well . well. >> a very very good afternoon to you. it's 5:00 pm. welcome to the martin daubney show here on gb news. we're broadcasting live from the heart of westminster. and of course all across the uk. today is all about pensioner power because a defiant group of vips , very irritated pensioners vips, very irritated pensioners posted a 500 000 strong petition to downing street urging the government to save the winter fuel allowance. i'll be joined in the studio by charities and campaigners spearheading a grey army that simply refuses to be silenced. and england football fans are massively divided today after thomas tuchel was announced as the first ever german to manage the three lions. but should the england boss be foreign? does anybody care? all i want is for england

to lift the trophy before i die and donald trump is threatening to declare a bloody worldwide trade war by slapping both brussels and beijing with eye—watering tariffs of up to 2,000%. his goal to make it so horrible for foreign companies to export to america, they move there right away. is there method to trump's madness? that's all coming up in your next hour . of the show. always next hour. of the show. always a pleasure to have your company. what kind of country sends £22 billion into carbon capture technologies, and yet acts as the winter fuel allowance that only costs £1.4 billion for britain's pensioners, while sending , by the way, £16 billion sending, by the way, £16 billion overseas for climate change efforts at the same time managing to find £10 billion to pay managing to find £10 billion to pay their union chums in the nhs and for teachers, half £1

billion for junior doctors. plenty of wonga for train drivers who work a four day week and then still demand a bonus of £300 if they work a five day week, well, that's the precise sum £300 per year, a measly £300 for pensioners that the labour party decided was worth sacrificing today , campaigners, sacrificing today, campaigners, charities and activists turned up at downing street, both at number 10 and at number 11. the chancellor of the exchequer's office to deliver a petition over 500,000 pensioners. how sad . over 500,000 pensioners. how sad. this is the cruellest cut of all, and they will not rest until they get action. i'll be joined in the studio shortly by one of those campaigners to tell us why that was delivered, and what british pensioners make of this government. let me know what you think of this government on the winter fuel allowance by getting in touch and you could do that at gbnews.com/yoursay. but now to your headlines and here's sophia wenzler .

wenzler. >> martin. thank you. good afternoon . it's just gone. 5:00. afternoon. it's just gone. 5:00. these are your headlines from the gb newsroom. israel says it's seriously considering the united states concerns that a lack of humanitarian aid is getting into gaza. it's after an official letter from the white house warned that military assistance could be cut if the situation doesn't improve within 30 days. it comes as israel says lebanon, lebanon ceasefire will only be held under fire. meanwhile, prime minister sir keir starmer has said he is looking at sanctioning two israeli cabinet members . and israeli cabinet members. and back in the uk, a seven year old boy has died and six people have been taken to hospital following an explosion in newcastle. drone footage shows the wreckage with roofs collapsed and debris strewn across the street. the blast , which took place just blast, which took place just before 1:00 this morning, destroyed a house, leaving six

adults in hospital with varying injuries. residents are being told to keep doors and windows shut while road closures remain in place. an investigation is now underway into how the explosion happened . the explosion happened. the government is scrambling to find more hotel spaces for migrants after a surge in small boat arrivals. almost 14,000 have arrived under labour, overtaking the number of crossings under 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 on 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 men from safe countries will qualify . hundreds countries will qualify. hundreds have gathered in parliament square today calling on the government to protect the winter fuel payment for older people on low incomes , led by charities. low incomes, led by charities. the campaigners are delivering a

petition with over 500,000 signatures to the treasury and downing street. they're demanding the payments extended to more pensioners after the government's decision in the summer to limit it to those on pension credit. supporters say the cut leaves millions at risk dunng the cut leaves millions at risk during the colder months to come . during the colder months to come. now 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. however, food inflation picked up again, with prices for milk , 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 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. >> in other news, now, the debate on 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 cancen 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 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, you do know you don't have to do it. and he went, oh yeah , no you 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 . end of life. >> now, 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 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 . and finally, and fabio capello. and finally, the prince of wales has insisted he has no other agenda than to

desperately trying to help people in his need to drive the tackle. tackling homelessness. in a newly released clip from a forthcoming itv documentary about his ambitious homewards initiative, he described how he views his royal role as attempting to influence and help where he can. and we'll bring that clip to you later. those are the latest gb news headlines . are the latest gb news headlines. more in half an hour. >> thank you. sophia. now, this is all about pensioner power, because the anger over the labour government's decision to cut the winter fuel allowance shows simply no signs of calming. that's just a short while ago. a 500,000 strong petition, supported by countless charities and campaign groups. as you can see on your screens, as you can see on your screens, was as you can see on your screens, was handed in to number 10 downing street. the petition is calling on the government to

protect the winter fuel payments for older people living on low incomes, and they had also visited rachel reeves treasury earlier on in the day, piling pressure on the government to reverse their decision. well, i'm now joined in the studio by gb news reporter adam cherry, who was down there at downing street earlier and also by the policy and the parliament lead at fuel poverty action. jonathan bean. what was the show ? bean. what was the show? gentlemen, i'll start with you, adam, if i could, on