their tributes throughout paying their tributes throughout the day, with the prime minister calling him a giant of the labour movement. >> he did it all in his own way, with humour, with pride, passion and total conviction. he truly was a one off. >> and the war between russia and ukraine threatens to escalate outside of eastern europe, as missiles are fired between the two sides. uk shadow storm isha missiles have already been used by ukraine, but with putin's threats continuing to grow, should we be worried about being dragged into the tire.7 >> captain tom's family are accused of misconduct after a new report claims they misappropriated funds for their own personal use. has this dragged a beloved british icon's name through the mud .7 name through the mud.7 >> and elon musk issues a warning to mps after they requested his presence for an inquiry into the summer riots. the billionaire has now pushed

for the us congress to make british politicians answer for keir starmer's alleged war on free speech. >> we seem to have transatlantic threats of extradition at this stage. first, elon musk has been called forward to the british parliament and now british mps could well be hurled in front of the us congress to answer for their stance on free speech. >> of course , there's no legal >> of course, there's no legal way of compelling representatives from either side, but it's not unprecedented to ask people from other countries. i mean, it would be fascinating to see elon musk in front of a select committee answering questions about x, but whether or not british mps would be also willing to return the favour, who knows .7 favour, who knows? >> well, there already has been one senator step in in a public

conversation with elon musk, senator mike lee has said he would he would love to sort of skewer british politicians in front of a senate committee saying that he wants to look at their their censorship and their threats against american citizens. >> i mean, i think this is an open debate because very obviously you should be allowed to say what you want on twitter x as it was, but on the other hand, social media platforms have severely disrupted our communications in this country because unlike media stations like gb news and print media, they are not governed by laws that compel you to tell the truth or to have evidence. so very interesting times. >> but should we have to sort of should we not be allowed to say things? i mean, at what point is something untruthful or is it just a joke or. >> i mean, well, absolutely you should. but then there's also the reason that these laws govern newspapers, for example. so you have to have evidence that your that, you know, to stand up a story, you have to be able to have evidence that it really is true. so by the time

you make their way into that influential position of publishing something, you know, it's true. whereas of course, there's no absolutely no requirement for that. on twitter. >> you can say whatever you like just as your drunken friend down the pub can make up nonsense, but not two millions of people. >> but we don't regulate well anyway, an open debate as we said, debate and you can get involved by visiting gb news .com forward slash your say. >> but please don't post misinformation now. news headunes misinformation now. news headlines are next with sophie reaper. reapen >>a reapen >> a very good afternoon to you. the time is just after 12:00 and these are your latest headlines. we'll start with some breaking news now from the past few minutes. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for the hamas leader, al—masri. that's according to the reuters news agency, a developing story. we'll be bringing you more on that as we get it. elsewhere, former deputy prime minister lord john prescott has died aged 86 following a battle with

alzheimer's . his family said alzheimer's. his family said he'd spent his life trying to improve the lives of others, fighting for social justice and protecting the environment. earlier, former labour prime minister gordon brown paid tribute to the man he'll remember . remember. >> john prescott was a friend, he was a colleague, but he was also a political colossus. he was a labour titan. he was one of the all time greats. he believed that, of course, everybody should have the kind of prosperity that he wanted for him and his family. of prosperity that he wanted for him and his family . and in him and his family. and in private, you know, he was generous. he was friendly, he was incredibly warm . was incredibly warm. >> following reports yesterday that ukraine has launched british storm shadow missiles into russia for the first time, questions have been asked about potential russian retaliation. earlier, prime minister sir keir starmer told the commons the uk will continue to stand up for what is right. >> ukraine has a clear right of self—defence against russia's illegal attacks . so, mr speaker,

illegal attacks. so, mr speaker, i say again, russia could roll back their forces and end this war tomorrow. but until then we will stand up for what we know is right for ukraine's security and for our own security . and we and for our own security. and we will back ukraine with what is needed for as long as it is needed for as long as it is needed. >> the national crime agency has taken part in a major international operation to target a syrian organised crime group, which they say is one of europe's key people smuggling networks led by germany. the team has so far made at least 20 arrests in a series of raids across the continent. those detained are alleged to be responsible for smuggling the likes of 750 syrian migrants into the uk and germany, charging each between 4500 and ,12,000. home secretary yvette cooper says the uk will continue to work with international partners to stop people smuggling.

>> this is one of the largest ever law enforcement operations against people smuggling gangs, right across europe, with arrests in many different countries, including here in the uk. and it just shows why it's so important for us to work internationally, as we're determined to do with our border security command in order to go after these dangerous gangs that are undermining border security and putting lives at risk. >> today marks 50 years since the birmingham pub bombings, which took place on november 21st, which took place on november zist, 1974. in which took place on november 21st, 1974. in the attack, 21 people were killed and hundreds of others were injured when bombs were detonated at two city centre pubs. later this afternoon , a service including a afternoon, a service including a penod afternoon, a service including a period of silence, is being held outside new street station in birmingham . the second named birmingham. the second named storm of the season is forecast to bring snow, rain and strong winds to parts of the uk this weekend. storm bert has been named by the met office with wind gusts of up to 70mph

expected in some areas. heavy snowfall could bring further disruption to parts of the country , while heavy rain is country, while heavy rain is also likely, especially in the west . and there was a very west. and there was a very musical surprise for passengers at london's saint pancras station yesterday . that's right, station yesterday. that's right, it appears that jeff goldblum is a man of many talents. the actor is in the capital following the premiere of wicked on monday night, in which he plays the wizard of oz. so is it any wonder he was treating commuters to a magical performance on the piano ? those elites gb news piano? those elites gb news headlines. for now, i'm sophie reapen headlines. for now, i'm sophie reaper. more from me 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 gbnews.com/alerts .

gbnews.com/alerts. >> good afternoon britain. it's now 12:08 and more on that breaking news you just heard. the international criminal court has issued warrants or arrest warrants for the hamas leader, mohamed diab. ibrahim al—masri and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu, as well as its former defence minister, yoav galant. >> well, the icc said that israel's acceptance of the court's jurisdiction was not required. >> now, this is a significant development, but not one that has particular teeth. there are no enforcement mechanisms that the icc can rely on. it can ask various countries to arrest the people it wants arrested, but it can't compel those countries to act. >> it is a strange concept. this idea of having an international

court that doesn't have any facility, as you say, to arrest or imprison people and that does include all sorts of countries with all sorts of legal systems that we wouldn't actually recognise here in this country. and of course , benjamin and of course, benjamin netanyahu. whatever you think of him is a democratically elected leader fighting what many would see as a required war to protect the safety of israel and its people. the idea that an international organisation can call for his arrest was quite a strange one. >> i think a lot of people will raise an eyebrow at the equivalence that is being drawn here between the leader of a terrorist group that launched an attack on a democratic country, and a attack on a democratic country, and