more breakout in corfu. and >> more breakout in corfu. and now the warning that crete could be the next in the firing line. >> meanwhile , more than 30 >> meanwhile, more than 30 people have died in algeria as wildfires rage across northern africa. some 8000 firefighters are battling the flames as a night of unrest in israel. >> as police clash with thousands of protesters after the controversial law limiting the controversial law limiting the supreme court's powers is passed. we're live in jerusalem and tel aviv . and tel aviv. plus are we a nation that is getting sicker? >> a grave warning that by 2040, nearly i in 5 of us will have health conditions such as dementia and cancer. we'll be breaking down those grim projections. first, here's your headunes projections. first, here's your headlines with rory .

headlines with rory. >> thank you very much. pep more british holidaymakers are due to return to the uk from rhodes as repatriation flights continue. wildfires have consumed the island for eight days, forcing residents to retreat to shelters along the coast. hundreds of evacuees have already landed at uk airports, two operated by easyjet with a third today. in addition to its nine scheduled flights to the greek islands. the foreign office says a team has arrived on rhodes to support travel operators in bringing britons home. well, elsewhere across the world, in algeria, the death toll from wildfires has risen to 34, including ten soldiers, 8000 people are working to battle the blaze . in working to battle the blaze. in italy, wildfires forced the temporary closure of sicily's palermo airport with a limited number of flights given permission to take off. in tunisia, families have been forced to flee from villages as several wildfires burn across

the mountains. crisis management consultancy crisis 24 says authorities are attempting to evacuate at least 2500 people in other news this afternoon, the prime minister says he is appalled by russian air strikes on ukraine's odesa amid efforts to restore the black sea. greendale russia severed the deal brokered by turkey and the united nations earlier this month in a move that sparked fresh concerns about global food security. as the war drags on in a phone call, rishi sunak told the ukrainian president, vladimir zelenskyy that the uk is working with turkey to restore for the deal. in recent days, russia has also fired dozens of missiles and drones at the odesa region, a key ukrainian hub for exporting grain patients waiting for mri appointments are among those experiencing further delays as radiographers from 37 nhs trusts take to the picket line, members of the society of radiographers

are taking part in a 48 hour strike after rejecting the government's latest offer of a 5% rise. the union says worrying numbers of staff are leaving the industry and not enough is being done to recruit more workers . done to recruit more workers. 9.1 million people in england will be living with major illnesses by 2040. that's according to a study from the health foundation, which says an additional 2.5 million people in england will have a serious health condition, such as cancer , diabetes and dementia. and increase of 37% compared with 2019. around 80% of the projected increase in poor health will affect those aged 70 and over. nhs doctor frankie jackson spence says that more advancements in medical technologies means people are living longer while getting better at detecting diseases. >> we've got advancements in medical technologies that mean we're picking things like cancers up earlier, so more people are living with them. but

also, as you said , we can't deny also, as you said, we can't deny our lifestyle changes as a population on, you know, there's lots of things about our lifestyle that are predisposing to us these diseases. we are much more sedentary than we should be. you know, obesity rates have doubled in the last 30 years in adults . we're not 30 years in adults. we're not sleeping enough. we're more stressed offshore wind farms, nuclear power stations and transport links will be fast tracked through the planning pi'ocess. >> process. >> the government says the push to cut red tape around major infrastructure projects will help grow the economy. housing secretary michael gove told us here gb news that in addition to the government's promises, there is a need to increase new homes in urban areas . in urban areas. >> you do need to take the need for water and for transport for and schools and for gp surgeries into account. when you're thinking about big new developments, we have delivered just last year the highest

number of new homes for three decades. so we've done a lot, but there is a lot more to do. >> but shadow levelling up secretary alex norris says the government is not on course to meet their targets . meet their targets. >> yes, we're on course for our lowest year of housebuilding since world war ii and that's happened because rishi sunak fell over in the face of his backbenches and removed any sense of targeting. so no , the sense of targeting. so no, the idea that the government is in any way on course for this and in any way on course are just talk a lot it. i think for talk a lot about it. i think for the frankly , virgin the birds, frankly, virgin media, 02 is planning to lay off up to 2000 employees by the end of the year for redundancy. >> notices are said to have been issued to some staff last night. it will affect around 12% of its workforce. yes, its rival bt group had cut 55,000 roles in may. this is gb news. we will of course bring you more as it happens. now, though, back to mark and pep .

mark and pep. >> so we are standing guard, says the greek prime minister were strong winds are hampering the attempts by the greek authorities to control the wildfires on the island of rhodes. wildfires on the island of rhodes . is the outbreak wildfires on the island of rhodes. is the outbreak in the central part of the island still not yet under control ? thousands not yet under control? thousands of holidaymakers evacuated from the affected areas now the worst affected areas now arriving back home britain. arriving back home in britain. and many have been critical of the initial sluggish response from the airlines and tour from both the airlines and tour operators . operators. >> the summer wildfires, will they are not just confined to roads as a new partial evacuation has been ordered in the northern part of corfu and wildfires in italy, algeria and tunisia have claimed several lives. mark white has the latest i >> -- >> for almost a week now , >> for almost a week now, they've been battling these fires as they're still confined to the central part of rhodes .

to the central part of rhodes. but these images from this morning show the fires are still far from under control . the far from under control. the winds are playing a significant factor in the spread of these outbreaks . greek authorities outbreaks. greek authorities believe it will be at least another couple of days before those winds begin to ease the areas closest to the fires are still under an evacuation order. some making their way out of the worst affected spots by road . worst affected spots by road. others have been evacuated by sea. local skippers pitching in to help people flee the area . to help people flee the area. and although some hotels and resorts have been damaged by the fires, it's the local population in the surrounding villages who have been worst affected with homes , cars, vehicles, crops and homes, cars, vehicles, crops and livestock destroyed . livestock destroyed. >> the fire is going from the other village , gennady to vathi

other village, gennady to vathi , and it's on fire. five days now and they have no control of the fire. we need help . so the fire. we need help. so anybody from outside hearing send help us. the firefighters on the ground are being helped by planes and helicopters. >> water bombing the flames from above. >> water bombing the flames from above . the view from this above. the view from this firefighting aircraft shows the extent of the fire line stretching over vast swathes of the hills below after a sluggish start, the main airlines and tour operators now have additional planes flying. those evacuated back to uk airports . evacuated back to uk airports. >> it was all on us. we had to do everything. we had no support or help from any travel company. so really sort of amazed by the locals, the locals kind of kicked in. >> we had local approach us and

say the gym , basketball court is say the gym, basketball court is open. it's got air conditioning. you can go down there . so he you can go down there. so he gave us a lift down there, which is lovely. and they kept on bringing food, fresh water and things like that . but we still things like that. but we still had no contact with the company. >> the summer wildfires aren't just affecting roads on the greek island of corfu. another partial evacuation has been ordered in the north of the island , where people are being island, where people are being urged to head to coastal areas and away from greece. in north africa, authorities in parts of algeria and tunisia are battling wildfires , fires with several wildfires, fires with several deaths reported . and these deaths reported. and these alarming images from italy show the extent of the wildfire on sicily, where the island's main airport in palermo has been evacuated as the blaze surrounds the runway and the terminal buildings . as mark white . gb

buildings. as mark white. gb news mark is here now to bring us even more. us even more. >> us even more. >> and we are hearing that crete is now on high alert. many people will be travelling there. >> yeah , i mean, i think the >> yeah, i mean, i think the thing to say is we're in the summer season. summer season. >> summer season. >> they get high temperatures, you get a fire alert in in vast areas of europe, especially around the med terranean at this time of the year and you get wildfires. but it would seem to be particularly bad, of course, this year with a number of areas affected. well, we know rhodes is affected that crete is now under severe fire risk, that corfu has been affected and other islands where they've had outbreaks of fire as well . there outbreaks of fire as well. there are largely, thankfully contain gained. but it's not just greece . it's spread further afield . we . it's spread further afield. we know that in north africa, in algeria is particularly bad. there are reports of up to 34

people who have died, including ten service personnel who were helping fight the fires who've died in algeria and in italy as well. those very alarming images at the end of that report there from palermo , from the main from palermo, from the main airport there with the fire really surrounding that area . really surrounding that area. >> yeah, i think the flights have resumed, but only very few and 47 celsius in catania and palermo in sicily , more coming palermo in sicily, more coming through southern turkey. we understand now the latest weather, wildfires, wildfires are breaking out. and of course, the turks and i think even the slovakian firefighters are in greece. so we're talking about really a substantial part of the mediterranean, even though obviously on roads it's just a concentrated part of the island that's affected. >> yeah, and i'll add to the list, croatia as well, really. but as i say , you know, every but as i say, you know, every every year during the summer you get tinder dry conditions and you get wildfires that start for a variety of reasons . and it's a variety of reasons. and it's not all weather related. for

instance, in corfu , we know that instance, in corfu, we know that the wildfires started there. most, if not all, were started by arsonists . and that will be by arsonists. and that will be the case in some other areas as well. but with the heat and the tinder dry conditions and the winds , that absolutely adds to winds, that absolutely adds to the way in which these fires can spread so rapidly . spread so rapidly. >> the theme that's coming from the people that are being spoken to is they try and get on these repatriation flights. you know, we weren't told anything or we were told the wrong thing to do . we can't hold of anybody . . we can't get hold of anybody. and that's coming through time and however, we and time again. however, we understand there are what, you know, some 30,000 people that might be preparing to fly out in the next few weeks with the summer holidays. so the question mark is, what is the advice from the government? what is the advice the firms ? advice from the travel firms? >> the advice is really if the if your resort is not affected and 85% of roads is not affected , it's easy to home in on the

worst of the blazes and extrapolate from that that this is a disaster zone. but actually it's still confined to that central part of the island of rhodes and the big tourist resorts who are , you know, much resorts who are, you know, much further away from that central area are just not affected. they might smell the smoke, see the smoke, but they're largely unaffected . and so that's why unaffected. and so that's why perhaps surprised , ali, we're perhaps surprised, ali, we're still seeing flights going into rhodesis still seeing flights going into rhodes is for that reason also perhaps why michael gove today has said you should still go to greece . greece. >> he's going in a week or so to evia. >> i think it's a calculated risk. it is. of course, you would be absolutely ridiculously foolhardy if you were going to rhodes to one of the resorts in the central area that is, you know , potentially badly affected know, potentially badly affected by these wildfires. however, if you're going to other parts of the island, then, you know, it's up to you. do you want to take that risk? and at the moment, the fires, i say they're

contained. they're in that central part. they're still out of control. but at least the winds have not moved them towards some of the other bigger resorts in other parts of the island. >> we had the greek prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis , minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, talking to his cabinet earlier. we are on guard or standing guard. but he did indicate that perhaps in the next 2 or 3 days, the winds, particularly might die down so that by this coming weekend, you know, it might amelior late. >> yeah, the winds will be the biggest that aid to the firefighting operation. if the winds can die down, then that just it does so much to stop the spread of these fires . they spread of these fires. they spread of these fires. they spread up hillsides. of course , spread up hillsides. of course, but it's the winds that really whip them along . and sometimes whip them along. and sometimes they can outrun people. they are moving so fast. so if the if the winds do die down, that will certainly help the fire fighting efforts to surround them. and finally get them under control . finally get them under control. in terms of the tour operators

and the flights, there are enough flights that are going out there now to get people back there. much more in control. the airlines and the tour operators in a way that they weren't in the first few days. and i suppose you can understand the you know, like everybody else, they're caught a bit off the hop. you've got, you know , tour hop. you've got, you know, tour reps in the resorts . well, you reps in the resorts. well, you know, the, the most they normally have to worry about is ensuring that the sort of poolside games are organised for the kids and the margaritas are flowing for the adults for them to, you know, suddenly they're thrown into the midst of a crisis and you know, and an emergency unfolding and they have to resume . they have to have to resume. they have to take on another role . take on another role. >> so is there a question therefore about emerging templates? i mean, we're hoping to speak to one mum with a youngster made or actually walked five miles when she was told stay in your hotel. the hotel burnt down. so she made the right decision herself to

get out. is there a question mark about all the tour operators and indeed local authorities about what should be donein authorities about what should be done in these major emergencies? >> well, it's astonishing if they don't already have that in place. but whether they stick to it in the heat of battle is another question . but any tour another question. but any tour operator , any airline is going operator, any airline is going to have of, you know, a strategy for dealing with emerging situations and the likes of wildfires on holiday resorts around holiday resorts will be there in factored in. but, you know , it's one thing having it know, it's one thing having it written down and having an annual or biannual course that somebody maybe attends where they're given all the health and safety training. yeah. you're giving your health and safety instructions, but actually, in the heat of the moment, best laid plans and all can sometimes fall apart. >> so at the moment, the advice for people all in terms of what the government is saying is, is to check with your tour

operator. if somebody sees these pictures and thinks, i can't , i pictures and thinks, i can't, i don't want to go to rhodes, they're not necessarily going to get their money back, they? get their money back, are they? >> there's a common >> no, i mean, there's a common sense know, sense aspect to it. you know, i think people to an extent as well have to take an exercise a little bit of control over their own destiny. in that sense . and, own destiny. in that sense. and, you know, not just head into an area blind, but actually look at where the wildfires are . look at where the wildfires are. look at the potential spread. find out what the travel advice is from the foreign office, the tour companies, the government out of the resorts. you're heading to as well. and then take a decision, you know, if you feel it's worth it to go or if you you feel there's no way you want to take apparently who said on the flight that i have to say that's just bizarre . i find that that's just bizarre. i find that incredible that a pilot on the ground in the airport would be giving passengers at that late

point the opportunity to disembark. but clearly , these disembark. but clearly, these are the reports these seems to have done, especially as these people may well have been flying, as we've seen to parts of roads that are not connected at all. so should we just actually update people on that? >> because it was an easyjet pilot flying passengers to rhodes , the pilot was on a plane rhodes, the pilot was on a plane that could carry 180 people. there were just 37 on board leaving gatwick . this is what he leaving gatwick. this is what he said, travelling to rhodes for a houday said, travelling to rhodes for a holiday at the moment is a terrible idea for as far as i'm concerned, this flight being concerned, this flight is being operated emergency basis operated on an emergency basis because return flights are being now managed by the military , now managed by the military, which is when he then offered the passengers, to the passengers, the chance to disembark rebook their disembark and rebook their flights. might think, well, flights. some might think, well, perhaps, you know, he was giving people that chance to make their own decision when they knew a bit about maybe. well bit more about it, maybe. well yeah, say, you know, taking yeah, as i say, you know, taking responsible yourself at the responsible for yourself at the end of the day when you're armed with the facts is no bad thing. >> but i'd just add to that that

