protest take to the streets to protest what they say is a crackdown on free choice. what authority did those in government in the pubuc those in government in the public legislation branch in the department of health, what authority did they have to even put this through? >> this bill is in line with the likes of the brexit and the likes of the brexit and the likes of the good friday agreement. >> it's been called the cosmic moment of the century. look out in tonight's skies for comedy three. it's not been visible for 80,000 years. >> can you see the value of separate beds for couples? well, this morning we'll be debating whether sleeping solo is the secret to relationship harmony. >> and later we meet the man who's on a mission to photograph every corner of europe. >> good morning. there was late heartbreak for scotland in zagreb as var denied them an equaliser against croatia. england, meanwhile, have arrived in helsinki ahead of tonight's nafions in helsinki ahead of tonight's nations league tie with finland. we'll look back on the rugby league grand final at old

trafford and reflects on another famous dust up in the desert. >> hello. good morning. we're starting the day on a chilly note across the uk. we will see plenty of sunshine during the day itself before rain arrives in the west later. i'll have all the details later on. >> it'sjust the details later on. >> it's just gone. >> it's just gone. >> 6:00 i'm stephen dixon and i'm ellie costello, and this is gb news breakfast. >> we've got to start with the sun on sunday, which has an exclusive today, which i just. coleen rooney apparently is going in the jungle, and that's a big deal, apparently. why is it a big deal? and also she's being paid. all we know is it's the biggest deal in the show's history and she's being paid a lot more than nigel farage last yeah lot more than nigel farage last year. and he got 1.5 million. yes. >> so goodness only knows what she will be charging. they are

hoping she's going to lift the lid on the wagatha christie scandal. she's going to be talking about wayne rooney and his affairs. i don't think she'll be doing any of that. no, she's very classy, lady. >> she's she's a smooth operator, isn't she? she's not going to be dishing the dirt on wayne and his dalliances with ladies of the night. and all that sort of thing. >> i don't think she will. she's remained tight lipped through everything. i mean, even at the wagatha christie trial, she said, i don't want to be here. i don't want to have this whole pubuc don't want to have this whole public show. so i don't know. but she doesn't need the money ehhen but she doesn't need the money either, does she , wayne? no. no either, does she, wayne? no. no chance, no chance a little bit. >> i know, i know her agent quite well. i've dealt with him many years. >> and why does she need an agent? she's just somebody's wife. she needs an agent to be wife. >> there's a lot. there's a lot of demand to speak to her. that's the thing i mean, everything, everything. we button down in advance of doing that, there'll be. they'll be tight restrictions about what she can and can't say. if i know, if i know her, her representatives, that's for sure. yeah. >> i mean, she used to have her own clothing line and book and magazine column and all, but

this was back in the heyday of the wag era. so it's a long time ago now, and she's been very quiet since. so i don't really know why they're paying so much for it. they're obviously hoping that she's going to be talking. >> yeah, yeah. 1.5 it does. well no that's more than 1.50. more than 1.5. >> all we know is it's the biggest show, the biggest deal in the show's history. the biggest deal so far has been nigel farage for 1.5. so she's on more than that . on more than that. >> yeah. that's fair. >> yeah. that's fair. >> well, it's lost on me a little bit. >> ladies and gents, do you not watch it? >> no, no, i've never watched it i just but i >> no, no, i've never watched it ijust but i don't i just don't i just but i don't i just don't understand this obsession with it. i don't i don't get it. and i don't understand the obsession with people like coleen. i'm sure she's a very nice lady, but quite why we want to delve into exactly what's going on and why she wants to do it. i don't know. >> well, she might want to do it for the money. >> let's see if they don't need the money. they're absolutely rolling in cash. but there's a lot of celebrities in the papers today spilling all these, you know, airing their dirty laundry. basically, you know, oh my, what life was like as a child on slimming pills and all

