>> 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 to get this we've just heard

actually, liam, it has been held, you are correct, mistake . held, you are correct, mistake. >> liam correct. again. >> liam correct. again. >> correct being held at >> again. correct being held at 5.25 surprise me. 5.25 doesn't surprise me. >> the federal reserve held interest last night. they interest rates last night. they have a range there are 5.25 to 5.55 and a 4:45 and a half. we're still at 5.25. i do think now a lot of people will be start will start saying have interest rates now peaked? but if they have peaked, it's going to be a kind of table top mountain style sustained peak rather than a sort of alpine peaks where they're going to start coming down quite soon. >> i think it will hold for quite a while, i think for at least a few months. >> interest will >> interest rates will stay where they until inflation where they are until inflation nafion where they are until inflation nation approaches that 2% target, which is where inflation should be. >> and course those who >> and of course those who favour lower tax environments. the institute of economic affairs they affairs for example, they were recommending a cut interest rates. and i know been rates. and i know you've been saying liam trying to saying the same, liam trying to get of get those green shoots of recover re going dare to dream

could that happen or is this plateaued i think on forever. >> i think it will take a while. i mean we had these insolvency numbers out yesterday which were really quite alarming insolvencies you know businesses folding going bust, all those crushed dreams , all the crushed dreams, all the relationship pressures, know relationship pressures, you know , families really under the cosh when their businesses fold insolvency. during the first nine months of this year, january to september were 13% up on last year. that's what happens when you raise interest rates 14 times. and also the highest rate of insolvencies. again since the aftermath of that 2008 2009 financial crisis . that 2008 2009 financial crisis. so the economy is really hurting now. we're on the brink of a recession . recession. but yet, having said that, i don't think the bank of england is to going going to lower interest rates, at least until the new year, putting on my heartless hat , would some of my heartless hat, would some of these businesses that have gone bust essentially were they probably struggling anyway and the interest rates were , you the interest rates were, you know, should they have stayed afloat? >> but a lot of good businesses

struggle and, you know, they have to push things. >> it's a very difficult environment. look is it a businesses fault if they launch a business plan? they've got a great product. the cost their great product. the cost of their finance goes massively. and finance goes up massively. and at the same time the same interest rate rises mean consumer hours, pull in their horns don't want spend horns and don't want to spend any it doesn't mean that any money. it doesn't mean that it's a bad idea. it means it's a bad idea. itjust means that a business has been stymied by a very, very tough environment frankly, the environment and frankly, by the bank england's failure to get bank of england's failure to get on of inflation sooner . on top of inflation sooner. >> and liam, how do you think this government will be remembered its remembered in terms of its attitude small business? attitude towards small business? the conservative has always been called party of small called the party of small businesses, yet we see corporation crippling corporation tax at crippling highs as al fayed to the economic backdrop, you could say, of printing all that money, those billions during lockdowns dnven those billions during lockdowns driven interest rates driven in inflation rates. do you think the tories will be remembered as a party that's failed small businesses? >> i must say i've talked to lots of small businesses . i try lots of small businesses. i try and bring their views onto gb

news. i really see this channel as the channel of small businesses rather than big businesses, which most broadcasters focus on. i think the tories have dropped the ball when it comes to small businesses. they are their natural constituents . as you natural constituents. as you say, corporation tax has gone up from 19 to 25. you know, that's an increase by roughly a third. you know, six percentage points. that's a lot of businesses margins. you've got business rates which businesses must pay, including small businesses before they make any money at all, they even take in all, before they even take in any revenue. you've got more red tape had very tape and you've had very, very high costs of finance and small businesses. they find it really hard to negotiate their financial terms with banks because they haven't much because they haven't got much power. banks lending to power. banks aren't lending to small businesses the way they used they're not interested. used to. they're not interested. you have local bank you don't have local bank managers who know character managers who know the character of business leaders and of local business leaders and whether not they're whether or not they're worth backing. gone out the backing. all that's gone out the window years. so do window in recent years. so i do think the conservatives should be a lot more for small be doing a lot more for small businesses, look, businesses, but look, rishi sunak will credit for this

sunak will claim credit for this interest it's nothing sunak will claim credit for this inido st it's nothing sunak will claim credit for this inido with it's nothing sunak will claim credit for this inido with him. it's nothing sunak will claim credit for this inido with him. and's nothing sunak will claim credit for this inido with him. and nowthing sunak will claim credit for this inido with him. and now theg to do with him. and now the tories start briefing. oh, tories will start briefing. oh, we're our inflation we're going to hit our inflation target. getting inflation down to 5% by the end of the year. i think they probably will. but there's here. there's a big proviso here. emily and martin, if there is a kind of geopolitical flare up, if this ghastly violence in the middle east spreads, if oil prices, gas prices spike , if the prices, gas prices spike, if the opec oil exporters cartel wants to play the geopolitical games to play the geopolitical games to push up energy prices, the uk will suffer. we are an energy importer now, big time and we don't have much gas storage that could push up energy bills, that could push up energy bills, that could push up inflation and that could push up inflation and that could again push up interest rates. >> and there we go again with a spiral of inflation. >> wouldn't say for definite >> i wouldn't say for definite that rates now that interest rates have now peaked in this cycle. but if there aren't any big blots on there aren't any big blots on the landscape, if there aren't any big i wouldn't even call it any big i wouldn't even call it an unknown unknown because we know that this stuff could happen aren't any big happen if there aren't any big geopolitical turmoil , then i do

geopolitical turmoil, then i do think interest rates have peaked and a lot of mortgage holders will be very happy about that. but a lot of savers won't be. >> i believe we have a graph. i've just been told we have a graph you've put together. graph that you've put together. liam have for to put liam do we have it for to put up on the screen? here we go. on the screen? ah, here we go. >> so this is the path of interest rates. emily and martin back in 2017, rates were already very then during the very low and then during the covid went covid lockdown, they went right down quarter of 1, the down to a quarter of 1, the lowest in our history. and then after lockdown, 21st, after lockdown, december 21st, we successive interest we had those successive interest rate post lockdown rate rises as the post lockdown surge in inflation came. all those supply chain issues, remember? and then you had another surge in inflation at the beginning of 2022 when putin invaded ukraine and energy pfices invaded ukraine and energy prices went up. so we've had 14 successive interest rate rises , successive interest rate rises, but they've been held today as they were held last month at five and a quarter % and that is, five and a quarter% and that is, you know, a normal rate of interest in my lifetime. it's just that younger people, with huge respect to emily, are only used to interest rates being

ultra low after the financial crisis. >> is the cost of government borrowing impacted by this enormous 5.25? i know you wrote following what the hsbc , hsbc following what the hsbc, hsbc boss said about it being a tipping point. perhaps in terms of the cost of servicing our debt. >> so the bank of england doesn't set the rate at which the government borrows financial markets, set that rate at which the government borrows. but the bank england's rate if bank of england's rate is, if you like, puts a floor under. you like, it puts a floor under. it's like a minimum lending rate. the at which the rate. it's the rate at which the bank of england lends to commercial other commercial banks. so all other rates interest higher commercial banks. so all other rates that. terest higher commercial banks. so all other ratesthat. certainly higher commercial banks. so all other ratesthat. certainly onjher commercial banks. so all other ratesthat. certainly on what we than that. certainly on what we call spot markets, current markets and the reality is, emily, and it brings me no pleasure to say this at all because so much of our governance and debt in this country is linked to inflation. so the government , when they so the government, when they sold the debt, they had to give the markets debt , which will the the markets debt, which will the return on it goes up as inflation goes up . is inflation inflation goes up. is inflation protected what we called index unked protected what we called index linked the payments on that debt

escalate when inflation goes up. and of course, inflation has been very high. so hang on to your hat. here's the number. and it really is an astonishing number. i think this number should be on the front of every newspaper day. and the newspaper every day. and the number is this british number is this the british government in 2023 will spend 10.1% government revenue 10.1% of all government revenue on service. that's absolute on debt service. that's absolute enormous. yeah. in 2023. that's according to fitch ratings. and that makes debt service dead money. if you like. the biggest item on the government's balance sheet . apart from the nhs, it's sheet. apart from the nhs, it's second only to the nhs. so when people say, oh, why doesn't the government just borrow and spend more money? you think the more money? if you think the government shouldn't just borrow and more money, you're and spend more money, you're a nasty how about nasty person. well, how about the we're spending 10% the fact that we're spending 10% of tax revenue debt of all tax revenue on debt service already and our children and grandchildren are going to have to ultimately repay that debt? yeah. >> so andrew bailey, due to speak 1230, someone you speak at 1230, someone you haven't exactly showered with praise to be said in the praise has to be said in the past. also, rachel reeves is due to be in fact here he is look

waddling and rachel reeves , also waddling and rachel reeves, also from the labour party, is due to speak. be interested in liam. see what they say because the fact of the matter is we're in this situation almost through your graph there, you could almost say shutting the economy down printing billions down and printing billions dufing down and printing billions during put us down during lockdowns as put us down this this course. what can the labour party offer? i mean, they can't tax more. we're already at that rate. so how they offer that rate. so how can they offer the country a positive asset future when basically the biscuit tins empty? >> i think it is a very difficult inheritance for the labor party. if they look if they talk about borrowing and spending a more money, the spending a lot more money, the financial markets like it. financial markets won't like it. you're going to get a of you're going to get a kind of liz truss moment. and so rachel reeves to be very, very reeves has to be very, very steady and cautious about the idea of borrowing and spending more money. now a lot of people on the left of her party think the whole point of government is to borrow and spend money. to borrow and spend more money. that's ideological that's their ideological preference the state to preference, is for the state to get but £2.6 trillion in get bigger. but £2.6 trillion in debt already and the tax burden

at 70 year high, it's going to be tough. so at the moment, this is a honeymoon period for labour . the tories are self—imploding, labour are well ahead in the polls. certainly from my visits to conferences, the to the party conferences, the labour conference a labour party conference was a lot upbeat the lot more upbeat than the conservative party conference lot more upbeat than the con! i �*rvative party conference lot more upbeat than the consl thought'arty conference lot more upbeat than the consl thought'artyleader,ence lot more upbeat than the consl thought'arty leader, keir and i thought the leader, keir starmer, much better starmer, gave a much better speech the minister speech than the prime minister and sunak . but and tory leader rishi sunak. but it to be said that labour it has to be said that labour are going to have a problem holding their coalition together, holding their party together, holding their party together , not just when it comes together, not just when it comes together, not just when it comes to israel. hamas, a lot of people talk about that, but when it comes to an ex bank of england employee who's trying to, you know, present herself literally as an the iron literally as an iron, the iron lady chancellor channelling margaret thatcher, channelling her fellow labour chancellor, gordon brown. she is going to have a trouble telling the left of the labour party there is no more money. in fact, she likes copying are going to be. we know that her her her her spending plans are even tighter than the

tory party's spending plans as well. >> liam halligan kyrees copying other people's work though she does well, but liam halligan once again calls it right. liam you called it right again. you've your lottery number you've got your lottery number tips, have you? >> cheers >> no, i haven't. cheers >> no, i haven't. cheers >> very that was >> thank you very much. that was liam halligan, our economics and business editor on business editor with on the money, breaking money, bringing us the breaking news interest rate has news that the interest rate has indeed held at 5.25. so indeed been held at 5.25. so moving on to the middle east, israel is claiming that strikes on gaza on tuesday and wednesday killed two senior hamas leaders in the jabalia refugee camp. the un, however, however, raised serious concerns. the idf's operation could amount to war crimes. >> and this comes as the first british nationals have left gaza via the rafah crossing , with via the rafah crossing, with prime minister rishi sunak pledging to do whatever he can to help others escape. back home, the uk has seen even more protests and action as tensions ramp up ahead of remembrance sunday and armistice day on the saturday before that, with the foreign office being the target of protesters today.

>> right. so let's turn to our security editor, mark white, who's in sderot in southern israel. mark, can you bring us the latest ? the latest? >> yeah , the explosions here are >> yeah, the explosions here are constant at and we've just seen another target hit by the israelis and airstrike. we think just a few minutes ago . we'll just a few minutes ago. we'll get ben, our cameraman, to hopefully zoom in for you on that white building where there is still some remnants of smoke. thatis is still some remnants of smoke. that is coming up from that building in the distance , it's building in the distance, it's a bit hazy. there's a lot of smoke generally just hanging over that area of northern gaza. but we area of northern gaza. but we are hearing the sound of not just the kind of aerial bombardment, but that it's coming from the missiles, from the combat jet. but there's artillery fire coming out from near our position as well. and a regular interval. but what's happening is those israeli ground troops are pushing

fonnard further and further into northern gaza. they are meeting stiff resistance . and when they stiff resistance. and when they are meeting these hamas fighters who are well dug in, who are firing anti—tank missiles , firing anti—tank missiles, setting off explosive devices and hurling grenades at the israeli forces, they are calling in close air support. that's why they very regularly we get the sound of the explosions coming now from that area of northern gaza. and what we're told in terms of the operation action is that according to an israeli commander, they have beaten hamas front line of defence. they've pushed on beyond that . they've pushed on beyond that. but clearly they are meeting other they're well dug in. hamas fighters, a commander said. we are on the at the gates of gaza city and that is a reference to the fact , i think, that what the fact, i think, that what we're seeing in this operation

is the push down from the north towards gaza city, but also there is a push that's taking place with the idf further south, south of gaza city, and with that operation, they are pushing from the israeli side right out towards the mediterranean to the coastal, the main coastal road that runs down the seafront in gaza with a view to effective cutting off hamas fighters in gaza city. and then at some point, they're to going have to make that decision to move into the city itself as we hear more in the way of combat jets high overhead that are very high altitude . but they are very high altitude. but they are very high altitude. but they are so advanced clearly with their weapons arrays that they have they're targeting, they can still operate from very high altitude . yeah mark, the news

altitude. yeah mark, the news today is the opening of the rafah crossing. >> and of course, james cleverly and the prime minister both saying they will stop until saying they will not stop until every is out of there. every last brit is out of there. mark, do we have any idea of how many british citizens they may be within gaza ? what types of be within gaza? what types of people and indeed, could there be a risk, as we've seen previously with any of them being captured by hamas, used as political pawns or even hostage ? political pawns or even hostage? or are they kind of friends of gaza that will be allowed to make safe passage ? well well, make safe passage? well well, who knows? >> i'm not on the ground in gaza, so i don't know if there are friends or foes or people in dangen are friends or foes or people in danger. clearly anyone inside gaza at the moment is in danger. what the foreign office tell us is that they have managed to make contact with around 200 british nationals . now, we do british nationals. now, we do not know whether all of those british nationals have said they want to come up, come out of gaza. it would seem

inconceivable that they would want to remain so. that's 200 and the foreign office have been able to make contact with. but there may well be other foreign nationals, british nationals and dual nationals still in gaza that they haven't actually identified and made contact with. but you're right, in terms of, you know, being held hostage, not necessarily literally being held hostage like . the 242 now confirmed like. the 242 now confirmed hostages that were taken on the 7th of october. but being prevented perhaps by hamas from leaving if they are in the north of gaza, that is tantamount to being held hostage . we don't being held hostage. we don't know what the situation is with regard to individuals and whether that might be the case in some instances. but it's a worry because the operation at the rafah crossing into egypt is very controlled. it is not allowing any more than about 500 people who are on a list.

