gb news. well i'll go to church. >> are you .7 i do indeed. i do >> are you.7 i do indeed. i do indeed. and >> are you? i do indeed. i do indeed. and it's 930 on wednesday, the 30th of august. we're not going to actually get down and pray, but we are talking about religion this morning. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with bev turner and andrew pierce and it shouldn't happen again. that's the message from the national air traffic services following a data glitch that's left thousands of brits still stranded abroad. repatriation flights begin today. we hope. >> and of course, huge anger because people aren't getting any compensation appeasing china . the foreign secretary, james

cleverly, foreign cleverly, the first foreign secretary to to china since secretary to go to china since 2018. a freeze in 2018. there's been a freeze in relations. we're talking to a former tory leader who says the visit is not a good idea. he says it's appeasement , not back says it's appeasement, not back on netflix . on netflix. >> the duke of sussex appears in the new heart of invictus documentary series, which is being released today. and that grown was andrew pearce's heart sinking knife crime crackdown. >> police are going to be given even more powers to seize and destroy zombie style knives and machetes . machetes. the reason the reason i was telling you about my churchgoing habhsis telling you about my churchgoing habits is because we are also going to have a discussion about that report on the front page of the which suggests some the times, which suggests some vicars, only 30, responded to the we're longer the survey, say we're no longer a country . a christian country. >> know what you think at >> let us know what you think at home. are we still a christian country? doesn't that underpin home. are we still a christian cormany doesn't that underpin home. are we still a christian cormany of esn't that underpin home. are we still a christian cormany of ourt that underpin home. are we still a christian cormany of our valueanderpin home. are we still a christian

cormany of our values asierpin so many of our values as gbviews@gbnews.com is the email address that and a lot, lot more this morning. don't go anywhere. but first of all, are your but first of all, here are your news headlines with . ray news headlines with. ray >> thank you both and good morning . it's 932. our top morning. it's 932. our top stories this hour. easyjet is starting three days of repatriation flights after an air traffic control fault left thousands of british tourists stranded abroad. the first from palma and faro will fly into london. gatwick today, whilst three further flights will run on thursday and friday. the airline is also deploying larger aircraft on key routes to accommodate an additional 700 people. james cleverly has become the first foreign secretary to visit china in five years. the trip , which is part years. the trip, which is part of efforts to ease tensions between our two countries, has been met with criticism from some tory mps who want a tougher stance taken against beijing. mr cleverly, previously said the

visit would allow him to have tough conversations on issues, including repression in hong kong and human rights abuses in xinjiang province , as xinjiang province, as nottinghamshire police will fly flags at half mast today to honour an officer who died trying to save a man's life. sergeant graham saville was hit by a train in balderton on the 24th of august as he attempted to save a 29 year old who was in distress. yes, tributes have been made by senior officers, along with the prime minister who said it was a terrible reminder of the work that the police do every day to keep us safe. and as we've been hearing, more zombie style knives and machetes with no practical use could be banned under new government plans, according to the home office , work is the home office, work is underway to increase the maximum sentence for their import and manufacture possession and sale to two years. a new offence will also be introduced for possessing bladed articles with the intention to endanger life or cause fear of violence would

be well. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website , gbnews.com. now let's website, gbnews.com. now let's get straight back to andrew and . bev >> good morning. it is 934. this is britain's newsroom on gb news. i'm a bit high. i'm just going to put my chair down a little bit. oh, no, i can't. i'll do it in a minute. right. following yesterday's expansion of ultra low emission zone, following yesterday's expansion of sadiq_ow emission zone, following yesterday's expansion of sadiq khannission zone, following yesterday's expansion of sadiq khan spoke| zone, following yesterday's expansion of sadiq khan spoke to>ne, following yesterday's expansion of sadiq khan spoke to gb mayor sadiq khan spoke to gb news political editor christopher said christopher hope, and he said the action needs to be taken on air quality. the action needs to be taken on air qualalways sorry anybody >> i'm always sorry for anybody who's, suffering who's, you know, suffering adverse because adverse consequences because of our but the same our policies, but at the same time, got to be with time, i've got to be honest with people and i've been meeting people and say i've been meeting bereaved mums who's lost their children air children because of air pollution. a pollution. i've been meeting a paediatrician today who works with manzur pregnant, suffering the consequences because of air pollution and babies who are born consequences. born suffering the consequences. i've today a doctor who runs i've met today a doctor who runs an asthma clinic. but also i

visited great ormond street. the inpatient ward at the children's evelina hospital, and scientists health practitioners and others. and that's why i'm angry that the government's letting down london and the south east. >> how dare he? honestly, the flipping mayor saying he cares. he thinks this is overwhelming . he thinks this is overwhelming. he thinks this is overwhelming. he despised this policy ulez nobody wants it. richard. we're seeing cameras being vandalised , cables being cut. i'm not encouraging that you may be, but what a disastrous launch for this expansion . this expansion. >> richard tice is here from reform uk richard tice andrew pierce. good morning. blood was boiling so much, having watched presumed it. presumed you knew it. >> my is boiling from yesterday. >> i tell you, the only thing you can be certain about this man. i actually hesitate to call him mayor. i would impeach him . him mayor. i would impeach him. is he's not being is that is that he's not being honest about anything. he's not. he's being utterly dishonest . he's being utterly dishonest. because the truth is, london air

is the best quality it's ever been. literally since almost time began. i suspect. been. literally since almost time began. i suspect . and we've time began. i suspect. and we've got our areas within the top 25% of major air global cities. and the truth is , when you look at the truth is, when you look at the truth is, when you look at the reports that come out, the first ulez has made no difference whatsoever. less than 3% to the quantity of nitrogen dioxide . when you look at the dioxide. when you look at the report about asthma , again, report about asthma, again, there's no evidence that it makes any difference to the quality of asthma or children's lungs. this man is simply lying to london. it's about money. >> so when he's saying, i've been spending time with people whose children died because is he is he just fabricating that or he's deliberately lying to justify what is becoming an it is becoming his equivalent of the tory poll tax in the early 19. >> i'm glad you mentioned it. and i've never known such anger amongst millions of people in london and outside london. the

penny only just beginning to drop. it's going everywhere, right? if you live in banbury and you're going to drop off a relative at heathrow for to go for a lovely holiday and you're in a nine year old perfectly decent functioning diesel car, you've got to pay £12, 50. you won't know about it, you'll get £160. fine. you'll be fuming. >> and richard is a point . £160. fine. you'll be fuming. >> and richard is a point. i mean, bev was down there in bromley yesterday and she couldn't find anybody, frankly, who had a good word to say for it. but if you're driving into a ulez zone, you see a sign saying ultra low emission zone it doesn't say ring up this to number pay your £12.50. it doesn't say if you don't pay your fine, your £90 fine within 40 days, it's £180. so let's remember that. >> no wilcox, he has already won a case against the gla because the signage is flawed. all i would say is watch this space. >> this is the furniture guy. >> this is the furniture guy. >> this is the furniture guy. >> this is. this is scaffolding. >> this is. this is scaffolding. >> the scaffold scaffolding and his van. >> watch this space. story >> watch this space. that story is from finished. is far from finished. yeah. things happen. and things are going to happen. and the is , all of these ulez

the truth is, all of these ulez signs are illegal. yeah, they are not compliant with the law. and this man is just simply not telling the truth. >> and a lot of the boroughs such as buckinghamshire, essex are refusing to put up signs on their borders so that when people are driving into the euro zone, they know, which means if you get your fine, going you get your fine, you're going to and say, i didn't know to appeal and say, i didn't know i you. i was going to you. >> i've never known. so many people being involved and with essentially saying, we're going to break the law. and, you know, a politician has got something badly, badly wrong when we are facing the low levels, the early stages of some form of anarchy. and this is a very, very bad place for anybody to be in, particularly in a democracy like ours in our own capital city. so do you think it will then take a sort of mass action of british people to just say, i'm not going to pay the fine or i'm not going to pay the fine or i'm not going to pay the fine or i'm not going to change my car, i don't know where this goes. but what i do know is i don't think this is sustainable through till next

may. no, this is not going to go quiet a few days. and quiet in a few days. and everybody forget it. everybody forget about it. i think something will happen. i don't what but don't know what it is, but i just sense that this level of anger i've seen before and anger i've never seen before and here's the double standards anger i've never seen before and herelabourdouble standards anger i've never seen before and her i wish he'd delay. didn't >> i wish he'd delay. he didn't have the have a problem with the expansion of the ultra low emission zone until lost emission zone until they lost the by—election emission zone until they lost the a by—election emission zone until they lost the a referendumzlection emission zone until they lost the a referendum on:tion emission zone until they lost the a referendum on the ultra was a referendum on the ultra low emission zone and people didn't want it. low emission zone and people did and'ant it. the truth. and >> and there's the truth. and dear old sadiq khan, bless him, he's still listening. he he's still not listening. he still said, actually, still hasn't said, actually, maybe andy maybe i should do what andy burnham because when andy burnham did because when andy burnham did because when andy burnham felt the wrath of voters and tried to and the fury when he tried to introduce greater introduce it in greater manchester, he paused. he said, i'm pause reflect i'm going to pause and reflect on and that's gone on this. and that's gone forever. a good man. forever. he's a good man. >> like andy. forever. he's a good man. >> so like andy. forever. he's a good man. >> so look, andy. forever. he's a good man. >> so look, the r. forever. he's a good man. >> so look, the reality is that sadiq khan is just stubbornly pushing but this is not pushing on. but this is not sustainable. i've never known anger and something will anger like it and something will have to give. but also the gutless tories , they could stop gutless tories, they could stop this within a week under section

one. i agree. right but mark harper, again, i'm afraid i'm going to call him out. he is a liar. that's the transport secretary. he's the transport secretary. he's the transport secretary. he's the transport secretary. he is lying when he says he does not have the power. he does under section 143, clause the is bosses clause one. the point is bosses lead, right? lawyers advise as you then take that advice and decide whether you listen to it or whether you leave richard tice also a gift for the tories because they use that power under that greater london assembly act to ban the introduction of the expansion. >> if sadiq khan's lawyers then get it overturned. the tories say we were on the side of the ordinary families, the ordinary drivers, ordinary motorists drivers, the ordinary motorists and to fight it and we're going to fight it again the courts we'll fight. >> but it's even simple >> but it's even more simple that many, many that it would take many, many months go through court. months to go through the court. the court of appeal and the supreme court during which time the large the government, with their large majority, could just the majority, could just tweak the wording act if necessary, wording of the act if necessary, in to order make it absolutely crystal clear that this is illegal is wrong. they won't illegal and is wrong. they won't do it. are trying to seek do it. they are trying to seek political advantage. i don't

think that's going to work for them. think will see them. i think people will see them. i think people will see them as being cynical, them as being very cynical, playing politics. >> they want people's >> you think they want people's lives? you think lives? do you think they actually ulez in actually want to see ulez in place it's alienating so place because it's alienating so many would tory many potential would be tory voters? >> yes. and i think it's a really despicable calculation. >> very much part >> it's also just very much part of this mood music that we're heanng of this mood music that we're hearing in every single country around richard that around the world. richard that we will move less, we will travel less, will live travel less, we will live smaller which brings smaller lives. which brings us also to the plane. chaos to also on to the plane. chaos to some extent. what do you make of all andrew and i are all that? andrew and i are extremely about the extremely sceptical about the idea this is just a mistake idea that this is just a mistake and somebody from flight being blamed on a french airline operative to bring the whole the whole on a bank holiday monday. >> gut instinct says one little bit of data, one flight that just happens to be on bank houday just happens to be on bank holiday monday. yeah i'm very suspicious. you know, the jury's out. time will tell. but here's the point. where was the back up ? there is a back up to the back up. yeah, know. this is up. yeah, i know. this is important to our infrastructure

and yet 1—1 system doesn't seem to have a credible functioning back up. it is a sign of broken britain. it is a sign of basket case. britain is an absolute disgrace. the government owns 50% or 51. i think of the national air traffic service and there's a bloke again, once again, he's out there on the media this morning saying as though it's sort of it's a problem. but you know, really sorry, this bloke's paid 1.4 million. >> i'm glad you mentioned it just doubled in a year. >> stability . where's the >> stability. where's the responsibility? where's the transparency? we don't hold transparency? if we don't hold people to account and start firing some useless , incompetent firing some useless, incompetent bungung firing some useless, incompetent bungling bureaucrats , this bungling bureaucrats, this country will never get back on its feet. >> name it. he's the boss of this in uk air traffic control authority. martin rolfe. he got a basic salary of 477,000 bonus rs £550,000. bonus for total incompetence plus a long term share incentive scheme which took him up to 1.3 £1.4 million. >> can we just ask you about

this story? i'm surprised this hasn't happened. more pick up yet, richard. and maybe it's in his early stages. this is about an air base in the uk, which could host american nuclear weapons . and we haven't had them weapons. and we haven't had them in this country since seven. thank you. two thousand and seven. why why would we agree to have nuclear weapons on our soil at a time when america and russian tensions are so huge? why >> very simply, i think this is very good news. i hope it's true. we should celebrate it. our strong and enduring relationship with the united states, because it's called a deterrent. and if you don't have a deterrent, whether it's shoplifters and feral youths. right. whether it's what's going on with ulez, whether it's what going on in ukraine. the reason that putin went into ukraine was because he wasn't afraid of not make us a target, though no nonsense. it's exactly the opposite. it's called a deterrent. that's why you deterrent. and that's why you have best way of have the best way of guaranteeing peace is to prepare for war. that's what's always

worked . and there's a reason. worked. and there's a reason. there's a reason why putin never went into any of the other eastern european nations . why? eastern european nations. why? because there were members of nato, nato. because there were members of nathere's'o. thing, richard. >> here's the thing, richard. we've got pretty we've got a pretty tricky relationship with joe biden, the president of united who president of united states, who clearly to happen. clearly wants this to happen. it's to go this way it's going to go this way potentially. if it happens, we in suffolk can we not then say, okay, president, special okay, mr president, special relationship. trade relationship. where's the trade deal relationship. where's the trade deal, ? where's the post deal, mate? where's the post brexit? i know it's you . it's bargaining. >> it's all bargaining . there's >> it's all bargaining. there's all of this stuff goes on. but let's be very clear. the defence of our realm of our citizens is a very long term strategic game . it's way beyond one term. president two terms president. these are these are 12 to 20 year projects. and i think we should welcome it. i think it's really encouraging. america is our friend. it is a strong friend. we know that we're going to get much more security assistance from the united states than we are from the european union. for heaven's sake. a bunch of bungling bureaucrats. so i think we

