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 .

are still stranded. and we'll be showing you some boobies. both the brown type and the red footed variety. more rare bird watching coming up from cornwall. first latest headunes from cornwall. first latest headlines with . ray headlines with. ray >> good afternoon . it's one >> good afternoon. it's one minute past midday. i'm ray addison in the newsroom. 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 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. more than a quarter of a million holidaymakers are thought to have been affected by the disruption in 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 as soon as possible , getting you 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 you you keep the receipts and you claim it back . claim it back. >> james cleverly has become the first foreign secretary to visit china in five years, as during that trip, 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 . mr cleverly also said overnight. mr cleverly also said it's important to maintain regular dialogue as we seek to influence the country. the trip has been met with criticism from some tory mps who want a tougher stance on beijing. former tory party leader sir iain duncan

smith told us the government needs to decide what it wants from china . from china. >> so this is the real problem . >> so this is the real problem. what are we going over for.7 is it more business or is it more trade with them .7 or is it to trade with them? or is it to tell them that unless they get their act together and stop abusing people using slave labour? et cetera, then we won't trade with them. but we're not doing any of that . doing any of that. >> florida's governor is urging people to get out now as hurricane idalia nears landfall , threatening to directly hit the state's big bend region . the state's big bend region. these pictures came to us a few moments ago from outside fort myers, where it's just after 7 am. and as you can see, surge ing seawater, strong winds and heavy rain are moving into the southwest of the state at florida's emergency chief has told residents to drop what they're doing and get to safety . the storm is now intensified to an extremely dangerous category four with nearby states

of georgia and south carolina also under hurricane warnings . also under hurricane warnings. nottinghamshire police are flying 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 this month as he attempted to save a 29 year old who was in distress . the man who was in distress. the man sustained non—life threatening injuries and remains in hospital . all tributes have been made by 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 with 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 maxim sentence for their importation , manufacture, importation, manufacture, possession and sale to two years. new offence will also be introduced for possessing bladed articles with the intention to

endanger life or cause fear of violence. the new measures are expected to be brought in following a public consultation on 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 house sales could be complete this yeah sales could be complete this year. that's the lowest total since 2012 and it equates to the average household moving only once every 23 years . well, as once every 23 years. well, as we've been hearing, at least two people have been killed and many injured after a missile and drone attack on the ukrainian . capital >> russia launching 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

number of people. this is gb news across the uk on tv , in news across 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 . mark reay. straight back to. mark reay. >> thanks very much . so >> thanks very much. so hurricane idalia is barrelling towards florida's gulf coast set towards florida's gulf coast set to make landfall within the houn to make landfall within the hour. the governor, ron desantis, warning in the past few minutes that the category four storm is life threatening. people near the coast have been told to perhaps move inland if they can with a 15ft high. storm surge approaching , officials say surge approaching, officials say the state is braced and ready for the impending danger 30,000 extra emergency personnel on standby. this is the scene at tampa a bit further south, but further north along the coast. conditions are worsening. it is a category four hurricane. ian, the last time that this area saw such conditions was back in the

18005. such conditions was back in the 1800s. mark white's been monitoring the latest news conference for us, joins us now in the studio. and mark, already some confusion to santas basically saying it may be too late to actually move inland . late to actually move inland. hunker down is now the warning? yes i heard him say twice during the news conference that hunkered down would be the best option. >> and that normally tends to be what the authorities give out as advice when that hurricane, whichever hurricane it is, is beanng whichever hurricane it is, is bearing down on you. of course, in the hours before they want you to evacuate . but once it's you to evacuate. but once it's at that point of no return where it's only an hour or so away, then there's no point in leaving. you've just got to try and hold out . this is what he and hold out. this is what he said at a news conference in tallahassee just about 50 minutes ago. >> not go outside in the midst of this storm. if it's calm where you are, it may be because you are in the eye of the storm.

and those conditions will change very, very quickly. so wherever you are , are hunker down and you are, are hunker down and don't take anything for granted here. this is a very, very powerful storm. >> tallahassee, the state caphal >> tallahassee, the state capital, but also in the path of this hurricane . so clearly, this hurricane. so clearly, they're going to have to act , they're going to have to act, adhere to their own warnings there. yeah >> when that hurricane hits and we're expecting the first landfall at a place called keaton beach at 8 am. local time, which is about 1 keaton beach at 8 am. local time, which is about1 p.m. keaton beach at 8 am. local time, which is about1 pm. this time, which is about 1 pm. this is just extraordinary. >> pictures , aren't they? >> pictures, aren't they? >> pictures, aren't they? >> it's exploded in just a matter of days. it's gone from what was a tropical storm as it was approaching cuba. now now to category four and still intensifying. sustained winds of 130 miles an hour. you can see the lightning strikes. these win the lightning strikes. these win the storm as well. there have been 11 tornado warnings that have been issued for areas around this big bend. it's

called the area in the northwest coast of florida. so you're right, tallahassee in the path as it barrels up past georgia and into south carolina , it will and into south carolina, it will remain a hurricane as it continues inland for quite some time now. >> we're used to hurricanes, of course , hitting florida, but course, hitting florida, but normally they go up the atlantic coast. the danger with this one, it's come over the gulf where the water is warmer and that intensifies as the severity of the hurricane. >> that's absolutely right. i mean, even in the atlantic, of course, the waters are a bit warmer, which is why we're in hurricane season from june to november. so we're right smack bangin november. so we're right smack bang in the middle of it. and you mentioned the atlantic. there's a hurricane currently raging in the atlantic at the moment , raging in the atlantic at the moment, heading towards the east coast, going over the caribbean , hurricane franklin. and that is the normal path. but yes , is the normal path. but yes, sometimes they veer west. they get into the gulf of mexico and

the water is much warmer there . the water is much warmer there. so as you can see, the two hurricanes there , we've got hurricanes there, we've got idaua hurricanes there, we've got idalia on the left and then a very deep green centre, too, which indicates the depth of the depression. >> now, clearly we've got a lot of british holidaymakers out there at the moment, very popular destination at this time of year, and we're being told, said that of the 67 counties in florida, 28 are under this evacuate order. so clearly there'll be a lot of families rather concerned about what they do. i mean, if you're a resident of florida, you know what the evacuation routes are and so on. but desantis saying stay put at the moment. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and the biggest issue is going be for low lying going to be for low lying structures because we're expecting storm surge north of expecting a storm surge north of 16ft, which clearly could inundate just basic first, second storey houses . so those second storey houses. so those who are in structures,

especially , of course, you see especially, of course, you see it throughout the united states, many of the houses are wooden structures framed. they can be blown over by the wind . they can blown over by the wind. they can be inundated by these very significant storm surges , significant storm surges, hopefully for holidaymakers , if hopefully for holidaymakers, if they've not been evacuated, they tend to be in more robust, concrete, multi—story hotels. so they may well be a bit safer and clearly, the other danger about this is the timing. >> this is what breakfast time in florida . >> this is what breakfast time in florida. it's >> this is what breakfast time in florida . it's about 7:00 or in florida. it's about 7:00 or 7:15 in the morning there. so a lot of people will be perhaps waking up these are the live pictures at tampa. just to explain, this is a bit further south. so therefore, the winds not strong, but that's the not as strong, but that's the other issue. the warning is, what, 130 mile other issue. the warning is, what,130 mile an hour plus further north? >> yes, but i mean, even even further south, you're going to get tropical storm winds the entire gulf coast of florida is going to be affected by this , going to be affected by this, according to ron desantis . according to ron desantis. >> so no one, even if they are

out of the main impact zone , out of the main impact zone, directly affected by the eye of this storm, should be complacent. he says, because they are likely to be still impacted and there will be very heavy rainfall , impacted and there will be very heavy rainfall, as impacted and there will be very heavy rainfall , as there always heavy rainfall, as there always is with these hurricanes. so you're going to get flooding, but you're going to get that storm surge pushing the seawater in land as well to add to the problems that people are facing. the thing to add, mark, is, of course, this comes as just a day after the anniversaries of hurricane katrina and hurricane new orleans . hurricane hurricane katrina and hurricane new orleans. hurricane ida. yeah which impacted very significantly . by hurricane significantly. by hurricane katrina back in 2005. we remember that was a category three hurricane. but that it overwhelmed the levees in new orleans, the loss of life as a result, 1300 people lost their lives as a result of that. >> now, the other interesting, i

think cedar key was just learning may be that where it's going to make landfall, well, they're obviously tracking it at they're obviously tracking it at the that speed is the moment that the speed is sort now the sort of varying now the other aspect we've ron aspect is we've heard ron desantis, the florida governor talking. he is, of course, probably going and go for probably going to try and go for this ticket for the this republican ticket for the presidency . and wonders what presidency. and one wonders what the situation is about calling in federal help , where the in federal help, where the president, joe biden, would have to get involved in that process. >> well, we know certainly that to get involved in that process. >> national know certainly that to get involved in that process. >> national guard:ertainly that to get involved in that process. >> national guard and inly that to get involved in that process. >> national guard and thatthat the national guard and that would be probably the florida national guard are helping out as our coastguard personnel as well. and all of the associated emergency services, these natural disasters are always a big test. we often find in america that actually if federal authorities controlled by fema , authorities controlled by fema, they are often found wanting. and it's actually at state level where they can make a real difference. so you know, for ron desantis , a big tester for him, desantis, a big tester for him, i think live pictures here. >> we're seeing traffic on the

road. perhaps they are taking the warnings to move further inland . you can see that the inland. you can see that the water on that right hand side on that bridge is starting to build up. i think this might be, again , in the tampa area with an indication that perhaps that won't be seeing the worst at the moment of the winds and the storm surge. that's going to be perhaps about 50 miles further north. but certainly there'll be a lot of concern after what we've heard in tampa bay. this is what we've heard in tallahassee in terms of the state capital about what's going to be happening in this next houn to be happening in this next hour. some flashing lights in the distance as well in terms of desantis, we think he's likely to stay at his command post effectively. >> yeah, that they're hunkered down themselves in tallahassee just they'll give regular updates and of course, the national hurricane centre will give us the latest tracking and the fact , of course, that this the fact, of course, that this hurricane continues to

strengthen, mark. it's pushing forward at 80 miles an hour anyway, which add to that to the sustained winds of 130 miles an houn sustained winds of 130 miles an hour. it's going to be devastating for a lot of especially the more fragile buildings . especially the more fragile buildings. but i think it's the storm surge that's really the biggest issue we find with hurricanes in the past, that the storm surge is really which causes flooding, catastrophic loss of life. and we saw now with countless hurricanes, especially with katrina, where people were in buildings , they people were in buildings, they were going up into the attic space to effect to try to escape the rising water. and of course, once in the attic space, they couldn't get out of the roof. they were trying to smash their way through the roof in a lot of cases, and some couldn't manage to do that. and they drowned without rising water. >> mark, thank you for that. 45 minutes. we think it'll make landfall in that area. we'll update you, of course, with all the latest live from florida. and monitoring the and keep monitoring the situation. for the moment.

situation. mark, for the moment. thank for that. move thank you for that. let's move on the latest on the on now to the latest on the diplomatic with james diplomatic front with james cleverly in beijing for the first visit of a uk foreign secretary more than five years, he said had tough he said he had tough conversations with the chinese vice president, han geng , but vice president, han geng, but many within his own party saying he should not there at all in he should not be there at all in duncan smith, warning that the government's duncan smith, warning that the government' smelled terribly of engagement smelled terribly of appeasement, he said earlier. but the foreign secretary said to not engage would be a sign of weakness, adding, i've had a number of conversations with senior of the senior representatives of the chinese government. i've raised human in single one human rights in every single one of meetings , and will of those meetings, and i will continue so . tom harwood, continue to do so. tom harwood, our deputy political editor joining us now from downing street. and tom, the background to , of course, that the to this, of course, is that the foreign affairs select committee had been urging us to be treating the whole situation of china as a threat, effectively a certainly, although i think it is important to note that the chairman of the foreign affairs

select committee, alicia kearns, who i believe we're speaking to in a bit on this channel, has been saying this morning that it's right for the foreign secretary to visit beijing. >> it's right to have this policy of strategic engagement with the chinese authorities, not blind to the atrocities that they carried out, but not yet completely disengaged . beijing completely disengaged. beijing from what is the second largest economy in the world. and i think that this visit would not be happening had secretary blinken, the us secretary of state, not made a similar visit just two months ago. it seems that the united kingdom is really following in the footsteps of the united states andindeed footsteps of the united states and indeed of france and germany, who have also made similar visits in recent months . the united kingdom isn't stepping out alone here, and i think it's very doubtful that the uk would be making a visit like this. would be having meetings like this had nato allies not done the same in recent months. >> and that's an interesting

point because that that report from that foreign affairs committee, again, talking of incoherence since in the uk approach and of course, one of the complications being are we going to go a lone path away from the eu ? so certainly and from the eu? so certainly and there is a big divide , of there is a big divide, of course, within the conservative party which you alluded to there. >> iain duncan smith having a very different view from rishi sunak. rishi sunak stood to be leader of the conservative party on a pledge to declare china as a threat to the united kingdom. but when he became prime minister, we did see this pivot. no longer is china being described as a threat by rishi sunak. instead a strategic challenge . and therefore we get challenge. and therefore we get this policy of strategic engagement where we are to talking the chinese. we aren't sort of walking away and that the government believes the way to influence china to the extent that the uk can can is to be there in the room having those

meetings. although it must be said that there are many people on the backbenches, particularly of the conservative party, who think this wrong thing to think this is the wrong thing to do, who thinks that the united kingdom should be having a much more length relationship more arm's length relationship with china, particularly due to their crackdown on civil liberties in hong kong and in xinjiang ? xinjiang? >> indeed. well, tom, thank you for that . from downing street, for that. from downing street, tom alicia kearns am tom mentioning alicia kearns am very to say we can now very glad to say we can now speak alisa. the chair of the speak to alisa. the chair of the foreign affairs select committee , who can join us. lisa kearns thank for time. thank you for your time. i gather you spoke to james cleverly on the plane just before he left for beijing. can i ask you , did you urge him i ask you, did you urge him perhaps that it was not the best thing to go? >> so my view is it's really important that the chinese communist party hears firmly from as many countries as possible that we will not accept their degrading into totalitarianism . actually, what totalitarianism. actually, what they need is for james cleverly to go to china and make absolutely clear that we will not accept transnational

oppression, that defence is not an escalation and that we expect them to stop with their pursuance of policies, of abuse, of rule of law, abuse of human rights , and also essentially rights, and also essentially trying to undermine the international rules based system they need to hear this and he said that there have been tough conversations that he's had with the chinese vice president, han zheng. >> but clearly, when your own committee says that he's entering hostile territory, there are within those within your own party in duncan smith especially saying this is, i think, project kowtow is his phrase . phrase. >> so, look, i fundamentally disagree. >> i spent years working in the foreign office, became before i became an mp . it is more became an mp. it is more important to be in the room having really tough arguments and i mean arguments than to not be having them because that's how you end up with miscalculation and that's how you end up with errors. so even dunng you end up with errors. so even during the cold war, we made sure that russia and the us had a constant level of a private but constant level of dialogue to make sure there

weren't miscalculations. we are not war with china , but i, not at war with china, but i, above all others , have been very above all others, have been very clear on just how big a threat china is to us. but that doesn't mean shouting into the twittersphere. it means holding to account they see the to account when they see the whites your which they whites of your eyes, which they do want do. do not want to do. >> right. so do you make >> right. so how do you make them listen? is it the carrot or them listen? is it the carrot or the stick? because certainly obviously in terms of the carrot and deals doesn't and trade deals that doesn't seem worked. they've seem to have worked. they've carried on with the situation with the uighurs, with with the hong the hong kong protests, all the issues , of course, then about issues, of course, then about surveillance and so on. >> so our priority at the moment for me is protecting the british people. so making sure that we rip out those technologies they are trying to insert into our lives, to monitor us, to exfiltrate our data , to be able exfiltrate our data, to be able to control us or to make us reliant on them, to strip out the investment, which is the chinese investment, which is actually hostile to control our critical national industries and to sure we change to make sure we change legislation to protect us. so i've just laid a load of amendments. the procurement bill

