good morning. it's 930 on thursday, the 2nd of november. this is britain's newsroom on gb news. with me, andrew pierce and bev turner a danger to life warnings as storm kieran batters parts of britain closing schools grounding flights and transport and plunging large areas undennater . and britain's undennater. and britain's escaped the war zone. the foreign office has confirmed the first british nationals have left gaza via the rafah border crossing. but the war rages on as the united nations says the bombing of an established refugee camp could be a war crime. our security editor, matt white, is in southern israel with the sound of explosions from northern gaza is constant. >> the fast jets are also always overhead and firing missiles at hamas positions. we are told by an israeli commander that they have defeated hamas frontline defences . defences. >> and remember, we covered this

story yesterday. well, a man has been arrested after boxes of live mice were released into mcdonald's restaurant as pro palestinian activists called for protests against the food chain. giants for donating meals to israel . soldiers will let you israel. soldiers will let you know what's happened . know what's happened. and a school where the teachers have gone on strike because they're being asked to discipline on the children about things like have you forgotten your pencil case for a couple of days in a row? well, you get a detention. the teachers say it's too harsh . do you think it is? too harsh. do you think it is? >> and we've also been told to smarten up their dress code to. it's amazing, isn't it? they used smart in my day. used to be smart in my day. >> we're going be >> anyway, we're going to be discussing all that. discussing all of that. vaiews@gbnews.com email vaiews@gbnews.com is the email address. all, address. but first of all, here's latest news here's your very latest news with jones . good with rhiannon jones. good morning. >> it's 932. your top stories from the newsroom . a major

from the newsroom. a major incidents being declared in hampshire and the isle of wight as storm kieran batters parts of england. flood warnings are in place along the south coast with strong winds expected to reach up to 80 miles an hour. southern rail has told commuters to work from home where possible. south eastern strongly advising against travel into london. and hundreds of schools across the south are closed as a red wind warnings in place in the channel islands with winds reaching up to 100 miles an hour. guernsey resident jess mauger told gb news people on the island have been panic buying israel says fresh strikes earlier this morning killed two hamas leaders in jabalia, an area used as a refugee camp. gaza's media office, which is run by the hamas terrorist group, said 195 palestinian were killed in the attack. the united nations says it has serious concerns israel's actions could amount to war

crimes. the living conditions inside gaza continue to worsen with food , water and medical with food, water and medical supplies. now running dangerously low interest rates are expected to be left unchanged today as the bank of england looks to balance the impact of higher costs on the economy. the base rate was also unchanged in september, held at 5.25% after 14 consecutive hikes . slow growth and growing concerns of a recession have led experts to suggest today's meeting will see another hold. a decision is expected at midday and the prime minister has played down concerns of a terminator style rise of the machines as the second day of the ai safety summit gets undennay , rishi sunak struck an undennay, rishi sunak struck an optimal mystic tone, saying that it's important to assess the risks but without being too alarmed that al has the

potential to transform our lives in every aspect, from health care to education and our economy. >> thanks to the actions we've taken this week , britain is well taken this week, britain is well placed to be at the forefront of that change. there's debate about this topic. people in the industry themselves don't agree and can't certain . but and we can't be certain. but there is a case to believe that it may pose risks on the on a scale like pandemics and nuclear war. and that's why, as leaders, we a responsibility to act, we have a responsibility to act, to take the steps to protect people. exactly people. and that's exactly what we're doing . we're doing. >> and can get more on all >> and you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com now, though, it's back over to andrew and . it's back over to andrew and. bev we well, to our top story today, jersey airport has seen the strongest gusts at 93 miles an hour overnight as storm karen batters the coast of the united kingdom and the channel islands. >> right. a major >> that's right. a major incident has been declared in hampshire and isle of hampshire and on the isle of wight warnings that storm,

wight with warnings that storm, karen could pose a risk to life. the met office has issued an amber warning for wind and multiple yellow warnings throughout the day. schools and airports the channel airports across the channel islands will shut down today as they some of the worst they brace for some of the worst weather conditions 36 years. weather conditions in 36 years. >> weather certainly >> the wild weather certainly isn't to the south. isn't isolated to the south. northern ireland has already faced heavy flooding with some rivers bursting their banks as the approached . the storm approached. >> us now are two of >> so joining us now are two of our reporters live from the eye of the storm, jeff moody is in devon. meanwhile, beattie devon. meanwhile, dougie beattie is for us in portadown . is live for us in portadown. let's start with you, jeff. where are you and what's the weather like ? weather like? >> yeah, well, i'm here on instow beach in north devon and we really are at the eye of the storm at the moment. just have a look out to sea. there's a rowing boat that is just about to go under. we've been watching it for the last hour and it's not in a good condition. somebody's going to turn up in a few days and wonder what's happened their boat. but happened to their boat. but you can see it really is rough. the

winds are really picking up here and heavy torrential rain . we've and heavy torrential rain. we've seen all sorts of problems over the west country where the storm really is centring at the moment. we're now hearing that are 10,000 homes in there are 10,000 homes in cornwall , all that are now cornwall, all that are now without power 10,000 power cuts across cornwall . and that's across cornwall. and that's expected to rise as we go through the day as you said earlier on, there's an emergency alert in southampton in hampshire and in parts of the isle of wight, too, as the storm really begins to kick in. and we're hearing in southern devon in teignmouth , a car was washed in teignmouth, a car was washed out to sea in the middle of the night . the out to sea in the middle of the night. the iec is saying whatever you do, try not to drive. try to stay in. certainly avoid that coastal path for very obvious reasons. these waves are really picking up very, very fast , very, very quickly. and fast, very, very quickly. and also they're saying to avoid rural roads because the damage ,

rural roads because the damage, the danger of trees falling is really severe and because this time of the year, the trees still have leaves and those leaves are soaking wet after days and days of rain that means that the trees are even more vulnerable of falling into the road. southern rail has said try not to travel as best you can. and we're hearing that many , and we're hearing that many, many schools have decided to close. many schools made that decision last night and said , decision last night and said, look, let's let's make the decision . let's make that call decision. let's make that call early. some of them said they're waiting until this morning to decide what to do. but looking at the weather now, most schools, i think, down here in the south—west will be closed today . we're being told that today. we're being told that this storm could go on for several days , but will be here several days, but will be here throughout the day for gb news reporting on the storm from instow beach in northern devon. >> okay, thank you . dougie >> okay, thank you. dougie beattie is in portadown. looks a little calmer where you are,

dougie . dougie. >> yes, bev definitely know high winds here, but there has been constantly days and days of rain and what has happened is that sodden ground and has washed it on down into the rivers. and of course those rivers have now burst their banks . yesterday it burst their banks. yesterday it was the conroy river in newry that flooded the centre of newry out, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to the homes and businesses. this morning we wake up to find that the river band behind me and i'm standing in the car park where most people would have left their cars to go to the train to travel into belfast and other areas around northern ireland. and they've come back to find their cars undennater. well really, you have to ask the question , why is have to ask the question, why is this flooding happening? and really it comes to down 2 or 3 different issues. number one, planning the constant building thatis planning the constant building that is on flood plains and

that's obviously squeezing the water further on down. it has to come out somewhere. a number two is really we have to look at the environmental side of this, especially around those people that don't want shocks or drains as they be called in england. and farmers fields to be cleaned out because of rare newts, etcetera , that might be in them. etcetera, that might be in them. and of course, then there's a single farm payment. how much of thatis single farm payment. how much of that is given to farmers to maintain their lands? mean , i maintain their lands? i mean, i was hearing the other day was just hearing the other day that that this new policy coming out offering £3 for farmers out is offering £3 for farmers to cut 100m of hedges and probably even less to clean out those vital drains. and what's happening is that water is backing up onto the land and then coming into the rivers in a deluge . so of course, when those deluge. so of course, when those drains are so clogged up and it is causing this flooding to happen and it is causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to homes and businesses. and of course, that will come out in all our insurance policies within the next year .

policies within the next year. and many here don't even have insurance because they live in areas that have already been flooded once and they find it very, very hard to get that cover to protect their homes and insurance and livelihoods . and insurance and livelihoods. and it is causing a problem. and we will be here throughout the day to have a look at what's happening with the clean up operation. okay >> thank you so much, dougie dougie beattie there in portadown. forgive me, and portadown. now, forgive me, and particularly if your house is flooded. i understand it is very difficult under those circumstances, but why aren't the being cleaned out? the grids being cleaned out? that's part of the reason for these floods. full of leaves these floods. the full of leaves and modern but also why and modern dirt, but also why are not going to work? are we not going to work? >> because it's raining. why are we people to stay at we encouraging people to stay at home not work in home any excuse not to work in the or the building or the office or the building or the office or the building or the factory? i mean, we used to struggle to work come what may. didn't we wake getting weak? we are people . it's any excuse. are people. it's any excuse. >> that's no. >> that's no. >> if we're being a little bit too cynical about that. gb views at gb news. >> do you think civil servants

need an excuse to stay at home on a on a thursday or friday? no government workers don't. >> kids don't go to school. the weather do you know how weather is bad. do you know how much education missed much education they've missed over the last three years? go to school. exactly >> on another >> anyway, now, on another subject, course, important subject, of course, important development, crossing development, the rafah crossing opened for first opened yesterday for the first time hostilities , time since the hostilities, since israel back against since israel struck back against hamas, allowing the first british nationals to leave . british nationals to leave. >> that's right. about 44 different nationalities, including britons , have been including britons, have been trapped inside gaza since the 7th of october. atrocities >> we're going to go live now to mark white, who is our security editor, southern editor, who is in southern israel. mark >> yes, we're just overlooking northern gaza at the moment . and northern gaza at the moment. and the hope is as far as the rafah crossing is concerned into egypt, that it will be open again today. another 500 people will be let out . that is a will be let out. that is a controlled exodus of those foreign nationals . controlled exodus of those foreign nationals. but among the foreign nationals. but among the foreign nationals. but among the foreign nationals is or alongside them will be some of

the most severely injured palestinians who will be taken out about 70 odd were let out yesterday , today to be treated yesterday, today to be treated in egyptian hospitals and all around us, just more explosions now. i'm going to get out of the way and let you see down towards gaza. it's the northern part of the gaza strip as those israeli forces continue to push down. now you can see actually it's pretty hazy down there. there's a lot of smoke and also just a summer haze is making it difficult to see the landscape crystal clear. but it is from time to time when things clear up, we can see there are a lot of devastated, badly damaged or destroyed buildings there on the landscape as those israeli soldiers continue to push south. and we heard from an israeli military commander early this morning that they now, according

to him, have broken down the first line of defence, that hamas has in northern gaza . it hamas has in northern gaza. it was tough going with with these hamas terrorist positions, well dug in, firing anti—tank missiles, setting off a improvised explosive devices, hurling grenades and heavy machine gun fire as well at the israeli troops north. word on the number of israeli troops who might have been killed or injured. but according to the israelis, they say that dozens of hamas terrorists were taken out in those overnight operations, which were supported by this artillery fire, by fast jets that we can hear constantly overhead firing missiles down onto positions that the idf soldiers are calling out to those air support units to target. so a real fierce battle

thatis target. so a real fierce battle that is undennay on the ground. and i think it's clear the strategy at the moment seems to be that israel is pushing down from from the north, from that northern gaza strip towards gaza city . at the same time south of city. at the same time south of gaza city , other israeli troops gaza city, other israeli troops are pushing inland from israel, out towards the coastal road there to effectively encircle gaza city before the big push begins into the city itself . if begins into the city itself. if that will be long, that will be on all sides . but the israeli on all sides. but the israeli military commander who spoke this morning said that already , this morning said that already, to use his phrase, they are knocking on the gates of gaza city . city. >> okay . thank you very much, >> okay. thank you very much, mark. we've got esther mcvey in the studio with us now to discuss all sorts of things. esther always good to see you.

just first of all, reflections on the situation in the middle east. the sun newspaper has got an incredible double spread this morning of the babies and the children who have been kidnapped . and it's very powerful. we talk about this big picture issue, but actually, when you honein issue, but actually, when you hone in on the human stories like it's heartbreaking. like this, it's heartbreaking. >> the youngest is nine >> the youngest one is nine months of the months old and the oldest of the kids 17, 32 of them. none of kids is 17, 32 of them. none of them we don't know if any of them we don't know if any of them been released. just them have been released. just bnngs them have been released. just brings doesn't brings it home, doesn't it? >> absolutely. you see >> oh, absolutely. when you see an like that, it's an image like that, it's heartbreaking . and you the heartbreaking. and you see the ages of the children there. it is heartbreaking . is heartbreaking. >> what have children done to deserve a sense? i mean, deserve it in a sense? i mean, the they're innocent, aren't they ? they? >> guess when people take >> but i guess when people take them, they realise the power of what they've got. all those children, they've taken them as hostages . they know that people hostages. they know that people will want to do something to save protect those children. save and protect those children. they what they're doing. they know what they're doing. >> cynical it? >> brutal and cynical isn't it? hamas, brutal and cynical. they >> brutal and cynical isn't it? hantheirrutal and cynical. they >> brutal and cynical isn't it? hantheir own and cynical. they >> brutal and cynical isn't it? hantheir own childrenical. they >> brutal and cynical isn't it? hantheir own children asl. they >> brutal and cynical isn't it? hantheir own children as human use their own children as human shields and they're stealing the israeli ones.

