gb news. good morning. >> it's 930 on friday. the 15th of september. and this is britain's newsroom here on gb news. with me, tom harwood and ellie costello coming up for you today, migration nation labour has pledged to end the use of asylum hotels clear the tory asylum hotels clear the tory asylum backlog and speed up safe country returns. >> but can sir keir starmer fix the system and save taxpayer money? real crime gb news very own poll has revealed 62% of people think that crime is increasing and 60% have no or minimal confidence in the police. >> we'll be speaking to former met police detective peter bleksley shortly to unpick this mess . mess. >> britain remembers today commemorates the 83rd anniversary of the historic battle of britain. we'll be looking back to remember the fallen servicemen during this

decisive defensive battle. and speaking to military historian ian peter caddick—adams house or spouse , which would you rather spouse, which would you rather have ? have? >> well, a survey asked young women aged between 7 and 21, and the results might be, well, a home wrecker . home wrecker. >> so we're putting that to you this morning. if you could only have one, would it be a house or would it be a spouse? do let us know. vaiews@gbnews.com >> the other question that i want to ask, and i've been holding this behind my back for the whole intro this this is a humble british jaffa cake and the news this morning is that these have shrunk. they really have by more than a centimetre apparently is shrink inflation affecting our food where the price doesn't necessarily go up, but the size of the stuff we buy goes down. >> yeah. what have you noticed

in your shopping basket? because i see it everywhere now. have a little chat about that after we get the news with tatiana sanchez. >> ellie, thank you very much and good morning. this is the latest from the newsroom. >> three members of sara sharif's family will appear in court later today, charged with the ten year old's murder. sarah's irfan sharif , sarah's father, irfan sharif, his partner and his brother have also been charged with causing or allowing the death of a child . sarah was found dead at a home in woking after officers were called from pakistan by mr sharif on the 10th of august . sharif on the 10th of august. labour has pledged to create temporary so—called nightingale courts to speed up asylum decisions , as the party is also decisions, as the party is also pledging to hire over 1000 home office caseworkers to clear the claims backlog and fast track decisions for applicants from certain countries. they plan to stop using hotels, barges and former military sites to house

asylum seekers, which they claim cost taxpayers over £2 billion a year. thousands of cost taxpayers over £2 billion a year . thousands of passengers year. thousands of passengers have been impacted as more than 40 flights have been cancelled or diverted. at london gatwick airport due to a lack of staff. it comes after the airport confirmed a short notice staff absence in its air traffic control tower yesterday . a total control tower yesterday. a total of 16 arrival flights were diverted to a range of airports, including bournemouth, cardiff and heathrow . kim jong un has and heathrow. kim jong un has visited a russian fighter jet visited a russian fighterjet factory. the north korean leader is making the rare visit to russia , one that the united russia, one that the united states and its allies fear could strengthen russia's military in ukraine and bolster pyongyang's missile program . downing street missile program. downing street has previously urged north korea to end talks over the sale of arms to russia . and today has arms to russia. and today has been officially named. the battle of britain day, reminding us of a significant event during world war ii. on this day in

1940, the royal air force won a big battle against the german luftwaffe in the sky. today, raf pilots will be honoured for showing great bravery during the battle with tributes happening across the country . you can get across the country. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website gbnews.com. now it's back to tomanelli . now it's back to tomanelli. >> good morning . the time is 934 >> good morning. the time is 934 and we're asking you this morning because we're having a little bit of a debate later on, aren't we? if you could only choose thing, would it be choose one thing, would it be a house or a spouse? now this all comes because there was this poll done of young women and girls aged 7 to 21, which would they rather have? >> first, a husband and or a house and well, the results were perhaps slightly concerning or perhaps slightly concerning or perhaps just just indicative of the concerns that young people

have today. but gbviews@gbnews.com is the email address to get in touch with. if you've got a view on that question and what would yours be, house or spouse? >> i think i'd want to do it sequentially. >> i think i think and i think this is what the original question was what would you rather have first before you're 30? yes. and i think you want to have house you want have your house first. you want the yeah. and the stability first. yeah. and then can get your spouse . then you can get your spouse. >> yes, i agree. >> yes, i agree. >> and i and i think that's actually what the what the poll revealed . but i think there's revealed. but i think there's going to be a generational difference. yeah. i think people for whom perhaps easier for whom it was perhaps easier to houses would have it the to get houses would have it the other way around. >> they've got time for romance, perhaps, for our generation perhaps, but for our generation , what can't have. , you want what you can't have. yeah, for our yeah, exactly. and for our generation, almost generation, it's almost impossible a house, impossible to own a house, especially our age. so especially at our age. so it would a house for rather would be a house for us rather than spouse. let us than the spouse. but do let us know you think. gb views at know what you think. gb views at gb love.com. gb news we love.com. >> you telling us that >> we love you telling us that we've got it wrong. yes. >> which happens actually. >> which often happens actually. but a packed but we've got a packed hour coming up for we're going

coming up for you. we're going to discussing what people coming up for you. we're going to of cussing what people coming up for you. we're going to of course, what people coming up for you. we're going to of course, a hat people coming up for you. we're going to of course, a house ople coming up for you. we're going to of course, a house or.e want, of course, a house or a husband. but first, let's get into labour's later pledge. husband. but first, let's get inthes, our's later pledge. husband. but first, let's get inthes, thes later pledge. husband. but first, let's get inthes, the labour3ledge. husband. but first, let's get inthes, the labour leader, sir >> yes, the labour leader, sir keir starmer, is going on a bit of european a global of a european tour, a global toun of a european tour, a global tour, actually. he's off to canada today. but yesterday, of course, in the course, he was over in the hague. he was with the shadow home cooper, home secretary, yvette cooper, and foreign and indeed the shadow foreign secretary, and secretary, david lammy. and they've labour's plans they've unveiled labour's plans to fix the government's asylum system. they say save system. and they say save taxpayers billions . taxpayers billions. >> yes, hotels, barges and former military sites would no longer be used to house asylum seekers under a labour government . the party said it government. the party said it would promise new staff to cut the current claims backlog as well , with more the current claims backlog as well, with more than the current claims backlog as well , with more than 23,000 well, with more than 23,000 migrants arriving in small boats just this year to date. >> starmer says that closer cooperation with the eu would help the uk, quote , take back help the uk, quote, take back control. if you've heard that before of a situation that the government has totally lost control of, well, gb news is political correspondent olivia utley joins us live now from

college. >> green good morning to you, olivia. and sir keir starmer. he's been criticised by the left and the right, hasn't he, over these plans ? these plans? >> well , he these plans? >> well, he has. westminster has been waiting a long time for keir starmer to unveil labour's plan for immigration in back in february. the leader of the opposition made a speech outlining his five missions for a better britain. and very conspicuously dealing with the small boats was not on the list at all. so ever since then there's been a bit of a black hole where labour's immigration policy should be. now he has unveiled this raft of measures that he would introduce if he becomes prime minister after a general election . and a couple general election. and a couple of them are very controversial indeed. as part of his plan, he would set up a returns agreement with the eu whereby the uk would take a quota of migrants from europe , people who had arrived europe, people who had arrived in europe and in exchange we would be able to send back some migrants who've arrived from calais back to france now to

lots of people sitting at home and i think particularly brexiteers and i think labour minded brexiteers specifically see this doesn't sound great. it sounds a little bit as though keir starmer wants to sign up to an eu wide policy which is already in place. this quotas policy and i'd in some respects hand back some of britain's migration policy control to europe. that's how the conservatives are going to be spinning it anyway. and this morning there sounding pretty gleeful , to be honest, because gleeful, to be honest, because they clearly think this is going to go down like a lead balloon. some of the other measures, though, in keir starmer's immigration policy plan will worry the conservatives keir starmer talks about clearing the immigration backlog, which will put a spotlight on that backlog. and it is pretty alarming. it takes on average 430 days for a migrants claim asylum claim to be processed here and in that time until and if the rwanda plan is ever implemented, those migrants have to be housed

somewhere in the uk. the government sort of patched together a solution with barges and barracks, but it hasn't really worked very well. and now the spotlight is on them to clear it up. labour says it was introduced nightingale centres where migrants would be housed. sounds good in theory. would it work in practise but one way or another the spotlight is very much on the conservatives . much on the conservatives. >> well, olivia, thank you for that explanation . it an that explanation. it is an extraordinary we see extraordinary time when we see the trying to sound the labour party trying to sound more controlling migration more controlling of migration than conservatives . what than the conservatives. what a what a through the looking glass world in moment. world we're in at the moment. olivia be back to you olivia we'll be back to you later in the day. but ben habib joins former brexit joins us now, the former brexit party mep ben . 136,779 is the party mep ben. 136,779 is the current number of the backlog. six figures of people are waiting decisions. how does labour clear that with any speed at all? >> well, you know, how are they going to clear it? it should be obvious, shouldn't it, tom? they're just going to wave it all through . and keir starmers

all through. and keir starmers plan, i what's eye plan, i mean, what's eye catching is in the catching about it is in the swapping those who've entered swapping of those who've entered the united illegally the united kingdom illegally with those who've entered the european union illegally , he european union illegally, he would legitimise their illegal activity. that's what he's saying . we will send you back saying. we will send you back people who've entered our country illegally in return for taking those entered the taking those who've entered the european union illegally . and european union illegally. and we'll settle the position and then there will be no deportations. so what he's actually doing is embedding an illegal migration, ian. he's not addressing it. he's giving into it. he's legitim izing it through this. people swap . and through this. people swap. and in terms of dealing with the backlog , all he's going to do is backlog, all he's going to do is rush through the applications pay rush through the applications pay scant , scant. you know , give pay scant, scant. you know, give it scant attention, give it the kind of attention that would be required to really determine whether a claim was legitimate or not and actually just settle everyone in and get rid of the opfics everyone in and get rid of the optics which which optics which are which is haunting the conservative party of these people put up in

of these people being put up in hotels , having medical hotels, having their medical bills having dental bills paid, having their dental care getting cash care looked after, getting cash in their pockets just to enumerate some of the benefits that get when they're in that they get when they're in the kingdom. the united kingdom. >> accepting that >> but aside from accepting that quota the eu quota of migrants from the eu and turn having that returns and in turn having that returns policy france, it does policy back to france, it does sound similar to sound very similar to conservative policy, doesn't it, in reducing the backlog in terms of reducing the backlog and stopping the use of migrant hotels ? hotels? >> yeah. so i mean, i think the concern, fundamental concern, the fundamental difference, i'm not going to defend the conservatives, by the way, because they've this defend the conservatives, by the way, bebutse they've this defend the conservatives, by the way, be but the 1ey've this defend the conservatives, by the way, be but the fundamentals wrong. but the fundamental difference, think, between difference, i think, between the conservatives and is the conservatives and labour is the conservatives and labour is the conservatives actually want conservatives do actually want to boats. they want to stop the boats. they want that traffic to stop . they that traffic to stop. they understand problem understand they've got a problem with system, and with the asylum system, um, and they're trying address it, with the asylum system, um, and theytheyying address it, with the asylum system, um, and theythey want address it, with the asylum system, um, and theythey want the ddress it, with the asylum system, um, and theythey want the boats it, with the asylum system, um, and theythey want the boats to stop but they want the boats to stop . don't want to do is . what they don't want to do is embed the problem in the way that keir starmer would. i mean, what keir starmer would effectively saying to the effectively be saying to the people smugglers is as soon as you've people the you've got people into the european they can european union, fine. they can enter kingdom enter the united kingdom legitimately that's legitimately because that's ultimately where his plan would

go . and it's curious for me that go. and it's curious for me that he goes to the eu to find a solution because not with my brexiteer hat on, but because the eu created this problem . the eu created this problem. remember these illegal migrants enter the united kingdom via italy , the west balkans and italy, the west balkans and greece , and then they can come greece, and then they can come across the eu because of the ridiculous schengen zone which provides no controls on movement within the european union . within the european union. member states that are part of the schengen zone so they can find their way onto the beaches of calais without any law enforcement either having been exercised on the way. so this is a european union created problem. it's a problem the eu has fundamentally failed to get a grip of, and he seems to think there would be salvation for the uk in doing a deal with the eu. it is the abrogation version of unilateral action and personal agency be on the account of a keir starmer. what he should be

saying is and this is what rishi sunak should be saying too, if i may say so, is i am. sunak should be saying too, if i may say so, is i am . i will be may say so, is i am. i will be ori am may say so, is i am. i will be or i am the prime minister of the united kingdom. the united kingdom is an independent sovereign state. it is our right and our obligation to protect our borders. and we will stop the boats physically using border control in the traditional way that border control used to be exercised. and if the french can't get a grip of their problem, we'll do it for them in the channel. but these people will not be allowed to cross into british territorial waters that is border control. >> interesting that neither major party is saying that as things stand, but ben habib, thank you so much. thank you for your view on this this interesting issue. it seems that there's very little trust in in both major parties in getting this issue under control. >> yeah, well, you will have a view of that at home. so do let us know what it is. vaiews@gbnews.com now for gb news exclusive. our very own crime . a poll has revealed that

crime. a poll has revealed that 62% of people surveyed think that crime is increasing . that crime is increasing. >> meanwhile, 6,065% of all voters support the idea that the police should adopt a, quote, zero tolerance approach to deaung zero tolerance approach to dealing with shoplifters . dealing with shoplifters. >> with only 2% of people asked saying they had a lot of confidence in police being able to solve crimes. we're asking this morning what does this mean for the future of the police force in britain ? can this be force in britain? can this be remedied ? remedied? >> well, joining us now to discuss this is the former met police detective peter bleksley. and peter, i suppose it's not that surprising that there's a general sense of lawlessness now, the two thirds of people think that crime is on the up. >> this gp news poll could not be more timely. it's a major issue which is really on the minds of so , so many people and minds of so, so many people and the views do not surprise me in the views do not surprise me in the slightest. they show a staggering lack of confidence in the police to be able to tackle

crime issues. and it shows that an enormous amount of people are deeply concerned about this epidemic of shop theft, which is essentially looting , but without essentially looting, but without the broken windows . and the the broken windows. and the concerns that people have raised are what i am hearing every single day of the week . single day of the week. >> how much of this pizza is reality? how much is it true that britain is now lawless, that britain is now lawless, that it that britain is now lawless, thatitis that britain is now lawless, that it is easy to rob a shop for example, with no consequences ? or is that just consequences? or is that just perception? is that just the way that the public sees things at the moment? >> well, the first question about the lawlessness is it depends who you speak to. if you listen to the politicians , they listen to the politicians, they will tell bear faced untruths with regards to reductions in crime . and it's just simply not crime. and it's just simply not true . you only have to go out true. you only have to go out onto the streets and engage with people like i do on a daily bafis people like i do on a daily basis shopkeepers, people who run coffee shops, people that work in whatever sector , and work in whatever sector, and they will tell you that they