85% of rhodes is not affected by the fires that are burning in that central area and not near the big resorts . so, you know , the big resorts. so, you know, perhaps these people weren't and i'm sure these people were going to areas that are unaffected by the fires . the fires. >> eight got off, we're told, including one boy who was in tears . we here. yeah. tears. we here. yeah. >> anyway, paul, i was >> anyway, look, paul, if i was going to rhodes and booked on holiday, was not near holiday, even if it was not near the wildfires, i'd be uncomfortable about going knowing was knowing that all this was happening to where happening so close to where i was to be having was supposed to be having my holiday. >> em- >> yeah, i'd find it, to be honest. find quite honest. i'd find it quite upsetting of these upsetting because of all these pictures the pictures i'm seeing at the moment, own. moment, each to their own. >> that the fires >> if i knew that the fires weren't burning near weren't burning anywhere near the i was to , going then the resort, i was to, going then i'd on that plane. i'd be on that plane. >> in heading bar. but >> in heading to the bar. but that's isn't it? that's you, isn't it? yeah. anyway you for that. anyway mark, thank you for that. more, we get it. more, of course, as we get it. and all to tell you, paul and we'll all to tell you, paul hawkins, our man, is heading to rhodes hawkins, our man, is heading to rho an. there because, of get an update there because, of course, it's the main rescue and repatriation centre all repatriation centre for all those british coming home. >> with t“ t with here on the >> stay with us. here on the live desk on gb news. we'll be

talking well, something talking about, well, something a bit , really, the bit depressing, really, the number living with number of people living with major illnesses in england is predicted exponentially predicted to rise exponentially . we will bring you the very latest on those grim projections as that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers >> proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> good afternoon, i'm alex deakin. this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news a mix of sun and showers today, but not everywhere. seeing the showers, the are lighter so it the winds are lighter so it feels but it does feels a bit warmer, but it does mean showers are quite slow mean the showers are quite slow moving. we're between weather systems moment. one systems at the moment. this one will weather for will bring some wet weather for much country tomorrow, much of the country tomorrow, particularly tomorrow night. but back to today, we do have some heavy showers scattered across northeast england, southern scotland , 1 or elsewhere. but scotland, 1 or 2 elsewhere. but i think they'll tend to fade as we go through the evening. so most places certainly across most places, certainly across wales, midlands, southern wales, the midlands, southern england dry with clear spells. becoming dry with clear spells. i think we'll keep a lot of

cloud. and across southern scotland northern england scotland and northern england that'll temperatures up scotland and northern england that'lbut temperatures up scotland and northern england that'lbut elsewhere,)eratures up scotland and northern england that'lbut elsewhere, quite res up here. but elsewhere, quite a chilly night. temperatures chilly old night. temperatures well into single figures in well down into single figures in the countryside, sunny the countryside, but a sunny start of wales , start for most of wales, southern england, midlands southern england, the midlands and northern scotland. so a bright start for northern ireland, but that won't last. it'll steadily here it'll cloud over steadily here as outbreaks rain start to as outbreaks of rain start to trickle in. a few showers likely over northern england and southern probably southern scotland, but probably not as or as widespread as not as heavy or as widespread as today. not as heavy or as widespread as today . and good chunk of today. and for a good chunk of the country, most day the country, most of the day will and bright and a bit will be dry and bright and a bit warmer tomorrow as well. 23, maybe london area maybe 24 across the london area . will trickle into . but the rain will trickle into wales, southwest england, and then most areas by then spread across most areas by wednesday evening . some heavy wednesday evening. some heavy bursts of rain likely as well, making up for a mild nights, but a fairly damp start to thursday will brighten up with 1 or 2 showers. many places looking brighter friday. more heavy brighter on friday. more heavy showers the showers to come into the weekend. bye for now . weekend. bye for now. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on gb news

radio. >> welcome back to the live desk. let's just update you on some health matters and there's a bit of breaking news coming in on infected blood inquiry. on the infected blood inquiry. its final report is to be published as swiftly as possible with as substantial response from the government. this coming from the government. this coming from jeremy quin, who's the paymaster general, who's told

the inquiry preston gates is i'm not empowered to be able to set a deadline for the government to respond, but it will be a substantial with substantial response with building blocks make building blocks to make significant decisions. that's just in. meanwhile, a just coming in. meanwhile, a surge in ill health across england, having a huge impact on the nhs , according to a new the nhs, according to a new study from a leading health charity, the health foundation found that by 2040 9.1 million people in england will have a major illness. >> that is an increase of 37, compared with 2019. >> well, by comparison , in the >> well, by comparison, in the working age population projected to increase by only 4. that group, of course , responsible, group, of course, responsible, it said, for generating the bulk of revenues for the government to fund public services , to fund public services, including, of course, the nhs cases of dementia are expected to rise. >> 45% by 2040. heart failure by 92, and cancer by 31. extra ordinary predictions there . ordinary predictions there. >> well, let's get more. joining

us now, the health and social affairs editor of the sunday express johnson. lucy, express, lucy johnson. lucy, talk about trying to cheer us up with all these figures, but i guess it's something that perhaps the nhs has been tracking with social and economic conditions as well, you know, particularly things like diabetes and poor health because of diet. >> but i think you've hit it actually right there . so the nhs actually right there. so the nhs is sort of struggling to survive, isn't it? and many of the things that were cited in this report are linked to poverty . so the social poverty. so the social determinants of health and we know that this country, the uk, is more expensive than most of the rest of western europe. now and most of the rest of the world. so child care costs, housing costs , transport costs, housing costs, transport costs, costs to be a student, food costs to be a student, food costs , they're all much higher costs, they're all much higher than many other parts of europe and people are struggling to survive. and i mean obviously ageing is one factor that leads

to increased illness , but also to increased illness, but also poverty and ill health are married . and one of the reasons married. and one of the reasons for looking looking at this projection, one of the causes of this is these social determinants and the government needs to start looking at really revolutionising how we deal with health care in the community. it's we've got figures showing many people , millions of people many people, millions of people or about a million people waiting for weeks to see a gp. that's part of the problem. but also we've got people , about also we've got people, about 3 million people i think are living in houses unfit for human habitation in. and there's some figures out today showing that there's been another record rise in the number of people living in the number of people living in temporary accommodation . so in temporary accommodation. so kids living in beds together, three in a bed, living in overcrowded spaces, in mould with no access to natural life . with no access to natural life. these are the things that lead to you, that lead to ill health. and when you're stressed, you're

more likely to eat badly. you may not be able to afford healthy food. and these things are linked to obesity and diabetes . liz so this are linked to obesity and diabetes. liz so this is are linked to obesity and diabetes . liz so this is where diabetes. liz so this is where it's got to start. i don't think the nhs is able to cope with these problems on its own. it simply can't. these problems on its own. it simply can't . so we've got to simply can't. so we've got to look at how to improve health and public health. >> yeah, and one of the other conditions causing the most ill health on this list is anxiety or depression and which shows, you know, what little support there is for that. i mean, people are diagnosed with depression and they end up waiting weeks and weeks and weeks for treatment, which is just absolutely crackers . just absolutely crackers. >> it is absolutely . and these >> it is absolutely. and these figures, particularly stark among young people and teenagers and we've been doing quite a bit of work on that. i wrote something just at the weekend about a huge rise in in children with eating disorders and they're waiting year to i mean, there are up to three year waits for mental health treatment or

treatment with the child and adolescent mental health services is three years is pointless really you know who waits three years for urgent treatment? if it was cancer or heart disease or anything like that, it would be seen, you know, to be an emergency. so these things are also linked to stress. and i think we have an increasing stressed population increasing stressed population in and that's what the government needs to look at and to tackle things at the root causes and try and increase prevention rather than cure and as i think someone very famous said, once health homes are for health and hospitals are for repairs . and that's really a repairs. and that's really a kind of good way to look at it. yeah. >> and on that preventative note and you know, let's try and look for some signs of optimism. people are smoking far less, of course, which one assumes would have a direct effect on cancer rates and also heart disease rates and also heart disease rates . rates. >> yes. and in fact, the report actually mentioned that and said that the gains made by smoking

cessation or the reduction in smoking have been offset by the fact that we are going to be seeing more increased obesity. but just to be positive, this is not going to happen overnight. and this will take years to develop. so what could be done is a sort of a renewed focus on health care in the community, looking at trying to prevent these things happening. we've got link workers and social prescribing and people being prescribed art lessons, people prescribing music lessons. this is increasing across england and i think we need to look there rather than trying to, you know, catch catch people once they're already very, very ill. but you know, food and housing is a big player in this. and i think if we can tackle these social determinants of health, we could do a lot to prevent these forecasts actually materialise in. >> lucy as ever, thanks for joining us with your expert

analysis . joining us with your expert analysis. thanks joining us with your expert analysis . thanks lucy there from analysis. thanks lucy there from the daily express. thank you. >> stay with us here on news . >> stay with us here on news. we'll be talking about cabinet minister michael gove, who says that natwhen has further to go to rectify the row with nigel farage over the closure of his bank account. we will be discussing that and lots more after your latest headlines with rory . rory. >> thank you very much, pip. more british holidaymakers are due to return to the uk from roads as repatriation flights continue . wildfires have continue. wildfires have consumed the island for eight days, forcing residents to retreat to shelters along the coast. hundreds of evacuees have already landed at uk airports to operate it by easyjet, with a third later today in addition to its nine scheduled flights to the greek islands. the foreign office says a team has arrived on rhodes to support travel operators in bringing britons

home. well, elsewhere across the world, in algeria, the death toll from wildfires has risen to 34, including ten soldiers, 8000 firefighters are working to bfing firefighters are working to bring the blazes under control in italy, wildfires forced the temporary closure of sicily's palermo airport with a limited number of flights given permission to take off in tunisia, families have been forced to flee from villages as several wildfires burn across the mountains. crisis management consultancy crisis 24 says authorities are attempting to evacuate at least 2500 people. in other news, patients waiting for mri appointments and various scans will experience further delays as radiographers from 37 nhs trusts walk out. members of the society of radiographers are taking part in a 48 hour strike because of burnout, as well as an ongoing pay dispute. the union says worrying numbers of staff are leaving the industry

and not enough is being done to recruit more workers . as the recruit more workers. as the owner of multiple household brands, including marmite, ben and jerry's dove and comfort says it could continue to hike pfices says it could continue to hike prices across its products . prices across its products. unilever said its operating profit increased by more than a fifth to ,5.5 billion. but the volume of sales dipped by 0.2% over the six months to the end of june. the group's ceo says that whilst the company is unlikely to cut its prices any time soon, price growth will continue to moderate through the year. continue to moderate through the year . that's the continue to moderate through the year. that's the up to date. but you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website. thatis stories by visiting our website. that is gbnews.com .

gb news radio . gb news radio. well welcome back to the live desk and let's update you on the position of israel, which has been rocked by yet another night of violence after police clashed with protesters angry at the prime minister benjamin netanyahu's overhaul. >> the judicial system . um, >> the judicial system. um, former prime minister ehud olmert warning the country was descending indeed into civil war. >> the reforms which were passed by the israeli parliament yesterday prevent the country's courts from reviewing the reasonableness of government and ministerial decisions and have led to accusations that

netanyahu is seeking to become the country's dictator. >> well, in addition to that , >> well, in addition to that, the israeli military confirming it shot and killed three suspected palestine gunmen yesterday. of course , that the yesterday. of course, that the two state solution is far away as ever, it seems. >> well, let's go to tel aviv now and speak to yotam confino, who is the foreign editor at jewish news. thanks forjoining us on gb news this afternoon. the uk has added its voice. it's very concerned by this protest. the white house has also seems to be against what has happened , but more protests are expected today. i understand doctors across israel are now set to strike absolute lutely. >> there is a 24 hour strike currently taking place in israel among doctors and nurses as that's obviously one of the big ramifications of the reforms. but it's not the only harsh consequence. i think what people are really talking more about is the fact that over 10,000

israeli soldiers in the army reserve have announced that they will no longer show up for duty because of this new law that is weakening the supreme court power. they say they will simply not serve a dictatorship . now, not serve a dictatorship. now, thatis not serve a dictatorship. now, that is very , very serious. that is very, very serious. anyone who understands anything about israel , israel security about israel, israel security knows that the army is the backbone of the country. the army is really what makes sure that israel exists. so if you take the first of all, the mass protest on the street, take the doctors strike and you have soldiers refusing to show up for duty, you have what you call a constitutional crisis . this constitutional crisis. this which could very well lead into a civil war, as indeed the former prime minister has indicated. >> so what is the way out for netanyahu , who particularly, of netanyahu, who particularly, of course, when we got president biden using this term, broad consensus, the same word now being used by the uk foreign office consensus, is there any

hope of netanyahu achieving that ? >> 7 >> netanyahu is under more pressure here than probably any prime minister in israel's history . he's also the most history. he's also the most divisive prime minister in israel's history. divisive prime minister in israel's history . what he has israel's history. what he has now is two options. either he listens to his coalition and he continues passing the reforms. we have to remember that what was passed in parliament yesterday was just one of many reforms . he's either he listens reforms. he's either he listens to them and he stays in power and he risks a civil war or or he holds legislation and tries to find some sort of a consensus with the opposition or completely removes the other items from the agenda. but he will be risked, toppled . will be risked, toppled. yesterday he was threatened by some of his ministers in in his cabinet that if he didn't go through with the reforms , they through with the reforms, they would topple him. it's as simple as that. >> and this is being described

as israel's largest ever domestic crisis . yes. i mean, it domestic crisis. yes. i mean, it could spread , couldn't it? not could spread, couldn't it? not just amongst doctors or military reservists, but among people in many different professions and occupations . occupations. >> we could what we're talking about right now is israel's slipping into an area, a grey area , with some might simply area, with some might simply refuse to stop paying taxes , for refuse to stop paying taxes, for example. and it's not far fetched . it's something that fetched. it's something that that has been talked about. we've heard another former prime minister, ehud barak , simply minister, ehud barak, simply calling on israelis to not obey orders . he's calling for civil orders. he's calling for civil disobedience and whatever that might may imply. that's, of course , you know, it could be course, you know, it could be tax evasion. it could be not refusing orders. and that is thatis refusing orders. and that is that is chaos. and we already have an extremely chaotic situation in israel with mass protests almost on a daily basis . police violence strike

strikes. but if we get to a point where people stop paying taxes, for example , that's just taxes, for example, that's just another layer of chaos that i'm not sure that israel will be ready to get out of . ready to get out of. >> yeah, yotam, 29 weeks of protest so far. what could be the next step? i mean, is there any ability for the supreme court itself that's, you know, at the centre of this to call into question what's happened? because, of course, as i understand it, no written constitution, no bill of rights in instance . in israel, for instance. >> it's a very good question. and most experts are actually quite divided on this issue. some have suggested that the high court could strike down the law that was passed yesterday. since simply on the grounds that it hurts israel's values . it's it hurts israel's values. it's against public interest, it hurts israel's values. it's against public interest , that it against public interest, that it is that politicians are abusing their power . they could, some their power. they could, some argue if they do, that would be argue if they do, that would be a declaration of war from the

high court against the government. if they don't. some argue that they can't, that it would be simply be too far reaching, that they would they would be abusing their powers if they strike down legislation passed by the government. so we don't know what the high court will do yet. as of now , this law will do yet. as of now, this law has passed, but we do know that they need to consider some of they need to consider some of the other reforms that might be passed in the coming months or in the coming year because they will significantly weaken the weaken the high court more so than the current law that was just passed . just passed. >> yotam, ever, thank you >> yotam, as ever, thank you very much updating us with very much for updating us with the in tel aviv. very much for updating us with the of in tel aviv. very much for updating us with the of course, in tel aviv. very much for updating us with the of course, we'll tel aviv. very much for updating us with the of course, we'll see aviv. very much for updating us with the of course, we'll see what and of course, we'll see what emerges in these coming days. thank you very much indeed. >> of natwest chief >> the future of natwest chief executive alison rose is under increasing scrutiny this lunchtime with pressure growing on the bank to reveal the identity of the senior source in the bbc's coverage of the nigel farage banking story. speaking last week , she said i believe last week, she said i believe very strongly that freedom of

