yes, good afternoon , people. yes, good afternoon, people. you're with me, patrick christys gb news. and coming up . we're gb news. and coming up. we're building up to kick off in the battle britain. we take a close look at the changing demographics of uk . there's demographics of the uk. there's a big victory for free speech. oh, when we go nuclear, that's . oh, when we go nuclear, that's. it's lions versus dragons this evening. is england going to battle wales in their final game of the group at the world cup in. i will actually be speaking to book atari very shortly. so get a load of that and a whole host of name footballers as host of big name footballers as well. gareth southgate has managed avoid a heavy defeat managed to avoid a heavy defeat to progress while victory might just be enough wales to extend their in qatar. we'll bring their stay in qatar. we'll bring you all the build up of battle of britain. i've got a feeling i don't know about you. i've got a feeling the welsh it feeling the welsh might do it anyway. improper is britain still a christian country? first we had a vicar saying, jesus was transgender and now he's emerged . christianity is in decline . . christianity is in decline. how do you feel about britain's changing demographics? gb news.

gbnews.uk. and it's a big victory for free speech. the has dropped measures to ban legal book harmful content online . book harmful content online. what does that even mean? people felt during covid, they feel censored over immigration. it's a good thing that freedom of speech is alive and kicking otherwise. well, we'd love them to just and come to put away . to just and come to put away. also, yes, person does go nuclear earlier the business grant shapps announced the go for the new sizewell c nuclear power plant in suffolk, backing scheme with a 700 million quid deal scheme with a 700 million quid deal. but nuclear the future. and just 24 hours after warnings from the national grid that we may face blackouts. good british for british people that's i say let me know what you think gb views gbnews.uk. two big ones for you today. people is britain is still a christian country and is still a christian country and is free speech alive and well . is free speech alive and well. first energy allies . good

first energy allies. good afternoon . it's coming up to afternoon. it's coming up to 3:03. and rosie wright's keeping up to date today on gb news. now an error at lab which saw thousands positive covid cases reported as negative could have led to the deaths of 20 people. investigators the uk health security agency say the mistake at the wolverhampton lab meant nearly 40,000 pcr tests were reported negative when they were positive , they happened between positive, they happened between september and october year. researchers also estimated that almost 700 additional hospital admissions that may not otherwise have caught occurred as a result , otherwise have caught occurred as a result, bosses at the uk, nhs say they fully accept the findings and recommendations made in the report . the number made in the report. the number of people in england and wales who are describing themselves as christian fallen half of the christian has fallen half of the population the first time. the latest data from the un shows 46.2% identified as christian when the census was carried out last year . we can compare that last year. we can compare that

to a decade ago when it was 59. the number people also who say they now have no religion has increased by 12 percentage points . the government is given points. the government is given the go ahead to build the sizewell c nuclear power plants and is committed sizewell c nuclear power plants and is committe d £700 million and is committed £700 million for the scheme. the plant , which for the scheme. the plant, which is being developed by the french energy , will built in energy giant, will be built in suffolk . minister say the move suffolk. minister say the move will create 10,000 highly skilled , provide reliable, skilled jobs, provide reliable, low power to the equivalent of 6 million homes for more than 50 years. the business grant shapps says the announcement greater energy independence for the uk. it's a combination between taxpayers money but also private investment and that's as you rightly say, it's the stage. but it's a sign of, if you like, the confidence the british government has in as part of our energy and a very, very important which has been driven home clearly by putin's illegal invasion , ukraine all that's

invasion, ukraine all that's done to energy prices is that we must have a mix of energy in this country . must have a mix of energy in this country. china's ambassador to the uk has been summoned to the foreign over a diplomatic row following the arrest and alleged of a bbc journalist covering covered protests . a covering covered protests. a heavy police presence has been reported in several cities in in an attempt to deter protests after unrest the weekend. answering an urgent question on the matter. the foreign office minister david lee says the uk government will continue protect british values more broadly. we recognise china poses a systemic challenge to our values and interests as highlighted again by the prime minister yesterday, a challenge that grows more acute as it moves towards greater authoritarianism. that's why we're taking robust action to protect our interests, to stand up for our values. that includes imposing leading action at the un and strengthening our supply chain resilience. let me assure members that as part of our frank relationship with

china will continue to raise our human concerns at the highest levels . a section the new online levels. a section the new online safety bill is being removed following criticism by some conserva tives that it posed a risk to speech. the amendment means big tech like social media sites no longer be required to remove harmful material. if it's deemed to be legal. the remove harmful material. if it's deemed to be legal . the online deemed to be legal. the online safety bill is due to return to parliament next week after being repeatedly . the foreign repeatedly. the foreign secretary is accusing russia's president putin of trying freeze the ukrainians submission. speaking a meeting of nato foreign ministers in james cleverly said russia's war was destined fail due to the resilience of the ukrainian people. ministers at the talks are looking for to support keeps military keep civilians safe despite constant blackouts and heating shortages . james heating shortages. james cleverly says the uk will do everything it can to help ukraine. targeting of civilian infrastructure of . energy

infrastructure of. energy infrastructure of. energy infrastructure is obvious designed to try and freeze the ukrainians into submission. i don't think it'll be successful. in fact i it won't be successful because they've a huge amount of resilience and we will continue to support them through these difficult months . spanish police difficult months. spanish police say the three refugees that were found on the radar of an oil tanker be sent home. the stowaways were spotted as the vessel in the port of las palmas in grand canaria. the ship had sail nigeria. it's believed the migrants had survived 11 days at sea . spain's maritime safety and sea. spain's maritime safety and rescue society say those individuals have been transferred . a port where transferred. a port where they're receiving medical for multi hydration . the king says multi hydration. the king says he wants a good game of football tonight as england and wales go head head in the final match of group in the world cup. now to get through to the knockouts, wales must england and then hope usa draw with iran . meanwhile, usa draw with iran. meanwhile, gareth southgate's are looking to bounce back from their draw with the us and qualify as top

of the group . you're now up to of the group. you're now up to date on gb news bring you more as it develops. now let's over to . patrick wow. there we go, people , wow. there we go, people, england are all set to face wales in the qatar world cup this evening and a crunch that sets the brit against fellow brit. no way. any excuse to do that, of course, alongside iran , the united states, it will be the final of b, england . the final of group b, england. you can see on your screen if you're watching on telly box need just a draw to go through to last 16 wales would to the last 16 while wales would need at least four goals need to win at least four goals to have chance of qualifying. to have a chance of qualifying. joining now is gb news joining me now is gb news reporter paul hawkins who is live in doha , i believe. yes our

live in doha, i believe. yes our man in the suit. live in doha, i believe. yes our man in the suit . what's the mood man in the suit. what's the mood like? really because i would imagine if this game was being, say, here in in london or maybe in cardiff. well, let's be honest, it would have kicked off by now. but hasn't over there. i understand that . no, it hasn't. understand that. no, it hasn't. we over at one of the wales fan parties that are being organised in the hotels , they serve in the hotels, they serve alcohol. we can a package of five beers and a curry for about 80 quid and the atmosphere was fantastic. the whole first floor of the intercontinental hotel turned into a corner of wales to say in fact we were there earlier and there was even a little bit of break dancing. the broken out took out the what we what we filmed a little bit earlier and the fans that we spoke to, yeah, it's really important we need to win 100. we a win and unfortunately got to do it over . a win and unfortunately got to do it over. but yeah , the start do it over. but yeah, the start is a bit disheartening. do it over. but yeah, the start is a bit disheartening . it is is a bit disheartening. it is what it is . i don't think so.

what it is. i don't think so. no, i think there'll be a bit squad rotation and, there'll be a big performance to silence. gareth southgate, i reckon . gareth southgate, i reckon. yeah, i mean, but how much are you looking forward to it? because even was because even, even if there was nothing riding it's still nothing riding on it, it's still be anyway. oh, be a big game anyway. oh, massive game. i'm massive game. massive game. i'm like, are we going to see like, when are we going to see this again? it's been 64 years for us and to play england in the world cup. yeah a whole mission big thing anyway. mission is a big thing anyway. yeah. think just enjoy the yeah. so i think just enjoy the moment anyway. how long you moment anyway. how long have you guys been friends? we worked together yeah, together before. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah . before draw yeah, yeah. before the draw was made. working together made. were you working together 7 made. were you working together ? said, right. okay ? so it's you said, right. okay are you still going to have to work after this? work together after this? it depends result . see depends on the result. see you're bragging, right? i know this awkwardness on my on my side. no, no no matter what happens. yeah. under percent. no animosity. good hopefully under me, the underdogs win. really? yeah yeah. so that's some of the world fans we were talking to this morning. i was alluding to the wales fans earlier we were with at the intercontinental hotel where the beers were

flowing and frankly they're just glad to be at this world cup and they'll cheering they'll still be cheering the team. lose five team. on even if they lose five nil england evening missing nil to england evening missing gareth southgate, the england manager is under no illusions about the fact it's a british derby . the wales it's like two derby. the wales it's like two countries who's who's are next to each other. there's a, there's a competitive for me it's a great sporting rivalry we've got to focus on perform and um , we've got to play well, and um, we've got to play well, you know, we've got to bring our quality to the table and give that the best opportunity we have of making the difference on the pitch . well, there we go. the pitch. well, there we go. the nation poll, the nation well, the nations will be glued to this particular fixture . but to this particular fixture. but i've got to ask you predicted scorpio . i i've got to ask you predicted scorpio. i i'm i've got to ask you predicted scorpio . i i'm actually going scorpio. i i'm actually going for a wales win. i'm going to think wales are going to be england two one and both sides are going to progress from the

group. and i say that because just this, i've got this just get this, i've got this feeling. food feeling. perhaps it's the food in doha which i might has in doha which i might add has been fantastic . so i've got been fantastic. so i've just got this that i just this gut feeling that i just think wales are going to do it because. togetherness, because. their togetherness, their them their spirit will bring them through they just simply through and they just simply have more badly than have to win more badly than england. so i think wales are going just update going to win and. just update you that's going you on the football that's going on because that is on at the moment because that is going to dictate who england and hopefully play the next hopefully wales play the next round at the ecuador and round at the moment, ecuador and senegal frankly , senegal a goalless frankly, whoever wins that one will qualify for the next. netherlands also taking on qatar at the moment. the netherlands and netherlands need to progress to the next round. it's currently goalless in that one. so looks like it will be the netherlands qualify for the next round. who will england or round. who will play england or wales ecuador or wales and either ecuador or senegal. but we'll wait to see outcome of that one. there's about 10 minutes gone in those two matches in england against the one kicks off in just the big one kicks off in just under 4 hours time. yes indeed. now, paul, thank you very, now, paul, look, thank you very, very little very much i share your little niggling that the wales might pull off, although of course

look , i've got to go with look, i've got to go with england. i would never bet against team, as were. against my own team, as it were. but thank much. i'll but paul, thank very much. i'll talk shortly. paul talk to you shortly. paul hawkins in the hawkins there, our man in the suit. is suit. well, joining me now is jack is in wrexham jack carson, who is in wrexham with some well fans as far as i can see now, but no doubt we'll be surrounded them shortly. be surrounded by them shortly. jack, again. jack, great to see you again. i did see you on saturday night at the awards. having the arts awards. you are having a day. no the welsh a bit of a big day. no the welsh fans will be doing the same there later later. well, hopefully patrick, they're doing the sensible thing right at the moment and that's keeping nice and watching the and warm. the pubs, watching the other games. i'm other world cup games. i'm assured the assured that once the entertainment and everything kicks here 5:00, we're all kicks off here 5:00, we're all going get possibly up to two going to get possibly up to two and a half thousand welsh fans here on this high street behind me. up, you see me. if you look up, you can see some bunting and christmas lights. a weird mix it lights. it's a weird mix it chris is epitomises the winter world cup here because christmas lights and world cup bunting but as you round we've got some pubs with great huge welsh flags in them we've got a merchandise store bucket hats and hats which

to be honest i'm getting tempting by the second because my ears are absolutely freezing here as the fog starts to come down here in wrexham, the hotel actually just there, the wednesday arms hotel is actually the that the wells the fai the place that the wells the fai was actually formed in a back in 1876. so this really is the historic home of football here in wrexham and to the tune of a thousand people, possibly up this high street as another fanzone as well, which can cause capacity of 500 people. but we've got some entertainment here later. we're going to have the sure. i think the game on. i'm sure. i think the game on. i'm sure. i think the bus is fans aren't the bus is wales fans aren't going they're going stay away. they're going to this game to come and watch this game because it well wales's because it could well be wales's final in. this world final final game in. this world cup of course, their one cup of course, their first one since speaking to fans since 1958. speaking to fans here there wasn't that great expectation they'd go all expectation that they'd go all the way some perhaps a little bit disappointed of bit disappointed after, of course, great performance course, that great performance of getting semi—finals of of getting to the semi—finals of euro thought they euro 2016. they thought they might just go bit further and might just go a bit further and surprise everyone again at this world underdog world cup, being the underdog that seemed like that hasn't really seemed like it tournament.

it in this tournament. come on. anything tonight . anything could happen tonight. yes. thank you very yes. look, jack, thank you very much. and thank you for getting hypothermia got hypothermia for us. i've got you. mind, you in you. bear in mind, you in wrexham don't want you to wrexham and i don't want you to get here get your get over hurt here and get your head in, but do head kicked in, but what do you predict score to be predict the score is going to be tonight tonight ? i'm like and tonight tonight? i'm like and i'm in behind enemy lines. so patrick, i reckon to one to 1 to 1. england's not the same result as the first time. england, wales faced each other in 1879. they two one england top knowledge top . that's good stuff knowledge top. that's good stuff john thank you very much. john collison in wales for collison there in in wales for us and yeah us know your us and yeah let us know your predictions as well keep your views to in views coming to in vaiews@gbnews.uk we're going to be covering throughout the course of show we build course of this show as we build up to the of britain england versus kick off at p.m. versus wales kick off at 7 pm. how you see big game going? how do you see big game going? but yes i do. another opinion poll running right now on poll that's running right now on my actually just my twitter actually just going to of what to tease a little bit of what we've up throughout we've got coming up throughout the don't to the show because i don't want to say, know, we're moving on say, you know, we're moving on for and doing the

for the football and doing the proper we'll on proper news, but we'll move on from the football and do the proper i to proper surely because i want to know not think know whether or not you think that still a and that britain is still a and country from the country the results from the census have just dropped and it emerged is in emerged that christianity is in decline. that? decline. do you feel about that? the demographics of a the changing demographics of a we've of coming we've got all of that coming your way on my patrick your way so far on my patrick christys cheeky plug for my own twitter feed that 55.2% of you so you do not feel that britain is christian country. is still a christian country. we'll looking at whether we'll be looking at whether or not right that. not you think it's right that. we and become energy we go nuclear and become energy self—sufficient. we've got all that coming your way. i'm much, much fantastic much more including a fantastic mark white package about a massive drugs bust. not white never knowingly undersold here on gb news. now much has been said about the team selection for both sides tonight back to football the football football back to the football should be dropped should harry kane be dropped manchester phil foden could come into england's starting line up . what role should gareth bale play . what role should gareth bale play for wales? i think he could start by cutting off that ridiculous you ridiculous top. no, if you ask, maybe i'll to maybe. i think i'll speak to how. do you think? well, we asked man who knows thing asked one man who knows a thing or a winning

or two about picking a winning side. in fact, up 100% success rates in a albeit brief stint as england manager. i thought it rob. he was ruled entrapment. what former england manager sam allardyce. here's what he had to say earlier . it's allardyce. here's what he had to say earlier. it's a very allardyce. here's what he had to say earlier . it's a very brave say earlier. it's a very brave man rests the captain and man that rests the captain and probably your leading that won the golden boot but it's the choices you need to make as the manager if you are the manager you need to make those brave choices and gareth and ray could know whether he is 100% fit or not. i have to say towards the end of the game against the usa he did look he did look fatigued. he wasn't limping, but he did look fatigued as well as many other players. so it that would be the biggest decision all they estimate whether they decided to put him on and start and then make the substitute should or whether it decides to go with callum and use our if he thinks he needs to . it's a big thinks he needs to. it's a big debate. the rest of the team could be changed and can equally as good as the person who played

in the last game whoever replaces him. for me is equally as good. that's why england have the best squad in the world well. this squad i think is always showed a great togetherness . i think that since togetherness. i think that since they've been together, grown together both on and off the field, they've got a very good rapport between each other. and that's very, very important. send you've heard you know gary in the past gary neville in the past. talk about sometimes when they got together that great team, it was a bit fractious some occasions this doesn't seem to be the with the england squad they do seem to pull it all together and all all push and pull in the same direction. so the backroom staff supporting them hopefully will be an end to . joe's performance tonight them hopefully will be an end to .joe's performance tonight and the victory of course there is a big fred for england if kieffer plays aerially it's allowed to get balls in the box. he will cause the england defence lots of problems , as we've seen him

of problems, as we've seen him do before, both bournemouth and with wales. so that could be a particular area that needs to take care of . and of course , you take care of. and of course, you know, ramsay's other big stick as well. but these are quality on the ball and i think wales will need some quality on the ball if they are to do anything against england big sam allardyce . they're not a pint of allardyce. they're not a pint of wine inside . patrick christys wine inside. patrick christys here gb news coming your way. here on gb news coming your way. how safe. could the online safety bill be? is it a victory for free speech? explain why or indeed why not very shortly. i think we're all sick and tired of our free speech being curtailed. people felt censored . immigration over illegal people felt censored during coronavirus side of things. i've used on the vaccine, for example. and we also , in a way, example. and we also, in a way, we all saw what happened . justin we all saw what happened. justin trudeau in canada, people having their frozen does their bank accounts frozen does this online safety actually this online safety bill actually freedom of speech the code has been accused of watering down that bill, but has seen also before 4:00 i will speak to a

catering man about how he feels about some of the surrounding the tournament and the country's human rights record. it's one to be missed. i'm also asking the big throughout the course of the show today based on the latest census stats which shows a more decline in people identifying as christian britain, still a, christian britain, still a, christian country gb news views . we're going to christian country gb news views .we're going to .

