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cookery shows and self proclaimed celebrity chefs . and proclaimed celebrity chefs. and it might take a ten. the cold war between phillip schofield and holly willoughby is hotting up . i'll be dealing with these up. i'll be dealing with these privileged prima donnas in no uncertain terms. you won't want to miss that. it's at. uncertain terms. you won't want to miss that. it's at . 10:00 to miss that. it's at. 10:00 happy friday one and all the weekend starts here. two hours of big opinion, big debate and big entertainment. lots to get through. i'll see you after the news headlines with ray addison i >> -- >> thanks, mark. good evening. our top stories tonight, the met police has confirmed a sighting of escaped prisoner daniel califf . he was last seen leaving califf. he was last seen leaving a lorry near wandsworth roundabout and walking towards the town centre . they they're the town centre. they they're offering a £20,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest. they also released

images of the chef's uniform that he escaped in. commander dominic murphy is head of the met's counter—terrorism command . he's urging califf to give himself up . himself up. >> my message to daniel is to give himself up. we will be closing in on you . the public closing in on you. the public are motivated and trying to find you. we've had excellent support from the media. it's only a matter of time before we find you. and i would appeal to you to call us and we will come and get you or into nearest get you or go into your nearest police station and. and we will detain you to channel migrants who attacked police on a french beach have been jailed . beach have been jailed. >> 33 year old saleh tayeb abdullah and 25 year old ahmed omar saleh qatar were sentenced to two years and two months for attempting to arrive in the uk illegally. the pair were part of a violent group who confronted officers near calais as they tried to stop them launching a small boat . the prime minister small boat. the prime minister says a free trade deal with india is not a given and not top

of his agenda ahead of the g20 summit in delhi. rishi sunak is expected to encourage india's pm narendra modi to end his policy of neutrality to russia and urge world leaders to address the war in ukraine. he's refused to commit to having a trade agreement in place before the next election . well, guns next election. well, guns salutes have been fired in london to mark the first anniversary of the late queen's death and the king's accession to the throne . they were held in to the throne. they were held in hyde park and at the tower of london with soldiers and horses who took part in the state funeral procession returning for gun salutes in the king's honoun gun salutes in the king's honour. charles and camilla attended a private service of prayer this morning in the church near balmoral, where the late queen worshipped . the king late queen worshipped. the king also recorded a special audio message in memory of his mother in marking the first anniversary of her late majesty's death. >> and my accession, we recall with great affection her long

life devoted service and all she meant to so many of us. i'm deeply grateful, too, for the love and support that has been shown to my wife and myself due touring this year. as we do our utmost to be of service to you all. >> this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now let's get back to mr friday night. mark dolan . my thanks to ray mark dolan. my thanks to ray addison, who returns in an hours addison, who returns in an hour's time. >> welcome to mark dolan tonight and happy friday. one and all the busy show coming up, many thanks lisa the make up thanks to lisa in the make up department. tonight, we've gone for david dickinson, mahogany . i for david dickinson, mahogany. i hope you like it now in my big opinion, the queen remembered a year on plus reflections from one of my favourite journalists , top royal biographer tom

bower. what's his verdict on king charles's first year in charge ? my mark meets guest live charge? my mark meets guest live in the studio is antony worrall thompson , talking about the thompson, talking about the highs and lows of life in the spotlight and giving his unfiltered, unapologetic views on modern cookery shows and self proclaimed celebrity chefs . it proclaimed celebrity chefs. it might take a ten. the cold war between phillip schofield and holly willoughby is hotting up. i'll be dealing with these privileged prima donnas in no uncertain terms . you won't want uncertain terms. you won't want to miss that. it's happening at 10:00. event tv . also, it's 10:00. event tv. also, it's bofis 10:00. event tv. also, it's boris johnson right when he says that britain will never join the eu again . that britain will never join the eu again. i'll be putting that to tonight's newsmaker , to tonight's newsmaker, journalist harry phibbs. that's also an exclusive mark dolan tonight people's poll. will britain ever re join the eu? let me know your thoughts. we've got tomorrow's front pages at 1030 sharp with three top pundits who haven't been told what to say. like on the other channels and

who don't follow the script. there isn't a script. we haven't got enough staff tonight , right? got enough staff tonight, right? me, nina myskow, neil wallis and lin mei brilliant pundits tonight. i'll be asking them in this day and age, how can a suspected terrorist be on the run in the uk for three days straight after a nordic film set in the 1700s? is criticised for an all white cast? is the push for diversity becoming a joke? and as the bbc's head of misinformation is accused of misinformation, is it wrong to lie on your cv ? plus, the most lie on your cv? plus, the most important part of the show your emails, they come straight to my laptop market gbnews.com. and let me say something about this character, dan neil caliph. right. he's on the run. he is a suspected terrorist. how on earth has he escaped? how is he on the run for three days? i think you and i can help. i've got so many viewers, i'm normally beating sky news about now, thanks to you so if you're watching this show and you think you've contact

you've spotted this guy, contact us. market gbnews.com or we will send your emails straight to the police or contact the authorities yourself. but let's find this guy. daniel caliph . find this guy. daniel caliph. let's get the job done together . so a busy two hours. this show has a golden rule. apart from catching terrorists , we don't do catching terrorists, we don't do boring. not on my watch. i just won't have it . a big two hours won't have it. a big two hours to come. let's start with my big opinion . it's a testament to the opinion. it's a testament to the late, great queen elizabeth that her passing at the age of 96 still came as a shock . such was still came as a shock. such was the sense of permanence that she brought to this country and to the british people . she felt as the british people. she felt as much of a fixture of this country as the lake district, the scottish highlands and big ben . but just the scottish highlands and big ben. but just as bad things don't last forever, neither do good. don't last forever, neither do good . and as we once again come good. and as we once again come together to mourn her passing a year on in so many ways, she's still feels present . her legacy, still feels present. her legacy,

for example, lives on via a monarchy that she did so much to preserve and via her son charles, who, let's be honest, served the longest apprenticeship in history. but that work and that patience has paid off with a new, noble and dynamic head of state who hitherto has protected everything that elizabeth achieved. king charles has largely stayed out of politics, which must be torture for him . which must be torture for him. and in my view, he's already a credible and effective figurehead, bringing together all citizens of our great nation. a celebrity can't do that. a politician most certainly can't. but a king or queen can. and i honestly don't feel that charles has put a foot wrong . so far. he has wrong. so far. he has demonstrated a work ethic that comfortably matches that of his own mother, even though when it's all too easy to forget, he himself is no teenager at the age of 74, flanked by his fine and agreeable wife, queen camilla, this new partnership is

one the public are quietly warming to. charles and camilla have slipped into their new role with effortless fuss free fanfare, free to clients. they haven't gone showbiz . oh, thank haven't gone showbiz. oh, thank god. although, whilst charles has been very active, i would like to see a bit more of her indoors whilst the prodigal prince harry continues his world privacy tour with self—congratulatory documentaries and tell all books. charles's son william has gained stature as prince of wales and the professional, discreet and humble way in which he and kate are going about their public duties is in stark contrast just to the prince and princess of woke over in the us. in fact , the and brickbats in fact, the and brickbats thrown at the royal family in this country from prince harry, the world's least happy millionaire. have cemented the popularity of the remaining royals. and to a man and woman, they have very wisely stayed silent in relation to the unending attacks from california, ignoring this right

royal cry—baby b and whilst top royal cry—baby b and whilst top royal insider charles brandreth is right to point out that prince harry's behaviour would have caused the queen huge distress if she were here today , she would also be gratified by the current state of the monarchy in this country and the overwhelming from the overwhelming support from the pubuc overwhelming support from the public that it continues to enjoy. all thanks to the foundations laid by elizabeth over seven decades. but like those crown jewels that adorn her head, the queen was an irreplaceable gem . there is so irreplaceable gem. there is so much to miss. we miss her smile. we miss her grace. we miss her elegance. we miss her measured judgement, her infinite wisdom. we miss her tartan skirts , the we miss her tartan skirts, the head scarves, the hat coat and dress combos. we miss the umbrellas , the buckled shoes, umbrellas, the buckled shoes, the regal hairdo which curled up at the front. and we miss her driving a range rover around balmoral often doing more than

20. we miss the roberts radio and tupperware at her breakfast table . we miss her ability to table. we miss her ability to unite, not divide. we miss her hard work, her sense of duty , hard work, her sense of duty, her commitment. we miss her stoicism, her toughness , her stoicism, her toughness, her inability, her refusal to suffer fools gladly . we she was no fools gladly. we she was no pushoven fools gladly. we she was no pushover, no shrinking violet when needed . she was an iron when needed. she was an iron hand wrapped in a velvet glove , hand wrapped in a velvet glove, and she handled every prime minister from churchill to truss with equanimity and calm . um. we with equanimity and calm. um. we miss her authenticity and her star quality at once. she was both real and unreal, and she was always sustained by the quiet firm and relent less power of her character . strangely of her character. strangely majestic, strangely to down earth. what an impossible mix this woman was. we will never see her like again. but her legacy will be with us forever .

legacy will be with us forever. wham, bam. thank you, ma'am . a wham, bam. thank you, ma'am. a year on, you leave us with sorrow at your passing . but joy sorrow at your passing. but joy for what you left behind . for what you left behind. now the very sad passing of the queen. a year on, what is her legacy and what kind of a job do you think king charles is doing? let me know. margaret gbnews.com. we'll get the views of top royal author and broadcaster tom bower shortly . broadcaster tom bower shortly. but let's hear from tonight's top pundits. at least two of whom have covered the royal beat for their respective newspapers . writer and broadcaster nina myskow and ex—national newspaper editor neil wallis. plus top political and social commentator lin mei. so nina, you've written many a thousand words on royal matters .

matters. >> i'm sorry to disappoint you. i've never written, have you not? not much. no. no no. i was i was a female columnist, but i wrote so therefore i wrote about funerals. but i've covered funerals. but i've never covered i've a royal i i've never been a royal diana. i went . i once i've never been a royal diana. i went. i once met i've never been a royal diana. i went . i once met princess i've never been a royal diana. i went. i once met princess diana in the loo at the caprice. but that's as as my royal that's as far as my royal contacts and what contacts would go. and what happened? was fantastic . happened? oh, it was fantastic. she was we chatted like. like girls about makeup and stuff for about five minutes. i can tell you the long story. >> did you steal her lipstick? >> did you steal her lipstick? >> no, but i watched her. she put and it was a chanel put hers on and it was a chanel lipstick. it was really. she looked get what looked fantastic. you get what you laddered my you pay for. i'd laddered my tights she, you know , i tights and. and she, you know, i came out and said, oh, my god, i've laddered my tie and she said, sorry. i don't have said, i'm so sorry. i don't have nail help because nail varnish to help because that stops run. nail varnish to help because tha yeah. stops run. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and she was washing her >> and then she was washing her hands at point she hands at this point and she said, soap might said, actually, some soap might do the trick. i said, that's do the trick. so i said, that's a and then we just a good idea. and then we just chatted. she chatted. we had girly chats. she was fantastic. >> her empathy no >> so her empathy knew no bounds, no , absolutely. even bounds, no, absolutely. even even showbiz journalists even sort of showbiz journalists with tights were there with laddered tights were there to helped. to be helped. >> absolutely. >> absolutely.

