tv, keeping you company on tv, 0nune keeping you company on tv, online and on digital radio. i'll keep you up to date on the stories that really matter to you coming up this hour. the us is planning to station nuclear weapons three times as strong as the hiroshima bomb in the uk , the hiroshima bomb in the uk, amid a growing threat from russia , the us removed nuclear russia, the us removed nuclear missiles from the uk in 2008, judging that the threat from moscow had diminished. are we heading for another cold war .7 heading for another cold war.7 banking giant? barclays heading for another cold war? banking giant? barclays is bracing itself for a weekend of chaos as pro—palestinian demonstrators descend on 54 of its branches. apparently there demanding an end to what they claim is barclays bankrolling israel's attacks on palestine with their life . and it's not with their life. and it's not just towns and cities. did you know that knife crime in rural areas is going up on the week the government tried again to ban the sale of zombie knives ? ban the sale of zombie knives? i'm speaking to a former gangland member who's joined the drive to get the weapons off our

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after undergoing a procedure for an enlarged prostate. buckingham palace says that king charles stayed overnight at the london clinic, where he is said to be doing well. it's the same hospital where the princess of wales is being cared for, following abdominal surgery. charles's former butler , grant charles's former butler, grant harrold, told us the british public's response to the royal health scares shows how much they care . they still care. >> people said he was a centric. he was old fashioned, out of touch. he was old fashioned, out of touch . i never saw that when i touch. i never saw that when i worked for him and think worked for him and i think that's public are that's what the public are getting to see, and that's why that's what the public are getting this ee, and that's why that's what the public are getting this affection. iat's why that's what the public are getting this affection. so; why that's what the public are getting this affection. so the y there's this affection. so the fact he having fact that he is having this procedure obviously the procedure to obviously the pubuc procedure to obviously the public want to kind of let them know that they're thinking of them. with princess them. and the same with princess of wales. i understand there's been many letters of wales. i understand there's beercards many letters of wales. i understand there's beercards sent many letters of wales. i understand there's beercards sent herany letters of wales. i understand there's beercards sent her wishing rs and cards sent to her wishing her of health. her the best of health. >> donald trump says he'll appeal a verdict ordering him to pay appeal a verdict ordering him to pay £65.5 million for defaming the writer. e jean carroll. warning if you're watching on tv, the following footage contains flashing images. miss carroll says the former president destroyed her

reputation by repeatedly denying that he had sexually abused her. that's despite being found liable in an earlier hearing . liable in an earlier hearing. posting on social media, mr trump claimed that the us legal system was being used as a political weapon . eigruber is political weapon. eigruber is professor of law at the university of colorado. she says the verdict is a victory for women . women. >> in this case, he not only trashed the victim, but he trashed the victim, but he trashed the victim through saying things that were demonstrably false and that a jury demonstrably false and that a jury had rejected. so i think this is showing victims that they can have their day in court, even against the strongest opponent at the ministry of defence will neither confirm nor deny plans for the uk to house us nuclear weapons. >> pentagon documents seen by the telegraph detail how raf lake and heath in suffolk will house the nuclear warheads. it follows warnings from a senior nato official that countries should ready for war with moscow within the next 20 years, a

spokesperson for the ministry of defence said. it remains a long standing uk and nato policy to neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons at a given location . uk intelligence given location. uk intelligence services are not equipped to handle covert threats from china. that's the warning from former m16 deputy head nigel inkster . speaking to the i inkster. speaking to the i newspaper , he said the problem newspaper, he said the problem includes m15, m16 and gchq . mr includes m15, m16 and gchq. mr inkster said issues include language, expertise and cultural awareness . he also said beijing awareness. he also said beijing is operating industrial scale cyber espionage operations against western countries as customers at 54 branches of barclays bank across the country could face disruption this weekend, the palestine solidarity campaign is organising protests accusing the firm of bankrolling israel in its war with hamas . our east its war with hamas. our east midlands reporter will hollis has more. >> palestine solidary campaign is today urging barclays

customers to stop using the bank at 50 towns and cities across britain. they'll be on the high street speaking directly with their customers. that's because they say that barclays is funding the arms in israel that are used as part of the palestine campaign. they accuse the bank of funding weapons that are used in the middle east. barclays has been approached for comment . comment. >> up to 11,000 staff working for john lewis and waitrose could lose their jobs over the next five years. that's to according the guardian newspaper. they're reporting that the john lewis partnership, which owns the stores, is considering cuts to at least 10% of its workforce. it's through. it's that it's through. the measures could affect it's thought rather that the measures could affect staff in its head office, supermarkets and department stores. last year, the retailer warned that it would have to cut staff numbers and scrap bonuses after customers cut back spending . customers cut back on spending.

scotland's first minister is paying scotland's first minister is paying tribute to holocaust memorial day with an urgent plea to unite against hate . to unite against hate. well—known landmarks will be lit up in purple across the uk later to mark the occasion. in a video posted on x humza yousaf , she posted on x humza yousaf, she said together we remember the millions of lives cut short with the utmost cruelty and brutality. members of the public are also being encouraged to light a candle and place it in their window to remember those murdered due to persecute over their identity . this is gb news their identity. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play your smart speaker by saying play gb news now let's get back to . pip. to. pip. >> thanks so much for a good afternoon to you . welcome. great afternoon to you. welcome. great to have your company. this afternoon. let's get going then on today's topics. and we're going to start with the us which is set to station nuclear

weapons at a british base. now pentagon documents have revealed that raf lakenheath in suffolk would host the warheads that are reportedly three times as powerful as the hiroshima bomb, join me now is gb news political correspondent katherine forster catherine, what more can you tell us about this? and this is all on the back this week of the defence secretary saying that we're on a pre—war footing now. and now we're hearing about the us taking these steps. >> yes. another worrying development in a week full of worrying announcements isn't it worth saying that the ministry of defence will not confirm or deny this story? that's absolutely standard procedure. of course , for matters of of course, for matters of national security. they're not going to say out right where nuclear warheads will be stationed, but certainly the telegraph newspaper reportedly have seen documents from the pentagon about plans to station

nuclear warheads at raf lakenheath heath in suffolk. now nuclear warheads were previously stationed there up until 2008. at that point , they felt that at that point, they felt that the cold war was over, that there wasn't really any imminent threat, and it was safe for the united states to remove them . united states to remove them. but of course, things have changed dramatically since then , changed dramatically since then, haven't they? with russia's invasion of ukraine, a war that shows no signs of ending any time soon, and all these very worrying noises this week , um, worrying noises this week, um, particularly sir patrick sanders saying basically that we simply don't have enough people in the army currently about 73,000. and he was saying we need about another 45 in terms of reserves or citizens to have enough numbers to defend ourselves . and numbers to defend ourselves. and similarly, a senior military

nato official said that private citizens should prepare for all out war with russia within in 20 years. so, you know, nuclear weapons were supposed to be the thing that would keep us all safe, the thing that would prevent that war. it certainly doesn't feel like that at the moment. now although army numbers are down, if we go back to 2010, there was 102,000 versus about 73,000. now but the government are keen to stress that we're the second biggest spender on defence in the whole of nato and the biggest in europe by some margin. and of course , in those um operations course, in those um operations in the red sea recently. that is why the us and the uk , they why the us and the uk, they spearheaded those operations. but really worrying developments, it does feel increasingly like the world is becoming more dangerous . becoming more dangerous. >> that is partly because ,

>> that is partly because, catherine, we've got a dictator like putin in russia and understanding today as well reports that that bakeries and schools in russia are being turned into weapons factories. so, so in some ways it's not surprising that steps like this and all this conversation is taking place this week. and in some ways , the conversation some ways, the conversation maybe should have taken place earlier as well. >> yes, i think that's exactly right. because really there's beenin right. because really there's been in the west for a long time , a assumption that we wouldn't see war in terms of boots on the ground in europe, that those days were long over and of course, the warning signs were there as russia invaded crimea years ago, ukraine has been fighting that war for a long time. the west basically sat on the sidelines , made lots of the sidelines, made lots of disapproving noises , but didn't disapproving noises, but didn't really take any action. and countries like russia, like china, like iran, who are not

our friends , are looking at our friends, are looking at division in the west, seeing weakness and thinking that they can take advantage . and worth can take advantage. and worth saying, i think, to , you know, saying, i think, to, you know, we now face a very real possibility of donald trump becoming becoming president again in november. he has all always been lukewarm on nato to put it mildly. he may well pull funding from ukraine and europe that, by and large, hasn't paid its way in nato. many of the countries in europe have paid nothing like the 2% on defence that they're supposed to. and always assuming that america will be there for them in their time of need , perhaps they can time of need, perhaps they can no longer make that assumption. and perhaps it's time that europe really did start to stand on its own two feet, where defence is concerned. >> katherine forster political correspondent. thanks very much. let's delve into this a bit more. i want to talk to journalist and broadcaster mike parry here in the studio and also former labour mp stephen

pound. afternoon to you pound. good afternoon to you both, stephen. let's let's start with you. what was your reaction when you when you heard this, this apparent plan by the us to keep nuclear weapons? >> well , so a keep nuclear weapons? >> well, so a couple of extraordinary things about this. um, fair play um, first of all, fair play to the . they've actually the telegraph. they've actually exposed through exposed this by going through budget documentation budget requisition documentation in, in washington. and they found that what's happened is the americans putting the americans have been putting out for out to tender applications for additional accommodation raf additional accommodation for raf pilots for the fighter pilots for the 48th fighter wing, is mostly fly f—35s, wing, which is mostly fly f—35s, which obviously can carry this bomb. and also ballistic shields. now they've done the work. now, the reality is that the americans have got atomic weapons netherlands, weapons in the netherlands, in belgium, in italy, belgium, in germany, in italy, in and we've got four in turkey, and we've got four nuclear submarines who can actually project intercontinental ballistic missiles, two of them being continuously at sea. so on the one hand, you can say this is just pretty much a continuation of what already exists. on the other questions will be other hand, questions will be asked parliament next asked people in parliament next week did week will be saying, why did parliament say this? week will be saying, why did parlknow,t say this? week will be saying, why did parlknow, if say this? week will be saying, why did parlknow, if they're say this? week will be saying, why did parlknow, if they're being this? week will be saying, why did parlknow, if they're being put? you know, if they're being put back in? the other thing is,

back in? and the other thing is, a of people will be a lot of people will be thinking, we're going to go back to aren't we? to greenham common, aren't we? there's be even as there's going to be as even as we booking the we speak. they're booking the coaches lakenheath coaches up to lakenheath up there. that's the there. but that's that's the specifics this particular specifics about this particular issue yes. issue in the generality. yes. i think the cold war is actually coming back with a chill. you know, just as we move of know, just as we move out of winter into spring in this country, war is coming country, the cold war is coming back. a sort of back. there's a sort of a permafrost there. and i have to say, it worries me. it particularly of say, it worries me. it parti generation. of say, it worries me. it parti generation. i of say, it worries me. it parti generation. i think, of say, it worries me. it parti generation. i think, who your generation. i think, who have continuous . have enjoyed the continuous. >> we've known nothing but peace . i know, and many people would say, that we've say, mike parry, that we've become lackadaisical . i become somewhat lackadaisical. i totally become somewhat lackadaisical. i totium, reports that say, oh, the >> um, reports that say, oh, the world's now becoming more dangerous because we have dangerous place because we have decided to let the americans bnng decided to let the americans bring nuclear weapons back to this country . bring nuclear weapons back to this country. i'm sorry, but in my view, makes the world my view, that makes the world a much safer place . now, as steven much safer place. now, as steven will know from experience , will know from his experience, the had the the last time we had the capability to launch nuclear weapons out of this country was greenham common. in 1983. and guess what? the soviet union

collapsed. it collapsed and we took them away in 91. the greenham common cruise missiles were shipped back after we'd got rid of the soviet union. i think this will have the same effect, reminding that madman putin that the west can flex its muscles , the west can flex its muscles, it can show solidarity. steven outlined all the countries in europe which have already got nuclear deterrence at their disposal . this is just an disposal. this is just an extension of that , and i think extension of that, and i think it's fantastic thing that it's a fantastic thing that we're it. lakenheath is we're doing it. lakenheath is one of the most feared , um, um, one of the most feared, um, um, us, uh, fighter pilot locations in the world. it's where the pilots who attacked, um, gaddafi's libya took off from. it's the 48th fighter, 48th fighter wing. thank you. steve, they've got the world's best pilots there. and if you put the best pilots and the best planes with ability to put with the ability to put a nuclear weapon on the end of a missile, that must worry that madman putin and all the other people who have declared war against the west . against the west. >> and do you think there would

be slightly different, um , be a slightly different, um, approach if putin wasn't in power? i mean , there's been power? i mean, there's been a security expert today, a security expert today, a security intelligence expert, intelligence expert . sorry. intelligence expert. sorry. professor anthony glees , who's professor anthony glees, who's saying that the nation should be prepared for conscription within six years unless putin is defeated now, six years from now. what's that? beginning of 2030? look, i think not very long. >> i think this is all madness about you know, war with russia and all that kind of stuff. the idea russia could declare idea that russia could declare war on the west, if they war on the west, because if they declared us, declare declared war on us, they declare war gdp of nato and war on nato, the gdp of nato and its ability militarily is about 20 times the size of what the russians have got. the russians can't even get rid of ukraine. a former satellite country of their own. they couldn't possibly fight against the west . possibly fight against the west. thatis possibly fight against the west. that is a myth. and it's an idea thatis that is a myth. and it's an idea that is prospered by people who say, oh, we must not upset the russians. if joe biden had upset the russians a little bit more ,

the russians a little bit more, they wouldn't have gone into ukraine then. >> the problem is, though, steven, is that if and we don't know yet what is going to happen with ukraine, there's some suggestion that there might be a deal. suggestion that there might be a deal . um, uh, suggestion that there might be a deal. um, uh, we suggestion that there might be a deal . um, uh, we don't know deal. um, uh, we don't know what's going to happen. the impact that it's going to have on on putin's thinking if trump gets elected. so if, if putin believes he's had some sort of victory in ukraine, then he's going to be even more gung ho, isn't he, than he already is. >> i don't know, i mean, let's not apply the template of sanity to a person who is a frothing lunatic. i mean, the man is a psychopath. no question about that. look, sides that. look, both sides in ukraine have ukraine and russia need to have a fall back position. you've got to have your somewhere that to have your your somewhere that you back and you can fall back to and probably independent probably an independent crimea is that. but is the solution to that. but look on your point about russia. it's not just russia, it's north korea and iran, both of these countries utterly unstable countries are utterly unstable and unstable, and utterly unstable, and they're democracies, you they're not democracies, you know, dictatorships. know, they're dictatorships. they capable of they are perfectly capable of going the armageddon going for the armageddon option. and i think that putin to imply

that there's an element of sanity, there is to give them too much credit. however, compare happening in compare to what's happening in tehran and pyongyang, tehran and in in pyongyang, those are people who terrify those are the people who terrify the hell out of me. and i think i'm i'm natural nuclear i'm i'm a natural nuclear disarmer. to be perfectly honest, much rather the honest, i'd much rather the world have nuclear world didn't have nuclear weapons, so. weapons, but my. so. >> agree the >> but you agree with the nuclear coming into the nuclear weapons coming into the world is just too damn dangerous not to. >> well, well, it's not possible. more and more countries are getting nuclear weapons you know, weapons all the time, you know, and might soon, and iran might have one soon, and, probably to and, well, they probably have to be have be honest. they probably have israel has. and israel has. israel has. and i think south was very think south africa was very close africa close to getting south africa back regime. >> south africa gave it up. >> south africa gave it up. >> yeah, but but look, >> south africa gave it up. >think h, but but look, >> south africa gave it up. >think h, also but but look, >> south africa gave it up. >think h, also gotbut look, >> south africa gave it up. >think h, also got to: look, >> south africa gave it up. >think h, also got to look , i think we've also got to look at what's going happen on the at what's going to happen on the world year. i think world stage this year. i think donald trump get back as us donald trump will get back as us president. i think that will president. and i think that will shift the balance of power , shift the balance of power, power in the world enormously , power in the world enormously, because trump is the sort of guy who could talk to putin and could do a deal and get ukraine to accede a bit of territory and

calm down. you know, the explosive, nutty ness of vladimir putin. i just want i just want to bring in a couple of viewers views because obviously not everybody is going to agree at all with you. >> just wait till what's going to happen in parliament next week. >> weapons here, you know, week. >> wea campaigners, u know, week. >> wea campaigners, etc. ow, week. >> weacampaigners, etc. will antiwar campaigners, etc. will hate the idea. and shirley, good afternoon to you . you ask why afternoon to you. you ask why are we accepting this from joe biden? he has no time for the uk and has no problem telling us let him place this weapon in ireland who he loves and trusts so much . so much. >> well, i mean, joe biden i don't think is completely in charge of american policy. he can't be because he is so dishevelled sometime in the way he thinks the steam will know this better than me being a seasoned politician. there are power structures within power structures in all countries, aren't there? and i don't believe joe biden is the guy who suddenly said, right, let's put nuclear back in uk. nuclear missiles back in the uk. that's happened because the nuclear missiles back in the uk. thatthat ppened because the nuclear missiles back in the uk. thatthat america)ecause the nuclear missiles back in the uk. thatthat america workse the nuclear missiles back in the uk. thatthat america works and their