there's a new list each day with new names on it. but unless you're on that list, you're not getting out through that crossing. an addition to those that are being let out who are foreign nationals or dual nationals. there are some very severely injured palestinian ones who are being let out by why they're picked up by ambulances and taken out. it was about 70, 75 or so that were taken out yesterday. and i think the hope is that some more of the hope is that some more of the severely injured palace gortynians will be taken out through that crossing. and as i speak, we're just hearing what is fair , sustained machine gun is fair, sustained machine gun fire just in the distance. so i'm not sure if the mic would pick that up, to be honest. i will just give you a listen if you can just bear with me a second . and just like that, the second. and just like that, the machine gun fire stopped , but

machine gun fire stopped, but that was fairly a fairly sustained burst for a while . we sustained burst for a while. we get that small arms fire, an indication of the fierce fighting that's continuing on the ground and is very likely that they'll probably call in an air strike as well if they're meeting that kind of fierce resistance , you'll get an resistance, you'll get an airstrike into those hamas positions to take them out to allow the israeli ground forces to advance ever so slowly and carefully. >> yes , mark, i think we could >> yes, mark, i think we could hear very faintly the sound there of gunfire in the distance, bringing you back to the uk , we've seen and i'm sure the uk, we've seen and i'm sure you have seen as well, that there's been a spate of vandalism from the one of the pro—palestine nine action action groups , the foreign office groups, the foreign office covered in graffiti , 80 other covered in graffiti, 80 other buildings where potentially weapons companies are based there. we've got pictures that we're just showing our viewers here. i believe that's of the foreign office red paint is now

being cleaned off, but quite dramatic footage we've seen overnight . overnight. >> and we're going to see more of that, i'm afraid. not just in of that, i'm afraid. notjust in the uk, but in many western countries where those protests are going to continue to grow because what we're seeing now as you know, you know , you know, you know, you know, you know, different to, of course, the 7th of october as horrific as those events where the news cycle now is being dominated by what's going on in gaza and the images, particularly of those civilians who are being caught up in the horrific events in gaza itself. and that is triggering many people who are not just content to come out and protest and support the palestinian people , support the palestinian people, but want more direct action. so what you're seeing at the moment is, is those very significant numbers of protesters now being assisted and supplement mounted

by the activist groups and these activist groups bring with them the knowledge on to how carry out this direct action. we've seen it in so many instances over the years with the likes of the just stop oil protesters , the just stop oil protesters, other eco protesters and the anti—capitalist protests , anti—capitalist protests, protesters and like they are well used to finding targets to then go and cause cause, you know, direct action cause , you know, direct action cause, you know, direct action cause, you know, significant disruption to rail stations where they might turn up in the thousands to buildings, to monuments . buildings, to monuments. whatever they decide is , is, you whatever they decide is, is, you know, an institution , asian or know, an institution, asian or a corporation in whatever it might be that they believe is showing support for israel is a potential target . potential target. >> okay, mark white, thank you for that update live from the goals on board. and just an update on why that vandalism may be happening is the 106th anniversary today of the balfour four declaration when britain

formally acknowledged the jewish people, a national home for the jewish people within palestine. so that may explain why today we're seeing this spate of vandalism. hopefully we won't see much more. >> yes. and it seems to be organised by a group called action for palestine, or at least their rallying people and also showing what's happening on their social media feeds. but there you go. in just a moment, we're storm chasing as kieran causes chaos across the uk. don't go anywhere .

thursdays from six till 930 . thursdays from six till 930. >> welcome back. gb news live with emily and martin. it's 1225 with emily and martin. it's1225 now. thousands of homes have been left without power and hundreds of schools forced to close as storm. kieran batters blighty with some areas hit by gusts of over 100 miles an hour. i shouldn't smile. >> it looks like there's going to be a huge amount of damage. the port of dover is now reopened to shipping, but they're warning passengers to expect delays the traffic expect delays as the traffic clears . look at those pictures. martin. >> yeah, and in south sea, paving slabs have been ripped up and thrown across the coastal path as the extreme weather sweeps in. >> well, our northern ireland reporter dougie beattie is in portadown and gb news south west of england. reporter jeff moody is instow in devon for is at instow beach in devon for us.thank is at instow beach in devon for us. thank you very much to you both. i believe you are here for

us right now . dougie, dougie, us right now. dougie, dougie, dougie , is there . excellent. dougie, is there. excellent. thank you very much indeed . thank you very much indeed. well, it looks like you're standing in front of a flood there. what can you bring us the latest from where you are? well yes, yesterday we were in newry and in south down, and we were reporting on the river clanrye bursting its banks and the canal there as well , and flooding there as well, and flooding sugar island in newry, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to businesses there. >> well, we did say at the time that we had heard the river bann was starting to swell on the well late yesterday evening. it did exactly that. it rushed its waters into portadown , cars waters into portadown, cars caught waiting . people had left caught waiting. people had left their cars in the car park to go to the train. and of course, they were flooded out. businesses there. tesco's flood did as well. most of the main streets and actually behind me now is a main street of homes that are also very much flooded .

that are also very much flooded. one of them there showed me part of it there, up to two foot of water and said it. they didn't want to come on camera for obvious reasons, being very, very upset about what was going on. but yes, this is now more about managers than about land managers than anything this is how we anything else. this is how we treat our farmers and make sure that they are paid for cleaning out those dreams that are in the fields. because what's happening is there's saturation of water is there's saturation of water is sitting in the fields and then it's coming down into the rivers. when this fields gets so wet that they actually breach those banks and come down in and thatis those banks and come down in and that is coming down and also planning as well. planning there alone people to build and develop on what used to be flood plains and earlier on i caught up with the mp here, carla lockhart . lockhart. >> there's total devastation here in portadown. we've seen homes destroyed. we've seen businesses having to ceased 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 to get better at planning planning laws. we need to ensure that there is enough floodplains maintained in the area. we need to start to clear out our gullies. we need to try and get our service back up and running to full capacity . unless running to full capacity. unless if we don't this will continue . if we don't this will continue. >> okay. thank you very much for that update, dougie. and there we have jeff moody at instow beach. jeff, i've been watching you all morning. it looks like you're hanging on for dear life. what's the latest there ? storm what's the latest there? storm kieran sweeps into . devon kieran sweeps into. devon >> yes , it's actually swept past >> yes, it's actually swept past devon now , apparently it's just devon now, apparently it's just gone over london. the eye of the storm has gone over london. you might not have felt it there in london because when you're in the eye the storm, that's the eye of the storm, that's when the winds are particularly light. it's the aftermath that contains which contains the strong winds, which is getting here in is what we're getting here in devon. winds are really

devon. the winds are really picking up. they really are ferocious in places. no more rain, though, which is quite good. but it has, as you say , good. but it has, as you say, left bit of devastation left a little bit of devastation in its wake. i mean, there's a there's a boatjust running in front me here. that's that's front of me here. that's that's beach , just like a beached whale beach, just like a beached whale . it is. um, that's landed on the beach. there was another little rowing boat that capsized earlier on. and we are hearing about a car that went into the water in teignmouth in south devon. 10,000 homes in cornwall are now without power . we're not are now without power. we're not sure whether any of them have managed to get power back. but when people woke up, this morning, there cuts morning, there were power cuts in 10,000 homes. many schools across the south of england have shut down around 300 schools. and there's still a major emergency incident declared in southampton parts of hampshire and in the isle of wight , too. and in the isle of wight, too. well, the port of dover did close this morning, but it's now reopened because the storm you

wouldn't believe it, but the storm is heading away from the south. it's heading up towards the east midlands at the moment. and things are getting a little bit calmer behind, but it will be a case now as the winds begin to ease over the next few hours . to ease over the next few hours. i'm really looking and seeing what devastate ian, what devastation it has caused because it's bound to have caused a lot of damage to property . see a lot of trees property. see a lot of trees down as well. and the issue with trees at this time of the year is because they've still got their leaves on and because there's a lot of water on the trees, because on the leaves, because been raining. so because it's been raining. so hard many days, that hard for so many days, that means that the trees are very susceptible to falling in the wind causing considerable wind and causing considerable damage. so the rac is saying, you know, if you're out and about today, try and avoid coastal roads and try and avoid country roads, too because country roads, too, because that's danger is . that's where the danger is. >> thank very much indeed . >> thank you very much indeed. jeff moody at the beach there in devon. course, dougie devon. and of course, dougie beattie northern ireland. beattie from northern ireland. my dad is actually in cornwall

today and he sent me a he's trying to find a coffee, but alas , starbucks was closed alas, starbucks was closed because of what jeff moody said . because of what jeff moody said. power cuts widespread . of power cuts widespread. of course, that's the least of people's worries. but clearly these power cuts are all over these power cuts are all over the place. that's it sweeping to the place. that's it sweeping to the midlands now. >> and on towards newcastle later on, heading up towards the north—east and also there is there is a flow in position at heathrow, people trying to leave the country via airports may be experiencing some delays, but it seems like we are through the worst. but heavy rain, i think headed for tomorrow as well. and as as jeff said there, the problem is when you have waterlogged ground and trees and fall leaves, the wind takes those trees over, blocking roads, there still amber roads, there are still amber warnings places for warnings and lots of places for disruption to travel due to fallen trees and blocked roads and railway tracks on and of course, railway tracks on the that the trees go the sidings that the trees go oven the sidings that the trees go over. so still much disruption ahead. we'll keep you fully up to date on the show. >> and of course, hundreds of schools closed remain shut. but

we are live as the second day of the ai summit gets undennay. these pictures these are the latest pictures from there's from this afternoon. there's rishi sunak . and who's that next rishi sunak. and who's that next to him? that's kamala harris is indeed maloney. >> and my old friend >> and that's my old friend ursula leyen the eu ursula von der leyen from the eu on front row, best friend. on the front row, best friend. >> yes, but can rishi sunak sunak show genuine leadership when this when it comes to this new technology ? all after technology? all of that after your latest headlines with rhiannon . rhiannon. >> thank you. it's 1232. rhiannon. >> thank you. it's1232. your top stories from the newsroom now. the bank of england has held the base interest rate . at held the base interest rate. at 5.25. it's the second month in a row it's been kept unchanged after 14 consecutive hikes. the announcement that will provide some relief to borrowers. however, the bank has downgraded its forecast for economic growth, saying inflation could stay higher for longer.

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news. >> welcome back to gb news live with emily and martin. it's 1238 now, the second day of the ai summit gets undennay as tech leaders, politicians and business owners monitor developing technology and look to attract new business investment. yes. >> so earlier , rishi sunak met >> so earlier, rishi sunak met with the president of the european commission there, ursula von der leyen , pointing ursula von der leyen, pointing out the importance of assessing the risks of ai without being too alarmist. >> the 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 case to believe that there is a case to believe that it may risks on the on a it may pose risks on the on a scale like pandemics and nuclear war. and that's why, as leaders, we have a responsibility to act, to take the steps to protect people. exactly what people. and that's exactly what

we're doing. >> now it is time to >> okay. so now it is time to talk to our deputy political editor, tom hannood, who's at bletchley tom, very bletchley park. tom, very, very excited by this. what's the latest ? latest? >> yes, this is the second day of meetings . these are the sort of meetings. these are the sort of meetings. these are the sort of high level inter governmental meetings today where we might build upon the foundations that were laid yesterday. and if we remember yesterday, there was a world first here in bletchley park, the place that arguably invented modern computing , the invented modern computing, the place where alan turing cracked those codes in the second world war, is the place where the uk, the us , the eu and even the the us, the eu and even the people's republic of china came together to agree a declaration. the bletchley declaration on al agreeing for the first time what the risks could be, and also defining what is known as frontier ai, the very cusp of what is possible right now. the most powerful models, the ones

that we perhaps understand least that's what this summit is all about and the potential able to control those models because the big risk is that these frontier models are escape human control almost with a mind of their own. and make things very difficult for human beings in the future. this summit is to try and guard against that. and we've already seen the nascent beginnings of some of those models of how to stop doing that. i safety institutes being set up in the uk and the us, a model that may well be rolled out across the world. and we're hearing that one big agreement that might come about today is a sort of ipcc style un panel to track and report on the progress of ai. of course, we also know the next two summits will be held in six and 12 months time in south korea and in france. so this is not the last ai summit . this is not the last ai summit. this is the first of many trying to keep

track of this rapidly evolving technology. and just one final thing i'd say is that some of the journalists that i'm here with have been a bit downbeat about the uk saying has the us tried to sort of steal the thunder of the uk with their announcements this week? and there was one leader of a us civil society body that we had the chance to question just a few moments ago. and when one pretty dour british journalist asked him sort of is the uk sort of blowing smoke? is the uk not really leading in this field? he completely slapped that journalist question down saying, no, none of this would have been happening if it weren't for the uk. bringing these countries together and getting this stuff signed. it really does show how uk leadership in this field. >> well, good thing we have you tom hannood to set them straight. thank you very much indeed for bringing us the latest from bletchley park there for the ai summit convened by the united kingdom and of course

the united kingdom and of course the prime minister, the birthplace of computing . birthplace of computing. >> and interesting to see giorgia meloni there, the italian premier because, of course, rishi has vowed to team up with her to try and stop the boat. so maybe after we stop talking tech , he might actually talking tech, he might actually get around to stopping a few boats. >> well, an ai solution perhaps. >> well, an ai solution perhaps. >> it might take a touch more than that, but nevertheless , than that, but nevertheless, that's the person he said he would team up with to stop them coming in at source through italy. so let's see if any more comes of that. yes a new alliance. >> anyway , the king and queen >> anyway, the king and queen have been visiting kenyan marines who have been trained by the uk's royal marines. they put them through their paces during a military exercise as part of their state visit to kenya , their state visit to kenya, which marks their first visit to a nation in the commonwealth since coronation. a nation in the commonwealth sintso coronation. a nation in the commonwealth sintso joining'onation. a nation in the commonwealth sintso joining usation. a nation in the commonwealth sintso joining us now to discuss >> so joining us now to discuss this is our royal correspondent, cameron walker . cameron walker. >> cameron, can you give us an update on what's happening today? >> yeah, i mean, it was a pretty impressive display from those kenyan fighting trains, kenyan fighting forces, trains, i by british royal

i might add, by british royal marines. the king himself is captain general of the royal marines and actually back in the 19705, marines and actually back in the 1970s, trained himself with them. we can just see pictures here if you're watching on television , of these kenyan television, of these kenyan forces who one day it's hoped, will be kenyan special forces trains by both britain and the united states to be able to fight terrorist groups such as al—shabaab in the region. so this is happening in mombasa in kenya. this is happening in mombasa in kenya . and the king and queen kenya. and the king and queen were watching from a stage as this mock beach landing was taking place following a ceremonial welcome alongside the presidents of kenya. and the first lady. it's all about beach today because not only have they been watching military displays and exercises , as the king has and exercises, as the king has also been at nyali beach, which is just down the road from from that beach you're seeing on your screens to hear about marine conservation and the work. young people are doing conservation and the work. young peclean are doing conservation and the work. young peclean up are doing conservation and the work. young peclean up beaches, ioing conservation and the work. young peclean up beaches, get; conservation and the work. young peclean up beaches, get rid to clean up the beaches, get rid of plastic pollution and 1 or 2

turtle conservation sites as well. so it's been a busy afternoon for the king. >> and as we predicted yesterday, cameron resplendent front pages of today's national newspapers of queen camilla feeding that baby elephant with a bottle of milk . you were a bottle of milk. you were saying yesterday, though, it was a bit of a mixed bag in terms of the reception in kenya. is there still any kind of fallout of the political machinations of reparations and the so—called crimes of yesteryear? or has that behind us now? and are we looking fonnard to a more positive finale to this visit? >> well, the king kept his words. and yesterday in private , words. and yesterday in private, met a of the relatives of met a number of the relatives of the survivors, of those who who had atrocities committed against them during the mau mau uprising, one of which was the great grandson of the tribal leader who was killed by british rulers in 1905. and he actually said that by meeting the king in person and giving the opportunity to speak to the king in person and talk about what his great grandfather went through was really progressive .

