i'm sam francis.more throughout the next half 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 . forward slash alerts. good afternoon britain, the prime minister is hosting 45 european leaders at blenheim palace today to find out why, let's talk to the chief political correspondent at the times, aubrey allegretti. aubrey, what's going on? >> so, sir keir starmer is really sort of been handed the best start possible to his premiership by inheriting this summit that rishi sunak to organise at blenheim palace in oxfordshire. >> it's going to see a gathering of european leaders, not just those in the eu. importantly, because this is people and countries which are very much in the sphere of europe. and so i think this is the third or fourth meeting. >> the things on the agenda are migration and chance for keir starmer to put front and centre his promise to reset relations with the eu and europe. >> he's s

i'm sam francis. a look at the headunes sam francis. at 11:00 and in enfield police have retrieved what appear to be two hard drives and bags of documents from a house connected to their ongoing triple murder investigation. 61 year old carol hunt and her two daughters, 25 year old louise and hannah, who's 28, were attacked at their home in bushey, hertfordshire. police say the main suspect, karl clifford, is in a serious condition in hospital and is yet to speak with officers . a taxi to speak with officers. a taxi has been seized as part of another urgent manhunt after two suitcases containing human remains were left on bristol's clifton suspension bridge. police say it's their immediate priority to trace their main suspect and have released a description of someone seen on cctv on the bridge last night. that suspect, believed to be a man, travelled to the bridge via taxi and dropped off the luggage . taxi and dropped off the luggage. though there's been no detail so far about potential victims or a possible motive , the government pos

for now, i'm sam francis.ne , sign direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . forward slash alerts. >> thank you sam. now we start with a brand new interview with prime minister sir keir starmer, where he was asked about all things from us president joe biden's health, the future of european relations with the eu, of course, and whether he will resign if england don't win the european championships on sunday. and ahead of this, now i can speak to the man who did that interview is gb. news, political editor christopher hope, who's there in washington dc. chris, welcome to the show. so another sit down with sir keir starmer. this time his first big occasion at the nato summit in washington, dc. give us a flavour of how you think he performed and how he represented britain on the world stage for the first time. >> hello, martin. yeah, welcome to the nato summit, the 75th anniversary meeting of this of the north atlantic treaty organisation

for now, i'm sam francis.re in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com. >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> thank you sam. now there's only one place to start today, and that's with the absolute chaos in france on the day that the olympic games are officially opening, the olympics are under attack with the french high speed rail network left paralysed following a series of coordinated arson attacks. what's been described as coordinated sabotage signals along tracks were set on fire and cables were cut and then set alight. chaos over that side of the channel. i'm joined now by our homeland security editor , our homeland security editor, mark white mark. the olympics already felt like it had the curse. this is their worst nightmare. total chaos, and it seems to be orchestrated and targeted. tell us more . targeted. tell us more. >> well, there

that's after your headlines with sam francis . headlines with sam francis. >> 232 i'm sam francis inry this hour, jay slater's mother says the confirmation of her son's death in tenerife is the worst news she could have received in a statement, debbie duncan said she can't believe what's happened to her beautiful boy, adding our hearts are broken. the 19 year old, from lancashire disappeared on the island a month ago after attending the nrg music festival. a spanish court says he was identified by his fingerprints during a post—mortem, and that the injuries to his body are consistent, they say, with a fall causing his death . vaughan fall causing his death. vaughan gething told the welsh parliament that serving as first minister has been the honour of his life, as he announced he's stepping down. earlier, four members of his cabinet quit, saying they didn't think he could deliver a stable government. he's been under increasing pressure since losing a confidence vote last month over concerns about a donation to his leadership campaign , to his leadership campaign, though he insists he

i'm sam francis. 1:30 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. >> good afternoon britain. it's 1:08 and nice to have you back down in the studio with us. emily, i made it. you did. now a world wide tech meltdown is causing chaos across the globe. >> yes , queues continue to build >> yes, queues continue to build up at uk airports. airlines have been forced to ground planes. >> nhs england is warning patients that the it outage is causing disruption in the majority now of gp practices. >> and this all comes as broadcasters, banks and even supermarkets are struggling after being knocked off line. >> well with us with the latest is our national reporter charlie peters. charlie, what's been happening? >> well, microsoft said in the last hour that the underlying issue has been fixed on their side with their operating system. and we've also heard from the ceo of crowdstrike, the cybersecurit