>> about queen? >> absolutely. >> also about queen? >> absolutely. >> also was about queen? >> absolutely. >> also was an )0ul queen? >> absolutely. >> also was an empatheticeen? she also was an empathetic person, a remarkable character , person, a remarkable character, and hasn't been replaced and has not been replaced. >> and i think although charles is doing his best and i understand undertaken more understand he's undertaken more dufies understand he's undertaken more duties this this first year duties in this this first year of his than the queen did in her first year. and he's behaving in a way that seems very seemly . a way that seems very seemly. he's not what i would have chosen . i would have liked to chosen. i would have liked to have seen diana as as head of state, done away with the royal family and had diana as our figurehead. wonderful figurehead. what a wonderful thought have been thought that would have been wonderful. we're also wonderful. plus we're also glossing over the cash for honours question that the sunday times dug up. and it's that's quietly disappeared . the third quietly disappeared. the third thing is that you say the agreeable camilla i cannot still stomach her the idea of her as queen because she is not a queen and the late queen said after many, many years of not meeting camilla, many, many, many years

before she was , you know, before she was, you know, killing was allowed in the presence . yes. and when the presence. yes. and when the actual wedding, the queen was far more interested in the racing that was going on, then the actual wedding , the queen the actual wedding, the queen said she could be queen consort. that's all been thrown out of the window. and i understand if it makes charles happy. it it makes him a more equitable man. and it keeps it keeps the show on the can understand on the road. i can understand why is, but that's what feel. >> a very interesting point from nina michkov. lin mei does does camilla taint the camilla being queen taint the legacy of elizabeth ? legacy of elizabeth? >> i wouldn't say it taints it, but i'm going to be honest with you. even though i no like following on from what you said, a lot people over a lot of people are not over the whole diana, they're whole diana, and they're not happy consort camilla happy with queen consort camilla being there. but i think she absolutely grounds king charles. there's been a few times where he's showed aggravation, frustration with the pen. the pen. oh, god. how and she was very, very good at, you know, calming him down. i think. and to be honest, i actually like

that they reflect like modern britain. there are so many of us, even the ones with stiff upper lips, that many people, they get divorced. now, this is they get divorced. now, this is the way of the world. they fall in love with different people all. and this a reflection on all. and this is a reflection on what modern britain is. well so, neil, what do you think about this? >> the queen is gone. it doesn't feel like a does it? feel like a year, does it? >> it doesn't. i'm with you, >> no, it doesn't. i'm with you, incidentally, on this. totally with i love camilla. with you. i love camilla. i think i'm terribly disappointed by charles. i was fully expecting a good year of blunders and clangers and nearly, you know, hissy fits. hissy fit. well, he did give us one of those, didn't he? but, you know, you can absolutely rely on him to get it wrong. the reason he hasn't , in my opinion, reason he hasn't, in my opinion, is because i do think that camilla grounds him and has kept him sane . and i hate to disagree him sane. and i hate to disagree with an old colleague, but diana would never have been able to do that. i also think that she growing she she grew in such

stature once once the royal family pushed her out, took away her hrh, she found her feet . her hrh, she found her feet. >> she made a place for herself in the world. >> and but if she had but if she'd stayed in that, she wouldn't have got away from him. and that's the problem. >> competed with charles for attention . attention. >> yes, she have done it >> yes, she would have done it would open warfare. would have been open warfare. >> you would get get rid of the royal just diana there. >> oh, you there. » oh, you >> oh, you want to do away with the royal family? >> they can >> no, i mean, they can you know, royal family are still know, the royal family are still a great piece of cement for this country . country. >> if you travel around . >> if you travel around. >> if you travel around. >> it's not very good these days. yeah that was that analogy created . created. >> it's not going to dissolve . >> it's not going to dissolve. >> it's not going to dissolve. >> you agree? i agree completely with neil on that one. i think that the royal family are in very good shape. but coming up next story , we will next in the big story, we will be joined by top royal biographer bower. his biographer tom bower. his reflections on a year since the queen died. plus, what does he think charles's first think of king charles's first year charge? and tell year in charge? and let me tell you, the studio, he's in you, live in the studio, he's in the this is

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people not just in my constituency from from all over the country . the country. >> the queen a year on from her sad passing . let's have a look. sad passing. let's have a look. how about this from lynne mark thank you so much for your beautifully put accurate and poignant description of how much our beloved queen is missed. lynne, thank you for that. james says mark, we love the queen and prince philip for our whole lives. we do miss them. charles is not our cup of tea, but has followed well, he followed her reign. well, he must all politics must avoid all politics and stupidities, particularly the climate hoax. william and kate are much better. jim thank you for that. of course, many people are concerned about global warming, but others believe it's over cooked. it's all about opinions. thank you for yours. how about that, kevin? hi, mark. i like your show and i'm glad you're back. however when i

heard you talk about the late queen, i wanted to throw up. i think the royal family are a bunch of parasites who want for nothing and all at the taxpayers expense. nothing and all at the taxpayers expense . thank you so much for expense. thank you so much for that, kevin. it is all about opinions. kevin aka captain sexy karaoke. king wow. opinions. kevin aka captain sexy karaoke. king wow . wow. i'd love karaoke. king wow. wow. i'd love to know what your signature tune is. i went to a karaoke party the other day and i butchered, i guess that's why they call it the blues. anyway what is your what is your personal karaoke tune? let me know. margaret gbnews.com. it is time now for the story. and further my the big story. and further to my big which you can catch big opinion, which you can catch up via gb on twitter. up on via gb news on twitter. let's reflect further on the one year anniversary of the queen's sad death with journalist and bestselling royal biographer tom bower. tom great to have you back on the show. do you think the has enough the queen has had enough recognition today ? recognition today? >> yes, i think that it definitely. but i think what's really been remarkable is how easy the transition has been. there hasn't been that much

mawkish behaviour . and the king mawkish behaviour. and the king is well—established indeed . is well—established indeed. >> so has she left a void in pubuc >> so has she left a void in public life, though, do you think? is there still a vacuum in her absence? tom >> yes, i think there is. i think there's a huge vacuum , and think there's a huge vacuum, and that's unfortunately because i don't think king charles has filled in what his mother , what filled in what his mother, what he inherited from his mother in the way that perhaps many of us expected and would desire . i expected and would desire. i think the queen was such an unbelievable character on our in our lives . as you so rightly our lives. as you so rightly said, she she just represented everything that was good about britain . and i fear that king britain. and i fear that king charles just cannot replace his mother. there's so many negative lives in his past life and currently to that, it's very hard to see how he can in any way fill the huge gap that the queen left . queen left.

>> indeed, perhaps the only people that could fill that gap would be king william and king kate. but obviously we all hope that will be a long time from now . how long that will be a long time from now. how long do you think, charles, is going to sit on his hands and stay of politic? hands and stay out of politic? tom, we still in the tom, are we still in the honeymoon period on honeymoon period where he's on his behaviour ? well, that , his best behaviour? well, that, of course, is the problem that charles finds it very hard to not interfere. >> and he's quite right not to interfere. that would have been an absolute catastrophe for before him if he had tried to meddle in any way or give his opinions. but that somehow just doesn't feel he's actually totally engaged and when just feels all the time that he is just trying to be good. but maybe it's a bit of a rut, which is why he was unfairly called a caretaker king. um i'm not quite sure why that is. i think that he completely misplayed the harry and meghan saga that he should have asserted his own importance and that he wasn't

going to be treated in that way by, i think, prince andrew is a constant problem for him. and what really troubles me most is that young people on the whole are polling anti—monarchist. that young people on the whole are polling anti—monarchist . and are polling anti—monarchist. and i think it isn't just because charles is an old man, so to speak, like me, but also because he doesn't offer them a future. we grew up with the queen. we liked what she represented. i don't think young people, especially know what does. king charles actually represent ? and charles actually represent? and thatis charles actually represent? and that is a great problem. i don't know the causes that he actually that he actually fights for. obviously, climate change. he did very well in the environment. but the commonwealth isn't his passion and culture may be his passion , and culture may be his passion, but i'm not sure whether his culture is a popular culture. it certainly isn't. and i think thatis certainly isn't. and i think that is the problem that we are still baffled by. what does king

charles actually represent? what does he stand for? >> yes. and of course, his concerns about the environment whilst laudable, are inherently political, which is why he's got to keep schtum. now, tom, i've always liked camilla, but she's had a pretty low profile first year as queen hasn't she? what would you put that to ? down would you put that to? down >> well, i think several aspects. first of all, camilla is not the greatest act wokeist. i mean, she is not terribly energy stick. i don't think she really loves being queen. i think she knows that there is a large residue of britons who resent her presence there . and i resent her presence there. and i don't think that she is that healthy. and i think, if anything, that is really, what, somewhat of a drag on charles himself . she doesn't want to to himself. she doesn't want to to fly australia. she doesn't want to fly to kenya . she doesn't to fly to kenya. she doesn't like going much further. probably than paris and berlin because she gets jet lagged and all the rest. and i don't think she sees herself as a leader and

as a monarch embracing and representing values which are important in a in a leader in a monarch. so i think there are a whole load of negatives against it. her greatest quality, of course, is making the king happy . there's no doubt about that . . there's no doubt about that. but, you know, that isn't a reason to be queen. and i think thatis reason to be queen. and i think that is the problem. i think there's a dynamic between charles and camilla, which is healthy for the two of them. but doesn't actually translate to making the monarchy more popular , more vibrant, more relevant and more engaged than it is at the moment. and i do think there is a moment where the monarchs , is a moment where the monarchs, and especially king charles, will have to step up and engage more with the public rather than just going to the highland games i >> -- >> and -_ >> and tom, always a thrilled to have you on the show. i look forward to catching up soon. my thanks biographer, thanks to top royal biographer, bestselling tom bower. bestselling author tom bower. more still to come. but first, here's the weather with alex. and it's good news. >> that warm feeling inside from

boxt boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news evening, weather on. gb news evening, alex deakin here with your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. >> for most of us, the hot spell continues this weekend, but with an increasing of seeing an increasing chance of seeing some big thunderstorms and eventually it will turn cooler into next week as this cold front approaches. but for the time being , front approaches. but for the time being, we're front approaches. but for the time being , we're between high time being, we're between high pressure pressure and we pressure and low pressure and we still the hot air in place. still have the hot air in place. a evening out there ,1 still have the hot air in place. a evening out there , 1 or a balmy evening out there, 1 or 2 very isolated thundery showers across of the west, but across parts of the west, but the vast majority staying dry. well turn a little murky in places , a bit misty, places, a bit misty, particularly around coasts particularly around the coasts through west. and it's going through the west. and it's going to night well. to be a very warm night as well. temperatures holding up in towns and mid to high and cities in the mid to high teens. some spots may not drop below 20 celsius. very warm below 20 celsius. so a very warm start to what will be a hot saturday. the main exception will the far northwest, where will be the far northwest, where it distinctly cooler it will be distinctly cooler than today. and as the day goes

on, there is an increasing chance of seeing some thunderstorms breaking out across the hearts of the country. if we see these country. now, if we see these downpours, could cause some downpours, they could cause some problems. there is a office problems. there is a met office warning in place, they're warning in place, but they're going to be very hit and miss. most places won't see them. temperatures getting temperatures again getting into the quite the 30s, but as i said, quite a bit across the north—west bit cooler across the north—west of scotland and where will of scotland and where there will be outbreaks of be more cloud and outbreaks of rain. thunderstorms rain. still a few thunderstorms rumbling through night rumbling on through the night and sunday, a greater and into sunday, a greater chance of seeing more of these downpours. of northern downpours. parts of northern england, north wales, maybe into southern scotland chance southern scotland with a chance of thunderstorms . but even of thunderstorms. but even further import further south, we could import some from france. again, the majority won't see them. and again, most , another hot again, for most, another hot one, that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers >> proud sponsors of weather on gb news before ten live in the studio talking about the highs and lows of life in the spotlight. >> antony worrall thompson . but >> antony worrall thompson. but next up with the pundits. after a nordic film set in the 1700s is criticised for an all white