this sort of stuff. why do we why do people want to air their dirty laundry? i do not know. no, it's a bit beyond me. why don't people just want a private? you know, work life and then private life. private life? yeah . yeah. >> there you go. all over the papers this morning, isn't it? i mean, if that's the way it is, if that's the way to success, if that's really how you get success, i'd be selling all your secrets. yeah, i'd be telling all of yours. >> yeah, we could make fortune. >> they'll be flying off the off the stairs. >> we could have a celebrity fallout, then a celebrity make up again. we should have thought this through. >> actually, this would be a lucrative business for the two of us. >> could a bit. frankly, all this stuff you read about celebs. most of it's not true, you know? yeah, it's all. it's all set up. oh they're spilling it themselves. yeah. pr agents to just get them in the headunes to just get them in the headlines anyway, there you go. not that i'm a cynic. right. shall we have a look at our top story this week? >> we probably should, shouldn't we? >> we probably should. and it's paying >> we probably should. and it's paying respect to alex salmond, politicians and leading public figures alike have been paying

tribute to the former first minister of scotland, who died at the age of 69. >> yes, sir keir starmer described him as a monumental figure in scottish politics, whilst king charles expressed sadness over his sudden passing . sadness over his sudden passing. >> well, the former snp leader apparently died of a suspected heart attack at just as he was giving a speech in north macedonia yesterday morning. >> well, salmond was first minister of scotland between two thousand and seven and 2014 and was known for almost pushing scottish independence over the line a decade ago. >> let's talk to the columnist alastair stewart, who joins us now . good to see you this now. good to see you this morning. i mean, he's a good morning. i mean, he's a good morning is and always was a bit of a marmite figure as i mean as the issue of independence is, is a marmite issue. and yet you can't deny can you just what an impact alex salmond had . impact alex salmond had. >> no it's impossible to deny it. he was undoubtedly and still strange seeing it in the past

tense. but he was undoubtedly the foremost scottish politician of his generation and arguably the last 25 years. certainly the lifetime of devolution. you're absolutely correct in your introduction that he was extremely close to pushing scotland out of the united kingdom. the fact that he managed to secure and collaboration with the former prime minister, david cameron, the independence referendum in the independence referendum in the first place is tantamount to a lifetime well served in terms of scottish politics, you were never going to top that. once the decision was made to remain in the united kingdom, and yet he still remained the central figure in the subsequent controversies that emerged within the snp and is very acrimonious fallout with his successors plural didn't diminish the affection with which he was held, albeit slightly more secretly, among members of the snp. that was certainly among friends i've got within the party. just a slight wish that someone of his calibre could come back and dare i say, you will not see his like again, certainly not for a long time. >> what will his legacy be? not only in scotland but also on the

snp ? snp? >> i think his legacy is the fact that he got independence into the mainstream. the snp , into the mainstream. the snp, certainly when he was the first leader of it, that is to say, in the early in the 1990s and when he became leader at the second time, it was still a fringe party. independence was very much parallel to the greens in the respect that they're there. you're aware they're there, but you don't actually know what a government would look like. salmon managed to mainstream independence. he managed to mainstream the snp to such an extent that, as you say, it came incredibly close to actually achieving that dream that so many held. now, that is a legacy thatis many held. now, that is a legacy that is going to be difficult to surpass, given that independence itself has fallen by the wayside. as to not only is it achievable within another generation, but what the mechanism actually is for having the question in the first place. sam and the chief, the question

he achieved the right to have the question he achieved a reputational boom for the snp by having it done legitimately, professionally , pragmatically professionally, pragmatically with the uk government. and that is an incredible legacy to leave behind, and one that's going to behind, and one that's going to be very difficult to top . be very difficult to top. >> i mean, it's a slick political operator. i mean, it was it was i mean, there was a slight level of confusion, wasn't he, when it around devolution, i mean, he scottish parliament got up and running. there he was. then he decided to leave and go back to westminster, which seemed an extraordinary move at the time . extraordinary move at the time. why did he do what he did ? why did he do what he did? >> i can't speak to mr salmond's motives, but i think it's widely known that he preferred the more combative environment of westminster. holyrood is an incredibly structured place. it's you've got x amount of time to speak within a debate. it's very committee driven. there is a pantomime performance at westminster. as you all know, there is a degree of

