grow of a rise in domestic terror here in britain , one in terror here in britain, one in jerusalem. a police officer is seriously injured after a stabbing attack. we'll have the latest on the conflict and the covid 19 inquiry. >> attempts to answer vital questions about the chaos surrounding downing street at the height of the pandemic with senior governmental advisers giving evidence today , just what giving evidence today, just what could we learn ? could we learn? >> and as 1 in 3 britons say they are worried that artificial intelligence could take their jobs away . we'll look ahead to jobs away. we'll look ahead to rishi sunak's. i safety summit, which has been snubbed by the likes of president biden and emmanuel macron . emmanuel macron. >> and after a law passes to prevent underage teens in england from having procedures like botox and fillers. reports suggest that some young people are now crossing the border in order to avoid these restrictions. all that to come at your latest news headlines with sophia . good afternoon.

with sophia. good afternoon. >> it's 12:00. with sophia. good afternoon. >> it's12:00. i'm sophia wenzler in the newsroom . the wenzler in the newsroom. the government has held an emergency meeting to discuss the threat of terrorism linked to the israel—hamas conflict. cabinet ministers , including the home ministers, including the home secretary suella braverman , were secretary suella braverman, were joined by the met police commissioner. the prime minister is also expected to speak to national security officials . it national security officials. it follows a rise in anti—semitic and islamophobic incidents across the country since the start of october . the uk's start of october. the uk's current terror threat stands at substantial, which means an attack is likely . meanwhile, attack is likely. meanwhile, gaza's facing an air and artillery bombardment as israel's ground offensive into the strip continues. tanks and troops are pressing into the enclave with the israel defence forces, saying more than 600 military targets have been hit in the past few days. airstrikes have also been reported near gazan hospitals with israel accusing hamas of hiding

military infrastructure in medical facilities . the medical facilities. the palestinian red crescent says it's been warned by israeli authorities to immediately evacuate the al—quds hospital, where 14,000 people are being sheltered . and the foreign sheltered. and the foreign secretary, james cleverly, says the government is working to prevent the conflict widening . prevent the conflict widening. >> there is a risk that this escalates and spreads across the region. it is in nobody's interest for that to happen. i spoken extensively with the political leadership in all the countries around israel's border, including with lebanon and we are working to try and make sure that this does not become a regional conflict. i tools will be rolled out in classrooms across england. >> that's according to the prime minister, rishi rishi sunak says the technology will help reduce teachers workloads with al designing lesson plans and quizzes . it's part of a £2 quizzes. it's part of a £2 million investment in new classroom technology, which is equivalent to employing around

40 teachers. ministers claim the funding will allow for a personalised ai assistant in every classroom . more wet every classroom. more wet weather is set to disrupt bring disruption to several parts of the country ahead of the arrival of storm kieran later this week. heavy rain is expected in southern and south—east england as well as northern ireland. the environment agency has issued 72 flood warnings ahead of the storm on wednesday night. flood warnings ahead of the storm on wednesday night . storm storm on wednesday night. storm kieran will bring strong winds and heavy rain to southern parts of england and wales. the met office says there's a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings . just stop. to some buildings. just stop. oil activists will hear a high court judge's ruling on m25 courtjudge's ruling on m25 protests . they've been accused protests. they've been accused of being in contempt and contempt for climbing onto a gantry in november last year, one of 12 activists appearing in the court is a 76 year old woman from bristol . she's told the from bristol. she's told the judge that the climate emergency is not being taken seriously enough and she's worried about her grandchildren's future. but

national highways lawyers told the judge that protesters caused considerable delays for motorists . britain's public motorists. britain's public services risked getting stuck in a state of crisis . that's a state of crisis. that's according to the institute for government, which says public services are performing worse than before the pandemic and much worse since conservatives came into power. ifg says it's caused by funding cuts , lack of caused by funding cuts, lack of capital investment and disruption caused by strikes. the think tank also warns that current spending plans which labour will stick to if it wins the next election, means more services will deteriorate further for several single use, plastics will no longer be sold in wales as new measures come into force. items like polystyrene cups and takeaway food containers and single use plastic cutlery are now being banned from being sold. the legislation brings wales in line with similar bans in england and scotland. climate change minister julie james says it will help create a greener future for generations to come

and hsbc reported more than a double pre—tax profit of £6.4 billion between july and september . that's a £37 billion september. that's a £37 billion increase compared with the same penod increase compared with the same period last year. the banking giant says it's thanks its higher borrowing costs, but the company says its expenses also grew by 2, driven by higher technology costs and rising inflation. an this is gb news 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 martin and . ellie martin and. ellie >> thanks, sophia and welcome to gb news live with myself and martin daubney. thank you so much for your company. we start in israel, which says it's expanded its ground offensive into gaza as tanks pressed into the enclave with the idf reporting it has struck over 600

military targets in the past few days. >> and as a suspected terrorist stabbed the policeman in jerusalem, ministers back in the uk are attending an emergency cobra meeting amid fears the uk is at risk of a rise in terrorism. >> well, our security editor mark white is in tel aviv for us. good afternoon to you, mark. what is the latest on the ground we've heard there of that suspected terror attack in jerusalem ? and the israeli jerusalem? and the israeli military says it's expanding its ground offensive in gaza . ground offensive in gaza. >> yeah, well, first of all, in gaza itself, there are some fierce exchanges now of fire that are going on in northern gaza throughout the morning . gaza throughout the morning. troops from the israeli defence forces have been pushing very slowly down from northern gaza, taking on. we're told, hamas terrorists who are holed up in buildings and other structures, they're trying to ambush those

israeli forces. the israeli defence forces spokesman daniel hagari, has said that they have taken out a number of hamas terrorist positions , killed terrorist positions, killed dozens of hamas terrorists, but that operation continues to expand and they are moving down, but they're moving down carefully, just dealing with each threat as it comes to those idf forces in addition, there are some reports now that one of the main roads down from northern gaza down into the south of gaza is being blocked by israeli forces and that tanks have been there. some reports suggesting that vehicles have been fired upon. the idf not confirming those reports at this stage. so that ground offensive is clearly undennay. it's not the ground war that perhaps people were led to believe a

week or two ago with tens of thousands of troops and tanks pounng thousands of troops and tanks pouring over the border fence and into gaza. it's being done on an incremental basis, slowly but surely. but it is absolute under way. and on your other point there about this suspect, noted terrorist attack in jerusalem happening outside a light train station in central jerusalem , we know that a police jerusalem, we know that a police officer has been critically injured in what was a stabbing attack. a man described as a palestinian man from east jerusalem has been neutralised , jerusalem has been neutralised, in the words of the police, shot dead after this incident . dead after this incident. heightened security around jerusalem, as there is throughout the whole of israel at the moment, because they are on guard , not just for the on guard, notjust for the regular rocket attacks that are coming across from hamas positions, but also for the potential for on the ground

terrorist attacks anywhere really in israel at this time . really in israel at this time. >> and, mark, we've heard that the cobra meeting in london has just ended talks before that of an accelerated threat of terrorism in britain . where do terrorism in britain. where do you think this is going to go for this conflict now spreading to british soil . to british soil. >> well, it's certainly possible , not just to british soil. we've seen a number of incidents in various countries that have been linked to this conflict over here in israel. so a real concern from western intelligence agencies in particular, that we could see an upfickin particular, that we could see an uptick in the tempo of terrorist incidents. now at the moment, the terror threat level in the uk is at the medium point of substantial , meaning that uk is at the medium point of substantial, meaning that an attack is likely . it's certainly attack is likely. it's certainly possible that the joint terrorism analysis centre, who

whose job it is really to assess the ongoing threat might decide to raise that terror threat level. we haven't been any given any indication that that will take place. but what we can't say for certainty is that the intelligence services and the police are keeping a close eye on those extremists who are who they are most concerned about , they are most concerned about, who may well enact their extremist views in a violent manner. we've seen from previous conflicts in iraq and in afghanistan that that has led to an increase in terrorist attacks across the west, that those carrying out those attacks have blamed on the conflicts in iraq or afghanistan . or afghanistan. >> and, mark, you mentioned in your previous answer about the clashes in gaza overnight as the idf move in to try and take out hamas fighters as what is our understanding of the situation in in gaza at the moment? we're

heanng in in gaza at the moment? we're hearing reports of un warehouse houses being looted and reports as well that civil order there is breaking . down is breaking. down >> well, i think there's no doubt that the situation on the ground for ordinary civilians is dire, particularly in northern gaza. the israeli military have on numerous occasions urged people to travel south, where it's relatively safe. i say relatively safe. nowhere really in gaza is safe because according to the israeli military, the terrorist groups are entrenched well into the civilian population in and they p°p civilian population in and they pop up civilian population in and they pop up in southern gaza as well. and when they do, the israeli military strike at them. so it's safer in the south than it is the north. and that's why they the north. and that's why they the people are being urged to go south. but some many hundreds of thousands have decided to stay in the north either because they

don't want to cede ground to the israeli and the israeli military when the eventual reach the likes of gaza city. many others, according to the israelis and observers on the ground , are observers on the ground, are perhaps being prevented from moving south by hamas and those that are just not in a fit state to move because they're either are elderly and infirm or they're in hospitals or are alike, and they just can't get south. but it is a grim picture. we had yesterday some 33 aid trucks that came across that border from rafah. the hope is that perhaps that can be ramped up and more aid can get in because, yes , there has been because, yes, there has been looting of these un distribution points and a warehouse over the weekend . weekend. >> okay. a grim picture indeed. thank you very much, mark wight for us in tel aviv . for us in tel aviv. >> okay. well, now we can move on and get the views of israeli

journalist jo tam confine . no. journalist jo tam confine. no. good afternoon to you, jo tam, could we start , please, with could we start, please, with this, this breaking story of a police officer who's been gravely stabbed in a suspected terror incident and that the assailant has been shot dead? what's the latest on that story ? what's the latest on that story? >> well, this is just another example of spill—over from the israel—hamas war. >> we've seen this often whenever israel is engaged in a war with hamas in gaza, we've seen simply palestinians in east jerusalem or the west bank copying what's happening, copying what's happening, copying terrorist attacks and trying to hurt israeli officials . israeli security officials. and this is what we saw in east jerusalem, a stabbing attempt here. and they neutralised the assailant, as they said , which assailant, as they said, which means shot dead. but it's far from the only example in the west bank, more than 120 palestinians have been killed since the beginning of the war

in clashes with israeli soldiers . so this is just like i said, spill—over from what is happening in gaza. and of course, the police are on high alert at the moment. >> let's let's reflect, shall we? the situation in gaza at the moment, because there were clashes overnight, weren't there, the idf moving in, trying to take out members of hamas. and this is ahead , head of what and this is ahead, head of what we are describing as an imminent ground invasion in i would say we are at a stage now where we can declare this a ground invasion . invasion. >> and i'm not the only one saying this simply because the limited operation that was announced on friday is not so it's not limited . they've been it's not limited. they've been there since friday evening . there since friday evening. we're on day three now, and they're going further and further into gaza. they are attacking more and more infrastructure . they're infrastructure. they're assassinating as many hamas people as possible . just now, people as possible. just now, actually, a few a few minutes

ago, we got a message from the israeli army, said they had killed four prominent hamas commanders inside gaza. and we also hear eyewitness is telling both bbc and afp that israeli tanks have now reached gaza city or at least the vicinity of gaza city, and they're cutting off the central road, al salah ad—din road, which connects northern gaza to southern gaza, and yotam , what's your reaction and yotam, what's your reaction to the horrifying scenes of a mob storming dagestan airport in russia ? russia? >> dagestan is russia's most muslim region. hundreds seemingly trying to get to israeli and jewish passengers landing in horrible scenes. and another example as you say, of this conflict spilling over this this conflict spilling over this this conflict, this war concerns the whole world. >> and i'm saying that because we're seeing these kinds of mob

like mentalities all across the world, we're seeing jihad ist simply calling for the murder of jews. we hear them chanting from the river to the sea . and some the river to the sea. and some might think that that's an innocent chant. but for many, that literally means the destruction the state of destruction of the state of israel. here in canada, for israel. we here in canada, for example, we saw a student leader basically celebrating the october 7th mass atrocity . and october 7th mass atrocity. and then we here now in dagestan , then we here now in dagestan, also the storming of an airport. this is really getting out of control . and i think that many control. and i think that many western leaders are now really this is a wake up call because it's not just about the israeli—palestinian war. this is about the western clash with muslims and i'm not saying all muslims, obviously , that would muslims, obviously, that would be very wrong to say, but i'm saying that we see thousands of people on the streets in europe chanting jihadi slogans and calling for the death of israel and also just chasing jews. and

i myself have been subject to the most horrific anti—semitic tropes and slur that you can imagine just for covering the war, just for being israeli . and war, just for being israeli. and it's a sad phenomenon , but this it's a sad phenomenon, but this is spreading like wildfire . and is spreading like wildfire. and i really hope that authorities across the western world will take this serious . take this serious. >> i'm so sorry to hear that. has that really stepped up for you in the past three weeks? those those anti semitic attacks ? >> absolutely. and what saddens me most, i think, is that on both covering this for international media such as your channel and i'm also covering it for the danish media, i'm half danish, am danish, really feel more danish. and i get just i'm more danish. and i getjust i'm flooded with messages from danes , um, who basically call me a sign as pink and that i have no business whatsoever covering this war because i'm israeli and i'm the long arm of the israeli propaganda machine. and they dismiss my reporting as fake news. even the mass atrocities

that i've covered extensively be committed by hamas. they dismiss it as fake news because i'm half israeli. so that's very sad when it's your country that you feel this hatred coming from so many people. i'm very surprised , i people. i'm very surprised, i have to say, i'm really, really surprised how much hatred there is out there. unfortunately >> oh, it is so unfortunate and really, truly shocking. sam confino, thank you so much for sharing your story and also giving us the latest on the ground there . thank you very ground there. thank you very much. and do stay safe . much. and do stay safe. >> i find that so saddening and so sickening the way we're seeing this spreading to journalists like yotam. and at that airport, those scenes, it's terrifying . terrifying. >> and i think can we show that video again? because that is really it? really shocking, isn't it? the first i saw morning first thing i saw this morning is this a mob as martin was explaining, a mob storming dagestan airport. this is in russia. they were searching for jewish passengers that had come landed from israel. and, you know, people often say , how did know, people often say, how did the holocaust begin ?

the holocaust begin? >> i think we're seeing that here. this is history repeating itself . it feels to me horrific . itself. it feels to me horrific. this is people taking it upon themselves with a lynch mob mentality to storm into an airport , to hunt people down airport, to hunt people down physically hunt them down simply because they're jewish. it's grotesque . it's absolutely grotesque. it's absolutely abhorrent . and, ali, we're abhorrent. and, ali, we're seeing these protests now spreading to britain. we've had what, three weeks of this now , what, three weeks of this now, and we're heading towards remembrance weekend in two weeks time, ellie. and i'm really concerned that if this carries on, we're going to see a proper conflict on british streets, especially near the cenotaph. >> yeah, you're concerned about a clash, aren't you? if this continues the next few weeks? well, incident in this well, this incident in this airport in russia, it was it was airport in russia, it was it was a violent one. 20 people were injured. two of them injured critically . we and the news critically. we and the news agency, they're saying nine police officers have received injuries as well . and 60 people injuries as well. and 60 people later detained. so thankfully , later detained. so thankfully, it does seem as though the

authorities did manage to get control of the situation. >> is there any wonder this happens when vladimir putin invited hamas to the kremlin? this is the consequence of that endorsement . this is madness. it endorsement. this is madness. it has to stop. >> yeah. and it all started on social media as well . well, do social media as well. well, do let us know what you make of that story or indeed any of the stories that we are talking about today. vaiews@gbnews.com. >> okay. coming up, we'll about today. vaiews@gbnews.com. >> okay. coming up , we'll turn >> okay. coming up, we'll turn our attention artificial our attention to artificial intelligence as rishi sunak gears host the ai safety gears up to host the ai safety summit. despite it being snubbed by joe biden and emmanuel macron. we'll see you shortly

thursdays from six till 930 . thursdays from six till 930. >> and welcome back to gb news live with ellie and martin. now rishi sunak is gearing up to host world leaders at the ai safety summit this week with china's expected prominence at the summit raising a few eyebrows. >> but us president joe biden and the french president emmanuel macron will be notable absentees . absentees. >> louise so tell us more. here is gb news political editor correspondent katherine forster catherine hello. so the ai summit is going ahead, but rishi is feeling a bit like a bit of a billy nomates macron's not showing up. germany aren't sending their chancellor biden isn't showing up. he's sending kamala harris and japan are wavering. but still, we're expecting big things. what's the

latest ? latest? >> yes , perhaps it would be >> yes, perhaps it would be easier to say who is going rather than who isn't. there's quite a long list of people that are definitely not going to this summit that's going to be held in bletchley park, near milton keynes on wednesday and thursday of this week. bletchley park, of course , is very famous for code course, is very famous for code breaking during the war. so vice president kamala harris is coming . and giorgia meloni, coming. and giorgia meloni, italy's leader, is coming, although the german chancellor, the french president not coming. and also ursula von der leon from the european commission and un boss antonio guterres, all coming along with various ai bosses and leaders to discuss in this two day conference this yeah, sure. the opportunities of artificial intelligence, the way it's going to change the for world all of us, it's going to take lots of jobs. but there's lots of opportunities there too.

