because of the mega star because because of the mega star that, you know, one direction were. you know, it's not like, you know , celebrities like, like you know, celebrities like, like myself, you know, i can go out. yeah.i myself, you know, i can go out. yeah. i might get pestered a little bit, but, you know, they couldn't really go out. so i think the isolation didn't really do liam any , any good, really do liam any, any good, you know, because he was in his own head . but he was just own head. but he was just a lovely, lovely guy , super lovely, lovely guy, super positive to be around. and he will be sorely missed. >> and there's some beautiful pictures there of you with liam in happier times. just like laughing away such, such such joy, laughing away such, such such joy , such life, you know, filled joy, such life, you know, filled with such hope and happiness. look at that. and just the time you spent together. i wanted to ask you and a lot of former servicemen we talked to on this show, and you've talked about this yourself very openly in the past. you miss that brotherhood of being with your band of brothers, be it in the services or be it in a boy band. different circumstances, but nevertheless, some people are much, much better, are they not.7 when they're surrounded in a

close knit group and others just aren't so suited just to being on their own .7 on their own.7 >> yeah, we spoke about that in depth, actually. we spoke about being part of that, you know, of an organisation being part of a group and bouncing off each other. and when you had a bad day, your team member, you know, would lift you up and be there for you. and i suppose when i talk about that isolation, it's exactly that. but also, you know, the identity as well. you know, the identity as well. you know, not only have you lost that, that camaraderie or that that, that camaraderie or that that team dynamic, but you've also lost your identity because ultimately what you're doing without even realising it. you know, when that boyband broke up, they're all competing against each other. you know who's going to get the next the next record deal .7 who's going to next record deal? who's going to get the next sponsorship? why? why is that person getting it and why is that person not getting it ? so i suppose you getting it? so i suppose you know, once you you leave that group as well, you become competitors. so you've got to really look at things like in that, in that light as well,

because then you know, you talk about the pressure, talk about the stresses. they just amplify when that happens. and it's not a very good position to be in at such a young age like liam was. but liam was very talented. you know, anything that he put his hand to, he was he was phenomenal at, you know, he's one of those annoying people that he was just good at everything that he'd done because i'd go round his house and he'd be painting and drawing and, you know, i wouldn't surprise me if some of his paintings came out now and some of his drawings came to light, because he's a very talented painter and a very talented drawer. and i suppose that's what being in isolation, he sort of went to as well. he went to obviously his music, you know, producing at to home, to painting and, and, and drawing. and he actually done a very good painting of myself, which i'm going to have to dig out and find. but super talented guy such, such a loss at 31 years old. and, you know, you look at

the loss, you know, the father son friend, you know, inspiration and motivator, you know, hope, you know, people just looked at liam in all of those all of those ways. and yeah, it's still hard to get my head around and listen, thank you very much for joining us head around and listen, thank you very much forjoining us and you very much for joining us and sharing those, those precious memories with us here on gb news. >> thank you very much. take care mate. >> thanks. thanks for having me. thank you . pleasure. thank you. pleasure. >> well, there's lots more still to come between now and 6:00 now. could we see a fuel duty tax grab by chancellor rachel reeves in her october 30th budget? well, one man is so concerned by this, and he's the founder of fairfueluk. he'll join us shortly here on gb news. but first, here's your headlines with sophia wenzler. >> martin. thank you. it's 533. these are your headlines . these are your headlines. members of israel's security cabinet have been informed that

hamas leader yahya sinwar is very likely dead after an operation in gaza targeting three militants. meanwhile , three militants. meanwhile, israeli tv stations are also reporting his death. in a statement, the idf said that the identities of those killed have yet to be confirmed and say there were no indications that israeli hostages were present at the site of the attack. if confirmed, the 62 year old's death would mark a significant victory for israel amid a series of high profile assassinations of high profile assassinations of enemy leaders in recent months . believed to be the months. believed to be the architect of the october 7th attack on israel that ignited the current conflict, sinwar has long been a top target for israeli forces. meanwhile, reuters is reporting hamas sources say indications suggest he has been killed in an israeli operation in gaza back in the uk, a tory councillors wife has been jailed for two and a half years after stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers on the day of the southport

attacks. lucy connolly, married to conservative councillor raymond connolly, posted a violent message on x calling for a mass deportation and arson against hotels, housing immigrants. she wrote the post on the day three young girls were killed in a knife attack in southport. the post was deleted after two hours and she later apologised, but connolly was today sentenced to 31 months imprisonment at birmingham crown court. the family of former one direction star liam payne has expressed their heartbreak following his death at the age of 31. in a statement released through a spokeswoman, his family remembered liam as kind , family remembered liam as kind, funny and a brave soul. fans have gathered outside the hotel in buenos aires, where he died, lighting candles and leaving flowers in an impromptu vigil to pay flowers in an impromptu vigil to pay tribute to the music icon. liam rose to fame as part of one direction, one of the biggest p0p direction, one of the biggest pop groups in the world, before

their indefinite hiatus in 2016. 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 the backlog could see over 62,000 more people recognised as refugees in the uk. it comes as downing street says it's committed to ending the use of asylum hotels, despite reports the home office may reopen some that were previously closed . and that were previously closed. and 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 voters lost to reform and the liberal

democrats. meanwhile, robert jenrick outlined his vision for a smaller state and lower taxes, arguing that returning the spend on benefits to a pre—pandemic level could help a tax cut. moments ago, mrjenrick made his arrival for our gb news special programme from 7:00 pm tonight. both candidates will make their pitches to tory members in a show moderated by our political editor , christopher hope. those editor, christopher hope. those are the latest gb news headlines. more in half an 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. >> .c0m. the qr code, or go to gb news. >> .com. forward slash alerts . >> .com. forward slash alerts. >> .com. forward slash alerts. >> cheers! britannia wine club proudly sponsors the gb news financial report, and here's a quick snapshot of today's markets. >> the pound will buy you $1.3002 and ,1.2007. the price

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