take all right people dominance the proper stuff now another change when it comes to the controversial which if you're not aware of we're going to give you some facts figures on it now and why it's important to you, why be aware it so why you should be aware of it so it seeks to protect users of onune it seeks to protect users of online so—called dangerous online from so—called dangerous and content . today the and hateful content. today the culture secretary michel donlan,

was accused of watering down the bill by making revisions to it, which she said would still block content but would remove so—called legal but harmful provision. it's a very important turn phrase that because what's harmful one person's harmful is another person's of speech, and then do we want to live in some kind of tyrannical state where that dare i say , that is made by, dare i say, ofcom provision in the previous version , the bill was that legal version, the bill was that legal but which has been but harmful, which has been criticised free speech. now criticised by free speech. now it's a very complex . so let me it's a very complex. so let me just like always simplify just while like always simplify it massively. okay because i'm a bit thick so i need to simplify for break it down. for myself. let's break it down. there is no bill included. a legal right for sites which host user generated content. so this is facebook , this is you is facebook, this is you twitter's you're instagram's and they tackle and remove they want to tackle and remove legal online legal material online particularly relating to terrorism and child sexual exploitation. yep i think we can all agree with that. that stuff . abhorrent platforms which failed in particular failed to protect in particular children would face fines of up to a whopping 10% of their

revenues. think how much facebook and twitter and all these people make 10% massive. there was also a legal but harmful duties clause which would have required the biggest platforms to ensure that users in particular children are not exposed to harmful content, even if it was not, and this is where it all gets a bit squishy . you it all gets a bit squishy. you ask me because it's been extremely controversial. it's free speech campaigners and a number of employees, including some senior tories, claimed that the be as a for the bill could be as a tool for censorship by forcing sites to take down legal speech simply because it might offend . don't because it might offend. don't have things like blasphemy laws in this for example. so offence should not be a crime if you ask me . it's caused the bill to be me. it's caused the bill to be delayed and now, five years in the making through several different version . but why are different version. but why are we talking about it today? well, a big shift . the latest a big shift. the latest proposals in an attempt to balance free speech, debate the current culture secretary michelle donlon , has now michelle donlon, has now announced a refining the bill with the legal harmful bit

removed . instead, firms will be removed. instead, firms will be compelled give users tools to filter out potentially but legal content. they do not to see strong protections remain in place for children, including and forcing age . so potentially and forcing age. so potentially the best of both worlds, some would say. is it a win free speech or is it just watered down protections? with me now , down protections? with me now, pick the bones out of this one is andy burrows online , safety is andy burrows online, safety campaigner. andy, thank you very much. no, i think can all agree that children to be protected from nasty things . we don't want from nasty things. we don't want people getting radicalised by things online, but at the same time people do not have a right to not be offended , do they? and to not be offended, do they? and dare i the legal but harmful elements of this could have criminalised offence , could it criminalised offence, could it not? afternoon, patrick so i think you're absolutely right. and this bill would overreached had it resulted in content being taken down because and because people were offended but to be honest i don't think that was

the objectives of legislation as it was proposed with the changes made today, what is really important is that there are measures in place to not just kind offensive comments or the kind offensive comments or the kind offensive comments or the kind of things that mean that things that things people might take objection to . but really take objection to. but really specific types of harmful content. so we're talking about things like anti—semitic content, we're talking about deeply racist content. we're talking about misogynistic content . those harms which we content. those harms which we know can then spill over into the real world now it's really that the legislation targets those and changes did i think do more to provisions down but it's now really important that we focus on those those harms that i think we can all agree is available to all. now i get that there are concerns maybe if that stuff is an ad then people can see it and they realise the wrong and maybe it pushes it under. wrong and maybe it pushes it under . but i wrong and maybe it pushes it under. but i do understand that people don't to see it when they open their laptops . all the know

open their laptops. all the know already laws against so if already laws against this so if i twitter and said i went on twitter and just said something absolutely catastrophic racist, for example presumably i can next anyway would not so there's pass it out firstly you know clearly will be comments that then meet the criminal threshold companies will be required under under this legislation to then remove those at recognising that they are illegal. but what we know is that there's lots of content which may not meet that threshold , but then when that's threshold, but then when that's being served by platform. malcolm items to that, they often vulnerable people that's where the harm can can kick in. so if we're talking for example, about conti hack that promotes and glorifies . let's be really and glorifies. let's be really clear, that is content which already the terms and conditions that these platforms say then they then just don't enforce them now. but what we really need to see with these changes that are being made today is whether the protections are still there for vulnerable people . so, you know, if you're

people. so, you know, if you're talking about someone, if you're talking about someone, if you're talking about someone, if you're talking about a vulnerable young aduu talking about a vulnerable young adult being exposed . adult who may be being exposed. so the barrage of harmful suicide cell phone material of christ protections, 100. and thatis christ protections, 100. and that is certainly an example of where a bill like this could be used. well, what my concerns will be is i am deeply sceptical of i am deeply sceptical of government intervention in our lives, not least exacerbates it frankly by what we saw under the coronavirus restrictions. and if we played the likes of someone like a justin trudeau in canada, i mean, people have their bank accounts . this guy claimed accounts. this guy claimed a national because people didn't agree with him. course , he's agree with him. of course, he's supposedly liberal supposedly a sopping wet liberal i mean, how he marries those values, sure. but values, if i'm quite sure. but there concerns that if there are concerns that if something this bill got into the wrong hands a government could go. we don't like that you're off . yeah and one of the areas off. yeah and one of the areas where the bill has caused concern right across the spectrum free expression campaigners so a safety campaigners so a safety campaigners is the secretary of

state and future governments would powers to really to vary quite radically the shape aspects of the bill now that does go too far and as i say actually , does consensus across actually, does consensus across the spectrum that's an area where the bill should be tightened and where actually you know , concerns do remain . but know, concerns do remain. but what's really important and, you know, no one should no one should claim that this is an easy balance to strike between the safety of users and fans . the safety of users and fans. but it is it's a very, very hard balance strike. i think the question now will be we have this compromise proposal the government has published today, have we got the balance right. and what are the concerns that i would now ? actually, would put forward now? actually, whether we have that, you know, whether we have that, you know, whether we have that, you know, whether we have that goldilocks moment, whether we have sweet spot there's a risk spot or whether there's a risk that we now tilt too far in other direction. okay. yeah can i just ask you like, let's say , i just ask you like, let's say, know i don't know. i went to a theme and was theme park and there was a particular didn't particular ride. i didn't i would deliberately avoid that ride if i can't seeing things on

twitter or , on instagram or on twitter or, on instagram or on social media that i didn't like, i would come off those platforms. why does everyone have to be regulated because some people just can't turn off social? well, we know that that's a minority of people who are using social media to actively cause harm when we're talking about suicide and self—harm material, for example, you know, some the i'm very sorry. i'm really sorry about this. i'm not trying censor you. ironically, i've been shouted out. we've got to go to parliament, unfortunately, where apparently. zelenskyy apparently. volodymyr zelenskyy wife speaking . wife is speaking. okay, all well, hopefully we will. hopefully we're going to be bringing you very shortly anyway. first lady elaina zealand , who is, as we zealand, who is, as we understand is addressing mps and, peers in parliament right

now , we see what she has to say now, we see what she has to say of she is the first lady of ukraine speaking those mp and peers. we'll be it out shortly don't worry. and we'll be talking more about what we were just speaking about earlier on, which is, of course, about the online safety bill. but something i got a lot something else i know got a lot of heart under the collar. of your heart under the collar. maybe lot maybe rightly or wrongly, a lot of strong opinions of you've got strong opinions about fact about this. and it's the fact that and just that the census has and i'm just going some the going to read you out some the highlights, lies highlights, although lies depending of depending on way you take it. of course, the headlines course, some of the headlines anyway is now for first anyway is that now for the first time for the first time time ever, for the first time even time ever, for the first time ever, less than of the ever, less than half of the population and wales population of england and wales identify kirsty that's at identify kirsty and that's at 46.2% very mind that it's down from . 9.3% in 2011. now two ways from. 9.3% in 2011. now two ways to look at this. yeah a lot you might be shiny screamers and going okay well is there a massive, massive influx of ethnic different religions. ethnic with different religions. well, also well, yeah, there is but also is a people saying that a lot of people saying that they're religious and they they're not religious and they are not saying that they're christian, which leads nicely onto this question, which i want

to from you on to hear from you on vaiews@gbnews.uk do you think we still a christian country we are still a christian country of these following on that? we're going to go back now to volodymyr zelenskyy wife is a british vineyard crew really ? or british vineyard crew really? or they are. and chernihiv dozens and dozens of ukrainian cities which suffer the attacks of the russian blitz . dear ladies and russian blitz. dear ladies and gentlemen , mr. speaker , members gentlemen, mr. speaker, members of parliament, government my lords , and the great nation of lords, and the great nation of great britain , ukrainians are great britain, ukrainians are now going through the terror which will resonate with you, your island survived the air raids which were identical to. those that russia uses to put us on our knees . we're hearing on our knees. we're hearing sarah owens every day identical to those were heard by the british generations . you did not

british generations. you did not surrender and we will not surrender and we will not surrender . but victory surrender and we will not surrender. but victory is surrender and we will not surrender . but victory is not surrender. but victory is not only thing we need. we need justice. i came to you for. justice because justice will lead to the end of this war. just as it led to the end . of just as it led to the end. of the previous war, it impossible to imagine that after all the crimes of the criminals , they crimes of the criminals, they the will remain unpunished . it the will remain unpunished. it was impossible to imagine that the londoners and inhabitants of coventry , liverpool, birmingham, coventry, liverpool, birmingham, manchester or sheffield would indeed accept that aggressors would avoid the courts and not be accountable for the terror we imagine joining the same we imagined that we have to do the same . and we need justice for same. and we need justice for our people who suffer from the missiles as the assembled

hundreds of aircrafts to turn into the british days and nights . russia is doing the same missiles and drones , iranian missiles and drones, iranian drones with missiles attacks . 70 drones with missiles attacks. 70 even 100 missiles a day, and those cities who are on the front line survive the lethal . front line survive the lethal. have a look what it means. front line survive the lethal. have a look what it means . this have a look what it means. this is the hospital in rome announced in operation region. had the maternity unit the russian missile attack destroyed everything 13 people a managed. we managed to save but one newly born boy was only two days old was killed . the next was shared was killed. the next was shared by. thousands of people. the parents of this children to find the gas stations so that they could find electricity the power supply for inhaler. could find electricity the power supply for inhaler . she couldn't

supply for inhaler. she couldn't survive without it. that was dunng survive without it. that was during the blackout. during yet another mass russian missile strike. more 20 million ukrainians remained without . ukrainians remained without. electricity. water heat. they had no electricity in for over hours. in some . this is how it hours. in some. this is how it looked the doctors were operating in the dark and the transports stopped and communication enemy. it wants to destroy the russia the energy and hit us with the darkness and cold. we do not know who exactly how many boys and girls and women and men became the victims of torture and violence brought by the russian occupiers . but by the russian occupiers. but it's important to understand that. russia brought the systematic in many day occupied towns and villages. we find the chambers torture . chambers which

chambers torture. chambers which were organised by the occupiers. we have documented thousands of crimes, including the sexual violence youngest girl who raped by the russian occupiers was four years old. the oldest survivor was 85. these are the victims we know how many victims we still don't know about . so we still don't know about. so these are the burnt blocks of apartment blocks in first on russian army is hitting some dozens of times a week . planned dozens of times a week. planned cruel cruel attacks and they are attacking men women buildings , attacking men women buildings, schools and hospitals would have been impossible without the orders of the senior of the leaders of the terrorist state.

in the five days. in five days. and also last week , 15 people and also last week, 15 people were killed . and this is another were killed. and this is another to the millions of ukrainians. we are talking about the mines over 200,000 kilometres years of . our soil are now covered in mines on munitions. . our soil are now covered in mines on munitions . when the mines on munitions. when the occupiers retreat it , they are occupiers retreat it, they are leaving everything them mined . leaving everything them mined. quite often they are hiding the mines and the explosive devices. so that it would be difficult to find straight away. and the buildings and the civilians and the critical infrastructure , the critical infrastructure, infrastructure for example in one of the flats in the cave region, they mined the piano that sums it up. the attitude not just to people but to art as well . this is not spontaneous

well. this is not spontaneous yes or random mining this is criminal policy of the russian state. the element of aggression and the attempt to damage and premeditated to kill as people as possible and these are just some examples of the countless number of crimes not just from the town 4th of february this year but also from 2014 when russia attacked ukrainian crime and seized it and started the hybnd and seized it and started the hybrid war in donbas all these crimes against ukraine means and humanity are born from one primary primary crime that is the crime of aggression of russia against ukraine and russia against ukraine and russia has to be responsible for this this . therefore, i'm this this. therefore, i'm addressing you , ladies and addressing you, ladies and gentlemen . that's why i'm gentlemen. that's why i'm addressing the united kingdom .

addressing the united kingdom. two years ago in london, not from this place where we are now in the centre palace . the in the centre palace. the document was signed which helped to define highest degree , to define highest degree, witness a three volume to the war was still going on and. nobody knew what was to happen. but on the 13th of january, 1942, the declaration was signed which recorded the will to accountable this . who were the accountable this. who were the perpetrators in war crimes? crimes against humanity and peace that became the basis of the nuremberg . that's how that's the nuremberg. that's how that's way it looked at the declaration which was recorded and signed by the future victors . they've the future victors. they've signed resolved to see it in a spirit of international solidarity. it's a those go to

responsible for whatever the nationality sought out , handed nationality sought out, handed over to justice and judged and be that the sentence pronounced i carried out . ukraine, europe i carried out. ukraine, europe and world need that type of justice. now and it can be started in london again , because started in london again, because we know the justice is one of the benchmarks of the british way of life . you have got way of life. you have got a powerful experi of the international law and defending the values of humanism. that's why we addressing britain we are fighting for justice. why we addressing britain we are fighting forjustice. but fighting for justice. but justice like victory is not possible without allies the president . ukraine has a suggest president. ukraine has a suggest it our form and announce our formula of these next day. russia responded with hundreds of missiles but just like in

1942 the reply the did not matter . we have to 1942 the reply the did not matter. we have to understand together we can do it with you unfortunately the international criminal which we actively work with, does have the legal force . and with, does have the legal force. and punishment , the primary crime of punishment, the primary crime of those who started the war we need to stop special tribunal. oh well, you've been watching and listening to ukrainian first lady alena zelenskyy that, of course, vladimir zelenskyy's wife. she's been addressing mp amperes in parliament, rattling off a litany of issues . she says off a litany of issues. she says that the russians have committed torture chambers , rape. she torture chambers, rape. she alluded to that. of course and some harrowing stories . they're some harrowing stories. they're also saying that she here for justice. so it's not just to defeat the and she would say of course she wants justice. all of those people who have suffered as a result of russia's

invasion. we're going to move from that now, though. and i want to go back to want you want to go back to the football. a shift in football. so a bit of a shift in tone, it's to but look tone, it's fair to say. but look at controversy surrounding at the controversy surrounding the tournament being qatar the tournament being in qatar ahead game ahead of the england wales game tonight. it's the former goalkeeper seaman says goalkeeper david seaman says that the host country has been a huge distraction from football, suggesting that there are real issues. so wanted to speak to someone in qatar , a real life someone in qatar, a real life qatari to ask how they feel about , the negative press in about, the negative press in their country and joining me now is also an england fan. i was in qatar as well . he asked that we qatar as well. he asked that we go great stuff. is costs ali and he's made friends with one of the locals in doha who is also a football fan is tariq al—sharif thank you very both of you. right. okay. well i've got to ask i'll start with you . our ask i'll start with you. our cars and how do you how do you make friends with the locals ? make friends with the locals? hi. hi, patrick. how i do in new york? i'm all right. thank you. having a good time ? absolutely having a good time? absolutely fantastic . absolutely fantastic

fantastic. absolutely fantastic . yeah. so i have a i have a business in scarborough, so got a friend who visits scarborough every now and again from qatar. so when travel to the world cup that been very, very that opens on several occasions with me and has introduced me to some of these friends so now tarek here is now become my as well so that's my connection with tarek fantastic and. tarek, it's great to have you on the show. thank you very much. i've got to ask you , how do feel about a lot you, how do you feel about a lot of the negative press that's been put there about qatar? we hear about politics overshadowing football . does overshadowing football. does that annoy you ? well, first of that annoy you? well, first of all, thank you for having here and your program and honesty here in qatar, we are having the time of, our lives during the world, fifa world cup 2022 as the qatar as a person living in qatar and as an arab, we are

very proud of the state of qatar of what it has accomplished and it really enlightens us to see all the fans from all around world coming here all united, all cheering for their teams , all cheering for their teams, for their countries . and it is for their countries. and it is it does really saddened me i see some the negative media that we see from outside you know attacking and criticise and a lot of the accusations is quite baseless and ludicrous to be honest. it's a because we invite the whole world, an arab and as a person living in qatar , come a person living in qatar, come and experience the world cup in the arab world because like what the arab world because like what the government sees and what a of officials have been saying this cup is not only for the state of qatar, it represents the arab nations. and it's a for so many people around the world to come here and to experience the life and the culture and how the life and the culture and how the arab world is different compared to the occidental world or the rest of the world. okay. i mean , has been a big focus on.

i mean, has been a big focus on. things like gay rights . i mean, has been a big focus on. things like gay rights. is i mean, has been a big focus on. things like gay rights . is that things like gay rights. is that true over there? i was going to be very honest with you. i feel really sorry for the footballers in all of this. and, you know, there are plenty of times in places i think where protest can be made . and yeah, i look, i've be made. and yeah, i look, i've got to be honest here, tarek am very glad that i live in the society that i live in over here in the united kingdom and i don't necessarily agree . well, don't necessarily agree. well, it's all with a lot of the things about gay rights or women's rights over but i don't really whether or not football is the place to be making all this virtue signalling nonsense as we see england play as they're taking the knee for i would argue a cause that is frankly marxist and nothing do with human rights. but there we go . and i do think people need go. and i do think people need to and play football. to just up and play football. tarek will sure that's one. tarek will for sure that's one. and number two, i agree with patrick. unfortunately, what it seems to be very clear is that they're trying to hold anything, whether the lgbt rights or

whatever accusations just to misrepresent our country as a host for the fifa world cup. i mean, it's obvious and it's very clear. we i've seen met a lot of fans from uk and from the occidental countries and they've been absolutely a staunch as from the image they had before . from the image they had before. they come here and when they've arrived and they've seen the facilities, stadia , the facilities, the stadia, the organisation, we can be considered now as a very organised country in terms of hosting one of the biggest if, not the biggest world event . and not the biggest world event. and i would have wished a citizen or as a resident in of the arab countries where the media outside would focus even they have their criticism on certain if they would be a bit fair and to outline an outcast all the positive side of what we have here in qatar all the excellent international standards of organisations, the world class stadiums, the fans that has been provided . i mean i've never been provided. i mean i've never been so proud of qatar as much as now because of all what we've seen .