but more specifically, how come countries club together, group together there to mitigate against the potential awful risks? this is something that rishi sunak feels very strongly about. he's talked a lot about this and the risks at at their worst of ai being harnessed by terrorists, by bad actors or ultimately ai getting to a point that it ultimately ai getting to a point thatitis ultimately ai getting to a point that it is simply beyond good human control and the end result could be the end of humanity. so rishi sunak thinks there is a place for the uk to be a key to sort of guardrails to as this technology is developed to make sure that it is done safely and kept in control and all easier said than done. we don't know from china who is coming . we from china who is coming. we expect there to be a delegation. number 10 are being very tight upped number 10 are being very tight lipped on who is and is not

coming to this. they will hope to end up with some sort of joint communique at the end. let's see what happens in a couple of days . it's certainly couple of days. it's certainly not the first of these sorts of gatherings that's taken place, but rishi sunak really wants the united kingdom to be right in the middle of this . the middle of this. >> and we know that rishi sunak feels really passionately about this, catherine. i mean, as you say, he's determined to be on the front foot of this to for it to be in the right hands. this kind of technology. very interesting then that china is going to be there. china will be present. that's certainly raised a few eyebrows, hasn't it ? a few eyebrows, hasn't it? >> well, yes , it has. and plenty >> well, yes, it has. and plenty of people within the conservative party , former prime conservative party, former prime minister liz truss and sir iain duncan smith, former conservative party leader, among them, not very happy at all that china has even been invited . china has even been invited. noted because of course, we know. okay, we can argue till

the cows come home. if it's a threat or a systemic challenge. but china in many ways, though, we have close economic relations with them, is not our friend and also in terms of intellectual property theft, they are very well known for basically nicking ideas and technology from other countries . but the bottom line, countries. but the bottom line, isuppose countries. but the bottom line, i suppose , is that this is a an i suppose, is that this is a an opportunity , artificial opportunity, artificial intelligence and also a potential threat to the whole world. so if you close out china , one of the biggest two superpowers in the world, and you leave yourself open to bad actions from from them, so the thinking is better to have china within than to leave them out in the cold. >> catherine force thank you for that update. appreciate it . that update. appreciate it. >> and just some breaking news that we're getting into the newsroom. in the past few moments, the emergency cobra

meeting, which has just finished at downing street, the terror threat level has not been raised at that meeting, the prime minister's spokesperson told journalists that they wouldn't be speculating on the terror threat. at that meeting. they said it's done by the joint terrorism analysis centre rather than through a cobra meeting and he said he can't be definitive on whether a change was discussed at that meeting. so it hasn't been changed at the cobra meeting but can't be said whether or not it was discussed or not, he said. it's not helpful to speculate late on whether there is a possibility of a heightened terror threat as a result of developments in israel and gaza. so the terror threat level has not been raised at that cobra meeting, which has just concluded in downing street. >> good news for now . okay, >> good news for now. okay, moving on. young people are reportedly crossing borders within the uk for procedures such as botox and fillers after a law was passed to prevent under eighteens in england from

having cosmetic surgery. >> well, our north—west of england reporter sophie reaper is to clinics on the border of england wales just a couple england and wales just a couple of miles apart. but with very different restrictions. she sends this report the pressure to look perfect has never been higher . higher. >> as the beauty industry continues to develop new techniques . social media techniques. social media provides a constant platform for people to follow the latest trends . trends. >> at 18, when i was going to any person that was doing an offer on instagram , um, actually offer on instagram, um, actually i had more filler in my face. i don't regret it because now i can talk about it. i just wish that i had done more research and not used instagram as a research tool. since appearing in love island, faye has begun campaigning to have better standards across the beauty industry , including regulations industry, including regulations surrounding under eighteens . i surrounding under eighteens. i know there's a lot of younger people out there getting these

works done . people out there getting these works done. um, as people out there getting these works done . um, as little as 18, works done. um, as little as 18, 17. you know, every time i've ever been before now and before and what i'm campaigning for, i've never been id'd, i've never , no one ever asked me to prove my age. when i went , jane began my age. when i went, jane began her career in aesthetics back in 2008. >> since then, she's noticed a huge spike in the number of young people who want work done to alter their appearance. >> they're seeing these unrealistic expectations , and unrealistic expectations, and they're thinking that they can bookin they're thinking that they can book in and have a filler treatment and look like they're idols. one of the worrying things about that is the increase in body dysmorphic disorder amid growing concerns for young people . for young people. >> a law was passed in england in 2021 to prevent under eighteens having injectable enhancements . enhancements. >> most registered professionals wouldn't be treating patients under the age of 18 anyway. we know that younger people can make poor choices , are less able

make poor choices, are less able to make balanced decision about what they want . what they want. >> here in england, if you're under the age of 18, then legally you aren't able to have cosmetic procedures such as botox or filler . however, if you botox or filler. however, if you take a short stroll up the road and cross the border into wales, you'll suddenly find the law is very different . just six minutes very different. just six minutes down the road from jane's business is another clinic offering similar services. however because of simple geography , the regulations it's geography, the regulations it's held to are vastly different . held to are vastly different. legally, they would be able to treat under 18 hours, but because of ethical reasons, they've always refused to do so . they've always refused to do so. >> safety, to me is the number one priority. we've always been against it, but certainly there are clinics around the area that do treat those young people and do treat those young people and do over enhance their features with such things as lips and

cheek fillers and freeze their faces with botox and the welsh government should be not just regulated in the age, but they should be regulating who should we allow to do these treatments? >> so far, england is the only country in the uk to make it for illegal under eighteens. to have this kind of procedure. but as concerns grow, some people are questioning whether it's time for others to take a stand and change their laws to sophie reaper gb news is plenty more to come after a headlines for sophia . sophia. >> it's 1233. sophia. >> it's1233. i'm sophia sophia. >> it's 1233. i'm sophia wenzler in the newsroom . the government in the newsroom. the government has held an emergency meeting to discuss the threat of terrorism . discuss the threat of terrorism. i'm linked to the israel hamas conflict . i'm linked to the israel hamas conflict. eight cabinet ministers, including the home secretary suella braverman, were joined by the met police commissioner. the prime minister is also expected to speak to

national security officials . it national security officials. it follows a rise in anti—semitic and islamophobic incidents across the country since the start of october . the uk's start of october. the uk's current terror threat stands at substantial, which means an attack is likely . meanwhile, attack is likely. meanwhile, gaza's facing an air and artillery bombardment as israel's ground offensive into the strip continues. tanks and troops are pressing into the enclave, with the israel defence forces saying that more than 600 terrorist targets have been hit in the past few days. airstrikes have also been reported near gaza hospital , with israel gaza hospital, with israel accusing hamas of hiding military infrastructure in medical facilities . in other medical facilities. in other news, artificial intelligence tools. we rolled out in classrooms across england and the prime minister says the technology will help reduce teachers workloads with al designing lesson plans and quizzes. it's part of a £2 million investment in new classroom technology, which is the equivalent equivalent to employing around . 40 teachers .

employing around. 40 teachers. and more wet weather is set to bnng and more wet weather is set to bring disruption to several parts of the country ahead of the arrival of storm kieran this weekend. heavy rain is expected in southern and south—east england as well as northern ireland. the environment agency hasissued ireland. the environment agency has issued 72 flood warnings ahead of the storm on wednesday night. the met office is warning of gusts of up to 90mph expected in exposed areas when storm in some exposed areas when storm kieran hits southern parts of england and wales and you can get more on all those stories by visiting our website, gbviews@gbnews.com .

the camilla tominey show sunday mornings from 930 on . gb news. mornings from 930 on. gb news. >> it's 1239. welcome back to gb news live with ellie and martin. on now this week, senior downing street officials from the height of the covid pandemic will begin giving evidence to the covid inquiry, including adding dominic cummings, who tomorrow could deliver some devasted dating bombshell blows to former prime minister boris johnson . prime minister boris johnson. >> well, today is the turn of martin reynolds, who sent the infamous bring your own beer email to staff. do you remember that during partygate? and this afternoon we will see lee kane johnson, the first director of communications . they're both communications. they're both going to be giving evidence in front of the committee scrutiny panel. panel >> well, gb news london reporter lisa hartle is outside the

inquiry for us. lisa, a big day ahead at the inquiry. what's the latest out of it ? latest out of it? >> so after four months of heanngs >> so after four months of hearings this week, the inquiry will be hearing from top members of staff in the government dunng of staff in the government during the time of the pandemic. and as you said, martin reynolds is giving evidence this morning, still give still continuing to give evidence. now, he was the principal secretary to principal private secretary to bofis principal private secretary to boris when he was boris johnson when he was foreign secretary and also when he minister. and he was the prime minister. and as you said, he's best known to the public as being the man who sent to staff sent that email to staff members, to bring members, asking them to bring their to that their own booze to that now known garden that known glorious garden party that took during lockdown at took place during lockdown at downing street. the inquiry has heard that he turned down the disappearing messages function in whatsapp group of top in a whatsapp group of top officials in 2021. when asked why he did this, he said he could couldn't remember, but he could couldn't remember, but he could speculate, couldn't be sure of the reason, but that perhaps it was because he was worried that someone would possibly messages to the possibly leak messages to the press. asked about the press. he was asked about the operation the office

operation of the cabinet office as for prepared the pandemic. as it for prepared the pandemic. he inquiry i think the he told the inquiry i think the real challenge for the cabinet office at this stage, in my view, that didn't have the view, is that it didn't have the plans processes in to plans and processes in place to move the stage move from the early stage through to the crisis stage and manage it in way, a normal manage it in a way, a normal crisis would be. he also said that if right plans are not that if the right plans are not in place once in a in place for a once in a generation crisis, the machinery starts very, very starts to find it very, very difficult to function. he also said that in hindsight, ministers should have been far more vigorously looking at testing pandemic planning. testing out pandemic planning. and as you said today , we will and as you said today, we will also hear this afternoon from imran sharif, another private secretary to boris johnson, as well as lee cain, the former director of communications . director of communications. >> okay, lisa hartle, there for us.thank >> okay, lisa hartle, there for us. thank you very, very much . us. thank you very, very much. it's going to be an interesting week, isn't it? it could be very, very juicy. dominic cummings is giving evidence on halloween . so there have been halloween. so there have been many, many jokes made about the ghost like figure of mr cummings returning to give evidence and prompting claims that he's going to be facing haunting questions

on partygate and lockdown. what do you make of it? >> and many more halloween metaphors. it's going to be very, very interesting. there's rumours that boris sent deeply misogynistic messages. according to cummings, he's been waiting a long time to serve up his revenge cold and party. marty as they call him, being grilled about those parties. it's certainly going to be and there could be revelations that boris wanted a lighter touch on lockdowns, swedish style lockdowns, swedish style lockdowns, which actually were the benefit of hindsight , might the benefit of hindsight, might have been a better thing. >> yeah, we could find out a lot this week. could be very enlightening. know what enlightening. let us know what you make of it all. vaiews@gbnews.com. well the met office has issued an amber warning for rain as northern ireland especially braces for storm. kieran ready to bring nasty weather for the week ahead. yeah. >> and this comes as several communities fear being completely flooding completely cut off by flooding as some forecasters warn of a risk to life. >> well, joining us now is alex burkill, presenter from the met

office, who we see so very often in giving our weather forecasts on gb news. very good afternoon to thank forjoining us to you. thank you for joining us so storm kieran is on the way. what does it set to bring? it feels like we're only just recovering from storm babet . recovering from storm babet. >> you're right. fortunately this time is going to affect different parts of the country in terms of the worst impacts. they're most likely to be across southern areas. so as we go through wednesday night into thursday, that's when we're going to see the low that is storm kieran coming across the uk and that's when we're going to see some very strong winds, particularly south particularly around south coastal towards the coastal parts towards the engush coastal parts towards the english channel. that's where we're likely to see gusts 70 to 80mph. some places could see 80mph. and some places could see gusts of around 90mph. it's worth bearing in mind that whilst it's the winds we're most concerned about , there will be concerned about, there will be heavy rain in association with it. and that coming so close to heavy rain that we've already seen through the last few weeks, it could cause more issues .

it could cause more issues. >> and of course, the issue is going to be a threat to life. there are going to be concerns about safety, isn't there? i mean, we had seven people believed to have died as a result of storm babet and now, as you say, we're talking about very high speed winds on coastal areas . areas. >> yes. so the impacts and the loss of life from storm babet just highlight strongly how devastating our weather in the uk can be and how impacts it can be at the moment. you mentioned we have an amber warning. that's for the heavy rain across eastern parts of northern ireland as we go through tonight. that's some heavy showers that expecting, showers that we're expecting, not in association with not quite in association with storm kieran just yet . for storm storm kieran just yet. for storm kieran itself , we're storm kieran just yet. for storm kieran itself, we're talking at the moment, we only have yellow warnings, but there's a high likelihood may need to likelihood we may need to escalate nearer escalate them as we go nearer the time confidence increases as to where we're going to see the exceptionally winds when exceptionally strong winds when it comes to amber or possibly

even red warnings, that's when people really need to be taking good advice as to protect themselves and property for the very strong winds and also the further heavy rain . further heavy rain. >> yeah, alex, why is it that there are so many storms in quick succession? of course , quick succession? of course, people talk about climate change. is that it or is it just the kind of rub of the luck ? the kind of rub of the luck? >> so at this time of year, it's pretty common. it's autumn and so it's often that we see various deep areas of low pressure coming in from the atlantic and causing unsettled weather to the uk. storm babet was a little different because it hit a blocking high over scandinavia and so that slowed down its progress, which is why we had so much rain just piling into eastern parts of the uk because the system just couldn't go anywhere. storm kieran is a different feature inasmuch as it is a low that's going to come across from the atlantic and bnng across from the atlantic and bring very unsettled weather to many parts. it won't move

through particularly quickly, but it hopefully shouldn't stall across the uk . however, what we across the uk. however, what we do have at the moment is a huge temperature contrast in the us and over north america. some cold air in the north and much warmer further south. warmer conditions further south. it's that huge temperature contrast that's really strengthened the jet stream and that strong jet stream is going to help invigorate and deepen rapidly the low pressure that is storm kieran before it reaches the uk. and it's that deepening, that rapid, deepening that's going to lead to it being such a potent feature. it's possible it could be record breaking in terms of how low or low it will be by the time it reaches england for the time of year. so it just goes to indicate that it's the weather that's happening around the world, particularly the other side of the atlantic, that's going to lead to this being such a severe storm. oh okay. >> thank you very much, alex burkill from the met office for giving us that update. burkill from the met office for giving us that update . that's giving us that update. that's not going to be good, is it? later on in the week, batten

down the hatches once again. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> be careful if you are, of course, living in those coastal areas, especially in the south of england. >> on to our next >> okay. moving on to our next story, the aviva, one of story, the boss at aviva, one of britain's biggest insurance companies, that companies, has warned that granting and granting new north sea oil and gas licences stalling gas licences and stalling climate action will impact growth investment and even jobs in the uk. >> but the government says north sea drilling expansion is quote, common sense , with the energy common sense, with the energy security secretary backing the shift. >> well, joining us in the studio now is liam halligan, our economics and business editor with on the money . with on the money. >> liam, this is really interesting , isn't it? because interesting, isn't it? because this is britain's biggest insurer , i believe, sounding the insurer, i believe, sounding the alarm over a government decision that's right. >> the government recently conferred claimed that it would allow new drilling in the north sea for oil and gas, particularly at the rosebank field, which is the biggest known field in the north sea. it's about 80 miles off shetland, which is relatively accessible by north sea standards . and the justification