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for now i'm sam francis.>> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . forward slash alerts. >> i see sam francis has been topping up the tan. he returns in an hour's time. welcome to mark dolan tonight. is kamala harris going to crush donald trump's dream of a return to the white house? and an update on the health of king charles and princess kate, all in the company of the queen of us royal and political reporting . kinsey and political reporting. kinsey schofield. plus tomorrow's newspaper front pages and live reaction in the studio from tonight's top pundits this evening, benedict spence , diana evening, benedict spence, diana moran and doctor lisa mckenzie. a packed hour, those papers are coming. plus, my top westminster insider. but we start with my take at ten. yesterday's olympic opening ceremony in paris wasn't just a washout due to the weather notwithstanding the dis

for now, i'm sam francis. another update with the correct names for tennis players at 8:00 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 slash alerts . gbnews.com forward slash alerts. >> hey, it's saturday night and you're with the saturday five. i'm darren grimes, and fortunately, i don't have to pronounce polish, what was it? poush pronounce polish, what was it? polish tennis players. i see, yes, yes, that's it. well done. sam francis will be back later on and he will pronounce it correctly. now, i can promise folks you're in for a yet another lively interview, because we're going to crack on now with tonight's big interview . now with tonight's big interview. now, when clive lewis, the labour mp for norwich south, had to swear an oath of allegiance to swear an oath of allegiance to the king as parliament opened, he decided to make a little protest. let's have listen. >> i take this oath under protest and in the hope that on

for now, i'm sam francis. i'm off to enjoy the sun.ack with you 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 . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> thanks, sam, and good morning to you at home. welcome. this is britain's newsroom on gb news live across the uk with me, ben leo and birthdaygirl nana akua. >> i've got to say thank you so much to all your amazing birthday messages. and also to beverley callard who said happy birthday nan. and then she said she loves us both together. beverley callard, the corrie corrie actress. i used to love coronation street. >> she's a fan of the show. >> she's a fan of the show. >> she's a fan of the show. >> she was well she's she's watching, she's watching. beverley. thank you. hello beverley. thank you. hello beverley. thank you. well listen, if you just joined us, it's just coming up to nine minutes after 10:00, but let's return to the breaking news this morning. te

for now, i'm sam francis.ore 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 . forward slash alerts. >> thanks, sam and a very good morning to you at home. hope you're well. ben in for andrew pierce this week alongside bev turner, of course on britain's newsroom live across the uk . now newsroom live across the uk. now have you seen what's been going on in milwaukee? the us at the republican national convention? beth. >> oh i have oh i have some some interesting clips overnight. jd vance has been speaking of course now trump's running mate and, there's a little, podcast. it's called the news agents. it's called the news agents. it's a, an alternative media brand, which you wouldn't be interested in. but anyway, the host, emily maitlis, who you will know probably from her life on the bbc, she caught up with reform uk leader nigel farage. this is in milwaukee. just have a little look at this exchange.

the news bulletin with sam francis . with sam francis. >> jacob, thank you very much and good evening story tonight is that police are still waiting to speak to karl clifford in connection with the murders of three members of the same family. he is currently in a serious condition in hospital. the 26 year old was found near a cemetery in north london yesterday after a major manhunt. earlier in enfield, police were seen retrieving what appeared to be two hard drives and bags of documents from a house connected to their investigation. a crossbow is also understood to have been recovered as part of their search. well, karl clifford is wanted for the deaths of carole hunt, the wife of bbc commentator john hunt, and two of their

i'm sam francis, a look at the headlines at 11:00.ating the discovery of human remains found in bristol have now made an arrest. a 36 year old man has been detained in greenwich in south—east london. although he's not the same person. officers say they've been looking for. the search continues for the main suspect, who's believed to have travelled from the capital to bristol on wednesday with two suitcases containing body parts. the human remains the human remains, thought to belong to two adult men, were dumped at the city's clifton suspension bridge

