morning, 930 on tuesday, june the 23rd. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. very good morning. >> thank you forjoining us. so uk airstrikes alongside the united uk has united states. the uk has carried out a second joint attack on houthi rebels in yemen overnight. we being dragged overnight. are we being dragged into conflict? our home into a deeper conflict? our home security editor mark white, has more . more. >> well, the us and the uk have said that they intended for these airstrikes to be limited , these airstrikes to be limited, but houthi rebels clearly but the houthi rebels clearly did not get the memo because there have been 12 separate houthi on shipping since houthi attacks on shipping since the initial strikes . on january the initial strikes. on january the initial strikes. on january the 11th batted britain after the 11th batted britain after the impact of storm isha. >> brace yourselves for storm jocelyn and rwanda blow for rishi sunak last night, the house of lords voted for a motion to delay ratifying the government's new treaty with rwanda. >> what a surprise. what exactly does this mean? we're going to find out . find out. >> and winter freeze. there are

warnings 2 million people could have their gas and electricity cut off this winter because they can't afford to pay their premium prepayment metre. we can have the citizens advice here to let you know what to do. if you are affected and streamlined. >> postal service royal mail has said that it would like to deliver post much today to friday only, but rishi sunak says that he would not support the change in an email age. is it simply time to accept a second class postal service ? second class postal service? >> i've already got one of those alzheimer's breakthrough, a new blood test that detects the disease up to 15 years for a patient, shows symptoms could be used to screen all over 50s in the future. just the question would you want to know if alzheimer's was looming for you? i i would know, sure i would. >> i would not want to know. not unless they could say, right. if

you've got alzheimer's coming in 15 years, you can definitely stop it. doing this, you can stop it. by doing this, you can definitely mitigate it. >> that, i mean, there >> by doing that, i mean, there are coming on to slow it are drugs coming on to slow it down. knowing it's down. but 15 years knowing it's almost a death sentence down. but 15 years knowing it's almost over death sentence down. but 15 years knowing it's almost over no.1th sentence down. but 15 years knowing it's almost over no. and,�*ntence down. but 15 years knowing it's almost over no. and, uh,1ce down. but 15 years knowing it's almost over no. and, uh, no. so hanging over no. and, uh, no. so what do you think? yeah, let us to know. >> gb views at gb news. com is the email address. and we've got some really brilliant little stories panel debates stories on our panel debates this morning well. some this morning as well. some really little really fascinating little insights into all insights aren't there into all sorts so don't sorts of things. so don't go anywhere. stay us until anywhere. stay with us until midday. here is midday. first though, here is tatiana your . news tatiana sanchez with your. news >> beth, thank you very much. and good morning. your top stories from the gb newsroom. britta airstrikes on houthi targets yemen are designed to targets in yemen are designed to send a clear message. that's according to the foreign secretary . british used secretary. british aircraft used precision guided bombs to strike several targets near an airfield in the capital, sanaa. the uk and the us have been patrolling areas in the red sea after a

spate of attacks on commercial ships by iranian backed militants. lord cameron says the uk is following its words with strong action. what the houthis are doing is unacceptable , it's are doing is unacceptable, it's illegal and it's threatening the freedom of navigation . freedom of navigation. >> that's why we've taken the action. alongside that action is action. alongside that action is a whole set of measures we'll be taking, including sanctions and other pressure to put on the houthis combined. of course , houthis combined. of course, with the action the royal navy is taking with others in the red sea . and we'll be building the sea. and we'll be building the strongest coalition of support to back the steps that we've been taken. >> israel has proposed a two month ceasefire in gaza in return for the release of all hostages. the us news outlet axios reports. the proposal , axios reports. the proposal, made via qatari and egyptian mediators , does not include an mediators, does not include an agreement to end the war. it comes after prime minister rishi sunak spoke to us president joe biden yesterday regarding the need to bring down civilian casualties in gaza and increase the flow of humanitarian aid .

the flow of humanitarian aid. israel's defence forces announced that 24 of its soldiers have been killed in gaza, its deadliest day since the start of the war with hamas back here, another storm is sweeping across britain , sweeping across britain, bringing fresh disruption for commuters. just a day after storm isha, the met office says storm isha, the met office says storm jocelyn will bring strong winds with amber and yellow alerts issued for much of the country. yellow warnings for rain and ice are also in place across northern and eastern parts of scotland. transpennine express is among several companies warning of disruption on its urging passengers to avoid travelling between england and scotland from 3:00 this afternoon . and a new weight loss afternoon. and a new weight loss pill designed to make people feel fuller is now available via the nhs . the treatment can be the nhs. the treatment can be delivered in 15 minutes in the form of a capsule that contains a gastric balloon filled with water. it requires no surgery, endoscopy or anaesthesia. elianne, which is the company

behind the pill, says it's been in talks with the nhs about rolling out the treatment since it was approved in 2020. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website gbnews.com now back to andrew and . bev and.bev >> very good morning. it is 935. >> very good morning. it is 935. >> well , it's >> very good morning. it is 935. >> well, it's only been in the house of lords for five minutes. and guess what? the house, their lordships and their ladyship's inflicted the first defeat on the rwanda plan. that's right. >> against the >> they voted against the ratification the treaty ratification of the new treaty with rwanda by 214 votes to 171. >> it's a delay in technique. it's not binding. the charge was led by the right reverend rachel treweek. she's the bishop of gloucester , the first ever woman gloucester, the first ever woman bishop who says that a few pieces of paper in a treaty will not make rwanda safe. the same bishop who in 2015, when she became a bishop, said god is not a he or a she. god is god, and

is no. is she? no. >> well , look, i is she? no. >> well, look, i think we have to also make it. she wasn't the only one. she wasn't the only one. there was a hundred and whatever else, 270. thank you. who voted against them? um but this was, i suppose it was a terrible inevitability about this. depending on whether this. and depending on whether you the house lords is you think the house of lords is a thing or not, they are a good thing or not, they are either there to check our democracy, have sanity democracy, to have a sanity check some these things, check for some of these things, or going to ruin or they're just going to ruin any sense of democracy because they going the they are going against the people been elected by people who have been elected by this these this country to make these decisions on behalf. decisions on your behalf. i think i know which side of that divide you sit on. >> they drive me nuts, and i do not know why there are bishops in of anyway, in the house of lords. anyway, there are bishops in the there are 26 and bishops in the house lords, including house of lords, including the archbishop of canterbury. why are catholic are there no roman catholic bishops? maybe are there no roman catholic bisibut ? maybe are there no roman catholic bisibut maybee are there no roman catholic bisibut maybe that of >> but maybe that sort of religious, open hearted, warm putting the centre putting humanity at the centre of decisions. >> maybe these people. of decisions. >> they»e these people. of decisions. >> they should these people. of decisions. >> they should stickiese people. of decisions. >> they should stickiestheirple. >> they should stick to their job and try and work out why their flock shrunk by about their flock has shrunk by about 100% in the last ten years, because of useless hand—wringing. liberals like the

bishop of gloucester. that's why. and the archbishop of canterbury amendments on canterbury tabling amendments on rwanda is hopeless. he's hopeless . hopeless. >> hopeless is the word, though, isn't comes to this isn't it, when it comes to this issue of rwanda? because i don't know about you at home, you probably frustration probably share our frustration in a way. you just want to go get on with it. just get on with it. do something. um, it. just just do something. um, but it's now looking like this won't be if it is ratified won't be even if it is ratified through all the stages, it won't be until easter. it won't be. nothing will be decided for months now. >> then be a legal >> and then there'll be a legal challenge. because we know. because rights because the great human rights brigade, us through brigade, funded by us through the eu, through, um , legal aid, the eu, through, um, legal aid, will be falling all over it. >> yeah, well, let us know your thoughts. i think we probably do know your thoughts. vaiews@gbnews.com. it's. how do we not feel completely despondent about this issue? because we want something to be done about it. >> let's talk about something else that i find slightly galling. the 10th named storm this winter . we should have this winter. we should have a competition anyway. remember the name of the eighth or the

seventh? this one is called storm jocelyn. it's on its way to hit the uk. >> so heavy rains and strong winds are expected. and the met office january has issued office in january has issued a danger to life as the danger to life alert. as the storm brews. to take storm brews. we have to take danger very danger to life very, very seriously. do? well, seriously. don't we do? well, joining now is our northern joining us now is our northern ireland reporter, dougie beattie and good and reporterjack carson. good morning dougie, where you? morning dougie, where are you? and? what's the weather and? well what's the weather like ? like? >> well, i'm on the main road. just outside, carried off. this is the main thoroughfare in the belfast from saintfield, downpatrick crossgar of course it is blocked here by a tree. uh, you can see it behind me. and there the electricity board is just about to start lifting that tree. the damage done from the storm. uh, last night. and the storm. uh, last night. and the weather is starting to rain quite heavily once more . and if quite heavily once more. and if we just walk up a little bit, we'll, uh, we'll see this tree getting removed here. yeah because our forestry commission is on strike. public sector strikes here, and there's nobody

here to cut up these trees. so the electricity board, because right beside me and running over my head here were lines that were brought down by this tree . were brought down by this tree. so they've decided to push the tree. there you go. there pushing the tree out of the road as we go . and, uh. yeah, well, as we go. and, uh. yeah, well, they're going to be a bit ignorant with it, to be honest , ignorant with it, to be honest, but they need to get at these electric lines just up above the tree. uh, that that will allow the engineers to, to replace the electric and put those homes on back. uh, on the other side of this, there's six transfer farmers in there in that next line, which will run off into the rural countryside . and now the rural countryside. and now we are having another storm that's coming in, uh, tonight. it's due in about 3:00 this afternoon. and if they don't get the mass cleared, that's happened first. well, then they're going to be behind the eight ball the whole way through i >> -- >> hey, dougie. thank you so much. let's go to jack carson. is there anything as exciting

where you are, jack? in porthcawl. i think you are. aren't wales? and why aren't you in wales? and why haven't got such fabulous haven't you got such a fabulous gb news like dougie beattie gb news coat like dougie beattie there? one those you'd there? i want one of those you'd never know. >> i want one as well. it's probably warmer than what i've got on. uh, but it's certainly really here uh, here really windy here in, uh, here in porthcawl. >> now, the yellow weather warning for for this part warning for wind for this part of wales from of south wales comes in from around 12:00 so it's around 12:00 today, so it's already pretty windy now, but really a lot higher really expecting a lot higher winds in parts of north wales yesterday as part of stormy. sure we saw around snowdonia 90 mile an hour winds um, which you know, pretty pretty damaging for this part uh, for this part this part of uh, for this part of the, the year and to different parts of this country with trees along the with many fallen trees along the roads. uh, also, we had disruption yesterday on transport , uh, on, on transport for wales, uh, on, on that network, particularly between swansea and shrewsbury. uh still major delays uh, around uh llandudno as well today. so again, for people that are travelling on the railway networks really urging them , uh, networks really urging them, uh, to check before you travel, particularly uh, in england as

well, because avanti west coast and transpennine urging people not to travel past 333 uh, 3:00 between england and scotland . between england and scotland. avanti west coast saying they are urging passengers to avoid, um, heading anywhere north of preston after 330. uh, today with the last train leaving the capital from london to glasgow today expected to be, uh, very, very busy . so not as many major very busy. so not as many major disruption , uh, so far today as disruption, uh, so far today as storm jocelyn starts to hit this part of the country as there was yesterday with storm esha , we yesterday with storm esha, we saw greenhouses, um, that had flown onto train tracks and all different kinds of disruption across all of the road and railway networks. um, and in north, in the north—west, particularly as well. electricity. north had uh, electricity. north west had uh, had 55,000 homes without power. the update we've got from them this morning is that they've managed to restore power to all of those. all but 2000 those, of those. all but 2000 of those, they are offering as well free catering vans for those people still affected. so some still affected. so still some thousands homes in parts of thousands of homes in parts of the country are affected without power so far as of course, we

await the arrival of storm jocelyn. >> thank you both. dougie and jack, thank you so much. >> job there. it's all >> great job out there. it's all very for us here the very well for us here in the warm, kind of laughing at how ridiculous it is that the uk can't cope with a bit of random and if you're in scotland, every scotrail, service scotrail, scotrail train service has today. has been cancelled today. >> disruption. >> that's road disruption. >> that's road disruption. >> live uk, >> listen, we live in the uk, the weather is bad. why don't the weather is bad. why don't the why those the councils, why aren't those trees they're not all trees trimmed so they're not all falling into the road at the slightest of wind? slightest gust of wind? >> it's hopeless and i'm sure the was. maybe that's my the weather was. maybe that's my getting to be a getting older. it used to be a lot the weather. winters lot worse. the weather. winters were we had a lot were a lot worse. we had a lot more snow. more show. >> more snow. >> just don't have. >> we just don't have. >> we just don't have. >> when did your kids last build a snowman in garden? a snowman in the garden? >> was couple of years ago, >> it was a couple of years ago, wasn't it? >> was. i remember about 3 or >> it was. i remember about 3 or 4 years ago, we had a really goodi 4 years ago, we had a really good i mean, they loved it. we had snowy of had a very snowy kind of february time. i think it was. but, we just seem to be but, um, we just we seem to be getting worse at coping. we're being bombarded all the time. the getting worse. the weather's getting worse. climate change, climate change. okay let's okay so let's prepare. let's trim the trees. get trim the trees. let's get the

train help if people in >> probably help if people in the public sector, local government, government the public sector, local govertotent, government the public sector, local goverto work. government the public sector, local goverto work. i'm government the public sector, local goverto work. i'm working nment the public sector, local goverto work. i'm working fromt went to work. i'm working from home. yeah, i'm sure it makes a difference. let us know your thoughts. >> maybe we're being bit >> maybe we're being a bit harsh. vaiews@gbnews.uk com is the email address. the uk and the email address. so the uk and the email address. so the uk and the us have carried out their second airstrike against second joint airstrike against houthi what the foreign >> this is what the foreign secretary, david cameron, lord cameron, had to say. >> the houthis are doing is >> what the houthis are doing is unacceptable. illegal and unacceptable. it's illegal and it's threatening the freedom of navigation. it's threatening the freedom of navigithel. it's threatening the freedom of navigithe action alongside that taken the action alongside that action set of action is a whole set of measures we'll be taking, including and other including sanctions and other pressure on the houthis pressure to put on the houthis combined, the combined, of course, with the action royal navy is taking action the royal navy is taking with others in the red sea. and we'll building strongest we'll be building the strongest coalition to back the coalition of support to back the steps that we've been taken when ihear steps that we've been taken when i hear him, i look at him, he looks and sounds like what he used to be. >> the prime minister now, a lot of issues with david cameron as prime minister but he you never doubted he the authority. he doubted he had the authority. he carried himself . he walked carried himself. well, he walked in a room. you know, cameron had arrived. does speak arrived. he's got he does speak with distinction. yes >> matt white. hello

