the river thames retrieved from the river thames near where he was last spotted . near where he was last spotted. detectives say they strongly believe it's the body of abdul ezedl believe it's the body of abdul ezedi. more as we get it. >> another by—election sunak faces yet another blow to his election prospects as blackpool's south mp scott benton lose , loses his appeal benton lose, loses his appeal against his suspension from the commons following the lobbying scandal. it's likely there'll be a by—election and the nottingham triple killer is to have his sentence reviewed by the court of appeal, valdo calocane was found guilty of manslaughter for slaughter but not murder , on the slaughter but not murder, on the bafis slaughter but not murder, on the basis of diminished responsibility due to his mental health condition. >> the sentence, described as unduly lenient by the attorney general, will now be reviewed . general, will now be reviewed. >> three enormous stories are

dropping in just the last few minutes. we'll have all the details with you throughout the afternoon here on gb news. but my goodness, a body being discovered in the thames. emily isupposeit discovered in the thames. emily i suppose it could only be. uh abdul ezedi. well, that's what the mets seems to be saying. >> they say based on the clothing he was wearing, which they call distinctive, uh, he was wearing at the time of the attack the property found on attack and the property found on his strongly believe. his body. they strongly believe. yes, is ezedi now. he's yes, it is abdul ezedi now. he's been lost for three weeks, coming up to three weeks, almost almost a month after a, uh, country wide manhunt scouring cctv from new castle to south london. >> but also, of course, this idea that the police actually found him yesterday. they've announced at 4 pm. in the thames. it's taken until now for a identification to be relatively confident and also for the family to be informed. we'll have so much more information on this developing and breaking story, as well as

those other two enormous stories right throughout the program. >> yes, we will indeed , uh, get >> yes, we will indeed, uh, get in touch gb views at gb news.com on any of these stories. it's quite incredible now that they have found him near where he was last spotted . we'll be getting last spotted. we'll be getting reaction to that throughout the show. but first, it's your headunes show. but first, it's your headlines with sam francis . headlines with sam francis. >> tom, emily, thank you very much. 12:02 and we start by recapping that breaking news that tom and emily have just been mentioning coming to us from london. the police have said they have now found a body believed to be the chemical attack suspect, ezedi, in attack suspect, abdul ezedi, in the river thames, scotland yard have said in the last hour or so that the crew of a passing boat reported seeing the body in the water at tower pier around 4:00 yesterday afternoon . when the yesterday afternoon. when the body was then recovered by the metropolitan police's marine unit, with detectives saying they strongly believe it is ezedi identified him from the

distinctive clothing he was wearing. they say police, as you'll remember, had earlier said they believed ezedi had gone into the river thames at chelsea bridge that was based on cctv evidence from around four hours after his attack . on the hours after his attack. on the sist hours after his attack. on the 31st of january, and in other breaking news coming to us in the last half hour or so, the nottingham killer waldo calocane sentence to an indefinite hospital order will now be referred to the court of appeal for being unduly lenient. that's according to the attorney general. the families of his attack victims, barnaby weber , attack victims, barnaby weber, grace o'malley kumar and ian coates have welcomed that announcement and in a joint statement, they said the sentence given to their family members killers was wrong, adding that they believe that the appeal will lead to the appropriate justice they have been calling for. and turning to political news, mp for blackpool south scott benton , has had an south scott benton, has had an appeal against his suspension from parliament, dismissed ,

from parliament, dismissed, which could now trigger another by—election in. he was suspended in april of 2023 after suggesting to an undercover reporter at the times that he would be willing to break lobbying rules for money. he had denied , though any wrongdoing denied, though any wrongdoing and appealed a recommended 35 day suspension after parliament's standards committee found him in serious breach of the rules. but in their ruling today, an independent panel said they found no substance in his arguments . they found no substance in his arguments. mps will now be voting on benton's punishment and if it passes , as i said, and if it passes, as i said, a by—election could be triggered . by—election could be triggered. the prime minister has said that new funding packages for farmers to protect the country's food security and ensure fairer pricing will be brought in. addressing the national farmers union conference this afternoon in birmingham , rishi sunak in birmingham, rishi sunak unveiled new funding to increase productivity and modernise technology such as robotics and solar power. he's also pledged to cut red tape, making it easier for farmers to develop new buildings or open farm

shops. mr sunak says britain's farmers are essential to the country's food security and one way to improve food security is to stop millions of tonnes of good fresh farm food from going to waste just because of its shape or size. >> so we'll also provide funding today. >> so we'll also provide funding today . £15 million to redirect today. £15 million to redirect that surplus into the hands of those who need it . those who need it. >> and former post office chairman henry staunton has accused the business secretary kemi badenoch, of making up astonishing claims and what he called miscarriage authorisations. that comes after she accused him in the commons yesterday of spreading falsehoods. the dispute deepened this week after mr staunton claimed he was told to stall compensation payments to the victims of the post office scandal because of cost concerns heading into the general election this year claims that kemi badenoch has denied protesters are still gathered in london in support of julian assange outside the royal courts

of justice. he's the founder of wikileaks, who is making his final appeal against extradition to the united states . it's part to the united states. it's part of a long running dispute over an alleged conspiracy to leak thousands of documents relating to the afghanistan and iraq wars. mr assange's lawyers are hoping to get the go ahead to the challenge of the extradition , which could then be his final chance to avoid spending the rest of his life in a us prison. and new figures have revealed today that the majority of parents here in the uk think all primary age children in england should get free school meals . it should get free school meals. it comes after a scheme was implemented in london primary schools, which 88% of parents and carers want to see rolled out across the rest of the nation. in that same survey found 52% of parents have had to cut back on their food shops since september. our lord cameron has urgently called for an immediate halt to the conflict in gaza, rather than an all out israeli offensive in rafah , the foreign secretary

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the code on your screen or, of course, go to our website gb news. common alerts . news. common alerts. good afternoon britain. >> it's 12:08 afternoon britain. >> it's12:08 and a body has been found in the thames, believed to be that of clapham. chemical attack suspect abdul ezedl >> yes, it was discovered in the water at tower pier that's on the river thames in central london yesterday. scotland yard have said the 35 year old had been missing since the attack on a woman and her two daughters in london on the 31st of january. >> well, joining us now is gb news reporter charlie peters. >> thank you much >> charlie, thank you very much for covering this story. what do we now from police we know now from the police about how body was found about how this body was found and what exactly they have said? well the last update we had before this breaking news is that the police believed that abdul ezedi had fallen into the thames from chelsea bridge. >> some four hours after the attack in south london . on the

attack in south london. on the sist attack in south london. on the 31st of january. he was the prime suspect for that alkaline chemical attack on a mother and her children in clapham. but the latest we're hearing is that a body was found yesterday at 4 pm. in tower pier by a passing boat who noticed a body floating in the water. and it's the distinctive clothing that abdul ezedi was seen wearing captured by cctv footage on that night that has given police the first indication that it is him , their indication that it is him, their prime suspect. commanderjon savell of the metropolitan police, said that formal identification could take some time because after a long time spentin time because after a long time spent in the river thames with its strong currents, immediate capacities for identification had been removed, fingerprints are not possible and so they're going to attempt to identify the body through more invasive means that will be dental records or dna testing . so the body dna testing. so the body uncovered at 4:00 pm yesterday

followed on the last analysis that the police gave that a body abdul ezedi had fallen into the thames after four hours after the attack took place, we saw that extensive manhunt footage from the evening of the attack, cctv capturing him in east london near whitechapel in the tower hamlets area, but also passing even m16 headquarters in vauxhall . continuing his journey vauxhall. continuing his journey south, he seemed to be covering south, he seemed to be covering so much ground in london, but the final sighting was on chelsea bridge and it's extraordinary. >> charlie , because chelsea >> charlie, because chelsea bridge is in west london at tower pier, is getting towards east london. perhaps the body had been floating down the river for weeks, which which raises the question if this body was floating in the river thames in the most densely populated part of the country, one of the most populated cities in the world, how did no one see it until

yesterday? >> yeah, precisely. tom and how did nobody see him on the night? is also the big question that was being raised with regards to the police investigation at the time . of course, abdul ezedi was time. of course, abdul ezedi was seen as you're seeing on your screens with that significant facial injury after. the incident on the 31st of january and how a body could evade detection for so much time on what is one of the busiest waterways in europe, even is extremely surprising, but they will take further efforts to identify the body now to confirm that it identify the body now to confirm thatitis identify the body now to confirm that it is abdul ezedi at the moment, as we understand, and the main clue that it is him is from that distinctive of clothing. they've also given an update on the victim of that alkaline attack that shocked the nafion alkaline attack that shocked the nation on the 31st of january. they're saying that the victim is now in a stable condition. her condition has improved , but her condition has improved, but they will continue to conduct efforts to identify this body . efforts to identify this body. found yesterday at 4 pm. in the

tower pier area of east london. >> and i would imagine if the body has been in the thames for three weeks, nearly three weeks, then it will be in a deteriorating condition , of deteriorating condition, of course. so that makes it a little bit more tricky for the police to identify. renee. >> that's correct. so dense records or dna testing is going to be the likely method to identify if this is abdul ezedi that prime suspect at the afghan born , 35 year old asylum seeker born, 35 year old asylum seeker who first arrived in britain in 2016 on a lorry, you'll recall , 2016 on a lorry, you'll recall, emily that he had two failed asylum applications finally processed west after a conversion to christianity and also despite a sexual assault conviction. this story has been filled with controversy and concern from the very start . but concern from the very start. but now, with the discovery of a bodyin now, with the discovery of a body in east london, the met hopes they will have a final understanding of what has taken place here.

>> charlie peters, thank you . >> charlie peters, thank you. now the metropolitan police has released a video on x formerly twitter, where jon savell , the twitter, where jon savell, the met police commander, gave an update in the last few minutes. let's take a listen. >> it's about 4:00 yesterday afternoon, monday the 19th of february. our marine support unit recovered the body of a man from the thames at tower pier . from the thames at tower pier. based on the very distinctive clothing and some property that was on the body . we strongly was on the body. we strongly believe this man to be abdul ezedi . as a consequence, we've ezedi. as a consequence, we've made contact with his family to pass the news on about this development and we will now formally work with his majesty's coroner for a formal identification and post mortem. >> so there you go. >> so there you go. >> those are the words of john savile, the met police commander in charge of this case. shall we speak to the former detective superintendent at the metropolitan police, shabnam chowdhury , for a little bit of chowdhury, for a little bit of insight into this insight into how this investigation have investigation may have been conducted shannon, thank you

conducted. shannon, thank you very much for joining an very much forjoining us. an absolutely manhunt. it's absolutely huge manhunt. it's been three weeks or so since we learnt of this suspect abdul ezedi on the run. we now find out that he was potentially in the thames for up to three weeks. last spotted in west london, then found in nearer east london on. how would the search have been conducted and why would it have taken this long? do you suspect ? long? do you suspect? >> well, i think the biggest challenge that the met had from the outset was when he went missing after literally four hours, is a digital footprint from him. so whether it's bank accounts, whether it's his mobile phone, uh, the cctv footage, there was a timeline of that, but it didn't take you much further than chelsea bridge. so they worked on the bafis bridge. so they worked on the basis that it's likely that he'd gone into the thames. and remember then they had a big manhunt. on whether he was manhunt. uh on whether he was actually had gone into the thames. what i would say is unlikely that they would have put resources into

put significant resources into that search because they wouldn't have enough marine , um, wouldn't have enough marine, um, boats and so on. by with, uh, serving police officers to be able to do that, they would have worked with the port of london authorities and as we know, from yesterday at 4:00, when this, uh, body believed to be that of ezedl uh, body believed to be that of ezedi, was discovered, it was actually discovered by a passing boat. actually discovered by a passing boat . and when you think you boat. and when you think you just mentioned . and he was last just mentioned. and he was last seen in chelsea , but actually seen in chelsea, but actually found in, uh, east london near tower bridge , the likelihood is tower bridge, the likelihood is that the body may have come to the surface for a very short penod the surface for a very short period of time, or the tide and the current and the undercurrent of the water and other debris would have moved him. they've now got the job of actually identifying him because as we all know, bodies do decompose in water or on on land. so they're going to have a job trying to, uh, establish exactly that. it is him. but let's not forget that the man has convictions . that the man has convictions. azadi was a convicted sex

offender. he was on the registered sex offenders. and he also will have his dna and fingerprints , um, on the police fingerprints, um, on the police database. so they may be able to match whatever dna that they get with that. that is on the police database. >> that's a really, really important point. we might get positive identification, really rather soon as and when we do get more information, of course we will bring it forward. but shabnam , a lot of people will be shabnam, a lot of people will be asking what will be the stages of this investigation. it seemed like things were much more intense in those first seven days. uh, images were being released, almost drip fed to the media. cctv images of the attacker abdul ezedi before the attacker abdul ezedi before the attack and afterwards, with his distinctive wounds to his face. it then seemed to get quiet . it then seemed to get quiet. after around seven days. could it be that the police had basically sussed it out that he was likely in the river by that point ? point? >> i doubt that they would have got complacent, that they would have continued their manhunt,

but i think they were quietly confident that because of the fact that there was absolutely no trace whatsoever in terms of mobile phone or anything else, there was a strong likelihood that he'd gone into the river. they did continue their search and remember , on the 11th of and remember, on the 11th of february, uh, through that river search, two other male bodies were recovered , um, whilst were recovered, um, whilst they're marine officers were searching the thames. such a huge river, um, with such depth, with such changing times, current weather, all would have played against them. their priority would hopefully have been to find him a life , to been to find him a life, to bnng been to find him a life, to bring them . bring them. >> thank you very much indeed for your time. great to speak to you. shabnam chowdhury, who is a former detective superintendent at police. now, at the metropolitan police. now, what i was thinking is about what i was thinking is about what does this mean for justice when it comes to the victims? yes. if this is abdul ezedi, which seems like it very much is, uh . then, you know, he's not is, uh. then, you know, he's not going to be behind bars for life, is he? or is it perhaps

greater justice that he won't be able to live out the rest of his days? >> well, get in touch, gb news news at gbnews.com. is it better that he's found dead or should he have been locked up for the rest of his life, but also really fascinating to learn there that we that there will be positive identification even possible sex possible thanks to the sex offenders register. possible thanks to the sex oferes,'s register. possible thanks to the sex oferes, indeed.er. possible thanks to the sex oferes, indeed. because he's >> yes, indeed. because he's already convicted criminal. already a convicted criminal. but, up already a convicted criminal. but, up , already a convicted criminal. but, up , we're already a convicted criminal. but, up, we're going already a convicted criminal. bube up, we're going already a convicted criminal. bube talking up, we're going already a convicted criminal. bube talking about, , we're going already a convicted criminal. bube talking about, well, 'e going already a convicted criminal. bu be talking about, well, the)ing to be talking about, well, the potential for yet another by—election for rishi sunak . by—election for rishi sunak. this, of course, relates to scott benton , mp in the scott benton, mp in the constituency of blackpool south. we'll let you know the details after this. good afternoon. after this. this good afternoon. britain .

