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right now it's super rhiannon with our news headlines . with our news headlines. >> mark thank you. good afternoon. it's 12:01. your top stories from the gb newsroom . stories from the gb newsroom. grant shapps has been appointed as the new defence secretary following the resignation of ben wallace . after four years in the wallace. after four years in the job, he says he wants to explore different opportunities and spend more time with his family in his resignation letter, mr wallace says the ministry of defence is back on the path to being once again world class education minister claire coutinho takes over as energy and net zero secretary, replacing shapps shadow attorney general emily thornberry says the changes are a temporary measure . measure. >> it really doesn't matter how many new jobs rishi sunak gives to his friends , it's still to his friends, it's still moving the deck chairs. there's still a sinking ship . this still a sinking ship. this country really needs change and the only change that they're

going to get it is if we get a labour government and we get a labour government and we get a labour government and we get a labour government soon. >> police officers will be automatically dismissed if they are found guilty of gross misconduct under new government plans , senior officers will have plans, senior officers will have more powers to sack rogue staff and be able to dismiss those who fail vetting checks. the government says the changes could be implemented as soon as next spring. policing minister chris philp told gb news the rules will strengthen the policing system. >> it'll make removal for gross misconduct automatic. it will make sure that specified criminal offences will automatically lead to misconduct and it will streamline and speed up the process for removing officers either guilty of or accused of misconduct or indeed of poor performance as well. there will be nowhere for them to hide and i think that will help as you say, rebuild public confidence in policing more than 70 people have died and more

than 40 have been injured in a fire in johannesburg , a fire in johannesburg, a multi—storey building caught fire in the south african city in the early hours of this morning with children reportedly among those killed . among those killed. >> and emergency services say the death toll is likely to rise as the search and recovery operation gets underway . some operation gets underway. some mps have called for changes to drug laws recommend testing at festivals and supervised safe spaces for users. the report by the home affairs committee suggests piloting in glasgow and advocates for amendments to the misuse of drugs . act. around misuse of drugs. act. around 121,000 patients died while waiting for nhs treatment in england last year. that's according to figures obtained by labour gathered from nhs trusts. it suggests 7.6 million people were still on waiting lists at the end of june, up from 7.5 million in may. the government says cutting waiting lists is

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among the top destinations. as this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back over to . mark back over to. mark >> brianna, thanks very much indeed and welcome back to the live desk where number 10 has appointed grant shapps as the new defence secretary. following ben wallace's resignation this morning . and it's mr shapps's morning. and it's mr shapps's fifth cabinet post in a year. let's take you through the list. back in september 22nd, he was transport secretary but shunted off, then back the next month as home secretary . but just for six home secretary. but just for six days and the same month he became business secretary then on to february 23rd, he became energy security secretary. and today he moved from that job to become i'm the new defence secretary. well what's he got in his in—tray? well, first of all, the former head of the british

army, lord dannatt, asserting that he knows very little about defence. but mr shapps has already reaffirmed the mod support for ukraine in their, quote, fight against putin's barbaric invasion. emily thornberry , labour's shadow thornberry, labour's shadow attorney general, spoke to journalists earlier today. this is what she had to say. >> i think that it doesn't matter how often they reshuffle the jobs or rishi sunak finds another mate to help and to give another mate to help and to give a new job to. the fact is they are just reshuffling the deck chairs. the ship is going down. they don't have any new ideas. there are so many challenges for our country and they have no plans and we need to have a big change in this country. what we needis change in this country. what we need is a labour government . change in this country. what we need is a labour government. i think that grant shapps is a talented politician. i wish him well and i hope that he listens to the advice of the experts who will be in the mod. >> let's get more with our political editor christopher hope, who is in downing street for us, and christopher, a familiar refrain from labour there deck chairs. but there about the deck chairs. but of she have

of course, she she does have a point in that going to have point in that he's going to have to get his feet under the desk and get on top of this brief pretty quickly . pretty quickly. >> that's mark. i mean, >> that's right, mark. i mean, rishi clearly rishi sunak has clearly appointed going appointed someone who is going to safe of hands in to be a safe pair of hands in defence. by my reckoning , grant defence. by my reckoning, grant shapps has had about 4 or 5 different cabinet posts , different cabinet posts, certainly in the past year. five of them, and also was party chairman. nearly chairman. that's nearly a quarter of all posts he's held. so he's someone who can be trusted by rishi sunak prime minister to do a good job. in other moves today, claire coutinho 2019 intake becomes a net zero. secretary in the cabinet. that's a big boost from where she was in the shadow education . and david johnson education. and david johnson joins the government and there's a bit of chuntering off camera from tory mps in the red wall wondering why one of the most senior red wall tory northern tories , ben wallace, has left to tories, ben wallace, has left to be replaced by three from the south—east, two some. it looks quite defensive . allies of the quite defensive. allies of the pm tell me there will be a major reshuffle in october. the head

of the king's speech on november the seventh. and at that point we'll see a complete reset of the government with new names from the 2019 intake. joining the government for the first time at the top table. so this is this is almost an order before the main course. >> mark yeah. or even amuse bouche as they say in some posh restaurants. of course . but yes, restaurants. of course. but yes, let's let's just look at what's on the menu . however, for grant on the menu. however, for grant shappsin on the menu. however, for grant shapps in particular, because ben wallace of course , highly ben wallace of course, highly regarded, very big boots to fill, but he was obviously becoming quite frustrated. number one, with the finance. you know, promises of 2.5% gdp when they could afford it. and then that reaction towards ukraine saying, you know, this is not amazon in terms of the procurement problems . procurement problems. >> yeah, because ben wallace was forging a battle with number 11 downing street behind me about more money for defence has always been the case in defence and we are now helping to support war on mainland

support a major war on mainland europe . the first 1 in 40 years. europe. the first 1 in 40 years. so yeah , it's definitely a so yeah, it's definitely a battle and that's why shapps has been brought in as someone who is trusted the pm, knows his is trusted by the pm, knows his way around media studio. can way around a media studio. can talk communicate what the talk and communicate what the plan is because i think over the next few months and years, as this war goes on and on, it will need people to defend it and explain why we are spending so much taxpayers money on much of our taxpayers money on a war ukraine. and supporting war in ukraine. and supporting them think them against russia. i think there'll weakening in that there'll be no weakening in that pledge. equally you'll pledge. i think equally you'll need can make that need somebody who can make that case airwaves. case repeatedly on the airwaves. yeah >> will there be those disappointed ? and know say disappointed? and i know you say there a reshuffle coming there will be a reshuffle coming up, of course, a of up, but of course, a lot of people were talking penny people were talking about penny mordaunt a good fit for mordaunt as being a good fit for a defence secretary. that's right. >> penny mordaunt, liam fox is another other other big names. yeah, i think, i think there's not entirely a lot of trust politically with the penny mordaunt camp given that she almost she didn't. she was fought against mr sunak just last year for the leadership. i think they'll be happy she think they'll be happy that she stays where is as leader of

think they'll be happy that she stayhouse'e is as leader of think they'll be happy that she stayhouse of is as leader of think they'll be happy that she stayhouse of commons.ader of think they'll be happy that she stayhouse of commons. her of think they'll be happy that she stayhouse of commons. i think the house of commons. i think they want to bring in someone who a safe pair of hands. but who is a safe pair of hands. but the i think, is this the key thing, i think, is this 38 year old claire coutinho, elected in 2019, now at the top table , a ally sunak. but table, a key ally of sunak. but it hasn't gone down very well with red tory mps. with these red wall tory mps. one them saying to me that one of them saying to me that that dorries that letter from nadine dorries that letter from nadine dorries that out at just the that went out at just the weekend to sunak accusing him of being out of touch with the red wall may have a point right? >> so maybe a few reverberations to come ahead of that main reshuffle shuffle for the moment. christopher, thank you for that. but let's speak to someone from the mordaunt camp. conservative mp james sutherland, who was a former colonel in the british army, can join us now. james, thank you for your time. once more, do you think she should have got the job? well it's a matter for the prime minister. >> certainly. i backed penny in the election campaign , but i'm the election campaign, but i'm firmly behind the prime minister. she's doing a good job. and the decision that is taken today, imagine, is for taken today, i imagine, is for the reasons . taken today, i imagine, is for the reasons. i'm taken today, i imagine, is for the reasons . i'm pretty the right reasons. so i'm pretty content.

the right reasons. so i'm pretty con however , quite an interesting >> however, quite an interesting observation from lord dannatt, the former head of the british army, shapps knows very army, grant shapps knows very little about defence. >> well, history has proven, of course, that you don't need to have a military background to be a good defence secretary, and it may just be that a fresh pair of eyesis may just be that a fresh pair of eyes is needed. grant is a very experienced minister. he's been in government for most of the last 13 years. he served directly under four prime ministers and he's clearly a very agile, versatile politician. he's also a good communicator and it may well be that given that the mod has been run ostensibly by military men for the last few years, that a fresh pair of eyes is needed. >> well, indeed. so let's turn it 180 degrees then. might it be a good thing that there's someone there who doesn't know much about defence, bearing in mind overseas all the mind the overseas bends all the procurement problems? i'm thinking ajax tank and thinking like the ajax tank and for instance , that you know, for instance, that you know, someone with perhaps a more jaundiced eye might be quite a

healthy thing. well i think it's the qualities you have as an individual that make most of a difference and a meritocrat through and through . through and through. >> and the three appointments made today i think are excellent and though all three individuals very well indeed . and i think very well indeed. and i think that with the right people around him at the mod and he's got that the mod is blessed with excellent military and civilian personnel, with the right people around him, he'll make right around him, he'll make the right decisions and he may even bring something quite unique to the job as well. yeah and significant. >> perhaps his first public utterance about ukraine in utterance was about ukraine in continuing there or the uk support for ukraine in their fight against putin's barbaric invasion. so clearly, you know, that's top of his list . that's top of his list. >> yeah, absolutely. it has to be. i mean, ukraine is the feature right now within the mod, but of course, grant shapps will know that he's got almost 50 mp5 will know that he's got almost 50 mps in the house of commons with a military background. i'm one of them. and i've no doubt

at all that the expertise will be there, you know, within his own party to make sure that he stays the straight and stays on the straight and narrow. but with the right people around him. he's got people around him. and he's got good now. good ministers around him now. he'll . he'll be fine. >> are the challenges >> and what are the challenges apart ukraine? and clearly apart from ukraine? and clearly the whole issue of kyiv being part of the nato membership? i mean , we've got a promise for mean, we've got a promise for 2.5% gdp being spent, but only when can afford it. questions when we can afford it. questions as to whether the army is big enough. carriers as to whether the army is big enough. be carriers as to whether the army is big enough. be breakingcarriers as to whether the army is big enough. be breaking down s as to whether the army is big enough. be breaking down on seem to be breaking down on regular occasions. i mean, there's a his in—tray . there's a lot in his in—tray. >> yeah, there's a lot there . >> yeah, there's a lot there. and i think fiscal constraints are one thing. i personally feel that we should be at 2.5% gdp for defence, if not more. we living right now in a very unstable age and the russians have proven recently that they just can't be trusted and they are a threat. so there's a lot there. but i'd want grant shapps to focus on getting more out of the armed forces. we have about more efficiency, more productivity. we need to get rid of the woke culture as well.

that serves nobody whatsoever. i want to see the mod as a fully functioning department run by good people focussed entirely on output . output. >> as ever. thank you very much indeed. bringing us your reaction at home. not downing street as we put on screen there. clearly you wouldn't be inside at the moment. however, thank you for your time . now thank you for your time. now let's refer effect that we've got another story coming up with the head of the police federation. the coppers trade union, effectively calling the government's root out government's plans to root out rogue officers to rogue officers a return to kangaroo courts. we'll have their views shortly. stay with us. mind you, go that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello, i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. a bit of a split in the weather today. >> much of scotland, north—east england, bright further south. >> we've already got some outbreaks of rain from this. >> sling waving weather >> we're sling waving weather front. >>

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patrick christys on gb news. i'm gb news radio . gb news radio. >> welcome back to the live desk. now the government has declared that rogue police officers will have nowhere to hide after announcing that any officer found guilty of gross misconduct in england and wales will be automatically sacked unless there are exceptional circumstance cases that move designed to restore public confidence severely damaged after high profile cases such as those of wayne cousins or david carrick , who abused their powers carrick, who abused their powers as police officers to murder and rape women . well, the police rape women. well, the police federation effectively the services trade union has decried the new policy, saying it's a return to kangaroo courts. why?

well, let's speak now to indeed the chair of the police federation of england and wales, steve hartshorn, who can join us. steve, thank you for your time . um, that phrase time. um, why that phrase kangaroo court. >> good afternoon . well, for us, >> good afternoon. well, for us, this is a return to the bad old days when we had senior leaders who sat presiding over gross misconduct hearings, making decisions that weren't backed legally. they weren't backed in evidence, we were having evidence, and we were having a very appeal rate to get very high appeal rate to get our officers reinstated. >> so for us, his grave concern that it's going go back to that it's going to go back to the days, kangaroo the bad old days, the kangaroo courts, as we've called it, because it's not right. we want a open, transparent a clear, open, transparent process evidenced based process that's evidenced based with need to with independence. they need to be unbiased, independent and timely. we've been calling since 2018 for better standards, better vetting, and we've been ignored. this is too much, too late. okay >> but chris philp, the policing minister, pointing out that the new misconduct panel, although chaired by a senior officer , chaired by a senior officer, will have two independent people , one legally qualified and also a right of appeal still in place

with the police appeals tribunal that doesn't sound like a kangaroo court to me , but it kangaroo court to me, but it does to us. >> you've already got legally qualified chairs who are independent. they are then on the same panel with an independent of the public independent member of the public and a senior officer from the force. anyway, very fact force. anyway, by the very fact that is sitting on that an officer is sitting on a gross hearing gross misconduct hearing means that very people that work that the very people that work for chief constable called for the chief constable called the appropriate authority, have decided the officer is effectively guilty. then if they're found guilty, they should dismissed so it's should be dismissed. so it's already weighted in favour of the to dismiss the hearing anyway to dismiss them. these changes them. so these are changes that just need be had. the just don't need to be had. the current in current police regulations in relation misconduct more relation to misconduct are more than adequate if people are trained , accredited and do their trained, accredited and do their job properly provide job properly and provide evidence, will know evidence, however, you will know that the commissioner, the met commissioner and others, other chief police officers have said they don't have the powers to remove rogue officers and that, they say, is an unacceptable position . and i hear that i position. and i hear that i can't do the same within my organisation because like any large organisation you have

processes, you have a human resources department, you have policies to follow , build policies to follow, to build the evidence sure it's done evidence to make sure it's done properly, and properly, legally and effectively and do it once. that ability to just keep on giving a chief constable a chief constable or a commissioner ability to commissioner the ability to appeal get the right appeal until they get the right answer, is archaic. even answer, that is archaic. even changing many changing the military, many years ago. so when the panel found guilty , that was it. found you guilty, that was it. it of the same it wasn't two bites of the same cherry if you get the right cherry. if you get the right people with the right evidence , people with the right evidence, you people of you can get people kicked out of policing. yeah, but. >> but the individual the >> but the individual has the right appeal as well. still, right of appeal as well. still, with appeals tribunal with the police appeals tribunal that's place with that's still in place with this new that's being new system that's being suggested . suggested. >> it is. but we to appeal have to follow a line of process. so there has to evidence and there has to be new evidence and abuse or evidence abuse of process or evidence that before, which that wasn't heard before, which is, know, only come around is, you know, only come around the . we haven't any the corner. we haven't had any detail on policy . what we detail on this policy. what we have a set of have so far is a set of headunes have so far is a set of headlines which is very attention grabbing, no detail. we've only had one submission to the body to put our the relevant body to put our ideas we didn't even ideas forward. we didn't even know was coming out this know this was coming out this week. major week. you know, we're a major stakeholder . i