grandstanding. there's an opportunity to self—promote and none of these things are bad things. but it's the reality of that more combative arena of the green benches. i think alex salmond preferred that degree of political combativeness. i think it was a signature feature of his style. i think it did him very well. but if there's a question as to why he went back to the uk stage, i think it's very much that opportunity to self—promote and to have a more aggressive style of debating that you just don't see at holyrood now, and you certainly won't see again for a long time . won't see again for a long time. >> what have you made of the tributes that have been pouring in over the last day or so across the political spectrum, but especially the one from the former first minister nicola sturgeon, alluding to the breakdown of their relationship in recent years , the former in recent years, the former first minister had to say something. >> it would have been incredibly odd if she didn't. good honour and fairness to acknowledge the fact that this very, very public

breakdown took place, she didn't try and dodge that. she had to say it. salmond was her mentor for many, many years. she served as his deputy. they together formed quite the political duo in scotland and it was a very much a deal between them that nearly got independence over the line. but the acrimonious nature of their fallout and indeed alex salmond's fallout within the snp, was incredibly well known. it still sent shockwaves throughout the party and the scottish political landscape. there was a feeling that when that took place, independence itself was very much off the table because if mom and dad are falling out, then what hope do the rest of us have? but her tribute i imagine she must have mixed feelings about today. obviously enormous sadness that her former mentor has passed . her former mentor has passed. everyone thinks that they have more time than they actually do. to start today on a slightly macabre note. but nevertheless, she had to acknowledge the like.

most people in scotland have to acknowledge that while it is sad that he has passed, his legacy is an enormous one, and indeed one that's going to be hard to live up to politically. >> i mean, it is a shame in a way, to take it, take it away from from party politics, if you like. and the argument of independence that a man who, excuse me, spent most of his political life pushing for, you know, the snp to be more than just this nuisance in politics who actually become this, this significant political party, you know, at the time of his passing, the party is still in a whole heap of trouble. i mean, it's just it's never quite survived in the same way. after after he stood down. >> no, that's absolutely correct. and in many ways, if you want to join the dots, this really started when he resigned in 2014. he was such a big figure within the party and within scottish politics that

often, if you were an observer often, if you were an observer of it, you felt that alex salmond was driving the whole thing . nicola sturgeon, by thing. nicola sturgeon, by contrast, when she assumed the mantle of first minister was a much more pragmatic, slightly more softly spoken figure who herself had to resign then he was, has had successive first ministers in place who have just not had that same appeal. you described him as a marmite figure. marmite status is often the best status to have because at the very least you're acknowledged and recognised and respected by your your foes and friends alike. john swinney is an incredibly capable man. i think with time he will prove to be an effective first minister, but he doesn't have a plan to drive independence forward and ambiguous voters. those are who are undecided and those who are not going to support the snp aren't going to change their mind now. it's appealing and encouraging and inspiring. his own support base. and if you

remove independence from that, what are you left with? very much the status quo of the minute, which doesn't reflect well as we go into the next round of holyrood elections . round of holyrood elections. >> doddie aid alastair, good to see you. >> thank you. good to see you. thank you, thank you. >> now thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of belfast to demonstrate against northern ireland's new health bill that critics argue threatens medical freedom. >> well, the bill looks at how the government will tackle pubuc the government will tackle public health emergencies like covid 19. in the future. >> however, members of the pubuc >> however, members of the public have raised concerns that these new laws could include mandatory vaccinations and forced quarantines. >> well, our northern ireland reporter dougie beattie has more. >> reporter on a saturday afternoon protest in belfast city centre, those that are gathered here are from all sides of the community, and they believe that their political representatives have allowed a pubuc representatives have allowed a public consultation on a proposed health bill to be