that were accepted by the government around national security, chinese security, the illegal chinese police stations cutting confucius these confucius funding, these are meaningful things that focus on what we do to keep what we can do to keep our people safe . people safe. >> and what are the situation then in the pacific region? the asia pacific region, particularly taiwan and south koreans very concerned . the koreans very concerned. the japanese very concerned . should japanese very concerned. should was ian duncan smith indicates be taking a far harder line on that. >> absolutely . look, i took my >> absolutely. look, i took my committee to taiwan in november. we were the first committee in 16 years. i have held events supporting taiwan in parliament, consistent . and our report is consistent. and our report is the first time that a parliamentary body has said that taiwan is an independent country. we recognise that china's claims, but we do not accept them in the report. we set out a number of ways that we can enhance our relationship with taiwan because let's be very clear, our supporting the self determination of a democracy in its people is not a threat to china and that is something that cleverly needs to make very clear. in his

engagements in beijing. >> okay, there are those cynics who suggest that this is a softening up visit to try to get rishi sunak to a meeting with xi jinping at the g20 summit in new delhi. of course , as if, of delhi. of course, as if, of course, xi jinping actually attends that. i mean, do you think that would be a fair assessment? is that the right thing to do to make the first diplomatic step towards that for so the finest diplomatic step was actually the chinese communist party coming to the coronation. >> we made very clear that james cleverly would not and should not that happened . not go before that happened. right. do think that rishi right. but i do think that rishi sunak should meet xi sunak should meet with xi jinping because surrounding xi jinping because surrounding xi jinping are advisers who are telling him that the west isn't firm on taiwan , telling him that firm on taiwan, telling him that the west won't stand firm in defence of self—determination and human rights and protecting the waterways within the indo—pacific. we need rishi sunak to go. maybe it's his love actually moment. i just don't know. but for him to look, xi jinping in the eyes and make

clear that british values stand steadfast here and in the indo—pacific are okay. >> and just touching on bearing in mind what we've seen in both russia and ukraine in the past 24 hours, should there also be a warning to be rather a little more hands off in terms of what russia is doing on the european stage without question. >> so china, they have so far. i will give them the tiniest bit of credit which given their efforts to undermine parliamentarians , is quite parliamentarians, is quite difficult. sometimes but they have helped limit putin's interest in using nuclear weapons that is well accepted, but let's be very clear that they're giving increasing trade to russia is helping them to evade sanctions, and they are not doing enough to reel in putin, who is desperate for their support to maintain his war crimes. so, yes, i think james cleverly is very aware of the need to land those points with xi jinping . but i also with xi jinping. but i also think we're seeing slight changes in the chinese narrative over the last two months where they're looking like they're starting get tired of what's

starting to get tired of what's taking place in ukraine. so let us hope that the chinese decide to be positive. international actors . ultimately, what james actors. ultimately, what james cleverlys visit should be saying is you a future is if you want a future relationship with us, that's down to your behaviour because we will continue to uphold our values now expect you to values and now we expect you to be a positive contributor the be a positive contributor to the world stage and the world community. >> alicia kearns tory, chair of the foreign affairs select committee, thank you very much for joining us here on gb news. forjoining us here on gb news. thanks for your time . and of thanks for your time. and of course update you with course we'll update you with what's beijing what's been happening in beijing as reflect now as well. but let's reflect now that day two of the ulez that it's day two of the ulez expansion and next year's mayoral election will not be a referendum on that low emission zone, to according sadiq khan himself. well, the zone expanding, of course, to cover all of greater london yesterday. the mayor saying he will instead be judged on his over be judged on his record over a range of areas. the expansion certainly proven to be, well, controversial . all our london controversial. all our london reporter lisa hartle has the latest for us. >> the ultra low emission zone and clean air zones have been

introduced in london and other cities to tackle air pollution in the main pollutants is in one of the main pollutants is pm 2.5 particulate matter , far pm 2.5 particulate matter, far smaller than a grain of sand that can enter our bloodstream when we breathe them. >> in the world health organisation has a target to reduce the annual level of this pollution to five micrograms per cubic of air. in 2022, cubic metre of air. in 2022, london had an average concentration of 9.6. the government's current target is ten. >> in london. >> in london. >> when you look at the emissions within london, there are two major contributors . are two major contributors. >> one is the motor vehicle and the second is combustion of wood. >> independent air quality scientist michael bull explained to me how these levels differ drastically . throughout the day drastically. throughout the day we looked on a website called london air to see the levels of pm 2.5 in south london's bromley over a week, so current early pm 2.5 is at about six. >> i think that's an hourly

average . average. >> and if you just look at the way that graph is moving, so you could look on this day and things would look very bad . things would look very bad. >> so just by going and looking on 1—1 particular instance in time , you have no idea whether time, you have no idea whether you're complying because because this week you could have gone and measured six or you could have gone and measured 20. >> so because the levels fluctuate so you have to fluctuate so much, you have to take annual level for pm 2.5 take the annual level for pm 2.5 in bromley, which is ten, the ulez in bromley is not just aimed achieving it in aimed at achieving it in bromley, it's aimed at improving it across london because as the air comes in from bromley, it will pick up more. >> is this point. will pick up more. >> is this point . as the air >> is this point. as the air moves across london, it picks up the pollution and so improving it in bromley bromley might comply, but it will help the centre of london comply by using it and doing it in bromley as well. >> so what impact is the air quality having on people physically? >> so in the long term the effects are things like an

increased risk of cancer, particularly lung cancer. >> it's estimated that 1 in 10 lung cancers in in london are caused by air pollution. there the effects on the lungs. so chronic lung diseases like copd and asthma , but also things that and asthma, but also things that people might not be aware of. so there's an increased risk of things like dementia, strokes , things like dementia, strokes, heart attacks, and then what we see when there are very high levels that are kind of outside of the normal levels of toxic air is that there's an increase in the number of people admitted to hospital with heart attacks, with breathing attacks and with strokes . and that's been strokes. and that's been replicated again and again in different cities across the world. >> so the mayor of london offers a scrappage scheme to people with that don't meet a scrappage scheme to people witiemission that don't meet a scrappage scheme to people witiemission standards meet a scrappage scheme to people witiemission standards foreet the emission standards for kevin, who owns a garage in south london, he says the amount offered enough . offered isn't enough. >> you're not going to a >> if you're not going to buy a new car for £2,000, you're not going buy car for £2,000. >> that's compatible. >> that's compatible. >> the prices have rocketed just because of the deadline . because of the deadline. >> me personally, i looked

yesterday for a compatible vehicle and the price from last year to this year it's gone up like £5,000. >> ulez is impacting many financially at a difficult time with people only being given nine months notice of the expansion . but by lowering air expansion. but by lowering air pollution levels, the science says lives will be saved. so the question is, can we afford not to? lisa hartle gb news london. >> you're watching the live desk. stay with us. we'll have the very latest from florida. these are the pictures in tampa. that's downtown tampa and also in tampa bay preparing for the landfall of hurricane idalia and ron desantis , the governor ron desantis, the governor warning it will be life threatening . catastrophic damage threatening. catastrophic damage will occur . the storm surge, you will occur. the storm surge, you can see the waves there on the right of your picture will be reaching 15 to 16ft high. millions are being urged to move inland or to hunker down. we'll have the very latest shortly. first, the news headlines with .

ray >> thanks , mark. good afternoon. >> thanks, mark. good afternoon. 1230. our top stories this hour. easyjet has begun three days of repatriation flights after an air traffic control fault left thousands of british tourists stranded abroad . and the first stranded abroad. and the first from palma and faro flying to london gatwick later , whilst london gatwick later, 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 . james cleverly the disruption. james cleverly has become the first foreign secretary to visit china in five years. during the visit , mr years. during the visit, mr cleverly held face to face talks with the country's vice president and told broadcasters the uk is, quote, clear eyed that china will not change overnight . it the trip has been

overnight. it the trip has been met with criticism from some tory mps who want a tougher stance against beijing , stance against beijing, florida's governor as we've been hearing, is urging people to get out now as hurricane idalia nears landfall , threatening to nears landfall, threatening to directly hit the state's big bend region. these pictures came to us within the last half hour from outside fort myers , where from outside fort myers, where it's just after 7:31 am, as you can see, surging seawater, strong winds, heavy rain also moving into the southwest of the state. the storm is now weakened slightly, but is still considered extremely dangerous . considered extremely dangerous. florida's emergency chief telling residents to drop what they're doing and get to safety and 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 this month as he was attempting to save a 29 year old who was in distress. the man sustained non—life—threatening

injuries and does remain in hospital . all tributes have been hospital. all tributes have been made by senior officers along with the prime minister , who with the prime minister, who said it was a terrible reminder of the work the police do. every day to keep us safe . well, you day to keep us safe. well, you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com .

the time he accidentally called his chinese wife, japanese, in front of the chinese foreign minister. so quite a gaffe there . but at that point, jeremy hunt even said he was going to double down on the golden era, this golden being the idea by golden era being the idea by george osborne david cameron george osborne, david cameron of being china's best friend in the west, that has that has now west, that has that term has now been properly retired from from usage in british diplomatic circles. no one would be talking about that anymore . and the about that anymore. and the reason for it is because in five years there have been so many different things have different things that have worsened british worsened the british relationship hong relationship with china and hong kong. for one, the growing and growing knowledge about what's

happening in xinjiang , the happening in xinjiang, the province where the uyghurs live. there has been the pandemic where people have questions over where people have questions over where exactly the virus came from, just to name a few. so it does feel like a completely different world. but cleverly is going this week because there's a host of different western nafions a host of different western nations have gone, including the americans. you're listening to gb news radio show . gb news radio show. >> well , come gb news radio show. >> well, come back to the gb news radio show. >> well , come back to the live desk. >> let's bring you an update from florida with hurricane idaua from florida with hurricane idalia barrelling towards the landfall , idalia barrelling towards the landfall, which is idalia barrelling towards the landfall , which is expected idalia barrelling towards the landfall, which is expected in about half an hour. this landfall, which is expected in about half an hour . this is a about half an hour. this is a bit further south in tampa bay , bit further south in tampa bay, but clearly you can see the wind whipping up the waves. we're being told by the national hurricane centre that the winds have eased slightly. so it's now a category three, rather than category four hurricane. but and

here's the sting in the tail. that still means wind speeds of 125 miles an hour. now we're being told that the storm's track is heading towards what they call the big bend coastline , which is to the north of tampa . and indications are that because of the shape of the coast line, that will bring a massive storm surge as the weight of water actually hits the shoreline with a storm surge of 15 to 16ft high. we're being told. and this could cause most of the damage in dications that the water will pile up in the bay . according to scientists at bay. according to scientists at the national hurricane centre. so we'll keep you updated on that. you can see even this fixed camera, the cctv cameras is actually shaking now in the winds as they pick up. but all the latest live coming up with landfall expected now in the next half hour . now here,

next half hour. now here, britain's airline industry starting to count the cost of the air traffic meltdown paralysing the industry earlier this week. 100 million and more. they say another 64 planes cancelled today, although easyjet has started to fly. special repatriation flights from gatwick to try to rescue the thousands , tens of thousands the thousands, tens of thousands of these still stuck , landed and of these still stuck, landed and trapped abroad . let's get the trapped abroad. let's get the latest now with theo chikomba , latest now with theo chikomba, our national news reporter. and theo indications perhaps that the airline industry is trying to catch up with the repatriation flights, but also literally counting the cost. now of all this . of all this. >> they are indeed that bill, when it does come in, is likely to be high watering after we know following monday that fallout following the glitch that affected the system , which that affected the system, which allows them to allow flights to go in and out of airports. where we are at the moment is at heathrow airport between 6 am. and midday today. heathrow airport between 6 am. and midday today . ten flights

and midday today. ten flights were cancelled and several were delayed . and this afternoon, delayed. and this afternoon, though , three flights have been though, three flights have been cancelled . this is the places cancelled. this is the places across europe and across the uk as well. elsewhere though, at gatwick airport, they have told us that two flights have been cancelled today and the operation is largely running smoothly at the moment. but of course, as we've mentioned, easyjet are running some of those repatriation flights which are going from places like palma and also faro today. and they'll be running over the next couple of weeks. but it aside from the numbers themselves , it's the numbers themselves, it's the passengers. it's been a inconvenience for many of them . inconvenience for many of them. some are making the most of it. but for many people, they're saying we are now stranded either abroad or trying to go from the uk to other destinations . we've heard from destinations. we've heard from lucy , who shared her story lucy, who shared her story following her flight being cancelled and this is what she had to say. >> it's meant to be flying off at 6 am. yeah saturday morning.

woke up at 3 am. to a text to say your flight's been cancelled. we obviously didn't know what to we headed to know what to do, so we headed to the airport and the guy was like, there's no point trying to get in there or do anything. go home and try and find another flight. easyjet flight. but on the easyjet system, no new flights system, there are no new flights to and we've got to barcelona and we've got a connecting from barcelona connecting flight from barcelona to ibiza tomorrow at lunchtime. so we had no way of getting to ibiza to get that next flight. so we've had to try and find another one for this evening. but who knows if that will still go itself. we booked a hotel for two days obviously that's two days and obviously that's not to be used when we not been able to be used when we can't get in contact with anyone to get compensation for that. i mean, to call easyjet mean, i've tried to call easyjet so times, it just they so many times, but it just they end on you like you end the call on you like you can't even to a human. can't even speak to a human. it's just a robot. which is it's just a robot. um, which is incredibly frustrating. but i've written that, written down everything that, like, of like, we've lost in terms of like, we've lost in terms of like money then like money wise to then hopefully once go to ibiza hopefully once we go to ibiza and come back, fingers crossed that we can then sort of get on to easyjet can we have to easyjet and say, can we have some compensation please . for

some compensation please. for the chaos caused by this data processing glitch? >> should not happen again. that's according to the head of the national air traffic services , martin ralph, he said services, martin ralph, he said this in a statement very occasionally technical issues occur that are complex and take longer to resolve in such of an event. as such an issue. our systems are designed to isolate the problem and prioritise continued safe air traffic travel, and of course they've had to enter data manually. but they have now said though the system is resolved. but it is that backlog of people who had their flights delayed and cancelled and of course they had an impact on also people operating the flights as well. we're talking about the staff who operate them, pilots and so on. so over the next few days, people will be able to return home, but many others will still be stranded . and for how long? be stranded. and for how long? it's quite clear at the it's not quite clear at the moment.

>> some people reporting >> i think some people reporting they can't get flights they still can't get flights until later. now until monday or even later. now we've got willie walsh, who of course, was a former boss of british now the british airways, now the director of iata, the director general of iata, the airlines effectively airlines trade body, effectively saying, know , it's the saying, look, you know, it's the airlines to stump up all airlines having to stump up all the costs now to help people . the costs now to help people. all nats, which is a commercial concern. the air traffic control set up not paying a penny. so there seems to a bit of a row there seems to be a bit of a row actually breaking out within the industry itself . if there is industry itself. if there is indeed there have been many critical voices over the last 48 hours or so. >> how can this situation happen? it's caused caused chaos across the country and passengers are left thinking , passengers are left thinking, how is this situation happen at this moment in time? they never thought we'd see something like this at this moment in time. and of course, it's an inconvenience as people are preparing for either going back to work as they were meant to do, and parents are preparing for their children to go back to school next week. but for those in the

industry , many more questions industry, many more questions and we do understand a report will be looked into to look into how this situation occurred . and how this situation occurred. and this will be available for members of the public to see as well. >> indeed, whenever that, of course, arrives , perhaps a delay course, arrives, perhaps a delay on that given the circumstances. for the moment, theo , at for the moment, theo, at heathrow, the worst hit today, of course, 64 flights in total across the airline industry today being hit. thanks very much. more from you, of course, a little later. now, abroad , the a little later. now, abroad, the biggest coordinated drone attack on russian soil since the start of the war. those were the words of the war. those were the words of russia's defence ministry as ukraine launched drone strikes on six russian regions , even on six russian regions, even damaging military aircraft at an airfield. 400 miles from the ukrainian border. but russia warning the attacks will not go unpunished . at least two people unpunished. at least two people have been killed in kyiv after russia launched a cruise missile attack on the ukrainian capital. let's get the very latest now with ukrainian member of

parliament, kira rudik. of course , us updated course, keeps us updated regularly . kayla, thank for regularly. kayla, thank you for your time . first, just to your time. first, just to reflect on what's happened in ukraine, about ukraine, what's the latest about the those cruise strikes the effect those cruise strikes had on kyiv ? had on on kyiv? >> hi, mark. thank you so much for having me. well, indeed, this night, most of people in kyiv spent in the bomb shelters i >> -- >> and right now we have the confirmation of at least two deaths. it is terrifying and it is terrible . but honestly, it's is terrible. but honestly, it's not anything unusual. is terrible. but honestly, it's not anything unusual . and this not anything unusual. and this is what is happening almost every other night. so when russia is saying, oh, there will be a results and we will fight back and we say, you brought it on yourself, please leave our country, stop the war, because really we never we never started it. we never wanted anything like this to happen. so our forces are fighting back . they forces are fighting back. they are putting a pressure on russia

