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 tires 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.7 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 adviithey ving them tips as to they are giving them giving them adviithey can them tips as to they are giving them giving them adviithey can get m tips as to they are giving them giving them adviithey can get bypassed to they are giving them giving them adviithey 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, story on now because of course,

those migrants aren't going to be the foreseeable . be there for the foreseeable. but fair the locals are in but is it fair the locals are in a worse condition than the people will this march people will be on this march that the way . aslef get in that is on the way. aslef get in touch in the usual way. gbv news gbnews.com or tweet us at gb news. but first, let's get your latest news headlines . latest news headlines. >> thank you very much. nana i'm rory smith in the gb newsroom . rory smith in the gb newsroom. we're going to start with some breaking news. we're just getting through in the last few moments five old boy moments. and a five year old boy and a 41 year old man have been found dead inside a home in leicester . officers were called leicester. officers were called to the address at 9:00 last night. both victims were found unconscious. they were both declared dead at the scene . declared dead at the scene. leicestershire police have said that an investor allegation is now being carried out. we will, of course, bring you more on

this throughout the afternoon . this throughout the afternoon. well, back to our top story today and a plea in fighting wildfires in greece has crashed on the island of evia. if you're watching on television, you can see now the plane dropping water over a fire. and then as it takes a turn, it slowly descends and crashes into a hillside. the greek air force says two airmen were on board. the wildfires have consumed parts of greece for seven days, forced residents to retreat to shelters along the coast. greece's prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis , says there kyriakos mitsotakis, says there is no magic defence against climate change in the next few days, especially today , days, especially today, tomorrow, thursday will be difficult. >> days after that . i hope that >> days after that. i hope that the conditions will help us more and that is why we obviously remain on high alert. we know that things will probably get worse , not better, with warmer worse, not better, with warmer temperatures , more droughts, temperatures, more droughts, stronger winds , the morphology 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. we well, elsewhere across the world, in algeria, the death toll from wildfires has risen to 34, including ten soldiers, 8000 firefighters are working to bnng firefighters are working to bring the blazes under control . bring the blazes under control. >> and in italy, wildfires forced the temporary closure of sicily's palermo airport with a limited number of flights given permission to take off. and in tunisia, families have been forced to flee from villages as several wildfires burned through crisis management consulting . sc crisis management consulting. sc crisis 24, says authorities are attempting to evacuate at least 2500 people. the prime minister says he is appalled by russian strikes on ukraines odesa amid efforts to restore the black sea grain deal . efforts to restore the black sea grain deal. russia efforts to restore the black sea grain deal . russia severed the 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 a phone call this morning, rishi sunak told ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy that the uk is working with turkey to restore that deal . turkey to restore that deal. 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 the 48 hour strike because of burnout as well as an ongoing dispute over pay - well as an ongoing dispute over pay . after rejecting the pay. 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. now 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 or dementia , an diabetes or dementia, an increase of 37% compared with

2019 . around 80% of the 2019. around 80% of the projected increase in poor health will affect those aged 70 and over . nhs health will affect those aged 70 and over. nhs doctor frankie jackson . spence says that more jackson. spence says that more advancements in medical technologies means people are living longer while getting better at detecting diseases . better at detecting diseases. >> we've got advancements in medical technology . does that medical technology. does that mean we're picking things like cancers up earlier so more people living with them? but people are living with them? but also, you said, we can't deny 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. 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 . 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 and for water and for transport and for schools and for gp surgeries into account. when you're thinking about big new developments , we have delivered developments, we have delivered just last year the highest number of new homes for three decades. so we have 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 backbench fears and removed any sense of targeted thing. >> 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 i think is for the about it, i think is for the birds, frankly. >> is gb news, as we will >> this is gb news, as we will of course bring you more as it happens. now, though, back to

nana. >> good afternoon. this is gb news on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua. i'm for in patrick christys. it's just coming up to eight minutes after 3:00. so who could the senior person high up in natwest be? who on earth could have briefed the bbc's incorrectly i might add , in an incorrectly i might add, in an attempt to shut things down, or perhaps quite deliberately, but innocently . we pass on this innocently. we pass on this information to the bbc. i'm fortunately for coots, we are not giving up exhaust the complainant. a form of attrition doesn't work here. in fact, it only serves to make me and those around me. so real journalists hungry to find out the truth, even more determined . even more determined. unfortunately, they picked the wrong person. nigel farage. thankfully though, thank god

they did . because no matter what they did. because no matter what you think of his opinions and political standpoint , he was the political standpoint, he was the he has the right ought to have a bank account just as much as anybody else does . and in anybody else does. and in particular, when the bank is owned almost 40% by us, the taxpayer . as we owned almost 40% by us, the taxpayer. as we bailed out the rbs group , taxpayer. as we bailed out the rbs group, which taxpayer. as we bailed out the rbs group , which included coutts rbs group, which included coutts and natwest . but if it wasn't and natwest. but if it wasn't for us, people like dame alison rose wouldn't be able to pick up her eye—watering £5 million salary for doing what exactly? so who on earth? a senior person within natwest could have possibly briefed the bbc with this incorrect information? they can't be that clever because obviously in leaking it, they must have had some insider information on business editor simon jack from the bbc. surely should have read ahead. he had happened to be sitting next to dame alison rose, the ceo of natwest. then the very next day, he put out his incorrect tweet ,

he put out his incorrect tweet, apparently checking the information with the source and getting their permission before hand to publish it. did he not think that it looked highly suspect that she . dame alison suspect that she. dame alison was in fact his source and receiving the information on nigel's banking status , the nigel's banking status, the source would have had to have first hand knowledge . no first hand knowledge. no journalist of any significant calibre would publish such a thing if there was even the smallest modicum of doubt that the source was not credible . but the source was not credible. but surely, simon would have realised that in revealing private banking information, he was breaching data protection laws. nigel has not done anything illegal, and besides , anything illegal, and besides, the information turned out to be wrong . so whilst nigel holds no wrong. so whilst nigel holds no malice to simon, which is generous, i'm not sure i'd be that forgiving. whilst i might have a platform , nigel's global have a platform, nigel's global global footprint is huge. which of us could have brought the banks behaviour into the spotlight in such a way resulting in people like andrew neil and jon sopel, who aren't nigel's fans. being nigel's biggest fans. being openly thousands in

openly critical. thousands in this country have had to deal with brutal banks behaving in this way. it is truly disgusting , but you pick the wrong person this time , get to the absolute this time, get to the absolute truth of what happened here. >> how can it be right? and it doesn't matter whether it's me or anybody else, how can it be right that my banking status and the amount of money i may or may not have in my personal and business accounts are being discussed with the business editor of the bbc and then disseminated to a wider world. how can that be ethical ? how can how can that be ethical? how can that be legal? how can that be moral? i want to find out the truth and i'm blooming well going to find out the truth since i was last with you, i've now put in a subject access request to natwest as well to see what they hold about me and whether the name dame alison rose crops up there. i've also been to the information commissioner's office at the end of last week and they've got real powers of investigation. we

will all get to the source . so will all get to the source. so dame alison rose will you? >> the leak, is it you . so >> the leak, is it you. so that's what i think. but i want to hear your thoughts. i mean, just get in touch. email me, gbviews@gbnews.com now, of course, the big story of the day , the wild witch burning on the island of rhodes, which has meant that greek authorities are carrying country's carrying out the country's largest ever evacuation an around about 20,000 people are being rescued from homes and hotels. those strong winds are hampering the rescue mission . hampering the rescue mission. the outbreak in the central part of the island is still not yet under control. and thousands of holidaymakers who were evacuated from the worst affected areas have now arrived back home. and many critics of the initial sluggish response from the airlines and tour operators. the summer wildfires are not just

confined , though, to rhodes, confined, though, to rhodes, a new partial evacuation has been ordered in the northern part of corfu , and there are reports of corfu, and there are reports of a fire fighting plane crashing on the island of evia and then away from greece. there are reports of wildfires killing up to 34 people in algeria fanned by strong winds. fires also spread to neighbouring tunisia , spread to neighbouring tunisia, forcing the closure of two border crossings and a blaze has caused the temporary closure of palermo airport on the southern italian island of sicily . an italian island of sicily. an overnight storm there tore off roofs and brought down trees, killing two people. and in the latest development, a firefighting plane crashes on the greek island of evia during a rescue mission. mark white is now with the latest for almost a week now have been battles , week now have been battles, 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 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've 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 the hills below. after a sluggish start at the main airlines and tour operators now have additional planes flying those 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 a local approach us and say that the gym , basketball and say that the gym, basketball court is open, it's got air conditioning. you can go down there . so he gave us a lift down

there. so he gave us a lift down there, which is lovely. and they kept on bringing food and fresh water and things like that . but water and things like that. but we had no contact with the we still had no contact with the houday we 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 coastal areas . and away from greece in areas. and away from greece in nonh areas. and away from greece in north africa, authorities in parts of algeria and tunisia are battling wildfires , fires with battling wildfires, fires with several deaths reported . and several 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. well gb news reporter paul hawkins has been speaking to

british holidaymakers in rhodes as the focus of the firefighting efforts today on roads between the villages of gennady and vathi in the south. >> that is where the fires are burning. and we should stress that it's only 10% of the island that's affected in the north where we are at the airport near to rhodes town , which has to rhodes town, which has a population of around 125,000 people, people are just going about their business, to be honest. they are unaffected by the fires. nevertheless, we have been speaking to tourists that are leaving that have been in the south, near the fires . some the south, near the fires. some have been affected in terms of their hotel being without water, being without electricity, and they've seen the flames. they can see the fires , but they've can see the fires, but they've been able to remain within their hotel. that said , the all hotel. that said, the all inclusive package that they've paid has been well, inclusive package that they've paid has been well , they've paid for has been well, they've had to basically go to other hotels so that they can feed themselves and wash themselves. and we know that other people have been spending time in

evacuation so evacuation centres. so repatriation continue to repatriation flights continue to leave it's not leave the hotel. it's not a chaotic scene inside. it's not a penod chaotic scene inside. it's not a period that is busy and then it empties out very quickly , which empties out very quickly, which tells us that passengers leaving the hotel, sorry, leaving the airport are moving through it pretty quickly. earlier, we spoke to barry. he was one of those people staying in a hotel in south near the fires. but in the south near the fires. but was remain in his hotel was able to remain in his hotel . here's what he had to tell us. yeah it's been quite yeah it's been it's been quite frightening, with the frightening, actually, with the young kids. >> see fires from the >> and we see the fires from the hotel . it's affected hotel. it's just affected everything. the water, everything's gone off. electricity, the food , the electricity, the food, the dnnksin electricity, the food, the drinks in the hotel. so it's the fact that there's quite a bit on a holiday. >> okay. how long were you without 4 or without food and power for 4 or 5 days. 4 or 5 days. and how long are you out here for in total? >> 11. we've had to go to other hotels extra money in hotels and pay extra money in other to the other hotels. okay. to get the food. and about washing? food. and what about washing? >> or a bath >> having a shower or a bath is something about the water. >> we just had to get go to the toilets if we can and places and just get a quick wash. okay.

>> the what's the >> what's the what's the situation with getting compensation for the extra cost you've pay? you've had to pay? >> we're going to into >> now we're going to look into that. hopefully get some that. hopefully we can get some money airlines and money back from the airlines and you flames. you can see the flames. >> but, i mean, how did feel >> but, i mean, how did you feel when those things? when you saw those things? >> frightened, >> quite frightened, especially for know, it's for the kids. you know, it's more the kids are the more priority. the kids are the priority. you priority. but ourselves, you know, see the flames know, when you see the flames coming we don't know how coming up, we don't know how quick to move or quick they're going to move or close. to close. they're going to get to the hotel. >> the hotel. » m the hotel. >> did you feel, ethan? >> i felt a bit scared seeing all like, the smoke and is worrying me a bit. >> after it >> yeah, but after a while, it kind that fear went away. you kind of that fear went away. you did of realised it did it. you kind of realised it was i felt like bad was because i felt like bad things are going happen. things are going to happen. >> a shower and >> like, can't take a shower and that right. >> and how have, how >> okay. okay. and how have, how first of all, has the hotel deau first of all, has the hotel dealt with it in your opinion? >> we haven't moved from the hotel at mean, the hotel at all. i mean, the managers girlfriend, she was a firefighter, so she had to rush off. 0h, firefighter, so she had to rush off. oh, really? yeah. yeah >> okay. so they were >> oh, wow. okay. so they were volunteer. okay, so they volunteer. wow. okay, so they were a bit understaffed in that hotel yeah as well. hotel then? yeah as well. >> yeah, because we just got notified to say, you know, when

we flames, she's had to we see the flames, she's had to push as the push off because as the volunteer right. push off because as the voliokay. right. push off because as the voliokay. butght. push off because as the voliokay. but ht. push off because as the voliokay. but i suppose i mean >> okay. but i suppose i mean others have had it worse i suppose. >> worse. yeah. yeah. a lot worse. i mean we're quite fortunate in a way, it's fortunate in a way, but it's still frightening when you see the especially still frightening when you see the the especially still frightening when you see the the winds. especially with the winds. >> mean, obviously your >> so, i mean, obviously your houday >> so, i mean, obviously your holiday quite holiday has been quite inconvenience, not 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 from your of view. >> nothing from them. we had nothing three days, >> nothing from them. we had noth days three days, >> nothing from them. we had noth days after three days, >> nothing from them. we had noth days after the hree days, four days after the fire started, we had nothing. we had 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, just likes of easyjet, you just put a message say our thoughts message on to say our thoughts are those in the are with those over in the wildfires, which i thought was quite be honest. quite disgraceful, to be honest. right? | quite disgraceful, to be honest. right? i mean, you've got young kids so is barry. >> we that barry. » we >> we know that other tourists have been staying in evacuation centres, because there centres, but because there are no actually no beds, they've actually decided their decided to return to their hotels . the repatriation hotels. the repatriation flights continue . the foreign office has continue. the foreign office has an enhanced presence here. they've sent six foreign office officials and four members of staff from the red cross as well. we've also seen a few

extra posters put up by the greek equivalent of the foreign office directing tourists in case they need any help as well . so the situation at the moment in rhodes, the fires continuing to burn and the authorities concentrating their focus on the villages of vathi and gennady in the south. >> well, of course , that was >> well, of course, that was paul hawkins reporting earlier. now we can see i can show you some of the live shots from rhodes. if you're listening on radio, i'll describe what i'm seeing and of course, what we've got there as the fire still relentlessly burning , it's relentlessly burning, it's basically a very dark as well. a lot of people don't realise that. obviously if there's a fire, there's ash and it's interestingly enough that somebody sent a message. peter sent a message here because we'll be discussing it later here. you need three things to start a fire fuel , oxygen and start a fire fuel, oxygen and a source of ignition . these fires source of ignition. these fires could have been started deliberately to bolster the climate change argument . where climate change argument. where has where has the source of

has this where has the source of ignition come from? and that is the we'll be the question we'll be discussing. later but discussing. that later on. but just front of the in front of just in front of the in front of the mountains, got some the mountains, you've got some homes looks though it homes and it looks as though it does look as though it's relatively close . mean, relatively close. i mean, i'm looking at it now. it's obviously , i would say maybe 500 obviously, i would say maybe 500 yards away potentially. but that is my view from where i am . but is my view from where i am. but it is a worrying sign . so a lot it is a worrying sign. so a lot of clouds, a lot of smoke. you see the fire just flaming along, creating the sort of image of the ridge of the mountain there. so it's it is worrying. it's a concerning thing. and a lot of people in rhodes and in greece will be concerned about that. and these fires and the fact that these fires are in other places. but as peter in email, peter has pointed out in email, what is the ignition? what is the of these the source of these fires? because when we spoke to somebody the other day in greece, suggested they'd greece, they suggested they'd been helping the fire crews as a volunteer and they found lots of ignition, paraffin alia around where the fires were. so we'll be discussing that later. climate change or manmade coming

up, though, i'll also be asking who was the source of this leaked inaccurate details of nigel farage bank cook's bank account. i've nana akua . this is account. i've nana akua. this is gb news, britain's news

forces? join me mark white on gb news . news. >> welcome back. it's fast approaching . 26 minutes after approaching. 26 minutes after 3:00. this is gb news. we are the people's channel. i'm nana akua. now listen, the bbc has

