safety internet. child safety campaigners are appalled . campaigners are appalled. >> they are indeed, and fashion faux pas . >> they are indeed, and fashion faux pas. lady >> they are indeed, and fashion faux pas . lady victoria starmer faux pas. lady victoria starmer has been pictured flaunting thousands of pounds of designer fashion and luxury clothing amidst the glasses for parties. donations row . undeterred, keir donations row. undeterred, keir starmer says he will continue to accept lavish gifts from donor lord alli. does he get it.7 >> never enough doctors threaten to strike again despite accepting the government's inflation busting 22% pay rise, the junior doctors union says it's ready to call more strikes if pay rises don't keep coming, as the soft touch government accidentally opened the door to yet more industrial unrest and red light for motorists. >> london mayor sadiq khan has announced plans to ban cars, buses and taxis from london's iconic oxford street with a pedestrianised boulevard boost business or limit access. and could it even increase crime .7

on. >> a jam packed show today and i want your views , particularly on want your views, particularly on the decision of the wife of the prime minister, lady victoria starmer , to wear incredibly starmer, to wear incredibly expensive designer fashion clothes, flaunting them in front of the cameras this week. the week, of course , when her week, of course, when her husband, the prime minister, has come under criticism. indeed she herself has for these donations of clothes, of glasses, of dresses, of all the rest of it . dresses, of all the rest of it. and of course, in the context of cutting back on provisions for pensioners, i just don't think it looks very good as a labour government, when you're taking away benefits from pensioners who have very little, who are very anxious this winter, and you're parading around this wardrobe that , bizarrely, was wardrobe that, bizarrely, was bought for you by some labour

donon bought for you by some labour donor, some millionaire donor with money to flaunt. >> it's all very odd. it's all very bizarre. it's not going down very well. and then you have keir starmer suggesting that he'll continue to accept such gifts, just as long as he makes sure to make sure to note down exactly from who they came from and all of this, is that really the point.7 whether he's filled in his forms correctly? >> let's not forget this is a man with a pension. so gold plated it was actually legislated for in an act of parliament. this is a man who was of course, for many years one of the most senior lawyers in the country. he's not short of a bob or two. indeed as prime minister, he earns almost £170,000 a year. that's on top of all the savings that he has already. all of his previous jobs, his work as one of the most expensive lawyers in the country. i mean, my goodness me. why? >> well , so why? >> well, so he's a self—proclaimed socialist. he's a self—proclaimed socialist. how can you be a self—proclaimed

socialist and also accept lavish gifts from a random random millionaire who also happens to be in the lords? of course . be in the lords? of course. >> more on that, of course. after your headlines with sam francis . francis. >> tom. emily. thank you very much and good afternoon to you. we start this hour with some breaking news just coming to us from the home office with provisional figures suggesting that more than 10,000 migrants have now crossed the english channel since labour came to power. that's to according figures from the home office. in just the last few minutes , 65 just the last few minutes, 65 migrants were detected crossing the channel yesterday, taking the channel yesterday, taking the total number of arrivals since the july election to now 10,024. well, that comes after a deadly weekend of channel crossings, where eight migrants sadly died and over 1000 others arrived in those two days alone. meanwhile, the home secretary has announced £75 million in funding to crack down on people

smugglers. yvette cooper says criminal gangs are putting lives at risk, and that the extra funding will help dismantle smuggling networks. money from the scrapped rwanda scheme will fund that project . health fund that project. health secretary wes streeting says the end of a pay dispute with junior doctors marks the first step in the government's mission to reform the broken health service. members of the british medical association have voted to accept the government's offer of a 22% pay rise over two years. however, the conservatives are warning the government not to set a precedent by awarding striking workers with what they've described as bumper pay rises. this morning, deputy leader of the liberal democrats daisy cooper told us her party still thinks more should be done. >> part of the answer is pay, but as i say, it's just a first step. what we liberal democrats want to see is a really ambitious budget in october. we want the labour government to use the budget to be a budget to save our nhs and care services, and as part of that, we want to

see an increase in day to day spending, not by taxing struggling families , but by struggling families, but by reversing the tax cuts for the big banks and closing the loopholes in capital gains tax. so the wealthiest pay a little bit more. but we also want to see borrowing to repair our crumbling hospitals and gp surgeries, too. >> daisy cooper, their deputy leader of the liberal democrats in the us, donald trump has spoken publicly for the first time since being targeted in an apparent assassination attempt at the weekend on his florida golf course. speaking in a live stream on social media, the former president described being grabbed by secret service agents after hearing 4 or 5 gunshots. 58 year old ryan wesley routh is facing federal gun charges after a secret service agent spotted his rifle poking through the bushes on the perimeter of that golf course. mr trump's also praised his protection team, and in a rare show of political unity, he commended president joe biden for calling him . joe biden for calling him. >> i was with an agent and the agent did a fantastic job. there was no question that we were off that course. i would have loved

to have sank that last putt, but we decided, let's get out of here. we do need more people on my detail because we have 50 60,000 people showing up to events . and, you know, other events. and, you know, other people don't have that here. >> a man accused of killing the wife and two daughters of bbc racing commentator john hunt in racing commentatorjohn hunt in a crossbow attack, has been charged today with their murders. karl clifford, from enfield, will appear at the central criminal court sitting at the high court this afternoon. the 26 year old also faces charges of false imprisonment and possession of offensive weapons. 61 year old carole hunt and her daughters , carole hunt and her daughters, louise and hannah, were sadly found fatally injured at their home in hertfordshire on the 9th of july. john hunt and his surviving daughter aimee, have said their devastation cannot be put into words . the prime put into words. the prime minister says he's angry after seeing photos of offenders celebrating their early release from prison, part of the government's plan to ease

overcrowding in jails. 1700 inmates were freed from prison last week, with some seen toasting outside of the jails with family and friends. the prime minister, sir keir starmer, blames rishi sunak and accuses the conservative government, the former government that is of delaying action until after the general election , leaving sir keir election, leaving sir keir starmer to deal with the crisis. he says overcrowding forced him to make a choice between releasing prisoners or stopping further arrests . the liberal further arrests. the liberal democrats say the trust placed in them by voters must be repaid in them by voters must be repaid in full after the party secured 72 seats in this year's july general election. sir ed davey is set to pledge to finish the job of defeating the conservatives. in his keynote speech at the party's conference later. if you're watching on television , that, of course, is television, that, of course, is not sir ed davey on stage, but we will bring it to you live as soon as he takes to the stage. health and social care will be at the front and centre of that

speech, with the lib dem leader vowing to focus on fixing the nhs despite years of what he calls tory mismanagement. he's also expected to accuse the conservative leadership race of scrapping the bottom, of scraping the bottom of the barrel and of being out of touch with real people . meta has with real people. meta has banned russian state media from its platforms for what it's described as deceptive online operations. the ban covers facebook and instagram, whatsapp and threads, with enforcement rolling out over the next few days. the social media giant said the move marks an escalation from previous actions, where the platforms limited the reach of russian outlets and blocked some ads . outlets and blocked some ads. and finally, look up at london's skies and you may see some drones soon whizzing overhead, flying blood samples between some london hospitals. the project, starting this autumn, will cut transport times from 30 minutes down to just two. speeding up critical blood tests for surgery patients. it's the first initiative of its kind in london, regulated by the civil

aviation authority, and could pave the way for future nhs drone deliveries. experts say they hope it will transform healthcare logistics across the caphal healthcare logistics across the capital. 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 . forward slash alerts. >> good afternoon britain. it is almost 12:10 and some breaking news for you now. more than 10,000 illegal migrants have crossed the channel in small boats since the new government took office. >> yes, 65 people came across in two small boats just yesterday , two small boats just yesterday, taking the total now since labour took office to 10,024

people. >> well, we're joined by our home and security editor, mark white. mark, this is a stark milestone. >> yes, it is 23,500 for the yeah >> yes, it is 23,500 for the year. so far. that is less than 6000 now away from the total for the entire year. last year i think it's inevitable that we are going to pass that milestone as well within the next 2 to 3 months, certainly before the end of the year. we could well be well over 30,000 for the end of the year. we've seen a particularly busy weekend in the engush particularly busy weekend in the english channel, where the winds died down just enough for a surge of boats to come across, as they always do. 801 that came across on the sunday alone , and across on the sunday alone, and more than 1100 that have come across now in the last two, two and a half days. it's died down and a half days. it's died down a bit today because the winds have picked up quite significantly in the channel. we're in a bit of an uncertain

penod we're in a bit of an uncertain period in terms of more windy conditions, as the weather sort of changes as things sort of cool down again. but what that means, of course, is every weather window the people smuggling gangs will push out extraordinarily high numbers of migrants into the channel because they know there are fewer weather windows available for them to do that. >> it's quite incredible. just since july the 4th, over 10,000 people have made that journey across the channel and it shows absolutely no signs of lessening, keir starmer yesterday he was in italy. he was talking to his italian counterpart, giorgia meloni, known to be a right wing, tough on immigration. he's looking for clues on how to solve the issue . clues on how to solve the issue. hear from her, should we be hopeful, mark? >> well, it's interesting that, you know, he has expressed an interest in what italy is doing

interest in what italy is doing in albania. particularly interesting because of course, labour immediately scrapped the rwanda scheme, which would have seen the processing of those asylum seekers coming across the engush asylum seekers coming across the english channel in rwanda. and it wasn't just issues around rwanda. the labour and labour in opposition were seeing that we as a nation should not be offloading our asylum seekers to another country. well if you were to pursue what italy are doing in albania, you're doing exactly that . but labour's exactly that. but labour's policy is focused for the moment at least, on trying to double down on this effort to smash the gangs. but you're right, emily, it's shown absolutely no signs of slowing down at all. that 10,000 figure is as tom said, a stark figure , a milestone that stark figure, a milestone that has been reached and it's showing labour just how, you know , difficult it is to say the

know, difficult it is to say the very least, to try to get a handle on this problem. but mark, as you say, the numbers are going up this year compared to last year. >> we're going to have a higher number of illegal crossings this year than we did last year. without doubt, italy has seen a 60% cut in illegal crossings to their country. now, in part, it might have been the threat of the albania issue which hasn't yet been fully implemented. but it might also be the very controversial policy that the government put forward about saving people at sea. they put an incredibly stringent regulations with regard to charities and lifeboats, saying they could only make one trip a day each and they had to register with italian authorities, made it much harder, in effect, to rescue people at sea. that came under huge criticism from the un, from charity groups, from human rights lawyers, from refugee agencies, all the rest of it. and yet perhaps that has been

the deadly deterrent that giorgia meloni has pursued , do giorgia meloni has pursued, do you think that keir starmer , you think that keir starmer, standing next to her, would have been thinking that that was in any way something he would pursue? >> well, it's difficult for him to pursue that kind of policy in the english channel, where it's a much shorter stretch of water, where you have effectively french water immediately, then you're into uk waters. french water immediately, then you're into uk waters . the sort you're into uk waters. the sort of the turn back options are a bit more limited . you've got bit more limited. you've got a neighbour that we're on very friendly terms with the government. certainly this new government. certainly this new government doesn't want to do anything to impact the improving relations with both france and the european union as a whole. but you're right. i think what italy have been doing with their more robust approach to those crossing the mediterranean is

now paying dividends for them. i was in lampedusa , that italian was in lampedusa, that italian island that was absolutely overrun by those crossing from nonh overrun by those crossing from north africa to there last year, and the you know, the new government was elected partly on the back of the absolute farce that many people in italy had seen for years with just an ever growing number of people coming across into the islands, landing in southern italy, and they wanted something done about it. and clearly that is paying off in some way. >> i mean, without a doubt, this is a massive security and safety risk for the british public having so many thousands of people just walk into the country and be put up in hotels here and be free to move around. don't know always where they're from, don't have their documents, it's almost worth reminding people why we have borders to keep us safe and to

protect the nation state. but mark white, thank you very much for bringing us those rather shocking figures. there mark white, our homeland security edhon white, our homeland security editor. 10,000 migrants have now crossed that channel under laboun >> well, in other news now, sir keir starmer has signalled that he and his wife will continue to accept gifts from a labour donor despite facing an investigation for failing to disclose that lady starmer had been given more than £5,000 worth of high end clothing. >> well, >> well, it >> well, it was >> well, it was reported >> well, it was reported over the weekend that lord alli, a labour peer worth more than £200 million himself, had covered the cost of a personal shopper and clothes for his wife victoria, until tuesday of last week, when staff realised it could be viewed as a potential problem. right. >> okay, well let's get some more on this with the political correspondent for the spectator . correspondent for the spectator. james heale james, thanks for joining us. this is a very bad look for a prime minister who made his reputation in

opposition on being mr rules, on being mr squeaky clean . being mr squeaky clean. >> yes. >> yes. >> i think labour leaders always have an issue around money and donations, but i think it's particularly bad for keir starmer because as you say, tom, he made such political hay out of continually criticising boris johnson, suggesting they were corrupt, they were bad people. >> it was sort of in their character to take all these things. and he talked often about public service and about getting public service back in politics. so for him, i think it's a needless use of his political capital. he's not spending it. he's squandering it on these silly rows. and actually, i'm not sure how much sort of political capital or benefit he gets out of these suits, but it would seem a very odd thing for a new prime minister and his ministers to spendin minister and his ministers to spend in their first hundred days going out and defending on the morning media rounds. >> so let's be frank, it makes them look like a pair of sponges, scroungers taking for money luxury items from a multi—multi—millionaire. and then seeming to think that they can continue to do so as long as they fill in the right form .