way that america works and their enormous reliance . on their enormous reliance. on their military. i think what will happen here is that putin's got to make one last throw. i think, before trump probably becomes the next us president. and he's going to try and he's going to try and ratchet it up. and this is a good response from the american say , don't american military to say, don't you well, can i just you dare try. well, can i just respond to your correspondent? >> ireland's not in >> i mean, ireland's not in nato, a correspondent. nato, not a correspondent. >> viewer. >> this is a viewer. don't confuse this a viewer confuse them. this is a viewer called shirley. >> i beg your pardon? so she's corresponding so, corresponding with you. so, shirley, to make the shirley, if you want to make the case joining case for ireland, joining nato, be but i know that's be my guest. but i know that's going be particularly going to be particularly popular. think that popular. but look, i think that mike's actually not for the first time put his finger on something here. there are senior military admiral military figures, um, admiral bower other people bower and various other people in actually sukh in washington who actually sukh superior to the day to day politicians they long, politicians. they make the long, firm they don't firm decisions and they don't make reference to make them by reference to congress, just as much as this has not made reference to has not been made reference to the and what has not been made reference to the will and what has not been made reference to the will seeing, and what has not been made reference to the will seeing, theyd what has not been made reference to the will seeing, they williat they will be seeing, they will actually level actually perceive a rising level of threat and they are responding know

responding to it as they know how. that's what this is. how. and that's what this is. this is but as you said, it's ratcheting up that and the minute you actually increase the stakes, danger. stakes, you increase the danger. and worries me. stakes, you increase the danger. ancyeah, worries me. stakes, you increase the danger. ancyeah, butvorries me. stakes, you increase the danger. ancyeah, but nuclear1e. stakes, you increase the danger. ancyeah, but nuclear weapons >> yeah, but but nuclear weapons have been deterrent. have always been a deterrent. and how effectively they and it's how effectively they work a deterrent . and to me work as a deterrent. and to me this is another of this is another element of deterrence to stop putin getting, you know, out of his tree he hasn't got is it not also poking the bear? no, i don't think it's poking the bean don't think it's poking the bear. what i think has happened is, is that biden has been frightened to, to upset, um, putin. he's been frightened to upset iran. and the consequence of that is that a run of run wild, as stevens already told us. and putin thinks that he can just desperately thrash his arms around and get his own way. america have got to, as the leads, a bit like you're doing now, mike, rushing your arms around . around. >> we're going have to we're >> we're going to have to we're going to leave it there. going to have to leave it there. sure. really good to sure. uh, really good to talk to you both and to and to get your thoughts on this this afternoon. now analysis now for all the best analysis and story. and and opinion on that story. and more, to website

more, you can go to our website at gb news.com . as israel's war at gb news.com. as israel's war on gaza continues, protesters are calling on people to take action to demand britain stops arming israel. barclays bank holds substantial financial ties with arms companies supplying weapons and military technology to israel , weapons and military technology to israel, used in its weapons and military technology to israel , used in its attacks to israel, used in its attacks on palestinians as a sit in protest is taking place at one of their branches in nottingham. and joining me now to fill us in on this is gb news east midlands reporter will hollis . good reporter will hollis. good afternoon to you will tell us then, uh, how well supported is this what is happening there ? this what is happening there? >> yes. well, the palestine solidarity campaign says that there's going to be thousands of protesters up and down the country in more than 50 locations, including here in nottingham from wales. as far north as you can go in the uk. and that's because they're saying that brits who bank at

barclays should stop. they're saying that if you boycott barclays, you'll be supporting palestine and you'll be supporting the palestinians. so here in nottingham you can see we're on the high street right in the centre of the city, outside of one barclays branch, and you can see that on the banners here. it says, stop the massacre. now, the palestine solidarity campaign says that because barclays , they allege, because barclays, they allege, is funding weapons companies that arm israel, they are directly contributing to the killing of palestinians in the gaza and israel war of course, more than 25,000 people have been killed in that war. on the palestinian side , according to palestinian side, according to the hamas run health minister. and that war has been directly triggered by the attack . on the triggered by the attack. on the october the 7th in israel. those surprise attacks in israel made by hamas that is designated a terrorist organisation by the un. now, speaking of the un, the

icj, that's the international court of justice, the un's court recently ruled that israel must do all it can to prevent genocidal acts in their war. but they did stop short of calling for a direct ceasefire . for a direct ceasefire. >> okay, gb news, we have commented . oh, i apologise. commented. oh, i apologise. well, i'm so sorry. it's worse. i thought you were wrapping up . i thought you were wrapping up. >> i'm just. no, it is completely butting in, i do apologise, you carry on. >> that was very wrong of me. go on. >> you're entirely right. all it's worth. all it's worth saying is that we have approached for comment . approached barclays for comment. >> okay. we have approached barclays for comment. we haven't yet had that comment but if yet had that comment in. but if we do get one, we will bring that to you here on gb news. will hollis in nottingham , east will hollis in nottingham, east midlands reporter thanks so much for that . now you are watching for that. now you are watching and listening to gb news saturday with me, pip tomson, do

stay with us. we're having a bit of a pip talk today. lots more coming up on today's show. but first, here's your weather with craig. >> hello there. welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. i'm craig snell. we're looking ahead to the next couple of days . set to remain fairly . it's set to remain fairly unsettled across north. but unsettled across the north. but in south remain fairly in the south we remain fairly dry and also quite mild for all of us. and that's all thanks to some southerly winds , the high some southerly winds, the high pressure the pressure towards the south keeping but keeping things dry here. but weather fronts across the north bringing in some further spells of rain. and we've got this band of rain. and we've got this band of rain. and we've got this band of rain working its way in dunng of rain working its way in during course of this during the course of this evening tonight across evening and tonight across northern ireland scotland. northern ireland and scotland. further england and further south across england and wales, dry . clearest further south across england and withe dry . clearest further south across england and withe skies dry . clearest further south across england and withe skies over dry . clearest further south across england and withe skies over towardsearest further south across england and withe skies over towards the ;t of the skies over towards the east, so turning quite chilly here, see of here, could see a touch of frost. but the cloud and frost. but under the cloud and rain across scotland and northern mild night northern ireland, a mild night to come . so a chilly bright to come. so a chilly but bright start on sunday across eastern england. elsewhere, a good deal of cloud around that cloud will be thick enough in places to produce a few spits and spots of rain, but the cloud will break

up. will some sunnier up. we will see some sunnier moments, anywhere across moments, almost anywhere across the then on the country, but then later on in the day, band rain in the day, this band of rain will in across of will spread in across parts of northern scotland, northern ireland and scotland, turning two a risk turning quite windy. two a risk of gales here later on in the day, but a mild one, especially if we see some sunshine, if we do see some sunshine, could temperatures could see temperatures into the mid onto monday. we've got mid teens onto monday. we've got this band of rain really splitting the country in half to the north of it. cooler brighter but showery across scotland , to but showery across scotland, to the south of it. generally dry with the mild conditions continuing then into tuesday and wednesday. still a mixed picture could even turn windy again on wednesday, especially in the . nonh >> craig, thanks very much. lots more to come on today's show. rural knife crime did you know is surging? we talk about it a lot in towns and cities, don't we? but rural knife crime that is increasing a lot and knife crime in london leapt by more than a fifth in the last year, with nearly 40 blade offences a day. so will the government's

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touch this morning or this afternoon. i should say . uh, i'm afternoon. i should say. uh, i'm thinking about this morning because i've been asking you about breakfast, about what makes a proper english breakfast. because there's a so—called expert who's saying that you have to have pineapple on your breakfast plate, which for some of us is a bit of a shocker . i've heard that you can shocker. i've heard that you can have.i shocker. i've heard that you can have. i mean, there's gammon and pineapple, isn't there? but you wouldn't have it for breakfast, surely. uh, john. good afternoon. say you um, afternoon. you say you have, um, at eggs, bacon, at home? uh eggs, bacon, sausages, fried tomato sausages, fried bread, tomato with a cup of coffee. you do like a fried breakfast? occasionally see, this is a long email . uh, occasionally see, this is a long email. uh, but then on another, on another day, you like weetabix to give you that extra strength? peter good afternoon. you you say you think kedgeree and devilled kidneys with your breakfast should make a comeback. devilled kidneys. what? uh, you say they work with sausage, fried eggs and black

pudding, tomatoes and toast and then we've got russell. hello porridge with bananas and cream. that does not sound very healthy , russell. come on. i'm sure that's a joke. anyway. keep keep your thoughts coming in on the serious stuff as well. and the not so serious gb views at gb news.com. now lloyds banking group is set to cut 1600 jobs across its branches as it moves towards more online banking. and in another sign of banks disappearing from the high street, the bank says it will overhaul its services as as more customers switch to digital services. the bank says the change will create around 830 new roles as part of the strategy . but there is concern strategy. but there is concern that banks could lose touch with their customers . joining me now their customers. joining me now is economist and co—founder of investment firm regionally, justin urquhart stewart. very good afternoon to you. my pleasure. thanks for pleasure. thanks thanks for coming saturday afternoon . coming in on saturday afternoon. uh, this banks losing touch with

their customers . uh, this banks losing touch with their customers. this has just been going on and on though for quite a number of years now. it's just even worse. >> mind you, most customers don't want to have any touch with banks either. not with their banks either. not sure dealing with sure they like dealing with them. been them. no, the banks have been really stupid over. this is actually really a actually what really make a difference and provide people with you need with service. yes, you need contact maybe it has not contact now. maybe it has not always necessary to face, always necessary face to face, but. the line. but. or maybe down the line. but you to level of you need to get the level of service. they don't have be service. they don't have to be the as everything terms the best as everything in terms of they of investment and things. they need to trust and need to need to have trust and need to actually sure got actually then make sure it's got some to it. so some personality to it. so people pride in people then have some pride in their bank or whatever the connection banks connection is. but the banks have dreadful and so have been dreadful at it, and so what they've doing the have been dreadful at it, and so what iszy've doing the have been dreadful at it, and so what is cutting doing the have been dreadful at it, and so what is cutting costs.ng the have been dreadful at it, and so what is cutting costs.ng cut the years is cutting costs. so cut the branches , cut the branches, the branches, cut the branches, and client base and you've got your client base with no one to go and talk to the thing banks are always the thing the banks are always frightened is the last frightened of being is the last branch, the last bank the branch, the last bank in the town, others are town, because all the others are closed stuck there. town, because all the others are closiwhat stuck there. town, because all the others are closiwhat do stuck there. town, because all the others are closiwhat do you stuck there. town, because all the others are closiwhat do you do uck there. town, because all the others are closiwhat do you do uck th

as but if as that point of contact. but if i running i'd still i were running a bank, i'd still want direct contact with want to have direct contact with the individuals as much as possible. what trying to possible. what they're trying to do frankly , those do is to get, frankly, those customers, make any customers, they don't make any money out i.e. those people money out of, le. those people with account with maybe a current account deposit a great deposit account and not a great deal of money. they can't charge much fees, them much lower fees, make them as cheap therefore cheap as possible. therefore don't meanwhile, don't touch them. meanwhile, have manager bank have the wealth manager bank customers so they can run their money. so therefore quite deliberately selecting who it is they try and deal with. they want to try and deal with. um, most of would be um, most of them would be delighted get rid of their delighted to get rid of their branch because the branch network because the cost involved branch network because the cost involvec understandable, though, >> is it understandable, though, when that most of us when you think that most of us do do online banking now? >> well, it is. most of us do. but there are times when we also need to able to and talk need to be able to go and talk to somebody, especially if to somebody, and especially if you somebody not you can talk to somebody not just but actually and just online, but actually go and see the banks see them as well. so the banks are in a difficult position here. to what extent they say here. to what extent do they say we provide these facilities we will provide these facilities for though not for people and though not necessarily branches, but necessarily in all branches, but maybe like up maybe it's almost like pop up shops centres shops and, and shopping centres and but it's and things like that. but it's inevitable. thinking inevitable. i was thinking the other when the other day, when was the last time a check out, um,

time you wrote a check out, um, the probably over a the answers, probably over a year the answers, probably over a yea my chequebook. the answers, probably over a yeamy chequebook. i found an >> my chequebook. i found an old chequebook a couple chequebook in my drawer a couple of ago, it . did of months ago, binned it. did it? yeah. hadn't used it in years . years. >> or the tiresome thing, i have to . gosh, some money to say. gosh, i got some money for bonds. so i'm for my premium bonds. so i'm standing with £25 standing there with a £25 warrant. now got to go and warrant. i've now got to go and pay in. where's branch? warrant. i've now got to go and pay i in. where's branch? warrant. i've now got to go and pay i haveihere's branch? warrant. i've now got to go and pay i have to re's branch? warrant. i've now got to go and pay i have to go. branch? warrant. i've now got to go and pay i have to go. at branch? warrant. i've now got to go and pay i have to go. at leastich? warrant. i've now got to go and pay i have to go. at least it|? and i have to go. at least it was four miles go find was four miles to go and find the next branch. so yes, it the next branch. um, so yes, it has changed. problem is has changed. but the problem is you've ageing population you've got an ageing population and over a certain and there is over a certain age. let's over 80, who let's say over 70, 80, who aren't familiar with automated systems or don't have computers or decent lines of access . and or decent lines of access. and so the banks are trying desperately to try and actually almost push these people away . almost push these people away. and say, we can't provide you with the service, why don't you try something else? so hence the post office, it's very unempathetic, isn't it? >> but remember we >> oh, it is, but remember we had for elderly people that could few could be one of the few conversations they have during the day going into their local bank, why people used bank, which is why people used to their to love their their subpostmasters and mistresses. >> postie subpostmasters and mistresses. >> they postie subpostmasters and mistresses. >> they have postie subpostmasters and mistresses.

>> they have a postie subpostmasters and mistresses. >> they have a relationship and so they have a relationship with them. talk have with them. they talk and have a natter, actually most natter, whereas actually most banks very nature are banks by their very nature are distinctly that's it. distinctly just cold. that's it. and provides, pretty and trust provides, well, pretty low level service. low level of service. >> and whenever go into a >> and whenever i do go into a bank, it's hardly any ever anybody in there now. well, you know, sometimes i think, god there staff than there are. >> well it's now reached the stage actually now stage where actually now they've been bank. been cutting the bank. i use cutting branches. cutting so many branches. when you a bank, you you do go to a bank, you actually find there are a lot of people there. but trying to answer the people answer questions and the people who there aren't qualified who are there aren't qualified to not geared up to to do so or are not geared up to do to leap over do so. now we have to leap over the that actually the fact that actually technology will run this. what the is find the banks have to answer is find another now for another way of doing it. now for example, a few years back, back in the we had giro bank in the 60s, we had giro bank started giro bank was started and the giro bank was supposed bank for supposed to be the bank for everybody. have everybody. everyone would have a giro account. it got taken over everybody. everyone would have a gironecount. it got taken over everybody. everyone would have a girone of|nt. it got taken over everybody. everyone would have a girone of the it got taken over everybody. everyone would have a girone of the buildingzen over everybody. everyone would have a girone of the building societies by one of the building societies and disappeared. the and sort of disappeared. but the whole bank whole idea was to become bank account for everybody give account for everybody and give them could them the idea. they could actually have deposit actually then have a deposit account do account and teach them how to do it, a of saving it, get into a habit of saving and actually try and do it that way. and for the next generation coming need way. and for the next generation con branch need way. and for the next generation

con branch so need way. and for the next generation conbranch so much. need way. and for the next generation con branch so much. they need way. and for the next generation conbranch so much. they can ed way. and for the next generation conbranch so much. they can do the branch so much. they can do it automatically. they can it it automatically. they can do it online. at doing it automatically. they can do it onlirsort at doing it automatically. they can do it onlirsort of at doing it automatically. they can do it onlirsort of stuff at doing it automatically. they can do it onlirsort of stuff than at doing it automatically. they can do it onlirsort of stuff than frankly, that sort of stuff than frankly, i am. >> i just mm- m5!" >> i just want to ask you something about interest something else about interest rates, because the bank of england make england will make their decision, coming decision, isn't it? this coming week? yep. there is speculation that interest rates will be held at you concur with that ? >> well, frankly, interest 7 >> well, frankly, interest rates need not have gone up as high as they've already gone. or more to the point, they should have gone up earlier because those are emergency interest rates we were on before banking crisis on before and the banking crisis ten ago. what we need to ten years ago. what we need to be able is to have be able to do is to have a reasonable level, which is just below now, below where they are now. now, they they were they were saying they were bringing in putting up interest rates control inflation. rates to control inflation. well, that's if you had inflation consumer we inflation in a consumer boom. we didn't consumer we didn't have a consumer boom. we had issues like had supply chain issues like difficulties red and suez difficulties in red sea and suez canal. difficulties in red sea and suez canal . good heavens, that's canal. good heavens, that's happening so be happening again as well. so be wary. inflation might turn around, start coming back up again. the given view that again. so the given view that actually coming actually rates are now coming down they are. but down again, i hope they are. but i suspect they're going to stay exactly where they are for the moment. >> so next week, 5.25% still okay justin, we'll see if you're

right. thank you so much for your this afternoon . your thoughts this afternoon. and your company. and thank you for your company. you're watching and listening to gb saturday with me, pip gb news saturday with me, pip tomson. more coming up on tomson. lots more coming up on today's show , including, well, today's show, including, well, knife in london leapt by knife crime in london leapt by more than a fifth in the last year with nearly 40 knife crime offences a day and knife crime in rural areas. well, that's also surging. so will the government's latest plan be enough to tackle knife crime? what do you think ? all of that what do you think? all of that and lots more to come stay with .