, trying to exhaust their resources and destroy whatever it is possible so that so that they will have less and less resources to continue bombarding us and killing innocent civilians. >> i think i'm right in saying that ukraine has not officially acknowledged the drone attacks that have taken place on russian soil, but certainly we've seen these military transport planes set on fire, peskov, which is quite a way from ukraine. i think a components factory at bryansk making parts of russia's weapons system also attacked. so clearly ukraine might indicate it's after military targets . it's after military targets. >> indeed , there are no official >> indeed, there are no official confirmation from our forces , confirmation from our forces, but i think it's safe to say that ukraine is doing everything possible and impossible to protect our citizens and destroy the military targets inside russia to just to put the

pressure and decrease their ability to kill us. yeah >> now, clearly, the latest developments indicate this is coming into sort of an aerial warfare . you've been promised warfare. you've been promised more f—16s , but i know you've more f—16s, but i know you've lost one of your top gun pilots recently in that accident . so recently in that accident. so how is the ukrainian population thinking about this? this could be an air war fairly shortly, perhaps it could be. >> if we look at how they're nato military commanders are acting, they would never start any campaign without having domination in the sky. unfortunately, we do not have such a choice because we do not have the planes. however we can be prepared and we can keep begging for them as we have done since the day. one of the full scale invasion. so for us it is again another matter of survival and we are really waiting until the trainings of the f—16s will be finalised and then when we will get the fighter jets, not

only that would be an additional layer of security for people who are sleeping at night, but also of course, it should be a tremendous change, hopefully a tipping point in terms of the counteroffensive and of course the timings of these things absolutely essential. >> i mean, how much time have you got before winter starts to draw in there? and obviously that changes things on the battlefield and in the air. >> it is true. well mark, honestly, we have very small hope that we will get fighter jets on this fighting season like before for the winter hits last year. the winter started like early november for us. and it seems that with the timeline, the fighter jets would not get here. however we cannot lose any day. this is why we are pushing for forward and doing like acting from all the sides to make sure that we will receive them as soon as possible kyra .

them as soon as possible kyra. >> as ever, thank you very much for updating us there in kyiv with the latest. good to talk to you once again. thanks very much indeed.thank you once again. thanks very much indeed. thank you. now, let's update you on prince harry's latest documentary for netflix , latest documentary for netflix, hean latest documentary for netflix, heart of invictus. it's been released today. it follows six athletes competing in the 2022 invictus games. of course , the invictus games. of course, the latest due in germany fairly shortly. this is the trailer for it is here at the invictus games that you realise whatever you carry it was the springboard that propelled you to the next level . well, a fairly rare level. well, a fairly rare recognisable voiceover in that another recognisable voice now royal correspondent cameron walker, joining us in the studio. not just doing the commentary, i think he's executive producer as such. >> yes. well productions, which is harry meghan's production arm, has been part of this documentary on netflix. prince harry, of course, executive

producing you said. and producing it, as you said. and in the first episode, he talks actually, he criticises the media over their approach. funnily enough. yeah. of how they covered him being in afghanistan , first of all, afghanistan, first of all, having to be evacuated extracted because the an australian publication broke the embargo . publication broke the embargo. but then he talks about the fact that they weren't focusing enough on the wounded veterans and were focusing too much on himself . so this and were focusing too much on himself. so this documentary is prince harry taking back control? i think of that narrative by focusing the spotlight very much on the wounded veterans, which is, of course, what the invictus games is all about, a paralympic style competition for wounded veterans to compete in sporting events . to compete in sporting events. so that's what prince harry is doing . and i think he's kind of doing. and i think he's kind of doneit doing. and i think he's kind of done it quite successfully, to be almost like be honest. it's almost like having the old prince harry back . really distances himself having the old prince harry back . anyy distances himself having the old prince harry back . any mention es himself having the old prince harry back . any mention of himself having the old prince harry back . any mention of the self having the old prince harry back . any mention of the royal from any mention of the royal family. >> yes. do we remember that very famous course. the famous clip? of course. the interview. and was stood down interview. and he was stood down effectively outside his apache helicopter. and then we had the

incoming and he races off to get into the helicopter on active service. so it's going back to that sort of image, is it? yeah, it certainly is. >> and i believe we've got a clip, actually, of prince harry talking about his time in afghanistan in have been staying overnight. that's not right in front of me . front of me. >> blew open and all you could see was the air hospital . three see was the air hospital. three young british soldiers all wrapped in plastic and their bodies in pieces. i saw what only people had talked about . only people had talked about. that was the real trigger for i'm now seeing the real cost of war, not just those individuals, but also their families and what that would mean and how their lives would literally change forever . it took lives would literally change forever. it took me time to realise that in war it's not just the soldiers and it's not just the soldiers and it's not just those on the front line that pay such a heavy price. it's everybody stepping foot off the plane . and i was angry that

the plane. and i was angry that this has happened to these guys. i was angry that the media weren't covering it . so he's speaking. >> it's sort of quite hushed tones there. and i was going to ask you, because you've had a sneak preview of this, you know, is it about those soldiers and invictus or is it about harry and meghan? i think we've probably got our answer there. >> yeah, you certainly have. i think it's probably prince >> yeah, you certainly have. i think imaybeiably prince >> yeah, you certainly have. i think imaybe 5.»ly prince >> yeah, you certainly have. i think imaybe 5. meghan’rince >> yeah, you certainly have. i think imaybe 5. meghan ande >> yeah, you certainly have. i think imaybe 5. meghan and the harry, maybe 5. meghan and the rest of it is very much focusing on those six individuals from different countries who are part of their team. invictus one of which is actually from ukraine. i saw your previous item and it takes them on the journey from a nine months before the invictus games in the hague of 2022. so it starts before the russian invasion. it ends after the russian invasion. and unfortunately , that particular unfortunately, that particular veteran was captured by russia. and it talks about the propaganda videos which russia is using for . propaganda videos which russia is using for. her so it's a really powerful story. subjects then really sensitive subject . then really sensitive subject. it's really traumatic. there's a lot actually about the hidden

costs of coming back home following fighting in a war and talking about ptsd and so on, ptsd, mental health. in fact, i think all of the dutch team is all veterans suffering from ptsd. so it's all of it's basically focusing the spotlight on that right now. >> there's been much concerned station on them losing their deal with with various outlets netflix is still on board and clearly from what we've seen and heard , this is actually quite heard, this is actually quite a good documentary, an and he's put together something that's of great importance to those people who go to the invictus games with the next one due in what, 2 or 3 weeks time. >> yes. dusseldorf from the 9th of september, that kicks off. yeah. they've used the oscar winning directors to make this documentary. it is very slick. it's very well done. the question is, because harry is not really using his royal titles in this at all, unlike last year's documentary , the six last year's documentary, the six part documentary, harry and meghan, where they talked about their relationship with the

royal family were royal family and were criticising certain members of the family 2.4 million the royal family 2.4 million people watched that on the first day. that's higher ratings than even the crown on netflix. it's really but was really successful, but it was all about the royal family. this is about veterans and not the royal so that will it royal family. so that will it rates it be box rates as well and will it be box office? is it going be box office? is it going to be box office? is it going to be box office? are harry and meghan office? and are harry and meghan going to be worth the money to the netflix executives? >> but in terms a piece >> yeah, but in terms of a piece of television, this proper documentary. >> parts, one >> absolutely. five parts, one hour length each. yes. and hour in length each. yes. and it's all available on netflix how. >> now. >> mean while in balmoral in the north of scotland we have the royal family with their traditional summer break, including young prince andrew. yes and we think beatrice and eugenie as well. yes. and an indication that it is the king who wanted him back in the family fold, even though he's not a frontline member of the royal family. yes. >> the duchess of york is also up in balmoral, we understand this as and yes, the this as well. and yes, the mirror reporting that it was mirror is reporting that it was actually prince william that was

overruled by the king in order to be photographed driving prince william, kate and prince andrew to crathie kirk. the church just next to balmoral. interesting image . no, nothing interesting image. no, nothing in the royal family happens by accident. this was the least popular royal in the british public. prince andrew with the most pictured alongside the most popular royal from my understanding, it was very much well , the mirror is reporting well, the mirror is reporting that it was the king overruling. i know as a fact that if you remember to garter day last year , prince william was lobbying the late queen and prince charles was as well to not allow prince andrew to take part in any of the public procedure things. i suspect prince william's position hasn't changed, suggest to changed, which would suggest to me story is a me that the mirror story is a little accurate. right. little bit accurate. right. >> right. okay. and do you think we'll any more royal family we'll have any more royal family on together in balmoral, or on show together in balmoral, or is that the sort of signal that's been issued from that car shop? >> well, perhaps there's been a few suggestions. we've had a few surprise engagements from the king, so we'll have to wait and

see. >> thank you very much >> cameron, thank you very much indeed updating us on that. indeed for updating us on that. now the hurricane made now the hurricane has made landfall. idalia . it landfall. all this is idalia. it is a category three, rather is now a category three, rather than category four. but still winds of 125 miles an hour, according to the hurricane centre there in florida. i think we may have some pictures coming in to indicate that this is what is happening down in tampa bay. you can see the water there heading onto that roadway further north. well, it looks as if a police car actually is now closed at that roadway there as people try to get away from the coastal areas and good indication of a 15ft high storm surge. the latest coming up live. stay with us. >> the temperature's rising . >> the temperature's rising. boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello again. it's luke miall from the met office with your gb news weather forecast as we head through this evening. those showers that we've had today will to ease away clear

will tend to ease away clear spells across many parts and turning chilly there. turning quite chilly out there. and all this and that's all down to this ridge of high pressure that's building in overnight across the uk either side uk with low pressure either side of but that settles things of us. but that settles things down for the next 12 hours or so. so a few showers to come for the next of hours, but the next couple of hours, but they fade away. then as they will fade away. and then as you can see, starry skies across much of the country, allowing our really dip our temperatures to really dip away. will to away. but they will begin to come across southwest come up across the southwest later on in the night as we see cloud rain pushing on the cloud and rain pushing on the doors of pembrokeshire and the far southwest of england by dawn. but as i say, 8 or 9 in towns and cities, cold, lower than this in the countryside . than this in the countryside. but it's the focus is going to be the rain across the southwest through the morning. heavy through the morning. some heavy rain across wales, rain coming across wales, central southern england and for northern ireland as well. that rain getting into the midlands by the middle part of the day to the of it, it the north and east of it, it stays dry, the sky turning a little bit hazy from time to time, but some decent spells of sunshine temperatures sunshine and temperatures in the sunshine still 20, 21 degrees, but quite cool and grey under

this cloud and rain through the day. forward into day. now running forward into friday. most of that rain will push its way through and then friday. most of that rain will push see vay through and then friday. most of that rain will push see ay through and then friday. most of that rain will push see a mixtureh and then friday. most of that rain will push see a mixture of nd then friday. most of that rain will push see a mixture of sunshine. we'll see a mixture of sunshine. but showers breaking but some heavy showers breaking out the afternoon out through the afternoon on friday. so these are your maximum temperatures. as i say, some sunshine. but some clouds, some sunshine. but also some heavy downpours to watch for. by by the watch out for. by by the temperatures rising. >> boxt solar our proud sponsors of weather on .

gb news. >> it's 1:00. gb news. >> it's1:00. a very good afternoon. you're watching the live desk here on gb news. and coming up this wednesday lunchtime , the hurricane hits lunchtime, the hurricane hits idaua lunchtime, the hurricane hits idalia makes landfall in florida with winds of 125 miles an hour and a 16ft high. storm surge. the governor warns millions to hunker down. we'll have the latest live in florida , the £100 latest live in florida, the £100 million ticket, britain's airlines start counting the cost of the air traffic meltdown. another 64 planes cancelled today. another 64 planes cancelled today . but now easyjet starts today. but now easyjet starts repatriation flights with thousands still stranded abroad . house prices set to fall to the lowest level in a decade , the lowest level in a decade, according to a leading estate agent. according to a leading estate agent . what does it mean for agent. what does it mean for first time buyers? what does it mean for the rest of the uk economy .

economy. and prince harry back on netflix. but the new series is about the invictus games and war veterans . the duke of sussex veterans. the duke of sussex appears though, to have taken yet another jab at the royal family. all that coming up. first, the latest news headlines with . ray with. ray >> thanks, mark. good afternoon. it's 1:01 and >> thanks, mark. good afternoon. it's1:01 and we start >> thanks, mark. good afternoon. it's 1:01 and we start with some it's1:01 and we start with some breaking news. judges will be given the power to order an offender to attend their sentencing hearing under new legislation planned by the government, the ministry of justice saying that the law will enable the force force, rather to be used if necessary . it to be used if necessary. it comes after serial child killer lucy letby refused to attend her sentencing near the testimony of her victims families . that her victims families. that followed similar actions by thomas cashman when he was sentenced for the murder of nine year old olivia pratt corbell .

year old olivia pratt corbell. well, in more breaking news, hurricane idalia has made landfall hall at keaton beach on florida's gulf coast. that's according to the us national hurricane centre. now, those watching on tv can see live images coming to us from tampa bay , where we can see surging bay, where we can see surging seawater there and strong winds . the storm had intensified to category four, prompting florida's emergency chief to tell residents to drop what you're doing and get to safety. well, it's now been downgraded to a category three, but does remain extremely dangerous . remain extremely dangerous. speaking a short while ago, governor ron desantis warned residents not to underestimate the danger . the danger. >> a national hurricane centre expects storm surge to reach up to 16ft in some areas of the big bend region . that level of storm bend region. that level of storm surge is life threatening . do surge is life threatening. do not go outside in the midst of this storm. if it's calm, where

you are, it may be because you are in the eye of the storm and those conditions will change very, very quickly. so wherever you are , are hunker down. you are, are hunker down. >> well, as we've been hearing, easyjet has started 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 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, all more than a quarter of a million holidaymakers are thought to have been affected by the disruption . james cleverly the disruption. james cleverly has become the first foreign secretary to visit china in five years. during the trip, mr cleverly held face to face talks with the vice president and told broadcasters the uk is, quote, clear eyed that china will not change overnight . clear eyed that china will not change overnight. mr clear eyed that china will not change overnight . mr cleverly 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. they want a tougher stance against beijing . a former tory against beijing. a former tory party leader, sir iain duncan smith, telling us the government needs to decide what it wants from china. so this is the real problem. >> what are we going over for? is it more business? is it more trade with them , or is it to trade with them, or is it to tell them that unless they get their act together and stop abusing people using slave laboun abusing people using slave labour, etcetera, then we won't trade with them. but we're not doing any of that . doing any of that. >> well, nottinghamshire police is flying flags half mast is flying 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. the man sustained non life threatening injuries and remains in hospital. tributes have been made by 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. with 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 , importation 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 violence . the new measures are violence. the new measures are expected to be brought in following a public consultation on 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 house sales could be complete this yeah sales could be complete this year. that's the lowest total since 2012 and equates to the average household moving only once every 23 years. 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 simultaneous directions , as with simultaneous directions, as with ukraine, calling it the most powerful attack since spring. although air defences were able to destroy a number of targets , to destroy a number of targets, falling debris hit several buildings, injuring a number of people. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now let's get back to . mark now let's get back to. mark thank you very much, ray. >> let's update you now the situation in florida with the hurricane hitting home. the us national hurricane centre confirming the storm has made landfall at keaton beach on what's called the big bend region of florida's gulf coast.

