james cleverly is secretary james cleverly is taking all the credit for it. >> yes, indeed . and could labour >> yes, indeed. and could labour bnng >> yes, indeed. and could labour bring back freedom of movement? such a move could see young europeans to free come and live in the uk for up to three years. as part of a wider reset with brussels, but as the master negotiator, sir keir starmer, just trying to take us back into the eu by the back door and superyacht mystery. >> five bodies have now been identified , including tech identified, including tech tycoon mike lynch. but the search for his 18 year old daughter continues unanswered questions remain over what on earth caused the vessel to sink ? earth caused the vessel to sink? >> yes, indeed. and we have a gb news exclusive on reform uk to bnng news exclusive on reform uk to bring you. we'll be hearing from the chairman of the party. you don't want to miss that . don't want to miss that. >> now, if you can remember , if >> now, if you can remember, if you have a longer memory than a

couple of years, you will remember that keir starmer wanted there to be a second referendum. he never wanted brexit to happen. now there's lots of conversations going on with brussels between the labour government. there were before they were voted . they were voted. >> emily and patrick, thank you very much. these are the top stories from the gb newsroom. british tech entrepreneur mike lynch has been confirmed as among the dead after a superyacht sank off the coast of sicily. this week. the search has resumed for the remaining person who's missing after the luxury yacht sank on monday, the fifth out of six bodies in total. so far, was recovered from the wreck and brought to shore this morning as rescue efforts are continuing into a fourth day. now the italian coastguard has also confirmed that the sixth and final person yet to be found is a woman . six yet to be found is a woman. six people, including mike's 18 year old daughter hannah, were unaccounted for after the vessel sankin unaccounted for after the vessel sank in the early hours of the

morning. the italian coastguard has also said a decision on whether to raise the sunken yacht from the seabed is not on the agenda, but that it will be. the government has released their quarterly migration stats, legal migration is down whilst illegal immigration remains steady . one figure shows afghans steady. one figure shows afghans make up the biggest nationality crossing the english channel on small boats. there were close to 1900 asylum applications in the so—called legacy backlog that was still awaiting an initial decision at the end of june this yean decision at the end of june this year, around 76% of withdrawn applications in the year to june were classed as implicit withdrawals, meaning the home office chose to withdraw the application rather than the applicant withdrawing it themselves. hundreds of thousands of teenagers have received their gcse results today, with a slight drop in the proportion of top grades awarded from last year. more than a fifth of entries were awarded the top grade, slightly down on 22% last year. but higher than in 2019. before the pandemic.

the approach to grading in england returned to pre—pandemic levels last year and this year, exam regulators in wales and northern ireland have also made that same transition . detectives that same transition. detectives investigating the murder of a parcel delivery driver in leeds have arrested a 32 year old man. police launched a murder investigation yesterday after the driver was involved in a collision during an attempted theft of his van. officers found theft of his van. officers found the 42 year old victim was unconscious when they arrived and he was given emergency treatment by ambulance staff, but was pronounced dead at the scene . now, concerns about scene. now, concerns about children being physically punished have more than tripled in a year, according to the nspcc. the charity said its helpline had heard about children being slapped, hit and shaken as punishment. it's urging the government to close the legal defence of reasonable chastisement in england. it said contacts where physical punishment was mentioned had increased from 447in the 12

months to march last year to almost 1500 in the year to march this year . almost 1500 in the year to march this year. and a drug found to slow down alzheimer's has been given the green light for use in britain. experts say the drug lecanemab, which is the first of its kind, has been shown to slow down the disease by almost 30%. the ruling means it can now be prescribed to private patients before a decision is made on whether to offer it to the nhs . whether to offer it to the nhs. an audit has found a number of security failings at a jail after a prisoner allegedly escaped, according to a new report . hmp escaped, according to a new report. hmp wandsworth independent monitoring board said the audit identified 81 points of failure and resulted in long overdue upgrades being made to cctv cameras, which hadnt made to cctv cameras, which hadn't worked for over a year. daniel khalife is accused of fleeing custody in september last year while being held on remand over spy charges he allegedly strapped himself underneath a food delivery lorry and was arrested a few days

later. the former soldier denies all the charges against him and he's due to stand trial in october. a pakistani web developer, who is facing a criminal charge over claims he helped spread misinformation about the accused. southport attacker, has appeared in court today in lahore. 32 year old farhan asif has been charged with cyber terrorism after false claims quickly spread online that the suspect, accused of killing three young girls, was a muslim immigrant to the uk. pakistani police say that asif claims he is not the original source of the false information, but that he reposted it from social media. and a seven year old boy has become the first patient in the uk to undergo a new form of robotic surgery for a kidney condition. reece wilson, from hampshire, underwent the pioneering operation at southampton children's hospital. the youngster was diagnosed with a condition in which there's a blockage or obstruction of urine flow from the kidney into the

urethra. the condition affects between 1 in 1001. in 1500 children and, if left untreated, can lead to loss of kidney function over time. while doctors have said evidence for use of robotics in surgery shows clear benefits for patients from quicker healing time and smaller scars, and in some cases, better overall outcomes . and those are overall outcomes. and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. 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, or go to gb news. >> .com. forward slash alerts . >> .com. forward slash alerts. >> .com. forward slash alerts. >> well good afternoon britain. it is 1207 now you're with me. emily carver and patrick christys this afternoon. now the numbers have dropped. the long awaited figures on legal and

illegal migration in the year to june 2024 have been released this morning. now, the number of work visas issued has fallen by 11% to just over 286,000. although this figure is still over double the 2019 levels. >> indeed . meanwhile, the number >> indeed. meanwhile, the number of detected arrivals by illegal migrants fell by 26% to more than 38,000, with 81% of those arriving on a small boat. on top of that. and this is, i think, really the key figure going forward, more than 118,000 people are currently waiting for an initial decision on an asylum application. so that has not been decided yet. they have not had the chance to appeal it. and all of those people, all of them will be given the opportunity to claim for asylum under this current government. >> yes, those are people who likely would have been earmarked for the rwanda deportation deportation scheme if that had ever taken off. but this comes as reports also suggest in the papers today that the government

is planning to relax freedom of movement rules with the european union. so they're looking at potentially plans to allow more young europeans, those under 30 years old, to come and live and work in the uk with some kind of reciprocal agreement for young brits to have easier access to the eu . so that could be seen as the eu. so that could be seen as perhaps trying to take us a little bit back towards the european union. this all comes under the banner of a reset with brussels labour's reset . brussels labour's reset. >> yeah, well a few things here. i mean keir starmer fresh from absolutely capitulating to the union barons, is of course now going off to try his hand with the european union. so we'll have to see how that works won't it. but i imagine we're not going to get the best side of whatever deal that is. call me a sceptic. the other aspects to this are immigration is now down in that sense. so james cleverly is taking credit for that. as the former home secretary does beg the question yet again, why did rishi sunak call the general election when he did? because these numbers are now essentially good news for the conservative party. but given that we're going to have

conceivably free movement from younger people and no deterrent when it comes to the channel migrant crossings and everybody being given the opportunity to claim for asylum, are we about to see the labour party just reverse whatever good work was done there? i want to know your views on this gbnews.com/yoursay. >> yes, please do get in touch, but we're going to cross over to clacton on sea now and speak to gb news. reporter ray addison ray, you've been digesting these figures for us. what have you found and what are the people in clacton saying ? clacton saying? >> well, it's interesting because we're talking about the number of people who have arrived into the uk through irregular or illegal routes. government comparing that figure to july of 2022 to june of 2023, all the other figures that we're seeing today, the regular and irregular, are being compared to the previous 12 month period. if you look at the previous 12 months, then actually we've got

around 38,784 people arrived through a regular route that small boats and the backs of lorries as well. the number of people arriving through small boats has actually gone up from the previous 12 month period to 32,493, from 31,000 just over. so there's been a small increase across the last 12 month period and concerns here in clacton. that's putting a strain on pubuc that's putting a strain on public services. i just wanted to talk to a hotel owner, mike swinbourne. thanks mike, for joining us. you've lived in clacton for 75 years. you're a business owner here, and you've got concerns about the pressures that illegal migration are putting on resources. >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> well, the i think people are just really concerned about the volume of people that are coming across, obviously you've just quoted the figures. >> they've gone up. >> they've gone up. >> they're putting a tremendous strain on local services on the nhs here, the actual you know, people are obviously concerned .

people are obviously concerned. they're, they're driving about and on roads that are full of potholes. >> you know, we've just heard today as far as the they've discovered this new dementia drug, >> and people are being told now that they'll have to actually pay that they'll have to actually pay for it. >> i mean, the actual cost of immigration, up until 23, it has gone up to 4.3 billion. >> that's a hell of a lot of money that could actually be channelled into the nhs. >> and we're hearing, aren't we? we heard yesterday how labour, the labour government plans to scrap winter fuel allowance payments for around 10 million people, bringing that cost to down 1.4 billion. and i guess , down 1.4 billion. and i guess, would your perspective be that we should be spending less , we should be spending less, spending more on on british citizens? >> yes. we should. i mean, i understand that's going to be means tested , and i actually means tested, and i actually agree with that. i think there are people that have been receiving it and actually can

afford not to receive it, so that money can be channelled into, you know, other public services. >> well, let's talk about legal migration then. what's your view on that? we're seeing those numbers fall down. and you mentioned health there. we're seeing that at around 26% fall in the number of visas handed to people who wanted to come and work here. on health and care visas. and so do you not feel that that's, playing a role in, you know, er waiting times and hospital waits? >> well, i think as far as if people come over and they actually are employed over here, they obviously pay their taxes over here. we live in a multicultural society. i don't have a problem with that. at all. as long as they're actually paying all. as long as they're actually paying their way, as long as they're working and they're paying they're working and they're paying their taxes. don't have a problem with that at all. and i don't think most people don't talk to me about clacton. >> you've lived here your whole life, 75 years. have you seen the area changing a lot? i'm looking around here and i'm seeing hundreds, if not thousands of people enjoying. i

know it's a bit windy, but they're enjoying the resources that you have here on the seafront. it looks like a beautiful place to live, to come to as a tourist. what's changed about clacton? >> no. well, there's it's like a lot of east coast seaside resorts. it's it suffers with high unemployment. unfortunately, if you were here in the winter, of course, it looks entirely different . you've looks entirely different. you've come today when we're having the air show, which is obviously the main event for clacton . so main event for clacton. so obviously there's a lot of people about, but there's high unemployment in clacton. and over the years that i've lived here, unfortunately the, the town centres that all the main shopping brands have all left them. the town centres . so we do them. the town centres. so we do suffer quite dramatically with that type of situation . that type of situation. >> jack carson mike, thanks so much for taking the time to talk to us. he's lived and worked here for 75 years, a business owner as well, so he's got a unique perspective on life here in clacton. we're going to

continue to get more views and bnng continue to get more views and bring them to you here on gb news. >> fantastic stuff. thank you very, very much. it's always great to just talk to real people to get the real world reaction as well, isn't it? it's certainly numbers like these. >> absolutely. but now we can speak to our homeland security edhon speak to our homeland security editor, mark white, to take us through some of these statistics, that i'm not a real person, then you're not a real person? no, just a fake person. pretend person. >> i news reader. >> i news reader. >> yeah. he's not actually, i am, but mark, what can you tell us? >> right. you want some breakdowns, do you? >> i know you really want to know some surprises. >> anything interesting here? >> anything interesting here? >> not huge surprise in terms of the work visas that were granted 286,000 granted in the year to june. it's down 11% on the previous year, which clearly, if rishi sunak was still in power, would be something that he would be able to point to as getting to grips with legal migration , to grips with legal migration, and if you drill down further into that, for instance, the health and care worker sector,

thatis health and care worker sector, that is 89,000 visas that were granted in the year to june. but thatis granted in the year to june. but that is a significant decrease of 26% on the previous year, and even more, 81% actually over the last quarter. i know these numbers are impenetrable, but there you go, student numbers as well . student visa numbers are well. student visa numbers are are interesting because they are showing a bit of a decline. a 432,000, which is still a staggering number of student visas that were granted in the year to june. but that's down 13%, and that's probably linked to the fact that they've clamped down on the number of dependents that students can bring over. so for instance, the dependents fell by 81% in the first six months of this year to 11,000. >> it's almost like you didn't

really need to bring your mum with you to come to university. isn't it? it's almost like, actually, people would have still wanted to come to university in britain if we said, you don't have to bring your fourth cousin, your wife, everyone , you don't have to everyone, you don't have to bnng everyone, you don't have to bring your entire you can actually bring your. i think it's more spouses or children bnng it's more spouses or children bring the village and you come and study it. you know, bognor regis university or whatever. but, one of the interesting aspects of this for me, the amount of people who are still on a waiting list in terms of asylum without the first application. now, i've seen a couple of numbers bandied around today. i believe one of them is about 118,000 people currently waiting for their for their initial decision. okay, that then does not mean we're not talking about appeals here, which presumably will all happen because of the ready supply of lawyers that we've got. that could well be a problem, couldn't it? >> yes, i mean, overall, though, in terms of the legacy backlog. so if you remember back to just a couple of years ago that was standing at 98,000, the legacy backlog is those who have been waiting two or more years then

for an application to be processed. that was 98,000. that's now to down under 2000. so they've got the legacy down. but of course people are arriving all the time and the numbers are there . they've not numbers are there. they've not really shrunk any, if any, if anything they're slightly growing again. but you're right, 118,000 is the current, waiting list of those who have applied for asylum and are currently being processed. now, some will have been waiting a year or so, others might only have just applied. having come across in a boat.in applied. having come across in a boat. in what we're seeing in the last few weeks. this is to june. this year. we've got some interesting things happened since june. what we've got is some interesting stats actually, on the breakdown of those coming across on the boats that we can share with you that if we look at, afghanistan, for instance, is the biggest nationality

represented on the boats, 5370. that's followed by iran 3844. then vietnam 3000. just over 3000 are vietnam. of course , is 3000 are vietnam. of course, is the latest country in which the people smugglers have managed to attract over. but that changes year by year or even every six month period. it can be china one year or india pakistan. at the moment, vietnam seems to be the moment, vietnam seems to be the country they're tapping into and getting over then turkey. now when we're talking about turkey at 2925, we're actually talking about people who will claim to be turkish kurds. and then syria is the fifth country in that top five. the important thing to mention, i think for people with those list of five countries, all but vietnam are countries, all but vietnam are countries that you as a

