for those in the park or sun for those in the park or near the coast. but more serious for the city centres as london launches an emergency health protocol to protect the homeless in soaring temperatures. >> plus , hey big spender dame >> plus, hey big spender dame shirley bassey is the latest star booking on our ever more expensive stamps as she marks her 70 year career in song . her 70 year career in song. first, let's get your news headunes first, let's get your news headlines with rhiannon . pip. headlines with rhiannon. pip. >> thank you. good afternoon. it's 12:01. your top stories it's12:01. your top stories from the gb newsroom . the from the gb newsroom. the justice secretary says there will be an independent investigation into how a terror suspect escaped from a wandsworth prison . alex chalk wandsworth prison. alex chalk gave a statement in the commons a short while ago following

concern lines about security at the jail . the hunt continues for the jail. the hunt continues for former british army soldier daniel abd khalif, who is awaiting trial, accused of leaving fake bombs at a military base. leaving fake bombs at a military base . it's believed he escaped base. it's believed he escaped from the prison kitchen by hiding under a food delivery van. security checks are being tightened at ports and police have now closed a stretch of the m20 in kent . have now closed a stretch of the m20 in kent. mr have now closed a stretch of the m20 in kent . mr chalk told mps m20 in kent. mr chalk told mps no stone will be left unturned . no stone will be left unturned. >> and who was on duty that morning in what roles ranging from the kitchen to the prison gate, what protocols were in place were they followed .7 place were they followed? second, i have ordered an investigation into the categorisation decision by mps where all relevant matters taken into consideration in determining where in the custodial estate. daniel kelly should be held. madam deputy speaker daniel califf will be found and he will be made to face justice. >> network rail has pleaded guilty to health and safety

failings over a train crash that killed three people. the company didn't warn the driver. the track near stonehaven was unsafe in august 2020. the scotrail train derailed after hitting a landslide and then crashed into the side of a bridge, causing carriages to fall down an embankment. the train driver, conductor and a passenger died . conductor and a passenger died. the prime minister is facing another by—election following the resignation of his former deputy chief whip, chris pincher . the mp for tamworth made the decision after losing an appeal against an eight week suspension over groping allegations . he was over groping allegations. he was accused of drunkenly assaulting two men at a private member's club last summer. in a statement , mr pincher said he didn't want uncertain bounty for his constituents science secretary michelle donelan told gb news the situation has been a huge distraction . distraction. >> we, of course, want to ensure that the every constituent across the country gets the very

best service from their members of parliament. this has been a big distraction in terms of british politics. this story throughout the whole period, hasn't it ? throughout the whole period, hasn't it? i'm sure we can all agree on that. and the things that took place in regards to this individual were certainly not acceptable by any member of parliament, and i don't condone them whatsoever . for the uk is them whatsoever. for the uk is rejoining the european union's £85 billion science research programme horizon. >> the move follows months of negotiations with a bespoke agreement signed off with the eu researchers in the uk will be able to apply for grants to take part in horizon projects until the programme ends in 2027. the uk had been excluded from the scheme because of a disagreement over the northern ireland protocol. elsewhere the us is sending controversial armour piercing munitions to ukraine. it's part of a £1 billion package of military and humanitarian aid announced as

the secretary of state visited kyiv. as ukraine continues its fight against russia. anthony blinken told president zelenskyy, the newest assistance will help it build momentum . will help it build momentum. item. the two day trip is his fourth to the country since the war began last year. back here, the vet industry is under review following concerns pet owners are being overcharged . charged are being overcharged. charged figures suggest the cost of care and medicines has surged, rising faster than inflation. the consumer and markets authority is worried pet owners aren't getting value for money. it also fears they're not being given easy access to information about pricing and treatment options when deciding which vet to use. the regulator wants both the pubuc the regulator wants both the public and practitioners to contribute to the review to part pnzed contribute to the review to part prized items which belong to freddie mercury have started going up for auction . going up for auction. >> final warning at 1,400,000

sold to you. >> thank you very, very much indeed. 1,000,004. >> the baby grand piano used to compose bohemian rhapsody is among over a thousand possessions sold by sotheby's, including fees that went for £1] including fees that went for £1.7 million. that's well below the 2.3 million expected. 2000 people from 61 countries registered to bid for the 59 lots yesterday. all of which sold the auction was the first of a six day sale of his personal belongings . and japan personal belongings. and japan has joined the moon race with a successful rocket launch. the sun, which has been activated . sun, which has been activated. >> this is the image unicornio all systems are go. >> japan's is bidding to become only the fifth country to land only the fifth country to land on after us, on the moon after the us, russia, china and india. >> it's the fourth attempt this yeah >> it's the fourth attempt this year. all previous attempts were marred by bad weather. two weeks ago, india made history when it

successfully landed a spacecraft near the south pole of the moon . 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 and . pip rihanna. >> thanks very much. welcome back to the live desk where in the past few minutes there has been reaction from the prime minister. speaker about the escape of prisoner daniel calef from wandsworth prison. this is what he had to say. it's just coming up for you. he was at what's called a pool with journalists talking about other matters. but clearly, given what alex chalk was saying in the commons on the aftermath of this escape from wandsworth prisoner prison, there are questions about how the prisoner escaped andindeed about how the prisoner escaped and indeed what was going on in terms of the prison service. >> yes, the justice secretary has told mps and the public that

daniel calef will be found and he will be made to face justice. but the shadow justice secretary, shabana mahmood, has urged alex chalk to what she said. get a grip of the criminal justice system . here's what the justice system. here's what the prime minister has just had to say . say. >> alex, as you would have seen today, just overwhelming support for what the government has agreed. i listened to the silence of research community here. they said that association to horizon was a priority. that's what i've delivered and we've delivered a specific deal for the uk that works in the best interests of our researchers and scientists, but also best interests of also in the best interests of british taxpayers. that's what we've achieved today. you can see the i said overwhelming support for that and that's because this is a great thing . because this is a great thing. this great thing for this is a great thing for cementing our status as a science and research superpower. that's we're going drive that's how we're going to drive growth in this country. that's how create jobs how we're going to create jobs and opportunity. as and spread opportunity. but as i've firsthand today

i've been saying firsthand today here at the warwick manufacturing centre, that's also how we're transforming people's for the better, people's lives for the better, whether health care and whether it's in health care and making we discover the new making sure we discover the new drugs or improve the that we drugs or improve the way that we do operations whether do hip operations, whether it's how climate change and how we tackle climate change and transition to net zero indeed transition to net zero or indeed how manufacture thing how we improve manufacture thing so that our companies have a global competitive advantage. so this a day it's this is a great day and it's right that celebrate this as right that we celebrate this as a success. >> a success. >> don't to ignore that. >> i don't want to ignore that. but you know, scientists tell me we're deal in we're back in the deal in honzon we're back in the deal in horizon on good terms, less good than in 2016, that has than in 2016, though that has been damaging. and that has undermined confidence and trust. do think you can rebuild do you think you can rebuild that with scientists and that trust with scientists and the sector ? the r&d sector? >> i think what the science and research community can see from this government that we back this government is that we back them . i believe them wholeheartedly. i believe innovation is key to our future success as a country . that's why success as a country. that's why i created a brand new department for science, innovation and technology . that's why technology. that's why i'm increasing invest increasing the amount we invest increasing the amount we invest in r&d to record levels £20 billion next year. that's why we've also cut taxes for

businesses who are investing more in r&d, because that's important to our future growth. and we have a world class visa regime to attract the best and the brightest here to the uk, where, by way, we have four where, by the way, we have four of the world's top ten universities cities. so today's announcement that announcement just builds on that very foundation, ensures very strong foundation, ensures that the uk will remain the world's leading science and tech superpower , creating jobs, superpower, creating jobs, spreading opportunity , and spreading opportunity, and transforming for transforming our lives for the better . amazing. better. amazing. >> it also speak to the >> doesn't it also speak to the undeniable logic of closer collaborations with the eu ? can collaborations with the eu? can we expect to see more of them? >> well, i think when it comes to the research world, collaboration is really important best research is important. the best research is often cross borders, but often done. cross borders, but it's just about with eu it's not just about with eu countries. it's actually much more global than that. and that's programme is that's why this programme is important. it includes eu countries norway , countries but also norway, israel, new zealand with hopefully canada and south korea as well . but that's not the as well. but that's not the extent our international extent of our international collaboration, albeit the g 20 this weekend india . one of this weekend in india. one of the i'll be to talking the things i'll be to talking other countries about is how we

strengthen our research and strengthen in our research and collaboration links with them too, whether india , too, whether that's india, whether that's south korea, whether that's south korea, whether recently with whether it's most recently with japan countries that japan and the us countries that i visited. it agreed points i visited. and it agreed points that i struck when i was in those countries is specifically deepened our science and research collaboration because that's good for our tech superpower status. and it's also good for british families and british businesses to have those partnerships across the world. >> okay. shall we move on to a couple of questions for brit school colleagues? >> why wasn't a prisoner facing terrorist being held in terrorist charges being held in a a prison ? a category, a prison? >> yeah, well, i know people will be concerned about this news, but the first thing i wanted say is, thankfully, wanted to say is, thankfully, these incidences are extremely rare. too many rare. i can't give too many details because there's an ongoing police operation. i hope people will understand that . but people will understand that. but i want reassure people that i want to reassure people that pubuc i want to reassure people that public safety course, our public safety is, of course, our paramount responsibility, and that's what we're focussed on. the secretary has the justice secretary has initiated an internal initiated already an internal inquiry into the specific circumstances around this

particular individual and this case. but the most important thing now is for anyone, if they have any information at all, that they think is relevant to please contact the police. >> finally, labour was saying please contact the police. >> fi were labour was saying please contact the police. >> fi were warnings'as saying please contact the police. >> fi were warnings an saying please contact the police. >> fi were warnings an escape there were warnings an escape like this would happen. they're asking for an independent investigate escape. investigate into the escape. will one? well, the will there be one? well, the justice secretary has already initiated an internal inquiry into what the circumstances surrounding this particular incident. >> i just also point out there are something like 4000 more prison officers than there were in 2017. and with regard to the labour party who posed a question , again, the facts show question, again, the facts show that during their 13 years in office there were ten times the number of escaped prisoners than you've seen in the 13 years of conservative led government. but we're doing everything we to can find this person. and as i said, if anyone information, if anyone has any information, please contact the police. please do contact the police. and , by—election, and just finally, by—election, so that was the prime minister speaking in the last few moments, trying to reassure the pubuc moments, trying to reassure the public about the escaped prisoner . prisoner. >> earlier, he was also talking

about this this collaboration with with europe , again, on the with with europe, again, on the horizon project. we will be coming back to that later in the show. but on the escaped prisoner, let's go straight to our security editor our home and security editor mark white, who joins us live from scene of the escape in from the scene of the escape in wandsworth. mark the prime minister there, very keen to reassure the public, saying such escapes are extremely rare . escapes are extremely rare. >> yes , indeed. and as far as >> yes, indeed. and as far as the justice secretary is concerned, in the statement that he gave in the commons as well, some interesting information that he was able to give, not very much . frustratingly, as very much. frustratingly, as always , given the sort of always, given the sort of operational constraints they are under with this investigation. but he did confirm a clarification on the time . for clarification on the time. for instance, yesterday, we were told it was 10 to 8 in the morning, that the alarms alarm was raised. now we're told that this truck, this delivery truck

left wandsworth prison at 7.30 in the morning. and shortly after that, the protocols for trying to trace an unaccounted prisoner swung into operation as they clearly found that this prisoner had disappeared . and prisoner had disappeared. and then at that point, the metropolitan police was alerted . ed, the lorry, the truck was stopped at a short time later and an examination under the truck actually found some strapping and an indication , strapping and an indication, obviously, that he'd been able to use this strapping . he had to use this strapping. he had obtained it somehow . and that obtained it somehow. and that strapping had been used to fasten him to the underside of that vehicle. as far as the ongoing investigation is concerned, this is what he told the house of commons. as those stone must be left unturned in

getting to the bottom of what happened, who was on duty that morning in what roles ranging from the kitchen to the prison gate , what protocols were in gate, what protocols were in place were they followed ? place were they followed? >> second, i have ordered an investigation into the categorisation decision by mps where all relevant matters taken into consideration in determining where in the custodial estate. daniel kelly should be held . in both cases, should be held. in both cases, i have asked for the preliminary findings to be with me by the end of this week and an assessment will be made then about what can properly be put into the public domain. i have also decided there will need to be an additional independent investigation into this incident and that will take place in due course . coui'se. >> course. >> well, the justice secretary also said that he was ordering a further two urgent reviews as well, one into the categorisation of everyone held held here at wandsworth prison. effectively what he's seeing

there is he wants to be able to check that no one who should be in a higher category, more secure prison , isn't actually secure prison, isn't actually being held here. so that is going to be taking place as a matter of urgency. he wants preliminary findings across his desk by the end of the week. the other review will be a review of where exactly terrorist , um, where exactly terrorist, um, prisoners, those who are awaiting trial are being held in the prison estate. again in really looking at whether that is appropriate, if they are being held in prisons that are perhaps not maximum security , 80 perhaps not maximum security, 80 prisons now , we also heard from prisons now, we also heard from shabnam mahmood , who is the shabnam mahmood, who is the shadow justice secretary, who said that the whole prison system was a mess . system was a mess. >> this is an extremely serious matter and it has highlighted catastrophic and multiple failures, not just in respect of

this case, but of our wider criminal justice system. it simply beggars belief that a man being held on suspected terror charges was able to escape a prison by clinging to the bottom of a food delivery van. and the simplest question for the justice secretary today is how on earth was this allowed to happen? how is such an escape even possible ? even possible? >> so many unanswered questions at the moment. for instance , did at the moment. for instance, did daniel khalaf have help from anyone else? was this something that he planned himself and executed himself , or that he planned himself and executed himself, or did that he planned himself and executed himself , or did someone executed himself, or did someone else, for instance , provide the else, for instance, provide the strapping? was that put to the vehicle, put in the vehicle or under the vehicle before he actually escaped? or did he take that from the prison ? are there that from the prison? are there people on the outside that are currently assisting him and maybe helped plan this all of

these things now having to be considered by the investigators as we are now approaching 30 hours, really after this young man escaped and with no sign of him , then the potential for him him, then the potential for him going further and further afield obviously grows. that's why we're seeing the very significant operation actions underway at ports and airports around the country , which has around the country, which has then also having a knock on effect with the likes of the m20 motorway being partly closed between junction eight and nine coastbound to allow for the stacking of lorries because of the delays at the port of dover. >> and let's just be clear in terms of the manhunt, mark, the police are saying that this prisoner should not be approached, but they also adding that he has not got as they say, any specific ideology that's driving him or any specific danger to the public. so a lot of members of the public might be wondering how worried should

we . be we. be >> yeah, i mean , it's slightly >> yeah, i mean, it's slightly confusing in that the public are being warned not to approach him to and dial 999. there is also to and dial 999. there is also to take into consideration the fact that not only is he facing some serious terrorism charges and an eventual trial , but he is and an eventual trial, but he is clearly a determined individual who was determined to escape and presumably is determined to remain at large. that very fact, all of those combined would surely suggest that he may be a risk to the public. however, when i spoke to dominic murphy, who is the head of counter—terror command at the metropolitan police yesterday afternoon, he was saying that their assessment of this individual, of his character, obviously having carried out the investigation, is that they believe he poses a low risk to the public now. >> mark wandsworth, thank you very much indeed for that . very much indeed for that. >> stay with us here on the live

