news >> it's 3 pm. it's patrick christys. it's gb news. absolutely massive pressure on the bbc now to name this star embroiled in the teen sex pics scandal . will the bbc name them? scandal. will the bbc name them? will an mp name them using parliamentary privilege, or will they name themselves? we'll be talking about all of that. in other news, a big story today. a teenager has stabbed a teacher at a school in gloucestershire. we are expecting a police statement on this in the next half hour, which we will bring to you live on this show . half hour, which we will bring to you live on this show. in other news, i'm also going to be talking as well about yet more channel migrant madness, 1500 arrivals in the space of the last four days. and it comes as

a community in wales is now rising up against an asylum seeker hotel in their area. i suspect that won't be the last we hear of that. and as well, yes, this big one as well. it's time up now forjeremy hunt . was time up now forjeremy hunt. was liz truss right has hunt actually ruined our economy? patrick christys on . gb news. gb patrick christys on. gb news. gb views. gbnews.com. a lot to go at there. we will of course be going in on whether or not the bbc should now be naming that star presenter embroiled in this scandal . but as your headlines scandal. but as your headlines now . good afternoon to you. now. good afternoon to you. >> it's a minute past three. i'm aaron armstrong in the gb newsroom. joe biden has now left windsor castle , bringing to an windsor castle, bringing to an end his meeting with king charles, although it wasn't a state visit earlier, the us president was given a ceremonial

welcome from the welsh guards and a warm greeting from his majesty. it's understood they discussed climate issues. it follows meeting with rishi follows a meeting with rishi sunakin follows a meeting with rishi sunak in downing street earlier , where despite recent tension over ukraine, both leaders paid tribute to the special relationship . relationship. >> it's great to have you here back in downing street. i think you've been here a few times before. i know, but your first time so we're very time as president. so we're very privileged and fortunate to have you for coming. you here. thanks for coming. >> meeting with a >> couldn't be meeting with a closer and a greater ally closer friend and a greater ally and our relationship is rock solid , precious, growing on the solid, precious, growing on the bbc over how it's dealt with allegations a prominent male presenter paid £35,000 to a teenager for explicit photos. >> the corporation announced yesterday it had suspended the unnamed star and says it's working as quickly as possible to establish the facts . but the to establish the facts. but the bbc's due to discuss the matter with the police today. however the sun has reported the alleged victims family are unhappy with the bbc's response . it's the bbc's response. it's

claiming no one from the corporation rang them for a proper interview after the initial in may. the initial complaint in may. the justice secretary has indicated there may need to be an investigation into how the allegations were handled. >> are really serious and >> these are really serious and really concerning allegations and they need to be investigated, investigated quickly. now fullness of quickly. now in the fullness of time it may be there will be a time, it may be there will be a consideration as this was consideration as to how this was deau consideration as to how this was dealt with. i the dealt with. i think the important now , however, is important thing now, however, is that matters are that these matters are investigated. whether that's within the bbc. but also potentially by the police, if indeed that's what the police decide to do . decide to do. >> tube are on the >> more tube strikes are on the way with aslef members set to walk out on the 26th and the 28th of july in a long running dispute over pay and conditions. thatis dispute over pay and conditions. that is a tuesday and a thursday, aslef says the action comes as management isn't meeting the tube drivers demands for change. it follows rmt members announcement that they will take action starting . from will take action starting. from the 23rd of july. a teenage boy has been arrested after a teacher was stabbed at

tewkesbury academy in gloucestershire. earlier reports suggest a male teacher who's been rushed to hospital may have been rushed to hospital may have been injured after intervening in a fight between students. pupils are now able to leave the secondary school , pupils are now able to leave the secondary school, which was put into lockdown while police responded to the incident . the responded to the incident. the headteacher says all pupils remain safe and well . the home remain safe and well. the home secretary has reiterated the government's commitment to detaining illegal migrants who arrive in the uk on small boats . suella braverman was speaking following the arrival of almost 1300 people since friday. now the provisional total for 2023 so far is around 4% lower than this time last year, when around 13,200 crossings had been recorded . but suella braverman recorded. but suella braverman says it has to stop . says it has to stop. >> prime minister and i are absolutely clear. we've got to stop the boats. that's why we're working very hard to introduce new legislation in. it's coming . it's going through parliament right now in terms of

instigating , instilling a new instigating, instilling a new system whereby if you arrive in the uk illegally , you'll be the uk illegally, you'll be detained and thereafter swiftly removed. last year there were 45,000 people who arrived illegally . it's costing 45,000 people who arrived illegally. it's costing us £6 million a day in hotel accommodation alone. this has to stop . stop. >> the russian president met the head of the wagner mercenary group shortly after last month's failed mutiny. that's according to the kremlin . evgeniy to the kremlin. evgeniy prigozhin, who led what's been described as the biggest challenge to vladimir putin's authority in more than two decades was among 35 people ianed decades was among 35 people invited to a meeting in moscow to assess the war in ukraine. prigozhin was thought to have been exiled in belarus following the attempted coup, which lasted just 24 hours. shareholder in thames water have agreed to provide a further £750 million in funding in an attempt to stave off nationalisation. the utility giants warned, though a 2.5 billion more will be needed by 2030 as it struggles under a

mountain of debt. the latest funding deal comes amid government contingency plans to take control if the firm collapses. thames water is the uk's biggest supplier it serves 15 million households across the south—east and more than 100,000 holidaymakers have been affected by easyjet's summer flight cancellations . the airline's cancellations. the airline's axed around 1700 flights between july and september. most of them from gatwick airport on fridays and weekends are expected to be most at risk from disruption. easyjet it says it's because of air traffic control restrictions rather than staff shortages and says 95% of passengers have been booked onto alternative flights . this is gb news we'll bring you more as it happens. but now it's over to .

it's over to. patrick >> this bbc star needs to be named. the bbc needs to name him an mp using parliamentary privilege, needs to name him or he needs to name himself. there is a stark contrast between the bbc's desire to protect the privacy of one of its own stars and the way in which they treated cliff richard. they used helicopter shots of his home being raided. his was being raided. his name was dragged mud . his dragged through the mud. his reputation tarnished reputation completely tarnished . the tried to claim all of . the bbc tried to claim all of that was in the public interest. but course, the reported £2 but of course, the reported £2 million they paid cliff would indicate maybe it wasn't. indicate that maybe it wasn't. we this farcical we now have this farcical situation where everybody seems to know who this bbc presenter is and what he's been accused of, but also crucially, other stars. and this is, i think, the important point really obe needlessly dragged into this and i'm not normally jeremy vine's biggest fan, but nobody deserves to have allegations of this nature falsely levelled against them. rylan clark bless him, nicky campbell i've even found it myself have some it within myself to have some sympathy for gary brian sympathy for gary lineker. brian

moore for goodness sake. i think that probably the weirdest that was probably the weirdest one all these one for me. all of these people are completely and they are completely innocent and they have had their names an have had their names to an extent, through the mud extent, dragged through the mud online. twitter is now a cesspit of . everybody's of defamation. everybody's talking about this every pub is humming with rumour and speculation , every workplace, speculation, every workplace, every it is frankly every family home. it is frankly not fair on everybody else. but this individual is not identified. it has got too big. the allegations are too serious and it is, in my view, unquestionably in the public interest. if this bbc star is paid with public money to provide a public service broadcast, then surely the pubuc broadcast, then surely the public has a right to know who he is. but the public also has a right to know whether the bbc knew about these allegations means what they knew when they knew it, and why they let this person continue in their job for so long. the bbc has just launched bbc verify and verified live, i believe, and in fact, i think one of those shows is on air at the same time as mine. it has positioned itself as moral, factual objective and a truth

giver. and yet currently and arguably for decades , given arguably for decades, given previous scandals involving the likes of jimmy savile, rolf harris and others behind the scenes, they don't feel very happy to let their own truth come out . yes, of course it is come out. yes, of course it is important. very important to actually to draw a clear distinction between any previous scandals and indeed the allegations involved in this one. and wait for things one. and we wait for things to emerge fullness of time. emerge in the fullness of time. gb gbnews.com. let's have gb views gbnews.com. let's have a look now. this current scandal has unfolded. the family first made a complaint back in may last thursday, the bbc received new allegations of a quote, different nature. on friday, the sun alleged the presenter paid the teenager £35,000 for sexually explicit photos on saturday, various bbc presenters , frankly, were forced to deny being the accused. and yesterday the mail presenter was suspended

and the bbc contacted the police. i am joined now by gb news national reporter paul hawkins, who is outside the new broadcasting house and paul, from from what we can gather anyway, a lot of pressure mounting on the to bbc for the sake really of a maybe public interest but also be their own stars who name the individual in question. what's the latest ? question. what's the latest? yeah well, the bbc can't name the individual. >> they there was a supreme court ruling in 2022 precisely because of the sir cliff richard scandal, which said that anyone who was under investigation by law enforcement agencies must have their right to privacy respected. so the bbc cannot name that person unless there are charges or an arrest is made concerning the individual. and indeed, that may be why the bbc has brought in the police while they contacted them at the end of last week. and why they're

meeting with them today. we believe, this afternoon. so we're awaiting the outcome of that of that meeting with the police, themselves have said police, who themselves have said they have notified by the they have been notified by the bbc, are waiting for bbc, but they are waiting for more before either more information before either they act further. at the moment , we're in the realms of lots of speculation . ian, lots of speculation. ian, lots of questions, few answers. we questions, very few answers. we have these serious have these very serious allegations that been made allegations that have been made in the sun newspaper, so in the sun newspaper, which so far hasn't published any evidence. family , evidence. they have the family, his word these allegations , his word for these allegations, but they haven't published any evidence so far. for example, screenshots bank statements screenshots of bank statements or payments or pictures that have been made. so that needs to be verified. the story itself . be verified. the story itself. and then we need to hear from the bbc about its investigation, quite rightly questions that need as need to be asked, such as why has long? may the has it taken so long? may the 19th, we know they first 19th, we know they were first contacted, they were made contacted, then they were made aware allegations aware of further allegations last what questions were last week. what questions were asked of this presenter ? why asked of this presenter? why wasn't the presenter suspended and where are we now with the ongoing investigation as you say, some presenters have

already been had. have had their pretty traumatic weekend , pretty traumatic weekend, frankly, being named on social media as the unnamed presenter and of course they are now open to lawsuits from lawyers, also from the police who potentially could bring about charges of malicious communication. but for reasons of privacy that i've already outlined and defamation , the presenter so far cannot be named . and at moment we're named. and at the moment we're waiting information waiting for more information from police and the from both the police and the bbc. yeah look, paul, thank you very, very much. >> hawkins >> it's paul hawkins there who is gb news national reporter who is gb news national reporter who is outside new broadcast house. and will be going back and and we will be going back and forth to paul over the course of this any updates . thank this show for any updates. thank you very much. well, i'm you very, very much. well, i'm joined by former joined now by former bbc executive and presenter roger bolton. roger thank you very much . what's your take on much. what's your take on whether or not this individual in question should be named primarily in the sake of public interest? firstly, you could argue, but then also secondly, to protect other stars. what do

you think ? you think? >> well, your reporters just explained very carefully why it can't be done, despite your introduction and the question you haven't also asked is, why is sun newspaper , which is the sun newspaper, which broke this story and runs with it has not named the it itself, has not named the individual involved . and there individual involved. and there are good reasons for this . i are good reasons for this. i mean, in the past i think the bbc has been guilty together with, , the roman catholic with, say, the roman catholic church anglican church of church or the anglican church of putting the institution the putting the institution and the organisation other organisation first, in other words, concerned with words, more concerned with protecting itself the protecting itself than the individual concerned. i don't think this is the case here. there are genuine difficulties. now what the bbc will have to do in the end it will have to lay out should lay out the out and should lay out the timetable what it was told timetable of what it was told when it was told. but we shouldn't rush to judgement out on the we're dealing now with a situation in essentially which is bad on social media and may get worse when we're dealing with deep, deep fake videos and we're dealing with artificial intelligence and so on, which is that there's a raft of

allegation on the internet, probably most of them untrue. and if you act on all of them, you'd be taking every presenter off the screen . it might be good off the screen. it might be good for young people to come for young people to want to come through and experience, but for young people to want to come thro can't nd experience, but for young people to want to come thro can't just experience, but for young people to want to come thro can't just go experience, but for young people to want to come thro can't just go and rience, but for young people to want to come thro can't just go and say:e, but you can't just go and say because the social media are full of all this stuff, you should publish the name. you've got to responsibly choose, haven't you? you've got first of all, got the all, you've got the responsibility to the individual concerned. boy or young man, concerned. the boy or young man, it seems to be affected . you've it seems to be affected. you've got to protect him. then you've got to protect him. then you've got the presenter you've got there will i'm saying it there will be. i'm not saying it happens case. there will happens in this case. there will be malicious allegations. you have you have to check them out. you can't throw people to the can't just throw people to the to wolves . but the other to the wolves. but and the other thing here is it's not clear to me anyway a criminal offence has been committed. if the boy was 18 at the moment at which money and photographs exchanged hands , that will not, as i understand it, be a criminal offence. it would be if it was done when he

was 17. it should be enough to get the guy fired from the bbc as a presenter. if that happened . but it wouldn't be a legal offence. and the other thing you've remember is that you've got to remember is that in past bbc have played in the past bbc have played it wrongly with wrongly in two ways. one with a guy called lord mcalpine. newsnight alleged he was been involved with abuse . he was involved with abuse. he was entirely innocent . newsnight had entirely innocent. newsnight had got the wrong person and showed it. so that was a catastrophe . it. so that was a catastrophe. on the other hand, in other instances , you might say about instances, you might say about jimmy savile the bbc act jimmy savile the bbc didn't act quickly enough when it came to cliff richard , whose house was cliff richard, whose house was in searched by the in the end searched by the police, which was a news event. the allegation was, and i agree with it actually that bbc went over the top literally with helicopters to cover it. so you're dealing here with, you know, a real problem about definition, a depher nation, a real problem about finding out what the facts are and so on. and there are a lot of people, i have to say in your introduction the really kicking the same really enjoy kicking the same really enjoy kicking the bbc. well, i've kicked him sometimes, think sometimes, but i don't think need this time. need to be kicked this time. but you yet anyway.

you know, or not yet anyway. you've had priti patel, you know, all sorts of people know, all those sorts of people immediately the bbc. immediately say kick the bbc. you even have the labour shadow minister saying bbc must put its house in order and nobody knows the facts. we don't know exactly. we know seven weeks ago, i think we're sure that there was a complaint to the bbc. we don't know what the complaint was. we don't know who it was made to. we don't obligations. it was made to. we don't obugafions. need it was made to. we don't obligations. need to know all obligations. we need to know all of this. >> we do. you raise look, you raise a series of very, very good points. okay and it is absolutely vital as well . people absolutely vital as well. people like you and i, quite possibly for the foreseeable future, are treading an absolute minefield here with this. it is , i would here with this. it is, i would argue, unquestionably , massively argue, unquestionably, massively in the public interest. argue, unquestionably, massively in the public interest . and i in the public interest. and i just wonder where the bbc goes . just wonder where the bbc goes. >> it's not massively in the pubuc >> it's not massively in the public interest, is it not? >> you see, if somebody if somebody know what i'm going to say, you know, second. say, you know, wait a second. now roger, we respect i'll let you a very long time you talk for a very long time there. i let you talk for a very long there. would would

there. i let you talk for a very long thatthere. would would there. i let you talk for a very long that itare. would would there. i let you talk for a very long that it is. would would there. i let you talk for a very long that it is if would would there. i let you talk for a very long that it is if somebody ould there. i let you talk for a very long that it is if somebody isld argue that it is if somebody is paid essentially the taxpayer paid essentially by the taxpayer and is doing some kind of public service broadcast our service broadcast on our television screens, then i would argue that it is probably in the pubuc argue that it is probably in the public interest to have some idea who this individual is. you obviously disagree . why? obviously disagree. why? >> no , there's a difference >> no, there's a difference between the public being interested. look, i'm interested interested. look, i'm interested in lots of salacious gossip, right. we're all like that in private. but you know , that's private. but you know, that's that's not the same as the pubuc that's not the same as the public . there's a public interest. there's a pubuc public interest. there's a public seeing that public interest in seeing that people without people aren't condemned without with assuming that people are innocent at the point until they prove guilty. and to out somebody in this way without any evidence to feed them to the wolves effectively would be wrong . you've got to have wrong. you've got to have substantial evidence . and the substantial evidence. and the other thing, let me tell you, a story back a bit. about 30 or 35 years ago, one of the most famous faces on the bbc was a guy called frank boff. and he presented sports programmes nationwide, which was edited and so on. uncle frankie was called

and about five years after i'd worked with him or whatever, he went into a brothel dressed as a woman and took drugs . heaven woman and took drugs. heaven only knows what was going on. it is impossible often to guess or to know what people are like inside and mad things they will do. we're all a bit strange. you can't rush to judgement. you've got to have evidence because if you do that it means that anybody can put a rumour up on the internet. yeah and destroy somebody's career. you've got to have an evidential base. but once you've got it, you've got to show the public. if you're the bbc in particular, what the evidence is and why you acted in the way you did . the way you did. >> can i ask from your your personal insight, former bbc executive of what do think executive of what do you think is happening behind the scenes at the moment? because there will be a huge, i would imagine, amount of panic about did we react to this correctly? you've identified there well one of identified there as well one of one of the issues that will be lobbed at the bbc now is there

