enclave nowhere in the besieged enclave is safe . we'll be live with our is safe. we'll be live with our security editor as rockets hit tel aviv in the last few minutes , the threat of artificial intelligence, a special safety summit scheduled for bletchley park. >> but just why the chinese is being invited by rishi sunak after they, too were identified as a source of cyber threats . as a source of cyber threats. plus there's a new look for our poppies. >> but still, with the age old message of remembrance. as charities prepare for to help our serving service personnel as well as remember the fallen . well as remember the fallen. first, here's your latest news headunes first, here's your latest news headlines with ray addison . headlines with ray addison. >> good afternoon. 12:01, our top stories this hour. the government has held an emergency

cobra meeting on the escalating crisis in the middle east. this after the prime minister called for a pause in the war between israel and hamas for humanitarian reasons. but he rejected pleas for a complete ceasefire. the cabinet meeting chaired by the deputy pm, also addressed the government's strategy to help free british hostages who are among more than 220 being held . well, meanwhile, 220 being held. well, meanwhile, israel launched its biggest incursion into gaza overnight with tanks temporarily entering the strip, paving the way for the strip, paving the way for the next stages of combat. israel defence forces say fighter jets also hit over 250 hamas targets , including hamas targets, including infrastructure and tunnels shafts. a fresh wave of rockets were also fired from the territory towards southern israel this morning. and earlier on this afternoon . well, in the on this afternoon. well, in the us, a manhunt is undennay after up to 22 people were killed by a gunman . and police in the state gunman. and police in the state of maine have named 40 year old

robert card as a person of interest, saying he's armed and dangerous. local media is reporting that he's a trained firearms instructor and a member of the us army reserve shooting occurred in at least two locations as a restaurant and a bowling alley in the city of lewiston. ten people have been asked to close their businesses and told to stay at home. commissioner at the department of public safety, mike sauschuck, says officers are working around the clock to find the suspect . the suspect. >> that card is considered armed and dangerous. he is a person of interest however, and that's what we'll label him at moving fonnard. until that changes , if fonnard. until that changes, if people see him, they should not approach card or make contact with him in any way. the shelter in place order that currently stands in lewiston remains a vehicle which was a vehicle of interest in this incident was located in lisbon and we are now also asking residents in lisbon to shelter in place . to shelter in place. >> the prime minister has warned that artificial intelligence

poses a risk of human extinction on the same scale as global pandemics and nuclear war. his comments come after touring moorfields eye hospital , which moorfields eye hospital, which uses ai moorfields eye hospital, which uses al to diagnose blindness. speaking at the royal society in london, rishi sunak said humanity could lose control of ai and terrorist groups could use it to spread fear and destruction . he also announced destruction. he also announced the formation of the world's first ai safety institute, bakhmut here in the uk to explore the risks and share the data with the world. get this wrong and i could make it easier to build chemical or biological weapons. >> terror groups could use ai weapons. >> terror groups could use al to spread fear and destruction on an even greater scale. criminals could exploit ai for cyber attacks, disinformation , fraud attacks, disinformation, fraud or even child sexual abuse . and or even child sexual abuse. and in the most unlikely but extreme cases, there is even the risk that humanity could lose control of ai completely through the kind of ai sometimes referred to

as superintelligence . as superintelligence. >> the number of cars built in the uk has increased by almost 40. last month . the society of 40. last month. the society of motor manufacturers and traders saying that more than 88,000 vehicles has left uk factories. that's 25,000 more than september of last year. exports also went up by a third, with almost 6 in 10 cars going to the eu . the north—east of scotland eu. the north—east of scotland faces more heavy rain as the clean up continues following storm babet, the met office has issued another yellow weather warning for places including aberdeen and dundee. that's in effect now and lasts until 12:00 on saturday. many areas experienced prolonged downpours and flooding last week, however, river levels are not forecast to be as high as before . be as high as before. remembrance poppies will be plastic free this year and recyclable their first redesign in a generation . it's part of in a generation. it's part of a move by the royal british legion to reduce the use of single use

plastics. from today , volunteers plastics. from today, volunteers and supermarkets will be selling the historic symbol, which is seen as a show of solidarity towards the armed forces community. each poppy sold raises money to support veterans and serving personnel . all we and serving personnel. all we ask people in liverpool to give us their thoughts . us their thoughts. >> javier probably doesn't raise enough money than what it should. maybe it's not at the forefront of people's minds in today's economic problems and things. but yeah , definitely things. but yeah, definitely worthwhile. of course. of course . i supporter. i'll be wearing my poppy- . i supporter. i'll be wearing my p°ppy- l . i supporter. i'll be wearing my poppy. i think it's very important to remember our ancestors and everyone who fought for us, and that's a nice way of remembering it. i think it's great. >> i think it's wonderful way to raise money for all the veterans here in england and i wish we would do more on on november 11th in the states at this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. >> now let's get back to mark

and . pip and. pip >> thanks very much, ray. the prime minister has disclosed that border force officials are being pre—positioned in egypt to help evacuate british nationals from gaza. >> well, the government's been holding an emergency cobra meeting in number 10 this morning, chaired deputy prime morning, chaired by deputy prime minister now he minister oliver dowden. now he called for a humanitarian pause. that was a phrase that was used to get aid into gaza and to get more aid into gaza and allow british nationals allow any british nationals and other hostages to be freed. israel saying the number now being held in gaza standing at 224 gb news is security editor. >> mark white is in tel aviv for us and has sent us this report where overnight ground troops were involved in a raid into gaza, a warning that this report does contain distressing images . does contain distressing images. >> these images from an israeli drone captured the moment tanks and bulldozers smashed their way through the border fence with

northern gaza in the biggest ground incursion since the war began.the ground incursion since the war began. the israeli military said multiple hamas terrorists and their infrastructure, including anti—tank missile launch sites , anti—tank missile launch sites, were targeted in an operation aimed at preparing the way for the ground war, an offensive the israeli prime minister has insisted will happen. but in an address to the nation , he address to the nation, he wouldn't be drawn on reports that the assault has been delayed to allow the us time to place missile defence systems around its assets in the region and hamas. >> is it? >> is it? >> we are raining hellfire on hamas. we have already killed thousands of terrorists and this is only the beginning . is only the beginning. simultaneously, we are preparing for a ground invasion and i will not elaborate on when, how or how many . how many. >> the constant barrage of hamas

rockets into israel will only strengthen the resolve to push ahead with that ground war. we filmed the latest alert around tel aviv, where one rocket made it past israel's missile defence system and struck the community of rishon leziyyon on the southern outskirts of the city. it badly damaged an apartment block and injured four people. despite 20 days of israeli air and missile strikes on gaza , and missile strikes on gaza, it's clear that hamas is well dug in with huge stocks of rockets and other weapons still available . israel says hamas is available. israel says hamas is entrenched in civilian command in cities across gaza with positions next to schools and mosques . the result on the mosques. the result on the ground is a growing toll of dead and injured. the uk, us and other allies are now calling for

short humanitarian pauses to allow aid supplies in. israel is also being pressured to allow more time for hostage negotiations , as it confirms to negotiations, as it confirms to hundred and 24 people are still being held by hamas . sharm el being held by hamas. sharm el sheikh the release of two more hostages earlier this week has given renewed hope to the families of those still held like 85 year old yaffa adar, whose image was shown around the world as she was taken away on the back of a golf buggy. >> if they released those two women, then maybe until the next time they will release someone else. my grandmother won't be alive to survive it and to be brought back home in the north of israel, more communities have been evacuated as the lebanon based terror group hezbollah continues to fire missiles and

other weapons into border communities . communities. >> and with sporadic fighting in the west bank as well, it's forced israel to bolster its defences on multiple fronts . the defences on multiple fronts. the longer this conflict spans is, the more intense the pressure on israel's military resources, more quite gb news tel aviv get the very latest live now with marc in tel aviv. >> and marc, of course, we've had this cobra meeting in london talking about these humanitarian pause. pause. it seems , in pause. no pause. it seems, in hamas attacks . you've had hamas rocket attacks. you've had to take shelter in these past few minutes. there >> yes. third day in a row that these rockets have come over in very significant numbers targeting tel aviv . and again, targeting tel aviv. and again, the sirens sounded throughout tel aviv and we headed for the shelters. we could hear the telltale booms of the missiles

from the israeli iron dome defence system as they reach supersonic speeds and create that sonic boom and then the explosions as they connect with the rockets that they're intercept getting. luckily, they are very, very efficient and managed to get the vast majority of the rockets that come over. but as we saw just last night in that community on the southern outskirts of tel aviv , that outskirts of tel aviv, that rocket made it through a direct hit and one neighbourhood seriously damaging an apartment block and injuring four people. so some real concern here. and i really think it cements the belief in the military and political leadership here in israel that they've got to go in on the ground to be effective in going after hamas, because as much as they've been hammering them from the air for 20 days now, it is clear that hamas is

just very well prepared for what is coming there. well dug in. they've got huge stocks of rockets and other ammunition. it's clear they are ready for the aerial onslaught, onslaught . the aerial onslaught, onslaught. it's really just got to be an attack from the ground . the attack from the ground. the military leaders believe , to be military leaders believe, to be effective in dismantling this group. >> yet, mark, there is a suggestion that the united states wants israel to hold off on this ground offensive because they want to make preparations in case this war spreads . in case this war spreads. >> yes , that's been reported by >> yes, that's been reported by the wall street journal and picked up by israeli media as well . now, interestingly, well. now, interestingly, benjamin netanyahu sort of cryptically referred to that in his address to the nation last night, saying that there were a number of considerations for the

politicians and the military leaders to take into account before launching the ground war. but he would not be sharing that quite rightly with the public at this time . and the indications this time. and the indications are, yes, that there has been a pause to allow for the us to scramble to get these missile defence systems us into iraq and syria , where troops there have syria, where troops there have come under attack in recent days and to other locations as well . and to other locations as well. in saudi arabia, in jordan , in in saudi arabia, in jordan, in and in kuwait, in saudi arabia, in jordan, in and in kuwait , to name but a few and in kuwait, to name but a few . there is real concern that once that ground war begins, as is promised by benjamin netanyahu, then there will be wider spread repercussions with attacks, probably not just confined to israel and its interests, but also to israel's allies . allies. >> israeli military is also saying today that although they are repeating their appeal to

palestinians to head south in gaza, that hamas is not allowing them to do that . they are using them to do that. they are using them to do that. they are using them as human shields, using them as human shields, using them even as roadblocks . them even as roadblocks. >> yes. and they put out more evidence. they said it shows just that they regularly call it seems almost incredible to believe. but the call addresses in gaza and urged people to leave northern gaza and to head south. and they've issued one recording going off a conversation between the israeli military and a gaza resident in which they say they're being prevent aid from going south by hamas. and they've also produced evidence that they say shows roadblocks that hamas have put up to try to prevent people heading south. we have to say, though, in the south, it's not safe either. and that's because the israeli military say that hamas is well entrenched , but in

hamas is well entrenched, but in civilian positions right across the gaza strip. so even down in khan younis , where many people khan younis, where many people are hamas, according to the israeli military , we have their israeli military, we have their military installation weapons or rocket launchers in in civilian areas. right next to a kindergarten schools and a mosque and they in responding and taking out those installations of course, are seeing a toll rising in terms of the number of dead and injured amongst the civilian population there. >> and just to talk again about those hostages , of course, being those hostages, of course, being held, we've now got another increase in the number 224 for the israeli saying with this revelation, if that's the right word by the prime minister, that border force officials are heading to egypt to get any british nationals out, i mean , british nationals out, i mean, are we expecting perhaps a bit of movement behind the scenes ? of movement behind the scenes? >> well, i think there's intense

pressure behind the scenes . pressure behind the scenes. that's right. in terms of the hostages, first of all, yes , hostages, first of all, yes, that number has gone up to 224. now, having gone down to 220 after the two hostages were released earlier in the week . released earlier in the week. and that's simply because israeli intelligence has to gather more information. they're able to ascertain that, yes, people are being held hostage rather than being dead or simply missing . and it's thought that missing. and it's thought that there could be potentially up to 300 people that are being held in gaza , but they have no way of in gaza, but they have no way of verifying that just yet. but i'm sure that in the days ahead that number of hostages will continue to rise. and also the number of four lion nationals who are in gaza , british nationals alone, gaza, british nationals alone, or dual nationals in gaza is put at some 200 that the british government have made contact with. some of those do not want

to leave gaza, but those that do, they are being urged to go to that southern border crossing the rafah crossing into egypt. but that remains closed at the moment because of all the airstrikes that are happening in that area. but at some point, they are hoping that they'll be able to cross from gaza into egypt once that crossing is open . as i say, very intense negotiations are undennay with the israelis about not just opening the crossing to allow foreign nationals and dual nationals out, but also to allow these aid supplies in very significant aid supplies that are needed for the people of gaza. >> mark in tel aviv, thank you for updating us back to you, of course, throughout the afternoon as we get more breaking news there. thanks very indeed. there. thanks very much indeed. but you the but let's update you now on the position in the united states, where a small where residents in a small provincial in maine are provincial town in maine are being to shelter in place being told to shelter in place as hundreds of police hunt for a gunman who has killed up to 22

people. targeted a bowling people. he targeted a bowling alley a bar. many children alley and a bar. many children being caught in the gunfire. lewiston maine, are lewiston in maine, officers are appealing to anyone who has any information on the suspect to come fonnard. >> he's understood to be a firearms instructor . his name, firearms instructor. his name, robert card , and had been robert card, and had been admitted to a mental health institution during the summer. >> yeah, police saying he is still believed to be armed and dangerous, as we say, urging the pubuc dangerous, as we say, urging the public not to approach him to and actually stay indoors . we and actually stay indoors. we understand there are hundreds being held in various school buildings and gymnasiums and other public buildings as this happened at spare time, recreation, bowling alley in the middle of the town. and then a bar nearby. many children were there at the time . and the death there at the time. and the death toll is still not confirmed between 16 and 22. authorities say it's expected to rise. you can see here people trying to run to safety and to get shelter. a specific estimate

from the police, not not able to say exactly how many because of the fluid situation they say. and as we say, they're still hunting for him in the area of this town. >> various witnesses have been speaking some of them were at the bowling alley. they said that they were putting on their bowling shoes. they were looking fonnard to an evening out when the shooting began in and they fonnard to an evening out when the 1thenting began in and they fonnard to an evening out when the the shooterjan in and they fonnard to an evening out when the the shooter and n and they fonnard to an evening out when the the shooter and tomd they fonnard to an evening out when the the shooter and to findhey saw the shooter and to find safety , they ran down a bowling safety, they ran down a bowling lane and actually climbed up and hid where the bowling pins are kept. so inside the bowling machinery , they stayed there for machinery, they stayed there for about ten minutes until the police officers arrived. >> now, the other aspect is that he was known to be a firearms instructor and on the army reserve , and yet he'd been reserve, and yet he'd been treated at a mental health facility, reportedly after heanng facility, reportedly after hearing voices and effectively being sectioned, but was then released . so questions for the released. so questions for the authorities as to how he was still able to access arms. we

believe he was armed with an ar 15, which is a semiautomatic , 15, which is a semiautomatic, lightweight assault rifle and able to shoot several bullets , able to shoot several bullets, of course, in rapid succession . of course, in rapid succession. and that would indicate why so many people have been injured andindeed many people have been injured and indeed killed. >> the white house says that president joe biden is being updated on the situation and the white house has offered full federal support. but police continue to search for robert card, a firearms instructor that they describe as armed and dangerous . dangerous. >> more on that as we get it from the states. also coming up, more from downing street with that cobra meeting to discuss those british hostages in gaza. as were discussing with mark, as we were discussing with mark, the latest for you coming up

