hours, three hours. three hours, three hours. exciting. i'll be keeping you company on tv online and on digital radio. i'll keep you up to date on the stories that really matter to you coming up this hour, the israel military has said it has entered northern gaza overnight and expand military operations as it steps up its assault on hamas with a military spokesman claiming their forces were still in the field. we'll get the very latest on that from israel with our home and security editor mark white. and palestinian solidarity marches are calling for a ceasefire in gaza are taking place across the uk today. we'll head to some of those and discuss whether the police can be trusted to do their job police can be trusted to do theirjob during police can be trusted to do their job during the police can be trusted to do theirjob during the protests . their job during the protests. and oh, dear, keir , again, and oh, dear, keir, again, despite being a 25 points ahead in the polls , the labour leader in the polls, the labour leader is facing deep unrest from senior figures in his party over his stance on the israel—hamas conflict . we'll get the latest conflict. we'll get the latest on all of that as well. and do

get in touch because this is about you, your thoughts, your opinions. email us at gbviews@gbnews.com or message me on our socials. very simple. we're at gb news. but first, here's the news with the lovely tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> dawn, thank you very much and good afternoon. this is the latest . israel says its troops latest. israel says its troops are in the field, suggesting that a long awaited ground offensive in gaza may be in its early stages . the military early stages. the military spokesman said that aid will be allowed into the besieged area, raising hopes of a pause in fighting. the world health organisation says it's lost contact with all its staff working in gaza . the enclave is working in gaza. the enclave is facing a near total communications blackout, with internet and mobile phone services cut . off for all. large services cut. off for all. large crowds are beginning to gather in london and other cities this afternoon as people gather to demand a ceasefire in the

israel—hamas war. around 100,000 people are expected to turn out in the capital with other rallies also taking place in manchester, glasgow, and in birmingham . the metropolitan birmingham. the metropolitan police warns that officers will intervene if protesters are deemed to be supporting terrorism . meanwhile, the united terrorism. meanwhile, the united nafions terrorism. meanwhile, the united nations has ovennhelmingly adopted a resolution calling for adopted a resolution calling for a humanitarian truce in gaza. the resolution drafted by arab states condemns all violence, terror and indirect minute attacks against palestinian and israeli civilians . it's not israeli civilians. it's not binding, but could put diplomats pressure on israel to de—escalate the conflict. the uk's foreign secretary, james cleverly, says there's no reason to believe hamas would observe any ceasefire. as he reiterated the uk's support for israel . the uk's support for israel. >> we have been focussed throughout out on ensuring the safety, where possible, of the british hostage and the british nationals in gaza. we've also

been speaking to try and secure their release, but also to have their release, but also to have the humanitarian aid get into gaza. we will continue to pursue those aims . and the those aims. and the conversations that i've had with the israeli government, we have reiterated our our support for their right to defend themselves, but also that they do so in accordance with international law . international law. >> in the united states , the >> in the united states, the search for a man believed to have carried out a mass shooting in the state of maine has ended after the suspect was found dead. army reservist robert card is believed to have killed 18 people and wounded another 13 in a shooting rampage . his body was a shooting rampage. his body was discovered in a woodland area near the town of lisbon falls. police believe he suffered a gunshot wound that was likely self inflicted. the shooting began at a bowling alley before continuing at a nearby restaurant. it's the deadliest outbreak of gun violence in the state's history . now there's no

state's history. now there's no relief in sight to a record backlog of crown court trials . backlog of crown court trials. that's according to the director of public prosecutions, max hill casey, who's stepping down this month , says a shortage of month, says a shortage of barristers and judges is clogging up the system. he says cases are at an all time high. and while the judiciary has been expanded it's been expanded slightly, it's not been enough to alleviate the pressure. latest figures show more than 65,000 cases are still awaiting trial . a proposal to awaiting trial. a proposal to close rail ticket offices has resulted in the biggest ever response to a public consultation. the rmt union says around 750,000 passengers have had their say ahead of an expected announcement on the future of ticket offices at train stations. the union's head , mick lynch, is warning the government against the closures, saying that 98% of respondents are opposed to that controversial plan . now around controversial plan. now around £7 million of taxpayers money has been spent on renovations at the speaker's house. sir lindsay hoyle took office in 2019. more than £1 million a year has been

spent on the property, including on state rooms and offices. the figures , which were revealed in figures, which were revealed in a freedom of information request don't say how much was spent on furnishings compared to structural improvements. however the telegraph understands that some of the money has been spent on silvennare . and finally it's on silvennare. and finally it's looking to be a dark and gloomy halloween weekend , with weather halloween weekend, with weather warnings in place for parts of england and scotland. a yellow warning covers brighton port smith, canterbury and london, with the possibility of heavy rain . the met office says rain. the met office says there's a small chance of power cuts as well as flooding and pubuc cuts as well as flooding and public transport delays. the yellow warning remains place yellow warning remains in place in as well, with some in scotland as well, with some rail still suspended rail services still suspended following damage caused by following the damage caused by storm babet . this is gb news storm babet. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and now on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to dawn .

news now it's back to dawn. >> thank you very much. tatiana. right, let's get straight into today's topics now . israel has today's topics now. israel has announced its hit over 150 targets in last night's raid on gaza as the operation marks the heaviest bombing of the war so far. palestinian residents of gaza reported clashes with israel armoured vehicles and infantry overnight in numerous locations in the gaza strip. there are still 229 hostages, let's remember, held inside gaza as a situation has been described by many as descent into chaos. now joining us live from tel aviv is gb news home and security editor mark white. mark thank you for joining us. can you bring us up to date on what's happening out there ? what's happening out there? >> well , still, troops on the >> well, still, troops on the ground in northern gaza, we're told, following that very significant escalation in both the air and the ground campaign

in gaza against those hamas targets, 150 combat jets were involved in or 100 combat jets were involved in striking 150 targets. and we're told that those targets were tunnels and other infrastructure underground command posts and are like the israeli air force jets used bunker busting bombs to try to penetrate that underground, to get at these tunnels in in addition to that, we had a very significant incursion across the border into northern gaza and into central gaza with dozens of tanks pulled over dozers and soldiers going in there. and throughout the night, really from about mid evening onwards here, we saw significant fire into gaza from tank fire and artillery fire as well as from missiles. and those fast jets

and we're told from the idf that there was an incursion from the sea as well , with commandos sea as well, with commandos taken off ships and put ashore on the beaches of northern gaza to take out command and control forces , cities there and forces, cities there and anti—missile or anti—tank missile launch posts. now now, justin missile launch posts. now now, just in the last few minutes , just in the last few minutes, we've had an alert in tel aviv. once again , the southern once again, the southern outskirts of tel aviv, though it doesn't affect where we are in central tel aviv yet. but yesterday we had four significant rocket barrages into tel aviv, a couple of apartment blocks were hit in different incidents and four people injured. and one of those incidents and this is the pattern that we get usually as the day progresses, more and more of these alerts come through . and indeed, the uk through. and indeed, the uk foreign office has put out an urgent message to uk nationals

in israel and the west bank to be prepared for an increase in rocket attacks as a response to the decision by the idf to escalate the ground in the air war. mark >> mark, one thing i wanted to ask is also overnight, as well ask is also overnight, as well as the incursion on the there's all the communication with gaza and within gaza , it has been cut and within gaza, it has been cut off. there's no landlines, no mobile excuse me, no internet. so no contact with the journalists. actually on the ground there. so we are relying now entirely on news that is coming from the idf themselves , coming from the idf themselves, aren't . we aren't. we >> to an extent. i mean, there are journalists there that have their own systems set phones and are like and they're getting information off us or out. things are returning a bit too. i wouldn't say normality, but some connections are being re—established. but you know, this is tried and tested

procedure of the idf when they're going in, the last thing they're going in, the last thing they want is for the terrorists who are out gaza to be in communication with each other, to coordinate their response to those idf forces going in. so that's why you had a severing of the land phones, the mobile phones and the internet connections into gaza. while these operations were taking place. as you say, they're still taking place in the sense that there are still some ground troops in northern gaza and throughout today, reports that they are still seeing some quite heavy fire air into gaza. this is the process that we're in. we're now in the second phase of this war against hamas that is clear. benjamin netanyahu , the clear. benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister's spokesman , mark regev, said of spokesman, mark regev, said of last night's operation that hamas would feel israel's wrath, that last night israel begins

its payback. so it's clear that we're in that second phase phase , not the ground war in terms of many thousands of troops going across the border. but, you know, many analysts believe that might not be the process we for see quite some time. if at all, that actually the process they might do is more and more in the way of these ground incursions just to pick and push it. hamas targets around and northern gaza and central gaza to push their way in, knowing that eventually, of course, they will physically have to go down into this tunnel system . system. >> mark, thank you very much for that. >> mark, thank you very much for that . and stay safe there. thank that. and stay safe there. thank you very much. that's mark white live in tel aviv for us now , live in tel aviv for us now, obviously, this is a global event now and thousands of protesters are expected in central london and cities across the country today, including the palestine palestine solidarity

campaign . friends of alcazar, campaign. friends of alcazar, stop the war coalition muslim association of britain and many others calling for an israel gaza ceasefire in london, the met police have said they will intervene if protesters use the word jihad. remember, we've had debates about how you exactly interpret that word. well, now gb news west midlands reporter joins us in birmingham where protesters are expected to gather today. so thank you very much for joining gather today. so thank you very much forjoining us. can you much for joining us. can you just tell us what the mood is like in birmingham today. >> yeah, well, of course, these protests , as you mentioned, are protests, as you mentioned, are 100,000 expected down in london today , do seem to also replicate today, do seem to also replicate themselves across the country as well. there are official protests to be organised in birmingham this weekend . we are birmingham this weekend. we are expecting some protests today as well. of course, just from around cities in the uk, people were being bused down into london. of course to increase those numbers, to increase the size of that protest. as you mentioned, the met police

estimating around people estimating around 100,000 people there . and of course, they there today. and of course, they had come under fire, of course, for protests last week for some protests last week using the word jihad. they said that they do hear people that if they do hear people using word, they will using that word, they will officers will intervene . and officers will intervene. and of course, the likes officers will intervene. and of co counter the likes officers will intervene. and of co counter terrorism the likes officers will intervene. and of co counter terrorism as e likes officers will intervene. and of co counter terrorism as they 3s officers will intervene. and of co counter terrorism as they are of counter terrorism as they are with protests of such this size, there will be also organising and the right response. they say to them as well. but of course, it's across the country. these protests happen. we know particularly in manchester, in glasgow today, they glasgow as well today, they are expected be protests. but of expected to be protests. but of course, for the jewish community, particularly here in birmingham , which up just birmingham, which makes up just 0.1% , it can 0.1% of the population, it can be quite scary as i've been finding out from from ruth jacobs, who's the founder of the west midlands friends of israel campaign. she's been a campaigner in the city for over 30 years, working particularly with solutions organisations like solutions, not sides working for peace within palestine and israel as well. she told me how she feels seeing these pro—palestine protests frightened and intimidated .

frightened and intimidated. >> and because i don't believe that the majority of those people are really aware of what the situation is . look, there's the situation is. look, there's no question about it. people who have relatives who have been kill killed, whether it's through the bombing that israel is doing to try and destroy the infrastructure or even the people who are killed by their own, their own government, who put them in such difficult situations . of course, i feel situations. of course, i feel sorry for those people, but i don't believe that the majority of the people going on the demonstrations. yes, they have a cause which they feel strongly about , but i cause which they feel strongly about, but i don't think they really understand what's really at stake here. we're a very small minority here in birmingham, less less than 2000 jews here altogether . and it's jews here altogether. and it's scary. all jewish people in this country, whatever their political affiliation are, must be grateful to hear the government and the opposition

standing so firmly in our court. i don't mean that i want them to be not standing or to help the palestinians. it's not that, but it's very easy to feel isolated and to be made to feel that an unwanted . and yeah, of course, unwanted. and yeah, of course, it's not just ruth's feelings there. >> she's told me that particularly with students here in birmingham , around the city, in birmingham, around the city, not only in the universities here, but also the secondary schools, there has been some hostility towards those students as well. but of course, we know at the start of this israel—hamas war, rishi sunak did commit an additional £3 million to the community security trust . that's an security trust. that's an organisation essentially that can that was established to essentially protect british jews from anti—semitism and particularly attacks that additional £3 million of funding is thought to have gone to protection, particularly around synagogues as well as school children as well as they go to

school. course , during the school. of course, during the heightened that this heightened tensions that this conflict has brought the conflict has brought here in the uk , of course, those uk, of course, those pro—palestine protests are happening across the country today. the main one, of course , today. the main one, of course, down in london. they are calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to israel's illegal occupation of palestinian land. but of course , for the jewish but of course, for the jewish people around the country as well , as heard from well, as you heard there from ruth, a little bit ruth, it can be a little bit frightening and intimidating seeing huge numbers, seeing such huge numbers, protesting that cause. yeah >> jack, thank you very much . >> jack, thank you very much. stay safe and let's hope everyone stay safe at the march today. jack carson there in birmingham from one of birmingham reporting from one of the free palestine marches . they the free palestine marches. they are happening around the country. obviously, the biggest one so far, so one is in london. and so far, so peaceful, which is fantastic news. let's hope it stays that way, shall we? right let's get on to the latest on israel's military offensives in gaza as the idf claim they have hit over 150 underground targets in the biggest bombing raid of the war. so far. the world is watching

and waiting and frankly, terrorised by the much anticipated full scale ground invasion of gaza by israeli military forces. as the country's prime minister benjamin netanyahu, pledges to demolish hamas . now, i don't demolish hamas. now, i don't know how you demolish an ideology, which is the problem. so joining me now to talk to what is actually happening military wise is defence and analysis and analyst steven. sorry about that, chief. back in june, stuart crawford . stuart, june, stuart crawford. stuart, thank you very much for joining me this afternoon . as a you me this afternoon. as a you know, as a person just watching what's unfolding in london, it seems pretty scary. what's happened overnight with israel launching a small ground incursion into israel . can you incursion into israel. can you tell us what you make of what's happened overnight? >> yes, good afternoon . well, i >> yes, good afternoon. well, i have to say that nothing ing so far has surprised me about this conflict, aside from the initial hamas assault on the 7th of october, i think the israeli defence force is going about

what it has to do in the way that i would expect it to do preparing the ground, if you like , by bombing raids and like, by bombing raids and tackling infrastructure command centres and communications with a view to entering gaza and eliminated one way or another , eliminated one way or another, the hamas terrorists who reside there . now this may not happen there. now this may not happen quickly and the way it's looking at the moment, it's going to take some time. but i've got no doubt that the israeli defence force israeli government force and israeli government will and end. the whole will prevail and end. the whole conflict is something that hamas really brought upon itself. so it's basically sowing the seeds of its own destruction there is lots of criticism and obviously , lots of criticism and obviously, you know, we had the peace rallies going on in the uk at the moment and we also have many, many countries now around the world calling for a ceasefire >> i mean, it's very easy to criticise israel's military

strategy. but what what else could they do? is there an alternative ? alternative? >> well, i think the trite answer to that is that anybody who has been to war as i have, would not wish it on anybody else. and i certainly have no desire to repeat the experience . desire to repeat the experience. but the truth behind the whole issueis but the truth behind the whole issue is that hamas attacked israel and israel has to defend itself against a terrorist organisation, which, if it isn't neutralised and eliminated, may well do exactly the same again at some point in the future. and that's a risk that the israeli government is not prepared to take. and i completely understand their point of view . understand their point of view. >> now, you you mentioned sort of like, you know, there doesn't appear to be an alternative. the other thing that doesn't appear to be to me as civilian is an to be to me as a civilian is an end game. i mean, you know , part end game. i mean, you know, part of military strategy is to go in with a plan on how to get out of this situation, do you think there is an end game here? and

if so, what do you think it is? >> well, i think the end game will come when hamas either surrenders or some some form of surrenders or some some form of surrender or exits the gaza strip, as has happened with previous palestinian conflicts. i'm thinking of yasser arafat , i'm thinking of yasser arafat, the plo , several years back . and the plo, several years back. and when israel is satisfied that there is no further threat from that organisation , i think that organisation, i think israel has already indicated that it has no intention of reoccupying the gaza strip. in fact, quite the opposite . it fact, quite the opposite. it wants to get out and leave the people in the gaza strip, the palestinian people, to get on with their lives. but away from the malevolent influence of their current government . their current government. >> the other, obviously this is this is global. one one final quick question for you. our lieutenant colonel stuart crawford . what do you make of crawford. what do you make of america as retaliated by using missile cells in eastern syria?