through was really progressive. so from his perspective , it was so from his perspective, it was a good thing that the king king was there and addressing it. however, there are still some rumblings, but i think on the whole, most people are finding that state his first that this state visits his first to commonwealth realm as head to a commonwealth realm as head of commonwealth been of the commonwealth has been very because it has very successful because it has not totally overshadowed by not been totally overshadowed by calls reparations like calls for reparations like prince william and princess catherine's was in 2022. i mean, look at the front pages. it's the queen feeding a baby elephant . what the queen feeding a baby elephant. what more do you want? >> more could they want >> what more could they want than that? >> it has, i think, been >> yes, it has, i think, been another resounding success. it's two now by the king two royal visits now by the king and queen since they were crowned. i think they've got off to to a stonker. crowned. i think they've got off to ito a stonker. crowned. i think they've got off to i thinktonker. crowned. i think they've got off to i think theyr. crowned. i think they've got off to i think they have. and even. >> i think they have. and even. okay, there's been a little bit of embarrassing who with the of embarrassing who has with the king at the at the king tripping up at the at the cemetery yesterday but also the queen. know you've queen. i don't know if you've heard she was at heard this story but she was at a sanctuary yesterday, a donkey sanctuary yesterday, brooke. president. and a donkey sanctuary yesterday, brooiput president. and a donkey sanctuary yesterday, brooiput up president. and a donkey sanctuary yesterday, brooiput up this esident. and a donkey sanctuary yesterday, brooiput up this esident. arstool they put up this makeshift stool so queen could buy souvenirs so the queen could buy souvenirs such as jewellery and cashew butter. out of butter. and she ran out of money, really bad money. she had

no money on her. she had 40,000 kenyan on her, which no money on her. she had 40,000 kenyan like on her, which no money on her. she had 40,000 kenyan like a on her, which no money on her. she had 40,000 kenyan like a loton her, which no money on her. she had 40,000 kenyan like a lot of her, which no money on her. she had 40,000 kenyan like a lot of money, ch no money on her. she had 40,000 kenyan like a lot of money, but sounds like a lot of money, but apparently because she ran apparently not because she ran out and an aide asked her hastily take the details of hastily take down the details of the to them the store owners to pay them back later get , you know, back later to get, you know, bank transfer. >> got have you got an iou? >> i think she'd be good for it. yes, i think she'd be good for an iou. >> i like that, though. there are little bloopers like outtakes from these kind of trips where don't go trips where things don't go perfectly to plan, but it makes it charming. it somewhat charming. >> makes them human. >> well, it makes them human. and charles stubbed his and like, charles stubbed his toe, a good toe, but he made a good recovery. but they're getting in there. they're looking in the photo i'm photo calls. great and i'm particularly cameron, particularly heartened, cameron, by of by that that wonderful story of the talking to a descendant the king talking to a descendant . i think that kind of human . and i think that kind of human touch, these visits touch, that's what these visits are yeah, absolutely is. and we >> yeah, absolutely is. and we have to remember why the king is sent on state visits. it's sent on these state visits. it's the foreign office that sends them to these places and it's all strengthening all about strengthening relations and the relations between kenya and the united . it's very united kingdom. it's a very competitive terms of competitive region in terms of trade. influences from trade. there's influences from russia china the united russia and china and the united states as well. but kenya and

britain have this shared history. have remember it history. we have to remember it was mother, queen elizabeth was his mother, queen elizabeth ii, who became queen in kenya at treetop safari lodge, came down, went up the tree as the princess came down, as queen, as the story goes. and again, we mentioned this yesterday, but the king reading an extract from queen elizabeth ii diary where she was talking about the magnificent kenyan landscapes and that she didn't want to miss and that she didn't want to miss a moment of it. in 1952. and these are the pictures you're looking at now on your screens of the then—princess. elizabeth, just a few days short of becoming queen. >> well, it's an absolutely stunning to visit. stunning place to visit. i haven't been, but i've heard it's absolutely beautiful and wonderful for the wildlife. of course , as as well. but that course, as as well. but that mock beach landing was quite something . yeah. yeah. quite a something. yeah. yeah. quite a performance there . performance there. >> yeah, was. so is >> yeah, absolutely was. so is the royal marines training demonstrating a covert beach landing as it's been described by buckingham palace and showing defence collaboration in action? because of course, it just shows

perhaps the strength of the british armed forces and the kenyan royal. >> to reiterate, this is a mock mock land for those who are just tuning in. >> yeah, mock training and these are kenyan soldiers who have been trained by british royal marines . kenya's navy was not marines. kenya's navy was not set up until the 1960s, just 1 or 2 years after they gained independence from great britain, which is why perhaps britain and the united states are helping to train them to get up to train them to get them up to speed with modern warfare. >> cameron looking ahead to >> and cameron looking ahead to the we talked the royal visit, we talked yesterday, didn't about this yesterday, didn't we, about this this now of the this backdoor swap now of the political history . you political heritage history. you talk there about independence, looking fonnard to the state visit to australia, the royal visit to australia, the royal visit to australia . are we visit to australia. are we expecting that to be clouded by talks of independence by a republic movement in australia? >> yeah, i think with all commonwealth nations. the king has some tricky times ahead and i think perhaps the caribbean nafions i think perhaps the caribbean nations are more hostile than, let's say the australia, new zealand, canada's of the world,

because there are echoes still of slavery and demands for reparations within the caribbean . when they lost barbados , the . when they lost barbados, the realms a couple of years ago, and jamaica is really wanting to become well, some people have really wanting them to become a republic and australia has also talks of becoming a republic as well as for is it imminent? i doubt it very much so. but will a royal charm offensive? those we saw in the 1980s with prince charles, princess diana going to australia , turn the tide on australia, turn the tide on republicanism, even when prince william and catherine took prince george, a baby prince george at the time, to australia and new zealand, there wasn't much talk of republicanism, but i think we'll have to wait and see. >> well, that's an interesting question, it? is a question, is it, isn't it? is a charmer offensive? what's needed to commonwealth to hold the commonwealth together? they're certainly together? well they're certainly being very, very charming . being very, very charming. >> i believe where they go, i think a lot of people worried about, you know, charles banging on about climate change. i mean, he anyway. but he does that anyway. but but he's i he's got off to a

he's i think he's got off to a great start. >> he more talks about the environment, to be fair to him and of us do care about the and most of us do care about the environment. yeah >> also there >> but we also believe there should maybe a separation should be maybe a separation between political and between the political realm and the realm. but anyway, between the political realm and the moveealm. but anyway, between the political realm and the move on.|. but anyway, let's move on. >> certainly for our >> certainly necessary for our constitution. thank you very much indeed. cameron walker, our royal correspondent there, bringing us latest from the bringing us the latest from the royal kenya trip. well, thanks to the help of ai, the fab four have been reunited for the final time as the beatles last single is released. a massively excited about this because paul mccartney and ringo starr recorded the track after yoko ono called macca and told him she'd found a demo of lennon performing the new single now and then . so with us now is and then. so with us now is james mcmahon , music journalist. james mcmahon, music journalist. yeah jimbo, how are you doing, m ate? >> it's mate? >> it's been ages . how you >> it's been ages. how you doing, mate? listen i'm really, really excited about this . the really excited about this. the technology around it, extracting john's voice from that demo , the john's voice from that demo, the free as a bird demo, using the

software there from the peter jackson movie. this is the huge, huge event. and that's because it probably will be the last ever beatles track, won't it ? ever beatles track, won't it? >> yeah, i really think this will be it. i mean , i feel like will be it. i mean, i feel like this new technology means that classic artists will continue to exist long after they have disbanded or they've left this mortal coil in this case, the beatles have disbanded and two of them have left this mortal coil. but i think with the beatles, there's been so much there's been so much romance about this release, it doesn't feel cash grab. it feels feel like a cash grab. it feels like something momentous. i like something momentous. and i think this will be it. i think there's been a lot of love and a lot of care that's gone into making feel very special making this feel very special and of course, those vocals extracted fresh tracks, laid down by macca on the bass and ringo on the drums, and i believe some guitars that george harrison laid down before he departed, mixed together . departed, mixed together. >> we have something fresh, a

big question for you, james. do we know if there's going to be a video for this? because the free as a bird video, i think is just majestic the way they spliced in archive footage and all archive footage and put it all together. can we expect to see a ieven together. can we expect to see a i even use in that any leaks on that front? because you can that front? because as you can tell, excited . tell, i'm quite excited. >> yeah. no. well, like i say , >> yeah. no. well, like i say, um, riffing on what i just said about the care and the attention that's gone into the release, it feels like the gang , everyone in feels like the gang, everyone in the that can be is the gang that can be here is are all here. sean lennon you know, john's youngest son has got a part to play in the video. whether peter jackson's lent all of his technical knowhow . so of his technical knowhow. so there's footage in there of pete best. there's some of the earliest beatles footage anyone's ever seen . you know, anyone's ever seen. you know, it's some everyone, everyone who can be part of this. everyone, you know, down to down to giles martin, obviously, his father , martin, obviously, his father, who produced the majority of the beatles music , can't be here. beatles music, can't be here. but even giles martin is involved. so itjust it

but even giles martin is involved. so it just it does really feel like a celebration of and i don't think this is a controversial thing to say, the greatest band of all time. >> james, just 1—1 question. not to downer on things. i to put a downer on things. i know martin and yourself are excited about this, this new record, some record, but there are some people who people in the industry who aren't aren't so pleased aren't who aren't so pleased about the use of artificial intelligence in music. there are some problems , aren't there, some problems, aren't there, down the road, perhaps. >> i mean, there certainly is. there are . you know, i you know, there are. you know, i you know, i'm a a punk rock fan, so i do value authenticity and things that are rough and ready. that's kind of the music that matters the most to me. but you know, at the most to me. but you know, at the same time, i, i do worry about that kind of spirit of music making, being about that kind of spirit of music making , being lost with music making, being lost with the introduction of this new technology. but i think in this instance, i mean, that's one for down the line. but in this instance, i think it's been done instance, i think it's been done in the best possible way just because you've got or just because you've got or just because paul because you've got paul mccartney as mccartney and ringo starr as kind of, um, custodians of the

material, the, you know, they've taken , martin said. before about taken, martin said. before about some guitar from from george. but because they originally intended to record this song for the anthology project in 1995, it's not exploiting these musicians , which is my worry musicians, which is my worry about. i it's i feel like paul and george have really, you know, they know this is, you know, they know this is, you know, they know this is the proper goodbye and i think that whenever you've got real musicians using ai, using this technology, we're going to be okay. it's when the musicians aren't involved, that's when i worry that it will be more than just a tool. and james, it's got to be sad. >> technology aside, it's a cracking riff, isn't it? the piano riff from lennon, his vocal melody , that that, that vocal melody, that that, that kind of middle eight, it actually is a blooming good song as well. and it lands today at 2:00. >> i think that's, i think crucially , that's what's

crucially, that's what's important. i think that i mean, you mentioned free as a bird before, but remember being a beatles obsessed teenager and thinking , beatles obsessed teenager and thinking, oh, you beatles obsessed teenager and thinking , oh, you know, beatles obsessed teenager and thinking, oh, you know, this is the beatles , but it's not the the beatles, but it's not the beatles where i feel like this has got a poignant see, i feel like this is a really good song. and there's also just all the romance of john writing this songin romance of john writing this song in the dakota to 1977. like i think this is good. i think this is good. i'm going to go out on a limb and say the beatles. i think they're going places. >> yeah. james mcmahon, it's always a pleasure, mate. long time no see. i'm massively excited about this. i think beatles fans there are two beatles fans out there are two do is going be do i think is going to be a massive bestseller? i just can't wait an hour's time. >> to hear it. itching >> itching to hear it. itching to hear it. in just a moment, we'll be keeping you updated on all latest the war all the latest from the war between israel and hamas with planned home planned disruption back home for remembrance day, we'll be discussing the conflict discussing that is the conflict spilling over into spilling too much over into britain's streets? all of that

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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 . correspondent. >> and it's been 45 years in the making , but >> and it's been 45 years in the making, but the >> and it's been 45 years in the making , but the beatles were making, but the beatles were released, their final ever song this afternoon at 2:00pm, in fact, titled now and then. the first bars were written by john lennon in 1978, and with the help of ai lennon in 1978, and with the help of al was finished just last year. i, for one, cannot wait to hear it . wait to hear it. >> plus we reveal how the so—called million march for palestine may hit london on on this year's ahmed otis day, as organisers have threatened to break the sacred two minute silence. we're going to ask will we see civil unrest before all of that, it is your headlines with rhiannon .

with rhiannon. >> emily thank you. good afternoon. it's 1:01. your >> emily thank you. good afternoon. it's1:01. your top stories from the newsroom . a stories from the newsroom. a major incident has been declared in hampshire and the isle of wight as storm kieron batters parts of england flood warnings are in place along the south coast , with strong winds coast, with strong winds expected to reach up to 80mph. southern rail and southeastern have strongly advised commuters not to travel today and to work from home wherever possible. while hundreds of schools across the south remain closed, a red wind warning is in place in the channel islands with winds of up to 100mph. guernsey resident jess mauger told gb news. people on the island have been panic buying . buying. >> there isn't a road that you would go down. i don't think that there isn't trees or if you try to take a coastal route, there's a, you know, that's obviously a danger as well today. so i suppose we really do feel cut off. but i mean, the panic buying in the shops has been hilarious the last few days. why people think days. i mean, why people think they'll out of toilet roll

they'll run out of toilet roll in in 24 hours. but yeah , milk in in 24 hours. but yeah, milk gone off the shelves. people fighting over loaves of bread . fighting over loaves of bread. it's been crazy . it's been crazy. >> israel says fresh strikes this morning killed two hamas leaders in jabalia , an area used leaders in jabalia, an area used as a refugee camp. gaza's media office, which is run by the hamas terrorist group, says 195 palestinians were killed 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 , while running dangerously low, while the rafah border crossing has opened for limited evacuations. for a second day as part of a qatar brokered deal , at least qatar brokered deal, at least 335 foreign nationals left yesterday. dozens of severely injured gazans were also taken for treatment in egypt following that brokered deal . it's

that brokered deal. it's understood around 7500 foreigners will leave gaza over the next two weeks as back here in london, the foreign office has been splattered with 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 in gaza. messages about the war have been painted onto the building where weapons firm leonardo's is based. one man's in custody on suspicion of criminal damage. in custody on suspicion of criminal damage . officers remain criminal damage. officers remain at the scene . the bank of at the scene. the bank of england has held the base interest rate at 5.25. it's the second month in a row that it's been kept unchanged after 14 consecutive hikes. the announced it will provide some relief to borrowers. however, the bank has downgrade faded its forecast for economic growth, saying inflation could stay higher for

longer . the covid inflation could stay higher for longer. the covid inquiry has heard that matt hancock wanted to decide who should live or die. should hospitals become ovennhelmed . and lord simon ovennhelmed. and lord simon stevens , who is chief executive stevens, who is chief executive of nhs england at the time, said he discouraged the former health secretary's plan before offering to leave such decisions to the medical profession. the inquiry continues . the prime minister continues. the prime minister has played down concerns of a terminator style rise of the machines on the second day of the ai safety summit, rishi sunak struck a more optimistic tone at bletchley park today, saying it's important to assess the risks but without being too alarmist , ai the risks but without being too alarmist, ai has the the risks but without being too alarmist , ai has the potential 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 be certain. but

and we can't be certain. but there a case to believe that there is a case to believe that it may pose risks on the on a scale like pandemics and nuclear war. and why, leaders, war. and that's why, as leaders, we responsible city to we have a responsible city to act, to take the steps to protect people. and that's exactly doing . exactly what we're doing. >> well, the prime minister also sat down with united nations secretary general antonio guterres at the summit. the pair met to discuss the situation in gaza and uk un cooperation on aid there. rishi sunak has also met with european commission president ursula von der leyen and italy's giorgia meloni tackling illegal immigration opfion tackling illegal immigration option on the agenda there too. and the king and queen have been watching marines in kenya, trained by the uk's royal marines as part of their four day state visit , the troops day state visit, the troops staged a covert beach landing at a naval base in the coastal city of mombasa . kenya's president of mombasa. kenya's president and first lady joined their majesties ahead of a ceremonial

welcome . it's their first visit welcome. it's their first visit to a commonwealth country country since the king took to the throne . this is gb news the throne. 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 martin and . emily martin and. emily >> thanks, rihanna now. martin there seems to be a debate emerging in our inbox. >> yeah, and it's one that's been raging for many decades. and of course, in 54 minutes, the new the final ever beatles track now and then lands and we want to ask you, beatles or the stones. it's a bit of an old chestnut, but i had a problem with the beatles for years because i'm an elvis man, the king of rock and roll. i thought the beatles killed his career. i outgrew that. the petulance of youth was i love the youth was removed. i love the beatles i'm hugely excited beatles. i'm hugely excited about this. i also love the rolling to at the very,

rolling stones to at the very, very best of british bands of all time. let us know who your favourite is. >> let us know gb views at >> yes, let us know gb views at gbnews.com because richards gb news.com because richards already gbnews.com because richards already got in touch, he says over rated boy band. that's the beatles. that is, they were never to walk stones never fit to walk in the stones shadow. sorry but there it is, he says. strong stuff . but john, he says. strong stuff. but john, on other hand, he's on the other hand, says he's a big beatles fan. he says he got to like them a lot because his dad was always playing the beatles. he's so glad to hear a new release with added singing of john lennon. is coming out. >> yeah. and i think i think the joy of this i know i could bang on about this all day. the joy of this is it was a tragedy that john lennon was taken away so young and almost have him young and to almost have him brought life, at least brought back to life, at least vocally, via the power of ai, i think is almost transcendental. i'm really, really emotionally excited about this. 52 minutes to young was he? >> how young was he? >> how young was he? >> was, oh, god, you've >> he was, oh, god, you've asked me a question over there. >> 40. just 40 years old to >> 40. 40. just 40 years old to way too young . way too young. >> still had decades of output left in him. this is the final

ever piece. >> she's a bit odd to sort of resurrect her voice. no, i know, because it's already there. >> they've simply extracted it. it hasn't been added to or generated from nowhere. it's actually john. this. this is john. it's just it's just the best john we could get. >> well, music lovers out there, let us know if you prefer the stones or the beatles have got your heart. anyway shall we move on? yes. your heart. anyway shall we move on? now, thousands of homes have >> now, thousands of homes have been power and been left without power and hundreds forced to hundreds of schools forced to close as storm kieran batters the uk with some areas hit by gusts of wind of over 100mph. wow >> these are pictures from saint mary near exeter where the river levels have risen significantly following the very heavy rain indeed. following the very heavy rain indeed . look at that. the indeed. look at that. the environment agency has issued 54 warnings where flooding is expected and most of these are along the south coast right now. >> northern ireland. reporter dougie beattie is in portadown and gb news, south—west of england. reporter jeff moody is clinging on at instow beach in