radio. good afternoon britain. >> it's 12:21 radio. good afternoon britain. >> it's12:21 and radio. good afternoon britain. >> it's 12:21 and two last week, one next week could yet another by—election soon be added to the

pile of by elections? is that the prime minister is facing this, of course, is blackpool south mp scott benton, who's lost an appeal against a 35 day suspension from parliament. >> yes, mps will now vote whether to trigger a recall petition , which could see the petition, which could see the conservatives face yet another by—election in scott benton was suspended last april after an undercover investigation found that he'd be willing to break lobbying rules for money. yes, the labour party are, of course, calling for his head, calling for him to resign. but another by—election, you say? we've had already three. we've got three this year already. and it's only february. >> and. and the conservative party has not fared particularly well in either of them or either of the two that have taken place so far. this these were both, of course, conservative seats. uh, next week's rochdale by—election was a labour held seat. so slightly different. but blackpool south, of course, was won by the conservative in 2019. >> it's not what you want if you're the prime minister. let's

cross live to gb news political correspondent olivia utley olivia a little bit olivia, tell us a little bit about the allegations were about what the allegations were against scott benton . against scott benton. >> well, it's a pretty shocking story , actually. what scott story, actually. what scott benton did , he was caught by benton did, he was caught by undercover reporters for the times newspaper saying . that times newspaper saying. that they were posing these undercover reporters as, uh , undercover reporters as, uh, investors from the gambling industry . and scott benton industry. and scott benton assuming that they were the investors, that they said they were, told them that he would be prepared to lobby for them. uh, and for example, he said that he could guarantee that he could get them a copy of the forthcoming white paper on gambling 48 hours in advance, which would obviously give them a huge material advantage in the industry. that is a clear breach of parliamentary rules . industry. that is a clear breach of parliamentary rules. uh, he said that he could give them all sorts of information relating to what was happening in parliament, and he said that he

could ask questions in parliament on their behalf. very, very serious breach of their mps code of conduct . now, their mps code of conduct. now, unsurprisingly , a panel of mps unsurprisingly, a panel of mps from all sides of the house, a select committee found scott benton , uh, guilty of these benton, uh, guilty of these offences and recommended a 35 day suspension from the house of commons. scott benton appealed against this suspension and at this point he was suspended. the whip was suspended from he was he was no longer a conservative mp, sitting as an independent. scott benton appealed against this. that appeal has now been dragging out for quite a few months. today the months. but today the independent expert panel, which sits above that mp committee, said that there was no foundation at all to his appeal and said that the 35 day suspension recommendation should stand. and now that 35 day suspension recommendation this all feels very familiar. we've had so many by elections recently means that if it is approved by the house of commons, which it almost

definitely will be, the constituents of scott benton will get to choose whether or not to have a recall petition , not to have a recall petition, which could, in theory, lead to a by—election. now, these are all pretty much just formalising , rubber stamping, uh, issues. it looks very much like , uh, it looks very much like, uh, scott benton will all be recalled and he will have to face a by—election in that constituency of blackpool south. now, that's a real headache for rishi sunak blackpool south is a conservative seat with a majority of just over 3000. it has been labour ever since 1997. it's one of those seats in the sort of red wall heartland. and given that rishi sunak has seen, uh, had a pretty bad time in recent by elections, he's lost five majorities of five figures over the last year. the idea that he could cling to on a seat with a 3000 majority. he looks pretty much for the birds . pretty much for the birds. >> well, olivia utley, thank you very much for taking us through the complicated process. but

what some might see as fairly inevitable process of another by—election really appreciate it. >> well, shall we stay in westminster and speak to conservative mp for bolton west, chris green , who joins us now? chris green, who joins us now? chris green, who joins us now? chris thank you very much for joining us on the show. you just heard olivia utley outlining what's happening with regards to scott benton does look scott benton, and it does look highly probable that will highly probable that there will be another by—election be yet another by—election >> yes. um members of parliament are held to the highest standards. there's internal processes , uh, to make sure that processes, uh, to make sure that that scrutiny happens and the pubuc that scrutiny happens and the public challenge , uh, when public challenge, uh, when people are seen to fall below those higher standards. so another by—election isn't going to be welcome . to be welcome. >> um, what does it say about this crop of conservative mps that we've just had two by elections? one, because one of your colleagues quit, another because one of your colleagues was found and, uh, independently, made independently, to have made a sexual. well, there were allegations of sexual misconduct act. and now there's another tory mp who's likely facing or

former tory mp, i should say. now independent likely facing a by—election due to allegations, uh , of, of lobbying and, and uh, of, of lobbying and, and inappropriateness there. i is this just another sort of sleaze filled parliament? >> no. i look at it as more as, um , there's a huge amount of um, there's a huge amount of scrutiny, quite rightly , on scrutiny, quite rightly, on members of parliament. there's 650 members of parliament. so in a very large number of people, there's always going to be significant problems within in certain instances. and the scrutiny which actually should reassure people across the country that scrutiny means that members of parliament are kept up to the highest standards. >> hmm. it's difficult because a lot of people will be watching what's going on with these by elections . and course, this elections. and of course, this case scott benton and case of scott benton and thinking, we trust a single thinking, can we trust a single conservative mp to actually behave in an appropriate fashion, whether that's fair or or not? that's the impression that it gives to the voters at large. >> well, there's two to make on

that. uh, mostly people will, uh, scrutinise their own local member of parliament. obviously, the government, the leader of, uh, uh, shadow ministers uh, the, uh, shadow ministers are important, but mostly are very important, but mostly people scrutinise and uh, and challenged directly the own member of parliament, i think people be far happier. and people would be far happier. and this is what comes across in opinion polls, that people are generally far happier and far more content with the performance their local performance of their local member parliament with member of parliament than with politics. with 650 mps in general. and i would hardly think it's fair that you can say it's a conservative party. i wouldn't want to go into a short list of labour politicians in a similar position . similar position. >> i think that's a fair point to make. there have been plenty of, uh, of suspended, uh, labour mps and indeed by elections off the back of complaints against labour members of parliament as well. i wonder if it feeds into generally this sort of anti—polish atmosphere that really seems to have gripped the country for some years now , uh, country for some years now, uh, politicians as a whole are not

held in high esteem . what could held in high esteem. what could be done to try and raise the standard and the perception of politics? >> i think so we have to, uh, leave aside, um , the general leave aside, um, the general debate over corruption and standards . that's one aspect standards. that's one aspect i think, when you've gone through economic crises, whether it's the banking crisis, whether it's war in europe, whether it's the lockdowns and, uh, covid, we have been through crises that is going to have an impact on the standard of living that people face, that is going to have an impact on resources to whether it's education, health it's policing, education, health is going to have an impact on the standard of living the wider standard of living that and their that people have and their ability afford the basics in ability to afford the basics in life. obviously of life. obviously members of parliament to be held parliament are going to be held to for all the troubles to account for all the troubles that people see as that happen, which people see as in the political sphere, how fair it is to say, uh, is our fault in terms of the response over covid and lockdowns or in response to the energy spike with ukraine? and that's a debating point. i would think , a

debating point. i would think, a direction of travel that would be quite useful, uh, to go in is actually have a very, uh , far actually have a very, uh, far clearer perception of what members of parliament are actually responsible for. what uh, ministers are responsible for, and actually reduce the size of the state, rather than everything being the problem or the failure of politicians . it the failure of politicians. it should be a healthier , uh, should be a healthier, uh, debate and understanding in society that politicians and government responsible for government is responsible for some things, but actually individuals, families and communities and responsible for other things . other things. >> your reaction ? we're hearing >> your reaction? we're hearing that the attorney general has found the sentencing of the nottingham triple killer to be unduly lenient. it is now being referred to that sentence to the court of appeal. is that the right decision ? right decision? >> i haven't seen any of the details, but i, i, i'm very sympathetic with that decision. uh, and this, this is one of those concerns that, uh , uh, all those concerns that, uh, uh, all too often we get a judgement, which is then sent back on

appeal because it's unduly lenient and people have that sense that, uh, whether policing, whether it's the cps, whether it's the judges, whether it's the prisons, things are too soft. and we do need that more robust, uh, decision making. and actually, i think to some extent , judges being in line with , judges being more in line with the popular mood of how serious these things are. and the judges and the judgements that ought to go with it . go along with it. >> chns go along with it. >> chris green, >> well, chris green, conservative member of parliament west, parliament for bolton west, thank very much for your thank you very much for your time this afternoon. really appreciateyou. now, uh, coming >> thank you. now, uh, coming up, going more on up, we're going to have more on the news that the nottingham triple calocane is triple killer valdo calocane is to have sentence reviewed by to have his sentence reviewed by the of appeal. that's the court of appeal. that's after the attorney general said that was unduly lenient. after the attorney general said that was unduly lenient . and that it was unduly lenient. and let us know what you think. vaiews@gbnews.com. we'll have the after your headlines . the latest after your headlines. >> tom. emily, thank you very much. 1232 is exactly and we start with the news that we've been covering in the last hour

that detectives leading the hunt for chemical attack, suspect abdul ezedi have said they strongly believe they have now recovered his body from the river scotland say river thames. scotland yard say the of a passing boat the crew of a passing boat reported body floating reported seeing a body floating in the water at tower pier on the thames at around 4:00 yesterday afternoon . soon the yesterday afternoon. soon the body was then recovered by the metropolitan police's marine unit and, understand, has now unit and, we understand, has now been reviewed detectives who been reviewed by detectives who are on that are working on that investigation. police police had earlier said you may you may remember that they believed ezedi had gone into the river thames at chelsea bridge based on cctv evidence from around four hours after the attack. he carried out on the 31st of january, a man who murdered two students and a school caretaker in nottingham will have his sentence reviewed by judges after the attorney general said it may have been unduly lenient. the families of his valdo calocane victims barnaby weber, grace o'malley, kumar and ian coates have welcomed the announcement it in. in a joint

statement, they said his sentencing was wrong, adding the appeal will lead to the appropriate justice. they have been calling for. rishi sunak faces the prospect of another by—election after the mp for blackpool south, scott benton , blackpool south, scott benton, had his appeal against his suspension from parliament dismissed today. he was suspended in april 2023 after suggesting to an undercover reporter that he would be willing to break lobbying rules for money. he he's denied any wrongdoing, though an appealed a recommended 35 day suspension . recommended 35 day suspension. but in its ruling today, an independent panel said they found no substance in his arguments. mps will now vote on benton's punishment, possibly triggering, as i said, another by—election . and the prime by—election. and the prime minister says that new funding for farmers will protect the country's food security and ensure fairer pricing . ensure fairer pricing. addressing the national farmers union conference in birmingham earlier, the rishi sunak also pledged to cut red tape, making it easier for farmers to develop new buildings or open farm shops

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hated the guy you're listening to, gb news radio . to, gb news radio. >> it's 1237. welcome back to good afternoon britain with me, emily, and tom. uh, we've had a huge amount of breaking news today. huge amount of breaking news today . the body suspected to be today. the body suspected to be abdul ezedi has been found. of course, the chemical attack suspect in london. we've also heard that potentially there could be yet another by—election on rishi sunak hands in the form of scott benton, mp in blackpool south. and, of course, the nottingham triple killer going to the court of appeal. his sentence ? sentence? >> yes, the attorney general has said that it must be reviewed after there was a more lenient sentence handing down of

manslaughter rather than murder. so that's three breaking stories just in the last half an hour or so. but we've got another one for you. some more breaking news. the prince of wales has just released a statement concerning the ongoing conflict in middle east. yes. in the middle east. yes. >> gb news royal correspondent cameron walker joins now with cameron walker joins us now with the cameron, what's he the latest. cameron, what's he said this statement ? said in this statement? >> this is the >> well, emily, this is the first time the prince of wales has personally spoken about first time the prince of wales has ongoinglly spoken about first time the prince of wales has ongoing conflictzn about first time the prince of wales has ongoing conflict in about first time the prince of wales has ongoing conflict in gaza bout the ongoing conflict in gaza following the october seventh terrorist attack . i'll read the terrorist attack. i'll read the statements to you from the prince of wales, he says. i remain deeply concerned about the terrible human cost of the conflict in the middle east since the hamas terror attack on the 7th of october. too many have been killed. i like so many others, wants to see an end to the fighting as soon as possible . there is a desperate need for increased humanitarian support to gaza. it's critical that aid gets in and the hostages are released. sometimes it is only

when faced with the sheer scale of human suffering that the importance of permanent peace is brought home, even in the darkest hour. we must not succumb to the council of despair . i succumb to the council of despair. i continue to cling to the hope that a brighter future can be found , and i refuse to can be found, and i refuse to give up on that. well, that's an incredibly powerful and strongly worded statement from , um, the worded statement from, um, the prince of wales . of course, he prince of wales. of course, he does not call for a ceasefire. he stops short of that. clearly, it's also not his place to do so because as a member of the royal family and indeed the future king, he stays out of politics. we know the british parliament is voting in a number binding vote tomorrow on whether or not a ceasefire is necessary in gaza. but this morning, kensington palace released details of a series of engagements the prince of wales will be doing in the coming days. he's expected to meet aid workers supporting the humanitarian effort in gaza , and

humanitarian effort in gaza, and perhaps he will also speak to people on the ground. there although he is staying in the united kingdom , so perhaps it's united kingdom, so perhaps it's going to be via some kind of video link or something. but he is also going to be, uh , is also going to be, uh, highlighting the rise of the global rise in anti—semitism as well. and later on, he is going to be visiting a synagogue, speaking to young people about how they are advocating and fighting anti—semitism . clearly, fighting anti—semitism. clearly, this is a hugely contentious and polarising issue . the whole polarising issue. the whole point of the monarchy is to unify the nation , and i think unify the nation, and i think perhaps this is prince william's attempt to do so. he became the first senior royal to visit, um, both israel and the west bank back in 2018. so he does have form there and clearly prince, the prince of wales has a real passion, saying that i refuse to give up that a brighter future can be found and we should not succumb to a council of despair. it's a fine line.

