punch. first of the month. pinch punch. first of the month. what happened to august? i have noidea what happened to august? i have no idea either. this is the weekend on gb news. and now, talking of back to school feeling the kids go back to school tomorrow. but the teaching unions are demanding that ministers should scrap their times tables test in order to prevent anxieties in pupils. however, they are also demanding that climate change, which is not at all stressful, is added to the curriculum. and as rumours circulate that prince harry is planning a sensational return to the uk, would the british people accept him with open arms, or has he burnt those bndges open arms, or has he burnt those bridges for good? and have you been one of the lucky ones to get your hands on an oasis ticket over the weekend? or are you looking back in anger? i have to stop making that joke. i know everyone is. we'll be discussing the inflated prices that have caused controversy amongst fans, and that has become a moral issue, as well as a business one. let me tell you now , concerns are raised that an now, concerns are raised that an outdoor smoking ban could lead

to violence outside and inside pubsif to violence outside and inside pubs if labour go ahead with their plan . hasn't the great their plan. hasn't the great british pub suffered enough over the last few years? i'm dawn neesom and this is the weekend . neesom and this is the weekend. it does look like a dinner plate, doesn't it? i know i say this every week, but that logo looks like a dinner plate. but it is sunday lunchtime and i hope you're having a damn fine one out there. now this show is nothing without you and your views. in fact, it's my favourite part of the show is chatting to you lot. so let me know your thoughts on all the stories we're talking about today or anything you want to chit chat about to be honest with you and you know, do you want prince harry back? have you got that back to school feeling? are you wondering what happened to aukus? very simple to get involved, just visit gbnews.com/yoursay and join our conversation now. great panel for you who are already getting

a bit frisky. i think it's fair to say, keeping me company on today's show is political commentator matthew stadlen and former brexit party mep and businessman ben habib. gentlemen, thank you very much for coming and joining me on a sunday. but before we get stuck into today's stories, let's get the news headlines with sam francis . francis. >> dawn, thank you very much indeed. good afternoon to you. 1:02. we'll start this lunchtime with the latest breaking developments from chesterfield, where we now know that the pilot of a small aircraft, which crashed into an industrial estate just after 8:00 this morning, has now died. he was the only person on board when that plane hit the site in derbyshire. roads around the area are now closed. they will remain shut. police say, while their investigation continues, so that latest update there from chesterfield, that the pilot of that small aircraft crashing into an industrial estate just

after 8:00 this morning has sadly died . in other news, the sadly died. in other news, the bodies of six israeli hostages have been recovered from gaza. military officials say they were killed by hamas as forces closed in on their location. us president joe biden says he's devastated and outraged by the news, while the israeli prime minister says he won't rest until those responsible are caught. some families of remaining hostages have called for a large protest to put pressure on benjamin netanyahu to make a deal with hamas. meanwhile, a pause in fighting has begun in gaza, allowing international aid agencies to launch a mass polio vaccination campaign . over 600,000 children campaign. over 600,000 children under the age of ten will be treated during breaks in the conflict over the next three days, and it follows the first confirmed case of polio in the territory in 25 years, with a ten month old baby now paralysed by the virus. that ceasefire, though, will only last during daylight hours. ukraine has

launched a wave of drone attacks targeting russian power stations and oil refineries, sparking fires . this and oil refineries, sparking fires. this mobile phone and oil refineries, sparking fires . this mobile phone footage fires. this mobile phone footage where you can just make out, shows the thick smoke as flames engulf one of those sites near moscow, russia claims its air defences have destroyed more than 150 drones during that latest round of air attacks . latest round of air attacks. here, the head of the police watchdog in england and wales claims the criminal justice system is, he says, dysfunctional. andy cook told the sunday telegraph that too often officers are getting the basics wrong. he also described a lack of prison spaces as a nightmare. while speaking on the camilla tominey show this morning, shadow home secretary james cleverly said we need to get back to the cornerstone of british policing. >> they need to focus on the crimes that affect people's everyday lives. when i was home secretary, i made it absolutely clear they were to pursue all reasonable lines of inquiry. they were to crack down on shoplifting this idea. there was a £200 limit. get rid of that .

a £200 limit. get rid of that. because if you don't crack down on the small crimes, those criminals get more and more severe and then you have a real problem . problem. >> james cleverly, their shadow home secretary, speaking to camilla tominey. well police are pushing to get charges upgraded against two men who are accused of separate attacks at the notting hill carnival. both victims have now sadly died, leading to police to launch murder investigations. one was a mother stabbed in front of her young child, the other a chef who worked with gordon ramsay. the home secretary, has called the news deeply distressing and shocking . floral tributes have shocking. floral tributes have been left outside a home in staines, where three children and a man have been found dead. neighbours say they believe a young family with twins lived at the house. surrey police have confirmed they are not seeking anyone else in connection with that incident , anyone else in connection with that incident, which is now under investigation. meanwhile, the force has referred itself to the force has referred itself to the police watchdog due to having prior contact with those

involved . an absence epidemic. involved. an absence epidemic. that's how the education secretary has described the number of pupils missing school. bridget phillipson claims too many mums and dads are letting kids skip school for holidays, birthdays or even a runny nose. she says the government's crackdown aims to tackle the growing issue as the new school year begins . growing issue as the new school year begins. oasis are urging fans to be wary of counterfeit and void tickets on the secondary market. that's after their reunion tour sold out last night. the process of buying tickets lasted over ten hours as people eager to see the gallagher brothers complained about error messages being kicked out of queues or even being mistaken for bots on some sites . and finally, some weather sites. and finally, some weather for news you. the met office has extended thunderstorm warnings across a large part of the uk, much of england, wales and scotland are now covered by that alert from tomorrow for tomorrow and today. two forecasts say that there is a risk of flooding

because of heavy showers and hail . wonderful news. those are hail. wonderful news. those are the latest gb news headlines for now. i'll be back with you in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> thank you very much, sam. right now usually before we get started. okay, this is bob. good afternoon. bob, come on, dawn, i thought you at least would get off the oasis band bandwagon . i off the oasis band bandwagon. i realised that gb news is on a commission, but really, enough is enough ? we're not on is enough? we're not on commission. i haven't got any tickets and b, this is the wider issue of how much ticket sites rip us all off. whether it's oasis or any other band you care to mention, or even football tickets, which is my big bugbear at the moment as well. so it's

not just oasis, it's everything anyway. so if you want to get involved and have a go at me, gbnews.com/yoursay now let's talk about education. it's a sunday afternoon and it's back to school. the teaching unions are at it again, this time telling the government that some times that times table tests need to be scrapped in primary schools to prevent pupils from experiencing higher levels of anxiety . it's not just times anxiety. it's not just times tables. they want grammar exams to be stripped back and simplified as well. sats education secretary bridget phillipson will receive these demands in time for the curriculum and assessment review. at times, table tests are currently compulsory in england for a year for pupils introduced by the conservative government. i wonder what that's anything to do with it. in 2018, daniel shebib , the general daniel shebib, the general secretary of the national education union, said that tests are often designed to hold schools to account rather than support teaching and learning and place intense pressure on children, families and school staff. children should be not losing sleep in the name of

holding schools accountable. the union may want to deprive pupils of boosting their numerical and literary skills, but it turns out they're really keen on urging ministers. you won't believe this. to add climate change, nature and green skills to the curriculum. i mean, not like climate change is going to stress out youngsters any more than learning their times. table is it? i mean, go figure. you don't need to learn your six times table. you'd be dead in global warming in a few years time. but let's see what my panel make of this one. i have said political commentator matthew stadlen and businessman and former brexit party mep ben habib. thank you very much. now |, habib. thank you very much. now i, i keep saying now don't i? sorry about that. i love doing my times table as a kid. full confession i actually in infant school you stood up in the front of class , you recited it. you of class, you recited it. you got a gold star if you're very good.i got a gold star if you're very good. i didn't get that many. and i learned them. and i can still remember them today . don't still remember them today. don't ask me to prove it, but i can still remember them today. and the sense of achievement from being able to recite my times table was huge. ben, this is insane. what's wrong with kids

learning times tables now? >> so i think the complaint being made is that national exams shouldn't take place for timetables. i think that's a specific complaint being made, not that they shouldn't be tested, but there shouldn't be a national exam round. it and that of course can be debated. but what i disagree with wholeheartedly in that statement is that schools shouldn't be held to account . if you don't held to account. if you don't hold schools to account, you can't be certain that students are learning what they should be learning. and i don't buy into the notion for one second that that the stress caused by being tested as a child. i think it's a crucial aspect of learning that you are tested , whether that you are tested, whether that's a national level test or as when i was a child, we used to have weekly spelling tests. >> yeah , absolutely. >> yeah, absolutely. >> yeah, absolutely. >> weekly times table tests , >> weekly times table tests, weekly grammar tests. >> i bet you got gold stars all the way. >> well, no, no, no, no, i was pretty useless, actually. i was pretty useless, actually. i was pretty useless, actually. i was pretty useless . but i remember

pretty useless. but i remember it being drilled in and learning by rote, and many people criticised learning by rote. but i think at a young age, if you want to get people up to a certain basic level of understanding and ability to communicate and, you know, have an understanding of the context in which they exist, that rote learning is very important, and it needs to be drilled home. once you've got that, it's so much easier to build on everything else. so, i mean, i'm a big believer in drilling young children with the basics that they need to know and testing them, whether on a national level or just in the classroom. but i think it needs to be done. >> i mean, matthew, i mean, it's like , optional to the union are like, optional to the union are suggesting optional testing. i mean, which kid is ever going to volunteer to go? yeah, i'll do an extra test today. that's no problem. >> i think testing is a really important part of learning, and it's a way for teachers to make sure that pupils are actually doing the learning doesn't mean it's not stressful . i don't it's not stressful. i don't think you can. life is stressful. well, it is, and i don't think that you can entirely protect children from

stress. i think that's sort of the wrong way round where there is anxiety. of course, it's right that that's treated . i right that that's treated. i think looking back and this might not surprise some viewers, but i was an anxious child and at times in my adulthood i've suffered from anxiety. and by finally addressing my anxiety in adulthood, it makes me think that that could have perhaps been nipped in the bud earlier. but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't be testing children. i vividly remember my dad taking us to school on the school run and going through relentlessly, but in a fun way. if that's possible, our times tables, and i think that's partly i have that to thank for being reasonably good at mental arithmetic and mental arithmetic, i think, is a very important skill for most people in adulthood. in the workplace. and he said to me once, and he said to my friend after me, you will never, ever again forget that 7/8 are 56 and that that's the most important . the most important. >> 7/8 is the most important multiplication to know because it's not intuitive, it's funny .