have been a victim of crime. their premises have been targeted, or somebody they know has been targeted . crime is has been targeted. crime is simply off the richter scale and is at utterly unacceptable levels with regards to what the police might do about it. we've heard words that every crime is going to be investigated . well, going to be investigated. well, how have they got the resources to do that? and if we just rewind recently into the criminal history books , the criminal history books, the police in a large part have created this problem because they retreated behind the walls of their fortresses and decided that they were only to going deal with 999 calls and consequently they surrendered the streets by not patrolling them . and criminals know this . them. and criminals know this. they walk the streets themselves every day of the week. and when they don't see police officers, they don't see police officers, they realise us here is an opportunity . and this has been opportunity. and this has been going on for years and it's now building to a crescendo and it

has very much reached a crisis point where something robust and effective has to be done. the police have somehow abandoned the preventative side of their work and only do the sort of responsive side now. >> but i wonder. how much of this is driven by the targets culture that was introduced in the early 2000 where police forces tend to perhaps want to look to change how they collect data or how they present data to meet this artificial target when most people can feel that perhaps even though the numbers might say that one specific area of crime is down, it might not feel on the street, feel like that on the street, let me break down, m ay. may. >> what actually happens is that ambitious police officers who are climbing greasy pole of are climbing that greasy pole of promotion to even promotion and want to get even higher actually higher up that pole, actually fiddle the data. they will manipulate the data. >> that's quite an accusation , >> that's quite an accusation, but it's absolutely true. >> and there are many people out there serving police officers

who will support me on that if they're courageous enough. i'll give you an example , and this is give you an example, and this is a bit dated, but it's a very, very good example. when burglary needed to be addressed and there was pressure from the government on the police to reduce burden , on the police to reduce burden, gallery numbers suddenly if a person came home and found that their back door had been prised with , say, a crowbar or with, say, a crowbar or a screwdriver or some other implement, but the would be burglar was unsuccessful in getting into the premises, perhaps because the doors were too robust. for example , all too robust. for example, all that crime would be recorded as criminal damage and not an attempted burglary. and such kind of statistics, fiddling has been going on and on that basis some have even got promoted. wow >> peter, we've got about 20s with you . how do we fix this? with you. how do we fix this? >> well, we need police officers on the street. we need to create a hostile environment for criminals. once again . that is

criminals. once again. that is it in a nutshell. there giving up attending mental health calls . certainly in the met, unless there's a threat to life. so maybe that will free up some police time and resources to get out on streets, meet out on the streets, meet the public, the public and public, serve the public and lock up the criminals. >> okay , peter bleksley, thank >> okay, peter bleksley, thank you very, very much. i'm sure many watching, listening you very, very much. i'm sure many will watching, listening you very, very much. i'm sure many will agreetching, listening you very, very much. i'm sure many will agree with g, listening you very, very much. i'm sure many will agree with you. tening you very, very much. i'm sure many will agree with you. back] today will agree with you. back today will agree with you. back to basics policing, it could be said in 20s. to basics policing, it could be sdilbut 20s. to basics policing, it could be sdilbut peter has managed it. >> but peter has managed it. >> but peter has managed it. >> he could. you always >> i knew he could. you always can, peter. thank you very much. >> this week, president >> well, this week, president putin vladimir putin of putin in vladimir putin of russia questionable russia played a questionable move met with the leader move as he met with the leader of north korea, kim jong un, for what the kremlin has called, quote, substantial lviv discussions. >> yes , the two met in russia's >> yes, the two met in russia's dumas region, but held no press conference was issued, no communications, and no deals have been publicly announced yet. >> curious and curiouser. well, president putin says he was willing to discuss all topics and that russian military cooperation with with north korea is a possibility.

>> well , figuring out the real >> well, figuring out the real takeaway from the summit is seemingly a challenge , even seemingly a challenge, even though the global stakes are very high. well, joining us now is defence and foreign affairs editor at the daily telegraph, con coughlin , very good to see con coughlin, very good to see you this morning, con. thank you for your company. what do you make this summit then and how make of this summit then and how concerned and we be by it ? >> well, good morning. good 7 >> well, good morning. good to be with you. i think this is a very peculiar summit . the first very peculiar summit. the first thing i would say is the fact that putin is hosting the north korean dictator, kim jong un is a sign of desperation . and putin a sign of desperation. and putin and his military are in desperate need of military suppues desperate need of military supplies , with at least half the supplies, with at least half the russian military force has been decimated . and during this 18 decimated. and during this 18 months conflict in ukraine and is desperate for basic things like artillery shells and rockets and the north korean military has had ties with russia dating back to the soviet

era . so a lot of their military era. so a lot of their military equipment, their basic conventional military equipment thatis conventional military equipment that is compatible with with the russian military. so the first thing that putin wants out of this meeting is , is military this meeting is, is military equipment . and it's sort of equipment. and it's sort of emerged during the last few days that north korea has already been given giving russia military supplies. so the expectation is there will be an uplift in supplies to the russian military to help their war effort in ukraine. that's the first thing. but the thing thatis the first thing. but the thing that is troubling is that kim jong un is obsessed with ballistic missiles. his nuclear program . that's why donald trump program. that's why donald trump called him little rocket man. and it's no surprise that he was hosted at a cosmodrome. the heart of the russian space centre . and the suggestion is centre. and the suggestion is that in return for this military equipment, putin will help north

korea develop military satellites to improve its nuclear strike capabilities, which is a very dangerous move if it happens. >> certainly it sounds very, very concerning warning, but i suppose there's another side to this coin, and it's a country we haven't yet mentioned in this conversation , china, which may conversation, china, which may well be being left out perhaps in the cold as a result to this of this closening between north korea and russia. might that be perhaps a silver lining to this from a western perspective , that from a western perspective, that it might weaken the russia china axis . axis. >> yeah. well, i think i think putin is playing with fire with this. i mean, as i said before, this. i mean, as i said before, this is an act of desperation by the russian president . make no the russian president. make no mistake. he's you know, he's billy nomates. and the fact he's having to deal with one of the world's less stable dictators , a

world's less stable dictators, a man who's quite happy to starve his own people. i mean, this the nonh his own people. i mean, this the north korean regime is really , north korean regime is really, you know, quite lamentable. so i mean, this this is this is a this shows you putin's weakness. but as you say, rightly true, historically, north korea has been a very close ally of china. and i've in the past when you could i've spoken to chinese diplomats who've described north korea as being a problematic teenager. korea as being a problematic teenager . for that, you try korea as being a problematic teenager. for that, you try and control . and the chinese control. and the chinese certainly like the fact that they've got this problematic dictator on their doorstep who causes washington a lot of grief . and when it when he causes them too much grief, they tell him to behave himself. so north korea is a very useful adjunct for china. so the fact that russia is now cosying up to nonh russia is now cosying up to north korea will will be watched very carefully in beijing and certainly if this this deal

comes to fruition , where russia comes to fruition, where russia is helping north korea on its very sophisticated military programs , i think beijing will programs, i think beijing will not be happy about that. and as you said , this is a problem for you said, this is a problem for putin because china is has been given a lot of diplomatic support to russia in the war in ukraine. and to lose that would be a big blow to putin playing with fire. >> well, con coughlin, thank you so much for bringing us the latest there. and do stay with us here on britain's newsroom. so much more to come after the weather. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hello . good morning. some of >> hello. good morning. some of us will be stuck under a band of rain today. meanwhile further south, it's going to be quite warm and there will be some decent spells of sunshine. you can see that band of rain then already to a wet start already leading to a wet start across of across some southern parts of scotland. england and scotland. northern england and eastern of northern

eastern parts of northern ireland. here, it's going to stay pretty wet through much of the day that front doesn't go the day as that front doesn't go anywhere particularly the the day as that front doesn't go anyvisare particularly the the day as that front doesn't go anyvis to particularly the the day as that front doesn't go anyvis to going ularly the the day as that front doesn't go anyvis to going be rly the the day as that front doesn't go anyvis to going be quite the rain is to going be quite persistent some totals persistent with some totals building some heavy bursts building up as some heavy bursts of further north. of rain arrive further north. there'll be few showers across there'll be a few showers across parts scotland, parts of scotland, but some sunny spells here. of the sunny spells here. best of the sunshine, though, across central, england and central, southern england and wales. temperatures wales. and here, temperatures should get to highs of around 25 celsius we go through the end celsius as we go through the end of this front really of the day, this front really isn't to make much isn't going to make much progress. continue to linger progress. so continue to linger in area . as a result, in a similar area. as a result, those totals really are going to continue to build across more northern northwestern parts of scotland. there will still be a few but perhaps few showers around, but perhaps some and so could some clear skies and so it could be a chillier than last be a little chillier than last night. meanwhile, across england and there's the risk of and wales, there's the risk of some and fog patches some mist and fog patches developing, particularly around coastal any these coastal areas. but any of these should fairly quickly. on should clear fairly quickly. on saturday morning. watch out for some around coastal some showers around coastal parts. perhaps filling in parts. these perhaps filling in a little bit further inland as we the afternoon. but we go into the afternoon. but the big talking point will be the big talking point will be the weather front. it's been sat across for such long period

across us for such a long period of but it is going to of time, but it is going to start break up and clear away start to break up and clear away as we go saturday. so start to break up and clear away as we areas saturday. so start to break up and clear away as we areas are saturday. so start to break up and clear away as we areas are goinngday. so start to break up and clear away as we areas are going to ay. so start to break up and clear away as we areas are going to turno these areas are going to turn dry and perhaps brighter as we head the afternoon. head through the afternoon. temperatures 27 temperatures peaking around 27 degrees thunderstorms degrees with some thunderstorms on

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today. britain remembers today commemorates the 83rd anniversary of the historic battle of britain. >> we'll be looking back to remember the fallen servicemen dunng remember the fallen servicemen during this decisive defensive battle that saved this nation. we'll be speaking to military historian peter caddick—adams existential threat is i going too far? >> scientists believe that al bots may be able to outperform humans at creative thinking tasks. humans at creative thinking tasks . it's a story that is tasks. it's a story that is right up tom's street. so we're going to hear lots about that art and spouse or house, which would you rather have? >> well, a husband or a home. a survey asked young women and girls aged . between 7 and 21 girls aged. between 7 and 21 this very question and the results might be a home wrecker

i >> -- >> so we're asking you the very same question this morning. if you were in your 20s and you could only have one thing, what would it be, a spouse or a house? do let us know. vaiews@gbnews.com. and we also want to hear your stories about shrinkflation. yes food is getting smaller. >> i had a jaffa cake half an hour ago. unfortunately i've eaten it now. there >> there wasn't much of it, but apparently they they've got one centimetre smaller than they used be. centimetre smaller than they useis be. centimetre smaller than they useis oure. centimetre smaller than they useis our food shrinking ? just >> is our food shrinking? just as prices are rising ? well, do as prices are rising? well, do get your thoughts in gb views at gbnews.com. but first, it's your morning news with tatiana sanchez. >> tom, thank you very much . and >> tom, thank you very much. and good morning. 10:01. this is the latest from the newsroom . an latest from the newsroom. an investigator has been appointed for an independent investigation into the london prison escape . into the london prison escape. 21 year old daniel khalife escaped from wandsworth prison last week and was later arrested after a four day manhunt.

khalife disappeared while awaiting trial after being charged with terror offences in january. the investigation will look at whether the prison followed relevant protocols . followed relevant protocols. three members of sara sharif's family will appear in court later charged with the ten year old's murder. sarah's father, irfan sharif, his brother and his partner have also been charged with causing or allowing the death of a child. sara was found dead at a home in woking after officers were called from pakistan by mr sharif on the 10th of august. labour has pledged to create temporary so—called nightingale courts to speed up asylum decisions. the party is also pledging to hire over 1000 home office caseworkers to clear the claims backlog and fast track decisions for applicants from certain countries. they plan to stop using hotels, barges and former military sites to house asylum seekers, which they claim cost taxpayers over £2 billion a yeah

>> keir starmer chaotic plan would lead . to 100,000 or more would lead. to 100,000 or more immigrants being shipped over from the european union to the uk. they had around about a million asylum claims last year and under the eu scheme , which and under the eu scheme, which it appears keir starmer is proposing to join our share of that would be about 13. in fact, it could well be more than 100,000 a year. and in fact the number of illegal immigrants entering europe is actually growing. it's grown by about 30% year on year . year on year. >> thousands of passengers have been impacted as more than 40 flights have been cancelled or diverted. at london gatwick airport due to a lack of staff. it comes after the airport confirmed a short notice staff absence in its air traffic control tower yesterday . a total control tower yesterday. a total of 16 arrival flights were diverted to a range of airports, including bournemouth, cardiff and heathrow . new plans to make and heathrow. new plans to make steel production greener could put thousands of jobs at risk. tata, the company that owns

steelworks in south wales , has steelworks in south wales, has beenin steelworks in south wales, has been in talks with the government to switch from coal to electric furnaces , as this to electric furnaces, as this could result in about 3000 job losses, mainly at port talbot. the government is expected to announce its support for this move later to secure the plant's future . kim jong un has visited future. kim jong un has visited a russian fighter jet factory. the north korean leader's making the rare visit to russia , one the rare visit to russia, one that the united states and its allies fear could strengthen russia's military in ukraine and bolster pyongyang's missile programme . downing street has programme. downing street has previously urged north korea to end talks over the sale of arms to russia . up to a third of to russia. up to a third of supermarket loyalty card prices are not as good as they seem. that's according to consumer watchdog, which who says supermarket giants are using potentially dodgy tactics . s potentially dodgy tactics. s which said it tracked more than 140 clubcard and nectar card pnces 140 clubcard and nectar card prices at tesco and sainsbury's over six months. about 29% of

member only promotions were at their so—called regular price . their so—called regular price. for less than half of that penod. for less than half of that period . but the retailers have period. but the retailers have disputed those claims, arguing it had failed to take inflation into account and trading standards rules had been followed . a london curry house followed. a london curry house unked followed. a london curry house linked to india's independence movement is closing its doors for good this weekend . its after for good this weekend. its after managers failed to stop it from being turned into a hotel . the being turned into a hotel. the historic india club has been a cherished spot for those seeking indian cuisine and a cosy atmosphere . its manager is atmosphere. its manager is exploring options for relocating the restaurant scotland saw an increase in butterfly numbers this summer, with some species bouncing back after previous declines . the big butterfly declines. the big butterfly count 2023 inches scotland involved more than 3000 participants who counted over 28,000 butterflies between july and august. the common butterfly , which once declined, had a great summer with a 41% increase

since last year. but there's been a decline in common. butterfly species . a search for butterfly species. a search for 70 runaway crocodiles is underway in southern china following heavy flooding . following heavy flooding. they've escaped from a farm through two gaps in the enclosure walls, which collapsed in heavy rain. local authorities say 36 crocodiles were found yesterday and were tied up with ropes lying on the ground . and ropes lying on the ground. and today is the battle of britain day, reminding us of a significant event during world war two. on this day in 1940, the royal air force won a big battle against the german luftwaffe in the sky. raaf pilots will be honoured for showing great bravery during the battle with tributes happening across the country . this this is across the country. this this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to