>> whenever the royals step into an active political debate. i suppose the choice of words here have been meticulously chosen in order to not step into the contentious words. i noticed the word ceasefire not there. the words humanitarian pause, not there, but the words release the hostages, get the aid in and reach a permanent peace. i suppose things that broadly people could agree with in, in, in the round. but but cameron, how regularly do you senior royals step into political issues like this and will this have been will this have taken quite a bit of thought? >> yeah , it's incredibly rare. >> yeah, it's incredibly rare. tom clearly nothing happens by accident with the royal family. the prince of wales has several aides who previously have worked for the government. i would be incredibly surprised if both downing street and the and the foreign office was not consulted on the prince of wales's plans

before he has released this statement , before he has released this statement, or indeed planned these engagements moments. but i think the tone of the statement is clearly one of trying to one of humanitarian aid and peace and trying to please both sides, whatever side of the conflict you're on. >> yes. it's not a particularly controversial special as a statement in and of itself . statement in and of itself. thank you very much indeed. cameron walker, our royal correspondent. what do you think, tom? do you think that is veering into the political by even giving a statement on an ongoing conflict? >> yeah, it's such a difficult one, isn't it, because you'd think that saying the hostages should released would be not should be released would be not at all contentious, would be the most asinine thing you could possibly say. but there'll be some, some who go out some, perhaps some who go out marching saturday, who marching every saturday, who would say, a what an would say, what a what an outrageous of to say. outrageous sort of thing to say. how dare you possibly suggest that hostages should be released? >> well, people find bias >> well, people could find bias in the anodyne of in the most anodyne of statements, couldn't they? in the most, uh, you know, basic

statement on this conflict. you could , uh, be there could be could, uh, be there could be claims, at least, could, uh, be there could be claims, at least , that there's claims, at least, that there's some level of bias, but there you go. that was, uh, prince william's statement on the conflict. peace he wants. i refuse to give up on that. >> i refuse to give up on the on the idea of a permanent peace. but he doesn't say that there should be a ceasefire. so i'm not quite sure. i mean, it's stopping short of getting really involved in calling on anyone, but, you us know what but, um, you let us know what you home. you think at home. >> gbviews@gbnews.com. >> actually, gbviews@gbnews.com. do statement do you welcome this statement from the future king, or do you think much think it's veering on too much to the political? us know gbviews@gbnews.com. >> nottingham's triple >> but nottingham's triple killer valdo sent this killer valdo calocane sent this will go to the court of appeal. >> yes. the attorney general, victoria prentice, says his sentencing of a hospital order for manslaughter and attempted murder was unduly lenient. >> the families of those killed, barnaby webber, grace o'malley kumar and school caretaker ian coates have welcomed the decision. >> well, we can now speak with former scotland yard detective peter bleksley, whose son was

actually in the same nightclub as grace and barnaby that night. um, peter, my instant reaction is this is a good thing. it did seem unduly lenient. the families of the victims were very clear that they thought it was too. yes and i echo your words entirely . words entirely. >> i'm in absolute agreement. although, as a former detective , although, as a former detective, i'm deeply concerned about the pleas that were accepted to manslaughter on diminished responsibility . and i know that responsibility. and i know that certain members of the families, of course, have gone public with their concerns about that . and their concerns about that. and what i would like to know is whether the investigation into these horrific , utterly these horrific, utterly unjustified and dreadful murders of barney grace and ian , whether of barney grace and ian, whether that investigation delved into any potential drug taking that may exist in calocane history, i

don't know whether there was or whether there wasn't, but that investigation should have investigated that possibility because say, for example , there because say, for example, there was some evidence that came forward of regular drug taking that could be used as an argument for saying his illness may be self—inflicted to some degree. therefore, he has no right to plead guilty to manslaughter via diminished responsibility because he's played a part in his own downfall . i hope any such downfall. i hope any such investigation is still ongoing . investigation is still ongoing. >> there was some commentary peter , at the time that that peter, at the time that that said that perhaps this was the most, uh sinner clear punishment that could have been handed down, that this sentence was more severe, perhaps, than had there been a murder verdict that had an end date , that where he had an end date, that where he could have been out after a certain number of years. my understanding is that the idea

of going to a secure hospital rather than a prison, he could be there indefinite, and that might be safer for the public. there are so many aggravating factors in this case that had calocane been found guilty or pleaded guilty to murder. >> and when i say those aggravating factors, the preparation , the taking of preparation, the taking of weapons, the stealing of ian's vehicle, the attempted murder of three other people, let's remember calocane pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of three other victims that he created that day . then i am entirely that day. then i am entirely confident that any sentencing judge would have sentenced him to a whole life order and not a determinate sentence with a potential end date or a date when he could have been eligible for parole. i think it's utterly unsatisfactory . i for parole. i think it's utterly unsatisfactory. i share for parole. i think it's utterly unsatisfactory . i share the unsatisfactory. i share the family's deep, deep unsatisfactory. i share the family's deep , deep concerns family's deep, deep concerns about all of this. and of

course, they're hurt. and upset was only added to by the news breaking yesterday about inappropriate messages sent by police officers. all in all, a very unsatisfactory set of circumstances. >> well , thank you very much >> well, thank you very much indeed. peter bleksley former scotland yard detective, always to good speak to you. yes, i remember so clearly a hearing from the victims families outside the court when they heard the sentencing decision. no, we'll have much more on that throughout the show. >> and indeed, what happens next. but up, scientists next. but coming up, scientists have proved that men and women don't have the same brains more on that very shortly

news. radio. >> well, has the age old debate been settled? our men and women different? >> i think they are. reports suggest that for the very first time, scientists have been able to prove men and women don't

have the same brain . have the same brain. >> previous studies have suggested that society, rather than biology , was at fault. but than biology, was at fault. but now research says that they can tell the difference between how men and women recall memories andindeed men and women recall memories and indeed view ourselves. >> this is an interesting one. i mean, i always assumed that there must be a difference with our brains. we have completely different. uh you know, well, we're different . yeah, we're we're different. yeah, we're different from mars. women are from venus. >> i don't think it's wrong to say that women are perhaps more emotion able. is that is that is that sexist? and men . that sexist? and men. >> well, maybe when i'm sat next to you men are perhaps more analytical to a fault. >> i mean, well, it's that thing, isn't it? >> men like things. women like people and emotions. precisely what i mean, i think it's obviously, you know, on a spectrum, of course it's on spectrum. >> and when even this study , i >> and when even this study, i believe, talking about the believe, was talking about the majority women and the majority of women and the majority of women and the majority men, is majority of men, there is overlap. of course, there's overlap. of course, there's overlap. we're joined now by

overlap. but we're joined now by the author the gendered brain the author of the gendered brain doctor gina rippon, and doctor gina. thank you so much for joining us. um, firstly, are we at all surprised by this study ? at all surprised by this study? to emily and myself, i think it seemed to be stating the obvious i >> -- >> yes, i'm really glad you said that, actually, because i was going to say something along the lines of this is a real no sherlock. >> no , it must apologise for the >> no, it must apologise for the language at this time in the day, but to go on. >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> no, no, i mean, i, i don't think anybody would argue that you would find differences between the men's and brains of men and women . um, i think every men and women. um, i think every brain is different from every other brain. the key issue is where the differences come from and what they mean . and what they mean. >> and where do you think those differences come from ? differences come from? >> well, i think it's a combination . it's a combination combination. it's a combination of biology and it's a combination of biology which is entangled with the world in which it's operating. so it's like a two way process .

like a two way process. >> so do you think that, say , >> so do you think that, say, um, i had identical twins, one boy and one girl, and we raised them in a completely gender neutral way that that they still, they might not actually grow up to be obviously boy and girl. so their biology wouldn't necessarily dictate how they ended up. is it a bit fluid? >> uh, well, i probably point out that if they were identical, they probably wouldn't be a boy and a girl. >> but. >> but. >> oh, right. okay. >> oh, right. okay. >> yeah. okay. just twins. just twins so twins then. so >> yeah. yes. i mean, even if they were identical, actually, um, would find that they um, you would find that they would have quite likely have different personalities. >> um, physically they might look similar, but they look very similar, but they might things in might respond to things in different . different ways. >> and assuming they >> um, and assuming they weren't, you know, literally in the same environment all the time, that environment would impact them differently . okay. >> so what are the biggest differences between how and differences between how men and women think ? women think? >> right . um,

women think? >> right. um, well, the women think? >> right . um, well, the trouble >> right. um, well, the trouble is, when we talk about difference, you probably assume that we mean all men are like this and all men are like that. and almost all of the data, including the data in this papen including the data in this paper, demonstrates an overlap. so there's nothing we can say that's true of all men and no women . and the other way round. women. and the other way round. uh, so i think that's important to remember because we do have this on going debate of which this on going debate of which this is just another example , this is just another example, that there is something significant about about being male and being female in the kind of brain you have . kind of brain you have. >> well, thank you very much indeed for your time. we're going to have to leave it there. sadly doctor gina rippon, who is the author the gendered brain the author of the gendered brain . there you go. mixture of . well, there you go. mixture of nature and nurture, think was nature and nurture, i think was the mixture. the conclusion there mixture. >> overlap, which >> but also overlap, which i suppose , uh, well, more suppose is, uh, well, much more to including that body in to come, including that body in the river thames. don't go anywhere. >> a brighter outlook with boxt

solar , the sponsors of weather solar, the sponsors of weather on . gb news. hello on. gb news. hello >> very good day to you. welcome to your latest gb news weather update i'm alex burkill. we do have some drier weather across northern parts as we go through tonight, but for many is tonight, but for many it is going a wet and into going to be a wet and wet into tomorrow. two front that tomorrow. two a front that brought earlier rain across northern is now pushing northern areas is now pushing its south eastwards and its way south eastwards and that's to feed into that's going to feed into southern parts through this evening, a bit more evening, bringing a bit more cloud some winds cloud and some blustery winds and rain for a time. two and some rain for a time. two clearer skies further north, though, and across some parts of scotland , those clear skies scotland, those clear skies could allow touch of frost could allow for a touch of frost to start night, as this to start the night, but as this swathe wet windy swathe of wet and windy and cloudy weather pushes in, temperatures going to temperatures are going to gradually through gradually lift through the night. places starting night. so many places starting tomorrow a mild note tomorrow morning. on a mild note , but a wet one. watch out for spray on the roads if you're heading out early because heading out early on, because the going be heavy. the rain is going to be heavy. could travel could cause some travel disruption, especially in the southwest, some flooding is southwest, and some flooding is possible well. possible here as well. otherwise, rain is gradually otherwise, the rain is gradually going push its towards

going to push its way towards the by the time that we the east. so by the time that we get the afternoon, something get to the afternoon, something a brighter, some a bit brighter, perhaps some sunny breaking out for sunny spells breaking out for many albeit with a many areas, albeit with a scattering of showers a few scattering of showers in a few places to temperatures still well above average for the time of year. it will be windy, of year. but it will be windy, especially in the rain risk of gales. for some of us, more unsettled weather to come on thursday. for some thursday. potential for some heavy bursts of rain, particularly across central parts as another makes its parts as another front makes its way country. so again way across the country. so again , some localised , we could see some localised issues in association with that. a showery days, likely on friday. it look like friday. it does look like saturday is going to be a bit dnen saturday is going to be a bit drier, but temperatures dropping close the time of close to average for the time of year close to average for the time of yea that close to average for the time of yeathat feeling inside from >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers spot of weather on gb news as

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manhunt for london chemical attack suspect a body has been retrieved from the river thames, near where he was last spotted. >> detectives say they strongly believe it's the body of abdul azadi. we're live on the scene and the nottingham triple killer is to have his sentence reviewed by the court of appeal, valdo calocane was found guilty of manslaughter, not murder. >> that was on the basis of diminished responsibility due to his mental health. now the sentence described as unduly lenient by the attorney general , lenient by the attorney general, will be reviewed and in the past half hour, prince william has issued a rare statement on the conflict in the middle east calling for israeli hostages to be released and increased humanitarian support to gaza. >> but should he have . >> but should he have. now whether prince william should have spoken out on the

conflict is a very good question, but i have another one for our lovely viewers and listeners, and that is what are the main differences between men and women ? and women? >> because i think there are quite a few women, i think i think it's absolutely true to say there are lots of sex based differences , and we can see them differences, and we can see them and anyone who knows anyone we can see sex, we can see them . can see sex, we can see them. >> can see sex, we can see them. >> well, we can we can say, oh, you mean in anatomy? i think i think in anatomy there are differences. yes. i think well, we do know in sport there are differences. >> women tend to be more curvaceous. >> yes, yes, yes. um, although there are also curvaceous men. i don't want to deny whenever we're talking in averages, there are there are obvious overlaps. and i think that's what last and i think that's what our last guest, you weren't guest, sadly, you weren't blessed there blessed with curves. there are some there are some very emotional men, but there are there's smaller proportion there's a smaller proportion of very know very i don't know, you know what, gareth? >> the hot water is you >> the hot water gareth is you will into hot water because will get into hot water because it ends up sounding sexist. because men more

because men say all men are more logical, emotion. logical, they're less emotion. all they're. not all they're. that's not necessarily a good thing. they're more interested in things. than people and things. rather than people and emotions of emotions and these are, of course, generalisations . but course, generalisations. but there be some truth to some there may be some truth to some of now it's of them. gareth says. now it's been that men and women been proven that men and women have different brains. it follows men cannot become follows that men cannot become women versa. so there women and vice versa. so there you this add to that you go. does this add to that already contentious debate ? already contentious debate? >> well, it depends how you think a brain develops and brains do respond to, for example, hormone therapy . right. example, hormone therapy. right. can a brain go from being a male brain to a female brain, from a female brain to a male brain? due to modern medicine ? due to modern medicine? >> in fact, doctor gina ripper back to on talk to us about that one. but let's get your headlines, get in touch to . tom headlines, get in touch to. tom >> emily, thank you very much. 1:03 and we start with that news. we've been covering, covering the broke earlier this afternoon. the detectives leading the hunt for chemical attack. suspect abdul ezedi have

said they strongly believe now they have recovered his body from the river thames. earlier scotland yard said that the crew of a passing boat had reported seeing a body in the water at tower pier around 4:00 yesterday afternoon . that body was then afternoon. that body was then recovered by the metropolitan police's marine unit and has now been viewed by detectives working on the investigation . working on the investigation. police had earlier said they believed ezedi had gone into the river thames at chelsea bridge, based on cctv footage from around four hours after his attack . on the 31st of january. attack. on the 31st of january. in other news, a man who murdered two students and a school caretaker in nottingham will now have his sentence reviewed by judges after the attorney general said it may have been unduly lenient. the family of valdo calocane victims barnaby weber, grace o'malley, kumar and ian coates have welcomed the announcement and in a joint statement they said his sentencing was wrong , a joint statement they said his sentencing was wrong, adding the appeal will hopefully lead . they appeal will hopefully lead. they say, to the appropriate justice

as they have been calling for. as we've been hearing, prince william has called for the fighting in the israel—hamas war to end as soon as possible. he says , adding that there is says, adding that there is a desperate need for increased humanitarian support to gaza in a statement, the prince of wales said he is deeply concerned about the terrible human cost of the conflict in the middle east, adding that too many have been killed. follows lord killed. it follows lord cameron's warning to israel that the fighting needs to stop, he says. meanwhile the us is proposing a draft resolution at the un security council calling for a temporary ceasefire and calling on israel to reverse its plans for a further ground offensive in rafah . rishi sunak offensive in rafah. rishi sunak is facing the prospect of another by—election after mp for blackpool south, scott benton, had his appeal against a suspension from parliament dismissed today. he was suspended in april 2023 after suggesting to an undercover reporter that he would be willing to break lobbying rules for money. he denied any

wrongdoing, though, and appealed a recommended 3035 day suspension . but in its ruling suspension. but in its ruling today, an independent panel said they found no substance in his arguments. mps will now vote on benton's punishment , which could benton's punishment, which could possibly trigger that by—election the prime minister has said today that new funding packages for farmers will protect the country's food security and ensure fairer pricing in the sector. addressing the national farmers union conference in birmingham earlier, rishi sunak unveiled new funding to increase productivity and to modernise technology such as robotics and solar power. he also pledged to cut red tape, making it easier for farmers to develop new buildings or to open farm shops. mr sunak says britain's farmers are essential for the country's food security . food security. >> one way to improve food security is to stop millions of tonnes of good, fresh farm food from going to waste, just because of its shape or size. so we'll also provide funding

today, £15 million to redirect that surplus into the hands of those who need it. >> well, we've learned today that former post office chairman henry staunton has accused the business secretary of making up what he called astonishing claims and mischaracterizations. it comes after kemi badenoch accused him in the commons yesterday of spreading falsehoods concerning his deaungs falsehoods concerning his dealings with the government . mr dealings with the government. mr staunton says that he was told to stall compensation payments to stall compensation payments to victims of the post to the victims of the post office scandal because of cost concerns into the concerns heading into the general election. those that were claims that kemi badenoch has denied lawyers forjulian has denied lawyers for julian assange have claimed that they now have evidence that the us developed a plan to try and kill him, or to forcibly bring him to america. that comes as protesters are gathered outside the royal courts of justice in london in support of the wikileaks founder , who is now wikileaks founder, who is now making his final appeal against extradition to the united states . it's part of his long running ordeal, which could be his final chance to avoid spending the

rest of his life in a us prison. new figures have revealed today that the majority of parents and carers think all primary age children in england should get free school meals. it comes after a scheme was implemented in london primary schools, which 88% of parents want to see rolled out across the nation . rolled out across the nation. the same survey found 52% of parents have had to cut back on their food shops since september . lord cameron has reaffirmed the uk's commitment to the falkland islands, saying that he hopes for a lasting british connection. speaking after a ceremony honouring those who lost their lives in the 1982 conflict, the foreign secretary promised to support the wishes of islanders to remain british. cameron's comments come after argentina's renewed attempts to negotiate the falklands sovereignty and later this week, lord cameron will make history again by becoming the first uk foreign secretary to visit paraguay . those are the

paraguay. those are the headunes paraguay. those are the headlines for the latest stories. you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to our website gb news. com slash alerts . alerts. >> good afternoon britain. it's 1:08 and a body has been found in the river thames, believed to be that of clapham. chemical attack suspect abdul ezedi us , attack suspect abdul ezedi us, scotland yard, have said the body was discovered in the water at tower pier on the river thames in central london yesterday . the 35 year old has yesterday. the 35 year old has been missing since the attack on a woman and her two daughters in london on the 31st of january. yes well, joining us now live on the scene in east london is gb news reporter theo chikomba theo i >> -- >> thank 5mm >> thank you. tell us what you know. yes >> well, 19 days on following the chemical attack in clapham , the chemical attack in clapham, the chemical attack in clapham, the metropolitan police in the last hour have confirmed that a body they believe is the suspect.