week. you know, we're a major stakeholder. i represent week. you know, we're a major stakeholder . i represent 140,000 stakeholder. i represent 140,000 decent police officers . we've decent police officers. we've had this londoner's early last or late last night, early this morning . we're now trying to say morning. we're now trying to say detail . it's not that's not right. >> right. but let's take the parallel with other organisations in civvy street, if i can use that phrase, you would have a senior member of the company, albeit in the hr department, probably chairing that meeting where you're heanng that meeting where you're hearing a charge of gross misconduct. so it is perhaps the same sort of process that would carry on in companies in the commercial sector. >> it would. but as you've just alluded to and i mentioned earlier, you'd have human resources dealing with it with senior professionals that are senior hr professionals that are trained, covered with trained, that are covered with employment law as police officers crown servants. employment law as police offiwe're crown servants. employment law as police offiwe're not crown servants. employment law as police offiwe're not employeesvants. employment law as police offiwe're not employees .ants. employment law as police offiwe're not employees . wei. employment law as police offiwe're not employees . we do >> we're not employees. we do not the same employment not have the same employment rights us, as regular people rights as us, as regular people who employed what we call who are employed in what we call civilian street. same as the military the prison officers military or the prison officers or so different or our rights are so different from else . so we just from everybody else. so we just want a crack the whip want a fair crack of the whip right? what we're saying is the current regulations are more

than we just than fit for purpose. we just want senior leaders want chiefs and senior leaders to properly, get to do theirjob properly, get good and stop using good evidence and stop using this scapegoat their this as a scapegoat for their failings in the past. >> let's just address >> right. so let's just address again mr philp has again what mr philp has indicated when they talk about someone who is legally qualified as one of the independent figures. you're saying actually that that should be some that perhaps that should be some kind of hr professional? >> well, no, we want to attain the legally qualified chairs . the legally qualified chairs. they're trained professionals. they're trained professionals. they got highest they have got the highest standards. if they more standards. if they need more training or more time for the new regulations , which they had new regulations, which they had in august to embed, given in august 2022 to embed, given that this is effectively saying we don't want you to chair a panel anymore, but you're happy to legal advisers to be independent legal advisers , i wouldn't if they , i wouldn't blame them if they walked all walked away in doubt all straight said, are straight away and said, we are doing no more gross misconduct panels over that will panels over to you that will clog up . it's not our clog the system up. it's not our fault. there's been a massive backlog. senior backlog. this sits with senior officers resource it officers who can't resource it properly. with backlog properly. with a backlog of cases. properly. with a backlog of cas right. if the existing >> right. but if the existing system or the makeup, if you like, of the panel is so good, how come there are so many rogue

officers that are being found out ? out now? >> because had lots of >> because we've had lots of officers now reporting incidents where abused by where they've been abused by colleagues, members of the pubuc colleagues, members of the public forward. of public coming forward. and of course, we lost police course, we lost 20,000 police officers of austerity officers because of austerity and cuts to policing. so when you that many officers you have that many officers leaving, have to prioritise leaving, you have to prioritise what you do. we should never, ever track on ever have lost our track on vetting with senior vetting that sits with senior leaders. should adhere leaders. we should always adhere to that senior to regulations that senior leaders they failed to keep leaders they have failed to keep track of basics. when track of the very basics. when you've officers who have you've got officers who have four or 5 or 6 allegations against them, who's going to investigate chief investigate that? the chief constable deputies . constable of their deputies. they at for not they are at fault for not bringing cases forward bringing these cases forward properly. the public bringing these cases forward prhaving the public bringing these cases forward prhaving a the public bringing these cases forward prhaving a daily the public bringing these cases forward prhaving a daily theofjblic is having a daily abuse of heanng is having a daily abuse of hearing police officers being criminals. >> right. can i just address also something else that chris philp has spoken about, and that is vetting and is that the vetting checks and the home office now indicating that the law will change to make sure officers the sure officers who fail the vetting checks sacked. vetting checks can be sacked. would you take that on board? we need to see the detail. >> we need to understand the process behind it. again, we're fearful that we don't know

exactly what my colleagues are going be told if they are going to be told if they are sacked asking sacked because we were asking since 2018 for better vetting, better speedier hearings. so we're that it's going to we're hearing that it's going to be an automatic if you fail a vetting check. what does that mean? it based on information mean? is it based on information that or the that we will never know or the ex—police officer their ex—police officer or their families know? what we ex—police officer or their fan know know? what we ex—police officer or their fan know that know? what we ex—police officer or their fan know that currently w? what we ex—police officer or their fan know that currently police at we do know that currently police officers under officers are under investigation. don't investigation. you don't get sufficient information, are taking . you taking their own lives. you know, they're committing and taking taking the lives when they're under much and they're under so much stress and pressure. need to have pressure. we need to have a proper system where we understand what understand exactly what the evidence accusations are evidence and accusations are against so fair decisions against them. so fair decisions can right and again, can be made right and again, you're saying the devil is in the detail, that you don't know what's being suggested that basis? >> absolutely . >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> if you look at the press embargo that came out last march this full of this morning, it's full of headlines. real headlines. there's no real detail. we need detail. that's what we need to get behind. it's get behind. and it's disappointing. i've already disappointing. as i've already mentioned, we're one the mentioned, we're one of the biggest for here biggest stakeholders for here 140,000 officers who 140,000 police officers who haven't meaningful haven't had any meaningful consultation apart from once. we're it's going to happen. we're told it's going to happen. it's like been it's almost like it's been a done you wouldn't

done deal. you wouldn't blame police thinking done deal. you wouldn't blame poliiis thinking done deal. you wouldn't blame poliiis not thinking done deal. you wouldn't blame poliiis not the thinking done deal. you wouldn't blame poliiis not the jobthinking done deal. you wouldn't blame poliiis not the job foriking done deal. you wouldn't blame poliiis not the job for me] anymore. >> steve hartshorn, chair of the police federation of england and wales, thanks for wales, thanks very much for bringing view on bringing us that view here on gb news. thank and of course, news. thank you. and of course, we'll more as the home we'll get more as the home office indicates, the details of what they say is a major review of the police disciplinary system coming up, we'll be joined by an afghan refugee , one joined by an afghan refugee, one of those very few who's been successful rehoused in the uk. a government reaching the deadline to move those refugees from hotels. will it achieve that ? hotels. will it achieve that? we'll be discussing that shortly. first, the latest headunes shortly. first, the latest headlines with . rihanna headlines with. rihanna >> thank you, mark. good afternoon . it's just gone 1230 afternoon. it's just gone 1230 or top stories from the newsroom. grant shapps has been appointed as the new defence secretary. it follows the resignation of ben wallace after four years in the job. he says he wants to explore different opportunity and spend more time with his family. education

minister claire coutinho takes over as energy and net zero secretary, replacing singh shapps police officers will be automatically dismissed if they are found guilty of gross misconduct under new government plans. senior officers will have more powers to sack rogue staff and be able to dismiss those who fail vetting checks . the fail vetting checks. the government says the changes could be implemented as soon as next . spring. more than 70 next. spring. more than 70 people have died and more than 40 injured in a fire. in johannesburg, a multi—storey building caught fire in the south african city in the early hours of this morning with children reportedly among those killed. emergency services say the death toll is likely to rise . and around 121,000 patients died while waiting for nhs treatment in england last year, as according to figures obtained by labour gathered from nhs trusts . it suggests 7.6 million

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from three on. gb news. >> and welcome back to the live desk. now, today, the deadline for afghan refugees who risk settled following the british evacuation of afghanistan to be moved out of hotel accommodation . the prime minister told gb news that the government was making very good progress in rehousing them . but let's rehousing them. but let's examine the figures now in more detail because at the end of june. detail because at the end of june . in 6575 people, around june. in 6575 people, around half of them children, were still living in hotels or so—called serviced accommodation in at the end of june , 10,983, in at the end of june, 10,983, moving into a home with a further 409 matched, as they say, to a home waiting to move in. but then in may, the home office introduced a new one offer accommodation to match process, meaning households would only be made one offer of such suitable accommodation and since then, 3006 households have refused the accommodation offers

in addition to the 317 refused under the previous process. where has that left all those families? well let's speak now to abdul, an afghan refugee who has been successful rehomed and can join us now on the phone. abdul thank you for your time. clearly, we can't identify exactly who you are or where you are for obvious reasons. but are you safe? are you happy where you safe? are you happy where you are now ? oh yeah . you are now? oh yeah. >> first of all, i have my great to everyone. >> yeah . yes. after spending 16 >> yeah. yes. after spending 16 months in hotels , i was finally months in hotels, i was finally able to access a new house in january 2023, and that's the houses and the head of hertfordshire and that was offered from whom ? office. to offered from whom? office. to ask . and we accept it. and now ask. and we accept it. and now we spend our life in this house with my kids . with my kids. >> right. and what difference

has that made to you being moved from this sort of short term hotel accommodation ? hotel accommodation? >> yeah , most of families , they >> yeah, most of families, they they refuse us that houses there. and when they offer it from him, office, they, they refuse it and they say, oh we don't going to go scotland or we don't going to go scotland or we don't going to go scotland or we don't going to go to another where you're going to stay in london. and that's why that process like delay to yeah but is one of the problems that many of you have families and children as well. >> so therefore trying to keep a family going in hotel rooms. i guessis family going in hotel rooms. i guess is a very difficult thing for you . for you. >> yeah, that was very difficult and also for those families, they have like the kids, that's very difficult . life in the very difficult. life in the hotel . very difficult. yeah

yeah. >> and just to explain to people , because you will know there is great contention often about housing migrants and asylum seekers. you were moved from afghanistan by the british government because clearly the help that you had offered them there within afghanistan and what that would mean for you in terms of your safety. >> exactly . yeah >> exactly. yeah >> exactly. yeah >> do you believe that others have been left let down in the way they've been left in in these hotel rooms and other temporary accommodation ? temporary accommodation? >> yeah, most of my friends and families they live with with with us and in the hotels and also they move from the hotel to the different different places, like temporary places. and now they are all to live behind . they are all to live behind. they are thinking, oh, what should we do? what will be happenin should we do? what will be happen in future when home office will give give us a new offer like all of them is on the streets. >> yeah. and they're still

waiting for news. many of those that you speak to exactly . that you speak to exactly. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> so. so given today's deadline, august the 31st, do you believe that the government needs to reassess the way it's handung needs to reassess the way it's handling this situation ? handling this situation? >> the i'm not sure . i haven't >> the i'm not sure. i haven't heard any news from that that that families that they move to another place or no . but i spoke another place or no. but i spoke with my some friends which they are more from the hotel to like temporary accommodation . yeah temporary accommodation. yeah yeah okay abdul told me yeah. >> thank you very much indeed for updating us with your situation. but you are now in a proper home with your family and clearly there are others still waiting. but we'll assess those numbers as we get it. but thank you very much for speaking to us here on gb news abdul. of course, not his proper name and for obvious reasons, for safety . we're not identifying where he is, but he is in a proper home

with his family. now, northern ireland's chief constable, simon byrne, to appear in front of byrne, due to appear in front of their board shortly their policing board shortly after unionist parties described his position as being untenable . and they say they have no confidence in his further leadership with dup leader sir jeffrey donaldson saying it is time for change. well the latest controversy comes after a court ruled two junior officers were unlawfully disciplined for an arrest made at a troubles commemoration event. that speak now to our northern ireland reporter dougie beattie joining us from belfast . and dougie, of us from belfast. and dougie, of course, in addition to that, we had that very high profile problem about all the staff names , addresses and data being names, addresses and data being released, which dissident republicans said they'd got hold of . of. >> indeed, it's been a torrid time for simon byrne, the chief constable of northern ireland. he arrived here just a short while ago to face his political masters. it's the third time he's been called here in as many

weeks. and as you say, one of those that he was called for here was that huge data breach. the biggest in policing history. he will also face the select committee in the westmin easter on tuesday. but his real problems here are, as i pointed out a few weeks ago, is with the police federation. it is believed , and the court just as believed, and the court just as schofield said, that that the arrests and the apologies and the discipline of the two junior officers took place to allay threats that sinn fein would pull its backing for policing in northern ireland. >> that makes exactly what he did a political policing term. >> in other words , he's seen by >> in other words, he's seen by his members his rank and file that he threw two of his officers under a political bus in order to appease those in politics. that is a very , very politics. that is a very, very serious charge to be levelled at any chief constable . so really, any chief constable. so really, it doesn't matter here today

what his political masters say . what his political masters say. it doesn't matter that unionists no longer have faith in him. what really does matter is that his rank and file officers mark, do not trust his decisions in and around their welfare and thatis and around their welfare and that is a big, big problem for any leader of any police force inside the uk. >> yeah, i mean , we should add >> yeah, i mean, we should add that sinn fein has actually said that sinn fein has actually said that it made no such threat , but that it made no such threat, but clearly it's the muddying of the political and the policing sort of division that's really causing these problems , correct? causing these problems, correct? >> mark? it doesn't matter what sinn fein say. what is political people say what you know, this all went through a judicial review. the judge had the details in his hand. he had the chief constable's letters and recordings of what exactly went on.and recordings of what exactly went on. and he has come to this decision, and i won't be challenging his decision on that. and really and truly, the chief constable has to convince his rank and file members that

he can put this right and lead his force. and coming on the back of that massive data breach that, of course, gave all the names and addresses of those very constables into the hands of terrorists. he has quite an uphill job and people like trevor clarke here, the dup spokesman on the way in, said that it was time for him to read the room and leave even the alliance party. that is a very moderate party on the way in here. nuala mcallister was saying that there was some serious questions to be answered and she would be well, she wouldn't be happy till she found the answers to them. so for once, in northern ireland a chief con is on their real severe pressure. but probably more from his own rank and file i >> -- >> okay, dougie, thank you for that. back to you in belfast. of course, as we get more in that meeting. but let's bring you some breaking news we're getting from the gmb union. and i'm afraid it's rather depressing news for all those workers at wilko, the high street chain

down because redundancy discussions that had restarted today from a bidder seeking to purchase the entire business appear to have been unsuccessful . the private equity firm m2 capital had made a £90 million offer to buy the retailer , which offer to buy the retailer, which would have included a pledge to retain jobs for some two years. the administra laters, as we were telling you a little earlier this week, paused the redundancy program as it sought what it said was the paperwork giving m2 a deadline of 5 pm. today to provide the necessary details. now, the gmb union had issued a note earlier saying although further details have been requested from the bidder, we have been informed if they are not received by five, there are not received by five, there are not received by five, there are no bids on the table that include the distribution centres or centre . if this is or support centre. if this is the case, the redundancy rs are likely to be restarted i.e. today and it appears in the past few minutes according to the gmb, that that has happened,

that the only bid to buy the entirety effectively the collapsed retailer, has fallen through, adding the staff redundancy is now due to start next week. our business editor is in the studio, liam with us with on the money . it's rather with on the money. it's rather depressing bearing in mind just earlier this week we were saying it looked as if they may be putting a sort of moratorium on this until these deals were sorted out. >> this is a high stakes game when a company applies for administration , the creditors administration, the creditors are all kept to one side. and there's a period of time when other bidders can come in and try and save some of the company . you know, wilko is very prominent, particularly in the midlands and the north of england, over 400 stores. it's a high street institution. it was originally set up by the wilkinson family. originally set up by the wilkinson family . that's why wilkinson family. that's why it's called wilko . so what it's called wilko. so what happensin it's called wilko. so what happens in these situations is there's always a kind of stand off and a kind of white knuckle

ride as we approach the deadline. trade unions saying that they think the talks are to going collapse and redundancies are to going be announced. other other bidders are saying, no, we're still here, we're negotiating, negotiating, obviously , there's huge obviously, there's huge potential value . all those high potential value. all those high street sites , another discounter street sites, another discounter can come in and rebrand just like a lot of woolworths were rebranded . there's a woolworths rebranded. there's a woolworths 200m from my house and it's and it's now a qd. it's been rebranded and to all intents and purposes it sells roughly the same thing . same thing. >> was one of the problems here though that the gmb was trying to get the whole thing sold off lock, barrel, is lock, stock and barrel, which is what i 400 shops, 12,500 what i think 400 shops, 12,500 workers because of course some of those retail outlets weren't doing as others. it was doing as well as others. it was a very patchy figure. >> obviously, the unions will do what they do and you fair what they do and you know, fair play what they do and you know, fair play their play to them. it's what their members pay their subscriptions for. will looking to for. they will be looking to retain maximum number retain the maximum number of outlets, number of outlets, the maximum number of jobs, and that's what trade unions absolutely should do .