government in the united kingdom will not be able to send these people back to. and what do you do with them? well, if you don't grant them asylum, you still grant them asylum, you still grant them asylum, you still grant them leave to remain. it's as good as an asylum ticket. exactly. >> and vietnam, that's a relatively new returns agreement, am i right? >> there's a returns agreement, the same as we have done with albania , which clearly, i say is albania, which clearly, i say is it's certainly you know, given leave to a sort of a reduction in the number of albanians on the boats . they're coming in by the boats. they're coming in by other means because the albanians never came here anyway, wanting to claim asylum. they wanted to come and work in cannabis factories or in construction sites or somewhere in the illegal economy for six months or a year, and then go back to albania. so most of them are now coming in via lorries from eastern europe. they're still coming? >> yeah, indeed. can i just ask? james cleverly is out in force today, taking responsibility for the drop in numbers. okay. and i

imagine that's going to form the basis, a key point of his tory election leadership campaign. we're going to be hearing a lot from that, is there any grain of truth that some of the things that james cleverly did have seen, a reduction in immigration, whether that's with student visas, with legal immigration, so on? yeah, completely. >> i think he's right to claim , >> i think he's right to claim, you know, that the successes are , you know, that the successes are, you know, that the successes are, you know, that the successes are, you know, the successes of the last government. that's true , last government. that's true, because these are figures to june before the new government took over. so this is nothing to do with the current government and everything to do with the previous government. and he is right to say that visa numbers, legal migration numbers are coming down. we always knew that they were going to come down anyway because of these clampdowns that they brought in. they increased the wage threshold. so you would have to be earning a higher amount of money before you would qualify for a working visa. they've clamped down on the family

members that you were talking about there that students can bnng about there that students can bring across, but also that work those working here can bring across as well, so that all of that combined is reducing the that combined is reducing the that sort of net migration figure so he can claim success there. and in terms of the small boats, we can't claim success because that's actually gone up. >> mark. >> mark. >> just on that. we hear a lot from refugee charities from immigration lawyers, from commentators that what we need is safe and legal routes. we need more of those humanitarian routes. and that would stop the boats, or at least radically, you know, bring that level down. what would you say to that? >> well, i think what the government, certainly the previous government always said about safe and legal routes is there are safe and legal routes when the need arises , a when the need arises, a particular world crisis, such as ukraine or hong kong or afghanistan, safe and legal routes were put in to for the uk to do its bit to help out on a

huge international crisis. but what the uk is not prepared to do is to open its doors to every country in the world that might have particular problems to offer safe and legal routes for people from those countries to come to the uk , we just would come to the uk, we just would not be able to cope and presumably it wouldn't stop people from making that journey anyway to, you know, bypass the well if they if they , if they well if they if they, if they appued well if they if they, if they applied and then they didn't get in via the safe and legal routes, they would just come via the illegal routes. >> well , mark white, the illegal routes. >> well, mark white, thank you very much indeed. >> our home and security editor. >> our home and security editor. >> yes, absolutely. lots to digest there. we'll be going through those numbers again in even more detail throughout the course of the show. but we've got a lot more coming your way, including the latest on the superyacht sinking off the coast of sicily , as tech tycoon mike of sicily, as tech tycoon mike lynch is sadly confirmed to have perished in the tragedy. but his 18 year old daughter hannah, is apparently still missing. lots of theories , doing the rounds at of theories, doing the rounds at the moment as to exactly what could have happened. so we will bnng could have happened. so we will bring those all to you .

>> okay. good afternoon britain. it is now 12:26 and five bodies have now been found by divers searching the wreck of the luxury superyacht that sank off the coast of italy this week. >> tech tycoon mike lynch's body has been identified, but his 18 year old daughter hannah, is apparently still missing. joining us now from sicily is daily mail columnist robert hardman. robert, thank you very much. i read with some interest, actually, the article that you wrote earlier, lots of unanswered questions, i mean , unanswered questions, i mean, what is the search operation like now for, for this missing 18 year old? i mean, i think everyone was kind of in a weird way, hoping that, you know, they would all be found together. really, that clearly hasn't

happened.so really, that clearly hasn't happened. so what do we know about that so far ? about that so far? >> well, yes, you're right, it is a very confused picture . last is a very confused picture. last night we were told, unofficially, although it was , unofficially, although it was, it was confirmed by one of the many, authorities operating here that the first two bodies to come up yesterday were those of mike lynch and his daughter, hannah. now, it seems that's possibly not the case. we know that there is. what we do know is that there is one body still to be recovered. they are behind me now, searching for that final body that the last of the six missing people , and, i mean, missing people, and, i mean, it's just remains a desperately sad situation. but what we do know, obviously, is that the bayesian, went down in the early hours of monday morning very, very suddenly, and that capsized that there was a many reports that there was a many reports that a waterspout, a sort of aquatic tornado hit the yacht, pushed it on its side , and pushed it on its side, and whereas it would normally have come up under the power of its keel, it did not. and that's

where lots of questions are now being asked . it has a lifting being asked. it has a lifting keel that we understand was not completely down. and it seems that water was when the boat did go on its side. water was coming in through a partially opened hatch where the boat's tender was stored. that that at the moment seems the likeliest explanation. but you know, there is an information vacuum here. there are a lot of different government agencies saying different things . it still different things. it still remains an opaque picture, but at the heart of it is a ghastly human tragedy. >> absolutely. and robert, we've heard from the captain, he said briefly to the press while still in hospital that he didn't see this coming, presumably referring to the tornado, you've got experts saying this is absolutely unprecedented as something could happen to a yacht like this in such quick time, are the unanswered questions very much about what exactly went wrong here? were

crew members potentially to blame for not having the right precautions ? is there blame on precautions? is there blame on on the captain, or is this just one of these freak incidents where there's no one really to blame ? blame? >> well, i you know, i think blame is probably too strong a word at the moment. that's for the prosecutor to decide further down the line. i mean , what's down the line. i mean, what's what's clear what the ship's builders very distinguished shipyard here in italy. what they've said, they pointed to what they call human error, playing a part . what they call human error, playing a part. i what they call human error, playing a part . i mean, there's playing a part. i mean, there's always an element of human error in these things. i mean, among the questions are, why was another yacht immediately next to this one, did it have its engine on? did it start manoeuvring when this weather hit and it emerged completely unscathed with no damage done? whereas this one went on, its side didn't come back upright. we we've unearthed a very interesting clip of a tornado hitting a marina in new zealand, a few years ago and hitting a yacht very similar to the brazier , and you see the thing brazier, and you see the thing going over on its side as would

have happened here. but what you also see is the thing coming straight back upright. now, in the case of the bayesian, that didn't happen. the question is why not, and the explanation is clearly a huge ingress of water, again, we don't know precisely how that happened, but other questions which have been asked by, very eminent marine investigators here in italy, which is why were the crew on deck, and all but one of them obviously survived. but why were the passengers still down below? many apparently asleep. you know, alarms have not been raised, this was a very unusual weather pattern that had been in the offing. i mean, it had been causing havoc across the mediterranean. a few days earlier, the yacht had gone down in majorca, and it was moving southwards and eastwards, and it had already smashed into northern italy, causing a lot of damage. so, you know, people should have known that that very extreme weather was on its way. how do you then anticipate that? on the other hand , don't forget,

on the other hand, don't forget, this ship was, you know, half a mile behind me offshore. it wasn't like some raging sea in the middle of the atlantic. it was anchored as an anchor. when you're at anchor, you do things differently than what you would see. so, i mean, these are all huge questions that are going to have to be answered. but i, as i say, there does seem to be, as well as freak weather conditions. it does seem to be an element of human error, involved in this boat. an element of human error, involved in this boat . precisely involved in this boat. precisely what it was will have to be determined later . determined later. >> now, indeed. look, robert, thank you very, very much . and i thank you very, very much. and i do hope to talk to you again over the course of the next day or two as well, with you being out there in such a well placed position to be able to, you know, get to the bottom of really what's happened to robert harmon. there is a daily mail columnist. i would urge everybody to go and actually read that column in the daily mail today. some fascinating insights. he raises a question there, which i think is uncomfortable to talk about. i mean, all of this is uncomfortable to talk about, but there is that question how is it that all of the crew got off and none of, some of the, you know, some of the passengers, really i find that i find that slightly

bizarre. >> i would have wasn't an alarm raised. well, presumably the passengers would have been, you know, in their in their cabins. yeah whereas the crew members may have been, you know, up on the deck if there had been a party going on. et cetera. >> i think it does raise some some questions, though, over what exactly happened there. did they just get off straight away without alerting anybody else? maybe. we'll never know . maybe maybe. we'll never know. maybe we'll never know. but we've got loads more coming up today, haven't we? we have. >> it's been a day of excitement and probably a bit of trepidation for year 11 students across the country england, wales, northern ireland as they open their gcse, gcse results. it looks like actually the results have been a little bit worse than they were in previous years, but we'll have a little look at that and see what's going on there. but hopefully most people did very well indeed. let's get your latest news headlines. >> emily. thank you. the top stories figures from the business world and technology world have paid tribute to mike

lynch after the tech moguls death was confirmed. today, he is among the dead after a superyacht sank off the coast of sicily this week. the search has resumed for the remaining person, who's still missing the fifth out of six bodies in total. so far, was recovered from the wreck and brought to shore early this morning. as rescue efforts are continuing into a fourth day now, the italian coastguard has confirmed that the sixth and final person yet to be found is a woman. six people, including mike's 18 year old daughter hannah, were unaccounted for after the vessel sankin unaccounted for after the vessel sank in the early hours of the morning. the italian coast guard also says the decision on whether to raise the sunken yacht from the seabed is not on the agenda, but that it will be hundreds of thousands of teenagers have received their gcse results today, with a slight drop in the proportion of top grades awarded from last year. top grades awarded from last year . more top grades awarded from last year. more than a top grades awarded from last year . more than a fifth of year. more than a fifth of entries were awarded the top grade , slightly down on the 22% grade, slightly down on the 22% last year. but higher than in 2019 before the pandemic . and 2019 before the pandemic. and the prime minister, sir keir starmer, has said in a post on x

congratulations to those receiving their results today. you've done an incredible job. detectives investigating the murder of a parcel delivery driver in leeds have arrested a 32 year old man. police launched a murder investigation yesterday after the driver was involved in after the driver was involved in a collision during an attempted theft of his van. officers found theft of his van. officers found the 42 year old victim was unconscious when they arrived and he was given emergency treatment by ambulance staff, but was pronounced dead at the scene and a drug found to slow down. alzheimer's has been given the green light for use in britain. experts say the drug lecanemab , which is the first of lecanemab, which is the first of its kind, has been shown to slow down the disease by almost 30%. the ruling means it can now be prescribed to private patients before a decision is made on whether to offer it to the nhs , whether to offer it to the nhs, and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. more from me in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign

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>> okay good afternoon britain britain britain. it is now 1238. now please do get your views in about this idea of some kind of youth mobility scheme with the european union . this is a bit of european union. this is a bit of a bit of free movement with europe that keir starmer is reportedly thinking about ministers. they've been talking to the guys in brussels deciding that perhaps this might be part of a reset with the european union. what do you make of that? anyone under 13 essentially can come to here work, to study, to have a nice time to do whatever. for three years, just three years. perhaps you think it's a good idea. perhaps you think it's a step back into the european union just three years until they change the rules

again, isn't it? >> and they can stay permanently, some would argue. and also i would ask as well, what are they going to bring to the economy? so if you're under 30, have you got a really well—paid job. maybe you do. have you got a really well—paid job? are you able to afford your own home? are you clogging up the rental market? are you clogging up the housing market? where are you working? you know, are we importing more people to work and make us all coffee at pret a manger? is that what it is? do we need that? i don't know. >> well, the thing is, the idea would be that then brits, young brits can go off to france, germany, spain, italy. but as we saw with freedom of movement the last time, it was very lopsided , last time, it was very lopsided, wasn't it? lots of europeans coming here, not so many brits going abroad. maybe that's because our language skills aren't great, or maybe it's because the economy was better here. we know there's a massive youth unemployment problem in a lot of european countries, so you can see which way that might go. but please do send in your thoughts. gbnews.com forward slash yoursay. we'll be getting to that shortly . but yes, it has to that shortly. but yes, it has been a day of excitement and some trepidation for hundreds of thousands of teenagers in england, wales and northern ireland as they open their gcse

results. >> well, i would just like to start by saying if you have done it or your children have done it, or your grandchildren have done it, say good luck. i hope it went well. if it didn't go well, i shouldn't really be saying this, but it doesn't matter. no one ever asks for your gcse results when you're an adult. >> it does matter. >> it does matter. >> no, it doesn't really matter. you'll do great anyway, right? the proportion of students receiving the highest grades has fallen compared to last year, but remains higher than before. the covid 19 pandemic. >> okay, well what's the feeling on the ground? should we speak to our reporters? will hollis in derbyshire and sophie reaper in warrington? sophie i'll start with you. what's the mood in warrington? have the kids done? well >> well, the kids here in warrington are long gone, i'm afraid they were here bright and early at 8:00 this morning. lots of excitement , lots of of excitement, lots of anticipation, waiting for those results. now, if we take in that national picture, it is slightly worse than previous years. but here at saint gregory's in warrington, it's actually the best results for gcses that they

have ever had. so some very happy faces this morning in particular the face of the headteacher who we spoke to earlier, he's very, very proud of his students. this is what he had to tell me. >> we're extremely pleased. >> we're extremely pleased. >> i'm particularly happy with this year. group because they have had as much disruption as any other year group over the last few years. they lost out on on a key, key part of their school life, an early start, an early part of key stage three. and yet they've actually broken the record for our results, beating last year's performance , beating last year's performance, which, which we're really pleased about because of how hard they've worked as you as you've said, they do come from a complete variety of backgrounds . complete variety of backgrounds. they enter the school at national average in terms of their prior attainment, yet they finish above that . finish above that. >> so phenomenal results here at saint gregory. we've been here all morning speaking to pupils. lots and lots of happy faces.