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of so—called zombie knives to be kept and sold. here's what he said on the matter. >> i became home secretary. >> i became home secretary. >> i became home secretary. >> i made the immediate decision to go further to put forward this secondary legislation to support what we've already done to make the possession of zombie knives illegal and to close the loophole. so i'm very pleased with taking action. now. we have seen a reduction in crime. we have a plan to drive it down further that plan is working. we're determined to take these knives off the streets . knives off the streets. >> i want to talk to somebody who's got far more knowledge of this subject than most of us. and that is knife crime campaigner ken haynes. ken thanks so much for coming in to the studio . joe, look like the studio. joe, you look like you have obviously been busy already today. just tell us about that's a stab vest you're wearing . street father, street wearing. street father, street engagement team. tell me what you do. >> what our group do is to go into these hotspots, areas where

you've got young people who congregate and you've got a degree of anti—social social behaviour that can also lead to more serious violence. but what we do, we engage with the young , we do, we engage with the young, young people, our stab proof vest is not about being a vigilante . our stab proof vest vigilante. our stab proof vest is that what young people can identify with that other people like themselves who are involved in that sort of life? um, often we're but we've shown them that there can be a positive aspect to wearing an outfit. >> also to protect yourself , >> also to protect yourself, though not necessarily with not necessarily that, not not be armed with knives. i mean, on a daily basis because the team works every day or five days a week. so on a daily basis, how many people are you talking to that are armed with knives and how successful are you in persuading to them to hand them in? >> well, as i said, we don't always see the knives , but we always see the knives, but we know what young young people were more likely to have themselves armed. so yes, we do often we do see knives and when we do see knives, we do

encourage them to take to take them, to give their knife up. we work with a young man called farren paul, who's been doing this for five years and extraordinarily man, extraordinarily young man, an extraordinarily young man, an extraordinarily in extraordinarily successful in engaging people to engaging with young people to give up their knives. now, the thing about the farren does thing about the way farren does it, and we're supporting farren in that, in that endeavour , is in that, in that endeavour, is that the people he takes the nice off are less likely to rearm themselves with a knife, as opposed to when the police take the knife off a young person . they get a slap on the person. they get a slap on the wrist and as soon as they're back in our community, they're back in our community, they're back taking the knives. and not only emboldened young only that emboldened other young people knives . um, and people to carry knives. um, and what we make of i think it was the labour leader, sir keir starmer, who's been saying that parents also have a big responsibility in this. >> and parents could actually . >> and parents could actually. take part in the knife amnesty and hand in these weapons as well. >> yes, i agree that parents do have an important part to play. like, for example, any parent

that do not go and check their child bedroom to see what's there, actually bringing it into there, actually bringing it into the home is a person who has buned the home is a person who has buried their head in the sand and neglecting their overall duty . because you find children duty. because you find children have two two faces, they've got the home face and they've got the home face and they've got the street face, the street, the street face is what can can, can pose a problem to the parent in the long run. so my thing with the long run. so my thing with the parent is the parents also fings the parent is the parents also rings us up and we go to the parents home and get the knives. these are the. >> so you do have parents ringing , >> so you do have parents ringing, ringing you up asking you to collect the knife. >> absolutely. so what they're finding the sounds room, but they're scared because they're scared their son take scared that their son will take retribution the retribution on onto the on the mother in that regard, because they're saying because the youngster , they don't know if youngster, they don't know if they're youngsters holding that knife another gang member knife for another gang member because , because and if that's because, because and if that's

the case and you taking the weapon, that's that child can become be in danger because of the bullying that will come and intimidate , will come from his intimidate, will come from his superior in the in that gang structure . structure. >> this, this, um , this >> this, this, um, this announcement by the government this week to close this loophole involving zombie type knives. do you think that is going to work or actually is it a ban in name only list . only list. >> that's their third attempt of trying to do something about banning knives. they're not tackling the underlying issues. what young people tell me. and i'm in the colleges and schools and talk to the young people is saying, i much prefer to be caught with my knife by police officer. right. and get a slap on the wrist, then oppose to my opposition or to the ops that they call it who will then means that i could end up being murdered and carried to my grave by six of my peer. so if we

don't tackle the underlying issue about, first of all, growing their emotional intelligence , and secondly about intelligence, and secondly about deaung intelligence, and secondly about dealing about the security aspect, about the safety aspect . aspect, about the safety aspect. this is where street fathers come in because we have a presence and we have a positive presence, because when they see us in the area, they know that they can approach us. and with whatever issues that may have , whatever issues that may have, even if someone is running them down come with down with knives, they come with us and we make sure that anyone that's coming to harm them have to come through us, because you're all our children and it's so important that that in that we safeguard our children in our community. >> ken, that's such a brilliant message. thank you so much for coming in and talking to me. and you're doing some great work. we need more of you. thank you so much. ken hines, uh, chair of hanngey much. ken hines, uh, chair of haringey independent. stop and search monitoring group and also street fathers street engagement team. so much. now team. thanks so much. now i didn't even know this existed. maybe you did, but do you know

there's an award for the uk's best social club ? there must be best social club? there must be quite a short list . and what do quite a short list. and what do they judge it on? well, the crown pain for real ale has crowned a club for the second yearin crowned a club for the second year in a row . crowned a club for the second year in a row. let's find out what the heck this is all about by crossing live to our gb news national reporter theo chikomba . national reporter theo chikomba. you are at the winning club, theo.so you are at the winning club, theo. so tell me where exactly in the country you are and how on earth they won it? >> yes, well, if you didn't know, now you know. >> so we are in marden in kent. an amazing village here. so they have won this competition two years in a row and we'll get into why they won that very shortly. but of course we are here. over 150 people are expected to come here this afternoon. the atmosphere is already buzzing. people are still coming in and just over an hour from now there will be getting that award. so so the atmosphere is already buzzing. people are coming in and

expecting to see that award awarded to this club for the second year in a row, and we're kindly joined by simon, who's the club's steward . thank you so the club's steward. thank you so much for joining the club's steward. thank you so much forjoining us this much for joining us this afternoon. um, i've spoken to a lot of people already here this morning, and they're saying it's the community aspect of it coming in, making friends. how have you managed to win it? two years in a row? and is it those things which make this the heart of the community? >> one main >> that's one of the main things, it local, things, like keeping it local, like . so a good place for like. so it's a good place for everyone to socialise, you know, it's like a good, like big club, like nice place for people and like nice place for people and like people feel safe when they come in. plus we put on a decent range of drinks which they keep coming back for more. so that's that's all we do really. we don't. we just do what we do and so like to get recognised , like so like to get recognised, like for doing what we do. it's a big bonus. obviously these places, clubs like this are the heart of the community.

>> um, you know, some people who've lost family members and they come here get a sense of community alongside the drinks. but it is, you know, and also the cost of living on top of that, people coming here to keep warm as well. is that something that place quite that makes this place quite special? we special? yeah. i mean, like we have every thursday, have a warm hub every thursday, so come in free so people come in for a free coffee, tea like sit down, have a chat, like socialise with their friends. >> yeah, yeah, it's all good. like the community aspect of it. plus, uh , yeah, as you say, like plus, uh, yeah, as you say, like decent beer, decent prices , a decent beer, decent prices, a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of whether on . gb news. sponsors of whether on. gb news. >> hello there. welcome to your latest gb news, weather forecast i'm craig snow. we're looking ahead to the next couple of days. it's set to remain fairly unsettled across the north. but in the we remain fairly in the south we remain fairly dry and also quite mild for all of us. and that's all thanks to some southerly winds. the high pressure towards south pressure towards the south keeping things here. but keeping things dry here. but weather north weather fronts across the north

bringing further spells bringing in some further spells of rain. and we've got this band of rain. and we've got this band of rain. and we've got this band of rain working its way in dunng of rain working its way in during the course of this evening tonight across evening and tonight across northern scotland. northern ireland and scotland. further south across england and wales, clear of wales, generally dry, clear of the the east, the skies over towards the east, so turning quite chilly here. could a touch of frost. but could see a touch of frost. but under the cloud rain across under the cloud and rain across scotland and northern ireland, a mild a chilly mild night to come. so a chilly but bright start on sunday across eastern england . across eastern england. elsewhere, a good deal of cloud around that cloud will be thick enoughin around that cloud will be thick enough in places to produce a few and spots of rain, but few spits and spots of rain, but the will up. we will the cloud will break up. we will see moments almost see some sunnier moments almost anywhere across country, anywhere across the country, but then on in the day, this then later on in the day, this band rain will spread in band of rain will spread in across northern ireland across parts of northern ireland and quite and scotland, turning quite windy. gales here windy. two risk of gales here later on in the day, but a mild one, especially if we do see some sunshine, could see temperatures teens temperatures into the mid teens onto monday. we've got this band of rain really splitting the country in half to the north of it, called brighter but showery across scotland to the south of it generally dry with the mild

condition and continuing then into tuesday and wednesday. still a mixed picture could even turn windy again on wednesday, especially in the north. looks like things are heating up .

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tomson for the next two hours i'll be keeping you company on tv, online and on digital radio. i'll keep you up to on the i'll keep you up to date on the stories that matter to stories that really matter to you up. this hour. the us you coming up. this hour. the us is planning to station nuclear weapons three times as strong as the hiroshima bomb in the uk , the hiroshima bomb in the uk, amid a growing threat from russia , the us removed nuclear russia, the us removed nuclear missiles from the uk in 2008, judging that the threat from moscow had diminished . are we moscow had diminished. are we heading for another cold war ? heading for another cold war? banking giant? barclays is braced for a weekend of chaos as pro—palestine demonstrators are descending on 54 of its branches. they're demanding an end to what they claim is barclays bankrolling israel's attacks on palestine. we're at one of the branches live . and one of the branches live. and the gb news people's poll found that only 20% of britons support the conservative party, so is there anyone that can save the tories , or are they toast . and

tories, or are they toast. and of course, we absolutely want your views. this afternoon we're getting plenty in on all sorts, including talking about breakfast. is pineapple a staple part of your breakfast? i haven't had anybody who says yes yet , but let haven't had anybody who says yes yet, but let me haven't had anybody who says yes yet , but let me know what you yet, but let me know what you think. gb views at gbviews@gbnews.com. we're doing the light stuff and of course we're doing the serious topics as get the as well. now let's get the latest headlines before we get going with ray addison . going with ray addison. >> good afternoon . it's ray >> good afternoon. it's ray addison in the gb news room. it's 1:01. addison in the gb news room. it's1:01. our top addison in the gb news room. it's 1:01. our top stories queen it's1:01. our top stories queen camilla is visiting the king in hospital as he recovers from a procedure for an enlarged prostate . right now, we should prostate. right now, we should be able to see live pictures now of the london clinic where the king is resting for a second day after receiving that treatment, buckingham palace says that king charles is doing well and it's the same hospital where the

princess of wales is being cared for, following abdominal surgery. charles's former butler, grant harrold, told us the british public's response to the british public's response to the royal health scares shows how much they still care . how much they still care. >> people always said he was a centric . he was old fashioned, centric. he was old fashioned, out of touch. i never saw that when i worked for him and i think the public are think that's what the public are getting that's getting to see and that's why there's affection. the there's this affection. so the fact he is having this fact that he is having this procedure obviously the public want kind them know want to kind of let them know that thinking of them. that they're thinking of them. and of and the same with princess of wales. been wales. i understand there's been many, many letters and many, many, many letters and cards her wishing her cards sent to her wishing her the best of health in the us . the best of health in the us. >> donald trump says he'll appeal a verdict, ordering him to pay £65.5 million for defaming the writer. e jean carroll l warning if you're watching on tv, the following footage contains flashing images. miss carole says the former president destroyed her reputation by repeatedly denying that he had sexually abused her as despite being found liable in an earlier hearing, posting on social media, mr trump claimed the us legal system was being

used as a political weapon . used as a political weapon. eigruber is professor of law at the university of colorado . she the university of colorado. she says the verdict is a victory for women in this case, he not only trashed the victim, but he trashed the victim through saying things that were demonstrably false and that a jury demonstrably false and that a jury had rejected. >> so i think this is showing victims that they can have their day in court, even against the strongest opponent . strongest opponent. >> the ministry of defence will neither confirm nor deny plans for the uk to house us nuclear weapons. >> pentagon documents seen by the telegraph appear to detail how raf lakenheath in suffolk will house the nuclear warheads. it follows warnings from a senior nato official that countries should ready for war with moscow within the next 20 years. a spokesperson for the mod says it remains a long standing uk and nato policy to neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons at a given location . uk intelligence

given location. uk intelligence services are not equipped to handle covert threats from china . that's the warning from former mi6 deputy head nigel inkster. speaking to the i newspaper, he said the problem includes m15 and mi6 and gchq . mr inkster and mi6 and gchq. mr inkster said that issues include language, expertise and historic and cultural awareness. he also said beijing is operating, quote, industrial scale cyber espionage operations against western countries . well, as western countries. well, as we've been hearing, customers at 54 branches of barclays bank could face disruption this weekend , the palestine weekend, the palestine solidarity campaign is organising protests accusing the firm of, quote, bankrolling israel in its war with hamas . israel in its war with hamas. they're urging barclays customers to stop using the bank. barclays has been approached for comment . up to approached for comment. up to 11,000 staff working for john lewis and waitrose stores could lose their jobs over the next

five years. that's according to a report in the guardian on there, saying that the john lewis partnership, which owns the stores , is considering cuts the stores, is considering cuts to at least 10% of its workforce . it's thought the measures could affect staff in its head office, supermarkets and department stores. last year, the retailer warned that it would have to cut staff numbers and scrap bonuses after customers cut back on spending . customers cut back on spending. scotland's first minister is paying scotland's first minister is paying tribute to holocaust memorial day with an urgent plea. unite against hate well—known landmark marks will be lit up in purple across the uk later to mark the occasion . uk later to mark the occasion. in a video posted on x , humza in a video posted on x, humza yousaf said that together we remember the millions of lives cut short with the utmost cruelty and brutality. members of the public are also being encouraged to light a candle and place it in their window. 94 year old holocaust survivor bernard often says hate affects everyone. >> the holocaust happened because of hatred of others . because of hatred of others. >> let's be clear about that ,

>> let's be clear about that, particularly jews. okay so we're number one on the on the hit list. but you know, there are other people on the hit list also, muslims and indians and others and others . so anti it is others and others. so anti it is anti—human in to be anti semitic i >> -- >> this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now let's get straight back to . pip. let's get straight back to. pip. >> ray, thanks very much . well, >> ray, thanks very much. well, let's get talking about today's topics. lots of thoughts coming in from you guys as well . uh, in from you guys as well. uh, we've had some reaction to the story about lloyds bank axing hundreds of jobs as they move towards online banking. john, good afternoon john. you write that you think it's terrible .

that you think it's terrible. they're getting rid of branches, especially as a lot of us are not keen on going online due to fears of being scammed. that's a really point. you say you really good point. you say you love physical branch love going to a physical branch and will, and fill. and always will, and fill. hello. the reason more people are doing online banking is not are doing online banking is not a personal choice. it's because we are being forced to and people do like choice, don't they ? our top story is that the they? our top story is that the us is set to move nuclear weapons to a british base. pentagon documents reveal that raf lakenheath in suffolk would host the warheads that are reportedly three times as powerful as the hiroshima bomb. well joining me now is gb news political correspondent, katherine forster good afternoon to you, catherine. has there been any reaction from the mod about this story? i mean, it does seem to be very well sourced, but yes, the ministry of defence is refusing to confirm or deny this story. >> and that is to be expected ,

