>> good afternoon. britain. it's 2:00. 12:00. rather on thursday, the 11th of july. i'm tom harwood, and i'm emily carver. king charles is on his way to the cenotaph in cardiff bay to mark 25 years of welsh devolution. a former prince of wales himself and some time attempted welsh speaker. the king will be bringing some royal stardust to an important corner of his kingdom. although we were just looking at an aberdonian oil rig. >> yes, because new energy minister ed miliband has ordered an immediate ban on new drilling for oil in the north sea, the consequences of this could be huge. is this net zero madness or a step towards the green dream .7 dream? >> and concerning news, there's more than 20,000 criminals could be released early from prison in

the coming months. is our safety being put at risk? >> and of course we will be in berlin as the england team gear up for the euros final against spain this sunday, the king has got involved, encouraging the team to win without the need for any last minute wonder, goals or penalties. drama . penalties. drama. >> well, there's a new government and there are already policy changes underway. we learned this week that new licences that were in the middle of application processes from, the north sea have all been blocked. now, not a single new oil nor gas licence will be granted by this government. >> this is quite extraordinary, actually, and the consequences of this could be huge. there is talk that potentially there could be legal action taken against the government. some of these companies will have put

millions into their bids for these areas to drill. and then you've got of course , the you've got of course, the pressure essentially on our own energy security. this could be massive . yes, it was in the massive. yes, it was in the manifesto. it was in the manifesto. it was in the manifesto. you said early page 52 was enough made of this . this 52 was enough made of this. this could have huge repercussions. is this net zero madness in your in your mind, tom? >> well it's interesting. it was page 52 right there in black and white. we will not issue new licences to explore new fields. they'll only accelerate the worsening climate crisis. in addition, will not grant new coal licences and ban fracking for good. the great irony, of course, of all of this is that while we won't be producing any of this energy, any of these new licences producing energy in the uk , the government will be uk, the government will be importing this from overseas. of course, the united states of america, under both democrat and republican presidencies has been fracking and they've got lots of natural gas to export. and guess who's buying it? we are. >> and hang on, wasn't it also a

labour policy to raise windfall taxes? yes. on oil in the north sea, there's going to be less taxes to get , is there not? taxes to get, is there not? well, yes. >> it stands to reason if you if you block this new development, you block this new development, you also lessen your tax receipts. i mean, there might be a hole in the budget because the obr will have projected new fields with new income. it'll be interesting to see how much this costs the taxpayer and how many jobs will this cost. >> let us know your thoughts gbnews.com/yoursay. lots of you have been in touch already. we'll read them out very shortly. but first, your headunes shortly. but first, your headlines with . tamsin. headlines with. tamsin. >> emily, thanks very much. good afternoon from the gb newsroom. it's 12:03. a vigil has taken it's12:03. a vigil has taken place for the three women murdered in a hertfordshire crossbow attack. the rector of bushey led a service at saint james's church to support the local community. the victims, who were the wife and two daughters of bbc racing commentator john daughters of bbc racing

commentatorjohn hunt, daughters of bbc racing commentator john hunt , were commentator john hunt, were attacked at their home in bushey. carole hunt was 61, while hannah and louise were 28 and 25. a major police manhunt for 26 year old suspect karl clifford ended when he was found injured near a cemetery in north london. he was discovered with injuries in lavender hill cemetery in enfield and taken to hospital . some breaking news for hospital. some breaking news for you now. and the spire of the gothic cathedral of the french city of rouen in normandy has caught fire. well, we've just received these pictures which show a dark plume of smoke rising from the spire. this scene of course, reminiscent of the devastating fire at notre dame cathedral in paris in 2019. well, a local state official in rouen says the cathedral has been evacuated and emergency services are now at the scene and a security cordon is in place around the building. the cathedral, regarded as one of france's finest and was painted

several times by impressionist artist claude monet in the 19th century. that news just into us here, manager gareth southgate says his team are ready to make history after reaching the final of euro 2024, a stunning stoppage time goal from substitute ollie watkins secured a21 victory over the netherlands in dramatic fashion . the three in dramatic fashion. the three lions will now face spain on sunday with the hope of being crowned european champions. >> the only reason i did the job when i took it on was to try and bnng when i took it on was to try and bring success to england as a nafion bring success to england as a nation and to try and, improve engush nation and to try and, improve english football and to be able to take the team to a first final. overseas. i'm immensely proud of that, but now, of course, we've come here to win. we play the team who have been the best team in the tournament, and we have a day left to prepare. so it's a huge task, but we're still here and we're

fighting . fighting. >> well, these england fans in germany have been reacting to the victory, telling us they think it's coming home. >> it's coming home. definitely coming home 100% coming home. >> we win. >> we win. >> we win , we win. yes, we did >> we win, we win. yes, we did what he said. we've already got rooms in berlin, so we're going. we've been to every game. >> unbelievable, mate . honestly. unbelievable. >> it's coming home. it's coming home. >> yes . >> yes. >> yes. >> well, we can take you to wales now. i believe where we're going to hear from the king. >> seen. great change, profound sorrow and tremendous achievement through it all. my respect and affection for the people of this ancient land have deepened with every passing year. bryant luke miall renee. >> it's a privilege to share your love for this very special

nation. >> it has given me great pleasure to see my son's relationship with this special land continue, including returning only this week to anglesey and his moon, a place which i know means so much to him . so it is with a countless him. so it is with a countless special memories and particular pride that i am able to join you as we reflect upon the last quarter century of the history we have shared, and which you in your work in this senate , have your work in this senate, have the great responsibility of making . in the great responsibility of making. in 1999, the great responsibility of making . in 1999, when the making. in 1999, when the national assembly for wales was established, we could not know what lay ahead . but we trusted what lay ahead. but we trusted that the common desire for the welfare of the people of wales

would be the surest guide for those who would create , shape those who would create, shape and develop this new national institution . looking back at the institution. looking back at the distance travelled since then, i hope you can feel a real sense of pride in the respect that has been earned and in the contribution that has been made to the lives of so many welsh minds have indeed been directed to welsh matters , and the to welsh matters, and the distinct voice of wales is heard with clarity and purpose at the rhiannon all our sarah dyke he we look back at the journey so far, and we look so far, and we look forward to the journey yet to come. now of course, the parliament would not be worthy of the name. were there not

differences of opinion , but it differences of opinion, but it is a tribute to that spirit of community. so evident to all who love wales. as we do, that this has been managed with an inclusivity which the very shape of this chamber symbolises , and of this chamber symbolises, and with a respectful recognition that there are many different ways to love and serve one's country . and what a country you country. and what a country you have to serve. what a unique mosaic of places, landscapes and cultures is entrusted to your care or vaughan evenhuis from anglesey to monmouth to cardiff bay, with all the myriad of communities in between urban and rural in all their complex diversity . am i oscar is wade

diversity. am i oscar is wade and thou young, if i may say so. >> it is wonderful to see that the senedd uses the welsh language so often , not just as language so often, not just as a symbolic act, but as its foundation . the best, the foundation. the best, the greatest honour is its use . greatest honour is its use. >> 25 years. the senate has become more than a symbol. it has become essential to the life of wales . and as we look back of wales. and as we look back over the last quarter century and the long journey of our history, i offer you my heartfelt congratulations , heartfelt congratulations, nadhim zahawi and all you have achieved. we now look forward to the tasks that we face in the next quarter century. not least the challenge we all share as

inhabitants of this threatened planet . a challenge which i know planet. a challenge which i know you are seeking to meet with energy and determination . a energy and determination. a great milestone has been reached. there are many more ahead, but you do not travel alone. the strength , resilience alone. the strength, resilience and aspiration of the welsh people will help to sustain you . people will help to sustain you. you take with you the goodwill and support of all who have the interests of wales at heart . interests of wales at heart. they will be equal to any task and with those interests in mind, i pray that in the years to come you will achieve even more , overcome even more more, overcome even more challenges , and find even more challenges, and find even more causes for celebration. deoch o causes for celebration. deoch 0 gallon .

gallon. >> and that was the king speaking at the 25th anniversary of welsh devolution from within the zenith in cardiff bay. there the, what was once a consultative chamber turned to an assembly , turned to a an assembly, turned to a parliament, three different stages of evolution of welsh devolution. >> yes. and i think it's fair to say we were just talking. you couldn't hear us, but we were just talking about the chamber itself. not the most impressive , itself. not the most impressive, is it? if it's fair to say that perhaps that's a bit cruel. >> i don't think it's cool. i think that welsh devolution deserves a much grander chamber than this. it doesn't look fit for a king. this looks like a school primary, a primary school hall. this looks like a sort of assembly room that children might sit in. i mean, if you look at some of the great councils of this. look at liverpool city council and the grandeur and the splendour of that building . this is nothing

that building. this is nothing in comparison. >> but king charles. they're talking about his love for a very special nation of wales. he talked about how his son is following with that love and commitment to the welsh nation, and that the senate is more than just a symbol. it's essential to the life of wales. so there you go. that was the king speaking at that 25th anniversary of devolution. >> interesting, though, that the current prince of wales hasn't had an investiture ceremony , of had an investiture ceremony, of course, when the when the king became prince of wales, he had his grand investiture, with, with the then queen, sort of, placing that that that crown on his head. perhaps i wonder, i wonder if that will that will come. >> well, in other news, this is broken just very, very recently, the new energy secretary, ed miliband, has ordered an immediate ban on new drilling in the north sea in a decision that overrules his own officials and could potentially risk triggering a wave of legal

action, >> this unusual intervention into what is normally an apolitical process, ed miliband has told regulators not to approve a new round of drilling that was slated for confirmation in the coming weeks. >> yes, this could have huge consequences. so joining us now from westminster is gb. news, political correspondent olivia utley, perhaps this is no surprise it was in the manifesto, but to see it happen so quickly and the talk of potential legal actions, this is a big move . a big move. >> well, absolutely. it was in the manifesto and there was quite a lot of ferrari about it at the time when keir starmer said that under a labour government, there would be no more drilling in the north sea. but as you say, i don't think we expected it to happen quite so soon. the projects that miliband is putting a stop to were due to be going live in just a few weeks time. the companies , which weeks time. the companies, which were bidding to get their new licence for drilling in the nonh licence for drilling in the

north sea, some of them have spent millions of pounds , spent millions of pounds, literally millions of pounds and they are furious about this, this decision. there's even talk about them taking the new government to court over it, miliband has sort of overruled everyone on this. the officials and civil servants all expected the latest round. the round , the latest round. the round, which was agreed in october by the new government of north sea oil licences to go ahead for and the labour party to step in with its , new proposal in a few its, new proposal in a few months time . this has taken the months time. this has taken the industry by surprise and is definitely going to ruffle quite a lot of feathers . a lot of feathers. >> yes, as you say, there'll be industry, there'll be people that sort of were were just dotting the i's and crossing the t's on their applications that suddenly see them swept away from them. i suppose once they've put millions of pounds into these applications that are now considered null and void, it's not actually that hard to see how they can put a few a bit more money into taking the

government to court. this could become a real headache . become a real headache. >> well, exactly. i mean, taking the government to court is pennies compared to what they've already invested in getting these new north sea oil licences. it'll be really interesting to see if the government caves on this at the moment. ed miliband, spokesman is sounding, you know, very terse about it. he's not apologising to these companies at all. and he doesn't sound as though he's going to back down. might that change once the government starts hearing about court proceedings? obviously, the last thing a brand new government wants is to be, intertwined in long winded, possibly, you know, suing procedure, from from these quite a lot of companies. i think it's over 30 companies who are going to be affected by this and what this means for tax revenue is also critically important. >> the north sea, the government has relied on these windfall taxes. they always change the

regulatory system around the nonh regulatory system around the north sea as it stands, it's going to be harder and harder to squeeze money out of this industry and potential job losses to pay to . for, losses to pay to. for, >> well, it's going to be really , >> well, it's going to be really, really difficult. i mean, as you say, there's the question of job losses, there's the question of tax receipts. and there is also of course, the question of where we're going to get our energy from the labour government has talked about this green revolution. but during the election campaign, rachel reeves actually, massively watered down the amount of investment that this new green industrial revolution was going to receive. so it really isn't clear how britain is going to meet its own energy needs as and as experts in the industry have been pointing out now for ever since the very beginning of the war in ukraine, the more that britain can rely on its own energy, the better the less we're importing the better, because, as we've seen, just, you know , very much seen, just, you know, very much up close over the last couple of years , energy supply chains are

years, energy supply chains are really, really fragile. one way of getting around that was drilling in the north sea. but the labour government has put an absolute stop to it. >> and of course, oil isn't just needed for energy, is it? it's needed for energy, is it? it's need for the needed for the production of many, goods. thank you very much . olivia utley, our you very much. olivia utley, our political correspondent. >> my favourite fact of that is that plastic dinosaurs, little plastic dinosaurs that i had, plastic dinosaurs that i had, plastic dinosaurs that i had, plastic dinosaurs as children, you know, made out of real dinosaurs. because because because oil makes plastic. and these are fossil fuels . little these are fossil fuels. little plastic dinosaurs are made of real dinosaurs , real dinosaurs, >> you know, all of our viewers and listeners, tune in for this gold. for this gold, should we speak with the director of net zero watch, andrew mumford? andrew, thank you very much indeed, thank you . the indeed, thank you. the consequences of this decision by ed miliband , ed miliband, >> well, i think you've touched on most of the major points already. this this policy has, as far as i can see, no redeeming features whatsoever, i think i think , it's going to