they fill in the right form. >> well, i think that, you know, for a couple who are very wealthy, i believe keir starmer's wealth is in the couple of millions. the couple are believed to make around 200,000 a year. it just seems to be very out of touch and i think, as i say, the sequencing of this government and the coming time when they came into office, having just a couple of weeks after removed the winter fuel allowance, i think it's poor politics. and i think that the whole line from keir starmer in rome yesterday , when he was in rome yesterday, when he was talking about saying no rules have been broken, it is not so much an issue around technical qualities about, you know, register of interests, for instance, but rather about how this looks at a time when, as i say, he says, to be in politics for the right reasons. and suggests that his opponents aren't. and i think that's the real issue for keir starmer right now. and it's why, of course, his opponents in parliament and elsewhere have gleefully seized on this story as an example of an out of touch prime minister whose support in the country will be going down by the month. >> yeah, it's not just the fact that he's mr rules and has hired sue gray, who i suppose might be considered to be mrs. rules and that everything's so very

determined and legalistic. it's also this choice, this political choice for lady victoria starmer to wear these high end fashion clothes and parade them in front of the cameras this week amidst the donation row. i mean, i thought that there were some at least sort of vaguely competent media advisers, some political advisers who would have said, hang on, maybe wait a few weeks . hang on, maybe wait a few weeks. >> i think there's a strong case for that, certainly. and i think given also from what we know of lady starmer, is that she's not someone who's ever really sought the media spotlight. i feel a bit sorry for her being sort of thrown in like this, and i think that there should have been someone in number 10 saying, look, this is the wrong time to do it. i do think there's a question here about process and the people involved in all of this. i think it's about the third time that issues around registering interests, etc. have come up during keir starmer's leadership with the labour leader's office. so i think there's something to look at in that. i also think in terms of the media advice they're giving, i wouldn't have sent david

lammy, britain's nation's diplomats, to the world, to go out there on sunday and make false claims about what the us president and the first lady of the united states get and what they qualify for. so i think there's some big issues in how labour are handling this. and this is quite a small story, but i think, emily, bigger stories will require better handling in the future. >> yes, it was a little bit cringeworthy to see david lammy trying to defend this policy and then getting the facts wrong on how it goes down in the united states. and then angela eagle, i think it was this morning who had to go out and defend the policy. and you could tell, you could tell in her eyes that she did not want to defend this. it is harsh, particularly when they went to town over boris johnson and the wallpaper. >> yeah, completely. and as i say, i think that keir starmer adopted a very legalistic ruling in terms of how he wanted to approach political issues over the past four years or so. laboun the past four years or so. labour, of course, have pledged to set up an ethics and integrity commission. at one point they were even talking about a breach of the ministerial code, which would require an automatic resignation or sacking of a minister in office. and of course, as they

got closer to power, they've sort of moved away from a little bit of that. and now we know, of course, at the time that in the run up to the election, at the same time they were campaigning on sleaze, they were also taking these donations from a very, very wealthy labour peer. so i think there's questions here about judgement and what exactly keir starmer wants to spend his hard won political capital on. i suspect he's not defending his wife's clothing choices. >> now, james, it might be the labour party that is a bit of hot water at the moment, but a party that seems relatively chipper is the party whose conference you are currently at. can't help but notice the liberal democrat banner behind you. what are what are the lib dems up to this? this week ? dems up to this? this week? >> well, yes, for my sins i've spent the past three days here in brighton at the liberal democrat party conference, and really, it's probably going to be the most happy party conference we see this conference we see this conference season, really, because if you want to get a cheer from any group of activists around here, tom, all you have to do is say the words, the magic words, 72 and 72 mps, of course, is what they won back in july. and they're very, very happy about that fact. and actually, normally you have a

couple of rows at lib dem conference because they are actually a party democracy, unlike the tories, who are an autocracy. you know , monitored autocracy. you know, monitored by regicide. so i think they actually have normally some van—tam policy, but this time there isn't anything like that planned and it's been a very, very happy, smooth conference as ed davey takes a lap of honour. having won the party's best ever election results in more than century. >> yeah, it does seem like they're there. they're not quite providing opposition yet to the labour government. they're still focusing very much on on the conservatives. they want to absolutely demolish them as a political power. james heale thank you very much indeed. political correspondent at the spectator. he's down in brighton for the liberal democrat conference. but talking to us mostly about what's going on with keir starmer, the bigger stories, the bigger stories. >> that's the thing about the lib dems. they always try and make themselves the story. and to be fair, the been doing they've been doing jet skiing, of course, who can forget ed davey's bungee jump today? he's been playing tennis, which will bnng been playing tennis, which will bring you some pictures. oh lovely. you think he's managed to hit the ball at all? >> i don't know, how do you

imagine his eye hand coordination is. >> well, if he managed to win all those seats, i don't know. does that involve hand—eye? >> perhaps a little juggling . >> perhaps a little juggling. anyway, next we're going to be bringing you a gb news exclusive . bringing you a gb news exclusive. exclusive on the rotherham grooming gang scandal. this is very interesting indeed. you'll want to hang around for this. our national reporter, charlie peters will be here to tell us the

>> good afternoon britain. it's 26 minutes past midday now. a rotherham sexual exploitation survivor was ordered to remove a demand for her abuser to be deported. gb news can reveal . deported. gb news can reveal. >> yes. so the woman gave a very moving statement in sheffield crown court last week, 20 years after she was groomed and abused from the age of 11 by the pakistani heritage men. but the judge made her remove any reference to deporting the

offenders from her victim statement. >> well, joining us in the studio is for his own exclusive story, our national reporter, charlie peters. charlie, a lot of people will hear this and just think, what on earth. well, just think, what on earth. well, just before she gave that victim impact statement in sheffield crown court on thursday as part of the pre—sentencing submissions, i overheard the cps barrister discussing with the judge about what was going to happen. >> she was going to deliver the statement in person . in the statement in person. in the witness box next to the judge. i overheard the barrister saying to the judge, whatever happens with these offenders, whether or not they're allowed to remain in the country is for the home office, e.g. it's not relevant to this process now. so i thought that was quite a strange thing to say. it didn't appear enormously relevant to what i expected. the survivor to say, and she delivered that impact statement extremely powerfully. it was very moving. she said, i am your karma. you stole my childhood. you stole my innocence. now i'm taking your

freedom. of the seven defendants in the dock, five of those defendants sent down were those who had perpetrated abuse against her from the age of 11 to 16. by the time she'd reached the age of 16, she'd been abused by over a hundred men, five of them. but across the country, she'd been abused by over 150 men. she'd been trafficked around the country. her statement detailed some of that horrifying abuse, how she was forced to take a virginity test, and how she was groomed at a primary school playground. horrifying, appalling incidents and descriptions. but she did show me the full victim impact statement she wanted to deliver, some of which was censored by the judge in the judicial oversight period that happens before any victim impact statement is delivered. and the last line, the conclusion was, i'd like to request that two of these offenders, who she said were born in pakistan, are deported after they've served their sentences. now, under uk law, anyone who is a foreign national sentenced to 12 months or more in a custodial sentence

must be deported. that's from the uk borders act. however, very rarely happens. there are over 10,000 national offenders, foreign national offenders in our prisons. dozens of them are grooming gang offenders. i can't find a single example of a grooming gang offender being deported. i know more cases of grooming gang rapists , grooming gang rapists, perpetrators fleeing from the country to escape prosecution than i know of cases of them being deported. one of the most notorious examples, a man called cari ralph in rochdale. he got six years, about a decade ago. he still remains in the country, despite having his british nationality stripped by the then home secretary, theresa may. so this consistent issue remains. but when this survivor wanted to raise it for herself, having been ignored for decades, finally she had the chance to put her feelings forward to those defendants. to those abusers, she was told, don't say that. >> and to be clear, she was not asking for anything that was out of the ordinary. she was asking for the law to be followed and

for the law to be followed and for that process to take place. it seems extraordinary that this was requested. charlie, i want to read to you something that the leading candidate to become the leading candidate to become the next leader of the opposition has written about your work today on twitter, he said foreign sex abusers who came here and joined grooming gangs to exploit young girls should obviously be deported. the victims will not be silenced. a huge credit to charlie peters for his work exposing this appalling injustice that's from robert jenrick. clearly this is gathering some political momentum. >> we've also had comments from neil o'brien, another senior tory mp, today. neil o'brien, another senior tory mp, today . echoing that tory mp, today. echoing that perspective, suella braverman last night told me the former home secretary, who brought in a grooming gangs nca led task force last year on the back of some campaigning we did at this channel. she also said that foreign, national offenders in grooming gangs needed to be deported. lee anderson, the reform mp for ashfield, also sharing that perspective. there is a growing momentum on this when i reached the home office last night, they told me they

wouldn't comment on individual cases. i've also not heard from any government mps for their perspective on this case. one other thing i'd like to add on this issue under the nationality and borders act of 2022, brought in by the last government, it has powers to punish any country that refuses to accept their foreign nationals being deported foreign nationals being deported for crimes. they can apply visa penalties now. compelling sources in government have told me that the foreign office has always blocked that being applied, but it is a power we could use to pakistan and other such countries. related to this scandal in particular, to say if you don't take back your rapists, your workers can't come to our country. so far it's not been done, but it could be. >> well, that's very interesting indeed, and quite incredible that you can have your citizenship stripped by a previous government and still not be deported. >> yeah , it's an appalling >> yeah, it's an appalling having been a child sex abuser in this country and a foreign national. it's an appalling situation. he wrote. that man remains in rochdale freely walking around. oh, crazy. >> thank you very much indeed,

charlie peters, our national reporter. thank you for shining a light on these things for us. thank you. >> well this is good afternoon britain on gb news now. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, plans to pedestrianise oxford street. is it a further war on london motorists or a pragmatic move to revitalise the ailing high street? that's to come after your headlines with sam francis . francis. >> very good afternoon to you. it's just after half past 12. the top story from the newsroom this hour. the government says it is tackling small boat crossings on all fronts, following news that 10,000 people have now crossed the channelin people have now crossed the channel in small boats since labour came to power in july, home office figures show 65 migrants arrived on monday, bringing this year's total to nearly 23,600, though that is down 1% from this time last yeah down 1% from this time last year. the latest crossings follow the deaths of eight migrants over the weekend, as the government boosts funding

for border security, home office home secretary yvette cooper announced £75 million for more officers. cameras and technology to combat people smuggling. prime minister sir keir starmer says he's also looking at italy's immigration policies for possible solutions . bbc boss tim possible solutions. bbc boss tim davie has said he can't see huw edwards ever returning to the corporation , after the disgraced corporation, after the disgraced presenter admitted to accessing indecent images of children. speaking today at the royal television society conference, davie called the former newsreaders actions appalling crimes that have damaged the bbc's reputation. he confirmed edwards had continued to receive £200,000 in salary until former charges were made, but the bbc is now seeking to reclaim that money. he also says the victims families remain the corporation's top priority . the corporation's top priority. the health secretary, wes streeting, has said the end of a pay dispute with junior doctors in

england marks the first step in the government's mission to reform the broken health service. members of the british medical association have voted to accept the government's offer of a 22% pay rise over two years. however, the conservatives are warning the government not to set a precedent by awarding striking workers with what they've described as bumper pay rises in the us. donald trump has spoken publicly for the first time since being targeted in an apparent assassination attempt on his golf course in florida. speaking in a live stream overnight on social media, the former president described being grabbed by secret service agents after hearing 4 or 5 gunshots ring out. 58 year old ryan wesley ruth is now facing federal gun charges after a secret service agent spotted his rifle poking through the bushes on the outskirts of that golf course. mr trump also praised his protection team and in a rare show of political unity, he commended president joe biden for giving him a call. commended president joe biden

for giving him a call . and the for giving him a call. and the liberal democrats say the trust placed in them by voters at the general election must be repaid in full after the party secured 72 seats in july. sir ed davey will pledge to finish the job of defeating the conservatives in his keynote speech at the party's conference later this afternoon, with health and social care at the front and centre of that speech , with the centre of that speech, with the lib dem leader vowing to focus on fixing the nhs despite years of what he calls tory mismanagement. he is also expected to accuse the conservative leadership race of scraping the bottom of the barrel and being out of touch with real people. those are the latest headlines for now. i will be back with you at 1:00 for a full round up. >> 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 alerts