>> and that is to be expected, frankly, for reasons of national security , they are not going to security, they are not going to dive bulge where nuclear warheads are going to be kept. but certainly the telegraph newspaper reporting today that it has seen pentagon documents , it has seen pentagon documents, um, suggesting that nuclear warheads are once again going to be stationed on british soil, specifically at raf lakenheath in suffolk. now they previously had nuclear warheads there till 2008. at that point , it was felt 2008. at that point, it was felt that the cold war was over. the threat had subsided from russia and that they were no longer needed. but of course, over the last couple of years, since russia invaded ukraine, russia is very patently a threat once again and a very aggressive move towards the west . so not towards the west. so not surprising, i suppose that this measure looks like being taken. they're putting the infrastructure in place in the

coming months, and it comes at the end of a week that we've had a lot of warnings , really, a lot of warnings, really, haven't we, about the state of our defence or or lack of it. i was at a big defence speech by the defence secretary, grant shapps, a couple of weeks ago. what really struck me was that he talked of the end of the post war era and the beginning of a pre—war era. rather ominously . pre—war era. rather ominously. so last week we had sir patrick sanders, the head of the army , sanders, the head of the army, saying that army numbers currently about 73,000 simply are not enough , suggesting that are not enough, suggesting that we needed another 45,000 or so in terms of reserves or civilians and suggest that conscription might ultimately be necessary. now, number 10 were very quick to slap that down and said, no, absolutely not. that is not going to happen. but a senior nato official last week

warning that people should prepare for all out war with russia with in 20 years, really some astonishing noise noises. now that we're hearing it will be unsettling. i think to a lot of people watching and listening to what's going on at the moment i >> -- >> and 5mm >> and what about russia's reaction to this news? because surely they would see this somewhat as a provocation. yes >> well, russia has said that any such move would be regarded as an escalation, not not surprisingly . so they are as an escalation, not not surprisingly. so they are making unhappy noises about this, as you would expect . but of course, you would expect. but of course, this war in ukraine has been going on for a long time. they seem to have reached something of a stale, stale mate. rumours that russia reached out to the united states about some potential deal. now russia is denying that. but clearly something at some point is going to have to move and so the

government is very keen to stress that britain's defence spending is the second highest in nato and the highest in europe by some margin. but really , most countries in europe really, most countries in europe don't spend anything like the supposed 2% of their gdp that they're supposed to contribute to nato, because for many years they have felt that there wasn't really a threat and that in any case, america would look after them if and when the need arose. but of course, we found out in the last two years that that is not the case. there is a very real threat in ukraine, in europe now in the shape of russia and in terms of america. donald trump may well become president again. he's been lukewarm on nato, to put it mildly, and it may not be that he will continue to fund, um, the war in ukraine. so really highly worrying times and perhaps time that europe really

started to beef up its own defences. >> political correspondent katherine forster, thank you. and you can find out more analysis and opinion on that story and more by going to our website, gbnews.com the gb news people's poll has found that just 20% of britons now support the conservative party we asked who should replace rishi sunak as leader when the time comes and the people have spoken and they've chosen absolutely nobody. yeah no one came out on on top as 51% said they don't fancy nigel farage, boris johnson, penny mordaunt or suella braverman to replace him . suella braverman to replace him. well, let's get the thoughts of a former secretary of state for health really great to have him on gb news, lviv or gb news. saturday this afternoon on gb news live as well. stephen

dorrell joining us from worcester just down the dorrell joining us from worcesterjust down the road worcester just down the road from where i'm from, stephen, thank you for talking to us this afternoon. so let me ask you that very question with all with all your your experience, who should replace rishi sunak or should replace rishi sunak or should anybody ? should anybody? >> well, clearly . if so, let me >> well, clearly. if so, let me say first of all, i was a member of the conservative party for 49 years. >> i'm no longer a member for a variety of reasons related to what's happened over the last few years. i'm now a strong supporter of the liberal democrats, so i'm probably not the right to give you the the right person to give you the answer the question who the answer to the question who the conservative should as conservative should elect as their leader ? their next leader? >> but it's issue they're >> but it's an issue they're going to plenty of time to going to have plenty of time to think it when the after think about it when the after the election, because i think it's pretty clear that there is almost nothing that the present government or any successor to rishi sunak could do that would change the voters minds about

the inheritance that will be left by this government . left by this government. >> you look back over the years that you've been in government. i mean, you served from what was it? may 1979 to march 2015. so? so a lot of a lot of hours. you put in there, stephen did can you remember a situation with an upcoming election where a party was not hearing you? oh, what? stephen, can you hear me now? that's a shame, because i had a very interesting question to ask. you can you still hear me, stephen? right. listen, what we're going to do is we're going to try. we will go back to stephen we sort out the stephen once we sort out the audio issues. but the audio issues. but in the meantime, in the studio with me is labour adviser and is former labour adviser and writer mccgwire and writer scarlett mccgwire and former leader of ukip, henry bolton. good afternoon to you both . let's let's talk about both. let's let's talk about this and i'll ask the same question that i asked to stephen scarlett . who do you think you

scarlett. who do you think you know? because we see them or we see them all over the telly, whatever party you're affiliated to, was a new leader of to, if there was a new leader of the tory party who should it be? i just don't i the tory party who should it be? ijust don't i don't think the tory party who should it be? i just don't i don't think that i just don't i don't think that i think i think the, the, the people's poll actually has put it right. >> is there isn't a leader. it's not about not having the wrong leader. it's about doing the wrong things. and actually i just think they've run out of road. i think they're really, really tired. i mean interesting i've spent the last couple of days with a former political ednon days with a former political editor, um , working with him and editor, um, working with him and who was around in 96, 97. and he was saying in those days when it was saying in those days when it was obvious that that the conservatives were going to lose just like this, you had really serious people. i mean , uh, as serious people. i mean, uh, as you had ken clarke as chancellor of the exchequer . i mean, you of the exchequer. i mean, you had big beasts. we've now got nobody. so, so they they just tired is such a damning indictment . indictment. >> when you say that about we

had these big beasts and now we've got nobody . we've got nobody. >> they've gone. i mean, look , >> they've gone. i mean, look, stephen dorrell has left. has left the conservative party. i mean, lots and lots of people were thrown out or left the conservative party over, over brexit, over boris . brexit, over boris. >> okay. but but some people, scarlett would say that suella braverman mean, i'll ask you this, henry . braverman mean, i'll ask you this, henry. she's a big beast. she's she's very vocal . um, but she's she's very vocal. um, but yeah , she has a message. yeah, she has a message. >> she does. she says, well, look, um, first of all, uh, you know, the situation is very grim for the conservative party. and as captain kirk would have said, the odds are against them. but but conservatives am is not dead. you look around the world, it's actually in many parts of the world on the ascendancy. the situation for the conservative party in is party here in the in the uk is a particularly bad one because as as scarlett rightly says, it's largely the quality of the people, but there is no leadership to have a leadership, you've got to have vision,

you've got to have vision, you've got to have vision, you've got to have personality, you've got to have personality, you've to have a plan. you've got to have a plan. >> that in any >> and i don't see that in any body, not to a significant degree, whoever degree, because whoever if somebody over from rishi somebody took over from rishi sunak tomorrow, it would make the of no the blindest bit of no difference at all if, unless on day one, they presented a fresh and convincing vision, they were able to exercise personal party and character in in projecting that vision. and they were able to say, and here is a plan , not to say, and here is a plan, not five pledges, not nine, not a nine point plan. that's not a plan . somebody a little while plan. somebody a little while ago, somebody very senior in politics said to me, but henry, we've got a plan. you know , it's we've got a plan. you know, it's to stop the boats. no no, that's not a plan. that's an intention. and now, because the british pubuc and now, because the british public have had a list of promises after list of promises , promises after list of promises, after list of promises from this part. from the conservative party, from the conservative government that haven't been delivered on now, then there is no credibility . and i would no credibility. and i would say that town and every that every town and every village this country has got village in this country has got serious concerns about

immigration and the rule of law, about wokeism, about education, immigration and the rule of law, about all> minute he came in. >> from the minute he came in. he had a very difficult job and also have been also the tories have been in power what, 14 years? power for, for what, 14 years? whoever power 14 whoever was in power for 14 years, of the public would years, a lot of the public would say, we just need a change. we don't know which we're don't know which party we're going to vote for, but we need a change. want go back to change. i want to go back to stephen who's the stephen dorrell, who's the former secretary he former health secretary he you've listening to a bit you've been listening to a bit of we've been saying . what of what we've been saying. what do you what do you think? >> which hear >> which i can hear from worcestershire . worcestershire. >> what you think, stephen, >> what do you think, stephen, of what we've just been saying about the of the tory about the state of the tory party? well i think from different points of view, to be fair , we're actually in violent fair, we're actually in violent agreement , aren't we, that the agreement, aren't we, that the issue is not who leads the conservative party. >> the issue is what the

conservatives have done in their 14 years in power and the lack of any clear view about how to rebuild many of the things that have gone wrong with this country during the period that they've been responsible. the pubuc they've been responsible. the public services , the national public services, the national health service, the education service, the police service , the service, the police service, the prison service, the our relationship with our major trading partners on the continent of europe. those are the that is the legacy of a group of people who have simply failed . and the reason they failed. and the reason they won't be re—elected is that they don't deserve of, in my view, to be re—elected and part of that time, for example, we were deaung time, for example, we were dealing with a pandemic that was and that has affected the state of the tory party, a lot. >> would you not say in terms of how they handled it? and yet any any prime minister, any party would have had a rough job at the helm? there >> look, nobody ever says this

is easy. of course that's true. and of course it's true that the pandemic made life more difficult in the health service, which i follow closely and in many other respects , it's but many other respects, it's but just focus for a second on the way the government handled the pandemic. we now see as the pubuc pandemic. we now see as the public inquiry reveals, what was going on. i was going to say behind the scenes, it was hardly behind the scenes, it was hardly behind the scenes . it was people behind the scenes. it was people averting their eyes from a government that simply wasn't doing the job. as effectively as we're entitled to expect as voters and taxpayers to see senior people behave when they're responsible for the lives of people who rely on those services . those services. >> one quick question. final quick question. stephen rishi sunak says this is working assumption that there'll be a general election in the second half of the year. everything we hean half of the year. everything we hear, the pressure that he's unden hear, the pressure that he's under, are saying under, people are saying it could be earlier. what would your advice to him be?

>> i think he's no prime minister votes or calls an election which they know they're going to lose. i think the truth is that the election campaign has already started . the only has already started. the only thing left to be decided is the date of the end of it. and that will be as late as rishi sunak or rishi sunak will set that as late as he can, to give himself as much chance as he can to recover the position for the conservatives, and also quite legitimately, ashley matthew paris makes an important point. i think in today's times to do the job of prime minister. that's a serious job. he is a serious guy. he doesn't have my support, but he certainly better than his two predecessors. and he wants to carry on doing that job for as long as he's able. i don't think that's the source of criticism. >> okay , better than his two >> okay, better than his two predecessors. not everybody would agree with that. know , would agree with that. i know, for example, boris johnson still has fans out there. has a lot of fans out there. they say the person they say he's the only person that beat keir

that can still beat keir starmer. stephen dorrell, thank you former health you so much, former health secretary. for input secretary. thanks for your input this scarlett . it this afternoon, scarlett. it feels a way like the tory feels in a way like the tory party will still want to build their election campaign around rishi sunak, but would that be a wise tactic ? wise tactic? >> no, because i think rishi sunaki >> no, because i think rishi sunak i mean, he's very , very sunak i mean, he's very, very unlucky. there's no question about that. i mean, i mean, as stephen said, he came after two bad prime ministers who'd completely screwed up the country, not elected, not an ad he wasn't elected. i mean, he wasn't even elected by the conservative party, right? he was elected by, by by his was only elected by, by by his people, uh, in parliament, by the mps in parliament. he he has not he he has not got cut through with the people. but the other problem is nobody has any idea of what he stands for. so, so if he says, hang on, there's all his pledges. that's what he stands for, okay? all his pledges. so the only one he's met is inflation. and when

inflation was high, he told us that it wasn't his fault . right. that it wasn't his fault. right. so therefore when inflation comes down, that's not his fault either . he's comes down, that's not his fault either. he's i mean, you know, the boats they have had 13 years to sort out the asylum system. it is costing . us £8 million a it is costing. us £8 million a day because they are not doing what they should have done, which is processing the asylum claims. it is it is crazy. and the real thing that nobody is the real thing that nobody is the cost of living. i mean, how many ? i mean, you look at many? i mean, you look at poverty in about stopping the boats overtakes the conversation about the cost of living, doesn't it? >> now, whether that is what is resonating with people on the doorsteps. henry, let me just just ask you that about what what is resonating with people the i what is resonating with people thei think it's very difficult >> i think it's very difficult to isn't because , you to say, isn't it, because, you know, there some major know, there are some major issues in issues and you can put them in a basket and can speak to basket and you can speak to somebody it'll be somebody one week and it'll be immigration, and the next week it'll of living, it'll be the cost of living, because they've filled up their their tank something. because they've filled up their thei|it's tank something. because they've filled up their thei|it's cost ank something. because they've filled up their thei|it's cost them something. because they've filled up their thei|it's cost them more ething. because they've filled up their thei|it's cost them more than]. and it's cost them more than

they expected, might they expected, whatever it might be. little be. so things do shift a little bit, but there's a basket i think immigration cost of think immigration the cost of living all living inflation tax these all have role to play an have a role to play in an election i think election campaign. but i think ultimately i agree with scarlet. look there is no vision. there is vision from rishi sunak. is no vision from rishi sunak. this what conservatism is this is what conservatism is about. this is what conservatism is about . this what we're going about. this is what we're going to and a convincing to deliver. and a convincing plan it, not also plan for delivering it, not also helping him. >> is all this about >> henry, is all this talk about the secret plotting? >> well, i agree, but you see, >> well, i agree, i but you see, you've a conservative party, you've got a conservative party, some of whom to be very old some of whom seem to be very old school conservative, inasmuch as they don't want change, they don't want to challenge the leadership . rishi sunak is leadership. rishi sunak is driving the conservative party headlong into a cliff face. he is absolutely doing that. and if the conservative party can't find a leader to take over from him before the general in time to start delivering something and be seen to be delivering something before the general election . so somebody with election. so somebody with a clear plan now, this goes back, which is going to you're going to ask me who goes back to to ask me who it goes back to scarlet's who is scarlet's point, who who is

there. there are people there. well there are people like suella braverman who i think of be think would sort of maybe be better we are now, better than where we are now, but got a fundamental but we have got a fundamental problem in parliament, the quality our mps, frankly, in quality of our mps, frankly, in all political parties, is appalling and you said earlier that that, you know, people want change. they will vote for anybody, especially change. but it is partly our fault . it is partly our fault. >> i must just vote for people who aren't necessarily would never give a job to. i must challenge you, henry, when you say that, you know we've got how many parliament? 606. 659 many mps in parliament? 606. 659 mps parliament. and you're. mps in parliament. and you're. i find that really generalising, saying that every mp is rubbish. i'm sorry. >> no, we've got a problem with the of our members of the quality of our members of parliament and i mean, i look, i look, i've got people, i've got look, i've got people, i've got look, people are henry i work with a lot of people in the shadow cabinet. >> right. the labour people, they really, really they are really, really impressive . you look at somebody impressive. you look at somebody like bridget phillipson, she knows how she wants to knows exactly how she wants to change education. you look at

wes streeting, you look at what labour should publish their plans, then well detailed plans. >> they don't. we don't see the plans. they do. they've been asked over again , asked over and over again, henry, and what we need, what i've people. there are i've got people. there are people in our, in every constituency voted for constituency who voted for somebody who they know is a bad mp. labour, liberal democrat, conservative. they know that it's bad. they're a bad mp , but it's bad. they're a bad mp, but they're voting for the party. they're voting because they want their socialist or because they're conservative, tory or whatever. so so they voting whatever. so so they are voting not person to give them not for the person to give them a job. >> if let me talk a job. » .. >> if you let me talk about it, ineed >> if you let me talk about it, i need give me one very i need you to give me one very quick answer. look at education. just look at what bridget phillipson going she's phillipson is going to do. she's going not she's going to going to not she's going to things like a breakfast breakfast clubs will actually sort out the cost of living, get children into school. it is a really, really good idea. it's been costed and she has been talking about it for two years. >> scarlett henry , thank >> okay. scarlett henry, thank you very much. that got a bit feisty , didn't it? thank you so feisty, didn't it? thank you so much. have you. lots much. good to have you. lots more coming up today's show.