it's not intuitive, it's funny. you picked up on 7/8. i used to bounce on the trampoline with my eldest son when he was 6 or 7 years old, going 7/8 and 56, 7/8 and 56. you know what that is ? and 56. you know what that is? >> who would have thought that we disagree about almost everything, but this is the first time. this is the first time we've been put on together for a long time. i think they've been keeping us apart. and now you're giving us these topics that we can find some level of agreement on. >> but you know what? that's really spooky, because when i was actually researching this piece, i actually the one the one thing i was doing was seven times eight because everything else is like, you know, i can remember, you can figure it out nine times seven. that's easy. as i was saying, as i was as i was quoting my late father saying, you will never forget that 7/8 of 56 live on air, i thought, maybe i will now muck it up, but on a on a serious level, i think we've got to be a little bit careful. >> the government should be careful. the department of education should be careful to not have unions being overbearing . of course you want overbearing. of course you want their input because they are

representative of experts. i'm not an educational expert, but i think it is ultimately, of course, for the department for education to set the curriculum. and i mean, there's this big narrative developing now, of course, there is in the tory press that labour are being run fings press that labour are being run rings around by their so—called union paymasters, and for good reason . that might be i'd resist reason. that might be i'd resist that. but i just think the government has to be careful. >> but this is i mean, lots of you are getting in touch over this one. james. good afternoon. james you say, let's stop all exams so the little darlings don't feel any stress. i mean, as well as the driving test because that's quite stressful as well. the thing is, we are not preparing children for adult life. no we're not. if we wrap them in cotton wool and protect them in cotton wool and protect them from sort of like things that might upset them, i'm not i'm not taking away proper anxiety, stress and depression here. but as someone else has pointed out, people get nervous before exams. that is a part of the human condition. >> you're absolutely right. and i think as a country, we've gone from being risk takers. we were discussing this, you know, a

couple of hundred years ago and maybe even as recently as 40 or 50 years ago, a couple of hundred years ago. no, no, no, we were discussing this outside yourself. we were discussing that outside. we were discussing this outside. you know, the essence of the creation of the empire was risk taking and going abroad. and doing things which other people weren't brave enough and to prepared do. and we've gone from being a nation of risk takers to being risk averse to the precautionary principle, ruling our lives , to principle, ruling our lives, to being absolutely dumbed down by it, to the point now that we're talking about anxiety created in children, just because we want to teach them something and we've got to reverse this. if we want this nation standing on its own two feet, you need people with a stiff upper lip. and of course, there's a balance between bullying and bearing down over overly on individuals and on people generally . but and on people generally. but you've got to have the ability to stand up, be strong, take those risks and get out there. >> for my part, as someone who admits not being an educational

expert, what i want in all these conversations is what is best for the child's education. and if it were to turn out that constant testing doesn't produce the best educated children , then the best educated children, then fine, i'll step back and hold. you know, hold my hands up. but my instinct tells me that certainly some testing is important. >> well, world population review in 2021 ranked the uk second only behind the usa for education. so it's not like our education. so it's not like our education system is actually broken. >> that's really interesting because as someone who spent a lot of time, i'd say i was on the airwaves or on social media daily for years, holding the former conservative government to account . education does seem to account. education does seem to account. education does seem to be one area where possibly things have got better , and what things have got better, and what i don't know is whether that's because things can take time to take effect, whether that's a legacy of the new labour government before them, or whether the tories can really take credit for it . but take credit for it. but anecdotally, in london, where

i'm from, my feeling is that state school education has improved vastly in recent years. we're the best performing number four and the best performing european countries as well. >> so it's not that broken. so be careful what you fix. thank you very much. we have to move on. god, time is flying already. all the best analysis and opinion on that story and more. please do go to our website which is @gbnews. com now i'm dawn neesom. this is gb news and there's loads more coming up on today's show. it's packed as rumours circulate. oh god, here we go. that prince harry is planning a sensational return to the uk . would the british people the uk. would the british people accept him with open arms, or has he burnt those bridges for good? and we'll be discussing the inflated prices that have caused controversy amongst fans and has become a moral issue. we're talking a little bit about waleses, but we're broadening it out to how much you pay for concerts , the football matches, concerts, the football matches, and how much we're all being pred and how much we're all being ripped off these days . all of ripped off these days. all of that and much more to come. this is gb news, britain's news channel. don't go too far. we'll

soon. welcome back to the weekend with me. dawn neesom and i hope you're having a cracking one out there. and just in case you haven't realised, it is the 1st of september. i know pinch punch, etc. now lots of you have been sending in your thoughts and a lot of you are actually getting quite excited about our next subject. we haven't even started talking about it yet . started talking about it yet. harry. prince harry we're talking about would you have harry back with open arms? and this is ian. hi ian, harry is unfortunately not well , he's an unfortunately not well, he's an emotional wreck, darda far , too emotional wreck, darda far, too far too high risk for our country. never mind the royal family. well, would you trust me if i was? your brother? has to be said, okay. and call me old fashioned. this is ian. call me old fashioned, but talking. take talking tickets for big gigs. let's go back to the old ticket box office. if i was more guaranteed of a ticket, i would queue up for hours knowing and

not to get ripped off. ian you actually took the words out of my mouth. i remember when i was youngen my mouth. i remember when i was younger, queuing up for hours for west ham tickets. i'm that sad. but at least i got the ticket. it was my ticket. they knew it was me and there were no touts involved. the system now is ridiculous . people hanging on is ridiculous. people hanging on for hours yesterday. look, it's not about oasis. we're broadening it out. i just want all your ticket stories in here. oh, and david. hi, david. i could listen to ben habib all day. >> it's very kind of david. >> it's very kind of david. >> you know, someone called david, your brother or something or other. and i've left my uncle david at lord's at cricket in order to be here. >> and all we get is compliments for ben habib. i'm going to leave. >> okay? right. well, do you want me to read some of yours out? no, no no no , you probably out? no, no no no, you probably don't. and meanwhile, brits forever says harry can stay away. he was so quick to condemn this country as racist and to trash the queen and royal family's reputations. he should be banished and his titles removed. he has not earned the right to call himself anything with a royal title. ooh,

passionate . okay, you can join passionate. okay, you can join in. it's very easy. gbnews.com/yoursay now we are actually going to move to on discussing the story that's got you so aerated already. yeah. harry. sources close to him. it's always sources are suggesting that he is asking for help as he bids to make a return to the uk. since moving to the us with meghan, the american dream has had a number of issues for him. i think it's fair to say . for him. i think it's fair to say. but if harry was to for him. i think it's fair to say . but if harry was to return, say. but if harry was to return, would he be welcome and could he make it up with william? look, if oasis. sorry, i said the o if oasis. sorry, i said the 0 word have done it. can william and harry, let's talk to our royal expert commentator, richard fitzwilliams . richard. richard fitzwilliams. richard. hello. hello there you are . hello. hello there you are. lovely. thank you very much for joining us this afternoon. richard. now this story is in the mail on sunday. they have to have a royal story and it does well for them. i know, but evidently prince harry is seeking advice from his trusted former aides and close friends about how he can re—enter

british life without any of us getting very angry, which everybody is . everybody is. >> well, i think it's going to present a lot of challenges. i mean, we've got to be clear here, if when it comes to reconciliation, if it's possible, obviously , to mend the possible, obviously, to mend the rift with william, clearly that is to be welcomed. but as for harry returning, what precisely would that mean? i mean, he turned up at, lord fellowes's memorial service and was surprised this was an exclusive in the sun. it had not been expected, and also now there are reports that old friends of harry's are receiving messages from him. and the facts are that there's no doubt at all he's been twice over and the optics have been very strange. he saw his father for half an hour, and one of them, the moment he heard he had cancer. but on the other hand, the second time they didn't find time to see each other. it was that too was rather extraordinary. i mean,

what precisely would harry want? because if it is in any sense a return to royal duties, you've really got to be very, very careful with what you're dealing with because they ruthlessly betrayed the royal family for years. so if there was any sign of any sort of reproachment, that's fine with reference to mending a rift. but when it comes to actually being not just quasi royal, which they've been on tours abroad recently, but actual senior working royals, you've got a lot of problems and i don't see it. >> richard , just one very quick >> richard, just one very quick question. two flies in this ointment that i can see. one is called meghan and the other one's called william . one's called william. >> yes, i quite agree. and i think william well, there are rumours he doesn't want harry at his future coronation. i mean, thatis his future coronation. i mean, that is of course looking, i hope, a long way ahead. but there's no doubt at all they didn't speak in the church and i think he would be very strongly

opposed, so far as meghan is concerned. i mean , she is based concerned. i mean, she is based in california . she is , i would in california. she is, i would have thought, at home in california, if you look at the latest poll, gallup, just a couple of days ago, —37%. it's pretty chilly for here her as she's not much liked . frankly, she's not much liked. frankly, she's not much liked. frankly, she's been absolutely ruthless and one wonders what she would get out of it. the point is, would they have their netflix contract or will this be renewed next year? what precisely is she doing with her cooking program? the lifestyle brands she wants to launch? all sorts of difficulties and problems, but the facts are quasi royal isn't being royal. maybe they're feeling it, but as far as the royal family are concerned, for goodness sake, reconciliation, yes, but actual work as a senior working royal is not in my opinion, going to happen. >> really. thank you very much.