for now, i'm sam francis , back with you at sam francis, back with you at 8:00 for the very latest gbews 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. >> good evening . what a 24 hours >> good evening. what a 24 hours it's been. yes, nearly an entire day since the polls have closed. now we have a labour government. sir keir starmer has entered downing street and a new cabinet has been appointed and watching those appointments as they happened was our very own political correspondent, olivia utley, who joins us now live from downing street. and olivia, i can't help notice that this election began in the rain. it's ending in the rain. a new storm has broken, has it not.7 >> i saw you tweet that tom and i chuckled at the time. still just as funny. i was squeezing out my dress earlier. it is pounng out my dress earlier. it is pouring with rain here in downing street. yes, the new prime minister has appointed his new cabinet. he has truly hit the ground

but first, the news with sam francis . first, the news with sam francis. >> beth. andrew, thank you very much. and good morning to you . much. and good morning to you. it's just after 9:30 and a recap then of the top stories this morning. well, with the prime minister in belfast on his uk tour this morning, his top team is keen to show they're hitting the ground running. announcements today are being made on reforms to planning laws. more dentist appointments and teacher recruitment. the chancellor is expected to say there's no time to waste in boosting economic growth, and that she'll make it a national mission. in her first major speech in about an hour's time, rachel reeves will promise major changes to speed up infrastructure projects and to unlock private investment. she's also set to argue that 14 years of conservative rule has cost £140 billion in lost growth . £140 billion in lost growth. former prime minister sir tony blair is urging the new government to bring in digital id cards to control immigration. however, the home secretary says it's not part of la

i'm sam francis. a look at the headunes sam francis. a look at the headlines at 11:00 and in enfield police have retrieved what appear to be two hard drives and bags of documents from a house connected to their ongoing triple murder investigation. 61 year old carol hunt and her two daughters, 25 year old louise and hannah, who's 28, were attacked at their home in bushey, hertfordshire. police say the main suspect, karl clifford, is in a serious condition in hospital and is yet to speak with officers . a taxi to speak with officers. a taxi has been seized as part of another urgent manhunt after two suitcases containing human remains were left on bristol's clifton suspension bridge. police say it's their immediate priority to trace their main suspect and have released a description of someone seen on cctv on the bridge last night. that suspect, believed to be a man, travelled to the bridge via taxi and dropped off the luggage . taxi and dropped off the luggage. though there's been no detail so far about potential victims or a possible mot

for now, i'm sam francis.at 11:00 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. >> dot com forward slash alerts . >> dot com forward slash alerts. >> dot com forward slash alerts. >> thank you sam. welcome to mark dolan tonight, the majestic princess anne returns to public dufies princess anne returns to public duties and as you've just heard the good news, the country has been waiting for the princess of wales. princess catherine will be in attendance at the wimbledon men's final tomorrow . wimbledon men's final tomorrow. plus, the prince harry awards row rumbles on. i'll get reaction from the queen of us royal reporting. kinsey schofield plus tomorrow's newspaper front pages and live reaction in the studio from tonight's top pundits this evening with ringside view. we have political commentator benedict spence, the green goddess herself , broadcasting goddess herself, broadcasting legend diana moran , and academic legend diana moran, a

first, though, the very latest news with sam francis . with sam francis. >> bev and andrew, thank you very much. and good morning to you. it's just after 11:00 and we start with news from wales. this morning, where four welsh government ministers have resigned, putting pressure on the first minister to quit. vaughan gething has been heavily criticised over the donation that he accepted during his campaign to become leader and he lost a confidence vote in the senate last month. mick anthony, juue senate last month. mick anthony, julie james, leslie griffiths and jeremy miles say they cannot continue under vaughan gething leadership . a major assessment leadership. a major assessment of the uk's future military needs has begun today to deal with what the prime minister is calling a more dangerous and volatile world. sir keir starmer is promising to bolster what he's described as britain's hollowed out, armed forces, but he won't say when spending on troops and equipment will increase to 2.5% of gdp, as pledged in the labour manifesto. it comes as the new defence review chief, lord rober