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morning. >> hello, welcome back to gb news saturday with me, pip tomson on your tv , online and on tomson on your tv, online and on digital radio in just a moment today is the first holocaust memorial day since the terrible october 7 attacks. well, terrible. i think , is an terrible. i think, is an understatement. i'll be joined by the director of the national holocaust museum to discuss how important today will be for jews across the world, and to get in touch with me this afternoon. one all your thoughts by emailing us on gbviews@gbnews.com or you can message me on our socials. we're at gb news. first, let's bring you bang up to date with all the latest headlines. here's ray addison . addison. >> thanks , pip. it's 132. addison. >> thanks , pip. it's132. our >> thanks, pip. it's132. our top stories this hour. queen camilla is visiting the king in hospital as he recovers from a procedure for an enlarged

prostate. these pictures are of the london clinic, where the king is resting for a second day. after receiving treatment. buckingham palace says king charles is doing well . it's the charles is doing well. it's the same hospital where the princess of wales is being cared for, following abdominal surgery ablaze on a british linked oil tanker in the gulf of aden has been put out after firefighting efforts continued through the night. the marlin lander went up in flames on friday after it was targeted by houthi rebels . the targeted by houthi rebels. the fire in the ship's cargo tank was extinguished with the help of indian , us and french navy of indian, us and french navy vessels . all crew are reported vessels. all crew are reported to be safe . up to 11,000 staff to be safe. up to 11,000 staff working for john lewis to be safe. up to 11,000 staff working forjohn lewis and working for john lewis and waitrose could lose their jobs over the next five years. the guardian reports that the john lewis partnership is considering cuts to at least 10% of its workforce across head office, supermarkets and department stores. last year, the retailer warned that it would have to cut

numbers and scrap bonuses after customers cut back on spending and scotland's first minister has made an urgent plea to unite against hate on the occasion of holocaust memorial day. in a video posted on x, humza yousaf said that together we remember the millions of lives cut short with the utmost cruelty and brutality. well—known landmarks will be lit up in purple across the uk later to mark the occasion . well, you'll find more occasion. well, you'll find more on all of those stories on our website, gb news. com now let's get straight back to . pip get straight back to. pip >> welcome back. thanks very much, ray. today is the holocaust memorial day , a time holocaust memorial day, a time to remember the millions of people who died during the holocaust under nazi% labuschagne. and this is the first memorial day since the atrocious october 7 attack. the

commemoration this year is far more poignant and more relevant than ever before. joining me now is the director of the national holocaust museum, mark cave . holocaust museum, mark cave. good afternoon to you, mark. thanks for to talking me this afternoon on gb news holocaust memorial . day. i bet you never memorial. day. i bet you never thought you would be marking it. three months on from what happened on october the 7th. i mean, what what a backdrop . mean, what what a backdrop. >> yeah, it's horrific for anybody who feels that they're a human being. um, yes , it's sort human being. um, yes, it's sort of unprecedented , but but dare of unprecedented, but but dare i say in some ways inevitable because because the ideology behind october the 7th, um, repeats an ideology that's been present in european society , if present in european society, if not the for world, 2000 years. >> i think it was anne frank, wasn't it, mark who said , what wasn't it, mark who said, what is done cannot be undone , done. is done cannot be undone, done. but at least one can prevent it from happening again . and yet

from happening again. and yet one hasn't, has one? >> one certainly hasn't. um i think i'm going to scream if i hear another politician say there's no room for hatred and racism in our society, there clearly is. so um, uh, not only the fact that there has been multiple genocides since since, um , the mother of all genocides, um, the mother of all genocides, you might say, um, it's the undercurrents in casual conversation amongst ordinary people around the world. that's what it comes from. and it is racism and in an age of, uh , you racism and in an age of, uh, you know, rightfully shaming racism as a cardinal sin of civilisation when there is one racism which is still deemed to be legitimate anti—jewish be legitimate anti —jewish racism, be legitimate anti—jewish racism, and it frames almost the entire world's thinking in times of trouble , conspiracy theory, of trouble, conspiracy theory, scapegoat eating, one group of people and one group of people

alone . and whether that's the alone. and whether that's the people or the people's country, the only jewish country in the world, israel, it is a racist assumption to assume that they typify all the things that are wrong , and that is something we wrong, and that is something we absolutely can and will do. something about. and the rise in anti—semitic incidents has been since . october 7 has gone up since. october 7 has gone up inexorably, hasn't it . just inexorably, hasn't it. just since october the 7th. >> oh, mark, could you, can you still can you still hear me? i do hope you can. um, because that was a really fascinating conversation . and i do want to conversation. and i do want to come back to mark cave, who is the director of the national holocaust museum. it is his holocaust museum. it is his holocaust memorial today, uh, where for so many people were

murdered under nazi persecution , murdered under nazi persecution, 6 million people were murdered by nazis in concentration camps, in ghettos , in death camps, in in ghettos, in death camps, in mass shootings between 1941 and 1945, i think we can talk to mark cave from the holocaust museum . um, thank you again , museum. um, thank you again, mark, for joining museum. um, thank you again, mark, forjoining us. i was just talking about the rise in anti—semitic incidents since october. the seventh. >> before we got cut off, i don't know what what you heard me say, but, um, i was saying it's a racism. um, i'd like to, um, suggest that we stop using the word anti—semitism because people don't know what it means or if they do, they think it's somehow separate other somehow separate from other racisms . it is surely racist to racisms. it is surely racist to target one country in the world, and particularly when it's been

on the receiving end of a pogrom, a massacre on october the 7th, the vilification in no country is perfect who wish to erase it is what the nazis wish to do to erase the jewish people and sadly, we don't seem to be great as a, as a as human beings to learn from history. so maybe we can learn from the future. it's already beginning. um, and it's already beginning. um, and i think that, um , you know, i, i think that, um, you know, i, i hesitate before saying it, but this is kind of the beginnings of a global race war. um, it's not from , um, far right fascists not from, um, far right fascists . it's from hard left leftists. um who believe that jews are the problem of the world and who therefore celebrate, celebrate in october the 7th in an alliance with with another radical group, um, islamists, political extremist who see, um, jewish people and the jewish state as the tip of a western iceberg, which they don't like . iceberg, which they don't like. they're fully entitled to not be

happy with capitalism and the way things are in the world today. i can't say i am either. i'm just not sure that it's right to blame one group of people ethnically for it. the jewish people and their and the one jewish country in the world that exists. >> okay. appreciate your thoughts from thoughts today. mark cave from the national holocaust museum. thanks ever so much for talking to me this afternoon . you're to me this afternoon. you're watching and listening to gb news saturday with me, pip tomson. lots more coming up on today's show, including your views. so keep them coming in. gb views at gb news. com stay

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good afternoon. you say before we even debate having pineapple on a full english, let's resolve the issue of pineapple as a pizza topping. oh, i love pineapple as a pizza topping. uh, janet sutton. hello, fried egg on toast. now this is horrifying. fried egg on toast with lots of mint sauce, jam it. really? and pour wakefield, you live in france and you say a full english breakfast is just a dream. because a croissant doesn't come close . i don't doesn't come close. i don't know, a croissant with a bit of cheese and tomato chucked in, i like that. let's ask her. aidan magee. uh, our sports expert. he's also a bit of a foodie expert as well. he's here in the studio. we are going to talk football in a moment, but what do you have on your breakfast? what has to on that plate? what has to be on that plate? well, what has to be on that plate? weiwell, what would what has to be on that plate? weiwpineapple what would what has to be on that plate? weiwpineapple on what would what has to be on that plate? weiwpineapple on pineapple.|ld have pineapple on pineapple. >> actually love it. i mean, >> i actually love it. i mean, i like the ones, you know, when you different chunks and you look at different chunks and you look at different chunks and

you ones are the you can see which ones are the sweet and ones sweet ones and which ones maybe a dnen sweet ones and which ones maybe a drier, but you get a little bit drier, but you get that of mix, that that sort of mix, that juxtaposition calls the juxtaposition that calls the real an explosion. real party in an explosion. but i'm a i'm not against having a pineapple having some pineapple on on or having some pineapple on on or having some pineapple say, a up. but pineapple on, say, a fry up. but for me, it's to be some kind for me, it's got to be some kind of maybe scrambled, of egg, maybe scrambled, probably would be the preference. dry. not preference. preferably dry. not so i don't like wet so much. i don't like the wet stuff. my to up stuff. my dad used to serve up sometimes decent sometimes bacon crispy, a decent sausage, just from that sausage, not just one from that you you pick the you get from you pick off the convenience like to go convenience store. i like to go to the butchers and get a leek and apple or something. to the butchers and get a leek ancsoyple or something. to the butchers and get a leek ancso you're something. to the butchers and get a leek ancso you're sonething. to the butchers and get a leek ancso you're so fussyrg. to the butchers and get a leek ancso you're so fussy and maybe >> so you're so fussy and maybe some beans. the only some maybe some beans. the only thing is thing i actually do like is pineapple oh yeah. pineapple fritters. oh yeah. yeah. nice. yes. yeah. now they are nice. yes. yeah. now they are nice. yes. yeah yeah they are. >> chuck pineapple in a stir >> i chuck pineapple in a stir fry. i suppose you'd expect to have in stir fry, but have them in a stir fry, but they the recipe they weren't part of the recipe about him in anyway this about chucked him in anyway this week well let's about chucked him in anyway this weeiabout well let's about chucked him in anyway this weeiabout more well let's about chucked him in anyway this weeiabout more seriouslet's about chucked him in anyway this weeiabout more serious stuff talk about more serious stuff jurgen wonder likes jurgen klopp wonder if he likes pineapple. jurgen klopp wonder if he likes pinyhe's.e. jurgen klopp wonder if he likes pinyhe's stepping down as >> he's stepping down as liverpool manager. as if you didn't the didn't know at the end of the season bit of a shock season a bit of a shock announcement. from the 56 announcement. this from the 56 year old, uh, liverpool . of year old, uh, liverpool. of course they are top of the premier league . but klopp said premier league. but klopp said he'd already confirmed informed

the and he said the club in november and he said he wants to take a break and live a normal life. ending up as the manager of liverpool fc live a normal life. ending up as the manager of liverpool ec is a is a fairy tale and a very difficult thing to plan. >> i would say impossible to plan and difficult to reach, but it's only possible if you are very busy and 100,000% committed to everything you do . uh, when to everything you do. uh, when you dedicate your whole life to it. um, that's what i did. i am still a normal guy. i just don't live a normal life for two long now. >> and i don't want to wait until i'm too old for having a normal life . normal life. >> well, so many compliments about jurgen klopp and what a fantastic manager he is. are we any the wiser ? aiden about his any the wiser? aiden about his reasons for stepping down? because surely he must be turning down a lot of money? >> yeah, look, i don't think we've seen the last of him in football. if you look historically at his time, i mean, he was at mainz seven mean, he was at mainz for seven years, took a year out, went to

borussia phenomenal borussia dortmund, phenomenal success. league success. their champions league final took success. their champions league fi year took success. their champions league fi year there took success. their champions league fi year there when took success. their champions league fi year there when thingsyk a year out there when things were was looking much were he was looking pretty much the 2014 as he does now. the same in 2014 as he does now. he little bit he looked a little bit browbeaten, but then we all, since we? all true. since 2014, don't we? all true. uh, but he went to liverpool and he it was a marriage made in heaven. nine years. they did well to get a few more years out of him. but i think he just needs to recharge the batteries. there my there are never usually, in my experience, why experience, just one reason why somebody retires. mean, alex somebody retires. i mean, alex ferguson gave lots of different reasons retiring arsene reasons for retiring arsene wenger. similarly, 2018. wenger. similarly, back in 2018. i the energy is a is i think the energy is a is a serious thing. i mean, i've sat in front of these guys many, many did klopp's first many times. i did klopp's first interview they won the interview after they won the premier league title 2020. premier league title in 2020. you to energised all the premier league title in 2020. you in to energised all the premier league title in 2020. you in terms energised all the premier league title in 2020. you in terms of nergised all the premier league title in 2020. you in terms of pressure.all the premier league title in 2020. you in terms of pressure. it's:he time in terms of pressure. it's up with being prime up there with being prime minister sam allardyce said that this morning on on breakfast and he's really is. he he's really, he really is. he really is accurate when says really is accurate when he says that there other underline that there are other underline how alex ferguson was. >> well, because how many years was he manager. >> 26. >> 26. >> but surely several with aberdeen before that as well. yes. so doesn't underline his

his brilliance there because jurgen klopp doesn't hold a candle terms of tenure. >> no, that's absolutely right. however you look at what fergie did in 2002 and this is why i think we have parallels to today did in 2002 and this is why i tihez we have parallels to today did in 2002 and this is why i tihe announced arallels to today did in 2002 and this is why i ti he announced are2002, 0 today did in 2002 and this is why i tihe announced are2002, halfway . he announced in 2002, halfway through that he was through the season, that he was going to retiring the end going to be retiring at the end of the year. his players dropped off because knew that he off because they knew that he wasn't be the gaffer wasn't going to be the gaffer next season, handed the next season, and that handed the initiative they initiative to arsenal. they went on the league on to win the win the league title. whether title. i wonder whether manchester city and arsenal will be that news be looking at that news yesterday thinking advantage yesterday and thinking advantage us or will it galvanise liverpool ? liverpool? >> could do because they want him to go out on a high. >> that's the message liverpool are out. but i mean, are putting out. but i mean, they won't have been to they won't have been happy to have in november have heard this in in november in what he does next. in terms of what he does next. i could him taking a few quid could see him taking a few quid from whatever the from saudi or a few whatever the currency dollars, currency is, their dollars, i think i think most, most think it is. i think most, most currencies travel well, they're, uh, would the german uh, there would be the german national think national team, but i think he can that whenever he wants. can do that whenever he wants. he time for that. he can name his time for that. i think another club think there's another big club job he may just want job in for him. he may just want to home. he he doesn't to go home. he says he doesn't want to want to manage england

again league. but again in the premier league. but what though, i what legacy, though, pip? i mean, you have to mean, you know, you have to remember where liverpool were. they recently come close for the title on its title but it was down on its luck. look at the squad he luck. you look at the squad he inherited, i mean two inherited, i mean probably two thirds liverpool thirds of them weren't liverpool players. view. what players. in my view. what i would liverpool would know is liverpool players having seen the game back in the 70s and the 70s and 80s and seeing the dominance of that what dominance of that club, what they the standard they expect the standard at anfield, back. anfield, he brought that back. he the hope he brought the pride, the hope back delivered a champions league final appearance 2018, league final appearance in 2018, a league a champions league final victory. the victory. 2019 and the grail, the holy grail of the premier league, first time in 30 league, for the first time in 30 years. here. that alone makes league, for the first time in 30 yearthe ere. that alone makes league, for the first time in 30 yearthe mosthat alone makes league, for the first time in 30 yearthe most successfulnakes him the most successful liverpool manager in premier league think been >> yeah, i think he's been described as a rare beacon of leadership, nice described as a rare beacon of leadership,nice description. like a very nice description. >> i across him in 2010. i >> i came across him in 2010. i was germany manchester was in germany with manchester city friendly. city on a pre—season friendly. he'd about two he'd been at dortmund about two years, just years, then he was just beginning these young beginning to get these young players through and i thought, goodness hell goodness me, this is a hell of a team if they get it right. team if they can get it right. but munich is always the but bayern munich is always the bulwark have to bulwark there that you have to really he really strive for. and he overcame them. had had to overcame them. he had he had to do in liverpool because do the same in liverpool because manchester city were already strong when he arrived in england, and so were liverpool and so were, um, so were chelsea, were chelsea, rather united were still were chelsea, rather united were still up were chelsea, rather united were still up there were chelsea, rather united were still up there and were chelsea, rather united were still up there and he were chelsea, rather united were still up there and he them still up there and he beat them all, for short period

all, albeit for a short period of he's now. this is of time. but he's now. this is why interesting, why the timing is interesting, because them because he's got them back somewhere . they're close somewhere. so they're very close to very it to their very, very best. it seems time leave. >> okay , aiden. >> okay, aiden. thank you. and, uh, from bayer uh, alonso, from bayer leverkusen the favourite at leverkusen is the favourite at the moment to come in. yeah, a lot of people, a lot of people talking about him. who will it be now? thanks very much, aiden. we are going to talk about social clubs because a little earlier we went to the uk's best social club in the country . we social club in the country. we awarded this crown by the campaign for real ale. what did they do to win it? well, let's cross live to gb news. national reporter theo theo chikomba. theo, tell us where you are and exactly yeah, why they've won this . yes this. yes >> well, hello from the centre or the heartbeat of modern in kent. this village where we are actually this social club . actually this social club. justine. we are this social club where actually in about ten minutes or so, they are going to be given their award for the

national club of the year. second year in a row, which they say we're surprised by it. but actually when having spoken to the people who are here, they're saying it's the community, it's meeting people, making friends. it's the charity work that they do here, which has made them one of the best or not. pubs really. social clubs in the country . so social clubs in the country. so yes, in less than ten minutes or so we will be seeing them get that award . it's buzzing in that award. it's buzzing in there, i'd say around 150 people are in there already, and they're very much looking forward to seeing that award for the second year in a row. >> you very much. congratulations then, to mardon village club in kent. well done to them all. i'm sure there will be a few drinks had tonight . be a few drinks had tonight. quite a few is an understatement . you're watching and listening .you're watching and listening to gb news saturday with me. pip tomson. lots more still to come. our parents to blame for their

children's anti—social behaviour . surely they are. that's what the labour leader, sir keir starmer, thinks he's issued a war on yobs and has asked parents to step up to prevent disruptive behaviour . our first disruptive behaviour. our first let's get that all important weather forecast. your weekend weather forecast. your weekend weather forecast. your weekend weather forecast with craig a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello there! welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. i'm craig snow. we're looking ahead to the next of ahead to the next couple of days. it's set to remain fairly unsettled the but unsettled across the north, but in south remain fairly in the south we remain fairly dry also quite mild for all dry and also quite mild for all of us. and that's all thanks to some southerly winds. the high pressure towards south, some southerly winds. the high pressurethingsis south, some southerly winds. the high pressurethings dry south, some southerly winds. the high pressure things dry here. th, some southerly winds. the high pressurethings dry here. but keeping things dry here. but weather fronts across the north bringing in some further spells of rain . and we've got this band of rain. and we've got this band of rain. and we've got this band of rain. and we've got this band of rain working its way in dunng of rain working its way in during the course of this evening and tonight across northern ireland and scotland and further across england and further south across england and further south across england and dry, clear

and wales generally dry, clear to skies over towards the to the skies over towards the east, so turning quite chilly. here could see a touch of frost. but under the cloud and rain across scotland and northern ireland a mild night come. ireland a mild night to come. so a start on a chilly but bright start on sunday across eastern england. elsewhere, of cloud elsewhere, a good deal of cloud around that will be thick around that cloud will be thick enough produce enough in places to produce a few spits and spots of rain, but the will break up. we will the cloud will break up. we will see sunnier moments, see some sunnier moments, almost anywhere across country, but anywhere across the country, but then in the day, this then later on in the day, this band spread in band of rain will spread in across of northern ireland across parts of northern ireland and quite and scotland, turning quite windy . risk gales here windy too. risk of gales here later on in the day, but a mild one, especially do one, especially if we do see some sunshine. could see temperatures the mid teens temperatures into the mid teens onto monday we've got this band of rain really splitting the country in half to the north of it. cooler brighter but showery across scotland to the south of it. generally dry with the mild conditions continue doing then into tuesday and wednesday . into tuesday and wednesday. still, a mixed picture could even turn windy again on wednesday, especially in the north. that warm feeling inside

from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> thanks very much, craig. good to have your company this afternoon . plenty to talk about afternoon. plenty to talk about next. the us planning to station nuclear weapons three times as strong as the hiroshima bomb, storing them here in the uk. that's amid a growing threat from russia . and of course, from russia. and of course, we've heard all earlier this week that we are moving from a post war footing to a pre war footing. there's talk that we should have conscription within the next six years. is it all a fuss about nothing or should we really be ready. well all of that and more to come. i'm pip tomson, you're watching and listening to gb news, britain's news channel