we have had the british government criticising very, very strongly . putin in russia very strongly. putin in russia for hosting hamas delegation over there. saudi arabia , which over there. saudi arabia, which is normally on side with what israel and america are doing , israel and america are doing, are warning this is a very dangerous situation . ocean what dangerous situation. ocean what do you think of the way international governments around the world are reacting to this ? the world are reacting to this? >> well, i think it's very interesting. i mean, there's clearly there are two blocs, if you like, politically . there's you like, politically. there's the usa and the west and the western allies israel. and western allies and israel. and then there's russia and its allies , north korea, iran and so allies, north korea, iran and so on and so forth. but regionally , on and so forth. but regionally, the crux of the matter is the conflict, the ongoing conflict, which has been going on for years and years and years between iran and the united states. and at some point , between iran and the united states. and at some point, and i've said this many, many, many times , at some point, the usa is times, at some point, the usa is going to have to deal with iran one way or another. and that time may be coming soon. >> right . >> right. >> right. >> okay. that sounds very scary.

you're not be sure to me. that's lieutenant stewart lieutenant colonel stewart crawford. defence and analysis and former british army officer. thank you very much for joining us afternoon . not with us this afternoon. not with great news, right? you are watching and listening to gb news. lots more coming up on today's show, though, labour leader sir keir starmer is facing pressure from senior figures several senior figures from several senior figures from several senior figures actually in his party over his position on the israel hamas war. we'll discuss that one next. but all of that to come and much, much more. i'm dawn neesom and you're watching and listening to gb news britain's news channel .

school run to rush hour get revved up with me patrick christys on gb news. i'm gb news radio . radio. >> welcome back to gb news saturday with me dawn neesom on your tv, online and on digital radio. now it appears sir keir starmer is facing an open revolt from his own party over his stance on the israel—hamas war. several prominent labour figures , including sadiq khan and andy burnham, have backed calls for a ceasefire in the region. many councillors have also resigned from the party over the leader's stance . as pressures mount for stance. as pressures mount for starmer to shift from his pro—israel stance. that's how they're interpreting it , pro—israel stance. that's how they're interpreting it, right? okay. what divides political parties? where have we heard this before ? to explain what's this before? to explain what's going on exactly ? let's talk to

going on exactly? let's talk to gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson. good afternoon, nigel. thank you so much for joining afternoon, nigel. thank you so much forjoining me. sadly, not in the studio right? nigel, what's going on with labour ? what's going on with labour? well at the moment you're absolutely right . absolutely right. >> we've got a divided party. you've got to two labour mayors, andy burnham and sadiq khan, who are . against keir starmer's are. against keir starmer's position. they want an immediate ceasefire. so does the scottish labour leader . anas sannar labour leader. anas sannar you've got 49 mps who have openly called for a ceasefire and probably double that to actually want one. so this is the biggest test so far of keir starmer's credentials to be a future prime minister. >> and nigel, how damaging could this be to the labour party? i mean, there's so many points aheadin mean, there's so many points ahead in the polls for obvious reasons , and yet, i mean, how reasons, and yet, i mean, how dangerous could this be? what within a year away from a general election for them ?

general election for them? >> well, i mean, this is what the mps are worried about. you're talking about around 50 labour seats whose majorities actually rely on a muslim vote. so so some labour mps are feeling distinctly uncomfortable about the position that keir starmer has taken. however you've got to then decide where would those voters go ? there's would those voters go? there's nothing between keir starmer and rishi sunak when it comes to britain's attitude towards what is happening in gaza . and i do is happening in gaza. and i do think it's important during an international crisis that the uk should speak with one voice. and that's what a responsible opposition is doing . opposition is doing. >> but do you think i mean, it has been known to what's the word, flip flop occasion really, hasn't do you think he will? hasn't he? do you think he will? do you think he will bow to pressure and, you know, if not, call for a joining, calling for a ceasefire you know, call for a humanitarian truce, as it were ? humanitarian truce, as it were? >> well, i mean, both rishi

sunak and keir starmer are talking about a humanitarian pause to get aid into into gaza and get the hostages back. so they are speaking with one voice on that . but the issue really is on that. but the issue really is over this word ceasefire that neither the prime minister nor keir starmer want to use. they prefer humanitarian pause. now when it comes to other parties, the lib dems, they talk, talk about a temporary ceasefire , but about a temporary ceasefire, but they do use the word ceasefire . they do use the word ceasefire. >> well, it does make you wonder why they're so scared of the word ceasefire, isn't it? yeah but i mean, a ceasefire implies something that's rather more permanent than a than a fighting i >> -- >> so if you accept that , accept >> so if you accept that, accept that israel has the right to defend itself, they can't really stop now because a ceasefire would be rewarded. terrorism >> starmer obviously we're aware that there are many pro—palestine and free palestine marches going on in the uk

today, one in birmingham, which we're covering , the big one in we're covering, the big one in london. again now starmer has told labour mps not to go on any of these marches . liz, how has of these marches. liz, how has this gone down with the party faithful ? faithful? >> they're a bit uncomfortable about it. this, you know , they about it. this, you know, they say this is their this is actually a restriction on their freedom of expression. you've also seen the labour party tell their local constituents associations not to pass resolutions in favour of palestine. that could be seen as against israel . the party's against israel. the party's argument is that what they mustn't do is do anything that looks like it's anti—semitic or islamophobic. looks like it's anti—semitic or islamophobic . but you're you're islamophobic. but you're you're right. there are a number of mps, certainly councillors who are unhappy about this . are unhappy about this. >> but the real i think one final last question for you, the real thorn in sir keir starmer's side does appear to be the london mayor. sadiq khan. are these two ever going to see eye

to eye on anything? and talking of eyes, does sadiq khan have his eye on the job that sir keir currently operating ? currently currently operating? currently owns ? owns? >> i'm sure sadiq sort of thinks at one stage you might finally make it to become prime minister, but that is somewhere in the future . you're absolutely in the future. you're absolutely right. there are a lot of things they don't see eye to eye on, but particularly on this issue that sadiq khan's position is well known . he is demanding a well known. he is demanding a ceasefire . he's going against ceasefire. he's going against the labour leadership and that battle will continue . battle will continue. >> i'll the interesting to watch. thank you very much. that's nigel nelson, our senior political commentator there, joining us from his home. now. you are watching and listening to gb news saturday with me dawn neesom plenty more to bring you in just a moment. we'll be discussing the just giving page set up for two police officers sacked over the stop and search of two black athletes. but first, here's the news with tatiana sanchez .

tatiana sanchez. >> dawn, thank you. this is the latest from the newsroom . israel latest from the newsroom. israel says its troops are in the field, suggesting a long awaited ground offensive in gaza may be in its early stages . a military in its early stages. a military spokesman said aid will be allowed into the besieged area, raising hopes of a pause in fighting the world health organisation says it's lost contact with all its staff working in gaza. the enclave's facing a near total communications blackout with internet and mobile phone services cut off if crowds are gathering in london and other cities. this afternoon as people marched to demand a ceasefire in the israel—hamas war. these pictures are coming live to us from central london, where around 100,000 people are expected to turn out. other rallies taking place elsewhere today, including in manchester, glasgow and birmingham . the glasgow and birmingham. the metropolitan police warns that officers will intervene if protesters are deemed to be

supporting terrorism . the search supporting terrorism. the search for a man believed to have carried out a mass shooting in the us state of maine has ended after the suspect was found dead . army reservist robert card is believed to have killed 18 people and wounded another 13 in a shooting rampage . his body was a shooting rampage. his body was discovered in a woodland area near the town of lisbon falls. police believe he suffered a gunshot wound that was likely self—inflicted. it's the deadliest outbreak of gun violence in the state's history . violence in the state's history. there's no relief in sight to a record backlog of crown court trials , according to the trials, according to the director of public prosecutions max hill. casey who's stepping down this month, says the shortage of barristers and judges is clogging up the system. he says cases are at an all time high and while the judiciary has been expanded slightly, it's not been enough to alleviate the pressure. latest figures show more than 65,000 cases are still awaiting trial for. for more on all of those stories, you can visit our

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sunday mornings from 930 on gb news is . welcome back to gb news news is. welcome back to gb news saturday with me. >> dawn neesom on your tv, onune >> dawn neesom on your tv, online and on digital radio. i just giving page created after two hours, just hours after two

police officers were dismissed after the stop and search of two black athletes. ricardo dos santos and bianca williams has reached over £100,000 in donations. the petition was founded to support the officers and the families after the two were dismissed . following the were dismissed. following the stop and search way back in july 2020. now this is an amazing result. i think the just giving pageis result. i think the just giving page is only up for three days before it reached £100,000. now please, this is an exclusive for gb news. we can speak to retired met police officer norman brennan, who is responsible for helping set up this justgiving page. norman, thank you very much for joining page. norman, thank you very much forjoining us this much for joining us this afternoon. can you just bring us up to date on how the justgiving justgiving page is doing for you ? >> it's heading to about 110,000. the thing is, dawn, this is not just police officers, retired officers. these are thousands and thousands of members of the

pubuc thousands of members of the public that agree with me and many other like minded people that this particular decision was one of the most perverse i've ever seen. >> i mean, i've been in law and order for 45 years. >> i look after homicide families. >> i look at complicated cases where there's a lot of papennork, statements and evidence need to be given . evidence need to be given. >> in this particular case, it appears that the panel found that three of the officers may have smelt what they thought was cannabis and two didn't. and they also accepted that the cannabis probably or didn't come from santos or or miss williams car. but probably from a local building or shop or house doonnay . how they've made this doonnay. how they've made this decision is beyond me. >> it's the most perverse one i've seen in decades of law and order. >> so. so you think that the wrong decision was reached? full stop , and these officers should stop, and these officers should not have lost their jobs ? not have lost their jobs? >> absolutely . these are two >> absolutely. these are two outstanding officers . and let me outstanding officers. and let me put this into perspective. dawn the territorial support group

are shield units in the metropolitan police. they're sent to areas because they're specially trained, their taser trained, they've got shields. they can deal with public disorder. they're sent into areas where they deal with homicide , gun crime, knife homicide, gun crime, knife crime. and drugs. and on this particular day, i'll give you the very brief rundown on a tsg carrier with five officers on board, stopped at a stopped at a keep clear sign immediately in front of them was a white vehicle, a mercedes with blacked out windows . they couldn't see out windows. they couldn't see who the hell was in there. it could have been a family of white people. it could have been a family black the a family of black people. the particular car drove immediately in front them on the other in front of them on the other side the across a give side of the road across a give way sign , and immediately way sign, and immediately that would suspicion of an would cause suspicion of an officer. why that driver drove in that way. so ethos then drove down a 20 mile an hour limit road at speeds of averaging 30 to a traffic sergeant, expert said at one point they would have exceeded 40 miles an hour. so that means that they would

have they should have received six months ban plus a huge fine. both of those offences are driving without due care and attention . santos then saw that attention. santos then saw that the tsg carrier was following him. the tsg carrier put on the blue lights and the two tones, he continued to evade. they lost him and what they did is they drove round the vehicle where it had blocked them turning right. so they turned left, they're driving. then the case driving. then went to the case of driving so badly that it was on the border of reckless, dangerous driving , which again, dangerous driving, which again, can attract a fine and a long ban . they finally stopped ban. they finally stopped outside the houses where they become belligerent . they weren't become belligerent. they weren't helpful. they were obstructive . helpful. they were obstructive. and as a result of that, they had to be handcuffed. and when you think about this, dawn, all they had to do is what you and i would do or should do and would do is if a police officer requests you to stop, you stop there. and then but no, they didn't do that. what ms williams didn't do that. what ms williams did is as soon as they started

making their escape, she put on her mobile phone. and within minutes of this incident being completed , she uploaded it to completed, she uploaded it to social media. and the reason no action was taken against them is because in the end the police realised that they didn't have anything to hide. there weren't anything to hide. there weren't any drugs in the car. they didn't have any firearms, so they thanked them and went on their way. three later, their way. three years later, massive investigation. two officers lose their lives and they are the facts of this case. >> norman, i just want to one facti >> norman, i just want to one fact i think is in dispute that the blacked out car windows, the windows were only blacked out the back of the car, the front windows glass windows were normal. glass i think that's actually a legal requirement . so, you know , requirement. so, you know, ricardo dos santos did says that they could have seen that he was a black man driving the car and ihave a black man driving the car and i have to admit, i've you know, i've watched the harrowing footage of ricardo and bianca when they were arrested with their little boy back of their little boy in the back of their little boy in the back of the seemed to me the car. and it seemed to me very distressing. i mean, you know, car was approached know, the car was approached

with police with batons drawn by the police officers . and understandably, i officers. and understandably, i mean, i think if i'd have been bianca as well, i'd have been very, know, understandably very, you know, understandably distressed they seem distressed by the way they seem to be treated. i mean , so do you to be treated. i mean, so do you not think the treatment of this this couple, a young couple with a in the back of the car, a child in the back of the car, was slightly aggressive and over the top ? the top? >> i've just given you the scenario of what the police were facing time after time, after time. it rose. the suspicion of the police officers who were actually pursuing them. and two independent experts that have got nothing to do with policing were panel and were called to the panel and they stated there is absolutely no way the driver or any of those officers in the vehicle could have actually seen the occupants of the vehicle in question that i've been involved in. dozens, hundreds of arrests. they never look they never look pleasant. they always look horrible. the thing is, when you obstruct the police carrying out their duties and let's put it this way, let's turn it on its head. suppose then those

officers who had stopped that vehicle, pursued it like they rightly and there was rightly did, and there was a firearm in that car. there were there was kilo of heroin there was a kilo of heroin tucked away in that baby's diaper. the public would have said thank you for doing the job that we expect you do. but that we expect you to do. but because there's two celebrities, it now if you're it appears now that if you're black and you're a celebrity and you're famous and the police stop you , you can behave and act stop you, you can behave and act and drive in any way you wish. and if you're stopped, you pull out the card that it's only because i'm black. well, it's only because the police are trying to do their job and trying to do theirjob and a very quick caveat only a week ago in croydon , a black lady ago in croydon, a black lady with her child again , it doesn't with her child again, it doesn't didn't look good on social media. she had a ticket to travel. a ticket inspector asked her to show the ticket. she refused to do so. she come belligerent on, goes the mobile phone. a police officer's called. he comes along, she fails to adhere to his request eventually because she wouldn't give a name and address . she was give a name and address. she was arrested and rightly so . and the

arrested and rightly so. and the thing is, she had a ticket, refused to actually show it, which she would rightly need to do under the express of contract . and that officer now faces a racial complaint. it appears . racial complaint. it appears. norman metropolitan police officer sorry, sorry. >> norman so despite the case, the case review saying that the metropolitan police are institutionally racist, you're saying that race has no part to play saying that race has no part to play in? what happened to bianca williams and ricardo dos santos ? williams and ricardo dos santos? >> absolutely not. if a police officer cannot see the colour of the skin of a person driving a car, how can that be deemed as racist? and what the panel did make very clear that although santos and williams said that they were they were sort of picked on and they were sort of tracked because they were black, the panel said there was no foundation on that yet santos and williams go out and they say that that is why they were actually stopped. they were stopped because of the manner of their their their driving and their behaviour and the police have got impossible job to do. and

got an impossible job to do. and it appears some sections of the community think that they only they any they they can behave in any way they want. ever want. and if they're ever stopped , they a card stopped, they pull out a card and because black. and say it's because i'm black. well, too well, unfortunately there's too many black children being murdered by other black children, communities children, and the communities want stopped. want that stopped. the police are between a rock and a are caught between a rock and a hard place. right and wrong . and hard place. right and wrong. and it appears they can't it appears nowadays they can't get right. get anything right. >> norman, we >> right. okay, norman, we have to you much to move on. thank you very much for today. that's forjoining us today. that's norma a former london norma brennan, a former london police who retired in police officer who retired in 2009 after 31 years. just to put some context there, you know, in london, there are 27.2 stop and searches for every 1000 black people, but only 5.6 for every white person . and the one white person. and the one person, i didn't have time. the one thing i didn't have time to say to norman then was maybe black people react like that because of the way have because of the way they have been the just been treated in the past. just to some balance, there . but to give some balance, there. but right. we have to move right. okay. we have to move on now. various branded now. various mps have branded the to the government's own plans to cut backlog cut the asylum backlog incomplete unrealistic as incomplete and unrealistic as they warn efforts to do so will