>> abdul ezedi has been found. so yesterday at 4:00, there was a metropolitan police, a marine unit passing by in a boat and they saw a body in the river. this was just after 4:00 yesterday afternoon , june. of yesterday afternoon, june. of course, in the last couple of weeks, since the 9th of february, where we last heard the metropolitan police do that press conference, they believed he water following he was in the water following that cctv footage, which had been released, showing him at the chelsea bridge just a few weeks ago. following that attack on that wednesday evening on the sist on that wednesday evening on the 31st of january. now at the moment, it's not confirmed whether or not this is his body. as they went on to say that his body has been in the water for a while so they don't have access to any fingerprints , so they to any fingerprints, so they will have to wait for dna investigations and working with the coroner to establish his formal identity and using dental

records as well. so that may take some time. they've gone on to say, now we've heard from a statement from the metropolitan police commander, jon savell, saying, based on the distinctive clothing he was wearing at the time of the attack and property found on his body, we strongly believe that we have recovered the body of ezedi, and he also went on to say that we've contacted the family to pass on the news. now of course, we know that a 31 year old woman and her two children were attacked in clapham on that evening of the sist clapham on that evening of the 31st of january, and they went on to provide an update on her wellbeing. at the moment, they said our enquiries continue into the attack. i'm pleased to say that the condition of the 31 year old woman has improved. she remains in hospital but she's in stable condition and no longer sedated and they say we still haven't been able to speak to her but hope to do so when she is well enough. so that's the latest. we know at the moment. it will be a case of now hearing

about his formal identification . about his formal identification. as investigations continue into this case. >> theo chikomba thank you very much for bringing us the very latest there live from the scene of where body was found, of where that body was found, still hospital . still in hospital. >> found victims for so >> well, i found victims for so many days after so many days , i many days after so many days, i haven't able to speak to haven't been able to speak to her. >> it's been almost a month. yeah a month. yeah almost a month. >> weeks or so. um, but >> three weeks or so. um, but we'll move on because as a jewish has expressed jewish family has expressed fears after their baby's birth certificate was returned to them, ripped and with the word israel scribbled out. and this was all following a passport application. well london based parents israel and doreen said that the incident reminded them of 1930s germany, where the nazis would put notes on jewish people's documentation. yes, the campaign against anti—semitism shared an image of the document, emphasising that this incident is completely unacceptable , is completely unacceptable, while the home office says that it is investigating the incident i >> -- >> but the director of investigations and enforcement at the campaign against

anti—semitism, stephen silverman , has been studying this case and joins us now. stephen, uh , and joins us now. stephen, uh, at first glance, this seems esther ghey traordinary. this seems absolutely mind boggling. what do we know about the facts of the case? >> uh, good afternoon anne. yeah, mind boggling it is. and it's just the latest in a long line of what seems to be almost daily, um, anti—semitic incidents these days. the facts are pretty much just as you've described, pending further investigation, uh, family sent off a passport application for their child. the birth certificate came back damaged, and with, uh, the place of birth of the father israel scratched out. now there has been a long and toxic campaign to delegitimize the state of israel . it it existed in extreme corners in a radical corners, in extremist corners. it was given oxygen. um during jeremy corbyn's tenure of the labour party and is absent exploded .

party and is absent exploded. um, since the events of the 7th of october last year, when hamas carried out its genocidal attack in southern israel . um, and what in southern israel. um, and what has happened is the marches that we've seen almost weekly since then. the narrative on social media just depicts israel as evil. it depicts people who are associated with israel as evil, either because they come from their or because they have it as part of their jewish identity. so so this is another development which is completely shocking , but yet unsurprising shocking, but yet unsurprising given the current direction of travel. >> yes. and the family. i understand and said they feel like a target and that is unfortunately how i've heard anecdotally. um from a lot of jewish people in this country who've never felt less safe actually currently at the moment. and we heard also about the statue of amy winehouse , a

the statue of amy winehouse, a very famous, uh, jewish singer who passed away sadly a number of years ago. her statue, someone has slapped a free palestine sticker over her star of david. >> well, quite. and you know that to anyone who claims that anti—zionism is not the same as anti—semitism , i urge them to anti—semitism, i urge them to consider that case. that star is simply a symbol of jewish identity . um, nothing simply a symbol of jewish identity. um, nothing more and nothing less . it has nothing to nothing less. it has nothing to do with the war that is being fought 3000 miles away . and fought 3000 miles away. and you're right about safety. just a couple of weeks ago in leicester square, in the early hours of a sunday morning, leicester square, in the early hours of a sunday morning , three hours of a sunday morning, three jewish people were violently assaulted by a mob for being jewish. they ended up in hospital . we've seen mike freer, hospital. we've seen mike freer, the mp for golders green and finchley, having to stand down because it was no longer safe for him to remain an mp, having a spoused, um, jews interests, the chaplain, a rabbi at leeds

university, has had to go into hiding because he received death threats and his wife received rape threats . this is where we rape threats. this is where we are today in the united kingdom, and i have to say, not enough is being done to combat it. >> well, stephen silverman, you put forward a powerful, powerful case and no doubt people in in authority will be listening because the litany of examples that you can just reel off without even having to think too deeply about it should shock us all. stephen silverman of the campaign against anti—semitism really thank you for your time. >> it just makes me so angry that jewish people could feel unsafe in this country. furious and the problem is, is that so many people say, oh no, i'm just criticising israel. i'm not criticising israel. i'm not criticising jews . but then why criticising jews. but then why would you slap free palestine would you slap a free palestine sticker on the star of david being worn by a statue of amy winehouse, a jewish singer? i've mentioned it before in my show. >> i've got a friend who no

longer star of david longer wears his star of david necklace simple reason necklace for the simple reason that it would attract, at the very least, criticism . um, and very least, criticism. um, and potentially physical threats, wearing it out and about. potentially physical threats, wearing it out and about . yeah. wearing it out and about. yeah. which is extraordinary. >> don't want to show >> people don't want to show that they are jewish. visibly i mean, shocking. state of mean, it's shocking. state of affairs . and sure stephen affairs. and i'm sure stephen silverman doing some good silverman is doing some good work but in other news, work there. but in other news, the prince of wales says too many have been killed in the israeli gaza war. in a rare statement, prince william emphasised critical emphasised that it's critical all aid gets in and hostages are released. >> well, this comes as his royal highness meets with those involved in providing humanitarian support to the region, as well as young people who are combating anti—semitism. well former bbc royal correspondent michael cole joins us now. us now. >> us now. >> mike cole, is this veering ever so slightly dangerously into political territory ? into political territory? >> good afternoon emily. >> good afternoon emily. >> good afternoon emily. >> good afternoon, tom and emily. what you just said you spoke for. all right. thinking people, what is going on now is appalling. and it's vile. and i

condemn it to address your question, uh, well , on the condemn it to address your question, uh, well, on the hamas atrocities happened in october, the prince and princess of wales did something unprecedented for the royal family. >> they issued a statement from kensington palace detailing their profound distress at what had happened . and now they're had happened. and now they're going to be in spirit or in person because the princess, of course, is not well enough to take part in public activities at the moment, are going to be visiting people who are bringing distress, uh, relief to people in the in the middle east and the prince next week is going to visit a synagogue. >> there's nothing terribly new about this because in 2018, prince william was the most senior royal person ever to make an official visit to israel. >> he went to israel and he went to the west bank of the jordan. and, uh, it's not really surprising there should be

interest , but, uh, by the royal interest, but, uh, by the royal family in this part of the world, because his great grandmother, princess alice of greece and denmark, uh , she is greece and denmark, uh, she is known in israel as one of the righteous among nations because she helped to save the lives of many jewish people in athens. and indeed, she is buried in, uh, a tomb on the mount of olives in jerusalem . jerusalem. olives in jerusalem. jerusalem. we may remember the name means city of peace . tragically, it is city of peace. tragically, it is not. and there we see prince william, uh, doing his job and doing it brilliantly. and he will be going to see people and expressing the royal family's concern about what is going on in the middle east. >> it's interesting because there's always this sort of criticism about whether or not the royal family can get involved in politics, what precisely is their role in world affairs. but we think to the middle east as a region and all of the crown princes and sheikhs and all the rest of it who run, uh, many of the countries

pivotal to the process of peace or normalisation or stability , or normalisation or stability, and to some extent, britain in in having a royal family has a greater weigh in with some of those royal families in the region . perhaps it's a path for region. perhaps it's a path for diplomacy . diplomacy. >> absolutely. tom that's the truth of it. uh, always on good terms with king abdullah of jordan and the other crowned headsin jordan and the other crowned heads in that region. >> and that's hugely important. we have a role to play. >> we have a historic role to play. >> we exercise the mandate in palestine from the end of the, uh, the first world war until the establishment of the state of israel in 1948, we have a role and the role that we've exercised has always been an honourable one. we've tried to bnng honourable one. we've tried to bring peace among the peoples there, and we'll continue to do so . and the royal family are so. and the royal family are very much, uh, intimately involved in that, and quite rightly so. the difference is the king cannot get involved

overtly in politics, the prince of wales, being one remove, can take a slightly more role . but take a slightly more role. but this is such a cataclysm. this is such a terrible thing that's going on in the world, would be very noticeable. emily, if nothing was said. and thank goodness by the actions and by their words , prince and princess their words, prince and princess of wales are are expressing their concern and trying to do something about it. >> yes. and as perhaps as far as , uh, statements like this go, it wasn't it wasn't too controversial . well, i think controversial. well, i think most people will agree with what was written in it, but thank you very much, michael cole, bbc royal former royal correspondent, former thank you very much indeed. well, you go. michael well, there you go. michael calls back calls assessment there. but back to this, uh, big story. big question of the day. our men and women's brains wired differently. it's an age old argument , differently. it's an age old argument, but a group of scientists say they've made some groundbreaking discoveries to show in how we show that sex matters in how we think. well we'll be debating it all very shortly . all very shortly. >> you're watching good afternoon, britain on gb news as

radio. good afternoon britain, 1:24 and has the age old debate been settled ? been settled? >> our men from mars and women from venus? >> well, report suggests that for the very first time, scientists have been able to prove men and women don't have the same brain . the same brain. >> previous studies had suggested that society, rather than biology , could be at fault. than biology, could be at fault. if that's at all a fault. but brand new research by stanford university says they can tell the difference between how we recall memories and how the way we view ourselves differs, too. >> interesting stuff. we're now joined by comedian bruce devlin , joined by comedian bruce devlin, who says we're not wired differently, and comedian krista wetton, who certainly thinks we are. so krista, let's start with you ladies first. uh, why are we wired differently? >> well, i don't know why, but

i'm. >> i'm not surprised at all to hear that we are . obviously, hear that we are. obviously, when i first heard about the research, i thought, oh, they've discovered the location is different. you know, women's brains our heads. we know brains are in our heads. we know where are. where men's brains are. >> although into it, >> um, although i read into it, apparently that's it at all. apparently that's not it at all. we've actually got brains that behave differently. >> amazing. >> amazing. >> yeah , i'm slightly floored by that. >> bruce . >> bruce. >> bruce. go >> bruce. go on. >> bruce. go on. how >> bruce. go on. how are >> bruce. go on. how are we >> bruce. go on. how are we not wired differently? >> having having read through the article and read through what they find? i know many people that are as bad as parking with a male or a female, because one of the big things is spatial awareness. >> so i genuinely i cannot >> um, so i genuinely i cannot park and apparently a man's meant to be able to park sort of thing. >> um , but i think that chris's >> um, but i think that chris's brain and my brain are pretty similar. >> you should see us on a night out. we ordered the same drinks. we danced to the same songs. i do not see the difference. i think this is feminist nonsense . think this is feminist nonsense. >> you think feminist at that ? >> you think feminist at that? >> you think feminist at that? >> no, look, you can't. it's not

a scientific study to measure . a scientific study to measure. bruce and i, after we've had the same amount of gin. i mean, that's entirely unfair. yeah. um, i keep advocating for having knee pads on nights out with bruce. but anyway, that's that's not point. this is not the point. i think this is this is really good news because it means we can allow men and women be different. i think women to be different. i think there's huge, huge there's been this huge, huge push prove that we're push to try and prove that we're the the same. the same. we're not the same. we're different beings as well. >> a point, >> bruce, that's a good point, isn't it? now we have the freedom because of this. research says we're wired differently. we now have the freedom uh, embrace our freedom to, uh, embrace our femininity masculinity. yay femininity or masculinity. yay >> on either side of the coin. so all all i am saying is, i don't know, necessarily. see, there are major differences because a lot of the traits that are discussed in this, um, are i have similarly in male friends and female friends. >> um, no. cressida, isn't that a point? the research says that there's perhaps about a 10% overlap. so whilst 90% of men and 90% of women are on sort of different ends of whatever spectrum we're looking at, there

is some overlap there. >> absolutely . and look, >> well, absolutely. and look, tom, anomalies. tom, there's always anomalies. right. that's what right. and that's that's what you want to be able to you want. we want to be able to be a masculine woman or a feminine man, if that's if that's who and what you are. um, but average , i'm not remotely but on average, i'm not remotely surprised to hear that we've got, for example, different, different remembering different ways of remembering things. i don't that things. i don't find that surprising at all. chris how are women better than men? >> go on. »- >> go on. >> well, emily, that's that's very controversial. i don't think a competition. think it's a competition. you know, wouldn't want know, i wouldn't i wouldn't want to that women are better to say that women are better than i'd want to say that than men. i'd want to say that on average, we tend to be a bit different. and maybe we've got skills complement skills that complement each other, put like that. other, let's put it like that. >> isn't that >> well, bruce, isn't that perhaps a little bit concerning for we've this for society? we've all got this sort legislation sort of equality legislation that says we must be treated in precisely the same way, precisely, all of the time . but precisely the same way, prwe;ely, all of the time . but precisely the same way, prwe have|ll of the time . but precisely the same way, prwe have different time . but precisely the same way, prwe have different strengthst precisely the same way, prwe have different strengths , if we have different strengths, isn't that something perhaps that it isn't that something perhaps thatitis isn't that something perhaps that it is important to ignore, then everything be means tested. >> for example, i do have a really great long time memory, but my short time memory is

appalling. so i. i think that's largely to do with lifestyle , but. >> so hang on, bruce , but. >> so hang on, bruce, are you saying we should make allowances to you because you've got a male memory span? >> no , you said that, not me. >> no, you said that, not me. and i remember that very well. and i remember that very well. and that only happened in the last so please don't put last 10s. so please don't put words my mind . words in my mind. >> he's got a male drinking habit. the research did say that. men are more likely that. that men are more likely to enjoy a drink , consume as to enjoy a drink, consume as much as me, if not more . much as me, if not more. >> but we do know this. >> but we do know this. >> we know that men and women, perhaps on average, prefer different kinds of drink that men and women perhaps on average, might one side might prefer maths and another side might prefer literature. >> well, that's an interesting question, isn't it ? >> well, that's an interesting question, isn't it? um, >> well, that's an interesting question, isn't it ? um, bruce, question, isn't it? um, bruce, why do men tend to prefer a pint of beer and women a glass of prosecco? is that because of conditioning, social conditioning, social conditioning, social conditioning, or is that something biological to do with the brain? >> so it could be to do with taste. but i think you're right.