thatis >> really. thank you very much. that is richard fitzwilliams, royal commentator there on harry sneaking back into the uk. it's actually i believe it's called, operation bring harry in from the cold. well i've got ben and matthew still with me. oh yeah. your fan club. lucia. hi. i could listen to ben habib all day to. >> thank you. lucia. >> thank you. lucia. >> i'm still not reading yours. matthew right. matthew. harry operation. bring him back from the cold. evidently his mates are trying to get this organised. what's your. >> i mean, maybe this is irrational, but i've always rather liked prince harry redhead thing. well, people used to say he looked a bit like me. i'm older than him. i see myself age as he aged. he's losing a bit of hair. i'm going white, but we're both ginger. i think the interesting thing about i always think it's quite funny listening to serious people talk seriously about the royals, because it's not that serious, a lot of it. but actually i think where i'm fascinated by them is that it shows we can sort of see a bit of ourselves as a society and as individuals in their stories writ large. it's the same sort of principle as

shakespearean tragedies and greek tragedies in the collapse of the king, or in the collapse of the king, or in the collapse of the king, or in the collapse of the tyrant, we see ourselves reflected back. and i think what's really interesting , if what's really interesting, if the rumours are to be believed and there really is a feud, say , and there really is a feud, say, between harry and william, and if harry's relationship with his father, the king could improve. i think a lot of families up and down the country will see something of their own relationships in that. and if there is truth in those rumours , there is truth in those rumours, ihope there is truth in those rumours, i hope that they bridge any divides because life is, as we all know, very short and brothers can be allies in life , brothers can be allies in life, as can sisters. and i would urge them to break bread together again. >> well, it is harry's 40th birthday this year. isn't it? but i do take issue with one thing you said. look, we don't take it seriously. we don't really need to take it seriously. actually, i do take it seriously because it was harry and meghan that branded this country a racist hellhole . this country a racist hellhole. >> yeah, i think there are. there are two levels, aren't there, to the rehabilitation of harry. >> that's what it is, isn't it?

yeah. >> rehabilitation of harry to the royal family. there's the familial aspect which you explained so well and which we all would cheer. why wouldn't you wish, brothers to be brotherly and father son relationship to be whole again? but then there's the whole constitutional , but then there's the whole constitutional, as richard was saying, you know, make make up with the family. fine. but make up with the, with the, with the united kingdom. now, that's a different issue because as you rightly said, he's trashed this country and he trashed the institution of the royal family. so for him to be rehabilitated requires, i think, an explanation for why he said what he said, quite a degree of humble pie eating and then creating the confidence in the people of the united kingdom that he won't do it again because we want ultimately, we want our royal family as the institution of the royal family to represent and celebrate all thatis to represent and celebrate all that is british. we don't want them having their public spats, you know, soap opera.

>> i would just quickly push back on something there. this idea that he's trashed the country. prince harry has done more for britain than trashed the institution of the royal family okay. because he's, in your view, he's done more for britain, i think, than almost anyone i know. he put his life quite literally on the line and represented our armed forces in the field. and he has also done huge amounts of charity work, not just for mental health, which we were talking about earlier, but also for our veterans. so i'm very impressed by a lot that he's done . by a lot that he's done. >> that's a ginger thing. any case, just quickly before we go to the news, cath harry, what he did to our royal family and the queen, i don't think it will ever be forgiven. harry. patricia. harry must never be forgiven. he has lied about his father, the king, and said unforgivable things. so you're very much on team. >> tell us what you really think. >> very much on team ben. as opposed to team. and you have got such a fan club out there, ben. right. unlike you, my thing. anyway. >> are you single? ben >> are you single? ben >> hold on. what's going . >> hold on. what's going. >> hold on. what's going. >> are you proposing? i'm

certainly not. >> no, i'm just going to throw to the news. i think it's getting hot in here. well, this is gb news, and there's plenty more coming up on today's show. but first, it is indeed saint francis with those news headlines. thankfully . headlines. thankfully. >> dawn, thank you very much indeed. good afternoon to you. it's just coming up to 1:32. the top story this lunchtime. israel's prime minister says he won't rest until those responsible for killing six hostages in gaza are caught. the bodies were recovered from underground tunnels near rafah, but the families of some of those still being held in gaza are calling for protests against benjamin netanyahu's leadership here, the head of the police watchdog in england and wales claims the criminal justice system is dysfunctional. andy cook told the sunday telegraph that too often officers are. he says, getting the basics wrong. he also described the lack of prison places as a nightmare. speaking on the camilla tominey show this morning, shadow home

secretary james cleverly said that we need to get back to the cornerstone of british policing. >> they need to focus on the crimes that affect people's everyday lives. when i was home secretary, i made it absolutely clear they were to pursue all reasonable lines of inquiry. they were to crack down on shoplifting this idea. there was a £200 limit. get rid of that, because if you don't crack down on the small crimes, those criminals get more and more severe and then you have a real problem . problem. >> surrey police have referred themselves to the watchdog after themselves to the watchdog after the bodies of three children and a man were discovered at a house in staines. officers say they'd previously had previous contact with the family . floral tributes with the family. floral tributes have now been left outside at home, while neighbours say they believe a young family with twins lived there . police are twins lived there. police are pushing to get charges upgraded against two men accused of separate attacks at the notting hill carnival. both victims have now died, leading to police launching a murder investigations. the home

secretary has called that news deeply distressing and shocking . deeply distressing and shocking. breaking news from chesterfield in the last hour , we've learned in the last hour, we've learned that a pilot has died after a small aircraft crashed into an industrial estate there. roads are currently still closed , are currently still closed, police saying it will remain closed while their investigation continues. people have also been asked to avoid the area. weather and the met office has extended thunderstorm warnings across a large part of the uk. much of england, wales and scotland are now covered by that alert for today and tomorrow . forecasters today and tomorrow. forecasters say there's also a risk of flooding because of heavy showers and hail . and finally, showers and hail. and finally, great britain's ben pritchard has won paralympic rowing gold in the pr1men's has won paralympic rowing gold in the pr1 men's single sculls. the welshman charged to victory over the last 500m, and his win is britain's first in the division since tom o'hagan's gold in the 2008 games in beijing . those are the latest gb

beijing. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'll be back with you in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> thank you very much sam, who is now giggling away in the corner. i've got no idea what he's on this afternoon either. remember? let me know your views on all the stories we're talking about, in particular prince harry, which a lot of you have got in touch about. and, mark says, harry. no, no , jim, harry says, harry. no, no, jim, harry is about as welcome as a very unwelcome disease, but very simple to get involved and visit gbnews.com forward, slash your say and join the conversation. and there's loads more coming up in today's show. we'll be discussing the inflated prices that have caused controversy among fans about the oasis tickets, but we're broadening it to other gigs and football. and

has this become a moral issue as well as a business one? concerns are raised at an outdoor smoking ban could lead to violence inside and outside the pub. if labour go ahead with their plan . labour go ahead with their plan. hasn't the great british pub suffered enough in the last few years? all of that and much more to come. i'm dawn neesom and this is gb news, britain's news channel. we'll

soon. hello, welcome back to the weekend with me dawn neesom. now lots of you have been sending in your thoughts, including oh, i've forgotten your name. sorry. which makes me even worse, doesn't it? correcting my grammar, evidently some you know, some think ends with a g, not a k . and evidently priti not a k. and evidently priti patel makes the same mistake. that's because she's from essex and i'm from east london. it's a thing. it's an accent. why do we have to have a problem with that? lots of you. william flew rescue helicopters. yeah okay.

that's what that's all about. yeah harry. not welcome. when did harry stewart. when did harry put his life on the line? they let him chaingun a sandpit. a sandpit for the tv cameras that was all. oh, harsh. very. yeah. lots of lots of you. get in touch. so please do. gbnews.com/yoursay now we are going to talk. i'm going to say the o going to talk. i'm going to say the 0 word whether you like it or not. i'm going to say the 0 word. we are going to go and talk about ticket prices. but first we have a lovely report from sophie reaper who is in southport for us, along with the branch of the royal british legion hosting a southport together music and entertainment day. it's aiming to raise £1 million for charity in the wake of the horrific stabbings. those three little girls. let's go over to sophie. now, sophie. hello. lovely to see you. now this sounds like a wonderful thing. tell us more about it. >> it is indeed. thing. tell us more about it. >> it is indeed . dawn, good >> it is indeed. dawn, good afternoon to you. as you can see behind me, the crowds have been pounng behind me, the crowds have been pouring in to pleasureland here in southport all morning and

into the afternoon. they're enjoying the food. they're enjoying the food. they're enjoying the food. they're enjoying the rides or enjoying the games. and that is because it's all about the community coming together in the wake of such a tragic event. it's about the joy and the happiness being brought back into this seaside town. so to talk a bit more about that now, i'm joined by the ceo of southport pleasureland, norman wallace. norman thank you so much for joining us. my pleasure. thank you. pleasure. i see what you did there. very nice. talk to us about how important it is that the community of southport can come together once again at this kind of event, despite what happened five weeks ago after those terrible events. >> it's important now for the community to come together, work with one another and move on. you know, this is a great place to live, to work and to visit, andifs to live, to work and to visit, and it's a very , very safe and it's a very, very safe place. and we've all got to come together and show the world that thatis together and show the world that that is how it is. you know, these things are happening all over the country, and the government needs to do something about knife crime. if we can stop smoking, we can stop knife crime. you know, it's not just southport. it's been happening in the carnival in london in in

leeds, in birmingham, in yorkshire. and the government's got to do something. but today it's about doing the right thing for our community, raising as much as we can for alder hey hosphal much as we can for alder hey hospital, the air ambulance and local hospitals because without them there would have been a lot more people in trouble. so we just want to do the right thing. >> now it's £1 million that you're trying to raise. we've seen quite a few people through the doors. i think now is a great time for to us show off this southport pleasureland in all of its glory and what's going on today. tell our viewers exactly what's what's going on. >> well, it's a it's a great it's a great day to come and enjoy yourself and be with your family and make memories. you know, there's lots of things going on. we've got for three stages. we've got lots of bands all day . we've got ian van dahl all day. we've got ian van dahl playing tonight. you know, it's absolutely fantastic what's going on. it's been a little bit like putting live aid together in two weeks, you know? but it's all come together really well. lots of families and people enjoying themselves . but we've