standards. and the justification was that even the climate change commission, the government's own in—house sort of green watchdog, has acknowledged that by 2050 we'll still be using lots of oil and gas for like a third of all our energy needs down from 70% now, if you include transport. so it makes sense, you'd think, to use our own oil and gas rather than shipping it in from around the world with even higher carbon emissions . but the higher carbon emissions. but the ceo of aviva has taken it upon herself to criticise that. let's have a look at what claire coutinho said. she is the energy security secretary. we've just got a quote here. claire coutinho said these licences are a its 27 new a welcome boost. its 27 new licences in the north sea. using domestic is better for domestic supplies is better for our economy, environment and our economy, the environment and our economy, the environment and our energy security . she but our energy security. she but then amanda blank, the ceo of aviva, one of britain's biggest insurers, of course , she says, insurers, of course, she says, i'm worried that uk climate action has stalled this year. the uk's climate goals are under threat due to a lack of practical and detailed plans . practical and detailed plans. the uk's leadership position in climate change mitigation is in

serious jeopardy now , as well as serious jeopardy now, as well as allowing for more drilling in the north sea, new drilling which of course keir starmer and the labour party have ruled out. we'll see if they stick to that, given trade unions want given that trade unions want more the sea more drilling in the north sea because of the jobs as well because of all the jobs as well as doing that. rishi sunak, of course also pushed the course also pushed back the targets when petrol and diesel cars, new petrol and diesel cars will become illegal to make or to sell in this country from 20, 30 to 2035, which is where the eu is now. so i do think this will cause some consternation. i mean , amanda blunt's on the mean, amanda blunt's on the board of bp . know well. and so board of bp. know well. and so she's sort of arguing against herself in some ways. you know, ihave herself in some ways. you know, i have to say this trade union bosses will say we need more drilling in the north sea. a lot of industrialists will say we need more drilling in the north sea. even some environmentalists i know agree with the prime minister that we more minister that we need more drilling in the north sea rather than shipping in lots of

liquefied natural gas from america, has huge carbon america, which has huge carbon emissions. will accuse emissions. and they will accuse amanda blank. i'm not accusing her. they will accuse her of being a kind of politicised ceo who's burnishing her cv. so when she stops being ceo of aviva, she stops being ceo of aviva, she can get lots of nice speaking gigs on the sort of international environmental circuit . i'm international environmental circuit. i'm quoting directly from a conversation i just had with a leading trade unionist. i'm not saying that, but a lot of people will think that. >> but liam, call me a philistine. fine, but why is this philistine? thank you. what? >> all know that, but. >> we all know that, but. >> we all know that, but. >> but why a ceo of an >> but why is a ceo of an insurance company banging on about change when surely about climate change when surely it's job just have it's her job just to have lower insurance for aviva insurance premiums for aviva customers as well? >> have to ask her as an >> you'd have to ask her as an observer to these things, as somebody who's been a business economic journalist for 30 years, i'm older than i look and i think, you know, we've got this class of ceo, these days who seem to think that their role is to be like activists

rather than spending all their time making their company work better and their legal obligation, which is to maximise profits for their shareholders , profits for their shareholders, shareholders, of course, pension companies and all the rest of it. and you know, so she's taken this decision on to make this statement . it raises her profile statement. it raises her profile a bit. i don't know. you'll have to ask her. she hasn't really given any justification for why she said this. she's just said and a lot of people would disagree that is for uk disagree that this is bad for uk jobs. disagree that this is bad for uk jobs . well, if you if you run jobs. well, if you if you run the gmb, britain's third biggest union, which carrie smith does, he thinks it's absolutely nuts to stop drilling in the north sea. and he's putting enormous pressure labour party to pressure on the labour party to agree with what the tories are saying, that labour have said. of course they won't reverse the tory decision to have new drilling because they know that that would really upset the their union paymasters. it's you know, it strikes me that this is all about corporate politics and personal positioning rather than britain's energy security . and i

britain's energy security. and i think a lot of our viewers and listeners would really like, as we go into a tough winter for our political class to focus on our political class to focus on our energy security. yeah. >> also saving money on my >> and also saving money on my home insurance and stop banging on about virtue signalling . on about virtue signalling. that's just me. >> but would deny that, of >> but she would deny that, of course. we must make that clear. >> thank you very much, liam. and back us in the and you're back with us in the next hour. >> great stuff. >> great stuff. >> now, are pouring for >> now, tributes are pouring for in hockey player adam in ice hockey player adam johnson, who died 29 johnson, who died at just 29 years old following a tragic accident during a match over the weekend . weekend. >> people have been laying >> and people have been laying flowers the motorpoint flowers outside the motorpoint arena in my city of arena in my home city of nottingham. and the players arena in my home city of nottirthelm. and the players arena in my home city of nottirthe nottingham players arena in my home city of nottirthe nottingham panthers , club, the nottingham panthers, said they were devastated at the news of his death and adding they would never, ever forget him . him. >> meanwhile, adam >> well, meanwhile, adam johnson's heartbroken fiancee has to her sweet, has paid tribute to her sweet, sweet angel, saying that she would miss him forever and love him always. it really is desperately sad news. >> let's go live now to the motorpoint arena and speak to gb

news reporter jack carson. jack a highly, highly emotional moment. can you fill us in a little bit about the background of how this freak and tragic accident as it's being called, occurred . occurred. >> yeah, well, as you can probably see behind me, martinelli tributes are still pounng martinelli tributes are still pouring in. >> people and fans of the nottingham panthers coming here to pay their respects. it was saturday night during their derby clash with the sheffield steelers that this freak accident took place there. the 8000 crowd were watching on that game and it appeared that adam johnson seemed to appear seemed to seem to have a cut on his neck and went down injured . now neck and went down injured. now when he did do that, i think very quickly, the players understood the severity of the situation . they formed a situation. they formed a protective barrier around johnson before screens could then later be erected around him as he received the treatment on the rink . now, south yorkshire the rink. now, south yorkshire police confirmed that it was 825 when they'd received reports of

a seriously injured player at the arena, and then they had officers still on site yesterday, of course , as as this yesterday, of course, as as this community here in nottingham, as the fans of the nottingham panthers start to grieve and mourn this loss yesterday, particularly , there were big particularly, there were big tributes here. hundreds of people gathered to lay some flowers here, lots of them messages as well. in a statement, nottingham panthers said that adam, our number 47, was not only an outstanding hockey player, but also a great team—mate and an incredible person with his wife and with his whole life ahead of him. and the club will miss him dearly and never, ever forget him particularly as well. a lot of the fans, as you imagine, the fans, as you can imagine, very upset a lot of them, very upset here. a lot of them, 8000 in that stadium on saturday night , 8000 in that stadium on saturday night, having to come to terms with they may have with what they may have well witnessed rink . as, of witnessed on the rink. as, of course, went down course, johnson went down injured in a letter addressed to adam on one of the tributes here, one of the morning mourners said that our hearts are breaking . you will be

are breaking. you will be forever missed and forever in our hearts, sending all our to love your family, friends and team—mates. and of course , team—mates. and of course, johnson was a professional ice hockey player. he started his career out in america and, of course, was a big, firm fan favourite. and that's clear in the support that's being shown here as people start to mourn his loss . his loss. >> yes, absolutely. jack carson we can see the huge number of bouquets there and people looking really quite tearful and emotional as they lay down those floral tributes. thank you so much for being there for us this afternoon desperately afternoon. it is desperately sad, it? martin yeah. sad, isn't it? martin yeah. >> and the nottingham panthers, you they're hugely you know, they're hugely, hugely popular along popular in nottingham, along with, , nottingham with, of course, nottingham forest county. yeah forest and notts county. yeah they've since i was kid , i they've since i was a kid, i used to go ice skating at that stadium when i was a and i stadium when i was a lad. and i know really know this will really, really resonate looks like a resonate locally. looks like a tragic accident . but matt tragic accident. but matt petgrave, the player who caused it, he's known as a bad boy though within in the league. but this looks like a terrible, terrible yeah. >> it's been described as a

freak accident and the person i feel most sorry for in this is his fiancee. are they his poor fiancee. are they engaged? this we'll engaged? just this summer we'll have more on that in the next hour. have more on that in the next hour . plenty more to have more on that in the next hour. plenty more to come on gb news lives. do stay with

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this monday lunchtime . this monday lunchtime. >> i'm rishi sunak has chaired an emergency cobra meeting as fears grow of a rise in domestic terror here in britain in jerusalem, a police officer is seriously injured after a stabbing attack. we'll have the latest on the conflict . latest on the conflict. >> the covid 19 inquiry attempts to answer vital questions about the chaos surrounding downing street at the height of the pandemic with senior governmental advisers giving evidence today . coming up in the evidence today. coming up in the next hour, former downing street director of communications lee cain and head as1 in 3 britons cain and head as 1 in 3 britons say they're worried about artificial intelligence and that it could take their jobs away. >> we'll look ahead to rishi sunak's, safety summit, which sunak's, ai safety summit, which has snubbed by the likes of has been snubbed by the likes of president biden and emmanuel macron . macron. >> and after a law passes to prevent under eight teams in england from having procedures like botox and fillers , reports

like botox and fillers, reports suggest that some young people are now crossing the borders in order to avoid these legal restrictions . all of that to restrictions. all of that to come after your latest news headunes come after your latest news headlines with sophia . headlines with sophia. >> good afternoon. it's 1:01. i'm sophia wenzler in the newsroom . the government has newsroom. the government has held an emergency meeting to discuss the threat of terrorism unked discuss the threat of terrorism linked to the israel—hamas conflict . cabinet ministers, conflict. cabinet ministers, including the home secretary suella braverman, were joined by the met police commissioner or the met police commissioner or the prime minister is also expected to speak to the national security officials as it follows a rise in anti—semitic and islamophobic incidents across the country. since the start of october, the uk's current terror threat stands at substantial , which stands at substantial, which means an attack is likely . means an attack is likely. meanwhile gaza is facing an air and artillery bombardment as israel's ground offensive into the strip continues . tanks and the strip continues. tanks and troops are pressing into the enclave with the israel defence

forces saying more than 600 military targets have been hit in the past few days. airstrikes have also been reported near gaza and hospitals, with israel accusing hamas of hiding military infrastructure in medical facilities. the palestinian red crescent says it's been warned by the israeli authorities to immediately evacuate the al—quds hospital, where 14,000 people are being sheltered. the foreign secretary, james cleverly, says the government is working to prevent the conflict from widening . widening. >> there is a risk that this escalates and spreads across the region. it is in nobody's interest for that to happen. i spoken extensively with the political leadership in all the countries around israel's border, including with lebanon and we are working to try and make sure that this does not become a regional conflict . become a regional conflict. >> i tools will be rolled out in classroom across england. that's according to the prime minister, rishi sunak says the technology

will help reduce teachers workloads workloads with al designing lesson plans and quizzes. it's part of a £2 million investment in new classroom technology , which is classroom technology, which is equivalent to employing around 40 teachers. ministers claim the funding will allow for a personalised ai assistant in every classroom . more wet every classroom. more wet weather is set to bring disruption to several parts of the country ahead of the arrival of storm kieran this week . heavy of storm kieran this week. heavy rain is expected in southern and south—east england as well as northern ireland. the environment agency has issued 72 flood warnings ahead of the storm on wednesday night. the met office is warning storm kieran could bring gusts of up to 90 miles an hour when the storm hits southern parts of england and wales. major disruption is expected across ports and meat processing plants in northern ireland as the government vets start a five day strike, members of nipsa union who work in the veterinary service animal health group are walking out until friday.

they're involved in checks with animals and on some food products entering northern ireland from great britain . as ireland from great britain. as our northern ireland reporter dougie beattie explains , dougie beattie explains, government vets going on strike here will cause concern . here will cause concern. >> disruption to northern ireland's food chain because of post—brexit arrangements. all food arriving here in redlands must be inspected and now the eu are requesting that those products travel to the republic of ireland and this will take time and inevitably higher costs. the unions are insisting that the secretary of state talks to them as their members . talks to them as their members. workload has become much greater due to the framework document . due to the framework document. >> more than 60 just stop oil protesters have been arrested following a demonstration in london this morning. it's after 65 activists have been marching to demand an end to new oil and gas . dozens of demonstrators gas. dozens of demonstrators laid down on the road near parliament square in westminster. met police arrested 62 people under section seven of

the public order act and britain's public services risk getting stuck in a state of crisis. that's according to the institute for government, which says public services are performing worse than before the pandemic. and much worse since conservatives came into power. ifg says it's caused by funding cuts , lack of capital investment cuts, lack of capital investment and disruption caused by strikes. the think tank also warns that current spending plans which labour will stick to if it wins the next election, mean more services will deteriorate further and several single plans sticks will be sold in wales as new measure comes into force . items like into force. items like polystyrene cups and takeaway food containers and single use plastic cutlery are now being banned from being sold. the legislation brings wales in line with similar bans in england and scotland . climate change scotland. climate change minister julie james says it will help create a greener future for generations to come . future for generations to come. this is gb news 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 ellie and . martin back to ellie and. martin >> thanks for your watching gb news live with myself and martin. lots of you getting in touch this afternoon. thank you so much for your company. we've been talking about botox and fillers because in england you have to be 18 years old to get botox or filler. but in wales you can get it done at 16. so we've got a report from our reporter sophie reaper, and she went to clinics in england and in wales just six minutes apart. but very different but very, very different restrictions. been restrictions. margaret's been in touch on that. afternoon to touch on that. good afternoon to you, saying how sad touch on that. good afternoon to you, young saying how sad touch on that. good afternoon to you, young peopleing how sad touch on that. good afternoon to you, young people are how sad touch on that. good afternoon to you, young people are so~ sad touch on that. good afternoon to you, young people are so taken that young people are so taken with they must with cosmetic surgery they must be very shallow indeed if they think that looks so much . think that looks matter so much. the internet has a lot to answer for for, always showing so—called stars with their perfect looks, which in fact are probably photoshopped most of the sad. and i do the time. how sad. and i do agree with you , i it is agree with you, i think it is the media actually to blame. and

the media actually to blame. and the social media isn't it? >> that's right. and the fact you go the border just you can go over the border just moments away and be two years youngenl moments away and be two years younger, i it's echoes of younger, i mean, it's echoes of getting married in gretna green all i'm showing all those years ago. i'm showing my forget, my age there. don't forget, also, it's the summit this also, it's the eye summit this week. been covering that, week. we've been covering that, although looks like a bit although rishi looks like a bit of a nomates biden's not of a billy nomates biden's not there, not there. there, macron's not there. germany turning germany aren't turning up. canada sending their canada aren't sending their prime justin trudeau, prime minister, justin trudeau, on that. anthony says the following the rich elites have no qualms about making millions redundant to achieve increased fiches redundant to achieve increased riches or the obvious. but those losing out are not of concern . losing out are not of concern. sad, but so true. yeah. >> and there's a new report out today saying 1 in 3 brits are very concerned about the rise of ai and what it means for our jobs. do let us know what you make of that. vaiews@gbnews.com. and finally, on the situation in gaza, jason's been in touch saying the lack police response is an lack of police response is an open further incidents open door to further incidents that would inevitably develop into criminal violence, damage and civil unrest now or in the near future. thank you so much,

jason , for your thoughts on jason, for your thoughts on that. so do keep your views coming in this afternoon . now, coming in this afternoon. now, israel has expanded its ground offensive into gaza as tanks roll over the border in part of the plan to, as benjamin netanyahu states, demolish hamas this morning, ministers met in an emergency cobra meeting to shore up the uk's terrorism defence. >> liz, as a policeman was seriously wounded in a stabbing in jerusalem home. several videos circulating online also appeared to show an attempt to pogrom in russia as fears of anti—semitism skyrockets worldwide . worldwide. >> well, our security editor mark white is in tel aviv for us this afternoon. good afternoon to you, mark. lots to get through, but let's start with israel, which has expanded its ground offensive into gaza . ground offensive into gaza. >> yes . and despite that >> yes. and despite that expanded operation , charleton on expanded operation, charleton on the ground and from the air, there is no let up in hamas's capability of firing rockets

just within the last few minutes , the alarms sounded in jerusalem. so following that area earlier, suspected terrorist attack , the rocket terrorist attack, the rocket alerts have now sounded this is according to our secure head of security here. only the second time since the war began on the 7th of october. and that jerusalem has been targeted by hamas rockets at a number of alerts across jerusalem and then just within the last couple of minutes, our alert system here has been pinging away , telling has been pinging away, telling us about alerts on israel's northern border for multiple alerts and community urges along that northern border with southern lebanon . and some real southern lebanon. and some real concern about the potential for a widening conflict as the hezbollah terrorists in southern lebanon continue to fire anti—tank missiles and other