devon. dougie, let's cross to you first yesterday. you're in newry and we saw the river sweeping through the town . in sweeping through the town. in fact, it was completely obscure . fact, it was completely obscure. the arches, the ground around was water ridden . what's the was water ridden. what's the latest from . northern ireland? latest from. northern ireland? >> well, it's exactly the same here in portadown, where i'm standing now over one shoulder is the river bann and over the other shoulder is the picnic tables were well ground is meant to be. and of course, it's not there. it's flooded out. and that's because these rivers and it's all really about land maintenance now on how we actually maintain the shocks , actually maintain the shocks, the drains, if you like , that the drains, if you like, that run off the farmland into these rivers . i mean, in downpatrick rivers. i mean, in downpatrick at the minute, we're just heanng at the minute, we're just hearing that market street is heavily flooded and the water can't get away because of the tributaries to the quoile river are at a very high level. now

that brings in some questions, but it also brings in questions of planning where our local councils and this just isn't in northern ireland, it's the whole way through the uk, our councils talking to one another because these rivers run through many different council areas and where councils in one area see fit to let building happen on a floodplain will of course it then swells somewhere else and comes out somewhere else. and earlier on i spoke with carla lockhart to find out what her thinking was. >> 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 getting back up and running today. look, this has been a long running issue. i do firmly believe we need to get better at planning, planning laws. we need to ensure that there is enough floodplain 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 full capacity . unless

running to full capacity. unless if we don't, this will continue . if we don't, this will continue. we well, jeff, should we turn to you now? >> the wind is still quite strong, it appears, although your hood has come down. so it can't be raining too hard. is that a boat still beached like a whale . whale. >> it is still beached like a whale . yes, it is indeed. the whale. yes, it is indeed. the storm has passed. to be fair. it's actually passed over london fairly recently. you might not have noticed that because when you're in the eye of the storm, apparently that's when the winds are very light. it's after the storm that the ferocious winds come and the winds certainly storm that the ferocious winds come arlethe winds certainly storm that the ferocious winds come arlet up winds certainly storm that the ferocious winds come arlet up here. certainly storm that the ferocious winds come arlet up here. alltainly storm that the ferocious winds come arlet up here. all day.y haven't let up here. all day. it's as windy as it was. first thing in the morning, just without the there are without the rain. there are still there are still 300 schools that have closed for the day, 10,000 homes in cornwall without power. but the issue now as the storm begins to head up towards the west midlands is it is petering out a little bit.

the port of dover is back in operation. so things are definitely calming down. but the issue now is these flood warnings, as you say, 54 flood warnings, as you say, 54 flood warnings and the issue is high tide. when it gets to high tide tonight, that's when we're not sure how many floods there will be. that's when things could get quite serious . so the warnings quite serious. so the warnings still in place from the rac try not to travel unless you have to try to avoid coastal roads , try try to avoid coastal roads, try to avoid rural roads where there's a real risk of trees coming down. and as the storm begins to fade and pass from the south of england, it's now a case of the clean up operation . case of the clean up operation. keeping an eye on those flood warnings tonight, making sure that your you've got sandbags that your you've got sandbags that you're as prepared as you can be for any flooding later on tonight . and can be for any flooding later on tonight. and then tomorrow, can be for any flooding later on tonight . and then tomorrow, the tonight. and then tomorrow, the clean up operation begins . clean up operation begins. >> okay. dougie beattie in northern ireland and jeff moody there in stow beach in devon,

thanks for the latest update. hang on in there, boys. we're going to be coming back to you throughout show. now, throughout the show. now, cornwall lawyer david hay cornwall based lawyer david hay joins from penzance. joins us now from penzance. david, a pleasure to see david, always a pleasure to see you on the show. yeah, normally here talking about immigration law, of course. but we understand that you're something of time storm chaser. understand that you're something of have me storm chaser. understand that you're something of have me sbeen chaser. understand that you're something of have me sbeen seeing in what have you been seeing in penzance? yeah no, i think. >> good afternoon. both of you. it's nice not to talk about something about asylum seekers for mean, you know. i mean, >> i mean, you know. i mean, yeah. last night we were down in cornwall. few miles off cornwall. i'm a few miles off land's end. >> so the start or the beginning of way of england, whichever way you look at it. >> and we got the storm first and i put some pictures on on the internet which seems to have gone the internet which seems to have gori think showing now. >> i think showing now. >> i think showing now. >> and it was really quite frightening. it's the frightening. i mean, it's the worst storm down here that i've seen about years. seen for about ten years. >> mean, i live on the >> i mean, i live on the promenade and the waves were coming hitting the hitting promenade and the waves were corrwindow1itting the hitting promenade and the waves were corrwindow of.ing the hitting promenade and the waves were corrwindow of the the hitting promenade and the waves were corrwindow of the office :ting promenade and the waves were corrwindow of the office where i the window of the office where i live, which is probably 70, 80ft. >> i mean, not really forceful, but was definitely i mean, but there was definitely i mean, i'm now lots of

i'm looking now at lots of seaweed on my window. >> pretty, pretty disastrous seaweed on my window. >> eveningj, pretty disastrous all evening. >> and it got very, very bad with the wind. and then this morning, there was morning, you know, there was a lot of damage and destruction around and trees down, etcetera . around and trees down, etcetera. >> were badly hit and it's >> so we were badly hit and it's still a bit choppy now. >> david, are particularly >> david, are you particularly interested then ? interested in storms then? >> is this one of your hobbies? >> is this one of your hobbies? >> really. i mean, >> no, not really. i mean, i think, you know, when you live in cornwall, i mean, it's one of the you know, usually one of the nice things go and look at, nice things to go and look at, you go long as it's you know, go as long as it's safe go and watch, you know, safe to go and watch, you know, nice, nice summer with the beaches. in the you beaches. and in the winter you get storms. beaches. and in the winter you get but storms. beaches. and in the winter you get but when s. beaches. and in the winter you get but when you live beaches. and in the winter you getbut when you live literally >> but when you live literally like i do on on the beach, essentially, it's something you kind notice. kind of have to notice. >> i mean, it killed all my plants and last night with the salt so not really salt spray. so not really interested, it's always, you interested, but it's always, you know, watch. know, wanted to watch. >> got power at >> i think you've got power at least. david that's right. >> yeah, i have. least. david that's right. >> but1, i have. least. david that's right. >> but aboutve. least. david that's right. >> but about 8000 haven't. >> but about 8000 haven't. >> parents who live >> and my parents who live further inland in cornwall, they've lost they lost power last it's last night. so it's, it's, it's pretty bad down here. >> i the local councils >> i mean the local councils told people to stay home and

told people to stay at home and i think they were i don't think they were overreacting interesting overreacting and interesting in that your that train line along your coast, is most coast, there is the most expensive train line in of coast, there is the most expwukive train line in of coast, there is the most expwuk to train line in of coast, there is the most expwuk to maintain in of coast, there is the most expwuk to maintain because' coast, there is the most expwuk to maintain because of the uk to maintain because of these ferocious that these ferocious storms that battering. >> david, are you seeing these things often, would you things more often, would you say, than you've lived say, now, than you've lived there are they there for ten years, or are they more frequent than before? i mean, so. mean, i think so. >> then, know, i mean, >> but then, you know, i mean, i've here since i was i've lived down here since i was a teenager, but in that period of time from my memory and, you know, global whatever know, global warming, whatever you about, but you want to discuss about, but the do be getting worse. >> you know, harbour are being broken. and thing that broken. and one thing that you're definitely noticing is when get storms, when you get these storms, you do lot of things do see an awful lot of things like plastic washed like plastic being washed up aftennards and debris and aftennards and the debris and then, you know something, when i'm of these crazy people i'm one of these crazy people that and at 6 am. in that goes and swims at 6 am. in the morning the sea and we the morning and the sea and we have these sewage warnings, have all these sewage warnings, you obviously, you know, because obviously, once and lots once there's bad storms and lots of rain, you know, the local water companies put sewage out untreated sea. so untreated into the sea. so you're things you're seeing kind of things like but i think like that as well. but i think that getting worse, but it that it is getting worse, but it you know that's in relation you know what that's in relation to? i don't know.

>> okay, david, we're going to leave no doubt. we'll leave it there. no doubt. we'll have or later have you back on sooner or later talking about the small boats and maybe, know, weather and maybe, you know, the weather may have impacted upon that. david always a david hey, fantastic. always a pleasure. talking pleasure. it's nice talking to david about something little david about something a little bit it's usually the small boats. >> it's usually the small boats. it's legalities of it's usually the legalities of deportation. but it it's usually the legalities of depnto ation. but it it's usually the legalities of depnto be n. but it it's usually the legalities of depnto be said. but it has to be said. >> david is a very, very fair voice on this issue. he's a human rights lawyer, but he gets both sides of the debate. look at didn't swept away. at he didn't get swept away. >> didn't get swept away. and >> he didn't get swept away. and great shots had there for us. great shots he had there for us. yeah, very imposing. so israel is claiming have killed two is claiming to have killed two senior leaders in strikes senior hamas leaders in strikes on the jabalya refugee camp in gaza. the un, however, raised serious concerns that the idf's operation could amount to war crimes after targeting the civilian heavy area. >> and this comes as the first british nationals have left gaza via the rafah crossing , with via the rafah crossing, with prime minister rishi sunak pledging to do whatever he to can help others escape back home, the uk has seen even more protests and action as tensions

ramp up ahead of remembrance sunday and armistice day, the day before that with the foreign office today being targeted by protest writers. >> so let's turn to our security editor, mark white, who's in sderot in southern israel by the gaza border. there mark, can we get some clarity if you have it, on what happened with this alleged bombing of a refugee camp? because there seems to be mixed reports depending on where you look, what you read and what you look, what you read and what you see. >> well, what the israelis say is that the targeted, legitimate hamas target a compound that was being used to building where hamas senior commander and fellow hamas terrorists were holed up who were firing at israeli forces , not just at but israeli forces, not just at but there was in that area a tunnel system , arms and weapons storage system, arms and weapons storage dumps , as well as command and

dumps, as well as command and control . but when they ordered control. but when they ordered in an air strike to take out that building or to strike those hamas terrorists in that building , that building building, that building collapsed as a part of that airstrike . but they said because airstrike. but they said because of the tunnel systems below this building , it created a very building, it created a very significant hole that that building and other surrounding buildings fell into. and, of course , because there is this . s course, because there is this. s situation in gaza where many hundreds of thousands of people have decided not to leave gaza either willingly because they don't want to cede ground to the israelis. they fear that there will be a permanent displacement and their expulsion from gaza and their expulsion from gaza and they will not be allowed back in. others, according to the israelis, are being prevented from moving out of gaza by hamas. and there are others who are just not fit in a physical condition to be able to leave the area. so whatever the

reasons why people are not leaving, there are hundreds of thousands of people in northern gaza still . and hamas is accused gaza still. and hamas is accused of using these civilians as human shields. and as such, when you get a strike on a hamas target, it's inevitable. sadly that there are civilians in that area as well. and when you've got the added complication of a tunnel system underneath a building which is collapsing and then bringing other buildings in then bringing other buildings in the area to collapse as well, to fall into this huge hole that's been created by the airstrike , been created by the airstrike, then clearly there was a very significant number of civilian casualties as collateral damage . casualties as collateral damage. the israelis call them a war crime. of course, others who are critical of what is rail is doing and prosecuting this war describe what has happened as it will have to be decided in the fullness of time. the united nafions fullness of time. the united nations has voiced very significant concern about what is happening, not just in

jabalia, but throughout gaza as israel continues to push fonnard with its military campaign on the ground and mark the front pages of the newspapers in britain, very much dominated by the fact that rafah crossing is opening today. >> and those british people inside gaza will be allowed out. do we have any indication of the numbers of british citizens who are in gaza, what types of people they are and when they may be allowed to leave ? may be allowed to leave? >> well , all the foreign office >> well, all the foreign office have said on that front is that they have managed to make contact with about 200 british nationals . now, whether they all nationals. now, whether they all want to leave or not, i don't know. it would seem very odd indeedif know. it would seem very odd indeed if they didn't want to leave. what is a horrific situation in gaza? so we can assume that the vast majority, if not all of those 200 people, will want to leave. we understand that yesterday it was

just a very small number of british nationals who crossed over along with other nationalities at that rafah border crossing into egypt today. we're told that the majority of those who are going to cross will be americans with a small number of other national parties. so it seems that the bulk of the brits are going to have to wait another day or two. yet. it is it's being controlled because egypt don't want a situation where many thousands of people are going to stream across their border and of course, israel wants to control situation because they want to know exactly who is leaving gaza and who is heading into egypt. so it slow. it is deliberate, but it's deeply frustrating if you're caught up in that horrific event that's unfolding in the gaza strip at the moment. >> okay, mark white, thanks for joining us live from the gaza

border with that update. >> yes. and coming up, we'll have the latest on the royals in kenya, where the king is currently visiting a marine conservation reserve. we'll pick pictures very soon and keep your emails coming in about beatles versus stones kicked off. it has kicked off in the inbox. some people are throwing in other bands. the who, led zeppelin . bands. the who, led zeppelin. >> yeah, they're all great bands. but this is about the beatles stones. today's beatles or the stones. today's is today's beatles day. in about what is it? about 44 what time is it? about 44 minutes time. >> we'll count up and see >> we'll count them up and see who's winner. that's the who's the winner. that's the latest the

sunday mornings from 930 on gb news is . welcome back to news is. welcome back to joe. >> and we have live shots there of the king in nairobi. he's visiting a marine corps conservation reserve at present . conservation reserve at present. we're joined by cameron walker. cameron, what's the latest? >> well, this is the king visiting the two conservation area in mombasa in kenya . and area in mombasa in kenya. and he's learning more about the work that local this local coastal community is doing in marine conservation , but also marine conservation, but also including their methods of restoring coral. and that is what you're seeing on your screen right , right what you're seeing on your screen right, right now. so they plant them in these kind of artificial coral reefs and then put them in the ocean. the idea is they grow around it and helps conserve the sea life. >> he was making a sandcastle

there. but what he's actually doing there, this for those who can't see this, it looks like a sandcastle with windows. they plant out the coral in there and then they put that out to ocean and it and it starts to grow a fresh reef. >> yeah, it's trying to restore the coral because the problem is over the last you know, 50 odd years or whatever, it's been really struggling with overfishing, climate overfishing, fishing, climate change according change as well. according to buckingham palace and uncontrolled coral uncontrolled fish and coral selection . so they're trying to selection. so they're trying to support the livelihoods of the local communities because the idea is if it's got more coral, therefore it's got more tourism, more international money coming into area and therefore into the area and therefore improving the lives of local people. and this is just another example of the kind of benefits that a state visit such as this with the guys well, i hate to call him a guy, but a very high profile man. i should say, his majesty the king in this area. >> the common theme emerging yesterday, the yesterday, of course, was the preservation of elephant and preservation of the elephant and the stocks because of the the rhino stocks because of the international ivory trade, trying to encourage the preservation of that for

tourism. now with the reefs, tourism. and now with the reefs, of course, because because kenya's reefs are kenya's coral reefs are a beautiful spectacle for scuba divers snorkelers and divers and snorkelers and anglers, often those environments are ravaged by overfishing . overfishing. >> yes. so this is the process of coral gardens, as it's been called . as i said, artificial called. as i said, artificial coral restoration structures and coral restoration structures and coral plugs made of concrete and coral plugs made of concrete and coral fragments . and the king coral fragments. and the king is, as you saw, been invited to fix coral into what's called nursery beds , which will then be nursery beds, which will then be placed inside the ocean in. >> and yeah, it's worth saying that the his majesty the king is in a sort of smart, casual, beige sand colour suit there, looking quite relaxed . looking quite relaxed. >> most of the people there are wearing either summer dresses or swim shorts and t shirts. he's there in his in his summer smart casual attire . casual attire. >> it's interesting, cameron, because i saw recently king charles has been voted something of a style icon , and of a style icon, and particularly his kind of brits