unions absolutely should do. suitors for the business is they will want to just cherry pick the more successful shops in the slightly more affluent high streets . though of course, we streets. though of course, we all know that many high streets are suffering so there is a game of high stakes going on and no doubt the gmb going public will be looking for ministers to, you know, maybe little, little maybe have doubts of some kind subsidies because it is such an iconic employer and such a high street institute action. and if wilko is falling by the wayside, what does that say about levelling up the uk given , as levelling up the uk given, as i say, so many of these stores are in the midlands and the north andindeed in the midlands and the north and indeed the state of britain's high streets? >> i think we're earlier >> i mean, i think we're earlier we were at think we were looking at i think poundland range home poundland b&m the range home bargains all sort of sniffing around at b&m around and looking at the b&m have been sniffing have absolutely been sniffing around poundland and been sniffing two pretty >> these are two pretty successful and in the successful businesses and in the same sort of same sort of if we say income bracket and demography , we look, there's demography, we look, there's something much bigger going on

here. mark as well. the high street is being hollowed out. i know the labor party from talking to their front benches. they are making or they're geanng they are making or they're gearing up to make part of their election a of high election offer a kind of high street package . and what street rescue package. and what sort of things could we look at? well rachel reeves, the shadow chancellor, already talked chancellor, she's already talked about business rates. about reforming business rates. well, going a lot well, i was going to say a lot of let's just explain of stores. let's just explain briefly what business rates are, because you most because i guarantee you most people really know people don't really know business are what you must business rates are what you must pay business rates are what you must pay on the rateable value of your property, whether you rent it or own it. and you must pay those. if you're a business, a retailer, a a restaurant or whatever, before you've earned any money whatsoever, let alone made any profit. you . zero made any profit. you. zero revenue. you still have to pay those business rates. and a lot of retailers have been saying for many, many years now , that for many, many years now, that makes hard to compete with makes it so hard to compete with the online giants. makes it so hard to compete with the online giants . so, of the online giants. so, of course, don't have physical retail outlets. those overheads and all those overheads. so that's one thing that the labour

party is looking at. >> is it also the fact that as we've wilko at the we've indicated, wilko at the budget end , pile them high, sell budget end, pile them high, sell them cheap, they haven't been able sell them cheap because able to sell them cheap because of input costs of getting of the input costs of getting this stuff up, even though it's coming china and coming in from china and elsewhere, they're having to pay more coming in more for the goods coming in and then charge more. know, then charge more. and, you know, basically these these kind of let's high street, let's call them high street, high street household discounters . discounters. >> right. which is what they are. were absolutely are. they were absolutely walloped lockdown because walloped during lockdown because we've talked about it before , we've talked about it before, freight charges, shipping costs absolutely skyrocketed during lockdown. the price of diesel means that freight costs are still not returned to pre—pandemic levels and a lot of this stuff is imported , this stuff is imported, particularly over long distances , not least from china and the far east. as you, as you say, also . so these discounters, they also. so these discounters, they need staff. they they generally have people still on checkouts because the demography, the communities they serve, filling shelves , filling shelves, lots shelves, filling shelves, lots and lots of people, lots and lots of expense . i still think,

lots of expense. i still think, mark, as i said at the very beginning, something will come out of this. i don't expect 12,000 redundancies. i don't expect 400 stores to close . it's expect 400 stores to close. it's a matter of how many where, where and the quality of them. that's what this negotiation is about and about the price and whether there'll be any cherry picking. >> a bit more em—l >> there's a bit more coming in from the now, let's just from the gmb. now, let's just update because clearly update you because clearly there's 12,500 workers out there update you because clearly ther

now, should local councils be working a four day week? the taxpayers alliance saying it could lead to a loss of £30 billion in working time in the pubuc billion in working time in the public sector. so they've written to all council leaders to ask them to sign a pledge ruling out implementing such a week. it comes as south cambridgeshire district council has a trial in reduction of hours for staff. well, let's speak now to media campaign manager at the taxpayers alliance , conor o'hanlon. thank alliance, conor o'hanlon. thank you very much, conor, for joining us. i guess the thing is that the four day week become pretty ingrained since the pandemic . clearly, you know, pandemic. clearly, you know, things like rail services, tube services are on a friday. they're half empty now . they're half empty now. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> well , unfortunately, we are >> well, unfortunately, we are moving to a world in which it's harder to get hold of things at those kind of peripheral ends of the week. >> and we've seen it now trialled in local authorities , trialled in local authorities, like in south cambridgeshire and the outcomes on are good for

people who live there and they're paying the same amount in council tax or in fact much more. but the services are getting worse and we just don't want to see that spread to elsewhere in the public sector. so said, we've written to so as you said, we've written to all authority leaders all local authority leaders in england wales and scotland england and wales and scotland asking sign our pledge asking them to sign our pledge not to introduce a 40, but very quickly, should they treated quickly, should they be treated that way public sector that way when the public sector has gone down this road ? has gone down this road? >> well , the public sector has >> well, the public sector has only gone down this road in in south cambridgeshire so far. >> audit scotland are looking at it and some others, but we need to put a stop to it and ensure there's value for money for taxpayers. >> okay. well, we'll have to leave it there. sorry for cutting it short, but we're out of time we'll what of time and we'll see what emerges, all emerges, of course, from all those local authorities. thanks for time. up in this for your time. coming up in this next reshuffle, is next hour, the reshuffle, or is it in, one out? ben it just one in, one out? ben wallace leaves. grant shapps is in. will he be able to fill his boots? all the reaction coming up shortly. stay with us. >> the temperature's rising .

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showers grey rising across showers just grey rising across southern counties of england . so southern counties of england. so it could be some downpours here overnight . but for the it overnight. but for the west, it does generally turn little does generally turn a little dner does generally turn a little drier clearer skies across drier with clearer skies across northern turning quite northern scotland. turning quite chilly well down chilly. temperatures well down into figures , most into single figures, most elsewhere in double elsewhere staying in double digits onto friday. and this zone across parts of northern england , northern ireland england, northern ireland staying fairly dull and damp. there'll the possibility there'll be the possibility still of some heavy showers over east anglia and the south—east. i east anglia and the south—east. 1 2 scattered further 1 or 2 scattered showers further west and southwest west for wales and southwest england. come afternoon, but england. come the afternoon, but some spells again. and some sunny spells again. and what's of northern what's more, much of northern scotland with bit scotland staying dry with a bit of temperatures into of sunshine. temperatures into the 20s . the 20s. >> the temperatures rising. boxt solar the proud sponsors of weather on . gb news this weather on. gb news this september for the gb news family is back together from breck east right across the day, breaking the late stories and every

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channel >> it's 1:00. channel >> it's1:00. a very good afternoon . and you're with the afternoon. and you're with the live desk here on gb news. and coming up this thursday lunchtime , grant shapps gets his lunchtime, grant shapps gets his call up papers made. defence secretary his fifth job in 12 months, but the former head of the army says he knows very little about defence, but he has already pledged the mod's continued support for ukraine against putin's barbaric invasion. how will ukraine view the changes? we'll have the views of former president petro poroshenko . live for us. will co poroshenko. live for us. will co and out the gmb union warns a last minute bid to save the high street chain has fallen through . thousands of redundancies to start on monday. . thousands of redundancies to start on monday . we'll be live start on monday. we'll be live from wilko's store in bristol with the latest reaction . with the latest reaction. and twice in a blue moon, the super event taking to the skies

tonight . it super event taking to the skies tonight. it won't be seen again until 2037, so make the most of it . there we go. just a taster. it. there we go. just a taster. but appearing right now, it's rhiannon with our news headlines i >> -- >> mark, thank you. good afternoon. it's 1:01. >> mark, thank you. good afternoon. it's1:01. your top stories from the gb newsroom . a stories from the gb newsroom. a staff redundancies at wilko are due to start next week. the gmb union says it's after the only bid to buy the collapsed retailer fell through. the trade union says for a lot of staff, their last day will be on monday, though it says it remains hopeful there's a viable buyer on the table which could protect staff in stores and online. it must continue to prepare for the worst . and some prepare for the worst. and some breaking news for you in the last couple of minutes. a police watchdog is criminally investigating a south wales police officer for dangerous

driving . it's after he followed driving. it's after he followed two teenagers in a van before they both died in an in an e—bike crash in ely in cardiff. back in may. and we'll bring you more on that developing story as we get it . in other news, grant we get it. in other news, grant shapps has been appointed as the new defence secretary following the resignation of ben wallace after four years in the job. he says he wants to explore different opportunities and spend more time with his family . in his resignation letter, mr wallace says the ministry of defence is back on the path to being once again world class. education minister claire coutinho takes over, meanwhile as energy and net zero secretary, replacing grant shapps shadow attorney general emily thornberry says the changes are just a temporary measure for it. >> really doesn't matter how many new jobs rishi sunak gives to his friends, it's still moving the deck chairs. there's still a sinking ship. there's

country really needs change and the only change that they're going to get is if we get a labour government and we get a labour government and we get a labour government and we get a labour government soon. >> police officers will be automatically dismissed if they're found guilty of gross mis conduct under new government plans , senior officers will have plans, senior officers will have more powers to sack rogue staff and to be able to dismiss those who fail. vetting checks. the government says the changes could be implemented as soon as next spring. policing minister chris philp told gb news the rules will strengthen the policing system. >> it'll make removal for gross misconduct. autumn tactic. it will make sure that specified criminal offences will automate quickly, lead to misconduct and it will streamline and speed up the process for removing officers either guilty of or accused of misconduct or indeed of poor performance as well. there will be nowhere for them to hide and i think that will help. as you say , rebuild public help. as you say, rebuild public confidence in policing

elsewhere. >> more than 70 people have died and more than 40 have been injured in a fire in johannesburg , a multi—storey johannesburg, a multi—storey building caught fire in the south african city in the early hours of this morning with children reportedly among those killed. emergency services say the death toll is likely to rise . dup leader, sirjeffrey donaldson, has said it's time for change at the head of the police service of northern ireland. he says it's time for simon byrne to go. and the key issue for the policing board now issue for the policing board now is to determine who is best placed to win back public confidence . a recent court confidence. a recent court ruling deemed the chief constable's disciplinary actions against two junior officers unlawful . the decision was unlawful. the decision was reportedly driven by concerns sinn fein might report support withdraw all support for policing, sparking accusations of appeasement from unionists . of appeasement from unionists. sinn fein denies any suggestion of attempting to influence the

matter . some of attempting to influence the matter. some mps have called for changes to drug laws , changes to drug laws, recommending testing at festivals and supervised safe spaces for users. the report by the home affairs committee suggests piloting in glasgow and advocates for amendments to the misuse of drugs . act. around misuse of drugs. act. around 121,000 patients died whilst waiting for nhs treatment in england last year. that's to according figures obtained by labour gathered from nhs trusts . it suggests 7.6 million people were still waiting on, were still on waiting lists at the end of june, up from 7.5 million in may. the government says cutting waiting lists is one of its key priorities as pret a manger has been fined £800,000 after an employee got stuck in a freezer. the worker was trapped for 2.5 hours in a walk in commercial freezer at a store in

london in victoria, in 2021, wearing just jeans and at london in victoria, in 2021, wearing just jeans and a t shirt and temperatures of —18 degrees. she was treated for suspected hyper thermia. an investigation found there was no suitable risk assessment for employees working in temperature controlled environments and car production has seen an increase of almost a third last month, compared to a year ago. more than 76,000 cars were built, making it the sixth consecutive month of growth . it consecutive month of growth. it comes as the industry recovers from shortages of supplies such as semiconductors more than 4 in 5 cars were shipped overseas with the eu, us and china among the top destinations . this is gb the top destinations. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on digital radio and on car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back over to . mark to. mark >> welcome back to the live

desk. bit of breaking news coming through from the world of formula one. lewis hamilton will race for mercedes for 2024 and 2025. he's just signed to stay alongside george russell in the cockpit for £100 million. eases the pain a little. but of course, they are struggling in comparison to red bull at the moment. and indeed, aston martin is just behind alonso the is just behind alonso in the driver's championship aston driver's championship with aston martin, but continuing to take the race to them, it seems for 24 and 25 alongside george russell for £100 million. nice work if you can get it. talking of new jobs, number 10 has appointed grant shapps as the new defence secretary after ben wallace's resignation this morning. and it's mr shapps's fifth cabin post in 12 months. to remind you, back in september 2022, he was removed as transport secretary. but next month back appoint home secretary. but just for six days

and in the same month he became the new business secretary. then fast forward ish to february 2023, made energy security secretary and then today. yes he's the new defence secretary. very well, the former head of the british army, lord dannatt. asserting that mr shapps knows very little about defence. however he has already reaffirmed the mod support for ukraine in their fight against putins barbaric invasion. well, emily. emily thornberry rather, labour's attorney general , the labour's attorney general, the shadow attorney general, spoke to journalists earlier to give us her reaction . us her reaction. >> i think that it doesn't matter how often they reshuffle the jobs or rishi sunak finds another mate to help and to give another mate to help and to give a new job to. the fact is they are just reshuffling the deck chairs. the ship is going down and they don't have any new ideas. there are so many challenges for our country and they have no plans and we need to have a big change in this country. we what we need is a

labour government. i think that grant shapps is a talented politician . i wish him well and politician. i wish him well and ihope politician. i wish him well and i hope that he listens to the advice of the experts who will be the mod . be in the mod. >> emily thornberry with perhaps some respect to some grudging respect there to grant . but let's get the grant shapps. but let's get the views our defence and views now of our defence and security mark white security editor mark white joining us studio . she joining us in the studio. she does have a point. even though it's a familiar refrain, the deck chairs on the titanic and so on. he is going to have to get up to speed, though, pretty quickly, even though i think he's been hosting ukrainian families home. let's not families at his home. let's not forget . yeah, but it's a big forget. yeah, but it's a big in—tray . in—tray. >> well, listen, you know, he does talents at and he is a does have talents at and he is a safe pair of hands , of course, safe pair of hands, of course, for rishi sunak. safe pair of hands, of course, for rishi sunak . and i'm sure he for rishi sunak. and i'm sure he will get across his brief as quickly as he can. but it's a very significant brief at a very difficult time with this war raging on the european mainland. and with regard to that, he was very quick out of the traps to

say that the uk government will continue its support out of ukraine and that is very important. it's the second biggest military donor behind the united states at the moment £4.6 billion given to ukraine. so far. you can see some of the weapons shipments that have gone out and the former defence secretary ben wallace was absolutely in there. well before the conflict actually broke out in terms of which rishi sunak acknowledged in his letter after resignation . resignation. >> but recently there's been a bit of a wobble, of course, when wallace used this phrase about we're not amazon in terms of supplying this constant demand of weaponry . of weaponry. >> yeah, i mean, i think it was a bit was lost in translation . a bit was lost in translation. and certainly i think the ukrainian president zelenskyy tried to make a light of it. and i think that was a bit misinterpreted , just a sense of misinterpreted, just a sense of humour being a former comedian, of course . but yes, so that as

of course. but yes, so that as far as grant shapps is concerned, that's that's the number one issue. you'll be content doing with that support for ukraine, which is not just, of course , the armaments there, of course, the armaments there, the heavy armour, the tanks that we've sent, but actually the training and the training is very important . but for months very important. but for months now , ukrainian forces have been now, ukrainian forces have been training alongside their british colleagues as on salisbury plain and elsewhere . in fact, the and elsewhere. in fact, the royal marines just in recent weeks were training ukrainian marines in tactics such as beach landings. and we think like that kind of training was put to good use, which was crimea , wasn't it? >> you were updating us last week . week. >> indeed, when they landed , to >> indeed, when they landed, to take out a military radar installation in on crimea . so we installation in on crimea. so we think that was probably as a result of the training that they received from the royal marines.