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what a star. a star is born. glennis more of your karaoke hits short flea market gbnews.com but reacting to the big stories of the day , big stories of the day, tonight's top pundits, writer and broadcast nina myskow, former national newspaper editor neil wallis and political and social commentator lin mei, now a clip of a press conference has gone viral on x after a journalist questioned how diverse a new film cast was. the actors and the director were very confused about this film, which had an all white cast take a look. >> this is a cast and a danish production , which is entirely production, which is entirely nordic. it therefore has some lack of diversity . see, you lack of diversity. see, you would say as also new rules are implied in hollywood. >> are you on, too? okay. well, first of all, the film takes place in denmark in the 1750s. >> so the journalist is not happy with an all white cast, except it's a nordic film set in the 1700s with this latest

example is the push for diversity becoming a joke. lynn i think this is actually insulting to, you know, people from my minority group, whether that's, you know, asian , the that's, you know, asian, the black community and i have to continuously remind people that, you know, martin luther king junior said that he dreams of a day when people are judged by their character and not their skin colour. >> so i think it's completely unrealistic to have a film set in. i think it was 1755 in denmark , even if it was in denmark, even if it was in today, the majority of denmark is white. there's nothing wrong with having a white cast if it's representative of the time. and i just think for the oscars to continuously put these things and say that, you know , they and say that, you know, they can't be up for any awards or their creativity is questioned or their writing ability because there's not, you know, diversity of any kind in there i just think is absurd . and i think think is absurd. and i think it's quite sad. >> nina , i guess this journalist >> nina, i guess this journalist just wants to make sure that everybody gets an opportunity

irrespective skin colour. >> what's the problem? colour. >> well, s the problem? colour. >> well, thee problem? colour. >> well, the thingilem? colour. >> well, the thing is,n? colour. >> well, the thing is, if you're portraying something that you want to be historically accurate , i think it should be historically accurate. if you're doing a drama, then, you know , doing a drama, then, you know, in this day and age, if you if you want to make it gender blind and colour blind, that's that's fine. but they both they can sit alongside. but for me, i like historically accurate. but but this is not a documentary. having said that, that's not to say that there weren't black people in in in nordic countries. i mean we make the mistake of thinking there are no black people in europe . and black people in europe. and there were mean , a tiny there were i mean, a tiny minority, but they existed. >> well, what do you think? >> well, what do you think? >> should the cast of this danish film set in the 1700s be diverse? neil i think it's a really interesting question on the tube. >> i was chatting to a young black bloke and they asked me what we were going to talk about and i told them this was one of

them. and he said , but how do them. and he said, but how do you know there were no black people time in people in at that time in denmark? and, you know , it got denmark? and, you know, it got me thinking and if you just check , you will see that there check, you will see that there have been black people represented in art since about the domesday book, including shakespeare , including shakespeare, including shakespeare, including shakespeare . there was a famous shakespeare. there was a famous artist called albert durer did a very famous piece of work in 1500 to say it was 1750 and there would have been no black people in denmark. however, your point is well made. your point is really well made. it was not commonplace. so you know the guy looked at it like this. >> okay, in nigeria is nollywood okay? the majority of the films that come out of nigeria, there's a black cast and i'm happy there is because it's a black country and no one's ever going to question that. now in britain , i'd understand why britain, i'd understand why people want this to be a diversity based on britain's

history, diversity, history, based on the diversity, especially london. that makes especially of london. that makes sense. but with regards to denmark what's history? denmark, what's their history? have continuously gone have they continuously gone into, black countries into, let's say, black countries , african countries, caribbean countries? they have not. countries? no they have not. like so i don't see like britain has. so i don't see why they have to be felt or deal with sins of the past of with the sins of the past of britain, let's say, or america , britain, let's say, or america, where have this where they must have this diverse cast. what for? well, i think briefly , lynn, i think think briefly, lynn, i think this ticking got to this box ticking has got to stop. >> it doesn't because you know, in end, i think it's in the end, i think it's patronising it's people in the end, i think it's pacolour|g it's people in the end, i think it's pacolour because it's people in the end, i think it's pa colour because yous people in the end, i think it's pa colour because you stevie.e of colour because you stevie wonder you know maybe the greatest musical genius of all time , marvin those people time, marvin gaye, those people did not achieve what they achieved ticking. achieved through box ticking. >> incredible. achieved through box ticking. >> absolutely incredible. achieved through box ticking. >> absolutely right. credible. achieved through box ticking. >> absolutely right. and ble. achieved through box ticking. >> absolutely right. and just talking about other things, i saw couple weeks ago saw a film a couple of weeks ago called which is called paris memories, which is set at the of the bataclan set at the time of the bataclan and all. >> there's not a wasn't like one of those adult films, it? >> there's not a wasn't like one of tnina?|dult films, it? >> nina? >> nina? >> no, it wasn't, no. what are you like? no. you like? no, no, no. >> you grant settle in. >> you and grant settle in. i know goes. know anything goes. >> not your bohemians >> no, that's not your bohemians . you have a wild fantasy life . . you have a wild fantasy life. but. no, i'm just saying to turn

it on its head rather. and there was not a single scene of paris and people in paris where there's a single fat person . oh, there's a single fat person. oh, not a single fat person. not one. it's bizarre. so therefore, you know, so is that true to life or is it not true to life? i mean, it's purely obviously, it's i know a bloke it's by chance. >> i know a bloke who has given up a career on the west end stage because he is white, straight and hasn't got a six pack. he's got a fat tastic voice, but he's given up because he says you cannot get a look in. you have to be, which is a form of prejudice in itself, isn't it? >> precisely. >> precisely. >> i don't think precisely. i don't know. i wouldn't in terms of body weight, i wouldn't compare a minority compare that to a minority group, myself, because group, say, for myself, because i be fit and healthy and i could be fit and healthy and i can't change the colour i could be fit and healthy and i ca my change the colour i could be fit and healthy and i ca my skin, change the colour i could be fit and healthy and i ca my skin, butnge the colour i could be fit and healthy and i ca my skin, but ije the colour i could be fit and healthy and i ca my skin, but i don't colour of my skin, but i don't think there massive say, there should be a massive say, for depiction of for example, models depiction of obese because it's obese people because it's unhealthy and we don't want to look at obese people all the

time. think it encourages time. and i think it encourages them okay being them that they're okay being obese. i think it's obese. but i think it's different when it to the different when it comes to the colour of your skin. >> i with but i was >> i agree with that. but i was just it out, saying just pointing it out, saying there that you think, just pointing it out, saying there that's that you think, just pointing it out, saying there that's not that you think, just pointing it out, saying there that's not is1at you think, just pointing it out, saying there that's not is that)u think, just pointing it out, saying there that's not is that can1ink, well, that's not is that can that be factually correct? the very and film is very world of tv and film is completely unrealistic, isn't it? >> as you quite rightly say, is it an overcorrection ? yes, yes, it an overcorrection? yes, yes, completely. they have erased, i think i disagree with you the first time. yeah about the issue of overweight , for instance, you of overweight, for instance, you don't see overweight people in tv dramas. you don't see me. >> love island. love island in particular. i mean, you look at any of those things, they are completely . completely. >> did you enjoy bridgerton ? >> did you enjoy bridgerton? because i'd be i'll be honest, i found that extremely unrealistic like it at all. but then it's entertaining as a period drama featuring actors of colour. yes. yes yes. in a time where almost completely the other way. jane austen. yeah briefly. >> because the clocks are against us. why didn't you like

it? >> i just. >> i just. >> i just thought it wasn't realistic . realistic. >> it felt contrived. all right, look , folks, what do you think look, folks, what do you think we've been asking all day a we've been asking all day in a mark dolan tonight people's poll is for diversity is the push for diversity becoming a joke? is the push for diversity becthe1g a joke? is the push for diversity becthe resultsze? is the push for diversity becthe results of that are next. >> the results of that are next. plus, the studio , antony plus, live in the studio, antony worrall thompson. go worrall thompson. don't go anywhere

now the result of tonight's first mark dolan tonight people's poll is in. i've been asking after a nordic film set in the 1700s is criticised for an all white cast. you couldn't make it up, could you? is the push for diversity becoming a joke? well the results are resounding . 94% say yes. resounding. 94% say yes. diversity is becoming a joke. 6% say it is . not okay. it's time say it is. not okay. it's time for this . yes, it's time for for this. yes, it's time for mark meets. and tonight , one of mark meets. and tonight, one of the best known chefs and restaurateurs in the country,

not to mention top author and broadcaster anthony worrall thompson, anthony , welcome to thompson, anthony, welcome to the studio. great to have you. normally, you have to a normally, you have to write a really introduction. really long introduction. you don't one. you've had an don't need one. you've had an amazing you amazing career. you went straight hotel management straight into hotel management after school. what attracted you to catering ? to hospitality and catering? >> i love cooking basically from a very early age. i think at age six i cooked my first duck aileron quite amazing, which i caught on the thames in my canoe. that's the complete service, isn't it? it is, but i put it in the oven, fully feathered , all guts involved, feathered, all guts involved, and just poured a bottle of cure orange squash over the top. that was my duck launch. so it wasn't very technical. >> was dad a good cook or mum? >> was dad a good cook or mum? >> was left three, >> no, dad was left us at three, so wasn't bad cook. she so mum wasn't a bad cook. she wasn't bad at all, but she made a good white sauce, which now a good white sauce, which we now call a good white sauce, which we now calibechamel , of course. and you >> bechamel, of course. and you didn't consult her about the duck and the feathers? >> was annoyed. >> no, she was very annoyed. well, interesting because well, that's interesting because you are. >> i mean, innovative, >> i mean, that was innovative, wasn't the age of six, wasn't it? at the age of six, you innovator. a you are an innovator. you're a

bit breaker in the bit of a rule breaker in the kitchen, your first kitchen, aren't you? your first restaurant, was . was restaurant, i think it was. was it called let's have look. it called let's have a look. menage in knightsbridge menage a trois in knightsbridge early 80s 83. serving early 80s 83. only serving starters . starters and puddings. >> yeah, that was our slogan. just starters puddings . no just starters and puddings. no intercourse. so yeah, we. we made our name there. definitely. i mean, it was nouvelle cuisine. lots of small plates, which has now come back in a different sort of form, actually. little small plates. but it was lady di's favourite restaurant for a penod di's favourite restaurant for a period of time and it was a featured in the crown inn in the crown recently . so yeah, that crown recently. so yeah, that was fantastic. eight years of great times. you're a disruptor, aren't you? >> oh, totally . why is that >> oh, totally. why is that important in in cooking? >> i think so many people don't say the truth . they don't. say the truth. they don't. they're sort of pandering around and not wanting to upset people. i don't want to upset people, but i genuinely say it as it is, you know? i mean , my wife, of you know? i mean, my wife, of course, accused me of having