>> yeah. when hamas did that attack on israel on october the seventh, the fallout has gone way beyond the region. it has pierced peace across the globe . pierced peace across the globe. it has turned communities against one another. you know, baghdad to birmingham , lebanon, baghdad to birmingham, lebanon, to london, tunis, to tokyo , to london, tunis, to tokyo, people going to the streets. what they have done has caused disruption in around the world. >> and do you think the police are doing enough here, esther , are doing enough here, esther, when, for instance, we saw the police tearing down photographs of missing israeli children from outside a chemist's shop up in manchester, i think they did something similar in london. appalling, it seems to me. and they're allowing protesters to chant holy war. they're using that trigger phrase for jews. the river to the sea. >> i mean , i'll support the rank >> i mean, i'll support the rank and file of the police, absolutely. but i do think that when those protests happened at

the weekend and they saw the numbers, i think they felt intimidated . and i don't think intimidated. and i don't think they used the powers that they had at their disposal. yes they took videos and they've pursued it aftennards . but actually, it it aftennards. but actually, it needs to be stopped. then and there will know the acts there you will know the acts that have come fonnard, the new pubuc that have come fonnard, the new public order act 2023 that was working on how do we, you know, curtail protests. of course , the curtail protests. of course, the crime police, crime, sentencing and court bill as well. limited these protests. i believe the laws are there. i just don't think they're being used. >> that's what i think. >> that's what i think. >> but why would they not be being used? is it as simple as the police being intimidated? >> and think it is. they've >> and i think it is. they've said they thought if they had have gone in, it might have turned into riots. they turned into riots. so they decided then weren't decided then that they weren't going and they were going to going to. and they were going to pursue it aftennards. but i don't think do that now. don't think you can do that now. i think people can get i don't think people can get away much more away with it. it's much more difficult find somebody on difficult to find somebody on video footage aftennards to put difficult to find somebody on videan ootage aftennards to put difficult to find somebody on videan arrests aftennards to put difficult to find somebody on videan arrest fortennards to put difficult to find somebody on videan arrest for somebody. put difficult to find somebody on videan arrest for somebody. they out an arrest for somebody. they need stop it and break need to go in, stop it and break

it down, because i think that will feed people's boldness as a way that they can go out on the street and do these things. it needs to be stopped. >> we're seeing this really strange sort of trend towards different types of protests. we've seen it really with just stop oil sort of started. it didn't they? and some of these pro—hamas free pro—hamas supporters free palestine supporters. i'm thinking about the mice being released into mcdonald's. we understand that someone's been arrested. we covered this story yesterday and we're going to be talking about a bit later. talking about it a bit later. but that sort of protest just but that sort of protest is just chilling and and really kind chilling and odd and really kind of doesn't sit on the of just doesn't sit on the streets of this country for me . streets of this country for me. hurting animals like that. mice, admittedly. and then just releasing them into mcdonald's. it's such a strange form of protest. what do do about that? >> it's a filthy form of, yeah , >> it's a filthy form of, yeah, it's a health and safety. but i think it was filthy and dirty and they need to be stopped . i'd and they need to be stopped. i'd say root out all the vermin . and say root out all the vermin. and i'm not just talking about the mice. i'm talking about the people who've done it. but let's

look at the powers that the police do have. it seems to me, and is why i say they do and this is why i say they do have powers, if somebody have the powers, if somebody praying of praying silently outside of a pregnancy centre, they can be arrested. somebody can shout arrested. if somebody can shout arrested. if somebody can shout a year oh, they look a 16 year old, oh, they look like my auntie who's a lesbian, they can be arrested if six anti—monarchists could be arrested at the coronation why can't these be arrested? that's why i think it is about the number. yeah, it is about feeling intimidated . it is being feeling intimidated. it is being cowered . and i think we all take cowered. and i think we all take a responsibility, actually, to get behind our police. there's too many people trying to knock and chip away . there's too many and chip away. there's too many lawyers wanting to take cases against them. that's what's stopping them being as bold as they should be. >> and they're going to have to be particularly careful , the be particularly careful, the police, we know they're police, because we know they're planning another huge march on november remembrance november the 11th. remembrance day, is day, which has which is evocative for all sorts of reasons . and you just think reasons. and you just think they're doing this to be so deliberately provocative. >> now, like the protesters are get ahead of the curve , realise

get ahead of the curve, realise in advance what laws you could use. there are laws against, you know, you know, whether it's defaced ing any of those statues or the cenotaph. they've got those. what are the numbers? what are they saying? you know, there are things like section five of the new public order act, you know, harassment , alarm act, you know, harassment, alarm or distress in relation to the use of threatening abusive or insulting words. so they've got that combined with section 81, if it is to stir up racial hatred, they do have those powers, of course , lawyers are powers, of course, lawyers are going to argue the opposite way. that's what lawyers do. but they need to stand firm. and as i said, preparation is because said, preparation is key because they this happening. they know this is happening. could could you possibly could you could you possibly give and give up being a lawyer and become metropolitan give up being a lawyer and bec because metropolitan give up being a lawyer and bec because metris olitan give up being a lawyer and bec because metris we an give up being a lawyer and bec because metris we want this >> because this is we want this sort of policing in force. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> mark rowley also needs to come out. he think come out. if he doesn't think the enough. he the powers are good enough. he has to say, well, what would we remember? we've been working with a lot of the with them to stop a lot of the stop stuff. so we've stop the oil stuff. so we've stopped locking on, gone stop the oil stuff. so we've stopp marching cking on, gone stop the oil stuff. so we've stoppmarching hasg on, gone stop the oil stuff. so we've stopp marching has gone. gone stop the oil stuff. so we've stopp marching has gone. we've

slow, marching has gone. we've done that. what is it we done all that. so what is it we haven't got? i say keir starmer has come out and stuff. i has come out and said stuff. i thought, actually labour thought, well, actually labour was most of what was voting against most of what we did. again, it's all right saying what we haven't got. we'll and explain it we'll come and explain what it is i don't that's is because i don't think that's the case. i think all the laws are there. >> i can't have you here without asking your opinion on covid asking your opinion on the covid inquiry, has been going inquiry, which has been going on. have been gripped. inquiry, which has been going on. the have been gripped. inquiry, which has been going on. the moste been gripped. inquiry, which has been going on. the most grippingripped. it's not the most gripping television watch, but of television to watch, but of course, the stuff coming course, the stuff that's coming out of it is incredibly important, isn't it? you important, isn't it? and you know, are one the few mps know, you are one of the few mps who your out who stuck your neck out throughout last years throughout the last three years and questioned, sensitive throughout the last three years an times, tioned, sensitive throughout the last three years antimes, sometimes sensitive throughout the last three years antimes, sometimes moreitive at times, sometimes more forcefully the forcefully, to question the decisions that were being made. forcefully, to question the decisidid that were being made. forcefully, to question the decisidid you. were being made. forcefully, to question the decisidid you make being made. forcefully, to question the decisidid you make ofing made. forcefully, to question the decisidid you make of dominica. what did you make of dominic cummings analysis of the situation? is there too much emphasis on personalities emphasis on the personalities involved rather than the process? >> yeah, i totally think is. >> yeah, i totally think it is. i think gone into circus i think it's gone into a circus in regard. i think it's in that regard. i think it's about character assassination, mainly sadly he and mainly boris's who sadly he and i will say this, his instinct was right. yes, he was too just weak to follow it through. he was basically worn down by them.

it seems to be for cummings. i mean, this is the man. i mean , mean, this is the man. i mean, who thinks so much of himself and so little of everybody else that he could even say that he was eyesight as was checking out his eyesight as he to barnard castle. he drove to barnard castle. i mean, what did he think? we're all or idiots. so seems all fools or idiots. so he seems to be going in now with a purpose, doesn't clear purpose, doesn't he, to clear his name. he's seems crude, his own name. he's seems crude, rude and bullyboys the words he's used. but know what he's used. but you know what really me ? that really disappoints me? that actually there's very few people they're going to that inquiry who were anti—lockdown and lots of people who were for all lockdowns. what i don't want to see is a rerun of the decisions of 2020, which seems to be the case as they fawn over people like professor john edmunds and actually were somewhat dismissive of somebody like professor carl heneghan. i want a proper investigation. >> he was slapped down by lady lady. it was all lady hallett, the chairman of the inquiry wanted to do was protect the most vulnerable, but not lock up

the country. >> and they keep talking about there wasn't plans in place. yes, there they were . they were yes, there they were. they were just not to lock down. they decided to go all against them and do a chinese comic pianist style lockdown. this investigation needs to look at why didn't they do modelling about what lockdown would do? why didn't they look at the consequences? what we're seeing now to the poor, to children, the poverty it is unleashed and the poverty it is unleashed and the destruction to this country. >> boris should have stuck to his instincts. >> sadly, he should have. and you know what? if he had if he'd he would have been right. i do think would have been. still think he would have been. still be minister if he'd have be prime minister if he'd have stuck his but sadly, he didn't. >> i agree. all right, sir. >> i agree. all right, sir. >> it's always great. remind us what time your show is. >> 10:00 saturday morning. >>10:00 saturday morning. >>10:00 saturday morning. >> with that rather >> ten till 12 with that rather nice co—presenter yours, nice co—presenter of yours, philip not bad philip davies. he's not a bad bloke, is he? >> husband. all right. >> my husband. he's all right. >> my husband. he's all right. >> thanks, esther. right. still to anti—semitism in uk to come, anti—semitism in the uk has since hamas

has spiked since the hamas atrocities. we're going be atrocities. we're going to be talking after talking to a jewish author after this is britain's this break. this is britain's newsroom. hello >> good morning. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office the news office with the gb news forecast. starting the day forecast. we're starting the day with kieran bringing wet with storm kieran bringing wet and many and windy weather across many parts the uk. but the most parts of the uk. but the most disruptive and damaging wind gusts the english gusts moving along the english channel gusts moving along the english channel, the bristol channel and certainly france and certainly northern france and the channel islands seeing some very , very destructive wind very, very destructive wind gusts. now, the worst of the conditions across southwestern areas will tend to ease into the afternoon, but by this stage, the winds are strengthening across southeastern parts with the in places of 70 or even the risk in places of 70 or even 80 plus mile—per—hour wind gusts bringing widespread disruption, especially around southern coastal areas. the risk of damaging gusts and dangerous coastal conditions elsewhere. we've got spells of rain. that rain heavy and persistent across eastern scotland. northeast england could cause some disruption in places. likewise for south—west, for wales. in the south—west, we're likely to see a large amount of through the day, amount of rain through the day, clearing showers later. clearing to showers later. western , northern western scotland, northern ireland through ireland seeing showers through

the spared the day, but certainly spared the day, but certainly spared the from storm kieran and the worst from storm kieran and by the start of tomorrow , well, by the start of tomorrow, well, still a blustery day out there, but and frequent showers but certainly less wet and windy overall and there will be some brightness in between the showers. those showers predominantly affecting the north and east of scotland. northeast england , well northeast england, as well as parts northern ireland, wales parts of northern ireland, wales and between, and the southwest. in between, some drier and brighter interludes feeling on the cool side. however, 13 to 14 celsius in the south, 11 to 12 further north. >> and we're going to be talking a little later about this school where teachers have gone on strike. can you believe because they object to the headteacher for he wants them to for saying he wants them to discipline children more and the teachers dress smartly? discipline children more and the teachers absolutely.artly? discipline children more and the teachers absolutely. we're going >> yeah, absolutely. we're going to other details to tell you the other details that are rebelling that the teachers are rebelling against a moment. against in just a moment. i think you'd be surprised. this is britain's newsroom gb is britain's newsroom on gb news, .

channel good morning. it's10:00 on thursday, the 2nd of november. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with bev turner and andrew pierce. >> danger to life warnings as storm kieran batters parts of britain closing schools grounding flights and transport. severe flooding caused chaos for a second day in northern ireland. our reporter dougie beattie is live . beattie is live. >> i'm in portadown where the river bann has burst its banks,

causing huge problems for not only businesses but for homes and britain's escape a war zone. >> the foreign office has confirmed the first british nationals have left gaza via the rafah border crossing . but the rafah border crossing. but the war rages on as the un says the bombing of an established refugee camp could be a war crime. our home security editor mark white, is in southern israel. the sound of israel. well the sound of explosions from northern gaza is constant. >> the fast jets are also always overhead, firing missiles at hamas positions. we're told by an israeli commander that they have defeated hamas frontline defences and the bank of england is widely expected to leave the uk interest rates on hold. >> in an announcement at noon. but should it actually be cutting rates to help the economy? liam halligan will join us with the latest. >> and teachers at an academy school are going on strike today over behaviour policies that they think are too strict. have

schools got too soft . schools got too soft. yes, in my opinion. >> and these teachers apparently don't want don't like the idea that their teacher wants them to dress smartly. yeah. to set an example to the kids, to wear professional clothes. and also they don't want discipline they don't want to discipline they don't want to discipline the more they're the children more than they're already being disciplined. why not? . not? well, it's ridiculous. >> us know your thoughts. >> let us know your thoughts. vaiews@gbnews.com. let me know what school were what your school day is were like. kind discipline like. what kind of discipline did face? first, did you have to face? first, though? here's with though? here's the news with rhiannon jones . thank you , beth. rhiannon jones. thank you, beth. >> good morning. it's coming up to 10:02. your top stories from the newsroom . the storm, kiran, the newsroom. the storm, kiran, continues to batter parts of england . flood warnings are in england. flood warnings are in place along the south coast with strong winds expected to reach up to 80mph. an amber warning is

in place in devon and cornwall until 11 am. with hundreds of schools across the south closed . schools across the south closed. well, our west of england, reporter geoff moody's at instow beach in devon, a rather wet and windy looking instow beach for us. geoff, just how bad is it where you are? it looks pretty grim . grim. >> it is pretty grim to be honest, but it's grim. read across the south coast of britain at the moment. lots of weather warnings in place. we're heanng weather warnings in place. we're hearing that in cornwall, 10,000 homes are now without power. a car was washed away into the sea in teignmouth in south devon overnight and there's an emergency situation. has been declared in southampton and in parts of hampshire and the isle of wight . we're being advised to of wight. we're being advised to try and stay home. if you can just certainly avoid coastal roads as those winds begin to pick up and the waves pick up, too, and to keep away from rural roads to where there's a very

serious risk to life, as we're heanng serious risk to life, as we're hearing that many trees are likely to fall in the next few hours. i'll be reporting live throughout the day here on gb news. but for now, back to you. >> jeff, thank you very much. please do stay safe while you're reporting for us. jeff moody, our south—west of england, reporter there at a very, very windy in stow beach . now israel windy in stow beach. now israel says fresh strikes earlier this morning killed two hamas leaders in jabalia, an area used as a refugee camp. gaza's media office, which is run by the hamas terrorist group, says 195 palestine opinions were killed in the attack. the united nafions in the attack. the united nations says it has serious concerns israel's actions could amount to war crimes, living conditions inside gaza continue to worsen with food, water and medical supplies running dangerously low . more foreign dangerously low. more foreign passport holders are likely to leave gaza today. with the rafah

border crossing expected to reopen at least 335 foreign nationals left yesterday , dozens nationals left yesterday, dozens of severely injured gazans were also taken for treatment in egypt following an international brokered deal. it's understood around 7500 foreigners will leave gaza over the next two weeks. meanwhile back here in london, a building has been covered in red paint with someone currently on the roof in an apparent protest rally related to the conflict in gaza. messages about the war have been painted on the building where weapons firm leonardo's is based, with the entrance splattered in red paint. one man's in police custody on suspicion of criminal damage. officers are currently at the scene . interest rates are scene. interest rates are expected to be left unchanged today as the bank of england looks to balance the impact of higher costs on the economy. the base rate was also unchanged in

september , held at 5.25% after september, held at 5.25% after 14 consecutive hikes . slow 14 consecutive hikes. slow growth and growing concerns of a recession have led experts to suggest today's meeting will see another hold. a decision is expected at midday . meanwhile, expected at midday. meanwhile, sainsbury's has recorded a 27% drop in half year profits , with drop in half year profits, with the supermarket chain feeling the supermarket chain feeling the pinch from rising costs. the company's chief executive says food inflation is coming down and they're working hard to pass the savings on to customers . the the savings on to customers. the prime minister has played down concerns of a terminator style rise of the machines as the second day of the i safety summit gets undennay. rishi sunak struck a slightly more optimistic tone today, pointing out the importance of assessing the risks without being too alarmist . alarmist. >> ai has the potential to transform , um our lives in every transform, um our lives in every aspect from health care to education and our economy.

thanks to the actions we've taken this week, britain is well placed to be at the forefront of that change. there's debate about this topic. people in the industry themselves don't agree and we can't be certain. but there is a case to believe that it may pose risks on the on a scale like pandemics and nuclear war. and that's why as leaders, we a responsibility to act we have a responsibility to act to steps to protect to take the steps to protect people. and that's exactly what we're . a 32 year old man we're doing. a 32 year old man has been arrested after boxes of mice were let loose in three mcdonald's restaurants in birmingham. >> police are still looking for a second man over the incidents which appear to be protests related to the conflict in gaza . related to the conflict in gaza. a video posted on social media shows mice spraying painted in the colours of the palestinian flag being chucked into the restaurant. a spokesperson for macdonald says the company stands against hate speech and proudly opens its doors to everyone . at and ever wondered everyone. at and ever wondered what was on offer for dinner.