for now i'm sam francis.. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . forward slash alerts. >> i see sam francis has been topping up the tan. he returns in an hour's time. welcome to mark dolan tonight. is kamala harris going to crush donald trump's dream of a return to the white house? and an update on the health of king charles and princess kate, all in the company of the queen of us royal and political reporting . kinsey and political reporting. kinsey schofield. plus tomorrow's newspaper front pages and live reaction in the studio from tonight's top pundits this evening, benedict spence , diana evening, benedict spence, diana moran and doctor lisa mckenzie. a packed hour, those papers are coming. plus, my top westminster insider. but we start with my take at ten. yesterday's olympic opening ceremony in paris wasn't just a washout due to the weather notwithstanding the d

but now it's your headlines with sam francis . your headlines with sam francis. >> martin, thank youand the top story tonight is that we now know the human remains found in two suitcases near the clifton suspension bridge in bristol, are believed to be those of two aduu are believed to be those of two adult men. police say they believe the man left two suitcases on the bridge after travelling to bristol from london. the metropolitan police have now taken over the hunt for the suspect, who was spotted on cctv on wednesday night after taking a taxi to the bridge in bristol. these here are live pictures from the scene in west london where it is believed that there is a crime scene in the area of shepherd's bush. you can see their activity outside flats in the area of west london. forensic officers earlier seen preparing the for their search of those flats in west london. detectives are urging anyone who sees the suspect or knows his whereabouts, to call 999 immediately. the security guard has been sentenced to at least 15 years in jail for what were described as depraved and vile plans

for now i'm sam francis. 4:00 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 slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> thank you sam. still to come former white house adviser to president donald trump, doctor seb gorka will be in the political hot seat to shine a light on the us presidential election in my political spotlight. but next, uri geller will be giving us the latest on the ground live from israel. don't go anywhere welcome. if you just tuned in. where have you been ? study. nine where have you been? study. nine minutes after 3:00. this is a gb news. we are britain's news channel. i'm nana akua. let's go live to tel aviv and have a chat with uri geller. uri, welcome to the program . what's with uri geller. uri, welcome to the program .what's on your mind? >> okay. hello nana. >> okay. hello nana. >> it's always great to be on your show after another monumental week to begin with, i am sho

for now, i'm sam francis.more still to come with bev and ben 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. >> good morning to you. 1005. ben and bev with you on britain's newsroom only on gb news live across the uk on tv and radio. big discussions this morning about planning. bev of course, set to be a big part of the king's speech today, where labour unveil 30 to 35 bills, their plans for the future of their plans for the future of the country, great story in the mail today. the 20 most likely areas for labour's new towns, their buildings revolution. so number one, the cambridge area . number one, the cambridge area. number two the m1 corridor around milton keynes . then it's around milton keynes. then it's the thames estuary, south hampshire, the midlands, particularly around birmingham, leicester, nottingham, hale, near manchester, roundhay near leeds, then oxford , norwich, leeds, then oxford,

for now, i'm sam francis.rect names for tennis players at 8:00 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 slash alerts . gbnews.com forward slash alerts. >> hey, it's saturday night and you're with the saturday five. i'm darren grimes, and fortunately, i don't have to pronounce polish, what was it? poush pronounce polish, what was it? polish tennis players. i see, yes, yes, that's it. well done. sam francis will be back later on and he will pronounce it correctly. now, i can promise folks you're in for a yet another lively interview, because we're going to crack on now with tonight's big interview . now with tonight's big interview. now, when clive lewis, the labour mp for norwich south, had to swear an oath of allegiance to swear an oath of allegiance to the king as parliament opened, he decided to make a little protest. let's have listen. >> i take this oath under protest and in the hope that one day my fellow citizens wil

listen, let me get get the latest from our news reporter, sam francis. sam, what's the latest?you're just joining us here is footage of donald trump addressing a crowd, a rally in pennsylvania and he appears to have been shot at his right ear, noticeably bleeding. he touched