>> matt white. hello >> home security. even though he's an irritating retread , he's an irritating retread, unelected . and cameron did look unelected. and cameron did look sunak said we'd had in his party conference speech about 30 years of useless misfiring government. six weeks later, he brought back one of the blokes who'd had it, one of the blokes who'd had it, one of the blokes who'd had it, one of those governments for six years. well listen, only years. well listen, not only does as you said, there have does he, as you said, there have that natural authority he does. >> he's the one that's been put front and to talk about front and centre to talk about this. very significant this. actually very significant escalation would have escalation that you would have thought the prime thought perhaps the prime minister have in minister should have been in front cameras this front of the cameras this morning to talk about, because, as david cameron said it there in that interview that he gave, since those intended limited strikes that we took part . in on strikes that we took part. in on the 11th of january, the houthis have continued attacking shipping in the red sea, in the gulf of aden. 12 separate attacks on ships, which has brought about the second wave of attacks. now clearly that intention to be limited is being

foiled by what the houthis are continuing to do, which is to you know, basically ignore that bloody nose that they're getting from the us and the uk and, and potentially we're being sucked into a deeper conflict and isn't that what their iranian paymasters might want them to do? >> iran pay called the tune here because they're paying for the missiles. it's their it's their military hardware. >> of course it's confusion and chaos and whatever they can do to shake up the western world order is what they are doing . we order is what they are doing. we see it from hezbollah in southern lebanon as well, getting involved in what's happening in gaza from hamas as well , of course, also happening in gaza from hamas as well, of course, also funded and supported by iran and all of the associated groups around iraq and syria that have upped their campaigns against the us at the moment. >> um, just remind our viewers marks . it's easy to forget why marks. it's easy to forget why this started in the first place in the red sea. >> well , all the in the red sea. >> well, all the houthis say the

reason they were targeting shipping is because of what's happening in gaza. they say it was in support of the palestinian people. the ships that they were targeting were either directly owned by israel or they were coming to and from, uh, israel. however that's widened out now since the us and the uk targeted the houthis directly . they have now said directly. they have now said that uk and us ships are also on their target list as well. and indeed they have been struck since the 11th of january. >> but they were just going for any ship that was in the red sea, weren't they? >> well, yes, these >> well, yes, i think these links were very tenuous. yeah. see, very least they're see, the very least they're trying disrupt international see, the very least they're tryingthatiisrupt international see, the very least they're tryingthat has pt international see, the very least they're tryingthat has done,3rnational see, the very least they're tryingthat has done, though,|l see, the very least they're tryingthat has done, though, is what that has done, though, is given some real given the houthis some real popular support, uh, amongst given the houthis some real popu populations uh, amongst given the houthis some real popu populations , h, amongst given the houthis some real popu populations , it's mongst given the houthis some real popu populations , it's not|gst arab populations, it's not amongst arab governments as such , but certainly amongst the population base who see what they're doing actually is quite heroic coming to the aid of the people of palestine. and in terms of the conflict in gaza, it is raging on. we had just

yesterday the single biggest loss of life , uh, that was loss of life, uh, that was inflicted on the israeli military with 21 idf soldiers killed. they were trying to, um , killed. they were trying to, um, blow up two buildings that were laying , uh, explosives to take laying, uh, explosives to take out two buildings linked to hamas when a rocket propelled grenade was fired in their direction. and, you see, set off that prematurely. >> and viewers who might be going, well, it's miles away , going, well, it's miles away, what does this matter to us? well i think the key issue here at the moment for us is that as of today, tesco's marks and spencer's next, they've all said we're going to be giving higher prices. we're going to have to charge our customers more, uh, because there's about 2500 ships which are taking these lengthy detours to avoid the houthi militants in the red sea . it militants in the red sea. it handles about 12% of global sea trade, doesn't it? that route. and these ships and this and so these ships and this stock stock and they're stock is a stock and they're having to take more expensive routes that is going to routes round that is going to affect of affect all of us. >> it's going yeah. it's

>> it's going to yeah. it's adding an extra ten days to the journey. >> no it's at least it's a perfectly good and valid argument for potentially , argument for uh, potentially, uh, going after the houthis . uh, going after the houthis. >> but having said that, you know, france , germany, uh, many know, france, germany, uh, many other countries that also benefit from this shipping have decided they're not going to strike the houthis direct. they are not going to get involved, potentially in a bloody and maybe a long campaign. but what they're doing is sending ships down to protect shipping going through that lane . but yes, it through that lane. but yes, it does. you know, it is without a doubt having not just the an effect on the extra fuel, etc. that they're, they're having to put in these ships for that 10,000 mile detour . but also 10,000 mile detour. but also insurance prices are absolutely going through the roof at the moment . moment. >> yeah, but the right to free navigation is a important one. >> it is, which is what britain and america are trying to defend. >> but other countries are involved in trying to ensure there is a right to free

navigation by defending the ships through, ships going through, not necessarily , uh, part in necessarily taking, uh, part in strikes that could suck us into a deeper conflict . a deeper conflict. >> we're going to hear from you. thanks, mark. thank you. >> new hampshire >> now, voters in new hampshire is big one. this is head to is a big one. this is head to the but the results be the polls. but the results be coming in at 1 am. in the morning as donald trump faces his last big republican opponent, after ron opponent, nikki haley, after ron desantis dropped out and endorsed . endorsed him yesterday. >> right. former us >> right. the former us president is hoping to president trump is hoping to deliver ex—governor deliver the ex—governor a knockout path knockout blow, clearing his path to republican nomination. so to the republican nomination. so joining us now, sorry , sorry, us joining us now, sorry, sorry, us political hamm . political analyst eric hamm. morning, eric. good morning. good morning. great to see you. so it's just going to be a shoo in for trump. this isn't it. he's just got he might as well just coast it tonight and be his usual self. >> well it's certainly looking like that's a possibility . and like that's a possibility. and we know nikki haley has been wanting a one on one matchup with trump for quite with donald trump for quite some time. now has it. but with time. she now has it. but with all the polling data coming in, it looks like this is donald trump's to lose . and we're

trump's race to lose. and we're seeing every single day the party continuing to coalesce around donald trump, not nikki haley and, um, eric, what about the 6 to 7% of the voters that were backing desantis? >> he pledged his support for donald trump. will they go en masse to trump, or might they split some of them vote for h aley. haley. >> well, in new hampshire , ron >> well, in new hampshire, ron desantis votes really won't have much of an impact because we know ron desantis was polling at a very low number. there and also it was a state that he actually did not compete in. remember after the iowa caucuses, he went to south carolina, not to new hampshire. so it's unlikely it's going to have much of an impact, which is why if donald trump actually wins new hampshire, it's going to be a much bigger win than expected because he will have actually done so without needing ron desantis support in the in this contest . this contest. >> um, just tell us, eric, tell

the british viewers, what is the format for tonight? how big are these events? what happens? >> well , new these events? what happens? >> well, new hampshire is very different from iowa. iowa was a caucus state where you actually had to show up and you actually had to show up and you actually had to, uh, join with other supporters of your particular candidate . but this is an candidate. but this is an instance where you're actually just going to the polls . so it's just going to the polls. so it's the first in nation actual of primary where you're actually going into the polls and actually voting . it's highly actually voting. it's highly unlikely that new hampshire is going to have many of the issues iowa did, where the weather was so bad. it was the coldest the weather had ever been during a primary in iowa. so that's not likely to be a major factor in this contest . this contest. >> what what number should we be looking for to show that he's either faltering trump or coasting? it >> if donald trump is actually doing better than , say, 50% with doing better than, say, 50% with conservatives , then i think it

conservatives, then i think it means it's going to be a very good night for donald trump. in the case of nikki haley, if she is actually doing better than, say, 20 points with independent since then, that means it's going to be a better night for her. both of them are playing very well to their respective strengths. nikki haley with independents, donald trump with more question more conservatives. the question is, can either of those candidates do better than what we're already seeing in terms of polling data with with their strong suit ? strong suit? >> very interesting. and who do you think would be his running mate eric, if you had to place a bet? now, if donald trump gets the nomination? >> well, i think right now that's what everyone is watching . here's where i think this stands right now. tim scott checks a lot of the boxes for donald trump's running mate. however, what we are seeing from republican congresswoman elise stefanik out of new york is that she is far better at actually throwing a punch than any of the

other candidates that we know that are already auditioning. but this is donald trump. we're talking about . but this is donald trump. we're talking about. he's going to make this a reality show project thatis make this a reality show project that is going to run for the next several months. so it's going to be a very interesting ride as he continues to cart out these vp candidate. okay >> thank you so much eric eric ham there us political analyst you know if it's a choice between trump and biden i think i'd have to you have to go for trump. oh everything by a million miles. >> who would have thought it. >> who would have thought it. >> because biden just is losing it. >> he is losing it. we have got a great story coming up with gb news exclusive about fake stamps . and have you been a victim of sticking one in envelope and sticking one in an envelope and not that the person not knowing that the person you've it has got you've sent it to has got a fine, don't go anywhere. this is gb news a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news.

on. gb news. >> hello . it's aidan mcgivern >> hello. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast this time yesterday we were reeling from storm isha. yesterday we were reeling from sto today a. yesterday we were reeling from sto today it's all about storm >> today it's all about storm jocelyn, the next storm on the way, bringing spells of rain and then winds then increasingly strong winds overnight . first of all, overnight tonight. first of all, it's a dry start in the east. doesn't long, rain doesn't last long, so rain sweeps across the country. heaviest over western hills where there could be some issues for southwest for central and southwest scotland as northwest scotland as well as northwest england. 40 to 60mm of rainfall in some places, not as much rain towards the south—east, but still dull and damp. it is mild, however, despite the wet and increasingly weather. increasingly windy weather. 12 or perhaps even 14 celsius or 13, perhaps even 14 celsius possible . but the winds are possible. but the winds are really start to ramp up as we end the afternoon and go into the evening widely 55 to 65 miles an hour for the northern two thirds of the country, particularly western coast and hills. but for the north and west scotland, swathe of 80 west of scotland, a swathe of 80 mile hour gusts move through mile per hour gusts move through overnight now is more overnight. and now this is more of normal winter storm of a normal winter storm compared isha, not as compared with storm isha, not as powerful, but coming so quickly

after isha could hamper a recovery and repair efforts. that's why this one has been named. that's why there is an amber warning for the north and west of scotland. it stays blustery tomorrow blustery into tomorrow morning. a bright start in the south. further to for further showers to come for northern northern northern england, northern ireland scotland. most ireland and scotland. the most frequent be across frequent showers will be across the north and west of scotland, with continued wind, with a continued strong wind, but will be coming with a continued strong wind, but through will be coming with a continued strong wind, but through the. be coming with a continued strong wind, but through the day coming with a continued strong wind, but through the day anding with a continued strong wind, but through the day and with down through the day and with some brightness in the south feeling little more pleasant. feeling a little more pleasant. highs of 11 to 12 celsius. highs here of 11 to 12 celsius. a cooler further north. a bit cooler further north. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers . sponsors of boxt boilers. sponsors of weather on . gb. news weather on. gb. news >> 2024 a battleground year. the year the nation decides as the parties gear up their campaign for the next general election . for the next general election. >> who will be left standing when the british people make one of the biggest decisions of their lives? >> who will rise and who will fall? >> who will rise and who will falllet's find out together for >> let's find out together for every . every moment. >> the highs, the lows, the

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post office and some major supermarkets are counterfeit . an supermarkets are counterfeit. an alzheimer's breakthrough a new blood test that detects the disease up to 15 years before a patient shows symptoms . these patient shows symptoms. these could be used to screen all over 50s in the future. would you want to know if alzheimer's was looming for you . looming for you. let us know your thoughts this morning . vaiews@gbnews.com. morning. vaiews@gbnews.com. we've got a load of emails coming in. tell us about the weather, where you are. is it terrible or is it just what we have here in never be raining in the uk? >> could it in january that would be terrible. >> right. first though, >> uh, right. first though, here's news with tatiana here's your news with tatiana sanchez. >> beth, thank you very much . >> beth, thank you very much. your top stories from the gb newsroom british strikes on houthi targets in yemen are designed to send a clear

message. that's according to the foreign secretary. british aircraft used precision guided bombs to strike several targets near an airfield in the capital sanaa. near an airfield in the capital sanaa . the uk and the us have sanaa. the uk and the us have been patrolling areas in the red sea after a spate of attacks on commercial ships by iranian backed militants . lord cameron backed militants. lord cameron says the uk is following its words with strong action, while the houthis are doing is unacceptable. >> it's illegal and it's threatening the freedom of navigation. that's why we've taken the action alongside that action is a whole set of measures we'll be taking, including sanctions and other pressure to put on the houthis combined, of course, with the action the royal navy is taking with others in the red sea and we'll be building the strongest coalition of support to back the steps that we've been taken . steps that we've been taken. >> israel is proposing a two month ceasefire in gaza in exchange for the release of all hostages. the us news outlet axios reports. the proposal , axios reports. the proposal, made via qatari and egyptian

mediators , was does not include mediators, was does not include an agreement to end the war. it comes after prime minister rishi sunak spoke to us president joe biden yesterday regarding civilian casualties in gaza. it's defence forces announced that 24 of its soldiers were killed yesterday , in its killed yesterday, in its deadliest day since the start of the war with hamas . another the war with hamas. another storm is sweeping across britain, bringing fresh disruption for commuters this morning, just a day after storm echr, the met office says storm jocelyn will bring strong winds with amber and yellow alerts issued for much of the country . issued for much of the country. yellow warnings for rain and ice are also in place across northern and eastern parts of scotland. transpennine express is among several train companies warning of disruption. it's urging passengers to avoid travelling between england and scotland from 3:00 this afternoon . now royal mail has afternoon. now royal mail has been charging customers £5 to get their post after senders unknowingly bought fake stamps from some post offices . an

from some post offices. an investigation by gb news found books of stamps bought directly from post offices and some local supermarkets were found to have been counterfeit . those affected been counterfeit. those affected are now being forced to pay four times the cost of a standard first class stamp. the post office says it received its stamps directly from royal mail . stamps directly from royal mail. the government's plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda suffered another blow last night, with the house of lords voting to delay the treaty. the chamber voted in favour of a push to pause the plan until ministers can prove rwanda is a safe destination , given the safe destination, given the government's treaty with the central african nation is a key part of its plan for asylum claims to be processed outside of britain . the bill would of britain. the bill would compel judges to regard rwanda as a safe country . compel judges to regard rwanda as a safe country. 2 million people could have their gas and electricity cut off this winter because they can't afford their bills . that's according to bills. that's according to citizens advice , which says citizens advice, which says around 800,000 people couldn't make a hot meal or have a shower

in the past year , the charities in the past year, the charities concerned over the affordability of essential services after ofgem announced that power companies will be allowed to resume forcibly installing pre—payment metres in some homes . meanwhile a report has found around 6 million people would need to more than double their income to escape poverty. the joseph rowntree foundation warns this is evidence of what he's calling social failure at scale. the charity says britain has seen six changes of prime minister since the last time poverty levels fell across the country . a new weight loss pill country. a new weight loss pill designed to make people feel fuller is now available via the nhs. the treatment can be delivered in 15 minutes in the form of a capsule that contains gastric balloon filled with water. it requires no surgery, no endoscopy or anaesthesia. illyrian which is the company behind the pill, says it's been in talks with the nhs about

rolling out the treatment since it was approved in 2020. the film director, norman jewison, has died at the age of 97. in a career spanning five decades, his films were noted for tackling social and political issues. he directed in the heat of the night in 1967, starring sidney poitier, which dealt with themes of racism and policing, and won the academy award for best picture. his next film , the best picture. his next film, the thomas crown affair, helped cement the iconic image of steve mcqueen. other highlights include moonstruck in 1987, for which cher won the oscar for best actress , and the 1999 best actress, and the 1999 boxing film the hurricane, starring denzel washington . starring denzel washington. those are your top stories on gb news this morning across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to andrew and . bev

