weather journal. thank you very much. it's coming later. much. it's coming back later. now you're watching and listening gb news saturday listening to gb news saturday with me. dawn neesom. lots more coming today's show, but coming up on today's show, but first, at the first, let's take a look at the weather forecast with greg, a brighter outlook with boxt solar sp0ns0rs brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news.

sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello there! i'm greg dewhurst. welcome to your latest gb news weather we've got storm isha on the way, particularly through sunday evening overnight into monday morning damaging gusts of wind , some large waves gusts of wind, some large waves around the coast, some heavy rain too. it's unsettled over the next 24 hours very the next 24 hours and very unsettled sunday monday as unsettled sunday into monday as that storm moves through, and then it remains unsettled into next two outbreaks of next week. two outbreaks of heavy rain already pushing in this evening across western parts of the uk. some hail mixed in there, two very strong and gusty winds. around the gusty winds. gales around the coast. starting to ease coast. but starting to ease a little during the early hours with some clear spells developing. but also some blustery two blustery showers. two temperatures generally for temperatures well, generally for us three, which we haven't seen for while . 4 to 6 celsius for a while. 4 to 6 celsius acr0ss for a while. 4 to 6 celsius across many areas was a mixed start to sunday morning . some start to sunday morning. some bright spells, the best of these acr0ss bright spells, the best of these across northeast also across northeast scotland. also central, southern parts of england, but then stormy to m0ves england, but then stormy to moves in during the latter part of the morning through the afternoon, of afternoon, bringing outbreaks of heavy strong winds heavy rain. very strong winds

developing, we developing, particularly as we head the evening time and head into the evening time and overnight 60 to 70. locally 80 miles an hour. met office amber warnings come in force for sunday . the afternoon sunday evening. the afternoon temperatures above average for the time of year. but given the strengthening winds, will strengthening winds, it will feel than this blustery, feel cooler than this blustery, unsettled start to monday. some disruption to the morning commute. warnings in force acr0ss commute. warnings in force across the board for those strong winds. it remains unsettled over the coming week, with further heavy rain as we head towards tuesday and into wednesday . wednesday. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers , sponsors of boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on . gb news. thank you weather on. gb news. thank you very much, greg. >> now lots of you have been sending in your thoughts as please do keep them coming . um, please do keep them coming. um, lots on the illegal migrants as well being allowed to work in the country. huge going well being allowed to work in thetoday.ry. huge going well being allowed to work in thetoday. ianiuge going well being allowed to work in thetoday. ian says going well being allowed to work in thetoday. ian says if going well being allowed to work in thetoday. ian says if the going on today. ian says if the illegal migrants are allowed to work, it should be the same pay rate citizens, not to rate as citizens, not to disadvantage people here. and they pay back all

they should also pay back all they should also pay back all the board and lodging and nhs care they've received from the government . interesting point. government. interesting point. now, , very now, meanwhile, peter, very simply linking two our simply linking two of our debates fact that debates together, the fact that we people we don't have enough people joining our armed forces if they want a job, them our want a job, let them join our army . interesting thing is, army. interesting thing is, we're not entirely sure who some of them are. now um, the new head of ofsted warns. some schools in the uk have no go areas. staff are reported having to lock themselves in classrooms to lock themselves in classrooms to stay safe. unbelievable all of that and much more to come. i'm dawn neesom and you are watching and listening to gb news, britain's news channel. so put the kettle on, but don't go too far . see you put the kettle on, but don't go too far. see you very

soon. well. hello and welcome to gb news saturday. i'm dawn neesom and for the next hour i'll be keeping you company on tv, onune keeping you company on tv, online and on digital radio. keep you up to date on all the stories that really matter to you. coming up. this hour. nearly 16,000 channel migrants residing in britain have been given the right to work across the country. that's according to data obtained under the freedom of information laws . but will of information laws. but will this just make more of them? want to come over across the channel that dangerous journey then ? prince harry has withdrawn then? prince harry has withdrawn his libel case against the mail on sunday. it comes on the day he was due to hand over relevant

documents , but his lawyers have documents, but his lawyers have now filed a notice of discontinuance. he's also been labelled a living legend of aviation . what's that one about? aviation. what's that one about? and the met office has issued a fresh threat to life, warning , fresh threat to life, warning, covering large swathes of . the covering large swathes of. the uk as storm ashes pow 80 mile an hour gales are set to batter the country next week . but this show country next week. but this show is nothing without you and your views, so let me know your thoughts on all the stories we're discussing today and anything you want to talk about. email me at gbviews@gbnews.com 0r email me at gbviews@gbnews.com or message me on our socials . or message me on our socials. very simple at gb news. but first let's get the news headunes first let's get the news headlines with sam francis . dawn headlines with sam francis. dawn thank you very much and good afternoon from the gb newsroom. >> the headlines just after 2:00. well our top story today.

the us president has suggested there may be a path to peace between israel and palestine. joe biden spoke to israel's prime minister on friday. benjamin netanyahu has in the past rejected calls for a two state solution, but following those discussions, president biden now says mr netanyahu is not opposed to all versions of the proposal, suggesting one path could involve a non—militarized government . here non—militarized government. here in the uk, senior members of the labour party say britain should consider rejoining the european customs union, the trade alliance is a key pillar of the european union and allows for the free movement of goods. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, said this morning that rejoining should be on the table when the brexit deal comes up for review. this year. shadow northern ireland secretary hilary benn struck a struck a similar tone. he says europe would breathe a sigh of relief if labour wins the general election , due later the general election, due later this year . the general election, due later this year. well, tata the general election, due later this year . well, tata steel the general election, due later

this year. well, tata steel has pledged £130 million in support to help workers retrain or find new jobs . that follows the new jobs. that follows the announcement that it plans to close furnaces at its port talbot site in wales . up to 2800 talbot site in wales. up to 2800 jobs will be affected over the next 18 months, as the company transitions to a greener way of working . however, unions are working. however, unions are warning that the move will be devastating for the economy and the steel industry , as britain the steel industry, as britain is facing the most dangerous threat of foreign interference since the cold war. that's according to a warning from the metropolitan police . assistant metropolitan police. assistant commissioner matt jukes blamed a so—called triple threat from russia , china and iran. he says russia, china and iran. he says espionage and hostile interference are among the top c0ncerns. interference are among the top concerns. it comes after defence secretary grant shapps said this week that the threats from russia could be possible within five years, 21 bodies, public bodies , that is, including the bodies, that is, including the bank of england , have been asked bank of england, have been asked to reveal details of any contracts given to fujitsu after the post office scandal . mps