sam francis. >> mark, thank you very much and good evening to you .t's just good evening to you. it's just after 8:00. and the top story from the newsroom tonight is that metropolitan police force are searching a property in london as part of their ongoing investigation into human remains that were found in suitcases in bristol. these are the latest pictures of the crime scene now in place at a location in shepherd's bush that's in the west of the capital. we now know the bodies found in those two suitcases near bristol's clifton suspension bridge, are believed to be those of two adult men. inquiries suggest a man identified as the main suspect travelled to bristol from london on wednesday, before the remains were found. police have issued a warning not to approach the suspect and if anyone does see him, to call 999 immediately, the security guard who plotted to kidnap, to rape to and murder holly willoughby has been described as a calculating sexual predator. chelmsford crown court was told. gavin plumb, who's been jailed today for at least 15 years,

sam francis. >> mark, thank you very much and good evening to you . to you. it's just after 8:00. and the top story from the newsroom tonight is that metropolitan police force are searching a property in london as part of their ongoing investigation into human remains that were found in suitcases in bristol. these are the latest pictures of the crime scene now in place at a location in shepherd's bush that's in the west of the capital. we now know the bodies found in those two suitcases near bristol's clifton suspension bridge, are believed to be those of two adult men. inquiries suggest a man identified as the main

but first, let's get your latest news headlines from sam francis . news headlines from sam francis. >leo, thank you very much . and >> leo, thank you very much. and good evening to you. it is just coming up to 8:02 and we'll start this hour with just some breaking lines coming to us that new video has emerged, which is believed to capture the lead up to the moment. a now suspended police officer kicked and stamped on a man at manchester airport. if you're watching on television, you can see here that latest video that has been obtained exclusively by manchester evening news. it's been released as police are attempting to pinpoint the events leading up to the separate and widely shared video, which has sparked protests since that other video emerged on social media of the incident involving the now suspended police officer. the force are appealing for witnesses to a confrontation on a qatar airways flight or terminal two baggage hall at manchester airport in the force. also want information about a fight that reportedly took place at a starbucks coffee shop, and then the assault of thr

monologue after the news headlines with sam francis . news headlines with sam francis. >> mark, thankou very much and good evening to you. it's just coming up to 8:02. and the top story tonight . well, crowds are story tonight. well, crowds are lining the river senne as paris officially opens the 2024 olympics. and it's the first time the opening ceremony isn't taking place inside a stadium. around 10,000 athletes are sailing down the water, taking in the louvre, notre dame and the eiffel tower. the event's also seen performances from the likes of lady gaga, and it's even rumoured celine dion could be part of the glittering conclusion to tonight's celebrations . meanwhile, people celebrations. meanwhile, people travelling to the french capital for the games are facing massive disruption after vandals targeted the rail network. today, more than 100 workers have been dispatched to repair high speed lines around the caphal high speed lines around the capital. some routes will return to normal tomorrow, but 1 in 4 eurostar services have been cancelled and will be out of action over the we

the news bulletin with sam francis . with sam francis. >> jacob, thank you very much and good eveningyou. it's just after 8:00 and the top story tonight is that police are still waiting to speak to karl clifford in connection with the murders of three members of the same family. he is currently in a serious condition in hospital. the 26 year old was found near a cemetery in north london yesterday after a major manhunt. earlier in enfield, police were seen retrieving what appeared to be two hard drives and bags of documents from a house connected to their investigation. a crossbow is also understood to have been recovered as part of their search. well, karl clifford is wanted for the deaths of carole hunt, the wife of bbc commentator john hunt, and two of their daughters in bristol, a taxi has been seized as part of another urgent manhunt after two suitcases containing human remains were found on the city's clifton suspension bridge . officers have suspension bridge. officers have now released a description of their main suspect, who travelled to the bridge by taxi last night and left