tomanelli . tomanelli. >> now this programme is nothing without you and we have loved reading your views this morning . we're asking you a little bit earlier, house or spouse if you're in your 20s and you could only have one wish, which would you choose? a house or a spouse? well, been touch from well, sue's been in touch from cheshire says it should be a cheshire who says it should be a spouse first as then you have a much better chance of actually getting you've getting a house. you've got two salaries one, and salaries rather than one, and that very good point, sue. that is a very good point, sue. >> and chris has written in to say women should get a spouse and a and then get and then a house and then get rid of the spouse and keep the house, is slightly, house, which is slightly, slightly mean spirited. but sue has written in to say it should be first as you have be spouse first as you have a much better chance. you just read i did just read. just read that. i did just read. just read that. i did just read. just read one out loud. sorry read that one out loud. sorry you're listening. no, i was trying the others. trying to find the others. richard says house or spouse first. about just first. how about neither? just empty and hand me the empty room 101 and hand me the key. richard. a bit key. blimey, richard. a bit bleak the morning. >> well, i like this one from

mrs. g. davies in swansea. good morning to you, mrs. g. davies, who says even the little birds in build a nest before in the trees build a nest before looking for a spouse to breed with. brain, if with. if a bird brain, if a birds brain can do that, perhaps human beings should take a leaf out as well. out of their book as well. >> pamela agrees. how >> and pamela agrees. how can you marriage without you have a marriage without a home house first? and do you know what i'm actually surprised at the bulk of these. they seem to be saying house first, spouse first, because was thinking first, because i was thinking that might i might be that there might be i might be in minority might be in the minority here. i might be thinking a sort of well, thinking in a sort of well, i agree with more young person's view, thinking, oh, get the house security house first, get the security first, because i know my grandparents married when they were teenagers. grandparents married when they were that's1agers. grandparents married when they were that's theirs. grandparents married when they were that's the way it used to be. >> but but it's just not very romantic anymore. maybe you romantic anymore. or maybe you need security to then have need that security to then have the romance. think people feel the romance. i think people feel like insecure in many like they're insecure in so many ways now. is quite fast. it ways now. life is quite fast. it changes people need that solidity of a home before they want to start a family or go down that route in life. very profound. tom it's very nice. i

mean , i've had i've had a week mean, i've had i've had a week away. i've been very well rested i >> -- >> yeah. we're also talking about shrinkflation because tom's very upset. have you got your cakes? i've got some yourjeff cakes? i've got some jaffa cakes. jaffa cakes. right i they're smaller i mean, they're a lot smaller now, sadly, have jaffa now, sadly, i don't have jaffa cakes a couple of years cakes from a couple of years ago, but they would be bigger because this is in the newspapers today. >> seem to be about >> jaffa cakes seem to be about a smaller, smaller a centimetre smaller, smaller than they used to be. are there? no, it's right there. >> it is absolutely tiny. >> it is absolutely tiny. >> it's a very small jaffa cake. i bet this is this is the sort of insidious. exactly. they're the when it comes the same price. so when it comes to companies, instead of raising prices, some of them are reducing the amount of stuff that we actually buy and thinking that we won't notice . thinking that we won't notice. yeah, we've a couple of yeah, we've had a couple of views on that as well. views in on that as well. >> you're across it at home. clive says if you buy anchor butter, it's now 200 and 200g rather 250. but it is still rather than 250. but it is still the price. the same price. >> liz has written in. she's >> and liz has written in. she's even a photograph of two even sent a photograph of two different tubs of coffee. mate says that the larger one only six months ago was is was £2 was

£3, 50 was £2.60. and now the smaller one is £2, six, £3, £3, 60. oh goodness me, it's too many numbers . too many numbers. many numbers. too many numbers. we'll get the picture a little bit later on. but do keep them coming in. >> yes , i think perhaps that's >> yes, i think perhaps that's a good time. >> i've utterly fail at reading out various numbers. perhaps it's a good move on to it's a good time to move on to another story this morning. labour's latest pledge. >> yes, the labour leader, sir keir starmer and shadow home secretary yvette cooper have unveiled labour's plan to fix the government's broken asylum system. as they describe it , and system. as they describe it, and save taxpayers billions. >> yes, hotels, barges and former military sites would no longer be used to house asylum seekers under a labour government. the party has said its promised to cut to two high a new staff to cut the claims backlog, not to cut staff. i think that would be rather counterproductive. >> well, with more than 23,000 migrants having arrived in small

boats so far this year, sir keir starmer says closer cooperation with the eu would help the uk take control of a situation that government has totally lost control of . control of. >> it's quite clear to me that keir starmer's chaotic plan would lead to 100,000 or more immigrants being shipped over from the european union to the uk. they had a round about a million asylum claims last year and under the eu scheme, which it appears keir starmer is proposing to join , our share of proposing to join, our share of that would be about 13. in fact, it could well be more than 100,000 a year. and in fact the number of illegal immigrants entering europe is actually growing. it's grown by about 30% year on year. so i think it would unleash 100,000 or more illegal immigrants being shipped into the uk under keir starmer's chaotic open border plan. now by contrast, over the last year small boat crossings into the uk are still far too high of course, but they are down about 20% year on year. so we've got

the conservatives delivering a 20% reduction in small boat crossings so far, a lot further to go. we're seeing increases in europe and keir starmer wants to ship over about 100,000 of the european union's illegal immigrants. we don't support that at all. and it's . that at all. and it's. >> well, that was policing minister chris philp speaking a little bit earlier. but let's get the labour view now. joining us is the former editor of the labourlist website, peter edwards. good morning and peter, this challenge we've heard both from the prime minister and from the policing minister that the labour party would let in up to 100,000 extra asylum seekers from the eu. where are they getting that number? well, tom, we're getting into pre—election territory. >> maybe it's 100,000, maybe it's a million, maybe it's a gazillion . gazillion. >> this is a flavour of what the conservatives will be. i wonder how much resonance these things people it's a bit like people have. it's a bit like people have. it's a bit like people on the left saying tourism and they're tourism mean and they're heartless they don't care heartless and they don't care about folk. these about poor folk. these general statements don't really land. what and it's what heartens me a bit and it's right that keir starmer

scrutinised is labour is talking about matter. we scrutinised is labour is talking aboutthat matter. we scrutinised is labour is talking aboutthat immigration natter. we scrutinised is labour is talking aboutthat immigration inflation, know that immigration inflation, an nhs among top three an nhs among the top three issues has recently issues and labour has recently had a narrow lead on immigration, according to ipsos mori. but course keir starmer mori. but of course keir starmer yvette very big yvette cooper had this very big visit to europol yesterday. yeah, let's just and yeah, let's just take that and went to europol the head the went to europol the head of the european labour leader european police, a labour leader . imagined . you couldn't have imagined that jeremy corbyn, could that under jeremy corbyn, could you? shows starmer is you? so it shows keir starmer is being seriously in being taken seriously in european capitals with one of the top three challenges facing britain, but it's not even been received well by the left, by labour voters. >> i mean, we're hearing from care for calais this morning saying that that was an opportunity for sir keir starmer to inject some decency and some compassion debate . compassion in into the debate. instead, he's saying it's the smash, the gangs headline. he says not a plan there. says it's not a plan there. >> well, i think smashing the gangs good thing because gangs is a good thing because ultimately, perhaps ultimately, although perhaps people and us people are left and all of us have heart rending sorrow have this heart rending sorrow at lives put at people's lives being put at risk the channel, there's risk in the channel, there's a bunch wicked folk who might bunch of wicked folk who might be terrorism, people be fuelling terrorism, people smuggling drugs behind this trade. think keir starmer

trade. but i think keir starmer was internalised a was really internalised a message for left , which is message for the left, which is there's nothing fair about open borders to be fair to people in britain and to be fair to folk at risk of trafficking, you need at risk of trafficking, you need a strong border system . and just a strong border system. and just saying, because we're on the left, because we try and be nice, we're into nice, because we're into equality, we're going to have open no way. so open borders. no way. jose so i think starmer has listened think keir starmer has listened to public, challenge, as to the public, the challenge, as you is you rightly recognised, is trying when you're trying to negotiate when you're leader opposition. he has leader of the opposition. he has no executive power, but i think what with changes of what shows with the changes of prime theresa prime minister remember theresa may couldn't get a deal. boris johnson could . if you're lucky johnson could. if you're lucky enough through that black enough to go through that black doorin enough to go through that black door in downing street, then you can the in europe. can shift the dial in europe. >> the worry here and >> i suppose the worry here and this generated some of the this is generated some of the more negative headlines is that a deal cuts both ways . you can't a deal cuts both ways. you can't have a deal with the eu without offering anything in return for them doing something for you. so a returns agreement with the european union as understood by any dispassionate analysis would suggest not only could the uk

send migrants back into the eu, but the eu could choose to send asylum seekers into the uk . asylum seekers into the uk. that's troubling political territory. >> for keir starmer, the returns agreement is a technical detail that's at the heart of some of the more anguished headlines this morning where you see these very large numbers being churned out by tory attack dogs like chris returns chris phelps. so the returns agreement, absolutely agreement, you're absolutely right heart of it. but right at the heart of it. but interestingly if such interestingly, if it's such a daft then why daft labour idea, then why is the minister rishi the prime minister rishi sunak called returns agreement as called for returns agreement as well? there is a consensus well? so there is a consensus and only two parties and there's only two parties that general that can win the general election, tories, election, labour and tories, there's among them. there's a consensus among them. they want to to they both want to return to agreement. question how agreement. the question is how you now of course, you do it. now of course, someone like me on the left would say, don't really feel would say, i don't really feel the government are the tory government are competent because competent negotiate because they're fires competent negotiate because they shooting fires competent negotiate because theyshooting matches fires competent negotiate because they shooting matches with their and shooting matches with their colleagues in the european parliament. so not really negotiation. >> hang on. rishi >> oh, hang on, hang on. rishi sunak say to that sunak would say to that that he's secured the windsor framework. he's agreed framework. he's just agreed a deal on horizon, it seems bit by bit we're lots of bit we're hearing lots of rumours be some rumours that there might be some

sort agreement touring sort of agreement on touring musicians in the musicians coming about in the next weeks. it does seem next few weeks. it does seem that tory government that this tory government is doing with the doing some deals with the european union. >> windsor agreement >> the windsor agreement is success credit success and i give him credit for because i think putting for that because i think putting party aside, in party politics aside, it's in the interest of the whole of the united kingdom of great britain and so united kingdom of great britain and s01 united kingdom of great britain and so i think and northern ireland. so i think that positive. i think the that is a positive. i think the question for pundits question perhaps for pundits and voters rishi sunak voters would be, is rishi sunak getting getting these things through? the tory through? because of the tory party despite the tory party? party or despite the tory party? because look at for the because if you look at for the last ten years, been tory last ten years, it's been tory backbenchers the backbenchers driving the government and then what the government and then what the government does drives public opinion. so it's pressure from ukip backbenchers which ukip on tory backbenchers which forced david cameron to have a referendum then went referendum. and then we went from managed brexit to a hard from a managed brexit to a hard brexit because remainer theresa may by her may was driven by her backbenchers because she say politically. liz politically. then we had liz truss, just like a truss, who was just like a ranting ideologue . the tory ranting ideologue. it's the tory backbenchers calling the tune. i'd say things windsor i'd say things like windsor agreement out quite agreement could work out quite well, i'd it's despite well, but i'd say it's despite the backbenchers , not the tory backbenchers, not because the conservative because of the conservative party . party. >> well, peter edwards, thank you for putting

you so much for putting across that things. really that side of things. really appreciate this morning. appreciate it. this morning. >> of you getting >> yeah, lots of you getting lots of you getting in touch on that. in sheffield says that. alan in sheffield says under probably no one under labour, probably no one would come here in a would have to come here in a small there. just wait small boat there. just wait in france here france to be brought here instead. kevin , just a quick instead. and kevin, just a quick one from kevin says, where one from kevin who says, where are asylum seekers are all these asylum seekers going lets going to live when starmer lets them all in? >> yes, i suppose. i suppose the question is, if you're going to if going to not have any if you're going to not have any migrant hotels or any former raf bases , i suppose people enter bases, i suppose people enter a private rented housing and you'd have to build a lot more houses i suppose. well, you would after the vote . after the vote earlier the vote. after the vote earlier this week. on stopping 100,000 homes being built anyway. anyway it is today battle of britain day and we're marking 83 years since the royal air force turned the tide against an overwhelming enemy in one of the most decisive moments in the second world war. yes in 1940, the germans , conquerors of poland, germans, conquerors of poland, france and the low countries tried to cripple britain's air

power and force us into submission. >> but they failed. britain was different . we're an island on different. we're an island on the edge of europe, protected by the edge of europe, protected by the english channel. >> so today we remember the sacrifice made by the few who gave their lives fighting to protect the many. east midlands reporter will hollis has the story . story. >> france had fallen along with the european continent and now the european continent and now the were knocking at britain's d00h the were knocking at britain's door. a battle unlike any other before was beginning. one fought entirely in the air. >> so began the battle of britain. her allies were crushed into temporary submission. britain became a fortress. >> britain was in danger of invasion . invasion. >> patrick, a retired captain , >> patrick, a retired captain, is from the battle of britain memorial trust in folkestone. >> it was just under 3000 men, mainly young men, who took on the luftwaffe . and when you the luftwaffe. and when you think of it, it's almost like david and goliath on the back

foot. >> the royal air force and its allies were outnumbered by the german luftwaffe. >> the warning was sent to fighter squadrons in a matter of seconds. they were up in the sky. >> planes, including the iconic spitfire and hurricane, clashed with their experienced enemy. >> they were up at four in the morning at first light, were in a cockpit readiness and probably wouldn't stand down to 10:00 at night. perhaps standing done five sorties on the 15 of september. >> the raf triumphed in a major victory, stripping back the german onslaught and signalling a changed momentum to the battle of britain. >> german intelligence said there were no hurricane squadrons left and there were only a few spitfire squadrons. so when the first wave came through and over 24 squadrons of hurricanes and spitfires started attacking , that's when the attacking, that's when the germans suddenly realised it was tough . tough. >> how come britain won the battle of britain against

overwhelming odds? >> radar was was the key to it. you could spot the enemy coming by by its end. >> in october 1940 , 1000 hundred >> in october 1940, 1000 hundred allied fighters and twice as many germans had been killed, plus many more civilians . as the plus many more civilians. as the war went on for five more years. but this small part at a crucial stage was one of wrecked german planes. >> even propaganda cannot hide this truth . this truth. >> brits remember with commemorative flights and a service at westminster every yeah service at westminster every year, a permanent place is at capel le ferne in folkestone. a memorial wall with the names of those who took part. words by prime minister winston churchill reflect the sacrifice britain remembers today. never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. will hollis gb news. >> we were just discussing that. that famous quote that never in

the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so much been owed by so many to so few. >> yeah, it really has gone down in history, hasn't it? and i hope the next generation actually, i hope that the kids at school learn about the battle of britain. i hope that's still the it certainly was when the case. it certainly was when i school, but it's i was at school, but it's something should never, something that we should never, ever it's ever forget that bravery. it's just extraordinary. ever forget that bravery. it's justwell, ordinary. ever forget that bravery. it's justwell, ord from battle to >> well, on from one battle to perhaps another is i going too far? scientists believe that al bots may be able to outperform form humans at certain creative thinking tasks. >> it's the story right up your street, isn't it, tom? but first, let's get the weather for you. >> the temperatures rising , boxt >> the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hi there. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. some places will stay damp today, mainly across central parts of the uk. warm to the south. cool to the far north. we've got a

warm front sandwiched in between an area of high pressure to the north and another area towards the south. and an area of rain is persist along that warm front edging into southern parts of scotland. that's the wettest part through the rest of the day. some parts of south—east northern ireland, the far north of england as well. now to the north, we've got some showers for the north of scotland, but some bright spells coming through well. the finest through as well. the finest weather expected across weather is expected across central of central and southern parts of england where england and wales where temperatures the temperatures here will reach the mid 20s in lengthy, sunny spells and then into the evening, always the possibility of some thunderstorms turning up across southwestern parts . and we've southwestern parts. and we've still got that area of cloud and rain persisting across central and southern scotland into the far north of england. it does fizzle somewhat into the early hours, clear and chilly in the far north of scotland. but warm night to come in the south where there's always the potential for some thundery rain first thing, especially across southern and southwestern parts of england

and south wales, that tends to ease off a bit into the afternoon. bright skies for many and another day , although and another warm day, although it stays cloudy and damp across some of these northern parts of england and southern parts of scotland and brighter skies for the far north. >> the temperatures rising. boxt solar our proud sponsors of weather on .