thursdays from six till 930 . thursdays from six till 930. >> well, welcome back to the live desk. the government's been holding an emergency cobra meeting to discuss its strategy towards conflict the towards the conflict in the middle east. >> they've said that temporary breaks or specific pauses in the attack could allow british hostages to be freed and for more access and aid and for more aid to get into gaza. well britain is still backing israel's right to defend itself. >> let's get more with our political correspondent olivia utley, who's in downing street for us. and olivia , of course, for us. and olivia, of course, as they were meeting, we had more rocket fire raining down in

tel aviv. mark white updating us. and of course, that's the question. if there is any pause in hostilities, will both sides actually adhere to it? >> well, exactly. and the meeting today in downing street, the cobra meeting chaired by a deputy prime minister oliver dowden, was about whether or not the uk should what the uk can do to get british citizens out of gaza. there are 200 british citizens trapped in gaza, unable to escape because that rafah crossing between gaza and egypt has been closed for all but essential aid. those 200 are all in touch with the foreign office, and the foreign office is , it said, is poised, ready to is, it said, is poised, ready to evacuate them as soon as it's safe to do so. obviously, for it to be safe to do so, there needs to be safe to do so, there needs to be safe to do so, there needs to be as rishi sunak puts it, a specific pause in activity, i.e. specific pause in activity, le. a temporary ceasefire, which , as a temporary ceasefire, which, as he makes very clear, is very different from a complete ceasefire. the other problem, of

course, is the five british citizens. but it sounds like it's five british citizens who were actually being held hostage by hamas, freeing those will be very, very difficult indeed. biden has been talking about the need to free those hostages . and need to free those hostages. and there's a question mark over whether he will be calling for a temporary ceasefire in to order get those hostages out. the main priority right now for the british government is those 200 british government is those 200 british citizens trapped in gaza. border force officials have been sent out to egypt to help with the evacuation. if and when it can take place , i.e. when it can take place, i.e. when it can take place, i.e. when it can take place, i.e. when it is possible for the rafah crossing to be opened to allow people out. the question is whether, as you say, there will be a long enough ceasefire for that to happen. >> we should note, olivia, that there are more than 80 mps now calling for the government to support sought a ceasefire. do we know which parties those mps

were from ? were from? >> well, we know that quite a lot of them are from the labour party . this lot of them are from the labour party. this morning i think it was 35 mps from the labour party .then was 35 mps from the labour party . then of course the snp's official position is for there to be a permanent ceasefire. the laboun to be a permanent ceasefire. the labour, the labour problem is very, very difficult for keir starmer. he is trying to dig himself out of a hole of his own creation now as he tries to backtrack on comments made a week ago where he implied that israel had the right cut off israel had the right to cut off the water supply from gaza . the water supply from gaza. while at moment labour's while at the moment labour's official line remains, no, we don't want a ceasefire. israel have the unilateral right to defend itself. there is certainly quite a lot of pushback now among labour mps, some of whom, let's remember, are very concerned about the muslim vote in their own constituencies. there are there are about 30 seats. it's thought , which are dependent on the muslim vote. and as muslim voters tend obviously broad brush strokes here, but tend to feel a closer affiliation with

with palestinians . labour are with palestinians. labour are worried about haemorrhaging votes in some of those towns and cities. so there is huge pressure now for keir starmer to support the calls for a ceasefire which are now being backed by not just the snp but quite a few of his own mps. >> yeah. and we're getting the message, of course, the british government maintains government still maintains the right to have self right of israel to have self defence, but are we getting any indications from the cobra meeting about the concerns for the humanitarian situation and what additional aid they want to get in there ? get in there? >> well, what we're hearing is that essentially pretty much what we heard from rishi sunak at prime minister's questions yesterday that yes, britain fully stands behind israel, but there are real concerns runs about the humanitarian situation in gaza and the uk government, along with keir starmer , is now along with keir starmer, is now calling for pauses in the in the fighting to allow aid to get in over the rafah crossing . from over the rafah crossing. from what i've gathered, it sounds as though there's meeting this

morning was primarily concerned with evacuation of those 200 with the evacuation of those 200 british citizens who remain trapped in gaza with the newest line being that these border force officials have been sent to egypt to help with the evacuation . does that mean that evacuation. does that mean that the british government believes that there will enough of a that there will be enough of a pause in activity, as rishi sunak it , for that rafah sunak puts it, for that rafah crossing to open up again? and for those citizens to cross for those 200 citizens to cross the into egypt, it's not the border into egypt, it's not completely clear . completely clear. >> olivia in downing street , >> olivia in downing street, thank you very much indeed for that. thank you very much indeed for that . let's update with that. let's just update you with the the irish the fact that the irish government has warned its citizens to leave lebanon this is coming from the irish deputy prime minister micheal martin. basically advice we do believe it would be wise to consider leaving lebanon. we say that with great regret because of the potential for regional escalation and an increase in activity in the northern border . activity in the northern border. well, these are the latest pictures we're getting there looking israel into lebanon looking from israel into lebanon and the northern border with smoke there on the distant

hillside , people being urged by hillside, people being urged by the irish deputy premier to really think about taking commercial routes and options that are currently available because they may not be available if anything sudden happens. >> as we all know, it is such a very volatile situation . very volatile situation. >> yeah, the deputy prime minister saying the precautionary principle applies andits precautionary principle applies and it's essential what we are saying. so we'll update you as we get more, of course, on this changing situation. and also coming up, the latest on the new poppies. but still with that old message of remembrance and indeed helping our current serving personnel. that coming up. first, the headlines with . ray >> many thanks and good afternoon. it's 1231. >> many thanks and good afternoon. it's1231. our top afternoon. it's 1231. our top stories . the government has held stories. the government has held an emergency cobra meeting on the escalating crisis in the middle east. it's after the prime minister called for a pause in the war between israel

and hamas for humanitarian reasons . but he rejected pleas reasons. but he rejected pleas for a complete ceasefire. the cabinet meeting , chaired by the cabinet meeting, chaired by the deputy pm, also addressed the government's strategy to help free british hostages who are among more than 220 being held well. meanwhile israel launched its biggest incursion into gaza overnight with tanks temporarily entering the strip, paving the way for the next stages of combat it. israel defence forces saying that fighter jets also hit over 250 hamas targets, including infrastructure and tunnel shafts . a fresh wave of tunnel shafts. a fresh wave of rockets were also fired from the territory towards southern israel this morning . in the israel this morning. in the united states, a man hunt is undennay after up to 22 people were killed by a gunman. police in the state of maine have named 40 year old robert card as a person of interest, describing him as armed and dangerous . him as armed and dangerous. local media is reporting that he's a trained firearms

instructor and also a member of the us army reserve . the prime the us army reserve. the prime minister has warned that artificial intelligence poses a risk of human extinction on the same scale as global pandemics and nuclear war. his comments came after touring moorfields eye hospital, which uses ai came after touring moorfields eye hospital, which uses al to diagnose blindness. speaking at the royal society in london, rishi sunak also announced the world's first ai safety institute. bakhmut says it's being created here in the uk and its findings will be shared with other nations . you can get more other nations. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website , gbnews.com visiting our website, gbnews.com

sunday mornings from 930 on . gb news. >> welcome back to the live desk. homelessness has risen by more than 50% in the last year. that's the claim from a nottinghamshire charity , with nottinghamshire charity, with the local council blaming it on the local council blaming it on the cost of living and a chronic lack of housing. >> our reporter will hollis has been speaking to one british army veteran who everything army veteran who lost everything after from her after battling ptsd from her army service . this is his report i >> this is me on one of the proudest days of my life. this is me in my number twos with my forage cap . on the day forage cap. on the day i actually passed out as a soldier at just 17 melbourne, leslie

from nottingham served for queen and country after 91. when we were all amalgamated into one army, i came out as the royal signals , the medal. they're signals, the medal. they're actually explains that i served in northern ireland during the conflicts in 1989 and 1990. it was my first posting and i was still only 18 when i first went out there. it was decades later dunng out there. it was decades later during lockdown that the trauma she had buried resurfaced and at its worst point, i got up crying and i went to sleep crying . and i went to sleep crying. >> mel turned to alcohol to cope with the ptsd , losing her job, with the ptsd, losing her job, running the local pub and her home with it . home with it. >> i didn't know what to do with myself and became very lonely, very scared, and started closing down. and the only thing i knew what to do was to reach for alcohol, to make me feel human again is the best way of describing it. it it made me feel something.

>> it's estimated that around 4000 veterans are homeless with many living in hostels, but hundreds on the streets. the government is pledging to end homelessness amongst veterans by next year, reinforce forced by an 8.5 million fund named op fortitude . but critics say fortitude. but critics say they'll miss the target. the british legion's poppy appeal raises cash to help veterans and their families like most places, homelessness is increasing in nottingham by at least 50% this yean nottingham by at least 50% this year. the charity framework is trying to plug the gaps. andrew is chief exec. >> well, we have a national housing shortage and that's exacerbated by a cost of living crisis and it means that people, for instance, who we are trying to resettle with private landlords, simply can't afford the rents . the rents. >> by melanie ducker swear by almighty god that i will be faithful and bear allegiance to her majesty queen elizabeth ii mel's now in recovery and has a

home again through framework. >> her experience says while serving took a lot from her but still she's giving back to her armed forces family. >> i still am and always have been very proud of the fact that i was able to serve my queen and country and until the age of 55, i am still actually a registered reservist . so i could get called reservist. so i could get called up if things go wrong . up if things go wrong. >> will hollis gb news in nottingham helping our service personnel. >> of course, today does mark the launch of the royal british legion's poppy appeal. the group with the first plastic free p°ppy- with the first plastic free poppy. we're being told, ahead of this year's remembrance commemorations as the public will be able to buy the new version, the plastic free version, the plastic free version , from thousands of version, from thousands of volunteers uk or from volunteers across the uk or from major supermarkets from thursday. >> that's today as a mark of respect to the armed forces . respect to the armed forces. >> let's get more with our north

west reporter sophie reaper who can join us now with, well, a special guest as well, sophie. >> yes, good afternoon to you both. it's a very special day here in liverpool today as the poppy here in liverpool today as the peppy appeal here in liverpool today as the poppy appeal is launching once again. and to talk a little bit about that, i'm joined now by stuart steel, who is a veteran and the community liaison officer the royal british officer with the royal british legion. stuart, talk to me about how important the poppy still remains to be as a symbol. >> so the poppy is just a symbol of our national pride where we come together to remember those who've served and sacrificed for the greater the country. so in the greater the country. so in the north—west, we've got a large military population . and large military population. and to see people wearing the poppy just gives me such a sense of pride. >> and that we are recognised for the service that we have given to the country. >> so the poppy is a symbol for everybody to come together in remembrance of course it is a symbol of remembrance, but it's

also used to raise money for our veteran pows and their families. >> to me a about what >> talk to me a bit about what actually happens with that money, what used for . money, what it's used for. >> so the royal british legion have the poppy appeal, and we've got 100 years old and when got over 100 years old and when we were founded, it was to raise got over 100 years old and when we werforiunded, it was to raise got over 100 years old and when we werfor serving it was to raise got over 100 years old and when we werfor serving personnelaise got over 100 years old and when we werfor serving personnel and money for serving personnel and veterans and their families . veterans and their families. >> so the armed forces community, the money we use is from for anything from a telephone buddy all the way up to residential welfare care and everything in between . so we've everything in between. so we've spent over £10 million this last year supporting our veterans and our serving personnel in the armed forces community. and we're looking to continue that with the public's generosity into the future. so the poppy appeal is one of our main ways of raising funds to continue that good work for the royal british legion. >> you yourself are veteran >> you yourself are a veteran and i believe you're still a reservist . that's correct, isn't reservist. that's correct, isn't it? me what it means to you it? tell me what it means to you to see people wearing the poppy dunng to see people wearing the poppy during this time. >> so, again , it's the silent

>> so, again, it's the silent sense of gratitude and that people are respecting what we will stand in the way of harm for them. it's a way for people. when i walk down the street to see a poppy on someone's, it's that quiet nod of thanks . thanks that quiet nod of thanks. thanks for that silent recognition of what myself and for what my colleagues have done in the armed forces community. we've got to acknowledge that it's not just us who who go away that suffer. it's the families as well are behind . we get well who are left behind. we get on the they're left to on with the job. they're left to deal with children and just general life . and when you see general life. and when you see somebody wearing a poppy , for me somebody wearing a poppy, for me and my family , it's just that and my family, it's just that quiet respect , that nod of quiet respect, that nod of thanks. so it means a hell of a lot to us as armed forces community when people who have never served wear the poppy to show their support. now the poppy show their support. now the poppy itself has had a little bit of a makeover this year. >> i believe it's 28 years since it last had a bit of a change. so our viewers, this what so for our viewers, this is what you traditionally think you would traditionally think of

as the plastic as a poppy with the plastic stem. but this year, it's going 100% paper, as i can see, one on your lapel there. talk to me a bit about that. >> so, again, we looked at we need to be more sustainable. all, know, single use all, you know, single use plastic is issue. and we plastic is a big issue. and we looked at ourselves and thought we bring some experts in we need to bring some experts in so can go down paperless so we can go down that paperless sorry, plastic list chain. sorry, that plastic list chain. so our poppy has been rigorously tested by independent experts . tested by independent experts. it's designed so it will stand the weather. it will stand the rain so it won't soak. it won't the colours won't run . and the colours won't run. and again, it's a really beautiful symbol. i'll wear the other one. we may bend and quick with this one is quite rigid. so we're really proud that we have gone paperless and hopefully, you know, we can go past this in the future. but again, it's an ongoing process for us. we're bringing the right people in to give us the right advice so we can do it properly. it's100% can do it properly. it's 100% recyclable at home, so there's no other recyclable chain there.

and we are encouraging people that if we do find that you can only get a plastic poppy, please buy them so we can use that and go through that recycling process because it's that blended approach on paper. so we don't use have any waste. we are a charity and we don't want to waste any money because it's people's generosity that enables us, us to manufacture these. >> absolutely. thank you so much for your time. stuart. so there you go. going fonnard, the poppy will be completely plastic free, ensuring that we always remember. so thanks for updating us there in liverpool. >> and of course the poppies on sale shortly . thanks very much sale shortly. thanks very much indeed. now, rishi sunak says the government is not going to be rushed to regulate ai artificial intelligence , but it artificial intelligence, but it has been announced the uk is to host a world first global summit on the dangers posed by it to be held at bletchley park , of held at bletchley park, of course home to the code breakers next week representatives next week with representatives from globe , including from across the globe, including china .