actually, i think it could be to do with social conditioning, because i do get funny looks when i'm mincing around a bar with a glass of prosecco and not indulging. but the thing is, i will go into pub and ask for will go into a pub and ask for a pint of gin or wine and i get very funny looks, so i have no problem with the volume of the amount. it's the actual drink, if mean. and if you see what i mean. and i don't want to gassy and windy don't want to be gassy and windy and nothing to do with and that's nothing to do with society. >> well, that's good because some don't care about that. some men don't care about that. do krista? they don't. >> and that's the research, >> and that's in the research, isn't it says that we have a isn't it? it says that we have a different relationship with the way we perceive ourselves. different relationship with the wacourse,erceive ourselves. different relationship with the wa course, arcei know rselves. different relationship with the wa course,erceiknow rselv women of course, we know that women tend again, on tend on average, again, on average is so important to be more self conscious. um, although, know, that's although, you know, that's obviously isn't in obviously changing, isn't it? in this we've got uh, this day and age, we've got uh, we've male models and we've got male models and there's more pressure on men to look well. um, but look good as well. um, but i don't know. you're asking the wrong really regards wrong person really regards the dnnks i wrong person really regards the drinks i love pint. drinks because i love a pint. >> there you go. >> oh, well, there you go. >> oh, well, there you go. >> perhaps we're not all >> well, perhaps we're not all so different after all. what a what way a lovely what a way to reach a lovely conclusion there. bruce and

cressida, so much for cressida, thank you so much for talking us through, this talking us through, uh, this this, issue with this, uh, contentious issue with such grace. such deft and grace. >> i think we've a nice >> yes. i think we've got a nice yin yang with krista and yin and yang with krista and bruce there. so perhaps with us too. >> oh, my goodness. but at that point, of averages, when point, again, of averages, when we're we we're speaking about this, we were in averages. of were speaking in averages. of course, there are many women who were speaking in averages. of cou much,are are many women who were speaking in averages. of cou much, muche many women who were speaking in averages. of cou much, much better women who were speaking in averages. of cou much, much better at)men who were speaking in averages. of cou much, much better at sport who are much, much better at sport than i and of course, there than i am. and of course, there are many who are probably are many men who are probably much more feminine are. much more feminine than you are. i don't i just sound i don't know, did i just sound weird? i don't about that. weird? i don't know about that. >> a pink dress and >> i'm wearing a pink dress and i've got makeup on in my hair all blown out, so perhaps today is day. but if you catch is not the day. but if you catch me bad day, maybe, well, me on a bad day, maybe, well, maybe. >> but again, averages. >> but again, averages. >> let know think. >> let us know what you think. gb uh gb news. com what gb views. uh gb news. com what are differences between men are the differences between men and it is it all and women or is it is it all social conditioning? is all social conditioning? is it all social conditioning? is it all social conditioning? is it all social conditioning? us know social conditioning? let us know gb gb news. com but gb views at gb news. com but coming a little bit more coming up yes a little bit more serious here. >> nottingham triple killer >> the nottingham triple killer valdo will valdo calocane sentence will now go court of appeal for go to the court of appeal for review. we'll get the details from reporter who's from our midlands reporter who's followed throughout. followed the story throughout. but headlines with but first your headlines with sam francis.

>> tom, emily, thank you very much . good afternoon from the gb much. good afternoon from the gb newsroom. just gone 130. our top story today. detectives leading the hunt for chemical attack. suspect abdul ezedi . they say suspect abdul ezedi. they say they strongly believe they have now recovered his body from the river thames. scotland yard say the crew of a passing boat reported seeing a body in the water tower pier around 4:00 water at tower pier around 4:00 yesterday afternoon . when the yesterday afternoon. when the body was then recovered by the metropolitan marine metropolitan police's marine unit and has now been reviewed by detectives working on that investigation . police had investigation. police had earlier said they believed ezedi had gone into the river thames at bridge, based on cctv at chelsea bridge, based on cctv footage from around four hours after his attack on the 31st of january. a man who murdered two students and a school caretaker in nottingham. we'll have his sentence reviewed by judges after the attorney general, victoria prentis , said it may victoria prentis, said it may have been unduly lenient, but the families of valdo calocane victims barnaby weber, grace o'malley kumar and ian coates have welcomed the announcement .

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backing assange now, despite having hated the guy you're listening to. >> gb news radio . >> gb news radio. >> gb news radio. >> good afternoon britain. it's 1:36 and nottingham's triple killer valdo calocane sentence will go to the court of appeal for review. >> yes. the attorney general, victoria prentice, says his

sentencing of a hospital order for manslaughter and attempted murder was unduly lenient. the families of those killed last june barnaby webber, grace o'malley kumar and school caretaker ian coates have welcomed the decision . welcomed the decision. >> well, we can now speak with our east midlands reporter will hollis, who's followed the case extensively, joining us from lincolnshire . will, this is yet lincolnshire. will, this is yet another, uh , twist in a long and another, uh, twist in a long and drawn out case. but i suppose the families will be very thankful for this decision . thankful for this decision. >> yes. well, this is exactly what the families want. >> this has been a long journey since june the 13th, when valdo calocane killed his three victims. barnaby webber , grace victims. barnaby webber, grace o'malley kumar. >> the two students, a 19 year old at the university of nottingham, as well as ian coates, the school caretaker only months away from retirement. >> but it was in january when we

saw that it went to sentencing at nottingham crown court, but we didn't get a trial . we didn't get a trial. >> that's because valdo calocane , the 32 year old, has had pleas accepted under the grounds of diminished responsibility . diminished responsibility. >> hs2 not for murder but for manslaughter because the crown prosecution service accepted that valdo calocane was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia at the time. >> so in handing down the sentence, which was a hospital order, meaning that instead of going to prison, valdo calocane would go to merseyside, where he'd be spending time an indefinite amount of time in a hospital so he could be treated more . more. >> so, rather than being punished . punished. >> that's really where the problem comes in. >> so this is going to be review. >> it's going to go to the court of appeal. and in a statement on that decision for the un junior , that decision for the un junior, unduly lenient sentencing, the victims families said that they

are very glad to hear that the attorney general has agreed that the sentencing was wrong and that they are optimistic when this reaches the royal courts of justice for its appeal, there will be an outcome that provides a appropriate justice. now attorney general victoria prentice has said that the horrific crimes had shocked the nafion horrific crimes had shocked the nation , and she went on to say nation, and she went on to say that this was a case that evoked strong feelings amongst so many people and it was no surprise that i received so many referrals under the unduly lenient sentencing scheme to consider the hospital order handed to calocane. so what might happen now? well, it's going to go, as we say, to the court of appeal, there are a few different options for what might happen, including there could potentially calocane could serve some sort of a hybrid order. but one of the points that was raised during the sentencing from psychotic psychiatrist who had assessed valdo calocane

mental health, was that they said in a prison he has the opportunity to stop taking medication when he is resistant to medication. his form of schizophrenia , so he could quite schizophrenia, so he could quite easily stop. and then he could become a problem for not just prison officers, but for other prisoners . so they will have to prisoners. so they will have to go through all of the different opfions go through all of the different options already gone options which were already gone through the by the nottingham through by the by the nottingham crown court and the judge, but that appears to be the way that is most appropriate, judging by how much anger and upset, not just from the families, but from across the country. there was at the lenient sentencing , in the the lenient sentencing, in the words of the attorney general , words of the attorney general, it's worth saying that the family says as well, that this is just one part of the tragic failure in this case, because it's not just the judicial system, it's also the policing that they are very unhappy with, particularly about how the case was investigated . was investigated. >> will hollis , our reporter,

>> will hollis, our reporter, live from lincolnshire. thank you very much. that's an important point, too. yes, it is. a number of agencies that these families are not pleased with, including the cps, the leicestershire police itself, the mental health trust, ongoing criticisms of those agencies too. yes. >> it's not just how the case was handled, but how this individual valdo calocane was handled before . his killing handled before. his killing spree. could it have been stopped had the mental health services been more up to scratch ? >> we'll be very 7 >> we'll be very interesting to see if the sentence is changed. as will said, as some kind of hybnd as will said, as some kind of hybrid option could. >> if the if the big concern is, oh no, he might be a bit violent in then surely, surely in prison, then surely, surely just him solitary. just whack him in solitary. >> well, want you know, >> well, i also want you know, a lot of lot of prisoners lot of a lot of prisoners potentially violent. i mean, if that's they're in there, if that's why they're in there, if he's stuck in there with a bunch of killed people, of people who've killed people, do care he's do i particularly care if he's a bit violent towards them? well, clearly don't clearly the families don't feel

like been done. so like justice has been done. so hopefully there will be some resolution but resolution that suits this. but coming has been fury coming up, there has been fury at the london mayor, sadiq khan, again, he's ignored again, because he's ignored calls put a statue of the calls to put a statue of the late queen on trafalgar square's fourth plinth. he's got some other ideas, some other options for us. all of that after this short

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news. channel. >> well, during the break, uh, we were just brought a number of your emails actually on this, uh, the debate we were having about men and women. now, we weren't asking who's better? we weren't asking who's better? we were asking whether. because that would be obvious , wouldn't that would be obvious, wouldn't it? but the. but whether, uh, men and women are actually different. >> which way would it be? >> which way would it be? >> obvious? emily would obviously women, it? obviously be women, wouldn't it? >> to say >> see, she's allowed to say that would admit that if. that men would admit that if. >> but if i if i were to do the opposite, that would be deemed sexist. know, could sexist. but, you know, i could take you could. could twitter. >> that's twitter. couldn't take it. they'd furious. it. no. they'd be furious. they'd your home with they'd be outside your home with the mob. um, but philip says, tom and for god's sake, tom and emily, for god's sake, any man who has been for any man who has been married for more than years could more than 20 years could have told men women are told you. men and women are totally different. didn't totally different. you didn't need well, actually, need a survey. well, actually, it survey. was a it wasn't a survey. it was a research from stanford university. >> the fascinating thing about the research is it used it artificial intelligence. they ran it through a computer. all these brains scans, all these brain scans of different men and

women. and the computers could find patterns that humans couldn't and see which bits of the brain were particularly different . but it does seem that different. but it does seem that there are some significant differences . differences. >> now, i wanted to read out an email by ronald, but it seems to have disappeared. i've i've have disappeared. i've got i've got my hands up here. got to put my hands up here. >> i was i was in the inbox, emily and i highlight i accidentally i accidentally deleted quite funny. >> said something like >> it said something like if i asked if i bought thomas steak, um, tom asked, where did you um, and tom asked, where did you get it? you'd respond, uh, you know, the butchers down the road . i said the same thing. . but if i said the same thing. >> no, if you asked if i said, where did you get your steak? >> say, why? what's wrong >> i'd say, why? what's wrong with it? okay. women more or women more defensive? i don't know , i'm in i'm in the i'm in know, i'm in i'm in the i'm in the now and i can see, like the bin now and i can see, like it's probably about emails it's probably about 100 emails i think deleted. >> we are at risk of indulging in, um, you know, gender stereotypes here. >> wouldn't want to do that. >> here's some here's something, actually, men are more impulsive, do you think? think impulsive, do you think? i think women more considered and women are more considered and men impulsive. and

men are more impulsive. and probably oh, probably that to led me. oh, i can recover items . there go. can recover items. there we go. that's bit of impulsive behaviour. >> david says there is one big difference. women will always remember and bring up anything from years and years back when it men to forget it suits. but men tend to forget . um, so you're saying that women hold grudges, are you, david? well, maybe that woman in your that's holding your life. that's holding a grudge, should be. grudge, perhaps, uh, should be. >> does ring true, though. >> it does ring true, though. doesn't it? it's sort of men will probably. i mean, if a if a man is sort of annoyed or whatever, probably the next day he's forgotten. why? yeah >> which is quite useful, actually. >> women will remember. um, marianne has written in say marianne has written in to say men never see what is right under their nose , have selective under their nose, have selective hearing, disorganised. hearing, are disorganised. however, they have better sense of direction , are physically of direction, are physically stronger and less emotional . stronger and less emotional. >> the better sense of direction might be right average, but might be right on average, but it's certainly not true in all cases.i it's certainly not true in all cases. i speak from experience, kevin you are revealing >> are you are you revealing something christys here? >> i wouldn't like to shame him, but satnav is always but yes, the satnav is always used. kevin says each brain is

unique to the individual that owns it. male or female has nothing to do with it. simple. well, there you you're well, there you go. you're challenging this research, kevin. actually, it's just kevin. actually, it's all just down nothing down to the individual. nothing to whether you're a man to do with whether you're a man or or woman. yeah i think each brain is unique. >> individual, that part's >> an individual, that part's true. but male female does true. but male or female does have something to do with it. can't have something to do with it. cancant have something to do with it. cancan't you tell kevin? i mean, >> can't you tell kevin? i mean, you're watching tom and you're watching we are from watching me. we are. we are from a different planet. >> absolute archetypes of >> the absolute archetypes of male female. i you male and female. i think, you know, you were describe know, if you were to describe a typical you'd me and typical man, you'd have me and the absolute most. yeah. no, we're just what are you going to say? i said, i, i was going to say? i said, i, i was going to say no. i was going to say i see you're allowed to say typical man. you're not allowed to say typical woman. >> i'm just jesting. >> i'm just jesting. >> but just joshing. you do >> but i'm just joshing. you do see that the land mine. see that, that the land mine. yeah um, infested sort of waters and waters. yes. that i'm true. i'm navigating men i'm navigating, you know, men are women have had a history of being subjugated. and in most societies , yes, although not in