were there was something brought to you around 50 days ago and then it was a period of time after that that you've had a suspension, etcetera , for they suspension, etcetera, for they will now be, i would imagine, quite scared of the incoming inquest. will they what kind of discussions will be going on, do you think ? you think? >> well, there might be scared. they might not. i mean i think it's pretty clear that the director general by director general is a very by the way, activist, director general . i mean, he's is general. i mean, he's really is didn't know anything until thursday. and i think if you say, you know, you gave him thursday to sunday to act as essentially that's not bad. essentially did, that's not bad. so question what so the question is, what happened weeks happened in those previous weeks until involved and then until he got involved and then the question is, what was the evidence put forward? whom the question is, what was the evicit1ce put forward? whom the question is, what was the evicit go?)ut forward? whom the question is, what was the evicit go? wasyrward? whom the question is, what was the evicit go? was itvard? whom the question is, what was the evicit go? was it the? whom did it go? was it the investigator? when was it pushed forward? with forward? that's i agree with you. we need to know all of that. but also , what was that that. but also, what was that initial information why initial information and why aren't does the say that on aren't does the bbc say that on thursday , they the of the thursday, they the nature of the information changed and became much more serious? okay. we can only speculate about that. but,

you know, there lots of you know, there are lots of complaints, complaints complaints, malicious complaints made country about made all over the country about bbc presenters, staff or whatever. just accept whatever. you can't just accept them as being the truth . them all as being the truth. you've check them. but you've got to check them. but the the bbc is at the thing about the bbc is at the thing about the bbc is at the end of all of this, they lay it in public, the it all out in public, the timeline so we can see what exactly happened, who knew what, when and what did they do. look rogen when and what did they do. look roger, much. roger, thank you very much. >> it's been really >> i must say, it's been really insightful i've insightful stuff and i've thoroughly enjoyed having this. right top the is right at the top of the show is roger bolton there? he's a former executive and former bbc executive and presenter. take okay. presenter. take care. okay. right in the few minutes, i right in the next few minutes, i will have the latest on the channel as 1500 channel migrant crisis. as 1500 people on small boats in people cross on small boats in just four days, i believe i might be going to our reporter for jack carlson , who is in for jack carlson, who is in gloucestershire for us in the latest of the situation involving a teenager who has reportedly stabbed a teacher at a school there. i think we are to going jack carlson now. are we? or we might go to him very, very shortly. >> the temperature's rising,

boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news afternoon . weather on. gb news afternoon. >> i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update for gb news from the met office . gb news from the met office. some wet weather around for many places tonight and have places tonight and we do have warnings across northern ireland and area of low and scotland. this area of low pressure is responsible, but actually it's the weather fronts moving have moving ahead of it that have been conditions been bringing soggy conditions for quite a few through the day so far. that rain is getting heavier now across much of scotland. thunderstorms scotland. some thunderstorms across parts northern ireland across parts of northern ireland and both could see some disruption from the heavy rain. and south is likely to and further south is likely to be wet weather, too. be some wet weather, too. brushing south wales for a time this then into the this evening, then into the midlands, anglia and midlands, east anglia and southern so southern counties of england. so as i for many a wet night as i say, for many a wet night it's mild one as well. it's pretty mild one as well. temperatures the temperatures staying in the teens, the high teens across the south—east where it'll still be quite damp humid on tuesday quite damp and humid on tuesday morning. of rain morning. the outbreaks of rain here should peter out through the morning and then it's basically sunshine and showers the morning and then it's basically sbut�*iine and showers

the morning and then it's basically sbut again,|d showers the morning and then it's basically sbut again, we howers the morning and then it's basically sbut again, we are ers tomorrow. but again, we are likely to see some pretty heavy downpours developing, particularly across parts of scotland, especially in the north—east the winds are north—east where the winds are light, means the downpours light, which means the downpours could very moving could be very slow moving elsewhere. some elsewhere. there should be some glimmers between glimmers of sunshine between the showers, on the cool showers, but still on the cool side with temperatures mostly struggling to get into the low 20s at best. wednesday's a similar story, although perhaps not quite as intense with the downpours , many eastern areas downpours, many eastern areas should dry with some should start dry with some sunshine. but then the showers get again through the get going again through the course of the afternoon. quite breezy again on the breezy and again feeling on the cool side with temperatures high teens, 20s at best. goodbye teens, low 20s at best. goodbye . the temperatures rising , boxed . the temperatures rising, boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news well last month, on. gb news well last month, rishi sunak claimed that his plan to stop the boats was working. >> but in last four days, >> but in the last four days, 1000 migrants have 1000 hundred migrants have crossed channel crossed the channel and a community in wales has risen up about the imposition of an asylum seeker hotel in their

town. we will have footage from that incident and also, of course be discussing the latest channel migrant numbers and we will have the latest from that school stabbing. patrick fryston gb news, britain's news

news radio . news radio. >> welcome back. well, a little bit later on i will be discussing the idea that maybe jeremy hunt is an absolute dud and we are heading for economic ruin. and as joe biden makes a very brief visit to the uk, i will ask, does the us president really hate britain? but a teenage boy has been arrested after a teacher was stabbed at a secondary school. gloucestershire police said an aduu gloucestershire police said an adult has been taken to hospital with a suspected stab wound after academy was after tewkesbury academy was placed on lockdown. we're going live our reporter jack live now to our reporter jack carson, is outside the carson, who is outside the school. jack thank you very much. what's the latest ? much. what's the latest? >> well, patrick, we're about

five, ten minutes away from a police press conference or a police press conference or a police statement here, rather, to, of course, find out a little bit more information about what exactly happened here at this school. this morning, we have reports called reports that police were called here tewkesbury academy here to the tewkesbury academy around 9:10 to reports of a student stabbing a teacher. there were multiple ambulance sources on scene as well as at times armed police. now, all of those police have now gone. and it seems like much of the investigation here has now concluded. we know that a male teacher was taken to a nearby hospital suffering from stab wounds. we have no update as to the condition of that teacher, but of course, we may well find out some more information in this statement very, very shortly. now the headteacher of the school, kathleen macgillicuddy cuddy, said that, of course, they appreciate how, of course, they appreciate how, of course, they appreciate how, of course, concerning this was for a lot of parents, there were hundreds of parents that gathered the gathered outside here at the school because the school earlier because the school earlier because the school went into complete lockdown pupils any lockdown. no pupils from any year allowed to leave year weren't allowed to leave until it got to around 2:00 this

afternoon first afternoon when the first students to leave the students started to leave the school gates. lots of students quite literally running into their their very worried their arms of their very worried parents. of course, the school did reassure that their did reassure them that their kids safe throughout the kids were safe throughout the throughout day . and the throughout the day. and the police that this was a police believe that this was a isolated incident. but they did lock down schools where lock down nearby schools where the fields run onto the the playing fields run onto the back this academy behind me. back of this academy behind me. of just to make sure of course, just to make sure that everyone was safe . it that everyone was safe. it appears that children were gathered scent and gathered into the school hall . well, inside the school hall. well, inside the school hall. well, inside the school hall. well, inside the school where they were told what had happened and the prime minister has that his minister has said that his thoughts are with that member of staff in hospital. jack thank you very, very much. >> jack carson, there. we will be having that police statement. yeah, in about 10 minutes yeah, in about 5 or 10 minutes time, i believe. jack carson, now prime minister's recent now the prime minister's recent boast that he stopped the boats policies are working appears to be tatters today . be an absolute tatters today. last claimed last month, rishi sunak claimed those were behind a 20% those policies were behind a 20% fall number of channel fall in the number of channel migrants arriving uk. but migrants arriving in the uk. but shock, horror, there's been a

huge surge in recent weeks and 13,000 people have now crossed at the same time that it was at this point last year. our home security editor mark white has this exclusive report for us. >> things are now . down 20% >> things are now. down 20% compared to last year. >> this is proof that our deterrent strategy can work. >> it was a bald claim just a month ago. the prime minister down in dover in insisting his stop the boats plan was working . but since then, a surge in small boat arrivals has exposed that claim to be, at best premature . the latest arrivals premature. the latest arrivals at dover harbour come amid an improvement in weather conditions, which has seen more than 1500 people brought here in just four days. in fact , the just four days. in fact, the number of arrivals for the year so far has reached the 30,000 mark. that figure is the same as

the 13,000 who crossed at this point last year. maritime experts who know these waters well all say the initial 20% reduction in crossings was purely down to bad weather and not government policy . see, not government policy. see, despite the clearly increasing numbers of channel migrants as the home secretary has reiterated her determination to stop the boats , the prime stop the boats, the prime minister and i are absolutely clear. >> we've got to stop the boats. that's why we're working very hard to introduce new legislation. last year there were 45,000 people who arrived illegally. it's costing us £6 million a day in hotel accommodation. this has to stop i >> -- >> the sergeant. small boat arrivals is just the latest setback to the government's plans to tackle the channel. migrant crisis. the court of appeal ruled the deal to send some of those arriving to rwanda is unlawful and in parliament that the lords are continuing to block the progress of the

government's illegal migration bill. weather conditions in the channel are set to get choppy in the days ahead, but we're heading for the peak months where flat calm conditions will pave the way for thousands more to cross and if those figures continue to increase beyond last year's totals, rishi sunak will face the prospect of failing to meet one of his government's key priorities , as mark white, gb priorities, as mark white, gb news okay. >> now, a little bit later on in the show, we're going to be discussing about that uprising, isuppose discussing about that uprising, i suppose you could say, in wales over the asylum seeker hotel mark white hotel there. but mark white joins studio and joins me in the studio now. and as have as you can tell, we have a couple breaking news lines couple of breaking news lines about yes about the bbc. yes >> with regard to the allegations surrounding prominent bbc presenter scotland yard now confirming that they are assessing information with a view to launching perhaps an

investigation . they've just put investigation. they've just put out a statement that it says that detectives from the met's specialist crime command met with representatives from the bbc today , may this morning in bbc today, may this morning in fact, the meeting, they say, took place virtually. they say that they're assessing the information discussed at the meeting and further inquiries are taking place to establish whether there is evidence of a criminal offence having been committed here. the stress that at the moment there is no formal investigate action that has been launched. >> okay. and there's something else as well. >> and there's another related and breaking news line which relates to the presenter, nicky campbell. we one of a number of prominent bbc faces who have come under the spotlight from some social media posts posting suggesting that they might be involved in this particular

episode. they have come out, of course, vehemently and denied that not just nicky campbell, but rylan clark and of course jeremy vine and others as so nicky campbell has contacted the metropolitan police to issue a formal complaint that scotland yard has now confirmed that it has launched a specific investigation into a malicious communication on. so that is ongoing in tandem, perhaps with an investigation into who the presenter at the centre of these allegations still in the early scoping out stages is of whether to launch that formal investigation. but they have had that meeting with the bbc. >> look, mark, thank you very, very much. mark white there, our home and security editor. well, loads more still to come, of course , between now and 4 pm. course, between now and 4 pm. joe biden claims the relationship between the uk and the us is rock solid. but is it? and frankly, is he and does biden really hate britain? but right it is your headlines

right now it is your headlines with karen armstrong . hi there with karen armstrong. hi there it is. >> 333 aaron armstrong here in the gb newsroom . joe >> 333 aaron armstrong here in the gb newsroom .joe biden's the gb newsroom. joe biden's completed his brief tour of the uk meetings with the prime uk after meetings with the prime minister and king. the us minister and the king. the us president is now on his way to lithuania for a two day nato summit , lithuania for a two day nato summit, which will start tomorrow . now, earlier, mr summit, which will start tomorrow. now, earlier, mr biden was given a warm welcome at windsor castle , where he windsor castle, where he discussed climate issues with the king and that followed a meeting with rishi sunak in downing street, where despite recent tensions over ukraine, both leaders paid tribute to the special relationship . the met. special relationship. the met. police say they are assessing information provided during a meeting with bbc representatives following allegations a prominent male presenter paid £35,000 to a teenager for explicit photos. the force says further inquiries are taking place to establish whether there is the evidence of a criminal

offence having been committed. the corporation announced yesterday it suspended the unnamed star almost two months after a complaint was first made and gloucestershire police will shortly make a statement following the arrest of a teenage boy at a secondary school over the stabbing of a teacher. the reports suggest a male teacher may have been injured intervening in a injured after intervening in a fight between students at tewkesbury academy. the teacher was rushed to hospital. pupils have now been allowed to leave the school. it was put into lockdown while police responded the school. it was put into lo

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statement in the wake of that teacher reportedly being stabbed by a teenager there. but before that, joe biden has arrived in the uk yesterday and he's already left. biden held talks with rishi sunak al rashid sunak as he introduced him as the first time this morning before meeting with king charles at windsor castle. he stopped over on his way to a meeting in on his way to a nato meeting in lithuania. want to know lithuania. but i want to know whether the us president actually our country. if actually likes our country. if you remember, visited both you remember, he visited both northern ireland the northern ireland and the repubuc northern ireland and the republic in april, republic of ireland in april, spending more time in the spending much more time in the latter. and it is reported that biden said, i hate the biden allegedly said, i hate the engush biden allegedly said, i hate the english behind closed doors english in a behind closed doors meeting in the mid to late 2000. it's fair to say biden has made more than his fair share of mistakes. in april, he talks about the irish rugby union team's famous win a few years ago over new zealand. are ago over new zealand. who are quite famously known as the all blacks. however he managed to call them the black tans , call them the black and tans, which the nickname which was of course the nickname of british who fought of british soldiers who fought irish just over 100 years irish rebels just over 100 years ago. let's remind ourselves.

>> see this tie i have with a shamrock on it? this was given to me by one of these guys right here was a hell of a rugby player, and they beat the hell of a black and tans. oh, god . of a black and tans. oh, god. they sure did. >> here he is in april 2022, following a speech in north carolina. he leaves the podium and goes to shake hands with nobody . yes, there we are. nobody. yes, there we are. someone going just get one of those shepherd sticks and just staring back at. yep, there we go.joe staring back at. yep, there we go. joe okay. and as many people will remember, joe biden suddenly fell up the stairs when attempting to board force attempting to board air force one way to atlanta . he one on his way to atlanta. he tried to recover , was giving tried to recover, was giving a little salute at the top . there little salute at the top. there we go on his way up. there we go. go on, joe. nearly that, nearly that. let's watch it. it's couple more to go. it's only a couple more to go. yep. okay. oh yep, yep. god bless america . there we are. bless america. there we are. well done. well done. our troops . okay. now, aren't . okay. now, if you aren't satisfied seeing fall satisfied with seeing joe fall over once, well, let's just watch here we go. watch him again. here we go. us

air go, joe. oh, air force academy. go, joe. oh, grievous. that was a ceremony in colorado in early june. now? well, now i can now cross live to new york and get the view of geopolitical analyst marco vincenzino . marco, thank you vincenzino. marco, thank you very much. great to have you on the show. does joe biden hate britain ? britain? >> no. i think it's important to go beyond the personal relationship and focus more on the overall broader relationship, the us uk relationship, the us uk relationship , looking at relationship, looking at ukraine, the uk was . the ukraine, the uk was. the operation in ukraine extremely important. this is the fifth meeting in five months between the american president and the british. right? so maybe the personal relationship may not be as pleasant as 1st may would like . at least they have a basic like. at least they have a basic working relationship and the uk has been a steadfast point for the us. it's extremely important size. now on other issues , such size. now on other issues, such as there's been differences

definitely on the northern ireland brexit, a lot of being ideological differences between the two. but i think in terms of the two. but i think in terms of the overall broad transatlantic relationship, it does continue . relationship, it does continue. if you were to remove rishi sunak or to remove joe biden , sunak or to remove joe biden, the relationship will continue. it's an historic relationship andifs it's an historic relationship and it's an important one and it's an important one for the broader western democratic world. do you think this is really coming from joe biden or do you think he's from do you think he's coming from advisers the scenes? advisers behind the scenes? >> with rishi >> a flying visit with rishi sunak, with him in sunak, a coffee with him in northern ireland. we've the northern ireland. we've seen the idea might ban idea that he might want to ban ben becoming head ben wallace from becoming head of remarkably of nato and actually remarkably have , ursula von have the eu bigwig, ursula von der leyen in there. is this really biden's view , do you really joe biden's view, do you think, or do you think he's getting advice from kind getting advice from some kind of ultra progressives behind ultra woke progressives behind the britain the scenes who see britain as some colonialist terror ? >> 7. >>i 7- >> i mean, ?_ >> i mean, i ? >> i mean, i wouldn't 7 >> i mean, i wouldn't think i mean, i wouldn't go that far , mean, i wouldn't go that far, honestly . i think we're just honestly. i think we're just struggling a bit with your connection there, mark. >> i'm really sorry. look, mark, connection there, mark. >> i'rgoing.y sorry. look, mark,

connection there, mark. >> i'rgoing.y spause ook, mark, connection there, mark. >> i'rgoing.y spause it k, mark, connection there, mark. >> i'rgoing.y spause it there, k, we're going to pause it there, mate. there's bit mate. i'm afraid there's a bit of a problem with your connection. going try connection. we're going to try and get that fixed. unfortunately and get that fixed. unfortunatthere is live in vicenzino. there who is live in new york for yes, just to new york for us. yes, just to recap, of course, king charles new york for us. yes, just to recibiden:ourse, king charles new york for us. yes, just to recibiden mete, king charles new york for us. yes, just to recibiden met joe ing charles new york for us. yes, just to recibiden met joe biden,1rles new york for us. yes, just to recibiden met joe biden, iles joe biden met joe biden, i should say, a little bit earlier on, as did indeed , rishi sunak, on, as did indeed, rishi sunak, joe biden , as i understand it, joe biden, as i understand it, was talking with king charles about the environment and with rishi sunak about ukraine. very controversial. what's been going on with america, ukraine supposedly to giving supposedly going to be giving them apparently them cluster bombs. apparently those in around those bombs are banned in around 120 countries. one would imagine that that will either , frankly, that that will either, frankly, finish off what's going in finish off what's going on in ukraine maybe the ukraine or maybe escalate the situation. desperate and beyond repair. there we go. lots in repair. but there we go. lots in the inbox today and lots going on certainly in the world of news. we will, of course, very, very shortly be giving any very shortly be giving you any updates as we get on the updates as we get them on the bbc scandal that appears to be rumbling certainly not rumbling on, certainly not stopping i'm also stopping any time soon. i'm also going be discussing a lot going to be discussing a lot about about a community wales about about a community in wales that have taken upon that have taken it upon themselves to rise up in the face an asylum hotel .