enjoying themselves. but we've got to do the right thing. we've got to do the right thing. we've got to do the right thing. we've got to donate for these good, great causes. we've got to get the country to come together , the country to come together, and we've got to get the government to stop this knife crime and do the right thing. >> absolutely. well, we hope very much that you can get very close, if not to that £1 million total. we've got our fingers crossed for you. and thank you so much for everything that you're doing for those worthy causes. thank you so much , causes. thank you so much, norman. and as he says, that is exactly what today is all about . exactly what today is all about. southport coming together to try and raise money, but also to feel that joy and that community spirit. once again, sophie, thank you very much. >> i hope everyone out there has an absolutely wonderful joe and an absolutely wonderful joe and a day and loads of money is raised. it's a very, very worthy cause now. okay, we are going to move on. yes, it's the o cause now. okay, we are going to move on. yes, it's the 0 word i know daniel charlotte wants. many of you are the oasis tickets went on sale yesterday, and if you were one of the lucky ones that managed to get through the long queues and battle through the website crashes, you may have been shocked by some of the eye—watering prices. tickets were being displayed for £355

due to ticketmasters dynamic pricing system that inflates the pnces pricing system that inflates the prices of tickets that are in demand now, this just doesn't apply demand now, this just doesn't apply to oasis. by the way, before you all shout at me, it appues before you all shout at me, it applies to many. i mean, taylor swift were the same thing. i think bruce springsteen recently had the same thing as well. now many fans have been disappointed by waiting in these long lines and seeing the price go up literally before their eyes. ticketmaster, are being criticised as being no different to the touts that were reselling tickets themselves. so should you just roll with it, or should we have a better plan for selling not just oasis tickets, all of tickets and football tickets and, you know, any of the tickets. so not just oasis. joining me now is haley. haley palmer , lovely showbiz supremo. palmer, lovely showbiz supremo. thank you very much for joining us. now lots of people getting very annoyed over the oasis. one in particular. but there's lots of concerts as well, doesn't it? yeah, it really does. >> i mean look at like the taylor swift, you know , that was taylor swift, you know, that was just insane as well, for me personally, i just wouldn't take the time to sit there . and spend

the time to sit there. and spend all day on the phone. like, i've really got better things to do. like, i don't get it personally, but if you are a massive, massive, massive fan, then yeah, it's been called a booking bloodbath. that's what it's been labelled. i mean , i went into labelled. i mean, i went into the gym yesterday and i saw so many of my friends in there and they were like, we can't get a hold of tickets. we're just about getting there and there's an error sign. and then i went to on tiktok and there was people literally on there saying , people literally on there saying, we've just got tickets really easily. i've just sat here, used the starbucks wi—fi, and i've been selling them for off a grand each, like literally boasting about it, which they're saying that that's not okay because they stopped that with ed sheeran as well, saying that you're not going to be able to use those tickets, but i don't know, how do they stop that? >> well, i mean, this is the main issue here is the dynamic pricing system. so a lot of people , when they did finally people, when they did finally get through for the tickets that were £151 on the site when they got through, and it's like, put them in the basket and it's like, oh, those tickets have now gone up to £350. do you still want them? and ticket? but

they're not doing anything illegal, by the way. not saying that, but ticketmaster are saying that's because demand demand is so great that we're we're just assessing the value of them. but they're doing the same things as the touts, surely. >> yeah. i mean, look , 1.3 >> yeah. i mean, look, 1.3 million tickets went on sale yesterday . it's very hard to yesterday. it's very hard to control that amount of people, isn't it , but control that amount of people, isn't it, but you know what i mean. like, i've heard some success stories. like i say, that just really went smoothly and not. but, i mean, the good thing about all this, it's great for the economy, isn't it? like the taylor swift thing, people are booking hotels, booking restaurants. so for that, i think it's great. but yeah, people are like going crazy for this, aren't they? i mean, i was a fan back in my day, you know, i like some of the songs, but i guess people love the nostalgia, don't they? >> the hype has been built up very well, and it's interesting you mentioned hotels as well, because they've already doubled their prices as well for when their prices as well for when the gigs are taking place. good luck out there people. now this is gb news and there's loads more coming up on today's show. concerns are raised that an outdoor smoking ban could lead to violence inside and outside pubs. if labour go ahead with

this plan. how the great british pub been through enough over the recent years? they're closing on a daily basis. all of that and much more to come. this is gb news, britain's news channel. we'll see you very

soon. welcome back to the weekend with me dawn neesom. hope you're having a fabulous sunday out there. now leaked documents exposing labour's plans to ban smoking outdoors has been met with a backlash from across many sectors of the uk, most dominantly the hospitality and pub industry, which after half a decade of struggle triggered by lockdown and soaring cost of living, they're worried that punters might not be able to have a cigarette in the garden will damage them even more, and could even more closures. now i'm going to be joined by an expert on this subject because it's really, really again, got you aerated about it. i think it's a polite way of putting some of your messages. joining

me now is a lifelong publican and founder of city pub group. clive watson. clive, thank you very much for joining clive watson. clive, thank you very much forjoining me clive watson. clive, thank you very much for joining me this afternoon . i'm sure it's a very afternoon. i'm sure it's a very busy day for you. thankfully clive, initial reaction to the government's plans for smoking in in pub gardens. >> i just think it's over the top. it's using a sledgehammer top. it's using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. you're not really going to stop smoking, you're just going to drive it out into the parks, onto the streets, into people's gardens, at home. i just think it's, it's completely over the top. >> and the story on the front page of the sunday express today, actually, pubs warn of smoking ban violence, where many pub owners and hospitality businesses are worried that trying to enforce the non—smoking ban in the open air around their pubs will cause to, you know , staff being abused, you know, staff being abused, being assaulted, punch ups between punters. what do you make of that. >> well again it's, it's asking the pub staff to basically

inform government legislation. of course people are going to be upset this is an activity that's been legal in this country since for 400 years. and now suddenly you're driving it out onto the high street, away from the pubs. and where's the where is going to be the demarcation lines? you know, people standing outside the pub, is that going to be allowed? are they with the pub staff? they're going to have to say, no, you can't be within ten metres of the pub. of course it's going to cause confrontation. it's. and it's another unnecessary burden on pub staff who have to basically look after, you know , customers look after, you know, customers who might be a little bit inebriated. all the rest. it's another excuse for customers to get out of control . get out of control. >> do you fear that, as the sunday express predicting that people you know, if they are trying to enforce this, people will actually get hurt ? will actually get hurt? >> yeah. well, look , >> yeah. well, look, confrontation inevitably leads to people getting hurt and this this criminalisation basically of an activity that's been legal

in this country for over 400 years will cause confrontation, which means that staff are put into danger. i don't want to overdramatise this, but, you know, people are going to be cross. there's something they've been able to do for a long, long time . suddenly they're no longer time. suddenly they're no longer to be able to do because the government, as i said before, are completely going over the top. it's not going to really have tangible health benefits because, as i said, people will find other areas to smoke, which will then cause confrontation. >> clive, i mean, you are the founder of the, you know, a big pub group. i mean , has the pub group. i mean, has the government done any impact assessment of this plan that you're aware of? are they actually spoke to the hospitality industry about what effect this could have ? effect this could have? >> no. you know, all governments seem to, you know, engage the hospitality industry last. you know, they just come out with these edicts and, you know, to be fair to the labour government of 2005, i think it was elected . of 2005, i think it was elected. it was in their manifesto, so,

so when that smoking ban came in two thousand and seven, you know, being well trailed, it being, you know, being elected on that and you know, as an industry we got it because it protected employees who were working inside the pub. the health benefits of this i think, are negligible. and i think it's just a sort of killjoy attitude when there's lots of other activity, which is criminal, which the government, you know, like your , previous , interview like your, previous, interview about knife crime , why not focus about knife crime, why not focus more on that or other , you know, more on that or other, you know, drugs or whatever than trying to criminalise something that's been legal for over 400 years? >> i mean, we had pub closures up 51% in the first three months of 2024. do you think this is going to see pubs close at an even faster rate ? even faster rate? >> yeah, because i mean, the original smoking ban, i think sales went down by 10%. but of course people it would have been more but people were able to smoke in beer guns so that that

did mitigate the decline in sales. now there'll be nowhere to smoke. you know, people who like a drink, like a, you know, occasional cigarette or whatever, what are they going to do? they're going to go elsewhere. so it's going to drive . drive. >> clive, thank you very much. we have run out of time, unfortunately, but thank you very much for joining unfortunately, but thank you very much forjoining us unfortunately, but thank you very much for joining us this afternoon. speaking much sense. that's clive watson there for you. now i'm dawn neesom gb news don't go too far is the weather with greg and you need it this weekend . weekend. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb news >> hello there i welcome to your >> hello there! welcome to your latest gb news. weather forecast from the met office. it stays unsettled over the next 24 hours or so. thunderstorms in the forecast, particularly across central and eastern areas. but the west also seeing some heavy showers, low pressure dominating the weather pattern at the moment. the met office warning out through the rest of sunday and through monday as well for

these heavy showers. central southern parts seeing some heavy showers pushing northwards through this evening time into northern england, southern scotland and then further showers developing from the south as we head into the early hours, so you may be woken up by some rumbles of thunder, lightning, hail, also a risk. some flash flooding possible. a warm, humid night for everyone , warm, humid night for everyone, temperatures remaining in the mid to high teens and then an unsettled start to monday. we've got bands of thundery showers in places, so looking at scotland first thing in the morning, a cloudy start to the day, outbreaks of showery rain, some hefty downpours possible, particularly in the east. some rumbles of thunder. particularly in the east. some rumbles of thunder . there could rumbles of thunder. there could be some disruption to travel first thing. northern ireland seeing showery outbreaks of rain. thunderstorms across northern england as well stretching into central southern parts of england and wales. so wherever you are on monday morning, there could be some local disruption. first thing and it stays unsettled through the day ahead. we see areas of showers, some longer spells of

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i should cancel out to midday. can you? i'm not sure. anyway, this is the weekend on gb news now and it's got that back to school vibe. it's september as kids return to school tomorrow. the education secretary has come out and said that parents who let their children stay at home for cheaper holidays, or even a runny nose, are wrecking their children's futures, affecting their long term earnings. i wonder if lockdown might have something to do with that. and as rumours circulate that prince harry is planning a sensational return to the uk, would his family and you, the british people, accept him with open arms? or has he burnt those bndges arms? or has he burnt those bridges for good? and my favourite story of the day is why do men spend so long in the loo? a video that's gone viral onune loo? a video that's gone viral online has sparked a huge debate between the sexes. i'll be asking my male panel and you at home, what are your reasons for spending too long in the loo, boys? i'm dawn neesom and this is the weekend .