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>> the people's channel. britain's news. channel >> the people's channel. britain's news . channel good >> the people's channel. britain's news. channel good . britain's news. channel good. >> good morning. it's 1027 britain's news. channel good. >> good morning. it's1027 and you're with britain's newsroom here on gb news with ellie costello and me tom harwood. >> now , in today's technological >> now, in today's technological era, we've been astonished by how much i can assist us in our daily tasks . you use it quite daily tasks. you use it quite a lot, don't you? from finding our next binge worthy show to even get this passing the bar exam makes you wonder if robots will be the next lawyers. >> doesn't it? but speaking of surprises , here's an even bigger surprises, here's an even bigger one. ai isn't just about logic and data anymore . our recent and data anymore. our recent breakthroughs suggest they might be just they might just be more creative than some of us. they're now showing prowess in divergent thinking exercises and areas that we believed are at the heart of human creativity . the heart of human creativity. >> yes, intriguing and a tad unsettling. but don't worry , unsettling. but don't worry, we're not being replaced. just yet. stay with us. we're about to dive into this topic and explore the new frontiers of artificial intelligence .

artificial intelligence. >> and for the more observant among you, you might have realised that that little read from us there sounded a little bit out of the ordinary. yes, because it was all written by ai. ellie, got that . ai. ellie, we got that. >> that used that, didn't you? >> yeah, chatgpt wrote that intro us. intro for us. >> and you use it quite a lot, don't you? >> i do. i i think it's really useful to sort of bounce ideas to off check grammar, all the restyou made a photo of me last >> you made a photo of me last week, didn't you? >> i did. oh, that was. that was using a different one. yeah. no, but let's dive in. let's dive in to this particular issue now with the largest with the lead from the largest ai company in the uk, the ai safety company in the uk, the communications is communications lead that is strategic communications lead. conor axiotis. conor firstly , conor axiotis. conor firstly, let's take a step back. what actually is. al yeah, so artificial. yeah, great question. artificial intelligence is a bunch of computing power and algorithms which if you these are large language models, right? >> which are the things that are

powering things like gpt and gpt four, which i think you asked to make your speeches this morning is clever and i use it in is very clever and i use it in my well to, to help me my job as well to, to help me with things. basically, with certain things. basically, it's big amalgamation of it's a big amalgamation of algorithms drop through algorithms and we drop through questions want the answer to questions we want the answer to and it predicts the text, right? and then we answer and then we get the answer through. so that's the kind of artificial intelligence that probably people at home are thinking there's two fears. >> well, there's lots of fears surrounding ai, but the two main ones are, one, that it's going to take over people's jobs because said , lots of because as you said, lots of people already use it in their jobs generate text or to do jobs to generate text or to do administrate tasks. second administrate tasks. the second fear will gain real fear is that it will gain real intelligence , and that's when it intelligence, and that's when it really could be a threat. yeah and both fears are legitimate. >> the first one probably tougher to sell because over time there's been transformative technologies , which has just technologies, which has just helped us become productive helped us become more productive and economic growth . and have more economic growth. so the idea that they'll just be a like for like swap with artificial intelligence is like artificial intelligence is like a argument make. the a harder argument to make. the one that more worried about one that i'm more worried about

is risks to humanity. so you is the risks to humanity. so you have which was the thing have ai, which was the thing that about, but you that was talking about, but you have thing called have this thing called artificial intelligence artificial general intelligence . artificial general . s now artificial general intelligence are autonomous agents and they're going to be aimed being than aimed at being smarter than humans, never humans, right? we've never had anything to anything smarter than humans to deal so that's the kind of deal with. so that's the kind of thing we're scared of. and when people ask me, well, no, well, well, are these ai systems well, how are these ai systems ever to get to being ever going to get to being smarter or the top ai smarter than human or the top ai labs world? will have on labs in the world? will have on their about on their their about page on their website they're going website is that they're going towards general towards artificial general intelligence this intelligence and they think this is going to be the next paradigm. intelligence. is going to be the next parand n. intelligence. is going to be the next parand n. almostgence. is going to be the next parand n. almostge machine >> and that's almost a machine that's sort of self conscious, has consciousness, has its own consciousness, thinks for itself, almost like the that the sort of robots that we're used in fiction . and used to in science fiction. and how are we actually to that? >> yeah. so i wouldn't go i wouldn't say about consciousness, but it will definitely as intelligent, definitely be as intelligent, however define that. however you want to define that. how are we? there lots how close are we? there are lots of graphs. said at the of graphs. like you said at the beginning, passing things beginning, it's passing things like lots of like the bar exams, lots of metrics usually use for metrics that we usually use for human . s and you human intelligence. s and if you look at a graph from openai, gpt three gpt to gpt four,

three to chat gpt to gpt four, we are right on the cusp of beating human intelligence on everything . so if you just do everything. so if you just do like simple extrapolation and like a simple extrapolation and think, well, why will gpt five come in? which is the kind of next language model that will come from someone openai, come from someone like openai, you imagine it's going you can only imagine it's going to humans a lot of to go above humans on a lot of those metrics. so it's the speed that really terrifies people and it's of control because it's the loss of control because once has got to level of once it has got to that level of intelligence, humans actually won't to keep up. won't be able to keep up. >> exactly. >> f“- w- >> exactly. >> of these big ai labs >> and some of these big ai labs can't control their can't even fully control their gpt three gpt or gpt fours. >> yet as things stand, we're seeing it create music that much faster and to some extent, some might argue, better than humans. we're seeing it create digital art pictures that look like they're real. have we already passed some sort of level in society where there's really no going back ? going back? >> i think you could make a strong argument that things like ai art and then also standardised tests and recalling information from around the web that they've already exceeded

humanity on these levels. yeah >> well, connor, thank you so much for bringing us some of the latest there. i think when people thought i was coming about, they thought it would be great and maths and great at chess and maths and that sort of stuff, and it actually turns out that al is actually turns out that al is actually excelling actually really excelling at music and at sort of music and at art and at sort of creativity . poetry. yeah it's creativity. poetry. yeah it's really remarkable . really remarkable. >> so much. connor, really good to see you this morning. well, still to come, we're asking this morning, what would you rather have or a house? well, have a husband or a house? well, a survey asked women aged between and and while the between 7 and 21. and while the results might be a homewrecker, we'll that more after we'll have that and more after your news with tatiana . ali. >> thank you very much. good morning. this is the latest from the newsroom. a former director general of the national crime agency has been appointed as the investigator into the prison escape of daniel khalife, the 21 year old escaped from wandsworth

pfison year old escaped from wandsworth prison last week and was later arrested after a four day manhunt . khalife disappeared manhunt. khalife disappeared while awaiting trial after being charged with terror offences in january. the investigation section will look at whether the prison followed relevant protocols . three members of sara protocols. three members of sara sharif's family are appearing in court today charged with the ten year old's murder. sarah's father, irfan sharif, his partner and his brother have also been charged with causing or allowing the death of a child. sara was found dead at her home in woking after officers were called from pakistan by mr sharif on the 10th of august . labour has 10th of august. labour has pledged to create temporary a so—called nightingale courts to speed up asylum decisions . the speed up asylum decisions. the parties also pledging to hire over 1000 home office caseworkers to clear the claims backlog and fast track decisions for applicants from certain countries. they plan to stop using hotels, barges and former military sites to house asylum seekers, which they claim cost

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& co weeknights from. six >> good morning. it's 1039. >> good morning. it's1039. you're with britain's newsroom on gb news with tom harwood and me, ellie costello . me, ellie costello. >> now, a recent survey asked young women and girls what would young women and girls what would you most like to achieve by the age of 30? was it a house or a spouse ? spouse? >> well, the results found that 52% wanted to own a house, 48% prioritised having a partner or being married and 89% said they would generally anxious or worried. so we're asking this morning, if you're in your 20s again, what would you go for first? a house or a husband and well, who better to discuss this than our very own gb news presenter and successful businesswoman michelle dewberry

michelle l. >> i suppose a lot of people are thinking, can you have both? can you or should you strive for one and then the other ? what's your and then the other? what's your thoughts on this ? thoughts on this? >> well, i've got a house and i don't have a husband, so take from that what you will. um, but you know what? you've just got to be a little bit careful. i think putting all this pressure on young women because society will tell you you've got to do this, you've got to have this, you've to this, you've you've got to be this, you've got be that. and it's got to be that. and it's massively overwhelming. key massively overwhelming. the key thing you've got to be in thing that you've got to be in your life is happy and happiness comes in different forms. some people, ever people, you know, all they ever want from being young is want to do from being young is get married have babies. get married and have babies. other women , they want other people, women, they want to a successful entrepreneur to be a successful entrepreneur . people, they . for other people, they couldn't care less about guys. they want get a backpack and they want to get a backpack and want to travel the world so want to go travel the world so there's no right or no wrong . there's no right or no wrong. the only thing that all girls and need to be aware of and women do need to be aware of in their 20s because everyone tells can have it all tells you you can have it all and everyone tells you you can

be success business woman be this success business woman and you can do and whatever. yeah you can do whatever you want, you also whatever you want, but you also have a biological clock i'm have a biological clock and i'm not society's been not sure that society's been massively honest enough massively honest with enough young just about how quick young women just about how quick that clock does down that clock does tick down because , i mean, i don't know because, i mean, i don't know about you, michelle, but the thing that struck the most thing that struck me the most out survey was that 89% out of this survey was that 89% of young girls and women are worried. >> they're anxious . what do you >> they're anxious. what do you think that's about? do you think it is about that tiktok of the biological clock or do you think it is that pressure to have it all? >> well, first of all, i mean, you've got to be mindful within this survey, you're asking seven year old girls , you know, do you year old girls, you know, do you want a house or husband when want a house or a husband when you're i mean, these you're 30? i mean, these seven year girls, concept of year old girls, the concept of even a boy, you're going even kissing a boy, you're going to go the concept of boy to go even the concept of boy when you're seven, when you tell a seven old about being a seven year old about being aged they think that's like aged 30, they think that's like an pensioner. that's an old age pensioner. that's pretty got leg a pretty much got one leg in a coffin. that's what 30 feels like a seven year old. so like to a seven year old. so you've got to take that number with little pinch of with a little bit of pinch of salt. there's a huge amount

salt. but there's a huge amount of between young of anxiety between among young women. i blame social women. and i do i blame social media huge amount of it. media for a huge amount of it. i cannot understand why parents in this society let young children, particularly young girls, into the wild west of social media. i cannot get my head around why you would allow your young child to have, for example, a tiktok account. what are these parents thinking ? thinking? >> oh, it's absolutely fascinating. i suppose these two do issues house and spouse are sort of symbols of stability and isuppose sort of symbols of stability and i suppose they're both symbols of expense as well. a wedding is not cheap. a mortgage certainly is not cheap . are we i wonder is not cheap. are we i wonder because we see this almost divide down the middle split 50 to 40, 48. what does that tell us about where the minds of young girls are now? >> well, look, if you want to achieve stability in life, the only way, the only place and where you can ever get real

peace and stability is in your own mind. and, you know, you shouldn't look to external things, whether that's a house or a man or another woman or whatever is to provide you whatever it is to provide you stability in your life. you've got find stability for got to find that stability for yourself. difficult to yourself. it's very difficult to do. you that. but when do. i grant you that. but when you happiness onto an you put your happiness onto an external, it's a house, external, whether it's a house, a or whatever, or a job, a person or whatever, or a job, you're looking for disaster in the place. the first place. but notwithstanding that, we all need a place to live that need a stable place to live that does contribute towards peace of mind and all the rest of it. and actually the happier you are in yourself, the more likely you are to go on and achieve love and stability and a partner as well. and i do just want to say this final point. you know, a lot of young girls, as they taught, you know, be an independent woman, be a businessman. and it's not a sign of failure to want a team mate, to want a buddy do life with to want a buddy to do life with , to be alongside you. and you're a team. that's not a sense of failure . it doesn't sense of failure. it doesn't mean you're weak woman mean that you're a weak woman because a man. it means because you need a man. it means that you value love,

that actually you value love, because ultimately in life, who wouldn't want to be in love and be loved? oh, wow . be loved? oh, wow. >> michelle, what begins ? >> michelle, what begins? >> michelle, what begins? >> very lovely. >> very lovely. >> michelle heartwarming words to end on. thank you so much. lots to think about that and i think very wise words. >> very wise words from michelle, as always, thank you so really good to you so much. really good to see you this morning. some breaking this morning. now some breaking news you in past few news for you in the past few moments. that's been moments. that's just been confirmed man has died confirmed that a man has died after dog attack in after a dog attack in staffordshire . that's according after a dog attack in st.westshire . that's according after a dog attack in st.west midlands|t's according after a dog attack in st.west midlands ambulanceg to west midlands ambulance service. social service. now reports on social media say that it involved two american american, an excel bullies. now, we've heard a lot about that breed in recent weeks and months. it is important to say that is not yet confirmed. just reports on social media so far. but we do know health secretary suella braverman, she commissioned advice on commissioned urgent advice on that breed following an attack on a child old who which happened on september the 9th. so this is in the media a lot at the moment. and since 2021, i've just been reading the breed has been responsible for more than

