>> today on on tuesday, the 15th of october live across the uk. this is britain's newsroom with bev turner and andrew pierce. >> get a job, get a job. the government is going to offer obese, unemployed people weight loss injections to get them back to work. the treasury secretary, james murray, spoke to gb news earlier this leave for investing in life sciences in the uk , in life sciences in the uk, creating jobs, economic growth which helps make people better off. >> but it also means that we can make these jabs here and get access to them. so it's a win win in terms of investment from the international investment summit that we had yesterday. >> seduced by the drug companies, haven't they? chancellor rachel reeves looks set to raise national insurance

for businesses, as the tories claim it's a manifesto breach. speaking to gb news yesterday , speaking to gb news yesterday, she didn't deny the tax hike. >> you've read our manifesto and in black and white it said we will not increase taxes on working people. and that was national insurance income tax and not employers. that was not in the manifesto . in the manifesto. >> britain's mini military, the army will have fewer than 70,000 trained soldiers next year, the lowest for 200 years. with war in the middle east and europe will be safe and experts are warning that britain is critically vulnerable to any future energy crisis due to our high dependency on gas and heat gas for heating and electricity. >> how do we become more resilient and heartbreak? >> for schofield, phillip schofield's mother has died. the former this morning presenter broke the news on social media, describing it as heartbreaking . describing it as heartbreaking. >> phillip schofield's mother

went through a lot before she died. she certainly did, son ending up in prison, the other being socially outcast. yeah, right. >> commiserations to phillip. >> commiserations to phillip. >> yes , absolutely. don't forget >> yes, absolutely. don't forget it's decision time. the race to lead heats up on thursday the 17th of october. >> that's this week. robert jenrick robert jenrick versus kemi badenoch live on gb news from 7 pm. the only channel to have it. >> let's hear what you think this morning. keep your comments comments coming in gbnews.com/yoursay. first though, the very latest news with tatiana sanchez . with tatiana sanchez. >> beth thank you. the top stories. while the prime minister and the health secretary have both said that new weight loss jabs could help boost the economy in britain by getting people back into work. wes streeting suggested the latest generation of medicines, including ozempic, could be life changing for individuals and would ease pressure on the nhs, but experts have warned in the past that the drug is not a

quick fix or a replacement for eating well and exercising, and should only be offered under medical supervision. however, the exchequer secretary to the treasury, james murray gb news it's good for the economy. >> we want to make sure that people who are not working at the moment for any reasons, but obviously obesity is one of them. we want to support them to get back into work. and these weight loss jabs are just one opfion weight loss jabs are just one option for helping people to lose weight . there will lose weight. there will obviously be a discussion between a patient and their doctor to work out the best way for them to lose weight. these weight loss jabs play a role as part of the overall set of interventions that you can make to help people lose weight and to help people lose weight and to where they can work, get back into work, which is good for them and good for the economy . them and good for the economy. >> in other news, an mp has warned that children who are doomscrolling for hours a day on smartphones are at risk of widespread harm, according to labour mp josh mcallister. the equivalent of seatbelts legislation is needed for

children and their social media use to help them manage addictive content tomorrow. mcallister will introduce a private member's bill in parliament on protecting children from harms caused by excessive screen time. the bill is expected to call for the age at which companies can get data consent from children without parental permission, to be raised from 13 to 16 to make smartphones less addictive . the smartphones less addictive. the prime minister will host a special meeting of his cabinet this morning, with all government fixed on the budget at the end of this month. the deadune at the end of this month. the deadline for wrapping up major budget measures is imminent, and so the prime minister is gathering his top team today to discuss how their first financial statement will play out. this, of course , comes as out. this, of course, comes as the chancellor, rachel reeves, has been accused of breaking the party's pledge on tax, as she hinted at increasing national insurance contributions for employers . insurance contributions for employers. uk earnings growth has fallen to its lowest level for more than two years, amid further signs of a weakening jobs market, according to official figures. the office for

national statistics says average regular earnings growth eased back to 4.9% in the three months to july, down from 5.1% in the previous three months. this marked the lowest level since the three months to june 2022, but earnings growth continues to outstrip inflation as pay increased by 2.6% in the three months to august. with consumer pfices months to august. with consumer prices index inflation taken into account . the united nations into account. the united nations secretary—general has condemned the large number of civilian casualties that have taken place in northern gaza. it comes as the un's palestinian refugee agency claimed ten people were killed after an israeli attack on a food supply centre. the un agency for palestinian refugees said the shells hit inside and outside the centre yesterday morning as some hungry people were trying to get food handouts. the idf has said it would review the incident. the un peacekeeping chief has said that the un peacekeepers will stay in all their positions in

lebanon , despite the calls made lebanon, despite the calls made by the israeli authorities to vacate the positions that are in the vicinity of the blue line between lebanon and israel . sean between lebanon and israel. sean diddy combs has been hit by a new batch of lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault against six people, including a 16 year old boy. the new wave of lawsuits filed yesterday accuses combs, also known as p diddy, of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting the boy. at least six lawsuits were filed against the hip hop mogul in a federal court in new york. all were filed anonymously, two by women identified as jane does and four by men identified as john does. more than 100 alleged victims are now believed to be in the process of taking legal action against combs in the wake of his sex trafficking arrest last month . now, a new treatment last month. now, a new treatment regime for cervical cancer cuts the risk of death by 40%, according to a large scale new

study. researchers at university college london and university college london and university college london and university college london hospital have completed a long term follow up of patients given a short course of patients given a short course of chemotherapy before chemo radiation. the findings show a 40% reduction in the risk of death , and a 35% reduction in death, and a 35% reduction in the risk of cancer coming back within at least five years. at the time of the initial results, cancer research uk hailed the shift as the biggest improvement in cervical cancer treatment in more than 20 years, and the birth of a rare calf, said to be the smallest species of wild cattle, was captured on video at chester zoo. a female anoa named simba was delivered by her mother, darcy, following a ten month pregnancy , and that birth month pregnancy, and that birth was recorded on hidden cameras located inside their den. the video is believed to be the first recorded footage of a anoa birth. according to the conservation zoo. moments after darcy gave birth, that video shows her calf stumbling as she

took her first few steps and explored the world outside her den for the very first time. and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. more from me in half an hour. houn >> welcome back to britain's newsroom live across the uk with bev turner and andrew pierce. well, we've been talking about this fat jab. yeah. and i've just had a message from dame andrea jenkins. she doesn't mind me. she doesn't mind me reading this out. andrea said. hi beth, regarding wes streeting and the weight loss injection. she said i was on it. i lost loads of weight, but as soon as you stop, all the weight comes back on and you have this crazy hunger that won't go away. it's pointless in the long run. unless they're on it for life. how extraordinary. yeah, well, that. >> because i don't think it educates people about their diet. >> it doesn't. and also, i mean, some people aren't taking i mean, we can talk to george. >> he's not doing any exercise, is he? no, he's not eating three

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