>> morning 930 on thursday the 17th of october. live across the uk. this is britain's newsroom with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> so the news of waking up to this morning former one direction star liam payne has died aged just 31 years old. his body was found outside a hotel in argentina after falling from a third floor balcony . a third floor balcony. >> is that we know there's a budget tax rating coming. we're being warned that chancellor rachel reeves will be the biggest tax raiser in history, andifs biggest tax raiser in history, and it's provoking resistance within the cabinet. >> and is the hs2 actually going to be heading north? ministers have apparently had a rethink on the hs2 train line and it's expected that it will now run between london euston and crewe in the north west. do you think this is the right decision , and

this is the right decision, and are you one of those who's been hit by rising soaring car insurance costs because prices insurance costs because prices in the uk increased 12 times as fast as france last year , the fast as france last year, the government is launching a review to find out why. >> but we're going to give you a clue. think potholes and plants power for patients. >> health experts are calling on the nhs to make vegan food standard in our hospitals. if you were sick, how would you feel about handing being handed a plant based by default menu sounds very unappealing. >> i'm now suffered enough being in hospital. and tonight, of course, the conservative leadership contenders robert jenrick and kemi badenoch go head to head in a gb news special at 7:00 pm. only here on gb news. you mustn't miss it. >> our very own christopher hope is of course hosting that debate this evening, and we'll be

speaking to him just after 10:00 because he'll be preparing and rehearsing. >> it's a big moment. yes. it's great for the channel that we've got it because all the major broadcasters wanted it, but we've got it, and it's a very important moment in the tory race to be leader. it's also a very interesting poll. later which we're going to share with you, which shows how well reform are doing next compared to laboun are doing next compared to labour. yeah, very very well. >> don't go anywhere. gbnews.com/yoursay first though, the very latest news with sam francis . francis. >> very good morning to you. it's just after 9:30. let's start with a recap of that news we've been covering. well, overnight and into this morning. the tributes are continuing to pourin the tributes are continuing to pour in for liam payne as fans and fellow stars are today remembering the former one direction singer after his death in buenos aires at the age of 31. his career soared during his time in one direction, but in recent years he did speak openly about struggles with mental health and addiction , admitting

health and addiction, admitting to hitting rock bottom, social media has been flooded with tributes, with many sharing memories of his iconic performances and his personal struggles. dermot o'leary, who hosted payne's x factor debut, called him humble and said he loved to sing while fans have been seen lighting candles outside the hotel where he sadly died . in other news, the died. in other news, the government is pledging to match the first £100 million in public donations as 15 aid charities launch humanitarian appeals for the overwhelming need in gaza. in lebanon and the middle east. the charities make up the disasters emergency committee, which is raising urgent funds for millions in the region requiring food, water, shelter and medical care after fleeing their homes. the development minister, anneliese dodds , says minister, anneliese dodds, says the suffering of civilians is intolerable and is urging the pubuc intolerable and is urging the public to donate . thousands of public to donate. thousands of uk troops are being put on standby to deploy to estonia's

border with russia, part of a crucial new agreement signed today by the defence secretary, john healey, at a nato summit. it means the army's fourth brigade will remain on high readiness to defend against rising tensions from the ongoing war in ukraine. currently, about 1000 british soldiers are in estonia and if called upon, the fourth brigade could arrive within ten days. equipped with advanced tanks and missile systems as well as nato. ministers are gathering in brussels in the last few minutes. the defence secretary has said that that new deal will enhance the group's defences in the face of what he called escalating global threats. thousands of migrants could be granted asylum in the uk as the government is pushing to clear a huge backlog of applications. the refugee council estimates the number of pending asylum claims could reach almost 120,000 by january, following labour's decision to scrap the rwanda plan. new analysis suggests that processing the backlog could see over 62,000 more people recognised as

refugees in the uk. well, it comes as downing street says it is committed to ending the use of asylum hotels , despite of asylum hotels, despite reports that the home office may reopen some that were previously closed . kemi badenoch says her closed. kemi badenoch says her bid for conservative leadership is a grassroots campaign taking aim at her rival, robert jenrick. more media focused approach in recent weeks as the two contenders are competing to replace rishi sunak. the shadow housing secretary says the tories need to regain voters lost to reform, and the liberal democrats. meanwhile, robert jenrick has outlined his vision for a smaller state and lower taxes , arguing that returning taxes, arguing that returning the spend on benefits to pre—pandemic levels could help a tax cut. well, from 7 pm. tonight, they'll make their pitches to tory members in a special programme here on gb news, moderated by our political editor christopher hope. you can, of course, catch all of that action live here on the channel 7 to 9:00 tonight in decision time , the race to lead.

decision time, the race to lead. and finally, new weight loss jabs touted as a potential boost for britain's economy by getting people back into work, may also help treat alcohol addiction. researchers in chicago have found that the drugs, like ozempic, reduced intoxication rates by 50% in individuals with alcohol use disorder. experts believe those jabs, which target both appetite and brain functions related to addiction, could be a promising new treatment for both alcohol and opioid addiction . that's those opioid addiction. that's those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you for a full round up at the top of the hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , or go to gb news the qr code, or go to gb news .c0m the qr code, or go to gb news .com forward slash alerts . .com forward slash alerts. >> very good morning. thank you for joining us. so quite forjoining us. so quite shocking news overnight the

death of anybody so young is attention grabbing. but one direction star liam payne has died aged just 31. >> he fell from a third floor balcony at a hotel in buenos aires and suffered extremely serious injuries. >> he'd been in argentina to support his former one direction band mate niall horan, who was performing on tour. he shared videos of himself dancing at the concert just days ago . concert just days ago. >> fans have devastated, clearly, with many sharing memories of his performances and personal struggles because he'd had a history of battles with alcohol and drug abuse. in fact, he'd been in therapy for six months, i think last year. >> yeah , well. ed gleave is a tv >> yeah, well. ed gleave is a tv and showbiz editor at the daily star. good morning. ed. morning. morning. the loss of liam payne is probably affects different generations, actually. you know my teenage my teenage girls this morning it was all they could talk about at the breakfast table because of course he was so young and he he burst into the public consciousness , of the public consciousness, of course, via one of the reality

shows. just remind us who he was. >> so liam payne first auditioned for x factor in 2008, and he had a great voice. so he got pretty far, got to judges houses. and then was eliminated and then came back in 2010. and that was when they formed one direction, sort of on the show. we saw it in real time, and that was when he went from being, you know, a reality tv contestant to a p0p know, a reality tv contestant to a pop star and then very quickly to a sort of global superstar and part of a music phenomenon. >> they , they sold, i think they >> they, they sold, i think they had five best selling albums aired, and there was a film. but in the last few years, as is often the way with these boy bands, he struggled . bands, he struggled. >> absolutely. i mean, the success they had was just such an extraordinary level, and the chance of any of them replicating that was, you know, arguably just impossible. but harry styles has sort of managed it, really. he's become a mega star in his own right. but the other four have had varying levels of success. and liam had

a sort of quite a good bit of success straight after the band. but then as time's gone on since the 1515 00:09:06,