the governor ron desantis, having warned in the past hour that the storm is life threatening. officials saying 30,000 extra emergency personnel on standby to help with any rescue or recovery operations. now it's returned to category three after escalating briefly to category four, but that still means wind speeds of 125 miles an hour. so graded as devastating instead of catastrophic . well, is that much catastrophic. well, is that much of a relief mark? whites joining us in the studio who's monitoring events there with an indicator , ian, that it's indicator, ian, that it's hitting this sort of panhandle curve in the north. now, the coastal region fairly lightly populated , but we've got two populated, but we've got two major cities, gainesville and tallahassee, in its path . tallahassee, in its path. >> yeah, that's right. i mean, we're talking right up in the northwest corner of the florida gulf coast. there coming ashore, as you see on keaton beach, just announced 50 minutes ago by the

national hurricane centre. and this is according to the national hurricane centre, the most powerful hurricane to hit that area of the big bend area for 125 years. and it's those sustained winds clearly of 125 miles an hour with gusts even higher than that. that will certainly do some significant damage . damage. >> farage now we've got this just coming in, mark, from further south that tampa bay, this is a traffic camera. you can see there is no traffic now, just an emergence . see, i think just an emergence. see, i think it's a what looks like a highway patrol car . and you can see why, patrol car. and you can see why, because it's not just the winds. it's that storm surge, the right hand carriageway there now inundated with water because we're being warned that this storm surge is up. now to 16ft. >> yeah , i mean, right the way >> yeah, i mean, right the way down the gulf coast of florida , down the gulf coast of florida, they will feel not just the winds, but a storm surge . but

winds, but a storm surge. but the further north you go towards where the eye is making landfall , well, clearly the storm surge is going to be even worse . we're is going to be even worse. we're expecting in the worst case scenario, potentially up to 16ft of a storm surge. now, clearly see that is going to be potentially devastating for any homes in the path of that storm surge. that's why people are asked to get out. >> as you said, it's like a bomb going off when you see these satellite pictures of the system itself. >> yeah, i mean, it just exploded really over a couple of days. it was tropical storm force winds when it was approaching cuba a couple of days ago. but it intensified right up to category four. and although it's, you know , just although it's, you know, just sort of less and in strength, very slightly because it was just on the cusp of three to hurricane four, it always drops

a bit when it actually gets onto land. >> when it's left the warm water, which sort of feeds it. if you like. >> but it's expected to stay at hurricane strength, probably reducing to two and one. but as it goes inland past tallahassee, up into georgia and south carolina, it's expected to stay certainly at hurricane strength for a while, then to down tropical storm strength. and all the while, it will just just pile on huge amounts of rainfall. >> now, this was slightly earlier when it was still dark. and of course, the other part of the equation is that it's, what, 8:10 in the morning now, breakfast time, people waking up. that is what's making up. that again is what's making it dangerous. the timing of it so dangerous. the timing of it. yeah. >> i mean, i would imagine that many for floridians in many people for floridians in this they probably didn't this area, they probably didn't get last night anyway get much sleep last night anyway , knowing what was approaching the coastline down there. but of course, as always with these hurricanes , when they come in, hurricanes, when they come in, the federal and state

authorities warn people to get out of the way. it's an inconvenience. of course it is. but they warn them for good reason, because there is often significant loss of life. it's just been the anniversary of hurricane katrina, which hit the new orleans, louisiana coast in 2005 and caused 1300 plus deaths , particularly in louisiana , , particularly in louisiana, where, of course, it topped the levies into new orleans there. and then just a couple of years ago now, we had hurricane ida as well, which again , in caused well, which again, in caused more than 50 deaths and more than £70 billion in damage. these are devastating events in both circumstances . both circumstances. >> the us government, the federal government had to step to in help. we've got an interesting political situation , ian. we've just been hearing from ron desantis , of course, in from ron desantis, of course, in tallahassee, the state capital, warning hunker down in is

warning people hunker down in is he going to go to joe biden, the democrat president, and ask for federal help? and of course, desantis is on the republican ticket for the presidency. >> i mean, it's possible we know that president is to that the president is going to be speaking later on today about the situation with this hurricane . desantis, of course, hurricane. desantis, of course, is acutely aware of how this will play. yeah, yeah. you know , in terms of how he handles this very significant natural disaster hitting his state, he's there front and centre of it at there front and centre of it at the moment down in that bunker in tallahassee , managing events in tallahassee, managing events as they take shape. but we should reflect, too, that , you should reflect, too, that, you know, he's put 30,000 emergency workers on standby . workers on standby. >> so clearly, it's not just the political face. he's working as the governor as well. yes >> and what happens with these emergency workers, though, sadly, right out in the very worst impacted areas, they like everybody else, have to preserve

their own lives, their own safety , and they will hunker safety, and they will hunker down until the worst of the storm is over. then in the hours ahead , after that storm has ahead, after that storm has passed, then they'll go out . passed, then they'll go out. then they'll assess the damage . then they'll assess the damage. then they'll assess the damage. then they'll assess the damage. then they'll respond to those that are potentially trapped out by flood water in their attic spaces or wherever they might be in their homes. >> now, just to touch on, you were mentioning georgia , south were mentioning georgia, south carolina in terms of as it tracks across presumably we've been quoting the national hurricane centre there, this will be vital to actually try and work out the speed at which it's travelling and where exactly the track is going to go. >> yeah, it will become less of a wind event. it will still have a wind event. it will still have a big punch that it's packing as it goes inland, but it will be a rain event as these hurricanes always are, because they've picked up so much moisture over the warm gulf of mexico that that then just gets deposited

when it hits landfall. so first of all, of course , floridians of all, of course, floridians are going to not just suffer from the rain that's falling, but the tidal surge. then further inland for those in georgia and south carolina , georgia and south carolina, it'll be a rain event. yeah let's just reflect on his words, his words saying this is particularly destructive. >> it will have massive, massive impact, effectively saying don't take this as a joke. you know, you need to really be aware and hunker down. i think was the phrase he last used. >> and it's advice, it always goes out. but some people choose whatever for whatever reason , whatever for whatever reason, even to just ride out the storm. um, sadly, we've seen , of um, sadly, we've seen, of course, far too many hurricanes in the past where those that decide to stay often become the victims. >> mark for the moment, thank you for that. we'll continue to monitor the situation, of course, and keep people updated . right now, elsewhere, britain's airline industry has

started to count the cost of that air traffic meltdown that's paralysed the industry. earlier this week , another 64 planes this week, another 64 planes cancelled today, although easyjet has started to fly. special repatriation flights from gatwick to rescue thousands still stranded abroad. let's get more now theo chikomba, our national reporter for who's at heathrow . i national reporter for who's at heathrow. i think probably the worst hit, it seems today so far. theo, though not near the disruption that we've seen earlier in the week . you're earlier in the week. you're absolutely right here at heathrow from 6 am. to midday, ten flights were cancelled and many others were delayed . many others were delayed. >> and this afternoon, three flights have been cancelled or ready. and elsewhere at gatwick , two flights have been cancelled and several others delayed. but they are saying operations are running smoothly here compared to what they did over the last 48 hours. this has caused disruption since monday when that air traffic control glitch, when they were trying to process data. and that messed up

with the system and they weren't able to process that, meaning they had to do so manually. able to process that, meaning they had to do so manually . and they had to do so manually. and they had to do so manually. and the result of that was delayed and delayed and cancelled flights . now, over the last few flights. now, over the last few days, we've heard from passengers who've been stranded here in the uk as they attempt to get out of the country and many others who have been abroad. but today, though, we've heard from one passenger whose flight was cancelled, lucy, and this is what she had to say. be be flying off at 6 am. yesterday morning , woke be flying off at 6 am. yesterday morning, woke up at 3 am. to a text to say your flight's been cancelled. >> we obviously didn't know what to do, so we headed to the airport and the was like, airport and the guy was like, there's no point trying to get in there do anything and go there's no point trying to get in the and do anything and go there's no point trying to get in the and try anything and go there's no point trying to get in the and try andthing and go there's no point trying to get in the and try and find| and go there's no point trying to get in the and try and find another home and try and find another flight. but the easyjet flight. but on the easyjet system, there are no new flights to we've got to barcelona, and we've got a connecting flight from barcelona to tomorrow lunchtime. so to ibiza tomorrow lunchtime. so we had no way of getting to ibiza to get that next flight. so we've had to try and find

another one for this evening. but who knows if that will still go itself. we booked a hotel for two obviously that's two days and obviously that's not able to be used when we not been able to be used when we can't get in contact anyone can't get in contact with anyone to compensation for that. to get compensation for that. i mean, i've tried call easyjet mean, i've tried to call easyjet so times, but just they so many times, but it just they end on you. like you end the call on you. like you can't even speak to a human. it's just a robot, which is incredibly frustrating. but i've written that, written down everything that, like, in terms of like, we've lost in terms of like, we've lost in terms of like money wise to then hopefully go to ibiza hopefully once we go to ibiza and come back, fingers crossed that we can then sort of get on to easyjet and say, can we have some compensation, please as well ? well? >> let's hear. the prime minister just been speaking minister has just been speaking to saying the to reporters saying that the transport secretary, mark harper, been extensively harper, has been extensively engaged with the aviation industry to make sure airlines support passengers, quote, to the absolute best of their ability . but we've heard from ability. but we've heard from willie walsh, of course, he used to british airways. now to lead british airways. now director general of iata, the sort trade saying it sort of trade body, saying it could cost them about £100 million as that's correct.

>> well, we have heard from the transport secretary over the last couple of hours , and he was last couple of hours, and he was saying he's warning people that this could last for several days when he's referring to the backlog of passengers who are attempt ing to fly out of the country . and, of course, now the country. and, of course, now the situation we have with easyjet offering repatriation flights as well . and of course, we have well. and of course, we have heard from willie walsh, as you mentioned there. he's the former boss of british airways and the current director general of airlines trade body , which looks airlines trade body, which looks into these issues as well. and he was saying this will cost tens of millions and possibly as high as 100 million as a result of the failure . and, of course, of the failure. and, of course, he went on to say he believed that nat, the national air traffic services should be fined and that the company has a lot of questions to answer. we do know that there is an investigation by the civil aviation authority who will be looking into the situation to find out what has happened . find out what has happened. there was some speculation that

someone had intruded into the system , but they have said that system, but they have said that thatis system, but they have said that that is not the case. but of course, we will find out how this situation occurred, how long that's going to take, hopefully should be soon, but that will be available to members of the public when it is released. yeah and it's interesting, rolfe, who's interesting, martin rolfe, who's the nats chief executive, and of course, a commercial course, this is a commercial operation have operation that the airlines have to for the services to pay for the services indicating that could just be one unusual piece of data. >> of course, we've had these reports. it could be a french air traffic control plan that was put into the system and blew the fuses effectively . we the fuses effectively. we >> that's right. and he went on to say that we hope we don't see this situation again. in a statement , he this situation again. in a statement, he said it's a very occasionally so very occasionally so very occasionally technical issues occur that are complex and take longer to resolve in the event of such an issue. our systems are designed to isolate the problem and priority prioritise continued safe air traffic

control. but of course we know passengers will be thinking i need to get away. what's happening and what's happening here is that the airports like heathrow, it's been incredibly busy . all hands are on deck and busy. all hands are on deck and of course, this is set to last for the next few days . for the next few days. >> theo, thank you very much indeed for updating us. there at heathrow. as we were saying, some 67 flights in total disrupted today, but we do have those five flights taking off with easyjet from gatwick as repatriation flights. we'll update you as we get more details on that. one person who did manage to get away in a plane, james cleverly, the foreign secretary who went to beijing, the first visit of a uk foreign secretary in more than five but we'll be hearing five years. but we'll be hearing why some conservative mps are saying he shouldn't have gone . saying he shouldn't have gone. looks like things are heating up i >> -- >> boxed boilers proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> hello again. it's luke miall from the met office with your gb

news weather forecast as we head through this evening. those showers that we've had today will ease away clear will tend to ease away clear spells across many parts and turning quite chilly out there. and all down this and that's all down to this ridge high pressure that's ridge of high pressure that's building overnight across the ridge of high pressure that's bui with overnight across the ridge of high pressure that's bui with low yvernight across the ridge of high pressure that's bui with low pressure across the ridge of high pressure that's bui with low pressure either the ridge of high pressure that's bui with low pressure either side uk with low pressure either side of us. but that settles things down for the next 12 hours or so. so few showers to come for so. so a few showers to come for the next couple hours, but the next couple of hours, but they fade away. and then as they will fade away. and then as you see, starry skies across you can see, starry skies across much country, allowing much of the country, allowing our really dip our temperatures to really dip away but will begin to away. but they will begin to come across the southwest come up across the southwest later in the night as we see later on in the night as we see cloud and rain pushing on the doors of pembrokeshire and the far southwest of england by dawn. but as i say , 8 or 9 in dawn. but as i say, 8 or 9 in towns and cities colder than this in the countryside . and but this in the countryside. and but it's the focus is to going be the rain across the southwest through morning. heavy through the morning. some heavy rain across wales , rain coming across wales, central england. and central southern england. and for northern as well. for northern ireland as well. that into the that rain getting into the midlands the middle part of midlands by the middle part of the to the north and east of the day to the north and east of it, stays the sky it, it stays dry, the sky turning a little bit hazy from

time but some decent time to time, but some decent spells sunshine spells of sunshine and temperatures sunshine temperatures in the sunshine still degrees. but quite still 20, 21 degrees. but quite cool and grey under this cloud and rain through the day. now running forward into friday. most of rain will push most of that rain will push its way through and then we'll see a mixture of sunshine. but some heavy showers breaking out through the afternoon friday. through the afternoon on friday. so maximum so these are your maximum temperatures as i say, some clouds, sunshine , but also clouds, some sunshine, but also some downpours watch some heavy downpours to watch out for. by by. >> looks like things are heating up >> looks like things are heating ”p by >> looks like things are heating up by next boilers. proud sponsors of weather on .

company right through until 7:00 this evening. gb news the people's channel. britain's watching . watching. >> well, welcome back to the live desk. james cleverly, the foreign secretary in beijing, the first visit of a uk foreign secretary for more than five years. but he's been criticised by fellow tory mps, saying the visit appears to be appeasement. certainly that was the phrase used by iain duncan smith of the chinese government in response . chinese government in response. so the foreign secretary said i had a number of conversations with senior representatives of the government and i've the chinese government and i've raised human rights every raised human rights in every single those meetings, single one of those meetings, and continue to do so. and i will continue to do so. let's get more with our deputy political editor, tom harwood, joining now from downing joining us now from downing street. and tom, certainly there's a bit of division within there's a bit of division within the tory party and within the foreign affairs select committee on how we should engage or whether we should even engage with the chinese .

with the chinese. >> there certainly is . and there >> there certainly is. and there have been forthright voices becoming louder and louder within parliament, really since the sweeping measures that the chinese communist party took against hong kong, something that i think perked up the ears and opened the eyes of many within the united kingdom to the human rights abuses that had seen perhaps to be more foreign within china, becoming more acute. it opened up many eyes to what was going on in xinjiang against the uighurs and indeed the rising tide of the chinese economy at the time that hong kong left british hands and became china was under the one country, two systems policy accounted for around 20% of chinese gdp . well, now it's chinese gdp. well, now it's around 2% of chinese gdp . that around 2% of chinese gdp. that just gives you an indication of how much the rest of china has grown in the intervening 25 years. and that creates this

huge, huge questions for british foreign policy and clearly, there has been a division within there has been a division within the conservative party in terms of how to respond to that. there are some who say that britain should sort of turn our backs on china, divest, stop so much trade between the uk and china and not go to meetings like this. there are others that perhaps a decade or so ago were winning the argument that said we should have a golden era with china where the president was brought over to london, the red carpet rolled out and the cameron osborne strategy was deep integration. and i think what we're seeing now under this government is somewhere walking between those two models, not out completely disengaging from china, but certainly not that era of golden engagement that we saw in 2012, 3014. and what we're seeing now is the foreign office saying that there is clearly a vast amount to disagree with about the way that

china goes about its internal andindeed china goes about its internal and indeed foreign affairs. but the argument from the foreign office , indeed, the argument office, indeed, the argument from the prime minister is that the only way that you can get across to that regime, perhaps influence that regime , is by influence that regime, is by talking to it . talking to it. >> it's cleverly saying not to engage would be a show of weakness, was the phrase that he used. but then we've got the foreign affairs select committee, an all party committee, of course, saying that uk's approach that actually the uk's approach is incoherent that we really is incoherent and that we really should decide which way we take it . yes certainly this is the it. yes certainly this is the big problem with taking that sort of middle of the road approach when it comes to these issues that on the one hand we have these these targeted trade measures . against products that measures. against products that are made using slavery , for example. >> yeah, yeah. targeted at xinjiang about that. but on the

other hand, of course, china is the fourth largest trading partner of the united kingdom . partner of the united kingdom. it is interesting to see how the prime minister himself has shifted when it comes to this issue . when he stood to be issue. when he stood to be leader of the conservative party, talking to the conservative membership base, he said that he would declare china as a threat to the united kingdom. but when he became prime minister we saw that language ameliorate and we saw a downgrading from rishi sunaks description of china as a threat to merely a strategic challenge, and that , i think, opens the and that, i think, opens the door to some ambiguity with regard to the united kingdom's relationship with china. and that perhaps is what the foreign affairs committee is getting at. yeah and of course, despite china's economic problems at the moment, a huge producer of electric cars coming off the production lines . production lines. >> now, we had an indication that perhaps number 10 was open to talks with xi jinping , the to talks with xi jinping, the premier at that g20 summit in new delhi, coming up. but we, of