for the richest of the rich aboard the titanic, like, well, aboard the titanic, like, well, a water stained menu for the first class restaurant is up for auction. on it, dishes including tornadoes of beef . i don't auction. on it, dishes including tornadoes of beef. i don't think ieven tornadoes of beef. i don't think i even know what those are. oysters spring lamb and duck with port wine sauce. it's a rare glimpse of what it might have been like to dine on board the doomed ocean liner. if you did indeed have enough money, it'll be auctioned next saturday. and is expected to reach up to £60,000 as you could buy yourself a few dinners for that. buy yourself a few dinners for that . this is buy yourself a few dinners for that. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car. current digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back over to andrew and bev . bev. >> well, to our top story today, jersey airport has seen the strongest gusts at 93 miles an hour overnight as storm kieran batters the coast of the united kingdom and the channel islands,

a major incident has been declared in hampshire and on the isle of with warnings that isle of wight with warnings that storm pose a risk storm kieran could pose a risk to life. >> the met office has issued an amber warning for wind and multiple yellow warnings throughout the schools and throughout the day. schools and airports across the channel islands will close today as they brace for some of the worst weather conditions in 36 years. >> but the wild weather certainly isn't isolated to the south. northern ireland has already faced heavy flooding with some rivers bursting their banks the storm approached . banks as the storm approached. >> well, joining us now is our northern ireland reporter dougie beattie portadown . good beattie live in portadown. good morning, we have to say morning, dougie. we have to say we can't ignore the elephant in the room. it looks very calm where you are, dougie. it doesn't look like you're in the eye a storm. but tell us what eye of a storm. but tell us what that water is behind you . that water is behind you. >> well, i'm actually standing in a car park that was for the train stations here where commuters would have left their cars and travelled onward on the trains come to find them trains to come back to find them under behind me is the

under water behind me is the river band , just about three river band, just about three fields away there and it has burst its banks. yesterday burst its banks. late yesterday evening and came in and flooded portadown, flooding businesses and more importantly, homes here. and a short while ago i caught up with carter lockhart, the mp for the area . the mp for the area. >> there's total devastation here in portadown. we've seen homes destroyed. we've seen businesses having to cease trading , some of which are only trading, some of which are only getting back up and running today. look, this has been a long running issue. i do firmly believe we need get better at believe we need to get better at planning, planning laws. we need to ensure that there is enough floodplains is maintained in the area . we need to start to clear area. we need to start to clear out our gullies. we need to try and get our services back up and running to fill capacity. unless if we don't, this will continue . if we don't, this will continue. >> well, this is government policy that that really isn't

unked policy that that really isn't linked up and that's the whole way across the uk. if you think about it, the floods there were in england just a few years ago. they are building and flood plains and more importantly, they're not putting enough emphasis on on the primary protectors of the environment here, the likes of agriculture, who would clean out those drains and shocks and make sure that they're running free because if they're running free because if they're not the water that is coming down just saturates the ground and then it eases its way in to the river systems . but in to the river systems. but when you get the type of rain that we've had over the last few weeks here, well, that just comes in in one massive whoosh , comes in in one massive whoosh, i suppose, and then washes downstream . and if you've built downstream. and if you've built them the floodplains as well, then it has to come out somewhere. and unfortunately thatis somewhere. and unfortunately that is coming out. it came out in newry yesterday. the clanrye river serious damage in river did serious damage in newry, and this morning we are looking at the same problem with the bann that has burst the river bann that has burst its banks and flooded portadown . its banks and flooded portadown. >> okay, thank you, dougie.

>> okay, thank you, dougie. >> you do wonder why they ever built on flood plains and why they still do. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> i mean, it's not rocket science. >> i also wonder why they haven't dredged the rivers and why they haven't emptied the grids. and will keep banging grids. and i will keep banging on because is a on about this because this is a big why the water is not big reason why the water is not running away. we haven't managed changed the situation. >> like they don't changed the situation. >> these like they don't changed the situation. >> these stormsz they don't changed the situation. >> these storms are ey don't changed the situation. >> these storms are coming. know these storms are coming. well nothing else except well we hear nothing else except the that we're all to the fact that we're all going to be destroyed by climate change. >> this is evidence of >> so if this is evidence of that, then prepare for it. that, then let's prepare for it. let's something about it. let's do something about it. right. your thoughts right. let us know your thoughts this morning. vaiews@gbnews.com. your emails this morning. vacoming bnews.com. your emails this morning. vacoming inews.com. your emails this morning. vacoming in now.)m. your emails are coming in now. >> northern ireland. >> staying in northern ireland. police are investigating. extraordinary . the extraordinary story. the presence man as a presence of a man dressed as a hamas hamas terrorist. hamas militant. hamas terrorist. let's call him what he is who took part in the halloween parade in derry on tuesday. >> that's right. the man's image was posted and shared on social media as you can see, it is a man, if you're listening on the radio, dressed from head to foot in gear resembling a hamas fighter. so military combat hats

with a mask over his face and a headband. with a mask over his face and a headband . hamas headband on and headband. hamas headband on and a palestinian flag on the front of his flak jacket. i think they're called staggering. >> well, joining us now is gb news presenter and former first minister of northern ireland, dame arlene foster. good morning to arlene. to you, arlene. >> morning . good morning. >> good morning. good morning. >> good morning. good morning. >> this is staggeringly insensitive at best. >> at worst, it borders on criminal behaviour. >> well , just to give a little >> well, just to give a little bit of context to this, andrew, halloween in londonderry , derry halloween in londonderry, derry to some people is one of the biggest celebrations . i think biggest celebrations. i think it's probably the biggest halloween celebration in in europe and it's gone to by young people, by families . and there people, by families. and there was a huge crowd in the city actually on the lead up to halloween and on tuesday evening. so this chap is apparently walking about on tuesday in full hamas terrorist garb and it appears that no one

from the police service thought to stop him and challenge him. and i would know that there would have been police wandering about , would have been police wandering about, mingling with the would have been police wandering about , mingling with the crowds about, mingling with the crowds and i think it's entirely unacceptable . now, i do unacceptable. now, i do understand the police have said that they're looking into it now, it will be on now, but it will be nigh on impossible, to andrew, identify this because as you've this person because as you've seen from the screen grab, he's completely covered. and it will be impossible to identify who he is. >> could you possibly re arrest him for, though, arlene . him for, though, arlene. >> well, he's dressed as a hamas terrorist, as you know, hamas is a proscribed organisation under the terrorism act. so therefore he could be arrested very easily because the implication being that he might actually be a hamas terrorist. >> he's holding a plastic gun of some kind. no, no , sorry. go . on some kind. no, no, sorry. go. on >> no, all all he has to do is

show support for hamas . that's show support for hamas. that's what the legislation says. if you show support for a terrorist organisation, then you can be arrested under that legislation . arrested under that legislation. ian therefore, an despite the fact that he probably thought he was hilariously funny , it sends was hilariously funny, it sends a hugely wrong message to young people who were on the streets of londonderry enjoying halloween, having a fun time . halloween, having a fun time. this guy is walking about as a hamas terrorist, normalising terrorism, and i fundamentally think that that is so wrong for our young people to see. and it should be it should have been stopped on the day. police say they are now looking into it. but let's face it, it's going to be very difficult to find a prosecute action against somebody after the event . somebody after the event. >> doesn't this go to the heart, eileen, of this debate that's going now? have the police going on now? have the police a got enough powers? think they got enough powers? i think they have. were talking to esther have. we were talking to esther mcvey here earlier in the studio. they have got studio. she says they have got the they're just not the powers. they're just not blooming them . blooming using them. >> well, i think on this

occasion they they could have used their powers very easily to arrest this this gentleman presumably , he wasn't seen by presumably, he wasn't seen by a police officer in terms of the mass demonstration that are going on. that is very difficult because the police would be completely ovennhelmed they completely ovennhelmed if they moved in to arrest people and that's the fundamental problem here. as i understand it, here. and as i understand it, andrew and bev, there are more protests planned because of the scale of those protests . but the scale of those protests. but the police will tell you that all they can do is collect evidence and then try to pursue people aftennards will have aftennards. and you will have seen very photographs that the metropolitan police have now put out, people that they want to speak people that they want speak to, people that they want to bring in to have a conversation with about what they were doing at these protests. really, that protests. but really, is that enough these protests are enough? if these protests are now happening every saturday, if i was a jewish person living in london, i would feel under siege . and therefore that has to be reflected . and i think reflected. and i think government really needs to start directing the police to get a grip this. grip of this. >> my worry is as well ,

>> and my worry is as well, they're going to do a major march in london. i think in other major cities, too. on november the 11th, armistice day, is again, very could day, which is again, very could be very evocative. it could be another trigger point. and one worries about are they to going attack statues, memorials , attack statues, memorials, cenotaphs, it could be a very , cenotaphs, it could be a very, very difficult day . very difficult day. >> it could be. and i have to say, i'm very concerned about that as well. that is a day when we all come together as a nation to remember the service , the to remember the service, the loyalty, the duty, the dedication of our armed forces and what they do for this nation . and on that very day , on that . and on that very day, on that very hour, we're going to have people marching through the streets of london in in terms of free palestine. and some of those people, not all of them, i acknowledge that will be in support of hamas and the actions which they have taken in israel. and i think that that is something that we as a nation need to be very careful about. what sort of a message is that sending out to people that we're

allowing happen all of allowing this to happen all of the meanwhile belfast the time. meanwhile in belfast city council , we had voting city council, we had them voting on expelling the ambassador, the israeli ambassador from dublin last night. such a waste of time in terms of belfast city council's time and energy . they council's time and energy. they should be talking about the city and how to make it a better city, how to deal with the fact that they had 8% rise in their rates . but instead they were rates. but instead they were talking about sending a message to the dublin government to expel the israeli ambassador from dublin. absolutely idiotic. yeah. >> idiotic . and what the hell >> idiotic. and what the hell has it got to do with belfast city council? what happens in dubun? city council? what happens in dublin? staggered correct? >> absolutely correct . >> absolutely correct. absolutely staggering . but this absolutely staggering. but this is what passes for local government in northern ireland, sadly, i have to say, which which party runs belfast city council ? council? >> well . >> well. >> well. >> well, it was a motion brought fonnard by people before profit. ihave fonnard by people before profit. i have to say, gladly. it failed

last night, but what didn't fail was the fact that they had another motion down in terms of another motion down in terms of an arms embargo , which did pass an arms embargo, which did pass through the council last night. this is a council that is charged, as you know, with cleaning the streets, making sure the bins are collected, deaung sure the bins are collected, dealing with making sure people are buried in the appropriate way . and what are we talking way. and what are we talking about? we're talking about the middle east conflict . you could middle east conflict. you could not make it up. yeah yeah. >> can i just ask you finally , >> can i just ask you finally, ali, why is halloween , by the ali, why is halloween, by the way, such a big event in derry londonderry ? why has it become londonderry? why has it become the biggest celebration if celebration is the right word in europe ? europe? >> well, it and i mean, i think they have developed it over many , many years. halloween is celebrated as a fun night . celebrated as a fun night. people go out and have a bit of fun, get dressed up and what have you. if you're into that sort of thing, that's all fine. they have made it into a huge event. it and i think it's

really good for the city. but what has been marred what has marred the event this year is the that this chap, whoever the fact that this chap, whoever he he's from, is he is, wherever he's from, is walking in a terrorist walking around in a terrorist garb . and i think that that is garb. and i think that that is completely wrong and me completely wrong and for me sends out a very negative message for what is one have to say a very positive event in the city and brings lots of people in for tourist reasons . in for tourist reasons. >> well, let's hope they catch him. arlene >> yeah, well , i you know, i >> yeah, well, i you know, i just don't think it's going to happen because of the fact that he is so covered. the time to deal with him was there and then i'm sorry to say that hasn't happened. >> yeah , okay. thanks. i'll >> i yeah, okay. thanks. i'll talk to you. >> dame arlene foster. >> dame arlene foster. >> dame arlene foster. >> dame arlene foster gb news is very own. >> dame arlene foster gb news is verji own. >> dame arlene foster gb news is verji don't know. i see that >> i don't know. i see that slightly differently. know. slightly differently. you know. what the same if it what would it be the same if it was? not defending. was? i'm not defending. >> know the guys >> we don't know the guys motives, do we? for dressing like that. was to shock me? like that. was it to shock me? that's what halloween costumes are designed to do, right? >> this is he's >> to shock. this is he's glorifying a terrorist organisation. and we've seen the photographs in the sun today of

32 child hostages in gaza, the youngest nine months. how on earth can that be? legitim target in a city, by the way, in a country, by the way, which has been scarred by terrorism, i guess, would you feel the same if it was a fancy dress of pufin? if it was a fancy dress of putin? any terrorist, anybody dressing up as a terrorist? it shouldn't. it's not acceptable. look at that trouble. prince harry got into aged 18 when he went to a fancy dress party and he had a. he had a swastika on his uniform. >> i think it's probably just an ex—soldier, maybe he's got an old uniform. and i thought, how can i make this a funny and current? and he's put a jihadi flag around his head. it might just be a stupid as that. well, anyway, it's interesting anyway, it's an interesting debate. know what debate. well, let me know what you at home. you think at home. vaiews@gbnews.uk hard vaiews@gbnews.uk a very hard linehe'd banged up right? >> he'd be banged up right? >> he'd be banged up right? >> what have we got coming up for the rest of the show? king charles and queen camilla continue visit to kenya continue their visit to kenya after acknowledging continue their visit to kenya after ackrcolonialng continue their visit to kenya after ackrcolonial era country's colonial era suffering. they stopped suffering. but they stopped short apology. cameron short of an apology. cameron walker us the

walker will bring us all the latest with news britain's latest with gb news britain's news .