only exacerbate the current crisis. the public accounts committee has warned that adequate safeguards are not in place to protect against the risk to vulnerable people and that genuine claimants may not have had their application reviewed properly. now. well i can get the view of human rights lawyer shadab khan on this one. thank you very much for joining us today, mr khan . can you just us today, mr khan. can you just give us a bit of a background as to what's going on with this story ? story? >> yes. so i mean, the first thing to realise, obviously it's the public accounts committee, which is a parliamentary committee, so it's not some well , lefty ngo or someone else independent completely. >> it is, know , part of >> it is, you know, part of government cross—party mps who came to these conclusions and it just shows to be honest, you know, what utter chaos there is in home at the in the home office at the moment. every single conclusion that the committee came just moment. every single conclusion that ttthatmmittee came just moment. every single conclusion that ttthat the ttee came just moment. every single conclusion that ttthat the homeime just moment. every single conclusion that ttthat the home office just moment. every single conclusion that ttthat the home office ,ust moment. every single conclusion that ttthat the home office , you shows that the home office, you know, their self imposed know, even their self imposed deadunes know, even their self imposed deadlines and the self imposed targets, they are nowhere close to them . so firstly, it to meeting them. so firstly, it

talks how now billions are talks about how now billions are being spent on support wing. the destitute asylum seekers again because their claims aren't being assessed in time, they're not receiving decisions in time. so we have to obviously feed them and clothe them and accommodate them throughout that, and that's spending billions every year and obviously throughout that time until are says they until the claims are says they can't do can't work, they can't do anything else . and so, you know, anything else. and so, you know, their lives are in limbo as well. and what it talks well. and also what it talks about is, in fact, that the backlog as a has in fact, backlog as a whole has in fact, increased . so it's gone up by increased. so it's gone up by almost since year when almost 44% since last year when the whole point about this was that, you know, we're to going bnng that, you know, we're to going bring down those numbers of pending cases . so the pending asylum cases. so the number pending cases number of pending asylum cases have, up. so have, in fact, gone up. so i mean, there are lots of other , mean, there are lots of other, you know, very concerning points that this committee as that this committee makes as well. this is i mean, the well. so this is i mean, the there is no overnight solution to this problem. >> and we're not going to wave a magic wand and sort out the asylum backlog. think everyone asylum backlog. i think everyone knows so, know, the knows that. so, you know, the there's a suggestion that

there's a suggestion here that asylum seekers is asylum seekers share rooms is not acceptable. and also we had earlier in the week, didn't we, the suggestion that certain hotels would be cleared of asylum seekers and would be going back to the tourist industry . et cetera. et cetera. industry. et cetera. et cetera. you know , army bases is another you know, army bases is another suggestion , isn't it? and they suggestion, isn't it? and they are. they have been used quite , are. they have been used quite, quite, quite well in other european countries, including germany, i believe so i mean, what is the viable solution here if it's not, you know, sharing rooms or or, you know, barges or army bases? we know there's not an overnight solution. so what is the solution? what is the government meant to do . government meant to do. >> so what is meant? i mean, again, like you said, you know, we can't when the system is in such chaos as it is now, such utter chaos as it is now, there's no overnight solution. the is, the the point is, what the government been government should have been doing past decade, doing is for the past decade, working on and planning doing is for the past decade, wowhich)n and planning doing is for the past decade, wowhich obviously:i planning doing is for the past decade, wowhich obviously the anning it, which obviously the government that's government never does. so that's one generally. but but of one thing generally. but but of course, need i guess course, what we need to i guess the can do the basic thing that we can do is these people to work,

is allow these people to work, you know, the rest of us, we all work. our living. those you know, the rest of us, we all workearn, our living. those you know, the rest of us, we all workearn, you our living. those you know, the rest of us, we all workearn, you know, ring. those you know, the rest of us, we all workearn, you know, certain ose who earn, you know, certain amount, tax and amount, we actually pay tax and contribute others . so contribute towards others. so these are in these people whose lives are in limbo a standstill months limbo at a standstill for months and on end, why are they and years on end, why are they not allowed to work? why can they and then we they not contribute? and then we accuse not learning accuse them of not learning english, not assimilating with others, not integrating into society, but we have put them onto barges. we put them into army camps. we them into army camps. we put them into hotels them. hotels reserved just for them. how they supposed to how are they supposed to communicate with people? are communicate with people? how are they learn english? they supposed to learn english? how , even how will they, you know, even two, three, four years later when are granted when they eventually are granted asylum are allowed to asylum and they are allowed to take up work, how will they become, productive become, you know, productive members of community when for four not four years they've not been allowed anything ? so the allowed to do anything? so the main like of main thing is like the rest of us do, the government doesn't accommodate us, just one. we just out , earn, earn living one. >> very, very final quick question . i mean, you know, the question. i mean, you know, the big concern here is maximising the use of hotels by asylum seekers, sharing rooms with one another. what would you just say to men and many thousands of

to the men and many thousands of families who are in this country are struggling in crowded accommodation, who get anger about asylum seekers in often four star hotels? i know that's a cliche , but they are. some of a cliche, but they are. some of them, know , you know, having them, you know, you know, having a problem sharing rooms . a problem with sharing rooms. what would you say to those people watching and listening now? what i would say mainly is it's not the asylum seekers fault. >> they're in that position. the fault. >> tiisv're in that position. the fault. >> tiisv're many|t position. the fault. >> tiisv're many|t posi pay the fault. >> tiisv're many|t posi pay such point is so many of us pay such high tax and the high amounts of tax and the government it government just wasted it on needless projects. and so that's the know, it's the main thing. you know, it's the main thing. you know, it's the government's duty to accommodate whether accommodate and provide, whether foreigners, whether in the uk, whether british, of whether british, regardless of nationality, the nationality, if you're in the uk, government should be uk, the government should be able and able to provide you that. and you whatever , you know, whether whatever, sixth, richest sixth, seventh, eighth richest country world, if the country in the world, if the government do government isn't able to do that, poor british aren't non—british in uk. is non—british in the uk. that is the government's fault and we need realise that . so we need to realise that. so we can't just go around, you know, one group of people, one group of needy people, destitute people blaming the others. just need to come others. we just need to come together realise the together and realise it's the government's fault. >> okay, thank you. that's dr. shoaib there. rights

shoaib khan there. human rights lawyer. you very much for lawyer. thank you very much for joining us today. right. okay. we're british. we have to talk about the weather, don't we? and those are back about the weather, don't we? and thnplace are back about the weather, don't we? and thnplace in are back about the weather, don't we? and thnplace in parts are back about the weather, don't we? and thnplace in parts of are back about the weather, don't we? and thnplace in parts of the are back about the weather, don't we? and thnplace in parts of the uk�* back about the weather, don't we? and thnplace in parts of the uk with( in place in parts of the uk with days of miserable weather. wet set continue as communities set to continue as communities are under the are still reeling under the impact babet most of impact of storm babet most of the uk are expected to see big downpours in the coming days, with braced for potential with some braced for potential floods joining me now very floods now. joining me now very briefly, are running out of briefly, we are running out of time, , is weather time, unfortunately, is weather journalist . nathan, journalist nathan rao. nathan, what's with the what's going on with the weather? going to stop weather? is it going to stop raining ? raining? >> unfortunately it looks >> unfortunately not. it looks like the weather is going to be making again this week making headlines again this week for the wrong reasons because making headlines again this week for this wrong reasons because making headlines again this week for this nronwoneasons because making headlines again this week for this nronwon the ns because making headlines again this week for this nronwon the wayzcause there is rain on the way and there is rain on the way and there a lot of it. there is a lot of it. >> and once again, as you mentioned, dawn, it's looking like which like the east of scotland, which was badly with was hit particularly badly with storm that storm babet last weekend. that is to the brunt of is going to get the brunt of this rainfall . is going to get the brunt of thiswell,all . is going to get the brunt of thiswell, there several >> well, there are several weather out from the weather warnings out from the met today and into start met office today and into start of next week. >> also weather >> and there are also weather warnings out or flood warnings, i from the english i should say, from the english environment the environment agency and the scottish environment protection agency warning rain agency warning about this rain and risk of flooding really and the risk of flooding really

throughout and throughout the week. and possibly throughout of possibly throughout the end of the . the month. >> this not helping. and what >> this is not helping. and what do make of i mean, the one do you make of i mean, the one comment think most of us comment that i think most of us sat took of was sat up and took notice of was that theresa coffey's comments about as about the wrong kind of rain as it from east it was coming in from the east as the what did as opposed to the west. what did you that? nathan well, you make of that? nathan well, i've really heard i've never really heard the sentiment , the wrong kind of sentiment, the wrong kind of rainfall. >> i think what what was >> i think what the what she was hinting was the impacts from hinting at was the impacts from this rain have astonishing, this rain have been astonishing, certainly past week . certainly over the past week. and the once again, our inability to cope with the rainfall. however, what i would say to that is this rainfall has been except optional. certainly there has been about two month's worth of rain in a very short amount period of time, and that was week and led to was last week and that led to the we're seeing . and the disruption we're seeing. and we're to see more rain on we're going to see more rain on top it's the top of that. so whether it's the right rain or the wrong right kind of rain or the wrong kind rain, don't know. but kind of rain, i don't know. but this rain is going cause this rain is going to cause disruption and that is what the warnings is warnings are out for. so it is always to take care and always wise to take care and look authorities look at the authorities guidelines. scottish guidelines. certainly scottish environment protection agency, guidelines. certainly scottish envirorscotland itection agency, guidelines. certainly scottish envirorscotland are ion agency, guidelines. certainly scottish envirorscotland are warning|cy, traffic scotland are warning about problems on the roads and

scotrail are warning that some railway lines will be reduced speed as this situation continues . so the rain is going continues. so the rain is going to have an impact. i think the takeaway message is that we are in a very unsettled period of weather at the moment and it's going to continue and we do suffer flooding. and when suffer from flooding. and when it happens, we should take the appropriate . appropriate precautions. >> night, nathan , thank you very >> night, nathan, thank you very much. you've seen more up to speed than the government, which is some worrying. thank you very much for joining is some worrying. thank you very much forjoining us, nathan. thank this afternoon, thank you. this afternoon, whether right , you are whether they're right, you are watching listening to gb watching and listening to gb news. plenty more to come. over the next two hours. we'll have all the latest from all the very latest from pro—palestinian marches across the country. and we'll be debating whether the poppy should be worn with pride. i'm dawn neesom and you're watching and listening to gb news, britain's news channel . britain's news channel. >> good afternoon . my name is >> good afternoon. my name is rachel ayers and welcome to your latest news weather forecast brought to you by the met office

. so for many, there's been plenty of rain and showers around to start the weekend. and this is all due to this large area of low pressure and that's going to bring weather fronts up from the southwest across the uk as we go through this weekend. so already into afternoon, so already into this afternoon, we've further heavy rain we've seen further heavy rain and maybe the odd thunderstorm to northwards . to making its way northwards. and that's going to continue as we go through tonight to be followed further heavy followed by further heavy showers, especially for southern and western coasts, particularly blustery as well around both southern and northern coasts with the potential for coastal gales . so as we start sunday, gales. so as we start sunday, a pretty gloomy and wet start for northern england and most of scotland with outbreaks of rain that have made their way northwards overnight . elsewhere, northwards overnight. elsewhere, a continuation of those heavy showers, though, fewer making their way inland and staying more confined to southern and western coasts for the second half of the weekend. so a bit more in the way of sunshine and feeling pleasant in that sunshine with highs of 14 to 15

in the south. now as we move on to the new week, it's a bit of a cloudy start again with further showers around , but mostly going showers around, but mostly going to around the coasts. so the to be around the coasts. so the further inland you are , the further inland you are, the better chance you have seeing better chance you have of seeing some into new some sunny spells into the new week remaining fairly unsettled, though, next week, though, throughout next week, maybe bit of respite from the maybe a bit of respite from the showers on tuesday and becoming colder the

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and do get in touch. send me your thoughts on gbviews@gbnews.com or message. very simple. on socials, we're at gb news. but first, here's the latest news with tatiana sanchez. >> dawn thank you and good afternoon. this is the latest from the newsroom. israel says its troops are in the field suggesting a long awaited ground offensive in gaza may be in its early stages. a military spokesman said aid will be allowed into the besieged area, raising hopes of a pause in fighting the world health organisation says it's lost contact with all its staff working in gaza. the enclave's facing a near total communications blackout with internet and mobile phone services cut off and crowds have been gathering in london and other cities across the uk this afternoon as people marched to demand a ceasefire in the israel—hamas war. these pictures

coming to us live from the cenotaph in london where around 100,000 people are expected to turn out. other rallies are taking place elsewhere, including manchester, outer glasgow and birmingham . the glasgow and birmingham. the metropolitan police warns that officers will intervene if protesters are deemed to be supporting terrorism . meanwhile, supporting terrorism. meanwhile, the united nations has ovennhelmingly adopted a resolution calling for a humanitarian truce in gaza. the resolution drafted by arab states, condemns all violence, terror and indiscriminate attacks against palestinians and israeli civilians. it's not binding, but could put diplomatic pressure on israel to de—escalate the conflict. the uk's foreign secretary, james cleverly, says there's no reason to believe hamas would observe any ceasefire, as he reiterated the uk support for israel . the uk support for israel. >> we have been focussed throughout out on ensuring the safety, where possible, of the british hostages and the british nationals in gaza. we've also

been speaking to try and secure their release, but also to have their release, but also to have the humanitarian aid get into gaza. we will continue to pursue those aims and the conversations that i've had with the israeli government, we have reiterated our support for their right to defend themselves , but also that defend themselves, but also that they do so in accordance with international law . international law. >> now the search for a man believed to have carried out a mass shooting in the us state of maine has ended after the suspect was found dead. army reservist robert cod is believed to have killed 18 people and wounded another 13 in a shooting rampage . his wounded another 13 in a shooting rampage. his body was wounded another 13 in a shooting rampage . his body was discovered rampage. his body was discovered in a woodland area near the town of lisbon falls. police believe he suffered a gunshot wound that was likely self—inflicted. the shooting began at a bowling alley before continuing at a nearby restaurant. it's the deadliest outbreak of gun violence in the state's history . violence in the state's history. there's no relief in sight to a record backlog of crown court

trials. according to the director of public prosecutions max hill casey, who's stepping down this month, says a shortage of barristers and judges is clogging up the system. he says cases are at an all time high. and while the judiciary has been expanded slightly , it's not been expanded slightly, it's not been enough to alleviate the pressure. latest figures show more than 65,000 cases are still awaiting trial . a proposal to awaiting trial. a proposal to close rail ticket offices has resulted in the biggest ever response to a public consultation. the rmt union says around 750,000 passengers have had their say ahead of an expected announcement on the future of ticket offices at train stations. the union's head , mick lynch, is warning the government against the closures, saying that 98% of respondents are opposed to that controversial plan . around £7 controversial plan. around £7 million of taxpayer money has been spent on renovations at the speakers been spent on renovations at the speaker's house. sir lindsay hoyle took office in 2019. more than £1 million a year has been

spent on the property, including on state rooms and offices. the figures, which were revealed in a freedom of information request don't say how much was spent on furnishings compared to structural improvements. however, the telegraph understands that some of the money has been spent on silvennare and it's looking to be a dark and gloomy halloween weekend with weather warnings in place for parts of england and scotland . and a yellow warning scotland. and a yellow warning covers brighton , portsmouth, covers brighton, portsmouth, canterbury and london, with the possibility of heavy rain. the met office says there's a small chance of power cuts as well as flooding and public transport delays. warnings also remain in scotland, with some rail services suspended following damage caused by storm babet. and finally , if you've ever and finally, if you've ever waited too to long use a gift vouchen waited too to long use a gift voucher. spare a thought for the new owner of this coin. it's one of only 50 tokens created in 1766 that allowed its owner free access to every show at the old

vic theatre in bristol . it's due vic theatre in bristol. it's due to be auctioned by henry aldridge and son this weekend. and despite being nearly 260 years old, the old vic says it will stand at honour, its word, to the new owner . this is will stand at honour, its word, to the new owner. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on your digital radio and car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now it's back to dawn . dawn. >> thank you, tatiana, and thank you for finishing on a story about something that's slightly older than me, but only slightly . right, let's get stuck into today's top subjects . israel has today's top subjects. israel has announced its over 150 targets in last night's raid on gaza. as the operation marks the heaviest bombing of the war. so far. palestinian residents of gaza reported clashes with israeli armoured vehicles and infantry overnight in numerous locations in the gaza strip . there are