munitions over the border towards israel. but not just towards israel. but notjust them palestinian groups that have been given permission by hezbollah to do the same are firing rockets into idf positions and into communities along that northern israeli border line . luckily, i think border line. luckily, i think most of those community is have been evacuated . and after orders been evacuated. and after orders from the israeli government in recent days . having said that, recent days. having said that, about 10% or so of the population still remains up there . and in addition, there there. and in addition, there are significant numbers, tens of thousands of israeli troops up in that area as well. we should see that hamas is going to be holding a news conference, this in beirut , in holding a news conference, this in beirut, in lebanon, in about an hour's time. and it's clear they're trying to garner as much support iranian proxies and others in the region to come in and join this fight and this friday, in fact, saeed hassan

nasrallah, the head of hezbollah, is going to be making an address as well. and many analysts here believing that might signal quite a significant, significant uptick in the number of attacks that come across that border from lebanon. yeah mark, that really is of a concern , isn't it? is of a concern, isn't it? >> we've seen some activity on the northern border to lebanon with hezbollah . the idea that with hezbollah. the idea that hamas and hezbollah are gathering forces, trying to draw iran and the broader region into this conflict. that's a that's a pretty significant ramping up of this action, isn't it? >> it's a complete nightmare, not just for israel, but for the wider region. even if that was to happen, hezbollah is significantly bigger in terms of the numbers of fighters it has. and also the weapons it has in comparison to hamas. it has we are told, at least £150,000

rocket missiles and other munitions that it could aim towards israel . well, but it towards israel. well, but it doesn't actually have to go full throated into this war with israel. it just needs to keep doing what it's doing to tie up tens of thousands of israeli troops across that northern border. and to cause significant disruption to those communities with, you know, many, many thousands of people from those northern communities who have had to come down here, many of them are here in tel aviv actually staying with us. some of them in the complex that we're staying at in at the moment. so they are causing very significant disruption in the similar situation to the south and in, you know, even parts of central israel with evacuations and people coming up to bigger population centres like tel aviv. so it's causing massive disruption across israel. the

longer the war in gaza continues, the more costly it's going to be to israel. and of course, it's very, very costly to the civilian population in gaza who are being absolutely devastate at the moment by these continued israeli airstrikes, which of course, are targeting, according to the idf, these hamas positions . but because hamas positions. but because hamas positions. but because hamas is entrenched without within the civilian population, then there is a very significant civilian casualty rate as well. >> mark wright is a very grim picture. thank you so much for that update there in tel aviv. >> yeah. joining us now is dan illouz, a member of the israeli knesset, the country's legislative body. good afternoon to thanks for joining us legislative body. good afternoon to thanks forjoining us on to you. thanks for joining us on gb news. dan, first of all, can we start with that announcement there from mark white live in tel aviv saying hamas are about to in the next hour deliver a news conference believed to be

from lebanon . and that's from lebanon. and that's a nightmare, isn't it, if hezbollah are being pulled into this , a broader conflict. this, a broader conflict. hezbollah estimates to be much, much stronger , much better much stronger, much better equipped than hamas, including directly from iran. do you get the picture , dan, that this the picture, dan, that this conflict now might be expanding into other regions ? into other regions? >> and we need to be very clear on two things. israel, on the one hand, wants to be laser focussed on destroying hamas and eradicating hamas, and that's because of the horrible massacre that they did on october 7th, which leaves us no choice but to go in to and eradicate this evil regime . regime. >> on the other hand, we are also ready for whatever development might happen, whether it's on the northern border , whether it's with iran border, whether it's with iran or the houthis in yemen. and yemen, sorry, whatever other developments might happen, we're ready for them. we know we were surprised on october seventh, we weren't ready. and our opponents, our enemies took

advantage of this. but we've learned our lessons and we're now ready for any possible development. and we'll be ready also, if the northern border opens up. it's not what want. opens up. it's not what we want. we to laser focussed on we want to be laser focussed on hamas. but if they want to join, then they'll regret the day that they joined the fight . they joined the fight. >> wanted to ask you >> dan, i wanted to ask you about suspected terror about the suspected terror attack that has taken place in jerusalem . um, the assailant has jerusalem. um, the assailant has now been dead by police, now been shot dead by police, but officer has been but a police officer has been left gravely injured after that attack . and that follows scenes attack. and that follows scenes on sunday night of a mob at dagestan airport in russia, which i'm sure you've seen the videos of. they were in search of jewish passengers who had just landed on a plane from israel . well, how do instances israel. well, how do instances like this make you feel inside israel ? well so as i said, we israel? well so as i said, we want to try to be laser focussed based on what happens in gaza in order to eradicate the hamas

regime. >> however, it's clear that hamas isn't only in gaza. hamas is also in judea and samaria. hamas is around jerusalem. it's also overseas. we know there are hamas representatives overseas. i want to make it very clear that hamas members everywhere around the world shouldn't sleep comfortably at night because we will get them wherever they are . will get them wherever they are. i want to remind your viewers how this all started. the october 7th was one of the most violent massacres that humanity, the free world has known in modern history. and not only because of the number of people that were killed, but also because the tactics that were because of the tactics that were used. we're talking used. i mean, we're talking about being raped in front about women being raped in front of their husbands as they're being down. and i don't being held down. and i don't want to too graphic here, but want to be too graphic here, but imagine horrible is or imagine how horrible this is or pregnant that were pregnant women that were beheaded if that's not beheaded. and if that's not enough, they opened and enough, they opened them up and aftennards took the and aftennards took the embryos and beheaded mean , this is beheaded them. i mean, this is the pure evil that saw on the pure evil that we saw on october this evil regime. october 7th. this evil regime. it clearly needs to be eradicated. it's exactly like when the were fighting against

the free world and the had to be eradicated. or when isis was fighting against the western world and isis had to be eradicated. there are times in history where there's a clear good and a clear evil. and this is a time like this. hamas is pure evil. and wherever they are, all around the world, then they cannot sleep comfortably because we will find them and we will ensure that there eradicated, because that's what the free world needs. we're fighting right now a war where israel is on the frontline, but the whole free world is at stake because if we allow such a massacre to go unanswered, then that incites terrorism. all around the world. and so while we're on the front line, then london also is at stake. and paris and new york and all of the western cities in the free world. and so we need to make sure to win this war and to eradicate hamas . eradicate hamas. >> and i mean, you speak there about that laser focus of eradicating hamas. that is going to be a huge challenge , isn't to be a huge challenge, isn't it, when we're talking about a

group of people who entrenched themselves with civilians who hide rockets within hospitals and within schools who we have heard use civilians as human shields. and amongst all of that , there are 229 israeli hostages that i'm sure will also be a priority to you. and getting them out of gaza. this is a massive challenge for the israelis . it is. it is challenge. >> you're right. the government of israel has made it clear that we have two goals in this in this war. one is to eradicate hamas. but the other one is also to release our hostages. and also, when you speak about the civilians on the palestinian side , israel has made it very side, israel has made it very clear that it will do everything in its power to try and spare civilian lives. but as you've described yourself , civilian lives. but as you've described yourself, hamas described it yourself, hamas does everything it can in order to put the civilians on the front line. they hide behind civilians . and they when we try

civilians. and they when we try to warn civilians and tell them go south in order for them not to be hurt, when we attack the northern parts of gaza, then they stop them. they put blockades. they everything blockades. they do everything they to keep them they can in order to keep them in front lines, in order to in the front lines, in order to get them killed. why? because they about their own they don't care about their own civilians. only don't civilians. they not only don't care about their own civilians, they a pr they see them as a pr opportunity. if their civilians get killed and they can go to the international media and tell the international media and tell the look , civilians are the media, look, civilians are getting killed. so we can't be fooled by these things, we have to understand does to understand that israel does everything it can according to international in order to international law, in order to try to spare civilian lives. but every civilian that is killed in gaza, their blood is on hamas's hands, not only because they started this conflict, but also because they do everything they can in order to keep the civilians on the front line. >> okay. dan illouz, a member of the knesset, you the israeli knesset, thank you for joining us live from jerusalem on gb news. well coming up, we'll be updating you on the use of ai in lesson planning as joe biden and emmanuel macron snub prime

minister rishi sunaks ai safety summit. >> all the latest in just a moment .

sunday mornings from 930 on gb news is . welcome back to news is. welcome back to gb news live as ai week begins , the live as ai week begins, the government has announced that students will have more lessons planned by artificial intelligence to help reduce teachers workload. >> yes, rishi sunak has

announced a £2 million investment in new ai classroom technology that thousands of teachers have already signed up to use, which could help them create individual content tailored teaching . they're tailored teaching. they're teaching their pupils and hear his thoughts on this story. >> is maths teacher bobby seagull great friend of the show and a man of many wise words . and a man of many wise words. bobby on the face of it, this seems great. the teacher's pet as a ai, but will they like it? will it start taking their jobs? >> so hi , will it start taking their jobs? >> so hi, martin. >> so hi, martin. >> hi, ali. >> hi, ali. >> so first thing i want to say is al is a topic that's not going to disappear. in fact, i'm part of a non—fiction book club called the rebel book club. >> and current book that >> and the current book that we're is called we're reading is called the coming wave. >> all about al the 21st >> it's all about al in the 21st century. it's written by an author called mustafa suleiman, who deepmind author called mustafa suleiman, viwhich deepmind author called mustafa suleiman, “which is deepmind author called mustafa suleiman, “which is google's deepmind author called mustafa suleiman, “which is google's ai deepmind author called mustafa suleiman, “which is google's ai think eepmind , which is google's ai think tank. , which is google's ai think tank . and essentially, you know, tank. and essentially, you know, we're going find medicine, we're to going find medicine, health care, politics, music , health care, politics, music, art, media, education, all being transformed by ai. and the way i

see it is if institutions, organisations , schools don't get organisations, schools don't get on board, we'll get left behind in britain if we want to be a superpower in the 21st century, we have to embrace it. and even a little simple example i'll give you, we have recently in my school planning lessons or sort of next scheme learning of the next scheme of learning or curriculum, we had this or curriculum, and we had this was completely coincidental. five of the teachers were using chat gpt to help them plan and five of the teachers said, oh, i'll just use traditional google, just search along, use textbooks and the is using tradition google textbook to tradition google and textbook to two hours where the teacher is using chat gpt essentially . i using chat gpt essentially. i spent minutes on the same spent 40 minutes on the same task. spent 40 minutes on the same task . so of course you need the task. so of course you need the expert teacher can over expert teacher who can look over the sort of the eye and say, doesit the sort of the eye and say, does it make sense? but i definitely think there's a huge , definitely think there's a huge, huge role in which i will transform form education and teaching . teaching. >> do you have >> but bobby, do you have concern turns there's a new report out today saying 1 in 3 brits are very concerned about al and its development because ai and its development because they're worried that it's going to steal their jobs. do you

think that you could ever see artificial intelligence do the job of a teacher that perhaps one day there could be a robot standing at the front of the classroom in front of all of the children actively give children and actively give lessons . lessons. >> i think the reality is technology does change the way society runs . and when we think society runs. and when we think back to the luddites, you know, when they first had the weaving looms and people used to, you know, sort of manually thread clothes and the looms change society had big society and suddenly we had big machines textiles . education machines and textiles. education will change as well because i think again, as a teacher, we find with marking again one of the big bugbears of the teachers. you spend your whole weekend marking lots of books, but maths particular, but now for maths in particular, for example, we use software that helps us online that helps us set online homework, us feedback in homework, gives us feedback in real can be a big real time, so it can be a big reduction of burden on teachers . reduction of burden on teachers. and question is, will it and the question is, will it reduce actually don't reduce jobs? i actually don't think think the educators think so. i think the educators and teachers will do well are the ones that are able to harness of ai, because

harness the power of ai, because if that i've got less if it means that i've got less time spent on planning lessons, less time spent marking it less time spent on marking it means i can spend more time in with face to face with students face to face and we mustn't forget should be we mustn't forget i should be seen an enabler of human face seen as an enabler of human face to contact, not replacing lis. us. >> us. >> it's interesting because a lot of people kind of glaze over when comes up because it's when ai comes up because it's quite ephemeral. it's quite a conceptual thing, but when you put it into that real world aspect of will take my job or aspect of will it take my job or not, people with with justification suddenly are interested and it turns out professions like teaching are actually going to be pretty safe and caring . professions, nursing and caring. professions, nursing , particularly elderly care because people like the human touch and other jobs that are safe blue collar jobs, plumbers , safe blue collar jobs, plumbers, builders, decorators , builders, decorators, plasterers, sparkies . so there plasterers, sparkies. so there is safety there. but bobby, realistically, you know that the teaching unions, they like to get in a in their knickers in a twist about any old thing surely if you start saying robo

teachers coming in, they might not see it as aiding and abetting teaching. they might see it as a teacher replacing technology . technology. >> yeah, again, it depends on your perspective. i think if you look at the strikes that we had over the last like 12, 18 months in the teaching sector, they were primarily because of things like workload pay conditions and also our ability to deliver lessons for young people because teachers, we join the teachers, when we join the profession we because we profession, we join because we think we can really inspire think that we can really inspire and educate the next generation. and help us do that and if i can help us do that better, i think, know, the better, i think, you know, the vast majority of teachers will better, i think, you know, the vassortijority of teachers will better, i think, you know, the vassort of'ity of teachers will better, i think, you know, the vassort of welcomed hers will better, i think, you know, the vassort of welcomed that. vill better, i think, you know, the vassort of welcomed that. and of be sort of welcomed that. and of course, when you at will course, when you look at ai will replace us, will it not? i think the key thing is institutions, organisations, individuals that work technology such as ai, work with technology such as ai, we much better place . and if we much better place. and if you're sort of trying to be a sort ostrich and hide your sort of an ostrich and hide your head under the sand, it's not going to work. going to going to work. ai is going to change world whether we like change the world whether we like it or not. so the more we can embrace think the better.

embrace it, i think the better. >> and bobby, just generally on the how much of a the topic of ai, how much of a challenge is for teachers in challenge is it for teachers in the classroom are you find that pupils relying on pupils are already relying on things like chatgpt and ai in order to get their homework done order to get their homework done or help them with exams as yes , or help them with exams as yes, i definitely think things like chatgpt or this google bot as well equivalent where especially for essay based subjects, imagine you're writing an essay on world war two and its causes. >> you can just type type me an essay 500 words on world war two and its causes and very quickly chatgpt will write you an essay and again it changes the nature of like coursework . can of things like coursework. can you rely on it? but i think the students do well are the students that do well are the ones that rely it to sort of ones that rely on it to sort of boost their learning. because sometimes, again, historically when i was school, if when i was at school, if i struggled something, struggled with something, i might to my library ask might pop to my library or ask my that was it. whereas my dad, but that was it. whereas now students can especially the sort keen enthusiast sort of more keen enthusiast ones, and ones, can go and check themselves they almost themselves and they can almost learn the lessons . so learn in between the lessons. so i that the students that

i think that the students that really thrive, i think really want to thrive, i think technology massively technology and ai will massively boost chances being boost their chances of being better equipped , better educated better equipped, better educated and hopefully britain and hopefully better for britain in the 21st century. >> okay, bobby seagull it's always a pleasure. it's never a chore. love seeing that. chore. and i love seeing that. bobby seagull west ham number six shirt in the background. the west certainly moment west ham certainly at the moment could bit of your kind could do with a bit of your kind of enthusiasm. not doing of enthusiasm. they're not doing so let's not rub it so well anyway. let's not rub it in. yeah. the thing about al and kids find fascinating is kids that i find fascinating is i will love it i think kids will love it because it's going to help them to oh, well, interesting you say >> oh, well, interesting you say that. actually, i've got a friend doing a masters at friend who's doing a masters at the and they've just set the moment and they've just set a to write essay and a task to write an essay and a large number of the class took to chatgpt . well, just to write to chatgpt. well, just to write the essay for them . and because the essay for them. and because i didn't know this, it generates something unique each time, does it? it doesn't get flagged up on a plagiarism test, so they would get away with it. currently the technology isn't there to check if you're using these smart apps like chat gpt , whereas rachel like chat gpt, whereas rachel reeves got into a bit of trouble

recently for plagiarising in her book and those cut and pastes as they became known , were picked they became known, were picked up they became known, were picked “p by they became known, were picked up by software when the electronic version was put in. >> so i think kids will embrace this technology in a way that parents and teachers just can't keep up with. >> but that's the thing, isn't it? that's and that's what rishi sunakis it? that's and that's what rishi sunak is talking about the sunak is talking about all the time at which this time at the pace at which this is developing. we cannot keep up with i think the with it. and i think in the education it's of education sector, it's one of the first places we're going to see it. the kids writing their essays kind of essays using this kind of technology and you even technology and you can't even tell it's been generated by tell that it's been generated by a chat bot. >> at school now, >> if you were at school now, it'll honest and you had it'll be honest and you had a little bit of cheeky ai it'll be honest and you had a little bit of cheeky al to help you cheat. do you think you'd have dabble? have a little dabble? >> it probably would, yeah, i think i would. >> you? >> would you? >> would you? >> why wouldn't you? if it's there, think as a tool. there, i think as a tool. >> yeah. and how would the teacher know if generates teacher know if it generates fresh answers each time? teacher know if it generates fres it'snswers each time? teacher know if it generates freslt's always each time? teacher know if it generates freslt's always each timyeah, >> it's always unique. yeah, well, think just going to well, i think it's just going to go back to old school exams where with a pen and

where you sit with a pen and paper and you're timed. you're not going be able to do not going to be able to do coursework and things because there'll checking there'll be no way of checking whether a chat bot whether you've used a chat bot or us know what you or not. let us know what you make that, especially if make of that, especially if you're a teacher. us know. you're a teacher. let us know. would it help you in of would it help you in terms of lesson planning perhaps lesson planning and perhaps marking you think it marking books or do you think it is a threat to your industry? do let us know. gb views dot cbnnews.com. >> and we've already view >> and we've already had a view on al graham says this. i sincerely hope that this government the of the government and the rest of the world are going to to world are not going to use al to remove jobs for people as remove jobs for people to do. as we it's about their we keep saying, it's about their own the lack of productive own job. the lack of productive and sustaining work for people in already in the world has already diminished people's lifestyle and damaging and and is damaging the mental and physical all. physical well—being of us all. absolutely agree. >> do all your views >> well, do keep all your views coming to us this afternoon. coming in to us this afternoon. coming up all by myself. nice yes. the latest on britain's loneliest sheep who's been spotted by kayaker ears by a scottish. it's really quite sad and beautiful pictures as well. so we'll share that with you after the latest headlines with severe . it's 132.