sunday mornings from 930 on. gb news. >> and we're just getting some live pictures. if you're listening on the radio of charles and camilla in kenya, they're sitting there wondering what they're about to watch. we've got cameron walker with us because, of course, this is their first visit to a commonwealth nation since king

charles went on the throne. what are they doing there? >> yes, well, they're actually in mombasa at nairobi. so apologies for that location strap . however, the king strap there. however, the king is captain general of the royal marines. and what you're watching is a mock watching right now is a mock beach of kenyan royal beach landing of kenyan royal kenyan forces who have been trained by the british armed forces. now what they're trying to do is create this kenyan elite fighting force very similar to the naval commandos here in the united kingdom, because there are threats to this area of east africa , this area of east africa, particularly when it comes to terror groups such as al—shabab and what the uk and the united states have been doing is helping to train these kenyan marines, bearing in mind the kenyan navy was only set up in 19 i think it was 1961 or 62, just a year or two after kenya gained independence from great britain . as i said, the king is britain. as i said, the king is the captain general, the royal marines. he embarked on a career in the royal navy himself and trained at the royal marines

base in devon way back when. must have been 40, 50 odd years ago. now, of course . but he'll ago. now, of course. but he'll be very well aware of the kind of training involved in this sort of exercise and its pomp and pageantry in action. just before we got these pictures, the king was on a dais having a march past and a guard of honoun march past and a guard of honour, very similar to what we saw in nairobi . but i mean, saw in nairobi. but i mean, amazing pictures here. amazing sort of training that britain's if listening on the if you're listening on the radio, we're seeing is radio, what we're seeing here is effectively up of a beach effectively a mock up of a beach invasion. >> so you've got kenyan soldiers in with guns in army fatigues with guns running up the beach towards the crowd where charles and camilla are sat in a gazebo on the back of the beach. it's impressive. and camera when they some of these countries demand money, reparations for the slave trade . reparations for the slave trade. and for what happened with the mau mau in the 50s britain kenya. >> they ignore the fact that britain does an enormous amount of work through its international aid budget, through the commonwealth and for instance, here, training the

kenyan navy. we give stuff back the whole time. >> absolutely. and you just have to look at the front pages this morning. a photograph of queen camilla feeding baby elephants, orphaned elephants because, of course, a huge course, conservation, a huge cause close to king charles's heart , something which was his heart, something which was his father as was his father, as is his son, prince william, with his son, prince william, with his wildlife cause his united for wildlife cause it's those of causes which it's those kind of causes which have really the spotlight have really had the spotlight shined on them. yes. we have talked about, haven't we, at length about fact that the length about the fact that the king didn't apologise in his speech? should he shouldn't he? >> government wouldn't >> well, the government wouldn't let him.government wouldn't let >> well, the government wouldn't let h it .government wouldn't let >> well, the government wouldn't let h it would1ment wouldn't let >> well, the government wouldn't let h it would havet wouldn't let >> well, the government wouldn't let h it would have hadjldn't let >> well, the government wouldn't let h it would have had to n't let >> well, the government wouldn't let h it would have had to havet him. it would have had to have been a government for been a government decision for him apologise for that. him to apologise for that. but on whole, think the on the whole, i think the coverage this trip in coverage of this trip in comparis listen to prince william princess catherine's comparis listen to prince william triprincess catherine's comparis listen to prince william triprircouple|therine's comparis listen to prince william triprircouple|th(years. caribbean trip a couple of years ago positive , i ago has been mainly positive, i think, because there was questions. this is , of course, questions. this is, of course, the king's first trip to a commonwealth nation as head of the commonwealth and were the commonwealth and we were buckingham palace and government officials certainly were worried that would be completely

that it would be completely overshadowed for overshadowed by this calls for reparations apologies. but i reparations and apologies. but i think whole hasn't been. >> yeah, okay, super. thank you. cameron right. a man has been arrested after boxes of live mice were released into mcdonald's restaurants in birmingham . birmingham. >> on social media >> a video on social media showed mice that have been showed the mice that have been dyed colours of the dyed in the colours of the palestinian flag being released into star city restaurant on monday. >> a second also showed >> a second clip also showed a mice in a box in the perry barr branch of mcdonald's yesterday . branch of mcdonald's yesterday. >> well, jack jack carson joins us now from outside a mcdonald's in small heath in birmingham. jack are no mice been unleashed on this restaurant yet ? on this restaurant yet? >> no, this is this was the third restaurant that was hit by mice on on, on tuesday. so this this became the third restaurant that was hit by mice as the pro—palestinian protesters walked in with a with a box of mice and then threw them at staff along the counter and all around the restaurant. of course, this is one of the restaurants that the west midlands police are

investigating to try. and of course, find the suspects involved . as you mentioned, a 32 involved. as you mentioned, a 32 year old man has been arrested in connection with the attacks on the mice attacks on the mcdonald's in star city and perry barr. and they're still looking for a 30 year old, bilal hussein in connection with those attacks as well. they've executed the westminster police say a number of warrants in their determination to arrest him, but are appealing to the for public any more information. the police here say that their position is clear . they say this position is clear. they say this is appalling and will not be tolerated. and they're going to hunt down and prosecute anyone tolerated. and they're going to huntcommits,:| prosecute anyone tolerated. and they're going to huntcommits, commits te anyone tolerated. and they're going to huntcommits, commits such yone tolerated. and they're going to huntcommits, commits such acts. who commits, commits such acts. of course, it seems to be birmingham is the only place where mice specific attacks are taking place. but we know we have copycat attacks as have seen copycat attacks as well in keighley in bradford and a mcdonald's there where sticky insects in a box were thrown at staff and also on the floor of that mcdonald's, as well as windows smashed as long as as well as mcdonald's . of course,

well as mcdonald's. of course, starbucks and disney are other big global corporations that are involved in this boycott by many community driven pro—pac opinion campaigners and of course, the starbucks in keighley in bradford was the first one to be hit in an act of vandalism as window panes on that cafe, on that cafe were smashed and the west yorkshire police, they said they have arrested a man in his 20s in relation to that offence . 20s in relation to that offence. >> okay. thank you, jack jack carson there near mcdonald's . carson there near mcdonald's. >> it raises a number of questions. animal cruelty is one. where do you get that many mice from? is it a has somebody cooperated with because you can't just go into a pet shop can'tjust go into a pet shop and say, i'll have 300 mice, please ? please? >> well, maybe that's what led the police to find him. a man with access to lots of mice and to have done it three days running at and or certainly three times. >> and there must be an animal cruelty issue as well. look it's just ridiculous , isn't it? just ridiculous, isn't it? >> revolting and revolting ,

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>> patrick christys weekdays from three on gb news choose . from three on gb news choose. it is 1039. >> you're with britain's newsroom and gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> so here in the uk, incidents of islamophobia and anti—semitism have spiked in the three weeks since the hamas atrocities . atrocities. >> the community security trust recorded at least 805 anti—semitic incidents. can we call what they are? jew call them what they are? jew hating? between the seventh and 27th of october, highest 27th of october, the highest ever in three week period? ever in a three week period? >> that's right. so us >> that's right. so joining us now for more is author of

now for more is the author of foreman. good morning, now for more is the author of foreman. good morning , dov. foreman. good morning, dov. i think makes a really good think andrew makes a really good point there. we talk about anti—semitism, but some people, especially younger people, may not know what that actually means. is it important that we call a spade a spade and we say this is about anti—jewish sentiment ? sentiment? >> yes , i think so many people, >> yes, i think so many people, because of the way that we call it anti—semitism, don't realise that this is like every other form of racism, just pure racism against jewish people, hatred against jewish people, hatred against the jewish people for being jewish. and we've seen this throughout history. anti—semitism is virus which anti—semitism is a virus which has consistently and continuously mutated itself in different forms . they used to different forms. they used to hate us because supposedly we were and rich, and then were powerful and rich, and then they hate us because we they used to hate us because we were they were communist. and then they used hate because we were used to hate us because we were on fight used to hate us because we were on right and throughout on the right and throughout history, this has mutated. and on the right and throughout histhe', this has mutated. and on the right and throughout histhe', this haswe'relted. and on the right and throughout histhe', this haswe're seeing|d on the right and throughout histhe', this haswe're seeing it at the moment we're seeing it rise because of what's on rise because of what's going on in and consists we've in israel and consists we've seen when there's any violence or increase tensions or an increase in tensions between and israel, we've between gaza and israel, we've seen people use as seen people use that as a pretext on the streets here in

the united kingdom be the united kingdom to be anti—jewish , to be racist anti—jewish, to be racist against jewish people, to against jewish people, and to increase this anti—jewish increase this anti —jewish sentiment . sentiment. >> you've been you've been >> so you've been you've been a very active campaigner against jew hating and you and your great grandmother, is great grandmother, who is a survivor of the holocaust, have been subjected to especially vicious insults , racist attacks vicious insults, racist attacks in the last few weeks. can you share some of them ? share some of them? >> yes, unfortunately, as you say, my great grandmother and i have received hundreds, if not thousands of anti—semitic comments. every single day. we have over 2 million followers on social media. and every morning i wake to messages such as i wake up to messages such as the following. good morning. and at they start good at least they start with good morning. they say , i morning. and then they say, i hope happened on hope that what happened on october 7th happens to your great grandmother and was repeated hope she gets repeated to her. i hope she gets bombed. she's a dirty zionist. they the about me. they say the same about me. sometimes they say . and these sometimes they say. and these some of the things i can't even repeat on air. but sometimes they say that the holocaust, the holocaust is not holocaust. it

holocaust is not a holocaust. it was holohoax. they was a holohoax. and they often say liar and that say that she's a liar and that she other holocaust she and other holocaust survivors, especially those in israel, murdered and israel, should be murdered and that we live and that they know where we live and that they know where we live and that to going for that they're to going come for us. and these incredibly us. and these are incredibly scary. >> dov, can ask question >> dov, can i ask a question that are they always from muslims? is it always arab because the hate and because of the hate and the division caused division that's been caused in the is that the middle east? is that predominantly where hate predominantly where the hate is coming from? >> no, i think especially on social media, what we're seeing are these people from all are these are people from all faiths, ethnicities, from are these are people from all faitcountries, nicities, from are these are people from all faitcountries, really, i, from are these are people from all faitcountries, really, notwm are these are people from all faitcountries, really, not just all countries, really, not just here in the uk, but received hate from people america, hate from people in america, people , people people across europe, people even the middle east. of even in the middle east. of course reaching and these course, reaching out. and these are people who don't are young people who just don't understand situation. are young people who just don't underst naive. situation. are young people who just don't underst naive. they've)n. are young people who just don't underst naive. they've been they're naive. they've been manipulated, manipulated through disinformation through disinformation and through anti—semitism that been anti—semitism that they've been subject to on social media. and that's why social media companies an important companies do have an important part to play here. yesterday, i met suggest met with tiktok uk to suggest that have some sort of that they have some sort of program place to combat this program in place to combat this misinformation. this miseducation, which is going on amongst our youth. and i think it's simple to understand why

when we get i'm currently set on my university in university college london, where there's been anti—semitism over college london, where there's bee past anti—semitism over college london, where there's bee past few anti—semitism over college london, where there's bee past few weeks, remitism over college london, where there's bee past few weeks, both sm over college london, where there's bee past few weeks, both from ler the past few weeks, both from students and from lecturers. and i simple i think it's simple to understand students understand why those students are the same age as me. feel this anti—semitism. no wonder no matter connected to matter if they're connected to this or not. and that's this conflict or not. and that's because we've seen so much disinformation. so much anti—semitism and hatred spread on social media. >> how long is it going to be for these tech giants have brought to heel? because no, no radio station, radio station. tv station, newspaper, or newspaper, magazine or publication could could survive five if they allowed any of this filth and hatred on both sides of the argument, the islamophobia, as well as the anti semitism dub. how how long can go on? can it go on? >> well, firstly, i think you say that no tv channel could be allowed to do that. i think we've seen from the bbc and i will say this because i feel very strongly about this, the bbc to call hamas bbc refused to call hamas terrorists few days. terrorists in the past few days. they calling them militants they were calling them militants and allowed do and they were allowed to do that. held them to that. no one held them to account. i mean, eventually the

government started call on government started to call on them. former culture secretaries, to call them terrorists. first few terrorists. but in the first few days, led to more days, that led to more anti —jewish on days, that led to more anti—jewish on the anti—jewish sentiment on the streets. direct streets. i saw a direct correlation the anti—semitism correlation in the anti—semitism that receiving the day that was receiving the day after the their for the bbc kept their report up for hours, claiming that the israelis had hit the hospital in gaza, which wasn't true at the time. actually , you say time. and so actually, you say that tv and news wouldn't be allowed to, but clearly they were. even so, i think the were. but even so, i think the question that you ask about when social companies, the social media companies, when the tech be held to tech giants will be held to account, sure ever account, i'm not sure they ever will, because these are people who have so much power the who have so much power in the sense also the by sense that and also the law, by the way, really cover the way, doesn't really cover them. mean, i met with the them. i mean, i met with the second gentleman united second gentleman of the united states, of the vice states, the husband of the vice president yesterday, and he said that looking to amending that he's looking in to amending some of the laws to how in some of the laws to see how in the can hold these tech the us they can hold these tech giants account. but i'm not giants to account. but i'm not really sure what way fonnard really sure what the way fonnard is. >> do you feel, dov, that that in sort of, let's say, in the last sort of, let's say, 50 years so, the semitism had 50 years or so, the semitism had started particularly started to decline, particularly let's this let's just talk about this country great britain and now country in great britain and now you've a spike in recent

you've seen a spike in recent times . times. >> and can you work out what thatis >> and can you work out what that is related . to that is related. to >> i think that people have allowed anti—semitism to maintain its level without kind of calling it out. and people as we said at the beginning of this interview , people see interview, people see anti—semitism differently . and anti—semitism differently. and it's as david baddiel said in his book, jews don't his book, because jews don't count, jews as count, people see jews as powerful and rich people who have friends in governments, which isn't we're just which all isn't true. we're just like other minority. we are like any other minority. we are less a% of the population. less than a% of the population. and people have allowed this and so people have allowed this to and as i say, to go unchecked. and as i say, we've had incredible support, especially from especially at the moment from the government, from the opposition. but people have allowed maintain its allowed this to maintain its level calling it out and level without calling it out and without out at the without calling it out at the same as they have done same level as they have done with other forms of racism. and i will say this as because i will say this as well, because i will say this as well, because i think important that i will say this as well, because i thinkseenimportant that i will say this as well, because i thinkseen s0)ortant that i will say this as well, because i thinkseen so many: that i will say this as well, because i thinkseen so many on at i will say this as well, because i thinkseen so many on the left we've seen so many on the left at moment stay silent. all at the moment stay silent. all these groups, apparently these groups, which apparently stand for social justice and stand up for social justice and at the moment we see them staying anti—semitism staying silent as anti—semitism surges on our street, as tens of

thousands people go out every thousands of people go out every week and make london a no go zone for like myself. and zone for jews like myself. and there tens thousands there are tens of thousands of people everyone on these people and not everyone on these marches calling for an marches are calling for an intifada violence, many intifada and violence, but many of are. it's scary to of them are. and it's scary to be a jew, especially on a saturday moment in london. >> dov, thank. >> dov, thank. >> thank you for that. >> thank you for that. >> that's dov really brilliantly and articular dov, thank and articular put. dov, thank you joining us. you so much forjoining us. >> karen, we've karen >> and karen, we've got karen and emma wolf here. prime and emma wolf here. the prime minister seeing minister today is seeing elon musk for a chat after the summit. he should raise with him what goes on on on twitter, which is a which is a cesspit of hatred and anti—semitism and is a phobia as well. >> it completely is. and i mean, ijust >> it completely is. and i mean, i just want to take us from the point of the davros there because, you know. >> well, mid beds question, you said, have seen upsurge in said, have we seen an upsurge in anti—semitism of late? if you anti—semitism as of late? if you remember, two years ago when starmer was first elected and as leader started to kick leader and he started to kick out the anti—semites, we out all the anti—semites, we regarded corbyn and that mob as scum. we called them scum because they were we believed

them to be anti—semitic. and yet now, now just two short years later, anti semitism on our streets has become normalised andits streets has become normalised and it's become normalised for lots reasons . one, because lots of reasons. one, because the police have stood idly by for three saturdays and for the last three saturdays and allowed the these pro—palestinian to chant allowed the these pro—ianditinian to chant allowed the these pro—iand allahu to chant allowed the these pro—iand allahu akbaro chant allowed the these pro—iand allahu akbar and ant allowed the these pro—iand allahu akbar and all jihad and allahu akbar and all this stuff. this is this is inciting violence against jews. and, you know, dov just said that he has seen an upsurge in violence against jews, you know, since all this started. and i just our cops just think, you know, our cops have contributed this by by have contributed to this by by doing nothing. you know, you've got mark rowley, guy who got mark rowley, the guy who said was going to reform the said he was going to reform the met police moaning that he doesn't enough laws to deal doesn't have enough laws to deal with this. yes, he he's with this. yes, he does. he's just there just not using because there are certain religions in this country and certain peoples who british apply british law does not apply to are allowed to upset them in are not allowed to upset them in case get upset. and that case they get upset. and that can't be the anymore. we can't be the case anymore. we have tackle hatred have to tackle this hatred because only going to get because it's only going to get worse. anti—semitism is now. i've noticed in three weeks our country has changed out of all recognition in just three weeks.

