channel hello and welcome i'm alastair stewart. and for the next 2 hours i'll be keeping you company on tv radio with the stories that really matter across the country . we have across the country. we have plenty coming starting with today's strike actions by the rail industry . after so much rail industry. after so much disrupt is the support still there and is there still support for the right to strike and.7 what are the minimum service levels that we've been hearing so much about from the prime

minister? here's a question, though. what about simply the right to get to work with the latest revelations and harry being accused of letting former comrades down just as he let his family down? we'll be discussing that in some with those that really know. but first, let's bnng really know. but first, let's bring you right up to date, all of the day's news. here's tatiana sanchez . thank you. this tatiana sanchez. thank you. this is the latest from gb newsroom. the prime minister is holding crisis talks with the nhs to try to ease the pressure on the health service. the nhs recovery forum will. see rishi sunak discuss for issues with health experts and other ministers, including social and emergency care . however, he's been warned care. however, he's been warned the talks are unlikely to reverse the current with senior doctors . the nhs is on a knife doctors. the nhs is on a knife edge.in doctors. the nhs is on a knife edge. in his first speech of the

new year, mr. made reducing waiting lists one of his key pledges before the next election. a former health secretary, steven dahl , told gb secretary, steven dahl, told gb news it's important the nhs and the government have a clear view of what they want achieve. we can't sort out the health service until we sort out the pay service until we sort out the pay disputes that currently disrupting the health service and so that does have to be a plan as to how the government is going to get itself out of the hole. it's got itself into on pay- hole. it's got itself into on pay. the senior of the health service that are coming in to downing street today , they need downing street today, they need to have the party sorted out. they need the money. but they need to be allowed the space to do the job. the rmt says rail companies at the heart of the long running dispute over pay have made hundreds of millions of pounds in profits. the union the money has come from when the government private train operators on new contracts dunng operators on new contracts during the covid. it says some

companies made during the covid. it says some companies mad e £310 million in companies made £310 million in taxpayer funded profits between march 2020 and september 2022. it comes as rmt and 14 train operators out over pay jobs and conditions in the us. republican kevin murphy has finally been elected as the new speaker of the house of representatives. mr. mccarthy just one vote short of in the 14th ballot overnight, but he prevailed the 15th round after making concession to a faction of right hardliners. the chamber not seen that level of congressional in over 160 years . a six year old boy who shot and serious injured a teacher as and serious injured a teacher as a primary school in virginia has been detained by police . been detained by police. officers say the woman's injuries initially thought to be life threatening, but her condition hasn't proved in hospital. the chief police officer said the shooting was

not accidental and the two had had what they called an altercation. it's unclear, though, how the child got hold of the handgun . ukrainian of the handgun. ukrainian officials accused russia of failing , observe its own failing, observe its own ceasefire . the governor of ceasefire. the governor of eastern new said attacks hadn't and moscow had sent missiles into ukraine within the first 3 hours of the ceasefire starting kyiv had dismissed president putin's suggestion of a truce over the orthodox christmas penod over the orthodox christmas period propaganda. the us has unveiled a ne w £3 billion unveiled a new £3 billion package of military aid for. employees have been urged to support paid leave for miscarriage. the proposal by an snp member would grant three days of statutory leave to parents who experience miscarriage before 24 weeks of pregnancy. angela crawley says it would give parents the needed to grieve. currently paid

bereavement leave is only given following stillbirth after 24 weeks . prince harry claims in weeks. prince harry claims in memoir his father was jealous , memoir his father was jealous, his wife meghan. the book which has already been published in spain , suggests the king feared spain, suggests the king feared meghan would , quote, dominate meghan would, quote, dominate the monarchy and steal the limelight from charles and. harry also says father told him, we don't have money to spare. in response to finding out, meghan would stop working after their wedding, referring back to his military days, harry says killed 25 taliban fighters . claim, 25 taliban fighters. claim, which has been criticised by both the army and the taliban themselves. historian on whitelock says the response by the military shouldn't be dominating revelations about the palace . i think that really gets palace. i think that really gets harry. i think he's always provided himself on being a man. he's proud that he had frontline service . so the fact that he's service. so the fact that he's been rebuked in this way so publicly by the army, i think

will come as some surprise to him and be particularly actually devastating devastating . and devastating devastating. and flood warnings are now in place across england and wales as. heavy downpours are set to hit the overnight. there are 27 flood warnings in place for england , six warnings in place england, six warnings in place for wales . the scottish for wales. the scottish environment protection agency has issued six flood alerts for scotland . this is gb news will scotland. this is gb news will bnng scotland. this is gb news will bring you more news as it happens. now it's back to alastair stewart& friends . alastair stewart& friends. tatyana, thank you very much indeed. and a very good afternoon , all of you. and may afternoon, all of you. and may i what a joy it is to be back for a few weeks. i simply haven't been able to get to work. now, that prompted our main theme today. if is a right to strike ,

today. if is a right to strike, vote to withdraw your labour. isn't there also a right to work? there are developments across the peace morning on the strike front . the royal college strike front. the royal college of nurses that they need to talk and they want to talk with minister and the nhs and they suggest that they might just come a little back from their double digit claim and meet half . what's junior doctors are poised to ballot on strike action suggesting that there would no emergency cover if they get that mandate and the prime minister himself also said that he wants talks on the ambulance service goes from bad to worse . service goes from bad to worse. of the latest waiting time data now on the railways, there is talk in all of the newspapers this morning of an improved offer to the train drivers, members of aslef from the

operate companies worth. they as much as operate companies worth. they as much a s £5,000 a year over two much as £5,000 a year over two years. now as the holidays drew to a close the continuing rail strikes made it clear to many that there wasn't and wasn't going to be easy simply to get back to work in the midst of a cost of living crisis. few if any , could happily forgo their any, could happily forgo their earnings . any, could happily forgo their earnings. through no fault of own industrial in the health service of course can be a matter of life and as the country seeks to drag itself out of recession on simply not being able to get to work felt pretty fundamental to . well that penny fundamental to. well that penny dropped for the prime minister to although protecting our right work wasn't one of his five pledges in that important and new year's speech he delivered he did , however, acknowledge he did, however, acknowledge people's right strike but went on to say it shouldn't be done

in a way that unreasonably denied people the right to go their lives . denied people the right to go their lives. he denied people the right to go their lives . he subsequently let their lives. he subsequently let it be known that there would be legislation pretty soon to ensure many levels of service in pubuc ensure many levels of service in public services , including public services, including health, transport and education. employers would be given the right to sue a trade union where this didn't happen . however, the this didn't happen. however, the rights of the was somewhat less from the prime minister and indeed other senior ministers who spoke about it. so today will discuss his plan with a former cabinet minister , john former cabinet minister, john redwood, and also sitting next to me live in the studio, former assistant general secretary of the rmt trade union. trade union will also discuss it with the industrial professor. we'll exploring if the prime minister is something or will it just matters worse. leader sir keir

starmer says he will oppose the measures which he says simply won't . others say they are an won't. others say they are an infringement of workers fundamental rights. it may cloud the atmosphere. it makes . let's the atmosphere. it makes. let's get real talks with the rail unions, the health workers and indeed members of the cabinet. we also want to what you think about the prince's at stake here and how the strikes so far have hit you as an individual or as an employer and indeed a business owner. we an employer and indeed a business owner . we know that business owner. we know that hospitality been very bad hit, but what about other sectors? as you can, email us at gb views . you can, email us at gb views. us at gbnews.uk. or you can get in touch via any of our social media, or you can tweet me directly . so i'm delighted to directly. so i'm delighted to get underway. first of all, with hadley, former assistant general secretary of the rmt union regular on this programme, and always welcome back what the

prime minister and grant shapps have already said . these minimum have already said. these minimum service levels and dancing around a little the right for others like me to work . around a little the right for others like me to work. is around a little the right for others like me to work . is that others like me to work. is that likely to welcome in some quarters in the union movement or is it the proverbial red rag to a bull that could rally the troops away from disputes towards serious consideration of a general strike? well, first of all, i really do hope that it comes that general strike. i hope, is the result . but comes that general strike. i hope, is the result. but i comes that general strike. i hope, is the result . but i have hope, is the result. but i have to say, i think we've been here before with trade union bureaucrats of march, people up and down brought them to the topic of how much to turn again. and i think really workers need to start forming committees in their and across unions , because their and across unions, because what we've got here is something qualitatively different. this isn't making it more difficult for people to go on strike. what is trying to do is get people to break their own strikes. and you about the rights of the

individuals . but what they're individuals. but what they're actually saying is any individual isn't bullied to individual who isn't bullied to go into work can be sacked . go into work can be sacked. that's part of this proposed legislation . and i think it's legislation. and i think it's appalling and it's a slide in the authoritarianism . we've got the authoritarianism. we've got to see that. i mean, is to see that. i mean, this is a fundamental liberty to withdraw laboun fundamental liberty to withdraw labour, a human right to withdraw your labour. and what have here is a slide into an authoritarian regime where that's going to be forbidden . that's going to be forbidden. but as trade unionist, don't you recognise in equal measure the right of everybody to work ? i right of everybody to work? i mean, the trade union movement have always banged on about unemployment levels and the need to let people get out and earn a living in any market. you know, it is your fundamental to sell your labour to the highest bidder and to negotiate a better deal bidder and to negotiate a better deal. that's why you come together as trade unions. i don't have right. like that. don't have any right. like that. i to to work . and i just want to get to work. and i just want to get to work. and i look, i think i couldn't. well look, i think that's the. you say you don't have, right? the couple the

solution to address join the union after . solution to address join the union after. that's the that's the if and then people wouldn't bargain you they wouldn't get me from the railway station to my home up to london. look, we have a situation . we're told that a situation. we're told that there's no money for the there's no for money there's no money for the railway workers, no money for the public service. but what we seem to we seem to be have an endless pot of money for, the war in the ukraine. we scindia burnham this pot of money to finance the most dysfunctional family. the unelected head of states in this country, also known as the royal family. what way is way where people talking about cutting their money? why aren't people talking about seriously having opfions talking about seriously having options ? they redistribute that options? they redistribute that money to where it's needed and the nhs and the railway and the pubuc the nhs and the railway and the public services as we when you were last in that makes it crystal clear that for you and for many others out there this isn't just a cost of living

anti—inflation effort. and mr. novak , the new general secretary novak, the new general secretary at the has made it clear that is not out of sympathy with what said at the very, very beginning , coordinating this action . it , coordinating this action. it is aimed at a change of government a change of attitude, a change of economics. that's what you want deep down, steve. well, look, let's let's get this very clear. i'm not here representing any trade union. this is my personal point . you i this is my personal point. you i really that trade union really wish that trade union bureaucracy and the people leading these strikes were had a similar point of view. but they don't they are quite and i've got a privileged position to and say that they've got big wages and they don't want to jeopardise them by breaking the law is going to be necessary if these anti trade union laws are brought in. will have no brought in. workers will have no opfion brought in. workers will have no option but to break them or that's it's game. if people that's it. it's game. if people obey laws and actually obey these laws and actually concede the break in their strikes, it's game over for the trade union. so there's got to be resistance . and that be resistance. and that resistance can only be built . resistance can only be built. think amongst many skilled

