this is britain's newsroom uk. this is britain's newsroom with andrew pierce and bev turner in the aftermath of the shooting of chris kaba . some shooting of chris kaba. some good news for police firearms officers. >> we will therefore introduce a presumption of anonymity for firearms officers subject to criminal trial following a police shooting in the course of their professional duties. up to the point of conviction , that the point of conviction, that was home secretary yvette coopen was home secretary yvette cooper, who is confirming that armed police officers will remain anonymous unless found guilty in the future. >> but labour mps kim johnson and diane abbott did not welcome it. >> i'd also like to send my condolences to the family , condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of chris kaba , particularly this week. kaba, particularly this week. while the media are using racist gang tropes to justify the killing of chris kaba. >> nothing could be more damaging for police community relations than if the idea took hold. the police were above the

law . law. >> reparations refusal rafe the prime minister lands in samoa for this commonwealth summit, shrugging off calls for slavery, reparations . shrugging off calls for slavery, reparations. but shrugging off calls for slavery, reparations . but the labour shrugging off calls for slavery, reparations. but the labour mp clive lewis has slammed his embarrassing colonial mindset . embarrassing colonial mindset. >> and trump loathing labour. the prime minister's chief of staff, morgan mcsweeney, has sparked fury as donald trump accuses him of cosying up to kamala harris at the democratic convention. >> and a disposable vape ban. remember that was one of rishi sunak's ideas from june. the first shops in england will be outlawed from selling the flavoured e—cigarettes. long overdue . overdue. >> our nightclubs are in peril. party while you can. as the night time industry association has warned that clubs are on the verge of extinction and december sist, 2029 verge of extinction and december 31st, 2029 could be your last night out. last night out, out. ever.

even ever. that would be sad. i think if all nightclubs are gone by 2030. that is, we're losing something important there. >> i don't think it will happen. and not well, i mean, london will always have nightclubs because of all the tourists, but in towns. but smaller towns. i don't know, young people don't dnnk don't know, young people don't drink like they used to. >> they don't drink. they just sit at home on their phones. they don't go out. they don't know that freedom of partying in a room of strangers with loud music. and it's just one of the best things, isn't it, about being a human being? would you lament the loss of nightclubs ? lament the loss of nightclubs? we're going to be talking to somebody from the nightclub industry this morning, and said, evening, gbnews.com/yoursay. it's clearly been a long day already. here's sam francis with the news. >> very good morning to you from the newsroom. the top stories this morning. >> the government has confirmed a ban on disposable vapes from june next year. >> figures suggest eight of the

devices are thrown away every second. and there's also a concern from the government over the impact on children's health. the move follows a similar announcement from the previous conservative government, but that was delayed by the general election. critics say it could drive illegal sales , though, drive illegal sales, though, with the vaping industry association warning papers will continue to use people rather will continue to use disposable vapes from the black market. the ban comes as figures reveal nearly 5 million single use vapes are thrown away weekly , vapes are thrown away weekly, leading to waste fires and pollution from harmful chemicals. devolved governments are expected to introduce similar bans at around the same time . commonwealth leaders are time. commonwealth leaders are reportedly set to challenge the uk at their summit in samoa, pushing for reparatory justice over the transatlantic slave trade. caribbean countries have been pressing for reparations, with a report last year estimating the uk owes over £18 trillion. the bahamas foreign minister says justice is about

more than money. it's about they say, addressing the lasting impact of slavery. however, downing street says the issue isn't on the official agenda. meanwhile, king charles is also attending that summit, which begins tomorrow . the 60 year old begins tomorrow. the 60 year old woman remains in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the deaths of three people at a dorset care home. the investigation is continuing with carbon monoxide poisoning . with carbon monoxide poisoning. the primary line of police inquiry after residents were evacuated from gainsborough care home in swanage yesterday. seven people were taken to hospital and 40 others moved to safety as emergency services responded in the early hours of wednesday morning . police say the deaths morning. police say the deaths are being treated as unexplained and that a coroner has been informed . an update on the informed. an update on the situation in turkey military the turkish military that is, has launched strikes on sites in iraq and in syria targeting

kurdish militants blamed for wednesday's deadly terror attack near ankara. at least five people were killed, including four turkish aerospace industries workers. 22 others were injured when gunmen attacked the entrance of turkish aerospace industries, located outside of the capital. in response, turkish defence ministry says they have targeted 32 terrorist sites which were destroyed. metropolitan police will reopen its investigation into the wimbledon school crash that sadly killed two girls and injured 12 others last summer. the driver, claire freemantle, was originally told no further action would be taken after it was revealed she'd suffered an epileptic seizure. however, following criticism from the families of selina law and nadia sajjad, police have identified new lines of inquiry. senior officers say a new team with experience in homicide cases will take over that investigation. both girls families have welcomed that move, saying they hope all questions will now be answered

and israeli airstrikes have pounded southern beirut overnight in one of the most intense bombing campaigns on the lebanese capital in weeks. media there are reporting at least 17 strikes hit the city's suburbs, with the health ministry confirming one death and five others injured, including a child. israel has also targeted hezbollah in lebanon, claiming to have eliminated around 20 militants and struck, they say, over 160 sites in just the past 24 hours. meanwhile, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is finishing today his latest visit to the middle east following the hamas attacks on israel last october. that's the latest from me for now. i'll be back with you at 10:00 for a full roundup 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 .com forward slash alerts .

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little app as well. but thank you for watching and listening. >> now it will dominate the commonwealth summit today, but the prime minister has already rejected calls for reparations. that's compensation effectively to nations affected by slavery. he's still on his way to the wmmw he's still on his way to the summit. of course, it takes a long time to get to samoa. that's right. >> it's a move that will anger many within his own party. so is this the end of calls for reparations, or is this going to rumble on for the prime minister? >> well, krish kandiah is the director of the sanctuary foundation and joins us now in the studio. krish, morning to you. tell us, first of all, what is the sanctuary foundation? >> oh good morning. the sanctuary foundation is a tiny little charity trying to help welcome refugees. initially mainly from ukraine, but also from afghanistan. and we're trying to show the hospitality of the nation towards the people that need it the most. >> okay. and why are you in the for in the reparations debate? >> well, i think it's a fascinating conversation. i'm normally quite sympathetic to the labour government, but i think the government's got itself into a lot of hot water on this issue and the uk. >> quite a few issues, actually. >> quite a few issues, actually.

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