and it's going to get worse. and you know why are we allowing these protests? because they're not peaceful protests. they're hate protests. why are we allowing them when countries like outlawed like france have just outlawed them can't happen? them and said it can't happen? and you know why? because we've got cops couldn't handle got cops who couldn't handle a dust on the streets. they dust up on the streets. they don't to do. they don't know what to do. they don't know what to do. they don't the manpower and they don't have the manpower and they don't have the manpower and they don't i think to don't have the guts, i think to take these people on, they don't want yet they should. want to. and yet they should. >> shouldn't be taking the >> we shouldn't be taking the rank and file because they're following they? rank and file because they're foll i wing they? rank and file because they're folli think they? rank and file because they're folli think it's they? rank and file because they're folli think it's more they? rank and file because they're folli think it's more than|ey? rank and file because they're folli think it's more than that. >> i think it's more than that. i more than the i think it's more than the police wanting get police not wanting to get involved, wanting. think involved, not wanting. i think it's this desperate desire it's this this desperate desire not to offend, can't not to offend, that we can't just a spade. i just call a spade a spade. i think bev made a brilliant point at the beginning with dov saying this be called this should be called anti —jewish anti—jewish sentiment, because i think especially think many especially young people, jew hating, it's people, it's jew hating, it's jew situation. lot of jew hating situation. a lot of people don't understand the difference, between difference, for example, between anti—semitism anti—zionism. difference, for example, between anti—semitisrcall anti—zionism. difference, for example, between anti—semitisrcall itanti—zionism. difference, for example, between anti—semitisrcall it anti—jewishr. but when we call it anti—jewish sentiment or jew hating, which i that's is. that's what it is. >> terrible . it's >> it's terrible. it's a terrible phrase. >> and i think that was true. >> and i think that was true. >> andrew but you're right, carol, central london just

carol, this central london just now central london, i saw an now in central london, i saw an orthodox jew with his young boy, both wearing their long black coats. >> and i thought to myself, without thinking about it, i thought, how brave they are, how brave their jewish brave to be wearing their jewish garb. am i thinking that garb. and why am i thinking that in 2023, why are feeling that in 2023, why are we feeling that someone brave for walking someone is brave for walking through the streets? >> there was a poll this week that visibly a jew, in fact, juue that visibly a jew, in fact, julie burchill, wrote a piece this week she said had this week and she said there had been that the been a poll that said the biggest anti—jewish sentiment is among 18 to 34 year olds, which i found astonishing to believe. but you know, when you think about it, i mean, douglas murray wrote week, said, you wrote this week, he said, you know, are times when know, there are times when you you wonder how history happened and something happens you wonder how history happened and realise)mething happens you wonder how history happened and realise whyhing happens you wonder how history happened and realise why it1g happens you wonder how history happened and realise why it happens. is you realise why it happens. and that's happening that's exactly what's happening on our streets. >> they wouldn't call >> but they wouldn't call themselves anti—semites. >> would call themselves >> they would call themselves passionate palestine. >> yeah, yeah, that's the problem, can feel problem, is that they can feel they're of no they're on the side of no, no historical wrong. >> re palestine can be justified by by hurting jews today by abusing them, by threatening

them, by terrorising them. >> and what were they doing? protesting 500 of them outside of marks and spencer's store because the company was founded by a jewish family. how deeply offensive is that and what are they the staff? they worrying for the staff? >> going to get worse. >> it's only going to get worse. we've remembrance we've got remembrance sunday coming no commemoration coming up. no commemoration weekend is only going to weekend this is only going to get there's a big get worse. and there's a big march on the 11th control november the 11th. >> march. >> there's a big march. >> there's a big march. >> people gave their lives >> people who gave their lives for our country and our monuments going monuments are going to be desecrated. cenotaph is desecrated. the cenotaph is going is appalling. going to be. this is appalling. >> appalling situation, >> this is appalling situation, i think. >> this is appalling situation, i thdid you hear this week >> did you hear this week there was about net—a—porter. was a story about net—a—porter. i mean, you probably don't want this, but the girls will. it's i mean, you probably don't want thi online.he girls will. it's i mean, you probably don't want thi online luxurys will. it's i mean, you probably don't want thi online luxury clothings an online luxury clothing company a girl, company and it banned a girl, a girl, one of their designers called dodo or she's called dodo bar, or she's jewish, they banned for jewish, and they banned her for saying hamas equals isis. now we know that she's completely right. and you know, the fbi boss, christopher wray, said this week, he just said, you know, hamas is the worst threat to the since isis. and yet to the world since isis. and yet this girl says it. she's to the world since isis. and yet this girl says it . she's jewish this girl says it. she's jewish and dumped from this and she's dumped from this website on the day that she said

it broke up the website. you it and broke up the website. you know, irony of it was that know, the irony of it was that they this this they did this to this this jewish designer who was brilliant, by the way . she she brilliant, by the way. she she does a clothing line called my theresa. they did it ironically she on the day that the young tattoo artist it was revealed this is the girl who was stripped and raped and paraded through the streets. and on that day we discovered that they'd also be headed over at the end of it. so, so stupid . of it. so, so stupid. net—a—porter. and this ridiculous virtue signalling it was doing . and how many other was doing. and how many other companies are going to do the same thing, you know, on the same thing, you know, on the same day we hear about this girl's terrible and it is. it's not. and we should all boycott companies that boycott jewish people and not who take a stand against jewish people because they're jewish. but i think more and more seriously, i think that the that the government and the police need to control of police need to get control of the because the tension. >> yes. on social media, but also on streets, you know, also on the streets, you know, on off the streets is just on and off the streets is just it's very unpleasant.

it's becoming very unpleasant. and london is actually and central london is actually a no and i live in no go area. and i live in central london, the no area central london, the no go area at weekends. i mean, i was in waterloo the other day and it was horrible to be caught up in to it. to be anywhere near it. >> i was saying the weekend when there was the big march, three young got on the tube and young men got on the tube and they'd at the palestinian they'd been at the palestinian demonstration. were they'd been at the palestinian demnhad'ation. were they'd been at the palestinian demnhad'atioipalestinian were they had the palestinian flags wrapped so wrapped around their faces. so they were covered and they were shouting in the carriage, who here is israeli? shouting in the carriage, who henyou're aeli? shouting in the carriage, who henyou're kidding. >> you're kidding. you are kidding. the kidding. absolutely. where's the where's the british? >> british transport >> the british transport police when but was when you need them? but was i courageous to take them courageous enough to take them on? afraid i wasn't. on? no, i'm afraid i wasn't. >> but you can't. you can't. >> but you can't. you can't. >> three of them, probably in their individuals can't their 20s, individuals can't sort up to that. sort of stand up to that. >> and did i do? i got >> and so what did i do? i got out of the next carriage. >> police are in >> the police are in such a difficult position, though, aren't moment with this? >> i do think it is difficult because what they're effectively trying do at the is trying to do at the moment is not to inflame tensions. they're keeping two very entrenched communities they're communities happy. they're trying to they're not keeping i know not, but they're know they're not, but they're not. >> but their aim is to pacify rather inflame tensions.

rather than inflame tensions. >> at what point? at what point is that going to change? because if the middle east if events in the middle east start which they start to escalate, which they probably don't show probably will, they don't show any signs at moment of any signs at the moment of looking. nobody's calling for a ceasefire. then what happens here? >> the have taken a side >> the cops have taken a side already. other saturday already. the other saturday there was jewish there was there was a jewish march planned in a part north march planned in a part of north london, told them london, and the police told them to it because it would be to cancel it because it would be perceived as anti—muslim. so jewish people had to cancel their but the other their march. but but the other one allowed to go ahead. one is allowed to go ahead. >> they've taken thousands marching london, marching through central london, 500,000. marching through central london, 50( no,0. isn't, afraid. >> no, it isn't, i'm afraid. >> no, it isn't, i'm afraid. >> we know which side the >> we all know which side the police are coming down on. >> and as george foreman made the point, the jewish population in country minuscule. in this country is minuscule. >> want us to still >> yes. i also want us to still live in country where you can live in a country where you can protest course we cannot. >> we must be really careful. protest? exactly . protest? well, exactly. >> terrorist sympathisers. >> terrorist sympathisers. >> is inside >> terrorist sympathisers. >> but is inside >> terrorist sympathisers. >> but not is inside >> terrorist sympathisers. >> but not chantingside chanting, but not chanting jihad, which is inciting holy war. >> that should be those two women, you know, those two women we saw who had the paraglider photographs. >> yes, they've been charged. but they won't go to court until

2025. kind of justice is 2025. what kind of justice is that jewish people who are that for jewish people who are watching that and saying, okay, that's feel about us. that's how they feel about us. that's that's the kind of steps they're prepared to take. get someone caught in year and someone caught in a year and a half time, two years time. do you feel like all of us here, do you feel like all of us here, do you feel like we had any understanding the understanding of the anti—semitism that was existing in before this? anti—semitism that was existing in i before this? anti—semitism that was existing in i didn't, before this? anti—semitism that was existing in i didn't, emma.re this? anti—semitism that was existing in i didn't, emma. |. this? anti—semitism that was existing in i didn't, emma. i wasn't >> i didn't, emma. i wasn't aware of it at all. >> well, i think when saw the >> well, i think when we saw the equality and human rights commission into commission report into anti—semitism labour anti—semitism in the labour party, jaw dropping party, that was jaw dropping because it was because it said it was institutionalised the labour institutionalised in the labour party. the party. that's what i mean. the party of left. party of the left. >> well, look, look at andy macdonald day macdonald the other day when march, made that speech, march, when he made that speech, the the labour the labour sorry, the labour mp for middlesbrough, when he stood up there you should have up there and you should have heard in his voice. heard him the hate in his voice. it disgusting. and keir it was disgusting. and keir starmer a full 24 hours to starmer took a full 24 hours to suspend he backed by suspend him. he was backed up by john mcdonnell. are the john mcdonnell. these are the people were around two years people who were around two years ago were showing colours. >> starmer working with >> keir starmer was working with in the shadow cabinet. >> completely. mean >> oh, completely. i mean completely. know, completely. but you know, starmer a state now starmer is in a state now because his heart, more than

half are calling for half of his mps are calling for a ceasefire. >> yeah. around 4 or 5 >> yeah. and around 4 or 5 million of his votes are muslim. >> absolutely. we have loads more this more stories to get through this morning, ladies. glad you're morning, ladies. i'm glad you're going back in the next going to be back in the next hour because the next hour because in the next moments, moments are going moments, a few moments are going to over to our to be crossing over to our economics liam halligan. economics editor, liam halligan. as bank of is set to as the bank of england is set to announce latest interest announce its latest interest rate that going rate decision. that is going to be big are gb news cut be big news. we are gb news cut them. britain's news channel >> hello again. alex >> hello again. it's alex burkill here your latest gb burkill here with your latest gb news forecast at storm news weather forecast at storm kieran the uk over kieran has battered the uk over the hours or so and the last few hours or so and whilst the worst of whilst we've seen the worst of it, is some further it, there is still some further wet and windy weather to come as the low pressure its way the low pressure clears its way towards east. the strongest towards the east. the strongest winds still across southern parts to be in the parts likely to be in the south—east as we go through the second day. still second half of the day. still the risk of gusts in excess of 70 to 80mph. but we have likely seen most impactful weather seen the most impactful weather already rain for already today. heavy rain for many could many places, too. that could cause flooding. in cause some further flooding. in some drier some areas, though, some drier spells far spells towards the far north—west of the uk. it is going be a cold feeling day, going to be a cold feeling day, especially the rain and those

especially in the rain and those strong winds temperatures strong winds and temperatures a little bit below average for the time year. more and time of year. more wet and blustery weather come as we blustery weather to come as we go this evening and go through this evening and overnight, particularly down the eastern eastern eastern side of the uk, eastern scotland, north—east england likely some further heavy likely to see some further heavy rain and possibly more flooding as through the early hours as we go through the early hours of friday. to elsewhere, some drier, weather towards drier, clearer weather towards the west . and so it the south and west. and so it may be touch chillier than may be a touch chillier than last night because there will be some skies into some clear skies around into friday. still have a low friday. and we still have a low pressure out in the north sea. thatis pressure out in the north sea. that is what was kieran and it's bringing further blustery, heavy, showery weather across particularly eastern of particularly eastern parts of scotland, maybe north—east england, but also showers england, too, but also showers coming northern coming down across northern ireland wales and western ireland into wales and western england well , staying dry england as well, staying dry towards south—east and here towards the south—east and here temperatures a little bit higher than today with highs of around 14 celsius. >> still to come. we're going to talk that academy talk about that academy school where teachers are going on strike over behaviour policies they think are too strict. >> i don't think they're too strict. >> i've read them. i think every school should be doing them

because schools, frankly, have gone bit too soft and gone a little bit too soft and they're going on strike for five days. news don't anywhere .

>> morning. it's 11:00 >> morning. it's11:00 on what is the date? thursday the 2nd of november. this is gb newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> so the bank of england is widely expected to leave. let's hope uk interest rates on hold. in announcement at noon. but

in an announcement at noon. but should it actually cutting should it actually be cutting the help our weak the rates to help our weak economy? liam halligan will be here in the studio to explain all. >> and britain's escaped the war zone. the foreign office has confirmed the first british nationals have left gaza via the rafah border crossing. the war continues to rage on. the united nafions continues to rage on. the united nations says the bombing of an established refugee camp could be a war crime. our home security editor mark white, he's in southern israel . in southern israel. >> the sound of explosions >> well, the sound of explosions from northern is constant . from northern gaza is constant. the fast jets are also always overhead, firing missiles at hamas positions , we're told by hamas positions, we're told by an israeli commander that they have defeated a hamas frontline defences . defences. >> teachers at an academy school are going on strike today over behaviour policies that they think are too strict. what is happening in our schools .

happening in our schools. that story just makes me despair. >> well, we're going to have a really good debate on that. >> yeah, we are. if you've got grandchildren or children at schools, let us know. do you think they have enough punishment? emails punishment? your emails are coming we will to them, coming in. we will get to them, i promise. it's been very, i promise. it's been a very, very first, though, very busy show. first, though, here's with rhiannon here's your news with rhiannon jones. >> thank you. good morning. it's 11:01. your top stories from the gb newsroom storm kieran continues to batter parts of england, flood warnings are in place along the south coast with strong winds expected to reach up to 80mph. an amber warning is in place in devon and cornwall with hundreds of schools across the south closed while our south—west of england. reporter jeff moody is at instow beach for us in devon. geoff, it looks like it's calmed down somewhat since we last spoke. has the worst passed yet ? worst passed yet? >> i think it has actually, yes.

the eye of the storm seems to have passed north devon, but it is heading eastwards . is heading eastwards. forecasters are saying that it's, um , it's hit a little bit it's, um, it's hit a little bit further south than they thought. so the main danger is along the south coast . we're hearing of south coast. we're hearing of incidents as we, as you know, in hampshire and in the isle of wight. there's an an emergency incident being declared there. but, yes, it is passing on. 10,000 homes are now without power in cornwall . huge number power in cornwall. huge number of homes have have had power cuts this morning. and we've heard of cars that are one car that has gone into the water in teignmouth in south devon. many roads closed , around 300 schools roads closed, around 300 schools along the south coast have closed for the day, too. so the storm is still causing chaos. the rac is advising motorists to steer clear of coastal roads and to steer clear of rural roads, too , because the real danger too, because the real danger here is that trees will fall onto the roads as geoff yet

again, thank you very much for beanng again, thank you very much for bearing the brunt of that weather out there for us. >> stay safe . israel says fresh >> stay safe. israel says fresh strikes earlier this morning killed two hamas leaders in jabalia , an area used as jabalia, an area used as a refugee camp. gaza's media office, which is run by the hamas terrorist group, says 195 palestinian jews were killed in the attack. the united nations says it has serious concerns . says it has serious concerns. turns israel's actions could amount to warm war crimes. living conditions inside gaza continued to worsen with food , continued to worsen with food, water and medical supplies running dangerously low . more running dangerously low. more foreign passport holders are likely to leave gaza today with the rafah border crossing expected to reopen at least 335. foreign nationals left yesterday. dozen of severely injured gazans were also taken for treatment in egypt following an internationally brokered deal an internationally brokered deal. it's understood around