workers. that's something that not even margaret thatcher considered all those years ago, as it were, enshrining the need to be a blackleg, as you would call it. exactly i'm break through. exactly. and said a moment ago about there is a pot of money there that can be distributed. you have read distributed. you will have read it morning had may it this morning and had you may even talked colleagues even have talked to colleagues about but a suggested that about it. but a suggested that the operating companies not rail but the operating companies themselves may been able to find an improved offer for the train drivers and aslef that over two years they say , could be worth years they say, could be worth as much as £5,000. is that a clever move? will rmt scream , clever move? will rmt scream, shout or do you believe that it's an attempt to split your own former union from aslef because of course, towards the end of last week it was joint . end of last week it was joint. well, look, i think that trying to divide and conquer. well, look, i think that trying to divide and conquer . they to divide and conquer. they they're trying to buy off on they're trying to buy off on they see as one of the most powerful creative. which are they the drivers union which i have to say have had a bit of a

history of not being bought off . but fundamentally, no, we're we're not in a crisis of just this this inflation crisis. we're in a crisis. we're in a systemic crisis. we really are in a systemic crisis. and we need start talking about the redistribution of wealth. now, if one union is going to be pulled off by given by being given what is not really a good deal then then that's a great pity deal then then that's a great pity and i hope the rank and file workers and those left if that deal is put that in by leadership reject that totally. but can i just stress this point the absolute shambles of a system that we have at the minute we have train operating companies, paranoids and rolling companies, paranoids and rolling companies, which are the who rent the trains are paying it even during the covid period , even during the covid period, 100 million to their shareholders without money whatsoever . that money would whatsoever. that money would solve the strike on the railways , you know, and we have to start even even kind of relatively

simple reforms . so the taxpayer, simple reforms. so the taxpayer, of course achieved an even more. what makes ridiculous is that the taxpayer and the government are given these money and instead of invested in the railway instead of paying the staff properly in line inflation what they're doing is just giving the money to the shareholders . so in effect shareholders. so in effect the government giving money government are just giving money to shareholders through to the shareholders through a middleman. and middleman. it's ridiculous. and people paying through the teeth for that , as i said at the very for that, as i said at the very beginning, genuinely always good to steve. good to to see you, steve. it's good to see again. and see you. thank you again. and sharing the sharing your thoughts on the detail what's going on and detail of what's going on and also the macro picture, the politics and the economics of those. steve hadley, former senior assistant general secretary at the rmt rail and sea workers union. i'm delighted to be joined now by professor greg goal , to be joined now by professor greg goal, who's an industrial relations at the university of glasgow . is relations at the university of glasgow. is this in your view and your area of academe

expertise a long overdue assertion of the rights of the citizen work and enjoy? a level of public services for which they pay through their taxes taxes ? well, this proposal was taxes? well, this proposal was around prior to the 2019 general election. it was in the conservative party's manifesto, which obviously party then won the vote to form the. so it's been rather a long time in coming and think it reflects the problems that the current conservative has in office and then the upping the ante in of industrial action. we're in a very strange position in britain there is no right to strike as such. there's no right to strike that's embodied the constitution. we don't have a constitution there's no right to strike in a basic law that contrasts with the situation in countries like france and, spain. but we do have dating

from 1906. the trade disputes act is right for unions not to be sued, but loss of business by those affected company is and that's called a legal and a legal privilege. it's a legal immunity . so the situation , the immunity. so the situation, the right to strike is ambiguous, to say the least. and it's also possible ambiguity that you talk about the right to work. well, of course we know that the humanitarianism, which unemployment has been very high and many people are not able to work as much as they want drawn part time contracts. so this is as i like to say, too, as i put to steve hadley as well. and you the 1986 legislation. and i mean, i'll take you back to just to margaret thatcher, though that what there is there on the statute book is, as it were, a kerbing of the union barons. so if they say going to take industrial action, they do have to have a clear mandate , which to have a clear mandate, which patently in the current

circumstance both the rmt and aslef do have and the royal college of nursing in most areas they have that as well. and also they have that as well. and also they precluded second reaction, which very important in the context of what steve hadley and i were also talking about is and thatis i were also talking about is and that is whether this is a red rag to a bull and will prompt action across the board as he said perhaps coordinated by its committee. i mean, this is stuff that margaret didn't even consider . that that margaret didn't even consider. that is that margaret didn't even consider . that is absolutely consider. that is absolutely true. what she did do with her government and then john major afterwards was narrow the definition of what a trade dispute is. that is to that you could only have a dispute with your employer on pay and conditions with , your immediate conditions with, your immediate employer, any other employer, not with any other employers. it's a step on employers. so it's a step on from that. but i think it's we're about to enter very dangerous territory here . if dangerous territory here. if this bill is put to parliament next week and it winds its way through and some time later this yean through and some time later this year, it becomes an act. it's on the statute book. there's going to a situation where there to be a situation where there will challenges because

will be legal challenges because britain signatory . the britain is a signatory. the united convention and united nations convention and declarations on the right to strike, but also there's a practical problem if for example the train company operating company is able negotiate an agreement with one of the unions about say 30% of staff being available that day which is an intended strike date for work . intended strike date for work. the problem is, who are those going to be amongst those 30? well, some of then choose . to well, some of then choose. to fall in six in order to avoid going to work in a. steve hadley says breaking that on strike . so says breaking that on strike. so it's not even clear the outcome of . this it's not even clear the outcome of. this would be it's not even clear the outcome of . this would be two, four of. this would be two, four would be two. for example provide 30% of staff on any one strike they yeah and fascinating complicated things complications to of it. but let me put this to you as well. have they traditional means of resolve having these disputes shown

themselves to be whether it be themselves to be whether it be the pay review boards the public sector pay review boards or whether it's acas or whether it's the ever referred to big table. let's get people around the corner. eventually, the government is saying yes, let's try and do some of that monday and tuesday of the coming week. i to me in all of i mean, it seems to me in all of my years of experience and i wonder if it is in your case as well this has demonstrated well that this has demonstrated that traditionally of that traditionally ends of seeking have seeking industrial peace have gone out the window. i think a large element to that and it's something that's quite particular peculiar to britain. we in britain have never really had much in the way of arbitration, binding or voluntary arbitration . and in voluntary arbitration. and in the few cases that remain, there was one on the railways up 1992. it was abolished prior to privatisation . there's only no privatisation. there's only no arbitration . the police, arbitration. the police, although there's also the availability of arbitration, the fire service . but outside those fire service. but outside those few examples we have a situation where there are no institutions

or machinery to solve these issues. short of either workers accepting what they've been given or going on strike . and given or going on strike. and that is, i think, a deficit in our industrial relations system . well, it's certainly time for a rethink whether we're having the right rethink at the or not remains to be seen , for remains to be seen, but for the time being. professor greg goal industrial relations professor at university of glasgow. at the university of glasgow. thank much indeed for thank you very much indeed for your time. i'm delighted your time. and i'm delighted now as promised, to be joined by john redwood, conservative member parliament member of parliament for wokingham course wokingham and course former senior member of conservative cabinets years. in your cabinets over years. in your view, john, has the prime minister gone far enough , what minister gone far enough, what he said about there , a right to he said about there, a right to strike , but he didn't say much strike, but he didn't say much at about there is a right to work . there is a right to work. there is a right to minimum levels of service . minimum levels of service. should he have gone further and protected my right and your right and everybody else's right simply to get to work . well it's simply to get to work. well it's very difficult. we amend the law

quite a lot in the last century to give people the opportunity to give people the opportunity to not to be bossed around union bosses, but to go to work if they wanted to. i would be very happy with colleagues to look any legislative proposals the prime minister might wish bring forward. but i think the delay in forward shows that it is complicated and you could make things worse rather than if you made the wrong proposals. yes that i found it quite extraordinary listening gb news the other day at hearing the institute of economic affairs and hardly melting liberal violet daisy is saying that what this government should do is sit down and negotiate . it shouldn't down and negotiate. it shouldn't be proposing crazy, unenforceable laws that many in the trade union movement, not unreasonably , as mr. hadley just unreasonably, as mr. hadley just did, will say this is a fundamental infringement . my fundamental infringement. my rights as a citizen to sell my labour and, withdraw it when i'm unhappy. labour and, withdraw it when i'm unhappy . well, i think what we unhappy. well, i think what we needis unhappy. well, i think what we need is a productivity

revolution . the public services revolution. the public services i've been doing some work on this , setting it out . the this, setting it out. the dreadful truth is that in the last 25 years, labour , coalition last 25 years, labour, coalition governments , productivity and governments, productivity and the public's services overall has actually dropped over that whole 25 year period . and we've whole 25 year period. and we've put an awful lot of extra money in. there was a huge increase in pubuc in. there was a huge increase in public service under labour. there was a further increase in pubuc there was a further increase in public service activity , the public service activity, the conservatives. so need to get more for less or more. for more. and think that means proper engagement by senior managers the public services to get better with their staff and employees around that provide them with a pay rise for achieving more smarter delivering more quality . that's delivering more quality. that's what we need . the way ways are what we need. the way ways are doing it is a pretty obvious think it needs better overall pubuc think it needs better overall public sector senior management . we're paying many of people .we're paying many of people six figure salaries to run

services and they are simply delivering the productivity and quality . and they've now upset quality. and they've now upset many of their. quality. and they've now upset many of their . well, i recommend many of their. well, i recommend everybody listening and watching our conversation to seek your work out on it. but also have a look at the leader in the telegraph today because it exactly the same point. so in your view, john redwood, new two piece for them the day before stressing all of that so i'm very glad they agree with me. well, it's always very, very reassuring to know that. but there is very profound , i use there is very profound, i use there is very profound, i use the word advisedly truth in what you say there and in what the telegraph have printed from and in their leader today. and that is there is no doubt your mind as an experienced senior politician that if productivity deal could be with the rail workers , the health sector workers, the health sector workers, the health sector workers, whether it's or junior doctors, then there could be more money on the table when all meet with the prime minister and mr. barclay and the rest of them

early next week. it is doable, but they've got to give as well. i i think that's the way forward. and i thought what was being said to the railway . i being said to the railway. i think the government right is saying we need get rid of double manning where the technology allows safe person operation of allows safe person operation of a train . we need to change the a train. we need to change the maintenance routines in the physical manual inspection isn't just go does electronic inspection it's obviously a lot costlier in terms of manpower. i think it be linked to a deal which says there won't be compulsory redundancies. it will affect future and it will also mean some redefinition of tasks within the railway. we need a big productivity deal we also need a timetable revolution because we're still trying to run a whole load of trains people don't want to use because people don't want to use because people aren't doing five days a week commuting anymore. so there needs management needs to be a management revolution of the revolution. the top of the railways timetable . does that railways timetable. does that make for modern travel at make sense for modern travel at pnces? make sense for modern travel at prices? people can afford to get more fair revenue in and