to andrew and. bev >> very good morning to you. 1006 thank you for joining us. you've been getting in touch at home. you share some of our despair about the weather. uh, gwen we have a lot gwen has said we only have a lot more storms now because we keep naming the past, we naming them. in the past, we just had a windy or very windy or very rare storm. but now that we humanise them, we% these these this we humanise them, we% these these more this we humanise them, we% these these more terrifying this we humanise them, we% these these more terrifying identity, much more terrifying identity, doesn't it? >> and richard wasn't impressed by to life alert. by the danger to life alert. >> what nonsense, he says. of course should course everyone should be careful, humans careful, but humans have survived the season up to survived the winter season up to now it's another now quite well. it's another lame for people to stay lame excuse for people to stay at home, go to work and at home, not go to work and watch tv all but also watch tv all day, but also watching gb news says. watch tv all day, but also watwhy] gb news says. watch tv all day, but also watwhy do} news says. watch tv all day, but also watwhy do we aws says. watch tv all day, but also watwhy do we name says. watch tv all day, but also watwhy do we name the says. watch tv all day, but also watwhy do we name the weather >> why do we name the weather coming the atlantic? i live coming off the atlantic? i live in cornwall where is normal in cornwall where this is normal weather last week in cornwall where this is normal werhad' last week in cornwall where this is normal werhad snow. last week in cornwall where this is normal werhad snow. it last week in cornwall where this is normal werhad snow. it wentast week in cornwall where this is normal werhad snow. it went on week in cornwall where this is normal werhad snow. it went on from we had snow. it went on from 8 to 11. on thursday it's winter and it will be for another 9 or 10 weeks yet. yeah and peter says same. we've always had says the same. we've always had storms in this country. after all is winter. i not

all it is winter. i do not recall storms having names. years ago, great storm this years ago, the great storm this country was the country had in 1987 was the worst i believe. i do worst one i believe. i do remember that throughout the history storms england, history of storms in england, but to ever talk but no one seems to ever talk about that. >> trees and seven oaks >> all the trees and seven oaks were felled. do you remember the seven oaks? >> it very well. >> i do remember it very well. and just on the post office, malcolm i've just malcolm has said, i've just received class letter received a first class letter that was posted on friday. the post not post office might as well not work. mail sorry, as work. royal mail sorry, might as well work saturdays. joking well not work saturdays. joking aside, are going put aside, when are we going to put the service back into public hands? these companies forget that they were set up. what they were set up for and who they work for. >> of course it was >> yeah, of course it was privatised in 2013 by the coalition >> right. moving on. keep your emails coming. uk and the us emails coming. the uk and the us have carried out their second joint against houthi have carried out their second joint in against houthi have carried out their second joint in yemen.1inst houthi targets in yemen. >> foreign secretary, david >> the foreign secretary, david cameron, has been touring the studios. >> had this to say what the >> he had this to say what the houthis are doing is unacceptable. >> it's illegal and it's threatening freedom threatening the freedom of navigation. that's why we've taken the action alongside that action is a whole set of measures we'll be taking, including sanctions and other

pressure to put on the houthis combined, of course, with the action the royal navy is taking with the red sea . and with others in the red sea. and we'll be building the strongest coalition of support to back the steps that we've been taken . steps that we've been taken. >> so joining us now is the defence editor of the evening standard, fox. robert standard, robert fox. robert always to talk to and always great to talk to you and get situations get your insight in situations like like this. our inbox like that. like this. our inbox is echoing this idea, actually questioning why are we getting involved in this germany, france , italy? they haven't waded in with the americans. is it the right thing to do, in your opinion ? opinion? >> well, the french are a bit they're the netherlands are they're the netherlands are they're the netherlands are they're the australians are there. the canadians are there. why are they all there ? um, why why are they all there? um, why is britain involved ? well, it is britain involved? well, it involves international oil merchant shipping in which london has a very big stake. a lot of intelligence on this via oil. uh, piece of traffic comes through london. the insurance markets , and we are genuinely

markets, and we are genuinely defending a big money earner, a big national interest. it's also it's not escalating. it's actually retaliating for attacks on ships , observing freedom of on ships, observing freedom of communication, laws of the sea , communication, laws of the sea, underpinned by the un charter. >> is it working? robert because the houthis are still attacking merchant shipping in that waterway ? waterway? >> i think you're really trying to do instant news here that you bomb a place. they stop. no, it doesn't work like that. look, look what's going on in gaza. look at another very troubled , look at another very troubled, uh, campaign. not that i the houthi campaign is in trouble. they knew it would take time. what they're trying to do is to write down the stocks of quite sophisticated weaponry that the houthis have got from iran in trying to stop them coming in by sea. but it will take a bit of time. um, i hope not much more

than a few weeks, but you could see what they're attacking their attacking launch site, arsenals, magazines , where they're being magazines, where they're being stored, and now radar and guidance stations . and i fear guidance stations. and i fear that this won't be the last, but i think it's just one of a series. it won't go on forever. there aren't enough missiles to do all of that anyway . do all of that anyway. >> what the. what's worrying a lot of people listening and watching, though. >> robert, is there a danger this could turn into a major military conflict? narration. we know who's paying houthis know who's paying the houthis bills. which has a vested bills. iran which has a vested interest in causing , uh, unrest. interest in causing, uh, unrest. international unrest for the west . west. >> well, i agree with you . it's >> well, i agree with you. it's part of the general iranian disruption campaign. and in fact , a very dangerous area , as , a very dangerous area, as we're seeing is in, uh, north iraq in, in and in syria, where there there does seem to be we do seem to be getting quite close to a confrontation between iranian backed forces and the us

has been a lot of backing. uh bombing there, by the way, there have been, uh, probably , uh, have been, uh, probably, uh, nearly 200 attacks on monitoring basis, keeping isis down where there is a presence of international troops , largely international troops, largely american, but also there have been at least 30, 40 attacks on bases where there are british. uh personnel. it's extremely complicated. the houthis are doing it for their own motive, but they're in alliance with iran. and it's a time not to, um, let iran off the hook, because i think what the iranians must love is this kind of, uh, uh, discussion that's happening on your airwaves. are we escalating? are we doing, uh , we escalating? are we doing, uh, problem is iran is. this does seem to be something serious going on inside iran. and they are displacing it, if i can put it like that . uh, by stirring up it like that. uh, by stirring up so much activity in 3 or 4

theatres, as you have rightly said. i mean, not just the red sea, but they're active there in the gulf and, uh, in, in, in, in, in syria, iraq, the gulf and, uh, in, in, in, in, in syria, iraq , lebanon and in, in syria, iraq, lebanon and the eastern mediterranean. i mean, we do have an interest in there. we have an interest as an ally and a prime interest because this is a prime bit of british commercial business that we that we do there. it's a complex problem. and i think it makes it very difficult for the news cycle. and that's something that's going on in iran . and that's going on in iran. and they do understand by simple messaging they can get prominence in the media space. and that's where they are succeeding . succeeding. >> iran must have endless funds, though. robert if they want to keep, um , uh, keep the bombs keep, um, uh, keep the bombs coming via the houthis, as you say, it's a slightly by proxy on the west around against the rest of the western world. they must have infinite funds to keep this

going. they have a very large armament industry. >> your industry . and i think >> your industry. and i think that we haven't taken it seriously enough because . sorry, seriously enough because. sorry, i haven't met a mentioned another theatre because of course, they've been supplying drones and now missiles to russia for the ukraine war. they're involved in that . and they're involved in that. and thatis they're involved in that. and that is also where we're getting a toxic combination because russia is, though it's ramped up hugely in defence industries, 40% devoted to defence. now on these weapons, as i've been describing from iran and from nonh describing from iran and from north korea and north korea has been making more belligerent noises towards japan, but above all, south korea and threatening to have missiles that can drop a nuclear warhead on america. happy days . happy days. >> well, but thank you as always, i think thank you. is the right word to use. there it does all seem pretty scary, doesn't it? >> it does, but. and although france and denmark are there,

they are not actually unleashed king um, missiles. and the way we are, we've got lord kulveer, ranger with us now. um, conservative member of the house of lords. covid what's the view amongst your parliamentary colleagues? a relief colleagues? is there a relief that backing this military that we're backing this military action, or is there a sense ? action, or is there a sense? here we again, being here we go again, being america's poodle dragged along, we're punching perhaps above our weight . france aren't doing what weight. france aren't doing what we're doing. germany never do. >> yes, well, there there is this operation prosperity guardian that we're meant be guardian that we're meant to be a coalition of international countries, as robert was mentioning, this mentioning, there. but this particular airstrikes particular set of airstrikes appears to reported to be appears to be reported to be outside remit that outside of the remit of that particular operation . as has particular operation. as has been i think over the last been said. i think over the last 24 hours or so since the strikes, there needs to be a bit more explanation from the prime minister to parliament about what's going on. we understand the sensitivities , obviously, the sensitivities, obviously, about security and pre—empting this kind of conversation, but i think there is a need now for parliament to be spoken to about what is going on and some of the

justification, especially about this next set of strikes. the last time i spoke about this, i did say i didn't think this would there would be a one off situation. whenever you start would there would be a one off siturtype whenever you start would there would be a one off siturtype of henever you start would there would be a one off siturtype of engagement,tart would there would be a one off siturtype of engagement, itrt would there would be a one off siturtype of engagement, it does this type of engagement, it does tend go. tend to go. >> he did speak in the commons last after the first strike. yes. have to do it every yes. does he have to do it every time, do you think? >> well, i, the secretary of state, lord cameron, will probably give us update at probably give us an update at some as well. be some point as well. and i'll be looking forward hearing looking forward to hearing what he the house lords. he says in the house of lords. but i think we do, because the british public, as you quite rightly say, andrew, will question involvement question our involvement and we should question our. >> absolutely . >> yeah, yeah, absolutely. right. talk about this right. should we talk about this rwanda bill? obviously the rwanda bill? so obviously the lords voted by 214 votes to 171 last night to delay this treaty with kigali . what does this with kigali. what does this mean? what just explain to us why the lords are putting the brakes on this . yes. brakes on this. yes. >> look, all of us, let's step back. feel slightly uncomfortable about what's going on here, but but i think the

question we have to ask is, as we always do, what are the alternatives? this is not a situation where we can't do anything. £8 million a day. are our housing cost for asylum seekers? £8 billion a year is what it's costing this country overall. so there is a cost associated with this, but it's a human an issue here as well. we ihave human an issue here as well. we i have said in the lords in these debates previously that these debates previously that the numbers i'm looking at are the numbers i'm looking at are the numbers i'm looking at are the numbers of people drowning in the english channel, children, women , men. those are children, women, men. those are the numbers to see coming the numbers i want to see coming down, breaking the despicable human trafficking trade. and this policy is part of an overall group of activities that the government is trying to do to stop those boats, stop that misery. now that's my personal standing point . this what the standing point. this what the lords is trying to do at the moment is look at the treaty that's been signed that has been brought together to help understand challenges that understand the challenges that the court put last time the supreme court put last time about whether rwanda is a safe country for asylum seekers and for send them there.

for us to send them there. suitable questions that the supreme court the supreme court raised the government aren't sovereign state and the rwanda have worked together to answer those questions . and that's what this questions. and that's what this treaty is looking to provide confidence about . i understand confidence about. i understand people would still have further questions, but i think we need to be careful about , questions, but i think we need to be careful about, as a member of the house of lords, about not blocking the will of an elected government and what it's trying to achieve longer can this wretched thing be delayed? >> i mean, the flipping plane was supposed to take off 18 months or something, and an months ago or something, and an unelected unaccountable unelected and unaccountable judge. even know what judge. we don't even know what nationality was from nationality he or she was from the block it. the european court block it. and now got a bishop, the now we've got a bishop, the bishop of gloucester. i can't even understand why we've got bishops in the house of lords anyway. yes she's leading the charge as a relatively new peer. >> still learning what >> i'm still learning what everyone's rules, rules and roles there, but i would say that there were a number of people. bishops, uh, people. yes, the bishops, uh, members of the labour benches cross crossbench well. cross crossbench peers as well. and others, i would assume, probably even on the

conservative concerns conservative side, have concerns . debate it. but we . yes, let's debate it. but we do need to do something. yeah. and i think that's the issue that i have is if not this, what. and we can keep obfuscating and trying to get to answers. but i, i sense from some of the debate that happened yesterday that it wasn't just about getting to the answer of is rwanda safe? it's about blocking the policy. and i think that's the politics of it . that's the politics of it. >> wrecking rishi, one of rishi's big five pledges. >> unfortunately, yes . and >> unfortunately, yes. and that's what the is that's not what the lords is about. that's not what the lords is about . and anything i've about. and if anything i've learned last few months learned over the last few months have yes, let's have been that yes, let's scrutinise. yes, let's ask the questions. but we do have to allow our government to get on with what it needs to do. >> do think ultimately, ali, >> do you think ultimately, ali, how long is this going to go on for ping pong ping and for ping pong ping back and forth between house forth between the house of commons lords, because forth between the house of conidea s lords, because forth between the house of conidea is lords, because forth between the house of conidea is that lords, because forth between the house of conidea is that won't, because forth between the house of conidea is that won't eveniuse the idea is that it won't even be, um, it won't even be at the earliest stages of being finished easter march, finished until easter march, april time. >> well , that's where the >> well, that's where the politics comes in. we know we have a prime minister who's

committed delivering this, committed to delivering this, and needs to get it done. we also understand that will also understand that there will be election at some point be an election at some point this yeah so there are this year. yeah so there are politics. did politics. you know, i did see a number of old or new number of old labour or new labour figures floating around number of old labour or new labihousejres floating around number of old labour or new labihouse ofs floating around number of old labour or new labihouse of lordsting around number of old labour or new labihouse of lords ,ng around number of old labour or new labihouse of lords , moreyund number of old labour or new labihouse of lords , more of d number of old labour or new labihouse of lords , more of them the house of lords, more of them than in most days, demanding some springs to mind. he was. and so there was plenty of politics at play. >> yeah, they were all being wheeled you know, there wheeled out, you know, there were also fellow peers saying that trying to stop that they're not trying to stop this policy . this policy. >> just want answers. well >> they just want answers. well okay. but we can accelerate that. we can improve the process and make sure that we do it in a timely manner to support what really needs to get done. and thatis really needs to get done. and that is to stop this vile trade and provide the disincentive that people get to bring people into illegally into this. >> can i ask you on one other issue? it's the new hampshire primary tonight. donald trump coasting ahead. now you work for bofis coasting ahead. now you work for boris johnson. boris johnson said the other day. he may said just the other day. he may have in his mail column, i have said in his mail column, i can't remember. he thinks the world be a safer place for

world will be a safer place for president do you think? >> um, i don't always disagree or with my former boss to or agree with my former boss to sit on the fence here. >> lord ranger? >> are you lord ranger? >> are you lord ranger? >> we look the world at >> i if we look at the world at the moment, if isn't exactly the moment, if it isn't exactly a safe place , we are seeing a safe place, we are seeing conflict and terror in many different parts of the world. >> sometimes you need strong politicians, a strong man. we have obviously the strongman of russia, president putin, there. um maybe the west needs strong political figures. is donald trump that person? i don't know , trump that person? i don't know, he isn't that person. >> well , yes. >> well, yes. >> well, yes. >> he's not. i think the american people have a difficult choice . um, you know, we choice. um, you know, we sometimes think we have a difficult choice in our political conversations here. i think the us have a difficult choice. look, i want between one or the other. >> and you were voting. who would you vote for? oh, it's. >> i need to probably see more about what they're going to say when gets candidacy. so when he gets the candidacy. so i'm going to sit on the fence here. look, trump shapps policies helped policies have helped the american economy restore allies

and the american people are seeing they haven't seen seeing that they haven't seen that fully come through, even though they've had the ira policies around the inflation reduction act and everything else in. else that biden's brought in. but it's about international politics. and trump didn't really see an interest for the us in politics. would that be better for the international world as we see it ? do we need world as we see it? do we need a more outward looking us prime minister, if we've got so many things on the international scene that we need people like america, but would they have done these strikes right now in yemen was president ? yemen if trump was president? i'm side of the strikes i'm on the side of the strikes at the moment. trump may not at the moment. so trump may not have supported them. >> in a word, me one >> in a word, give me one adjective to describe the relationship that might exist between starmer and donald between keir starmer and donald trump. they to win trump. were they both to win this year's elections? >> awkward. >> awkward. >> awkward. >> a very good word. >> a very good word. >> answer. kulveer ranger. >> answer. lord kulveer ranger. thank so much. great to see thank you so much. great to see you. still to come this you. right. still to come this morning. domestic energy prices are predicted to fall by 16% in april. good is it too april. whoa good news. is it too little too late for the 2

million people expecting their gas and electricity to be cut off because they can't afford their metre? you their prepayment metre? if you are those people, have are one of those people, we have some on to handle some advice on how to handle that in just a moment. that situation in just a moment. this is britain's newsroom on .