>> good afternoon britain. it is 39 minutes past midday now. the mayor of london is set to announce plans to transform oxford street by pedestrianising it. >> yes, sadiq khan sees this as a necessary step to increase visitor numbers, create new jobs and boost growth in london. he says he wants oxford street to once again become the leading retail destination of the world. >> well, there are those who are not happy about it. many local residents worry about the traffic that may be caused in streets adjacent to it. >> absolutely, yes. they do worry about that, including yours truly. here but i am. i could be convinced. joining us now is director of research and education at the adam smith institute. maxwell. marlowe. maxwell, i imagine you're very much for this, you want to see growth. you want to see businesses doing well . but what businesses doing well. but what about disabled people? will

bikes be allowed to go down there? because there's a huge problem of bags being grabbed out of people's hands and phones and the like? and won't this just cause congestion everywhere else around oxford street? i mean, it's a very busy hub for transport. >> well, it is the busiest street in europe. we see 500,000 visitors a day. we see 51 million tube journeys a year. so it is literally one of the busiest places in europe, now, we don't know if they're going to allow bikes down there, and i'm just as worried as you are. emily, about the phone snatching and the crime. however, i think that the economic case is really very strong . there's quite a very strong. there's quite a good bit of academic research out there that shows that, after studying a number of these pedestrianised zones, whether that's las ramblas in, in barcelona, whether that's looking at montreal or dublin, we see about a 30% growth in retail trade in those areas. and, you know, as a local resident, i'm sure you know, a lot of the shops down, down

oxford street are not so good. those american candy stores, if we have more competition and more people going, we'll see more people going, we'll see more competition for those shops and will probably push out those dreadful stores and see some really nice shops. there instead. so i think this is a really pro , it's a pro londoner really pro, it's a pro londoner thing to do. and i'm happy to applaud sadiq khan on this one. >> yeah, i have to say that, i try and avoid oxford street like the plague. i think most londoners do these days. it's impossible to walk anywhere . impossible to walk anywhere. it's just so full. so much of the time. you have to . you're the time. you have to. you're often pushed out into the road, even if you're not going there deliberately, of course, sadiq khan got elected out into the road. >> don't be ridiculous. >> don't be ridiculous. >> if you can't walk down the road, either stay still or you're pushed into. >> you're more likely to be pushed out into the road by a cyclist on an e—bike, driving through, well, like an absolute yobbo, it's more likely that a cyclist will drive on a road that's not pedestrianised than on one that is. i just feel like if it's all pedestrianised, it

might be a free for all for the bicycles as well as the there's people all over, all across the road. >> i think the bikes will have a harder time going quickly. the bikes will have to go slower. if there are bikes at all. >> hopefully if this does happen, although there might be some pushback from the council and things like that. >> well, this is the thing. maxwell. sadiq khan promised to do this in 2016. he promised to do this in 2016. he promised to do this in 2017. he promised to do this in 2017. he promised to do this in 2021. he promised to do this in 2021. he promised to do this in 2024. i mean, is this just another promise or is it actually going to happen? >> well, let's hope it does, i mean, previously those that the council in charge, westminster council, was run by the tories who were against it, and now there's a labour labour council in charge of westminster and i think they'll push for it. let's not forget, you know , tom and not forget, you know, tom and emily, the mound right at the end of oxford, oxford street, which was there to increase tourism and it was a total catastrophe. so hopefully this is a more sensible thing that will happen. >> oh, gosh, the mound . >> oh, gosh, the mound. >> oh, gosh, the mound. >> yes. that was just a lump of grassy hill, wasn't it? and you had to pay £20 or something to walk up it. >> disastrous. >> disastrous. >> but, but , the process by >> but, but, the process by which this is happening is a is

a central government sort of planning order to make the oxford street the purview of the mayor rather than the purview of westminster council, because despite the change in in composition of westminster council, the switch from tory to laboun council, the switch from tory to labour, it appears the council is still resisting . is still resisting. >> well, they are being pressured quite a lot for by example, the, the cab union, and also another , you know, another also another, you know, another group of stakeholders who are really quite against this and emily's right to raise those concerns. but local businesses in the area are really, really in the area are really, really in favour of this. and some of the think tanks are as well, to be honest about disabled people, though, the cps, as well. >> what about disabled people because they're often neglected when we talk about cycle lanes and other infrastructure, you're absolutely right about disabled people. how are they supposed to get around? are they just supposed to wheel themselves down from one side of oxford street to the next? i mean, that could be exhausting. if not impossible by the mayor. >> i think it's going to be really creative thinking by the mayor. and this should be in the consultation that he'll probably hold on this one. i think that

is of great concern and something that we need to be thinking about. but we also can't forget that there are areas that are pedestrianised in london anyway. so aldwych and aldwych and the strand pedestrianised. it's really beautiful. and so is south molton street, which is just off oxford circus, and it's really, really beautiful. >> it's got really nice shops. >> it's got really nice shops. >> that's a tiny little thoroughfare, that's a tiny little road off the side. >> emily. dream big. >> emily. dream big. >> that's a tiny little road with some very smart shops on it. it's not the same as oxford street, which has about 20 different bus routes going down it. yeah well, i mean that that is true. >> but we have to think big about this sort of stuff. you know, oxford street is in a really bad state at the moment, and what isn't working is this continued, you know, overreliance on cars. we need maxwell on that point. >> a lot of people will probably be quite surprised to hear the data that you cite that shows. is it george street in dublin? liverpool that pedestrianisation, the pedestrianisation, the pedestrianisation you cite around the world that actually increase business activity? a lot of people will think, hang on, if people can't drive to these shops, why is why is

business going up? >> well, because because the cars don't do the shopping. the people do, who get out onto the street or are walking down or taking the tube or are commuting in in other ways, it's , you in in other ways, it's, you know, there's a reason why, you know, there's a reason why, you know, shops don't have car doors. you know, people to drive around in people's shop and people live in cities. and i think we should pedestrianise because it's about the people. yeah. and i think, i think the people here will benefit most from this. >> yeah. i'm not against pedestrianisation. >> pedestrianisation. i know it was a good thing in parts of soho during the pandemic years, and it got people out and about. restaurants were able to spill oven restaurants were able to spill over. there was , you know, it over. there was, you know, it was almost like having a european nightlife, wasn't it, in parts of soho. my concern is that oxford street is such a massive thoroughfare, and it is used to go from one side of central london to the other, and i worry the impact on taxi trade, the impact on tfl , trade, the impact on tfl, disabled people, people trying to get from a to b and how much it's all going to cost as well. but i would like to see oxford street return to its former

glory. that is true. >> so it'll be about £130 million. and what's interesting is what the mayor said is this he could actually source private financing for this because he understands that this could be a really big, you know, revenue raiser, not just for the shops in the area, but also for the city. >> so, okay, well, if selfridges and john lewis are paying for it, i think that the taxpayer can rest easy. but, maxwell marlow of the adam smith institute, thanks very much for joining us. >> thank you very much indeed. this is good afternoon, britain on gb news. let us know your thoughts. perhaps your area is pedestrianised, your high street. how's it going? do you think it could work on oxford street? a good idea from sadiq khan for once. anyway, the lib dem leader, sir ed davey, will be looking to cause a racket. there he is as he aims to rally his troops at the party's conference in brighton. we're going to speak to our political edhon going to speak to our political editor, christopher hope, who is courtside. stay with

us. welcome back. it is now 1250. you're watching listening to good afternoon britain. now, the foreign secretary, secretary david lammy, has warned that the threat of climate change is more fundamental to britain than the threat of terrorism, or indeed , threat of terrorism, or indeed, imperialist autocrats. >> while addressing a press conference in west london, lammy told reporters the crisis is not some discrete policy area divorced from geopolitics or insecurity . insecurity. >> okay, well, our political correspondent katherine forster was there for us. catherine, tell us, i was expecting to hear from ed miliband when it came to climate change, but no david lammy very much making this a foreign policy issue . foreign policy issue. >> yes. welcome to the temperate house in kew gardens, where the foreign secretary has made his first set piece speech in the role and he's chosen to make it on climate change and nature. now, he says that many people see this as some sort of separate and a bit niche issue. but he said that it is actually

the central geopolitical challenge of our age , and it challenge of our age, and it also offers, he says, an unparalleled economic opportunity. now in terms of climate change, he's saying basically what the consequences of inaction are , and he's of inaction are, and he's talking about forecasts which say already that potentially up to 200 million people could be forced to leave their homes as the world gets hotter , those the world gets hotter, those people will be on the move. many of them will be coming to north america, to northern europe. so this is something that matters very directly for us in the united kingdom , even if we're united kingdom, even if we're not like africa at the very , not like africa at the very, very forefront of the effects that climate change is going to bring. that climate change is going to bnng.so that climate change is going to bring. so he's talked about three specific things that he wants to do . first one, he says wants to do. first one, he says he wants to build a global green

power alliance. then he says he wants to unlock much, much more. climate and nature finance . climate and nature finance. easier said than done, of course. and thirdly, he wants to reverse the decline in biodiversity . so some really, biodiversity. so some really, really huge goals. but also stressing the economic opportunities. he took plenty of pots at the previous government as well. he said that they were, fossil fuel , fossil fuel fossil fuel, fossil fuel government in a renewable age and that they had been climate change dinosaurs , that they'd change dinosaurs, that they'd made net zero a battleground for political gain. so it's very clear this government wants to make climate change and tackling climate change. absolutely central to its agenda. of course, there's not much money floating around these things do

take money, for instance, how we get to clean power by 2030 without vast amounts of spending, remains to be seen. >> well, katherine forster, thank you very much for being there at kew gardens, for us, for david lammy's first press conference as foreign secretary, if you get a chance, go to the pagoda recently restored. very, very beautiful . very beautiful. >> yes. tom was telling me i went the other week. it was marvellous about your trip to kew gardens. >> very nice, very nice place in the world also. >> queen. queen charlotte's cottage. it's free to go to. it's brilliant. >> so may i also say a big thank you for supporting patrick christys fundraiser last night i was watching the numbers tick up. >> this is for save our seniors for friends of the elderly charity, £90,000 already. it was only launched last night. i was watching it tick up. i was absolutely amazed by the generosity. some of you pensioners as well. just giving £5 or £10 a small amount. so please do head to the justgiving pageif please do head to the justgiving page if you are interested in

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gb news. >> good afternoon britain. it's 1:00 on tuesday the 17th of september. i'm emily carver and i'm tom harwood backlash. yesterday's light sentencing of huw edwards ensures that the former bbc star presenter avoids any prison time and will continue to have unfettered access to the internet . child access to the internet. child safety campaigners are appalled . safety campaigners are appalled. >> fashion faux pas. lady

victoria starmer has been pictured flaunting thousands of pounds worth of designer fashion and luxury clothing, admits the glasses for passes, donations rule. undeterred, keir starmer says he will continue to accept lavish gifts from donor lord alli. >> right, okay. and never enough doctors threaten to strike again despite accepting the government's inflation busting 22% pay rise, the junior doctors union says it is ready to call more strikes if the pay rises don't keep coming. has the soft touch government accidentally opened the door to more industrial unrest? >> red light for motorists. london mayor sadiq khan has announced plans to ban cars, buses and even taxis from london's iconic oxford street. would a pedestrianised boulevard boost business or limit access ?

boost business or limit access? >> well, lots of views on that pedestrianisation, but we also want them on this 10,000 landmark that we've now crossed. 10,000 migrants have crossed since labour came into power via the channel. an extraordinary figure. it does mean that we are set to have another record year of migrant crossings, more than last year, by all probability. looking at the numbers, that's what our home and security editor has said . and what have editor has said. and what have we got from labour? >> well, i mean, we've we've had a press conference with giorgia meloni and italy has cut small boat arrivals in that country by 60%. here it looks like they're going up. i mean , it was only on going up. i mean, it was only on the 5th of july that the labour party got elected into office. and since then, 10,000 illegal migrants arriving by small boats. i mean, it's not very long in terms of time, but it's a huge, huge number of those that will now be being put in hotels and offered government supported accommodation.

>> i mean, the strain on our pubuc >> i mean, the strain on our public on the public purse, the strain on our infrastructure, the strain in terms of security and safety of this country are easy. well hard to overstate, really , but i guess we're right really, but i guess we're right at the end of the journey, aren't we? it's a very different problem than in italy. italy has been doing deals with countries like tunisia to try and stop the flow that way. france is the country that these migrants are coming from technically, so it's a very different challenge. will giorgia meloni help him out with some ideas? we shall see. let us know your thoughts gbnews.com/yoursay. but should we get the headlines with sam francis ? francis? >> tom. emily. thank you and good afternoon to you. it's just after 1:00. the top story this lunchtime. more than 10,000 migrants have now crossed the engush migrants have now crossed the english channel since labour came to power, to according figures from the home office. 65 migrants were detected crossing the channel just yesterday ,

the channel just yesterday, taking the total number of arrivals since the july election to now 10,024. well, it comes after a deadly weekend of channel crossings where eight migrants died and over 1000 others arrived. meanwhile, the home secretary has announced £75 million in funding to crack down on people smugglers. yvette cooper says criminal gangs are putting lives at risk, and that the extra funding will help dismantle smuggling networks. money from the scrapped rwanda scheme will fund that project . scheme will fund that project. bbc boss tim davies says he can't see huw edwards ever returning to the corporation, after the disgraced presenter admitted to accessing indecent images of children. speaking at the royal television society conference, davie called the former newsreaders actions appalling crimes that have damaged the bbc's reputation. he confirmed edwards did continue to receive £200,000 in salary until formal charges were made, but the bbc is now seeking to reclaim that money. he also says

the victims families remain the corporation's top priority . corporation's top priority. health secretary wes streeting says the end of a pay dispute with junior doctors in england marks the first step in the government's mission to. he says reform the broken health service. members of the british medical association have voted to accept the government's offer of a 22% pay rise over two years. however, the conservatives are warning the government not to set a precedent by awarding striking workers what they're describing as bumper pay rises. this morning, deputy leader of the liberal democrats daisy cooper told us her party still thinks more should be done as part of the answer is pay. >> but as i say, it's just a first step. what we. liberal democrats want to see is a really ambitious budget in october. we want the labour government to use the budget to be a budget to save our nhs and care services. and as part of that, we want to see an increase in day to day spending, not by taxing struggling families, but by reversing the tax cuts for the big banks and closing the

loopholes in capital gains tax. so the wealthiest pay a little bit more. but we also want to see borrowing to repair our crumbling hospitals and gp surgeries to . surgeries to. >> daisy cooper, the deputy leader of the liberal democrats. well, in other news, a corrupt ex—police officer has been jailed for 40 months after using the bank details of deceased people to buy hundreds of pounds worth of electronics online. mohamed mustafa daar also accessed police records, including files related to a fraud investigation into himself. he also passed confidential police information to friends and misuse the police national computer to check criminal records of people he knew. the independent office for police conduct called the 39 year old's actions truly shocking , saying he's eroded shocking, saying he's eroded public's trust in policing . a public's trust in policing. a man described in court as seriously dangerous after attacking three tube passengers in a 35 minute spree has been locked up indefinitely in hospital today. donovan conlon

