former us president donald >> former us president donald trump now just hours away from turning himself into a georgia jail. we'll have the latest from the state's case and how our energy bills could be heading even higher . energy bills could be heading even higher. the energy bills could be heading even higher . the energy watchdog even higher. the energy watchdog warning revamped standing charges could make it a long, cold, lonely winter for all of . us also coming up, prince harry back in the uk and the eve of that first anniversary of queen elizabeth's death . but will he elizabeth's death. but will he be others in the royal be meeting others in the royal family? first latest headlines from tatiana . mark, thank you. from tatiana. mark, thank you. >> the latest from the gb news room. some breaking news to bnng room. some breaking news to bring you. a teenager has died after being hit by a train in west police were trying west london. police were trying to stop the van. he was travelling say they travelling in but say they weren't pursuit of the

weren't in pursuit of the vehicle. crashed into other vehicle. it crashed into other cars and several people reportedly ran from the scene at shepherd's bush. police say they're trying to establish exactly what happened , but the exactly what happened, but the boy, believed to be in his late teens, was by a train teens, was struck by a train shortly afterwards. bring shortly afterwards. we'll bring you more on this developing story get it. the story as we get it. the government says it's closely monitoring reports that the wagner group's leader has been killed in a plane crash. russia's aviation authority says yevgeny prigozhin was one of ten names on the passenger list , but names on the passenger list, but there's been no confirmation that his body is among those recovered. his mercenary group believes both he and commander dmitri utkin were killed as a result of the mutiny against russia's top military brass. two months ago . meanwhile, ukraine's months ago. meanwhile, ukraine's military intelligence says it and the navy conducted a special operation overnight in russian occupied crimea . officials say a occupied crimea. officials say a drone destroyed a russian long—range anti aircraft missile system yesterday . ukrainian system yesterday. ukrainian president vladimir zelenskyy

vowed to end russia's occupation of crimea . the backlog of asylum of crimea. the backlog of asylum cases has hit a record high. more than 175,000 people were waiting for an initial decision on their application at the end of june. that's up 44% on last year. of june. that's up 44% on last year . the of june. that's up 44% on last year. the home of june. that's up 44% on last year . the home office says year. the home office says europe has seen a similar rise, adding that it's doubled spending on asylum in the last year to nearly £4 billion . year to nearly £4 billion. patients are being warned of severe delays as consultants in england strike for two days. routine hospital care is expected to come to a standstill , with nhs leaders anticipating a major disruption. the british medical association also announced medics will go on strike in late september and early october as the unions dispute over pay continues . dispute over pay continues. health secretary steve barclay says an increase has already been agreed . been agreed. >> and we've accepted in full the recommendations of the independent pay review body that looks at the importance of

retention in importance of career progression . it means career progression. it means that total earnings for an nhs consultant will be £134,000 a year with a pay rise this year of 6. and as i say , that is on of 6. and as i say, that is on top of changing pension taxation, meaning that consultants benefit from one of the most generous pensions in the most generous pensions in the public sector. so we've accepted in full the recommendations and i urge the bma to call an end to the strike because the strike ultimately damages patients. the number of students receiving the highest gcse grades has fallen from last year but remains higher than before the covid pandemic . before the covid pandemic. >> it follows a spike in higher grades in 2020 and 2021, when exams were cancelled because of covid and results based on teachers assessments . overall, teachers assessments. overall, there were over 200,000 fewer top grades. this year compared with last year . we spoke to some with last year. we spoke to some students about their results and plans for the future . plans for the future. >> i'm really happy with my results . i >> i'm really happy with my results. i got >> i'm really happy with my results . i got two nines, three

results. i got two nines, three eights, three sevens, and then i got a distinction in dance. >> i've got 195 eights and a few sevens , so i'm very happy. i'm sevens, so i'm very happy. i'm going to do maths, geography and computer science in barnsley. sixth form a—levels . sixth form a—levels. >> i think i've done really well. i've got quite a few eights, a couple sevens , eights, a couple sevens, everything that i wanted to get and more for college. so i'm really looking forward to going to enrol later belief because we had to wait a while to get results . results. >> and i know that i've, i've done well and what are you going to go on to do ? i'm doing to go on to do? i'm doing biology, chemistry and history a—levels well, the education secretary, gillian keegan says the government has invested to help pupils catch up since the pandemic . pandemic. >> well the attainment gap was actually narrowing quite considerably from 2010 to before the pandemic. so under this conservative government we got it down 9.1, which was amazing. and, you know, we were really pleased with that. now it has taken a step back in the

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pip >> president putin is remaining silent after a plane said to be carrying wagner chief yevgeny prigozhin crashed north of moscow, leaving no survivors. >> of course, that comes just two months after the powerful mercenary group leading an aborted mutiny against russia's armed forces . so will armed forces. so will prigozhin's followers now mount a perhaps another operation to avenge his death? or has indeed putin silenced his critics after this aeroplane crash? our homeland security editor, mark white, joining us in the studio . i guess the first thing to reflect, mark, is that the kremlin silence speaks volumes. >> yeah, still no word from vladimir putin at all on the death of mr prigozhin. so we await exactly what he says about that as the cause of this air crash is still to be determined. clearly reports that it may have been shot down by a missile. there may have been some kind of device on it or was it actually some kind of mechanical issue that wasn't deliberate at all?

that's probably the most least likely, i think, of the explanations. yeah, interesting that the spooks, if you like, here, former m16, moscow desk, people saying it has the hallmark or the fingerprints of either the fsb or the gru , i.e. either the fsb or the gru, i.e. the military intel science wing of the russian. yeah but i mean, there's so much about this . there's so much about this. russia is really just the embodiment of disinformation in terms of everything that comes out of that country . and, you out of that country. and, you know, as far as prigozhin was concerned, of course, after that rush to moscow, that just ended as suddenly as it began. he pretty much disappeared off the radar. there was telegram postings. it really could have come from anyone. and it was only when he popped up in the desert there, as you can see in these images. desert there, as you can see in these images . and again, very these images. and again, very cryptic , he spoke about going to cryptic, he spoke about going to hell and all. and then two days later, he's on a flight from

moscow to saint petersburg , were moscow to saint petersburg, were exiled originally to belarus . exiled originally to belarus. >> this is what would he be doing flying in russian airspace? was very careful airspace? he was very careful about his security . about his security. >> well, because so much of what's coming out of russia, as i say, is disinformation and half truths. and, you know, was he really exiled ? we were told he really exiled? we were told that he was is initially to belarus , that actually the belarus, that actually the wagner fighters that were in belarus were not given the kind of well come that they expected in that country. of well come that they expected in that country . there are in that country. there are various wagner opera nations still all in that area. and in africa, of course, where prigozhin allegedly was just a couple of days ago, i should say, in terms of any reprisals from wagner personnel. we know that some of the wagner troops were seen in saint petersburg going up to a makeshift shrine

of flowers there of prigozhin crying some of them were seen as. but whether they're actually in any position to do anything is probably well, that's the key question, isn't it? >> because dmitri utkin, who is his effectively his right hand man, on the man, also said to be on the plane , people, believe plane, ten people, they believe on plane . so if that top on the plane. so if that top echelon has been taken out, we wonder, has wagner got the structure to launch anything to avenge his death? yeah utkin was one of the founders , really of one of the founders, really of wagner and prigozhin came in on that because actually the name wagner came from utkin, who was a and, you know, had a deep fascination for adolf hitler. >> and the composer wagner. hence the name . but yes, you're hence the name. but yes, you're right, the sort of structure of the management structure of wagner has been dismayed , wagner has been dismayed, rattled to a degree. there was from the russian government , from the russian government, from the russian government, from moscow, just recently,

instructions from those in wagner to take up new contracts to join the military , to have to join the military, to have renegotiated contracts with perhaps other splinter groups. so it's all of a mess. >> and if indeed prigozhin is dead, then does that show that putin was scared of him or does it show is it a show of strength from putin? >> well, i think it probably shows if this was at the hands of moscow, that they certainly viewed this man as a threat . you viewed this man as a threat. you can be in no doubt of that . can be in no doubt of that. there was real alarm and confusing confusion and chaos in the upper echelons of the russian government when prigozhin and his troops were on this mad dash to moscow to months ago. so there's no doubt that even though prigozhin didn't ever directly criticise vladimir putin in a lot of the rantings that came out during his time fighting the war around

bakhmut in particular, when he was criticising the ukraine, the russian military. it was a direct challenge to the leadership of the russian government and of course that was happening at a time when ukraine was starting to get the upper . upper hand. >> we've independence >> now we've got independence day ukraine and we've got day in ukraine and we've got things happening on the battlefield particularly down things happening on the bacrimea, particularly down things happening on the ba crimea, which cularly down things happening on the ba crimea, which islarly down things happening on the ba crimea, which is this down things happening on the ba crimea, which is this key/n element. >> yeah, breaking news on this, which i think is actually quite significant about crime here. and ukraine's determined russian, as they've said before , to take back this peninsula, key peninsula, that would be just an almighty blow to russia if that was ever realised. you're looking for those on television now at images that have been released by the ukrainian military showing the special operation in which troops were landed by naval craft on the beaches of crimea and apparently , according to the and apparently, according to the ukrainian special unit on

watercraft landed on the shore in the area of olenivka and mayak settlements. it said that they had achieved their goals, that there had been casualties inflicted on both personnel and also they had , it seems, also they had, it seems, destroyed. some equipment. we've we've also got some drone footage that we can show you. this area that was the centre of this operation was actually attacked by a drone just a couple of days ago. that drone footage showing an air anti—air installation, this is it was taken out. now, this is not unusual. taken out. now, this is not unusual . we've had kind of stand unusual. we've had kind of stand off attacks on crimea that have taken place a lot in recent months. drone attacks both from the air and also a waterborne drone attacks that have you know, targeted ships in the area

that have attacked , attacked the that have attacked, attacked the kursk bridge bridge to crimea as well . so but if they are now well. so but if they are now obviously landing troops in crafting with impunity. >> yeah , that's a key because >> yeah, that's a key because obviously the understanding was that the russian naval presence still had control of that black sea area. yeah i mean, it just shows clearly the confidence within the ukrainian military that they feel that they can land troops . land troops. >> they were training, incidentally , the ukrainian incidentally, the ukrainian marines with our royal marines just in recent months. these pictures here, mark, that you can see are of those training . can see are of those training. now, it may well be that those troops involved in that run , troops involved in that run, that landing were troops that were directly involved in this training , which came to an end training, which came to an end a couple of weeks ago, attacked by stealth. exactly. that the type of scenario that they were training for , their landing on training for, their landing on water craft in these ribs, rigid, inflatable hulls and then going up the beaches, rather better built than those we're

seeing coming across the channel of course, one might reflect well , of course, one might reflect well, indeed, of course, one might reflect well , indeed, not of course, one might reflect well, indeed, not as big, perhaps has lost any impact on ukraine. >> i mean, because prigozhin hated the top military brass of russia, ukraine think they're incompetent ? incompetent? >> i don't think so. i mean, certainly the ukrainian government welcomed the fact that quotes terrorist has been taken out of the picture. that's how they describe prigozhin. remember, he's kind of out of the frame as far as ukraine is concerned. they were involved in that special operation around bakhmut . the efforts to bakhmut. the efforts to eventually sort of half take that city. i think it may be back in partial ukrainian hands again. it's difficult kilometre by kilometre, indeed. indeed. or foot by foot, i think. >> yeah. mark thank you very much for taking us through that, especially that breaking news and what's happening in crimea. but keir but let's speak now to keir giles, consulting fellow giles, senior consulting fellow of russia and eurasia desk of the russia and eurasia desk at chatham house. thanks very much indeed for your time. what

happens next? >> well, that's a great question. we won't know for some time now as mark was telling you just now, there's an open question as to what happens with the rest wagner, because, the rest of wagner, because, yes, had the two yes, they've had the top two leaders apparently removed. if it fact, that both it is, in fact, true that both prigozhin utkin were on this prigozhin and utkin were on this aircraft, the indications are going stronger, but it's still not confirmed. but then not 100% confirmed. but then what happens to everybody else that the wagner and that was in the wagner group and all intermediate all of their intermediate commanders, because this as commanders, because this was as an organisation that has was already going to be deeply upset at how they've been treated by the russian state and those efforts by the state to either integrate them into the army or exile them belarus don't seem exile them to belarus don't seem to have been particularly successful. to successful. so what's going to happen with them and also happen next with them and also with sympathy within with this broad sympathy within the russian forces, the the russian armed forces, the regular armed forces and the russian public is an open question. that's going to a question. that's going to be a security which russia security challenge which russia is to deal with is going to have to deal with one or another if they don't one way or another if they don't deal with it successfully, then this apparent this won't be the only apparent attempted murder senior attempted murder of senior wagner figures that we're going

to see out in russia. to see play out in russia. >> it's suggestion , ian, that >> it's a suggestion, ian, that putin took out prigozhin because he wanted to stop him becoming a martyr . well in a way that's martyr. well in a way that's that's self—defeating because he's just made him a martyr for all of his followers. >> and of course , for all of the >> and of course, for all of the other people who, as you heard from mark just a moment ago, are actually already mourning actually now already mourning at the wagner headquarters. but then a balance for as long then it's a balance for as long as prigozhin remained un murdered, he was still set as this precedent of somebody who could up to power in could stand up to power in russia actually and russia and actually survive. and that's something that putin that's not something that putin wants be setting. an example wants to be setting. an example for anybody else might for anybody else that might follow footsteps . so follow in his footsteps. so there surprise there was widespread surprise that wasn't dealt with that prigozhin wasn't dealt with immediately . everybody's a great immediately. everybody's a great deal surprised that he's deal less surprised that he's been with now. but the been dealt with now. but the really striking thing about this is, , nobody is is, of course, nobody is surprised at all that russia has done this manner. done it in this manner. everybody is it for everybody is taking it for granted that this is an attempted murder of prigozhin and collateral damage in

and that collateral damage in the form of innocent victims who the form of innocent victims who the crew on the aircraft the flight crew on the aircraft is just a normal, unnatural part of this process. the fact that this is just being accepted as how does business is just how russia does business is just a really indication of how far russia has fallen, how far it's regressed from any standards of civilised behaviour that both within russia and beyond. people are just shrugging their shoulders and saying, yep, that's do . that's what they do. >> and possible do you think that's what they do. >:might possible do you think that's what they do. >:might be possible do you think that's what they do. >:might be that sible do you think that's what they do. >:might be that wagner'sou think it might be that wagner's support is might now mount a coupin support is might now mount a coup in retaliation ? it depends coup in retaliation? it depends entirely on what russia succeeds in doing to neutralise them. >> and again , that's something >> and again, that's something that we can't see yet. we'll see it playing out over the next days. it depends, days. and weeks. and it depends, of course extent of course, to what extent they've formed they've remained a formed organised body in the same place and what weapons they've retained. no doubt that retained. there's no doubt that it a potential challenge for it is a potential challenge for russia, it turns into a russia, whether it turns into a real we've to see. real one. we've yet to see. >> i just wonder if you've got a thought on the breaking news that mark bringing on that mark was bringing us on

this landing on the this marine landing on the shores crimea and the shores in crimea and the significance, because, of course, we've been waiting for various breakthroughs in this offensive . this would be a offensive. this would be a significant change. this is the real area. they've got to get hold of crimea . hold of crimea. >> absolutely. and it speaks to what mark was was saying just a moment ago about the increased confidence of ukraine. it has been suggested that the target for this maritime raid was actually a radar installation, an air defence radar, which would tie in with this attack on air defence missiles that we saw air defence missiles that we saw a few days ago . so in that a few days ago. so in that respect it may be that ukraine is for more assertive is preparing for more assertive air operations in area that air operations in the area that would be covered by both of those defensive systems. now that mean that doesn't necessarily mean that doesn't necessarily mean that they be looking for an that they may be looking for an assault on crimea itself in the near future, but it's certainly laying the groundwork for other more assertive operations for carrying counteroffensive carrying this counteroffensive forward eventually pushing forward and eventually pushing russia out, pushing the invader out of those occupied territories . territories. >> keir giles from chatham

house, thanks very much indeed, bringing all bringing us your reaction to all the you . the breaking news. thank you. >> the king and queen state visit to france, which you might remember , was postponed in march remember, was postponed in march after widespread led rioting. will we are hearing, after widespread led rioting. will we are hearing , take will now, we are hearing, take place from september the 20th to the 22nd has come from the 22nd that has come from buckingham palace in the last few moments. buckingham palace in the last fewyes ments. buckingham palace in the last fewyes ,1ents. buckingham palace in the last fewyes , you'll remember that >> yes, you'll remember that on the original dates, of course, there the strikes and the there were the strikes and the protests the issue of pension protests on the issue of pension reform, which to led bordeaux's town hall being burnt, which is why obviously buckingham palace at that stage decided that that caution was the better approach and they postponed the visit. but going ahead now , wednesday but going ahead now, wednesday the 20th, to the 22nd of september, we'll have more reaction coming up with cameron, our royal correspondent. also coming up here on gb news, ministers could step in to block a payout worth millions to natwest chief dame alison rose. >> she quit over the nigel farage de—banking row. we'll have the latest with our political editor speeches