should welcome it. we've got our own trident nuclear defence. we have to boost this and we have to make our citizens secure. people have to respect that. the deterrence in the united kingdom. but these would be under military us military control, nuclear weapons here as they were in the 80, as as they've always been. but we have a long term strategic partnership and they're not going to do something completely without our knowledge and working together . we are the two working together. we are the two most significant members of nato . it's a deterrent. there's a reason why putin didn't go into the east european fascinating called a deterrent . called a deterrent. >> okay. thank you, richard. >> okay. thank you, richard. >> lovely to see you. good to see you. >> good form today, richard. it must be said now new plans by the home office aim to ban more zombie style knives and machetes. i thought they had been banned, but we are. been banned, but there we are. >> are soon going give >> police are soon going to give more destroy and seize more powers to destroy and seize them. speak to our them. so let's speak now to our political christopher political editor, christopher hopein political editor, christopher hope in westminster. good morning, i think

morning, christopher. i think he's he is. good he's there. there he is. good morning. morning, chris. in our new down new westminster studio down there. this story there. so what is this story about? andrew said, we would about? as andrew said, we would presume that these knives, which have i have no purpose other than i presumably threaten presumably to threaten and hurt people already banned ? people would already be banned? well andrew is nearly as old as i am, so he remembers back in 2016, the government looked at trying to ban these horrific zombie knives. >> we saw them being waved around at notting hill around at the notting hill carnival monday . but what the carnival on monday. but what the government that government has found is that there's get out for there's been a get out for manufacturers removing manufacturers by just removing by rework , putting words on the by rework, putting words on the handle and taking the idea of threatening knives away. it means that they can keep selling them. new law will say them. so the new law will say they should be seen as dangerous. if they're dangerous, they if you're they can be banned if you're found with them or caught selling in possession of selling them or in possession of them, you can see your maximum term increase from six months to two years. so there's been an issue with zombie knives going back a while . in 2016, the back a while. in 2016, the government tried to crack down. it hasn't worked. here's the second attempt we've seen these

images from the notting hill carnival. >> chris, particularly of one young man brandishing a machete knife in full view of the cameras. let's hope he's arrested at some point this this this revision of the law is a long time coming. why has it taken so long? chris why ? taken so long? chris why? >> well, you can i mean, there's been a lot on the government's plate, andrew. there's lots of other competing priorities. i mean, they passed legislation back in 2016. again that they they were able to remove words from handles or from blades to take away the issue of threatening. and it becomes just a knife. the problem is, as the home office is rightly saying, these knives are not practical. you don't them to do the you don't need them to do the cooking do you? there are cooking with, do you? there are huge things which are clearly designed intimidate scare designed to intimidate and scare people and shouldn't be on the streets. government streets. so it's the government trying frankly , trying to crack down, frankly, on loophole which has seen on a loophole which has seen these be sold i >> -- >> chris, lam >> chris, you've you've been working in westminster for years. you're a highly regarded political editor now. you had the joy of interviewing sadiq

khan , london mayor, i think it khan, london mayor, i think it was yesterday , possibly the day was yesterday, possibly the day before. how did you find him? how was his mood ? he always how was his mood? he always looks very prickly and defensive whenever we see him on the tv . whenever we see him on the tv. how was he to you? yeah well, i find it quite, quite resolute, actually . actually. >> i interviewed him last night for gb news around 5:30 and then went straight to cudham to be on nigel farage programme. so i experienced both the kind of messianic zeal behind the policy in city hall and then the absolute fury in cudham, which is a rural, rural area in a pub nothing like inner london, where you might expect the ulez zone to apply. i mean it just seems almost crazy. it should be amongst those green fields, these cameras. but that's the case and i asked him, how do you think history might judge you and khan then talked about and sadiq khan then talked about the kind of great brave steps taken back in the 1950s by a brave tory government . he said

brave tory government. he said when they dealt with the issue of those pea soupers which used to really damage health and they took away power stations out of the middle of london, he talked about the great stink open sewers banned in the 19th century. so he i think he sees himself as being quite brave. he's doing it six months away from a mayoral action. and obviously ulez is now being weaponised by the tory party to try and unseat him. the rules are that it's first past the post. he could easily lose this election if the vote is split with the liberal democrats and the tories come through. so there's a degree of some mindedness. he's going to do this as he sees it, for people who have been having their health damaged by by fumes in london and having problems with their breathing . but of course their breathing. but of course outside of in outer london where it's green fields, it makes no sense. and that's why that's the disconnect between what he believes he should do. he spent yesterday with mums who have lost children from breathing difficulties against the fury in

cudham and the surrounding outer london who can't london areas who can't understand why it's required. >> all right, that's chris faux pas, political editor. thank you, course, the you, christopher. of course, the real he's doing bev, real reason he's doing it, bev, let's clear in my is let's be clear in my view, is because there's a whacking great big hole in his finances. it's 750 million, nearly £1 billion. and this wretched expansion is going to bring in by 2025. i think it's £1.2 billion. and a lot of that will come in fines from unsuspecting drivers who, as richard tice pointed out , from unsuspecting drivers who, as richard tice pointed out, you drive from banbury to pick up someone from the airport and you suddenly realise you get a text on your phone saying you owe 20, you paid the ulez ulez you haven't paid the ulez ulez andifs you haven't paid the ulez ulez and it's a £90 fine. and if you don't pay in 40 days, £180 fine and up it goes. yeah. >> if you didn't see that program that chris was mentioning that was farage mentioning then that was farage at in cudham last night. mentioning then that was farage at a in cudham last night. mentioning then that was farage at a look udham last night. mentioning then that was farage at a look atham last night. mentioning then that was farage at a look at itm last night. mentioning then that was farage at a look at it on.ast night. mentioning then that was farage at a look at it on ournight. mentioning then that was farage at a look at it on our app. . mentioning then that was farage at a look at it on our app. it have a look at it on our app. it was absolutely fantastic. nigel farage a sterling job from farage did a sterling job from a beer garden. he's very comfortable garden. comfortable in a beer garden. right. secretary right. the foreign secretary is visiting beijing today amid criticism mps criticism from some mps regardingto china.

approach to china. >> so this is the first visit to the country by james cleverly. he's to be addressing he's going to be addressing issues climate issues ranging from climate change to international security. the security. but will he raise the thorny i wonder, of human thorny issue, i wonder, of human rights so can hear rights in public so we can hear him about that. benedict him talking about that. benedict rogers co—founder the rogers is the co—founder of the charity kong watch. charity hong kong watch. benedict, the foreign benedict, of course, the foreign secretary tell us he's secretary would tell us he's going to raise china's appalling record not record on human rights, not least happening in least what's been happening in hong some hong kong and also what some people the genocide people describe as the genocide of some of the uyghur muslims. do you that he will do you believe that he will genuinely raise the issue , genuinely raise the issue, particularly of hong kong, which is very close home for us? is very close to home for us? >> i believe he will raise the issue . the question really is issue. the question really is how robust will he be? what will he say? will he raise specific details? for example , the case details? for example, the case of jemmy lai , the entrepreneur of jemmy lai, the entrepreneur who actually is a british citizen and faces 75 years old, faces the prospect of the rest of his life in jail. will he raise individual cases and will he do so publicly? and if he

does that, then i will welcome it. if it's just a tick box exercise to say to his chinese counterparts , we've got to talk counterparts, we've got to talk about hong kong, because people back are pressuring me to, back home are pressuring me to, then that's not good enough . then that's not good enough. >> viewers, people are listening as well. what china has done to human rights and democracy in hong kong , which was, of course, hong kong, which was, of course, once a great beacon of democracy i >> absolutely. china has completely dismantled all of hong kong's freedoms , democracy hong kong's freedoms, democracy and autonomy . so they have and autonomy. so they have trashed the sino—british joint declaration , which was an declaration, which was an agreement they made . it's agreement they made. it's registered at the united nations . they've locked up pretty much all the main pro—democracy activities , including former activities, including former legislators . if they haven't legislators. if they haven't locked them up, it's because some of them have gone into exile. they even a month ago issued arrest warrants and bounfies issued arrest warrants and bounties for eight exiled hong kong activists , three of whom

kong activists, three of whom are living in the uk. so the foreign secretary absolutely should be raising that issue because it's unacceptable to be issuing arrest warrants and bounfies issuing arrest warrants and bounties for people . and they bounties for people. and they have shut down the independent media. there's no free press. there's no freedom to protest. basically, there is no freedom now in hong kong. it's become a police state. and actually the symbol of it being a police state is the fact that the current chief executive , if you current chief executive, if you like, the mayor of hong kong , is like, the mayor of hong kong, is spent his entire career as a serving police officer and he was appointed not elected unopposed and chosen by beijing. okay >> all right. thank you. benedict short but sweet. benedict short but sweet. benedict rogers there, co—founder of charity hong kong watch. fascinating to think that james cleverly is there discussing. when you it discussing. when you hear it like that, think we should like that, i think we should surely a little bit more robust. >> 14, 1400 people from hong kong arrested as political prisoners when we over prisoners when we handed over hong the colony 1997, hong kong, the colony in 1997,

there were none. >> and of course, many of >> yeah, and of course, many of those people hong kong now those people from hong kong now came live i remember came to live here. i remember the off the top of the number off the top of my head movers and shakers. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> let us know what you think. vaiews@gbnews.com >> should talking to china >> should we be talking to china at all? >> yeah. and also, are we a christian going christian country? are we going to that as well? to be discussing that as well? lots more to come. this is britain's newsroom on gb news. >> the temperature's rising . >> the temperature's rising. boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> good morning. my name is rachel ayers and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast brought to you by the met office. so to start wednesday, it's been a much brighter morning than it was yesterday with plenty of sunshine around. we already seen some we have already seen some showers across the north and west and elsewhere. we'll start to see that cloud bubbling up, allowing some showers to develop as through of as we go through the rest of this morning, though , we will this morning, though, we will start to see those showers. peter west as we peter out from the west as we head this afternoon.

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the national air traffic services. following that data glitch, has left thousands glitch, which has left thousands of still stranded of brits still stranded abroad. repatriation flights are finally beginning today appeasing china. >> the foreign secretary is going to china today, ending a five year freeze in relations. the former conservative leader, iain duncan smith, compared the visit to appeasement. we're going to be speaking to him in just a little while. i bet you can't wait. >> they're back on netflix. the duke of sussex appears in the new heart of invictus commentary series released today with series being released today with what appears to be another jab what appears to be anotherjab at the royal family and extinction of the church . extinction of the church. >> a new poll reveals that three quarters of church of england priests say that britain is no longer a christian country. what do you make of that . do you make of that. >> we have to caveat that poll. it's in the times. but they've

talked to church of england vicars, but about 30, only responded. but it is still interesting about the direction of travel. and there was that census last year which showed 46.7% of us identify as a christian. i like being a christian. i like being a christian. i like being a practising roman catholic. >> quite jealous that >> i'm quite jealous that you are some ways . let us know are in some ways. let us know your thoughts at gbviews@gbnews.com is the email address . lots still to come address. lots more still to come as this morning. first of as well this morning. first of all, though, here's ray addison with . news with the. news >> thank you both. good morning. 10:01. our top stories this houn 10:01. our top stories this hour. easyjet is starting three days of repatriate flights after an air traffic control fault left thousands of british tourists stranded abroad . and tourists stranded abroad. and the first from palmer and farrow will fly into london gatwick today whilst three further flights will run on thursday and friday. the airline is also deploying larger aircraft on key routes to accommodate an additional 700 people, more than

additional 700 people, more than a quarter of a million holidaymakers are thought to have been affected by the disruption . travel expert simon disruption. travel expert simon calder told us airlines have a responsibility to look after their passengers . their passengers. >> if your flight is cancelled , >> if your flight is cancelled, the airline has a strict obugafion the airline has a strict obligation to deliver to you a duty of care , getting you back duty of care, getting you back as soon as possible, getting you as soon as possible, getting you a hotel room, paying for your meals, all of that the airline has to do. and if they're not booking a hotel for you, then you keep the receipts and you claim it back. james cleverly has become the first foreign secretary to visit china in five years. >> the trip, which is part of efforts to ease tensions between our two countries, has been met with criticism from some tory mps who want a tougher stance against beijing during the visit, james cleverly has held a face to face talks with vice president huang zheng. he previously said the visit would allow him to have tough conversations on issues

including repression in hong kong and human rights abuses in xinjiang province . nottingham xinjiang province. nottingham police will fly flags at half mast today to honour an officer who died trying to save a man's life. sergeant graham saville was hit by a train in balderton on the 24th of august as he attempted to save a 29 year old who was in distress as the man sustained non—life threatening injuries and remains in hospital. tributes have been pounng hospital. tributes have been pouring in from senior officers, along with the prime minister, who said it was a terrible reminder of the work the police do every day to keep us safe . do every day to keep us safe. more zombie style knives and machetes with no practical use could be banned under new government plans, according to the home office , work is the home office, work is underway to increase the maximum sentence for their importation, manufacture possession and sale to two years. a new offence will also be introduced for possessing bladed articles with

the intention to endanger life or cause fear of violence . the or cause fear of violence. the new measures are expected to be brought in following a public consult station . the mayor of consult station. the mayor of london has reportedly scrapped plans to charge all fossil fuel powered cars from entering central london, according to the financial times, proposals to introduce a so—called zero emission zone have been shelved. however, tfl will support boroughs who wish to introduce the plan themselves . it follows the plan themselves. it follows the plan themselves. it follows the expansion of sadiq khan's controversial ultra low emission zone across the whole of london. shadow women and equalities secretary anneliese dodds told us. london needs better quality air. much >> i think there is an understanding of what the mayor has been trying to do here. obviously, the inner london emission zone really did get air pollution down and some of the statistics here are extremely

concerning in terms of the higher number of a&e referrals and people having to turn up there because of asthma attacks and even, you know, a death obviously that was linked to those high levels of pollution . those high levels of pollution. and so clearly, the mayor has taken action. >> home sales in the uk are expected to be around a fifth lower this year than in 2022. property website zoopla finding that only around a million open house sales could be completed in 2023. that's the lowest total since 2012 and equates to the average household moving once every 23 years. and at least two people have been killed and many injured after a missile. and drone attack on the ukrainian . drone attack on the ukrainian. capital russia launched the air assault on kyiv from several directions with ukraine, calling it the most powerful attack

since spring. although air defences were able to destroy a number of targets, falling debns number of targets, falling debris fell on several buildings , injuring a number of people . , injuring a number of people. this is gb news across the uk on tv , in your car, on digital tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now let's get back to andrew and . bev get back to andrew and. bev >> thank you for watching this is gb news britain's newsroom. now easyjet are operating rescue flights from london gatwick this morning as the fallout from the air traffic control meltdown continues. >> hundreds of more flights have been cancelled with an estimated quarter of a million passengers caught for million stranded. >> as travellers face >> this comes as travellers face the threat of being denied compensation due to the disruption beyond airline control. >> paul charles is the is the chief executive of the pc agency and is a leading authority on aviation . paul, i know you're aviation. paul, i know you're not a technical expert, but both