expression and access to banking are fundamental to our society. well the bbc yesterday apologised to nigel farage over its report, claiming incorrectly that his bank account at coutts was being closed because he fell below its wealth limits. >> well, conservative mp fellow gb news presenter jacob rees—mogg gb news presenterjacob rees—mogg had this comment yesterday . yesterday. >> why is it that the bbc is always a few days late? the bbc really ought to have given this apology when it first emerged that they'd been sold a pup by a quote source unquote at natwest. and they should have corrected it immediately. but this is characteristic of the torpor with which the bbc operates . if with which the bbc operates. if dame alison has broken this , she dame alison has broken this, she must go and therefore she must answer the question was she the source for the bbc? >> well, let's get the thoughts now. former bbc executive roger bolton and of course, one of their presenters as well on radio four. roger thanks for your time. jacob rees—mogg , bbc your time. jacob rees—mogg, bbc bashing. well, there's no surprise . however, let's surprise. however, let's actually question the journalism

because simon jacques of course, is talking about a senior source who he then went back to check before deciding to publish. so, you know, journalists hinckley that's the way to do it, isn't it ? it? >> yeah, i should say i'm an ex bbc presenter now. >> yes , indeed. yeah. >> yes, indeed. yeah. >> yes, indeed. yeah. >> no sour grapes. no sour grapes . yeah. i mean, normally grapes. yeah. i mean, normally you would say you need two sources. you want check. and in this case would have got one. on the other hand , it's a very the other hand, it's a very senior source. i mean if you were told by i don't know, the director general of the bbc x was going to happen and you reported it and it, you know, legitimate to do because of the seniority of the source. and it's also the case that simon jacques went back and checked with the source. he says , so with the source. he says, so they could use it. so i think they could use it. so i think the bbc maybe should have said it reported that and made it is reported that and made clear that it was single sourced . but basically it's a perfectly piece of journalism, decent journalism, it seems to me , and journalism, it seems to me, and it gives the opportunity for

william rees—mogg and lots of others to kick the bbc. it's manna from heaven for jacob rees—mogg. sorry, i always get you're showing your age again, rogen >> like me. >> like me. >> sorry, but also it's manna for heaven from nigel farage. i mean, where was nigel farage? hasn't got a party. doesn't know what he belongs to. brexit has happened, etcetera, etcetera. this manna heaven. this is manna for heaven. he's going and with it. so going to run and run with it. so i the bbc needed i think the bbc needed to apologise they've so. apologise as they've done so. and even farage himself has said, well, bbc's out said, oh well, now the bbc's out of the loop. we'll focus on the chief executive . and this is chief executive. and this is very tricky. simon jack would not have used the expression senior source unless it was a very senior source. and you get down to about the chairman , the down to about the chairman, the chief executive, or just possibly 1 or 2 others at the very top . either way, it's very top. either way, it's a massive problem . massive problem. >> the bank has now announced a review into all this as pressure is growing on on the boss, dame alison rose michael gove is saying the bank has further to

go now to rectify this row. i mean, do you think perhaps her days are numbered ? days are numbered? >> well, i certainly wouldn't bet on them. i mean , a review is bet on them. i mean, a review is a classic thing. institution do if they're in trouble, give them breathing space. bbc has just done it, as you know, with the huw edwards business. so you do that. but the thing is, if this is a policy of the bank, then the chief executive is implementing the board's policy. if it's not the board's policy, then she'll be hung out to dry. i would think so. is it the board's policy or is it not? if it is the board's policy , then it is the board's policy, then this will trouble will run and run. and remember, also, we are shareholders. so as the taxpayer is a shareholder, i'm not sure how many. maybe 25. so it matters to us as well. so i think the board has got a very tficky think the board has got a very tricky situation to handle there and is one of the problems is about the bbc itself continuing to investigate and report on this . this. >> as you indicated, you know, simon is the business editor.

not just any reporter, they may well want to just stay away and keep their powder dry on this and that journalistically , of and that journalistically, of course, is a problem. yeah well, you've got to first of all, if you've got to first of all, if you make a mistake, apologise . you make a mistake, apologise. >> you don't hang about, just apologise . but secondly, you've apologise. but secondly, you've got to be absolutely sure that you're wrong . and if you go back you're wrong. and if you go back to a major source, just imagine, you know, a cabinet minister says something your political says something to your political editor this is the case, and editor and this is the case, and then it's subsequently denied and you're going to think, hold on a second. is the cabinet minister lying to me or is another minister unhappy with the policy or is it? i the policy or what is it? i don't want to compound the problem withdrawing story problem by withdrawing the story before i'm sure what it is. so you have to question your source . of course. check from some other other way before you can finally come to a conclusion. but above all, be transparent . but above all, be transparent. when you get it wrong, say you've got it wrong. in this instance a problem instance, it's a minor problem for the bbc not making it perhaps as clear as they should.

it was single sourced, but actually most of us actually i think you most of us would done the thing would have done the same thing as simon jack, if the senior figure you something and figure tells you something and you and check with you go back and check with them , you run the story, don't you? >> yeah. reporting in good faith , was the phrase we , i think, was the phrase we used wasn't used to adopt, wasn't it? >> yeah, but normally a check, check another source. but in this case, i think it's i think nigel farage must be absolutely over the moon . over the moon. over the moon. over the moon. he's back on the front pages where he always wants to be. >> but but the thing is, a lot of people can you know, it's not just about nigel farage, is it? >> it's about the conduct of these banks . these banks. >> oh, yeah. i mean, if you ask my personal opinion about the bank's behaviour, it's disgraceful . i bank's behaviour, it's disgraceful. i mean, bank's behaviour, it's disgraceful . i mean, if you disgraceful. i mean, if you actually say, i don't actually start to say, i don't like those views. so like those personal views. so you're not banking. i'm not banking mean, it's banking with us. i mean, it's one youif banking with us. i mean, it's one you if you've got one thing if you if you've got somebody anti—semitic and somebody who's anti—semitic and does appalling life something does appalling life or something like okay like that, of course. okay a bankis like that, of course. okay a bank is perfectly reasonable to say no . we must make clear you say no. we must make clear you are you our values don't include that. to go and to take

that. but to go and to take somebody like nigel farage on for this reason is monstrous. i mean, it's clearly wrong. and i think most people agree with that. >> they want to everybody just sort it out. >> but the better and denies mr farage the continued publicity that he is desperate for . that he is desperate for. >> roger, as ever, thank you very much indeed forjoining us. i suspect this will run and run, as they say. thank you indeed. now, prime minister rishi sunak signalling scrapping certain green pledges stating net zero strategy should push up the strategy should not push up the cost of living for struggling families. well, will it be implemented in a proportional and pragmatic way? what does that mean ? that mean? >> it comes amid increasing confusion over the government's position on banning the sales of new and diesel cars by new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. see michael gove said the plans are immovable , but there plans are immovable, but there have been indications from number 10 that some environmental policies may have to be diluted . and michael gove to be diluted. and michael gove spoke to gb news earlier following yesterday's housing announcement, which outlined plans to build 300,000 new homes a year .

a year. >> but we've done, as a government to increase the number of homes in this country , but we need to go further , but , but we need to go further, but we also need to make sure that they're in the places where the demand is highest and the places where makes most where it makes most sense economically and environmentally. why environmentally. that's why we outlined plans to more outlined plans to build more homes in the east of london and also in cambridge, leeds , also in cambridge, leeds, wolverhampton, sheffield and other urban locations . other urban locations. >> let's get more from our deputy political editor, tom harwood, tom electric buying stuff or a turn off? >> it's interesting, isn't it, michael gove has had a lot to say this morning on the general direction of government policy. whilst the government is committed to net zero by 2050 and some of those big headline grabbing policy things like the ban on petrol and diesel car sales, new petrol and diesel car sales, new petrol and diesel car sales i should say by the end of the decade, that remains in place. >> but we do get hints of some sort of amorphous shift away from some of the more

controversial elements of the net zero plans. >> it's about the way that the country gets to net zero rather than the question of doing it. clearly, the government has come out against the ulez scheme in london in a pretty hard hitting way . that's credited with way. that's credited with winning the uxbridge by—election, of course. but there are many different other questions about for example, the way that buildings are now set to be designed. smaller windows and the rest of it. >> that might well irritate the public. >> there are other particular eyes of policy towards net zero that the government is now reviewing. we don't have a clear list of this and the government is being amorphous with regards to what it is reviewing. but the clear warning from michael gove this morning has been that we don't want to end up like the netherlands, who pursued a very rigorous net zero policy that irritated the farming base and actually had a considerable electoral backlash . electoral backlash. >> tom, thank you very much

indeed for that. and of course , indeed for that. and of course, we'll wait and see what emerges by 2030. a bit of a way to go yet, but clearly people trying to work out whether they invest in that electric vehicle or not. coming up, the latest on the wildfires. serbia firefighters now being into greece. as now being moved into greece. as they say, crete is on high alert. we'll have all the latest for you. stay with us. >> the temperature's rising . >> the temperature's rising. boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> good afternoon. i'm alex deakin. this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. a mix of sun and showers today, but not everywhere. seeing the showers, the winds are lighter it the winds are lighter so it feels warmer, but it does feels a bit warmer, but it does mean the showers are quite slow. moving we're weather moving we're between weather systems one systems at the moment. this one will wet weather for will bring some wet weather for much country tomorrow, much of the country tomorrow, particularly night. particularly tomorrow night. but back , we do have some back to today, we do have some heavy showers scattered across northeast southern northeast england, southern scotland , 1 or elsewhere. but scotland, 1 or 2 elsewhere. but i think they'll tend to fade as we go through the evening. so

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gb news. >> good afternoon. it is 1:00. you're watching the live desk here on gb news. coming up for you this lunchtime , the greek you this lunchtime, the greek prime minister tells his cabinet we're standing guard .

we're standing guard. >> and new wildfires, ravaged roads . serbia now sends its roads. serbia now sends its firefighters to help, as it's feared, crete could be next in the firing line . the firing line. >> more than 30 people have died in algeria as wildfires there rage across northern africa. some 8000 firefighters are battling the flames as a night of unrest in israel as police clash with thousands of protests days after a controversial law limiting the supreme court's powers is passed . powers is passed. >> we're live with the latest in tel aviv . tel aviv. >> plus, plenty of confusion over net zero. the prime minister hints at a less rigid approach, but michael gove says the 2030 target for a ban on new petrol and diesel cars is immovable. before we start , immovable. before we start, here's your headlines with rory

.thank here's your headlines with rory . thank you very much. >> pep. more british holidaymakers are due to return to the uk from roads as repatriation flights continue . repatriation flights continue. wildfires have consumed the island for seven days, forcing residents to retreat to shelters along the coast . residents to retreat to shelters along the coast. but hundreds of evacuees have already landed at uk airports . two operated by uk airports. two operated by easyjet , with a third expected easyjet, with a third expected today in addition to its nine scheduled flights to the greek islands . the scheduled flights to the greek islands. the foreign scheduled flights to the greek islands . the foreign office says islands. the foreign office says a team has arrived on rhodes to support travel operators in bringing britons home. well elsewhere across the world, in in algeria, the death toll from wildfires has risen to 34, including ten soldiers, 8000 firefighters are working to battle the blaze. in italy , battle the blaze. in italy, wildfires forced the temporary closure of sicily's palermo airport with a limited number of flights given permission to take off inches knizia families have been forced to flee from villages as several wildfires

burned across the mountains . burned across the mountains. crisis management consultancy crisis management consultancy crisis 24 says authorities are attempting to evacuate at least 2500 people in other news this afternoon, the prime minister says he is appalled by russian strikes on ukraines odesa amid efforts to restore the black sea grain deal. russia has severed the deal brokered by turkey and the deal brokered by turkey and the united nations earlier this month in a move that sparked fresh concerns about global food security. as the war drags on. in a phone call this morning, rishi sunak told ukrainian president vladimir zelenskyy that the uk is working with turkey to restore to that deal. in recent days , russia has also in recent days, russia has also fired dozens of missiles and drones at the odesa region, a key ukrainian hub for exporting grain patients are waiting for mri appointments are among those experiencing further delays as radiographers from 37 nhs trusts take to the picket line. many

members of the society of radiographers are taking part in a 48 hour strike because of burnout as well as the ongoing pay burnout as well as the ongoing pay dispute . another after pay dispute. another after rejecting the government's latest offer of a 5% rise. the union says worrying numbers of staff are leaving the industry and not enough is being done to recruit more workers . as 9.1 recruit more workers. as 9.1 million people in england will be living with major illnesses by 2040. that's according to a study from the health foundation , which says an additional 2.5 million people in england will have a serious health condition, such as cancer , diabetes and such as cancer, diabetes and dementia. and increase of 37% compared with 2019 around 80% of the projected increase in poor health will affect those aged 70 and over. nhs doctor frankie jackson. spence says that more advancements in medical technologies means people are living longer while getting better at detecting diseases. >> we've got advancements in

medical technologies that mean we're picking things like cancers up earlier, so more people are living with them. but also as you said, we can't deny our lifestyle changes as a popular nation. you know, there's lots of things about our lifestyle that are predisposing us to these diseases. we are much more sedentary than we should be. you know, obesity rates have doubled in the last 30 years in adults . we're not 30 years in adults. we're not sleeping enough. we're more stressed offshore wind farms, nuclear power stations and transport links will be fast tracked through the planning pi'ocess. >> process. >> the government says the push to cut red tape around major infrastructure projects will help grow the economy . housing help grow the economy. housing secretary michael gove told us here at gb news that in addition to the government's promises , to the government's promises, there is a need to increase new homes in urban areas . homes in urban areas. >> you do need to take the need for water and for transport for and schools and for gp surgeries

into account. when you're thinking about big new developments, we have delivered just last year the highest number of new homes for three decades. so we've done a lot, but there is a lot more to do. but shadow levelling up secretary alex norris says the government is not on course to meet their targets. >> we're on course for our lowest year of housebuilding since world war ii, and that's happened because rishi sunak fell over in the face of his backbenchers and removed any sense of targeting. >> so no , the idea that the >> so no, the idea that the government is in any way on course for this and in any way on course to just talk a lot about it, i think is for the birds, frankly. >> apple is facing an almost £1 billion lawsuit by app developers in the uk over fees . developers in the uk over fees. the company charges a 15 to 30% commission to some app makers for use of an in—app payment system . more than 1500 system. more than 1500 developers claim the companies charge are excessive, saying the pfices charge are excessive, saying the prices are unfair and harms both

developers and buyers. apple has previously said that 85% of developers on the app store do not pay any commission . this is not pay any commission. this is gb news. we will, of course, bfing gb news. we will, of course, bring you more as it happens. now, though, back to mark and . pip >> well, welcome back to the live desk with the rapidly changing situation with the wildfires as strong winds, of course, currently hampering attempts by the greek authorities to control wildfires on roads. serbian firefighters now being brought in to help with the outbreak in the central part of the island is still not yet under full control . and yet under full control. and thousands holidaymakers thousands of holidaymakers evacuated the worst evacuated from the worst affected arriving back affected areas now arriving back home in britain. and many are critical initial sluggish critical of the initial sluggish response from both airlines and tour operators . tour operators. >> the summer wildfires are not just confined to roads either. a

new partial evacuation has been ordered in the northern part of corfu. and wildfires in italy, algeria and tunisia have claimed several lives . mark white has several lives. mark white has the latest for almost a week now, they've been battling these fires. >> they're being confined to the central part of rhodes. but these images from this morning show the fires are still far from under control. the winds are playing a significant factor in the spread of these outbreaks . greek authorities believe that it'll be at least another couple of days before those winds begin to ease the areas closest to the fires are still under an evacuation order, some making their way out of the worst affected spots by road. others have been evacuated by sea. local skippers pitching in to help people flee the area . and