was found insane after punching and pushing three strangers at different london underground stations in october 2022. the judge said the 39 year old could have easily killed one of the victims, who was pushed onto the tracks near live rails. the unprovoked attacks left victims with severe injuries . a man with severe injuries. a man accused of killing the wife and two daughters of bbc racing commentator john two daughters of bbc racing commentatorjohn hunt in a crossbow attack , has been crossbow attack, has been charged with their murders today. karl clifford, from enfield, will appear at the central criminal court, sitting at the high court this afternoon. the 26 year old is also facing charges of false imprisonment and possession of an offensive weapons. 61 year old carole hunt and her two daughters, louise and hannah, were found fatally injured at their home in hertfordshire on their home in hertfordshire on the 9th of july. john hunt and his surviving daughter amy said their devastation cannot be put into words . the liberal into words. the liberal democrats say the trust placed

in them by voters must be repaid in them by voters must be repaid in full after the party secured 72 seats in this year's general election. sir ed davey will pledge to finish the job of defeating the conservatives in his keynote speech later at the party's conference in brighton. health and social care will be at the front and centre of that speech, with the leader vowing to focus on fixing the nhs despite years of what he's calling tory mismanagement. he is also expected to accuse the conservative leadership race of scraping the bottom of the barrel and being out of touch with real people . and finally, with real people. and finally, to the us, where donald trump has spoken publicly for the first time since being targeted in an assassination attempt on his florida golf course at the weekend. speaking in a live stream on social media, the former president described being grabbed by secret service agents after 4 or 5 gunshots rang out. 58 year old ryan wesley ruth is now facing federal gun charges after an agent spotted his rifle poking through the bushes on the

perimeter of that golf course. mr trump's also praised his protection team and in a rare show of political unity , show of political unity, commended rather president joe biden for calling him. >> i was with an agent and the agent did a fantastic job. there was no question that we were off that course. i would have loved to have sank that last putt, but we decided, let's get out of here. we do need more people on my detail because we have 50, 60,000 people showing up to events and, you know, other people don't have that . people don't have that. >> that's the news from for gb news now. i'll be back with you for another roundup in just over 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. >> good afternoon britain. it's 1:09 now. junior doctors are warning the government that they will strike if they need to. well, that's despite accepting now a 22% pay rise. >> right. well before the deal was struck, their union, the british medical association, undertook industrial action 11 times in 22 months with their last strike just days before labour won a landslide at the general election. >> so could we be seeing more strikes rather than fewer? >> well, we're joined now by health writer and commentator roy lilly. roy, i suppose we should comment that they have accepted this deal. this is, i suppose , a moment of relief for suppose, a moment of relief for many , but there is a sting in many, but there is a sting in the tail with this comment from one of the co—chairs of the union saying that they will strike more to get more pay rises. >> yeah. tom. emily. >> yeah. tom. emily. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> you're right, i need to dig

into this a bit to sort of unpack some of it. >> and i don't want to blind people with numbers, but fundamentally, the junior doctors first went on strike under the conservative government. >> the conservatives gave them effectively 9% and said, that's all you're going to get. they paid them the 9%. the junior doctors carried on striking. labour came in and they gave them an extra 4.5% in cash terms so that it was a cheap deal, really, for labour to get the to find the new money, to stop the strikes . they've also undertaken strikes. they've also undertaken to honour the next year's doctors and dentists pay review body recommendation for 6%. so that's got to come out of the next cycle of public funding . so next cycle of public funding. so the settlement has only cost 4.5% in cash, right now in total. if you add it up, there's also about £1,000 on top of it. so it comes to around that 22% figure, which everybody looks at and says, whoa, this is a lot of money. if we just divorce ourselves for a moment from any

sort of equity issues or comparisons or any of that, just looking at it in terms of what the junior doctors wanted. they wanted 35%. they calculated that by comparing their actual income against the retail price index, and they got to 35%. this increase gets them to about 20%. they're now saying, well, we still want pay restoration to get to the 35%. and i've said, and i believe i think i said it to you both when i was on, you were kind enough to invite me on your program previously. i said i thought the answer was in a three year deal, and this is only a two year deal because what will happen now? there'll be inflation, not as much, but there'll be inflation between now and the third year. so that will mean the third year settlement will have to be higher than it is now. and if we look at it strategically, the government is likely by that time to be on the back foot because they'll still probably because they'll still probably

be struggling with with migrants and small boats. they'll probably still be struggling with the economy and taxation and nhs waiting lists will have. >> and roy, we know this. >> and roy, we know this. >> we know this is the tactic from the bma because there were those leaked whatsapp messages that we were all over the press about a month or so ago, which showed that the co—chair was saying things like, we'll win this time. and when labour have a weak point again, when they're vulnerable, when the honeymoon penod vulnerable, when the honeymoon period is over, we'll strike again. we just need the window of opportunity. almost gloating about the prospect of further strikes. this has been the strategy all along. >> that's the point i'm trying to make. there will be this opportunity in the third year. why? | opportunity in the third year. why? i said i thought we need a three year deal to cut that opportunity off because the this this government, as far as the nhs is concerned, has one job, only one job. get the waiting list down. the public will run out of patience if they don't do it. the only plan streeting has got now is to encourage nhs

staff are already knackered to do some overtime. 40,000 more appointments a week. it's not happening. there's been no guidance issued and there's no money to pay for it. so they will be in difficulties. i think i think as far as the government are concerned, they were crazy to not do a third year deal. and as far as the junior doctors are concerned, who are much more militant than they've ever been, the door is wide open for them to have another go. >> roy, do you think that this was a misstep? i mean , wes was a misstep? i mean, wes streeting has never held ministerial office before. he'd only been shadow health secretary for a couple of years before he got the job. do you think he was so desperate for a quick media win that he almost accepted the deal? on the junior doctors terms? that if he'd stuck out for a bit longer and waited for that three year deal, perhaps you wouldn't be talking about more strikes a couple of years down the line . this was years down the line. this was a win in many ways for the junior doctor. bma committee . doctor. bma committee. >> absolutely no, no doubt about

it . they've absolutely it. they've absolutely outstrategized if there's such a word. they've outstrategized the government on this. and, you know, wes streeting, you're quite right. i mean , he's quite right. i mean, he's a sensible enough young man, but he's never run anything and he's never had a big job. and to walk into oh, hang on roy, he was president of the national union of students. well, apart from that big job, he's never had another big job. and you know, he's walked into the biggest, most tangled, difficult department of health that it's possible to take on with a huge expenditure . and it's not just expenditure. and it's not just that, of course. it's the we found out from the darzi report last week. it's the effect of, of ten year flat line funding. the lansley reforms in covid. the lansley reforms in covid. the nhs is in a mess and he's got to sort it out. but as i said previously, i think, you know, if i was in his position, the only thing i would be really going for is to try and get the waiting list down and look as though i'm trying to get the waiting list down, because that's when public patients will

run out. >> okay. well, thank you very much indeed for your time. roy lilley, health writer and commentator. great to speak to you. i mean, when you listen to these bma co—chairs and committee members on the radio, they seem to think they behave as if they could run the country better than, you know, the actual government ministers who've been in the job. the arrogance, i think most arrogance. >> most people in their 20s do think that they could run the country better. >> little squirts. anyway, anyway. >> goodness me. well, in other and serious news now, the former bbc presenter huw edwards has been spared jail time after admitting to accessing indecent images of children. but the judge said his long earned reputation is in tatters. >> yes. the court heard yesterday how he paid up to £1,500 to a who sent him 41 illegal images over whatsapp between december 2020 and august 2021. >> not only has the former star avoided prison time , he'll avoided prison time, he'll continue to have unfettered access to the internet despite being placed on the sex offenders register. >> okay, well, we're joined by

our home and security editor, mark white, who was in the room yesterday in the court yesterday at westminster magistrates court, tell us how what was the experience like? what was huw edwards like? how did he appear? >> well, i mean, it was shocking to see someone, of course, that we know in the industry sat there in the dock and listening to the case against him being speu to the case against him being spelt out before the sentencing. i find it interesting, though, and a bit of a contradiction, actually, from what we were heanng actually, from what we were hearing from the barrister for huw edwards talking about how contrite he was and realising how he'd betrayed people with his behaviour, and then watching that same man glowering at the prosecutor quite regularly and shaking his head as the prosecutor outlined how he felt that, you know, huw edwards could well pose a risk to children in future, etc, and why

he needed this sexual harm prevention order in place. in the end, the prosecution didn't get their own way, though, because the judge, the chief magistrate, paul goldspring , magistrate, paul goldspring, sided with the defence and said that, the prosecution's argument for sexual harm prevention order, which would allow authorities to restrict his access on the internet to monitor his browsing behaviour , monitor his browsing behaviour, that that wasn't in his belief, reading all the background reports necessary in this case. so not only did huw edwards escape a jail term effectively, he's not being sent to prison unless he reoffends and the authorities find out about that, he also has no restrictions placed on his ability to browse whatever he wants on the internet. >> now, this is fascinating. and i was reading what the

magistrate said on this issue, saying that, part of it hinges on the protective impact of the sentence in the magistrate's word. and continued assistance by mental health services. it seems so much of this decision has hung on this argument that the defence of huw edwards made over his mental vulnerability, his continued access to mental health services, the fact he's been staying in a mental health hospital for the last three months, almost emphasising how in a in a very odd and i think almost disbelieving , almost disbelieving, disbelieving way, unbelievable way that he's the victim here. >> yeah. listen, there is no doubt that this these reports that were put together for huw edwards to be used by that very clever , well—paid barrister to clever, well—paid barrister to put the case for the defence of huw edwards, the mitigating factors across worked very well indeed. he had clearly expended

a good deal, a sum of money, to get these reports prepared for his defence. the prosecution defence. the prosecution were arguing of course, that all his defence. the prosecution were arguing of course, that all of what you say with regard to of what you say with regard to the cocoon of the mental health the cocoon of the mental health services and monitoring provided services and monitoring provided for him at some point will end. for him at some point will end. and when he's back out in and when he's back out in society, ostracised in the society, ostracised in the community at large , there is community at large , there is community at large, there is every possibility that he will community at large, there is every possibility that he will enter into this downward spiral enter into this downward spiral into offending behaviour. and that's why they wanted an order into offending behaviour. and that's why they wanted an order in place , that the authorities in place , that the authorities in place, that the authorities would be able to place in place, that the authorities would be able to place restrictions and be able to restrictions and be able to monitor his browsing activity. monitor his browsing activity. when i left the court, and when i left the court, and obviously people outside were obviously people outside were made aware of the fact that not made aware of the fact that not only is huw edwards not going to only is huw edwards not going to prison, but there will be no prison, but there will be no real restrictions on what he's real restrictions on what he's able to do in the internet, one able to do in the internet, one

person said to me, rich man's justice. and i find it difficult to argue against that particular assertion cases is that we

about these cases is that we don't know the backgrounds of these individuals. did they have issues in their childhood growing up , issues in their childhood growing up, mental issues in their childhood growing up , mental health growing up, mental health issues, other issues that could have impact their behaviour? we never get to learn about that because they didn't have the wherewithal and perhaps the money to be able to put together a very accomplished defence to put before the judges to help mitigate against that sentence. >> one of those mitigations i'm reading was that he didn't go to oxford university. he only went to cardiff university and therefore felt ostracised. >> yeah. well, listen, when i heard that, i just thought that was pathetic . you know, i went was pathetic. you know, i went to holac high school and then the borders technical college afterwards, but i got on okay. you know, i felt it from time to time . time. >> i don't know if you didn't go to oxford or cambridge. you've got a mitigating defence. in sense. >> i don't want to go on and

commit criminal offences , you commit criminal offences, you know, as some kind of justification for the harsh upbringing that perhaps i've had in comparison to some others. look, it was a well presented, well constructed defence by someone who had the money and the clout to be able to do that. in contrast to the hundreds of others up before the courts in the last couple of months, is what i'm saying. and you know those who say rich man's justice might have a point. >> you can pay for a very good defence, can't you? mark white. thank you very much indeed. home security editor and mark has written an extensive piece on the sentencing of huw edwards. you can find that on our gb news website. it's available for members. >> well, this is good afternoon britain on gb news now working from home. the foundation for a productive, thriving society or simply a lazy man's dream. we're having that debate after this

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good afternoon britain. it's good afternoon britain. it's 1:26. now, the government has 1:26. now, the government has pledged to end the culture of pledged to end the culture of presenteeism in britain's presenteeism in britain's workplaces. i'm off then . workplaces. i'm off then . workplaces. i'm off then. >> i'm not needed. workplaces. i'm off then. >> i'm not needed. >> i'm not needed. >> no. why have you present? but >> i'm not needed. >> no. why have you present? but saying that working from home saying that working from home makes staff more productive and makes staff more productive and indeed loyal. >> why is that? the business? i indeed loyal. >> why is that? the business? i mean, perhaps in the civil mean, perhaps in the civil service they could have a view service they could have a view on that. but anyway, business on that. but anyway, business secretary jonathan reynolds says secretary jonathan reynolds says a bill that bans zero hour a bill that bans zero hour contracts and makes flexible contracts and makes flexible working a default right will working a default right will make employees more motivated make employees more motivated and resilient. and resilient. >> it all comes as amazon is >> it all comes as amazon is ordering staff back into the ordering staff back into the office. five days a week, office. five days a week, announcing today it's ending the announcing today it's ending the covid era hybrid work policy covid era hybrid work policy right ? right ? right? >> okay, so does remote work right? >> okay, so does remote work benefit british business, or benefit british business, or

doesit benefit british business, or does it make workers lazier and doesit benefit british business, or does it make workers lazier and less focused >> well, delighted to be joined by the leading psychologist sir cary cooper, who is in favour of working from home, and the author and journalist ross clark, who says work from home is unproductive for lazy public sector workers . that's a bold sector workers. that's a bold charge , ross. let's start with charge, ross. let's start with you then. lazy unproductive workers , i think. workers, i think. >> i mean, let me preface my remarks by saying i don't think it's the job of the government to lay down how employers and employees should, organise their working lives, >> apart from obviously where the government is the employer, in the case of the civil service, i think, you know, it's a debate which the government should keep out of generally, but, you know , let's take the but, you know, let's take the example of the civil service. i mean, the idea for jonathan reynolds, say, to try to assert without any supporting evidence , without any supporting evidence, obviously, that, civil servants

are somehow more productive when they're working from home just flies in the face of reality. and if you look at the productivity figures in the pubuc productivity figures in the public services produced by the office of national statistics, output per worker now is still down where it was 27 years ago when blair came to office, you know, something is not working well in the, in the public services. and you look, since the pandemic, when working from home became, very popularised in the public services. well, productivity has

some others you can't. you can't. itand fficult to some others you can't. you can't. itand aicult to some others you can't. you can't. itand a half. to some others you can't. you can't. itand a half. okay so we decade and a half. okay so we want to increase our productivity. we want people to stay in their job. we want to retain good talent. we want to attract talent. we want to keep our stress related ill health down. remember 50 last year, 55% of all long term sickness absence was due to the common mental disorders of depression, anxiety and stress. so we're trying to regenerate the workplace because we need to. as a country, you know and we did we brexit and brexit. why does amazon though problems.