societies, yes, although not in all societies. well there you go. >> let us know what you think. vaiews@gbnews.com. but this is an interesting one. yes the mayor of london has been criticised for ignoring requests to put a statue of queen elizabeth on that empty fourth plinth in trafalgar square . plinth in trafalgar square. >> a petition has been launched by the royalist movement, the royalists uk, calling to crown the fourth plinth. >> and of course, this comes after the controversy over the overground lines being renamed . overground lines being renamed. and um. but khan, who posted on formerly twitter, says he is proud to support the fourth plinth art exhibition in trafalgar square, stating since 1998, this initiative has showcased world class artwork, adding to london's dynamic cultural scene, and that he's excited to see what new exhibits will be next to grace this iconic space. >> well, joining us now is the political commentator emma webb, and emma sadiq khan is , as and emma sadiq khan is, as being, one could argue, conservative here. he's not changing the way that we've done things since 1998, quite a long

time ago. he's keeping this tradition of a rotating series of artwork, surely as a traditionalist, emma, you'd be in favour. >> um, don't be disingenuous. >> um, don't be disingenuous. >> he's been a very busy boy this week, hasn't he? >> sadiq khan. >> sadiq khan. >> um, no . >> um, no. »- >> um, no. >> i mean, all of the, um. >> uh , nominations for the >> uh, nominations for the fourth plinth this time round and in previous times round, i think. >> could be roundly described as woke. um, this this time round, i think having looked at the shortlist , there's only one that shortlist, there's only one that is really of artistic merit. um, and the others , um, to pardon my and the others, um, to pardon my french, are just junk. um but i, you know, i it's not surprising, is it? i mean, i think everybody it was a sort of open secret that everybody expected that the fourth plinth was going to be, um, where we would have a statue of, um, the former queen. um, it would have been appropriate. prime spot. i think it should

have been , um, planned and then have been, um, planned and then revealed immediately, um, after her death. and of course, the city calm wants this to keep going because, um, the, this competition is all about london being modern and progressive and actually , you just saw there on actually, you just saw there on the screen the statue, um, being unveiled there, that was a very controversial statue because as one of the men depicted in there, um, uh, famously , he there, um, uh, famously, he preached a sermon underneath the, the dead body of a of i think it was a plantation manager there. um, and he famously gave a church service. he was a reverend , gave a church he was a reverend, gave a church service, um, underneath that man's dead body. so um, i think it's not surprising . this is it's not surprising. this is typical sadiq. um but, of course, there should be, um , a course, there should be, um, a statue of the queen. >> emma, i must i must tell you. >> emma, i must i must tell you. >> i must tell you that someone has just emailed in saying there should be a statue to emma webb. so there you go . you've got your so there you go. you've got your fans who would like to see you

remembered forever. um, but howard cox has said that perhaps this is being used as a political platform to convey subliminal anti—british propaganda . he's, of course, propaganda. he's, of course, reform uk's candidate out for london mayor and also a pro motorist campaigner, anti british propaganda. is that a bit harsh ? bit harsh? >> i think that's fair actually. um, and i think given the fact that we've just seen, um, news about colston's statue being delisted after it was toppled, the general attitude of the mayor of london towards our historic statues and monuments is very clear. he immediately dunng is very clear. he immediately during the black lives matter protests, when things were being um defaced and vandalised set up his commission is orwellian sounding commission for diversity in the public realm . diversity in the public realm. um, he has a problem with, um, london's , um, history, london's london's, um, history, london's heritage. i think he thinks it's too white. i think he thinks it's too, quote, monocultural because it represents the frankly monocultural history of this city. and he wants the

pubuc this city. and he wants the public realm to be more diverse . public realm to be more diverse. and this is one aspect of that. um, and actually, as i said, you know, a lot of these entries are um, as , as much modern art is um, as, as much modern art is politically infused with progressive. well, i personally look forward to a bollywood themed ice cream van. >> uh , in this ice cream was >> uh, in this ice cream was a horrible ice cream multicolour or a bug in it. >> it was awful. >> it was awful. >> well, thank you very much for your time, jerome. >> it was a drone that was filming. everyone was a drone . filming. everyone was a drone. >> a drone on an ice cream. what's more appropriate than in in honouring in trafalgar square honouring nelson and various military figures? ice cream figures? why not an ice cream with a drone? >> well, thank you very much for your emma political your time, emma webb, political commentator. of course, coming up, quite commentator. of course, coming up, quite rare, up, more on that. quite rare, very royal statement very rare royal statement from prince he's, uh, prince william. he's, uh, arguably on arguably weighed in on the israel—gaza conflict, saying too many have been killed. see you very shortly . for a brighter

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manhunt for the london chemical attack suspect. >> a body has now been retrieved from the river thames, near where he was last spotted. detectives say they strongly believe it is the body of abdul ezedl believe it is the body of abdul ezedi. we're back on the scene and another by—election. >> rishi sunak faces yet another blow to his election prospects as the mp for blackpool south, scott benton, loses his appeal against his suspension from the commons. this following that lobbying scandal at and the nottingham triple killer is to have his sentence reviewed by the court of appeal. >> valdo calocane was found guilty of manslaughter but not murder, on the basis of diminished responsibility due to his mental health. now the sentence, described as unduly lenient by the attorney general, will be reviewed and prince william has issued a rare statement on the conflict in the middle east, calling for fighting to end as soon as possible and for increased humanitarian support in gaza.

>> just how many bodies are bobbing along in the thames are you seriously asking that question ? question? >> well, how are you seriously asking that question? is that what we're going to ask our viewers and listeners to get back to us on? >> no, i'm just slightly confused as to the last three or so weeks. three plus weeks of this manhunt. so weeks. three plus weeks of this manhunt . and suddenly it this manhunt. and suddenly it was yesterday afternoon that a passer by saw a body floating in the thames in central by by what is it called ? tower pier, which is it called? tower pier, which is it called? tower pier, which is the pier just next to the tower of london. sort of by tower of london. sort of by tower bridge. >> well, someone emailed in earlier saying it's basic o—level biology. earlier saying it's basic o—level biology . see that? um o—level biology. see that? um bodies. this is this is all a bit really grim, isn't it? but bodies can, you know, they can sink and then they re—emerge later .

later. >> they sort of go up and down and up and down because of water, because of gas and things in the body. >> yeah. this is not a very nice question . no. is it tom? why question. no. is it tom? why not? very nice question, but yes it is. it is rather alarming that there are so many bodies in the thames, and each one the river thames, and each one will its own story . will have its own story. >> it harks back to sort of victorian in london. i thought we'd the time when we'd sort of pass the time when you could fish out a body you could go in, fish out a body and of, you what were and sort of, you know, what were the who sort of the people who sort of gravediggers all the of gravediggers and all the rest of it anyway ? um, on that note, it anyway? um, on that note, also have a by—election coming up. perhaps that's a better question . gb views at gb news. question. gb views at gb news. com are is politics stuffed? tom. >> excuse me. thank you very much. good afternoon. from the gb news room. it'sjust much. good afternoon. from the gb news room. it's just gone 2:00. well in the top story today a body has been recovered in the river thames, which detectives strongly believe is

that of chemical attack . suspect that of chemical attack. suspect abdul ezedi . earlier police had abdul ezedi. earlier police had said they believed ezedi had gone into the river at chelsea bridge and that was based on cctv evidence. the body, though, has been recovered by the metropolitan police's marine unit. at around 4:00 yesterday after a report from a crew of a passing boat. after a report from a crew of a passing boat . and we also now passing boat. and we also now know that his former partner, who was attacked alongside her two young daughters, remains in hospital but is no longer under sedation . in other news today, sedation. in other news today, the sentencing of a man who murdered two students and a school caretaker in nottingham may have been undue lenient and it will now be reviewed by judges. the attorney general's announcement has been welcomed by the families of valdo calocane victims barnaby webber, grace o'malley kumar and ian coates . in a grace o'malley kumar and ian coates. in a joint grace o'malley kumar and ian coates . in a joint statement coates. in a joint statement today. they have said they were optimistic that a appropriate justice would now be served to the man. they say so viciously murdered their loved ones . a murdered their loved ones. a

royal news and prince william has issued a statement calling for fighting in the israel—hamas war to end as soon as possible , war to end as soon as possible, adding that there is a desperate need for increased humanitarian support to gaza. the prince of wales said he's deeply concerned about the terrible human cost of the conflict in the middle east, with too many lives lost, it follows lord david cameron's warning to israel that the fighting needs to stop , he says, fighting needs to stop, he says, and labour has also called for and labour has also called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire . in a major shift to ceasefire. in a major shift to the party's stance on the war shadow foreign secretary david lammy says the world wants the fighting to stop the rafah attack cannot go ahead. >> we are following our five eyes partners australia, new zealand and canada, who a few days ago made it clear that there has to be an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. we are mirroring that language and indeed the language now of the united nations . everyone wants united nations. everyone wants the fighting to stop now. rishi

sunak faces the prospect of yet another by—election after the mp for blackpool south, scott benton, had his appeal against a suspension from parliament. >> dismiss it. he was suspended in april 2023 after suggesting to an undercover reporter for the times that he would be willing to break lobbying rules for money. he though, denied any wrongdoing and appealed a recommended 35 day suspension. but in its ruling today, an independent panel said they found no substance in his argument. mps will now vote on benton's punishment, possibly triggering, as i said, another by—election . the prime minister by—election. the prime minister says a new funding package for farmers will protect the country's food security and ensure fairer pricing in the sector . addressing the national sector. addressing the national farmers union conference in birmingham earlier, rishi sunak unveiled new funding to increase productivity and modernise technology such as robotics and solar power. he also pledged to cut red tape, making it easier for farmers to develop new buildings or open farm shops . mr buildings or open farm shops. mr sunak says britain's farmers are

essential to the country's food security . he one way to improve security. he one way to improve food security is to stop millions of tonnes of good, fresh farm food from going to waste, just because of its shape or size, so we'll also provide funding today, £15 million to redirect that surplus into the hands of those who need it. lawyers for julian assange have claimed that they have evidence that the us developed a plan to try to either kill him or to forcibly remove him back to america . it comes as protesters america. it comes as protesters are gathered outside the royal courts of justice in support of the wikileaks founder, who is making his final appeal against extradition to the united states. it's part of his long running ordeal, which could be his final chance to avoid being spent, spending the rest spent, avoid spending the rest of his life in a us prison, and we've heard today that a social media account belonging to alexei navalny's widow may have been has been rather restored after it was briefly taken offline. that news just changing

. in fact, in the last few minutes, yulia navalny, whose account on x was temporarily suspended this afternoon on the platform, was formerly known as twitter and is owned by elon musk. so far, no explanation has been given for that suspension of her account. it comes after alexei navalny, who was vladimir putin's most vocal critic, died last week in what many world leaders have described as highly suspicious circumstances . and suspicious circumstances. and lord cameron has reaffirmed the uk's commitment to the falkland islands, saying he hopes for a lasting british connection. speaking after a ceremony honounng speaking after a ceremony honouring those who lost their lives in the 1982 conflict, the foreign secretary promised to support the wishes of islanders to remain british. cameron's comments come after argentina has renewed its attempts to negotiate the falklands sovereignty, and later this week, lord cameron will also make history again by becoming the first uk foreign secretary to visit paraguay . for the to visit paraguay. for the latest stories , you can sign up latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning

the code on your screen. or, of course, go to our website gbnews.com slash alerts . gb news.com slash alerts. >> gbnews.com slash alerts. >> good afternoon britain. it's 2:08 and let's kick off with that news that a body has been found in the thames, which the met police strongly believe to be that of clapham chemical attack suspect abdul ezedi . attack suspect abdul ezedi. >> yes, scotland yard have said the body was discovered in the water at tower pier that's on the river thames in central london yesterday. the 35 london yesterday. now the 35 year old has been missing since the attack woman and her the attack on a woman and her two in london on the two children in london on the sist two children in london on the 31st january. well joining us 31st of january. well joining us now live on the scene where the body was found in east london. >> well, central london is gb news reporter theo chikomba theo , what precisely happened? how was this body discovered ? yes was this body discovered? yes well, 19 days on following the chemical attack in clapham , chemical attack in clapham, passing by a metropolitan police

marine team were in this area yesterday at around 4:00, in which they found a body in this area just behind me at the tower hill millennium pier. >> and they went on to say that they strongly believe that the body that was found here is the body that was found here is the body of abdul ezedi, the chemical attack suspect. now they've gone to on say that they haven't yet formally identified him as the body who was in the water for some time. it's been around three weeks or so since he was last seen, and they are saying there's work now underway to establish his formal identification through dna testing and dental records . and testing and dental records. and they are unable to use fingerprints at the moment as as of course, we've seen the weather in the last couple of weeks, and of course, he's been in the water for some time now. that, of course, will be waiting to hear about the formal identification in some in some weeks to come. they said it may take some time, but of course we do know. on the 9th of february,

in the last press conference, they said that their main working hypothesis is that he went into the river his last whereabouts were on that cctv footage they released at chelsea bridge, which he had been seen a few hours following the attack taking place in the clapham area . and today commanderjon taking place in the clapham area . and today commander jon savell said we strongly believe that they do believe it is him considering the items that they found on him and of course, the identifiable clothes that he was wearing . now, there have been wearing. now, there have been questions in the last couple of weeks of how they haven't been able to find him, considering we are in central london, one of the busiest cities in europe, with plenty of cctv cameras, all across the city. but they are saying their investigations are continuing and provided a further update on the 31 year old woman, who was injured on that night. on the 31st of january, and have said that she

is now feeling better. she's no longer sedated, but they haven't yet been able to speak to her following the incident, which took place in clapham . now we do took place in clapham. now we do understand there will be continuing to work with coroner to establish his formal identification , which they do go identification, which they do go on to say may take some weeks . on to say may take some weeks. >> much indeed for bringing us that theory . coumba gb news that theory. coumba gb news reporter live from central london. >> it's extraordinary that the victim in all of this had been sedated for such a long time , sedated for such a long time, and that's why she wasn't able to speak to police initially, weren't quite sure if abdul ezedi was connected to her in any way. and clearly that's because they they still haven't been to her. been able to speak to her. >> and if that body is identified to be abdul ezedi, which looks highly likely, then there of justice there is the question of justice and whether it can now ever be ever be served. tragic that that poor woman is still still in hospital nearly three weeks later . later. >> we're well onto another piece of news that broke just before

we went to air on this programme. there were two last week. there's one next week, but could yet another by—election soon be added to the pile of by elections the prime minister is facing? well blackpool south mp scott benton has lost his appeal against a 35 day suspension from parliament. >> mps will now vote whether to trigger a recall petition, which could then see the conservatives face yet another by—election. >> mr benton was suspended last april after an undercover investigation found he would be willing to break lobbying rules for money. >> well, let's cross live to gb news political correspondent olivia utley to bring us the latest. she's in westminster. olivia, thank you very much. this lobbying scandal on the scale of lobbying scandals was pretty massive , actually. it was pretty massive, actually. it was an undercover investigation, wasn't it? a bit of a sting . in wasn't it? a bit of a sting. in >> well, absolutely. emily, it's absolutely extraordinary , this absolutely extraordinary, this story. scott benton, the conservative mp for blackpool

south, was caught out by under cover reporters for the times newspaper. they posed as investors in the gambling industry and acted as though they wanted to essentially hire scott benton to help them out in a lobbying capacity. now, scott benton fell for their sting. as you put it, and said that he would be willing to hand over the documents for the gambling white paper 48 hours before they were released in order to give these supposed investors a head start , knowing what the start, knowing what the government was going to do to reform gambling, he said that he would allow that he would ask questions in parliament on behalf of the gambling industry. basically he said that he would break the ministerial code, the mps code, in all sorts of different ways in exchange for up to £4,000 a month. enormously embarrassing and all caught on