relatively better pay . staff relatively better pay. staff should only get more money if they are willing participants in a in a revolution in the railways serves the public better , cost the taxpayer less, better, cost the taxpayer less, not more . john, it's always a not more. john, it's always a pleasure to talk . thank you very pleasure to talk. thank you very much indeed. and as i said, i wasn't just being silly. much indeed. and as i said, i wasn't just being silly . seek wasn't just being silly. seek out what he's written on productivity . it does make productivity. it does make sense. telegraph companies ago. you'll find it on social media and do read the telegraph today because it underlines it . so because it underlines it. so john redwood talking about a at the top of the public services and in negotiation and in productivity. and steve hadley talking about a revolution perhaps of slightly different order, but i hope both sorts were useful to you. and let us know what you think either by emailing us or on social media. now we have a statement from tuc which says when workers vote to strike , they can be forced to strike, they can be forced to work and sacked . they don't that

work and sacked. they don't that wrong unworkable and almost certainly illegal. there is an on the right to strike. it's an attack on working people and it's an attack on one of our long stand, standing british liberties . long stand, standing british liberties. public services are already in a stuffing crisis, but this government has gone from clap in key workers to threatening with the sack if they take action for pay rise. it will only more people away from the essential in public services and that will harm the uk so that just in from the tuc who i mentioned in my conversation with hadley as well , you're watching and listening to alastair stewart and friends here on gb news tv and radio and online. lots more coming up on today's programme, including we'll be heading down to devon to speak to , our reporter geoff

to speak to, our reporter geoff moody to out what the impact those strikes . he's on front those strikes. he's on the front line you down there in the west country so give in to what he has to say and again do get in touch with you. but first of all, let's bring you up to date the that can expect all, let's bring you up to date the on that can expect all, let's bring you up to date the on thishat can expect all, let's bring you up to date the on this weekend an expect all, let's bring you up to date the on this weekend .1 expect all, let's bring you up to date the on this weekend . well, ct today on this weekend. well, looking ahead to this afternoon and the uk is looking rather for some with a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers . spells and scattered showers. here are the details. after clears shetland, much of scotland be largely dry to start saturday afternoon before showers arrive the west. winds will be lighter . other areas of will be lighter. other areas of the uk . meanwhile northern the uk. meanwhile northern ireland see winds strengthening this afternoon even as the showers push through . there will showers push through. there will be some sunny spells between. the showers will eventually reach western areas . england. reach western areas. england. they could be heavy at times and bnng they could be heavy at times and bring the chance of hail and thunder for wales and other western areas . it will feel western areas. it will feel increasingly fresh afternoon. temperatures will be a touch

down compared to recent , with down compared to recent, with a high of nine or ten celsius. following this morning's rain, eastern areas , england will eastern areas, england will experience a dry with an increasing number of sunny spells. a few are still possible and it will remain blustery. east anglia will see the cloud for longest as the rain moves away. but despite the brisk breeze , it will feel slightly breeze, it will feel slightly milder have the wind and shelter winds will be particularly strong for southern countries of england, with a continuing of coastal gales as showers push through, merging at times to form periods of rain. these blustery and heavy showers will continue this evening, eventually pushing across to the eastern areas as well . and eastern areas as well. and that's how the weather is shaping up .

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good afternoon . it's1233. i'm good afternoon. it's 1233. i'm tatiana sanchez in the gb newsroom. the prime minister is holding a talks with the nhs . holding a talks with the nhs. try to ease the pressure on. the health service. the nhs recovery forum will see rishi sunak discuss four critical issues with health experts and other ministers , including social and ministers, including social and emergency care. however, he's been warned the talks are unlikely to reverse the current situation with senior doctors saying the nhs is on a knife edge. mr. sunak has made reducing waiting lists one of his key pledges before the next election . the rmt claims rail election. the rmt claims rail companies the government put on new contracts during the covid pandemic have made hundreds of millions of pounds in profits. the union said some train operators made hundred an d £10 operators made hundred and £10 million in taxpayer funded profits between march 2020 and september 2022. it comes as the

rmt and 14 train operators over paid jobs and conditions. over in the us, republican kevin mccarthy has finally been elected as the next speaker , the elected as the next speaker, the house of representatives. mr. mccarthy was just one vote short of victory . the 14th ballot of victory. the 14th ballot overnight , but he prevailed of victory. the 14th ballot overnight, but he prevailed in the 15 round after making concessions to a fraction of wing hardliners. the chamber has not seen that level of congressional dysfunction in over 160 years . and prince harry over 160 years. and prince harry claims , in his memoir, his claims, in his memoir, his father was jealous of his wife, meghan. the book has been published early in spain , published early in spain, suggests the king feared meghan would, quote, dominate the monarchy and steal the limelight. from charles and camilla. referring back to his military days, harry says he killed 25 taliban fighters , a killed 25 taliban fighters, a claim which has been criticised both the army and the taliban . both the army and the taliban. tv online and the abc plus

radio. this is gb news notes back to alastair stewart& friends . friends. tatiana, thank you very much indeed. as on gb news, the people's news channel it isn't just about the big arguments and the detail of industrial action and workers rights and the rest of it. it's also about you and the impact it's having directly on you and your business. perhaps well, today's strikers coal but brought the rail network the country to a standstill . the rmt union says standstill. the rmt union says than 40,000 members across network rail and 14 train operating companies are taking industrial action . vast areas of industrial action. vast areas of the southwest of england have been left once again after experiencing severe disruption over christmas the new year. so

touch base now with our west of england reporterjeff moody touch base now with our west of england reporter jeff moody who is there and has been throughout the holiday period and knows exactly what is going on in his neck of the woods. jeff, over to you . i do indeed neck of the woods. jeff, over to you. i do indeed , sir. neck of the woods. jeff, over to you . i do indeed , sir. thank you you. i do indeed, sir. thank you very much. well, yes, it's the final day of the strike, isn't it? today after four tumult, chris weeks and of course, a very tumultuous week with two rmt strikes , 8 hours each. and rmt strikes, 8 hours each. and of course the strike from aslef . well, on thursday a 20% service over most of country. but unfortunately that doesn't quite translate. if you come down to the west country , if you down to the west country, if you have a look at the board behind, me, few trains on that me, that's a few trains on that board , but not that many. and board, but not that many. and most of them are going east. there's one train that goes to plymouth, but that's it. and that's really what i've found . that's really what i've found. these strikes down in the southwest on the very first one in bristol, temple meads, there were going west,

were, no trains going west, which in effect, cut off the whole devon and cornwall . very whole devon and cornwall. very often there's no trains going from exeter. certainly nothing going west from plymouth. so has suffered more than any other county in these strikes. well, earlier on i spoke to david davidson network rail, and i asked him why cornwall suffered so badly . essentially we rely on so badly. essentially we rely on contingent a contingent signals who are managers who hold the safety critical competency to , safety critical competency to, operate the trains. we only have , you know, a small amount managers and we just don't have enough managers cover the whole of area. we have the thames valley signalling centre which controls from paddington to bristol we have a number of managers are focussed that area because that's the area that covers the biggest geographic area the base frequency of train service. once you get past bristol, we have a number of

smaller locations and signalling locations and just don't have enough contingent staff to staff these locations locations . so these locations locations. so it's the lack of signal workers that's causing the problem in the southwest. well, there are people on the picket here today. hopefully the last time. it does give the government time to sit down with the rail unions that due to do that on monday. down with the rail unions that due to do that on monday . there due to do that on monday. there is a pay offer on the table from aslef and there's also we're heanng aslef and there's also we're hearing some sort of negotiation going on about guards on trains which will please which will please train unions to . so we'll please train unions to. so we'll just have to wait and what happens, whether that translates into a lack of strikes again. because mick lynch has said that these strikes could go on until may . that's not all we need, is may. that's not all we need, is it made for it which is even more worrying. jeff, thank you very indeed. not only for today, but also for all of your work over these seemingly endless .

over these seemingly endless. jeff moody, there live for us at exeter st railway station . the exeter st railway station. the interesting point that some of the points that jeff was making there about exeter, the west country, are true elsewhere. for example, if you're trying to get up hampshire to london , then the up hampshire to london, then the advice and guidance from southwest trains is to look at other big stations like basingstoke and winchester , basingstoke and winchester, because there are some trains that perhaps are going through there to get up to london, but not from perhaps the nearest railway station. so there's a bit of look around and shop around, but hopefully as jeff said at the end, we may breathe a sigh of relief. it may , for a sigh of relief. it may, for the time being, be all, and who knows it , may be all over with a knows it, may be all over with a bit more money, the table. and as john said, a more as john redwood said, a more productivity say all live productivity to say we all live hope. share your thoughts. share your essay, share your your experian essay, share your frustrations . an individual frustrations as. an individual or a business. you're or as a business. you're watching and listening to alastair stewart& friends lots

more still to come this afternoon , including a rural afternoon, including a rural campaign that's been launched with the aim of getting us to dnnk with the aim of getting us to drink more dairy, milk and, get a b—12 vitamin boost . but what a b—12 vitamin boost. but what doesit a b—12 vitamin boost. but what does it mean for the dairy , does it mean for the dairy, which has seen consumption at its lowest and farmers leaving the profession over the last 12 months? we'll be discussing that next. but first, a quick.

break welcome back. you're watching and to alastair stewart& friends on gb news tv, radio and online and thank you very much indeed for so doing . and what's more, for so doing. and what's more, thank you very much indeed for getting in touch . your views on getting in touch. your views on the continuing strike action and the continuing strike action and the big issues at stake that. we've says private sector workers can't strike . why should workers can't strike. why should the public sector taxpayers pay their wages emergency services

should never go on strike . joe should never go on strike. joe joins argument and says it's noting that many in the private sector belong to the same trade unions as in the public . yet unions as in the public. yet from experience the support from is minimal when they are issues in the private sector. perhaps all too politically rather than an equitable service with protection . all whether you work protection. all whether you work for the public sector or the private ross joins the conversation and says rishi sunak's plan to remove people's to take industrial action is just another step on the road to this country becoming a full blown at best it will destroy recruitment who would voluntarily themselves into a situation where they have no rights. so there are a range

thoughts and reflecting what mr. hadley said and what mr. redwood said and my other guest as well . but we really do want to hear your views , keep them coming in your views, keep them coming in and. i will share more as the programme unfolds before . your programme unfolds before. your very eyes and ears and also do subscribe to our youtube channel. we are at gb news and catch up on what my earlier guests labour relations expert redwood and steve hadley had say. i think you genuinely find it very interesting and all of our previous as well now it is that time of the week again for little spotlight . and this week little spotlight. and this week we are focusing on dairy industry after agriculture and horticulture development board launched the quotes we need to eat balance campaign with the focus encouraging a healthy diet from sources such as red meat and dairy products. dr. ryan has urged us to wait up to b12 as