but i have to mention one particular student, coco. i have never seen such excitement when she opens that brown envelope this morning. and i think there was one result in particular that she was very , very pleased that she was very, very pleased and very, very shocked about. so i think we can we can hear from her now. >> i got my nine in business, which is i was so like , that's which is i was so like, that's what i wanted the most. >> and that was the top of the result on the exam sheet, wasn't it. so you didn't look at the rest for a minute, did you? >> i opened that one scene. it started crying and then realised i'd forgot to read the rest and had to go back and read them. >> and are you happy with the rest of the results on there? >> yeah, i'm happy with the rest of the results. i mean, i could have done a bit better in some, but i'm not like that upset about it. well, i'm gonna go to college and study law, business and politics and music performance and. yeah. and then hopefully go to uni study law. so that's the plan . so that's the plan. >> i have to say, it's been so special, in fact, quite

emotional being here with some of the pupils this morning as they get their results, such excitement and such pride as well in the results that they have managed to get here at saint gregory's. >> congratulations to everybody. i tell you what, coco's ambitious. yeah. isn't she good for her? fantastic. well, sophie, that was absolutely wonderful to see. now, will hollis, last time i saw you, you were at a zoo, and we were about to weigh an elephant. all right. and now you're in a very different form of zoo. it's a it's a school. what's going. what's going on? where you are. come on. >> yes. well, they say as a journalist never work with animals or children, but both have gone very well. the animals. and today we've been speaking to some really fantastic young teenagers , age fantastic young teenagers, age of 16. and that means they've been getting their gcse results today. just to give it a little bit more info about the national picture, while grades have gone down, in fact the north—south divide, while london still has the best grades in the country

and the north—east still trails in the last position , that gap in the last position, that gap has actually narrowed. so there's not such a big difference as we were expecting, which is something that we saw in the a—level results last week. where we are right now, though, isn't in the north, we're not in the south, we're slap bang in the middle of the country here at heanor gate. spencer academy in derbyshire, where the majority of the students today have been very happy indeed, and many of them choosing to stay here to go on to sixth form. but i've been speaking to some of those students about just how well they've done and how happy they feel today. >> very happy with them. i couldn't have got any better. i'm so happy with them. it's just i've worked so hard for this and i'm happy it's paid off. >> i'm really proud of myself. it's all worked out well. i tried so hard, so i'm just so pleased. >> i think they've done pretty good, passed everything. so that's pretty good and couldn't a bit better in english. but what can you do? >> i got a six in biology, which i wasn't sure i was going to

get, so i can carry on doing it at sixth form. >> oh they've got i expect it to go. i mean obviously i'm not the brightest, but i've got a couple i've got a few passes so i'm quite happy with him. yeah >> well from that small selection of students they're going on to do a beauty school. they're going to do engineering. and one of them was going to do sport science. so really varied. just like some of the results varied futures as well. >> thank you very much indeed. will hollis in derbyshire and sophie reaper in warrington. we'll speak to you later on. nice to see you, yes. back in our day, it was the a star, a, b c now it's 1 to 9 or whatever it is. >> nine is the best. is it now nine is the best, right? >> yes. nine is the best. >> yes. nine is the best. >> good. well well done everybody. i mean i remember how absolutely, catastrophically nervous i was. i think my mum was more nervous than me though. yeah. >> my sister got more stars than me. so there you go. >> yeah. although you got all a stars though, didn't you? so that means you just did seven.

so we've got the same because you've been telling me that you're more intelligent than me the whole time. okay >> yeah, well, i got, you know, 12 a—levels. okay. >> all right. well, well good luck, everybody. and just remember, if it has gone badly, it doesn't matter. >> jeremy clarkson, he always says that now he's opening a pub. >> yeah. there we are. and i think he rented a chalet in france all winter. you know, it's fine. >> £10 billion. >> £10 billion. >> it's fine. it doesn't really matter. just just do better next time. and also to everyone who turned up to the exams, even if you had a bit of anxiety. well done. because that is already a win. at least you didn't. it's very scary, very scary. >> but yes, could we soon be seeing a surge in 20 mile per hour zones across the uk? the transport secretary, she's given the green light to councils that she'll support them if they want to. >> stay tuned

>> welcome back to good afternoon britain. it's 1250 now. the controversy over 20 mile per hour speed limits on our roads is intensifying across the uk, because labour has signalled their support for expanding these even further. >> so motorists and political parties are deeply divided over this . the debate over whether or this. the debate over whether or not these low speed areas actually improve anything, including safety or pollution well, it's not, it's contested. >> it is very much contested. are these speed limits necessary at all, or are they a bit of a war on motorists? should we get the thoughts of motoring journalist amanda stretton now? amanda, correct me if i'm wrong, but these 20 mile per hour zones, didn't go down so well in wales when they were introduced and they were forced to backtrack, weren't they? >> that's right . yes. they >> that's right. yes. they didn't go very well in wales. >> and as you say, april this yean >> and as you say, april this year, they reverted back , year, they reverted back, costing the taxpayer roughly £34 million. so i think we can all

agree that was a bit of a waste of money, >> but it's a really contentious one because i totally understand, that we want safer roads . roads. >> that is a given. but i am in the camp that i'm not convinced that the 20 mile an hour zone necessarily promotes safety. furthermore, it is the advice that we've that we've heard from louise hague saying that she's going to leave it up to local authorities to make the decision, i think is actually quite dangerous as well, because it becomes incredibly confusing for the motorist where you never know from one town to the next or one region to the next. >> what what the rules are, >> what what the rules are, >> and i think motorists just end up getting fined as well, so. well, this is what wondered. >> is it just a money making scheme? okay. is it just a way of trying to ramp up more of those, you know, speeding tickets or anything they can just to squeeze every little bit out of the motorist who you're probably already paying some kind of £12.50 congestion charge to anyway . to anyway. >> yeah, i mean, it does look like that. i mean, the position

itake like that. i mean, the position i take is that the money that they have spent, for example, in wales and that they are proposing, if more money is made available to councils, should actually be spent on improving the infrastructure, what we need is a ground up re—evaluation of our roads. >> we need to have proper cycle routes. >> we do need to encourage people to use alternative methods of transport. >> but just penalising motor motorists , i don't think is the motorists, i don't think is the answer because at the moment motorists haven't got a choice. >> so it causes an awful lot of discontent. and as i say, i think a huge amount of confusion, if left up to the regions. but there's also this question about whether it makes roads safer. and yes, if you get hit as a pedestrian at 20 miles an hour versus 30, you are less likely to be injured. but i mean , likely to be injured. but i mean, we've seen motorbikes, scooters, e—scooters , cycles, causing e—scooters, cycles, causing serious injury to pedestrians. so we all, as road users need to sort of look, look very

carefully. >> yeah, exactly. look, amanda, thank you very much. short and sweet , i'm thank you very much. short and sweet, i'm afraid. but i think we got to the nub of it there as amanda stretton, who's a motoring journalist, i think i would love to see the crossover in the venn diagram between people who still wear masks and are in favour of 20 mile an hour speed zones. i think there's of course, i think it makes you seem like a worthy person. well, so you think if you if you like 20 mile per hour zones, 20 miles an hour, like other things, you've got a ukrainian flag in your bio. okay, on social media, nothing wrong with that. and you wear masks on public transport. >> still, i reckon nothing wrong with that. >> as long as you don't shout out other people to wear them. exactly. >> i'm not saying there's anything wrong with it, i'm just saying i think it's become an interesting thing, isn't it? this kind of crossover. >> it is extraordinary that, you know, you have some roads with 2 or 3 lanes that are 20 mile per houn or 3 lanes that are 20 mile per hour, inexplicably, for no reason. >> well, and the whopping great big pothole in the middle of that road means i can't drive over 20 miles an hour on it anyway. >> yes, patrick got very angry when he went over a pothole. yes we'll we'll come back to that story, perhaps later in the show. stick with us. we've got a

huge amount coming up. we're going to have a look again at this freedom of movement idea for the under 30s. would you back that a&e reform uk exclusive? so please don't go anywhere. you won't want to miss it . it. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb news . news. >> hello, very good day to you. >> hello, very good day to you. >> here's your latest gb news, weather update coming to you from the met office. storm lillian is going to batter some parts of the uk overnight, bringing some very wet and windy weather, particularly to northern parts of england. but through today we do have a cold front making its way southeastwards, bringing a bit of cloud and a bit of rain for some before it clears away as we go through into this evening. elsewhere, some bright or sunny spells developing behind this system . also a scattering of

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of around 80mph, perhaps in some exposed spots, could cause some significant disruption because of the wet and windy weather. it is going to be a mild night, if not a bit warm for some of us, some places staying in the mid to high teens celsius, but a very unsettled start to the day tomorrow. watch out for those strong winds could cause some disruption, particularly on the roads, but the feature does clear away towards the east as we go through the afternoon. some showers following in behind across northern parts and these could be a little bit heavy at times, but further south it's looking like it's going to be a largely fine afternoon. see you later. bye bye . later. bye bye. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers, sponsors of weather

gb news. >> good afternoon, britain. it's 1:00 on thursday. the 22nd of august. >> i'm patrick christys and i'm emily carver . emily carver. >> well, we have a gb news exclusive for you on reform uk

that we're about to bring you. we'll be hearing from the chairman of the party that's in the next few minutes. >> yes, and immigration statistics are in there down on last year, but figures are still double what they were in 2019. the former tory home secretary, james cleverly, is taking the credit for it . credit for it. >> and could labour bring back freedom of movement? such a move could see young europeans free to come and live in the uk for up to three years, as part of a wider reset with brussels, but huge concerns over this as master negotiator sir keir starmer could be dragging us back into the european union . back into the european union. yes, well, there is the slight whiff of a lack of democracy going on here when it comes to this free movement of people now. oh yes. so the european union apparently are bang up for it, as i'm sure they would be. keir starmer i don't think we

put any of this in a manifesto, did we? no, we didn't have any of this in a manifesto. so the idea now could be that under 30s from the continent could come and live and work and do whatever in the uk for about three years. now it doesn't take a genius, does it, to work out that maybe in three years time they'll just change the rules again and allow that to become a more permanent thing? but is this not just paving the way to rejoin the european union through the back door? >> well, so what's to say that someone coming for three years would leave after three years? >> you can't really imagine a keir starmer led government rounding up hundreds of thousands of europeans because they've overstayed their visa by a month or two. >> but what do they add to us? this is the thing, though. what doesit this is the thing, though. what does it add? >> so if you think it could add, it could add. but as we saw with freedom of movement when we had it proper, it worked sort of in one direction, didn't it really. i mean, you did have some brits going over mostly retirees really to the you know, costa del sol and the like, but you didn't have that many brits going over there, but huge amounts coming here. i think this is ageist.

>> i think this is really, really ageist because, you know, there are people who are living on the continent who might be in their 50s, who might have had a great job for a while and have quite a bit of money, who could afford a house here, who could do whatever, who would love to come over here and work and vice versa? instead, you're just going to get a load of great unwashed students and people who might work as a barista at pret a manger. >> it is worth pointing out that you can actually get a visa. you just have to go through the legal routes in to order get one. it's not as though there are no brits working in europe as we speak. but jones says the proposal should be resisted. it's a step back into eu membership, a reversal of brexit. well, we shall see what actually comes of this all, but it's very much government sources are saying that this could could be on the cards. so get in touch gbnews.com/yoursay. but let's get the headlines with tatiana . tatiana. >> emily, thank you very much and good afternoon. the top stories. figures from the business and technology world

have paid tribute to mike lynch after the tech moguls death was confirmed today. he's among the dead after a superyacht sank off the coast of sicily this week. the search has resumed for the remaining person who is still missing. the fifth out of six bodies in total so far was recovered from the wreck and brought to shore early this morning as rescue efforts are continuing into a fourth day. the italian coastguard has confirmed that the sixth and final person yet to be found is a woman. six people, including mike's 18 year old daughter hannah, were unaccounted for after the vessel sank in the early hours of the morning. the italian coastguard says a decision on whether to raise the sunken yacht from the seabed is not on the agenda, but that it will be. the government has released their quarterly migration stats today. legal migration stats today. legal migration is down whilst illegal immigration remains steady. one figure shows afghans make up the biggest nationality, crossing the english channel on small boats. there were close to 1900 asylum applications in the so—called legacy backlog that was still awaiting an initial

decision at the end of june this yeah decision at the end of june this year. around 76% of withdrawn applications in the year to june were classed as implicit withdrawals , meaning the home withdrawals, meaning the home office chose to withdraw the applications rather than the applicant withdrawing it themselves . applicant withdrawing it themselves. hundreds of thousands of teenagers have received their gcse results, with a slight drop in the proportion of top grades awarded from last year. more than a fifth of entries were awarded the top grades. that's slightly down on the 22% last year, but higher than in 2019, before the pandemic. the approach to grading in england returned to pre—pandemic levels last year and this year. exam regulators in wales and northern ireland have also made the transition. gb news will hollis has been catching up with some students in derbyshire about their results. >> i'm really happy with them, not everything is what i need to get into sixth form. so happy overall. >> yeah, i'm really proud of myself. it's all worked out well. i tried so hard so i'm just so pleased i got everything i wanted, i

just so pleased i got everything iwanted, i got just so pleased i got everything i wanted, i got a six in biology, which i wasn't sure i was going to get so i can carry on doing it at sixth form, which is what i wanted. so yeah. >> well, i think they've done pretty good, passed everything. so that's pretty good and doing a bit better in english. but what can you do? >> detectives investigating the murder of a parcel delivery driver in leeds have arrested a 32 year old man. police launched a murder investigation yesterday after the driver was involved in after the driver was involved in a collision during an attempted theft of his van. officers found theft of his van. officers found the 42 year old victim was unconscious when they arrived and he was given emergency treatment, but was pronounced dead at the scene . concerns dead at the scene. concerns about children being physically punished of more than tripled in a year. that's according to the nspcc. the charity said its helpline had heard about children being slapped, hit and shaken as punishment. it's urging the government to close the legal defence of reasonable chastisement in england. it said contacts where physical punishment was mentioned had increased from 447 in the 12

months to march last year , to months to march last year, to almost 1500 in the year to march this year . a almost 1500 in the year to march this year. a drug found to slow down alzheimer's has been given the green light for use in britain . experts say the drug britain. experts say the drug lecanemab , which is the first of lecanemab, which is the first of its kind, has been shown to slow down the disease by almost 30%. the ruling means it can now be prescribed to private patients before a decision is made on whether to offer it to the nhs . whether to offer it to the nhs. in other news, an audit has found a number of security failings at a jail after a prisoner allegedly escaped as, according to a new report . hmp according to a new report. hmp wandsworth independent monitoring board said the audit identified 81 points of failure and resulted in long overdue upgrades being made to cctv cameras, which hadn't worked for over a year. daniel khalife is accused of fleeing custody in september last year while being held on remand over spy charges. he allegedly strapped himself underneath a food delivery lorry

and was arrested a few days later. the former soldier denies all the charges against him and is due to stand trial in october. and a pakistani web developer, who is facing a criminal charge over claims he helped spread misinformation about the accused. southport attacker, has appeared in court in lahore. 32 year old farhan asif has been charged with cyber terrorism after false claims quickly spread online that the suspect accused of killing three young girls, was a muslim immigrant to the uk. pakistan's federal investigation agency said they established that the account that spread the fake news belonged to asif, who also admitted to having passed on the fake information to a foreign publication . and those are the publication. and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. 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, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts .

slash alerts. >> welcome back to good afternoon britain. and it's time to bring you a gb news exclusive. >> it is indeed so off the back of their election success with the party winning their first seats in parliament. leader nigel farage is now switching from a nationwide plan to a local party structure. this is all plans to democratise the party. >> indeed. well yes. we're going to go over now to our political ednon to go over now to our political editor, christopher hope, who is joined by the chairman of reform uk , zia yousef, in westminster. uk, zia yousef, in westminster. for this big announcement. so go on then . on then. >> hello, patrick. >> hello, patrick. >> hello. that's a big drum roll. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> joining me now is yousef. >> joining me now is yousef. >> he's the reform uk chairman with his first major interview since that election. >> i would say a win for the party. >> five mps last month. >> five mps last month. >> yousef , thank you for joining >> yousef, thank you for joining us on gb news. >> nigel farage wants to

democratise your party. what does that look like? >> well, look what we're focused on now. >> what i'm focused on as chairman is turning this party into a formidable force in british politics. we are building a national infrastructure all over the country to build a grassroots ballot box winning machine. i've been chairman for five weeks, you know. what have we been up to? well firstly, we've been focused on drafting a constitution, essentially putting in place a chair in all of the constituencies in which we're going to have a local reform branch structure. we have seen our membership surge to 75,000, and that continues to rocket. we're going to be standing at 2300 candidates next yearin standing at 2300 candidates next year in local council elections, for which we've already had 3000 applicants. chris, 3000 applicants, brilliant patriots from all sorts of backgrounds. so we're very excited about that. we also had an event two days ago. i think you've heard about this. did 70, 70

constituency chairs new constituency chairs new constituency chairs, a brand new reform branches. those constituencies are composed of 6 million electors and constituents . and in two weeks constituents. and in two weeks time, we'll have another event with another 70 representing another 5 million. we have been busy organising our conference. it's going to be the biggest conference this party has ever seen. it's going to be unlike anything else seen before in british politics. 20th or 21st of september. i hope you've got your tickets, chris, because we want you there. reform party conference, dotcom and most importantly, chris, we have seen in the polls that have just come out in the last week, we have seen that the reform party are now polling at between 18 and 21%. that is up from the brilliant 14% that we won at the general election. just a few weeks ago. and one of my mandates from nigel as chairman is to ensure that we are now building a national infrastructure to convert all of that surging support into a victory after victory at the ballot box. >> so it seems that you're benefiting from the tory party

not having a leader until the 2nd of october. >> so you're pushing forward, aren't you, with trying to win support? >> is it actually working? i mean, we saw there's been two polls since the election . both polls since the election. both show swings of voters towards reform uk from the labour party. are you seeing that on the ground ? ground? >> we're seeing it. we're heanng >> we're seeing it. we're hearing it all the time. chris you know as i said, 18 to 21% now is where our support is. again, as i said, what's really important. ultimately polls are just not the thing that unfortunately that elects governments . the people do that governments. the people do that at the ballot box, which is why we've been so focused on building this democratised branch structure across the country. but yes, absolutely. i mean, look, there are so many labour voters even this year who are non—graduate working class people who work really, really hard, who essentially already can see just how much keir starmer's government are actively working against their interests. and look, reform are the natural home for those voters. >> so 70,000 members, that's a lot. a big increase on the 20,000 or so earlier this year. have you weeded out the bad apples?

>> those who recorded saying dreadful remarks and can embarrass the party? >> they are a huge frustration for nigel farage. >> well, look again, one of my mandates as chairman of the party is to ensure that we have absolutely outstanding candidates. let me be really clear. we had an amazing roster of candidates overall. we had hundreds and hundreds of really amazing people who stood for reform, for which we're incredibly grateful . i will incredibly grateful. i will i look at the data, i look at all the hard work that was done dunng the hard work that was done during that election. i have enormous respect for all of the hard work building those campaigns. but what i will say is that what it wasn't was a well—oiled, slick machine . well—oiled, slick machine. totally understandably, because this was a very threadbare i mean, i'll tell you, as chairman, there were threadbare resources. doesn't begin to do it justice. so what we're focused on now is making sure we have an amazing roster of candidates. we will have that next year, we'll have it the year after that and we'll have it the year after that. and you are vetting them, aren't you? >> there was a problem, wasn't it, with vetting? >> there absolutely was. again, very small number. you know, talking about 2 to 3%. but look we make no excuses for that.

ultimately we have to be better than that. we know we're going to get held to a higher standard than any other party. let's be clear. we were by no means alone. labour had problems. the greens had problems. the lib dems had problems. but we know that that's the game that we know we are playing. it's master level difficulty. that's the one that we will play and win. we have an in—house vetting team thatis have an in—house vetting team that is being built. we're investing heavily in it and we won't have those problems again. >> to what extent is the support for reform uk? if you are ahead of labour of the tory party in two polls, is a protest vote, about the failure of over 14 years of the tory party and also the issue with labour's, you know, recently been quite divisive with some of its policies. >> well reform uk you know, my message to reform uk members and supporters and people considering reform uk is that this party is no longer a pressure group. right. this is a serious political party. we are going to be a formidable force in british politics. we're going to be durable. we're going to be here to stay. we're going to be using modern technology, and most importantly, we're going to be helping to manifest and convert all of that energy and support into victory at the ballot box. >> figures out today show that reform uk's income is now 1.35

million. >> double in a year. >> double in a year. >> that's the year to march. that's before your donation came in. how much money have you given to the party? >> i've given 200,000. >> i've given 200,000. >> and are you giving more? >> and are you giving more? >> i have no plans to give more. and i'll tell you why. it's because we have so many incredible people who want to give money. by the way, the biggest portion of our donations come from small donors. you know, as i said, 75,000 members who pay £25 a year. you know, every day i get a report of people who are donating, you know, £5, £10, £15. all of that is so, so important. nigel gets so many checks through the mail from people you know, these are patriotic people who love him or to you. payable to the reform party and used. and they're going to be used to continue to build our infrastructure and are going to be used in campaigns. are you looking at changing the logo? >> a name change, even a different colour of the of the branding . branding. >> there are many, many things on my to do list. some of which we have prioritised changing the logo and the colour for now and not at the top of that list. i like the turquoise. you don't

like the turquoise. you don't like the turquoise. you don't like the turquoise? >> it's distinctive. ben habib, the former deputy leader. >> he's been critical of reform uk. he has got no relationship with the leadership anymore. he says, he says that if reform uk ran the government, it would be owned by nigel farage. what he means is that reform uk is a company and most of the shares are owned by nigel farage. how do you change that and will you change that? >> we will change that. and let me be clear, nigel farage and richard tice have been on the record multiple times before the election and after the election, saying, yes, of course, that will change, right? you know, the history here is that if you if you know the history, for example, with ukip, that unfortunately turned into an ungovernable circus, to put it kindly and so we can only do one thing at a time. chris. look, we of course understand that members need to be given a democratic, a set of rights in our constitution. that is what we are working on, you know, that that constitution, by the way, chris, is an incredibly important document. you know, we are charting a course to be the party of government in this country in 2029. so that

document must be fit for purpose today, for the next year, but also for when we're in government and so we have to get that document right. >> and will that document, when we see it, allow members to remove the leader in this case, nigel farage? that's what all parties must have the right for members to remove a leader. of course, it will. >> how? well when the when the constitution comes out, you know, we have some the finest legal minds in the country. >> working day and night, by the way. you know, around the clock, like most of our team, to draft the document. i'm not going to write the document live on gb news as much as i'd love to do that with you now, chris. but of course we're doing these things again. nigel and richard have been really clear that that's going to be a priority for us after the election, and that's what we're working on. reform uk is criticised by the left as being, in some ways a racist party. >> now that we obviously will contest that and you would contest that and you would contest that, how do you feel about being a chairman of a party that has that reputation on the left? >> well, look, i think ultimately what reform are about is standing up for british values, for people of britain,

british citizens of all backgrounds, regardless of the colour of your skin, which god you pray to, etc. that has been abundantly clear to me. that's why i got involved and backed nigel. i've known nigel for a decade. he has done actually, you know, here's the deep irony about this. the he has done more, i would say , than any more, i would say, than any other british politician to be a scourge to the far right in terms of what happened with griffin and you know, those bnp days and as nigel has said, look because the bnp are not a real force and not a force at all, really, in british politics anymore. those sorts of people don't necessarily have somewhere to go. so they represent they represented a tiny, tiny fraction of the parties. obviously we had some candidates who don't represent our values. again, we make no excuse about that. we absolutely understand that. we absolutely understand that that had to be resolved. but look, this party again , what but look, this party again, what what reform are about is standing up for british values, british people of all backgrounds. >> and just finally, the goal is to beat the tories in 2028, 28, 29. >> our goal is to be the party of government in 2029, which means beating labour, and that's

possible from this low start. >> five mps, 75,000 members. you can do that. >> i built quite a successful and sophisticated technology company. i'm quite good with data. i have spent weeks and weeks and weeks poring over the data. we have a clear path to victory. don't mean wrong. it's long odds, right? saving the country generally is quite a difficult endeavour. it's not going to be easy. it's going to be very tough. but it's absolutely possible. and we're going to do it. >> well, yusuf, thank you for joining us. that's yusuf, tom and emily, the reform uk chairman, in his first significant interview since that surprising and general election result there for reform uk last month. >> wonderful. thank you very much indeed, christopher hope there. college green, thank you very much with the chairman of reform uk. apparently the money's flooding in. the money is flooding in huge numbers of members. >> it certainly is. yes but they obviously want to try to usurp labour don't they. which is it's going to be a big ask. but at the moment we don't have an opposition. there is no opposition. there is no opposition. we could have a budget without an opposition. we could have quite a lot of

decisions being made, potentially a free movement of people. some immigration decisions being made without any opposition. so i suppose there is that vacuum at the moment, isn't there? it remains to be seen whether or not they can sustain that. >> well, they certainly want to put across that. they're putting their foot on the accelerator, don't they? certainly not on the brakes. so we'll we'll catch up on that, i'm sure as they prepare for their big party conference. >> yeah. no, indeed, indeed. and i think with everything that's gone on in britain recently, like i was saying before, you know, there has not been that that opposition has that rishi sunak last seen in beverly hills eating an expensive pizza, apparently . but anyway, it's apparently. but anyway, it's been a day of excitement for year 11 students in england, wales and northern ireland as they open their gcse results. but is university worth it? should students be focused on getting a trade instead of cracking on now, going for another two years of studying something that you can do underwater basket weaving at bath spa? we'll have a debate on that very shortly .

>> well good afternoon britain. it is now 123 now students across the uk are receiving their gcse results today, but there's a bit of a pressing question that's emerging. should young people pursue a university degree or is learning a trade a better path to success? now? the education secretary, bridget phillipson, has been championing the value of vocational training alongside traditional academic routes. but the debate over the best path for future generations is more relevant than ever. indeed, bridget phillipson has said we need skilled technicians, brickies , technicians, brickies, electricians, engineers, plumbers, builders, carpenters, mechanics , welders and roofers. mechanics, welders and roofers. so is that the case? >> well, is it time to stop sneering at those who choose a trade over going to university? or does a degree still hold the key to success in today's

economy? joining us now to discuss this is writer the spectator and academic andrew tatton—brown, who says that too many young people are to off university, and entrepreneur and commentator amy ansell, who believes that university is very important indeed. well, thank you very, very much. and, amy, i'll start with you. you know, in a world now where university, you know, often gives you little more than a lifetime of debt, followed by a bang average career, what's the point? >> so i'm not denying that going to university would possibly put you in debt. >> however, it gives you a broader range of opportunities once you've graduated. >> whereas if you study one thing as an apprentice or as a vocation like plumbing, being a carpenter, etc, that's really limiting. so if you change your mind in the future, if you get injured, if you get incapacitated, what happens? what are your future opportunities after that would possibly end ? possibly end? >> that's an interesting point, andrew. why do you think too many people are going right?