tape. unsurprisingly the standards committee that group of mps from across the house who are in charge of deciding punishment for mps who stepped out of line, recommended a 35 day suspension for scott benton and he lost the conservative whip at that point. scott benton then appealed his suspension to then appealed his suspension to the independent expert panel, which sits above the standards committee for mps. the independent panel has been reviewing the case for a few months now, and today have reached their conclusion , and reached their conclusion, and their conclusion is that they believe that the committee's, uh , uh, decision should be upheld, that there is no merit to scott benton's appeal and therefore they recommend that scott benton is suspended for 35 days. now, scott benton has issued a furious statement saying that he hasn't been given a fair trial. but given that this whole episode has is on tape, it feels very unlikely that that his , uh, very unlikely that that his, uh, that his backlash will come to anything. so long story , not

anything. so long story, not much shorter. what it looks like it's going to happen is that there will be a recall petition , there will be a recall petition, which means that the people of blackpool south will get to decide whether to have a by—election, then almost by—election, and then almost definitely there will be a by—election in sort of 6 to 8 weeks time. that is a real headache for rishi sunak. he has lost a record number of by elections in this parliament. he's lost five by elections with five figure majorities . and in five figure majorities. and in blackpool south, the conservatives only have a majority of 3500. and so it looks like another conservative mp is about to go. >> real problems for rishi sunak there. and frankly, i will be amazed. i think the whole of westminster will be amazed if they don't get over that. that very low 10% threshold of constituents, uh, needing to petition to get that by—election but olivia, it's not just problems for rishi sunak. there's a big problem potentially facing the labour party tomorrow in parliament with regards to which way they

go on an snp motion with regards to a gaza ceasefire . to a gaza ceasefire. >> yeah, and this is going to be really, really interesting to watch, tom, because back in november, as you'll remember , november, as you'll remember, the snp tabled a similar motion. the motion was essentially that this house would like to see a ceasefire in gaza . the labour ceasefire in gaza. the labour frontbench led by keir starmer, voted against that motion. at the time, keir starmer was saying over and over again, very robustly that israel had the right to defend itself . as right to defend itself. as a result, labour and the labour frontbench keir starmer ended up losing ten shadow ministers , 56 losing ten shadow ministers, 56 labour mps in all votes against the frontbench on this , saying the frontbench on this, saying that they would like to see a ceasefire in gaza and it was a pretty challenging episode in keir starmer's leadership . keir starmer's leadership. tomorrow looks set to be the same sort of thing, but basically on steroids. obviously the situation in israel and gaza

has got progressively worse since november. we are now expecting this attack . sukh expecting this attack. sukh israeli attack in rafah, which could leave hundreds of thousands of people dead or or homeless or injured. the situation is more febrile than it's been in a long time now , it's been in a long time now, and keir starmer has been expecting a big rebellion from his labour backbenches . if he his labour backbenches. if he keeps going with his line that he does not want to see a ceasefire, but there has been a bit of a development now it looks as though rather than just voting down the snp amendment, the labour frontbench has tabled it. sorry for voting down the snp's motion. the labour frontbench has tabled an amendment , frontbench has tabled an amendment, but now this is all very complicated, but essentially it looks as though labouris essentially it looks as though labour is going to propose a sort of slightly diluted version of the snp's motion that it would like to see a ceasefire and hopefully for labour, that will mean that they can sort of have a ladder to climb down and

avoid embarrassment. but this is going to be make no mistake, a very, very challenging day for keir starmer's leadership. >> yeah , very interesting >> yeah, very interesting indeed. there are so many different factors at play . thank different factors at play. thank you very much. olivia utley gb news political i news political correspondent. i think it's so interesting because keir starmer, he's in a difficult position as olivia said, there a number of his frontbench left or stood down after he decided not to back that snp motion for a ceasefire . that snp motion for a ceasefire. can we now say he's u—turning, or has he just reconsidered the situation ? is this because many situation? is this because many of his mps are being threatened and receiving huge amounts of campaigning literature on this issue? what is it that's changed his mind here? >> but it is interesting that the labour party and sir keir starmer, when sort of starmer, when he sort of announced this gear change at the scottish labour party conference, just yesterday or the day before , uh, used the the day before, uh, used the word permanent ceasefire, which would be, it seems to me, a bit

of a get out clause there that unless this ceasefire can be permanent, they wouldn't go for it. but we'll be talking to a labour former labour party special adviser on this issue and more in in in the course of the day, it looks like the wording is going to be an immediate humanitarian ceasefire wording is going to be an im gaza. te humanitarian ceasefire in gaza. >> again , is this a question of >> again, is this a question of semantics or is it important, very wording very important that the wording is anyway, rishi is right on this. anyway, rishi sunak in birmingham this sunak was in birmingham this morning where he spoke the morning where he spoke at the national farmers union conference. >> yes. the prime minister unveiled a new £220 million fund, which will be put into new food productivity schemes , food productivity schemes, aiming to reduce the reliance on overseas workers. but farming protest groups say more needs to be to protect uk farmers be done to protect uk farmers from competition posed by cheaper imports. >> of course, prime >> and of course, the prime minister looking to the minister will be looking to the european union on the continent where farmers very where farmers are very much kicking off, aren't they? >> well, cross to >> well, let's cross to birmingham, where farmers haven't fire so haven't set anything on fire so far, haven't set anything on fire so fan speak haven't set anything on fire so far, speak to our west far, to speak to our west midlands reporterjack far, to speak to our west midlands reporter jack carson and were farmers and jack were the farmers placated by what the prime minister had to say? because as

emily says, looking just over the channel, farmers have been very , very angry. the channel, farmers have been very , very angry . yeah very, very angry. yeah >> of course, more protests, aren't they kicking off today in the likes of greece and greece and poland, with those farmers on the continent, certainly things a lot calmer. um, things a lot more calmer. um, here, particularly in the room, of lot the farmers of course, a lot of the farmers telling there where they are telling me there where they are aware, of course, that . rishi aware, of course, that. rishi sunakin aware, of course, that. rishi sunak in that room today very much also trying to get votes ahead of the inevitable general election this year. but he did come with promises, did come with commitments, of course, once to that once again, committing to that £2.4 worth support £2.4 billion worth of support financially farmers that he financially for farmers that he says he's committing to giving every single of that of every single penny of that of that money to farming, as he promised each financial year , of promised each financial year, of course, further funds , the course, further funds, the government are saying their largest ever grant offer for farmers coming in the next financial year, totalling £427 million. that includes , as you million. that includes, as you mentioned, tom, doubling that investment in the likes of

productivity schemes and what was really important . one of the was really important. one of the things that went down particularly well with not only, of nfu president, of course, the nfu president, minette batters , but also some minette batters, but also some of the members, as well as rishi sunak saying that backs sunak saying that he backs farming that he has. he's saying to room he their to this room that he had their backs unlike the likes of backs and unlike the likes of the labour party, who were seeing wales, particularly seeing in wales, particularly with sustainability with that, those sustainability schemes are large schemes where there are large job losses, um, as well as, you know, large losses of the likes of livestock with the um , kind of livestock with the um, kind of livestock with the um, kind of dividing up of land and minimum quotas to be able to reach those sustainability schemes mean that farmers have to give up their land for different environmental different kinds of environmental projects and things. rishi sunak making that commitment that they wouldany kind of level of reach any kind of level of mandatory requirement to give up land for that likes of sustainability. so that's certainly going down well, as well as those package of measures. but also the idea today from a lot of farmers is that none of this money is necessarily new funding. it's funding that they had before. take to what a few of

take a listen to what a few of the farmers told me a little bit earlier on, uh, the grants. >> well, look at them >> well, we'll look at them getting machines try getting new machines in and try and make life a bit easier with them. the public them. but the general public never really hear from never really get to hear from farmers saying , like, what we're farmers saying, like, what we're going through. and how it's difficult us. so i think difficult for us. so i think it's good. >> i don't think it's had anything out of miss. yeah, the money would be good as long as they through with it. but they come through with it. but um, all money that we've um, it's all money that we've already had. and it was, it was taken away. >> and so they're just giving us back what we already had back what, what we already had previously. back what, what we already had pre'so, sly. back what, what we already had pre'so, um, but yeah , i'm not >> so, um, but yeah, i'm not sure it didn't answer some of the questions . the questions. >> um, i don't think sufficiently on things like storage of water flooding. you know, we need to do more things like that . like that. >> yeah. so hearing there, of course, a mixed reaction from the room on how they viewed sunak's speech and commitments to them today. certainly a lot of red tape that a few of these farmers would like to be cut, as

well as, of course, some more assurances with all the flooding that we've seen, this year that there would be some kind of compensation for those farmers, because lot land, because a lot of their land, which is currently flooded and that to be flooded, that they allow to be flooded, of purposes of of course, for the purposes of making likes of towns making sure the likes of towns and receive that and villages don't receive that water, any kind of water, don't receive any kind of compensation, over compensation, and means over the past few months, they've not been able maybe plant the been able to maybe plant the kind crops they wanted kind of crops that they wanted to. still more to. so still some more commitments farmers commitments that these farmers would the prime minister >> well, thank very much >> well, thank you very much indeed, jack carson, our west midlands from that nfu midlands reporter from that nfu conference prime conference that the prime minister prime minister spoke at, a prime minister spoke at, a prime minister to that minister hasn't gone to that since brown, apparently. since gordon brown, apparently. >> right? which >> is that right? which which either means one thing. well, rishi an mp rishi sunak obviously an mp with a seat. he's interested in a rural seat. he's interested in farming or worried farming matters, or he's worried that this country that farmers in this country could same way could kick off in the same way that french, the german, the that the french, the german, the grecian, the um , belgian, the grecian, the um, belgian, the dutch , all the farmers across dutch, all the farmers across the continent have ? the continent have? >> well, yeah, i think, you know, a lot of people assume that farmers are super well off and that they make huge amounts of think it's

of money, but i think it's pretty difficult actually, sometimes make a decent sometimes to make a decent profit, with those profit, particularly with those low supermarket prices . but low supermarket prices. but there you go. that's my hot take. >> well, in other news, prince william has issued a statement on the middle east crisis calling end to the calling for an end to the fighting in gaza. but should the future king be getting involved in matters? you're in such matters? you're watching. afternoon, watching. good afternoon, britain .

radio. >> the prince of wales was met with cries of free, free palestine outside the british red cross headquarters in central london. prince william was visiting aid workers, providing humanitarian support in the middle east. >> yes, this comes as his royal highness released a rare statement this afternoon emphasising that too many have been killed in the israel—gaza war. well former royal correspondent at the sun charles rae joins us now and charles i

suppose there there will be concern from a lot of corners that the prince of wales has ianed that the prince of wales has invited outside political comment , invited outside political comment, some might say political controversy, for stepping into a political issue . stepping into a political issue. >> well , i stepping into a political issue. >> well, i think he's done the right thing to be perfectly honest. >> i think it was right for him to have made those comments. >> look, we're all concerned about gaza and what's happening out there. and, you know, the there's going to be discussing tomorrow the possibility of asking for a humanitarian ceasefire. >> and, you know , this is not >> and, you know, this is not the first time he's made any comments at all. he and the prince of wales issued a joint statement after the hamas attack on october 7. >> um, uh , you know, condemning it. >> and , it.— >> and , um, it's i, i've it. >> and , um, it's i, i've never >> and, um, it's i, i've never been someone who says , uh, that been someone who says, uh, that royal members of the royal family should not get involved in major controversial matters. >> uh, and it would be stupid to

think that when people like prince william or the king have private meetings and audiences with various government members, uh, and, um, uh, from , you know, uh, and, um, uh, from, you know, opposition members that these matters are not discussed , uh, matters are not discussed, uh, and their opinions clearly , and their opinions clearly, they, they express them at these, at these meetings. so for these, at these meetings. so for the prince of wales to come out and do this, yes. he's going to incur the wrath of some people. but i think he will incur the, um, uh, the pleasant part of it from other people who'll say he's done the right thing. yes, we need to sort this out. and i know he's going to be well, we know he's going to be well, we know he's going to be visiting a synagogue in the, uh, in the next few days to discuss the growing anti semitism that is currently a dreadful thing. that's happening not just in this country, but around the world. >> and , you know, i think it is >> and, you know, i think it is important that leaders like him , important that leaders like him, okay, not political leaders, but leaders like him do have a view

and express that view. >> charles, this is this is one you may well be right. um, but, charles, this is one hideous ongoing thing. conflict does . ongoing thing. conflict does. does this mean that he now we should be expecting statements from his royal highness from on other conflict acts when and if they emerge ? george. they emerge? george. >> you're right, you're right. emily this is a hideous, you know, conflict that's going on. but this conflict has been going on, but a great, great many years , as you know, in various years, as you know, in various in various guises. >> um, uh , for me, uh, if >> um, uh, for me, uh, if there's a controversy like this, i see no harm in the prince of wales or the king or any other member of the royal family expressing a view . expressing a view. >> you've got a view. i've got a view. tom's got a view. we can express our view . and, you know, express our view. and, you know, you guys try to express that view from both sides. >> charles. with respect, with respect. emily is not going to be queen and i. and you are not going to be king. >> well, you don't know that,

dear tom. >> you know , there's a lot >> you know, there's a lot there's a lot of people . there's a lot of people. >> there's a lot of people to get out way first before get out of the way first before i to the get to the i've i get to the get to the i've still got time. >> i've still got time. >> i've still got time. >> uh, no, no, no, you're right. we're not. but as i say, whether it's king or the prince of it's the king or the prince of wales and let's not forget, the previous was previous prince of wales was never and expressing his never short and expressing his viewpoints in his spidery writing writing to writing, writing letters to various ministers various government ministers and, uh, opposition , uh, and, um, uh, opposition, uh, shadow spokesman and all that sort of stuff. >> so i think it's right. >> so i think it's right. >> we, we know that they have meetings in private. >> we know that the king and the prince of wales express an opinion. >> the queen did it . it would be >> the queen did it. it would be ridiculous to suspect that the queen just sat there knitting . queen just sat there knitting. >> well, you know her. various mps , various prime ministers mps, various prime ministers were telling her with the latest international or, you know, home crisis. >> ? get the crisis. >> get the impression she >> do you get the impression she really got opinions? >> yeah. do get the >> yeah. do you get the impression, though, that prince william particularly well impression, though, that prince willianjust3articularly well impression, though, that prince willianjust3arhis larly well impression, though, that prince willianjust3arhis knowledge of placed just in his knowledge of foreign and the ongoing foreign affairs and the ongoing

conflict ? conflict? >> oh, i think the prince of wales is very well briefed about what's what what's going on? i think he knows exactly what the scenario is and, and, and i keep on saying to you , i think it's on saying to you, i think it's right that he he does say something. uh, you know, he is as an i know he's unelected and everything else, but he is a leader of this country. and what he says matters . don't forget he he says matters. don't forget he and other members of the royal family support various charities. some of them are controversial charities. some of them you know, bring out the worst or the best in people, but they're still there. and if it wasn't for them, these charities would not be earning as much money in donations. >> well, you make some very convincing points, charles. thank you very much for your time. charles rea, a former royal correspondent for the sun. >> yeah. no, it's a it's a good talker, actually, because, i mean, i'm in two minds. >> i'm in two minds, i think. >> i'm in two minds, i think. >> i'm in two minds, i think. >> i think perhaps a king and a prince have different levels at

which get involved in which they can get involved in things. uh, coming up, things. but, uh, coming up, we're going to be speaking to a former special adviser former labour special adviser as the immediate the party calls for an immediate humanitarian gaza. humanitarian ceasefire in gaza. and precisely means and what that precisely means for votes. first, for their votes. first, the headunes for their votes. first, the headlines sam . headlines with sam. >> tom, emily, thank you very much. the headlines just after 2:30 marine police teams searching the river thames for a chemical attack, suspect abdul ezedi strongly believed they have recovered his body on. officers began hunting for the 35 year old after a woman and two girls were attacked in clapham on the 31st of january. the body was recovered by the metropolitan police's marine unit at around 4:00 yesterday, day after a report from the crew of a passing boat. his former partner, who was attacked alongside her two young daughters, remains in hospital. but we understand is no longer under sedation . the sentencing under sedation. the sentencing of a man who murdered two students and a school caretaker in nottingham may have been unduly lenient, and it will now

be reviewed by judges. that announcement from the attorney general has been welcomed by the families of those he killed . families of those he killed. prince william is calling for fighting in the israel—hamas war to end as soon as possible , to end as soon as possible, adding that there is a desperate need. he says, for increased humanitarian support to gaza. it follows lord david cameron's warning to israel that the fighting needs to stop labour has also called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. shadow foreign secretary david lammy says the world wants the fighting to stop lord balfe attack cannot go ahead. >> we are following our five eyes partners australia, new zealand and canada, who a few days ago made it clear that there has to be an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. we are mirroring that language and indeed the language now of the united nations. everyone wants the fighting to stop and rishi sunakis the fighting to stop and rishi sunak is facing the prospect of another by—election after the mp

