>> good afternoon britain. it's friday the 18th of october at 12:00. i'm tom harwood and i'm emily carver breaking news a heavily pregnant woman and her unborn baby have died after a crash involving an unmarked police car in london. we'll bnng police car in london. we'll bring you the very latest updates on this developing story throughout the programme. >> and last night was the night badenoch and jenrick appeared for the first time together on national television here on gb news , as tory members begin to news, as tory members begin to vote for their new leader. will it be the gb news event? what won it ? won it? >> the king down under? king charles and queen camilla have now touched down in sydney, not pictured here. meanwhile, prince harry has been showing off his impressive surfing skills. >> pictured here. very good. hamas decapitation new drone footage reveals the last moments of 7th of october mastermind yahya sinwar life , before he was

yahya sinwar life, before he was blown to bits by an israel defence force shell . defence force shell. >> labour's war on families inheritance tax school tax, stamp duty, national insurance and even more tax on the family car are all on the table. we're told as we edge closer to that halloween budget. does the treasury really have the family in its crosshairs ? in its crosshairs? >> and was one direction star liam payne badly let down by the music industry? sharon osborne has spoken out and will speak to one former x factor contestant and friend of liam payne, who is calling for an investigation into his record label. >> less than two weeks now until that halloween budget. and it seems to be a fairly spooky one for many. >> yes, it does seem like it could be a very spooky one. we're thinking that national

insurance might go up on employers. we know that that may have an impact on wages down the line. stamp duty that's up for grabs. inheritance tax perhaps we all know about vat on school fees. that's coming down the line. for those who go to independent schools, what else is there ? oh, potential more is there? oh, potential more taxes on petrol and diesel cars. if you dare to drive one of those. if you haven't yet made the switch to electric vehicle. and even a tax rise on vapes if you're a vapour out there. so yes , they're trying to get claw yes, they're trying to get claw all this money back, but how much is it going to impact the average family in this country? >> i think there's been a lot of focus, and rightly so, on people who are over the retirement age, and we sort of know what's coming down the track for people's pensions, for people's winter fuel allowances, that sort of baked in to some degree. the question i think that is important to turn to is , is the important to turn to is, is the question of the family, is the question of the family, is the question of the family, is the question of those who are just about managing in their jobs,

about managing in theirjobs, perhaps two young children. these people, are they about to get clobbered as heavily as those in retirement, as well? i mean, some big, big questions ahead of a week on wednesday. >> yes, there are indeed. well, gb news .com forward slash your say what do you make of all of those potential tax rises that are coming down the line . and are coming down the line. and we're also hearing that rachel reeves may be looking for 3 billion in the way of welfare cuts. so the benefits bill as well is going to be squeezed. let us know gb news dot com forward slash your say. well let's get the headlines from sam francis. >> tom emily thank you very much. fast approaching 12:04. we will start this hour with the latest on that incident in london. reports from the metropolitan police this lunchtime that a pregnant woman and her unborn baby have died. sadly, following a tragic collision involving, they say, a

police car in the southeast of the capital, the metropolitan police confirmed in the last few minutes that an unmarked vehicle collided with the woman's car at around 6:15 last night. the 38 year old woman and her child died from their injuries. two police officers in that police car were taken to hospital. though we understand they have since been discharged and in the last few minutes, the detective chief superintendent in charge of that case has said his heart goes out to the woman's family and friends who have lost their loved ones in the, of course, tragic circumstances. he said. an investigation is of course, now underway by the independent office for police conduct. we will keep across this story for you throughout the rest of this afternoon. we're also expecting to hear from former scotland yard detective peter bleksley later this hour. in other yard detective peter bleksley later this hour . in other news, later this hour. in other news, barristers representing the harrods survivors group have condemned what they described as

the horrible and monstrous abuse at the hands of mohamed al fayed after a report has exposed new allegations at the fulham football club. dean armstrong kc and his team have praised the bravery of former fulham women's captain ronnie gibbons, who's accused the billionaire of sexual assault during her time at the club. her claims are part of a wider investigation by the metropolitan police into now 40 new allegations of sexual misconduct against al fayed and others . investigators are others. investigators are pledging to uncover any further abuses and hold those involved accountable , no matter their accountable, no matter their role. fulham football club and harrods have both condemned the allegations, and they're also urging anyone affected to come forward in the last hour or so. niall horan has paid tribute to his former one direction bandmate liam payne , saying bandmate liam payne, saying he'll cherish every moment that they shared . you can see here on they shared. you can see here on screen that statement released from niall horan in that emotional instagram post. it came after liam sadly died at

the age of 31, falling from a third floor balcony in buenos aires on saturday. horan sent love to payne's family, including his son bear, signing off with love you brother. a post mortem confirmed multiple traumas from that fall, with police describing payne's hotel room as an incomplete disarray. other musicians and fans have also been remembering liam's infections infectious energy with a candlelight vigil held in argentina . israel's year long argentina. israel's year long war with hamas has taken a dramatic turn yesterday, as the idf confirmed it did kill yahya sinwar, the terror group's leader and mastermind behind last year's october the 7th attacks. unaware of his identity attacks. unaware of his identity at first, idf forces stumbled across sinwar during an operation in gaza, taking out israel's most wanted man, while prime minister benjamin netanyahu has called it a major blow to hamas, he is still warning the fight is far from oven warning the fight is far from over. talks between netanyahu

and the us president, joe biden, are currently focused on using this moment to free hostages and end the conflict. but iran says killing will strengthen resistance . meanwhile, hezbollah resistance. meanwhile, hezbollah in lebanon has vowed to escalate its conflict with israel . and a its conflict with israel. and a recap on that breaking news brought to you in the last hour that north korea has reportedly sent 1500 special forces to russia, where they are training to join the war. south korea's spy to join the war. south korea's spy agency has said that the troops have been given russian uniforms , russian weapons and uniforms, russian weapons and fake ids. it's understood that nonh fake ids. it's understood that north korea is also providing artillery , rockets and missiles artillery, rockets and missiles to support moscow in its fight against ukraine. it comes after ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy warned nato that up to 10,000 north korean troops could soon be fighting on the front lines. the kremlin, though, has dismissed those reports as fake news. here, the chancellor is

expected to announce £3 billion in welfare cuts over the next four years. those savings would come from reforming work capability, rules, tightening eligibility for sickness benefits. initially a conservative proposal, work and pensions secretary liz kendall will oversee those changes aimed at moving around 400,000 long term claimants towards employment, while rachel reeves plans to balance public finance with tax hikes and spending cuts, ministers have voiced some concerns over government department budgets. while the budget is set to be revealed on the 30th of october, with tax rises expected to feature prominently . a baby has died prominently. a baby has died after a migrant boat got into trouble in the english channel. french authorities rescued 65 migrants and took them back to boulogne, with a french patrol boat and helicopter leading the operation. the baby was found unconscious and sadly later pronounced dead . searches are pronounced dead. searches are still underway for any more missing people and an investigation is ongoing. it

means that so far this year, over 27,500 people have now crossed the channel that is up 5% from last year. crossed the channel that is up 5% from last year . and one last 5% from last year. and one last story for you. king charles and queen camilla have touched down in australia for historic royal tour. in australia for historic royal tour . the in australia for historic royal tour. the couple landed in sydney earlier, greeted with a warm welcome and a bouquet of flowers for the 1501 00:09:22,440 --> 0