help people flee the area. and although some hotels and resorts have been damaged by the fires, it's the local population in the surrounding villages who've been worst affected with homes as vehicles, crops and livestock destroyed . destroyed. >> the fire is going from the other village , gennady to vathi other village, gennady to vathi , and it's on fire. five days now and they have no control of the fire. we need help . so the fire. we need help. so anybody from outside hearing send help. the firefighters on the ground are being helped by planes and helicopters. >> water bombing the flames from above. >> water bombing the flames from above . the view from this above. the view from this firefighting aircraft shows the extent of the fire line stretching over vast swathes of the hills below after a sluggish start, the main airlines and tour operators now have

additional planes flying. those evacuated back to uk airports . evacuated back to uk airports. >> as it was all on us, we had to do everything we had no support or help from any travel company . so really sort of company. so really sort of amazed by the locals and the locals kind of kicked in. >> we had a local approach us and say that the gym , basketball and say that the gym, basketball court is open , it's got air court is open, it's got air conditioning. you can go down there . so he gave us a lift and there. so he gave us a lift and just lovely. and they kept on bringing food, fresh water and things like that that that we still had no contact with the houday still had no contact with the holiday company. >> the summer wildfires aren't just affecting roads on the greek island of corfu. another partial evacuation has been ordered in the north of the island where people are being urged to head to coast areas and away from greece. in north africa . authorities in parts of africa. authorities in parts of algeria and tunisia are battling

wildfires , with several deaths wildfires, with several deaths reported noted . and these reported noted. and these alarming images from italy show the extent of the wildfires on sicily, where the island's main airport in palermo has been evacuated as the blaze surrounds the runway and the terminal buildings . as mark white gb news. >> well, mark white joins us now to bring us the very latest. >> mark, can we get a bit of clarity maybe from you? because on the one hand, we've got the greek prime minister saying the next today next few days, especially today , tomorrow thursday, will be , tomorrow and thursday, will be difficult . and after that, i difficult. and after that, i hope conditions will help hope the conditions will help us more. then got the uk more. you've then got the uk government that the government saying that the situation roads is situation on roads is stabilising . so which is it? stabilising. so which is it? >> well, i mean, you know, the two can exist together. i think the situation is definitely difficult out and they are trying to contain on this blaze to the central part of roads ,

to the central part of roads, which they seem to largely have done. they have stopped it spreading further to some of the main resorts, the coastal resorts further up the island. and so that means that about 15% of roads is affected by these wildfires. 85% of roads is not. so while the situation remains changeable and is governed by the wind , and we know it's been the wind, and we know it's been pretty windy and if the wind changes in direction , then new changes in direction, then new areas could come under threat . areas could come under threat. but at the moment, the area, the central areas are or the fire service and firefighters and volunteers are managed to contain it to these areas. further areas of roads are not really being affected at this stage. >> we've now got 36 serbian fire fighters, 14 firefighting vehicles , medics also being sent vehicles, medics also being sent by serbia . i guess the other by serbia. i guess the other reflection is they've been the greeks have been trying to tackle this now for what, for eight days? so clearly they'll

be exhausted and maybe some of their equipment is also needing maintenance and repair. so clearly, this is growing as an international effort. i think the turks are also helping even slovakia sent additional. >> yes . i slovakia sent additional. >> yes. i mean, in these natural disasters , as if a country is disasters, as if a country is perhaps less affected, it will often look to help their neighbour . and that's exactly neighbour. and that's exactly what you're seeing in turkey. i mean, they're dealing with some wildfire fires across turkey as well . absolutely. but it's well. absolutely. but it's a vast country with a lot of resources. so they've been able to send three planes and a helicopter to across. they're helping with the water bombing efforts . and yes, you're right. efforts. and yes, you're right. as far as serbia is concerned, they're able to offer these fire appliances and firefighting fighters and paramedics . there fighters and paramedics. there is a very close relationship between the greek and serbian governments . close to a million governments. close to a million people holidayed in greece from serbia last year. so you can

understand why they're keen to help out this neighbour. >> so what is the advice for people who are seeing these pictures , who maybe are booked pictures, who maybe are booked to go to rhodes, to corfu , to to go to rhodes, to corfu, to crete, which is also now on high alert? it's understandable that they're going to be a little bit panicky now, thinking should we actually go? yes >> but i mean, i would advise don't be too panicky. just do your research, find out the area that's affected on roads. if it's nowhere near your resort . it's nowhere near your resort. and you can see it's contained to that central part, then it should be safe enough to go at the end of the day, you know, you've got to make that calculation for yourself . but if calculation for yourself. but if airlines are clearly confident enough to still be flying people into rhodes itself, then that maybe tells you and the greek tourist authority , especially on tourist authority, especially on rhodes, are saying, look, most

of the island is unaffected. continue your holiday as normal, but just check and keep in contact with in terms of the economy, it's absolutely vital from the greek tourism minister saying, look, you know, we still need people to come here, but just on the position just update us on the position then had some then on on sicily, you had some pictures in your report there of the which are quite extraordinary. >> i mean, italian media's reporting that the city is encircle. this is palermo by fires vehicles in the city centre, including buses overheating because it's so hot there and a major hospital being threatened by flames as well. so, you know , it's clearly so, you know, it's clearly across this section of the mediterranean, not just greece . mediterranean, not just greece. >> yeah, indeed. and i think the heat for the vehicles is actually just the ambient temperature rather than the fire heat. any heat from the flames. but yeah, i mean , we can see but yeah, i mean, we can see from the images around palermo airport just close those airport just how close those flames are. they are effectively encircling that airport . but we encircling that airport. but we understand that some flights have resumed. the fire fighting

operations are continuing. but there are multiple wildfires around sicily that they're deaung around sicily that they're dealing with. one fatality, an elderly woman who suffered a medical episode and they just couldn't reach her because of the firefighting efforts. >> we can see the smoke as well. i mean, i guess that's the other thing that we don't think about. it we just concentrate on the fires. smoke as for fires. but the smoke as well for air traffic movements and so on. >> indeed . and that's what >> well, indeed. and that's what we the partial we saw in terms of the partial evacuation corfu. it was less evacuation in corfu. it was less an issue with the fire and more with the smoke blowing right over some of the resorts . so over some of the resorts. so they decided out of an abundance of caution to get people out of the way . then in the subsequent the way. then in the subsequent hours, people returned to the resorts. some areas of northern corfu are being evacuated. again, though, it is a fast moving situation . but as i say, moving situation. but as i say, with regard to roads much bigger island, the vast majority of the island, the vast majority of the island is not affected. >> well, on the north,

particularly where roads , the particularly where roads, the airport and the city with the main sort of resorts are. >> yeah, there is also wildfires reported in croatia now as well. >> yeah. in croatia. in turkey , >> yeah. in croatia. in turkey, in tunisia, in algeria, all oven in tunisia, in algeria, all over. the one thing i would add, though , is that that is not an though, is that that is not an uncommon in any year. we can sit here and talk about wildfires that have broken out in multiple countries around the mediterranean. it's an annual event. you get hot temperatures, tinder dry conditions , rains, tinder dry conditions, rains, and then a multitude of factors as that might set off these fires . it can as that might set off these fires. it can be as that might set off these fires . it can be deliberate, as fires. it can be deliberate, as in corfu with arsonists that have set fire. it can be caused by people not putting out their campfires, disc guarded bottle that acts as a magnifying lens that acts as a magnifying lens that set something on fire. >> these are pictures we're looking at from algeria at the moment, like lightning strikes. >> there's all kinds of reasons

that might be behind the fires that might be behind the fires that start . i that might be behind the fires that start. i think the one commonality at this time of the yearis commonality at this time of the year is because of the very hot conditions you have tinder dry conditions you have tinder dry conditions and when the winds are at play, it can really lead to a rapid spread of fire. >> fans of flames. to a rapid spread of fire. >> fans of flames . yeah, let's >> fans of flames. yeah, let's just actually update you on what's been quite a spirited exchange in the house of lords . exchange in the house of lords. just to remind you, of course, the commons is in recess. so we've the tory former we've got the tory former cabinet minister, lord young of cookham, asking , quote, is the cookham, asking, quote, is the is it the foreign office really expecting families booked to go to roads over the next few days to roads over the next few days to go ahead with their plans? government response was travel advice always under review ? but advice always under review? but then baroness smith for then lord baroness smith for labour saying the minister labour saying that the minister should rethink the matter. the government's not government's advisory not helpful or lack of advisory for those who are not sure if they should fly this week or not. and this beginning to become a this is beginning to become a bit now. you know bit of a theme now. you know what because think they've

what it because i think they've got holidays for got 30,000 holidays booked for roads the coming weeks. roads in the coming weeks. >> well is . but i asked >> yeah well it is. but i asked myself what do the these members of the lords know that you know, the airlines and the greek tourist authority people on the island, the british government don't know? >> well, because there is obviously this salient point that if there's a red advisory, don't go , then you can actually don't go, then you can actually claim back on your travel insurance. if you're cancelling for whatever reason . for whatever reason. >> no, absolutely, that was >> no, absolutely, if that was the the reason there's the case. but the reason there's not advisory is because not a red advisory is because most of the island is not under threat. >> and michael gove today saying he going to evia. i think it he is going to evia. i think it is for his holidays very soon. keep calm and carry on. well, that's pretty much what he said, mark. quite as mark. maybe not quite as succinctly you, but that's succinctly as you, but that's what thank you very what he said. thank you very much . much. >> we'll keep you updated, of course, situation in course, on that situation in rhodes, crete, corfu and maybe even evia as well. >> do stay with us here on gb news. water cannons to disperse crowds protesting against

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watching young. >> welcome back to the live desk. breaking news coming in from greece on the fire fighting efforts there with reports that one of the planes is fighting the wildfires. these water bombers has crashed, according to the greek fire brigade, state broadcaster ert saying the accident over the town of christos on the island of evia, near athens, that island, in fact, where michael gove said he was planning to have his holiday . details still coming through , . details still coming through, but we'll update you on that. no indication as to what the injuries or any fatalities, but the plane has gone down, according to the greek fire brigade, as it was trying to fight a fire all over the town of christos on the island of evia . evia. >> a surge in ill health in england will have a huge impact on the nhs. that's according to a new study from a leading health charity. >> well, the stark warning has been issued on the future health of britons with a health

foundation finding that by 2040 9.1 million people in england would have a major illness, an increase of 37% compared with 2019. >> by comparing fryston, the working age population is projected to increase by only 4. this group will be responsible for generating the bulk of government revenues used to fund pubuc government revenues used to fund public services, including the nhs , in cases of dementia. nhs, in cases of dementia. >> the expected to rise for 85% by 2040. heart failure by a massive 92, and cases of cancer by 31% by the same time in 2040. >> let's talk through what this report says and gets a bit of analysis with gp dr. tolu adepoju . thank you very much for adepoju. thank you very much for talking to us on gb news this afternoon . is there a thinking afternoon. is there a thinking then that the government simply isn't prepared for what will inevitably be looking at these figures is a massive rise in demand for services . demand for services.

>> i mean , currently there is >> i mean, currently there is a massive , you know, demand for massive, you know, demand for services at this point in time. and obviously there is, you know, we've got an nhs backlog, we've got the increased waiting times . i we've got the increased waiting times. i think it's just obviously from the projections that we've seen, it seems like it's going to worse. it's just going to get worse. i mean , obviously tried to mean, obviously we've tried to put things in place you put things in place to, you know, the backlogs to know, help with the backlogs to help waiting times and help with the waiting times and things i mean, it things like that. but i mean, it just seems that it is something that's going to that is going to get worse. but i'm sure the government do have plans you government do have plans to, you know, place like, let's know, put into place like, let's say, getting more doctors, getting nurses, getting getting more nurses, getting more beds , more work in the more nhs beds, more work in the community as well in terms of helping the older population as well. >> yeah, i guess the key question therefore is , is this question therefore is, is this actually a matter for health policy or is it a matter for social policy? because clearly things like diabetes and so on from poverty or bad diet and you know, not directly medical circumstance cases , i mean, circumstance cases, i mean, that's a very it's a very

interesting question when you think about it, because then we get into that, you know, kind of dangerous territory of a slippery slope. >> you know, what do we say is, you know, not health based, you know, what are people allowed to do? can we think about smoking? can we think about drinking? can we think about all these other things? it becomes it things? you know, it becomes it sets dangerous precedent sets a very dangerous precedent to social issue and to say that's a social issue and not a health issue. that makes sense. >> what can people do now? because we're being told this is 2040 when nearly 1 in 5 will have these health conditions. so what can people do now? 70 years ahead to improve their life style that doesn't need to involve the nhs? you know, for taking more exercise, for example, because obesity, as we know, is a big problem . um, know, is a big problem. um, i mean, it's, you know, improving your diet, you know, making sure your diet, you know, making sure you have more fibre in your diet , eating healthy, like you said, getting more exercise, being more active . more active. >> you know, these are all the

lifestyle changes that obviously us as doctors, we do, you know , us as doctors, we do, you know, promote and we do encourage people because know people to do because we know that term, in the that in the long term, in the long that will improve the long run that will improve the health benefits. but i mean, will people actually , you know, will people actually, you know, listen to the advice and do it? that's that's down to down to the individual, i think is it also a price we have to pay for living longer that things like dementia and cancer are obviously present themselves as we grow a bit older. >> so therefore that's got to be taken into this planning , of course. >> i mean, we are living longer. we have there are more ways for us to fix problems now we have a health advancements , you know, health advancements, you know, things that, you know, let's say 20 or 30 years ago were, you know, essentially fatal. now we can treat them. you know, that's that. can treat them. you know, that's that . unfortunately, that is that. unfortunately, that is what happens when you have an ageing population increasing ageing population and increasing health advancements. but i feel like obviously we need to the nhs needs to improve move with that and obviously the most

important thing is to make sure that we look after the people that we look after the people that we're supposed to. that's, that's the job of the nhs, isn't it? >> okay. gp doctor tolu adepoju, thank you much your thank you very much for your thoughts stay with us thoughts there. stay with us here on gb news. we'll be telling you about the view from portland. we'll be speaking to residents about why they are so utterly opposed to a barge housing asylum seekers in their harbour. that and more still to come. first, the news with rory i >> -- >> thank 5mm >> thank you very much, pip. a plea and fighting wildfires in greece has crashed on the island of evia, near athens. that's according to local media. more british holidaymakers are due to return to the uk from rhodes as repatriation flights continue . repatriation flights continue. wildfires have consumed the island for seven days, forcing residents to retreat to shelters along the coast . residents to retreat to shelters along the coast. hundreds of evacuees have already landed at uk airports , two operated by