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a.m. till noon on gb news, britain's news . a.m. till noon on gb news, britain's news. channel >> welcome back to the live desk i >> -- >> former tory whip chris pincher says he's made arrangements to resign from the house of commons. it comes just a few days after he lost an appeal against an eight week suspension from parliament for the alleged groping of two men at member's club last

summer. >> that resignation triggering the by—election in his safe conservative seat, tamworth in staffordshire. and the prime minister admitting that two looming by elections will be difficult for the conservatives . just how difficult? let's speak our political editor, speak to our political editor, christopher who's broken christopher hope, who's broken the story about mr pincher earlier , of course, we had the earlier, of course, we had the situation where it might have been a by—election and if the suspension had gone ahead. but he's he's pressed the nuclear button, if you like . button, if you like. >> that's right, mark. i would say it's almost certainly going to be on the 19th of october, the same day as the mid bedfordshire by—election. nothing the nothing confirmed from the government yet, but you can imagine big tests in imagine those two big tests in tory safe seats might be what the whips want to do. i it's not it's not a complete disaster. this the tory party it's a 19,000 majority. mr pincher had at the last election, up from 6000 when he first elected as an mp in 2010. there's a guy called eddie hughes, who's a well regarded tory mp for walsall

north. his seat is disappearing and he's been selected as the candidate for tamworth. so he's a well regarded and well liked and impressive mp for many people in the midlands. i think he's got a chance. a bigger chance than maybe someone who's doing it. doing all this from a standalone start . standalone start. >> starmer the labour leader, has been commenting on this. chris, as you would expect , has been commenting on this. chris, as you would expect, and he says that the people in chris pinchers constituency have been desperately let down and contrasts it with what's happened this week with the tories , with the fact that tories, with the fact that labour's reshuffled their cabinet and really got themselves together. he believes, yeah , yeah , he would believes, yeah, yeah, he would say that, wouldn't he? >> i mean the chris pincher hasn't been a tory mp for a year now. he, he left the party after the issues in the carlton club which led to him resigning and eventually leading to the chain of that brought down of events that brought down bofis of events that brought down boris government. so boris johnson's government. so i think it is going to happen. there will be there will be this this by—election in tamworth. i

think month a huge month think next month is a huge month for starmer too, because he's got try and the got to try and win the rutherglen hamilton rutherglen and hamilton by—election. 5th by—election. that's on the 5th of that is really of october. that is really important for him. if he can show westminster the show to westminster that the labour can win seats from the snp. i think the momentum will be even more will more with him than it is at the moment. but the tories have got a chance , i the tories have got a chance, i think both in mid—bedfordshire and tamworth. and also in tamworth. >> we can't help noticing >> chris, we can't help noticing your school hall your outside of school hall which still standing for the which is still standing for the moment. let's just reflect on, on priti patel and what she said in pmqs yesterday day praising indeed essex county council for their approach over all their schools that have been hit, but also questioning now where's the money going to come from to sort all this out . all this out. >> yeah, that's right. mark the rack scandal has moved to essex today with priti patel visiting a school behind me. it's called honeywood . it's a secondary honeywood. it's a secondary school and part of it is closed

because of this problem with aerated concrete. she's been here earlier, and i asked her dunng here earlier, and i asked her during our interview whether she felt that the issue of the crumbling of schools was symbolic of tory government on symbolic of a tory government on its last legs. here's what she had to say. >> i think that's that's a labour line, if i may say so. clearly gb news line. well, well , whichever way you want to frame it. you also have to remember you can two miles to remember you can go two miles to another of my constituency another part of my constituency . schools , i . see, i have new schools, i have new academies. i've got many new schools that are being built because this part of essex is growing. we're building new homes. and with that, we are getting new schools. so actually, no, that is not the reality of it. this is the fact that, you know, the government has very has undertaken some very important structural surveys and actually the assessment actually made the assessment that want bring that actually we want to bring bnng. bring. >> that was priti patel to me, a few moments ago and she was on the way now to meet with gillian keegan, education keegan, who's the education secretary county secretary at essex county council headquarters , city hall council headquarters, city hall here. essex, of course, badly hit by this scandal because so

many new schools were built in the busy post—war period for essex , which had a huge boom in essex, which had a huge boom in housing after the war. and that's why this county, particularly the focus particularly is where the focus today scandal. today is of this scandal. >> chris, just give us an >> and chris, just give us an insight as to what's going on at the government in terms the heart of government in terms of financing, because we of this financing, because we did the treasury being did have the treasury being quite forthright, look, quite forthright, saying, look, the budget is there and, the capital budget is there and, you know , things will to be you know, things will have to be done that . when done within that. so when we talk about extra money, does that mean that other things will have to actually make have to be cut to actually make up bill? up the bill? >> well, it will do one, of course. rishi sunaks, five targets, mark, is to cut, cut in the national the national debt, the national the national debt, the deficit. and that's what they can't really afford to borrow any more. the markets wouldn't so it may wouldn't allow that. so it may well from other of well come from other parts of government. that's always a problem. but we did hear, i thought, a strong finally, thought, a very strong finally, really after a few days, a strong defence of the government's on this government's record on this whole prime minister's whole space. in prime minister's questions pm questions yesterday and the pm was clear any schools was quite clear that any schools or councils hit by this will have a kind of hotline into the

department and can access to cash quickly. he did say of course it would take a matter of weeks to resolve mitigating factors to get schools factors to get these schools back , but to rebuild them, well, back, but to rebuild them, well, that'll years years that'll be years and years and years. okay chris, outside that school , thank you for updating us. >> we'll all out plenty more to come , including the latest on come, including the latest on this hunt for terrorist suspect. >> first, though, it's just after 1230, so we'll get your latest headlines with rhiannon . latest headlines with rhiannon. >> thank you, pip. good afternoon . it's 1231. your top afternoon. it's 1231. your top story from the newsroom . the story from the newsroom. the justice secretary says there will be an independent investigation into how a terror suspect escaped from the wandsworth prison. his comments come as the manhunt continues. news the former british army soldier daniel abd khalif , who soldier daniel abd khalif, who is awaiting trial, accused of leaving fake bombs at a military base. it's believed he escaped

from the prison kitchen by hiding under a food delivery van secured city checks are being tightened at ports and police have closed a stretch of the m20 in kent, despite the current incident, the prime minister says there have been fewer prison escapes under a conservative government . conservative government. >> there are something like 4000 more prison officers than there were in 2017. and with regard to the labour party who posed the question again, the facts show that during their 13 years in office, there were ten times the number of escaped prisoners than you've seen in the 13 years of conservative led government. but we're doing everything we to can find person. and as i said, find this person. and as i said, if anyone has any information, please do contact police . please do contact the police. >> network rail has pleaded guilty to health and safety failings over a train crash that killed three people near stonehaven in august 2020. the scotrail train derailed after hitting a landslide slide. it then crashed into the side of a

bridge, causing carriages to fall down an embankment. the train driver, conductor and a passenger died . the prime passenger died. the prime minister is facing another by—election following the resignation of his former deputy chief whip , chris pincher. the chief whip, chris pincher. the mp for tamworth made the decision after losing an appeal against an eight week suspension over groping allegations . in over groping allegations. in a statement, mr pincher said he didn't want uncertainty for his constituents and the uk's rejoining the european union's £85 billion science research programme horizon. the move follows months of negotiations with a bespoke agreement signed off with the eu researchers in the uk will be able to apply for grants to take part in horizon projects until the programme ends. projects until the programme ends . in 2027. and you can get ends. in 2027. and you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website gbnews.com

welcome back to the live desk is bringing you some breaking news from nottinghamshire police who say they're preparing to launch an investigation into what they say are maternity cases of potential significant concern at the nottingham university hospitals. >> nhs hospitals. >> n hs trust. >> nhs trust. >> nhs trust. >> now what we know already is that there is an independent

review taking place where more than 1700 cases of possible harm are being examined at the trust it and the independent midwife leading the investigation . donna leading the investigation. donna ockenden she has already said that there's an awful lot of evidence to suggest that families in nottinghamshire were simply not listened to, who they were disregarded, they were pushed away and the door was closed. so that independent review has been going on, but now it does sound like nottingham shire police are getting involved and are preparing to launch an investigation . investigation. >> ian yeah. donna ockenden indicating 690 staff had come forward to share their concerns with her team, many choosing to do anonymously . she and the do anonymously. she and the earliest out indication there were problems in 2016 when one couple, dr. jack and sarah hawkins had alerted the authorities after the death of their daughter during labour. so we'll update you as we get more on that breaking story.

>> sir keir starmer is looking to the future in more ways than one because he's been at a life sciences facility in macclesfield today. >> well, political correspondent catherine foster spoke to the labour leader this morning and here's what he had say. here's what he had to say. there's that some news there's relief that some news has come through on horizon, although i have to say there's some gaps in what we've already heard. >> but along side horizon, you also need a mission led government with a strategic sense of where we're heading and a partnership with businesses and the sector that is life sciences. so that's what we've been discussing this morning. it's a very, very important centre here. >> let's speak to catherine to get more because catherine, we had the prime minister earlier talking about this horizon deal where back in sync. where we're back in sync. it seems , with europe science seems, with europe on science and various matters in terms of research and so on, how politically important is it? is it all about the eu or is it all about science ?

about science? >> well, discuss both . clearly >> well, discuss both. clearly the conservatives are not having a very happy time at the moment , and so they need a win, don't they? they've had a pretty rotten week since they came back. so the fact that they're able to say, look, we're going to be back in horizon to be back in the horizon research programme in three months time, look how much innovation research , how much innovation research, how much business is potentially could bnng business is potentially could bring to the uk and able to collaborate internationally. again on that's certainly very positive news for the government andindeed positive news for the government and indeed for science and research in general. horizon is a big deal . when we left the eu, a big deal. when we left the eu, there was an understanding that we would still have some sort of associate membership and that it all really fell apart over relations and to do with the northern irish protocol. and it was only at the point that rishi sunak succeeded in getting that windsor framework across the

line in the spring that the eu then said, okay, all right, so we've known for a while that this was in the offing , but the this was in the offing, but the government will be delighted to announce it today . now the announce it today. now the reason that labour leader keir starmer was here specifically accompanied by peter kyle, who is his brand new only in the job since monday , science secretary since monday, science secretary , is because astrazeneca in macclesfield. this is the biggest pharmaceutical manufacturing site in the whole of the united kingdom. they send out, they make they research , out, they make they research, they manufacture, they send out 90 million packets of medicine to over 130 countries. is from here. so this is the ideal site for keir starmer to come and say , look, a future labour government would really support , really invest in science because they feel this is an area well , because they feel this is an area well, unquestionably in which the uk is very strong. we were the first to develop that

covid vax mxene weren't we? astrazeneca scientists here, along with scientists in in oxford, they feel this is a real strength of the uk. this is something that they say a labour government would be bold on and they think there's lots of opportunities. they're talking about growth, a dynamic economy. we haven't had much growth for a long we? and they long time, have we? and they think this is a way to use the skills of people and to bring jobs to areas not just in the south—east of england. so labour having a very good week at the moment. the conservatives not so much, but they'll be very happy about horizon. okay catherine forster, thanks very much for that. >> just bring you a bit of breaking news actually about a primary school in birmingham, which has had to close as an emergency and switch to remote lessons due to the possibility that it may have collapsed . that it may have collapsed. prone rack on site . prone rack on site. >> yeah, this coming from the headteacher oliver wilson, who said there's still awaiting the

results of a survey, but basically said because they were unable to categorically assure all members of the community that we do not have the building is safe. they have decided to close the school with immediate effect , but with remote learning effect, but with remote learning , downing street already reacting , the prime minister's reacting, the prime minister's official spokesman saying there's not a requirement to close in advance of a survey. but declined to say whether woodhouse open. the but declined to say whether woodiminister's open. the but declined to say whether woodiminister's officialopen. the prime minister's official spokesman saying they were not in the business of dictating to schools on safety . that coming schools on safety. that coming through in the past few minutes i >> woodhouse primary academy in quinton in birmingham . now the quinton in birmingham. now the uk's first electric vehicle only factory has started production , factory has started production, with ellesmere port becoming the first plant in the stellantis group to produce evs for vauxhall, fiat, peugeot and citroen. >> well, of course we've got the government banning the production of any new petrol or diesel cars from 2030. this could be a huge boost for the uk's car industry and we're told

may even return the people carrier to our streets. remember, those superseded in recent years by the ubiquitous suv. our economics and business editor liam halligan is joining us now with a little bit more on this because we've spoken, of course, about this at some length , liam, but we've actually length, liam, but we've actually got the proof of the pudding behind you now , what's happening behind you now, what's happening here in ellesmere port, mark in cheshire, just on the river mersey is a real vote of confidence in the uk economy and uk car making. >> and the brand is vauxhall as you say, but the company is owned by stellantis, the third biggest car making conglomerate in the world. they manufacture in the world. they manufacture in 30 different countries. it's a french, italian american operation includes all kinds of brands and marques from austin to maserati to vauxhall to dodge and stellantis have decided , and stellantis have decided, added that the first ever factory in the world made in

their empire that produces only electric vehicles is here in ellesmere port. i think you can see some of the pictures inside the factory now. there's been car making on this site under the vauxhall badge since the early 1960s. a huge heritage of automotive engineering in this part of the country . and as you part of the country. and as you say, there is a ban coming in on sales of new petrol and diesel cars in 2030. that's what the government says are now over . government says are now over. 2/5 of all cars made in the uk as of july are electric vehicles and they're going to be making 75,000 electric vehicles in the factory behind me . now to talk a factory behind me. now to talk a little bit more about this. i'm delighted covid to be joined by alan simkins. he is a production team leader here over at ellesmere port . alan, welcome to ellesmere port. alan, welcome to gb news. thank you so much for joining us. you've been working on this site for a little over 20 years. you're looking well for it. what does it mean? the

fact stellantis have fact that stellantis have invested heavily to repurpose invested so heavily to repurpose the plant behind us? it's the size of three football pitches to be producing electric vehicles and only electric vehicles and only electric vehicles . vehicles. >> it's a big boost to the local economy. i mean, as a local resident myself, i've it's helped me. it's kept me a roof over my head. and it's just a boost because a lot of other big companies have been relocated from ellesmere port over the years and the fact that stellantis have felt that they can keep the factory here, it's just a massive boost for everyone inside the factory and around the factory in the local area. >> now vauxhall, of course, are famously got a plant at luton. they've got the plant here at ellesmere port. when stellantis came into the picture and vauxhall came under the stellantis auspices , if you stellantis auspices, if you like, back in early 2021. i remember reading a lot of speculation , talking to a lot of speculation, talking to a lot of people in your industry that one of these plants was going to close. it seems now that both these vauxhall plants in the uk are secure with stellantis

putting big money into repurposing the plant behind us. >> i spent 18 months down in luton myself after covid and it was a big boost when the word came around that that factory was being kept alive by the building of the large van. then we have the news coming through while we were down there that we've been given the green light to repurpose the factory here, to repurpose the factory here, to making the electric vehicle, which was a massive boost again for the people who work in the factory because we were all in a bit of a state of limbo at the time because we were really unsure what was going to happen . i mean, with luton , it's . i mean, with luton, it's always been the land that's based on it's prime real estate, but the fact that they've decided that they want to build that van, there, it's brilliant for and as i say here, for them. and as i say here,