abroad on safari. that linen look. i mean, he's got to said he looks good. >> yeah, he certainly does. and he's in signing out over the last couple of days as well, wearing his sunglasses as well. inoficed wearing his sunglasses as well. i noticed he that i noticed when he had that little up yesterday, he little trip up yesterday, he very his sunglasses very quickly put his sunglasses on a very cool manoeuvre to on in a very cool manoeuvre to try and just distract from that. but also the queen as well, she's been wearing some amazing dresses and with a theme of the engagement she's been at. so for example, she had giraffes embroidered on her dress yesterday when she was visiting the brook donkey sanctuary. she then quickly changed into another outfit which had elephants embroidered onto it when she was feeding the orphaned baby elephants. cameron is it is it normal practise for or tradition for the queen to wear something designed in kenya or in the country that they're travelling to? i think you can tell a lot with what the royals are wearing now. i'm not a fashion expert by any stretch of the imagination, but usually

there is a nod to the place they are visiting or indeed it can be something small, such as a brooch with with a nod to a particular person's . for particular person's. for example, queen camilla and indeed princess catherine both wear brooches or jewellery, which was in the personal jury selection collection, even of queen elizabeth ii. and it's the nod to that family history. as for the men of the family, including king charles, is not, i suspect it's just what he feels most comfortable in. that doesn't seem to be much, poppy . doesn't seem to be much, poppy. he's got he is wearing a poppy. he's got he is wearing a poppy. he's wearing a poppy. yeah he's got a poppy. and he has been wearing a poppy as well as the queen state queen has throughout this state visit, because, course, all visit, because, of course, all of us here have been wearing poppies and it is the poppies as well. and it is the time to wear them. >> we you there that >> and we can see you there that seems to be a plethora of i'm assuming these corals are grown in control conditions they in control conditions where they can they're put can prosper and then they're put out sea and it regenerates out to sea and it regenerates a wonderful ecosystem. >> the idea. so >> yes. so that is the idea. so once all of this been kind once all of this has been kind of controlled and grown and it's strong enough to put into the

strong enough to be put into the ocean subject the ocean where the subject to the elements, idea is it elements, then the idea is it will grow naturally and then improve of local improve the lives of local people. i'm also told that the king is going meeting king is going to be meeting local community elders on the king is going to be meeting local ofnmunity elders on the king is going to be meeting local of the|nity elders on the king is going to be meeting local of the beach ders on the king is going to be meeting local of the beach very on the king is going to be meeting local of the beach very shortly , shore of the beach very shortly, and to be watching and he's going to be watching a boat take on coral, which boat take on that coral, which we've seen him put into the we've just seen him put into the little plugs into the sea. so yeah, he'll get a bit of demonstration at the end. he's working hard for us. >> is he? yeah. king charles there. thank you very much indeed, cameron walker, for bringing latest bringing us that latest and brilliant there from brilliant live shots there from kenya conservation kenya from that conservation area. now a lot of you have been getting in touch, as i said before, about our debate of the day, really, and that's right, because in just under about 27 minutes time, the beatles last ever track now and then lands stewart says this to great individual bands for me the beatles were grafting 12 hour gig night shifts in hamburg in their late teens. >> that's true . 30 minutes on, >> that's true. 30 minutes on, 30 minutes off, learning their trade. they were no boy band. >> well, there we go. and nick says, i was never a stones

person . my favourite 60s group person. my favourite 60s group were beatles , the beach were the beatles, the beach boys, mamas and papas , the boys, mamas and the papas, the seekers herman's hermits . seekers and herman's hermits. yes, basically all of them. all of them . you love, love them. of them. you love, love them. all this was the debate. stones v beatles. but as you can see there, some of you have been throwing in other bands every band under the sun, lots of music lovers watching and listening. about 27 minutes ago until that final track drops . until that final track drops. >> there's plenty more to come, but that's after your latest news headlines with . rihanna news headlines with. rihanna >> martin, thank you. it's 133. >> martin, thank you. it's133. your top stories from the newsroom . hailstones as big as newsroom. hailstones as big as golf balls have battered parts of england as storm, kiran bnngs of england as storm, kiran brings gusts of more than 100mph. a major incident was declared in hampshire and the isle of wight while flood warnings are in place along the south coast, warnings are in place along the south coast , southern warnings are in place along the south coast, southern rail and southeastern have issued travel warnings advising commuters to work from home wherever possible

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next story, pro—palestinian protesters are organising a national march and boycott on remember this day and also on armistice day the day before as concerns grow about community tensions on the commemorations on november the 11th. >> yes, this is quite concerning . indeed. >> yes, this is quite concerning .indeed.the >> yes, this is quite concerning . indeed. the plans and remarks have been greeted with outrage. however by members of the veterans community, unsurprisingly, with many warning that the action will alienate thousands from the palestinian cause. you can see there on the screen a flyer that's being shared on social media suggesting that coaches will be coming down to london or at least they're being put on from areas such as dewsbury, batley, also from leicester we've seen. well joining us now is philip ingram, former senior military intelligence officer. >> good afternoon to you, philip. concerning stuff, there are reports of a million people marched . this would be the fifth marched. this would be the fifth consecutive saturday that pro—palestinian marchers have marched. of course, this year it

falls on november the 11th, armistice day 11 am. is meant to be a two minute national silence in memory of the ending of world war i. however, reports out that these the mob will not honour that silence. what do you make of that ? make of that? >> well, i think the fact that this march has been allowed to go ahead in the first place, and especially if it's been granted authority to go down whitehall on remembrance weekend, is asking for trouble . you know, asking for trouble. you know, it's right and proper that people should be allowed to march in protest. >> but if it's going to interfere with other for very sombre and focussed events and there always is on the 11th of november and then remembrance sunday, the day after , it could sunday, the day after, it could be put somewhere else and banned from going anywhere near whitehall because there's a real potential for trouble. there's also a real potential for elements of the legitimate march

to be by those that want to cause violent protest and potentially terrorists. yes it's the friends of al—aqsa peace in palestine group that's been issuing this literature online. >> in calling on its supporters to join the million march for palestine line on saturday, november the 11th. now, we've seen in previous saturdays the cenotaph being used as a protest spot for the palestinian marches . we've also seen that subsequent shortly it was boarded up with security around it. is there any how should the police deal with this , in your police deal with this, in your view? is there a way of allowing both to happen , even if we see both to happen, even if we see it as as distasteful ? it is it as as distasteful? it is freedom of expression after all, is it not? >> it is freedom of expression. and there's no reason why the march shouldn't be allowed to go ahead. but it you know, it's up to the mayor of london to authorise what routes they can

take. they don't have to be allowed to go down whitehall. you know, they've been down whitehall and whitehall other weekends and bits and pieces. this is one weekend where, you the weekend where, you know, the potential the potential for damage, the potential for damage, the potential disruption and potential for disruption and disruption then disruption that would then continue remembrance continue on into the remembrance sunday parade the next day. it's huge and the potential for it to be from a terrorist perspective , be from a terrorist perspective, it's, you know, it's too good an opportunity for terrorists given the weekend. it is. and everything else to ignore it. i would be extremely concerned. and from a wider security perspective , the advice i would perspective, the advice i would hope from the metropolitan police would be to the mayor of london would be by all means, let it go ahead, but route it somewhere else in london. why? why don't they go south of the river whilst all the remembrance service is going north of the river? >> philip a reason why it might be a good idea not to allow us to go ahead is that two organisations specifically organisations have specifically said will set said already that they will set out to deliberately dishonour the two minute silence. the anti capitalist action group , a

capitalist action group, a facebook organisation with 63,000 followers, have already stated that they will dishonour the silence. dilli hossain , the the silence. dilli hossain, the deputy editor of five pillars uk , which let's put it this way , , which let's put it this way, is a somewhat militant muslim news outlet, said there will be a resounding rejection of the silence this year . and a resounding rejection of the silence this year. and for many years to come. as somebody who understands , as the veteran understands, as the veteran community, philip, if this were to be allowed to happen, if that silence was broken with booze or anything else , how would that be anything else, how would that be received by the british veteran community? >> it would be like a punch in the stomach. however, you know, the stomach. however, you know, the veteran community have put their lives on the line and many have not come back to give people the right to protest that freedom of speech and therefore, you know, whether people will follow the silence or don't follow the silence or don't follow the silence or don't follow the silent silence, that's personal choice. whether

people wear the poppy or don't wear the poppy . again, that is wear the poppy. again, that is personal choice in what's going on and service personnel have lost their lives to allow people to have that that freedom of choice and that freedom of expression . but it's where it's expression. but it's where it's going to be if they're allowed to go down whitehall , that is to go down whitehall, that is something that they don't have to be there by all means let people protest. you know, i put my life on the line with my colleagues to allow sort of colleagues to allow that sort of thing to happen, but not here. and i would also try and encourage a lot of these protesters to go off to tehran or damascus or anywhere else in the middle east or into china and russia and carry out the same protests . same protests. >> well, it wouldn't go very smoothly , i imagine, philip, smoothly, i imagine, philip, i would just say on the five pillars point, of course, five pillars point, of course, five pillars will say they are an independent muslim news site in europe , australia and the europe, australia and the americas. i'm sure they would refute the your definition of them. but you can do your own research at home. >> all you got to do is look at

what they consider to be the most important story in britain today. and they seem to be thinking that scholars issuing fatwas is an okay thing. what i'm philip, is i'm saying to you, philip, is a time and a place for protest test. and surely , surely on this test. and surely, surely on this sacred moment, they should keep quiet. go somewhere else, and actually honour the traditions and the values and the culture and the values and the culture and the values and the culture and the history and the military heritage of the united kingdom . heritage of the united kingdom. >> i agree with you completely. i think they should. but we can't force people to do that. you know, i guarantee that at 11:11, on the 11th, there will be people still wandering around the shops in the uk trying to go through the tills in the uk. so people protesting, we can't force them to, but we should not allow it to happen in an area thatis allow it to happen in an area that is so important to remembrance, i.e. around the cenotaph in whitehall, especially that weekend . especially that weekend. >> i'm sure the vast, vast majority of people in this country would vehemently agree

with that. philip i think some others would probably go further and ban these types of protests. but i think you're right. we do need protect freedom need to protect freedom of expression, to protest. expression, freedom to protest. it's our previous it's something our previous generations fought for. so thank you very much indeed, philip ingram there, former senior military intelligence officer, just reacting to the prospect of a pro—palestine 9th march taking place on armistice day. >> and let us know what you think out there. you're the most important people out there, the viewers. think ? viewers. what do you think? should allowed? we hear should this be allowed? we hear all the time about clamping down on doesn't seem to on protest. doesn't seem to happen. today, wanton happen. does it? today, wanton vandalism of the foreign office emboldened , i believe, because emboldened, i believe, because of just stop oil. emboldened, i believe, because ofjust stop oil. what emboldened, i believe, because of just stop oil. what do you think? let us know. well this is the concern, isn't it? >> we're already seeing vandalism. we're already seeing marches unfortunately by the extremes. so we shall see what happens. but please do keep your views coming in. now, the second day of the ai summit gets undennay tech leaders, undennay as tech leaders, politicians and business owners monitor technologies monitor developing technologies looking attract new business

investment. >> that's right. and earlier , >> that's right. and earlier, rishi sunak met with the president of the european commission, ursula von der layen, pointing out the importance of assessing the risks of ai whilst to being without being too alarmist . yes. without being too alarmist. yes. >> so let's talk to our deputy political editor, tom hannood, who is at bletchley park . tom who is at bletchley park. tom bletchley park is a fitting place, is it not? as you said earlier , the birthplace of earlier, the birthplace of computing , certainly see this computing, certainly see this place really expanded and burgeoned during the second world. >> it was 1943 where they realised there simply wasn't enough space for all of the code breakers here at bletchley park. and they expanded with a network of buildings and huts, one of which is just a few metres away from me is the hut that alan turing worked in was his office as he was developing those early computers . the father of modern computers. the father of modern computing , computers. the father of modern computing, some people computers. the father of modern computing , some people call computers. the father of modern computing, some people call him. that's where this technical, technological revolution kicked off and of a further technical ,

off and of a further technical, logical revolution, something that could transform all of our lives more than the personal computer , more than the computer, more than the smartphone, more than all of the mod cons we know today that artificial intelligence could could change the way we interact with world, could cure with the world, could cure diseases , could bring about an diseases, could bring about an age of limitless, clean energy . age of limitless, clean energy. there are so many possibilities, but with great power comes great risk , responsibility and of risk, responsibility and of course a technology so powerful and potentially so uncontrollable as ai leaders of tech companies and of world players are worried that this technology could escape out of human control. so that's why today , today, the vice president today, today, the vice president of the united states, the prime minister of the united kingdom , minister of the united kingdom, the president of the european commission , representatives from commission, representatives from other , including other countries, including china, are all here to try and work out a way fonnard to institute what are known as guard rails around the prospect

of future frontier ai. so it remains under human control and so the very real risks that basically everyone accepts are there with this incredibly powerful technology. so that those risks do not turn into armageddon. >> well , thank you very much >> well, thank you very much indeed. tom hannood there, our deputy political editor at bletchley park, being our eyes and ears at the ai summit organised by the united kingdom, it's really in his element. >> so moving on, a pro—palestinian activist has been arrested after he released hordes of spray painted mice into a crowded mcdonald's in birmingham . birmingham. >> yes, in a video widely circulated on social media, the activist who also holds a pro—palestine numberplate , it pro—palestine numberplate, it released spray painted red, green and black mice into the restaurant in a protest over the chain, allegedly giving free meals to israeli soldiers as well. >> jack carson joins us now from outside a mcdonald's in small heath birmingham . so, jack, when

heath birmingham. so, jack, when we spoke yesterday , copycat we spoke yesterday, copycat attacks, if you like, were breaking out. we saw some in keighley in yorkshire were sticking. thanks. what's the latest? any more repeat attacks . latest? any more repeat attacks. >> so, so far, martin, we've not had any reports of any more of those. as you mentioned, copycat attacks, of course, here in birmingham, there's been 3—3 involved with mice. and then keith liam broady course, we saw those reports of sticking sex being thrown over the counter and on the floor in the mcdonald's there. now, west midlands police yesterday evening confirmed that they had arrested a 32 year old man in connection with those attacks. one. and of course, in the star city leisure area leisure complex , one at the perry barr complex, one at the perry barr mcdonald's. and of course , we've mcdonald's. and of course, we've also now got the police saying they're on the hunt. there is a wanted man, bilal hussein, 30 years old, believed to be from the birmingham area. he is a suspect that the police say might well be involved in these incidents. and they are have been over the past 24 hours

carrying out different warrants for his arrest to try and find him. they are appealing to the pubuc him. they are appealing to the public for any information of his whereabouts . they would like his whereabouts. they would like to speak to him in connection with those attacks. but, of course, in small heath, course, here in small heath, this mcdonald's behind was this mcdonald's behind me was the that was attacked. the third one that was attacked. that, of course, is also being investigated by the west midlands they say at midlands police. but they say at this moment they don't have enough to know enough information on to know whether the attack was connected. so, of course, the suspects that are already suspects that they are already interviewing and of course, already on lookout as already on the lookout for as well, going up well, particularly going up north to keighley in bradford , north to keighley in bradford, where, of course, it wasn't only the mcdonald's it the the mcdonald's there, it was the starbucks there as well. there are two hooded men attacked the hammers, attack the windows. sorry of that starbucks with hammers . starbucks is one of the hammers. starbucks is one of the global corporate actions deemed to be pro—israel rail by some of these community driven, pro palestine campaigners, along with mcdonald's, along with disney as well. we had confirmation from west yorkshire police arrested a man police they had arrested a man in 20s in relation to one of

in his 20s in relation to one of those incidents. yes today. and they deployed extra officers they had deployed extra officers in community to try and in the community to try and reassure people. that's the same situation down here in birmingham as well. the birmingham as well. now, the reason these boycotts are reason that these boycotts are happening the likes of happening against the likes of mcdonald's because mcdonald's mcdonald's is because mcdonald's in repost a picture of in israel. repost a picture of idf soldiers with mcdonald's meals and we know, of course, as well there have been donations of meals and also discounts offered to mcdonald's from mcdonald's in israel as a specific franchisee, it's important to note that mcdonald's gave us a statement and they said that we are deeply concerned about these incidents, which they say are a result of disinformation about our position on the conflict on the middle that the middle east. they added that the mcdonald's corporation is not funding supporting any funding or supporting any governments involved in this conflict and actions from our local developmental licensee business were made business partners were made independently without mcdonald's consent or approval. and of course, back home here in england , those investigations, england, those investigations, both here in birmingham and in bradford as well, continue .