asperger's, but i'm not sure i have. but i just do say very blunt comments and, you know, that's me . that's me. >> i think you're just honest. and i think you got that authenticity that comes with it. what do you think of all of these stars , these celebrities these stars, these celebrities who now become chefs ? you've got who now become chefs? you've got the children of celebrities . i the children of celebrities. i think brooklyn beckham has turned his hand to being trained by gordon ramsay because they could make something they say, well, there you go. >> i the thing is, is that >> i think the thing is, is that the celebrity chef that's not even chef. cookery even really been a chef. cookery shows really, shows are entertainment, really, aren't they're bit of aren't they? they're a bit of theatre. there's not awful aren't they? they're a bit of the ofe. there's not awful aren't they? they're a bit of the of teaching; not awful aren't they? they're a bit of the of teaching; not delia vful lot of teaching like delia used to the days . it's to do in the old days. it's about know . about fun, you know. >> but do you not resent it? i mean, if you've got children mean, if you've got the children of celebrity chefs like tilly ramsay , you've got i think it's ramsay, you've got i think it's what's this young son, the son of jamie oliver as embody oliver. he's a chef now. but he has, you know, he has got a chef dad. >> so, i mean, it is tv companies are grasping for straws .

straws. >> nigella lawson, journalist turned cook. i mean, there's this not insult the profession that you've participated in. >> you know what? let people do what they want. i really don't care. i mean , when we did ready, care. i mean, when we did ready, steady cook, we were accused of denigrating our profession in. but at the end of the day, if you could pick up a little bit of a tip here, a tip there, and it's, you know , it's fun, why it's, you know, it's fun, why not have fun in life? too many people are too serious about everything. >> you've also got the work ethic as well as being disarmingly honest. you've published 32 published in the region of 32 books. you and have lost books. you and i have both lost count. you're a profile count. you're a high profile restaurant owner and you've been on the box since the early 90s. what your feelings about what are your feelings about fame ? um, i never saw myself fame? um, i never saw myself like that. >> my , my godfather is richard >> my, my godfather is richard burton, and he . he was famous. burton, and he. he was famous. they were the people who kept themselves to themselves. and themselves to themselves. and the public wanted to know about them. but there was no social media in those days, so they didn't get know more

didn't get to know about more than the screen than the persona on the screen or whatever . i than the persona on the screen or whatever. i think than the persona on the screen or whatever . i think we or whatever. i think fame we were much a b category were very much a b category fame, if you want to call it that. i don't. ijust love fame, if you want to call it that. i don't. i just love doing that. i don't. ijust love doing it. i mean, i, i like the fact they let me be an idiot. they let me fool around. they let me set fire to things and, you know, have fun. so but even, you know, have fun. so but even, you know, we were all cooking good dishes but having fun at the same time. so things have changed. you know, i think , oh, changed. you know, i think, oh, keith floyd changed cookery shows completely. >> absolute genius , at least as >> absolute genius, at least as a broadcaster. did you him a broadcaster. did you rate him as not at all. entertaining. >> no, not at all. entertaining. it didn't matter. you know , he it didn't matter. you know, he was entertaining. was a great was entertaining. he was a great guy - was entertaining. he was a great guy . funnily enough, i also was guy. funnily enough, i also was one of the few shows he would come on apart from his own because he did have certain because he did have a certain resentment about all of us who he spoke and really, um, so but he spoke and really, um, so but he did like me and we got on really well. and, but he was the man who broke the mould. definitely. yeah. man who broke the mould. defan ely. yeah. man who broke the mould. defan entertaining guy and an >> an entertaining guy and an authentic broadcaster . he'd get authentic broadcaster. he'd get increasingly as cooked increasingly drunk as he cooked , wouldn't he? >> never, never worked

>> i never, never worked with him. lunchtime, apparently. >> advice . wise advice. you >> wise advice. wise advice. you mentioned there that your dad's left you when you were a small child. did that shape you as a person ? did you have something person? did you have something to prove ? to prove? >> i probably did. i mean, i was a rebel all the way through. i went to school aged went to boarding school aged three, you wouldn't be three, which you wouldn't be able that nowadays. able to do that nowadays. a little brighton little school in brighton with this victorian governess this sort of victorian governess who beat you . it was who used to beat you. it was pretty grim. i think i've always been someone sort of said, you like tires and coming out of the jungle with no social skills. i mean, it took me an awful long time to to talk to people time to get to talk to people like people was a total loner like people i was a total loner for years and years and years and up until i married and actually up until i married my wife 27 years ago, she was the one that broken down the walls that i used to put up in my own defence. really >> well, it's wonderful that you've come through that you've also health issues. also come through health issues. i tough i mean, you had a tough childhood, didn't you? i understand that you had scurvy and you had an accident, rugby accident. you had to wait until

your operation? your 20s for an operation? >> i got stamped on in the >> yeah, i got stamped on in the bottom scrum and i they bottom of a scrum and i they patched me up. >> but they couldn't operate straight away, so i looked like punch and judy or punch properly. >> so i was a concave face for ages and i couldn't even, you know, it's the time. 16 year old, one year old, after pulling the ladies, i couldn't even look at one, let alone talk to one. so it was shocking. >> i waited until your 20s for the . the op. >> is that 21? yeah. it was a pioneering operation in roehampton south roehampton hospital, south african surgeon did it where he broke my top jaw. if you think your top jaw is actually part of your top jaw is actually part of your head , he broke that, pulled your head, he broke that, pulled it forward and stuffed some of my hip behind it and brought it all forward . one half. i've got all forward. one half. i've got all forward. one half. i've got a slightly crooked smile apart from lots of other crooked bits of me, but i mean, one and a half of the graph didn't work quite half of the graph didn't work quhe as half of the graph didn't work quite as it should have quite as well as it should have done. anyway, was much done. but anyway, it was much better was. better than it was. >> you the thinking, >> well, you got the thinking, man. my book. >> well, you got the thinking, man. you my book. >> well, you got the thinking, man. you are my book. >> well, you got the thinking, man. you are a my book. >> well, you got the thinking, man. you are a survivor. y book. clearly you are a survivor. you've had your highs and lows

andifs you've had your highs and lows and it's really difficult in business. you've lost a couple of restaurants and understandably so. god knows recessions will have had their influence on that credit crunches and all the rest of it. but what keeps you going? because probably don't need because you probably don't need the . the money now. >> need the money, but >> i don't need the money, but it's i love the energy of it. i just love getting up. i up just love getting up. i get up at morning . i never at 6:00 every morning. i never go to bed. i'm not one of go back to bed. i'm not one of those people goes back to those people who goes back to bed having another snooze. i have the have a little snooze in the afternoon as they're getting afternoon now as they're getting older apparently michael older and apparently mr michael mosley good for mosley says that's very good for you. think i just i love you. but i think i just i love cooking . you know, when i had cooking. you know, when i had a little disaster in 2008 with nine restaurants going down, it was because i took my eye off the ball and i was doing a lot of television and i left it in the hands of a managing sort of agent. if you want, managing director, and director, if you want. and i should have been there. we could have stopped it happening. >> and that's tough , isn't it? >> and that's tough, isn't it? but you here, you've got the shirt on your back, you've got the cv. i understand you're handing over the reins of your

very successful restaurant and bar on bar the greyhound near henley on thames. briefly, if you can, thames. so briefly, if you can, what's next anthony wall? what's next for anthony wall? >> thompson i've still got >> thompson well, i've still got my the my restaurant in q grill off the green, which goes from strength to strength. to spend to strength. but i want to spend a time there. i want to a bit more time there. i want to do a lot more travelling. i'm writing a mammoth thousand recipe cookbook and travelling. i've got a grand daughter in australia who i haven't seen . australia who i haven't seen. she's a year and a half, so i want to go out there later this year and generally get fit because i'm sort of, i'm a fat person, but it's going, it's going. it's going slowly. >> you look brilliant in my view. and you've got a tan from from pressure spraying the car as well. jet washing the terrace. oh was it the terrace that was it. you're a picture of health, thrilled health, anthony are thrilled to have thank have you in the studio. thank you joining us. the you so much forjoining us. the true that is anthony true legend that is anthony worrall thompson, lots more to come, first up, the come, folks. first up, the weather looks like things are heating up . heating up. >> boxed boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news evening .

of weather on. gb news evening. >> alex deakin here with your latest weather update from the met for for gb news most met office for for gb news most of us, the hot spell continues this weekend. but with an increasing seeing increasing chance of seeing some big thunderstorms and eventually it will turn cooler into next week as this cold front approaches. for the time approaches. but for the time being, we're between high pressure pressure and we pressure and low pressure and we still the hot air in place. still have the hot air in place. a balmy evening out there, 1 or 2 very isolated thundery showers across parts of the west. but the vast majority staying dry. we'll turn a little murky in places, a bit misty, particularly coasts particularly around the coasts through the west. and it's going to be very warm night as well. to be a very warm night as well. temperatures in temperatures holding up in towns and the to high and cities in the mid to high teens. and cities in the mid to high teens . some spots may not drop teens. some spots may not drop below celsius. so a very warm below 20 celsius. so a very warm start to what will be a hot saturday. the main exception will be far northwest, where will be the far northwest, where it be distinctly it will be distinctly cooler than . and as the day goes than today. and as the day goes on, there is an increasing chance of seeing some thunderstorms breaking out across the hearts of the country. if we see these country. now if we see these downpours, could cause some downpours, they could cause some

problems. there is a met office warning place, they're warning in place, but they're going hit and miss. going to be very hit and miss. most them. most places won't see them. temperatures again getting into the said , quite a the 30s. but as i said, quite a bit cooler across the north—west of there be of scotland where there will be more and outbreaks of more cloud and outbreaks of rain. still thunderstorms rain. still a few thunderstorms rumbling the night rumbling on through the night and sunday. a greater and into sunday. a greater chance seeing of these chance of seeing more of these downpours . parts of northern downpours. parts of northern england, wales , maybe into england, north wales, maybe into southern with a chance southern scotland with a chance of thunderstorms. even of thunderstorms. but even further we could import of thunderstorms. but even furthefrom we could import of thunderstorms. but even furthefrom france :ould import of thunderstorms. but even furthefrom france .yuld import of thunderstorms. but even furthefrom france . again, port of thunderstorms. but even furthefrom france . again, the some from france. again, the majority won't see them. and again, for most another hot one looks like things are heating up. >> boxed boilers are proud sponsors of weather on gb news . sponsors of weather on gb news. coming up in the 10:00 hour. >> tomorrow's papers hot off the press with live reaction from tonight's top pundits and you won't want to miss this in my take at ten, in just five minutes time, the cold war between phillip schofield and holly willoughby is hotting up. i'll dealing with these i'll be dealing with these privileged donnas in no privileged prima donnas in no uncertain terms . unmissable