think i think, it's going to increase carbon emissions because we're going to be shipping all this oil in from from far away, it's going to reduce tax revenues, not just from the oil companies themselves, but all the people , themselves, but all the people, who the oil companies employ. and in the service industries that help the, the industry, they're going to be chucked on they're going to be chucked on the scrap heap. so they're not going to be paying taxes either. i think quite an interesting, aspect of this is that all those people whose jobs are now threatened will be talking to their trade unions and saying, oh, you guys, you know, why have you been supporting the labour party who are trying to put us out of a job, i think i think we could well see a rift between, some of the major trade unions and the labour party. i think that's going to be quite an interesting one to watch, so yeah, it's all going to be, very unpleasant. i think, mr miliband is a fanatic. i think he's living in a fantasy world that he thinks we can somehow do

without fossil fuels, and this is just, you know, even the official view of the climate change committee is that we're still going to be burning lots and lots of gas and lots of lots of oil in 2050 when we're meant to have hit net zero. so the idea that we can do without it, as you quite rightly say, we not just for energy, but also for petrochemicals, for pharmaceuticals and everything else. i mean, the bitumen that makes our roads comes from fossil, comes from fossil fuels as well, we can't do without these things . so and yet these things. so and yet pretending that we can do without it is madness. >> and yet this was in the manifesto. this was voted for that in a campaign that won a huge number of parliamentary seats. and what the labour party might say in response is that it's much easier to, turn off an import stream of energy when they want to , wind down the they want to, wind down the amount of fossil fuels we're using. it's much easier to say, you know what? we'll just stop

importing them than we'll shut down an industry that is already pumping them here at home. perhaps this is future proofing some of those big battles that will come if we are to get to net zero by 2050. >> yeah, but it's completely putting the cart before the horse. you need to have that alternative to fossil fuels up there and running before you can think about switching anything off, whether it's an import stream or a domestic stream. we don't have any way of balancing the electricity grid without gas fired power stations. and until we have that, we can't even start thinking about switching it off. this is this is the whole this the whole net zero policy is a fantasy because we haven't answered these very, very important questions before going ahead with the policy, and it's going to get us into trouble. i you know, i don't think we're going to get to the end of labour's term of office

without this becoming a serious, serious issue, a threat to the whole of the economy, because we cannot, carry on in the way we have been. we need serious policy making, not environmental fanaticism. >> andrew, if it were the case that we had that we could meet all of our energy needs already from green power , then from green power, then absolutely fine. we don't need nonh absolutely fine. we don't need north sea oil and gas anymore, but that's not the case. it's almost like i don't know, moving out of your house. before, you know, the bricks have started being laid on your new one, perhaps that's not the perfect analogy, but it is a bit like that. >> yeah, it is absolutely like that . and this is why i say, you that. and this is why i say, you know, we are being governed by fanatics. and, you know, it's not just labour. it was the conservative party before were were going ahead in the in the same insane way as well. and you know this is the we the we are going to run into a brick wall fairly soon. you know another

another analogy if you like. it's going to get serious, and yeah, it's , it's, it's i'm very yeah, it's, it's, it's i'm very worried about it. >> well , andrew, worried about it. >> well, andrew, thank you very much for joining >> well, andrew, thank you very much forjoining us live from, much for joining us live from, live from . i don't know what i'm live from. i don't know what i'm talking about. sorry. thank you very much for joining talking about. sorry. thank you very much forjoining us. really appreciate your time and your thoughts. >> thank you very much indeed. coming up, we're going to be reflecting on last night's match of course, the win for england and looking ahead to the next match too. also reflecting on what's been going on in nato. keir starmer appears to have made some big promises. stay with

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gb. news. britain's news channel . gb. news. britain's news channel. >> well, 1226 is the time and we're going to head straight to the football. ollie watkins fired england into a second successive euros final as his 90th minute strike secured a dramatic two one win over the netherlands in dortmund last night. it was an excellent match, full of excitement, full of excitement down to the wire. >> why is it always the 90th minute? >> i love it, i love it. ithink >> i love it, i love it. i think the king is actually wrong on this one. dare i say i like a bit of you know, stress, a bit of jeopardy, heartbeat going, a bit of jeopardy, you know. no. >> yeah, no. marvellous stuff. well gareth southgate's team were one nil down early on against the dutch before harry kane equalised with a penalty looked as if it was going to head into extra time before the aston villa striker struck to home send us to berlin and to face spain on sunday evening or face spain on sunday evening or face spain. >> i don't like those words .

>> i don't like those words. >> i don't like those words. >> look, we've done it before, we've done it before. all i'm going to say is 1588. god blew his winds and they were scattered. we defeated the armada. we can do it again, right? well, how are the residents of england's most patriotic estate feeling after last night's win? >> let's cross straight over and speak with gb news national reporter theo chikomba theo, a very patriotic estate. there must be lots of, of joy . must be lots of, of joy. >> yes, well, you were just talking about living life on the edge. but i have to say, people here are certainly not living, life on the edge when it comes to supporting england. we've got england flags all over here. if we just take a look around me, there are so many of them. dozens on pretty much every flat in this part of kirby estate. and we've been going around speaking to some of the england fans, asking them whether it's coming home and are they confident about this sunday's game? here's what they had to say. >> best game so far, england are , >> best game so far, england are, finally turning up at the

tournament. if they get better, if they keep improving the way they did last night, if they keep improving the way they did last night , they'll they did last night, they'll give spain a good game. >> i was really impressed. the performance they did yesterday . performance they did yesterday. yeah. and it looks like it's coming home this time. yeah i hope so. >> it's crawling home at the moment. until last night, but yeah, another performance like the first half. we should do well. okay, >> yeah, i do. >> yeah, i do. >> you just gotta have hope, you know? >> it's a good, good team, good side. >> young players. so. yeah >> young players. so. yeah >> and i'm sure everyone here is going to be watching that game. clearly people are getting ready for that game on sunday against spain. a huge opportunity for england and gareth southgate to show that they mean business when it comes to playing a final. in recent years in other competitions they've got quite far. semi—finals, but this is the real opportunity. everyone is going to be watching this

game. is it going to be a last minute winner or is it going to be a comfortable one? but if we look at previous games in the last couple of weeks, it's been quite tight. so i think people will be hoping it's going to be plain sailing, but it is a final, so that's very unlikely. but big game on sunday and certainly we'll be looking forward to it. >> well i'm very excited indeed . >> well i'm very excited indeed. thank you so much theo chikomba for being there on the most patriotic estate in england. good stuff. i'm inspired to put out a flag. actually, i might put one outside my flat. >> you should do, although make sure it's too not big because after it gets beyond a certain size, it breaches planning regulations. >> well, i'll get a little small one then. a4 sized a4 size. >> they should scrap those regulations. you should be able to have a big flag. surely you should. >> perhaps you at home have already got yours out. perhaps the bunting has come out even. >> yes. no, i hope, i hope that most of england will look like that patriotic council estate. >> i like it right. we're going to have a bit of a gear change because coming up, triple murder suspect carl clifford has been found with injuries in north london. we're going to bring you the very latest after your headunes the very latest after your

headlines with . tamsin. headlines with. tamsin. >> emily. thank you. here are the headlines at 1230. a vigil has taken place for the three women murdered in the hertfordshire crossbow attack. the rector of bushey led a service at saint james's church to support the local community. the victims, who were the wife and two daughters of bbc racing commentator john and two daughters of bbc racing commentatorjohn hunt, were commentator john hunt, were attacked at their home in bushey . attacked at their home in bushey. carole hunt was 61, while hannah and louise were 28 and 25. a major police manhunt for 26 year old suspect karl clifford ended when he was found injured near a cemetery in north london. he was discovered with injuries in lavender hill cemetery in enfield and subsequently taken to hospital . the spire of the to hospital. the spire of the gothic cathedral of the french city of rouen in normandy has caught fire. while we've received these pictures, which show a dark plume of smoke

rising from the spire, the scene is reminiscent of the devastating fire at notre dame cathedral in paris. back in 2019. a local state official in rouen says the cathedral has been evacuated and emergency services are at the scene. the king and queen have visited the zeth king and queen have visited the zenith to mark its 25th anniversary. they were greeted by first minister vaughan gething, along with party and parliamentary leaders. the king marked the occasion with a speech before meeting community members who've contributed to key moments in the senate's history. charles and camilla last visited the welsh parliament in september 2022, when they received a motion of condolence following the death of the late queen manager, gareth southgate says his team are ready to make history after reaching the final of euro 2024. a stunning stoppage time goal from substitute ollie watkins secured a21 victory over the netherlands in dramatic fashion. the three lions will now face

spain on sunday with the hope of being crowned european champions. the chancellor has described a planned average 21% increase to water bills as a bitter pill for consumers. rachel reeves made the comment after regulator ofwat said bills will rise by around £19 a year in england and wales over the next five years. that's a third less than the amount requested by water companies. less than the amount requested by water companies . there less than the amount requested by water companies. there are also significant variations in price changes between firms, with southern water customers facing a £183 increase, whilst yorkshire water customers will see bills go up by £107. well, those are the latest gb news headlines. for now i'm tamsin roberts more from me in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com. >> forward slash alerts

>> good afternoon. britain 36 minutes past midday. now a triple murder suspect remains in hospital after being found in a cemetery following an enormous manhunt. >> yes. carl clifford was wanted in connection with the crossbow killings of carole hunt, the wife of bbc five live racing commentator john wife of bbc five live racing commentatorjohn hunt, and two of their daughters, hannah and louise. hunt. >> well, let's cross to charlie peters, who is in bushey in hertfordshire , where this hertfordshire, where this terrible tragedy took place. charlie >> good afternoon tom. well, yes, the main suspect in this case, the lone suspect in this case, the lone suspect in this case, carl clifford, 26, was captured yesterday by armed response units in enfield. but despite that key section of the

police operation launched after the triple murder here on ashlee good close in hertfordshire on tuesday evening, there remains a significant and ongoing police operation , both here in bushey, operation, both here in bushey, where we've seen the major crime unit working around this area in the last couple of hours, but also in enfield in north london, where there are reports that forensics officers are continuing to search a house that they were assessing yesterday in full forensics gean yesterday in full forensics gear, continuing that operation, while that police operation is maintained, we have seen more tributes being paid here at ashland close in bushey in the last hour. some honestly quite which is very emotional . friends which is very emotional. friends of the family came to lay flowers and pay their respects, often silently, just stood by the police cordon where there is some form on guard as they continue to gather evidence at around 11 am. this morning, a

vigil was also heard at a local church where the reverend david stevenson, the rector of bushey, said that the deaths of the three women had brought the community together as one big family and he went on to say that today is very much about supporting the community. a very well attended service as more people come here to arrive to pay people come here to arrive to pay their respects. now gb news can also reveal and confirm in the last hour that kyle clifford is a former boyfriend of one of the victims, the youngest of the two daughters killed here on tuesday evening and we'll get further information from hertfordshire police later this afternoon . in a planned afternoon. in a planned statement on the ongoing status of their operation to gain more information on the man they have captured yesterday evening in enfield. >> well, charlie, thank you very much for bringing us up to date on this really, really pressing issue. i'm sure it struck struck the chords of many people around

the chords of many people around the country. really appreciate your time on this, charlie. >> thank you. yes. thank you charlie , now, in other news, we charlie, now, in other news, we did lead the show with this, well, breaking news really from the energy secretary. now, ed miliband, who's decided to order. well, no more drilling in the north sea. no more new licences. lots of you have been getting in touch, lizzie , getting in touch, lizzie, doesn't hold back. she says miliband is an obsessive nutter. does this guy ever think through what damage he'll do in scotland and its people? he's in a race to bring us back to the dark ages. jonathan says our country will be sued by many small british oil companies. will be sued by many small british oil companies . they'll british oil companies. they'll have no choice. they'll go bust. otherwise, he says , the italian otherwise, he says, the italian government was successfully sued by a british company called rockhopper in similar circumstances. the law already exists, lots of you aren't impressed by this, anthony says. don't these idiots understand that a third of oil drilled goes into plastics? what are they going to use to cover electric wires and then look around you?