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>> well, welcome back to the live desk. now gb news understands that ministers are looking for ways to try to block the payout worth millions to natwest. chief dame alison rose. now of course she quit after the nigel farage banking row natwest announced yesterday that she is in line for a severance package worth £2.4 million as she serves out a 12 month gardening leave. >> well, our political editor christopher hope has more on his exclusive from westminster. good afternoon to you christopher natwest put the government

rather put pressure on natwest to get rid of her. how much influence can they have here with regards to her severance package ? package? >> well, quite a lot. don't forget natwest. natwest is owned 38% by us as taxpayer . after the 38% by us as taxpayer. after the banking crash in the late 2000, and they are very concerned about this. the ministers ears have definitely pricked up at the reports overnight on gb news and other places about this £2.4 million potential payout to dame alison rose for resigning over this de—banking scandal. alison rose for resigning over this de—banking scandal . and this de—banking scandal. and earlier gillian keegan, the education secretary, had this to say. obviously that's for natwest and its shareholders , natwest and its shareholders, but i can understand why people do think, you know , it does look do think, you know, it does look quite high and i would expect that they would consider , you that they would consider, you know, what the public think about particularly given about it, particularly given the circumstances of her departure . circumstances of her departure. that's gillian keegan. now she's the education secretary. now, i've been talking to senior sources in the treasury, and they say what they will do, the government will do is when this report smith , a law

report from travis smith, a law firm, back next month firm, reports back next month into this situation , if they can into this situation, if they can find evidence there that the board have board have found some some form of wrongdoing or something has happened that should resulted in money should have resulted in money being back from dame being clawed back from dame alison. if they haven't alison. rose and if they haven't done they well done that, they might well step in. say , because the in. as i say, because the taxpayer, and me , are big taxpayer, you and me, are big shareholders this company. shareholders in this company. this is not idle threat this is not not an idle threat and actually happen. i'm and can actually happen. i'm sure when the board sees this, these reports on gb news today, they'll up and be they'll they'll wake up and be aware the ministers are aware that the ministers are watching . and if there's no watching. and if there's no attempt or attempt at pulling back or clawing back any payments here for the the behaviour of for for the the behaviour of this chief executive , they may this chief executive, they may well that'll well step in and that'll be deeply embarrassing. well step in and that'll be deeyeah,nbarrassing. well step in and that'll be deeyeah,nbarr reflect, however, >> yeah, let's reflect, however, chris, that at moment the chris, that at the moment the company treating it as a company is treating it as a so—called good lever and that any conditions in terms of outstanding pay share options. and so on are contractual matters . so is the government matters. so is the government seriously saying it will intervene in something that's a contractual matter with between an employee and a private

company ? company? >> well, there are measures , >> well, there are measures, aren't there? they're called a morals clause, obviously bonus means good in latin morals means bad in latin. so there's malas clauses in many of these contracts. and if they're found to find, as i say, evidence that dame alison did something wrong or wasn't doing the job to the best of her ability , and if and best of her ability, and if and if inquiry finds it, don't if that inquiry finds it, don't forget, travis smith are looking if that inquiry finds it, don't forthis travis smith are looking if that inquiry finds it, don't forthis travis thing| are looking at this entire thing independently. that report, independently. if that report, when it hits the minister's desk, that and they look at desk, find that and they look at what board going to pay. what the board is going to pay. dame leave a dame alison rose to leave as a good and feel that's good lever and they feel that's not then not really appropriate. then they can in. what's they can step in. and what's important here is to remember the scale of the shareholding that taxpayers this that taxpayers have in this company, that's why the that taxpayers have in this compican't that's why the that taxpayers have in this compican't reallyt's why the that taxpayers have in this compican't really ignore the that taxpayers have in this compican't really ignore what board can't really ignore what the biggest shareholder wants . the biggest shareholder wants. >> yeah, i think 38. so that would be done . what on the basis would be done. what on the basis of the government being or the taxpayer a shareholder in taxpayer being a shareholder in the company and that. >> that's right . the company and that. >> that's right. in all these big companies, if you are own shares in them, there's annual meetings when you vote on on

board pay packets, that kind of thing. but if the if shareholders are unhappy , that shareholders are unhappy, that can't ignored. and just the can't be ignored. and just the sheer government's sheer scale of the government's stake in natwest means that it's unusual and they must be more aware the government aware of what the government thinks could thinks and that's why they could step this is step in. but as i say, this is all really for next month step in. but as i say, this is all we ally for next month step in. but as i say, this is all we ally f< look (t month step in. but as i say, this is all we ally f

whether his details were discussed and whether he was actually lost his banking banking with coutts because of because of his political beliefs when they see sums being paid out in that situation, it is quite galling. i think , and quite galling. i think, and that's why i think the government will be very aware here. a sense think yes here. and in a sense i think yes there be there will be there'll be contractual here, but contractual issues here, but also a issue of also there's a wider issue of reputational natwest. reputational damage for natwest. they take into account, they may well take into account, of course, dame alison rose is being good lever and natwest will be quite tied by what they can do contractually and that's where the debate will happen . where the debate will happen. >> chris, thanks very much for updating that exclusive updating us for that exclusive from thank from westminster. thank you. coming up on gb news, the first republican debate took place last night in milwaukee without a certain former president. >> and i wonder who that was. more on that after your latest headunes more on that after your latest headlines with tatyana . to pippa. >> thank you very much. this is the latest from the newsroom .

the latest from the newsroom. the government says it's closely monitoring reports that the wagner group's leader has been killed in a plane crash . killed in a plane crash. russia's aviation authority says yevgeny prigozhin was one of ten names on the passenger list. but there's been no confirmation that his body is among those recovered . his mercenary group recovered. his mercenary group believes both he and commander dmitri utkin were killed as a result of the mutiny against russia's top military brass two months ago . the backlog of months ago. the backlog of asylum cases has hit a record high. more than 175,000 people were waiting for an initial decision on their application at the end of june. that's up 44% on last year. the home office says europe has seen a similar rise, adding that it's doubled spending on asylum in the last year to nearly £4 billion. the number of students receiving the highest gcse grades has fallen from last year, but remains higher than before the covid pandemic . overall, there were

pandemic. overall, there were over 200,000 fewer top grades this year compared with last year. this year compared with last year . and an update on the year. and an update on the teenager who was hit by a train in west london. police say it happened on monday night. they're trying to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident. officers were trying to stop the van. he was travelling in but say they weren't in pursuit of the vehicle. it crashed into other cars at shepherds bush and several people reportedly ran from . there have been from the scene. there have been no arrests. a post—mortem and formal identification is yet to take place . you can get more on take place. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com .

watching young . i'm welcome back watching young. i'm welcome back to the live desk now. >> the former us president donald trump expected to surrender to the authorities in fulton county in georgia in the coming hours. of course, an arrest after being charged in connection with trying to overturn allegedly the 2020 election result . election result. >> former mayor of new york rudy giuliani , turned himself in giuliani, turned himself in yesterday . there he is in giuliani, turned himself in yesterday. there he is in a mug shot and there are 17 other defendants also charged with racketeering. >> and this all comes as republican presidential candidates held the first primary debate last night in milwaukee . although trump milwaukee. although trump decided not to partake, he was still a major talking point.

>> yeah, the former president instead took part in an interview with former fox news host tucker carlson that aired five minutes before the debate . five minutes before the debate. he repeated his unproven claims that the 2020 election was richt any time you have mail in ballots , you're going to have ballots, you're going to have massive cheating on your elections anytime, not just the presidential election, anytime you have. >> isn't that the whole point of them? yeah you can cheat. yeah, sure. it's the whole point that's the whole point. they want to yeah, they have want to cheat. yeah, they have to their policies to cheat because their policies are they didn't are so bad that if they didn't cheat, they couldn't get elected. wants borders? elected. who wants open borders? who wants high taxes? who wants high wants high interest rates? who wants to not be able to use a gas stove ? stove? >> let's get the views now of david dunn, professor in international studies at the university of birmingham . thank university of birmingham. thank you for joining university of birmingham. thank you forjoining us once more. you for joining us once more. david quite a clever move from trump to try and rise above it all, might he be brought all, but might he be brought back earth bump back down to earth with a bump today as he gets his mugshot taken and fingerprints taken ? >> well 7- >> well , ? >> well , actually, the decision

>> well, actually, the decision to come to florida , to georgia to come to florida, to georgia today, rather, was as part of that attempt to actually dominate and shape the media schedule as the release of the interview with tucker carlson was done five minutes before the debate in wisconsin and him arriving in georgia today is about making sure that all the headunes about making sure that all the headlines today and pictures on the news are his mug shot and not reporting of the other candidates debating in wisconsin. so it's about media management manipulation, if you like, of the agenda. and but, of course , trump will try and use course, trump will try and use the appearance in georgia as a way of, again , using it as a way of, again, using it as a platform to get his message across that this is a witch hunt, this is a persecution that the charges against him are bs. as he said on the on the tucker carlson interview last night, it's a way of actually trying to make sure that that he is dominant in the news cycles . and

dominant in the news cycles. and out there and getting his message across and i'm assuming you watched the debate tonight. >> i mean, what did you make of the candidates? the only one who appeared to make any sort of splash , although it sounds quite splash, although it sounds quite shallow, is vivek ramaswamy >> yeah. again, it's really interesting the way in which these things turn out. i mean, watching it as a brit, watching this thing, it came across as, as a really a real a catfight. and with the audience there, almost like the coliseum jeers, boos , hisses, it was extra boos, hisses, it was extra ordinary rumbustious thing to watch. and the democratic process in this form actually helps the populist because what ramazani did was take outlandish positions saying that climate change was a hoax and that he would immediately cease funding for ukraine and that he would pre—emptively pardon trump and

by doing that, he actually got everyone else piling in against him. that gave him the chance to respond. so it ends up with him having more air time, him having come from nowhere to being in a sense, the guy to argue with in the debate and therefore his standing and his and his centrality to the debate increased as a consequence of him taking extreme populist positions . as so you're right positions. as so you're right that if in a sense he he was the one to watch in the debate, desantis by contrast, played a very safe game . um, very safe game. um, interestingly, mike pence had a pretty good debate. he actually was much more robust in the way he approached many questions than he has done in the past. so he had a good night as well. but but as you say , the one who but as you say, the one who actually was the standout figure coming nowhere was ramaswami. >> and in that sense, there are those analysts say that this was actually a vice presidential debate, if you like, i.e. who is

going to be the joint candidate, the second ticket for a trump election. so in that sense, are we looking at veeraswami as being his number two? >> well, that's mean. there's not a hair's breadth between him and trump's position on anything. he's someone who is a anything. he's someone who is a an absolute devotee to trump and everything trump stands for. in fact, actually goes further in some ways than trump. on some issues. and therefore, yeah , he issues. and therefore, yeah, he issues. and therefore, yeah, he is seen very much as not wanting the top job. he didn't criticise trump in any way and in fact, actually he's part of the fan. the trump fan club. so quite why he's actually in the race at all given that he thinks trump's wonderful to question. wonderful is open to question. and the answer to that and of course the answer to that is wants to be his is that he wants to be his vice presidential running mate . but presidential running mate. but it's perhaps also true of it's also perhaps also true of many of the other candidates with a few exceptions, people didn't go after trump as much as they they could have done. chris christie even pulled his punches

. nikki haley was perhaps the one who was most outspoken in saying that the republicans can't win with donald trump as the leader in the next election. but by and large , they actually but by and large, they actually didn't show the position of leadership or their aspiration for leadership by actually attacking trump on the issues of his involvement in january sixth over his alleged guilt and the many crimes that he faces . they many crimes that he faces. they actually, for the large part, eschewed doing that . and eschewed doing that. and therefore, as a as the trump camp said , indicated that they camp said, indicated that they were all a being candidates for positions in the trump cabinet rather than actually wanting to displace them in total. >> okay. and the drama yet to play >> okay. and the drama yet to play out in georgia as well. david, for the moment, thanks very much indeed . very much indeed. >> it's going to be absolutely iconic image, isn't it? if we see a mug shot of donald trump later. >> yeah, there are the descriptions. others might use

on. anyway. we shall see. all the latest coming up live from the latest coming up live from the states. >> now, millions of students , >> now, millions of students, you might be one of them have received their gcse results today, have dropped for today, which have dropped for the second year running in england . the grades are nearly england. the grades are nearly back with 2019 levels by 0.9. >> well, many pupils being forced to retake english and maths next year. indeed 68.2% of all grades marked at grades four c and above have. >> let's go to netherwood academy in barnsley to get more from our yorkshire and humber reporter anna riley . good reporter anna riley. good afternoon to you anna and the education secretary. she's been playing down suggestions that this attainment gap is growing, hasn't she ? good afternoon. hasn't she? good afternoon. >> yes, she she has. and schools like this one, netherwood academy , they've been trying to academy, they've been trying to prepare for that drop back to pre—pandemic levels. they've been speaking to the headteacher here and he's been saying how

they've been grading quite strictly, doing the mocks to try and prepare students . yes. for and prepare students. yes. for those exams now that don't have that tolerance that they did back in covid times. but i'm joined by amelia now. she's picked up her results here at netherwood academy, and she is one of the students, like you mentioned that will have to reset her maths . just tell us reset her maths. just tell us how you've got on amelia . how you've got on amelia. >> well, it's been difficult , >> well, it's been difficult, but if it was in obviously the pandemic like last year, it probably would have been a lot better. it's been a lot easier, but it, it's nice to know that i can reset my maths. obviously in college and that so , so that's a college and that so, so that's a nice factor . at college and that so, so that's a nice factor. at least i'm not struggling and i've got support and you can still go on to do what you want to do at college. >> tell us about what you're going on to do. >> i'm going on to do architecture for either obviously building design or interior designing, but

hopefully wanting to go on to designing formula one cars as because that is a dream job for me. >> that would be very interesting job. so how are you feeling now then? you know, you've come in, you've got your results, you know where you're going next. >> well, it was nerve wracking. obviously when i got the slip first. but looking at the results, obviously i've been a bit put down with my maths, but i can reset it. so i've been built back up with confidence and i know that i'm going to get into my course and i'll be able to move forward from then. >> and the school's great help to prepare you, haven't they, by putting on extra lessons outside of school and things like that. yeah lot of after yeah they had a lot of after school classes, you know , for school classes, you know, for different subjects to obviously help people who were really, really struggling or were far behind from holidays and stuff. >> they really did help with >> so they really did help with my struggles. yeah. >> so fantastic. well done, amelia . so that's the take here