but first it's time for your latest news headlines with sam francis .u very much and good afternoon to you. it's just after 4:30. and as we've just after 4:30. and as we've just heard there, sir keir starmer is waiting, wasting no time putting his top team together after becoming the new prime minister today. and in addition to yvette cooper, who we've just been hearing from heading up the home office, rachel reeves is now the chancellor, the first woman to be in charge at the treasury. angela rayner becomes deputy prime minister wes streeting appointed the new health secretary, while bridget phillipson is in charge of education and david lammy says it's the honour of his life to serve as the new foreign secretary well. labour's landslide victory has left the tories with just 121 seats, an extraordinary turnaround from the last election, which saw bofis the last election, which saw boris johnson take a historic win. this time, as the figures stand, it means labour's scooped up 412 seats, far more than the 326 needed to secure a majority. the liberal demo

i'm sam francis. up with gb news. i'm sam francis. up next is headliners. but first, a look at the top stories at 11. the prime minister has said during his final big campaigning event tonight that he is still in the general election fight. rishi sunak insisted it's not over until the final whistle blows, adding the election is not a foregone conclusion . conclusion. >> it is our job, it is our duty >> it is ourjob, it is our duty to make sure that britain does not sleepwalk into this. and that's what i need your help with, because yes, many people may want to say the result of this election is a foregone conclusion, but i believe in my bones that it is not. and i think you do too . think you do too. >> and in his last general election campaigning event tonight, sir keir starmer has appealed to his supporters not to think that a labour win tomorrow is guaranteed. >> we are fighting for every vote and across the country there will be constituencies which will go down to the wire and therefore we will continue to fight until 10:00 tomorrow night, making the c

but first, let's get your latest news headlines from sam francis . news headlines from sam francis. >leo, thank you very much. and good evening to you. it's just coming up to 8:02. and the top story . well it's sport. the story. well it's sport. the england boss has issued a rallying cry to his players on the eve of their euro 2024 final. gareth southgate says he's hoping to bring happiness to the nation by winning the title against spain tomorrow. and with support from the king, the prince of wales and the prime minister, england are hoping to end their 58 year wait for a major trophy. thousands of fans have travelled from far and wide to watch the game in berlin, while millions will be watching back here at home. >> i didn't even get to celebrate the goal as soon as the second one went on the phone straight away, right quick. let's just let's just book from birmingham to get some from london. >> could be a chance of making history tomorrow. i was at the last final and we never won . last final and we never won. i've been travelling following england since 2012 and i just want to see

for now, i'm sam francis.ry latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> welcome to mark dolan tonight. how are you in a developing story this evening, nigel farage has sensationally ruled out joining the conservatives after the election, telling a tv interviewer he wants nothing to do with them. but they face a setback too, as a reform candidate defects to the conservatives over racism claims. i'll get reaction from former government minister and reform uk supporter ann widdecombe. plus, in the last word, as the sunday times and ft come out in support of labour, does the backing of newspapers still matter in modern british politics? i'll be asking former sun editor kelvin mackenzie. plus kelvin will be reacting to the great news that england are through to the next round of the euros, plus tomorrow's front pages and live reaction from tonight's top pundits, including neil p

with sam francis. >> very good afternoon to you.s just after 12:00, and we'll start with some breaking news that we're just hearing from the high court this afternoon that a high court this afternoon that a high court this afternoon that a high court judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of tommy robinson, after it's understood he has fled the uk. it's after he has fled the uk. it's after he breached a court order by showing a film at a protest in central london. he was arrested but then released on bail on sunday night before allegedly leaving the country. he was due to attend a hearing today for contempt of court, but his absence has led to the judge to continue proceedings in his absence. a further hearing is expected in october, though robinson's attendance is now uncertain. so, as we know at this stage, tommy robinson reportedly fleeing the uk with a warrant for his arrest being issued by the high court. in other news, the chancellor is set to announce major spending cuts to plug a £20 billion black hole in the public finan

i'm sam francis. a look at the headunes sam francis.r to be two hard drives and bags of documents from a house connected to their ongoing triple murder investigation. 61 year old carol hunt and her two daughters, 25 year old louise and hannah, who's 28, were attacked at their home in bushey, hertfordshire. police say the main suspect, karl clifford, is in a serious condition in hospital and is yet to speak with officers