course, don't know if she will actually be attending that . actually be attending that. >> that's right. that's something that i asked the prime minister's spokesman yesterday. we didn't get a clear response because i understand that the united kingdom government doesn't even know if xi jinping will be attending that summit in new delhi . of course, we've seen new delhi. of course, we've seen that china and india have become perhaps a little bit closer with regard to the brics summit and the brics expansion that we've seen in recent weeks. but at the same time , just yesterday, the same time, just yesterday, the chinese government published an official map of china that claimed great swathes of indian territory . so perhaps no love territory. so perhaps no love lost between those two individuals and perhaps some tensions there . of course, we've tensions there. of course, we've seen border skirmishes over increase in recent years between china and india , too. it's one china and india, too. it's one of the reasons why the report out by the foreign affairs committee this week is suggesting that we shift our

manual factoring imports much more away from china and towards india, which still has a growing population, whereas china has a projection of their population on to start to fall. some big economic problems, large youth unemployment in china. and of course, the effects of that one child policy they had for so long, an ageing population with fewer people to support those who need that support later in life. some big problems coming up for china in the next few decades and perhaps that leads into some of this more long term strategic thinking . but there strategic thinking. but there are those who suggest that the visit by the foreign secretary today is, if anything, a warm up act to try and ensure that the prime minister could get a meeting with with xi jinping if he decides to go to that new delhi summit, that g20 summit. so perhaps today is a bit of a warm up, more than anything else. >> tom, thanks for warming us up here on gb news. and of course, we'll see what emerges from

beijing. thanks very much indeed. coming up here on the live desk, how sales in the uk slumping to their lowest level in than a decade. look in more than a decade. we look at numbers liam. is it at the numbers with liam. is it good bad for the good or bad news for the economy? first, the headlines. will . ray thanks, mark. will. ray thanks, mark. >> it's 1:33. will. ray thanks, mark. >> it's1:33. our top story this hour, >> it's1:33. our top story this hour , judges will be given the hour, judges will be given the power to order an offender to attend their centre icing heanng attend their centre icing hearing under new legislation planned by the government, the ministry of justice saying that the law will enable the force to be used if necessary comes after serial child killer lucy letby refused to attend her sentencing and hear the testimony of her victims families. prime minister rishi sunak says offenders need to face up to their actions . to face up to their actions. >> people who've committed awful crimes somehow are able to take the coward's way out and not appearin the coward's way out and not appear in court for their sentencing and to hear the impact that their crimes have had on the victims families. >> i don't think that's right.

there shouldn't be an easy way out. and that's why going out. and that's why we're going to law so that courts to change the law so that courts can compel these offenders to be present for their sentencing and to hear the impact that their actions also, if actions have had, but also, if necessary, use reasonable necessary, to use reasonable force people to force to bring those people to court and also to add time to on their sentence . has made their sentence. has made landfall at keaton beach on florida's gulf coast. >> that's according to the us national hurricane centre. now, those of you watching on television can see pictures coming to us from tampa bay , coming to us from tampa bay, where we can see surging seawater and strong winds. now the storm had intensified to category four, prompting florida's emergency chief to tell residents to drop what you're doing and get to safety . you're doing and get to safety. well, that's now been downgraded to a category three, but it does remain extremely dangerous as easyjet is starting three days of repatriation flights after an air traffic control fault left thousands of british tourists

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7:00 this evening. gb news on the people's . channel the people's. channel >> hi, and welcome back to the live desk. now, the number of projected home sales across britain estimated to be almost a third lower due to yes, higher mortgage rates and a fall in buyer confidence. that's to according the major property website zoopla. it's forecasting

sales set to reach the lowest annual figure since 2012. cash buyer sales are expected to hold in line with 2022 levels. what does this all mean? let's get more now with liam on the money . and we say projected because they're looking at what the sort of first six months of this year but zoopla obviously have got their ear ground in terms their ear to the ground in terms of market conditions. of the market conditions. >> this is really interesting, mark, because all mark, because because you all know our many discussions know from our many discussions in newsroom with young gb in the newsroom with young gb news producers who are toiling away they're really away behind us, they're really happy prices are happy that property prices are falling because it means they may on ladder. may have on the ladder. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> actually buy their own >> yeah. >> you ally buy their own >> yeah. >> you ally blthoser own >> yeah. >> you ally blthose ofwn >> yeah. >> you ally blthose of us who home. you know, those of us who are long in the tooth like you and me, if i may say so, speak for yourself . with much respect. for yourself. with much respect. you home owners you know, we've been home owners for long time much of for a long time as as much of our generation, a lot of the under 30s though even under under 30s though and even under 40 under 40 fives they can't 40 and under 40 fives they can't get housing ladder. and get on the housing ladder. and what all these what we're seeing with all these interest from the interest rate rises from the bank is a real

bank of england is a real slowdown down in sales because, you , the vast majority of you know, the vast majority of people got half £1 people haven't got half £1 million the bank or a quarter million in the bank or a quarter of million. they can't buy million in the bank or a quarter of cash llion. they can't buy million in the bank or a quarter of cash .ion. they can't buy million in the bank or a quarter of cash . and they can't buy million in the bank or a quarter of cash . and so�*y can't buy million in the bank or a quarter of cash . and so�*y can�*people buy for cash. and so most people buy with a mortgage. the vast majority, if the mortgage payments are too high because interest rates are too high, they just can't make an offer or they just can't make an offer or the are too low the offers they make are too low for the home sellers to actually accept the offer. let's have a look at some of the news we've heard housing market in heard about housing market in the days. now the last few days. now nationwide, a huge lender , of nationwide, a huge lender, of course, very respected on the on the basis of actual deals done because they're a mortgage provider . they reported the provider. they reported the sharpest price fall in house pnces sharpest price fall in house prices in 14 years during july. so that was a big event showing that the housing market really is slowing down. today's news, as you say, zoopla a kind of property intelligence website . property intelligence website. they're saying that during 2023, based on their surveys and there's no commercial reason for them to say this, that sales are going to fall 21% during 2023

compared to 2022. that would be the lowest number of house sales in a year in over a decade. why is this happening? as in a year in over a decade. why is this happening ? as we've is this happening? as we've discussed, because we've had 14 interest rate rises since december 2021, all the way up to 5.25. and i hate to say this, but we're probably going to get another interest rate rise when the monetary policy committee, the monetary policy committee, the mpc, as we call it, next meets. and that will be on september the 21st, a thursday as ever. so i do think that we're getting to the end of these interest rate rises, but i think there's going to be at least one more right now. >> zoopla has estimated that if interest were to fall interest rates were to fall below 5, would improve below 5, that would improve affordability, stimulate the market, because i mean, we're looking at, i think, two year deals at the moment, about 6.73, which is pretty chunky, which is pretty chunky. and of course, you look at the south you know, you look at the south of the country as well, it's the chunk need for the deposit chunk you need for the deposit that can't afford. that people can't afford. although it's interesting, zoopla strong wage zoopla is saying strong wage growth is supporting some affordable 80.

>> it is supporting some affordability . 80 as house affordability. 80 and as house pnces affordability. 80 and as house prices fall, what we call the affordable multiple, that's the average house price compared to the average wage across the country. when you and i bought our first home, that was like four times the average wage was the price of the average home. it's now like 8 or 9 times it's coming down a bit. but if you can't afford to raise money on a mortgage, it doesn't matter if house prices are coming down. and then as you say, even before we had all these interest rate rises, even when rates were ultra could get ultra low, you could get a mortgage at like 2% or something like a couple of like that. just a couple of years you can't afford years ago. if you can't afford that you know , ten, 15, that deposit, you know, ten, 15, 20 grand, you then you can't buy the home. you have to keep renting. and two rate to save 20 grand. it's so difficult when you're working paying rent. yeah. >> or student loans. some people . et cetera. et cetera. now another indication of what's happenedis another indication of what's happened is that the hsbc banks come out to say it's going to start offering a 440 year mortgage age just to be able to

sort of spread the cost over those years. >> know, i did have a wry >> you know, i did have a wry smile when i read that back when i was a cub reporter on on channel 4 news. remember doing channel 4 news. i remember doing a story key to gasps of the a story key to the gasps of the newsroom in japan, newsroom that in japan, people were pay 40 year were having to pay 40 year mortgages when the standard rate was 25 years but you know, was 25 years here. but you know, again, talk to youngsters getting on the housing ladder now. they're often even now taking out 30 years, 35 year mortgages. why would you pay a mortgages. why would you pay a mortgage for longer? because that's the only way you can make the monthly payment affordable. but of course , there's a wheeze but of course, there's a wheeze here for the big mortgage lenders because if you pay a mortgage for 40 years is over. the lifetime of that mortgage, you're going to pay a lot, end up paying lot more for the up paying a lot more for the house would if you paid house than you would if you paid it over 25 years. >> it's quite a cute move from the bank. they're going to make more say, oh, we're more in interest, say, oh, we're being flexible, we're listening more in interest, say, oh, we're being potentialve're listening more in interest, say, oh, we're being potential customers.ng to our potential customers. >> trying get >> we're trying to get youngsters the housing >> we're trying to get youngstwe're the housing >> we're trying to get youngstwe're alle housing >> we're trying to get youngstwe're all nicering >> we're trying to get youngstwe're all nice andi ladder. we're all nice and cuddly, but actually this is this a money making move by

this is a money making move by the banks to extend mortgage terms to, you whole, whole terms to, you know, whole, whole aduu terms to, you know, whole, whole adult lifetimes. >> what else is happening >> yeah. what else is happening in the market? because i mean, certainly one of the criticism is that the products aren't keeping up with the changes in the market. you know, should there more for there be more market for mortgages housing? you mortgages and housing? yeah. you know, where the suggestions would be. well, can you have a deal where you're getting like a rental deal to make up part of the money you can actually the money so you can actually sort spread the hit that the sort of spread the hit that the mortgage is taking? for instance ? >> well, you 7 >> well, you remember when you know, about six months ago you and were on this show, we were and i were on this show, we were talking the emergency talking about the emergency mortgage standing mortgage summit. i was standing outside street day outside downing street all day trying what was what trying to find out what was what was on. and of the was going on. and part of the emergency mortgage summit, was going on. and part of the emergenystreet's|age summit, was going on. and part of the emergenystreet's attempt mit, was going on. and part of the emergenystreet's attempt to, , downing street's attempt to, you know, not compel or require , know, not compel or require, encourage, encourage , ask, beg encourage, encourage, ask, beg the big mortgage lenders choose your verb. yeah. to make life easier for home owners as interest rates rise, as hard pressed families have trouble

meeting their mortgages. one aspect of it was you can move to an interest only mortgage to lower your monthly payments. you can extend term of can maybe extend the term of your mortgage in to order lower your mortgage in to order lower your monthly payments , in order your monthly payments, in order to stop, repossess the ghastly event when families are forced out of the homes that they've bought because they can't maintain those mortgage payments . but we haven't seen that many repossession loans yet. but we do know that as affordability gets harder, as interest rates keep rising , then more and more keep rising, then more and more families are facing difficulties. look, this is a really complex area , but i think really complex area, but i think it's really interesting that house prices now are properly falling, that the market is properly slowing down. we've got evidence from many, many market participants nationwide, zoopla we've reported today and there will be some gb news viewers and listeners who'll be thinking, good, maybe my kids now got a chance to get on the housing ladden chance to get on the housing ladder, but we'll wait for the 21st of september and have another assessment that another assessment at that stage. for the moment,

>> yeah, liam for the moment, thank you for that. now let's update you on the breaking news in hour the in the past hour that the ministry is to give ministry of justice is to give new for judges ministry of justice is to give new forjudges yes, new powers for judges to yes, order offenders attend the order offenders to attend the sentencing hearings in court that the back of that comes on the back of a number of, well, high profile cases , of course, including lucy cases, of course, including lucy letby thomas cashman, letby and thomas cashman, refusing their victims refusing to face their victims in and hearing things in court. and hearing things like impact statements as well. offenders who refuse could be forced into the dock by prison staff using reasonable force or receive an extra two years in prison. that speak now to simon harding, former senior investigating officer for the met police . simon, thanks very met police. simon, thanks very much indeed . we were reflecting, much indeed. we were reflecting, of course, that the letby situation , for instance, where situation, for instance, where judges did have the power of contempt of court to put another two years on a sentence that, for instance, for a whole life tariff that wouldn't really be much of a penalty . much of a penalty. >> no, it wouldn't . >> no, it wouldn't. >> no, it wouldn't. >> and it's a it's a difficult thing. it's not really been used a contempt of court to force somebody from their

somebody to come up from their cell to, you know, to face sentencing. >> but i think this news will be really welcomed to the families that have been, you know , not that have been, you know, not had that ability to have justice in front of those that have, you know, killed their loved ones. you know, you spoke of cashman, letby there's many more, you know, zahid younis, who killed two women, a few years ago now and kept them in a freezer. you know, he never came up to face all those families . so there's all those families. so there's so many people, you know, that will be welcome, will welcome this and you know, this news. and you know, hopefully it won't take too long to bring that into legislation. >> yeah. rishi sunak speaking to reporters this lunchtime saying that the changes to the law will happen when parliament returns in this new session in the autumn, although obviously we'll have to go through all the legislative structure here. but there is a difficulty , of there is a difficulty, of course, that some have touched on, and that is if someone is literally dragged kicking and screaming into the dock , uh, screaming into the dock, uh, that in itself can disrupt court

proceedings . proceedings. >> yeah. and i think that's, that's going to be part of the process that you'll see the judge, you know, will take into account information from custody down in the cells to understand what that person is like at that time. >> um, they'll probably hear from their defence team as well to understand what their viewpoints are and everybody else. so you know, at that point the judge will make an order and then of course the custody team downstairs in the cells in courts will will also have to make a decision then about the use of reasonable force. and of course all that will culminate in whether or not bringing that person upstairs to face everybody would be more disruptive than it would be. but, you know, it's a very difficult thing. is it because the family, you know, would just want them to be there? and i think, you know, they would have to be very disruptive of to not be brought up or they might have to be a danger to prison

officers or something like that. >> was going to say, >> well, i was going to say, we'd that would prison we'd assume that would be prison officers than officers rather than than police. of course, who attend officers rather than than policein)f course, who attend officers rather than than policein an ourse, who attend officers rather than than policein an officialvho attend officers rather than than policein an official capacity:tend officers rather than than policein an official capacity as1d court in an official capacity as well . well. >> so the prison officers would in terms of i'm sorry, the custody staff who work in courts would bring the person up to the cells . cells. >> police officers will be with the families . you know, police the families. you know, police officers don't get involved in bringing people up upstairs to face to face families or face a jury face to face families or face a jury or anybody else. so it's purely decision to made by those that run the court systems within the custody area. so iman, thanks very much for bringing us your reaction. >> of course, we'll hear more from the prime minister on that shortly. thank you very much indeed. let's take you back to what's called the big bend area of florida on the north gulf coast, because as the hurricane has hit, these pictures from slightly further south in tampa bay, but even there , you can see bay, but even there, you can see that this roadway is now closed.

we saw the highway patrol on there earlier this is a fixed traffic camera , but you can see traffic camera, but you can see it's shaking in the wind, even though the hurricane has now been downgraded to category three, the winds are 125 miles an hour. the storm surge, the seawater 15ft high, we're told, and higher up along the gulf coast as yet. no reports of any injuries or other problems. but clearly, ron desantis warning that this is a life threatening event. we'll update you with more as we get it coming in from florida. now, let's change gear birdwatchers flocking to the cornish coast to see something unprecedented and a brace of boobies. the red footed and brown type, we're being told, very rare visitors to the uk given their preference for warm water zones. they've never indeed been seen in britain at the same time. but experts warning that the joint presence in the uk are worrying sign of

warming sea temperatures. well to tell us more and there are our boobies is the founder of rare birds alert dick filby. dick, thanks very much indeed for joining us. and just how forjoining us. and just how rare is this? this exceedingly rare is this? this exceedingly rare mark, you know, brown boobies and red footed boobies are birds that live in tropical, warm waters, as you just said. >> and brown boobies never been seen in britain until 2016. they still haven't been ten seen red footed booby only once ever before in britain . and this is before in britain. and this is the second one. and it's taken up residence on the isles of scilly. >> right. which is obviously has got its own sort of microclimate it to a degree, but where do you think they've actually come from ? >> well, red footed boobies breed in the caribbean and various other tropical islands. >> and so if it came from the closest possible place, it would have come from the caribbean.