in the gaza strip. there are still 229 hostages held inside gaza , remember? the youngest is gaza, remember? the youngest is a nine month old argentinian baby. as the situation has been described by many as descent into utter chaos now. joining us now live from tel aviv is gb news home and security editor mark white. mark thank you for joining us this afternoon. mark can you bring us up to speed on what's happening there today . what's happening there today. >> well, we're told that there are still israeli ground forces in parts of northern gaza about a kilometre or two into northern gaza and exchanging fire with hamas terrorists from those positions. and overnight, we know there was a very significant incursion as part of this escalation by the israeli defence forces of both the ground and the air campaign. and as part of the air campaign, we saw very significant fire going into gaza, really from about mid

evening last night with both artillery and tank fire missiles , strikes and 100 fast jets, according to the israeli military, used to strike 150 targets that were linked to the tunnel system. this vast system of tunnels that hamas have underneath the gaza strip stretching for, we're told, hundreds of kilometres. they used precision guided missiles , used precision guided missiles, we're told, and bunker busting bombs as well to try to penetrate it deep under the ground, to get at these chambers and command centres that they say are located underneath the gaza strip as we speak . our gaza strip as we speak. our alert system has been going off quite a bit, showing rockets coming into israel, mainly around the gaza strip. the israeli side of the gaza strip at the moment, probably aimed at those israeli forces on the ground there. but we've also

seen hamas rockets fired into southern israel and to ashkelon on up into the southern outskirts of tel aviv and even up into northern israel . and up into northern israel. and it's incredible to think that despite the absolute pummelling, of course , that these hamas of course, that these hamas targets have been getting over the last few days , they still the last few days, they still have the capacity and the capability to launch these deadly rockets into israel. and that i think, cements in the mind of the israeli commanders andindeed mind of the israeli commanders and indeed the israeli war cabinet that they have to go in on the ground in a more significant way. at some point. they're going to have to go down into these tunnels to take hamas on hand—to—hand, effectively down into the tunnel system . down into the tunnel system. >> mark, you know, we're watching scenes of you there. it looks quite calm behind you. i know you're in tel aviv, but i mean, what is the atmosphere like there, like on the ground ? like there, like on the ground? what's the general feeling

amongst people in tel aviv? how are they feeling about certainly the overnight developments . the overnight developments. >> well, in tel aviv , there's a >> well, in tel aviv, there's a quiet resolve. but every now and again, the sirens sound across tel aviv and people are well trained. they rush to the nearest shelter as quickly as possible. it's just part of the routine. they live with this day in and day out. and they know only too well the potential threat, because although the iron dome missile defence system is very effective and takes out about 95% of the rockets that come over, some do get through and we've seen buildings struck in the tel aviv area over the last couple of days causing significant damage to a couple of buildings and injuring people . so there's a constant threat. they're aware of that in terms of the broader campaign as well, that's a difficult one because latest opinion polls are actually showing that there has

been a quite a shift in attitudes towards the ground war with about half the people that were surveyed suggest that perhaps that ground war shouldn't go ahead at the moment until all avenues of negotiation . to try to get the 229 hostages released have been exhausted . released have been exhausted. >> and mark, thank you very much. that's mark white live in tel aviv for us this afternoon . tel aviv for us this afternoon. stay safe. stay safe , mark. stay safe. stay safe, mark. right now, thousands of protesters are expected in cities across the country today, including the palestine solidarity campaign. friends of al—asqa stop the war coalition and the muslim association of britain and many others calling for an israel gaza ceasefire. in london, the met police have said they will intervene if protesters use the word jihad. in chants . right. okay. well, in chants. right. okay. well, let's see what's happening at one of these marches. we're going now to the west midlands, birmingham, where our our west

midlands reporter, jack carson joins us. what's happening there this afternoon, jack . this afternoon, jack. >> yeah, good afternoon to you, joel. we're still very much in the build up of any kind of protest for pro—palestine , and protest for pro—palestine, and that's happening here. we know particularly this particularly in birmingham this weekend, are also tomorrow weekend, there are also tomorrow are going further are going to be further protests, further marches. of course, of people , of course, lots of people, of course, lots of people, of course, as you mentioned, gathering main protest gathering in that main protest down today met police down in london today met police expected 100,000 people. and of course , many of them this course, many of them this morning were being bused from from areas like here in birmingham, like manchester, like glasgow, all across the country to really increase the numbers. and i guess the strength of that protest down in london. of course, the organisers there for organisers there calling for a ceasefire within gaza as well as, of course, an end. they say the organisers to israel's illegal occupation action of palestinian land. now of course on that point of the ceasefire, it has been a very big of course talking point, topic of conversation. week. the conversation. this week. the foreign secretary james cleverly

, has said those calls for , has said that those calls for a cease ceasefire the a cease a ceasefire in the abstract aren't going help abstract aren't going to help the situation . but of course we the situation. but of course we know that keir starmer , while know that keir starmer, while backing, course, israel and backing, of course, israel and israel's right to, he says, defend herself. he does want humanitarian pauses. he says , to humanitarian pauses. he says, to allow that aid into gaza. and of course , help those people shaun course, help those people shaun bailey on the ground there as, of course, israel launched their counter offensive to hamas . but counter offensive to hamas. but of course, across the country , of course, across the country, away from the protests as well . away from the protests as well. the police reporting also rises in anti—semitism, 408 cases of anti—semitism , as they reported anti—semitism, as they reported in the last week . they say as a in the last week. they say as a direct result of this, israel hamas war. well, i spoke to ruth jacobs, who is part of the west midlands friends of israel campaign here in birmingham. and she told me how she feels seeing those pro palestine protests frightened and intimidated because i don't believe that the majority of those people are really aware of what the situation is. >> look, there's no question

about it. people who have relatives who have been killed , relatives who have been killed, whether it's through the bombing that israel is doing to try and destroy the infrastructure there or even the people who are killed by their own, their own government, who put them in such difficult situations . of course, difficult situations. of course, i feel sorry for those people, but i don't believe that the majority of the people going on the demonstrations. yes, they have a cause which they feel strongly about, but i don't think they really understand what's really at stake here. we're a very small minority here in birmingham, less less than 2000 jews here altogether . and 2000 jews here altogether. and it's scary . we all jewish people it's scary. we all jewish people in this country, whatever their political affiliation , action political affiliation, action must be grateful to hear the government and the opposition standing so firmly in our court. i don't mean that i want them to be not standing to help the

palestinians , as it's not that , palestinians, as it's not that, but it's very easy to feel isolated and to be made to feel that on unwanted . that on unwanted. >> yeah, of course, particularly on top of those feelings that that ruth herself says she's feeling , she also says she's feeling, she also says she's feeling, she also says she's feeling a lot of support from the community as well, particularly around the policing here well, particularly here as well, particularly around things like synagogues, etcetera . we know that at the etcetera. we know that at the start of this israel—hamas war, rishi an extra rishi sunak did commit an extra £3 million to the community security trust that's security trust. that's an organisation has set organisation which has been set up help jewish people, up to help jewish people, particularly around anti—semitic attacks. we know that that £3 million is going towards extra protection around synagogues and other things as well. but of course those main protests today , 100,000 people expected down in london. so far. the reports we've got is that those those protests down london protests down in london are peaceful. mentioned peaceful. but as you mentioned as well, of course, the as well, dawn, of course, the police say they will engage police now say they will engage with protesters are with those protesters that are using they, of

using the word jihad. they, of course , working down with course, working down there with all different all kinds of different policing units, police units, counter—terrorism, police as well, engage with those as well, to engage with those protesters that are using words such as jihad and will, of course, then take necessary course, then take the necessary action. they say if they do find those people , that's jack carson those people, that's jack carson jack , thank you very much. jack, thank you very much. >> jack in birmingham at >> jack carson in birmingham at the palestine march there. the free palestine march there. and obviously going as across the country, big one in london, which so far , thank god, is which so far, thank god, is peaceful . all right. hundreds peaceful. all right. hundreds have rallied outside scotland yard this week as well as the met. police stand accused of being invisible at protests in relation to the israel—hamas war. the campaign is called for tougher action on hate crime after pro—palestinian pro—palestine after pro—palestinian pro — palestine protesters after pro—palestinian pro—palestine protesters shouted jihad chants last week and arguing the police should be making arrests , not excuses . making arrests, not excuses. now, you know, there's a lot of debate about what jihad actually means and what from the river to the sea means and what the

police should be doing. so joining me now is former met police detective peter bleksley. peter, thank you so much for coming in. and joining us today. now, obviously, this is the third week, i think, of these marches, isn't it? what do you make of the way they have been policed so far in the run up to today? well in the corridors of policing power at the met, there , quietly very pleased with themselves. >> how for the past two weeks because neither of those huge protests that had more than 100,000 people there had descended into violence. we didn't see the strand being smashed . we didn't see trafalgar smashed. we didn't see trafalgar square being trashed. so in that regard , with huge numbers of regard, with huge numbers of people , they're quite content people, they're quite content with how things have gone, although of course, excuse me, we've seen a shift today because there was a lot of criticism , there was a lot of criticism, um, about the non—intervention action by police, particularly last week, with people holding signs in support of hamas, for

example , and of course, using example, and of course, using the word jihad, which as we know is open to a couple of different interpretations . yes, these are interpretations. yes, these are live , live footage we're live, live footage we're watching now. >> this actually happening now. this is in london, i believe so, yeah. >> so, of course, i hope against hope that we have another another largely peaceful one. but it will be very interesting to see if the police is actions follow their words with regards to intervention , because the to intervention, because the fear is of the police that when they go in and form some kind of stare while corridor for example, set operating people so that they can get to an offender and they then arrest them. the concern is that something can escalate very quickly and then some of the rent a mob who do undoubtedly go on these marches, who might not be actually as committed to the cause as some others are, and are pretty much spoiling for a fight, it can be a tinderbox . and that's what the a tinderbox. and that's what the met want to avoid. the one thing i think a lot of people would

ask thankfully this ask i mean, thankfully this these live scenes. these are live scenes. >> it does look very peaceful. so why the police so far. but why do the police appear to treat some marches such as pro—palestine , blm, such as pro—palestine, blm, climate change activists with kid gloves when they're demonstrations and marches on, more right wing causes, maybe . more right wing causes, maybe. and you know, even football fans making their way to an away football ground are treated well . you know, not not well at all. what's the difference? why does that happen ? that happen? >> when i go to football virtually every saturday of the week and i am an i've had many, shall we say , robust manhandling shall we say, robust manhandling by a by a police . exactly. it by a by a police. exactly. it kind of goes with the territory . kind of goes with the territory. unfortunately, there's inconsistencies. i think that you've just pointed out and many people will say why is it, for example, if somebody is to stand up in a football stadium this afternoon displaying a sign in support of hamas, there will be pretty swift and robust action that i pretty swift and robust action thati can pretty swift and robust action that i can guarantee . however, that i can guarantee. however, it's not been the case. for

example, last week , well, there example, last week, well, there is an initial capable fact of certain policing that in those corridors of power that i alluded to , there is a liberal, alluded to, there is a liberal, fluffy wokeness amongst many and they're more about perception than policing. how is this going to look in the papers? >> so the more worried about virtue signalling than actual potential violence? >> well, we know, of course, because the past we've because in the recent past we've had with rainbows . had cars painted with rainbows. we have one police service, even spent public money on rainbow coloured tins of lip balm, which of course is utterly unjustifiable and ludicrous. however sir mark rowley in the met has said there'll be no more taking of the knee. there'll be no more dancing of the macarena , no more dancing of the macarena, for example, albeit that wasn't met officers . and in that regard met officers. and in that regard i think there has been some element of progress. we certainly haven't seen police officers with their faces painted with the palestine flag,

for example, have we not yet and no, we haven't. and i sincerely hope we don't. i'm not being flippant because of course, on many pride marches , we see many pride marches, we see police officers in full uniform with their faces painted with rainbows. so there needs to be consistency from the police. they need to wear on their faces or on their uniforms , nothing or on their uniforms, nothing other than what is issued to them. they can't be to going show allegiance to one particular faith , colour, creed, particular faith, colour, creed, sexuality or whatever, because then people who don't adhere to that might think, well, are the police here for me or not? just as one final quick question, we heard very recently from jack carson up in birmingham that lovely interview with the lady ruth jacobs, who says, you know , ruth jacobs, who says, you know, the jewish community are scared on the streets at the moment. >> do you think with potentially as as divisive marches , as as as divisive marches, as a pro—palestine one and the hamas and the jihad, do you think these should be going ahead at

all, these kind of marches? >> well , we're both wearing >> well, we're both wearing poppies and remembrance. sunday is better fortnight away. i sincerely hope we do not see marches like that across that weekend. >> okay. right. thank you very much. that's peter bleksley. thank you very much for coming in and joining us this afternoon. you are watching and listening to gb news. lots more coming up on today's show , coming up on today's show, labour leader keir starmer labour leader sir keir starmer is facing pressure from senior figures in his party over his position on the israel—hamas war. we'll discuss that next. all of that and much more to come. i'm dawn neesom and you're watching and listening to gb news britain's news channel .

isabel monday to thursdays from six till 930 . six till 930. >> and welcome back to gb news saturday with me. dawn neesom on your tv, online and on digital radio. now it appears sir keir starmer is facing an open revolt from his own party over his stance on the israel—hamas war. several prominent labour figures, including sadiq khan and andy burnham, have backed calls for a ceasefire in the region . many councillors have region. many councillors have also resigned from the party over their leader's stance as pressure mounts for starmer to shift from his what is seen as a pro—israel stance. let's talk now to peter spencer , political now to peter spencer, political commentator , to get an update on

commentator, to get an update on what's actually happening within this divide within the labour party. peter good afternoon. thank you very much for joining us this afternoon. what us this afternoon. peter, what is happening amongst the labour party today ? party faithful today? >> well, every time i have to say, every time i open my computer , i find there's another computer, i find there's another tranche of , of labour folk tranche of, of labour folk who've come out against keir starmer's position because he has stood four square behind behind the israeli cause and has not called for the ceasefire that so many labour folk actually want. >> i mean it's reported that as many as a quarter of labour mps are unhappy with with his position on all this and of course for him it must be extra ordinarily annoying if nothing else, because he went to enormous trouble to get rid of, to purge out from his party any trace of anti—semitism . and trace of anti—semitism. and remember that he actually that's the reason why he got jeremy

corbyn, his predecessor , chucked corbyn, his predecessor, chucked out because of charges of anti semitism. but i think it's very important to remember that the groundswell of support at very least for a ceasefire, is not necessarily to do with anti—semitism, but simply to do with protecting those vast , with protecting those vast, vast, vast numbers of children who are in gaza and are actually in the firing line. >> how damaging do you think this divide is to the labour party, peter, because it's got very powerful on position with london mayor sadiq khan, andy burnham in manchester, the labour leader in scotland . and labour leader in scotland. and how damaging is this division to the . party the. party >> depends how long it lasts and i do stress this point about the difference between trying to protect innocent palestinian civilians and being anti—semitic. and i note parenthetically that new york

central station was closed last night because of a massive protest in support of the palestinian and support of the palestinian and support of the palestinian victims. most of the protesters were actually local jewish folk. and so for starmer, this is an incredibly complex , this is an incredibly complex, nuanced set of arguments here. and but it is, i have to say, one of those elephant traps to which any party leader is susceptible. it's one of these things that that no party leader can actually anticipate hate, but which can do them very serious and long term damage. i mean , it's i mean, it's also mean, it's i mean, it's also worth noting that , of course, he worth noting that, of course, he is currently the leader of the labour party. but but judging by the latest yougov poll, which suggests that labour will win the next election , not just win the next election, not just win it, but get a landslide , it's it, but get a landslide, it's even more damaging potentially for a prime minister, which is what he will be in. he may well

be in a years time. >> and do you think london mayor in particular, sadiq khan has an eye on the top job? >> we await developments on that front. >> i mean i mean, at this stage, i don't suppose so, although there are plenty of people around who say, well, sadiq khan is at least something of a better orator than keir starmer, but it has to be said that there aren't all that many artists who aren't all that many artists who are that much worse than keir starmer. sorry to have to say this, but and obviously peter, you know the marches for a palestine free palestine are going on in the uk and in london and birmingham in particular today , keir starmer has told today, keir starmer has told labour mps not to go on these marches, not to attend them. >> do you think they will take any notice of him ? any notice of him? >> i think the answer to that is some will and some won't. i mean there is a very clear groundswell of anger within labour ranks at the position that keir starmer has adopted. i mean , he's sort of flip flopped