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right when he says britain will never rejoin the eu. i'll be putting that to tonight's newsmaker . plus tomorrow's newsmaker. plus tomorrow's newspaper, front pages and live reaction in the studio from my top pundits. yes, a packed show. lots to get through it is friday night. the weekend starts here. first, the news headlines with ray addison . ray addison. >> thanks, mark, and good evening . our top stories evening. our top stories tonight, the met police has confirmed a sighting of escaped prisoner daniel calef. he was last seen leaving a lorry near wandsworth roundabout and walking towards the town centre. they're offering a £20,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest. they also released images today of the chef's uniform that he escaped in. commander dominic murphy is head of the met's counter—terrorism command. he's urging khalifa to give himself up . up. >> ”l: my > up. >> my message to daniel is to give himself up. we will be

closing in on you . the public closing in on you. the public are motivated and trying to find you. we've had excellent support from the media. it's only a matter of time before we find you, and i would appeal to you to call us and we will come and get you or go into your nearest police and. we will police station and. and we will detain you to channel migrants who attacked police on a french beach have been jailed. >> 33 year old sally tayeb abdullah and 25 year old ahmed omar saleh, qatar were sentenced to two years and two months for attempting to arrive in the uk illegally. the pair were part of a violent group who confronted officers near calais as they tried to stop them launching a small boat . the prime minister small boat. the prime minister says a free trade deal with india is not a given and not top of his agenda ahead of the g20 summit in delhi. rishi sunak is expected to encourage india's pm narendra modi to end his policy of neutrality to russia . he'll of neutrality to russia. he'll also urge world leaders to address the war in ukraine. he's

refused to commit to having a trade agreement in place before the next election in gun salutes have been fired in to london mark the first anniversary of the late queen's death and the king's accession to the throne . king's accession to the throne. well, they were held in hyde park and at the tower of london with soldiers and horses who took part in the state funeral procession returning for gun salutes in the king's honour. charles and camilla attended a private service of prayer this morning in the church near balmoral , where the late queen balmoral, where the late queen worshipped the king also recorded a special audio message in memory of his mother in marking the first anniversary of her late majesty s death and my accession , as we recall, with accession, as we recall, with great affection, her long life devoted service , and all she devoted service, and all she meant to so many of us. >> i am deeply grateful to for the love and support that has been shown to my wife and myself dunng been shown to my wife and myself

during this year. as we do our utmost to be of service to you . all >> 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 back to . mark to. mark >> my thanks to ray addison, who returns in an hour's time . returns in an hour's time. welcome to mark dolan tonight. happy friday one and all the weekend starts here is boris johnson right when he says that britain will never rejoin the eu? that's right. will britain never rejoin the eu? i'll be putting that to tonight's newsmaker . plus, tomorrow's newsmaker. plus, tomorrow's newspaper front pages and live reaction in the studio from tonight's top pundits . this tonight's top pundits. this evening. writer and broadcaster nina michkov , former national nina michkov, former national newspaper editor neil wallace, and political and social commentator lin mei plus, they'll be nominating their

headune they'll be nominating their headline heroes and back page heroes of the day. a packed houn heroes of the day. a packed hour. remember, we don't do bonng. hour. remember, we don't do boring . not on my watch . ijust boring. not on my watch. i just won't have it. those papers are coming. but first, my take . at coming. but first, my take. at ten. there's trouble in paradise, folks. the silver haired tv maestro phillip schofield , a man who's brilliant schofield, a man who's brilliant at getting young boys into television, has pressed the nuclear button and unfriended his former this morning star holly willoughby on instagram. the pr war between these two, once best friends, of course, makes the conflict in ukraine look like a minor scuffle . and look like a minor scuffle. and holly willoughby is more terrified ing than that wagner bloke from russia, especially if you get on the wrong side of her crumbling schools , rampant crumbling schools, rampant inflation, a cost of living crisis , sky high energy bills, crisis, sky high energy bills, none of these trifling matters compare to what holly and phil have been through and for this

dream team to fall out amid a hellish backdrop of economic turmoil, an nhs waiting list of 7 million people and a government coughing its final breaths of despair. this is the last thing we need as a country. am i the only one that misses the days when they were together, chuckling and giggling at other's jokes on air, at each other's jokes on air, staggering into the studio , staggering into the studio, still in their ball gown and dinner suit. the morning after a glittering ceremony in glittering award ceremony in which they'd been rewarded with gongs and awards and prizes for their truly unique talent of reading an autocue. i know you could say the same about me, but at least i write this now . i at least i write this now. i said we missed the queen earlier , but it's nothing compared to this angelic couple who were such friends to their such good friends to their viewers who really cared about their who really went their viewers who really went their viewers who really went the mile with excellent the extra mile with excellent advice about how not to die from . covid such as effectively dressing up in a giant condom. so you couldn't get the disease. take a look at this . take a look at this. >> are you ready? yeah. oh,

where does my face go ? oh my god i >> -- >> truly, 5mm >> truly, truly inspirational. we. we just don't have leadership like that on tv anymore. thank god they talked up the covid hysteria . someone up the covid hysteria. someone had to . how about the heroic way had to. how about the heroic way that they rushed to the front of the queue to see the queen's coffin so that they could experience this piece of history on our behalf? you can't argue with that level of commitment to the who doesn't miss the audience who doesn't miss their fits as they put their laughing fits as they put each off after a little each other off after a little mistake or double entendre in the you thought they the script. if you thought they were having a good time, it didn't compare to how fun didn't compare to how much fun we were having at quite we were having at home, quite literally with literally screaming with laughter. so glad they were laughter. i'm so glad they were having so much fun. such a good time on tv. together we all benefited. and when they won those really us those awards, it was really us winning those awards. they were our awards too. but like all good things, it had to come to an end. and like romeo and juliet, this forbidden love has

endedin juliet, this forbidden love has ended in tragedy with poor old philip. now scratching around for work. what could he do next? be a reporter on the one show doing fun items about the squirrel population when he's a squeaky cheeky squirrel, isn't he? he's a grey squirrel, let's be honest. or maybe he could do the scores on pointless celebrities . oh, the irony then celebrities. oh, the irony then . there's lovely holly. probably the best human being in the country in my humble opinion. what was the first thing that she did after the schofield scandal that rocked the nation? she got on camera and asked us how we were all doing, if we were okay. i've got to say, whenever she's on air, i always get a lump in my throat. such is the size of her heart, like when she selflessly shares information about products from her well priced online shop, which gives her customers better lives . but now she's treated lives. but now she's treated like an unwrapped present in a game of pass the parcel as she's shunted around the itv schedule and offered more co—presenters on this morning than hugh hefner

had. playboy bunnies. i can't bear to see this dream team split up like this . i just want split up like this. i just want them to be rich and happy . is them to be rich and happy. is that too much to ask ? all we can that too much to ask? all we can do is pray that they bury the hatchet and that phil swallows his pride and clicks on that follow button. again, tapping into his human side, the side of him that's so warm, so kind, so caring, the same phil that's so incredibly good at helping young men get into television . so men get into television. so let's get these two back on air together on this morning, doing what they do best, chuckling away at each other's jokes , away at each other's jokes, sharing excellent and very wise health advice about things like covid and going on air tired and still a bit drunk from award ceremonies dorchester ceremonies at the dorchester hotel the night before for these two to be friends again. and to once again adorn our tv screens would boost this country would be the boost this country so desperately needs to be honest, this should be on rishi sunaks list of pledges. get holly and phil back together

again . so, holly and phil, your again. so, holly and phil, your country needs you . give peace country needs you. give peace a chance. country needs you. give peace a chance . should itv reinstate chance. should itv reinstate phillip schofield market gb news.com phillip schofield market gbnews.com or get to your emails? let's hear from tonight's top pundit pundits. i should say pundits, writer and broadcaster nina myskow, former newspaper editor neil wallis, and political and social commentator lin mei lynn, the country's been through so much. we need these two back on tv together , you know, and if this together, you know, and if this was any one else, there would have been a fully fledged police investigation. >> and i just don't know what will. i do know why it has happened, but i don't want to see him on our tvs whatsoever. i think it's despicable, the think that it's despicable, the stories that came out, the lies. my biggest thing with phillip schofield is him listening to what his brother did and doing nothing about it. so why should we have someone like that on prime time television ?

prime time television? >> well, of course we don't know. we don't have the evidence that he didn't do anything in relation to crimes committed relation to the crimes committed by he shouldn't really. >> that's why i said that's why i investigation. if this i said investigation. if this was i haven't was anyone, i haven't accused him. this was anyone else, he him. if this was anyone else, he would have been investigated . would have been investigated. his computers, his phones would have been taken and it would have been taken and it would have been taken and it would have been looked at. even if it was even if that young man didn't want to do anything about this. this is for the good of the nation, for public importance. far as i'm importance. as far as i'm concerned, because he's such a prominent figure in television. so we need to if there so we need to see if there was anything untoward going on anything else untoward going on and should an and there should have been an investigation it's been investigation. it's all been swept carpet . swept under the carpet. >> okay. >> okay. >> of course, this >> well, of course, this show is all you're all about opinions, lynn. you're entitled do not entitled to yours. we do not know the circumstances around which might which phillip schofield might have handled or approached the allegations and the crimes committed by his brother. it's important to say it wasn't important to say that it wasn't him did things, of him that did those things, of course. clearly the mood course. no, but clearly the mood nina myskow from lin mei is that all is not forgiven in relation

to phillip schofield well , it's to phillip schofield well, it's not just a question of all is not just a question of all is not is that it's not forgiven is that it's entirely in appropriate for him to be back television because to be back on television because when appear on people's when you appear on people's television screens on a daily basis, as you well know, mark, you are you form an intimate relations with your viewers. >> in their homes. it's >> you're in their homes. it's kind of much more personal because you you're part of literally of the furniture. you're in that box in the corner . and once that trust is broken in some way, then the viewers feel betrayed and let down. and i don't think you can build that again. and i think that is what what what the problem is. my i it's kind of humiliating watching holly desperate . sort watching holly desperate. sort of scrabble to keep her position. i mean, holly with alice hammond, i mean, as if they were greatest buddies on earth is toe curlingly excruciating thing. and, you know , and holly, for heaven's know, and holly, for heaven's sake . and she was booed at the

sake. and she was booed at the national television awards the other night. i mean, not not massive booing, but it was there . so she's on a pretty sticky wicket at the moment. i've never bought into the holly holly thing. you know , she you know, thing. you know, she you know, she has her when she has her concerned look on, you know, when she's talking to somebody. it's story. i mean, to me it's a sad story. i mean, to me , more constipated , she looks more constipated than than concerned . than than concerned. >> well, neil, i should offer a word of defence. i mean, this young woman, arguably the most in—demand broadcaster in the country , she's on a massive deal country, she's on a massive deal with itv . she's loved by with itv. she's loved by millions . millions. >> do you know the most extraordinary part of this story is how on earth itv got away with it? because there is a truth in this , is that the idea truth in this, is that the idea that phillip schofield and only phillip schofield and this young naive man were the only people who knew they had a relationship is a farce. it is an absolute disgrace that the editor is

still there. the managing director is still there. they all would have known about something. there is no way on a busy show like that. and i would suspect we've all been on it from time to time. would not have known what was going on and yet nobody i mean, he fully deserved to take the rap. i completely agree. but holly knew the rest of them knew about the relationship . but the mud has relationship. but the mud has been allowed to be washed off them . they have walked clear and them. they have walked clear and it's an absolute disgrace. >> s i wonder why. >> s i wonder why. >> i wonder why it's him with the cheek to unfollow willoughby like i agree with you saying that, you know, she knew . that, you know, she knew. however, what's gone on recently . do you think as to why he's done that? do you think possibly he feels that she should be sticking up for him? i don't understand it. >> well, he helped her to get the this morning gig, didn't he ? >> 7- >> oh, it 7_ >> oh, it wasn't. 7 >> oh, it wasn't. wasn't it ? her