it's 4000 miles from home. brown boobies breed a little bit closer to britain in the cape verde islands. but that's 2500 miles from home. that's the brown booby there now. >> and we've got a brown booby on screen as we speak. they look pretty happy there. but how how are they going to get on in the isles of scilly , even though, as isles of scilly, even though, as we say, it's a fairly temperate microclimate down there ? microclimate down there? >> it's great feeding there. mark there's a lot of food offshore . the city pelagics offshore. the city pelagics trips, which is where these birds were found from those trips are going out there , uh, trips are going out there, uh, pretty much most days at the moment. and they're finding a lot of good feeding for the sea birds and the brown booby and the red footed booby. they both feed on fish and consequently they're going to find a lot of food there, which is why they're lingering that brown booby. they're on the they're just sitting on the bottom the lighthouse. bottom of the lighthouse. yeah. and been sitting and the red boobies been sitting on top . on the top. >> and guess everyone beating >> and i guess everyone beating a path. ornithologists on their

way to see this . way to see this. >> well, quite a few people have been heading down there. >> there's . there's been scores >> there's. there's been scores and scores, but of course, the remote nature of the islands, you know, this bishop rock lighthouse is 34 miles off land's end. right. and so although it's easy to get to the scilly isles , you've then got to scilly isles, you've then got to get on out and fortunately, the people at scilly pelagic and the boatman, joe pender have been there it goes. it's just taking off their look from the lighthouse . yeah. they've been lighthouse. yeah. they've been very good meeting people very good at meeting people arriving on scilly and taking them out to see the birds. so yeah. them out to see the birds. so yeah . hats off to scilly. yeah. hats off to scilly. pelagics indeed . pelagics indeed. >> and these great pictures. dick. thank you very much for updating us. of course, updating us. and of course, we'll how they get there we'll see how they get on there in the isles of scilly. thank you very much indeed. plenty more update you more to come. we'll update you on hurricane. think on the hurricane. i don't think the would that too the boobies would like that too much. damaging could much. how damaging could it be? we'll you the latest we'll update you with the latest live . live. >> looks like things are heating up . boxed boilers, proud

up. boxed boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello again. it's luke miall from the met office with your gb news weather forecast as we head through this evening . those through this evening. those showers that we've had today will away clear will tend to ease away clear spells across many parts and turning chilly out there. turning quite chilly out there. and that's all down to this ridge high pressure that's ridge of high pressure that's building overnight the building in overnight across the uk low pressure either side building in overnight across the ui

that getting into the that rain getting into the midlands part of midlands by the middle part of the to the north and east of the day to the north and east of it, stays dry, the sky it, it stays dry, the sky turning bit hazy from turning a little bit hazy from time time, but some decent time to time, but some decent spells of sunshine and temperatures sunshine temperatures in the sunshine still but quite still 20, 21 degrees, but quite cool and grey under this cloud. and rain through the day. now running forward into friday, most that rain will push its most of that rain will push its way through and then we'll see a mixture of sunshine. but some heavy out heavy showers breaking out through on friday. through the afternoon on friday. so are your maximum so these are your maximum temperatures. i say , looks temperatures. as i say, looks like things

gb news. >> it's 2:00. a very good afternoon. you're with a live desk here on gb news. and coming up this wednesday afternoon, the hurricane hit sedalia makes landfall florida. winds of landfall in florida. winds of 125 miles an hour. a six feet high. storm surge, rather. governor ron desantis warning that millions should be hunkering down. the latest live from florida . a crackdown on from florida. a crackdown on violent crime. prime minister announcing new powers for police to seize these zombie style knives. we'll hear from rishi sunak this hour. house prices falling to the lowest level in a decade, according to a leading estate agent. what does that mean for first time buyers, an and the rest of the economy . and the rest of the economy. and also coming up, prince harry

back on netflix with a new series on the invictus games and military veterans. but yes, the duke of sussex appears to take another jab duke of sussex appears to take anotherjab at duke of sussex appears to take another jab at the duke of sussex appears to take anotherjab at the royal family. more with a cameron, our royal correspondent, who's had a sneak preview. first, latest preview. first, the latest headunes preview. first, the latest headlines with . ray thanks , mark. >> good afternoon. it's 2:01 to our top stories this hour. judges will be given the power to order an offender to attend their sentencing hearing under new legislation planned by the government, the ministry of justice saying the law will enable force to be used if necessary. it comes after serial child killer lucy letby refused to attend her sentencing and hear the testimony of her victims families. prime minister rishi sunak says offenders need to face up to their actions as people who have committed awful crimes games somehow are able to take the coward's way out and not appear in court for their

sentencing to and hear the impact that their crimes have had on the victims families. >> i don't think that's right. they shouldn't be an easy way out. that's why we're going out. and that's why we're going to law so that courts to change the law so that courts can compel these offenders to be present for their sentencing and can compel these offenders to be pr

underestimate the danger. >> national hurricane centre expects storm surge to reach up to 16ft in some areas of the big bend region. that that level of storm surge is life threatening . do not go outside in the midst of this storm if it's calm where you are , it may be because you you are, it may be because you are in the eye of the storm and those conditions will change very, very quickly. so wherever you are , hunker down. you are, hunker down. >> easyjet is carrying out the first of three days of repatriation flights after an air traffic control fault left thousands of british tourists stranded abroad . and the first stranded abroad. and the first from palma and faro are flying into london gatwick whilst three further flights will run on thursday and friday. the airline is also deploying larger aircraft on key routes to accommodate the additional 700 people. more than a quarter of a million holidaymakers are thought to have been affected by

this disruption . on james this disruption. on james cleverly has become the first foreign to secretary visit china in five years. during the visit , mr cleverly held face to face talks with the vice president and told broadcasters the uk is, quote, clear eyed that china will not change overnight . mr will not change overnight. mr cleverly also said it's important to maintain regular dialogue as we seek to influence the country. the trip has met with criticism from some tory mps who want a tougher stance against beijing . former tory against beijing. former tory party leader sir iain duncan smith told us the government needs to decide what it wants from china . from china. >> so this is the real problem. what are we going over for ? is what are we going over for? is it more business? is it more for 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 etcetera, then we won't trade with them. but we're not doing etcetera, then we won't trade withof|em. but we're not doing etcetera, then we won't trade withof that but we're not doing etcetera, then we won't trade withof that .ut we're not doing any of that. >> matt police commissioner sir mark rowley has welcomed

government plans to ban zombie style knives. according to the home office, work is underway to increase the maximum sentence for their importation, manufacture possession and sale to two years. police will also have greater powers to tackle offenders who use them. sir mark said the weapons are doing awful damage in the capital. 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 year. that's the lowest total since 2012 and equates to the average household moving once every 23 years. at least two people have been killed and many injured after a missile and drone attack on the ukrainian . capital russia on the ukrainian. capital russia launched the simultaneous 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 debris hit several buildings , injuring hit several buildings, injuring a number of people . this is gb a number of people. this is gb news across the uk on tv , in news across 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 . mark straight back to. mark >> well, welcome back to the live desk here on gb news. now the metropolitan police commissioner, sir mark rowley, is welcoming the promise of new powers to tackle the so—called zombie knives and the offenders, telling reporters that ghastly weapons awful damage on weapons doing awful damage on the streets of the capital. all he's saying the government have been working to find the correct legal measures and said he was pleased with proposals today because needed do because it's what's needed to do a better job of because it's what's needed to do a betterjob of protecting a better job of protecting communities. will the prime minister, rishi sunak , minister, rishi sunak, inspecting some of those weapons

on a visit to kilburn police station in northwest london little earlier , he's been little earlier, he's been speaking to our political editor , christopher hope . , christopher hope. >> do you understand the frustration of residents hit by this in the ulez zone this increase in the ulez zone into outer london? i do understand the frustration and i think the mayor and keir starmer , the labour party, should explain to people why they think the right priority at a time where people are already struggling with the cost of living impose a charge of living is to impose a charge of £12.50 every time they £12.50 on them every time they drive london, whether drive into to london, whether it's gp go it's to see their gp go shopping, take their kids to school, don't think the school, i don't think that's the right to do. can you can right thing to do. can you can you help central central government give any more support for counties around for county home counties around london hit london or even those hit by hit by this charge? by this new charge? >> this solely the >> this is solely the responsibility of the labour party labour mayor sadiq party and the labour mayor sadiq khan ifs party and the labour mayor sadiq khan it's for khan and keir starmer. it's for them explain why they think them to explain why they think this is the right thing to do and they do i don't and they should do that. i don't think the right priority. think it's the right priority. people their views people have made their views very and now it's up to very clear and now it's up to them themselves them to explain themselves and why is the right why they think this is the right

thing to do. we've got campaign at gb news that should be a legal right to access cash in shops. >> do you support it? >> do you support it? >> actually, i was >> yeah. actually, while i was chancellor, i put in place laws which have passed which which have now passed which ensure have ensure that people do have access cash, because access to cash, because i understand important it is understand how important it is of transitioning of course we're transitioning and electronic money and using more electronic money and using more electronic money and online. and doing more things online. but cash is important to people, particularly in rural communities one communities like the one i represent. that represent. the new laws that we've will ensure we've now passed will ensure that are not more than that people are not more than three from having three miles away from having access the regulator, access to cash. the regulator, the will new powers to the fca, will have new powers to fine compel banks to provide fine or compel banks to provide those people those services to people because we important they are. we know how important they are. that's passed a new law that's why we passed a new law to make sure that shops, though, have a right pay for things have a right to pay for things in not just banks, but in in shops, not just banks, but in shops. i it's right shops. i think it's right that people access to people should have access to cash. different thing for cash. it's a different thing for the to start imposing the government to start imposing on individual businesses how they business. i they should do their business. i don't that's appropriate. don't think that's appropriate. but can do is regulate but what we can do is regulate the financial services industry so have access to so that people do have access to cash themselves. >> we're a police station cash themselves. >> vin re a police station cash themselves. >> vin north| police station cash themselves. >> vin north london.;tation cash themselves. >> vin north london. doion cash themselves. >> vin north london. do you here in north london. do you think officers should take the knee? >>i knee? >> i think what officers and

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today. we've announced new laws today. we've announced new laws today police today that will give the police more tackle knife more powers to tackle knife crime, we are reducing. crime, which we are reducing. but need to do more but we of course need to do more because an crime . because it's an awful crime. >> the deadline to move afghans who aslef two who came here in the aslef two years out of bridging years ago out of bridging combination tomorrow combination hotels is tomorrow will you that deadline? will you hit that deadline? >> we've made very good >> yeah, we've made very good progress that and it progress on doing that and it speaks broader a broader speaks to a broader a broader challenge we have that at the moment. we've got the countries spending millions of pounds a day to house illegal migrants in hotels. now, that's not right . hotels. now, that's not right. it's simply unfair and not sustainable. so will you all move out by tomorrow? we're making very good progress towards that deadline. more towards that deadline. but more broadly, broadly, i think broadly, more broadly, i think this not tomorrow , this is not about tomorrow, yesterday, the day after. we've got the situation got to end the situation where we spend millions of pounds a day housing illegal migrants in hotels. i don't think that's right. is why we're right. which is why we're looking alternative sites looking at alternative sites like barges. but it's why fundamentally stop fundamentally we've got to stop people here in the first people coming here in the first place. that's what i'll stop. the law enable us to the boats law will enable us to do. i'm glad that we've do. and i'm glad that we've already made progress. and it's really important for people to

know because they are know this because they are frustrated. am frustrated frustrated. i am frustrated about situation. hope about this situation. i hope people this people understand that this yean people understand that this year, the first time since year, for the first time since the small boats crisis emerged, numbers are down. i just want to say that again , numbers are down say that again, numbers are down for the first time since the small boats. it's 20,000 this yeah >> when will they go back on the barge in the south coast? >> we're working through to make sure that it's safe people sure that it's safe for people to back on. as soon as that to go back on. as soon as that as soon as all those checks and tests have been completed. we want to put people back on the barge because want our barge because i don't want our taxpayers spending taxpayers to be spending millions housing millions of pounds housing people hotels, their people in in hotels, in their communities where we can find alternative that's the alternative sites. that's the right thing to do, like the barge. but more fundamentally, while the while we've got to reduce the number coming here and number of people coming here and again, say for the again, i would say this for the first time, the numbers this year meaningfully year are meaningfully down on the i know the year before. so i know people frustrated, but people are frustrated, but i want them to know that progress is being made. we've returned 3000 migrants to 3000 illegal migrants to albania. that has since i signed the them. these the new deal with them. these are things that we are doing are new things that we are doing that are making a difference. and i will keep at it.

>> we'll do anything to help families the cost of families through the cost of living autumn. living crisis this autumn. anything with anything planned, any with soaring inflation and difficulties interest difficulties with interest rates, are rates, i know things are challenging for families and that's government that's why the government has taken action, taken significant action, particularly help energy particularly to help with energy bills where provided support bills where we provided support worth around £1,500 to a typical family to help pay with about half their energy bill. >> we help. we funded that through the windfall tax that we levied on energy companies. i think that's right thing to think that's the right thing to do, for pensioners, do, particularly for pensioners, for this winter they for example, this winter they will extra £300 up to will receive an extra £300 up to alongside their winter fuel payment because we want to make sure get sure pensioners get extra support. on universal support. those on universal credit are receiving around £900 in cost of living in direct cost of living support. national living support. the national living wage all those wage has gone up. so all those things will help the most vulnerable in society. the most important do for the important thing i can do for the country and for every family is to bring down inflation. it's inflation putting up inflation that is putting up the pnces inflation that is putting up the prices shops. it's prices of things in shops. it's eating people's savings, eating into people's savings, making poorer. i need making them feel poorer. i need to bring down down to bring down inflation down to help fundamentally help people fundamentally with the cost of living. and our plan

is the last couple of is working. the last couple of months that months of data show that inflation coming we inflation is coming down. if we stick the we will be stick to the plan, we will be able to deliver that for families up and down the country. >> just finally, you watched. you cheered on the lionesses from what you make of you cheered on the lionesses fronspanish what you make of you cheered on the lionesses fronspanish faiat you make of you cheered on the lionesses fronspanish fa president make of the spanish fa president rubiales kissing jenni hermoso the spanish fa president rutthe s kissing jenni hermoso the spanish fa president rutthe lips?ing jenni hermoso on the lips? >> well, my understanding is that authorities that the spanish authorities have formal have initiated a formal preliminary and preliminary investigation and they will take the appropriate action as investigation concludes. >> minister . concludes. >> minister. thank you. >> prime minister. thank you. >> prime minister. thank you. >> thank you very much . >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> more with >> let's get more with christopher, has just been christopher, who has just been speaking to the prime minister i should perhaps first say, christopher. nice try at the end there. but he didn't quite bite or or kiss you on the lips anyway, let's just address what he saying , because i noted he was saying, because i noted that he said progress. i think about three times. ltns and then in terms of inflation, saying our plan is working, i guess, you know, they've got their eye on the ballot box. well that's right. >> i mean, yet again, the pm's stressing the need to bring down inflation. a lot of lots of families gb news viewers are looking into this autumn

thinking crumbs. how do i support my day to day living but no more support central no more support from central government? i asked him there about was cudham about ulez. i was in cudham yesterday the boundary of the yesterday on the boundary of the ulez having interviewed ulez zone, having interviewed sadiq khan city the sadiq khan in city hall. the angerin sadiq khan in city hall. the anger in cudham was, was was definitely striking . i thought definitely striking. i thought that the pm there had nothing to offer them at all. sadiq khan told me he wanted more support from central government for those in home counties. affect by ulez expansion or even by the ulez expansion or even families the outer zone who families in the outer zone who feel not require feel they don't not require there. there's no more there. but there's no more support in terms of the pm, he feels it's been a political choice by sadiq khan to choice made by sadiq khan to extend zone. choice made by sadiq khan to ext

commissioner. right . commissioner. that's right. >> that's right. i think we saw the pm handling a zombie knife. they are huge weapons . they've they are huge weapons. they've been attempt by the government to deal with this 2016, but to deal with this in 2016, but they've had to change the law because they allowed to because they were allowed to remove words. the manufacturers remove words. the manufacturers remove the handles of remove words off the handles of these big knives. but these of these big knives. but that still allowed people to sell they seen to sell them if they were seen to be. weren't seen to be be. they weren't seen to be threatening so they've threatening anymore. so they've been since been consulting this year since april. new plan is april. and now the new plan is to increase any term in prison from six months to two years. for those seen handling these for those seen to handling these knives, there seem to be knives, if there seem to be dangerous, that's enough to get a rather than a prosecution rather than threatening. it's a legal change, but i think mark change, mark, but i think mark rowley, the met police chief, they're sounding quite happy with of policy. with this change of policy. >> yeah they're making it, >> yeah, so they're making it, i think, aggravated offence is think, an aggravated offence is the change in the law. and this is anything above eight inches long with a serrated or cutting edge or multiple sharp points. and clearly what we saw on the streets of notting hill, you know, this caused some public alarm, it? well yes, the