part of the campaign . urged us to wait up to b12 as part of the campaign. but urged us to wait up to b12 as part of the campaign . but what part of the campaign. but what doesit part of the campaign. but what does it mean for the dairy industry which has seen dairy consumption at its lowest and farmers leave the profession over the last 12 months? a pretty and battered sector as things stand right now, which we've tried to reflect on this programme over previous weeks. and i'm delighted to be joined now by steve evans, who is a dairy farmer , and there he is. dairy farmer, and there he is. i mean, presumably unadulterated hurrahs from sector saying that's good, here's a grown up saying consume of our product and it'll make you healthier. yes. no, i mean , it's great to yes. no, i mean, it's great to see dairy being brought into the pubuc see dairy being brought into the public eye and on a personality doctor ranches calibre coming through about the b12 mean dairy in particular. there's a number of things isn't just the b12 is , the iodine, you know, there's the calcium it's just a great product. i mean , just coming to product. i mean, just coming to a about leaving the a point about leaving the

industry we have faced incredible on farm inflation in the last year you know due to the last year you know due to the ukraine crisis but global commodities got out of hand you know our own situation here we faced a 30% plus increase in cost of production. you are seeing a number of people leaving the industry because this you know it's unsustainable from our point of view. but just coming back to the campaign. this is all sectors, you know, like you said , red meat sector. like you said, red meat sector. bolton so eating a balanced and dairy is a key part that i mean our milk literally leaves our farm goes five miles down the road , is turned into some road, is turned into some wonderful material, extra mature cheddar, which is distributed across all retailers , you know across all retailers, you know and yeah it isn't just milk per

say, it's the whole the yoghurts the cheeses , you know, things the cheeses, you know, things like that. so i'm afraid , say, like that. so i'm afraid, say, use us or lose us, but that there are many , many farmers there are many, many farmers making noises about leaving the industry just because the cost of production is horrific and you know, i'm holding this up here that's that's a1p coin. that's a lovely little brown coin there . and that penny per coin there. and that penny per litre on our milk price to the average uk farmer makes litre on our milk price to the average uk farmer make s £10,000 average uk farmer makes £10,000 of difference. and that is pretty much the difference between staying solvent , not the between staying solvent, not the top . how close have you got to top. how close have you got to saying i can't make a reasonable living out of this? it's just not worth the pain . farmers not worth the pain. farmers there are our own worst enemy in some respects . we are emotion

some respects. we are emotion involved . you know, the involved. you know, the sentiments , the long standing sentiments, the long standing generational businesses that we are and i'm part of that and we've taken a long look at. our future , we've you know , my future, we've you know, my father, a mother still involved in the business, which is great, you know, i'm 44 years old, my oldest son now is 23. he's he's involved in the business as well . and we as a collective as a family unit, yeah, we have very strong on farm governance. okay every pandered to and is a prisoner and. we do do our best to keep hold it but it is extremely to wake up in the morning with the same confidence when you see that the next raft

milk price cuts which which are now you know there's been a number of announcements on milk price cuts for january number of announcements on milk price cuts forjanuary february price cuts for january february march. and it's not only only interrupt for clarification for those kind enough to be watching and listening our conversation but but that's not the old but but but that's not the old milk marketing . that's your milk marketing. that's your direct relationship . the big direct relationship. the big distributors over . well, direct relationship. the big distributors over. well, mainly the supermarkets . yeah. and we the supermarkets. yeah. and we as a as said earlier, you know, the commodity markets got out of hand a little bit back , you hand a little bit back, you know, sort of nine, 12 months ago. and the milk prices are rising, which is great because . rising, which is great because. it meant that all of our inflationary costs were up here and then our milk price was starting to creep up and up, up and catch up to the milk price . and catch up to the milk price. sorry. captured most production price. yeah. now we'll see. global commodities have slipped because they've become to expensive. and this is this is another key point as well. we

are out to make out of farming nobody ever has . are out to make out of farming nobody ever has. this is purely and simply about right if we can make a living quite simple a living. that's what we are we aspire to do you know nobody gets rich at a farm. and despite what's what certain environmental say, nobody rich out of agriculture . this is just out of agriculture. this is just about a little bit of parity and fairness and equality. and i understand that the consumer needs value. okay but we need enough to stay solvent now. i made this point to someone yesterday. excuse me , with these yesterday. excuse me, with these milk price cuts that we're facing on farm . be interesting facing on farm. be interesting to see whether the retailer drops the price in—store or are they going to use that opportunity to make their even bigger on the litre of milk, on

the kilo of . well, interesting the kilo of. well, interesting to see what happens there. it will be . and will you keep in will be. and will you keep in touch with us? because we're always happy to talk about agricultural sector. we do have rural spotlight and i love the point you make about it was your dad's business before. it's now yours and your son is there waiting in line. hopefully crossed to pick it up. say that we are . drink more milk. make we are. drink more milk. make him a happier. and also make yourself healthier. it's not a bad this weekend . steve evans, bad this weekend. steve evans, thank you very much for joining us. best to all of you down on the dairy farm now. thank you. one of the trickiest aspects of the hospital waiting list crisis is the number of people in hospital who find they simply shouldn't there. they become bed blockers and they include people who are well enough to be discharged. post their treatment pace, the rest of if only they could then get the care support

that they need out in community. now, that's been by the prime minister by secretary of state for helsby barclay and pretty well everybody else in the industry . but well everybody else in the industry. but they well everybody else in the industry . but they also include industry. but they also include people, believe it or not, like children increasingly with acute dental problems to discuss , i'm dental problems to discuss, i'm delighted to be joined now by dr. nikhil parmar and award winning dental surgeon, when was told these statistic , i was told these statistic, i was absolutely flabbergasted . these absolutely flabbergasted. these are kids whose dental problems are kids whose dental problems are so severe and you're listening to someone who can remember being lined up with everybody else at school , the everybody else at school, the dental checks and fillings done and all the of it. is it simply that's going out of the window and the problems are so profound and the problems are so profound and that for the child safety he or she to go into hospital . or she to go into hospital. alastair, thank you very much

for having me on and spotlighting really tragic statistic that came out this week that the main reason for children between the ages 5 to 9 admitted to hospital because of dental problems. wow. and as as you mentioned many years ago, you'd have school dentist who come along and inspect everyone's teeth that simply exist anymore . we've seen a huge exist anymore. we've seen a huge increase in tooth decay for , increase in tooth decay for, children. and as you can understand , children are very understand, children are very difficult to . for dentists, it's difficult to. for dentists, it's hard enough treating phobic aduu hard enough treating phobic adult trying to place good quality filling in a young child is something which is very tncky is something which is very tricky and requires lot of time. it's something which has been getting worse and worse. it's been highlighted by the british association for many, many years now . they one of the things that now. they one of the things that they bring british dental to make crystal clear . time and make crystal clear. time and time and time again. make crystal clear. time and time and time again . and lots time and time again. and lots and lots of people listening .

and lots of people listening. the conversation will know it too all well. that to get to a gp is thing, but to get to an nhs dentist is increasingly difficult because there simply aren't many there. but a lot people listening to our chat wales. hang on a minute, this is just about brushing your teeth when you get up in the morning, even if you're nipper and brushing before you to brushing them before you go to at night, eating fewer sweets and sugary products and all the rest of it . i and sugary products and all the rest of it. i mean, personal responsibility , parental responsibility, parental responsibility, parental responsibility is a key part of this as well isn't it? yes. at least ed's absolutely spot on. so the government, dentists can only do so much . so the government, dentists can only do so much. but as one colleague of mine puts, it it goesif colleague of mine puts, it it goes if the sugary isn't in the house that 5 to 9 year old is not going to get of it. there needs to be parental responsibility in terms of what food the children eat, what their attitude is to brushing their attitude is to brushing their teeth and are they supervised ? they brush their supervised? they brush their

teeth. it's not good enough just sending the kids off to brush their need watch them their teeth need to watch them do it . had a their teeth need to watch them do it. had a quick look today do it. i had a quick look today as to how a kids as to how much a kids toothbrushes and you get toothbrushes and you can get a very good kids toothbrus and very good kids toothbrush £2 and you actually kids toothpaste you can actually kids toothpaste for £1 so fo r £3 that would for £1 so for £3 that would cover you for three months worth of oral health care, minimum oral health care for a child so that does need to be parental accountability for this. absolutely and i know from my own experience as parents you can choose brushes and toothpaste as well, but perhaps play toothpaste as well, but perhaps play to your favourite cartoon character or avenge us or whatever it might be at that bit of the industry is trying to make it a bit more fun than it used to be. perhaps when you and i were nippers, correct? this there's so much online which many of the toothpaste providers, the toothbrush manufacturers , they've got free manufacturers, they've got free resources . they're pushing this resources. they're pushing this to try and help pair ants learn how to brush their teeth and then disseminate that information to their children. there's so out there for free

and most dental practises we have so many toothpaste samples . come in and see us. we're more than happy. give them to children, especially to try and make it a fun and enjoyable thing. because if you if you have to remember that if a young child has to be asked to go on to general anaesthesia to have their taken, it's their teeth taken, it's very traumatic for them. they wake up, they hardly have any. and then them down a then you're putting them down a spiral path of becoming very nervous patients who will avoid seeing the dentist, then having more later in life. so it's more later on in life. so it's something we really work something we really need to work on when patients are young and the are young. great to the kids are young. great to talk junior. lashawn, thank you very much fitting into your very much for fitting into your busy weekend. and there we are, very sound advice and very simple, sound advice and guidance. it's going to guidance. it's not going to break the are simple break the there are simple things that can do and. parents like all of us do that key responsibility. and hey, the bottom line is if you don't do it, your lovely little nipper might end up in hospital, which is not good for him or her, and certainly for someone certainly not good for someone who seriously ill

who is much more seriously ill waiting bed that child waiting that bed that that child will be occupied . we're watching will be occupied. we're watching and listening to alastair stewart& friends with lots more coming up program this coming up on the program this afternoon. newspapers , the afternoon. the newspapers, the media, of remain awash media, of course, remain awash with yet further revelations and allegations that have come out following harry's new memoir. we'll be discussing all of those next. but first, a quick.