issued an apology to gb news presenter nigel farage over its inaccurate report into why the bank account is bank account accounts was closed. now the corporation have claimed that nigel's account was closed because he no longer met the bank's financial requirements. but a report revealed this that his political views were actually a major factor in this decision to close his account. nigel has since thanked bbc news ceo deborah turness and business editor simon jack for their apologies. with good grace, which i'm impressed with because i wouldn't be like that . so i wouldn't be like that. so let's get the thoughts now of the outreach director at the free speech union, benjamin jones. benjamin first of all, your your thoughts on on the whole issue . whole issue. >> well , good afternoon. >> well, good afternoon. >> well, good afternoon. >> trying to extract any kind of clarification or correction from the bbc. >> that's not right . >> that's not right. >> that's not right. >> admission of error is a bit like extracting blood from a stone. >> but nigel farage has managed it. >> they have apologised and i

think they've kicked the ball back to coots, who now have a very set of questions very difficult set of questions to about how mr farage to answer about how mr farage personal information came to be in the hands of a bbc journalist to explain the contacts that to explain the two contacts that seem taken place between seem to have taken place between the editor of the bbc the business editor of the bbc and a senior source at coots . and a senior source at coots. and we need to know who the identity of that person was because in my view as a journalist, no journalist worth their salt would dare give the information such as this is to an organisation like the bbc. >> so if i was working for the bbc, which i have done in the years, years ago, i wouldn't dream of publishing this or saying this, but i wasn't 100% certain that my source was genuine. in your view, does it seem a bit of a coincidence that simon jack happened to be have happened to have a chat with or happened to have a chat with or happened to have a chat with or happened to be around and sitting next to dame alison rose well, it's a coincidence that certainly needs explaining. >> i think it's been fascinating over the few weeks watching over the past few weeks watching how narrative coming of how the narrative coming out of the and indeed replicated

the bank and indeed replicated in the media has changed. >> was all something >> firstly, it was all something about russia, an accusation that nobody wants to repeat outside of the parliamentary privilege you the house of commons. >> then it was supposedly because mr farage didn't have enough money his bank account enough money in his bank account and do get and then finally, do we get to the truth? >> claim that farage has >> the claim that mr farage has been all that it been making all along that it was didn't share the was because he didn't share the bank's values, bank's quote unquote values, that didn't his that they didn't like his politics, there politics, but of course, there the views held by the political views held by millions of people. >> got the right to >> and we've got the right to our political opinions in this country and to manifest and country and to manifest them and coots group, country and to manifest them and coots is group, country and to manifest them and coots is of group, country and to manifest them and coots is of course group, country and to manifest them and coots is of course owned oup, country and to manifest them and coots is of course owned inp, country and to manifest them and coots is of course owned in very which is of course owned in very large part by the taxpayer , large part by the taxpayer, seems happy alienate millions seems happy to alienate millions and millions of people. this isn't about nigel isn't just about nigel farage, as keeps pointing out i >> -- >> so what would you say to people who say, okay, so the taxpayer does own 40% of this bank? but other banks have bank? so but other banks have behaved similarly . what would behaved similarly. what would you say to them bank is you say to them that the bank is a company and therefore a private company and therefore can decide who its customers are ? >> 7. >>i ? >> i think the fact that the taxpayer owns 39% share in the natwest group is a powerful argument, but i don't think it's

the most powerful argument. i think, in fact, that when we're talking about banks, we're talking about banks, we're talking service that is talking about a service that is absolutely to living absolutely essential to living day to life in modern day to day life in modern britain increasingly britain and increasingly cashless society . you have to cashless society. you have to have a bank account. this isn't the being turned away the same as being turned away from something from a shop. this is something that indisposed , that is utterly indisposed, payable. so it's right payable. so it's quite right that government parliament regulate banks . they regulate regulate banks. they regulate the interactions between banks and their customers. and when the free speech union was debunked by paypal last year, we met with the city minister, andrew griffith, who's acted very swiftly. we turned over reams showing how reams of evidence showing how widespread this problem was , and widespread this problem was, and the government has now taken action to amend the financial regulations to make it much more difficult banks do this difficult for banks to do this now. is liberty , now. accept there is a liberty, an argument that banks or a bank is a private business and there should no regulation very should be no regulation or very light regulation. light touch regulation. indeed i don't that view, but don't agree with that view, but it's perfectly it's a perfectly coherent philosophy. seen over philosophy. what we've seen over the weeks is people who the last few weeks is people who have banks have been rallying against banks since the financial crash of

2008. people on the left of politics who are not making a consistent philosophical argument. instead they're saying, well, we don't like mr farage, so we don't agree with his account of events. and actually we're quite happy to turn blind eye to a bank turn a blind eye to a bank debunking one of its customers because they don't like his views. if that had happened views. now, if that had happened to or caroline to diane abbott or caroline lucas the left of lucas or somebody on the left of politics, i'd be just as horrified as i am by fact horrified as i am by the fact it's happened nigel farage. it's happened to nigel farage. but unfortunately, there are many who many people i think, who simply don't don't see it in this in this way. they're not able to see the longer term problems of living in cashless society living in a cashless society where bank you where banks can bank you arbitrarily because it is a worry, isn't it? >> so what would you you said that the government is making some some towards it, but some some moves towards it, but how how they how about how about they actually law the actually enshrined in law the banks can't bank you in this way because it should be a human right. would you not say that? >> well, the regulations make it much more difficult to for a bank to bank you, but they can of course still do bank you and

then give you a false spurious reason why they've taken reason for why they've taken the decision in which think decision in which case we think the of action is to the best course of action is to do what farage done do what nigel farage has done and a subject access and send a subject access request and that means you can see exactly mr farage has, see exactly as mr farage has, what bank is saying about what the bank is saying about you behind what you behind your back, what they're emails, what they're saying in emails, what documents about documents they're keeping about you the subject access you and the subject access request he sent produced this document that read almost like a file put together by an east german policeman full of ludicrous , intrusive gathering ludicrous, intrusive gathering of mr farage's views and the way in which he was described as awful and dame alison rose, the chief executive of coutts, has apologised at least for that. yeah putting yeah i mean fancy that putting down that you're a disingenuous grifter. >> it's almost like it's a joke. benjamin, thank you very much. that's benjamin jones. he's an outreach director for the free speech . well, coming up, speech union. well, coming up, how some lawyers are charging thousands to fake an asylum claim for illegal immigrants. you must stay for this. it's incredible. but first, let's get your latest news headlines with

rory smith . rory smith. >> thank you very much, nana . a >> thank you very much, nana. a plea and fighting wildfires in greece has crashed on the island of evia. the plane released water over a wildfire before crashing into a hillside. the greek air force says two airmen were on board. wildfires have consumed parts of greece for seven days as a man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting and murdering his 16 year old sister. 20 year old conor gibson attacked amber. amber gibson in november 2021, in south lanarkshire in scotland , over 130,000 children are in temporary accommodation in england. that's a record high. in addition , latest figures from in addition, latest figures from the department for levelling up housing and communities show over 140,000 households were in temporary accommodation by the end of march , which that's the end of march, which that's the up to date. but you can't get

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and showers today, but not everywhere seeing showers, everywhere. seeing the showers, the lighter so it the winds are lighter so it feels bit warmer, but it does feels a bit warmer, but it does mean the showers are quite slow moving. between weather moving. we're between weather systems at the moment. this one will weather for will bring some wet weather for much tomorrow , much of the country tomorrow, particularly tomorrow night. but 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 through the evening. so we go through the evening. so most certainly across most places, certainly across wales, southern wales, the midlands, southern england scotland england and northern scotland becoming spells . becoming dry with clear spells. i think we'll keep a lot of cloud across southern scotland and england. and northern england. that'll keep here. keep the temperatures up here. but a chilly but elsewhere, quite a chilly old temperatures well old night. temperatures well down into single figures in the countryside but a sunny start countryside, but a sunny start for of wales, southern for most of wales, southern england, midlands and england, the midlands and northern it's a bright northern scotland. it's a bright start ireland, start for northern ireland, but that it'll cloud that won't last. it'll cloud over as outbreaks over steadily here as outbreaks of rain start to trickle in a few showers likely over northern england and southern scotland, but not as heavy or as but probably not as heavy or as widespread as today. but probably not as heavy or as widespread as today . and for a widespread as today. and for a good chunk of the country, most of the day will dry of the day will be dry and

bright a bit warmer tomorrow bright and a bit warmer tomorrow as well. 23, maybe across as well. 23, maybe 24 across the london rain will london area. but the rain will trickle wales, south west trickle into wales, south west england, spread across england, and then spread across 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 friday. more looking bright on friday. more heavy into heavy showers to come into the weekend . for now . looks like weekend. bye for now. looks like things are heating up. >> bob boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . of weather on. gb news. >> well, good afternoon. if you just tuned in, welcome on board. this is gb news. we are the people's channel. i'm nana akua. it's just up to 36 it's just coming up to 36 minutes 3:00. this is minutes after 3:00. now, this is an incredible story. and you listen very carefully to this because an undercover investigation by the daily mail has exposed raw egg staff at uk

law firms charging thousands to help illegal immigrants fake their asylum claims. help illegal immigrants fake their asylum claims . a reporter their asylum claims. a reporter from the paper posed as an economic migrant hoping to get refugee status . now, one refugee status. now, one solicitor was filmed asking for £10,000 to invent a horrific backstory to use in the asylum application . application. >> i can say that the indian government accused you of khalistani you are taken to custody, arrested . and you were custody, arrested. and you were treated, tortured, sexually tortured , and that's why you tortured, and that's why you couldn't marry. >> and you are frustrated. >> and you are frustrated. >> you wanted to commit suicide at mahatyam and your family sent you here. please listen to me . you here. please listen to me. >> you may not support khalistan . you may be a very pro hindu study, but i'm only telling you a story . a story. >> wow . well, another solicitor >> wow. well, another solicitor was filmed telling the covert

reporter that the only way of helping him apply for asylum if helping him apply for asylum if he if he if he said was if he said his life was in danger back home and told him to lie to the home and told him to lie to the home office. so following the investigation by the mail followed their investigation , followed their investigation, one law firm sacked the representative. the paper exposed and closed one of its offices . it said that his offices. it said that his actions breached the law and broke the solicitors regulation authority conduct code of conduct. so joining me now is mike jones, who's the executive director of migrationwatch uk. now mike, what do you make of seeing that and that this wasn't a one off incident? there were a few other firms that the mayor went to. the reporter went to undercover and similar tactics were being employed . yeah were being employed. yeah >> another it's a shocking case. >> another it's a shocking case. >> lawyers essentially are perverting the course of justice by concocting false claims for bogus asylum seekers and

pocketing huge sums of cash in the process. such lawyers are a disgrace to their profession and they undermine the integrity of they undermine the integrity of the asylum system. and as you say, you know, the writing has been on the wall for a while. you know, in 2020, malik and malik , solicitors firm was found malik, solicitors firm was found to have , you know, issued dozens to have, you know, issued dozens of bogus asylum claims and yet they're still allowed to practise i mean, according to the daily mail, practise i mean, according to the daily mail , there are about the daily mail, there are about 40 solicitors firms that are being monitored by the authorities for these abuses. and, you know , allegations of and, you know, allegations of carbon copy application actions. so it's a very, very serious issue . who and what really issue. who and what really sticks to the core is that these solicitors have taken very seriously by the authorities . seriously by the authorities. one of the rogue lawyers actually made an address to the un human rights council in switzerland and he talked about how these asylum cases brought tears to his eyes and how he couldn't live with himself if he

didn't for stand up his clients. but as we know , this man was but as we know, this man was very unscrupulous and deceptive , you see. >> so liars, frankly, i mean , >> so liars, frankly, i mean, that's what you're seeing. they are helping a lot of these people who who are so—called fleeing, persecute on to evade the actual system and get into this country by illegal means, because obviously, what they're doing isn't really within the law , in my view. that's what i law, in my view. that's what i see. so what do we do? because we've got so many people who will say so many like care for calais and all these different charities saying these poor people , this and that. and it people, this and that. and it turns out that there's a big industry like that, 40 of the firms apparently being investigated. the daily mail has sent an undercover reporter. and what i knew to be the case has been uncovered right there . been uncovered right there. >> yeah, i mean, clearly tougher laws and regulations need to be put in place . as an immigrant put in place. as an immigrant who makes a bogus asylum claim,

can actually be put in prison for doing so . can actually be put in prison for doing so. but can actually be put in prison for doing so . but these rogue for doing so. but these rogue lawyers , they can face being lawyers, they can face being struck off, but they can't actually be put on trial for doing this. so i think we need, you know, stricter laws in place to prevent this from happening in the future. you know, we could look at tougher accreditation standards as well. but you know, clearly the laws are too lax at the moment. and if we don't do anything, this is just going to happen again and again . again. >> well, it's going to carry on, basically. it's a massive industry. it's not in their interests to stop it from happening. and the fact is they know becomes very know the law. so it becomes very difficult for people like suella braverman, who is also a lawyer to get past this . so what about to get past this. so what about , do you think, any of these charities who've been sort of going along with this, not with the lawyers, because they don't know i they do or know what's i mean, they do or they we don't but they don't. we don't know. but do these do you think any of these charities all the hashtag charities and all the hashtag bekind actually start bekind crew will actually start to and at this and

to speak up and look at this and start about this instead start talking about this instead of jumping and of immediately jumping and calling names for daring calling people names for daring to suggest that some of these people might not be genuine , i people might not be genuine, i think that's unlikely. >> um , the, the, if you like, >> um, the, the, if you like, the sort pro—migration charities of have a fundamental interest in this. and i don't think they're going to give a sort of balanced view to, to the sort of legal logic that has grown around the asylum issue. i think ultimately the government needs to take action here and not rely on third sector organisations . on third sector organisations. to stand up and call this out . to stand up and call this out. >> do you think perhaps the government should have their own set of lawyers that deal with this and it should be more of a sort of internal thing rather than having it farmed out to different firms who may well have vested interests. i mean, a lot of those lawyers there were very, very wealthy . very, very wealthy. >> i mean, the problem is asylum

cases are very difficult to deal with because as more often than not, you don't have third party evidence . you almost don't have evidence. you almost don't have documents , tree evidence . documents, tree evidence. ultimately, what you've got to rely on is the testimony of the asylum seeker and if you know, if they're paying money to an unscrupulous lawyer and they're properly coached in these false narratives , then, you know, they narratives, then, you know, they can get away with this. i think it's very important that immigration officers have the time and the wherewithal to properly investigate these claims because because, you know, if immigration officers do have the resources and they're properly trained, they can actually, you know, find out that these these cases are false in many cases. but the problem is the asylum backlog is so vast that the immigration officers are put under enormous pressure to fast track these cases

through . through. >> yeah, well, thank you very much for that. good to talk to you. and that's mike jones. he's from migrationwatch. and just to confirm that the firm who were deaung confirm that the firm who were dealing with that particular lawyer you saw screen, lawyer that you saw on screen, they have since sacked him. so he's not around anymore . but he's not around anymore. but coming just a moment, coming up in just a moment, we'll hear from a local with regard to the bibby stockholm residents who are furious about the barge's arrival, which is set hold 500 migrants, which set to hold 500 migrants, which could place a huge strain on local services. i'm nana akua on gb news britain's news

on gb news, the people's. channel >> good afternoon. it's just coming up to 48 minutes after 3:00. this is gb news. i'm nana akua. 3:00. this is gb news. i'm nana akua . now. any day now , the akua. now. any day now, the first of 500 migrants will decamp up to the south coast to take up residence on the bibby stockholm barge moored in port in dorset. now residents in portland have been protesting for weeks, concerned that the impact of the new arrivals will have on the town's public services . and in this special services. and in this special report, our south—west of england, reporterjeff report, our south—west of england, reporter jeff moody talks to people there who say that their voices aren't being heard. >> i am making this record ing to try and let people know how the majority of the population on portland feel. >> the people of portland taking to their phones to get their voices heard. >> each one with a story about