the post office scandal. mps want to know how much taxpayers money has been spent with the tech firm since the high court ruled that prosecutions based on its flawed horizon it system were wrong. fujitsu has been awarded almost 200 public sector contracts since 2012. they're worth a combined total of £6.8 billion. the mother of a teenager who was stabbed to death is appealing for information as a £20,000 reward is being offered. 19 year old eddie king, musa qala, who thigh suffered multiple stab wounds when he was attacked in a park known as the grosvenor road triangle in bristol on the 21st of july last year. a total of six men have been arrested so far by avon and somerset police on suspicion of murder. three remain on bail and the others have been released without charge . police are now appealing charge. police are now appealing for anyone with information to come forward and contact them . come forward and contact them. well, in royal news, prince harry is facing an expensive legal bill after withdrawing his

libel case against the publisher of the mail on sunday. the duke of the mail on sunday. the duke of sussex says he wants to focus instead on the safety of his family and his legal action against the home office. he was suing the newspaper over an article about his publicly funded arrangements . funded security arrangements. when he and his family visit the uk , police are appealing for uk, police are appealing for help to find a mountain climber. almost a year after he disappeared, 42 year old harvey christian was reported missing after he didn't return from a climbing trip at ben nevis. police did conduct an extensive search at the time in the surrounding areas . they're now surrounding areas. they're now asking for anyone who thinks they may have seen harvey around that last to come that time last year to come forward . and in the last few forward. and in the last few hours we've heard and seen that a european spacecraft named axiom mission three has arrived at the international space station with four crew members on board from italy, turkey and sweden during their time in orbit. the crew will carry out more than 30 scientific experiments . that capsule has experiments. that capsule has previously flown into space

twice before and went to the international space station . on international space station. on both of those occasions . on its both of those occasions. on its flight to the es, the craft had to complete a series of special burns that positioned it closer to the station before it performed its final docking . and performed its final docking. and back here on earth, the met office has issued an amber weather warnings for wind in northern and western england, wales, northern ireland and parts of scotland . the warnings parts of scotland. the warnings c0me parts of scotland. the warnings come as storm esha sweeps across the uk with winds of up to 80 miles expected and miles an hour, expected and heavy rain posing a risk to life and damage to buildings. forecasters say the most of that damage is expected in coastal areas because of large waves and debns areas because of large waves and debris blowing in the wind . debris blowing in the wind. that's the latest from the gb newsr00m . that's the latest from the gb newsroom . for that's the latest from the gb newsr00m . for more, that's the latest from the gb newsroom . for more, we're on tv, newsroom. for more, we're on tv, on digital radio and of course on digital radio and of course on your smart speaker. just say play on your smart speaker. just say play gb news now though, let's get more from dawn . thank you

get more from dawn. thank you very much, sam. >> uh, so let's get straight into today's topic , shall we? into today's topic, shall we? just in case you need a time check , it is 2:06. doesn't check, it is 2:06. doesn't matter, though, does it? it's saturday now . nearly 16,000 saturday now. nearly 16,000 channel migrants residing in britain have been given the right to work across the country . that's according data . that's according to data obtained under the freedom of information laws . they're paid information laws. they're paid 80% of the going rate in sectors facing staff shortages, such as care, construction and agriculture. but they do lose their £49 a week subsistence allowance and have to contribute to contribute, doing a lot of heavy lifting there towards their accommodation costs. joining me now is gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson , to explain exactly nelson, to explain exactly what's going on with this story. nigel, thank you for joining us. lovely to see you, nigel. i mean, a lot of our viewers and listeners are getting in touch saying they're not that comfortable with this story and they seem to and i don't they don't seem to and i don't understand it, to be honest with you, how illegal migrants can be allowed to work here. can you

explain it a bit more ? explain it a bit more? >> yes. i mean, the point really is they're not allowed to work immediately. uh, what what this is , uh, designed to do is to try is, uh, designed to do is to try and save the taxpayer money on people who haven't had an initial decision made after more than a year. so for a year, they can't work. they can't work at all. um, after a year, they are allowed to work in a shortage occupation, which can be well, it can be anything from being a geologist, archaeologist or ballet dancer. but i doubt very many those crossing the many of those are crossing the channel. work . they channel. but they can work. they can work bricklayers , can work as bricklayers, carpenters, r00fers can work as bricklayers, carpenters, roofers and most importantly, in the social care sector where you've got 150,000 vacancies, the problem. >> why, if this is all above board and we should all be happy with it, did it take a freedom of information request to get this information from the government ? government? >> uh, the information has been

widely available before. i mean , widely available before. i mean, the fact that this scheme has been operating for nearly 20 years, um, what the freedom of information request showed was actually the number. so now we know there are 16,000 people who are doing this, but that was the only new information, really. as i say , as a scheme, it's not i say, as a scheme, it's not a secret or anything like that. the scheme has been operating since 2005. >> nigel, the one thing a lot of our viewers and listeners are pointing out is that they're being paid 80% of full salary, which is undercutting the british job market. now, one of the reasons a lot of people in this country vote for brexit and a lot of people in 2019, in the red wall, voted for the conservatives is because they felt that they were losing , felt that they were losing, especially sort of like in the building industry . renee, um, building industry. renee, um, they were losing their jobs to foreign workers, were undercutting them. so they were losing their jobs. undercutting them. so they were losing their jobs . so this losing their jobs. so this surely is not going to help people again people in that situation. again no , you're absolutely right

no, you're absolutely right there, dawn. >> that that , um, the situation >> that that, um, the situation was that in the shortage occupation list, uh, bosses could pay, um, 20% less than they would a british worker . they would a british worker. now, that scheme is being changed. the government have just announced a change in that . just announced a change in that. so they will have to pay 100. so you'll have a level playing field when it comes to pay. um that way you don't encourage , that way you don't encourage, enc0urage b0sses. that way you don't encourage, encourage bosses. and this is not just about the asylum seekers. this is about all foreign workers coming here unden foreign workers coming here under, under for a shortage, occupation, job. what it means is that the bosses can no longer g0 is that the bosses can no longer go abroad for cheap labour, because they must pay the same rates. that will help british workers to be able to compete for those same jobs. and nigel, the other issue that our our viewers are concerned with is that we do know that many of the people crossing the channel destroy their documents. >> so a lot of the time we don't know who these people are. they are undocumented . so how can