bev and i are struggling to accept that this chaos is the worst in our airlines in this country for 14, 13 years has been caused by one rogue flight entry into the air traffic control system. really are we really supposed to believe that ? do you believe it? >> we're all surprised by it. i think we're all perplexed that one file from one plane can corrupt such a supposedly advanced system that oversees 200,000 miles of airspace across the uk. i don't think our technology in this country is necessarily fit for purpose anymore. that's the issue. and that's why there doesn't need to be this inquiry by the government to look at whether the technology we're all relying on as consumers when we travel is fit for purpose . is fit for purpose. >> but do you believe it was technology, though, paul? do you not believe this has got to be some sort security breach, some sort of security breach, some sort of security breach, some of hacking incident some sort of hacking incident that that has managed to bring us all to a standstill on bank houday us all to a standstill on bank holiday weekend, the busiest weekend of the year? i don't

think it is a hack or a cyber theft of some kind because it was dealt with pretty quickly. >> i think if it was a serious hack, it would have taken many more hours for systems to get back up and running on monday. and although it was a long time and very frustrating for half a million people affected , they million people affected, they did get it back up and running within in 6 to 8 hours. so i think if it was a cyber incident of some kind, it would have been much longer to deal with. so no, i think this was a rogue file . i think this was a rogue file. it corrupted the whole system . it corrupted the whole system. and we need to be reassured now. and we need to be reassured now. and we need to be reassured now. and we haven't had that reassurance yet that this will never happen again . and we need never happen again. and we need to understand the detail of what file corrupted the system. >> that's the point, isn't it, paul? and you pre—empted my question. i mean, if one rogue file this, can happen file can do this, it can happen again. people watching and again. and people watching and listening thinking, would listening thinking, why would i want go near an airport if want to go near an airport if that can some people that can happen? some people have been 2 3 days,

have been stranded 2 or 3 days, some of the reports, i don't believe, frankly, it could go on for a week or two weeks. but certainly this is going to be the disruption is going to be able to at least thursday or fri day. >> friday. >> yeah, this is a 6 to 8 hour incident. that's caused at least five outage in effect in five days of outage in effect in people's travel plans. it is people's travel plans. and it is true it will last for week in true it will last for a week in some cases. if you're somewhere true it will last for a week in som bergeracif you're somewhere true it will last for a week in som bergerac in'ou're somewhere true it will last for a week in som bergerac in france,)mewhere true it will last for a week in som bergerac in france, which ere like bergerac in france, which might flight might only have one flight a week on a greek island, which week or on a greek island, which only has one flight a week, you've wait the you've got to wait until the next one. if you certainly can't afford to pay to reroute via somewhere else. so, you know the costs. we now costs. understand we have now reached £100 million. can i just can i ask you just just to just one more quick question, paul, but to actually really, i know we've got we're short on time in assurance. >> can people claim on insurance under these circumstances, yes or no? >> it depends on the insurance you've got. they're all very different. so you're going to have your have that battle with your insurer. try if the insurer. but you can try if the airline won't give you what you need. but airlines are duty bound refund you for what? bound to refund you for what? out for the the costs you've

out for the for the costs you've had, expenses you've had, the expenses you've incurred. had, the expenses you've incurred are you confident that we >> and are you confident that we are be able to are to going all be able to continue to fly like we've been doing for decades, jumping on and a plane to spain, italy, and off a plane to spain, italy, france are and off a plane to spain, italy, francethose are and off a plane to spain, italy, francethose days are and off a plane to spain, italy, francethose days gone? are and off a plane to spain, italy, francethose days gone? because those those days gone? because as andrew just said, it puts people off flying. think that people off flying. i think that part potentially this is all part of potentially this is all about this is about agenda 2030. it's about the fact that by 2030, none of us will be travelling anywhere the travelling anywhere except the super won't have super rich and they won't have to on easyjet. they'll have to get on easyjet. they'll have a private do you think a private jet. do you think those gone? of budget those days are gone? of budget airlines go on airlines allowing us to go on houday airlines allowing us to go on holiday day? no i think they're going be forever. going to be here forever. >> it's part of our dna that we travel for business or to see family friends abroad. so, family and friends abroad. so, no, keep travelling. no, people will keep travelling. it's that determines it's price that determines whether fly, of course, and whether we fly, of course, and if prices keep going up, that will price out some people from flying . but i will price out some people from flying. but i think you'll find a price. war continues in the industry for some to come. industry for some time to come. certainly inflation is coming certainly as inflation is coming down, hope safe, paul. down, i hope you're safe, paul. >> share your optimism. >> i don't share your optimism. >> i don't share your optimism. >> i'm good. >> i'm good. >> well, glad to hear it, charles. but just not very

>> well, glad to hear it, charlyweekit just not very >> well, glad to hear it, charlyweek to just not very >> well, glad to hear it, charlyweek to bejust not very >> well, glad to hear it, charlyweek to be flying.: very >> well, glad to hear it, charlyweek to be flying. that'sy good week to be flying. that's paul charles, executive of paul charles, chief executive of the pch. it does you off, the pch. it does put you off, doesn't it? >> does. >> does. >> i em- em— e i went to france >> it does. i went to france this year eurostar. it was this year on eurostar. it was pretty straightforward. yeah. and the aggro in and it avoided all the aggro in an came back on an aeroplane, came back on eurostar, a bug. may eurostar, just got a bug. may have caught it on eurostar. well you didn't come to work for a week gastro enteritis which week so gastro enteritis which wasn't i think that wasn't lovely but i think that wasn't lovely but i think that was blocks. was a gallic french blocks. i voted brexit. voted for brexit. >> now of it officials >> now official of it officials in florida stop laughing. this is serious . in florida stop laughing. this is serious. the warning of the potential death and catastrophic devastation state devastation as the state prepares for hurricane idalia . prepares for hurricane idalia. >> why do the names from the category four storm is due to hit the state's west coast this morning as authorities call on residents to evacuate immediately. show you immediately. we can show you some now you've some images right now if you've got if you're watching tv, if you're listening on the radio or live looks pretty live pictures, it looks pretty bleak. white joins bleak. mark white joins us in the mark, is going the studio. mark, is this going to batten? to be a batten? >> yeah, real monster that >> yeah, a real monster that bubbung >> yeah, a real monster that bubbling up here. i think those live shots of cedar key in live shots were of cedar key in florida and already see the effects of hurricane adelia are

being felt in a very significant part of the west coast of florida in particular for this area they call the great bend. we are told that it's going to make landfall proper there in a couple of hours time 12:00, and already we're at a category three of sustained winds of 125 miles an hour. there are some suggestions it could intensify further. you can look at the real monster on the satellite images. that's just been bubbung images. that's just been bubbling up just a couple of days ago when it passed cuba , it days ago when it passed cuba, it was still a tropical storm. so just in the last two days, it's intensified from tropical storm up to cat three. the potential for category 4—4. and then it's not just the sustained winds of 125 miles an hour. it's also this storm surge. they're predicting up to 16ft of storm surge. and the difficult key

with the storm surge , when with the storm surge, when you've got such a powerful storm is it pushes it inland and it just keeps going until it finds higher ground. >> i will say we're having a lot of these storms because it's around now, isn't it? the first anniversary of hurricane? was it katrina? >> yes, just yesterday, in fact , you're right. was the anniversary of hurricane katrina in 2005. absolutely devastating, devastating storm. and that came ashore further west in louisiana to new orleans. you remember the levees were topped there . 1300 levees were topped there. 1300 people plus died as a result of hurricane katrina, $125 million of damage. and then, of course, just two years ago, we had hurricane ida , which was a hurricane ida, which was a category four when it made landfall in the same sort of area around louisiana . and it area around louisiana. and it led to more than 50 deaths and billions of dollars worth of damage . damage. >> this could be a big moment

for florida governor ron desantis. of course, who is running for the republican nomination in the elections. what he said far? what has he said so far? >> he's telling everybody >> well, he's telling everybody to get right , get out of the to get right, get out of the path , understandably and path, understandably and logically , of abdallah. logically, of abdallah. >> he was speaking in tallahassee in the command centre there, just as the storm began to bear down. this is what he said . he said. >> buddy, hang in there. this is going to be something that will that will leave significant impacts and particularly in this part of the state, you really got to go back to the late 1800s to find a storm of this magnitude that will enter where this one looks like it's going to enter. so we don't really have a historical analogue in anybody's memory. so it's likely to cause a lot of damage. and that's just the reality. so be prepared for that. be prepared to lose power and just know that there's a lot of folks that are going to be there to help you get back on your feet if batus

right. >> politically, this is a will be a big test for the governor because look at the ridicule that biden yet again was exposed to when he goes to hawaii and talks about how he the pain talks about how he felt the pain of over 100 people died of people. over 100 people died when talked about a small when he talked about a small fire in his kitchen in his house, killed cat. house, which killed his cat. >> yes, indeed. mean, he make house, which killed his cat. >:up. s, indeed. mean, he make house, which killed his cat. >:up. well,eed. mean, he make house, which killed his cat. >:up. well, we. mean, he make house, which killed his cat. >:up. well, we often an, he make house, which killed his cat. >:up. well, we often see 1e make house, which killed his cat. >:up. well, we often see that ake it up. well, we often see that nationally, fema, federal emergency management administration agency is administration or agency is often in court. >> watch outing as far as its response to these big natural disasters is concerned. and often it's the state governors and the sort of local response where they really step up. so you're right. big test for ron desantis , i think. desantis, i think. >> absolutely. okay. thank you , >> absolutely. okay. thank you, mark. keep us posted on that as it develops. now, the number of projected home sales across the country is estimated to be almost a third lower due to higher mortgage rates and a fall in buyer confidence, according to website zoopla. to property website zoopla. forecasts that sales set to forecasts that sales are set to reach the lowest annual figure forecasts that sales are set to reach 2012. )west annual figure since 2012. >> cash sales are expected >> cash buyer sales are expected

to hold in line with 2022 levels. well, liam halligan , levels. well, liam halligan, who's our man with on the who's our great man with on the money . let's see the flipping money. let's see the flipping prime minister quoted somewhere today saying he wants homes to be almost a right. and what does he expect ? how can people buy he expect? how can people buy a house when interest rates have gone up 14 months in succession , when house prices coming down? >> good news or bad news? it's one of the perennial debates, isn't it, across country and isn't it, across the country and certainly the gb news certainly in the gb news newsroom, got so many newsroom, we've got so many fantastic producers in fantastic young producers in this company, a lot of them are trying to buy their own home for the first time and they can't even though they've got fantastic jobs in the media, they're seasoned professionals with so it with great qualifications. so it used to be the case that house pnces used to be the case that house prices going up was great news. the feel good factor. but now i know a lot people and gb news know a lot of people and gb news viewers and listeners be viewers and listeners will be thinking prices coming thinking house prices coming down. that's great news. maybe my finally got chance of my kids finally got a chance of getting housing ladder getting on the housing ladder over summer. been over the summer. there has been a bad news about the a lot of bad news about the

housing if you're housing market. if you're somebody house somebody who wants house prices to rising there's more to keep rising and there's more today, have a look at it . today, let's have a look at it. i've scores on the doors i've got the scores on the doors here. have you got a graphic and on money graphic. hey, we on the money graphic. hey, we like your scores are in. it's almost like our scores are in catchphrase, isn't it? so the nationwide last week nationwide we heard last week they sharpest fall they reported the sharpest fall in in july in 14 in house prices in july in 14 years. and now we've heard from zoopla, the property website site, on their money, on their estimates, sales of houses are to fall 21% during 2023. that's a huge fall and that will be the lowest number of sales of housing sales. this is houses and flats across the uk in a decade, so that is big news as well. as you say, andrew, we've had 14 interest rate rises since december 2021. that's pushing up mortgage costs, particularly for those people who are coming off fixed rate mortgages or ultra low rates from 3 or 4 years ago. and now they have to remortgage massive increases in their mortgage payments. and the next mpc meeting, what's that? that's

the monetary policy committee of the monetary policy committee of the bank of england that decides interest on interest rates. that will be on thursday, the 21st. thursday, september the 21st. and despite my advice and and despite my advice bev and andrew, i we're going to andrew, i think we're going to see rate hike, we see another rate hike, but we might see another big fall in inflation. >> we've seen food prices >> we've seen that food prices are down last, we are coming down at last, we might see another in might see another fall in inflation, but don't inflation, but i don't personally those nine personally think those nine economists bank of economists on the bank of england's including the england's mpc, including the governor, andrew bailey i don't think they've got the kind of intellectual grit and determined action to say, hold on, guys , action to say, hold on, guys, let's just hold interest rates, let's just hold interest rates, let's allow impact of these let's allow the impact of these interest to feed through interest rates to feed through into the economy. >> generally 18 >> it generally takes 12 to 18 months it to have an effect months for it to have an effect because they slow to because they were so slow to start interest rates at start raising interest rates at the because they were the beginning because they were so about inflation. the so remiss about inflation. the warnings from people like myself in 20 and 20 and 2021, they're going keep raising interest going to keep raising interest rates to try and salvage their credibility. >> you know story is. >> you know who this story is. good for news about people not moving house builders. as i've been at the been getting some quotes at the moment having i want moment because i'm having i want to have some work done on the house. a total headache.