>> well, i must admit exactly the same problem actually appues the same problem actually applies if you train to be an accountant , applies if you train to be an accountant, and then you suddenly decide later that you want to do something else, you're going to have to be retrained. in any case, well, it's sorry you shake your head. >> no, i disagree, because when you train as an accountant, you're also training in communication, in writing, in critical thinking. i know that i can appreciate what you're saying, but it's definitely not as limiting as simply learning plumbing. electrician being electrician and the like because those are very physical careers. and if you hands are cut off or who knows what could happen , you who knows what could happen, you really don't have that many future options to consider. whereas the mind can help you in andrew andrew career opportunities presumably. >> andrew, you would contest that. >> well, i think i think i would, again, you know, there are plenty of things that will stop

you being an accountant, if you get some sort of mental illness later, that's going to stop you being an accountant in exactly the same way as a disability will stop you following some more physical trade . more physical trade. >> mental illnesses can be treated, whereas if your hand is cut off, what do you do as plumber? >> yeah, it's quite an extreme example that omicron andrew. >> right, well, the thing is, if you're if you're in an intellectual activity, if something causes you to lose the ability to apply your intellectual skills, if you suffer mental illness later, or something like that, you're equally going to find that you lose your job and have to change to something else. this is something that applies both 2 degrees and non—degree subjects. and you've also got to remember something else . you can remember something else. you can become an accountant without a degree. there are lots of jobs

you can do without a degree, quite apart from plumbers, builders, electricians, roofers where i actually agree with bridget phillipson, we need them , bridget phillipson, we need them, and i think before you do a degree, you have to think very carefully, whether you really want to do it and whether it will necessarily help you in your future career. now, neither of those things is guaranteed. no, that's absolutely right. >> let me put to amy as well the point that actually, a lot of electricians, brickies, construction workers are actually earning a lot more than the average graduate these days. in some cases , yes. in some cases, yes. >> however, i do believe that you hit a ceiling eventually, whereas if you get a university degree. and i do want to add that if you get a university degree in something specific and then you decide to change your mind and go into another career choice, that's easier to do than

if you were to do a vocation. i think it's pretty difficult. >> it's pretty difficult, though, andrew, isn't it, to do a sociology degree and then and then become a plumber if you if you don't fancy that anymore? >> well, i think i think that's right, before you do a sociology degree, quite simply, make sure that it's something that interests you and it's not simply going to end up with you owing, what, 50, 100,000? and there are nearly 2 million people with student debts of 50,000. as far as i remember. i think that was announced earlier this year , the last thing you this year, the last thing you want to do is end up with the feeling that you have wasted three years away doing a degree which may not have been particularly well taught. and end up with not much, but student debt. now, i'm not against people doing degrees. if you are particularly interested

in law or actually if you really want to do a degree in accountancy, that's fine. do it . accountancy, that's fine. do it. but don't do a degree simply because you're under pressure to do it for the sake of it. >> and could i ask amy, do you not think that maybe there is a bit of snobbishness around people who just want to go and get a practical trade, and that actually is something that holds people back and that doesn't serve them particularly well, does it? you know, maybe we need to actually change our attitudes. we're woke about everything else in this country. now, why can't we be very progressive when it comes to someone who wants to go and be a brickie or a roofer? >> i don't think anyone frowns down upon those career choices. i think we do need those types of, careers in this country and in any country for that matter. so there's nothing wrong with it. i'm not criticising it at all. i all the time need a plumber and electrician , etc. so plumber and electrician, etc. so i appreciate the fact that there are very many of them to choose from. however, i am not criticising getting a degree. i think it's so applicable to so

much in life and going to university is not just about getting a degree, it's about self—discovery and growth and also you can maybe learn something that you wouldn't have thought you wanted to learn about and that would open your eyes to maybe doing something you never thought you wanted to do. whereas if you become a plumber and you go and learn that, that's pretty much all you're going to be. >> andrew, did you just roll your eyes there? andrew wait moment. >> self—discovery and growth. are you telling me that brickies don't engage in self—discovery and growth ? and growth? >> not as much so because they don't have the opportunity to do so, in my opinion. >> well, and somebody said that we don't look down on brickies and plumbers. yeah. >> self—discovery , meaning >> self—discovery, meaning learning something that you wouldn't necessarily have been on a minute. >> hang on, hang on. >> hang on, hang on. >> you know, a brick, you can pick up a book and read it if they want to. they can learn about whatever they like. >> but unless they've lost their

handsin >> but unless they've lost their hands in their course, i think when you're in university, you're open to taking many courses that you wouldn't have necessarily looked at if you went to school, for one thing in particular, as a vocation . particular, as a vocation. >> well, we'll leave it there. >> well, we'll leave it there. >> oh, go on, go on, go on. >> particular course, it's actually not enormously easy to change horses in midstream. and again, the last thing we want to do is encourage a young person to go to university to do a course. they're not particularly sure about, with the prospect later of changing their mind and saying , well, actually, i'd saying, well, actually, i'd rather i think i became an entrepreneur later in life. >> thank god i had my degree because it taught me critical thinking, it taught me communication, and it taught me to write so i can get somewhere. you can do those things without going to university. >> people . >> people. >> people. >> that was my experience. do that stuff . all right. that stuff. all right. >> we're going to leave it there. it's been it's been a fantastic debate. >> it thank you. thank you, both of you . of you. >> andrew tettenborn, professor of law at swansea law school and

amy ansell, entrepreneur and commentator, as ever. good. yes. thank you. very good stuff. >> good spirited discussion . >> good spirited discussion. right. okay. i do like this, this idea that we were all wandering around in loincloths , wandering around in loincloths, foraging for scraps of food before tony blair, some of the most intelligent people, some of the most intelligent people didn't go to university. >> they actually, you know, learn things in other ways. >> not practical training as well. what if you what if you lost your arms, lost your legs, lost your arms, lost your legs, lost your arms, lost your legs, lost your eyes, were unable to talk anymore? then what are you going to do ? well, nothing. going to do? well, nothing. obviously, it doesn't really matter . right? okay. anyway, let matter. right? okay. anyway, let us know your thoughts . us know your thoughts. >> gbnews.com/yoursay. >> gbnews.com/yoursay. >> okay. no no no no no. very much a shift in tone. okay. very much a shift in tone. okay. very much a shift in tone because another massive story that's been doing the rounds now for days , unfortunately, is that in days, unfortunately, is that in sicily, five bodies have been identified now, including tech tycoon mike lynch. but his daughter apparently remains missing. we'll have the very latest on what's going on there. after your headlines with tatiana .

tatiana. >> patrick. thank you. the top stories, figures from the business and technology world have paid tribute to mike lynch after the tech moguls death was confirmed . today, he's among the confirmed. today, he's among the dead after a superyacht sank off the coast of sicily this week. the search has resumed for the remaining person, who's still missing . the fifth out of six missing. the fifth out of six bodies in total so far, was recovered from the wreck and brought to shore this morning. as rescue efforts are continuing into a fourth day, the italian coastguard has confirmed that the sixth and final person yet to be found is a woman. six people, including mike's 18 year old daughter hannah, were unaccounted for after the vessel sankin unaccounted for after the vessel sank in the early hours of the morning. the italian coastguard says the decision on whether to raise the sunken yacht from the seabed is not on the agenda, but that it will be. detectives have named a man they are hunting over the murder of a parcel delivery driver, 24 year old eddie hampshire is wanted for murder over the death of 42 year old claudia carol condor, who

was dragged to his death as he attempted to stop the theft of his van in leeds. a 32 year old man has already been arrested on suspicion of murder. hundreds of thousands of teenagers have received their gcse results, with a slight drop in the proportion of top grades awarded from last year. more than a fifth of entries were awarded to the top grades, slightly down on the top grades, slightly down on the 22% last year but higher than in 2019, before the covid pandemic. prime minister sir keir starmer said in a post on x congratulations to those receiving their results today. you've done incredible job. now a drug found to slow down alzheimer's has been given the green light for use in britain. experts say the drug lecanemab, which is the first of its kind, has been shown to slow down the disease by almost 30%. the ruling means it can now be prescribed to private patients before a decision is made on whether to offer it to the nhs . whether to offer it to the nhs. and those are the latest gb news headunes and those are the latest gb news headlines for now i'm tatiana

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>> welcome back. it's 138 now. five bodies have been found by divers searching the wreck of the luxury superyacht that sank off the coast of sicily this week. >> tech tycoon mike lynchs body has been identified, but his 18 year old daughter hannah is apparently still missing and we are joined now by italian journalist angela corrias, who is joining us from sardinia. angela, thank you very much. great to have you on the show. so it was initially reported that, the body of mike, mick lynch's daughter had been found,

but it turns out that that's not necessarily the case. what's going on? >> they found so far they found five. and, the italian media is reporting that they identified the mike lynch, but, they are still looking for the sixth person, which probably is the 18 year old daughter, hannah. >> now, angela, i understand that there is an investigation going on into how exactly this could happen. there are a number of unanswered questions. questions whether certain doors were left open, how crew members , were left open, how crew members, for example, were able to escape, but sadly , not so many escape, but sadly, not so many of the passengers themselves. what's the latest when it comes to that ? to that? >> the investigation is still ongoing, so all our speculation so far, but today the corriere della sera published a very long interview to a giovanni constantino, the founder and ceo

of the italian sea group, which is the owner of the perini navi. and, he, he's pretty confident that the ship, their ship was able to resist to such a weather. and he also said that what it seems like there were many mistakes, errors from the crew and that the weather forecast had already predicted that it was going to be there, was going to be a strong wind. >> now, indeed . so that search >> now, indeed. so that search operation, is still taking place . operation, is still taking place. i think earlier on we did manage to bring some live shots of that to bring some live shots of that to us. so, you know, and that was, that was taking place there. so it's still still ongoing, isn't it? and i understand that the people who, were on that ship as crew are currently in a luxury hotel , but currently in a luxury hotel, but secluded and, they are presumably being questioned by the authorities. are they?

>> yes. all of them . that's why >> yes. all of them. that's why the investigation. they are not really releasing any statements because the investigation is ongoing . ongoing. >> so there's no, there's no implication of any foul play. is there? there's not. we're not we just think that at worst, this might have been some kind of mistake where there's no implication of anything more sinister. >> that's probably or because, the crew is saying the apparently what came out in the media that they couldn't predict such a sudden, strong wind. yeah. but, the, the owner of the, the group who built the, the, the group who built the, the ship, they said that there was a forecast predicting strong wind. and in fact, the no fishermen were at sea at that moment. >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> okay. well thank you very much indeed. angela kyrees , much indeed. angela kyrees, italian journalist. you are in sardinia. thank you very much

indeed.thank sardinia. thank you very much indeed. thank you. >> bye bye. >> bye bye. >> yeah. gosh so i mean there's a variety of different headlines at the moment around this, this, this yacht was supposedly virtually unsinkable, there was some talk about whether or not the people who were on that yacht. so mike lynch had gone to shore for the evening and come back. and whether or not hatch had been shut correctly. et cetera. but yeah, also, this idea that that now, unfortunately, his daughter may not have actually been found. it just seems to be a lot of unanswered questions in all of this. but a tragic end . one way this. but a tragic end. one way there certainly are. >> but shall we have a look at some views on our quite spicy debate? we had a little bit earlier on the topic of whether you should just go and get a trade, rather than go to university. this is bridget phillipson in the sun. she was saying that this is very important that we have electricians, plumbers, brickies. et cetera , et cetera, brickies. et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, john says most students that go to uni treat it as a rite of passage leave home, make new friends, get plastered, then get a degree in something that they probably won't use anyway, i'd like to see. >> i would like to see a

breakdown on the figures of the people who go to university to study a subject, and then end up doing something job wise in relation to that topic . relation to that topic. >> but is there a question of you meet people at university that you might not meet in your hometown, you're able to make some connections. there are, you know, career advisers at university that maybe help you on your on your way. it really depends what course you're doing at what university. yeah, a true brit says we need tradesmen. yes. where have they gone? i wonder? australia, he says i joined the royal engineers at 15 and came out with two trades, no degree, lots of you getting in touch. >> you, you know, lots of people actually really having a massive p0p actually really having a massive pop at our guest, amy anzel on this saying, what a stuck up woman says one of them, she was looking down on bricklayers, and people are thinking that they can't have a good education. >> well, chris jukes says, we were talking about whether it's better to get a trade first or university first or whatever. chris says, i left school to become a joiner. then i retrained as a teaching assistant . but to get better, to

assistant. but to get better, to get a trade first, you can always go back to the trade if you try something else. yes, perhaps i should have a trade. >> well, indeed indeed. and, you know, this is all in light of the fact that this gcse results day today. so good luck everybody. congratulations to everyone who's done well and again, i will just say if you haven't done as well as you thought, then your life's not over when you get to oh i don't know maybe 20. no one will ever ask you what you gcse. >> you do need to matter for a lot of jobs. you need to pass your maths, english and whatever else. but i'm assuming if you want to be, i'm assuming you all did that. >> i am assuming that the vast majority, like the overwhelming majority, like the overwhelming majority of children in england, will have got an english gcse. >> well , will have got an english gcse. >> well, you'd be surprised. we'll go. actually, i'm going to check that because unfortunately there are a lot of people who do fail those basic subjects . fail those basic subjects. >> oh well, well, well, i tell you what, you were about to have a load more for competition job places, though, because it looks as though labour are about to throw the doors open to an eu open border system for under 30. so we're going to be talking about that a bit more in the

next hour. but there is some good news doing the rounds today. and that news is an alzheimer's wonder drug apparently. so it's been found to slow down the process of alzheimer's. it's been given the green light for use in britain. so could this be the beginning of the end for that disease? we'll give you a little bit more info later.