>> join me camilla tominey from 930 on sunday morning when i'll be speaking to kemi badenoch, the business secretary she's the woman many are tipping as a future tory leader. is she after the top job? and with more disquiet on the tory benches after senior backbencher simon clarke called for rishi sunak to go? i'll speak to the chairman of the conservative democratic organisation, david campbell bannerman, a key critic of the prime minister and a backer of bons prime minister and a backer of boris johnson . all that and more boris johnson. all that and more with me camilla tominey from 930 on sunday morning .

on sunday morning. >> good afternoon and welcome to gb news saturday. it is exactly 2:00. i'm pip tomson, and for the next hour i'm keeping you company on tv, online and on digital i'll keep you up digital radio. i'll keep you up to the that to date on the stories that really matter to you coming up this . the us is planning to this hour. the us is planning to move nuclear weapons to britain. nuclear weapons three times as strong as the hiroshima bomb amid that growing threat from russia , the us removed nuclear russia, the us removed nuclear missiles from the uk in 2008, judged that the threat from moscow had diminished . but are moscow had diminished. but are we heading for another cold war ? we heading for another cold war? banking giant? barclays is braced for a weekend of chaos as pro—palestine demonstrators are descending on 54 of its branch, 54 of its branches. the demanding an end to what they claim is barclays bankrolling israel's attacks on palestine with their live . and our parents

with their live. and our parents to blame for their children's anti—social behaviour. sir keir starmer thinks so. the labour leader has issued a war on yobs and has asked parents to step up to prevent disruptive behaviour . to prevent disruptive behaviour. let me know your thoughts on lots of topics that we're discussing today. vaiews@gbnews.com. or you can message me on socials. we're at gb news. we're going to get going very shortly before your news headlines with ray addison . news headlines with ray addison. >> thanks , pip. good afternoon. >> thanks, pip. good afternoon. 2:01, our top stories this hour. queen camilla is visiting the king in hospital as he recovers from a procedure for an enlarged prostate. those watching on tv can see live pictures of the london clinic where the king is resting for a second day. after receiving that treatment. buckingham palace saying that king charles is doing well .

king charles is doing well. it's, of course, the same hospital where the princess of wales is being cared for following her abdominal surgery . following her abdominal surgery. charles's former butler, grant harrold , told us the british harrold, told us the british public's response to the royal health scares shows how much they care . they still care. >> he always said he was a centric. he was old fashioned, out of touch. i never saw that when i worked him and when i worked for him and i think the public are think that's what the public are getting where getting to see and that's where there's so the there's this affection. so the fact this fact that he is having this procedure , obviously the public procedure, obviously the public want to kind of let them know that they're thinking of them. and the same with princess of wales. i understand there's been many, letters and many, many, many letters and cards wishing her cards sent to her wishing her the health. cards sent to her wishing her the the health. cards sent to her wishing her the the heé kingdom is cards sent to her wishing her the the heékingdom is pausing >> the united kingdom is pausing funding for the united nations gaza aid group following allegations that staff participated in the october 7th attacks. the foreign office says the uk is appalled by allegations that unrwa staff were involved in the heinous act of terrorism that the uk government has repeatedly condemned , and the uk is condemned, and the uk is suspending any future funding as

are finland, the us, italy , are finland, the us, italy, australia and canada . following australia and canada. following a review, representatives from the gaza relief agency have pleaded with allies to reverse the decision. a spokesperson for the decision. a spokesperson for the foreign office says we remain committed to getting humanitarian aid to the people in gaza who desperately need it . in gaza who desperately need it. a blaze on a british linked oil tanker in the gulf of aden has been put out after firefighting efforts continue through the night. the marlin launder went up in flames on friday after it was targeted by houthi rebels ablaze in the ship's cargo tank was extinguished with the help of indian us and french navy vessels . all crew are reported vessels. all crew are reported to be safe . the ministry of to be safe. the ministry of defence will neither confirm nor deny plans for the uk to house us nuclear weapons. deny plans for the uk to house us nuclear weapons . pentagon us nuclear weapons. pentagon documents seen by the telegraph detail how raf lakenheath in suffolk will house the nuclear warheads , follows warnings from

warheads, follows warnings from a senior nato official. the countries should ready for war with moscow within the next 20 years, spokesman for the mod says it remains a long standing uk and nato policy to never confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons at a given location. customers at 54 branches of barclays bank could face disruption this weekend. the palestine solidarity campaign is organising protests accusing the firm of bankrolling israel in its war with hamas. they're urging barclays customers to stop using the brand. the bank barclays has been approached for comment . up been approached for comment. up to 11,000 staff working for john lewis and waitrose could lose their jobs over the next five years. that's according to reports in the guardian newspaper . they say the john newspaper. they say the john lewis partnership ukip, which owns the stores, is considering cuts to at least 10% of its workforce. it's thought the measures could affect staff in head office, supermarkets and

department stores. last year, the retailer warned that it would have to cut staff numbers and scrap bonuses after customers cut back on spending . customers cut back on spending. scotland's first minister has made an urgent plea to unite against hate on the occasion of holocaust memorial day . holocaust memorial day. well—known landmarks will be lit up in purple across the uk later to mark the occasion. in a video posted on x humza yousaf says together we remember the millions of lives cut short with the utmost cruelty and brutality . members of the public are also being encouraged to light a candle, place it in their windows. 94 year old holocaust survivor bernard often says hate affects everyone . affects everyone. >> the holocaust happened because of hatred of others. let's be clear about that, particularly jews. okay . so particularly jews. okay. so we're number one on the on the hit list. but you know , there hit list. but you know, there are other people on the hit list also , muslims and indians and also, muslims and indians and others and others . so it's anti

others and others. so it's anti it is anti human to be anti semitic . semitic. >> this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now let's get back to pip and gb news . saturday news. saturday >> yeah let's get back to me. thank you very much. ray addison , lots of you have been sending in your thoughts on all sorts of subjects. this afternoon, from the perfect breakfast. whether you like pineapple and then the other extreme, the state of the tory party at the moment. let's just read out a couple of thoughts that we've had here. we were talking about, you know, are the tories toast? well, graham, good afternoon. you say the only hope the tories have is suella braverman. at least this woman has the conviction to stand up for her principles as noreen. hello . so why do you

noreen. hello. so why do you keep asking? can anything save the conservatives? there is no conservative party noreen, you do sound so disillusioned . and. do sound so disillusioned. and. and . nigel says the sooner sunak and. nigel says the sooner sunak is removed, the better for the conservative lives. as at present, it's the death of the tory party but is it too late to remove rishi sunak? we are expecting an election sometime time this year. it could be may or , according to the prime or, according to the prime minister's working assumption, it could be in the second half of the year. but thank you very much for all your thoughts this afternoon. is set to afternoon. the us is set to station nuclear weapons at a british base . pentagon documents british base. pentagon documents revealed that raf lakenheath in suffolk would host the warheads that are reportedly three times as powerful as the hiroshima bomb . joining as powerful as the hiroshima bomb .joining me now is gb news bomb. joining me now is gb news political correspondent, katherine forster. wow. catherine three times as powerful as the hiroshima bomb. the us really means business then? yes indeed. >> this is a story that's broken

in the telegraph today. they have apparently got hold of the pentagon documents detailing plans to station nuclear warheads against again on british soil at raf lakenheath in suffolk . um, they were in suffolk. um, they were stationed there until 2008, and at that point , stationed there until 2008, and at that point, um, the united states felt that the threat from russia had receded , that they russia had receded, that they were not needed . but now, of were not needed. but now, of course, things have changed with the invasion of ukraine. almost two years ago . so this the two years ago. so this the ministry of defence, it's worth saying, will neither confirm or deny this story. but that is absolutely standard procedure in the interests of national security. they are, of course, not going to volunteer information about where nuclear warheads may or may not be kept, but it seems to be very well sourced indeed. and of course, this comes at the end of a week where we've had a lot of warnings really , about the warnings really, about the threat from russia and whether

we are or as many would say, are not sufficient , be prepared for not sufficient, be prepared for it. so we had sir patrick sanders , the outgoing head of sanders, the outgoing head of the british army, um, saying that conscription might be necessary. we've already got about. necessary. we've already got about . 73,000 people in the about. 73,000 people in the regular army . that's down from regular army. that's down from 102,000. in 2010. he's saying that really, we need another 45,000 or so from reservists or citizens to have what he regards as a really stick number. then we had a military official . adam we had a military official. adam bauer , saying that people should bauer, saying that people should prepare for all out war with russia within 20 years. really astonishing noises that we're heanng astonishing noises that we're hearing this week worth saying that a couple of things. number 10. first of all, shut down the nofion 10. first of all, shut down the notion of conscription very firmly said, no, that that is absolutely not going to happen.

also pointing out that britain has the second highest defence spending in nato and the highest . in europe by some margin, but certainly it does feel like the world is increasingly a dangerous place. and many, many military chiefs feel that we need to really step up . need to really step up. >> yeah, and there is a concern, isn't there, that as long as putin is in power, then we need to be prepared. what have the mod said about this report today ? >> 7- >> yes. so 7— >> yes. so the 7 >> yes. so the mod won't comment because they won't want to reveal for obvious reasons, where nuclear warheads may be placed. so we can't read anything into that at all. but um, yes . i anything into that at all. but um, yes. i mean, in terms of defence spending, grant shapps saying we're currently at about 2.3. the government wants to get that up to 3% by the end of the decade.

that up to 3% by the end of the decade . but compared to our decade. but compared to our european neighbours, we really do very well indeed . sure, we're do very well indeed. sure, we're not spending anything like what we used to, but, um , many we used to, but, um, many countries in europe don't spend anything like the 2% of gdp that they're supposed to do. um, as being members of nato. nothing like that at all. and that's something that donald trump, when he was president, used to pull them up on very publicly. he, um, obviously now they are beginning to change as the very real threat from russia becomes . real threat from russia becomes. seems clear. but worth saying too , i think if we get donald too, i think if we get donald trump back in the white house, which think is perfectly which i think is perfectly possible, has been very possible, he has been very lukewarm on nato and not clear at all that he would continue funnelling money into ukraine. so europe may really have to stand on its own in a way that it never thought. for many decades. it would have to, because they've always been safe in the knowledge . that america in the knowledge. that america would be there for them. but that's no longer a given . that's no longer a given. >> katherine forster political

correspondent, thanks very much . correspondent, thanks very much. and you can get more analysis and opinion on this by going to our website. plenty more on it as well. vaiews@gbnews.com our parents to blame for their children's anti—social behaviour. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, thinks so. he's issued a war on yobs and has asked parents to step up to prevent disruptive behaviour. it's all part of his plans to crack down on crime. he's vowed to create zero tolerance zones for anti—social behaviour by adding 13,000 extra neighbourhood police officers and pcsos as part of its community policing guarantee. well, let's talk more about this with gb news, host of the saturday five. darren grimes and journalist and political consultant ant emma burnell. very good afternoon to you both, darren. let's let's start with you then . does he have a point you then. does he have a point or is it not that we're all responsible here for anti—social behaviour? >> he does have a point, but i

find it a pretty bitter pill to swallow from sir keir starmer, because only the other week, pip, which you'll remember well, he was saying that he wants to have teachers brushing children teeth. >> now he's saying that parents ought to actually step in and stop people from being yobs and getting up to mischief on our streets . you can't have it both streets. you can't have it both ways, either. you want to give parents the agency to actually be able to manage their children's behaviour, or actually you'd like to step in and be all things under the sun to children. so i find that i find it inconsistent to say the least. but if you're a parent, do you not have to be all things under the sun? >> well, you otherwise don't be a parent. >> well, i couldn't agree more and i'm sure many viewers agree with that sentiment as well. i know it's the case that some children parents rather aren't looking children as looking after their children as needs be, and that's perhaps a call more social services to call for more social services to an oversight in that department.

but also, they've stood against things like stop and search greater stop and search, uh, saying that actually it's perhaps racist because there are statistically more black young men that gets stopped. but i would argue, and i've spoken to black mothers in, in london, especially , who say are crying especially, who say are crying out for it . these sort of out for it. these sort of measures, save lives when we've got a knife crime epidemic in the capital. so i'm not convinced in the capital areas. >> yeah, that's very true. knife crime surging as well. yeah. with theft and all the rest of it. >> muggings going up as well. so i'm not convinced that he is going to be robust enough . but i'm not convinced that he is gcisg to be robust enough . but i'm not convinced that he is gcis definitely3ust enough . but i'm not convinced that he is gcis definitely the enough . but i'm not convinced that he is gcis definitely the right gh . but it is definitely the right rhetoric . rhetoric. >> one he's he also said >> one thing he's he also said emma was about parents should take place , should take part in take place, should take part in these knife amnesties . and these knife amnesties. and parents, if they find these weapons, should hand them in. >> yeah, absolutely. i think it's worth separating. >> knife crime, which is, you know , quite a serious crime from know, quite a serious crime from anti—social . behaviour.

anti—social. behaviour. >> and then also really defining what we mean by anti—social behaviour. >> so when we're talking about anti—social behaviour, what we're about anti—social behaviour, what we uh, about anti—social behaviour, what we uh, know, about anti—social behaviour, what we uh, know, thingsabout is, uh, you know, things like graffiti, ing, the graffiti, littering ing, the things that make a community less nice to live in. so i would want to separate that from knife crime. i think that we need separate measures in terms of knife crime . um, and probably knife crime. um, and probably far more draconian ones. >> um, when we're talking about anti—social behaviour, i think we have. >> so isn't it all part of the same issue, though, in terms of helping to keep children an occupied? so they stay on, they stay on the right track. so more social clubs? >> yes and no. absolutely more social clubs. the decimation and decimation is too soft a word. it means only losing 10. we've lost far more than that of youth provision and youth services has has led to a lot of the problems that we're seeing. i think there are issues around parenting too, but i think would very but i think i would have very different about different questions about parenting than we're talking about. at the moment, about. i think at the moment, um, an awful lot of children's

time is so deeply structured that kids don't go out in the way that they did when i was growing up in the 80s, and we also we sometimes think of antisocial behaviour as just kids hanging around on streets. well, if there's no youth club , well, if there's no youth club, kids are going to hang around on the frankly, there the streets. frankly, when there was club, sometimes the streets. frankly, when there was around club, sometimes the streets. frankly, when there was around club, street.nes the streets. frankly, when there was aroundclub, street. we hang around on the street. we used play cricket, hit used to play street cricket, hit a and out. yeah. so a window six and out. yeah. so i think a lot more think we need to be a lot more accepting of in public accepting of children in public spaces not doing anything wrong. so that we can then separate that from children who are, and young people are doing young people who are doing things like graffiti, like littering , like things like graffiti, like littering, like making our communities places to be. >> darren. well i would argue actually, that i think the youth centre argument, i think that it's a bit of a red herring. i mean, i can't remember many youth centres my neck of youth centres around my neck of the woods . the woods. >> where's your knuckle in county durham? >> yeah, this it. >> well, yeah, but this is it. you're 20 years younger >> well, yeah, but this is it. you'rme. 20 years younger >> well, yeah, but this is it. you'rme. 2c remember nger >> well, yeah, but this is it. you'rme. 2c remember ajer >> well, yeah, but this is it. you'rme. 2(remember a load than me. i can remember a load of they were but of them and they were great, but inever of them and they were great, but i never went around graffiti and or bricks whatever or thrown bricks or whatever else or thrown bricks or whatever els