house. it's a total headache. but the builders are but anyway, and the builders are telling they are working telling me they are working non—stop aren't non—stop because people aren't moving, renovating their non—stop because people aren't mov houses renovating their non—stop because people aren't mov houses rermoment.heir non—stop because people aren't mov houses rermoment. lair own houses at the moment. i think right. think that's exactly right. sales furniture sales, those sales furniture, sales, those i think will stay quite buoyant and also avoids the huge, huge, prohibitive stamp duty that absolutely , which is outrageous. absolutely, which is outrageous. >> there's give me a one hand economist said napoleon , because economist said napoleon, because with economics is always on the one hand and on the other. and i introduced this little section by saying, look , house prices by saying, look, house prices are coming down. home sales are definitely slowing, but that's good news for a big chunk of the population. when i'm a property owner , you know, i'm lucky owner, you know, i'm lucky enough to have got on the housing ladder 1990s. and housing ladder in the 1990s. and i think house prices i actually think house prices need fall. need to let the need to fall. we need to let the air out of this market. we need to more homes. the average to build more homes. the average home is seven, eight times home now is seven, eight times average earnings . it's 12 to 15 average earnings. it's 12 to 15 times in london and the south—east. when i bought my first property, it was 3 to 4 times very, very unaffordable and lots of young people are tearing their hair out even a couple, a professional couple

finding it really to buy finding it really hard to buy any kind of home. >> just explain what michael gove has done this week. significant move all to do with the eu regulations and environment. what can environment. and this what can and can't go in the water caused by housebuilding, which could mean seeing an extra mean we could be seeing an extra 100,000 built 100,000 houses being built a year. yeah >> e- e michael gove is yeah >> michael gove is trying >> well, michael gove is trying to ease the kind of environmental restrictions laws that apply to planning law so people can get planning permission to build homes. and of that a lot of of course, that sent a lot of left newspapers into left wing newspapers into spasms, spasms of rivers are having all this stuff dumped in them by water companies. and i think there is something in that. but gove is trying to ease those planning restrictions is in order to get more homes built . say, and i've told him . i would say, and i've told him this personally, actually this personally, he's actually barking wrong tree here. this personally, he's actually barkproblem wrong tree here. this personally, he's actually barkproblem forvrong tree here. this personally, he's actually barkproblem for myg tree here. this personally, he's actually barkproblem for my money|ere. this personally, he's actually barkproblem for my money ise. this personally, he's actually barkproblem for my money is not the problem for my money is not that there , it's too hard to get that there, it's too hard to get planning permission , though it planning permission, though it is hard to get planning permission. the problem is that lots big house builders are lots of big house builders are sitting planning permissions. lots of big house builders are sitting the|nning permissions. lots of big house builders are sitting the planning'missions. they get the planning permissions for small builders. can't small builders

can't get them small builders build because need build quickly because they need the flow. builders the cash flow. the big builders don't need cash flow. they the cash flow. the big builders don planning cash flow. they the cash flow. the big builders don planning permissions they the cash flow. the big builders don planning permissions and/ get planning permissions and don't them. andrew there are don't use them. andrew there are over a million planning permissions outstanding that aren't used. aren't being used. >> they're sitting on it. >> they're sitting on it. >> of planning permissions >> 40% of planning permissions given in london and the south—east never get built. why >> price >> because they want the price of value the land, of the value of the land, because they want to restrict the homes would the number of homes they would deny it. >> they want to the >> they want to restrict the number of homes. i've dubbed it contrived scarcity. order contrived scarcity. so in order to high, so they're to keep prices high, so they're rigging the market, it was ever thus deny that. thus that they would deny that. what say to them, the what i would say to them, the house builders, is that the competition and markets authority investigating authority is now investigating whether or not there really is competition big house competition among our big house builders not builders cartel. and they're not they that that would they would deny that that would be illegal. same aren't they? they would. would companies they would. they would companies they deny that. but the they would deny that. but the cma investigating . it's cma is investigating. it's a point fact. both our house point of fact. both our house building our building industry and our supermarkets as we speak. >> right. we need to move on. thank liam. always love to thank you, liam. always love to see you. you've been getting in touch home. jeff in touch at home. jeff in leicestershire about ulez, the whole basis and clean

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behind me, a ridge of high pressure briefly building so pressure briefly building in. so plenty for our plenty of sunshine for our western stretches of the uk today cloud and today. patchy cloud coming and going, but the focus for showers will be down across yorkshire, east anglia, or 2 heavy ones east anglia, 1 or 2 heavy ones in places here, a few for the london area as well. and a peppenng london area as well. and a peppering of showers across scotland you'll unlucky scotland. but you'll be unlucky if one elsewhere in if you catch one elsewhere in the sunshine, temperatures not too 20 or 21 degrees. now, too bad. 20 or 21 degrees. now, most of those showers fading away as we head through this evening. the cloud breaking up, the skies clearing and it will be quite chilly for the time of yeah be quite chilly for the time of year. temperatures in our rural spots dipping down quite a few degrees down into mid single figures , but cloud increasing figures, but cloud increasing out towards the west and by dawn, rain knocking on the doors of pembrokeshire and cornwall . of pembrokeshire and cornwall. some will be quite heavy some of this will be quite heavy . we go through the . and as we go through the morning, see rain morning, you'll see that rain start trundle way in start to trundle its way in across parts of the across south wales, parts of the west country moving into central southern england and the midlands as we head through the morning, northern ireland seeing a as well. but the a soaking as well. but to the north east that across north and east of that across

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britain's newsroom and gb news with andrew pearson, bev turner so prince harry's new netflix documentary, heart of invictus, has been released within the last few minutes . it follows six last few minutes. it follows six athletes competing in the 2022 invictus games. and we're going to have a look now at the trailer . trailer. >> it is here at the invictus games that you realise whatever you carry , it was the you carry, it was the springboard that propelled you to the next level . to the next level. >> look amazing. people amazing individuals. cameron walker's in the studio with us. is it a good watch? because i'd love to see their stories. i kind of doesn't really matter whether harriet prince harry's involved or not for me. >> yeah, to be honest, prince harry's involved in very little of it. focus very on of it. the focus is very much on the veterans from six different countries, including ukraine, where, was where, of course, shelling was going these veterans were going off as these veterans were training for the invictus games, of course, invaded by russia. and then you've got prince harry

in the middle of it. so he founded the invictus games in 2014, and it has been quite a success really. and it's almost like the old prince harry back taking the focus off of him and his problems and his trauma , as his problems and his trauma, as he living within the royal he says, living within the royal family putting back on family and putting focus back on veterans. and i said this this morning, it's perhaps why we see the prince and princess wales the prince and princess of wales being popular with the being quite so popular with the british public because they shine spotlight off shine the spotlight off themselves onto their themselves and onto their charity and that's what charity work. and that's what we're with prince we're seeing with prince harry now documentary. now within this documentary. maybe learning some lessons maybe he's learning some lessons because he's seen popularity because he's seen his popularity plummet on sides of the plummet on both sides of the atlantic . atlantic. >> and that's particularly difficult where difficult in america, where he's going to his earn going to have to earn his earn his living. >> and this documentary >> yeah. and this documentary could well be part of that rehabilitation of his pr image. but he doesn't resist having a slight dig at the media, i'm afraid. he talks he talks about being pulled out of afghanistan . on when the media embargo was broken . broken. >> and can i can i be quite clear about that because i was doing the royal bit on the telegraph then wasn't broken telegraph then it wasn't broken by media at it

by any british media at all. it was an australian website revealed that harry was in afghanistan. then everyone afghanistan. so then everyone piled british media had piled in. the british media had kept for a very , very kept it quiet for a very, very long time. we'd been taken in the every media, every the loop and every media, every newspaper, every broadcaster kept it under wraps. so he knows that to be the case. he knows it was an australian media website that broke it and then when that happened, all the australian papers were, you're not they're not going to do it when it's out there in the public domain. and he have come back and he did have to come back and that regrettable. but don't that was regrettable. but don't blame for blame the british media for something not are doing. >> and yet he chose to say the british outrageous. british media, outrageous. >> he knows truth. >> and he knows the truth. cameron that's he doesn't cameron that's where he doesn't help don't help himself because don't conflate don't distort conflate it, don't distort the truth was unfortunate . truth when it was unfortunate. and i can remember because i think i wrote three in the think i wrote three pages in the telegraph at the time when it broke. it was as i say, broke. and it was as i say, quite clearly, an australian website. >> he didn't specifically say, but it was british media that broke he does broke the embargo. but he does criticise the media for not focusing on veterans focusing enough on the veterans and him being pulled and focusing on him being pulled

out afghanistan. out of afghanistan. >> much of meghan in >> is there much of meghan in this because that's this documentary? because that's the andrew the only reason that andrew pierce in to watch it pierce will tune in to watch it if he can see his his favourite i >> -- >> there is a little a very little bit of meghan. she's very much in the background in a supporting role, actually. funnily enough, doesn't say funnily enough, she doesn't say anything. a sit anything. she doesn't do a sit down interview with any of the documentary the documentary crew. no, off the cuff comments. >> that must a first. >> that must be a first. >> that must be a first. >> know, it's very >> you know, it's very much harry giving interviews. and harry giving the interviews. and the thing i'd like to say the other thing i'd like to say is prince harry avoids the is that prince harry avoids the fact is a member of the fact that he is a member of the royal within this royal family within this documentary. the question documentary. and the question for well, this for netflix is, well, is this going race? because, of going to race? because, of course, series they did last course, the series they did last year criticising the royal family, the six part documentary, massive success for netflix. you know, we'll netflix. this you know, we'll have to wait and see. but is it the fact is it the fact that he's focusing on veterans, not the fact he's a member of the royal family going to damage it? and therefore, the question for netflix harry meghan netflix is, is harry and meghan worth the money they're paying them off the queen's family? >> always to put bums >> is always going to put bums on because people have

on seats because people have this fascination, don't this morbid fascination, don't they? the royal family in america it's almost america is almost it's almost like family, isn't like their family, isn't it? >> so in a way, what you're >> and so in a way, what you're saying is if he doesn't have that royal connection or if that fades into the background, fades away into the background, is he bankable, is he still a bankable, marketable asset? well, we've is he still a bankable, marto table asset? well, we've is he still a bankable, marto table (on. t? well, we've is he still a bankable, marto table (on. cameronve've got to move on. cameron thank you, lovely to see you. you, though. lovely to see you. >> still to come, is it the end of the church flipping? nope, not poll. on the not a new poll. it's on the front the times reveals front page of the times reveals a quarters of of a three quarters of church of england priests, those who took part the survey no longer part in the survey no longer think a christian think we live in a christian country. our very own arlene foster us . next foster joins us. next >> fosterjoins us. next >> good morning. 10:32. here's our top stories this hour. easyjet is starting three days of repatriation flights after an air traffic control fault left thousands of british tourists stranded abroad. the first from palma and faro will fly into london gatwick today , whilst london gatwick today, whilst three further flights will run on thursday and friday. the airline is also deploying larger aircraft on key routes to

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>> and it's 1038. you're with andrew pierce and bev turner and britain's newsroom on gb news. >> so is christianity becoming much more unpopular in this country ? let's put it that way. country? let's put it that way. some people are asking if it's becoming extinct, but i'm not on board with that analysis of the situation. i can't lie. according to one poll that surveyed over 1000 anglican priests, 735% of say that priests, 735% of them say that britain can no longer be described as a christian country i >> -- >> and that says over half supported change to allow supported a law change to allow same couples to get married same sex couples to get married in the church, you in the church, which you absolutely can't. >> joining us now is >> yeah, well, joining us now is gb news presenter and former leader arlene foster leader of the dup, arlene foster . good morning, arlene . good . good morning, arlene. good morning. front page of the times. this story with this survey that britain isn't a christian nation now say the clergy . does that surprise you? clergy. does that surprise you? that headline in.

>> well, i wasn't surprised with the headline because i think if you look back at the census from 2021, less than half of those who responded said that they were members of a christian church. but i think what alarmed me greatly , both of you, was the me greatly, both of you, was the fact that this was a survey that was undertaken by on frontline clergy . these are clergy saying clergy. these are clergy saying that they don't see the uk as a christian country and that raises a whole range of issues because you would imagine that people who are rectors, who are priests in their churches would be out trying to evangelise, would be out trying to bring people into their churches. but instead what they're doing is sitting in the corner with the hands over their head saying, oh , it's all terrible. and actually what we need to do is to change christian teachings, which have been around for 2000 years to satisfy those who aren't christians because they don't like us and we don't like

being unpopular. so it's time to change the teachings of the church. i think that's an incredible situation to be, eileen, against the idea that same sex marriages should be conducted in any christian church . well, i think what is church. well, i think what is really clear from this survey is the fact that the clergy that have been most of the clergy, not all of the clergy, but most of the clergy that have taken part in this survey say that secular society has decided that certain things have to change, including same sex marriage, not only same sex marriage, but premarital sex. the fact that they want more women involved in they want more women involved in the church, which of course, is controversial in some areas , and controversial in some areas, and they want to change all of that because they see that as a way of bringing more people into their church pews. i don't think that's right. i if you that's right. i think if you look at the evangelical churches, are churches, andrew, they are growing they're growing because they're out there evangelising . they're there evangelising. they're bringing the message of hope and love and they're doing it in a

way that sticks with christian teaching. and i think people are responding i think responding to that. but i think that of england have that the church of england have lost way in respect lost their way in respect of their evangelising mission for england and for the whole of the uk. >> you've got to think about. the head of the church of england, of course, is the king. who would have thought in 1936 we abdicate because we had the king abdicate because he marry american he wanted to marry an american divorcee. a divorcee divorcee. the king is a divorcee who's married to a divorcee. so that shows the church has changed. perhaps, in your changed. but perhaps, in your view, wrong way, because view, the wrong way, because the church marriage . church blessed that marriage. >> yeah, well, there's a difference between blessing a marriage. as you know , it didn't marriage. as you know, it didn't take place in the church of england. it took place in a registry office and then was blessed. that happens all the time across the uk because i think people do realise that divorce is a common issue nowadays and therefore if people are divorced but they are christians and they want to have a marriage together, then it should blessed and recognised should be blessed and recognised by that is by the church and that is something that changed within the church of england. but look

, andrew, you and i have had this before. the this discussion before. the leadership the church leadership of the church of england fallen from the england has fallen away from the anglican church worldwide . if anglican church worldwide. if you if you speak to somebody in africa who's a christian, who's a member of the anglican communion, they're they they look at england and they look at the uk and they say there needs to be a mission in the uk instead of missions going to africa . now they feel that they africa. now they feel that they need to be coming to the uk to evangelise us, which is quite an incredible situation. not? incredible situation. is it not? >> we lose as arlene if >> what do we lose as arlene if we lose or we see the christian values effectively kind of ebb away , which is what you're away, which is what you're describing in this country , what describing in this country, what do what do we lose in that situation? >> well , i situation? >> well, i think if you look at all of our institutions as they are based on christian principle , they are based on the widest sense of christianity , as we sense of christianity, as we understand it, to love thy neighbour as ourselves , to neighbour as ourselves, to project love, to project hope, to project the fact that there is a greater force in the world.