because of all what we've seen. it's absolutely eventful and it's absolutely amazing. i actually you all to come and experience it here. well, i'll take you up on offer. we got a few spare bedrooms at your house. i'll be straight over there. you might remember to work on your own record now . so work on your own record now. so record . on yourselves. well, i record. on yourselves. well, i think. i think i'll take a palace, obviously, because. but i was out of so could you just come and give it a try? oh, well , suppose alex, can you understand . why though some understand. why though some people now are looking at this and thinking, okay, it's too to play and thinking, okay, it's too to play football is interrupted middle of a premier league season . i don't want to i don't season. i don't want to i don't want to too much with tareq saying i see that but question marks as to exactly maybe how arkansas got the world cup and do you do you feel that maybe maybe it would better for maybe it would be better for world if it was world football if it was somewhere . like the somewhere else. like the football? i'm i'm with tarek here . this is about the world here. this is about the world football world cup . this is not

football world cup. this is not about politics. this is one. and i believe that sports should be kept separate from politics in terms of football . it's been terms of football. it's been fantastic. the weather has been absolutely perfect. it's not been that hot. you know, it's one of our the temperatures like a midsummer temperature here. so it's in my view, the temperature not played any part in making the world cup any less enjoyable . it should normally be in terms of disrupting our season . look, of disrupting our season. look, the world cup inclusive. so if we to bring the world cup to the middle eastern countries, then we needed to do is give something . so unfortunately, we something. so unfortunately, we have do it mid—season, but think sport . yeah. so all around the sport. yeah. so all around the world i mean inclusive i it was the right call. look both you, thank you very much. great to have you on the show good have you on the show and good luck the of the luck with the rest of the tournament. i hope you tournament. and i hope that you continue both of continue to enjoy it both of you, great stuff. you very you, great stuff. thank you very much. name, much. i'll casali that his name, that qatar are

that fan out in qatar are his friend well. tarek el sharif, friend as well. tarek el sharif, who just telling us basically how wonderful is. can't just say, look, i obviously not favour of the human rights abuses that are taking place in that part of the world in general and if i had it my way then the world cup will be no where near qatar. and i think it's i think it's sports watching. i think there question marks it's sports watching. i think theto question marks it's sports watching. i think theto exactlyjuestion marks it's sports watching. i think theto exactly theyion marks it's sports watching. i think theto exactly theyion ithezs as to how exactly they go. the world course, can world cup, of course, but can i say to be gained from say what is to be gained from asking grealish what his asking jack grealish what his views on gay rights are? is views on gay rights are? what is to asking? phil to be gained from asking? phil foad and whether he foad and whether or not he thinks he's to take thinks he's right to take the knee? to be gained knee? also, what is to be gained from wearing from kane? they're wearing a rainbow armband or not, or a rainbow armband or not, or a rainbow rolex. i mean, nothing screams like a watch that none us can afford with a rainbow flag the outside of our consciousness we even did the wembley arch while i was driving the wembley arch, rainbow the wembley arch, the rainbow flag . this football flag. this is a football tournament, not gay pride event. and i believe that we're still talking about this being overshadowed. anyway, we overshadowed. anyway, there we go. law enforcement go. moving law enforcement agencies multiple have agencies in multiple have smashed one of europe's biggest

drug shifting drug rings. yeah, shifting centre for centre responsible for controlling third of controlling more than third of the trade across the the cocaine trade across the continent. a british man suspected of being the leader of the was among 49 the crime group was among 49 people arrested in the operation to the authorities to dismantle the authorities described as cartel . so described as a super cartel. so not just any cartel this is super cartel. the crime groups activities funded lavish lifestyles in homes across six countries as well as large amounts of cash . plus police amounts of cash. plus police seized 30 tonnes of coke in greece along luxury cars and other high on goods worth many millions of pounds , home and millions of pounds, home and security. and so why this report for us ? oh oh, oh oh. across for us? oh oh, oh oh. across multiple countries coordinate it reads , to smash one of europe's reads, to smash one of europe's biggest drugs rings in france, belgium , netherlands and the belgium, netherlands and the united arab emirates. 49 people were detained they're all suspects of being members of a

supercar believed responsible for supplying more than a third of europe's illicit trade in among arrested a british man in dubai suspected of leading the crime group he'd fled to the uae from spain where he was also wanted for kidnap. half million euros were recovered . a number euros were recovered. a number of properties and at locations known uncovered the evidence of lavish lifestyles luxury living, which authorities say was funded by criminality or high end homes where the suspects lived and controlled the trade in drugs , controlled the trade in drugs, and money laundering carriages stuffed with expensive motorbikes and elsewhere, luxury sports cars . there was, we're sports cars. there was, we're told, nothing discreet about the lives the source banks were living. the organised crime group is suspected of shipping

cocaine from south america into europe for distribute throughout the continent the uk's national agency says the routes across the atlantic are constantly exploited . the criminal gangs exploited. the criminal gangs the majority of the production in south america , colombia, peru in south america, colombia, peru and the rooting from there masse comes mainly through containership up direct towards europe , often into the ports of europe, often into the ports of either antwerp , rotterdam and either antwerp, rotterdam and then on land overboard the uk or staying on container and coming into ports . the staying on container and coming into ports. the uk staying on container and coming into ports . the uk south staying on container and coming into ports. the uk south during more than ten days of operational activity to dismantle this organised crime group, authorities say they seized more than 30 tonnes of cocaine and there's no doubt these are a major blow to cartels flooding europe with class a drugs . but this cartels flooding europe with class a drugs. but this is a highly lucrative trade that

clearly funded luxurious lifestyles in multiple countries . authorities are more than aware that other organised crime groups will soon attempt to exploit the gap in the market created by the dismantle of this super cartel . mark white gb news super cartel. mark white gb news well, i'm pleased to . the man well, i'm pleased to. the man himself joins me now. i'll have musculoskeletal mark white with me in the studio. mark shocking stuff it was indeed nothing stuff that it was indeed nothing discreet that. it was discreet about that. so it was a no they were living absolute a luxurious lifestyle in multiple locations around europe. and of course , the united arab emirates course, the united arab emirates as well. but 49 people have now been arrested, brought to justice. let's take a look at where those arrests took place. first of all, in spain, the guardia civil took part in 13 operations. in spain to arrest suspects in france , six suspects

suspects in france, six suspects were rounded up in that country. and then neighbouring belgium, ten people were arrested in the netherlands , 14 people arrested netherlands, 14 people arrested . and then right down in the united arab emirates, another six, we're told , high value six, we're told, high value targets were arrested. people had fled. we understand from costa del sol, the costa del crime in over there, including a british man who has been by authorities as the leader of this particular group. he has not been brought to justice. he fled to the uae. he was wanted on kidnapping charges in spain as well. yeah, nasty bunch. no but realistically, i mean, the british streets are awash with cocaine . the streets of europe cocaine. the streets of europe are frankly, some would argue the ship has sailed when it comes transits, cocaine comes to transits, the cocaine trade. make any difference trade. will make any difference or will someone else just pop up? let's put it in context up? well let's put it in context . certainly a very significant

blow against one organised crime group . they recovered 30 tonnes group. they recovered 30 tonnes of cocaine in this operation in any given year, 1500 tonnes of cocaine are seized wild wide. so that's just the amount seized. obviously many more tonnes than not actually get through to europe and countries , the uk. so europe and countries, the uk. so it is a big and because it's such an enriching potentially any criminal involved in the drugs trade , the authorities drugs trade, the authorities know that even this cartel has been dismantled , told the people been dismantled, told the people have been arrest and will be in due course facing a trial and a criminal sanction . there are criminal sanction. there are plenty others who will move in and decide, you know, to take what is a very lucrative, lucrative . yes. marwan, look, lucrative. yes. marwan, look, thank very, very much for that .

thank very, very much for that. there about a massive supercar tower being smashed, 30 tonnes of cocaine, a very significant blow indeed. yes, there we are. you are with me patrick christys on gb news. i've got lots to come in the next hour. we are a measure hours away now from the battle britain. england take on wales in the world cup. here's your money on. i've got a sneaky suspicion that welsh might do it, anyway. all it, but that will anyway. all changes the safety changes to the online safety bill a win for bill actually a big win for freedom speech . or should it freedom of speech. or should it be watered down a bit less? do you think ? and i am asking you you think? and i am asking you the big question for me anyway. vaiews@gbnews.uk uk for the first time, fewer than half of people in england and wales describe themselves as christian. that is a significant decrease since the last census in 2011 and that was of course down from 59. i i've got a bit of breaking news . okay. all of breaking news. okay. all right. so do we need a bit of breaking news? give people a man who's been arrested in gloucestershire in with the deaths of at least 27 people who drowned whilst trying to cross

the english channel in a dinghy. last year, the national crime agency have said what white well well the conveniently from rejoicing the shooting at home was because the editor mark i imagine joy as well so we'll go to mark in a little bit topsy so but that is the big breaking news. is news. the big breaking news is that a particular individual in gloucestershire been charged gloucestershire has been charged sorry, arrested in connection the deaths of at least 27 people who drowned while trying to cross the english channel a cross the english channel in a dinghy that's caused dinghy last year. that's caused national crime agency. i will have that when we come have much more that when we come back.

yes, hello, people. it's 4:00. you with me? patrick christys right here on gb news? we are a matter of hours now from the

battle of britain as england take welsh the world cup take the welsh in the world cup will cross to qatar and will cross line to qatar and speak football manager neil speak to football manager neil warnock , favourite here on gb warnock, favourite here on gb news. all changes to the online safety bill a win for free speech going to be talking about that. i am right behind this. we're going get into it we're going to get stuck into it all first time. if were all for the first time. if were then everi all for the first time. if were then ever i think half of then well ever i think half of people fewer than half of people in england and describe themselves as being christian. i'll ask just christianity still play i'll ask just christianity still play an important role in the are we still a christian country are we still a christian country a bitter rivalry in the battle of britain is it in just under 3 hours time, the three lions will take on the dragons in world cup crunch match in qatar. we'll bnng crunch match in qatar. we'll bring you all the build up as we go qatar speaking to go live to. qatar speaking to fans, for game, fans, preparing for the game, joined football legend , joined by that football legend, neil sam neil warnock. you've got sam allardyce neil warnock allardyce got neil warnock coming what next days coming your way. what next days a will harry a rogue's gallery will harry redknapp from the trifecta redknapp away from the trifecta also this hour speech also this hour free speech campaign owners have hailed yet more changes to the online safety bill so the government has dropped matches to ban legal

but content online . and but harmful content online. and this is good thing, in my this is a good thing, in my opinion, because was home for opinion, because i was home for one that's harmful to one thing that's harmful to someone freedom of someone else, just freedom of speech another person. but speech to another person. but campaigners it waters down. campaigners say it waters down. is it doing enough to protect especially children? is it a win for free or is it risking for free speech or is it risking child safety for and first time the number of people in england wales identifying christine wales identifying as christine is now falling below 50% is the number of people saying they don't . a faith jumps up to don't. a faith jumps up to a third. is this concerning are we losing christian values? are they being replaced by volition or other religions say? or is it just a startling rise in atheist in is britain still a christian country? gb news gbnews.uk. i've got a poll running this as well on my own twitter patrick christys so far 55% of you say no , we are no longer a christian no, we are no longer a christian . what do you make of that? but before that , see, like i said before that, see, like i said last. before that, see, like i said last . good afternoon . latest

last. good afternoon. latest from the gb newsroom we start some breaking news in the last few minutes . the man has been few minutes. the man has been arrested in gloucestershire in connection with the deaths of at least 27 people who drowned in the english channel in a dinghy last year. we'll have more on that developing story in the in next hour . an error at a lab next hour. an error at a lab which saw thousands positive covid cases reported as negative could have led the deaths of at least 20 people. investec is at the uk health security say the mistake at the wolverton two lab meant nearly 40,000 pcr tests were wrongly as negative between september and october last year . researchers also estimated almost 700 additional hospital admissions that may not otherwise have occurred . bosses otherwise have occurred. bosses at the uk hsa say they fully accept the findings and recommendations made the report . ukraine's first lady has urged mps help her country achieve

justice. speaking in westminster , elena zelenskyy spoke of the suffering of ukrainian civilians , saying many living on the frontline have been without water, electricity , heat. she water, electricity, heat. she also highlighted ongoing torture and system violence committed by russian , including rape . russian, including rape. president zelenskyy's wife likened russia's war in ukraine to the second world war. ukrainians now going through the terror which will resonate with you . your island survive the air you. your island survive the air raids which were identical to those that russia uses now put us on our knees. those that russia uses now put us on our knees . we're hearing us on our knees. we're hearing sirens every day. i go to those which were hurt by the british generations . you did not generations. you did not surrender and we will not surrender and we will not surrender . but victory surrender and we will not surrender. but victory is surrender and we will not surrender . but victory is not surrender. but victory is not the thing we need. we need justice. the government has

given the go ahead to build the sizewell nuclear power plant and committed sizewell nuclear power plant and committe d £700 million to the committed £700 million to the scheme. the plant is being developed by french energy giant edf will be built in suffolk. minister say the move will create 10,000 highly skilled jobs. create 10,000 highly skilled jobs . provide reliable local jobs. provide reliable local wind power to the equivalent of 6 million homes. for more 50 years . 6 million homes. for more 50 years. china's ambassador to the uk has been summoned to the foreign office over diplomatic row following the arrest and alleged beating of a british journalist covering covered protests . a heavy police protests. a heavy police presence has been reported in several cities in china to deter further after unrest over the weekend . answering an urgent weekend. answering an urgent question on the matter earlier on today the foreign office david lee says the will continue to protect british values. more broadly, we recognise that china a systemic challenge to our values and interests as highlighted again by the prime

minister yesterday. a challenge that grows more acute as moves towards greater authoritarianism . that's why we're taking robust action to protect our interests, to stand up for our values. that includes sanctions leading action at the and strengthening our supply resilience. let me assure members that as part of our frank relationship with china we will continue to raise our human rights concerns at the highest levels . a section of the highest levels. a section of the new online safety bill been removed following criticism by some conservatives that it posed a risk to free speech. the amendment means big tech like social media sites , will no social media sites, will no longer be required to remove harmful material if it's deemed to be legal. the online safety bill is due to return to parliament next week after being repeatedly delayed . the foreign repeatedly delayed. the foreign secretary is accusing russia's president putin trying to freeze the ukrainians submission. speaking a meeting of nato foreign ministers in bucharest, james cleverly said russia's war

was destined to fail due to the resilience of the ukrainian . resilience of the ukrainian. ministers at the talks are looking for ways to support keith and keep civilians safe, despite constant blackouts and heating . as james cleverly , the heating. as james cleverly, the uk will do everything it can to help ukraine. talks of civilian infrastructure . energy infrastructure. energy infrastructure. energy infrastructure is designed to try freeze the ukrainians into submission . i don't think it'll submission. i don't think it'll be successful . in fact, i know be successful. in fact, i know it won't be successful because they've shown a huge amount resilience and we will continue to support them through these difficult months . and the king difficult months. and the king says he wants a good game of football tonight as england , football tonight as england, wales go head to head in final match of group b in world cup to get through to the knockouts, wales must beating ireland and hope the usa draw iran. meanwhile, gareth southgate's side are looking to bounce back from their draw with the us and qualify as top of the group . qualify as top of the group. this is we'll bring you more

news as it happens . now it's news as it happens. now it's back to . back to. patrick welcome back, everybody. now we're getting the business end of the world cup group stages. tonight, the final game of the b will be played with . the two will be played with. the two home nations that qualified for the tournament, england versus wales facing other. wales they're facing each other. it's that will pit it's a fixture that will pit brits against it's being claimed by former player that king charles wants it to be a good game . yep very diplomatic there game. yep very diplomatic there gary used to play for sunderland so they asked charles about it when collecting mba the weekend . well, joining me now , gb news . well, joining me now, gb news reporter paul hawkins who's in doha. paul it should be a fantastic game that john greenidge might describe as the best thing since sliced veg . best thing since sliced veg. yeah, he might do. look, it

could be it could be absolutely. and it finishes goalless and all the hype was a load of nonsense . we don't know what's going to happen. hopefully it should be good. wales have to win good. frankly wales have to win . so they're going to have to attack. they're going to have push forward and they're certainly their certainly after their performance from the previous game iran , equally game against iran, equally england are going to have up england are going to have to up their from their performance against from their performance against from their against usa where their game against usa where they . they were they were slow. they were lethargic they were taking each individual play it was taking long time to make their decisions. and invariably when took was the took that decision, it was the romance that they're going to have quicker and be have to think quicker and be quicker. of course, it's quicker. and of course, it's a british it's going make british derby it's going to make for a faster paced match, and it's the night kick—offs it's one of the night kick—offs at 10:00 local time so the at 10:00 local time here. so the temperature at decent low temperature be at a decent low twenties . england temperature be at a decent low twenties. england and wales fans are looking forward to it. wales fans oh you know, well, at least we got to a world cup. so does it matter if we go out? i love wales fans we've wales fans that we've spoken were we do were saying, look, we can do this, england and this, we can beat england and hopefully the us draw with

hopefully the us a draw with iran we're through to iran and then we're through to the next round. so this is what england fans been england and wales fans have been telling yeah, it's really telling us. yeah, it's really important need 100. important we. need to win100. we win and unfortunately we need to win and unfortunately we've to it over . but we've got to do it over. but yeah , the start is a bit this yeah, the start is a bit this afternoon , but it is what it is. afternoon, but it is what it is. i don't think so. know i think there'll be a bit squad rotation and there'll be a big performance to silence the two. gareth southgate i reckon. yeah. i mean how much are you looking forward because even even forward to it. because even even if nothing riding on if there was nothing riding on it anyway. it it's still be a game anyway. oh, massive game. oh, massive game. massive game. i'm like , when are we going to i'm like, when are we going to see this again? it's been 64 years for us on to play england in cup . yeah, a whole in the world cup. yeah, a whole nafion in the world cup. yeah, a whole nation big thing anyway. nation is big thing anyway. yeah. so i think we just enjoy the moment anyway. how long have you oh, we you guys been friends? oh, we work together a bit. yeah, work together quite a bit. yeah, yeah draw made, yeah. before the draw was made, were working together? so were you working together? so it's you right . okay, it's funny you said right. okay, are still going to able work are you still going to able work together after this. depends together after this. it depends . season you're bragging, . the season you're bragging, right? i know there's sourness