break hello and welcome. if you've just joined us the time is 1:00 and you're watching alastair stewart& friends are into the second hour of our program , second hour of our program, keeping you company here on tv radio with plenty more still to come, including with yet more claims emerge from prince harry's book spare inadvertently

accidentally sold in spain and also brief left, right and centre and big interviews coming up where bits and bobs are mentioned as well. they are emerging from the book and include those about fighting and killing members of the taliban. we'll be discussing the security dimension all of that. as dimension of all of that. as prince harry puts the royal at risk. some are saying with those claims. but first, let's bring you right up to date with all the today. here once the rest of the today. here once again . alistair thank you . again is. alistair thank you. this is the latest from the gb newsroom the prime minister is holding talks with the nhs to try to ease the pressure . the try to ease the pressure. the health service. the nhs recovery forum will see rishi sunak discuss for critical issues with health experts and other ministers, including and emergency care . however, he's emergency care. however, he's been warned the talks are

unlikely to reverse the current situation with senior doctors . situation with senior doctors. the nhs is on a knife edge. in his first speech of the new yean his first speech of the new year, mr. sunak made reducing waiting lists of his key pledges before the next election. former health secretary steven dahl told gb news it's important the nhs and the government have a clear view of what they want to achieve . can't sort out the achieve. can't sort out the health service until we sort out the pay disputes that are currently disrupting the health service and. so it does have to be a as to how the government is going to get itself out of the hole its got itself into on pay. the senior managers health service that are coming in to downing street today they need to have the party sorted out. they need the money but then they to be allowed the to space they to be allowed the to space the job. the rmt says rail companies at the heart of the running dispute over pay have made hundreds of millions of poundsin made hundreds of millions of pounds in profits. the union

claims the money has come when the government put private train on new contracts the covid pandemic. it some companies made £310 million in taxpayer funded profits . march 20, 20 and profits. march 20, 20 and september 2022. it comes as rmt and 14 train operators continue their 48 hour walk out over pay atjobs their 48 hour walk out over pay at jobs and conditions in us. republican kevin mccarthy has finally been elected the next speaker of the house of representatives. mr. mccarthy was just one vote short of victory in the 14th ballot overnight, but he prevailed in the fifth round after making concessions to fraction of right wing hardliners. concessions to fraction of right wing hardliners . the chamber has wing hardliners. the chamber has not seen that level of congressional dysfunction over 160 years . staying in the us 160 years. staying in the us a six year old boy who shot seriously injured a teacher as a primary school in virginia has

been detained by police . been detained by police. officers say the woman's injuries were initially thought to be life threatening, but her condition has improved hospital. the chief police officer said the shooting was not accidental and the two had had what they called an. it's unclear how the child got hold of a handgun . child got hold of a handgun. russia says , its forces would russia says, its forces would uphold itself declared ceasefire in ukraine midnight despite ukraine dismissing the truce as propaganda . ukraine has rejected propaganda. ukraine has rejected putin's ceasefire designed to give russian forces the chance to rest rearm. during the orthodox christmas period, it says it would continue to try and recapture its land. meanwhile, moscow , its defence, meanwhile, moscow, its defence, had only returned artillery fire sent by ukrainian forces. had only returned artillery fire sent by ukrainian forces . mps sent by ukrainian forces. mps have been urged to support paid leave for miscarriage. the proposal by an snp member would three days of statutory leave to parents who experienced a before

24 weeks of pregnancy . angela 24 weeks of pregnancy. angela crawley says it would parents the time needed to grieve . the time needed to grieve. currently paid bereavement is only given following stillbirth 24 weeks . prince harry claims only given following stillbirth 24 weeks. prince harry claims in his memoir that his father was jealous , his wife meghan. the jealous, his wife meghan. the book which has already been published early in suggests the king feared meghan would dominate the monarchy and steal the limelight. from charles and camilla. harry also , his father camilla. harry also, his father told him, we don't have to spare. in to finding out meghan would stop after their wedding . would stop after their wedding. referring back to his military days. harry he killed 25 taliban fighters . that's a claim which fighters. that's a claim which has been criticised . both the has been criticised. both the army and the taliban themselves. well, historian anna whitelock told gb news the response by the military shouldn't be dominating revelations about the palace. i think that really gets to harry. i think he's always prided himself on being a military man.

he's proud that he had frontline service . and so the fact that service. and so the fact that he's been rebuked in this way so publicly by the army, i think , publicly by the army, i think, come as some surprise to him and be particularly actually devastating devastating . flood devastating devastating. flood warnings are in place , england warnings are in place, england and wales as heavy downpours are set to hit the uk overnight . set to hit the uk overnight. there are 27 flood warnings in place for england , with six place for england, with six warnings in place for wales. the scottish environment protection agency has issued six flood alerts for scotland . this is gb alerts for scotland. this is gb news will bring you more news as it happens. now it's back to alice's and friends. tatler and i thank very much indeed. really useful running through. there are some of the breaking stories around prince harry and the imminent

publication of the book and the television interviews . i mean, television interviews. i mean, who pays your money and gets your newspaper, whichever one it might be. but i'm for those listening to this on radio, rather than watching . i'll hold rather than watching. i'll hold up.the rather than watching. i'll hold up. the time's newspaper for you where it says war hero takes aim at harry overkill claims and he is not alone in that. across the whole spectrum, as tatiana has said, there's been furious reaction from the military establishment . that's simply not establishment. that's simply not done. establishment. that's simply not done . and it also yields a done. and it also yields a serious serious concern. we'll be talking to a former marine about that in just a moment. and also a former close protection officer about the security dimension there on the mail as well . harry face dimension there on the mail as well. harry face is global fury over taliban and claim so it's not just and this one i think is utterly intriguing we'll be talking to a former courtier about it just a moment. harry's

ambushes harmed the queen's health in her final weeks and months as her health was already fading fast . what harry and fading fast. what harry and meghan were up to her close friends have let it be known they believe made matters even worse for the late queen. so as i say, it's full and rich agenda . i know from my own social media that we're not just nodding at book sales. it is something that you are concerned about and want us to talk about. so prince harry has been sharing more of his own truths, as he puts it, about his relationship . his father and his brother. also, more on his claims that he killed more than 20 taliban fighters whilst active service in. major issues have been raised by this and the level of disquiet in the military at all levels is extraordinary . as levels is extraordinary. as i said we're going to be looking

at of that with those in the know and at the degree to which he has disagreed. all and any of bndges he has disagreed. all and any of bridges that have existed to his family for him or indeed for them to cross to rebuild relationships among what my old friend charles rea described on gb news as the machine gun fire of allegations of claims and admissions from . prince harry admissions from. prince harry either in the tv or the rapid of the book accidental he released ahead of time in spain comes the that harry had killed more than 20 as he put it chest beating taliban fighters in afghanistan . the language used angered taliban hardly surprisingly and more importantly in some respects security people here said that it posed a serious threat to his own secure city and to that of other members of his family . and to that of other members of his family. it also angered former military comrades of his and many senior military forces,

simply not done. many of them said it was danger and demeaning of the military. and i've just demonstrated newspapers are again awash with criticisms of harry from multiple military and sources, one that particularly caught my eye was colonel tim collins , perhaps the most brutal collins, perhaps the most brutal . tim says the prince has betrayed the military as he has betrayed the military as he has betrayed own family . as a former betrayed own family. as a former security chief, i'll if. harry, who is this ? yes, he does. the who is this? yes, he does. the telegraph also reports that friends of the late queen, as i've just said, have suggested that harry's antics damaged her failing health. i'm delighted now to be joined ben being a royal marines veteran who was indeed a colleague , harry's. and indeed a colleague, harry's. and this is what said about the duke of sussex on twitter this week . of sussex on twitter this week. i love you , prince harry, but i love you, prince harry, but you need . shut up. you wonder

you need. shut up. you wonder the people he's around with. if it was good people, somebody by now would have told him to stop. and i'm delighted to say that ben joins me live . there he is. ben joins me live. there he is. do you still love him ? yeah. do you still love him? yeah. i work with him, but i wasn't a colleague . i was out there at colleague. i was out there at the same time. but you also things break off the thing i find extra ordinary about this and i'm on the royal air force brat, so i don't have huge of the army is you've got people right across spectrum i knew tim collins a bit after the first gulf war and he's full colonel and there are marines like yourself and it's right across the military aspect from who basically , you know, here's basically, you know, here's a guy who could been a really top drawer or officer top soldier just screwing it up in every conceivable will respect. is that your view ? you know, i that your view? you know, i mean, he was an apache pilot

and, you know, if you look at those machine that he was flying . so a massive fine machine and we called them in quite a few times for help . and if you look times for help. and if you look at that plane , the helicopter, at that plane, the helicopter, you know what that their job is. and thank god, they were there and england was injured, was taken on a chinook helicopter. and i think they were supported by two apaches. and to make sure we get back safe, which saved life so when you look at what his job, obviously any patch points probably killed somebody because that was their job to make sure that we got out of there safely. that's what we caught them in. so that's why i think people still respect, including for his including myself, for doing his job. so let's not forget, however , i don't think revealing however, i don't think revealing the body count was wise . the body count was wise. personally that's my take. and i think his job going to war and we know what happens and more foot soldiers do it. people in

the sky do it. but revealing certainly i don't think it's wise and that's what he's done. and that's my taking it. that's why i was saying i love you and what you've done. i support you. but revealing the body count. and so that wasn't a good move. and so that wasn't a good move. and there is obviously a backlash off the back of it that's on him and his family. they say this. the other point in eloquent tweet that in your eloquent tweet that caught our collective eyes was the point about i don't know who advising him now who he's listening to, who are your prime, who are leading this promising young colleague , promising young colleague, astray . i don't know. it astray. i don't know. it literally just be harry and meghan having conversations at home saying that this is and stuff that i'm not that night but i just assumed just my opinion that you know they must have like a crew around them. i don't know. i just they might have some kind of like team, you know, people going into it, but and on and so forth and for and so on and so forth and for them, may seem a good idea to

them, it may seem a good idea to reveal and to reveal that reveal this and to reveal that it might sound bit more. and it might sound a bit more. and but the reality of but actually the reality of it is yes, we're talking the book talking 25 confirmed talking about 25 confirmed kills. but for the wrong reasons it's not a good thing . so like, it's not a good thing. so like, i think if you kind of sit back and reflect for a second, you might think actually operation is set up but it's too late now. so yeah, that's what i was saying it from sure. yeah. one of his own friends around the like not brit. well brit but one of the lads you know, i mean of the lads if you know, i mean maybe i it perfectly well maybe i do put it perfectly well don't read the riot act to know that's tim collins. damian collins let me put collins did. yeah let me put this to you as well . anyone who this to you as well. anyone who served in afghanistan and arguably in iraq going back that far as well is potentially vulnerable because there are forces out there who believe that what we did in both those countries was wrong , that we countries was wrong, that we know that we've read it all and we've heard it many, many times before . has what harry has been

before. has what harry has been saying and written made you personally or any of your friends and colleagues feel more vulnerable ? retribution as it vulnerable? retribution as it were ? to be honest, no, i. i were? to be honest, no, i. i can't live my life like that, where i feel like , oh, i'm a where i feel like, oh, i'm a veteran. so what if someone jumps ministry, just live my life. and if it happens, i have to be there. and then something that's best way to go about it. him he said, i think may him saying he said, i think may have just woken some people up a little bit more on my side or on, let's say, terrorist or whatever they might think. right let's try and do something. but until something happens, i suppose , get on with your life suppose, get on with your life and see what happens. but yeah, of course now it's a talking point. everyone's talking it and on my side i think he should have kept it quiet. on the other side, there's going to be some some there's wanted some there's always wanted it out i want go out there. he thinks, i want go do something else. yeah. yeah it might to it might might happen to me, it might happen someone i don't know

