>> good afternoon britain. it's >> good afternoon britain. it's 1:00 on thursday the 17th of 1:00 on thursday the 17th of october. i'm emily carver and october. i'm emily carver and i'm tom harwood decision time . i'm tom harwood decision time . i'm tom harwood decision time. tonight's the night. the final i'm tom harwood decision time. tonight's the night. the final two tory leadership contenders two tory leadership contenders battle it out to become the next battle it out to become the next leader of the conservative party, leader of the conservative party, who will come out on top. who will come out on top. >> the police have released a >> the police have released a distressing 911 call requesting distressing 911 call requesting urgent assistance before one urgent assistance before one direction star liam payne fell direction star liam payne fell 45ft to his death from a hotel 45ft to his death from a hotel balcony in buenos aires. balcony in buenos aires. tributes are now flooding in and tributes are now flooding in and mass amnesty. mass amnesty. >> more than 60,000 migrants >> more than 60,000 migrants will be granted asylum in the uk will be granted asylum in the uk in the next year. that's in the next year. that's according to new analysis by the according to new analysis by the refugee council charity. is this refugee council charity. is this an amnesty in all but name? an amnesty in all but name? >> and king charles and queen >> and king charles and queen camilla are jetting off to camilla are jetting off to australia today for their first australia today for their first tour since the king's cancer tour since the king's cancer diagnosis . tour since the king's cancer diagnosis. but tour since the king's cancer diagnosis . but what kind of diagnosis . tour since the king's cancer diagnosis. but tour since the king's cancer diagnosis . but what kind of diagnosis. but what kind of diagnosis. but what kind of

welcome can they expect welcome can they expect ? welcome can they expect? >> it is staggering, that figure. 60,000. now this is what we're expecting in terms of asylum approvals in just the next year. so the government have said, and they'll say it again, we came into the job huge backlog to clear up . rwanda backlog to clear up. rwanda wasn't going to work. neither ethical nor feasible, too expensive. so what we're going to do, we're going to get more people in the home office signing off on these claims, processing them. it's just going to be as stringent as before . to be as stringent as before. nowhere, you know, quick corners taken, no cutting of corners. but yes, 60,000. >> i think it's the way that they're going to square this circle of not being able to do these swift sort of negotiations with other countries to quickly return people to the countries from which they came in the

cases where they can't return people because there's no safe third country like rwanda to extradite people who it's tricky to get them back to their original country. is it just going to be a sort of rubber stamping exercise? i think i think a lot of people looking at just the sheer numbers involved find it hard to see how it could be anything else. >> i mean, that's the fear, isn't it? a lot of people who arrive here by illegal means don't have documentation. it's hard to find out very much about the people who cross over unless they have that. are they just going to do this quickly just so they can

going to do this quickly just so they cé social housing waiting on the social housing waiting list. whereas if you're a refugee, you can get all of those things. >> okay , so how's it going to be >> okay, so how's it going to be paid for? gbnews.com/yoursay please do get in touch, but let's get the headlines with sam francis . francis. >> tom. emily, thank you very much. just coming up to 1:04. the top story this hour. former one direction singer liam payne is being remembered for his kindness and his compassion after his death at in buenos aires at the age of 31. the trussell trust, which he supported for four years, has praised the 31 year old for helping to fund over 360,000 meals for those in need during the pandemic. meanwhile, the x factor is among those who are also paying tribute on social media, saying he will leave a lasting legacy on the music industry. and dermot o'leary, who hosted that show, added that liam was central to one direction's success and had , he

direction's success and had, he said, an unbelievable and soulful voice . well, next to soulful voice. well, next to some breaking news from our homeland security correspondent mark white. north korea is believed to be sending its troops to enter the war against ukraine. in the last few minutes, the ukrainian president has been speaking at a nato leaders summit. let's bring mark in now. mark, what more have we heard from volodymyr zelenskyy about the reports that north korean troops are supporting russia's war efforts? >> well , some russia's war efforts? >> well, some a significant development. volodymyr zelenskyy is in brussels because he is meeting with nato and european leaders to present his victory plan. his blueprint for winning the war against russia in ukraine. but he is also telling them that ukrainian intelligence has information. now that up to 10,000 north korean troops are preparing to enter the war to fight on behalf of russia in

ukraine. and in fact, he said that his intelligence services have established that a number of north korean troops are already in parts of occupied ukraine. and clearly, if north korea does enter this war, it would be a significant escalation so far , nato have not escalation so far, nato have not put troops on the ground. they have supplied ukraine with many weapons systems but have not gone as far as putting nato troops on the ground. if north korea enters the war on behalf of russia, then all bets are off. >> mark, thank you for now. mark white our homeland security edhon white our homeland security editor. plenty more on that later this hour with mark. well, staying with news regarding russia and russian spies are suspected of planting a bomb on uk bound planes that caused a warehouse fire. the package, which arrived by air, sparked a blaze at a dhl warehouse near

birmingham in july but was quickly dealt with. no one was injured. investigators say they're now looking at potential links to a similar incident in germany. it comes after mi5's boss warned of continued russian aggression, including sabotage and arson targeting the uk. dhl has since boosted its security measures across europe. in response to that ongoing investigation . and some other investigation. and some other breaking news into us this hour. another body a second body has been discovered following a large explosion in newcastle yesterday, where a seven year old boy also tragically lost his life. the body, believed to be a man in his 30s, was located in the debris by emergency crews. drone footage you can see here shows the wreckage . after that shows the wreckage. after that explosion. roofs collapsed and debns explosion. roofs collapsed and debris strewn across the streets. northumbria police confirmed that six others have also been hospitalised . one man also been hospitalised. one man is believed to be in a critical but stable condition. the investigation into the cause of

that explosion still ongoing, and police are also urging the pubuc and police are also urging the public to, at this stage to refrain from speculation. in other news, thousands of migrants could be granted asylum in the uk as the government pushes 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 that backlog could see over 62,000 more people recognised as refugees in the uk. it comes as downing street says it has committed to ending the use of asylum hotels. that's despite recent reports the home office may reopen some that were previously closed . kemi badenoch previously closed. kemi badenoch says her bid for conservative leadership is a grassroots campaign taking aim at her rival, robert jenrick. more media focused approach as the two contenders compete to

replace rishi sunak. the shadow housing secretary says the tories need to regain votes lost to reform and the liberal democrats. meanwhile, robert jenrick is outlining his vision for a smaller state and lower taxes. he's also argued that returning the spend on benefits to pre—pandemic levels could help a tax cut. well , from help a tax cut. well, from tonight at 7 pm. here on gb news, the two candidates will be pitching their plans to tory members in a special programme moderated by our political editor , christopher hope . and editor, christopher hope. and finally, we turn to some news. we've heard in the last few hours that a new report claims the world bank has lost track of billions in climate finance. oxfam says up to $41 billion, nearly 40% of climate funding from 2017 to 2023 is unaccounted for in the bank's records. that report suggests there's no pubuc report suggests there's no public trace of how or if this money was spent on climate

projects. the world bank at this stage is yet to comment on those findings . stage is yet to comment on those findings. that's it from me for now. i'll be back with you in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to half an hour for the very latest gb news direct