we've we've turned the corner. now we're going into something that's completely new to ourselves and we're going to have to prove to them that the vast amount of knowledge that's within this facility we're going to be able to build a quality vehicle. >> well, congratulations to you and the workforce here, alan. this is great news for britain. great news for british carmaking, great for news ellesmere port. i know it means a lot to you and people that a lot to you and the people that you with. 1001 hundred jobs you work with. 1001 hundred jobs skilled jobs, well—paid jobs here in british manufacturing . here in british manufacturing. mark, i can't convey strongly enough the strength of feeling here about the quality of what goes on in the building beside me as i said, stellantis is a global conglomerate. it has no reason to be loyal to britain . reason to be loyal to britain. it's made a hard nosed business led decision, though, to keep car making in luton and here in ellesmere port, not just conventional car making, but as they see it and the automotive industry sees it, the future of car making stellantis is first ever ev only electric vehicle

only production facility in the world. and it's here in ellesmere port. >> and in addition to that, liam, an interesting business decision. i mean obviously they're building vans, but we understand and the people carrier might be making a return to our streets because we've all been buying suvs. but you know, all kyrees all those people kyrees disappeared, may see a gap disappeared, they may see a gap in the market. they're . not in the market. they're. not nothing wrong with the people. >> carrier mark, i've still got one myself. very trendy . what one myself. very trendy. what they are making vans here. ev vans at first under the combi brand, the vauxhall combi. mark they'll be starting production of passenger evs here very early in 2024. so look, the shape of cars is changing . the whole cars is changing. the whole automotive industry is changing. you and i have discussed a lot on gb news, haven't we? rightly so . whether or not this 2030 ban so. whether or not this 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and

diesel cars is actually going to happen and whether it's going to be pushed back, whether or not ev the technology erg ev really is the technology erg that be the future of that will be the future of emissions as emissions free motoring as governments around the world seem suggest . but stellantis seem to suggest. but stellantis certainly it is, and certainly think it is, and they're backing that decision with hard cash very quickly , liam. >> i know quentin wilson but is that a fiat doblo behind you . that a fiat doblo behind you. >> no, the car behind me is actually believe it or not, it's thatis actually believe it or not, it's that is the vauxhall combi combo electric that is the that is the facility that is the car, the van that's being produced here. the first ev of that kind rolled off the production line symbolically at 10:00 this morning. and we were here to see it . alan and his colleagues will it. alan and his colleagues will be making around 75,000 of those cars every single year going forward. and on top of that, they'll be moving to double shifts , which is a huge sign of shifts, which is a huge sign of progress here in ellesmere port. they'll be making those

production vehicles and passenger vehicles, too, from early in 2024. >> liam, thank you very much indeed for updating us there. that news at ellesmere port now after his wife's dementia diagnosis , the three times world diagnosis, the three times world one, formula one world champion, sir jackie stewart has founded the race against dementia to try to find a cure for the condition with lady helen stewart once alongside him in the pit lane throughout his career, now needing round the clock care, the is launching a fresh the charity is launching a fresh campaign to raise 3.75 million to take its research to the next level by funding up to five elite teams of researchers. well, let's get more now with the associate professor neurology , dr. sam nightingale, neurology, dr. sam nightingale, joining us here in the studio. sam, thanks very much for coming in. we've spoken to sirjackie, in. we've spoken to sir jackie, who basically wanted a formula one approach to this as a problem solving approach, getting the experts, getting them all together as a team. has that brought the results that he was hoping for ? was hoping for? >> well, absolutely. so the link

to formula one is all about excellence. it's doing excellence. it's about doing things fast at pace and concentrating. right . and concentrating. that's right. and i think the research world can really do with that kind of approach and that attitude. and it's sir, it's been fantastic. sir, jackie's the jackie's involvement and the team's approach is a bit of a change for the race against dementia. so he set this charity up after the diagnosis up in 2018 after the diagnosis of his wife, lady helen, and up to now he's focussed on funding individual researchers like myself , fellows, postdoctoral myself, fellows, postdoctoral fellows , and he now has 17 of fellows, and he now has 17 of those. and if you like, that's the formula one drivers. and we've got almost, you know, the same as a formula one grid now. >> so he's at the wheel once more, if you like, in terms of directing you. >> absolutely i was with >> he's absolutely i was with him last night dinner. he's him last night at a dinner. he's very in control and he's very much in control and he's been focussed drivers, if been focussed on the drivers, if you formula, you know, you like, the formula, you know, the researchers . and now he's the researchers. and now he's moving course, moving back because of course, formula have a big formula one drivers have a big team and that's team behind them. and that's what initiative is what this new initiative is about. it's about funding the team that gets together to create, excellence create, you know, the excellence that depth. create, you know, the excellence tha absolutely. depth. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> sort because we're

>> what sort of because we're such there could such an elite team, there could be some amazing breakthroughs made here. well that's it. >> that's what we're hoping. i mean, we've had applications already from amazing some of the top researchers around the world really wanting to get involved in funding allows in this. the funding allows these teams to come together around a project and really race towards a cure and a treatment because that's what we urgently need condition. >> this is a different >> so this is a different mindset. it's not trying to cope with it's trying to cure it. with it. it's trying to cure it. >> i mean, of course we >> it is. i mean, of course we need research and services and allowing people to live well with but actually race with dementia, but actually race against focussed against dementia is focussed very finding cure. very firmly on finding a cure. a prevention treatments for dementia because that's what's really needed, right. >> there problem >> and is there a problem that like there different like cancer, there are different types. just not one condition? >> well, absolutely right. so there's many different types of dementia, being the dementia, alzheimer's being the most even within most common. but even within alzheimer's, most common. but even within alzheime risk factors, many different risk factors, many different risk factors, many different that. different causes within that. it's very complex disease. and it's a very complex disease. and that's why we're not that's probably why we're not there it's been a time there yet. it's been a long time and of research. it's a and a lot of research. it's a difficult one. yeah, will difficult one. yeah, but we will get and do you consult get there and do you consult sir

jackie step of the way jackie every step of the way with this? >> i mean, how heavily involved is he, sir? >> jackie very involved. >> jackie is very involved. and this extremely close this is this is extremely close to heart. and i've had the to his heart. and i've had the privilege of going his home, privilege of going to his home, meeting a lady, helen. and you can, you seeing how the can, you know, seeing how the family and family care for her and how she's for home and you she's cared for at home and you can motivation for it. can see the motivation for it. and, know, is something and, you know, this is something that passionate that he's really passionate about and really driving forward. yeah >> it's close to his heart. >> and it's close to his heart. i mean, is she doing now? i mean, how is she doing now? >> she there yesterday. >> so she was there yesterday. there dinner there was a fundraising dinner and able to attend, had and she was able to attend, had and she was able to attend, had a with her. a brief conversation with her. so, you know , as sir jackie so, you know, as sir jackie says, he's able to afford round the clock care. she has eight neuro nurses for her. not everybody is as lucky as that . everybody is as lucky as that. but, look, she's she's doing well and he's going to help other as result, which well and he's going to help ot great. as result, which is great. >> absolutely. thank you very much for coming in and sharing the with us the the latest with us in the studio. the latest with us in the stu�*we'll be bringing you all the >> we'll be bringing you all the very headlines at the top very latest headlines at the top of houn very latest headlines at the top of hour. stay with . us

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gb news. >> good afternoon . it is 1:00 >> good afternoon. it is 1:00 and you're with the live desk here on gb news. coming up this thursday lunchtime, the great escape, a huge manhunt continuing as kent police close a channel crossing motorway in the search for this man missing prisoner, daniel abu caliph. >> the justice secretary says he will be caught, but when and where? >> this is the scene in kent where there are major tailbacks because of the closure. we'll have all the latest on the search for the terror suspect with our homeland security editor , mark white, who's live

editor, mark white, who's live at wandsworth prison . at wandsworth prison. >> yet another by—election for the prime minister chris pincher resigns after losing his appeal against suspension after allegedly groping people . but to allegedly groping people. but to the prime minister admits it is all getting a little difficult. >> fun in the sun for some. but it's getting more serious for those in our cities as london launches an emergency health protocol to protect the homeless in these soaring temperatures . in these soaring temperatures. >> and we'll also have more on the breaking news that police are launching an investigation into maternity services at nottingham's hospitals. that coming up. first, the latest news headlines with rhiannon . news headlines with rhiannon. >> good afternoon. it's just gone 1:00. your top stories from

the newsroom. the justice secretary says there will be an independent investigation into how a terrorist suspect escaped from a wandsworth prison. his comments come as the manhunt continues for former british army soldier daniel abed khalif, who is awaiting trial, accused of leaving fake bombs at a military base . it's believed he military base. it's believed he escaped from the prison kitchen by hiding under a food delivery van. security checks are being tightened at ports and police have closed a stretch of the m20 in kent, despite the current incident. prime minister says there have been fewer prison escapes under a conservative government at all. >> something like 4000 more prison officers than there were in 2017. and with regard to the labour party who posed a question , again, the facts show question, again, the facts show that during their 13 years in office there were ten times the number of escaped prisoners than you've seen in the 13 years of conservative led government. but we're doing everything we to can find this person. and as i said,

if anyone has information, if anyone has any information, please contact the police . please do contact the police. >> network rail has admitted health and safety failings over a train crash that killed three people. the company didn't warn the driver. the track near stonehaven was unsafe . in august stonehaven was unsafe. in august 2020, the scotrail train derailed after hitting a landslide and crashed into the side of a bridge, causing carriages to fall down an embankment . eight train driver, embankment. eight train driver, conductor and a passenger died . conductor and a passenger died. the prime minister is facing another by—election following the resignation of his former deputy chief whip, chris pincher. the mp for tamworth made the decision after losing an appeal against an eight week suspension over groping allegations. he was accused of drunkenly assaulting two men at a private member's club last summer. in a statement, mr pincher said he didn't want uncertainty for his constituents science secretary michelle donelan told gb news the

situation has been a huge distraction . distraction. >> we, of course want to ensure that the every constituent across the country gets the very best service from their members of parliament. this has been a big distraction in terms of british politics. this story throughout the whole period, hasn't it? i'm sure we can all agree on that. and the things that took place in regards to this individual were certainly not acceptable by any member of parliament. and i don't condone them whatsoever . them whatsoever. >> the uk is rejoined , being the >> the uk is rejoined, being the european union's £85 billion science research programme horizon, the move follows months of negotiations with a bespoke agreement signed off with the eu researchers in the uk will be able to apply for grants to take part in horizon projects until the programme ends in 2027. >> the uk had been excluded from the scheme because of a disagreement over the . northern disagreement over the. northern ireland protocol. the us is sending controversial special armour piercing munitions to

ukraine. it's part of a £1 billion package of military and humanitarian aid announced as the secretary of state visited kyiv. as ukraine continues its fight against russia, anthony blinken told president zelenskyy the new assistance will help it build momentum. the two day trip is his fourth to the country since the war began last year. the vet industry is under review following concerns. pet owners are being overcharged . figures are being overcharged. figures suggest the cost of care and medicines has surged, rising faster than inflation. the consumer and markets authority is worried pet owners aren't getting value for money. it also fears they're not being given easy access to information about pricing and treatment options when deciding which vet to use. the regulator wants both the pubuc the regulator wants both the public and practitioners to contribute to the review . by contribute to the review. by pnzed contribute to the review. by prized items which belonged to

freddie mercury have started going up for auction . going up for auction. >> final warning at 1,400,000 sold to you. >> thank you very, very much indeed. 1,000,004. >> the baby grand piano used to compose bohemian rhapsody is among over 1000 possessions sold by sotheby's, including fees that went for £1.7 million. well below the 2.3 million expected. 2000 people from more than 60 countries registered to bid for the 59 lots yesterday, all of which sold. the auction was the first of a six day sale of his personal belongings . and japan personal belongings. and japan has joined the moon race with a successful rocket launch this summer, but which has been activated . activated. >> and this is the module gungnyeo. all systems are go. >> it's bidding to become only the fifth country to land on the moon after us, russia, china moon after the us, russia, china and india. it's the fourth attempt this year. all previous attempts marred by bad attempts were marred by bad weather india

weather. two weeks ago, india made when it made history when it successfully landed a spacecraft near the south pole of the moon. this is gb news across the uk on tv , in your car, on digital tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to mark and . pip thanks rhiannon. >> welcome back. a massive nationwide manhunt is still underway this lunchtime for the missing prisoner who escaped from wandsworth jail, clinging to the underneath of a food delivery van. the chief inspector of prisons, charlie taylor, has warned that staff shortages are the source of many problems at hmp wandsworth. >> well, in the latest developments, kent police have once more closed the m20 motorway heading to the channel ports as increased security checks have backed up this freight traffic. as you can see, additional security checks too, also leading to long queues and delays at britain's airports. let's get more with our home security editor, mark white,

who's us now live from who's joining us now live from the escape in the scene of the escape in wandsworth. and two prongs to the story. seems , mark. the story. it seems, mark. number one, the escape and how he managed to actually arrange that. and secondly, where he is and what sort of threat he might pose. >> well, on that first point, first, mark, some significant , first, mark, some significant, urgent new information coming from the justice secretary in the speech that he made in the house of commons, where he said that strapping had been found attached to the underside of the delivered lorry truck that had left it here. the prison about 730 in the morning. it was stopped after prison authorities became aware here that daniel califf was missing. and when police checked underneath, they they found that strapping. so they found that strapping. so the interesting question , of the interesting question, of course, that the authorities will want to get to the bottom to is bottom off as well is

whether daniel califf actually had that strapping here and attached that to the underside of this vehicle himself or whether that might have been done by a third party, because on the other issue, in terms of the greater threat that this individual might pose, we know that he is facing three terrorist charges as the third of those charges relates to the collection of information . an collection of information. an offence under the official secrets act and information that might be of use to a hostile state. now, the hostile state in question, we could reveal was iran . so, again, you know, iran. so, again, you know, that's another factor in there. is it possible that this young man is hooked up with someone from the iranian state? we just don't know that. but but you can bet your boots that the counter—terror command did . counter—terror command did. detectives who are investigating this case will have that

factored in as they try to look for where this individual is. almost at 30, well, 30 hours now after he disappeared . now, alex after he disappeared. now, alex chalk, the justice secretary, remarked this is what he said in terms of his determination to find out exactly what happened. this is what he told the commons. no stone must be left unturned in getting to the bottom of what happened. >> who was on duty that morning , in what roles ranging from the kitchen to the prison gate, what protocols were in place were they followed ? and second, they followed? and second, i have ordered an investigation into the categories action decision by hmpps , where all decision by hmpps, where all relevant matters taken into consideration in determining where in the custodial estate. daniel kelly should be held in both cases, i have asked for the preliminary findings to be with me by the end of this week and an assessment will be made then about what can properly be put into the domain . i have into the public domain. i have also decided there will need to be an additional independent

investigation into this incident and that will take place in due course . course. >> mark, of course we should add that caliph had denied all charges against him. he was waiting on trial, on remand. there but a lot of observers have said, look, given the difficulty of escaping in this way and the preparation on that, there , the assumption would be there, the assumption would be that he's got an escape route that he's got an escape route that maybe has been planned as well, given now all this attention on the airport and the channel ports and the motorway being closed, for instance, down on the m20 , i think that has to on the m20, i think that has to be the concern now that this man has gone further afield and in the first few hours after an escape like this, they are critical in the ability of the authorities to catch up with someone if they are still in a local area trying to get out of that local area , especially if that local area, especially if they are unaware listed.