severe. it's 132. >> i'm sophia wenzler in the newsroom. the government has held an emergency meeting to discuss the threat of terrorist unked discuss the threat of terrorist linked to the israel—hamas conflict . linked to the israel—hamas conflict. eight cabinet ministers, including the home secretary suella braverman , were secretary suella braverman, were joined by the met police commissioner . the prime minister commissioner. the prime minister is also expected to speak to national security officials . it national security officials. it follows a rise in anti—semitic and islamophobic incidents across the country since the start of october . the uk's start of october. the uk's current terror threat stands at substantial, which means an attack is likely . meanwhile, attack is likely. meanwhile, gazais attack is likely. meanwhile, gaza is facing an air and artillery bombardment as israel's ground offensive into the strip continues . tanks and the strip continues. tanks and troops are pressing into the with israel. defence enclave with israel. defence forces, saying that more than 600 terrorist targets have been hit in the past few days . hit in the past few days. airstrikes have also been reported near gaza. hospitals with israel accusing hamas of hiding military infrastructure either in medical facilities . in

either in medical facilities. in other news, artificial intelligence tools will be rolled out in classrooms across england . the prime minister says england. the prime minister says the technology will help reduce teachers workloads , with al teachers workloads, with al designing lesson plans and quizzes. it's part of a £2 million investment in new classroom technology, which is equivalent to employing around 40 teachers . more wet weather is 40 teachers. more wet weather is set to bring disruption to several parts of the country ahead of the arrival of storm karen this week. heavy rain is expected in southern and southeast england, as well as northern ireland. the environment agency has issued 72 flood warnings ahead of the storm on wednesday the storm on wednesday night. the met office is warning of gusts of to 90 miles an hour when of up to 90 miles an hour when the storm karen finally hit southern parts of england and wales . and you can get more on wales. and you can get more on all those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com . for

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isabel monday to thursdays from. six till 930 . six till 930. >> welcome back to gb news live with myself and martin. the time is 1339 now. a sheep in the scottish highlands dubbed britain's loneliest sheep may have to spend the winter alone after animal welfare chiefs said there's no plans to mount a rescue operation . rescue operation. >> the scottish spca says the sheep that's been spotted living alone at the foot of a cliff for the past two years isn't in danger and has ample grazing well , let's speak to farmer well, let's speak to farmer gareth wyn jones about this. >> and gareth has his own sheep, so i'm sure he's feeling just as upset as i am about this. gareth how has this happened, do you think? how is this this sheep ended up by itself at the ended up all by itself at the bottom of a cliff. if >> gosh, i can't answer that

question, but it looks like it's been a shipwreck or something. because they do. they do travel on boats. so it could be a robinson crusoe falling off a boat. and they're quite good swimmers as well . at this time swimmers as well. at this time of year. most probably it'll be the safest time of year . the safest time of year. >> we're dipping here today. >> we're dipping here today. >> we've dipped about 1500 ewes today, and that's, you know, to make sure that they don't get problems with scabs and mites . problems with scabs and mites. >> and in the summer , it's the, >> and in the summer, it's the, you know, the blue fly that lays the eggs and that causes the maggots so that that sheep has gone through the most dangerous time. >> so maybe, you know, if he's got enough grazing and it's quite happily there, yeah, it could be shipwreck there for the rest of its life. unless somebody fancies going over and making some mutton burgers and a nice woolly jumper out of it because yeah, i don't i don't think anybody's interested . it's think anybody's interested. it's quite sad, really. you know, i think there'd be plenty of people that had gone there and taken from there. taken it from there. >> you say not many people

>> well, you say not many people are interested, but honestly , are interested, but honestly, ourinboxis are interested, but honestly, our inbox is full of people who are saying we must go rescue this sheep. they're asking gb news to go and rescue it personally . me from the foot of personally. me from the foot of this cliffside in scotland. gareth tell us a bit more about the psychology of sheep, if you will. do sheep get lonely? do they like to have the company of other sheep around them ? i'll be other sheep around them? i'll be totally honest, they're the most suicidal animal on god's earth. >> they're always trying to kill themselves and looking for new ways themselves every ways to kill themselves every single you know, to go single day. so, you know, to go and rescue that sheep might be a suicide for somebody suicide mission for somebody because , know, you're going because, you know, you're going to sheep to have to catch that sheep on a cliff edge . um, you know, catch cliff edge. um, you know, catch it. you know, i've got a sheepdog that catches sheep every single day in open field. you have to have a safe area. so it's not such a, you know, an easy task . maybe some of these easy task. maybe some of these super vets could do it with a

tranquilliser and put it put it to sleep and then catch it tight slags, throw it on a boat and bnng slags, throw it on a boat and bring it home. i don't really worry about it. psychology's, um, that sheep will survive over the winter if it's got plenty of grazing and fresh water. so i wouldn't worry too much. but that coat looks heavy, that coat looks very heavy, especially it rains. you know especially if it rains. you know it's going to be, you know, something really awkward for it. but during the winter months, not bad. but, you know, if not too bad. but, you know, if it i think i'd be it was spring, i think i'd be saying, go and get it or put it, you know, euthanase it or put it to sleep, it wouldn't be fair for it to suffer in any way. shearing is very, very important for and if we for these animals. and if we don't them, there's good don't shear them, there's a good possibility they die from, possibility they can die from, um, flystrike and maggots and other diseases as well. so, you know , to keep the management of know, to keep the management of sheep, there's a lot of work and sometimes they have worms as well and they need to be dosed. but that one looks healthy. it looks happy. so, you know , yeah, looks happy. so, you know, yeah, it might, it might do a u—turn and come home one day. but i don't think at the moment it

looks it. looks like it. >> gareth was a nice little >> gareth that was a nice little pun at the end there, but it's a bit like the sort of tom hanks of sheep, isn't it? it's like the castaway, but on a serious point, the of fur, you point, the amount of fur, you know, like one of those know, it looks like one of those kind of hippies that's going to come from around world come back from around the world tour. is that amount of fur tour. but is that amount of fur dangerous? example, it dangerous? for example, if it was the sea, would it was going to the sea, would it be couldn't move? be so heavy it couldn't move? i mean, how dangerous is that pelt i >> -- >> i'm really sorry . >> i'm really sorry. i didn't hear a word of that . hear a word of that. >> didn't make any sense to me anyway. don't worry about it. yeah. something in the satellites has put us off so . satellites has put us off so. >> yeah, hope you were saying >> yeah, i hope you were saying somebody might save it one day and get her back home and a nice, fresh field. there's plenty of grass in wales and some best sheep in the some of the best sheep in the world. so it over to wales. some of the best sheep in the woryeah, it over to wales. some of the best sheep in the woryeah, we'llt over to wales. some of the best sheep in the woryeah, we'll shipr to wales. some of the best sheep in the woryeah, we'll ship ito wales. some of the best sheep in the woryeah, we'll ship it overles. some of the best sheep in the woryeah, we'll ship it over to. >> yeah, we'll ship it over to you, gareth, and you can take care of it. thank you very much. thank and could talk thank you. and i could talk about day. that poor sheep. >> it's funny how you were getting quite choked and emotional then you just said

emotional and then you just said they're the most suicidal animal on that's why i ended there >> that's why i ended up there in the first place. at the bottom of a cliff by itself. but anyway, i hope it's okay. and as long as it survives the winter, as long as it's got something long as it survives the winter, as l(sayss it's got something long as it survives the winter, as l(says gareth, t something long as it survives the winter, as l(says gareth, allimething long as it survives the winter, as l(says gareth, all shouldg eat, says gareth, all should be well. good. so you can well. so that's good. so you can stop in the the stop panicking in the in the inbox. we've had lots of inbox, lots of messages and emails saying that we need to go rescue the we should have the sheep. we should have ended that gareth came that interview when gareth came out with turn was out with that u turn that was the moment end it. the moment to end it. >> anyway, moving swiftly onwards because 80% property onwards because 80% of property markets across the country have seen prices in 2023. seen house prices fall in 2023. that's to new figures that's according to new figures from property portal zoopla. >> coming households >> well, coming as households continue to battle higher mortgage stubborn mortgage rates and stubborn inflation, the bank of england are the lowest are reporting the lowest mortgage seen since january. >> well, joining us now in the studio is liam halligan , our studio is liam halligan, our economics and business editor with on the money . book mortgage. >> liam, it's getting more and more difficult, but it is an interest rates are going up and

the banks the building societies are now restricting ing credit this is how a recession starts and it seems to me britain's policymaking establishment feels that we need to drive the economy into a recession to get inflation down. >> i don't agree with that at all. inflation's already coming down quite sharply and it will come even more sharply, come down even more sharply, even cool our boots even if we just cool our boots and don't raise interest rates anymore and don't restrict credit. but anyway , in september credit. but anyway, in september , these are the numbers. i've got a little graphic for you, ellie and martin. house prices were down in 80% of local uk property markets with the focus, the biggest falls in london and the biggest falls in london and the south—east 43,000 mortgages were approved in september, according to bank of england figures out this morning. that's the lowest since january. as you say. but check this out, 20,600 remortgage houses were approved. that's a 24 year low . and that that's a 24 year low. and that is really a major sort of source of demand in the economy is when

people remortgage and do up their house or or spend some more money on another house or whatever. and of course, we've got this of england got this bank of england interest this interest rate decision, this coming i will be coming thursday, and i will be reporting about about that from threadneedle street. of course, interest rates are now 5.25. we've seen 14 rate rises in a row. but last month the bank of england held interest rates . i england held interest rates. i sincerely hope they hold them again. on thursday . i personally again. on thursday. i personally think i use some strong language. i personally think it would be nuts to raise interest rates again when you've had 14 rates again when you've had 14 rate rises. these things take time to work through the system. we're now seeing the implications of those rate rises in the mortgage data, in the house price data . so i appeal to house price data. so i appeal to the nine members of the monetary policy committee. we hold your fire is part of the choking off of finance because you know interest rate rises are great news for banks. >> hsbc 204% increase in profits. we saw today driven a lot by interest rates. santander

20% up. could there be some scurrilous stuff afoot? they're holding off on dishing out new products just in case rates go up and they get to benefit from selling you a product at a higher rate . well, it's higher rate. well, it's definitely scurrilous. >> when banks pass on rate >> is when banks pass on rate rises. if you're a borrower the next day . yeah, but they may not next day. yeah, but they may not even pass on the rate rise if you're a saver ever. and i'm amazed i'm amazed that the financial conduct authority , she financial conduct authority, she doesn't get on the case of banks and name and shame banks it's left to journalists to name and shame banks when the bank you know, the financial conduct authority has a legal right to all the fine print data that the banks actually produce. so that's definitely scurrilous. but i think what's happening is both demand and supply markets in i think the building societies and the banks, they are very reluctant to extend credit because guess what? no one knows what's going to happen with inflation. one knows with inflation. no one knows what's going to happen with interest rates. no one knows what's to oil what's going to happen to oil price geopolitics the middle

price geopolitics in the middle east. energy prices this winter . east. energy prices this winter. so they are restricting credit because they don't want to take too many bets and expose themselves to lots of geopolitical risks. you mentioned at the same time, it's the demand side to people aren't demanding because they demanding credit because they don't want to buy a house. now because they're so worried about where will up. where payments will end up. >> and mentioned a really >> and you mentioned a really interesting word earlier and that . you think that was elitist. you think this market getting elitist . what market is getting elitist. what do mean by that? do you mean by that? >> well, i think what's happening when i was happening now is when i was growing i grew up in a first growing up, i grew up in a first generation home ownership house. right? mum grew up in right? so my mum grew up in a council house, ten kids. my dad grew up in a stone hut in the west of ireland. the fact west of ireland. and the fact that working class people in that two working class people in my to buy my parents were able to buy their it completely their own home, it completely revolutionised view the revolutionised their view of the uk. dad's , you know, he uk. in my dad's, you know, he grew up in ireland in the war. he didn't have a particularly good view of the uk. it revolutionised his view of the uk england in particular uk that england in particular had given him chance. had given him a chance. it revolutionised view of revolutionised my mum's view of her in society and it

her place in society and it provided stability and security for them to bring up me and my brother on not much money. and now it seems the only people who can buy houses, kids , those who can buy houses, kids, those who have parents who are wealthy enough, they've got 150 grand in the bank to give their kids the deposit. and unless you can get that deposit, then you can't buy a and you have to end up a home and you have to end up paying a home and you have to end up paying rent and you end up paying paying rent and you end up paying more on rent than you would a mortgage. at would on a mortgage. even at these high because you these high rates, because you can't that deposit. this is can't get that deposit. this is a major, major, major problem. um, it to martin um, and i put it to you, martin and ellie, will dominate at and ellie, this will dominate at the election housing the general election housing will dominate the general election. so let's make sure here on gb news that we talk about it and hopefully with you. >> liam halligan superb stuff as even >> liam halligan superb stuff as ever. thank you very much. >> thank you very, very much. now let's get the latest in the sports world, shall we? because the former president of the spanish federation, spanish football federation, luis , has been handed a luis rubiales, has been handed a three ban from all football three year ban from all football related activity by fifa. >> yeah, and this is just the

latest punishment handed to rubiales after he calls a major outcry for kissing spain captain jenni hermoso on the lips following their women's world cup final win over england, which hermoso says was not consensual . consensual. >> well, here to break this for down us is sports broadcaster and journalist aidan magee. good afternoon to you, aiden. good to be with you . the latest on kiss be with you. the latest on kiss gate. well now, look, people have said to me it seems a bit of a harsh punishment, banning rubiales from all football activity for three years. >> it's a pyrrhic handing down of a punishment. i would argue it's not very serious at all. they know full well fifa and i know people who were at the very top of the organisation. they know very well that he's never going to work in football again, so they may as well have banned him it wouldn't him for ten years. it wouldn't really not to say really matter. that's not to say he won't rebuild life and he won't rebuild his life and work somewhere else, but he won't centre of won't be in front and centre of any that i can think of any company that i can think of just because for pr reasons and this this situation could be worse sensitive in 2 or