>> right. so best foot forward on that. but for the rest of the in—tray, looking pretty daunting and problems about kit procurement and indeed whether he's going to get enough money from the government to keep it all going. >> i mean, this is a big >> yeah, i mean, this is a big issue always is procurement and this is black hole in the ministry of defence. we know that under boris johnson there was a £16 billion rise in spending over i think it was about five years or so. but that's really just gone to filling the sort of the gaps and the black holes because you see there is hms queen elizabeth with her f—35 fifth generation stealth jets on the deck. but with the rate of inflation, with the strength of the pound, we've seen actually what we can buy for the buck is just not as much. and it means that things like buying the f—35s , even like buying the f—35s, even though we're in partnership with the us , the cost of these

the us, the cost of these aircraft is very significant on the carriers themselves been breaking down problems with the propellers and the propulsion. i mean, to be fair, that's mechanical issues and you know, they've sorted that with hms prince of wales . yes, that's prince of wales. yes, that's back again. and back at portsmouth . and we'll be heading portsmouth. and we'll be heading stateside for some aircraft trials in the months ahead. but these jets are incredibly able. but we were promised initially that there would be 138 of these jets in to order have proper full carrier strike on both these aircraft carriers . we these aircraft carriers. we think it'll be now just about 70 of these aircraft. >> and this is sort of looking globally . >> and this is sort of looking globally. but >> and this is sort of looking globally . but what >> and this is sort of looking globally. but what ukraine is teaching us, of course, is that maybe we've got to rethink and go back to the old gold , the old go back to the old gold, the old cold war issue of boots on the ground with, you know, sort of armoured warfare across the european landscape . european landscape. >> yeah, well, i mean, with regard to armoured warfare and still with the procurement issue, got the ajax here,

issue, you've got the ajax here, which is the, the, the you're looking for a polite phrase to describe it. it's the armoured fighting vehicle that in a £55 billion deal, we were supposed to get 600 of these operation all by 2017. there's now talk of it being the end of this decade before they're finally fully operational and they're shaking the fillings out of those trying to drive them. this is it. lots of issues over the noise of the engine, the vibrations and other issues besides. and of course , issues besides. and of course, with procurement. and this is what grant shapps is really going to have to try to see if he can tackle is you have because there's such long lead items they take an awful long time in these big ticket items in the development phase. then the manufacture phase and the testing phase . you get the testing phase. you get the senior officers interfering in there, deciding that they want to up spec them . and that often to up spec them. and that often adds to the time frame and the

what about then lord dannatt, the former head of the british army, saying, you know , army, saying, you know, assessing grant shapps, he doesn't know much defence. doesn't know much about defence. >> actually be an >> could that actually be an advantage that know , advantage in that he, you know, he native to use he won't have gone native to use that he'll and that phrase. he'll go in and look at budgets and value for money and say no, let's do this a different way we're not a different way or no, we're not going down that route. >> time will only tell. >> well, time will only tell. you know, with regard that. >> well, time will only tell. you you v, with regard that. >> well, time will only tell. you you v, witbe agard that. >> well, time will only tell. you you v, witbe right that. >> well, time will only tell. you you v, witbe right or that. >> well, time will only tell. you you v, witbe right or he it. >> well, time will only tell. you you v, witbe right or he may and you may be right or he may be able to approach it with a fresh pair of eyes, not, you know, be former military, as, of course, ben wallace was as an officer in the scots guards. and he might have a fresh perspective . he might be sort of perspective. he might be sort of cooler and more calculating in terms of what he feels are the projects that will actually deliver efficiencies. >> and we're seeing here a very old fashioned thing called a soldier because, of course , soldier because, of course, that's the other issue, boots on the ground. how many do we need in the armed forces? will we get them? >> well, ukraine has shown that, yes, new technology such as

drones , of course, which have drones, of course, which have been used to very good effect in in ukraine, are are, i think, important . and they are being important. and they are being invested in as part of this modernisation of the uk armed forces that the government says it's committed to this drive to . yes. okay. the numbers might not be as significant as they've beenin not be as significant as they've been in recent years and that is absolutely true. there's 77,000 soldiers at the moment that's going to drop down by another few thousand in the next 2 or 3 years. and although this kind of technology that we're seeing here is important and it's been used to good effect in ukraine, what ukraine has also shown us, mark, is just how important, how important strong month of military boots on the ground. as you say , and heavy armour is, you say, and heavy armour is, you say, and heavy armour is, you know, these big divisions fight wing, you know, hand—to—hand combat at times

throughout ukraine. so you can only go so far with these new technologies . there's no technologies. there's no substitute often for actually fighting men and women . fighting men and women. >> mark, thank you. taking us through that. the good, the bad and, well, the noisy and shaky ajax tank as well. thank you very much. let's get the views now. former minister of state for europe and labour mp denis macshane, who can join us. denis, just pick up what denis, just to pick up what we're discussing there with mark, does grant shapps mark, i mean, does grant shapps have back and have to turn the clock back and forget about all that peace dividend start dividend post cold war and start thinking about european theatre of war once more? >> well, possibly. but no disrespect to grind. >> everybody likes him, but he basically he's always been the minister for spin, hasn't he? >> as you said , i completely >> as you said, i completely forgotten he'd done of five forgotten he'd done all of five ministries in the last six, seven, eight months. >> it's extraordinary . >> it's extraordinary. >> it's extraordinary. >> he and there's never been much substance there. look at the state of transport. at the state of transport. look at the state of transport. look at the the home office. the state of the home office. >> at the state energy >> look at the state of energy procurement. i mean, i wish him

well, but i think your the other mark sorry, was absolutely right. >> the army now has fewer soldiers than we have people in prisons , huge cuts, huge cuts to prisons, huge cuts, huge cuts to kit to men . we keep the bands. kit to men. we keep the bands. we had a lovely ceremony for the king's coronation in that we're brilliant at. but on other things, i'm afraid the kit comes at the wrong time. >> it doesn't work properly and i'd. >> i just worry that general scheuen >> i just worry that general scheuer, the defence secretary, mr putin's war minister, grant shapps opposite number in russia, will be looking at this and just rubbing his hands because britain isn't piling in. we're doing something. we're not doing enough. we're not sending enough ammunition. doing enough. we're not sending enowe'remmunition. doing enough. we're not sending enowe're notunition. doing enough. we're not sending enowe're not sending enough high >> we're not sending enough high level kit. we're not pressurising other countries to support ukraine. >> and frankly , i'm sorry, >> and frankly, i'm sorry, grant, but i just don't think you're anything other than just a fill in until the election . a fill in until the election. >> okay. and do you think that's part of the reason why ben

wallace left, who of course, was very regarded within very highly regarded within government tory government and outside the tory party as well. it was a frustration of the fact that increasing demands and evermore i think , salami slicing, they i think, salami slicing, they kept saying in terms of budgets and so on. >> yes. mean ben hoped to be named the next nato defence secretary because the current guy jens stoltenberg is actually past his end of term and ben would have been a very good candidate . candidate. >> but we're out of europe and nobody's going to give britain a top job. >> that involves having to manage and control other european governments. ben would have been absolutely first rate. he he trained as a ski instructor in austria, so i assume speaks german. could assume he speaks german. i could dnnk assume he speaks german. i could drink schnapps and all the rest of but i'm afraid we just of it, but i'm afraid we just don't we just don't get the jobs like that anymore. and it's very interesting. person interesting. the other person who's claire who's replaced him, claire coutinho, she ? she's very coutinho, who is she? she's very nice. she's a indian , the nice. she's a goan indian, the christian goan indian origin, of course, born , brought up here course, born, brought up here just like keith vaz was. that was his background . yeah. and

was his background. yeah. and she's worked in banks and finance. and then for rishi sunak. finance. and then for rishi sunak . so he's kind of cloned sunak. so he's kind of cloned himself. he's taken a rib out and produced a sunak lady again, very much, i think just to fill in time until the election. >> indeed on that. dennis, last thought. i mean, we calling it sort of mini reshuffle . it's not sort of mini reshuffle. it's not even that, is it? although, you know, we were getting indications christopher know, we were getting indica'our; christopher know, we were getting indica'our political|ristopher know, we were getting indica'our political|ristophthat know, we were getting indicmay political|ristophthat know, we were getting indic may be litical|ristophthat know, we were getting indicmay be a ical|ristophthat know, we were getting indicmay be a big |ristophthat know, we were getting indicmay be a big move hthat know, we were getting indicmay be a big move of1at know, we were getting indicmay be a big move of ,at they may be a big move of, as emily thornberry said, the deck chairs and the titanic fairly shortly in perhaps that will be the big one. i must say. >> i rather thought we'd got over using that cliched deck chairs on the titanic, but there we go. we have to respond quickly when you're doing these instant comments. well all of this will funnel down. i mean , this will funnel down. i mean, claire, moving on, that opens up a position so there'll be a little bit. but the big ones , i little bit. but the big ones, i mean, mr sunak did appoint a number of new ministers. i don't think any of them can be said to be judged. success i mean, i

feel sorry for the guy. i was there at the end of gordon brown's government. it's not much fun when you know that your time is up and the country's clamouring for some kind of change. how big a change? how dramatic a change? look, look, i'm speculate on i'm not going to speculate on that, but it's very hard being the tail end. charlie, prime minister , in a government that minister, in a government that you know, i think most friendly people would accept has just run out of steam and time . out of steam and time. >> but you have to keep on keeping on as they say. dennis, thank you very much indeed for bringing us your assessment. thank you very much indeed for bricourser your assessment. thank you very much indeed for bricourse ,; your assessment. thank you very much indeed for bricourse , we'll assessment. thank you very much indeed for bricourse , we'll see assment. thank you very much indeed for bricourse , we'll see when nt. thank you very much indeed for bricourse , we'll see when and of course, we'll see when and where that major reshuffle will occur. where that major reshuffle will occur . but in where that major reshuffle will occur. but in terms of the changes today, it seems it's finished for now . also finished finished for now. also finished for now, it seems wilco, the high street chain coming up at the last minute bid to save save thousands of jobs. it's fallen through the redundancies expected to start from monday. we'll be at wilko store in bristol to get the latest reaction on here's the weather . reaction on here's the weather. >> looks like things are heating up. boxed boilers, proud

sponsors of weather on . gb news. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello, i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. a bit of a split in the weather today. much of scotland, northeast england, dry and bright. further south. we've already some outbreaks of already got some outbreaks of rain wiggling, rain from this wiggling, waving weather that's slowly weather front that's slowly moving in up from the southwest, bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain to much of northern ireland, spreading north through wales into the midlands and southern england might actually brighten up in parts of the south—west and much of south—west later, and much of northeast england, most of scotland staying fine and dry, clouding over in northwest england. but here, probably england. but even here, probably staying late in staying dry until quite late in the afternoon . temperatures the afternoon. temperatures under thick cloud and under the thick cloud and outbreaks of rain over parts of the midlands really struggling, getting quite here. or the midlands really struggling, ge with quite here. or the midlands really struggling, ge with ajite here. or the midlands really struggling, ge with a bit here. or the midlands really struggling, ge with a bit of here. or the midlands really struggling, ge with a bit of brightness or 16 with a bit of brightness elsewhere , we squeak into elsewhere, we might squeak into the 20s . cloud rain will the 20s. the cloud and rain will continue track northwards continue to track northwards through into through this evening into northern southwest northern england, southwest scotland the scotland as well. and the possibility of some heavy showers grazing across

showers just grazing across southern counties of england . so southern counties of england. so it could be some downpours here overnight night for the west. it does generally turn a little dner does generally turn a little drier with clearer skies across northern turning northern scotland turning quite chilly. temperatures well down into figures , most into single figures, most elsewhere in double elsewhere staying in double digits onto friday. and this sown across parts of northern england. northern ireland staying dull and damp. staying fairly dull and damp. there'll be the possibility still of some heavy showers over east anglia and the south—east. i east anglia and the south—east. 1 or 2 scattered showers further west wales and southwest west for wales and southwest england come the afternoon, but some and some sunny spells again. and what's much of northern what's more, much of northern scotland with bit scotland staying dry with a bit of sunshine. into of sunshine. temperatures into the 20 looks like things are heating up. >> boxed boilers, proud sponsors of weather on

from three on gb news . from three on gb news. >> well, welcome back to the live desk where in the past half hour the gmb union has confirmed armed redundancies at the high street chain. wilko will begin from monday next week after the latest bid to buy the homeware chain, employing 2500 across the uk, fell through . or the private uk, fell through. or the private eqtu uk, fell through. or the private equity firm m2 capital had hoped to acquire the entire chain and the brand with all of its 400 stores. but the deal now officially off after talks with the administrators , the administrators, pricewaterhousecoopers . let's pricewaterhousecoopers. let's get now the latest with our south—west of england, reporter jeff moody down at wilko store

in bristol. and this is particularly cruel, of course, for them , jeff, and that perhaps for them, jeff, and that perhaps they thought there was this last minute moral torium that the deal would be done. they'd have the jobs secured and now the news. no, monday, that's it . the news. no, monday, that's it. the jobs will start to go . jobs will start to go. >> well, yes. today was supposed to be the day that saved wilko . to be the day that saved wilko. >> we were all expecting that announcement to come today that the m2 capital had managed to purchase the company and that all 400 stores would be saved or the brand itself would be saved. the distribution centres would be saved, not to mention the 12,500 members of staff . that 12,500 members of staff. that was what we all thought was going to happen. but it's turning out to be almost the final nail in the coffin for wilko . i say almost because wilko. i say almost because there is a chance that it can be saved in some shape or form . saved in some shape or form. talks are now ongoing with the boss of hmv who may buy some of

the stores and there certainly saying that they're not going to make all of the people that work in stores themselves in the stores themselves redundant immediately. in the stores themselves redundant immediately . so there redundant immediately. so there is still hope that something will happen, but it certainly is the end of wilko as the big brand on the high street that we know and love now , the reason know and love now, the reason this deal has fallen through, well, m2 capital is saying that it's because they weren't able within the time allowed to prove that they had the funds. they had to prove that they had £90 million knocking around and they hadnt million knocking around and they hadn't been able to do that within the required length of time. and so therefore the administrator pwc pulled the plug administrator pwc pulled the plug on those negotiations today. well, pwc said it's now clear that no viable offer structure put forward include the group in its entirety . he the group in its entirety. he and the gmb union says as a result of this unwelcome development at the redundancy processes which were paused two days ago, are now set to start almost instantly. and they have

started instantly. we're hearing already that 269 support centre workers will have their last day with the business on monday and that on monday two, that's when serious redundancies will start to be announced right across the stores, particularly on the distribution centres . it's the distribution centres. it's the end of an era behind you. >> there . you know, it's >> there. you know, it's a pretty high profile presence there in bristol. i think , up there in bristol. i think, up towards clifton, isn't it? you know, it's a pretty up—market area , so i guess there'll be a area, so i guess there'll be a very different picture from one city or one town to another. yeah, and the staff won't know which ones are going to be saved and which ones will go well. >> that's right. and i think the prominence, as you say , on the prominence, as you say, on the high street here, i mean, it really does dominate the high street, doesn't it? and that's part the problem because part of the problem because dunng part of the problem because during lockdown and coming out of lockdown, shops has changed. we get more and more things

onune we get more and more things online and we go to retail centres out of town and wilko hasn't placed itself in these retail centres. it's kept on the high street and that has meant that footfall has been a lot less in recent years . and more less in recent years. and more and more people are buying online. an and there's been a lot of criticism of the, the offering that wilko provides onune offering that wilko provides online and how it doesn't quite tally up with what they're offering in store. and that's proved to be one of the major sticking points . but yes, as proved to be one of the major sticking points. but yes, as you say, at this stage , nobody knows say, at this stage, nobody knows which branches will be closed down in their entirety . will down in their entirety. will some of them stay open in with a skeleton staff at the moment, we don't know. all we do know is it's looking very likely that the two distribution centres that are really at the hub of the it looks like they the business, it looks like they will definitely close down. >> jeff outside the wilko store in very much in bristol, thank you very much indeed us there. indeed for updating us there. and course , as get and of course, as we get more from the union, the gmb and indeed wilko themselves will update you on that, but not looking good at the moment.