sunday mornings from 930 on gb news news . news news. >> now, while fuel bills are going to come down by 16% in april, more than 2 million

people will have had their gas and electricity cut off this winter because they can't afford to prepayment metre. >> so, as andrew says, these energy bills are predicted to fall most people by fall most of most people by more than a year starting in the than £300 a year starting in the spnng a than £300 a year starting in the spring a drop in wholesale spring after a drop in wholesale gas prices. >> so what do you do if you are if you can't pay and your prepayment well, energy prepayment metre well, energy policy manager of citizens advice, anna pardoe joins us now. anna, this is a lot of people affected by this. your figures some figures suggest 2 million. the simple million. what is the simple advice people ? advice you're giving people? >> as you say at citizens advice, our front line advisers are helping more people than ever that are unable to afford to pay their energy bill. how holds will have already received a lot of the support that they're entitled to. this winter, through things like the warm home discount, winter, through things like the warm home discount , there will winter, through things like the wamoreyme discount , there will winter, through things like the wa more support:ount , there will winter, through things like the wa more support for|t , there will winter, through things like the wa more support for thoseere will winter, through things like the wa more support for those who ill be more support for those who are eligible for cost of living payments. there's one more payments. there's one more payment due , um, in payment that's due, um, in february , but sort of at february, but sort of at citizens advice. what we've seen is that the support payments

kind of help people in the short tum, but aren't enough to deal with the huge problems that we're energy we're seeing with energy affordability. prices have affordability. since prices have risen, you are worried about risen, if you are worried about your energy bill, the best thing to do is to contact your energy suppuer to do is to contact your energy supplier because they they have to work with you to find an affordable payment solution, and they may be able to refer you on to additional support as well . to additional support as well. if you're still worried or you want independent advice, you can always come to citizens advice, where our advisers can can help talk you through your situation. >> anna, just remind us who are the people who i was going to say qualify for prepayment metres, but actually pretty much have forced upon them, have them forced upon them, don't they? >> well . following the, um , >> oh well. following the, um, terrible bad practice that we saw last year, there's actually been a ban on forced fitting prepayment metres over the last year that is starting to. >> we've got three suppliers who do now have permission to restart and ofgem has put strong new rules in place which stop some people being forced on to

prepayment metres. so that's people over the age of 75. if there's a household with a child under the age of two, um , and under the age of two, um, and some people with certain health conditions as well, um, the new rules do also mean, though, that prepayment metres should only be fitted when it's safe to do so. and as an absolute last resort. >> so just remind us of that scandal, because this was forced entry into houses, wasn't it? for people who didn't necessarily meet a direct debit, or they had outstanding costs for their bills , the for their energy bills, the energy were allowed to energy companies were allowed to gain entry and to forcibly put one of these metres in, which meant you wouldn't get any heat or power until you paid. you paid front, basically . paid up front, basically. >> yeah. last winter, citizens advice was one of the organisations who helped to expose the terrible bad practice that was going on where energy suppliers were breaching the rules already in place rules that were already in place by forcing people onto prepayment metres, who really shouldn't be on them because it wasn't they weren't wasn't safe and they weren't able metres topped able to keep those metres topped

up and were sat in the cold and the dark. and as a result, uh, we, um, we helped to expose that terrible bad practice and often did ban , uh, the forced fitting did ban, uh, the forced fitting of prepayment metres. but what it's worth saying is, even if we never fitted another prepayment metre, we've still got 4 million households who are already on them. um, and those people are struggling to top up. so citizens advice today is calling on the government to introduce, um, additional support for those who are struggling the most to make sure they can stay warm and healthy. >> just one more question, anna. we've had times in the past where people have struggled to make is it? what make ends meet. what is it? what are hearing now that's are you hearing now that's making difficult for making life so difficult for people at the moment to meet their yeah said, their bills? yeah as i said, frontline citizens advice are helping people than ever to helping more people than ever to afford their energy bills. >> and our research has found that 5 million people live in households there's energy households where there's energy debt. moment , households where there's energy debt. moment, i think debt. at the moment, i think what we're seeing is saw that what we're seeing is we saw that huge spike energy um ,

huge spike in energy bills, um, about ago now , and about 18 months ago now, and those bills have come down a bit, but they're still so much higher they were. and at higher than they were. and at the time, also seen the same time, we've also seen people's costs grow like the same time, we've also seen people seen costs grow like the same time, we've also seen peopleseen mortgage|row like the same time, we've also seen peopleseen mortgage interest we've seen mortgage interest rise . seeing the cost of food rise. seeing the cost of food rise. seeing the cost of food rise enormously as well. um, and people have run out of things to cut . what we're seeing is like cut. what we're seeing is like huge number of people whose essential outgoings are bigger than income. um, and than their income. um, and people just there's nothing left for people to cut the, the, the books don't balance . um, and we books don't balance. um, and we really energy is an essential service and we can't carry on with this number of people unable to afford it, which is why we want the government to step in with that additional support. >> all right. thank you. anna, energy policy manager at citizens anna pardo citizens advice anna pardo there. good constructive advice, isn't mean, thank god they >> i mean, thank god now they don't people off right. don't cut people off right. >> we're going to do some reading to the news. >> children's sex guide young as harold, 7 8, 7 or 8 teaches harold, 7 or 8, 7 or 8 teaches them how to engage oral sex. them how to engage in oral sex. >> there's all sorts of words

we're going for that are going around in the next item. you might said it. you might want to stay here. um, and we will let you know what your kids or your grandchildren might be seeing at school. all of this and more after your morning's news with tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> beth. thank you. 1032 your top stories from the gb newsroom . british strikes on huti targets in yemen are designed to send a clear message. that's according to the foreign secretary . three british secretary. three british aircraft used precision guided bombs to strike several targets near an airfield in the capital, sanaa. the uk and the us have been patrolling areas in the red sea after a spate of attacks on commercial ships by iranian backed militants. lord cameron says the uk is following its words with strong action, while the houthis are doing is unacceptable. >> it's illegal and it's threatening the freedom of navigation. that's why we've taken the action. alongside that action is a whole set of

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weeknights from six. >> 1038 1038 bev turner if you've got a nose in this sex book, but we are going to talk about the fact downing street is saying that the government will oppose royal mail, plans to scrap saturday letter deliveries i >> -- >> ofcom is looking at the possibility of to the possibility of cuts to the postal service. >> so joining now is general >> so joining us now is general secretary the communication secretary of the communication workers ward. good workers union, dave ward. good morning you, dave. right morning to you, dave. right where we at with the post where are we at with the post office. know, people still office. you know, people still hold a very in the royal mail . hold a very in the royal mail. people hold a place in their hearts for these two institutions. but it feels like they're both getting quite a pubuc they're both getting quite a public kicking the moment. public kicking at the moment. >> well, first of all, the two institutions, unfortunately, were split, uh, many years back when the government decided to privatise royal mail . um, and privatise royal mail. um, and neither of the two institutions can really work effectively separately . so, you know, we'd

separately. so, you know, we'd love to see royal mail and the post office come back together again. i don't think the sort of things that have happened with the horizon scandal would have probably happened if the two were, were together. but were, were closer together. but crucially, they both need each other build a successful other to build a successful future . um, so look, the key future. um, so look, the key debate at the moment is obviously we got ofcom's report, which was unfortunately leaked , which was unfortunately leaked, uh, over the weekend in a very unprofessional way. i think the government's response seemed to have almost killed the report. now um, but what we're looking for is, is a company that wants to engage with its workforce on how it grows the business in the future, and there are so many assets to royal mail. the debate always goes to , well, you know, always goes to, well, you know, let's see how we can, uh, you know, we're losing money. uh, well, that's because they've never had a proper growth strategy . and i've got to say strategy. and i've got to say ofcom have contributed massively to the declining profits of royal mail. they've allowed

profitable bulk mail to be hived off by competitors is now not a lot . your viewers know this, but lot. your viewers know this, but actually royal mail last year the revenue from letters packets and the parcels that go through the uso, uh, was £3.7 billion. so there is a platform there . so there is a platform there. what we've got to do is come up with ideas with the company, um, to see whether or not we can expand the role of postal workers, whether we can offer services that are much more tailored to the local needs of businesses so that we can start to see ways of using royal mail to see ways of using royal mail to grow local economies and whether royal mail's social value, which is immense, uh, which happens on daily basis, whether we can utilise that in a way that actually supports local communities in a much better way. we believe that's possible. that should be the starting point of the debate, not where ofcom are coming from. >> dave , you and i often

>> dave, you and i often disagree, but i'm with you 100% here. and don't you, don't you not suspect, actually that not just suspect, actually that royal to kill letter royal mail wants to kill letter delivery ? that's why they keep delivery? that's why they keep putting up the price. what is it £1.25 for a standard size letter 195 for a larger letter. so many people i know this year said we simply can't afford to send a christmas card this year because it's too expensive. >> i think andrew, the honest truth is, is that there's been a succession of people who have led the business who have not got a clue about how you grow a business. so if you look at the assets of royal mail and which is a presence in every community, uh, which is postal workers who are trusted more than any other delivery workers , than any other delivery workers, and no one ever sits down and engages with the union gauges with workers directly on how we can grow the business, what they they always start from the point of is, as you said, is a cycle of is, as you said, is a cycle of decline and we can't underestimate here the impact of

privatisation on that and the impacts of, uh, ofcom's own policies. if you look back. ofcom have actually taken money away from royal mail by by giving it to the competitors in the bulk mail market, which is still very profitable in the uk . still very profitable in the uk. um, they've allowed those competitors to utilise royal mail's networks almost halving and in some cases taken away, you know, huge amounts of annual profit. and then they come along and say, oh, and by the way, you know, we've got to cut the service even more. so i think you're right. there's been a strategy for years here, which is about running the company into the ground. but and it's a real shame that that is where this debate is starting again. but sunak , you touched on but rishi sunak, you touched on it speaks to how it's a really important community service, dave, isn't it? >> the royal mail and a lot of older people, they want a delivery every day. they want to be able to post their letters. they to to post they want to be able to post their cards to their friends and

send letters the royal send letters and if the royal mail allowed, if this mail are allowed, if this is allowed wither the vine on allowed to wither on the vine on allowed to wither on the vine on a saturday, the next thing you know be a three day know it will be a three day service. >> well, our concern, our key concern to be perfectly honest with we think that with you, was that we think that the was a sham. we think the report was a sham. we think there people on the royal there are people on the royal mail board. there were certainly there are people on the royal mai previousthere were certainly there are people on the royal maipreviousthereand'e certainly there are people on the royal mai previousthereand theertainly the previous ceo and the management most of whom management team, most of whom have now. uh, were have gone now. uh, they were certainly that they certainly of a view that they wanted to get to a three day service. we think ofcom were really at aim. um, really driving at that aim. um, and major concern and that's a major concern because that would destroy royal mail. >> dave, let me tell you what royal mail have said. they said it is simply not sustainable to maintain a delivery network built for 20 billion letters. when we are now only delivering 7 billion, they said we've been consistent in saying the need for reform is urgent to ensure a modern and sustainable universal service. what do you make of that? >> well , i that? >> well, i think there's some truth in in the fact that if you want to sustain a service that's important to the public, you

have to create the products and the services that go through it. >> um, that are relevant to people going forward. we have no issue with that. our concern is, issue with that. our concern is, is that the very people who are saying that to you never come forward with, uh, plans to grow the top line, presumably waiting for politicians or ofcom to come up with ways of cutting back all the time. >> presumably the shareholders . >> presumably the shareholders. dave, sorry to interrupt you, but i want to read another step. presumably the shareholders are also taking a massive cut to their pay. course, for their their pay. of course, for a business like this, it's not just the postal workers themselves as well. >> shareholders >> look, the shareholders benefited a when royal benefited at a time when royal mail invest in the mail needed to invest in the company, invest in the workforce, the company workforce, when the company previous ceo andrew knows this debate very well. uh, the previous ceo gave uh, over previous ceo gave away, uh, over . £700 million, uh, to the shareholders and left the workforce, uh, having to battle out for a pay rise . workforce, uh, having to battle out for a pay rise. um, so they've made some terrible

decisions along the way. there are some encouraging signs. i'm going to be honest with the new ceo of royal mail, who's cleared out a lot of the old management team and brought in some new people, but genuinely, we need to have a debate across the uk about how we can utilise the assets of royal mail. i was listening to a debate this morning, um, from the greeting card companies who were saying that their business is actually growing. um, now surely there's a way of connecting with those companies to give much tailored service? uh, we've put forward in the past and how you expand the role of postal workers . the role of postal workers. actually, the agreement that we reached with royal mail on, you know, the need for changing , uh, know, the need for changing, uh, modernising the network, um, also committed royal mail to maintaining the universal service and also said that we would develop these plans to expand the role of postal workers. >> we've just got to read you very briefly what ofcom said, dave. ofcom says while it will pubush dave. ofcom says while it will publish options for how the

postal might need to postal service might need to change, be for the change, it will be for the government parliament to government and parliament to determine any changes determine whether any changes are minimum are needed to minimum requirements universal requirements of the universal service. minister service. now the prime minister says will change on says there will be no change on his watch. do you believe him? >> um, i think i believe that the minister acted in a the prime minister acted in a political way yesterday. uh, i think less , uh, supportive think he's less, uh, supportive of the postal service and more worried about his own personal postal bag. uh, what comes in and the criticism that some of the mps , particularly in the the mps, particularly in the shires, uh, might get if this change were to happen. so i think it was a purely political move. uh in advance of you know, what we know is going to be a general election , uh, this year. general election, uh, this year. i don't think you want that debate to be taking place. what we want is a legitimate conversation . asian, uh, across conversation. asian, uh, across the uk . and we're going to come the uk. and we're going to come up with our own report. we're going to work with economists. we're going to work with industry experts, and we're going to come with vision going to come up with a vision for future of royal mail for the future of royal mail that everybody can get behind.