on my on my side. no no, no matter what happens. yeah no animosity good game, hopefully. and me the underdogs win. really? yeah yeah, those being wales as rob page the wales said they're hoping to invoke that spirit of the saudis. the japanese the ghanaians at this world cup there have been shock upsets and so wales can do it for england big question marks over why gareth southgate won't pick or hasn't really used phil , one of england's best players. he left them on the bench for the whole of the usa game. he only came the end against only came up to the end against iran much every iran and pretty much every england speaking said he england family speaking said he has phil more . not has to use phil foden more. not starting with him . then at least starting with him. then at least give him one whole half. so be interesting see what the interesting to see what the selection comes through on that one. terms of the current one. in terms of the current matches underway matches that are underway because they affect who england and in next and wales could play in the next round. the netherlands currently beating nil. so that beating qatar one nil. so that those three points they through to the next round and senegal

are beating ecuador. are currently beating ecuador. so if it stays that then those two will go through to the next phase and play over england, wales or iran . yes, paul, thank wales or iran. yes, paul, thank you very much. paul hawkins there in doha in our man in the souk just wasn't easy. what we can expect from tonight's game. great stuff. paul, thank you very to you very much. we'll talk to you again very shortly. again very very shortly. hopefully the words don't invoke the , the saudis much. the spirit, the saudis too much. who sharia on the who will want sharia on the streets of cardiff? will we? but who will want sharia on the swhat of cardiff? will we? but who will want sharia on the swhat of ctrying will we? but who will want sharia on the swhat of ctrying to ll we? but who will want sharia on the swhat of ctrying to say e? but who will want sharia on the swhat of ctrying to say that ut i what he's trying to say that they want invoke they want to invoke that underdog who's underdog spirit. who's your money sneaky money on? i've got a sneaky suspicion the welshman pull suspicion that the welshman pull something we are going something off, but we are going to go now to sophie reaper , to go now to sophie reaper, who's manchester english who's in manchester with english and junk cars, and he's in wrexham. he's going to be freezing backside off, hopefully with some welsh fans . let's with some welsh fans. let's start sophie who is in start with sophie who is in manchester for sophie . good to manchester for sophie. good to see you again. yes we last saw each other at the arts awards. fantastic stuff . but you're fantastic stuff. but you're outside now. i'm presumably freezing . what's going on? i am

freezing. what's going on? i am indeed, patrick. well, it's three. i was just under 3 hours now until kick off and as the sun has set here in manchester the tension has started to i'm outside the to victory which is the largest fun park in europe they've got 140 square metre screen and we're expecting around 6000 england fans to attend . and i can tell you, attend. and i can tell you, i was here as a fan for the england verses usa game and the atmosphere was just absolutely electric . we had sweet caroline, electric. we had sweet caroline, we had it's coming home, everyone had huge expectations . everyone had huge expectations. of course it was a nail, nail draw , so it was a little bit draw, so it was a little bit underwhelming in terms of the actual football , but the actual football, but the atmosphere was worth writing home about it. i'm sure it's going to be exactly the same here tonight. they're just putting final touches on putting the final touches on security. it's security. of course, it's a massive feat to host 6000 people anywhere, let alone england fans. so sure, the atmosphere going to be absolutely electric

and we can obviously here in england , manchester, were hoping england, manchester, were hoping for lyon's victory. yes, indeed i no doubt a lot of mancunians from the blue of manchester will be hoping that phil gets a kick the ball tonight. thank you very much, sophie. to great have you on show reporting on the show again, reporting from very cold sophie from a very, very cold sophie reaper that okay. well. oh other reporter jack carson has been in reporterjack carson has been in wrexham for us a fantastic case wrexham for us a fantastic case wrexham actually because it's just been over how many. there have been the feature of , a have been the feature of, a netflix series or disney series . one of them, i don't know anyway. and ryan reynolds and some american actor. i'd never heard taking over. and heard of him taking over. and apparently top the apparently that's top of the league. we league. who knew. but there we go. cast has been speaking go. well, cast has been speaking to different welsh to to various different welsh to get views about when they get their views about when they take on the english later tonight think we got to be up tonight. i think we got to be up for it today . so we're going to for it today. so we're going to go guns blazing today. for it today. so we're going to go guns blazing today . so we got go guns blazing today. so we got to score four goals. let's have four goals. i was actually devasted today to hear the

result with ciaran too, hoping better things tonight. i'm i mean like it is probably england will probably win but we've got our faith and you got to keep thinking that they're wales will do it and hopefully they will because i mean, strange things have happened. leicester won the league , so about 5000 to 1. we league, so about 5000 to 1. we i think we're looking 8 to 1. so you know if we get through, we get through . wow. there we go. get through. wow. there we go. that's what the english thing. that's what the english thing. that's what the welsh thing. make sure you stay tuned here bnng make sure you stay tuned here bring date and when bring you up to date as and when any news drops. also got any news drops. we've also got some footballing royalties and footballing your footballing legends coming. your way. big sam way. you've already had big sam are have soon are you going to have neil soon enough? with me. enough? but you are with me. patrick on news. i'm patrick christys on gb news. i'm going the football now going to park the football now for bit we'll do what for a bit and we'll do what would proper news , would regard as proper news, which probably you will which is probably what you will want coming up. the want anyway. so coming up. the government being accused government is being accused of watering laws watering down online safety laws aimed it aimed at protecting after it dropped ban by dropped measures to ban by harmful people felt harmful content people felt silenced during the coronavirus pandemic . look what happened in pandemic. look what happened in canada people love canada as well. people love their bank accounts. frozen

people, feel as though they can't views when can't express their views when it things like trans it comes to things like trans rights for rights at j.k. rowling, for example, comes to things example, when it comes to things like going on in channel, like what's going on in channel, i think that is a good thing. now you shouldn't having now you shouldn't be having legal, but harmful it's legal, but harmful views. it's a legal, but harmful views. it's a legal the legal enough is that what's about all of that and as well census it's well the results the census it's emerged for the first time in history england wales. wow people that half of the population now regard as christian. i always tell a christian. i always tell a christian country gbviews@gbnews.uk those views coming in. i promise you, we will go to those very, very shortly . let's have a look at shortly. let's have a look at the weather . hello, i'm shortly. let's have a look at the weather. hello, i'm aidan mcgivern , the met office. if mcgivern, the met office. if you're lucky, you've got blue skies sunshine. this skies and sunshine. this afternoon western areas , north afternoon western areas, north and scotland. but for many other areas. it's widespread cloud mist and some stubborn fog patches persisting through the day at the moment, weather systems are approaching from the west, but they're slowing down. they're coming up against high pressure holding pressure is holding firm and that's why we've got light winds dry weather the uk apart from one or two showers in the far

south—east and this extensive area of cloud and fog area of low cloud mist and fog now the bright white areas are where we've got fog. southern now the bright white areas are whe centralz got fog. southern now the bright white areas are whe central scotland southern now the bright white areas are whe central scotland parts|ern now the bright white areas are whe central scotland parts of] and central scotland parts of northern and central england and help out predominantly, but some mysterious at lower levels. so fog patches further west and north as well and are clearing skies overnight and it's here where see where we're likely to see a touch of come dawn. but touch of frost come dawn. but for three or four celsius for most three or four celsius and another gloomy with some poor visibility on the during wednesday morning and again it's going to take some time for that low cloud mist and fog to lift in some spots . the fog will in some spots. the fog will persist through the day. for example , the north york moors example, the north york moors across the grampians into the southern uplands . but for southern uplands. but for northern areas, western areas and in the south we'll see brightest guys a freshening breeze , 12 celsius in devon and breeze, 12 celsius in devon and cornwall. that's as high as the temperatures will get for many as mid to high single figures for ireland . it clouds for northern ireland. it clouds over with rain arriving over with some rain arriving later rain pushing into later on that rain pushing into western . by evening western scotland. by evening it's on and off and it be

it's light on and off and it be accompanied by a freshening breeze , but it will keep the fog breeze, but it will keep the fog away thursday morning. elsewhere the uk, it is extensive low cloud, mist and folk once again some very dense fog patches and widespread across central and southern parts of england. so it could be tricky. first thing on the roads once more and that fog will take some time thursday to clear of course this clear the sun of course this week at this time of year. clear the sun of course this week at this time of year . so week at this time of year. so another murky day on another misty, murky day on thursday for many. friday brings a freshening breeze from the east . so it's to be east. so it's going to be brighter, also turn a bit brighter, but also turn a bit colder .

yes okay. welcome back. it's patrick christys here on gb news. now the government is dropped measures to ban legal but harmful web and what campaigners are calling a watering down of the online

safety . they're saying it's very safety. they're saying it's very hard trust and well, hard to win trust and well, maybe should try harder maybe you should just try harder . to . it's not that hard to understand culture understand the culture secretary, michelle donovan, says that removing the restriction marks a more common sense approach . let's just break sense approach. let's just break this for people , basically. this down for people, basically. do a tyrannical state do you want a tyrannical state that can control everything all thing that you say online and if someone's offended you consenting or ? do consenting to a criminal or? do you honestly think maybe live and also and let live a bit whilst also maintaining like child maintaining things like child safety that we go labour shadow minister work and pensions minister for work and pensions johnson apparently johnson it is apparently difficult for me to say, warned that watered down measures that the watered down measures would adequate safeguard would fail to adequate safeguard onune would fail to adequate safeguard online kids . would fail to adequate safeguard online kids. there is concern about the fact that they appear be weakening that bill, but we certainly do need a form of online safety bill protect people. we've seen people be dnven people. we've seen people be driven into the most tragic of circumstance because of content that they've been able to find onune. that they've been able to find online . and i'm a parent, i've online. and i'm a parent, i've got two girls, 11 year old and a nine year old. i mean, it actually terrifies me to think that they might be to find that they might be able to find

horrible , particularly horrible material, particularly at stages in their life when they are vulnerable because we all know adolescence is a vulnerable time . yes. joseph vulnerable time. yes. joseph with the latest of his views. anyway, in a few moments i'll speak her even over a researcher the henry jackson society . but the henry jackson society. but first it's a very complex this i just want to break it down you let's get you some facts and figures on all of this online safety bill stuff, because it sounds like a little bit dead in the water, but it's not really a promise. the original bill included a legal right signs included a legal right for signs which hope to user generated content the likes of facebook, twitter, those twitter, instagram, all those people to and remove people to tackle and remove a league material online so particularly material that i think we can all agree be there things relating to child exploitation terrorist all of that nasty stuff platforms which fail to protect people in particular children would face fines of up to 10% of their revenues. when you consider how the likes of twitter and facebook and instagram make that is a was a isn't it. there was also a controversial legal but

harmful duties clause which is where it gets very and would have required the biggest platforms to ensure that users particular kids are not exposed to harmful content even if was not illegal. now it's been extremely controversial as free speech and a number of employees, including some senior tories claim the bill could be used as a tool for censorship, forcing to take down illegal speech simply because it might offend people. and we cannot in this world people, can we? because you know, one man's offence is another man's free speech comedy free or speech or indeed comedy free or just opinion. anyway, just opinion. really. anyway, it's the bill to delayed and it's the bill to be delayed and it's the bill to be delayed and it's five years in the making going through several different . but why are we talking about it may ask. well it today, you may ask. well a big shift in the latest proposals , an attempt balance proposals, an attempt to balance the free speech debate. the current culture secretary. michelle donelan has officially a refining of this bill with the legal but harmful duties removed. instead, firms will be compelled give users tools to filter out potentially harmful but legal content and strong

protections in place for children, including enforcing age limits, etc. so is this now age limits, etc. so is this now a victory for freedom of speech, or does it leave our children dangerously exposed online? joining me now is helena ivanova , who is researcher at the henry jackson . helena, great to have jackson. helena, great to have you on show. i am absolutely no of seeing online. i don't like not seeing some material i think maybe should be banned. for example and hope that the authorities do it. but i'm very fearful of living in a world where some face individual in an ivory tower whitehall or dare i say the ofcom offices gets to decide what and isn't offensive. i find that tyrannical . i mean i find that tyrannical. i mean i completely agree with you i think it is really hard to establish what exactly is and isn't offensive . as you pointed isn't offensive. as you pointed out before , certain things that out before, certain things that can be offensive to some people might be offensive to others might not be offensive to others . mean, let's point to the . i mean, let's point to the example recent musical example of the recent musical video swift in which video of taylor swift in which she standing she shows herself standing on a scale which that many

scale which says that many people have offended by this, resulting swift resulting in taylor swift ultimately removing from ultimately removing this from her video. but at the her musical video. but at the end day, what she was end of the day, what she was to communicate she like communicate is that she like many other women across the globe , is fighting with globe, is fighting with the narratives beautiful narratives of what a beautiful woman should like. so in woman should look like. so in this some have this case, some people have been offended what she's done. offended by what she's done. other people felt a very other people have felt a very famous, prominent individual is also partaking in the same problem as they are . so in that problem as they are. so in that sense, i think this online safety bill trying to make a healthy balance whereby . it healthy balance whereby. it doesn't establish , you doesn't try to establish, you know, is and isn't offensive at the same time it allows people to choose their feed is to choose what their feed is going look because now going to look like because now people alter the content people can alter the content that they're going get that they're going to get exposed but at the of exposed to. but at the end of the is most the day and this is the most thing, the children are protected. yeah, look, every single agree that people single person agree that people want children to be protected onune want children to be protected online the online world can online and the online world can be a bit like the wild west. you can't put it lock and key can't put it under lock and key , dare i say parents , dare i say maybe parents should for once take a little bit of personal response and check children are check what their children are viewing online, put their own of

protections there, or goodness gracious me may be in full. some rules at home you're not rules at home like you're not allowed on social media. why does have to step does the government have to step to do it? but my main concern this that if it fell into the this is that if it fell into the wrong for example, wrong hands, like, for example, justin in canada, then you know it someone just having a view that differs from the government's view something government's view on something find themselves with find themselves slapped with a fine or have their bank accounts frozen or be criminally seized. and i don't really want to live in that world. no, i think you know i think what this online safety bill basically saying look we have a legislation that clearly says these things are legal and these things are illegal. have been illegal. those things have been agreed upon, you know, in democratic countries with democratically elected governments clearly governments. and clearly this online safety bill is very explicitly going to prohibit such in turn such content, which in turn basically means that you can have arbitrary decisions made by individuals to whether something is or isn't offensive , whether is or isn't offensive, whether someone's account should or shouldn't think, shouldn't removed. and i think, in fact this is giving more

power to the people rather than yeah companies would yeah but but companies would decide this or let's decide let's do this or let's not remove that. yeah but this this is why don't think this is why i don't think something like oh is legal but harmful work . there's a harmful would work. there's a complete sliding scale on this stuff, example. only found stuff, for example. only found the balenciaga stuff if someone's everyone's not aware of . i someone's everyone's not aware of. i mean, someone's everyone's not aware of . i mean, it someone's everyone's not aware of. i mean, it was an advertising campaign from a fashion accused it fashion brand. some accused it would appear to promote like child , chance exploitation. of child, chance exploitation. of course, balenciaga would deny all of that stuff, although it's difficult to say how would put us that seems to not get a huge pushback but celebrities on that i still maintain their links with balenciaga. if there had been someone saying know oh well women , trans men, old men or women, trans men, old men or whatever, then they would have pulled back from that. it's a sliding scale of what people find isn't i don't find offensive isn't see i don't don't think can live in don't really think can live in that world because who makes those rules . no no no absolutely those rules. no no no absolutely i think i think it is i mean, at the end of the day, whether or

not, you find something offensive so strongly dependent upon personal experiences, the way you grew your cultural and other of background, and other kinds of background, and subsequently, if we were to say, let's restrict everything that could potentially be offensive , could potentially be offensive, we wouldn't able to talk we wouldn't be able to talk about . anything is about anything. anything is potential beyond that, it potential to be beyond that, it would be sorry to do it, but it would be sorry to do it, but it would be sorry to do it, but it would be on the woke brigade term. would to say things term. so you would to say things like, know, we need trans like, you know, we need trans men and women's prisons so you can't possibly pass a comment on what we can see with our eyes taking place in the channel we possibly comment load of possibly comment about a load of stuff whether not people were stuff whether or not people were sceptical for sceptical about a vaccine, for example, everyone's entitled to their kind their view on these kind of things wouldn't that. things. we wouldn't have that. it be happy it would all have to be happy rainbows, it ? yeah, in rainbows, wouldn't it? yeah, in way. and you know, i think the biggest about that is that dialogue would completely be shut.i dialogue would completely be shut . i think dialogue would completely be shut. i think in a lot of ways you want to improve people's views and if want to improve your society in direction, it doesn't matter where you come from. the left, the right, the

centre . the point is that the centre. the point is that the way in which you go forward way in which you can go forward is a dialogue, if is if you have a dialogue, if you discussions, you you can discussions, and if you can opinions can have debate about opinions and down things on the and shutting down things on the grounds be grounds that they might be offensive to someone is basically preventing debates. but soft ? i basically preventing debates. but soft? i mean, it but are we too soft? i mean, it appears like it appears there's appears like it appears there's a of pushback on this from a bit of pushback on this from the conservative i can the conservative from what i can gather, we're doing gather, labour we're not doing enough like protect enough to do things like protect children. this out children. i'll just put this out there again, it not the of there again, is it not the of parents to check what their children are looking at online? why does the government have to come in and protect children more than it already does? we already have laws , various already have laws, various things . i already have laws, various things. i think definitely , you things. i think definitely, you know, at least until the age of 18. parents are , by and large in 18. parents are, by and large in charge of their children . but i charge of their children. but i also want to say that the current online safety bill is also instituting a lot of different policies that will be protecting the children as well. the firms, the tech firms now have publish all the dangers have to publish all the dangers , risks that their media , risks that their social media platforms for the children. they also have to enforce the age

also now have to enforce the age limit have publicly limit they have publicly announce ofcom announce whenever the ofcom takes any action against them. so encouragement is also prohibited so the online safety bill addressing this issue. bill is addressing this issue. it's not just letting children exposed to any content and what really up mentioned really me up is you mentioned the taylor thing that she really me up is you mentioned the trying thing that she really me up is you mentioned the trying to thing that she really me up is you mentioned the trying to make 1g that she really me up is you mentioned the trying to make a that she really me up is you mentioned the trying to make a particular was trying to make a particular point know, suppose point about. you know, i suppose the that the public the way that the public perceptions about female weight can negatively impact women's mental and, that a mental health and, that is a perfectly point. perfectly valid point. and something be addressed. something needs to be addressed. but why delete it when you get a little of pushback this is little bit of pushback this is what you end up what one's me up, you end up with online go. i was with people online go. i was deeply by okay, deeply offended by this. okay, in the of taylor swift i imagine because she's such large because she's got such a large audience probably quite audience that was probably quite audience that was probably quite a but very often a lot of people but very often companies maybe get one or two complaints from someone on twitter know it, twitter. and before you know it, they've entire they've built an entire campaign. do think that people are too soft these days and actually a little bit offence? never are anyone . i think you never are anyone. i think you know. yeah i think in a way people are definitely a bit a bit too soft because i think ultimately i'm not saying that you should never remove any