worse in more sensitive in 2 or 3 years time than it is now. so it's not really the punishment that everyone expected or sorry that everyone expected or sorry that deemed, you know, that everyone expected or sorry that becauseieemed, you know, that everyone expected or sorry that because isemed, you know, that everyone expected or sorry that because i think, you know, that everyone expected or sorry that because i think that know, that everyone expected or sorry that because i think that they v, harsh, because i think that they know full well that realistically are realistically his days are numbered football moving realistically his days are numbthei football moving realistically his days are numbthe story, )tball moving realistically his days are numbthe story, luisl moving realistically his days are numbthe story, luis diaz, moving realistically his days are numbthe story, luis diaz, theying on to the story, luis diaz, the kidnapped story, hugely kidnapped story, a hugely dramatic story. >> any developments on this case? explain to viewers the nuts and bolts of the story. >> so, luis diaz, liverpool fonnard signed from porto the summer before last. he's made a big impact notwithstanding injury when he was injury last season when he was injury last season when he was in the side recently, but his parents were kidnapped this weekend in colombia. for now, for viewers who aren't familiar with this kind of kind of tale, it's actually not uncommon for sports stars family sports stars to have family members kidnapped . you know, in members kidnapped. you know, in the recent past, was the recent past, there was a tottenham player called wilson palacios. harry palacios. back in 2009, harry redknapp was his manager at tottenham. got call early tottenham. he got a call early in the morning at the hotel before a game everton up on before a game at everton up on merseyside, that merseyside, saying that his brother been kidnapped. merseyside, saying that his brot player been kidnapped. merseyside, saying that his brot player actually kidnapped. merseyside, saying that his brot player actually that1apped. merseyside, saying that his brot player actually that caseed. the player actually in that case ended up paying £125,000 ransom, but they still killed his

brother edwin anyway. so it's a very, very serious situation this now. now, in diaz's case, mother has turned up. she turned up yesterday morning. >> he was released by the kidnappers. the father was taken away on a motorbike. the development today bear in development today is and bear in mind the colombian mind that the colombian authorities their authorities are throwing their major at this. but major resources at this. but what complicate things what could complicate things further suggestions further is that the suggestions today could be over the today that it could be over the border venezuela you don't border in venezuela if you don't get full cooperation of the get the full cooperation of the venezuelan authorities and there's no reason that they would it's not their it's not it's their national if you it's not their national if you like. >> believe they have any >> i don't believe they have any form extradition treaty. and form of extradition treaty. and venezuela is on venezuela at the moment is on the of complete the verge of complete economic and breakdown. and social breakdown. >> they may they may well >> and they may they may well have decided they have other other would other priorities. now, it would depend willingness to depend on their willingness to cooperate. that, cooperate. other than that, i think probably get think we'll probably get a message the next few days message in the next few days saying they want message in the next few days saying return they want message in the next few days saying return of they want message in the next few days saying return of his they want message in the next few days saying return of his father.ant for the return of his father. i think it'll be a good deal north of the £125,000 that was demanded for wilson palacios back knows what it back in 2009. who knows what it could it's not could be. and if it's not enough, they may well do enough, then they may well do something really terrible to his

father. liverpool released a statement yesterday. they said they bit harder they played a little bit harder yesterday beat forest yesterday when they beat forest at at anfield. odd and muscular disappointment at at anfield. odd and muscular disaypointment at at anfield. odd and muscular disa forestnent at at anfield. odd and muscular disa forest fan: at at anfield. odd and muscular disa forest fan but well, it was nonetheless. >> there are bigger issues than football. and is that football. and this is that absolutely yeah. >> absolutely. so i say, >> absolutely. so as i say, liverpool made it made a statement hugely worrying statement a hugely worrying situation player situation for the player himself. brilliant form situation for the player hirwell. brilliant form as well. >> yeah. absolutely awful. >> yeah. yeah. absolutely awful. and think footballers are and do you think footballers are targeted the huge targeted because of the huge salaries bring in? salaries that they bring in? obviously. it's no, it's no obviously. oh, it's no, it's no secret players in internet age. >> it's not difficult for anybody anywhere in the world to find out exactly what a high rolling player for one of the top six clubs. in fact, even in the championship now in england, you easily earn 25, £30,000 you can easily earn 25, £30,000 a week. so that's why the players targeted . and it's players are targeted. and it's also for also embarrassing for a government. players so government. these players are so famous that government famous that if a government can't seem be dealing with can't seem to be dealing with it, it doesn't good on it, then it doesn't look good on any government of any any any government of any in any region the any region in the world, any jurisdiction. and so that's why you might see some one of the parties, either government or the even the player himself or even the club say, look, what

club step in and say, look, what do want for player? what do you want for the player? what do you want for the player? what do for his father? do you want for his father? let's let's get him back safely. >> aiden quick word on the >> aiden a quick word on the tragedy. nottingham panthers ice hockey johnson hockey player adam johnson terribly sad news. terribly, terribly sad news. died during match with the died during a match with the sheffield steelers. at the moment we just went to jack carson earlier outside the stadium in nottingham, my home city tribute pouring in. city tribute is pouring in. >> mean it's >> yeah, exactly. i mean it's also given rise to the suggestion that maybe safety needs to looked in sport. needs to be looked at in sport. it's classic thing, isn't it, it's a classic thing, isn't it, in this country. until the in this country. wait until the disaster look in this country. wait until the disit;ter look in this country. wait until the disit again. look in this country. wait until the disit again. but look in this country. wait until the disit again. but it look in this country. wait until the disit again. but it does look in this country. wait until the disit again. but it does seem ook in this country. wait until the disit again. but it does seem ark at it again. but it does seem a very, very dangerous, a dangerous sport and maybe it just at martin, just need looking at martin, because neck covers, because you have neck covers, don't you, up until the age of 18, hockey. 18, in ice hockey. >> then you don't need to >> but then you don't need to wear off? wear them off? >> i mean, the i think the >> no, i mean, the i think the wisdom is that as players get older, especially when they get to level, they're to professional level, they're able exert more control able to have exert more control over it seems over the implement. and it seems that is a case it's that this is a case where it's gone tragically wrong. so yeah, that this is a case where it's gthink'agically wrong. so yeah, that this is a case where it's gthink thingsy wrong. so yeah, that this is a case where it's gthink things will)ng. so yeah, that this is a case where it's gthink things will be. so yeah, that this is a case where it's gthink things will be willyeah, that this is a case where it's gthink things will be will beih, i think things will be will be looked at. but when it's kicked down the road six months from now, won't be talking about

now, we won't be talking about it maybe something it and maybe something will be initiated then. initiated as of then. >> how oxford >> it's interesting how oxford city stars, they're in much city stars, they're in a much lower than panthers lower league than the panthers and steelers they have and the steelers they have today announced goals and the steelers they have today anrall1ced goals and the steelers they have today anrall players. goals and the steelers they have today anrall players. yes, goals and the steelers they have today anrall players. yes, they goals and the steelers they have today anrall players. yes, they only|ls for all players. yes, they only cost a few quid. i looked into this here. about £20. this here. they cost about £20. it's a it's like a sort of it's like a it's like a sort of tube that you wear around your neck, which would stop the incision of the skate. >> no different to >> well, it's no different to cricket. we had the cricket. when we had the incident australia the incident in australia where the player the player was, was hit with the ball, i mean everyone thought, well, have those well, why don't we have those guards place long before, you guards in place long before, you know, it doesn't doesn't know, it doesn't it doesn't decrease of the decrease the comfort of the player match situation. player in a match situation. there'll no complaints there'll be no, no complaints since as usual, we since then. so but as usual, we have to wait until something bad happens consider the happens before we consider the safety it really safety implications. it really is tragic news, it? >> aiden, you. very good >> aiden, thank you. very good to you both. thanks thank to see you both. thanks thank you. now, coming up, we'll have the as situation in the latest as the situation in the latest as the situation in the east shows no sign of the middle east shows no sign of de—escalating into de—escalating as tanks roll into gaza.

>> good afternoon. you're with gb news live with martin daubney and ellie costello can with you on this monday lunchtime . on this monday lunchtime. >> got live pictures now from gaza as it's reported that israeli armoured vehicles have been seen on the main road running from the north to the south of the gaza strip . here. south of the gaza strip. here. rishi sunak has chaired an emergency cobra meeting as fears grow of a rise in domestic terror. we'll have all the latest and the covid 19 inquiry

attempts to answer vital questions about the chaos surrounding downing street at the height of the pandemic with senior governmental advisers giving evidence today. >> coming up very shortly, former downing street director of communications lee cain . of communications lee cain. >> and as 1 in 3 britons say, they're worried about artificial intelligence and that it could take their jobs away . we'll look take their jobs away. we'll look ahead to rishi sunak's. i safety summit, which has been snubbed by the likes of president biden and emmanuel macron . and emmanuel macron. >> and after a law passes to prevent under eighteens and england from having procedures like botox and fillers, reports suggest that some young people are now crossing the borders in order to avoid these restrictions . as all of that to restrictions. as all of that to come after your latest news headunes come after your latest news headlines with sophia . good afternoon. >> it's 2:00. i'm sofia wenzel

in the newsroom . the government in the newsroom. the government has held an emergency meeting to discuss the threat of terrorism unked discuss the threat of terrorism linked to the israel—hamas conflict . linked to the israel—hamas conflict. eight cabinet ministers, including the home secretary suella braverman , were secretary suella braverman, were joined by the met police commissioner . the prime minister commissioner. the prime minister is also expected to speak to national security officials as it follows a rise in anti—semitic and islamophobic incidents across the country since the start of october . the since the start of october. the uk's current terror threat stands at substantial, which means an attack is likely . means an attack is likely. meanwhile, gaza is facing an air and artillery bombardment as israel's ground offensive into the strip continues. tanks and troops are pressing into the enclave with the israel defence forces, saying more than 600 military targets have been hit in the past few days. airstrikes have also been reported near gaza and hospitals, with israel accusing hamas of hiding military infrastructure in medical facilities. the palestinian red crescent says it's been warned by israeli authorities to immediately evacuate the al—quds hospital,

where 14,000 people are being sheltered . and the foreign sheltered. and the foreign secretary, james cleverly, says the government is working to prevent the conflict from widening. >> there is a risk that this escalates and spreads across the region. it is in no body's interest for that to happen. i spoke in extensive early with the political leadership in all the political leadership in all the countries around israel's border, including with with lebanon, and we are working to try and make sure that this does not become a regional conflict . not become a regional conflict. >> i tools will be rolled out in classrooms across england . classrooms across england. that's according to the prime minister . rishi that's according to the prime minister. rishi sunak that's according to the prime minister . rishi sunak says the minister. rishi sunak says the technology will help reduce teachers workloads with al designing lesson plans and quizzes. it's part of a £2 million investment in new classroom technology, which is equivalent to employing around 40 teachers. ministers claim the funding will allow for personalised ai assistants in every classroom . more wet

every classroom. more wet weather is set to bring disruption to several parts of the country ahead of the arrival of storm kieran this week. heavy rain is expected in southern and southeast england as well as northern ireland. the environment agency has issued 72 flood warnings ahead of the storm on wednesday night. the met office is warning storm kieran could bring gusts of 90 miles an hour when it hits southern parts of england and wales. major disruption is expected across ports and meat processing plants in northern ireland as the government vets start a five day strike. members of nipsa union who work in the veterinary service animal health group are walking out until friday. they're involved in checks with animals and some food products entering northern ireland from great britain . as ireland from great britain. as our northern ireland reporter for dougie beattie explains , for dougie beattie explains, government vets going on strike here will cause considerable disruption to northern ireland's food chain because of post—brexit arrangements. >> all food arriving here in redlands must be inspected . id

redlands must be inspected. id and now the eu are requesting that those products travel to the republic of ireland and this will take time and inevitably higher costs. the unions are insisting that the secretary of state talks to them as their members . workload has become members. workload has become much greater due to the framework document . framework document. >> moscow has accused ukraine of staging a provocation after hundreds of varieties in russia stormed dagestan airport. video on social media show an angry crowd running through the airport, searching for jewish passengers arriving on a flight from tel aviv. rioters were waving palestinian flags and they broke down glass doors and tried to overturn in a police patrol truck . at least 20 people patrol truck. at least 20 people have been injured and around 60 have been injured and around 60 have been injured and around 60 have been arrested. kyiv says it has nothing to do with the unrest . more has nothing to do with the unrest. more than 60 just up all protesters have been arrested at a demonstration in london this morning. it's after 65 activists have been marching to demand an end for new oil and gas. dozens of demonstrators laid down on

the road near parliament square in westminster . met police in westminster. met police arrested 62 people under section seven of the public order act. britain's public services risk getting stuck in a state of crisis. that's according to the institute for government, which says public services are performing worse than before the pandemic and much worse since conservatives came into power . conservatives came into power. ifg says it's caused by cutting funds, lack of capital investment and disruption caused by strikes . the think tank also by strikes. the think tank also warns that current spending plans, which if labour stick with it, would win the next election , mean more services election, mean more services will deteriorate further for several single use. plastics will no longer be sold in wales as new measures come into force. items like polystyrene cups and takeaway food containers and single use plastic cutlery are now banned from being sold. the legislation brings wales in line with similar bans in england and scotland . climate change scotland. climate change minister julie james says it'll help create a greener future for

generations to come . this is gb generations to come. this is gb news 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 ellie and . martin thank back to ellie and. martin thank sophia now israel has continued its assault on gaza today as the idf report over 600 military targets have been hit in the past few days. >> there are also reports of numerous palestinian hospitals being told to evacuate . being told to evacuate. >> venice is back in the uk, have attended emergency cobra meeting amid fears the uk is at risk of terrorism . videos risk of terrorism. videos circulating on social media have also shown crowds at dagestan airport in russia hunting for jewish passengers and attempting to lynch any they find as hamas release a new video in the latest hour showing three he held israeli hostages as well. >> our security editor mark

white is in tel aviv for us. lots to get through there, mark. but let's start with israel expanding its ground offensive live in gaza. there have been a number of clashes, haven't there ? >> yeah, i mean, i think the breaking news this hour, though, to try to impart is that latest development with the release of this hostage video , a this hostage video, a development in the psychological war from hamas. it was expected that at some point we would get hostages released on video . and hostages released on video. and thatis hostages released on video. and that is what's happened . i mean, that is what's happened. i mean, in terms of actual hostage , is in terms of actual hostage, is that have been released by hamas. only four so far in more than three weeks since those attacks took place . on the 7th attacks took place. on the 7th of october, in which these people were kidnapped, were taken hostage and taken down into these hundreds of miles of tunnels, 239 people. so the

number of confirmed hostages is in the in hamas's hands at the moment. now, in this video , moment. now, in this video, which we've chosen, not to show, are three women and in that video at least one of the women is critical of the prime minister, ben netanyahu. but of course , what anybody says under course, what anybody says under duress should be taken with that acknowledgement that these women will be under duress . they're in will be under duress. they're in the hands of terrorists at the moment. in a cynical attempt, of course , by hamas to get course, by hamas to get publicity to try to change the mood in israel, to try to perhaps get a ceasefire. these videos are starting to come out now . this the first one showing now. this the first one showing three women being held by hamas as the ground war above rages

with israeli troops now firmly in northern gaza in particular, they have been seen on the outskirts of gaza city with reports that a main road linking northern gaza into the south of gaza has actually been blocked off now by the israelis with armoured vehicles and tanks there are and mark, the use of hostage videos , of course, hostage videos, of course, something a proper q&a tool, a pr tool. >> well worn by the likes of isis. this will really hammer home, won't it? the kind of fragility of the situation and the huge, huge pressure on israel not to cause harm to its own citizens during the upcoming offensive . offensive. >> yeah, sorry about that . we're >> yeah, sorry about that. we're just hearing more alerts on our phone of rocket fire this time into again, northern israel, northern israel really coming under quite a barrage of rockets

and other missiles in the last 24 hours or so. a real concern about the potential for another front to open up in a more concerted way in the north of israel . as we speak, hamas in israel. as we speak, hamas in beirut in lebanon are holding a news conference. we await lines to come out from that . once that to come out from that. once that is translated and i will bring those lines to you . but yes, those lines to you. but yes, this issue around hostages, it's a real concern . it absolutely a real concern. it absolutely is. there was a poll carried out just a couple of days ago in israel about the ground war, which is now under way , as we which is now under way, as we were reporting with about half the israeli population now feeling that perhaps it's better to hold off from that ground war, to try to give the hostage negotiations a chance. but what we're told is that the decision to actually go in on the ground

was taken by the israeli war cabinet after feedback from their diplomats that those hostage negotiations had effectively stalled. qatar and others negotiating with hamas. but that the assessment was that hamas are just stalling. they're playing for time and that the longer they leave it ultimately the more harm could be done to the more harm could be done to the hostages. so that's why they have advanced with this ground war that is continuing now at pace. >> and mark, you talk there about concerns about a wider region war and this escalating. there's also concerns, too, about extreme chemist action being taken across the globe. we heard from you a few hours ago about the suspected terror attack in jerusalem. the assailant there shot dead. and we also saw videos last night from a russian airport of a mob essentially looking for israeli passengers who had just landed. there is great concern, isn't there, about a terror across the

globe in response to this war? >> yeah, many countries are clearly very concerned. but israel is also very concerned by what's happening, not just in dagestan , but a number of other dagestan, but a number of other countries , as with similar mobs countries, as with similar mobs on the rampage. but in dagestan in particular, what was so frightening was the way in which this mob smashed their way into the airport. and really for a while ovennhelmed the security services in dagestan who eventually got there, but not before this mob had been able to get airside and surrounded this aircraft out and were looking for those because it was a flight from tel aviv that may have been israeli or jude, the israeli government says they are in no doubt that anyone found on that aircraft would have been lynched by this mob. and that mob , or at least a similar mob mob, or at least a similar mob in dagestan, were also stopping vehicles , leaving the airport

vehicles, leaving the airport demanding to see the passport or other identifying documents of people, again, to try to ascertain as they wanted to do , ascertain as they wanted to do, that they were not israeli or jewish. and not just even at the airport. they were at a local hotel, not far from the airport where a apparently a man had been filmed who very visibly in there assessment looked jewish. and so the mob was unleashed . and so the mob was unleashed. very real concern, as i say , very real concern, as i say, about this escalate thing in terms of reprisals rolls on. not just israelis, but jewish people around the world. and. >> okay, mark white there for us in tel aviv , thank you very much in tel aviv, thank you very much for that update. >> okay. moving on this week, senior downing street officials from the height of the covid pandemic will begin giving evidence to the covid inquiry, including dominic cummings, who tomorrow on halloween could deliver some devastating blows to former prime minister boris johnson. >> well , today is the turn of