7500 foreigners will be able to leave gaza over the next two weeks as . meanwhile, back here, weeks as. meanwhile, back here, the foreign office in central london has been splattered in red paint in an apparent protest, another building in the piccadilly area was also targeted with someone making it onto the roof in a protest related to the ongoing conflict. messages about the war have been painted onto the building, messages about the war have been painted onto the building , where painted onto the building, where a weapons firm is based. one man is in police custody dodi on suspicion of criminal damage. officers are still at the scene on.the officers are still at the scene on. the prime minister has played down concerns of a terminator style rise of the machines . at the second day of machines. at the second day of the i safety summit. rishi sunak struck a slightly more optimism tone today at bletchley park , tone today at bletchley park, pointing out the importance of a assessing the risks without being too alarmist. >> ai has the potential to

transform our lives in every aspect from health care to education and our economy. thanks to the actions we've taken this week, britain is well placed to be at the forefront of that change. there's debate about this topic. people in the industry themselves don't agree and we can't be certain. but there is a case to believe that it may pose risks on the on a scale like pandemics nuclear scale like pandemics and nuclear war. why , as leaders, war. and that's why, as leaders, we have responsibility to act, we have a responsibility to act, to the steps to protect to take the steps to protect people. and that's exactly what we're doing. >> sunak also sat >> well, rishi sunak also sat down with united nations secretary general antonio guterres at the summit. the pair met to discuss the situation in gaza. the prime minister says the uk is working closely with the uk is working closely with the un to bring in aid interest rates are expected to be left unchanged today as the bank of england looks to balance the impact of higher costs on the economy. the base rate was also unchanged back in september, held at 5.25. that's after 41

consecutive hikes slow growth and growing concerns of a recession have led experts to suggest today's meeting will see another hold. the decision is expected at midday . saint mary's expected at midday. saint mary's has recorded a 27% drop in half year profits with the supermarket chain feeling the pinch from rising costs. the company's chief executive says food inflation is coming down and they're working hard to pass the savings to on customers . a the savings to on customers. a 32 year old man has been arrested after boxes of mice were let loose in three birmingham mcdonald's restaurants . it's police want to restaurants. it's police want to speak to a second man, bilal hussein , over the incidents hussein, over the incidents which appear to be protest related to the conflict in gaza. a video posted on social media shows mice spray painted in the colours of the palestinian flag being chucked into the restaurant . a spokesperson for restaurant. a spokesperson for mcdonald's says the company stands against hate speech and

proudly opens its doors to everyone . this is gb news across everyone. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back over to andrew and . bev >> well, the bank of england will make its decision on base rate of interest at noon today. >> they are expected to keep the rates on hold at 5.25. it will no doubt be a glimmer of hope for households battling with increasing mortgage repayments. joining us in the studio is our very own economic and business editor liam halligan with on the money . so liam , what do you money. so liam, what do you think? are they going to keep interest rates where they are ? interest rates where they are? >> i think they will. the federal reserve , the us central federal reserve, the us central bank, the most important central bank, the most important central bankin bank, the most important central bank in the world, kept interest rates hold last night. that rates on hold last night. that gives the bank of england a kind

of cue, if you like. we've had 14 interest rate rises since december actually. let's december 2001, actually. let's have a look at a little graph here. can the history here. you can see the history like graph of interest like your graph of interest rates. like graph here. rates. i do like a graph here. we see from 2017, interest rates were very, very low. and then we had the covid pandemic when they went all the way down to a quarter of a% and since then we've had that staircase on the right of 14 interest rate rises and we're now at 5.25. last month, we kept interest rates at 5.25, or at least the bank of england did. and i think this month they'll do the same . so month they'll do the same. so there'll be a sense now that interest rates have peaked . it interest rates have peaked. it may be that there's an energy price spike this winter and the bank of england puts interest rates more. i do rates up some more. but i do think will help housing think this will help the housing market. if you want to see house pnces market. if you want to see house prices stabilise or go up a bit. i a lot of youngsters want i know a lot of youngsters want to prices crash, so to see house prices crash, so they've more to buy they've got more chance to buy a house. bad news for savers. house. but bad news for savers. if you like, savers are getting a more money, more

a bit more money, a bit more return on savings now. but return on their savings now. but i think we're going to see i don't think we're going to see an rate rise today. an interest rate rise today. i think we're to going stay where we are quite useful when you think about the election. >> rates going up, >> liam interest rates going up, savers money, >> liam interest rates going up, savers going money, >> liam interest rates going up, savers going to money, >> liam interest rates going up, savers going to be money, >> liam interest rates going up, savers going to be the oney, >> liam interest rates going up, savers going to be the grey, >> liam interest rates going up, savers going to be the grey vote that's going to be the grey vote because got a lot because they've often got a lot of in the building central of money in the building central bank, which could help the tories. >> that may help the tories. andrew reality is, andrew but the reality is, while banks mortgage companies banks and mortgage companies instant your variable instant put your variable rate mortgage when of mortgage up when the bank of england interest rate england puts the interest rate the way, they? they the other way, aren't they? they often don't pass the rate often don't pass on the rate rising allowed rising rise. you're allowed to get that because the get away with that because the regulator are all out to lunch or working from home or asleep at wheel. you know, at the wheel. you know, these massive servants massive ranks of civil servants we they don't get on we pay for, they don't get on the banks case. as simple the banks case. it's as simple as and the banks know they as that. and the banks know they can get away with it because, you know, there's just lack of you know, there's just a lack of kind administrative grip kind of administrative grip going but why are going on here. but why are interest rates on hold? the main reason is because inflation has been coming down. let's have a look at some inflation numbers here. we'll see that back last yean

here. we'll see that back last year, inflation peaked in this country at 11.1. that's pretty high by international standards. that was in october 2022. so that means in october 2022, the basket of goods was 11.1% more expensive than in october 2021. gb news viewers can see that the inflation rate has come down. it hasn't come down in a straight line. it hovered around 10% for 4 or 5 months, then it hovered around 8, 9% for a couple of months. and in the last three months. and in the last three months it's been 6.8, 6.7 and then 6.7% in october , sorry, in then 6.7% in october, sorry, in september, the october number comes out in a couple of weeks time. that's still high. that's still more than three times the 2% target. but the october number, when it comes out later this month, will be lower because the ofgem energy price cap has come down a fair bit because cause food prices or food price inflation is starting to ease. prices are still going up, but they're going up by less . and i think the real reason,

if i was on the monetary policy committee, chance to be a fine thing that ships probably sailed, they're idiots . liam sailed, they're idiots. liam whatever . and they can't afford whatever. and they can't afford me if you if you have if you look at the gdp numbers, the latest gdp numbers , the economy latest gdp numbers, the economy is sort of flatlining here in the uk. but if you look at what i often report on gb news is the preliminary kind of survey numbers of the economy . they're numbers of the economy. they're called the pmi numbers, the purchasing managing index numbers, the uk economy is contracting andrew and bev and it has been for the last 2 or 3 months. it hasn't been picked up in the official figures yet, but it is in the pmi figures and they are surveys of business leaders about what's actually going are the really up going on. they are the really up to numbers. you've got to date numbers. so you've got the numbers showing the the pmi numbers showing that the economy is now contracting. >> it contracting? >> but why is it contracting? >> but why is it contracting? >> it's contracting because we've interest rate we've had 14 interest rate rises. contracting because rises. it's contracting because we've geopolitical we've got a lot of geopolitical angst. because angst. it's contracting because consumer are scared that fuel pnces consumer are scared that fuel prices are going to spike again ,

prices are going to spike again, spending this winter . i mean, spending this winter. i mean, the public's always ahead of the political and media class, always . people know in their always. people know in their bones we're not through the bad stuff. they know that even if interest rates stay where they are today, so they're not spending the way they were, they're borrowing the way they're not borrowing the way they're not borrowing the way they for bank they were dumas and for bank credit contracting supply they were dumas and for bank crebank contracting supply they were dumas and for bank crebank crediticting supply they were dumas and for bank crebank credit ising supply they were dumas and for bank crebank credit is contractinngy of bank credit is contracting mortgages are very, very low. we've seen a lot of insolvencies yesterday, quite astonishing numbers. it sounds boring, doesn't it? but behind almost every insolvency andrew and bev, there's a family, there's a business, there are hopes and dreams. there are difficult relationships. there's people thwarted because they can't get their business off the ground and their business folds insolvency is in the first nine months of this year were 13% up on insolvencies in the same nine month period last year, the highest number of insolvencies in the nine month period since the lehman collapse in 2008 nine. so the economy is constricting now. these 14 interest rate rises are now

starting to really do their worst bearing down on inflation crushing enterprise in order to get inflation out the system. another interest rate rise now would be, in my view, deep , would be, in my view, deep, counterproductive. the economy is already on the verge of recession. the us has shown that you can get your arms around inflation. inflation in the us is now well below 4% and the us economy is growing. it helps to be the biggest economy in the world, but you can achieve that soft landing. the bank of england needs to hold its nerve now and not raise interest rates i >> -- >> the trouble is, jeremy hunt, the chancellor, didn't actually say go on record as saying actually may the actually a recession may be the price paying tame inflation. >> i think when chancellor norman lamont famously said the same thing in retrospect, didn't he, in the early in the early 90s, i think when chancellors say that what they're trying to do is they're trying to signal to that they to financial markets that they are not going to stop the bank of england doing what they need to if the bank of england

to do. if the bank of england feels to raise feels that they need to raise interest rates again to really push inflation the push this inflation out of the system. look, bank of system. look, the bank of england was so slow start england was so slow to start raising rates, they'll raising interest rates, they'll say, the first. say, oh, we were the first. yeah, everyone was slow and yeah, but everyone was slow and the danger now that they the danger is now that they overcompensate by by raising too far and keeping interest rates for too high long in order to sort of make up for the fact that they were so slow to get on top of inflation in the to get out your crystal ball. >> liam and say when would be a good time for rishi sunak to call a general election in relation what will happen relation to what will happen in the that be? the economy when would that be? >> this is a really >> well, this is a really difficult thing. i do think inflation is going to come down quite sharply now for the rest of the year. and if that happens, i do think growth will get going in the uk economy is pretty resilient. i think we need to solve energy prices though. that's the thing. if you have a kind of geo political whiz bang, this summer, if through some combination of the opec oil exporters opec energy oil exporters cartel, you know, the uk hasn't got much gas storage, if the

russians really decide to put the squeeze global supply the squeeze on global gas supply as they're still selling a lot of gas around the world, if you have , heaven forbid, a conflict , have, heaven forbid, a conflict, an a real escalation of violence in the middle east, which leads to a big energy price spike, then i would say the uk is pretty exposed . and because we pretty exposed. and because we are an oil importer , because we are an oil importer, because we do don't have much gas storage, which would mean therefore rishi sunak pushing a general election further further into 20. if further and further into 20. if you don't have so rather than may, which is what it's speculated to be first week of may, you might be looking at october next year. so what happens will happens this winter will determine in view, whether determine, in my view, whether or a may or an october or not it's a may or an october election. if we get smoothly through this winter. yeah, in terms energy prices, terms of energy prices, they might if we don't might go for may. if we don't get smoothly through winter get smoothly through this winter , they'll go for more , if they'll go for more time for to recover and for the economy to recover and it there's it will probably be there's another factor here, of course, liam, don't they go liam, if they don't if they go in october and then we have a long a summer and hundreds long a mild summer and hundreds of cross the channel of boats cross the channel that's it. >> he's failed on that key to

stop boats. stop the boats. >> four dimensional chess . >> it's four dimensional chess. yeah isn't it. but but in the end, you know, when the election is these are political parlour games. it's important obviously . games. it's important obviously. yeah. and financial markets are watching and so on. but in the end what do people really care about? what people care about is cost living interest rates. i cost of living interest rates. i would say the cost of living crisis now is starting to ease. i do think inflation is going to come down quite sharply. i do think interest rates are going to be held today, but is to be held today, but there is that proviso . so if that big proviso. so if geopolitics gets a lot worse, then all those predictions, i'm afraid , are out the window. afraid, are out the window. >> okay, great. thanks, liam. so you'll be bringing us that interest rate at about midday at noon. interest rate at about midday at noon . midday. right still to noon. midday. right still to come, fierce fighting in gaza is continuing with loud explosions heard overnight. meanwhile, the united nations says that it has serious concerns that israel's actions could amount to war crimes. we're going to have all of and a lot more in just a of that and a lot more in just a

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risk strict. the teachers are on strike because the restrictions they want to they they want to impose they had wants terms of wants to impose in terms of discipline. and stephen says the behaviour in many schools up and down is appalling. down the country is appalling. kids their kids refusing to do their lessons, on desks back, lessons, standing on desks back, chatting threatening chatting teachers threatening teachers and making false accusations teachers. no accusations against teachers. no wonder leaving wonder the teachers are leaving in droves. that's and in droves. that's right. and also storm kieran. we've been talking about the fact that storm kieran , which frankly a storm kieran, which frankly a lot you agreeing with me. lot of you are agreeing with me. duncan says i'm not an expert, but our council haven't cleaned any drains some time. but our council haven't cleaned any drains some time . all any drains for some time. all the drains are blocked. as far as i can this will not help. >> well, it probably working from home doesn't help. >> paul agrees with you. there does appear to be a generational shift the fortitude of my 50s shift in the fortitude of my 50s and 60s generation to today's workforce, many of whom appear to that they have a to have a view that they have a right to work from home. indeed, they victimised to they feel victimised if asked to turn up weather like today's is a godsend for such people. >> old flipping excuse? >> any old flipping excuse? yeah. attack on yeah. now israel's attack on hamas his loud hamas has continued. his loud explosions overnight explosions were heard overnight with terrorist leaders killed. >> meanwhile , the united nations