content the criticism content the face of criticism sometimes criticism might be sometimes the criticism might be justified and correct but you post and you believe post something and you believe in it and had a reason as to in it and you had a reason as to why you've to share why you've decided to share a certain of content. you certain kind of content. you know, sharing how know, taylor swift sharing how feels about her physical appearance, stand behind appearance, then stand behind it. own to it. you've had your own to respond to the backlash. yeah, 100. otherwise you're just soft. thank very, very much great to have you on the show has ivanov there, a researcher with there, who is a researcher with there, who is a researcher with the henry jackson society reacting victory , reacting to a big victory, freedom can't get freedom of speech? i can't get the kind parents that let the kind of parents that let kids all run around a restaurant and then can't out why on and then can't work out why on earth complains about earth someone complains about the they're being the fact that they're being unruly . he's to unruly. yes, he's going to parents their kids parents that let their kids go on see some filth on on twitter and see some filth on their on social on various other sites and then complain that it's the media companies or the onune it's the media companies or the online companies who aren't doing enough protect their doing enough to protect their children. tossing them children. it's like tossing them can going down the motorway can it going down the motorway and being when and then being surprised when they anyway they get by car isn't it. anyway it patrick christys it would make patrick christys on gb news. coming britain's on gb news. coming up, britain's oil companies are oil exploration companies are warning government's warning that the government's new tax poses

new windfall tax poses an existential to their industry . existential to their industry. we'll get stuck into a debate. finally for the first time. the number of people england and wales identifying as christine fallen below 50% is the number of people saying they don't have. a faith jumps to third. there's been a significant rise in as well. believe in buddhism as well. believe it's on us anyway. we will debate whether christianity plays in the plays an important role in the uk or crucially, are still uk or crucially, are we still christian country? we'll have all of that your way very, very shortly. but though , as you shortly. but now, though, as you have . thank patrick is have asked. thank patrick is 432. i'm tatiana sanchez in the gb newsroom. a man has been arrested in gloucestershire in connection with the of at least 27 people who drowned in the engush 27 people who drowned in the english channel in a dinghy last yeah english channel in a dinghy last year. 32 year old haram ahmed abu bakr is accused of being a of a gang behind the crossing . of a gang behind the crossing. two people survived while . four two people survived while. four are still missing. due to appear at westminster magistrates court

tomorrow . an error at a lab tomorrow. an error at a lab which saw thousands of positive covid cases reported negative could have led to the of 20 people. investigators at the uk health security agency the mistake at the wolverhampton lab meant nearly 40,000 pcr tests were reported as negative. when they were positive between september and october year. it's thought the error led to around 55,000 additional infections . 55,000 additional infections. bosses at the uk assay say they fully accept the findings and recommendations made the report . the government has given the go ahead to build the sizewell nuclear power plant and committed nuclear power plant and committe d £700 million to the committed £700 million to the scheme. plant, which is being developed by french energy giant edf, will be built in suffolk. ministers say the move will create 10,000 highly skilled jobs and reliable low carbon power . to the equivalent of 6 power. to the equivalent of 6 million homes. for more 50 years

. and china's ambassador to the uk has been summoned to the foreign office over diplomatic row following the arrest and alleged beating of . a bbc alleged beating of. a bbc journalist covering covid protests. a heavy police presence has been reported in several cities in china to deter further protests after . unrest further protests after. unrest over the weekend . earlier today, over the weekend. earlier today, the foreign office minister , an the foreign office minister, an urgent question , the matter. he urgent question, the matter. he says the uk government is demanding a full and thorough over the arrest of ed lawrence tv online and dab+ radio . this tv online and dab+ radio. this is gb news now is back to . is gb news now is back to. welcome back now earlier heard how nuclear could be the answer to . the uk's energy security is to. the uk's energy security is almost people were clamouring for this years ago and we should have acted on a over in the

have acted on a bus over in the nonh have acted on a bus over in the north prisons. oil north sea prisons. oil exploration companies are warning the government's warning that the government's new energy levy, which new energy profits levy, which taxes them poses taxes them at 75, poses existential threat to the uk's oil and gas industry. existential threat to the uk's oil and gas industry . who better oil and gas industry. who better than gb news is economics and business editor liam ? he joins business editor liam? he joins me in the studio now to break all of this down with on money . all of this down with on money. you ask liam halligan fantastic stuff so you've been speaking to the boss of tailwind energy and i believe a big north sea exploration . what's going on? exploration. what's going on? i have so tailwind actually. they're sort of small medium sized company because what's happening in the north sea as got harder to extract oil and gas in the north sea a. lot of the really big energy companies the really big energy companies the shell's and the bp's they do less than they used to. so 60 or 70% of what we get from the nonh 70% of what we get from the north sea now is reliant on these small british based companies where most of what they do is in the north sea. they're not the global guys and they all brought together in a

trade association called bryn dex , the association of british dex, the association of british independent exploration companies, now bear with me back in the spring of this year , the in the spring of this year, the war in ukraine really got going oil and gas companies. they taxed at 40% on their profits. so that's much higher than companies which are taxed at corporation tax was 19% rishi sunak increased that to 65% in may and jeremy hunt's the autumn statement is increase that again to 75% rise and this organisation and brind x it saying this is just going to mean that a lot of these small and medium sized exploration companies oil and extracting companies oil and extracting companies the north sea they just won't be able to operate if the government's taking 75% of what they make because they've lost a lot of what they make goes of paying their debts and so because they're so on, because they're small, not multinational not massive, multinational companies. and they wrote companies. and so they wrote a letter to the chancellor the weekend, which i've got hold of, and i show some of it to you here on screen. britain

here up on the screen. britain backs , these small oil and gas backs, these small oil and gas companies, say the recent companies, they say the recent write largest rise, 75% write the largest rise, 75% that is that exists annual threat to the industry. and with it jobs in energy security in our nation's energy security upstream companies. that's the exploration companies can no longer shoulder this extreme open ended tax burden strong words. they went along. they went went on to warn if the government continues down this of the current anticipated 5% rate further in the uk has become unviable and so begins a rapid onset of the decline of the north sea. now this is serious stuff the reason the government more oil and gas in the north sea of is to enhance energy security given what's happening in terms of russia and ukraine and. earlier today i spoke to jack tom a, he is, as you say , from tailwind energy you say, from tailwind energy this one of these small oil and gas companies in this interview

. he's speaking for britain. dax trade association bringing together a small oil and gas explorer . together a small oil and gas explorer. and this is what he said really here today to talk about what is an h mt said really here today to talk about what is an h m t inflicted collapse of the north sea . there collapse of the north sea. there will be capital flight and the timing of this is very important . how strategic the north sea is right now in the face of war with russia and runaway inflation. this this finance bill will increase energy costs . consumers. it will actually revenues over time for the h mt because they are on the hook for £20 billion of decommissioning and that will accelerate as fields get decommissioned earlier . to fields get decommissioned earlier. to me, he mentioned there hmrc that's industry logo for her majesty's treasure ri. what are you saying is that there's 75% profit tax will kill off a lot of companies. there's 75% profit tax will kill off a lot of companies . those off a lot of companies. those companies will then all their kit in the ground in the middle of an all sea. the state is partly responsible for decommissioning that kit right under the terms of the contracts. so the treasury is

going to lose out twice. it's not going to get money from these companies because they'll be the be gone according to the industry body. and then the treasury will to pay for the decommissioning costs. so if jeremy is looking to raise jeremy hunt is looking to raise money, he's barking the money, then he's barking the wrong tree, so to speak . and wrong tree, so to speak. and jack, tom, tom, i also told me he said it's that the small he said it's not that the small oil and gas operators of jack to 75% for now. yeah these are tough times these companies say that they need to be seen to be pay that they need to be seen to be pay their way. but what he's saying is that if you charge 75% on their entire profit, saying is that if you charge 75% on their entire profit , that's on their entire profit, that's going to wipe them out. so why not charge 75% above a certain . not charge 75% above a certain. yeah, so above profits they make when the oil price for goes above $75 a barrel. here he is again . i will leave the country again. i will leave the country and with that a lot of jobs infrastructure and most importantly energy security and bills will suffer. so what we're saying is create a very simple amendment with a price floor that will protect capital, protect in energy security, and

then above level, you can say we're happy to pay 75% and that the revenue will actually make money over time because we will continue to reinvest and keep production up, which is what they for their treasury budget . they for their treasury budget. yeah. liam, 28 winds me up a lot of this because fundamentally i think most people just want a really warm home. they don't want to have to pay through the nose for. i get that it might seem unpalatable in these difficult times. there are some companies . but they companies huge, huge. but they didn't invade ukraine, did they? and i just don't see is this just a ridiculous idea left of one? we don't like rich people . one? we don't like rich people. there's a lot of rich people as a then well, they a then we tax. well, then they just and we don't have just do what and we don't have anything. these small and medium sized not sized companies, they're not particularly large profits at the the oil the moment patrick, the oil price historically high price not historically very high at the moment there that only operate in the north sea that's got some of the highest extraction costs in the world as . this taxation goes up on them . they're going to find it very hard. they say to repay their

debt, which is why some them may ultimately top over. look, this is a live issue . thanks for is a live issue. thanks for sticking with me on. i it's sticking with me on. i know it's a bit complex, often the a bit complex, but often the story in the complexity, this is going debated in the house going to be debated in the house of tomorrow as part of of commons tomorrow as part of the government's finance bill. the implements the legislation that implements the autumn statement. and i'd expect a lot people in the expect a lot of people in the house commons concerned house of commons to be concerned about the complete demise of the nonh about the complete demise of the north sea. all industry is a great source of jobs for an awful of skills and people awful lot of skills and people good , well—paid jobs that allow good, well—paid jobs that allow families to get money together deposit on a house exactly but also as well one of the things that you are trying to point that you are trying to point that i don't normally do complexity well. i like to drag things the gutter things into the gutter and that's news cross that's the way i do. news cross wallop. something wallop. however, with something like the main like this, one of the main reasons why to stick with reasons why i want to stick with it just like it is because just seems like complete and utter political. it's it might it's self—defeating. it might sound likes of sound good. the likes of aggressive thunberg thank goodness teenager goodness that swedish teenager not running country anyway not running our country anyway thank very much helga thank you very much name helga now and business

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oh, okay. wonderful. people don't know about . but i oh, okay. wonderful. people don't know about. but i think we need to liven things up by, don't we? now, according to the 2021 census, proportion of 2021 census, the proportion of people in and wales people in england and wales identifying christian now identifying christian has now fallen 50% for the first fallen below 50% for the first time and in a fifth of households surveyed , all members households surveyed, all members of the household said they had no religion . the archbishop of no religion. the archbishop of york, stephen cottrell , has

york, stephen cottrell, has reacted to the data, saying we left behind the area where many people almost automatically identified as christian. yes, some would argue that christine's done really as christian any more with comments about jesus being transgender and all of this stuff. so does christianity still play an important role in the uk , still important role in the uk, still a christian country and loads of you. you've been emailing in this gbviews@gbnews.uk uk. i'm hoping that we might have some of those emails, but me now of those emails, but with me now is ashenden, former is gavin ashenden, former chaplain elizabeth chaplain to queen elizabeth second, and andrew copson, ceo of humanists uk christ, i will start with you gavin . gavin start with you gavin. gavin always still a christian country 7 always still a christian country ? no, not at all. absolutely not. in fact, the numbers much worse than you say . you talked worse than you say. you talked about people who identify christians, but actually we should really be talking about people who practise as christian and they are much lower. this isn't a great surprise because . isn't a great surprise because. this is in line with europe. it's not just about england or the uk. europe and america have

giving way to a secular philosophy. i'd rather not talk about religion and secularity i think everyone has a world and the church has lost its influence because the media has been resolutely anti—christian and, partly because the church hasn't lived up to its own ideals, but the church has been here before. it it converted the whole of europe from in the fifth, sixth and seventh century. we're just to do it again. and we've done it before . we know what to do. it's just a matter of people practising, okay , i'll definitely come back okay, i'll definitely come back to few things that to you on a few things that said. i love it your said. but andrew, i love it your way a second. andrew way for a second. andrew competency of humanists uk one of startling things to of the startling things to me about of this is that 37.2% about all of this is that 37.2% said they had no religion in and wales, up from . 25.2% back in wales, up from. 25.2% back in 2011. now this is concern as far as i'm concerned , because some as i'm concerned, because some would argue religion can impose good morals on people. have we just a load of lawless pagan

jews rampaging across england and wales going on? well, i don't want you to worry because it's true that some religious people have got good morals and they may even think they get that good morals from religion. but non—religious but plenty of non—religious people got morals and people have got morals too, and there no at least the there really is no at least the west in the free world between religion and morality as such and, we've got plenty of evidence from social experiments to show that's the case. so don't be worried about that i mean, i agree, rather, with everything that's just been said, there's a there's been an effective collapse religious effective collapse in religious belief and religious belonging. and see the long shadow of and now see the long shadow of that and the census data which measure cultural that's fallen away free religion and no religion has surged . it's not religion has surged. it's not quite true to say we're in common with everything that's happening over europe in america, because the uk , england america, because the uk, england and wales in particular, and in particular even more so where the non—religious now outnumber christians , a far ahead. as i christians, a far ahead. as i would say it in the race ahead

of the game and surging much faster and others. but yeah, that's certainly true. yeah. and i'll it back again your i'll throw it back again your way. gavin gavin ashington, whose former champion tukwila is. but the second can i just make a point oh shock horror that might that some people might find a slightly of slightly coming out of christine's is a bit more timid when it comes their beliefs and dare i say it's other which maybe makes it more susceptible . we've stand . for example we've had stand comedians who have based tell you will stand up to those on atheist and we find various different shows on television atheism and some would argue slugging of christianity . you slugging of christianity. you simply can't do that about some other religions, can you? is christianity an easy target . oh christianity an easy target. oh well, yes. it's a very it's a very easy targets. and there's always been a there's been a delicate balance in christian in christianity between , being a christianity between, being a muppet and being turning the other cheek and very people can't tell the difference . so can't tell the difference. so i'm afraid we have lots of muppets at the moment not many turn the other cheek but i don't want speak for other people . i want speak for other people. i was secularist much of my life

was a secularist much of my life and then i discovered that everything that jesus taught was true it changed my life and true and it changed my life and i've been talking about it ever since lots people have since and lots of people have become christians in my life and it's all and although andrew's right of course christians don't have a monopoly on that would be dreadful many of them pay dreadful and many of them pay very but the is not i very badly but the is not i think shouldn't be taught morals we should talk about forgiveness because one of real problems because one of the real problems in society forgiving in society people not forgiving each having and vengeance each other, having and vengeance and falling forever. it ruins families . it and falling forever. it ruins families. it sets up and falling forever. it ruins families . it sets up racism and falling forever. it ruins families. it sets up racism as a class in christians how to have a solution that nobody else has because they're forgiven and the call to forgive without limit . call to forgive without limit. there's a capacity for healing relationship that other philosophies don't have . other philosophies don't have. other philosophies don't have. other philosophies range from ignoring other to bombing the hell out of each other christians unique each other christians is unique and precious . okay, and really precious. okay, andrew, come back to us . well, andrew, come back to us. well, it's not my personal experience. i mean, i've known christians

who've been some of the most unforgiving people i've ever met and really said to you, and i've really said to you, give some give me some give me some give me some context. andrew. well or context. i'm andrew. well or non—religious people who've been amongst the most forgiving. i mean, grandmother was the mean, my grandmother was the most i ever most forgiving person i ever knew. lifelong knew. and was a lifelong atheist and humanist. knew. and was a lifelong atheist and humanist . so, mean, we can and humanist. so, i mean, we can only these things only speak about these things from experience, from my personal experience, of course and experience course and my experience different from the friend. so i think that's forgiveness is important. it's of course, the only thing that's important. i mean, i dare i say that if you have a non—religious view where you're able to synthesise different points of view, look at different cultures, look at different look at different sources morality , values, sources of morality, values, different beliefs. you might able to take a broader view and say, than one say, you know, there's than one important value in the world. forgiveness important. but justice that charity is justice has its that charity is important , justice has its that charity is important, but self—interest has its place . social solidarity, its place. social solidarity, the important you know, lots of things are important. i think for me, one of the things that the change the the big change in, the value shift gone through shift that we've gone through from religion is

from religion to non religion is thatis from religion to non religion is that is recognising there's a much context in life is much more complicated than it seemed to people years ago. yes to people 2000 years ago. yes and i think, gavin, one of the things to me is this there is a fine society between fine line modern society between traditional religion or religious values. i mean, the gay marriage rears its head all the time. and also as well, the idea, i've read idea, i mean, i've read ridiculous idea ridiculous about the idea that jesus might have been transgender. i mean, can transgender. i mean, you can still you be trans and still you can be pro trans and maybe agree that jesus probably was not transgender, but christianity itself is not even sticking to its own i suppose doctrine really . how can i doctrine really. how can i expect anybody else to do it? i mean, some other religions, for example , resolutely and example, resolutely and unashamedly sticks to his doctrine and that seems to be on the rise . i doctrine and that seems to be on the rise. i think it doctrine and that seems to be on the rise . i think it was just as the rise. i think it was just as and you said the problem with christianity isn't that it's been tried and found been been tried and found it's been tried and found too difficult because although it is andrew said he knows lots of forgiving humanness and of course he does the humanness of wonderful

people . if a christian doesn't people. if a christian doesn't forgive, you can say you're failing your aspirations. you need to change . if a humanist need to change. if a humanist doesn't forgive, you can say it's your choice. you can do what you like. so it's not a matter of comparing people with people comparing a way of one people as comparing a way of one way of life with another. i think that one of the most impressive things about christianity is that all christians under a duty to forgive without limits and that kind of changes the way society govern. thank you very . i've govern. thank you very. i've just got some very, very to throw about to andrew for final word can i just put something to you and know i am christine? okay. i'm also not necessarily a particularly great person so i want qualify it with want to qualify it with resentments little knapsack resentments in a little knapsack and store them that way . i have and store them that way. i have and store them that way. i have a smattering about homework to look them up anyway and however however my belief in a final judgement day i have it in a right way. let's be honest, i think we all which way i'm going to end up going, but i had a hell start from being an