70% of all dog related deaths in the uk. so really staggering , the uk. so really staggering, despite it taking off only 1% of the dog population , 1% of dogs, the dog population, 1% of dogs, 70% of dog attacks, dog deaths . 70% of dog attacks, dog deaths. >> dog dog related deaths. yeah. >> dog dog related deaths. yeah. >> well, let's bring in nikki hodgson and peter whittle, who are our panel there, our fabulous panel every single week. have you week. really good to have you with morning. let's with us this morning. let's start with you, peter. is this bad ownership or is this bad dogs? >> well, first of all, terrible to hear of the death. you know, poor , poor man . to hear of the death. you know, poor , poor man. i to hear of the death. you know, poor , poor man . i don't have poor, poor man. i don't have a dog , but some poor, poor man. i don't have a dog, but some thing tells me that , you know, this dog, but some thing tells me that, you know, this is probably a lot to do with how these dogs are treated by the particular owners. they have, you know , can owners. they have, you know, can you say that they are in inherently kind of pugilistic dogs or or whatever the idea of banning a breed? i don't, first of all, know how you would do that. but i can't help feeling

that. but i can't help feeling that when you when you look at the people who maybe have dogs to show aggression to basically alienate people, in fact , that alienate people, in fact, that the dog must be trained almost to be aggressive and to be and maybe it's treated very , very maybe it's treated very, very badly. i know this probably go down very well with many of the viewers, but at the same time, you know, i remember when i was about to see dogs home years ago and it was a political thing i was there for, but they were very against the whole idea of sort of they put everything on the onus of the of the owners actually there. and they and they said this really you they said this is really you know, people were asking know, because people were asking to dogs at that to ban certain dogs at that time. talking ten years ago time. i'm talking ten years ago now. and at that time they saying it really is not down to the dog. >> course, in 1992, we had >> of course, in 1992, we had the dangerous dogs act, which did ban pit bulls in this country . we've had many more country. we've had many more dogsin country. we've had many more dogs in the united kingdom, but very low, low deaths related to

dogs, low, low attacks related to dogs until around 2018, when the america bully xl started to be imported into this country. of course, america doesn't have any breed specific legislation on this. this cross from these dogs that were originally bred for fighting, that have now been imported into the uk. and we've just seen attacks since 2018. attacks have gone up and up and up. we've mentioned the death today. the young girl who was attacked also attacked earlier this week, also this week , my london is this week, my london is reporting a four year old boy brutally attacked by a bully xl in east london as well . well, in east london as well. well, nikki , this clearly is something nikki, this clearly is something to do with this dog. >> well, it's a combination because i've got to agree with peter on this. look, i've got a mini dachshund and he can be really naughty, actually. and actually, dachshunds are known to be the breed that bites the most of breed. we never most of any breed. but we never report cases because they report those cases because they just doesn't just nip. it doesn't hurt. basically. doesn't. just nip. it doesn't hurt. basltally. doesn't. just nip. it doesn't hurt. basit doesn'tioesn't. just nip. it doesn't hurt. basit doesn't matter it's not >> it doesn't matter if it's not the of a man. the size of a man. >> no, no. but. exactly. and that's the point, right? so

you've these dogs that are you've got these dogs that are bred to ginormous. so they've bred to be ginormous. so they've got muscular strength. got huge muscular strength. they're with any dog you can ferocious with any dog you can encourage. mean, i had encourage. i mean, if i had wanted my mini dachshund wanted to make my mini dachshund really could have done really nasty, i could have done it. that's how you bring it. and that's how you bring them and then how them up as puppies and then how you them after. and you discipline them after. and what really bothers me about this is there this story is there is an element certain of element of a certain kind of person using as an person using them as an accessory sort of, i don't accessory to sort of, i don't know, intimate how dangerous they at the end of the day, they are. at the end of the day, they are. at the end of the day, the animals suffer if the animals suffer because if the animals suffer because if the animals suffer because if the animals someone, then the animals attack someone, then the animals attack someone, then the put down. they the animals are put down. they lose their lives because the owners not been owners have not been responsible. i mean, the problem is we keep just going after is if we keep just going after the don't sort out the the breed, we don't sort out the owners. would make owners. i personally would make people licence to have people have a licence to have a dog. >> i dog. »i dog. >> i about to ask you, what >> i was about to ask you, what do of licencing do you make of licencing >> yes, i think that's a >> oh, yes, i think that's a good idea. i think that's a very, very good idea. think very, very good idea. i think the there actually nikki the point there actually nikki made was right. you know, sort of got of essentially, you've still got the still got the the owners, you've still got the people will them. it's people who will have them. it's a like the, you know, anti a bit like the, you know, anti knives campaign chains have. knives campaign chains we have. i mean, know, you can take i mean, you know, you can take knives off the street, but

somehow people find somehow or other people find ways it. also it's ways around it. and also it's the using knives are the people using the knives are the problem. >> but hang on, hang on. isn't this bit like gun laws this a bit more like gun laws than knives? yes. and we all agree that perhaps the legislation certain kinds legislation to ban certain kinds of guns this country is of guns in this country is a wise idea. and perhaps in this country, you get the kind of people might want to have a people that might want to have a gun. legal, finding gun. were that legal, finding other ways to have that aggression, that defence aggression, have that defence there for these dogs that there going for these dogs that were bred to attack dogs, were bred to be attack dogs, bred to be fighting dogs and in the same that everyone who's the same way that everyone who's owned knows that retrievers owned dogs knows that retrievers will retrieve pointers will point great hounds will chase squirrels, even if they've never even seen a squirrel before in their lives, because that's what they're sort of bred to do through centuries of breeding. a dog bred to be a fighting dog that's bred to be a fighting dog, ancestors were dog, that that's ancestors were down in pits and the victorians were goading in the evil act of dog fighting . that's a bloodline dog fighting. that's a bloodline thatis dog fighting. that's a bloodline that is in inherently aggressive i >> -- >> yes, but 5mm >> yes, but at the same time ,

>> yes, but at the same time, you know, i can't help feeling actually that in a way this isn't the actual problem . i isn't the actual problem. i mean, you know, it sounds like a digression, but you've got now a huge kind of crisis of antisocial behaviour . and antisocial behaviour. and basically people particularly in cities, you see it all around you, you know , essentially using you, you know, essentially using these animals or whatever as a way of like stay away, keep off, you know, otherwise there'd be danger to you and i kind of feeling that that's what should be looked at. i know this terrible in the face of death, you know, to actually be talking like this in a way. but i think the idea of old ban the dog, i mean the homosexual, to simply say ban the dogs or whatever, you know, this is just like climbing on a bandwagon of something that's happened. >> quite funny, >> absolutely. it's quite funny, actually, my actually, because confession my dog an dog was threatened with an asbo because noisy . if anyone because he's so noisy. if anyone has a mini dashes, you know what they like? they will bark so loudly . you think it's a massive loudly. you think it's a massive dog. and that's exactly what

happened. in fact, my poor neighbour, his dog, who is a pointer, he was actually issued with the asbo because he got the dogs oh, no, no. my dogs confused. oh, no, no. my neighbour as to be neighbour was so kind as to be actually okay about actually really okay about it. but is, if my dog is but my point is, if my dog is potentially at of getting potentially at risk of getting an why on earth can't we an asbo, why on earth can't we deal with these dogs and these owners? i was so mortified that that the situation in that that was the situation in that he too loudly that was the situation in that he you too loudly that was the situation in that he you becomeyudly have because you become when you have a dog, you become inured to it. >> you're responsible dog. of course, of course, course, you know, of course, warning absolutely. course, you know, of course, warbut| absolutely. course, you know, of course, warbut that's absolutely. course, you know, of course, warbut that's back absolutely. course, you know, of course, warbut that's back to absolutely. course, you know, of course, warbut that's back to my olutely. course, you know, of course, warbut that's back to my point y. >> but that's back to my point about licencing it's about the licencing it's absolutely vital, i think. and i think licencing specifically for american bully excels because ownership because ownership of any dog, because all dogs should. >> why should need a licence >> why should i need a licence to all retriever. to own? because all retriever. >> dogs come by and >> because all dogs come by and attack. i'm a baby, but it's very biting. >> someone will not kill anyone. and american will kill you. >> remember that horrible dog attack from that dog walker who was dogs in a pack was walking dogs in a pack essentially breeds? essentially of all breeds? mini dashes that. dashes were involved in that. i laugh only because, you know, you think it's kind of comical that they could actually attack. but together of

but a group of dogs together of any kind of breed can cause serious damage death. serious damage and death. so actually, ends up actually, if our dog ends up being inveigled into another , being inveigled into another, you know, kind of situation with a breed, a bully a different breed, with a bully or kind , they can still or any kind, they can still cause harm. >> does just seem to me >> it does just seem to me remarkable that we're suddenly talking dog attacks. talking about dog attacks. there has a massive spike in dog has been a massive spike in dog deaths last four years, deaths in the last four years, which is precisely the time this specific breed has been imported . and there's clearly a problem with this breed. >> there's definitely a link. but as peter rightly says, it's not as simple as this breed needs banning because this breed is it's the people is dangerous. it's the people that breed encourage it that own this breed encourage it to violent and dangerous and to be violent and dangerous and don't take proper ownership of it. >> and how much do you think lockdown has played into this? because dog ownership lockdown has played into this? becaurabsolutely dog ownership lockdown has played into this? becaurabsolutely shot ownership lockdown has played into this? becaurabsolutely shot up.|ership levels absolutely shot up. they rocketed during the pandemic. they moneymaking they were also moneymaking schemes make schemes because you could make so money breeding so much money through breeding puppies. we now have puppies. so we now have a situation where there are people who frankly, be who quite frankly, shouldn't be dog who bought dogs dog owners who bought dogs dunng dog owners who bought dogs during the pandemic. perhaps the company or for other reasons. and we're now seeing the

consequences of that where these dogs have not been disciplined. yeah possibly the pandemic. >> , is i mean, basically >> i think, is i mean, basically what this says me is a social what this says to me is a social breakdown. what this says to me is a slow breakdown , a kind of is a slow breakdown, a kind of low level anarchy generally across society where people take things into their own hands when they have no respect whatsoever for authority or more importantly , for people around importantly, for people around them. and you say, well, what's it got to do with dogs? well, it sort of has in a way, because, i mean, you know, i think we might talk about shoplifting, for example, later on. it's all part of the same thing, which is, of course, this breed obviously is has bred to do this. but has been bred to do this. but somehow or other, it seems to be pointing at the wrong thing . i pointing at the wrong thing. i mean, i think you've got to deal with these thugs or drug dealers or whoever they are, who have these dogs and those are the people have got to be dealt with, i think. >> yeah, well, you will definitely have an opinion on that home. what do you think we

should the problem with should do about the problem with american bullies? is it bad ownership? is it bad dogs ? ownership? is it bad dogs? should we ban the breed or should it be a case of licencing? do you let us know. we know you'll have an opinion on that. vaiews@gbnews.com. >> and of course we do know that since 1992, bulls have been since 1992, pit bulls have been banned this country to some banned in this country to some extent. our american xl extent. our american bully xl is a to around ban . a way to get around that ban. well, much more to come. of course, this is gb news britain's news channel. >> looks like things are heating up. boxed boilers proud sponsors of weather on gb news is . hi there. >> it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. some places will stay damp today , mainly across damp today, mainly across central parts of the uk . warm to central parts of the uk. warm to the south. cool to the far north. we've got a warm front sandwiched in between an area of high pressure to the north and another area towards the south. and an area of rain is persisting along that warm

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ellie costello coming up for you today. gb news very own poll has revealed new data on crime in the united kingdom. >> 62% of people think that crime is increasing and 60% have no or minimal confidence in the police. we'll be speaking to our very own home and security editor mark white to unpick this mess . mess. >> two words that should terrify any home owner in the country. japanese knotweed. an estimated 1.39 million homes are potentially being affected by this invasive weed. our north west of england. reporter sophie reaper will have more for us and we'll be going back to our news panel >> author and commentator nicky hodgson and director of the new culture forum , peter whittle. we culture forum, peter whittle. we have got big, big stories to discuss this .

discuss this. >> yes, we want to hear what you think of the american xl bully breed. we've heard this morning confirmation that a man has died in birmingham following a dog attack. not yet confirmed. what breed? that dog was. reports on social media that it was an american xl bully . we've heard american xl bully. we've heard suella braverman talking about that breed this week. she's seeking advice at the moment on whether we should ban it. we want know your thoughts. gb want to know your thoughts. gb views. gbnews.com. course. views. gbnews.com. of course. >> in attacks. there's >> spike in attacks. there's currently hospital in currently a boy in hospital in london and a young girl who was chased after in a viral video by this same breed as well. much more discuss. but before this same breed as well. much more let'sscuss. but before this same breed as well. much more let's gets. but before this same breed as well. much more let's get the ut before this same breed as well. much more let's get the news ore then, let's get the news headunes then, let's get the news headlines with tatiana sanchez . headlines with tatiana sanchez. >> tom, thank you very much. this is the latest from the newsroom. train drivers will strike at the end of this month in their long running dispute over pay. the aslef union says its members at 16 train operators will walk out on the