amelia. so that's the take here from netherwood academy, and we've been here all morning and we'll come to you later in the afternoon as well. but certainly afternoon as well. but certainly a lot of happy students here and even the ones that didn't necessarily get the results that they been able go they wanted have been able to go on college and do further study. >> yeah, congratulate to all particularly. yes yes. thumbs up for the students there. thank you very much, anna, for updating us there. >> it always it always works out, doesn't it? >> well, to a degree , yeah. >> well, to a degree, yeah. >> well, to a degree, yeah. >> i still have nightmares that i'm doing. yes i don't know what that says about me. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> maths, o—level . god. blimey. >> maths, o—level. god. blimey. there we are . there we are. >> now, the king and queen state visit to france will now take place from september the 20th to the 22nd. the planned trip was postponed. you might remember, in march because of all that rioting over reforms to the french pension system. yeah the streets were burning in paris and bordeaux, of course . and bordeaux, of course. >> well, the rescheduled visit in september will see them head to the capital and down to

bordeaux. the trip tying in with france, hosting the rugby world cup . so will the king be cup. so will the king be attending one of those matches? let's ask someone who might know our royal correspondent, cameron walker. joining us in the studio . just a reflection there. what the crazy situation was in march, of course, when literally a day before they would their a day before they would do their thing. it was highly >> yeah, it was highly embarrassing, for the embarrassing, i think, for the french government. course, it french government. of course, it was to be the first was meant to be the first overseas trip of the king as monarch. there was a planned state visit to germany which went ahead as planned, which turned out to be an incredibly highly successful trip for both the king and the queen. it was widely received, particularly by german lawmakers, because the king became the first ever a british. >> we're just looking at the pictures of the rioting from

okay okay. bordeaux, as we remember as well, the town hall was set on fire down there where they were due to visit . but we understand due to visit. but we understand that the itinerary is probably likely to be pretty much what it was in march . was in march. >> yeah, from my understanding, not much has changed. as you mentioned, rugby world cup mentioned, the rugby world cup is hosted there. so is being hosted there. so perhaps we see something. perhaps we will see something. i'm speculating. i'm just speculating. i haven't been i'm been told that. however, i'm told it's broadly the same program that they had planned for yes for march. yes >> and what sort of welcome do we get in france? >> and what sort of welcome do we well, get in france? >> and what sort of welcome do we well, of get in france? >> and what sort of welcome do we well, of courset in france? >> and what sort of welcome do we well, of course , in france? >> and what sort of welcome do we well, of course , it's rance? >> and what sort of welcome do we well, of course , it's inlce? >> and what sort of welcome do we well, of course , it's in az? >> well, of course, it's in a post—brexit world. i think under bofis post—brexit world. i think under boris johnson's premiership , boris johnson's premiership, perhaps a slightly worse relations than it was with rishi sunak , the whole point of sunak, the whole point of a state visit with the royal family is this power of soft diplomacy, which they have. it's

that soft power to tie two nafions that soft power to tie two nations together. as we saw in germany in march . so i think germany in march. so i think from the british and french government's perspective, they are going to be hoping the royal family can be key to strengthening those relationships in paris. but it's different , isn't it, from the different, isn't it, from the french government's strengthening relationships of how it's going to be received by the french people. and we'll have to wait and see. we saw crowds out germany welcoming crowds out in germany welcoming the and queen. will we see the king and queen. will we see the king and queen. will we see the in paris? yeah, we'll the same in paris? yeah, we'll have because is have to wait because macron is still divisive still a deeply divisive figure. >> but macron himself, we remember , was sort of very remember, was sort of very personal in his message about the late queen when he came to london and to pay his respects. so do we think there will still be a state banquet that he will still effectively be welcoming the king queen to france ? >> well, the 7 >> well, the press association is reporting that state is reporting that a state banquet still planned. i banquet is still planned. i haven't heard anything to the contrary. so i'm assuming it is still it is still going ahead, whether it is in palace of versailles, we in the palace of versailles, we do not know yet, because the signal that sends . yeah, signal that sends. yeah, exactly. mentioned when

exactly. but you mentioned when the late queen died, president macron delivered a speech in engush macron delivered a speech in english to the british people, which perhaps shows , you know, which perhaps shows, you know, how felt about the british how he felt about the british people and the royal family and what meant to them. so i'm what they meant to them. so i'm sure be themes of that sure there'll be themes of that when in september. when we see them in september. >> for thank you . >> cameron for now, thank you. the department for transport have released a tistics on car compliance. speed limits on britain's roads. the report found that 50% of motorists speed on 30mph limit roads with speeding being a main contributor of casualties caused on our roads. with the number of fatalities rising to nearly 1700 in 2022. >> well, joining us now, west midlands reporterjack >> well, joining us now, west midlands reporter jack carlson >> well, joining us now, west midlands reporterjack carlson . midlands reporter jack carlson. and, jack, you're in a particular position that has had an effect on many families . and, an effect on many families. and, well, we can see the amount of traffic there behind you at the moment this lunchtime . moment this lunchtime. >> yeah. so this is a 40 mile an hour road. >> it's a section of the a40

five just outside birmingham. >> it's called coventry road. there are seven lanes of traffic on this road and residents here are and campaigners are essentially campaigning to get the speed limit reduced on this road, but also to have changes to the road more with its infrastructure and cutting down the lanes because in june, a 12 year old boy has aunt can was was hit trying to cross this pedestrian crossing on his bike and in a hit and run. and he sadly passed away in from the middle of may to the middle of june, around birmingham. four people were killed in hit and runs. so not just this particular road, but roads around the city are having serious issues with, of course, with with dangerous drivers and drivers complying to the speed limits as you mentioned, we've got those speed compliance statistics out today on 30 mile an hour roads, 50% of drivers don't meet or exceed that limit and speed on those roads. of course , 30 mile an hour roads course, 30 mile an hour roads traditionally are those roads which pose a bigger risk to

pedestrians or there's more pedestrians or there's more pedestrians , residents about. so pedestrians, residents about. so they cut the speed on those roads safety. but with roads for their safety. but with people those people speeding on on those roads, course , the risk to roads, of course, the risk to those people trying get those people trying to get around those roads is more dangerous . around those roads is more dangerous. on this section of the a45, one of the groups campaigning to have the speed cut better streets for cut is better streets for birmingham. i spoke to their co—chair, matt macdonald. and here's told me . here's what he told me. >> you only have to stand here for few minutes to witness >> you only have to stand here for fewhoinutes to witness >> you only have to stand here for fewho are as to witness >> you only have to stand here for fewho are clearly tness >> you only have to stand here for fewho are clearly breaking people who are clearly breaking the speed limit , which people who are clearly breaking the speed limit, which is in already, to our mind , very already, to our mind, very overgenerous, 40 miles an hour. and you do see people in high performance cars who treat this like a racetrack almost at the extreme end of the spectrum . but extreme end of the spectrum. but there are also a lot of people who are doing , whether who are doing, whether intentionally or not, you know , intentionally or not, you know, less significant amounts are over the speed limit, but which is still a cause of great danger to the people who live here. many of whom have to cross this road up to six times a day to get their children to the

primary school that's just behind speeding this behind us. the speeding on this road is fairly representative of roads of this size around the city and in fact, around , you city and in fact, around, you know, other cities in the country as well. and in that people frequently go over the limit and it's a cause of great danger and concern for the people who have to live here. >> yeah, people up and down the country can relate to those words. jack carlson , for now, words. jack carlson, for now, thanks much . thanks so much. >> coming up, we'll be asking that question, is he dead or alive? prigogine with the reports , of course, he was reports, of course, he was killed in that plane crash, but what will wagner do now? will they be orchestrating a reaction against putin? we'll have the latest for you. stay with us. >> the temperature's rising . >> the temperature's rising. boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news alex deakin weather on. gb news alex deakin here with your latest weather update from the met office for gb news.

>> some places seeing some showers today, some heavy ones as well across the far north of scotland and the far south—east of england. in between , much of of england. in between, much of the country looking dry and bright, but low pressure is definitely in control and close to low . plenty of showers to this low. plenty of showers packing in across western scotland and lingering across the northern isles in the southeast. we've seen 1 or 2 heavy downpours already in the potential more heavy potential for more heavy scattered showers across east anglia in the southeast this afternoon. perhaps even the odd thunderstorm. will be thunderstorm. but they will be pretty well scattered. many areas dry. quite a lot areas will stay dry. quite a lot of over northern england of cloud over northern england and things cool, and wales, keeping things cool, and wales, keeping things cool, a bit sunshine elsewhere, a bit of sunshine elsewhere, seeing into low seeing temperatures into the low 20s still quite warm and humid in southeast. 25, maybe 26 in the southeast. 25, maybe 26 celsius and that's why we celsius here and that's why we could see some of those heavy thunder showers, but they should fade any that we see quite quickly through this evening. fade any that we see quite quicshowers,gh this evening. fade any that we see quite quic showers, though, vening. fade any that we see quite quic showers, though, won't]. the showers, though, won't fade in western scotland. we'll keep them overnight . them coming in here overnight. some northern some moving towards northern ireland and northwest england by dawn, night for most of dawn, a cooler night for most of us. temperatures down into single in rural spots ,

single figures in rural spots, 10 most towns and 10 or 11 in most towns and cities as onto friday, a mix of sunshine and showers. certainly plenty more showers to come over northern scotland where it stays breezy. see showers breezy. we'll see showers developing over developing through the day over parts and wales, but parts of england and wales, but they again be fairly well they will again be fairly well scattered and of the east scattered and parts of the east may dry with may well stay dry with some sunny spells. temperatures again on cool side, high teens, on the cool side, high teens, low 20s at buy for now , the low 20s at best buy for now, the temperatures rising . temperatures rising. >> boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on

gb news away. >> good afternoon. it is 1:00 and you're watching the live desk here on gb news. coming up this thursday lunchtime . this thursday lunchtime. >> i'm bill wagner. orchestrate another move on putin as the kremlin stays silent on the fate of prigozhin , it appears that of prigozhin, it appears that his death could bring his private army marching back on moscow . moscow. >> these are the live pictures of fulton county in georgia , of fulton county in georgia, where former us president donald trump is now hours away from turning himself in at this jail , all charged with trying to overturn the 2020 election. his former security adviser, john bolton, talks to us live

plus gcse results are significantly down on the covid years, but still above pre—pandemic levels. >> we'll be doing the numbers with a maths teacher. but first, here's all your news headlines with tatyana . pip. with tatyana. pip. >> thank you very much. this is the latest from the newsroom. the government says it's closely monitoring reports that the wagner group's leader has been killed a crash. killed in a plane crash. russia's aviation authority says yevgeny prigozhin was one of ten names on the passenger list , but names on the passenger list, but there's been no confirmation that his body is among those recovered. mercenary group recovered. his mercenary group believes both and commander believes both he and commander dmitri utkin killed as a dmitri utkin were killed as a result of the mutiny against russia's military brass two russia's top military brass two months ago . meanwhile ukraine's

months ago. meanwhile ukraine's navy and military conducted a special operation overnight in russian occupied crimea. officials say a drone destroyed a russian long—range anti—aircraft missile system. anti —aircraft missile system. yesterday. anti—aircraft missile system. yesterday. president vladimir zelenskyy vowed to end russia's occupation of crimea . the occupation of crimea. the backlog of asylum cases has hit a record high. more than 175,000 people were waiting for an initial decision on their application. at the end of june. that's up 44% on last year. the home office says europe has seen a similar rise, adding that it's doubled spending on asylum in the last year to nearly . £4 the last year to nearly. £4 billion paid. brits are being warned of severe delays as consultants in england strike for two days. route in hospital care is expected to come to a standstill, with nhs leaders anticipating major disruption. the british medical association also announced medics will go on strike in late september and early october as the unions

dispute over pay continues . dispute over pay continues. health secretary steve barclay says an increase has already been agreed . been agreed. >> and we've accepted in full the recommendations of the independent pay review body that looks at the importance of retention in importance of career progression . it means career progression. it means that total earnings for an nhs consultant will be £134,000 a year with a pay rise this year of 6. and as i say , that is on of 6. and as i say, that is on top of changing pension taxation, meaning that consultants benefit from one of the most generous pension lines in the public sector. so we've accepted in full the recommendations and i urge the bma to call an end to the strike because the strike ultimately damages patients . damages patients. >> now the number of students receiving the highest gcse grades has fallen from last year but remains higher than before the covid pandemic. it but remains higher than before the covid pandemic . it follows the covid pandemic. it follows a spike in higher grades in 2020 and 2021, when exams were cancelled because of covid and results based on teachers assessments . overall, there were

assessments. overall, there were over 200,000 fewer top grades. this year compared with last year. this year compared with last year . this this year compared with last year. this morning we spoke to some students about their results and plans for the future i >> -- >> i'm really .>> i'm really happy >> i'm really happy with my results . i >> i'm really happy with my results. i got >> i'm really happy with my results . i got two nines, three results. i got two nines, three eights, three sevens, and then i got a distinction in dance. >> i've got 195 eights and a few sevens , so i'm very happy. i'm sevens, so i'm very happy. i'm going to do maths, geography and computer science in barnsley. sixth form a—levels . sixth form a—levels. >> i think i've done really well. i've got quite a few eights, a couple sevens , eights, a couple sevens, everything that i wanted to get and more for college. so i'm really looking forward to going to enrol later belief because we had to wait a while to get results . results. >> and i know that i've, i've done well and what are you going to go on to do ? i'm doing to go on to do? i'm doing biology, chemistry and history. a—levels the education secretary, gillian keegan, says the government has invested to help pupils catch up since the pandemic . pandemic. >> the attainment gap was

actually narrowing quite considerably from 2010 to before the pandemic. so under this conservative government we got it down 9.1, which was amazing . it down 9.1, which was amazing. and you know, we were really pleased with that. now it has taken a step back in the pandemic. we've we've put £5 billion into catch up, nearly 4 million catch up tutoring courses have been taken. that's a lot of catch up that people have done. and you the have done. and you see the evidence of up in the evidence of the catch up in the results today. evidence of the catch up in the res|paddington bear will appear >> paddington bear will appear on ten special stamps released by the royal mail to mark his 65th anniversary. six of the stamps feature images from animator ivor wood's comic strip cartoons. first published in the london evening news in the 19705. london evening news in the 1970s. the other four are from paddington's first television series designed by wood from 1976. it's the first time paddington bears been dedicated his very own stamp set, paddington bears been dedicated his very own stamp set , this is his very own stamp set, this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and

on your smart speaker by saying, play gb news now it's back to mark and . pip mark and. pip >> tatiana, thanks very much indeed. >> tatiana, thanks very much indeed . some breaking news indeed. some breaking news coming in from fifa , which says coming in from fifa, which says it's open disciplinary proceedings against the president of the spanish fa luis rubiales, following his conduct at the world cup final in sydney on sunday. yeah he was facing a lot of criticism after the way he behaved . he behaved. >> i don't really want to go into too much detail, but the way he celebrated spain's victory over england, he was stood metres away from the spain's spain's queen letizia and her teenage daughter. and what he also did, which has caused a lot of controversy, is kiss , the spanish midfielder, kiss, the spanish midfielder, jenni hermoso , during the trophy jenni hermoso, during the trophy celebration . he has apologised , celebration. he has apologised, but that clearly isn't enough. >> yeah, the statement from the

disciplinary committee says it's informed him that it's opening those disciplinary proceedings based on the events that occurred during the final. no reaction from him as yet, but of course we'll update you on that i >> president zelenskyy says that ukraine is not involved in the reported death of wagner chief yevgeny prigozhin. it comes after a plane thought to be carrying the mercenary group boss crashed north of moscow. >> well, president putin and the kremlin have remained resolutely silent. prigozhin, of course, has led the aborted mutiny against russia's armed forces. two months ago. so could his followers now mount another operation in moscow to avenge his death? or has putin silenced his death? or has putin silenced his critics? >> dr. stephen hall is a lecturer in international relations and on russia, he can join us now. let's start with that question then . will there that question then. will there be a retaliate nation for this from the wagner group? i mean, there seems to be quite a few supporters that are laying tributes after his apparent death or apparent assassination