china. >> the question remains should we fear or embrace the new era of artificial intelligence? and here's another question to ask our deputy political editor , tom our deputy political editor, tom hannood is should china have been invited? and if they have been invited? and if they have been invited, are they coming ? been invited, are they coming? >> that is an enigma in itself to reference something that bletchley park is famous for, the chinese have been invited , the chinese have been invited, and this is, after all, a global safety summit. >> and what the prime minister was saying this morning and indeed his spokesman was saying this afternoon , soon, is that this afternoon, soon, is that without inviting along countries that are also at the frontier of ai, it will not be a truly global ai summit. and whatever the united kingdom or western powers might do to try and regulate or monitor ai would not be matched in countries like china, and that could pose a big risk to us all. so it's the view of the government that it is

important that countries like china are invited. now china has said that it has accepted invited that invitation. however there i suppose there is an eyebrow or two being raised in westminster as to whether or not you can trust the word of the chinese government . perhaps you chinese government. perhaps you can trust their acceptance or less than you can some closer allies. but certainly it's the view of the government that it was an important invitation to stretch out that this this summit and both days of it are as broad reaching as possible . as broad reaching as possible. >> so just to sort of get the government's assessment out, what can governments actually do about this? is it this just a warning to the world or is there some game plan? because, i mean, i gather they even thought about a robot tax for those companies that will be shedding workers as yes, it seemed that rishi sunak put aside questions of a robot tax earlier this morning. >> he said that instead we should think about al in the workplace as something that helps us, that encourages us and

that sort of we can think of as a bit of a co—pilot, was his words, that to do the more mundane main parts of all of our jobs and we can get on doing the specialisms, that's sort of how the government sees ai in the workplace , where the government workplace, where the government is . and the reason is concerned. and the reason really for the summit is what's known as frontier ai. this ai that's just on the edge of what is technologically possible right now and the capabilities that are growing and growing and growing. so that's less so the ai that , for example, we might ai that, for example, we might use on our phones today or that might be detecting various cancers just by scanning people's eyes and all the other examples that rishi sunak gave this morning, looking at front tier ai, the new generation of models that are expected to come out next summer and the capabilities that really we don't know what they will have or not. one of the big, big issues that the uk is trying to pushis issues that the uk is trying to push is for reasonable money uttering of these systems. so we

really understand what they're capable of, what they can do and the other big thing that the uk wants to convene is a global panel of experts to be assured of what these systems can do and potentially lay the groundwork for future global regulation. the government doesn't want to get ahead of itself right now, but certainly wants the structures and framework in place to know what this stuff does. there's a term out there called black box ai and that's sort of ai systems that even those who develop them don't know what's in them. so potentially the first thing of all is to understand how these systems work, what they're capabilities are, and therefore then as a next stage, think how to protect us from the worst excesses of them. >> tom it's all an enigma, as you said . deputy political you said. deputy political editor tom hannood, thank you very much. wrapped in a puzzle, as they say . as they say. >> now, let's actually update you on some fairly incendiary remarks from the turkish leader ,

remarks from the turkish leader, recep erdogan. as we see more smoke here on the border between israel and lebanon . he, in the israel and lebanon. he, in the past few minutes has said that israeli attacks are barbaric , israeli attacks are barbaric, exceeding self—defence , and that exceeding self—defence, and that he's accused the west of providing unconditional support. short instead of calling for restraint . restraint. >> what he's also saying, what more needs to happen in gaza for the west to call for a ceasefire. this of course, is because of this deepening humanitarian crisis . president humanitarian crisis. president erdogan was due to have a meeting in israel, which he cancelled yesterday . he said cancelled yesterday. he said that hamas was not a terrorist terrorist organisation, but a liberation group . and now today, liberation group. and now today, these comments and yeah, more reaction, of course, as we get it and more on this changing situation, more smoke there on that border with lebanon. >> now we've been used to bringing you some gloomy news in the economy, shall we? well go into reverse gear and tell you

that car manufacturers have recorded their best september since 2020, up 40% compared to this time last year. >> there's always a but though and the but is that growth could be under threat as it is just months before new brexit trade regulations come into force. so let's hear . from regulations come into force. so let's hear. from our economics and business editor liam halligan about this with on the money she had to go for the but she she the cat's mother. >> yeah . anyway, good, bad or >> yeah. anyway, good, bad or indifferent it's really good news. >> so the british car making industry employs about 850,000 people, both directly and in supply chains. it's obviously hugely important in the midlands, in the northeast, in parts of wales , we're still parts of wales, we're still making lots and lots of cars. and what we're seeing now is the beginning of the kind of post lockdown post covid, bounce back . let's have a look at some of these numbers. these are from these numbers. these are from the of motor the society of motor manufacturers so

manufacturers and traders. so the uk produced 88,230 cars in september . that is up 39.8% on september. that is up 39.8% on september. that is up 39.8% on september last year. so far this year , january to september, year, january to september, we've produced over 650,000 cars. that's up the best part of 15% on the same period january to september 2022. our exports of cars are up . 32% and more of cars are up. 32% and more than half of our cars that we make still go to the eu. just under 6 in 10 actually. and those evs electric vehicles , those evs electric vehicles, hybnds those evs electric vehicles, hybrids and so on, the battery cars , output of those is up cars, output of those is up 41.5. $0 cars, output of those is up 41.5. so look, there's a lot of gloom and doom around, but this is good news. supply chains are rebooting shipping , freights, rebooting shipping, freights, finally really getting going again after lockdown. it's taken again after lockdown. it's taken a long time, but the british car making industry is back. we're not yet back. up to a million units a year , which is where we

units a year, which is where we were pre—pandemic. but we're getting there. >> but i am confused because i thought was no one was thought the story was no one was buying they were buying electric cars. they were sitting hands because sitting on their hands because they're expensive. and they're a bit of expensive. and there was this uncertainty about where charge the where you could charge them. the charging true, charging network that's true, but a lot but they're still making a lot more than they were more of them than they were because are still because the car makers are still betting fact that the betting on the fact that the range anxiety will fade and the charging network will be ultimately rolled out. now, this deadune ultimately rolled out. now, this deadline , 2030, where are we on deadline, 2030, where are we on that ? deadline, 2030, where are we on that? indeed. >> so, no, the 2030 thing is obviously gone to 2035, but the definite now. >> right. well, it's definite. >> right. well, it's definite. >> as long as the tories are in power. but we could have a general election so and i guess the thinking the car makers are thinking there could be a general election. more election. they're listening more to starmer is saying to what keir starmer is saying than listening the than they're listening to the current you current prime minister, pip, you mentioned deadline in mentioned this deadline in january. now this is so—called rules of origin. what this means is that a certain share of each car made in the uk has to be made in the uk in order for it to be tariff free when it's exported to the rest of the

world. and that applies to the eu as well . eu car makers who eu as well. eu car makers who export it here now aksai valley. i don't think these rules are going to come in. i think they're going to be delayed. i think the eu and the uk can do a deal on this. it's not just me saying that. it's also though the society of motor motor manufacturers and traders and here they are . here they are. >> so we we're optimistic the business secretary spoke recently at our event and she said she was optimistic . it's said she was optimistic. it's sensible because if there isn't a solution found , you face a solution found, you face a situation where potential petrol and diesel cars are not subject to a 10% tariff, whereas electrified vehicles would be which is exactly the situation we want to avoid. so we're optimistic a deal will be found because it makes sense . the uk because it makes sense. the uk and european industries are heavily interlinked and both sides stand to lose out if a deal isn't found . deal isn't found. >> so what a deal would do. it would prevent eu car makers paying would prevent eu car makers paying a ten, having to charge a

10% tariff when they export cars here and of course they export loads of cars here and uk car makers , some of whom are french, makers, some of whom are french, german and all the rest of it, they've heavily incentivised. they would they they would have to 10% tariff when they to pay a 10% tariff when they export to the this is export cars to the eu. this is strictly on electric vehicles. it doesn't it doesn't apply. >> that could push the price up and that would obviously by quite and that would obviously by qui'obviously a that will >> obviously a lot of that will be passed on and that's why i mean, look, the smmt right, they are a very important lobby group i >> -- >> if they thought there wasn't going be a deal, they going to be a deal, they would be me interviews be giving me interviews saying there going to be a deal, there isn't going to be a deal, there isn't going to be a deal, there to deal. there isn't going to be a deal. we're worried. fact we're really worried. the fact that they're think that they're saying we think there a deal between the there will be a deal between the uk and so either delay uk and the eu. so either delay these brexit rules or smooth them they can them over. they think they can do the existing trade do it within the existing trade agreement, trade agreement, comprehensive trade agreement, comprehensive trade agreement the agreement between the uk and the eu. deadline. agreement between the uk and the eu. it's deadline. agreement between the uk and the eu. it's january deadline. agreement between the uk and the eu. it's january , deadline. agreement between the uk and the eu. it's january , butdeadline. agreement between the uk and the eu. it's january , but there'se. agreement between the uk and the eu. it's january , but there's a yes, it's january, but there's a sense in the car industry and indeed kemi badenoch as well, the business secretary who the smmt just mentioned that a deal will be done so we won't have

tariffs on electric vehicles , tariffs on electric vehicles, whichever direction they're going across the channel. >> brilliant. thank you so much, liam, for that. some good news, we think in the next. >> yes, we've got more news coming through from the states where people are being told shelter in place. this is in maine. we'll be speaking to a reporter from a local newspaper there on the manhunt for a man who's believed to killed up to 22. we'll have the very latest live the scene. see you in live from the scene. see you in a moment

away . away. >> good afternoon. it is 1:00. this is the live desk here on gb news coming up for you this thursday afternoon on shelter in place . place. >> the warning from police in the us as they search for this man who's killed up to 22 after targeting a bowling alley packed with children. the firearms instructor only recently released from a mental health centre earlier this year. we'll have the latest live from lewiston maine . lewiston in maine. >> the prime minister says border force officials are being positioned in egypt to help british nationals leave gaza . british nationals leave gaza. for the israeli military carried out a targeted raid overnight in northern gaza. as the un says, nowhere in the besieged enclave is safe . the turkish president is safe. the turkish president has resumed his war of words against israel, saying attacks on gaza are barbaric . on gaza are barbaric. >> the threat of artificial intelligence has special safety summit scheduled for bletchley park. butjust

summit scheduled for bletchley park. but just why are the chinese being invited by rishi sunak after they too are identified as a source of cyber threats , as . threats, as. plus a new look, but an old message of remembrance for our poppies. >> as this year marks the first year they are complete plastic free before we start, and we've got lots more to bring you as well. here's your latest news headunes well. here's your latest news headlines with ray addison . headlines with ray addison. >> good afternoon. it's 1:01. our top stories . >> good afternoon. it's 1:01. our top stories. uk >> good afternoon. it's 1:01. our top stories . uk border force our top stories. uk border force teams have arrived in egypt with the prime minister confirming they're ready to help british nationals escape gaza when the rafah crossing is reopened . rafah crossing is reopened. cabinet ministers held an emergency cobra meeting this morning addressing the escalating crisis in the middle east. the government is pushing

for a pause in fighting, rejecting calls for a full ceasefire, saying that will only help hamas. the prime minister says the move would create a safer environment for uk citizens to leave the bombarded strip and allow aid to reach palestinian as well. meanwhile, israel launched its biggest incursion into gaza overnight, with tanks temporarily entering the strip, paving the way for the strip, paving the way for the next stages of combat . we're the next stages of combat. we're told israel defence forces says that fighter jets also hit over 250 hamas targets, including infrastructure and tunnel shafts . the fresh wave of rockets were also fired from the territory towards southern israel today . towards southern israel today. over in the us, a manhunt is undennay after up to 22 people were killed by a gunman in police in the state of maine have named 40 year old robert card as a person of interest. they describe him as armed and dangerous . local media is dangerous. local media is reporting he's a trained firearms instructor and a member

of the us army reserve . the of the us army reserve. the shootings occurred in at least two locations a restaurant and a bowling alley in the city of lewiston. businesses have been asked to close and people are being told to stay at home. department of public safety commissioner mike sauschuck says officers are working around the clock to find the suspect . clock to find the suspect. >> if people see him, they should not approach cars or make contact with him in any way. the shelter in place order that currently stands in lewiston remains a vehicle which was a vehicle of interest in this incident was located in lisbon and we are now also asking residents in lisbon to shelter in place. >> the prime minister has warned that artificial intelligence poses a risk of human extinct , poses a risk of human extinct, an on the same scale as global pandemics and nuclear war. his comments come after touring moorfields eye hospital, which uses ai moorfields eye hospital, which uses al to diagnose blindness. speaking in london, rishi sunak said humanity could lose control

of ai and terrorist groups could use it to spread fear and destruction . he also announced destruction. he also announced the formation of the world's first ai safety institute here in the uk to explore the risks and share their data with the world. >> get this wrong and i could make it easier to build chemical or biological weapons. terrorist groups could use ai or biological weapons. terrorist groups could use al to spread fear and destruction on an even greater scale. criminals could exploit ai for cyber attacks, disinformation , fraud or even disinformation, fraud or even child sexual abuse . and in the child sexual abuse. and in the most unlikely but extreme cases, there is even the risk that humanity could lose control of ai completely through the kind of ai sometimes referred to as superintelligence . superintelligence. >> the number of cars built in the uk increased by almost 40% last month. these society of motor manufacturers and traders says more than 88,000 vehicles left uk factories . that's 25,000 left uk factories. that's 25,000 more than september last year . more than september last year. exports also increased by a

third, with almost 6 in 10 going to the eu . the north east of to the eu. the north east of scotland faces more heavy rain as the clean up continues following storm babet, the met office has issued another yellow weather warning for places including aberdeen and dundee . including aberdeen and dundee. that's in effect now and last until 12:00 on saturday. many areas experienced prolonged downpours and flooding last week . however, river levels are not forecast to be as high as before . remembrance poppies will be plastic free this year and recyclable their first redesign in a generation . it's part of in a generation. it's part of a move by the royal british legion to reduce the use of single use plastics. from today, volunteers and supermarkets will be selling the historic symbol, which is seen as a show of solidarity towards the armed forces community. each poppy sold raises money to support veterans and serving personnel. we asked people in liverpool to give us their thoughts. >> sevilla probably doesn't raise enough money than what it

should. maybe it's not the forefront of people's minds in today's economic problems and things. but yeah , definitely things. but yeah, definitely worthwhile. of course. of course . a supporter. i'll be wearing my p°ppy- l . a supporter. i'll be wearing my poppy. i think it's very important to remember our ancestors and everyone who fought for us, and that's a nice way of remembering it. i think it's great. >> i think it's wonderful way to raise money for all the veterans here in england and i wish we would do more of on november 11th in the states this is gb news across the uk on tv , in news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio, and on your smart speaker by saying play on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. >> now let's get back to mark and . pip and. pip >> thank you, ray. the prime minister says border force officials are being pre—positioned in egypt to help evacuate british nationals from gaza. >> well, it follows the government holding an emergency cobra meeting on the crisis this morning, chaired by the deputy

prime minister, oliver dowden, who's called for a humanitarian pause to get more aid into gaza and allow any british nationals or to be freed. israel or hostages to be freed. israel saying the now being held saying the number now being held in they believe, standing in gaza, they believe, standing at 224. >> gb news is security editor . >> gb news is security editor. mark white is in tel aviv and he has sent us this report . thought has sent us this report. thought he was targeted or tel aviv, rather, where he is, was targeted by rocket fire again in the last few hours and a warning that his report contains distressing images, images from an israeli drone captured the moment tanks and bulldozers smashed their way through the border fence with northern gaza in the biggest ground incursion since the war began. >> the israeli military said multiple hamas terrorists and their infrastructure, including anti—tank missile launch sites , anti—tank missile launch sites, were targeted in an operation aimed at preparing the way for the ground war, an offensive the

israeli prime minister has insisted will happen. but in an address to the nation, he wouldn't be drawn on reports that the assault has been delayed to allow the us time to place missile defence systems around its assets in the region and hamas. >> is it? >> is it? >> we are raining hellfire on hamas. >> we have already killed thousands of terrorists and this is only the beginning . is only the beginning. simultaneously, we are preparing for a ground invasion and i will not elaborate on when or how or how many . how many. >> the constant barrage of hamas rockets into israel will only strengthen the resolve to push ahead with that ground war. we have filmed the latest alert around tel aviv, where one rocket made it past israel's missile defence system and struck the community of rishon leziyyon on the southern outskirts of the city. it badly