just about everything , including just about everything, including toy dinosaurs, is made from plastics, oil products, synthetic materials , etc. etc. synthetic materials, etc. etc. why is this never discussed? well, we're going to discuss it. yes. it's not just to heat our homes and the like. it's also to make things we rely on day to day. >> although bill, i'm not sure if bill is being sarcastic here, but he says £1 per litre extra tax be good for net zero. >> well there you go. i'm trying to find a bit of balance on this to find a bit of balance on this to see if some of you actually are in support of what ed miliband is doing. i'm finding it quite hard. so if you do think that this is the right way to go, please do get in touch. gbnews.com/yoursay because robert says i worked offshore for many years. friends are now saying big business will pull out of the north sea as it's not worth investing if you don't get returns. well, it was already getting quite difficult with all the changing regulations, with all the changing tax regime. i mean, how many different windfall taxes have we had? >> i think we've had it extended 2 or 3 times now. and initially

there was an extra level of tax that was then almost doubled. i think. and now it's going to be raised even further. i think it's 75% or something around that. now i mean, can you get realistically much higher and then you get this bizarre argument that, oh, it's not economically advantageous. we somehow we subsidise the north sea for, for the oil and gas. well, if we subsidise it, why are we taxing it? so much? they're using a completely pretend meanings of the word subsidy to try and make these arguments. they're not true. >> the use of the word subsidy is a very interesting one, isn't it ? because it's often used to it? because it's often used to mean not taxed at a particular level, rather than actually we're subsidising it with loads of taxpayer cash, but then they tax it to 75% and still try and argue it's subsidised . argue it's subsidised. >> it's bizarre. it'sjust argue it's subsidised. >> it's bizarre. it's just not real. the thing for me is, as i said before , great. said before, great. >> if we had all the green infrastructure in place, if we knew we would be, energy secure

for, you know, generations to come. and that was all fine. great. we don't need north sea oil and gas. yes, there would be job losses, but hopefully those would move to other industries. but it seems like we're doing this all a little bit in a rush. and has ed miliband thought it all through? >> although what i will say for ed miliband is that also in the first couple of days of this new government, they ended the ban on onshore wind farms, which was a ludicrous ban that stopped people investing in new energy production. i'm not going to be discriminatory here. i'm pro all energy and i think, i think too often people take one side or the other saying we need more oil and gas, but no wind farms, or we need wind farms, but no oil and gas. i have to say, the most successful countries and frankly, countries like the united states and like china, well, they're doing it all. they're doing both. they've got an all in energy strategy. and amidst an energy crisis where pnces amidst an energy crisis where prices are high, that's the only

rational thing to do . rational thing to do. >> absolutely. a bit of everything, i think, is the way to go. you hedge your bets. so if one thing doesn't work out as you hoped. so let's say the solar panels weren't doing very well. that year. then you have other things as backup. marianne says , didn't labour say they says, didn't labour say they were going to raise the tax on energy companies ? now they are energy companies? now they are shutting them down. how is that planned revenue going to be covered? mind you, i think they will have much bigger things to worry about with this decision, marianne , i'm not sure what marianne, i'm not sure what bigger things you're talking about. perhaps energy security for one. but there you go. keep them coming in. >> absolutely. we really appreciate gbnews.com forward slash. your say is the way to get in touch. >> yes. but coming up ahead of our special coverage tomorrow we'll be looking at the origins of the battle of the boyne. tom's excited for this one i love this. >> these are so these are brilliant. dougie beattie is doing a fantastic job. stick around for it. don't go anywhere

good afternoon. britain it's 12:47 now. ahead of our live coverage of the 12th of july celebrations tomorrow, our northern ireland reporter , northern ireland reporter, dougie beattie has been following the historical route of those that left northern ireland and headed for the new world. >> yes. in this report, dougie travelled to worcester in massachusetts, usa, where he discovered how the potato arrived in the state and how it was misunderstood. >> worcester lies about 40 miles west of boston. it's known as

the heart of the commonwealth. but back in the 1700s, it was no more than a frontier village . more than a frontier village. >> so you would have to travel from boston down the indian path, which is indian pass. were only about this wide. they were only about this wide. they were only about this wide. they were only a foot wide. they weren't very large. you would be single file horseback. you would be single file. there was not enough room for a stagecoach. >> the unannounced arrival of the scots—irish was scorned upon by the establishment, and as a result, they were split into three groups. among those in the worcester placement was the young family. worcester placement was the young family . the oldest was 95, young family. the oldest was 95, and he had brought the first seed potatoes to america that at first was greeted with suspicion the governor shute. >> governor shute was his name. he he got really upset because he saw all these people arriving in boston and he didn't know what to do. so he decided he was going to divide them into three groups and send them to three different places to reinforce populations. because of the

indian attacks. so he sent one 200 people to maine , 200 people 200 people to maine, 200 people to londonderry, new hampshire, and 200 people to worcester. when they get here in worcester, the people that were already here are about 200 of them, and they were upset because they didn't like these people, because they were different. and they had different clothing. they spoke different , but they they spoke different, but they had gifts of the potato and the spinning wheel and the congregationalists were also afraid of that potato, and they threw it away . so it took threw it away. so it took a couple of seasons before they realised that they could eat the potato. they were trying to eat the tubers and the leafs, which didn't work out right. you know, that's not good. poisonous. so eventually they figured out how to eat the potato and it became a very sustainable fruit vegetable in, in new england. and a lot of potato farms are in maine.

>> the hostilities towards the families in worcester would see them being forced to move on, and they would rejoin their countrymen further north. >> the people in worcester tried to drive the scots out of here. get out of my town was pretty much. they burned their church down, and they did whatever they could to drive them away. and a lot of them founded pelham and rutland and colebrook springs to the west of us, and they that's where the potato farms are in massachusetts . massachusetts. >> well, there you go . fantastic >> well, there you go. fantastic stuff, we'll have more coverage tomorrow of course, on the day, now, after the big win last night for the england team, we're heading straight over to berlin to soak up the atmosphere ahead of the final on sunday. let's speak with sports journalist ben jacobs, ben, how is the atmosphere there? i see you're indoors, but i feel like

you're indoors, but i feel like you can sense it. >> yeah, well, i've been out and about as well. >> of course, the atmosphere last night in dortmund was phenomenal, and england fans were outnumbered. the feeling here is more that england are going to outnumber spain and plenty of travelling over that. maybe don't have tickets yet and are trying to get one from friends, family or any kind of legal means that they can. and if you look on the resale market, i think you need to pay something in the region of £2,000 now. but what a lot of people do in advance is they book their hotel for the finals. they know that they're going to be there, they make a week of it. so there's a lot of england fans that i've spoken to who were not actually at the semi—final and have only been in berlin waiting for this moment and praying that england could reach it. so they were in pubs last night celebrating that phenomenal ollie watkins goal, and now we build up with a short turnaround to the final. and i think spain are the favourites on paper. and for england it's the first time, of course, that a men's team have been in the

final of a major tournament ever on foreign soil. >> it's a really extraordinary moment and so interesting that so many people choose to go just to be there for the atmosphere, not necessarily in the stadium because i can imagine i don't want to tempt fate, but if england win, the streets are going to be quite a picture? >> yeah. i think what we saw in the semi—final was, i think what we saw in the semi—final was something in the region of 2 or 3 times the amount of people in the stadium outside the stadium, and it was predominantly this wall of orange. but there were plenty of england fans as well. and what we're going to see is a very pleasant and diverse and exuberant atmosphere and it's a big story for both sides. you know, spain, from their perspective, were not one of the favourites coming into the tournament. they're a young , tournament. they're a young, exciting side. england are kind of getting better with every game, but there's still those frailties there and we're trying to obviously win a men's major

tournament for the first time since 1966. so the plot lines are felt very acutely by both sets of supporters , and there sets of supporters, and there was pessimism from both sets of supporters when the tournament first started. and now there's optimism and there's joy and before a ball is kicked, it's a very pleasant and friendly atmosphere with a good allocation of fans from both sides. yes. >> and the kings intervened to tell the team to not leave it to the penalties. he can't cope. the nation's stress levels can't cope. thank you very much indeed. ben jacobs for that. a sports journalist, of course, that's all for this hour. >> yes, but plenty more to come. the prime minister has given permission for ukraine to use british missiles against russian soil. has keir starmer gone too far? we're having that debate after this . after this. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on .

solar sponsors of weather on. gb. news >> hello. good morning. welcome to your latest gb news weather update brought to you from the met office. it is going to be a dner met office. it is going to be a drier day for many of us, but there is a risk of showers, particularly in central areas. we've still got low pressure not too far away from the uk, centred up to the north and east. that's we've still got the remnants of some rain from yesterday, but higher pressure is building in from the west, so that means for parts of northern ireland, much of northwest scotland actually it's going to be a much drier day today compared to yesterday. but we've got a northerly wind so it's still a fairly cool feel. also quite a lot of sunshine through much of the day across the south coast. but in between those areas staying quite cloudy through the day with some drizzly rain on and off. and here temperatures will be suppressed . but in the south and suppressed. but in the south and the best of sunshine, we could see 24 degrees later on this afternoon. so pretty warm in any sunshine, but still that northerly wind through the evening. so a fairly warm and fine end to the day across southern areas. some sunshine, but i think for much of wales into the midlands and northern england it's going to stay

cloudy through this evening with that drizzly rain. northern ireland seeing a fine end to the day. the further north you go, the more exposed that northerly wind you are, particularly across eastern areas of scotland. temperatures in aberdeen only 13 degrees. this evening, so more of an autumnal feel out there now through tonight it's going to stay fairly dry for most areas in the central area, though it will remain largely cloudy with a risk of some rain, but i think the rain will become much more restricted to parts of wales and central areas of england by the end of the night. there's also a threat of some showers approaching from the near continent into the south—east by tomorrow morning as well. in any clear skies tonight, we've still got cool air so we could be down as low as about four degrees for parts of scotland, but for most areas a fairly mild start with plenty of cloud around, and friday will be a fairly dry day for most of us. there's still a lot of cloud around, so it's not going to be particularly warm and also there's a risk of showers mainly across the south coast. it's particularly in the southwest where we could see some torrential downpours and with plenty of cloud around

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>> well. >> well. >> good afternoon. britain. it's 1:00 on thursday, the 11th of july. i'm emily carver , and i'm july. i'm emily carver, and i'm tom harwood. now, tens of thousands of criminals could be released early from prisons in the coming months. as labour calls on businesses to hire ex—prisoners to cut reoffending. is our safety being put at risk? >> water joke britain's sewage scandal continues with regulator ofwat saying water bills could go ofwat saying water bills could 9° up ofwat saying water bills could 90 ”p by ofwat saying water bills could go up by nearly £20 a year. should we be paying any more for substandard water? >> and we'll be in berlin as the england team gear up for the euro finals against spain this sunday. the king has got

involved, encouraging the team to win without the need for any last minute wonder, goals or penalties . last minute wonder, goals or penalties. drama . penalties. drama. >> well, should we hear from the prime minister? he's been reacting to that historic win in washington, dc. he's reacting to that win last night against the netherlands. >> it was fantastic . i managed >> it was fantastic. i managed to pop out from one of my sessions for just five minutes, which is when i saw harry kane got the first goal. i missed the second one, but it's brilliant . second one, but it's brilliant. so on we go now. great chance. i've always said this team, we're going to go all the way. some really, really pleased and just good luck for sunday. >> now we spotted that last yeah >> now we spotted that last year. you said that if the lionesses won the world cup, there should be an extra bank holiday. so if england win, do we all get an extra day off? >> well, we should certainly mark the occasion. i don't want to jinx it. i went to the last

euros finals. i want to go through that again. so don't want to jinx anything. we must mark it in some way. but the most important thing is getting it over the line. on sunday, >> spoken like a true politician. there >> so he doesn't want to jinx it with the men's, but he's happy to jinx it with the women's sexism . well, we're getting to sexism. well, we're getting to far more of that and the rest of the show indeed, after your headunes the show indeed, after your headlines with . tamsin. headlines with. tamsin. >> tom, thank you and good afternoon from the gb newsroom. it's just after 1:00. close friends of carol hunt say they are together in grief after she was killed alongside two of her daughters in a crossbow attack in hertfordshire. they were speaking after the rector of bushey led a vigil at saint james's church to support the local community. the victims, who were the wife and daughters of bbc racing commentator john hunt, were attacked at their home in bushey. carol hunt was

61, while hannah and louise were 28 and 25. a major police manhunt for 26 year old suspect carl clifford ended when he was found near a cemetery in north london. clifford was discovered with injuries in lavender hill cemetery in enfield and taken to hospital . well, as we've just hospital. well, as we've just been hearing, the prime minister has hinted he could introduce a new bank holiday in england if england win in the final of euro 2024. a stunning stoppage time goal from substitute ollie watkins secured a21 victory over the netherlands in dramatic fashion last night. the three lions will now face spain on sunday with the hope of being crowned european champions. >> it was fantastic. i managed to pop out from one of my sessions for just five minutes, which is when i saw harry kane got the first goal. i missed the second one, but it's brilliant. so on we go now. great chance. i've always said this team, we're going to go all the way. some really , really pleased and some really, really pleased and just good luck for sunday.

>> now we spotted that last yeah >> now we spotted that last year. you said that if the lionesses won the world cup there should be an extra bank holiday. so if england win, do we all get an extra day off? well, we should certainly mark the occasion. >> i don't want to jinx it. i went to the last euros finals. i want to go through that again. so don't want to jinx anything. we must mark it in some way. but the most important thing is getting it over the line. on sunday to wales now, where the king and queen have visited the zeth king and queen have visited the zenith to mark its 25th anniversary, they were greeted by first minister vaughan gething, along with party and parliamentary leaders. >> the king marked the occasion with a speech which he began in welsh before meeting community members who've contributed to key moments in the senate's history. charles and camilla last visited the welsh parliament in september 2022, when they received a motion of condolence following the death of the late queen. >> i hope you can feel a real sense of pride in the respect that has been earned and in the

contribution that has been made to the lives of so many welsh minds have indeed been directed to welsh matters , and the to welsh matters, and the distinct voice of wales is heard with clarity and purpose . on all with clarity and purpose. on all our paradise he we look back at the journey so far, and we look so far. >> and we look forward to the journey yet to come. >> president biden has indicated he supports closer defence ties between the uk and europe. in his first head to head meeting with the prime minister at the white house, joe biden told sir keir starmer he sees the uk as the cornerstone of the transatlantic alliance. the prime minister described the visit as an opportunity to recommit to nato and the special relationship. sir keir has said he wants a new uk—eu security pact, whilst also working closer on defence with key allies . the

on defence with key allies. the chancellor has described a planned average 21% increase to water bills as a bitter pill for consumers. rachel reeves made the comment after regulator ofwat said bills will rise by around £19 a year in england and wales over the next five years. that's a third less than the amount requested by water companies . there are also companies. there are also significant variations in price changes between firms, with southern water customers facing a £183 increase, whilst yorkshire water customers will see bills go up by £107. >> this reflects 14 years of failure from the conservatives to drive investment to reduce pollution and to ensure that families are not struggling in the way that they have been with the way that they have been with the cost of living crisis. >> it's why the secretary of state for environment, as steve reid , has called in the 16 reid, has called in the 16 bosses of the water companies today. >> and also we've already announced a tough new rules to

ensure that money that's supposed to go into infrastructure can not just be paid out in bonuses. >> the spire of the gothic cathedral of the french city of rouenin cathedral of the french city of rouen in normandy has caught fire, a local state official says. the cathedral has been evacuated and emergency services are on the scene. the cathedral, regarded as one of france's finest, was painted several times by impressionist artist claude monet in the 19th century. and some news just in. avon and somerset police say suitcases believed to contain human remains have been found by officers who were called to reports of a man seen acting suspiciously on clifton suspension bridge in bristol, so that news just in to us from avon and somerset police. more on that in the next hour. that's it from me. >> for the very latest gb news

direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . forward slash alerts. >> good afternoon britain. it's 1:07 now. prime minister sir keir starmer has said that the prison capacity crisis is much worse than he feared. >> yes , this as his government >> yes, this as his government prepares to release tens of thousands of inmates early in a bid to prevent jails becoming full. >> while he's expected to authorise emergency measures this week, which could see criminals automatically freed after serving just 40% of their sentence. >> so how worried should we be here? here to discuss all of this is gb news political correspondent, olivia utley, olivia , we knew that our prisons olivia, we knew that our prisons were, you know, at quite a high capacity at the moment, but

releasing prisoners early, this is a difficult one for the prime minister >> yeah. i mean, we did know that the prison sector was in a dire state. and actually, from last october, alex chalk, the former conservative justice secretary, was releasing prisoners early on, a sort of ad hoc basis. the difference between that and what keir starmer is proposing is, whereas the conservative government that came before wanted to keep prisoners in for as much of their sentence as possible, but had to release them, here and there, because of massive overcrowding issues. keir starmer is actually working towards a new model where prisoners do serve shorter sentences. and he is also , sentences. and he is also, talking about potentially ruling out those very short sentences altogether. so there would be no more times when people spend, you know, weeks or just a couple of months in prison. there is some evidence that that might be a good step forward in that the reoffending rates for prisoners who've gone into prison forjust a few months is quite high. they

do tend to get on a sort of reoffending cycle, but of course the worry for members of the pubucis the worry for members of the public is that if prisoners are released within just after 40% of their sentences, you could have potentially violent offenders reoffending on the streets again, it quite soon really . there have been really. there have been questions to shabana mahmood, the new justice secretary, over whether the 40% rule would include violent prisoners, and she hasn't been able to rule out that violent prisoners might be released early. so that could potentially be a big worry. and of course, it would be a huge headache for this new government if, after making a song and dance of releasing prisoners after just 40% of their sentence, a violent offender does reoffend. that would mean the first bad headlines for this new government since the election. >> i'm looking at some of these reoffending rates right now, and they really are shocking. i mean, according to the latest official data, which is which is from 2022, more than half of all

prisoners who serve a sentence of less than 12 months provably re—offend . so that's just the re—offend. so that's just the ones that we catch and charge. again, a quarter of people who are in prison for1 again, a quarter of people who are in prison for 1 to 4 years, provably re—offend once they're released. i wonder if the issue isn't that we're sending people to prison for too short a time, for too long a time. surely it's that they're not in there long enough ? enough? >> well, that is the argument which plenty of conservative backbenchers have made. interestingly though, actually the approach that this labour government is taking isn't very different to, to the conservative justice secretaries who came before, who tended to be sort of slightly more on the left of the conservative party, like david gauke or alex chalk. but the difference is that this time, the labour government, it all seems to be united in a sort of bid to get prisoners released early. and of course, james timpson, the head of timpson's key cutting company, has now been appointed as prison

minister and he has done plenty of pretty controversial interviews where he sort of argues that far too many people are in prison at all, far fewer, fewer people should be receiving custodial sentences. i mean, this is not the sort of language which was used on the election campaign. in fact, during the election campaign, both parties, as is sort of tradition, were very keen to show that they were tough on law and order. so is this perhaps the beginning of a u—turn from the new labour government, >> thank you very much indeed . >> thank you very much indeed. olivia utley gb news political correspondent. tom, i don't know about you, but this sounds very much like going soft on crime, very risky business. if, as olivia suggests, could happen. might happen if one of these offenders goes on to reoffend in a violent manner, then essentially, the government can be accused of putting all of us at risk, this is a very risky business. surely the emphasis should be on what problems are in the prison system as it

stands. why are people reoffending not just let them out early? >> absolutely. and we could be deporting foreign criminals more. we could be building more prison spaces. some countries are even renting prison spaces from countries, from other countries that have more space in their prisons. why don't we do that? there are options that we could explore here, but no , we could explore here, but no, we're going to release people early. yeah. >> we always yeah, it just seems like we care more about the human rights of the of those who commit the crimes, rather than the rest of us who have to live with the criminals or live with the threat of crime. anyway, well, water bills are set to rise by around £20 a year for the next five years. >> that's according to water regulator ofwat. >> they say it's to invest in reducing leaks and sewage spills into the rivers . gb news has into the rivers. gb news has been asking what you think about this, though , and the potential this, though, and the potential bill rises. >> obviously i don't like it, i don't want it. i don't want any bills to rise. >> but i suppose one recognises that if you know , things change, that if you know, things change, damage is done and from what you hean damage is done and from what you hear, there's a lot needs doing to water pipes and lakes and so

forth. so they need cleaning up, >> well, we pay all this money for the water bills, don't we? but they're not doing anything with the sewage. >> i mean, the rivers are getting contaminated, aren't they ? they? >> through the, sewage. >> through the, sewage. >> and i just think it's bad, really. >> i think water companies have got very bad press at the moment. so obviously everybody's prioritising this, and i don't want any bills to go up. but i suppose if it's going to make our water systems better and cleaner, then that's one of the ways i'd like it to go. other than that, it's another bill and i've got enough of those so that's that's about it really . that's that's about it really. >> well, potentially not people particularly happy about facing bill rises. surprise, surprise. but joining us now is the chief executive of river action james wallace. james i suppose if we want cleaner water we're going to have to pay for it. >> good afternoon. thanks for having me on again. nice to see you both. >> well, yes, there is

absolutely some truth in the fact that we don't value water enough, and it has been undervalued. >> and underpriced for a very long time. however, it's a very tough job for the new government and for the water industry to sell the idea of us bill payers to pay more. i'm a customer of thames water. my bill might go up a huge amount now. i'm very lucky to be able to afford that. but what about all those vulnerable people in society who can't or who use less water? >> so it's really important that the government ofwat in this case ensures that any bill increases are matched by investment from shareholders. >> and there are bill increases are for paying for the future. in other words , expanding in other words, expanding capacity to cope with extra rainfall from climate change or growing population. and that you and i and other bill payers do not have to clear up the mess of the past . that would be not have to clear up the mess of the past. that would be an outrage. >> do you think ofwat needs a big shake up here? is it their fault , this regulator's fault fault, this regulator's fault that we're in this position where we have so many sewage spills, thousands of sewage spills, thousands of sewage spills per year? we have rivers that are contaminated. we have

sea that's contaminated and the like. is this all down to this regulator and what needs to be done to change it? >> well, there's two regulators. there's the financial regulator, ofwat and the environmental regulator, the environment agency. and absolutely, yes, we need a root and branch reform. however it's the government above them that direct their performance and what they do. so we've had many years of austerity and cutting red tape and budgets for regulators. that money needs to come back, and the new government must commit to that to make sure, for example, the environment agency can actually afford to monitor independently pollution and to enforce the law. and when it comes to organisations like thames water, that look like they're on the cusp of financial collapse, we've heard today that they might be put into special administration. but what does that actually mean? the regulator needs to be able to hold them to account and to make sure that when they refinance them and restructure them, that we bill payers and the general pubuc we bill payers and the general public are protected, and the environment too, not just the interests of shareholders, isn't the truth, though, that it's not been the interests of

shareholders that have been protected for the last 20 or so years. >> it's been the interests of bill payers. the bills have been kept low. investment actually has been higher than what it was when the whole system was nationalised. but there could have been more investment if the regulator wasn't telling these companies to keep bills as low as possible . the fact of the as possible. the fact of the matter might just be that there's no easy answer here, that it's not greedy executives, but it is actually you and me paying but it is actually you and me paying too little for our water. >> well, that's a really good point. very astute. i have to say, i haven't been asked that question today. and good for you for picking up on it. the fact of the matter here is that it's been a political decision to maintain cheap water bills , and maintain cheap water bills, and that was a choice made over the past ten, 15 years, maybe beyond that. so it's given us unrealistic expectations and it's not the bill payers fault. we pay bills that we're asked to pay- we pay bills that we're asked to pay. so none of us have been, you know, none of us consumers, if you like, have been pushing for that. it's more that it was

a decision to keep unrealistically cheap water bills. those do need to increase. but i tell you what. well, first of all, the government, the new government and the water companies need to earn the trust of consumers so that they can then be asked to pay that they can then be asked to pay for more . and with that pay for more. and with that assurance i mentioned before to make sure that they're not the only ones coughing up, it needs to be shareholders too . to be shareholders too. >> well, thank you very much indeed. james wallace , chief indeed. james wallace, chief executive of river action, thank you very much for your time. i mean, it is true that some of these executives are paid enormous amounts, but as you say, water bills are some of our cheapest bills, aren't they? if you look at your outgoings and your household, you'll often find that water is probably at the bottom. >> and there's been this presumption that the regulator has put on the companies to say, keep bills low rather than invest more. now they have been investing historically a reasonable amount, but obviously the infrastructure that we're using in many places is victorian. it's very old infrastructure. it needs a lot more investment. but but no politician has ever been

truthful to anyone about this. you have ed davey falling into rivers and streams and water sudes rivers and streams and water slides saying, oh it's easy. oh, we'll just create a new blue flag status and tell the companies to behave well. sorry using what money you're going to have these companies, if they are going to make water cleaner. and i think we all want to see it. there's got to be the money coming from somewhere, and it's a fantasy to say you can have, you know , billion pound you know, billion pound companies run by people paid non—executive wages. executive wages are what executive wages are. >> so often what people say though, isn't it? if only the chief executive wasn't paid, you know , £1 million, then we'd have know, £1 million, then we'd have no sewage , we'd have no water. no sewage, we'd have no water. >> how much water could we clean for? £1 million, i reckon. i reckon not, not a single street could be cleaned for £1 million. >> as ever, these issues are very complex. please do get in touch.i very complex. please do get in touch. i know there's a lot of anger out there with the state of our waters. it really does ruin people's. you know, use of our nature. you go outdoors, you go for a swim, and what do you

get, a pile of poo on you? yeah, more often than not. well, probably not more often than not. but on occasion. on occasion? not what you want? >> no . absolutely. well, coming >> no. absolutely. well, coming up, the prime minister gives permission for ukraine to use british missiles on russian territory. has keir starmer gone too far or is this what ukraine needs to finally win? we'll be debating that in a moment

northern. >> well. good afternoon. britain. it's 1:23. >> well. good afternoon. britain. it's1:23. and the triple murder suspect remains in hospital after being found in a cemetery following a manhunt. carl clifford was wanted in connection with the crossbow killings of carl hunt, connection with the crossbow killings of carl hunt , the wife killings of carl hunt, the wife of bbc five live racing commentatorjohn hunt, and two of their daughters, hannah and louise. >> well, let's cross straight to charlie peters, who is live in bushey in hertfordshire, where

this tragedy took place. charlie >> hi, tom. well, there are continued police operations here in bushey in hertfordshire , in bushey in hertfordshire, where that murder, the set of triple murders in that targeted attack took place on tuesday evening when the police were alerted at around 7 pm, but the latest news we're getting is from enfield in north london, where that manhunt was concluded yesterday when the police and the armed response units there captured kyle clifford , the 26 captured kyle clifford, the 26 year old lone suspect in this incident. but today we've heard reports that they have repeated the metropolitan police and the hertfordshire constabulary have repeated their forensic searches in enfield on an address that they were searching yesterday. it's been reported in the last hour that that house actually is unked hour that that house actually is linked to kyle clifford's brother, bradley clifford, who in 2018 was jailed for life for

murder and attempted gbh after he in 2017 knocked two men off a moped and beat one of them to death after a 20 minute angry drive chasing after that moped . drive chasing after that moped. nonh drive chasing after that moped. north london. so that address being searched, possibly linked to that manhunt that the police were engaged in yesterday. but here in bushey, by contrast, we've seen the major crime unit out here conducting some investigations around the property behind me where the police cordon is maintained. we expect forensics will continue to assess that. and the alleyway further behind that close where we understand that kyle clifford made his escape away from the house before driving away. we've also seen some very emotional scenes here in bushey in ashlee good closed with several friends of the three victims, friends of the family coming to pay their respects and lay flowers. and that's followed a parish vigil

taking place at around 11 am. this morning in the local church here, where the reverend hosting that vigil said that it had brought the community together and displayed that they were one strong family. but here in bushey and in enfield, police involvement and operations continue with their investigation as kyle clifford, the lone suspect, remains under police detention in a london major trauma unit hospital . major trauma unit hospital. >> well, charlie peters, thank you very much for that latest update. appreciate your time . update. appreciate your time. >> right. well, in other news, prime minister sir keir starmer has approved the use of british missiles for strikes inside russia, a move that may mark a significant policy shift. and it stirred considerable debate. >> well, starmer's decision has been welcomed by ukraine, but described by russia as an escalation, so is the prime minister's new stance justified, or has he gone too far? well joining us to debate this is international security and

border control expert henry bolton, who thinks the prime minister's stance is justified. >> and on the other side, we have former army officer and author patrick benham crosswell, who believes the pm may have gone a little too far with this one, patrick, i'll start with you.thank one, patrick, i'll start with you. thank you very much . first, you. thank you very much. first, why do you think perhaps keir starmer has gone a little too far with this decision , far with this decision, >> that's not quite what i said , >> that's not quite what i said, but, this doesn't alter the price of fish very much. i mean, it brings some static targets that are perhaps 300km or 300 miles into russia. into range of, weaponry. the french have already given similar, permission to use a similar or identical missile, and that's been the case since may, with the problem we got here is we're playing around with the possible rules of engagement for, a powerful weapon without looking at the underlying, urgency ,