30th of september and the 4th of october. the action will coincide with the conservative party annual conference. the union said the strikes would force train operators to cancel all services is causing travel chaos for passenger , as aslef chaos for passenger, as aslef members will also ban overtime from the 29th of september and the 6th of october. a man has died following a dog attack in staffordshire. the person was bitten by two dogs in the village of stonnall yesterday, a 30 year old man from the lichfield area has been arrested on suspicion of having dogs dangerously out of control. this comes after an 11 year old girl was injured when she was attacked by an american bully in birmingham last week . three birmingham last week. three members of sara sharif's family are appearing in court today charged with the ten year old's murder. sara his father, irfan shanf murder. sara his father, irfan sharif, his partner and his brother have also been charged , brother have also been charged, charged with causing or allowing the death of a child. sara was

found dead at a home in woking after officers were called from pakistan by mr sharif on the 10th of august. a former director general of the national crime agency has been appointed as the investigator into the prison escape of daniel khalife . the 21 year old escaped from wandsworth prison last week, was later arrested after a four day manhunt. carl leaf disappeared while awaiting trial after being charged with terror offences in january. the investigation will look at whether the prison followed relevant protocols . followed relevant protocols. labour has pledged to create temporary so—called nightingale courts to speed up asylum decisions . the party courts to speed up asylum decisions. the party is also pledging to hire over 1000 home office caseworkers to clear the claims backlog and fast track decisions for applicants from certain countries. they plan to stop using hotels, barges and former military sites to house asylum seekers, which they claim cost taxpayers over £2 billion a yeah >> keir starmer was chaotic plan would lead to 100,000 or more in

immigrants being shipped over from the european union to the uk. they had a roundabout a million asylum claims last year and under the eu scheme, which it appears keir starmer is proposing to join , our share of proposing to join, our share of that would be about 13. in fact, it could well be more than 100,000 a year. and in fact the number of illegal immigrants entering europe is actually growing. it's grown by about 30% year on year . year on year. >> policing minister chris philp there . thousands of passengers there. thousands of passengers have been impacted as more than 40 flights have been cancelled or diverted . seated at london or diverted. seated at london gatwick airport due to a lack of staff. it comes after the airport confirmed a short notice staff absence in its air traffic control tower yesterday. a total of 16 arrival flights were diverted to a range of airports, including bournemouth , cardiff including bournemouth, cardiff and heathrow . new plans to make and heathrow. new plans to make steel production greener could put thousands of jobs at risk. tata, the company that owns

steelworks in south wales , has steelworks in south wales, has beenin steelworks in south wales, has been in talks with the government to switch from coal to electric furnaces. this could result in about 3000 job losses, mainly at port talbot. the government is expected to announce its support for this move later to secure the plant's future . kim jong un has visited future. kim jong un has visited a russian fighter jet factory . a russian fighter jet factory. the north korean leader is making the rare visit to russia, one that the united states and its allies fear could strengthen russia's military in ukraine and bolster pyongyang's missile programme downing street has previously urged north korea to end talks over the sale of arms to russia . a search for 70 to russia. a search for 70 runaway crocodiles is underway in southern china following heavy flooding. they escaped from a farm through two gaps in the enclosure enclosure walls which collapsed during heavy rain. local authorities say 36 crocodiles were found yesterday and were tied up with ropes lying on the ground. and scotland saw an increase in

butterfly numbers. this summer with some species bouncing back after previous declines . the big after previous declines. the big butterfly count 2023 inches scotland involved more than 3000 participant who counted over 28,000 butterflies between july and august. the common butterfly , which once declined, had a great summer with a 41% increase since last year. but there's been an overall decline in common. butterfly species . and common. butterfly species. and finally , today is the battle of finally, today is the battle of britain day, reminding us of a significant event during world war ii. on this day in 1940, the royal air force won a big battle against the german luftwaffe in the sky. raf pilots will be honoured today for showing great bravery during the battle , with bravery during the battle, with tributes happening right across the country . this tributes happening right across the country. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now it's back to tomanelli

i >> -- >> loads of you getting in touch with us this morning on that news. in the last few moments we've heard. a man has died after being attacked by two dogs. now, it hasn't been confirmed yet. what breed those two dogs were, but there are reports that it is the reports online that it is the american xl bully, which we've heard recent weeks heard lots about in recent weeks and months. loads of you getting in touch on that. tom says owning an xl bully is like owning an xl bully is like owning an xl bully is like owning a gun or a knife . they owning a gun or a knife. they are to fight and due to are trained to fight and due to their and jaws, their size, strength and jaws, they are dangerous. the people who want an bully should get who want an xl bully should get a licence and nobody police a licence and nobody will police the if it's introduced. the rule. if it's introduced. >> , derek says all dogs , >> well, derek says all dogs, regardless of breed, should be tagged and licenced and outside of its living property. it should be muzzled. also, owners, keepers should be liable to a £1,000 fine or 12 months in jail for failing to abide by any of these requirements . these requirements. >> okay, so that's quite a wide ranging approach. >> we shouldn't we shouldn't muzzle pugs , we shouldn't muzzle

muzzle pugs, we shouldn't muzzle labradors , we shouldn't muzzle labradors, we shouldn't muzzle chihuahuas like chihuahuas , chihuahuas like chihuahuas, chihuahua, chihuahua, chihuahuas . yeah, there's only one dog that's responsible for this massive spike in dog in dog attacks. in dog actually , not attacks. in dog actually, not just on attacks on people and people currently in hospital. one man, of course, died today due to this. what we assume is this dog reports online suggesting it's an american bully xl not confirmed, but also pets american bully xl go after smaller dogs. and that, i think any dog lover should be concerned about. well that's what concerns me. >> i have very small dog at home, tom says in the 19th century, you're required to muzzle your dog in the streets or be fine. and we need to muzzle a certain breed today. so they would agree with you. >> and rita says, what makes you think dog licence a piece of think a dog licence a piece of paper a dog biting or paper will stop a dog biting or attacking only decent owners would get a licence anyway . would get a licence anyway. >> yeah, well, let us know what you make of that. if you haven't

seen an xl bully before, we've got a picture on the screen for you now. viewers, it is you now. for tv viewers, it is very, very large. they're like muscular very, very large. they're like mu theyr very, very large. they're like mu they are. i think one of the >> they are. i think one of the reasons why they a certain type of goes for having these of owner goes for having these dogsis of owner goes for having these dogs is they do look intimate dating. they do look muscular. yeah, they are very, very large . and they were bred for fighting. yeah, well, i'd cross the street. >> sorry . maybe you're not >> sorry. maybe you're not allowed that, but i would allowed to say that, but i would if i were one of those if i were to see one of those walking towards me. know walking towards me. let us know what you should we ban what you think. should we ban the breed as we know suella braverman is looking into now? is licencing? is it muzzling? is it licencing? is it muzzling? is it licencing? is it muzzling? is anything to with is it licencing? is it muzzling? is dog? anything to with is it licencing? is it muzzling? is dog? isything to with is it licencing? is it muzzling? is dog? is it|ing to with is it licencing? is it muzzling? is dog? is it just to with is it licencing? is it muzzling? is dog? is it just bad with the dog? is it just bad ownership? do let us know what you gb views gbnews.com you think. gb views gbnews.com >> i to say you can have a >> i have to say you can have a very bad owner with a chihuahua. won't do any harm. >> that's very true >> well, that's very true actually. now gb news actually. now for gb news exclusive, our very own crime poll revealed that of poll has revealed that 62% of people crime people surveyed think that crime is meanwhile, 65% voters >> meanwhile, 65% of all voters support the idea that police should adopt a zero tolerance approach to dealing with shoplifters . shoplifters. >> when asked about the

difference that immigration to britain in recent years put britain in recent years has put on situation, 29% of on the crime situation, 29% of people surveyed said they thought it made no difference, whilst 45% said that immigration had made the situation worse. >> well, joining us now to dive into the detail is gb news home and security editor mark white. mark is crime getting worse ? mark is crime getting worse? >> overall crime, they tell us, is reducing . but there are is reducing. but there are certain sectors that are up in particular violent crime and thatis particular violent crime and that is of most concern to people because clearly that's when people have the potential for being injured . and there was for being injured. and there was over 2 million violent crime incidents reported to the police incidents reported to the police in the year to march this year. so some real concern about that, particularly when you dive into specifics of that crime and categories , particularly young categories, particularly young people involved in stabbing incidents in inner city areas like london, that is shockingly

high and some real concerns about, you know, trying to stop that trend and trying to persuade people that actually carrying bladed weapons is are you know, is not a good thing because you do that then you're more likely to be involved in a violent incident and potentially be harmed yourself. >> and there is this concern as well about the lawlessness when it comes to shoplifting, which we know is up a zero tolerance approach to shoplifting is very much backed by by the results of this poll. 65% agree there should be zero tolerance. >> yeah , i mean, there has been >> yeah, i mean, there has been a significant rise in that kind of crime sector in recent years , although we hear about, you know, there are many people who shoplift eating because they don't have the means to feed themselves or clothe or clothe their children or whatever. that's a very small minority of the crime that's taking place in

terms of shoplifting. the vast majority of that crime is actually people with a drug problem who are either drug or dnnk problem who are either drug or drink addicted . and they're drink addicted. and they're looking to shoplift, to sell on the goods that they steal to get money for their next fix. and, of course, there's a very worrying trend that we've seen in the last year or two of mobs heading into big stores in particular. and just helping themselves. to you , mobile themselves. to you, mobile phones, other gadgets and whatever else you know , in whatever else you know, in clothing stores, trading shoes and that kind of thing. and that is a real concern as well . and is a real concern as well. and you have had a trend , of course, you have had a trend, of course, of big supermarket chains over the years, actually kind of writing off in a way , a writing off in a way, a percentage of their income to shoplifting. but all that's done is then in, you know, instilled a sort of process whereby the police aren't called in a great number of these shoplifting cases. people are maybe banned

from the store, but then the police aren't involved and it becomes more of a problem. it's a self—fulfilling kind of cycle of misery in that sense. >> i suppose it puts prices up for the rest of us. if they write off a certain amount of stock every month on foodstuff at danger well. at danger as well. >> if they ever do decide to try and intervene to stop it. >> i wonder, though, it's interesting, start by interesting, you start this by saying overall crime down, saying overall crime is down, i suppose crime is suppose white collar crime is down. is down. down. non violent crime is down. isuppose down. non violent crime is down. i suppose that's why sometimes the government almost feel a the government can almost feel a bit out of step from where pubuc bit out of step from where public clearly is, which public opinion clearly is, which feels is because feels like crime is up because the worst sorts of crime, the most violent sorts of crime are up even if overall crime is down. >> yeah . and you also have crime >> yeah. and you also have crime that really affect people on a very individual level, such as, you know, the theft of a bike or a mobile phone doesn't seem that great in the scheme of things, but it happens to you and it's absolutely awful. and these types of crimes happen very , types of crimes happen very, very frequently indeed. also

damage to your property, your car , your home, burglary at your car, your home, burglary at your home that people feel doesn't get the same level of priority that it maybe did ten years ago. >> and looking at immigration, 45% of people say that immigration to this country has made the crime situation even worse. what do you make of that ? >> well, 7- >> well, i ? >> well, i mean, i can see 7 >> well, i mean, i can see where they're coming from in terms of foreign national offenders was in our prisons. it's around about 11,000, which is . what about 11,000, which is. what about 11,000, which is. what about 10% or so of the prison population and probably not too different to what the foreign in sort of make up is in the country. those, you know, who live here, who are not born here, but there is a particular concern , especially with those concern, especially with those coming over in boats because of the issue about not really having a handle on who they are, because the school ruled by the people smugglers to throw away

their passports and their bank cards and mobile phones and other identifying items to try to make sure that they can, you know, make up perhaps a baxter three that gives them a more a better chance of staying . and better chance of staying. and also, if you don't know where someone is from. exactly, returning them to their home country is extremely difficult. but in doing that, that means that the authorities don't have a handle on exactly who these people are , what their criminal people are, what their criminal history might be. if they have one. and the type of threat that they pose, we should say these pictures are from lampedusa in italy . and the situation there italy. and the situation there at the moment is absolutely dire. the local authorities have called for a state of emergency as of yesterday , there was as of yesterday, there was something like 8000 people who had come across in 160 boats in just 48 hours. it's more than that now. and they are just completely overwhelmed and

unable to cope. so, mark, when we talk about channel crossings in the united kingdom, a busy day, a heavy day is hundreds of people . people. >> lampedusa in italy is seeing thousands of people. does that mean that perhaps we've been too introspective, that, yes, we've got an illegal migration problem , problem at our , a very big problem at our border , but some other countries border, but some other countries in europe have it worse. >> well, we can certainly be focussed on channel, but focussed on the channel, but actually two are very much actually the two are very much unked actually the two are very much linked because, you linked because because, you know, take a step back and know, just take a step back and realise happening on realise what's happening on europe's southern borders and indeed on its western balkan borders as well , all with many borders as well, all with many more record levels of immigrants who are coming across illegally into the european union and most of those want to get to the more affluent countries in the north and many of those will filter off to northwest france with a view to getting across the engush view to getting across the english channel. so what we're seeing in lampedusa at the

moment is a proportion of these and a significt proportion of these will head up to northern europe and across the channel. and it's not just a sign of what's to come. >> well, these scenes are not just in lampedusa. >> they're being repeated in many of the sort of mediterranean islands of greece and well as italy. and spain as well as italy. >> goodness me. well if thousands of people are arriving on shores of italy today, on the shores of italy today, how many thousand will be at calais cross calais waiting to cross in a week or so ? thank you, mark. week or so? thank you, mark. >> see you now. >> see you now. >> still the fight back >> still to come, the fight back against every home owner's nightmare. knotweed. nightmare. japanese knotweed. we'll have the very latest on that. but first, here's aiden with the weather. >> the temperatures rising, boxt solar the proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hi there. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office. with the gb news forecast, some places will stay damp today, mainly across central parts of the uk. warm to the south. cool to the far north. we've got a warm front sandwiched in between

an area of high pressure to the north and another area towards the south and an area of rain is persisting along that warm front, edging into southern parts of scotland. that's the wettest part through the rest of the day. some parts of south—east northern ireland, the far north of england as well. now to the north, we've got some showers for the north of scotland, but some bright spells coming through as well. the finest is expected finest weather is expected across central and southern parts wales where parts of england and wales where temperatures will reach the temperatures here will reach the mid 20s in lengthy, sunny spells .then mid 20s in lengthy, sunny spells . then into the evening, always the possibility of some thunderstorms turning up across southwestern parts . and we've southwestern parts. and we've still got that area of cloud and rain persisting across central and southern scotland into the far north of england . it does far north of england. it does fizzle somewhat into the early hours, clear and chilly in the far of scotland. but warm far north of scotland. but warm night to come in the south where there's always the potential for some thundery rain. first thing, especially across southern and southwestern parts of england. and wales, tends to

and south wales, that tends to ease off a bit into the afternoon bright skies for many and another warm day, although it stays cloudy and damp across some of these northern parts of england and southern parts of scotland and brighter skies for the far north, the temperatures rising . rising. >> boxt solar are proud sponsors of weather on