face of an asylum seeker hotel. some really interesting video that weekend . that came out over the weekend. i'm talking to an i'm hoping to be talking to an individual who's lost individual who's wife lost her job hotel . that just to job at this hotel. that just to kind of get a flavour of what this the families of kind of get a flavour of what thispeople the families of kind of get a flavour of what thispeople involvedamilies of kind of get a flavour of what thispeople involved and es of kind of get a flavour of what thispeople involved and whether the people involved and whether or not what's happened wales, or not what's happened in wales, which essentially a public which is essentially a public protest asylum seeker protest about an asylum seeker hotel popping up in their area, whether or not that is going to spill now the country . spill out now over the country. so i'll be talking all about all of that. but interest rates are at highest level for many at their highest level for many years. and of living years. and the cost of living crisis is still, course, crisis is still, of course, very, people. are very, very real for people. are we towards a major we heading towards a major economic unless the economic crisis unless the government takes a different approach ? but the point of approach? but the key point of this is, was liz truss this for me is, was liz truss actually and is jeremy actually right? and is jeremy hunt an absolute dud? patrick christys on gb news britain's news

listening to gb news radio. at 4:00. >> we will be live outside the bbc's headquarters after an unnamed presenter was accused of paying unnamed presenter was accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit pictures. as we ask,

should they be named? but let's get more on the top story. the bbc presenter who was accused of indeed sending sexually explicit pictures the bbc have met with the police this morning who say that they are not launching an investigation, but they are looking into whether there is evidence of a criminal offence being committed . and let's get being committed. and let's get the political reaction to this big story. i'm joined now by gb news political reporter catherine forster catherine , catherine forster catherine, thank you very much. some people are questioning whether or not an mp may use parliament privilege in order to name this individual. what is the latest political reaction . political reaction. >> well, right across the political spectrum, really , and political spectrum, really, and mps are united in being very critical of what's going on and desiring a swift and fair investigation and outcome. now the prime minister's spokesman said that rishi sunak has got

full confidence in the director general, tim davie . people like general, tim davie. people like suella braverman were saying that it was vital that the bbc takes prompt action when her predecessor, as home secretary priti patel , put it a little bit priti patel, put it a little bit stronger. she said the response had been derisory and that the bbc had become a faceless and unaccountable organisation. rachel reeves , the shadow rachel reeves, the shadow chancellor, too, saying the bbc needs to get its house in order and quickly. so this really is a huge crisis for the bbc because of course we've had years of scandals. thinking back of jimmy savile, of rolf harris , of the savile, of rolf harris, of the martin bashir, the way that they got the fake bank accounts to get that diana interview. got the fake bank accounts to get that diana interview . and of get that diana interview. and of course, it's only a few months since richard sharp, the then chairman , had to resign because chairman, had to resign because of the way he'd got the job through his contact with former prime minister boris johnson. so

this is an absolute nightmare for the bbc. and sure , for for the bbc. and sure, for nobody is naming this presenter at the moment, but it's difficult to see how long that is likely to hold and it likely to be career ending . i would to be career ending. i would suspect even if it doesn't resolve in a criminal investigation. of course , that investigation. of course, that all depends on whether this young person was 17 at the time. that they first sent images to this bbc presenter yes, indeed. >> catherine, thank you very , >> catherine, thank you very, very much. as catherine forster there as gb news political reporter in westminster for us to get the latest on the political there is political reaction. there is indeed a huge amount of political now on the political pressure now on the bbc to either conduct a very swift, fast , thorough and swift, fast, thorough and frankly public investigation or also to name this individual in question. there are also, according to reports , appears to according to reports, appears to be a huge amount of internal

pressure in the bbc as well as a whole host of stars have been wrongly named on twitter. and twitter turned into twitter has just turned into even more a defamation even more of a defamation cesspit usually at cesspit than it usually is at the and you can the moment. and you can understand why people would want their cleared indeed their names cleared and indeed any speculation to be cleared up. we will be bringing you the very latest on this bbc scandal throughout the course of this show. i think it is reasonable to expect significant to expect quite significant developments in the near future . but borrowing costs have been going up for all of us, including the government, so—called gilt yields, the interest rate investors demand to lend. the government have been soaring in recent weeks. look, the state now pays more to borrow than during the aftermath of liz truss and kwasi kwartengs mini—budget last september. but here we are. okay. does this now mean that liz truss's efforts to cut tax and boost growth weren't actually that stupid after all? frankly, was ? liz right. here's frankly, was? liz right. here's our economics and business editor liam halligan with on the

. money liam there was this perception wasn't there, that jeremy hunt the adults were in the room now and that everything would be nice and sensible the room now and that everything wou potentiallyind sensible the room now and that everything wou potentially jeremy sensible the room now and that everything wou potentially jeremy from )le and potentially jeremy from accounts was a great thing. and actually it's not been great, has it? well after that, liz truss, kwasi kwarteng mini—budget back in september , mini—budget back in september, people started hearing about these things called gilts markets. >> oh my god, what are they? well, that's where the government borrows and our government's borrowing ten, £20 billion a month. so they're quite important to running the economy and after liz truss and kwasi kwarteng, you remember patrick, they tried to introduce tax cuts. they tried to spend a bit less. they tried to , in liz bit less. they tried to, in liz truss's words, the then prime minister be a bit more conservative than the conservatives have been up until that point, and borrowing costs went through the roof, the financial markets went , no, we financial markets went, no, we don't like this. then rishi don't like this. and then rishi sunak from accounts sunak and jeremy from accounts came in and gilt edged gilt came in and the gilt edged gilt yields went back again. yields went back down again. what now , patrick,

what we've got now, patrick, we've jeremy hunt and rishi we've got jeremy hunt and rishi sunaks higher taxes. we've got their more kind of sensible policies, if you like, not going for growth, high tax , high for growth, high tax, high spending and yet gilt yields, borrowing costs are higher now than they were under. liz truss and kwasi kwarteng. so a lot of people are now saying was liz truss really so stupid and did she really wreck the economy or interest rates going up around the world anyway, which of course they were. and there is now this is putting some real potency in the tory debate on tax cuts . you've got a lot of tax cuts. you've got a lot of tories coming out and saying, look, we really need to do some tax cuts if we're going to have any winning this any chance at winning this election. other election. you've got other tories the peer vaizey tories like the peer ed vaizey from left the from the sort of left of the party. he's now saying there are big of my party who are big chunks of my party who are quotes, completely insane lane for for tax cuts. so this for asking for tax cuts. so this is where we are. and liz truss is where we are. and liz truss is taking up look, she's not going to come back and be prime minister, but she is a rallying

point a lot of conservative point for a lot of conservative backbenchers. and on wednesday morning she's launching what she's called her growth commission. she's got economists from around the world, mainly uk, economists, uk, but american economists, japanese economists who want to promote this kind of high growth, low tax agenda. and they're to going be doing reports of her and banging the drum for her vision of conservatism. >> now, is it time for radical eco nomic change? >> i wouldn't go around sacking the governor of the bank of england at this point. i think that would cause and no one has been more critical of for been more critical of him for longer than me. no one has been almost one's calling for almost no one's been calling for interest earlier than interest rate rises earlier than me or criticising quantitative easing. you know, all that central bank money printing . but central bank money printing. but i you now you know, did i think if you now you know, did major surgery and took out the governor of the bank of england, there'd be a constitutional crisis you're really crisis because you're not really meant . right? also meant to. right? but also i think the market would sense panic and interest rates would go panic and interest rates would 9° up panic and interest rates would go up even more . mortgage go up even more. mortgage holders, with personal

holders, people with personal loans would suffer even more. i wouldn't do that. what i would do, patrick, is i would start to prepare the ground for a bit less spending and a bit less tax because the tax burden now is at 70 year high taxes are a share of our gdp and i don't think in the end this high tax model is going to win the tories any votes at the next election. if people want high tax, high spend , they can vote labour. but a lot of the country doesn't instinctively . a lot of the instinctively. a lot of the country doesn't. that's why you know, for years and years and years , most of the time we've years, most of the time we've had a conservative government. people don't like paying tax. they don't mind paying their fair share . but when you've fair share. but when you've got all drag , when, as all this fiscal drag, when, as we've discussed, you've we've often discussed, you've got ranking teachers, got middle ranking teachers, police officers, nurses paying the top rate of tax because of fiscal drag, people start to get to coin a technical term. patrick a bit cheesed off, a bit cheesed off indeed. >> liam thank you very , very >> liam thank you very, very much, my good man. liam halligan there . of course, our economics

there. of course, our economics and business editor. i am sensing and let me know in the inbox now. vaiews@gbnews.com there was a prolonged period of chaos the conservative party chaos in the conservative party with the whole passing of boris johnson, to it johnson, if you want to call it that. truss's that. and then liz truss's installation. then had installation. and then we had that everyone that mini—budget and everyone was saying, oh, was going around saying, oh, this bonkers. this is absolutely bonkers. what's happening then what's happening here. and then it , didn't it, repaired it seemed, didn't it, repaired in moore. jeremy's in in tom moore. jeremy jeremy's in now. steady the ship now. jeremy will steady the ship and at and and you really look at it and you have just you think, how have we just allowed ourselves carried allowed ourselves to be carried along kind of river of along on this kind of river of status quo that actually has made and made us all poorer and has absolutely vision whatsoever? made us all poorer and has abswe tely vision whatsoever? made us all poorer and has abswe not vision whatsoever? made us all poorer and has abswe not need sion whatsoever? made us all poorer and has abswe not need proper|atsoever? made us all poorer and has abswe not need proper leadership do we not need proper leadership and is frankly and not somebody who is frankly just operating in that status quo ? would you, biff quo? would you, biff hunt? that's want know . that's what i want to know. gb views but yes , the views gbnews.com. but yes, the met police says it is undertaking further inquiries after meeting the bbc about allegations that an unnamed presenter paid a teenager for sexually explicit images. but the met added there was no investigation. currently underway. there is a lot going on at the moment with the bbc. i daresay there will probably be some updates very, very shortly

and will of bring and we will of course bring those live here on on those to you live here on on this show as well as the latest from wales , where there's been from wales, where there's been a popular uprising against an asylum seeker hotel . could that asylum seeker hotel. could that be coming to a town near you? patrick christys on gb news, britain's news channel. >> outlook with boxed >> a brighter outlook with boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news afternoon . on. gb news afternoon. >> i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update for gb news from the met office . gb news from the met office. some wet weather around for many places and have places tonight and we do have warnings across northern ireland and this area of low and scotland this area of low pressure is responsible, but actually it's the weather fronts moving have moving ahead of it that have been bringing soggy conditions for quite a few through the day so that is getting so far. that rain is getting heavier now much of heavier now across much of scotland. some thunderstorms across northern ireland across parts of northern ireland and both could see some disruption from the heavy rain. and further south is likely to be weather, too. be some wet weather, too. brushing south for time brushing south wales for a time this then into the this evening, then into the midlands and east anglia and

southern of england. so southern counties of england. so as i say, for a wet night, as i say, for many a wet night, as i say, for many a wet night, a mild one as well. a pretty mild one as well. temperatures the temperatures staying in the teens, across the teens, the high teens across the south—east, it will still south—east, where it will still be and humid on be quite damp and humid on tuesday morning . the outbreaks tuesday morning. the outbreaks of here should peter out of rain here should peter out through morning and then through the morning and then it's sunshine and it's basically sunshine and showers again , we showers tomorrow. but again, we are likely to see some pretty heavy developing, heavy downpours developing, particularly across parts of scotland, especially in the north—east the winds are north—east where the winds are light, downpours north—east where the winds are light, be downpours north—east where the winds are light, be very downpours north—east where the winds are light, be very slow downpours north—east where the winds are light, be very slow movingynpours could be very slow moving elsewhere. there should be some glimmers between the glimmers of sunshine between the showers, on the cool showers, but still on the cool side with temperatures mostly struggling to get into the low 20s best. wednesday's similar 20s at best. wednesday's similar story, although perhaps not quite as intense with the downpours , many eastern areas downpours, many eastern areas should dry with some should start dry with some sunshine. but then the showers get going again through the course of the afternoon. quite breezy feeling the breezy and again feeling on the cool side with temperatures high teens, 20s at best. goodbye teens, low 20s at best. goodbye . a brighter outlook with boxed solar proud sponsors of weather

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gb news. >> it's 4 pm. miss patrick christie's is gb news now one mp has come out and accused the bbc of being a safe haven for. is this unfair? we take a look back at his historic scandals at the beeb. i'm also going to be talking a lot about this as well as a community in wales. fight back over an asylum seeker hotel. 95 people have lost their jobs at that hotel. there were protests outside it. i suspect this might become a common thing. it is , of course tied in thing. it is, of course tied in to the fact that we've had 1500 channel crossers in the last four days, but we are going to go live now to the school in

tewkesbury, where earlier today say a teacher was stabbed by a teenager for a police statement i >> -- >> the academy . >> the academy. >> the academy. >> minutes later, we received a call from the ambulance service telling us a male teacher had been stabbed in a corridor at the school . the school. >> he was taken to hospital with a single stab wound and remains in a stable condition . it was in a stable condition. it was initially thought that the suspect had fled the scene and hidden himself within the school grounds . our officers, including grounds. our officers, including specialist, trained, armed police, attended and carried out a thorough search. this search was both complex and meticulous in nature. as we sought to ensure there were no further injured parties . as well as injured parties. as well as seeking the arrest of the suspect. the academy was locked down and two neighbouring schools were asked to close their doors as a precaution . their doors as a precaution. specialist resources, including the national police, air service and plain clothes officers, were

deployed to search the wider area and thanks to their efforts , the suspect was safely arrested by firearms officers in stoke orchard at 11:00 this morning . a knife was seized morning. a knife was seized dunng morning. a knife was seized during that arrest. morning. a knife was seized during that arrest . searches during that arrest. searches have continued in order to ensure that there were no further casualties. and we can now confirm that no one else was injured in this attack. now confirm that no one else was injured in this attack . at this injured in this attack. at this stage, the motivation behind the attack is unclear . and at this attack is unclear. and at this time, there is no evidence to suggest it is terrorism related. however, we are keeping an open mind while further enquiries are carried out . the suspect , a carried out. the suspect, a teenage boy from tewkesbury , was teenage boy from tewkesbury, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in police custody . this was clearly police custody. this was clearly a very distressing incident and our thoughts are with the victim and their family and everyone impacted by what happened here at the school . we are working at the school. we are working with the school and other agencies to ensure appropriate

support is available and local people will see more police in the area over the coming days as the area over the coming days as the investigation continues. thank you . thank you. >> and from the police outside that school in tewkesbury, where at 9:10 this morning, police were called to reports of a teacher being stabbed by by a teenagen teacher being stabbed by by a teenager. terrified parents spoke out about this scramble to check their children were safe. the school was locked down for a penod the school was locked down for a period of time. that police officer in question there, of course , telling everybody, course, was telling everybody, reassuring there will reassuring everybody there will be increased police presence, be an increased police presence, an in and an individual is in custody and as well , that they do not as well, that they do not believe that there is anything as well, that they do not bethise that there is anything as well, that they do not bethis stage there is anything as well, that they do not bethis stage theindicate thing as well, that they do not bethis stage theindicate that] at this stage to indicate that it a terror related. well it is a terror related. well we'll have more on that as and when we get it is a fast paced news agenda today. everybody, we're going be covering we're going to be covering everything what's been everything from what's been going as of going on at the bbc as well, of course, to what's been happening in as the public have

in wales as the public have apparently been rising up and protesting imposition protesting over the imposition of an asylum seeker hotel in their area. but yes, i did just want to start with this is on the bbc. is it finally game over for the bbc? tory mp lee anderson came out and said this. it's time this taxpayer funded safe haven for was made a subscription service . well, subscription service. well, strong stuff from the bbc would no doubt deny that it is indeed a safe haven for. unfortunate for the bbc. they don't actually have the best track record when it comes to cracking down on sexual predators and it is actually reasonable . or is it actually reasonable. or is it actually reasonable. or is it actually reasonable. or is it actually reasonable to suggest that the bbc has at times been some kind of safe haven for? it's important, vital to say that we do not know the exact nature of the current situation involving an as yet unnamed bbc star. and i want to make that very , very clear. i want to have very, very clear. i want to have a look at the historic instances

in the bbc. jimmy savile hid in plain sight as a depraved for decades, and if you had to draw a, you would probably draw somebody who looks a lot like jimmy savile and yet he went unchecked. pretty much continuously for decades at the bbc. he was raping and abusing children. there is even an infamous clip of him touching a girl on top of the pops and girl up on top of the pops and the dangers . annette smith the dangers. annette smith review victims, review identified 72 victims, all connected to his work at the bbc, them had been bbc, eight of them had been raped. the claim is that staff at the bbc knew about complaints against savile but did not pass those concerns onto management because of fear because of a culture of fear that still persists at that they say still persists at the corporation. that's what the report says. so we are expected to believe that the bbc had arguably this country's worst everin arguably this country's worst ever in its midst for decades and managed it weren't aware. rolf harris is another example. again, we're expected to believe that there was never an inkling of any wrongdoing during his time beeb. lady time at the beeb. but one lady who schoolgirl at the time who was a schoolgirl at the time of an incident told the court

that rolf harris sexually assaulted her on the bbc show saturday superstore. apparently even asking her, do you often get molested on a saturday morning . harris was 84 when morning. harris was 84 when a jury morning. harris was 84 when a jury southwark crown court jury at southwark crown court unanimously found him guilty of 12 counts indecent assault 12 counts of indecent assault involving victims as young as 7 or 8 years old. back in july 2014. bbc presenter stuart hall was imprisoned in 2013 after admitting indecently assaulting 13 girls, one as young as nine between 1967 and 1985. the evidence against him was overwhelming . there are reports overwhelming. there are reports from colleagues claiming that he was unable to talk to a woman without touching her again. this went on seemingly for years, and now there is a situation where complaints were made about a household name male presenter who it reportedly took the beeb 50 days to defend or suspend, i should say, and involve police . should say, and involve police. i want to make again a very important distinction between the incidents in the past and what we so far believe in this case. you have to ask though, don't you , what lessons have