anything but public. >> i think when you put something out to the public, the very nature of a consultation is it's meant to be a communicative process, it's meant to be interactive with the people that you're trying to reach. if it's hidden and no one can give an opinion, then the opinions of the people writing that proposal will be the only ones that are carried forward and people are incensed when they have seen what's in the consultation document, because it's proposing legislation that would result in people potentially being arrested, brought into hospital, have medical examinations performed on them, and possibly mandatorily vaccinated as well. >> so , quite justifiably, people >> so, quite justifiably, people are outraged. and that's why there's so many people here today. >> after covid lockdowns, people are worried that an enhancement of government powers may cause further problems for a society thatis further problems for a society that is still dealing with the last pandemic we've seen over the last four years or so of lockdown that government overreach, they're trying to implement tyranny through lockdown, and we're seeing the

consequences of that. >> we've seen like schools, you know, children can't go to schools in a mental health knock on effects. we're seeing with the nhs waiting lists whenever they close the close the country for only for a couple of weeks to flatten the curve. it's went on for several years and people operations they can't see gps anymore. >> we did ask the department of health for comment, but none would be available. while consultation was ongoing. sza is asking who's in charge and hope that public pressure will make decisions more transparent. >> our view is that this bill should never even have got to this stage. and what authority did those in government, in the pubuc did those in government, in the public legislation branch, in the department of health, what authority did they have to even put this through? >> this bill is in line with the likes of the brexit and the likes of the brexit and the likes of the good friday agreement. it changes legislation. it changes how we're governed. so this has been ruled over, not governed with dougie beattie gb news , belfast.

dougie beattie gb news, belfast. >> well, the northern ireland department of health previously said on this bill that northern ireland needs to replace outdated public health legislation that is more than 55 years old. we need legislation that covers infection and contamination from biological, chemical and radiological sources and brings us into line with the rest of the uk . with the rest of the uk. >> it is . 617. let's have a look >> it is. 617. let's have a look at some of the other stories heading into the newsroom . heading into the newsroom. >> and p&o ferries owner dp world will attend the international investment summit tomorrow. they had previously threatened to pull out of the event, and a £1 billion port investment. that's after the transport secretary, louise haigh, criticised their employment strategy and called for a boycott. >> lebanon's health ministry says at least 15 people have been killed in the last day by israeli airstrikes on three different villages . that's after different villages. that's after the israeli military accused

hezbollah of firing over 300 projectiles at israel. >> the democratic presidential candidate, kamala harris, has hit out at her opponent, donald trump, over failing to release his medical records. that's after a report concluded that she was in excellent health and fit for the presidency. in response, the trump campaign claimed the 78 year old has proved his competency throughout his extremely busy schedule . his extremely busy schedule. >> is crazy in america. yeah, to prove that you're healthy now, can you imagine you did that over the presidency? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> i don't feel fit for presidency this morning, let me tell you. but anyway, we'll get there. >> it makes it makes us look somewhat normal. i think. which is a good thing. over here. we think we've got it bad. and then you just hear things like that. >> very hard, isn't it? yeah. they've got health records, tax records . what else could they

records. what else could they release? i don't know , it's just release? i don't know, it's just crazy. all right, let's have a look at the weather forecast for you with marco . you with marco. >> heavy showers first thing will be followed by a warm, cosy day. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news . weather on gb news. >> hello. here's the latest weather update from the met office for gb news. we're starting the day on a rather chilly note across the uk. some frost in places it will turn rather unsettled over the next few days from the west. outbreaks of rain moving in but all the while those temperatures starting to climb too. so back to the detail for today and it's a chilly start. some frost to clear first thing, and we'll hold on to some showers across the north—east of scotland through the day today. quite a brisk north westerly wind blowing here elsewhere though, after that chilly start. plenty of sunshine around before cloud starts to increase across most western areas there. and some rain reaching northern ireland by the end of the afternoon. wherever you are, though, temperatures are struggling no better than 7 to 9 degrees in