are undocumented. so how can they be allowed to work in the care industry when we're not 100% who they are , where they've 100% who they are, where they've c0me 100% who they are, where they've come from, or indeed whether they have a criminal record ? they have a criminal record? >> yeah, i've seen i've seen the same c0ncerns >> yeah, i've seen i've seen the same concerns actually flagged up on my social media. um, the they they have to pass the same checks as any other employee in the care sector . so it checks as any other employee in the care sector. so it means that at the first thing is that you will have to be able to identify them if they can't be identified properly , there's no identified properly, there's no job them . secondly, they job for them. secondly, they will have to pass criminal record checks . they will have to record checks. they will have to make they will have to pass checks to make sure that they are safe to work with. vulnerable people. if they don't pass those checks, then there won't be a job. uh, obviously they could then go and work as, say, bricklayers or carpenters 0r say, bricklayers or carpenters or something like that . that or something like that. that doesn't involve vulnerable people. but certainly they would be any kind of post in be denied any kind of post in the care sector . the care sector. >> right. nigel nelson, thank you very much for bringing us up

to date on that story. that's nigel gb news, senior political commentator. thank you very much, nigel. on a saturday afternoon nigel reassured afternoon, has nigel reassured you? i'm concerned about this story myself. lots of you quite clearly are as well. but let us know what you're thinking. gb news at gb views at gb news. has what nigel said reassured you that this is okay? i'm not sure. let me know what you're thinking n0w let me know what you're thinking now and for all of the best analysis opinion on that analysis and opinion on that story go the story and many more, go to the website . now let's website gb news.com. now let's move on, shall we? this hour we're going to talk about british education. we've heard this week that the new head of ofsted says behaviour at some schools is so bad . there are no schools is so bad. there are no go areas for staff and teachers have locked themselves in classrooms for safety at lunchtime. what on earth is going on here? and while we're on the topic of discipline, a second school has been accused of islamophobia this week and may be forced to close its doors after its head teacher's decision to ban children from wearing pro—palestinian badges .

wearing pro—palestinian badges. oh, lots to unpack here, isn't there? joining me now is 2/5 of saturday, five darren grimes and benjamin butterworth. so you're going to get a double whammy of these boys today . uh lucky you. these boys today. uh lucky you. now um, i this this story is terrifying. the life out of me. i'm going to come to you first on this one. darren the fact that teachers are having to lock themselves to themselves in classrooms to protect themselves kids protect themselves from the kids . what on earth is going on? >> i mean, dawn, they're talking about a wholesale reform. >> ofsteds. what ofsted >> there of ofsteds. what ofsted actually check into and some leniency on the teachers and all the rest of it. >> but no wonder, it, >> but it's no wonder, is it, that teachers are leaving the sector in absolute droves because they're just saying, i cannot do this anymore. >> you know, i fear for my actual safety and all the rest of it. and i think actually, when you have a school that books the trend and actually instils duty and discipline and all of these really important values that our schools want championed , and like katharine championed, and like katharine

birbalsingh , yes, of course, of birbalsingh, yes, of course, of the michaela school, who was currently facing a high court challenge , uh, over banning challenge, uh, over banning prayer in school, in her school , prayer in school, in her school, uh, and when she put her head above the parapet and started to instil discipline and order, you start to see people challenging that. start to see people challenging that . and that's what i think that. and that's what i think ofsted ought to be really robustly clamping down on dawn and actually saying what katharine birbalsingh is doing. if i had my way, i would clone katharine birbalsingh. she makes my heart sing . i would put her my heart sing. i would put her in every school up and down the country because that's how you actually bring about kids that are fit the future. and not are fit for the future. and not unruly brats , frankly, that are unruly brats, frankly, that are causing absolute terror in classrooms . classrooms. >> i'm glad you mentioned katharine as well, because her school was actually ranked first out 6959 secondary schools out of 6959 secondary schools and is outperforming many private schools. >> and it's no easy feat. this is in a rough part of london, right ? it's not a rich part of right? it's not a rich part of the world that you might think

it is because it's in london, the capital city. this is an asset rich. this is actually a school that is out performing outstripping as you say, many private schools because benjamin , she has strict old fashioned ideas about discipline . ideas about discipline. >> the teachers don't actually just teach the children. they actually monitor their behaviour. there's no talking in the corridor. there's no running , etc, etc. old school values is what is wrong with that. well i don't think there's anything wrong with that really. >> i mean, i went to a school, wilmslow high school, that in the a failing school , the 90s was a failing school, had lots of problems and it managed to change that being managed to change that by being very strict. i remember we always had our top always had to have our top button you button done up, and you immediately a detention if immediately got a detention if you didn't, always a fan you didn't, and i'm always a fan of strictness, but of that kind of strictness, but i also this other i think there's also this other question news question that's in the news about the prayer ban, which you mentioned, and the fact that the school has been taken to the high court by a female student who says that her rights are being infringed because she and other muslim students aren't

allowed to pray and they typically pray five times a day and i think the idea to conflate the strictness of , uh, being the strictness of, uh, being polite, being respectful , being polite, being respectful, being focussed, being appropriately dressed at school is slightly separate from this. and i think it's a complicated one because cause on the one hand, she says, the argument that about half of the argument that about half of the pupils michaela the 700 pupils at michaela school , a free school, uh, are school, a free school, uh, are muslim, so it could cause some serious disruption if they were all doing this during the day. but on the hand , i think but on the other hand, i think the sort of practice but on the other hand, i think the religionort of practice but on the other hand, i think the religion to of practice but on the other hand, i think the religion to be practice but on the other hand, i think the religion to be yourself is your religion to be yourself is quite important. and i went to a church of england primary school and i remember that every single day began with an assembly that would have a religious hymn and a prayer, and i suspect most people wouldn't oppose that. and so does seem rather unfair so it does seem rather unfair that these pupils can't privacy privately pardon me, exercise their religion. but as catherine says, coming back to you on this one, as catherine herself says, the is a secular school the school is a secular school where faith and where every race, faith and group understands the self

sacrifice for the whole school. >> so there are no prayer r00ms. and these children know that when go there. now i'm when they go there. now i'm assuming this this young pupil would don't know. it's not the child , it's parents are child, it's her parents who are obviously taking this action. um, but it's it does feel like that. it's we are criticising people who are trying to do a good job. >> yes. and i mean, the idea that this is a child bringing that this is a child bringing that claim , you know, is a bit that claim, you know, is a bit like saying that a cat can be a vegan. we all know who's doing the pulling the strings there, but actually what i would say in reply what just reply to what benjamin just set out , it's not reply to what benjamin just set out, it's not a reply to what benjamin just set out , it's not a faith school , reply to what benjamin just set out, it's not a faith school, as you said there. it's not. it's not an islamic school. that's teaching the fundamentals of the quran or something like that. this a secular school which this is a secular school which has had teachers threatened and intimidated for not allowing prayers. and actually this what they were saying was we don't allow children unattended to go out to some prayer room during the middle of a lesson to get up

to goodness only knows what. >> but that's not the accusation at all. this was for during break time , so it's not during break time, so it's not during lessons. and there's no suggestion it doesn't need suggestion that it doesn't need to be observed. i'm sure there are in there that could are staff in there that could observe it and you have to ask yourself, you know , i'm sure yourself, you know, i'm sure that schools , certainly in that many schools, certainly in london, muslim pupils and london, have muslim pupils and the other ones haven't had this problem. the idea problem. and i think the idea that you're taking away their right religion right to practice their religion in nothing in private, which is nothing disrespectful about that, there's no lack of behaviour in them wanting to pray during a break time . i think that is break time. i think that is infringing on those children's rights. >> benjamin, you've just got some breaking news. evidently david has been speaking at david lammy has been speaking at an event this afternoon and has been interrupt by some protesters. we're not quite sure what they're protesting about, but let's have a look . right but let's have a look. right okay, we can see i'm not quite sure what the event is actually speaking at there. >> it's the fabian society, i think. >> right. the fabian society , we