in. >> well , in. >> well, certainly we saw telegram channels yesterday unked telegram channels yesterday linked to wagner in grey zone, which is another media outlet unked which is another media outlet linked to wagner talking about this possibility that there is a plan apparently should prigozhin die, that can be implemented and we have seen some outpouring of grief around the saint petersburg office of the wagner group. >> i don't necessarily think plane crash in which the wagner leader prigozhin , is presumed to leader prigozhin, is presumed to have died . have died. >> stephen, we can come back to you . do you want to carry on you. do you want to carry on with what you were saying? we

just a bit of a glitch. just had a bit of a glitch. >> come. >> i can try to come. >> i can try to come. >> i can try to come. >> i can try, try, since >> i can try, try, try. since follow from was follow up from what i was saying, yes. anyway, that there is certainly the possibility that it could happen. there is a plan . should prigozhin to be plan. should prigozhin die to be implemented. but i think that with only 50,000 soldiers, at least officially , and these are least officially, and these are split in africa , in belarus and split in africa, in belarus and in other places as well, it's very hard to really organise a proper campaign. so i don't think we're going to see an uprising . famous last words, of uprising. famous last words, of course . coui'se. >> course. >> is it the fact that reported amongst the ten on board is dmitri utkin , who's his right dmitri utkin, who's his right hand man , the co—founder of hand man, the co—founder of wagner, and also chekalov , who's wagner, and also chekalov, who's the head of security services? i the head of security services? i the whole upper echelon of the organisation may have perished in this air crash. >> yes . i in this air crash. >> yes. i mean, the reports are that utkin prigozhin chekalov have been killed along with other wagner commanders. so it is effectively whoever was behind this. they've taken ,

behind this. they've taken, they've decapitated wagner. so we can only see what will happen to wagner in the near future. and are you absolutely concerned announced that prigozhin is dead? >>i dead? >> i mean, there has been a lot of talk that there was another plane seen in the sky at a similar time. do you think he is gone ? gone? >> well, there's speculation certainly, that here is a man who has multiple passports, multiple identities and could easily disappear. there was a plane above moscow . i'm not plane above moscow. i'm not going to say that prigozhin is likely to survive . i'm not going likely to survive. i'm not going to speculate about that . from to speculate about that. from what we've seen and from reports coming out recently that avakin, the commander has already said that prigozhin has died. he went to the morgue and he located the body. it is i would say, 90% certain that prigozhin has passed away. but there's always that 10% of speculation that

could exist. >> and what of putin and the kremlin? i mean, it's interesting that there's silence, as some say speaks volumes . there was the volumes. there was the announcement from the air ministry pretty quickly on who was on board, which in itself has been comment made on. does this strengthen or weaken putin's position ? i would say putin's position? i would say that it highlights , you know, that it highlights, you know, putin was in a weak position, i would say, after the uprising , would say, after the uprising, the elites were growing increasingly dissatisfied because of how russia is perpetrate during this war. >> i think it is a signal by the kremlin, this is what we do to traitors. so don't have an uprising. don't get involved in anything against against us, because you will. it will end up badly for you. i think it is a position of weakness to a great extent, or at least it was until prigozhin was eliminated. now that prigozhin has gone, strelkov is in jail. surovikin has been sacked from his position in the army . putin

position in the army. putin looks stronger, but it's still a relatively weak position because of the war that russia is leading in ukraine. >> dr. stephen hall, appreciate yourinput >> dr. stephen hall, appreciate your input on this topic. thank your input on this topic. thank you very much for joining us this afternoon on gb news. well, russian journalist alexey vieru can join us now. good afternoon to you , aleksey. what has been to you, aleksey. what has been the reaction so far in russia? i mean, is it making the main news in russia ? in russia? >> oh, absolutely. >> oh, absolutely. >> it's a blockbuster of hollywood proportions. >> what is going on in russia now? and on the one hand, we did completely expect this. i'm not surprised prigozhin is now allegedly dead or is he? because we don't even know. but i'm surprised he lasted that long. what poses questions now is that prigozhin he did receive security guarantees from the belarussian president, lukashenko. belarussian president, lukashenko . some commentators lukashenko. some commentators say that he mr prigozhin he didn't follow up on his promise to leave russia because he was

supposed to be in belarus at the same time he was meeting some african leaders at summit. african leaders at the summit. he travelling from moscow to he was travelling from moscow to saint petersburg on a daily. he was appearing on media again. so it seems like he wasn't going to step out again on everything. now it's in the land of speculation. we don't really know what happened to mr prigozhin private jet. and more than that, ten of the bodies that died in that plane crash, none of them have been identified yet. so a criminal investigation of this has been opened. those remains have been transferred for dna tests. we don't even have an official confirmation that mr prigozhin is dead . at the same time, we is dead. at the same time, we have some reports from african and journalists saying and arabic journalists saying that witnesses saw mr prigozhin in mali and they say that he is not dead . they are saying we not dead. they are saying we should wait another 24 hours. so we're just waiting for the next chapter of this blog faster for sure. yeah. >> addition to prigozhin >> but in addition to prigozhin himself, of course, we've himself, of course, as we've just been discussing, suggestions and suggestions that utkin and chekalov the plane as chekalov were on the plane as well. the top command, if you

like , of wagner, if that is like, of wagner, and if that is happened or they have been on board, then it has been decapitated . decapitated. >> exactly. well, the next chapter that we might expect would be some response from the wagner group, because i think prigozhin , he should have prigozhin, he should have expected an outcome like that at his place . i would probably his place. i would probably record the last video or something with an appeal to his supporters. i don't think wagner troops are actually going to storm the kremlin, but i think we might expect some asymmetric kind response to this , well, kind of response to this, well, shall we say, assassination of this theory is proof at and. well, mr prigozhin, he had no illusions about his own personality . he was saying that, personality. he was saying that, well, he will die one day, and when he dies, he will go to hell. but even there, he would thrive. that's what he said . thrive. that's what he said. >> the polish prime minister is quoted as saying that the wagner group will now come under putin's control and they will now be more dangerous than they ever were .

ever were. >> i think it might be the case since this that its wagner group is an organisation that is very , very hierarchically structured and with a strong leader . , very hierarchically structured and with a strong leader. mr prigozhin at the head, i don't know who else can head the wagner group when prigozhin and his right hand were assassinated in this plane crash. so the question is what will happen to the wagner troops in africa? who will conduct the same operation that wagner troops were conducting in ukraine? a lot of russian interests now at stake because of what happened to the wagner group. at the same time, i prigozhin in i think keeping prigozhin in while letting him run at large would might have been even a bigger threat for russian national security , since while national security, since while it's been exactly months it's been exactly two months since failed coup attempt since his failed coup attempt and his troops were 160km and or his troops were 160km away from moscow. so i think here they had to decide between a bad solution and an even worse one. and, well, they they chose badly as usual. yeah >> the other issue, alexei , of >> the other issue, alexei, of course on this independence day

for ukraine is reports that for ukraine is the reports that ukraine marines have landed on the coast of crimea . what is the the coast of crimea. what is the assessment in russia on how the war or the special military operation, of course, as putin calls it, is actually going again, there has been no official confirmation from the russian ministry of defence on this on the ukrainian soldiers in in crimea. >> and well, some sources, pro—government sources are claiming that all ten soldiers that it debarked in the crimean peninsula were were killed. and some sources are saying that they just came they fired a few shots for the video and then they left. well, after having imposed the ukrainian flag in crimea, obviously , it's a pr crimea, obviously, it's a pr war. it's the war of fog. and it's all about public perception . so, of course, it's ukrainian independence day. the red square, by the way, has been closed today, again, without any explanation why. but well, we might expect some other provocations soon. and well, as

to how this special military operation is developing, clearly not according to the plan, but we will have to cite official sources on that. >> alexi , thank you very much >> alexi, thank you very much indeed for updating us. and of course, we'll see or await to see if the kremlin and putin have any word on it. thank you very much indeed. thank you . very much indeed. thank you. >> let's take you to the united states now, show you some live pictures from fulton county in georgia , where in the next few georgia, where in the next few hours , former us president hours, former us president donald trump is due to arrive . donald trump is due to arrive. he will be turning himself in at a georgia jail charged with trying to overturn the 2020 election. >> yeah, we're expecting the mugshot. we're expecting the fingerprints and perhaps a televised proceedings, which perhaps will bring a slightly different atmosphere to the courtroom. but certainly the police gathering the tv crews will be gathering fairly shortly. we'll be speaking to john bolton and have his views for us here live .

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people's channel. britain's watching . watching. >> welcome back . >> welcome back. >> welcome back. >> wait for it, donald trump. >> wait for it, donald trump. >> we're building it up. expected to surrender to the authorities at fulton county jail in georgia, not george , as jail in georgia, not george, as it says, in the order for his arrest after the former president was charged earlier this month over those efforts to overturn the 2020 election result. >> rudy giuliani, former mayor of new york, turned himself in yesterday . and there are 17 yesterday. and there are 17 other defendants also charged with racketeering. well, joining us now is former united states

national security adviser john bolton. good to have you on gb news this afternoon, mugshot taken what a shame, john bol just frozen. >> re—establish . yeah, just >> re—establish. yeah, just reflect that. we also have pictures coming in from georgia where, of course , there will be where, of course, there will be the cameras and the police. i don't know if we can bring that live shot in for you. yeah, because effectively we donald trump be surrendering trump will be surrendering himself to arrest, given that the charges have already been put to him. and this time, as we've been saying, he will be having a mugshot taken. he'll have his fingerprints taken . have his fingerprints taken. that's not him. that is a cut—out . but clearly, the circus cut—out. but clearly, the circus is starting to arrive there. and of course, this does feed into

the trump narrative of trying to make himself seen as the victim . i think we can speak to john once more. john we're just saying that in the political sense, of course, this feeds quite well into the trump show, if you like . if you like. >> right. i think the evidence now looking at the fourth indictment, the fourth surrender and arrest , indictment, the fourth surrender and arrest, is that it has basically very little political effect. >> and i think that's likely to continue as these all four of these cases play out. i think these cases play out. i think the only significant event to look forward to possibly before election day next year is whether one or more of these cases go to trial . and there's cases go to trial. and there's either a conviction or an acquittal. there's a conviction , an even though it will be appealed, a conviction often of appealed, a conviction often of a former president would be an earthquake in the political landscape and i think would probably doom trump if he's still a candidate. whereas a an

acquittal or a hung jury, which he would spin as an acquittal, would just be further proof of his narrative that the whole thing was a witch hunt. i think he would get republican he would get the republican nomination be nomination and he might well be elected president on the strength what we strength of it. so what we really need to see here is an outcome in or of these outcome in one or more of these trials . and do you think there trials. and do you think there is no stopping him now then, when it when it comes to him being the republican candidate, especially after what we saw last night with with the debates ? no, look, it's still very early. people are responding in a knee jerk tribal fashion. in a hypothetical race against joe biden . and so it's probably not biden. and so it's probably not surprising now , that said, you surprising now, that said, you can't beat somebody with nobody and. right now, there's no clear opponent for trump, which is why a number of us have been saying we need to winnow this field down very quickly. i think last night's debate had its pluses and minuses for different candidates , but i don't think candidates, but i don't think there was any clear breakout .

there was any clear breakout. and that's just further and i think that's just further evidence that the field is too crowded and some people should look themselves in mirror look themselves in the mirror honestly. and say maybe i ought to this race. to get out of this race. >> yeah, i mean, suggestions a lot of people talking about lot of people were talking about last being last night's debate as being a vice debate it, vice presidential debate it, i.e. he was going to be his running mate. >> that is for some. i >> well, that is for some. i mean, chris christie is not going to be his running mate. mike pence is not going to be his running those who want his running mate. those who want to be his running mates, me, to be his running mates, to me, that's disqualifying for them getting the presidential nomination now or in future nomination now or in the future . there's talk of a few more candidates possibly getting in. governor youngkin of virginia, governor youngkin of virginia, governor of georgia . i governor kemp of georgia. i think, though, that whatever happens with others, some of those who have been fighting for several months haven't gotten real traction. mean , good for real traction. i mean, good for them having the courage to them for having the courage to go as i say, go out and run. but as i say, it's go out and run. but as i say, wsfime go out and run. but as i say, it's time face reality and it's time to face reality and withdrawal now with with grace . withdrawal now with with grace. >> yeah. tucker carlson interviewed trump away from the debate and asked him an

interesting question about civil war in america , about the war in america, about the division and trump was sort of equivocal about that . but equivocal about that. but looking ahead away from the republican ticket in terms of the wider election for the presidency , is this just going presidency, is this just going to ensure sure that the floating voters, the so—called soccer moms , will see trump as moms, will see trump as increasingly toxic ? nick yeah. increasingly toxic? nick yeah. >> i mean, in both the 2016 and 2020 elections, and i think it will happen again in 2024, the outcome was really decided by a group of people which was large in 2016, larger in 2020. and i think will be larger next year. who couldn't stand either major party candidate and what determined the winner was how many of those people voted for one or the other, which candidate did they hate more than the other? and they voted for the one that that came out somewhat better. we've got polls that show 70% of the american people do not want to see a trump versus biden rematch . and trump versus biden rematch. and yet that that is for now the

direction we're heading in. i for one, though, still don't think will be the think biden will be the candidate the democratic candidate of the democratic party. they will find a party. i think they will find a way for him to withdraw gracefully and i think for his own good and his own place in history, should, because his history, he should, because his physical condition and his political popularity are not going to improve . going to improve. >> gosh. so you really think that biden won't continue with with only just over a year to go ? >> 7. >>i 7- >> i may 7— >> i may be 7_ >> i may be a 7 >> i may be a minority of ? >> i may be a minority of one 7 >> i may be a minority of one at this point, but i just i don't think he i don't think he can really present himself in his ticket to the to the country as somebody who can fully function for four more years in a second term. >> the democrats have kept fairly quiet on all of this, which is interesting in itself. but the suggestion is that the rump of the old obama administration behind the scenes haven't really got another answer as you know, moving on to answer as you know, moving on to a new generation . um, well, i a new generation. um, well, i think the democrats have a problem not to say republicans don't have a bigger problem with

donald trump. >> members of congress donald trump. >> are members of congress donald trump. >> are democrats rs of congress donald trump. >> are democrats sayf congress donald trump. >> are democrats say to ongress who are democrats say to republicans kind of quietly and confidentially , we we're not confidentially, we we're not enthusiastic about biden being at the top of the ticket. but we don't know who the replacement is. kamala is. it can't be kamala harris. she in a landslide she would lose in a landslide and they don't have enough other people who well known. people who are well known. so they've difficulty they've got their own difficulty . but make no mistake, if it's a biden ticket, again will biden harris ticket, again will be campaign on chris be a brutal campaign on chris christie nikki haley have christie and nikki haley have already said if the case, already said if that's the case, already said if that's the case, a vote for joe biden for president is a vote for kamala harris . harris. >> and what is the issue ? is it >> and what is the issue? is it still the economy, stupid, as we remember, of course, going back to those days , because clearly, to those days, because clearly, you know, things aren't that bad in terms of what's going on with the us economy . the us economy. >> well, i think there's a lot of dissatisfaction with biden for a variety of reasons. the economy may not be in bad shape. it may not be in recession, but it's hardly great. i think people are worried about a lot of the social issues. i think the law and order is a major

problem. i think people are concerned about education. and i think there increasingly concerned about a number of threats the us faces abroad . threats the us faces abroad. they do not biden as a they do not see biden as a strong leader. look at him. walk is in your picture right now. and then when he talks, it's everybody faces this issue as time goes by, that's for sure. the question is , what do you the question is, what do you want in a president? >> although donald trump is 78 himself, isn't he? >> look, i'm no enthusiast for donald trump . donald trump. >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> will you be watching him in the courtroom later, john? >> well, you know, in federal cases, there's no television in the courtroom. so i'll have to confine myself to the two state cases. you raise an important question, though. when do these cases scheduled for trial? cases get scheduled for trial? how many are going to take place before the election, any? before the election, if any? that's the key question to focus on, not the nitty of on, not the nitty gritty of pre—trial proceedings. it's when do they actually go to trial and then what's the outcome .