and i'm glad to say that in some institutions there still a recognition of anglican ism. if you are in the house of lords before proceedings, there are still anglican prayers there every day and i think that that sets us off and just gives us a few moments to reflect on what we're doing and what it's all about. there's quite a few lords stay out for those prayers. i have to say. they would be much better coming in and using that time to reflect, but however, that's a matter for them. they cannot force people to do that. but i think it is important that the church of england reflects on in this survey. they look at why it is the case that their clergy, which let's remember for being a clergy person, is not a job. it's a vocation . it's job. it's a vocation. it's a calling. it's a way of life . and calling. it's a way of life. and i looked with interest at how those clergy people were saying that, oh, they were under incredible pressure. and people were making so many calls on them. many years you them. many years ago, you wouldn't have that because

wouldn't have seen that because people did take their vocation very they seen it very seriously and they seen it as a way of life. it certainly wasn't 9 to then. and wasn't a 9 to 5 job then. and it's not a 9 to 5 job now. >> okay. all right. thank you, arlene. presenter gb news, presenter and former leader of the arlene foster. the dup, arlene foster. fascinating >> it is fascinating. we're going to carry the discussion going to carry on the discussion with the daily with the former of the daily star needs no introduction star who needs no introduction to programme, to this programme, the fabulous dawn neesom political dawn neesom and the political commentator and joe commentator joe phillips and joe phillips. go 20 odd phillips. and i go back 20 odd years . years. >> terrifying is that now , joe? >> you know, i was probably a lapsed catholic when we were mates together , but i'm mates working together, but i'm back church a back going to church on a sunday, most but partly sunday, most sundays, but partly i love the priest. he's a former chaplain to the army. he's done a real job. he's had experience of the real world. he's a great preacher, doesn't speak with notes, doesn't lecture, knows exactly what i am, knows my partner yeah well, that's partner fine. yeah well, that's interesting. >> what made you back? >> and what made you go back? >> and what made you go back? >> i it . did >> and what made you go back? >> i it. did you? yeah. >> i missed it. did you? yeah. and i find church building. and i find the church building. it's beautiful. >> love church. >> i love a church. >> and i find the whole process

of lighting the being of lighting the candle, being there, time . i was there, quiet time. i was outraged. i want to make this about faux pas outrage that churches covid. churches were shut during covid. how that ? how mad was that? >> well, it's outrageous that churches are shut outside of covid. i mean, i was in italy earlier this year and, you know, you can walk down any street in florence or bologna, you can pop into a church. you know, there's priceless frescoes on the wall. and it's got it's not full of people, but there are people in there open all the time. >> how about you, dawn? are you a woman of the cloth? >> i was. i was christened. >> i was. i was christened. >> i was. i was christened. >> i don't attend church regularly. >> i believe that by being a good person is about as what i try to do. the christian values. i try to do that. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and you know, i agree with what andrew said. not only was our church locked, but when they did open it during covid, that hazard taped the pews. i know. it a crime scene. yeah it was like a crime scene. yeah now our local in in the east end

of london, our local catholic church is open all the time. that's interesting you that's interesting. so you can go in there whenever and they have never had any problems whatsoever. >> that's interesting, don't you think? the problem with think? part of the problem with the church in this country, particularly the anchor churches, welby, is churches, archbishop welby, is appalling. useless . he's appalling. he's useless. he's not a charismatic bone in his body and body. well, lecturing and hectoring . hectoring. >> i think it's very difficult. i mean, i think he's better than the one. was that rowan the previous one. was that rowan william williams , gandalf the beard. >> gandalf the beard. >> gandalf the beard. >> but you know , you've got to >> but you know, you've got to go back a long way. andrew to find an archbishop that anybody thought was charismatic . and i thought was charismatic. and i think this survey is really interesting because what it says and i think arlene was touching on it a bit, this is a real soul searching for moment for people who are committed christians . who are committed christians. i'm not. and the census survey last year or whenever it was 2021 said that, you know, we are no longer a christian country. but that's not because people are embracing other religions, because the biggest number is non—religious religious. >> that's right.

>> that's right. >> but i you know, if >> but i think, you know, if you've got people who really you've got people who are really committed to who their faith is really important to and really important to them and they trying bring more they are trying to bring more people in and saying we've got to embrace race, same sex relationships and so on and so forth. i mean, how many years did it take? more than 20 years to get a woman ordained from the first time it came up? i mean, this church moves at a glacial pace. >> yeah, it does. >> yeah, it does. >> i can still remember the debate senate. debate in the senate. extraordinary. wasn't it? absolutely. it was a close absolutely. and it was a close run thing. and if you remember ann widdecombe, you know ann widdecombe, you and i know very regard ann as a very well and i regard ann as a mate, she quit. >> absolutely . >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> because she was so >> yeah. because she was so appalled women be priests. >> mean, it was sort of >> and i mean, it was sort of lead stories. yeah. yeah yeah. >> and should we just move on? i want to show this video i saw this night. this is leads this last night. this is leads music festival. on so few days, people there, predominantly young having a lovely young people having a lovely time. and then the festival, now the festival culture is that you just leave if you're listening on the radio. this is thousands

and thousands of perfectly good tents, which the festival goers just leave for somebody else to clear up. and all the rubbish strewn all over the field . and strewn all over the field. and the guy that shot this , he put the guy that shot this, he put this on twitter. he works with the charity that get the tents off to these occasions they off to these occasions and they give people who might give them to people who might need and he said he's need them. and he said he's never seen it as bad. dawn, what do we take from that? that's a very image for very significant image for me. >> mean, the thing >> it's well, i mean, the thing is, it's the generation as well that are very, very environmental, active environmental, you know, active . i mean, they go on the marches, they go to they, you know, they're really protest about environmental and the about the environmental and the climate change, etcetera, etcetera. but don't seem to etcetera. but they don't seem to be to put i'm having be able to put i'm not having a go at youngsters here, this go at youngsters here, but this this leeds this is reading and leeds festival is aimed at a festival which is aimed at a very market. they don't very young market. they don't seem to put two and two together and add up the tents they're seem to put two and two together and addare the tents they're seem to put two and two together and addare actuallys they're seem to put two and two together and addare actually damaging seem to put two and two together and environment. lly damaging seem to put two and two together andenvironment. they'reaging the environment. they're damaging the environment in the first having them. but first place by having them. but just there. just by leaving them there. i mean, had a friend dropped mean, i had a friend who dropped her daughter at the leeds her daughter off at the leeds one, i think was. and you

one, i think it was. and you know, the daughter is very woke. and she went on the extinction rebellion marches, etcetera, etcetera. wants etcetera. but then she wants her mum collect her in her gas mum to collect her in her gas guzzling range rover and can they at mcdonald's on the they stop at mcdonald's on the way get something to way so they can get something to eat? so it's like it's i don't think they even mean to be hypocritical, it is hypocritical, but it is hypocrisy. yeah hypocrisy. it is. yeah >> there are some people who >> and there are some people who say actually ties in with our say actually it ties in with our first a lack first conversation about a lack of lack of of religion. there's a lack of faith to these youngsters. they need something onto to need something to hook onto to and about themselves. and feel good about themselves. they sometimes lot they choose sometimes a lot of these environmental social projects, but they projects, joe, but then they live like that. that's the disposable nature of that. i think it's disgusting. >> well, it is shocking and appalling thing. and, you know, there's not any sane person in there's not any sane person in the world or a parent or a young person who would be looking at that and thinking apart from anything else, how much money was spent on equipping those kids to go away to celebrate the end of gcses or a—levels , to end of gcses or a—levels, to have a fabulous time, leave it all behind, get picked up by mum

and dad or, you know, come back on the train or whatever. and it's so and, you know, are those kids then going off on gap years. yeah. to places where people could use those things. i mean i think you know you have to say to festival organisers you need to do more . yeah. you you need to do more. yeah. you need to say right , you need to do more. yeah. you need to say right, we're you need to do more. yeah. you need to say right , we're not need to say right, we're not having any disposable bottles and you start, you know , you and you start, you know, you search them in the same way as you would for drugs or anything else you've got to make it harder for people to be throwaway . i live in kent and throwaway. i live in kent and i live in a very lovely coastal town. the rubbish that people leave on the beaches. >> shocking, isn't it ? >> shocking, isn't it? >> shocking, isn't it? >> including when did we get like that , joe? like that, joe? >> no, i mean. but you were brought up not to litter, but no, you campaigns . no, you campaigns. >> well, there used to be littering campaigns and local authorities have the power , but authorities have the power, but they don't enforce it . and when they don't enforce it. and when they don't enforce it. and when they do, there's somebody going, oh, she didn't mean to drop it. it was a toddler with a well, sorry, it's littering. you pick it up. you? whether it's

it up. don't you? whether it's dog barbecue, that dog poo or a hot barbecue, that that poor dog is going to that same poor dog is going to tread on or a toddler. yeah, but it's this idea somebody it's this idea that somebody else clear up after you. else will clear up after you. yeah, and have to say that i yeah, and i have to say that i think lot young people, not think a lot of young people, not all of them by a long chalk, their parents have mollycoddled them so much that they never have to clear up after themselves. >> yeah, there's no sense of personal, responsible anymore. there's no sense of that. there's just no sense of that. my there's just no sense of that. my mother would have killed me. >> killed me if i'd gone to a festival . festival. >> and she bought me a tent and i left it, i'd gone. >> i'd have had to have gone in a sleeping bag. that's my lot. >> but we'd have had tents that were, you know, made. were, you know, well made. >> well, ropes. and you >> well, guy ropes. and you know, dad would said know, your dad would have said to sure you bring that to you, make sure you bring that back need it next back because we'll need it next year whatever. absolutely. year or whatever. absolutely. right. you know, and they weighed everything weighed a tonne. but everything is throw away. >> i think you're right, bev. i think is a lack of think there is a lack of personal responsibility now, that our generation personal responsibility now, th.the our generation personal responsibility now, th.the younger our generation personal responsibility now, th.the younger generations,on personal responsibility now, th.the younger generations, they or the younger generations, they have been wrapped in cotton wool to certain but they to a certain extent, but they

wagged finger through wagged their finger through a extinction rebellion and all those lot at the those other lot and look at the way behaving. way they're behaving. >> not just young >> but it's not just young people, andrea. i mean, you know, you sit on a train, you sit i know. know, and sit on. i know. you know, and people up, people, they people grown up, people, they will leave everything there for somebody else. >> bin empty. >> and the bin is empty. >> and the bin is empty. >> exactly. >> exactly. >> the bin is empty. and >> and the bin is empty. and it's awful. >> w- e the fact >> it's just i hate the fact that country i hate litter that the country i hate litter is so messy. we have to share a photograph you a photograph of you of a footballing icon. >> even i've heard of him. joe phillips. even astonishing in itself. he's called. >> he who he? who >> who does he who does he? who did he play for? >> he played for tottenham. but well done. done. well done. well done. he's called kane. he is. or called harry kane. and he is. or was england manager and he's was the england manager and he's he manager wasn't he? >> he's not england manager was nearly right . nearly right. >> have been captain. >> he might have been captain. >> he might have been captain. >> i think was england >> i think he was england captain he was anyway. oh just an to see handsome men in lederhosen. >> so is this is what >> so this is what this is what you do when you get paid millions of pounds by your german team. you make german football team. you make yourself complete idiot. yourself look a complete idiot. i nice, doesn't i think he looks nice, doesn't i? just it's ridiculous. >> it's like, you know, the copy

in the sun and the mole. they've both this picture very big both got this picture very big andifs both got this picture very big and it's like, you know, he smiled hello? he's smiled bravely. he. hello? he's wearing makes wearing shorts. he makes a living wearing. >> he's also getting paid a lot of to for that of money to pose for that photograph. by way, bev photograph. by the way, bev turner he's really hot. turner thinks he's really hot. harry kane i don't see that quite. no, no. quite. no, no, no. >> doesn't. >> doesn't. >> doesn't. >> doesn't it me, with or without. >> you're asking a west ham fan if a former player. i if a former spurs player. i think need to lend bev think you need to lend bev phillips turner your phillips bev turner your glasses. goggles. glasses. oh, my beer goggles. yes >> no such thing as beer goggles. >> story for another time. >> story for another time. >> i don't believe that story because, in fact, dawn and i were talking about. we're going to that. to discuss that. >> we'll discuss that in the next that's about next section. that's about whether goggles make whether beer goggles do make other people attractive. apparently other people attractive. apparto tly other people attractive. apparto come this morning. this more to come this morning. this is don't go anywhere. >> temperature's rising. >> the temperature's rising. boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> good morning . my name weather on. gb news. >> good morning. my name is rachel ayers and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast brought to you by the met office. so to start wednesday,

it's been a much brighter morning than it was yesterday with plenty of sunshine around. we already seen some we have already seen some showers across the north and west and elsewhere . we'll start west and elsewhere. we'll start to see that cloud bubbling up, allowing some showers to develop as the of as we go through the rest of this morning, though , we will this morning, though, we will start see those showers peter start to see those showers peter out west as we out from the west as we head into this afternoon. temperatures will be temperatures today will be similar to what we saw yesterday . so highs may be into the low 20s, feeling pretty 20s, but still feeling pretty pleasant that sunshine pleasant in that sunshine with those winds . now as we those light winds. now as we head through the rest of this afternoon and into this evening. so slowly those so slowly we'll see those showers petering from the showers petering out from the west. so plenty of clear spells, especially northern and especially across northern and eastern . but looking down eastern areas. but looking down towards the south—west, we've got clouds and outbreaks of rain moving in during the early hours of thursday. so a warm start there. but further north and east, a pretty chilly start to the day. so throughout thursday, we'll slowly see this cloud and rain making its way northeastwards always drier and