>> right. the fabian society, we think, um, an and he is right. we bring you the latest when, when we actually get the full pictures of what is going on there with david. um back to the discipline in schools, discipline in schools, discipline lacking all over the place , isn't it? whether you're place, isn't it? whether you're a politician speaking or a school. the other school story that , um, school. the other school story that, um, caught my eye today was the berkeley primary school in leyton , um, which has had to in leyton, um, which has had to switch to online learning after ars0n switch to online learning after arson and bomb threats over islamophobic accusations. that again, because the headteacher wanted to ban children from wearing pro—palestinian badges. what's this one about? >> yeah, so it was actually stitched into the fabric of a quarter , a jacket or something quarter, a jacket or something to that effect , but actually to that effect, but actually don't. we're seeing the same tactics playing out in our schools here. we cannot have what i view as a bunch of extremists. and i will say that

trying to dictate what the british curriculum looks like, to try and dictate what children can and cannot wear , what can and cannot wear, what uniform policy of a school should ought to be. that's for the headteacher. that's not in your gift . the headteacher. that's not in your gift. it. i don't care if you're offended by that. that's just things work. you're offended by that. that's just things work . and i just the way things work. and i really that both in the really worry that both in the michaela example and in this berkeley primary school example, what we're seeing is a lot of i think people who are trying to push the envelope as far as they possibly can and bring in foreign wars that mean absolutely nothing to the maths, engush absolutely nothing to the maths, english and science that these kids have been taught . and i kids have been taught. and i just worry that we're reaching into the realms of ideology over actually training. you know , actually training. you know, this is playgrounds ought to be in schools, not palestine . in schools, not palestine. >> exactly. i mean, what do you make of this story, benjamin? i mean, it is the teacher bomb threats over christmas. they were frightened to reopen the school and the teacher was school and all the teacher was trying do was uphold the trying to do was uphold the

uniform policy. yeah. >> i mean, i think this is very separate the idea private separate to the idea of private prayer r00m separate to the idea of private prayer room in school because prayer room in a school because this parents trying to abuse this is parents trying to abuse the staff, trying to take control. >> but that's happening in michaela as well. >> and also , you know, look, >> and also, you know, look, first of all, i think i think something what's going on something like what's going on in israel gaza obviously in israel and gaza obviously will affect some of those kids because may well because they may well have family that because family there. i say that because a friend mine is deputy head a friend of mine is deputy head teacher jewish school, and teacher of a jewish school, and it's difficulty teacher of a jewish school, and it's lots difficulty teacher of a jewish school, and it's lots of difficulty teacher of a jewish school, and it's lots of their ulty teacher of a jewish school, and it's lots of their kids have because lots of their kids have family have been family members that have been directly affected. so a degree family members that have been dircompassion d. so a degree family members that have been dircompassion is so a degree family members that have been dircompassion is absolutelye of compassion is absolutely fine. but this is a problem that we've seen replicated several times now. we've seen it in batley with a teacher that was forced into hiding. we've seen it in birmingham. >> it's still in hiding. it in birmingham. >> it's still in hiding . yeah. >> it's still in hiding. yeah. >> it's still in hiding. yeah. >> seen it in >> and we've seen it in birmingham. were birmingham. where there were protests about inclusive protests about lgbt inclusive sex education, sex and relationship education, which is the law of the land and has years now . and has been for some years now. and i think there really needs to be the government stepping in at this point because, you know , this point because, you know, i've seen videos the i've seen videos of the headteacher at this school and

they do not feel that they have they do not feel that they have the power . they are not in a the power. they are not in a position to take on their immediate community, and they need the government and the law to because you to back them up because you can't have of any can't have parents of any description bullying schools. you one problem that you know, one problem that schools have with discipline, these days, teachers say these days, lots of teachers say this is that they'll discipline the and then a pushy the child and then a pushy parent will up and say, how parent will ring up and say, how dare you speak to little jemima like can't like that? you know you can't have that scenario because otherwise away with otherwise the kids get away with it. the idea that, you know, it. and the idea that, you know, you're almost like bringing back blasphemy laws that they think they make these complaints they can make these complaints because days of not the because days of not wearing the palestinian flag , i mean, i dare palestinian flag, i mean, i dare say if there were jewish say if there were a jewish people school came people at this school that came in flag in with the israeli flag stitched coat, you stitched into their coat, you know, would cause all know, that would cause all ferrari you can't you have to have zero tolerance. >> going to >> we're going to have to go back to david lammy now we can actually see moment he was actually see the moment he was into opted by protesters this into opted by protesters at this conference, which we think is fabulous society. 100 days into israel's indiscriminate bombing campaign against palestinians . campaign against palestinians. >> when will you condemn the

genocide ? how many more children genocide? how many more children need to die? and as we can see there, that is a protester who got onto the stage with a palestinian flag , um, saying palestinian flag, um, saying that the government should do more about a ceasefire and that there should their basic got blood on their hands for not intervening in the situation in israel and gaza . israel and gaza. >> um, yeah. and you do have to question that was at the fabian society. and so it's five protesters in total . now we protesters in total. now we understand all with palestinian flags, um, in invading the stage there. david lammy has been ushered off to the rear of the stage. um they're shouting, they're waving the flags and no sign of aggression that we can witness at the moment . and the witness at the moment. and the audience look fairly stunned. um, and you have to wonder where security is. i mean, that chap has just been escorted out. now you have to wonder what the security we were doing . again,