>> however, the picture changes significantly. if there is assistance from a third party helping an individual get out of an area , they can be whisked an area, they can be whisked away very quickly or at least put into an area, you know , out put into an area, you know, out of the way of safe cover, if you like, a safe house away from where the authorities might be looking . and then, of course, in looking. and then, of course, in the subsequent hours, in day days may be moved out of the area. so, yes, that's why we're seeing such a nationwide wide manhunt at the moment. that's involving all of the ports and airports . and that's why so many airports. and that's why so many people are being very frustrated by the fact that there are these significant extra checks that are going on to ensure that this individual does not leave the country. and what about his his potential risk to the public, mark? >> because alex chalk says he isn't a threat, but at the same time , the public are being

time, the public are being warned not to approach him . warned not to approach him. >> well, i mean , there are kind >> well, i mean, there are kind of confused messages, i think, that are coming from the authorities here. i asked the head of counter—terrorism command and about this very point yesterday, because they had said the metropolitan police that they had assessed this individual , that they had assessed this individual, as you know, posing a low risk to the public. however whether he is an individual who is facing, albeit denying the charges he is facing some serious terror charges . it some serious terror charges. it is an individual who clearly has motivation and a determination to escape from this prison and you would imagine then, if confronted by anyone, would have a motivation and a determination to stay free from this prison . to stay free from this prison. so in that sense, there has to be a risk to the public. and i think the very fact that the police are saying that the pubuc

police are saying that the public should not approach this individual and should dial 999 tells you that, yes , of course, tells you that, yes, of course, although they calculate that risk is not great, there is a risk is not great, there is a risk there . risk there. >> very much indeed. for updates on that situation at wandsworth , back to you. as we get more calls, let's speak now to vanessa frake, a retired prison governor who now writes on such issues. vanessa i'm just looking at what professor ian aitchison said, the former head of security at wandsworth , calling security at wandsworth, calling it a catastrophic system failure. would you concur with that ? that? >> yeah , i think that there is a >> yeah, i think that there is a catalogue of events that either happened or didn't happen to allow this escape for sure. yeah, definitely . yeah, definitely. >> and when you when you say that at the same time, the justice secretary has said that port security all security posts were manned . and so what on were manned. and so what on earth could have happened here? i mean, is it as is being suggested because there is an acute shortage of prison staff ?

acute shortage of prison staff? >> i do think that that has something to do with it for sure. let me let me explain to you what happens when a when a food truck or any truck comes into a jail . it arrives at the into a jail. it arrives at the jail . it's into a jail. it arrives at the jail. it's taken into the into a jail. it arrives at the jail . it's taken into the gate, jail. it's taken into the gate, lock the driver's details are checked, the vehicle should be searched, albeit it's a brief searched, albeit it's a brief search because it's coming into the jail. okay. so then a member of staff is assigned to that vehicle to escort that vehicle round to where it's going to go. and in this case, it would have been the kitchen that member of staff should stay with that vehicle and observe that vehicle. the entire time that vehicle. the entire time that vehicle is in the jail. once the delivery has happened, then there should be if there's prisoners in that area , then prisoners in that area, then there should have been a headcount of prisoners in the kitchen to say, yes, all prisoners are accounted for. the lorry may now leave that site when it gets back to the gate, it's handed over to the gate staff where it is searched. it

should be on top of the vehicle. the sides of the vehicle, the cab, the engine should be lifted up and also underneath, obviously, the vehicle. it appears that in this case, many of those things didn't happen. >> right. which poses the question, is there a systemic problem across the prison service or could this be something peculiar or. particular to wandsworth, beanng particular to wandsworth, bearing in mind the report last yeanl bearing in mind the report last year, i think they found the majority of officers had less than experience and than two years experience and a staff sickness rate of 30? yeah i think that's i think that's systemic around the prison estate, to be honest . estate, to be honest. >> since 2010, since cameron and osborne took 3% every year from prisons budgets and basically , prisons budgets and basically, you know, your best and most expensive commodity is staff . expensive commodity is staff. and they systematically went through every prison cutting staff, whereas once upon a time you had a manager in the gate ensuring that all procedures

were carried out to the letter . were carried out to the letter. this is no longer the case. often it's just support grades that are in the gate . you know, that are in the gate. you know, these people are not fully trained, not to the standard of a prison officer when the prime minister said that 4000 more prison staff were employed than , say, five years ago, well , , say, five years ago, well, that may be the case. but actually the turnover of staff is incredible. it's something like , you know, the average like, you know, the average prison officer does two years. they're poorly paid, they're poorly trained , they're poorly poorly trained, they're poorly mentored. you know , these are mentored. you know, these are things that need to be addressed in any investigation that happens. in any investigation that happens . and i don't think that happens. and i don't think that one individual should should pay the price for this. also i wanted to ask you, vanessa , wanted to ask you, vanessa, about prisoners working in the kitchen. >> can you give us any idea of how that is worked out? because we know this individual, he has been charged , but he's not been been charged, but he's not been convicted. he was on remand. how

do you choose which inmates work in in the prison kitchens, which i guess affords them a little more freedom, doesn't it, i guess affords them a little more freedom, doesn't it , to more freedom, doesn't it, to a certain extent, it means that they're paid more because they get up quite early. >> they're collected from the wings. so they're usually under escort to the kitchen and they're not allowed to leave the kitchen . you know, they're kitchen. you know, they're they're all prisoners are risk assessed to see if they are suitable to whatever, whether that be working in a workshop, going to education, working in the kitchen. but certainly working in the kitchen is seen as a good job within a prison. i am surprised more than anything as to why , along with other as to why, along with other people, why this prisoner wasn't a cat prisoner, why he wasn't in harmondsworth . yeah, well, it harmondsworth. yeah, well, it isn't. can i just explain that? it is not wandsworth wandsworth's fault that he wasn't deemed a category a

prisoner. all prisoners that come into custody come in as a category b prisoner . if you have category b prisoner. if you have doubts about somebody's category, whether that's under tact of 2000 terrorist offences or serial killers or high profile prisoners, you would automatic hinckley as security at wandsworth put them up to cat section in in head office. right cat section along with the police and usually the security services if it's attacked, will deem whether that prisoner should become a category a prisoner. okay. it was it is that this didn't happen in this case. >> yeah so that's to going be a central question. can i just ask you a quick supplementary? would it make any difference, the fact he on remand, i.e, hadn't he was on remand, i.e, hadn't been guilty of anything as been found guilty of anything as yet as to whether he had a job in the kitchen? oh, no. the category of a or b ? category of a or b? >> no, not at all. not at all. absolutely not. what should be taken into consideration should

be his offence, his any associates he's got outside . the associates he's got outside. the all of that sort of intelligence that's been gathered on him that should be whether he is a threat to the public, whether he is a threat to national security , threat to national security, whether he is a threat, indeed to himself or others. you know, all of that is intelligence and information is taken into account. >> and just very finally , >> and just very finally, vanessa, just when you were talking to us about about the security and the delivery truck, if somebody a prisoner is going underneath that truck strapping himself to the underneath of it, would somebody not have spotted him if that post was manned . him if that post was manned. >> well, i would like to think that they should have if the post was manned , if they were post was manned, if they were doing their job. yeah absolutely. they should have, because that member of staff

who's responsible for that truck while it's in the jail shouldn't take their eyes off that . but, take their eyes off that. but, you know, complacency slips in. training is an issue . you know, training is an issue. you know, age is an issue there are many, many things. and i don't think it's as easy and cut and dried as saying it's your fault because you let him under because you let him get under that. yeah >> vanessa frake, it's been fascinating talking to you to and have your insight here on gb news. so thank you very much . news. so thank you very much. >> and we'll try and answer some of those questions, course, of those questions, of course, as comes through. but as more comes through. but looking the world of looking at the world of politics, a bad week seems to be getting worse for the getting even worse for the conservatives a disgraced mp, chief whip indeed, at one stage, chris pincher has resigned. it means yet another by—election and yes, rishi sunak says it's getting difficult . getting difficult. >> the temperature is rising . >> the temperature is rising. boxt solar prime sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello again, it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast

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a.m. till noon on gb news, britain's news . a.m. till noon on gb news, britain's news. channel >> welcome back . busy week of >> welcome back. busy week of politics. going to get even busier , it seems, because former busier, it seems, because former tory whip chris pincher says he's made arranged wants to resign from the house of commons. why is that important? well, it's just a few days after losing an appeal against an eight from eight week suspension from parliament the alleged parliament for the alleged groping of men at a private groping of two men at a private club last summer, his club last summer, and his resignation is going to trigger another by—election, this time in his conservative safe seat of tamworth in staffordshire for the prime minister has admitted that two looming by elections is because of course nadine dorries, she's resigned or will be difficult for the conservative gives just how difficult . let's speak to our difficult. let's speak to our political editor chris hope, who broke the story for us. and chris, you wait for a

by—election, then two, three or even more all come along at the same time . same time. >> yeah, we're looking at three now. mark aren't we? next month, the first one, october the fifth. that's the one in scotland, rutherglen and hamilton , a big one for keir hamilton, a big one for keir starmer to try and take a seat back off the but rishi back off the snp. but rishi sunak headache is probably two weeks we know mid bev weeks later. we know mid bev turner seat. turner nadine dorries seat. that's by—election on that's the by—election on october 19th. think that's the october 19th. i think that's the same date for what will be the new by—election after new tamworth by—election after the then of chris the resignation then of chris pincher, there's been developments in the past hour. i should tell you, because eddie hughes, for walsall hughes, the tory mp for walsall north, he had been expecting to stand in tamworth at the next election because his seat is disappearing. he issued a statement to gb news or it's coming shortly to us to say that he will not take the tamworth seat because if he had moved from walsall north may from walsall north it may trigger by—election trigger a third by—election and that too many even for that really is too many even for the tory government . so we wait the tory government. so we wait to find out is a candidate to find out who is a candidate for tamworth by—election for for the tamworth by—election for the tory party and in tamworth

chris pincher did have a sizeable majority. >> i mean you would think on paper that it would be quite an easy seat for the tories to win , although maybe not in the current circumstances as it should be. >> the size of it, pippa is 19,000 majority, up from 6000 1090 when chris pincher became the mp in 2010. it's similar in scale in size, isn't it, to the one the dene tories is holding in mid—bedfordshire? so for sunak for the prime minister, rishi sunak to lose both those seats. if that happens , it may seats. if that happens, it may or may not happen. of course this is democracy. were that to happen next month, would this is democracy. were that to h.disasterext month, would this is democracy. were that to h.disaster for�*nonth, would this is democracy. were that to h.disaster for him h, would this is democracy. were that to h.disaster for him and would this is democracy. were that to h.disaster for him and just ould a disaster for him and just looking at the constituency itself in terms of tamworth, of course he's been sitting as an independent mp since losing the whip . whip. >> does that have an effect where the conservative agents get bit fed with the fact get a bit fed up with the fact that haven't got who that they haven't got who they voted at that general voted for at that general election ? election? >> well, they have got who they voted for in a sense. they have

got chris pincher as their mp. he simply left the party that he was standing for at the last election been his election and he's been doing his stuff noticed him stuff as an mp. i've noticed him asking parliament. asking questions in parliament. he's doing the job of being an mp, just not under the badge mp, just not not under the badge of conservative tvs. and he of the conservative tvs. and he is this is a statement is sad to go this is a statement saying, know, doesn't saying, you know, he doesn't want constituency to be want his his constituency to be part of the further uncertainty . he made today . so he's made he made today made arrangements to leave. he loves tamworth a wonderful place. he says an honour to represent people . but it's represent his people. but it's yet more political drama . yet more political drama. october big month of politics. >> what i was getting at, maybe is there to pay for his is there a price to pay for his personal behaviour and what he was found guilty of effectively in terms of that parliamentary inquiry ? inquiry? >> yes. you yes, that could be the case. of course , he hasn't the case. of course, he hasn't been tested in an election or by—election since that story emerged last year about the issue in the carlton club and he has built his majority steadily over the party, doubled it in the past 13 years. so he's apparently well liked. we don't

know the effect of what has happened until the by—election know the effect of what has happeplace.1til the by—election takes place. >> let's talk dodgy >> chris, let's talk dodgy concrete . education secretary concrete. education secretary gillian keegan. she has earlier today been visiting a school in essex, just like the former home secretary priti patel has done, although interestingly with gillian keegan, not many members of the media were invited . i'd of the media were invited. i'd yes, yes , i should say. yes, yes, i should say. >> i'm now in chelmsford outside the city hall. we're expecting gillian keegan to be here around 2:00. i'll do my very best to ask questions on behalf of gb news viewers about the ongoing crumbling concrete crisis in our schools . earlier, i met the schools. earlier, i met the former home secretary priti patel. she's the mp for witham . patel. she's the mp for witham. and this issue of iraq concrete is particularly acute in essex because of the way buildings were constructed quickly after the to war focus to deal with the to war focus to deal with the population boom. so it was a big problem here in essex. and i started i asked priti patel what

should be asking gillian keegan when they meet in the building behind me in an hour's time. here's what she said . here's what she said. >> so i'll be very upfront. and to be fair, i've been working with gillian this with gillian since this announcement came last announcement came to me last wednesday night. i'm very clear about the resources that we need. hence my question to the prime minister. yesterday i'm not letting up on that . i want not letting up on that. i want to know that my county council will not be taking the burden share that they're going to be supported. i want to know that my schools and our and our my schools and our heads and our teachers be teachers are going to be listened to. and ultimately, this isn't just about the short listened to. and ultimately, this iswejust about the short listened to. and ultimately, this iswe need bout the short listened to. and ultimately, this iswe need allit the short listened to. and ultimately, this iswe need all thee short listened to. and ultimately, this iswe need all the kidsyrt term. we need all the kids back to school. our children to school. i want our children to school. i want our children to classes with their to be in classes with their teachers, but it's also about the long term. you know, schools like honeywood need greater like honeywood will need greater capital and that's capital investment and that's what need . what we need. >> that was priti patel there, the former home secretary mp for witham, talking to me outside outside honeywood secondary school in her constituency obviously concerned this is a cross—party about the cross—party concern about the issue with the rak concrete and she'll later on city

she'll be here later on in city hall me . encounter or hall behind me. encounter or forgive me in chelmsford asking the secretary exactly the education secretary exactly those issues and what they'll do to deal with it. chris, thank you. >> yeah, thank you for that. back to you. and that occurs with well, that town or is it made concrete? i don't made of concrete? i don't know. we'll that for the we'll just let that lie for the moment. from chris a little moment. more from chris a little later. coming up now, though, all latest news headlines. all the latest news headlines. the . rihanna the. rihanna >> good afternoon. it's 133. your top stories from the newsroom. the justice secretary says there will be an independent investigation into how a terrorist suspect escaped from the wandsworth prison. his comments come as the manhunt continues for former british army soldier daniel abt kalief, who is awaiting trial, accused of leaving fake bombs at a military base secured city. checks are being tightened at ports and police have closed a stretch of the m20 in kent .