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radio. welcome back to the live desk. >> we'll return to our top story now and those wildfires which are affecting thousands of holidaymakers holidaying on roads . they have ravaged parts roads. they have ravaged parts of the island. >> well, let's just update you on the latest situation with roads where we've got firefighter from serbia now coming in to help. given the dangers for many 42 separate hotels affected. well, we can speak now to a mum and daughter back home safely at last in devon after a terrible week, i think this is jess and anna joining us. thank you very much for speaking to us, jess. just to outline to people you were checking before you went with to

your hotel firm or your travel firm, they said, yes, good to go . it was a rather different story when you arrived. tell us what happened next. >> well, we landed. we were on a tui flight at a tui holiday and we landed about . 10:30 tui flight at a tui holiday and we landed about. 10:30 on saturday evening . we didn't saturday evening. we didn't actually know anything about the fires and it was only when my husband switched on his mobile that the messages and whatsapp messages started coming through about the fires. so we didn't know anything. it was a tui flight. nobody said anything. and we just taken off as normal and it was really only when we came out of the airport at and there were literally hundreds and hundreds of people that seemed to be tui customers. and it and just chaos with with very few representatives from tui . few representatives from tui. and clearly what was happening

although we didn't know at the time , was that there was huge time, was that there was huge struggles because of the hotels being cut off and people being evacuated. but we didn't know any of that at the time. we just came out and just found this kind of chaos. >> so you were due to go to a hotel in the south of the island where the road was cut off. so what did they do to you then ? what did they do to you then? >> so we basically were hanging around and they said to us, well, you your hotel is okay. it's not burnt. it's not, you know, on fire. but it's cut off because the roads are shut and because the roads are shut and because of the fire. so we had to hang around for ages and it was boiling hot . and we was boiling hot. and we basically we were eventually sent to another desk who by the tui rep centres to another desk, and then they ordered us a taxi and then they ordered us a taxi and took us to the evacuation , and took us to the evacuation, straight to the evacuation

centre . so we went straight from centre. so we went straight from the airport to the to the evacuation centre and it was, we were told it was going to be in the in a basketball arena . but the in a basketball arena. but by the time we got there , the by the time we got there, the bus, there were so many people that the basketball arena was full and we went to a school nearby . nearby. >> why? >> why? >> and you ended up, i understand, just, you know, sleeping on mattresses on the floor along with many other tourists. what is going through your mind when you're in that situation? you've been so looking forward to this summer houday looking forward to this summer holiday and your daughter , what holiday and your daughter, what on earth were you thinking ? i on earth were you thinking? i mean, you must have thought it was a nightmare. >> well, you know , i just went >> well, you know, i just went through this massive kind of readjustment to stop thinking about, you know , is this going about, you know, is this going to be a lovely holiday? and, you know , it changed very quickly to know, it changed very quickly to am i going to be safe? what's going to happen ? you know, where going to happen? you know, where a tui what how a tui helping us.

um, and it it it was quite shocking really , because you shocking really, because you just don't really just didn't expect that to happen . and we expect that to happen. and we were really looking forward to our holiday, um , but you know, our holiday, um, but you know, we were lucky because we didn't have to flee the beaches and i feel desperately sorry for people who fled the beaches, but it was nonetheless really shocking. and i think what has really concerned me is that actually all those flights went out there making putting more burden on roads, which was already there was already an emerging crisis when we flew out the you know, there were evacuation notices . so people evacuation notices. so people were being evacuated from the hotels. and we didn't know that . so, you know, i was really worried about the safety of the island, the pressure on the people of rhodes, who were absolutely amazing. well let's speak to anna, because, anna, i gather you had local teachers

there helping you , bringing food there helping you, bringing food and supplies and so on. >> and there you are on school holidays, wanting to get away from teachers. but it was teacher that came to help you. >> yeah, yeah , yeah. i mean, i'm >> yeah, yeah, yeah. i mean, i'm so grateful for the local people there because there was endless amounts of food and they stayed up nights just to look after us. and the hundreds of people that were in the stadium and in the school. so we're very grateful for all of their support. >> yeah, and i think that's a familiar theme. you know, people thanking the local population . thanking the local population. just to be clear, jess, i mean, we have asked tui to get in touch with us and a right to reply, but all that help then being supplied was from the local population, not from your houday local population, not from your holiday firm . holiday firm. >> that's completely correct. when we got there, when we got to the school, there was nobody from tui there, nobody at the school there were loads of people who'd been flown in. i mean, there were other people

who'd come from beaches as who'd come from the beaches as well. but i think the majority of people where i was were were tui customer was and there was nobody there. and even the next day, you know , the tui reps day, you know, the tui reps didn't turn up for ages and when they did turn up they didn't have any information. and i think there's massive , massive think there's massive, massive questions that tui they need to be held account for their actions over this because they you know what what was their emergency plan? where is their where was their , um, contingency where was their, um, contingency planning for this situation. they should have been prepared and i think there's huge questions about the timing and the decision making around sending , um, british their sending, um, british their customers somewhere where they were clearly already major issues . issues. >> when did you finally get some information from tui then? jess, you flew in saturday night. when did you actually get something informative? said to you, i

don't think we ever did, to be honest . honest. >> we left, um, by 5:00 on sunday day. we still hadn't had any information . it was very any information. it was very much kind of the rep that was there was very much, oh, well, we'll have to wait and see. we, um. it was looking like , um, we um. it was looking like, um, we were going to have to spend another night on the school floor, um, which i think people in the school did. um so they never really gave us any information. they didn't help us at all. um, and, and i think, you know, so we, we basically flew out at, um, at 8:00 on sunday evening still with, with no information . and they sent me no information. and they sent me a whatsapp message, an email which was actually wrong because they was trying to say that you know, i could make my own way to the hotel, um, which i knew not to be the case because i knew the roads were shut, which was why in the evacuation

why we were in the evacuation centre . so sorry , jess. centre. so sorry, jess. >> i just wanted to ask you what do you understand the situation now is in terms of, of any compensation , any refund. do you compensation, any refund. do you know what your rights might be? >> well, i've tried. i've contacted tui and i've asked them and said, how do i claim a refund ? and, um, and it's kind refund? and, um, and it's kind of par for the course . it seems of par for the course. it seems to me that they can't answer the question. so they've said to me yesterday, oh well we don't, we don't have that information available all so yet again me and probably many other people are looking for answers from tui and not being given them. i mean, i, i certainly would expect a full refund and for my costs that are associated with this because as tui never gave me the option of actually cancel thing, they never informed me they didn't they obviously knew their hotels were being evacuated and they didn't tell us right .

us right. >> and obviously you checked before you'd gone. well, glad to see you back home safe and sound . enjoying the english rain in devon. jess and anna, thank you very much indeed. we hope you can have a bit of a holiday now that you're back as well. but just reiterate, we have just to reiterate, we have contacted waiting contacted tui. we are waiting for their response to see what their the story is. but their side of the story is. but thank you much indeed . thank you very much indeed. >> cross to news >> let's cross to gb news national paul hawkins national reporter paul hawkins now, who has just just touched down in rhodes . so, paul, what down in rhodes. so, paul, what are you seeing? and what are you heafing are you seeing? and what are you hearing ? heafing? >> we have just come through the departure , the arrivals hall, departure, the arrivals hall, i should say . i have to say, the should say. i have to say, the flight out here was pretty sparse . and we do know that sparse. and we do know that a lot of the airlines and the tour operators are laying on return flights for those passengers, those tourists, i should say , those tourists, i should say, british tourists that have been evacuated . but we are in the evacuated. but we are in the north of the island, which is largely unaffected by the fires which are affecting 10% of rhodes. we can speak now to

barry, who's you're on your way back home, barry, is that right? >> i'm the way back home. yeah. yeah. >> and how how has your experience been? because you were fires. were quite near the fires. >> yeah, it was. it's been quite frightening, actually, with the young the fires young kids. and we see the fires from the hotel. it's just the fact water, fact that everything, the water, everything's off, everything's gone off, the electricity, food, the electricity, the food, the dfinksin electricity, the food, the drinks in the hotels. so it's the a on the fact there's quite a bit on a holiday. the fact there's quite a bit on a h okay.. the fact there's quite a bit on a hokay. how long the fact there's quite a bit on a h okay. how long were you >> okay. how long were you without food and power for? >> 5 days. >> 4 or 5 days. >> 4 or 5 days. and >> 4 or 5 days. and how >> 4 or 5 days. and how long >> 4 or 5 days. and how long are you in total? >> 4 or 5 days. and how long are you11. in total? >> 4 or 5 days. and how long are you11. we've in total? >> 4 or 5 days. and how long are you11. we've had n total? >> 4 or 5 days. and how long are you11. we've had to :otal? >> 4 or 5 days. and how long are you11. we've had to go l? >> 4 or 5 days. and how long are you11. we've had to go to all >> 11. we've had to go to all the and pay some money in the hotels and pay some money in other hotels. okay. to get the food. and what about washing? >> bath? >> having a shower or a bath? >> having a shower or a bath? >> struggle with >> having a shower or a bath? >> there's struggle with >> having a shower or a bath? >> there's nothingle with >> having a shower or a bath? >> there's nothing we rith >> having a shower or a bath? >> there's nothing we can that. there's nothing we can do about the water. we just had to get the toilets we can get go to the toilets if we can in places and just get a quick wash. >> okay. um, what's the what's the with getting the situation with getting compensation for the extra cost you've to pay? now we're you've had to pay? now we're going that. going to look into that. >> hopefully we get some >> hopefully we can get some money from the airlines and money back from the airlines and you the flames. you can see the flames. >> mean, how did you feel >> but, i mean, how did you feel when saw things? when you saw those things? >> frightened, especially when you saw those things? >> the frightened, especially when you saw those things? >> the kids.]htened, especially

when you saw those things? >> the kids.]htened, esit's ally for the kids. you know, it's more kids are the more priority. the kids are the priority. but ourselves, you know, see flames know, when you see the flames coming how coming up, we don't know how quick they're going or quick they're going to move or close. to close. they're going to get to the hotel. close. they're going to get to the yeah.. close. they're going to get to the yeah. how did you feel, ethan? >> i felt bit scared seeing >> i felt a bit scared seeing all like, the smoke and is worrying me a bit. yeah but after kind that after a while, it kind of that fear went away. >> you did it. you kind of realised because i felt >> you did it. you kind of realibad because i felt >> you did it. you kind of realibad thingsbecause i felt >> you did it. you kind of realibad things were se i felt >> you did it. you kind of realibad things were goinglt >> you did it. you kind of realibad things were going to like bad things were going to happen. >> like, can't take a shower, right. >> okay. and how have, >> okay. okay. and how have, first hotel first of all, has the hotel deau first of all, has the hotel dealt it, your opinion? dealt with it, in your opinion? we much from the hotel we haven't much from the hotel at all. >> i mean, the managers girlfriend and she was a firefighter, she to rush firefighter, so she had to rush off. really? yeah. yeah. oh, wow. >> wow. >> okay. so they were volunteer. wow okay. so they were a bit understaffed in that hotel then? yeah, as well. >> we just got >> yeah, because we just got notified you know, when notified to say, you know, when we seen flames, had to we seen the flames, she's had to rush because the rush off because as the volunteer . volunteer. >> right. okay. but i suppose, i mean others have had it worse, suppose. >> yeah. yeah. a lot worse. i mean we're quite fortunate a mean we're quite fortunate in a way, but it's still frightening when flames. yeah. when you see the flames. yeah. especially winds. especially with the winds. >> obviously your >> so i mean, obviously your houday holiday has been quite

inconvenience, although it's not been and just a quick been cut short and just a quick word on how the airlines have deau word on how the airlines have dealt with it from your point of view. >> nothing from them. we had nothing for about three days, four days after fire four days after the fire started, had nothing. we had started, we had nothing. we had to and look to go online and look to see what updates but there what the updates were. but there wasn't i mean, wasn't much there. i mean, the likes easyjet, you put likes of easyjet, you just put a message say , our thoughts message on to say, our thoughts are those over in the are with those over in the wildfires, which i thought was quite disgraceful, to be honest. right. quite disgraceful, to be honest. righ'with. yeah, yeah. kids with. yeah, yeah. >> you a regular visit >> and are you a regular visit to regular on holidays to rose the regular on holidays but not not the roads as such we've been to greece a few times. okay. and would this put you off coming in future, you off coming back in future, your experience? >> because >> no, not really, no. because the have been the greek people have been great. great great. yeah, absolutely great with the tourists. >> appreciate talking to us, >> appreciate you talking to us, barry. got barry. i know you've got a flight catch, so really flight to catch, so i really appreciate that. thank you. thank you, ethan. cheers. thanks, there's thanks, guys. thank you. there's so barry and ethan, they're giving kind it's a mixed giving a kind of a it's a mixed picture here. it's easy to focus on the fires and on the tourists that are being evacuated . but as that are being evacuated. but as we say, it's only affecting 10% of the island at. and so in the

north, where we are now, that's been largely unaffected. but yeah, there's still some pretty disgruntled people with the that are unhappy with the way the information has been given out from airlines and from tour operators. and i know you've just to someone operators. and i know you've just that. to someone operators. and i know you've just that. yeah, to someone operators. and i know you've just that. yeah, yeah.neone about that. yeah, yeah. >> know you've just >> and i know you've just arrived there, paul, but of course, thing, course, the other thing, the foreign they foreign office said that they had this rapid reaction team that arrived there at the that had arrived there at the airport help people to and airport to help people to and try and sort of sift through the problems. i any evidence problems. i mean, any evidence of doing there of what they're doing there or whether any effect ? whether they've had any effect? we haven't seen any of them. >> there's six members of the foreign office staff and there are four red cross workers with them. we haven't seen them as we've come through the air, but it's not very big airport. and i have to say it's not particularly busy at the moment. it of empties out and then it kind of empties out and then fills up again. yeah, fills up again. but yeah, if we do we'll let you know do see them, we'll let you know kind of how they're helping with the greek authorities and helping the helping people to get off the island. that are affected island. those that are affected in the south anyway. >> explain to us, paul in the south anyway. >the explain to us, paul in the south anyway. >the location xplain to us, paul in the south anyway.

>the location of.ain to us, paul in the south anyway. >the location of the to us, paul in the south anyway. >the location of the airport’aul in the south anyway. >the location of the airport inrl , the location of the airport in relation to these relation to where these wildfires because we've wildfires are, because we've spent a lot of time talking dufing spent a lot of time talking during the program how during the program about how it's certain part of it's only a certain part of roads affected by these roads that is affected by these wildfires. many others are parts that are safe . yeah that are safe. yeah >> so roads town is very close to where the airport is, which is where we are now. that is in the north eastern tip of the island. the fires are about an hours island. the fires are about an hour's drive away in the south. and as we keep stressing, they're only affecting 10% of they're only affecting 10% of the island. and the greek authorities are very they're very you know, quick to reassure, try and reassure the tourists that they have the situation under control because, of course , you know, the effects of course, you know, the effects of course, you know, the effects of covid on this part of the world when it comes to tourism were massive. and the greek economy still to economy really still trying to recover and needs recover from that. and it needs the it needs the the tourism. it needs the tourists come back here. so tourists to come back here. so the locals here are very keen to reassure the tourists that, you know, things will all right. know, things will be all right. paul thank you very much indeed for that. >> to pl-

e the top of the >> back to you at the top of the hour to get the very latest there in rhodes. but let's just update on the situation update you on the situation elsewhere this news elsewhere with this news from evia which island near to evia, which is an island near to athens , us with confirmation. athens, us with confirmation. now that one of the water bombers , the greek canadair bombers, the greek canadair planes that have been trying to put out the flames has indeed crashed. pictures are showing that it went into a hillside after entering a canyon . this is after entering a canyon. this is near the town of karystos on evia, which is incidentally where michael gove was indicating he's going on holiday. no indications yet on injuries or fatalities, but it does appear from the pictures that are being released that it's a pretty devastating crash . it's gone straight into the hillside . hillside. >> and we're also speaking about wild fires in sicily and in croatia and in algeria . we will croatia and in algeria. we will be bringing you much more on these wildfires that are really raging across europe and north africa. some astonishing pictures that we are getting here on gb news.