then what's the outcome. >> yeah, and of course, how that ties in with the political calendar well. john bolton in calendar as well. john bolton in the states, thanks very much indeed and indeed forjoining us and bringing your view on bringing us your view here on gb news. it. bringing us your view here on gb ne\thanks it. bringing us your view here on gb ne\thanks for it. bringing us your view here on gb ne\thanks for having me. bringing us your view here on gb ne\and1ks for having me. bringing us your view here on gb ne\and we for having me. bringing us your view here on gb ne\and we will aving me. bringing us your view here on gb ne\and we will be ng me. bringing us your view here on gb ne\and we will be across all >> and we will be across all that, of course , donald trump that, of course, donald trump making his way to georgia in the next few hours. now what have we got coming up? we're going to be to talking a maths teacher about this year's gcse results. first, though, your with tatyana . pip. >> thank you. the latest from the newsroom. we start with some breaking news. michael hillier and rachel fulstow have been jailed for the murder of an electrician in wigan . the former electrician in wigan. the former couple shot liam smith in the face, then covered him in acid in november last year, hillier was sentenced to at least 33 years in prison for stowe, who met the victim on a dating app , met the victim on a dating app, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years.

was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years . the minimum term of 30 years. the government says it's closely monitoring reports that the wagner group's leader has been killed in a plane crash. russia's aviation authority says yevgeny prigozhin was one of ten names on the passenger list , but names on the passenger list, but there's been no confirmation that his body is among those recovered. his mercenary group believes both he and commander dmitri utkin were killed as a result of the mutiny against russia's top military brass two months ago . the backlog of months ago. the backlog of asylum cases has hit a record high. more than 175,000 people were waiting for an initial decision on their application at the end of june. that's up 44% on last year. the home office says europe has seen a similar rise, adding that it's doubled spending on asylum in the last year to nearly £4 billion . year to nearly £4 billion. former us president donald trump is expected to surrender at the fulton county jail in georgia today to face charges of trying today to face charges of trying to overturn the result of the

2020 presidential election. in the state. he's facing dozens of criminal charges and will go on trial several times in the next 18 months. even as he campaigned to become president again in the 2024 us election. his former lawyer, rudy giuliani, surrendered yesterday . may you surrendered yesterday. may you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com . gbnews.com. >> direct bullion sponsors the financial report on gb news for gold and silver investment . gold and silver investment. >> here's a quick snapshot of today's markets . the pound will today's markets. the pound will buy you $1.2651 and ,1.1673. the price of gold is £1,514.39 per ounce. and the ftse 100 is . at

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the people's. channel we welcome back to the live desk on gb news. >> now the king and queen have announced that their state visit to france will now take place from september. the 20th to the 22nd.the from september. the 20th to the 22nd. the planned trip was postponed in march because, well, of this riots over reforms

to the french pension system . to the french pension system. >> yeah, the rescheduled visit to see them heading back to paris and also bordeaux, where we remember the town hall was almost burned down the trip tying in with to france hosting the rugby world cup. although we're told by our royal correspondent cameron walker. joining us in the studio, england won't be playing at the time, which is a bit of a shame i >> -- >> it isa >> it is a shame none of the home nations are actually playing but i suspect playing france is, but i suspect that king or queen that perhaps the king or queen might little might try and sneak in a little visit the england's visit to see the england's france. england. wales or france. sorry, england. wales or scottish teams in the world cup. but you just saw those pictures there in your link, the absolute carnage , frankly, in france back carnage, frankly, in france back in march when this state visit was originally meant to be taking place highly embarrassing for the french government to have to request that the british government does not send the king and and it was all king and queen. and it was all pretty to moment when pretty close to the moment when they it was very they were due to go. it was very last a couple days last minute, a couple of days before to be the before it was meant to be the king's overseas visit as king's first overseas visit as sovereign, but it was postponed . and then king queen went on to

germany for a quite successful state there. but it is all state visit there. but it is all now taking place. buckingham palace has confirmed today between the 20th and the 22nd of september. so i'm i assuming that president macron is going to be hoping for a slightly better welcome for the french people, for the king and queen, and also , i hear king charles and also, i hear king charles does speak french. yes, he does. >> which is useful. >> which is useful. >> it is. it is useful. and he spoke actually very eloquently in on the german state in german on the german state visit, became became the first sovereign german sovereign to address the german bundestag, german bundestag, the german parliament. of course, it's all about this power of soft diplomacy with these state visits, strengthening ties between different nations and the that the first two the fact that the first two state visits of charles's state visits of king charles's reign, germany , two reign, france and germany, two european nations, and this post—brexit world, perhaps speaks volumes in terms of the british government and the foreign office's intentions. yeah macron is still a divisive figure in france, of course, but he did speak eloquently about the here in english the late queen here in english when he came to pay his his

respects. >> do we know if the state banquet, which again had to be shelved, that will be back on where he effectively hosts on behalf of france? >> yes, the press association are reporting that is are reporting that there is of the of the french revolution anniversary, but we don't think he'll be joining them in balmoral. no, for my understanding, he's not going to be.the understanding, he's not going to be. the king and queen are going to be reflecting. the prince and princess of wales are expected to public appearance. the to make a public appearance. the mirror is reporting that they're going to be in wales, although that's been confirmed that's not been confirmed by kensington for harry, kensington palace, as for harry, he is not making plans to go up

to balmoral. he'll be at the wellchild awards. then be wellchild awards. then he'll be going on to germany for the dusseldorf invictus games, the invictus games, of course. >> cameron, thanks >> yeah. cameron, thanks very much >> yeah. cameron, thanks very mu millions of students, you >> millions of students, you might be one of them, have received their gcse results today, which have dropped down close to pre—pandemic levels as many pupils be forced to retake engush many pupils be forced to retake english and maths exams. >> 68.2% of all the grades marked at four c or above . of marked at four c or above. of course, if you drop below that, well, it's a retake for you. well, let's go to netherwood academy in barnes to get more from our yorkshire and humble reporter anna riley. >> so anna, are there lots of smiles there today or a few tears as well ? so there were tears as well? so there were lots of smiles that i saw, lots of wuping, lots of cheering and the tears that we did see were more of happiness. >> certainly there were some students who didn't get the grades that they expected to do or wished for. as we know, these

results have now dropped back down to pre—pandemic levels, and england was the only nation that was asked by quual , the was asked by quual, the examining body, to return to those levels. so they've not got that tolerance that they had whilst covid was going on and obviously they were having to learn from home as such. so this is the first proper year that's done. those gcses and that has dropped back to those 2019 levels. people did need to levels. some people did need to reset , but they felt that they reset, but they felt that they could do that at the college that they were going on on to. so overall, quite a positive picture here at netherwood academy . we know overall the academy. we know overall the picture there were around . picture there were around. 203,000 fewer top grades compared with last year. but then we know that there was 142,000 more top grades awarded this year than in 2019. we were talking about attainment earlier. you know, we can talk about that in between the rich,

ficher about that in between the rich, richer , more affluent areas, richer, more affluent areas, students doing better there, but also the poorer areas as well . also the poorer areas as well. and we know that there's been a divide between the north and the south that attainment level has increased we see increased more. so we see between the north—east and london students in london doing a lot better. but certainly students have done well. students here have done well. and to the headteacher and i spoke to the headteacher here, mitchell, about what here, jonny mitchell, about what here, jonny mitchell, about what he thought of the results today i >> -- >> yeah, pretty positive . >> yeah, pretty positive. >> yeah, pretty positive. >> it's been great to see lots of smiling faces. >> we've had minimal tears and most of those have been tears of joy - joy- >> i think today is all about students picking up results and knowing that those are the gateway the next steps for gateway to the next steps for them. a—levels them. college a—levels employment apprentice ship. and yeah , i've been i've been really yeah, i've been i've been really buoyed by the fact that they've come in taking their results and felt really positive about the next steps. and that's the biggest thing on a results day thursday us. mean thursday for us. yeah, i mean obviously the indications obviously the early indications are that, you know, overall grade profiles have changed and

they are pretty much as they were in 19. we've seen a were in 2018, 19. we've seen a similar picture across schools. i think certainly from the people that i've spoken to , people that i've spoken to, we've maybe bucked the trend a little bit. our attainment has gone marginally and gone up marginally and positively . but we've that's positively. but we've that's been the result of a significant amount of hard work, lots and lots of extra hours for the kids and us staff putting on and for us as staff putting on what we call period sixes after school tuition sessions, even dunng school tuition sessions, even during holidays and on during school holidays and on weekends, you know, and we've some times had to bribe them with pizza cake and what with pizza and cake and what have and vouchers . but it's have you, and vouchers. but it's all worth it in the end because, you those marginal gains you know, those marginal gains that might made, that those kids might have made, it tipped them from a it might have tipped them from a four five or five to four to a five or a five to a six or six to a seven. and, six or a six to a seven. and, you know, we've been really, really impressed fact really impressed with the fact that of kids that quite a lot of our kids have eights have got nines and eights this year been year that might have been expecting them. but we were cautiously pessimistic that maybe grade profiling might cautiously pessimistic that maybe the de profiling might cautiously pessimistic that maybe the grade filing might cautiously pessimistic that maybe the grade boundaries mean that the grade boundaries had changed an extent had changed to such an extent that going to be that it was going to be challenging and challenging for the nines and eights. but doesn't to eights. but it doesn't seem to have that way. have occurred that way. certainly netherwood . so

certainly here at netherwood. so overall, a positive outlook from netherwood academy here in barnsley with students celebrating mostly this afternoon and looking forward to going to on college and doing further exams and qualifications for their their future . for their their future. >> anna, thanks very much indeed for that. and of course, congratulations to all who've got their grades today. but let's speak now to maths teacher bobby seagull who can join us because of course, bobby, in terms of maths and english, if you haven't quite got there, you've got to do the retake . yes you've got to do the retake. yes that's right. >> and the national picture is 1 in 3 students roughly will not pass both maths and english, meaning that in college or coming back and being reset to something they have to do again. this morning we had students in my mostly really excited my school mostly really excited and really happy, but obviously you are you always get students that are bit not getting bit disappointed not getting what they need. but again , this what they need. but again, this has been really unique set of has been a really unique set of exams circumstances

exams. circumstances covid locked down, disruption, even things like strike has been the most challenging period of year for students. done for for students. so well done for getting my students. for students. so well done for get and my students. for students. so well done for get and how, my students. for students. so well done for get and how, bobby,iy students. for students. so well done for get and how, bobby, do tudents. for students. so well done for get and how, bobby, do you nts. for students. so well done for getand how, bobby, do you manage >> and how, bobby, do you manage students ? i mean. students disappointment? i mean. gillian keegan the education secretary, she had a bit of a stab it earlier saying that stab at it earlier saying that to students this is just one moment and lots of moment and there's lots of different available to different options available to youngsters . youngsters. >> yeah, and i think it's trying to balance it because obviously they do have a long career and life them. so it's not life ahead of them. so it's not like be all end all, but like the be all end all, but you are immediately are trying to immediately find solutions students solutions for them. so students in my school that didn't quite meet immediately meet their grades immediately will colleges will call up their colleges sixth , they still will call up their colleges sixt in? , they still will call up their colleges sixtin? is , they still will call up their colleges sixtin? is there, they still will call up their colleges sixtin? is there any they still will call up their colleges sixt in? is there any wiggle till get in? is there any wiggle room? if not, can they get remarked out or are there alternatives do next alternatives for them to do next year? think it's case year? so i think it's the case of they're going be of obviously they're going to be disappointed. if you're disappointed. and if you're a mum son or mum or dad and your son or daughter the right daughter hasn't got the right grades, don't say, oh, all grades, don't say, oh, it's all great not great. great because it's not great. but you still things but you can still turn things around . around. >> and we're looking at >> and when we're looking at retakes or resitting , i guess retakes or resitting, i guess you don't know where really. you

haven't quite hit the mark because you don't get a detail marking plan back. so how do you address the weak spots , if you address the weak spots, if you like? yeah that's a challenge because normally for resets for maths and english, i think november they've got a sitting and again, we don't get a breakdown of points per section so we don't know where the student let's say in maths is struggling, their geometry or their algebra. >> trying work >> so it's trying to work out again, conversations with >> so it's trying to work out aga child conversations with >> so it's trying to work out aga child and conversations with >> so it's trying to work out aga child and converzthems with >> so it's trying to work out aga child and converzthem where the child and asking them where do you struggled at? do you think you struggled at? and giving them and then hopefully giving them support. around support. so this time around they because if you they can't pass because if you don't that maths english don't get that maths and english gcse your gcse, the early parts of your career are really difficult to progress . progress. >> and about the regional >> and what about the regional divide that we're hearing about , you know, students in the north—east of england not doing as well as youngsters in the south? i mean, is that is that down to the government? is it down to the government? is it down to the individual schools ? down to the individual schools? >> to be honest, i think it's as a teacher , i think it's shameful a teacher, i think it's shameful that our nation, as educators, as a country , we're letting down

as a country, we're letting down people up north and i know the government has talked a lot about levelling up and i think levelling up in principle theory is right thing to and is is the right thing to do and is the right thing to do. but we're not the results again up not seeing the results again up north, towns, former north, coastal towns, former mining towns, they're not getting and getting the same results. and it's unfair that a child born in a rural coastal area up north doesn't do as well as the inner city child, let's say, in london. this is something the london. so this is something the government should really think about. what can they do to actually sure everyone actually make sure that everyone has same opportunity? actually make sure that everyone has sarlike pportunity? actually make sure that everyone has sarlike ayortunity? actually make sure that everyone has sarlike a veryiity? >> sounds like a very complicated maths question. bobby. thanks very indeed complicated maths question. bolthat. hanks very indeed complicated maths question. bolthat. we'll very indeed complicated maths question. bolthat. we'll speak indeed complicated maths question. bolthat. we'll speak to indeed complicated maths question. bolthat. we'll speak to you deed for that. we'll speak to you again cheers. thank you, again soon. cheers. thank you, millie . millie. >> of households in england are expected to face higher energy bills this winter, despite the energy price cap decreasing. now, the resolution foundation think tank is warning that withdrawing energy support deals and an increase, too, in the standing charges could lead to the higher costs for 1 in standing charges could lead to the higher costs for1 in 3 households. so what does this mean for you as we move a lot closer to the winter period?