stretch of the m20 in kent. despite the incident, the prime minister says there have been fewer prison escapes under a conservative government. >> there are something like 40,000 more prison officers now than there were in 2017. and with regard to the labour party who posed a question again , the who posed a question again, the facts show that during their 13 years in office, there were ten times the number of escaped prisoners than you've seen in the 13 years of conservative led government. but we're doing everything we can to find this person. and said , if anyone person. and as i said, if anyone has information, please has any information, please do contact police . contact the police. >> network rail has pleaded guilty to health and safety failings over a train crash that killed three people near stonehaven in august 2020. the scotrail train derailed after hitting a landslide hide it, then crashed into the side of a bridge, causing carriages to fall down an embankment. the train driver, conductor and a passenger died. the prime minister is facing another by—election following the resignation of his former deputy

chief whip, chris pincher. resignation of his former deputy chief whip, chris pincher . the chief whip, chris pincher. the mp for tamworth made the decision after losing an appeal against an eight week suspension over groping allegations in a statement, mr pincher said he didn't want uncertainty for his constituents as the uk is rejoining the european union's £85 billion science research programme horizon. the move follows months of negotiation with a bespoke agreement signed off with the eu. researchers in the uk will be able to apply for grants to take part in horizon projects until the programme endsin projects until the programme ends in 2027. a third man has been arrested after a fire at the crooked house pub in staffordshire. it was demolished soon after the blaze , causing soon after the blaze, causing widespread outrage . the 51 year widespread outrage. the 51 year old was held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson at the building known as britain's swankiest pub set alight on august the 5th. and you can get

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through until 7:00 this evening. gb news the people's . channel gb news the people's. channel >> welcome back to the live desk on gb news, the uk's first electric vehicle only factory has started production with ellesmere port becoming the first plant in the stellantis group to produce evs for vauxhall , fiat, peugeot and vauxhall, fiat, peugeot and citroen . citroen. >> and of course, it's rather important because the government's to ban the production of any new petrol diesel cars from 2030. so it's a huge boost for the uk car industry and we're told could even herald the return of the people carrier. remember them superseded in recent years of course, by the ubiquitous suv .

course, by the ubiquitous suv. let's get more with liam halligan who's there on the site with i think, one of the vans behind you. that's going to be produced fairly soon. >> i am indeed. i'm here in ellesmere port, mark and bev in ellesmere port, mark and bevin cheshire on the river mersey . cheshire on the river mersey. they've been making cars here since the early 60s under the vauxhall brand. and this indeed is among the very first electric vehicle vauxhall combo models, a commercial van vauxhall now being the only major producer of commercial vans here in the uk, the first evs rolled off this production line at 10:00 this morning. this is the facility behind me, has been repurposed to be the only factory in britain that makes only electric vehicles. and indeed, vauxhall is now owned by stellantis. it's a sort of french, italian american conglomerate, the world's third biggest car maker. they have made ellesmere port their first ever electric

vehicle, only production facility in the world. it's a huge vote of confidence in the uk. i was to talking some of the production workers here. the atmosphere is pretty euphoric and i'm delighted on this day of and i'm delighted on this day of a real vote for british car making , a real vote for british car making, british a real vote for british car making , british manufacturing, making, british manufacturing, british industry to be joined now here live on gb news exclusively with james taylor. he is the ceo of vauxhall james great to have you with us here on gb news and chapo. yeah i mean, this is a fantastic day. >> real testament to the team's work over the last 12 months, transforming this plant from a traditional petrol and diesel plant to the next generation. purely electric plant, as you say. first plant in the uk to be only electric and first plant globally. for stellantis just to make electric vehicles. >> why did stellantis choose britain ? choose ellesmere port britain? choose ellesmere port for the first ever in its entire global empire ? ev only global empire? ev only production facility? >> that's a great question . a

>> that's a great question. a few reasons. firstly, fantastic , flexible and resilient workforce here. so that's an absolute key part of it. and a real testament to them driving down the cost of production and the second part is that vauxhall is the market leader on electric commercial vehicles sales over 30% market share fantastic product range. and again, it just shows the confidence we've got in that product range to build here. build more here. >> fantastic team is >> now your fantastic team is going to be 1100 jobs secured here. there skilled jobs there, well paid jobs in a part of the country with which huge respect needs those skilled , well—paid needs those skilled, well—paid jobs. they're going to be turning out about 75,000 of these cars a year of these vans a year, aren't they? and then in early next year, you're going to be moving to passenger vehicle production, electric vehicles here to tell us a little bit about the model behind us. if you're a if you're a if you're a tradesman, if you're running a business, you to buy some business, you need to buy some fleet should be fleet vans. why should they be buying this vauxhall combo electric ? electric? >> well, i guess the first thing to say is in terms of the combo electric and some of the product

characteristics, mile range, characteristics, 175 mile range, you charge the 0 to 80% of you can charge the 0 to 80% of that in less than 30 minutes. so it's a fantastic proposition. and probably and the second thing probably that's say that's really important to say because this perception because there's this perception that more that electric vehicles are more expensive that's certainly expensive and that's certainly the terms of the list the case in terms of the list price, raw materials price, the raw materials going in in terms in are more costly. but in terms of total cost of ownership, of that total cost of ownership, you've maintenance , the you've include maintenance, the fuel the of fuel costs versus the price of electricity actually , this electricity actually, this electricity actually, this electric van here today gives you very similar cost if you a very similar cost as if you a very similar cost as if you bought conventional diesel one. >> there's also that issue of charging, isn't there, which you mentioned range anxiety . how do mentioned range anxiety. how do you think we're getting on as a country when it comes to rolling out charging stations, not out those charging stations, not just motorways , not just at just at motorways, not just at garages, but on the street? because of course , you know, a because of course, you know, a lot of people, they don't have off street parking where they can put together their own charging facilities , do they? charging facilities, do they? >> that's a great point. >> now, that's a great point. i mean, 80% charging currently mean, 80% of charging currently happens passenger happens at home for passenger cars on commercial cars and even on commercial vehicles, 40% of even the fleet volume is actually charged domestically. know in the

domestically. and we know in the uk, 40% people have off uk, 40% of people don't have off street parking . so that's why street parking. so that's why it's vauxhall. we've launched electric big electric streets. it's a big campaign to really say we need to really lift up the agenda now with provide that on with councils to provide that on street and street residential charging and utilise the government funding available get available to get that infrastructure installed as soon as possible. >> latest show that >> the latest figures show that electric production in electric vehicle production in the , 2/5 of all cars produced the uk, 2/5 of all cars produced in the uk are now electric vehicles, up from just a 10th. astonishingly, in 2020, a real surge . where's that going to go? surge. where's that going to go? how quickly are we going to move? do you think, to pretty much all ev production? >> well, it's a it's a great question. i mean, if you take our commercial vehicles, we're already selling 20% of those as electric . and in terms of electric. and in terms of passenger car for vauxhall , passenger car for vauxhall, every variant our every single variant of our passenger car range will also have electric version have a purely electric version by the end of next year. so we're well set to make sure we're well set to make sure we're well set to make sure we're well ahead the we're well ahead of the government instead government mandate. and instead we've said we'll be pure electric brand by 2028, all electric only brand by 2028, all part of our commitment to net zero of course, by 2038.

>> and what would you say to those? there are a growing number of sceptics out there. the 2030 ban on the sales of new petrol and diesel cars will be pushed they of course pushed back. they say. of course it's in the eu , evs aren't it's 2035 in the eu, evs aren't really all they're cracked up to be. there's problems getting hold of the material that you need batteries, need for the batteries, the lithium, cobalt, the copper lithium, the cobalt, the copper that in electric that you need in electric vehicles. what say you? >> we can see over time >> i think we can see over time the been there for the demand has been there for electric vehicles. one the electric vehicles. one of the biggest barriers we've talked about charging. biggest barriers we've talked about the charging. biggest barriers we've talked about the infrastructure|rging. clearly, the infrastructure needs to grow at the same rate as the vehicles on the road. i think we can do those two think if we can do those two things combined, there's no reason we reach that reason why we can't reach that 2030 target. reason why we can't reach that 203jamesat. reason why we can't reach that 203james taylor, ceo >> james taylor, ceo of vauxhall, well done you and vauxhall, well done to you and to stellantis today, a big day here on ellesmere port, a big day for british car making. british manufacturing the opening of the first ev only car production facility in britain . production facility in britain. >> as you say, liam, all we need now are the charging points to make it all work and put

together for the moment. thanks very much. back you a little very much. back to you a little later. may be september, but later. it may be september, but clearly nobody told clearly nobody has told the weather that obviously the weather that obviously the weather listens to what weather always listens to what weather always listens to what we say, not a 13 across we say, not a 13 areas across the uk have now declared a heatwave . yeah, it's official, heatwave. yeah, it's official, it seems. well we've got 33 degrees on the way concerning for some because special help being rolled out for the homeless in london, we're being told. but the warm weather, good news for well, him out there anyway and many seasonal businesses which will have endured of endured something of a challenging summer. let's get more with our south west of more now with our south west of england. reporter jeff moody. england. reporterjeff moody. because we've him because poor man, we've sent him out to croyde in devon and out to croyde beach in devon and he is dressed for the occasion. this time. but serious point, jeff, i mean, you know, of jeff, i mean, you know, a lot of these have quite these businesses have had quite a time with a bit of a difficult time with a bit of a damp summer. they've a last damp summer. they've got a last hurrah now , what absolutely in hurrah now, what absolutely in that last hurrah is really needed. >> it's called the shoulder penod >> it's called the shoulder period in the tourism industry, which basically is that period in september and october when

bookings start to decline after the summer's over. and they really need those bookings to be particularly strong in order to help them get through the winter months. so hopefully this will have really helped because it has, say, been a pretty has, as you say, been a pretty disastrous three tourism here in devon has been down around 10% over the summer and in places up to 20% down. so really this is particularly crucial for some of those businesses trying to keep themselves going throughout the winter. yes a heatwave has been declared in 13 places. one of them is here in croyde . this is them is here in croyde. this is croyde beach in north devon. beautiful beach. the surf's up the waves up. there's plenty of surfers around and people here making the most of that late sunshine . what i didn't know sunshine. what i didn't know until today was that a heat wave depends on the area. you can have a one temperature of 32 degrees in one place, and it's called a heat wave. you can have 32 degrees just down the road andifs 32 degrees just down the road and it's not called a heat wave . it all depends on how long

that temperature has lasted and what the average is for that particular place. so the met office has declared that there are 13 heat waves in place at the moment. they're thinking they're going to add some more to over the coming days as to that over the coming days as we see the mercury rise slightly , temperatures are expected to peakin , temperatures are expected to peak in london at about 30, 33 degrees at 4:00 this afternoon. there that precise at the moment. we'll see whether they hit that or not. and temperatures are due to rise a little bit every day until the weekend . and then by saturday, weekend. and then by saturday, they say things will be getting getting a lot cooler, a lot more like temperatures should be for this time of year. like temperatures should be for this time of year . and then this time of year. and then we're back to very average temperatures from next week. so it's certainly not going to last very you for very long. but thank you for allowing me out for the day on croyde beach. i'm certainly going most it. croyde beach. i'm certainly goini'm most it. croyde beach. i'm certainly goini'm going most it. croyde beach. i'm certainly goini'm going to most it. croyde beach. i'm certainly goini'm going to gorost it. croyde beach. i'm certainly goini'm going to go and it. croyde beach. i'm certainly goini'm going to go and get. croyde beach. i'm certainly goini'm going to go and get an and i'm going to go and get an ice cream in a minute. good for you. >> and also, jeff, you need to have white shirt on in this have a white t shirt on in this hot weather. dark isn't good hot weather. dark isn't a good colour know it isn't .

colour for i know it isn't. >> what? i had a white shirt and i thought it a bit too i thought it was a bit too formal, so i've for formal, so i've gone for at shirt but i couldn't find any suitable ones. this morning. but you're need get you're right. i need to get a well, i know i should have got a white t shirt. definitely and i should have some sunscreen on. i was told off by martin daubney, the other day for not wearing sunscreen these reports. sunscreen during these reports. so should get some so i really should get some sunscreen, too. >> quick thought. great >> just a quick thought. great surfing course, surfing beach, of course, croyde. see croyde. i can't see the surfboard the moment. it surfboard at the moment. it looks people just, you looks as if people are just, you know, being a little bit more gentle exercise and gentle with their exercise and just carrying few cushions just carrying a few cushions down to beach . down to the beach. >> there are there are certainly plenty of people carrying cushions down to the beach, but there are some surfers. you probably can't see them from here, are a fair here, but no, there are a fair few because waves are few because the waves are certainly there. certainly certainly up there. certainly quite strong. there are quite strong. so, yes, there are some having a little some people having a little surf. many , though. surf. not many, though. >> okay. you may have talked yourself into doing something else anyway, else for us who knows? anyway, we'll hanging in the we'll leave that hanging in the air the moment. thank air for the moment. jeff, thank you very much indeed. >> from surfing to rugby,

because world cup kicks off because the world cup kicks off in paris tomorrow . the hosts in paris tomorrow. the hosts face new zealand in the opening match tomorrow at the match tomorrow night at the stade france stadium. stade de france stadium. >> two former >> well, two former internationals using this event to try to raise money for a fellow professional struck down by motor neurone disease. let's speak now to jim hamilton, who's a ex—scotland al hargreave for the mighty springboks , joining the mighty springboks, joining us now. gentlemen, thank you for your time and of course, very close to your heart, i think this is ed slater. but we remember doddie weir as well, being hit by it. so, you know, pretty close to your hearts. yeah it is. >> absolutely. thanks for having us. i mean, it's crazy to think that we're here again talking about yet another player that's been struck down with mnd, obviously losing the great doddie weir in november last year has been really tragic. we can see rob burrow as well. kevin sinfield , who coaches kevin sinfield, who coaches england, obviously the fundraising efforts that he's done. but we're here again with ed slater , 33 years old, when he ed slater, 33 years old, when he

was diagnosed last july, just a terrible, cruel, cruel disease that, um , i think it's the worst that, um, i think it's the worst disease any human being can have. and you literally just watching the demise of a human being before you. so this is our opportunity, our headline, our highlight moment with the rugby world cup to do something with our business that can hopefully make an impact with people that might not know much about this disease or people that want to get involved it as well. get involved with it as well. >> and what are you guys, >> and what are you doing guys, to impact, to raise to make that impact, to raise that money? >> well, we started a brewery called wolfpack when we were playing rugby back back in the good old days when we were still playing professionally and internationally. playing professionally and internationallsouth africa . and scotland and south africa. and the business born in the the business was born in the ethos of rugby and the spirits of community camaraderie. of community and camaraderie. that's important to that's always been important to us. we had an opportunity to do something special the something special whilst the eyes are on our eyes of the world are on our wonderful decided to wonderful game and we decided to back the motor neurone disease association was really association and was really inspired by guys like doddie weir , a guy who we played with

weir, a guy who we played with and against an insulator who mean so much to us. so it's a great time for us put put great time for us to put put this kind of cause on map this kind of cause on the map and needed funds and to raise much needed funds for motor and for motor neurone and especially, of course, as you say, coming together say, everyone coming together now france for the world cup. now in france for the world cup. >> just on that, i guess yet again it'll be maybe southern hemisphere versus northern hemisphere. but let's reflect the springboks are going into this . well, after demolishing this. well, after demolishing the all blacks . the all blacks. >> absolutely. they're going there with wind in their sails after a prolific performance, let's call it that, to put it lightly. at twickenham a few weeks back. so the wind is certainly in their sails. the team on great form. we've got team is on great form. we've got a ten without an a young flyer for ten without an established . i'll established goalkicker. i'll tell is probably established goalkicker. i'll tellmost is probably established goalkicker. i'll tell most competitive probably established goalkicker. i'll tell most competitive worldily established goalkicker. i'll tell most competitive world cup the most competitive world cup we've yeah, and we've ever seen. yeah, and personally, can't wait for personally, we can't wait for it to cracking, actually to get cracking, but actually scotland to get cracking, but actually sco firsti to get cracking, but actually sco first up to get cracking, but actually scofirst up in marseille. i'm >> first up in marseille. i'm there commentating on sunday and i we've not beaten there commentating on sunday and i in we've not beaten there commentating on sunday and i in ten we've not beaten there commentating on sunday and i in ten years. not beaten there commentating on sunday and i in ten years. but beaten there commentating on sunday and i in ten years. but i'veten there commentating on sunday and i in ten years. but i've got them in ten years. but i've got scotland to do something for this world cup. there we are. in short, look happy. they're

short, they look happy. they're smiling minute. yeah, smiling at the minute. but yeah, obviously against the obviously they're up against the world as is going world champions as it is going to fascinating because we've to be fascinating because we've got likes of fiji well. got the likes of fiji as well. >> that wales run >> that gave wales quite a run around, know, could around, you know, this could be around, you know, this could be a open competition this a far more open competition this time round . time round. >> if they gave >> yeah. i mean if they gave wales a run—around, i'd hate to know your thoughts on what they did to england. who go into this tournament as sevilla underdog, but side but they're on the easiest side of draw. so england have of the draw. so england have a way there are these way through, but there are these kind elements, kind of surprise elements, you know, fiji , tonga, know, the likes of fiji, tonga, georgia, could upset some georgia, that could upset some of the big guys just like japan did to south africa. only a few years that i've tried ever years ago that i've tried ever since to forget so. >> guys, thank you very >> well, guys, thank you very much us. and we do much forjoining us. and we do wish well, of course, with wish you well, of course, with the fund and the charity the fund raising and the charity as update people as well. we'll update people as we more but enjoy we get more on that. but enjoy the competition as well. thank you . you. >> with us here on the live >> stay with us here on the live desk news. we will bring desk on gb news. we will bring you the very details on you the very latest details on that for an escaped that manhunt for an escaped terror suspect . talk to you .