coming , what does coming up, what does the appointment shapps appointment of grant shapps as that new defence secretary actually for ukraine will actually mean for ukraine will be finding out from the country's petro country's former president petro poroshenko. us live from poroshenko. joining us live from ukraine. first latest headlines with . mark thank you. with brian. mark thank you. >> 132 your top stories from the newsroom. grab shapps has been appointed as the new defence secretary following the resignation of ben wallace after four years in the job. he says he wants to explore different opportunities and spend more time with his family. opportunities and spend more time with his family . education time with his family. education minister claire coutinho takes over as energy and net zero secretary, replacing grant shapps police officers will be automat matically dismissed if they are found guilty of gross misconduct under new government plans , senior officers will have plans, senior officers will have more powers to sack rogue staff and be able to dismiss those who fail vetting checks. the government says the changes could be implemented as soon as

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7:00 this evening. gb news the people's . channel people's. channel >> welcome back to the live desk .rogue >> welcome back to the live desk . rogue police officers will have nowhere to hide. so says the government, after announcing that any officer found guilty of gross misconduct in england and wales will be automatically sacked unless there are exceptional circumstances , as exceptional circumstances, as they say. well, the move designed to restore public confidence in the police service damaged, of course, after the high profile cases such as those of wayne cousins and david carrick, who abused their police powers murder and rape women. powers to murder and rape women. but the police federation effectively the services trade union, has decried the new policy as a return to what they say were kangaroo courts. earlier we spoke to the chair of the police federation of england and wales, steve hartshorn. this is to say. why that

is what he had to say. why that phrase kangaroo court good afternoon . afternoon. >> well, for us, this is a return to the bad old days when we had senior leaders who sat presiding over gross misconduct hearings, making decisions that weren't backed legally, they weren't backed legally, they weren't backed legally, they weren't backed in evidence, and weren't backed in evidence, and we having a very high we were having a very high appeal get officers appeal rate to get our officers reinstated. his grave reinstated. so for us, his grave concern that it's going to go back the bad old days, the back to the bad old days, the kangaroo we've called kangaroo courts, as we've called it, not right. we it, because it's not right. we want transparent want a clear, open, transparent process evidenced based process that's evidenced based with independence. they need to be unbiased, independent and timely. we've been calling since 2018 for better standards, better vetting and we've been ignored. this is too much, too late. >> okay . but chris philp, the >> okay. but chris philp, the policing minister, pointing out that the new misconduct panel, although chaired by a senior officer , will have two officer, will have two independent people , one legally independent people, one legally qualified and also a right of appeal still in place with the police appeals tribunal . that police appeals tribunal. that doesn't sound like a kangaroo court to me. >> it does to us. you've already got legally qualified . chairs got legally qualified. chairs are independent. they are then

on the same panel with an independent member of the public and a senior officer from the force. anyway, very fact force. anyway, by the very fact that an is sitting on a that an officer is sitting on a gross hearing means gross misconduct hearing means that very people that work that the very people that work for chief constable called for the chief constable called the appropriate authority, have decided. is decided. the officer is effectively guilty. if effectively guilty. then if they're found guilty, they should be dismissed. so it's already favour of already weighted in favour of the anyway dismiss the hearing anyway to dismiss them. these are changes them. so these are changes that just be had. the just don't need to be had. the current police regulations in relation to misconduct more relation to misconduct are more than adequate if people are trained, accredited and do their job properly and provide evidence however, you know evidence, however, you will know that the commissioner, the met commissioner and others, other chief officers have said chief police officers have said they don't have the powers to remove rogue officers and that, they say, is an unaccept position . and i hear that i position. and i hear that i can't do the same within my organisation because like any large organisation you have processes , you have a human processes, you have a human resources department, your policies to follow, to build the evidence , to make sure it's done evidence, to make sure it's done properly. legal and effectively and it once . that ability to

and do it once. that ability to just keep giving a chief just keep on giving a chief constable acommissioner just keep on giving a chief constable a commissioner the constable or a commissioner the ability get ability to appeal until they get the answer , that the right answer, that is archaic. changing the archaic. even changing the military many years ago. so when the you guilty that the panel found you guilty that was it. it wasn't two bites of the cherry. if you get the the same cherry. if you get the right people the right right people with the right evidence, get people evidence, you can get people kicked quite kicked out of policing. quite simply. kicked out of policing. quite sim but the individual kicked out of policing. quite simbut the individual has kicked out of policing. quite sim but the individual has the >> but the individual has the right of appeal as well. still, with police appeals tribunal with the police appeals tribunal that's place with this with the police appeals tribunal that'system place with this with the police appeals tribunal that'system that'sa with this with the police appeals tribunal that'system that's being this new system that's being suggested . suggested. >> it is. but we to appeal have to follow a line of process. so there has to be new evidence and abuse of process evidence abuse of process or evidence that before, which that wasn't heard before, which is, come around is, you know, only come around the . we haven't had any the corner. we haven't had any detail this policy . what we detail on this policy. what we have far is set of have so far is a set of headunes have so far is a set of headlines which is very attention grabbing. detail. attention grabbing. no detail. we've had one submission we've only had one submission to the body to put our the relevant body to put our ideas forward. didn't even ideas forward. we didn't even know coming out this know this was coming out this week you know, we're a major week. you know, we're a major stakeholder. i represent 140,000 decent police officers . we've decent police officers. we've had this landowners early last or late last night, early this morning . we're now trying say morning. we're now trying to say detail . it's not that's not

right. >> right. but let's take the parallel with other organisations in civvy street, if i can use that phrase, you would a senior member of would have a senior member of the company, albeit in the air department, probably chairing that meeting where you're heanng that meeting where you're hearing a charge of gross misconduct . hearing a charge of gross misconduct. so it is perhaps the same sort of process that would carry on in companies in the commercial sector. >> it would. >> it would. >> but as you've just alluded to and i mentioned earlier, you'd have human resources dealing with with senior hr with it with senior hr professionals that are trained, that are covered employment professionals that are trained, thatase covered employment professionals that are trained, thatas police �*ed employment professionals that are trained, thatas police officers employment professionals that are trained, thatas police officers , mployment professionals that are trained, thatas police officers , we're ment law as police officers, we're crown law as police officers, we're crorwe're not employees . we do >> we're not employees. we do not have the same employment rights regular people rights as us, as regular people who employed in call who are employed in what we call civilian street. same as the military the prison officers military or the prison officers or rights different or our rights are so different from everybody else. we just want crack the whip, want a fair crack of the whip, right? we're saying is the right? what we're saying is the current regulations are more than for purpose. we just than fit for purpose. we just want senior leaders want chiefs and senior leaders to job properly, to do theirjob properly, get good evidence and stop using this as a scapegoat their this as a scapegoat for their failings past. failings in the past. >> steve hartshorn from the

police federation giving his reaction to those changes announced by the home office a little earlier . now, with his little earlier. now, with his appointment today as the new defence secretary, grant shapps, went to social media immediately to say he was looking forward to continuing the uk's support for ukraine in their fight against putin's barbaric invasion . rishi putin's barbaric invasion. rishi sunakin putin's barbaric invasion. rishi sunak in accepting ben wallace's resignation, had acknowledged the uk was one of the first nafions the uk was one of the first nations to offer key weaponry ahead of russia's invasion. well to give his reaction to the changes at the top, we're joined now i'm very glad to say by the former president of ukraine once more, petro poroshenko. thank you much for your time. you very much for your time. once more here on gb news. and indeed, it does appear that grant shapps wanting to get that message out about ukraine as his first public utterance as . well. first public utterance as. well. we haven't got a petro sound at

the moment . we'll try and get the moment. we'll try and get the moment. we'll try and get the line re—established . but the line re—established. but with ukraine and clearly we can see him there. but a few problems. let's just press a few more buttons just to indicate , more buttons just to indicate, of course, that in terms of ukraine, we had rishi sunak saying to ben wallace, your determination to get kyiv weaponry before the russians attacked had a material effect on the ability of the ukrainians to thwart the invasion, an attack on our values, said the prime minister. european security and the open international order on which stability and prospects have deepened for three quarters of a century . the shadow defence century. the shadow defence secretary, john healey, adding 13 years of tory defence failures. but a change at the top will not change the record. in terms of you ukraine, hopefully we can now speak to petro poroshenko. no still a few problems. i do apologise for that, but clearly we are trying to get the lines of communication ocean reopened to

get the latest out, have we got mr poroshenko or not? i'm afraid not. i do apologise for that. we'll try and re—establish communication with kyiv, but let's get an update now on the weather for you here on gb news. >> it looks like things are heating up. boxed boilers , proud heating up. boxed boilers, proud sponsors of weather on gb news as . hello i'm alex deakin and as. hello i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news is a bit of a split in the weather today. >> much of scotland, north—east england and further england dry and bright further south. we've already got some outbreaks this outbreaks of rain from this wiggling, waving weather front. that's slowly moving in, up from the southwest, bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain to much of northern ireland, spreading north through wales into the midlands and southern england. might actually brighten in might actually brighten up in parts south—west later. parts of the south—west later. and of northeast england, and much of northeast england, most of scotland staying fine and dry clouding over in north—west england, but even here, staying dry until

here, probably staying dry until quite in the afternoon . quite late in the afternoon. temperatures under the thick cloud now. outbreaks of rain over parts midlands over parts of the midlands really getting really struggling, getting quite cool here, 15 or 16 with a bit of brightness elsewhere. we might into the 20s, the might squeak into the 20s, the cloud rain continue to cloud and rain will continue to track through this track northwards through this evening england, evening into northern england, southwest and southwest scotland as well, and the possibility of some heavy showers grazed across showers just grazed across southern counties of england . so southern counties of england. so it could be some downpours here overnight night for the west. it does generally turn a little dner does generally turn a little drier clearer across drier with clearer skies across northern quite northern scotland turning quite chilly. well down chilly. temperatures well down into single figures. most elsewhere double elsewhere staying in double digits onto friday. and this zone across parts of northern england, northern ireland staying fairly dull and damp. there'll be the possibility still of some heavy showers over east anglia and south—east. east anglia and the south—east. i east anglia and the south—east. 1 scattered showers further 1 or 2 scattered showers further west for wales southwest west for wales and southwest england afternoon , but england come the afternoon, but some spells again. and some sunny spells again. and what's much of northern what's more, much of northern scotland bit scotland staying dry with a bit of temperatures into of sunshine. temperatures into the 20s . looks like things are the 20s. looks like things are heating up . heating up. >> boxed boilers proud sponsors

of weather on . gb news and of weather on. gb news and welcome back to the live desk. >> welcome back to gb news. welcome back. we're glad to say to former president of ukraine petro poroshenko , who we petro poroshenko, who i think we can speak to . petro, thank petro poroshenko, who i think we can very speak to . petro, thank petro poroshenko, who i think we can very much to . petro, thank petro poroshenko, who i think we can very much for. petro, thank petro poroshenko, who i think we can very much for stayingthank petro poroshenko, who i think we can very much for staying withz you very much for staying with us. breakdown us. apologies for the breakdown in communications. us. apologies for the breakdown in communications . as i was in communications. as i was going ask your reaction going to ask you, your reaction to fact that grant shapps to the fact that grant shapps the defence secretary, has the new defence secretary, has spoken ukraine as his first spoken of ukraine as his first pubuc spoken of ukraine as his first public utterance . public utterance. >> first of all, i want to use this opportunity to thank british people, british parliament and british government for the enormous support for your leadership for dunng support for your leadership for during the whole nine years of the war, and especially during the war, and especially during the last one and a half year. i want shall also thank the ben wallace, the good friend of mine and a great friend of ukraine for the tremendous job from the very first day of russia to full scale aggression . and my best

scale aggression. and my best wishes today to the new defence minister grant shapps. i remember how effective he was dunng remember how effective he was during the russian attack on the object of the critical energy infrastructure supplying their first energy position . and i first energy position. and i have no doubt that that would be effective cooperation behind me we have a british artillery track and the british government issued a very quick the licence for supplying it to our armed forces . and that would bind my forces. and that would bind my personal money, deliver in already 300 trucks from the great britain delivering other armed vehicle and this is position of the rail friend friend in need is a friend indeed and welcome to the grant shapps. >> okay. and i think he was with you in ukraine just last week, of course, with his job as the

energy security minister looking at nuclear power issues. and of course, and let's not forget, i think he's hosted a ukrainian family in his own home as well. so there are very strong links there . there. >> no doubt that he is deeply involved in the ukrainian matter. and this is just a full scale of the problem we need to solve. first is a russian aggression . we need ukrainian aggression. we need ukrainian victory. and my message to the whole world, please don't be afraid of ukrainian victory, because without ukrainian victory, the war will not finish. without nato membership. and i want to thank ben wallace and british government for the support , ukraine and aspiration support, ukraine and aspiration for the nato membership and the object for the energy, especially the security of the nuclear energy infrastructure is also vital for us and another

thing that today we have an very successful attack with a long—range missile attack against pskov airport , where we against pskov airport, where we destroy the several strategic aeroplane from which they make an attack on the object of the ukrainian civilian resilience. this is very important for us. >> yeah, and we saw also the drone attack, which reached an airfield some 400 miles from the ukraine border. does this indicate that it's going to become more of an aerial battle? at the moment, become more of an aerial battle? at the moment , this indicates at the moment, this indicates that the ukraine growing military strength. >> i just want to remind you that ukraine is a space state and we have a missile technology at and from my presidency, from

the year 2014, the un sophisticated missile technology and missile was happening. and i just want to remind you that the april year, 2022, we attacked by our missile neptune , the russian our missile neptune, the russian flagship of the black sea fleet. moskva russia shall not enjoy the luxury of waging war without feeling the war on its own territory. and this is our main position that nobody in russia will feel safe until the russia do not stop bombing ukrainian cities, towns, ukrainian people. >> now, clearly there is a problem in the clock is ticking towards the advent of winter. that does affect the way that you wage the warfare. but i gather on the ground that you're making advances towards melitopol and you've overcome these russian defences that they've been preparing for quite a while. so so obviously it's

slow progress , but it is slow progress, but it is progress undoubtedly . progress undoubtedly. >> and look , this is not a >> and look, this is not a hollywood movie and this is not just to sit in eating popcorn and waiting the big picture ukraine has a pay enormous price every single week. i'm on the battlefield. every single week i'm losing my comrades, member of my team. tomorrow i will be on the funeral. and yesterday i was on the funeral. but this is the price ukraine paid for the slow but very important success in our offensive operation. and today we are definitely much closer to our common victory than we were 18 or even 12 months ago. okay. please again, don't be afraid. ukraine victory and russia defeated. >> but you know, there was that wobble. if i can describe it

that way . when ben wallace said that way. when ben wallace said we are not amazon river , we are not amazon river, referring to the demands being made for more equipment, more weaponry and so on, are you still anxious that perhaps, particularly with america , the particularly with america, the and the political change there, that you may have to really push to get this aid still coming through ? through? >> first of all, we again, we are very much grateful . great are very much grateful. great britain united states, as a fifth president of ukraine and as a supreme commander in chief. i can tell you weapons is never enough. but without your assistance, nothing can happen. and the more weapons you will supply, the sooner would be victory. and i want to especially thank the great britain for the storm shadow missile because when we have this technology for more than