well, we got a . wait for it. well, we got a. wait for it. >> liam's here with on the money this is actually a bit depressing. is it because the winter's not that far away and. and these guys know what they're talking about. and it's not just the fuel bill. it's the standing charge which everyone has to pay no matter what you use. that's right. i mean, the weather's just getting decent and, you know, kids will back know, the kids will be back to school before it and the school before we know it and the nights will drawing nights will be drawing in. >> haven't been on >> i haven't even been on houday >> i haven't even been on holiday there you go. holiday yet, but there you go. so look what we know is that tomorrow i'll be talking about this on breakfast tomorrow, the so—called energy price is so—called energy price cap is going to fall. >> the energy price cap . >> the energy price cap. >> the energy price cap. >> it's been around for about four and it puts a lid on four years and it puts a lid on the average unit cost that we pay the average unit cost that we pay for electricity. >> if you if you use more electricity , you still pay more, electricity, you still pay more, but it keeps a lid on the unit cost . so ofgem, the regulator , cost. so ofgem, the regulator, are due to announce that tomorrow morning and we suspect

it's going to fall from where it currently is >> £2,074 a year to 1878. >> £2,074 a year to 1878. >> that will be from october through to december . through to december. >> then there'll be another announcement for the start of next year. but as you mentioned there, mark, up until now, the government , particularly after government, particularly after the war in ukraine, has been stumping up £400, pretty much across all households in order to keep bills not lower than they otherwise would be. they're still much higher than they've been. still much higher than they've been . and that means that even been. and that means that even though the cap is coming down, bills may actually go up . and on bills may actually go up. and on top of that, we've learned through the resolution foundation and i tip my hat to them. they're a sort of centre left think tank. i didn't know this and i thought i've followed these closely. these things quite closely. but these things quite closely. but the found asian the resolution thing found asian think tank have really dug down into the detail and it seems that ofgem, regulator , is that ofgem, the regulator, is allowing the energy companies that we still have because of course lots of them failed and the existing ones bailed out or took over the customers of the

ones who failed. it's allowing them to really up quite substantially the so—called standing charge. and that's that's the bit of your or one of the bits of your electricity bill that you have to pay. however much you use. and that's really unfair because if standing charges are going up a lot. so the companies that still exist can recoup some of their losses, that falls disproportion passionately on poorer households who don't use much energy and are trying to save energy and are trying to save energy thermostats energy because thermostats because it's pretty much a flat rate. so , you know, a rate. and so, you know, a wealthy oh it just comes wealthy family. oh it just comes out in the but for the out in the wash. but for the standing charge to go up for a family that's doing everything they economise that that they can to economise that that seems a bit unfair. >> it seems it seems quite naughty. done by the by the naughty. all done by the by the back door. >> it's a bit stealthy, you're right. >> it was a bit stealthy. and when look at your energy when you look at your energy bill, if you can bring yourself to your energy bill, you to look at your energy bill, you know, it's not just about the amount it's the amount you use. it's the standing charge . it's various standing charge. it's various environmental , other sort

environmental levies, other sort of connection fees . even though of connection fees. even though the was connected the thing was connected like 50 years of years ago, there's lots of things being loaded onto those energy bills and all this goes to already and i've said it many times here on gb news already british households pay far more than pretty much any other european country for their electricity because we've had so many companies fail. >> does that mean there's less competition now in terms of getting a better deal on those standing charges? you know, it used to be able go to uswitch used to be able to go to uswitch and who had the best and find out who had the best deal and find out who had the best deal. for instance, it absolutely does. >> mark, the >> and to be honest, mark, the whole switching has whole idea of switching has pretty out window pretty much gone out the window because, the cap has because, you know, the cap has become a sort of minimum . become a sort of minimum. everyone straight to everyone just goes straight to the and so, you know, many the cap and so, you know, many analysts will tell you that there's little merit there's been very little merit in switching in recent years. but let's just have a look at the implications. so the resolution foundation, as i say, posted them. identify the problem. these are the implications , according implications, according to the resolution , they're resolution foundation, they're estimating that 7.2 million households i mean, that's a

third of, you know, getting for on a third of households in england will face higher bills this winter. the average standing charge is going to rise to around £300 a year as on top of that, we've got oil prices up 20% since late june. and we've got wholesale gas prices up considerably over the summer as well. so i guess the conclusion is this this winter could easily be colder than last winter. and even though everyone's expecting energy bills to come down, petrol prices to come down, it may not happen. it may not happen long. >> brace yourselves for that, everybody. >> george harrison. >> george harrison. >> yeah. thanks liam. much stay with us here on gb news. we'll be taking you to the united states as donald trump prepares to himself in. see you to hand himself in. see you shortly . shortly. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news afternoon . on. gb news afternoon. >> i'm alex deakin and this is

your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. many of us having a fine evening out there, largely dry and bright, but showers, but where we do have showers, they heavy and that's they are quite heavy and that's mostly the far northwest mostly across the far northwest and the far southeast . that low and the far southeast. that low pressure is controlling things up to the northwest, bringing some pretty wet conditions across and scotland and across west and scotland and shetland as well. but also in the south—east, we've seen some heavy downpours, a bit hit and miss, but still some thunderstorms possible into this evening they do tend to evening before they do tend to scoot the showers will scoot away. the showers will keep scotland. keep going in western scotland. we'll see 1 or 2 for northern ireland, northwest england. but for be dry night for many, it'll be a dry night and night. a bit and a cooler night. quite a bit cooler recent nights. cooler than recent nights. single in single figures certainly in rural many and rural spots, many towns and cities , about 10 or 11 to start cities, about 10 or 11 to start friday. but friday will start with quite a bit of sunshine, i suspect, the midlands , suspect, over the midlands, eastern much of the eastern england and much of the south. but it is going to be a case of watching the showers develop day across develop a very wet day across the of scotland. the far north of scotland. caithness, sutherland, orkney, wet and windy elsewhere there'll be a bit of a breeze at times

and there'll be that mixture of sunshine scattered showers. sunshine and scattered showers. but chunk of the day but a good chunk of the day should but a cooler feel should be dry, but a cooler feel certainly across the south—east compared to today. humid . compared to today. less humid. saturday is a similar story. yes there'll be some sunshine, but probably more showers on saturday. again, some pretty saturday. and again, some pretty heavy ones. risk hail and heavy ones. a risk of hail and thunder nowhere immune thunder as well. nowhere immune , but after a lot of heavy showers on saturday, will showers on saturday, it will turn bit and brighter turn a bit drier and brighter through the long weekend, although particularly warm i >> -- >>a >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on .

gb news. >> good afternoon . it is 2:00 >> good afternoon. it is 2:00 and you're watching the live desk here on gb news. coming up this afternoon , is he the silent assassin? >> putin and the kremlin stay silent on the fate of prigozhin with fears his death could now bnng with fears his death could now bring a private army marching back to moscow . back to moscow. >> these are live pictures from fulton county in georgia, where former us president donald trump will be appearing . he'll be will be appearing. he'll be turning himself in at a georgia jail charged with trying to overturn the 2020 election. and how all our energy bills could be heading even higher. >> the energy watchdog warning revamped standing charges could make it a long, cold, lonely winter for all of .

winter for all of. us >> plus , why ulez might be bad >> plus, why ulez might be bad for old cars, but is proving a boom for vintage ones? stay with us to find out the best excuse ever by by buying for buying a classic motor. first, i'll put my teeth back in and we'll get your headlines with tatiana . pippa. >> thank you very much and good afternoon. this is the latest from the gb news room. the government says it's closely monitoring reports that the wagner group's leader has been killed in a plane crash. russia's aviation authority says yevgeny prigozhin was one of ten names on the passenger list, but there's been no confirmation that his body is among those recovered . his mercenary group recovered. his mercenary group believes he and commander believes both he and commander dmitri were killed as a dmitri utkin were killed as a result of the mutiny against

russia's top military brass two months ago . meanwhile ukraine's months ago. meanwhile ukraine's navy and military conducted a special operation overnight in russian occupied crimea . russian occupied crimea. officials say a drone destroyed a russia long, a russian long—range anti—aircraft missile system. yesterday, president vladimir zelenskyy vowed to end russia's occupation of crimea . russia's occupation of crimea. gb news understands the government is looking to block the former natwest chief executive's multi—million pound payout. dame alison rose quit after it emerged she'd talked about nigel farage as finance sources to a journalist. her actions are being independently investigated and the treasury says it'll decide whether to take action if any wrongdoing is found and the board doesn't cut her £2.4 million severance package. her £2.4 million severance package . the backlog of asylum package. the backlog of asylum cases has hit a record high. more than 175,000 people were waiting for an initial decision on their application at the end

of june . that's up 44% on last of june. that's up 44% on last yeah of june. that's up 44% on last year. the home office says europe has seen a similar rise, adding that it's doubled its spending on asylum in the last year to nearly £4 billion. a former couple have been jailed former couple have been jailed for the murder of an electrician in wigan. michael hillier and rachel fulstow shot liam smith in the face, then covered him in acid. in november last year, hillier was sentenced to at least 33 years in prison in fulstow , who met the victim on a fulstow, who met the victim on a dating app, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years . donald trump is expected to surrender at a jail in georgia to face charges of trying to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election in the state. that these are live shots from georgia , where he's from georgia, where he's expected to surrender himself today. he's facing dozens of criminal charges that will go on trial several times in the next 18 months, even as he campaigns to become president again in the 2024 us election. his former

lawyer, rudy giuliani, surrendered yesterday . patients surrendered yesterday. patients are being warned of severe delays as consults in england strike for two days. routine hospital care is expected to come to a standstill , with hospital care is expected to come to a standstill, with nhs leaders anticipating major disruption. the british medical association also announced medics will go on strike in late september and early october as the unions dispute over pay continues . the health secretary, continues. the health secretary, steve barclay , says an increase steve barclay, says an increase has already been agreed . has already been agreed. >> we've accepted in full the recommendations of the independent pay review body that looks at the importance of retention , the importance of retention, the importance of career progression , and it means career progression, and it means that total earnings for an nhs consultant will be £134,000 a year with a pay rise this year of 6. and as i say, that is on top of changing pension taxation, meaning that consultants benefit from one of the most generous pensions in the most generous pensions in the public sector. so we've accepted in full the

recommendations and i urge the bma to call an enter the strike because the strike ultimate damages patients , the number of damages patients, the number of students receiving the highest gcse grades has fallen from last yean gcse grades has fallen from last year, but remains higher than before the covid pandemic . before the covid pandemic. >> it follows a spike in higher grades in 2020 and 2021, when exams were cancelled because of covid and results based on teachers assessments. overall while there were over 200,000 fewer top grades, this year compared with last year, we spoke to some students this morning about their results and plans for the future . plans for the future. >> i'm really happy with my results. got two nines, three results. i got two nines, three eights, three sevens, and then i got a distinction in dance. >> i've got 195 eights and a few sevens , so i'm very happy. i'm sevens, so i'm very happy. i'm going to do maths, geography and computer science in barnsley. sixth form a—levels . sixth form a—levels. >> i think i've done really well. i've got quite a few eights, a couple sevens, everything that i wanted to get and more for college. so i'm really looking forward to to

going enrol later. belief because we had to wait a while to get results and i know that i've, i've done well and what are you going to go on to do? >> i'm doing biology, chemistry and history a—levels , the and history a—levels, the education secretary, gillian keegan, says the government has invested to help pupils catch up since the pandemic. >> well the attainment gap was actually narrowing quite considerably from 2010 to before the pandemic. so under this conservative government we got it down 9.1, which was amazing. and you know, we were really pleased with that. now it has taken a step back in the pandemic. we've put £5 pandemic. we've we've put £5 billion into catch up nearly 4 million catch up. tutoring courses have been taken . that's courses have been taken. that's a lot of catch up that people have done. and see the have done. and you see the evidence up in the evidence of the catch up in the results today . results today. >> this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on digital on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. and now it's back to mark and . pip

it's back to mark and. pip >> you're with the live desk on gb news. now president putin continues to remain silent over the reported death of wagner chief yevgeny prigozhin. the mercenary group boss was listed as a passenger on board a plane which crashed north of moscow. >> of course, two months ago. he led that aborted mutiny against russia's forces. could his russia's armed forces. could his followers now be editor mark white joins us. >> churchill once described russia as a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. >> well , the latest we're >> well, the latest we're getting is that a channel

telegram channel linked to russian law enforcement is suggesting that a pilot that worked for yevgeny prigozhin may be a suspect, a subject of interest in this ongoing investigation . so according to a investigation. so according to a telegram channel, as i say, that law enforcement agency say the wagner pilot was artyom stepanov , who's been linked to the bombing. now they're calling it a bombing, which is interesting because thus far , we don't know because thus far, we don't know whether it was mechanical failure , whether it was brought failure, whether it was brought down by a ground to air missile, to air air missile or indeed a bomb. so according to these law enforcement sources, they're suggesting a bombing stepping off. apparently he is a former founder of the aero company which owns the crashed jet. he's

under us sanctions because of his links to yevgeny prigozhin. anyway . according to the source, anyway. according to the source, again, stepanov had access to the plane. you would think so. as owner of the company . and as owner of the company. and before the explosion he left for kamchatka . according again to kamchatka. according again to the pro—kremlin tv channel, shot the pro—kremlin tv channel, shot the main version of the investigation , they say is a investigation, they say is a terrorist attack . they claim terrorist attack. they claim that the explosive device was allegedly planted in the landing gear off the plane . so that's gear off the plane. so that's the very latest. i mean, there are conflicting reports coming out , of are conflicting reports coming out, of course. >> and to add to the swirling sort of various suggestions of foul play, the stewardess who is on board the plane , christina on board the plane, christina raspopova, it's being reported that she had spoken to her family before takeoff saying the flight was being delayed because of technical problems and that a

team was carrying out undisclosed repairs or planting a device . a device. >> who knows? as i say, there are so much in the way of conflicting reports coming out. russia thrives on disinformation . and, you know , in terms of a . and, you know, in terms of a back story or a cover story, if this is indeed linked to the kremlin, then , well, this may be kremlin, then, well, this may be one of them. >> this is what we do know. that is putin and the kremlin have stayed absolutely silent, which in itself speaks volumes, as we've been saying. >> yes, said nothing at all. >> yes, he said nothing at all. he was on a visit speaking to armed guys yesterday armed forces guys yesterday around about the time when this incident happened , made no incident happened, made no reference to it. then and again, nothing that has come out. the only official word really that's coming out, apart from sources is from the russian civil aviation authority that is saying that yevgeny prigozhin and dmitri utkin were both on that aircraft along with other

officials linked to wagner, russian media. and they believe that they died . that they died. >> and russian media is also reporting that prigozhin body has been identified and that there was indirect evidence indicating that he was among the ten people on board who died. now, quite how they would identify him, i'm not entirely sure. because of the bodies were so. 50. >> so. >> well, to be honest, we don't know the conditions of the body . i mean, sometimes without getting too sort of grisly on this, bodies can be thrown clear of a catastrophic crash . so it of a catastrophic crash. so it is possible we certainly saw some images , some video images some images, some video images of a fairly sizeable body bags that were being taken away. so it might indicate that there was enough left of remains to make some kind of identification . and some kind of identification. and of course, as dna takes a bit longer. >> stay with us. let's bring in now former strategic intelligence analyst ewan grant, who is also joining us in the

studio. you and thanks for your your time. the other aspect to this is, you know, the questions about what wagner will do, what is the next step ? because as is the next step? because as mark was indicating, utkin, is the next step? because as mark was indicating , utkin, who mark was indicating, utkin, who is prigozhin's, right hand man, and we think chekalov as well, on board, either top echelon of wagner may have all been taken out at the same time. >> yeah, more or less. the top echelon , the people who would be echelon, the people who would be the core . so the question is the core. so the question is there are others , but they can't there are others, but they can't run it certainly you can forget wagner in europe now it's finished . it's completely finished. it's completely penetrated under the thumb of the fsb , which is the the fsb, which is the intelligence rather than the army intelligence, which indeed the internal support successor to the kgb. and of course , that to the kgb. and of course, that essentially, although he was based in east germany, that was essentially putin's stomping ground. yeah so it's not the military wagner is a child of

the gru and there's hints being made now that that's who it's going to go back to right. >> so where does that being charged? >> yeah. where does that leave putin? >> he he is safe in europe. >> he he is safe in europe. >> they're not going wagner are not going to march anywhere in europe. now, the question is, who is going to take charge of the africa operations, which are to strategically valuable to give up , not least, of course, give up, not least, of course, because as of the dog not barking today from putin's address by video link to the brics summit in johannesburg, where as you point out, that the key thing here is the silence . key thing here is the silence. what's not being said . the dog what's not being said. the dog has not barked . and they all has not barked. and they all know among the brics, all the brics new and old, because they've just invited some others

they've just invited some others they all know about wagner and they all know about wagner and they all know what goes on in africa. and indeed south america. >> right? >> right? >> so this idea, this full mobilisation plan that we're being told wagner had that in place . and that's just bravado, place. and that's just bravado, is yeah yeah, yeah. is it? yeah yeah, yeah. >> about i was asking this. >> what about i was asking this. i think of mark earlier. prigozhin was exiled to belarus . so you're looking like maybe he wasn't because i was trying to work. why would he be in the air he his security so air if he took his security so seriously ? seriously? >> hubris. it is. it is >> hubris. i think it is. it is astonishing that they've all it seems they've all been on the same plane. i think like they were seduced . i think they were were seduced. i think they were seduced that they thought they had enough dirt on putin, which they do have, by the way, that that was enough of an insurance policy . this is a message of how policy. this is a message of how ruthless they are. as you say, they've killed collateral damage. they've killed the pilots. they've killed the stewardess. this is utter ruthlessness . ruthlessness. >> mark. the other thing is, of course, the timing. this is

independence day in ukraine. you were also indicating some breaking news earlier about the ukrainians launching a marine assault on crimea. so while this has been happening, this so—called special military operation that russia has launched has also been backfiring to a degree. >> yeah. and i think very significant that we've seen the first sort of land incursion and albeit a brief one by the ukrainian military. we've got some video of that that we can show our gb news television viewers that shows those ukrainians , special forces ukrainians, special forces involved in that beach landing . involved in that beach landing. on crimea on the peninsula that took place. apparently according took place. apparently according to the ukrainian special units on watercraft, landed on the shore in an area of around olenivka . the settlement there. olenivka. the settlement there. they said that they had achieved all of their goals, that there

were casualties inflicted . and were casualties inflicted. and what you're looking at there is actually some footage of the royal marines training the ukrainian marines in recent months. now with no confirmation of it. but the video that we saw there that looked very much like ukrainian special forces may have been marines because , have been marines because, again, the ukrainians are saying they were landed by water craft, possibly rigid inflatable onto the beach. >> they appeared to be night vision in material which would indicate that it was obviously filmed clandestinely, just to explain to us the significance of crimea and why this is so important to the ukrainians to get their foothold there. >> well, of course, crimea was invaded and annexed by russia in 2014. it is, of course, part of ukraine. but the russians historically have always viewed crimea as part of, you know, their motherland of greater

russia. and they are determined. we you know, one of the main strategic goals of the invasion of ukraine was to actually create a land corridor down eastern ukraine from russia to crimea itself and, you know, recapturing if that was ever going to happen , crimea would be going to happen, crimea would be just the most catastrophic hammer blow to russia. >> so this is quite a step, quite a success. >> it's one step anyway. it looks as though it was going after air defence systems in crimea that might indicate perhaps more offensive action to come in the weeks ahead. >> president zelenskyy has suggested now that portugal is to going help with supplying f—16s . f—16s. >> well, a number of countries have come forward and suggesting that they would be willing to provide aircraft now to ukraine. but that will take an awful long time to actually filter through and train up all the pilots.