damaged an apartment block and injured four people. despite might 20 days of israeli air and missile strikes on gaza, it's clear that hamas is well dug in with huge stocks of rockets and other weapons still available . other weapons still available. while israel says hamas is entrenched in civilian communities across gaza with positions next to schools and mosques . the result on the mosques. the result on the ground is a growing toll of dead and injured. the uk, us and other allies are now calling for short humanitarian pauses to allow aid supplies in. israel is also being pressured to allow more time for hostage negotiation ins, as it confirms . negotiation ins, as it confirms. 224 people are still being held by hamas . by hamas. >> ghislaine maxwell kwasi the release of two more hostages

earlier this week has given renewed hope to the families of those still held . like 85 year those still held. like 85 year old yaffa adar, whose image was shown around the world as she was taken away on the back of a golf buggy. >> if they released those two women, then maybe until the next time they will release someone else. my grandmother won't be alive to survive it to and be brought back home in the north of israel, more communities have been evacuated as the lebanon based terror group hezbollah continues to fire missiles and other weapons into border communities . communities. >> and with sporadic fighting in the west bank as well, it's forced israel to bolster its defences on multiple fronts . the defences on multiple fronts. the longer this conflict spans and the more intense the pressure on israel's military resources mark

quite gb news. tel aviv and let's get the latest live with mark in tel aviv with mark. >> another extraordinary intervention. it seems , from intervention. it seems, from president erdogan of turkey. let's remember nato member no less, saying that israel's attacks were barbaric. the west was providing unconditional support. instead of calling for restraint and not adhering to international law because blood spilled was muslim blood . yeah spilled was muslim blood. yeah i mean, great concern here in israel , especially as relations israel, especially as relations between israel and turkey have thawed in recent years. >> but this has set them right back again. the second day running that president erdogan has made such comments effectively saying that hamas are freedom fighters fighting for a palestinian state. but israeli officials would point out that president erdogan is

probably a bit hypocritic really with those comments, given that his stance on the pkk, who are fighting for a kurdish homeland , fighting for a kurdish homeland, is to call them terrorists , is to call them terrorists, looking at what has happened overnight , right, another overnight, right, another israeli incursion into gaza, more rocket fire being returned on tel aviv. >> these talks in london are about a humanitarian pause or maybe a small ceasefire very difficult to try and engineer that on the ground . that on the ground. >> yeah, there have been rocket alerts throughout today in our phone.the alerts throughout today in our phone. the rocket alert app that has been ringing almost constantly just in the last couple of minutes. more rockets going into what they call the gaza envelope . really just the gaza envelope. really just the israeli community, cities around the gaza strip , but a narrower the gaza strip, but a narrower so a goal. we had a very significant barrage of rockets

that targeted the area around tel aviv and also another barrage that targeted areas around southern israel. that barrage in tel aviv, where we headed for the shelters. we could hear the explosions of rockets being intercepted. the sonic booms of the iron dome missile is going off and there are reports that are building in tel aviv was struck by this latest barrage. however our officials have said they believe there were no injuries caused, but one of those rockets, or at least debris from an intercepted rocket has struck a building mark. >> an update on the israeli airstrikes on gaza in the last few moments . the israeli few moments. the israeli military says they carried out a precise air strike based on intelligence and have eliminated an hamas commander called hassan al abdullah. that news is just coming in. yeah >> yes. hassan al abdullah was

described as the commander in charge of the khan younis array. the rocket launching array in khan younis in the south of gaza. he was taken out in this airstrike. i think itjust goes airstrike. i think it just goes to show that although a lot of the effort from the israelis is concentrated in northern gaza, they say that hamas is now well entrenched right across the gaza strip and they are targeting those communities wherever they see hamas put their placements , see hamas put their placements, wherever hamas fighters pop up. and that includes areas around the rafah crossing. despite that, though, we're told that today some 12 aid trucks have crossed the border from egypt. that will be welcomed by a tiny trickle really in terms of what's needed. but it will be welcome. and as we see that, we are we know because we've been heanng are we know because we've been hearing from the prime minister spokesman in the uk that there

are intense efforts undennay to try to persuade israel to have a pause in hostilities down towards the rafah crossing to allow more aid trucks in a humanitarian pause , they humanitarian pause, they describe it as on the interesting rare revelation, if we can put it that way, from the prime minister himself, that border force officials pre—positioned , as they say in pre—positioned, as they say in egypt on the other side of the crossing to help with any british nationals who do get released or are able to get out . released or are able to get out. >> yeah , and the reason they've >> yeah, and the reason they've done that is because there are at least 200 british nationals or dual nationals who are in gaza that they've managed to make contact with. >> there may well be more than that. and of course, when they get out, eventually, if they get out across that border crossing into egypt, they will need to be identified before they are taken

into to the care of uk officials and then taken back to the uk at some point . some point. >> mark white in tel aviv, thank you . well, the government has you. well, the government has held an emergency cobra meeting to discuss its strategy towards the conflict. it said that temporary breaks all specific pauses in the attack. as we've just been chatting about with mark. could allow british hostages to be freed and more access for aid to be delivered into gaza. britain still backs israel's right to defend itself. >> let's get more with our political editor, chris hope in our westminster studio. and chris, in itself, the very fact they held a cobra meeting to discuss this particular issue. i guess indicates it's climbing back up the agenda for them . back up the agenda for them. >> that's right, mark. and it wasn't signalled. it was announced quite hurriedly really on the morning round by oliver dowden and convened at 9:30 am. this morning when the pm himself was giving his speech on i. it

shows i think they are desperate to get some of these uk hostages out of gaza. there are at least two and maybe as many as five brits being held by hamas. of course. and on a wider piece, there are other britons just trapped there amongst the palestinian trying palestinian population trying to get border and maybe get out of the border and maybe at southern point. and at the southern point. and that's we have these border that's why we have these border force operatives trying force operatives in egypt trying to happen. the to make that happen. but the line there from oliver line we had there from oliver dowden, the deputy prime dowden, who's the deputy prime minister saying this is minister saying that this is very to use , use the very important to use, use the cross—government ministerial material grip on this issue. they to make sure all they want to make sure that all of whitehall working towards they want to make sure that all of whitnthese working towards they want to make sure that all of whitnthese thesezing towards they want to make sure that all of whitnthese these hostages ds getting these these hostages held by hamas out of gaza before any land invasion. it seems there's more than 80 mps now, chris, urging the government to demand a ceasefire . demand a ceasefire. >> and a number 10 official has said that he will not speculate about whether ministers would support a ceasefire if israel succeeded in rescuing hostages from gaza .

from gaza. >> that's what it's coming down to, how to avoid this mass bloodshed, pippa and we're seeing , of course, the pressure seeing, of course, the pressure on sir keir starmer, the labour leader. is planning any leader. he is not planning any meetings any any meetings today with any any further muslim mps and peers. he met them yesterday. he was a very difficult meeting. we heard earlier khalid mahmood on earlier from khalid mahmood on gb how difficult gb news about how difficult that meeting is treading meeting was. he is treading a very fine line on the labour side to make sure he is supporting government on all supporting the government on all national we've seen so national security. we've seen so far his time as labour leader far in his time as labour leader supporting the government on national security. but they supporting the government on naiwant security. but they supporting the government on naiwant this jrity. but they supporting the government on naiwant this idea but they supporting the government on naiwant this idea of but they supporting the government on naiwant this idea of a out they supporting the government on naiwant this idea of a pause,( do want this idea of a pause, that a pause, not that idea of a pause, not a ceasefire, but a pause was raised yesterday in prime minister's questions by rishi sunak. minister's questions by rishi sunak . and that's they want sunak. and that's what they want to pause, more to do try and pause, allow more humanitarian in. but humanitarian aid to get in. but a ceasefire is the view it will only help hamas in getting ready for to battle against the israeli assault. so it's a very delicate line. both the tory government and the labour opposition are are treading at the moment. yeah >> and no delicacy then in terms of president erdogan of turkey on issue, what more needs on this issue, what more needs

to happen for the west to call for a ceasefire and in this extraordinary sort of barrage of comments that he's released saying israel attacks are barbaric , the west providing barbaric, the west providing unconditional support instead of calling for restraint . now, we calling for restraint. now, we have been told that turkey was instrumental in trying to get the release of the hostages. so this does perhaps put this really does perhaps put a bit of a spoke in the wheels of the diplomatic efforts . the diplomatic efforts. >> that's right. as mark white was saying, of course, we did think that israel and turkey were quite close to diplomatically. well, that's been torn asunder with been ripped, torn asunder with these president these remarks from president erdogan and where now, erdogan and where it leaves now, it leaves the trying to talk it leaves the uk trying to talk to allies in the region. to other allies in the region. we don't know what they're doing to secure the release of five or up to five or as many as five uk nationals. we do know that ministers are working night and day quote downing street day to quote downing street right think there's right now. i think there's a feeling, seems to feeling, isn't it? it seems to me as we approach what me that as we approach what looks like this invasion, looks like this land invasion, you to brits away from you want to get brits away from that as soon as possible. but i think on a wider point, the

bloodshed be a real bloodshed will be a real test, i think, for the political nerve in israel as those think, for the political nerve in go israel as those think, for the political nerve in go in. israel as those troops go in. >> yeah, we've got an eu summit undennay in brussels. i mean, what's your assessment about the diplomatic hinterland here? i mean, it doesn't seem that, you know, it's smooth sailing in terms of the west. and, of course , those pro—palestinian course, those pro—palestinian countries , his . countries, his. >> yeah, not easy. we've seen a series of eu leaders , the german series of eu leaders, the german chancellor i think macron was due to go there. von der leyen was maybe going to go to israel to try and show support. but that two weeks ago. a week that was two weeks ago. a week ago, when, of course, the attacks by hamas were fresh in her as things drag on, her mind as things drag on, i think, and as israel, don't think, and as as israel, don't go with this planned go ahead with this planned invasion they talking invasion that they are talking about. harder maintain about. it's harder to maintain that that coalition support. and that's it's getting and that's why it's getting more and more think, more difficult. i think, to maintain see maintain that. and we'll see that in the uk. of that played out in the uk. of course, parliament has risen today at lunchtime. been today at lunchtime. it's been prorogued until the king's today at lunchtime. it's been prorogu on until the king's today at lunchtime. it's been prorogu on novembering's today at lunchtime. it's been prorogu on november the; today at lunchtime. it's been prorogu on november the seventh. speech on november the seventh. we're see prime we're not going to see prime

minister's questions until the week after that. so we're somewhere where the political temperature drop here temperature will drop down here in parliament, but in terms of parliament, but i think it won't go away for keir starmer or rishi sunak with their supporters . their own supporters. >> westminster, thanks >> chris in westminster, thanks very for updating us. let's very much for updating us. let's just show you the latest pictures . pictures. >> they are live pictures of the lebanon border in northern israel. you can see plumes of smoke there. so there is continuing activity amid these concerns , burns that continue concerns, burns that continue all the while that this is becoming a wider conflict and could really deepen if and when israel launches this ground offensive. >> yeah, ireland urging its citizens to leave lebanon as soon as possible by any commercial routes possible, saying that they were adopting a precautionary principle because of the worsening situation. all the latest coming up for you here on the live desk

mornings from 930 on gb news is . mornings from 930 on gb news is. well come back to the live desk. >> let's just update you on the situation in the middle east. as we were saying , an indication we were saying, an indication from downing street that efforts are undennay to have british personnel pre—position in down in the south at the gaza crossing the rafah crossing to get brits out. but we've just got more pictures in the north. just to remind you, this is the northern israel border with lebanon and yet more smoke being

seen there in the distance. yes. >> and in the last hour or so, irish citizens have been advised to lebanon and the to leave lebanon and the department of foreign affairs has advised against travel to lebanon, citing a highly volatile situation , even in volatile situation, even in light of its unpredict ability, light of its unpredictability, events could escalate with very little warning, which could affect exit routes out of lebanon . so irish citizens being lebanon. so irish citizens being advised to leave rishi sunak earlier saying around 200 british citizens have contacted the foreign office to ask for help ahead of any further military operations . military operations. >> certainly oliver dowden and the cobra meeting talking about humanitarian pause . but as we humanitarian pause. but as we see here, and indeed learning from mark white in tel aviv, where there's been more rocket fire, the hostilities are continuing, keep you continuing, but we'll keep you updated the afternoon updated throughout the afternoon on happening on what's happening there. >> minister says the >> the prime minister says the government will not rush to regulate ai as it's announced the uk will hold a world first global summit on the dangers posed by artificial intelligence

. the summit, to be held at bletchley park next week, will see representatives from around the globe in attendance include heading beijing. yeah so heading from beijing. yeah so that question should actually we fear or embrace the era of artificial intelligence? >> should we fear or embrace indeed, the chinese as who might be heading towards bletchley park? let's bring in our deputy political editor, tom hannood . political editor, tom hannood. and tom, the assessment seems to be from what the prime minister was saying earlier, it's still more a threat than a boon to . us more a threat than a boon to. us >> well, there are two different sides to this coin , as there is sides to this coin, as there is with any new advanced technology. i think the good analogy perhaps to be drawn which many individual tools have raised, is that of splitting the atom nuclear energy. now that can be used for amazing good things in nuclear power , clean, things in nuclear power, clean, green and powerful energy. but also, of course, it could be used for weaponry and annihilation and that's a

similar way in which you could think about al, the amazing benefits it could bring about in terms of diagnosis , making terms of diagnosis, making diseases years and years before humans could spot them in other humans could spot them in other humans in terms of designing new two ways in which we can make make , make code and make make, make code and make websites and deliver basically anything that we can imagine. it's offering many, many opportunities. but of course there's a dark side to ai as well. if there's an ai that could design a new medicine, could design a new medicine, could it also design a new bio weapon that's entirely, entirely possible. and we're seeing the speed in which ai is developing just ramp up and up and up the capabilities of these ai systems. perhaps a decade ago were were 10 billion times lower than they are today. that's an actual number that an expert told me this afternoon. it just gives a sense of the ramping up

of things and the government believes that this might well be the last opportunity to set some ground rules before it all escapes sort of out of human control . control. >> well, a few eyebrows will have been raised, tom, at the prospect of china potentially coming to bletchley park. we don't know whether they. well they've been invited. we don't know whether they've accepted doing. >> we understand that they have. on the face of it , accepted, but on the face of it, accepted, but we don't know who they're sending . and thereby there is sending. and thereby there is some confusion as to whether or not they are actually going to send anyone at all. but the cast list has not yet been announced officially by the government. the official list of invitees and those attending will come about next week. we do know, however, that certain countries have already said that figures from those countries are going. we know that the big seven ai firms are all sending their top people and just this afternoon, the united states of america announced that the vice president, kamala harris, will

be attending as well. so we're starting to get an indication of those who are going. but the government has said throughout this process that if you want to bnng this process that if you want to bring a global consensus bring about a global consensus on how to deal with al , both its on how to deal with al, both its massive rewards and big risks, you need the entire globe to be involved. >> i have to ask you, however, about robot tax, which the newspapers were talking about this morning. yet another tax on the way we all feared. but what exactly are they suggesting that because of what a number of jobs that be lost are ? that could be lost are? >> yes, this was a suggestion that was posed that perhaps companies that used more artificial intelligence and replaced human intelligence with artificial intelligence could have an extra sort of tax on them. it must be said that this morning the prime minister seemed to bat away questions of a robot tax , saying that instead a robot tax, saying that instead i could be used to augment jobs that we have, making us much more efficient whereby we get our robot pal to do all the boring, mundane and repetitive

stuff and then we can be much more efficient in our own jobs. i think the prime minister sees this as a big opportunity to increase the efficiency of all of our output rather than lose jobs. they'll certainly be shifting of some jobs and some people will move to different sectors. but it is interesting that the summit next week is not going to be talking about effects on the labour force , effects on the labour force, particularly it's not particularly it's not particularly going to be talking about some of those immediate term obstacles or understood obstacles. it's going to be looking at what's known as frontier ai, i.e. trying to understand what could be the problems that we don't yet know about what might a system that to all in sense and purposes is autonomous is that might have its own aims, goals and values distinct from human aims, goals and values. how might we interact with such a creature to or such a system , however you or such a system, however you want to describe it and what might the risks or dangers or

indeed opportunities of that pose to humanity ? pose to humanity? >> tom, thanks very much indeed . >> tom, thanks very much indeed. and let's just update you on the latest situation in the united states maine , we're being states in maine, we're being told that officials now in lewiston have widened their alert. the so—called shelter in place to the whole county there. it had just been the town of lewiston urging those people to lock their doors and shelter in place. but now that's been extended. the manhunt still undennay for the gunman who killed 22. we'll update you on that a moment. but first, the that in a moment. but first, the headunes that in a moment. but first, the headlines with . ray good afternoon. >> it's 132. our top stories, uk border force teams have arrived in egypt with the prime minister confirming that they're ready to help british nationals escape gaza when the rafah crossing is reopened . cabinet ministers held reopened. cabinet ministers held an emergency cobra meeting this morning addressing the escalating crisis in the middle east. the government is pushing

for a pause in fighting, rejecting calls for a full ceasefire . they're saying that ceasefire. they're saying that that will help hamas . the prime that will help hamas. the prime minister says the move would create a safer environment for uk citizens to leave the bombarded strip and allow aid to reach palestinians . well, reach palestinians. well, meanwhile, israel launched its biggest incursion into gaza overnight with tanks temporarily entering the strip, paving the way for the next stages of combat. israel defence forces saying that fighter jets also hit over 250 hamas targets , hit over 250 hamas targets, including infrastructure and tunnel shafts. a fresh wave of rockets were also fired from the territory towards southern israel today . well, in some israel today. well, in some breaking news for you, a man has reportedly set himself alight in merseyside . police and fire merseyside. police and fire crews were called to a mcdonald's in walton just before 6:00 this morning. a man in his 40s has been taken to hospital with serious burns where he remains in a critical condition.