security we were doing. again, that's . i'm that's a third that's. i'm that's a third protest there. i'm not sure if you can make out in the audio what he's actually shouting again . it is . again. it is. >> right. okay very interesting . >> right. okay very interesting. the audience are now booing this protester who is standing in the audience just waiting again, nothing violent, just very, um, angry ' nothing violent, just very, um, angry , shouting about the angry, shouting about the palestinian gaza situation . this palestinian gaza situation. this is the third protester security are once again coming in. so david lammy was safely escorted off the stage . off the stage. >> um, the audience are still booing , but most of them sitting booing, but most of them sitting there looking fairly shocked. >> um , this chap. there looking fairly shocked. >> um , this chap . this chap is >> um, this chap. this chap is obviously clearly very angry and

saying basically the ceasefire argument. >> um, coming back to my panel on this one, um, benjamin , what on this one, um, benjamin, what do you make of what you're seeing here? >> i mean, look, you know, these events are pretty easy get events are pretty easy to get into. so have no idea into. so you have no idea whether support the whether they even support the labour which is what the labour party, which is what the fabian is affiliated to fabian society is affiliated to in the place. i think that in the first place. i think that this really reminds me of the concerns about the safety mps concerns about the safety of mps . and david lammy, as shadow foreign secretary at a time of very heightened tensions around various foreign policy issues . various foreign policy issues. and although, as you could see in the footage , he was taken in the footage, he was taken away before any of these away just before any of these people the people actually got onto the stage , you know, there will have stage, you know, there will have been no serious security checks at like this. most at an event like this. most likely. lots likely. i've been to lots of fabian society events. lots of other them . you know, other ones like them. you know, they search you as though they don't search you as though you're parliament. they don't search you as though you're explain. parliament. you just explain. >> aren't sure >> for those who aren't sure what actually are. >> so it's sort of a think tank and a very old think tank more than 100 years old, that is affiliated to the labour party

to the left, rather, um, and it does lots of conferences where it develops ideas about left wing, centre left wing thinking and so david lammy will have been their keynote speaker today. and you know, you don't need to be a labour party supporter or green party supporter or green party supporter or green party supporter or any of those things to so they're to go to this event. so they're pretty to easy target as a protester and what i would say is that, you know, you've seen these starmer these issues with keir starmer having glitter thrown over him far seriously to mps and far more seriously to mps and labour a conservative labour at a conservative stamped. and for me, it just reminds me you know, lot reminds me that, you know, a lot of really easy of these events are really easy to infiltrate. >> darren. that's fair >> darren. that's a very fair point, mean, david point, isn't it? i mean, david lammy, understand, does lammy, we understand, does return stage and there return to the stage and there are more protesters who then are two more protesters who then are, um , who then get up and are, um, who then get up and interrupt the conference again. but it's a fair point, isn't it? i mean, we obviously , um, jo cox i mean, we obviously, um, jo cox , um, david amess in southend , , um, david amess in southend, there's security of mps at the heightened tension. we have in the world now has never been

more important. and i understand what our benjamin is saying there that it's a fabian society andifs there that it's a fabian society and it's not a security heavy , and it's not a security heavy, but maybe it should be when you've got someone of david lammy stature there. speaking >> absolutely. and well as it happens, you know, i think the labour party have actually taken the stance on this and the right stance on this and they're suffering the repercussions from half of their parliamentary party that vehemently disagrees with them. i mean, you've got the of i mean, you've got the sort of zarah tumblr politics of zarah sultana tumblr politics of the world who are saying all of these things and don't i dare say half the people that are getting up and protesting there, say half the people that are getti wouldn't! protesting there, say half the people that are getti wouldn't last testing there, say half the people that are getti wouldn't last two ng there, say half the people that are gettiwouldn't last two minutes they wouldn't last two minutes in gaza. it's one of these things where i do think actually they are thick, privileged prats for the most part. and i won't h0ld for the most part. and i won't hold back on that. but i actually think , why is it, dawn, actually think, why is it, dawn, that we're seeing the politics of the middle east play out at conferences to actually support the policy plan and proposals of a labour party that's

potentially going to be in government? >> firstly, to just apologise for the language there if you were offended and passions are running high. so david lambert, this is this, this happened slightly earlier. i'll be showing you footage now. slightly earlier. i'll be showi|lammy footage now. slightly earlier. i'll be showi|lammy returnsage now. slightly earlier. i'll be showi|lammy returns toe now. slightly earlier. i'll be showi|lammy returns to the n. slightly earlier. i'll be showi|lammy returns to the stage david lammy returns to the stage after being interrupted by three pro—palestine protesters . and pro—palestine protesters. and i believe there are two more now. he seems to be quite robust and making a joke about what's happened and not about the situation about himself and here it is, our fourth protester. >> this is a young chap at the back of the hall again , change back of the hall again, change through power , not protest, through power, not protest, change through power , not change through power, not protest . protest. >> change through power , not >> change through power, not protest . and as you can hear protest. and as you can hear david lammy there repeating his mantra change through power, not protest . protest. >> um, but as then i think there's a fifth protester about our language , originally as a our language, originally as a medical firm , the moment when

medical firm, the moment when the patient either begins to recover 0r the patient either begins to recover or begins to slip away , recover or begins to slip away, and the word itself crisis , is , and the word itself crisis, is, you know, david, all you can hean >> david lammy just started speaking again and now we have the fifth protester. >> obviously, this is a clearly organised event. this is, um , organised event. this is, um, another young man at the back of the stage , um, who is again the stage, um, who is again making the same point about through power, not protest. >> my friend in palestine all want a sustainable ceasefire >> david lammy remaining remarkably calm, still on stage. that's five protests now at david lammy at the fabian society meeting this afternoon. um, thankfully the protesters were peaceful . all and no one's were peaceful. all and no one's been hurt. there was no no attacks on david himself. he was escorted off the stage and now

escorted off the stage and now escorted back. seems to be taking it in good humour, but obviously i'm sure this must be you would be quite shaken. i mean , um, benjamin, that is you mean, um, benjamin, that is you know, that is quite unnerved thing for anybody. >> yeah. i mean, look, david lammy has been a labour mp for more than 20 years, so suspect more than 20 years, so i suspect this is not the first time that he's seen like he's he's seen a protest like that. we've seen at every that. but we've seen at every level, us president level, you know, us president joe biden was targeted in a very similar way. a speech recently . similar way. a speech recently. what i would those what i would say to those protesters , of course, they're protesters, of course, they're quite their view. protesters, of course, they're quit> well, no, exactly. but i mean, i think with heightened tensions, i keep coming back to this fact that, yeah, it it is david lammy and he's been he's been for a long been a politician for a long time. he has been around the block. protest .