is the weekend. but this show is nothing without you and your views and we are really loving reading them. this morning or this afternoon even. thank you so much. just keep them coming, right? especially if you don't think i can talk proper. i don't either, but hey, it's an accent and i'm claiming that one, so it's very simple to have a go at me or matthew stadlen or ben habib, which none of you are doing , just go to of you are doing, just go to matthew. stop pulling that face. just go to gbnews.com/yoursay and say whatever you want about any of us. we don't really care. it's a sunday afternoon. we're having some fun now. keeping me company , as you've just heard, company, as you've just heard, isindeed company, as you've just heard, is indeed the wonderful political commentator matthew stadlen. round of applause. bit quiet . and former brexit mp and quiet. and former brexit mp and businessman ben habib. round of applause. much louder. thank you very much. but before we get stuck into today's stories, let's get those news headlines with sam francis .

with sam francis. >> dawn, thank you and good afternoon to you. it's 2:02. and the top story this afternoon. the pilot of a small aircraft which crashed into an industrial estate in chesterfield has we now understand, passed away. he died in that incident. he was the only person on board the plane when it hit that site. at this stage, we haven't verified photos from the scene. when we get them, we will bring them to you . but we do know that the you. but we do know that the roads in the area have been shut while the police investigation continues . turning overseas and continues. turning overseas and the bodies of six israeli hostages have been recovered from gaza, military officials there say they were killed by hamas as forces closed in on their location. the us president, joe biden, says he's devastated and outraged by the news, while the israeli prime minister says he won't rest until those responsible are caught. some families of hostages still in gaza have

called for a large protest to put pressure on benjamin netanyahu to make a deal with hamas . meanwhile, a pause in hamas. meanwhile, a pause in fighting has begun in gaza, allowing international aid agencies to launch a mass polio vaccination campaign. over 600,000 children under the age of ten will be treated during breaks in the conflict over the next three days. it follows the first confirmed case of polio in the territory in 25 years, with a ten month old baby now paralysed by the virus . though paralysed by the virus. though that ceasefire will only last dunng that ceasefire will only last during daylight hours in ukraine, a wave of drone attacks have been launched to target russian power stations and oil refineries, sparking fires. this mobile phone footage, you can just about make out thick smoke showed as flames engulfed one site near moscow. russia claims its air defences have destroyed more than 150 drones during that latest air attack. here, the head of the police watchdog in

england and wales claims the criminal justice system is dysfunctional. andy cook told the sunday telegraph that too often officers are getting the basics wrong. he also described the lack of prison places as a nightmare. speaking on the camilla tominey show this morning, the shadow home secretary, james cleverly, said we need to get back to the cornerstone of british policing. >> they need to focus on the crimes that affect people's everyday lives. when i was home secretary, i made it absolutely clear they were to pursue all reasonable lines of inquiry. they were to crack down on shoplifting this idea. there was a £200 limit. get rid of that . a £200 limit. get rid of that. because if you don't crack down on the small crimes, those criminals get more and more severe and then you have a real problem . problem. >> floral tributes have been laid after a man and three children, all of which were under the age of four, were found dead in a home in staines. police discovered the bodies there on saturday afternoon , there on saturday afternoon, with neighbours identifying the family as a young polish

household with twins. authorities believe it was an isolated incident and the children's mother, police say, is now being supported by specialist officers. the surrey police force has referred itself to the police watchdog due to having previous contact with the family , and police are pushing family, and police are pushing to get charges upgraded against two men accused of separate attacks at the notting hill carnival in london. both victims have sadly now died, leading to police launching murder investigations. one was a mother stabbed in front of her young child and the other a chef who worked with gordon ramsay. the home secretary has called the news deeply distressing and shocking. an absence epidemic. that's how the education secretary has described the number of pupils missing school. bridget phillipson claims too many mums and dads are letting their kids skip school for holidays, birthdays or even , she holidays, birthdays or even, she says, a runny nose. the government's crackdown aims to tackle that growing issue as the new school year begins , oasis

new school year begins, oasis are urging their fans to be wary of counterfeit or void tickets on the resale market. that's after all of the uk and ireland dates for their reunion tour sold out last night in less than just a day, but some fans have been complaining about the process, which saw websites use a dynamic pricing system, which means if demand is high, those sites can increase the prices . sites can increase the prices. the met office has extended thunderstorm warnings across a large part of the uk. much of england, wales and scotland are now covered by that alert for tomorrow into tomorrow. forecasters say there's a risk of flooding because of heavy showers and hail . and in much showers and hail. and in much better news, great britain's ben pritchard has won paralympic rowing gold in the pr1 men's single sculls. the welshman charged to victory over the last 500m. his win is britain's first in the division since tom maguire's gold in the 2008 games. in beijing. those are the latest gb news headlines. for

now i'm sam francis, will hollis will be here in half an hour with your latest update. for now, though, it's back to dawn for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . forward slash alerts. >> thank you very much, sam sterling job there . but he's sterling job there. but he's going to have a lie down in a darkened room now by working with me . so let's get straight with me. so let's get straight into today's story shall we? bridget phillipson has sent out a warning to parents that letting their kids stay at home for excuses, such as their her words not mine, a runny nose or cheaper holidays . they could be cheaper holidays. they could be wrecking their children's lives. this comes after new analysis by the department of education found that every day missed from the classroom leads to hundreds of pounds being deducted from their future wages. the education secretary aims to bnng education secretary aims to bring a halt to absences pandemic, which has seen 150,000

children recorded as severely absent during 2022 2023. she's called on parents schools and local authorities to play their part, but has warned she is prepared to be tough and with fines of up to £160 that come into place, this week. now, of course, we all remember the pandemic where schools were shut and children were told not to go to school, especially if they had bridget philipson's runny nose. that was the conservative government or so. but labour were shouting very loudly for the same thing, and i think that's probably part of what's going on here. joining me now. i'm absolutely thrilled to say, because he is a legend, is teacher and broadcaster bobby seagull bobby. lovely to see you.thank seagull bobby. lovely to see you. thank you indeed . thank you. thank you indeed. thank you. thank you indeed. thank you.thank you. thank you indeed. thank you. thank you indeed. thank you. thank you forjoining me. you. thank you for joining me. both west ham fans. sorry about that already, thank you very much for joining. that already, thank you very much forjoining. and bobby, the much for joining. and bobby, the two education stories i want to talk to you about one on the front of the telegraph , one on front of the telegraph, one on the front of the times. and as you are a maths teacher , i want you are a maths teacher, i want to talk to you first about the fact that it's been suggested by the teaching union that times tables should be scrapped and

grammar exams stripped back because children get stressed by them. firstly, as i said, you are a maths teacher, what do you make of this? >> i think there are two separate issues here don. one is i do think that we over examine our children in the uk, again, education is change is a victorian relic. 1800s. you wanted people to get away from the factories, so you keep them in schools while parents, mum and dad would work. whereas now education should be more digital looking. i know my children . the looking. i know my children. the curriculum that they have perhaps isn't as forward looking as it should be. so i think there is a issue of over examination, but i still think children need the basics, like reading , writing, arithmetic. reading, writing, arithmetic. why do we forget about these and times tables? i know my students have got phones and calculators, but you still need to be able to do things in your head if you're able to have that sort of sense check. so i think reduced exams, but definitely i think if we abandon our notion of children learning the basics like times tables, i fear for our country. >> bobby, you have i mean, i follow you on social media,

obviously, and you have great ways of making maths fun and accessible for children of all ages, including myself, so i mean, to take the fun of learning about maths away from children in particular times tables . that children in particular times tables. that is the basis of all maths, isn't it? >> yeah, i think it's with maths. there's two elements to it. one is you, obviously you want young people to get the qualifications so they can progress onto a level. other qualifications , nursing, qualifications, nursing, medicine. but i think the key thing is we want our young people to be able to use numeracy in their day to day lives again, whether it's you're checking your payslip, applying for a loan or mortgage, a student loans, all these things require numbers. and, you know, it's such a shame that in this country, so many young people aren't aware the gcse results last week and we're like 40% of all entries didn't get the pass grade. a separate question about whether a pass or fail is the right thing. but children leave school thinking that they can't

do numbers at all. and that's a shame because we need young people that are digitally literate. but i would say dawn , literate. but i would say dawn, it's about making maths more relevant to young people . again. relevant to young people. again. i will sit here all day, dawn talking about pythagoras theorem . trigonometry. >> doo doo doo doo doo doo doo. >> doo doo doo doo doo doo doo. >> but i know young people. they'll come back to school next week telling me, sir, did you see the transfer budget? did you see the transfer budget? did you see the transfer budget? did you see the league table? did you see the league table? did you see fantasy premier league? so many young people are interested in music charts. football league tables. so you can't tell me these young people aren't interested in numbers and stats. >> very interesting point. and bobby, i just want to raise a message that should come in from anthony, one of our viewers. he said our, testing in schools enables ofsted to find out which schools have good teachers. it's not about the anxious children, it's about getting the right results for and ratings for that school. what do you say to that? >> so i think there is an issue in our system where often teachers and i've been guilty of this myself when we're being sort of inspected internally by observations or ofsted are coming in that sort of damocles

sword, we end up performing . so sword, we end up performing. so we're not thinking about the students lessons. we end up thinking, oh, why do ofsted look for? but actually education is not about getting schools ranked. it's about giving young people the skills and motivation so they can progress in their life. so i think we're getting almost like losing the sight of the forest for the trees. education is for young people, for not school league tables. >> okay. but i mean, sort of like you do think children should learn their times. tables and they should be tested on them to make sure they have learned those timetables. >> yes. so i think there are sort of two. i'm quite a liberal teacher. i would say that, but there is a sort of inclination among, especially if you look at social media about teaching people saying, oh, children shouldn't be forced to learn things, and then of course, times have changed. you know, when i was growing up, if i wasn't behaving well, my parents would be like good old indian disciplining like, bobby, get on with your work. now that isn't you know, we don't live in that society, but i still think we need to be tougher on children at times. and that includes