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now a bit of a shocking statistic , nick, that statistic, nick, that homelessness has risen by more than 50% in the last year . than 50% in the last year. >> at least that's the claim from a nottinghamshire charity, with the local council blaming the cost of living and a chronic lack of housing. >> our reporter will >> well, our reporter will hollis has been speaking to one british veteran who lost british army veteran who lost everything after battling ptsd from service . and this is from her service. and this is his report . his report. >> this is may on one of the proudest days of my life. this is me in my number twos with my forage cap . on the day forage cap. on the day i actually passed out, a soldier at just 17, melbourne's lee from nottingham served for queen and country after 91 when we were all amalgamated into one army, i came out as the royal signals the medal. they're actually explains that i served in northern ireland during the conflicts in 1989 and 1990. it was my first posting and i was

still only 18 when i first went out there. it was decades later dunng out there. it was decades later during lockdown that the trauma she had buried resurfaced at its worst point. i got up crying and i went to sleep crying . i went to sleep crying. >> mel turned to alcohol to cope with the ptsd, losing her job, running the local pub and her home with it . home with it. >> i didn't know what to do with myself and became very lonely, very scared , and started closing very scared, and started closing down. and the only thing i knew what to do was to reach for alcohol, to make me feel human is the best way of describing it. it gave it made me feel something . something. >> it's estimated that around 4000 veterans are homeless , with 4000 veterans are homeless, with many living in hostels , but many living in hostels, but hundreds on the streets . the hundreds on the streets. the government is pledging to end homelessness amongst veterans by next year, reinforced by an 8.5 million fund named op fortitude . million fund named op fortitude. critics say they'll miss the target. the british legion's

p°ppy target. the british legion's p°ppy appeal target. the british legion's poppy appeal raises cash to help veterans and their families . veterans and their families. like most places , homelessness like most places, homelessness is increasing. in nottingham by at least 50% this year. the charity framework is trying to plug the gaps. us andrew is chief exec. >> well, we have a national housing shortage and that's exactly abated by a cost of living crisis . and it means that living crisis. and it means that people, for instance, who we are trying to resettle with private landlords, simply can't afford the rents. >> i melanie ducker swear by almighty god that i will be faithful and bear allegiance to her majesty queen elizabeth ii mel's now in recovery and has a home again through framework like her experiences while serving took a lot from her. >> but still she's giving back to her armed forces family . to her armed forces family. >> i still am. and always have been very proud of the fact that i was able to serve my queen and country and until the age of 55, i am still actually a registered

reservist . so i could get called reservist. so i could get called up if things go wrong . up if things go wrong. >> will hollis gb news in nottingham ? nottingham? >> well, the story of one service to the country . let's service to the country. let's reflect today marking the launch of the royal british legion poppy appeal , the group with the poppy appeal, the group with the first plastic free poppy ahead of this year's remembrance commemoration means the public will be able to buy this new version from thousands of volunteers across the uk or from major supermarkets, from today. >> as a mark of respect to the armed forces . armed forces. >> let's get more with our north—west. reporter sophie reaper because of course, sophie will reflect it's not just remembering the fallen, it's actually to help those who are still serving or just finished serving, we just heard . serving, as we just heard. >> absolutely . it's a very >> absolutely. it's a very special day. it always is . every special day. it always is. every year the launch of the poppy appeal where people now don their poppies on their lapels until remembrance sunday. later

on in november. of course , as on in november. of course, as you say, it's not just about remembrance, though. it is about raising funds to support our current veterans and their families. a little bit earlier on, i spoke with the manager of the poppy appeal who told me exactly why wearing the poppy and the poppy appeal is still so important because service is still important. >> remembrance is still important. the royal british legion are the custodians of remembrance for the country and all communities in which we all the communities in which we serve. and the ability for people to go out and remember our by wearing the poppy , by our by wearing the poppy, by buying wreaths, by buying crosses for graves, that sort of stuff remembers the legacy of those people that have served in the past. that money could be everything from buying a bag of rice , providing a grant for rice, providing a grant for somebody to go and buy food to putting in wheelchair lifts , putting in wheelchair lifts, ramps at houses, providing assisted housing and everything in between, really . and we could in between, really. and we could

find out that somebody phones up that request, something we've never , ever dealt with. but the never, ever dealt with. but the royal british legion provides the funds to be able people to do that. absolutely everything. cost of living grants , heat, cost of living grants, heat, light, mobile phones so people can talk to families if they're isolated . if you can imagine isolated. if you can imagine what welfare people need. it's everything . and i don't think everything. and i don't think you can say any fairer than that. >> the poppy is still so incredibly important. now, interestingly, for the first time in 28 years, the poppy has had a little bit of a makeover. now, in this hand, you can see i'm holding what our viewers may see as the traditional poppy. so a classic red petal , a green a classic red petal, a green leaf at the back, but it's got this green plastic stem . now, this green plastic stem. now, this green plastic stem. now, this year, instead of that, i'll just swap that over instead , just swap that over instead, we've now moved to this, poppy , we've now moved to this, poppy, which looks effectively the same. you've still got the green leaf, the red petals on the side

there. but instead of having that green plastic stem at the back, instead said it's a green paper stem. and that is because now the royal british legion has moved to the poppy being 100% papen moved to the poppy being 100% paper. now the reason for that is so that instead of it being non—recyclable oil and people having to take it to special facilities to in order to recycle it, now people when they buy this new 100% paper, poppy , buy this new 100% paper, poppy, they will now be able to recycle it at home. and then the next year , they'll be able to buy it year, they'll be able to buy it once again. and we are still then able to support the royal british legion with the poppy appeal being in appeal whilst also being in environmentally conscious because of course this is something the royal british legion are now considering is sustainability. people with concerns over that buying that plastic poppy, which is non recyclable now instead people will be able to buy from today, they'll be able to buy this 100% paper p°ppy they'll be able to buy this 100% paper poppy and support the

royal british legion's poppy appeal. >> and have you been able to establish sophia how robust it is, bearing in mind it is paper now, you know, will it last the course ? course? >> well, the weather's actually quite nice here in liverpool now, but earlier on this morning it was it was pretty horrendous. and i say that it did stand and i can say that it did stand the weather. so i'm sure a lot of people at home who are used to weather may to british weather may be thinking know, it thinking that that, you know, it might not stand up to the test. but i can confirm that had but i can confirm that i had this on morning and it did this on this morning and it did last. so people need not worry about that. and they are about that. and if they are worried have worried about that, i have my trusty metal pin that i have on my lapel , which often when my lapel, which often when we're out reporting , that is out and about reporting, that is a so i like to a consideration. so i like to stick to my metal pin , which no stick to my metal pin, which no matter the weather, you'll matter what the weather, you'll be fine with that. >> does it also mean, >> yeah. does it also mean, sophie, that when you buy your poppies year, will poppies this year, you will not be able a plastic version be able to buy a plastic version because we've a couple of because we've had a couple of viewers email us saying that they've just bought their poppies and they still think they're ones .

they're the old ones. >> so what the royal british legion has said, that's a really good question. they've said that, of course these things take time. what not take time. and what they're not saying, if you see a plastic p°ppyr saying, if you see a plastic poppy, don't buy it. in saying, if you see a plastic poppy, don't buy it. in fact, they're the opposite they're saying the opposite of that, to that, because what they want to do the coming years, while do over the coming years, while they this new age of they usher in this new age of a 100% plastic poppy , they 100% plastic free poppy, they want people to use up the existing eating poppies that do contain . of course, you contain plastic. of course, you can take them to those special facilities recycle if facilities to recycle them if you already purchased your you have already purchased your plastic one. but moving fonnard, as years roll on, we will as the years roll on, we will see there will be less and see that there will be less and less plastic instead will less plastic and instead will move to 100% paper instead. >> gotcha. lovely thank you for updating us there in liverpool . updating us there in liverpool. and a of two poppies. thank and a tale of two poppies. thank you very much indeed. >> knitted poppy . so i give >> a knitted poppy. so i give money every year. yeah. >> i was confused because we had knitted me this . knitted me this. >> isn't it beautiful ? >> isn't it beautiful? >> isn't it beautiful? >> and that's environmentally friendly as well because you've got. oh, you've got a steel pin in the back. well that's recyclable of course. but i was confused because this was left

here, still plastic here, which is still the plastic one, which was asking you , you one, which i was asking you, you know, they still doing know, are they still doing so? obviously are until those obviously they are until those stocks so stocks are used through. so don't if you're given a don't panic if you're given a plastic still wear it plastic poppy. still wear it with pride, but keep your eye out for those 100% paper ones. >> yeah. >> w ma >> yeah. >> big poppy . >> blimey, that's a big poppy. >> blimey, that's a big poppy. >> it is a big poppy. >> it is a big poppy. >> we were talking about homelessness with that british army of course. and the army veteran, of course. and the issues being incurred by them. well, there's a new report now from a student charity showing that the average university student living in england has just £0.50 to live off each week after paying their rent. >> that is shocking . if true, >> that is shocking. if true, the yearly rent for a student room has risen by almost 50% in the past two years, meaning more students have had to take up part time work or even resort to sharing rooms to cover it. part time work or even resort to sharing rooms to cover it . well, sharing rooms to cover it. well, joining us to tell us more about this is our economics and business editor liam halligan with on the money . dup i mean,

with on the money. dup i mean, that's what you spend on a little bag of sweets . £0.50 when little bag of sweets. £0.50 when we were kids , you wouldn't get we were kids, you wouldn't get a mars bar in january back. >> remember that? yeah >> remember that? yeah >> about this, poppy it's more of a sort of triffid, isn't it? >> really ? >> really? >> really? >> stop it. >> stop it. >> it's very it's very >> it's very nice. it's very beautiful. okay, so you know, a lot of gb news viewers and listeners may think students, i'll forget, you know , it's not i'll forget, you know, it's not relevant this relevant to me, but this is relevant to me, but this is relevant because, of course, more people going more and more people are going to see higher to university, see higher education of all sorts. this education of all sorts. and this is very much authoritative is very much an authoritative report. by a hepi, which is report. it's by a hepi, which is the higher education policy institute, working with unipol . institute, working with unipol. and unipol is a charity that focuses on student accommodation, which is a huge multi—million pound sector. now, let's have a look at what they're saying. their research shows that between 2021 and 2023, maintenance loans for students have risen by just 5.2. but average student rent during that period across england is up 14.6. there's the 15% number that you mentioned, pip. what

does that mean in real money? well, the average maintenance loan is £707,590. this year. and the average student rent in england is £7,566. and that leaves you £24 a year, which is where you get your 50 pe a day from. so it's really a lot of students have to work. some people think, oh, well, you should do a bit of bar work or whatever. if you're a student to supplement income. but supplement your income. but clearly , unless you're getting clearly, unless you're getting extra help from parents, which a lot students can't, their lot of students can't, their parents can't afford it, then you are going to be really left short and financing will be prohibited . lviv stop a lot of prohibited. lviv stop a lot of people going into higher education. and the point is that anyone who's good enough to go should be able to go. >> and let's not forget, you know, this is not a handout anymore. loan. and anymore. this is a loan. and they to pay back with they have to pay back with pretty hefty interest, five, 6% interest, even it's the interest, even though it's the government the money. >> what's dynamic here? >> because we've seen i mean,

down brighton, they've had down in brighton, they've had tower are just tower blocks which are just student accommodation, but what they're charging is a pretty penny, even though it's quite a high standard of accommodation. >> what about the dynamic? let's just look at quote from the just look at a quote from the authors the report that authors of the report that i just mentioned. say, it's just mentioned. as i say, it's the education policy the higher education policy institute very institute and unipol very authoritative. the student maintenance system is broken. they say maintenance support doesn't like doesn't cover anything. like most actual living most students actual living costs, students and parents need urgent and practical solutions to delivering affordable all accommodation. now most students who rent i mean , if you go to a, who rent i mean, if you go to a, you know, a really good university, they often have accommodation in your first year halls of residence, maybe in your third year, but you're on the open market in your second year or maybe your third year as well. and in many university towns, you know, the rents have gone up a huge amount. i know this from my own kids experience. one of them's at university city in bristol , the university city in bristol, the other university, one university city in bristol, the otithe university, one university city in bristol, the otithe most university, one university city in bristol, the otithe most expensive ty, one university city in bristol, the otithe most expensive cities; university city in bristol, the

otithe most expensive cities in of the most expensive cities in dublin. a lot of the same issues apply here in here as in the repubuc apply here in here as in the republic of ireland. and i think what a lot of universities are looking for is some kind of solution where they can put up accommodation , they can attract accommodation, they can attract investment to put up accommodation , even of accommodation, even with sort of tax advantaged is to try and solve this issue. but look, a lot people will be listening lot of people will be listening to saying, what are you to me and saying, what are you talking students need talking about? students we need social to house our social housing just to house our family. and that is the issue here. that is the real dynamic . here. that is the real dynamic. mark, a lot people will think mark, a lot of people will think students, often middle students, they're often middle class . well, their class people. well, their parents probably give some parents probably give them some money don't money on the side. they don't tell friends they'll be tell their friends they'll be fine. should be focusing on fine. we should be focusing on council housing, social housing at the bottom end of the market with all respect, because that's where the real human misery is. >> can we also ask you about first time buyers, i'm sure, because jeremy hunt is thinking of sweetener for of a bit of a sweetener for them, isn't he? >> so look, the tories have been knocked by the fact knocked sideways by the fact that polling evidence shows that a lot of young adults are