delayed operations, cancelled appointments, s resources 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 well, they're saying don't even think till the end of august . 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 so busy. so i'm stuck in this limbo . limbo. >> so it took me seven months to see practitioner , even see a nurse practitioner, even though i was asked by the nurse practitioner to get in touch within three months. i did . i within three months. i did. i can't get past the receptionist i >> -- >> it's a sharp contrast to facilities on board britain's most controversial barge, the bibby stockholm, where medical support is on tap for the people of portland. that doesn't seem fair for the home office, told gb news. facilities on board the bibby stockholm are designed to

provide for the essential needs of those accommodated, including the provision of health care to minimise the impact on local communities and local services. this is run by health care professionals , a doctor and professionals, a doctor and nurses who are able to deliver elements of primary care, including prescribing medication. but that doesn't wash. in portland, 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 . to affect us, 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. >> have say, local >> i have to say, our local clinics and doctors working clinics and doctors are working very they have very hard, but mostly they have to a lot. i forget how to close a lot. i forget how often they've closed in the last month, but they send out little notices. come the notices. don't come to the surgery today we can't surgery today because we can't cope. that it's part cope. so to say that it's part of the platitudes , we're getting of the platitudes, we're getting platitudes. we're getting no information , and they're making information, and they're making these assumptions. information, and they're making the don't assumptions. information, and they're making the don't worry, assumptions. information, and they're making the don't worry, you umptions. information, and they're making

the don't worry, you umpti(be >> don't worry, you won't be affected. >> don't worry, you won't be affectecof course, we will. >> but of course, we will. >> but of course, we will. >> 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 would say, frustrating. and unethical. and it just shows the corruption that's going on here. >> the people of portland feel voiceless . they say that 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 say, they will use whatever means they can to get their message across. jeff moody, gb news. >> all right. well, a surge in mental health in england will have a nudge, a huge impact on the nhs . that's according to the the nhs. that's according to the new study from a leading health charity. warning has charity. a stark warning has been issued on the future health of brits, and this morning, the health that by health foundation found that by 2040 9.1 million people in england will have a major

illness. and that's an increase of 37% compared with 2019. so let's get the thoughts of the former presenter of fat families , steve miller. steve, what are your thoughts on this report ? your thoughts on this report? >> nana you look really cheesed off today with all this bad news that's coming in. >> i'm going to try and cheer you up as much as i can right? i'm well, i'm not surprised with this report, really. and i know it's 2.5 million more of us it's a 2.5 million more of us will a disease. and there's will have a disease. and there's a reasons for that. a number of reasons for that. one of them is common sense because we're living longer. but the other absolutely is the other one, absolutely is because celebrating as a because we are celebrating as a nafion because we are celebrating as a nation obesity. it's now really cool to be fat. >> that's what we're saying and what we actually need is a good old of strong , straight old dollop of strong, straight talking, common sense. >> yes, supporting people , but >> yes, supporting people, but telling people that being fat is wrong. no, you don't look great if you're fat and actually if you are too fat , you're much you are too fat, you're much more likely to develop dementia. that's now the research is telling us that. and you're much more likely to die of cancer and

unfortunately, in this country , unfortunately, in this country, as usual, we are what i call fat faffing about. we are not telling it straight and we need to be much more direct with people. if you're watching the programme now or you're listening to the to the radio, if too you're fat, you're more likely to get cancer, you're more likely to get dementia. so sort it out and you need to be told and that is me waving a finger today with no apology whatsoever . however, finger today with no apology whatsoever. however, i am fed finger today with no apology whatsoever . however, i am fed up whatsoever. however, i am fed up to the back teeth of the fat acceptance army telling us to stuff it all in. be proud of our curves , i.e. being fat and curves, i.e. being fat and enoughis curves, i.e. being fat and enough is enough. >> straight talking. >> straight talking. >> that's what gb news is about. >> that's what gb news is about. >> some people will be offended by that. you see, you get yourself in all sorts of trouble with that, though. that's the thing. these days. you can't say these people . how do these things to people. how do we we communicate in we how do we communicate that in a way? or is this a more gentle way? or is this the way it? really? the only way to do it? really? it's to be down line it's just to be down the line and say, no, no, listen, what

i've just said, what just i've just said, what i've just said i've just said, what i've just sairmaybe because i've got >> maybe it's because i've got northern . but know northern roots. but you know what? i've just said is correct. it's based on academic study. it's based on academic study. it's practical, common sense. if you're too fat, sort it out because we know that it it triggers diseases such as the ones highlighted in this report , which are cancer and dementia and so forth. we have got to say enoughis and so forth. we have got to say enough is enough . stop, stop enough is enough. stop, stop parading on the on the fat walk. let's get back to the catwalk and actually realise guys as well that mental health is, you know, poor mental health is triggered by obesity. everyone thinks, you know, it's the other way round. well, it's not. you know, your mental health suffers when you are too fat. so what i say to people today is find your own inspiration, even if you just cutting down a little bit on the on the old junk food. live in 80, 20, 80% healthy, 20. a bit of what you fancy . yes. a bit of what you fancy. yes. knock, knock, knock a bottle of wine a week, but not three

maybe. and you're going to sort yourself out and your health is going be much, better. going to be much, much better. i'm sorry. that's the straight talking message. why are we wrapping it up? that's why we're getting fat . getting fat. >> well, that's good to tell them steve miller, always >> well, that's good to tell tipleasure. steve miller, always >> well, that's good to tell tipleasure. thankviiller, always >> well, that's good to tell tipleasure. thank youer, always >> well, that's good to tell tipleasure. thank youer, (much a pleasure. thank you so much for joining me. well, that's it for joining me. well, that's it for this hour. but don't worry, because they've still loads for this hour. but don't worry, becalto they've still loads for this hour. but don't worry, becalto they'\andill loads for this hour. but don't worry, becalto they'\and debate oads for this hour. but don't worry, becalto they'\and debate inds for this hour. but don't worry, becalto they'\ and debate in the more to come and debate in the next . next hour. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. good afternoon. 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 showers , everywhere. seeing the showers, the winds are lighter so it feels bit warmer, but does feels a bit warmer, but it does mean showers are quite slow. mean the showers are quite slow. moving 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 tomorrow night. but back today , we do have some back to today, we do have some heavy scattered across heavy showers scattered across northeast southern northeast england, southern scotland , 1 or 2 elsewhere. but scotland, 1 or 2 elsewhere. but i think they'll tend fade as i think they'll tend to fade as we through the evening. so we go through the evening. so most certainly across

most places certainly across wales, midlands, southern wales, the midlands, southern england scotland england and northern scotland becoming with clear spells. becoming dry with clear spells. i keep lot of i think we'll keep a lot of cloud southern scotland cloud across southern scotland and northern england. that will keep the temperatures up here. but a chilly keep the temperatures up here. but night a chilly keep the temperatures up here. but night. a chilly keep the temperatures up here. but night . temperatures 1illy keep the temperatures up here. but night . temperatures well old night. temperatures well down single figures in the down into single figures in the countryside, a sunny start countryside, but a sunny start for most wales, southern for most of wales, southern england, midlands and england, the midlands and northern so a bright northern scotland. so a bright start 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 and southern scotland. but probably as heavy or as but probably not as heavy or as widespread today. for a widespread as today. and for a good of the country, 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 the as well, 23, maybe 24 across the london area. but the rain will trickle wales, south—west trickle into wales, south—west england, spread across england, and then spread across most by wednesday evening. most areas by wednesday evening. some heavy bursts of rain likely as well, making up for a mild night, 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 to come into the weekend. . weekend. bye for now. >> a brighter outlook with boxt

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course, on the way. the big story of the day. the wildfires in greece continue to rage. we've had an awful incident with a that has crashed with a plane that has crashed with the pilots on board. they were delivering those fires. delivering water to those fires. but climate is but is it climate change or is it a manmade thing that is happening? and that's what we'll be discussing, these be discussing, because these wildfires just wildfires are not only just increased, found them increased, but we've found them now like algeria. how now in places like algeria. how did they start? is it climate change or is man behind ? and change or is man behind? and this and then on the way, we'll be talking about immigration and the scam that is some of those immigration lawyers appear to be coaxing some of those people to help them to get through the immigration process. they're coaching them and helping them get through so that they can claim in this country. claim asylum in this country. we'll looking into even we'll be looking into that even more course, more now. and then, of course, towards of the hour. towards the end of the hour. that's criminal. it is indeed. because about 500 burglaries a day are not being investigated . day are not being investigated. it seems they literally can't be bothered . aslef email me in the

bothered. aslef email me in the same way. gb views at gb news. .uk .com or tweet me at. gb news. >> good afternoon. the headlines this hour from the gb newsroom. a plane fighting wildfires in greece has as heavy as you just heard, crashed on the island of evia. if you're watching on television, you can see the plane dropping water over a fire before then , crashing behind a hillside. >> the greek air force saying two people were on board. >> wildfires have been consuming parts of greece now for seven days, forcing residents to retreat to shelters along the coastlines. and greece's prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis says there's no magic defence against climate change. >> woman is the next few days, especially today, tomorrow or thursday, will be difficult . 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. 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. >> meanwhile, south of greece, in algeria, the number of deaths because of wildfires has risen now to 34, including ten soldiers, 8000 firefighters are working there to bring blazes under control and in italy, wildfires forced the temporary closure of sicily's palermo airport with only a number of limited flights given permission to take off. and then looking back to north africa to tunisia, families there have been forced to flee their villages as wildfires burn across mountain regions. the authorities there are trying to evacuate at least 2500 people from the affected

areas as here, the prime minister says he's appalled by russian airstrikes on ukraine's port city of odesa amid efforts to restore to the black sea grain deal. russia backed out of the deal which had been brokered by turkey and the united nations earlier this month. it's a move that sparked fresh concerns. now about global food security as the war in ukraine drags on. well, in a phone call this morning, rishi sunak told the ukrainian president, vladimir zelenskyy that the uk is working with turkey to restore the deal . patience it's waiting for mri. appoint patients are among those experiencing further delays as radiographers from 37 nhs trusts take to the picket line today, many leaders of the society of radiographers are taking part in a 48 hour strike because of what they describe as burnout, as well as ongoing pay disputes thatis well as ongoing pay disputes that is after they rejected the government's latest pay offer of

a 5% rise. 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 . 9.1 million people in more. 9.1 million people in england will be living with a major illness by the year 2040. that's according to a new study from the health foundation, which says an additional 2.5 million people in england will have a serious health condition by then. that's an increase of 37% compared with 2019. an nhs doctor, frankie johnson spence says that the progresses in the field of medicine mean people are just 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 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 . stressed. >> a man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting and then murdering his own 16 year old sister , 20 year old conor gibson sister, 20 year old conor gibson attacked amber gibson in november 2021 in south lanarkshire in scotland , and lanarkshire in scotland, and gibson denied the charges against him, but has been found guilty after a 13 day trial at the high court in glasgow . a the high court in glasgow. a record high of over 130,000 children are in temporary accommodation in england. in addition, latest figures from the department for levelling up housing and communities show over 104,000 households were temporarily housed at the end of march. homelessness charity shelter is calling on the government to take decisive action before the crisis gets worse. the government says it is determined to prevent homelessness before it happens , homelessness before it happens, as the imf says, the uk is set to be the second slowest growing

economy in the g7 this year. a new forecast by the organisation expects the uk's economic output output to grow by 0.4% faster than germany , but slower than than germany, but slower than any other country in the g7. it's the latest in a series of imf forecasts which expected the uk to lag behind many international peers this year. you're up to date on gb news. more news as it happens. back now to nana akua . now to nana akua. >> good afternoon. it's just coming up to seven minutes after 4:00. i'm nana akua now. yesterday i talked about the immigration industry filled with vested self—interest and individuals lining their own pockets, wreaking havoc and misery on those of us left to pick up the pieces. an industry of lawyers, charities and

smugglers all benefiting whilst we, the british taxpayers, pick up the tab and suffer the consequence . liz and today the consequence. liz and today the daily mail confirmed what you and i suspected all along . and i suspected all along. they're taking the proverbial have a listen to a uk immigration lawyer briefing clients so asylum seekers and migrants on what lies to tell so they can stay in this country can say that the indian government accused you of pro khalistani . khalistani. >> you are taken to custody, arrested . and you were ill arrested. and you were ill treated, tortured, sexually tortured , and that's why you tortured, and that's why you couldn't marry. tortured, and that's why you couldn't marry . and you are couldn't marry. and you are phosphate and you wanted to commit suicide at mahatyam and your family send you here. >> please listen to me. >> please listen to me. >> you may not support khalistan. >> you may be a very pro hindustani , but i >> you may be a very pro hindustani, but i am >> you may be a very pro hindustani , but i am only hindustani, but i am only telling you a story. >> so despite the undercover reporter making it clear to the law firm that he has no reason

to stay in the uk after arriving in a small boat, these firms read , billy provided him with read, billy provided him with what he needed to say to get his application through one firm. even providing a back story that he was suicidal and on prescription drugs, of which he gave the name of and presented to him. so that he could actually stay in the uk . i mean, actually stay in the uk. i mean, it's truly disgraceful . and that it's truly disgraceful. and that wasn't the only firm the undercover reporter went to . undercover reporter went to. there were others. the mail got hold of this because apparently staff at these firms were fed up of enabling the lawyers . they of enabling the lawyers. they apparently, and i quote , readily apparently, and i quote, readily agreed to help the undercover reporter who was posing as an economic migrant trying to get refugee status . one of the refugee status. one of the lawyers bragged about having a 90% success rate . if these 90% success rate. if these lawyers are caught out , the lawyers are caught out, the punishment doesn't even stop some of them from practising. mostly they face a few sanctions that it seems they can easily pass off and blame others . so pass off and blame others. so basically, some of these lawyers

were found to be coaching clients and inventing stories from anywhere between 4 to £10,000, enabling someone who should potentially be sent back to wherever it was they've come from to stay in this country . to wherever it was they've come from to stay in this country. i wonder what the hashtag be kind group have got to say about that. the liberal elites, the gary lineker's of this world that call people like me vile or tell the government that their language is akin to germany for danng language is akin to germany for daring to call out what is happening and invasion facilitate by an industry of lawyers and smugglers. cat got your tongue or care for calais? perhaps they'd care to comment . perhaps they'd care to comment. i'm sure there are genuine people mixed up in all of this , people mixed up in all of this, but genuine people wouldn't need to be coached by lawyers . suella to be coached by lawyers. suella braverman has got a job on her hands, as i suspect this is just the tip of the iceberg . so

the tip of the iceberg. so that's what i think. but i want to hear your thoughts. email me gbviews@gbnews.com. but let's discuss those wildfires they've been burning on the island of rhodes. and of course , the greek rhodes. and of course, the greek authorities have now met and they're trying to carry out the country's largest ever evacuation . so around about evacuation. so around about 20,000 people are being rescued from homes and hotels, though strong winds are hampering the rescue mission on the outbreak in the centre . part of the in the centre. part of the island is still not yet under control . and thousands of control. and thousands of holidaymakers who were evacuated from the worst affected areas have now arrived. back home in the uk and many of them have been quite critical of the initial sluggish response from the airlines and the tour operator ears. so the summer wildfires aren't actually just confirmed to rhodes. a new partial evacuation has been ordered in the northern part of corfu and in the latest development of fire fighting, planes crashed on the greek island of evia during a rescue mission away from greece. there are reports of wildfires which

have killed up to 34 people in algeria and fanned by strong winds . fires also spread to winds. fires also spread to neighbouring tunisia, forcing the closure of two border crossings and a blaze caused the temporary closure of palermo airport on the southern island of sicily . an overnight storm of sicily. an overnight storm there tore off roofs and brought down trees , killing two people. down trees, killing two people. mark white now 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 and the winds are playing a significant factor in the spread of these outbreaks . this greek authorities believe it'll be at least another couple of days before those winds begin to ease as the areas closest to the fires are still under an evacuation order. some are