making sure that we get them through the basics of learning things like times, tables. and we can't just say, oh, it's okay. you don't need to learn that, because actually we're doing them a disservice as they progress up the school ladder. >> it bobby, just very quickly the other final story i wanted to discuss with you parents who allow their children to regularly skip school, are significantly denting their future earning potential. and the education secretary is going to clamp down on them, come down hard on them. are her words . hard on them. are her words. what do you make to that one? >> so i would say there's two parts of this. one is again, they should continue the fixed penalty notices, but that in itself doesn't solve the issue for parents taking their children out of school . so children out of school. so dunng children out of school. so during the last 510 years, schools have cut down on people known as attendance leads. dawn. so these are people staff members whose job is to chase up every single absence. so i think one is to find out the real root cause. again, it could be social issues, emotional issues, it could be poverty. we don't know what the issues are , but fines what the issues are, but fines do. one thing could deter some parents, but they're not the be all, end all solution. we need a holistic solution rather than just saying £150 for you mum and dad for taking your kid off

school. >> bobby seagull thank you very much. a voice of reason who understands maths no less as well. teacher and broadcaster bobby seagull. thank you very much. now i find these two stories and there's a back to school vibe, isn't there? it's september, come on, we're all buying new pencil cases, aren't we, matthew, well, yeah, i have actually bought a new pencil case. i'm sorry. it's a bit sad, but the two education stories, i mean, bridget phillipson, you know, the education sector. i'm going to come down hard on parents who don't make their children go to school. right. okay. wasn't it the labour government who actually stopped children going to school during the pandemic if they had a runny nose? now, before you say it's conservative policy , that much i conservative policy, that much i know. but labour wanted it harder and more, etc. etc. >> well, i think bobby's right that we've got to understand what actually is at the root cause of this. but if you look at the statistics , it seems at the statistics, it seems almost certain that the pandemic has played a part for whatever reason. so before the pandemic, there were 60,000 children who were deemed to be in this cohort of sort of severe truancy, as

it's called. and now it's 150,000. so that's a huge leap. and we've got to try to understand it, but not just understand it, but not just understand it, but not just understand it, find ways to stopping it. and whether there is a carrot approach as well as the stick approach of fines, i don't know, but it seems to me that it don't know, but it seems to me thatitis don't know, but it seems to me that it is absolutely unacceptable to take your children out of school in order to afford a holiday. that doesn't mean i don't have a lot of sympathy for parents when pnces of sympathy for parents when prices are sky high in the summer holidays, times are tight. and of course it can be really beneficial to children to go abroad to learn a little bit about a foreign culture, maybe pick up a little bit of language, stimulate an interest in learning foreign languages and so forth. but the absolute bedrock at the heart of education has to be attendance in my view. >> ben. >> ben. >> well, i completely agree with matt on every single thing he said. and i suppose the only other point i'd make is that having recognised that keeping

children out of school was damaging is damaging to their future earnings potential. hundreds of pounds a day. i think bridget phillipson said. for every day missed at school, there ought to be more of a mere culpa , attitude from both the culpa, attitude from both the labour party and the conservatives for the damage they did to thousands of children's futures. livelihoods by enforcing that ban. and it seems to me we still haven't got the result of the covid inquiry. i don't want this to become a covid conversation, but it seems to me, you know , there's a to me, you know, there's a complete reluctance by those who are conducting the inquiry to really ask these pertinent , really ask these pertinent, important questions about what the medium and long term impact of lockdown was . and, you know, of lockdown was. and, you know, again, i don't want to distract, but a significant part of the cost of living crisis is as a result of all the damage done to the economy during lockdowns, a significant part of the waiting list on the nhs come from the damage done to the nhs during lockdowns and because of lockdowns, not because of the

virus. yeah, and we've got to face up to this. >> i do think it is really important , >> i do think it is really important, particularly given how much money is being ploughed into this inquiry , and it's into this inquiry, and it's right that we've got an inquiry into covid and the response to it. we really do desperately want to have some answers, not just so that people can feel that they were right or acknowledge that they were wrong in the past, but so that, god forbid, if we have another pandemic, we are much , much pandemic, we are much, much better equipped with at least some degree of evidence, some degree of answers, and make the best possible decisions moving forward . we can't very easily forward. we can't very easily relitigate the important conversations and debates and disagreements of the pandemic right here and now. i think we were probably on different sides dunng were probably on different sides during the pandemic, but it ultimately shouldn't be about sides. it should be about with as much evidence gathered as possible , trying to understand possible, trying to understand whether mistakes were made, if they were made, why were they made, and how can they be

avoided in the future? and one of those issues absolutely is whether or not schools should have been shut in the way that they were. >> yeah . but i they were. >> yeah. but i mean, phillipson's basically admitted that it has been deeply damaging for those who were kept away from school. that's what she's just said. and that needs to be brought out to the front. it needs to be revealed, you know, otherwise people forget and they tend to just gloss over it. and as you rightly say, we need a proper exposition of the impacts of lockdown from the covid. >> she hasn't. >> she hasn't. >> i don't think, admitted that lockdowns in schools were wrong. what she said is that if you miss school, you are going to damage your future earnings. >> but that's the same thing , right? >> well, it doesn't mean that it was wrong that schools were locked down. it may have been wrong, but that in itself doesn't mean it was wrong, because had they not been locked down, she might and others might argue the consequences might have been worse. >> yeah. fair enough. >> yeah. fair enough. >> we don't know because we're talking about something that didn't happen. we did lock

children down and the number of pupils who were severely absent is 150% higher than before. the covid 19 pandemic. so i think the facts speak for themselves. now. for all the best analysis and opinion on that story and more, please do go to our website which is gb news. dot com. i'm dawn neesom and this is gb news and there's lots more coming up on today's show as rumours circulate that prince harry is planning a sensational return to the uk, would the family and the british people accept him with open arms, or do you think he's basically toast? and the story of the day? why do men spend so long in the bathroom or on the loo? even a video that's gone viral online has sparked a debate between the sexes . i'll be asking my male sexes. i'll be asking my male panel and you at home what your reasons are and keep them clean. all of that and much more to come. this is gb news, britain's news channel. we'll see you very soon. you've got time for a quick break a quick loo break. see you

soon. hello. welcome back to the weekend with me, dawn neesom. i hope you're having a wonderful time out there. loads of you are getting in touch and please do keep them coming because the highlight of my show seriously is talking to you lot because you are witty, clever , funny and you are witty, clever, funny and make so many relevant points . make so many relevant points. and ben has a huge fan club, is all i'm saying here, a lot of you have mentioned this actually, i'm going to read james heale comment i have. we're talking about the outdoor smoking ban. okay and we had a pub, our, boss on just now saying it's going to be disastrous for the industry, which we knew, but also caused problems for staff. this is james. james. you say i have no problem with outdoor smokers. it's the weed smokers who i get annoyed with. it's now everywhere shops, doorways , you everywhere shops, doorways, you name it and it stinks rotten. and james, you have really nailed what a lot of people are saying . and instantly my saying. and instantly my wonderful panellist matthew and ben both both agreed, didn't you? someone or near someone who is smo both and that probably someone or near someone who is smo both both that probably someone or near someone who is smo both both agreed,3ably someone or near someone who is smo both both agreed, didn't you? >> you completely. >> you completely. >> may i come in very quickly on >> you completely. >> you completely. >> may i come in very quickly on

this? so on the. >> we'd never do anything this? so on the. >> we'd never do anything quickly, matthew. it has to be quickly, matthew. it has to be said on the on the weed. said on the on the weed. >> it's disgusting . right. it's >> it's disgusting . right. it's >> it's disgusting. right. it's a really nasty habit. it is >> it's disgusting. right. it's a really nasty habit. it is still not legal of course, in still not legal of course, in this country. and when it sort this country. and when it sort of comes into your windows at of comes into your windows at home, which it does from time to home, which it does from time to time on my street in london, time on my street in london, it's really reprehensible. so it's really reprehensible. so i'm really against weed, right? i'm really against weed, right? it's bad for you. it's just a, it's bad for you. it's just a, it's a gross habit on the it's a gross habit on the smoking thing. i mean, we had smoking thing. i mean, we had that that pub landlord character that that pub landlord character on earlier. yeah. and look i on earlier. yeah. and look i understand the concerns of pub understand the concerns of pub landlords. i of course i do. but landlords. i of course i do. but pubs have to be sustainable pubs have to be sustainable beyond allowing people to smoke beyond allowing people to smoke in a pub garden. you're a in a pub garden. you're a businessman, ben. you believe in businessman, ben. you believe in capitalism. you believe in in capitalism. you believe in in businesses succeeding where they businesses succeeding where they should succeed. i as as a as a should succeed. i as as a as a frequenter of pubs not frequenter of pubs not particularly often, but i go to pubs when i sit in a pub garden, particularly often, but i go to like with weed, i find it disgusting sitting next to someone or near someone who is

smoking. and that probably >> i find it extraordinary that weed effectively is being legalised through the back door , legalised through the back door, with the police turning a blind eye to it. yet pub landlords are going to be required to enforce the law using their own staff.