bradford as well, continue. >> thank you very much indeed. jack carson there, who is outside a mcdonald's in small jack carson there, who is outsideirmingham 1's in small jack carson there, who is outsideirmingham .s in small jack carson there, who is outsideirmingham .aftermall jack carson there, who is outsideirmingham . after these heath birmingham. after these incidents , a form of protest incidents, a form of protest apparently he is absolutely disgusting , isn't it, martin? disgusting, isn't it, martin? >> abhorrent, repulsive . lviv >> abhorrent, repulsive. lviv and, you know, i think just out of control now. and what would possess people to do that? where do they get the mice from? >> well, the shop you can just buy mice in pets at home. i'm not giving any adverts there, but i mean, the police need to come down hard on this because as we're already copycat as we're already seeing, copycat moves and with social media as it is , these types of tiktoks it is, these types of tiktoks get millions of views in less than ten minutes. sometimes these things go properly viral. the police need to make sure that people don't think they're going to get away with this kind of thing. but anyway, a of thing. but anyway, on a lighter inbox lighter note, perhaps our inbox has crazy with our has been going crazy with our question of day, which is question of the day, which is beatles, versus the beatles, the beatles versus the stones. best band, which is the best band. yeah >> and that's, of course, ahead

of the release of the last ever beatles song in the next few minutes. in fact, in six minutes time, first out of the box is keith. he says this, neither of the above are led zeppelin or the above are led zeppelin or the greatest band ever. i do love led zep. in fact, i do prefer zep. i think keith prefer led zep. i think keith didn't answer question, did he? >> is one or the other? no, he didn't. a binary choice, basically. >> so anyway, yeah. >> so anyway, yeah. >> chris written in. he says >> chris has written in. he says the still going. the the stones still going. the beatles split 50 ago. mick beatles split 50 years ago. mick still over the still rocking all over the world. that's true. >> brian says this the >> and brian says this the beatles were my favourites until jimi came along late jimi hendrix came along in late 1966. the pop rock 1966. and the real pop rock revolution began . of course, revolution began. of course, hendnx revolution began. of course, hendrix paved the way for all those great acts. meisters yeah. >> and phil says, come on, it must be the beatles. the stones got it completely wrong. in one song called london a sleepy town. >> yeah, true enough. but look, this is debate that's been this is a debate that's been raging since was wee boy. raging since i was a wee boy. that was a long time i that was a long time ago. i always preferred elvis. but listen, minutes to go listen, it's five minutes to go now, you hear that track now, and you can hear that track on all the ordinary places you would stream would normally stream music. i only to it in the ad

only listen to it in the ad break. that's i just can't wait. bnngin break. that's i just can't wait. bring in john almost back to life. think it's going to be life. i think it's going to be a joyous moment, an emotional moment. so when we come back after the break, i may have a tear stained lapel . tear stained lapel. >> yes. keep your views coming in. a tear stained lapel . yes, in. a tear stained lapel. yes, you do. create a picture with your with your words, martin. now, we've got lots more to bnng now, we've got lots more to bring this afternoon. storm bring you this afternoon. storm kieran continues batter the kieran continues to batter the uk. across the uk. we'll be right across the worst areas as worst affected areas as residents flooding. all of residents fear flooding. all of that just coming residents fear flooding. all of thatjust coming in one moment residents fear flooding. all of that just coming in one moment.

>> tired of the usual focus tested, pre—prepared westminster run—around and, well, so am i. so you want higher taxes? it's your department to blame for this. are you rethinking this policy ? every sunday at 930, policy? every sunday at 930, i'll be sitting down with those in power to get the truth about theissues in power to get the truth about the issues affecting you. let's be we've known about the be honest. we've known about the cost this project cost pressures of this project for years, not months. that's the camelot show, a politics show with personality on gb news. who's the people's channel? britain's news channel . channel? britain's news channel. >> good afternoon. you're with gb news. live with me, emily carver and martin daubney coming up this thursday afternoon, flights cancelled , trains flights cancelled, trains severely delayed. >> a major incident declared a storm. karen unleashes chaos on the uk with hailstones bigger

than golf balls being reported with storm chasing up and down the country . the country. >> yes. and we'll also be tracking the royals as they continue their historic trip to kenya. earlier, they visited kenyan marines, trained by the uk before king charles visited a conservation centre. we'll have the very latest with our royal correspondent . correspondent. >> and it's been 45 years in the making. the beatles are just about to their final song entitled now and then is just about to drop. in fact, it has just dropped. the first balls were written by john lennon in 1978, and with the help of i was finished last year. but we're asking you viewers out there, who do you prefer the beatles or the stones . the stones. >> plus , we'll bring you more on >> plus, we'll bring you more on the million march for palestine, which could hit london on this years which could hit london on this year's armistice day . organisers year's armistice day. organisers have threatened to break the sacred two minute's silence. we're asking could we see civil

unrest out before we start all of that, let's get the headlines with rhiannon . with rhiannon. >> emily thank you. good afternoon. it's 2:01. your top stories from the gb newsroom. hail stones as big as golf balls have battered parts of england as storm, kieran brings with it gusts of more than 100mph. a major incident was declared in hampshire and the isle of wight while flood warnings are in place along the south coast. southern rail and southeastern have issued travel warnings advising commuters to work from home wherever possible. and hundreds of schools across the south are closed. a red wind warning has been issued in the channel islands, where winds have reached more than 100mph. israel says fresh strikes this morning killed two hamas leaders in jabalia , an area used as

in jabalia, an area used as a refugee camp. gaza's media office, which is run by the hamas terrorist group, says 195 palestinian teens were killed in the attack. the united nations says it has serious concerns israel's actions could amount to war crimes. well, that is the rafah border crossing has opened for limited evacuations from gaza for a second day, at least 335 foreign nationals left yesterday. dozens of the severely injured were also taken for treatment in egypt following an internationally brokered deal . it's understood around 7500 foreigners will leave gaza over the next two weeks. the foreign office is aware of around 200 uk nationals in gaza . back here, nationals in gaza. back here, the bank of england has held the base interest rate at 5.25. it's the second month in a row that it's been kept unchanged after 14 consecutive hikes . the 14 consecutive hikes. the announcement will provide some

relief to borrowers. however, the bank's downgrade shaded its forecast for economic growth, saying inflation could stay higher for longer. chancellor jeremy hunt says his autumn statement will set out the government's plan to boost growth. bank of england governor andrew bailey says it's too early for interest rate cuts. >> there is absolutely no room for complacency. inflation is still too high. we will keep interest rates high enough for long enough to make sure we get inflation all the way back to the 2% target . we will be the 2% target. we will be watching closely to see if further increases in interest rates are needed . but even if rates are needed. but even if they are not needed , it is much they are not needed, it is much too early to be thinking about rate cuts . rate cuts. >> while shadow chancellor rachel reeves, meanwhile, says the figures show britain's heading in the wrong direction . heading in the wrong direction. >> well, interest rate hikes have been paused today , but they have been paused today, but they remain a historic highs. >> and for the 1.5 million people looking to refinance

their mortgages next year, that will mean on average an additional £220 every single month. the bank of england today have revised down from low growth next year to no growth at all. the conservatives have failed on the economy. >> it is working. >> it is working. >> people that are paying the price for covid inquiry has heard that matt hancock wanted to decide who should live and die should hospitals become ovennhelmed. >> lord simon stevens, who is chief executive of nhs england at the time, said he discouraged the former health secretary's plan, preferring to leave such decisions to the medical profession. the inquiry continues . the prime minister continues. the prime minister has played down concerns of a terminator style rise of the machines on the second day of the ai safety summit, rishi sunak struck a more optimistic tone at bletchley park today, saying it's important to assess the risks without being too alarmist . alarmist. >> the 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 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 and we can't be certain. but there a case to believe that 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 responsibility to act we have a responsibility to act to take the steps to protect people. and exactly people. and that's exactly what we're doing . we're doing. >> prime minister also sat >> the prime minister also sat down united nations down with united nations secretary general antonio guterres at the summit. the pair met to discuss the situation in gaza and uk un cooperation on aid into the strip. rishi sunak also met with european commission president ursula von der leyen and italy's giorgia meloni with illegal migration on the agenda and the king and queen have been watching marines in kenya trained by the uk as part of their four day state visit , eight troops staged

visit, eight troops staged a covert beach landing at a naval base in the coastal city of mombasa. kenya's president and first lady joined their majesties ahead of a ceremonial welcome . it's their first visit welcome. it's their first visit to a commonwealth country since the king took to the throne . the king took to the throne. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car and digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back over to martin and . emily back over to martin and. emily >> well, i did say before the break i may have a tear stained lapel. i just listened to now and then the last ever beatles song.i and then the last ever beatles song. i think it's breathtaking, particularly lennon's vocal , was particularly lennon's vocal, was because this demo has been on youtube for over eight years. it came out at the same time as free as a bird and the vocals are very tinny, very hard to

ascertain the to i. peter jackson's eye from the movie the beatles movie completely brought john lennon almost back to life. it's astonishing . it's almost it's astonishing. it's almost like lennon is there . like lennon is there. >> i was just grooving to it. it's really moving. >> paul mccartney's bass line is really technical. he's really still got it. ringo's drum line is this is all new. this is all recorded by the artists recently , about a year ago. put on top, put in george harrison's guitar that he laid down himself before he passed away. the guitar solo , he passed away. the guitar solo, very, very emotional . and the very, very emotional. and the way it ends with the sort of trademark beatles string thing which fades to silence , i think which fades to silence, i think a fitting payoff to an astonishing career. i think it's beautiful. >> so worth listening to after the show, of course, or in one of the breaks. perhaps you can listen to it on online. it's wonderful. and lots of people getting in touch about how brilliant they think the beatles are. jack says the beatles

catalogue has much more variety music and talent than any other bandin music and talent than any other band in the 60s, 70s and later. >> i do feel quite choked. you feel emotional? i do. and i think anybody who like just remembers how devastating these sad it was when we lost john lennon. i think the world just stopped. it was our kind of our generation's jfk moment in a way. and to hear john's voice on that track now, it's i think it's spine tingling. >> spine . wonderful. >> spine. wonderful. >> spine. wonderful. >> so that is an example. >> so that is an example. >> i can feel the emotion coming from you. >> martin but that is an example. i gets a bad breath or it's going to be the end of the world. it's going to be the zombie apocalypse. but this i, you know, doing something so magic, special, it magic, so special, well, it could be i'm touched. could be both. i'm touched. >> that's why we got safety >> that's why we got the safety summit right at the moment in bletchley park, which tom hannood bringing the hannood has been bringing us the latest throughout latest from throughout the day. but they remain latest from throughout the day. buplace they remain latest from throughout the day. buplace , they remain latest from throughout the day. buplace , amber they remain latest from throughout the day. buplace , amber and they remain latest from throughout the day. buplace , amber and yellow, main in place, amber and yellow, thousands of homes are left without power. hundreds of schools closed. that's in

schools are closed. that's in the wake of storm kieron's arrival this country. arrival to this country. >> some have been hit >> yes, some areas have been hit by of over 100mph as by gusts of over 100mph as flooding and widespread travel disruption is still ongoing . disruption is still ongoing. >> so our northern ireland reporter dougie beattie is in port down. dougie, thank you very indeed for joining us. very much indeed forjoining us. what's weather like? i guess what's the weather like? i guess i >> well, the weather, the sun is actually splitting the trees . in actually splitting the trees. in fact, it's playing havoc with the lightning main camera and portadown . you would think there portadown. you would think there was nothing wrong with it as long as you don't go near where the river bann has flooded and joining me now is a man that should know all about that, adrian farrell. he is the president chamber of president of the chamber of commerce here in portadown. adrian like for adrian what's it been like for business? been business? it's been exceptionally challenging. >> precedented the >> it's been on precedented the rainfall the conditions that rainfall and the conditions that we've over the last we've had to face over the last two days. >> thankfully, the good news >> but thankfully, the good news is is and the water is the sun is out and the water is the sun is out and the water is starting to recede quickly in places, which is encouraging . places, which is encouraging. but been tough this last but it's been tough this last happenedin but it's been tough this last happened in 2015.

>> it must be said not to see him. the defectors. >> then it was manageable back then. >> it was something we could cope with. but this has been just a whole other ball game as such. >> what we've had to deal with in all my lifetime. i've never seen anything like this. >> speaking colleagues in >> and speaking to colleagues in the chamber, never the chamber, they have never seen it in their seen anything like it in their lifetime either. just lifetime either. it's just been extremely difficult do extremely difficult and what do you government can do to you think government can do to help us? >> government initially >> i think government initially the councils are are the local councils are are engaging us. they're engaging with us. they're discussing things with us. >> looking compensation discussing things with us. >>due looking compensation discussing things with us. >> due course ing compensation discussing things with us. >> due course ,1g compensation discussing things with us. >> due course , hopefully)ensation discussing things with us. >> due course , hopefully someion in due course, hopefully some rates relief for traders that have been affected. >> but , you have been affected. >> but, you know, the important thing from from my point of view is the town centre is open for business. it has been unaffected. traders along meadow lane areas bordering lane and other areas bordering the ban have had an impact. but trade is starting to come back. people are resilient here. we're tough. going to tough. we're going to get through with our through this and work with our colleagues and the council and our local politicians to make the best of this and come out of it. the other side. >> well, there you go. business

as usual from the present. the chamber of commerce . that shows chamber of commerce. that shows you how tough business really is and how tough they're getting it at moment when people are at the moment when people are staying and working from staying at home and working from home raining, home because it's raining, businesses out trying businesses are back out trying to make a living and keep the economy going and dougie, quick question to you and your friend there. >> how much of an inevitability do you think this is? we hear so often, don't we, about poor management of dredging, of drain ? there's a sense that this is just an accident waiting to happen. time after time. >> yes, well, it is. and it is all about land management now . all about land management now. it's about management of the rivers to the rest of the councils linking up together and saying what exactly has happened and what's going to cause effect somewhere else. but earlier on, i was actually speaking to you about the infrastructure that's going on in here. what can you tell us about that? well,

there's at the moment, any water scheme improving the sewage works in the town and the pipes underneath we're underneath the road we're standing underneath the road we're sta|so 1g underneath the road we're sta|so that's progress. that's >> so that's progress. that's good to see it happen. £7.5 million scheme. good to see. but we do need our departments to work together. our local councils to work together. and we need to look at local levels going fonnard to make sure that this hopefully doesn't happen again. >> yes, because the loch levels there quite a discussion there was quite a discussion about was the gates open into loch ness to let that water through? that would have actually stopped a lot of the flooding here down. patrick and eureka's loch ness is just a huge if you and it huge bucket, if you like, and it has five main pipes running into it. been a lot it. and there's been a lot of discussion course, the discussion, of course, over the summer about the bloom and so forth. that loch ness. forth. that was in loch ness. but definitely a huge but it's definitely a huge talking point for the rivers and dfi in northern ireland. >> thank you . dougie beattie >> thank you. dougie beattie there. our reporter in northern ireland. it sounds like an absolute nightmare for local people and local businesses . people and local businesses. >> yep, it always is. and it always seems after the event the

politicians get wise or worse, they turn up in wellies , they turn up in their wellies, they turn up in their wellies, the wallies the wellies, as the wallies and the wellies, as they're there they're often called. but there is sense of is always a sense of inevitability when the flooding comes. let's move on now because our gb news south—west of england. reporter jeff moody is at instow beach in devon. jeff, the worst of the weather has swept through to devon now, but what's been any damage? what's the latest down there ? the latest down there? >> yes , you're right. the storm >> yes, you're right. the storm is now heading up towards the west midlands. so down on the south coast, the worst is definitely over. what comes after the storm is some pretty ferocious winds and some pretty ferocious winds and some pretty ferocious rain storms. but, you know , it's more just ordinary know, it's more just ordinary weather for the time of year now rather than these massive storms that the met office, that's the naming. so it's not it was certainly on the way out when it comes to the southwest, although, of course , there is although, of course, there is still a lot of wind around. the issue now is going to be when high tide comes later on tonight, that's when they think

there's going to be significant flooding over the southwest . but flooding over the southwest. but we don't they don't know exactly where. but there are around 50 flood warnings in place across the south of england . there's the south of england. there's still a state of emergency in hampshire here in southampton and on the isle of wight. hampshire here in southampton and on the isle of wight . still and on the isle of wight. still not exactly sure what the situation is there, but we know that they did declare this meteorological state of emergency earlier on today. people are still being advised not to travel. if you possibly can, to try and stay at home. but certainly to try and avoid coastal roads because the wind can pick up very, very quickly. and the waves can come up very quickly, too. and also avoid rural roads if you can, because that's the danger with trees falling onto the road, flying debnsis falling onto the road, flying debris is a real issue when there are conditions like this. but apart from that, there are conditions like this. but apart from that , the port of but apart from that, the port of dover has reopened and not for passengers at the moment just for freight. but at least that's