>> great. all right. >> great. all right. >> that's dave ward, he's >> that's dave dave ward, he's head of the communication workers union. >> thanks joining. thank you dave. >> really appreciate it. >> really appreciate it. >> nigel nelson boxt >> nigel nelson and tanya boxt boilers nigel, you know lot boilers nigel, you know a lot of the leaders. i think boilers nigel, you know a lot of thmore leaders. i think boilers nigel, you know a lot of thmore trade leaders. i think boilers nigel, you know a lot of thmore trade unioniers. i think boilers nigel, you know a lot of thmore trade union leaders1ink boilers nigel, you know a lot of th more trade union leaders were if more trade union leaders were like if more trade union leaders were uke even if more trade union leaders were like even i'd be like dave ward, even i'd be supporting them. a lot more. oh good. supporting them. a lot more. oh goo because what's to you? >> i've always thought i've always thought dave ward talks a lot sense. yeah, i mean, lot of sense. yeah, i mean, i think that he does, but an awful lot of trade union leaders do not them i appreciate, not all of them i appreciate, but a lot them, which doesn't. >> well, you see, think mick >> well, you see, i think mick lynch really good. um, that lynch is really good. um, that mick mick well he succeeded. >> the agreement between us was never going last. might never going to last. i might last seconds, but what mick last 15 seconds, but what mick lynch got was a deal his lynch got was a deal for his members. lynch got was a deal for his me and's. what union chiefs >> and that's what union chiefs are there for, to the best are there for, to get the best deal they possibly can. working conditions for conditions and pay for the people mean, people they represent. i mean, they're there to actually be they're not there to actually be fair whatever to fair or whatever it is to actually it is to negotiate. >> just said they're not >> you just said they're not there to fair. you've just there to be fair. you've just said that out loud. they're not there to be fair. so like there to be fair. so it's like a mob. like leaders mob. they're like mob leaders trying to get the best deal

irrelevant of the public. >> stand that. >> i, i stand by that. >> i, i stand by that. >> let's get that in the next tory manifesto. >> unions are not there to be fair. >> they're not there to be fair. any more than any more than a lawyer is a lawyer is lawyer is if a lawyer is defending somebody court, defending somebody in court, they're to be a they're not there to be a defending. he's there. to be defending. he's not there. to be fair the prosecution the fair to the prosecution in the hippocratic oath about being fair, lawyer. fair, is a lawyer. well, the lawyer telling lawyer must be telling the truth, but it doesn't mean they're going to be fair to the prosecution, right. so prosecution, does it? right. so the applies to the prosecution, does it? right. so the as applies to the prosecution, does it? right. so the as they'reapplies to the prosecution, does it? right. so the as they're taking to the prosecution, does it? right. so the as they're taking a» the prosecution, does it? right. so the as they're taking a side. union as they're taking a side. they're representing their membership. they're the key people. bosses behave people. and if bosses behave better, wouldn't need unions better, you wouldn't need unions to they do. better, you wouldn't need unions to six they do. better, you wouldn't need unions to six day they do. better, you wouldn't need unions to six day royalio. better, you wouldn't need unions to six day royal mail service >> six day royal mail service had tonya. had its day. tonya. >> you know, i think so. and i'm loathe to say that i don't know whether still as relevant whether it's still as relevant to coming to have them coming on a saturday anymore. and if they can streamline birthday card, if you've got your birthday on a saturday, you know, i just seven year old and there's no delivery. >> i mean, you want to hear the thud of the reality is they very rarely arrive on time. >> of times. >> the best of times. >> the best of times. >> so, you know, a week in

advance. >> exactly. you need to send it a week in advance anyway. and it's parents to hide it's down to the parents to hide it's down to the parents to hide it and pretend it's arrived on the day. so i don't think having them is relevant. them on a saturday is relevant. if streamline the if they can streamline the service us a better service and give us a better service and give us a better service and give us a better service and not have the saturday, then because saturday, then maybe because they're now, you they're up against now, you know, so much shopping know, we do so much shopping onune know, we do so much shopping online amazon will come online and amazon will come seven week until midnight seven days a week until midnight at, you know, 10:00 at night. >> get a on the door >> you get a knock on the door and there's your parcel, you know, dpd, hermes, and there's every of these every like there's all of these different services, every like there's all of these differewe, services, every like there's all of these differewe, you services, every like there's all of these differewe, you know, vices, every like there's all of these differewe, you know, the s, every like there's all of these differewe, you know, the market which we, you know, the market is flooded delivery, but is flooded with delivery, but but said, about having a but as i said, about having a place in our heart, it just feels like it's something that we at peril. we lose at our peril. >> more than that. what >> but it's more than that. what they're providing public they're providing is a public service. absolutely right. and as that, you can't as a result of that, you can't start the profitability start taking the profitability motive single motive into account every single time. already done time. but they've already done that office. that with the post office. >> you know that feeling >> nigel, you know that feeling that when you to the post that when you go to the post office, there's someone part of the community that's, the community there and that's, that's state gone now, that's that's state gone now, hasn't that's that's state gone now, haswe going to talk about >> we were going to talk about the sex book, but i don't the kids sex book, but i don't want squash it into this

want to squash it into this couple minutes. got. couple of minutes. we've got. can just briefly talk then couple of minutes. we've got. can the st briefly talk then couple of minutes. we've got. can the rochdaletalk then couple of minutes. we've got. can the rochdale grooming gang about the rochdale grooming gang leader this leader still living in this country? tanya, how how is this possible? many years? possible? how many years? >> is where >> it's nine. so this is where we're talking about those lawyers that you're talking about lying, cheating, about the lying, cheating, thieving, disgusting, immoral lawyers they come lawyers. this is where they come in, how they come. so this quarry, abdul rauf, he was he went to prison. he was supposed to go for six years. he only went for two and a half years. he's come out theresa may. when she was home secretary. right. said right. get him out. deport him immediately. they appealed. they was they there appealed was was rejected. still in rejected. and he's still in the country, still these country, still living. these poor people , victims, these kids poor people, victims, these kids that they raped for two years, gang raped them have to live side by side by these decent gusting animals who we are paying gusting animals who we are paying for and their appeals are paid for by my taxes. paying for and their appeals are paid for by my taxes . but i work paid for by my taxes. but i work hard for writes. >> i am sick of this. hard for writes. >> i am sick of this . i know i'm >> i am sick of this. i know i'm sick of this . i've had enough. sick of this. i've had enough. >> i'm going to reach peak exasperation today. >> i can't take it right, isn't

she, nigel? >> he's here because of his human rights. >> no , he's here because >> no, he's here because pakistan won't take him back . so pakistan won't take him back. so we've. no. he cancelled him. we've stripped him of his british citizenship. he was dual national, stripped of his british citizenship . i'm left british citizenship. i'm left with pakistanis on ascension island in the middle of the atlantic. >> i'm sure they don't want it ehhen >> there's very few people there. they wouldn't even notice it at the moment. >> the point, the point is that he should be going back to pakistan. we should be able to deport foreign who are deport foreign criminals who are living to their home living here back to their home country. and is country. if pakistan and this is only reported, the pakistan won't they won't accept him. if they weren't case, they have rejected. >> the thing is, is they're clever because what he's done is he's rejected pakistani he's rejected his pakistani nationality. right? pakistan will back . he's it's will take him back. he's it's all logistics and it's human rights lawyers interfering with justice for these poor girls of being raped by these decent , being raped by these decent, trusting men, mainly pakistani muslim men who have done this to our young white girls. we have to stop. >> you remember only last week,

andy burnham, the mayor of greater manchester, talking about the failure of the police, the failure of social services with grooming. absolutely. with the grooming. absolutely. and yet another and here we've got yet another failure. as pointed out, some failure. as he pointed out, some of still here. of them are still here. and here's them. one of the here's one of them. one of the leaders of the one of the leaders. >> and also, don't forget that adil khan, who's who, appeal again, rejected. he's again, was rejected. and he's still as well. he got a 13 still here as well. he got a 13 year old pregnant. yeah year old girl pregnant. yeah well, here. well, he's still here. >> a joke. >> the law is a joke. >> the law is a joke. >> the law is a is a sham. and sick of it. >> and i don't want to have this conversation without mentioning the amazing oliver, the amazing maggie oliver, former has former police officer who has been she's remarkable. >> she's a remarkable woman. >> she's a remarkable woman. >> absolutely should be. >> dame maggie . absolutely. why >> dame maggie. absolutely. why are giving addition to are we not giving addition to the law? >> she be. >> she will be. >> she will be. >> i'm sure we've got to make that happen. don't go that happen. right. don't go anywhere we'll be anywhere because we'll be talking fact that talking about the fact that hairdresser are risking closure because an enormous tax because of an enormous tax burden. think burden. apparently i think you're bit help you're doing your bit to help them out. is britain's them out. this is britain's newsroom on gb news a brighter outlook with boxt solar, the sponsors on . gb news.

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channel. 11 am. on tuesday, the 23rd of january. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. thank you very much for joining pierce and bev turner. thank you very much forjoining us pierce and bev turner. thank you very much for joining us this morning. >> so uk airstrikes alongside the united states, the uk has carried out a second joint attack in yemen attack on houthi rebels in yemen overnight. being dragged overnight. are we being dragged into conflict ? our home into a deeper conflict? our home security mark has security editor, mark white, has more. >> well, the us and the uk may have intended for these strikes on rebels to be on the houthi rebels to be limited, but the houthis have continued their attacks on shipping in the gulf of aden and the red sea and fakes stamp scandal. >> an investigation by gb news has found books of stamps bought directly from the post office, and some reputable supermarkets have been deemed false . have been deemed false. >> and for the chop, half of britain's hairdressers face closure as taxis cripple the high street businesses . what can high street businesses. what can we do to save them ? we do to save them? >> an alzheimer's breakthrough a

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it looks it's aimed at it looks like it's aimed at a much market. but will much younger market. but we will tell a little bit more about tell you a little bit more about what's in it. you will be shocked, i promise you. you might your butter might spit out your bacon butter in coffee this morning at in your coffee this morning at gbviews@gbnews.com is email gbviews@gbnews.com is the email address. all, here address. but first of all, here is latest news with tatiana is the latest news with tatiana sanchez. >> beth thank you. 11:02. this is the latest from the gb newsroom british strikes on houthi targets in yemen are designed to send a clear message . that's according to the foreign secretary . british foreign secretary. british aircraft used precision guided bombs to strike several targets near an airfield in the capital, sanaa. the uk and the us have been patrolling areas in the red sea after a spate of attacks on commercial ships by iranian backed militants. the leader of the liberal democrats, sir ed davey, said it was deeply disappointing that the strikes were launched without a debate in parliament, lord cameron in parliament, but lord cameron says the uk's, following its words with strong action while the houthis are doing, is unacceptable. >> it's illegal and it's

threatening the freedom of navigation. that's why we've taken the action along side. that action is a whole set of measures will be taking, including sanctions and other pressure to put on the houthis combined, of course, with the action the royal navy is taking with others in the red sea. and we'll be building the strongest coalition of support to back the steps that we've been taken . steps that we've been taken. >> israel's proposing a two month ceasefire in gaza in exchange for all hostages being released , the us news outlet released, the us news outlet axios reports that the proposal made via qatari and egyptian mediators , does not include an mediators, does not include an agreement to end the war. israel's defence forces announced that 24 of its soldiers were killed yesterday , soldiers were killed yesterday, in its deadliest day since the start of the war with hamas . start of the war with hamas. another storm is sweeping across britain, bringing fresh disruption for commuters. just a day after storm isha , the met day after storm isha, the met office says storm jocelyn will bnng office says storm jocelyn will bring strong winds with amber and yellow alerts issued for much of the country , and yellow

much of the country, and yellow warnings for rain and ice are also in across northern also in place across northern and eastern parts of scotland. trans pennine express among trans pennine express is among several operators warning several train operators warning of . it's urging of disruption. it's urging passengers to avoid travelling between england and scotland from 3:00 this afternoon, june . from 3:00 this afternoon, june. royal mail has been charging customers £5 to get their post after senders unknowingly bought fake stamps from some post offices. an investigation by gb news found books of stamps bought directly from post offices and some local supermarkets were found to have been counterfeit . those affected been counterfeit. those affected are now being forced to pay four times the cost of a standard first class stamp. the post office says it received stamps directly from royal mail. a spokesperson for royal mail told gb news it has a robust process for verifying stamps, and anyone who thinks they've been incorrectly charged should contact them . lord cameron is contact them. lord cameron is urging his fellow peers to get behind the government's push to send asylum seekers to rwanda .

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1999 boxing film the hurricane, starring denzel washington . it's starring denzel washington. it's quite a career. those are your top stories on gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to andrew and . bev now back to andrew and. bev >> thank you forjoining us this >> thank you for joining us this morning. it is 1107. we're having a look at what you've been saying at home about the post office story and the fact that it's post office, it's that it's not post office, it's royal mail. we need to draw the distinction. >> they split up. yeah >> they split up. yeah >> um, dave has said >> um, and dave craig has said dave should head dave ward should hang his head in the cw , the in shame. the cw, the communication workers union, have absolutely no power now due to man. he should have been to this man. he should have been sacked long ago. the union is finished due to him. you like him? you think highly of him, don't you? >> why, dave, you'd have to tell us why you think that a bit

harsh that craig, about the cw? >> says i find this >> um, matt says i find this strange in the area. in my area, we're lucky if we get two deliveries a week. it's frustrating as it doesn't frustrating seeing as it doesn't matter have a delivery matter if i have a delivery where deliveries paid where time deliveries been paid for. save up for. they simply save it up for when be bothered. um, when they can be bothered. um, and at the time of the other post office scandal, it's not good swindled twice. good to feel swindled twice. once stamps are now once buying stamps that are now useless. secondly, paying useless. and secondly, paying a fine selling fine for them with selling counterfeit going fine for them with selling co come eit going fine for them with selling co come on going fine for them with selling co come on to going fine for them with selling co come on to that going fine for them with selling co come on to that story going fine for them with selling co come on to that story in oing fine for them with selling co come on to that story in ang to come on to that story in a minute. you'll be amazed. um, and the house of lords has obviously a a kicking obviously got a bit of a kicking from you guys. >> love um, this. i love >> i love what? um, this. i love what this one is. sharon says time for them they're out time for them to go. they're out of they're not elected of touch. they're not elected against democracy. they go against democracy. they go against the against the democracy. the british disgusted british public totally disgusted somebody here called them lunatics. bunch lunatics. um, unelected. bunch of lunatics. of dithering lunatics. >> this is because, of course, as to happen, as we knew was going to happen, the rwanda safety bill treaty, i think they're calling now. um think they're calling it now. um is going to go back forth is going to go back and forth from of lords, house from the house of lords, house of commons ping pong, is of commons ping pong, which is a genteel of saying they're genteel way of saying they're going delay to every going to delay it to every opportunity they are. >> going be a labour