>> that's that's actually been challenged in this piece of this interview with sir keir starmer interview with sir keir starmer in the sun. i would argue that actually, i think we need to be talking more about the fact that it seems me that that getting it seems to me that that getting sucked into a life of crime seems to pay more now than actually getting involved in education or the working world. i education or the working world. | , education or the working world. i , this saw i mean, only this week we saw scenes in chiswick, where two lads were basically filling up their their bags, massive shopping bags, as much as they could with loads of boots, goodies and they walk straight out , brazen goodies and they walk straight out, brazen as you would think , out, brazen as you would think, possibly imagine pip and it's because there are no repercussions . they don't fear repercussions. they don't fear any consequence . ounces. i think any consequence. ounces. i think there has to be more robust action across the piece. really and includes policing . and and that includes policing. and if this, this sort of if he wants this, this sort of neighbourhood community style policing, they need to actually have the tools and be confident enough that they can challenge people with without, well, one without being threatened with a

knife and things like so knife and things like that. so i think things actually think these things do actually start together. start to merge together. >> i mean, some of this is because these kids are are because these kids are kids are bored . yeah, kids are bored. and bored. yeah, kids are bored. and then there's social media where they're so heavily influence it as then leads us on as well. this then leads us on to the conversation about is national service. therefore a goodidea?i national service. therefore a good idea? i mean, i would occupy them even if it was for only 18 months. >> i'm not entirely sure swapping a knife for a gun is the way to go in terms of youth. but we were talking about but if we were talking about national service, that was a really people really broad thing where people could community service, could do community service, getting involved way . i getting involved in that way. i don't have a huge ideological problem with it. i think that the, the, the proof would be in the, the, the proof would be in the, in the delivery of it. i think that's, that's where you that would be a very, very costly thing to implement. so great. i'm not against it. but we've got to talk about how that's funded, how it's run, how it's managed and what actually how we assess the outcomes of it. and secondly , again, i do it. and secondly, again, i do think it's not an either or in terms of what darren's talking

aboutin terms of what darren's talking about in terms of the policing and the, you know , the coming at and the, you know, the coming at it after things have happened . it after things have happened. and but we've got to also stop it from happening in the first place. and that's things place. and that's where things like really like youth provision really do make had an make a difference. you had an incredible young man on here who i actually met in the green room when i was here. the other day called who called nathaniel peat, who is helping are being helping children who are being groomed into gangs, particularly online, and getting into these knife crimes. and you know, the stuff that he does is a lot around giving the mother outlets things like boxing or other other sort of ways of getting out aggression, of finding a different, more safe community for these children . for these children. >> is part of it that actually and i know idris elba is somebody who disagree completely on this. this week , but should on this. this week, but should prison be mandatory for knife crime , or is it a case of, you crime, or is it a case of, you know , one size, as idris says, know, one size, as idris says, doesn't fit all? >> well? >> well? >> i mean , there has to be a >> i mean, there has to be a deterrent ultimately doesn't there, to prevent kids from carrying these things. but we've

got to ask ourselves why they're carrying them in the first place. and in the first instance, it's because they don't feel safe themselves . it's don't feel safe themselves. it's for protection. exactly. yeah in in in cases . and why are in in many cases. and why are these gangs starting to spiral? it strikes me that we're seeing more and more of them. london seems like an increasingly unsafe place to be. i've had many friends who've been stopped and asked to hand over. well, asked de—man id to hand over their phone and wallet. yeah, but it's not just it's not just cities. >> our knife possession has doubled in the past decade in rural areas. now that's, say uh, gwent. yeah uh, hertfordshire . gwent. yeah uh, hertfordshire. well, wiltshire as well. >> not yorkshire lying exactly . >> not yorkshire lying exactly. >> not yorkshire lying exactly. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> so it is, it is becoming more widespread. but the epicentre where all of these things that have their hub , it would be in have their hub, it would be in london and especially because that's where the drugs are then come to and all the rest of it. and these gangs make their money in, in these avenues, especially the county lines , uh, scenario.

the county lines, uh, scenario. but i there's a whole host of things in which we are becoming increasingly more unsafe and having bigger gangs and all the rest of it. and we've got to ask why that is. and i do think it's because people feel that they can get away it a lot more, can get away with it a lot more, and actually it pays be and that actually it pays to be because consequences are far because the consequences are far less than they used to be. >> okay, need to leave it there. thank you. both of you really interesting. darren grimes and journalist and political consultant burnell. thank consultant emma burnell. thank you to you both . you're watching you to you both. you're watching and listening to gb news saturday with me. pip tomson. it's a bit of a pip talk today. lots more coming up on today's show. first though, weather show. first though, that weather forecast with craig. hello there. >> welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast i'm craig snow. we're looking ahead to the next couple of days. set to next couple of days. it's set to remain fairly unsettled across the south we the north. but in the south we remain fairly dry and also quite mild for all of us. and that's all thanks to some southerly winds. pressure towards winds. the high pressure towards the south keeping things dry here. but weather fronts across

the north bringing in some here. but weather fronts across the norspells ging in some here. but weather fronts across the norspells ofig in some here. but weather fronts across the norspells of rain.some here. but weather fronts across the norspells of rain. ande further spells of rain. and we've got this band of rain working its way in during the course this evening and course of this evening and tonight northern ireland tonight across northern ireland and further and scotland, further south across and wales, across england and wales, generally clearest the generally dry. clearest of the skies over towards the east, so turning chilly could turning quite chilly here. could see frost. but under turning quite chilly here. could see cloud frost. but under turning quite chilly here. could see cloud and frost. but under turning quite chilly here. could see cloud and raint. but under turning quite chilly here. could see cloud and rain acrossunder the cloud and rain across scotland and northern ireland, a mild night come. scotland and northern ireland, a mild night come . so a chilly mild night to come. so a chilly but bright start on sunday across eastern england . across eastern england. elsewhere, a good deal of cloud around that cloud will be thick enoughin around that cloud will be thick enough in places to produce a few spits and spots of rain, but the cloud will break up. we will see some sunnier moments almost anywhere the country, but anywhere across the country, but then day, this then later on in the day, this band of rain will spread in across northern ireland across parts of northern ireland and quite and scotland, turning quite windy. of gales here windy. two risk of gales here later the day, but a mild later on in the day, but a mild one, especially if do see one, especially if we do see some sunshine . could see some sunshine. could see temperatures teens temperatures into the mid teens as onto monday we've got this band of rain really splitting the country in half to the north of it. cooler, brighter but showery across scotland. to the south of it. generally with

south of it. generally dry with the mild conditions continuing then into tuesday and wednesday still a mixed picture could even turn windy again on wednesday, especially in the north. >> thanks very much craig. still to come on today's programme , to come on today's programme, supermodel claudia schiffer. now she's been criticised by animal welfare charities . for walking welfare charities. for walking down the red carpet with a cat . down the red carpet with a cat. in a backpack. now it might look very cute, but do you think it's cruel? all of that and more to come . i'm pip tomson, you're come. i'm pip tomson, you're watching and listening to gb news, britain's news channel in 2024. >> gb news is britain's election channel. come and join me this thursday in scunthorpe. live by scanning the qr code or going on gb news.com to get your ticket for the event , we'll be for the event, we'll be discussing things like why the green agenda is risking jobs in places like scunthorpe .

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. channel >> join me camilla tominey from 930 on sunday morning when i'll be speaking to kemi badenoch, the business secretary she's the woman many are tipping as a future tory leader. is she after the top job? and with more disquiet on the tory benches after senior backbench leader simon clarke called for rishi sunak to go? i'll speak to the chairman of the conservative democrat organisation, david campbell—bannerman, a key critic of the prime minister and a backer of boris johnson. all that. backer of boris johnson. all that . and more with me. camilla that. and more with me. camilla tominey from 930 on sunday morning . morning. >> welcome back to gb news saturday with me, pip tomson. it's fast approaching 2:30 pm. we are on your tv , online and on we are on your tv, online and on digital radio. i have this . digital radio. i have this. being given to me a blindfold. what on earth could that be about? well well, it's to do

with tea because britons are raging at the us embassy as they defended an american professor who claims the perfect brew is made by mycroft . mike micro. made by mycroft. mike micro. let's try that again. micro. fine. that's new word on me microwaving the water and adding a pinch of salt. could this spark an international incident? i do hope not. uh, we're going to be talking about that. what makes the perfect tea? i'm going to be testing some tea, which is where i think this might come in very . not, taking very handy. if not, i'm taking it with here's your very handy. if not, i'm taking it now ith here's your very handy. if not, i'm taking it now with here's your very handy. if not, i'm taking it now with ray ere's your very handy. if not, i'm taking it now with ray .re's your news now with ray. >> thanks, pip. at 229, i'm ray addison in the gb newsroom. our top stories this hour. queen camilla is visiting the king in hospital as he recovers from a procedure for an enlarged prostate. now, these pictures are of the london clinic live footage where the king is resting for a second day after

receiving treatment. buckingham palace says king charles is doing well . it's the same doing well. it's the same hospital where the princess of wales is being cared for following abdominal surgery . following abdominal surgery. well, the united kingdom is pausing funding for the united nafions pausing funding for the united nations gaza aid group following allegations that staff participated in the october 7th attacks. foreign office says the uk is appalled by allegations that unrwa staff were involved in the heinous act of terrorism , in the heinous act of terrorism, that the uk government has repeatedly condemned. uk is suspend any future funding as our finland, the us, italy , our finland, the us, italy, australia and canada following a review, representatives from the gaza relief agency have pleaded with allies to reverse the decision . up to 11,000 staff decision. up to 11,000 staff working for john lewis decision. up to 11,000 staff working forjohn lewis and working for john lewis and waitrose could lose their jobs over the next five years, the guardian reports that the john lewis partnership is considering cuts to at least 10% of its

workforce across head offices, supermarkets and department stores. last year, the retailer warned that it would have to cut numbers and scrap bonuses after customers cut back on spending and finally, scotland's first minister has made an urgent plea to unite against hate on the occasion of holocaust memorial day. in a video posted on x, humza yousaf said together we remember the millions of lives cut short with the utmost cruelty and brutality . cruelty and brutality. well—known landmarks will be lit up in purple across the uk later to mark the occasion . well to mark the occasion. well you'll find more on all of those stories on our website gb news dot com. now let's get back to . pip >> thanks very much farai. welcome back to gb news saturday with me pip tomson on your tv or onune with me pip tomson on your tv or online and on digital radio. 250 years after american rebels threw barrels of tea into boston

harbour in protest at king george's taxation policies, a new tea war is brewing that could threaten the special relationship the us embassy has defended an american professor who claims that the perfect brew is made by microwaving the water and adding a pinch of salt. is made by microwaving the water and adding a pinch of salt . that and adding a pinch of salt. that must make a few of you shiver. it does me well, the embassy says, putting salt in a cup of tea is unthinkable and not official policy . in official policy. in a controversial statement, they say the us embassy will continue to make tea in the proper way by microwaving it. mm joining me now is managing director of the tea group diaz ayub. really good to see you this afternoon . to see you this afternoon. you've brought quite a lot with you. uh diaz ayub . but we're you. uh diaz ayub. but we're going to have a bit of fun with this because you are going to tell us what makes the perfect cup of tea and does it involve salt? >> well , actually, thank salt? >> well, actually, thank you for having me. >> first of all, pip. so we at the tea are true the tea group are really true champions of tea in all its

wonderful guises. >> um, tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world, which means as a race, as human beings, we absolutely love the beverage. but depending on where you go in the world, everybody has their own unique ritual and custom. although we wouldn't dream of putting a pinch of salt in a cup of tea here in the uk, evidently they do in the us . so evidently they do in the us. so today what we're going to actually show you is a few different techniques from around the world to brew tea. and actually one of the teas that we're to brew, we're going we're going to brew, we're going to ice to bring out to use ice cubes to bring out a natural salty flavour. >> . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> ice cubes and tea. exactly that's not going to like that's not going to please those of us like me who like steaming hot like me who like a steaming hot copper and if it's lukewarm, well , let's go without further well, let's go without further ado, i'm going to start brewing for you. >> so for you. » so for you. >> so smell of this one >> so have a smell of this one here. is a colour changing here. this is a colour changing tea, is our tea, pip. this is our blue aurora . aurora tea. >> oh, sorry. that does not smell the best. it looks lovely. let me see if i can show you

what it. tell me what? so what's this? >> that's candied violets. it actually changes colour . actually changes colour. >> you see, i don't know whether you can see on the camera. >> so violets have very >> so violets have a very powerful antioxidant called anthocyanin . and what happens is anthocyanin. and what happens is when hot water it's when you add the hot water it's going to change colour. so this tea is actually blue in colour okay. >> yes. >> yes. >> so that's what's interesting. >> so that's what's interesting. >> so that's what's interesting. >> so you are talking to somebody very simple who just likes teabags. my nan used to always do tea with tea leaves, but i'm used to good old tea bags. >> there's nothing wrong >> well there's nothing wrong with a good old tea bag. i mean, the beautiful thing about tea, pip, is everybody has their own preference. i mean, it's tea your way. that's how we like to say it. but anyway, if you have a look here, what will happen is this tea will start changing colour . colour. >> and it goes a very light, light bluey purple colour . light bluey purple colour. >> and that's actually all natural . so when you >> and that's actually all natural. so when you add >> and that's actually all natural . so when you add hot to natural. so when you add hot to water this tea, the flowers have

a very powerful antioxidant which all disperses into the tea itself in a few minutes. that will go transparent and it's ready to drink. so we can try that in just a moment. >> see, it looks lovely , but it >> see, it looks lovely, but it just doesn't look very , very just doesn't look very, very drinkable. well it's a very sweet floral tea , so depending sweet floral tea, so depending on what your your taste buds like, here is also tea. >> so this is a very , very um, >> so this is a very, very um, lovely tea from china pip that actually looks like chocolates. >> it does. on actually looks like chocolates. >> it does. oh that's lovely. >> it does. oh that's lovely. >> take one and unravel. >> take one and unravel. >> one can i please. >> one can i please. >> yes, but don't eat it because we're going to have to brew it. it is actually unwrap it. yes please. we're please. okay. and what we're going for that pip is going to do for that pip is we're going to use this amazing device perfect for tea device which is perfect for tea lovers the go at home. lovers on the go at home. >> so don't put it in my mouth. diaz ayub. no. >> like a chocolate . no. >> like a chocolate. no. >> like a chocolate. no. >> tempting tempted >> like a chocolate. no. >>do tempting tempted >> like a chocolate. no. >>do when tempting tempted >> like a chocolate. no. >>do when i tempting tempted >> like a chocolate. no. >>do when i lookyting tempted >> like a chocolate. no. >>do when i lookytinthe tempted wrapper. >> we have fooled a few people with this is puerh with that one, but this is puerh tea. back to the tea. it dates back to the ming dynasty china, and this dynasty in china, and this particular one seven years particular one is seven years aged. particular one is seven years aged . so what we do to this is

aged. so what we do to this is we're going to add our strainer here. this is a new innovative brewing device. and we're going to add some hot water . brewing device. and we're going to add some hot water. here >> see do you have to put boiling water on tea. or again is that a person. what a beautiful question pip. >> actually it really depends on the tea that you're brewing . so the tea that you're brewing. so for black tea you definitely need the boiling hot water because it's had so much more of a process . exposure to the a process. exposure to the sunlight . oxidisation then what sunlight. oxidisation then what we do with this tea here, your tea is in here. we're just going to okay so that will brew. >> that's interesting . >> that's interesting. >> that's interesting. >> really cool. and what that will us is when we will allow us to do is when we are to drink that we are ready to drink that tea, we can just this around. can just flip this back around. the the top and the the tea stays at the top and the liquid bottom. so liquid stays at the bottom. so tea quite scientific. and liquid stays at the bottom. so te.answer quite scientific. and liquid stays at the bottom. so te.answer quitquestion ic. and liquid stays at the bottom. so te.answer quitquestion about! to answer your question about what temperature the water should be black tea 100 degrees. green tea around about 80. and that's because it doesn't have okay, so when you've just boiled your kettle .