and there's a, there's a, and there's a, there's a, there's a breakdown in joined up there's a breakdown in joined up thinking in the government's in, thinking in the government's in, in my view. and i think you in my view. and i think you absolutely find you find smoking absolutely find you find smoking disgusting in many respects. so disgusting in many respects. so do i. except if i've had too do i. except if i've had too much to drink in which case i much to drink in which case i partake. but i can, you know , partake. but i can, you know , partake. but i can, you know, you have the personal agency to partake. but i can, you know, you have the personal agency to move if someone's smoking next move if someone's smoking next to you. to you. >> why should i move? because >> why should i move? because someone's doing something that someone's doing something that actually is going to damage my actually is going to damage my health. >> no, they don't have to stop health. >> no, they don't have to stop doing it. >> come on. doing it. >> come on. »- >> come on. >> they had to stop doing it »- >> come on. >> they had to stop doing it indoors . >> they had to stop doing it indoors. this >> they had to stop doing it indoors . this is an indoors . >> they had to stop doing it indoors. this >> they had to stop doing it indoors . this is an >> they had to stop doing it indoors. this is an extension of that, and it's a logical >> they had to stop doing it indoors. this is an extension of that, and it's a logical extension . extension . extension. >> you promised you'd be quick. extension. >> you promised you'd be quick. that was a lie right now, that was a lie right now, earlier on the show , our lovely earlier on the show , our lovely earlier on the show, our lovely nonh earlier on the show, our lovely earlier on the show, our lovely nonh earlier on the show, our lovely north west reporter, sophie reaper spoke to us about today's north west reporter, sophie reaper spoke to us about today's fundraising event, aiming to fundraising event, aiming to bnngin fundraising event, aiming to bring in £1 million for the bnngin fundraising event, aiming to bring in £1 million for the victims of the southport victims of the southport stabbings. well, we didn't have stabbings. well, we didn't have time to get the actual website time to get the actual website address from sophie, but it's on address from sophie, but it's on your screen now. if you'd like your screen now. if you'd like to contribute to their efforts, to contribute to their efforts, you can visit their gofundme.com you can visit their gofundme.com page named help us raise a page you can visit their gofundme.com page named help us raise a million for southport, and you million for southport, and you can donate as much or as little can donate as much or as little

as you like, because every penny as you like, because every penny really does mean a huge amount. as you say, the web address is on your screen now, or you can just search for help us raise a million for southport now, bit of royals. yes. okay. quickly sources close to prince harry are suggesting that he is asking for help as he bids to make a return to the uk since moving to the united states with. yep meghan, the american dream has not really gone too well, has it? but if prince harry was to return here, would you welcome him with open arms? more important , with him with open arms? more important, with william, welcome with open arms. let's see what my panel make of this one. i'm going to come to you first on this one, ben. now, we discussed this one, ben. now, we discussed this a little bit already. we discussed it with royal experts. this is the story from the mail on sunday today that harry's friends are trying to get some sort of trying to help him. he's reached out to them and they're trying to help him to get back into uk society because they are saying, not me. they are saying that he's not the happiest he's

ever been in america. >> i'm not surprised . >> i'm not surprised. >> i'm not surprised. >> he's not happy. >> he's not happy. >> i mean, i think, what do you mean by that, ben ? mean by that, ben? >> well, i think it's very, very hard for someone born , hard for someone born, particularly someone like him,

interpretation of and my interpretation of everything harry's done has been really like a spoilt brat who's had tremendous privilege in life and thrown it all back in the face of those who've afforded him that privilege. and i think it's very, very hard road back for him. >> if it was your brother, would you forgive him ? you forgive him? >> i would, but he would. he would need to eat a lot of humble pie. >> yeah. i mean, we've had reunited brothers with oasis, >> i can see harry maybe wanting to get back here, but i can't see william forgiving him for some of the things he said about catherine. at the very least, the idea. >> okay. and i really don't like talking about other people's families, even when they are as famous as the royals. but the idea, since we are talking about it, that the dispute such as it is rumoured to be between harry and william , two brothers, as and william, two brothers, as well as two royals, the idea that there is only fault on one side seems to me absolutely absurd. anyone who knows anything about human beings

knows that when there is the sort of fallout that there's rumoured to be between those two brothers, that there's fault on, not just one side, but both. >> but william hasn't made any pubuc >> but william hasn't made any public pronunciations from which he has to reverse himself. if harry's been on the front foot with criticism, that's true. and that's difficult, isn't it? >> true ? >> true? >> true? >> that's that is true. but that doesn't mean that things haven't gone on behind the scenes that harry has found very challenging and very difficult himself. ben. >> yeah, i'm sure he has. i mean, he clearly he wouldn't have done all that he did. unless of course , you know, he's unless of course, you know, he's been put up to it. and, you know, there are question marks over the integrity of meghan markle's aims in life. you know. >> well they have just sacked another staff member. >> i think it's about they're up to their eighth in about three years or staff with some some low level knowledge of family disputes. >> i'm not talking about my own family, but i think when, when brothers or when sisters marry, if there is a falling out between one brother or one sister and the other person's other half, it's very that makes it much, much more difficult

because suddenly the responsibility of that husband or that wife is to their immediate new family, their new nuclear family. immediate new family, their new nuclear family. >> they have to make a choice, which is an unpalatable one. >> they have to make a choice, which is an unpalatable one. >> yeah, yeah. no, indeed. >> yeah, yeah. no, indeed. >> yeah, yeah. no, indeed. >> but that's why this is >> yeah, yeah. no, indeed. >> but that's why this is interesting on some level, because i do think we see interesting on some level, because i do think we see ourselves reflected back in ourselves reflected back in them. >> yeah, indeed. thank you very them. >> yeah, indeed. thank you very much. yes. yeah. you know, when much. yes. yeah. you know, when you say you're going to make a you say you're going to make a brief point, brief, you know , brief point, brief, you know , brief point, brief, you know, i'm dawn neesom i'm being a bit brief point, brief, you know, i'm dawn neesom i'm being a bit cheeky, i feel sorry. this is cheeky, i feel sorry. this is bullying. >> this is this is supposed to bullying. >> this is this is supposed to be an impartial channel. be an impartial channel. >> sorry. >> sorry. >> sorry. >> i'm feeling, i'm feeling. don't give me that puppy dog >> sorry. >> i'm feeling, i'm feeling. don't give me that puppy dog look. >> that's love, that's love, look. >> that's love, that's love, that's love in the gallery. yeah that's love in the gallery. yeah it is. >> it's like. yeah, it's kind it is. >> it's like. yeah, it's kind of. i'm dawn neesom. this is of. i'm dawn neesom. this is dup. i'm sorry. matthew, i don't dup. i'm sorry. matthew, i don't mean to tease you, but i do, and mean to tease you, but i do, and there's plenty more coming up on there's plenty more coming up on today's show. but first, let's get the news with! it's not sam, today's show. but first, let's get the news with! it's not sam, it's will hollis . it's will hollis . it's will hollis. >> hiya. i'm will hollis here it's will hollis. >> hiya. i'm will hollis here

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500m. pritchard's win is britain's first in the division since tom agar's gold at the 2008 games in beijing . that's 2008 games in beijing. that's it. those are your latest gb news headlines for now . i'm will news headlines for now. i'm will hollis with more in 30 minutes for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . forward slash alerts. >> thank you very much. well, just very quickly , keep the just very quickly, keep the messages coming. this is cath harry talking about the royal conversation. harry is only coming back to get information. so i go back to america and do more interviews and maybe another book. yes, lots of you are singing from that very hymn sheet indeed. now there's loads more coming up on today's show. but before i tell you what, we've got lined up for you, the brilliant nana akua show is on later at 3:00 and she joins us now. nana, what? what delights

have you got in store for us today? >> well, we'll carry on with the harry story because, i mean, i've got my niggle, which is sort of my monologue about it because my suspicion is that he's returning because he's launching the paperback version of his book, which he agreed not to update. so maybe that's why he's sort of trying to make out that he's coming back to the uk. but maybe, maybe he's being genuine and honest and missing his family. who knows? we're going to be talking about that throughout the show. plus there is a brain drain happening in this country. are labour's plans their scary manifesto? are they scaring off potential investors? i mean , and it's not a joke i mean, and it's not a joke here. the rich people, the very rich people, the people at the top of the tree are leaving the united kingdom in their droves, some of them very scared of rachel reeves up and coming budget . then rachel reeves up and coming budget. then i'm going to be asking you all about human rights non—crime hate incidents. oh yeah, somebody does something that you're not happy with. you can actually report it as a non—crime hate. you may never know about it until you apply for a job. is this against your

human rights? so loads. coming up scott nugent will be live about his journey with transition and everything else like that. there's a lot to get through, but stay tuned because it will be fun as well. >> brilliant nana that sounds a real cracker. that's at 3:00 and you can have your say as well. gbnews.com/yoursay and join in both this show and nana is coming up soon. next, the story of the day is why do men spend so long in the loo? a video that went viral online has sparked a debate between the sexes. i'll be asking my male panel and you at home what those reasons are. keep them clean though, but next. have you been one of the lucky ones to get your hands on an oasis ticket over the weekend? we'll be discussing the inflated prices and how we are all being ripped off by websites who suddenly charge inflated pnces. who suddenly charge inflated prices . there's not just oasis prices. there's not just oasis other concerts involved as well. and why are female celebrities snubbing strictly come dancing in droves? all of that and much more to i'm dawn neesom and this is gb news, britain's

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welcome back to the weekend with welcome back to the weekend with me , dawn neesom. now, the most me , dawn neesom. now, the most me, dawn neesom. now, the most important part of the show i think, is you and your views. me, dawn neesom. now, the most important part of the show i think, is you and your views. and it really is the highlight and it really is the highlight of my show because i love of my show because i love talking to you, because it talking to you, because it starts me talking to matthew and starts me talking to matthew and ben , to be honest with you, ben , to be honest with you, ben, to be honest with you, right. so i just want to read ben, to be honest with you, right. so i just want to read out some of your message and not out some of your message and not a lot of love in the room for harry. oh. hold on a minute. a you've ever by ever tried hold on. adrian. hold on. oh, leave. matt alone. yes. he's not quite right in the head , but he quite right in the head, but he isn't that bad. >> sorry . >> sorry. >> sorry. >> and then. oh, sorry. i've lost your name here, but you say it's a ginger thing. no it's not. i'm married. to what? actually, you might have a point. yeah, it probably is a ginger thing, and i, i've got so much practice of being bullied. >> when i was at school . >> when i was at school. >> when i was at school. >> i mean, i've got skin thicker than a rhinoceros . >> i mean, i've got skin thicker than a rhinoceros. no, ben. >> ben, get that really small