francis . athletic sam francis. >> darren, thank you very much and good evening to you. it's just after 6:00. the top story tonight. thousands of people have gathered in central london for a rally led by tommy robinson. they've been marching through the city with chants of we want our country back. and posting on social media ahead of the event today, mr robinson claimed it would be the biggest patriotic rally the uk has ever seen. around 1000 police officers are currently on the streets to keep the peace, while officers are using powers under the public order act to keep opposing groups apart, with a number of other demonstrators also being held in the capital. protests by stand up to racism and jeremy corbyn's peace and justice project are being supported by the trade union congress. stop the war coalition and unite against fascism. police have been forced to remove a number of people from the tommy robinson rally in the last few hours, turning to the olympics and cyclist anna henderson has won silver for team gb on the first official day of the paris games, she was co

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francis . athletic sam francis. >> darren, thank you very much and good evening to you. it's just after 6:00. the top story tonight. thousands of people have gathered in central london for a rally led by tommy robinson. they've been marching through the city with chants of we want our country back. and posting on social media ahead of the event today, mr robinson claimed it would be the biggest patriotic rally the uk has ever seen. around 1000 police officers are currently on the streets to keep the peace, while officers are using powers under the public order act to keep opposing groups apart, with a number of other demonstrators also being held in the capital. protests by stand up to racism and jeremy corbyn's peace and justice project are being supported by the trade union congress. stop the war coalition and unite against fascism. police have been forced to remove a number of people from the tommy robinson rally in the last few hours, turning to the olympics and cyclist anna henderson has won silver for team gb on the first official day of the paris games, she was co

gbnews.com/yoursay but before all of that, it's your headlines with sam francis . with sam francis. >tom, emily, thank you very much and good afternoon to you . much and good afternoon to you. it's just after a 12:00 and a round up. then of that breaking news in the last few hours from hertfordshire, where police are urging people living there and in north london to be vigilant and to look out for the suspect in a triple murder, who they say might be armed with a crossbow. that's as the urgent manhunt continues. detectives want to question 26 year old karl clifford from enfield, after three women were killed in bushey. we now know that those three women were found in a property on ashlan close just before 7:00 last night. it's understood they were related on a relatively quiet and residential road, people living there, the residents have said it is a tragic and disturbing situation, and we are also heanng situation, and we are also hearing from the home secretary, yvette cooper, on social media, who has said that she is being kept fully updated on what she has also called a truly shoc

for now i'm sam francis. the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign up to news your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com >> forward slash alerts >> well. good afternoon. britain it's 1:40 now. a childrens it's1:40 now. a childrens hospital in kyiv has been hit by a major airstrike as russia launches a barrage of missiles across ukraine. >> the attack is the biggest bombardment of the ukrainian capital for several months. and across the country, at least 20 people have been killed in these hypersonic missile attacks, around 50 others injured, according to the interior ministry. >> yes, and this comes on the eve of a critical nato summit. joining us now is robert fox, defence editor at the evening standard, robert, can you tell us a little bit about what has happened and whether this nato summit is crucial here? >> it's a huge bombardment. it's the biggest for many, many months . why it has come. i think months. why it has come. i think it's fairly clear,

i'm sam francis. a look at the headunes sam francis.r to be two hard drives and bags of documents from a house connected to their ongoing triple murder investigation. 61 year old carol hunt and her two daughters, 25 year old louise and hannah, who's 28, were attacked at their home in bushey, hertfordshire. police say the main suspect, karl clifford, is in a serious condition in hospital and is yet to speak with officers . a taxi to speak with officers. a taxi has been seized as part of another urgent manhunt after two suitcases containing human remains were left on bristol's clifton

those are the latest gb news headlines for now , i'm sam news headlines for now, i'm sam francis moret of this afternoon with nana, and i'll be back with another update at half past at 4:00 for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> thank you very much, sam. all right. still to come. former conservative mp nick fletcher will be in the political hot seat to shine a light on the future of the tory party. in my political spotlight. but next we will cross live to tel aviv to speak to uri geller. do not go welcome back. 29 minutes after 3:00. if you're just tuned in. welcome. this is gb news, where? britain's news channel. i'm nana akua. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. now, as england are gearing up to play spain in the euros final. can you believe we are there? and president joe biden has fallen foul of yet more gaffes. we crossed live to tel aviv to speak to uri geller and get his predictions on the football . predictions