don't you, what lessons have been learned from previous cases? none, apparently it's savile all over again at the bbc. that is what that is what the man who helped to expose the savile scandal has said after he'd been allowed to get the get rich off the bbc and have a weird kind of state funeral . weird kind of state funeral. jimmy savile of course, when some punished in his lifetime, didn't he? how many more allegations the allegations like this can the bbc realistically survive . gb bbc realistically survive. gb views gbnews.com get them coming in. let's just remind you of that breaking news that we got in the last hour. the met police is not opening an investigation into involved . a into the allegations involved. a bbc presenter yet. let's cross live now to gb news national reporter paul hawkins, who is outside new broadcasting house for us. and paul, that was the development happened since for us. and paul, that was the devlastment happened since for us. and paul, that was the dev last time happened since for us. and paul, that was the dev last time spoke jpened since for us. and paul, that was the dev last time spoke jpeyou since for us. and paul, that was the dev last time spoke jpeyou ,ince the last time i spoke to you, which was a comment there about no investigation into allegations involving a presenter yet . what is the

presenter yet. what is the latest ? latest? >> yeah, that is the latest that we have. this is from the metropolitan police. very brief statement following that virtual meeting between representatives from the force and those from the bbc. we know jeff brown , a the bbc. we know jeff brown, a former metropolitan police detective, heads up the bbc's investigation . he's been there investigation. he's been there three and a half years. so effectively the met police meeting former met police meeting with a former met police officer. and it is a very brief statement. there no statement. there is no investigation time . they investigation at this time. they are the information are assessing the information discussed at the meeting. further are taking further inquiries are taking place establish whether there place to establish whether there is evidence of a criminal offence being committed potentially that criminality being the breaking of the 1978 protection of children act, we know that it's under that piece of legislation. it's an offence to take, make or share indecent images of those under 18. you cannot give consent if you're under 18. so that will be one line of inquiry for the police. they're looking into. but they're very clear here. there is no investigate this is no investigate nation at this time. and time. we also understand and from and security

from our home and security editor mark white, they are editor mark white, that they are investigating malicious communications regarding speculation about other bbc presenters on social media, one of them, of course, nicky campbell , the presenter of bbc campbell, the presenter of bbc radio five live. he was speaking earlier today about the effect it's had on both him and his family over the weekend . and but family over the weekend. and but it was a distressing weekend and i can't deny it. >> for me and others falsely named today, i'm having further conversations with the police in terms of malicious communication and with lawyers in terms of defamation, defamation , yeah. defamation, defamation, yeah. >> so for reasons of defamation and also privacy laws, that privacy ruling at the supreme court last year, the presenter remains unnamed. they have the reason a reasonable right to have their privacy respected while they are the subject of investing negotiations. so really , the only person that can really, the only person that can the only way that you can find out the name of this presenter

really is if they reveal themselves and in the meantime, themselves and in the meantime, the remaining tight lipped the bbc remaining tight lipped and certainly the police as well. very brief statement from them this afternoon. but they say that there is no investigation at this time . investigation at this time. >> yeah, indeed, paul, look, thank you very , very much. paul thank you very, very much. paul hawkins, national hawkins, our our national reporter who's outside new broadcasting house. we will bnng broadcasting house. we will bring any updates as soon as bring you any updates as soon as we get them. now i'm going to go to charlie maloney, who is a media law consultant. this is in relation to multiple different aspects of this bbc scandal. charlie, thank you very, very much for joining charlie, thank you very, very much forjoining me. it's great to have you on the show. now let's deal firstly anyway with the fact that the police are at least looking at this and that, as i understand it, centres around a discussion about the age or alleged age of an individual involved here and if they may have been under the age

of 18 as and when alleged photographs were exchanged or however you want to phrase it . however you want to phrase it. and that actually, i think is something that a lot of people might might have missed initially because , of course, initially because, of course, the age of consent in this country is 16. but there is obviously a difference there. charlie >> yes, it's not commonly known that although the age of consent, sexual activity is 16, there is an age at which it's still to illegal send sexual images and you have to be 18. and i believe that the complainant in this case is said to be 17. so if what's alleged to be 17. so if what's alleged to have happened has happened, then that could be an offence . then that could be an offence. >> and that really is why it is indeed potentially so serious. now, anybody watching or listening to this, charlie, will be acutely aware of the kind of absolute minefield that you and i are now treading over on numerous different fronts. hence very necessary use of the word

alleged at all times. twitter has become a rampant source of defamation and no doubt libel lawyers are queuing up as we speak to take people wrestle people away from their life saver as it is a point that until an individual is named , until an individual is named, then unfortunately, massive speculation. and we just heard from nikki campbell there, massive speculation , ian, is massive speculation, ian, is going to be absolutely rife , going to be absolutely rife, isn't it? and is it not maybe be for the to best name an individual ? for the to best name an individual? well well, at for the to best name an individual ? well well, at the individual? well well, at the moment, as you say , that person moment, as you say, that person has a reasonable expectation of privacy because they're the subject in a criminal investigation, suspected of a crime. >> and it's thought that naming someone as the suspect in a criminal investigation will have an impact on that person's

reputation . and so that's going reputation. and so that's going to have an impact on their private life . and, of course , private life. and, of course, from that person's point of view , you can see why they would want that to happen. but what's happening in this case is that because there's a relatively small number of high profile bbc presenters, people are now speculating and they're engaging in the sort of process of elimination where stars have come out and said it's not me. and people are simply narrowing down the number of people who haven't denied it being them . haven't denied it being them. and so that's led to this unpalatable situation where people's reputations are being damaged because people wrongly think that it's because we still don't know who it is. and the people who are wrongly being accused ought to be the suspect are having their reputations damaged and there is no allegation against them whatsoever. >> mhm. yeah and that is a deeply distressing situation for all those people involved, especially given the nature of the allegations in question

which are sexual photographs of somebody who's under the age of 18, that is, you know, amongst the worst things that you can ever accused of doing. right. ever be accused of doing. right. so is clearly an awful so that is clearly an awful situation for people . well there situation for people. well there is potential way around it, is a potential way around it, which is for a member of parliament using parliamentary privilege to name this individual. and that has been donein individual. and that has been done in the past, hasn't it? and i wonder whether or not that is something that the public could be as a possibility. be aware of as a possibility. yes >> there was a mp who named philip green in connection with some allegations to do with when he was running topshop, and there was an injunction in place. i believe it was the telegraph at the time that he was locked in this injunction with. but of course, yes, mps could use their parliamentary privilege to name this person in parliament. and we've seen nadine dorries saying that she thinks the public have a right to know who this person is because the bbc is publicly

funded . but i would just i think funded. but i would just i think it's worth reminding everyone that there is still an mp who's been arrested and bailed on suspicion of rape and they haven't been named for this exact same reason . so we're exact same reason. so we're going to get mps naming this bbc parliament. >> the question . >> the question. >> the question. >> they should also name this the question of police , public the question of police, public interest and right to privacy are eternal questions that raise their head very , very often. their head very, very often. >> and it can be an incredibly grey area. and i would suggest that this is an incredibly grey area because we end up with somebody who's potentially paid essentially directly or indirectly by the taxpayer working out a public service broadcaster. there is a certain reputational element as well that comes with that. and the nature of the job there and then you look at the incident in terms of the way that the bbc initial approached the sir cliff richard incident, which is now i

mean, folklore, right? well, there was the helicopter in the sky. this guy's getting his house raided and that ended up i'm reading a headline in front of here on the bbc. bbc of me here on the bbc. and bbc pays £2 in final pays £2 million in final settlements after privacy case. can i ask you, charlie, the sun have been all over this. okay, so the sun have been all over this. they've been leading the way from start. way on this from the start. if they front page they on their front page tomorrow, got fed up and named this individual, what do you think would happen ? think would happen? >> well, you're absolutely right . it is a grey area. and the first stage is do they have a reasonable expectation of privacy and the cases say that this presented dance, then the second stage is, does their right to privacy get outweighed by the public interest or the right to freedom of expression ? right to freedom of expression? and of course, the courts have been very clear that that is by no means set in stone. that it won't be outweighed by the pubuc won't be outweighed by the public interest. and so it could very well be that this is a case where the public interest is so great that publishers should

name the presenter. however, it's the uncertainty which deters people, because if you look at the previous cases, they've all ended up with the courts saying that the right to privacy. one cliff richard case z case. there was another case about someone called aladin zikri who was arrested in connection with the manchester arena bombing. all the cases say that the privacy right wins. and so you can see why publishers are sitting there thinking , are sitting there thinking, well, is this really worth the risk? yeah absolutely. >> look, charlie, thank you very much. and spectacularly well done for guiding us through this this horrendous minefield that we're having to tread. charlie maloney, there is a media law consultant . right. okay. loads consultant. right. okay. loads more this story our more on this story on our website gbnews.com. fastest website, gbnews.com. the fastest growing news site in website, gbnews.com. the fastest gr0\country news site in website, gbnews.com. the fastest gr0\country . news site in website, gbnews.com. the fastest gr0\country . all news site in website, gbnews.com. the fastest gr0\country . all the vs site in website, gbnews.com. the fastest gr0\country . all the beste in the country. all the best analysis, big opinion and the latest breaking news, talking of breaking news, a teenage boy has been arrested after a teacher was stabbed at a secondary school. gloucestershire police said at an adult has been taken

to hospital with a suspected stab wound after tewkesbury academy was placed on lockdown. we heard there briefly from a member of the police who just read out a statement about 17 minutes ago. we can go now to our reporter, jack carson, who is outside the school. jack thank you very much. so what i gleaned from that press statement there was is that there's a huge amount to there's not a huge amount to worry about for the wider public. there's increased public. there's an increased police not police presence and it's not terror, there was terror, but i'm sure there was other things that were said as well . well. >> yeah, of course. yeah i think one of the main implications there is that the police very much believe this was an isolated are they isolated incident. they are they did they unaware isolated incident. they are they did as they unaware isolated incident. they are they did as this they unaware isolated incident. they are they did as this stage unaware isolated incident. they are they did as this stage of unaware isolated incident. they are they did as this stage of the aware yet, as this stage of the motivations of this attack, but they're not treating it as terrorism, as terror related, although they did say that they would be keeping an open mind, although they did say that they wccourse, keeping an open mind, although they did say that they wccourse, ineping an open mind, although they did say that they wccourse, in their an open mind, although they did say that they wccourse, in their inquiriesmind, of course, in their inquiries now that they have arrested this, as they say, teenage suspect on suspicion of attempted murder. we heard from assistant chief constable richard cohen from the

gloucestershire constabulary. he said that the incident took place in a corridor of the school where a male teacher was stabbed . he was then taken to stabbed. he was then taken to hospital with a single stab wound where thankfully we've got the update that he remains in a stable condition. now there were concerns from the police when they arrived here, hence why we saw such a strict lockdown of this school as well as other schools in the area where their playing fields go on to the go on to the academy behind me. but they were unaware of whether the suspect had fled. and so plainclothes officers in this area , officers throughout the area, officers throughout the school conducted a thorough search. they said then that the suspect was arrested in stoke orchard, which looks like to be about a ten minute drive away. he was arrested by firearms officers and a knife. there was seized. now, as i said , there seized. now, as i said, there was no evidence of terrorism. so far, no evidence of a motivation ehhen far, no evidence of a motivation either. but the good but the good news for the parents, at

least, is that this is thought to be an isolated incident . to be an isolated incident. >> don't know. jack, thank you very, very much. jack carson there he was outside tewkesbury academy. as you can see where that shocking incident took place earlier on today, about 9:10 this morning. police, armed police were called to the scene after a teenager allegedly stabbed a teacher there. well, look, in the next few minutes , i look, in the next few minutes, i will have this fascinating story about protests outside a south wales hotel. a lot of people were alerting me to this on twitter over the weekend and i thought i would do it actually, because this hotel is being used to than 200 migrants, to house more than 200 migrants, 95 members of staff have lost their jobs. 95 members of staff have lost theirjobs. i will be talking to their jobs. i will be talking to somebody husband of somebody who is the husband of a lady lost her job lady who sadly lost her job there. but there were widespread community protests and i thought this is interesting. is this going start the norm going to start becoming the norm 7 going to start becoming the norm ? and frankly, i suppose really , if the home office isn't listening and the government doesn't to listening doesn't appear to be listening and that your and there's nothing that your local anyone else local mp can do or anyone else can do and hoteliers aren't listening, the listening, i mean, is this the

only go it? you only way to go about it? if you don't something this don't want something like this in your area? but right it's in your area? but right now it's the weather . the weather. >> the temperature is rising . >> the temperature is rising. boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news afternoon. weather on. gb news afternoon. >> i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update for gb news from the met office. some wet weather around for many places tonight and we do have warnings across northern ireland and scotland. this area of low pressure responsible, but pressure is responsible, but actually the weather fronts actually it's the weather fronts moving have moving ahead of it that have been conditions been bringing soggy conditions for quite a few through the day so far. that rain is getting heavier now across much of scotland. some thunderstorms across of northern ireland across parts of northern ireland and both could see some disruption from the heavy rain. and south is likely to and further south is likely to be some wet weather, too. brushing time brushing south wales for a time this into the this evening, then into the midlands, and midlands, east anglia and southern counties of england. so as i say, many a wet night as i say, for many a wet night it's mild one as well. it's pretty mild one as well. temperatures staying in the teens, across the teens, the high teens across the south—east still be south—east where it'll still be quite and humid on tuesday

quite damp and humid on tuesday morning. of rain morning. the outbreaks of rain here should peter out through the morning then it's the morning and then it's basically sunshine and showers tomorrow. we are tomorrow. but again, we are likely see some pretty heavy likely to see some pretty heavy downpours developing, particularly across parts of scotland, especially in the north—east the winds are north—east where the winds are light, the downpours light, which means the downpours could very slow moving could be very slow moving elsewhere. some elsewhere. there should be some glimmers between glimmers of sunshine between the showers, on the cool showers, but still on the cool side with temperatures mostly struggling get into the low struggling to get into the low 20s at best. wednesday's a similar story, although perhaps not quite as intense with the downpours , many eastern areas downpours, many eastern areas should dry with some should start dry with some sunshine. but then the showers get going again through the course of the afternoon. quite breezy feeling the breezy and again feeling on the cool with temperatures high cool side with temperatures high teens, 20s at best. goodbye teens, low 20s at best. goodbye i >> -- >> the temperatures rising , >> the temperatures rising, boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> well, last month rishi sunak claimed that it's planned to stop the boats was working in the days, though, 1500 the last four days, though, 1500 migrants crossed the

migrants have crossed the channel. and course we have channel. and of course we have seen those community protests outside a hotel in wales where people are saying, no, we cannot have this asylum seeker hotel in our back garden and i wonder whether or not the people of wales are going to be leading the charge against these asylum seeker hotels. and what happens if more people, members of if more people, more members of the public start to rise up? patrick christys on gb news britain's

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online gb news. >> britain's news. channel >> britain's news. channel >> well, a little later this hounl >> well, a little later this hour, i will get the political reaction to the bbc presenter scandal as pressure is mounting in some quarters. anyway, to get this individual named very strong views either way on this, whether or not people do think actually gbviews@gbnews.com that this presenter in question should actually be named. there is also a special report on the 1500 migrants who crossed the channelin 1500 migrants who crossed the channel in just four days. days now it is, of course, the fourth day in a row that a group of seriously unhappy protesters have gathered outside stradey park hotel in south wales after controversial plans to house up to 241 migrants. there were announced that two arrests were made yesterday as violence broke out and in fact, if you're watching us on tv or online, what we're going to show you now isindeed what we're going to show you now is indeed clips of some of these protests. okay. this is just one incident. there incident. the police there obviously getting involved that

has going for several has been going on for several days. has been going on for several days . and police that they days. and police said that they remained to ensure remained on the scene to ensure the demonstration remained peaceful. people peaceful. so more people gathered today . they, as gathered again today. they, as locals expecting the locals were expecting the migrants to arrive . and it is migrants to arrive. and it is fascinating, this 95 people lost their jobs at this hotel. fascinating, this 95 people lost theirjobs at this hotel. the their jobs at this hotel. the hotel there did not, according to what the people have told me anyway, did not really consult them. they were told, fact, them. they were told, in fact, that other jobs that they may well be other jobs available them . that hasn't available for them. that hasn't materialised. and quite materialised. and this is quite a community and they do a small community and they do not want the asylum seeker hotels in their area. 95 staff did lose their jobs. the council did lose theirjobs. the council has lost a bid for a high court injunction to temporarily block the plans. it's a classic case. your local mps against the everyone's against it's everyone's against it, but it's being forced joining me being forced on them. joining me now steve now is local resident steve williams , who is part of the williams, who is part of the local group opposed the local action group opposed the plans. you very, plans. steve, thank you very, very it's an absolute very much. it's an absolute pleasure to you the pleasure to have you on the show. so is show. i must say. so. so what is going on there? i believe that show. i must say. so. so what is going in| there? i believe that show. i must say. so. so what is going in there? i believe that show. i must say. so. so what is going in the fourthyelieve that show. i must say. so. so what is going in the fourth day ve that show. i must say. so. so what is going in the fourth dayve these we're in the fourth day of these protests. alerting we're in the fourth day of these prottots. alerting we're in the fourth day of these protto these alerting we're in the fourth day of these protto these videos alerting we're in the fourth day of these protto these videos online:ing we're in the fourth day of these protto these videos online over me to these videos online over the thought thought