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news. the people's channel, britain's news. channel >> very good morning to you. it's 1123 and you're with britain's newsroom here on gb news with ellie costello and me, tom harwood . tom harwood. >> now, we've been talking about the xl bully breed this morning because a man has died. it's been confirmed in the past hour or so after being attacked by two dogs, not yet confirmed it was the xl bully, but that is being reported on social media. so we've been asking this morning what do we do about the xl bully breed? should ban xl bully breed? should we ban it? there be licencing it? should there be licencing for people who want to own that breed, or is it actually nothing for people who want to own that br

hating humans. how many deaths are killed by humans? and rick, i think that's a fair point. there 70% of dog deaths aren't coming from staffs, aren't coming from staffs, aren't coming from staffs, aren't coming from spaniels aren't coming from spaniels aren't coming from spaniels aren't coming from chihuahuas, aren't coming from chihuahuas, aren't coming from chihuahuas, aren't coming from retrievers , aren't coming from retrievers, aren't coming from retrievers, aren't coming from retrievers, aren't coming from greyhounds , owners coming from greyhounds, owners aren't coming from labradoodles . they're coming from the american bully xl. >> so do you want to list any more dogs there? >> cockapoos and border terriers , dash hounds, border collies . , dash hounds, border collies. >> most dogs are very the most pernicious thing for me is that this dog , the american bully xl, this dog, the american bully xl, doesn't just kill humans. that's relatively rare. much more often it will attack dogs and it will kill smaller dogs. it will attack dogs and it will kill smaller dogs . and it kill smaller dogs. and it doesn't get the media coverage that human attacks get . but dog that human attacks get. but dog attacks are just as devastating. i think people , dog owners will i think people, dog owners will feel them very , very feel them very, very traumatising, wouldn't it, if very closely and to some extent,

this i don't think we should talk about the american bully xl as if it's a dog. i think we should talk about it. if it's something different because it has pathological hatred has a pathological hatred inside itself animals. itself to kill smaller animals. it's trained to kill. it's it's been trained to kill. it's been it's been kill dogs. >> yes. well do let us know what you make of that at home. or perhaps you an american xl perhaps you own an american xl bully. if you we'd love bully. and if you do, we'd love to from you. do let us to hear from you. do let us know. is it the breed or is it the owner? vaiews@gbnews.com. >> are words that should >> now are two words that should terrify in the terrify any home owner in the country. japanese knotweed. >> here in the uk >> yes, it's been here in the uk since 19th century, but now since the 19th century, but now an estimated 1.39 million homes in the uk are potentially being affected by this invasive weed . affected by this invasive weed. >> well, our north—west of england reporter sophie reaper spoke to some of the people who are fighting it back. >> nature's very own nightmare japanese knotweed weed affects an estimated 4% of all uk properties and has cost our

economy almost £250 million in the past decade . what are we the past decade. what are we looking at? so we've got a significant amount of japanese knotweed here. this property has become overrun when it became difficult for the owner to sell it, they called in reinforcements. the best time to treat japanese knotweed is august, september and october. >> so we typically do nine visits over three years, followed by another two years of monitoring for the tenants of this property . this property. >> the presence of japanese knotweed has become a real issue. >> frustrating . we've been >> frustrating. we've been trying to get it dealt with and treated so that we can be a bit more safe and secure and our neighbours either side have already had theirs treated . so already had theirs treated. so both of those companies are pushing hard to make sure that it doesn't spread back out onto their land. >> this may well be a costly problem to solve, but the alternative is often far worse. mortgages can be denied. sales can fall through and if you sell

your property but fail to declare the presence of this plant even if you're unaware of it, be ready to pay the price that's actually classed as misrepre mentation. >> and in the uk currently the average cost of being sued for misrepresentation for japanese knotweed is £32,000. there was a case just a couple of weeks ago where the person got sued for £200,000 for misrepresent. the fact that he got japanese knotweed in the garden. so it's a big deal up and down the uk, there are scenes just like this one infest stations of japanese knotweed destroy supporting the british ecosystem . british ecosystem. >> um, now this plant was brought to our shores all the way back in 1850 as nothing more than a species to be studied and used in people's gardens. than a species to be studied and used in people's gardens . little used in people's gardens. little did they know back then the chaos that would come with it . chaos that would come with it. research from environet highlights the northwest as one of the areas worst affected by

this issue. as a result, last yeah this issue. as a result, last year, john, the head of a fly fishing group in bolton decided it was time to take some action. >> forces out all native vegetation , mainly because it vegetation, mainly because it grows earlier and taller. so it takes the light away from native vegetation and the native vegetation and the native vegetation lives in harmony together . and that the vegetation lives in harmony together. and that the japanese knotweed has destroyed that , knotweed has destroyed that, determined to do their bit, knotweed has destroyed that, determined to do their bit , john determined to do their bit, john and his team will spend the next couple of months trying to tackle the japanese knotweed in their local area, but with it now deemed the uk's most aggressive , destructive and aggressive, destructive and invasive plant it. >> it's clear the war on this weed rages on. sophie reaper gb news. well let's get stuck straight into this issue now with nick steele and nick as a special mist in this area. >> what is the problem with japanese knotweed ? japanese knotweed? >> well, it's highly invasive

plant. it's very destructive . plant. it's very destructive. it's very beautiful above ground. but the destructive nature is in the underground and root and rhizome system . this is root and rhizome system. this is a part of the plant that's packed with energy in the form of sort of sugars and starch and packed with growth hormone . so packed with growth hormone. so these underground rhizomes will put up shoots through the ground and they'll go through exploit weakness in built structures. so they'll go into drains , for they'll go into drains, for example. so it growing up through cavity walls and forcing walls apart. worst case, i've seen it actually coming up through a chimney, blocking a chimney up totally. so you know, it cause damage to property it does cause damage to property if left unchecked . and that's if left unchecked. and that's really why the sort of banks and building societies have imposed some quite strict conditions on on the purchase of properties that are affected by japanese knotweed . and the other problem knotweed. and the other problem with it is, of course, that these underground roots and rhizome systems don't respect property boundaries and so you

get this problem where, you know, it goes from one property to another, which causes quite a lot of legal disputes, where the person who should prevent it from encroaching thing doesn't do that. >> well. anecdotal one of my friends bought a property last year and they thought they might have japanese knotweed in the garden and she said if it's actually there, they're not going to buy the property because as they were concerned, it bnng because as they were concerned, it bring value it would bring the value down so much, be so expensive much, it would be so expensive to get rid of. >> well, i think it's right. i mean, it's not a desirable thing to have a property and to have on a property and therefore, generally therefore, it generally speaking, the speaking, will will reduce the reduce i mean, we see reduce the price. i mean, we see examples of sort of 5% as a probably as a sort of norm , probably as a sort of norm, maybe 10% on a on a lower value property. so it's a significant amount . so i property. so it's a significant amount. so i think the banks and building societies are right to introduce these these restrictions on on lending on properties like this, because they're obviously trying to protect the value of the security they have . and what security they have. and what they're also doing is that

they're also doing is that they're they're protecting the people would otherwise buy people that would otherwise buy these as having said these properties as having said all that, you know, knotweed is something that can be resolved . something that can be resolved. and there's a lot of specialist companies out there and normally if the if the knotweed is treated either with herbicide or excavated and an insurance backed guarantee is put on that property, then the banks and building societies will generally lend . generally lend. >> it is treatable. but we are losing this battle. the amount of knotweed seems to have been growing in recent years. what are we doing wrong ? are we doing wrong? >> well, there's a lot of know. he's very, very, very easily spread and it's spread via man moving soils around, for example. it's also spread naturally. so on rivers river riverbank erosion will cause a bit of knotweed to go down downstream and start another infestation . the other problem infestation. the other problem i think we've got is that there's an awful lot of people that are

just spread it with herbicide and although that might make it look dead above ground, actually what it's doing, it's just making root system. doorman making that root system. doorman out. so you have to be very, very careful. if someone has treated knotweed, you might think has gone away. think the problem has gone away. but actually we've had examples where the dormancy is broken after sort of 2 or 3 years and back comes the knotweed . when back comes the knotweed. when you least when you least want it. really. >> no, not a situation. >> no, not a situation. >> you want to find yourself in. >> you want to find yourself in. >> okay. there we go . >> okay. there we go. >> okay. there we go. >> we had to do it, didn't we, nick? so really good to see you this morning. nick is the founder of environet specialists in invasive plants. now do stay with us. we're going to have nikki hodgson and peter whittle back we you love back with us. we know you love them. are news panel. them. there are news panel. they're to going be back with some stories, including some great stories, including lawless britain and shoplifting . first, let's get the news . but first, let's get the news with tatiana sanchez. >> ellie, thank you very much .

>> ellie, thank you very much. this is the latest from the newsroom . the government will newsroom. the government will invest half £1 billion in tata steel's port talbot factory to make production greener, but it risks thousands of jobs. tata has been in talks with the government to switch from coal to electric furnaces . the to electric furnaces. the company is expected to warn there will be a transition period, including potential deep restructuring at the plant . restructuring at the plant. train drivers will strike at the end of this month in their long running dispute over pay. the aslef union says its members at 16 train operators will walk out on the 30th of september and the 4th of october, where the action will coincide with the conservative party annual conference. the union said the strikes would force train operators to cancel all services, causing travel chaos for passengers. aslef members will also ban overtime from the 29th of september and the 6th of october . a man has died october. a man has died following a dog attack in staffordshire. the person was

bitten by two dogs in the village of stonnall yesterday. a 30 year old man from the lichfield area has been arrested on suspicion of having dogs dangerously out of control. police say a number of people helped to try and get the dogs off. the man and contained one off. the man and contained one of the animals outside and the other within the owner's flat . other within the owner's flat. three members of sara sharif's family are in court today charged with the ten year old's murder. sara's father, irfan shanf murder. sara's father, irfan sharif, his partner and his brother have also been charged with causing or allowing the death of a child. sara was found dead at her home in woking after officers were called from pakistan by mr sharif on the 10th of august and the iconic black sheep jumper worn by diana, princess of wales, has sold . for £920,000 at auction in sold. for £920,000 at auction in new york. the jumper, which shows a black sheep among a row of white ones, was discovered in an attic in march by designer

joanna osborne. it was famously worn by diana at a polo match in june 1981, shortly after her engagement . you can get more on engagement. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website gbnews.com . direct our website gbnews.com. direct bullion sponsors. >> the financial report on gb news for gold and silver investment . investment. >> here's a quick snapshot of today's markets. the pound will buy you $1.2430 and ,1.1654. the price of gold £1,543 and £0.28 per ounce. and the ftse 100 is at 7721 points. direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news for physical investment i >> -- >> but what do you make of that? almost £1 million for princess diana's jumper. >> i can see it. i

diana'sjumper. >> i can see it. i mean, diana's jumper. >> i can see it. i mean, global. i can totally see it. tom come on. if you're if you're someone with a stupendous amount of wealth, you'd pay that for a painting . why wouldn't you pay painting. why wouldn't you pay that for one of the most famous? >> and get it. moth eaten. >> and i get it. moth eaten. i know. i would. i put it in the wardrobe and it would be eaten. >> no, i'd put it i think. >> no, i'd put it i think. >> i think what people will do is treat it like a painting. they'll it a frame and they'll put it in a frame and it'll pride of place. it'll it'll be pride of place. it'll be above the dining table in one of many dining rooms the of the many dining rooms of the oligarch who ends up buying it. >> probably true. >> yeah, probably very true. >> yeah, probably very true. >> actually, for me. >> actually, it's not for me. i wouldn't pay £1 million for a jumper. stay with us. jumper. now, do stay with us. we've loads coming we've we've got loads coming up. we've got loads of our news panel. and

britain's news . channel britain's news. channel >> good morning . it's 1140 britain's news. channel >> good morning . it's1140 and >> good morning. it's1140 and you're with britain's newsroom here on gb news with ellie costello and me tom harwood. >> now i've got some breaking news for you. in the past few minutes. we were telling you earlier on in the program about a suspected dog attack from an american that american bully. we know that a man died near birmingham man has died near birmingham after being attacked by two dogs suspected to american xl suspected to be the american xl bully. heard from suella bully. we've heard from suella braverman talking about potentially banning that breed. we just tweet in the we have just had a tweet in the last minutes rishi last few minutes from rishi sunak , the prime minister saying sunak, the prime minister saying it's the american xl bully it's clear the american xl bully dog danger to our dog is a danger to our communities . he says, i've communities. he says, i've ordered urgent work to define and this breed so we can end and ban this breed so we can end these violent attacks and keep

people safe. so he is looking to move to ban this breed altogether. >> he added i share the nation's horror at the recent videos we've all seen yesterday , we saw we've all seen yesterday, we saw another suspected xl bully dog attack, which has tragically led to a fatality. that's the news that we brought earlier. it's clear, he says, these are not badly trained dogs. it's a pattern of behaviour and it cannot go on. >> well, let's speak now to author and commentator nicky hodgson and director of the new culture forum, peter whittle. and earlier on we were talking about this story, weren't we, in both actually for both of you agreed actually for once, but you didn't want the breed to be banned. but now it looks as though the government is going to move to do exactly that. what do you make of it, nicky? >> the concern that i have is that the owners of these kinds of dogs that use them for a certain purpose, which is to intimidate other or make intimidate other people or make themselves and themselves feel big and important, are going to important, are just going to move on to another breed dog. move on to another breed of dog. you if you don't tackle you know, if you don't tackle the is the the root problem, which is the

desire a dog that is desire to have a dog that is basically a weapon, then it will just be another kind breed of just be another kind of breed of dog going to find. dog that they're going to find. i'm saying immediately, i'm not saying immediately, but that that will be the that will be that will be the problem. so, again, think on problem. so, again, i think on top of that, we now a top of that, we now need a licencing all dogs because licencing for all dogs because we've stamp the problem licencing for all dogs because we"at stamp the problem licencing for all dogs because we"at the stamp the problem licencing for all dogs because we"at the root.|mp the problem out at the root. >> peter, what you make of >> peter, what do you make of a licencing system for all dogs? because i come to this because i come back to this point, why would you need to licence dog or a calm licence a little dog or a calm dog? >> well, i mean, i think probably licencing dogs probably licencing for dogs is a good generally, it if good thing generally, if it if it of imbues people with a it kind of imbues people with a sense obligation and sense of obligation and responsibility, that can responsibility, i think that can be a good thing. the point i'd make this is you know, make about this is you know, without wishing to be frivolous make about this is you know, wiamazingly ng to be frivolous make about this is you know, wiamazingly ng to action olous make about this is you know, wiamazingly ng to action there is amazingly quick action there from prime minister. from the prime minister. wouldn't great if he was wouldn't it be great if he was like about like that, about just about every area ? you know, i every other area? you know, i think this is a crowd pleaser and therefore, you know, here he is banning it straight away. it just shows what you can do when there's a will. >> it is interesting. i suppose he'll be adding it to the list of dogs that are already banned, including the pit bull, which

has been banned since 1992. i wonder, nicky, do you think that the pit bull ban was a good thing? >> well, i mean , it's difficult >> well, i mean, it's difficult to know because i actually wasn't that old the time. wasn't that old at the time. i wasn't that old at the time. i was a child myself. what's was still a child myself. what's the thing is that i didn't the good thing is that i didn't feel intimidated by pit bulls as a you know, and again, on a child, you know, and again, on a child, you know, and again, on a personal welcome a personal level, i welcome this news have to news because i don't have to worry about my mini dash and my babyin worry about my mini dash and my baby in due course, but i do because still other dogs because there's still other dogs that because that are problematic because there owners that there are other owners that don't properly. don't train them properly. i mean, actually completely mean, i actually completely agree peter. again makes agree with peter. again it makes me cynical rishi me quite cynical when rishi sunak steps to something that sunak steps up to something that is very media friendly is obviously very media friendly and win votes. and is going to win votes. i think playing to his think he's playing this to his political really political favour and not really in of dogs, which in the favour of the dogs, which actually upsets because are actually upsets me because are they going to now destroy all they going to now destroy all the excel bullies are in existence? >> i mean, fair to existence? >> i mean, fairto rishi >> i mean, to be fair to rishi sunak, you can't have people dying in the street and seeing those of videos we those sorts of videos that we saw week scenes in saw last week of scenes in birmingham children being birmingham of children being chased you can why chased by dogs, you can see why he'd to move quickly on he'd want to move quickly on this, but does, this, but it does, peter, doesn't it into this doesn't it feed into this