for now, i'm sam francis.'re next update at half past three for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . forward slash alerts. >> thank you very much , sam. now >> thank you very much, sam. now what a cracking show ahead. so let's get stuck in. so keir starmer urged european leaders to address the illegal migration crisis and to stand firm in support of ukraine as he sought to strengthen the uk's ties with the continent. the prime minister is hosting the european political community summit, hoping it will provide an opportunity to reset the uk's relations with its neighbours after the turmoil of the brexit years. well, we can now cross to blenheim palace and speak with gb news political correspondent catherine forsure. catherine looks absolutely wonderful. where you are there something of the entente cordiale in the air? is this sir keir starmer cosying up to brussels ? up to brussels? >> well, first of all and

i'm sam francis. up with gb news. i'm sam francis. up next is headliners.minister has said during his final big campaigning event tonight that he is still in the general election fight. rishi sunak insisted it's not over until the final whistle blows, adding the election is not a foregone conclusion . conclusion. >> it is our job, it is our duty >> it is ourjob, it is our duty to make sure that britain does not sleepwalk into this. and that's what i need your help with, because yes, many people may want to say the result of this election is a foregone conclusion, but i believe in my bones that it is not. and i think you do too . think you do too. >> and in his last general election campaigning event tonight, sir keir starmer has appealed to his supporters not to think that a labour win tomorrow is guaranteed. >> we are fighting for every vote and across the country there will be

i'm sam francis. up with gb news. i'm sam francis. up next is headliners.minister has said during his final big campaigning event tonight that he is still in the general election fight. rishi sunak insisted it's not over until the final whistle blows, adding the election is not a foregone conclusion . conclusion. >> it is our job, it is our duty >> it is ourjob, it is our duty to make sure that britain does not sleepwalk into this. and that's what i need your help with, because yes, many people may want to say the result of this election is a foregone conclusion, but i believe in my bones that it is not. and i think you do too . think you do too. >> and in his last general election campaigning event tonight, sir keir starmer has appealed to his supporters not to think that a labour win tomorrow is guaranteed. >> we are fighting for every vote and across the country there will be constituencies which will go down to the wire and therefore we will continue to fight until 10:00 tomorrow night, making the case. that change only happens if you for

monologue after the news headlines with sam francis . news headlines with sam francis. >> mark, thankening to you. it's just coming up to 8:02. and the top story tonight . well, crowds are story tonight. well, crowds are lining the river senne as paris officially opens the 2024 olympics. and it's the first time the opening ceremony isn't taking place inside a stadium. around 10,000 athletes are sailing down the water, taking in the louvre, notre dame and the eiffel tower. the event's also seen performances from the likes of lady gaga, and it's even rumoured celine dion could be part of the glittering conclusion to tonight's celebrations . meanwhile, people celebrations. meanwhile, people travelling to the french capital for the games are facing massive disruption after vandals targeted the rail network. today, more than 100 workers have been dispatched to repair high speed lines around the caphal high speed lines around the capital. some routes will return to normal tomorrow, but 1 in 4 eurostar services have been cancelled and will be out of action over the weekend . here, action ove

now let's get your latest news though, with sam francis . with sam francis. >> nana, thank you very muchust turned 5:00. and first to the latest developments from the us, where melania trump says her life was on the brink of devastating change due to the suspected assassination attempt on her husband, donald trump, last night. the former us president has said a bullet pierced his ear after a gunman fired at him from a rooftop dunng fired at him from a rooftop during a campaign rally in pennsylvania. one spectator was killed and two others are still critically injured. this was as the moment the gunfire rang out and secret service agents swarmed the former president . swarmed the former president. >> if you want to really see something that said, take a look at what happened . at what happened. >> and we are waiting to hear from officials in pennsylvania expected to be holding a briefing in the next few minutes. we will bring that to you live as we get it. in the meantime , the fbi has confirmed meantime, the fbi has confirmed the alleged gunman, 20 year old thomas matthew crooks, was sho