your kettle. >> yeah. you should leave it then. yes yes. >> you can have a temperature control kettle or you can leave your water because i always put i always pour freshly boiled water tea bags. water on my tea bags. >> but then i leave it for two minutes it has to exactly minutes and it has to be exactly two and actually put two minutes. and i actually put alexa i say, alexa , two alexa on and i say, alexa, two minutes. i really anal about my tea . tea. >> they do say as well, actually, black tea does usually have around about three minutes, and i like to go a bit around about 90 degrees. and it brings out a really nice flavour. now this tea. so this is the shock factor tea. so this is the shock factor tea. so this is the shock factor tea. so this is a tea. the what factor tea shock factor tea. so this is a green tea from japan. it's called a. on i like the smell of that. >> now this is very salty naturally. >> really what they do with this tea is 20 days before it's harvested. pip they cover the tea with a black cloth so there's no sunlight that can penetrate the leaves. and what that does is it creates a really creamy umami, almost oceanic flavour. so what we're going to do to this is we're going to add

ice . ice. >> so you lost me. now i've lost you, but you've lost me now sticking ice in that there is hot water involved as well pip. >> so what we're going to do is we're to some hot . we're going to add some hot. water and what that will do is it's going to cool down the temperature of the tea. so the flavours that you're going to bnng flavours that you're going to bring out are savoury, umami bring out are the savoury, umami characteristics than characteristics rather than the bitter . characteristics. bitter. characteristics. >> so that's only going to be somebody for people who like their tea quite tepid really. yes. if you like hot tea, you're not really going to go for that. >> actually the great >> no. and actually the great thing is that thing about tea is that different best enjoyed different teas are best enjoyed at different temperatures. so there go. that's puerh at different temperatures. so the|already.». that's puerh at different temperatures. so the|already. nowitis puerh at different temperatures. so the|already. now we puerh at different temperatures. so the|already. now we are puerh at different temperatures. so the|already. now we are going to tea already. now we are going to try this gorgeous tea here. i'm a bit scared because you will get the salty notes and i have read all of the backlash that the american scientist is getting, so i don't know how the pubuc getting, so i don't know how the public will respond. hang on, hang on, let's it. hang on, let's do it. >> we do it here just >> shall we do it over here just so can see? so everybody can see? >> go . >> yes, there we go. >> yes, there we go. >> that's all right. it's like

blue peter, isn't it? >> is. yes. >> it is. yes. >>- >> it is. yes. >> us back. >> takes us back. >> takes us back. >> that's the great thing >> well, that's the great thing about we we about tea, guys. we think we know tea, but there's a whole world. see that? just tea to discover . discover. >> that looks just like water. >> that looks just like water. >> absolutely. so i have a taste of it . of it. >> it's like a shot, isn't it? it's like doing one. >> yes . right it's like doing one. >> yes. right on. it's like doing one. >> yes . right on. honestly. yes. >> yes. right on. honestly. yes. >> yes. right on. honestly. yes. >> that just tastes like water. really? >> can you taste the salty characteristics ? characteristics? >> i'm sorry. >> i'm sorry. >> i'm sorry. >> i'm killing this item. i don't think it tastes like water, but i should have a go myself. >> actually , i can taste a >> actually, i can taste a little bit of. >> yeah, i can taste a little bit of salt there. >> that's a bit of salt. we haven't added salt. that's just the that the tea is grown. the way that the tea is grown. actually the that actually okay. and the way that it's out it's harvested, it brings out this creamy umami. this gorgeous creamy umami. >> it'sjust this gorgeous creamy umami. >> it's just not strong. it's just just not just not it's not it's just not strong enough for me. right. let's keep tasting. let's go on. >> tea here, >> let's have this tea here, which gorgeous puerh tea .

which is our gorgeous puerh tea. so again, these teas are very light and elegant. pip they're not overly. >> and i think this is a problem when all your life you've been used to a good builder's tea . used to a good builder's tea. what i like in the morning and what accent i'm supposed to be. anyway, let's, uh. >> there nothing with >> there is nothing wrong with a good . good old builder's brew. >> prefer that? >> prefer that? >> do you like that ? >> do you like that? >> do you like that? >> that tastes more like tea to me. >> this tea you can eight >> this tea you can brew eight times that capsule. times that. that little capsule. you brew eight times. and you can brew eight times. and because for seven because it's been aged for seven years, time the flavour years, every time the flavour changes and it unlocks a different flavour profile. >> well, look, let's let's i think to because we're think we need to because we're running of time . oh, running out of time. oh, absolutely. need to running out of time. oh, abrourtely. need to running out of time. oh, abrour little need to running out of time. oh, abrour little taste need to running out of time. oh, abrour little taste test.|eed to running out of time. oh, abrour little taste test. so! to do our little taste test. so just tell me we're going to just tell me what we're going to do okay. so this final >> okay. so this is the final tea, which is the blue tea. just keen to get you to try that. and what we've created what we've done is we've created tea the british and the tea the british way and the american way for you to try pip. >> that's very flowery. yes >> that's very flowery. yes >> so that's quite nice, but it's , uh, it's packed with it's, uh, it's packed with antioxidants. this one is as well. >> yeah. i could get used to that, but it's very different.

>> can i be honest with you as well? pip? that is beautiful with a little bit of gin as well, but a little bit what? well, but a little bit of what? elizabeth gin. thought elizabeth of gin. oh i thought you gin . what? you said jelly. no, gin. what? okay, so pip. >> okay. taste test. okay. >> okay. taste test. okay. >> i would like you to try these two teas. don't actually need two teas. i don't actually need a blindfold for this, do i? >> well , a blindfold for this, do i? >> well, probably not, i probably don't, right. >> one those is prepared. >> the american scientist way with a pinch of salt. >> what am i guessing in the microwave? >> you're going to tell us which one you prefer first? i think so one's one's in the microwave with a pinch of salt , one's one's in the microwave with a pinch of salt, and one's one's in the microwave with a pinch of salt , and the with a pinch of salt, and the second is the other is made the british way. a great classic british way. a great classic british builders brew . oh, dear. british builders brew. oh, dear. are you not into any of them? pip >> oh my god. >> oh my god. >> we need to find you a special tea. i think . tea. i think. >> i think i prefer that one

which is by be. >> well . bravo, pip! you prefer >> well. bravo, pip! you prefer tea? the british way. oh, okay. happy to hear that. >> actually . >> actually. >> actually. >> and i'm sure the rest of the nafion >> and i'm sure the rest of the nation is really. although the pip way nation is really. although the pip way has less milk and you have sugar. pip in your tea. >> do i have sugar? no sugar ? >> do i have sugar? no sugar? no, but i just like it. quite strong left for two minutes. a little of milk . amazing. little bit of milk. amazing. sorted. bob's your uncle . well, sorted. bob's your uncle. well, thank diaz ayub. thank you thank you diaz ayub. thank you ever . that was really, ever so much. that was really, really interesting. learned really interesting. i've learned something. really interesting. i've learned somethirwherever watching home or wherever you're watching and really, and listening from. really, really for really good. thanks so much for coming you've just got coming in. now you've just got to that yes, i do, to clear all that up. yes, i do, don't worry. i'll help you . i don't worry. i'll help you. i will help you. we'll get someone in watching and in now you are watching and listening to gb news saturday with tomson lots more with me. pip tomson lots more coming up on today's show. supermodel claudia schiffer has been criticised by animal welfare charities for doing this. walking down the red carpet with a cat in her backpack back. is it cute or

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at home now. supermodel claudia schiffer. she's been criticised by animal welfare charities for walking down the red carpet with a cat in her backpack. it's her pet cat, chip . now. the pet cat, chip. now. the supermodel arrived on the red carpet of her husband matthew vaughn's latest film, argylle or argylle, on wednesday night. uh, her cat is actually in the film, but it's got quite a few people going. this entertainment reporter, haley palmer , is here. reporter, haley palmer, is here. there's been some criticism, hasn't there? haley? from the cats protection league, for example , who say it's not right example, who say it's not right to parade a cat in a backpack like that. others say , you know, like that. others say, you know, your own cats and it's absolutely fine. no i totally agree with the cats protection. >> i mean, they said in a tweet, it's extreme concerning to see a cat exposed to such a stressful environment while contained in an inappropriate carrier, and i don't why do they think the carrier's inappropriate ?

carrier's inappropriate? >> i mean, it's got air holes. it's big enough to hold. it's big enough to hold the cat. i think we can cat, though. we can see it's like your cat doesn't like it. >> distressed it. i used to >> it's distressed it. i used to have a cat and i used to take my cat to the vet, and it was very distressed. >> and just an >> and that's just not an environment to environment where a cat needs to be. my actual concern is the be. but my actual concern is the flashing lights from the paparazzi. >> and if you go to those red carpet events, you've got people bumping into you , you've got the bumping into you, you've got the flashing lights, which cats are sensitive to. i don't know who signed that off to be okay. >> that does. the cat therefore feel more comfortable in that safe little space? no it feels more comfortable at home person. i'm not really a cat person, but i'm not really a cat person, but i can't see i'm a cat person and i'm not happy about it. does that cat not look quite happy and no, it's not happy at all. >> it's that's just not an environment where a cat needs to be on a red carpet. that is a pr stunt that is not having the animal's best interest at heart. a wants to be at home in its a cat wants to be at home in its

own environment . own environment. >> great. sure claudia loves >> great. i'm sure claudia loves her . her cat. >> and great. the star of >> and great. it's the star of the because her husband the movie because her husband is the movie because her husband is the the could the director, but the cat could have been on zoom having a nice time. >> this is not the first time that that cat has been, uh, you know, taken out and about by claudia schiffer. i think that that the pet cat has been on social media. >> yes. it's got its own instagram page, which is why they followers. they try to get followers. >> she she would >> probably she would she would put cat in that situation . put the cat in that situation. >> my concern is that people >> but my concern is that people are going copy people are going to copy that. people are going to copy that. people are oh, i'm going are going to go, oh, i'm going to my cat out in my to take my cat out in my rucksack. that's happens rucksack. that's what happens when it. >> i'm going to copy that. >> i'm going to copy that. >> so that is where my concern lies okay. >> so that is where my concern liesand y. i think that animal >> and also i think that animal charities sometimes use it as an excuse to raise their concerns about other issues , such as, about other issues, such as, i think the breed of that cat, which is something called a scottish which be scottish fold, which can be susceptible genetic susceptible to genetic mutations. and i think it's also a reason for them to make that point certain pedigree point about certain pedigree breeds of cat. >> yeah, absolutely. and i think sometimes these things happen

for a reason that we can then highlight go, well, highlight it and go, well, actually is a cause for actually there is a cause for concern for doing something like that. we've got two that. i mean, we've got two views i was looking on views here. i was looking on twitter. of people twitter. half of the people are like, isn't cat cute? like, oh, isn't the cat cute? and people are like, and half of the people are like, no , that is just completely out no, that is just completely out of order. was little, we of order. when i was little, we had we had a siamese cat, a had a we had a siamese cat, a pedigree siamese cat. >> to transport her in >> we used to transport her in the a cat basket. yes the car. in a cat basket. yes was that cruel? no, it wasn't , was that cruel? no, it wasn't, it was. it was. she was safe in her own little space. >> she was probably used >> yeah, she was probably used to that. but to a cat would to that. but to take a cat would you cat to a film premiere? >> i took one of my dogs to an awards event, and i took on awards event, and i took it on the red carpet . but she was. she the red carpet. but she was. she was in my arms, i have to say. but i did take her. yeah. but i did. i did take her. yeah. and an animal lover, and and i'm an animal lover, and i've cat protection i've been to a cat protection event. the cat protection >> i support the cat protection society. and when you go there , society. and when you go there, you know, they put photos up, you know, they put photos up, you know, they put photos up, you know, for the winners. but you know, for the winners. but you don't take your cat along in a rucksack it's a rucksack like that. it's absolutely ridiculous. not a rucksack like that. it's airucksack,'idiculous. not a rucksack like that. it's a! rucksack, �*idi it? ous. not a rucksack like that. it's airl it's ack,'idiit? ous. not a rucksack like that. it's airlit's a k, �*idiit? ous. not a rucksack like that. it's airlit's a it'siiit? ous. not a rucksack like that. it's airlit's a it's at? ous. not a rucksack like that. it's airlit's a it's a it'st. not a rucksack like that. it's airlit's a it's a it's got not a rucksack like that. it's airlit's a it's a it's got, not >> it's a it's a it's got, it's got um uh, glass bubble

got a glass. um uh, glass bubble on the front with holes. so the cat can breathe. it looks quite big. and i can't imagine the cat in reality was there for very long. she was probably holding it in her arms quite a lot. and the features in the film, so the cat features in the film, so it's understandable. i understand that, and i think it's great cat is the it's great that the cat is the star of the film. >> i'm all for that, and i think claudia absolutely claudia schiffer is absolutely beautiful. a beautiful. i think it's a pr stunt , and i beautiful. i think it's a pr stunt, and i think they've taken it far , far by taking the it too far, far by taking the cat on the red carpet . cat on the red carpet. >> the cat, many would say, is the best thing in the film. >> no, i agree , but i just think >> no, i agree, but i just think she's too far. we she's taking it too far. we don't need the cats. go the don't need the cats. go on the red because next? red carpet because what next? you my interest is for the you know my interest is for the animals. i'm such an animal you know my interest is for the animal;. i'm such an animal you know my interest is for the animal;. i'm sanimalsinimal you know my interest is for the animal;. i'm sanimals tonal lover. i prefer animals to people . people. >> okay, well i do, i do agree with i agree on that. >> but i'm struggling to be convinced . convinced. >> well, i disagree in a in that backpack. is dangerous. i mean i remember also actually once taking my dog to a premiere and might actually but dogs are different. my dog was in a film.

on different. my dog was in a film. oh okay. my dog is in a film and it was called surviving christmas. surviving christmas with the relatives. and it's only it was. it's only a little film. it came out about five years ago. uh, really good, really good christmas film. and i've got a tibetan terrier and it was the premiere in london and i walked him down the red carpet bit and he was absolutely fine. and if he wasn't such a chilled, docile animal, i wouldn't have done it. no, i totally agree. >> and so imagine my point being that i >> and so imagine my point being that! do >> and so imagine my point being that i do not imagine claudia schiffer would have done that. >> point is >> and my point being is that dogs different cats. dogs are different to cats. >> dogs attention. they >> dogs want attention. they love you. they >> dogs want attention. they love to you. they >> dogs want attention. they love to everywhere.ou. they >> dogs want attention. they love to everywhere.ou. t are want to go everywhere. cats are totally the cats totally different. the cats protection flagged protection society has flagged this as an incident that's not okay and i'm totally agree with it . it. >> okay, well, love claudia >> okay, well, i love claudia schiffer come out and schiffer to have come out and commented this. she hasn't. commented on this. she hasn't. >> commented. no. >> she maybe doesn't want to want to attention to or want to draw attention to it or indulge that are indulge the charities that are criticising it is an criticising her, but it is an interesting of interesting topic of conversation . uh, thank conversation. uh, so thank you very hayley palmer, good very much, hayley palmer, good to see you. that almost it to see you. that is almost it from tuned because

from me, but stay tuned because nana akua is here next. good to see you nana. >> good to see you. we're sort of like a mish mash of colours. >> we've in our colours, >> we've joined in our colours, made outfit which is made one one outfit which is mine. yeah, busy show mine. uh, but yeah, busy show today. geller be today. yeah. uri geller will be talking of course . it's talking to us. of course. it's holocaust day. uh, holocaust memorial day. uh, that's a really that's going to be a really important interview people that's going to be a really im hear. 1t interview people that's going to be a really im hear. yeah, rview people that's going to be a really imhear. yeah, we're people that's going to be a really imhear. yeah, we're also eople to hear. yeah, we're also going to hear. yeah, we're also going to rishi sunak. i to be discussing rishi sunak. i mean, can anything save them really , if they change really, if they want to change the leader? at this the leader? i mean, at this stage, it's joke . it really the leader? i mean, at this stabutit's joke . it really the leader? i mean, at this stabut we're joke . it really the leader? i mean, at this stabut we're goingit really the leader? i mean, at this sta but we're going to eally the leader? i mean, at this stabut we're going to be ly is. but we're going to be discussing changing discussing whether changing the leader sort of leader will have any sort of impact the impact other than annihilate the conservative party and loads of stuff coming up. we've got oli london coming into the studio , london coming into the studio, um, plus some great guests and lots of topics of conversation where we're talking about the death penalty well. one of my death penalty as well. one of my favourite topics. yeah >> well that that's been >> well that was that's been fascinating this week. you fascinating this this week. you know, conversation on that know, the conversation on that has the execution by has ignited the execution by nitrogen gas. >> but also we were talking about national services . is it about national services. is it now time to bring it back , bring now time to bring it back, bring back national service and get our back in action our young people back in action and them to potential

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