the weekend. i thought i thought i've got to cover this. i've got i've got to cover this. really? happening you ? >> thank 7 >> thank you, patrick. good afternoon to you for me, the time now, let's put it time for this now, let's put it in context here. >> on friday, we had the royal courts of justice here in on the strand . and rob harwood and gary strand. and rob harwood and gary street travelled down from london and ripped the gates that are at the premises there. >> they have escalated this this situation quite dramatically. >> in all honesty , it's affected >> in all honesty, it's affected the community. >> affected the local >> it's affected the local policing officers who are many of them themselves are local officers living within short distance of ofsted pippa catterall . catterall. >> i've been involved in it. they living by they have family living close by and the scenes, as you see in here now on the screen, are obviously people's feelings and emotions. >> we had a meeting several weeks ago in the selwyn samuel in philately where we voiced our concerns there, having been told that the council had been told a month before about the ongoing to the stradey park hotel , the to the stradey park hotel, the secrecy and the way in which the home office clearsprings

sterling geography and leisure, wherever it is actually the owner because they won't admit to being the owner yet to signing a contract with the home office clear springs had not office and clear springs had not engaged. >> they've they've shown >> they've told they've shown total except for the total content except for the pubuc total content except for the public llanelli. the secrecy public of llanelli. the secrecy is i didn't the concerns and the tension . tension. >> they're saying that it's men and women coming in, yet there's no evidence to suggest that. obviously one thing as well, which we find funny is that they're saying it's family group bins. now the rooms are going to be allocated to three individuals. >> extremely lucky for >> it'd be extremely lucky for them a group of three them to find a group of three brothers, cousins, uncles in a bought together. now one of the things they're saying constantly is about vulnerability is about the vulnerability of these . now what we these individuals. now what we have to consider, yes, there are vulnerable individuals amongst this totally agree with that. >> and people do need to be helped and supported when they are in their are being persecuted in their home regions. >> think we're >> however, i think we're extremely to think extremely naive to think that 100% people off 100% of the people coming off those vulnerable . those boats are vulnerable. >> but however they put them in rooms with people who may not be

vulnerable, may themselves . be vulnerable, may themselves. be pressuring these vulnerable people and causing them harm. now, what recourse do those vulnerable that going vulnerable people that are going to be in these rooms have? what recourse local recourse does the local community they're community have when they're losing they're losing losing jobs, they're losing investments . the study state so investments. the study state so this this is the thing, steve this is this is the thing, steve involvement this the thing, involvement this is the thing, right? involvement this is the thing, rigithis is the thing. nothing. >> this is the thing. nothing. you're powerless in you're completely powerless in all this situation. but you all of this situation. but you know difference all of this situation. but you know what difference all of this situation. but you know what you're ifference all of this situation. but you know what you're doing ce all of this situation. but you know what you're doing and between what you're doing and frankly the majority frankly, the vast majority of other certainly that i other areas, certainly that i can off the top of my can think of off the top of my headis can think of off the top of my head is , is that you are head is, is that you are actually fine going back essentially , you are actually essentially, you are actually deciding that you're going to take to the streets and presumably not go away, say, until you get it resolved to your satisfaction. so what are your satisfaction. so what are you hoping to achieve in this? just to kick up so much of a fuss that they can't house these people that there are questions we've asked both of the home office and company about all office and the company about all of this, and then there have

been none of them respond. >> with we >> do they come back with we can't because of can't tell you because of policy. a number of policy. we've got a number of freedom information requests freedom of information requests going that going on. you'll be aware that a few nia few weeks ago, dame nia griffiths question griffiths asked a question in the house of commons regarding russian investment money that hasn't now russian investment money that hasn't a now russian investment money that hasn't a genocide now russian investment money that hasn't a genocide going)w in there's a genocide going on in ukraine and the home office may because bear in mind , many of because bear in mind, many of these hotels across the uk that have been the home have been used by the home office probably similar office are probably very similar to the stradey park hotel, and they're investment and business protocol . how many of those protocol. how many of those investors know that? one, this has happened to their hotel and two russian origin and two are of russian origin and money may going into the money may be going into the coffers russian or garford coffers of russian or garford beck excuse me, pronounce the beck or excuse me, pronounce the name . these russian name correctly. these russian millionaires that have got sanctions sanctions sanctions or potential sanctions against into their coffers. against them into their coffers. now, not answering that now, they're not answering that question. and realistically, when an elected representative of house of commons asks of the house of commons asks a question and is ignored , it question and is ignored, it shows a contempt for democracy. at the moment in the uk. now we're not rac group of people. the people that are there. we had a march, a couple of weeks

ago on a sunday to support the workers you may have highlighted on your channel. i'm not sure . on your channel. i'm not sure. however, we met up at the local town hall prepared and most of the people there were over 60. you know, they were they were they were marching up there. and one person there obviously one person there was obviously people the far left there, people from the far left there, which were obviously given their their their views, which is totally acceptable. however when an elderly lady mentioned the fact that she felt a lot of them were economic immigrants, she was ultimately called racist was ultimately called a racist straight away. and there was a quite, quite absolutely ridiculous. >> it's absolutely ridiculous . >> it's absolutely ridiculous. >> it's absolutely ridiculous. >> so just clarify this. this lady is, in fact, in a mixed race marriage and has been for many years . many years. >> so she walked away almost in tears for being called a racist by a person. and she had asked a question to everybody's asking, yeah, the government are playing ping yeah, the government are playing ping pong every day in the house of commons. they laugh at each other. they are not children. they have got to look and speak

to communicate to each other and say there is a problem . we're say there is a problem. we're the best people to fix it. let's sit down and let's work it. the boats are coming from france. they're surely the size of the france coastline . appreciate is france coastline. appreciate is extremely large, but the size of the boats that are coming across, they can't be taken off from places . why aren't from many places. why aren't they monitored by they being being monitored by french thank you. french police? steve, thank you. >> thank you. thank you. thank you for coming on the show and for to me about this. for talking to me about this. and to to you and i would love to talk to you again steve. again very, very soon. steve. so, yeah , i will chat to you so, yeah, i will chat to you again soon. and i know of again soon. and i know a lot of people around country will people around the country will be that be maybe, maybe wishing that they'd behaved in the same way that the people your part of that the people of your part of wales have been behaving, that the people of your part of wales h'essentiallyehaving, that the people of your part of wales h'essentially aaving, that the people of your part of wales h'essentially a lot g, that the people of your part of wales h'essentially a lot of because essentially a lot of people are very happy with the situation. williams situation. steve steve williams there. pronounce there. yeah, i can't pronounce it. i'm not doing it. it. that's why i'm not doing it. steve the it. that's why i'm not doing it. steve action the it. that's why i'm not doing it. steve action group the it. that's why i'm not doing it. steve action group in the the it. that's why i'm not doing it. steveaction group in the plans local action group in the plans for llanelli , i think. anyway, for llanelli, i think. anyway, don't, don't at me right. for llanelli, i think. anyway, don't, don't at me right . okay. don't, don't at me right. okay. loads more still to come between now and 5:00. sunak claim now and 5:00. rishi sunak claim that stopped the boats. that he stopped the boats. policies working. policies aren't working. appear to tatters. people

to be in tatters. 1500 people crossed channel in just four crossed the channel in just four days. now, though, as your headunes days. now, though, as your headlines with rachel ayers . headlines with rachel ayers. >> thanks, patrick and our top story this hour , the met police story this hour, the met police has met with the bbc following reports that a prisoner later paid a teenager for explicit photos. >> the force says it will now work to establish if there is any evidence of a criminal offence. >> the corporation announced yesterday that it had suspended the unnamed star almost two months after a complaint was first made. >> a teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teacher was stabbed at tewkesbury academy in gloucestershire. >> the secondary school was put into temporary lockdown as police responded . police responded. >> assistant chief constable richard okon said there were no other casualties. we received a call from the ambulance service telling us a male teacher had been stabbed in a corridor at

the school . the school. >> he was taken to hospital with a single stab wound and remains in a stable condition . the in a stable condition. the suspect was safely arrested by firearms officers in stoke orchard at 11:00 this morning . a orchard at 11:00 this morning. a knife was seized during that arrest and us president joe biden has completed his brief tour of the uk after meetings with the prime minister and the king. >> he's now on his way to lithuania for a two day nato summit , lithuania for a two day nato summit, which starts tomorrow. mr biden was given a warm welcome at windsor castle , where welcome at windsor castle, where he discussed climate issues with the king. that followed a meeting with rishi sunak at downing street, where despite recent tensions over ukraine, both leaders paid tribute to the special relationship . you can special relationship. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website. news.com now let's get straight back to .

back to. patrick >> well, the prime minister's recent both his stop the boats policies are working appears to be in tatters today. we just heard, didn't we, there from a wonderful chap called steve, who's been helping to protest outside an asylum hotel in llanelli that those protests are continuing. the police are i mean, it's the most well guarded bit of shrubbery in the country outside that particular hotel at the moment. but is this not where government policy meets reality, where you try to approach hoteliers directly , approach hoteliers directly, offer them, for want of a better phrase, a boatload of cash to be able to house people , some of able to house people, some of whom may well be claiming to be children, some of of children, some of whom, of course, have idea who they course, we have no idea who they are, they're what are, where they're from, what their like . their criminal record is like. and workers at and you sack local workers at that hotel and plonk asylum seekers in there in definitely at the expense of the taxpayer. thatis at the expense of the taxpayer. that is what happens, isn't it,

when reality meets policy? but last month , rishi sunak claimed last month, rishi sunak claimed that those policies were behind a 20% fall in the number of child migrants arriving in the uk. now a surge in small boat numbers in recent weeks has seen that gap disappear , though the that gap disappear, though the 13,000 who've crossed is now the same as it was at this point last year. so we are right in line with it being another record year . line with it being another record year. our home line with it being another record year . our home security record year. our home security edhon record year. our home security editor, mark white has brought us an exclusive report of the madness that happened over the weekend . weekend. >> and things are now down 20% compared to last year. >> this is proof that our deterrent strategy can work . deterrent strategy can work. >> it was a bold claim just a month ago. the prime minister down in dover insisting his stop the boats plan was working. but since then, a surge in small boat arrivals has exposed that claim to be at best premature . claim to be at best premature. the latest arrivals at dover

harbour come amid an improvement in weather conditions , which has in weather conditions, which has seen more than 1500 people brought here in just four days. in fact, the number of arrivals for the year so far has reached the 13,000 mark. that figure is the 13,000 mark. that figure is the same as the 13,000 who crossed at this point last year. matt time experts who know these waters well say the initial 20% reduction in crossings was purely down to bad weather and not government policy. despite the clearly increasing numbers of channel migrants, the home secretary has reiterated her determination to stop the boats while prime minister and i are absolutely clear, we've got to stop the boats. >> that's why we're working very hard to introduce new legislation. last year there were 45,000 people who arrived illegally . it's costing were 45,000 people who arrived illegally. it's costing us £6 million a day in hotel accommodation . this has to stop

accommodation. this has to stop the saga in small boat arrivals is just the latest setback to the government's plans to tackle the government's plans to tackle the channel migrant crisis , as the channel migrant crisis, as the channel migrant crisis, as the court of appeal ruled that the court of appeal ruled that the deal to send some of those arriving to rwanda is unlawful . arriving to rwanda is unlawful. >> and in parliament, the lords are continuing to block the progress of the government's illegal migration bill. whether conditions in the channel are set to get choppy in the days ahead. set to get choppy in the days ahead . but we're heading for the ahead. but we're heading for the peak months where flat calm conditions will pave the way for thousands more to cross and if those figures continue to increase beyond last year's totals, rishi sunak will face the prospect of failing to meet one of his government's key priorities. liz mark white, gb news well, mike white joins me in the studio now and mark, i mean, look, clearly we are on course for another record year given what's happened in the channel over the weekend.

>> we've just seen there that tensions are absolutely peaking in wales where a community is now in open revolt over an asylum seeker hotel taking place there. i dare say that many people in other local communities are be communities are going to be looking happening looking at what's happening in wales and potentially reacting that town or that way in their town or village well. it's not village as well. it's not looking good in the channel, is it? >> well, it's not, but you wouldn't think that from listening to the news conference that was given by rishi sunak just last month when he said 20% fall in the number of those coming across the english channel was down, actually to a large degree to the government's stop the boats policies that that was beginning to work. now, there were more than a few eyebrows raised when he made that claim premature. probably at best. full hardy, others might say as well, at best. full hardy, others might say as well , because might say as well, because clearly it's come back to bite him because we are now at a stage where the number crossing the english channel has reached

the english channel has reached the same number crossing the engush the same number crossing the english channel at this point last year. so that's not a 20% reduction anymore . so that surge reduction anymore. so that surge that gap, yeah. has disappeared. and we've had a position in the engush and we've had a position in the english channel where there have been these unusual north easterly winds that have been predominant for several months now. and there have been breaks in the weather. any time there's a break in the weather, you get a break in the weather, you get a surge coming across . so that a surge coming across. so that just tells you all you need to know about what's happening . you know about what's happening. you know, it's weather related and once again, over the weekend , we once again, over the weekend, we had more or less good conditions 1500 people came across in four days. another couple of boats we think are on the way at the moment, 200 having already arrived this morning, moment, 200 having already arrived this morning , patrick. arrived this morning, patrick. so not only are we now equal with where we are, where last yean with where we are, where last year, but i think now that we get into the what are often the

very flat calm months in the channel we'll see that number. absolutely rocket yeah, we will indeed. >> and i think that the potential very unfortunately for some kind of civil unrest issues in the uk is absolute vast and we are witnessing the ongoing issues. it's happening in wales there where 95 people have lost their jobs as a there where 95 people have lost theirjobs as a result there where 95 people have lost their jobs as a result of this. and it is a tale now as old as time, which is, you know, the home office essentially contacts a hotel company that a hotel company decides that they want to take the money and allow this to take the money and allow this to be used asylum seekers, to be used for asylum seekers, which easy money and which is easy money and consistent you get consistent money. if you can get it. the staff are made it. the staff there are made promises. those aren't promises. those promises aren't kept. the public, the community don't want that situation happening there. it's not deemed to safe feasible to be a safe or feasible location yet it's location at all, and yet it's forced what makes forced through. but what makes the is that the difference there is that they up about and they are rising up about it. and you confronted you know, we are now confronted with situations of police officers dragging middle aged, local citizens away and arresting them and potentially giving them a criminal record

because they are basically saying, look, please, we saying, look, please, can we just and i think just stop this chaos and i think you're right. >> i think tensions, tensions are only going to increase. that's why there's imperative that's why there's an imperative now seeing from the now that we're seeing from the government these government in opening these bases wethersfield in essex bases at wethersfield in essex and also the raf, scampton down in portland. we're expecting this barge to come over to arrive there this week sometime. we think that will accommodate in that barge 500 people. well, that's one third of those who've arrived in just the last four days. yeah, it gives you an indication of just how significant this problem continue to be. >> mark, thank you very, very much. it's mark white there at home and security editor, keeping you to date on all of keeping you up to date on all of the latest channel migrant madness. well, there's good news and bad news on the travel front today. so we've sorted out the issues that saw people have to wait months and months for a new passport. we've done really well at that. fact, it's almost at that. in fact, it's almost magic, the that magic, actually, the way that that great.

that happened. so that is great. but have cancelled 1700 but easyjet have cancelled 1700 flights, have flights, so you might have a passport, won't have a passport, but you won't have a holiday, the holiday, which will ruin the houday holiday, which will ruin the holiday 180,000 people. also holiday of 180,000 people. also so again, there's the old issue of the european air traffic controllers, but at least you've got a passport patrick christys on gb news, britain's news.

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>> right. well, in a moment, i will tell you why there is good and bad news for holidaymakers. but course , the big story of but of course, the big story of the day is the bbc scandal. but of course, the big story of the day is the bbc scandal . and the day is the bbc scandal. and it appears to be a fast moving picture over there with new lines coming out quite quickly. the bbc presenter who's accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit pictures . sexually explicit pictures. there is no police investigation as it currently stands, but we're told that detectives are assessing the information discussed in a virtual meeting with the bbc. obe. let's get the political reaction to this story, of which there has been a lot. i'm joined now by gb news political reporter catherine forster , who westminster forster, who is in westminster for us. catherine big pressure, political pressure there on the bbc to a conduct a thorough investigation. b, explain themselves and c, name this individual potentially threats as well that if they don't, then an mp will using parliamentary privilege . yes huge pressure on

privilege. yes huge pressure on the bbc. >> the story has been going for seven days and seems to be just mounting and mounting all the time now. rishi sunak spokesperson said that the prime minister does have full confidence in tim davie , the confidence in tim davie, the director general, also took a bit of a pop at social media. comes companies and indeed all the people who've been posting on social media. you can go on there. it's absolutely rife with speculation about who this person is. but a warning to be mindful of what you're posting and the potential for defamation . and that, of course, is the reason why this individual wide known in media circles has yet to be named. but it does feel like that is likely to be unsustainable . and the culture unsustainable. and the culture secretary lucy fraser met with the bbc yesterday . he has asked the bbc yesterday. he has asked to be kept up , the bbc yesterday. he has asked to be kept up, dated at all

stages of this investigation. as you say , not a police you say, not a police investigation an as yet, but that could well change as they get more information . get more information. >> indeed, catherine. look, thank you very much , catherine thank you very much, catherine forster gb news, political reporter . and i think the key reporter. and i think the key line from catherine is line there from catherine is i would suspect it is unsustainable to hold this name back for much longer. so keep your eyes and ears peeled for that. your eyes and ears peeled for that . now, over 180,000 that. now, over 180,000 holidaymakers have had their summer flights with easyjet cancelled. the airline says unprecedented air traffic control delays is to blame. but most of the cancelled flights are from gatwick airport. the airline says 95% of affected passengers have had their flights rebooked. 9000 unfortunate yet to unfortunate people have yet to receive a replacement flight. but it's not all bad for news travellers. however, as the times is reporting. and in fact, this genuinely so, we might this is genuinely so, we might have something efficiently have done something efficiently . the reporting that the passport now a model . the reporting that the pa efficiency now a model . the reporting that the pa efficiency with now a model