>> well, today is the turn of lee cain, johnson's first director of communications , who director of communications, who shortly will give evidence in front of the committee's scrutiny panel. >> well, joining us now is lisa hartle, our gb news london reporter. and we're expecting lee cain to start speaking soon. the former director of communications at downing street . what's the latest . . what's the latest. >> so all morning and still going on now, we're hearing from martin reynolds. he was one of the top the principal adviser to bofis the top the principal adviser to boris johnson at the time. so lee cain is expected to speak, but that's after that's later this afternoon . so martin this afternoon. so martin reynolds is arguably most known to the public as the person who sent that email to downing street staff, inviting them to a bnng street staff, inviting them to a bring booze garden bring your own booze garden party in may 2020 during lockdown in the inquiry today, heard that he turned on the disappearing messages function in a whatsapp group of top officials in 2021. when asked why he did this, he said he

couldn't remember, but he could speculate date and said that perhaps it was because he was worried about someone leaking his the press. his message to the press. downing street has today said that the use of disappearing whatsapp is permitted whatsapp messages is permitted as civil servants and ministerial private offices are required to record and log official decisions for the official decisions for the official record. now martin recalls martin reynolds , rather, recalls martin reynolds, rather, was asked about the operation of the cabinet office as it prepared for the pandemic, and he told the inquiry, i think the real challenge for the cabinet office at this stage, in my view, is didn't have the view, is that it didn't have the plans and processes in place to move from the early stage through to the crisis and through to the crisis stage and manage way that a normal manage it in a way that a normal crisis would be. he said crisis would be. and he said that for this once in a generation the machinery generation crisis, the machinery would find it very, would start to find it very, very difficult to function. he also that in hindsight, also said that in hindsight, ministers should have far ministers should have been far more vigorous looking and testing out pandemic planning and that there had been a systemic on coronavirus systemic failure on coronavirus and plans that they did have in place were insufficient. he was

also asked about ten days in february in 2020, which coincided with schools half term break when boris johnson was apparently not given any information about the growing crisis . ms reynolds said he crisis. ms reynolds said he probably should have done more, but he said that there were other officials who could also have got in touch with the prime minister. so he is he's continuing to give evidence now. then after that, we'll be heanng then after that, we'll be hearing from lee cain, who is the former director of communications . communications. >> okay. and lisa, looking ahead to tomorrow, halloween , mean to tomorrow, halloween, mean dominic cummings expected to give evidence once. no love lost at all between him and boris johnson since he left office. do you think the tory party is bracing itself for a nightmare on downing street on halloween ? on downing street on halloween? >> yeah, well, it's there's been a lot of headlines. the referencing the fact it's halloween tomorrow. yeah. i've also read that there's a lot of speculation as to what he is going to say, what he isn't

going to say, what he isn't going to say because obviously there was a lot of negativity around him with covid. and when he he took that road trip to a castle citing that during lockdown when he had covid, citing that he needed to test his eyesight out. but one of the interesting things i have read about him appearing tomorrow is that apparently won't have a that he apparently won't have a lawyer to advise him on what to be said and what isn't said. so yeah, it will definitely be interesting to hear what he has to say. >> i'll be one to watch for sure. lisa hartle there for us at the covid 19 inquiry. thank you much indeed. you very much indeed. >> you are gb news live. >> okay. you are gb news live. coming the future of ai, coming up, the future of ai, what could mean for you. what it could mean for you. we'll see you shortly

isabel monday to thursdays from six till 930 . six till 930. >> good afternoon. you're watching gb news live with myself and martin. the time is 2:21 now. lots of you have been getting in touch on lots of the stories that we've been talking about this afternoon. thank you so much for your company. john has in touch on the covid has been in touch on the covid inquiry. afternoon to you, inquiry. good afternoon to you, john. and he says it will be fascinating hear from dominic fascinating to hear from dominic cummins on halloween . cummins tomorrow on halloween. how could it be for how damaging could it be for bofis how damaging could it be for boris johnson ? we're really boris johnson? we're really going to get a glimpse into the chaos as we were forced to miss funerals and get and they got drunk at parties. how disgusting was that? and it really is going to be the big box office of this

inquiry . inquiry. >> i think downing street is braced itself for a world of pain on on halloween. dominic cummings no love lost whatsoever with boris johnson since he departed downing street. i think it's going to be it's going to be really, really revealing . be really, really revealing. >> yeah, we're just talking about it before the break as well. and he hasn't taken legal representation at this covid inquiry tomorrow. so it will be him speaking his own words at the covid 19 inquiry will be very, very interesting to see what he has to say. as you say, he pass up the he will not pass up the opportunity sink his opportunity to sink his fangs into it is into boris johnson. and it is halloween . isn't it beautiful? halloween. isn't it beautiful? yeah. expect the nightmare of cummings pass. can you say that the nightmare on downing street on i we've been talking about that all morning. >> of course the summit is currently taking place jackie says rishi sunak should be says this rishi sunak should be praised for being one step ahead on this. i debate i can be a positive development but also has sinister consequences. reporter should not dismiss this positive step. look what happened to germany being

reliant on russia. donald trump was laughed at by the german delegation and who was right? well to talk more on that topic, let's cross now to gb news political correspondent cath catherine force. so, catherine, the summit is due later this week, but the big story so far is that nobody's turning up joe biden isn't coming. emmanuel macron , olaf scholz, the german macron, olaf scholz, the german chancellor, justin trudeau , the chancellor, justin trudeau, the prime minister of canada , he's prime minister of canada, he's a no show. japan a wobbly. let's start with who is turning up . start with who is turning up. >> that's an excellent question, martin. yes, probably easier to say who is coming. so ursula von der leyen , the european der leyen, the european commission president at the united nations, boss is coming. giorgia meloni , the leader of giorgia meloni, the leader of italy, are coming and kamala harris, the us vice president, are all coming. and apparently a delegation from china. we don't know who specifically and that

has really set the cat among the pigeons too. but we are going to hear a massive amount about artificial intelligence this week kicked off today with £2 million, a very small drop in the ocean, really. but for education, ai, that will help teachers plan lessons will ultimately be reduce teacher workload . so they say we've had workload. so they say we've had the policing minister writing in the policing minister writing in the daily telegraph about how artificial intelligence can and is already helping police to catch criminals . but the is already helping police to catch criminals. but the big event, of course , is on event, of course, is on wednesday and thursday , say this wednesday and thursday, say this artificial intel alliance safety summit at bletchley park near milton keynes , where of course, milton keynes, where of course, the codebreaking was done in the second world war. rishi sunak this is something that he feels very, very strongly about and he wants to position the united kingdom as a world leader in this. he he is very confident

about the many benefits it is changing our world already. about the many benefits it is changing our world already . it's changing our world already. it's going to continue to do so . it's going to continue to do so. it's going to continue to do so. it's going to continue to do so. it's going to take a lot of jobs. we don't know what will replace them, but certainly there's many advantages is but he wants particularly to focus on the risks and to put some sort of global guardrails in place. if you like, to mitigate against those. the risk of artificial intelligence being got hold of by terrorists or ultimately just becoming so sophisticated that it becomes beyond the control of people and could potentially wipe us all out in the doomsday sci fi scenario . so but he will sci fi scenario. so but he will be trying to bring people together to get some sort of joint communique and putting quite a lot of money into this , quite a lot of money into this, too. he's expected to quadruple the funding that's going into

this ai sorry i safety institute that the uk is setting up. they basically want to become the sort of the watchers to make sure that al, as it has developed , it is kept safe . so developed, it is kept safe. so an interesting topic and we'll be hearing a lot more of it as the week progresses. we certainly will. >> catherine, as you say, this is something that rishi sunak feels so passionately about and he does want to focus on the benefits as well. and he does think it can benefit the education sector, doesn't he? he's announced a £2 million investment in al classroom technology. tell us a bit more about that . about that. >> yes . so this about that. >> yes. so this is what about that. >> yes . so this is what the >> yes. so this is what the government want to trumpet today. this to million pounds, which is being put into helping basically with lesson planning. so one of the problems with the teacher strikes that's thankfully ended now was simply that teachers feel that their workload is not sustainable . so

workload is not sustainable. so the government are saying that soon teachers will have these tools that will help with their plan , learning, with their plan, learning, with their marking, etcetera , that will marking, etcetera, that will make life directly easier for them. now, £2 million is not a lot of money, but they are promising that this will make changes . so let's see what changes. so let's see what happens. there were some sceptics scepticism from the education union that said, oh well yes, it's all very well, perhaps it might be a good idea to hire some more teachers, but if there is the technology available, if it can be used to help teachers claw back a little bit of time, then surely that's got to be a good thing . got to be a good thing. >> okay. katherine forster, thanks for that. i update now. >> there are concerns that young people are crossing borders within the uk for procedures such as botox and filler after a law was passed to prevent underage teens in england from having cosmetic surgery . having cosmetic surgery. >> and our north—west of

england. reporter sophie reaper visited two clinics on the border of england and wales just a couple of miles apart. but the very different restrictions she sends this report , the pressure sends this report, the pressure to look perfect has never been higher as the beauty industry continues to develop new techniques , social media techniques, social media provides a constant platform for people to follow the latest trends . trends. >> at 18, when i was going to any person that was doing an offer on instagram , actually offer on instagram, actually i had more filler in my face. i don't regret it because now i can talk about it. i just wish that i had done more research and not used instagram as a research tool . research tool. >> since appearing in love island , faye has begun island, faye has begun campaigning to have better standards across the beauty industry, including regulations surrounding underage teens. >> i know there's a lot of younger people out there getting these works done as little as

18, 17, you know , every time 18, 17, you know, every time i've ever been before now and before. and what i'm campaigning for, i've never been id'd. i've never no one ever asked me to prove my age. when i went , jane prove my age. when i went, jane began her career in aesthetics back in 2008. >> since then, she's noticed a huge spike in the number of young people who want work done to alter their appearance. >> they're seeing these unrealistic expectations , and unrealistic expectations, and they're thinking that they can bookin they're thinking that they can book in and have a filler treatment and look like their idols. one of the worrying things about that is the increase in body dysmorphic disorder amid growing concerns for young people, a law was passed in england in 2021 to prevent underage teens having injectable enhancement points. most registered professional wouldn't be treating patients under the age of 18 anyway. we know that younger people can make poor choices , are less able make poor choices, are less able to make balanced decisions about

what they want. here in england , what they want. here in england, if you're under the age of 18, then then legally you aren't able to have cosmetic procedures such as botox or filler . such as botox or filler. >> however, if you take a short stroll up the road and cross the border into wales , you'll border into wales, you'll suddenly find the law is very different . just six minutes down different. just six minutes down the road from jane's business is another clinic offering similar services. however, because of simple geography, the regulations it's held to are vastly different . legally, they vastly different. legally, they would be able to treat under eighteens , but because of eighteens, but because of ethical reasons , they've always ethical reasons, they've always refused to do so . refused to do so. >> so safety to me is the number one priority. we've always been against it, but certainly there are clinics around the area that do treat those young people and do treat those young people and do over enhance their features with such things as lips and cheek fillers and freeze their faces with botox . and the welsh

faces with botox. and the welsh government should be be not just regulating the age, but they should be regulating who should be allowed to do these treatments. >> so far, england is the only country in the uk to make it illegal for under 18. to have this kind of procedure. but as concerns grow, some people are questioning whether it's time for others to take a stand and change their laws too. so sophie reaper. change their laws too. so sophie reaper . gb change their laws too. so sophie reaper. gb news. >> it's such a worry, isn't it, that girls as young as 16 travelling for their botox . they travelling for their botox. they want to look like people on instagram. >> they just moments over the border and oftentimes i know that country very well. if you drive road you're often drive along a road you're often in wales one second, england the next, different and next, and different laws. and of course will will allow course this will this will allow botox the border course this will this will allow bota: the border course this will this will allow bota quick the border course this will this will allow bota quick jab the border course this will this will allow bota quick jab beforee border course this will this will allow bota quick jab before beforer course this will this will allow bota quick jab before before we for a quick jab before before we know back to england. and know it back to england. and it's completely legal. >> yeah, impressionable young girls is what we're girls as well is what we're talking about is it is a bit of a worry. stay with us. in a worry. do stay with us. in just a moment, we'll have the

latest on government plans latest on the government plans to grant more drilling licences for oil gas. all for north sea oil and gas. all of after the latest of that after the latest headunes of that after the latest headlines sophia . headlines with sophia. >> it's 231. i'm sophia wenzler in the newsroom. the government has held an emergency meeting to discuss the threat of terrorism unked discuss the threat of terrorism linked to the israel—hamas conflict . linked to the israel—hamas conflict. eight cabinet ministers, including the home secretary suella braverman, will joined by the met police commissioner . the prime minister commissioner. the prime minister is also expected to speak to national security officials as it follows a rise in anti semitic and islamophobic incidents across the country since the start of october. the uk's current terror threat stands at substantial, which means an attack is likely . means an attack is likely. meanwhile, gaza's facing an air and artillery bombardment as israel's ground offensive into the strip continues. tanks and troops are pressing into the enclave with the israel defence forces, saying more than 600 terrorist targets have been hit

in the past few days . airstrikes in the past few days. airstrikes have also been reported near gazan hospitals with israel accusing hamas of hiding military infrastructure in medical facilities . in other medical facilities. in other news, artificial intelligence tools will be rolled out in classrooms across england . the classrooms across england. the prime minister says the technology will help reduce teachers workloads , with al teachers workloads, with al designing lesson plans and quizzes. it's part of a £2 million investment in new classroom technology, which is equivalent to employing around 40 teachers. more wet weather is set to bring disruption to several parts of the country ahead of the arrival of storm kieran this week. heavy rain is expected in southern and southeast england as well as northern ireland. the environment agency has issued 72 flood ahead of the flood warnings ahead of the storm on wednesday night. the met office is warning gusts of up to 90 miles an hour expected to hit as southern parts of england and wales. to hit as southern parts of england and wales . and you can england and wales. and you can get more of all those stories by

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sunday mornings from 930 on . gb news. >> welcome back. you're watching gb news live with myself and martin daubney the time is 237 and speaking earlier, home secretary suella braverman gave an update after the government held an emergency cobra meeting

on the terror threat level in the uk. let's hear what she had to say . to say. >> the prime minister chaired a cobra meeting today and i briefed him alongside operational leads from policing, counter—terrorism and security agencies on the domestic security picture here, because of course, keeping the british people safe is my top priority as sir mark rowley himself said, there is an accelerated terrorism threat because of what's happening, and it's terrorism threat because of what's happening , and it's vital what's happening, and it's vital that we keep a close eye on the developing situation. jtac the joint threat assessment centre will has maintained its assessment to date. >> well, first of all, let me explain what we've seen over the last few weekends. >> we've seen now tens of thousands of people take to the streets following the massacre of jewish people, the single largest loss of jewish life since the holocaust, chanting for the erasure of israel from

the map . to my mind, there's the map. to my mind, there's only one way to describe those marches . they are hate marches . marches. they are hate marches. now. secondly, the police and the crime . the crown prosecution the crime. the crown prosecution service are operationally independent. so it's not for me to provide a running commentary on the specific legal decisions that they are making in real time on the ground. but what the police have made clear is that they are concerned that there's a large number of bad actors who are deliberately operating beneath the criminal threshold in a way which you or i or the vast majority of british people would consider to be utterly odious. now, we keep our laws under review . and if there is under review. and if there is a need to change the law, just as we did in relation to just stop oil protests last year , i will oil protests last year, i will not hesitate to act . as i said, not hesitate to act. as i said, i'm not going to get into matters which are operationally independent for the police and the crime crown prosecution service. they need to make those decisions based on the facts and the evidence as they see them.