>> may i just interject. why >> may i just interject. why does amazon want all its workers does amazon want all its workers back five days a week. then they back five days a week. then they must have decided as such a must have decided as such a successful company, that it's a good thing to have people . successful company, that it's a good thing to have people . good thing to have people. >> emily, let's let's do good thing to have people. >> emily, let's let's do evidence based here rather than evidence based here rather than just talking airy fairy terms. just talking airy fairy terms. okay before the pandemic, i did okay before the pandemic, i did a scientific book where i asked a scientific book where i asked all the leading people in, in all the leading people in, in australasia, europe, the united australasia, europe, the united nonh australasia, europe, the united north america, look at the nonh australasia, europe, the united north america, look at the evidence . tell me about this is evidence . tell me about this is evidence. tell me about this is before the pandemic hit. okay it evidence. tell me about this is before the pandemic hit. okay it was in 2019. the book came out, was in 2019. the book came out, by the way , in in 2020. in may by the way , in in 2020. in may by the way, in in 2020. in may 2020, i was very fortunate. it's by the way, in in 2020. in may 2020, i was very fortunate. it's called flexible work. we looked called flexible work. we looked at the evidence , the evidence at the evidence , the evidence at the evidence, the evidence before the pandemic occurred was at the evidence, the evidence before the pandemic occurred was that if you choose to work, if that if you choose to work, if you're if you have an option to you're if you have an option to work flexibly and you choose to work flexibly and you choose to do it, you're more productive. do it, you're more productive. you stay in your job longer and you stay in your job longer and you have less stress related ill you have less stress related ill health. all right. now the health. all right. now the productivity bit you can, some productivity bit you can, some of the studies you can do and of the studies you can do and

some others you can't. you some others you can't. you can't. it's difficult to can't. it's difficult to measure productivity in some contexts. so the evidence has been overwhelming. then all of a sudden the pandemic occurs okay, we're all thrown remotely . we're all thrown remotely. remotely means 100% remote. we didn't like that because we didn't like that because we didn't have the social connectedness that we all need. you know, the workplace is great to go into. talk about manchester city football club, to talk about politics, to talk about a whole load of things aside from just the work. it's good for our mental wellbeing , good for our mental wellbeing, being with people. but the employers said, hey, this hybrid stuff works. that means people won't have downtime of commuting in an hour and a half into london, an hour and a half out of london. et cetera. et cetera. and it was less costly during cost of living crisis and so on. so we came into the hybrid kind of world. the hybrid world, i think, suits the two different groups of people. there are people who can work flexibly, by the way, people in offices and say bus drivers can't, pilots can't , doctors and nurses and

can't, doctors and nurses and hospitals can't, etc. so we have that other dilemma. okay, let's put that let's put that aside for the time being. but let's go back to flexible working. it works. it will make us more productive. it will it will certainly reduce stress related ill health because you know what you're doing okay millennials we're going to have to bring ross clark in in ross just to just come back to some of those points. >> it will make us more able to work better. it is better for life balance, productivity, etc. that comes with it . that comes with it. >> well, it's not that people can't work effectively from home. >> i mean, you know , i work from >> i mean, you know, i work from home and have done for the past 30 years, and i mean, you know, i consider that i can

paid, you're going to be motivated in a different way than if you don't particularly like your job and you're just there to get your paycheque. but thank you very much. very interesting points made on both sides to carrie cooper and, ross clark. thank you very much indeed. >> well, this is good afternoon, britain on gb news. the liberal democrats are limbering up as sir ed davey's serves his keynote speech to the party's conference in brighton. here he is limbering up, playing some tennis. he'll be putting the ball in labour's court aj making the nhs funding his main priority. that's after your headunes priority. that's after your headlines with sam francis . headlines with sam francis. >> very good afternoon to you. it's just after 1:30. a look at the stories making the news this lunchtime. the government says it is tackling small boat crossings on all fronts, following news that 10,000 people have now crossed the channelin people have now crossed the channel in small boats since labour came to power in july. home office figures show 65 more migrants arrived on monday ,

migrants arrived on monday, bringing the year's total to now nearly 23,600, though that is down 1% from this time last yeah down 1% from this time last year. the latest crossings follow the deaths of eight migrants over the weekend, as the government boosts funding for border security. home secretary yvette cooper has announced £75 million for more officers, cameras and technology to combat people smuggling. the prime minister, sir keir starmer, says he's also looking at italy's immigration policies for possible solutions . bbc boss for possible solutions. bbc boss tim davie says he can't see huw edwards ever returning to the corporation, after the disgraced presenter admitted to accessing indecent images of children. speaking today at the royal television society conference, davie called the former newsreaders actions appalling crimes that have damaged the bbc's reputation. he confirmed edwards did continue to receive £200,000 in salary until formal charges were made, but the bbc is now seeking to reclaim that money. he also says the victims

families remain the corporation's top priority . corporation's top priority. health secretary wes streeting says the end of a pay dispute with junior doctors in england marks the first step in the government's mission to reform what he's described as the broken health service. members of the british medical association have voted to accept the government's offer of a 22% pay the government's offer of a 22% pay rise over two years. however, the conservatives are warning the government not to set a precedent by awarding striking workers with what they've described as bumper pay rises . they've described as bumper pay rises. donald trump has spoken publicly for the first time since being targeted in an apparent assassination attempt at the weekend. speaking in a livestream on social media, the former president described being grabbed by secret service agents after hearing 4 or 5 gunshots. 58 year old ryan wesley ruth is now facing federal gun charges after an agent spotted his rifle poking through the bushes on the perimeter of trump's golf course. mr trump also praised his protection team in a rare

show of political unity. he also commended president joe biden for giving him a call. and as we heard from tom, the liberal democrats say the trust placed in them by voters must be repaid in them by voters must be repaid in full after the party secured 72 seats in this year's general election. sir ed davey is set to pledge to finish the job of defeating the conservatives in his upcoming keynote speech at the party's conference later this afternoon. health and social care will be at the front of that speech, with the lib dem leader vowing to focus on fixing the nhs despite years of what he calls tory mismanagement. he is also expected to accuse the conservative leadership race of scraping the bottom of the barrel and being out of touch with real people . those are the with real people. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you at the top of the hour for a full round. up next, though, a look at the markets for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to

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good afternoon britain. it is 1:42 now, sir ed davey will be wanting to put the ball in

labour's court on the final day of the liberal democrat party conference in brighton. >> yes, the party's leader will be serving his voters with what he believes are their main priorities. >> he'll be focusing on the cost of living, tackling the sewage scandal and, above all, fixing the nhs and social care. okay, well , getting to the nhs and social care. okay, well, getting to grips the nhs and social care. okay, well , getting to grips with it well, getting to grips with it all is our political editor , all is our political editor, christopher hope. >> christopher, thank you very much indeed. now the liberal democrats have, for a long time focused on the conservatives. have they turned their. their attention to labour who are now the government . the government. >> afternoon. both from here from brighton as they're packing up this lib dem conference after three days of chatting about that big election win back in july. no, the answer to that is not really yet they're still focusing back on the tory party and then the electoral numbers will show you why there are still 20 seats out of 27 tory won seats. when the lib dems were second, and of course they won 60 or so seats from the

conservative party. so what this party is facing is what you might call the difficult second album. they did really well with the first album. they won all those seats back on july the 4th, but how can they repeat that in 2028, 2029? right now, the target is certainly the tory party, their 14 years of failure as they would describe it. there is some more pressure being brought to bear on labour. they're saying that sir keir starmer should leave open the door of rejoining the single market as part of this renegotiation of the trade and co—operation agreement with the european union countries. that's what they're saying. and let's see if it works. also on the nhs, they're saying there shouldn't be any need not to pay more money and put more money into the nhs. of course, sir keir starmer has said it must be tired of productivity improvements, but they are being tough on the winter fuel payments. they're saying that should be restored. so we're asking an element of being tncky asking an element of being tricky with with labour. but so far it's been quite constructive. opposition

>> it is very, very interesting because this is of course an incredibly different labour liberal democrat. freudian slip there. liberal democrat party conference than we've seen before . bigger in scope 72 before. bigger in scope 72 members of parliament, up from the dozen or so they had in the previous parliament. probably the biggest proportional change for any party that we saw in the election . election. >> yeah. that's right. and you could ask actually with reason, what actually has changed since before the election, a dozen or so lib dem mps against 72. okay. there are many more lib dem mps, but actually the scale of the of the labour landslide means they are still as impotent in forcing change on this government. the difference, i think, is in the plumbing of westminster. difference, i think, is in the plumbing of westminster . they plumbing of westminster. they now chair three select committees as opposed to zero before. that means they can guide the agendas of some of these big select committees and how they then scrutinise government activity. they get

two questions, don't they? every single week. ed davey gets those questions to ask. those questions to ask. those questions of the prime minister, sir keir starmer. they're pushing for three. they're pushing for three. they're pushing for three. they're pushing for a change in the rules in parliament. so they are getting a bigger platform. but it's how they use that platform and make that count. i think over the next four years, which will be so telling. >> okay. well, thank you very much indeed, christopher. hope our political editor there at the liberal democrat party conference that's just wrapping up this afternoon . yes. if up this afternoon. yes. if you're going to, they want to be the opposition, don't they? they want to be the official opposition . they want to opposition. they want to absolutely smash the conservatives. but yes, they do behave as if the conservatives are still in power. i do accept that they are going after traditionally tory seats, but at some point you need to switch your attention, don't you, to the actual government. >> and there are some people in the lib dem party. there's some, there's a senior councillor up in liverpool called carl cashman, who's been talking to the media recently, saying actually it's a bit it's a bit annoying for lib dems that are in traditionally labour areas that the party keeps talking

about. the blue wall keeps talking about the south of england because there is fertile territory for the lib dems elsewhere, in perhaps the traditional labour heartlands . traditional labour heartlands. scotland. not that they're not focusing so much on. >> yeah, well, there you go. er, but moving on. this is good afternoon britain on gb news. reach for the skies as we celebrate a hundred years of aviation excellence at the woodford air show, with our feet firmly on the ground, our reporter sophie is going to bring us the very latest.

right. i've been looking forward to this. it is 149, by the way. it is the 100th anniversary celebration of aircraft manufacturers avro, creating its world famous airfield and production facilities at woodford, greater manchester. and it's taking place this afternoon. >> well, they'll be unveiling a plaque commemorating the men and women who worked at woodford between 1924 and 2011. >> there will also be flypasts.

of course there will be in the next hour and the opening of a new exhibition celebrating the worldwide legacy of avro. >> well, our very own northwest of england reporter sophie reaperis of england reporter sophie reaper is there now. and sophie, what have we seen ? what have we seen? >> good afternoon to you both. well, i'll tell you one thing. well, i'll tell you one thing. we know there is a vulcan right here behind me. one of the craft that avro were most famous for producing. it's an incredible piece of kit, i must say. so joining us to talk a little bit about about that is an ex vulcan pilot, trevor jackson. trevor, thank you so much for joining us. what an amazing piece of craft this is. how does it feel to you to be so close to one of the craft that you obviously flew as part of your career? >> it's absolutely wonderful. i have been a volunteer here for the last five years, and i give talks on the vulcan, and it's a thrill every time i come here to see the vulcan and give the talk. >> and people enjoy the talk, and hopefully they go away with

and hopefully they go away with a lovely idea of the aircraft. >> i'm sure they do .just for >> i'm sure they do. just for our viewers at home, let's talk a little bit about the craft itself. so what was it used for ? itself. so what was it used for? what are some of the features that people may recognise ? that people may recognise? >> it was built as part of the british nuclear deterrent after the second world war. >> there were three aircraft built the valiant, the victor and the vulcan, and they initially were all high level aircraft, but with the advent of aircraft, but with the advent of air to air missile technology, the v—force went low, flying from 1962 onwards, but the only aircraft that really went from high level to low level was the vulcan itself, and it remained flying for display purposes until 2015. >> now, you mentioned this was built as a nuclear deterrent. so obviously a big part of your job obviously a big part of yourjob would be to be carrying nuclear bombs around. how did that make you feel at the time? were you

ever nervous? were you ever? i mean, i'd have been terrified. how did that make you feel, having that kind of thing on board, you didn't really think too much about it. >> it was a job to be done. and we relaxed. >> and that took our mind off the various bits and pieces and the various bits and pieces and the only time that we actually were involved on the nuclear side of things was when we were on qra, when we would be on 15 minutes readiness for 24 or 48 hours. and that readiness could have been raised to five minutes or to two minutes. if it was two minutes. we taxied onto the runway and we were ready to go there. and then if just quickly off camera, you said to me there were two options, weren't there, that you would either be going to the soviet union or or go back for a cup of tea in the biscuit. >> thankfully, it was always the tea and biscuits , otherwise we tea and biscuits, otherwise we wouldn't be here today. absolutely. trevor, thank you so much for joining absolutely. trevor, thank you so much forjoining us on this very much for joining us on this very special day. 100 years of avro