terror suspect. talk to you. soon the temperature's rising. >> bob west, solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. sponsors of weather on. gb news. hello again. >> it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast . hot sunshine once forecast. hot sunshine once again for many, especially towards the south—east and the north—west of scotland, cloudier elsewhere. and there is the chance of a few thunderstorms , chance of a few thunderstorms, mostly from relatively high based cloud, low pressure swirling around to the southwest continues to throw humid and hot air northwards across the uk. but also some instability, some thunderstorms developing at relatively high bases, particularly for northern ireland and scotland. during the rest of the day. they tend to drift away overnight if and where they do occur, they will be very isolated, hit and be very isolated, very hit and miss. cloud creeps into the miss. low cloud creeps into the east, but it's another very warm night. 19 to 20 night. temperatures of 19 to 20 celsius in places by dawn. now, friday starts with that low cloud in the east. it tends to retreat back to the immediate

coast. skies brightening for many , but still some areas of many, but still some areas of high and medium level cloud around still the chance of around and still the chance of some high based some of these high based thunderstorms. they'll thunderstorms. mostly they'll be producing lightning rather than heavy rain. however a heavy rain is a possibility . they'll be is a possibility. they'll be very isolated for the vast majority, it's dry and it's bright . on friday, temperatures bright. on friday, temperatures still reaching the high 20s and low 30s in places as into saturday and the start of a change towards the northwest with some showery rain pushing in and much cooler conditions. it stays hot towards the south and the east for 1 or 2 more days. this weekend with temperatures still comfortably in the 30s before more more unsettled weather next week . the unsettled weather next week. the temperatures rising . temperatures rising. >> boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on .

gb news desk here on gb news coming up this thursday lunchtime. >> the great escape, a huge manhunt underway as kent police close channel crossing close a channel crossing motorway this close a channel crossing mot0|missing this close a channel crossing mot0|missing prisoner, this close a channel crossing mot0|missing prisoner, daniels man, missing prisoner, daniel abu khalif news. sources abu khalif gb news. sources confirming the 21 year old accused iran . accused of spying for iran. >> a criminal investigation is underway into deaths at a maternity unit in nottingham. will be live outside the hospital . it's another

hospital. it's another by—election battle for sunak as chris pincher resigns after losing his appeal against an eight week suspension following groping allegations. >> the prime minister admits it's all getting a little difficult . at fun in the sun for difficult. at fun in the sun for some, although they don't look like they're having much fun, do they? >> but it is getting more serious for those in cities serious for those in our cities as london an emergency as london launches an emergency health protocol to protect the homeless soaring homeless in the soaring temperatures . temperatures. >> and hey , big spender, how >> and hey, big spender, how dame shirley bassey has got it unked. dame shirley bassey has got it linked . yes, she's on. the more linked. yes, she's on. the more expensive stamps, all to mark her 70 year career in song. first, though , latest news first, though, latest news headunes first, though, latest news headlines coming up. rhiannon . headlines coming up. rhiannon.

good afternoon. >> it's one minute past to your top stories from the newsroom and we start with that breaking news. gb news sources have confirmed that escaped terror suspect daniel kalief is accused of spying for iran. it comes after the justice secretary said there will be an independent investigation into how he escaped from wandsworth prison. his comments come as the manhunt continues for the former british army soldier who is awaiting trial accused of also leaving fake bombs at a military base. security checks are being tightened at ports and police have closed a stretch of the m20 in kent due despite the ongoing incident. the prime minister says there have been fewer prison escapes under a conservative government. >> well, something like 4000 more prison officers than there were in 2017. and with regard to the labour party who posed a question again, the facts show that during their 13 years in office, there were ten times the

number of escaped prisoners than you've seen in the 13 years of conservative led government. but we're doing everything we to can find this person. and as i said, if information, if anyone has any information, please contact the police . please do contact the police. >> a police investigation is to be launched into dozens of baby deaths and injuries at nottingham university hospitals. nhs trust more than 1700 families were part of an independent review of maternity care at nih, led by donna ockenden, the senior midwife led a similar investigation at the shrewsbury and telford hospital . nhs trust , a shrewsbury and telford hospital . nhs trust, a third man has been arrested after a fire at the crooked house pub in staffordshire. it was demolished soon after the blaze , causing soon after the blaze, causing widespread outrage . the 51 year widespread outrage. the 51 year old was held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson at the building known as britain's wonkiest pub, set alight on august the fifth. network rail has admitted health and safety

failings over a train crash that killed three people. the company didn't warn the driver. the track near stonehaven was unsafe . in august 2020, the scotrail train derailed after hitting a landslide, then crashed into the side of a bridge, causing carriages to fall down an embankment . the train driver, embankment. the train driver, conductor and passenger died . conductor and passenger died. the prime minister's facing another by—election following the resignation of his former deputy chief whip, chris pincher . the mp for tamworth made the decision after losing an appeal against an eight week suspension over groping allegations. he was accused of drunkenly assaulting two men at a private member's club last summer. in a statement , mr pincher said he didn't want uncertainty for his constituents . meets science secretary michelle donelan told gb news the situation has been a huge distraction from other important political issues . political issues. >> we of course want to ensure that the every constituent across the country gets the very

best service from their members of parliament. this has been a big distraction in terms of british politics. this story throughout the whole period, hasn't it? i'm sure we can all agree on that. and the things that took place in regards to this individual were certainly not acceptable by any member of parliament, and i don't condone them whatsoever . them whatsoever. >> the uk is rejoining the european union's £85 billion science research programme horizon. >> the move follows months of negotiations with a bespoke agreement signed off with the eu. researchers in the uk will be able to apply for grants to take part in horizon projects until the programme ends in 2027. the uk had been excluded from the scheme because of a disagreement over the northern ireland protocol. the vet industry is under review following concerns that pet owners are being overcharged . owners are being overcharged. charged figures suggest the cost of care and medicines has surged, rising faster than

inflation. a consumer and markets authority is worried. pet owners aren't getting value for money. it also fears they're not being given easy access to information about pricing and treatment options when deciding which vet to use . the regulator which vet to use. the regulator wants both the public and practitioners to contribute to the review price sized items which belonged to freddie mercury have started going up for auction . for auction. >> final warning at 1,400,000 sold to you. >> thank you very, very much indeed. 1,000,004. >> the baby grand piano used to compose bohemian rhapsody, no less, is among over a thousand possessions sold by sotheby's , possessions sold by sotheby's, including fees that went for £1.7 million. that's well below the 2.3 million expected. 2000 people from over 60 countries registered to bid for the 59 lots yesterday. all of which sold. the auction was the first of a six day sale of freddie

mercury's personal belongings . mercury's personal belongings. 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 and . pip rhiannon. >> thank you very much. welcome back to the live desk where we can update you now on that breaking news concerning that escaped prisoner from wandsworth. get more with wandsworth. let's get more with our home security editor our home and security editor mark outside the mark white, who's outside the prison. and mark, he'd been facing three on remand facing three charges on remand for trial , one which was the for trial, one of which was the allegedly breaking of the official secrets act. now official secrets act. we now understand that involved iran . understand that involved iran. >> yes, a source now confirming to me that that is the suspicion and the charge with which he is facing in a trial, if it ever goes to trial. he was due to stand trial at woolwich crown

court in november of this year. now, originally, he had faced two charges, a charge of planting fake bombs at a ministry of defence site in around the stafford area and a second charge of trying to elicit information that would be useful to a terrorist. but when he appeared at the old bailey, old bailey, in his latest appearance, which was on the 21st of july, he was presented with a third charge, a charge which comes under the official secrets act of trying to gather information that could be useful to a hostile state actor. and now that hostile state actor , now that hostile state actor, we're being told, was iran. so i think a significant development in terms of the case. and clearly from his point of view, being told just what, six weeks ago or so that that third charge

of effectively spying for iran had been levelled against him as well . well. >> so the second day of the manhunt for him, mark, it's quite conceivable now, is it, that he could have fled abroad ? that he could have fled abroad? we >> well, it's certainly possible , but i think what is definitely much more probable is that he has fled wider afield than just the london area . and he may have the london area. and he may have had some help in doing that . had some help in doing that. clearly, when he left here, it was about 730 in the morning on the we're told, according to the justice secretary, that the president authorities here became aware that he had disappeared shortly after that delivery truck left the front gates at wandsworth prison . and gates at wandsworth prison. and then, of course, things swung into action some time later , the into action some time later, the truck was stopped. there was no

sign of him, but there was strap still attached to the underside of that vehicle. now, one of the key questions is that may be relevant to this whole escape issue is, you know, did he actually have these straps with him in prison and attach them to that vehicle himself, or was it a third party that put those straps in the underside of this vehicle before it headed to the prison? we don't know that . but prison? we don't know that. but given that one of the charges relates to the allegedly spying for a hostile state, is it possible there are others that may have aided and abetted his escape? it certainly possible. and uppermost i'm sure, in the minds of counter terror command detectives as they try to piece together exactly where he is , together exactly where he is, knowing now that we are many hours after this escape and he could well have gone much

further afield in the uk. and as you said , yes, it's certainly you said, yes, it's certainly possible that he could have been spirited out of the country very early on in this incident before the ports and airports were fully alerted about the fact that he was on the loose. yeah now we know all police forces and all uk border points have been told to be on alert and to look out for him. >> but what we do know is that this m 20 section going towards the channel ports, i think junctions 8 to 9, there's been a lot of activity down there. now, is that just because of the freight traffic building up with the security checks or is the extra security checks or is it an indication they think maybe trying head for maybe he was trying to head for the channel >> well, i mean, he may well have been trying to head for the channel but it's not. mark. we are told, in response to any specific incident on the m20. but it is a by—product of the fact that you have got much , fact that you have got much, much more enhanced security on

the exit points in all of the ports. and that's being felt particularly acute at the ports, which are always busy and which , you know, busier periods can really get clogged up . well, add really get clogged up. well, add to that extra security checks to try to ensure this individual does not leave through these ports . and you can see why those ports. and you can see why those vehicles would be stacking back and they would have to implement this emergency procedure, which is effectively closing off the coastbound carriageway of the m20 and putting all of these freight vehicles there and diverting the cars via another route that might have to be in place for some time. we just don't know how long these port checks are going to be in place because of course, this individual could try to leave the country at any point. it doesn't necessarily mean just because he escaped yesterday morning that that was the attempt to leave the country so

we could be in for disruption at ports and airports for quite some time. >> okay. mark white outside wandsworth prison, thanks for bringing us the latest on that . bringing us the latest on that. interesting. now to get the thoughts of a former prison officer , tom hill. he was officer, tom hill. he was a prison officer for 32 years. tom, something has gone ever so badly wrong here. what do you think is the reason for this escape . escape. >> hi. yeah, my first thoughts initially , and they've been initially, and they've been confirmed now with the news you've just put out that this guy potentially is spying for a state and we're talking iran was was he's a terror suspect act and he should have been held in maximum security prisons i.e. maximum security prisons le. a dispersal prison a category a prison, not a category three prison, not a category three prison like wandsworth . prison like wandsworth. >> and certainly in terms of what we know on wandsworth , what we know on wandsworth, we've had the chief inspector of prisons warning . there have been

prisons warning. there have been staff shortages there, known problems, indications that there's been large degree of staff sickness. so is it a problem specific to wandsworth or an indication of problems elsewhere in the prison system ? elsewhere in the prison system? >> no , no. it's an indication to >> no, no. it's an indication to a widespread problem within the prison system. the prison system really is in crisis in england and wales, not just wandsworth , and wales, not just wandsworth, even the category a prisons . even the category a prisons. there's problems with staffing and staff shortages and staff retention and the retention of experienced staff . however, that experienced staff. however, that doesn't underestimate the fact that he should have been held in category a conditions and what category a conditions and what category prison did you work in when before you retired ? i when before you retired? i worked my 32 years in a category a prison long lartin there's seven dispersal prisons in the country. belmarsh full sutton whitemoor , franklin long lartin whitemoor, franklin long lartin and that's where i work. long

lartin so you were in a category a prison in a category, a prison , maximum security would a prisoner have been allowed to work in the kitchens? >> i mean, is the security very, very different ? very different? >> yes. you would have been allowed to work in the kitchens, but my other question would be this. this lad is just been put on to remand . the kitchens have on to remand. the kitchens have favoured job. they would have had to know about him . this had to know about him. this quy's had to know about him. this guy's been in prison for two minutes and he's working in the kitchen. that'd be another question. it's a trusted job and there are there are there is so much more levels of security in a category. physical security, extra staff, dog handlers, heartbeat monitors at the gate that these prisoners just don't have and just in terms of the audacious way that he's got out strapping himself, seemingly under this food delivery van, then literally just driving back out through the gates, how would that have been monitored or

stopped at a category, a jail ? stopped at a category, a jail? we've got systems in the category jails called heartbeat systems , where a vehicle goes systems, where a vehicle goes into the gate, lock sterile area, the heartbeat system is fitted onto the vehicle, say a van or a lorry . the driver van or a lorry. the driver obviously is taken away, taken outside of the vehicle, and it detects if there's a heartbeat still on that vehicle. right now, these systems , these now, these systems, these systems are obviously expensive. yeah. and they're only they're only in category a prisons. they're not in category b prisons . prisons. >> and then you find your escapee literally in a heartbeat i >> exactly . m >> exactly . that. exactly >> exactly. that. exactly >> exactly. that. exactly >> okay. well, look, thank you very much indeed for bringing us that inside knowledge . and of that inside knowledge. and of course, we'll continue to monitor manhunt that's monitor the manhunt that's underway. tom hill , with underway. but tom hill, with your 32 years of experience, thanks very much indeed . thanks very much indeed. >> notting hampshire police have launched an investigation into maternity cases of significant,