>> and in addition to that, we'll have, of course, response from the travel companies who've been criticised on their way. they've handling those they've been handling those holidaymakers will have hopefully a statement from tui on jess bailey and anna's story that brought to you a few that we brought to you a few minutes ago. but the latest minutes ago. but all the latest coming up here on the desk coming up here on the live desk on news. with us. on gb news. stay with us. >> outlook with boxt >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> good afternoon . i'm alex >> good afternoon. i'm alex deakin. this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. a mix of sun and showers today, but not everywhere. seeing the showers, the winds are lighter it the winds are lighter so it feels bit but it does feels a bit warmer, but it does mean showers are quite slow. mean the showers are quite slow. moving at the moment. this one systems at the moment. this one will wet weather for will bring some wet weather for much of the country tomorrow, particularly tomorrow night. but back today , we do have some back to today, we do have some heavy showers scattered across northeast england, southern scotland, elsewhere. but scotland, 1 or 2 elsewhere. but i think they'll tend to fade as we go through the evening. so most certainly across most places certainly across wales, southern

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gb news. >> good afternoon. it is 2:00. you're watching the live desk here on gb news. coming up for you this hour. >> well, the wildfires keep on burning. the holidaymakers having to fend for themselves. and now a firefighting plane crashes on the island of evia.

we'll have the latest on the continuing emergency in greece . continuing emergency in greece. >> more than 30 people have died in algeria as wildfires rage across northern africa. some 8000 firefighters are battling the flames . wildfires have also the flames. wildfires have also broken out in sicily. >> in the other headlines, a night of unrest in israel. police clashed with thousands of protesters after a controversial law limiting the supreme court's powers is passed . we'll have the powers is passed. we'll have the latest from tel aviv . latest from tel aviv. >> plus, it appears there's plenty of confusion over net zero. the prime minister hints at a less rigid approach, but michael gove says the 2030 target for a ban on new petrol and diesel cars is immovable. before we start, let's bring you straight up to date with all the headlines. here's rory .

headlines. here's rory. >> thank you very much. a plane fighting wildfires in greece has crashed on the island of evia, near athens. that's according to local media. more british holidaymakers are due to return to the uk from rhodes as repatriate flights continue. wildfire fires have consumed the island for seven days, forcing residents to retreat to shelters along the coast. hundreds of evacuees have already landed at uk airports with more flights expected to arrive later today . expected to arrive later today. greece's prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis says the country remains on high alert. mitsotakis says the country remains on high alert . well, remains on high alert. well, elsewhere across the world, in algeria, the death toll from wildfires has risen to 34, including ten soldiers. 8000 firefighters are working to battle the blaze. in italy , battle the blaze. in italy, wildfires forced the temporary closure of sicily's palermo airport . but with a limited airport. but with a limited number of flights given permission to take off in tunisia, families have been

forced to flee from villages as several wildfires burn across the mountains. crisis management consultancy crisis 24 says authorities are attempting to evacuate at least 2500 people in other news this afternoon, the prime minister says he is appalled by russian strikes on ukraines odesa amid efforts to restore the black sea grain deal . russia severed the deal brokered by turkey and the united nations earlier this month in a move that sparked fresh concerns about global food security . as the war drags on in security. as the war drags on in a phone call, rishi sunak told ukrainian president vladimir zelenskyy that the uk is working with turkey to restore the deal. and in recent days, russia has also fired dozens of missiles and drones at the odesa region in a key ukrainian hub for exporting grain . patients exporting grain. patients waiting for mri appointments are among those experiencing further delays as radiographers from 37 nhs trusts took to the picket

line. members of the society of radiographers are taking part in a 48 hour strike because of burnout as well as an ongoing pay burnout as well as an ongoing pay dispute . after rejecting the pay dispute. after rejecting the government's latest offer of a 5% rise. the union says worrying numbers of staff are leaving the industry and not enough is being done to recruit more workers . done to recruit more workers. 9.1 million people in england will be living with major illnesses by 2040. that's according to a study from the health foundation , which says an health foundation, which says an additional 2.5 million people in england will have a serious health condition, such as cancer , diabetes or dementia, an increase of 37% compared with 2019. around 80% of the projected increase in poor health will affect those aged 70 and over. nhs doctor frank jackson spence says that more advancements in medical technologies means people are living longer while getting better at detecting diseases.

>> we've got advancements in medical technologies that mean we're picking things like cancers up earlier. so more people are living with them. but also, as you said, we can't deny our lifestyle changes as a population. you know , there's population. you know, there's lots of things about our lifestyle that are predisposing us to these diseases. lifestyle that are predisposing us to these diseases . we are us to these diseases. we are much more sedentary than we should be. you know, obesity rates have doubled in the last 30 years in adults . we're not 30 years in adults. we're not sleeping enough. we're more stressed offshore wind farms, nuclear power stations and transport links will be fast tracked through the planning process . process. >> process. >> as the government says, the push to cut red tape around major infrastructure projects will help grow the economy. housing secretary michael gove told us here at gb news that in addition to the government's promises , there is a need to promises, there is a need to increase new homes in urban areas . areas. >> you do need to take the need for water and for transport for and schools and for gp surgeries

into account. when you're thinking about big new developments, we have delivered just last year the highest number of new homes for three decades. so we've done a lot, but there is a lot more to do. >> but shadow levelling up secretary alex norris says the government is not on course to meet their targets. we're on course for our lowest year of housebuilding since world war ii, and that's happened because rishi sunak fell over in the face of his backbenchers and removed any sense of targeting. >> so no , the idea that the >> so no, the idea that the government is in any way on course for this and in any way on course to just talk a lot about it, i think is for the birds, frankly, is gb news. >> we will of course bring you more happens . now, more as it happens. now, though, back and . back to mark and. pip >> welcome back to the live desk. let's bring you the

breaking news on the efforts controlling the wildfires with this plane having crashed on the island of evia, which is near or nearer to athens. and what we've seen in roads now, the latest we've got is that it's believed to be one of the canadair water bombing planes. a twin engined plane. it was tackling a fire near karystos , a town on evia , near karystos, a town on evia, this holiday island. it appears to have dumped its water onto the fire and then entered a canyon. its wing dips to the right and it's then flown, seemingly into the hillside side. now, there's no confirmation yet as to any fatalities or injuries , but fatalities or injuries, but clearly it's a major blow to the firefighting effort on that island . and we're waiting to get island. and we're waiting to get more details on it. but it is one of the main weapons that the greek authorities have got to try and bring these wildfires under control. mark white is joining us now in the studio . joining us now in the studio. mark, it's a familiar sight for many people watching these

pictures, these yellow planes, twin engine planes . they scoop twin engine planes. they scoop up the water and then go literally dump it on the fire. >> yeah, we're working on bringing you the pictures shortly, does show that shortly, but it does show that aircraft, as you say , dumping aircraft, as you say, dumping its load of water here and then struggling to get up. understandable. perhaps because, you know, when you're laden down with water, suddenly you're released. it can cause an aircraft perhaps to lose control . and we don't know exactly whether it was that or a mechanical failure , but it's mechanical failure, but it's crashed into the hillside, created this fireball . and that, created this fireball. and that, of course, is going to cause more firefighting efforts. >> and the pictures are just coming in now, mark, so we'll just run these. let's just warn you, you may be up rather upset because obviously it is a pretty substantial . so goes substantial crash. so it goes in, dumps the water. it then in, it dumps the water. it then turns right. can see turns to the right. you can see the wing dipping and clearly they're trying to gain height. but failing and then but failing to do so and then slips behind there and an impact there on the hillside . and by

there on the hillside. and by its very nature, mark, all these operations are very low level . operations are very low level. >> so yeah, it's one of the most danger varus endeavours that any pilot can undertake is being part of these sort of water bombing missions because you're having to take on a very significant amount of water, which laden, you know, laid inside aircraft down and makes it far less manoeuvrable and gravity. yeah. and then you're actually having to come in low over these areas of flames. and because , you know, when you've because, you know, when you've got water sloshing about in these tanks as well, can affect these tanks as well, can affect the way in which you're able to manoeuvre the aircraft , then manoeuvre the aircraft, then suddenly you release all that water and it looks as though the pilot was trying to steer, you know , at quite a steep angle out know, at quite a steep angle out of there, didn't manage it. but yes, you're right. this is a, you know, a terrible blow to the firefighting efforts. that's of course, a tragedy for those

involved. it's also a crucial firefighting aircraft. now taken out of service and another rescue sorry, it was how essential are these sorts of aircrafts in fighting these wildfires as well? very significant. i mean , there's a significant. i mean, there's a handful that greece will have to be available to fight fires in greece. but of course, there are multiple wildfires , fires in multiple wildfires, fires in locations across greece. evia itself, the fires are on the southern portion of that island. it's greece's second largest island next to crete . and the island next to crete. and the fires at the moment are concentrated on the south of the island . island. >> mark, we've just show those pictures again, just talk viewers through if they're just joining us and people on the radio, what we actually see happening here this well, you can see that yellow twin engined aircraft just dumping its load of water there. >> and then it looks like the pilot is trying to steer at a very steep angle to get out of

that area. but it looks as though he's you know, he's just flipped and gone into the hillside there. >> yeah, we understand that as well as the greek planes that have been put into action. there were those supplied from turkey and the eu . but probably, as we and the eu. but probably, as we understand all of the same type, i think there canadair's, aren't they, which is the standard firefighting plane. so it may well be, of course, that the pilots are unfamiliar with the local terrain there in terms of how they actually get out of what a very dive to what is a very steep dive to release the water. >> yeah, i mean, it's certainly possible. they've possible. it's possible. they've just an issue with just encountered an issue with the way that the aircraft is handung the way that the aircraft is handling after so much of the weight is suddenly released from that aircraft itself . but you're that aircraft itself. but you're right. so there's a few of these aircraft that greece has . turkey aircraft that greece has. turkey have loaned greece three of their aircraft , plus the planes, their aircraft, plus the planes, plus one helicopter that are involved in operations around

the roads area . as far as we the roads area. as far as we know . and then, as you say, some know. and then, as you say, some have come from the eu as well . have come from the eu as well. >> we understand that there were were at least two people all on board. do we know how many people these aircraft can hold ? people these aircraft can hold? >> well, i mean, depending on we just saw another one of these aircraft, those smaller aircraft that are involved . and then that are involved. and then there's this slightly larger , there's this slightly larger, there's this slightly larger, the canadair aircraft. >> this looks like another canadair here, doesn't it? and it releases literally a bomb of water to actually extinguish, which is. and it's pretty effective. >> yes. i mean, on the flight deck, in the cockpit , you would deck, in the cockpit, you would expect there just to couple expect there just to be a couple of people. one person flying of people. so one person flying the left, the other the aircraft left, the other person who's handling issues around the scooping up of the water when it comes low over the sea to pick up water to and then release it over the fire as well , and to look for the terrain and the best areas to dump that

load of water as well. >> okay, mark, just just stay with us because we might be getting more updates on this . getting more updates on this. but for now, let's just cross to gb news national reporter paul hawkins, who has just landed on the island of rhodes . now it's the island of rhodes. now it's a big part of rhodes that has been and is being ravaged by these wildfires. i think, paul, you're outside the airport and you're talking to many people , many talking to many people, many tourists caught up in this . yeah yeah. >> it's affecting. we must keep stressing this. the fires are affecting 10% of the island. the focus of the firefighting today is between two villages called vathi and gennady there in the south. that's where most of the fires are. we're in the north about an hour's drive away, and we're hearing from people that are out a kind of mixed are flying out a kind of mixed picture, really . it depends how picture, really. it depends how close were fires . close you were to the fires. obviously, some people have spent time evacuation spent some time in evacuation centres . we know of one family centres. we know of one family and to speak to and we're hoping to speak to them that decided to

them later that decided to return to their hotel and stay there because at least they have beds there, which they didn't have evacuation centre have in the evacuation centre and they while they have beds in the hotel, they've been without water and electricity for some time now. we spoke to barry in the last hour, barry from merseyside. he said that for five days out of there holiday, at least half their holiday was spent without any water and electricity. as well. so even though they'd paid for an all inclusive they had inclusive package, they had to go hotels in order to go to other hotels in order to try and wash and to eat and so they're hoping to recoup that money. so it's how it's affected tourists here. it really differs, to be honest, and especially in the north, people here just going about their business as normal enjoying business as normal and enjoying their compared to what their holiday compared to what is happening in the south. one has to spare a thought , though, has to spare a thought, though, for who actually for the people who do actually live rely tourism, live here and rely on tourism, the effects them will be the effects for them will be much last much much greater and last much longer and an indication longer and give us an indication on i know you've just arrived there, but how the airport

itself is operating, because clearly a lot of the scheduled flights have been cut until at least the weekend. >> but they've got these repatriation or rescue flights effectively still flying in. yeah they have. >> and so it we do know that. but i have to say it's not reflected in what we're seeing at the airport. it it all of a sudden the airport fills up and then very quickly it empties out. so it is intermittent in terms of how busy it is. i've just actually seen a greek foreign office post poster that's been scrawled hastily put together and then stuck on the wall with an arrow pointing. so i think the greek the greek authorities have increased the presence of their their equivalent of the foreign office at this airport to assist with tourist makers and no doubt they're liaising with the foreign have foreign office as well, who have sent officials and aid sent over six officials and aid for red cross volunteers as well. but there are there is an increased presence here by both the greek and the british authorities helping with the tourists. but certainly it's not

that kind of picture that one would have imagined, certainly one the weekend would have imagined, certainly one there the weekend would have imagined, certainly one there wasthe weekend would have imagined, certainly one there was chaoseekend would have imagined, certainly one there was chaos atend would have imagined, certainly one there was chaos at the where there was chaos at the airport. that. but airport. we can't say that. but it is a kind of it's an it's an orderly tourists orderly way that tourists are making through the making their way through the airport and onto these airport and then onto these flights back home. >> paul hawkins talking to >> okay. paul hawkins talking to us from rhodes . we'll rejoin you us from rhodes. we'll rejoin you later. thank you for that. well, joining us now is sean tipton, who is media relations manager for the association of british travel agents. give our viewers some advice, then , because many some advice, then, because many of them are planning to go to greece , thousands of them, in greece, thousands of them, in fact, for their summer holidays. but they're in limbo. they don't know whether they can get to rhodes. they don't know whether the hotel will even be there . the hotel will even be there. how should people be handling this as well? >> i think at the moment, the first thing to bear in mind is obviously these were pretty first thing to bear in mind is obviouswildfiresnere pretty first thing to bear in mind is obviouswildfires inre pretty first thing to bear in mind is obviouswildfires in rhodes. serious wildfires in rhodes. >> why the greek >> that's why the greek authorities, very sensibly and correctly gave the to order evacuate, get people out of there as quickly as possible. that happened very quickly. in

fact, i got call on saturday fact, i got a call on saturday evening. when we found out evening. and when we found out what was going on so that clearly that don't think it clearly that i don't think it happened perfectly. but having said , if look at the said that, if you look at the way they did this way the greek they did this so quickly they everybody quickly and they got everybody out and that's not just holidaymakers. would be local holidaymakers. it would be local people, etcetera people, hotel workers, etcetera , to safety. , and got them all to safety. now the problem then was that at this time of year, the hotels are pretty much fully booked. so these people were unfortunately it possible to move it wasn't possible to move them to hotel away . that's to a hotel straight away. that's why from people why you've heard from people staying pools and staying in school pools and gyms, , released under gyms, etcetera, released under coven gyms, etcetera, released under cover. again, it was just cover. but again, it was just the sheer of it and the the sheer scale of it and the speed at which it had to be done. and i think greeks done. and i think the greeks have in have done an excellent job in that. stage was that that. the second stage was that our members, the tour operators, were liaising with the greeks. but was, you had to but the thing was, you had to actually then locate where exactly your customers were because put in because they were put in emergency shelters. and then the next getting next stage is to start getting them why we've had them home. that's why we've had sending , which would sending out planes, which would have been full of british tourists and going out empty tourists and are going out empty so can bring people home

so they can bring people home again. and also did to again. and we also did that to make they free make sure that they would free up hotel for the up some hotel space for the people who to be evacuated. up some hotel space for the pe