furious that keir starmer focussed on housing in his conference speech. but rishi sunak didn't mention housing at all. you know, we said at the time, didn't we? that was a huge error, just strategically. really sorry , a technical really sorry, a technical phrase. dumb, not to focus a bit on housing given that so many 25 to 45 year olds, they're swing voters , they're exposed to voters, they're exposed to rental markets that are spiralling upwards in terms of costs. they can't get on the housing ladder. so what the tories are doing now, they're floating ideas in the papers and one of their ideas in the papers is, you might remember during lockdown pip, there was a government mortgage guarantee scheme to try and encourage, not force , but encourage lenders to force, but encourage lenders to offer mortgages at reasonable rates. if you only had a 5% deposit, which of course many first time buyers, that's the most that can get again, most that they can get again, unless their parents can help them. that scheme, that deposit scheme is meant to end in december. it may be. what's being floated is that in the november 22nd autumn statement

by jeremy hunt, they may extend that scheme for another year. so to december 2024. that's the main thrust of what the tories have been floating, just floating. these are proposals for first time. >> i mean, you don't think then details in the november statement that it may be some time before we get the sort of small print? >> i think if he's going to do it, then he'll do it in the november statement. and as i said, the deposit scheme , the said, the deposit scheme, the deposit which deposit guarantee scheme, which is only an advisory scheme. yeah yeah, yeah. that's to end yeah, yeah. that's meant to end in december. it may be in november the 22nd when we have that autumn statement for jeremy hunt, which a deal hunt, which may be a deal breaker terms of whether or breaker in terms of whether or not keeps his job, there are not he keeps his job, there are rumours he's going to be reshuffled of out the reshuffled out of out of the treasury. think where treasury. i think that is where he will reveal any any details of scheme if any. he will reveal any any details of liam,heme if any. he will reveal any any details of liam, thank if any. he will reveal any any details of liam, thank you ny. he will reveal any any details of liam, thank you very much >> liam, thank you very much indeed. >> stay with us here on the live desk. we will bring you the latest from the middle east as the israeli military given updates their raid into gaza updates on their raid into gaza last night, our security editor mark white will be with us from

tel aviv speeches shortly . tel aviv speeches shortly. >> hello again. >> hello again. >> welcome to your latest gb news weather update from the met office. we'll see further rain and showers through the rest of the day, particularly across north eastern areas. that's because low pressure is very much in charge. it's because low pressure is very much in charge . it's staying to much in charge. it's staying to the west of the uk , but that's the west of the uk, but that's going to push a sequence of fronts across us over the next few days and into next week as well. now that rain will persist across north eastern areas, there's still a warning in force all the through until all the way through until saturday here across southern coasts as well. we'll continue to see some of those showers through this evening. however, inland turn dry and that inland it'll turn dry and that will allow some mist and fog to develop for central areas such as the midlands and east anglia, too. so a bit of a murky start on friday morning here, but it will be dry for these central areas . elsewhere, though, across areas. elsewhere, though, across the south and the northeast staying rather wet through tomorrow. some quite blustery and heavy showers across the

south coast and across the north—east, particularly eastern scotland , where that warnings in scotland, where that warnings in force. rainfall totals will continue to build up. now, temperatures are a little bit below average for the time of yean below average for the time of year. with the best of any sunshine, it won't feel too bad in central areas on saturday. again, sunshine will be fairly limited for most areas with a lot of cloud and showers around in the southeast, we'll see some quite rain as well as quite persistent rain as well as in northern ireland, and in northern ireland, wales and eastern sunday. eastern scotland through sunday. further wet weather is to come and there will be little change into the start of next with into the start of next week with more wind and rain

>> good afternoon . it is 2:00 >> good afternoon. it is 2:00 and this is the live desk here on gb news. coming up this thursday afternoon . thursday afternoon. >> a massive manhunt. hundreds of us police joined now by the fbi search for this man in maine. he's killed up to 22 after targeting a bowling alley packed with children. the former firearms instructor only recently released from a mental health centre. we'll have the latest from the state's case. >> the prime minister says border force officials are being positioned in egypt to help british nationals leave gaza. it comes as the turkish president doubles down on his criticism of israel, saying the continued attacks on gaza are barbaric . attacks on gaza are barbaric. >> the threat of artificial intelligence, a special safety summit scheduled for bletchley park. butjust

summit scheduled for bletchley park. but just why the chinese also being invited by rishi sunak after they, too, are identified as a source of cyber threats . threats. plus a new look, but an old message of remembrance for our poppies. >> as this year marks the first yean >> as this year marks the first year, they are 100% paper. before we start , here's all your before we start, here's all your latest news headlines with ray addison . addison. >> thanks, pip. good afternoon . >> thanks, pip. good afternoon. it's 2:01. our top stories as uk border force teams have arrived in egypt with the prime minister confirming that they're ready to help british nationals escape gaza when the rafah crossing is reopened. cabinet ministers held an emergency cobra meeting this morning addressing the escalating crisis in the middle east. the government is pushing for a pause in fighting and

rejecting calls for a full ceasefire , claiming it will only ceasefire, claiming it will only help hamas. the prime minister says they want to create a safer environment for uk citizens to leave the bombarded strip and allow aid to reach palestinians . allow aid to reach palestinians. meanwhile, israel launched its biggest incursion into gaza overnight with tanks temporarily entering the territory, paving the way for the next stages of combat it. israel defence forces saying that fighter jets also hit over 250 hamas targets , hit over 250 hamas targets, including infrastructure and tunnel shafts. the health ministry in hamas controlled gaza says the death toll from israeli strikes is now over 7000, including almost 30,000 children. israel has made clear it's targeting the terrorist group the palestinian foreign minister, riyad al—maliki , says minister, riyad al—maliki, says the bombardment won't stop until the bombardment won't stop until the whole strip is destroyed . the whole strip is destroyed. >> aid this time , the war that >> aid this time, the war that israel is waging is different. >> this time , the war is a war

>> this time, the war is a war of revenge . that war, this war of revenge. that war, this war has no real objective rather than the total destruction of every liveable corner place in gaza. >> in the united states, a manhunt is undennay after up to 22 people were killed by a gunman . police in the state of gunman. police in the state of maine have named 40 year old robert card as a person of interest. they describe him as armed and dangerous . local media armed and dangerous. local media is reporting that he's a trained firearms instructor and also a member of the us army reserve . member of the us army reserve. the shootings occurred in at least two locations, owns a restaurant and a bowling alley in the city of lewiston . in the city of lewiston. businesses have been asked to close and people are being told to shelter in place. department of public safety commissioner mike says officers are mike sauschuck says officers are working around the clock to find the suspect .

the suspect. >> if people see him, they should not approach card or make contact with him in any way . the contact with him in any way. the shelter in place order that currently stands in lewiston remains a vehicle which was a vehicle of interest in this incident was located in lisbon and we are now also asking residents in lisbon to shelter in place as well. >> back here, the prime minister has warned that artificial intelligence poses a risk of human extinction on the same scale as global pandemics and nuclear war. his comments come after touring moorfields eye hospital , which uses ai after touring moorfields eye hospital , which uses al to hospital, which uses al to diagnose blindness. speaking in london, rishi sunak said humanity could lose control of ai and terrorist groups could use it to spread fear and destruction. he also announced the formation of the world's first ai safety institute here in the uk to explore the risks and share their data with the world. >> get this wrong and ai could make it easier to build chemical or biological weapons. terror

groups could use ai or biological weapons. terror groups could use al to spread fear and destruction on an even greater scale. criminals could exploit ai for cyber attacks, disinformation , fraud or even disinformation, fraud or even child sexual abuse . and in the child sexual abuse. and in the most unlikely but extreme cases, there is even the risk that humanity could lose control of ai completely through the kind of ai sometimes referred to as superintelligence . superintelligence. >> the number of cars built here in the uk increased by almost 40% last month. the society of motor manufacturers and traders says more than 88,000 vehicles left uk factories. that's 25,000 more than in september of last yean more than in september of last year. exports also went up by a third, with almost 6 in 10 going to the eu . the north—east of to the eu. the north—east of scotland faces more heavy rain as the clean up continues following storm babet, the met office has issued another yellow weather warning for places including aberdeen and dundee . including aberdeen and dundee. that's in effect now. and it will last until 12 pm. on

saturday. many areas experienced prolonged downpours and flooding last week . however, river levels last week. however, river levels are not forecast to be as high as they were before, and remembrance poppies will be plastic free this year and recyclable their first redesign in a generation . it's all part in a generation. it's all part of a move by the royal british legion to reduce the use of single use plastics. from today , single use plastics. from today, volunteers and supermarkets will be selling the historic symbol which is seen as a show of solidarity towards the armed forces community. each poppy sold raises money to support veterans and serving personnel . veterans and serving personnel. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker. by saying play gb news now let's get back to mark and . pip get back to mark and. pip >> thank you, ray. the government has held an emergency cobra meeting to discuss its strategy towards the israeli gaza conflict . it said that

gaza conflict. it said that temporary breaks or specific pauses in the attack could allow british hostages to be freed and more access for aid to be delivered into gaza. britain is still backing israel's right to defend itself. >> let's speak to our political editor, chris hope in westminster and chris, certainly this morning, no indication of any cease in or lull in the violence. rockets being fired into tel aviv and indications of more israeli incursions into gaza overnight . more israeli incursions into gaza overnight. right. more israeli incursions into gaza overnight . right. however, gaza overnight. right. however, the prime minister being quite specific about border force teams being pre—positioned in egypt as and when brits are moved out over the crossing there . there. >> that's right, mark. they've been there for two weeks now and it wasn't really clear what they were doing there. when we were told they were going there by rishi sunak a of rishi sunak a few a couple of weeks but it's weeks ago now. but now it's clear they are there to try and help out brits who are in gaza and want to the fighting. help out brits who are in gaza and vwe: to the fighting. help out brits who are in gaza and vwe do the fighting. help out brits who are in gaza and vwe do know the fighting. help out brits who are in gaza and vwe do know the 900 ng. help out brits who are in gaza and vwe do know the 900 people now, we do know that 900 people have come to the uk on 15

have come back to the uk on 15 flights arranged by the foreign office flights now office. those flights have now ended because demand waned. it looks to me now they are approaching looking at those maybe 2 to 5 uk hostages or uk nationals held hostage in gaza and what can be done to get those out. that's why the deputy prime minister, oliver dowden, chaired a meeting of cobra today. this, the speech today. during this, the speech earlier today by rishi sunak to try and bring together across whitehall government focussed ministerial focus on how to get these these these hostages out again , there have been two to again, there have been two to maybe as many as five uk nationals held hostage by by, by by hamas in gaza. >> there are an increasing number of mps, chris, calling for a ceasefire , more than 80 of for a ceasefire, more than 80 of them at the moment . but the them at the moment. but the prime minister's official spokesman is currently saying that a ceasefire would only benefit hamas. might that change if these british hostages are released ? the attitude . well,

released? the attitude. well, what it might change the uk government's approach, as is the labour party's approach, is that israel has a right to defend itself. >> now the idea of a pause was raised for the first time yesterday by the pm rishi sunak in prime minister's questions and that was leapt on i think by laboun and that was leapt on i think by labour, by labour leader sir keir a lot keir starmer. he's got a lot more pressure on him over his position supporting position on supporting israel because made because remarks he's made previously lbc saying that previously to lbc saying that the israel would have a right to cut off fuel and water going into gaza. he rowed back from that position, but not before the damage is done. i was with that position, but not before the mp nage is done. i was with that position, but not before themp this; is done. i was with that position, but not before themp this morning, i was with that position, but not before the mp this morning, awas with that position, but not before themp this morning, a labourh that position, but not before themp this morning, a labour mp an mp this morning, a labour mp this morning. told me they this morning. they told me they had 1000 emails about these comments far from from voters comments so far from from voters and only a handful. about and only only a handful. about supporting israel. so there's lots of pressure behind the scenes . on labour mps. that's scenes. on labour mps. that's why as many as 80 mps have signed these these, this, this this early day motion calling for ceasefire that for a ceasefire and that pressure will grow. and that's why uk government is

why i think the uk government is recognising where this going, recognising where this is going, what to do to what israel may need to do to defend , who might be at defend itself, who might be at risk and try and get risk in gaza and try and get these out. and that's these hostages out. and that's why we saw last why, of course, we saw last week, saw the pm in in week, we saw the pm in the in the region talking to arab allies. >> yeah, we've just been told, chris, that the general chris, that the un general assembly debate the assembly is set to debate the situation in the middle east. but given relations but of course, given relations with israel , that's a of with israel, that's a sort of fraught relationship at the moment. we've had this moment. and we've had this intervention by president erdogan earlier as well as eu leaders meet in brussels. he's basically saying that israel's attacks were barbaric and the west was providing unconditional support. instead of calling for restraint. i mean, the diplomatic battlefield is still raging . raging. >> it isn't quite fair, is it? erdogan because the uk government, along with the us , government, along with the us, is calling for restraint. they say act within within the international rules of engagement. international laws on, on, on, on self—defence. and that's what the pressure on israel is being thrown out . and israel is being thrown out. and that's indeed why the israel

asked the population of gaza to move south into the south part of that territory to avoid any any bloodshed. i mean, they are trying to do that on a global point, as i made earlier, by mark white, our colleague out in israel. it's surprising, isn't it , that turkey have done this it, that turkey have done this to try and differentiate themselves from israel . the themselves from israel. the two countries allied. we countries are quite allied. we thought, on on trying thought, certainly on on trying to hostages to to get more hostages to be released. surprised released. so we're surprised by that but again, i think that. but then again, i think lots tectonic plates are lots of tectonic plates are shifting the mark and shifting at the moment. mark and pippa, thank you. westminster, thank you. >> go straight to tel aviv >> let's go straight to tel aviv . our security editor, mark . our home security editor, mark white is there. and, mark, we are just hearing that there's been a fresh barrage of rocket are just hearing that there's bee from esh barrage of rocket are just hearing that there's bee from hamas rage of rocket are just hearing that there's bee from hamas fired jf rocket are just hearing that there's bee from hamas fired into :ket fire from hamas fired into southern israel . yeah very southern israel. yeah very significant rocket barrage, again, from hamas rockets right into the communities just north of gaza. >> and just east of gaza. as well. ashkelon and ashdod , the well. ashkelon and ashdod, the two communities that have been

under alert with evacuee rations to the shelters ordered by these alerts that are going off in the israeli iron dome missile defence system, activating and taking down a number of rockets. what often happens now if there is a life feed that you're getting from gaza , you'll getting from gaza, you'll probably see smoke and explosions in gaza , around gaza, explosions in gaza, around gaza, gaza city, wherever , where these gaza city, wherever, where these launch sites are from, because as soon as these rockets fire out by hamas, fire out of gaza, the israelis target those sites and fire straight back in. now, sadly, as we know, many of these sites are right around built up civilian areas and sensitive sites like schools and mosques . sites like schools and mosques. and that has a toll, of course , and that has a toll, of course, on the civilian population in gaza. but that's what we witnessed. that's the playbook. sadly of what happens to the

launchers go from civilian areas . they fire in to israeli communities. then israel launches immediate reciprocal attacks to try to take out those rocket launchers . rocket launchers. >> this also ties in of course, into this debate over the fuel suppues into this debate over the fuel supplies with the idf saying, look, the hamas are using the fuel reserves to actually get these rockets launched with the various systems they've got. i mean , they've still clearly got mean, they've still clearly got a capability rmt of reaching large parts of israel . large parts of israel. >> yes, intelligence analysts here say they've got a huge capability. they have been preparing for this for at least a year , probably more. they have a year, probably more. they have got thousands of rockets and other munitions available , other munitions available, stacked well below ground in hundreds of miles of tunnel systems. we heard from one of the hostages was released earlier this week as she was taken for hours through this