happen to someone i don't know that is exactly why i. that this is exactly why i. don't think you kind of reveal these type of things because there's going to be some kind of fallout whatever fallout off the back of whatever that be . let us hope and that might be. let us hope and pray bad. and thank you for sharing those thoughts and for your initial tweet. brilliant. but also for being so open and candid about it. and let's hope he or somebody who knows him is listening what you just said. and to the right and hey, talk to the right people and listen as people and listen to him as well. god knows may not be well. god knows it may not be too , but royal too late, but being royal marines thank very marines, thank you very much indeed time and for indeed for your time and for your contribution to alastair stewart . friends, an stewart. friends, really an honour pleasure . meet you. honour and a pleasure. meet you. thank very much indeed. thank you very much indeed. let's now on this with let's more now on this with someone who known prince someone who has known prince harry. prince william and indeed the whole family for a very long time. my good friend , grant time. my good friend, grant harrold, former butler to prince harry and william and a regular on this program and indeed a regular on gb news. and i'm delighted to say that is joining us now . the one that made me

us now. the one that made me almost fall off my chair this morning when i was trawling through all of the papers was the telegraph story of people described as close friends of the late queen saying that harry and meghan's antics had worsened her health during those final weeks and few months. does that add up to you . is that a general add up to you. is that a general buzz in either court circles , buzz in either court circles, formal court circles . good formal court circles. good enough to think of it on the. you know, i've seen people recently with the greatest of respect , glad the queen is not respect, glad the queen is not here to hear and see this . i here to hear and see this. i think she would be devastated i think she would be devastated i think it would it would break her heart . so, think it would it would break her heart. so, i mean, i've seen her heart. so, i mean, i've seen her health, as we now know, was in recent months . and as you in recent months. and as you know, the stress of this kind of thing certainly wouldn't. i'm not going to say that that would

have stayed anything up. i think it would have helped. and i think that's what her friends are saying. and even wondering, just about the just knowing myself about the family, how difficult for the king, the queen consort . prince king, the queen consort. prince william and prince harry, maybe part of him thinking maybe he's gone too far. so i guess i feel , as you know, say all, of , as you know, i'll say all, of the family well, and i feel for all of them they you mentioned in passing the king and the queen consort . i in passing the king and the queen consort. i mean, in passing the king and the queen consort . i mean, they are queen consort. i mean, they are here and they watch television . here and they watch television. they read newspapers . and some they read newspapers. and some of the stuff that harry has written about what and william said to the king about camilla and what they're alleging . the and what they're alleging. the king had said about meghan and her role in joining the royal family. i mean, that is devastating . it's just so devastating. it's just so thoughtless and so cruel . for a thoughtless and so cruel. for a man setting out upon one of the most important careers uk citizen can have and the woman

who is his chosen partner , you who is his chosen partner, you do not. i was there , as you said do not. i was there, as you said as well. obviously from the journalist point view, but i was there working the family at that point. but and i was there before the wedding. i was there dunng before the wedding. i was there during wedding and after the wedding and i can say at no point was that of any of those comments . it doesn't mean to say comments. it doesn't mean to say that, you know, obviously conversation is take place conversation is do take place but household stuff are but loads of household stuff are not around . so it's not not always around. so it's very that this very possible that this conversation took place but was never aware. i saw them as one united family. so that's why i find very confusing. and with of these comment comments and as you said the man has just become a king, quite a nation few months time and this is something that they really that isn't a great for this kind of thing but right now no it is really not this is not what we need and i would have thought they really should be kind of supporting well, he should be supporting his father. and i understand i have said that if

he has truths that he wants to tell and he wants to do this, that's one thing i think timing is important and, how you do that. and also some should remain private and things that have come out that i've been reading as well and is bit something to why have you without going into i think you know what i'm talking about is things said i just things that being said i just there's to said there's no need for it to said so bit very confused at so i'm a bit very confused at the whole thing. do you agree with me that he has burnt all of the bridges and scuppered all of the bridges and scuppered all of the barges? whatever analogy you want to use that as we look at a picture there of the king, meghan and the two brothers after this book, forget oprah winfrey and telly interviews, there's no way . no, winfrey and telly interviews, there's no way. no, i think at least i totally agree with you. i think this is this is the final straw. i mean , people have final straw. i mean, people have been trying to draw comparisons with his mother, diana princess of wales. but as you know she was still part of that . you

was still part of that. you know, she would continue to be part of that. this is the first time in, dare i say, centuries, i think maybe the royal family could by themselves, not just no longer remember the royal family but completely outcast and something that you read in books by edward the third way with the sick and, you know, historical things. a modern things. this is not a modern things. this is not a modern thing i it's possible thing, but i think it's possible because become he's because it's become he's becoming liability . he's becoming a liability. he's becoming a liability. he's becoming too dangerous. another said is truth might have sent them . saying isn't them. not saying that isn't true, but the he what he's doing is his own family. and as you know , the royal family, they know, the royal family, they have to everything, protect have to do everything, protect themselves. possible we themselves. and it's possible we could him once for and been could see him once for and been removed and it possibly even taken away in order to protect the family . what he's saying the family. what he's saying grant always a pleasure to talk to you. and i mean not quite genuinely, harrold, that from a royal to prince harry and william speaking not only with candour, but with huge authority. one of the one of the

great been there, done it, guys andifs great been there, done it, guys and it's always a pleasure to talk with him. so there we are. you will have your own reflections and can me reflections and you can let me know they by social know what they are by social media email. among many of media or email. among many of the claims that have come out this week , the duke of sussex on this week, the duke of sussex on two tours of duty, as i'm sure , two tours of duty, as i'm sure, you know, in afghanistan and has revealed in the new memoir spare that he killed than 20 taliban fighters . and in the interview fighters. and in the interview dismissed them as being just beaters by doing that it has been alleged in many many quarters not only military but also quarters that . harry has also quarters that. harry has put the royal family's security at risk. include of course, his own. but perhaps some of you might say others , and that is might say others, and that is even more in response . well, and even more in response. well, and more important. joining me now is dai davis, who's former head of royal at scotland yard . dai, of royal at scotland yard. dai, it's always a pleasure to speak to you . is it's always a pleasure to speak to you. is this it's always a pleasure to speak to you . is this got up by by to you. is this got up by by security people just putting

incendiary stuff out there or . incendiary stuff out there or. do you genuinely believe as a an expert in this area that what he said about the taliban toll has increase the level of risk to him and to those to him ? well, him and to those to him? well, you've just answered your own question. yes in my humble opinion of now, over 50 is of deaung opinion of now, over 50 is of dealing not only with royals, but other factors involving security . i think he has but other factors involving security. i think he has himself his family and more particularly, the royal family at all levels . and that's what at all levels. and that's what concerns me. we know historically from attacks in france , in germany, in belgium france, in germany, in belgium how easy and various elements we call them terrorists . they call call them terrorists. they call themselves freedom fighters fighters. they can without

warning and we have thousands in this country who are not active but are sympathetic to a terrorist view . and that's what terrorist view. and that's what concerns me. and if i was currently in charge of royalty protection , i would be seeking . protection, i would be seeking. communication with rybak and others at scotland yard to ensure that we highlight the risk that we consider risk and that we, with our intelligence services , who no doubt hq and services, who no doubt hq and other intelligence through our friends throughout the will be monitoring to the that's crucial now these people do chit chat etc. yeah let me broaden it out slightly simply because i'm just to talking incredible guy and former royal marine who served in afghanistan and did a celebrated tweet saying, harry, i still love you but shut . i still love you but shut. basically, i'm saying that harry

wasn't only killing taliban, but providing close protection . to providing close protection. to helicopters where they were ferrying soldiers and comrades out of war zones. and i put it to tibet that there's distinct possibility here as well that he has raise the security risk to any body who's served in uniform in afghanistan or even in iraq . in afghanistan or even in iraq. exactly the same reasons . well exactly the same reasons. well i think you're absolutely right. but not only to the rest of us, to nobody needs reminding of the manchester bombings, you know , manchester bombings, you know, these criminal idiots are around and he's had security all his life . nobody will take away from life. nobody will take away from he did in terms of active service. but i share what various generals you name it, i share my disgust at the language he's used. i i have to say, share a disgust. the admission

of taking cocaine . doesn't he of taking cocaine. doesn't he realised those like him who perpetuate this evil trade by buying it he would have mixed with a criminal buying this or his friends have and also smoking cannabis in kensington palace in his cottage. it beggars belief that who in their right minds and that's how we have to question frankly what kind of mindset is he in and like uncle andrew what school of advice did he go to betray nonsense in my opinion . i know nonsense in my opinion. i know there . was no consultation there. was no consultation between you and ben the former royal marine , but that was one royal marine, but that was one of the other nub points that he made is who the hell is he listening? who's giving him advice? because it is crazy. it is crass . and as one senior is crass. and as one senior security source said, and you may well know him on half what an idiot. this man has become .

an idiot. this man has become. well, yes, i actually spoke to the royal of the mail yesterday and. that's the question i asked . and it's a headline in their paper today. i take no pleasure doing this, but i'm lucky. like you, i have a platform that i can speak for the vast majority of the in this country who want a decent royal family and we've got a decent royal family, but actually some defecting his father , his stepmother, a whole father, his stepmother, a whole range of people to these insane acts, to the embarrassment , i acts, to the embarrassment, i have to say, in half a century , have to say, in half a century, i've never known anything like it. only comparison i can make is edward the eighth, and he turned out to be a traitor to this country if you know its history, i'm afraid i will use that word. he's traitorous . that word. he's traitorous. quite extraordinary. when you're always welcome here on my program or on any other outlets on gb news die to share your

experience and, your thoughts uponit. experience and, your thoughts upon it. final quick one. have you personally been shot at the scale and scope these revelations ? well nothing shocks revelations? well nothing shocks me after all this time, but in one sense, yes, i'm shocked and horrified at the crassness . i'm horrified at the crassness. i'm just horrified that a member of our family, a family that represents all of us, could behave this way. it just beggars alistair and. i suppose i am shock, but i'm so disappointed. i can't tell you . beautifully i can't tell you. beautifully put and put as well. di davis as said several times, i was pleased to talk you. thank you very much indeed for finding time for us this weekend. di davies former head of royal davies former, head of royal protection. we've plenty more still to come on the programme this afternoon alastair stewart& friends after the break. january is a time for fresh and a healthier set of habits. dry january is one of the most

popular new year's resolutions and we are seven days into it. but how hard is it to stick to and watch impact on the hospitality sector ? we'll be hospitality sector? we'll be discussing that. but first, a quick look at the weather for looking ahead to this afternoon. and the uk is looking rather windy for some , a mixture of windy for some, a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. here are the details . showers. here are the details. after rain clears shetland , much after rain clears shetland, much of scotland will be largely dry start saturday afternoon before arrive into the west . winds will arrive into the west. winds will be lighter than other areas of the uk. meanwhile northern ireland will see winds strengthening this afternoon as the showers through. there will be some sunny spells in between . the showers will eventually reach western areas of england . reach western areas of england. they could be heavy at times and bnng they could be heavy at times and bring the chance of hail and thunder for wales and other western areas. it will fill in increasingly fresh this afternoon . temperatures will be afternoon. temperatures will be afternoon. temperatures will be a touch down to recent days with a touch down to recent days with a high of nine or ten celsius. following morning's rain eastern

areas of england will experience areas of england will experience a dry after noon with an increasing number of . sunny increasing number of. sunny spells. a few showers are still possible and it will remain blustery. east anglia will see the cloud linger for longest , the cloud linger for longest, the cloud linger for longest, the rain moves away. but despite the rain moves away. but despite the brisk breeze, it will feel slightly mild to have the wind in shelter. winds will be particularly strong for southern countries of england with a continued risk of coastal gales as showers push through, merging at times to form longer periods of these blustery and of rain. these blustery and heavy showers will continue this evening, eventually pushing across to the eastern areas as well . and that's how the weather well. and that's how the weather is shaping up.