making their way out of the worst affected spots by road . worst affected spots by road. others have been evacuated by sea. local skippers are pitching in 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've been worst affected with homes, vehicles, crops and livestock destroyed . livestock destroyed. >> the fire is going from the other village, cannot dodi tovati and it's on fire. five days now and they have no control of the fire. we need help so anybody from outside heanng 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 . bombing the flames from 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 . have additional planes flying. those evacuated back to uk airports . 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 the gym, basketball court is open, it's got air conditioning. you can go down there. so he gave us a lift 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 holiday company. >> the summer wildfire fires 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 coastal areas . urged to head to coastal areas. and away from greece . in north and away from greece. in north africa, authorities in parts of algeria and tunisia are battling wildfires with several deaths reported . and these alarming reported. and these alarming images from italy show the extent of the wild fires on sicily, where the island's main airport and palermo has been evacuated as the blaze surrounds the runway and the terminal buildings . the runway and the terminal buildings. mark white gb news. all right. >> well, gb news reporter paul hawkins has been speaking to british holidaymakers in rhodes, the focus of the firefighting efforts today on rhodes are between the villages of gennady and vathi in the south. >> that is where the fires are burning. and we should stress that it's only 10% of the island that's affected in the north

where we are at the airport near to rhodes town , which has to rhodes town, which has a population of around 125,000 people. people are just going about their business, to be honest. they are unaffected by the fires . nevertheless, we have the fires. nevertheless, we have been speaking to tourists that are leaving , that have been in are leaving, that have been in the south, near the fires. some have been affected in terms of their hotel being without water, being without electricity, and they've seen the flames. they can see the fires , but they've can see the fires, but they've been able to remain within their hotel. that said , the all hotel. that said, the all inclusive package that they've paid has been well, they've paid for has been well, they've had to basically go to other hotels so that they can feed themselves and wash themselves and we know that other people have been spending time in evacuation centres. so repatriation flights continue to leave hotel in. it's not a leave the hotel in. it's not a chaotic scene inside . it's chaotic scene inside. it's a penod chaotic scene inside. it's a period that is busy and then it empties out very quickly, which tells us that passengers leaving the hotel , sorry, leaving the the hotel, sorry, leaving the airport are moving through it pretty quickly. earlier, we spoke to barry. he was one of those people staying in a hotel

in south near the fires. but in the south near the fires. but was able remain in his hotel. was able to remain in his hotel. here's he to tell us. here's what he had to tell us. >> yeah, it was it's been quite frightening, actually, with the young kids. and see the young kids. and we see the fires from hotel. it's just from the hotel. it's just affected everything. water, affected everything. the water, everything's gone off, the electricity, food, the electricity, the food, the dnnksin electricity, the food, the drinks in the hotel. so it's affected. quite a bit on affected. there's quite a bit on affected. there's quite a bit on a how were >> okay. how long were you without power for ? without food and power for? >> 4 5 days. >> 4 or 5 days. >>— >> 4 or 5 days. >> 4 or 5 days. >> 4 5 days. and how long are >> 4 or 5 days. and how long are you for in total? you out here for in total? >> 11. we've had to other >> 11. we've had to go to other hotels pay extra money in hotels and pay extra money in other get the other hotels. okay. to get the food and what about washing, having a shower or bath? having a shower or a bath? there's we can do about there's nothing we can do about the had to go the water. we just had to get go to the toilets in to the toilets if we can in places get a quick wash. >> okay. what's the what's the situation getting situation with getting compensation the cost compensation for the extra cost you've had now going you've had to now we're going to look into that. >> we get some >> hopefully we can get some money back from airlines and >> hopefully we can get some morcan)ack from airlines and >> hopefully we can get some morcan see from airlines and >> hopefully we can get some morcan see then airlines and >> hopefully we can get some morcan see the flames. 'lines and you can see the flames. >> but , you can see the flames. >> but, i mean, did you feel >> but, i mean, how did you feel when saw those things? when you saw those things? >> quite frightened, especially for know, it's for the kids. you know, it's more priority . the are the more priority. the kids are the priority. ourselves, you priority. but ourselves, you know, flames know, when you see the flames coming don't know how

coming up, we don't know how quick they're going or quick they're going to move or close. they're to to close. they're going to get to the yeah. how you feel, ethan? >> i felt a bit scared seeing all like, the smoke and is worrying yeah but worrying me a bit. yeah but after a while , it kind of that after a while, it kind of that fear went away. >> you did it. >> you did it. >> you did it. >> you kind realised it was >> you kind of realised it was because like bad things because i felt like bad things were happen. like, were going to happen. like, can't and that. right. >> okay . okay. and how have , >> okay. okay. and how have, first of all, has the hotel deau first of all, has the hotel dealt with it, in your opinion? >> we haven't heard much from the i mean , the the hotel at all. i mean, the manager's girlfriend , she was a manager's girlfriend, she was a firefighter, so she had to rush off. 0h, firefighter, so she had to rush off. oh, really? yeah. yeah. oh, wow. >> wow. >> okay. so they weren't volunteer. >> wow. >> wow. >> okay. they were a bit >> okay. so they were a bit understaffed hotel then? understaffed in that hotel then? yeah, well. yeah, as well. >> because we just got >> yeah, because we just got notified know, when notified to say, you know, when we the flames , she's had to we seen the flames, she's had to rush the rush off because as the volunteer . volunteer. >> right. okay. but i suppose, i mean had it worse, i mean others have had it worse, i suppose. >> yeah. yeah. a lot worse. i mean we're quite fortunate in a way, it's still frightening way, but it's still frightening when you see the flames. yeah, yeah. the winds. yeah. especially with the winds. >> so, i mean, obviously your houday holiday has been quite inconvenient, although it's not been short 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 from your point of view. >> nothing from them. we had nothing for about three days, four days fire four days after the fire started, nothing. we had started, we had nothing. we had to look to see to go online and look to see what were. but there what the updates were. but there wasn't i the wasn't much there. i mean, the likes easyjet, just likes of easyjet, you just put a message to say , our thoughts message on to say, our thoughts are the are with those over in the wildfires, thought was wildfires, which i thought was quite be honest. quite disgraceful, to be honest. right. got young right. when you've got young kids with you. so is barry. kids with you. so that is barry. >> that other tourists >> we know that other tourists have in evacuation have been staying in evacuation centres, are have been staying in evacuation cerbeds, are have been staying in evacuation cerbeds, they've are have been staying in evacuation cerbeds, they've actually are no beds, they've actually decided to return to their hotels. the repatriation flights continue. the foreign office hasn't enhanced presence here. they've sent six foreign office officials . and four members of officials. and four members of staff from the red cross as well. we've also seen a few extra posters put up by the greek equivalent of the foreign office directing tourists in case they need any help as well. so the situation at the moment in rhodes, the fires continuing to burn and the authorities concentrating their focus on the villages of vathi and gennady in

the south, that's paul hawkins out there in rhodes, just giving us some updates on the wildfires. >> i can now show you some live shots from rhodes , where we can shots from rhodes, where we can see the fire is still relentlessly burning. i mean, if you're listening on radio, what we've got is the silhouette of the mountains. and just like random bursts of smoke that seem to like a look, almost to be almost like a look, almost like of tornado whirling like a sort of tornado whirling up circular motion in up in a circular motion in thicker bursts of it here and there then sort there. and then there are sort of sort of speckles of orange , of sort of speckles of orange, which, of course, are the flames are along the line of those mountains . not not a very mountains. not not a very pleasant scene at all. very tragic as well for a lot of the wildlife there and lots of you've been getting in touch with views on it as well . with your views on it as well. ian says this with regard any political policy because everyone's saying that this has something to do with climate change. political policy has something to do with climate chara e. political policy has something to do with climate chara long political policy has something to do with climate chara long reaching, policy has something to do with climate chara long reaching, detrimental has a long reaching, detrimental financial uk citizens financial effect on uk citizens living standards like net zero should be put to the electoral party manifesto. i don't party manifesto. so i don't think for these think he has much for these fires at all. he probably doesn't believe that it's

climate change as do i. i'm climate change as i as do i. i'm with him on that. people, it would appear some are starting those fires. brian brian says your presenters will love this . your presenters will love this. how come the european union are not doing more to help greece fight their forest fires? well, to be fair, brian, i don't know what they're doing, but they may well something. but we well be doing something. but we don't we may not be reporting on that. well, listen, keep the thoughts coming. i'll read some of more of those out of the some more of those out after break. is on the way. after the break. is on the way. the immigration scam exposed by an undercover investigation, rogue lawyers charging rogue lawyers are charging thousands to create fake asylum claims for illegal immigrants. i'm nana akua on gb news britain's

to gbnews.com on tv, radio and onune to gbnews.com on tv, radio and online gb news. britain's news. channel >> welcome back. if you've just tuned in, where have you been? it's fine. i'm nana. i'm in for patrick. christine it's just coming up to 25 minutes after 4:00. this is gb news on tv , 4:00. this is gb news on tv, onune 4:00. this is gb news on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm with you till six and we've got to talk about this because i read about this and i was absolutely horrified. but it wasn't a surprise. i'll be honest. i bet you're not surprised by this. an undercover investigation by the daily mail has exposed rogue at uk has exposed rogue staff at uk law firms charging thousands to help illegal immigrants fake their asylum claims. help illegal immigrants fake their asylum claims . who knew ? a their asylum claims. who knew? a reporter from the paper posted as posed as an economic migrant hoping to get refugee status . hoping to get refugee status. and one solicitor was filmed

asking for £10,000 to invent a horrific backstory to use in the asylum application. >> i can say that the indian government accused you of khalistani you are taken to custody, arrested . and you were custody, arrested. and you were ill treated. >> torture , sexually tortured , >> torture, sexually tortured, and that's why you couldn't marry . marry. >> and you were frustrated and you wanted to commit suicide at mahatyam. >> then your family sent you here. please listen to me. you may not support khalistan. >> you may be a very pro hindustani , but >> you may be a very pro hindustani, but i'm only >> you may be a very pro hindustani , but i'm only telling hindustani, but i'm only telling you a story . you a story. >> yeah, well, really . and >> yeah, well, really. and another solicitor was filmed telling the covert reporter that the only way of helping him apply the only way of helping him apply for asylum is if he said his life was in danger back home and told him to lie to the home office following the mail investigation, one law firm sank. the representative , the sank. the representative, the paper exposed and closed one of

its offices. it said that his actions breached the law and broke the solicitors regulation authority's code of conduct . but authority's code of conduct. but how long is this sort of thing being going on? let's speak to stephen woolf. his director of the centre for migration and economic prosperity. he joins me live now. stephen, does this surprise you all, kind surprise you at all, this kind of behaviour ? of behaviour? >> certainly saddened by it. >> i'm certainly saddened by it. >> i'm certainly saddened by it. >> nana as an immigration barrister myself who's been involved in the law policy and procedures. >> so stephen, i'm struggling to hear you on that . well, can you hear you on that. well, can you can you try moving closer to the mic or speak a bit louder? >> well, yes, i'm, i'm getting in as close as i can. perfect i'm. is that any better ? better i'm. is that any better? better okay. well, what i am surprised , nana, is that there are solicitors still out there who are willing to breach not only their professional conduct under their professional conduct under the solicitors regulatory authority and also that of the

law to try and encourage people to come to this country and make money from it as well. they are no better than the people smugglers who are doing this. and as an immigration barrister, i'm appalled because it sets good barristers , good solicitors good barristers, good solicitors who do have to represent their clients in a bad light and it sets the whole system up for exactly the type of ridicule that it gets. at the moment . that it gets. at the moment. >> because it's interesting that if you dare to say that it's an invasion and these people aren't genuine, you are called all sorts of names and you know , sorts of names and you know, told that you're just not being kind and made to feel that you are doing something bad. i'm wondering if we're going to hear anything from these people who go about how awful go on and on about how awful people are calling people like me are for calling this out. in view, do this out. and in your view, do you this quite you think this is quite a widespread thing ? widespread thing? >> well, i don't really have any good recognition of whether it is widespread. i've heard lots of rumours about it. i've heard it from up and down the country from those of people involved in

areas who are saying that there's not just solicitors firms, but non—government organisations and charities who are encouraging and advising people to light home office. now if that is the case, then all of these people could be brought to justice. they should lose their licences to solicitors, their law firms should close down. but i doubt very much nana that, like you and i, who bring up issues like this, who say it can be unfair that there are problems in the system , that problems in the system, that there are unscrupulous and ruthless individuals who break the law . there will not be the the law. there will not be the labour party. i'm in this room . labour party. i'm in this room. i mean . i'm sorry. i mean. i'm sorry. >> sorry. so you were saying ? >> sorry. so you were saying? >> sorry. so you were saying? >> sorry. so you were saying? >> so sorry. i don't even know. >> so sorry. i don't even know. >> so sorry. i don't even know. >> so this is going well. this. so. so what can what can we do? because i'm sick of this. i've had enough of it. what would you suggest should be the right way forward? i i almost feel that i

don't want people who have come here to country by illegal here to this country by illegal means to immediately be able to access aid in that access free legal aid in that way. i find it abhorrent anyway that, you know , although that, you know, although i accept that we have to help people and i don't think there's anything wrong with that. but it's fact it's being it's the fact that it's being abused readily. abused so readily. >> well, i think we need to make it a criminal offence for those people who aid and abet individuals gert's royals who are falsely making claims and make sure that they receive serious criminal sanctions about this and prison sentences way forward. for those who breach it, not just losing your licence as the solicitor or the law firms fined heavily, but i've argued for quite some time now that we need to have an international conference that addresses the real problem of economic migrants. the european commission has said in the past that 60% of all those coming to europe are economic migrants. the world has said so. our the world bank has said so. our own government has said so. we now know that we've got evidence of individuals showing

of individuals here showing people who are economic migrants how to be real, genuine how to claim to be real, genuine migrants , see asylum seekers, migrants, see asylum seekers, see what i'm saying ? see what i'm saying? >> but line is so >> sorry, but your line is so bad. can barely hear you. i'm bad. we can barely hear you. i'm annoyed because i wanted to hear everything think everything you say. i think i got gist it. i hope you everything you say. i think i got it gist it. i hope you everything you say. i think i got it atjist it. i hope you everything you say. i think i got it at home it. i hope you everything you say. i think i got it at home as i hope you everything you say. i think i got it at home as wellie you everything you say. i think i got it at home as well and u everything you say. i think i got it at home as well and as you're listening. but we'll try and stephen and and get stephen up again and we'll talk about it more. this is not going anywhere. stephen wolf, thank you very much. he's the centre for the director of the centre for migration and economic prosperity. you prosperity. apologies if you weren't able to hear that. hopefully and get hopefully you did hear and get a gist of what he was saying. but coming nearly burglaries coming up, nearly 600 burglaries go every day in england go unsolved every day in england and what on earth is and wales. what on earth is going on? have our police forces actually given up on solving crime? all of that. but first, let's get your latest news headunes let's get your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst . nana. >> thank you. the top stories this hour, a plane fighting wild fires in greece has crashed on the island of evia . if you're the island of evia. if you're watching on television, you can

see the plane dropping water across a fire before then crashing , leaving behind crashing, leaving behind a hillside . and the greek air hillside. and the greek air force says two airmen were on board. wildfires have been consuming parts of greece now for seven consecutive days, forcing residents to retreat, to shelter along coastlines. greece's prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis says there's no magic defence against climate change. >> the woman says 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. >> meanwhile, south of greece, in north africa, algeria , the in north africa, algeria, the number of deaths there because

of wildfires has risen to 34. we believe it includes ten soldiers, 8000 firefighters are working to bring blazes under control and turning our attentions to italy. palermo the airport there in sicily for forced to close a limited number of flights given permission to take off and heading now to tunisia. families there have been forced to flee their villages as wildfires burn out of control across the mountains. the authorities there are trying to evacuate at least 2500 people from the affected areas . the from the affected areas. the prime minister says he's appalled by russian airstrikes on ukraine's port city of odesa amid efforts to restore the black sea grain deal. russia backed out of the deal brokered by turkey and the un early this month in a move that has sparked fresh concern about global food security . as the war in ukraine security. as the war in ukraine drags on. well, this morning, rishi sunak told the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy, that the uk is now working with turkey to restore the deal . turkey to restore the deal. those are the headlines. you can get more by heading to our

website, gbnews.com. the website, gb news.com. the weather's website, gbnews.com. the weather's . next weather's. next >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. 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 so it feels bit warmer, but it does feels a bit warmer, but it does mean the showers are quite slow moving. between weather moving. we're between weather systems the this one moving. we're between weather syst