>> meanwhile, the united nations says serious concerns says it has serious concerns that actions could that israel's actions could amount to war crimes as living conditions inside gaza continue to worsen. we're joining us to the latest developments. >> is our very own home and security editor mark white, who's in southern israel. mark >> well , the fighting is >> well, the fighting is continuing , really. we've had no continuing, really. we've had no let up in the sound of explosions. the combat jets overhead that have been striking. hamas targets. they are being directed effectively by the troops on the ground who are pushing to in northern gaza, heading south very slowly and meticulous , asli, and coming meticulous, asli, and coming under very significant fire. i'm just going to step to the side again and we'll give you a shot down into northern gaza. it is. i'm afraid, pretty hazy and smoky down there because in large part or due to the explosions and the fires from the israeli missile and artillery strikes into that

area, as well as this kind of northern advance that we're seeing, we know that there are idf forces south of gaza city who are pushing in from the israeli border right towards the coastal road on the mediterranean. there. it's clear that after this has happened and then gaza city itself is going to be effectively cut off, encircled , and then at some encircled, and then at some point, the go ahead will be given to push fonnard into gaza city. and that is, of course , city. and that is, of course, it's going to be long and what we've been told by the israeli military, even just overnight . military, even just overnight. right. those operations as the idf forces are pushing fonnard, they are being met by fierce resistance from hamas terrorists who are well dug in, have been firing anti—tank missiles and setting off explosive devices and lobbing grenades at those

advancing troops. and that's why we hear the roar of the combat jets and also military helicopters and drones as well, because the ground troops are calling in that close air support to take out these targets, to help them in their advance. but it is very slow, very methodical , all very very methodical, all very painful and. this advance, we don't know what the casualty toll on the israeli side is today. but yesterday it had risen to 17. of course, the toll on the other side is significant , higher and amongst the hamas fighters are inevitably the civilians that have been caught up in these horrific events unfolding just a kilometre from our position . in that's mark our position. in that's mark white, who's to talking us from southern israel, and he'll be with gb news throughout the day, keeping us up to date on developments. >> we've now got in the studio, delighted to say charlie roadie, who worked with michael gove, the minister charlie, the cabinet minister charlie, the cabinet minister charlie,

the tory seems to be the tory party seems to be pretty a united position on pretty in a united position on gaza to be no ceasefire. i know some parliamentary private secretary nobody's ever heard of losses job the other day. the real problems are keir real problems are in keir starmer's i think that's starmer's ranks. i think that's absolutely right. >> and i think look, you know, you can call for a ceasefire, you can call for a ceasefire, you can call for a pause in the action. but i think people are missing this is a missing the point. this is a proscribed terrorist organisation. hamas aren't calling and you organisation. hamas aren't callingwhat and you organisation. hamas aren't callingwhat would and you organisation. hamas aren't callingwhat would that and you organisation. hamas aren't callingwhat would that achieve? know, what would that achieve? i'm afraid to to people that i'm afraid to say to people that it would only result hamas it would only result in hamas regrouping, reconfiguring and then ability to go and then with the ability to go and commit the kind of attacks that it committed seven. it is it committed on the seven. it is a horrible moral quandary, isn't it, of a it, charlie, of what a proportionate response would be given israelis who given that even the israelis who are the children, this mirror have got pictures of them who've been kidnapped, two them, been kidnapped, two of them, they gaza. they are in gaza. >> so what is the proportionate response completely response when completely innocent young people are being bombed? has to be bombed? well, there has to be a whole international community effort there is effort to ensure that there is further of hostages. further release of hostages. >> been released, and >> some have been released, and that's welcomed. so that's absolutely welcomed. so there more pressure

there needs to be more pressure from sides, and particularly from all sides, and particularly those that so those within that region. so egypt, arabia putting egypt, saudi arabia putting pressure on gaza and has to pressure on on gaza and has to hamas to release those hostages. now if that can take place and you can then suggest to israel, whilst that is ongoing, you might need to sort of, you know, take your your, your, your, youn take your your, your, your, your, your, your estimate. >> they made the point earlier, though, in the program. charlie gb news presenter, tory mp, she said they knew exactly what they were they stole the were doing when they stole the kids it's emotive, kids because it's so emotive, it's powerful they are it's so powerful and they are a hugely valuable bargaining chip. >> absolutely . and it goes to >> absolutely. and it goes to the extent of what hamas are about. know, are a about. you know, they are a terrorist organisation. they are committing acts. committing the most awful acts. they are not palestine. we have to make that absolutely clear. it is not a government. it is a terrorist as far as terrorist group. as far as israel is concerned, because of the acts that it's committed, because the way it integrates because of the way it integrates itself the local communities itself in the local communities within gaza, makes it so hard for the israelis get to them, for the israelis to get to them, to sort of, you know, get them wiped, wiped out. so it's a

conflict that is going to, i'm afraid , see no sign of end . but afraid, see no sign of end. but as an international community and in international effort, everybody has to play their part in to bring this sorry in trying to bring this sorry saga to a close. >> have you here, >> we can't have you here, charlie, talking about charlie, without talking about the sham that is the covid inquiry . some say you were inquiry. some might say you were there. you were special adviser to michael gove, who was part of the quad ministers making the quad for ministers making the quad for ministers making the decisions . i am the big decisions. i am particularly frustrated and several commentators have been on on this show to say the same thing of all this preoccupation with character and who said what to , which is distracting to who, which is distracting from the issues. do you from the real issues. how do you see it? because you were there and you probably this is no surprise . i and you probably this is no surprise. i didn't and you probably this is no surprise . i didn't need and you probably this is no surprise. i didn't need a and you probably this is no surprise . i didn't need a covid surprise. i didn't need a covid inquiry to tell me that dominic cummings an arrogant man or cummings was an arrogant man or that matt hancock couldn't be trusted. don't care about trusted. i don't care about those things. >> well, i think. i think that's right, actually. i think the extent the messages that extent of the messages that we've kind of tone we've seen in the kind of tone and the language is abhorrent. it's for anybody that is it's not fit for anybody that is in number 10 at the heart of

in number 10 or at the heart of government. and i think everybody accepts that. and i don't i think, again, i do agree with that shouldn't with you that this shouldn't just personalities. just be about personalities. and, who said to what and, you know, who said to what to who liked who and who to who and who liked who and who didn't the rest of it. didn't and all the rest of it. but has out of the but what has come out of the inquiry why i do think it's inquiry and why i do think it's a good idea to have the inquiry and why it should go on and to continue to expose of the continue to expose some of the failures both. helen failures is both. helen macnamara helen macnamara excuse me, have me, and dominic cummings have both each other's me, and dominic cummings have both that each other's me, and dominic cummings have both that pressing ther's view that when pressing the health secretary , hancock, health secretary, matt hancock, were plans place? are health secretary, matt hancock, we|okay? plans place? are health secretary, matt hancock, we|okay? are ans place? are health secretary, matt hancock, we|okay? are we place? are health secretary, matt hancock, we|okay? are we goingce? are health secretary, matt hancock, we|okay? are we going to�* are health secretary, matt hancock, we|okay? are we going to bee we okay? are we going to be ready able to deal with the ready and able to deal with the pandemic? they were consistently reassured that was the reassured that that was the case, turns out, case, but it turns out, obviously there no plan obviously that there was no plan at all, she said. >> that me nothing about >> that tells me nothing about how matt is in how useless matt hancock is in that position. he won't be in that position. he won't be in that position. he won't be in that position future. so that position in the future. so why relevant ? why is that relevant? >> then, you know, there >> well, then, you know, there will a lessons learned from will be a lessons learned from the inquiry make sure that the inquiry to make sure that actually to be actually does there have to be more process place? does more process in place? does there be scrutiny there have to be more scrutiny from ministers? what do you have to if you're does just to if you're or does it just come to individual

come down to individual characters at the time? and of course, that be something characters at the time? and of course, tibe be something characters at the time? and of course, tibe lsecretaries|g characters at the time? and of course, tibe lsecretaries in that may be held secretaries in the governments in the future, governments in the future will have to make sure that they are absolutely whiter than what saw than white. then what we saw during. than white. then what we saw dunng.you than white. then what we saw during. you know when were >> did you know when you were working gove was working with michael gove was part of the quad that there was absolutely for when this absolutely no plan for when this pandemic these shores? absolutely no plan for when this par in mic these shores? absolutely no plan for when this parin the these shores? absolutely no plan for when this parin the meetingshese shores? absolutely no plan for when this parin the meetings that shores? absolutely no plan for when this parin the meetings that swass? >> in the meetings that i was in. what michael would have in. and what michael would have been in, he would have had the same that both helen same information that both helen macnamara cummings same information that both helen macthelara cummings same information that both helen macthe prime cummings same information that both helen macthe prime minister cummings same information that both helen macthe prime minister received,ngs and the prime minister received, which department of which was that the department of health plan. was health had a plan. there was a plan. it might have been plan. and it might have been a and look, matt hancock has got to the inquiry himself to come to the inquiry himself and answer some of these questions. and i think what and answer some of these questiowill and i think what and answer some of these questiowill also nd i think what and answer some of these questiowill also wanthink what and answer some of these questiowill also want toik what people will also want to understand is after the first lockdown, yes . could be a whole lockdown, yes. could be a whole question mark about whether you want lockdown or thought that was or wrong. happens was right or wrong. what happens after mask in schools, after that. so mask in schools, the the the timing of opening up the economy september , the second economy in september, the second and third lockdown, the tiering system, the cost benefit analysis lockdowns ,. analysis of lockdowns,. >> where's that? why aren't they asking them that? >> never one. well >> they never did one. well there i. there was i. >> and. and this is what

frustrates me personally is because there was a conversation that took place in michael's office between him and his team, where we had different views about we always about covid, but we were always respectful each other. we respectful of each other. we would message other would never message each other or about each other in or message about each other in the which seen. i'm the way in which i've seen. i'm not bothered about that. >> i don't care if you >> i don't i don't care if you were four letter words, were throwing four letter words, four letter words other four letter words at each other day and night, that does not m atter. >> b ut m atter. >> but i matter. >> but i think what matters is making that you can have making sure that you can have alternative voices in the room and listened and and you can be listened to and not chamber and it's not not an echo chamber and it's not an chamber. i fear for an echo chamber. and i fear for and i think what has been corroborated so far is that if you were signed up to one you were not on signed up to one particular course of action, which is more regulation, more lockdown of lockdown for as long a period of time get on top of the time to get on top of the crisis, to control the people at and no realisation about the numbers that you can't so numbers that you can't see. so there a fixation there was a fixation about hospitalisations, about the r rate and the potential spread of the is very, the virus. and that is very, very was very important point. but was there enough due consideration given that might have given to people that might have suffered mental suffered with long term mental health illness, families that

families, were families, people that were disproportionately families, people that were disfcovidzionately families, people that were disfcovid pandemic of the covid pandemic because of the covid pandemic because of the were doing the covid pandemic because of the that were doing the covid pandemic because of the that tended were doing the covid pandemic because of the that tended to were doing the covid pandemic because of the that tended to bee doing the covid pandemic because of the that tended to be blackg the covid pandemic because of the that tended to be black and and that tended to be black and minority ethnic groups, people , minority ethnic groups, people, all were domestic all people that were in domestic violence relationships. there was real thought process was no real thought process given to everybody . given to everybody. >> part that, according to >> part of that, according to helen because the helen macnamara is because the women get to women who were trying to get to have some say, women are often much more sensible, in my view, were down. so that's why were shouted down. so that's why nobody cared about domestic violence. nobody thought about the kids, on schools the impact on kids, on schools and who live a tower and mums who live in a tower block with three kids locked down. >> and i think there was this yes, this was a mentality of a perhaps a group of men, oxbridge educated , that were trying to educated, that were trying to outperform each other in terms educated, that were trying to outperfcleverich other in terms educated, that were trying to outperf clever they .her in terms educated, that were trying to outperfclever they could terms educated, that were trying to outperfclever they could be ms educated, that were trying to outperfclever they could be in; of how clever they could be in terms of the next set of regulations. but i mean, priti patel was the home secretary dunng patel was the home secretary during time who during that period of time who was very supportive or was actually very supportive or trying to make sure that there was support for victims of domestic abuse. so i would slightly disagree with helen there, evidence slightly disagree with helen ther(she evidence slightly disagree with helen ther(she gave evidence slightly disagree with helen ther(she gave and evidence slightly disagree with helen ther(she gave and broadly:ience slightly disagree with helen ther(she gave and broadly of|ce slightly disagree with helen ther(she gave and broadly of the that she gave and broadly of the evidence dominic cummings evidence that dominic cummings gave, quite sync. gave, they were quite in sync. and it was quite revealing. and that's inquiry

that's why i think the inquiry should get to the should continue to get to the bottom of the answers bottom of all of the answers that we that we want answered. doesit that we that we want answered. does it really have to go on for four years? well it shouldn't do. >> it's an outrage. >> it's an outrage. >> and great cost in time. >> and at a great cost in time. i know. but the fact is that i know. but but the fact is that i know. but but the fact is that i think there are not just the victims of the bereaved people that obviously, will that died. obviously, they will want to things about want answers as to things about the nhs, about people who are dying excess deaths dying now of excess deaths as a result of lockdowns. and that is exactly the inquiry needs exactly why the inquiry needs to answer because answer for all of us, because everybody made a sacrifice. >> not going to nice. >> they're not going to be nice. yeah. you know my yeah. anyway, you know my feelings, yeah. anyway, you know my feeiwe're see you on >> we're going to see you on monday there's going to monday because there's going to be a rather interesting political published the political book published at the weekend, have weekend, which will have something your something to say about your former so former boss, michael gove. so we want talk you about that want to talk to you about that on monday. yeah, i'll look fonnard too. fonnard to it, too. >> thanks, charlie. right. still fonnard to it, too. >>come,(s, charlie. right. still fonnard to it, too. >>come,(s, we've). right. still fonnard to it, too. >>come,(s, we've justjht. still fonnard to it, too. >>come,(s, we've just been till to come, as we've just been discussing, the blame game, the covid inquiry exposed more covid inquiry has exposed more than rotten apples. but than a few rotten apples. but instead playing blame instead of playing the blame game, examining game, should it be examining whether was ever needed whether lockdown was ever needed in place? in the first place? >> going to go the news >> we're going to go to the news now rhiannon . now with rhiannon. >> good morning. it's 1133.

now with rhiannon. >> good morning. it's1133. your top story from the newsroom . a top story from the newsroom. a major incident has been declared in hampshire and the isle of wight as storm kieran batters parts of england. flood warnings are in place along the south coast with strong winds expected to reach up to 80mph. some northern rail has told commuters to work from home where possible . southeastern is strongly advising against travel into london and hundreds of schools across the south are closed. a red wind warning is in place in the channel islands with winds reaching . over 100mph. a reaching. over 100mph. a building in london has been covered in red paint with a man still on the roof in an apparent protest related to the conflict in gaza. messages about the war have been painted onto the building where weapons firm leonardo's is based , with the leonardo's is based, with the entrance splattered and red . one entrance splattered and red. one man is in police custody on suspicion of criminal damage. officers are still at the scene