>> good afternoon britain. it's 148 and some good news could be on the cards because a breakthrough in alzheimer's treatment is on the horizon , as treatment is on the horizon, as the new drug, lecanemab, is expected to receive approval for use in the united kingdom. >> touted as the most significant advance in 30 years, this drug offers hope by slowing the progression of early stage alzheimer's . alzheimer's. >> however, there are concerns over some side effects and also

limited applicability are raising questions about its broader impact. but will the wonder drug be the game changer for patients and families have been waiting for? >> well, let's be honest, if this is any good, then it is going to change the lives of millions, tens of millions of people because it's not just the person that suffers with alzheimer's, it's the whole wider family as well. so let's put this question to health and social affairs editor at the sunday express. it's lucy johnston. lucy, great to have you on the show. thank you very, very much. so is this the answer that millions of people have been hoping for? we might not have to worry about alzheimer's ever again . ever again. >> yes and no. >> so on the one hand, i've been talking to a lot of experts on this today, and on the one hand, there are experts saying this is there are experts saying this is the beginning of the end for this disease, which is devastating and will which will affect 1 in 2 of us, is predicted to affect 1 in 2 of us by 2040. >> so it's a huge burden. and as you say, not just patients but

families as well. and carers. however, it has been approved by the regulator for use in this country , but not by the, country, but not by the, watchdog for, for use for rollout on the nhs. >> so the nhs has said no, >> so the nhs has said no, >> the european regulator has also said no, that's in contrast to the, to the american drug regulators , which has said yes. regulators, which has said yes. so it's a very mixed response from experts. and one of the reasons for that is because the effects, the benefits are very hard to see. it's a very minimal benefit. it can show that you can reduce, but it doesn't stop the disease. it doesn't reverse the disease. it doesn't reverse the disease, but it slows the onset of the disease. the other problem with it is that there have been side effects which have been side effects which have been side effects which have been shown to be deadly, and they include brain shrinkage and they include brain shrinkage

and brain bleeds. that's very rare. and it's in a small number of patients. and in fact, the drug regulator has said that it wants to screen out any patients using this drug for that and say that if you're at risk of a brain bleed, you can't take the drug . however, we don't know. drug. however, we don't know. and i think this is one of the reasons why the watchdog , the reasons why the watchdog, the people that would approve it for use on the nhs has said we just want to watch and see what happens with this, and we want to see whether the cost of this drug is worth the benefits. and there's the third problem that it's very expensive. it's not just expensive to buy, it's about £20,000 a year. and that could be negotiated. but it's also expensive to use because you need scans and you need follow ups, and you need really experienced people to tell whether you are at risk of some serious side effects. so we are at the beginning of something, and i wrote recently about some other drugs which are on the

horizon, which are far more sophisticated. so we're on the road and it looks like, you know, some experts are saying within ten, 20 years we could have nailed this . but at the have nailed this. but at the moment it's uncertain . and we're moment it's uncertain. and we're watching and seeing what happens with trials. i think one of the things that it does throw the spotlight on is we spend so much money investing in these drugs and relatively little amount of money in investing and investigating on the real preventative ways of stopping alzheimer's, which are diet, exercise, socialising , all those exercise, socialising, all those things that really are, you know , things that really are, you know, problematic among many people in society. diet and exercise. we're obese. many of us are obese. so those things ought to be looked into too. and also early detection is the nhs particularly risk averse when it comes to trying new drugs? >> would you, if you had enough money, of course, be able to buy this drug privately in the uk or is it, is it banned completely

from this country? as it stands, it's not banned. >> so there are two regulators. one licensed the drug for use and then the other regulator decides whether it can be available on the nhs . so the available on the nhs. so the drug is licensed for use. you can getit drug is licensed for use. you can get it privately. but in reality very few people will be able to afford it because you not only would have to pay for the drug itself, which is said to be about £20,000 a year, you'd also have to pay for and get a hospital to administer it and to check you for side effects and to do the scans and everything necessary to make sure you're eligible. eligible and that the drug is not just a pill that you take, it's actually you have to get an infusion, so you have to get it injected into you every two weeks. so it's not it's not insignificant, but but what is exciting is that we're on the road to something. so, and i think that the drug regulator is

very sensible, really, to catch up with you again on this, because we're running to the end of the, the hour. >> but really appreciate your all the research you've done into this. fascinating. lucy johnston from the sunday express. >> when we come back, is keir starmer going to take us back into the eu by the back door ? into the eu by the back door? yeah, that was . yeah, that was. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . solar sponsors of weather on. gb. news >> hello. very good day to you. here's your latest gb news weather update coming to you from the met office. storm lillian is going to batter some parts of the uk overnight, bringing some very wet and windy weather, particularly to northern parts of england. but through today we do have a cold front making its way southeastwards, bringing a bit of cloud and a bit of rain for some before it clears away. as we go through into this evening. elsewhere, some bright or sunny spells developing behind this system. also a scattering of

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do need to watch out for. gusts of around 80mph, perhaps in some exposed spots, could cause some significant disruption because of the wet and windy weather. it is going to be a mild night, if not a bit warm for some of us. some places staying in the mid to high teens celsius, but a very unsettled start to the day tomorrow. watch out for those strong winds could cause some disruption, particularly on the roads, but the feature does clear away towards the east as we go through the afternoon. some showers following in behind across northern parts and these could be a little bit heavy at times, but further south it's looking like it's going to be a largely fine afternoon. see you later. bye bye. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers

>> well . >> well. >> well. >> good afternoon britain. it's 2:00 on thursday, the 22nd of august. i'm emily carver and i'm patrick christys immigration. it's down on last year, but figures are still double what they were in 2019. now the

former tory home secretary, james cleverly, is taking the credit for it . credit for it. >> indeed. lots to unpack there. and could labour bring back freedom of movement? such a move would see young europeans free to come and live in the uk for up to three years. but did anybody vote for this? is he trying to just drag us back into the european union and superyacht mystery? >> five bodies have now been identified, including tech tycoon mike lynch, but the search for his 18 year old daughter continues. many unanswered questions remain over what on earth caused the vessel to sink ? to sink? >> okay, so look, lots to unpack this hour. we're going to be dissecting those immigration figures, both legal and illegal. we're going to be talking about whether or not we're going to bnng whether or not we're going to bring back free movement as a back door into the european union. but there's another story thatis union. but there's another story that is gathering traction, and i find it very bizarre. and it's

about baby killer lucy letby, because now a procession of quite high profile people are coming out, sticking their head above the parapet and saying that actually they want this case to be reviewed and it mainly centres around the idea that maternity care in britain is so bad that maybe she was used as a scapegoat. yes. >> so nadine dorries, a former tory minister, she's also a former nurse. she says the case needs to be urgently reviewed. she wants a debate on this in parliament. she's urging the justice to secretary do this, david davis as well. again a former tory minister wants there to be a debate in parliament. they seem to think they seem to think that this all needs to be reviewed and potentially, potentially there's been a miscarriage of justice. now, we don't know exactly on what on what basis and how much they know about this, but it's very curious, isn't it, that these big voices, these big voices are beginning to say this because let's be honest, it's an odd

hill to die on. >> isn't it very odd going into bat for. well, not necessarily going into bat for, but raising serious questions about, you know, convicted multiple baby murderer lucy letby, who for many people is almost like the pin up girl of evil. right. and yet now more and more people are coming out and saying, actually, maybe there are serious questions about this. well, we'll have to wait and see exactly what is going on. i mean, the cps is very much said, absolutely not. >> you know, this has been reviewed multiple times. there's no evidence of any miscarriage of justice. but interesting that nadine dorries and david davis want to talk about this. yes. >> well, we're going to talk to someone who knows a bit more about it than both of us, frankly. so hopefully we can shed some light on that as well as all the other topics that we've raised. so far. and we're going to do all that. after your headunes going to do all that. after your headlines with tatiana. >> patrick, thank you . the top >> patrick, thank you. the top stories this hour, figures from the business and technology world have paid tribute to mike lynch after the tech mogul's death was confirmed. today. he is among the dead after a

superyacht sank off the coast of sicily. this week. the search has resumed for the remaining person, who's still missing the fifth out of six bodies in total so far, was recovered from the wreck and brought to the shore early this morning as rescue efforts are continuing into a fourth day. the italian coastguard has confirmed that the sixth and final person yet to be found is a woman. six people, including mike's 18 year old daughter hannah, were unaccounted for after the vessel sankin unaccounted for after the vessel sank in the early hours of the morning . the government has morning. the government has released their quarterly migration stats and legal migration stats and legal migration is down whilst illegal immigration remains steady. one figure shows afghans make up the biggest nationality crossing the engush biggest nationality crossing the english channel on small boats. there were close to 1900 asylum applications in the so—called legacy backlog that was still awaiting an initial decision at the end of june this year, around 76% of withdrawn applications in the year to june were classed as implicit withdrawals , meaning the home withdrawals, meaning the home office chose to withdraw the

application . shadow home application. shadow home secretary has been speaking on today's figures. >> well, the time that i was responsible for our immigration policy, we've seen very dramatic improvements in the figures. we have seen applications reduce, we have seen the grant rate come down. we have seen the removals increase, small boat numbers come down, illegal arrivals come down. this is what i achieved when i was home secretary because i made the difficult decisions . and sadly, what we decisions. and sadly, what we have seen since labour have taken over is that they are reversing a number of those decisions. they are easing the visa restrictions that i put in place hundreds of thousands of teenagers have received their gcse results today, with a slight drop in the proportion of top grades awarded from last yeah >> more than a fifth of entries were awarded the top grades, slightly down on the 22% last

year but higher than in 2019, before the pandemic, the approach to grading in england returned to pre—pandemic levels last year, and this year exam regulators in wales and northern ireland have also made the transition. gb news will hollis has been catching up with some students in derbyshire about their results. >> i'm really happy with them, not everything is what i need to get into sixth form. so happy overall. >> yeah, i'm really proud of myself. it's all worked out well . myself. it's all worked out well. i tried so hard, so i'm just so pleased i got everything i wanted, i got a six in biology, which i wasn't sure i was going to get, so i can carry on doing it at sixth form, which is what i wanted. so yeah. >> well, i think they've done pretty good, passed everything. so that's pretty good and doing a bit better in english. but what can you do ? what can you do? >> detectives have named a man. they're hunting for over the murder of a parcel delivery driver. 24 year old eddie hampshire is wanted for murder over the death of 42 year old claudia carol condor, who was dragged to his death as he attempted to stop the theft of

his van in leeds. a 32 year old man has already been arrested on suspicion of murder. man has already been arrested on suspicion of murder . concerns suspicion of murder. concerns about children being physically punished of more than tripled in a year, according to the nspcc. the charity said its helpline had heard about children being slapped, hit and shaken as punishment. it's urging the government to close the legal defence of reasonable chastisement in england. it said contacts where physical punishment was mentioned had increased from 447 in the 12 months to march last year to almost 1000 and a half in the year to march this year. a drug found to slow down alzheimer's has been given the green light for use in britain. experts say the drug lecanemab, which is the first of its kind, has been shown to slow down the disease by almost 30%. the ruling means it can now be prescribed to private patients before a decision is made on whether to offer it to the nhs . and a offer it to the nhs. and a pakistani web developer, who is facing a criminal charge over claims he helped spread

misinformation about the accused southport attacker has appeared in court in lahore. 32 year old farhan asif has been charged with cyber terrorism after false claims quickly spread online that the suspect accused of killing three little girls was a muslim immigrant to the uk. pakistan's federal investigation agency said they established that the account that spread the fake news belonged to asif, who also admitted to having passed on the fake information to a foreign publication . and those foreign publication. and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. 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 , or go to gbnews.com the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . forward slash alerts. >> while the figures are out, aren't they on both legal and

illegal migration in the year to june 2024, they were released this morning with the number of work visas issued falling by 11% to just over 286,000. although this figure is of course still double 2019 levels yesterday. >> meanwhile, the number of detected arrivals by illegal migrants fell by 26% to just over 38,000, with 81% of these arriving on a small boat. now, on top of that, over 118,000 people are currently waiting for an initial decision on their asylum applications. so 118,000 just waiting for an initial decision. >> now that is the important number for me in all of this, because there was a large chunk of those people who previously would never have been allowed to even claim for asylum . they now even claim for asylum. they now will be. that also doesn't include the appeals process. so that's a huge number of people that's a huge number of people that a huge number of people just sitting and waiting in britain with at least the possibility to stay here. but this comes as reports suggest

the government is planning to relax freedom of movement rules with the eu to allow more young europeans to come and live and work in the uk. they say it's going to be a reciprocal agreement for young brits to have easier access to the eu. i think one of the problems with that, of course, is who's the man negotiating it? oh, there he is. the top negotiator himself, sir keir starmer, fresh off the back of capitulating to the unions. so how on earth is that going to work out for us? do we all think, well, should we cross over to clacton on sea and speak to gb news? >> reporter ray addison ray. this idea that the government may take us back into some kind of freedom of movement for young people in particular. and what do the people of clacton make of that ? that? >> well, it's been greeted with a fair amount of scepticism as i think you might expect. of course, this is the constituency that elected nigel farage in the last election and previously

held by as a tory seat for many years. and i think there's a healthy deal of scepticism over the concept of migration as a whole . and although we're seeing whole. and although we're seeing from these figures that legal immigration to the united kingdom is down. people here in clacton still saying that that is too high and they believe that it's putting a real strain on their public services , but on their public services, but also on houses, on housing as well. and we're hearing anecdotal stories from people here who are saying that they have been either unable to find their own housing or friends and family have really struggled to get on the housing list and had long waits as well. meanwhile, there's also concern that illegal migration, which, as we've all said , is remaining we've all said, is remaining fairly steady, is costing the taxpayer billions and billions of pounds . and there's a general of pounds. and there's a general consensus that that money could be better spent. i spoke earlier on to councillor richard everett. he's from the reform uk

group and i asked him what his thoughts are on these numbers. the fact that immigration figures are coming down is good. >> however, the quantum of them is still massive and causes all sorts of societal problems locally. >> what sort of problems are you seeing in this local area then? >> they're mainly local things like massive housing required to cope with that influx of people into the country, and we suffer from that. just as much as other parts of the country. when you consider that just the net migration into this country every year, you need to build a city the size of bristol every year. city the size of bristol every year . then city the size of bristol every year. then you can city the size of bristol every year . then you can see that even year. then you can see that even at a local level that has a massive effect here. >> you represent around 5000 people in your ward, and i'm sure you get out and about and talk to those people regularly. is immigration something that they're concerned about , and is immigration something that they're concerned about, and is it just illegal immigration that they have an issue with, or are

they have an issue with, or are they worried about legal immigration to this country as well? >> it's both to be fair, there is a big issue of illegal immigration, but that is actually to a certain extent, can't be separated from legal migration because of the effect that it has on the area, with the extra requirement for infrastructure, etc. >> well, it's interesting because councillor everett was a tory councillor once upon a time, but he switched to reform uk. we did approach the conservatives labour, lib dems, greens etc. etc. but we hadn't got a positive response from them for an interview today. but i think it is interesting that we've heard from shadow home secretary james cleverly, who appears to be taking credit for these numbers that we're seeing so far. he said when i said i was going to cut migration, i meant it. visas down small boat

arrivals down, cut the backlog and cut the asylum grant rate as well. but a bit of scepticism towards how much of these numbers falling is the responsibility of the conservatives and whether they've fallen enough. >> well, a little bit of scepticism is always healthy. thank you very much indeed. ray addison there in clacton on sea for us. good stuff. shall we head over to westminster and speak to gb news political correspondent olivia utley? because there's a lot of politics involved in this. can we start with this idea that the government is looking at some kind of youth mobility scheme with the european union? now they've been talking about a kind of reset in relations with the eu. i mean, what are the chances of such a scheme actually actually happening ? actually actually happening? >> well, that's a very important question, emily. and as yet, we don't have an answer. government ministers i've spoken to them today. are still vehemently denying that they will be entering into some some sort of freedom of movement deal with

the eu. but according to a report today in the times behind the scenes, it sounds as though the scenes, it sounds as though the government is preparing to give ground on freedom of movement for a long time now. keir starmer has been trying to reset that relationship with the eu. what he is demanding is a deal eu. what he is demanding is a deal, a veterinary deal. so that food goods coming from the eu to the uk aren't subject to so many checks and a science and research agreement, so that it's much easier for the uk and the eu to exchange scientific ideas, to exchange scientists as well . to exchange scientists as well. in exchange, the eu is very, very keen on introducing this freedom of movement programme , freedom of movement programme, whereby people between the ages of 18 and 30 would be able to come to the uk for up to four years to study, work or volunteer and in exchange uk citizens between the ages of 18 and 30 could go to a single eu country and do the same thing.