absolute tyrannical dictator and. is there a concern? is there a concern that if we do turn into a godless atheist society, if people think this is it and we don't to get judge, one day you will end seeing an increase in people just living for a day, i.e. looting and murdering well, there may a very small minority of very genuinely bad people like you who the only thing that them is you know, fear of punishment afterwards. but people do good because they want to do they want to have good done by and so they treat others well they live society and they recognise that if you want to have a successful life in society then you have to have rules that govern behaviour together. although there together. so although there might be some people unusual, you have constrained by you have to be constrained by fear punishment of fear of punishment or promise of reward things reward from doing the things they want to do. they secretly want to do. i think most people are much better yes, there's better than that. yes, there's a phobia. qualifying. phobia. this point qualifying. i've lose and or i've no desire to lose and or murder. we thank murder. but there we go. thank you very. well, yeah , but. well, you very. well, yeah, but. well, yeah, that might change if yeah, but that might change if i found that god didn't exist, found out that god didn't exist, i very

i think. right thank you very much, as governor much, both of you. as governor and queen and former chaplains of queen elizabeth executive andrew copson, of uk, what do you copson, ceo of uk, what do you make of that ? the figures really make of that? the figures really are quietly whizzy through are just quietly whizzy through 37.2% of people in england are well said. they are no religion. that's up from shockingly that's up from 25.2. shockingly it's also emerged as well. not shocking is it i said i said that those identify as muslim 4.9% to 6.5% an increase on hindu as well 1.5% to 1.7. poush hindu as well 1.5% to 1.7. polish remains most common. non—uk identity a romanian second indian remains third. the irish. now it's bad news for the irish. now it's bad news for the irish. they've into fourth and it increase multiethnic households from 8.7% to 7.1. do you or do you not think england and wales , christian countries, and wales, christian countries, lots of you've been getting in touch with your views. we do have time for just touch with your views. we do have time forjust a very quick have time for just a very quick one them whether or one of them as to whether or not, think uk is still not, you think the uk is still a christian says. christian country? natalie says. i the 46. as a i would be the 46. as a christian in this country, i'm deeply but no feel. we are deeply but sadly no feel. we are a christian nation . suddenly a christian nation. suddenly religion has put people . i fear

religion has put people. i fear jack warns says there are still christians in this country, but no longer a majority and becoming less and less christian . how sad at least religion taught people how to behave , taught people how to behave, have morals and think of others. now no one cares. i'll just include christianity almost is killing itself in a way very very soft and i think very very quiet about its own desires. and in some cases, i think itself off by fundamentally going against its own moral compass. but there we go. you are with me. patrick christys on gb news. lots more to in next lots more to come in the next houn lots more to come in the next hour. we're just over 2 hours away now the battle of away now from the battle of britain. lions on britain. the three lions take on the well—struck kings, the world cup. speaking to a cup. i will be speaking to a former superstar attacker. former welsh superstar attacker. that's right, former welsh superstar attacker. that's right , the tucker that's right, the tucker striker. let's be honest . all striker. let's be honest. all changes to the online safety bill a win for free speech and more their shocking stats, which suggest that less than half of brits are indeed christie is. but before that we've got you whether hello i'm aidan mcgivern from the met office. if you're lucky you've got blue skies and sunshine this afternoon western

areas north scotland. but for many areas it's widespread low cloud mist and some stubborn patches persisting through the day. at the moment, weather systems are approaching from the west, but that's slowing down the coming up against high pressure which is holding firm and why we've light and that's why we've got light winds. weather across the uk winds. dry weather across the uk apart from 2 showers in the apart from 1 to 2 showers in the far extensive far southeast and this extensive area of low cloud mist and fog. now the bright white areas are where we've got fog. southern and central scotland parts of northern central england and northern and central england and wales predominantly, wales. helpful predominantly, but lower levels. so but some misty lower levels. so for patches west and north as well are clearing skies overnight . and it's here where overnight. and it's here where we're likely to see a touch of frost dawn. but for most frost come dawn. but for most three or four celsius and another gloomy start with some poor visibility on roads during wednesday morning . and again, wednesday morning. and again, it's going to take some time for that low cloud, mist and fog to lift some spots , the fog will lift in some spots, the fog will persist through the for. persist through the day for. example moors across example north york moors across the grampians into the southern

uplands . but for again northern uplands. but for again northern areas, western areas and the south we'll see brighter skies a freshening breeze 12 celsius in devon and cornwall that's as high the temperatures will get for many as mid to high figures for many as mid to high figures for northern ireland. it clouds over arriving over with some rain arriving later that pushing into later on that rain pushing into western scotland . by evening. western scotland. by evening. it's light, it's on and off and it will be accompanied by a freshening breeze . but it will freshening breeze. but it will keep the fog away on thursday morning . elsewhere across the morning. elsewhere across the uk, it is extensive low cloud mist and once again some very dense fog and widespread across central and southern of england. so it could be tricky first thing on the roads once more and that fog will take some through thursday to clear the sun. of course, this week at this time of year. so another misty, murky day on thursday for many friday day on thursday for many friday day brings a freshening breeze from the east so it's going to be brighter but also a bit colder air gb news across the nation. you can get on television, on radio on digital.

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channel hey, welcome back, everybody . hey, welcome back, everybody. 5:00, this is me patrick christys on gb news. coming up, we are less than 2 hours away from the battle of britain . from the battle of britain. england take on wales at the world cup . we spoke to former world cup. we spoke to former england manager allardyce. he said that his england look more

unhed said that his england look more united than those of old who seem to pull it all together . seem to pull it all together. old, old push and pull the same direction. so the backroom staff supported them , hopefully will supported them, hopefully will be. and the jones performance tonight and the victory gosh you remember the glory of sam allardyce i pick some is up for it but all you will cross line to qatar and hear from fans ahead of the big game. also this , hour, does christianity still have a role to play in the uk? interesting now as well though isn't it ? know that london, isn't it? know that london, manchester and birmingham are now a minority white city, so we know being white means just if you are an ethnic minority , how you are an ethnic minority, how do you feel about that? former champions of queen elizabeth the second coming ashenden thinks though christianity still has a role play in this country, though christianity still has a role also lay in this country, though christianity still has a role also thein this country, though christianity still has a role also the number)untry, though christianity still has a role also the number of dry, but also the number of practising christians could be in decline could really be talking about people who practise as christians and they're much lower . this isn't they're much lower. this isn't a great surprise because this is in line with europe. it's not

just about england or the uk . just about england or the uk. you get a lot of reactions that to those new own figures layers too. they're not just about the fact there of course, now fact. there are, of course, now minority white cities the uk, minority white cities in the uk, but plummeting but also the plummeting popularity christianity popularity of christianity all the the country. we'll the way the country. we'll discuss that . the number discuss all of that. the number of identifying as of people identifying as christian wales drops below christian and wales drops below 50. think we could all see 50. i think we could all see that mile off, couldn't that coming a mile off, couldn't we. enforcement agencies we. and law enforcement agencies in countries have in multiple countries have smashed one of europe's biggest drugs gangs responsible for controlling than third of controlling more than third of the cocaine trade across the continent . the majority of the continent. the majority of the production is in south america, colombia , peru and rooting from colombia, peru and rooting from there en masse comes , mainly there en masse comes, mainly through container ship , quite through container ship, quite literally, a massive blow into our home as it kills the ultimate one, we'll have the latest. let me know what you think couple of ones for you think couple of big ones for you today not you think today whether or not you think prison country prison still a christian country and or not the and whether or not the demographic change actually bothers you as emerged now bothers you as it's emerged now that london, manchester, birmingham all minority

birmingham are all minority white cities. gb news on gb news don't uk your views with all you said? i said last. good afternoon it's 5:10. i'm tatiana sanchez in the gb newsroom, a man has been arrested in gloucestershire in connection with the deaths . at least 27 with the deaths. at least 27 people who drowned in the engush people who drowned in the english channel a dinghy last year. english channel a dinghy last year . 32 year english channel a dinghy last year. 32 year old haram ahmed abu bakr is accused of being a member of a gang behind the crossing two people survived while are still missing . he's while are still missing. he's due to appear at westminster's magistrates court tomorrow . an magistrates court tomorrow. an error at a lab which told a thousands of positive covid cases as negative could have led to the deaths of 20 people. investor data that the uk health security say the mistake at the wolf hampton lab meant nearly 40,000 pcr tests were reported as negative between september

and october. last researchers also almost 700 additional hospital admissions that may not otherwise have occurred. bosses at the uk, hsa say they fully accept the findings and recommendations made in the report . recommendations made in the report. ukraine's first recommendations made in the report . ukraine's first lady recommendations made in the report. ukraine's first lady has urged employees to help country achieve justice. speaking in westminster , elena zelenskyy westminster, elena zelenskyy spoke of the suffering of ukrainian civilians saying many living on the front line have been without water, electricity and heat. she also highlighted tired ongoing torture and violence committed by russian soldiers, including rape. president zelenskyy's wife likened russia's war in ukraine. the second world war and are going the terror which will resonate with you . your island resonate with you. your island survives air raids which are identical to those russia uses now to put us on our knees.

we're hearing sirens every day the to those which were heard by brits british generations . you brits british generations. you did not surrender and we will not surrender . did not surrender and we will not surrender. but victory is not surrender. but victory is not the only thing we need. we need justice. the government has given the go ahead to build the sizewell c power plant and committed sizewell c power plant and committe d £700 million to the committed £700 million to the scheme. the plant which is being developed by french energy giant edf , will be built in suffolk . edf, will be built in suffolk. ministers say the move will create thousand highly skilled jobs , provide reliable, low jobs, provide reliable, low carbon power to the equivalent of 6 million homes for more than 50 years. china ambassador to the uk has been summoned to the foreign office . a diplomatic row foreign office. a diplomatic row following the arrest and alleged beating of a british journalist covering covid. a heavy police presence is being reported in several cities in china to deter

protests after unrest over the weekend. answering an urgent question on the matter . the question on the matter. the foreign office minister , david foreign office minister, david lee says the uk will continue to protect british values. more broadly, we recognise that china poses a systemic challenge to our values and interests. as highlighted again by the prime minister yesterday , a challenge minister yesterday, a challenge that grows more acute as it moves towards greater authoritarian ism. that's why we're taking robust action to protect our interests , to stand protect our interests, to stand up for our values. that includes sanctions leading action at the un and strengthening our supply resilience. let me assure that part of our frank relationship with china, we will continue to raise our human rights concerns at the highest levels . a section at the highest levels. a section of the new online safety bill has been removed following criticism by some conservatives that it a risk to free speech. the amendment means big tech social media sites will no longer be required to remove

harmful material if it's deemed to be legal . harmful material if it's deemed to be legal. the harmful material if it's deemed to be legal . the online safety to be legal. the online safety bill is due to return to parliament next week after being repeatedly delayed . the foreign repeatedly delayed. the foreign secretary is accusing russia's president putin trying to free the ukrainians submission. speaking at a meeting of nato's foreign ministers in bucharest, james cleverly said russia's war was destined to due to the resilience of the ukrainian people. ministers at the talks are looking for to support kiev's military and keep civilians safe despite . constant civilians safe despite. constant blackouts and heating shortage . blackouts and heating shortage. as james cleverly says , uk will as james cleverly says, uk will do everything it can help ukraine. targeting of civilians . infrastructure of energy. infrastructure is obviously designed to try and freeze the ukrainians into submission. i don't think it'll be success . in don't think it'll be success. in fact, i know it won't be successful because they've shown a huge amount of resilience and we will continue to support them through these difficult months . through these difficult months. an and the king says he wants a

good of football tonight as england and wales go head to headin england and wales go head to head in the final match of group b in the world cup to get through knockouts. wales through to the knockouts. wales must beat england and hope the usa draw with iran. meanwhile southgate's side are looking to back from their draw with the us and qualify as top of the group . this is gb news will bring you monies . it happens now, patrick. monies. it happens now, patrick. and it's back to . yes. well, all got in just under 2 hours time. england and wales will kick off in what's being dubbed the battle of britain at the world cup. it's a crucial game for , both teams. we can see game for, both teams. we can see the atmosphere building where it's kittery stadium, the it's a kittery stadium, the flag, george's flag, the best

flag, st george's flag, the best bit of the welsh as well. look at that. atmosphere will be at that. the atmosphere will be building and the building is the english and the welsh . that particular welsh pile. that particular stadium ahead of that clash. this is due to kick off at 7 pm. all time. you're watching on tv. you'll be able to see those pictures of those live pictures of supporters the ben supporters at the ahmad ben ali's stadium. it just rolls off the tongue that doesn't sit in qatar. me now , gb news qatar. joining me now, gb news reporter paul hawkins, who has been diligently reporting for us in doha. he's he's really moved from the souk the whole time he's been there, although managed to put no weight on whatsoever, which i would have done now paul, you done by now. paul, thank you very the atmosphere must very much. the atmosphere must building between english building between the english and the welsh . yeah. you're very the welsh. yeah. you're very kind of you patchy . there is kind of you patchy. there is a reason why i wear a black shirt. yeah. atmosphere is yeah. listen, the atmosphere is building in. well, in souk and outside and inside the ahmed bin ali stadium . they've met 103 ali stadium. they've met 103 times. england and wales since 1879. this is easily the biggest of that rivalry because . they've of that rivalry because. they've never faced each other at. a

world cup. it's going to be huge. england are favourites but don't write off the welsh they've the players could they've the players that could make difference if england make a difference if england have another off like they have another off day like they did aaron ramsey did the usa and aaron ramsey gareth bale turn up for wales which didn't iran then which didn't against iran then it's going to be a really match and wales could well pip england and wales could well pip england and remember if wales win even by one goal and it finishes as a draw in the iran usa and then wales will go through with england if wales win by more than three goals, then it doesn't matter what happens the other game. so the permutations are relatively simple terms of how the build up here has been going. wales fans have been in the souk if they want to say so, but if they want to have a dream they can get involved in one of those welsh free match packages , a lot of them being sold at a lot of the hotels across doha , lot of the hotels across doha, including the intercontinental. they've taken over the first floor of the hotel there and this are celebrating this is why fans are celebrating there, at least looking ahead to

there, at least looking ahead to the game like this . you look at the game like this. you look at the game like this. you look at the and they go go look at that. the world save your brain. let's have a chat with yvonne as well. thank you. thank you thank you for that, yvonne. yvonne yvonne, how are you feeling? i know about that. well, actually, about that. well, actually, about that. well, actually, about that dancing really is sexy. i suppose can't expect sexy. so i suppose can't expect anything. you really think is anything. do you really think is it . how are you feeling it is it. how are you feeling about about about the drinking here in doha. you've got to be quite strategic, even you, because . but is that one. well because. but is that one. well you fight throat cancer you share. i have to joke and my husband has three so he has more pints than me but i don't worry about. pints than me but i don't worry about . so that's yes how about. so that's okay. yes how do you feel about the game, guys ? really powerless. butterfly as i might to me at the moment. yeah yes. being confident. yes yes, yeah, yeah, yeah . you're yes, yeah, yeah, yeah. you're not feeling quite as confident , not feeling quite as confident, wise, confident, but you never know as as as the points are

going down. we got more. we know what i send it to many euros. so we can do it. i seen a smaller than a squeak do it. so the wales are feeling confidence gareth southgate though he's well the england manager the threat the wales pose given the rivalry between the two countries it's like any two countries it's like any two countries who's who's borders are next to each other. there's are next to each other. there's a there's a competitive for me it's a great sport rivalry. we've got to focus on performance. um we've got to play performance. um we've got to play well. you know we've got to bnng play well. you know we've got to bring our quality to the table and give that the best opportunity we have of making the difference on the pitch . the difference on the pitch. yes, there we go . paul, this is yes, there we go. paul, this is fantastic stuff. i must say i've got to pick up on the on the welsh david brent that we saw that i thought that was fantastic and i think we can all agree paul is nice it's those brits bring a bit of culture with us no matter where we go

the . world yeah if you can call the. world yeah if you can call rubbish dance there's a bit of our culture well thought it was entertaining, wasn't our culture well thought it was entertaining , wasn't it? so our culture well thought it was entertaining, wasn't it? so i'll try and up here because i can see if a rapidly approaching saudi train coming down the sink. but basically england, wales iran and us, any of those four can qualify don't write off iran in the say that's going to be a match to watch out especially after the americans. so did a picture of the iranian flag without the islamic emblem and they then had to apologise for that. so there's a wales taking on england later that kicks off at 10:00. by the way, we know the teams and there's the there's saudi fans right i should say led by tunisia . so should say led by tunisia. so it's just tunisia relating it. and then there's some saudis passing by as well . but they passing by as well. but they said , do know. we do know just said, do know. we do know just very quickly before i let you 90, very quickly before i let you go, we do know which teams england and wales will face in

the next round, because it's finished senegal to won and the netherlands , qatar to nil. so netherlands, qatar to nil. so that means netherlands finished top of their group senegal finished second whoever finishes top in england's group so probably england would play senegalin probably england would play senegal in the next at the weekend. and if wales can can finish second, then they will face the netherlands. so we could be paired with england cynical and the netherlands against wales on saturday, a potentially fantastic, good, tough poll, great poll. kim gb news reporter live from the sue coming worse there's a saudi fund train approaching is enough to strike fear into the hearts of any man but paul dealt with that rather i think there you go engush that rather i think there you go english verse as wales kicks off in just a couple hours time, in just a couple of hours time, just hours just under a couple of hours time and. fans, not just those in decided want to in qatar, decided they want to spend beer. some spend 80 quid on beer. some people are doing it a lot more locally. you ogilvie's locally. and so if you ogilvie's north west reporter joining locally. and so if you ogilvie's north west reporterjoining us north west reporter joining us from manchester they also have it on you are well a fan zone you it looks like it's gearing

up . i am indeed patrick we're at up. i am indeed patrick we're at the to victory in manchester now as you say is starting to fill up. obviously it's still early on. we've got nearly 2 hours before kick off but people are slowly but surely starting to filter in by kick—off we're expecting around five or 6000 fansin expecting around five or 6000 fans in here . and joining me now fans in here. and joining me now is just one of those fans, daniela . daniela, what are you daniela. daniela, what are you expecting from tonight's match ? expecting from tonight's match? but i'm really hoping for a win and me and my partner and all of our friends have been watching the past few games. i'm really hoping tonight that win and then we get through to round of we get through to the round of 16 against the was 16 now the game against the was a little bit of disappointment what are you hoping for from tonight's team . well i've been tonight's team. well i've been told to say this fought and fought and fought in my boyfriend's side. he needs to be on main . he should. and part of on main. he should. and part of the so yeah hopefully we'll the team so yeah hopefully we'll see foden that tonight then see foden on that tonight then we i'm from not we get the win. i'm from not that your boyfriend's a manchester fan so i'm guessing he's grealish as well

