>> 11 am. on tuesday the >> 11 a.m. on tuesday the 15th of october, live across the uk. this is britain's newsroom with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> so if you're too fat to work, don't worry. the health secretary plans to give obese, unemployed people weight loss jabs to get them back in the office. obese tiktok star george keywood joined us earlier. it's not going to solve the issue. >> i mean, you're giving somebody a skinny pen isn't going to make them say, oh, i'm going to make them say, oh, i'm going to make them say, oh, i'm going to go get a job now. you know, that's got to come from the person themself as well. you know, i think they're going for the wrong area. >> chancellor rachel reeves , >> chancellor rachel reeves, 2 in 3 of us in this country are now overweight or obese. >> the government thinks that

these weight loss jabs are going to make us lose weight and help us get back to work . us get back to work. >> and the chancellor, rachel reeves , looks set to raise reeves, looks set to raise national insurance for businesses, as the tories say that will be a manifesto breach. speaking to gb news, 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 vat, not employers. that was not in the manifesto . not in the manifesto. >> doom scrolling, danger and urgent warning. i could have told them this, that children who spend hours a day looking at their phones are at risk of long term harm . we're going to speak term harm. we're going to speak to one of the mps who wants to bnngin to one of the mps who wants to bring in tougher laws to restrict access and heartbreak for schofield, phillip schofield's mother has died. >> the former this morning presenter broke the sad news on social media.

>> and of course, it is decision time. the race to lead the tories heats up this thursday 17th of october. robert jenrick versus kemi badenoch live only on gb news from 7 pm. who do you want to win .7 you're you want to win.7 you're listening on the radio. that was a very ambivalent shrug. >> yeah, i mean, i just i just >> yeah, i mean, ijust i just haven't felt terribly excited by it. >> i do, it.- >> i do, you it. >> i do, you know what.7 just for the mischief of it, i want kemi to win . yeah. because i'd quite to win. yeah. because i'd quite like to see what she would do differently. i think with robert jenrick you feel like he's just going to be a bit more of the same. it's all a bit blowing in the wind. kemi i think be fun. i think she'd be more fun to have in office. yeah, she's certainly speak her mind and i like that. >> yeah, interesting . what do >> yeah, interesting. what do you think? tell us, tell us your views. post your post your comments by visiting gbnews.com/yoursay. >> first for the very latest news with tatiana . news with tatiana. >> bev and andrew. thank you.

the top stories. the prime minister and the health secretary have said 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, 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. exchequer secretary to the treasury james murray told 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 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, children who were doom scrolling for hours a day on smartphones are at risk of widespread harm, according to labour mp josh mcallister, the equivalent of seat belt legislation is needed to help them manage addictive content for children . tomorrow, for children. tomorrow, mcallister will introduce a private member's bill in parliament on protecting children from harms caused by excessive screen time. the bill will call for legal requirements to be introduced so all schools in england are mobile free zones and is also 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, the prime minister has been hosting a special meeting of his cabinet this morning with all government fixed on the budget at the end of the month. the deadline for wrapping up major budget measures is imminent, and so the prime minister has been gathering his top team today to discuss how their first

financial statement will play out. now, this 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 . meanwhile, uk employers. meanwhile, 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 for office 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 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 shells hit inside and outside the centre yesterday morning as people tried 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 in 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. israel expanded its target in its war with hezbollah militants in lebanon yesterday, killing at least 21 people in an airstrike in the north to the us now. and 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 city. 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 . and finally, the last month. and finally, 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 kisimba was delivered by her mother, darcy , following a ten mother, darcy, following a ten month pregnancy, and the birth was recorded on hidden cameras located in their den. the video is believed to be the first recorded footage of an anoa birth. according to the conservation zoo, and moments after darcy gave birth. the video shows her calf stumbling as she took her first steps and explored the world outside her den for the first time. and those are the latest gb news

headlines. for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. more from me in half an hour. houn >> oh, there you are. this is britain's newsroom with andrew and bev. >> so get a jab. get a job. that's the message from the health secretary, wes streeting. >> that's right. this is as obese, unemployed people will be given weight loss injections to help get them back into work. >> ozempic warned that the drug can cause inflammation of your pancreas, changes in vision and kidney problems. but there is no long term data. >> this is what actor and tiktok star george keywood had to say to us earlier this morning. >> i think the whole thing is kind of nonsense. i mean, will it actually come to light? probably not. i mean, most things never do when it comes from the government. but i think the idea is probably good for people the idea i