. the reporting that the paefficiency with somea model of efficiency with some applications getting a brexit blue document within just five days. joining me now is clive wratten, who's chief wratten, who's the chief executive of the business travel association . ian, can i start association. ian, can i start with you about the passport situation, if that's okay? it does look as though people are now able to get a passport before they die. of old age. yeah great to speak to you, patrick. >> and it is some good news for a change. it's right. we've actually got the passport system working pretty efficiently right now. all .gone now. as you say, it's all .gone onune now. as you say, it's all .gone online very simple and online and it's very simple and easy to do. and i've heard of people passports in four easy to do. and i've heard of peopland passports in four easy to do. and i've heard of peopland in passports in four easy to do. and i've heard of peopland in fact,ssports in four easy to do. and i've heard of peopland in fact, iports in four easy to do. and i've heard of peopland in fact, i was; in four easy to do. and i've heard of peopland in fact, i was justfour days. and in fact, i was just renewing wife's passport last renewing my wife's passport last week and we chosen to go week and we have chosen to go and up. there's and pick it up. and there's plenty appointments that plenty of appointments and that was quickly in about plenty of appointments and that was minutes quickly in about plenty of appointments and that was minutes online:kly in about plenty of appointments and that was minutes online an' in about plenty of appointments and that was minutes online an andibout plenty of appointments and that was minutes online an and we it plenty of appointments and that was minutes online an and we go five minutes online an and we go and pick the passport up in peterborough on saturday. so yeah positive so yeah, really positive news. so you worry as you shouldn't have to worry as we year. we did last year. >> yeah, indeed . i mean, it is >> yeah, indeed. i mean, it is great stuff. it's absolute great stuff. it's an absolute farce that we're in situation farce that we're in a situation where, you'd lose your where, you know, you'd lose your passport, it would get damaged or you've got or something, and you've got your family there and you're looking holiday looking at going on holiday and

you wait months you you've got to wait months for whilst for what is, you know, whilst it's it it's an important document, it is nonetheless just the documents. right? talk me documents. right? talk to me about what's going there, about what's going on there, because whilst we've all got passports be passports now, we might not be able anywhere because able to go anywhere because is, is a mixture foreign is a mixture of foreign air traffic and easyjet is a mixture of foreign air traffwhat's and easyjet is a mixture of foreign air traffwhat's going and easyjet is a mixture of foreign air traffwhat's going on. easyjet and what's going on. >> well yeah. i mean it's really disappointing to see what's been happening the happening at gatwick over the last few days and a bit before. but it is all to the air but it is all to do with the air traffic control and eurocontrol, which strikes us, and french airspace being closed to air traffic control and ukraine. so a real kind of sad situation to get into. but the reason that easyjet have gone ahead and cancelled these flights is to avoid this happening all the way through the summer. so i realise for those people that 180,000 people are finding out that people that are finding out that their flight may have been cancelled changed, more cancelled or changed, more importantly , because importantly, because i understand they are understand from easyjet they are all onto flights, all being rebooked onto flights, then, you know , it is it is then, you know, it is it is pretty bad news, but it is preventative to avoid what's been happening over the last couple of days at gatwick in particular. >> clive, thank you very much.

short and sweet, but good to have at least some good news, some good news, and then a bit of bad stuff. but hey, that's the is. clive robson, the the way it is. clive robson, the chief the business chief executive of the business travel association. good stuff, right top of right? okay. this top story of the day, course, and the day, of course, and i suspect going to be top suspect is going to be the top story that the story for a while, is that the met that it is met police say that it is undertaking further inquiries after the bbc about after meeting the bbc about allegations that an unnamed presenter paid a teenager for sexually explicit images. it is important to note that one of the key factors in this is the alleged age of the complainant . alleged age of the complainant. but the met added there was no investigation currently underway . massive pressure on the bbc to name this individual for a variety of different reasons. will they do it? patrick christys gb news fryston news channel. >> the temperature's rising . >> the temperature's rising. boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> afternoon. i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update for gb news from the met

office . some wet weather around office. some wet weather around for many places tonight and we do warnings across northern do have warnings across northern ireland scotland . this area ireland and scotland. this area of low pressure is responsible, but actually the weather but actually it's the weather fronts of it that fronts moving ahead of it that have been bringing soggy conditions few conditions for quite a few through the day so far. that rain is getting heavier now across of scotland. some across much of scotland. some thunderstorm across of thunderstorm across parts of northern ireland, and both could see some disruption from the heavy rain further south is heavy rain and further south is likely be some wet to likely to be some wet weather to brushing a time brushing south wales for a time this . then into the this evening. then into the midlands, anglia and midlands, east anglia and southern england. so southern counties of england. so as i say, many a wet night, as i say, for many a wet night, pretty mild one as well. temperatures staying the temperatures staying in the teens across teens in the high teens across the south—east, where it will still quite damp and humid. still be quite damp and humid. and the and on tuesday morning, the outbreaks of rain here should peter through the morning. peter out through the morning. and then basically sunshine and then it's basically sunshine and again, and showers tomorrow. but again, we likely to see some pretty we are likely to see some pretty heavy downpours developing, particularly parts of particularly across parts of scotland, especially in the north—east where the winds are light, the downpours north—east where the winds are light, very the downpours north—east where the winds are light, very slow the downpours north—east where the winds are light, very slow movingynpours could be very slow moving elsewhere. there should some elsewhere. there should be some glimmers sunshine between the glimmers of sunshine between the

showers, still on the cool showers, but still on the cool side temperatures mostly side with temperatures mostly struggling get into the low struggling to get into the low 20 at best. wednesday's a similar story, although perhaps not quite as intense with the downpours. many eastern areas should start dry with some sunshine. but then showers sunshine. but then the showers get going again through the course of afternoon . quite course of the afternoon. quite breezy feeling on the breezy and again feeling on the cool side with temperatures high teens at goodbye teens, low 20s at best. goodbye . the temperatures rising , boxed . the temperatures rising, boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on .

gb news. >> it's 5 pm. it's patrick christys. it's gb news. and this is going to be an absolutely massive hour. look, we are starting latest on the starting with the latest on the bbc scandal . starting with the latest on the bbc scandal. massive starting with the latest on the bbc scandal . massive pressure, bbc scandal. massive pressure, massive pressure to name this bbc star. there is a suspicion that we may well have an update on that shortly . but looking at on that shortly. but looking at the bigger picture at the bbc, can the beeb actually survive this? i wonder whether or not people are now thinking about paying people are now thinking about paying their licence fee, not paying paying their licence fee, not paying their licence fee, not paying their licence fee, not paying their licence fee, whether frankly the reputational damage to the bbc will be too great in light of course of previous issues anyway . we're previous issues anyway. we're also going to be going live to wales at the scene of the fourth day of protests over an asylum

seeker hotel. we now have the devastating situation where police are arresting middle aged women and dragging them into the back of a van because they are saying, i don't want to lose my job hotel or live an job at this hotel or live in an area was once peaceful but area that was once peaceful but is now going to be dominated by channel and i think channel migrants and i think thatis channel migrants and i think that is a very, very bad look. i'm going to be rounding off, of course, well with this jeremy course, as well with this jeremy hunt. that's is hunt. yes that's right. is jeremy absolute jeremy hunt an absolute disaster? it is starting to look as though truss may not have as though liz truss may not have been as much of a dud as people thought was. and of the thought she was. and some of the smart for want smart money, for want of a better is on jeremy smart money, for want of a bette starting is on jeremy smart money, for want of a bette starting act s on jeremy smart money, for want of a bette starting act very,|eremy hunt starting to act very, very differently . i will have the man differently. i will have the man himself. he's a fan favourite, roger he's a former roger griswold. he's a former adviser to the treasury and the bank of england. he's going to be me and pumped up be joining me and he's pumped up patrick on . gb news. patrick christys on. gb news. yeah, look, keep your eyes and ears peeled this hour because there may well be an update on

there may well be an update on the bbc scandal. vaiews@gbnews.com. but it's your headlines now . your headlines now. >> good afternoon to you. 5:01. i'm ray addison in the gb newsroom and our top story this houn newsroom and our top story this hour, police have met with the bbc following reports that a presenter paid a teenager for explicit photos. the force says it will now work to establish if there is any evidence of a criminal offence. corporation announced yesterday it had suspended the unnamed star almost two months after a complaint was first made. justice secretary alex chalk has indicated there may need to be an investigation into how the allegations were handled . allegations were handled. >> these are really serious and really concerning allegations and they need to be investigated, investigated quickly . now investigated, investigated quickly. now in the investigated, investigated quickly . now in the fullness of quickly. now in the fullness of time, it may be there be time, it may be there will be a consideration as to how this was deau consideration as to how this was dealt with . i think the dealt with. i think the important now, however , is important thing now, however, is that matters are investing that these matters are investing located, whether that's within

the bbc, but also potentially by the bbc, but also potentially by the police. if indeed that's what police decide do . what the police decide to do. >> teenager has been arrested >> a teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teacher was stabbed at tewkesbury academy in gloucestershire . the secondary gloucestershire. the secondary school was put into temporary lockdown along with two neighbouring schools, following concerns that the suspect may have fled the scene. assistant chief constable richard okon confirmed that there were no other casualties . other casualties. >> we received a call from the ambulance service telling us a male teacher had been stabbed in a corridor at the school , so he a corridor at the school, so he was taken to hospital with a single stab wound and remains in a stable condition . the suspect a stable condition. the suspect was safely arrested by firearms officers in stoke orchard at 11:00 this morning . a knife was 11:00 this morning. a knife was seized during that arrest. >> us president joe biden has completed his brief tour of the uk after meetings with the prime

minister and the king. he's now on his way to lithuania for a two day nato summit , which two day nato summit, which starts tomorrow. mr biden was given a warm welcome at windsor castle, where he discussed climate issues with the king. that followed a meeting with rishi sunak. a downing street where, despite recent tensions over ukraine, both leaders paid tribute to the special relationship . relationship. >> it's great to have you here back in downing street . i think back in downing street. i think you've been here a few times before. i know. but your first time president. so we're time as president. so we're very privileged fortunate to have privileged and fortunate to have you here. thanks for coming. couldn't be meeting with a closer friend and a greater ally and our relationship is rock solid. >> the home secretary has reiterated the government's commitment to detaining illegal migrants who arrive in the uk on small boats . suella braverman small boats. suella braverman was speaking following the arrival of almost 1500 people since friday. the provisional total for 2023. so far is about 4% lower than this time last year , when around 13,200

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shortages. with 95% of passengers booked onto alternative flights . this is gb alternative flights. this is gb news. we'll bring you more as it happens. so let's get straight back to . back to. patrick >> well, hold on to your hats, because there's only one place to start. the met police has held talks with the bbc about the allegations involving an unnamed male presenter. police are carrying out further are now carrying out further enquiries to establish whether any crime has been committed. it's been reported that the presenter paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images. it is of course, the alleged age of that teenager that is potentially only elevating this story to new heights. this situation to new heights. i am joined now by gb news national reporter paul hawkins, who is outside side new broadcasting

house four fs paul, i'll just straightforwardly ask, what is the latest where you are ? the latest where you are? >> yeah, the latest is that line from the metropolitan police , from the metropolitan police, which broke just before 4:00, that they say they did meet with representatives from the bbc earlier in a virtual meeting, one assumes via zoom. and in that meeting they took further information from the bbc. and they're going to now take that information away and in their own words, make further inquiries to determine what further action should follow , further action should follow, further action should follow, further enquires is taking place, sorry, i should say, to establish whether there is evidence of a criminal offence being there no being committed. there is no investigation open at this time , so the police are looking into the matter further, but no official investigation . action official investigation. action is underway . we've had no word is underway. we've had no word from the bbc themselves. they're continuing their own internal investigation and they have a bbc investigations unit led by an ex metropolitan police officer called jeff brown's, who's been heading up the unit

for the last three and a half years. and the presenter continues to remain unnamed for two reasons. firstly that of defamation and also that of the right to privacy. when any law enforcement enforcement agency is looking into an individual, that individual has the right to privacy. while that law enforcement agency is looking into them. that's according to a supreme court ruling from last yeah supreme court ruling from last year. so essentially, patrick, we've got lots of questions here, very few answers and a huge void into which speculate nafion huge void into which speculate nation is filling in over the weekend. there's been lots of speculation indeed various speculation and indeed various individuals on on social media attempting to reveal the name of the presenter leading to a lot of bbc presenters to be unfairly be put in the limelight. one of them, nicky campbell, earlier bbc radio five live presenter spoke about this , but it was spoke about this, but it was a distress ing weekend. >> i can't deny it. for me and others falsely named today , i'm

others falsely named today, i'm having further conversations with the police in terms of malicious communication and with lawyers in terms of defamation, defamation in yeah, so as well as defamation in the metropolitan police have said that they are looking they have opened an investigation into malicious community actions as well. >> so people attempting to try and reveal the name of this bbc presenter using baseless accusations, basically , and accusations, basically, and running foul of defamation laws, as well as a right to privacy. but at the moment, the bbc presenter remains nameless. we're still waiting for a line from the bbc and the police say they are making further enquiries. yeah paul, thank you very much. >> as paul hawkins, our national reporter, is outside new broadcasting updates? broadcasting house, any updates? and be we and there may well be some. we will straight will obviously go straight back there paul. there and get them from paul. what is fascinating is, of course, of lines that course, some of the lines that are coming out at the moment in terms of bbc tv and radio presenters being told to leave space in their schedules just in case the individual in question

names himself. there is the massive, massive question about whether or not it's in the pubuc whether or not it's in the public interest to name this individual, whether or not the bbc should, as paul was saying there, it's actually very difficult for them to do so, given the law of it. of course, or or the individual or whether or not the individual should themselves should name themselves and supposedly , again, the bbc is supposedly, again, the bbc is coming under mounting pressure from within, from its own stars . and am surprised because . and i am not surprised because the amount of mudslinging that's doing rounds on social media doing the rounds on social media and the level of people who are being accused of what, if indeed true, is clearly pretty well heinous and disgusting incident, isn't it? there are also questions about what now for the bbc, given the fact that it has a relatively chequered past and there is an important distinction, a very important distinction, a very important distinction between the likes of those and extreme those historic and very extreme cases jimmy savile, cases in terms of jimmy savile, etcetera . and what understand etcetera. and what we understand may have taken place in this case. there is a world of

difference between those two things. the bbc, course, difference between those two thinghave the bbc, course, difference between those two thinghave a he bbc, course, difference between those two thinghave a bitbbc, course, difference between those two thinghave a bit of c, course, difference between those two thinghave a bit of a course, difference between those two thinghave a bit of a chequered does have a bit of a chequered past when comes to its past when it comes to its handung past when it comes to its handling like that handling of situations like that . i'm joined now by aqeel ahmed, who the former head of who is the former head of religion ethics the bbc religion and ethics at the bbc and channel 4. look, thank you very much. to great have you on the show. do you think this person name themselves or person should name themselves or be named ? well, that function be named? well, that function obviously speaking in a completely personal capacity. >> no , they can't actually be >> no, they can't actually be named , can they, because of the named, can they, because of the fact of the matter is, you know, that's just you know, there's an investigation going they investigation going on. they haven't yet haven't we don't know yet actually particular crimes actually what particular crimes may have taken place because there's so many permutation permutations in this. we don't actually know what's going on in that sense . what we do know is that sense. what we do know is that sense. what we do know is that allegations have been made that sense. what we do know is thattheyjations have been made that sense. what we do know is thatthey wereis have been made that sense. what we do know is that they were significantn made that sense. what we do know is that they were significant enough and they were significant enough for bbc to suspend the for the bbc to suspend the individual those individual while those investigations place investigations have taken place and the police have been informed of the information, the bbc been given. so bbc have now been given. so there a process us. and in there is a process us. and in that process , this individual

that process, this individual has to be given the right to whether or not if there's any crime being committed, because , crime being committed, because, again, we don't know if there's any crime being committed , then any crime being committed, then that individual, you know , has that individual, you know, has there is a process involving that. there is a process involving that . now, if they haven't that. now, if they haven't committed then then committed a crime, then then there's conversation. there's another conversation. >> with you about >> i agree with you about whether or not for the sake of the bbc for and the sake of a lot of the individuals working at screen , on offer, at the bbc on screen, on offer, etcetera, they are then etcetera, that they are then given the opportunity to kind of like not us, because , like say it's not us, because, you know, nicky campbell is an old friend and, and old friend of mine and, and i didn't like him going through what through, what he went through, as did others over the weekend because why should this social media frenzy create a situation where allegations like that are not often stick? >> you know , the thing is, >> you know, the thing is, because people think that without fire, well, this is it, right? and the thing is as well, though, it's not actually though, it's not just actually twitter it's pub twitter, it's every pub is humming this kind of stuff humming with this kind of stuff at moment. sitting at the moment. people sitting around dinner you around their dinner tables, you will mean phone will know. i mean, my phone was blowing this . so blowing up over this. so everyone everyone so everyone is right. everyone so

and that's the kind of added thing to as well when it thing to it as well when it comes to the bbc as an institution. okay some of the reports that have come out and again, i want to emphasise the world of difference, frankly, between some of those vile, extreme historic incidents and what alleged to happened what is alleged to have happened here. but one thing that keeps coming in some of these coming up in some of these inquests into inquests that they have into cases this , like they did cases like this, like they did with sevilla, did with cases like this, like they did with harris, i, did with cases like this, like they did with harris, is did with cases like this, like they did with harris, is how did with cases like this, like they did with harris, is how staffid with cases like this, like they did with harris, is how staff knew1 rolf harris, is how staff knew about things but felt too afraid to tell management. about things but felt too afraid to tell management . and so to tell management. and so management kind of washed his hands over it and go, look, it's not up to us. we didn't know. is there a culture of fear at the . bbc >> is it a culture of fear in any major organised fashion? there's no getting around that. i think when the media industry, every or television every newspapers or television or there's no getting or radio, there's no getting away it. you know, certain away with it. you know, certain individuals than individuals can be bigger than the organisation or bigger than the organisation or bigger than the staff in sense. can the staff in a sense. you can have somebody honour or have somebody who's an honour or on on screen presenter and they have so much kind credibility