going on. so things are slowly getting back to normal. all we'll have to wait and see when this flooding occurs later on tonight. exactly where that happens and then get happens and then we'll get a better sense tomorrow of the clean operation that will be involved. >> but thank you very much indeed, jeff moody there in devon. those shots are absolutely amazing . the power of absolutely amazing. the power of those waves must be absolutely off the off the scale. >> right. and let's bring you more now, more live pictures, this time from israel , where this time from israel, where members of the kibbutz community of kfar azar, if you remember, that was the kibbutz that was invaded by hamas on october the seventh. well, they're currently holding a demonstration in support of the families of the hostages. still held by hamas in gaza. here we go. there sitting in. they wearing seems to be wearing their eye covering . wearing their eye covering. presumably this is because the world seems blinded to their plight . plight. >> yes, there are people sitting on the ground with placards all

wearing the same clothes by the looks of things, white t shirts. i can't see exactly what is on those t shirts. perhaps there's pictures of those who have been kidnapped . we believe there are kidnapped. we believe there are still 229 hostages held inside gaza. >> a couple were released last week dramatically . a female week dramatically. a female soldier, a 19 year old, was released due to one of the ground invasions successfully brought out a hostage . video was brought out a hostage. video was released as well earlier this week of three women asking for netanyahu to stop the war. you suspect that may have been filmed under duress, but very much these images are trying to keep the pressure on. those hostages are still very much within gaza. a key strategic element of the next stage of this war. emily, it's quite dramatic . dramatic. >> dram atic. >> lots dramatic. >> lots of people sat on the floor there with red blindfolds on. many pictures of those who

are still held hostage and of course, in terms of media coverage, the focus has shifted more onto israel's response since including the bombardment of gaza. and this is bringing back what was the initial initial atrocity, people taken hostage. >> and many of the people sitting down there in this silent , sitting down there in this silent, dignified sitting down there in this silent , dignified protest have silent, dignified protest have those pictures of the people, relatives , presumably friends, relatives, presumably friends, family who were kidnapped . the family who were kidnapped. the same pictures, emily, that have been forcibly removed around the world, even in london, in new york, in lots of major cities and even in manchester by police there. the photograph of those kidnapped still missing, still at large in gaza, a silent, dignified and very moving protest there. >> yes, completely, completely in silence. very moving indeed. well, coming up, we will have the latest on the royals there

in kenya

isabel monday to thursdays from six till 930 . six till 930. >> welcome back to gb news live with emily and martin. it's 2:21 now. the king has been visiting nyali beach, where he has heard about marine conservation efforts in kenya. yes, earlier today, the king and queen also visited kenyan marines who have been trained by the uk's royal marines, put through their paces dunng

marines, put through their paces during a military exercise. and it's part of their state visit to kenya. of course , which marks to kenya. of course, which marks their first visit to a nation in their first visit to a nation in the commonwealth since their coronation >> yes. so let's speak to our royal correspondent, cameron walker, who's here in the studio , keeping an eye on everything that's going on. bring the latest. >> there's a lot that's going on. is first thing on. this is the first thing i have to say. yeah, first of all, of course, they flew from nairobi to mombasa, where they first took watched first took part or watched a demonstration kenyan forces demonstration of kenyan forces who had been trained by british royal marines taking part in a mock beach landing mock beach invasion, i suppose you would call it. there are threats to the east african region and over the east african region and over the last few months, britain and the last few months, britain and the united states, as we understand it, have been training kenyan special forces to tackle those threats , such as to tackle those threats, such as the terrorist group al—shabab. so these pictures you're seeing on your screen now is this beach landing that was taking place. the king and queen were off to the side watching it from a stage. the king, of course, was

captain is captain general of the royal marines. and he actually trained with them in the 1970s when he joined the royal navy. so he knows exactly what these kenyan soldiers were being put through today. what these kenyan soldiers were being put through today . but being put through today. but that just shows a being put through today. but thatjust shows a king as head that just shows a king as head of the armed forces , but also of the armed forces, but also the collaboration between britain and kenya, because , of britain and kenya, because, of course, one of the whole points of a state visit is strengthening relations, both diplomatically, military and trading with between the two countries. >> and cameron, a lot of people might be wishing we could defend our beaches as quite as effectively as that. i digress. earlier on we saw king earlier on, we saw king charles at the marine conservation centre. of course, the coral reefs of kenya. beautiful yet in a perilous state of disrepair. so superb efforts we saw there, cameron of the king helping to replant some coral. >> yes, the conservation, of course, something that's really close to the king's heart. we're seeing him here helping to plant

some nursery coral on the beach in mombasa . and once that's been in mombasa. and once that's been planted into these makeshift concrete kind of fake coral units , they're going to be put units, they're going to be put on a boat and then replanted back into the seeds to regrow the coral that has been destroyed. really over the last few decades due to overfishing, climate change and other human led activities. but the idea is that when all this coral has been regrown , then it's going to been regrown, then it's going to attract more money into the area because tourists are going to want to go diving. and of course it helps very much with the marine life as well. the king is also beach earlier on as also at a beach earlier on as well, not just looking at this coral that has been planted , but coral that has been planted, but he's been speaking to a lot he's also been speaking to a lot of young people who are working in conservation, beach in marine conservation, beach cleanup , getting of the cleanup, getting rid of the plastic the oceans, but also cleanup, getting rid of the plastic at:he oceans, but also cleanup, getting rid of the plastic at someeans, but also cleanup, getting rid of the plastic at some little but also cleanup, getting rid of the plastic at some little turtle ;o looking at some little turtle conservation sites as well. so it's been very busy day for the king and something which he's going to really thrive off of because it's now been over half

a century. he's been championing the environment. i'm the environment. well, i'm fascinated concrete blocks. so they look like breeze >> so they look like breeze blocks presumably blocks with holes and presumably they've been this they've been growing this coral in a a laboratory safe in a in a laboratory or a safe marine and marine environment. and the plonking in and the king, plonking bits in and the king, i understand later on will be going out in boat putting going out in a boat putting those effectively seed those out to effectively seed and regrow. so he's out there rather than planting tree, rather than planting a tree, planting coral. >> martin this is why these royal trips are so well, lovely. we so much about all we learn so much about all sorts, not just kenya, but coral reefs and conservation. >> baby elephants . >> baby elephants. >> baby elephants. >> yeah. and also the queen actually yesterday i don't know if i've told you this yet, but brooke, the donkey sanctuary there was a makeshift stall up and she had 40,000 kenyan shillings to spend where she wanted buy jewellery and wanted to buy some jewellery and some cashew nuts. and she accidentally money, accidentally ran out of money, which embarrassing. which was slightly embarrassing. so an aide to hastily write so an aide had to hastily write an her well. so an iou for her as well. so i think she'd be i think she'd be good for it. yes, i'm sure she'll i'm sure. she's she'll be fine. i'm sure. she's so funny. >> fancy that turning up >> fancy that not turning up with enough to few

with enough money to buy a few things from market. things from the market. >> carries cash these >> nobody carries cash these days channel knows only days as this channel knows only too well. kill cash too well. don't kill cash >> there we go. exactly. >> there we go. exactly. >> you got it in. let's been a superb trip. cameron on on marks out of ten as a successful trip abroad. how do you rank it? you've been doing this for a while now. >> you can give a you can give a rating. >> i have been doing this for a while. i think it depends who you ask is what i'm going to say. i think if you are a relative of a descendant who was caught up in a mau mau atrocities, then probably a lower score. i think on the whole, the majority kenyans whole, the majority of kenyans and know, people and brits from you know, people i've looking and seeing i've been looking at and seeing the view social media seems the view on social media seems to be pretty successful. i reckon an eight out reckon they give it an eight out of maybe. of ten, maybe. >> but you mentioned a really touching moment earlier when king descendant of king charles met a descendant of one those caught in those one of those caught in those trousers, and there to be trousers, and there seemed to be a sense of peace being made. >> yes. so yesterday the king had private meeting, as we had a private meeting, as we understand with a number of understand it, with a number of relatives. those represent relatives. and those represent meeting the victims of mau relatives. and those represent meei atrocities ctims of mau relatives. and those represent meeiatrocities ctims1952 mau relatives. and those represent meei atrocities ctims1952 to mau mau atrocities from 1952 to 1960, which was great

1960, one of which was the great grandson a tribal leader who grandson of a tribal leader who was killed . he was basically was killed. he was basically tricked false truce tricked into a false truce meeting, point blank meeting, shot at point blank range and decapitated from , range and decapitated from, according to reports and the king actually met his great grandson yesterday. and he listens to the plight of those people caught up in the atrocities . and he told the atrocities. and he told the reuters news agency, this great grandson, following meeting , grandson, following the meeting, that it showed real progress , that it showed real progress, that it showed real progress, that the king was physically listening to their concerns. and he that that's going to he hopes that that's going to lead to more than just regret from the british government. but the british government's stance at the moment is, as we understand it, a modern day administration should not be liable committed liable for something committed 60 ago. liable for something committed 60 i ago. liable for something committed 60 i think go. liable for something committed 60 i think many people would >> i think many people would agree with cameron walker agree with that. cameron walker magnificent. agree with that. cameron walker maiwell,>nt. agree with that. cameron walker maiwell, thank you very much >> well, thank you very much indeed. samaritans indeed. now, the samaritans charity marks its 70th anniversary today . over that anniversary today. over that time, the organisation has answered more than 134 million calls. wow. from people struggling to cope. and it's evolved to reach out and support people from all communities in britain, our yorkshire and

humber reporter anna riley visited the samaritans branch in york and has the story . york and has the story. >> the samaritans answer a call for help every 10s supporting those who are struggling with their mental health. and it was on this day in 1953 that samaritans founder chad varah launched the charity. now 70 years on its services are still as vital as ever . as vital as ever. >> one man, one telephone, one room to 201 branches, 23,000 volunteers, 134 million calls. we've taken over the 70 years and 3 million calls you know, a year and 10,000 calls a day. >> you know , clearly the service >> you know, clearly the service is needed . is needed. >> and we are extremely proud that it's 70 years and we're proud of the service we deliver. >> our aim is to try and get people to think about options that will enable them to cope with the particular that with the particular issues that they're troubling. >> volunteers at heart >> volunteers are at the heart of the charity, not just on the

phone, but also face to face in outreach groups within communities. >> it's so important that folk know that we're here as a listening service to listen to people at moments in their lives, which they're finding particularly difficult and that we are here for them . we are here for them. >> and the outreach events enables us to promote that . and enables us to promote that. and you're dealing with folk on the phone who are in very, very difficult situations need that listening ear. >> and i find that it's just a very humbling experience and a privilege to be part of the york samaritans. >> those calls remain the core of the confidential service . but of the confidential service. but methods to contact the samaritans have developed over its seven decades. >> at the very beginning , it was >> at the very beginning, it was just one person and a telephone. >> and now we've evolved, obviously, digital platforms have become more abundant. >> so we now have an online chat service which is gradually being rolled out. at the moment it's justin rolled out. at the moment it's just in the evenings, but

there's ambition for it to there's the ambition for it to be a 24/7 service. but we still use more traditional methods so people can send us an email, but they can also write to us as well. from when they first began to now some britons across the nafion to now some britons across the nation are here to listen and to save lives . save lives. >> 24 hours a day, 365 days a yean >> 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. anna riley gb news york . year. anna riley gb news york. >> well, thank you, anna riley, for that report. now we've got some breaking news following on from what we were talking about earlier with regard to vandalism related to pro—palestinian protests. this was a particular case of vandalism at one eagle place in piccadilly. now the building was covered in red paint and with what the police have now described as racially aggravated criminal damage, they're investigating this as a hate crime. do you want to read out the statement ? out the statement? >> yeah. so two men have been arrested on suspicion of

racially aggravated criminal damage, which we are damage, which we will are investigating crime. investigating as a hate crime. messages about the conflict between hamas between israel and hamas have been the building been painted onto the building in which was also in red paint, which was also thrown at it . thrown at it. >> yes, they say we have no tolerance for graffiti with a hate connotation. in london, one of the men who climbed onto the canopy above the building was safely removed by officers. both men are in police custody. that's a picture of the foreign office. there which had a similar similar vandalism there with the red paint . and we're with the red paint. and we're referring to a man who's been arrested on suspicion of this racially aggravated criminal damage. this is at one eagle place in piccadilly . a very place in piccadilly. a very dramatic footage we saw from there earlier. >> yeah, and it seems the man climbed onto like a canopy above the premises wearing a black balaclava , a sort of ira style . balaclava, a sort of ira style. all balaclava. there we go. the gentleman there, he was up there now being taken down. you can see the graffiti reading free gaza. see the graffiti reading free gaza . the red paint splattered

gaza. the red paint splattered around in the manner of blood. it's to going just stop oil style, style protests. but with red ink to signify blood. the police have got him down. they've cracked down on him. so a swift arrest. many will be welcoming that. >> yes. and the significance of eagle place is that it is home to many businesses , one of which to many businesses, one of which is believed to be linked to the supply of arms to these really states. >> and as a broader point, these two events are believed to be related to the fact that today is the 106th anniversary of the signing of the balfour declaration , and that's when the declaration, and that's when the british government officially signed a document to acknowledge the creation of the state of israel and what had previously been palestinian land . ed and so been palestinian land. ed and so that's the specific significance, significant historical significance of these. what appear to be a spate of events happening in london on

this date right. >> well, we'll bring you the very latest. it does look like the police are clamping down on the police are clamping down on the vandalism we've seen overnight this morning. but overnight and this morning. but we will get the headlines with rhiannon in just one rhiannon and be back in just one moment . moment. >> emily, thank you. it's 233. your top stories from the newsroom . hailstones as big as newsroom. hailstones as big as golf balls have battered parts of england as storm kiran brings us gusts of more than 100mph. a major incident was declared in hampshire and the isle of wight while flood warnings are in place along the south coast, southern rail and southeastern have issued travel warnings advising commuters to work from home wherever possible . while home wherever possible. while the covid inquiry has heard that matt hancock wanted to decide who should live and die should hospitals become ovennhelmed, lord simon stephens, who is chief executive of nhs england

at the time , said he discouraged at the time, said he discouraged the former health secretary's plan , preferring to leave such plan, preferring to leave such decisions to the medical profession . the inquiry profession. the inquiry continued . and as we've been continued. and as we've been hearing, police are investigating what's been described as a hate crime. after a building in london was covered in red paint messages about the israel—hamas war were painted on the building where weapons firm leonardo is based with the entrance splattered in red, two men have been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage charge. the bank of england has held the base interest rate at 5.25. it's the second month in a row that it's been kept unchanged after 14 consecutive hikes. the announcement will provide some relief to borrowers, however . relief to borrowers, however. the bank has downgraded its

forecast for economic growth, saying inflation could stay higher for longer. saying inflation could stay higher for longer . and the prime higher for longer. and the prime minister has played down concerns of a terminator style rise of the machines on the second day of the ai safety summit, rishi sunak struck a more optimistic tone at bletchley park today, saying it's important to assess the risks. but without being too alarmist . and you can get more alarmist. and you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com

sunday mornings from 9.30 on. gb news. welcome back to gb news live. >> it's 239 with emily and martin. now let's return to that incredible news that the beatles have released a brand new song entitled now and then. and we're asking the age old question. the beatles versus the stones, who would you pick? >> yes. so sheila's been in touch. i was part of beatlemania. i'm 73 years old. the new sound was invented by a cord from paul mccartney first chord of hard day's night is being a hard day's. yeah. also, all songs on first three albums were completely different type of music than before. it was called the mersey sound. yeah. >> susan adding to that, saying there's only one group in the