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>> lots more with joe phillips and dawn neesom as well this morning. but first of all, here is your news with ray addison . is your news with ray addison. >> thank you both. 1101 our top story this hour, easyjet is starting three days of repatriation flights after an air traffic control fault left thousands of british tourists stranded abroad . the first from stranded abroad. the first from palma and faro will fly into london gatwick today , whilst london gatwick today, whilst three further flights will run on thursday and friday. the airline is also deploying larger aircraft on key routes to accommodate an additional 700 people, more than a quarter of a million holidaymakers are thought to have been affected by the disruption travel expert simon calder telling us that airlines have a responsibility to look after their passengers . to look after their passengers. >> if your flight is cancelled . >> if your flight is cancelled. the airline has a strict obugafion the airline has a strict obligation to deliver to you a

duty of care , getting you back duty of care, getting you back as soon as possible, getting you as soon as possible, getting you a hotel room and paying for your meals, all of that the airline has to do. and if they're not booking a hotel for you, then you keep the receipts and you claim it back. well james cleverly has become the first foreign secretary to visit china in five years. >> during the trip , mr cleverly >> during the trip, mr cleverly held face to face talks with vice president han zheng and told broadcasters that the uk is clear eyed that china will not change overnight. mr cleverly also said it's important to maintain regular dialogue as we seek to influence the country . seek to influence the country. the trip has been met with criticism from some tory mps who want a tougher stance against beijing . nottinghamshire police beijing. nottinghamshire police will fly flags at half mast today to honour an officer who died trying to save a man's life . sergeant graham saville was hit by a train in balderton on

the 24th of august as he attempted to save a 29 year old who was in distress. a man sustained non—life threatening injuries and remains in hospital . tributes have been made by senior officers, along with the prime minister , who said it was prime minister, who said it was a terrible reminder of the work the police do. every day to keep us safe . more zombie style us safe. more zombie style knives and machetes with no practical use could be banned under new government plans , under new government plans, according to the home office. work is underway to increase the maximum sentence for their import station manufacture possession and sale that would rise to two years. a new offence will also be introduced for possessing bladed article articles with the intention to endanger life or cause fear of violence . the new measures are violence. the new measures are expected to be brought in following a public consultation . the mayor of london has reportedly scrapped plans to charge all fossil fuel powered cars from entering central

london. according to the financial times, proposals to introduce a so—called zero emission zone have been shelved. however, tfl will support boroughs who wish to introduce the plans themselves . it follows the plans themselves. it follows the plans themselves. it follows the expansion of sadiq khan's controversial ultra low emission zone across the whole of london. shadow women and equalities secretary anneliese dodds telling us that london does need better air quality, much . better air quality, much. >> i think there is an understanding of what the mayor has been trying to do here. obviously, the inner london emission zone really did get air pollution down and some of the statistics here are extremely concerning in terms of the higher number of a&e referrals and people having to turn up there because of asthma attacks and even , you know, a death. and even, you know, a death. obviously, that was linked to those high levels of pollution. and so clearly , the mayor has and so clearly, the mayor has taken action. >> home sales in the uk are

expected to be around a fifth lower this year than in 2022. property website zoopla found that only around a million house sales could be completed this yeah sales could be completed this year. that's the lowest total since 2012 and equates to the average household moving once every 23 years as florida's gulf coast is braced for fierce winds and torrential rain as hurricane idaua and torrential rain as hurricane idalia nears landfall. the storm intensified yesterday, prompting mandatory evacuation orders issued in at least 28 of florida's 67 counties. nearby states of georgia and south carolina also under hurricane warnings . carolina also under hurricane warnings. most of florida's 21 million residents are at risk from the category four hurricane . at least two people have been killed and many injured after a missile and drone attack on the ukrainian . capital russia

ukrainian. capital russia launched the air assault on kyiv from several directions simultaneously with ukraine, calling it the most powerful attack since spring. although air defences were able to destroy a number of targets, falling debris hit several buildings, injuring a number of people . this is gb news across people. this is gb news across the uk on tv , in your car, on the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now let's get straight back to andrew and . bev andrew and. bev >> good morning. it's 1106. >> good morning. it's1106. let's see what you have been saying at home this morning. you've been getting in touch with us. we've been discussing this idea of whether the country is christian. and this is interesting from dave. he said, look, britain is still christian in its core values, but the demographic is changing rapidly. there's a reason mohammed there's a reason that mohammed has of boys has topped the list of boys names the last few years .

names for the last few years. it's true. it's been the most popular for newborn babies popular name for newborn babies . whilst british christians are having fewer babies, british muslims aren't. add this to the mass migration of illegal or otherwise worldwide , and before otherwise worldwide, and before long, those that want use long, those that want to use their own radical interpretations to suppress other religions become the other religions will become the norm. there's no interrogation into or western into british or western christian which is christian culture, which is being eroded. being slowly eroded. >> also think what >> but i also think what infuriates about infuriates people about the church all the bishops in the church is all the bishops in the house of lords opposing every step government's attempts step the government's attempts to grips the illegal to get to grips with the illegal migration, not doing migration, which is not doing anything cohesion, anything for social cohesion, iron led no , no less by the iron and led no, no less by the archbishop of canterbury himself, justin welby, actually tabling amendments. outrageous. that's they're there for. >> you're right. and mark says, i'm it's sad to see i'm a christian. it's sad to see that of england is that the church of england is letting the so badly letting down the flock so badly with ideas and ideals. with its woke ideas and ideals. justin i presume he means welby may as well set up a new entity. you know, whether you're a believer or not in the west, and particularly the uk was built on

its judeo—christian thought and belief. not sure if you've noticed. i very much have that as we move off this foundation, the is becoming and the west is becoming more and more chaotic now. more chaotic right now. >> secretary, he's >> foreign secretary, he's called cleverly. he's in called james cleverly. he's in beijing his to beijing beijing or on his way to beijing today, getting a lot today, but he's getting a lot of flak from mps, some mps, flak from his mps, some mps, because the government's because of the government's approach the approach to china. it's the first to country by first visit to the country by a foreign secretary for quite some years. >> that's right. it's going to be addressing issues ranging from change, course, from climate change, of course, to international security. and let's former leader let's speak now to former leader of conservative party in of the conservative party in duncan smith. good morning, ian. thank you very much for joining us. what's your interpretation of this meeting ? how far can of this meeting? how far can james cleverly push those difficult conversations ? difficult conversations? >> well, not at all. i mean, i think the whole problem with this is that it's not that there you know, the governments don't talk to governments and have to try and make arrangements . the try and make arrangements. the problem really here is problem i've got really here is that unlike the us, which has set down some very key criticisms of the of the chinese

government, president xi and the communist party , where they've communist party, where they've actually sanctioned people who are responsible for things like the genocide of the uyghur in xinjiang , where sanctioned xinjiang, where sanctioned people who are responsible for the crackdown in hong kong and the crackdown in hong kong and the trashing of the sino—british agreement threatened china, warned them on a whole variety of areas . of areas. >> my problem for us here is that the british government has not followed suit in most of that. so, for example, we sanctioned no chinese official responsible for trashing the sino—british agreement in hong kong arresting people like kong and arresting people like jemmy lai, peaceful democracy campaigners. sanctioned campaigners. we sanctioned nobody. well, three very low level officials in xinjiang were as america sanctioned, 12 of the most senior people . so when we most senior people. so when we go over there, the problem is our new policy, which is robust pragmatism , which is something pragmatism, which is something straight out of . yes, minister , straight out of. yes, minister, the chinese just think we're visiting them as part of the extended empire and that we're just one of those regions that

eventually will do homage. what is it? and i think this is what is it? and i think this is what is the thinking behind it, ian, as you understand it, is it because want to get more because we want to get more trade with the chinese? >> because we've seen the horror with so many people about the fact the chinese are involved in our we don't want our 56. we don't want them involved power stations. involved in our power stations. but you think cleverly's out but do you think cleverly's out there banging the drum for british business? and if that's the and it brings the case and it brings investment here and jobs, is that thing? well that not a good thing? well first of all, i think there's a second minister going over at the same time to talk to them about business links. >> right. the problem is we are actually too hock to actually too much in hock to china anyway on almost everything that is produced. and a it produced by slave a lot of it is produced by slave labouh a lot of it is produced by slave labour. a fact life labour. that's a fact of life and companies don't and many companies don't properly declare that which they're meant by law . so, so they're meant to by law. so, so first and foremost, china trashes the wto, the world trade organisation, all the rules that are about non subsidising by government are completely abandoned by china. so companies like huawei were subsidised to ,

like huawei were subsidised to, i was told, to 100% of any bid. they make the result was of all the companies in the free world that were in telecoms , they all that were in telecoms, they all abandoned it. there was no money left for them. so we were only left for them. so we were only left 3 companies in left with 2 or 3 companies in the west, whereas china now dominates that area and they do it in every single area. they come to. my concern really here, and i think is mostly and i think this is mostly because have visited that because others have visited that the government feels they don't want left behind because want to be left behind because when german foreign minister when the german foreign minister visited, back made visited, she came back and made it that she thought it very clear that she thought there was no point in talking to there was no point in talking to the chinese at all about human rights. and she said they just don't listen. they glaze over. they wait for you to move on to the next subject and say, absolutely nothing. and when it comes to climate change, i looked at the chart the other day the five most important day for the five most important economies in the world, which the is the fifth of all of the uk is the fifth of all of them, the uk has the lowest, the very lowest emissions, right? china is off the scale, literally. it's like the line's gone almost at 45 degrees off the scale. they're building coal

fired power stations almost every few weeks . they also every few weeks. they also dominate battery production and electric car production. they've had to swamp us with it. so this is the real problem. what are we going over for? for is it more business? is it more trade with them? or is it to tell them that unless they get their act together and stop abusing people, using slave labour, etcetera, then we won't trade with them. but we're not doing any of that. it sounds a little bit, ian, like what you're saying the power shifted. saying is the power has shifted. >> so significantly in the last probably couple, 2 or 3 decades that china are much more powerful than us on the global stage , that we as our little stage, that we as our little island form only fabulously powerful across the world, have been to some extent left behind. arguably this was also emphasised at the recent brics summit , if you emphasised at the recent brics summit, if you just emphasised at the recent brics summit , if you just reflect emphasised at the recent brics summit, if you just reflect on that a bit. so brazil, russia, india, china and south africa , india, china and south africa, we should be frightened of that collaboration , shouldn't we, not collaboration, shouldn't we, not just from security point of just from a security point of view, a financial point

view, but from a financial point of i'm not really think so. >> i'm not really think so. brics is peculiar amalgamation. china is trying to use it and russia will try to use it to create it. an alternative to the free world. but i notice that india dismissed that. free world. but i notice that india dismissed that . at the india dismissed that. at the same time, they're not really interested in in stepping away from the real trade balances that would come from places like the uk, europe , the usa, the uk, europe, the usa, australia and the south east asia. so i think i'm not overly worried about that. i think this is very much an obvious game by china and by russia , which i china and by russia, which i believe that we should intervene in and not make work. we are by the way, the fifth largest economy in the world and about the third most powerful navy. et cetera. so we're still a powerful player in all of this. my powerful player in all of this. my concern here with this visit is looks to me very much like is it looks to me very much like a for a visit sake because a visit for a visit sake because as we're not to going really as we we're not to going really lay the law down about them . if lay the law down about them. if we meant business, we we really meant business, we would started sanctioning we really meant business, we wouldof started sanctioning we really meant business, we would of theseirted sanctioning we really meant business, we would of these officialsctioning many of these officials responsible these abuses. responsible for these abuses. america's done it. you know,

australia does it. we simply don't seem capable of stepping up to that. and we haven't even declared xinjiang is murderous behaviour of the chinese government. there is a genocide. we just say we can't declare it, whereas america's done it and doneit. whereas america's done it and done it . and finally, jemmy lai done it. and finally, jemmy lai in hong kong, a british citizen under arrest, trumped up charges, will never see the light of day again. he only wants us to declare him a british citizen. the british government refuses to do it. america calls him a british citizen. europe calls him a british citizen. the government that a british that can't call him a british citizen apparently is the british what british government what a pathetic being played out. >> it ain't a great look. ian, if could just a gear change if we could just a gear change with time. you saw with pressure of time. you saw the expansion of the ultra low emission zone yesterday. huge wave the wave of public anger across the region, up the region, people smashing up the surveillance cameras, cutting through wires. this affects your constituency very strongly. what is your view about the fact that people are now taking the law into their own because into their own hands because they're so fed up with the idea of expansion?

they're so fed up with the idea of well,.pansion? they're so fed up with the idea of well, iansion? they're so fed up with the idea of well, i never? they're so fed up with the idea of well, i never condone anybody >> well, i never condone anybody takes into their own takes the law into their own hands. i do understand why hands. but i do understand why they're because they they're doing it, because they believe haven't believe that they haven't been listened dangerous listened to. and it's dangerous for politicians to rail, for politicians to ram rail, railroad , a sort of process railroad, a sort of process which damages people's lives. the fact is we've now discovered that the mayor and his deputies tried to gerrymander reports that were coming from universities on air quality in outer london. we know that tfl's own report said that the extension would bring next to no difference to air quality in outer london. and then you've had these other reports which they tried to get altered. they tried to block that said actually there is no difference, no change, because outer london, by and large, is a is a pretty clean zone. our area that i'm in is known as a blue zone. it means it has very high air qualities right next to epping forest. all of this is not about the air quality. it's a complete lie by by the mayor. what he's doing is he's fundraising

because he's made such a horlicks of his running of london that he's in real debt. and what he needs to do now is raise funds. so the 1250 now but you watch this space. if he gets re—elected next year, it will jump re—elected next year, it will jump it will start to go much higher, £20, maybe £25, because it's about raising money. he knows people can't stop coming to do business as so many of those vans , you know, the those vans, you know, the plumbers, the electricians and others who are doing business, who live outside london come in. they will have to pay more as well. so this is a fundraiser andifs well. so this is a fundraiser and it's a fundraiser which will damage the lives of people, particularly the poor. and more importantly, in a way , those who importantly, in a way, those who have retired pensioners who are on fixed incomes, who more often bought last car , if you bought their last car, if you know what i mean. they say, right, we will plan now to have a car sees us pretty much a car that sees us pretty much for next 15 to 20 years. low for the next 15 to 20 years. low usage. they now find these cars will be chargeable all on the ulez zone . and it just is

ulez zone. and it just is appalling . he hasn't listened. appalling. he hasn't listened. he's arrogant, he's incompetent, and he's completely incapable of acting properly, trying to suppress those reports, to let the honest east policy be led by information that is from scientists . s i information that is from scientists. s i think is shocking, frankly . and people in shocking, frankly. and people in london should know who this mayor is out to preserve his own skin. i've got nothing to do with air quality in outer london. >> all right. that's a very robust ian duncan smith, former leader of the tory party. of course, if sadiq khan was here, he would say it was all about improving air quality. but there is no doubt there's been a huge row because the deputy mayor, one of his deputy mayors, shirley , wrote to shirley rodriguez, wrote to scientists say they're scientists to say could they're word her words, not mine . some word her words, not mine. some of reports, because it gave of the reports, because it gave the impression this was not doing it says on the tin. doing what it says on the tin. well, it is about raising money. >> the conservative party, london susan london mayoral candidate susan hall wootton hall was on with dan wootton last you want to see last night. if you want to see what she had to say, you can download and have a look on the

gb or on youtube. of gb news app or on youtube. of course. hear from course. now let's hear from former secretary david former brexit secretary david davis. good morning, david. there's a lot of topics that we want to talk to you about this morning, but why not start with ulez? been ulez? as we've just been discussing iain duncan discussing that with iain duncan smith, your response to the reactions that we saw across the country, not only in london yesterday , but predominantly yesterday, but predominantly outside number 10 downing street, the protests were huge. people unhappy . people are very unhappy. >> yes. i mean, like ian, i don't don't approve of taking the law into your own hands. >> but beyond that, it's clearly making people incredibly angry. >> mean, what's happened for >> i mean, what's happened for a long time, we have pursued a sort of green agenda, but concealed the costs to the pubuc concealed the costs to the public that might now becoming apparent to people . they don't apparent to people. they don't want to pay the bills. >> i mean, the you heard ian's point exactly. accurate point about pensioners having to now buy a second car for their for their old age. but you're finding it across the board. people have bought electric cars, even finding expense. so