for most of wales, southern england, midlands and england, the midlands and northern scotland. it's a bright start northern ireland, start for northern ireland, but that 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 and southern scotland, few showers likely over northern eng probably southern scotland, few showers likely over northern eng probably notthern scotland, few showers likely over northern eng probably not as rn scotland, few showers likely over northern eng probably not as heavytland, few showers likely over northern eng probably not as heavy ornd, few showers likely over northern eng probably not as heavy or as but probably not as heavy or as widespread today . and for a widespread as today. and for a good chunk of the country, most of the day will and of the day will be dry and bright tomorrow bright and a bit warmer tomorrow as 23, maybe 24 across the as well. 23, maybe 24 across the london . but the rain will london area. but the rain will trickle into south—west trickle into wales, south—west england, spread across england, and then spread across 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 will brighten up with 1 or 2 showers. many places looking brighter on friday. showers to friday. more heavy showers to come weekend. bye for come into the weekend. bye for now . now. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar. proud sponsors of weather on . on. gb news. >> yeah. what kind of a summer

is this? i mean, it's in some places the place is on fire and here it's raining and cold. if you just join me. welcome on board. this is gb news. we are the people's channel. i'm nana akua. it'sjust the people's channel. i'm nana akua. it's just coming the people's channel. i'm nana akua. it'sjust coming up the people's channel. i'm nana akua. it's just coming up to 36 minutes after 4:00 now. new figures have revealed that an average of 584 burglaries go unsolved in england and wales every day. now that's over three quarters of reported cases , as quarters of reported cases, as the figures showed that in 2023 to 2022, a grand total of 213,279 burglary. investigate ins across england and wales were closed without a suspect being identified and that's accounting for 76.8% of all cases. accounting for 76.8% of all cases . i accounting for 76.8% of all cases. i mean, what is even the point of calling the police? south yorkshire police had the worst record with a staggering 84.4% of recorded burglaries going unsolved. what is the point of even reporting it and why? why wouldn't anybody go and burgle a home if they know those that they're unlikely to be

caught? well, simon harding, senior senior senior former senior investigating at the investigating officer at the met, joins me now to give me his thoughts. well, simon, terrible figures . thoughts. well, simon, terrible figures. most of thoughts. well, simon, terrible figures . most of the thoughts. well, simon, terrible figures. most of the public looking think what looking at that will think what is the of even reporting a is the point of even reporting a burglary yeah it's difficult, burglary? yeah it's difficult, isn't it? >> because i mean, i've worked on a lot of burglary teams, burglary squads over london for years. and it's you know, it's one of those devastate crimes of, you know, when you really are of invading someone's are sort of invading someone's home and everything, you know, you can suffer you can you can suffer emotionally so much. >> families do after something that happens. >> families do after something that ha|then;. look at how >> but then you look at how these investigated . these are investigated. >> that's one of the >> and that's that's one of the things that be things that that needs to be drilled down into. >> we've quite recently >> so we've seen quite recently in june where all 43 forces agreed to send a detectives, investigators to every single domestic burglary . domestic burglary. >> so this is a catch up really , of what hasn't been happening over the years where, you know, you're not even necessarily getting the service that you would 15, 20 years would have done 15, 20 years ago, where detectives go and

robustly investigate every burglary. so the figures i mean, when you break those figures down 129 a day in the met, that's that's four per borough in the met that don't get investigated. >> but you also need to understand what you need to get a result, if you like from a burglary. you know you need witnesses or something forensic or cctv or or but you just want to rely on the cases investigated. so it's best by detective afterwards . detective afterwards. >> yeah, but you hear of cases where people have cctv, they see who the person is and everything else like that, and they give it to the police and the police still don't appear to be that bothered about capturing anybody or about it . or doing anything about it. >> i wouldn't i wouldn't say it's as harsh as they don't seem bothered it. not bothered about it. it's not i mean, know , if you put mean, you know, if you put an image suspect out on cctv, image of a suspect out on cctv, you rely on somebody being able to identify them . they go to identify them. they go through different processes to try and identify somebody. so, you know , i never worked with or you know, i never worked with or allowed anyone work me allowed anyone to work with me who wasn't invested in trying to

do best family or, you do the best for a family or, you know, the public or the community to solve burglaries. but i think the emphasis has been taken away little bit been taken away a little bit from neighbourhood policing. as we last years. we know, in the last ten years. so you know, those people have been taken away to do other things. so we've seen, you know, hopefully what we're seeing now is know, certainly is a change. you know, certainly in seen that met in london we've seen that met promise years of an promise for next two years of an increase in numbers of pcsos increase in in numbers of pcsos and neighbourhood teams to help . but this is on the backlog, obviously of 4000 less than the last ten years. so there's a lot of catching up to do to get to those numbers where you feel that there's enough people investigating on the back end, but enough walking around but enough people walking around your boroughs your streets and your boroughs to give reassurance to try and give that reassurance and perhaps stop those that might feel they want to do crimes such as this. >> and for people who want to protect their homes and their possessions us possessions, what is give us some tips that people can do or should be doing to make their property look less enticing to a potential thief ? potential thief? >> oh, well, that's i mean,

that's such a huge question, isn't it? i mean, you know, in practical terms, cctv is very cheap now. i mean, you can get various things online, you know, for 50 odd pound for a smart camera that sits at the front of your house or back of your house, wireless, there's, you know, locks all those sorts know, good locks all those sorts of you of things that you would naturally know, naturally think. but, you know, there's things, such as, there's other things, such as, you know, cutting down in you know, cutting down hedges in terms stopping people from terms of stopping people from being things without being able to do things without being able to do things without being roadsides. being seen from roadsides. and that's difficult to sell. that's very difficult to sell. people, make people, you know, make your garden different. these garden look different. but these are you know, if are things that you know, if they see an opportunity, people who they see it who want to do this, they see it is an opportunist crime quite often. and will look at often. and they will look at things to not be seen things like that to not be seen by members of public. so by members of the public. so good your home back good security in your home back and is is first step and front is a is the first step for everybody . for everybody. >> listen, it's >> right. well, listen, it's really talk you. really good to talk to you. thank very that's thank you very much. that's simon former simon harding. he's the former senior investigating at senior investigating officer at the metropolitan police. thank you. coming up, can the you. well coming up, can the cause of the greek wildfires be put to down climate change? i'll be hearing differing views on the issue. i'm nana akua on tv

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alleged the same . yesterday, we alleged the same. yesterday, we heard from ted bellows . he's heard from ted bellows. he's a rhodes local who'd been volunteering to help the fight to fight the fires with the firefighters . and ted says it's firefighters. and ted says it's a work of hand, not nature . a work of hand, not nature. >> these fires are starting by human hand . we found methane and human hand. we found methane and propane gas tanks in the forests. it's not by climate change. they are an attack on our community, to be honest . um, our community, to be honest. um, a lot of friends are in the frontlines right now trying to deal with it . and we have to deal with it. and we have to work. so we have to be at work the moment we finished 1 am, 2 am. we, we go straight over there and for some of us, we only been there for 2 or 3 days. the fire has been going on for seven days. >> but just this morning, scientists put the fires down to excessive heat caused by climate change. joining me now is andrew montfort , deputy director of net

montfort, deputy director of net zero. watch and jim dale, senior meteorologist at the british weather services . i'm meteorologist at the british weather services. i'm going to start with you, jim dale. you've heard somebody who's on the ground helping ground who's helping firefighters, these firefighters, says that these fires started by a fires are being started by a touch hand and he's he's told touch of hand and he's he's told the picture of some of the canisters they brought them from the forests and brought them in. jim yeah. >> nana good afternoon to you. nice red dress you got on there for for the the fire that's that's going around a bit like you would say is a bit like the new weather maps isn't it. yeah, you could say that they're not new. they've been there some time but what i should say about these, about these fires, wildfires can start in various ways. one of them is arson, that's for sure. one of them is accidental and the other one is natural. and it doesn't really doesn't matter which way they start. it's what then happens when they're lit. in other words, what happens now? look let me just tell you a few things that that bring this to a client , a climate change reason.

client, a climate change reason. okay so these arson if arson is arson, this has been used as the reason for this and not climate change, then they're pretty, pretty quick on their feet. moving from canada to siberia to algeria to all the other places that have got wildfires at this moment in time. i know we're reporting on rhodes corfu, reporting on rhodes and corfu, but that's it. just one more fact for you before you before you switch yesterday. say the mediterranean sea hit 28.4 c as the highest point that it's reached ever in modern history , reached ever in modern history, beating the previous 2003. in other words, we're right at the very top . very top. >> so modern history is from what year is that? 1970. something would be this century, right? >> go back 100 and. >> go back 100 and. >> well, since since people have been dropping stuff the ocean been dropping stuff in the ocean to things as i did to measure these things as i did in the royal navy as an oceanographer, that's exactly in the royal navy as an oceariigrapher, that's exactly in the royal navy as an oceari did. her, that's exactly in the royal navy as an oceari did. so, that's exactly in the royal navy as an oceari did. so, �*think exactly in the royal navy as an oceari did. so, �*think you:tly in the royal navy as an oceari did. so, �*think you can what i did. so i think you can say years. that's not say it's 150 years. that's not a problem. but the climate, these are top temperatures. and if you want another one, i'll just give you one.

>> no, no, e no, no, pm >> wait. no, no, no, no, no, no. before the other one. before you get to the other one. hold on, jim. the planet has been here for billions of years. as we know. you're saying as far as we know. you're saying that in the years since then that in the 150 years since then , the sea is the hottest it's ever been. i mean, that's if this was any other statistical thing that you were measuring, you that wouldn't you would say that that wouldn't be a good enough calculation to work out the history of a planet. and whether planet. and what and whether that highest that is actually the highest temperature sea has temperature that the sea has ever been. >> well, it's the point that we're big numbers. >> human that's the >> the human race, that's the whole point. got to the whole point. it's got to the point we've been measuring point where we've been measuring it very difficult it as it is. it's very difficult to 10,000 years and to go about 10,000 years and measure at point and say measure it at that point and say the this . but just the only way this. but just just let just briefly about let me just very briefly about 10s i'm going to to the 10s and i'm going to go to the other when i say the mediterranean got that off mediterranean just got that off florida there, the manatee bay yesterday , they reached 38.4. yesterday, they reached 38.4. potentially. it's got to be confirmed a world record that is half the half the temperature, a boiling kettle again. >> listen, jim, if there were fires raging all around, i reckon that water would be pretty hot. and again, it's oven pretty hot. and again, it's over, what, 150 years? i want to

bnng over, what, 150 years? i want to bring going to bring in bring in i'm going to bring in andrew. mumford . andrew. andrew mumford. >> hi. >> hi. >> yeah, i think you made a very relevant comment there. um the thing is, the climate change is on all timescales . it changes on on all timescales. it changes on oven on all timescales. it changes on over, over years, over decades, over, over years, over decades, over centuries , over tens of over centuries, over tens of thousands of years, over over millennia, millions of years , millennia, millions of years, whatever. it's actually very difficult to tell whether anything we're seeing is out of the ordinary or not, because we really don't have the data to tell us what the ordinary is. i had a very interesting conversation with a senior scientist at the met office some years this, years ago on this, and eventually agreed you eventually we agreed that you can't tell anything from can't really tell anything from this. what they have to do is this. so what they have to do is they and start playing around they go and start playing around with simulations with their computer simulations . this why they say they . and this is why they say they think we're seeing something exceptional, all because of climate . now, the climate simulations. now, the question then becomes is, do you believe that the climate simulations are realistic, that they actually capture the true dynamics of the climate ? and i

dynamics of the climate? and i think the answer is that they don't. now, you also then the other thing they do with the climate simulations is they that is how they say this is this you know, if we have, i don't know, a storm or something, they say this was more likely because of climate change. >> again, mean it comes down >> and again, mean it comes down to you trust the climate to do you trust the climate models to tell you the truth, the current generation of climate models , it's called climate models, it's called cmip6 is has become quite notorious because is it doesn't seem to reproduce . seem to reproduce. >> even the recent history of the climate. so when they, when they're, um, when they're talking about, you know, they can say this this weather event is down to climate change or , or is down to climate change or, or that we're seeing something out in incredibly out of the ordinary . well it's just it's ordinary. well it's just it's not true really. they're guessing doesn't it depend actually on where you take when you take your measurement from us to whether the earth is warming or cooling?

>> mean, in my view . warming or cooling? >> mean, in my view. but jim >> i mean, in my view. but jim would as he has said, that would say, as he has said, that we've been doing this for 150 years. so 150 years in years. so isn't150 years in your view, andrew, time your view, andrew, enough time to work a trend out ? to work a trend out? >> i mean, you can you can work a trend out. but of course, the was quite a famous record of the of the flooding of the nile which you can see great long trends for lasting for centuries of the nile having reaching lower and lower levels each year for 150 years or more. but then it comes up again for the next 150 years. and that's completely natural. we can we can choose any single any time you're shaking your head, why are you shaking your head, why are you shaking your head, why are you shaking your head? >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> as i say, you can choose any single point in history and point to an extreme and say, oh, that wasn't climate change or this wasn't look, the last three months, just join the dots around earth. just see what around the earth. just see what is on, it? andrew, is going on, isn't it? andrew, your is up, to frank your time is up, to be frank with you, in denying . i don't with you, in denying. i don't know you do this. don't know why you do this. i don't know why you do this. i don't

know on and deny know why people come on and deny science. verify science from noah wmo met office and others. there's nobody else , you know, there's nobody else, you know, there's just a few fringe people who come on and say, look at the evidence with your eyes. what you're seeing out there in in terms of the extremities that that occurring thing. that that are occurring thing. not necessarily every single wildfire, not necessarily every single heat record. but when you put it all together and particularly in this last three months and then go back to last summer and see what's happening there, at the southern there, look at the southern hemisphere, in hemisphere, what that's doing in terms temperatures terms of a maximum temperatures in time. silly, silly in wintertime. silly, silly stuff . and this is the start of stuff. and this is the start of it. this is the start of it. we saw some of it last last summer, evenin saw some of it last last summer, even in london, he's calling wildfires unprecedented events. >> i want to andrew respond because you called him pretty much a climate denier. andrew he's saying that you're denying this you're taking this and you're not taking the information board. this and you're not taking the inchlearon board. this and you're not taking the inchlear what board. this and you're not taking the inchlear what iyoard. this and you're not taking the inchlear what i ami this and you're not taking the inchlear what i am denying. but >> clear what i am denying. but i you know, it's i'm not i mean, you know, it's i'm not i don't argue that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas. you know,

that's that's that's fine. i mean, we can all agree on that. but, you know, when it comes to things like extreme weather, well, i'm kind of pretty much with ipcc, we've seen with the ipcc, we've we've seen increases in heat waves. we've and we haven't seen increases in flooding or droughts or hurricanes or tornadoes now. so, okay, we're getting we're getting a couple of a couple of phenomena become have become slightly more common and a load of other ones have now that's that's you know that's what you'd expect just from natural variability from things changing all the time on their own now . all the time on their own now. andrew not in the time scale you're talking about, not in that timescale . we're talking that timescale. we're talking now the last 20, 30 years of you, one of you, the fact is we haven't seen it yet. so when you point to weather events in roads or florida, you're not really proving anything. you can't tell anything about the climate from anything about the climate from a few weeks or a few months of weather events. so andrew, what do you say about the sea

temperatures measured not just even off the west coast of ireland, five and six degrees more than they should be. i mean, this is global. this isn't just 1—1 little piece of the world. just just taken off on its own. these are all join this is the whole point. how do is the whole point. so how do you explain a to be verified you explain a yet to be verified but it's probably going to be 101.1 degree f off the coast of florida. you know , how do you florida. you know, how do you explain something like that? that's a world record. you ask them a question, jim, how do you explain it? >> 101 degrees is saying, you know, we're in an el nino at the moment. >> so my guess is because this has happened finished has happened and finished suddenly going is suddenly it's going to it is it's a weather event. probably el nino rather than a climate event. i mean, again, you're picking at a weather event and you're trying to tell something about from it. and you about climate from it. and you just can't. it's an oceanographic event . andrew and oceanographic event. andrew and to with you, el nino to be honest with you, el nino doesn't it goes doesn't go this way. it goes that way round. well, listen, listen. >> they can't see your hands going this way. that way. listen. it's listen. stop sorry. yeah, it's really good to talk to you.