obviously, the worry for brexiteers , both in the labour brexiteers, both in the labour party, because there are quite a few still in the labour party and on the conservative benches, is that if the keir starmer carries on making sort of back deal backroom deals with the eu or on a range of issues, you could end up in a situation where the prime minister is roundly denying that the uk is back in the eu , or is going to back in the eu, or is going to re—enter the single market, etc. but actually the uk is in the eu in all but name because all of those bilateral deals have been agreed. that is what brexiteers desperately want to avoid. but for now i do. i should reiterate that ministers are denying that this freedom of movement deal will be entertained by starmer in the meeting with ursula von der elianne next week. >> okay, well, there's certainly some people close to the government who are misbehaving then in briefing the papers about all this. but olivia , about all this. but olivia, these figures, these immigration figures, they've come down a little bit. james cleverly, the former tory home secretary, says

it's all down to him. and that's certainly true. these figures have absolutely nothing to do with the new labour government in terms of any changes they've made. do we suspect that labour will keep the rules as they are when it comes to legal migration ? when it comes to legal migration? >> well , when it comes to legal migration? >> well, again, a really good question. i mean, looking at these immigration figures, it is an incredibly mixed bag. yes. the conservatives are claiming a victory here. and you can see why. on legal migration, the number of visas has gone right down. and the independent migration observatory is expecting net migration to fall. when we get those figures later in the year . when we get those figures later in the year. that is mainly because the conservative government introduced a rule where those on nhs visas, care visas and student visas are no longer allowed to bring their dependants to the uk. that is something which it sounds as though the labour government is going to keep in place. that said , the number of illegal

said, the number of illegal migrants , yes, the small boats migrants, yes, the small boats figures have fallen. that is mainly because of a deal that rishi sunak agreed with the albanians. but of those coming here in small boats, the number being granted asylum is actually at an all time high. so a really, really mixed bag on illegal migration there. on legal migration too. it's not all straightforward. yes. keir starmer is probably going to be able to meet his target for legal migration, perhaps sooner than expected because of the work that that conservative government put in. but as you mentioned in our introduction there, patrick, those numbers, they've come down from an unbelievable high over the last couple of years. last year, over 700,000 legal migrants to the uk arrived. but they are still much, much higher than those 2019 figures. so there'll be plenty both on both the labour and the conservative benches and of course, reform, who now represent quite a big proportion

of the country who will be saying it's not yet enough. so it's a long way to go for keir starmer. i think one thing that that's worth mentioning is i would to love know how rishi sunakis would to love know how rishi sunak is feeling today about his decision to call that election early in july. these figures are very much in rishi sunak's favour , as are the continuous favour, as are the continuous inflation and interest rate figures that we are seeing. are there conservatives now saying, well, hang on, rishi, if you'd just held off until september or october to call that election, might we be in a much better position? yeah, absolutely. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> it's looking increasingly bonkers, this decision to call the election when he did, and i know a lot of people were joking. oh, well, is it just so that he can go to off california and all of that stuff? but actually, hang on a minute , actually, hang on a minute, everything would now be much more skewed in his favour if rishi sunak had just waited a bit to call the election now. well, i don't know. >> but olivia, thank you very much indeed. olivia utley gb news, political correspondent in westminster. i mean, maybe in a way, but you never know what

else might have happened. what else might have happened. what else might have happened? i mean, it hasn't been it hasn't exactly been fair sailing, has it, for keir starmer? >> no. >> no. >> well fair enough. yes. i suppose so. all right. okay. right now we do have some breaking news for you. police have issued an urgent appeal for two dogs they believe are responsible for a fatal attack that left a man dead in his garden. police have issued a photo of one of the dogs after officers were called to a property in rubery in the early hours of thursday. two dogs have already been seized, but two other dogs are believed to have been missing as well. >> wow. okay, so west midlands police say they believe the dogs are american bulldog type american bulldog types. so an urgent appeal for those missing dogs. urgent appeal for those missing dogs . two dogs essentially on dogs. two dogs essentially on the on the run, are suspected to be involved in in a man's death. we'll bring you any updates on that and any further information. but for now, that urgent appeal from the police in rubery for these missing dogs that may have been involved in a man's death. >> okay. >> okay. >> they say that if you do actually happen to see that dog that was on your screen at a

moment ago, you should just call 999. i'll be honest with you, i don't think i've ever done an alert where we now have a hunt for a missing dog. but apparently, apparently they do believe this dog is incredibly dangerous. so yeah, west midlands, midlands police are seeking two dogs after a 33 year old man was killed in his birmingham garden. officers said that they found a man outside who was sadly confirmed dead at the scene , and now they are the scene, and now they are urgently trying to trace what they believe are two missing dogs. they released an image of one of those dogs, which we showed you earlier on, and there it is now believed to be american bulldog types. so i've got a quote here from a west midlands police spokesperson that says we're urgently asking for help finding two dogs who we believe may have been involved in an incident in which a man died in rubery, which in the west midlands. we were called to a place called hereford close in the early hours of yesterday to reports that a number of dogs were loose. they arrived and unfortunately a 33 year old man was found dead in his garden. none of the dogs involved are believed to have been a banned

breed. it is believed that the dogs, which are still looking for american bulldog types, were looking for another similar dog, which is described as being exactly basically like the dog on your screen now, but black in colour. >> so we'll bring you any updates as and when we get them. any developments on that story? this is good afternoon britain. we've got lots more coming up on today's show. now the former nurse and ex—tory minister nadine dorries, has been speaking out about the lucy letby case. she believes the bad culture at the countess of chester hospital should have been taken into account during the trial of the convicted baby murderer, lucy letby. it's very cunous murderer, lucy letby. it's very curious that a number of high profile people have been speaking out on this case, wanting to open some kind of debate. it is all very odd. we'll have more on that very

soon. welcome back. you're watching listening to a good afternoon, britain. now this is a curious one.the britain. now this is a curious one. the former nurse and also former tory minister nadine dorries, believes the bad culture at the countess of chester hospital should have been taken into account during the trial of the convicted baby murderer lucy letby. now, she adds her voice to quite a few people, including david davis , people, including david davis, who wants to have some kind of parliamentary debate about this case. the suggestion is that perhaps the trial wasn't thorough enough in terms of the evidence that was presented, and she's urging the justice secretary to become involved. >> well, there's a couple of a couple of aspects to it, aren't there? so there's this this idea that there may well have been some faulty evidence presented, which i must say, the crown prosecution service vehemently dispute. they say that there was an issue when it came to who was logging in and out of the doors of the nhs wards, and but they rectified that and that when she

had the retrial , that wasn't a had the retrial, that wasn't a problem anymore. the other aspect to it, which is possibly more compelling, i think , is more compelling, i think, is this idea that the state of maternity care in this country, at the moment is so catastrophically awful that was there a desire to pin every single baby death in this case. on lucy letby , as opposed to on lucy letby, as opposed to maybe taking some kind of responsibility? >> yeah, and i do wonder why nadine dorries and david davis have felt the need to speak, speak on this. well, joining us now to discuss is director of empowering the innocent doctor michael norton. doctor michael, what do you know about this case in terms of. well, there's been a number of people now, high profile people who have come out and suggested that something's gone wrong with this trial. i don't believe they've said that she's innocent , necessarily. but she's innocent, necessarily. but perhaps the trial wasn't fair. what do you make of it? >> yeah. thank you for having me on, there was a 13 14,000 word article in the new yorker a few

weeks ago that has really kind of started to feed into this debate. >> and, and i don't know if your viewers know that, that people in the uk were denied access to that article. so you can't read that article. so you can't read that article. so you can't read that article from britain. so it seems that the kind of there's a, there seems to be attempts to prevent people in this country from learning some of the facts of the lucy letby conviction, some of the facts which are now being questioned. i remember when i've been looking at alleged wrongful conviction cases now for 20 years, and paddy joe hill from the birmingham six case once said to me that when you're looking into an alleged wrongful conviction case, always think about this. you don't need to fit up the guilty. so if somebody has done what they claim to have done, there will be evidence, reliable evidence, valid evidence that will support the prosecution hypothesis or claim. when you're

looking into the lucy letby case, you had one of the kind of main pieces of evidence against her was this staff roster spreadsheet and what was actually constructed was a spreadsheet with all of these serious incidences and deaths that were going on in this neonatal ward and in every single occasion that something happened. lucy letby was claimed to have actually been on duty. so it looks really, really incriminating, but you find out after the trial that there were five baby deaths that were not added to this staff roster spreadsheet because lucy letby nor sorry, six deaths because lucy letby was not on duty when those babies died. so what you have is you've got something which is being constructed to incriminate people. and if these are the deaths are put onto the spreadsheet, well, then there's other members of staff who are on duty more than lucy letby.

>> when michael davies, the cps, addressing the claims potentially from nadine dorries and i mean there's this question of the door swipe data and presumably that relates to the rotor , and he says we can rotor, and he says we can confirm that accurate door swipe data was presented in the retrial. we've been transparent in clarifying this issue. we've rectified it for the retrial. we're confident that this issue did not have any meaningful impact on the prosecution, which included multiple strands of evidence. so they say there was the judges reviewed a multitude of evidence against lucy letby, two separate jury trials, etc. i mean, they're pretty damn sure, aren't they ? aren't they? >> well, they say that they are. but if you look into the case and we've got a website called ccrc watch and one called false allegation watch as part of our project, and we published four articles recently on the lucy letby case, which go into different aspects of the

evidence, which is claimed to indicate that she murdered these, these children and every single aspect of the prosecution's case has now been been shown to be unreliable . so been shown to be unreliable. so we've seen in lots of other cases where, you know, people have been charged with, convicted for murder, where no crime actually occurred. this was a genre of miscarriage of justice that i identified 20 years ago in relation to cases like sally clark, angela cannings , tripta patel. these cannings, tripta patel. these were women whose their babies had died in unexplained circumstances. and we found out that there was widespread prosecution, non—disclosure and these women were actually charged with convicted for murders. that never happened. and i mean, if you're a parent, i mean, i'm a parent. imagine being told that your baby is actually one of the most vulnerable, like premature babies that they can be. it's actually not just died but been

murdered. >> yeah. no, of course . and >> yeah. no, of course. and look, the public psychology of this and, i mean, we were all following the case and reporting on the case at the time, and it was one of those it's just absolutely as horrific as it can possibly be. and she did leave notes, though, in a notebook, didn't she? which yeah, kind of are very incriminating. i mean, you or i wouldn't do that, would we, if we hadn't have actually killed any babies. >> oh, i don't know if you are. i don't know what you do, but i mean, i was out recently, and i saw a group of students all sat around a table at the university of bristol, just in a cafe just opposite . and i said to them, opposite. and i said to them, what are you doing? are you doing your essay for my course? and they were like, no, we're journaling our thoughts now. i was like, what are you talking about? and then i talked to my son, him and his friends. they sit down and they put their thoughts onto paper. it's what they do. and what you've seen in they do. and what you've seen in the press is a selection of things which look incriminating, which support the prosecution

case. you have not seen these things in their completeness. you've not seen her saying, i have done nothing wrong. i didn't kill these children. the police are discriminating against me. you're looking at things out of context, and what you're doing is you're just believing the narrative that you're being told to make sense of these notes. i don't know why she wrote them, but i could write. i could write some notes now. i could even write a note that says, i killed these babies, or i killed jill dando or whatever. but there has to be evidence to support those claims. that was interpreted as a confession in court. it wasn't a confession in court. it wasn't a confession in court. i know most of the work i do. i just want to emphasise this to people who watch it. most of the work i do is telling people who write to me that they're not innocent. i'm not somebody who's just trying to say letby is innocent when she's not what i'm saying is there are serious doubts here

about, okay, you're clearly not the only one who has. >> you're clearly not the only one who has their doubts on this . one who has their doubts on this. doctor michael norton, really nice to speak to you. director of empowering the innocent. i mean, i think that article that was on the in the us, i think, you know, the there seem to be a consensus that it was a, you know, a bit cranky. >> well , look, look. yes know, a bit cranky. >> well, look, look. yes and no. i mean, you know, this is one that i'm almost like deliberately not really taking a view to on be honest, because of the kind of horrific nature otherwise. i just thought it was. there is a lot of fascinating people coming out now and posing and posing the question, really? and what we can't deny is that the state of maternity care in britain is so awful that unfortunately, babies do die when they shouldn't, regardless of whether or not there's a lucy letby involved or not. >> but yes, well, coming up after government borrowing unexpectedly rose by about £3 billion just last month, chancellor rachel reeves is now set to raise taxes in her first budget in october. >> where exactly will who exactly will they hit? we're discussing that after your headunes discussing that after your headlines with tatiana .