200km, this is definite help us to destroy the ammunition storage. the russian headquarters and many, many other things. that's why please more weapons , more sanctions and more weapons, more sanctions and membership for ukraine in nato. this is three key factor of our future victory. >> now you very kindly keep us updated with what is happening there on the ground with with there on the ground with with the message from kyiv. can i ask you how you are personally? because clearly, as you say, you are very directly involved personally with this. you must be a tired man. >> look , first of all, we are >> look, first of all, we are very much proud about the ability of ukrainian armed forces to stop . the big second forces to stop. the big second biggest nuclear machine in the world. this is the definitely the heroism of our soldiers and the heroism of our soldiers and the situation there, both on the east near bakhmut kurdyumov to

seb gorka extremely difficult situation near in zaporizhia on the border between zaporizhia and donetsk region is extremely difficult, but we definitely have a success. we keeping fingers crossed for the success of our attack on tokmak and we will never be be tired and till our victory this is our joint victory. victory of ukraine, victory. victory of ukraine, victory of ukraine and great britain, victory of free and democratic world. >> and meanwhile, let's just reflect, of course, as you say, the still the funerals to go to honour those who have fallen for your country . your country. >> you are absolutely right . and >> you are absolutely right. and the tomorrow would be the funeral of the husband, maxim , funeral of the husband, maxim, and his wife, who is also in our salt para troopers team, who was heavily wounded . batus vera heavily wounded. batus vera baird, heavily wounded in the in

her legs. but they are full of decisiveness, not leaving the armed forces and continue to beat until our victory. >> petro poroshenko , former >> petro poroshenko, former president of ukraine. thank you once again for updating us here once again for updating us here on gb news. we do apologise for the break—up in the signal earlier and of course, as you say now a new man here in the defence post at grant shapps as

us it's 2:00. a very good afternoon . you're with a live desk here on gb news. and coming up this thursday afternoon , grant shapps thursday afternoon, grant shapps gets his call up papers he's made defence secretary his fifth job in 12 months. but the former head of the army says he knows very little about defence. well, is that good or bad ? we'll look is that good or bad? we'll look at what his appointment will mean for ukraine's war with russia . wilco and out. the gmb russia. wilco and out. the gmb union warns a last minute bid to save the high street chain has fallen through thousands of redundancies now to start on monday . we're live from wilko monday. we're live from wilko store in bristol with the latest reaction . and also coming up, reaction. and also coming up, gareth southgate expects to announce his squad to take on ukraine and scotland in next month's world cup qualifiers. will have all the squad for you. first, though, let's get the latest headlines with rhiannon .

latest headlines with rhiannon. >> thank you, mark. good afternoon . it's 2:01. your top afternoon. it's 2:01. your top stories from the newsroom . a stories from the newsroom. a south wales police officer faces a criminal investigation for dangerous driving after two teenagers were killed in cardiff . a 16 year old kyrees sullivan and 15 year old harvey evans died in may when they crashed on an e—bike. cctv captured a police van following the teenagers as just minutes before the fatal crash. the officer was previously served with a gross misconduct notice, as was another who was in the vehicle at the time . staff redundancies at the time. staff redundancies at the time. staff redundancies at wilko are due to start next week. the gmb union says it's after the only bid to buy the collapsed retailer fell through . the trade union says many staff will arrive at work for

the last time on monday, though it remains hopeful a viable buyer could yet come forward. it says it must continue to prepare for the worst . more than 1000 for the worst. more than 1000 jobs are at risk. grant shapps shapps has been appointed as the new defence secretary that's following the resignation of ben wallace after four years in the job. he says he wants to explore different opportunities and spend more time with his family in his resignation letter, mr wallace says the ministry of defence is back on the path to being once again world class education minister claire coutinho takes over as energy and net zero secretary, replacing grant shapps shadow attorney general emily thornberry says the changes are just a temporary measure . just a temporary measure. >> it really doesn't matter how many new jobs rishi sunak gives to his friends , it's still to his friends, it's still moving the deckchairs. there's still a sinking ship in this country really needs change and the only change that they're to

going get is if we get a labour government and we get a labour government and we get a labour government soon, police officers will be automatic dismissed. >> if they're found guilty of gross misconduct under new government plans, senior officers will have more powers to sack rogue staff and be able to sack rogue staff and be able to dismiss those who fail vetting checks . the government vetting checks. the government says the changes could be implemented as soon as next spring. policing minister chris philp told gb news the rules will strengthen the policing system . system. >> it'll make removal for gross misconduct automatic . it will misconduct automatic. it will make sure that specified criminal offences will automatically lead to misconduct and it will streamline and speed up the process for removing officers either guilty of or accused of misconduct or indeed of poor performance as well . of poor performance as well. there will be nowhere for them to hide and i think that will help. as you say, rebuild public confidence in policing . confidence in policing. >> thousands of holidaymakers

have been waiting for days to get home following delays caused by an air traffic control glitch . that's despite airlines schedules returning to normal following the glitch and backlogs clearing most flights to the uk from popular destinations, including mallorca , crete and sicily are sold out until the weekend, and flights with spare seats are costing more than £400, putting customers off from buying them . customers off from buying them. the airlines say they're trying to fly people back as quickly as they possibly can. the south african president described a fire that ravaged an apartment block in johannesburg as a great tragedy . de silva. cyril tragedy. de silva. cyril ramaphosa says he hopes an investor foundation will help prevent a repeat of the incident, which has so far killed at least 70 people and left 40 others injured. the multi storey building caught fire in the south african city in the early hours of this morning, hours after the blaze broke out, authorities and

charged the building were still struggling to determine who may have lived there . dup leader sir have lived there. dup leader sir jeffrey donaldson has said it's time for change at the head of the police service of northern ireland. he says it's time for simon byrne to go . and the key simon byrne to go. and the key issue for the policing board now issue for the policing board now is determine who's best is to determine who's best placed to win back public confidence. a recent court ruling deemed the chief constable's disciplinary actions against two junior officers on lawful. the decision was reportedly driven by concerns sinn fein might withdraw support for policing , sparking for policing, sparking accusations of appeasement from unionists. sinn fein denies any suggestion of attempting to influence the matter . and a pret influence the matter. and a pret a manger has a pret a manger has been fined £800,000 after an employee got stuck in a freezer . the worker was trapped for 2.5 hours in a walk in commercial freezer at a store in victoria

in london in 2021, wearing just jeans and a t shirt and temperatures of —18 degrees. she was treated for suspected hypothermia . an investigation hypothermia. an investigation found there was no suitable risk assessment for employees working in temperature controlled environments . this is gb news environments. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio, and on your smart speaker. by simply saying play gb news now it's back over to . mark rhiannon. back over to. mark rhiannon. >> thanks very much indeed. let's bring you a bit of breaking news on the sports front in terms of the england squad, of course, to take on both ukraine and scotland. we're getting news. a bit of a shock. no recall for raheem sterling in terms of the striker being called back, but is a call up for arsenal striker eddie nketiah, who is or was the england under 21 record goal

scorer back in 2020. so a bit of a changing of the guard there. one of the other headlines, harry maguire is in, but we'll have the full squad coming up for you and reaction shortly. but but let's reflect now that number 10 has appointed someone to their squad grant shapps, the new defence secretary, after ben wallace's resignation this morning. and it is mr shapps fifth cabinet post in a year. the move not welcomed by all the former head of the british army, lord dannatt, asserting that the new defence secretary knew very little but mr little about defence. but mr shapps already reaffirming the mod's support for ukraine in quote , their fight against quote, their fight against putin's barbaric invasion. let's get more in the studio with our home and security editor mark white, because, mark, it is some in—tray that he's got to deal with and let's reflect that rishi sunak in accepting ben wallace's resignation , had wallace's resignation, had acknowledged the role that we played in terms of ukraine, particularly , you know, helping particularly, you know, helping before the russians had even

invaded. >> yeah. in fact , you were just >> yeah. in fact, you were just speaking to the former ukrainian president, petro poroshenko , who president, petro poroshenko, who while the old political operator that he is , he didn't just that he is, he didn't just single out ben wallace thanked of course, the british public and the british government for all that they have done. but there's no doubt he has a great deal of respect for ben wallace, who wasn't just there at the start of the campaign, but well before that campaign , uh, really before that campaign, uh, really just hammering home the need to give ukraine weapons and training and that the british government have have done the second biggest donor in terms of military aid to ukraine behind the united states, £4.6 billion. and that has been given to the ukrainian government in terms of military aid since the russian invasion . invasion. >> so a change in the top in terms of the personnel, but we don't think any change in the personnel, despite all the financial pressures. no i don't

think so. >> certainly not in the short term. there's not going to be any change. i think the british government will still continue to push for the support of the ukrainian government and the ukrainian government and the ukrainian people . and there will ukrainian people. and there will be more military spending announced in the months ahead , announced in the months ahead, there is no doubt. so grant shapps will continue that legacy of ben wallace and indeed we reflecting in our conversation with petro poroshenko. >> i think grant shapps was in ukraine last week in terms of his energy brief in terms of looking at nuclear energy out there. and of course, he's hosted ukrainian family as well, who fled the country. >> yes, he's a bit of a known quantity for the ukrainians. as you say. they have dealt with him before and he's very experienced political operator, regardless of whether people might feel he's a jack of all trades. he does have a skill set. he is able to quickly get across a brief and to manage those briefs, usually with

confidence. but this is a very, very difficult brief . very difficult brief. >> i was going to say, what's in the in—tray, because clearly this is one of the most challenging jobs in cabinet. >> well, one of the biggest issues, of course, for defence constantly has been over a decade or more. now is the issues around procurement. if we look at, for instance, the aircraft carriers we see there on the deck there, the f—35 stealth fighters , there was a stealth fighters, there was a plan to acquire 138 of them in to order have full carrier strike capability. the numbers that are required for the squadrons , because remember, squadrons, because remember, these f—35s are not just naval fighters . they are a joint fighters. they are a joint service initiative. so that the raf will have them as frontline squadrons as well. so they need a sustainable number of these aircraft at and it's looking like we're going to get now half that number of the originally

planned 138. so really we it's going to mean that these carriers will go to sea with , if carriers will go to sea with, if you're lucky, a dozen f—35s most of the time procurement a big problem actually spending on kit and you're reflecting on on the ajax or the tank that never was it's still not seen service. this has just been absolutely farcical. £5.5 billion is the ajax program for these bad battlefield utility vehicles that have so still to actually be go to the frontline in earnest they are being trained on this. they've got about 50 of these vehicles fighting vehicles so far . they're supposed to have so far. they're supposed to have 600 by 2017, but it's now looking like it's going to be the end of the decade. issues over engine noise, vibration is literally shaking the fillings of soldiers teeth and countless other issues that they're still

getting to grips with. they believe that they've solved the worst of these problems. >> and let's look at the major challenge then and that is the defence of the realm. what does that mean now at this stage ? that mean now at this stage? because clearly we thought about the peace dividend after the cold war. we spoke about a more reactive force using troop carrying ships, marines. and so on. but it's back, it seems, to the cold war and boots on the ground , heavy armour and land ground, heavy armour and land warfare in europe. yeah yeah. >> i mean and defence really historically since the end of the cold war, successive governments have effectively salami sliced the defence budget to prioritise spending on other domestic issues . and it's been domestic issues. and it's been seen that yeah , they can, you seen that yeah, they can, you know, repackage up and talk about modernise ing the defence forces, but really actually what that means is reducing the size and that trend has continued even to the latest defence

review, which again is all about modernising the defence forces. fewer the boots on the ground , fewer the boots on the ground, the use of drone technology in a light. but those us drones can only go so far and i think ukraine has absolutely showed us that there is no substitute for fighting men and women on that frontline and the heavy artillery and armour that's neededin artillery and armour that's needed in these big engagements with peer adversary is so what's in the kit? >> because is in the kitty rather because the government's committed to 2.5% of gdp being spent on defence, but only when economic and fiscal conditions allow. so it's, you know , when allow. so it's, you know, when will that be? yeah, we're just over 2% of gdp at the moment. >> you've had the former prime minister liz truss, saying that it should be up to 3% of gdp. of course , you know, a percentage course, you know, a percentage of gdp is only worth something when the economy is booming. you

know, at times when we are not firing on all cylinders, then that means actually the defence spendis that means actually the defence spend is going to be that bit less as well. now boris johnson, of course, when he came to power, he committed to £16 billion in additional spending. i think it was over five years for the military rishi sunak well, you know, he's certainly saying that he is continuing to invest in our military, but will it be just repackaged? will it be this modernisation program that the, you know, seems to be able to help them get out of the issue of the fact that numbers of troops are going down, numbers of ships in terms of frontline frigates have been going down. the royal fleet auxiliary, which has the support service for the royal navy that has ships laid up at the moment . so apart from that, apart from apart from that, everything is

just wonderful. >> it's a great job to have . >> it's a great job to have. mark, thank you very much indeed. taking us through that list. let's now to list. well, let's speak now to nigel nelson, gb news, senior political commentator and of course, a former political editor seen these changes editor who's seen these changes before. nigel after speaking to mark, one wonders who on earth would want this job? >> well, yes, but it's still quite a promotion for grant shapps , so i'm sure he does want shapps, so i'm sure he does want it and it does seem a bit unfair. some of the criticism of him that just because he wasn't a soldier , he's not equipped to a soldier, he's not equipped to actually do it. that's not how our political system works, that you don't have to be a former soldier to run the ministry of defence any more than you have to be a doctor to run the department of health. >> yeah. is it actually perhaps rather a healthy thing in that you you have that healthy scepticism because as we speaking to mark, you know, it's all about all the problems about procurement and the top brass wanting more and putting extra sort of demands on on the treasury .

treasury. >> yes i think that's i think that's right . >> yes i think that's i think that's right. i mean the job of a cabinet minister is to provide political leadership and they have all the experts beneath them in their own departments . them in their own departments. and there'll always be tension between on the spending departments and the treasury about what you can actually do. but the problem that grant shapps faces is the same that ben wallace did , that europe is ben wallace did, that europe is the most dangerous place. it has been since the cold war . and been since the cold war. and we've got to be prepared for the worst. we hope it won't happen , worst. we hope it won't happen, but we still have to be prepared for it. and as mark has gone through that at the moment, our armed forces just aren't. >> is there also in terms of the military question is the diplomatic issue with with kyiv still wanting, as we heard from petra poroshenko a few minutes ago , to get into nato? and you ago, to get into nato? and you know, that could cause some difficulties , particularly in difficulties, particularly in our relations with germany, for instance . yes. instance. yes. >> yes, that's right . instance. yes. >> yes, that's right. i mean, the that we're obviously as a

key member of the nato alliance that we play a big part in that. and yes, grant shapps will have to be very diplomatic about the way he handles it. and in a sense that that's that is probably grant shapps his greatest strength . he's greatest strength. he's certainly the best media operator in the cabinet. and of course, ben wallace, if you remember, was really quite forthright. i mean, he was the one saying, saying to the ukrainians, look, we'll support you, but this can't be be open ended. >> yeah, we're not amazon of course was the oft quoted phrase which perhaps ruffled a few feathers but just looking at the bigger sort of political issue, we didn't even really get a mini reshuffle , did we? and reshuffle, did we? and indications from christopher hope, our political editor , that hope, our political editor, that there will be a reshuffle ahead of the election. but that could be some time off yet. yeah i think that this certainly has made it some time off. >> the rishi sunak probably wanted to actually do a much wider reshuffle than just this one, but it feels like that. ben

wallace actually prompted prompted him to do this, that one imagines ben wallace had said to him, look, you've got to get get this sorted out and find my replacement , however you do my replacement, however you do it before parliament comes back next week. and so basically rishi sunak ran out of time and had to appoint a new defence secretary and a new energy secretary. >> yeah. and what do you think the, the atmosphere will be as parliament resumes fractious, or do you think there's still going to give him a little bit of time to give him a little bit of time to get his act together ? to get his act together? >> no. i think fractious is absolutely the word for it . absolutely the word for it. there's been there's been so , so there's been there's been so, so much sort of rumblings in the tory party disquiet about rishi sunak , about the election. so sunak, about the election. so yeah, it's going to be an angry week next week . week next week. >> keeps you in business though, nigel, as ever, thanks for joining us here on gb news with your views. thank you. and of course more coming through as we get reaction to that big change