alarm, didn't it? well yes, the image is there from the notting hill carnival were extraordinary and worrying. >> those are those are big blades. and the way these manufacturers have around manufacturers have got around the ban since 2016 is removing language the blade and the language from the blade and the handle. so meant that in language from the blade and the hanytheyso meant that in language from the blade and the hanythey weren'tneant that in language from the blade and the hanythey weren't theyt that in language from the blade and the hanythey weren't they weren't law they weren't they weren't threatening anymore the threatening anymore because the threatening anymore because the threat gone in terms of threat had gone in terms of words. so the change in policy is it dangerous to is to make it dangerous to brandish them, which of course they and they clearly are dangerous and it increase terms from six it will increase terms from six months to two years. i think months to two years. so i think that like an attempt that looks like an attempt to shut loophole here. and shut down a loophole here. and the is to remove these the idea is to remove these blades from the streets. >> now, was your your >> now, what was your your overall of course, overall impression? of course, you've long time you've been a long time westminster watcher. there have been suggestions this been suggestions that this has been suggestions that this has been minister bit on been a prime minister a bit on the foot in the bunker the back foot in the bunker even, and. nadine dorries certainly was was firing on all fronts against him . he seems fronts against him. he seems pretty chipper though . yeah pretty chipper though. yeah i thought, i mean on the, on the balls of his feet , you know, balls of his feet, you know, they seemed engage and up the up for for the, the upcoming return

of parliament on monday. >> there's rumours of course about a mini reshuffle on friday. we might some friday. we might see some political noise there the political noise there from the pm. think people, the tory pm. but i think people, the tory supporters tell they are yet supporters tell me they are yet to see a kind of vision from the pm, a tax cutting vision. what's he for? it's all he really stand for? it's all very having targets. very well having these targets. he in january , he set himself back in january, but those are kind of operational targets. i think what people want see going operational targets. i think wha'thisyple want see going operational targets. i think wha'thisyple \period see going operational targets. i think wha'thisyple \period me going operational targets. i think wha'thisyple \period in the)ing into this next period in the early particularly into early autumn, particularly into this mid—bedfordshire this crucial mid—bedfordshire by—election the by—election on or around the time tory party time of the tory party conference, some reason to get the vote out, turn these don't nose into actual positive votes for tory party to shrink for the tory party and to shrink that that labour's got. yet that lead that labour's got. yet so far there hasn't been seen but he's he's on it. i mean he's he seemed quite engaged by our interview certainly i think people should think he's definitely and definitely come back and he wants fight for those wants to fight fight for those votes he hasn't got yet. wants to fight fight for those votychristopher got yet. wants to fight fight for those votychristopher at it yet. wants to fight fight for those votychristopher at the st. wants to fight fight for those votychristopher at the kilburn >> christopher at the kilburn police station there, thank you very much indeed updating police station there, thank you vehwell,h indeed updating police station there, thank you vehwell, as1deed updating police station there, thank you vehwell, as we ad updating police station there, thank you vehwell, as we say updating police station there, thank you vehwell, as we say , updating police station there, thank you vehwell, as we say , theiating police station there, thank you vehwell, as we say , the prime us. well, as we say, the prime minister was being shown those so—called zombie knives and reaction already from the met police saying police commissioner saying

today's will make a big today's powers will make a big difference. let's get the views now of julie taylor , an anti now of julie taylor, an anti knife campaigner who can join us. julie, thank you very much indeed for your time today. an indication from the police at least, that this is what they've been asking for quite a while . been asking for quite a while. >> yes , they have, haven't they? >> yes, they have, haven't they? >> yes, they have, haven't they? >> and i think now it's going to happen. >> thank goodness there were, as you say, so many loopholes in the law and when i sat in parliament with chris philip, roger hirst , anna firth and all roger hirst, anna firth and all the essex mps that day, the to ing and fro ing on that table and the amount of compassion in that room to get it right was was just breathtaking. >> and i think they've got it right now things going right now and things are going to they're going to to happen and they're going to happen the few happen within the next few months. clearly, this will have >> and clearly, this will have been time in the making. been some time in the making. but, you know, as i was speaking to christopher saw all to christopher there, we saw all these in papers these pictures in the papers from notting carnival, from the notting hill carnival, bringing it home to people just how awful things are when how awful these things are when you the length them and you see the length of them and just brandished in plain

just being brandished in plain sight . i just being brandished in plain sight. i know. um the just being brandished in plain sight . i know. um the youth just sight. i know. um the youth just do not care, do they? >> they carry these knives around when we sat in court, my grandson's a knife. that killed him was never found. but it was described as a zombie rambo knife . and i didn't actually knife. and i didn't actually know what one looked like until i started googling them. oh, there is no place in our country for those items to on our for those items to be on our streets. know, and the streets. you know, and the manufacturers deserve the manufacturers really deserve the prison they're prison sentences that they're going to face if they carry on. because why they on because why should they be on our is no place our streets? there is no place in the uk for something like that. >> yeah , and i think the >> yeah, and i think the possession now is yeah , it's possession now is yeah, it's just part of it. it's actually the intent to actually buy, to actually produce , manufacture or actually produce, manufacture or even to ship the things. so it's across the board and yes, yes , across the board and yes, yes, they've, they've, they've got it right . right. >> you know they've got it right at last they're going to do it. i've got a complete faith in these people. i'm so grateful to these people. i'm so grateful to these people. i'm so grateful to these people. it's too late for me as a great grandmother, you

know, other family that know, but any other family that hasn't been through this that, thank go through this thank god, won't go through this once come out, i'm once these laws come out, i'm not they're going to not saying they're going to stamp knife crime stamp out knife crime altogether. that's going to be impossible. more impossible. but the more deterrence, laws, the deterrence, the more laws, the tougher the sentences. it's exactly needed. exactly what we needed. >> think i'm just >> yeah, i think i'm just looking the latest picture looking at the latest picture figures to march 2022, 282 figures up to march 2022, 282 homicides, a quarter of them knife or sharp instruments were used. 51 teenagers aged between 13 and 19 died as a result of those attacks. >> yeah, that doesn't surprise me at all. as i've said before, you know, we've had this conversation before. i wake up every morning and my first thing is to look onto the facebook page or knife crime groups see how many people were murdered overnight shouldn't be overnight and we shouldn't be we shouldn't that in shouldn't be living like that in this are great this country. we are great britain. know, we're britain. you know, we're a reputable country . why should we reputable country. why should we have behaviour? the have this sort of behaviour? the criminals place for criminals have no place for society our in our country. society in our in our country. >> and it seems now at least, that is putting

that the government is putting that the government is putting that into practise. julie as eveh that into practise. julie as ever, thanks for joining us here and sharing your reaction here on gb news. it's appreciated. thank you very much indeed . now thank you very much indeed. now that extremely dangerous category three hurricane, it's made landfall in florida, sustained winds of 125 miles an houh sustained winds of 125 miles an hour. still a possible threat to life. we'll have an update from the big bend area. first, the big forecast for you here, that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers >> proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello again. it's luke miall from the met office with your gb news weather forecast as we head through this evening. those showers that we've had today will clear will tend to ease away clear spells many parts and spells across many parts and turning out there . turning quite chilly out there. and that's all down to this ridge of pressure that's ridge of high pressure that's building overnight across the building in overnight across the uk either side uk with low pressure either side of that settles things of us. but that settles things for down the next 12 hours or so. so a few showers to come for the next couple of hours, but

they will away. then as they will fade away. and then as you see, starry skies across you can see, starry skies across much country, allowing much of the country, allowing our really dip our temperatures to really dip away they will begin to away. but they will begin to come up across the south—west later night as we see later on in the night as we see cloud and rain pushing on the doors of pembrokeshire and the far south—west of england by dawn. but as i say , 8 or 9in dawn. but as i say, 8 or 9in towns and cities colder than this in the countryside. but it's the focus is going to be the rain across the south—west through the morning . some heavy through the morning. some heavy rain across wales , rain coming across wales, central southern and central southern england. and for northern ireland as well. that into the that rain getting into the midlands the middle part of midlands by the middle part of the the north and east of the day to the north and east of it, it stays the sky it, it stays dry, the sky turning a little bit from turning a little bit hazy from time time, some decent time to time, but some decent spells sunshine and spells of sunshine and temperatures sunshine temperatures in the sunshine still degrees. but quite still 20, 21 degrees. but quite cool and grey under this cloud and rain through the day. now running forward into friday. most of rain will push most of that rain will push its way through and then we'll see a mixture of sunshine. but some heavy showers breaking out through friday. through the afternoon on friday. so these are maximum so these are your maximum temperatures as i say, some clouds, sunshine , but also

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7:00 this evening. gb news is the people's . channel the people's. channel >> welcome back to the live desk. let's update you with the situation in florida with the hurricane idalia having hit

making landfall at keaton beach earlier and even though it's now down to a category two still sustained wind speeds of 110 miles an hour early, of course, it had been category four. these are the live pictures for the south at tampa bay. and you can see the problem. it's the storm surge, the seawater and just to remind you, a storm surge of 16ft higher up the coast in what they're calling the big bend area on the gulf side of the florida coast. officials saying 30,000 extra emergency personnel on standby for rescue and recovery . these bridges, these recovery. these bridges, these roads still closed across the state. the governor, ron desantis , describing it as desantis, describing it as a life threatening event. well, mark white's been monitoring the situation, joins us now live in the studio . and as expected , the the studio. and as expected, the wind speed is decreasing, but it's still packs a punch. yes it hits land. >> the hurricane loses some of its intensity . but you see 110

its intensity. but you see 110 miles an hour sustained winds. it's still very significant . it's still very significant. looking at tampa bay there, actually, we're at low tide at the moment, but there are still recording some record levels in the bay itself. and they're expecting a high tide later on today in tampa bay. we've got some pictures of perry , which is some pictures of perry, which is right up there in what they call the big bend, close to where the eye came, bending quite a bit from the look of that, isn't it? yeah, you can see that gives you an indication of just how strong the winds are are up in that particular area. and it really is just classic sort of hurricane footage there. i'm sure it's only a matter of time before we see someone clinging to a lamppost or something. yeah, but we can just actually explain on from these pictures why we've got 169,000 people now without out power across florida, according to power, just increased to 230,000. there

we are . it's going up all the we are. it's going up all the time , mark. time, mark. >> yeah, and of course, the reason being, well, there we are. there's clinging to the lamppost. you ask, can you get in terms of the track of this thing, it's heading to gainesville and to the regional or the state capital, tallahassee, which is, you know, that's a big area of population. >> yes . the storm storm surge >> yes. the storm storm surge won't be a problem. further inland, obviously, but it will still be a very significant wind event for a while . but a rain event for a while. but a rain event for a while. but a rain event for a while. but a rain event for days, actually, as it continues its track across georgia , south carolina, these georgia, south carolina, these extraordinarily pictures. look at this. >> yeah, yeah , yeah. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> i mean, you can just see just how powerful that is. and look at the rain as well. >> and we were talking about cedar key as well. another area where it was near to where it that gives you an indication. right? there we go. >> storm surge. just in case >> storm surge. so just in case anybody wow, anybody was thinking, wow, there's storm there's not much of a storm

surge tampa bay, go surge down at tampa bay, go further north to cedar key , further north to cedar key, which is again close to the eye of the storm. and you can see just how that area close to the coastal area is now really being inundated with that surge water coming in. and that will continue to push in some of the camera positions, of course, higher up in the buildings will be safe . but if you're in, you be safe. but if you're in, you know , a reasonably modest sized know, a reasonably modest sized house, there's potential for, you know, that house being either washed away or you being in serious trouble. >> if we're glad to say no reports of any major injuries or deaths so far. but ron reports of any major injuries or deaths so far . but ron desantis, deaths so far. but ron desantis, the governor, was warning earlier, look, don't be fooled. this is a life threatening event. >> yes . and sadly, with all of >> yes. and sadly, with all of these hurricanes , is in the days these hurricanes, is in the days ahead, we'll get an indication that there will be some loss of life there always is. and you know, with an event like this , know, with an event like this, the largest hurricane to come

ashore in this bend, the big bend of florida for 125 years, clearly it's going to have an effect. the fact you've got power out, you're seeing the storm surge, storm surge there and the wind still being an event for probably a few hours yet. yeah, we heard from desantis a little earlier . desantis a little earlier. >> clearly, there's a political dimension and he's running for republican ticket. we'll see whether he asks for federal help from a democrat president . but from a democrat president. but clearly, you know, he's put , clearly, you know, he's put, what, clearly, you know, he's put, what, 30,000 clearly, you know, he's put, what, 30,000 emergency workers on standby . on standby. >> yes. and i think the message from the governor here and, of course, the federal authorities is now just kind of shelter in place . it's too late, clearly, place. it's too late, clearly, to evacuate in the midst of a storm. this is what ron desantis said about an hour or two ago, not go outside in the midst of this storm, even if it's calm where you are, it may be because you are in the eye of the storm

and those conditions will change very, very quickly. >> so wherever you are, hunker down in and don't take anything for granted here. this is a very, very powerful storm. >> so that was the warning. i'm just reading now. apparently it's access to treasure island has been restricted, which is a place in pinellas county, florida, we're told. so there we are. things are bad. you can't get on to treasure island. however, seriously , obviously, however, seriously, obviously, we'll keep monitoring what's happening and tracks happening. and as it tracks towards georgia and south carolina , mark with the latest carolina, mark with the latest on that hurricane watch, we'll update you. but let's get an update you. but let's get an update on the other headlines now. ray's waiting for . update on the other headlines now. ray's waiting for. us >> thanks, mark. 232. our top story this hour, the prime minister says those hit by new ulez charges shouldn't expect any more financial assistance from the government . speaking to from the government. speaking to gb news rishi sunak said he

understands the frustration felt by residents forced to pay a daily charge due to the expansion of the mayor of london's clean air scheme. he also urged the labour party to explain why they think it's right to go ahead with the plan . and families are struggling with the rising cost of living. this is solely the responsibility of the labour party and the labour mayor sadiq khan and keir starmer. >> it's for them to explain why they think this is the right >> it's for them to explain why they tt01k this is the right >> it's for them to explain why they tto do his is the right >> it's for them to explain why they tto do ands the right >> it's for them to explain why they tto do and they right >> it's for them to explain why they tto do and they should do thing to do and they should do that. i don't think it's the right priority. people have made their very clear and now their views very clear and now it's them explain it's up to them to explain themselves and they think themselves and why they think this right thing do. this is the right thing to do. >> be given the >> judges will be given the power order an offender to power to order an offender to attend their sentencing hearing under legislation planned by under new legislation planned by the the ministry the government, the ministry of justice will justice saying the law will enable force to be used if necessary . it comes after serial necessary. it comes after serial child killer lucy letby refused to attend her sentencing and hear the testimony of her victims families . hurricane victims families. hurricane natalia has made landfall at

keaton beach. as we've been heanng keaton beach. as we've been hearing on florida's gulf coast. according to the us national hurricane centre. now those watching on television can see live pictures coming to us from tampa bay, where we can see surging seawater and extremely strong winds . the storm is strong winds. the storm is currently rated as a category two with sustained wind speeds of up to 110mph. earlier on florida's emergency chief urged residents to drop what you're doing and get to safety . you can doing and get to safety. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com .