spider web of tunnels before coming into a big central hallway. there you know, really quite sophisticated in the tunnel systems they've got around there . and, yes, on this around there. and, yes, on this issue of fuel for the idf, the israeli defence forces are saying that hamas has hundreds of thousands of litres, perhaps half 1,000,000l of fuel, that they've been storing over the last year, as well as food and other vital supplies. now, they could , if they wanted to give could, if they wanted to give that out to the civilian infrastructure, to the vital assets like the hospitals , to assets like the hospitals, to keep the generators running . but keep the generators running. but the israelis say and just as i speak, more alerts coming in now. this is ashkelon , again, now. this is ashkelon, again, the south of ashkelon, the southern zone there, and also within the gaza envelope , within the gaza envelope, another barrage of rockets is leaving gaza , heading for leaving gaza, heading for israeli settlements. israeli

communities . north of gaza and communities. north of gaza and again, it's just relentless. all day we've had a lull maybe of about half an hour, an hour, and then suddenly the barrage has come out again . so no shortage come out again. so no shortage of the rockets available to launch into israel. >> now, mark, we've got a joint statement that's been released by the uae, jordan , bahrain, by the uae, jordan, bahrain, saudi arabia, oman , kuwait, saudi arabia, oman, kuwait, egypt, morocco and significantly, qatar as well, of course, involved in the hostage negotiations. we believe that the targeting of civilians are violations of international humanitarian law in gaza . now, humanitarian law in gaza. now, of course, the question is with the israelis saying, no, we're targeting hamas, it doesn't appear that they are able to hit these rocket launchers in any significant way at the moment. >> no, there's a real difficulty, i think, for the idf here in that, of course, it

wants to dismantle and degrade and then eventually destroy, boy, hamas. but when you have rocket systems and other positions right in the heart of civilian communities, well , civilian communities, well, israel's determined to take them out . but the result of that is, out. but the result of that is, of course, a very heavy toll within the civilian population . within the civilian population. now, does that amount to breaches of international law? well, that will eventually, i suppose, have to be decided. we heard , of course, from the un heard, of course, from the un secretary—general in his comments just two days ago saying there were clear breaches of international law on both sides. he was saying, because not just what he believed was the strikes on these positions that were having a heavy toll on the civilians, but also also saying that hamas , in putting saying that hamas, in putting their rockets and the like within these civilian areas and using civilians as human shields

effectively, they were also guilty of breaches of international law. so yes, these delegations are coming in, these countries are trying to pile the pressure on israel. but israel is determined that there will be no ceasefire, that they will go after hamas. when hamas fired these rockets into their civilian areas, they are going to respond in kind yesterday, mark, i don't know whether you were able to see it, but we did a fascinating interview with hostage negotiator gershon baskin . baskin. >> if people missed it, i suggest they watch it actually on our youtube channel. well, his insight is second to none. and one thing he said was that all the hostages are not in the hands of hamas. all the hostages are not in the hands of hamas . they could well hands of hamas. they could well have been split up amongst different groups within gaza . different groups within gaza. different groups and even , you different groups and even, you know, people within the civilian population , even many people who population, even many people who are not necessarily members of groups , you know, carry arms in

groups, you know, carry arms in gaza as well. >> so it's possible that some of them have been asked to look after some of the more vulnerable hostages that perhaps are not a direct threat , not idf are not a direct threat, not idf hostages or or people who are probably younger and fitter. but yeah, there'll be in multiple locations. the israelis know this above ground and below ground scattered in northern gaza and probably down into southern gaza as well. thatjust southern gaza as well. that just makes the job of the idf in going in there, trying to release those hostages , if release those hostages, if that's what they decide to do in terms of a ground war, all the more difficult at the other possible scenario, of course, is just holding off that ground war even longer, as many in the international community would want to allow more time for the negotiations. but as we've said in the last couple of days , that in the last couple of days, that then feeds into exactly what

hamas wants, because hamas wants to drag this out as long as possible so they can continue to fortify their positions and do what they're doing, which is fire these rockets into israeli civilian communities on a daily basis. >> as you've just been updating. of course, with that alert still undennay as well. mark, for the moment in tel aviv, thanks for updating you back to you. of course, as we more . course, as we get more. >> stay with us here on the live desk , we're going to be talking desk, we're going to be talking about official about art, official intelligence, the prime intelligence, because the prime minister, sunak, set minister, rishi sunak, has set out plans to deal with the out his plans to deal with the rise of ai . and we'll be asking, rise of ai. and we'll be asking, can he save us from the dark side of the machines or is that madness? all of that in just a moment .

isabel monday to thursdays from. six till 930 . six till 930. >> well, welcome back to the live desk. it is now daylight on the east coast of the states . in the east coast of the states. in maine. in the northeast, there were this huge manhunt is undennay . the latest we're undennay. the latest we're getting from officials there is that the fbi and also the bureau of firearms and explosives have joined the hunt for this man , a joined the hunt for this man, a gunman on the loose. robert cod, who's believed to have shot up to 22 people, opening fire at a bowling alley in a bar. lots of children were there indications

now that all hannaford supermarkets, a major chain of stores across maine , are keeping stores across maine, are keeping its stores closed today ? schools its stores closed today? schools as far as portland, the major city, 30 miles away from where the shooting took place, also closed today . and certainly the closed today. and certainly the police are urging what they say is a shelter in place , warning is a shelter in place, warning because of this man still on the loose, armed and dangerous . yes, yes. >> lewiston , where this has >> lewiston, where this has happenedis >> lewiston, where this has happened is the state's second largest city. and according to the gun violence archive, there have now been 565 mass shootings reported across the united states this year . there's some states this year. there's some terrible stories coming out from witnesses . the attack happened witnesses. the attack happened at a bowling alley and also at a grill and bar. and people had arrived. it was very busy at this bowling alley. they were expecting a fun evening out and they ran down the bowling alley

to escape. and actually hid behind the pins in that bowling machinery. >> in terms of card himself, police saying he's 40 years old. he is a trained firearms instructor for and a us army reservist . and he was armed with reservist. and he was armed with an ar 15 in light weight semiautomatic rifle , which of semiautomatic rifle, which of course, can fire huge rounds of high calibre or rapid fire bullets , which is why so many bullets, which is why so many have been injured, up to 60 injured, as well as those 22 deaths. but police say they still can't be specific on the numbers. they are still assessing the situation and clearly he is still on the loose still, which is why there's such a huge operation now in place across the county and until they do apprehend him, armed police officers have been stationed at a local hospital in lewiston in maine. >> president biden, he has offered federal support . this is offered federal support. this is already the deadliest mass

shooting in the united states this year. >> more from the states as it comes through. and we'll keep you updated on that. but let's reflect that there's been another political row breaking out, this time on artificial intelligence with a certain liz truss urging rishi sunak to reconsider an invitation sent to china to attend next week's i artificial intelligence summit at bletchley park , no less. she at bletchley park, no less. she went on to say in this letter i was deeply disturbed to learn that the government intends to welcome next week's ai summit. representatives of the same chinese state that has used and abused technology to aid its oppression of millions and attacks on freedom and democracy. >> the summit to be held at bletchley park next week , will bletchley park next week, will see representatives from around the globe. well, let's cross to our deputy political editor, tom hannood, liz truss. to be fair to her, she's not the only one who's pretty concerned about this , although we don't yet know

this, although we don't yet know that a representative from china will actually attend. tom no, we don't, although we do know that the invitation had, of course, been issued. >> and up until now , we had >> and up until now, we had heard some voices from those that have been critical of china policy in the past, notably iain duncan smith raised concerns about this . but now in the last about this. but now in the last few moments , a significant few moments, a significant intervention from the former prime minister, liz truss , who prime minister, liz truss, who makes the argument towards the government that that china uses ai in a very different way than in the united kingdom or like minded g7 countries use ai. she describes the way that china uses as this new technology as a means for systematic repression and state control and says that there was a reason why there was a security review and the united kingdom stopped using chinese cameras in government buildings and the like. and she says in

the letter that she would have hoped that that same thinking would have been applied to this summit. course, what the summit. of course, what the government says is that if you're trying to achieve a global system of ai regulation, if you're trying to achieve buy in from all of the players at the forefront of this new technology, then you can't exclude any one country, especially see a country as technologically advanced as china . however, liz truss almost china. however, liz truss almost pre—empts this response in her letter, saying that china takes a cavalier attitude to the international order and could not be expected to abide by any agreement that may be reached. so this is a clear dividing line really between the former prime minister and the current prime minister and the current prime minister on this topic. minister and the current prime minister on this topic . those minister on this topic. those behind the summit saying the right thing to do is to is to have a broad base of invitees try and get buy in from as many countries as possible. but liz truss raising the warning there. the chinese might well want to

attend and not follow any of the rules after they've been agreed . rules after they've been agreed. >> so yeah, now, tom, you're a bit young to remember a band called the beatles. i suspect. but we are learning that they are about to release on november 2nd their last single, sir paul mccartney and sir ringo starr, indicate that artificial intelligence was actually used on this cassette tape left by john lennon. i think 1994. originally they had free as a bird and real love, which they released of course, but that the mix was a bit too rough on this other song now and then but they've managed to use artificial intelligence to get his john lennon's piano and voice out of it right. >> and we're talking about al that might come about in 10 or 10 months time or next summer when the next iteration of these large scale ai models come about . it's actually worthwhile taking stock and looking at the technology that we have right now. it's remarkable the amount of, for example, video

production , audio production, production, audio production, just with a few new intonations, just with a few new intonations, just a few seconds of someone's voice, and you can create lifelike conversations with that voice. similarly with music. and of course we've seen picture generation come on leaps and boundsin generation come on leaps and bounds in the last six months alone. lifelike images of human beings can be created with technology. today and it does just go to show the speed of change here, the doubling of computing power every six months or so, the absolute intense research that is going on in this area today, we can generate lifelike music. we can generate lifelike music. we can generate lifelike pictures. well it could be that next year we're generating lifelike video and the rest of it, it is really extra ordinary, the pace of change in all directions , change in all directions, whether it's diagnostics or creation or or language modelling, everything else that we're seeing is just coming on leaps and bounds, which is why the government believes that this might well be the last big

opportunity to try and set some guard rails to try and set some sort of framework before this stuff goes even further beyond what we understand today. before the capable entities of this system go beyond human comprehension . comprehension. >> and one of the other big concerns , tom, is that al. well concerns, tom, is that al. well it could just end up nicking all ourjobs. it could just end up nicking all ourjobs . hm. our jobs. hm. >> that ourjobs. hm. >> that is certainly something that was raised with the prime minister in his press conference earlier today, although it does seem that he is steering away from some of the more pessimistic assumptions with regards to ai replacing human laboun regards to ai replacing human labour, he says that actually ai could augment human labour doing the boring and repetitive bits of our jobs so we can focus on the value adding bits of the jobs and everyone can become more productive that way. one of the ways to solve the productivity productivity puzzle

as it has become known in the united kingdom , could be united kingdom, could be everyone having a little ai co—pilot, almost metaphoric , co—pilot, almost metaphoric, sitting next to them, helping them along with their jobs. as things stand, the prime minister seemed relatively relative optimistic about the labour market implications of ai where he did seem to suggest there were more concerns is with more general purpose ai that isn't designed for a specific task that could be used for by bad actors to create new weapons systems, new biological weapons . systems, new biological weapons. imagine just asking an ai bots to create you a weapon that is , to create you a weapon that is, or a virus that is just as transmissible as covid, but more deadly than ebola . if that's in deadly than ebola. if that's in the hands of a terrorist, you can just imagine the sort of implications. and similarly , the implications. and similarly, the frontier ai level of development where people are talking about something called agi , not just something called agi, not just ai, but artificial general intelligence that has its own

capabilities and maybe even its own goals , goals and values that own goals, goals and values that are distinct from human goals. what if it's sort of thinking for itself, not just responding to prompts, but coming up with its own ideas ? now, that could its own ideas? now, that could be an element of great creativity, but also great concern . concern. >> irrepressible and irreplaceable as well. thank you very much indeed for that. it's fab maybe. anyway the song now and then out with the aid of artificial intelligence . let's artificial intelligence. let's get the latest headlines now with . ray with. ray >> thanks, guys. it's 33 minutes past to our top stories. uk border force teams have arrived in egypt with the prime minister confirming they're ready to help british nationals escape gaza when the rafah crossing is reopened . cabinet ministers held reopened. cabinet ministers held an emergency cobra meeting this morning . they addressed the morning. they addressed the escalating crisis in the middle

east. the government is pushing for a pause in fighting there, rejecting calls for a full ceasefire, claiming it will only help hamas. the prime minister says they want to create a safer environment for uk citizens to leave the bombarded strip and allow aid to reach palestinians . allow aid to reach palestinians. well, meanwhile, israel launched its biggest incursion into gaza overnight with tanks temporarily entering the territory, paving the way for the next stages of combat . israel defence forces combat. israel defence forces saying that fighter jets also hit over 250 hamas targets , hit over 250 hamas targets, including infrastructure and tunnel shafts. the health ministry in hamas controlled gaza says the death toll from israeli strikes is now over 7000, and that includes , we're 7000, and that includes, we're told, almost 3000 children in well in the us. a manhunt is undennay after up to 22 people were killed by a gunman . police were killed by a gunman. police in the state of maine have named 40 year old robert card as a person of interest, describing him as armed and dangerous. local media is reporting that

he's a trained firearms instructor and a member of the us army reserve . the shootings us army reserve. the shootings occurred in at least two locations, owns a restaurant and a bowling alley in the city of lewiston. businesses have been asked to close and people told to stay at home. and as we've been hearing , the prime minister been hearing, the prime minister has warned that artificial intelligence poses a risk of human extinction. on the same scale as global pandemics. and nuclear war. his comments came after touring moorfields eye hospital , which uses ai after touring moorfields eye hospital , which uses al to hospital, which uses al to diagnose blindness. speaking in london, mr sunak also announced the world's first ai safety institute is being set up here institute is being set up here in the uk. it's findings will be shared with other nations so you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gb news.com stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com .

sunday mornings from 930 on. gb news. >> welcome back to the live desk where you are looking at live footage of gaza. we were talking to our home and security editor mark white earlier. he was getting alerts on his phone and we suspect it was something to do with that smoke. you're looking at now. there have been reports lots of rocket attacks coming from gaza , fired into coming from gaza, fired into southern israel .