he's hoping for grealish as well then. i mean loves grealish then. yes. i mean loves grealish don't they. so yeah . grealish don't they. so yeah. grealish mason and an appearance as well. now of course, as long as we don't lose by more than four goals tonight, are going goals tonight, we are going through to the final round of six. how do you think six. dean, how do you think england can go in this tournament? we win ? tournament? think we might win? yeah, i mean, everybody loved that. get to the final and that. and get to the final and get get the win and then get to and get the win and then maybe holiday , who maybe another bank holiday, who knows? so much for knows? but i think so much for your time this evening, daniel. i the atmosphere picks up. i hope the atmosphere picks up. i hope the atmosphere picks up. i by the end the i know that by the end the before kick off we're going to see a lot of people here. i was at the road to victory on friday and i can tell you i can promise you that the atmosphere is going to absolutely yeah. to be absolutely electric. yeah. it's . thank you it's going to pop off. thank you very much, sophie reaper. very much, sophie sophie reaper. that that lady that also, i believe that lady was called daniel among, which is name of the is of course, the name of the surname of a rather surname anyway of a rather manchester city manager. she wanted phil foden to be playing . i mean, this is this is very shortly i'm going to be generalising blackmore of course welsh his view welsh footballers again his view is hot take whether or not

is hot take on whether or not you the welsh can beat the you think the welsh can beat the engush you think the welsh can beat the english pub but breaking english pub but it's a breaking for breaking news talks for you breaking news talks between and the between the rmt and the government have broken down with the union, accusing the government a lack of urgency over dealing with the dispute. mick lynch the general secretary of the rmt made the statements ahead of further meetings with transport secretary grant shapps on friday with minister on friday with the minister stating that his role is to facilitate support a deal rather than get involved in negotiate options. joining me on the show so shortly. let's just pick that up . i'll go so shortly. let's just pick that up. i'll go hit so shortly. let's just pick that up . i'll go hit that breaking up. i'll go hit that breaking news drop on that. so we've got that breaking news now. so lynch is the general is saying that the general secretary of state himself made the of meetings the statements ahead of meetings with secretary grant with transport secretary grant shapps on friday. he says that his role is to facilitate to support the deal rather than get involved in negotiations . there involved in negotiations. there we go. well, that's interesting. want to pick a positive rather predictably, talks have predictably, the rmt talks have broken down as okay. well, that's a bit of breaking for you. will keep you up to you. that will keep you up to date as the date on that as and when the show progresses. and yes, i'm

going go a terrifying of going to go into a terrifying of my now. jb is our gb news my inbox now. jb is our gb news dot can i've been asking you dot you can i've been asking you what you think about the latest our and i want to our next stats and i want to read to you before i get read this to you before i get some of your views actually. so it's a census once we all know what census is now the what the census is now the headunes what the census is now the headlines from any headlines take away from any outlets it was outlets and as indeed it was something on something i was leading on before not we're before was whether not we're still a christian country because people because the number of people identifying as christian in england dropped england and wales has dropped below five zero for the below 50% five zero for the first time ever but actually as people through the report , people pick through the report, more is starting to emerge . and more is starting to emerge. and london, birmingham and manchester are now known cities so non—white to majority or could say a white minority basically for the first time ever so share of population in london that is now white british 37. in birmingham, 43% in manchester, 49. i think total net percentage point of 7, 9% to 9% respectively. what do you make of that? does he believes, you know, bother you? should you know, bother you? why should it gbviews@gbnews.uk

it bother you gbviews@gbnews.uk the christianity element of this, another one. this, of course, is another one. now, it's interesting to know, though, there though, the. yes, okay. there has obviously has been a rise in obviously clearly people clearly various different people from various different countries clearly various different people from variwithiifferent countries clearly various different people from variwith the rent countries clearly various different people from variwith the variousintries bringing with the various different religious backgrounds bringing with the various difwellt religious backgrounds bringing with the various difwell .religious backgrounds bringing with the various difwell . but|ious backgrounds bringing with the various difwell . but the; backgrounds bringing with the various difwell . but the fall:kgrounds bringing with the various difwell . but the fall:kgthelds as well. but the fall in the number people claiming to be number of people claiming to be christian more with christian is more to do with a rise in athie ism than it is to with anything and i will with anything else. and i will say that to the inbox. say that will go to the inbox. i'm do that now gives i'm going to do that now gives our gb news dot uk. i've been asking whether or not it's concerning for you that christianity is, i suppose the wane and. i've been asking whether or not you think we're still a christine country and barry has been on. barry says. still a christine country and barry ass been on. barry says. still a christine country and barry as longn on. barry says. still a christine country and barry as long as n. barry says. still a christine country and barry as long as n. bmonarch. well, as long as the monarch remains of the church of remains out of the church of england, then technically england, then technically england country. england is a christian country. and mean, that's and i suppose i, i mean, that's just matter of fact. both. just a matter of fact. it both. so, very much for so, yes, thank you very much for that i believe that gbviews@gbnews.uk i believe i can be joined now by wonderful clayton blackmore, who is a former wales football player. escalates and there we go. good stuff. now clayton your lot take on english . how do you on the english. how do you see it going? get a it going? can i get a prediction? me straight off the traps, please sure the

traps, please make sure the track . i think going to be track. i think going to be a draw. so there's going to be a draw. so there's going to be a draw from day one before it all kicked off it won't be enough for us. hopefully we can win, you know , in football, anything you know, in football, anything can . it's 11 b 11 and you can happen. it's 11 b 11 and you never know . you know, we've got never know. you know, we've got a place to score goals . i know a place to score goals. i know you beat anybody on the but you can beat anybody on the but i mean, gareth bale, of course, is always to be a threat, even if he is paraded round with that ridiculous top. no, but the engush ridiculous top. no, but the english got firing english have really got firing up certainly raising up that i'm certainly raising serious marks over gareth southgate he's not so magic waistcoat. i mean is phil foden in the likes of no you've always got a chance if gareth southgate is play his best is refusing to play his best player hopefully he does player, well, hopefully he does not, he hasn't, like we not, because he hasn't, like we say, hasn't done the say, hasn't done it. and the first game. mean, he did first game. i mean, he did scored goals. but the scored six goals. so but in the usa game, you know, foden's not been , you know, he's for me, been, you know, he's for me, he's of best players. he's one of the best players. england i've got the england i've got i've got the humongous talent you humongous amount of talent you should in the final this should be in the final this yeah should be in the final this year. and it's all regardless. and he picks the right shape. i think he'll go all the way to

the finals. okay, so if the welsh beat the english, what kind of scenes, are we going to be expecting wales teams ? what be expecting wales teams? what kind of scenes? what kind of reaction do you think. oh, it'd be carnage , oh i'm off, drive be carnage, oh i'm off, drive over to wales myself and join in. yeah. the opening at manchester so yeah i mean it's a big ask you know for me. like i say i think england are the best team around and you know, some of the kids are and they've won the world cup in under 17 in 19, those show that they're ready to win. they have done better in the couple events . the last couple of events. really. yeah. close. and what doesit really. yeah. close. and what does it mean represent your does it mean to represent your country. wales more country. i mean wales more synonymous rugby play that synonymous with rugby play that incredibly well of course. but i mean good footballing mean he's got a good footballing population what it population as well. what does it really mean upon you? national team represent any team team should represent any team you know now these players are doing it on the biggest stage all and they have got a decent chance progressing chance of progressing out of the group . would group stage. it would be absolutely monumental wales absolutely monumental for wales wouldn't yeah i think it's

wouldn't it. yeah i think it's the pride in yourself obviously playing for your country every every welsh person the world. so, you know , representing so, you know, representing everybody who's welsh and you know, it's a massive honour and you know, we are fantastic times. we just we never got over the line . these lines have got the line. these lines have got over the line. hopefully i think they might have missed the ball they might have missed the ball the first couple of games we went with the wrong system playing three the back you playing three of the back you know against usa in the second half we were the better team , we half we were the better team, we played better against usa than england that you know, and, and then we changed it again for. the next game against iran, which was disappointing. you know, we were . and sometimes i know, we were. and sometimes i think comes and manager think it comes and manager defender himself so you know a lot of people around him are defenders and i just thought you've got to you've got to go and it. you've got and try and win it. you've got to these games, you to win these games, not, you know, and not the games. no know, try and not the games. no 100. and i'm just going to look at your record here got and

correct me if i'm wrong clayton wales national team 13 on appearances one goal what was that feeling like the ball at the back of the net it was okay because we've already folded up i think at the time right so it was at the arms park. it was a you know, it was a great almost every time i pulled the shirt the wales it was magnificent. i must have been fantastic. now there's another shirt that you rather is very to my rather a lot which is very to my heart and that is the shirts in manchester united sorry say manchester united sorry to say that the club in decline and that the club is in decline and i actually had the dubious honour breaking on air. honour of breaking on air. the cristiano ronaldo left the club with it. i think what lose are true great. but one great. well i'm going to get you on that he first and foremost do you think it was the right to before now that to get rid of them you know he he didn't i watched games last season and we're not we couldn't get the ball him and you know renaldo krone score gold if you make chances for him and we weren't doing that you know he got fed up the way he

was treated and you know was being treated and you know what happens up and we've what happens up and now we've got to draw a line and he's got to on finishing career to get on finishing his career at know, we've at the top. and, you know, we've got back top. got to get back the top. all right. finally , you you you right. very finally, you you you are the manager of wales. i'm just just i'm just promoting. he's the manager of wales, right. yeah. and you in your lad's in the eye, you've the engush lad's in the eye, you've the english boys next door all the top talent. england. they are massive favourites . hopes massive favourites. hopes of a nafion massive favourites. hopes of a nation rest on your shoulders. how you get them up for the how do you get them up for the game? come on, they really don't need to get them up. i would enough to get them up a game. i can guarantee you every welshman and one spurs not have and every one spurs not have to play and every one spurs not have to play with. always for play with. they're always up for the is it's the game. whoever is it's england, up for. england, they'll be up for. guarantee you anything can happen tonight. hopefully we get right result and both of us go through or. well, yeah , maybe through or. well, yeah, maybe england could do a bit of a favour . england could do a bit of a favour. thank you very much. i was advocating, all that was advocating, but i'm all that from a wales player for manchester united well. manchester united as well. there we are, right? okay well, inspiring . let's just make

inspiring stuff. let's just make an earlier correction , a an earlier correction, a breaking news item that we brought to you. right. so france has to look to see it. right. talks between the tsa, a union and rail operators over the long running dispute about pay, jobs and pensions broken down. the union said , not the rmt , as we union said, not the rmt, as we had earlier said. so that's breakdown in talks between the tsa union and operators. not the only breakdown communication it appears to have taken place there you are with me. patrick christys on gb news up the row over. christys on gb news up the row over . how the government plans over. how the government plans to keep children safe online continues more alterations continues after more alterations to the online safety bill campaigners are accusing ministers of watering down law. i think maybe it's a boon and a victory for free speech and before and we discuss the census figures get a load of this you've the cities you've got the cities manchester, birmingham and london among nobility, which also have a massive drop in the number of people identify as christine. christine christine. oh, indeed, christine country. do you like the way britain or gb news? britain is going or gb news? does uk all about coming your

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welcome back, everyone. now the online safety bill is being amended to remove measures that would social media giants to take down harmful posts. courses of the weaker measures. this potentially to young people onune potentially to young people online and warned that the damage done by abusive posts doesn't end on your 18th birthday. yeah. okay. fair enough. it follows a lengthy battle over the bill on its measures over past few years. but with me now to pick this apart is sam ashworth. he's spectator telegraph spectator and telegraph columnist . thanks much. columnist. thanks very much. great on show . great to have you on the show. this very because this is very, very because there's the possibility isn't there's the possibility isn't there that if these laws were brought in to stop people being

offended , that essentially the offended, that essentially the debating hand of the states could have trampled all over freedom of speech . yeah, freedom of speech. yeah, exactly. so the laws as originally framed we had this tremendous bust up between kemi badenoch and nadine dorries but kemi was saying that it's the government's place to prevent your feelings of being hurt. nadine dorries saying, your feelings of being hurt. nadine dorries saying , well, nadine dorries was saying, well, which section this bill does which section of this bill does that those of course that? and those of course responsible for pushing the bill through is . quite alarming responsible for pushing the bill through there; . quite alarming responsible for pushing the bill through there wasjite alarming responsible for pushing the bill through there wasjiteexplicitlg because there was an explicit clause basically said clause it which basically said malicious communications which cause psychological harm will be sort of within scope of law and platforms will be required to these and this all framed by things being heard this way. so the changes made are very positive in the sense of this is the which were framed illegal but harmful clauses then passwords but it's also there's also a bit of a sleight of hand going on here because we now have clauses but we don't actually we don't have the clauses yet. we have a press release telling what release telling us what the clause says that

clause might be which says that platforms required to platforms now be required to very impose these. very stringently impose these. and i get all of this, but for me there's a slightly bigger picture stuff of there's picture stuff of yes, there's this some this online safety bill and some of about of those questions are about whether but whether child safety such. but there a bigger there is there is a bigger thing that maybe that i think more people maybe can to because it affects can relate to because it affects us this question of us all. it's this question of offence whether or not we offence and whether or not we are soft as a society are a bit too soft as a society and whether or not the state needs to be in protecting people from it not the of from that, is it not the job of paris protect children paris to protect our children from what may be seeing from what they may be seeing onune? from what they may be seeing online? features online? you can safety features online? you can safety features on laptops why should on phones on laptops why should the be able to say that the state be able to say that i'm way that i'm sorry but the way that things are going in canada things are going like in canada for example i someone made a for example i if someone made a rather you know close to the bone joke do they become a criminal. well, they already do in britain. so this exactly. we have communications act have the communications act 2003. is a problem that 2003. so this is a problem that we have already. we far too soft as a society as you say on the on these matters . and there is on these matters. and there is a sort of substitution going on whereby people now think it's the job of the states to basically parent them. the basically parent for them. the state should be regulating these

companies sure companies and making sure children can't access these things what things so. well actually what are as a parent do and give are you as a parent do and give your internet your child unsupervised internet access in. the first is access in. the first place is a fairly basic question which i think we still have let slip into the background. i'm not convinced it's actually a good thing. i'm at thing. children no, i'm not at all. i also think if you leave it in the hands of people to decide what's offensive and what is . then, frankly, they won't is. then, frankly, they won't bngade is. then, frankly, they won't brigade take over because you know only data now you can't know the only data now you can't talk about what we're we can physically going on in the physically see going on in the channel or in towns and cities right across the country idea that it's controversial in some ways so things like grooming gangs or the idea that is controversial say i think a man is a man and a woman a woman is a man and a woman is a woman and stuff. right and all of this stuff. right well, if you leave the woke bngade well, if you leave the woke brigade charge , then anyone brigade in charge, then anyone who is who says that kind of thing is runs having every runs the risk of having every single cancelled single social media cancelled and government and potentially government backing. so is what's interesting about the suggested framework to the bill framework changes to the bill because they are saying, well, okay, have to enforce okay, but you have to enforce the conditions which the terms and conditions which you vigorously and

you lay out quite vigorously and many of these platforms will still an attempt to still have an attempt to conditions which will conditions things which will restrict your ability to say stuff maybe twitter stuff like that. maybe twitter went but went onto, you know, musk but the ones still will and so the other ones still will and so effectively at the moment there's certain amount effectively at the moment th

everything hasn't been sort of kicked how kicked off platforms see how been off and i think but been kicked off and i think but that part because rowling that in part is because rowling has enough terrifying lawyers suspect to suspect that to be able to afford them can't she go afford them can't she only go for and she'd appeals for them and she'd make appeals make if make a pretty big fuss if someone there someone did that. i think there is you're here is a point you're getting here which is completely true, which is restrictions have is that the restrictions we have tend imposed. they are tend to be so imposed. they are more geared to what might view a sort of leftwing norms of conversation and the arts, what's accepted norms ? despite what's accepted norms? despite the nominally the conservative party nominally being in office policy is and i think this is a real problem , think this is a real problem, this sort of online safety bill stuff you even the stuff where you even if the conservative puts in the conservative party puts in the very intentions as it very best of intentions as it originally, it's basically a charter for the next labour government to come along and say, well, intend chop it say, well, we intend to chop it up. quite wrong up. and that's quite wrong because because me well because because for me as well it seems like it just seems be like it's almost trudeau, almost orwellian like trudeau, you in you know, justin trudeau in culinary drapes himself culinary throws, drapes himself in the rainbow flag. i'm this big liberal. well, introduce some the dictatorial and some of the most dictatorial and tyrannical and laws that tyrannical rules and laws that you imagine the you could imagine over the creative including creative arts, including stripping their stripping people of their incomes livelihoods if they incomes and livelihoods if they disagree declaring disagree with them, declaring a state bunch

state of because a bunch of people trucks driving people in trucks driving somewhere near ottawa, mostly . somewhere near ottawa, mostly. so as far as i could see, to play so as far as i could see, to play ice hockey in street , play ice hockey in the street, our kids, was enough our kids, and that was enough for it to be airlifted there and slop state a of slop a whole state into a lot of time. thank you very, time. but look, thank you very, very much. great have on very much. great to have you on the ever and keep up the the show as ever and keep up the good how was hayes good work. so how much was hayes spectator telegraph spectator and telegraph columnist? spectator and telegraph columnchristie news. patrick christie on gb news. next decline of next up, the decline of christianity for first time, next up, the decline of christthan' for first time, next up, the decline of christthan' fo people �*st time, next up, the decline of christthan' fo people �*st england more than of people in england and said that didn't and wales said that they didn't describe themselves as christian, than that, christian, but more than that, people that. now, for people more than that. now, for the first time british the very first time in british history cities london, history, the cities of london, birmingham and manchester, all minority . see why your views on minority. see why your views on of time gbviews@gbnews.uk . but of time gbviews@gbnews.uk. but first it is your latest headunes. first it is your latest headlines . for this is the headlines. for this is the latest from the gb newsroom. a man has been arrested in gloucester in connection with the deaths of at least 27 people who drowned in the english channelin who drowned in the english channel in a dinghy last year.