the north, up to 11 or 12 locally, 13 down towards the south—west of the uk as we head into the evening. then those outbreaks of rain across many western spots will start to make inroads across the northern ireland and the west and southwest of scotland. but at this stage, early evening towards the north—east of scotland, there are plenty of fine weather. those showers tending to ease away. then we run into that damp weather, as i say, across northern ireland and the south—west of scotland, and further south, though across england and wales it's staying mostly fine at this stage. a bit of high cloud in across wales and the south—west, but across central and eastern parts there'll be some clear spells as we go into the evening on sunday. during the overnight penod sunday. during the overnight period on sunday into monday, we'll hold on to a rather wet weather out across westernmost parts. and that will start to make inroads across other western parts of the uk. also slipping, and across england and wales from the west into the early hours of monday. so the best of the clear spells linger out towards the east and northeast. here it will turn fairly chilly, but generally frost free, and those temperatures starting to pick up from the west and southwest as those outbreaks of rain start to move in. as for monday itself, will a pretty wet picture is

expected across england and wales, certainly through the morning. outbreaks of rain locally on the heavy side starting to ease into the afternoon, whereas towards the north and northwest patchy rain will tend to ease too. so a generally brightening picture as we go through the day. the best of the sunshine. then reserve for the afternoon and temperatures starting to pick up a little too into the afternoon. we'll see highs towards the north of the uk, up to 12 or 13 degrees, up to 16 or 17 at best, down towards the south and the south—east of the uk. >> expect a warm front moving from the kitchen right through to the rest of the house. boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on gb news. >> this one's for you is it because you love space? is it a space nerd? >> do i need to do it as a proper tv newsreader? >> i think you should do it. >> i think you should do it. >> hi. i'm a tv newsreader. still to come, the comet of the century. see how it lit up the night sky. and will again for the first time

>> welcome back to breakfast.

now, tonight is the last chance you'll have to see what scientists are calling the comet of the century. >> yes, it's called sushi. nissan atlas or comet c 2023 a3 rolls off the tongue. it does. anyway, it was spotted last night. it was around a couple of weeks ago, but now it's at its very closest. so last night and tonight. >> do you have a telescope at home? >> yes. >> yes. >> that doesn't surprise me. did you see it last night? >> no. >> no. >> are you going to see it tonight? >> yes. >> yes. >> because i'm not working. i'm not working monday morning. am i? so. >> okay. all right. >> okay. all right. >> i can do it tonight. >> i can do it tonight. >> okay, great. >> okay, great. >> well, astronomers have claimed the last time it was spotted was 80,000 years ago. it could be tens of thousands of spotted was 80,000 years ago. it could be tens of thousands of years before it pops up again. years before it pops up again. so you do need to make the so you do need to make the effort to see it. effort to see it. >> it'll be another 80,000 >> it'll be another 80,000 years, i should think. let's years, i should think. let's talk to another. to another, to talk to another. to another, to the space and planetary the space and planetary scientist andy lound. to good scientist andy lound. to good see you, andy. i mean, this is see you, andy. i mean, this this is remarkable, actually,

isn't it, to 980,000 years ago. it

scientist andy lound. to good see you, andy. the an, this scientist andy lound. to good see you, andy. the keythis scientist andy lound. to good see you, andy. the key iss scientist andy lound. to good see you, andy. the key is here, binoculars out. the key is here, i think to get binoculars out because it might not be fully naked. eye object. so here we go. i've got mine. ready. look, i'm sitting here ready for tonight, so get your binoculars out and sweep gently and have a look at it. and if you've got a digital slr camera, put it on a tripod and you might be able to get some some pictures of it as well, because the images that you're seeing on on people have their duration pictures taken with cameras. it's not like that to the naked eye, unfortunately. >> no, i was i was going to say we've been showing some very impressive images, but sadly it won't be quite that dramatic in and of itself . won't be quite that dramatic in and of itself. i won't be quite that dramatic in and of itself . i always think and of itself. i always think it's quite remarkable. we say it's quite remarkable. we say it's the closest it's going to get to the earth. i mean, what is it about 44 million miles away? yes. i mean, it's yes. i mean, it's nowhere near as really. >> not really. no, but of course , >> not really. no, but of course, comets are quite light. i mean, the physical object inside is only a couple of miles across, but we don't ever see that from this distance. the coma, which