>> there's going to be a labour government soon. used government coming soon. it used to be in labour's manifesto, government coming soon. it used to bewould)our's manifesto, government coming soon. it used to bewould)our's m it. festo, they would abolish it. >> well, said, can you >> well, mika said, can you please the arsenal football please ask the arsenal football club why advertise visit club why they advertise visit rwanda on their shirts and advertising around advertising boards around the ground if it's not safe? it's very true, very good point mick. >> that point in my column. >> yeah. right now the uk and the us have carried out their second joint airstrikes against the us have carried out their second targets rstrikes against the us have carried out their second targets in rikes against the us have carried out their second targets in yemen. ainst houthi targets in yemen. >> he our home security >> here he is, our home security edhon >> here he is, our home security editor, white, who knows editor, mark white, who knows everything. there haven't everything. mark there i haven't been to been i'm going to go to westminster there'll be westminster later. there'll be a bit angst that the prime bit of angst that the prime minister hasn't spoken about this yet. we've heard from the foreign brought this yet. we've heard from the foreiga brought this yet. we've heard from the foreiga very brought this yet. we've heard from the foreiga very experiencedyught this yet. we've heard from the foreiga very experienced figure back a very experienced figure in cameron take in david cameron to take all this of him. we this burden off of him. do we need to from the prime need to hear from the prime minister >> yeah, so. i would be >> yeah, i think so. i would be surprised if don't get some surprised if we don't get some kind statement today because kind of statement today because whatever say about limited whatever they say about limited strikes, is an escalation . strikes, this is an escalation. we took part on the 11th of january in those initial strikes. many people thought because we heard very specifically from the prime minister the defence secretary and foreign secretary, that these were limited and

proportionate strikes that that would be it. okay. the us have taken part in some very low level strikes on 1 or 2 targets in the past week, but the uk was not involved. but for the uk to be back in this , flying typhoons be back in this, flying typhoons from cyprus to take part, you would expect that there should be some kind of statement . be some kind of statement. >> and robert fox, we talked to him earlier from the evening standard, a very distinguished and very experienced defence edhon and very experienced defence editor. he it isn't editor. he says it isn't just britain. states , britain. the united states, france, they're demos . he's not france, they're demos. he's not right in the sense that they are. they've got ships out there, they are not using there, but they are not using missiles against the houthi rebels. and the britain and rebels. and the way britain and america are. >> yeah, there's two tiers here. >> yeah, there's two tiers here. >> the there is the, the operation that struck against the houthi rebels . yes. targeted the houthi rebels. yes. targeted them directly. that was in military terms. the strikes were carried out by the us and the uk , and they were assisted to a very small degree by a few other

nations, including bahrain and canada. then you have the other operation, which is all about protecting , shipping, going protecting, shipping, going through the red sea in the gulf of aden. and that involves ships from a number of countries, but they're not involved in directly targeting the houthis. they're all about trying to protect the shipping from whatever the houthis are lobbing over. >> but that's why there is the pressure, i think, on the prime minister explain why it is us minister to explain why it is us again in who that i'm not going to say. i mean, i think i probably support what we're doing, but i would prefer it if there was an international alliance doing this. and it's not us. because not just us. again because there's thing as a free there's no such thing as a free lunch. the terrorists will come after us and where? >> okay, it might be difficult at moment to talk about an at this moment to talk about an end game, but where does this go ? if the if the houthis decide that they are going to continue to, missiles and to, to fire missiles and whatever they have available to them at shipping , and remember, them at shipping, and remember, this is a well—armed, belligerent rebel group that

fought off the saudis for a number of years. that ended effectively in the saudis having to just realise that they are not going to be able to bomb this group into submission . um, this group into submission. um, if we are in a protracted, uh, con conflict with the houthi rebels, where does it go ? what's rebels, where does it go? what's the end game here? do we keep striking at them for months and years ahead ? do we know that all years ahead? do we know that all has a cost ? has a cost? >> do we know how many houthi rebels have been killed? do we have any number on body counts as happening out there? is there as happening out there? is there a is there a human cost at the moment as well? well what the us and the have is that and the uk have said is that they've very careful to they've been very careful to strike at night when, uh, these facilities are not manned by many people of them and they've also been going after targets and choosing to ensure and choosing targets to ensure that there a minimum of that there is a minimum of civilian casualties. >> there was a half a dozen deaths, i think, on january the 11th, and they were all

apparently linked to the houthi rebel organisation . so no rebel organisation. so no civilians. so from that point of view, how ever it's presented and packaged up by the houthis, there doesn't appear to have been civilian casualties . we been civilian casualties. we don't know about this time round. >> and there was a targeting underground launch pad. how do we know they hit them? may sound a question , but you know a silly question, but you know that intelligence gathering. >> they will have potentially assets in and around that region . the satellite imagery, there's all kinds of things that they can call intercepting communications. they get an idea for of what they have degraded . for of what they have degraded. and there was intelligence sources suggesting that they may have degraded 30% of the houthi rebels missile stocks. but of course, they're not just got missiles, they've got drones from iran. well it might be difficult to get them in country , but they'll certainly try. >> of course, where this goes next is it becomes an economic war, doesn't it? mark, we were talking this a little talking about this a little earlier about who going to

earlier about who is going to profit this. obviously profit from this. obviously people build bombs. an people who build bombs. it's an excellent part of excellent time to be in part of the industrial complex the military industrial complex right now. but also people who the military industrial complex right run'. but also people who the military industrial complex right run shipping) people who the military industrial complex right run shipping companiesio have run shipping companies because to be because they are going to be taking just explain to our audience, basically, people audience, basically, some people are from this, are going to profit from this, but people, including but other people, including the british are british public, actually are going take a hit. going to take a hit. >> doubt that it will >> there's no doubt that it will hit >> there's no doubt that it will hh pubuc >> there's no doubt that it will hit public the pocket hit the public in in the pocket here, because you've got quite a number of ships having to number of ships now having to stay the line of fire and stay out of the line of fire and rerouting around and, uh, africa. and that's adding 10,000 miles to that voyage to the uk, if that's where they're headed . if that's where they're headed. that puts the price up. of course. but there's also the insurance. it's absolutely rocketed trying to get insurers on these ships that are transiting through that area . transiting through that area. all that eventually will impact the consumer here in the uk. but add to that that the fact that we are spending billions of pounds every year in supporting ukraine in its fight against

russia . and if we are involved russia. and if we are involved in any kind of extend aid, uh, conflict with the houthi rebels that will have to be factored in as well, at a time when the uk armed forces are really , really armed forces are really, really struggling with recruitment , struggling with recruitment, with funding. um, you know, scrapping, uh, frigates . and scrapping, uh, frigates. and we're hearing that some of the landing ships that would be operated by the royal marines may be laid up as well. so, so real concerns that here in the uk we're struggling with the ability to you know, fund properly and sustain our own military without getting involved in yet potentially another costly country who would want to be an incoming prime minister a and talk of the prime minister a and talk of the prime minister getting some breaking news. >> the prime minister is going to make a statement to the commons at 1230, thought it would a likely that he would would be a likely that he would have in the usual have noise behind in the usual channels. it. channels. they call it. >> yeah. thank you mark. lovely to right. to see you. okay. right. an investigation news

investigation by gb news has revealed of stamps revealed that books of stamps bought from the post office and some supermarket hits have some local supermarket hits have been some local supermarket hits have beethis means innocent people >> this means innocent people who these stamps in good who bought these stamps in good faith £5 faith have been charged £5 by the royal to get their post the royal mail to get their post after unknowingly used after senders unknowingly used these four the these fake stamps four times the cost of standard first class stamp, which you may know is now an outrageous £1.25. >> well, a spokesperson from the post office has said post office limited receives its stamps directly from royal mail's secure printers . those customers secure printers. those customers who buy stamps at post offices post offices are given an itemised receipt and this will be required to investigate any allegations of fake stamps . allegations of fake stamps. >> well, joining us in studio is gb news. com digital finance editor jessica sheldon, who's broke story. astonishing broke this story. astonishing statement. mail. not statement. royal mail. not a hint regret or contrition. hint of regret or contrition. i'm terribly sorry put people i'm terribly sorry we put people to the this difficulty and to this. the this difficulty and put some people out of pocket. >> how did you come across it, jessica, the first place? jessica, in the first place? >> yes. >> yes. >> morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> came this, uh, >> we came across this, uh, through gb news viewers and

readers . um, lots of people were readers. um, lots of people were getting touch with us via our getting in touch with us via our email address for the money team. that's money at news team. that's money at gb news .uk. we saw quite a few .uk. and we saw quite a few people telling similar stories. so we decided to investigate. >> so they were telling you we bought these stamps , we sent bought these stamps, we sent them off, and then whoever got them off, and then whoever got the letter or the christmas card or birthday card got a bill. >> yeah. they were telling us that they bought them at reputable places such as the post office or small supermarkets. yes. um, and it is really difficult to tell the difference . yes. um, when you difference. yes. um, when you look at the two stamps compared a counterfeit one with a genuine one. one. >> one. >> let's see. we should hold them both up and say which is counterfeit. oh, they're on the screen. so which is counterfeit? which is genuine? you'd never be able to tell difference. able to tell the difference. >> i think it's only when >> no, i think it's only when you know that that some have come counterfeit you come back. counterfeit that you can see. the colour is can start to see. the colour is slightly um, if you slightly different. um, if you run your finger we have run your finger over, we have a qr it's it's got a texture qr code. it's it's got a texture rather than flat. >> the code that's genuine

>> so the qr code that's genuine has a texture, right? opposed has a texture, right? as opposed to one. and of course, to the other one. and of course, the qr code is quite recent. this is a new thing isn't it? stamps with qr code are stamps with the qr code are dutifully off. did dutifully cut them off. so did i, because thought, i thought i, because i thought, i thought i, because i thought, i thought i didn't know quite what they were for, so i cut them off. and then of course, people then got a stamps a bill because the stamps weren't um, how what's weren't legal. um, how what's happened here? is a genuine happened here? is it a genuine printing error royal mail? printing error by royal mail? >> well, contacted mail >> well, we contacted royal mail who that it's very who said that it's very important that they investigate it. >> um, they have have given us a statement. they said that we have a robust multi stage process in place when assessing whether barcoded stamps are genuine. this includes a thorough examination using specialist equipment, then a follow up inspection by a human before any stamp is marked as counterfeit or pre—used. unfortunately without seeing all of the envelopes used , it would of the envelopes used, it would be impossible to explain what happened. be impossible to explain what happened . in these cases. but we happened. in these cases. but we will always happily review individual cases and if an error has been made, then we will of

course correct and still no contrition, still no word. >> sorry, i can barely feel the difference in these stamps. >> real ones here in >> having the real ones here in my and the counterfeit my hand and the counterfeit ones. basically what ones. so the, um, basically what you're for at home is you're looking for at home is you're looking for at home is you get this little barcode bit now stamps, and don't do now with stamps, and don't do what i did. now with stamps, and don't do wh.cutdid. now with stamps, and don't do wh.cutdi(off. >> cut it off. >> cut it off. >> are >> cut it off. >> where are you? over here. so you get these, you get these little barcodes now, and you have both sections on an have to put both sections on an envelope. don't you, jessica? and you run your and you can if you run your finger on the barcode, it's a little bit rough on the counterfeit ones. it's very, very barely. mean, very smooth, but barely. i mean, you can't really see the difference. >> do we know how many of these fake were in circulation? fake stamps were in circulation? how many are in circulation? >> we have spoken >> we don't know. we have spoken to range of people all across to a range of people all across the country who have reported problems . the country who have reported problems. this the country who have reported problems . this is this. problems. this is this. >> so it's not just isolated to one part of the country? >> no. we've heard the board across the board, birmingham, sussex, blackpool , all over, um, sussex, blackpool, all over, um, the country, um, and for different reasons, people are being affected. we've had people send christmas cards and

birthday cards and loved birthday cards and their loved ones having to pay £5 for ones are having to pay £5 for their their message money back. but also spoken to small but we've also spoken to small business owners who are very concerned reputation concerned about their reputation because they've been sending out orders using these stamps. they're customers have had to pay they're customers have had to pay £5 for it. um, obviously your reputation, if people think you're using a counterfeit stamp, of course it's very concerning indeed. and do you know what you did, jessica? >> you saw something and you decided to join the dots together and investigate. unlike the office scandal, where the post office scandal, where there were dots that were just not being together. so not being joined together. so well of well done. thousands of postmasters, all being done for forgery . forgery. >> e occui’ e occur to e occui’ lo anyone >> it didn't occur to anyone there really interesting. well done. very good story. there really interesting. well doryeah.y good story. there really interesting. well doryeah. let)od story. there really interesting. well doryeah. let)od know. >> yeah. let us know. >> yeah. let us know. >> it's of your stamps and >> it's one of your stamps and you've got them and you can fill that. they don't the post that. they don't go to the post office and it out because office and sort it out because you're to your you're entitled to your money back. you're entitled to your money bacwe've this little qr code >> we've got this little qr code here talking of barcodes. if you want to see the full investigation, you can scan the qr code screen right now, qr code on the screen right now, go gbnews.com can see qr code on the screen right now, go storynews.com can see qr code on the screen right now, go story puts.com can see

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attacks in nottingham has had his not guilty plea accepted on the grounds of diminished responsibility due to mental illness . this responsibility due to mental illness. this just, uh, some illness. this is just, uh, some breaking . news triple killer. breaking. news triple killer. valdoe kalakar canes manslaughter plea has been accepted. we're seeing the pictures of the people that he murdered. of course you will. remember, we were live on air when these shocking attacks happenedin when these shocking attacks happened in nottingham . if you happened in nottingham. if you remember, there were the students. it was the university city area of the town , varne. city area of the town, varne. and we had footage. in fact, we spoke to an eyewitness on the day student day who was in his student accommodation when police accommodation when the police were his window. were just outside of his window. that's right. um, so the gentleman who was arrested for these, he's had his plea, his guilty plea accepted on the grounds of diminished responsibility due to mental illness. we'll have more reaction to that throughout the day. i imagine that comes as no comfort whatsoever to the families of those murdered. >> now, we, as talked earlier, hairdressers calling on the hairdressers are calling on the government vat as half of government to cut vat as half of salon owners say they're considering literally shutting up shop.