block. he is used to protest. but but with the heightened tensions we have seen around the world at the moment, it's he would have been shaken by that. absolutely >> i mean, we had mike freer , >> i mean, we had mike freer, uh, the other week saying that actually he's refusing stop uh, the other week saying that act|afterhe's refusing stop uh, the other week saying that act|after ans refusing stop uh, the other week saying that act|after an arson;ing stop uh, the other week saying that act|after an arson attack stop uh, the other week saying that act|after an arson attack inyp uh, the other week saying that act|after an arson attack in his his after an arson attack in his constituency office, that he's actually refusing to not go ahead with 1 to 1. so batteries an important part of being an mp is meeting people and helping them on an issue that they might have. them on an issue that they might have . but i think it's a reality have. but i think it's a reality that got to now, that we've got to accept now, dawn, entering an era dawn, that we're entering an era in just safe in which it's just not safe for mps to do that without the person vetted and then person being vetted and then checked arrival and what a checked upon arrival and what a damning on where we damning indictment on where we are as a society . are as a society. >> absolutely. and benjamin, i mean, obviously , you know, mean, obviously, you know, everyone has the right to protest, but we have seen now for, well, since october the 7th, when hamas went into israel and those awful , awful attacks and those awful, awful attacks we have seen weekly protests now and yet the situation is ongoing and yet the situation is ongoing and getting worse in the middle

east. so are these protests what they've just what we've just seen n0w they've just what we've just seen now are they actually achieving anything ? achieving anything? >> uh, well, they've achieved a lot in the sense that they've attracted a lot of media attention, a lot debate . attention, a lot of debate. they've certainly some they've certainly put some labour under considerable labour mps under considerable pressure. so you saw people like jess phillips , the west midlands jess phillips, the west midlands labour mp, resign from her shadow ministerial post. she has a very muslim constituency . and a very muslim constituency. and so i think a lot of mps have heard loudly. but in heard the voice loudly. but in terms of actual situation in terms of the actual situation in the middle east, the position of the middle east, the position of the government the labour the government or the labour party, effect party, they've had no effect whatsoever. okay okay, we're running out of time on that one. >> but that was some live breaking news of some protesters are interrupting david lammy speech at the fabian society this afternoon. right okay, let's go and get some of those news headlines now with sam francis . thank you news headlines now with sam francis. thank you . francis. thank you. >> dawn, thank you very much . >> dawn, thank you very much. good afternoon. from the gb news

room . the headlines are just room. the headlines are just after 230. well . first first to after 230. well. first first to that breaking news that we've just been hearing from dawn, the shadow foreign secretary has been multiple times been interrupted multiple times by various protesters . just by various protesters. just moments ago, during a speech in london, david lammy had to dash backstage after the first protester jumped onto the stage holding a palestinian flag. a woman asked him to condemn genocide in gaza. she asked how many more children need to die ? many more children need to die? mr lammy said during that exchange that everyone wants to see a sustainable ceasefire in gaza. see a sustainable ceasefire in gaza . his speech was then gaza. his speech was then interrupted again by others who continued shouting we believe around five protesters in total . around five protesters in total. mr lammy has now resumed his speech. mr lammy has now resumed his speech . mean while the us speech. mean while the us president has suggested there may be a path to peace between israel and palestine, joe biden spoke to israel's prime minister on friday. benjamin netanyahu has in the past rejected calls for a two state solution . but

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afternoon now. should we talk about prince harry? um he's withdrawn his libel case against the mail on sunday. it comes on the mail on sunday. it comes on the day he was due to hand over relevant documents, but his lawyers have now filed a notice of discontinuance. he was trying to sue the mail on for sunday its reporting of his dispute with the home office over his security arrangements. you know, remember when he said, you know, ineed remember when he said, you know, i need security to come back to the uk and you owe me and who's paying the uk and you owe me and who's paying that one. paying for it, etc. that one. joining me is royal joining me now is royal commentator rafe heydel—mankoo to explain exactly what is going on here. ray, thank you very much for coming in on a saturday afternoon and joining us. what is what is going on with harry's legal case? >> well, as you've said, this revolves around a libel case that prince harry had brought against associated newspapers, the parent group of the mail on sunday, for an article in the mail that that claimed that prince harry was deliberately confusing and misleading the

pubucin confusing and misleading the public in his battle with the home office about trying to get publicly funded security. >> and it really boils down to when or whether he actually made a promise or an offer to pay for the security. personally >> um, he alleges that this article damaged his honesty and integrity . he article damaged his honesty and integrity. he and would article damaged his honesty and integrity . he and would somehow integrity. he and would somehow undermine his charity work. quite how that connection is made is beyond me. but at any rate, uh, last year the lawyers appued rate, uh, last year the lawyers applied to get the judge to issue a summary judgement, which means they wanted the judge to rule on the case without it going to court. some suggesting perhaps they didn't want it to go trial. the judge last go to trial. the judge last month there's every month said no, there's every chance the mail on sunday could win so it is going to win this case. so it is going to go to and we get this go to trial and then we get this sort on the day sort of bombshell on the day that deadline before sort of bombshell on the day that have deadline before sort of bombshell on the day that have hand.ine before they have to hand over documents, called documents, which is called discovery, where have to discovery, where you have to hand over documents even hand over documents that even incriminate . um, they incriminate yourself. um, they pulled of doing that. now, pulled out of doing that. now, why they pulled out? we why are they pulled out? we don't know. but it sort of suggests perhaps that they didn't evidence to be didn't want evidence to be presented which might corroborate the mail on sunday,

perhaps. alternatively, corroborate the mail on sunday, perhaps. alternatively , be perhaps. or alternatively, be evidence have backed evidence that might have backed up their side, but might also have other information have included other information they being made they didn't want being made public. know. that's public. we don't know. that's pure speculation . what we do pure speculation. what we do know that this going know is that this is going to cost hundreds thousands of cost hundreds of thousands of pounds know pounds to prince harry. we know that he won £140,000 recently in in against mirror group for phone hacking . uh, but this will phone hacking. uh, but this will be certainly many times more that we imagine. >> it does make you wonder why they the last minute, they left it to the last minute, knowing racking knowing that they were racking up time . um, knowing that they were racking up time. um, and up bills the whole time. um, and then withdraw all on the then just to withdraw all on the literally at the death . literally at the death. >> well, it was in december the 18th, the ruling 18th, i think was the ruling from that perhaps from the judge that perhaps they were. and then you had christmas. know christmas. of course, we know lawyers christmas. >> oh, yes, that's true. >> oh, yes, that's true. >> what's a question >> so i think what's a question of, , we'll do all of, you know, we'll do all this when the minute, when we do. and the last minute, that's unusual in that's not that unusual in legal in right. in the legal world. right. >> . >> interesting. >> interesting. >> it's you know, >> but of course, it's you know, he has three other cases he still has three other cases coming he's another coming up. he's got another case against mail group for phone against the mail group for phone hacking and obtaining information. mail group ? of information. mail group? of course, he's already he's already won mirror group rather. and the sun newspaper.