is the big white piece around it itself. well, well, that's very large. that can be something like 900,000 miles in diameter and the tail can stretch, you know, for a phenomenal 180 million miles, for instance. and there's a hydrogen coma around it as well. and that could be 13.5 million miles in diameter. so the physical things that you're looking at are really tenuous . gas you're looking at are really tenuous. gas and dust is what you actually see. and because because they're made out of various ices, and when they get close to the sun, the ice is sublimate, they turn straight into a gas from a solid with no liquid phase. and then the solar wind pushes the tail away from the sun. so the comet, when it's flying in towards the sun, the tail is behind it. when it's flying away from the sun, the tail is actually in front of it. so it's actually travelling tail first. at the moment. >> do you manage to see it last night, andy? >> no, i didn't, unfortunately my position here is not very good.i my position here is not very good. i have to leave to try to get to higher ground where i am. far too many buildings. i don't have a good view of the southwestern sky. very sad that really. but i'll have a go. a

good go tonight. i'll nip out tonight if it goes clear, because the sky said really clear last night as well for a time, so i might nip out to higher ground tonight and get my binoculars and have a have a good look, see if it's there. >> oh you should. >> oh you should. >> i think you should , andy. >> i think you should, andy. 80,000 years before the next one. i want to want to make that effort, but i don't think it'll come out. >> excuse me. the comet of the century. but there is a good chance we will have another bright comet turning up. so i think we shouldn't panic too much. we might not get to see this one, but no doubt, within the next 20 years we'll see another bright comet, which we're not expecting suddenly appearin we're not expecting suddenly appear in our sky. >> we do have a fascination with comets, don't we? is this a hark back to those say, those halcyon days of a few centuries ago when we were seeing more of them? and they were and they were brighter and visible to the naked eye because they had an air of mysticism about them back then, didn't they? >> yes they did. i mean, it's known that a comet means hairy star because it looked very different to everything else. plus, you could predict more or

less where the stars were going to be in the planets, but certainly a comet would appear from nowhere. and that used to cause a bit of consternation. we had darker skies then. no light pollution. so of course we could. we could actually see better . and they often said that better. and they often said that when a comet arrives, then a king will fall. the halley's comet occurs in 1066, saw the fall of king harold. you're too young, both of you, to remember. comet kahoutek of 1973. but it was thought that that was going to be the comet of the century. and of course, richard nixon was was kicked out of office. he had to resign suddenly. so they said that was for that event. but they did say that the comet actually brought bad. it was always a bad omen. and interestingly enough, chandra wickramasinghe and fred hoyle in their wonderful book talked about the possibility that that material from comets could be seeded on the earth, which could bnng seeded on the earth, which could bring diseases to the planet. and everybody laughed at that until giotto got to halley's comet and found there is complex carbon chemistry taking place when they actually get close to the sun. and those materials could actually fall down to the earth. and perhaps the building

blocks of life itself. and therefore, because they could bnng therefore, because they could bring material which could be the building blocks of disease, could be brought to earth as well. >> oh, yeah, they really are the harbingers of doom, aren't they? andy. really to good see you. thank you very much for having me. >> thanks, andy. thanks. >> thanks, andy. thanks. >> so, noses stuff you need to get yourself to higher ground tonight. you can take rex and he's going to sit still. >> yeah, well , can't carry the >> yeah, well, can't carry the telescope to higher ground. >> oh, is it is it heavy? it's a big thing. >> wouldn't know, but isn't it fascinating? i just think it's fascinating? i just think it's fascinating because we say 80,000 years. and what were we , 80,000 years. and what were we, neanderthals 80,000 years ago when it was sort of last seen? and yet in the great scheme of things, it is a mere drop in time. well, it is a blink of an eye. so that's that's what's frightening when you actually start to think about all these things, your head explodes. >> yeah, it does actually. yeah. i try not to think about it too much. >> i know it's too all much, especially for sunday morning, but it's too not much to think about. £36,000. that sounds quite nice. doesn't it? that's

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