significant concern in at nottingham university hospitals nhs trust. >> well , as nhs trust. >> well, as you may remember, more than 1200 families, part of an independent review that's been going on over a past year of care , led by donna ockenden of care, led by donna ockenden and of course a similar investigation at shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust, but specifically now in terms of nottingham, let's speak to our midlands reporter, will hollis, who joins us from the queen's medical centre there. and it's taken another turn now with the police getting directly involved. will yes , well, involved. will yes, well, families were campaigning for quite some time to get first of all, the review into maternity deaths here at nottingham university hospitals. >> the queen's medical centre where i'm standing right now, and the city hospital , all they and the city hospital, all they have that review. it's been going on for over a year now. they just actually recognised the year anniversary last week and we knew that nottinghamshire

police were working closely with donna ockenden and her team, but we've had that announced today from the chief constable of nottinghamshire police, kate mesnil, that they are going to be conducting a criminal investigation into the dozens of baby deaths at the hospital. trust she said in her statement that she had met with donna ockenden this week and that she is in a position to say we are preparing to launch a police investigation. as you quite rightly said, mark, that it was donna ockenden, the leading midwife and chair of the review as well, into maternity services at shrewsbury and telford. now police are mentioning that today they said we are currently looking at the work being done in shrewsbury and telford by west mercia police to understand how they conducted their investigation alongside donna ockenden's review and any lessons learned. well, as you can imagine, there has been quite a reaction from the families today, the victims , families today, the victims, particularly the core families

that have spent many years since the early days of 2016 when a whistleblower family really put out the message that babies were dying at these hospitals. the families , as a group said that families, as a group said that we have a wealth of information from victim families for her team to use. that's kate mainland. the police , a large mainland. the police, a large number of us have alleged crimes and we will be sharing our evidence with the police to assist them with their investigations . the families investigations. the families continue to say there has been poor maternity care as well as poor maternity care as well as poor investigation of the care at nottingham university hospitals trust for many years now . we've also had reaction now. we've also had reaction today from the chief executive of nottingham university hospitals. that's anthony may, he said from my time of appointment at nih, i have expressed my commitment to the independent review and he has committed that commit. independent review and he has committed that commit . to the committed that commit. to the chief constable of nottinghamshire police as well. they said that they will help the chief constable conduct

their criminal investigation in any way that they can. this is going to be the biggest maternity review into the deaths of babies that there has ever beenin of babies that there has ever been in british history. mark and pip, it's actually going to be as many as 1800, baby deaths that will be investigated by donna ockenden and her team. and the reason it's going to be so many, the increase on the 1200 figure that you just gave a moment ago is because quite recently it changed to an opt out model . now that means that out model. now that means that families do not need to give their permission to have their information included in the review . the information will be review. the information will be included automatic and families will have to opt out. if they do not want their information to be used in the review. so that's why it will be such a big one. and the police will now continue to make progress and investigate dozens of baby deaths here at the hospital. trust will hollis live from outside queen's medical centre in nottingham.

>> thank you for bringing us the latest on that . coming up here latest on that. coming up here on the live desk on gb news. well, it's been a torrid week, hasn't it, for the prime minister? it looks like it's getting even worse because there's another by—election that's been confirmed. chris pincher announcing he is to resign . we'll bring you the resign. we'll bring you the details on that very shortly . details on that very shortly. >> the temperature's rising . >> the temperature's rising. boxt solar are proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello again. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. hot sunshine once again for many, especially towards the south—east and the northwest of scotland, cloudier elsewhere. and there is the chance of a few thunderstorms , chance of a few thunderstorms, mostly from relatively high based cloud, low pressure swirling around to the southwest continues to throw humid and hot

air northwards across the uk. but also some instability, some thunderstorms developing at relatively high bases, particularly for northern ireland and scotland. during the rest of the day. they tend to drift overnight if and drift away overnight if and where they do occur, they will be very isolated, and be very isolated, very hit and miss. cloud creeps into the miss. low cloud creeps into the east, but another very warm east, but it's another very warm night. temperatures of 19 to 20 celsius in places by dawn. now, friday starts with that low cloud in the east. it tends to retreat back to the immediate coast skies, brightening for many , but still some areas of many, but still some areas of high and medium level cloud around still the chance of around and still the chance of some these high based some of these high based thunderstorms. they'll be thunderstorms. mostly they'll be producing lightning rather than heavy rain. however a heavy rain is a possibility . they'll be is a possibility. they'll be very isolated for the vast majority, it's dry and it's bright . on friday, temperatures bright. on friday, temperatures still reaching the high 20s and low 30s in places as into saturday and the start of a change towards the northwest with some showery rain pushing in and much cooler conditions. it stays hot towards the south and the east for 1 or 2 more

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a busy time in politics, particularly for the government. former tory whip chris pincher saying he's made arrangements to resign from the house of commons just a few days after losing an appeal against his eight week suspension from parliament following the alleged groping of two men at a private member's club last summer. >> his resignation will trigger a in his a by—election in his conservative give safe seat of tamworth in staffordshire. the prime minister has admitted that two looming by elections will be difficult for the conservative tvs. let's speak to our political editor, christopher hope , who broke the story hope, who broke the story earlier . hope, who broke the story earlier. christopher, good afternoon to you . chris pincher afternoon to you. chris pincher had a sizeable majority, didn't he , in tamworth over 19,000. but he, in tamworth over 19,000. but with the current state of affairs, with the government, it still might be a difficult win for the tories . for the tories. >> that's right. it's a big majority that chris pincher had earned over his 13 years as a westminster mp. he started off

with 60,000 and more than nearly trebled it in that period . so trebled it in that period. so that shows how safe that seat would normally be if the tory party in good times. but of course nothing is good at the moment for the fortunes of the of the governing party. they've got by—election in got their by—election coming in mid on the 19th of mid bedfordshire on the 19th of october and the smart money could well be that it might also be in tamworth the same day. be in tamworth on the same day. massive of an attempt by massive clash of an attempt by the tory party to work out if they can actually see off pressure from the lib dems and labour these two heartland labour in these two heartland seats . seats. >> and christopher, can we just also turn to dodgy concrete because gillian keegan , she is because gillian keegan, she is in essex today and also the former home secretary, priti patel. she's also been speaking about the problems as we read about the problems as we read about it, more and more public buildings being found with rock i >> -- >> yeah, yeah, the issue of rac, the issue with aerated reinforced concrete, which we

call crumbling concrete for shorthand, is a big issue in essex , where lots of post—war essex, where lots of post—war building took place between 1950 and 1990, when this concrete was often used in public buildings, particularly schools, and the building behind me in the essex county council headquarters here in chelmsford, gillian keegan is right now meeting with local councillors and local mps, including dame priti patel, who are very concerned about how these for children suffering under this. the concrete crisis . earlier i caught up with priti patel outside one of the schools, which is partially closed because of the crisis, and i asked her then what she'd be telling gillian keegan. >> i be very upfront and to >> so i be very upfront and to be fair, i've been working with gillian since this announcement came me last wednesday night. came to me last wednesday night. i'm very clear about the resources that we need . hence my resources that we need. hence my question to the prime minister yesterday. i'm not letting up on that. i want to know that my county council will not be taking the burden share that they're going to be supported. i want to know that my schools and

our heads our teachers are our heads and our teachers are going listened to and going to be listened to and ultimately, isn't just ultimately, this isn't just about term. need about the short term. we need all back to school. i all the kids back to school. i want our children to be in classes teachers . but classes with their teachers. but it's also about the long term. you know, schools like honeywood will capital will need greater capital investment, and what we investment, and that's what we need. >> f seems that >> and chris, it seems that gillian keegan might have difficulty answering those particular questions because they are ones for the they are ones maybe for the treasury the chancellor and treasury and the chancellor and we've treasury we've had the treasury indicating got indicating that we've got a capital budget and that's it. so the money may have be found the money may have to be found from elsewhere . from elsewhere. >> it's always the case the government can't really jack up borrowing. they've got this target by the pm, rishi sunak to cut borrowing by by the end of the year , or at least soon. the year, or at least soon. that's one of his targets. they can't really increase borrowing. they've got to find spending from that's from somewhere. that's the nature of governing and priorities to be will priorities will have to be will have to be be moved to one side for concrete crisis . you've for the concrete crisis. you've got though, really got to say, though, that really this crisis this has been a crisis developing past developing over the past 30 years. war so both labour and latterly more more the latterly more more noisily the

tory government . but each time tory government. but each time the governments decided the governments have decided other matter i other things matter more. i think time the concrete think this time the concrete gets will get 100% priority and other programs will have to suffer perhaps it's a bit of suffer and perhaps it's a bit of relief for the prime minister then to escape the g 20 summit. >> clearly quite often they think that's going to be the difficult time. it may be that the difficult times are at home for him. well i think he certainly at home on the world stage, he's going back to india this weekend for the g20 . this weekend for the g20. >> rishi mania may take place. let's wait and see on that. but certainly the reaction to when he became prime minister last year caught many of us unawares. of course, in india, it's a massive deal. someone from indian heritage has become prime minister. he's going back. he'll meet minister modi, the meet prime minister modi, the indian prime minister. and it will an interesting visit. will be an interesting visit. and sure bring you the and i'm sure we'll bring you the best of that trip to gb best we can of that trip to gb news viewers. >> chris, chelmsford at >> okay, chris, in chelmsford at the much for the moment, thanks very much for updating us. >> hot is it where you are >> how hot is it where you are today? well, 13 areas across the

uk have declared a heatwave. temperatures hitting 33 c in some parts of the uk . we'll be some parts of the uk. we'll be talking about that soon. first, all your latest headlines with . ray >> many thanks. good afternoon to 31. our top story is gb news. sources have confirmed that escaped terror suspect daniel khalif is accused of spying for iran . it comes after the justice iran. it comes after the justice secretary said there'll be an independent investigation into how he escaped from wandsworth prison. a manhunt continues for the former british army soldier who was awaiting trial, accused of leaving fake bombs at a military base . security checks military base. security checks are being tightened at ports and police have closed a stretch of the m20 in kent at a police investigation is to be launched into dozens of baby deaths and injuries at nottingham university hospitals. nhs trust . more than 1700 families were

part of an independent review into maternity care at nih, led by donna ockenden, the senior midwife led a similar investigation at the shrewsbury and telford hospital . investigation at the shrewsbury and telford hospital. nhs investigation at the shrewsbury and telford hospital . nhs trust and telford hospital. nhs trust . network rail has admitted health and safety failings over a train crash that killed three people near stonehaven in august 2020. the scotrail train derailed after hitting a landslide. it then crashed into the side of a bridge, causing carriages to fall down an embankment . the train driver embankment. the train driver conductor and a passenger all died . the prime minister is died. the prime minister is facing another by—election following the resignation of his former deputy chief whip, chris pincher. the mp for tamworth made the decision after losing an appeal against an eight week suspension over groping allegations. in a statement , mr allegations. in a statement, mr pincher said he didn't want uncertainty for his constituents . and finally a 51 year old man from buckingham has been arrested in connection with the

suspected arson at the crooked house pub in stafford shire. the building, which was known as britain's swankiest pub , was britain's swankiest pub, was demolished soon after the fire last month, causing widespread outrage . you can get more on all outrage. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com .

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>> welcome back to the live desk. some breaking news coming in from westminster magistrates court where five former met police officers have admitted sending grossly offensive racist messages on whatsapp, including those about the duchess of sussex . that's just coming in. sussex. that's just coming in. no indication yet as to their sentence, but they've admitted that at the magistrates court more details , of course, as we more details, of course, as we get it . get it. >> the uk's first electric vehicle only factory has started production with ellesmere port becoming the first plant in the stellantis group to produce electric vehicles for vauxhall and fiat, peugeot and citroen . and fiat, peugeot and citroen. >> yeah, the vans rolling off that production line from 10:00 this morning. and with the government banning production of new petrol , diesel cars or new petrol, diesel cars or vehicles from 2030, it's a huge boost for the uk car industry and we're told could even herald the return of the people carrier superseded in recent years . of superseded in recent years. of course, ubiquitous suv.

course, by the ubiquitous suv. let's get more at the wheel of the story for us is liam , who's the story for us is liam, who's there in ellesmere port. and we reflecting you've got a people carry yourself but of course not an electric one. >> not an electric one. but let's see what the future bnngs let's see what the future brings. i am in ellesmere port. i'm right by the river mersey on the cheshire side. the british manufacturing industry has been making cars on this site since the early 1960s. this site is now owned by stellantis . that now owned by stellantis. that was a merger of peugeot and citroen and vauxhall , many other citroen and vauxhall, many other brands. it's the third biggest car making group in the world, manufacturing 130 different countries . mark and pip. and countries. mark and pip. and they've chosen to create their first ever ev only factory facility here. they've repurposed the plant behind me, poured in millions, tens of millions of pounds. and let's have a look because i know, pip, you were asking about the

particular models earlier. let's have a look at of the cars have a look at some of the cars that are producing. that they are now producing. you've combo you've got the vauxhall combo electric you've the electric van, you've got the fiat doblo, which i know is one of pip's favourites. yes. you've got citroen berlingo over got the citroen berlingo over there. and also the peugeot partner. this facility behind me, it's repurposed. we've got some pictures that we took earlier . we some pictures that we took earlier. we can't broadcast from there live . it's very hard to there live. it's very hard to get a signal in there with the steel roof. but this facility behind us, it's going to be producing up to 75,000 of the cars behind me each and every yeah cars behind me each and every year. 1010, a thousand. 1000. 100. good and well paid. highly skilled jobs here in the north—west. it's very much a vote of confidence for the uk by stellantis. and i'm delighted to be joined now pip and mark by diane miller , who is the plant diane miller, who is the plant director here. hello. you are the plant director . director here. hello. you are the plant director. i am. you've beenin the plant director. i am. you've been in the automotive industry

getting on for, may i say, 30 years. >> yes. yes. you're very , very >> yes. yes. you're very, very experienced person. >> you are the plant manager here now of the uk's first ev only production facility. how does that feel? it feels fantastic. >> we have worked for this for so long and to be the first global stellantis all electric plant is just amazing and to be the first in the uk, we just have secured the future of this area and we're very, very happy and excited to start. how difficult is it to build? >> ev vans as opposed to the thousands, tens of thousands of petrol or diesel vans and passenger cars that you will have overseen throughout your long career here in the car industry ? industry? >> the only big difference is the battery assembly. so we have to assemble the batteries which the modules come in and then we assemble the battery pack. so that's quite high voltage. it's very security conscious safety conscious. so we had to train a lot of our people. we have 22

people putting the battery pack together. the rest of the stuff is still very similar. so the battery packs the real difference, but the rest of the stuff is just standard. >> and finally, when stellantis, when vauxhall became part of the stellantis group in 2021, of course, you've got the big vauxhall plant in luton, vauxhall plant in luton, vauxhall plant in luton, vauxhall plant here at ellesmere port. there was concern that one of the 2—1 those plants at of the 2—1 of those plants at least down. it seems least would close down. it seems that fears have now been that those fears have now been banished by this vote of confidence uk confidence by stellantis in uk car making. >> absolutely . for a few years >> absolutely. for a few years there we weren't . there was no there we weren't. there was no security in this plant. but these models have a ten year lifespan and we'll be all electric. so when everybody has to be electric in 2030, we'll already be there. there's no decision making to make. we'll just build the next vehicle. i'm absolutely convinced. >> diane miller , plant director >> diane miller, plant director here at vauxhall ellesmere port, many congratulations to you. well, the sun is out here in cheshire, mark and pip, and there's certainly a sunny disposition in among car workers

here at ellesmere port, a good news british story, a vote of confidence by one of the world's biggest car makers in britain. and british manufacture earring. >> great to have a good news story, liam. thanks so much for bringing us all that and you got your fiat at the end of the day so all i care about is whether my dogs can get in it and if they get in it, it'll be fine. >> now let's update you what's been belgium, been going on in belgium, because chief because ryanair's chief executive michael o'leary got , executive michael o'leary got, well, unusual welcome . well, a rather unusual welcome. i'm receiving two cream pies his for his troubles as he turned up in the belgium capital. there >> yeah he was confronted by environmentalists but as you might expect he turned it into some good pr because on his feed on that platform that we used to know was twitter, they posted that passengers are so happy with our routes that they're celebrating with cake. yeah a bit of inflight catering there from ryanair.