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and people that i knew had dewbs & co weeknights from . six 1139 & co weeknights from. six 1139 with britain's newsroom on gb news. >> i called it gb newsroom earlier. i think i obviously losing my mind. some people think it's gone long ago now. finally, we're getting to our big debate about this academy school in cambridgeshire where teachers have gone on strike over what they say are draconian behaviour policies such as giving detention if they giving pupils detention if they repeatedly forget to take a pen. >> well, the school in question, saint academy in saint ives, saint ivo academy in saint ives, released the following statement. say, obviously statement. they say, obviously it's disappointing that the strike action is going ahead, particularly so given that we do not recognise many of the claims being about our school. being made about our school. saint a calm, saint ivo has become a calm, purposeful and inclusive school which values academic endeavour and . so do the

and scholarship. so do the striking teachers have a point or do they need to toughen up? well, we're joined now by maths teacher and broadcaster bobby seagull, as well as the broadcaster claire muldoon. claire, me come to you claire, let me come to you first. a parent, when you first. as a parent, when you hear about a school toughening up the rules, getting the kids to quite literally pull up their socks, do you support that vision? absolutely. >> and i'd say brava and bravo . >> and i'd say brava and bravo. this is why are people now so frightened of the word discipline ? in fact, these discipline? in fact, these teachers are now striking because they see the they use the word draconian, draconian values, like not forgetting , you values, like not forgetting, you know, forgetting your pen and too many toilet trips , this, too many toilet trips, this, that and the next thing. don't they realise that by repeatedly forgetting your tools of your trade , then you wouldn't even be trade, then you wouldn't even be working in the workplace. these kids need to remember that if they do forget something, they will be punished . but they will be punished. but they can't. why can't they see the benefit of becoming prepared and

being resilient? being intelligent enough to respect discipline, respect their teachers, respect their fellow pupils, and indeed respect the rules of the schools. and let's not forget, bev, that if you are a parent who is applying for to a parent who is applying for to a school, it's almost like a contract. it you want your child to go there. you accept the rules and regulations because probably that's part and parcel of the reason of your child and you wanting your child to be there. can't you see that it actually underpins and helps the staff to educate your child appropriately so that they behave? >> bobby part of the reason these teachers are striking for 5—5 days, they're taking a whole five days off when kids have already missed so much. education is because the teachers themselves have been told to dress in a professional manner, leave the jogging pants at home, and trainers get at home, and the trainers get a suit on and set an example . what suit on and set an example. what do make of the teachers do you make of the teachers walking away and saying, no, i'm not doing it? >> so i think the reality is, i

think the majority of teachers will probably dress professionally for the environment. the environment. but i think the issue school in issue in this school in particular is that teachers weren't consulted on new weren't consulted on these new draconian . of course. draconian measures. of course. >> why say it's draconian ? >> what's draconian about saying to mustn't forget their to kids mustn't forget their pens ? pens? >> exactly. >> exactly. >> it's not draconian in this particular school, >> it's not draconian in this particular school , the same particular school, the same punishments are apparently handed out for forgetting a pen to deliberate vandalism. >> so again, as a teacher, you need discretion and there needs to be a sliding scale. of course , if a child repeatedly forgets a should be a pen, they should be sanctioned. someone sanctioned. but if someone breaks desk or someone breaks the desk or someone forgets they're not the forgets a pen, they're not the same. so think same. two punishment. so i think it's this particular it's again, in this particular school, have come out school, parents have come out and actually feel and said, actually they feel as if punishment focussed if this punishment focussed environment actually makes if this punishment focussed students live in fear. and again , we want young people to be obe. they shouldn't be living in fear if they come equipped. >> they know the rules , they >> they know the rules, they know rules. and in fact, know the rules. and in fact, some of some of the staff from some of some of the staff from some the staff this some of the staff from this school actually articulated school have actually articulated this thus that it this point. thus that it actually them as

actually undermines them as teachers. it actually undermines

with then then just walk out in the real world if we're not happy with something. >> again, if you're a train worker or if you work for a

different organisation, you leave, you walk with your feet and again, i expect teachers do this organisation if they're not happy they as staff happy with the way they as staff are being treated, they'll walk to next door or down to the school next door or down the think again, the street. and i think again, even things like even simple things like the policies silence in policies like silence in corridors, you need corridors, i think you do need orderly managed corridors. but silence, reflect silence, i think doesn't reflect the because young the real world because young people, they the people, when they enter the world they go to world of work, when they go to work office, in parliament, work in office, in parliament, whatever they do, they have an environment there's environment where there's respect but respect and agreement, but you're around in you're not walking around in silence. sitting obe you're not walking around in silen many sitting obe you're not walking around in silenmany young, sitting obe you're not walking around in silen many young, prepubescent how many young, prepubescent teenagers, they're teenagers, especially if they're trying balance? it's a trying to find a balance? it's a balance in the real balance because in the real world, it's not just like either 1 or 0. find a balance where there's discipline not like there's discipline but not like again, draconian type measure. >> draconian. please >> it's not draconian. please stop language like that. stop using language like that. it sends out the wrong it just sends out the wrong message the real world. >> do you think in in parliament or in a in a. >> orin a in a. >>i or in a in a. >> i don't think our parliament reflects the real world at all. >> what are we going to do now? we're going the panel we're going to bring the panel in because we've got emma in here because we've got emma wolf spitting tacks. and wolf who is spitting tacks. and to my left and karen malone

spitting to right. spitting tacks to my right. i don't either of you are don't think either of you are going agree bobby. bobby going to agree with bobby. bobby you what? you know what? >> know bobby really >> really? i know bobby really well, always dresses well, who always dresses beautifully, way. yet beautifully, by the way. and yet he's these teachers he's kicking up these teachers are they don't be are saying they don't want to be told what they have to wear. they to to be they don't want to have to be told they look smart. i mean, how dare they? but the most important in all this important thing in all of this is that, you know, they're always about how always going on about how important for the important education is for the children. these teachers don't give a about these kids give a stuff about these kids education because they're prepared away for prepared to walk away for a week, days five days, week, five days for five days, and says, chris, and she quietly says, chris, miss wouldn't miss shopping. it wouldn't surprise know, if surprise me. but, you know, if you about children's you care about children's education, care about education, if you care about continuity, about continuity, if you care about proper caring to go into proper caring them to go into the outside world, discipline is a great thing. the reason lots of now, know, of young people now, you know, they and they're they go into jobs and they're they're shocked by what they have do. like do what they're they're shocked by what they have it'sio. like do what they're they're shocked by what they have it's becauseio what they're they're shocked by what they have it's because they at they're they're shocked by what they have it's because they were zy're told. it's because they were never to follow rules never taught to follow the rules in school. so they go into the workplace and they think, well, i have to do what i don't have to do what i'm told. >> we're creating a >> and also, we're creating a whole generation. emma, aren't we, kids no

we, of kids that have no resilience because never resilience because they never have to do anything they don't want do they become victims. i'm probably at most of >> i'm probably at the most of the sharpest the sharp end at the sharpest of the sharp end at the sharpest of the sharp end at the moment. i've just i've toured around primary toured around 30 primary schools. a three year schools. i've got a three year old i'm choosing school old and i'm choosing his school and i've toured around 30 primary schools in london in the last weeks. it's really last few weeks. so it's really interesting realise what interesting to realise what matters to you. do want matters to you. and i do want uniform do want discipline uniform and i do want discipline and do want him to have rules and i do want him to have rules and i do want him to have rules and do want to stand up and i do want him to stand up when teachers the room. when teachers enter the room. and do want him to have and i do want him to have academic and high academic values and high standards. what is wrong with that? says, this is that? as carol says, this is about teachers. this isn't about the teachers. this isn't about the teachers. this isn't about the teachers. this isn't about the students like all of these really these strikes. what really depresses teachers are depresses me, the teachers are striking they don't striking because they don't want to told what wear. they to be told what to wear. they don't be told wear don't want to be told to wear a suit. this is absolutely pathetic. what is wrong with saying there are lots schools saying there are lots of schools out there? don't want a school out there? i don't want a school for my son where it's free flow play for my son where it's free flow play and you do what play and where you can do what you i do want uniform. i you want. i do want uniform. i do standards and everybody you want. i do want uniform. i do maybeindards and everybody you want. i do want uniform. i do maybe and'ds and everybody you want. i do want uniform. i do maybe and maybe everybody you want. i do want uniform. i do maybe and maybe where ody has maybe and maybe where they call miss or mr call the teacher by miss or mr or rather than by the first name

mr where they where they use books they classrooms books and they have classrooms and just have and desks. they don't just have screens digital tablets, screens and digital tablets, uniforms both the teacher uniforms both for the teacher and i mean a proper uniform. >> i'm being smart uniforms >> i'm being smart and uniforms for they're a great for the kids. they're a great leveller, uniforms for children. what do is they love what they do is they love uniforms well, but they're uniforms as well, but they're classless. come classless. so you can come from a that's very little a family that's got very little money. from a family money. you come from a family with no one knows. and with a lot and no one knows. and it's not it's not there as a barrier between children. so i think uniforms vitally think uniforms are vitally important. but this is about stroppy teachers. exactly. that don't want be told what to don't want to be told what to do. they don't want to be told, as said before, get the as bev said before, to get the joggers and put something joggers off and put something smart on. >> bring bobby and claire >> let's bring bobby and claire back wrap up back in. just just to wrap up then, stroppy then, bobby, the stroppy teacher, bobby, teacher, stroppy bobby, just just you then our just coming to you then as our teacher, they should just all get their marching orders this lot, they? lot, shouldn't they? >> so. >> i think so. >> i think so. >> i think so. >> i think, again, if i was >> no, i think, again, if i was a head teacher, what would do a head teacher, what i would do is i would make sure consult is i would make sure i consult the and if you the staff. and then if you consult and some of them consult them and some of them disagree, that's their core head leadership, head means leadership, head teacher means the school so the way the school is run. so i think any leader, good leaders

need make sure bring on need to make sure they bring on board staff , their people. board their staff, their people. again, politician, a again, if you're a politician, a leader of a party, if you go against the grain of your party, you're going the you're not going to get the support be in that support and you won't be in that position of power. i think it's not support. you not getting their support. you need their support. like need to get their support. like in a school, you can't have one teacher against staff teacher against a staff body. >> look, a head >> bobby look, as a head teacher, the clue's in the name. it's these are it's head leadership. these are values. the reason why values. these are the reason why the headship is there to construct a disciplined force of teaching staff that are accountable to the child, to the parent, and to the rest of their staff members. and this is at the crux of it. these are values that have to be given , not a that have to be given, not a wishy washy do you consult on this? do you agree with that? i'm sorry. in life it should be from the headship. my way or the highway. and if you don't like it right, there's plenty other schools i'm sure, that will take you well. >> okay, bobby seagull. >> okay, bobby seagull. >> well done. thank so much. >> well done. thank you so much. such interesting discussion. >> well done. thank you so much. suciit interesting discussion. >> well done. thank you so much. suciit just teresting discussion. >> well done. thank you so much. suciit just has;ting discussion. >> well done. thank you so much. suciit just has sog discussion. >> well done. thank you so much. suciit just has so manyussion. >> well done. thank you so much. suciit just has so many likenn. and it just has so many like tentacles from that issue that

affect the whole of society . if affect the whole of society. if you get it right when the kids at school, they're going to be absolutely right. >> children prefer it. >> and children prefer it. >> and children prefer it. >> need boundaries. >> children need boundaries. they to feel secure. i went they need to feel secure. i went to a school that and it was to a school like that and it was strict and we were silent in the corridors. but it's actually quite comforting, especially from children that come from maybe backgrounds, don't maybe chaotic backgrounds, don't have structure. it's very have much structure. it's very nice carol says, where nice to, as carol says, where a uniform to go in, to go in on time to pull your socks up, uniform to go in, to go in on time to pull your socks up , to time to pull your socks up, to take your equipment, to carry your book bag. you know what? i love that problem and one love that the problem is and one of of the parents have of some of the parents have said, the problem is said, carol, that the problem is that shouldn't be punished. that they shouldn't be punished. >> there should be positive motivation, positive reinforcement absolutely should be world about, you know, >> the world is about, you know, you train you know, you've got to train kids the difference between right punishment right and wrong and punishment is of doing i'm not saying is a way of doing i'm not saying beat but there has to be beat kids, but there has to be a consequence to bad behaviour. and what is not and that's what i feel is not schools anymore. >> run out time, but >> we've run out of time, but that a great debate and to that was a great debate and to the our week. the end of our week. >> you so much. emma, >> thank you so much. emma, carol, bobby, claire. most importantly, thank you. importantly, thank you to you. our gb news viewers and

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go through this evening and overnight, particularly down the eastern side the uk, eastern eastern side of the uk, eastern scotland, england, scotland, north—east england, likely heavy likely to see some further heavy rain possibly more flooding rain and possibly more flooding as we go through the early hours of friday elsewhere, of to friday elsewhere, some drier, clearer weather towards the and west. so it the south and west. and so it may a touch chillier than may be a touch chillier than last night there will be last night because there will be some skies around into some clear skies around into friday and still have a low friday and we still have a low pressure out in the north sea. that what was kieran. and that is what was kieran. and it's further blustery, it's bringing further blustery, heavy weather heavy, showery weather across particularly eastern parts of scotland, maybe north—east england, also showers england, too, but also showers coming down across northern ireland into wales and western england well , staying dry england as well, staying dry towards the south—east and here temperatures a little higher temperatures a little bit higher than with highs around

>> good afternoon here with gb news. live with me, emily carver and martin daubney coming up this thursday afternoon, flights cancelled and trains severely delayed and major incidents declared as storm kieran unleashes chaos on the uk with hailstones bigger than golf balls being reported with storm chasing up and down the country. yes, we'll also be tracking the royals as they continue their historic trip to kenya yesterday , they fed orphaned elephants. today they're visiting kenyan marines trained by the uk. we'll have the very latest with our royal correspondent . royal correspondent. >> and it's been 45 years in the making, but the beatles will release final ever song

release their final ever song this afternoon at 2 pm. called now and then . the first bars now and then. the first bars were written by john lennon in 1978, and with the help of i. it was finished last year and i for one, i'm obsessed with it. can't wait to hear it. plus we reveal how the so—called million march for palestine could hit london on this year's armistice day, as organisers have threatened to break the sacred two minute silence. >> we ask could we see civil unrest . at unrest. at >> but before all of that, the bank of england will make its decision on the base rate of interest in just a few moments time. yes >> so joining us in the studio is gb news economic and business editor liam halligan with on the money . liam what are we money. liam what are we expecting? >> i think we're expecting, emily interest rates to stay on

hold at 5.25. they were down at 0.1% as recently as december 2021. wow that was the emergency covid measure . we've since had covid measure. we've since had 14 successive interest rate rises last month. of course, the bank of england did hold interest rates at 5.25. i think they're going to do the same. now. why because inflation has been coming down. it's currently just above 6. it should be down at 2. but the trend is definitely going downwards. plus aukus preliminary numbers on gdp. survey numbers show that the uk economy is now contracting and we've got insolvencies are up. these rate rises that we've had , they rises that we've had, they haven't only squeezed mortgage holders with variable rates. businesses with variable rate loans, people with personal finance loans, higher purchase agreements, variable rates. and so on. they're really starting to squeeze the whole of the economy now. so i for one, and i think a lot of economists agree with me, think it would be overkill for the bank of england to raise rates any more.

>> okay, let's bang on midday now. is land exactly on or >> okay, let's bang on midday ncit. is land exactly on or >> okay, let's bang on midday ncit. it land exactly on or >> okay, let's bang on midday ncit. it does.d exactly on or is it. it does. >> but the bank of england's website then goes into meltdown as whole world and i'm not as the whole world and i'm not having at the boffins at having a go at the boffins at the bank of england. their website works pretty website usually works pretty well trying to well and we're just trying to see what reality i'm see what the reality is. i'm going and get bank of going to try and get bank of england's twitter going as well. >> interest for england's twitter going as well. >: lot interest for england's twitter going as well. >: lot of interest for england's twitter going as well. >: lot of people.t for england's twitter going as well. >: lot of people. of for england's twitter going as well. >: lot of people. of course, for a lot of people. of course, people on mortgages, as you said , businesses , terms of , bad for businesses, terms of borrowing costs, good for anyone. will some people be wanting interest rates to rise today ? today? >> of course they will. savers want interest rates to rise. and savers have had a really raw deal savers have had a really raw deal. we've had ultra low interest rates since 2009, ten inches the aftermath of the global financial crisis , the global financial crisis, the lehman brothers collapse, and then to injury . then banks add insult to injury. they offer paltry rates of interest . they don't raise their interest. they don't raise their interest. they don't raise their interest when the bank interest rates when the bank of england they months england does, they wait months and and then on that and months. and then on that interest that earn the interest that you earn from the banks, you taxed. yeah so banks, you get taxed. yeah so it's wonder that britain has it's no wonder that britain has sort lost the savings habit , sort of lost the savings habit, if you and i'm just trying if you like. and i'm just trying

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