another tweeted jailed in orwellian britain. >> starmer betrays britain again. >> it's time to get balls out of women's sport. smartphone . women's sport. smartphone. emma, what have you got for us.7 >> smartphones are destroying our kids. time for a total ban. >> a&e robert jenrick plan to leave the echr is not the silver bullet . he leave the echr is not the silver bullet. he thinks it is brilliant. yes, my friends, welcome to the saturday five, where we don't just watch the week's madness . we bellyflop week's madness. we bellyflop right into it. that is until gb news sacked me and i can get my mitts on some unemployment fat jabs. i'll be slimmer than you can imagine. so several british

police forces have decided to throw a tantrum, my friends and scale back their presence on elon musk's x. apparently it no longer aligns with their values and i say to that, do give over your soft sods. if a few mean tweets about your two tier policing under two tier three gean policing under two tier three gear, no cheer keir is enough to send you running, then maybe you should trade in your handcuffs for a comfort blanket, your clown cars for a pram and your pride marches for a soft play zone. i mean seriously, you can't handle the heat online. how do we expect you to cope with our actual streets? get off our tweets, lads . it's time to our tweets, lads. it's time to stop policing the streets instead , it's this kind of instead, it's this kind of flouncing away from scrutiny that's left british policing in total tatters. but my friends, i have this to say . do not worry, have this to say. do not worry, because the saturday five were here. we embrace the scorn, the ridicule and the criticism because someone's got to. in fact, most of us have doubled down on elon musk's x because it

does align with our values. and guess what? they are free speech, brutal honesty, and a healthy splash of mockery. this show is practically dripping in all three. first up, we've got andy williams, our resident woke leftie. get ready for virtue signalling so thick you'll need a machete to hack yourself through. then bringing some actual sense to the table, we've got alex armstrong, a bloke who can sniff out bs quicker than most of us can say. can sniff out bs quicker than most of us can say . yet another most of us can say. yet another leftie losing it. then next we've got emma woolf. don't worry. no relation to any fairy tale predators, but sharp enough to take down any nonsense that comes our way. and finally coming to us straight from the land of giant spiders and even bigger freedoms. it's aussie firebrand will kingston. he's here to remind us how to shake off the chains without needing a convict background to do it . convict background to do it. although under sir keir's reign, i probably am facing a spell in the gulag. but we're going to crack on before andy has us all tree hugging in a circle of

guilt. you know the drill. by now, each host outlines their argument about a topic. then we all pile in. and of course we want to know your views. please do send them through gbnews.com/yoursay is the link you need. and don't forget your questions for ask the five. no topic is off limits, but before we start tearing each other apart, here's your saturday night news with tatiana sanchez . night news with tatiana sanchez. >> darren, thank you very much. the top stories from the gb newsroom. the prime minister has insisted that the government will stick to its manifesto pledges amid reports the chancellor may extend a freeze on tax thresholds. the financial times writes rachel reeves, could raise £7 billion in revenue if the freeze is extended until 2028. it could help plug some of the £40 billion gap in the treasury's finances, with a hope of avoiding a return to austerity. but critics say it will break the labour promise not to raise

taxes . in other news, the king taxes. in other news, the king and queen camilla have begun a landmark tour of australia that will see them celebrate the country's people, culture and heritage. a warning some of the following contains flashing images. the couple's six day tour of the country started yesterday with a greeting on the runway by prime minister anthony albanese. the visit includes a trip to the australian war memorial and sydney opera house, plus parliament gb news royal correspondent cameron walker is in sydney. >> it's a rest day for the king and queen's day following their very long journey from the united kingdom, partly a decision taken because of the king's cancer diagnosis, making sure he's got enough energy to carry out his engagements later on this week, the king and queen had an informal cup of tea with the prime minister, anthony albanese, last night. tomorrow they'll be attending a church service in northern sydney, where they are expected to meet members of the public. >> however, the visit prompts questions over the country's future as a constitutional monarchy, with calls for it to

become a republic. earlier, cameron walker spoke to alexander vowles from the australian monarchist league, who says support for the king and queen is strong. >> i think the two is going to go really well. we're very optimistic and at the end of the day it's a reminder of the significance of our system and just how wonderful it is for this country. we love a bit of patriotism in the monarchist league. we're very proud of our country . we love being country. we love being australian. we love our king and queen of australia. and so yes, we'll be distributing a lot of flags. i think we've got about 15,000 ready to go. >> and elsewhere the foreign secretary says british businesses are seeking stability and clarity with china. david lammy is on a two day visit to the country. his chinese counterpart says bilateral ties are at a new starting point, and competition among major powers should not be the backdrop to the era. lammy said by being there, the uk can also raise issues that it doesn't agree with. >> there are areas where we can cooperate and collaborate with the chinese, and i've been speaking to british businesses about how we do that. there are, of course, areas in which we

will compete and there are differences and areas in which we will challenge areas like hong kong, areas like taiwan , hong kong, areas like taiwan, areas like human rights in xinjiang. we were able to have those conversations and raise difficult and challenging issues . difficult and challenging issues. >> liam payne's sister says she doesn't feel this world was good enough or kind enough to him. in a heartfelt tribute to her late brother. in a statement posted on instagram today, ruth gibbons said her brother's ability to make her laugh is what she loved most about him, adding she was in awe of his talent. liam payne's father has visited the hotel in argentina, where his son died, as he read tributes left for the one direction star outside the casa. sir hotel. he was watched on by a crowd of mourners. officials confirmed a search of the hotel found narcotics, alcohol and destroyed objects in the room. fans laid flowers, played songs and lit candles in tribute to liam on the kiel wharf bridge at royal

albert dock in liverpool today. and fans also paid tribute in the star's hometown of wolverhampton as gb news west midlands reporterjack wolverhampton as gb news west midlands reporter jack carson reports. >> well , flowers and tributes >> well, flowers and tributes continue to be laid here in wolverhampton today. last night, over 100 people attended a vigil to let balloons go into the air to let balloons go into the air to light candles and pay their respects to the one direction star liam payne, who passed away in buenos aires earlier this week. for many, liam payne is one of wolverhampton's own . one of wolverhampton's own. growing up in the bushbury area of the city and many an emotional one direction fan coming here to pay their respects today . respects today. >> elsewhere, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says nothing will deter him and that israel will continue its fight against hamas until victory. his comments come just hours after a drone strike on the holiday home of netanyahu failed, according to sources. the israeli leader was not in the house or in the vicinity at the time of the attack, and the idf says nobody

was injured, fired from neighbouring lebanon. three drones were aimed at the town of caesarea, with one hitting a building and two intercepted. meanwhile, iran's supreme leader says the death of hamas leader yahya sinwar will not halt its axis of resistance . and could axis of resistance. and could this be the comfiest train seat in the country? well, that's what the company making the chairs for the hs2 rail service is hoping passengers will be treated to 87cm of legroom, two plug treated to 87cm of legroom, two plug sockets and reclining features. after backlash against some existing services where passengers compared seats to ironing boards, rail leaders say they hope to rectify the industry's pretty bad job designing seats. industry's pretty bad job designing seats . and those are designing seats. and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. more from for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. mor