listen, guys, i could talk listen, you guys, i could talk to you for ages about this, but it's fabulous. we'll leave it there the going there with the el nino going this way. thank you this way and that way. thank you very dale. to very much to jim dale. good to talk to senior talk to you. senior meteorologist and also andrew montfort. deputy director montfort. he's a deputy director of good talk of net zero. watch. good to talk to thank you very to you both. thank you very much. i've got some much. now, i've got some breaking greek air breaking news. the greek air force say two pilots have force say that two pilots have now whilst fighting now died whilst fighting wildfires greek island wildfires on the greek island of evia . we bring more on evia. we will bring you more on that throughout the hour this , that throughout the hour this, of course, is gb news. we're live on tv , online live on tv, online and on digital nana akua. digital radio. i'm nana akua. i'm in fort patrick christys . i'm in fort patrick christys. keep your thoughts coming on the fires. peter says , i wanted just fires. peter says, i wanted just to remind you that actually europe did help out with the fires. by the way, just to correct that earlier because we didn't that helped didn't mention that they helped out were talking out last week. they were talking about still loads more about it, but still loads more to come here gb news, on tv, to come here on gb news, on tv, onune to come here on gb news, on tv, online on digital radio. to come here on gb news, on tv, onlirright on digital radio. to come here on gb news, on tv, onlir right here digital radio. to come here on gb news, on tv, onlir right here because dio. to come here on gb news, on tv, onlir right here because we've stay right here because we've got next. got news on the way next. >> temperature's rising in >> the temperature's rising in 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 is seeing the showers. the winds are lighter everywhere is seeing the shit ers. the winds are lighter everywhere is seeing the shit feels he winds are lighter everywhere is seeing the shit feels a; winds are lighter everywhere is seeing the shit feels a bit nds are lighter everywhere is seeing the shit feels a bit warmer, .ighter everywhere is seeing the shit feels a bit warmer, but:er everywhere is seeing the shit feels a bit warmer, but it so it feels a bit warmer, but it does mean the showers quite does mean the showers are quite slow. we're between slow. moving we're between weather moment. weather systems at the moment. this bring wet this one will bring some wet weather much country weather for much of the country tomorrow, particularly tomorrow night. today , we do night. but back to today, we do have some heavy showers scattered northeast scattered across northeast england, scotland , 1 or england, southern scotland, 1 or 2 elsewhere. but i think they'll tend to fade as we go through the so most places the evening. so most places certainly the certainly across wales, the midlands, england and midlands, southern england and northern dry northern scotland becoming dry with clear spells. i think we'll keep a lot of cloud across southern and northern southern scotland and northern england that will keep the temperatures but temperatures up here, but elsewhere quite old elsewhere, quite a chilly old night. temperatures well down into figures into single figures in the countryside , sunny start countryside, but a sunny start for of wales , southern for most of wales, southern england, midlands and england, the midlands and northern scotland. so a bright start northern ireland, but start for northern ireland, but that it'll cloud that won't last. it'll cloud over steadily as outbreaks over steadily here as outbreaks of start to trickle in. of rain start to trickle in. a few showers likely over northern england scots , but england and southern scots, but probably not heavy or as

probably not as heavy or as widespread as today. and for a good chunk the country, most good chunk of the country, most of day will be dry and of the day will be dry and bright a bit warmer tomorrow bright and a bit warmer tomorrow as maybe 24 across the as well, 23, maybe 24 across the london rain will london area. but the rain will trickle wales, southwest trickle into wales, southwest england, then across england, and then spread across 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 will brighten up with 1 or 2 showers. many places looking bright friday. more looking bright on friday. more heavy showers to into the heavy showers to come into the weekend. bye for now . weekend. bye for now. >> the temperatures rising . boxt >> the temperatures rising. boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on .

gb news. well good afternoon. >> if you just joined us, welcome aboard. i'm nana akua. i'm in for patrick christie. now on we'll be discussing on the menu, we'll be discussing those wildfires in they those wildfires in greece. they are raging on all developments. a plane has crashed. that was helping to try and douse those flames and two pilots have died . and then we'll be looking at, as ever, the immigration industry, because it is exactly that. industry, because it is exactly that . it would seem that there that. it would seem that there are a load of lawyers that are taking a nice little backhander for, frankly, helping migrants who shouldn't be staying in this country, them stories country, giving them stories that can use so that they that they can use so that they can the system. and can bypass the system. and they're the prices for they're charging the prices for

sums anything from 4000 to sums of anything from 4000 to £10,000. a great story. we'll be looking at that, too. plus, the police. what what on earth are they doing? it's criminal, frankly , literally just under frankly, literally just under 600 burglaries a day are going uninvestigated. it's a frightening thing. and it's literally it doesn't feel like it's even worth bothering with. it's a backlog. hopefully, though, since mark crowley's been on board, things will change and then it seems that barbie, it seems to be very popular with the women because it's a bloke bashing barbie written a written by a potentially a feminine , a woman who just a man feminine, a woman who just a man hating feminist. i'm not going to lie. i can't wait to see it. so, as ever, get in touch in the same way as as ever. gb views gbnews.com. or tweet us at gb news. but first, let's get your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst . nana.

middlehurst. nana. >> thanks very much indeed. well, we bring you some breaking to news start this bulletin off. the sad news is that two pilots on board fire fighting aircraft that have been dousing the flames in greece are fighting those fires which are raging for seven days. there have this afternoon died . we're hearing afternoon died. we're hearing that from the greek air force . that from the greek air force. the plane was fighting wildfires on the island of evia when the incident happened . if you're incident happened. if you're watching on television, we'll show you the pictures that led up to that incident. thankfully the plane after dousing the flames with water crashing behind a hillside . so we don't behind a hillside. so we don't see the moment of impact. but the sad news nonetheless, is that the two men on board have lost their lives as those wildfires continue to consume large parts of greece, which they've been doing for the last seven days, forcing residents, we understand, to retreat to shelters along the coast coast. well, i can also tell you that

south of greece, in algeria, the number of deaths because of wildfires has now risen to 34, including the lives of ten soldiers being lost, 8000 firefighters, we understand , firefighters, we understand, working together to bring those blazes under control. and in palermo , in italy, the airport palermo, in italy, the airport was temporarily closed while flames threatened the airport there. flights were limited . and there. flights were limited. and then going back to north africa and tunisia, families there forced to leave their homes and shelter by the seaside as as wildfires burned across mountain ranges there, the authorities trying to evacuate. we understand 2500 people from that area. we'll keep you up to date on those pictures just as soon as we can. now, some information from hsbc. we understand they're going to be cutting their interest rates from tonight, making it the first high street bank to act following last week's better than expected

inflation figures . the bank has inflation figures. the bank has told gb news those new rates will come into effect from midnight tonight. it comes after figures last weekend showed inflation is at a 16 month low inflation is at a 16 month low in the year to june. so inflation figures better, although the imf predicting that it as far as the uk is concerned, things may not be so rosy. we're hearing from the imf that they've upgraded the uk's economic forecast . they do economic forecast. they do expect it to grow faster than germany. but a new report by the organisation expects the uk's economic output to grow . by 0.4% economic output to grow. by 0.4% slower than every other country. thoughin slower than every other country. though in the g7. the latest in a series of imf forecasts, which are expecting the uk to lag behind many international peers as this year . behind many international peers as this year. now let's just bnng as this year. now let's just bring you up to date with what the prime minister is saying about the war in ukraine. he said he's appalled by russian

airstrikes on ukraine, port city of odesa amid efforts to restore the black sea grain deal. russia backed out of the deal which was brokered by turkey and the united nations this month in a move that sparked fresh concerns about global food security as the war in ukraine drags on. well, we understand that there's been a phone call this morning. rishi sunak has been on the phone to ukraine's president, volodymyr zelenskyy, saying the uk is working proactively with turkey to restore that deal . turkey to restore that deal. news here at home now, a 9.1 million people in england, we understand , will be living with understand, will be living with major illnesses by the year 2040. that's according to a new study from the health foundation , which says an additional 2.5 million people in england will have a serious health condition by then. that's an increase of 37% compared with 2019. nhs doctor frankie jackson. spence says that progress is because in the field of medicine, people

are living longer. i'll getting better at detecting diseases . better at detecting diseases. >> we've got advancements in medical technology . does that medical technology. does 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 is as a population . you know, there's population. you know, there's lots of things about our lifestyle that are predisposing us these diseases. so we are us to these diseases. so we are much more sedentary than we should know, obese city should be, you know, obese city 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 . stressed. >> a man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting and murdering his 16 year old sister , 20 year old connor gibson attacked his sister amber in november 2021. in south lanarkshire in scotland. he denied the charges against him , denied the charges against him, but was found guilty after a 13 day trial at the high court in glasgow . a record high of over glasgow. a record high of over 130,000 children are in temporary accommodation in england at the moment. in

addition, latest figures from the department for levelling up housing and communities show over 104,000 households were also in temporary accommodation at the end of march. homelessness charity shelter is calling for the government to take decisive action before it gets worse. the government says it is determined to prevent homelessness before it happens . homelessness before it happens. with gb news. more news as it happens. back now to nana akua . happens. back now to nana akua. >> thank you, polly. this is gb news. we are the people's channel. i'm nana akua. it's just coming up to eight minutes after 5:00, so who could the senior person high up in natwest be? who on earth could have briefed the bbc in correctly? i might add, in an attempt to shut things down? or perhaps quite

deliberately, but innocently pass on this information to the bbc. now, unfortunately for coutts, we are not giving up exhausting the complainant . a exhausting the complainant. a form of attrition doesn't work here. in fact , it only serves to here. in fact, it only serves to make me and those around me. so real journalists hungry to find the truth even more determined and unfortunately they pick the wrong person . nigel farage frank wrong person. nigel farage frank lee though thank god they did because no matter what you think of his opinions and political standpoint, he has the right to have them as he does to have a bank account. and in particular, when the bank is owned, almost 40% by us, the taxpayer was we bailed out the rbs group, which includes coutts and natwest, and if it wasn't for us, people like dame alison rose , we wouldn't be dame alison rose, we wouldn't be able to pick up her eye—watering £5 million salary for doing what exactly ? so who on earth ? a exactly? so who on earth? a senior person within natwest could have possibly briefed the bbc with this incorrect

information ? they can't be that information? they can't be that clever because obviously in leaking it, they must have had some insider information . some insider information. business editor simon jack surely should have read ahead. he happened to sit next to dame alison rose, the ceo of natwest .then alison rose, the ceo of natwest . then the very next day he puts out his incorrect tweet, apparently checks the information with the source and getting their permission beforehand to publish it. did he not think that it looked highly suspect that she. dame alison was , in fact, his source? and was, in fact, his source? and then receiving information on nigel's banking status, the source would have had to have first hand knowledge and no journalist of any significant calibre would publish such a thing if there was even the smallest modicum of doubt that the source was not credible . but the source was not credible. but surely, simon would have realised that in revealing private banking information , he private banking information, he was breaching data protection laws. nigel hadn't done anything illegal, and besides the

information turned out to be false . so whilst nigel holds no false. so whilst nigel holds no malice to simon, which is generous, i'm not sure i would be that forgiving. whilst i might not have a platform like nigel's, his is a global footprint. it's huge . which of footprint. it's huge. which of us could have brought the bank's behaviour into the spotlight in such a way resulting in people like andrew neil and jon sopel, who aren't nigel's biggest fans. being openly critical thousand in this country have had to deal with brutal banks behaving in this way. it is truly disgusting, but it you pick the wrong person. this time yet to the absolute truth of , of what the absolute truth of, of what happened here, how can it be right? >> and it doesn't matter whether it's me or anybody else, how can it's me or anybody else, how can it be right that my banking status and the amount of money i may or may not have in my personal and business accounts are being discussed out with the business editor of the bbc and then disseminated to a wider

world. how can that be ethical ? world. how can that be ethical? how can that be legal? how can that be moral? i want to find out the truth and i'm blooming well going to find out the truth since i was last with you, i've now put in a subject access request to natwest as well to see what they hold about me and whether the name dame alison rose crops up there. and i've also been to the information commissioner's office at the end of last week and they've got real powers of investigation . we real powers of investigation. we will get to the source . so dame will get to the source. so dame alison rose will show you the leak is it you . leak is it you. >> is it you? that was the last bit. whether you at it. so that's what i think i want to hear from you, though. email me, gb news. gb views at gb news. com to hear your com i'd love to hear your thoughts. nigel on the way thoughts. nigel is on the way here news 7:00. here alive on gb news at 7:00. now, course , the big story now, of course, the big story we've been all talking about the

wildfires in greece. wildfires burning on in greece. of largest of course, the country's largest ever 20,000 ever evacuation around 20,000 people are being rescued from homes and hotels while strong winds continue to spread the fire. now the outbreak in the central part of the island is still not yet under control . i still not yet under control. i mean, despite international efforts , thousands of efforts, thousands of holidaymakers who were evacuated from the worst affected areas are now arriving here in the uk. many critical of the initial slow response from the airlines and the tour operator is, of course, roads is the worst affected, but fires have also broken out in the northern part of corfu. and in the latest development of fire fighting plane has crashed on the greek island of evia during a rescue mission with both pilots dying in that crash and then as we move away from greece, there are actually dozens of reports in algeria because whilst fires blaze there also and fanned by strong winds, fires are also

spreading across tunisia for seeing the closure of two border crossings and earlier , a blaze crossings and earlier, a blaze caused a temporary closure of palermo airport in sicily and overnight storm there tore off roofs and brought down trees, killing two people. mark white is here now with 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 from under control. the winds are playing a significant factor in the spread of these outbreaks as greek authorities believe 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 . 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 , have been damaged by the fires, it's the local population in the surrounding villages who've been worst affected with homes, vehicles , crops and livestock vehicles, crops and livestock destroyed . avoid the fire is destroyed. avoid the fire is going from the other village , going from the 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 anybody from outside help. so anybody from outside heanng help. so anybody from outside hearing send help. but the firefighters on the ground are being helped by planes and helicopters , water bombing the helicopters, water bombing the flames from above. >> the view from this firefighting aircraft shows the extent of the fire line stretching over vast swathes of the hills below . after a the hills below. after a sluggish start , the main

sluggish start, the main airlines and tour operators now have additional planes flying. those evacuated aid back to uk airports . airports. >> but it was all on us. >> but it was all on us. >> we had to do everything we had no support or help from any travel company . so really sort travel company. so really sort of amazed by the locals. >> the locals kind of kicked in. we had a 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 gave us a lift and they were just 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 holiday company. >> the summer wildfires aren't just affecting roads on the greek island of corfu . greek island of corfu. >> another partial evacuation has been ordered in the north of the island where people are being urged to head to coastal areas and away from greece. in nonh areas and away from greece. in north africa , authorities in north africa, authorities in parts of algeria and tunisia are

battling wildfires with several deaths reported . and these deaths reported. and these alarming images from italy show the extent of the wildfires on sicily , where the island's main sicily, where the island's main airport in palermo has been evacuated as the blaze surrounds the runway and the terminal building is mark white . gb news. building is mark white. gb news. >> right. well, let's cross over now to paul hawkins, who's actually live in rhodes right now. paul thanks for joining us. now. paul thanks forjoining us. right. so in the background, we can see like a lot of smoke and things behind you. how far away is that roughly if you . about is that roughly if you. about a kilometre , i would say maybe, kilometre, i would say maybe, maybe a kilometre and a half. >> that's the island of fire. that's one of the two fires that are burning that are burning on rhodes , and the fires are rhodes, and the fires are covering 10% of

covering about 10% of the island. but can see it's island. but you can see it's quite dramatic. i mean, look at the that forming the crowds that are forming here. people are pulling here. the people are pulling over side the to over at the side of the road to stop and have and take pictures of the fire, film. it and if we pan back the other way towards the road here, the main road, which is where we pulled over, you can see people stopping you can see people are stopping to of it and to take pictures of it and i think that speaks volumes because, yes, they have fires every year greek islands. every year on the greek islands. they have fires in rhodes, but they don't have them this they don't have them to this extent . this they don't have them to this extent. this in this they don't have them to this extent . this in this frequency extent. this in this frequency and for this length of time . i'm and for this length of time. i'm just chatting to one chap who works in the tourist industry, as many do in rhodes, and he was saying to me that we've never seen anything like this before. yes, every year, yes, we have fires every year, but have them on this but we don't have them on this scale at this frequency and lasting for this amount of time. i'm hoping that while we're talking the moment and talking to you at the moment and as watching as we've been watching throughout we throughout the afternoon and we know reporting on the know we've been reporting on the sad deaths of those pilots sad deaths of those two pilots who dropping water, the who were dropping water, the greek making that announcement earlier . greek making that announcement earlier. we've been seeing helicopters swooping in. and i