it's a disastrous policy and we are right to oppose it before we move on to china, there was an opportunity for the government to challenge this because you'd have seen the reports last week that under the act, which set up the greater london assembly, the transport secretary , he or she transport secretary, he or she of the day intervene if they of the day can intervene if they think issue is against the think the issue is against the against the interests of people in the area. >> the government chose not to do it because they said they would lose on in a legal battle with sadiq khan's lawyers. why didn't they push it anyway? ban it through through this clause in the greater london act and then fight sadiq khan's lawyers afterwards . it would the afterwards. it would show the tories on the side white tories were on the side of white van man . van man. >> well, i rather agree with you. i think the, the, the problem, of course, is that whitehall always gives very , whitehall always gives very, very cautious conservative give small c conservative legal advice . and the truth is we advice. and the truth is we passed the law. let's let's enforce the law if the courts

challenge it. well we'll take it on. but the truth is, i actually think we were wanting a court, simple as that. so we should have done it. >> david, i think i think some of the you know, we need to defend sadiq khan. i wish he would. come on. if you are watching sadiq khan, we have to defend him. yes, i will. >> we interviewed him on the we had chris hope interviewed him on tv last night. he had his say. >> he's not here right now to defend himself. we do have to be a little careful, if i would love him to come on our show love him to come on on our show and discuss but never and discuss this, but he never would. davis, was he? would. david davis, was he? because isn't the problem with sadiq only do sadiq khan, is he will only do interviews with people who are going interviewagree people who are interview agree with)le who are interviewagree with him'ho are interview agree with him and re interviewagree with him and tell going to agree with him and tell him he's fabulous and an him that he's fabulous and an and which is and flatter his ego, which is apparently what and flatter his ego, which is appwell,.y what and flatter his ego, which is appwell,.y right. what and flatter his ego, which is appwell,.y right. and|t and flatter his ego, which is appwell,.y right. and also, >> well, that's right. and also, of he's got very weak of course, he's got a very weak argument. mean , ian nailed it argument. i mean, ian nailed it with comment about his with his comment about his funding. a tax raising funding. this is a tax raising exercise. it's not really a green policy . it doesn't work as green policy. it doesn't work as a green policy. it does work to raise loads of money. and that's

what he's trying to do. so but, you know, he would fall down if he came on in front of a proper interview rather than, as you say, a sort of hagia graphic praise session compliments. >> but think but >> he's also but i think but i think one of the reasons that so many people are incensed about it, david, the surveillance it, david, is the surveillance state, rolled out state, which is being rolled out in towns across the country under the auspices of ulez and do you think he has any legal bafisin do you think he has any legal basis in which he might be able to be challenged for the fact that those cameras, which are effectively a little laptop with everybody's data on our everybody's data on with our with and our faces and with our cars and our faces and our registration plates, when with our cars and our faces and our rare .tration plates, when with our cars and our faces and our rare stolen,plates, when with our cars and our faces and our rare stolen,plates, is hen they are stolen, which is happening moment. that happening at the moment. that person's data. is there person's got my data. is there a legal minefield that you might have to cross here? >> that's more difficult. >> yeah, that's more difficult. i mean, you probably i'm i mean, you probably know i'm probably the most fierce opponent of surveillance , but opponent of surveillance, but the but i don't think we've got such slack surveillance laws now. i don't think we could take them to court on it. i mean, what we ought to do actually is put constraints legal constraints on it. parliament should do that because you're

quite right. i mean, every single number plates single person's number plates are on this. our movements are on this. so we should we should . okay, david, we brought you on to talk about china. >> so if we could ask you about china. so you've heard ian duncan smith's actually very unhappy that the foreign secretary is going to china taking a trade ministry appears with him to what's your view? do we have to have a dialogue with china if if he raises china? and if so, if he raises human rights, anyone going to human rights, is anyone going to care? we lost david davis? care? have we lost david davis? i think we have. >> we've lost david davis . >> we've lost david davis. >> we've lost david davis. >> going to we're going to >> we're going to we're going to try back. we did try and get him back. we did bnng try and get him back. we did bring talk about bring him on to talk about china. this is a statement from the mayor which we the mayor of london, which we have to read. >> do you want to read this? >> do you want to read this? >> suppose do. all the >> i suppose i do. all the evidence it's clean air evidence shows it's clean air zones like ulez that are the game in a city like game changer in a city like london when comes to cutting london when it comes to cutting toxic quickly and toxic air quickly and meaningfully protect people's health. >> he goes of course he >> he goes on. of course he does. to ulez we are does. thanks to ulez that we are now get london's to air now set to get london's to air within limits the next within legal limits in the next couple of years, 184 years

earlier than previous projected ridicule . ridicule. >> david davis is back. sorry david davis, we lost you briefly . tell us about china. is he right to go? james cleverly, 184 uh, well, it's perfectly reasonable for him to engage them in conversation. >> you have to do that with all major states. but what what he was criticised for by the foreign affairs committee was foreign affairs committee was for having a vague and loose and un incomprehensible policy and i'm afraid they're right. i mean andifs i'm afraid they're right. i mean and it's not the first time. i mean, cameron osborne's government really made almost pubuc government really made almost public records in kowtowing to the chinese. unfortunately the entire western world is now doing it and the cameron osborne policy, where they were bullied into kowtowing to the member of the dalai lama incident, into kowtowing to the member of the dalai lama incident , failed. the dalai lama incident, failed. it didn't work. the dalai lama incident, failed. it didn't work . we got more it didn't work. we got more espionage, we got more intrusion on in our infrastructure. we got more difficult behaviour by the chinese and eventually sanction

of mps. so it doesn't work . so of mps. so it doesn't work. so the real issue is how can we control the chinese? now we can't as an individual country. we although we're a big ish economy , we're not big enough to economy, we're not big enough to get proper compliance out. the chinese . we have to do it in chinese. we have to do it in conjunction with the americans, the australians , all of the the australians, all of the asian powers, japanese. and so on. we've all got a common interest at the moment. we're competing in being weak with them, competing to try and as it were, develop commerce at the expense of human rights and all the other issues that we're concerned with with them. so i think mr cleverly was really deliberately, i think, answering a question that wasn't put to him. he was saying we should talk to the chinese . nobody's talk to the chinese. nobody's arguing that. it's the question of what you say to them when you get in the what you back get in the room, what you back up your words with in terms of commercial penalties and so on. the chinese will behave in the

way that they see is in their own best interest. so we need to get our allies together to deal with that. >> okay, david, thank you. we lost you. we got you back. david davis, always interesting. always interesting. >> davis. always interesting. >> i'm davis. always interesting. >> i'm stillivis. always interesting. >> i'm still wondering about sadiq khan saying he's in the air. quality is 184 years better. where do you think he gets? he's not 184. very specific . specific. >> i know. were they measuring air quality hundred 84 years ago? what equipment? >> no, we mean we'll have to come back to this. >> still to come, prince harry turns to netflix. i bet you can't wait. we'll have more on that in a moment with britain's newsroom on

patrick christys on gb news. i'm gb news radio . gb news radio. >> it's 1129. you're with britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. russell has got in touch on twitter and he said he's just started watching the netflix heart of invictus. it was discussed briefly this morning. yes, it was. russell i'm a great supporter of gb news and we're several hours, watched several hours each fabulous. i'm hours each day. fabulous. i'm not royalist. i've strong hours each day. fabulous. i'm not on alist. i've strong hours each day. fabulous. i'm not on certainye strong hours each day. fabulous. i'm not on certain members of the views on certain members of the royal harry and the royal family but harry and the invictus his invictus games, it's his creation we should applaud creation and we should applaud it. he it. i agree. the credit he deserves. agree. i watched the deserves. i agree. i watched the first ten minutes of episode one and powerful emotions and it's powerful emotions for me, said . watch it before me, he said. watch it before criticising harry. >> i've criticised him regularly , but i think the invictus games is a fantastic creation. he's done a great job with it. i am a bit surprised, that he's

bit surprised, though, that he's talked about in a film to promote the invictus games. how he after he considered therapy after a breakdown caused by the royal family, which meant he to family, which meant he had to lie in a foetal position on the floor. whole invictus games floor. this whole invictus games is supporting me . military is about supporting me. military men and women whose lives are broke shaken by military conflict post traumatic stress. and he's sharing the fact that he in a foetal position. he was in a foetal position. it's privileged. >> you're drowning in the >> royal, you're drowning in the milk human kindness. yes milk of human kindness. yes. yes again, look, i guess what his point would be, this is this is him vulnerability, him showing his vulnerability, being human to a room of people who also suffer must be so traumatic. >> being a royal. >> being a royal. >> that's the point, isn't it, really? you say, really? i mean, like you say, he's a room with people who he's in a room with people who are genuinely have life changing, injuries changing, life changing injuries and not his privilege and do not have his privilege and do not have his privilege and maybe yet again, he's slightly misjudged it . and maybe yet again, he's slightly misjudged it. but i take what you're saying, russell and i will watch and i hope the video goes well and i hope the invictus games go well. >> i do. will cover invictus games go well. >> here do. will cover invictus games go well. >> here because will cover invictus games go well. >> here because they're cover invictus games go well. >> here because they're nextr week. >> yeah, absolutely. >> yeah, absolutely. >> of course. i love his >> of course. and i love his lovely wife there won't you keep

your thoughts coming? >> views gbviews@gbnews.com. >> gb views gbviews@gbnews.com. first though, i've got the giggles. i'm still thinking about sadiq khan's numbers . about sadiq khan's numbers. here's the news with ray addison i >> -- >> thanks. and andrew. 1131 i'm ray addison in the newsroom . our ray addison in the newsroom. our top story, easyjet is starting three days of repatriation flights after an air traffic control fault left thousands of british tourists stranded abroad . the first from palma and faro will fly into london gatwick today , whilst three further today, whilst three further flights will run on thursday and friday. the airline is also deploying larger aircraft on key routes to accommodate an additional 700 people. james cleverly has become the first foreign secretary to visit china in five years. during that visit, mr cleverly held to face face talks with vice president han zheng and told broadcasters the uk is clear eyed that china

will not change overnight. the trip has been met with criticism from some tory mps who want a tougher stance against beijing . tougher stance against beijing. nottinghamshire police will fly flags at half mast today to honour an officer who died trying to save a man's life . trying to save a man's life. sergeant graham saville was hit by a train in balderton on the 24th of august as he attempted to save a 29 year old in distress. tributes have been pounng distress. tributes have been pouring in from senior officers and the prime minister who said it was a terrible reminder of the work. the police do every day to keep us safe . and more day to keep us safe. and more zombie style knives and machetes with no practical use could be banned under new government plans, according to the home office. work is underway to increase the maximum sentence for their importation manufacture , possession and sale manufacture, possession and sale to two years. a new offence will also be introduced for possessing bladed articles with the intention to cause fear of

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company right through until 7:00 this evening. gb news the people's . channel people's. channel >> it's 1139. you're with britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pearson, bev turner. >> so prince harry's new netflix documentary, heart of invictus, has been released morning. has been released this morning. the six the documentary follows six athletes competing in the 2020 invictus in invictus games. in the documentary , he another documentary, he takes another dig family by dig at the royal family by saying he didn't have a support network after his return from afghanistan. >> well, let's hear what he had to whinge about. >> biggest struggle for me >> the biggest struggle for me was no one around me was the people. no one around me really could help. i didn't have that structure, that that support structure, that network that expert advice to network or that expert advice to idenfif network or that expert advice to identif my what was actually going on with me and fortunately, like most of us,

the first time you really consider therapy is when you're lying on the floor in the foetal position. probably wishing that you dealt with some of this stuff previously, and that's what i really want to change. >> so royal commentator caroline aston joins us now. hello, caroline . thank you very much caroline. thank you very much for joining us this morning. forjoining us this morning. this is this is still the same script from harry, isn't it? it's a little bit in some ways he's doing a good job. right. particularly if talking to particularly if he's talking to ex—military men that might find it hard to talk about how depressed are how much depressed they are or how much they're struggling with that transition into civil society after the military. but after being in the military. but it does feel very self—pitying still. he's still casting himself as the victim all the time, is he not? >> well, yes , i think he >> well, yes, i think he squeezed the lemon of victimhood. since 2020, you know, one wonders what there is left to say . um, for know, one wonders what there is left to say. um, for me, i know, one wonders what there is left to say . um, for me, i echo left to say. um, for me, i echo your statement that of course, for harry, i mean, this is the

jewel . the invictus games in the jewel. the invictus games in the crown that he told us at such length. he was never going to wear a spare. it is a truly good thing that he's done . and the thing that he's done. and the name invictus unconquerable certainly strikes a note with many of these very brave ex—servicemen . but you're so ex—servicemen. but you're so right. he has to bring himself in. and let's face it, if prince harry, with all his access to experts via his very privileged status, can't surmount these terrible mental difficulties , terrible mental difficulties, what chance do the rest of us have ? let's hear a little less have? let's hear a little less perhaps about his struggles and concentrate on the victory of these people who go out there and compete and fight against all the odds to succeed. that would really refresh me a positive note , shall we say, positive note, shall we say, instead of the often negative one struck by camps sussex, he just can't resist it, can he? >> because some of those young men and women, of course, involved in the invictus games, broken bodies, eyes, no legs,

maybe no arms, mental health issues, post traumatic stress and there he is banging on about well, i came back from afghanistan . i had nobody to afghanistan. i had nobody to help me . he's the patron of 2 or help me. he's the patron of 2 or 3 mental health charities, for god's sake. he's also got an enormous fortune . so no issue, enormous fortune. so no issue, as you say , with access . as you say, with access. >> no, you're absolutely right. >> no, you're absolutely right. >> i mean, an incredibly privileged young man, and i'm sure we all hoped when he got married and meghan markle with her hollywood background came into the royal family there'd be a sprinkle of stardust over everything. and the how shall we say, the dynamic duo of kate and william would be in. >> they'd become the fab four. >> they'd become the fab four. >> but it didn't happen, did it? >> but it didn't happen, did it? >> so they've gone back really ? >> so they've gone back really? >> so they've gone back really? >> certainly. meghan's gone back to the world that she knows so well . but i'm to the world that she knows so well. but i'm very interested in the fact that, to quote gwyneth paltrow , there's been kind of paltrow, there's been a kind of conscious uncoupling of the sussexes over the last few months . they seem to be

months. they seem to be diverging now going in different directions. have you now becoming a positive influence in meghan? well, maybe going back to the internet to become a second gwyneth paltrow, they were joined at the hip and certainly at the hand when you saw them in public, not so much now, i suppose meghan is not coming here. she's going straight to the door. >> but she but she will be with him at the invictus games and that will be a sign of public support with her husband. >> but the rumours, the rumours i read. carolyn, you're plugged into world didn't into this world too. she didn't want to britain with want to come to britain with harry before. harry the night before. she feared might booed. she feared she might be booed. she might be right. she might have been yeah, me. not by me been not yeah, by me. not by me . not by me. i wouldn't be there organising booing i can organising the booing that i can feel that coming towards me. >> no , certain booing noises >> no, certain booing noises heard when they have appeared in public. >> and of course the optics of that would not be particularly good. but i do feel we're seeing an attempt to recreate the somewhat tarnished sussex brand