and then also the sun newspaper. uh international news is also doing with a similar case, something along with the. and then of course, on top of that we the home office that we have the home office that he's still battle we have the home office that he's so still battle we have the home office that he's so addicted:le the with. so he's addicted to the most expensive addiction of all. and lawsuits. i think and that's lawsuits. i think unfortunately , if we run out of unfortunately, if we run out of time because we didn't have time to harry is now to mention that harry is now living legend of aviation up there with buzz aldrin and neil armstrong. >> yeah. literally. >> yeah. not literally. obviously uh, thank you very much, rafe. that's rafe heydel—mankoo royal broadcaster and commentator. thank you so much sorry. it was much for coming. sorry. it was so short and sweet. uh, you're watching and listening to gb news with dawn news saturday with me. dawn neesom coming up news saturday with me. dawn nees0m coming up on neesom lots more coming up on today's show. uh, today's very busy show. uh, emmanuel macron to emmanuel macron appears to have shifted to the right on education. his promoted uniforms in schools, a crackdown on drugs, gangs and steps to boost france's declining birth rate. all sort of makes sense. doesn't it? but is it just a front to charm the right wing ? all of charm the right wing? all of that and much more to come . that and much more to come. you're watching and listening to gb news, britain's news channel

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the office have issued new the met office have issued new amber warnings for the amber wind warnings for the weekend and the incoming storm has been named. forecasts have warned that the injuries and dangers to life are likely from large waves and beach material being thrown onto coastal roads, sea fronts and properties. joining me now is weather guru guru. i use the word guru because i like the word guru. >> i'm happy to be elevated. >> i'm happy to be elevated. >> elevated? yeah. also a journalist. uh, nathan rao, to explain . right. this new storm explain. right. this new storm is storm asia. is this one. this is storm asia. is this one. this is storm asia number nine. >> following on from storm henk, if we're looking at the order of storms which came in before storms which came in just before the snap in, this is the cold snap came in, this is storm asia. she pretty storm asia. she looks pretty nasty. have to say. and the nasty. i have to say. and the met have issued a whole met office have issued a whole host weather warnings through host of weather warnings through tomorrow blows through. tomorrow as she blows through. now the winds are going to pick up throughout the day. there is an in place across an amber warning in place across scotland north, and the scotland and the north, and the west, bit the southeast west, and a bit of the southeast for later on during the but for later on during the day, but all there are all day tomorrow there are weather for weather warnings in place for wind rain , and it

wind and also for rain, and it might be worth pointing out that there's also some environmental agency warnings 0ut. agency flood warnings out. >> oh, right . 12 flood warnings, >> oh, right. 12 flood warnings, i think. is it or is it are there more now? >> there are 51 flood alerts and eight but they eight flood warnings, but they change hour depending on change by the hour depending on how and how rivers are running and whereabouts these are whereabouts of these. these are around same affected areas around the same affected areas that we were talking about before south of the uk, before the south of the uk, around the river severn, around the rivers trent where hit the rivers trent where we're hit by henk and i think at by storm. henk and i think at one we're talking one point we're talking about winds with storm asia and the strong are coming strong winds that are coming through, be through, and that's going to be an that is what the an issue. and that is what the met office are talking we met office are talking about. we can see actually these pictures of think of coastal waves. but i think with the and the snowmelt with the rain and the snowmelt coming milder coming with the milder temperatures, we might next temperatures, we might well next week be talking flooding week be talking about flooding again, very big again, which was a very big issue the cold snap with issue before the cold snap with storm henk and storm garrett before so whole gamut before that. so the whole gamut of weather, horribleness is going to hit us again this , going to hit us again this, this, this weekend as storm ish c0mes this, this weekend as storm ish comes through. but it's going to turn milder. so if you there is a silver lining to to the the cloud. >> oh it's i mean but thank you

for explaining it because i had a look at the met office weather map and it looks someone vomited 0n map and it looks someone vomited on it. i've got no idea what's just a mess of yellow. yeah >> the met office i was looking at this this morning and it must be hard, actually, be quite hard, actually, for anyone looking anyone who's not sort of looking at hour at these every day or every hour that work out what was that we are to work out what was going amber warning, that we are to work out what was going for amber warning, that we are to work out what was going for wind,3er warning, that we are to work out what was going for wind, which rning, that we are to work out what was going for wind, which is ng, that we are to work out what was going for wind, which is for which is for wind, which is for the winds, is in place the strongest winds, is in place from 6 pm. tomorrow nine. from 6 pm. tomorrow till nine. i must actually also point out these warnings changed by the houn these warnings changed by the hour. mean, they've probably hour. i mean, they've probably changed, hour. i mean, they've probably pr.m. d, hour. i mean, they've probably pr.m. tomorrow, sunday until 9 6 pm. tomorrow, sunday until 9 am. monday, and that is for scotland , the northeast of scotland, the northeast of england, north—west england, the north—west of england, the north—west of england, the england, northern ireland, the south—west of england, strathclyde wales. there strathclyde and wales. and there is a rain warning in there is also a rain warning in there from 6 am. tomorrow till 6 am. monday in the scotland and the nonh monday in the scotland and the north west and wales. and there's also a weather warning, a the whole a yellow one across the whole country. problem i country. but the problem, i think you look think is, is when you look at the splurged the map, they're all splurged on top other . it's very top of each other. it's very difficult see what's going on difficult to see what's going on where. so that's of what's where. so that's sort of what's going best to going on. but the best thing to do look the met do is have a look at the met office because are

office website, because they are probably the probably going to change the storm. through, um, storm. aisha comes through, um, and you're affected. and see if you're affected. nathan, i asked him in here every week to cheer me up and he never delivers. >> uh, thank you very much, nathan. right nathan. lovely to see you. right now, appears to now, emmanuel macron appears to have right on have shifted to the right on education. the french president promoted uniforms in schools, a crackdown drug gangs and crackdown on drug gangs and steps to boost france's declining birth rate. joining me now is the paris correspondent at the telegraph, elizabeth and elisabeth moutet. thank you very much for joining elisabeth moutet. thank you very much forjoining us this much for joining us this afternoon. the reason i wanted to talk to you about this story , to talk to you about this story, and elizabeth, is because we're having a lot issues with having a lot of issues with schooling here and, you schooling over here and, you know, schools are being know, strict schools are being frowned upon over here. but it sounds like that's what macron wants to do in france at the moment . how wants to do in france at the moment. how is this going wants to do in france at the moment . how is this going down? moment. how is this going down? >> this is going down because people like the idea of it. uh, the problem is , uh, can we do the problem is, uh, can we do it? do we have the teachers to do it? we have the means to do it. um, is can this be enacted?