>> given all this, to sum it up, you will putin feel more you and will putin feel more secure, safer , more in control secure, safer, more in control at the end of today ? at the end of today? >> well, probably to the extent that such a paranoiac will ever feel in control. good point . the feel in control. good point. the answer is yes. >> okay. >> okay. >> so but but but, of course, he's paranoid . he's paranoid. >> lord richard dannatt, i think was was speaking earlier and he thinks that it could cause splits in russian society. prigozhin's death. >> it's this is really raising the stakes that they have killed russian citizens to get at the big fish. they've killed innocent people. and there can be no denial of this. now that's why zelenskyy has made it quite clear they were not involved and they won't have been involved. you cannot hit a target like that. you cannot hit a target like that . i you cannot hit a target like that. i mean, it's beyond realism to think that they could penetrate a moscow airport at such short notice because prague often doesn't particularly advertise his movements. no,

this is one thing to keep up. we need to keep keep up the message . the war is not over. the russians have stalled the counteroffensive . that's not the counteroffensive. that's not the same thing as saying it's entirely failed . keep up the entirely failed. keep up the support . portugal is a country support. portugal is a country me that can say an awful lot about wagner because much of the origins in the gru from the cold war days go back to portuguese east africa. interesting a lot. >> okay. all right . well, that's >> okay. all right. well, that's that's an interesting aspect . that's an interesting aspect. let's just remind you that president zelenskyy early say everybody realised who had something to do with it and it wasn't us. so take that on board. but let's reflect that. we earlier spoke to senior consulting fellow at the russia and eurasia program at chatham house, keir giles. this is what he next for the he believed was next for the wagner group. >> question as to what happens with the rest of wagner, because, yes, they've had the

top two leaders apparently removed. is in fact true removed. if it is in fact true that both prigozhin and utkin were aircraft , the were on this aircraft, the indications are going stronger, were on this aircraft, the indi it'sons are going stronger, were on this aircraft, the indi it's still|re going stronger, were on this aircraft, the indi it's still notioing stronger, were on this aircraft, the indi it's still not 100%;tronger, but it's still not 100% confirmed. then what happens confirmed. but then what happens to everybody else? that was in the group and all of the wagner group and all of their commanders, their intermedi commanders, because as an because this was as an organisation that has was already going to be deeply upset at how they've been treated by the russian state and those efforts by the state to either integrate them into the army or exile them to belarus. don't seem to have been particularly successful. what's going to successful. so what's going to happen with and also successful. so what's going to happthis with and also successful. so what's going to happthis broadth and also successful. so what's going to happthis broad sympathy|d also successful. so what's going to happthis broad sympathy within with this broad sympathy within the russian armed forces, the regular armed forces and the russian public is an open question that's going to be a security challenge russia security challenge which russia is deal with is going to have to deal with one or another if they don't one way or another if they don't deal then deal with it successfully, then this be the only apparent this won't be the only apparent attempted murder of senior wagner figures that we're going to see out in russia. he's to see play out in russia. he's just a martyr all just made him a martyr for all of followers and, of course, of his followers and, of course, for all of the other people who as from mark just as you heard from mark just a moment actually now as you heard from mark just a momentmourning actually now as you heard from mark just a moment mourning actthe y now as you heard from mark just a momentmourning actthe wagner already mourning at the wagner

headquarters then a headquarters. but then it's a balance . for as long as balance. for as long as prigozhin remained un murdered, he was still set as this precedent of somebody who could stand up to power in russia and actually that's actually survive. and that's not something putin wants to be something that putin wants to be setting for anybody setting an example for anybody else follow in his else that might follow in his footsteps there was footsteps. so there was widespread that widespread surprise that prigozhin wasn't with prigozhin wasn't dealt with immediately . everybody's a great immediately. everybody's a great deal surprised that he's deal less surprised that he's been dealt with now. but the really thing about this really striking thing about this is, , nobody is, of course, nobody is surprised all that russia has surprised at all that russia has doneitin surprised at all that russia has done it in this manner. everybody is it for everybody is taking it for granted that this is an attempted murder of prigozhin and that collateral damage in the form of innocent victims, the form of innocent victims, the flight crew on the aircraft is just a normal and natural part of this process. the fact that this is just being accepted as does business is as how russia does business is just ing indication of just a really ing indication of how far russia has fallen, how far it's regressed from any standards of civilised behaviour that both within russia and beyond. people are just shrugging their shoulders and saying, what they do i >> -- >> and -_ >> and how possible do you think it wagner's

it might be that wagner's support orders might now mount a coupin support orders might now mount a coup in retaliation . in it coup in retaliation. in it depends entirely on what russia succeeds in doing to neutralise them. >> and again, that's something that we can't see yet. we'll see it out over next it playing out over the next days and weeks . and it depends, days and weeks. and it depends, of to what extent of course, to what extent they've remained a formed organised in the same place organised body in the same place and what weapons they've retained. no that retained. there's no doubt that it potential challenge for it is a potential challenge for russia, into a russia, whether it turns into a real we've to see. real one. we've yet to see. >> i just wonder if you've got a thought on the breaking news that mark was bringing us on this landing on the this marine landing on the shores crimea . and the shores in crimea. and the significance, because, of course, been waiting course, we've been waiting for various in this various breakthroughs in this offensive . this would be a offensive. this would be a significant change. this is the real area. they've got to get hold of crimea is absolutely. >> and it speaks to what mark was was saying. just a moment ago about the increased confidence of ukraine. it has been suggested that the target

for this maritime raid was actually a radar installation, an air defence radar , which an air defence radar, which would tie in with this attack on air defence missiles that we saw air defence missiles that we saw a days ago. so in that a few days ago. so in that respect it be that ukraine respect it may be that ukraine is more assertive is preparing for more assertive air operations in the area that would be covered by both of those defensive systems. now that doesn't necessarily mean that doesn't necessarily mean that be looking for an that they may be looking for an assault on crimea itself in the near it certainly near future, but it certainly laying groundwork for other, laying the groundwork for other, more assertive operations for carrying this counteroffensive forward and eventually pushing russia out, pushing the invader out of those occupied territories . territories. >> let's bring you some breaking news we're getting in from the metropolitan police who say they have interviewed a man following those thefts reported at those alleged thefts reported at the british museum with the force saying it's investigating items that are missing, stolen or damaged from the museum's collection. >> yes, they say that a man has been interviewed. no arrests, have been made. we're working closely with the british museum and we'll continue to do so. we will not be providing any

further information at this time . inquiries continue . and as you . inquiries continue. and as you might already know , an unnamed might already know, an unnamed member of staff has been sacked and the british museum is taking legal action. >> coming up , legal action. >> coming up, all those millions of students receiving their gcse results today good, bad or indifferent ? we'll be talking indifferent? we'll be talking about all the results shortly . about all the results shortly. stay with us. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news afternoon. weather on. gb news afternoon. >> i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news many of us having a fine evening out there, largely dry and bright, but where we do have showers, they quite heavy that's they are quite heavy and that's mostly far northwest mostly across the far northwest and south—east. low and the far south—east. low pressure is controlling things up to the northwest, bringing some pretty wet conditions across western scotland and shetland as well. but also in the south—east, we've seen some heavy downpours. a bit hit and

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the people's . channel the people's. channel >> welcome back . now, millions >> welcome back. now, millions of students you could be one of them, have received their gcse results today. how did you get on? they've dropped for the

second year running and in england the grades are back in line with 2019 levels as many pupils , though, forced this time pupils, though, forced this time round to retake take english and maths. >> if they haven't done as well as they should have done 68.2% of all grades being marked at grades four c and above. but if you've dropped below that of course a retake may be the next opfion course a retake may be the next option for you . option for you. >> well, let's go to netherwood academy in barnsley to get more from our yorkshire and humber. reporter anna riley. what's the overall view there , anna, as to overall view there, anna, as to how how the results have played out this year. >> good afternoon, mark and pip. well, the results here have mirrored much of the rest of the across england , much the same across england, much the same really. they've seen the results returning to pre—pandemic levels . they've seen around 230 students in this cohort . it's students in this cohort. it's just for 11 to 16. and the schools around 1100 pupils in

total. so they've seen very similar results too, to match that national picture that we're getting across england , there's getting across england, there's been a lot of happy students here, though. i spoke to some students earlier who had done really well with their results and this is what they had to say i >> -- >> i've got one nine. >> i've got one nine. >> i've got one nine. >> i got a distinction in dance, and then the rest eight really up here. >> i didn't think i was going to get any nines at all. i'm so happy our little scared because i knew it was going to be a bit hard, harshly marked. but i'm happy with how i'd done . i think happy with how i'd done. i think i've done really well. i've got quite a few eights couple sevens, everything that i wanted to get and more for college . so to get and more for college. so i'm really looking forward to going to enrol later and knowing that i've got into my course is like a huge relief because that's all i've been worrying about. so knowing that i've got in is really good. so i'm very happy. i've been difficult . happy. i've been difficult. we've lessons we've had extra like lessons after school to try and like

catch us up. without those, i don't gotten don't think i'd have gotten anywhere near. >> i've got four nines, four eights and a seven. i'm pretty happy with it. i'm doing biology , chemistry and history. a—levels so i'm really happy with my results . with my results. >> i got two nines, three eights, three sevens, and then i got a distinction in dance. i feel really happy with them. i've got what i wanted to get. i'm going to barnsley college to do a—levels. i'm doing english business and law. i want to go into law and with the grade in system for those people that are used to the a and above gradings, that one is the lowest grade that you can get. >> nine is the highest. so those students getting nines have done really well here at netherwood academy and are looking forward to their futures. and course to their futures. and of course , been a tough time for , it's been a tough time for them going through pandemic, them going through the pandemic, doing learning home, doing that, learning at home, suffering with strike action as well. so they're really pleased with and looking with themselves and looking forward to their future. thanks very much, anna. >> i think if i was doing maths

today, would have had to today, i would have had to retake. i rememberi had to have retake. i remember i had to have private tuition to pass my maths gcse i only just scraped gcse and i only just scraped through. >> w- e o—level, didn't >> i aimed at o—level, didn't even get two gcses. >> it was what are o—levels? >> it was what are o—levels? >> mark there we are. there we are. yeah i did pass it. just. anyway that's why i entered into journalism coming up, why it really now make might make sense to get that classic car you've always dreamed of, especially if you're going drive around you're going to drive it around london explaining why in a moment. latest headlines now with . mark with tatiana. mark >> thank you and good afternoon. this is the latest from the newsroom. the government says it's closely monitoring reports that the wagner group's leader has killed in a plane has been killed in a plane crash. russia's aviation authority says yevgeny prigozhin was one of ten names on the passenger list, but there's been no confirmation that his body is among those recovered . his among those recovered. his mercenary group believes both he and dmitri utkin were

and commander dmitri utkin were killed as a result of the mutiny against russia's military against russia's top military brass two months ago , michael brass two months ago, michael hillier and rachel fulstow have been jailed for the murder of an electrician in wigan. the former couple shot liam smith in the face, then covered him in acid in november last year, hillier was sentenced to at least 33 years in prison . fulstow, who years in prison. fulstow, who met the victim on a dating app, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years. was jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years . the minimum term of 30 years. the backlog of asylum cases has hit a record high. more than 175,000 people were waiting for an initial decision on their application at the end of june. that's up 44% on last year. the home office says europe has seen a similar rise, adding that it's doubled spending on asylum in the year to nearly £4 the last year to nearly £4 billion as donald trump's due to surrender himself on charges of trying to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election. in georgia. these are live

pictures of trump supporters in georgia, where we're expecting him to arrive soon. he's facing dozens of criminal charges and will go on trial several times in the next 18 months, even as he campaign to become president again in the 2024 election. his former lawyer, rudy giuliani, surrendered yesterday . you can surrendered yesterday. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com .