>> that's right, survey from >> that's right, a survey from salon employers association also found that nearly 1 in 5 hairdressers admitted that hairdressers have admitted that they're close to having a mental and emotional breakdown. well, let's talk to co—founder of let's talk to the co—founder of the employees association, the salon employees association, toby dicker. >> toby. half of them think may have a mental breakdown. is it really that bad ? really that bad? >> i'm afraid to say that. it is at the moment. i mean , first of at the moment. i mean, first of all, thank you very, very much for having us on because we're not often taken very seriously and have a serious news broadcaster like yourselves . um, broadcaster like yourselves. um, give the chance to explain give us the chance to explain things is great. but we were shocked by the results. it's absolutely desperate in our industry at the moment. absolutely desperate in our industry at the moment . we've industry at the moment. we've been trying to make this point for several years to department for several years to department for business. uh, her majesty's treasury and other ministers. that we have these challenges. and, you know, it's a really, really bad out there and most people don't want to admit it. we're a proud industry. we don't want to admit that things are

bad. but everybody i talk to is talking about laying off nvq apprentices and so on. and it's scary time . um, we've come scary time. um, we've come together alongside . together alongside. >> but toby, you had toby. sorry to interrupt. you've had this vat problem for a long time. >> why suddenly now? is it becoming a big issue? >> um , the very good point. >> um, the very good point. what's happened in our industry and what can't happen in other industries is that all of the taxes that go to that come to taxes that go to that come on to a different business add up in a fair way. but when they applied to hairdressing, which is a service based business, we actually end up paying 35 to 40 in the pound for every every pound that comes in the door. wow. and what that's led to is a massive change to self employment. um, and 70% of our sector now have moved to self—employment, but they no longer train people and bring nvq students in. and what that means is that each of them individually can stay below the vat threshold of 85,000. now that wouldn't be possible for

sectors . so if you had sectors. so if you had a restaurant, for instance, you couldn't have ten different people serving you your meal, making your meal and staying under that vat threshold. but that's what's happened in our industry. and i understand why people have done it. but i also think that possibly there's a legal implication to doing so . legal implication to doing so. and that's gives us the and that's what gives us the fear being fear we feel we're being penalised right thing. >> and you're not wrong, toby. i completely agree with you. and you know what else happened ? you know what else happened? lockdowns. so i, for one, started dyeing my own hair in lockdowns and i have continued to do so. you've stopped dyeing your hair actually, as well. um, your hair actually, as well. um, you know, we develop, we develop new habits , didn't we, in new habits, didn't we, in lockdown, unfortunately. and also just correct me if i'm also just just correct me if i'm wrong, but there seem to be more barbers on high streets now. but less of your traditional hairdressers . what's going on hairdressers. what's going on there are there's some, there's some, there's some debate around what's happening there. >> most of those businesses are taking cash and not taking

bookings. so i'll let you read that what you will. i'm not talking about all barbers because there's some amazing barbers just to say we're actually part of a group organisation called the personal care sector across the national group. and we have the men's hairdressing federation, the hairdressing federation, the hair and barber council, the freelance hairdresser association and the fellowship of british hairdressers. also as part of our organisations, we represent 50,000 people. represent about 50,000 people. we're looking at people that do the right thing and fighting on that. i don't want besmirch that. i don't want to besmirch or have go at any part of the or have a go at any part of the sector. i just want to show that if you're doing the right thing, you're paying roughly 125% more tax than a business is not doing that. yeah >> are you getting any cut through with government rishi sunak? of course, has got a very fine head of hair. uh keir starmer has got a pretty good head of hair, too. i mean, are they listening, ministers or not? >> look, ministers are listening and they understand certain things, but i don't think they're in this every day with

us. you know, we've we've spoken to the business minister, we've spoken to the apprenticeship and skills minister, and they had skills minister, and if they had a then they could a bit more time then they could probably understand the, the argument i think off argument better. and i think off the record , they understand a the record, they understand a lot of the problems we have. but politically it's quite difficult to make manoeuvres. but also i would suggest i was going to say toby, the other thing is as well, you need those mps to believe in the service that hairdressers offer. >> that goes beyond just making your hair nice. it's about your hair look nice. it's about especially the elderly and especially for the elderly and we have this. thematically, this comes time and time again. comes up time and time again. the wants to go in and the lady that wants to go in and have a cup of coffee and have a chat and and have that human chat and sit and have that human contact, and we need mps to realise what you offer realise that what you offer actually more than just actually is more than just a short and sides. short back and sides. >> absolutely . agree. >> yeah, absolutely. agree. i think on top of that, hairdressers are really the backbone of the high street . backbone of the high street. they're the they're the thing that brings people into the high street every day. and yet we pay more than anyone on the more tax than anyone else on the high it doesn't make any

high street. it doesn't make any sense. asked many times sense. and i've asked many times for, proper studies to be for, for proper studies to be done and look at different business models, and that hasn't been forthcoming. um, i think it's a scary thing. like you say , um, what? we're what we're offering is that mental health thing , but also bringing 8100 thing, but also bringing 8100 people every, every day , every people every, every day, every week into the salons and bringing those past shops that are on the high street and crisis in our high street as it is. we know that hospitality are asking for this. the reason we didn't get a cut last time, we believe, is because because we were badly represented and i think it's time now to have a serious discussion with politicians and i'd love to have a one if you can help me here, toby. >> well, we will back you. >> well, we will back you. >> toby, who cuts his hair? he's got a great head of himself. >> who does your hair? >> who does your hair? >> that's very fine. um, i'm very i've just been styled very kind. i've just been styled as. you asked by one of my as. as you asked by one of my great uh sean did great team. uh sean dawson did my hair, but i have a selection of great hairdressers, and they all at from

all all have a go at it from time to time. all right, that's toby dicker, who's the co—founder the salon co—founder of the salon employees . employees association. >> actually. they >> he's right. actually. they are to the high street. are a magnet to the high street. >> everything. you go and get your you your hair done, but then you might go the other shop and might go into the other shop and get a cup of coffee, and then might go into the other shop and get buyp of coffee, and then might go into the other shop and get buy a of coffee, and then might go into the other shop and get buy a loafyffee, and then might go into the other shop and get buy a loafyffebread. then might go into the other shop and get buy a loafyffebread. that's you buy a loaf of bread. that's if you can park your car, of course, which takes on to that, and might pop the and you might pop into the charity shop and get something there. at there. we lose them at our peril, don't right. still to peril, don't we? right. still to come morning, uh, common come this morning, uh, common sense. badenoch sense. kemi, kemi badenoch pledges intervene pledges to intervene as companies told to collect companies are told to collect data based how workers data based on how workers identify than their identify rather than their biological that biological sex. what was that noise? thrown noise? andrew pierce thrown grown much more. noise? andrew pierce thrown grogo much more. noise? andrew pierce thrown grogo againiuch more. noise? andrew pierce thrown grogo again afternore. noise? andrew pierce thrown grogo again after your morning >> go again after your morning news tatiana . news with tatiana. >> bev, thank you very much. we start this bulletin with some breaking news. a man who killed three people in a spate of attacks in nottingham has had his not guilty plea accepted on the grounds of diminished responsibility due to mental illness . 32 year old osvaldo

illness. 32 year old osvaldo khalife , also known as adam khalife, also known as adam mendes, instead pled guilty to manslaughter in november. he killed university students barnaby webber and grace o'malley kumar and school caretaker ian coates in june last year . he caretaker ian coates in june last year. he also admitted to trying to murder three pedestrians who were hit by a van on the morning of the attacks . british strikes on attacks. british strikes on houthi targets in yemen are designed to send a clear message. that's according to the foreign secretary, british aircraft used precision guided bombs to strike several targets near an airfield in the capital sanaa. near an airfield in the capital sanaa . the uk and the us have sanaa. the uk and the us have been patrolling areas in the red sea after a spate of attacks on commercial ships by iranian backed militants . israel's backed militants. israel's proposing a two month ceasefire in gaza in exchange for all hostages being released , the us hostages being released, the us news outlet axios reports that the proposal, made by qatari and egyptian mediators, does not include an agreement to end the

war. israel's defence forces announced that 24 of its soldiers were killed yesterday , soldiers were killed yesterday, in its deadliest day since the start of the war with hamas . and start of the war with hamas. and another storm is sweeping across britain, bringing fresh disruption for commuters . just disruption for commuters. just a day after storm isha , the met day after storm isha, the met office says storm jocelyn will bnng office says storm jocelyn will bring strong winds with amber and yellow alerts issued for much of the country, with yellow warnings for rain and ice are also in place across northern and eastern parts of scotland. trans pennine express is among several train operators warning of disruption . it's urging of disruption. it's urging passengers to avoid travelling between england scotland between england and scotland from 3:00 this afternoon . you from 3:00 this afternoon. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website gbnews.com . gbnews.com. >> for gb news.com. >> for exclusive, gbnews.com. >> for exclusive, limited edition and rare gold coins that are always newsworthy, ross

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>> and you know, all of this also fresh off the back of starmer prancing around estonia in military jacket, in his military jacket, you know, some sort of in his military jacket, you know,he's some sort of in his military jacket, you know,he's a some sort of in his military jacket, you know,he's a madman.a sort of well, he's a madman. >> 1230 anyway, i know >> at 1230 anyway, i know exactly as what exactly exactly the same as what they a few days ago. do we they did a few days ago. do we have to have a statement every time? >> but i guess the big question is whether we have the capabilities for kind of capabilities for some kind of prolonged action. capabilities for some kind of pro and ad action. capabilities for some kind of pro and you action. capabilities for some kind of pro and you know, action. capabilities for some kind of pro and you know, escalation in >> and you know, escalation in the doesn't the middle east doesn't always go favour. go in our favour. >> we can't repel small boats in the channel >> so how are we going to do this is what i say. >> we used to rule, britannia, rule the waves. we can't stop rubber no now we don't rubber dinghies. no now we don't have we don't have that song anymore. we don't have that song anymore. we don't have jets to send to the red have any jets to send to the red sea. sailors. sea. no sailors. >> yeah. sea. no sailors. >> and|. sea. no sailors. >> and so rishi sunak is going to this statement to make this statement in your show, isn't he? at 1230. >> yeah. we'll be live from the commons, not to missed. >> and also we're going to have a big fat debate on the house of lords. >> uh, because of course, they're throwing up obstacles. >> uh, bishop of >> uh, that bishop of gloucester, they, then >> uh, that bishop of glorlord. er, they, then the lord. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> the first woman bishop. who then the first thing she as then the first thing she said as bishop was, think

man. >> well, i think she's probably right about that. >> how does she know? but how do you know i don't? >> probably got a hotline >> she's probably got a hotline to him. >> more than you have. >> more than you have. >> why would your first statement is a theological statement? bishop say, i'm statement is a theological statsure1t? bishop say, i'm statement is a theological statsure that bishop say, i'm statement is a theological statsure that 2000;hop say, i'm statement is a theological statsure that 2000 and say, i'm statement is a theological statsure that 2000 and 2200�*m not sure that 2000 and 2200 years of teaching. >> why are bishops trying to be edgy? what's all edgy? yeah what's all that about? about? about? what's all that about? >> could debate that. >> well, we could debate that. >> well, we could debate that. >> yes. our bishop's edgy >> yes. our bishop's too edgy these days. abolish the bishops. abolish. >> i wouldn't allow any of them to a seat house of lords. >> well, that's interesting. and also, have you heard about this weight loss? uh treatment? it's a weight loss pill. weight loss? uh treatment? it's a wandt loss pill. weight loss? uh treatment? it's a wand it oss pill. weight loss? uh treatment? it's a wand it essentially >> and it essentially is a capsule that contains a gastric balloon. >> i've heard about it. >> i've heard about it. >> it's filled with water. so this you know, something? this is, you know, something? an alternate terrifying. alternate live to a terrifying. >> so you swallow it, it >> yeah. so you swallow it, it expands in tummy, expands in your tummy, apparently. expands in your tummy, apparewhat about just not eating >> so what about just not eating as maybe going to the gym? >> that sounds so old fashioned. >> ben. >> ben. >> what em“ 5 you talking >> leah, what are you talking about? >> ben? >> ben? >> is that a bigoted view these days, some people struggle with their know, stop their food, you know, stop eating good. eating black coffee's good. >> easy for people, eating black coffee's good. >:it? easy for people, is it? >> e-

e— e not always easy. >> well, not always easy. >> well, not always easy. >> i don't buy it. >> i don't buy it. >> you don't buy it. >> you don't buy it. >> put put the cookies down. >> people have eating disorders, ben. >> very few have genuine. he's got no more of this. >> and in 12:00, emily and ben. >> and in 12:00, emily and ben. >> thank you. right for now, though, go anywhere. though, don't go anywhere. you're britain's newsroom you're with britain's newsroom

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nigel nelson, our senior political correspondent, and tanya buxton. >> shall we go straight in with the children's book scandal? the children's sex book scandal? because been this because i have been reading this all and am not easily all morning and i am not easily shocked. okay. i'm a big believer in difficult believer in having difficult conversations, particularly with children, which children, about issues which might protect them. but this book, which is called book, tonya, which is called welcome to sex by doctor melissa kang and yumi stynes , they're kang and yumi stynes, they're both australians, has the branding of kind of cartoons. it looks like it probably would appeal to a primary school, even appeal to a primary school, even a nursery aged child. it's supposed to be for teens, but if you look at the images because you look at the images because you can buy it on amazon from ten years old. >> yeah, but how do you you could buy it from eight years old from amazon. >> you? yeah. who would >> couldn't you? yeah. who would stop >> couldn't you? yeah. who would st0|the images are very, very >> the images are very, very childlike anyway. um, but it says things like it's sort of issues about having sex and it's trying to sixteen in the law . trying to sixteen in the law. some of the stuff that i find most disturbing is about the tech influence with digital . it tech influence with digital. it says there are laws to protect young people and children from

being abused by adults. this is about online, about sending pictures online, but messy if you or but it can get messy if you or your partner are under 18, it can get messy . there's no sense can get messy. there's no sense of which it's safeguarding here. about keeping children safe. it says sex is not necessarily going to be good the first time. it's going to be awkward , and it's going to be awkward, and especially if it's with someone who of opposite gender to you. >> i just especially in the normalising of, >> i just especially in the normalising of , well, homosexuality. >> fine. not homosexuality should be normalised, but it's almost like the presumption here is that you aren't necessarily going to have sex with somebody of the same gender, but it's also sorry of the opposite genden >> yeah, but that's a fair presumption , isn't it? i mean, presumption, isn't it? i mean, what they're talking about is, um, to show show children um, is to show show children that as they grow up, it may be they will choose to have have same sex relationships . i don't same sex relationships. i don't think that's a problem . um, i think that's a problem. um, i mean, the only the issue i've got with it is whether or not it's age appropriate. it and it felt to me, i mean, tony and

myself have been going through the book book before we came in. and so we haven't read every, every word, but just looking at it, if anything , it should be it, if anything, it should be a guide for parents to use that to talk to their kids about sex. when they ask the questions. >> i there are things in here that have blown my mind. i mean, i'm showing pictures to andrew pierce. >> i have to ask what one of these words meant, and i thought i'd been around the block once or twice. know what it meant. >> there's a lot of very good graphic images. >> come on, no, the point >> come on, tonya. no, the point of is take it right back. >> this is sexualising children. i wonder whether yumi tasma and doctor melissa have . i doctor melissa kang have. i mean, my opinion, someone who mean, in my opinion, someone who writes book for writes this type of book for infant s, know, under ten infant s, you know, under ten years old, eight years old, seven years do they have paedophile qualities about them? seven years do they have pdon'tyhile qualities about them? seven years do they have pdon't know,jalities about them? seven years do they have pdon't know, because bout them? seven years do they have pdon't know, because iout them? seven years do they have pdon't know, because i wouldn't? i don't know, because i wouldn't were mothers. did you ever think about talking about sex with your seven, eight, nine year old? was that necessary? it is not. and one of the things that all psychologists is once all psychologists say is once you sexualise the mind a

you sexualise the mind of a child, the younger sexualise child, the younger you sexualise them, likely they are them, the more likely they are going have problems going to have problems with intimacy older . intimacy as they get older. yeah. so what they're doing here is, damaging, seems to is, is damaging, and it seems to be out some kind of be setting out some kind of weird call normal weird agenda they call normal girls and boys or normal women and men says i refuse to be called rs . i am just a woman, called rs. i am just a woman, but just a woman. >> that is the time being used. no, it's not the time and it's incorrect and i won't tolerate it. >> who decided to use this word? oh, academics. >> i think. >> i think. >> yes, i think, i think it was academics. people >> but most people watching probably use the terms probably don't use the terms sis. no, they don't, but because. 99% don't. because. because 99% don't. because transgender debate because the transgender debate is want to be called a trans is you want to be called a trans woman, then you're a trans woman. >> i am not a cis woman. i am a pure woman. and you are trans woman. you're changing your mind or up with, want to or coming up with, i do want to say remind me what cis say just remind me what cis woman is supposed to be. >> woman who's >> a biological woman who's born, born. no. well, born, born in born. no. well, they identify as the sex in which born. but which they were born. yes, but just to be, i just i do say it's a woman, biological woman. we