have so much kind of credibility with the audiences that the bbc, itv , channel 4, whoever it is, itv, channel 4, whoever it is, wants to keep them happy. that can a culture that isn't can create a culture that isn't really healthy, but with something like this, you know, i don't know. look, no one seems to legally you can't name the person anyway, so whether or not people there's people know it and there's no cover sense, cover up in that sense, obviously, you can't obviously, because you can't name something if you're going to but there's often a lot of >> but there's often a lot of innuendo and actually, i know what it can be like sometimes if you know as as nicky and a few of the people found out of the other people found out this when you're kind of this weekend when you're kind of like of like falsely accused of something, it can be something, you know, it can be quite difficult. so i think everybody is in a difficult situation because we all there's gossip . but then when there's gossip. but then when there's that gossip, when it goes too far. think the problem far. and i think the problem that everybody's got now is, is that everybody's got now is, is that actually the process has to take place. >> and that process can be slow. it can be really quick. actually. as you said, we could get the next hour get a statement in the next hour or once that process or two, but once that process does, it's if that process can does, it's if that process can do then we'll know do its job, then we'll know what's going to go on. do its job, then we'll know whtbutgoing to go on. do its job, then we'll know

whtbut socialto go on. do its job, then we'll know whtbut social median. do its job, then we'll know whtbut social media and all >> but social media and all these kind of wannabe these kind of like wannabe journalists outing journalists who are outing people right centre, people left, right and centre, it's chaos with what it's causing chaos with what we've effectively from first day onwards, there's been a suspension, there's been an investigation . investigation. >> the police are involved. >> the police are involved. >> you think that's the right way to go about it? and i think sometimes you have to be allowed to only question is to do that. the only question is what between thursday what happened between thursday and will come out later. >> well, this is it, right? >> well, this is it, right? >> allegations been made . >> allegations have been made. someone has been suspended, investigations are taking place. got to be allowed to do it. it's got to be allowed to happen in in manner. in the correct manner. >> would would suggest that >> i would i would suggest that there a couple of things there are a couple of things that making more that are making it more difficult bbc well. difficult for the bbc as well. there's this individual called mark , who's an mark williams—thomas, who's an investigative reporter. he was big in the kind of jimmy savile expose . he's been a lot expose. he's been writing a lot and tweeting a lot, basically saying essentially the way that the bbc have responded to this, they've learned nothing from savile, they've learned nothing from is strong from saville, which is strong stuff course it is strong stuff of course it is strong stuff. now everywhere

stuff. and that's now everywhere also , the pedestal that i would also, the pedestal that i would argue the bbc puts itself on when it comes to things like bbc verified. and we are this objective truth giving service and then a situation like this happens which is out of the control, frankly , of everybody, control, frankly, of everybody, apart from the individual involved who has allegedly actually done this. you know, it's not the fault of bbc executives. they don't around executives. they don't go around doing they put doing this stuff, but they put themselves this on this, on themselves on this on this, on this. potential for this. the potential for reputational damage as a bbc brand and bbc institute action, do you think this really could irreversibly damage it or do you just think it's too big? >> yeah , i don't think it >> yeah, i don't think it irreversibly damages things. i think it's not a good it's not good, though, is it? >> i mean, nobody wants this kind of thing to happen if you're an organisation with about 20,000 staff, you're going to people actually to have people that actually do things which you're not particularly with and of particularly happy with and of course, if they bring the bbc into disrepute, then of course, then then sanctions can be taken

against them. >> the ultimate sanction being sacked. so i don't think it does that kind of damage, i think. but the problem is, you know, actually how many of these actually it's how many of these situations you to situations and how you react to them you get it them and how if you get it right, get it right. right, don't get it right. sometimes perfect stop. right, don't get it right. somethink perfect stop. right, don't get it right. somethink it's perfect stop. right, don't get it right. somethink it's damaging.top. no, i think it's damaging. >> for any organisation it's >> but for any organisation it's damaging short term. damaging in the short term. >> think in the long term >> but i think in the long term it won't have that kind of impact. all uk broadcasters, we know this when it comes to news etcetera, we're bbc etcetera, we're not just a bbc channel 4, itv , etcetera, all of channel 4, itv, etcetera, all of them yourselves included. you know, will go to that know, people will go to that particular broadcaster if it's what they want to do at that particular moment in time. so i don't it will damage them don't think it will damage them totally it's not great totally. it's just not a great time at the bbc, i time to be at the bbc, i imagine, and feel sorry tim imagine, and feel sorry for tim davie it's 1—1 issue davie because it's1—1 issue after often not of his after another. often not of his own making, as in this instance . yes. >> yeah. no indeed . thank you >> yeah. no indeed. thank you very much. i've thoroughly enjoyed that conversation. we're interesting to get an insight as well own well into your your own experience at the beeb as well. so look, thank you very much. take care. look after yourself.

aciklama former aciklama there he is, the former head and ethics head of religion and ethics at the channel 4. i just the bbc and channel 4. i just want to remind everybody that the far as i can want to remind everybody that the it far as i can want to remind everybody that the it anyway, far as i can want to remind everybody that the it anyway, sayfar as i can want to remind everybody that the it anyway, say is as i can want to remind everybody that the it anyway, say is that can see it anyway, say is that presenters , this is according to presenters, this is according to reports, presenters at the bbc, both on tv and radio , are indeed both on tv and radio, are indeed preparing for their schedules to be cleared in case this individual names himself . so we individual names himself. so we go more on this, of course, on our website , which is our website, which is gbnews.com. it's the fastest growing national news website in the country. it's got the best analysis, big opinion, all of the latest breaking news and i think it is reasonable to expect that there may well be some very, very shortly . but there we very, very shortly. but there we go. now a teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after teacher attempted murder after a teacher was a secondary was stabbed as a secondary school. police school. gloucestershire police said an has been taken to said an adult has been taken to hospital suspected hospital with a suspected stab wound after tewkesbury academy was in lockdown. let's go was placed in lockdown. let's go to our reporter, jack carson now. he's outside the school . now. he's outside the school. jack, this is an absolutely terrifying situation that took

place school placed place there. the school placed on parents frantically on lockdown. parents frantically calling the school sure calling the school to make sure that children are okay not that their children are okay not long incident that, of long after an incident that, of course, school in course, happened at a school in wimbledon. a young wimbledon. sadly, a second young girl . but girl died there. but this appears a teenager appears to be a teenager stabbing a teacher. >> yeah, there was a lot of panic certainly this morning from a lot of parents who hadn't necessarily been told so much information and were like us very much finding out for the first time what exactly had gone on. but confirmation just over an hour ago that the gloucestershire constabulary have confirmed the arrest of a teenage boy on suspicion of attempted murder. now they couldn't confirm any evidence that they'd got so far of a motivation or whether this was related to terrorism. but we do know that the incident took place inside of a corridor, inside the school. it was a male teacher that was stabbed multiple reports from parents that i'd spoken to that it was a maths teacher that they they told me it was a maths teacher that was that was stabbed. they

were taken to hospital where they remain , police say, in they remain, police say, in a stable condition in which, of course, is very good for news the school here. and of course, many of his own pupils now , in many of his own pupils now, in response to that incident, when police were called to this school around 9:10 this school at around 9:10 this morning, that school a neighbouring schools, went on lockdown . this academy here has lockdown. this academy here has a different number of schools which lead the back of its which lead on to the back of its playing and police playing field and the police were unaware and unsure whether this had fled as they this suspect had fled as they had planes, planes , clothes, had planes, planes, clothes, police officers the area , as police officers in the area, as well other firearms officers well as other firearms officers in the area. and also going around the school. now, the police confirmed in that press conference that suspect was conference that the suspect was arrested orchard. that arrested in stoke orchard. that is a ten minute drive away is about a ten minute drive away or three so the or about three miles. so the suspect managed to get quite far away from the school they away from the school if they were indeed on foot before an arrest could be made and the knife was seized and in that arrest. but of course, for pupils and here, very, pupils and parents here, very, very scary times. i spoke to a year seven pupil about his year seven pupil here about his experience science. >> i didn't know a lot of stuff,

but we have this like chromebook, so i can like look at the news and what's happened . so that's how i kind of knew about the stuff. and also the teachers did say about the person getting stabbed , we were person getting stabbed, we were all like locked in to the classroom. so none of us can like leave. the only time we can, like leave is if one of us, like, needed the toilet or something . i was feel like, something. i was feel like, really scared , like because really scared, like because i didn't have my phone on me because forgot it. so because i forgot it. so i couldn't talk to my mum and dad or my brother about this. like the stuff . the stuff. >> so the school came out of that shut down at just before 2:00. and lots of, as you can imagine, parents running with their arms wide open just to hug their arms wide open just to hug their children . the school have their children. the school have confirmed that they will be open tomorrow and they will be back tomorrow and they will be back to school as normal with support for pupils might for those pupils that might need it . it. >> yeah, jack, thank you very much. jack carson there, who is, of course, outside tewkesbury

academy with the latest what academy with the latest on what was disturbing was a very, very disturbing incident . thankfully, now incident. thankfully, now that appears i'll appears to be over, but i'll tell you isn't over. tell you what isn't over. that is and some cases is the fight. and in some cases , it is quite a literal fight, actually, people of actually, for the people of south who are rising up south wales who are rising up about about the idea of a hotel there being used to house more than 200 migrants, mainly mainly because 95 members of staff lost their jobs there. absolute classic . i'm their jobs there. absolute classic. i'm going to be speaking to somebody who his wife job there in the wife lost their job there in the last hour. of course, i did speak to somebody, didn't i, who said that an elderly lady who'd been mixed marriage been in a mixed race marriage for long period of time for a very long period of time was being a racist was accused of being a racist because she didn't want people to to make for the to be sacked to make way for the asylum seekers. but before all of that , it's your weather . of that, it's your weather. >> the temperatures rising , >> the temperatures rising, boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news afternoon. weather on. gb news afternoon. >> i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update for gb news from the met office some wet weather around for many

places tonight and we do have warnings across northern ireland and . this area of low and scotland. this area of low pressure is responsible , but pressure is responsible, but actually it's the weather fronts moving have moving ahead of it that have been soggy conditions been bringing soggy conditions for through the day for quite a few through the day so far. that rain is getting heavier now across much of scotland. some thunderstorms across parts northern ireland across parts of northern ireland and both could see some disruption from the heavy rain. and further south likely to and further south is likely to be weather, too. be some wet weather, too. brushing south wales time brushing south wales for a time this then into the this evening, then into the midlands, east anglia and southern counties of england. so as many a wet night as i say, for many a wet night it's mild one well. it's pretty mild one as well. temperatures the temperatures staying in the teens, teens across the teens, the high teens across the south—east, where it'll still be quite and humid tuesday quite damp and humid on tuesday morning. the outbreaks of rain here should peter out through the and it's the morning and then it's basically sunshine showers basically sunshine and showers tomorrow. again, we are tomorrow. but again, we are likely to see some pretty heavy downpours , downpours developing, particularly across parts of scotland , especially in the scotland, especially in the north—east are north—east where the winds are light, downpours light, which means the downpours could slow moving could be very slow moving elsewhere. be some elsewhere. there should be some glimmers of sunshine between the showers, still on the cool showers, but still on the cool side temperatures

side with temperatures mostly struggling to get the low struggling to get into the low 20s at best, wednesday's similar story, although perhaps not quite as intense with the downpours, many eastern areas should start dry with some sunshine, but then the showers get going again through the course of the afternoon. quite breezy again feeling on the breezy and again feeling on the cool with temperatures high cool side with temperatures high teens, at best. goodbye teens, low 20s at best. goodbye >> the temperatures rising , >> the temperatures rising, boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> yes well, very shortly i'm going to be discussing this massive topic because protesters have clashed with police outside a south wales hotel being used to house more than 200 migrants. it comes after 95 staff at the hotel lost their jobs and we had the rather unsavoury image of police officers dragging what appeared to be anyway quite elderly people into the elderly local people into the back of police vans because they did not want their hotel did not want their local hotel to be used to house asylum seekers. and crucially as well, they didn't want people to lose

their jobs. they didn't want people to lose theirjobs. is this they didn't want people to lose their jobs. is this the start of some kind of national fightback? patrick gb news

forces? join me mark white on gb news, who's . news, who's. >> yeah, well, in just a few moments time, i will bring you the story of the hotel where 95 staff have lost their jobs. more than 200 migrants are moving in. the story right now is that we currently have police officers essentially arresting local residents carting residents and carting them into the of police van because the back of a police van because they please, please they are saying, please, please , please not this happen

, please do not make this happen in our area. and i can't help but wonder how much this is but wonder how much more this is going up and down the going to happen up and down the country. i want country. look, i just want to give bit more on give you a little bit more on this pressure the this mounting pressure on the bbc that bbc now over allegations that a presenter a teenager presenter paid a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit a lot of emails explicit images. a lot of emails on gbviews@gbnews.com. dear on this gbviews@gbnews.com. dear patrick, we must go through the correct process, not allow social media to dictate how we deal with matters of law. innocent until proven guilty. fair somebody else though , fair play somebody else though, comes says it is a pity comes out and says it is a pity the didn't the right the bbc didn't extend the right of privacy cliff richard and of privacy to cliff richard and others. is it finally game over for the bbc and that shows the two sides of the coin here, the pubuc two sides of the coin here, the public interest element versus of course, this right to privacy. there's no police investigation yet, but but i've been asking whether or not we should now just name the individual in question. and earlier i had a rather fruity discussion with a former bbc executive and presenter, roger bolton, who was absolutely adamant essentially that we shouldn't and that there was

very little public interest for doing so. do you not think there is public interest if you're paying is public interest if you're paying wages of an individual? it's a public broadcasting service . do you not maybe think service. do you not maybe think that there is a public interest in it? i don't know. two sides to this. here's what roger bolton told me a little bit earlier on. former bbc executive. there's a public interest in seeing that people aren't condemned with a with assuming that people are innocent . innocent. >> the until they prove >> the point until they prove guilty and to out somebody in this way without any evidence to feed them to the wolves effectively would be wrong . effectively would be wrong. you've got to have substantial evidence. and the other thing, let me tell you a story back a bit . about 30 or 35 years ago, bit. about 30 or 35 years ago, one of the most famous faces on the bbc was a guy called frank boff. and he presented sports programmes nationwide at which i was editor and so on. uncle frank was called and about five years after i'd worked with him or whatever , he went into or whatever, he went into a brothel dressed as a woman and took drugs as heaven. only knows

what was going on. it is impossible often to guess or to know what people are like inside and mad things they will do. we're all a bit strange . you we're all a bit strange. you can't rush to judgement. you've got to have evidence because if you do that it means that anybody can put a rumour up on the internet . yeah. and destroy the internet. yeah. and destroy somebody's career. you've got to have an evidential base. but once you've got it , you've got once you've got it, you've got to show the public. if you're the bbc in particular, what the evidence is and why you acted the way you did. >> can i ask from your your personal former personal insight, former bbc executive lviv, what do you think is happening behind the scenes at the moment? because there will be a huge, i would imagine, amount of panic about did we react to this correctly? you've identified there as well. one of one of the issues that will be lobbed at the bbc now is there were there was something brought to you around 50 days ago and then it was a period of time after that that you've had

a suspension , etcetera. they a suspension, etcetera. they will now be, i would imagine, quite scared of the incoming inquest. will they what kind of discussions will be going on, do you think? >> well, there might be scared. they might not. i mean i think it's pretty clear that the director general is a very by the director the way, activist, director general mean, really is general. i mean, he's really is didn't know anything until thursday . and i think if you thursday. and i think if you say, know , you gave him say, you know, you gave him thursday to sunday to act as essentially did, that's not bad. so what so the question is, what happened previous weeks happened in those previous weeks until involved and then until he got involved and then the question is, you know, what was evidence put forward? to was the evidence put forward? to whom go? it the whom did it go? was it the investigator? when it pushed investigator? when was it pushed forward? you forward? that's i agree with you . to all of that. . we need to know all of that. but also, what initial but also, what was that initial information and why does the bbc say that on thursday, the nature of the information changed and became much more serious? okay we can only speculate about that. but yeah, interesting that look , for what it's worth, i'm look, for what it's worth, i'm not really sure that it's possible to hold back the tide

of what's been going on at the moment. >> and i think that the bbc will be put in a position or somebody will anyway where a name will emerge, but lots become lots between now and 6 pm. i will have the full story from new south wales, where police have clashed with protesters outside a hotel to house more than 200 migrants. absolutely disgraceful and disgusting scenes there of local residents being carted away because they want to preserve their own local town and culture. i'll be going there in a tick . but now as your in a tick. but now as your headunes in a tick. but now as your headlines with ray . thanks headlines with ray. thanks patrick 534 here's the latest and our top story this hour. >> police have met with the bbc following reports that a presenter paid a teenager for explicit photos . the force says explicit photos. the force says it will now work to establish if there is any evidence of a criminal offence. the corporation announced yesterday that it had suspend the unnamed

star almost two months after a complaint was first made. a teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teacher was stabbed at tewkesbury academy in gloucestershire . the secondary gloucestershire. the secondary school was put into temporary lockdown , along with two lockdown, along with two neighbouring schools , following neighbouring schools, following concerns that the suspect may have fled the scene. assistant chief constable richard ozone confirmed that there were no other casualties . other casualties. >> as we received a call from the ambulance service telling us a male teacher had been stabbed in a corridor at the school . he in a corridor at the school. he was taken to hospital with a single stab wound and remains in a stable condition. the suspect was safely arrested by firearms officers in stoke orchard at 11:00 this morning . a knife was 11:00 this morning. a knife was seized during that arrest and us president joe biden has completed his brief tour of the uk after meetings with the prime

minister and the king. >> he's now on his way to lithuania for a two day nato summit, which starts tomorrow. mr biden was given a warm welcome at windsor castle, where he discussed climate issues with the king and followed a meeting at downing street , where, at downing street, where, despite over despite recent tensions over ukraine, both leaders paid tribute to the special relationship . you can get more relationship. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com. back to patrick in just a moment. >> direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment . at gold and silver investment. at first, we'll give you a quick snapshot of today's markets. >> the pound will buy you $1.2833 and ,1.1682. the price of gold . £1,498.94 per ounce.