southern israel. >> so we don't know whether this is a retaliatory airstrike from israel to try to target those rocket launchers. but clearly the aerial warfare is continuing. we had indeed rockets fired on tel aviv a little earlier, as mark was reporting , little earlier, as mark was reporting, and an apartment building there was struck, we believe, perhaps from shrapnel, from one of the rockets being intercepted by the iron dome system . butjust to update you system. but just to update you on what the palestinian health ministry is claiming, just to remind you, this is actually run by hamas that 7028 people have been killed , 2913 of them been killed, 2913 of them children . but of course, we do children. but of course, we do have us president joe biden in the white house saying that he had no confidence in the number that the palestinians were using for the death toll. so no independent confirmation. but clearly the air strikes , the clearly the air strikes, the explosions continuing on both sides. >> and british prime minister rishi sunak, he is calling for temporary breaks or specific

pauses in the violence, not a ceasefire, but temporary breaks to allow british nationals and hostages to be freed. in fact, you uk border force teams are already set up in egypt ready to quickly help british nationals escape from gaza when a crossing is opened . is opened. >> and the update from the israelis, they believe now 224 hostages still being held in gaza. more, of course, as we get it from the middle east. >> back here. and homelessness has risen by more than 50% in the last year. that's according to a nottinghamshire based charity with a local council blaming the cost of living and a chronic lack of housing. >> our reporter will hollis has been speaking to a british army veteran who'd lost everything after battling ptsd post traumatic stress from her service time. and he sent us this report. >> this is may be one of the proudest days of my life. this is me in my number twos with my forage cap on the day i actually

passed out a soldier at just 17, mel bensley from nottingham served for queen and country after 91 when we were all amalgamated into one army, i came out as the royal signals the medal. they're actually explains that i served in northern ireland during the conflicts in 1989 and 1990. it was my first posting and i was still only 18 when i first went out there. it was decades later dunng out there. it was decades later during lockdown that the trauma she had buried resurfaced at its worst . i got up she had buried resurfaced at its worst. i got up crying and i went to sleep crying . went to sleep crying. >> mel turned to alcohol to cope with the ptsd, losing her job, running the local pub and her home with it . home with it. >> i didn't know what to do with myself and became very lonely, very scared , and started closing very scared, and started closing down. and the only thing i knew what to do was to reach for

alcohol, to make me feel human is the best way of describing it. it gave it made me feel something . something. >> it's estimated that around 4000 veterans are homeless , with 4000 veterans are homeless, with many living in hostels , but many living in hostels, but hundreds on the streets . the hundreds on the streets. the government is pledging to end homelessness amongst veterans by next year, reinforced by an 8.5 million fund named op fortitude . million fund named op fortitude. critics say they'll miss the target. the british legion's p°ppy target. the british legion's p°ppy appeal target. the british legion's poppy appeal raises cash to help veterans and their families . veterans and their families. like most places , homelessness like most places, homelessness is increasing. in nottingham by at least 50% this year. the charity framework is trying to plug the gaps. us andrew is chief exec. >> well, we have a national housing shortage and that's exactly abated by a cost of living crisis . and it means that living crisis. and it means that people, for instance, who we are trying to resettle with private landlords, simply can't afford the rent . the rent. >> as i. melanie ducker swear by

almighty god that i will be faithful and bear allegiance to her majesty queen elizabeth. the second meals now in recovery and has a home again through framework . framework. >> like her experiences while serving took a lot from her. but still she's giving back to her armed forces family . armed forces family. >> i still am. and always have been very proud of the fact that i was able to serve my queen and country and until the age of 55, i am still actually a registered reservist . so i could get called reservist. so i could get called up if things go wrong . up if things go wrong. >> will hollis gb news in nottingham with the story of one british army veteran? >> well, of course. let's reflect today marks the launch of the royal british legion's p°ppy of the royal british legion's p°ppy appeal , of the royal british legion's poppy appeal , the group poppy appeal, the group launching the first plastic free poppies were told ahead of this years poppies were told ahead of this year's remember this day commemorations. >> the public will be able to buy the 100% paper version from thousands of volunteers across the uk from today as a mark of

respect to the armed forces as well. >> let's get more with our north—west. reporter rather sophie reaper sophia. i was about to move you down to the other end of the country there which she'd have to that which she'd have to do that quickly were just quickly died. yeah you were just updating us, sophie, on the fact that there are still plastic poppies out there, so don't panic. the paper will be through eventually . yes absolutely. eventually. yes absolutely. >> you're rejoining me in liverpool , mark not down. not liverpool, mark not down. not down south today, unfortunately . down south today, unfortunately. you are absolutely correct. so this is the plastic poppy that people will be, i think, most familiar with. so the petals and the leaves are paper. but at the black centre there and the green stem that our viewers will be able to see, they are made of plastic. now going fonnard, as you say, those plastic poppies will still be in circulation for a few years to come as they try and use up the stocks. the royal british legion are encouraging

people to still , if they see people to still, if they see those poppies with the plastic stems, buy them. do stems, do still buy them. do still make the donation to the royal british but going royal british legion. but going fonnard, they will then be moving to i'll just swap over to the paper, poppy, 100% paper. now, if you look at them side by side , if i can, they are they're side, if i can, they are they're pretty, pretty similar. i think if you notice them on someone's chest, you probably wouldn't nofice chest, you probably wouldn't notice that much of a difference . but the real difference is, of course in the material that they're made out of, this is 100% paper is therefore for 100% paper and is therefore for 100% paper and is therefore for 100% recyclable, which is far more environmentally conscious . more environmentally conscious. and that is something that the royal british legion is telling us is right at the top of their agendais us is right at the top of their agenda is sustainability. so going fonnard it will be you will start to see the paper, p°ppyr will start to see the paper, poppy, far more than you will see. the traditional one. now, of course, either of these or the pins or i heard you saying before, pip, that you've got a knitted one, whatever, poppy it is. it's all about that. the

symbol of the poppy, about remembrance and about being able to raise money for the royal british legion for our veterans and their families. a little bit earlier on, i spoke with the manager of the poppy appeal, who i think quite succinctly told me about the importance of the poppy about the importance of the p°ppy appeal, about the importance of the poppy appeal, because pause service is still important. >> remembrance is still important. the royal british legion are the custodians of remembrance for the country and all the communities in which we serve. and the ability for people to go out and remember by wearing the poppy, by buying reads, by buying crosses for graves , that sort of stuff graves, that sort of stuff remembers the legacy of those people that have served in the past. that money could be everything from buying bag of everything from buying a bag of rice, providing a . grant for rice, providing a. grant for somebody to go and buy food to putting in wheelchair lifts , putting in wheelchair lifts, ramps, houses, providing assisted housing and everything in between . really, we could in between. really, we could find that somebody phones up that request something we've

neven that request something we've never, ever dealt with. but the royal british legion provides the funds to be able people to do that. absolutely everything. cost of living grants , heat, cost of living grants, heat, light, mobile phones so people can talk to families if they're isolated , or if you can imagine isolated, or if you can imagine what welfare people need. it's everything . everything. >> and there we go. it is absolutely everything . so now absolutely everything. so now the poppy appeal has launched. you should be able to buy them all over the country. now until remembrance sunday. so whether it's the plastic poppy , the it's the plastic poppy, the papen it's the plastic poppy, the paper, poppy, a pin, a knitted one, whatever it might be, make sure you wear your poppy with pride this time. >> sophie, thank you very much. and yes, my knitted poppy , i and yes, my knitted poppy, i think we can see it hopefully on camera seven. a former colleague of mine, lovely lady, called janet. she knits these every yean janet. she knits these every year. in exchange for a donation. somebody sitting to next me who's been very rude about it, person who's coming up next. but i wear this with pride

every year. love it . every year. love it. >> not me. >> not me. >> it wasn't you for once. no, it was someone. the other side . it was someone. the other side. >> yeah. let's bring you some good economic news for once, because we normally tell you about how bad things are. well, we can tell you that car manufacturer ing has recorded its september ever since its best september ever since 2020, with production up 40% compared to this time last year. >> yeah, but growth could be under threat as it's just months before new brexit trade regulations come into force here to explain all is our economics and business editor liam halligan with on the money. hey . halligan with on the money. hey. i said a bot. there's always bot. >> explain myself. i love your p°ppy- l >> explain myself. i love your p0ppy- ljusl >> explain myself. i love your poppy. i just said it was a bit big. >> i'll get one for you. yes, look lovely on you. thank you. right, carry on. >> so this is good economic news. british industry news. the british car industry or industry in britain, or the car industry in britain, because it's largely foreign owned, employs 850 odd thousand people . obviously a huge people. obviously a huge employer of good skilled, often

high wage jobs in the midlands and the north—east and all the spin off industries, all the supply chain, all yeah, it's a really important part of our economy and is the reason why we're still in the world's top ten manufacturer cars and the car making industry had a really hard time during lockdown actually before lockdown we made over a million cars a year and we are getting back there now. so let's have a look at some of the numbers. these numbers from the numbers. these numbers from the smmt, that's the society of motor traders, motor manufactures and traders, very , 88,230 units very authoritative, 88,230 units rolled off production lines in britain in september. that's up 39.8. this your 40% increase compared to september 2022. so far this year, january to september, 659,901. cars and vans have been built. that's 15, up on 2022. our exports of cars big money spinner for the uk. they're up by a third, 32.2, more than half those exports,

almost 6 in 10 actually go to the european union. >> and our electric vehicle output is up, even though demand for electric vehicles has been sagging a little bit because of range anxiety and so on. >> but ev production is still up by 41.5% in september. again compared to september 2022. >> export figure is incredible, isn't it? the fact we're actually exporting stuff? i mean, what are people buying? is it, you know , the jaguars and it, you know, the jaguars and the range rovers, all those luxury brands? >> don't so surprised. we're >> don't be so surprised. we're one world's one of the world's leading exporters . we export a lot of exporters. we export a lot of stuff. actually, total stuff. actually, our total exports to eu are now higher exports to the eu are now higher than they were before , before than they were before, before brexit and that's a fact. >> so what are these tougher rules which mean that an electric car could actually go up by quite a lot in price? electric car could actually go up so quite a lot in price? electric car could actually go up so thesea lot in price? electric car could actually go up so these aret in price? electric car could actually go up so these are what'ice? electric car could actually go up so these are what are’ electric car could actually go up so these are what are called >> so these are what are called rules of origin, and it's a sort of technical part of trade, global trade legislation , global trade legislation, basically what needs to be done is , is a certain percentage, is, is a certain percentage, it's about 40% of a particular

car that has to be made in the uk, not just assembled in the uk in order for it to count. that is in the uk. and of course a lot of our electric vehicles because we don't have the battery making facilities. so many batteries are made many of the batteries are made in because battery is in china and because battery is such a big part of an evs value both the uk and on the both here in the uk and on the continent in the eu, a lot of those cars won't meet that 40% when these new rules come in. in january. that means both cars going from here to the european union and cars going from the european union to here. they may both have to impose a 10% tariff like an export tax , which will like an export tax, which will then be passed on. and the eu don't want that right. and we don't want that right. and we don't want that right. and we don't want that. and actually, i think there's a germ of some more good news here. yes, these rules are coming in in january. yes, there's lots of concern and fear them . but i spoke fear about them. but i spoke directly to the society of motor manufacturers and traders, the umbrella for uk car umbrella group for all uk car manufacturers . and they actually manufacturers. and they actually think there's going be think there's going to be a solution. they're quite upbeat ahead of new coming

ahead of these new rules coming in they are so we're in here. they are so we're optimistic . optimistic. >> the business secretary spoke recently at our event and she said she was optimistic. it's sensible because if there isn't a solution found, you face a situation where potentially petrol and diesel cars are not subject to a 10% tariff, whereas electrified vehicles would be which is exactly the situation we want to avoid . so we're we want to avoid. so we're optimistic a deal will be found because it makes sense. the uk and european industry is heavily interlinked and both sides stand to lose out if a deal isn't found. >> so it seems that these new rules may be delayed for three years or the eu and the uk may do some kind of deal to forestall them. >> a thought. if we start >> just a thought. if we start producing batteries here that would get over the problem in that stuff would be actually would get over the problem in thatinto stuff would be actually would get over the problem in thatinto the'f would be actually would get over the problem in thatinto the carjuld be actually would get over the problem in thatinto the car here be actually would get over the problem in thatinto the car here in actually britain. >> that's another reason why we need these so—called gigafactory threes where they make batteries for cars. you and i, mark, we've talked a lot the potential talked a lot about the potential gigafactory at camus. >> you've been reporting gigafactory at camus. >> blytheu've been reporting gigafactory at camus.

>> blythe in�*e been reporting gigafactory at camus. >> blythe in�*e benortheastng from blythe in the northeast that still hasn't investors haven't come fonnard, even though the government's putting a lot of money matching funding on the table. >> there may be a gigafactory be being built by tata in somerset in somerset, that that they're saying that's going to happen. but look, there's a lot of concern that in the end the demand for evs won't be as big as we expected it to be. you know, and that's why a lot of private sector money isn't coming to the fore because there is concern about the ultimate demand from end users. >> liam , thank you very much >> liam, thank you very much indeed for that. we're just going update you on the going to update you on the situation the united states situation in the united states because active search. because it is a active search. we're being told by the authorities there. this is the latest on one of those roads in the area of that shooting where 22 or up to 22 were killed by this gunman. still on the loose, we're told the fbi and the bureau of firearms and explosives now joining local law enforcement to try and search for this man .

for this man. >> his name is robert card , 40 >> his name is robert card, 40 years old. he should be considered armed and dangerous as, say, police . they call him a as, say, police. they call him a person of interest. but we do know that in this mass shooting, 16 people were killed at a restaurant and a bowling alley in lewiston in maine. reporter just getting ready there to update people in the states. >> but we can tell you that schools as far away as portland, the major city, some 30 miles away, have remained closed this morning. and one of the major grocery chains across maine, the state, have closed their doors as well . it's being called a as well. it's being called a shelter in place, warning by the authorities telling people to stay home as this man is still regarded as so dangerous. we now know he had left a mental health institution after treatment. there but as an army reservist andindeed there but as an army reservist and indeed a firearms instructor . and indeed a firearms instructor , he had access to these lethal weapons. >> there's a town in maine

called auburn , and the mayor called auburn, and the mayor from there has been speaking saying that several people from from that town died . and he said from that town died. and he said that there is going to be very few people in our town that have not been touched by this shooting , the worst mass shooting, the worst mass shooting, the worst mass shooting in america to so far this year. >> news conference coming up there from the law enforcement authorities . in the next half authorities. in the next half houn authorities. in the next half hour, we'll have all the latest for you here on gb news.

us here. >> 3 pm. is patrick christie's is gb news is the labour party about to implode? well, we're heanng about to implode? well, we're hearing talk of people on resignation . watch mps shadow resignation. watch mps shadow cabinet members, local councillors, a lot of them have already gone. we'll be taking a look at that. in other news, deport sarah backers. it's ovennhelming now 74% of people want people who are terrorist sympathisers deported. it's not controversial . all we're going controversial. all we're going to be analysing how easy it is to be analysing how easy it is to do that. check this out, though. steve coogan, he's pumped up again. he's on one at the minute, he's the minute, isn't he? he's called royalists flag waving idiots. i mean, seriously , come idiots. i mean, seriously, come on. why does this guy get off finally , here's another stat finally, here's another stat that will get going. 33% say that will get you going. 33% say that will get you going. 33% say that trans people are women , that trans people are women, right? so that's an astonishingly high number, i think. isn't it a rather large amount of people? nearly a third of people walking around the streets think that those

streets now who think that those trans women are women? patrick christys gb news is . yes. christys gb news is. yes. vaiews@gbnews.com. is that email address, by the way , that email address, by the way, that should have said trans women are women not trans men or women. but there we go. look, get your emails was emails coming in. like i was saying, i want to hear from you. emails coming in. like i was sayyou i want to hear from you. emails coming in. like i was sayyou thinkt to hear from you. emails coming in. like i was sayyou think it:o hear from you. emails coming in. like i was sayyou think it ishear from you. emails coming in. like i was sayyou think it is controversial|. do you think it is controversial to want deport foreign to want to deport foreign nationals living britain who nationals living in britain who are sympathisers. nationals living in britain who ar(you sympathisers. nationals living in britain who ar(you would sympathisers. nationals living in britain who ar(you would do npathisers. nationals living in britain who ar(you would do that. isers. nationals living in britain who ar(you would do that. sos. nationals living in britain who ar(you would do that. so get in of you would do that. so get in touch. vaiews@gbnews.com. but right now as your headlines . right now as your headlines. >> that's patrick. i'm ray addison. 3:01. our top stories uk border force teams have arrived in egypt with the prime minister confirming they're ready to help british nationals escape gaza when the rafah crossing is reopened. cabinet ministers held an emergency cobra meeting this morning addressing the escalating crisis in the middle east. the

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