or not? and the right move or not? and speaking of the right move or not.7 and speaking of backlashes, trump yet again he is under pressure. he's been speaking out today though. but many people are saying that now we should be responsible for the jokes that people tell at his rally. what do you make to all of this .7 and do you make to all of this? and finally, yes, hallelujah. i can give you some good news. it is literally just now been confirmed that millions of you will be getting a pay rise. we will be getting a pay rise. we will give you all the details . will give you all the details. lots to discuss keeping me company . baroness jacqueline company. baroness jacqueline foster, the former member of the european parliament, and tom buick, the visiting professor of education at the university of staffordshire. but first, everyone, let's get tonight's 6:00 news. >> good evening. it's just gone. 6:00. these are your headlines from the gb newsroom. the suspect accused of murdering

three young girls in july's southport stabbing attacks is facing two new charges . axel facing two new charges. axel rudakubana is now charged with producing the biological toxin ricin and possessing an al—qaeda training manual for potential terrorism preparation. the charges are separate to those over the killings of the girls. the police are not treating the stabbings as an act of terrorism. rudy cabana will appear via video link at westminster magistrates court tomorrow. meanwhile, conservative leadership candidate robert jenrick said he was concerned facts may have been withheld from the public. meanwhile, downing street has denied the government had been involved in decision making about the timing of the announcement about charges against the southport attack. suspect . some breaking news now. suspect. some breaking news now. more than a million low paid workers will get a pay rise of nearly 7% next year, as the government has confirmed minimum wage will be increased in the budget tomorrow. the national living wage rise will mean an

increase of over £1,400, a year for a full time worker. businesses have warned of the impact of a rise alongside an increase in the national insurance contributions they must pay on wages , but chief must pay on wages, but chief secretary to the treasury darren jones says it's good news. >> i'm delighted that the government can announce today that the national living wage will increase by nearly 7%, which for a full time worker will mean an increase of over £1,400 a year. this is a down payment on our commitment to make living standards improve for working people across the country, and i know it will be good news for workers in receipt of that increase in their wages in due course. i think we're all clear that a pro—worker, pro—business approach to the economy is the right approach, and investing in your workforce is a great way to improve your productivity, not least because you'll have more people across the country with more money in their pocket. being able to spend it in the economy . spend it in the economy. >> meanwhile, the chancellor says the nhs is the lifeblood of britain, promising to reverse a decade of neglect and underinvestment. but she warns

that a single budget can't undo 14 years of damage. it comes as rachel reeves is set to unveil a budget, injecting billions into the nhs, funding 2 million more appointments with £1.5 billion aimed at new surgical hubs and scanners, and £70 million for radiotherapy . and to the us now, radiotherapy. and to the us now, where donald trump has taken aim at his rival kamala harris, accusing her of heartless and cold blooded betrayal over borders . the republican borders. the republican presidential candidate has been speaking at his mar a lago, florida, residence . with one florida, residence. with one week to go until the us election . week to go until the us election. despite keeping crowds waiting, he was greeted by chants of usa, usa! trump also took another usai trump also took another swipe at harris, claiming she launched a coup to steal the presidency from joe biden . those presidency from joe biden. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to michelle 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 . alerts. >> thank you very much for that. my >> thank you very much for that. my name is michelle dewberry and i'm keeping you company until 7:00 tonight. alongside me, my panel 7:00 tonight. alongside me, my panel, the conservative peer baroness jacqueline foster and tom buick, the visiting professor of education at the university of staffordshire. good evening to both of you. you're very welcome tonight, as are each and every single one of you at home. we've just been heanng you at home. we've just been hearing the news. it's literally just broken at 6:00 tonight. millions of you will be getting a pay millions of you will be getting a pay rise of almost 7%. when that minimum wage is increased. what do you think to that? are you someone that's going to benefit and you're sitting there going, yes, fantastic. finally, some great news. are you the other side? maybe a small business owner going, hang on a minute, how am i expected to pay for this? i want to hear all of

your views on that and lots more. get in touch with me all the usual ways you can email me at gbviews@gbnews.com. you can tweet or text me, or of course you can go to the website gbnews.com/yoursay. and if you're desperate to go out somewhere, don't worry, you can take me with you on your radio. what a treat for your ears. but look, i must start the programme tonight with a significant update that we received today. this relates to the 18 year old that's been accused of murdering those three little schoolgirls in southport. let me cross to our home security editor mark white. he brings us this report from liverpool . from liverpool. >> it's three months since that horrific attack in southport that left three innocent young girls dead, eight others injured, along with two adults. and now the significant development, the announcement by merseyside police of two new charges against the key suspect, axel rudakubana. he will now

face charges relating to the production of the deadly toxin ricin and also a terror charge relating to the downloading of an al—qaeda terror manual. this is what the merseyside chief constable, serena kennedy, said a little earlier. >> the two further offences relate to evidence obtained by merseyside police during searches of axel rudakubana home address, as part of a lengthy and complex investigation, which has been ongoing since the 29th of july. the additional charges are the production of a biological toxin , namely ricin, biological toxin, namely ricin, contrary to section one of the biological weapons act 1974 and possession of information, namely a pdf file entitled military studies in the jihad against the tyrants. the al—qaeda training manual, likely to be useful to a person

committing or preparing to committing or preparing to commit an act of terrorism, contrary to section 58 of the terrorism act. 2000. >> well, the southport attack led to a great deal of anger and an outbreak of violent disorder in a number of towns and communities in england and northern ireland. the merseyside chief constable is calling for calm amongst the public as they absorb the news of these two new charges and is urging the public not to speculate, given that this case is now active , i would this case is now active, i would strongly advise anyone against speculating as to the motivation. >> in this case, the criminal proceedings against axel rudakubana are live and he has a right to a fair trial. it is extremely important that there is no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online that could prejudice these

proceedings. i want to remind everyone that the trial is scheduled for january next year. >> well, axel rudakubana is due to appear before videolink at westminster magistrates court in west london tomorrow to face the two new charges against him . two new charges against him. >> goodness me, that's mark white there. our home and security editor bringing you that report from liverpool. now i've got to say a few people have been given statements off the back of this. the prime minister's official spokesman has said the following . i quote. has said the following. i quote. it is important that we let the police and the cps do their jobs and for a trial to establish the facts. our focus is on ensuring that we get justice for the victims and their loved ones. we must let the police do their jobs and the trial establish the facts. the government is focused on ensuring the families and all of those affected see justice first and foremost. the prime

minister's thoughts are with those families and the communities. his thoughts remain with them. i can also say as well that many of the people have been speaking out so robert jenrick. for example, he had this to say. >> of course, the legal process needs to be respected, but i'm seriously concerned that the facts may have been withheld from the public here. the government and authorities told us for months that they were not treating this as a terrorist incident. but today the attacker has been charged with terrorist offences and it has been revealed that he has