have to say, maybe it's the opfics have to say, maybe it's the optics it, but the kind of optics of it, but the kind of thing it looks like a thimble of water that they're carrying. and it does look pales into it does look like it pales into significance the significance compared to the extent fires here. but it significance compared to the exhaving fires here. but it significance compared to the exhaving an fires here. but it significance compared to the exhaving an effecthere. but it significance compared to the exhaving an effect on 3. but it significance compared to the exhaving an effect on tourism is having an effect on tourism and the industry. we've been speaking to lots brits who speaking to lots of brits who are staying in area, some of are staying in the area, some of who been completely who have been completely unaffected they tend to unaffected by it. they tend to be the north of the be towards the north of the island, those live island, but those that live in this i spoke to one lady this area. i spoke to one lady that her and her family were evacuated on saturday north, an hours evacuated on saturday north, an hour's drive north to the caphal hour's drive north to the capital. she was staying in a school. daughter has school. her daughter has epilepsy there weren't epilepsy. there weren't any beds. decides after three beds. so she decides after three phone calls to the hotel where she'd come from go back to she'd come from to go back to the hotel, and though the hotel, and even though they had electricity , had no water, no electricity, she they least had a bed , she they at least had a bed, which meant that her daughter could was could get some sleep, which was better epilepsy . she better for her epilepsy. she told that the greek hotel told me that the greek hotel owners bit reticent to owners were a bit reticent to have them back at the hotel because be going because they might be going against the advice of the authorities. she said their authorities. she said that their tour operator had put on buses for them, but then didn't tell

them that where the bus would be able go . so literally the able to go. so literally the bus driver and said, we driver turned up and said, we don't know where we're going. and a lot of people were and so a lot of people were saying, going saying, okay, well, we're going to hotel. then so to stay in the hotel. then so there some criticism there has been some criticism about a lack communication about a lack of communication between operators, the between the tour operators, the hotel the hotel providers and the authorities. one authorities. but definitely one thing is that thing that everyone says is that the have been the greek people have been really hospitable and looking out everyone. that's on the island. >> very briefly , because i've >> very briefly, because i've got to throw to a break at the moment. i just want to ask you, are people about what is are people talking about what is causing because causing these fires? because we heard greece causing these fires? because we hearthere greece causing these fires? because we hearthere was greece causing these fires? because we hearthere was a greece causing these fires? because we hearthere was a lot greece causing these fires? because we hearthere was a lot of greece causing these fires? because we hearthere was a lot of arson, :e that there was a lot of arson, but what are they saying there? they're hearing the same reports as well, that someone started this, that that it was that it wasn't started naturally, that it was an arsonist. >> but they are saying that because the summers are so much dner because the summers are so much drier and hotter and longer, that, of course, means that once that, of course, means that once that fire starts , then it's that fire starts, then it's going to burn for a lot longer and with a greater intensity. it's been about 34, 35 degrees today. it's going to rise to about 37, 38 tomorrow. i've got

to say, i'm really surprised at how windy as well. and of how windy it is as well. and of course, help course, that's not going to help things the things either. so the firefighting continues firefighting effort continues here and that i would say here the general mood is people are just getting on with it. they accept that when these kind of things happen, you know, that there's going to be some disruption, inconvenience. disruption, some inconvenience. i main complaint i guess the main complaint certainly is certainly from the tourists is the the of information, the is the lack of information, ian. >> listen, paul, >> well, listen, paul, thank you very obviously up very much for obviously catch up with day. with you throughout the day. that hawkins. he's there that is paul hawkins. he's there in rhodes. coming up, though, some charging some lawyers are charging thousands fake claims thousands to fake asylum claims for illegal immigrants. i'm nana akua on gb news britain's news

this evening. gb news the people's . channel people's. channel >> good afternoon. welcome back. this is a gb news. i'm nana akua. we are live on tv online and on digital radio. i'm in for patrick christie's. i'm with you till 6:00. now, this was basically an incredible story . till 6:00. now, this was basically an incredible story. i had to cover it because it was frightening, but it was something that i suspected all along. an undercover investigation by the daily mail has exposed rogue staff at uk law firms charging thousands to help illegal immigrants fake their asylum claims. a reporter from the paper posed as an economic migrant hoping to get refugee status as one solicitor was filmed asking for £10,000 to invent a horrific back story to use in the asylum application .

use in the asylum application. >> i can say that the indian government accused you of khalistani you are taken to custody, arrested . and you were custody, arrested. and you were ill treated , tortured, sexually ill treated, tortured, sexually tortured , and that's why you tortured, and that's why you couldn't marry. tortured, and that's why you couldn't marry . and you are couldn't marry. and you are frustrated and you wanted to commit suicide at mahatyam and your family sent you here. please listen to me. you may not support khalistan. you may be a very pro hindustani , but i am very pro hindustani, but i am only telling you a story. >> right? so in that he was taken into custody, arrested , taken into custody, arrested, tortured, sexually tortured and wanting to commit suicide, that's part of the story that this law is suggesting. another solicitor was filmed telling the covert reporter that the only way of helping him apply for asylum is if he said that his life was in danger back home and told him to lie to the home office. following the emails investigation, one law firm sacked representative , the

sacked the representative, the paper and closed one of paper exposed and closed one of its offices. now it said that his actions breached the law and also the solicitors also broke the solicitors regulation authority's code of conduct. let's talk to kevin saunders . conduct. let's talk to kevin saunders. he's a former chief immigration officer at uk border force. kevin when you hear that and obviously this is this wasn't one firm that they went to, there were a few in your view, is this something that's quite widespread or is it just what's your view? well i think it's more widespread than than actually has been reported. >> i mean, we know that that at least another ten firms are under investigation for exactly the same thing. >> so, yes , it is going on. >> so, yes, it is going on. >>— >> so, yes, it is going on. >> yes, it's a big worry. um i mean, how the home office reacts now is the question do we allow for immigration lawyers to sit in, in interviews with when staff are interviewing . the

staff are interviewing. the asylum seeker. i mean, this is this is a real big issue interrupt because your sounds a little bit picky, but what do you think then about this particular story then that, you know what what's your view on that ? that? >> well, it's absolutely outrageous . outrageous. >> yes. >> yes. >> i mean , i must admit, having >> i mean, i must admit, having seen the undercover recording , seen the undercover recording, i'm absolutely horrified that this sort of thing should go on. >> i mean, it's absolutely ridiculous that it should go on. >> it really throws the credit ability of immigration lawyers straight out of the window. >> what should be done then? because as it would be quite tncky because as it would be quite tricky to get into this because i look at it and i think well, i find it a little bit unfair that people get a solicitor having come from another country anyway, just like that, because lots in this country lots of people in this country would pay what can we would have to pay what can we actually do then? because this if this is going on and it's widespread, which i suspect it

is, can actually fix this ? >> well, 7— >> well, it's 7_ >> well, it's a ? >> well, it's a big it's 7 >> well, it's a big it's a ? >> well, it's a big it's a big, big problem. >> i mean, if we deny people the right to a solicitor, then then the left will go absolutely mad and say it's an abuse of human rights and what have you . but, rights and what have you. but, i mean, it's quite interesting that at one of the recent court cases , the i think the one in cases, the i think the one in the high court at the actual, um, judge said , i don't um, judge said, i don't understand why it takes so long to assess a claim because you could do it in a couple of hours. it's very easy. >> why are you , why have you >> why are you, why have you come to the uk and the lawyer fussed about a little bit and wasn't very clear and, and what have you. but the, the, the thing is these the people that are coming are on the whole economic migrants and this is

why back stories are having to be invented. >> so what part of the process are the migrant comes to the uk? are they immediately given a solicitor and then they talk with the solicitor and then they bnng with the solicitor and then they bring their case forward? is that works? bring their case forward? is tha well, works? bring their case forward? is tha well, they'res? bring their case forward? is tha well, they're not going to be >> well, they're not going to be able to now, are they? because the new legislation says that anybody that's arrived illegally early or not through a proper manner, like coming across on the boat, it doesn't have any right to a claim. >> so they're not going to be seeing a solicitor anyway . seeing a solicitor anyway. >> so that that will resolve that problem. >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> well this this could be hopefully that will help it. listen, kevin, i could talk to you for ages about this, but we'll leave there. we'll have to leave it there. really good to you. really good to talk to you. that's saunders, that's kevin saunders, who's a former immigration officer that's kevin saunders, who's a forukr immigration officer that's kevin saunders, who's a foruk borderimmigration officer that's kevin saunders, who's a foruk border forceiration officer that's kevin saunders, who's a foruk border force .3tion officer that's kevin saunders, who's a foruk border force . well,)fficer that's kevin saunders, who's a foruk border force . well, what' at uk border force. well, what are your thoughts? get in touch. gb views gbnews.com tweet us gb views gbnews.com or tweet us at gb news. coming up, the figures which show hundreds of burglaries every day in england and unsolved. i'll be and wales go unsolved. i'll be speaking to former burglar to

get his story. but first, let's get his story. but first, let's get news headlines get your latest news headlines with middlehurst . well we with polly middlehurst. well we start this bulletin with the sad news that two pilots on board an aircraft that crashed while fighting fires in greece this afternoon have both died. >> that news coming to us from the greek air force. the plane was fighting wildfires on the island of evia. if you're watching television, you can watching on television, you can see the plane dropping water across before crashing across a fire before crashing behind a hillside . wildfires behind a hillside. wildfires have consumed parts of greece for the last seven days, forcing residents to retreat to shelters along coastlines. more on that in our next hour. also in the news. hsbc will be cutting its interest rates from tonight, making it the first high street bank to do so following last week's better than expected inflation figures. the bank telling gb news the new rates will into effect from will come into effect from midnight . and the prime midnight tonight. and the prime minister says he's appalled by russian airstrikes on ukraine's port city of odesa amid efforts

to restore the black sea grain dealin to restore the black sea grain deal in a phone call this morning, rishi sunak told volodymyr zelenskyy the uk is working with turkey to restore the deal . for working with turkey to restore the deal. for more on all those stories by heading to our website, gbnews.com . direct website, gb news.com. direct bullion website, gbnews.com. direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment . silver investment. >> let's look at the markets then. >> the pound buying you today. i'm sorry, there are no figures in there will abandon this for the moment and come back to you with the correct bulletin in just a moment. >> direct bullion sponsors the finance report on news finance report on gb news investments matter for investments that matter for a brighter outlook with boxt solar >> proud sponsors of weather 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. we're seeing the showers, the winds are lighter everywhere. we're seeing the shit ers, the winds are lighter everywhere. we're seeing the shit feelshe winds are lighter everywhere. we're seeing the shit feels a winds are lighter everywhere. we're seeing the shit feels a bitnds are lighter everywhere. we're seeing the shit feels a bit warmer, ighter everywhere. we're seeing the shit feels a bit warmer, buter everywhere. we're seeing the shit feels a bit warmer, but it so it feels a bit warmer, but it does showers are quite does mean the showers are quite slow. we're between slow. moving we're between weather systems moment. weather systems at the moment. this bring wet this one will bring some wet weather much of the country weather for much of the country tomorrow, tomorrow tomorrow, particularly tomorrow night. to today, we do night. but back to today, we do have some heavy showers scattered northeast scattered across northeast england. scotland, 1 or england. southern scotland, 1 or 2 elsewhere. but i think they'll tend to fade as we go through the so most places , the evening. so most places, certainly wales, the certainly across wales, the midlands, and midlands, southern england and northern becoming dry northern scotland becoming dry with clear spells. i think we'll keep of and across keep a lot of cloud. and across southern scotland northern southern scotland and northern england the england that'll keep the temperatures up here. but elsewhere, quite a chilly old night. temperatures well down into in into single figures in the countryside , but sunny start countryside, but a sunny start for of wales , southern for most of wales, southern england, midlands and england, the midlands and northern scotland. a bright northern scotland. so a bright start northern ireland, start for northern ireland, but that 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 and southern scotland, few showers likely over northern eng probably southern scotland, few showers likely over northern eng probably notthern scotland, few showers likely over northern eng probably not as rn scotland, few showers likely over northern eng probably not as heavytland, few showers likely over northern eng probably not as heavy ornd, few showers likely over northern eng probably not as heavy or as but probably not as heavy or as widespread today . and for a widespread as today. and for a good chunk of the country, most

of will be dry and of the day will be dry and bright bit tomorrow bright and a bit warmer tomorrow as maybe 24 across the as well. 23, maybe 24 across the london area . but the rain will london area. but the rain will trickle wales, south—west trickle into wales, south—west england, across england, and then spread across 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 brighter on friday. heavy showers to friday. more heavy showers to come the weekend. for come into the weekend. bye for now. brighter outlook with now. a brighter outlook with boxt solar >> proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> just coming up to 34 minutes after 5:00. this is gb news. i'm nana akua now as we were discussing earlier , new figures discussing earlier, new figures have revealed that an average of 584 burglaries go unsolved in england and wales every day. now, which is over the three quarters of the cases that are reported . and the figures show

reported. and the figures show that in 2022 to 2023, 213,279 burglary investigations across england and wales were closed without a suspect being identified. and that is accounting for about 76.8% of all cases , as south yorkshire all cases, as south yorkshire police had the worst record with a staggering 84.4% of recorded burglaries going under solved. let's speak now to reform burglar and ceo of the refocused project, lennox rogers. lennox, thank you so much for joining me. now hello. this is worrying as if you go into the mind of somebody who used to steal. so you were a burglar as your reformed. now, what do these figures do to people who are potentially happy to burgle properties? what would would have been going through your mind at that time when you were doing that sort of thing? if you'd those figures , happy you'd heard those figures, happy days. >> um, i also heard that , you