here at woodford airfield . here at woodford airfield. >> guy that was flying around on nuclear weapons . incredible nuclear weapons. incredible stuff. sophie reaper, thank you so much for bringing us that live from the north west. >> thank you very much indeed. well, this is good afternoon, britain on gb news now. ministers have arrived at downing street this morning for cabinet for their meeting. and home secretary yvette cooper was asked this did you buy your own clothes, minister ? clothes, minister? >> does lord alli sponsor your wardrobe ? wardrobe? >> well, can, sir keir starmer continue to defend his alleged dodgy donations? or will the truth spill out of the closet? very good. well, first, let's take a look at the . weather. take a look at the. weather. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb

news . news. >> hi there and welcome to the latest forecast from the met office for gb news. high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather at the moment. that means dry for most with plenty of warm sunny spells. as always an exception and in this case a cold front is bringing some thicker cloud at the moment to the far north of scotland. additionally, a few patches of cloud are rolling in on a bit of an easterly breeze. there into parts of kent. parts of essex, but that will tend to lift and break up through the day, and the cloud in the north and northwest of scotland will also tend to break up and brighten up through the day, so warmer and dner through the day, so warmer and drier weather into the northeast of scotland. mid 20s possible here. low to mid 20s in some of the warmer spots elsewhere . so the warmer spots elsewhere. so a pleasant day to come and by the evening sunny spells are starting to emerge just about everywhere , with the exception

everywhere, with the exception of shetland and orkney, where we keep some low cloud and some light outbreaks of rain. northern ireland clear blue skies likewise for much of england and wales , however, the england and wales, however, the east to north easterly breeze is freshening and that's going to bnng freshening and that's going to bring some low cloud into east anglia and parts of the midlands through the night. so yeah, it's going to turn increasingly cloudy across central and southeastern parts in the north though, while the cloud disappears and we will see lengthy clear spells leading to 1 or 2 mist and fog patches and rather chilly in some places, particularly in some valleys and some glens. but we start off wednesday with plenty of dry weather at least there'll be some cloud across east wales into the midlands, central and southern england , but that will southern england, but that will tend to fizzle away and retreat back to the coast, where it could remain through much of the day. otherwise. blue skies by the afternoon across the country and once again highs into the

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gb news. >> good afternoon britain. it's 2:00 on tuesday. the 17th of september. i'm tom harwood and i'm emily carver a landmark day. more than 10,000 illegal migrants have crossed the channel since labour took office just what can stay keir starmer do to stop the boats? >> what indeed? and a fashion faux pas . >> what indeed? and a fashion faux pas. lady >> what indeed? and a fashion faux pas . lady victoria starmer faux pas. lady victoria starmer has been pictured out and about flaunting thousands of pounds of designer fashion and luxury clothing. this amidst the glasses for parties donations row. but undeterred, keir starmer says he will continue to accept these lavish gifts from donor lord alli y never enough

doctors threaten to strike again despite accepting the government's inflation busting 22% pay rise, the junior doctors union says it's ready to call more strikes if pay rises don't keep coming . oh, and a red light keep coming. oh, and a red light for motorists. london mayor sadiq khan he has plans to ban cars, buses and taxis from london's iconic oxford street. what a industrialised boulevard boost business or limit access . boost business or limit access. >> i think to some extent the health secretary might have been played by the doctors union. they managed to squeeze out a 22% pay rise , 0.3, and it was 22% pay rise, 0.3, and it was only a two year deal, which means at the end of this deal, i mean, less than half way through this parliament, they'll be back

asking for more. and if they're not given the further 15%, or it probably will be another 22% if we tack on inflation by that time, they're not given another 22%. might we see more strikes? >> we absolutely will. i mean, it's in their whatsapp messages black and white. these got leaked to the press. one of the bma co—chairs saying we just need to wait for another window of opportunity, a time when the government is feeling vulnerable when the honeymoon period is over to strike again. >> it seems that, to be honest, the honeymoon period might well have been over very really quite short. the polls have shown that the labour party is below 30%. it's the quickest time in modern history that a government has dipped below 30% in the opinion polls . and perhaps we can see polls. and perhaps we can see why the boats keep coming. the scandals keep growing, and indeed the economy keeps stuttering. >> on the face of it, though, it does look like good news for

this government. they've had a lot of lots of obstacles, let's say in the last couple of months they'll say this is an achievement getting the nhs back on track. let us know what you think. gbnews.com/yoursay did wes streeting give away too much too soon? and has he actually placated the unions? but let's get the headlines with sam francis . francis. >> very good afternoon to you . >> very good afternoon to you. it is just coming up to 2:03. the top story from the newsroom this hour. more than 10,000 migrants have crossed the engush migrants have crossed the english channel to the uk since labour won the general election in july. home office figures show 65 more arrivals on monday, bringing this year's total to now nearly 23,600, though that is down 1% from this time last yeah is down 1% from this time last year. the latest crossings follow the deaths of eight migrants over the weekend, as the government boosts funding for border security. home secretary yvette cooper announced £75 million for more officers, more cameras and

technology to combat people smuggling. prime minister sir keir starmer says he's also looking at italy's immigration policies for possible solutions. here bbc boss tim davie has said he can't see huw edwards ever returning to the corporation, after the disgraced presenter admitted to accessing indecent images of children. speaking at the royal television society conference earlier , davie called conference earlier, davie called the former's former newsreaders actions appalling crimes that have damaged the bbc's reputation. he confirmed edwards continued to receive £200,000 in salary until formal charges were made, but the bbc is now seeking to reclaim that money. he also says the victims families remain the corporation's top priority . the corporation's top priority. health secretary wes streeting says the end of a pay dispute with junior doctors in england marks the first step in the government's mission to reform the broken health service. members of the british medical association have now voted to accept the government's offer of

accept the government's offer of a 22% pay rise over two years. however, the conservatives are warning the government not to set a precedent by awarding striking workers with what they're describing as a bumper pay they're describing as a bumper pay rise . this morning, deputy pay rise. this morning, deputy leader of the liberal democrats daisy cooper told us her party still thinks more should be done . still thinks more should be done. >> part of the answer is pay. but as i say, it's just a first step. what we liberal democrats want to see is a really ambitious budget in october. we want the labour government to use the budget to be a budget to save our nhs and care services, and as part of that, we want to see an increase in day to day spending, not by taxing struggling families , but by struggling families, but by reversing the tax cuts for the big banks and closing the loopholes in capital gains tax. so the wealthiest pay a little bit more. but we also want to see borrowing to repair our crumbling hospitals and gp surgeries to . surgeries to. >> in other news, a corrupt ex—police officer has been jailed for 40 months after using bank details of deceased people to buy hundreds of pounds worth of electronics online. mohammed

mustafa dhar, also asset, also accessed rather police records, including files related to a fraud investigation into himself. he also passed confidential police information to friends and misused the police national computer to check criminal records of people he knew. the independent office for police conduct called the 39 year old's actions truly shocking , saying he's eroded shocking, saying he's eroded pubuc shocking, saying he's eroded public trust in policing . a man public trust in policing. a man described in court as seriously dangerous after attacking three tube passengers in a 35 minute spree has been locked up today indefinitely in hospital. donovan kenlin was found insane after punching and pushing three strangers at different london underground stations in october of 2022. the judge said the 39 year old could have easily killed one of the victims, who was pushed onto the tracks near live rails. the unprovoked attacks left the victims with severe injuries . a man accused severe injuries. a man accused of killing the wife and two

daughters of bbc racing commentator john daughters of bbc racing commentatorjohn hunt in a crossbow attack, has been charged with their murders today. karl clifford, from enfield, will appear at the central criminal court sitting at the high court today. the 26 year old also faces charges of false imprisonment and possession of offensive weapons. 6! year old carol hunt and her 61 year old carol hunt and her two daughters, louise and hannah, were found fatally injured at their home on the 9th of july. john hunt and his surviving daughter aimee, say their devastation can't be put into words . the prime minister into words. the prime minister says he's angry after seeing photos of offenders celebrating their early release from prison. after the government's plan to ease overcrowding was introduced. 1700 inmates were freed last week , with some seen freed last week, with some seen toasting outside with friends and family. sir keir starmer has said that rishi sunak is to blame, accusing the conservatives of delaying action until after the general election, leaving him, he says,

to deal with the crisis. he's also added that overcrowding forced him to make a choice between releasing prisoners or stopping arrests . the liberal stopping arrests. the liberal democrats say the trust placed in them by voters must be repaid in them by voters must be repaid in full, after the party secured 72 seats in this year's general election. sir ed davey will pledge to finish the job of creating. of defeating the conservatives in his keynote speech at the party's conference in a short while. health and social care will be at the front and centre of that speech, with the lib dem leader vowing to focus on fixing the nhs despite years of what he calls tory mismanagement. he is also expected to accuse the conservative leadership race of scraping the bottom of the barrel and being out of touch with real people . instagram is with real people. instagram is rolling out new safety features for teenagers, placing all users under the age of 16 into stricter teen accounts. the default settings include private profiles, limited messaging and restricted content, with parents

now required to approve any changes. the update comes as the social media platforms are facing growing pressures to protect children from harmful content online, and that's, of course, ahead of the uk's online safety act. meta's nick clegg says the move shifts the balance in favour of parents offering them more control over their children's use of platforms such as instagram. the changes will be implemented here in the uk, as well as the us, in canada and in australia. within the next two months. and finally, some breaking sporting news to bring you glasgow have confirmed they will host the commonwealth games in 2026. that's after the scottish government agreed to back a scaled down version of the event. the city last hosted the event. the city last hosted the international sporting event in 2014 and again has now stepped in after the planned hosts for the 2026 games backed out. that's the state of victoria in australia. they withdrew, citing a rise in

estimated costs, but they have pledged a multi—million pound investment as scotland now take over the games due to a lack of time and funding before 2026. commonwealth begins. some sports we understand, will have to be dropped from those multi—event games. so that news just in to us that the commonwealth games 2026 is coming to glasgow. those are the latest gb news headlines for now. i'll be back with you again at 2:30 for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign up to news 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. >> good afternoon britain. it's 2:10 now a gb news exclusive. >> yes, the prime minister, sir keir starmer, is resisting tony >> yes, the prime minister, sir keir starmer, is resisting tony

blair's calls for compulsory blair's calls for compulsory digital id cards. the former digital id cards. the former labour leader tony blair. he labour leader tony blair. he argues it would deter migrants argues it would deter migrants from coming to the uk, but from coming to the uk, but admits too many people are admits too many people are working unlawfully and the uk working unlawfully and the uk needs to be much stricter. okay, needs to be much stricter. okay, so a little disagreement between so a little disagreement between tony blair and sir keir starmer tony blair and sir keir starmer who might win. who might win. >> well, joining us now is our >> well, joining us now is our political correspondent katherine forster, who has the political correspondent katherine forster, who has the details. catherine. trouble in details. catherine. trouble in paradise . paradise . paradise. >> haha, yes. good afternoon tom paradise. >> haha, yes. good afternoon tom and emily. well, we know that and emily. well, we know that the former labour leader tony the former labour leader tony blair still has big opinions and blair still has big opinions and likes to let them be known. he likes to let them be known. he said the other day that he said the other day that he rather wishes that he was still rather wishes that he was still prime minister. of course he's prime minister. of course he's not. it's sir keir starmer now, not. it's sir keir starmer now, but tony blair has been saying but tony blair has been saying for some time that he thinks the for some time that he thinks the uk should introduce compulsory uk should introduce compulsory digital id cards. now this is digital id cards. now this is

something that he would have something that he would have liked to , sir liked to introduce when he was pm, but there was far too much pubuc pm, but there was far too much public public opposition to it. but he's saying now , you know, but he's saying now, you know, regarding the crisis in the channel regarding the crisis in the channel, one of the pull factors we do know is that if you come here and because we don't have compulsory id, you can disappear, work in the black economy, go under the radar so to speak. so he's saying that this would be one of the ways that you could deter people from making that crossing. so obviously, the prime minister was in rome yesterday and i was with him. he was talking to giorgia meloni, where they've managed to get crossings down to italy by some 60%. and i asked him about tony blair's idea and i said specifically, if you're not looking at it, will you rule it out while your prime minister well, he didn't rule it out, but he did say, no, we're not looking at it. but he did also admit that he said, too many

people are working unlawfully in this country. and he does say that we need to be much stricter about it. so this is something thatis about it. so this is something that is on their radar in terms they know they need to crack down on it. they say they've got much more to do in terms of checking up on businesses , checking up on businesses, inspecting them, making sure they are employing workers legally. and he was very clear in saying, you know, businesses who are found to employ people illegally will us lose the right to get visas to bring in foreign workers? but of course, i think many people around the country will know of businesses where they may suspect that all is not entirely above board. but this requires considerable resources from the home office, doesn't it? resources that perhaps the home office hasn't got. but i think it's interesting because sir keir starmer is saying they want to smash the gangs. that's one way of stopping people