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discovered these figures. the department of health, however, reacted by describing labour's findings as misleading, reiterating that cutting waiting lists is one of the government's top five priorities. well, at the royal free hospital in london, more than 3500 people have died there waiting for treatment last year alone. let's get the latest from outside there with our national correspondent theo chikomba theo, do we know what sort of treatment they were waiting for and what is the hospital saying about it ? about it? >> yes, well, this freedom of information request only gave us the amount of people rather than giving a breakdown of what type of things they were coming to the hospital for. but in terms of what these figures show us, it gives us a small picture of what's happening in the nhs at the moment. we know earlier this year many people were striking due to the pressures that they're facing. we saw nurses or doctors and many others who work in in various roles represented

by a number of different unions across the nhs. but today , across the nhs. but today, though, the figures that the labour party have seen in the freedom of information request show that just over 30,000 people died last year, but they did say that 120,000 figure is if it's to follow the trends that we've seen over the last couple of years because is only 35 hospitals or trusts, should i say , out of 138 responded to say, out of 138 responded to their request. and in terms of what others have been saying in terms of these figures, healthwatch england patient advocacy group said that they say they see this as a national tragedy. and luis and sara, the chief executive, went on to say , we know that the delays to care have significant impacts on people's lives, putting many at dangen people's lives, putting many at danger. and of course , from danger. and of course, from labour's side, we heard from the shadow attorney general, emery thornberry, and this is what she's been saying on this

subject , the nhs constitution subject, the nhs constitution says that you have a right to see a doctor within 18 weeks and that isn't happening and people are dying in pain and fear and hoping that there's going to be help coming and that help doesn't come . doesn't come. >> now the nhs was not behaving like this when there was a labour government. i'm sorry to say this , but it is the truth say this, but it is the truth over the last 13 years we have seen the way in which the nhs has been diminished under this conservative government and they have no plan for doing anything about it. it may be one of rishi sunak's priorities getting rid of the waiting lists, but know the waiting lists have gone up by 600,000 since rishi sunak became prime minister. so this isn't going well and it does seem to me that when you ask him what it is that he's going to do, he he does is blame the do, he all he does is blame the doctors who on strike. doctors who are on strike. but we from these we have seen from these statistics these waiting we have seen from these statizhave these waiting we have seen from these statizhave been1ese waiting we have seen from these statizhave been getting ting we have seen from these statizhave been getting worse lists have been getting worse and over the last five and worse over the last five years. and he cannot blame years. and not he cannot blame simply blame , you know, doctors simply blame, you know, doctors for going on for strike a few

weeks. it has been going for on years and do not years and years and they do not have do anything about it. >> of course, the problem is, theo, it's this mix of medicine and politics, if you like , and politics, if you like, without that detailed breakdown . we don't know how many of these people would have died anyway, despite having to wait for if they were for the treatment if they were critically for instance, critically ill. for instance, this . this. >> yeah, well, it's one of those things. will they have died anyway? that's something that would have to need to know if we have a full background of the type of people and their ages, in fact, to give us a full breakdown. but this at the moment is just a number, perhaps if we have a further more knowledge about who these people are, then of course we could maybe determine whether or not they would have died anyway. that would help. but in terms of the response from the department for health and social care, they said these findings are misleading. they say this data is upon a small sample is based upon a small sample size and it is wrong to suggest that this reflects the picture

across service is across the health service is like and they say figures like this. and they say figures should be compared year on should not be compared year on year as there have been more people waiting overall people on waiting lists overall because pandemic . and because of the pandemic. and just finally, the hospital here, they are saying the royal free hospital are saying there is nothing to indicate that waiting for an elective procedure contributed or caused the deaths of patients captured in this data. and of course, what emily thornberry mentioned about the 18 weeks, they said patients waiting longer than this period of time for treatment at the royal free confirmed that none came to severe harm or died as a result of their wait. but of course, what we do know is that these figures do do paint us a picture of what the state of the nhs is , regardless of the sample nhs is, regardless of the sample size. yes >> so reaction from both the department and the hospital there just to indicate their view. theo, thank you very much indeed for taking us through all those figures. coming up, indeed for taking us through all those figures. coming up , 12,500 those figures. coming up, 12,500 jobs will go. how many will go? will the redundancies we're

being told, will now start on monday after a last minute bid to save the chain collapse. we have reaction and analysis coming up. first, the latest news headlines rhiannon . news headlines with rhiannon. >> mark, thank you. good afternoon . it's 231. your top afternoon. it's 231. your top stories from the newsroom . a stories from the newsroom. a south wales police officer faces a criminal investigation for dangerous driving after two teenagers were killed in cardiff . a 16 year old kyrees sullivan and 15 year old harvey evans died in may when they crashed on an e—bike. cctv captured a police van following the teenagers minutes before the fatal crash . the officer was fatal crash. the officer was previously served with a gross misconduct notice as was another officer . grant misconduct notice as was another officer. grant shapps has been appointed as the new defence secretary. following the resignation of ben wallace. after four years in the job, he says he wants to explore different options 80s and spend

more time with his family. education minister claire coutinho takes over as energy and net zero secretary, replacing grant shapps s staff . replacing grant shapps s staff. redundancies at wilko are due to start next week. the gmb union says it's after the only bid to buy the collapsed retailer fell through. the trade unions says many staff will arrive to work for the last time on monday , for the last time on monday, though it remains hopeful a viable buyer could yet come forward. it says it must continue to prepare for the worst . more than 1000 jobs are worst. more than 1000 jobs are at risk and thousands of holidaymakers have been waiting for days to get home following delays caused by an air traffic control glitch. that's despite airline schedules returning to normal and backlogs , clearing normal and backlogs, clearing most flights to the uk from popular destinations, including majorca, crete and sicily are sold out until the weekend , and sold out until the weekend, and flights with spare seats are

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now. >> welcome back to the live desk . yet more uncertainty for workers at wilko. the high street chain. the administrators confirm saying that 270 staff will be made redundant on monday after a last minute bid to save the business fell through the private equity firm m2 capital had hoped to acquire the whole brand and all of its 400 stores, but that deal now officially off the administered haters pwc saying 269 support centre staff as a result will be jobless from the close of business on monday . that is mainly they're saying the h.r. people legal backroom offices and so on. and in addition, redundancies across the company's two distribution centres expected later next week. let's just get an update from bristol because our south—west of england reporter jeff moody is outside the wilko store in bristol. jeff moody is outside the wilko store in bristol . the doors store in bristol. the doors still open there at the moment. of course, geoff, and we're, you know, reflecting. it's a pretty

major presence on many high streets there, particularly, i think this is heading towards the clifton area of bristol, the posh end of town in. >> well, that's right. there's a 30% closing down sale at administration sale going on at the moment. this really isn't the moment. this really isn't the day that wilko and its employees and its customers wanted to have today. the thought was that there would be a £90 million deal on the table from m2 capital. that deal would have bought up the whole all 400 stores as it would have brought up. it would have saved the jobs of 12,500 employees. it would have saved the brand name itself. and it would have saved wilko's place that dominates the high street. but that's not to be. we heard a couple of hours ago that the deal had fallen through. mainly we've been told, because m2 capital couldn't prove that they had the funds they had to provide a certain level of paperwork work by a

certain time to prove that they were in a position to buy and they haven't been able to do that. well m2 capital is angry . that. well m2 capital is angry. they're saying that it's a circus and that they are going to sue. but at word from the administrator , pwc, who says administrator, pwc, who says it's now clear that no viable offer structure put forward includes the group in its entire charity. and i think it's very interesting that they use the word entirety because there are offers being discussed that may well save some of the stores . we well save some of the stores. we don't know which ones at this particular moment, but there are talks with boss to talks with the boss of hmv to see whether they can help, but that would involve buying a couple of stores here and there and selling the business off piecemeal. there are now no plans for the whole business to go as one. well the gmb union said earlier on today, as a result of this unwelcome development, the redundancy processes which were paused two days ago, are set to start almost immediately. and it's been as good as his word. we've

heard in the last hour or so that 269 support centre workers will have their last day on monday day a monday. also will be the day that the company announces a whole raft of redundancies right across the board. we don't know as yet which stores will be most affected, but it's certainly going to be a bloodbath across all of the stores. >> indeed . sad news, sir geoff >> indeed. sad news, sir geoff in bristol , thank you for that. in bristol, thank you for that. but let's get more now with our business and economics editor liam is here with on the money . liam is here with on the money. so liam, we've got 269 support centre workers definitely going on monday, 1600 perhaps across the warehouses and support centres, but there are 12,500 workers overall. could some be saved? >> i think a lot of these jobs will be saved. i'm not just saying that to raise false hope, but i think we see this often when big chains are sold off. when woollies was sold off, many of those woolworths stores are now or other b&m , other

now or other b&m, other discounters. i do think this is a big moment. you were right to talk to geoff about the hollowing out of the high street in general, but i do think a lot of these stores will be saved. a lot of the jobs of the floor workers will be saved. but they'll taken by another they'll be taken over by another big got their big retailer who've got their own back their own legal own back room, their own legal system, processes. so system, their own processes. so it's staff that are it's the central staff that are likely to be most vulnerable . likely to be most vulnerable. but the frontline retail staff, i think , could live fight. so i think, could live to fight. so they don't want the whole outfit lock, barrel , perhaps lock, stock and barrel, perhaps cherry pick, perhaps particular stores and looking at what will be value for them . that's right. be value for them. that's right. particular stores either for their resale value or as an ongoing concern in the best areas, the highest margin areas, the most affluent areas. you know, this is generally a lower income store that that sort of demographic , but it's still pile demographic, but it's still pile em high, sell em cheap. they're still profit to be made from a lot of these stores. but wilko's problem has always been a kind of problem than of cash flow problem rather than a profitable entity.

a sort of profitable entity. >> i was going to ask, you know, doesit >> i was going to ask, you know, does it tell us more about wilko as been handled as as how it's been handled as a business these problems on as how it's been handled as a bus high these problems on as how it's been handled as a bus high streetese problems on as how it's been handled as a bus high street of problems on as how it's been handled as a bus high street of britain,1s on the high street of britain, particularly at that budget end? >> with >> well, it's world code with all family it's >> well, it's world code with alsort family it's >> well, it's world code with alsort of family it's >> well, it's world code with alsort of family family it's >> well, it's world code with alsort of family business, it's a sort of family business, wasn't it? it's a family in its sort of third or fourth generation run. and you know, they have they don't necessarily have the entrepreneur they don't necessarily have the entrepreneuthe company. again founders of the company. again with respect, this is a with all respect, this this is a common . but headline common story. but the headline from is there will be some from me is there will be some job losses. that's natural and administration up. but administration wind up. but i also think there'll be lots of rescues for particular stores bought by one or more chains. bought up by one or more chains. so i think a lot of frontline workers , you know, people with workers, you know, people with part time jobs in stores that help families make ends meet right across the country. i think jobs will think a lot of those jobs will be saved. think a lot of those jobs will be right. okay. well, keep >> right. okay. well, we'll keep our eye the ball, certainly our eye on the ball, certainly in the administrators in terms of the administrators sayingsaying it's with great steer saying it's with great sadness. we announce the redundancies, but incredibly grateful members who grateful to team members who support they've support and dedication they've shown company . but shown to the company. but of course, you as we course, we'll update you as we get more on that. now in the past hour, england football

manager gareth southgate announcing squad for the announcing the squad for the qualifier games coming up against ukraine and scotland. jordan henderson , harry maguire jordan henderson, harry maguire were there both making it, but raheem sterling hasn't. and apparently he's not very happy about it . aiden is here because about it. aiden is here because southgate acknowledged that, well, perhaps it wasn't best received by mr sterling . well, no. >> i mean, you can understand why . i mean, he always said he why. i mean, he always said he would he would pick players on form. it's a bit peculiar because i felt raheem sterling got into some squads last season, including the world cup without form. without being in sizzling form. but so well this but yet he started so well this season. as he's season. he looks as if he's bulked bit. looks as if bulked up a bit. he looks as if he really is buckling down under mauricio pochettino. it's a little a surprise given little bit of a surprise given that likes, trusted and tried that he likes, trusted and tried and that he's and trusted players that he's not headline not in the squad. the headline for me was jordan henderson. in some guy some ways. i mean, this is a guy who's take the money. who's gone to take the money. he went southgate, said he went to saudi southgate, said he had conversation last had a conversation with him last month he not month to say that he would not rule him out of england contention, even though he's playing much lower playing out much, much lower level. the kalvin

level. he's in the squad. kalvin phillips minutes phillips has played no minutes this harry maguire this season. harry maguire has played season. played no minutes this season. >> man city, but >> maguire out of man city, but man man united. sorry. man united man united. sorry. yeah he yeah but still in england he hasn't really. yeah but still in england he has he'seally. yeah but still in england he has he's not. yeah but still in england he has he's not been since >> he's not been a regular since the of last season. the the start of last season. the manchester coach or manchester united coach or manager hag look manager erik ten hag took a look at thought he's not for manager erik ten hag took a look at and thought he's not for manager erik ten hag took a look at and even)ught he's not for manager erik ten hag took a look at and even though 3's not for manager erik ten hag took a look at and even though he's)t for manager erik ten hag took a look at and even though he's an or manager erik ten hag took a look at and even though he's an £80 me. and even though he's an £80 million player, can see that. million player, i can see that. i can million player, i can see that. ican the of million player, i can see that. i can the of merit in i can see the kind of merit in both arguments really. southgate i can see the kind of merit in bcprobably ents really. southgate i can see the kind of merit in bcprobably thinking ly. southgate i can see the kind of merit in bcprobably thinking ly. himself, te i can see the kind of merit in bcpro thisy thinking ly. himself, te i can see the kind of merit in bcpro this guy's(ing ly. himself,te i can see the kind of merit in bcpro this guy's never. himself,te i can see the kind of merit in bcpro this guy's never letnself,te well, this guy's never let me down. so he's mainstay of my down. so he's a mainstay of my central partnership central defensive partnership and so why should i drop him? if you allow international fortunes of players to be dictated by whether rates whether their club coach rates them then i think that's them or not, then i think that's a dangerous precedent set . a dangerous precedent to set. >> then ask about her? >> should we then ask about her? kane munich ? i guess kane of bayern munich? i guess he's a shoo in, isn't he ? oh, he's a shoo in, isn't he? oh, without doubt. >> i mean, he's started very well for bayern munich. i mean a first goal, goal his first goal, one goal in his first goal, one goal in his first game rb leipzig. first game against rb leipzig. he followed that up at the weekend with another couple in a very comprehensive win for bayern. again, i think it might be the he needs. tottenham be the lift he needs. tottenham seems thriving without him be the lift he needs. tottenham seewell, thriving without him be the lift he needs. tottenham seewell, and thriving without him be the lift he needs. tottenham seewell, and so iving without him be the lift he needs. tottenham seewell, and so ,iing without him be the lift he needs. tottenham seewell, and so , you without him be the lift he needs. tottenham seewell, and so , you know,t him be the lift he needs. tottenham seewell, and so , you know, we've as well, and so, you know, we've seen other inclusions as well .