>> oh, it wasn't. wasn't it? her partner ? i thought it was her partner? i thought it was her partner. well, i understand. >> i understand. he lobbied hard. they were very much the besties . lynn, if somebody besties. lynn, if somebody unfollows you on on instagram, just. just for those that aren't on social media, how significant is that? >> it's extremely significant for the new age people that use social media. but sometimes i do. sometimes i unfollow my close friends because i think when we look at people's social media, we get a concentrated version of them. and sometimes we see and we think, oh, i just cannot take the concentrated version of my friend. so i'm very honest . i'll have to call very honest. i'll have to call up my friend, say, sorry, i can't bear to look at your tweets for a while. i need to unfollow tweets for a while. i need to unfollo also probably >> it's also probably desperately jealous of her continually rolling out yet more lucrative deals and being seen to be here. there and everywhere. and he has lost the lot. and. and no one else has carried the can. no one else has paid the price he deserved to. obviously

>> i was going to say, did you did you notice that that in latterly in the last few years he did all sorts of ads which you thought , why is he doing you thought, why is he doing that ad about cars? does he really? he must be, you know, you know, earning enough money. he doesn't he's got a vast wine cellar. everything cellar. he's got everything he needs. doing that? did needs. why is he doing that? did he have something in him he did he have something in him that thinks, well, this all that thinks, well, this may all come and i might come crashing down and i might as just did he do those ads as well just did he do those ads thinking i might have lawyers to pay 7 pay for? >> what do you think? is it time to and forget regards to forgive and forget in regards to forgive and forget in regards to philip schofield, they're struggling a co—host on struggling to find a co—host on this morning. i offered my services. i cleared it the services. i cleared it with the boss. give my fee to boss. i said i'd give my fee to help for heroes. and they foolishly decided not to take me up on generous offer. but up on my generous offer. but i wonder they just wonder whether they should just both go back on itv. surely that's the little boost the country needs . by the way, let country needs. by the way, let me be very clear that itv, which is a great british company, is and has been abundantly clear throughout , that they did not throughout, that they did not know about the allegations surrounding philip schofield. he's apologised for having lied

to itv , lied to his agent, lied to itv, lied to his agent, lied to itv, lied to his agent, lied to his colleagues. they have made it clear they knew nothing about those allegations or that alleged behaviour and once they found out they did a full investigation. but look, it's all about opinions. what's yours? mark gbnews.com. boris johnson. remember him? he says that britain will never, never, never rejoin the eu . is he never rejoin the eu. is he right? i'll be putting that to tonight's newsmaker. plus tomorrow's front pages with instant reaction from my top pundits. don't go anywhere

so they've been frustrated in this this way. so they've been frustrated in this this way . and this this way. and she does not agree with my take at ten. >> phil and holly should both be relegated to cbgb's , bedtime relegated to cbgb's, bedtime houn relegated to cbgb's, bedtime hour. even then, they can probably bore a three year old anthony not having it at all. do you know ? feelings are running you know? feelings are running very strongly. tracy's says, hi, mark. those two should never be seen again. both awful. why was

holly on midsomer murders the other week? she was dreadful. i don't want to see her, says tracy. hi says marion. no thank you to phillip schofield. they all knew, says marion. it's a disgrace, rachel telling it like it is. mark dolan tonight hotter than the kalahari desert top show. hot love. rachel you've got me blushing, i hope. mrs. dolan isn't watching. i'll get in a world of trouble. john says philip's career is well over. it's retirement now. they are all me, me, me. people who just care about themselves this morning is now called the holly willoughby show . gosh, so many willoughby show. gosh, so many emails coming in. thank you. mark says sienna is such a funny monologue, fits of monologue, was in fits of giggles. the itv show is a complete show and the presenters were dreadful and should be viewed as bygone crap that should be left in the past. blimey sienna, you're. you're not messing around, are you ? oh, not messing around, are you? oh, look, thank you for that. keep

those emails coming. we're still, way, on the still, by the way, on the lookout this really lookout for this really concerning character. daniel califf. he is a suspected terrorist and i want to do my bit. we've got lots of viewers, lots of listeners. if you think you've spotted him or know someone has, a line someone that has, drop me a line mark at gbnews.com. we will pass someone that has, drop me a line maremails news.com. we will pass someone that has, drop me a line maremails you s.com. we will pass someone that has, drop me a line maremails you sendi. we will pass someone that has, drop me a line maremails you send mes will pass someone that has, drop me a line maremails you send me straight ss any emails you send me straight to police . so find to the police. so let's find this daniel califf , who this guy, daniel califf, who looks be a dangerous looks to be a dangerous character. now character. okay. it's time now for newsmaker hour. and for the newsmaker hour. and let's speak to journalist harry phibbs . this story has just phibbs. this story has just popped up phibbs. this story has just popped up in the last couple of hours. former prime minister bofis hours. former prime minister boris johnson, writing in his daily mail column, has said britain will never never britain will never repeat, never rejoin the eu. instead of appearing embarrassed by brexit, the tories need to champion it, exploit its benefits and explain why leaving was brave, remarkable and right. but johnson goes on to say to rejoin the eu would mean , according to the eu would mean, according to eu rules , that we had to scrap eu rules, that we had to scrap the pound sign up to the euro and abandon national control of

monetary and logically fiscal policy as well. that is simply never going to happen. goes never going to happen. he goes on to rejoin the eu would mean paying on to rejoin the eu would mean paying even more money to brussels than we were before and signing up to the goal of a federal europe. no british government would ever accept it and the eu is not and rejoining the eu is not repeat not the solution any repeat not the solution for any significant problems that the uk currently faces. so is boris right that we will never rejoin join the eu? let's get the views of top journalist, a brand new voice on mark dolan tonight harry phibbs. harry, there is an entire media and political class who would love us to go back in. will it happen . will it happen. >> no, it's not going to happen. >> no, it's not going to happen. >> and they need to get over it. >> and they need to get over it. >> and they need to get over it. >> and i think boris johnson put it in his in his typically robust terms. and i think the latest one was this horizon project. >> and the idea that the european union, having thrown us out of this, letting us back in and that we've agreed to go back

in and that's somehow indicates the drift back to the european union , i don't think it does. union, i don't think it does. i think it's a relatively minor scheme, by the way . scheme, by the way. >> i think it's probably mistake. >> it's probably a waste of money in terms of the amount of cost involved and the whole idea of trying to pick winners for the innovation and scientific schemes tends to tends to go horribly wrong. >> so i think i mean, i think it's i think it's a mistake that we've agreed to go back in. >> but no, the idea that that means that we're on a means that where we're on a course to rejoin the european union, i think is fantasy. >> the things is that >> one of the things is that that we were to rejoin it that if we were to rejoin it wouldn't be going back to what was there before . we'd have to was there before. we'd have to join euro . we'd have to pay join the euro. we'd have to pay far , far higher sub mean each far, far higher sub mean each year that goes by the monster of the european union bureaucracy spreads its tentacles ever more . the extravagance becomes even more extreme. i think the more realistic scenario is that we

will see other countries joining us in leaving the european union. i think that's a more plausible place . bazball bet on plausible place. bazball bet on what we'll see in the future . what we'll see in the future. >> well, i know the italians aren't happy. briefly harry, which nations do you think could be the next to leave ? be the next to leave? >> oh, i think that . the danes >> oh, i think that. the danes are very unhappy . the dutch are are very unhappy. the dutch are unhappy.i are very unhappy. the dutch are unhappy. i think. what what's what's happening is that the more and more they find and that the european union is imposing these outrageous, damaging decisions on on on on their farmers, on the energy consumers in terms of their immigration. so and the more they realise that there isn't a democratic solution that they can vote for populist parties that might protest about it. but as long as they're members of the european union, they can't anything union, they can't do anything about they will. about it. eventually they will. they will understand that the

only way of having democratic self—government, being independent nation is to be outside the european union and increasingly our example will be one that they will look to as as a success that all the project fear stuff has shown to be nonsense, that we're that we're that we're still trading around the world, that we're still getting on with our lives and we're choosing the laws that we live under , the tax rates we live under, the tax rates we have. and i hope increasingly we will be sorting out some of these other things like controlling our borders as we've got the power to do it. it's up to us to get on with doing it and i think that i think that if we make a success of it, that will inspiration to some will be an inspiration to some of our fellow fellow european lines. >> harry great. first outing on mark dolan tonight. >> harry great. first outing on mark dolan tonight . we'll catch mark dolan tonight. we'll catch up soon. top journalist harry phipps with a positive message about brexit. tomorrow's front pages are on their way. some great headlines coming, but first, the weather . first, the weather. >> a brighter outlook with boxt

solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news evening. on. gb news evening. >> alex deakin here with your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. for most of us, the hot spell continues this but an this weekend. but with an increasing chance of seeing some big thunderstorms and eventually it will turn cooler into next week as this cold front approaches. but for the time being, we're between high pressure and low pressure and we still have the hot place. still have the hot air in place. a evening there , 1 or a balmy evening out there, 1 or 2 very isolated thundery showers across of the west, but across parts of the west, but the vast majority staying dry. well turn a little murky in places, a bit misty, particularly around the coasts through the west. and it's going to very warm night well. to be a very warm night as well. temperatures towns temperatures holding up in towns and mid to high and cities in the mid to high teens. some may not drop teens. some spots may not drop below 20 celsius. very warm below 20 celsius. so a very warm start to what will be a hot saturday. the main exception will be the far northwest, where it will be distinctly cooler than and as the day goes than today. and as the day goes on, there is an increasing chance seeing

chance of seeing some thunderstorms breaking out across the hearts of the country. if see these country. now, if we see these downpours, they cause some downpours, they could cause some problems. a met office problems. there is a met office warning they're warning in place, but they're going and miss. going to be very hit and miss. most places won't see them. temperatures getting into temperatures again getting into the as i said, quite the 30s. but as i said, quite a bit across the north—west bit cooler across the north—west of scotland where there be of scotland where there will be more outbreaks of more cloud and outbreaks of rain. thunderstorms rain. still a few thunderstorms rumbling on through night rumbling on through the night and sunday, a greater and into sunday, a greater chance of seeing more of these downpours. of northern downpours. parts of northern england, north wales, maybe into southern scotland a chance southern scotland with a chance of . but even of thunderstorms. but even further we could import further south, we could import some france. again, the some from france. again, the majority won't see them. and again, for most, another majority won't see them. and again, for most , another hot again, for most, another hot one, a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> coming up, tomorrow's newspaper , front pages and live newspaper, front pages and live reaction in the studio from my top pundits. let me tell you, there, cooking with gas tonight, they'll their they'll be nominating their headune they'll be nominating their headline heroes and back page zeroes the day . the weekend zeroes of the day. the weekend starts. here it is mark dolan