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if you've ever by ever tried to buy a ticket for a very popular gig or football match recently, you'll know what we're talking about. fans were faced with tickets costing £355 due to ticketmasters dynamic pricing system that inflates the prices of tickets that are in demand. well, isn't that kind of what the touts do? it's been criticised after ticketmaster that were indeed no different to those touts in face. joining me now, yeah, i'm angry about this one. showbiz journalist hayley palmer. now, lots of people have been getting in touch, not so much about the oasis thing, but about the fact that buying tickets for a very popular gig and we've seen it with taylor swift recently, and even football matches these days, it's like, you know , the not it's like, you know, the not just ticketmaster, other ticket sites are available, but they have this dynamic pricing thing , have this dynamic pricing thing, which means that the more demand there is for a ticket, the more they can put the prices up. isn't that just what touts do ? isn't that just what touts do? >> yeah, i know i've got a lot of friends that have been telling me this , that they've

telling me this, that they've literally been buying it for £150, for example. and then literally at the last minute it goes right up to 300. and it's not fair. it's naughty, isn't it? because i just don't know how they can actually get away with that . but i mean, i have with that. but i mean, i have just read that they are putting on more dates. oasis. right, but this is for the world tour, right? but i think we need it for the uk and ireland tour. yes. so maybe that could be a bit of a solution if we could just get on more dates, double the dates. >> would that make a, well, a good thing? it would. and maybe, maybe a suggestion. it's like people can just go and buy the ticket from the venue like we used to in the olden days , used to in the olden days, weren't they? >> or like when you go and buy a theatre ticket? yes, it's kind of a bit more organised, isn't it? yeah. and like you say, i remember going to see like jason donovan i think back in the day and like you would actually like queue up and get like it was quite civilised. yeah. but i think this same, this same problem happened with taylor swift. >> it did as well. >> it did as well. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> yeah bruce springsteen as well. so it's kind of something that i feel like moving forward as well , that if we don't kind as well, that if we don't kind of, you know, nip this in the

bud, what's going to happen moving forward? >> something needs to be done. i mean, glastonbury seemed to manage it, okay. but i mean, i according to ticketmaster, it's down to the bands themselves and the promoters . the promoters. >> so this is, you know, it's all very well giving ticketmaster a kicking. but let's think about the promoters and the artists. that's one point. secondly as you've already said, it's not understood that anything illegal has been done. no, not at all. i was not queuing for racists. i can't think of many, many things that i'd less like to do than go to an oasis gig, but good luck to an oasis gig, but good luck to those who do. but what i do think is profoundly unfair, even though not illegal, and no doubt it's in the small print, is if you are one of those people who is queuing up in a in a queue of hundreds of thousands of people and it says £150, presumably the ticket. yeah. and you finally get you're looking and then it says, actually it's £300. yeah. that's how it works for me. >> that's what i've been told. >> that's what i've been told. >> natural justice. >> natural justice. >> no, absolutely no . >> no, absolutely no. >> no, absolutely no. >> what oasis is issued a statement saying please don't pay any statement saying please don't pay any extra the tickets are you pay pay any extra the tickets are you pay over the odds, you know,

it's you know, but they are condoning what ticketmaster are doing, >> no. and liam actually, you know, what are they saying on this though? it's their management, isn't it? not actually them. i'm sure they just sat there going, this is great. >> i think the point that matt makes, which is a very important one, is that the money that's being generated by this dynamic pricing is a very significant part of that, i imagine, is going to oasis. it's not like the ticket touts standing on the outside of wembley stadium who take all the profit. this is feeding its way back to the band members. and they could they could shut this down straight away and just say to all sellers, you're not going to sellers, you're not going to sell it for more than this price . sell it for more than this price. that's it. but of course, you know, 80,000 people at an extra £100 each. that's £8 million. why would you give that up? >> well, there is a divorce settlement, isn't there? >> i was going to say that's cost a few bob, wasn't it? as i didn't want to say it, but no. and that was recent. and that's probably one of the reasons they got back together, because, wow. sarah might have had a little helping hand. >> yeah. for sure.

>> yeah. for sure. >> okay, we've run out of time , >> okay, we've run out of time, unfortunately. right. i'm dawn neesom and this is gb news now. coming up, we'll be taking a look at this video that went viral . do you really have to go? viral. do you really have to go? >> i really have to go. okay yeah. >> if you're wondering what's going on there, because some of you might be, we'll be taking a look at why men spend so long on the loo . this is gb news, the loo. this is gb news, britain's news channel. we'll see you very soon. you got time for a quick break? a quick loo break, but we'll see

soon. welcome back to the weekend. i hope you're having a lovely one out there. i'm dawn neesom and thank you so much for joining out there. i'm dawn neesom and thank you so much forjoining me . thank you so much forjoining me. ihope thank you so much forjoining me. i hope you're having a really brilliant weekend now. it's the 1st of september. i know what happened to august. me neither. now, ladies , does your man spend now, ladies, does your man spend a long time? let's be honest. on

the loo. let's take a look at this little video that's gone viral . do you really have to go? viral. do you really have to go? >> i really have to go . okay. >> i really have to go. okay. no, that's for me . i love you, i no, that's for me. i love you, i love you, bye bye . whoa . love you, bye bye. whoa. oh >> that's brilliant. sorry. that's a video from hannah stocking an instagram influencer who showed us her hilarious take on men spending a heck of a long time on the loo. it's ended up sparking a debate online on men's reasonings for taking so long. some say it's the only time they get to be alone. others say they use the opportunity to catch up on emails, texts and phone calls, phone calls, men. but for the men watching, what's your excuse? now let's see what my

panel make of this one. now i am going to come to you first, matthew, because you are one of these men. you have admitted that you do spend a lot of time on the loo or in the loo. >> i'm not in the loo. >> i'm not in the loo. >> i'm not in the loo. >> i'm not going to ask for sorry, not literally in the toilet, in the loo. >> let's keep this relatively clean in the bathroom. i'm really worried about. >> why do you spend a lot of time in there? >> i'm really worried about whatever answer i give now in case it's clipped up and it's going to be clipped. >> this is one of those gotcha moments that live. >> i'm ready, i'm ready, i'm ready now. >> i do spend a lot of time on the loo, and that is i don't often think about it, but it has been noticed in the past and there have been other male figures in my life who now thinking about it, also spent a bit more time on the loo than the women in my life. right why is this? yes, i think first of all, particularly when you have all, particularly when you have a family, a young family, it's a little unnerving. >> yeah, it's very sweet. >> yeah, it's very sweet. >> another one on the way, by the way. a girl destinations. >> oh, excellent. >> oh, excellent. >> but it is an oasis. yes. you

might not think of the loo as an oasis, but it is an oasis of calm and quiet and a shut door , calm and quiet and a shut door, just for a little bit longer than probably you should be in there. and the other reason i think it's very somehow it's very comfortable. but the other reason is that once i'm down, i'm very energetic, play lots of sport, walk around once i'm down, whether that's on the loo or the sofa or even sitting in my car . once i've or the sofa or even sitting in my car. once i've pulled up outside my house, i do not want to have to move right now. i think if you're being really honest with your viewers, you share something of that , right? share something of that, right? no, no . no, no. >> okay. yeah. so right, ben, i don't even know where to go now. ben, you are currently single, but lots of lots of offers coming in. so keep them coming. >> this is why he keeps turning up on gb news. this is like dating for ben. >> well, yeah , well, it's working. >> it's working so, so , ben, you

>> it's working so, so, ben, you don't spend a lot of time. >> no, i'm strictly in and out. right? >> and, you know, get on with the job and get on with life. i mean , i do love the sofa. i love mean, i do love the sofa. i love sitting on my sofa and watching gb news. and, you know, you know , gb news. and, you know, you know, what's going on on channels and netflix and whatnot. but no, i haven't got a fascination with the loo. right >> okay. but that's because you i mean, the theory behind this is that men who don't have remember sheds remember men my granddad used to disappear to this shed to get away from me. >> now . >> now. >> now. >> and, so the theory is that men do this to, as you alluded to, matthew, that , you know, to to, matthew, that, you know, to escape a bit of peace and quiet, the sofa is really overrated, ben. >> how can you say the sofa is overrated compared to the loo? but that's because you can only find peace in the loo. >> maybe so. i'm trying to. i have been really since this topic was raised with us. i've been trying to work quite hard to understand whether there is something more than what i've said so far. is it that we're sort of, i don't know, getting

in touch with some, some sort of deep sense of self? >> i'm going to leave you getting in touch with whatever you're getting in touch with in the loo, ben habib, matthew stadlen, thank you so much for being such good fun today . being such good fun today. that's it. we've run out of time. unfortunately, nana akua is next. and neil oliver. but first we go to the weather. thank you. so much for watching us. have a lovely rest of your weekend. we'll see you again soon. but here is the weather. first of all, see you soon. >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> hello there. welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast from the met office. it stays unsettled over the next 24 hours or so. thunderstorms in the forecast, particularly across central and eastern areas, but the west also seeing some heavy showers , low pressure dominating showers, low pressure dominating the weather pattern at the moment. met office warning out through the rest of sunday and through the rest of sunday and through monday as well for these heavy showers. central, southern

parts seeing some heavy showers pushing northwards through this evening. time into northern england. southern scotland and then further showers developing from the south as we head into the early hours. so you may be woken up by some rumbles of thunder, lightning, hail also a risk, some flash flooding possible. a warm, humid night for everyone. temperatures remaining in the mid to high teens and then an unsettled start to monday. we've got bands of thundery showers in places , of thundery showers in places, so looking at scotland first thing in the morning, a cloudy start to the day, outbreaks of showery rain , some heavy showery rain, some heavy downpours possible, particularly in the east, some rumbles of thunder. there could be some disruption to travel first thing. northern ireland seeing showery outbreaks of rain. thunderstorms across northern england as well stretching into central southern parts of england and wales. so wherever you are on monday morning, there could be some local disruption. first thing and it stays unsettled through the day ahead. we see areas of showers, some longer spells of rain,

thunderstorms across many parts of the uk. met office warning out for much of the day could see 30 to 50mm in places could lead to some flash flooding. temperatures generally near average for most in any brightness. temperatures reaching around 25 celsius towards the south—east into the evening time. further thunderstorms rumble on to end the day. brighter skies trying to follow in from the far west before dusk, and then showers overnight. it remains unsettled for the week ahead. temperatures generally near average in the north, perhaps a little above in the south. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers , sponsors of boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on

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