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tatiana sanchez. the gb newsroom. the prime minister is holding emergency talks with the nhs to ease the pressure on the health service. the nhs recovery forum sees rishi sunak discuss four critical issues with health experts and other ministers, including social and emergency care . however, he's been warned care. however, he's been warned these talks are unlikely to reverse the, with senior doctors saying nhs is on a knife edge. mr. sunak has made reducing waiting lists one of his key pledges before next election . pledges before next election. the rmt claims rail the government hit on new contract talks during the covid pandemic have made hundreds of millions poundsin have made hundreds of millions pounds in profits. the union said some train operators made £310 million in taxpayer funded profits between march 2020 and september 2022. it comes as the rmt and 40 train operators continue their out over pay drops and conditions. in us.

republican kevin mccarthy has finally been elected as . the finally been elected as. the next speaker of the house of represents stiffs. mr. mccarthy was just one vote short of victory in 14th ballot overnight , but he prevailed in the 15th round after making concessions a fraction of right wing hardliners . the chamber has not hardliners. the chamber has not seen that level congressional dysfunction in over hundred and 60 years . and prince harry 60 years. and prince harry claims in his memoir, his father was jealous of his wife, meghan. the book has been published daily in spain . the king feared daily in spain. the king feared meghan would dominate the monarchy and steal limelight from charles and camilla . from charles and camilla. referring back to his military , referring back to his military, harry says he killed 25 taliban fighters , a claim which has been fighters, a claim which has been criticised both the army and the taliban . tv online and dab radio taliban. tv online and dab radio where the gb news now is over to. al

tatyana, thank you very, very much indeed. now there are many reasons that people may be attempting drive january this new year . attempting drive january this new year. they may be financial, they may be health related, or perhaps just out of curiosity for getting through the 31 days will be easy, but for others it may be just a little more challenge . and of course, what challenge. and of course, what about the businesses that support after such a difficult time during covid and beyond? we mentioned their difficulties in the context of the strikes as well . so north—west england well. so north—west england reporter sophie reaper has been finding out about an alcohol that may make the next three and a half weeks a little easier for those who fancy dry january

shake and not stirred and completely non—alcoholic for those giving dry january a try this new year could alcohol free drinking be an alternative way to stay sober for the entire month is really, really important . month is really, really important. drink is not about abstinence . it's about everyone abstinence. it's about everyone who loves alcohol . i like who loves alcohol. i like a drink. a weekend. at this times you can't drink , but it's all you can't drink, but it's all about fun . having fun with your about fun. having fun with your when you can't drink and not feeling excluded . so social feeling excluded. so social socialisation and different occasions is what it's all about. people have a variety of reasons choosing not to drink this health money, even just a challenge but for smash drinks. alcohol free isn't just for with alcohol free drinking is here to stay and it's not about 31 days

it absolutely is not about just dry january i'll actually use dry january i'll actually use dry january i'll actually use dry january is a vehicle to get people introduced alcohol free drinking. but really alcohol free drinks all the year round, every day of the week . some every day of the week. some people and it should be every month of the year. the people and it should be every month of the year . the first people and it should be every month of the year. the first dry january took place in 2013 with just 4000 people participate . so just 4000 people participate. so last year that figure rose to 130,000. and although the numbers continue to rise , just numbers continue to rise, just how many of us would stay sober for the full 31 days? we're in dry january . do you think you dry january. do you think you could do it? no yeah, i definitely think so. i think , definitely think so. i think, you know, if you put your mind to something you achieve anything, really. and it's not that hard. it's the pub probably save some anyway. i think save some money anyway. i think it haven't. year it could, but haven't. this year i've failed . i could do i've already failed. i could do it. won't it . do i've already failed. i could do it. won't it. do you think it. i won't do it. do you think you could do it? i hope so, because i'm trying i'm trying my best do don't think. best to do it. i don't think. no. much of a social aspect no. as much of a social aspect because it's the only time i get to sometimes.

to see someone sometimes. so it's lot easier to go out, it's a lot easier to go out, dnnk it's a lot easier to go out, drink be inside someone nice and warm . for many, dry january warm. for many, dry january could , be quite a challenge. but could, be quite a challenge. but free may provide an answer. sometimes you get it from work midweek if coming from training whatever and you fancy having a dnnk whatever and you fancy having a drink or you know you've got your family for work in the morning and it just gives you an alternative to, you know, than a glass or, you know, glass of cordial or, you know, a cup tea something. it's cup of tea or something. it's almost real thing almost like the real thing without of problems in without the sort of problems in the with three and a half weeks left to go of dry january, some people complete it and others not, but at least all had the bottle to try sophie reaper gb news news . a brilliant report news news. a brilliant report there from say if you prepare and what a fantastic selection of voices as to why they trying to do it and, why they hope they'll be able to achieve it and what the upside of it is as well. but also to say if you and i both said there is potentially a down side too for the

hospitality industry. so let's cross live sophie , who cross live now to sophie, who finds in a pub in finds herself in a pub in ramsbottom and in bury. sophie, over to you. what are the publicans make of dry january a well hello to you alister. yes, i'm at the eagle and child pub in in ramsbottom in bury today as we've just been hearing more and more people giving dry january go and they may have a variety of good reasons doing so. but one industry who may lose out as a result is the hospitality sector, especially pubs. hospitality sector, especially pubs . pubs hospitality sector, especially pubs. pubs haven't had the easiest rides over the last few years. first they had to contend with the pandemic, where throughout the lockdown and many pubs didn't know whether or not they would survive. now dealing with a cost of living crisis where going to a pub and enjoying some food or having a dnnk enjoying some food or having a drink with friends may be seen as a luxury . drink with friends may be seen as a luxury. now, drink with friends may be seen as a luxury . now, last drink with friends may be seen as a luxury. now, last summer, a report found that there are now less pubs in the uk than ever before . on record there are 7000 before. on record there are 7000 pubs less now than there were in

2012, so in what's already a difficult time could dry january be making things worse a little bit earlier i spoke to the owner of this pub will gormley to find out more about this issue . there out more about this issue. there always is a little tip off in january anyway. dry january definitely does have an impact but people still come out and our soft think so people our soft i think less so people have the perception that if i'm doing january i won't go out to the i think it does we the pub i think it does help we serve because coming serve food here because coming for you can have a for a meal you can have a soft dnnk for a meal you can have a soft drink with it, but if it was a wet led pull bar where only pub go sitting, having a soft go and sitting, having a soft dnnk go and sitting, having a soft drink little drink seems a little bit something. have really something. you would have really two drinks. two non—alcoholic drinks. brilliant because you've got a wide variety drinks, but wide variety of soft drinks, but you've you know, you've also got, you know, alcoholic seco, alcoholic beer, no seco, alcohol, alcohol, alcohol, free wine, alcohol, free . lets people free gin. it lets people have the taste of the alcohol feel part of the group of are part of the group of people are drinking have to be drinking but not have to be drinking. drive they drinking. they can drive they can whatever whatever can do whatever, whatever they need we a wide need to do. but we have a wide variety soft drinks . the variety of soft drinks. the stuff mind whether . you stuff don't mind whether. you dnnk stuff don't mind whether. you drink or not, it's completely up

to you. come on enjoy the pull back and you don't have to have a ask you to a drink and we'll ask you to spend here and there are lots of non—alcoholic options that are available . no seco i today i'm available. no seco i today i'm enjoying just a nice glass of coke or soft drinks are available i must add in there. but the message pubs is that it doesn't matter whether not you're drinking, whether or not it's dry january, not all year round . there are these round. there are these non—alcoholic options that are available. so their message is come down, enjoy the atmosphere and just support our pubs and hospitality industry . so perhaps hospitality industry. so perhaps i should say cheers and thanks to the public . all of the guests to the public. all of the guests you spoke to so much wisdom there about the upside of it and also the of it. but we are sophie reaper at reporting and reflecting up on dry january. i hope you found it helpful and hope you found it helpful and hope you found it helpful and hope you found it useful. watching and listening to alastair stewart& friends here on news tv and radio and on gb news tv and radio and onune on gb news tv and radio and online many more still online with many more still to come this afternoon, including online with many more still to cois,e this afternoon, including online with many more still to cois, of|is afternoon, including online with many more still to cois, of course,noon, including online with many more still to cois, of course, the 1, including online with many more still to cois, of course, the year, uding

it is, of course, the year, which means one thing january sales. but many of looking still for a bargain . i'll be finding for a bargain. i'll be finding out top tips and how to get the best value while staying on a budget . but best value while staying on a budget. but first, a quick.

break welcome back. you're watching and listening to alastair stewart& friends here on gb news tv, radio , online and. thank you tv, radio, online and. thank you very much indeed for so doing and an even bigger thank you for getting in touch with us in such enormous numbers. let's share back some of your thoughts now , back some of your thoughts now, particularly on harry and perry begins that of the conversation . harry proves to be the black sheep of the family, totally auen sheep of the family, totally alien aged, no family member would do or say such scathing things as he does. he has no family loyalty or respect for

any of them . and he says it any of them. and he says it seems me that harry's downfall was meeting and marrying someone who is only out for now. meghan's not here to defend , but meghan's not here to defend, but she has many friends who say not fair and they say it's the family's fault. much more than it is either his or hers , it is either his or hers, however it's a matter for you to . express your own views and we share them . i just put them in share them. i just put them in context , ian says. ten, turning context, ian says. ten, turning all on its head . when did we all on its head. when did we last see ? the happy, carefree last see? the happy, carefree harry. it's a situation of his making and totally leaves him out of depth. depth he says. i think it is all cry for help, martin says . an ex—soldier. martin says. an ex—soldier. i suggest that he has this great himself and the british army. harry under no , must have his harry under no, must have his security increased or paid for

by us, the taxpayers . he can use by us, the taxpayers. he can use the millions that netflix gave him . he the millions that netflix gave him. he claims to be a the millions that netflix gave him . he claims to be a humanity him. he claims to be a humanity carrier. life is precious and life even an enemy's life. you live with that. your whole life. thank you very much indeed . a thank you very much indeed. a very thoughtful and maybe one. but wow. interesting about . the but wow. interesting about. the cost of security . now, what cost of security. now, what prompted that ? several prompted that? several interviews i did with security chiefs, former marines who served in afghanistan alongside . so don't forget to subscribe to our youtube channel. we are at gb news and you can get all of those interviews and indeed previous programs i hope and genuinely believe that you will find it all fascinating so away from that . and again, thank you from that. and again, thank you very much indeed for getting touch. time for our regular saturday savings slot . a report saturday savings slot. a report by price spy. it's a website that tracks prices more than 6000 online retailers warned