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actually represent it earlier on gb news radio . gb news radio. >> okay, folks, it's time for the papers . but first, the the papers. but first, the results of the final mark dolan tonight people's poll are in. i've been asking, is boris johnson right when he says that britain will never rejoin the eu 7 britain will never rejoin the eu ? well, 72% say yes. boris is right. we will never rejoin the eu. 28% say that he is wrong . eu. 28% say that he is wrong. are we putting that question to my pundits? but first, it's time for tomorrow's front pages . and for tomorrow's front pages. and we start with the independent's and they lead with an exclusive anarchy inside prison break jail, where prisoners call the shots . daily mirror tributes to shots. daily mirror tributes to elizabeth the second miss you, granny harry's all alone as family member. queen one year on from her death , the sun back

from her death, the sun back with pals after crash. top gear star at england match brave freddie returns. freddie flintoff was back with pals on the cricket pitch today. nine months after cheating death in his top gear horror smash , the his top gear horror smash, the 45 year old star who suffered facial injuries and broken ribs in the 130 mile an hour crash was pictured helping to coach the england team in cardiff. one day. captain jos buttler said he's a legend. it's great to have him around . the times. how have him around. the times. how carol vorderman got political. don't we know it? my bromance with elton by bernie taupin, his legendary lyricist, fugitive family tell him hand yourself in the family have escaped alleged terrorist daniel caliph appealed tonight for him to give himself up as the search went into its fourth day. also i raises the chance of ivf . success a woman

chance of ivf. success a woman called keira lawless son john, was born after two ivf embryos failed . later, artificial failed. later, artificial intelligence analysis chose the third embryo at the outset , third embryo at the outset, giving hope of faster birth rates. also in the magazine warning middle aged men on dating apps perish the thought . dating apps perish the thought. the daily telegraph net zero obsession has fuelled inflation when it should not be the bank of england's job to help the world with climate change, says lord king mervyn king, former governor also akshata is always on the ball . the prime on the ball. the prime minister's wife, their akshata murty playing football with children at the british council dunng children at the british council during an official visit it ahead of the g7 g20 summit in new delhi. british families to make slavery reparations is another story in the telegraph . another story in the telegraph. the guardian next, mps tell sunak we have to widen access to covid jabs. ministers are facing

urgent calls to consider widening availability of covid vaccines amid concern that the new pyrrhula variant of the disease could put pressure on the nhs and cause more sickness among the workforce this winter . modi mission for pm rishi sunak and his wife meet schoolchildren in delhi today before a g20 summit that the pm hopes will pave the way for a trade deal with india . and last trade deal with india. and last but not least, for now, the express woke judges under attack. ministers must stop bowing to human rights rulings made by woke judges which then benefit bogus asylum seekers. terrorists and strikers. this according to a blistering new report last but not least, kate's touching tribute . hold on kate's touching tribute. hold on to and cherish the wonderful memories the nation has of her majesty . okay, those are the majesty. okay, those are the front pages . let's get full front pages. let's get full pundh front pages. let's get full pundit reaction now. i'm delighted to welcome writer and broadcaster nina myskow , former broadcaster nina myskow, former national newspaper editor neil wallis, and political and social

commentator lin mei. so many stories to get through. we talked about the anniversary of the queen's death earlier in the show. part of my big opinion, which you can catch up on on twitter gb news as fugitives twitter at gb news as fugitives family tell him hand yourself in which nina michkov, we can only hope and pray that this young man does . man does. >> it's odd to think that, you know, nobody's seen him apart from this on the roundabout on the morning of the day, he scarpered. but perhaps somebody is hiding him. i mean, his family used to live in the area or he may well have escaped already. but, you know , the already. but, you know, the whole thing is highlighted by the independent front page. the conditions in wandsworth prison are absolute horrendous. you know , george osborne in the. is know, george osborne in the. is he in there? no. no, he wasn't that bad, was he? nobody. well actually, you can trace this back to the austerity austerity cuts and the prison service 2010. absolutely decimated. and

the justice department had cuts of 40. >> yeah, absolutely . >> yeah, absolutely. >> yeah, absolutely. >> it'sjust >> yeah, absolutely. >> it's just ridiculous . and so >> it's just ridiculous. and so now you've got prison officers who can apply online. they they get training of six weeks. so they're practically straight out of school at any one point only the prison seems to be only staffed by about 40% of the full complement of staff . the complement of staff. the conditions are dreadful. at some point they didn't have running water and in these conditions, the fact that somebody didn't check under a truck with a mirror all most means nothing. >> well, this is i mean, it's a scandal that in this day and age, somebody can escape prison and then stay on the run for three days. neil i don't agree . three days. neil i don't agree. >> i don't think there's any doubt that this guy that this is one clever planned escape. he just didn't take the idea to try to do this. i suspect he's been squirrelled away just like the

original george blake escape at 40 odd years ago of another spy. and it's far too cold and it's far too clever for it's far too slick . and, you know, you how on slick. and, you know, you how on earth, for instance , did a earth, for instance, did a terrorist suspect like this, a man who faces allegations of spying potentially for iran man who faces allegations of would he be sent to a category b prison anyway ? it the whole prison anyway? it the whole thing reeks. and i suspect who might those bad actors be at play might those bad actors be at play a terrorist organisation? i don't believe it's a terrorist organisation. i believe it's a state organisation that will have coordinated with him inside and he's probably out of the country already. >> what would motivate these figures to actually help him get out ? out? >> i'm talking about iran . it >> i'm talking about iran. it was the people he's accused of spying for . all right. you know, spying for. all right. you know, the whole slickness of this

operation is far. >> do you think he's been clever? do you think he's been called back to the mothership? >> yes. >> yes. >> mei, it's certainly not >> lin mei, it's certainly not a good look for the prison service , is it? and an , is it? and it's an embarrassment for country. embarrassment for the country. plus, risk for everyone. >> yeah, but i don't think the prison conditions are synonymous with him escaping like we haven't had many people escape. and now this whole conversation, conversation about , you know, conversation about, you know, conditions. think this is very conditions. i think this is very political. are they trying political. now, are they trying to increase budget for to increase the budget for private prisons or are they trying to increase the budget for prisons as a whole? i think we need to keep those things separate . as i said previously, separate. as i said previously, there hasn't been many escapes, so that embarrassed so we can't be that embarrassed with to there's not, you with regards to there's not, you know, monthly escapes . however, know, monthly escapes. however, i agree with you when you say this is massively coordinated after china in terms of london, we have the most cctv cameras. how can anyone evade our cameras how can anyone evade our cameras 7 how can anyone evade our cameras ? the general public who have camera phones everywhere? now,

when you take a video, now you watch it back. on he's in the background. someone would have seen something, particularly when you look at how he was dressed . dressed. >> he was dressed almost like a clown. he had pink check trousers on. you had these weird boots on. he he would absolutely have stood out like a sore thumb in the cloud as you absolutely rightly say, we have more cctv in this country than just about anywhere in the world. and they can simply follow him from camera to camera. >> there's been helicopters everywhere, even where i live, on the outskirts , there's on the outskirts, there's helicopters like all day to day . yeah. and i just think there's something amiss here. i'm not going to like a conspiracy going to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but there's something amiss. >> he is not somebody who's just been carrots in the in been chopping carrots in the in the prison canteen or whatever it is. prison kitchen, and thought, oh, there's a track , thought, oh, there's a track, i'll put myself under it. you're right , it's been i'll put myself under it. you're right, it's been planned. >> but they initially said he was belmarsh, so why would was in belmarsh, so why would they release that information to

say in belmarsh, in say he was in belmarsh, then in the house of commons, then the mp. can't remember mp. i can't remember his name. he no, got that he said, well, no, we got that wrong. it sounds comical. >> but similarly, what you've got to remember the idea of escaping , of actually putting escaping, of actually putting yourself under a truck and just holding on, just holding on. he had already he got prepared. where did he get he prepared for it. he either had them made or they were smuggled, smuggled in? what? it's not it's not a bit of string . you know, this guy string. you know, this guy you're driving under a lorry for about a mile. that's a very arduous thing to do and it's very hot under there. >> somebody who's taken kitchen equipment to help him . i mean, equipment to help him. i mean, you don't have strapping in kitchens, as far as i know . kitchens, as far as i know. yeah. you should have asked anthony worrall thompson yeah, we have done anthony worrall thompson yeah, we definitely. have done that, definitely. >> look, obviously >> well, look, we obviously don't whether this chap is >> well, look, we obviously d> well, look, we obviously d> well, look, we obviously d> well, look, we obviously d

bit. so if you think that you've spotted anyone that looks like this why don't you drop me this guy, why don't you drop me a gbnews.com will pass a line at gbnews.com will pass your emails on to the authorities or you contact authorities or you can contact the police directly if you so wish. let's fire, said this guy, daniel calef, whose own family have said that he should give himself up to the police. the daily telegraph . neil wallace . daily telegraph. neil wallace. net zero obsession has fuelled inflation an it should not be the job of the bank of england to help the world with climate change says it's highly respected and former governor lord mervyn king in an interview with the telegraph, he has said the transition to net zero has turned into a quasi religious debate . he said he doesn't like debate. he said he doesn't like the word crisis. it's overused . the word crisis. it's overused. what's your view? >> i think that he's completely spot on this obsession, as they say in the telegraph with net zero, i've got two grand children for who are four and six. i really care about this

subject, but you know, the idea that we're going to just with a click of our fingers in less than ten years, for instance , than ten years, for instance, get rid of petrol cars have had the change of the scale they're talking about . it inevitably is talking about. it inevitably is going to have driven inflation down and is a huge problem . and down and is a huge problem. and the problem is that there was this lip service . we've all got this lip service. we've all got to pay lip service to net zero. reality matters more now. we've got to do what we can do and what we shouldn't forget about is in this country, we are a leading country in terms of climate change work to make it better. we lead the world and yet we have this nonsense with all these protests as jamming the roads and so on. and so forth. but it is putting a huge cost on industry. it will put a huge cost on the economy. you can't just do it as easy as that. it's glib phrasing, it's

glib , patronising, sloganising glib, patronising, sloganising and you listen to labour on this and you listen to labour on this and they are talking the most , and they are talking the most, just a huge amount of trouble creating nonsense . creating nonsense. >> as lynn, you're nodding your head to that. this for me , you head to that. this for me, you know i'm all for getting the temperatures down, cleaning up the planet. i know climate change denier, but it has echoes of covid where we're going to destroy the economy. we're not clear what the outcome will be. the effectiveness of the measures. and also not measures. and we're also not allowed and if allowed to debate it. and if we do, people. do, we're bad people. >> multiple >> well, there's multiple scientists come out scientists that have come out and nothing we can and said there's nothing we can actually do as a collective that will climate change. we can will stop climate change. we can massively it down. but as massively slow it down. but as far as i'm concerned, the way that they're handling it is really bad in terms of the cost of living. it's a bad time and especially when you look at the uk, output of co2 emissions uk, our output of co2 emissions is just about 1. so why is this dnven is just about 1. so why is this driven craze? i personally believe that there's some deals going on with especially car

manufacturers, because they told us, go and get an electric car, you're not going to be taxed, you're not going to be taxed, you're going to be this. and you're not going to be this. and now they are to roll in now they are going to roll in the car over the taxes. any any car over 40,000 luxury 40,000 has to have a luxury vehicle tax on top of tax, which £390. and then they say, oh, it's going to save on petrol. well, no, because for the same car, let's say, for example, 30 grand, it's about 50 grand for the electric version . so are you the electric version. so are you going save 20 grand on going to save 20 grand on petrol? nobody can afford it petrol? nobody can afford it. it doesn't sense they were doesn't make sense if they were serious, would serious, they would they would produce car produce a car, an electric car for under £10,000, but not just that. the production of electric cars is massively damaging to the environment because of the batteries. and are they? batteries. and where are they? where getting all that where are they getting all that and huge energy inputs. and huge, huge energy inputs. >> think of >> what do you think of net zero? time to it? zero? is it time to scrap it? >> you can't can't scrap it. >> you can't you can't scrap it. you look at the climate. you need to look at the climate. what's what's what's happening, what's happened the happened this summer around the world. been on world. the world has been on fire quite you know, there's been there's canada. look at hawaii. >> you know, there's forest fires . fires. >> first of all, forest fires started mainly by arsonists and at historic lows .