>> um, i also heard that, you know, the police don't also go attend every burglary and criminals that commit those crimes, they just rub their hands as happy days. >> you know , because that's the >> you know, because that's the kind of crime they like to commit . commit. >> and if they're not being deau >> and if they're not being dealt with or if there's a way they can get away with it, then that's good for them . it's good that's good for them. it's good for business. now of course, you're reformed. >> you're doing great things, but if you look back on it, what would what deterred you from robbing from a house? what was the thing that would make you think, 0h, the thing that would make you think, oh, i won't do that one? well for me, um , we tended not well for me, um, we tended not to do , um, people's houses to do, um, people's houses unless we had inside information on. >> so if we were informed formed that there was something of particular value to us there or lots of money, then we would

probably do that. but as a rule, we didn't do to people's houses. we i was part of an organised crime gang and we burgled business mainly, um , because we business mainly, um, because we felt they were insured and house burglars . felt they were insured and house burglars. um, we, felt they were insured and house burglars . um, we, we, we thought burglars. um, we, we, we thought we, we wouldn't like someone to burgle our house. so we, there were some criminals lived by certain , um, kind of unspoken certain, um, kind of unspoken rules. and and for me , it wasn't rules. and and for me, it wasn't a um, something i would do . uh, a um, something i would do. uh, someone's house. unless, like i said, there was something there. a rich person's house. we. we thought a rich person's house is a bit different . um, but what a bit different. um, but what deterred me, um , you know , i got deterred me, um, you know, i got into lots of trouble for other

crimes, and, um, you know, i'd been going in and out of prison for 21 years, and i needed to turn my life around. and so i had helped to do that. but um, you know, with the cost of living crisis, if things were as bad back then as they are today , maybe i would have kept going for a bit longer , especially as, for a bit longer, especially as, you know , the police are not you know, the police are not attending every burglary and you know, a lot of crimes are going unreported or you know, they're not doing anything about it. unreported or you know, they're not doing anything about it . so not doing anything about it. so i may have continued a bit longer, but you've turned your life around. >> you're doing good things. i wanted to ask you then, so what would act as a deterrent? because obviously you guys are burglars with a conscience as well. you wouldn't rob a family home, which is good to hear unless rich . unless they were really rich. um, so what if there was something outside? was there

anything about that house then that a burglar? because obviously said don't do obviously you said you don't do homes. anything homes. so is there anything people deter burglars ? >> 7- >> yes, 7— >> yes, there ? >> yes, there are 7 >> yes, there are things because there are different levels of burglars. so there are things you can do . um obviously for you can do. um obviously for insurance purposes , it's good to insurance purposes, it's good to you know, have all the alarms in place and windows and door locks . but you know, i'm working with some young burglars today that are just like 15 years old. oh, wow . and they they go and they wow. and they they go and they put a screwdriver in the corner of a window of a newly built house. and hit it, hit the screwdriver and don't give too much. um you know, shatters . so much. um you know, shatters. so they're able to access and they're able to access and they're finding ways to do it. but for the homeowner to um or person in the house, you can put your valuables in everyday items

like tins of food , fake tins of like tins of food, fake tins of food . um, you know, because it's food. um, you know, because it's not obvious to everyone that you've got some jewellery in a tin of beans or something. that's a good. the other thing , that's a good. the other thing, um, very briefly, i advise people. >> yeah. go on a drive. >>— >> yeah. go on a drive. >> sorry. yeah. um, the other thing i advise people that we used to do crimes in bad weather, bad weather is a good cover for burglars to commit crime when it's raining and windy. no one wants to look out the window. so be careful. but you need to have good neighbours. you need to, you know, because they can watch out for you. don't use social media to tell people that you're going on holiday . yeah, the obvious on holiday. yeah, the obvious one, red flag. >> well, listen, linux is really good to talk to you and you're the ceo of refocus. and i understand the project helps people who are potentially burglars burglars to try and burglars or burglars to try and reform them, just as have

done. >> any criminals, we help them turn their lives around. yeah. thank you. >> listen, really good to talk to you, lennox. we'll have to do a with i'd a longer interview with you. i'd love your story. love to hear your story. your full story. that's linux. rogers. a reformed burglar rogers. he's a reformed burglar and ceo of the refocus and he's a ceo of the refocus project, helps to reform project, which helps to reform some offenders. thank you so much. to to much. really good to talk to you. let's back you. all right. let's get back to story now, the to our top story now, the relentless wildfires spreading across and let's cross across greece and let's cross over to will hollis, is at over to will hollis, who is at birmingham airport where a passenger has just safely passenger flight has just safely landed rhodes. will, what passenger flight has just safely lancyou rhodes. will, what passenger flight has just safely lancyou tell rhodes. will, what passenger flight has just safely lancyou tell meydes. will, what passenger flight has just safely lancyou tell me ?as. will, what can you tell me? >> yes, well , it's about 160 >> yes, well, it's about 160 passengers that have just landed here at birmingham airport. they landed about an hour ago and they've come from rhodes airport and they've come from all around the island, which is, of course, a greek island. now, when these people were coming in, some of them were quite happy to stop and speak to us and the rest of the media. and they were quite happy to say, you what, happy to say, you know what, we're we didn't we're quite fortunate we didn't really in really get caught up in it. people looking after us.

people were looking after us. but then there was the other people that wouldn't stop and talk and it didn't seem to be because they weren't friendly to the was because the story >> but it was because the story that faces told said that their faces told said everything we needed to everything that we needed to know that they did not have anything that they wanted say anything that they wanted to say about how horrific this experience had been. >> one person did want to speak to me, though, and he was telling me a little bit about this experience and the things that had seen, particularly that he had seen, particularly noting how helpful the people from greece had been for all of the uk tourists that had been there . there. >> there was restaurants coming in with pizzas and whatever they had left. at the end of the night , there was people coming night, there was people coming in the night . and if in all through the night. and if you wanted, they'd go and get whatever you needed, like stuff to, you know, because do you remember there was people coming off the beaches and things like that with nothing. and that's all they because all the all they had because all the stuff was back in the hotels on fire. but because of the wind, the wind changed so much. and

just sort of like through it all, you know, all over the place, you know, for the firefighters, it must have been unbelievable. was getting unbelievable. and we was getting some thursday some ash from that thursday night. all the all night. we started all the all like tables like nice white pristine tables and actually all over it . so and actually all over it. so you're thinking, you know , how you're thinking, you know, how close is this getting like this was a scheduled flight. >> it was supposed to be coming in here today. there are, of course, as well repatriated flights , ones that are going out flights, ones that are going out there with no passengers on simply to bring people home. the foreign office says there are around 10,000 brits in rhodes right now, but an estimated 30,000 or so are supposed to be going out there in the coming weeks . and we know from what weeks. and we know from what we've seen from local greek people that they're really worried that people won't worried that these people won't be come or they'll be able to come or they'll simply to not come simply choose to not come because the fears of what because of the fears of what might happen if they got caught up these wildfires as well . up in these wildfires as well. >> thank very much. >> well, thank you very much. will keep to will obviously keep us up to date with that. that's date with all of that. that's will there at the airport

will hollis there at the airport right up, asking, right. coming up, i'm asking, does the new barbie film depict her a man hating feminist? her as a man hating feminist? i'm nana akua on gb news britain's news channel. >> direct bullion sponsors the financial report on gb news for gold and silver investment . gold and silver investment. let's bring you then that quick snapshot of today's markets for you. >> the pound today buying you $12825 >> the pound today buying you $1.2825 and ,1.1628. the price of gold . £1,526.32 an ounce. and of gold. £1,526.32 an ounce. and the ftse 100 has closed at 7690 points. >> direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news investments that matter

on tv, radio and online gb news. britain's news . on tv, radio and online gb news. britain's news. channel >> come on, barbie, let's go party. if you just join me . party. if you just join me. welcome. 47 minutes after 5:00. i'm nana akua. welcome. 47 minutes after 5:00. i'm nana akua . this is a gb news i'm nana akua. this is a gb news don't forget, you can also download the gb news app, but now cinemas have been busier than ever as a greta gerwig's blockbuster, barbie hit screens expected to hit the $150 million mark. it's definitely been a success, but but it might not be so popular amongst the men. i can't wait to see it , so popular amongst the men. i can't wait to see it, as some fans have been criticising the film for its boy bashing, fans have been criticising the film for its boy bashing , with film for its boy bashing, with many calling it woke propaganda

and taking offence to the ongoing references to taking down the patriarchy . who better down the patriarchy. who better to speak about this than showbiz reporter stephanie takyi ? she reporter stephanie takyi? she says stephanie , talk to me. says stephanie, talk to me. you've seen barbie. what's it like? is it good ? like? is it good? >> i absolutely loved it. nana because i think a lot of people think it's just plastic. fantastic. just all about fluffy stuff. but no , there are some stuff. but no, there are some serious themes in this film. it's not feminist fashion. it's not male bashing . there's a lot not male bashing. there's a lot of people have said actually , it of people have said actually, it kind of looks at the dynamics between the battle of the sexes and think it's actually a real portrayal of what men and women and the battles we do face in the real world. and obviously, a lot of people say it's more geared towards women, but i'm sorry, it's in barbie land and in barbie land all things pink. and women do rule in barbie land. yes that sounds like a great land. >> when you went to see it, were you in a cinema and was it with were mostly women going to see this thing or did you see a mix

of men as you said, it is also for men. >> so i was quite surprised, anna, yes, there was anna, because, yes, there was a sea of pink and every cinema goers should expect to see lots of people wearing pink clothing. but there also who had but there was also men who had come denim outfits. so come in their denim outfits. so there was a nice mix of barbies and kens and think a lot of men have been quite ashamed say have been quite ashamed to say they've to see the barbie they've gone to see the barbie movie or they are going to see the barbie movie and think this is where the marketing has been the barbie movie and think this isbitiere the marketing has been the barbie movie and think this isbit wrongz marketing has been the barbie movie and think this is bit wrong because ng has been the barbie movie and think this isbit wrong because ng has just| a bit wrong because people just think flick, to be think it's a female flick, to be honest , my star of the show was honest, my star of the show was ryan gosling. a of people ryan gosling. a lot of people were criticised him saying, oh, he's old to play ball and he's too old to play ball and ken thought he'd done a ken and thought he'd done a fantastic job. i thought the ken's men actually in ken's are the men actually in this movie actually make it an exciting watch if it was just all about women, i think that would be boring . would be boring. >> yeah that be a bit dull >> yeah that would be a bit dull if it was actually all just about women because you know, then it kind of can then feel like it's a feminist thing. but having said that, daughter having said that, my daughter went to see the barbie film and

said she said she loved it and so far, all the women that i've spoken to have loved it and a lot of the men haven't liked it. so much. what's the best bit that saw in the film? that you saw in the film? without giving too much away? but best bits worth but one of the best bits worth watching . watching. >> em- w- w— >> my favourite bit was when barbie loses her imperfection , barbie loses her imperfection, because obviously we know the barbie doll . we love for her barbie doll. we love her for her perfection . but margot robbie perfection. but margot robbie in the film , she starts the film, she starts experiencing bits where her feet gets a bit too bigger. she starts getting cellulite and think, this is the kind of film that i love because it's actually tipping perfection on its head. so that's why i think the barbie film has much a deeper be honest. deeper meaning. to be honest. i know a lot of people say it's more about feminism, but actually are good pointers actually there are good pointers about patriarchy in it as well. and i think the men actually do have their say in it. seeing have their say in it. but seeing barbie lose her crown and become like woman, i think like a normal woman, i think that's what a lot of females will relate to as well. >> listen, stephanie, it's such will relate to as well. >.pleasure stephanie, it's such will relate to as well. >.pleasure toephanie, it's such will relate to as well. >.pleasure to talk1ie, it's such will relate to as well. >.pleasure to talk1ie, it's ijci'i will relate to as well. >.pleasure to talk1ie, it's i am a pleasure to talk to you. i am absolutely to watch this absolutely going to watch this

film. cannot wait. me the film. i cannot wait. me and the girls going to go put wig girls are going to go put my wig on then take it off on in there and then take it off when i'm in there just because it's dark. stephanie takyi thank you it. it's dark. stephanie takyi thank you do it. it's dark. stephanie takyi thank you do it it. it's dark. stephanie takyi thank you do it together, it. it's dark. stephanie takyi thank you do it together, girl. it. it's dark. stephanie takyi thank you do it together, girl. all we'll do it together, girl. all right. soon. thank right. speak to you soon. thank you much. right listen. you so much. right now, listen. break a statement has break ing news. a statement has been released by natwest and i'll read it to you in full. and this is i recognise that in my conversations with simon jack of the bbc, i made a serious error of judgement in discussing mr farage relationship with the bank. farage relationship with the bank . given the consequences of bank. given the consequences of this , i want to address the this, i want to address the questions that have been raised and set out the substance of the conversations that took place. believing it was public knowledge. i confirmed that mr farage was a coutts customer and that he had been offered a natwest bank account alongside this, i repeated what mr farage had already stated that the bank saw this as a commercial decision . an i would like to decision. an i would like to emphasise emphasise that in responding to mrjack's

responding to mr jack's questions, i did not reveal any personal financial information about mr farage in response to a general question about eligibility criteria required to bank with coutts and natwest , i bank with coutts and natwest, i said that guidance on both was publicly available on their websites. in doing so , i websites. in doing so, i recognise that i left mrjack with the impression that the decision to close mr fraga's accounts was solely a commercial one. i was not part of the decision making process to exit mr farage this decision was made by coutts and i am informed in april that this was for commercial reasons at the time of my conversations with mr jack, i was not in receipt of the contents of the coutts wealth reputational risk committee materials. subsequently released by mr farage. i apologise to mr for farage. i apologise to mr for farage deeply inappropriate language contained in those papers and the board has commissioned a full independent review into the decision process to ensure that this cannot happen again . put simply, i was happen again. put simply, i was wrong to respond to any question raised by the bbc about this

case.i raised by the bbc about this case. i want to extend my sincere apologies to mr for farage the personal hurt this has him and i've written has caused him and i've written to i'd like to say to him today. i'd like to say sorry the board and my sorry to the board and my colleagues. my career colleagues. i started my career working national westminster working for national westminster bank. is an institution bank. it is an institution i care about enormously and have always proud to be of always been proud to be part of it. it has been the privilege of my the bank and my career to lead the bank and i'm for the board for i'm grateful for the board for entrusting me with this role. it is therefore more is therefore all the more regrettable actions have regrettable that my actions have compounded difficult compounded an already difficult issue group . do you know issue for the group. do you know who that was? of course. dame alison rose . well, joining me alison rose. well, joining me now, michelle dewberry , her show now, michelle dewberry, her show is on the way, but michelle, reaction to that? >> cor blimey. i'll tell you, i've been watching all of this unfold distance. i am a unfold from a distance. i am a long standing natwest customer. i appalled, appalled by i am a appalled, appalled by this. and what's interesting in response statement that response to the statement that you've out, the board you've just read out, the board have said, and i quote , that it have said, and i quote, that it retains full confidence in ms rose as the ceo of the bank. well i don't mean to be rude, but client confidentiality is

bafic but client confidentiality is basic 101. the trainee would learn that on day one. and if the trainee was not able to respect that and leak information about customers, they'd be out the door . so the they'd be out the door. so the very, very top dog here, it's outrageous and will be carry on carrying on this conversation on my show a few minutes. my show in just a few minutes. >> not. well, absolutely . >> worry not. well, absolutely. it like going to be it looks like it's going to be a cracking show. in view, cracking show. so in your view, should rose resign? should dame alison rose resign? how earth can still be how on earth can she still be there? thank you so much how on earth can she still be theyour thank you so much how on earth can she still be theyour company. k you so much how on earth can she still be theyour company. i'll)u so much how on earth can she still be theyour company. i'll)u sback ch for your company. i'll be back tomorrow, time, 3:00 in for tomorrow, same time, 3:00 in for patrick is patrick christie. but next up is dewbs& co >> looks like things are heating up . boxed boilers , proud up. boxed boilers, proud sponsors of weather on gb news as 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 the showers, the winds are lighter so it feels a bit warmer , but does mean the showers , but it does mean the showers are quite slow. moving we're between the between weather systems at the moment. will bring some moment. this one will bring some wet much of the wet weather for much of the country tomorrow, particularly

tomorrow to tomorrow night. but back to today, we do have some heavy showers scattered across northeast southern northeast england. southern scotland, 1 2 elsewhere. but scotland, 1 or 2 elsewhere. but i think they'll tend to fade as we through the evening. so we go through the evening. so most certainly across most places certainly across wales, the midlands, southern england and northern scotland becoming with clear spells. becoming dry with clear spells. i think keep a lot of i think we'll keep a lot of cloud across southern scotland and england. that and northern england. that will keep here. and northern england. that will kee|elsewhere, here. and northern england. that will kee|elsewhere, quite here. and northern england. that will kee|elsewhere, quite a here. and northern england. that will kee|elsewhere, quite a chillyre. but elsewhere, quite a chilly old night. temperatures well old night. air temperatures well down figures in the down into single figures in the countryside, start countryside, but a sunny start for most wales, 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 scotland, england and southern scotland, but not as heavy or as but probably not as heavy or as widespread as today. but probably not as heavy or as widespread as today . and for a widespread as today. and for a good chunk of country, most good chunk of the country, most of be dry and of the day will be dry and bright tomorrow bright and a bit warmer tomorrow as 23, maybe 24 across the as well. 23, maybe 24 across the london but the rain will london area. but the rain will trickle into wales, southwest england, then spread across 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 will brighten up with 1 or 2 showers, many places looking bright on friday. more heavy come into the heavy showers to come into the weekend. bye for now . weekend. bye for now. >> looks like things are heating up. boxed boilers are proud sponsors of weather on gb news .

of the natwest group , dame of the natwest group, dame alison rose. she is now confessed. she was indeed the source that leaked this information to the bbc. get this. so everybody, the board there apparently have, i quote , there apparently have, i quote, a full confidence in her in her role. well, i say this, quite frankly, she should resign. and if the board do indeed have full confidence, then they should follow her out the door. to what do you make to what has been going on? and of course, fires everywhere . and so it seems what everywhere. and so it seems what is going on. some saying the climate is on fire, other people saying it's arsenal at play of the media being over sensationalist in their reporting . over in the house of reporting. over in the house of lords. we've got a life peer