mean, he's sort of flip flopped ever so slightly, saying, well, there's nothing wrong with the humanitarian pause , but the humanitarian pause, but the world is holding its breath for some almighty israeli invasion of the gaza strip and it hasn't yet quite happened. but when it does rest assured there will be so many civil union casualties and that's why i suspect that as time goes on, support for the israeli cause may well erode. and it is very likely that keir starmer will be swept along with that new tide. >> peter, one final quick question. i mean, conversely, do you think the division in the labour party and grant shapps has spoken out quite robustly against russia for hosting hamas this week ? do you think the way this week? do you think the way they are handling the situation is actually winning them brownie points ? if you were ? points? if you were? >> well, it is their position at present. that could change as well. it does depend. i mean, if

you ask me, hamas new perfectly well. it couldn't actually win a war against israel. what i think it was banking on was israel overreacting to the appalling atrocity of october the 7th and support worldwide for the israeli cause , therefore israeli cause, therefore diminishing and we could well see this play out. it depends on the casualty numbers. >> yeah, absolutely . that's >> yeah, absolutely. that's peter spencer. thank you so much for joining us this afternoon . for joining us this afternoon. peter, you are watching and listening to gb news saturday with me. dawn neesom. plenty more to bring you including we wear the poppy with pride or do we? yes. and we'll be discussing gb news latest big signing . yes, gb news latest big signing. yes, that one. but first, here's the news with tatiana sanchez . news with tatiana sanchez. >> dawn. thank you. it's 132. >> dawn. thank you. it's132. this is the latest from the newsroom. israel says its troops

are in the field, suggesting that a long awaited ground offensive in gaza may be in its early stages. a military spokesman said aid will be allowed into the besieged area, raising hopes of a pause in fighting. the world health organisation says it's lost contact with all its staff working in gaza . the enclave is working in gaza. the enclave is facing a near total communications blackout, facing a near total communications blackout , with communications blackout, with internet and mobile phone services cut off all crowds are gathering in london and other cities this afternoon as people marched to demand a ceasefire in the israel—hamas war. these are live pictures coming to us from central london where around 100,000 people are expected to turn out. other rallies due to take place elsewhere, including manchester and glasgow. the metropolitan police warns that officers will intervene if protesters are deemed to be supporting terrorism . the search supporting terrorism. the search for a man believed to have carried out a mass shooting in

the us state of maine has ended after suspect was found after the suspect was found dead. army reservist robert card is believed to have killed 18 people and wounded another 13. his body was discovered in a woodland area near the town of usbon woodland area near the town of lisbon falls . police believe he lisbon falls. police believe he suffered a gunshot wound that was likely self—inflicted . it's was likely self—inflicted. it's the deadliest outbreak of gun violence in the state's history , violence in the state's history, andits violence in the state's history, and it's looking to be a dark and it's looking to be a dark and gloomy halloween weekend with weather warnings in place for parts of england and scotland . a yellow warning scotland. a yellow warning covers brighton, portsmouth , covers brighton, portsmouth, canterbury and london with the possibility of heavy rain. the met office says there's a small chance of power cuts as well as flooding and delays to public transport. warnings also remain in scotland, with some rail services suspended following that damage caused by storm babet . for more on all of those babet. for more on all of those stories, you can visit our website gbnews.com .

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militarised and that the campaign has more to do with the flag waving patriotism rather than remember honouring those who served . so should we be who served. so should we be wearing poppies with pride ? and wearing poppies with pride? and now joining me is rafe heydel—mankoo roy , a broadcaster heydel—mankoo roy, a broadcaster and commentator and matthew stadlen, a political commentator to talk about this . well, this to talk about this. well, this issue of wearing basically a symbol of remember france on your lapel, ralph , ralph, what your lapel, ralph, ralph, what is wrong with wearing a poppy? if we remember bring people that gave us voices in a democracy, aren't we. >> yeah, exactly . >> yeah, exactly. >> yeah, exactly. >> i was just thinking, you know, how sad and depressing it is that it should even be necessary to have a debate like this, you know, of course we have wear our poppies have to wear our poppies or pride. have to wear our poppies or pn(you have to wear our poppies or pri(you know, as you say, we're >> you know, as you say, we're remembering those remembering all those who selflessly ultimate selflessly paid that ultimate sacrifice and laid down their lives, you know, so that we could preserve the freedoms we enjoy today. >> and it's the freedoms that

allow us to have these debates. and it's the freedoms which allow people choose not to allow people to choose not to wear poppy if they want. wear a poppy if they want. >> from >> and to dissent from government dissent from government and to dissent from the view without fear of the common view without fear of reprisal government. so you reprisal from government. so you know, let's always remember those young who off to those young men who went off to fight their teens their fight in their teens and their 20s knowing if they'd 20s never knowing if they'd return. those brave few at the battle of britain fighting above the skies to defend this country. >> you're and freedom. >> you're and freedom. >> and that it's a reminder >> and it's that it's a reminder actually selfless actually of that selfless nobility that humans are capable of. and i sort of would hope that it might inspire others today, because god knows that selfless that's that selfless nobility seems considerably less evident in the world today. and i sort of wonder how many of today's younger generation would take up arms if this nation was in a similar crisis today. yeah. yeah >> you'd have to drag them away from laptops first, from their laptops first, probably. right and joining me in matthew, matthew , in the studio, matthew, matthew, you with some of the you have issues with some of the reasons that the poppy is now worn. you may you you think it's

selling its war in some way . selling its war in some way. >> it's just i want to step away from the jingoism and probably also actually from the patriotism in the context of war. i am very patriotic about our country. when england play rugby or football, i stand up and i put my hand on my chest and i put my hand on my chest and i put my hand on my chest and i sing the national anthem. but want get away from this but i want to get away from this idea war is glorious. yes, idea that war is glorious. yes, of course we respect hencote those who have given their lives and we award medals to those who have been particularly brave , have been particularly brave, including my grandfather on my mother's side, who won the military cross for take his motorbike up to the enemy lines, the german lines ahead of the d—day landings. but there is nothing whatsoever glorious about the widespread carnage and the death that we see routinely in wars . we're seeing it at the in wars. we're seeing it at the moment, of course , in the middle moment, of course, in the middle east as well . the words of east as well. the words of horace are famous, aren't they? or infamous dulce et decorum est

pro patria mori . it's glorious pro patria mori. it's glorious to die for your country. and wilfred owen in the 1920s took those lines as the seed for his poem , in which he disabused of poem, in which he disabused of this idea that there is glory in war. why do we wear the poppy? primarily we wear it because more than a million british served personnel lost their lives in world war i and world war ii. and if you take yourself back to the horrors of those first world war landscapes , first world war landscapes, there was nothing. it was just destruction in it was dead field, soaked in blood, a apart from the fields of flanders, where the poppies stubbornly grew in great beauty amongst the trauma. that's why we wear these poppies. so i wear my poppy moore , i think, out of respect, moore, i think, out of respect, perhaps , and pride and certainly perhaps, and pride and certainly with no jingoism attached. rafe it glorifies war. >> what do you what do you say to that ? to that? >> but matthew is correct .

>> but matthew is correct. >> but matthew is correct. >> and the poppy doesn't glorify war. >> it's all about remembering andits >> it's all about remembering and it's about hope. and, you know, i'm a graduate of the university of toronto and one of the other graduates of that university was john mccrae, who wrote in flanders fields . wrote in flanders fields. >> and that was all about the hope that amidst the desolation of the trenches and the mud and the barbed wire everywhere, that amidst the amidst that barbaric scene , the red poppy grew as scene, the red poppy grew as a as a symbol, as a symbol of hope.in as a symbol, as a symbol of hope. in flanders fields, the poppies grow between the crosses , row and row. this is about remembering their sacrifice, and it's about support for those fallen and also our armed forces without supporting necessarily the government that send them to war without necessarily supporting the wars that they're forced to fight. it's about support ing the men and women who bravely laid down their lives or are willing to lay down their lives for a measly sacrifice . and it's also sacrifice. and it's also important to remember, of course , that the money made from raising from selling all these

poppies goes to the british legion charities, which helps to support thousands , if support tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of veterans and current soldiers who living with the sad who are living with the sad consequences of war. you know , consequences of war. you know, and luckily, of course, most people in this country understand that the poppy has never been more popular than it is right now. millions of poppies are going to be sold over the coming days . and you over the coming days. and you just in the centenary of just recall in the centenary of the world when we saw the first world war when we saw that million of poppies that that million of poppies that that million of poppies that were actually on display at the tower of london and then went on tour across the country and out to see and millions turned out to see them . them. >> both of you have alluded to the fact that we are remembering the fact that we are remembering the war dead of the first and the war dead of the first and the second world war. but obviously, we you the obviously, we you know, the royal legion royal british legion poppy appeal still fundraises for veterans sons and their families of all conflicts, you know, right up until modern day times. so matthew, i mean, sort of like last last year, the poppy appeal helped 30,000 veterans out . why? helped 30,000 veterans out. why? why shouldn't we? this is what

it's about . surely it's not it's about. surely it's not about celebrate war. it's about, in a way, celebrate eating life and love and the fact that we are helping people who have given their utmost so that we so that you indeed can have your opinion on on why we wear poppies. >> yeah, it's so difficult, isn't it, in life to strip politics away from anything if we're going to be political about this , i would argue we about this, i would argue we don't do enough for our veterans in this country. i don't think we support them sufficiently. so this is a way that we as individual citizens can give back to those who are prepared to put their lives on the line for us. i suppose , is because for us. i suppose, is because politics is mixed up in almost everything . that's perhaps why everything. that's perhaps why some people might not wear the poppy, some people might not wear the poppy, because they might. they might in the past have associated it with supporting, say , the war in iraq, which say, the war in iraq, which i think was a terrible mistake on the part of our government and also western governments .

also western governments. >> i think there's not the fault of the people that are out there fighting. they had no choice, not the fault of the people who fighting. they had no choice, not out fault of the people who fighting. they had no choice, not out there of the people who fighting. they had no choice, not out there fightingeople who fighting. they had no choice, not out there fighting forle who fighting. they had no choice, not out there fighting for us. iho fighting. they had no choice, not they here fighting for us. iho fighting. they had no choice, not they sign fighting for us. iho fighting. they had no choice, not they sign fightirputir us. iho fighting. they had no choice, not they sign fightirput their'ho >> they sign up to put their lives line for our lives on the line for our defence a country where defence as a country where i think the poppy debate gets quite tricky and also interesting thing is you look at the bbc where i was a presenter and i had to wear a poppy when i was in front of camera during this time of year. i didn't object to that at all. but there will be some people who think there's exceptionalism about there's an exceptionalism about that there are many that and that there are many good causes. and why should bbc presenters not be able to mark other causes? why is it just the poppy ? poppy? >> actually, it's an interesting point. i mean , rafe, do you point. i mean, rafe, do you think we do have i hate to use a word, but a poppy fascism now. i mean, snow infamously mean, jon snow infamously refused to wear one on air and got so much stick for it. do you think it has become that something so simple about giving thanks has become so politically divisive now that not wearing a

poppy divisive now that not wearing a poppy sees you castigated ? poppy sees you castigated? >> yeah, well, look, as a person who's a dyed in the wool sort of, you know, advocate of freedom for everyone, i'm opposed to people being forced to poppies they don't to wear poppies if they don't want we fought the want to. and we fought for the freedom for to able to freedom for people to be able to make choices. that make free choices. so on that level , i absolutely agree. but level, i absolutely agree. but poppies were never politicised or should never become a political football for other nations. it's not like other issues. all we're doing is issues. all we're doing here is remembering those who laid down their and i don't see why their lives and i don't see why or how be politicised or how that could be politicised . another aspect . but there's another aspect here that is never really here also that is never really discussed, it's the fact discussed, and it's the fact that the selling of poppies today is actually one of the rare we have our rare instances we have in our pubuc rare instances we have in our public life of volunteer public life of the volunteer ethic being visibly present, present in our areas, and it connects us right back to the first world war, immediately . first world war, immediately. and whenever i pass a railway station see table set up station and see a table set up with volunteers selling those poppies, you know, it warms the cockles of my heart because it's such a positive scene of civic engagement . such a positive scene of civic engagement. and to stand in such stark contrast to, you know, the

antisocial and divisive world that we see around us today. so whenever i see crowds wearing poppies, it's one of those rare times when we actually can come together as a nation to build social cohesion. it's through events remembrance events like remembrance day, actually, one of actually, that provides one of those rare chances now. and as a society, can come together as society, we can come together as one, and i think that's to be celebrated . celebrated. >> ray, thank you. just one final quick question to you, matthew. final quick question to you, matth poppy now can if white poppy now you can wear if you that red you do believe that the red poppy you do believe that the red peppyis you do believe that the red poppy is sold by the royal british legion. does in some way celebrate why aren't you celebrate war. why aren't you wearing a white poppy today? instead that's meant to celebrate just peace and there's no confusion over that one. >> i the people are free to >> i just the people are free to do wish. but for do what they wish. but for me, that somehow dilutes it's the core i still stand core message which i still stand by, the poppy is there by, which is the poppy is there out of respect for those who have for us have given their lives for us and for our freedom. i'd just make one other point, and that is an educational one. i think it is so important isn't that is an educational one. i think it is so growingnt isn't that is an educational one. i think it is so growing upsn't that is an educational one. i think it is so growing up int that is an educational one. i think it is so growing up in britain people growing up in britain today, as we further and today, as we get further and further away in time from the

first second world wars, are first and second world wars, are aware the sacrifices that aware of the sacrifices that were made and my even were made and to my shame, even though educated about though i was educated about these was younger, these wars when i was younger, before coming on air, i had to look many british look up how many british servicemen and women lost their lives in those two wars that should be ingrained , i think, on should be ingrained, i think, on all of our memories, because it is fundamental to the reason why we're to live our lives as we're able to live our lives as we're able to live our lives as we ralph rafe heydel—mankoo and >> ralph rafe heydel—mankoo and matthew sutherland, thank you very for me this very much for joining me this afternoon . and remember, it is afternoon. and remember, it is your choice . people died, so you your choice. people died, so you have to choose. you can choose how live your a how you live your life in a democracy. poppy if you democracy. wear a poppy if you want, don't be ashamed if want, but don't be ashamed if you right you don't want to as well. right now, move on. the clocks go now, we move on. the clocks go won't go fonnard again until march next year. but even so , march next year. but even so, the debate as to whether we should continue to comply with daylight saving continue news to run. life doesn't it? academics, scientists, campaigners have called for the abolition of the clock turning tradition. they say will improve our mental say it will improve our mental and physical health. public safety and well being for some,

it's a chance to celebrate our dark skies in all their glory , dark skies in all their glory, which as our south—west of england . reporter jeff moody now england. reporter jeff moody now explains. our increasingly rare . explains. our increasingly rare. as the nights draw in a chance to discover the dark and the darkness is nowhere more beautiful than on exmoor. >> so exmoor has got some of a darker skies in all of the uk. >> and in fact, it was the very first international dark sky reserve in all of europe designated back in 2011. so it's something we're really proud of. and the dark skies festival is a great opportunity over kind of 2 or 3 weeks october. or 3 weeks in october. >> year bring everybody >> every year to bring everybody together and to really celebrate our to get out there together and to really celebrate our experience to get out there together and to really celebrate our experience them. out there and experience them. >> over 60 events over >> we've had over 60 events over the course of the last couple of weeks, which today , tonight weeks, of which today, tonight is them. so says dan is one of them. so says dan james, who helps run a series of events october to promote events every october to promote a love of dark skies . a love of dark skies. >> tonight, a moonlit walk around wimbleball lake. >> there's a whole host of events this month from dusk

safaris to children's competitions . competitions. >> is the aim to encourage us to look at the night sky afresh? >> it's really important we look after our dark skies there and increasingly where commodity as the world develops further and further, less and less stars are available to see and it doesn't only impact kind of peoples enjoyment of a dark skies, but it also impacts wildlife. >> it can impact human health in terms of kind of your sleep patterns and rhythms. yeah , patterns and rhythms. so yeah, it's that we it's really important that we all what we can. and it's not all do what we can. and it's not about not having light, but about not having any light, but it's right light in it's about the right light in the place. the right place. >> luke heather from south west lakes trust believes with few lakes trust believes with a few precautions , anyone can enjoy precautions, anyone can enjoy the sky at night. >> if you get the night sky. >> if you get the night sky. >> perfect. >> perfect. >> so it's crystal clear. >> so it's crystal clear. >> the sky is absolutely phenomenal. beautiful but also we are on, on the, on the national park. so it can be adverse weather conditions. a bit windy, a bit blustery, a bit wet. so i definitely recommend