at historic lows. >> but they they look well , look >> but they they look well, look at hawaii. that's not arsonist. that was not arson. >> there's always been catastrophic there's catastrophic occurrence. there's always been historic fires. >> has been much more >> but it has been much more extreme. greece in particular, if you look if you look at what's happened there, the climate is definitely well , climate is definitely well, let's get china to do something. >> let's get india , let's get russia. >> what's the point? >> what's the point? >> why should why we >> why should we why should we about point. >> why should we why should we abowe're point. >> why should we why should we abowe're soyint. >> why should we why should we abowe're so tired. >> we're so tired. >> we're so tired. >> at china . when you look >> look at china. when you look at if want at china, if you want to make a difference, want to difference, if you want to demonstrate against over demonstrate against it over climate change, go to china because they're the last word before the break. >> well, the thing is that we have absolutely no power over china and if we don't continue to lead the way and give a good we're not leading, though. nobodyis we're not leading, though. nobody is going to follow. >> no one's following us anyway. okay. >> e’- e!“ gn-_ >> well, look, are you on nina's side you agree with side or do you agree with neil and show's about and lynn? this show's all about diverse me know diverse opinion. let me know your margaret your thoughts. margaret gbnews.com. got front gbnews.com. we've got more front pages to come coming up this weekend on sunday, in her first tv interview this sunday on mark

dolan tonight, i'll be joined by sophie ottaway, who was born a boy before surgeons removed her reproductive organs and made her a girl . all of this was kept a girl. all of this was kept from her for years, she tells her incredible story this sunday from . nine more front pages to from. nine more front pages to come, including the mail and the star couple of cracking stories to get through. plus, my pundits will be nominating their headune will be nominating their headline heroes and back page zeroes of the day . see you

in two more more papers, i should say off the press . it is the more more papers, i should say off the press. it is the mail. first of all, let's start with the mail. i'll fight doctors who say i should be left to die in an exclusive, a defiant interview the 19 year old interview with the 19 year old girl silenced by an nhs trust interview with the 19 year old girl wantsed by an nhs trust interview with the 19 year old girl wants to 3y an nhs trust interview with the 19 year old girl wants to withdraw; trust interview with the 19 year old girl wants to withdraw theist that wants to withdraw the treatment . keeping alive. treatment. keeping her alive. a tragic story . also, manhunt tragic story. also, manhunt special net closing in on special is net closing in on jailbreak. iranian spy and boris britain will never rejoin the eu

and the daily star hornets at beer o'clock giant stinging beasts with a taste for booze. ready to invade on the hottest day. yes unfortunately these rather big hornets are enjoying the hot weather and those are your front pages . let's get full your front pages. let's get full reaction now from my pundits , reaction now from my pundits, nina meshkov, neil wallis and lin mei and boris neil wallis says that we will never rejoin the eu . however, with the the eu. however, with the prospect of a labour government , perhaps we will. >> i think what you would find odd is that for all the reasons we voted out, first time, once the campaign started, boris again would be proved completely right . you've only got to look right. you've only got to look at what's happening in europe now. germany, the big driver of the eu. it's economy is completely tanking . it's completely tanking. it's completely tanking. it's completely collapsing since it they're bankrolling the whole eurozone . they are, as you eurozone. they are, as you rightly say, it was their wealth dnven rightly say, it was their wealth driven by them getting into bed with russia. incidentally on the fuel supplies that bankrolled

much of the eu . if you look at much of the eu. if you look at netherlands , which is completely netherlands, which is completely imploding against the eu at the moment because they're trying to get rid of all agriculture, agri culture there. you look at italy , you look at greece, the whole place is heading south at a million miles. >> well, there you go. plenty would disagree, including no doubt, nina michkov. but we need to this story to get to this next story because bbc's chief because the bbc's chief disinformation reporter has been accused of, well, disinformation . marianna spring has allegedly spoken mistruths on her own cv after claiming to have worked with the bbc correspondent when she apparently did not. no, i don't know the circumstances for this. and ms spring is not here to defend herself . but it raises to defend herself. but it raises the wider question is it wrong to fibs on your cv or does to tell fibs on your cv or does it lots of ambition if you it show lots of ambition if you stretch the truth? lynn yeah . stretch the truth? lynn yeah. >> do you know what my heart goes out to? young people, especially , where especially school leavers, where companies always say, you need to experience. we all

to have experience. and we all know how are you going to get experience if one wants experience if no one wants to give the experience? so, you give you the experience? so, you know, you are know, my thing is, if you are economic with the truth, i don't think there's anything wrong with to be with that. but you have to be willing with the willing to deal with the consequences of that. >> well, nina, you're a journalist. never lied. journalist. you've never lied. >> no, seriously. the truth >> no, no, seriously. the truth has most important. has always been most important. i bonng has always been most important. i boring it. i mean, really boring about it. the people have always the thing is, people have always seemed their cvs. i seemed to massage their cvs. i mean, hollywood actors, everybody can ride a horse, do black belt judoka, whatever, everybody can ride a horse, do whatever. however when you are deaung whatever. however when you are dealing with the truth and the news and facts , it is crass news and facts, it is crass stupidity to claim something which can which is patently untrue and can be proved to be untrue and can be proved to be untrue . so why say you've worked untrue. so why say you've worked with sarah rainsford when people well, sarah rainsford herself will say no , you didn't. don't will say no, you didn't. don't get caught out that stupid. i'm all for people having sort of gumption and inventiveness and chutzpah and trying everything to get a story all of that. that's part of journalism . but that's part of journalism. but this is stupid to be caught out.

>> just a few seconds is my story of the week . story of the week. >> i absolutely love this story . the bbc's truth correspondent found to be not telling the truth. you couldn't make. well, sorry, she did make it, didn't she? >> there you go. well, listen, there you go. it's all about opinions . and let's get to your opinions. and let's get to your headune opinions. and let's get to your headline here and back page zeros. a few seconds for this, if you hate to hurry you, if you can. hate to hurry you, nina, who who are you liking today? >> the bbc proms tomorrow. it's the last night of the promise is a fantastic season of wonderful music and the great british tradition and their last night. >> what a great nomination. your headune >> what a great nomination. your headline hero rishi sunak for standing up for the ukraine, the g20 and not being browbeaten out of it and getting getting a trade deal with india. >> well, i sound like the opposite. so elon musk for staying impartial with the war and not allowing his starlink to support ukraine and attacking russia. >> okay. >> okay. >> you're zero of the day. >> you're zero of the day. >> gavin williamson had to apologise. this this week too for bullying . wendy morton but

for bullying. wendy morton but also just proves how our children have been let down by successive education secretaries, including gillian keegan, spending 34 million on refurbishing the department of education. >> neil and lynn only names for your zero. who's your zero? rishi sunak oh, go on. why >> because he's watered down the and bowed to the woke people. well done about crumbs in schools as femi oluwole for always peddling racist issues there you go headliners is next see you tomorrow at nine. >> the temperature's rising on boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news evening. weather on. gb news evening. >> alex deakin here with your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. for most of us, hot spell continues of us, the hot spell continues this with an this weekend, but with an increasing chance of seeing some big thunderstorms and increasing chance of seeing some it will turn cooler into next week as this cold front approaches. but for the time being, we're between high pressure and pressure we

pressure and low pressure and we still have the hot air in place. a balmy evening out there, 1 or 2 isolated thundery showers 2 very isolated thundery showers across parts of 2 very isolated thundery showers the vast majority staying dry. well turn a little murky in places, a bit misty, particularly around the coasts through the west. and it's going to very warm night well. to be a very warm night as well. temperatures holding up towns temperatures holding up in towns and mid to high and cities in the mid to high teens. some spots may not drop below celsius. so a very warm below 20 celsius. so a very warm start to what will be a hot saturday. the main exception will be the far northwest, where it distinctly cooler will be the far northwest, where it todayiistinctly cooler will be the far northwest, where it today .;tinctly cooler will be the far northwest, where it today . and:ly cooler will be the far northwest, where it today . and ascooler will be the far northwest, where it today . and as the er will be the far northwest, where it today . and as the day goes than today. and as the day goes on, there is an increasing chance of seeing some thunderstorms breaking out across of the across the hearts of the country. we these country. now if we see these downpours, could cause some downpours, they could cause some problems. a office problems. there is a met office warning in place, they're warning in place, but they're going and miss. going to be very hit and miss. most won't see them. most places won't see them. temperatures into most places won't see them. ten 30s. tures into most places won't see them. ten30s. but; into most places won't see them. ten30s. but as into most places won't see them. ten30s. but as i into most places won't see them. ten30s. but as i said into most places won't see them. ten30s. but as i said , into most places won't see them. ten30s. but as i said , quite 1to most places won't see them. ten30s. but as i said , quite a) the 30s. but as i said, quite a bit across north—west bit cooler across the north—west of where there will be of scotland where there will be more outbreaks more cloud and outbreaks of rain. few thunderstorms rain. still a few thunderstorms rumbling the night rumbling on through the night and into sunday, a greater chance seeing more of these chance of seeing more of these downpours . parts of northern downpours. parts of northern england, wales , maybe into england, north wales, maybe into southern chance

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gb news. >> good evening headliners is up next. i'm ray addison in the newsroom . our top stories. the newsroom. our top stories. the prime minister has said he's hungry to win the next general election. speaking during his trip to the g20 summit in delhi, rishi sunak told reporters he was entirely confident that the tories could reverse labour's poll lead his comments come just hours after he refused to commit to having a trade agreement with india in place before the next general election . the met police general election. the met police has confirmed a sighting of escaped prisoner daniel kalief . escaped prisoner daniel kalief. he was last seen leaving a lorry

on wednesday near wandsworth