at the underlying, urgency, which is to bring this war to an end. and i don't see that this is this decision by keir starmer is this decision by keir starmer is going to do anything to alter that one way or another. >> okay . let's, let's throw that >> okay. let's, let's throw that to henry bolton. now, henry , you to henry bolton. now, henry, you think that this is a positive step forward ? step forward? >> well, again, a bit like, ben, it's nuanced, isn't it, it's not no such decision in in a theatre of war is a simple. yes. this is good. no, it's bad, look, the ukraine has a significant problem on the battlefield . problem on the battlefield. russia can concentrate forces outside ukrainian territory in order to then launch them in a focused manner. they can concentrate their forces, to conduct defences. offensives against ukraine, however, and ukraine can do nothing about disrupting that, that that build up the other on the other side, though, of course ukraine can only build up in one place, concentrate its forces in one place, and that's on ukrainian

territory , which is open game territory, which is open game for the for russia . so in that for the for russia. so in that sense, this levels the playing field somewhat. but what i'm concerned about here is that when you, you know, when you up the stakes here, you've got to do some basic risk management. and i'm not entirely sure that the british government is . so, the british government is. so, you know, is russia going to try to respond against the uk in some way, whether it's cyber or whether it's against our wind farms or infrastructure or some other thing? and have we fully prepared for that? i suspect keir starmer's statement is, is a political 1 in 2 respects, reiterating support for ukraine in this way and also he's got the nato summit and he's got a statement to make there. has he really thought through the second and third order risk implications of this? and are we managing them correctly? i hope we are. >> you certainly hope so. >> you certainly hope so. >> but just just one final thing on what ben said. what people a lot of people don't actually know that there are talks

constantly underway in vienna under the auspices of the osce exploratory talks. look at where russia sits down in ukraine, all the eu and nato member states and some other countries all sit down and are constantly exploring options to mitigate and limit and end this conflict. and indeed, switzerland has been chairing some more focused talks. so talks are underway. so it's been a sort of slight sort of mis misapprehension that they're not they are . they're not they are. >> okay. well, patrick, there's quite a lot of concern here that the use of british missile missiles in russian territory is an escalation and russia will retaliate. is this the wisest move from our national security point of view , point of view, >> i don't think i have not. i haven't lie—in have access to the detailed information that would would enable us to, produce a definitive answer to that. and i don't think keir starmer does either, in terms of the military effect, the storm

shadow, like the french scout missile, is designed to hit static command posts like targets and bits of infrastructure. so, in terms of, russia amassing force, railway tunnels, bridges, things like that, it could hit, things like permanent air defence arm installations and that would be, probably significant escalation, that the russians would not, necessarily take lying down, is russia going to start a nuclear war about this? no. is russia going to attack , british assets going to attack, british assets overtly, no, because that's the path to armageddon. and, you know, like like henry and me. you know, mr putin grew up in a world where the path to armageddon was something we spent a lot of effort trying to avoid being on, so i don't think it's going to alter very much. i think what it does show is a very weak mindset. there are talks going on, but the reality is there is no chance of ukrainian armed forces evicting russians from ukrainian soil by

force. they've been trying that force. they've been trying that for three years. they're failing and they're running out of people. there's little chance of the russians conquering all of ukraine unless zelenskyy falls or ukraine runs out of soldiers , or ukraine runs out of soldiers, everything else is irrelevant . everything else is irrelevant. how do we stop the killing? and how do we make the participants think they need to sit down and talk? it's fine . talk? it's fine. >> we are running short on time, but just, briefly, if you if you would, henry, how does this war end ? end? >> well, i think it's. ben says, you know, it's got to be through dialogue at some point. there has to be an agreement to end hostilities, the difficulty is that neither side, it seems prepared to do so at the moment, on on the one side, ukraine has to cede territory. that's the only way that the russians are going to, to agree to anything at the present time, and on the other side, you know , the, the other side, you know, the, the russia or ukraine, well, you're

just not going to get an agreement from ukraine to do that. and russia is not going to pack up until they've got they've consolidated their gains in ukraine. so i don't see an end to this. and that's why those talks i talked about, i mentioned have been ongoing for so long and got very , absolutely so long and got very, absolutely nowhere, you know , president nowhere, you know, president trump says he can knock heads together and bring it to an end in 24, 24 hours. i doubt it very, very much. but as long as talks are ongoing and so long as the exploration is ongoing, then hopefully an opportunity will be identified. >> okay, well, thank you very much to you both. henry bolton and patrick benham croswell, great. to get your perspective on this. let us know your thoughts. has the prime minister gone too far in this? do you welcome this intervention? but coming up, we're asking if labour are stealing the economic glory from the conservatives gdp has grown at its fastest rate in over two years. quite sweet timing for the new prime minister .

minister. >> good afternoon from the gb newsroom. here are the headlines at 133, and we can start with more on the breaking news story this hour that two suitcases believed to contain human remains have been found following reports of a man acting suspiciously on bristol's clifton suspension bridge. officers were alerted, but the man had already fled the scene , man had already fled the scene, leaving one suitcase behind. a second was found nearby. police say the man was initially taken to the bridge in a taxi, and that driver is helping police with their enquiries. the bridge is now closed and an investigation is underway to locate the man and to identify the deceased . close friends of the deceased. close friends of carol hunt say they are together in grief after she was killed alongside two of her daughters in a crossbow attack in hertfordshire . they were hertfordshire. they were speaking after the rector of bushey led a vigil at saint james's church to support the local community. the victims,

who were the wife and daughters of bbc racing commentator john hunt, were attacked at their home in bushey. carol hunt was 61, while hannah and louise were 28 and 25. a major police manhunt for 26 year old suspect carl clifford ended when he was found near a cemetery in north london. he was discovered with injuries in lavender hill cemetery in enfield and subsequently taken to hospital . subsequently taken to hospital. the prime minister has hinted he could introduce a new bank houday could introduce a new bank holiday if england win in the final of euro 2024, a stunning stoppage time goal from substitute ollie watkins secured a21 victory over the netherlands in dramatic fashion last night. the three lions will now face spain on sunday with the hope of being crowned european champions. the king and queen have visited the senate to mark its 25th anniversary. they were greeted by first minister vaughan gething, along with party and parliamentary leaders.

the king marked the occasion with a speech which he began in welsh before meeting community members who've contributed to key moments in the senate's history . charles and camilla history. charles and camilla last visited the welsh parliament in september 2022, when they received a motion of condolence following the death of the late queen. well, those are the latest gb news headlines. i'm tamsin roberts more from me in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign up to to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com >> forward slash

>> good afternoon . britain. it's >> good afternoon. britain. it's 1:39. now. the economy is actually growing. not just growing. it's growing at the fastest rate in over two years.

with last month's official figures showing a nought point 4% increase in gdp. >> yes. shadow chief secretary to the treasury laura trott says the conservatives strengthened the conservatives strengthened the economy. labour are now inheriting an an economy that's turning a corner. >> but the new chancellor, rachel reeves, argues there's been a huge amount of work. there's still a huge amount of work to be done. so our labour stealing the economic glory from the tories, who only lost power a week ago . a week ago. >> well, joining us now is chief political editor for the financial times, jim pickard, jim is it fair to financial times, jim pickard, jim is it fairto say financial times, jim pickard, jim is it fair to say that the conservatives did the work and now labour can take the glory? >> i'm sure they'll pretend that this is all thanks to their skills. just as they'll probably pretend that getting into the finals of the euros footballers is theirs, theirs as well. but obviously this is something where the outgoing conservative government did take some fairly tough decisions to get things to where they are now. you'll remember that jeremy hunt, the former tory chancellor, and rishi sunak, the conservative prime minister made a great play

of trying to get inflation down from that figure of 11. they managed to get it to down 2. and also we have this economic growth and it's all coinciding with the moment at which they get ejected from power. but politics is not fair. it's get ejected from power. but politics is not fair . it's never politics is not fair. it's never been fair. and this really reminds me of 1997, when tony blair's labour party won that election again with a landslide. very similar situation then. and they inherited an economy which was just starting to pick up and was just starting to pick up and was starting to grow, and that labour administration under tony blair was able to take the political credit for the growing economy, which wasn't necessarily thanks to them at all. >> although i suppose the big difference there, jim, is that in 1997, tony blair never complained about the inheritance he was given. in fact, perhaps , he was given. in fact, perhaps, he was given. in fact, perhaps, he rather remarked on on just how rosy the united kingdom was doing in economic terms then very, very different . now the very, very different. now the labour party are saying that they've inherited a complete basket case of an economy.

everything's terrible, way worse than they could ever have imagined . than they could ever have imagined. but than they could ever have imagined . but inflation than they could ever have imagined. but inflation is at 2. growth is expected to be the highest in the g7 next year, and the deficit compared to where it was in 2009 2010, is almost negligible. yes, the debt is high, but the deficit is much , high, but the deficit is much, much lower than it was 14 years ago. is this inheritance actually all that bad ? actually all that bad? >> so i think there's a really key point to make here. and that's that you have different elements of the economy. and if you look at it, the economy in terms of unemployment, gdp growth, inflation, of course, on all of those fronts, the economy is looking really, really rosy. but there are two other things to look at here. the first one is how do people's personal household finances fail? and on that one, interest rates are, of course, still at a record high. we've not had interest rate cuts yet. and one thing that might occur as a result of these really strong gdp figures that have come through today is that we might not get those interest rate cuts quite as quickly as people had hoped, and those

interest rates might. interest rate cuts might not happen as steeply as we hoped as well. and what that basically means is that people on mortgages are still going to be feeling the pain when they come off, their fixed rate mortgages and they go on to new fixes or they go to on floating variables. and this is one of the reasons why jeremy hunt didn't think it was worth waiting for an autumn election was because he figured there were about 135,000 people every month who would be coming off fixed rate mortgages and paying more. so household finances are still not necessarily in great shape. still not necessarily in great shape . the second point where shape. the second point where the economy may be rosy , but the economy may be rosy, but generally things are not, is the pubuc generally things are not, is the public finances. now, tom, you made the point about the annual deficit. maybe not being as bad as it as it was in 2010, but yes, the overall amount of debt that the overall amount of debt that the british government owes . the british government owes. 2010, when liam byrne left that sarcastic note about there's no money left, which was then leaked, you know , the national leaked, you know, the national debt was under 1 trillion, not all of your viewers will know that under 14 years of

conservative government, that total debt has gone up to nearly £3 trillion, and that is an uncomfortable position to be in when interest rates are no longer at rock bottom, where interest rates are around five bringing us and just the repayments on that debt are huge, bringing us back down to earth with a with a bump there. >> thank you jim, but can i get your view on, the energy secretary? ed miliband in the papers today that he's, he's ordered, no new drilling in the nonh ordered, no new drilling in the north sea. what impact might that have on our economic growth ? that have on our economic growth? >> so this is something that shouldn't totally come as a surprise in the sense that it was a manifesto commitment by the labour party that they would allow oil and gas companies with existing licences in the north sea to carry on and drill those. and yet there would be a moratorium on new licences issued for oil and gas in that basin. now, the reason things are a little bit interesting today is because there's been a

bit of uncertainty about whether if you were an oil and gas company taking part in the 33rd licensing round from the north sea transitional authority, i.e, there's a handful of companies that were hoping to get a couple of applications under the wire before labour got in. there's a bit of uncertainty about what will happen to them. i think it's clear that labour wants to stop them. we're not talking about a huge number of applications here. we were talking about the telegraph claimed it was around 35. i'm told it's more like five, which now could still be stopped. i think there is a genuine debate here to be had, which is, you know , labour wants to stop know, labour wants to stop drilling in the north sea because it's worried about climate change. the problem they have and is that britain will still be using huge amounts of oil and gas for the next 20 or 30 years, even under net zero 2050, the country still needs to use fossil fuels. so what will happen instead is that we will be importing them from other countries instead. and for the laboun countries instead. and for the labour, labour government has just come in, it's very important to send out a signal around the world that britain stopped drilling. but if we're still buying oil and gas from

elsewhere, if we're having to pay elsewhere, if we're having to pay the extra expense and carbon cost of carrying it from the middle east or wherever, wherever else there is a genuine economic and intellectual debate about , is this a good idea or about, is this a good idea or not, no . not, no. >> it'll be a fascinating one. as time goes on. that potentially all of these imports from fracked gas from the united states of america sending our money over there so that they can send their gas over here. suppose many people might ask, why aren't we why aren't we making that ourselves? but jim pickard, deputy political editor of the financial times, really appreciate your your thoughts on those two big issues. >> it's always the way, isn't it? have you thought through the consequences of these, these policies? yes. five licences would be a lot fewer than 35. we'll see. we'll have to find out what the real number is, but has hollywood turned against joe biden? famous actors, george clooney, michael douglas. they say it's time for biden to drop out of the presidential race. who's next? that's after this