that nearly half of products were more in january than six months ago. so how people make the most of the january sales. meanwhile wholesale energy pncesis meanwhile wholesale energy prices is the good bit. have fallen although support for business is being trimmed . how business is being trimmed. how can business says cut back on energy use ? indeed. how can we. energy use? indeed. how can we. i am delighted to be joined by regular on this program and indeed on gb news gemma bird, the money saving mum and then she is gemma. to great you. i mean, first of all, that talk of the introduction, it's a little bit like black friday, isn't . bit like black friday, isn't. and it's that famous phrase that we say about everything. if you're parting with your money. caveat emptor just because it's in a january or a black friday, black monday, it doesn't mean it's the best possible value . it's the best possible value. how do you check and double check ? yeah. no i couldn't agree

check? yeah. no i couldn't agree with you more. i always say to people, firstly, do you need it or do you it as well? that's a really good point because a lot of the we say the word sale of the time we say the word sale and what companies. and that's what companies. they bought yellow bought big sells, big yellow stickers everything catch stickers on everything to catch your eye so buy always make your eye so you buy always make sure you need it or do you want it and that's fine want things we want things make sure we all want things but make sure you best prices it. you get the best prices for it. so say, over the year so we say, look, over the year especially, it's in a especially, if it's in a particularly expensive light and, to buy, and, you're looking to buy, for example, television, example, say is a television, something is bit something like that is a bit more normal everyday more than you normal everyday things throughout year things look throughout the year don't boxing day don't just go to the boxing day sales general black friday because as you said sometimes different year different times of the year they're what they're cheaper sites. what sort of is called camel? camel. of price is called camel? camel. camel like amazon and things like that. track the prices of like that. i track the prices of things, so make sure you'll a look so that you're not getting cold maybe even a cold and make sure maybe even a sort of middle of the year write down exactly what you're thinking of buying this year. so you to sort you know, it's you want to sort you know, it's getting a bit to look at buying that in the summer. i mean, i

always try and buy things myself at season. so we think in the winter months or just we're coming out, but i'm going to get my swimming costume, for example, next then, example, for next year then, because find it because that's when i find it tends really drop tends to really, really drop because companies want to get rid of things. a things rid of things. so a of things for would probably be rid of things. so a of things fogood would probably be rid of things. so a of things fogood supplyi probably be rid of things. so a of things fo good supply inrobably be rid of things. so a of things fo good supply in january 3e a good time supply in january because want want rid because they want they want rid of want that stock gone of it. they want that stock gone because want the because they want to buy the next the buying finance next thing in the buying finance season. always think is one of season. i always think is one of the best to save. but then the best ways to save. but then actually sales friday, the best ways to save. but then actu kind sales friday, the best ways to save. but then actu kind of sales friday, the best ways to save. but then actu kind of get sales friday, the best ways to save. but then actukind of get some. friday, the best ways to save. but then actu kind of get some goodiy, the best ways to save. but then actukind of get some good deals you kind of get some good deals , have to really know , but you have to really know research the particular item you want . it's intriguing as my want. and it's intriguing as my team would tell you, i'm no expert . the internet at expert. the internet at all. quite opposite. hopeless but quite the opposite. hopeless but if just type and you if you just type and you are genuinely need new phone or genuinely do need a new phone or a new or whatever it might be and, you put in the keyword cheapest you will get automatically a kind of comparative service and that is really useful . but i comparative service and that is really useful. but i just underline your you'll keep there is and that is do you really needit is and that is do you really need it the answer is if the is energy the commodity is energy .

energy the commodity is energy. the answer is yes we do either to boil an egg or to keep warm when the winter gets worse and worse and worse . do you sense as worse and worse. do you sense as someone worse and worse. do you sense as someone keeps such a close informed eye on all of these things, that we may just have turned the corner on energy pnces turned the corner on energy prices as the wholesale market sees much lower prices than two, three, five, six months ago. are you confident we may have turned the corner? oh, well, please, god, because something to be done, you know, people's wages are not this and are not going this amount. and we're just talking about we're not just talking about that low wage. that are on the low wage. we're talking people the talking about people across the board people on good board people that are on good wages. some people's wages. you know, some people's homes have gon month and homes have gone £600 a month and we're a month. we're paying £100 a month. so please go has but no one's please go buy has but no one's got magic magic wand . got a magic ball or magic wand. i'm probably the same as you and everybody the country, everybody across the country, but fingers crossed. yes, they have. they're to stop have. and they're going to stop looking because this looking into it because this cannot . mortgage cannot continue. mortgage rates going electric going going up, gas electric going out, food going up, petrol up. some people an extra some people now an extra thousand a month. you're not signing people or you've got

signing to people or you've got to find an extra hundred pounds signing to people or you've got to fironan extra hundred pounds signing to people or you've got to fironan extrcoffeesed pounds signing to people or you've got to fironan extrcoffees everands signing to people or you've got to fironan extrcoffees every day. stop on those coffees every day. cut this really cut back on this. this is really serious. now so i'm praying that, yes, we have turned to slight cold this day. fingers crossed. but obviously no one's got a crystal ball. but let's hope that it is now starting a new year with thought because if let's all now that the new year is going to bring some luck for everybody . we keep our fingers everybody. we keep our fingers crossed we a prayer whichever you happen to subscribe to. i subscribe to both. gemma as i said, it's always a genuine pleasure. great wisdom you pleasure. great wisdom from you . and remember, whether it's january sale or black monday, friday do you really need it . friday do you really need it. that's the key question, jim, about known as money saving . about known as money saving. always a pleasure to talk to her. now as soaring bills continue to rise and with no of them slowing down, it's not just homes and businesses that are feeling the pinch, but local communities services too. and i've been watching a series of reports recently saying that how

many authorities, as they face declining income and real challenges are beginning , cut challenges are beginning, cut back on services . across the back on services. across the spectrum and that is really damaging and limiting quality of life in those because they just don't have the facilities. but people in many instances are coming to the rescue which is why i'm absolutely delighted be joined once again by a good of mine. the co—founder of the beacon collaborative . it is a beacon collaborative. it is a philanthropy group and cath davey is a good friend, as i say, and one of the co—founders of it. we were both engaged in a recent big with the great and the good of philanthropy world and a number of issues raised there and a number of key service is had been identified by some of the most generous men and women in this country to say that's where i'm going to put money, because that needs to be

sorted out among them. well, youth centres and, youth clubs and one key contributor chap who made them his life's work was there. and that's, as you well know, because we all taught together afterwards. the point he was making that the state isn't doing it now and he's willing to do it if it isn't doneit willing to do it if it isn't done it leaves these kids without chance to learn real skills . it releases them back skills. it releases them back onto the street and street corners and puts them in real jeopardy . are we doing enough to jeopardy. are we doing enough to meeting those needs are emerging as life gets tougher? or is that not? i'm saying something that people like you and your good selves beacon don't see your role . well, i think you role. well, i think you mentioned at the beginning that community, you know, this is about does your community, the youth centre. and if it does you know, you can be part of setting that community centre up . you

that community centre up. you know that's something that individuals who've got assets that they can contribute that's something that they can do and people like bill so bill holroyd runs on site youth centres a created a franchise model . so if created a franchise model. so if want to set up a youth centre in your area , there's an your area, there's an infrastructure in place that can help to do that. but i suppose point here is that no amount of philanthropy is going to replace the of government local authority spending that was going area. i saw going into that area. i saw a report recently that says know there's been report recently that says know there's bee n £1,000,000,000 a there's been £1,000,000,000 a yean there's been £1,000,000,000 a year, less , which equates year, spent less, which equates to 760 youth centres across the uk . n0 to 760 youth centres across the uk . no individual philanthropist uk. no individual philanthropist or even a group of friends can invest at that scan and bring that service back . but if that service back. but if there's a need and that community opportunity, there are ways that they can get involved, they can support and they can make that happen for their young people. have a brilliant people. you have a brilliant idea underline message idea and underline that message , because i'd 100% agree with that. i you and i first that. but i when you and i first talked beacon one of talked about beacon one of the things that stressed to was

things that you stressed to was that beacon doesn't to point people out who have surplus revenue , perhaps huge wealth at revenue, perhaps huge wealth at particular areas or individual charities. and we talked about onesi charities. and we talked about ones i support in the annual world, i suppose . i'm just world, i suppose. i'm just wondering if we need to whether that core philosophy to be rethought, that we need somebody between beacon and the charity commission or whatever might be who says, look, here's the emerging need. gus o'donnell and beth covi have identified and this is where we need to make an additional effort . there's a lot additional effort. there's a lot of work happening in that area to try find ways that can connect donors with the right kind of projects in the places that them most. and that's the key thing is that if you're working your own as a philanthropist, you're very to give two things that, you know, you as a need in your area and may not actually be where the money's spent. so this is about

trying triangulate between where the need is . you know what the need is. you know what government's responsibility is, how philanthropy can do something and how do you connect donors who care about that cause you know to the right projects are going to meet that needs in in fact we can never replace government funding, nor should it. this is not you know, this is individual capital. what it do is serve communities and ideally serve the communities that most need it. and we do need better ways really of connecting donors with those projects. i agree . all of that. projects. i agree. all of that. and that a very profound bit of movement, i think in skills that there have to be can collective do go online find them absolutely fantastic stuff . acas absolutely fantastic stuff. acas david thank you so much for finding for us as always it's a real pleasure to talk to you that every co—founder of the beacon collective ceo and look up it's a great organisation that us all that we have time for today but we will all be back again from 1 pm. tomorrow,

so enjoy the rest your saturday and have a lovely evening. see you tomorrow. bye well, looking ahead to this afternoon and the uk is looking rather windy for some a mixture of sunny spells and showers. here are the details after rain clears shetland of scotland will be largely dry start saturday afternoon before . showers arrive afternoon before. showers arrive into the west . winds will be into the west. winds will be lighter than other areas the uk. meanwhile ireland will see wind strengthening this afternoon as the showers push through. there will be some sunny in between . will be some sunny in between. the showers will eventually reach western areas of england. they could be heavy at times and bnng they could be heavy at times and bring the chance of hail and thunder for wales and other western areas. it will feel increasingly fresh this afternoon. temperature will be a touch down compared to recent , touch down compared to recent, with a high of nine or ten celsius. following morning's rain, eastern areas of england will experience a dry afternoon with an increasing number of

sunny spells. a few showers are still possible and will remain blustery . east anglia will see blustery. east anglia will see the cloud for longest as the rain moves . the cloud for longest as the rain moves. but the cloud for longest as the rain moves . but despite the rain moves. but despite the brisk breeze , it will feel brisk breeze, it will feel slightly milder here. when in shelter, winds will be particularly strong for southern countries of england, with a continuing risk of coastal gales as showers push through merging at times to form longer periods of rain. these blustery and heavy showers will continue this evening eventually pushing across to the eastern areas as well . that's how the weather is well. that's how the weather is shaping up .

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