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>> you're listening to gb news radio . radio. >> it's 239. you're watching and listening to good afternoon britain. now labour has now called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the israel—hamas conflict, representing quite a major shift in the party stance on the war. >> the party has tabled an amendment to the snp's own ceasefire in gaza. motion which is set to be voted on in the house of commons tomorrow. well his shadow foreign secretary, david lammy, speaking about this and labour's position a little earlier today, what we've done today is that we have set down a motion calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire . humanitarian ceasefire. >> that is because the situation now in gaza is entirely rubble, with a dramatic loss of life. with so many people facing

starvation . and we are very starvation. and we are very clear that the rafah offensive thatis clear that the rafah offensive that is being planned cannot go ahead. that is being planned cannot go ahead . this is a comprehensive ahead. this is a comprehensive motion , and it's one that i hope motion, and it's one that i hope that the whole house can now get behind . ed, um, labour's behind. ed, um, labour's position was for a temporary ceasefire. >> now it's for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to just explain what the difference is between those two. >> care. >> care. >> starmer and i have been calling for weeks for the fighting to stop, calling for weeks for the fighting to stop , for aid, to fighting to stop, for aid, to get in the situation has evolved and on the ground it is intolerable and the rafah attack cannot go ahead. we are following our five eyes partners , australia, new zealand and canada, who a few days ago made it clear that there has to be an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. we are mirroring that language and indeed the language now of the united nations . now of the united nations. everyone wants the fighting to stop , but we also want this to

stop, but we also want this to be a permanent cessation of violence. it's absolutely clear that that ceasefire has to last. and our motion also talks about the circumstances in which we can see a lasting and sustainable immediate ceasefire . sustainable immediate ceasefire. >> well, we can now speak with the former labour special adviser, paul richards and paul, i was going to read out the text of the motion of the of the labour amendment. but it doesn't even fit on my computer screen. it's so long. it's a really, really long amendment and paul, i just wonder if the length of this amendment with all of its subclause is the idea that we're calling for a ceasefire that lasts and is observed by all sides , noting that israel can't sides, noting that israel can't be expected to cease fighting if hamas continues with violence, and that israelis have the right to the assurance of the horror of the 7th of october can't happen again. it just goes on and and on and on. and

and on and on and on. and i wonder if the reason for this length of this amendment is they're trying to cover all bases well, in opposition . bases well, in opposition. >> it's all about words, isn't it? and in government, it's all about deeds. >> and labour's been in opposition for a long time now , opposition for a long time now, so we spend a lot of time worrying about words. >> and this is the length of this probably reflects that. >> i mean, partly it is about labour's genuine concern for peace in the middle east. >> of course, but partly too it's about electoral calculus, isn't it? and trying to put something out in the public domain that people can get behind almost regardless of where they're coming from. in this debate, um, thinking about a general election, politics and by—election politics. that's why there's so much in there. >> um, so that no, neither side can say, ah, you've sold us out and thrown us under the bus. >> well, let's not beat around the bush. keir starmer has been under a huge amount of pressure from within his own party and from within his own party and from various constituencies, many party members absolutely

furious with keir starmer's stance on this, not calling for an immediate ceasefire, not backing that snp motion. he's lost many people over this from his shadow cabinet, from the shadow benches. so, um , what's shadow benches. so, um, what's he actually achieving here? because as tom says , he's because as tom says, he's covered all bases . because as tom says, he's covered all bases. is he yet again sort of managing to sit on the fence as well? >> emily, it's worth just pointing out that there are a lot of labour party members who are backing him on this regard as well. so of course, there are people who are opposed, but it's not that's not the only picture. i mean, like i say, it is about party management. >> it about thinking about >> it is about thinking about electoral politics as well as the geopolitics of this. >> and, uh, i think it's really important, though, to make clear that it's not about a response to the thugs have been to the thugs who have been picking labour mps offices and trying to break up meetings. >> and so forth. and i've been in a few of those now, having to walk through that sort of hate

mob outside a labour party event and, you know, they should be given no sector at all. this is not about that pressure being put on labour. >> it's about a shifting position. >> geopolitik it's about looking at what it's all about that paul at what it's all about that paul, because all seen the paul, because we've all seen the scenes of the likes of angela rayner , rachel reeves, keir rayner, rachel reeves, keir starmer himself surrounded starmer himself being surrounded by mobs of very angry, pro—palestine protesters. >> has that got nothing to do with it? that's a huge amount of pressure and intimidation . pressure and intimidation. >> well, i've been through those crowds myself . crowds myself. >> i mean, i've been subject to that myself. >> uh, just as an ordinary party member. um, but the point is, you just can't give away to that. otherwise you double it. you if mps start to kowtow to >> and if mps start to kowtow to that sort of mob behaviour, then i'm afraid it means that our democracy is sunk, isn't it? >> so i don't forget, mps do get a lot of this. unfortunately these days. or a lot of people who will shout at mps in the street whatever it street on whatever issue it might parliament has might be, and parliament has a demo outside most days. most mps just it out so it's

just tune it out so it's important to make that point. this is not about bowing to that pressure, is looking at pressure, but it is looking at the situation. >> and david lammy was making the point. >> yeah, things have changed since ago. three since two weeks ago. three weeks ago the americans have shifted their position and un has their position and the un has done well , as well as their position and the un has done well, as well as our done so as well, as well as our international security partners. and behaving and so labour is behaving like a government waiting is government in waiting and is reflecting on others are reflecting on what others are doing and reacting to it. i'm not, as being upfront with not, as i was being upfront with you both, you know, is also you both, you know, it is also about politics. about the electoral politics. let's on that. but let's be clear on that. but underlying that is the fact that labour needs like labour needs to look like a government in waiting. um, and can't just slow organise. and that's why you've seen this shift. >> but fundamentally , is it all >> but fundamentally, is it all that meaningful when it comes to world affairs , say, the united world affairs, say, the united kingdom parliament passes this version, this labour motion can say every country in the world passes this motion . well, it passes this motion. well, it says that the hostages must be released, that hamas should stop fighting and that israel should stop fighting. frankly, it's not going to happen, is it?

>> well, i don't believe that the hamas high command is waiting to see what the snp has to say in its motion . nor is to say in its motion. nor is benjamin netanyahu wondering about the labour nec is going to come out with a result of come out with as a result of this. i mean, these are just words. as i said, um, and it's maybe a rather tragic reflection of the impotence of some of our western parliaments that they have so little impact and we have so little impact and we have so little say in this. i mean, it is about people staying , being a view. uh but the impact that it will have is minimal, i'm afraid. i think that's absolutely right. >> well, paul richards, thank you very much for talking us through that big issue. of course, the vote taking place tomorrow. now, coming up. >> the thing though, >> that's the thing though, isn't they can isn't it? i mean, they can debate this all like. they debate this all they like. they can amendments and can amend these amendments and amend but will it amend these motions. but will it have blind bit difference have the blind bit of difference to that's going on in to anything that's going on in the east? the middle east? >> big questions. well, >> big, big questions. well, we're nottingham's triple we're with nottingham's triple killer and the, killer and that trial and the, uh, court of appeal after

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>> well, it is 250. you're watching. good afternoon britain now nottingham's triple kill osvaldo calocane sentence will go to the court of appeal for review . review. >> yes. the attorney general, victoria prentis , says that his victoria prentis, says that his sentencing of a hospital order for manslaughter and attempted murder was unduly lenient. >> yes. the families of those killed last june, barnaby webber , grace o'malley kumar and school caretaker ian coates have welcomed this decision. >> well, we can speak now with our east midlands reporter will hollis, who's followed the case extensively . and will, this is extensively. and will, this is precisely what the families wanted . wanted. >> yes. well it was less than a month ago that a judge at nottingham crown court sentenced faldo calocane to that hospital order and in doing so, they said that it's most likely that you will spend most of, if not the

rest of your life in a hospital. a secure mental health hospital in merseyside. now that is ultimately what is going to be reviewed at the court of appeal. valdo calocane killed his three victims. the two students, barnaby webber and grayson marley kumar, 19 year olds from the university of nottingham, andian the university of nottingham, and ian coates, the school caretaker who was only months away from retirement back . in away from retirement back. in june.the away from retirement back. in june. the 13th of june 2020. uh 23. and what happened was it didn't go to a trial. it was straight to sentencing because the crown prosecutor service accepted that plea is under the grounds of diminished responsibility , not for murder, responsibility, not for murder, though, but for manslaughter . though, but for manslaughter. the incomes, the hospital order. so that is ultimately what is going to be reviewed. and as you say, the attorney general, victoria prentis, says that the sentencing is unduly lenient. now, the family who protested at

the times on the steps of nottingham crown court, said that in a statement they are very glad to hear that the attorney general has agreed that the sentencing was wrong and that they are optimistic that when this reaches the royal courts of justice for its appeal courts of justice for its appeal, there will be an outcome that provides a appropriate justice. now attorney general victoria prentice said that the horrific crimes of calocane shocked the nation and that this was a case that evoked strong emotions amongst many people, and it was no surprise that i received many referrals under the unduly lenient sentencing scheme to consider the hospital order. so what will happen now is that the court of appeal will assess the calocane sentencing , assess the calocane sentencing, and there are a couple of different options , and different options, and ultimately the main option is to look again at whether a hybrid order instead of a hospital

order instead of a hospital order will be more suitable . and order will be more suitable. and a hybrid order is essentially sometime in a secure hospital wing like he is going to experience now, as well as some time in prison. now, psychiatrists who assess valdo calocane mental health and the illness of schizophrenia said that it wouldn't be appropriate for a hybrid order simply because he could stop taking his medicine and then he could be a danger to both prison officers and prisoners themselves . and prisoners themselves. >> well, thank you very much indeed. will hollis, for bringing us that very latest update . thank you. well, that's update. thank you. well, that's it for today , but so much more it for today, but so much more to come. >> so many more developments in all of these stories. but it's not with us. it's with martin daubney martin in what's coming up in show . yeah up in your show. yeah >> thanks, guys. >> thanks, guys. >> of course, we'll have all the latest on the abdul ezedi and the valdo calocane cases. >> plus is tiktok warping young minds , and are the chinese minds, and are the chinese encouraging it? we'll have mp miriam cates in the studio to discuss that. >> plus, the astonishing report

that's estimated jobless immigrants have cost the uk economy £24 billion pounds since 2020. plus victory for farnborough locals . gb news farnborough locals. gb news helps locals overturn, it seems, and a decision by the home office to stick 300 asylum seekers in luxury flats in the town. we'll speak to a local councillor who is overturned winning that case and it's a victory for common sense and a victory for common sense and a victory for common sense and a victory for gb news. that's all coming on my show. three till six. first of all, is your latest weather forecast. thank you . a brighter outlook with you. a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hello very good day to you. welcome to your latest gb news weather update. i'm alex burkill. we do have some drier weather across northern parts as weather across northern parts as we through tonight. but for we go through tonight. but for many it is going to be a wet and

wet into tomorrow. two a front that brought earlier rain across northern is pushing northern areas is now pushing its way south eastwards and that's going to feed into southern through this southern parts through this evening, bringing a bit more cloud some blustery winds cloud and some blustery winds and for a time. two and some rain for a time. two clearer skies further north, though, across some parts of though, and across some parts of scotland, skies scotland, those clear skies could touch of frost could allow for a touch of frost to night, but this to start the night, but as this swathe wet and windy and swathe of wet and windy and cloudy weather pushes in, temperatures are going to gradually lift through the night. so many places starting tomorrow mild note tomorrow morning. on a mild note , one. watch out for , but a wet one. watch out for spray roads if you're spray on the roads if you're heading out early on, because the rain is to be heavy. the rain is going to be heavy. could cause some travel disruption, especially the disruption, especially in the southwest, some is southwest, and some flooding is possible the rain is gradually otherwise, the rain is gradually going to push way towards going to push its way towards the east. so by the time that we get to the afternoon, something a brighter for perhaps some a bit brighter for perhaps some sunny for sunny spells breaking out for many with many areas, albeit with a scattering showers in a few scattering of showers in a few places. temperatures places. two temperatures still well average for the time well above average for the time of year, but it will be windy, especially the rain risk of especially in the rain risk of gales. some of us, more

gales. for some of us, more unsettled weather come on unsettled weather to come on thursday. for some thursday. potential for some heavy rain, heavy bursts of rain, particularly central particularly across central parts as another front makes its way country. again way across the country. so again , we could see some localised issues in association with that. a showery likely a showery days, likely on friday. look like friday. it does look like saturday going to be a bit saturday is going to be a bit dnen saturday is going to be a bit drier, but temperatures dropping close for the of close to average for the time of year that a warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on .

gb news and a very good afternoon to you. >> it's 3 pm. and welcome to the martin daubney show on gb news broadcasting live from the heart of westminster all across the uk . on the show today, the uk. on the show today, police now strong believe that they found the body of chemical attack suspect abdul ezedi in the river thames. we'll cross live to the scene and have expert analysis of what happens

next and after a recent poll showed a massive fall in tory supporters in the countryside, rishi sunak has told farmers today during a charm offensive i've got your back . but did he i've got your back. but did he do enough to win back those beleaguered voters who many feel have been taken for granted by the conservative, gives next says reaction to the news that the controversial sentence given to triple knife killer vowed calocane will be reviewed in great news for the families who felt justice was not served and on more than 300 migrants, about to move into brand new luxury blocks of flats in farnborough, or have of the locals, had a fantastic result. a major update on that story is on the way. dufing on that story is on the way. during the show. that's all coming up in your next hour. thanks for your company. always a pleasure to have you on the show. please get in touch. the

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