always checking the forecast before you go for a night stroll. also, definitely make sure that you've got an understanding of the location map , making understanding of the location map, making sure understanding of the location map , making sure you've got map, making sure you've got what, three words just in case and that you know the routes. well before you, before you take it at night . it at night. >> there are six dark sky reserves in the uk from northumberland down to exmoor. >> each one a chance to look at thousands of stars, satellites and planets . and in a world and planets. and in a world where urbanised ocean and light pollution dominate , these skies pollution dominate, these skies are a rare and precious thing. jeff moody gb news. wow that looked beautiful, didn't it? >> so maybe there are some plus sides to what seems like endlessly dark days ahead . endlessly dark days ahead. right? you've been getting in touch on our big topic of the day, the poppy . so let's have a day, the poppy. so let's have a look at what you're being saying. kim, good afternoon . kim saying. kim, good afternoon. kim says to right. we wear the poppy with pride . personally, i with pride. personally, i couldn't agree more , to be couldn't agree more, to be honest with you. meanwhile, andy

says as a former soldier, i always wear my poppy with pride. anyway one who doesn't get a poppy anyway one who doesn't get a poppy should hang their heads in shame. freedom was never shame. your freedom was never free. that? remember free. remember that? remember the fallen? yeah. i don't agree with poppy shaming. i think it is choice. that's what those is choice. and that's what those who did give lives for us who did give their lives for us gave us that. it's a democracy. we make those choices . david, we make those choices. david, meanwhile, says we should wear the poppy with pride, but it shouldn't be seen to be glorifying our disastrous misadventures in foreign wars in recent years. well, we're not celebrating the government. we're celebrating the people that signed are sent to that signed up and are sent to those . right. okay. well, those places. right. okay. well, keep views coming in. keep your views coming in. subscribe our youtube channel subscribe to our youtube channel and socials. and follow us on our socials. we're at gb news u r watching and listening to b news. so much more to bring you. don't go too far . far. >> good afternoon . my name is >> good afternoon. my name is rachel ayers and welcome to your latest news weather forecast brought to you by the met office. so for many there's been plenty of rain and showers around to start the weekend . and

around to start the weekend. and this is all due to this large area of low pressure that's going to bring weather fronts up from southwest across the uk from the southwest across the uk as go through this weekend. as we go through this weekend. so into this afternoon, so already into this afternoon, we've seen further heavy rain and maybe the odd thunderstorm to making way northwards . to making its way northwards. and that's going to continue as we go through tonight to be followed by further heavy showers, for southern showers, especially for southern and western coasts particular fairly blustery as well, around both southern and northern coasts with the potential for coastal gales . so as we start coastal gales. so as we start sunday, a pretty gloomy and wet start for northern england and most of scotland with outbreaks of rain that have made their way northwards overnight. else where a continuation of those heavy showers though fewer making their way inland and staying more confined to southern and western coasts for the second half of the weekend. so a bit more in the way of sunshine and feeling pleasant in that sunshine with highs of 14 down to 15 in the south. now, as we move on to the new week, it's a

bit of a cloudy start. again with further showers around, but mostly going be around the mostly going to be around the coasts . so the further inland coasts. so the further inland you are, the better chance you have seeing some sunny spells have of seeing some sunny spells into week, remaining into the new week, remaining fairly unsettled, though, throughout next week. maybe a bit of respite from the showers on tuesday and becoming colder bit of respite from the showers onthelsday and becoming colder

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for the next hour i'll be keeping you company on tv online and on digital radio. keeping you up to date on all the stories that really matter to you coming up this hour. the israeli military has said it entered northern gaza overnight night and expanded military operations in bombing over 150 ground targets in its war with hamas. we'll get the very latest from our homeland security editor, mark white, on that situation . and palestinian situation. and palestinian solidarity marches are calling for a ceasefire in gaza are taking place across the uk today as we ask, is public trust in the police at an all time low ? the police at an all time low? and we'll have obviously , it and we'll have obviously, it wouldn't be a weekend without a royal roundup as the new trailer for the final season of netflixs crown is released detailing princess diana's untimely death and subsequent fallout for the royal family. so do get in touch. send me your thoughts on gbviews@gbnews.com or message. very simple on the socials at gb

news. but first, here's the news with tatiana sanchez . with tatiana sanchez. >> dawn, thank you. this is the latest from the newsroom. sirens have sounded in several northern israeli communities as anti—tank missiles and mortars have been fired towards israeli defence forces along the border with lebanon. that coming from the israeli military. it also says idf tanks and artillery are responding with fire. they say striking hezbollah military infrastructure in lebanon, which they say is the origin of those launches. that is israel earlier announced its troops are in the field, suggesting a ground offensive in gaza may be in its early stages. a military spokesman said that aid will be allowed into the besieged area , allowed into the besieged area, raising some hopes of a pause in fighting thousands of people are gathering in london and other cities this afternoon as people march to demand a ceasefire in

the israel—hamas war. these pictures coming to us live from the cenotaph in london where around 100,000 people are expected to turn out . other expected to turn out. other rallies are taking place elsewhere , including manchester, elsewhere, including manchester, glasgow and birmingham. the metropolitan police warns that officers will intervene if protesters are deemed to be supporting terrorism . meanwhile, supporting terrorism. meanwhile, the united nations has ovennhelmingly adopted a resolution calling for a humanitarian truce in gaza. the resolution, drafted by arab states condemns all violence, terror and indirect imminent attacks against palestinian and israeli civilians. it's not binding, but could put diplomatic pressure on israel to de—escalate the conflict. the uk's foreign secretary, james cleverly, says there's no reason to believe hamas would observe any ceasefire. as he reiterated the uk support for israel . the uk support for israel. >> we have been focussed throughout out on ensuring the safety where possible of the british hostages and the british

nationals in gaza. we've also been speaking to try and secure their release, but also so to have the humanitarian aid get into gaza , we will continue to into gaza, we will continue to pursue those aims and the conversations that i've had with the israeli government, we have reiterated our support for their right to defend themselves , but right to defend themselves, but also that they do so in accordance with international law . the search for a man law. the search for a man believed to have carried out a mass shooting in the us state of maine has ended after the suspect was found dead . suspect was found dead. >> army reservist robert card is believed to have killed 18 people and wounded another 13. his body was discovered in a woodland area near the town of usbon woodland area near the town of lisbon falls. police believe he suffered a gunshot wound that was likely self—inflicted. the shooting began at a bowling alley before continuing at a nearby restaurant. it's the deadliest outbreak of gun violence in the state's history . violence in the state's history. now there's no relief in sight to a record backlog of crown

court trials . according to the court trials. according to the director of public prosecutions . director of public prosecutions. as max hill casey, who's stepping down this month, says a shortage of barristers and judges is clogging up the system. he says cases are at an all time high and while the judiciary has been expanded slightly, it's not been enough to alleviate that pressure. latest figures show more than 65,000 cases are still awaiting trial . a proposal to close rail trial. a proposal to close rail ticket offices has resulted in the biggest ever response to a pubuc the biggest ever response to a public consultation. the rmt union says around 750,000 passengers have had their say ahead of an expected announcement on the future of ticket offices at train stations . the union's head, mick lynch, is warning the government against the closures , saying against the closures, saying that 98% of respondents are opposed to the controversial plan . around £7 million of plan. around £7 million of taxpayer payers money has been spent on renovations at the speakers spent on renovations at the speaker's house. lindsay hoyle took office in 2019. since then,

more than £1 million a year has been spent on the property, including on state rooms and offices. the figures which were revealed in a freedom of information request don't say how much was spent on furnishings compared to structural improvements. however, the telegraph understands that some of the money has been spent on silvennare . now it's looking to silvennare. now it's looking to be a dark and gloomy halloween weekend, with weather warnings in place for parts of england and scotland . a yellow warning and scotland. a yellow warning covers brighton , portsmouth, covers brighton, portsmouth, canterbury and london with the possibility of heavy rain . the possibility of heavy rain. the met office says there's a small chance cuts and chance of power cuts and flooding warnings also remain in scotland, with some rail services suspended following that damage caused by storm babet . and if you've ever waited babet. and if you've ever waited too long to use a gift voucher, spare a thought for the new owner of this coin. it's one of only 50 tokens created in 1766 that allowed its owner free access to every show at the old vic theatre in bristol . it's due

vic theatre in bristol. it's due to be auctioned by henry aldridge and son this weekend. and despite being nearly 260 years old, the old vic says it will still honour his word to the new owner . this is will still honour his word to the new owner. this is gb news across the uk on tv , in your across the uk on tv, in your car, on your digital radio, and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now it's back to dawn . thank you very much, tatiana. >> i love that last story about that coin, don't you? token how wonderful. especially the fact they're honouring it. right? let's stuck into what we're let's get stuck into what we're talking in this next hour. talking about in this next hour. israel has announced it has hit over 150 targets in last night's raid on gaza. as the operation marks the heaviest bombing of the war so far. palestinian residents of gaza reported clashes with israeli armoured vehicles and infantry overnight in numerous locations in the gaza strip . there are still 229

gaza strip. there are still 229 hostages held there. a member . hostages held there. a member. and it's, you know, the situation has been described by many as descending into chaos . many as descending into chaos. and indeed, hell, it comes as news breaks in the last hour that israel has exchanged fire with hezbollah on its northern borders as well. so, too, do join us now to unpick some of this mess. is our gb news home. and security editor mark white, who is live in tel aviv for us this afternoon. good afternoon , this afternoon. good afternoon, mark. can you just bring us up to speed on what's happening ? i to speed on what's happening? i think developments in the last couple of hours have shown that just how israel is facing threat on multiple fronts with the idf , on multiple fronts with the idf, the israeli defence forces confirm claiming that there has been fire that has come from hezbollah positions in southern lebanon towards israeli military posts on the border with lebanon

i >> anti—tank missiles and mortars that were fired at those posts . and the israeli military posts. and the israeli military has responded with tank and artillery fire at those positions in lebanon. now, i see multiple fronts because we also got news yesterday of an attack , got news yesterday of an attack, a uav, two uavs, in fact, unmanned aerial vehicles that had some struck a resort in egypt on the red sea . and egypt on the red sea. and according to israeli defence sources , as they believe that sources, as they believe that those uavs were actually destined for southern israel, that they've been launched by houthi extremists in yemen to come all the way. hundreds of miles up towards israel , to miles up towards israel, to strike these targets in southern israel. and we've also had in recent days missiles, rockets that have been launched from syrian soil all towards israel .

syrian soil all towards israel. and that's resulted in israel's striking poses , actions in syria striking poses, actions in syria andindeed striking poses, actions in syria and indeed the united states striking positions in syria yesterday. not in response to the attacks on israel , but in the attacks on israel, but in response to an uptick in attacks on us bases in both syria and iraq . so to on us bases in both syria and iraq . soto what on us bases in both syria and iraq . so to what we're told are iraq. soto what we're told are positions that are linked to the iranian revolutionary guard and also their proxies in the area were attacked by the united states . that order given by the states. that order given by the us president biden , who has said us president biden, who has said that they will not hesitate to attack any any particular area that or individuals that are threatening us forces or assets in the region . mark the one in the region. mark the one thing that also happened overnight , i thing that also happened overnight, i believe, is that israel gave a press conference, the idf gave a press conference

claiming that gaza's biggest hospital , the shifa, is hospital, the al shifa, is legitimate target. >> and they used illustrations like a mock up of it, saying that hamas used this hospital as a command and control centres, both inside and underneath. do we know any more about that situation ? situation? >> yes, that was a briefing that was given by israeli military commanders where they showed what they said was an illustration . they said they did illustration. they said they did have more evidence that they would not be willing to share at this time because of operational sensitivities , as but they are sensitivities, as but they are aware , they say, of a very big aware, they say, of a very big command and control complex underneath the shifa hospital in northern gaza , which is the northern gaza, which is the biggest hospital complex in northern gaza, with thousands of people, patients and medical staff in that facility. now, although they said it could be a legitimate target , they were not

legitimate target, they were not saying that they were planning to attack the shifa hospital. there would be an almighty international outcry if that was to happen. there is no doubt. but but they are they wanted to show it, they said, to illustrate just the cynical nature of the way in which hamas operate by putting their launch , operate by putting their launch, their command and control facilities , other terrorist facilities, other terrorist infrastructure. right right. in and amongst the civilian population in and with regard to the shifa hospital, they say they've also got evidence that shows after the 7th of october attacks when hundreds of terrorists from hamas came back across the border from israel and they were seen disappearing into the shifa hospital and according to the israeli military, down into this underground complex , there are underground complex, there are hundreds of kilometres of tunnels throughout the gaza strip, and israel know that at some point they've got to go into these tunnels. they're trying to do as much as they can

at the moment to degrade the tunnel infrastructure with bunker busting bombs and precision munitions. but they can only do so much. and all of the rocket fire that's continuing today from hamas positions into israel shows that they still have a job to do . and they still have a job to do. and hamas still has significant capabilities to be able to fire these deadly rockets into israeli civilian areas . israeli civilian areas. >> absolute horror show, mark. mark live in tel aviv for us. thank you so much for that report , mark. and stay safe now. report, mark. and stay safe now. thousands of protesters are expected in cities across the country today, including the palestine solidarity campaign , palestine solidarity campaign, friends of al—aqsa stop the war coalition, a coalition, a muslim association. britain and many others calling for an israel gaza ceasefire in london, the met police have said they will intervene if protesters use the word jihad. in chants as well.

reporting for us from another of these marches going on is our news is news gb news west midlands reporterjack news is news gb news west midlands reporter jack carson who i believe is in birmingham this afternoon. jack what's the situation there this afternoon ? situation there this afternoon? >> well, of course , all across >> well, of course, all across this weekend, people are gathering in cities across the uk . we've seen today, of course, uk. we've seen today, of course, as you mentioned , the main as you mentioned, the main protest down in london, over 100, around 100,000 people, i should say , have been at that should say, have been at that protest this afternoon. the met police say that they deployed around 1000 police officers there and that so far things have been majority majority of be peaceful. they of course, have had fireworks and green and red flares being sent off, set off as part of that protest. but no major incidents being reported . and for the in london, reported. and for the in london, which which is good news, but of course , across the uk, these course, across the uk, these protests all weekend are happening. manchester and glasgow particular happening. manchester and glasgo ones particular happening. manchester and glasgo ones of'ticular happening. manchester and glasgo ones of london. bigger ones outside of london. here in birmingham tomorrow where getting the main where we're getting the main

protest, been some protest, there has been some some today , but of course some around today, but of course the main protest here in birmingham for these pro—palestine birmingham for these pro — palestine protests birmingham for these pro—palestine protests is tomorrow. course, the tomorrow. of course, the organisers are calling on an immediate ceasefire and an end to they say, israel's illegal occupation of palestinian land. but of course, we know away from this protest that anti—semitism particularly has been on the rise in the likes of london and across the country as well. the met police recording reporting yesterday that in the last week alone, 408 anti—semitic attacks have been recorded in london, 174 islamophobic attacks, that is also translating across the country as well, because i've spoken this week to ruth jacobs, who's the founder of friends for israel , and i asked who's the founder of friends for israel, and i asked her who's the founder of friends for israel , and i asked her how she israel, and i asked her how she feels seeing these huge numbers on the streets in the pro—palestine protests , pro — palestine protests, frightened and pro—palestine protests, frightened and intimidated because i don't believe that the majority of those people are really aware of what the situation is. >> look , there's no question >> look, there's no question about it. people people who have

relatives who have been killed , relatives who have been killed, whether it's through the bombing that israel is doing to try and destroy the infrastructure or even the people who are killed by their own their own government , who put them in such government, who put them in such difficult situations . of course, difficult situations. of course, i feel sorry for those people. but i don't believe that the majority of the people going on the demonstrate actions, yes, they have a cause which they feel strongly about, but i don't think they really understand what's really at stake here. we're a very small minority here in birmingham. less, less than 2000 jews here altogether . and 2000 jews here altogether. and it's scary. all jewish people in this country, whatever their political affiliation are, must be grateful to hear the government and the opposition say standing so firmly in our court . i say standing so firmly in our court. i don't mean that i want them to be not standing to help them to be not standing to help the palestine unions. it's not

that , but the palestine unions. it's not that, but it's very easy to the palestine unions. it's not that , but it's very easy to feel that, but it's very easy to feel isolated and to be made to feel that i'm unwanted . that i'm unwanted. >> of course, it's not just the feelings that ruth is feeling there. she also told me of reports she's had from students not only at universities, but also secondary schools as well, particularly around the hostility that they have been feeling. but right at the start of this israel—hamas war, rishi sunak promised an extra £3 million to community security trust, which is an organisation which is there to protect british jews against things like anti—semitism and attacks, and that million gone that £3 million has gone particularly towards security within schools , but also around within schools, but also around synagogues at this time of heightened tensions . heightened tensions. >> thank you. that's jack carson in birmingham for us, reporting from one of the many uk free palestine marches going on today. the biggest one happening here in london. so far. so peaceful right now. let's get

the latest on israeli's military offensive in gaza themselves, as the idf claimed they have hit over 150 underground targets in the biggest bombing raid of the yean the biggest bombing raid of the year. the war so far. the world is watching and waiting for the much anticipated full scale ground invasion of gaza by israel , israeli ground invasion of gaza by israel, israeli military ground invasion of gaza by israel , israeli military forces israel, israeli military forces as the country's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu , pledges to benjamin netanyahu, pledges to do demolish hamas. now, joining me now is colonel richard kemp , me now is colonel richard kemp, former british army commander , former british army commander, to discuss what is actually happening military wise in in gaza and israel at the moment. good afternoon . thank you so good afternoon. thank you so much for joining good afternoon. thank you so much forjoining us. what do you much for joining us. what do you make of the developments overnight with this incursion into gaza by the israeli forces ? into gaza by the israeli forces? >> well, clearly, this is a major step change in what's been going on, which is basically three weeks worth of air attack and artillery attacks and sometimes tank firing , sometimes tank firing, accompanied by over the last few days, at least a number of raids