failed them. we spoke to jess bailey and her daughter, anna. i know difficult for you to comment on individual circumstances, but they had contacted their operator , tui, contacted their operator, tui, before they went to actually ask, you know, can we move? can we cancel? because they were concerned, told no, you can't because you're going. within seven days they ended up getting into the they were into the airport. they were moved to an evacuation centre by tuiand moved to an evacuation centre by tui and were basically left to fend for themselves. if it hadnt fend for themselves. if it hadn't been for the local greek population. teachers in particular at the school there, they wouldn't have got fed and watered where is the duty of care? there in that case for the industry ? industry? >> well, i think as you say, i can't comment on individual cases.i can't comment on individual cases. i just can't do that. so but what i say is this, but what i would say is this, that this was i'm not going that this this was i'm not going to but this to say unprecedented, but this is scale is a pretty large scale situation developed very situation that developed very quickly. and the initial priority was just get people out of those hotels, get them to safety. but i think maybe in the immediate aftermath, yeah , of immediate aftermath, yeah, of course, some would have

course, some people would have been positions they been in positions that they shouldn't been shouldn't really have been in. and that's that's not good. and i'd apologise anybody i'd like to apologise to anybody who was position, but it who was in that position, but it was think that, was really if people think that, you we're not taking this you know, we're not taking this seriously, won't anything, you know, we're not taking this seriquite won't anything, you know, we're not taking this seriquite reverse anything, you know, we're not taking this seriquite reverse . anything, you know, we're not taking this seriquite reverse . so ything, you know, we're not taking this seriquite reverse . so my 1g, it's quite the reverse. so my own certainly own experience, we certainly were so, but, i think you're were so, but, but i think you're going situations, going to have situations, unfortunately, people will unfortunately, when people will have experiences which are not far from ideal. they far from ideal. of course, they are particularly i think are particularly because i think are particularly because i think a people travelled a lot of people who travelled out rhodes, this might have out to rhodes, this might have been their first foreign holiday for the for three years because of the pandemic, let me push you happened. but let me push you again without obviously addressing individual addressing the individual circumstances . circumstances. >> there been a systemic >> has there been a systemic failure where someone that's contacted holiday company contacted a holiday company and actually, , checked what actually, you know, checked what the situation is and said, yeah , got to go. , it's fine, you've got to go. they are then bused directly from the airport to an evacuation centre. they didn't even their hotel. clearly even get to their hotel. clearly that's a failure on behalf of the structure or the system that's been put in place. >> as i've said, i can't comment on individual so if on individual cases, so if you're asking me to do now. >> so the point is this, that if

somebody is not happy the way they've by their they've been treated by their tour operator, if they haven't and that's that's not and of course, that's that's not everything is perfect and things can sometimes go wrong, then they should obviously take that up with the tour operator and if necessary, you can involve necessary, you can then involve aberta. very aberta. we have a very straightforward aberta. we have a very straightfonwhich going be procedure, which was going to be my i i my next question. i do. i do know this was know because this was such a fast developing situation, there were who perhaps when were people who perhaps when they initially go , they were initially due to go, it was the rule was that you can go and that changed, right. and that transit and that probably in transit and that's ideal. that's far that's not ideal. that's far from yeah, i agree. from ideal. yeah, i agree. >> we have asked tui and we're waiting response waiting for their response in this circumstance. this particular circumstance. but you've indicated , if but as you've indicated, if people with their people aren't happy with their travel company, can then go travel company, they can then go to as the association. yeah, to you as the association. yeah, exactly . exactly. >> and they need to take it up with them first because obviously everybody who ever obviously if everybody who ever had came straight to had a complaint came straight to abbitibbi, actually had a complaint came straight to abbitibito actually had a complaint came straight to abbitibito travel actually had a complaint came straight to abbitibito travel company. so spoken to the travel company. so they it up the they need to take it up with the travel it's an travel company first. if it's an absent member, which most are, travel company first. if it's an abseift member, which most are, travel company first. if it's an abseif you're)er, which most are, travel company first. if it's an abseif you're notwhich most are, travel company first. if it's an abseif you're not happynost are, travel company first. if it's an abseif you're not happy host the and if you're not happy with the way you've been treated, the yes, of course can then yes, of course you can then involve you very >> okay, sean, thank you very much for taking us through that.

much thank you. much appreciated. thank you. >> stay with us here on >> well, do stay with us here on on gb news. there is the breaking news that a firefighting plane has crashed on the greek island of evia . on the greek island of evia. that's been during a rescue mission in to help tackle these wildfires. we will bring you the latest on this breaking story very soon. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> good afternoon. i'm alex deakin. this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. a mix of sun and showers today, but not everywhere. seeing the showers, the winds are lighter it the winds are lighter so it feels warmer, but it does feels a bit warmer, but it does mean are quite slow. mean the showers are quite slow. moving we're between weather systems this one systems at the moment. this one will bring some wet weather for much country tomorrow, much of the country tomorrow, particularly tomorrow but particularly tomorrow night. but back today , we do have some back to today, we do have some heavy scattered across heavy showers scattered across northeast england, southern scotland or elsewhere. but scotland, 1 or 2 elsewhere. but i think they'll tend to fade as

we go through the evening. so most certainly across most places certainly across wales, southern wales, the midlands, southern england and northern scotland becoming with clear spells. becoming dry with clear spells. i think we'll keep lot of i think we'll keep a lot of cloud across southern scotland and northern england. that'll keep temperatures here. and northern england. that'll kee|elsewhere,3ratures here. and northern england. that'll kee|elsewhere,3raturea here. and northern england. that'll kee|elsewhere,3raturea chillyre. but elsewhere, quite a chilly old temperatures well old night. temperatures well down figures in the down into single figures in the countryside, sunny start countryside, but a sunny start for wales. southern for most of wales. southern england midlands england, the midlands and northern scotland . so a bright northern scotland. so a bright start for northern ireland. but that won't last. it'll cloud over steadily here as outbreaks that won't last. it'll cloud ov rain eadily here as outbreaks that won't last. it'll cloud ov rain start/ here as outbreaks that won't last. it'll cloud ov rain start to ere as outbreaks that won't last. it'll cloud ov rain start to trickle )utbreaks that won't last. it'll cloud ov rain start to trickle in.)reaks of rain start to trickle in. a few showers likely over northern england and southern scotland , england and southern scotland, but heavy or as but probably not as heavy or as widespread as today. and for a good chunk of the country, most of be dry and of the day will be dry and bright and a bit warmer tomorrow as maybe 24 across as well, 23, maybe 24 across the london but the rain will london area. but the rain will trickle into wales, south—west england, and then spread across most wednesday evening. most areas by wednesday evening. some heavy bursts of rain likely as well, making up for a mild nights, but a fairly damp start to thursday. it will brighten up with 1 or 2 showers, many places looking on friday. more looking brighter on friday. more heavy showers to come into the weekend. now .

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is the people's channel. britain's news . is the people's channel. britain's news. channel is the people's channel. britain's news . channel more is the people's channel. britain's news. channel more nhs strikes today, of course, radiographers. >> but let's update you on the bigger picture here on a surge in ill health for england to have a huge impact on the nhs.

according to the latest study from a leading health charity , p. >> a stark warning has been issued on the future health of britons . today the health britons. today the health foundation found that by 2040 9.1 million people in england will have a major illness. now thatis will have a major illness. now that is an increase of, can you believe, 37% compared with 2019? >> well, by comparison , the >> well, by comparison, the working age population projected to increase by only 4. and it is that group that they say responsible for generating the bulk of government revenues, i.e. tax used to fund public services, including the nhs cases of dementia are expected to rise 45% by 2040. >> heart failure by a whopping 92, and cancer by 31. >> well , let's get more now with >> well, let's get more now with dr. laurence buckman , who is dr. laurence buckman, who is former chairman of the bma general practitioners committee . sobering reading , but trying . sobering reading, but trying to sort of interpret what's going on. is it because we're all living longer and therefore succumbing to these diseases, or is it the effect of poverty and

social or the lack of social policy ? it's the first one is predictable. >> and the rest of it is unpredictable and connected to a whole variety of things . whole variety of things. >> if we deal with the fact that we're keeping older people alive much longer, that's a good thing generally, and we should be encouraging that. so that would produce a bigger pool of people alive with chronic illness rather than dead from it, which they used to be. if then they used to be. if you then look at rest of the look at the rest of the population , they're bringing population, they're bringing a whole set of diseases to the table in particular obesity , table in particular obesity, which causes a variety of things , including diabetes, cancer and heart disease, obesity must be the next biggest preventable group. and after that, there's a whole range of other issues that are getting more prevalent, partly because of the way we live. but the biggest determinant of most of this, i'm afraid, is poverty, which we know and we've seen over and over again . that's my picture, over again. that's my picture, by the way. we see over and over

again. is the determinant of most illness in the community. >> so there's all sorts of there's all sorts of initiatives that are going to be needed to solve this. it's not just about the nhs is it ? the nhs is it? >> almost nothing of this is to do with the nhs. we're here to keep people alive longer and that seems completely reasonable. but if we keep them longer they will inevitable . we longer they will inevitable. we get sick of something else and more expensive later on that you just have to regard that as part of the deal. the rest of it is a society issue and not really very political either. it's to do with the way we choose to do things. so if you want to deal with obesity, you have to tackle it at source, which means making good food available at a reasonable price and educating people to eat that good food rather than anything else. and that includes a whole array of other things you need to do beafing other things you need to do bearing down on smoking, which i think we've had a reasonable attempt at. but there are many

other initiatives and all of them help, but none of them on their own enough . their own are enough. >> yeah, i was going to ask you about, you know, has it been a success story in stopping people smoking because, of course, it's not just but heart not just cancer, but heart disease or is it the disease as well? or is it the fact that perhaps people have thought, given thought, well, i've given up smoking and go and have smoking now and i'll go and have my pork pie my cornish pasty or my pork pie or whatever? my cornish pasty or my pork pie or what i ler? my cornish pasty or my pork pie or whati think most people who >> no, i think most people who give up smoking, unless >> no, i think most people who give up smoking , unless they're give up smoking, unless they're doing it for a bet or for some new some new year's resolution, can actually do stick to a variety of healthier lifestyle initiatives , including not initiatives, including not smoking . smoking. >> and it's interesting as well that, you know, we talk about the cost of living crisis because, for example , near me, because, for example, near me, there's a farm shop in a village thatis there's a farm shop in a village that is having to shut down because people in the village aren't using it, so they're not sourcing the best food. they're going elsewhere for cheaper, much cheaper replacements. and this farm shop has gone out of business. >> it's a bit of urban mythology

or even rural mythology that that cheap, reliable food can only come from certain sources. what you want is food that isn't ultra processed, that hasn't got five things in it. ultra processed, that hasn't got five things in it . um, if you, five things in it. um, if you, if you go and buy apples , if you go and buy apples, there's nothing in an apple but an apple. and as a result, apples are relatively cheap and easy to consume . um, and the easy to consume. um, and the same with most other vegetables and fruit. good meat doesn't have to cost a lot of money. you don't have to have steak. you can have lots of other things too. and we should be eating a variety of foods that haven't had added to had lots of things added to them, sugar and them, particularly sugar and salt and a variety of odd chemicals. the rule of thumb is if you can't pronounce the name of the chemical, you shouldn't be eating it . be eating it. >> a sage bit of health advice there from you, lawrence. thank you. >> rules out so much. >> rules out so much. >> thank you very much indeed . >> thank you very much indeed. >> thank you very much indeed. >> thank you very much indeed. >> thank you. stay with us here on gb news. we will be telling you about the protests in israel against kerbs on the jewish.

see, it all comes as the prime minister there is accused of becoming a dictator. first, let's bring you straight up to date with all the headlines . date with all the headlines. here's rory . here's rory. >> thank you very much . pep. >> thank you very much. pep. a plea fighting wildfires in greece has crashed on the island of evia , near athens. if you're of evia, near athens. if you're watching on television, you can see footage of the plane dropping water over a fire. and then as it takes a turn, it then crashes into a hillside before bursting into flames. crashes into a hillside before bursting into flames . the greek bursting into flames. the greek air force says there were two airmen on board. wildfires have consumed the island for seven days, forcing residents to retreat to shelters along the coast . greece's prime minister, coast. greece's prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, says there is no magic defence against climate change. >> the woman is the next few days, especially today, tomorrow, thursday will be difficult.

>> days after that. i hope that the conditions will help us more and that is why we obviously remain on high alert. and that is why we obviously remain on high alert . we know remain on high alert. we know that things will probably get worse, not better, with warmer temperatures, more droughts, stronger winds, the morphology of our terrain makes putting out fires extremely difficult in many cases. so we have another difficult summer ahead of us in other news this afternoon, patients waiting for mri appointments and various scans will experience further delays as radiographers from 37 nhs trusts walk out . trusts walk out. >> members of the society of radiographers are taking part in a 48 hour strike because of burnout as well as an ongoing pay burnout as well as an ongoing pay dispute . the union says pay dispute. the union says worrying numbers of staff are leaving the industry and not enoughis leaving the industry and not enough is being done to recruit more workers . the owner of more workers. the owner of multiple household brands, including marmite , ben and including marmite, ben and jerry's dove and comfort , says jerry's dove and comfort, says it could continue to hike prices across its products . unilever

across its products. unilever says its operating profit increased more than a fifth to ,5.5 billion. but the volume of sales dipped by 0.2% over the six months to the end of june . six months to the end of june. the group ceo says that whilst the is unlikely cut the company is unlikely to cut its prices any time price its prices any time soon, price growth will continue to moderate through the year. that's the up to date. but you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website. that is news.com.