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one way of stopping people gettinyusere. it's going to z, ,,, , one way of stopping people gettinyus to. it's going to 1— ,,, . one way of stopping people gettinyus to gets going to 1— ,,, . one way of stopping people gettinyus to get id oing to z, ,,, , one way of stopping people gettinyus to get id cards.» 1— ,,, , wants us to get id cards. >> he'll he'll find a way. >> he'll he'll find a way. >> illegal migration. it's about how. >> now. >> well now in other news, sir keir starmer signalled that he and his wife will continue to accept gifts from a labour donor despite facing an investigation for failing to disclose that she had been given more than £5,000 worth of high end clothing. >> okay, well, we'll speak to political correspondent at the financial times, anna gross. anna, thank you very much indeed for joining us this afternoon. i forjoining us this afternoon. i mean , it's tricky to see the mean, it's tricky to see the justification for this kind of donation while accepting this kind of donation. it's not really about whether he filled in the correct forms or was transparent about it all. it's it comes down to why should he be having clothes donated to him and his wife ? and his wife? >> yeah, well, i think, you know, as you say , starmer's been know, as you say, starmer's been quite stubborn about this. his take and the take that he's sending his ministers out to

give is that he's not the only one who receives freebies. and prime ministers have before him in much greater quantities than other mps and ministers do receive gifts. >> and so long as they're registered correctly, you know, he's he's abiding by the rules. >> however, i think the issue for starmer is that he's he fought really hard to become prime minister on the ticket, amongst other things of kind of cleaning up politics, getting rid of cronyism, getting rid of sleaze and this kind of thing, getting gifts from companies , getting gifts from companies, from donors for things that, you know, for clothes, for glasses and things like that. i think, you know, to the public, it just feels like, why do you need to do that? >> you earn a lot of money, you know, i have to pay for my clothes. >> i have to pay for my glasses. why do you get them paid for you? >> it does beggar belief really . >> it does beggar belief really. but then it comes back to this

idea as well . about what is the idea as well. about what is the donor getting out of all of this ? donor getting out of all of this? why is he buying glasses and dresses and fancy jackets and whatever else it must be because lord darzi got for a time a pass to downing street, a pass that even senior cabinet ministers can't get their hands on. and now we're learning also that he continues to have meetings in downing street. his suggestion this week suggested so i mean it raises questions about propriety . raises questions about propriety. >> exactly. and this is the problem with gifts and with a lot of donations, is clearly there is an interest in doing it that these people are giving these things for a reason. >> and they may be opaque. >> and they may be opaque. >> they may not be kind of directly transactional. we'll give you this. >> can you be be a little bit lenient on this policy? >> but it's about currying favour. it's about currying influence. sometimes and so that's why i think politicians,

especially politicians that have built an image of being squeaky clean, of trying to root out cronyism and corruption, need to be really , really careful about be really, really careful about accepting these kinds of things . accepting these kinds of things. of course, starmer says, look, waheed alli is someone who is a labour peer. he's a long time donor to the party. he's got very close connections, this isn't a new relationship. this isn't a new relationship. this is an ongoing relationship. and he wanted to support me and my leadership campaign. and he wanted to provide help to my wife . wife. >> so that's, that's that's the defence. >> but it just doesn't seem to be resonating with the public. >> no , not at all. thank you so >> no, not at all. thank you so much. anna gross, political correspondent at the financial times. really great to speak to you from the liberal democrat conference in brighton. thank you very much. >> thank you. i'll let you rush off to ed davey's speech now, which should be starting relatively soon. >> but next we're going to be bringing you a gb news, another gb news exclusive on the rotherham grooming gang scandal. our reporter charlie peters will

have the very latest

>> okay good afternoon britain. it is now 2:21 and a rotherham sexual exploitation survivor was ordered to remove a demand for her abuser to be deported. gb news can reveal. >> the woman gave a moving statement at sheffield crown court last week, over 20 years after she was groomed and abused from the age of 11 by pakistani heritage men. >> but the judge made her remove any reference to deporting some of the offenders. >> okay, well, joining us in the studio for this exclusive story is our national reporter, charlie, what have you found out, charlie? >> well, in the court on thursday in sheffield crown court, just before that survivor

gave her testimony from the witness box next to the judge directing her statement towards all seven defendants in the dock.i all seven defendants in the dock. i overheard the cps barrister speaking to the judge conferring before she was allowed into the courtroom to be present to deliver that statement, and they said the cps barrister said any discussion on whether or not they remain in this country is for the home office, saying that that's not relevant for this moment. and the judge agreed. he made some statement of approval now before any victim impact statement, they're sent over to be reviewed for judicial oversight before they're delivered . and it they're delivered. and it transpires now, after that, she delivered that statement, that one section was removed. the last section, the powerful conclusion where she said, i'd like to request that two of the men in that dock are deported after their sentencing, saying that they are pakistani nationals born in that country. they may have dual nationality now, but under the powers that

we have in this country, you can strip a nationality for a foreign born offender that was not heard in the court because the judge ruled that it was not relevant or appropriate, but luckily, the survivor did share her full statement with us and has permitted us to share it with our audience. there are other sections in there also that were removed, but that's the more compelling section that line taken out, she told those abusers , you took my innocence. abusers, you took my innocence. you took my childhood. now i'm taking your freedom. i am your karma . they were sentenced seven karma. they were sentenced seven for all two different victims in the court who stared them down as they were sentenced the next day to 106 years in total, 25 years and 24 years with the two most severe sentences , another most severe sentences, another offender getting 16 years. he was one of the men addressed in that deportation demand. the man who got 25 years required an urdu interpreter in the dock. he's in his late 40s. he abused the girl starting in 2003, when she was 11. he still doesn't speak good enough to english

hear justice being delivered in hearjustice being delivered in court. she wants him deported. the judge won't let her say it. >> he's been in the country for more than two decades and can't speak a word of the language. >> apparently, he can speak more . >> apparently, he can speak more. that's the suggestion that the survivor made to me afterwards. but in the court, he certainly requested an interpreter. now, i was the only reporter in the court when she was delivering that statement. so i spent quite a lot of time glued to my notes, making sure i checked against delivery to capture every word she was saying . so i barely she was saying. so i barely looked around the room. i mean, the best thing you can do in court is to see the reaction, to gaze on the public gallery, to see what the defendants look like. as she is speaking. she told me afterwards that they were glaring at her in one case, that one of the abusers used the same scowling face he'd used as he assaulted her when she was 11, as when she delivered that statement now. but she was not deterred. she delivered that speech, which by my count, took just under ten minutes. it was incredible to witness. and unfortunately, the judge didn't let her finish it in full.

charlie, seven people were sentenced that day in relation to this victim and you were the only journalist in the room that that to me is staggering and speaks to the blind spot that so much of the media has over this issue, and it ties into your story today as well, because the reason this is such a big story and compounds the evil and the horror that these girls went through, is that people in positions of authority said, don't look here, nothing to see here. >> we don't want to cause discrimination. we don't want to look at this issue that way. and now they're saying, you can't suggest that foreign born criminals, rapists , convicted criminals, rapists, convicted now to be imprisoned . you can't now to be imprisoned. you can't say that they should be deported. and your victim statement isn't that exactly the same attitude that covered up this scandal for so long? >> it is a national atrocity ,

>> it is a national atrocity, and a core part of the scandal is, as you said, tom, the vast institutional ignorance and downright incompetence and hatred that allowed these girls and some boys to be abused on an industrial scale across the country. it's not just rotherham. there are over 50 towns in the same period from the late 90s up until the last few years, where we found compelling evidence of grooming, gang activity of a similar kind that we saw in south yorkshire. this goes on and, tom, you rightly note that the media coverage has been quite limited. i think people have been to happy leave this story in the past. operation stovewood, the national crime agency's effort to deal with this problem, was launched a decade ago. it's not launching any new investigations. as of this year, they've found some 1150 victims. they've made just about 38 successful convictions via the cps and other agencies. now, there's clearly a lot more to be done. as i understand it, there are more trials upcoming. i'm aware of some of the survivors

who are working towards achieving justice, but as they get there, we need more people to be engaged with this story to make sure that those incidents are heard. and these statements from victims are also recorded. >> is there any suggestion that there might have been a racially aggravated factor to this? because that's something that has been spoken about, that a lot of the girls were targeted because they were white, or they became victims because they were white, white trash, fresh meat, that sort of thing. >> there's no shortage of language, some of which i'm not going to use. now that i've heard in testimony and in reports covering this scandal, it's undoubtedly central to the abuse that they received. i think it's possibly the worst race hate scandal in britain's elizabethan era. it's not just about sexual abuse, it's about an identity focus as well. now, that's not to say that some asian boys and girls weren't also caught up in this abuse. south asians, predominantly pakistanis as well. but fundamentally the main cause of the issue was an overrepresentation of that kind of perpetrator against that kind of perpetrator against that kind of victim. >> thank you very much, charlie

peters, our reporter. >> so important that we stick with this story and you're doing tremendous work. absolutely. we're going to cross to the northwest of england now, sophie reaperis northwest of england now, sophie reaper is there for a pretty, pretty special fly—past. sophie, what can you tell us? >> well, it is 100 years, right now of avro being testing and manufacturing here at the woodford air site. now the fly—past has begun and i think we can see the first craft. joining me is frank plesac. frank talk to our viewers about what it is. we're seeing this first craft flying over us here today. >> okay. so what we've got is a tiger moth, which is a period aeroplane. it's a biplane with a serious engine , a gipsy major serious engine, a gipsy major mark one engine that's doing a fly over. it's a period aeroplane. it was a sort of a successor to the very first aeroplane that we've got on display out the front there, which was a cirrus moth which had a cirrus engine. and as you can see, that one's just doing a turnaround for us. >> it's a 1920 a little bit.

>> it's a 1920 a little bit. >> is it. >> is it. >> he is. yeah yeah. >> he is. yeah yeah. >> so how old when would this plane first have been manufactured. because i mean i'm quite i'm not an expert on this. that's a 1920s period aeroplane. >> but it was used right up through the war as a training aeroplane for the raf and everything. so. >> so would this have been one of the first planes that this avro, that was the name of the gentleman who launched avro, wasn't it? would this be one of the first planes that they began manufacturing? >> no, this was possibly a competitor, i suppose it was a de havilland built aeroplane, but the de havilland aeroplanes were the first to use this airfield, even though it was an avro airfield with lancashire aero club. in 1925. >> so it's got quite a history. but and that's just what we're seeing. we're going to be seeing other craft aren't we, today. and the next one is an avro craft isn't it. is that correct? i'm right in saying the next one is actually an avro built aeroplane, but it's a bristol company aeroplane, a bristol blenheim, a twin engined light bomber that was actually built here under licence by avro for the second world war. >> and that will be making a

flyover. it's a twin engined aeroplane. yeah. >> so we're going to be seeing various craft now. the reason we're seeing various craft here today on this fly—past is because it's 100 years of avro here at the woodford air site. what does it mean to be commemorating a hundred years, a whole century ? how does that whole century? how does that feel? >> well, it's so significant a site and we must preserve the heritage of avro. it's the most historic aeroplane, i would say, in the world. the most famous name in aviation. anywhere you 90, name in aviation. anywhere you go, everybody knows avro aeroplanes. and we must preserve the heritage we're collecting here at the museum. lots of artefacts and exhibits that reflect those hundred years of aviation. in fact, avro started before that. really, it's over 100 years in avro. they started in 1910 as a company. even though the founder started in 1907 with model aeroplanes. so such a significant site here, some of the most famous aeroplanes ever built as we've mentioned earlier, the lancasters and the and the vulcans and you mentioned the vulcan. >> we should say there's a vulcan here right behind us. one an actual vulcan that actually

flew . we spoke to one of those flew. we spoke to one of those pilots in the last hour. how significant is it that you've got one here? >> well, it is so, so significant. i mean, there's a few preserved around the world. there are non—flying anymore, unfortunately. but the fact that they were built here is incredible that it's still here. it came back in 1982. it was actually flown in by then. the actually flown in by then. the actual chief executive of british aerospace at the time, a guy called sir charles masefield, who unfortunately would have been here today, but he's taken ill. he actually flew it in. i was a student at the time, actually, when it flew back and came to see it land , back and came to see it land, and i actually climbed over the fence to watch it arrive and ended up with a vip. so although i've never worked for avro , my i've never worked for avro, my sort of link with avro goes back quite, quite a few years really. >> so is this almost a full circle moment for you then to kind of be here today? you remember for example, the vulcan landing here? >> i do, yeah , it is. in fact, >> i do, yeah, it is. in fact, it's more than that because i work on various projects here. so it's an ongoing thing and we're developing our, our stem capability with education, with

links to universities and schools and, and accessibility and inclusivity to, to various groups that wouldn't normally be able to experience some of these fantastic cockpits and tours that we do. so we're extending that we do. so we're extending that for those as well. >> well , it's that for those as well. >> well, it's an incredibly special day, and that was just one of the flypasts. i'm sure we're going to be seeing more as the afternoon goes on, but thank you very much for joining us, frank. it's been a pleasure to be here today. what a special day celebrating not just avro 100 years, but but aircrafts that were manufactured here in greater manchester for the past century. >> and what a beautiful day for it.thank >> and what a beautiful day for it. thank you very much indeed, sophie reaper, for bringing us the first plane in that fly—past we look forward to more. this is good afternoon britain on gb news. now we've been out and about on oxford street in central london. we've been asking the great british public whether that street should be pedestrianised. sadiq khan wants it to . be. it to. be. >> very good afternoon to you.