but my views clear. but i have made my views clear. these are hate marches and the police must take a zero tolerance approach to anti —semitism. >> strong words there anti—semitism. >> strong words there from >> well, strong words there from suella braverman and ali. i think a lot of people have been waiting long time for some waiting a long time for some firm and action, firm comment. and some action, indeed, both the police and indeed, from both the police and the suella the home office. but suella braverman, they're clear braverman, they're very clear calling these marches hate marchers because of some of the chanting that's been going on. there have been over 100 arrests now the conflict broke out now since the conflict broke out on seventh. those on october seventh. those arrests in the uk, including five weekend, blaming bad five at the weekend, blaming bad actors. and we heard last week, of course, about some of those being iranian agents within the uk. so suella braverman at least talking tough. but will we see some action? yeah. >> makes a direct call >> and she makes a direct call to police as well, saying to the police as well, saying there should be zero tolerance there should be a zero tolerance approach to anti—semitism in this tough rhetoric, this country. a tough rhetoric, but as you say, will we see action on the streets ? i know action on the streets? i know there was there was a lot of controversy last week, wasn't there, about the use of the word jihad at these marches and mr mark rowley , sir mark rowley was

mark rowley, sir mark rowley was saying that, well , it's not his saying that, well, it's not his job to police good taste , but job to police good taste, but that's not what suella braverman is saying. they're describing them as hate marches and there needs a zero tolerance needs to be a zero tolerance approach. let us know what you make of that. vaiews@gbnews.com >> okay, moving on now. the boss at aviva, one of britain's biggest insurance companies, has warned that granting new north sea oil and gas licences and stalling climate action will impact growth investment and jobs in the uk. but the government says north sea drilling expansion is quote, common sense , with the energy common sense, with the energy security secretary backing the shift. >> well , joining us in the >> well, joining us in the studio now is liam halligan, our economics and business editor with on the money . with on the money. >> okay . okay, liam, let's start >> okay. okay, liam, let's start with lehman . like me. why? why with lehman. like me. why? why why is the boss of an insurance company banging on about north sea oil ? company banging on about north sea oil? isn't it her job company banging on about north sea oil ? isn't it her job just sea oil? isn't it her job just to keep premiums down for her customers? >> well, look , a lot of

>> well, look, a lot of corporate bosses, they're not really corporate bosses . they're really corporate bosses. they're politicians happen to be politicians who happen to be have clawed their way to the top of a company rather than the top of a company rather than the top of a company rather than the top of a government or a political party. and there is a lot of the sort of, know, corporate sort of, you know, corporate leader activist in this. leader as activist in this. she's entitled to her views. but you would think that she would interject issues with interject on issues to do with insurance. aviva the biggest insurance. aviva is the biggest insurer in in britain worth billions of pounds. look, the government has just issued 27 new drilling licences in the north sea, particularly around the rosebank field, which is 80 miles off shetland, which is a very promising field. it's the biggest oil field we know of in the north sea. and of course rishi sunak allowed this to happen.the rishi sunak allowed this to happen. the labour party is opposed it, but a lot of trade unions, particularly the gmb, the third biggest union, have opposed the labour party's opposition because they want the jobs, they want the offshore jobs. they refining jobs. they want the refining jobs. they want the refining jobs at grangemouth further down the coast in the north—east of

england and they won't really understand where the boss of aviva is coming from. let's have a look at a couple of quotes here. this is from claire coutinho, who is the energy security secretary, recently appointed by rishi sunak and noted zero supporter, by the noted net zero supporter, by the way , she says these licences, way, she says these licences, these new drilling licences in these new drilling licences in the north sea are a welcome boost uk industry using boost for uk industry using domestic supplies is better for our economy, environment and our economy, the environment and our economy, the environment and our security. but this is our energy security. but this is what amanda blank said, the ceo of aviva . i'm worried that uk of aviva. i'm worried that uk climate action has stalled this yean climate action has stalled this year. the uk's climate goals are under threat due to a lack of practical and detailed plans . practical and detailed plans. the uk's leadership position in climate change mitigation is in serious jeopardy. where is that coming from? well, of course she's referring to the fact that the government has allowed these drilling licences and also that rishi sunak pushed back the deadune rishi sunak pushed back the deadline for the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 back to the eu level, which is 2035. and you know , a lot, a lot

2035. and you know, a lot, a lot of people who are worried about their energy bills and are worried about energy security, a lot of people who are worried about those north sea jobs, britain is the second biggest producer of oil gas in producer of oil and gas in europe. you know, aberdeen is the oil and gas capital of europe. they won't worry. i mean, they they want a cleaner to world leave their children, but they won't give two hoots that a very, very well paid executive who works in the city of london worries about the uk's leadership when it comes to climate action. they'll think she's talking from another planet . planet. >> yeah, and they're saying that she's got her priorities wrong, i'm sure. mean , to be fair, i'm sure. i mean, to be fair, aviva are making a point. i'm interested to know your, your views on this. they're essentially saying if they essentially saying that if they miss boat on green growth, miss the boat on green growth, then loss of business then it's a loss of business opportunity and therefore a loss for aviva. yeah, and she's entitled to her opinions. >> and you know, some people would agree with but as the would agree with her, but as the prime minister explained, and i think he was right, i don't often praise him, as you know,

but he said the climate change commission, which is the in—house watchdog to get to the 2050 net zero targets, the government's in—house watchdog, they made the point that even on their estimates, which are very optimistic for the reduction of oil and gas, we'll still be using oil and gas for 25, 30% of our energy even by 2050. if everything goes to plan on the renewables, which it probably won't because it hasn't so far. and so if you're going to use oil and gas, ellie, why not use your own? because then you get the jobs, you get the tax revenue, you get the prosperity. and also it's less emissions heavy because the alternative is you frack in america , you you frack in america, you gasify, you liquefy the gas, you stick it in an lng tank and liquefied natural gas. you cross the atlantic 3200 miles in a diesel powered ship, and then you regasify it at milford haven or on the european continent, which is massively emissions heavy. so if she wants to talk about economics, bring it on.

because anyone objective would have to admit that the alternative to the north sea of shipping in gas in lng tankers is far more emissions heavy and liam, another little nugget which caught my eye here is that ms >> blanc is also a non—executive director at bp. last time i checked, they make billions of pounds from petroleum, oil and gas. is this just her green woke? it's like woke capitalism, greenwashing. bp's board greenwashing. bp's board greenwashing. her company. it's posturing. it's virtue signalling. and really it's just none of her business. >> well, she would deny all that, of course. and she you know, she's a leading business woman. you know, i'm sure she's got to top of aviva on on got to the top of aviva on on her merits. and she's more than entitled to her view whether or not non—exec at bp. not she's a non—exec at bp. maybe bp like what she's saying , maybe bp like what she's saying, for reasons say maybe they for reasons you say maybe they don't what she's i don't know what she's saying. i mean, i've been non—exec, mean, when i've been a non—exec, i've to anything . i've never had to sign anything. that means couldn't talk about that means i couldn't talk about certain . so, of course, certain subject. so, of course, you disclose happens

you can't disclose what happens in meetings. by in the actual board meetings. by definition . has she signed one definition. has she signed one of those non—disclosure agreements? i don't know . and agreements? i don't know. and it's none of my business, frankly. she's saying she's frankly. she's saying what she's saying because she believes it. but objectively , a lot of people but objectively, a lot of people are going to look at this and think this is, you know, corporate activism rather than somebody who should be spending their time running a major, complex company that serves millions of customers and is worth billions of pounds . so worth billions of pounds. so i think a lot of people will be rather perturbed that she said this , not least the trade unions this, not least the trade unions who bankroll the labour party, who bankroll the labour party, who very much want these drilling licences and ironically agree . with the conservatives agree. with the conservatives superb cif liam halligan, thank you very much. >> excellent. thank you. >> excellent. thank you. >> now we've been talking about the covid 19 inquiry all afternoon we can bring you afternoon and we can bring you the latest now that martin reynolds apologised for his reynolds has apologised for his role the partygate scandal. role in the partygate scandal. >> boris johnson's former >> yeah, boris johnson's former principal private secretary said. i would first like to say

how deeply sorry i am for my part in those events and for the email message which went out that day and i would like to apologise unreservedly to all the families of all of those who suffered during covid for all of the distress caused . the distress caused. >> and just as a reminder , >> and just as a reminder, martin reynolds sent an email inviting number 10 staff to socially distanced drinks in the downing street garden when covid restrictions were in force. he has previously apologised for the wording of that email. he described it as totally inappropriate, but in that email he did say he wanted to make the most of this lovely weather here. and mrjohnson attended that. bring your own booze event. and that was at a time when rules and guidance restricted gatherings of more than two people and workplaces were maintain social were meant to maintain social distancing. so we have just had an apology there at the covid 19 inquiry, which is taking place inquiry, which is taking place in west london. martin reynolds apologises for his role in the partygate scandal, and that

earned him the nickname party. >> martin he certainly did. >> martin he certainly did. >> now, beer campaigners are urging the chancellor to rescue the industry by cutting taxes before it's too late. the campaign for real ale, aka camra, says that pubs and breweries are desperate for help. >> the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has ruled out tax breaks of course he has ahead of the autumn statement, which is only autumn statement, which is only a few weeks away . our east a few weeks away. our east midlands reporter will hollis has been to nottingham's robin hood and festival to hood beer and cider festival to test mood . test the mood. >> okay >> 224. okay >> 224. okay >> it's an industry thriving and barely surviving . more choice barely surviving. more choice than ever. also no more problems . peter runs a micro brewery in mansfield. he says there's fewer customers now. >> we have noticed a big change in drinking habits. >> a lot of people are coming out one day instead of they used to come out three days. >> sir, thank you . >> sir, thank you. >> sir, thank you. >> thank you. enjoy your

afternoon guys. >> at nottingham's annual beer festival. the forecast is grim for those who make a living in the trade. the pandemic , ukraine the trade. the pandemic, ukraine war and cost of living. a potent brew , punishing pubs right now brew, punishing pubs right now the industry is being pounded by rising prices and a lot of the people here today who work in the trade say that the chancellor should be doing more to help in a couple of weeks , to help in a couple of weeks, the chancellor will review his economic plan and deliver the autumn statement . at 30 pubs autumn statement. at 30 pubs closed every week in the first half of the year, according to camra. the campaign for real ale. >> there you go, sir. enjoy. >> there you go, sir. enjoy. >> i will. thank you very much. >> i will. thank you very much. >> cheers. cheers >> cheers. cheers >> andrew is from the nottingham branch . he's urging the branch. he's urging the government to cut taxes and revive the industry . three. revive the industry. three. >> i would suggest that he needs to desperately look at the vat situation, but on top of that, we all have this very unfair rating system or a tax that

takes place on properties that is so uneven. >> a treasury spokesperson said. whilst one third of businesses don't pay business rates at all due to government tax relief, we recognise the challenge as larger pubs and restaurants face, which is why we've slashed their bills by 75, protected them from rising energy costs and kept the duty on pints down through our brexit pubs . through our brexit pubs. guarantee. in august, the treasury introduced new rules . treasury introduced new rules. the stronger the alcohol, the higher the tax. it should favour people drinking pints in pubs . people drinking pints in pubs. but miller, who works behind the bar, says they need even more support. >> we're a very small pub, you know . know. >> you know, my dad's the landlord, so and we rely a lot on the support of our locals and our regulars. but it's getting to the point where maybe that might not be enough anymore. >> it's a business built on flavour in an economy, leaving only a bad taste will hollis gb news in nottingham .

news in nottingham. >> i went to that festival. i went there with my dad and my uncle and my cousin and richard and georgia . it was a fantastic and georgia. it was a fantastic day at the trent bridge cricket ground. i'll go there every year . it's a brilliant, brilliant day out . day out. >> good event. yeah. >> good event. yeah. >> excellent. well you and will, hollis. >> but something in common there can't get you away from the been can't get you away from the beer, can we? now? very very tragic because tributes are tragic news because tributes are continuing for in the continuing to pour for in the ice hockey player, adam johnson, who died following a tragic accident during a match over the weekend. >> people have been laying flowers outside the motorpoint arena in nottingham. again, my home city and the players club , home city and the players club, nottingham panthers, said they were devastated did the news of his death and adding they would never ever forget him. >> meanwhile, adam johnson's heartbroken fiancee has paid tribute to her sweet, sweet angel tribute to her sweet, sweet angel, saying she would miss him forever and love him always. >> let's go live now to motorpoint arena and speak to gb news reporter jack carson. jack, a tragic , tragic accident. can

a tragic, tragic accident. can you bring us up to speed about how this happened ? yeah how this happened? yeah >> good afternoon to you both. well, the rain has been pouring down here for the last couple of hours here in nottingham, but still people come to lay their flowers and to lay their tributes, mourning loss, of tributes, mourning the loss, of course, johnson, the 29 course, of adam johnson, the 29 year professional ice hockey year old professional ice hockey player for the nottingham panthers were an panthers. they were playing an away sheffield, playing away game in sheffield, playing the steelers when matt the sheffield steelers when matt pettigrew was in a collision with adam johnson and the result of that collision in that incident between the coming together of both of them meant that there was a there was a cut in adam johnson's neck and very quickly realising the situation , quickly realising the situation, the severity of the situation, the severity of the situation, the players gathered around adam johnson before, of course, then screens could be erected on the pitch as he on the rink as he then receives serious medical treatment. he later died in hospital and south yorkshire police confirmed that they were called to the rink at 8:25 pm.

on on on saturday night to the to the reports of a seriously injured player. and they have confirmed this morning that there are still investigations ongoing and there are still officers looking into exactly what happened on saturday night. but tributes very much still laying in. we've had members of nottingham forest football club just lay a wreath in the last ten minutes and people still coming to lay their flowers. the nottingham panthers themselves said adam, our number 47 was not only an outstanding hockey player, but also a great team—mate an incredible person with his whole life ahead of him . and of course he only joined the club here in august and of course, going into that new season, excited about what he could do, what he could bring to this team. he initially started his career out in america playing for the pittsburgh penguins , also in sweden for the penguins, also in sweden for the malmo redhawks as well. the pittsburgh penguins said that they joined the entire hockey world in mourning his loss, and

they offer the deepest condolences to, of course, his family and friends. they say it was honour, it was an honour to watch him fulfil his dream of playing in the national hockey league. but tributes still coming in here to mourn his loss as that police investigation also does continue. >> that police investigation . as >> that police investigation. as you say, jack, will continue, but thoughts for the in the people of nottingham will be thinking of his late fiance, his fiance and his family as well. really the most tragic news. >> yeah. and the panthers, a huge news in nottingham as well as nottingham forest. notts county and of course nottinghamshire cricket club panthers are a real part of the fabric of that city and this really will, i think, impact deeply a tragic, tragic accident. yeah, and no aid at all. >> just 29 years old got engaged. his girlfriend this summer had his whole life ahead of him, a professional athlete. and to be questions, questions asked about should there be mandatory net god's worn team in oxford has already introduced them of that. oxford has already introduced the so of that. oxford has already introduced the so perhapsf that. oxford has already introduced the so perhaps something good can

>> so perhaps something good can come it? come out of it? >> as aidan magee >> yeah. perhaps as aidan magee was earlier, tragic was saying earlier, tragic things need to happen sometimes for us the lessons from for us to learn the lessons from them. really is a shame. them. it really is such a shame. thank jack carson for that. thank you. jack carson for that. and that's from us today. but and that's it from us today. but

n ext next >> good afternoon. it's 3 pm. it's patrick christys. it's gb news. tara fears on the streets of britain . the police are of britain. the police are calling for greater clarity when

it comes to being able to arrest people for extremism or terror offences. suella braverman. the home secretary has just come out and called what we are seeing on the of london hate the streets of london hate marches more on that. but in other news, our british jews safe on our streets. take a look at this from dagestan. so a horde of people heard that a plane carrying people from tel aviv in israel was landing at their airport. they decided to go to the airport to try to hunt for jewish people. that went for on absolutely ages. we're seeing them storm the airport there. they managed to get on the runway at one point as well. they were going and i'm not joking now, plane two, plane and room to room in that airport looking for jewish people room to room in that airport looking forjewish people . so looking forjewish people. so i'm just wondering, are we ever going to see anything like that on the streets of britain? could we ever see anything like that on the streets of britain? are british jews safe over here? in

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