radio. and welcome back to the live desk here on gb news. >> now, prince harry's new netflix documentary, heart of invictus has been released today . it follows six athletes competing for the 2022 invictus games. of course, this year's due in germany in the next few weeks. now, prince harry made something of a dig and the royal family about the alleged lack of support receiving on his return from afghanistan . but let's take from afghanistan. but let's take a look at this clip . a look at this clip. >> good to me. was actually returning afghanistan on. >> good to me. was actually retutheg afghanistan on. >> good to me. was actually retu the stuff afghanistan on. >> good to me. was actually retuthe stuff that|hanistan on. >> good to me. was actually retu the stuff that was stan on. >> good to me. was actually retu the stuff that was coming up but the stuff that was coming up was from from the age of from 1997, from the age of 12, losing my mum at such a young age, the

trauma that i had, i was never really aware of it was never discussed. i didn't really talk about it and i suppressed it like most youngsters would have done. but then when it all came fizzing out, i was bouncing off the walls. i was like, what is going on here? i'm now feeling everything as opposed to being numb . the biggest struggle for numb. the biggest struggle for me was the people. no one around me was the people. no one around me really could help. i didn't have that support structure, that network or that expert advice to identify what was actually going on with me. unfortunately 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'd dealt with some of this stuff previously. and that's what i really want to change. >> well , let's speak now to what i really want to change. >> well, let's speak now to our royal correspondent, cameron walker, who's watched . all five walker, who's watched. all five hours of the docu commentary. yes and we reflect it's not just harry talking about his experiences. he's executive producer of this . and it is

producer of this. and it is about the invictus games. it is about the invictus games. it is about military personnel. but his experiences there tying in perhaps with a very raw issue in terms of his his own experiences. and tomorrow, you were reminding me is the anniversary of her death. >> it is 26 years ago tomorrow. princess diana died in a car crash in paris, leaving prince harry and prince william , two harry and prince william, two young boys without a mother and prince harry talks in that clip there about the trauma he experienced aged 12. but then does make that kind of subtle dig at perhaps not the royal family, but the institution of no kind of a lack of help for the young boys process that grief or indeed the therapy that perhaps he receives in later life. but he uses that and then talks about it, the army and the experience of veterans. and he says that when he joined the army in 2008, mental health was a dirty word . and a lot of this a dirty word. and a lot of this series is focusing on the mental health struggles of veterans and

the whole point of the invictus games is really trying to champion the rehabilitation of these vessels. so this is very important. >> context of what he was >> so the context of what he was saying there is that it's a shared experience with other military and whole military veterans and the whole issue ptsd and so on as they issue of ptsd and so on as they come back from active service. it's him having a moan it's not just him having a moan about royal family again. about the royal family again. yeah, exactly. >> he was pivoting the >> i think he was pivoting the spotlight the spotlight firmly back on the veterans rather than himself. prince harry does also talk about why he criticises, let's be frank, the media and their coverage of him being an in afghanistan , first of all, afghanistan, first of all, having to be pulled out of the first tour because an australian publication broke his coveh but then the fact that the media weren't covering the wounded veterans coming back with coming back and was putting the spotlight on him as a young prince being evacuated from afghan khan so what prince harry's done this harry's done with this documentary documentary is control the narrative and put the spotlight as executive producer of this documentary series on the veterans. he only appears in around 20. i think

interesting of the series, is it a good documentary ? it's a good documentary? it's certainly watchable because i think, again, it's shining a spotlight on six individuals with very different experiences. for example, there's one welsh veteran , navy veteran, i think veteran, navy veteran, i think he is from the uk who captains the or trains the basketball team for wales, for invictus. and unfortunately, during the nine months of filming, he suffered a very bad heart , heart suffered a very bad heart, heart attack and was in intensive care . another woman from ukraine in the filming started before the russian invasion. she ended up being captured by russian soldiers and used in russian propaganda . so it's all these propaganda. so it's all these stories which i certainly didn't know about before. i watched this documentary, which is now coming to light. >> is it box office? because clearly there's been a lot of comment on what's happened with his other production efforts and the sort of payments he's made for social media and so on. >> yeah, i mean, this is going to be a question which netflix

execs is going to be asking, because if you remember last yeah because if you remember last year, the previous documentary, harry and did six harry and meghan did the six parter criticising the royal family and documenting their journey as moving away, as working members of royal working members of the royal family box office, 2.4 million people watched that on the first day. that's higher ratings than the crown on netflix . but the crown on netflix. but because this documentary is focusing so much on the veterans, of course a very worthy cause, that's a sensitive issues, some very sensitive issues, some very sensitive issues, but it's very much avoiding the fact that prince harry is a royal. is it going to sell as well? is it going to get as high a ratings? we don't know the answer that question yet. the answer to that question yet. but executives will be but netflix executives will be asking, are harry and meghan worth the money, which have asking, are harry and meghan wortithem?loney, which have paid them? >> thank you very much >> cameron, thank you very much indeed, having indeed, especially having gone through five hours for us. through all five hours for us. >> watched it double >> i've watched it in double time. >> $- ? speed. okay, we'll cut >> double speed. okay, we'll cut you off now. james cleverly in beijing, visit beijing, the first visit of a uk foreign in than foreign secretary in more than five that visit coming five years. that visit coming against the backdrop of a foreign affairs select committee report which has asked for

further transparency and clarity in our approach to china. indeed the government saying that attacks on hong kong distance are all part of china's policy. tom harwood our deputy political editor joining us now from downing street. and tom, in addition to that, the committee indicating that china should still be regarded , regarded as still be regarded, regarded as something of a threat. but james cleverly saying we've got to engage to make this work. >> absolutely. you can see the tightrope that the government is walking on this issue. on the one hand, they have to recognise what many parliamentarians in this country describe as a genocide is taking place in xinjiang in the way that the chinese authorities are . seed chinese authorities are. seed putting the uyghur minority in many cases into concentration camps . but equally the clampdown camps. but equally the clampdown on civil liberties in hong kong, the passing of the of the national security law that

sweeps away the protections and rights that were guaranteed by the anglo sino agreement of 1997. it really does seem that on the one hand, the government needs to tell china what it thinks of how it is acting on the other hand, china is the fourth largest trading partner of the united kingdom. it's the world's second largest economy , world's second largest economy, and it is a player in global politics that cannot be ignored. increasingly aggressive in the south china sea, increasingly threatening towards taiwan. the question is, does the government best deal with the situation of china's rising power and global influence by ignoring it or engaging with it? and i think what we're seeing now from the government is a middle path, not the same sort of golden era that we saw from david cameron and george osborne in 20 1213, but not also the hard shoulder that we saw from liz truss, something of a more managed relationship ,

of a more managed relationship, however, that's brought this charge from the foreign affairs select committee , all party select committee, all party committee, of course, of, of incoherence in the approach and then going completely the other way. >> iain duncan smith saying this smells of appeasement. so the foreign secretary is really sort of under fire from both sides . of under fire from both sides. >> it's that old adage that if you walk in the middle of the road, you may well be hit by traffic coming from both sides. a former resident of the building behind me once said that in the mid 1980s, but it is clearly the case that this government is not necessarily . government is not necessarily. the first to go down this route . it's of note that the us secretary of state, antony blinken, visited beijing back in june and similarly senior figures from france and germany have made the same trip. the fact that now at the end of august, james cleverly, the well , i think we've lost the signal again there with with downing

street. >> i do apologise for that. getting interference with our link from tom. but of course the other issue is whether rishi sunak will be holding talks with the premier xi jinping at the g 20 summit in new delhi. if of course g attends. but we'll see what mr cleverly's got to say on that when he returns from beijing. now here are the number of projected home sales across the country, estimated to be well about a fifth down because of higher mortgage rates have fallen by a confidence to all, according to the property website zoopla. forecasting sales set to reach the lowest annual figure since 2012. cash buyer sales are expected to hold in line with 2022 levels. what does this all mean? here's liam with on the money . and there may with on the money. and there may be a lot of first time buyers or those trying to get onto the ladder saying hurrah at last. but there are consequences. >> there are indeed. mark, when you and i started out in

newsrooms back in the palaeontology era, i think it was prices are was rising house prices are always good thing, weren't always a good thing, weren't they? gave a good they? they gave a feel good factor. the economy . people factor. the economy. people could spend the could remortgage spend the money, get a bit of consumer glee going and get the economy moving. but these days , you moving. but these days, you know, talk to anyone below 40 who's not on the property laddeh who's not on the property ladder. they like the fact that house prices may fall. it may give them chance to stop give them a chance to stop paying , give them a chance to stop paying , stop paying someone paying rent, stop paying someone else's mortgage, and actually start a home of their start owning a home of their own. and there are now real signs that the housing market is slowing . and i've got some of slowing. and i've got some of the details for you here. very recently , the nationwide, one of recently, the nationwide, one of our huge lenders based on existing mortgage deals , existing mortgage deals, reported that house prices fell in july at their sharpest rate in july at their sharpest rate in 14 years. the biggest monthly fall in 14 years. and today, zoopla another extreme important property website with huge reach. they reported on their estimates mark sales are going to fall 21% during 2023 compared

to fall 21% during 2023 compared to the same compared to 2022. and that's the lowest in a decade. why is this happening? well, it's obvious. we've had 14 interest rate rises from the bank of england. that means home buyers who need to raise a mortgage and the vast majority can't raise enough money. that means their lowers are offer that offers a lower for home. sellers think the offers are too low. they don't want to sell. everyone's waiting. and we've low. they don't want to sell. eve anothervaiting. and we've low. they don't want to sell. eve another meeting.nd we've low. they don't want to sell. eve another meeting of we've low. they don't want to sell. eve another meeting of the ve got another meeting of the monetary policy committee on the 21st of september, thursday , and 21st of september, thursday, and we're probably going to see another rate rise which will slow the market more. slow the market even more. >> going to ask because >> i was going to ask because zoopla are indicating that they believe that will only be believe that this will only be stimulated. housing market stimulated. the housing market if fall below 5. if interest rates fall below 5. you have been saying and others have been saying, look, you know, we will see inflation coming interest rates coming down and interest rates therefore will start to come back. therefore will start to come back . but how far therefore will start to come back. but how far and how therefore will start to come back . but how far and how fast? back. but how far and how fast? >> well, that's the big question . i think interest rates, i'm afraid say , will up again afraid to say, will go up again on thursday, the 21st of

september. i don't support that. i've been writing months i've been writing for months that rates should stay where they are order give them they are in order to give them time feed the feed through time to feed the feed through the system. i think the bank of england is now pushing the economy recession, a economy into a recession, a slowdown way that won't slowdown in a way that won't help down inflation. but help bring down inflation. but i will say i maybe by towards the end the year, rates will end of the year, rates will start to come down. but i think there's another rise yet. and what we're seeing now, as we discussed earlier your show, discussed earlier in your show, mark, seeing not just mark, we're seeing not just small lenders , but we're seeing small lenders, but we're seeing big lenders now offering mortgages, not the traditional 25 year, but 30 years or even 40 years. hsbc today have announced and this is really , really and this is really, really interesting, i remember when i was on channel 4 news back in the day report saying that in japan they have 40 year mortgages and people in the newsroom. oh my god, that's ridiculous. that's terrible. imagine that. here we imagine if we had that. here we have that here and we have now got that here and we discussed, didn't we, that if you discussed, didn't we, that if you pay discussed, didn't we, that if you pay a mortgage over 40 years, even though your monthly repayment come down, you'll repayment may come down, you'll end up paying a lot more for the

house. and i've just been doing a few sums in the newsroom and roughly speaking, say take roughly speaking, say you take out a £200,000 mortgage at 5, right? so 200 grand mortgage over 25 years. your monthly payment would be £1,169, but you end up paying 350,000 odd pounds back for the £200,000 mortgage over 25 years. if you had a 36 year mortgage rather than 350 grand, you'd pay 430 grand back. even though your monthly payment is lower . is lower. >> so the banks are going to do very nicely, thank you for so much longer than you were before, but i guess there's an existential question and that is, do you actually just change the way that we do this or do you take an interest only mortgage for the life of , you mortgage for the life of, you know, that mortgage and okay, you don't have the house when you don't have the house when you actually die. the family doesn't get that sort of handed

down. but we're going to get charged . you know, inheritance charged. you know, inheritance tax is that a way forward that you change the way that we do, that the housing market? >> look, we're in deep waters here. i know a fair amount about finance, but i'm just not qualified these days. i was in the past to give financial advice, certainly not on live television. but let me let me just say this. let me just say this. if you did have an interest only mortgage on your house, the monthly repayments interest only mortgage on your houlower. monthly repayments interest only mortgage on your houlower. mo what repayments interest only mortgage on your houlower. mo what that yments interest only mortgage on your houlower. mo what that means are lower. but what that means is end of your mortgage is at the end of your mortgage term, you don't own the house. >> exactly. >> exactly. >> you've got up with >> you've got to come up with the pnce >> you've got to come up with the price of the house. the original price of the house. the thing is, though, you could then sell the house and hopefully by end the hopefully by the end of the mortgage term, the mortgage term, redeem the mortgage. house is mortgage. yeah, the house is worth more. pay worth a lot more. you then pay back original sum and you've worth a lot more. you then pay bac your original sum and you've worth a lot more. you then pay bac your what1al sum and you've worth a lot more. you then pay bac your what we sum and you've worth a lot more. you then pay bac your what we call and you've worth a lot more. you then pay bac your what we call youryou've got your what we call your equity, your profit. and you could pass that on to your kids. so of course, tax implications. >> the reason i was asking and obviously give obviously we can't give financial but as you financial advice, but as you were saying, they had this mortgage summit at mortgage sort of summit at downing and the market downing street and the market and the industry asked,

and the industry is being asked, come alternatives, and the industry is being asked, come up alternatives, and the industry is being asked, come up with alternatives, and the industry is being asked, come up with some alternatives, and the industry is being asked, come up with some ideas atives, and the industry is being asked, come up with some ideas to ves, and the industry is being asked, come up with some ideas to try, come up with some ideas to try and make life easier and haven't really far. really done it so far. >> the only you can, you can >> the only way you can, you can think about, say, situations in france where the state is involved, the mortgages are fixed rate long term in america even, which is meant to be more capitalist again, capitalist than us. again, a state body is involved. they're called. there are two is called fannie mae. the other is called freddie mac. yeah obviously, they heart of the they were at the heart of the global crisis. global financial crisis. >> because the bad loan >> yeah, because the bad loan situation back in 2008, the only way you can really make housing more affordable and there's no i apologise is to say this is build more houses. >> everything else is just avoidance strategy. you need more homes so they're more affordable for more people to buy. >> yeah. and of course therein lies a problem in that michael gove is being addressing this . gove is being addressing this. if you leave it perhaps to the big developers, are they building the types of building the right types of houses are they even houses and are they even building enough homes? >> are they building to >> are they building homes to meet are they, as i've meet demand or are they, as i've often suggested , and provided

often suggested, and provided evidence many forums, they evidence in many forums, they will it are they will deny it. are they deliberately restricting supply in to keep prices prices in order to keep prices prices higher, artificially high? well, we now know the competition and markets authority is investigating that issue, and they are the most senior regulatory competition body in the land with some powers, indeed. >> liam, thank you very much for taking us through all that. let's just reflect on the situation in florida . with the situation in florida. with the hurricane having hit returning to tampa bay and the road still closed, we've seen the highway patrol vehicles go up and down. this is the fixed camera situation, the camera shaking in the wind. the storm surge is at 15 to 16ft. all the latest coming up. stay with us. >> the temperature's rising . >> the temperature's rising. boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello again. it's luke miall from the met office with your gb news weather forecast as we head through this evening. those showers that we've had today will ease away clear

will tend to ease away clear spells across many parts and turning quite chilly out there. and that's all down to this ridge pressure that's ridge of high pressure that's building overnight building in overnight right across pressure across the uk with low pressure either side of us. but that settles things down for the next 12 so. so a few showers 12 hours or so. so a few showers to come the next couple of to come for the next couple of hours, but they will fade away. and you can see, starry and then as you can see, starry skies of the skies across much of the country, allowing our temperatures to really dip away. but begin to come up but they will begin to come up across south—west on across the south—west later on in night as we see cloud and in the night as we see cloud and rain pushing on the doors of pembrokeshire and the far south—west england by dawn. south—west of england by dawn. but i say , 8 or south—west of england by dawn. but isay,8or9in south—west of england by dawn. but i say , 8 or 9 in towns but as i say, 8 or 9 in towns and cities colder than this in the countryside . and but it's the countryside. and but it's the countryside. and but it's the focus is going to be the rain across the south—west through morning. some heavy through the morning. some heavy rain coming across wales, central and for central southern england and for northern ireland as well. that rain midlands rain getting into the midlands by part of the day to by the middle part of the day to the and east of it, it the north and east of it, it stays the turning stays dry, the sky turning a little hazy from time to little bit hazy from time to time, but some decent spells of sunshine and temperatures in the sunshine and temperatures in the sunshine degrees, sunshine still 20, 21 degrees, but cool and grey under

but quite cool and grey under this cloud and rain through the day. now running forward into friday, most of that rain will push and then push its way through and then we'll see a mixture of sunshine, but heavy showers breaking but some heavy showers breaking out through the afternoon on friday. are your friday. so these are your maximum as i say , maximum temperatures. as i say, some clouds, sunshine, but some clouds, some sunshine, but also some heavy downpours to watch out for by by the temperatures rising . temperatures rising. >> boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on

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