and it sounds wonderful. and, uh , the new prime minister, gabriella , was previously gabriella, was previously education minister for five months, in which he said he wanted to roll out exactly this kind of program, and it made him very popular, twice as popular as actually. and but the question is, will that work ? and question is, will that work? and is it possible ? uh, it's, um , is it possible? uh, it's, um, they can't even find , um, they can't even find, um, substitute teachers when teachers are away. uh, we're not quite sure that all those wonderful changes that people actually would like to have , uh, actually would like to have, uh, are going to happen . are going to happen. >> yeah. i mean, it's. yeah wearing school uniform, learning the national anthem and the, the one that really is probably the most controversial is sort of like, you know, to encouraging french people to have more babies , um, to, to sort of like, babies, um, to, to sort of like, you know , be more french, you know, be more french, basically . i you know, be more french, basically. i mean, is this just edging more and more to the right just to win those votes? it is certainly in talk. >> it is definitely more than edging. it is uh, it's a shift.

right, walt. because because we have seen in recent months, in recent years even that the french public opinion, which is quite separate from the opinion of opinion makers, quote unquote, in paris , is uh, is has unquote, in paris, is uh, is has has shifted definitely. rightwards and emmanuel macron, first of all, he's facing european elections, which are not terribly important in terms of his own power , but certainly of his own power, but certainly in terms of a life sized poll. it's going to be interesting . it's going to be interesting. the national rally is going to all from all across counts. they're going to reach about one third of the vote in france, which is epoch making. macron's party behind , uh, and he party is far behind, uh, and he realises that he's got to change. um, at least the tone of his voice. >> um, and elizabeth, thank you very much. one final, very quick question for you. we're running out of time. it's, uh, national cheese appreciation day over here moment, obviously, here at the moment, obviously, you're you love your you're in france. you love your cheese . is the you're in france. you love your chee english . is the you're in france. you love your chee english or . is the you're in france. you love your chee english or french is the you're in france. you love your chee english or french cheesee you're in france. you love your chee english or french cheese ? best english or french cheese? >> quite honestly . you know, >> quite honestly. you know, it's, uh, it's so wide. i've had

absolutely fantastic stilton. i've had extraordinary british cheese. i've had very good cheese. i've had very good cheese in other countries , cheese in other countries, including non cheese making countries. be surprised countries. you'd be surprised about korea for instance. about south korea for instance. but same , um, you know, but all the same, um, you know, french cheese is the best. >> of course you would say that, wouldn't you? you're in paris. thank you very much. anne—elisabeth moutet there. paris anne—elisabeth moutet there. pans the paris correspondent for the telegraph. much telegraph. thank you very much for us this afternoon. for joining us this afternoon. now now, hello. nana how are now now, um, hello. nana how are you? the lovely nana is coming up with a cracking show. not at all cheesy. are you going to mention cheese? cheese . no. mention cheese? no cheese. no. cheese? going to leave mention cheese? no cheese. no. cheese alone. going to leave mention cheese? no cheese. no. cheese alone. grising) leave mention cheese? no cheese. no. cheese alone. grising abovee cheese alone. she's rising above the are you the cheese issue. what are you talking the cheese issue. what are you taliwell, we're going >> well, we're obviously going to this whole to be talking about this whole net zero 11011591159. >> net zer0 n0nsense. >> where it a false economy? >> where is it a false economy? >> where is it a false economy? >> we literally robbing >> are we literally robbing peter pay paul? then peter to pay paul? and then creating ourselves poor creating making ourselves poor by this route? is it by going down this route? is it even ? even necessary? >> also speaking to uri geller. >> he's live in tel aviv , and >> he's live in tel aviv, and he'll to us about. he'll be talking to us about. >> uri every week. he's >> you have uri every week. he's brilliant, >> you have uri every week. he's brilhe's, >> you have uri every week. he's brilhe's absolutely brilliant. >> you have uri every week. he's brilhe's be olutely brilliant. >> you have uri every week. he's brilhe's be talking brilliant. >> you have uri every week. he's brilhe's be talking aboutnt. >> you have uri every week. he's brilhe's be talking about this >> he'll be talking about this particular happened particular stuff that happened with david lammy. >> we'll get his take >> of course we'll get his take on loads more. and

on that and loads more. and daniel who the sister daniel mason, who is the sister of kat. oh right. >> get out of my pub type thing. >> get out of my pub type thing. >> my pub. >> my pub. >> she'll be my difficult do that. yeah. not that. yeah, yeah. and she's not mentioning had mentioning cheese. so you've had your cheese today. uh, your cheese filled today. uh, thank don't thank you very much. don't go anywhere . nana is coming up anywhere. nana show is coming up with cracking show. by the with a cracking show. by the sounds it . with a cracking show. by the sounds it. right. with a cracking show. by the sounds it . right. okay, well, sounds of it. right. okay, well, it's been really, really it's been a really, really busy show, forjoining show, so thank you for joining me on saturday afternoon. me on a saturday afternoon. that's for me. and nana that's it for me. and nana is definitely up next, though. and now we are going. you've been watching and listening to gb news saturday with me. dawn neesom. thank you so much for joining me. don't go up nana is next and i just leave to me. have a wonderful weekend . thank have a wonderful weekend. thank you for watching and really enjoy your saturday evenings , enjoy your saturday evenings, but make sure you watch nana before that. thank you very much i >> -- >>a >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb

news. >> hello there! i'm greg dewhurst. welcome to your latest gb news weather. we've got stormy asia on the way, particularly through sunday evening, overnight into monday morning, damaging gusts of wind , morning, damaging gusts of wind, s0me morning, damaging gusts of wind, some large waves around the coast, some heavy rain too. it's unsettled over the next 24 hours and very unsettled sunday into monday as that storm moves through, and then it remains unsettled into next week. two outbreaks of heavy rain already pushing in this evening across western parts of the uk. some hail mixed in there, two very strong winds . gales strong and gusty winds. gales around coast but starting to around the coast but starting to ease a little the early ease a little during the early hours with some clear spells developing. but also some blustery too. blustery showers too. temperatures as well generally frost we haven't frost free, which we haven't seen a while for two six seen for a while for two six celsius across many areas. a mixed start to sunday morning. some bright spells. the best of these across north—east scotland also centre and southern parts of england. but then storm isa m0ves of england. but then storm isa moves in during the latter part of the morning through the afternoon, bringing outbreaks of of the morning through the

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