>> and he also said that he was a bit disappointed. it was artificial, bearing in mind, of course, that irish cream, the natural stuff is much better here. however, let's just update you too, on easyjet, because something has been going on something else has been going on in well, not in the skies, but on ground at gatwick because on the ground at gatwick because we're there have been we're being told there have been thousands more cancellations because traffic control because of air traffic control issues . this time because of the issues. this time because of the air traffic control centre or the tower at gatwick. the towers managed by national air traffic services easyjet's chief executive saying passengers being let down once again by staff shortages is causing disruption. >> yeah, easyjet was the worst affected because it operates the most flights out of gatwick and 42 cancellations and so we got flights to greek islands diverted to luton and md gatwick saying all out of our control, sorry for the inconvenience, cause but we did all possible to minimise of the minimise the impact of the disruption. >> think we've heard that

>> i think we've heard that before. >> i think we've heard that benyow now we were bringing you >> now now we were bringing you news from ellesmere port. now let's bring you some news from bradford because it is raising the bar with the launch of the bradford night charter, bradford at night charter, which has mission of making has the mission of making the city safer , more city centre a safer, more welcoming and attractive place after dark. >> so not just raising the bar, but being at the bar. it seems the initiative, first of its the initiative, the first of its kind from part of kind being funded from part of a £1.2 million grant given to west yorkshire after a bid to the home office for the safer streets fund. our reporter anna riley has more for. us >> across britain, late night venues pumped billions into the economy, but many are still bouncing back from covid and coping with the cost of living . coping with the cost of living. to counter this, bradford has become one of the uk's first cities to create a night time charter aimed at making the centre a more safe and welcoming environment for evening visitors i >> -- >> the charter is very much about showcasing that people are proud to own a business in

bradford and really want bradford and really want bradford to thrive and to change the perception of what bradford is . you know, we don't like to is. you know, we don't like to talk about 2020 and the damage that did , but they are in that that did, but they are in their third year of crisis. so we the more that can do to we the more that i can do to support these businesses, the better can be. the one better it can be. and the one thing do is showcase how thing i can do is showcase how brilliant thing i can do is showcase how banhet thing i can do is showcase how brilthe scheme's unique to >> the scheme's unique to bradford aims put the bradford and aims to put the city the map as leading the city on the map as leading the way hospital sector way in the hospital city sector by making sure staff have relevant to support relevant training to support vulnerable risk customers vulnerable and at risk customers and the security to promote safety. >> ask for angela a vulnerability training by active bystander training . bystander training. >> best bang on. so once you've got all that, you can start looking at best bang on the walk safe people can safe app that people can download let people download and i'll let people have look at themselves. we have a look at themselves. we were the first in the world to have walk safe app it's have the walk safe app and it's about being about the venues being welcoming, friendly, but welcoming, being friendly, but also about working together also about them working together as visitor of as well. the visitor economy of the night time the evening and night time economy the economy is massive. it's the fastest growing sector with leisure. i think we're further

than yorkshire's first. i think we're probably one of the country's first, and i'll be challenged on that quite happily . but it's just again, bradford setting the way. >> the charter also aims to boost the reputation of bradford as a tourist destination version. >> have the bad rap from the bradford riots from 2001. and people still talk about that and it's been over 20 years. it started as bad as people think it does have tend to have a bit of bad rap, but it's totally of a bad rap, but it's totally undeserved . undeserved. >> so hopefully it's helping get out there bradford worth out there that bradford is worth going for and punters, it's out there that bradford is worth goirjust for and punters, it's out there that bradford is worth goirjust the and punters, it's out there that bradford is worth goirjust the booze jnters, it's out there that bradford is worth goirjust the booze that s, it's out there that bradford is worth goirjust the booze that draws not just the booze that draws them to bradford bars. it's a good name . good name. >> he's he's the people who make bradford the night out . not not bradford the night out. not not the not the not the pubs . if it the not the not the pubs. if it wasn't for the people , there'd wasn't for the people, there'd be no pubs. >> organisers hope the charter will spread to other regions in order to boost night time trade for hospitality businesses across the uk. anna riley gb news bradford and now some of

you might be fancying a pint in the sun. >> it is hot, hot, hot out there. as we were discussing earlier, 30 areas across the uk declaring a heatwave temporal features hitting 33 c. wow. in parts of the uk, well, of course , the warm weather is good news for local businesses, many of which been enduring a bit of a difficult summer. >> so let's get more with our south west of england. reporter jeff moody down at beach jeff moody down at croyde beach in with . well, it's not in devon with. well, it's not a 99. it's what, 198. you've gone for two flakes . for two flakes. >> actually it's one flake, but it broke when the ice cream man put it in there. so they've divided it into two for me. so it is only a 99 flake. i thought i'd do an experiment and i thought i'd see how long the ice cream remained intact in the sunshine . i don't know what that sunshine. i don't know what that was supposed to prove, but it's not remained intact for too long. but mainly because i'm eating it. it's about to kind of fall off into my hand, i think. but mind. it's good but never mind. it's good ice

cream down croyde and cream down here in croyde and people are still arriving, even though getting a later though it's getting a bit later in people still in the day, people are still arriving on the beach. there's lots paddleboarders out lots of paddleboarders out there. load of there. a whole school load of paddleboarders have just gone past everyone really the past everyone really making the most of of the summer most of the last of the summer because it is going to be the last. we're expecting this to go on about saturday and then on till about saturday and then that's of but it's that's the end of it. but it's all been officially upgraded, hasn't was called hasn't it? it was called an indian now called indian summer. now it's called a heatwave. it's an officially a heatwave. it's an officially a heatwave in 13 areas of britain . now, there's quite a technical way of working out, whether it's a heat wave or not. it's all to do with it's got to remain above a certain temperature for three days on the trot. and it depends where you are in the country . days on the trot. and it depends where you are in the country. in london, if it's 28 degrees or over for three days in the row , over for three days in the row, that turns into a heatwave . down that turns into a heatwave. down here in devon, a heatwave is slightly less than that . but of slightly less than that. but of course it's welcome news for ice cream sellers. there out in force and also, of course, for all of the shops and the bars and the restaurant joints . it's

and the restaurant joints. it's really a chance for them to recoup some of the terrible weather that the terrible business that they suffered over the summer when we had such a rainy july and then a very interchangeable august, too . so interchangeable august, too. so tourism in this part of devon has been down 20, 20% over recent months. so it is very important that this shoulder penod important that this shoulder period sorry, i'm trying to adjust my earpiece, hold my microphone , deal with an ice microphone, deal with an ice cream. i can't cope with all this. yeah, me too. technical job. never give me props. >> i haven't been listening to a word you've been saying because i've been trying measure the i've been trying to measure the angle flakes as they've angle of your flakes as they've been heading towards 180 been sort of heading towards 180 degrees. as long as you degrees. but as long as you don't start licking the microphone by mistake, we don't mind. but i mean serious point. this very important this is actually very important for those season industries, for all those season industries, especially down there in the south—west, to try and catch up. and what's been pretty and what's been a pretty miserable summer. >> well, yes, this shoulder penod >> well, yes, this shoulder period , that september and early period, that september and early october is really crucial for a

lot of businesses that rely on tourism , because without it, tourism, because without it, they've got no way of getting through the winter. they rely on the trade in september and october . you're not listening to october. you're not listening to a word i say, are you? i can tell that they rely on second . tell that they rely on second. it's it is . is. it is. i don't it's it is. is. it is. i don't want it to go because i want to eat it because it's really nice. but yes, you can go and get another rely very heavily on the expenses. another rely very heavily on the expenses . not sure where you expenses. not sure where you work but there are also plenty of people around you. >> a little earlier it's gone. one's gone anyway. they all seem to have disappeared and deserted you in your moment or hour of need. >> i know i need someone to come and hold my ice cream for me, don't i? it's really. but here we go. here's the scientific study . this is we go. here's the scientific study. this is what it does to an ice cream if you keep it out on the heat at the moment. so this shows that it's fairly

we're up 14 hours, 51 minutes and 34 seconds, according to our clock. >> so you're still a little bit away to go. but i'm just going to reflect that sky doesn't look too blue behind you. it's got a sort of white milkiness. so is there a bit of a change in the air? >> do you know? it was raining here? this morning? north devon has a very, very unique climate, if you like , and it does rain if you like, and it does rain here an awful lot more than it does anywhere else. so, yes, there was quite a few spots of rain this morning. but yeah, it is pretty hazy. it's certainly not as as it was yesterday, is pretty hazy. it's certainly not afraid as it was yesterday, is pretty hazy. it's certainly not afraid .as it was yesterday, i'm afraid. >> our producer is telling us we have to come out in the next 30s because i think we're upsetting a lot of viewers with the sight of cream melting all of your ice cream melting all over hands. over your hands. >> i hope you've got a few >> jeff, i hope you've got a few wet wipes to clean wet wipes there to clean yourself . yourself up. >> oh, i haven't got any wet wipes at all. it's all going down my hand. there's a dog just arrived who's now licking it off the but anyway, it's been

the sand. but anyway, it's been fun watching you, watching your ice cream melt . thank you. well, ice cream melt. thank you. well, it really has melted, so it does prove a point, doesn't it? that it is definitely very hot. >> but you've got one flake left. so well done, that man. congratulations. and enjoy the rest of your afternoon cleaning up jeff on croyde beach. >> how long does it take to melt an ice cream? well, we should have done the friday. >> a very i don't >> a very scientific. i don't know. i think that's better than a egg. a fried egg. >> next, it is patrick >> up next, it is patrick christys. good christys. patrick. good afternoon. what's up? christys. patrick. good aftegoodl. what's up? christys. patrick. good aftegood afternoon up? christys. patrick. good aftegood afternoon . up? christys. patrick. good aftegood afternoon . it's up? >> good afternoon. it's a pleasure to come on for that award winning piece of television that we've done. television that we've just done. yes coming your yes i've got loads coming your way. earth we manage way. how on earth did we manage to a terror suspect? is it to lose a terror suspect? is it true that he was league with true that he was in league with the iranians ? where now? the iranians? where is he now? i thought that we would have caught apparently caught him. apparently not. we are wiser. so the are still none the wiser. so the manhunt continues. we'll be following here following it right here throughout this throughout the course of this show on gb news. very, very concerning stuff there. why on earth was this guy wanted over terror etcetera? even

terror offences, etcetera? even allowed a category b prison? allowed in a category b prison? shouldn't belmarsh shouldn't he be in in belmarsh lows go there ? i'm also lows to go out there? i'm also going to be talking about shoplifting ever shoplifting as well. is it ever morally okay shoplift in morally to okay shoplift in the middle of living middle of a cost of living crisis, shoplifting cases and violent offences on rise violent offences is on the rise as well? is okay the as well? is it okay for the government to be making refugees and seekers homeless? and asylum seekers homeless? i was hoping to touch on that a bit yesterday. we'll do more on that today. warning from that today. and a warning from the government saying the indian government saying don't you dare lecture us about climate can climate change so we can do whatever we want. as long as whatever we want. but as long as india china don't do india and china don't do anything, totally anything, it's all totally pointless view. patrick anything, it's all totally poinisess view. patrick anything, it's all totally poinis gb view. patrick anything, it's all totally poinis gb news view. patrick anything, it's all totally poinis gb news the'. patrick this is gb news the temperature's rising . temperature's rising. >> boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello again, it's aidan magee here from the met office with the gb news forecast. hot sunshine once again for many, especially towards the south—east and the northwest of scotland , cloudier elsewhere and scotland, cloudier elsewhere and there is the chance of a few thunderstorms, mostly from relatively high based cloud, low

pressure swirling around to the southwest continues to throw humid and hot air northwards across the uk, but also some instability, some thunderstorms developing at relatively high bases , particularly for northern bases, particularly for northern ireland and scotland . during the ireland and scotland. during the rest of the day, they tend to drift away overnight if and where they occur, they will where they do occur, they will be isolated, very hit be very isolated, very hit and miss. cloud creeps into the miss. low cloud creeps into the east, another very warm east, but it's another very warm night. temperatures of 1920 celsius places by dawn. now celsius in places by dawn. now friday starts with that low cloud in the east. it tends to retreat back to the immediate coast skies brightening for many. but still some areas of high and medium level cloud around and still the chance of some of these high based thunderstorms, mostly they'll be producing lightning rather than heavy rain. however, a heavy rain is a possibility. they'll be very isolated. for the vast majority, and it's majority, it's dry and it's bright. on friday, temperatures still reaching the high 20s and low 30s in places into saturday and the start of a change towards the northwest with some

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channel. where it's 3 pm. it's patrick christys. >> it's gb news. how the flipping heck have we lost the terror suspect? why was he ever in a category b prison? has he had from inside? he had help from the inside? is he getting the outside? getting help on the outside? i really not think i would be really did not think i would be standing here today that standing here today saying that we found this guy. we still haven't found this guy. but here we the but alas, here we are. the manhunt continues is another story, it's story, though. do you know it's costing us £2 million just to clean up the dinghies after the channel? migrants? yeah so we're going to be talking about that and the fact that people who have actually genuinely now got

refugee are just going refugee status are just going to be made homeless. it's almost refugee status are just going to be rwe'reiomeless. it's almost refugee status are just going to be rwe'reiomyaass. it's almost refugee status are just going to be rwe'reiomya land it's almost refugee status are just going to be rwe'reiomya land of t's almost refugee status are just going to be rwe'reiomya land of milk most like we're not a land of milk and honey. climate is and honey. big climate con is that okay, so that really true? okay, so a scientist out and scientist has come out and admitted overegging the admitted to overegging the climate just to get his climate crisis just to get his work published. some people will really do anything to get on telly, also telly, won't they? i'm also going discussing this going to be discussing this topic well . i believe topic for us as well. i believe any second now i will be talking to you about this . yes. prince to you about this. yes. prince harry is back in the uk or is it going to be the book for him? is he going to get a rousing reception or not? he is here to do some of the stuff that he does best, which is genuine charity work. we'll be talking about all of that. patrick christys . gb news. we're off to christys. gb news. we're off to a flyer, right? okay. we are going to be going in with the big manhunt underway where is this individual, daniel abad khalifa , 21 years old. how did khalifa, 21 years old. how did he get out of wandsworth prison , we believe dressed as a chef,

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