of gold. £1,498.94 per ounce. and the ftse 100 is closed at 7273 points. now back to patrick. >> direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news investments that matter john lydon . lydon. >> it's the fourth day in a row now that a group of seriously unhappy protesters have gathered outside stradey park hotel in south after a south wales after a controversial plans to house up to 240 migrants. there were announced two arrests were made yesterday as violence broke out. and i just think just drink this in, okay? this is absolutely disgrace . awful. okay. we have disgrace. awful. okay. we have the police officers tasked with defending this nation and our people arresting people. i don't blame the police officers for this. by the way. it's the situation arresting people, middle aged to elderly people. no disrespect to the lady in question there, of course, dragging them away, nicking them because they don't want other people to their jobs at people to lose their jobs at that . they don't want

that hotel. they don't want their community to change forever. don't want their forever. they don't want their town to change forever. and they'd safe on they'd like to be safe on their own . but alas, the own streets. but alas, the priority appears to housing priority appears to be housing people , in some people potentially, in some cases pretending to be children, potentially with potentially in some cases with criminal records in other countries, knowing where countries, not knowing where they're or going they're from or what's going on, housing plonking them in housing them, plonking them in the of a south wales the middle of a south wales hotel, more protests are scheduled. 95 staff lost their jobs and the council lost their bid for a high court injunction to temporarily block the plans. this important story and this is an important story and lots were tweeting me lots of you were tweeting me over the weekend, actually showing me these videos and i thought, i've to this thought, i've got to cover this because country, because up and down the country, this thing happening. this exact thing is happening. by this exact thing is happening. by calculation , is around by my calculation, is around 20,000 people have lost their jobs so far. as a result of these asylum seeker hotels. okay so that's an astonishing amount of people . and what i have been of people. and what i have been amazed at, frankly, is the lack of public uprising. i think it speaks volumes about the british society and british attitude, doesn't it? but now i think the tide is turning. joining me now

over the phone is local small business billy price . and business owner billy price. and billy's wife vicki was made redundant from stradey park hotel and spa . i believe that. hotel and spa. i believe that. billy joins me now. billy hello, patrick. yeah, hello, mate. yes, great stuff. now, you are just joining me over the phone, so i'm sure our viewers will appreciate that. but it's had a big impact this on your family, hasn't could talk hasn't it? could you talk me through that, please? >> , well, i first of all, >> yeah, well, i first of all, i'd like to say like all of this has happened now , i don't play has happened now, i don't play any asylum seekers . any asylum seekers. >> i don't blame the hotel owners. i blame the politicians of this country the of this country and the government is charge. that's government is in charge. that's what say. first of what i want to say. first of all, how was it affected? my family is when the first when the first news broke, i think walesonline broke the news a couple of months back . ever couple of months back. ever since then, you know, it's been a massive worry in our household. but what was going to happen and the way the hotel owners conducted themselves until the very last second and, you know, it didn't breathe a

word, i think they must have wanted to get the deal over the line when the government it and just kept people dangling by a string , you know. so rumours string, you know. so rumours through the media it's been very stressful. it's been a massive worry . you know, it's just worry. you know, it's just affected, you know, everything , affected, you know, everything, you know, financially . you know, you know, financially. you know, up until that point we didn't know what was happening. and it's nice to have consistency , it's nice to have consistency, you life. but you know, you know, in life. but you know, thank my wife managed to get thank god my wife managed to get anotherjob thank god my wife managed to get another job fairly quickly. thank god my wife managed to get anotherjob fairly quickly. but another job fairly quickly. but yeah , i wouldn't want anyone to yeah, i wouldn't want anyone to go through this . go through this. >> no, exactly . you wouldn't >> no, exactly. you wouldn't want anyone to go through this . want anyone to go through this. and think a testament to and i think it's a testament to you and i dare say as well, the general attitude and character of the majority of the british pubuc of the majority of the british public that your first opening line there was, you know, i don't blame the asylum seekers . don't blame the asylum seekers. you know, this is you blame you blame the situation. and for anyone who is seriously thinking that you know, we are in some way a kind of unwell coming and

racist country , there is racist country, there is a difference between being unwelcoming and racist and not wanting your wife to lose their job, not wanting 94 of the people to lose their job. and, you know, having concerns probably about safety issues, etcetera , in your local area and etcetera, in your local area and your local town. what do you what do you make of the protests that have been taking place outside this hotel and i believe are still taking place? >> well , it's been it's been >> well, it's been it's been a real i'm not sure the word positive is, but the community has really come together. it's brought people together, you know, into one united cause , know, into one united cause, which you don't see a lot of these days. but yeah , it's these days. but yeah, it's brought loads of people together . i've had other local businesses offering support and possible employment opportunities to the people who've lost their jobs. so, you know, i don't even get that normally. >> no, no . and i suppose out of >> no, no. and i suppose out of adversity and out of something like this, it is great that you

guys have come together. i think that again, that a lot of places, again, testimony to your local town . testimony to your local town. right. because you have seriously come together. and i think there's been kind of, you know, workers rights issues and things as well and discussions that have been had there. and you have kind of presented a unhed you have kind of presented a united front against this, whereas in a lot of places they've not or maybe they've been a bit too scared to what do you think is different about where you are? i mean, dare i say it is this is this potentially a i don't know, the fighting spirit of the welsh? is it more so than maybe you would get around the islington area? what you think? what do you think? >> i not sure about that, patrick. i just think that people gb news people like yourself and gb news are , you know, really are, you know, just really highlighting . we highlighting the issue. we wouldn't mainstream wouldn't see it on mainstream media. i think probably media. i think there's probably been things like this going on around around the country around all around the country because so many people have been affected by it. i just think that gb news is doing a really good at the moment to good job at the moment to highlighting good job at the moment to hig well,ing thank you very >> well, look, thank you very much that. that's great. but much for that. that's great. but i why

i think it is the reason why i certainly do it is because i think such important think it's such an important issue a burning think it's such an important issue of a burning think it's such an important issue of injusticea burning think it's such an important issue of injustice forjrning think it's such an important issue of injustice for me,ig think it's such an important issue of injustice for me, for sense of injustice for me, for people like yourself people all like yourself and like your your wife and like your community. i think is a horrific . what goes on horrific injustice. what goes on actually up and down the country. and i take my hat off to you and everyone in that in that local area there. i mean , that local area there. i mean, do you know how some of the 94 other people are doing who lost theirjobs other people are doing who lost their jobs there? i other people are doing who lost theirjobs there? i know other people are doing who lost their jobs there? i know that your wife has it was very stressful, but believe has now stressful, but i believe has now found are found anotherjob. people are people right ? are they? >> well, because worked in the spa in the hotel and i just want to give her a big shout out to her manager. she you know, towards the end , i think the towards the end, i think the manager was offering a lot of support . and you know, i don't support. and you know, i don't know all the ins and outs of it all, but yeah, you know , there's all, but yeah, you know, there's i think the girls in the spa have managed to relocate to other jobs, thank god. so i'm otherjobs, thank god. so i'm not sure where the rest of the hotel. >> okay, well, look, billy, thank you. i really do

appreciate you coming on and taking time your taking the time out your day to have with me here. and have a chat with me here. and good you. your wife , good luck to you. your wife, your in the your family, everyone in the area. thank you for speaking area. and thank you for speaking up it all. really. that up about it all. really. that was billy price, local was billy price, those local small business of course, small business owner. of course, his sadly was made his wife vicky, sadly was made redundant hotel and redundant from that hotel and spa has thankfully found spa has now thankfully found a job. look fascinating. this i wanted to highlight that because it kind of that is such a microcosm of what exactly is going on everywhere now . local going on everywhere now. local people don't want it. the staff at the hotel have been made redundant. the local mp doesn't want it and yet it just get ploughed straight through anyway. just wonder anyway. and i just wonder whether or not other hotel owners or b&b owners or whatever will looking at this and will be looking at this and thinking, want this kind of thinking, do i want this kind of backlash? i want that to be backlash? do i want that to be my reputation? the money might be good from the home office, etcetera, that etcetera, but do i want that reputational damage from the local community and maybe they will think twice going forward or maybe money anyway, or maybe money talks anyway, talking of money, rates talking of money, interest rates are level for are at the highest level for many cost of living many years. the cost of living

crisis still very real, but . crisis is still very real, but. but. but was liz truss right? and is jeremy hunt an absolute disaster for our economy? i'm going to be speaking to one man, frankly , who is not going to be frankly, who is not going to be holding back its fan favourite, roger former adviser to holding back its fan favourite, rogtreasuryformer adviser to holding back its fan favourite, rogtreasury and er adviser to holding back its fan favourite, rogtreasury and the dviser to holding back its fan favourite, rogtreasury and the bank to holding back its fan favourite, rogtreasury and the bank of the treasury and the bank of england. he be you england. he will be giving you his get us out of this his plans to get us out of this patrick news patrick christys on gb news britain's

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dougie beattie as we bring you live coverage of the july 12th celebrations from the beautiful city of belfast . city of belfast. >> i'm right across the united kingdom . kingdom. >> it's all happening here on gb news, britain's news . channel news, britain's news. channel >> well, we all know the state that the economy is in. and frankly, the blame game is starting. was it indeed down to liz truss and kwasi kwarteng , liz truss and kwasi kwarteng, their mini—budget last september or actually , is it strongly or actually, is it strongly looking like that might have been a good thing to have done and that jeremy hunt is a complete dud? complete and utter stiff dud? joining is finance expert joining me now is finance expert and former adviser to the bank of england and the treasury . he of england and the treasury. he is also very much a fan favourite . here on gb news is favourite. here on gb news is roger thank you roger jewel. roger, thank you very pressed for very much. we are pressed for time of time because we've had a lot of fast news, i'll throw fast paced news, so i'll throw it over to you this it straight over to you on this is hunt. absolute is jeremy hunt. an absolute disaster ? disaster? >> no, i think that his problem , frankly, is that he has never

worked for 24 hours in any financial business in his entire career . career. >> career. >> yes. i mean, that is a massive problem. and it would raise serious questions about why on earth he was given the job as our chancellor. i suppose what do you think that we should be differently and be doing differently now? and frankly, truss right ? frankly, was liz truss right? >> i think she was right in her orientation of direction to take.i orientation of direction to take. i think she was quite wrong in her execution and her preparation as was kwasi kwarteng . but i don't think any kwarteng. but i don't think any of that really counts. i think patrick, that i despair now. it's the emperor's new clothes. it's the emperor's new clothes. i watched the prime minister and the chancellor and the governor of the bank of england and others talking about how we're fighting inflation. i mean , fighting inflation. i mean, rather than use the football example again, let me talk about a general conducting a battle. >> would you let a general go into battle for the 14th time now , if he'd lost the previous now, if he'd lost the previous 13 battles? i don't think so.

would you give a commander a ship after last 13? >> this is just unbelievable . >> this is just unbelievable. we're not combating inflation. it's going up, not down. we're not protecting the dollar. it's way below where it should be. and that is because we don't have inflation driven by consumer spending . they're consumer spending. they're making it all up. they don't know what to say. i'm sure they mean well, but i feel for them because they're trapped in a rut now. they can't get out of this. they've committed themselves for finally, should raised finally, they should have raised interest rates years ago. great only to bring them up from the low rates , not slam it. 13 times low rates, not slam it. 13 times on us within the last 12 months. they are killing the country. liam halligan has written an excellent article that you mentioned earlier in the telegraph, and he also he says he's been thinking, saying this since april. well, i've been saying this for several years. you cannot raise interest rates any more. but is clearly any more. but that is clearly the markets and everyone else are convinced that they are going to do and are

going to do and they are destroying doing beautiful destroying doing this beautiful country quickly, roger, country very quickly, roger, matter of seconds, i'm afraid . matter of seconds, i'm afraid. >> do the public have >> look, do the public have a right though they right to feel as though they might run by idiots? might be being run by idiots? >> they have every >> yes, they they have every single right. i mean, they should start a peasants revolt like the french revolution or something, because i don't know how else you get the message through to these people . rishi through to these people. rishi was stingy chancellor, and he was a stingy chancellor, and he . he's a high tax guy. was a stingy chancellor, and he . he's a high tax guy . and hunt . he's a high tax guy. and hunt obviously does what he's told because he's never worked on a finance transaction in his life. from what i understand . from what i understand. >> and roger, look, thank you very much. >> how can he be running the country's finances? >> yeah, no, look, exactly that. exactly , roger, i'm exactly that look, roger, i'm sorry it's short sweet. sorry it's so short and sweet. my sorry it's so short and sweet. my hope you my good man. i hope you understand, again understand, but we'll chat again soon. griswold, former soon. roger griswold, former adviser to the uk treasury and quite everybody's quite possibly everybody's favourite chancellor. favourite non chancellor. but there michelle dewberry is here. >> you're right. yes am. >> very well, thank you. well, i say i'm very well. >> i was very saddened by what's gone on school today >> i was very saddened by what's gonethe school today >> i was very saddened by what's gonethe teacherschool today >> i was very saddened by what's gonethe teacher being today >> i was very saddened by what's gonethe teacher being stabbed. with the teacher being stabbed. >> i'm pondering tonight >> so i'm pondering tonight whether have

whether or not we should have metal entrance metal detectors at the entrance of every single school in this country. >> some people would say that thatis >> some people would say that that is overkill. but i'm starting to wonder if it's just bafic starting to wonder if it's just basic common sense now. >> well, exactly . >> well, exactly. >> well, exactly. >> i do. i feel like kids are getting more and more violent. >> well, the american approach is have a conversation is to talk, have a conversation about arming the teachers, which, course, is which, of course, i think is bonkers. >> yeah. >> em- >> yeah. >> wouldn't support >> yeah. >> but wouldn't support >> yeah. >> but metalyuldn't support >> yeah. >> but metal detectors jport >> yeah. >> but metal detectors on rt that. but metal detectors on every single school i do, i think it's common sense basically . i think it's common sense basically. i also think it's common sense basically . i also want to talk basically. i also want to talk about fact that our father, about the fact that our father, who art in heaven. yes. apparently we're not allowed to potentially going potentially say that going forward . is it time to gender forward. is it time to gender neutral ? all neutralise words neutral? all neutralise words even further than what they are now ? i don't know if this is now? i don't know if this is progress or world going mad. well, it's a tough one, isn't it? >> because, i mean, if that is holy scripture and you are a believer, would imply that believer, it would imply that you to believe you are supposed to believe that that the that is indeed the word of the lord. yeah, but you i lord. yeah, but you see, i wonder less people are wonder because less people are going churches these days and going to churches these days and i know if they're i just don't know if they're kind scrabbling around like kind of scrabbling around like almost rearranging deck

almost like rearranging deck chairs on on a titanic going. chairs on a on a titanic going. >> right. yeah. it's because women been abused by men. women have been abused by men. they don't to say our they don't want to say our father. that's they're father. that's why they're not coming think coming to church. i just think it's straw it's a little bit straw clutching. but maybe i'm a dinosaur. maybe language does need this. need to evolve like this. no, i think right. think you're right. >> you ? yeah, >> do you? yeah, 100. >> do you? yeah, 100. >> saying that because >> are you saying that because i've had a lot of people telling me over these last few days that i'm everything, quite i'm wrong at everything, quite frankly. so, yeah, someone's saying record saying i'm right. i'll record that, that can be my that, crop it up. that can be my new christys new ringtone. patrick christys saying you're saying that. all right, you're right. peter hitchens right. i've got peter hitchens and de—man coming on as well. >> so hitchens is the building. >> yes. good lad . oh, >> he is? yes. good lad. oh, look how he is. look how happy he is. >> am . i once witnessed >> look, i am. i once witnessed a scrap between peter hitchens and cyclist that will go down and a cyclist that will go down in gb news folklore. your eyes do up when you see me do not light up when you see me that way. dewbs& co up next. i'll you tomorrow. people i'll see you tomorrow. people >> temperature's rising in >> the temperature's rising in boxed solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> afternoon. i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update for gb news from the met

office. some wet weather around for many places tonight and we do have warnings across northern ireland and scotland. this area of low pressure is responsible, but actually it's the weather fronts ahead that fronts moving ahead of it that have been bringing soggy conditions for quite a few through the day so far. and that rain is getting heavier now across scotland. some across much of scotland. some thunderstorms parts of thunderstorms across parts of northern ireland and both could see some disruption from the heavy rain . and further south is heavy rain. and further south is likely weather , likely to be some wet weather, too, for too, brushing south wales for a time evening, then the time this evening, then into the midlands , east anglia and midlands, east anglia and southern of england. so southern counties of england. so as say, for a wet night as i say, for many a wet night it's mild one as well. it's pretty mild one as well. temperatures the temperatures staying in the teens, teens across the teens, the high teens across the south—east, where it will still be and humid on be quite damp and humid on tuesday morning . and the tuesday morning. and the outbreaks rain here should outbreaks of rain here should peter through morning. peter out through the morning. and basically sunshine and then it's basically sunshine and showers tomorrow. but again, we see some pretty we are likely to see some pretty heavy developing , heavy downpours developing, particularly across parts of scotland , especially in the scotland, especially in the north—east where the winds are light, means the downpours light, which means the downpours could moving could be very slow moving elsewhere. should be some elsewhere. there should be some glimmers sunshine between the

glimmers of sunshine between the showers, on the cool showers, but still on the cool side temperatures mostly side with temperatures mostly struggling to into low struggling to get into the low 20s at best. wednesday's a similar story, although perhaps not quite as intense with the downpours. eastern areas downpours. many eastern areas should start dry with some sunshine , but then the showers sunshine, but then the showers get going again through the course of the afternoon. quite breezy feeling on the breezy and again feeling on the cool side with temperatures high teens, 20s at goodbye teens, low 20s at best. goodbye . the temperatures rising . . the temperatures rising. >> boxed solar probe sponsors of weather on .