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motorway — the way to sell your car! gb news radio. >> welcome back to the live desk on gb news the house of lords enquiry into the windsor framework has concluded , framework has concluded, suggesting improvements to the original northern ireland protocol. of course , that protocol. of course, that framework agreed back in february, intended to ease post brexit trade between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. the lords protocol subcommittee warned that some businesses , warned that some businesses, particularly non retailers , will particularly non retailers, will find the framework processes more burdensome. well let's get the latest from our northern ireland reporter dougie beattie beattie . apologies, who's been beattie. apologies, who's been speaking to glen roberts and dup mp sammy wilson earlier. speaking to glen roberts and dup mp sammy wilson earlier . there mp sammy wilson earlier. there seems to be a bit of a problem with, i think what's been described as groupage freight dougie . why yes, hello and good

dougie. why yes, hello and good , good afternoon and welcome to customs house square . customs house square. >> this place, of course, was closed . belfast was a deep water closed. belfast was a deep water port. everything that came into this part of britain had to come through the customs, be paid here and come out this side. and that's exactly what the problem is here. because it appears is here. because now it appears that the eu are responsible and they will decide what goods are coming into northern ireland, not the uk. 70% of northern ireland's business is done with the uk , not with the eu. and the uk, not with the eu. and thatis the uk, not with the eu. and that is causing problems. and when we talk about groupage freight, so back in february i spoke to nigel farage in this actually we had quite a conversation on on air with it and we had pointed out at that stage of the game that big supermarkets were going to have a green lane. that meant that these lorries belonging to the big, big three supermarkets would be checked and locked at source in their warehouse . in source in their warehouse. in england, military grade locks put on them and they would travel through england. scotland

come across in a boat and go straight to their destiny in and onceit straight to their destiny in and once it was on locked, that would be fine . that gives would be fine. that gives problems though for groupage haulage. some of these lorries would have stopped on the way through and picked up other goods for other retailers and they would have shared the load and therefore the cost of the load would have came down and it gave more selection to retail inside northern ireland. now that has very much evolved out of this that only the supermarkets have that type of facility and the retailers, those independent retailers inside northern ireland are under real pressure now to make sure that they can two can get their goods in at a competitive price and this is where this argument really starts between one side of this business and the other side is, of course, the other side is, of course, the politics. and i spoke to glyn roberts of retail ni that very much represents that side of the business. i think the

report is a fair estimation of the challenges the business community face with the implementation of the windsor accord . i think for us, the accord. i think for us, the labelling issue is the one big issue that we need more work on. we're not satisfied at the level of engagement between the government and the retail sector on this issue . and if there's on this issue. and if there's one thing that we need, if we're going to get the windsor accord right, it right, is more engagement and it needs to structured needs to be structured engagement and my worry is that the focus of the government that has been sorting out the issues around supermarkets and around the big supermarkets and not listening to the concerns of independent retailers have well , all you can hear from glen roberts, the frustration there in amongst those retailers, but really this will affect farmers, both sides of the border and of course, on both sides of the irish sea because northern ireland feeds about 6.6 million mouths in the uk and most of it a lot of its meat comes from here in northern ireland. and if there's no lorries coming into

northern ireland, you can imagine there's no tractor units in those lorries to pull them back out. so the load becomes much more expensive . and of much more expensive. and of course if cattle are sold live in the likes of carlisle cattle marts over there, those that aren't sold then have to wait six weeks to come back and therefore for the meat trade will have to accept a lower price for these animals. and that will also help with the south of ireland . if that meat south of ireland. if that meat trade goes into the south of ireland, there's less places to sell that meat and both sides of the border will then suffer on the border will then suffer on the their goods. and the price of their goods. and that the political side that brings the political side into it. and sammy wilson of the dup. and let's not forget , the dup. and let's not forget, the dup. and let's not forget, the dup aren't sitting in government here because agree here because they don't agree with framework document. with the framework document. things got a lot things have obviously got a lot worse because he has some very big claims against the prime minister . big claims against the prime minister. dougie thank you very much indeed for updating us on that. >> we'll continue to monitor what the reaction is. thank you i >> -- >> any day now, the first of 500

migrants will move to the south coast to take up residence on the bibby stockholm barge, which is moored in portland. in dorset, residents in portland have been protesting for weeks, concerned at the impact the new arrivals will have on the town's pubuc arrivals will have on the town's public services. >> we've got this special report with our south—west of england. reporter jeff moody, who's talked the people there talked to all the people there who say their voices aren't being heard. >> i am making this recording to try and let people know how the majority of the population on portland feel. the people of portland feel. the people of portland taking to their phones to get their voices heard , each to get their voices heard, each one with a story about delayed operations cancelled appointments, resources is stretched to breaking point . stretched to breaking point. >> our experience is we've had to wait for weeks for a telephone consultation with the gp. we're waiting for follow ups and um, well, they're saying don't even think till the end of

august. >> i've got a surgeon who's begging to do the surgery and a surgery who won't book the injections because nobody knows what's going on because they're so busy, so i'm stuck in this limbo. >> so it took me seven months to see a nurse practitioner, even though i was asked by the nurse practitioner to get in touch within months. i did and within three months. i did and i can't get past the receptionist at. >> it's a sharp contrast to facilities on board britain's most controversial barge , the most controversial barge, the bibby stockholm, where medical support is on tap for the people of portland. >> that doesn't seem fair. >> that doesn't seem fair. >> the home office told gb news. >> the home office told gb news. >> for facilities on board the bibby stockholm are designed to provide for the essential needs of those accommodated , including of those accommodated, including the provision of health care to minimise the impact on local communities and local services as this is run by health care professionals. a doctor and nurses who are able to deliver elements of primary care , elements of primary care, including prescribing medication

. but that doesn't wash. in portland . portland. >> and the main problem, the fact is the health service down here is dire. so to say that it's not going to affect us, that's the issue . we need it to that's the issue. we need it to change. it's a poor health service that we have down here. so to say it's not going to affect us is bad. it's very insulting because we have been asking for better services for our doctors. >> say, our local >> i have to say, our local clinics doctors are working clinics and doctors are working very but mostly have very hard, but mostly they have to lot . i forget how to close a lot. i forget how often they've closed in the last month, they send out little month, but they send out little notices. come the notices. don't come to the surgery can't surgery today because we can't cope. so to say that it's part of the platitude , we're getting of the platitude, we're getting platitudes. we're getting no information in, they're information in, and they're making wonderful making these wonderful assumptions worry, you making these wonderful assun be ons worry, you making these wonderful assun be affected. worry, you making these wonderful assun be affected. but)rry, you making these wonderful assun be affected. but of 1, you won't be affected. but of course, won't be affected. but of couand the fact that they have a >> and the fact that they have a gp on board and a nurse on board with all, you know, new medical equipment , with all, you know, new medical equipment, it's quite frankly , i equipment, it's quite frankly, i would say, frustrating . and unethical. >> and it just shows the corruption that's going on here

for the people of portland feel voiceless. >> they say that portland port isn't listening to them. they say dorset council isn't listening to them. they say the home office isn't listening to them. and until people hear what they have to say, they will use whatever means they can to get their message across. jeff moody, gb news. >> of course, they still haven't been moved to on the barge. we'll update you as we get more on that from the home office. now let's return to our top story the wildfires story and the wildfires that have rhodes have hit greece, rhodes in particular. well, earlier we interviewed jess bailey her interviewed jess bailey and her daughter travelled daughter anna. they'd travelled to rhodes the weekend and to rhodes at the weekend and they believe that their travel company, did not inform company, tui, did not inform them sufficiently of the situation on the ground. they ended in evacuation centre ended up in an evacuation centre basically with local people supplying food and water. well, tui have come back to us with the following statement on it. >> our teams in rhodes des tui have been working tirelessly to support customers impacted by the wildfires in southeastern parts of the island. five

repatriation flights have brought hundreds of customers home and we're working hard to get everyone back. as soon as we can. we appreciate how distressing and difficult it has been for those who have been evacuated . we ask that they evacuated. we ask that they continue to follow the advice of the local authorities and keep in touch with our reps . we have in touch with our reps. we have now all customers who had now moved all customers who had beenin now moved all customers who had been in evacuation centres to unaffected hotels where our reps are based to look after impacted guests and it continues . we are guests and it continues. we are not operating any outbound flights to rhodes up to and including friday the 28th of july. that's this friday and are also not operating holidays for customers travelling to impacted hotels up to and including this sunday we will be in touch with customers directly if their hotels in the south of the island have been impacted. all flight only customers due to travel on these flights will receive full refunds. package houday receive full refunds. package holiday customers will have the opfion holiday customers will have the option to amend their booking or cancel with a full refund . cancel with a full refund. >> there's more bearing in mind,

of course , that both jess and of course, that both jess and anna said they hadn't been contacted by tui. clearly they're getting their message across now . they've gone on to across now. they've gone on to say passengers due to travel up to and including 30th of july for all of rhodes will be offered a free amend to another houday offered a free amend to another holiday or the option to cancel for a full refund. we are still operating flights from rhodes back to uk and ireland as scheduled. the safety and wellbeing customers, wellbeing of our customers, teams remains our top priority . teams remains our top priority. just to remind you both jess and anna saying that they had no information or communication from tui and were taken straight to that evacuation centre. but clearly the warning is there . clearly the warning is there. check before you go or what the situation is. >> the prime minister has signalled that watering down or has signalled that he might be watering down certain green pledges, stating that net zero strategies should remain proportional and pragmatic when considering the cost of living crisis . crisis. >> with all this coming amid increasing confusion, it seems

over the government's position on banning the sales of new petrol and diesel cars in 2030. now michael gove said those plans immovable . but as we've plans immovable. but as we've been indicating, number 10, signalling that environmental policies may have to be diluted because of the cost of living crisis. let's get more. the deputy political editor tom harwood now switched on or switched off. tom that's the question . question. >> it certainly is. and the one policy position that we can be sure that the government is relatively clear on is this general sense that we will get to net zero by 2050, where the perhaps less clear policy areas are is exactly how we will get there. and of course, 2050 does seem to be quite a way away and there's a great deal of confusion about the specifics of getting there. this morning, we heard michael gove be clear that the ban on new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, he is staying in place. that's after there was

some scepticism raised by the international development minister. the day before. however, there are other big questions. what will happen to the proposed ban on new gas boilers ? what will happen to boilers? what will happen to other sorts of levies that are being thought up in whitehall? of course we've heard the government come out pretty fervently against ultra low emission zones. it's become a point of policy campaigning by the conservative party and sources in government tell me that there is a rethink on new rules to limit the size of windows in new build properties as well . the government is as well. the government is walking a tightrope here, both in terms of trying to keep democratic concerns meant for that net zero journey, but also not doing things to far too fast or in too unpopular way that will deliver a backlash. that's the warning that michael gove was talking about. the experience in the netherlands of that government going too far

and actually creating democratic backlash to those ideas, perhaps even setting back the course of net zero by going too far and too fast . it's a it's a delicate too fast. it's a it's a delicate policy balance . policy balance. >> and tom, just indicate to us what other areas the government might be looking at to change its mind on. >> well, the government has been saying that it is committing to this north sea oil and gas exploration in a way that has very much upset just stop oil and groups like it. in fact, we're seeing the energy secretary, grant shapps , quite secretary, grant shapps, quite regularly now on twitter , regularly now on twitter, standing up for the north sea oil and gas sector is a dividing line between the conservatives and the labour party where there's more ambiguity. however is in some of these proposed bans, the gas boiler situation and the idea of to whether the government goes for hydrogen or goes for heat pumps, there's

still policy ambiguity there for andindeedin still policy ambiguity there for and indeed in some of the other regulations i mentioned before , regulations i mentioned before, those those build design codes that have been drawn up in accordance with net zero, maybe getting now some alterations as well. but as things stand, since these stories have been bubbling up since the weekend about the government rethinking some elements of the path to get to net zero, the only policy that has had a very clear commitment out there in definite terms from the government today is that ban on new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. tom thanks very much indeed. >> a little clearer perhaps. we'll find out. thank you very much indeed. now let's bring you some breaking news we're getting from number 10, or rather from the liberal democrats as to number 10. they're urging rishi sunak to hold an emergency meeting or a cobra meeting. one of these committees in number 10

to deal with the impact , they to deal with the impact, they say, of the wildfires on roads and that the prime minister has shown a failure of leadership. >> they say, yeah , and it was >> they say, yeah, and it was only yesterday that the liberal democrats the democrats was was urging the government roads on the government to put roads on the red list . and now the party's red list. and now the party's foreign affairs spokeswoman is saying the prime minister needs to take action and urgently convene an emergency cobra meeting. it must immediately change the foreign office advice to essential travel only, which will enable the thousands of british tourists due to fly to rhodes to safely cancel their holidays without being left out of out of pocket because thousands are due to go over the next few weeks. there >> similar call from labour leaderin >> similar call from labour leader in the lords, baroness smith, saying that the government needs to rethink the matter on that as matter urgently. more on that as we get it. but that's it from the desk. but all the news the live desk. but all the news still us gb news because still with us on gb news because nanaisin still with us on gb news because nana is in for patrick today. she's going to tell us what's up i >> -- >> well, thank you for that. well, i've got to say, obviously, we're going to carry well, i've got to say, obyfollowinge're going to carry well, i've got to say, obyfollowinge're story to carry well, i've got to say, obyfollowinge're story of carry well, i've got to say, obyfollowinge're story of they on following the story of the

wildfires the british wildfires and how the british tourists the tourists are getting back to the uk. our reporters in uk. we've got our reporters in various . we'll be various airports. we'll be bringing of live. bringing you all of that live. plus a recent report , some plus plus a recent report, some undercover footage of lawyers assisting illegal immigrants, potentially to fudge their system so they can actually get into this country. we're discussing all of that and more after the weather . after the weather. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on gb news is . weather on gb news is. >> good afternoon . i'm alex >> good afternoon. i'm alex deakin. this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news a mix of sun and showers today, but not everywhere . seeing showers, everywhere. seeing the showers, the lighter so it the winds are lighter so it feels a bit warmer, but it does mean the showers are quite slow moving. between weather moving. we're between weather systems the moment. this one systems at the moment. this one will weather for will bring some wet weather for much country tomorrow, much of the country tomorrow, particularly night. particularly tomorrow night. but back do have some back to today, we do have some heavy scattered across heavy showers scattered across northeast england, southern scotland and 1 or 2 elsewhere. but i think they'll tend to fade as go through evening. so

as we go through the evening. so most places , certainly most places, certainly across wales, midlands, wales, the midlands, southern england northern scotland wales, the midlands, southern england dryiorthern scotland wales, the midlands, southern england dry with em scotland wales, the midlands, southern england dry with clear otland wales, the midlands, southern england dry with clear spells. becoming dry with clear spells. i think we'll keep a lot of cloud across southern scotland and northern england. that'll keep here. and northern england. that'll kee|elsewhere, here. and northern england. that'll kee|elsewhere, quite here. and northern england. that'll kee|elsewhere, quite a here. and northern england. that'll kee|elsewhere, quite a chillyre. but elsewhere, quite a chilly old . temperatures well old night. temperatures well down figures in the down into single figures in the countryside, sunny start countryside, but a sunny start for most of southern for most of wales, southern england, midlands and england, the midlands and northern so a bright northern scotland. so a bright start ireland, but start for northern ireland, but that last . it'll cloud that won't last. it'll cloud over steadily here as outbreaks of rain start to trickle in. a few showers likely over northern england southern scotland, england and southern scotland, but not as heavy or as but probably not as heavy or as widespread today . and for a widespread as today. and for a good of the country, most good chunk of the country, most of be dry and of the day will be dry and bright a bit warmer tomorrow bright and a bit warmer tomorrow as 24 across the as well. 23, maybe 24 across the london . but the rain will london area. but the rain will trickle wales, southwest trickle into wales, southwest england, spread across england, and then spread across most areas wednesday evening. most areas by wednesday evening. some heavy bursts of rain likely as well, making up for a mild nights, but a fairly damp start to thursday. it will brighten up with 1 or 2 showers, many places looking bright on friday. more heavy showers come the heavy showers to come into the weekend now . weekend. bye for now. >> that warm feeling inside from

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the day at the moment, the greece fires. it's greece wildfire fires. it's absolutely horrendous. what's happening there. but the question lot of people are question is a lot of people are saying climate but saying it's climate change. but we from those who we have reports from those who are saying some are there saying that some of these fires been manmade these fires have been manmade and are started humans. then, and are started by humans. then, of be talking of course, we'll be talking about farage. is the about nigel farage. it is the big story. another story big story. another big story here at gb news, farage is on at 7:00. we'll be giving you more detail, but finally, finally, we get an apology . but things have get an apology. but things have moved now and do we moved forward. now and do we need somebody to confirm who they are? who was it that actually leaked story to the actually leaked the story to the bbc? and then what about this immigration ? the whole honestly, immigration? the whole honestly, i couldn't believe it when i read about this. but in the daily mail, it talks about their laws , lawyers who are actually laws, lawyers who are actually assisting , those who are posing, assisting, those who are posing, who are potentially illegal immigrants to get into the uk , immigrants to get into the uk, they are giving them giving them advice, giving them tips as to they are giving them giving them adviythey ving them tips as to they are giving them giving them adviythey can them tips as to they are giving them giving them adviythey can get m tips as to they are giving them giving them adviythey can get bypassed to they are giving them giving them adviythey can get bypassed the how they can get bypassed the system. want miss system. you won't want to miss that and course, finally in that. and of course, finally in the up, our we'll be the coming up, our we'll be discussing stockholm discussing the bibby stockholm argy bargy. we'll moving the argy bargy. we'll be moving the story on because of course,