lawlessness narrative that we've been all morning? been talking about all morning? and you've picked and you've got you've picked up on mail today, on this in the mail today, haven't you? >> right. yeah. i think, >> that's right. yeah. i think, as i said earlier, it is indicative of a general anarchy , really, terms of the law. , really, in terms of the law. now country. yes the now in this country. yes the story i chose was just one in the mail. and it was another video of shoplifting situation where guy was armed and people were at great risk. we also saw video this week, didn't we, in peckham, which obviously went viral. and, you know , the fact viral. and, you know, the fact is, is i get so fed up when i hear people saying this is due to the cost of living crisis and it's absolutely nothing to do with it. it's borne out of basically a belief that you won't be punished. it's borne out of a belief that the police are not going to act and it's also borne out of a belief that the people and security in the shops will not actually apprehend you. all three of those are true , right? and hence

those are true, right? and hence there is absolutely no sanction against this. if you were about it, cost of living people would be ransacking food shops. it's not you know , it's not a cost of not you know, it's not a cost of living crisis when you have people stealing wigs, stealing cosmetics , stealing, you know, cosmetics, stealing, you know, whatever else, small electrical goods apart from this one very specific example that contradicts that, peter, and thatis contradicts that, peter, and that is stealing baby formula. >> and that is something i personally i personally would steal if i needed to my child. and needed to for my child. and actually, think a lot of actually, i think a lot of parents would. >> i think no, no. the fact >> i think no, no, no. the fact is, this is the biggest insult >> i think no, no, no. the fact is, say; is the biggest insult >> i think no, no, no. the fact is, say; is tisomehow insult >> i think no, no, no. the fact is, say; is tisomehow thisrlt >> i think no, no, no. the fact is, say; is tisomehow this is all to say that somehow this is all down to people and the cost of living people will in the past century had far worse century have had far worse levels of poverty, far and have also stolen hang on from it, far worse deprivation action than that they have now . and to that they have now. and to somehow say that they automatically therefore this is what people do is hugely insulting to those people who wouldn't dream actually of going in shoplifting, simply because they were poor or because they

were struggling. and i find this this is an incredible , pathetic this is an incredible, pathetic way out of a situation , which is way out of a situation, which is that the police are far more intent on going and basically knocking on your door for something you've tweeted or something you've tweeted or something you've tweeted or something you've liked on facebook that they're very hot on that. have you not noticed? but when it comes to small, what you call small misdemeanours or small crimes like shoplifting, which were hitherto small crimes, they're not to be seen. we saw in oxford street quite recently, you know, huge kind of gangs of people like, you know, sort of storming oxford street, looting shops. i think one branch of the co—op in london actually was looted something like 3—3 times in one day. i mean , this is anarchy. low level mean, this is anarchy. low level anarchy, which i think is borne out by your poll, isn't it? 65% of people saying that basically there should be zero tolerance. >> well, let's throw that over to nicky. >> yeah, because actually i do

partly agree with you and partly disagree you, and disagree with you, peter. and i'll say why? because i agree with that actually choosing with you that actually choosing not a moral not to steal is a moral position, which we can all take. and completely and i completely agree that people of all generations throughout history have decided people of all generations th|steal)ut history have decided people of all generations th|steal)ut to story have decided people of all generations th|steal)utto not! have decided people of all generations th|steal)utto not steal. decided people of all generations th|steal)utto not steal. right?d to steal or to not steal. right? so, know, philosophers so, you know, philosophers have decided whether it's morally appropriate not. but appropriate to steal or not. but what are two really what there are two really important here. one is important factors here. one is the addiction, which was the rise of addiction, which was pointed your pointed out by your correspondent so if we correspondent earlier. so if we have a greater number people have a greater number of people addicted the majority addicted and the majority of people addicts, addicted and the majority of peopwe addicts, addicted and the majority of peopwe have addicts, addicted and the majority of peopwe have got addicts, addicted and the majority of peopwe have got problem s, then we have got a problem there. problem with there. a serious problem with drug and alcohol and how we rehabilitate don't people rehabilitate or don't people that look, those that are addicts look, those facts right in the facts might be right in the usual course of events, nicky, but fact this is an epidemic. >> this is different thing >> this is a different thing altogether. comes in some altogether. it comes in some ways america where fact ways from america where in fact there has been an absolute decision not after people decision not to go after people who steal from stores. you only have to go onto social media to see casually walking in see people casually walking in helping out they helping themselves, and out they go helping themselves, and out they 9° ' helping themselves, and out they go , right? is what is go, right? that is what is happening increasingly here. so the idea that somehow this is all due to addiction might be

might be usually the case be might be usually the case may be in in times . these are not in in usual times. these are not usual times. we have no police force. we have no faith in authority of the police anymore. >> but the other problem from the social contract point of view people and i'm view is that some people and i'm not saying some who not saying us, some people who feel anarchic about the government think, well, why should should i obey the should i? why should i obey the law taking my taxes, law if they are taking my taxes, not my out, not not sorting my housing out, not sorting schools out, i'm sorting my schools out, i'm broke. work doesn't pay any more for some people, the for that. for some people, the logical conclusion of state logical conclusion of the state of life in britain will be to steal. i think you're giving way too credit to those people. too much credit to those people. >> they don't sit and work >> they don't sit down and work it out in a metaphysical way. nicky just see what nicky they just simply see what they they go and they want and they they go and get but they know that they get it, but they know that they they don't have the money to buy they don't have the money to buy the not, it's not the thing. it's not, it's not a question. they're not going to get loaves of bread and food, you they're going buy you know, they're going to buy things to make things they can sell to make money in peckham week, money for. in peckham this week, it stealing, it was a woman stealing, i believe, was it, a wig or believe, what was it, a wig or something like that went viral. now, exploited by every now, being exploited by every tom dick and harry. but before

that, actually before that, which most people haven't seen. there was piece of the clip there was a piece of the clip where the woman involved was seriously assaulting asian seriously assaulting the asian shopkeepeh seriously assaulting the asian shopkeeper. she was punching him and hitting him. and obviously , and hitting him. and obviously, the way see it, he finally the way i see it, he finally broke and did something inappropriate whatever. broke and did something inappropriate whatever . but inappropriate or whatever. but the is that the police have the fact is that the police have surrendered all their authority. they've become a social movement . now, that is the main problem. and these people doing this, they know that . final word to they know that. final word to nicky. >> well, all i would say is that if addiction is a significant factor, basically people shoplifting are chemically. what about ? no, it's very about addiction? no, it's very important, are important, peter, if you are chemically sound mind, chemically not of sound mind, you are make a bad you are going to make a bad judgement. you are stealing a judgement. if you are stealing a wig your has told wig because your brain has told you because you're on crack that you because you're on crack that you then it's you need a wig, then it's nothing to do with what you're saying. >> well, in that case, don't >> well, in that case, why don't you that to the you go and tell that to the chief executive of john lewis who said that it's actually an epidemic, which is actually now eating you and making a eating into you and making a real difference to business.

actually, once before, it was a peripheral thing. i think its name is it dame sharon white said this about john lewis and waitrose. so these are not people who are. but then again , government. >> that is the problem. like you, if the police are not given the, you know, the powers to deal with people effectively, they are, they haven't, they don't their authority, don't exercise their authority, they . they don't exercise. >> they simply do not >> i'm afraid they simply do not exercise the powers. they're far more on basically more intent on basically policing people's thoughts. >> , on that note, i'm >> well, on that note, i'm afraid we have run to time, but nicky and peter, thank you so much for talking through those two big issues. and do not go anywhere because we're to anywhere because we're going to quickly check on the weather and be straight back with our resident space nerd. will resident space nerd. you will want to see this and find out who is . who it is. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hi there. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. some

places will stay damp today, mainly across central parts of the uk. warm to the south. cool to the far north. we've got a warm front sandwiched in between an area of high pressure to the north and another area towards the south and an area of rain is persisting along that warm front, edging into southern parts of scotland. that's the wettest part through the rest of the day . some parts of east the day. some parts of east northern ireland, the far north of england as well. now to the north, we've got some showers for the north of scotland, but some bright coming some bright spells coming through finest through as well. the finest weather is expected across central and southern parts of england wales where england and wales where temperatures the temperatures here will reach the mid sunny mid 20s in lengthy, sunny spells, then into the evening, always the possibility of some thunderstorms turning up across southwest parts. and we've still got that area of cloud and rain persisting across central and southern scotland into the far north of england. it does fizzle somewhat into the early hours, clear and chilly in the far north of scotland, but warm night to come in the south where

there's always the potential for some thundery rain further thing, especially across southern and south western parts of england and south wales, that tends to ease off a bit into the afternoon. bright skies for many and another warm day, although it stays cloudy and damp across some of these northern parts of england and southern parts of scotland and brighter skies for the far . north scotland and brighter skies for the far. north a brighter outlook with boxt solar. >> proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> well, we're joined in the studio now by gb news presenter patrick christys. and patrick, you have your show coming up a little bit later on. but before we get to all of that, we've heard you are our resident space nerd . nerd. >> you do one segment on aliens and everyone suddenly starts to think that i am some kind of space >>i space >> i didn't know this about you

until about two seconds ago, so i'm open to the idea. >> this is ridiculous. this is like. this is like an interview, right? this is. >> do you know what this feels like? have seen oppenheimer? like? have you seen oppenheimer? yeah at the yeah where he's sitting at the end table. there are all end of the table. there are all of these people. it's a fixed jury. you're a communist? no. sorry. >> did you. did you. did you watch documentary on watch that documentary on aliens? did. no, no, i aliens? yes, i did. no, no, i just thought so. we've had the mexico stuff out recently mexico stuff come out recently about doing about the government doing a heanng about the government doing a hearing they're taking hearing about it. they're taking it seriously in america. hearing about it. they're taking it they riously in america. hearing about it. they're taking it they did sly in america. hearing about it. they're taking it they did ay in america. hearing about it. they're taking it they did a big america. hearing about it. they're taking it they did a big congress they they did a big congress heanng they they did a big congress hearing about it. and also as well nasa come out and well, the nasa have come out and said that they there are things that they cannot explain. that's not to say it's necessarily aliens. i'm just saying i am open to the idea that in this infinite universe, we may at some point have been visited by like a lunatic. >> see , you had me, patrick. you >> see, you had me, patrick. you had me right until your last had me right up until your last sentence because it's absolutely true. there are things in the sky we can't explain. and that's. and that's wonderful. that's job of science to say that's the job of science to say we know this. we don't know that that's the difference between

faith science. to faith and science. faith is to say, this without any say, we know this without any evidence. science is to the evidence. science is to say the lack of evidence means we're not going say is going to definitive say this is one the other. that's one thing or the other. that's fine to then perhaps we've fine to then say perhaps we've been visited by little green men, way, not men, which by the way, i've not said, just want to said, and i just want to emphasise that, okay, now am i on to talk about what got on to talk about what i've got coming show? coming up on my show? >> i being grilled about >> am i being grilled about aliens? right. okay. >> are you talking about aliens today? our producers today? no. see our producers were patrick really were telling us patrick really wants about with wants to talk about aliens with you. a segment yesterday and >> i did a segment yesterday and all anyway . right? so, all of this anyway. right? so, look, i'm still going on on this keir eu migrant deal keir starmer eu migrant deal that has slapped that apparently has been slapped down. would mean down. now, what that would mean for us, if indeed it does happen, there appears to be some debate about debate and discussion about whether will be whether or not the eu will be willing actually allow us to willing to actually allow us to take a smaller quota of asylum seekers amount that are seekers than the amount that are already that already arriving. i find that quite believe. quite hard to believe. >> personally. last few >> personally. the last few years dublin agreement years of the dublin agreement when in the eu, the eu when we were in the eu, the eu was us more migrants was sending us more migrants than we sending than we were sending out. because of that agreement. >> right. >> yeah, exactly, exactly right. and would incentivise and also it would incentivise other leave

other countries to leave the european and then broker european union and then broker another deal where were another deal where they were allowed fewer asylum allowed to accept fewer asylum seekers. i just don't seekers. so i just don't see that that's going to happen. we're all these attacks that that's going to happen. wewell. l these attacks that that's going to happen. wewell. the these attacks that that's going to happen. wewell. the lateste attacks that that's going to happen. wewell. the latest crime attacks as well. the latest crime polling, apparently people obviously up in about obviously are up in arms about shoplifting. also shoplifting. but i'm also looking latest stats out looking at the latest stats out which that parents which show that parents apparently about apparently now don't care about their children being obedient, apparently now don't care about their (i ildren being obedient, apparently now don't care about their (i ildren iszing obedient, apparently now don't care about their (i ildren is an] obedient, apparently now don't care about their (i ildren is an absolutet, which i think is an absolute disgrace. it's all very well and good saying, live and let good saying, oh, live and let live. at him over live. oh, look at him over there. being himself. there. he's just being himself. yeah, the back of yeah, he's kicking the back of my chair on an aeroplane and maybe you should smack him. >> the right. is this >> is this the right. is this the the gentle parenting the rise of the gentle parenting you're to getting at? you're going to be getting at? >> yeah, well, there is a of >> yeah, well, there is a lot of that, isn't there? >> yeah, was. >> yeah, i was. >>— >> yeah, i was. >> i was smacked as a kid when i was i was smacked. was naughty. i was smacked. i think fine. i'm think that's fine. yeah. i'm better for it. >> i was as well. but i wouldn't do it. you wouldn't? no. no. >> that's that's what your >> well that's that's what your husband's for, right? well i mean, think very on the mean, i think i'm very on the fence about it. >> don't have kids. i think >> i don't have kids. i think i like to think i'll be this big, tough disciplinarian. and actually, just me. actually, you'll just see me. i'm just to going get everything

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breaking news in this past half houh >> the american xl bully dog to be banned by the end of the year following a series of attacks . following a series of attacks. it's the prime minister says there's been a pattern of behaviour that cannot not be allowed to go on. >> also coming up, the green light for green steel in port talbot with a half billion pound subsidy from the government for tata steel. but will the real price be thousands of lost jobs? unions claim they've been conned . remembering the few battle of britain day marks the sacrifices made to defend the country in its darkest hour, we'll be heanng its darkest hour, we'll be hearing from a former raf officer on why we will never forget . forget. and as another holiday weekend getaway threatens to be delayed at gatwick. now both bosses of ryanair and easyjet say britain's air traffic control system is needing to be put back

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