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okay, let's get stuck into the meat and bones of this show. stats released from the 2021 census have shown that the number of people in england , number of people in england, wales who identify as christian fallen to just 46.2. the number of christians has dropped by 5.5 million since 2011. the findings discovered there's also been a

point 3% decline in the number of residents in england wales who identify their group white andindeed who identify their group white and indeed just at some of the stats on the front of me, a little bit earlier on from the. and as it would appear anyway it would appear that the demography of cities birmingham of major cities, birmingham and manchester, to the manchester, has shifted to the point where it is now minority white. so what impact will these shifting demographics have on our society and everyday lives? other news outlets shy away from this kind stuff . i want to this kind of stuff. i want to get right into let's get stuck right into it. let's discuss batson, discuss with ricky batson, who is policy . and joining is a social policy. and joining me the studio is paul me in the studio is paul moreland, who is a demographer. so fantastic panel of people so a fantastic panel of people had to pick this one apart. pauli had to pick this one apart. paul, i will start with you, as you are right here in the studio next to me, the changing demographics . it were the demographics as. it were the idea birmingham, london , idea that birmingham, london, manchester are now minority whites , according to the stats whites, according to the stats i'm seeing here, should not concern people at all. think whether it concerns people is very much a value judgement and we have an open debate on we should have an open debate on i think what should concern

people causes of this people though the causes of this which is that we have a real demand for people . we have demand for people. we have a shortage of labour despite the sluggish economy and yet because we've had 50 years of below replacement fertility whatever people's race or religion in the uk overall , people's race or religion in the uk overall, having too few children run forward for 50 years and you either run out of workers or you have to have mass immigration and that means ethnic change . ricky, i will ethnic change. ricky, i will bnng ethnic change. ricky, i will bring you in our question on social policy analyst. when people are looking at the lack of christianity in country of christianity in this country or i suppose the drop in christianity a better way, christianity is a better way, putting should people putting it again, should people be concerned that be concerned about that christianity in decline . is christianity in decline. is britain in decline ? well think britain in decline? well think again. that's purely down to the values that somebody holds . i values that somebody holds. i think that the decline christianity many people will see that as a sign of or that this is secular rational progress work. i have a slightly

different if truth be told . i different if truth be told. i think that when we're looking at the decline of christianity as an organised influence or just an organised influence orjust when you look at some of the problems that we have in society crushing marriage rates depressingly low birth rates in the mainstream accompanied by stubbornly high levels of family breakdown , how does the decline breakdown, how does the decline christianity feed into that some say that it might well be an influential factor. okay all right. well, paul, i mean, all we just heading headfirst into . we just heading headfirst into. the fact that over time , every the fact that over time, every single major city in england is going to become a minority. why town are we heading for a reality day maybe of a either majority atheist , dare i say majority atheist, dare i say majority atheist, dare i say majority muslim population? i don't think anything is inevitable , paul. i don't inevitable, paul. i don't believe in inevitability , believe in inevitability, believe in inevitability, believe that what we're seeing today results from the choices that have made over the past 50

years. now, if people want to continue to have a relatively buoyant economy, if people want to have workers in all sorts of jobs and they are not prepared to have children themselves, whether they're white black or asian , then we will need to have asian, then we will need to have mass immigration . now, in the mass immigration. now, in the past, we've had mass immigration from many places, including europe , where having a less from europe, where having a less from europe, where having a less from europe because brexit but europe because of brexit but also european have got also a lot of european have got very low fertility rates . a very low fertility rates. a number of young poles who could come example, come here, for example, is diminishing enormously. and the only places that are going to have population over have really big population over the next 20, 30 years are going to be in africa. well, i do get that. absolutely. and suppose that. absolutely. and i suppose maybe certain in maybe in certain culture, in certain parts the world, they are children . they are having more children. they are, but i can't are, aren't they? but i can't help whether or not some help wonder whether or not some of the lower birthrates know when it comes this country when it comes to this country when it comes to this country when poland . i mean, when it comes to poland. i mean, what we're going to see in albania the male albania is 2% of the male population of already population of albania already over someone's over here. then either someone's going have put a massive going to have to put a massive shift in albania, they're shift in in albania, they're going rate going to see that birth rate diminish but, brooke,

diminish. but, brooke, can i just ask you about issues just ask you about of the issues about things changing too quickly in this country for some people is so this melting when it comes to integration , we've it comes to integration, we've already seen issues in places like leicester, for example, of some would argue, kind foreign turf wars playing out on the streets of britain. okay. i guess communities. are we going to see more of that? you know, issues when it comes to we've got a high jewish in parts of nonh got a high jewish in parts of north manchester. i know that well in north london as well. i know well in both of know that well lived in both of those world issues those parts of the world issues that comes to that may be when it comes to palestinian things or palestinian sides of things or or middle eastern side of things , are we going end up seeing , are we going to end up seeing i hate to this phrase, but i hate to use this phrase, but i'll, you know, foreign drama on the streets, britain. well, i think that what we saw in leicester, we saw some the leicester, we saw some of the continental style sectarianism playing out on streets of a regional english city, which is quite remarkable. i think the one takeaway from , the 2000 2021 one takeaway from, the 2000 2021 census data for me is that there

has been an intensification of ethnic and religious diversity, even though we see the number of people who say they have no religion increasing there being a decline in those who describe themselves as christian . so themselves as christian. so i think that the one thing i would take away from the data that came out today on matters of religion and ethnicity is that we really have to ramp up our efforts from social cohesion efforts from a social cohesion perspective because the degree of ethnic religious heterogeneity we witness in britain will bring its from community relations perspective . yeah, paul , community relations perspective . yeah, paul, your views on whether or not white british have a right to say i don't quite what i'm saying and says the direction of travel some people would say that your race as some people would say want to just cling on to your culture . just cling on to your culture. oh, i think people absolutely have right to say that. and as a white but non—christian person of immigrant, i feel very

privileged to be in the uk, i feel very privileged be a brit. and it's not for me , a member of and it's not for me, a member of a minority to . tell the majority a minority to. tell the majority what they can and can't . now a minority to. tell the majority what they can and can't. now i think all these discussions need to be held sensitively and there's no room for racism . i there's no room for racism. i think it's perfectly reasonable for people to argue they want a more or less diverse society. you have the debate the you can't have the debate the debate which only say debate in which only say diversity is good and other opinion needs to be shut up. no, of of course. i mean . of course. of course. i mean. yeah, well, i can see if you want to keep over that, talk to me . but i agree. and i think me. but i agree. and i think that one of the discussions we have have here that there have to have here is that there are ethnic and religious are certain ethnic and religious groups, which , for groups, patrick, which, for example, the of marriage yeah how many building having children so i think that needs to be part of the debate we've seen in my view rapid sexual ization of the mainstream by certain groups prioritise family more as an essential part of their adult life. then you're going to see that reflect it in demographic changes in modern day . yeah, think day britain. yeah, and i think paul, day britain. yeah, and i think paul , i'm day britain. yeah, and i think paul, i'm paraphrasing here, i

thought was an interesting thought it was an interesting discussion glad that we discussion and i'm glad that we can have it because i think a lot of this stuff gets as lot of times this stuff gets as poor well. i don't want to be poor as well. i don't want to be too crass christine or too crass if what christine or just one british people don't like what they're seeing terms the way the country is going. they just need to get busy and have more kids. well, they can have more kids. well, they can have kids. that's one have more kids. that's one thing. and are democracy we thing. and we are a democracy we should open debate about should have an open debate about these parties these things. parties should have particular views and particular. and then if they come into power and they don't put into practise what they've said in terms or less immigration, then it's for the electorate to hold to account. it's not just about fidelity , it's not just about fidelity, it's also about immigration. it's about policy and it's about politicians being held to account in terms of fulfilling their promises. yeah, ricky , but their promises. yeah, ricky, but going back over to you now on, do you think that for too long in this country, we did have something paul was alluding to earlier, which was just no diversity cost , but only diversity at all cost, but only one real view kind of allowed in the mainstream . it came us the mainstream. it came to us and came mass

and when it came to mass immigration, etc. now what immigration, etc. and now what we're really maybe immigration, etc. and now what we'iflipping really maybe immigration, etc. and now what we'iflipping of really maybe immigration, etc. and now what we'iflipping of thatally maybe immigration, etc. and now what we'iflipping of that coin maybe immigration, etc. and now what we'iflipping of that coin whereye the flipping of that coin where we are potentially staring down the barrel of britain one day, becoming a minority white country christianity, not becoming the large religion in the country, etc. do you think maybe the ship is already sailed with that? i think we'll just have to accept it. well i think that's important that we have debates on matters of immigration and identity i do think that when we're looking more generally at the latest census data. i wasn't surprised by many of the patterns which emerged by saying one thing i really would reiterate is that we can't react to the new census data by adopting an view of diverse city. i think that we have to acknowledge that if we have to acknowledge that if we have this kind of intensification of ethnic and religious diversity, we're going to really have to work even harder to maintain cohesion, whether that's in cities such as leicester or my home town , leicester or my home town, luton. so yes, well i really so

what we really have to what we have to do is invest more in bolstering community , bolstering community, particularly in hyper diverse urban of the country. i think that's going to be very important. yeah. again, i, i want to emphasise very quickly, paul want to emphasise very quickly, paul, the final word for you . paul, the final word for you. ricky, thank you very much. enjoyed this poll. i want to emphasise , i don't think high emphasise, i don't think high levels of diversity necessarily is a thing at all or that it necessarily leads to, to issues. but all you concerned, paul, that there might be issues with , social cohesion and i say increased racial tensions if we don't the levels of diversity. well enough and i don't want to force integration mainly because nobody know what that looks like. but do we have to do something to make sure things are cohesive ? well, i totally are cohesive? well, i totally agree. it isn't a matter agree. i think it isn't a matter of and it's matter of migration and it's a matter diversity. also a matter of diversity. it's also a matter of identities and identities are fluid . and when i was growing fluid. and when i was growing up, i was growing up into a

country which i think had a single culture to , which we were single culture to, which we were expected to fit in. i don't think we'll ever return to that , but an overarching national narrative to which people can give that finding is very important , is fine, and give that finding is very important, is fine, and without it i think there will be sexual dissent . it i think there will be sexual dissent. great. it i think there will be sexual dissent . great. okay, both of dissent. great. okay, both of you, thank you very much. you'll keep us on the air. is the social policy analyst on as well. that paul moreland well. that was paul moreland who is cracking is a demographer cracking discussion much is a demographer cracking discuof on much is a demographer cracking discuof you much is a demographer cracking discuof you right much is a demographer cracking discuof you right now much is a demographer cracking discuof you right now . much is a demographer cracking discuof you right now . it's�*nuch both of you right now. it's going be a tense evening going to be a tense evening here. are set play here. england are set to play wales couple of hours. wales in just a couple of hours. take a look at the points so far . draw to go . england need just a draw to go through to the last 16, while wales need to either by at wales need to either win by at least full goal margin. never least a full goal margin. never going happen , qualify or beat going to happen, qualify or beat england and hope that the game between iran and us ends a between iran and us ends in a draw. it's to play for. draw. so it's all to play for. and it mean? and what would it mean? basically for england the basically for england to top the group wales to come second? group and wales to come second? joining me, men who know joining me, a two men who know all the nations, all about for the home nations, former wales international robert former robert earnshaw and former

england international john fashanu, great stuff. yes. okay. right. he's to first need to go first, john. i'll start with you. right. which will predict his score? first of all, most of i would say . to zero to his score? first of all, most of i would say. to zero to england that's being nice. that's been nice well. okay, robert, same question to you robert. and so let's go . oh my heart says to let's go. oh my heart says to one wales, but my head says probably two one england. i got right john if you were if were approaching this game right now you would gareth southgate what would you do differently? they come phil foden come for him to play phil foden a definite well , you know, let's a definite well, you know, let's be honest. i mean , the last be honest. i mean, the last match has been fantastic. everybody's so and comfortable with what a great win. so i would tell god if i had opportunity to even talk to gareth oh tell gareth tell the boys to do exactly the same exactly the same, you know when you're playing wales or wales , you're playing wales or wales, or playing england, it's always

war. it's like a local derby is like manchester city playing matches united. so you know that everyone's going to be 110% and anything can happen. that's the truth anything. yes. now everyone loves a bit of an underdog robert, don't they. i think english fans and the not been quite fluent best what would it mean for the welsh to stick one over the english. well it would mean everything that's . yeah. this is the game that everybody's waiting for it would mean everything in a world cup. the biggest against england . of the biggest against england. of course it means more than just being you know, if it was beaten iran or usa, it means more . but iran or usa, it means more. but this would be huge. this the game that everybody in wales has been waiting for. so any win , no been waiting for. so any win, no matter what happens after any win, is a party going on in wales after that right now, both of you can i just say it's a real honour to be talked about because i've watched you both on the telly for ages and ages age is that i'm a football fan is that i'm a big football fan myself you joe. no

myself and a fan of you joe. no you were notorious for being pumped up, but also being quite good at it. so let's be honest , good at it. so let's be honest, intimidating the opposition and frankly , a footballing world frankly, a footballing world that i wish we a little bit more of than what we do now. we've got players throwing themselves to mean, you'd to the floor. i mean, you'd about that. but about none of that. right. but if were england if you were in the england dressing you to dressing room now, i want you to get the lads pumped up for this game against wales. on, do game against wales. come on, do it. bring it. come boys, it. bring it. come on, boys, come on. you can do it. you know, you do it. come on, come on, baby. let's go, let's girls love . i'm absolutely terrified. love. i'm absolutely terrified. right? okay i'm going to throw it over to others . throw it your it over to others. throw it your way, robert. if you give it to him. so what's it to the welsh? what would you. what would you say this question were say you were this question were you going would i'm you going what would you say i'm doing? dreading. i can't doing? i was dreading. i can't believe on believe you're putting me on the spot. say, spot. listen all i need to say, you've got dragon on your shirt. let's go. go. beat the right. oh oh, fantastic i love both of

you. well, i'll go. just just very quickly. very quickly. what do you do to watch the game jump ? i'm going to sit at home in nice cup of tea with a scarf around watch just a cup around neck and watch just a cup of tea. what's going on? that's it? yes. all doors . oh, so this it? yes. all doors. oh, so this is visitors to take the phone off the hook. rob i'm all right as it is. are you already a bell ? yes, i'm in london , i'm in. ? yes, i'm in london, i'm in. i'm going to enjoy the game here . the scarf is already on. you know, there's way too much white and red around, so we have to splash that button for foyle's lovely civil of both of you. thank you very much . enjoyed thank you very much. enjoyed that. good luck to both sides, i suppose. of course, i'm ready to love a bit of the welsh as well. fantastic we got former wales international earnshaw , international robert earnshaw, england john england international, john fashanu and if you don't pumped up and after hearing those up wales and after hearing those two talk then nothing will get going. dewbs& co going. but up next is dewbs& co the wonderful michelle dewberry james. you got coming up? james. what you got coming up? i'll they've me i'll tell you, they've got me going. they're going. i would say they're going. i would say they're going. i would say they're going. i almost to

going. yes i was almost about to kick and go for it that kick a ball and go for it that much , definitely looking forward much, definitely looking forward to football . i'm more to the football. i'm more looking to the scene, looking forward to the scene, the stay of some of the people that i was watching gb news earlier . that i was watching gb news earlier. they were that i was watching gb news earlier . they were the that i was watching gb news earlier. they were the pub in earlier. they were in the pub in wales about 11:00 morning. wales about 11:00 this morning. some my i remember a guy some of my i remember a guy doing caterpillar or doing the caterpillar or something to see something i cannot wait to see that pawpaw visited tonight at 7:00. so many of them are still standing, but before then, my standing, but before then, on my show i want to talk about the fact that less 50% of this country christian . is does country are christian. is does that matter? is it important also i want talk about this also i want to talk about this whole notion that lot of tory whole notion that a lot of tory mp is knowing that they're probably lose their probably going to lose their jobs. about jobs. they're talking about setting breakaway party setting up a new breakaway party around red wall. is that the around the red wall. is that the answer? is that going to work? and whole kind of safe and then this whole kind of safe are but harmful side of are legal, but harmful side of things . where do we all stand on things. where do we all stand on that ? got to say for once, that? got to say for once, patrick, i'm on the fence on this one a little bit or llega. all right, michel, look, thank you . hope being you very much. hope being absolutely usual, michel absolutely raw as usual, michel g absolutely raw as usual, michel 6 you see? i g be that. can't you see? i think just john

think i just a john fashanu alarm clock right gary the idea that going to be that he was going to be screaming on terror , screaming out come on terror, isn't it? but it would get me out bed. thank you much. out of bed. thank you very much. you've me, you've been watching me, patrick, right here on gb news. i'll again at 3 pm, but i'll be back again at 3 pm, but don't the don't go anywhere because the michelle dewberry is on your screens. hello. i'm from screens. next hello. i'm from the met office. if you're you've got blue skies and sunshine this afternoon. western areas north and scotland. but for many other areas, it's widespread low cloud mist and some fog patches persisting through the day. at the moment, weather systems are approaching from the west, but they're down. they're coming up against high pressure , which is against high pressure, which is holding and that's we've holding firm. and that's we've got light winds. dry weather the uk apart from one or two showers in southeast and this in the far southeast and this extensive area , low cloud, mist extensive area, low cloud, mist and fog. now the bright white areas are where we've got. southern scotland of southern and central scotland of northern and central england. and help out predominantly but some mysterious at low levels so patches further west and north well and a clearing skies overnight and it's here where we're likely to see a touch of

frost dawn but for most frost come dawn but for most it's three or four and it's three or four celsius and another gloomy start with some poor visibility on the roads dunng poor visibility on the roads during wednesday and again it's going take some time for that low cloud mist and fog to lift in some spots. the fog will persist through the day, for example, north york across the grampians into the southern uplands. but for again northern western areas and in the we'll see brighter skies , a freshening see brighter skies, a freshening breeze 12 celsius in devon and cornwall that's as high as temperatures will get for many as high single figures as mid to high single figures for ireland. clouds for northern ireland. it clouds over some arriving over with some rain arriving later on. that rain pushing into western by evening. western scotland by evening. it's lighter it's on and off and will be accompanied by a freshening breeze but it will keep the fog away on thursday morning elsewhere across the uk it is extensive low cloud mist and once again some very dense fog patches and widespread across central southern parts of england. so it could be tricky. first thing on the roads once more and that fog will take some

time through thursday to clear the sun of course this week at this time of year. so another misty, murky day , thursday for misty, murky day, thursday for many. friday brings a freshening breeze from the east . so it's breeze from the east. so it's going be brighter, but also going to be brighter, but also turn colder .

well, hello there. it's 6:00. i'm michelle dewberry and this is dewbs & co the show where is dewbs& co the show where we'll get into the things that have got you talking and yes i know the football is on seven but we have an hour to go and we are going to fill it with lots of feisty debate . i want your of feisty debate. i want your thoughts on the following get this this country is no longer dominated by christians less than 50% of us identify as such.