well . well. >> a very very good afternoon to you. it's 3:00 pm and welcome to martin daubney show on gb news. we're broadcasting live from the heart of a beautiful sunny westminster and all across the uk. today, a defiant group of vips. and that's very irritated pensioners posted a 500 000 strong petition to downing street urging the government to save the winter fuel allowance. and we're joined in the studio by the charities and the campaigners spearheading a grey army that simply refuses to be silenced. now the labour party promised to end asylum hotels when they got into power, and they cost british taxpayers £4 million every single day . but they cost british taxpayers £4 million every single day. but in yet another humiliating u—turn ,

yet another humiliating u—turn, gb news can reveal that labour are now looking for more capacity. have the lunatics taken over our asylum system and england football fans today are divided after thomas tuchel was announced as the first ever german to manage the three lions, i'll be joined by harry redknapp , who, it's fair to say redknapp, who, it's fair to say he's got the hump about. he's got the sauerkraut. that's all coming up in your next hour. got the sauerkraut. that's all coming up in your next hour . of coming up in your next hour. of the show. always a delight to have your company. what an inspirational mob. the pensioners were today who turned up at downing street and the treasury with half a million signatures. the wind in their sails representing a movement of very irritated pensioners, very important people who deserve to be taken care of by the state. £22 billion for carbon capture, £16 billion for climate aid overseas, £10 billion for their

union mates in pay rises. and yet a measly £1.4 billion snatched from the hands of britain's pensioners. i think it's an outrage. i've been saying it since the very, very beginning. this inspirational bunch today turned up at downing street today. throughout my show, i'll be joined by some of these amazing people and they'll tell us why. they simply will not be silenced. let me know your thoughts on that. do we treat our pensioners with disgracefully in this country they've paid in all their lives? why now are they at the back of the labour party's queue? get in touch, gbnews.com/yoursay. but now here's your headlines with sophia wenzler. >> martin. thank you. good afternoon. it'sjust >> martin. thank you. good afternoon. it's just gone 3:00. these are your headlines on gb news. thomas tuchel says he's very excited and honoured after being confirmed as england's new head coach. he officially starts in january with the goal of

qualifying for the 2026 world cup.the qualifying for the 2026 world cup. the fa says his appointment gives england their best chance of winning. earlier, prince william congratulated tuchel, telling him we're all behind you.the telling him we're all behind you. the former chelsea and bayern munich boss is the third non—englishman to take the job, following sven—goran eriksson and fabio capello. speaking at a wembley press conference, he had this message for critics who believe an englishman should lead the national team. >> hopefully i can convince them and show them and prove them that i'm proud to be the english manager . i that i'm proud to be the english manager. i will do everything to show respect to this role and to this country and the target for the next 18 months is nothing else than and the biggest one in world football, and everyone can be assured of, no matter what nationality. my passport says i'iow. now. >> rishi sunak slammed china for its unwarranted, aggressive and intimidatory military exercises near taiwan , accusing labour of

near taiwan, accusing labour of failing to prevent foreign interference in an unexpected focus on foreign affairs. at prime minister's questions, the conservative leader pushed sir keir starmer to answer whether his foreign secretary, david lammy, will use his upcoming meetings in china to condemn them. >> the government also established a new system of registration and monitoring to protect the uk from interference from foreign states , including from foreign states, including china, russia and iran. call the foreign influence registration scheme. it was described as essential by m15 in the fight to help keep britain safe, but since the prime minister took office, he has halted its implementation. why yes. >> however, prime minister sir keir starmer pushed back with one of what could be the shortest answers on record . shortest answers on record. >> that isn't correct. it's not correct . correct. >> rishi sunak. >> rishi sunak. >> in other news, now a seven year old boy has died following

a large explosion in newcastle. that's according to northumbria police. drone footage shows the wreckage with roofs collapsed and debris strewn across the street . the blast, which took street. the blast, which took place just before 1:00 this morning, destroyed a house, leaving three adults in hospital. residents are being told to keep doors and windows shut while road closures remain in place . the government is in place. the government is scrambling to find more hotel spaces for migrants after a surge in small boat arrivals. almost 14,000 have arrived under laboun almost 14,000 have arrived under labour, overtaking the number of crossings under the previous government in 2024. meanwhile, italy has begun sending asylum seekers to albania under a controversial new plan, with a naval ship arriving monday transferring 16 men from bangladesh and egypt. italy says up to 36,000 asylum seekers could be sent to albania each year , but only non—vulnerable year, but only non—vulnerable men from safe countries will qualify. now the debate on

assisted dying is intensifying assisted dying is intensifying as new legislation is set to be introduced in parliament for the first time in nearly a decade. dame esther rantzen, who has stage four lung cancer, has called for careful legislation sharing her fears of a painful death and urging the public to write to mps ahead of the vote. however, the archbishop of canterbury , justin welby, is canterbury, justin welby, is warning the law could lead to a slippery slope. labour mp kim leadbeater says the bill will have strict criteria and safeguards. >> i've spoken to my parents about it. you know, i said , dad, about it. you know, i said, dad, you do know you don't have to do it. and he went, oh yeah, no you don't. of course you don't. it's about personal choice and personal freedom and autonomy. that's the crux of the issue. so lots of safeguards and protections for terminally ill adults only. so this is not about disabled people. let's fight for the rights of disabled people. absolutely. i am front and centre of that campaign as well. and i understand it creates a nervousness within the disabled community. but it's not about them. it's about terminally ill people and their choice and their right, so that we don't have to hear stories

after stories, after stories of people who have had a horrible end of life and finally, inflation has dropped below the 2% target for the first time in over three years. >> figures for september show it fell to 1.7%, the lowest since april 2021. analysts had expected a smaller fall to 1.9%, and now warn inflation could rise again with higher energy costs on the horizon. the ons says lower petrol prices and cheaper airfares drove the drop . cheaper airfares drove the drop. however, food inflation picked up again with prices for milk, cheese and eggs rising faster than in august. treasury chief darren jones says it's still good news for british families. he added the government is determined to fix the foundations of the economy, to ease the pressure on households. >> good news for family finances that inflation has fallen below 2%, but of course, there's more work to be done to protect working people and bring stability and growth back to the

economy, which is what the chancellor and this government is doing now. and in the run up to the budget at the end of october. >> those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to martin. >> thank you sophia. now today is about pensioner power because the anger over the labour government's decision to cut the winter fuel allowance shows no sign of calming, as just a short while ago, a 500,000 strong petition supported by countless charities and campaign groups, very irritated pensioners , was very irritated pensioners, was handedin very irritated pensioners, was handed in to number 10 downing street. as you can see on your screens there. now the petition is calling on the government to protect the winter fuel payment for older people living on low incomes, and rightly so . and incomes, and rightly so. and they had also visited rachel reeves treasury earlier on in the day, piling pressure on the government to reverse what many are saying is a scandalous decision. well, i'm joined in the studio now by gb news

reporter adam cherry, who is at that historic handing over of the petition. adam, i was struck by an astonishing report came out this morning. this is from charity age uk, who are estimating that half of pensioners who are losing their winter fuel allowance this winter fuel allowance this winter can only afford to heat one room. half of all pensioners will be living in a room where the heating is on. they're too afraid to turn the heating on elsewhere. it breaks my heart. it infuriates me and it's driven a sentiment amongst the organisers of a sentiment amongst