, small scale raids into gaza. and now what we've seen, we've seen a significant increase to the air campaign. seen a significant increase to the air campaign . we've also the air campaign. we've also seen a much larger scale ground operation going in. whether that whether that ground operation will signifies the start of a much more sustained campaign inside gaza or whether it will have a limited duration and come out. we don't know yet. and it's quite right that we don't know that, because in war, operational security is extremely important element. it's very important that that hamas and israel's other enemies there don't know what they're doing. >> and richard , there has been >> and richard, there has been obviously a lot of criticism of israel going in at all with with many countries urging a ceasefire immediately . what do ceasefire immediately. what do you make of the military strategy ? i mean, do they have strategy? i mean, do they have i think the one question a lot of countries are asking is, what is the game plan? what is the exit strategy here? we've seen this go wrong where we go disastrously wrong where we haven't thought through. what

haven't thought it through. what what the answer to that what is the answer to that question? what is the game plan? what achieve what what will israel achieve by what they're doing ? they're currently doing? >> well , you don't need me to >> well, you don't need me to remind you and your viewers what happened three weeks ago. of course , inside israel. obviously course, inside israel. obviously and no country could tolerate acts of violence against its citizens like that. and the and the cause of that violence , the cause of that violence, therefore, has to be dealt with. and that is predominantly hamas, but also other terrorist groups in gaza. and they have to be basically destroyed. they have to be they have to have the capability to do anything that is, again, denied of them. and that's the strategy. that's what they're doing that's why they're doing and that's why they're doing and that's why they're anyone who they're doing it. and anyone who calls ceasefire before calls for a ceasefire before israel has completed that task , israel has completed that task, israel has completed that task, i think those are people who either don't really understand what's happening or actually don't want israel to succeed in that objective. and you know, 1 or 2, one or either of those motivations apply to most people who are calling for a ceasefire >> richard, we obviously

understand and we were discussing earlier on that hamas do use hospitals , schools and do use hospitals, schools and other civilian buildings to house their own control quarters. what are the difficulties the israeli foot soldiers face going into gaza with the tunnels and with the fact that they're so embedded in the civilian population ? well the civilian population? well the civilian population? well the difficulties are immense. >> fighting in particularly in the urban areas of gaza, is going to be extremely difficult and would be for any army. it's some of the most casualty intensive environment that you can fight in. but on top of that, you've got two other major problems that israel faces in getting to grips with hamas . one getting to grips with hamas. one is the 220 plus hostages that hamas is holding, and that must strain israeli action because they they do need to destroy hamas, but they also need as much as as far as they can to try and locate and rescue this hostages . and the other

hostages. and the other consideration of course, is the civilians present in particularly in northern gaza , particularly in northern gaza, where operations are currently focussed . and despite israel focussed. and despite israel warning those civilians to go. many have not. many cannot. and so that will also constrain what israel's doing, because despite . israel's doing, because despite. the narrative that you hear so much in in so much of the media, i don't include gb news in this . i don't include gb news in this. despite that narrative, israel does not seek to kill innocent civilians. it does everything it possibly can to avoid that. and that will restrict its operations against hamas in gaza and finally, how long can you see as a military expert with experience , you know, in experience, you know, in hand—to—hand combat, how long can you see this situation going . on for? to be honest with you, i don't even think that the chief of staff of the idf or the prime minister of israel can tell you that in war, you know, there are so many variables , so there are so many variables, so much confusion, so much

unpredictable, that you can't really estimate it . you know, really estimate it. you know, the idf have to keep fighting until they've achieved their objective. now, that could be a matter of weeks . it could be matter of weeks. it could be even a matter of months. we don't know. but it'll it won't be over, i don't think, in any in any very short timeframe . in any very short timeframe. >> okay. right. okay. that's colonel richard kemp. thank you so much forjoining us this so much for joining us this afternoon, richard. really appreciate that. now you are watching and listening to gb news saturday. i'm dawn neesom and this is gb news, britain's news

want to keep you entertained. the camilla tominey show sunday mornings from 930 on gb news is . mornings from 930 on gb news is. welcome back to gb news saturday with me dawn neesom on your tv onune with me dawn neesom on your tv online and on digital radio. >> now a just giving page created just hours after two met police officers were dismissed just after the stop and search of two black athletes, ricardo dos santos and bianca williams has attracted more . than has attracted more. than £110,000 in donations as the petition was founded to support the officers and their families after the two were dismissed following the stop and search in july, back in 2020. well i can now speak with imarn ayton and andy racism activist and social commentator iman , thank you so

commentator iman, thank you so much for joining commentator iman, thank you so much forjoining me this much for joining me this afternoon . um, now, i don't know afternoon. um, now, i don't know if you were watching and listening earlier on to what norman brennan, who is behind this said , but what do this campaign, said, but what do you make of the fact that this campaign for the sacked officers have been so successful and raised over £110,000 in three days? how does that make you feel ? feel? >> oh, i think itjust >> oh, i think it just highlights all the things that i've been talking about for the last three years in terms of racial prejudice in this country last three years in terms of raciiusvrejudice in this country last three years in terms of raciius being:e in this country last three years in terms of raciius being very this country last three years in terms of raciius being very much)untry last three years in terms of raciius being very much kind/ last three years in terms of raciius being very much kind of and us being very much kind of imbalanced in terms of equality. >> so we need to kind of go back to the root cause and we need to kind of go back to what we're actually talking about here. >> so athletes, two black >> so two athletes, two black athletes in the car, athletes were in the car, baby in back. they were stopped in the back. they were stopped by two officers, one by two police officers, one basically said, you know what, we're going to stop and search you. we're to going your you. we're to going check your car. smell car. why? because we smell cannabis you what? cannabis. you know what? this term line , we smell term this line, we smell cannabis. bearing in mind it's a stereotype been used stereotype has been used throughout the years. we're

talking over 50 years, over 60 years, basically since black people have in this people have been in this country. basically what country. so basically what happened officers happened is two police officers were fired due the fact that were fired due to the fact that they led with their racial prejudice stereotype like two black and said, know black people and said, you know what? in order to justify our actions moment, which is actions in this moment, which is our agenda to stop these black people, we have to come up with an excuse that our managers , the an excuse that our managers, the police and the nation will probably agree with. let's lead with a stereotype, which is black people and cannabis. and so that led to them being fired because they were lying. these are two athletes, athletes with are two athletes, athletes with a baby in the back. so you know what? it just validates? my point is prejudice is everywhere. need start everywhere. we need to start teaching people teaching it seriously. people i don't know if you heard, but norman ryan said that racism had no part of this. >> what happened at all? what's your reaction to that ? >> what happened at all? what's your reaction to that? right. >> okay. so what's his name? >> okay. so what's his name? >> sorry, the apologise. norman. >> sorry, the apologise. norman. >> norman brennan. >> norman brennan. >> oh, so okay, so norman doesn't know what he's talking

about. if he's going to say that racism had no part to play in this dynamic. because what we're talking about is like i just said, they had to justify their actions as to why the police officers had to justify their actions as to why they were going to stop and search bianca and her partner in order to do so , they had to validate their so, they had to validate their agenda.the so, they had to validate their agenda. the only way to do that is to lead with stereotype is to lead with a stereotype that everyone can get on board with which is black people and cannabis , black people and knife cannabis, black people and knife crime, whatever racial prejudice you can think of in this country. that is what they country. so that is what they led for, led rather, and led for, led with rather, and they a result they got fired as a result because got caught out with they got fired as a result beca|racial got caught out with they got fired as a result beca|racial prejudice. ght out with they got fired as a result beca|racial prejudice. so out with their racial prejudice. so norman what he's norman doesn't know what he's talking about. do apologise. with respect , i'm talking about. do apologise. with respect, i'm pretty with all due respect, i'm pretty sure ex—police officer, sure he's an ex—police officer, so we'll have so hopefully we'll have a session one day. so i will give him that respect . but he him that respect. but he actually doesn't know what he's talking about in terms of racial prejudice. it played large prejudice. it played a large role this to be fair, role in this dynamic to be fair, iman, mean, obviously the iman, i mean, obviously the casey found did find that casey review found did find that the met were institutionally

racist . racist. >> do you think that's still the case, saying that? >> yes. no thank you. i'm very glad that you brought that up. i appreciate yes. so i just appreciate you. yes. so i just want to bring it back in terms of trust, because this is all this all basically comes down to trust but this all basically comes down to trl course, but this all basically comes down to trl course, let's but this all basically comes down to trl course, let's just but this all basically comes down to trlcourse, let's just deal but this all basically comes down to trl course, let's just deal with3ut of course, let's just deal with trust when trust for a moment when it pertains to black community. pertains to the black community. we've the we've been talking about the lack in this country lack of trust in this country for 50 odd years on 50 odd years since 1971, and the trial of the mangrove nine, where the british judicial system basically acknowledged that there was racial prejudice within the police. then we got to 1981, lord scarman, let me not get too excited . i like it because i met excited. i like it because i met you yesterday. i've got that dynamic, so let me tone down dynamic, so let me tone it down a bit. we got 1981. a little bit. we got to 1981. lord in regards to the lord scarman in regards to the brixton riots and lord scarman basically said that the whole in terms of black people , racial terms of black people, racial prejudice plays a role in uk society. that was back in 1981 and we have pearson report 1999.

stephen lawrence's death. and he actually said that the investigation was marred with, uh, i'm sorry, professional incompetence, institutionalised racism, and a failure of leadership . this is back in leadership. this is back in 1999. lack of trust back then. and then we have louise casey. i just have to make this final point on. bear with me just for a moment . point on. bear with me just for a moment. lord louise casey, 2023. exactly what you said. institutional racist , institutional racist, institutional, homophobic, institutionally sexist. so the trust has not been here in this country for many years, and yet we keep having the same conversations. so now we need to get back to the root cause. so it makes me feel very uncomfortable that we keep doing the over over and the same thing over and over and over expecting over again and expecting a different result. that is a sign of madness . one of favourite of madness. one of my favourite quotes einstein , actually quotes albert einstein, actually said alexis's show the said that on alexis's show the other i'm looking other day, hence why i'm looking at you and thinking of it. >> i'm just unfortunate. we're running it's such running out of time. it's such an to have . an important debate to have. what more could the police, in particular the metropolitan police, do to reassure the black

community in london that they are not racist and they want to work together to help the situation ? situation? >> okay. so i think it's three parts. okay. so first and foremost, stop and search is warranted. we have knife crime in this country. white on white knife crime, black on black knife crime, black on black knife crime. so therefore , stop knife crime. so therefore, stop and search is warranted . okay. and search is warranted. okay. but therefore, it needs to be lawful . it needs to be lawful. it needs to be proportionate, and it needs to be targeted. and don't be targeted. and if you don't anything less than that basically there is basically ensures that there is a lack of trust when it pertains to the black community, lack of trust pertains to the trust when it pertains to the working class community, of working class community, lack of trust, etcetera. so when it pertains stop search, pertains to stop and search, we need needs to be need it, but it needs to be lawful, proportionate and targeted. the targeted. now we have the police. to police. the police need to implement the recommendations of the casey report of this the louise casey report of this yean the louise casey report of this year. it also said that they year. and it also said that they have culture of bullying, have a culture of bullying, denial and prejudice. if you implement these recommendations and taking consideration her advice, we will automatically see an improvement. and last but not least, in terms of the black community, fair.

not least, in terms of the black comrrcanzy, fair. not least, in terms of the black comncan the fair. not least, in terms of the black comncan the black fair. not least, in terms of the black comncan the black community. not least, in terms of the black comncan the black community do what can the black community do to themselves ? well, let's to help themselves? well, let's go to the root cause. we have to talk poverty. black people talk about poverty. black people in country are three times talk about poverty. black people in likelyitry are three times talk about poverty. black people in likely to are three times talk about poverty. black people in likely to experienceimes more likely to experience homelessness . three times homelessness. three times more likely experience. sorry. likely to experience. oh, sorry. we reliant social housing. we we reliant on social housing. we also about the fact also have to talk about the fact that in this that we have racism in this country. black country. 49% of black caribbeans, of black caribbeans, 35% of black africans and 61% of other black, including black british, have all experienced racial assaults. we and we have we have poverty and we have racism. have culture. i spoke racism. we have culture. i spoke about this with jacob other about this with jacob the other day. i'll be honest. i'll be honest on. there a certain honest on. there is a certain aspects within the black community or sorry, black culture that puts the black community at a disadvantage. i'll be honest, in saying. but last not least, we have to talk about the government. the government basically taken government has basically taken away funding when it pertains to youth services, youth services help with self—esteem. it gives people go opposed people a place to go as opposed to road selling to being on the road selling drugs. of these factors drugs. all of these factors poverty, racism , culture, the poverty, racism, culture, the government and their decision making play a role as to what we can do to make things better and stop talking about the same

thing over and over again over the years. the last 50 years. >> man so much. we >> man thank you so much. we have to leave it there. we've run out of time, thank you run out of time, but thank you so important so much very important to have your input this afternoon. that's , an activist that's imarn ayton, an activist there. basically right thank you you are watching and listening to gb news saturday with dawn neesom. plenty more to bring you in just a moment. but first, here's the news with tatiana sanchez. here's the news with tatiana sanchez . dawna thank you. sanchez. dawna thank you. >> this is the latest from the newsroom . sirens were heard in newsroom. sirens were heard in northern israel a short time ago as anti—tank missiles were fired at idf personnel near the border with lebanon. tanks and artillery responding with fire striking hezbollah military infrastructure in lebanon. earlier, israel said its troops are in the field, suggests a ground offensive in gaza may be in its early stages . a military in its early stages. a military spokesman said aid will be allowed into the besieged area, raising hopes of a pause in

fighting . well tens of thousands fighting. well tens of thousands of people have been gathering in london and other cities this afternoon as people demand a ceasefire in the israel—hamas war. will bring you live pictures from central london as we get them. demonstrators have gathered with banners and posters and let off fireworks and red and green flares. more than 1000 met police officers on duty for that demonstration . duty for that demonstration. other rallies have been taking place elsewhere , including place elsewhere, including manchester and glasgow. now elsewhere, cruise ships visiting scotland will soon be forced to pay a scotland will soon be forced to pay a new levy under new council powers . the co—leader of the powers. the co—leader of the green party says the plan will see the most polluting vessels forced to pay more . announcing forced to pay more. announcing the policy at her party's conference, lorna slater said that the cruise line is responsible for the worst pollution should be forced to pay pollution should be forced to pay their way and is looking to be a dark and gloomy halloween weekend. with weather warnings in place for parts of england

and scotland , these pictures and scotland, these pictures posted social media showing posted to social media showing flooding in a popular shopping area of hastings . a yellow area of hastings. a yellow warning covers brighton port smith, canterbury and london with the possibility of heavy rain warnings also remain in scotland, with some rail services suspended following the damage caused by storm babet. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gb news.com. stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com. now it's back to dawn .