it's just after 2:30. the top story from the newsroom. this afternoon. the government says it is tackling small boat crossings on all fronts, following news that 10,000 people have crossed the channel in small boats since labour came to power in july. home office figures have shown 6465 more migrants arrived on monday, bringing this year's total to now nearly 23,600. that's, though, down 1% from this time last year. the latest crossings follow the deaths of eight migrants over the weekend, as the government boosts funding for border security. home secretary yvette cooper has announced £75 million for more officers, cameras and technology to combat people smuggling, while prime minister sir keir starmer has said he's also looking at italy's immigration policies for possible solutions . policies for possible solutions. bbc boss tim davie says he can't see huw edwards ever returning to the corporation, after the disgraced presenter admitted to

accessing indecent images of children. speaking at the royal television society conference, davie called the former newsreaders actions appalling crimes that have damaged the bbc's reputation. he confirmed edwards continued to receive £200,000 in salary until former charges formal charges were made, but the bbc is now seeking to reclaim that money. he also says the victim's families remain the corporation's top priority . and the liberal priority. and the liberal democrats say the trust placed in them by voters must be repaid in them by voters must be repaid in full after the party secured 72 seats in this year's general election in july. sir ed davey will pledge to finish the job of defeating the conservatives in his keynote speech in the party's conference later this afternoon. we will, of course, bnng afternoon. we will, of course, bring that to you live here on gb news with health and social care at the front and centre of that speech, the lib dem leader will vow to focus on fixing the nhs despite years of what he

calls tory mismanagement. he is also expected to accuse the conservative leadership race of scraping the bottom of the barrel, and of being out of touch with real people, their constituents, what they're doing. a new survey reveals that over 1.7 million households in the uk won't turn on their heating this winter. that's nearly double the number from last year. rising living costs are to blame, with more than half of those surveyed by uswitch saying it's too expensive and many older residents losing winter fuel payments. another million households say they will delay heating until december, while more than 17% of those surveyed plan to set their thermostat below 18 c to save money. and the breaking news we brought you in the last half hour that glasgow has now been given the green light to host the commonwealth games in 2026. that's after the scottish government agreed to back a scaled down version of the event. the city last hosted the international sporting event in

2014, and has stepped in again after the planned hosts for 2026 backed out. that was, of course, the state of victoria. they withdrew, citing a rise in estimated costs, but have pledged a multi—million pound investment to scotland because they are now taking over. but due to a lack of time and funding , some sports will, we funding, some sports will, we understand, have to be dropped from the multi—event games . and from the multi—event games. and finally , just a quick breaking finally, just a quick breaking line to bring you that. we're heanng line to bring you that. we're hearing from the reuters news agency that the us appeals court has upheld ghislaine maxwell's sex trafficking conviction regarding the financier jeffrey epstein . so that news just in to epstein. so that news just in to us that today the us appeals court has upheld ghislaine maxwell's 2021 conviction for helping the disgraced and late financier jeffrey epstein's sexual abuse of the teenage girls in that case, that decision, made in manhattan in just the last few minutes, any

more details on that? we will keep across them and bring to you here on gb news. those are the latest headlines for now. sophia wenzler will be here with your full round up at 3:00 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

>> good afternoon britain. it is now 20 minutes to three and hundreds of members of the lebanese armed group hezbollah, including fighters and medics, have been seriously injured when the pages they used to communicate exploded. >> yes, this is very much breaking news. it's being described as the biggest security breach the group has been subjected to in nearly a year of the war with israel. we

have mark white here in the studio to explain what on earth is happening. this sounds extremely unusual. pages. just erupting. exploding? >> yes. and i mean, i think it does feel as though it has, the israeli intelligence hands all over this particular, incident or set of incidents. it is the most incredible story. we've got a piece of video we're going to show you at a warning. first of all, that it's quite graphic in nature. it's one of these hezbollah terrorists wearing one of these pagers inside a supermarket when it explodes. just let's have a listen . just let's have a listen. >> well, there it is. you can see the, hezbollah fighter there falling to the floor after a pretty, smoky explosion from his waist . waist. >> and this happened in dozens of locations. we've heard a

reuters reporter in southern beirut, the lebanese capital, reporting that he has seen at least ten hezbollah terrorists who were lying with various degrees of injuries. there are reports, as i say, of explosions , reports, as i say, of explosions, on pagers that were attached to other lebanese terrorists and other lebanese terrorists and other parts, or hezbollah terrorists. i should say, in other parts of lebanon, as well. we don't know an exact number, but there have been reports of, a number of people killed and at least dozens injured, potentially hundreds injured. you can look, this is a remnant, on the screen now of one of these pagers. i mean, who on earth wears pagers these days? obviously hezbollah terrorists do, but it also raises questions

of how on earth they were able to get these, because they must have put explosives in the pagers or pager itself, even with a cyber hack , is not going with a cyber hack, is not going to explode and do anything that would harm anybody. but just tiny little batteries , and so tiny little batteries, and so they don't have the power. so they've obviously been manufactured by someone we suspect israeli intelligence , suspect israeli intelligence, that, you know, has put explosives in them and got them off into the distribution network somehow to be snapped up by willing hezbollah fighters. >> it is fascinating. it's like something out of james bond. it's the sort of operations you hear about the cia fantasising about with the exploding cigars for fidel castro, or some of the more peculiar operations in the second world war. remarkable to hear this , that, at least hear this, that, at least a dozen, maybe more, maybe hundreds of hezbollah. terrorists wearing their pages, going about their ordinary lives

suddenly at the same moment, collapsing to the floor. >> and this is it with these videos, you know, with groups of them together, you know , people them together, you know, people in that group all collapsing and suffering injuries at the same time. and of course , you time. and of course, you couldn't hear it because i think we're taking the sound out of that supermarket video. but you could on other video we've seen, you could clearly hear the sound of the explosion. so out in the streets, people just collapsing, the sound of explosions. we've seen videos of people with some quite severe injuries. and as i say , reports of these deaths say, reports of these deaths were still in the very early stages of this in lebanon and beirut and other parts of southern lebanon. the medical services are dealing with what they're describing as a mass casualty event. >> well, mark, we'll be back with you as we learn more about this fascinating development in the middle east. but now we're going to dip in to brighton , going to dip in to brighton, where the lib dem leader, sir ed

davey, is beginning his speech . davey, is beginning his speech. it's . bakhmut may. >> i'm first in line because this is free. take a chance on me . leave me. let me go and be me. leave me. let me go and be around. you got no place to tell you. polly middlehurst. around. you got no place to tell you. polly middlehurst . okay you. polly middlehurst. okay okay . okay. >> hello, friends . thank you so

>> hello, friends. thank you so much for that kind . welcome. it much for that kind. welcome. it means a lot to me. much for that kind. welcome. it means a lot to me . and thank means a lot to me. and thank you, everyone for such a great conference. >> it's been really joyful, hasn't it ? hasn't it? >> getting together to celebrate and to start planning the future. having fun but with a serious focus . it future. having fun but with a serious focus. it reminds me of our election campaign . do you our election campaign. do you know they wanted me to wear a wet suit today ? wet suit today? >> but i said it was abseiling or nothing . or nothing. >> so here we are, having a party after winning our largest number of mps for over 100

years. >> the best result in our modern party's history 72 liberal democrats in the house of commons fighting for the free. >> a fairer, more open society. we all want to build and conference. how fitting it was that the final seat to declare number 72 was the home of one of the great champions of that more liberal society. our dear friend charles kennedy . charles kennedy. and. today i want to talk about the exciting opportunity our new

strength gives us and the responsibility it places on to . us >> but before i get to that serious bit, i want to say thank you to all of you members , you to all of you members, volunteers, councillors , volunteers, councillors, candidates. you are all absolutely fantastic . everybody absolutely fantastic. everybody played a part in electing our 72 members of parliament, our largest number of mps for over 100 years. didn't i say that before? well, i might just say it again a bit later. but friends , in my 35 years as a friends, in my 35 years as a liberal democrat member, i've never seen our party. all of us work so well together with such discipline , such focus, such discipline, such focus, such unity of purpose. so i want to thank every one of you. please

applaud yourselves . applaud yourselves. >> there we have it. the leader of the liberal democrats, sir ed davey, very happy with his party's 72 members of parliament. so happy he was singing at the start of his speech. >> yes. what was it ? >> yes. what was it? >> yes. what was it? >> abba, take a chance on me. >> abba, take a chance on me. >> take a chance on me , as >> take a chance on me, as millions of people did. millions of people did. yes they did indeed. and they want to work on that success. 72 mps. anyway, we are going to switch back because we're coming back to the end of the end of our show. and in other news, the mayor of london, sadiq khan. he is set to announce plans which have been backed by the government to transform oxford street by pedestrianising the road. >> well, sadiq khan sees this as a necessary step to increase visitor numbers, create new jobs and boost growth in london, he says he wants oxford street to once again become the leading retail destination in the world. well, we've been out asking the people of oxford street how they

feel about it. >> all the traffic going to go down regent street, isn't it? it's going to be a nightmare. that's it. >> we've got to get rid of him anyway. >> well, i think it's a good thing. it means people will do more exercise and there'll be less pollution now and yeah , the less pollution now and yeah, the traffic as it is, is bad as it is now . is now. >> and you're just going to create even more traffic . create even more traffic. >> i thought he was meant to be environmentally friendly. that's not environmentally friendly. that's just being stupid. not environmentally friendly. that'sjust being stupid. i love that's just being stupid. i love the mayor of london. >> everything he does is perfect . >> everything he does is perfect. >> everything he does is perfect. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> oxford street is difficult to navigate at times. >> you know, it's with all the traffic down. we like kind of jumping across the road and it's difficult. >> so i think it's a good idea. >> so i think it's a good idea. >> more foot traffic down the road. hopefully it'll be better for the businesses. >> i think that's great, but for me personally, i just find it annoying because it could be more people walking up and down. >> i run a lot of errands up here, and there's already too many people. >> if he wants all the shops to close down, that's a good idea. >> if he wants it to be vibrant and prosperous, keep it open.

>> i love the juxtaposition of people who actually need to drive around the capital, and those who are just, you know , those who are just, you know, enjoying it by foot. anyway. should we speak to the founder of fairfueluk and anti ulez campaigner howard cox? howard? is this an attack on on the motorist or is this progress ? motorist or is this progress? >> well first i want to say you've seen take a chance on me better than ed davey emily. >> so thank you. i really enjoyed that, >> yeah. yeah. this is we're in a situation again. and you saw the taxi drivers and some of the van drivers saying the same thing. traffic is already appalling. and by actually closing down yet another major route through the middle of to london, traffic, we're going to be seeing one that's displacing congestion and pollution to other roads, and it's going to cause lots of problems. i do believe oxford street does need to be redeveloped in such a way, but to include traffic, and being handled properly, i mean, one of the things i keep hearing from people is that, you know, certainly disabled people and members of the faith or

supporters of fairfield, uk, they need to get to places and they need to get to places and they can't. if you stop them getting to places, they won't shopin getting to places, they won't shop in these places. and that's not just disabled, that's infirm. and i'm 70 years of age and i've had a hip operation. i don't really want to walk a mile down the road to get to john lewis. >> i would, you know, i'll get out of a cab and then i come out with my loads of baggage and everything like that, loads of packages. >> i want to be able to get back into a cab to get away from there. so, i think it's not been thought through. it sounds very cuddly and i hear lots of ramblas in barcelona is quoted as saying they've done that for years, but that's red hot and sunny, and it's been been like that for 50 years. there hasn't been traffic going down that road. >> howard. >> howard. >> we've had people writing in about this. one person has written in talking about northumberland streets in newcastle, saying how that was pedestrianised a few years ago, and actually it's become much more vibrant than it was. if anything, that's a bit chillier than london. >> well, yes, it's a good point, tom. i mean, i obviously i'm not aware of that area, how it was and how it's actually been

playing. >> but the point is, yeah, if it works, there, it's great. as i said, we need to redevelop it. you do not block traffic. it's as simple as that. it's going to hurt businesses big time. and you know, the thing i'd like to see stop is the millions of cyclists that go through red lights that go ramming down them might be pinching your bags and your phones and things like that. >> that's what i'm worried about. >> the shoplifting and the muggings and the e—bikes whizzing round. whether this would make that better or worse , would make that better or worse, i'm not sure, but i'm not sure. the comparison to northumberland street is exactly right. it's a much a much smaller street. it's a much smaller street, a much smaller scale, much smaller scale. how are we going to have to leave it there? because we come to the end of the show, but we'll speak again on this, i'm sure if the plans do go ahead. howard cox fairfueluk and also an anti ulez campaigner. >> well my goodness me, what a packed show. >> it's been covered a lot. >> it's been covered a lot. >> thank you so much for sticking with us throughout it. we've covered everything from the middle to east ed davey's new singing, but a fly—past of course don't go anywhere because

martin daubney is up next. stick with us here on gb news. much, much more to come throughout the afternoon . afternoon. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb news >> hi there , staying dry >> hi there, staying dry virtually everywhere for the next 24 hours with widespread sunny skies , although some sunny skies, although some clouds will arrive overnight and that will stick around for some time through tomorrow . high time through tomorrow. high pressure though firmly in charge of the weather at the moment and that's keeping things settled. weather fronts staying at bay in the atlantic and cloud free skies as we end the afternoon and go into the evening, the cloud across northern scotland finally disappearing as well. the rain and shetland easing off. but another area of cloud will head into east anglia and then into parts of the midlands , then into parts of the midlands, southern and southeastern england, as well as east wales. a few mist patches under that

cloud, a milder night, though, where that cloud persists colder to the north and west with temperatures in the mid to low, single figures in some sheltered spots and a few mist and fog patches forming across parts of scotland. northern ireland and northern england. but for much of central and southern england as well as wales, it's partly cloudy as we begin things and that cloud persists through the morning. northern england tending to be cloud free. blue skies also across northern ireland and scotland, away from any fog patches, the fog sticking around until mid morning and then tending to disappear , with the sun disappear, with the sun returning widely across scotland , returning widely across scotland, northern ireland, northern and western england, as well as west wales across east wales into the midlands. the cloud will stick around until, say, early to mid afternoon in places and even then for the east coast there could be some lingering cloud through the day. but inland , through the day. but inland, plenty of sunshine and feeling warm in that sunshine with highs of 2425 celsius across southern parts and across northern scotland as well. we'll see some

warmth with highs of 22 or 23 into the evening. we'll see further cloud arriving into the east and across central parts, and that becomes somewhat more extensive as we start off thursday and again slower to push back to the east coast. otherwise thursday is a fine day, but friday brings some showers to the south. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on

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