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break. >> good afternoon. britain. it's coming up to ten minutes to two. and has hollywood turned on joe biden? well, major democratic fundraiser george clooney certainly has. yes. >> so he's called for the president to step down, saying that he is no longer the same person who won the white house in 2020. cutting words. >> but he's not the only one, not the only big star to share those concerns . michael douglas those concerns. michael douglas has also called forjoe biden to has also called for joe biden to drop out of the race for re—election. >> well, you know, it's all over when the movie stars come out against you, but the president is now trying to quell age concerns, as at least nine democratic members of the house of representatives have also appealed for him to withdraw. it all seems to be closing in on

the president. >> yeah, it's a drip, drip, drip effect. but could it turn into a flood ? thomas gift is the flood? thomas gift is the founding director of the ucl centre on us politics and joins us now . thomas, things are us now. thomas, things are getting worse for the president. >> things are getting worse. and i think that they could get even worse after today. he's got a big press conference that he's delivering, in front of nato. i think any gaffe, any incoherent phrase, any example of garbled language, it could really be the end of biden. i mean, it seems like all the momentum is pushing against him right now . against him right now. >> and thomas, it does appear as though the more people see of him, the more concerned they get. >> well, that's the challenge for joe biden, because if there forjoe biden, because if there was one way that he could dispel concerns about his mental acuity and physical vigour, it would be to come out, talk to journalists, go on adversarial media and take questions. but he refuses to do that. there's some sense that his inner circle is

protecting him and shielding him from any kind of critiques or criticism, but the more they do that, i think the more speculation builds that maybe he's not for it. >> there was a remarkable quote from a source close to biden, one of the members of his campaign . anonymous, of course, campaign. anonymous, of course, talking about the donors that say they may well abandon the biden campaign. and this quote was just, well, if they go, we will fight on alone. it does have the sort of bunker mentality of sort of, something thatis mentality of sort of, something that is coming to a head fairly sooi'i. 500“. >> soon. >> i completely agree with you. i mean, to some extent, maybe it's just denial. there have also been sort of accusations that biden is projecting an air of entitlement and even selfishness. but of course , selfishness. but of course, money matters in american politics. and so if the donor class starts to running, starts to run away from biden, i think it's going to be hard for him to stay in this race. >> but, thomas, i'm glad you

said that because i can't help but feel it does smack of a sense of entitlement, it appears as though he's letting down his party, one might argue he's letting down his country by continuing in his pursuit at this election. in the pursuit of power. also, those who fear a donald trump donald trump presidency, he's making that far more likely. >> i think you're right, which is what democrats are trying to subtly or not so subtly communicate to biden. but so far, he has been adamant that he's gotten the delegates. it's his nomination that he's going to run. if you look at some of his tweets and, and comments on social media, it just seems like he keeps saying, i'm the president, i'm the nominee, i'm doing this. it just strikes me as sort of i, i, i, me, me, me, and— as sort of i, i, i, me, me, me, and i think nowhere in those conversations are sort of what's best for the democratic party, what's best for america. more generally. >> and just quickly finally, of course, we've seen those nine members of the house say

explicitly has to go , but explicitly has to go, but perhaps it's the other ones who are not saying so explicitly. nancy pelosi almost danced around the issue yesterday. >> well, it's a challenge for democrats because they want to communicate in some ways that biden should get out of the race, but they know that biden may not leave voluntarily. and so if that's the case, they're going to have to, you know , race going to have to, you know, race with biden, and so they don't want to have to eat their words, in a couple of months to say, well, you said that biden wasn't fit and now you're campaigning for him. so it's a real challenge. >> exactly. that. thank thomas, we do have to leave it there. but thank you so much for your time, thomas. gift there. an expert on us politics. that's all for this hour. stay with us. we'll be putting the fury behind potential water. bill rises to campaigner feargal sharkey. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb

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well . well. >> good afternoon. britain. it's 2:00 on thursday. the 11th of july. i'm tom harwood, and i'm emily carver. prison break. tens of thousands of criminals could be released early from prison in the coming months. as labour calls on businesses to hire ex—prisoners to cut reoffending. but are they putting safety at risk and what a joke. >> britain's sewage scandal continues, with water bills facing an annual increase . facing an annual increase. should we be paying any more for substandard water? we'll be joined by singer water campaigner fergal sharkey and new energy minister ed miliband has ordered an immediate ban on

new drilling for oil in the nonh new drilling for oil in the north sea. >> the consequences could be enormous. is this net zero madness or a step towards the green dream? >> and we'll be in berlin, of course, as the england team gear up for the euros final against spain this sunday. the king has got involved. he's encouraging the team to win, but without the need for any last minute wonder, goals or penalties. drama not good for the blood pressure . good for the blood pressure. >> and of course, send in your views and comments. get a gbnews.com forward slash. your say is the way to get in touch. we're going to be talking to a former energy minister in just a moment . also a member of moment. also a member of parliament in north east scotland, because that's the part of the world that is going to be perhaps most affected by this decision from ed miliband to stop any new oil and gas

licences in the north sea. how much of scotland's economy is still dependent on this industry? >> how many jobs could be lost? this is quite a prosperous area of scotland where we'll be heading and it's prosperous in large part because of this huge industry. with some of these businesses be forced to up tools and go to off other parts of the world where there aren't such strict regulations and where you can drill more. is this actually going to have a positive impact on. net zero, on climate change, on. net zero, on climate change, on the environment? or is this just ideology over pragmatism? >> i'm old enough to remember when alex salmond stood there before the scottish people in 2014, and says, everything in your wildest independence dreams could be paid for by oil and gas. i wonder if many politicians on the centre left are still saying that . it seems are still saying that. it seems like a very, very long time ago now, but yes, no new oil and gas licences being granted in the

nonh licences being granted in the north sea at all under this government. it's a pretty huge step. it's quite a remarkable thing. of course it was in the labour party manifesto , they did labour party manifesto, they did win the election fair and square. a big majority in the house of commons. and now that that majority is implementing this policy, well, quite get in touch, gbnews.com/yoursay. >> we'll get to some of your views very quickly, but it's your headlines with . tamsin. your headlines with. tamsin. >> emily, thank you and good afternoon. from the gb newsroom. it's 2:03. two suitcases believed to contain human remains have been found following reports of a man acting suspiciously on bristol's clifton suspension bridge. officers were alerted and arrived within ten minutes, but the man had already fled, leaving one suitcase behind. a second was found nearby. police say the man was initially taken to the bridge in a taxi, and the

driver is helping police with their enquiries. the bridge is now closed and an investigation is underway to locate the man and identify the deceased . close and identify the deceased. close friends of carol hunt say they are together in grief after she was killed alongside two of her daughters in a crossbow attack in hertfordshire . they were in hertfordshire. they were speaking after the rector of bushey held a vigil for the local community there . friends local community there. friends and family have paid tribute to the victims, who were the wife and daughters of bbc racing commentator john and daughters of bbc racing commentatorjohn hunt, and who were attacked at their home in bushey at race meetings across the country. jockeys wore black armbands and held a minute's silence today to show support for the family. carol hunt was 61, while hannah and louise were 28 and 25. while a major police

manhunt for 26 year old suspect carl clifford ended when he was found near a cemetery in north london, he was discovered with injuries in lavender hill cemetery in enfield and taken to hospital . the prime minister has hospital. the prime minister has hinted he could introduce a new bank holiday if england win in the final of euro 2024. a stunning stoppage time goal from substitute ollie watkins secured a21 victory over the netherlands in dramatic fashion last night. the three lions will now face spain on sunday with the hope of being crowned european champions. >> it was fantastic. i managed to pop out from one of my sessions for just five minutes, which is when i saw harry kane got the first goal. i missed the second one, but it's brilliant. so on we go now. great chance . so on we go now. great chance. i've always said this team, we're going to go all the way some really, really pleased and just good luck for sunday. >> now we spotted that last yeah >> now we spotted that last year. you said that if the

lionesses won the world cup there should be an extra bank holiday. so if england win, do we all get an extra day off? well, we should certainly mark the occasion. >> i don't want to jinx it. i went to the last euros finals. i want to go through that again . want to go through that again. so don't want to jinx anything. we must mark it in some way. but the most important thing is getting it over the line. >> on sunday, the chancellor has described a planned average 21% increase to water bills as a bitter pill for consumers. rachel reeves made the comment after regulator ofwat said bills will rise by around £19 a year in england and wales over the next five years. that's a third less than the amount requested by water companies. there are also significant variations in price changes between firms with southern water customers facing a £183 increase, whilst yorkshire water customers will see bills go up by £107. >> this reflects 14 years of failure from the conservatives to drive investment to reduce

pollution and to ensure that families are not struggling in the way that they have been. >> with the cost of living crisis. >> it's why the secretary of state for environment, as steve reed, has called in the 16 bosses of the water companies today. >> and also we've already announced a tough new rules to ensure that money that's supposed to go into infrastructure cannot just be paid out in bonuses. >> the prime minister says he's shocked at levels of overcrowding in prisons , overcrowding in prisons, admitting it's worse than he thought. it comes after his home secretary, yvette cooper, warned there was no quick fix to easing pressure on prison space. the government is believed to be considering freeing more criminals after serving just 40% of their sentence to ease pressure on prison capacity. sir keir is expected to authorise the emergency measures this week . the emergency measures this week. the government is set to launch what it calls a warts and all independent investigation into the performance of the nhs. health secretary wes streeting

says the report aims to diagnose the problem so the government can write the prescription. the investigation will be led by former health minister lord darzi, who's been asked to tell hard truths. mr streeting says the review will provide patients, staff and himself with a full and frank assessment. the king and queen have visited the senate to mark its 25th anniversary. they were greeted by first minister vaughan gething, along with party and parliamentary leaders. the king marked the occasion with the speech which he began in welsh, before meeting community members who've contributed to key moments in the senate's history. charles and camilla last visited the welsh parliament in september 2022, when they received a motion of condolence following the death of the late queen. well, those are the latest gb news headlines for now, i'm back in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign

direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> good afternoon britain. it's 208 and your water bills are set to rise by around £20 a year for the next five years. that's according to water regulator ofwat. >> well, they say it's to invest in reducing leaks and sewage spills into rivers. but joining us now is water campaigner feargal sharkey and fergal. i suppose for you this is a positive move . positive move. >> oh, it is anything but. whilst today was indeed a decision day about the future of the water industry, it was also a decision day about the future of ofwat . of ofwat. >> the simple truth is, when you get past the gloss, the spin and the sheen, you'll find that people like southern water's

customers are now facing a 58% increase in bills in real terms over the next five years. yorkshire water 37. severn trent 35. thames water 32. >> this is what you wanted, fergal. >> they said oh, absolutely not. here's what we wanted. ofwat has owned up to it. the water companies admit it. we have already paid them all of the funding they ever needed for 33 years to build a properly functioning, compliant sewage system. the truth is, we've been pred system. the truth is, we've been ripped off. we've been scammed, and now the thieves are coming back a second time to demand even more money and to compensate ofwat for its incompetence and its ability , incompetence and its ability, inability to properly regulate and manage this industry. so that's what happened today. >> so if raising these bills isn't to improve the infrastructure, to stop, stop sewage spills, what's it for?

you think this is just about greed? >> oh, listen, let me repeat this. ofwat has confirmed it in the water companies. admit it . the water companies. admit it. we've already paid them once for 33 years to build and properly fund a sewage system. they've taken our money. £72 billion worth of it. paid it to their shareholders. there is not a penny more that's acceptable. truth is, any money needs spent from this point should be the shareholders , not customers, shareholders, not customers, reaching into their pockets at a time of cost of living. the truth is, today, somebody confirms it yet again. ofwat is not fit for purpose and needs to be abolished. >> fergal, are you not spinning a fairy tale here? politicians told ofwat it was the explicit duty of ofwat to keep bills for consumers low and they have been low. it's the cheapest utility that every household faces . this that every household faces. this is, perhaps a situation whereby we've had a low a lower level of

investment than we could have done because we've had low bills. the amount going to shareholders is not an unusual amount for any industry that size. >> well, let me let me repeat that again £72 billion of your money has been paid to shareholders £64 billion worth of debt has been laid onto those companies which we privatised, debt free and in return, we've ended up with every single bills have been cheap. >> it's about 2 billion a year that have gone to shareholders, which are mainly our pension funds. >> we're not talking about actually, we're not. the simple truth is, 80% of water companies have owned by foreign investors like the chinese government, like the chinese government, like the chinese government, like the canadian government, like the canadian government, like the canadian government, like the abu dhabi government, to suggest that british pension holders in some way be penalised. here is simply untrue. the truth is, is that ft realises the privatisation of the water industry has become nothing more than a legalised

scam that's been perpetrated on the general public. we've been had, we've been fleeced, we've had, we've been fleeced, we've had enough. but ofwat should have said it ends today and it ends right now. and yet again, they failed. the consumer failed bill payers and failed the environment. >> okay, so is it nationalisation ? that's the nationalisation? that's the silver bullet here. >> i don't think the ownership is the issue here. but we're talking about is money and restructuring and refinancing. the truth is any money that needs to be spent needs to come out of shareholders pockets. there's no reason why customers should pay another penny to these companies. should pay another penny to these companies . and if these companies. and if bondholders have to take a haircut to make that happen , haircut to make that happen, that's the game they're in. that's the gamble they took. and yet, fergal, when these companies were nationalised, the investment was half the level it has been under privatisation. well i'm just repeating again what i said. we can keep the circular argument going. they have given £72 billion of our money and they acknowledge they know they have a legal obugafion know they have a legal obligation to build, operate and

maintain a properly functioning sewage system. that's what the law requires of them. they admit and certify annually to ofwat they've had the money, they've had the money from customers, they've had all the funding they need to invest it. the question we should be asking what happened to our money? where's it gone? when are we going to get a refund? >> okay. well fergal sharkey, to great speak to you. you are a water campaigner of course, and a very passionate one at that. >> now the new energy secretary, ed miliband, has ordered an immediate ban on new drilling, new exploration in the north sea. >> yes, this is all in a decision that overrules his own officials and could potentially, potentially risk triggering a wave of legal action. >> well, in an unusual intervention into what is normally an apolitical process, ed miliband has told regulators not to approve a new round of drilling that was slated for confirmation in the coming weeks. >> well, we're joined now by former energy minister and conservative mp andrew bowie.