patrick christys on gb news. i'm gb news radio . welcome gb news radio. welcome back. >> right. okay, we have to talk about the big superstar joining >> right. okay, we have to talk about the big superstarjoining , about the big superstar joining, don't we? the story broke yesterday and we have signed or gb news has signed someone who actually brushes their hair less than me. yes, that is possible. former prime minister boris johnson is joining gb news. some would say we've got boris done . would say we've got boris done. this is the man who smashed the red wall, the man who won a stonking 80 odd seat majority in that extraordinary 2019 general election. so why don't we take a look at his announcement from yesterday ? yesterday? >> hi, folks. boris johnson here. i'm excited to say that i'm shortly going to be joining you on gb news and i'm going to be giving this remarkable all new tv channel, all my unvarnished views on everything from russia to china, the war in

ukraine, how we meet all those challenges to the huge opportunities that lie ahead for us. why i think our best days are yet to come and why, on the whole , the people of the world whole, the people of the world want to see more global britain, not less. so join me on gb news for some great british television . television. >> wow . how can television. >> wow. how can you television. >> wow . how can you not watch >> wow. how can you not watch that? hey right. okay. well, now rain warnings are back in place in parts of the uk with days of miserable weather set to continue as communities are still reeling from the impact of storm babet. most parts of the uk are expected to see big downpours in the coming days. however, with some braced for potential floods again . joining potential floods again. joining me now to depress me even further is weather journalist nathan rao . nathan, thank you nathan rao. nathan, thank you very much for coming back with more depressing news. so what more depressing news. so what more warnings or when's more weather warnings or when's it going to start? >> yes, unfortunately , we are >> yes, unfortunately, we are going the new week again going into the new week again talking heavy

talking about flooding and heavy rain . this is weather warnings rain. this is weather warnings from the met office again across the east of scotland, which is the east of scotland, which is the most the region that was most particular hit with storm babet last . another rain bearing last week. another rain bearing system coming in from the west to raise coffee will be pleased to raise coffee will be pleased to one coming to hear this one is coming in from west . we are from the west. but we are looking at heavy rain all the way the week there way through the week and there are place yet are flood warnings in place yet again the scottish again from the scottish environment agency environment protection agency and from the english environment agency . so once again, flooding , agency. so once again, flooding, heavy rain. this is areas that have had almost two month's worth of rain last week when we were about storm babet, were talking about storm babet, looking four looking at another possible four inches next three inches through the next three days, the days, potentially, and all the way again through to the end way and again through to the end of the month possibly, we are in a very unsettled a very, very unsettled pattern of moment with of weather at the moment with rain coming at us left, rain systems coming at us left, right and and they don't right and centre and they don't seem letting of their seem to be letting go of their grip time soon. grip any time soon. >> you're not really helping here, nathan , in at least give here, nathan, in at least give us some sort of trick or treat. joy us some sort of trick or treat. joy for halloween. i mean, is it going to a trick or is it going to be a trick or is it going to be a trick or is it going to be a trick or is it going to treat ? going to be a treat? >> well, i mean , if we're

>> well, i mean, if we're looking at rain, i think it's probably going to be more of a trick. i mean, what we're looking at is an unusually strong jet stream surging right across at the moment. and across the uk at the moment. and at this time of year, if we've got the jet stream us, got the jet stream close to us, it always means rain. i suspect looking the charts myself looking at the charts myself this morning that we could see another named storm this week. we could, i hasten to add , and we could, i hasten to add, and that would be storm kieran after storm babet. that would be the third named storm of the season. so going to a close so we're going to keep a close eye that. not been named eye on that. it's not been named yet, some strong yet, but there are some strong and some very heavy rain bearing systems coming in through this week. so halloween trick probably less of a treat, i'm afraid . afraid. >> oh, thank you. that's nathan rahl there. not helping the situation, is he? thanks for joining nathan. right now. joining us, nathan. right now. and to royal news as and turning to royal news as a new trailer for the final season of netflix's the crown has been released detailing the final months of princess diana's life. part one is set to premiere on november 16th, according to netflix , the first four episodes

netflix, the first four episodes will depict a relationship blossoming between princess diana and dodi fayed before a fateful car. with that with that fateful car. with that with that fateful car. with that with that fateful car journey , i mean, fateful carjourney, i mean, which obviously led to diana losing her life with me now is royal commentator michael cole to bring us up to date, not just to bring us up to date, notjust on the crown, but on all things royal this week . good afternoon, royal this week. good afternoon, michael. thank you for joining us. so what is this fuss about the crown is just drama. at the crown is just a drama. at the the day, isn't it? the end of the day, isn't it? >> good afternoon. why i that is the question. >> why does the crown think it needs an apparition of the late and much missed diana princess of wales for this new series of the crown isn't the story be dramatic and tragic enough? the story of her death ghosts as a dramatic device. do they work shakespeare had two of them. i've never been quite sure that banquo's ghost really works . banquo's ghost really works. charles dickens had three in

christmas. carol and probably a few others tucked away elsewhere. there we see some beautiful photographs of diana toward the end of her life and as depicted in this new series by the crown . i'm not a huge by the crown. i'm not a huge critic of the crown. i think it has hugely enhanced some people's knowledge of what went on. but let's be frank about it. there we have imelda, imelda staunton playing the queen in this latest series, and elizabeth debicki , the elizabeth debicki, the australian actress as diana, you know , the first two series of know, the first two series of the crown , the people at the crown, the people at buckingham palace were purring with delight the way it depicted the young queen, as played by claire foy and depicted the actual institution of a constitutional monarchy. they loved it. they were hugging themselves. it couldn't have been better. and the narrative that has continued since, of course , there are errors. there course, there are errors. there are always errors that shakespeare is not historically

correct in his history of england. but we learned a lot about the dramas of those centuries from his plays. so doesit centuries from his plays. so does it does it need this device ? in one scene, we have the queen as played by staunton, talking to the ghost of diana and saying to her, you've turned the house of windsor upside down. well, diana, nobody could have been patriotic . and she was have been patriotic. and she was when she joined the royal family. in fact, she was only allowed to choose one piece of music for her wedding . and she music for her wedding. and she chose, to thee my country. chose, i vow to thee my country. so she was very patriotic. and there we have the real person who we really love. and actually put people in touch with the better side of their their selves . she wasn't perfect. she selves. she wasn't perfect. she didn't pretend to be perfect , didn't pretend to be perfect, but she was a wonderful human being . and you see her there being. and you can see her there with eight victims. how good she was. now i, i don't criticise the crown as some people like to nitpick and they have been

advised throughout by robert lacey, one of the most distinguished royal historians of recent decades. and i think they've got much more right than they've got much more right than they've got much more right than they've got wrong. whether they should have gone down this route, we'll have to wait and see. people are already accusing them of tastelessness . well, the them of tastelessness. well, the proof is in the pudding. we'll have to look at it and make an objective judgement. and let's not rush to that. michael we can't talk about diana, obviously, without talking about her harry and william. her boys, harry and william. >> that does >> the one thing that does unite the brothers does seem the warring brothers does seem to their mum . mean, both of to be their mum. i mean, both of them have urged the panorama them are have urged the panorama , the famous panorama interview not to be shown anymore. and they won't be happy about this will they? >> i don't think they will. the problem is, it is such an extra ordinary story. i used to say, and i still hold to it, that in and i still hold to it, that in a hundred years time they'll still be books, articles, grand opera and ballet about this, as there are are about miling. the similar tragedy in the austrian

royal family and even about the death of kennedy. these events are worldwide earth shattering moments and they can't be forgotten and people will look at them and revisit them. and as time goes by, there may be new things to add. i'm not sure that a ghost adds anything , but i a ghost adds anything, but i think in some ways they have it right, because if we can believe the publicity, there is a scene in which prince charles, as he then was, is weeping over the corpse of his dead wife and her as a ghost says to him , i really as a ghost says to him, i really did love you . well, if she that did love you. well, if she that is true . when she married him, is true. when she married him, she married for love. she remember, she was only 20. she was 19 when she was engaged . and was 19 when she was engaged. and she was in love. and she has told her two sons since. you mentioned them, that she and their father were in love. and i'm sure that is a huge comfort to them. no, they won't . they

to them. no, they won't. they won't. they won't like it. but i think prince harry will certainly watch it . he's think prince harry will certainly watch it. he's on record as saying he's watched the crown and i'm sure he's found a great deal of interest in it. one thing that i can tell you isn't right, because if the crown depicts mohammed al—fayed, dodi's father, as promoting and somehow controlling having this romance, well , it's completely romance, well, it's completely untrue because i was there when mohammed was saying to dodi shweshwe in arabic, slow down, slow down. he wasn't promoting it. of course he was delighted that his eldest son was in love with princess diana and contrariwise. but he wasn't promoting it. he was mohammed was a very remarkable man . he was a very remarkable man. he achieved a great deal. but i don't think even he would ever claim he would never claim to have made two people fall in love. >> michael, we have to leave it there. unfortunately that's michael cole, royal correspondent. you very correspondent. thank you very much this much for joining us this afternoon. well, that afternoon. now, well, it's that time where the spirits time of year where the spirits come out to play. yes halloween is upon us. and as we all

celebrate the day before all saints day, where walls saints day, where the walls between world and the next between this world and the next are supposedly their weakest. are supposedly at their weakest. but now is richard but joining me now is richard case, a ghost hunter, which sounds a very dramatic job. richard, talk to me about halloween and what's it about? what is this wall between the living and the dead and you hunt ghosts. i mean, tell me more. >> well . well, actually, i'm a >> well. well, actually, i'm a bit a sceptic. bit of a sceptic. >> i'm known as the ghost challenger in the sense that i look psychological look at it from a psychological perspective live. but halloween , perspective live. but halloween, i mean, that originates from the celtic ceremony called saunnein. >> and that's kind of like the end of summer and the beginning of harvest , and a lot of of harvest, and a lot of bonfires were built just to wade off any or ward off any evil spirits in fact, the costumes were sometimes worn to confuse the spirits that, you know , if the spirits that, you know, if you wore the costume, you looked a bit evil yourself. >> and that hopefully would ward

off any, you know, evil spirits that were around . that were around. >> you know, i didn't know that, by the way . that's interesting. by the way. that's interesting. okay. so i mean , you know, you okay. so i mean, you know, you are the ghost hunter . you've are the ghost hunter. you've been you know, you've been doing are the ghost hunter. you've beerforyu know, you've been doing are the ghost hunter. you've beerfor a know, you've been doing are the ghost hunter. you've beerfor a longi, you've been doing are the ghost hunter. you've beerfor a long time've been doing are the ghost hunter. you've beerfor a long time've b(have)ing this for a long time now. have you ever actually experienced something couldn't explain ? something you couldn't explain? >> i think i can just about explain some of the things that have happened to me . there is have happened to me. there is a recording i had, which is called electric voice phenomena , and electric voice phenomena, and basically i recorded it this spooky location at and i said, is anyone there ? is anyone there? >> and suddenly when i played the recording back, there was this deep voice saying , we know . this deep voice saying, we know. >> oh, and that was quite creepy. i mean, i do know that sometimes you can hear these recordings and when you do play them back, it's playing on the mind. >> and, you know, people can hear things that aren't really there. >> but this was as clear as day and what what you've just made me go quite cold there.

>> so what do you think it was? >> so what do you think it was? >> i don't know. >> i don't know. >> i don't know. >> i mean, people say to me that, you know, that location is haunted . haunted. >> they say that there's a spirit that haunts there. so i mean, i personally think it was probably the wind or something that i was hearing and it made me think. >> it said that. >> it said that. >> other people heard >> but other people heard we know quite creepy . know. so it was quite creepy. >> okay. and have you ever been genuinely worried for your safety going to any of these really spooky places you investigate ? investigate? >> yeah, people have left me alone in haunted buildings . i've alone in haunted buildings. i've been alone in. i've travelled the world. actually, i've been in places like alcatraz and all those kind of creepy places . and those kind of creepy places. and there's a place actually in scared in which is in wales. >> and it was left completely on my own. >> and it was a very windy night i >> and they've got like a mannequin there. >> and it's quite creepy to see this mannequin. it's like its eyes are following you around the building. eyes are following you around the buil as g. eyes are following you around the buil as i. eyes are following you around the builas i was walking up the >> and as i was walking up the stairs , i think it was the wind outside.

>> but it sounded as if footsteps were coming up the stairs i the door and stairs and i shut the door and i gave up for the night. >> oh, that's brilliant . and >> oh, that's brilliant. and richard, just one final piece of advice for people , you know, advice for people, you know, celebrating halloween. this week. you know, it's on tuesday, isn't it? halloween itself? >> yeah. yeah i'd say have a good time, you know, enjoy it. i mean, me and the wife are going to say to the children, wear halloween friendly. you know, any to come round any kids that want to come round with their parents, it, with their parents, enjoy it, have and happy halloween and have fun and happy halloween and you can tell us some good ghost stories as well. >> that's richard case there. ghost hunter, very ghost hunter, thank you very much for joining us this afternoon. well, that's from much for joining us this aftetoday. well, that's from much for joining us this aftetoday. welstayit's from much for joining us this aftetoday. welstay tuned irom much for joining us this aftetoday. welstay tuned because me today. but stay tuned because nana she will nana is up next and she will have spookily good show. have a spookily good show. >> well, hopefully it will be. but got lots to get but we've got lots to get through. talking about through. obviously talking about labour and of course, israel. >> situation >> will the whole situation actually be their undoing? you can fragmenting as can see the party fragmenting as we looks like labour we speak. it looks like labour of old and people won't be happy with i've got a trans with that. plus i've got a trans gender guest, buck angel . now gender guest, buck angel. now he's a transgender man who talks to people who've gone through

the process of change from a very early age and one person in particular who he spoke to, a lady called brianna who has no sexual at after all sexual function at all after all that she's been through. so it's a warning to those who are transitioning. >> horrific. must >> that's horrific. i must confess, those confess, i've seen some of those images had images online of people had surgery not gone well. so but good luck with that. and i know it a must watch and it sounds a must watch and listen. right. well, listen. right. okay. well, that's . time's up. that's it. time's up. unfortunately, you've been watching and listening to gb news saturday with me. dawn neesom. thank you so much for joining me. but don't go anywhere, though, because nana is cracking is up next with some cracking stuff for you and have a happy halloween enjoy and halloween weekend. enjoy and don't get too scared. thanks for watching. bye watching. see you soon. bye >> good afternoon. my name is rachel ayers and welcome to your latest news weather forecast brought to you by the met office . so for many, there's been plenty of rain and showers around to start the weekend. and this all due to this large this is all due to this large area low pressure that's area of low pressure that's going to bring weather fronts up from southwest across the uk from the southwest across the uk as we go through this weekend.

so already into this afternoon, we've further heavy rain we've seen further heavy rain and the odd thunderstorm , and maybe the odd thunderstorm, too, its northward . too, making its way northward. and that's going to continue as we go through tonight to be followed by further heavy showers, for southern showers, especially for southern and coasts , particularly and western coasts, particularly blustery as well , around both blustery as well, around both southern and northern coasts with the potential for coastal gales . so as we start sunday, gales. so as we start sunday, a pretty gloomy and wet start for northern england and most of scotland with outbreaks of rain that have made their way northwards overnight . but northwards overnight. but elsewhere a continuation of those heavy showers, though fewer making their way inland and staying more confined to southern and western coasts for the second half of the weekend. so a bit more in the way of sunshine and feeling pleasant in that sunshine with highs of 14 to 15 in the south. now as we move on to the new week , it's move on to the new week, it's a bit of a cloudy start again with further showers around. but mostly going to be around the coasts. so the further inland you are, the chance you you are, the better chance you have seeing some sunny spells

have of seeing some sunny spells into remaining into the new week remaining fairly unset cold though throughout next week may be a bit respite from the showers bit of respite from the showers on becoming on tuesday and becoming colder in

north >> hello. good afternoon and welcome. this is gp news on tv, onune welcome. this is gp news on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua and for the next few hours me and my panel will be taking on some of the big topics

hitting the headlines right now. this all about opinion. this show is all about opinion. it's mine, it's theirs, and of course it's yours . we'll be course it's yours. we'll be debating, discussing, and at times disagree. but no times we will disagree. but no one cancelled . so one will be cancelled. so joining me in the next hour broadcast from columnist lizzie cundy and also former labour party adviser matthew laza in a few moments time, we'll be crossing over live to tel aviv to speak to gb news homeland security editor mark white to get latest developments on get the latest developments on israel hamas conflict . israel and the hamas conflict. but first, let's get your latest news headlines tatiana . news headlines with tatiana. nana >> thank you and good afternoon. this is the latest sirens were heard in northern israel. a short time ago as anti—tank missiles were fired at idf personnel near the border with lebanon . tanks and artillery are lebanon. tanks and artillery are responding with fire striking hezbollah military infrastructure in lebanon . infrastructure in lebanon. earlier, israel said its troops are in the field, suggesting a ground offensive in gaza may be

in its early stages. the