christys on gb news. i'm gb news radio . radio. >> welcome back to the live desk . let's take you to fulton county jail in georgia . that is county jail in georgia. that is the scene there where they are awaiting a circle . donald trump, awaiting a circle. donald trump, who will technically be arrested when he arrives, of course, on these charges to do with the election fraud. we're expecting to have a mug shot taken and the fingerprints taken as well . fingerprints taken as well. >> it's also expected that cameras could be allowed into the courtroom. we are awaiting confirmation of that. but if they are, then that is going to be quite a moment. it will be the first time that the cameras have been allowed in during the criminal proceedings. have been allowed in during the criminal proceedings . there's criminal proceedings. there's also reports that donald trump has shaken up his legal team ahead of appearing later the

drama already unfolding, it seems. >> drew findling , or finding the >> drew findling, or finding the lawyer who had been leading his defence team being replaced it steven sadow , who is based in steven sadow, who is based in atlanta on his website, saying that he's been retained to represent president trump in the fulton county, georgia case. he says on his website the president should never have been indicted. he's innocent of all the charges brought against him . we look forward to the case being dismissed or, if necessary, an unbiased , open necessary, an unbiased, open minded jury finding the president not guilty . so there president not guilty. so there we are. he set his case up already. >> i think we will be following proceedings, of course. but if cameras are allowed inside in the courtroom, then that will be a pretty high profile moment for donald trump and possibly everything that he wants. >> yeah, but clearly, there are plenty of other cases awaiting him with his other legal teams and the assessment as to what it's going to do to his bid for

the presidency. of course, following his interview last night with tucker carlson, all the latest come up with the states shortly. >> millions of households in england are expected to face higher energy bills this winter despite the energy price cap decreasing . decreasing. >> well, this has come in from the resolution foundation think tank, and it's warning that the withdrawal of energy support schemes and an increase in the standing charges could lead to higher costs across the board for 1 in 3 households. for1 in 3 households. >> so what does this mean for you at home as we get closer to that winter period ? well, liam that winter period? well, liam halligan gb news is economics and business editor. he's here with us the studio with on with us in the studio with on the . liam, it sounds like the money. liam, it sounds like that it doesn't matter how much you try to reduce using your electricity . we don't take as electricity. we don't take as many baths. et cetera. you're still going to have to pay this standing charge, which sounds completely unfair. >> well, we're approaching september. the kids are going

back to school quite soon. the nights will soon be drawing in. and so a lot of people are thinking about this winter, what kind of winter is it going to be? because know pip, that be? because we know pip, that even bills soared even though energy bills soared last winter , not least after last winter, not least after russia's invasion of ukraine in february 2022, we know that last winter was actually relatively mild. it wasn't nearly as cold as many previous winters. mild. it wasn't nearly as cold as many previous winters . so as many previous winters. so even though many of us had really high heating bills and electricity bills, they could easily have been much higher had the weather not been on our side. what's weather the weather not been on our side. to what's weather the weather not been on our side. to be at's weather the weather not been on our side. to be like weather the weather not been on our side. to be like this/eather the weather not been on our side. to be like this yearer the weather not been on our side. to be like this year ? going to be like this year? well, forecasts well, most long—range forecasts suggest it is going to be a colder winter . and so many colder winter. and so many people are thinking about colder winter. and so many peopienergy thinking about colder winter. and so many peopienergy bills|inking about colder winter. and so many peopienergy bills will1g about colder winter. and so many peopienergy bills will be. bout what energy bills will be. there's an assumption, of course, they're going to be lower inflation to lower and inflation is going to come that come down and so on. but that neednt come down and so on. but that needn't the case. and i think needn't be the case. and i think discussion is really discussion about this is really going in earnest going to start in earnest tomorrow . so a lot of news going tomorrow. so a lot of news going on with trump. on today with donald trump. but here news, we like to be here at gb news, we like to be quite early . so let's have a quite early. so let's have a look just on a graphic here at

some the details. we know some of the details. we know that ofgem, the that tomorrow ofgem, the regulator , is going to unveil regulator, is going to unveil its new energy price cap. that energy price cap will be be effective from the 1st of october. and it's likely to fall from where it currently is, just over £2,000 to £1,878. that's not a cap on your total bill. it is the cap is the average bill for the average household with average use. so it's a cap on units of electricity that you use, not on your total bill, but as mark said , we also know that as mark said, we also know that the government had a sort of £400 a year subsidy pretty much for all households that just automatically came off your bill. that's now gone . so we're bill. that's now gone. so we're going to be exposed more to market prices . and we also know, market prices. and we also know, courtesy of the resolution foundation, and i tip my hat to them for highlighting this. it's something aware something that i wasn't aware of. that ofgem of. i freely admit that ofgem seems to have done a deal with the electricity the the electricity providers, the ones because many ones that remain because many went to allow them to went bust to allow them to increase so—called standing

charges. this is the kind of fixed cost for every household that's connected to the grid , that's connected to the grid, and that means that the increase in that will disproportionately harm poorer households who have lower bills, who are then trying to economise and use less energy . so it is a bit of to economise and use less energy .soitisabitofa to economise and use less energy . so it is a bit of a kick in the teeth. and it and it's it argues against the idea that bills are automatically going to be cheaper this this winter. >> there will be a shock because of during the summer people have used less gas used so much less gas electricity will be a electricity and it will be a shock because i think we're all kind know, i sit here and kind of you know, i sit here and i say what i think. >> i know that maybe maybe >> i know that maybe one, maybe two know , we're sort two more, you know, we're sort of the worst of of through the worst of inflation and maybe not too many more, know, going. more, you know, keep going. the cost crisis is almost cost of living crisis is almost on its way out now, but that may not be the case. and look at these estimates from the resolution foundation. and they are broadly labour are sort of broadly labour supporting but supporting think tank. but i don't think this is just mischief making . i think there's mischief making. i think there's some analysis behind some genuine analysis behind this. they're saying that 7.2 million, third the

million, about a third of the households england are going households in england are going to higher electricity to be facing higher electricity bills this winter , not lower, bills this winter, not lower, which is against most people's assumptions. they say the average standing charge is going to go up from about 2 to 20 a yean to go up from about 2 to 20 a year, up to £300 a year. so the resolution foundation and then also we've been talking about this, haven't we, van drivers , this, haven't we, van drivers, people filling their cars will know that in recent weeks, petrol and diesel prices have started to go back up again because the oil prices have gone up about odd% since late up by about 20 odd% since late june and then since mid—july, the wholesale gas price itself has gone up by almost 50. so the idea that electricity bills are going to be benign in this winter, that's an assumption thatis winter, that's an assumption that is looking a bit too complacent. >> where is ofgem on this? because it's supposed to be the pubuc because it's supposed to be the public watchdog to keep an eye on the various independent companies . what are they saying companies. what are they saying about ahead of the announcement tomorrow? the standing charge, because it's not, as you're

saying, related to the wholesale cost at all. it's just a tariff. they put on you whether you like it or not. >> i think i think the reason the resolution foundation has released this overnight today is so the likes of us will report it because it's in our trade. it's a good story, you know, i mean, not in that it's a nice story. it's a story that we think will resonate with people need to know about gb news viewers and listeners. so the resolution have resolution foundation have clearly found some some documentation on from some sort of statutory bylaws from within the industry that ofgem have allowed are allowing the energy providers to do this . the energy providers to do this. the energy providers to do this. the energy providers will say, well , we've providers will say, well, we've lost lots of money in the crisis. lots of us have gone bust. so we've had to absorb the customers of other companies to maintain continuity of supply because of course, it's a vital service electricity, heating and lighting and so on. and i think ofgem are always going to be forced to morrow morning when they release this new energy price cap to issue a clarifying

mention of some kind. so i'm going to be reporting on this tomorrow morning to see if this stuff is actually to going come true not. true or not. >> even as if people >> it's not even as if people can shop around at the moment, alleviate the pain because can shop around at the moment, alle'thingthe pain because can shop around at the moment, alle'thingthe paitheacause can shop around at the moment, alle'thingthe paithe pricea can shop around at the moment, alle'thingthe paithe price cap is one thing about the price cap is that the price cap, very quickly became a kind of price floor. >> all the providers just went straight cap . and so straight to the cap. and so competition has gone from the marketplace. there's been very little benefit to be had from switching and we were hoping there was going to be more competition coming this competition coming in this winter, would have winter, which would have benefited consumers. but the combination of things, the fact that winter is likely that this winter is likely to be colder. fact that colder. the fact that geopolitically things are still pretty, pretty, pretty dicey. you know, the saudi arabians, you think that there are kind of western allies, they're going to join this bric conglomerate of sort of russia , india and china sort of russia, india and china and brazil sort of alternative power base for the world. and then, of course, we've got strikes for gas workers in australia happening. australia, a massive exporter of lng,

uquefied a massive exporter of lng, liquefied natural gas . it's not liquefied natural gas. it's not that we use aussie gas , but if that we use aussie gas, but if there's less of that in the global marketplace , then that global marketplace, then that will impact, that will impact pnces will impact, that will impact prices here. this is really , prices here. so this is really, really complicated stuff. and what to do is what we're trying to do here is elucidate these these issues behind the headlines. i'll have more to say when i see the colour of ofgems money. if you like. tomorrow we see where the price cap is, if it is going to come down, significant, see and see what they have to say because to because they're going to have to say about the extent say something about the extent to going allow to which they're going to allow companies us to massively increase standing charges by 20, 30, 40, because those standing charges disproportionately harm poor families. >> sounds completely unfair. but thanks to liam for explaining it all. see you tomorrow . taking all. see you tomorrow. taking you back to ukraine now , where you back to ukraine now, where independence day is being celebrated. tributes are being paid to the country's unbreakable spirit. >> of course, the latest events in russia overshadowing the celebrations with the report

death of yevgeny prigozhin president zelenskyy saying ukraine not involved in that, but has confirmed that his forces were conducting the operation in crimea. of course, mark white was updating us about the marine attack there on the beaches of crimea . beaches of crimea. >> well, we can now speak to a member of ukrainian parliament, kira ruddick. good to see you this afternoon, kira. president zelenskyy has made it very clear that russia had nothing to do with that plane crash. what do you think happened? is putin behind it all? hello >> thank you so much for having me. first of all, let me thank you on behalf of ukrainian people for standing with us and getting us to this point where we are celebrating our independence day and believe it or not, the news of prigozhin's death did not it actually take on the all the celebration today ? because we are so happy to be

alive, so happy to be pushing back hard. and we have so much hope that next independence day we will be celebrating in a free and sovereign country . we will be celebrating in a free and sovereign country. but we will be celebrating in a free and sovereign country . but back and sovereign country. but back to prigozhin . first of all, to prigozhin. first of all, president zelenskyy officials said that ukraine has nothing to do with it. he even made a joke saying, when we were asking for the planes , this is not what we the planes, this is not what we meant . and honestly , we are not meant. and honestly, we are not getting involved into the russian internal politics because what this death of prigozhin is showing the world is one of the things that we have been saying for a long time. you cannot make a deal with russia. you cannot have peace with russia. you cannot have an agreement with russia , have an agreement with russia, because at the end they understand and respect only one language. the language of force. these people do not live by the rule of law and making it so

public, making this death so openis public, making this death so open is a way of putting showing that he can do whatever he wants in his country. and nobody opposed him. but for us, it is a way to show again , to all the way to show again, to all the critics throughout the world who says that there could be some negotiation with russia . no, negotiation with russia. no, look, they even had negotiations within themselves and this is how it ended up . so for us, of how it ended up. so for us, of course, it is a death of a terrorist . a terrorist who , terrorist. a terrorist who, together with his mercenaries , together with his mercenaries, committed all kinds of war crimes, not only in ukraine, but in the other places throughout the world. and these people were were murdering , killing, raping, were murdering, killing, raping, kidnapping people and no matter that we know about that, we would still be demanding the true and the rule of law approach to that the tribunal for him and the way how the

democracy act. so here this situation you witness the main difference between russia and ukraine. we in ukraine are democracy and we are going by the agreements, by the rules, by the agreements, by the rules, by the law. russia goes by their own rules. and they would not change. they have no intention to change. can you imagine another country in the whole world where something like this would be possible to happen in the in the open day ? the in the open day? >> kira, on this independence day, i think you are wearing their traditional ukrainian costume to mark that day, a special day for you all. inevitably, people will be taking stock of where you are in the counter offensive at the moment. we've had these reports of a marine landing and crimea. we've got reports of f—16s being suppued we've got reports of f—16s being supplied by other european countries. is there a feeling there you are starting to turn there you are starting to turn the corner ? the corner? >> you know, mark, we have been

speaking with you for a long time now. and every time when we are receiving some updates , some are receiving some updates, some additional support, we want to say that it is a turning point. here is the victory is very close, but we understand and that there is a long path in front of us. we do really hope that the fighter jets that will be delivered to ukraine probably at the beginning of the next year would be this turning point. would be this game changen point. would be this game changer. but it as of right now, we can do only things that are possible for us and it is supporting our troops, getting whatever the necessary for them, hoping that our general and trusting in our generals that they will do the right things and wishing the peace and the victory to our country. you know how hard we have been fighting and again, want to use this opportunity to thank for the support and for standing with us and can we ask you how you've managed to celebrate today yourself? >> kira ? >> kira? >> kira? >> so today we did not have air

raid sirens in the morning and we were working in rada in ukrainian parliament. we had many guests and on today's day, same as on the day one of the full scale invasion on our parliament was standing together and singing national anthem and voting for a specific bills for our soldiers. so it was super inspirational and we were so happy that we got to this point alive indeed. >> and still an independent country on this independence day. >> happy ukraine. india pendence day kira rudik. thank you for talking to us this afternoon . talking to us this afternoon. >> kurosawa updating us there on the situation . stay with us. the situation. stay with us. we'll update you , of course, we'll update you, of course, here on gb news on what's happening in fulton county jail in georgia. not often we say that because they've got a certain rather important person on the way there. >> yeah, donald trump is heading over shortly. we will be over there shortly. we will be live from georgia . he's expected live from georgia. he's expected to have his mug shot taken and

cameras are expected to be allowed in court. cameras are expected to be allowed in court . we'll be allowed in court. we'll be there. patrick christys is next. >> the temperatures rising , boxt >> the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news afternoon. on. gb news afternoon. >> i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news many of us having a fine evening out there, largely dry and bright, but where we do showers, but where we do have showers, they quite heavy and that's they are quite heavy and that's mostly across far northwest mostly across the far northwest and southeast. low and the far southeast. low pressure is controlling things up to the northwest, bringing some pretty wet conditions across western scott island and shetland as well. but also in the southeast, we've seen some heavy downpours a bit hit and miss, but still some thunderstorms possible into this evening they do tend to evening before they do tend to scoot the showers will scoot away. the showers will keep going western scotland. keep going in western scotland. we'll 1 2 for northern we'll see 1 or 2 for northern ireland. northwest england . but ireland. northwest england. but for a dry for many, it'll be a dry night and night. bit and a cooler night. quite a bit cooler recent nights. cooler than recent nights. single figures certainly in rural and rural spots, many towns and cities , about 10 11 to start

cities, about 10 or 11 to start friday night. friday will start with quite a bit of sunshine, i suspect, midlands , suspect, over the midlands, eastern england much of the eastern england and much of the south. but it is going to be a case watching the showers case of watching the showers develop wet day across develop a very wet day across the far north scotland. the far north of scotland. caithness, sutherland, orkney, wet and windy elsewhere there'll be a bit of a breeze at times and there'll be that mixture of sunshine and scattered showers. but of the day but a good chunk of the day should be dry. but a cooler feel certainly across south—east certainly across the south—east compared humid . compared to today. less humid. saturday is a similar story. yes there'll be some sunshine, but probably more showers on saturday. again, some pretty saturday. and again, some pretty heavy a risk of hail and heavy ones. a risk of hail and thunder as well. nowhere immune, but heavy showers but after a lot of heavy showers on saturday, it will turn a bit dner on saturday, it will turn a bit drier and brighter through on saturday, it will turn a bit drier weekend, ter through on saturday, it will turn a bit drier weekend, although|h on saturday, it will turn a bit drier weekend, although never long weekend, although never particularly warm . particularly warm. >> the temperatures rising , boxt >> the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on .

gb news. it's 3 pm. it's patrick christys. >> it's gb news. and absolutely electric news agenda today . we electric news agenda today. we start with this report called asylum seeker backlog. huge cost huge increase in the number of student visas and of course, a huge increase in the number of dependent . huge increase in the number of dependent. i'll be picking you through our immigration capitulo ation very shortly. similar note as well. care for calais have fallen foul , haven't they? fallen foul, haven't they? apparently guilty or apparently they are guilty or have the past anyway. of

have been in the past anyway. of misconduct. telling you misconduct. i'll be telling you exactly what for in just a tick. but this story is absolutely massive you just get the massive and you just get the sense this is going to develop over this show. over the course of this show. russian warlord yevgeny prigozhin dead after prigozhin presumed dead after a plane crash yesterday. the latest is that that plane might have been tampered with. there may a bomb on board. may have been a bomb on board. we'll keep you up date on all we'll keep you up to date on all of that. there's growing of that. and there's growing calls to repay calls now for britain to repay slavery reparations from just throughout our history. basically where do you stand on that? it does appear like there's a bit of a sea change in this. those calls are only getting louder. but the question is, do we pay what are is, who do we pay and what are we for? suppose , and we paying for? i suppose, and this well. rishi sunak is this one as well. rishi sunak is in water. this has passed in hot water. this has passed a lot of people by today. rishi sunak foul of the sunak has fallen foul of the parliamentary standards committee. relation to committee. it's in relation to his wife's links to a childcare company. how serious is this for our prime minister? all of that coming your way with me . patrick coming your way with me. patrick christys .