are minds of academics are to the minds of academics who area. we are who work in this area. we are cis gendered. we're cis cis gendered. you we're all cis gendered. actually, it's not about sexuality. it's about about your sexuality. it's about your gender. >> happy with the >> but you're happy with the gender born. gender you were born. >> just want to say, as the >> i just want to say, as the authors not here to defend authors are not here to defend themselves, no themselves, there is no suggestion have suggestion that they have paedophilic tendencies, no, in my that my opinion. my opinion, that was my opinion. >> who to write >> anybody who wants to write this stuff for kids this title sexual stuff for kids as as eight, worries as young as eight, it worries me. worries me what goes me. it worries me what goes through mind because this through their mind because this is helpful. about is not helpful. talking about oral anal sex, um, all the oral sex, anal sex, um, all the things that they're talking about, the different acts of sex, the different of sex, the different parts of their the different ways their bodies, the different ways that people have for that different people have for sex year olds is wrong sex 8 to 10 year olds is wrong on every level. there is on every single level. there is no here. no correctness here. >> it help parents to >> could it not help parents to answer questions ? i mean, i'm answer questions? i mean, i'm agreeing with you about the age appropriate of it and so appropriate ness of it and so the idea of an eight year old picking it up and reading it all the way through, i would find find quite disturbing. but if a parent had got hold of the book and gone through it and that helped that parent to answer and gone through it and that helped th.as:)arent to answer and gone through it and that helped th.as and1t to answer and gone through it and that helped th.as and when nswer and gone through it and that

helped th.as and when they r and gone through it and that helped th.as and when they come up. >> this is for children. this is aimed for the children to read, look at the car through a parent to nine year olds very often ask their parents about oral sex. to nine year olds very often ask the no,|rents about oral sex. to nine year olds very often ask the no, no, :s about oral sex. to nine year olds very often ask the no, no, no.)out oral sex. to nine year olds very often ask the no, no, no. and oral sex. to nine year olds very often ask the no, no, no. and that'sex. to nine year olds very often ask the no, no, no. and that's what i >> no, no, no. and that's what i mean about age mean about the age appropriateness it. it's appropriateness of it. it's unlikely that that issue would come later in come up until a bit later in your teens, but but a book like this, looking at some of some, as i say, i've not read every word, but looking at some of the advice that's given, it seems to be quite straightforward. and if you a parent trying to you were a parent trying to explain your child the answer explain to your child the answer to a question, it might well help that. >> do you know what i think? if i'm most disturbing, that is missing this. the idea missing from this. it's the idea of yes a relationship. of intimacy. yes a relationship. yeah. love yeah. privacy? yeah age appropriate language and behaviour . age appropriate language and behaviour. this is all incredibly liberal. >> it's just about having sex and getting off, and sex feels nice and that's, you know, actually sex is laden with lots of things . if it's not done in of things. if it's not done in the right atmosphere, at the right agency, it's very camilla tominey also about online sex,

where children can be groomed. >> yeah. by paedophiles and all sorts . sorts. >> that's what the whole thing is. that's what kids are facing nowadays. but it doesn't. >> there's no warning here, nigel, about it. >> well i think i think again, looking at some of the bits i've seen, warning that seen, there is a warning that this the kind of thing that this is the kind of thing that can happen , but they're not can happen, but they're not they're saying be careful they're not saying to be careful of it. >> e- e“ @-— >> they're saying it gets messy. that's language they're that's the language they're using. mean? that's the language they're usi|what mean? that's the language they're usi|what they mean? that's the language they're usi|what they mean mean? that's the language they're usi|what they mean ismean? that's the language they're usi|what they mean is you n? that's the language they're usi|what they mean is you might >> what they mean is you might end up in prison, but they're not using the clear language. it could and it could could get complex and it could get messy. if you send an image of naked self to your of your naked self to your boyfriend face in it, boyfriend with your face in it, and he sends and you and he sends one back and you both 16, be really clear both under 16, be really clear about breaking the about it. that's breaking the law, isn't it? >> w- >> breaking the law. >> breaking the law. >> yeah, that's not what >> yeah, and that's not what they're saying. >> and and even when >> and also when and even when it's breaking the law and it's not breaking the law and you're 16, the advice you're are over 16, the advice on should be not on that should be it's not really a wise thing to do. don't do it. people have great do it. most people have great regrets when they do things like that. don't it. not just that. don't do it. not just include and make it like the

include it and make it like the norm. they are making sexual practices norm. they are making sexual pracnorm norm. they are making sexual prac norm here, which norm. they are making sexual pracnorm here, which i find the norm here, which i find extreme. >> worrying. yeah, and >> really worrying. yeah, and it's in a vacuum it's about being in a vacuum with no emotional moral. >> was a small >> and if it was a small context, a sex guide for parents to help their kids, why is it 300 pages? it's like there's probably longer the kamasutra. >> like, you might right? >> moving alzheimer's blood >> moving on. alzheimer's blood tests. there's another health issue really ? um, tanya, if you issue really? um, tanya, if you knew going to get knew you were going to get alzheimer's years, alzheimer's in 10 to 15 years, would to have a would you want to have a screening? yeah would you? i'm surprised . surprised. >> because i, um , there's >> yeah, because i, um, there's a member of my family were going through and through this at the moment, and i would want to have total control. i would not deal with it. you know, i don't want to be around when i'm. when i'm not myself. and so i'd like to have the information in to do the information in order to do what i but also know what what i can, but also know what i find worrying about this is that i think there's a lot of people i think there's a lot of people i know that you don't want to know, but there are people that do want to know. and the way that they're kind of talking about it is, well, maybe we can make it do another drug, like with something

with statins or something like that. have own concerns that. and i have my own concerns about statins and hormones and things like that, i don't what should we saying here if should we be saying here is if you likely to have this, you are likely to have this, these correct life these are correct of life measures you can make, measures that you can make, right? that's thing that right? that's the thing that they're saying here. so they're not saying here. so i know you know, if we know that, you know, if we difficult actually someone difficult actually for someone like that in like me, if i found out that in 15 time i'm going to get 15 years time i'm going to get alzheimer's, dementia, it would be because i do live be hard for me because i do live quite a clean life. but most people eat processed food. they dnnk people eat processed food. they drink they they drink too much, they smoke, they don't these don't exercise. all of these things, if it's things, especially if it's to do, know, with vascular do, you know, with vascular dementia, you can make a really big difference your you big difference to your life. you can it. can actually reverse it. >> feel there's >> wouldn't you feel there's a terrible shadow hanging over your hang on, i need your life? well, hang on, i need to get my things order. to get my things in order. >> i've got four children, so i need get everything in order. need to get everything in order. >> medical screening? yeah. i mean, have script, mean, whether you have a script, whether have a mammogram, whether you have a mammogram, whether you have a mammogram, whether you have a mammogram, whether you have a blood test annually, the various things whether you have a blood test annuaithrough 1e various things whether you have a blood test annuaithrough thatirious things whether you have a blood test annuaithrough that olderthings whether you have a blood test annuaithrough that older people we go through that older people get, um, bowel screening. get, um, bowel cancer screening. there's it seems get, um, bowel cancer screening. th mes it seems get, um, bowel cancer screening. th me that it seems get, um, bowel cancer screening. th me that on it seems get, um, bowel cancer screening. th me that on something seems get, um, bowel cancer screening. th me that on something like ms to me that on something like this, a it's no different. and 13, this, a it's no different. and b, these things going to b, if these things are going to

kill well, alzheimer's kill you, well, alzheimer's doesn't killer. doesn't isn't the killer. >> think >> well, well, it is i think ultimately isn't it? >> i mean it's often a related. it be. but the important it can be. but the important thing is if you catch it early, you may well be able to. this is the argument they've been forward. able to forward. you may be able to treat symptoms it better. treat the symptoms of it better. and if it turns up further down . and if it turns up further down. the line, there is some kind of cure that's developed. you will be caught early before it's too late. so all you're doing is being forewarned that this is on the horizon, which just the horizon, which is just terrifying to me, because i think you were having a think if you were having a screening for bowel cancer, because some because maybe you had some symptoms know that symptoms, then you know that you're developing then you you're developing it, then you treat that time, treat it at that time, that's what you mean. i what you mean. so no, i don't i mean, mean cancer mean, i mean bowel cancer screening, um, for older people is three years. is every three years. >> then that would you >> but then that would tell you that you are facing it imminently. not you're going to get 15 time. get it in 15 years time. >> that's true. >> no, that's true. >> no, that's true. >> i mean, that's bit have >> i mean, that's the bit i have a problem with. >> it will detect it early. >> it will detect it early. >> it will detect it early. >> it will detect it early and help you to you'd have to change your lifestyle. don't agree your lifestyle. i don't agree

with no i with like saying oh no i wouldn't want to. on you would. >> no because i'm bit like >> no because i'm a bit like you. healthily anyway. you. i live healthily anyway. i can't much more. probably can't do much more. probably dnnk can't do much more. probably drink bit less. i can't do drink a bit less. i can't do that much more to live more healthily. i just have healthily. so i would just have this cloud i get this cloud living. i could get hit a on the way home hit by a bus on the way home today and so why would i be preparing for something that i can't years time? can't control in 15 years time? >> but you probably could do something about it now. or in the you were the the event that you were on the likely list. i mean, it's not saying you you will get this. it's saying you you are it's saying that you you are likely to get it. >> it says it says that this test has 95% accuracy. and because with an because it's to do with an enzyme, p tau 27. and enzyme, a protein p tau 27. and if you've got that, then it attacks neurones. the attacks your neurones. so the accuracy actually quite high. accuracy is actually quite high. and i again they they don't and what i again they they don't have any treatment here. they say for alzheimer's which is worrying but which they shouldn't be that in the shouldn't be writing that in the paper because there is treatments the treatments alzheimer's down the line. but it's line. no, no. but but it's lifestyle. yeah. the thing is it's lifestyle. >> crossword. >> do the crossword. >> do the crossword. >> it's it's about doing the >> it's all it's about doing the crossword it's about crossword and it's about anti—integrin inflammatory crossword and it's about anti—inte anti—inflammatory

lifestyle, anti —inflammatory food. it lifestyle, anti—inflammatory food. it you can make an incredible difference to your life if you do that. and we're not told this enough across the board. >> and that's what worries me because all i can see is pharmaceutical companies who are going bombard if i test going to bombard me if i test positive for this thing, i'm going to be bombarded adverts going to be bombarded by adverts for me how for 15 years telling me how they're cure my they're going to cure my alzheimer's a pill. just alzheimer's with a pill. i just don't want to know. well it should be a it should be a private test. >> i don't that other >> i don't think that other companies know it. companies should know about it. you then decide with your you would then decide with your gp do about it, and gp what you do about it, and it's this test. >> is it going be on the nhs >> is it going to be on the nhs or. >> well, they're saying that they're going to be offering it to screen all over 50. is what they're going blood test, they're going to blood test, stamp it. >> that's an enormous expense. >> that's an enormous expense. >> country will >> i think half the country will be me. be like me. >> stick head in the sand, >> stick their head in the sand, won't they? >> stick their head in the sand, worit they? >> stick their head in the sand, wori think? >> stick their head in the sand, wori think a lot of people won't >> i think a lot of people won't want to know. i mean, i definitely would want know. definitely would want to know. i'd to my get my, life in i'd get to my get my, my life in order and to really step up, you know, whatever else i can do. and i know that don't want to and i know that i don't want to exist being me. and i know that i don't want to exislmagine being me. and i know that i don't want to exislmagine howng me. and i know that i don't want to exislmagine how how e. and i know that i don't want to exislmagine how how suggestive

>> imagine how how suggestive you though, because if you would be, though, because if you would be, though, because if you just sort of forget your keys, a regular keys, which i do on a regular basis, you would then be, this is it, this it's is it, this is it. it's happening. i'd be on my happening. i'd be. i'd be on my edge the time anyway. uh, edge all the time anyway. uh, right. i think we're done. thank you nigel tanya. you so much, nigel and tanya. that britain's that is it from britain's newsroom good newsroom today. up next. good afternoon. with ben afternoon. britain with a ben and see you tomorrow. >> you then. >> see you then. yes it is indeed coming up. >> we'll crossing to the >> we'll be crossing live to the house commons 1230, house of commons at about 1230, because minister because the prime minister is going a state out going to be giving a state out on strikes, the retaliatory on the strikes, the retaliatory strikes on the houthi rebels over of escalation. over night fears of escalation. could we see prolonged could we see a prolonged military big military campaign and a big interview trump's interview with donald trump's former anthony scaramucci? the is with live. >> the mooch is with us live. don't it . don't miss it. >> that's after the weather. looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers . sponsors of up. boxt boilers. sponsors of weather on gb news . weather on gb news. >> hello , it's aidan mcgivern >> hello, it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. the weather stays stormy with jocelyn next on the list. jocelyn the next on the list. arriving through the rest of the day, bringing spells of rain and then winds overnight

then increasing winds overnight night and into wednesday morning . this is storm jocelyn. they're very large area of low pressure with tightly packed isobars. the strongest. the winds later on will across north and the will be across the north and the west the uk. the heaviest of west of the uk. the heaviest of the rain will be through the early part of the afternoon. some wet weather across some very wet weather across western scotland, western hills of scotland, northwest and wales. northwest england and wales. rain warnings in force , 50mm in rain warnings in force, 50mm in some spots that could cause some issues. not a huge amount of rain further south, but there will be a lot of cloud and an increasing wind, so that's not going to make it feel very pleasant. even if temperatures are average for the time are above average for the time of year, main of rain of year, the main bands of rain move through overnight, followed of year, the main bands of rain mo showersgh overnight, followed of year, the main bands of rain mo showers ,1 overnight, followed of year, the main bands of rain mo showers , andzrnight, followed of year, the main bands of rain mo showers , and it'sjht, followed of year, the main bands of rain moshowers , and it's at, followed of year, the main bands of rain moshowers , and it's at this.owed by showers, and it's at this point that the wind really picks up into the early hours of wednesday, 80 mile per hour gusts through running north and west scotland to 65. west scotland 55 to 65. elsewhere a notch down on storm isha, but could cause impacts given the repair and recovery work that's ongoing from storm. echr stays blustery into wednesday morning. further

showers or longer spells of rain across scotland and northern ireland. eventually the showers becoming fewer and there will be some sunshine further south for a time before some wetter weather arrives by the end of the day into wales in the southwest, staying mild if rather windy . rather windy. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers , sponsors of boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on .

gb news. >> good afternoon britain. >> good afternoon britain. >> it's 12:00 on tuesday 23rd of january with the rebel strikes will go live to the commons imminently, where the prime minister will brief mps after the joined the us in carrying the uk joined the us in carrying out joint airstrikes in the out more joint airstrikes in the yemen night . yemen last night. >> but is there a risk of escalation and is our military equipped a prolonged equipped for a prolonged campaign? the lords have their say. >> the unelected chamber has been of acting against been accused of acting against the will of the people as peers attempt to torpedo rishi sunak . attempt to torpedo rishi sunak. rwanda it time to rwanda plan is it time to aboush rwanda plan is it time to abolish the of lords? abolish the house of lords? >> mhm. >> em- >> mhm. >> mooch speaks e mooch speaks out. >> and the mooch speaks out. donald trump's former white house communications chief sensationally declares he's backing joe biden over his old boss to win the us presidential election. anthony scaramucci will join us live for exclusive insight into a possible second trump terme and what it might mean for britain .