headlines with tatiana. >> emily, thank you and good afternoon. let's start this bulletin with some breaking news. three police officers have been hurt after being attacked at manchester airport. the incident happened yesterday morning when police were reportedly investigating an abandoned car at terminal two. three people were arrested, with one man reportedly tasered. greater manchester police have said assaults on officers are unacceptable and will not hesitate to take action should any criminal offences be found . any criminal offences be found. now a hunt for two dogs is underway after a 33 year old man was found dead in the back garden of a property in birmingham, west midlands police says the man is thought to have been attacked by at least one dog, which may have contributed to his death. officers were called to hereford close in rubery yesterday to reports that a number of dogs were loose. two dogs were seized at the scene by officers. police are now looking

for two other dogs they believe may have been at the address at the time. it is not clear which of the four dogs was responsible for the attack . detectives for the attack. detectives investigating the murder of a parcel delivery driver in leeds have arrested a second man following a public appeal. detectives earlier named the man as 24 year old eddie hampshire. 42 year old claudio carol condor was dragged to his death as he attempted to stop the theft of his van in leeds. officers found the victim was unconscious when they arrived, and he was given emergency treatment by ambulance staff, but was pronounced dead at the scene . and figures from at the scene. and figures from the business and technology world have paid tributes to mike lynch. after the tech moguls death was confirmed today. he's among the dead after a superyacht sank off the coast of sicily this week. the search has resumed for the remaining person who is still missing. the fifth out of six bodies in total so far was recovered from the wreck and brought to shore early this morning as rescue efforts are continuing into a fourth day. the italian coastguard has

confirmed that the sixth and final person yet to be found is a woman. six people, including mike's 18 year old daughter hannah, were unaccounted for after the vessel sank in the early hours of the morning. the italian coastguard says the decision on whether to raise the sunken yacht from the seabed is not on the agenda, but that it will be. those are the latest gb news headlines for now . cameron news headlines for now. cameron has the next headlines at 3:00 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

>> good afternoon britain. it's 240 now. lots of you have been getting in touch about a fiery debate we had a little earlier on about whether it's time to

trade in university and get an apprenticeship instead. >> so cliff has been in touch, he says good plumber earns between 50 and 120 k per year. some graduate with a degree gets a job at starbucks on a living wage cliff. there straight to the point, tony says, i jack in uniand the point, tony says, i jack in uni and go for a train driver job. >> just sayin 9 job. >> just saying yeah, it's not bad. >> pay rise every couple of years. peter says trades are crucial for the wellbeing and development of this country. not all people are good at school but are brilliant with their hands and vice versa. but all tradesmen need the basics of maths and english if they are to be successful. yes i kind of agree with all of those points in one way or another, but some people are just not good at anything. >> no, exactly. >> no, exactly. >> and they find themselves on telly. so there we go. but there's plenty more coming up on today's show. but before that, martin daubney is up at 3 pm. martin, what's what are you what are you going to be. what are you going to be serving up to the nation? my good man? >> well, the immigration figures you've been covering today are out. >> and as usual, the true story is inside, buried 268,000 work

visas granted last year. >> they're claiming that's a victory. it's a city the size of newcastle in one year. that's not a victory. it's a betrayal. and also, there's been a tripling of asylum cases. granted a 40 year high. now 68,000 asylum seekers granted last year. that's not taking back control of our borders. and to add insult to injury, is brexit being betrayed? freedom of movement on the table. the under 30s in the european union that means more students clogging our universities, taking places british working class kids won't be able to afford. it means more untrammelled, cheap labour. precisely the kind of thing that put bricklayers, plasterers , put bricklayers, plasterers, electricians, truck drivers and those in hospitality out of business. pre 2016. the spirit of brexit is being absolutely trampled on by this government. if you're a motorist, then prepare for even more pain. low traffic neighbourhoods. they've raked in £3 million since 2021. now a green light for every

council in britain won't matter to you if you're a latte sipping work at home, but it will if you're a working class tradesman out and about, you've got to absolutely shafted. and as far as i'm concerned, this is a spirit that drove me to brussels. and i'll tell you what, emily and patrick, today, i feel the same anger that our political class, which i think is declaring war on the british working classes, even thinking about complaining on facebook watch out, line up and all that come in three, two, six. >> he's pumped up and ready to go. >> he very much is. thank you very much indeed, martin. cheers. we'll speak to you later. well, i'll watch you later. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> yeah. i'm wondering what's in it for the europeans. i mean, why would they want their young people to come over to britain? is it because, you know, to try and change their unemployment stats? maybe yeah, possibly. >> or they might just really want us to rejoin the european union and therefore they see a way, a path, just a way of well, moving on anyway, after government borrowing unexpectedly rose by £3 billion last month, chancellor rachel reevesis last month, chancellor rachel reeves is now set to raise taxes

in her first budget in october. so after she ruled out raising income tax, national insurance or vat during the general election campaign, she is expected to raise inheritance tax and capital gains tax, amongst other things. >> yes, and there's been a change in wording here. >> it was no national insurance rises , but now it's no national rises, but now it's no national insurance for employees, which opens the door to tax raids on businesses. we're joined by finance and business broadcaster michael wilson , michael, do you michael wilson, michael, do you think that rachel reeves will actually increase national insurance on businesses ? insurance on businesses? >> okay, so you're quite right to draw the distinction . to draw the distinction. employees, no, employers possibly that that that's the problem. and of course, critics of it are calling it straightaway a jobs tax . what straightaway a jobs tax. what labour and indeed any, any doesn't matter who actually is in power. but labour is in power, right now. needs to do is to restore the uk's productivity. now, do you do

that by taxing employers more ? that by taxing employers more? >> and certainly the ceiling of national insurance is now 13.8% for employers to pay a 1% on that adds about 8.9 billion to the nation's coffers. >> now, given that the total government spend is £1,200 billion a year, that's around about £17,000 per person. >> it doesn't sound a lot, but if you increase income tax, which of course , they promised which of course, they promised not to do, and that was certainly part of their manifesto, as you quite rightly said, that would raise about 5.8 billion one pence on income tax. >> so those are the kind of figures that are being bandied around at the moment. unfortunately, there is a blame game going on. it's the usual kind of thing. it's worse this time around, but it was exactly the same when labour were defeated by the tories, back

about 13, 14 years ago, and they , about 13, 14 years ago, and they, they famously took, took the reins and said there's no there's no money left , there's no money left, >> can i just ask you because we're a bit pressed for time? michael, can i just ask you? i think the idea of increasing inheritance tax is possibly the one that will stick in the craw of many people. the most, i mean, could they could they seriously do that? >> they they could do it. it's so it actually is a relatively tiny amount of money. the big thing to go for are the things they promised not to do, but but they promised not to do, but but the most recent part of the blame game certainly is this increase in employers, national insurance, and that's been seen as a tax on jobs. and i would i would dispute that . that's what would dispute that. that's what this country actually needs right now. >> i mean, michael, i can't get my head around it. >> how would you know? they want to go for growth. they want to go for growth. that's what rachel reeves keeps saying. why on earth would would they make it more expensive for businesses to employ people ? it's already to employ people? it's already so expensive. there are already

so expensive. there are already so many regulations around hiring people. why would you want to make that more difficult? people are just going to hire fewer people. >> that is the question, isn't it? of course. and quite right too. and that's why the budget on october the 30th will be so interesting. but there will be tweaks. the government does need to increase taxes. it probably will not increase those it says it won't. but i would have thought that capital gains and inheritance tax are are up there and look as though they probably will increase. it's not a huge amount of money, but it's what labouri amount of money, but it's what labour i think will probably do. >> gosh. >> gosh. >> well there we go, michael. thank you very much. that is finance and business broadcaster michael wilson there. just taking us through what labour could possibly do as they want businesses to grow. >> you want them to employ more people. so why make it more expensive for them to actually hire anyway anyway? they may not do it, they may not do it, but it's interesting to see the words change slightly . words change slightly. >> we kind of know what's coming though, don't we? some more taxes, probably, yes anyway.

>> but we need to pay for things, don't we? anyway, coming up as taylor swift shakes millions of homes, shakes millions. that's one of her songs. shake it off, shakes millions of pounds into the uk's economy. should we brits award the global superstar for the economic boost? there's one idea. next

welcome back. it's 250. you're watching good afternoon britain and the pop sensation american p0p and the pop sensation american pop sensation taylor swift could find herself being awarded with some kind of gong for all the money that she's brought to the united kingdom. and in particular, london, with all of her concerts. well, to find out more about this is showbiz broadcaster daniel mason. daniel, what is it exactly that she may be offered? >> so she's been offered the freedom of the city of london,

which, going back to it, started in medieval times. i think it was 1237. and to receive this honour it would entitle you, you know, to walk your sheep across london tower bridge or to allow you to buy a house, something like that. but now more in the modern times it's more about gesture and gratitude, and it's granted to someone who's been a significant impact on the public. and in taylor swift's case, i think she has bought, i think it's £300 million she's brought to london since doing her tours. she's got one of the biggest tours going on at the moment, and the last time we saw this was when michael jackson did his bad tour. wow so she's done so many tour dates. obviously london is in her heart. she did live in london, so she's connected to the city of london. she had a boyfriend here and she lived in london for about six years, and i didn't know that. yes, yes. and she references london in a lot of her songs. so she's very for

london. and you know, it's a really good pr stunt for london because taylor swift, she is a very in my eyes, she's a very clean pop singer. she, you don't see her getting involved in anything . she's. anything. she's. >> no you don't see her stumbling out of nightclubs. no nothing like that. any illegal substances or anything ? substances or anything? >> no, nothing like that. but she's a cultural influence and a global impact, her music, you know , she writes herself. it know, she writes herself. it influences millions of people in the uk. but what i found interesting was it was the lib dems that wanted to get this on board. so is that a little tactic the lib dems are using to get all the youngsters on board that are collating together, loving a bit of, taylor swift? >> it's so cynical, daniel, but i think that is exactly what it's about the liberal democrats. people forget about them in between elections a little bit. sometimes they do have quite a lot of mps, but yes, it's a stunt probably for what's his chops? >> ed davey. >> ed davey. >> there you are. sunday people. >> there you are. sunday people. >> that sums it up, i suppose, but she is a pop sensation. >> she brings so much joy and

clearly a lot of cash she has. >> and she's brought so much to london with all these tour dates she's done. and, you know, london. it was just voted , i london. it was just voted, i think, the second miserable place, not london, england was voted so. so she's brought this great joy, a joy, a bit of a joy to the uk. you know, everybody's out singing along rather than writing together which is all good. >> so that is good. >> so that is good. >> yes, that is good. we approve of that. >> i'd kind of hoped that the freedom of the city of london would have meant that you could do whatever you want. >> no. she can only bring sheep across. >> she can only drive the sheep across the particular bridge, apparently. >> well, i think it's just a nice thing she might be invited to a nice dinner state banquet. she's commented on it yet, though, she . though, she. >> because she said i haven't seen any comments or anything, but , you know, just to seen any comments or anything, but, you know, just to add another thing that taylor swift brought, i myself, i'm not into taylor swift's music, but she has , which really, warmed my has, which really, warmed my heart , is that she's been every heart, is that she's been every time she's in a certain place doing a concert, she tops up the food banks. so she's really good. yeah, she's really good.

she's put in a lot of money into the uk food banks, which is really helping people, you know, give her the freedom of the country. >> i don't mind getting it. i don't mind her getting it. thank you very much, danielle. thanks for having me. great to speak to you about swifty the swift. >> all right. well that's it from us, i'm afraid. but don't go anywhere because martin daubney is up next. i'll be back on your screens at 9 pm. this evening. so i'll see you then. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar , sponsors of weather on . solar, sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello. very good day to you. here's your latest gb news weather update coming to you from the met office. storm lillian is going to batter some parts of the uk overnight, bringing some very wet and windy weather, particularly to northern parts of england. but through today we do have a cold front making its way southeastwards, bringing a bit of cloud and a bit of rain for some before it clears away. as we go through into this evening.

elsewhere, some bright or sunny spells developing behind this system. also a scattering of showers , particularly across showers, particularly across parts of northern ireland, northern and western scotland . 1 northern and western scotland. 1 or 2 showers, perhaps for western parts of england and wales as well. now temperatures are going to be a little bit on the low side, low 20s towards the low side, low 20s towards the south. a few degrees lower than this further north and feeling cooler than this in those strong winds, albeit they are going to ease for a time as we go into the afternoon, still clinging on to some cloud and a bit of rain across the far southeast as we go through this evening. but that will eventually clear away. a brighter picture across central western parts of southern england and across the midlands and wales as well. largely fine and wales as well. largely fine and dry with some sunshine here. turning cloudier, wetter and windier across northern ireland as storm lillian starts to make its approach. meanwhile, it's going to be a showery evening across some parts of northern england and much of scotland, particularly towards the west. the feature that is then storm lillian does make its way in as we go overnight, initially bringing some wet weather to northern ireland, but then that heavy rain spills in across parts of scotland, northern

england and across wales as well, and it's the winds that we do need to watch out for. gusts of around 80mph, perhaps in some exposed spots, could cause some significant disruption because of the wet and windy weather. it is going to be a mild night, if not a bit warm for some of us, some places staying in the mid to high teens celsius, but a very unsettled start to the day tomorrow. watch out for those. strong winds could cause some disruption, particularly on the roads, but the feature does clear away towards the east as we go through the afternoon. some showers following in behind across northern parts and these could be a little bit heavy at times, but further south it's looking like it's going to be a largely fine afternoon. see you

>>a >> a very good afternoon to you. it's 3 pm. we've got a belter of a show for you today. an absolute cracker. welcome to that martin daubney show on gb news. we're broadcasting live from the heart of westminster all across the uk. today's immigration data shows an 11%

decrease in work visas, but that's at 286,000. that is still a city. the size of newcastle in just one year, and with small boat arrivals up since the election, can the labour party ever take back control of our borders? in a short while we'll be joined by nigel farage for his take. next up is labour eyeing up a return to freedom of movement with the european union. well, under this new proposal, under 30s will be free to work or study in the uk , to work or study in the uk, which critics say would drive down wages and swamp our universities with foreign students. and of course, send net immigration spiralling. next, a wonder drug that can ease alzheimer's in 27% of sufferers has been approved for use in the uk today but controversially rejected by the nhs on the same day. on the grounds of cost of £20,000 per patient per year. now, with private patients able to access

this wonder drug. is this yet more proof of