fatigue has set in. i fear , and fatigue has set in. i fear, and certainly out in america too , certainly out in america too, which, let's face it, gave him a pretty good press for quite a long time . and now there's just long time. and now there's just a little bit of edge creeping in there. and so this very glossy documentary , well, we're going documentary, well, we're going to watch that and see what that does.i to watch that and see what that does. i must admit, i love the way harry described himself in an interview as and i quote , a an interview as and i quote, a husband, a father of two, a dog owner and founder of the invictus games, nice pecking order there . and in fact, the order there. and in fact, the only thing he missed out was the rescue chickens . rescue chickens. >> caroline, thank you. royal commentator caroline aston . commentator caroline aston. >> she is fabulous, laughing in the room with us. of course, joe phillips is back. and of course, there she is, dawn neesom. she's great, she? before go great, isn't she? before we go into the next story, what are you, a joe? you and i have known for forever . i you, a joe? you and i have known for forever. i don't think we ever spent much talking ever spent much time talking about the monarchy. are you a fan harry meghan? no

fan of harry and meghan? no >> i couldn't care less. absolutely couldn't care less. i think it's a real shame. when they together and the they first got together and the engagement was announced , i engagement was announced, i happened to be working in lambeth in south london and they came over a visit and there came over for a visit and there were people queuing 6 or 7 deep. amazing, isn't it, from 7:00 in the morning and they were many, many black afro caribbean kids, women , men, predominantly women women, men, predominantly women and children . the warmth of the and children. the warmth of the reception that that young woman was given was spine tingling . was given was spine tingling. and she has betrayed that goodwill and that welcome because it's all about her. and i should imagine they will just gently as that lady said, caroline said, they will gently uncouple and she'll carry on doing her whatever she she wants to be. >> she wants to be present in the united states. she's never, never knowingly undersells. >> she needs to don, is >> what she needs to do, don, is go to acting. i am addicted go back to acting. i am addicted to it is a fantastic to suits. it is a fantastic hasn't she hasn't she been acting since got the job? >> yes, she got the job of being

with harry. >> but you see, she was a good actress. >> i've never watched. she yes, she was really, honestly, she's brilliant in that drama. >> fantastically written drama. >> i'd rather poke my eyes out. >> i'd rather poke my eyes out. >> think. what is the >> i think. what is the character? narcissistic self character? narcissistic and self indulgent, which she plays. >> plays the type lawyer. >> she plays the type lawyer. >> she plays the type lawyer. >> great series, i think. >> it's great series, i think. >> it's great series, i think. >> it's great series, i think. >> i think joe made a really good point, though. i think the thing with meghan, she thing is with meghan, she could have such brilliant role have been such a brilliant role model hasn't . she's gone model and she hasn't. she's gone the opposite. and the polar opposite. so sad. and it's so much. i mean, it's caused so much. i mean, i was lucky enough interview was lucky enough to interview princess couple times princess diana a couple of times when boys little when the boys were very little and i just think now what she would thinking, how would be thinking, seeing how her grown up, it would her boys have grown up, it would break her heart. and i just find it very sad. >> you think if we speculate diana is dead, long dead. but i think diana would almost think diana would have almost prevented between prevented that. break—up between those she would those two, i think she would have , wouldn't she, joe? have done, wouldn't she, joe? don't you think she. >> maybe. >> well, maybe. >> well, maybe. >> he wouldn't have fallen >> maybe he wouldn't have fallen for meghan if, you know, if diana still around because diana was still around because she's. the that , she's. because the idea that, you plugged in you know, this plugged in american actress, i mean , she american actress, i mean, she ain't meryl streep, however good

suits. quite right. good but you know she the idea that she didn't know what being royal involved that you know i mean come on yeah, i know. >> i know. i know. >> i know. i know. >> right. coming on here, we do cookery programme, you know you could if you want. >> bev used to do cookery. >> bev used to do cookery. >> very good cook. i've done everything. i ended up here long time ago. >> she's going to talk about housing problems, not as housing problems, so it's not as interesting. is important. >> here's thing. reason >> here's the thing. the reason that this story is that i think this story is really important is because we that i think this story is really soportant is because we that i think this story is really so mucht is because we that i think this story is really so mucht is b giving we spend so much time giving a disproportionate amount time disproportionate amount of time to talking about net zero and carbon, whereas actually clean water, i water, probably deforestation. i feel strongly feel quite strongly about as well. water, clean well. but clean water, clean rivers, it's important. dawn and what here that what is happening here that might affect that? >> it's basically building >> well, it's basically building more which need, more homes, which we also need, which neglected decades. which is neglected for decades. i which is neglected for decades. | , which is neglected for decades. i , but, you know, we seem i mean, but, you know, we seem to be having this debate about this particular story where it's, you know, clean water or housing. it shouldn't be one or the other. we should be able to do both, to do both in a controlled way . and obviously, controlled way. and obviously, this the b word

this mentions the dreaded b word . and sort of . so brexit again, and sort of like you the eu like, you know, the eu regulations where don't have regulations where you don't have to abide by now so we can build more housing. why is someone just getting on with things just not getting on with things properly? them on just not getting on with things pr0|floodplains. them on just not getting on with things pr0|floodplains. that'shem on just not getting on with things pr0|floodplains. that's reallyn the floodplains. that's really stupid clean water. stupid and give us clean water. it's science. no. it's not rocket science. no. >> and they've done, what >> and what they've done, what the government have done, go the government have done, to go back another promise is back on yet another promise is they've ripped rules. the they've ripped up the rules. the front express rishi sunak front of the express rishi sunak saying, brexit saying, oh, it's a brexit freedom. we see taxpayer are freedom. we see the taxpayer are going pay for this, which going to pay for this, which will help housebuilders build houses houses, not the ones houses big houses, not the ones that are needed . and they will that are needed. and they will not have to do the nutrition , not have to do the nutrition, the nitrate nutrient programme anymore. we've got rivers that are filthy. we've got seas that are filthy. we've got seas that are full of sewage . people can't are full of sewage. people can't swim in them, you know , people swim in them, you know, people are getting ill from going in rivers and we want to build more and more housing. we do need housing. but why aren't we looking at high streets and town centres? you know , in centres? exactly. you know, in european cities, i know people live over there , shops come up live over there, shops come up grocers. we've got high streets,

all you raise a very interest because they've said they're going to do it. >> they said post—covid because we've got to we've got to have a new look at the high street. all these shops have closed. all these shops have closed. all these properties are above shops. redevelop shops. why don't they redevelop a department stores and malls. >> they could all be housing. >> they could all be housing. >> of talking of water, >> talking of talking of water, i'm so sorry. we want to cross over to florida. actually, there's conference about there's a press conference about there's a press conference about the believe the hurricane, i believe hurricane idalia zero 800. >> it's going to make landfall on florida's big bend. so please hunker down wherever you are. don't mess with this storm. don't mess with this storm. don't don't do anything that's to going put yourself in jeopardy . and there'll be a lot jeopardy. and there'll be a lot of help come in on the back end of help come in on the back end of this storm and we're ready to go . we as soon as it's safe to go. we as soon as it's safe to do so, you're going to see all these different assets deployed. do so, you're going to see all the stayifferent assets deployed. do so, you're going to see all the stay safe.1t assets deployed. do so, you're going to see all the stay safe. any sets deployed. do so, you're going to see all the stay safe. any questions yed. do so, you're going to see all the stay safe. any questions ?ed. so stay safe. any questions? >> do you feel like the state and residents here are for prepared this strength of the storm? you know, potentially a category five? i know we're in

category five? i know we're in category four. >> i think they're i think if you look at the counties, i think that they mobilise very quickly. i think that they've been very clear about the storm surge threat and all these zone a's across the gulf coast and probably more so than any storm that i probably more so than any storm thati can probably more so than any storm that i can remember here in recent years. so people understand, you know, we've said from the beginning it was going to probably be a major hurricane and that's what it is. and so we're here and we're ready. and we're here and we're ready. and we're going to we're going to work hard on the back end to make sure everyone gets back up on their feet. >> is the message to shelter in place all 49 counties that place for all 49 counties that are under state of emergency ? >> 7- >> so it's if 7 >> so it's if you're in a part, there's counties where the storms pass. so there may be some outer bands that's not necessarily saying shelter, saying if you're in the path of where the eyewall is going, you know, at this point, you've got to hunker down. and so those big bend counties, as we get into north central florida, you know, you're you're in jeopardy at

you're in you're in jeopardy at that and so it's really that point. and so it's really those places where it's going to hit the eyewall where the eyewall is coming in and be eyewall is coming in and to be able to not mess with it. it's going to be a significant, significant impact. any concerns about the 100 that decided to stay on cedar key? well, sure . i stay on cedar key? well, sure. i think that it's a hazardous situation. if you end up with storm surge that that even approaches that 16ft at the chance of surviving that is not great. but you would need to be maybe even like on a three story building because it is going to rise very, very highly . so but rise very, very highly. so but there were some now most people did heed the warning, but there were some that just that's just that's what they wanted to do. and so once this passes, there will be rescue efforts done , will be rescue efforts done, doneif will be rescue efforts done, done if need be. and hopefully it's not necessarily hopefully they knew what they were doing and they have a spot, but it's potentially very, very hazardous when you're talking about really

anything even approaching ten feet. but when you start talking about potentially 16ft, that is about potentially 16ft, that is a huge, huge deal. >> yesterday, the expectation was that there would be 40,000 electrical linemen in state to respond to the restoration effort . effort. >> do we what are the well, we said up to we said probably between 30 and 40. >> and that's where we're at. >> and that's where we're at. >> we're between 30 and 40. we haven't talked to the crews this morning because they're actually out in the field doing what they're doing. so i'm not so much worried about the numbers right as we are right now as much as we are getting power restored. so getting the power restored. so yeah think that yeah. okay. do you think that florida a break here and florida caught a break here and the this is hitting the fact that this is hitting the fact that this is hitting the big bend and not areas like the big bend and not areas like the tampa bay area? >> well, it's not a break for the people that are in the pathway. i think any pathway. so i think it's any time you it, it's time you have it, it's difficult. you know, if you just look at the way florida is cut difficult. you know, if you just lo

radio this morning, that is the florida governor, desantis, florida governor, ron desantis, who's conference who's doing a press conference to announce the arrival of us hurricane idalia . hurricane idalia. >> and let's hear what he's got to say. >> people. so you don't want to get hit at all. you want it to be as as modest an impact, as is humanly possible . and i think humanly possible. and i think that there's different paths that there's different paths that some of these storms could take. ian was one that was a really bad path just because it impacted so many people. like, you know, people saw the images of fort myers beach and obviously that was a catastrophic those are catastrophic those are catastrophic images. but you know, you would go hundreds of miles away and you had major, major flooding . you had erosion major flooding. you had erosion on the on the east coast of florida in places like volusia county, the beaches and things like that. you had structures falling down because because of that. so it had massive , massive that. so it had massive, massive impacts. and so any time you do this, you know , you would want this, you know, you would want it to impact a small amount of places as possible .

places as possible. >> what do you think about trump? you know, he's a resident here in florida and he hasn't commented on italia at all yet. it's not my concern. >> my concern is protecting the people of florida being ready to go . and we've done that. and go. and we've done that. and look , we in florida, you just look, we in florida, you just have to do this. i mean, this is something we put a lot of time and effort into throughout the course of each year, knowing that that there's going to be time where you're going to have to activate now, we had a to activate it. now, we had a major one last year, one of the most expensive on record . we most expensive on record. we were hoping not to have any this yeah were hoping not to have any this year. then maybe we would get off and but but that just off lucky and but but that just didn't wasn't in the cards. so you with but but that's you deal with it. but but that's that's been focus getting that's been our focus getting all ramped up. all this stuff ramped up. i think counties we're to think the counties we're to going by and large, i think have done really good job. done a really good job. >> so that florida governor >> so that is florida governor ron holding press ron desantis holding a press conference there about the incoming, you , us, hurricane incoming, you, us, hurricane idaua. incoming, you, us, hurricane idalia . we've run out of time. idalia. we've run out of time. i'm sorry to dawn neesom and jess phillips, but you're going to come back and see us again.

>> sorry, joe. you're to going come back and see us again. even if beth can't get your name right, do. if beth can't get your name rigii , do. if beth can't get your name rigii was do. if beth can't get your name rigii was distracted by ron >> i was distracted by ron desantis. we've got to go. it's the show. this is the end of the show. this is britain's here's the weather. >> the temperature is rising. boxt proud of boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> good morning. my name is rachel ayers and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast brought to you by the met office. so to start wednesday, it's been a much brighter morning than it was yesterday with plenty of sunshine around. we already seen some we have already seen some showers across the north and west and elsewhere. we'll start to see that cloud bubbling up, allowing some showers to develop as we go through the of as we go through the rest of this morning, will this morning, though, we will start those showers start to see those showers peter, out from the west we peter, out from the west as we head into this afternoon . head into this afternoon. temperatures be temperatures today will be similar to what we saw yesterday. so highs may be into the 20s, but still feeling the low 20s, but still feeling pretty that sunshine pretty pleasant in that sunshine with light now as with those light winds. now as we head through the rest of this afternoon and into this evening,

slowly, we'll see those showers petering out from the so petering out from the west. so plenty clear spells, plenty of clear spells, especially across northern and eastern areas. but looking down towards the south—west, we've got clouds and outbreaks of rain moving in during the early hours of thursday. so a warmer start there. but further north and east, a pretty chilly start to the day . so throughout thursday, the day. so throughout thursday, we'll slow , slowly see this we'll slow, slowly see this cloud and rain making its way northeastwards always drier and brighter across scotland and the far north—east.

gb news way. >> it's 12 noon. a very good afternoon . you're watching the afternoon. you're watching the live desk here on gb news. and coming up this wednesday lunchtime , hurricane idalia to lunchtime, hurricane idalia to make landfall in the next hour. governor ron desantis warns millions in florida it will be life threatening , 130 mile an life threatening, 130 mile an hour winds and a 15ft high storm surge. we'll have the latest live day of the drones. ukraine unleashes its biggest aerial attack on russia since the start of the conflict. military planes are hit 400 miles from the ukrainian border. russia warns it will not go unpunished . the it will not go unpunished. the £100 million ticket, britain's airlines counting the cost of the air traffic meltdown. another 64 planes cancelled today. but now easyjet starts repatriation flights. thousands are still stranded .