andrew, thank you very much indeed, are you surprised by this? how quickly it's been ordered and what impact might this have ? this have? >> well, i'm disappointed, i'm appalled, frankly, for the impact that this will have economically and indeed on our energy security. >> i'm worried for the jobs of my constituents and indeed, the jobs of tens of thousands of others in or around the north east of scotland and indeed across the united kingdom. but i'm not surprised we saw this coming. labour were quite clear that they are anti our oil and gas industry. they give, they give very. they give no regard to our energy security. we warned that this would have an impact and we warned that this would be what would happen if labour won the election because of their manifesto commitment to stop all new licences in the nonh stop all new licences in the north sea. however for the new secretary of state to intervene like this, against official advice , when millions of pounds advice, when millions of pounds have been spent by private companies and indeed civil service hours spent getting these new licences ready to go, for him to intervene and stop

this going ahead is, frankly, madness , economic illiteracy, madness, economic illiteracy, environmental, nonsense and utter madness when it comes to the wider economic picture of our country. >> and yet , andrew bowie, you >> and yet, andrew bowie, you you rightly say this was in the labour party manifesto. i've got it before me here. page 52, where it says we'll not be issuing new licences to explore new fields because it will only be sold on international markets and they'll only accelerate the worsening climate crisis. those are the two reasons the labour party give for not granting these new licences . these new licences. >> yeah, and the labour party won the election and that was in their manifesto. >> we have to accept that. but that won't stop me or indeed the conservative party standing up for the industry, which has kept the lights on in this country over the past few decades, an industry that will be vital to our energy security moving forward. and that generates millions of pounds in revenue for the exchequer every single month. and that produces jobs that many people around the

country rely on. those people are now very worried for what the future holds under this new labour government. but andrew, won't the economically illiterate labour won't. >> they already worried? the conservatives did, you know, do their own battering of this industry, windfall taxes , a industry, windfall taxes, a changes in the regulatory regime. it wasn't a very stable place to invest under the conservatives either . conservatives either. >> well, i think i'm pretty much on record as to how i felt about the energy profits levy and its extension, but what we proposed in our manifesto was there would be no further extension of the energy profits levy, that there would be a continuation of investment allowances to ensure further investment in the north sea and a secure future, and there would be no increase in there would be no increase in the energy profits levy. all of that has changed and we also proposed, by the way, annual licences to ensure that companies had the stability to the north sea would continue to be an investable opportunity. all of that has gone now that labour have taken power. and as i said, i am very worried that we are already within days, setting down a trajectory that

will mean that lots of people in the north—east of scotland will be worried about their jobs. it will take an economic hit, not least to the scottish economy, but actually to the wider uk economy, and will leave us open to more influence from malign foreign actors who were going to become more reliant on for our oil and gas supply. >> now, of course , the >> now, of course, the department that you were until last week, a minister in is not just the department for energy security , it's also the security, it's also the department for net zero. surely the labour party and the conservative party and whoever's in government, if they are committed to net zero, are going to have to take decisions like this and it is going to cost us. >> but, tom, we were committed to net zero. we created that department. we enacted the net zero legislation, but we were absolutely clear that you cannot get there's a transition , not a get there's a transition, not a turning off of the taps overnight. oil and gas and the profits generated from our oil and gas industry are vital to investment in new technologies that will actually get us to a cleaner, greener future. that's why it was so important that the

oil and gas industry continued to attract the investment, because who do you think is going to invest in the new technologies of the future? it's not the chocolate industry, it's the existing energy industry. and if they aren't making a profit here in the uk, if it doesn't look like an investable opportunity, capital is mobile. they will take that capital. they will take that capital. they will take that capital. they will invest in the middle east, in the gulf of mexico, where or elsewhere where there's much more welcoming attitude to those people who want to invest in oil and gas moving forward . in oil and gas moving forward. >> and this is real people's lives, isn't it? aberdeen, the surrounding area, very dependent on this industry. will that area of scotland become a less prosperous and less desirable place to live ? place to live? >> i didn't catch the very end of that question, but, yes, it will become less profitable. chris, this is what we warned aboutin chris, this is what we warned about in our manifesto. this is what we warned about during the general election campaign. it's quite clear that labour's proposals will have a hugely adverse , effect on the economy adverse, effect on the economy of the north—east of scotland. we're talking about tens of thousands of jobs that rely

directly upon a successful oil and gas industry. and that's not taking into account the hundreds of thousands of jobs that are reliant on those jobs. still, being in that region. so people in my constituency and indeed around the rest of the north—east of scotland are indeed very worried about the future. what the future holds for them, their jobs, their families and indeed their future. >> well, andrew barrie, former energy minister, conservative member of parliament for west aberdeenshire and kincardine, thank you very much for joining us and talking through that issue. huge stuff. >> it's been very difficult for people working in that industry. the past few years. you've had all sorts of changes in regulation. you've seen many politicians talking about shutting down the industry as a whole. you've got all of these various levies, these windfall taxes, etc, etc. these people are taking risks when they invest in the north sea. and it's looking like it's pretty much the end. >> goodness me . well, it's >> goodness me. well, it's a changing of the guard, changing of the era. well, it was their

page 52 in the manifesto coming up , coming page 52 in the manifesto coming up, coming up, coming up in unison. >> prime minister sir keir starmer has said the prison capacity crisis is much worse than he feared. we're going to speak to a former prison governor after this short break. don't go anywhere.

>> the 12th a day to celebrate history. community and family here in northern ireland. join me . me. >> arlene foster on me. dougie beattie as we bring you live coverage of the july 12th celebrations from the beautiful city of belfast and right across the united kingdom. >> it's all happening here on gb. news britain's news channel . gb. news britain's news channel. >> good afternoon britain. it's 2:24. prime minister sir keir starmer has said the prison

capacity crisis is much worse than he feared. >> yes, this is as his government prepares to release tens of thousands of inmates early in a bid to prevent jails becoming full. >> well, he's expected to authorise emergency measures this week, which could see criminals automatically freed after serving just 40% of their sentence. >> well, we're joined now by retired prison governor vanessa frake. vanessa, surely this is a recipe for disaster. >> good afternoon to you both, well , yes, it >> good afternoon to you both, well, yes, it is, but the bigger disaster will be if we lose a prison or we have riots in the street and we have nowhere to put violent criminals. >> that will be the bigger disaster. you know, this is the grim reality i've been banging on about how full our prisons are for the last 12 months. but, you know, as usual, we're we're reactive rather than proactive. it's a complete lack of foresight by the last government and this government. you know, to say this whole sort of blame

culture that that labour are coming out with is starting to irritate me, to be quite honest. you know, it's worse than we thought. well, they were told how bad it was. they chose to not listen, so, you know, we are where we are. what i do hope is that those that are released early, are monitored, are fit for release, i.e, their resettlement plans are in place , resettlement plans are in place, they've got home, possibly work support systems on the outside, and that they adhere to the conditions of their licence. yes. they'll be freed from prison, but they still will be on licence. and those licences will have, can have any manner of, of conditions that must be met, i.e. of, of conditions that must be met, he stay away from alcohol, stay away from drugs , alcohol, stay away from drugs, curfews, maybe even, not to contact victims, but yes, i mean, you know, it is a, it is a worrying time . worrying time. >> but don't forget labour let out about 81,000 prisoners between two thousand and seven and 2010, when we were exactly

the same position that we are now. how. >> now. >> it is remarkable , vanessa, >> it is remarkable, vanessa, but looking at the statistics is perhaps even more shocking that of those who serve less than a year as their sentence, more than half go to on reoffend and that's that's be charged with re—offense. perhaps it's even more than more than half, who do so undetected. this is potentially going to be a dangerous time for people in the united kingdom . united kingdom. >> well, yes it is. i mean, you know, we have got the statistics, we've got the information that says, you know, 12 months and under do not work as a as a deterrent to commit crime. all you do is you, you take away everything that somebody has their home, their work, their support systems. you put them in prison for six months because that's how much they'll do out of a 12 month sentence, but you give them six months with hardened criminals , months with hardened criminals, so they go out with nothing, and

then they commit crime. and that is the long and the short of it, 12 month sentence in prison do not work . not work. >> and vanessa, the labour government are also talking about encouraging more businesses and the like to hire offenders , those who've come out offenders, those who've come out offenders, those who've come out of prison, they've served their time and give them jobs. surely, on the face of it, that's a positive move. >> well, yes it is. i mean, and there are many , many companies. there are many, many companies. greggs is just the most recent one. i think that, has signed up to that, you've got timpson's, who has worked with prisons for a long, long time, hiring ex—offenders , obviously their ex—offenders, obviously their risk assessed their, their specific types of prisoners, but, yes, they're giving somebody a chance and surely having a job, having a home, having a job, having a home, having a job, having a home, having a family life is the key to not committing further crime. >> and yet so often we do see such a small proportion of people sort of serial criminals who go in and out of prison for their whole lives committing

more and more crime. the journalist ed west recently compiled a huge list, and it's really quite horrific to read people who are arrested and imprisoned for rape, they're let out and then they murder. i mean, this happens again and again and again. do we need to have a pretty clear delineation here between violent criminals and non—violent criminals? because i suppose it would be a much greater risk to society if we were to let out violent criminals early . criminals early. >> well, absolutely. it would, you know, i mean , let's let's you know, i mean, let's let's look at look at what you've just said there, tom. you know, if you've got a lot of prisoners who are convicted of violent offences, and you don't work with them, you don't, help them to address their offending behaviour and you let them out . behaviour and you let them out. chances are, yes, they are going to offend again, and it will possibly get worse, and as a society, we need to decide who we're going to lock up . how long we're going to lock up. how long are we going to lock them up and

why we're going to lock them up, and i think that's that's something that, you know, it's going to be radical. it's going to be eye opening. it's going to be a lot of people are going to have a lot to say about it. but, you know, james, james, timpson is right. when he says, you know, there's probably a third of prisoners who who are locked up, who actually shouldn't be, that their sentences should be better off done in the community and serve the community that they've offended against. and i'm talking about non—violent offenders. >> well, thank you very much indeed, vanessa frake, you're a retired prison governor. really great to get your experience on on this one. thank you, it is, the thing is, the problem is if you try differentiating between different criminals. i mean, that sounds sensible, but also then we kind of forget that low level crime . what is low level level crime. what is low level crime? you know, there has to be something else. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> is it a gateway to more violent crimes? anyway, coming up, the daddy of downing street. >> well, who is the daddy of

downing street? >> apparently it's a nickname for the new prime minister. but are we objectifying keir starmer just one week into his new role? you won't believe what's been written about . apparently, mr written about. apparently, mr sexy starmer . sexy starmer. >> good afternoon. i'm tamsin roberts in the gb newsroom. here are the headlines. at 231, the world of racing has paid tribute to the wife and daughters of commentator john to the wife and daughters of commentatorjohn hunt, who to the wife and daughters of commentator john hunt, who were killed in yesterday's crossbow attack at race meetings across the country, jockeys and trainers wore black armbands and held a minute's silence to show support for the family. close friends of carole hunt say they are together in grief after she was killed alongside two of her daughters in the attack. they were speaking after the rector of bushey led a vigil at saint james's church to support the local community. the victims were attacked at their home in bushey. carole hunt was 61,

while hannah and louise were 28 and 25. a major police manhunt for 26 year old suspect carl clifford ended when he was found near a cemetery in north london. clifford was discovered with injuries in lavender hill cemetery in enfield and taken to hospital . two suitcases believed hospital. two suitcases believed to contain human remains have been found following reports of a man acting suspiciously on bristol's clifton suspension bridge. officers were alerted, but the man had already fled, leaving one suitcase behind. a second was found nearby. police say the man was initially taken to the bridge in a taxi. driver is now helping police with their enquiries. the bridge is now closed and an investigation is underway to locate the man and identify the deceased . the prime identify the deceased. the prime minister has hinted he could introduce a new bank holiday if england win euro 2024, a stunning stoppage time goal from substitute ollie watkins secured

a21 victory over the netherlands in a dramatic fashion last night. the three lions will now face spain on sunday with the hope of being crowned european champions. the king and queen have visited the zenith to mark its 25th anniversary. they were greeted by first minister vaughan gething, along with party and parliamentary leaders. the king marked the occasion with a speech which he began in welsh before meeting community members who've contributed to key moments in the senate's history. charles and camilla last visited the welsh parliament in september 2022, when they received a motion of condolence following the death of the late queen. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm tamsin roberts more from me in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward alerts