19705 there's only one group in the 1970s for me, roxy music. bryan ferry mesmerised me. i was a young , innocent 15 year old young, innocent 15 year old girl. it was roxy music's first appearance on top of the pops. i can still remember it as though it were yesterday. they were also a fan tastic it were yesterday. they were also a fantastic band. gotta also a fan tastic band. gotta say though , not quite the same say though, not quite the same league as the fab four. here's some trivia. >> in what year did top of the pops stop. go on. i don't know. i thought you might know. oh, you're the boss. >> you can't ask a question. >> you can't ask a question. >> someone at home will know. someone will in touch and someone will get in touch and let know. when did top of the let us know. when did top of the pops because i remember pops stop? because i remember it for years from my for a few years from my childhood. yeah, but i can't remember. was 2000 remember. perhaps it was 2000 and know, one. let's go and i don't know, one. let's go with anyway, with that. anyway, john says both rock and roll bands are truly their songs have truly amazing. their songs have lasted these years still lasted all these years and still enjoyed now as they were back in the also the king the 60s, including also the king of and roll and martin's of rock and roll and martin's favourite. yeah, you miss favourite. yeah, you can't miss the sir. sorry elvis the king, sir. sorry sir. elvis presley. bands from the presley. all the bands from the 50s are all amazing. 50s and 60s are all amazing. >> and jason this. >> yeah. and jason says this. i agree with martin on i was ovennhelmed with emotion hearing

the lennon. the voice of john lennon. i really actually knowing the the voice of john lennon. i reallyhas actually knowing the the voice of john lennon. i reallyhas actuallyy knowing the the voice of john lennon. i reallyhas actually been ning the the voice of john lennon. i reallyhas actually been released, song has actually been released, released beatles in 2023, released by the beatles in 2023, is mind blowing. i adore is simply mind blowing. i adore the band , but i also adore the the band, but i also adore the rolling stones as well. >> the rolling stones. there's a lot of bands. do you think that we have the same level of music now? >> no. i mean, that was an absolutely golden era of the beatles , the stones, the who, beatles, the stones, the who, led zep . they were just led zep. they were just astonishing bands. but today is all about the beatles . all about the beatles. >> yes, it is indeed. so with us now is nick stewart, music industry veteran . nick, thank industry veteran. nick, thank you for joining industry veteran. nick, thank you forjoining us. martin is extremely excited about this new record. what's your reaction? i'm sure you've listened to it. >> yes, it is exciting. let's be clear about that . just a bit of clear about that. just a bit of background for the listeners and viewers that might not know . viewers that might not know. >> in 1995, the beatles unearthed some songs and one was called real love. >> one was called free as a bird

and the new one as well, with cassettes that john lennon had recorded, the vocals of in new york. and that's what it is. that's the genesis of now and then are these tapes of john lennon singing in his apartment in in new york, sadly , in two in in new york, sadly, in two thousand and seven, we lost george harrison. and then in 2022, peter jackson came through with the document on let it be. and he has a magic machine called the mal machine, which was able to take john lennon's vocal and make it sound crystal clear. so now we have the song. we have john lennon's vocal, paul mccartney comes back in record chords, the bass line, ringo adds a drum part. giles martin, some. so sir george's son goes off to california , goes son goes off to california, goes into capital studios and works up the strings. there's a rather a lovely little documentary of about ten 15 minutes on youtube,

which i recommend everyone goes to and a look at because the string orchestra in in capital studios was not allowed to know what this was, what this was for. they then added a george harrison slide guitar. so you end up with now and then and it's a lovely song. it's in. it's absolutely charming . it's it's absolutely charming. it's very much about a song expressing a yearn for their bond. there's a line in it that says now and then, i miss you now and then i want you to be there for me. it's very moving. um, and. and you know, itjust coming in after hackney diamonds by the rolling stones, their best album , it seems forever. best album, it seems forever. it's remarkable that these two great titans of english pop music in the 60s should suddenly do something together like this within within days of each other . so it's a it's a rather a marvellous moment and it's a very, very charming song. >> yeah, i completely agree. nick when i listened to that

moments ago , i've heard the demo moments ago, i've heard the demo for many years. it's been on youtube from that cassette, as you say. so we were all eagerly awaiting to see how particularly john's voice had been extracted, improve and i don't know about you, nick, but when that first note of lennon's drops on this track, my spine was tingling. my hairs were standing on end. an absolute delight . absolute delight. >> it's a it's a refrain you'll be pleased to hear. that's been reflected on x, as we now call it, by all sorts of people, musicians saying it's absolutely hairs down the back of your neck. you're quite right. um, in a recent poll of great singers fronting bands, you can think of a few, including mick jagger and bono and robert plant . john bono and robert plant. john lennon was voted the best vocal list. and for my money, he always was the great vocalist . always was the great vocalist. and i think it's i think it is a magical moment. and we must thank peter jackson for his his

box of toys for making this making this sound as good as it does. yeah. >> nick hewer it's an emotional moment not only for beatles fans, but i think for anyone with a keen interest in music and a positive use of a i nick hewer thank you very much for joining us on this special day. yes music industry veteran there. >> now, big economic news today. the bank of england has held the base rate of interest at 5.25. that's for the second month in a row . but governor andrew bailey row. but governor andrew bailey says interest rates are expected to remain high for quite a while i >> -- >> you know, we're not talking about cutting interest rates. there's been no discussion in the committee about cutting interest rates . we think that interest rates. we think that interest rates. we think that interest rates. we think that interest rates have to interest rates will have to other other things equal . we other other things equal. we think that interest rates will have remain where they are have to remain where they are for an extended period of time to get inflation back to target. that's simply the judgement we can always rely on. >> andrew bailey to pour cold water enthusiasm . but anyway, water on enthusiasm. but anyway, chancellor jeremy water on enthusiasm. but anyway, chancellorjeremy hunt water on enthusiasm. but anyway, chancellor jeremy hunt , water on enthusiasm. but anyway, chancellorjeremy hunt , however, chancellor jeremy hunt, however, is positive ahead of the is staying positive ahead of the

autumn statement this month , autumn statement this month, saying this inflation is falling, wages are rising and the economy is growing . the uk the economy is growing. the uk has been far more resilient than many expected, but the best way to deliver prosperity is through sustainable growth. yes >> well, joining us in the studio is gb news economic and business editor liam halligan with on the money . liam. well, with on the money. liam. well, jeremy hunt is right there. the best way for prosperity is economic growth. sustainable >> well, it's what everybody wants because if the economy grows, the pie gets bigger and there's more money to spend , there's more money to spend, there's more money to spend, there's more money to spend, there's more money to go around. political decisions become easier. but of course , when liz easier. but of course, when liz truss proposed pro growth policies, she was shot down in flames. look, it is quite a big day in the economic calendar, even though nothing's happened because it's the second month in a row that nothing's happened, which means the interest rates may peaked. as the may well have peaked. and as the governor just intimated there, andrew and as we were

andrew bailey and as we were saying earlier, it's more likely andrew bailey and as we were sajbeg earlier, it's more likely andrew bailey and as we were sajbe aearlier, it's more likely andrew bailey and as we were sajbe a sorter, it's more likely andrew bailey and as we were sajbe a sort of it's more likely andrew bailey and as we were sajbe a sort of table ore likely andrew bailey and as we were sajbe a sort of table toplikely to be a sort of table top mountain peak rather than an alpine peak with a sharp point where as soon as interest rates peak, they start to come down. i think governor is right. think the governor is right. i don't think interest rates are going for a while. going to come down for a while. but let's just look at what did happen today. path happen today. the path of interest graphic interest rates. on this graphic here. see that back in here. you can see that back in 2017, interest rates were very, very below 1. you then had very low. below 1. you then had the covid pandemic. they went down to a quarter of 1, the lowest in our history. then you had those 14 successive rate rises as inflation surged to a 40 year high. and today we've held at 5.25, the same as we did last month. a lot of savers will be frustrated that interest rates haven't gone up, but a lot of people with mortgages will be happy that rates aren't going to increase any more, at least for now . as far as we know. now. as far as we know. >> when you look at that graph and you see that covid lockdown, you chucked in there and you know, chucked in there and then the bedlam since it's almost like the two things are

related , do you think we've got related, do you think we've got the inquiry at the moment, the covid inquiry at the moment, they're all flinging around they're all flinging mud around about what and who about who said what and who done it. but actually is the is the inheritance of that period, the huge spending, inheritance of that period, the huge spending , the quantitative huge spending, the quantitative easing, are we now paying the price for printing that much money? and we're all getting hammered on inflation and hammered on inflation and hammered interest rates hammered on interest rates and actually of england actually all the bank of england and fault. and the government's fault. >> clear, martin, the >> let's be clear, martin, the covid lockdown was a much , much covid lockdown was a much, much bigger to the british bigger blow to the british economy and the global economy than the 2008 financial crisis . than the 2008 financial crisis. it was twice as deep. the economy contracted twice as much dunng economy contracted twice as much during the covid lockdown than it did during the 2008 financial crisis, which at the time was the biggest economic disaster since the wall street crash and the great depression in the late 20s and the early 1930. and central banks around the world, they ignored warnings from some of us that after the lockdown finish, there'd be a big surge in inflation. why? because you had all these factories around

the world shuttered and suddenly lockdown was unleashed. you had a wall of demand hitting a fixed supply . so prices went to the supply. so prices went to the moon. don't forget, even before the war in ukraine, by january 2022, uk inflation was already at a 30 year high. then, of course, the energy price implications of that war in ukraine pushed inflation up a bit more. so i do think a lot of the central bankers have got it not just wrong, but woefully wrong. and think it's really wrong. and i think it's really disappointing. covid inquiry disappointing. the covid inquiry as it's all about as you say, it's all about finger pointing and whatsapp messages rather than the answers to the questions that the public wants. were we right to lockdown ? was sweden right to not lock down? what do we do next time and how do we make the collateral damage less? because of course, the collateral damage in terms of the economy, mental health, other health conditions . health, other health conditions. when the nhs focussed only on covid was absolutely huge . covid was absolutely huge. >> i know liam and the focus on the language used its infantile messages , its infantile messages, its infantile potential that maybe some senior members of staff spoke down to a

few women in the team. i mean, seriously, we locked down the country on and off for two years. is that really what we should focusing anyway , should be focusing on anyway, one for you. you one more question for you. you can get out your crystal ball . can get out your crystal ball. when will interest rates come down then? when will we see them come down? because a lot of people on variable mortgage rates are coming rates and those who are coming to their fixed rates to the end of their fixed rates might to know indeed. might want to know that. indeed. >> and lot of people also who >> and a lot of people also who have personal loans or businesses that have taken on debt, is debt, most business debt is variable fixed rate. variable rate, not fixed rate. like most mortgages are. it's difficult to say, but i do think interest stay interest rates are going to stay where are probably the where they are probably for the rest the year because the rest of the year because the bank of england will. we want to be seen to really squeeze inflation of the system. inflation out of the system. it may be fortuitous for the may then be fortuitous for the tories if interest rates do start falling first half start falling in the first half of 2024, they want to call an of 2024, if they want to call an election in may 24th or even in october 2024. but i should put in a caveat there, emily. i'm saying that inflation will come down now. it's 6.2. it's still

three times the bank of england's 2% target. but there's a caveat there. it may be that we have a big geopolitics , oil we have a big geopolitics, oil deterioration . it may be that deterioration. it may be that this trouble that we've got in the middle east, spirals of course, the middle east is the major oil producing region of the world. it may be that the russians, in their ongoing negotiations the western negotiations with the western world, be pushed world, to not be pushed around, constrain gas exports, constrain on their gas exports, which massive and are which are still massive and are helping to control gas helping to control global gas prices. are a lot of prices. so there are a lot of potential geopolitical oil and energy whiz bangs that could be unleashed . and if they are unleashed. and if they are unleashed, then inflation is likely to spike again and the bank of england will feel forced to raise interest rates again. i'm not saying that's to going happen. i'm not even saying i'm not saying that's to going happe my m not even saying i'm not saying that's to going happe my kind t even saying i'm not saying that's to going happe my kind ofven saying i'm not saying that's to going happe my kind of centraling that's my kind of central scenario , but definitely scenario, but it is definitely a possibility . me and anybody who possibility. me and anybody who disregards that possibility i think is being naive. >> okay, liam halligan thank you as ever . as ever. >> on the money all depends on geopolitics . a well potentially geopolitics. a well potentially doesn't always moving

doesn't the world always moving on a pro—palestinian on now a pro—palestinian activist has been arrested after he released hordes of spray painted mice into a crowded mcdonald's in birmingham . mcdonald's in birmingham. >> yes. >> yes. >> now, in a video widely circulated on social media, the activists who also holds a pro—palestine numberplate released spray painted red green and black mice into the restaurant that was in a protest over the chain, allegedly giving free meals to israeli soldiers as well. >> we can now cross the jack carlson, who joins us from outside the mcdonald's in small heath in birmingham. so, jack, we've seen a rash of copycat attacks taking place. any news on if anybody has been apprehended for this yet? >> yeah, good afternoon to you both. so, of course, as you mentioned, that 32 year old man arrested yesterday evening to 2—2 appeals had gone out for two men yesterday from the west midlands police . they've midlands police. they've arrested a 32 year old man as suspected of being involved in those attacks on the

those mice attacks on the mcdonald's in star city and also in perry barr here in birmingham . they are still on the lookout, still searching for a 30 year old, bilal hussein, believed to be from the birmingham area. he, of course, is suspected of being involved in these attacks as well. course, the police are well. of course, the police are also investing, dating the incident small heath incident here at the small heath mcdonald's, were also mcdonald's, where mice were also thrown staff on the floor thrown at staff and on the floor in this restaurant on tuesday evening. they don't evening. currently they don't have the evidence to see a connection between the other two and whether the same people are involved. of course, a lot of these protests are community driven. are passed around driven. they are passed around social you mentioned, social media, as you mentioned, martin, of that presence martin, because of that presence on social media, of how on social media, because of how viral videos have gone, viral these videos have gone, we did a copycat in bradford, did see a copycat in bradford, in keighley , where stick insects in keighley, where stick insects in keighley, where stick insects in a box were thrown on the floor in the mcdonald's windows of mcdonald's were also of that, mcdonald's were also smashed, the smashed, as well as the starbucks. we know the west yorkshire yesterday yorkshire police yesterday afternoon that a man afternoon confirmed that a man in 20s had arrested in in his 20s had been arrested in connection one of the connection with one of the incidents bradford yesterday. incidents in bradford yesterday. and he still , of course, and so he is still, of course,

being by west being questioned by west yorkshire police about his possible involvement. of course , possible involvement. of course, in those attacks. and of course around the country. it's also bristol as well, where we've seen protests outside of mcdonald's. no mention of mice, no stick insects actually going into the mcdonald's. but protests outside the mcdonald's, thatis protests outside the mcdonald's, that is because of course, as you mentioned, emily, mcdonald's, israel talking about their , of course, free meals to their, of course, free meals to idf soldiers, despite cuts to security forces. but mcdonald's themselves , a spokesperson for themselves, a spokesperson for themselves, a spokesperson for them did say, of course, that they were deeply concerned about they were deeply concerned about the incidents that a resulted, they say disinformation about their conflicts in the middle east. and they say they are not funding or supporting any governments involved in this conflict. and any actions, they say, from local licencing business were made business partners were made independently without mcdonald's approval. >> okay. jack carson , thank you >> okay. jack carson, thank you for joining us live from birmingham on the mic. mice latest. >> yes. and lots of you have got

in touch to tell me that top of the pops. i wasn't sure when it ended. ran between january 1964 and it ended 2006. in july, there we go. >> we've been asking you throughout the show, of course, now and then release today the last ever beatles song went down at 2:00 today. and sue says this i saw the beatles at the hammersmith odeon in the early 1960s. hammersmith odeon in the early 19605. i saved my pocket money and queued all day to get tickets. well, i'm very envious for myself and younger sister for myself and my younger sister when we were going, when i told her we were going, she actually fainted. when i told her we were going, she shejally fainted. when i told her we were going, she she fainted nted. when i told her we were going, sheshe fainted and. when i told her we were going, sheshe fainted and john says the >> she fainted and john says the beatles catalogue has much more variety, musicality talent variety, musicality and talent than any other band in the 605 705 and onwards, the stones admittedly are were superb, but there really is no contest. >> it's the beatles all the way. well, it's one of those things that's got us going. >> it's been a majestic song. it's a great show. thanks it's been a great show. thanks for and myself. forjoining emily and myself. and it's patrick and up next, it's patrick christie, so please stick around for .

>>3 >> 3 pm. it's patrick christys. it's gb news. now, they are strongly being encouraged to not ruin remembrance day. oh, yeah, there we go. that's one for the highlight reel, isn't it? i think so. highlight reel, isn't it? i think 50. look, there's a lot on the agenda today. we're going to be talking about potential protests that could actually shape up on remembrance sunday. we're talking we're also going to be talking as well storms battering as well about storms battering britain. on that mice britain. the latest on that mice attack a mcdonald's the

attack at a mcdonald's and the woke christmas advert. woke mass christmas advert. that's all to come your way very, very shortly with me patrick christys on . patrick christys on. gb news clearly off to an absolute flyer gbviews@gbnews.com is that email address? what do you make of that advert? i'll see you after the headlines. hopefully . we the headlines. hopefully. we >> good afternoon . soon it's >> good afternoon. soon it's just gone. 3:00. i'm rhiannon jones in the newsroom . jones in the newsroom. hailstones as big as golf balls have battered parts of england as storm. kieran brings with it gusts of more than 100mph. a major incident was declared in hampshire and the isle of wight while flood warnings are in place along the south coast, southern rail and southeastern have issued travel warnings and hundreds of schools across the south are closed . a red wind south are closed. a red wind warning has been issued in the

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