seen other inclusions as well. berry really deserves to be berry is a really deserves to be in there. the former queens park rangers playmaker who went to i actually recommended recommended rangers playmaker who went to i actutoy recommended recommended rangers playmaker who went to i actuto crystal mended recommended rangers playmaker who went to i actu to crystal palaced recommended rangers playmaker who went to i actu to crystal palace five ommended rangers playmaker who went to i actu to crystal palace five years nded him to crystal palace five years ago he's going to get a ago and he's going to get a chance time. chance this time. >> sterling, >> and going back to sterling, we've got eddie nketiah coming in, who i think was a record goal for the england goal scorer for the england under 21. so is an attempt under 21. so is this an attempt or opportunity for southgate under 21. so is this an attempt or try opportunity for southgate under 21. so is this an attempt or try new�*rtunity for southgate under 21. so is this an attempt or try new players or southgate under 21. so is this an attempt or try new players nowyuthgate under 21. so is this an attempt or try new players now with ate under 21. so is this an attempt or try new players now with the to try new players now with the qualifiers? it's difficult to try new players in qualifiers . try new players in qualifiers. >> ukraine are a tough opponent he's scotland after that he's got scotland after that which qualifier no which isn't a qualifier but no england wants to lose england manager wants to lose against scotland, particularly as much as they've improved so much in the months. you the last 18 months. you mentioned that's a mentioned the under 21. that's a really point because he was really key point because he was the 21 manager himself the under 21 manager himself many southgate many years ago. gareth southgate he a pathway from those he wants to a pathway from those representative sides into the first team squad and that's why you've seen the likes of levi colwill, who won the euros last summer england under 21 summer for england under 21 level. he had a brilliant season last year for brighton. he's gone he's been last year for brighton. he's gone a he's been last year for brighton. he's gone a year he's been last year for brighton. he's gone a year contract. 's been given a six year contract. i think you'll see him as a mainstay of the squad now right. >> and just looking ahead in terms henderson playing terms of henderson and playing in league , i

in this this saudi league, i mean, do they lose an edge ? do mean, do they lose an edge? do they lose that competitive ability if they go out in the premier league or a major european depends. european league? depends. >> where they go. if >> it depends where they go. if they go major european they go to a major european league, spain, league, they go to spain, possibly better. harry league, they go to spain, possiicould better. harry league, they go to spain, possiicould conceivably'. harry league, they go to spain, possiicould conceivably go arry league, they go to spain, possiicould conceivably go toy kane could conceivably go to despite having set very high standards country, standards in this country, he could the could get better playing in the bundesliga munich and bundesliga for bayern munich and playing at champions league level. age may catch level. who knows? age may catch up but up with him, we don't know. but going look, it's going going to saudi, look, it's going to because the to improve because of the standard players going there. standard of players going there. but five, six, but i think that's a five, six, seven process by which time seven year process by which time jordan henderson be jordan henderson will be touching really touching 40. so i don't really think reason he sort think that the reason he sort assurances about think that the reason he sort ass england about think that the reason he sort ass england future about think that the reason he sort ass england future is about think that the reason he sort ass england future is because out think that the reason he sort ass england future is because he think that the reason he sort ass engvery, future is because he think that the reason he sort ass engvery, very'e is because he think that the reason he sort ass engvery, very well3ecause he think that the reason he sort ass engvery, very well thathe he knows very, very well that you're jeopardising your international career if you play international career if you play in call in what some would call a farmers league. oh ouch. >> i don't know if we've got the shot of harry kane in his lederhosen, in which, no, we haven't. well, just as well. maybe >> well, they dressed him up in james bond outfit when they signed, didn't it? when he signed, didn't it? when he signed weeks ago. yeah. >> and then got him in the shorts wasn't it. >> that's right. >> yeah, that's right. >> yeah, that's right. >> right. so mean >> yeah that's right. so i mean will you know , actually

will he have you know, actually a spring in his step in a new spring in his step in terms of england forward terms of taking england forward as i mean, look, he hit a very high standard last season, scoring goals tottenham . scoring 30 goals for tottenham. >> know, not a struggling >> you know, not a struggling side, was side, but not a side that was competing achieving at the competing or achieving at the level really should do . level that it really should do. sometimes a change is as good as a i think that i don't a rest and i think that i don't see that harry kane's see any signs that harry kane's form he takes form is dropping. he he takes playing for england very, very seriously. course, the seriously. he is of course, the captain. think captain. and who knows? i think england shape. the england are in good shape. the reason about who's reason we're arguing about who's in out is because in and who's out is because england have got so many good players of riches. >> absolutely. away from >> okay. absolutely. away from football. know it's not your football. i know it's not your area but formula area of expertise, but formula one, lewis hamilton signing for another two years until he's 40, talking about sort of being a bit long in the tooth. 100 million. >> yeah, i know, i know. i'm surprised . i thought he might surprised. i thought he might seek a change of a change of teams because we've seen him line up in lots of podiums since that sensational finish. >> they haven't come calling, have ? have they? >> haven't. they >> no, they haven't. they haven't. think he's haven't. maybe they think he's past i don't know. but past his best. i don't know. but i mean, he's frustrations with the have taken his

the car. have really taken his edge his his performance. edge off his his performance. max verstappen is winning every race after race and race after race after race and more and more now it looks like that 2021 that really that exceptional finish that we saw changing of the guard, federer, nadal 2008, wimbledon, didn't nadal 2008, wimbledon, it didn't turn out to be that way. actually. to win actually. federer went on to win another 8 slams. so another 7 or 8 grand slams. so it that simple. i don't it wasn't that simple. i don't see winning see hamilton winning another championship soon. championship anytime soon. that's the difference. >> unless something spectacular that's the difference. >> unlerwith�*nething spectacular that's the difference. >> unlerwith�*neticar, spectacular that's the difference. >> unlerwith�*neticar, maybe.ular happens with the car, maybe. thank you very much, steve, for taking us. to see you, taking us. good to see you, mark. yep. and let's reflect that last night, stargazers across the globe treated to well , the blue supermoon . what's , the blue supermoon. what's that? well, let's reflect. it's not because it's blue. as you can see here, sort of chalky. grey with a blue moon occurring when there is a full moon twice within a lunar month. and because the moon was unusually close to earth on its elliptical orbit, that's why it's classed as a supermoon. looking pretty big, though. i have to say. illuminated the night sky last night and won't come around again for a while . 2037. so go

again for a while. 2037. so go grab it while you can. nathan is with us in the studio because i think tonight is the official eventis think tonight is the official event is that right? >> i think it was last night was the official it was last night with the official event. if you didn't catch it last night, you may missed it until 2037 or may have missed it until 2037 or when was. but when the next time was. but yeah, a blue yeah, interestingly, a blue moon. and it moon. a blue supermoon, and it wasn't actually it's wasn't blue. and actually it's called moon comes called a blue moon that comes from a 16th century phrase, which means moon is blue. which means the moon is blue. something virtually something that's virtually impossible because impossible to happen because it's blue. it's it's actually not blue. it's just rare. but it's actually a combination of a blue moon, which is the second full moon in i which is the second full moon in 1 in 1 calendar month and a supermoon, is the supermoon, which is when the moon, as said, on its moon, as you said, on its ellipses the earth, moves ellipses around the earth, moves about miles closer to the about 30,000 miles closer to the earth and looks very big. and that can happen several, several times. >> so it's a double, double whammy. but the key question is, of the skies going of course, are the skies going to be clear enough for us to see it? because certainly when i popped it? because certainly when i popped door here popped out the door here earlier, rain coming in earlier, the rain was coming in and were leaden grey.

and the skies were leaden grey. it looking good . no. it wasn't looking too good. no. >> and today is the last day of the meteorological summer. yeah, it is. it's all over. it's all oven it is. it's all over. it's all over. well, actually, if you're an astronomer , you might an astronomer, you might follow the summer , which the astronomical summer, which is it's the 21st in time for is 21. it's the 21st in time for the autumn equinox . so depending the autumn equinox. so depending on way you at it, you on which way you look at it, you might another three weeks might have another three weeks to and we were to go. but and as we were talking about earlier the talking about earlier in the week, hurricanes or week, these ex hurricanes or these in the these hurricanes in the atlantic, office, have atlantic, the met office, have announced morning announced this morning that they're hurricane they're looking at ex hurricane franklin, which is in the atlantic moment, the atlantic at the moment, and the remains like they remains of that look like they may moving towards may be moving towards the uk later on next week, bringing high pressure which bring high pressure which may bring some warmer weather. the met some warmer weather. and the met office wonderful, office said something wonderful, which has felt which was if summer has felt more like autumn, the start of autumn is to feel more autumn is going to feel more like . so that's something like summer. so that's something to celebrate was to celebrate because i was assuming were assuming that when we were reporting edaily , which is reporting with edaily, which is the hurricane of that the hurricane of course, that tracked across florida into georgia . georgia. >> south carolina. yeah >> now to south carolina. yeah that that would maybe give us another , you know, downpour , another, you know, a downpour, another, you know, a downpour, another dose of horrible weather. >> the thing with these tropical

hurricanes when hit the hurricanes is when they hit the united states, they're still in full tropical form. as full tropical form. as soon as they northeastward towards they veer northeastward towards they veer northeastward towards the dissipate very the uk, they dissipate very quickly and they literally are left a bubble hot air left as a bubble of hot air bouncing around in the in the atmosphere. bouncing around in the in the atmosphewe're still gazing >> well, we're still gazing skyward as talk about. does skyward as we talk about. does do the phases of moon do the phases of the moon actually have a direct influence on these weather patterns? >> no. the phase of the moon have a direct influence. that's a mark on. yeah, on the a hard no mark on. yeah, on the phases of tidal . so, so high phases of tidal. so, so high tides. when the moon is closer to the earth, you do. you get high tides. if you're superstitio ius the blue moon last night may have had some repercussions if you're interested in that. there are some interesting, fun some quite interesting, fun facts with with the facts and figures with with the blue which is you look blue moon which is if you look at blue through glass. at the blue moon through glass. so were looking at it so if you were looking at it through your that's bad so if you were looking at it throtfor your that's bad so if you were looking at it throtfor yotdays. that's bad so if you were looking at it throtfor yotdays. unfortunatelyj luck for 30 days. unfortunately right. and if you pick flowers or fruit under a blue moon, you will become beautiful. i don't think any of here need that. think any of us here need that. >> is this scientific fact? think any of us here need that. >> thisis scientific fact? think any of us here need that. >> this is scientific fact? think any of us here need that. >> this is not ntific fact? think any of us here need that. >> this is not scientific? think any of us here need that. >> this is not scientific at all. no, no, no. this is pure superstition in of the superstition in terms of the

science not science of the blue moon. not really our weather really affecting on our weather patterns, on the tides. patterns, but more on the tides. >> but let's see. i think >> but let's just see. i think the weather's rather kinder the weather's been rather kinder elsewhere globe in terms elsewhere in the globe in terms of moon and of looking at this moon and i guess that you are talking about pollution an actually magnifying the effect when you get these sort of orange colours. >> yeah absolutely. and interestingly , going back to the interestingly, going back to the topic of blue moon , if you topic of blue moon, if you wanted to see a blue moon, you'd have had have been around in have had to have been around in 1884 when erupted. oh right. >> because the big explosion, because the big explosion of the volcano sent aerosol and gases and into the air. and particles into the air. >> and that caused refraction of the caused the light which actually caused a blue moon. not that a proper blue moon. not that anybody around to verify anybody was around to verify that around but that who's around now, but apparently but apparently that is so. but but actually what we're seeing there is red moon that is typical is a red moon that is a typical red moon, full supermoon that happens when the moon becomes closer to the earth. >> and the any spot in britain tonight that you might be able tonight that you might be able to see, because i think it's, what, 8:00 probably is, is when is another rise. >> okay . you're better off going

>> okay. you're better off going to you're going to to where you're going to have clear skies. clearly. that clear skies. clearly. now that is south of the is going to be the south of the uk the north getting uk because the north is getting a low pressure it's a bit of low pressure in. it's going some and windy going to get some wet and windy weather unsettled where weather or more unsettled where you high building. you get high pressure building. that produce that is to going produce clear skies. and always when we're talking about these astronomical events, be it blue moons, super comets, be it blue moons, super blue moons, go to skies blue moons, go to clear skies and catch that's where and catch it. that's where you get view and the later get the best view and the later in evening, clearer of in the evening, the clearer of the the is the sky is that the moon is high. sky is high. high. in the sky is high. >> yeah. yeah. >> yeah. yeah. >> okay. so good luck with that. yeah. think night was yeah. i think last night was was the the main event. yeah. i think last night was was the right. the main event. yeah. i think last night was was the right. okay1e main event. yeah. i think last night was was the right. okay and ain event. yeah. i think last night was was the right. okay and the event. yeah. i think last night was was the right. okay and the other >> right. okay and the other issue that felt pretty issue is that it felt pretty nippy issue is that it felt pretty nippy this morning. i mean, is it the case that when we get this meteorological change that there really is a change in the season? >> yeah. i mean, we've had a very unusual end to the summer andifs very unusual end to the summer and it's been pretty miserable for couple weeks. for the last couple of weeks. and northerly sort of and we've had northerly sort of a bit of a northerly airflow and low coming in from low pressure coming in from the atlantic. and that's caused the cooler temperatures. it's going to for next day. to stay cool for the next day. tomorrow to be and tomorrow is going to be cool and then weekend, it's then into the weekend, it's getting getting

getting better and getting warmer. into warmer. but yes, we're into autumn. it's time up. autumn. so it's time to wrap up. if you you like the if you if you don't like the cold. right. >> okay. and the 21st, that really all over. really will be all over. >> the 21st is well, it's >> yeah. the 21st is well, it's all over, but that's that's summer for this which summer for this year which hasn't 21st is hasn't been that good. 21st is the astronomic start of autumn. goes through the 21st of the month. i think the autumn equinox is actually on the 23rd. this that is what this year, but that is what astronomers will end of astronomers will call the end of summer. very much for summer. thank you very much for cheering us up. >> some treats in >> anyway. still some treats in store tonight, 8:00 onwards for the blue supermoon rising shortly . see patrick christys shortly. see patrick christys here on gb news as the temperature's rising . temperature's rising. >> boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> alex deakin here with your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. some warm and sunny weather on the way through the weekend. but before we there, some rain before we get there, some rain around across the south around today across the south and much scotland and the west. much of scotland and the west. much of scotland and england staying and northeast england staying dry from these weather dry away from these weather fronts, but they been

fronts, but they have been bringing fairly and damp bringing a fairly dull and damp scene across much of wales and increasingly now across the midlands. damp afternoon and midlands. a damp afternoon and evening northern ireland and evening for northern ireland and south west scotland. the rain is clearing from clearing away from the south—west, heavy south—west, but some heavy showers just grazing, southernmost counties of england, particularly in the south—east. so you may see a heavy downpour here through the night. further the rain night. further north, the rain will fizzle out, but will tend to fizzle out, but it'll for quite a misty, it'll make for quite a misty, murky a night for murky night, a mild night for most. but in northern scotland turning chilly with clear turning quite chilly with clear skies again here. temperatures well single well down into single figures could be a mist and fog could be a few mist and fog patches, but they clear patches, but they should clear from then. from northern scotland then. sunny conditions sunny spells murky conditions across much of northern england , parts of southern scotland through the day . rain and through the day. rain and drizzle and off further south drizzle on and off further south could with some mist and could start with some mist and low it should up low cloud. it should brighten up and we'll see a sprinkling and then we'll see a sprinkling of come the afternoon . of showers come the afternoon. feeling quite and humid feeling quite warm and humid here temperatures the here with temperatures in the low further north low 20s 20 or 21. further north in this cloudier zone, temperatures struggling somewhat, particularly over northeast england, only 15 or 16 celsius. but here comes high

pressure pushing away at low pressure pushing away at low pressure systems and that will bnng pressure systems and that will bring many of us a fine weekend. there'll be some wet weather in the far northwest, but generally turning largely dry, turning sunnier and also feeling a bit warmer . warmer. >> the temperatures rising , boxt >> the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on

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