>> good afternoon. britain. it's 2:36. now. martin daubney is up next, and he joins us now. martin, what's coming up on your show? and have you apologised to gareth southgate yet ? gareth southgate yet? >> gareth southgate should be thanking journalists like me because the scrutiny that we put upon them, the pressure we put upon them, the pressure we put upon them, the pressure we put upon them , galvanise the squad upon them, galvanise the squad just like it did in italia 1990. just like it did in italia1990. >> bobby robson got more stick than any manager in history. look what happened to him. he went on to become a legend. the same thing could happen with gareth southgate. of course. we're looking ahead to berlin. all roads lead to berlin . we'll all roads lead to berlin. we'll also sit down with sir keir starmer in america. our political editor, chris hope, asked him can the labour party really be trusted with the special relationship, bearing in mind david lammy has called the guy who might be the next

president a fascist sympathiser? sir keir starmer has already said there won't be a bank houday said there won't be a bank holiday if england do win the euros. but we got sir keir starmer to send a special message to gareth southgate's boys that's coming up in the show. labour has just stopped. oil is anybody surprised if you didn't see this coming ? perhaps didn't see this coming? perhaps you weren't listening closely enough. you weren't listening closely enough . i'll speak to the former enough. i'll speak to the former tory mp for aberdeen, who says this will be disastrous for scotland , disastrous for the scotland, disastrous for the country and disastrous for everybody who pays bills. and thatis everybody who pays bills. and that is all of us. i will speak to an ex—con as well who thinks it's a road to redemption, a perfect idea to hire previous convicts to give them a route back to a better life. that's all. coming 3 to 6. goodness me. >> sounds like a great show. i'll be staying tuned. thank you very much, martin. have a good evening and afternoon. well, goodbye. dishy rishi. hello, sexy starmer, the internet has been awash with claims that the new prime minister is the

hottest stuff to grace . number hottest stuff to grace. number 10, since i don't know when . 10, since i don't know when. >> since dishy rishi. well. get this. he's been crowned a daddy by the internet, joining the ranks of other famous faces like idris elba, pedro pascal and george clooney. >> gosh, pass me the bucket. anyway, is sir keir starmer's newfound attention a good thing? are people simply objectifying him, or is this all rather, sycophantic, fawning, fawning media coverage? >> well, journalist and commentator rebecca reid joins us now. rebecca, this happens quite often in our politics. we had the milifandom with millie bay and miliband, did we? we did. that was 2015. you couldn't escape it. and then, of course , escape it. and then, of course, dishy rishi during covid and now sexy starmer. what's going on with these journalists? >> i mean, i think the worst bit was when we all fancied jeremy corbyn briefly. >> and i looked back at that and i don't know yourself, rebecca, honestly, there was a period where i did find corbyn quite

attractive. >> it's very confusing to me how that happened. but yeah, i think there's a combination of factors here. i think power is always appealing, i think that when you get when you get into a big job, you often get a bit of a glow up. a lot of people, particularly men, look great in an expensive suit. there's probably somebody at downing street who send you to a proper barber, gets you a facial. so these men do tend to look good when they're in power. and it's appealing to be in power. and ultimately i feel like we're all just in a slightly better mood this week and we're all ready to be a little bit more. maybe amorous, a bit more enthusiastic about people. and keir is reaping the benefit of that. why do you think that is , well, i do you think that is, well, i think he certainly represents a kind of political optimism that we haven't felt for a while. and also, i think for a certain, age group, he perhaps is a throwback to the, the tony blair era where people may have been, like, more free and, younger, maybe more, active on the dating scene. so maybe he's maybe it's bringing back that vibe of the 90s when people just snogged each other. rebecca, there is no excuse for this. caitlin moran in the times

keir starmer has turbocharged my arousal levels. i feel fruity, i mean, good grief. i mean, look, we've all written, we've all written, we've all written an article. we didn't necessarily want to be a viral, and i do feel for her because i don't think she wrote that headline, but i do think optimism does make you more. in my previous iteration of my career, i was a sex writer, and i read a lot of research which suggested that the happier you are and the more optimistic you are, the more i'm not going to use the word i want to use. the more enthusiastic you might feel about adult communion, so yeah, there is a sense of that , but i suppose the sense of that, but i suppose the grown up question would be, should we be objectifying keir starmer? should we be calling him daddy, and my general answer to this is that men don't tend to this is that men don't tend to negatively suffer for being called attractive in the workplace. women sometimes do. when somebody is the pm, they're not likely to be a victim of being not promoted because they are too attractive. therefore, keir is all good. he can just

enjoy basking in the compliments. >> but hang on, so would that be okay then if we had a fourth female prime minister and we started objectifying her and we had lots of male journalists suddenly writing about how sexy whoever the next female prime minister might be if it was angela rayner or anyone else. >> i will regularly say that i think priti patel is stunning. i think priti patel is stunning. i think i think her politics are horrific, but my god, the face card does not get declined. >> oh, she looks good. >> oh, she looks good. >> she's she looks extraordinary. i think angela raynerisi extraordinary. i think angela rayner is i quite fancy angela rayneh rayner is i quite fancy angela rayner. i think she's very sexy. so i think it's okay to say it, but i think it's very different when these are like high level politicians who whose careers are not going to be negatively impacted. angela rayner is not not going to be the shadow that the minister for whatever, because i said she's got great legs , but it's very different. legs, but it's very different. if you are a 25 year old working in an office where there is a perception that you are either a heavy weight thinker or a really fit girly, and there is still that that tension for women that you can be one and not the other. so in everyday life it is

different from celebrity and politics. >> does that not apply to men too in their 20s, just being told they're they're a pretty face and don't have anything going on up there? it doesn't seem to happen as much. >> so we know that from the metrics on what tends to get men promoted and paid more, fatherhood tends to get men paid more and bumped up. and being good looking tends to get men bumped up. there are absolutely issues of men grooming other men, but it is predominantly, again from the complaints and the data we see, it's men doing it to men or women . it's not. it to men or women. it's not. generally speaking, there are rare cases, but generally speaking , women don't do that to speaking, women don't do that to more junior men. so yes, it does happen to men, but it's less often the case. and unfortunately, as a society, we're more able to hold the idea that a man can be sexy and competent, whereas we tend with women to think they can be one or the other, but not both. yes, the kind of ditzy blonde stereotype. or she's you know, but sorry not to be a bore, but perhaps something that is important about this is if all these journalists are writing these journalists are writing these sycophantic columns about how sexy the starmer's are, are they really going to bother

scrutinising the man in charge of our country? i think i'm perfectly capable of holding two things at one time that i were were the starmer's to ask me if i wanted to come for dinner, i'd say yes, but also , that i can say yes, but also, that i can still think about. do i think that closing the offshore oil was a good idea? those things can both be true at the same time. but also, if i were keir, i would be trying to lean away from this keir mania that suddenly set in the plodding gentleness of the election of the he's all right. i guess we'll have him. that's better. that's a lot less far to fall. the british public loved to build you up and smack you down. and if i were him, i'd be like, nope, don't call me sexy. leave me alone. just let me do my job. they were indulging it though a little bit. there was a photo at the nato summit with, there was sort of holding hands. he was holding hands with his wife. it looked like a wedding photo . i looked like a wedding photo. i mean, you can't you can't hate them for being sexy people. that's not their fault . oh, that's not their fault. oh, rebecca, you're as bad as you're as bad as the lot i was mentioning. thank you very much, rebecca. good stuff. thank you for coming on. journalist and

commentator rebecca reid. >> well , there is this rumour >> well, there is this rumour that, a certain mark darcy in the bridget jones diary book series is based off a human rights lawyer who was working in the late 90s, in the early 2000, in real life, doing all sorts of international cases, stopping people getting the death penalty , people getting the death penalty, defending people abroad, often working for free, who was seen as being a bit dashy working out of doughty street chambers in london, there are rumours that mark darcy , of bridget jones mark darcy, of bridget jones fame, is based on keir starmer. well let's hope keir starmer has more emotional intelligence . more emotional intelligence. >> anyway, coming up, we've got football fever as england head into the euros final on sunday against spain. we're going to be bringing you all the latest straight from berlin. stay with .

us. all right. good afternoon. britain. it's 248. now to the football. ollie watkins fired england into a second successive euros final as his 90th minute strike secured a dramatic two one win over the netherlands in dortmund last night. >> well , gareth dortmund last night. >> well, gareth southgate's team were one nil down early on against the dutch before harry kane equalised with a penalty . kane equalised with a penalty. it all looked as if it was headed to extra time before the aston villa striker struck home to send to us berlin and face spain on sunday evening. i think you'd get a job as a football pundit, tom, with that nevada anyway. >> well, how are the residents of england's most patriotic estate feeling after last night's win? let's cross there and speak with gb news national reporter theo chikomba. so how are they feeling ? are they feeling? >> well, we are getting into the football spirit here with the community here in kirby estate in southeast london. we've been speaking to fans throughout the day. just a couple of days left until that england match on

sunday against spain. some are optimistic, others are like, well , this is a big opportunity well, this is a big opportunity and a chance that england should not fail. the whole country will be watching and not least everybody who lives in this estate with their flags out and people right across the country, this is what they had to say when we spoke to them a little earlier. >> no, i don't think we should. >> no, i don't think we should. >> i think that we should keep things professional. i think that it's a bit, it's a bit too much to have a bank holiday. >> i think people should go to work. great. yeah why not? >> i think it would be good. we all need more bank holidays. >> no, i'm retired, so i don't really care. no. keep the country going to pay for my pension . pension. >> well, it's the moment everybody is waiting for. whether or not we should get bank holiday, as some people say. yes, we should. and others i think we should carry on as we are . but of course it's going to are. but of course it's going to be huge. i have to say monumental. if england do win, it's been decades since they last won a major trophy. england's captain, harry kane, has been under some scrutiny,

but he pulled it back yesterday with that goal. that penalty he scored early on in the game after the netherlands had scored an early . a pretty good goal, an early. a pretty good goal, actually, i have to say, but we are certainly looking forward to sunday and everybody here in this estate is definitely in the spirit as well . spirit as well. >> brilliant stuff theo, and what marvellous scenery around you. great stuff from the kirby estate in south london, good stuff there. thanks for joining us. >> us. >> let's head to berlin now and speak to broadcaster chris skuddeh speak to broadcaster chris skudder, who's on the ground for us, chris, the atmosphere building, all or nothing mentality . mentality. >> yeah. resilience. the word that gareth southgates used all along. >> we've seen it in spades the last three games. >> you know, before a fortnight ago, england had only ever twice before won a knockout match coming from behind anywhere in the world. >> they've now done it three times in the space of ten days. >> that's what we're talking about here. >> it might not have been pretty, but boy has it been effective. and we saw last night, that, that goal from ollie watkins, who ten years

ago, by the way, was playing non—league football. there he is. he was playing for exeter city in the depths of the engush city in the depths of the english football pyramid. he went on loan to weston super mare. >> believe it or not. >> believe it or not. >> now he's playing for aston villa, scored the goal of his life and, what a story for him. something he'll remember, remember for the rest of his days. but, you know, it's not over yet. >> they've got a game to come against spain and, it's, we're all getting very excited. i've just. come on the train up from dortmund about 3.5 hour ride. england fans on the train to berlin all making their excuses. supposed to be going home, got to work or got some days in lieu. i won't be coming back. my flight's delayed. i can't get back. so i'm staying for the weekend. that's the mood here. it's fantastic. >> oh, brilliant stuff to see. and, just finally, if you had a prediction, a prediction for sunday, can england do it? will england do it? >> yeah. they can. you know, it's, spain have been the best team here football wise, but it isn't always the best footballing team that wins these things. and they will be looking at that. england line—up know

that there's a lot of great individuals here. and as we saw last night with ollie, with with ollie watkins and the bellingham goal and the sack of goal, england stay in the game. they kind of control it. it's not exciting particularly but individual moments. that's the word the resilience. the big moments. gareth southgate knows that at some point in the 90 minutes, one of his big players will make a big moment and that could be the crucial thing. and you know, first final overseas for england ever , and also the for england ever, and also the first time they've ever beaten a major nation in a knockout game away from england. not many people know that. but it's true that or win against holland away from home, not to be sniffed at and they're in the mood. believe me , it's going to be me, it's going to be a fantastic, great start. >> that's a great start. thank you so much, chris, for being there for us. chris skudder in berlin, but we've got some time for some views because this so—called daddy of downing street has certainly got you guys talking. >> so nick says , let's not >> so nick says, let's not forget the recent case when a man was successfully charged for sexual harassment, for saying a female work colleague looked

nice. important context . nice. important context. >> yes. now you're allowed to say the prime minister makes you feel fruity , apparently. and joe feel fruity, apparently. and joe says, imagine if you said that a female mp or pm was dishy. the backlash would be off the charts. double standards much? >> well, irene says starmer. sexy. they should all get to down specsavers. >> brutal irene, brutal irene. i won't tell you if i agree or not. >> interesting. well that's a that's one for the ages, but, yeah. that's one for the ages, but, yeah . no, i think, i think yeah. no, i think, i think i think it's all best for journalists to sort of hold back when it comes to physical attraction to politicians. >> people were rather mean about angela rayner's choice of suit. angela rayner's choice of suit. a little bit of colour pop of colour. >> well, perhaps martin daubney will be continuing these conversations. he's up next. we're back tomorrow from 12. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar , sponsors of weather on gb solar, sponsors of weather on gb news >> hello. welcome to your latest

gb news weather update. as we head through the rest of the day, it should stay dry for most of us. still some sunshine to come this evening but it will remain cloudier for central areas. we've still got the remnants of the rain from recent days in central areas , but from days in central areas, but from the west high pressure is building in and that means we'll see more in the way of that dry weather through the rest of the evening. but for the likes of wales, much of the midlands as well, staying quite dull and overcast through the rest of the evening, though for many it will remain dry overnight tonight, particularly across the south coast and some parts of scotland as well , and coast and some parts of scotland as well, and where coast and some parts of scotland as well , and where the skies as well, and where the skies remain the clearest. overnight temperatures could fall away in parts of scotland as low as 2 or 3 degrees, so it could potentially be a bit of a fresher start. but for most of us, i think with quite a lot of cloud around, first thing will be at around 11 or 12 degrees, lots of cloud to come through friday, particularly through the morning. we've got a northerly wind, so that means more cloud coming in to the far north of scotland could see some rain as well. moving into the western isles and the highlands later on through the morning. still some sunshine though for northern

ireland, south western areas of scotland and it won't feel too bad in that sunshine. but where we are exposed to this northerly wind across the east coast, it's going to feel much fresher through the day on friday and there is a chance of some heavy outbreaks of rain through friday through the south coast, particularly into the afternoon. but there is a chance in the morning as well. so quite a lot of cloud to come through friday. it's going to be a fairly cool feeling day, but if you do get any sunshine it will feel warm in that sunshine . so sunshine is in that sunshine. so sunshine is most likely for parts of the central belt. some areas of the south coast here and there. but we'll also got a risk of some very heavy downpours and temperatures around the high teens to possibly the lower 20s in the far south—east friday evening sees this band of cloud and rain sink further southwards, eastern areas of northern england probably seeing a bit of a damp end to the working week. but for most of us a mix of clear skies and sunny spells to end the day on saturday on saturday, a risk of showers moving in to the south—west once again, but it looks a little drier on sunday by that warm feeling inside .

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