well . well. >> good afternoon. it's just gone 3:00. welcome to gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua and for the next few hours me and my panel will be taking on some of the big topics hitting the headunes the big topics hitting the headlines right now. this show is all about opinion. it's mine, it's theirs. and of course it's yours will be debating and discussing and at times we will disagree, but no one will be cancelled . so joining me for the cancelled. so joining me for the next few hours, former deputy co—leader of reform uk, ben habib and also founder of and ceo of youth vote uk, alexander cairns . ceo of youth vote uk, alexander cairns. coming up, storm babet continues to battle. battle of

britain strong winds, heavy snow all across the major parts of this country will be discussing that. i'll be joined by a fifth generation farmer as well . he'll generation farmer as well. he'll be discussing all about the flooding. then, of course, i've got to pull up today talking about assisted dying. but as the justice secretary branded the bill a slippery slope to death on demand. which way will the commons vote? hundreds of thousands of people as well have signed a petition calling for another general election. it comes against the endless backlash for labour's controversial budget. so is sir keir starmer out of his depth? depth plus of course, cop29 $300 billion a massive event in baku over 33 hours as the agreement fell well short of the $1.3 trillion. is this a betrayal? and for sake. now that is a fox. animal rights activists demand this historic sly old fox pub in birmingham changes its name. but before we get started, let's get your latest news with katie

bowen . bowen. >> nana. thank you and good afternoon. it'sjust >> nana. thank you and good afternoon. it's just gone. 3:00. these are your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. some breaking news this hour. police say a body has been found in the for search brian perry after he went missing while walking his dog near a river in north wales. the 75 year old went missing yesterday as flood waters rose in the area, with the coastguard and north wales police involved in the search for him. that comes as a major incident has been declared in south wales after dozens of homes and businesses and a number of schools were affected by flooding during storm babet. the storm has brought more than 80% of november's average monthly rainfall in less than 48 hours. more than 200 flood alerts are in place in the uk as it continues to sweep across the country. a yellow wind warning has come into force for a large part of england, with guests with gusts of up to 65mph expected in some places. a man

died yesterday morning after a tree fell on his car due to the weather conditions, and two others died yesterday in crashes on the roads during the stormy weather. work and pensions secretary liz kendall says nato countries are involved in a hidden cyber war with russia. that comes as chancellor of the duchy of lancaster will warn that russia could turn the lights off and won't think twice about exploiting defence gaps in the uk. pat mcfadden is expected to give the warning to nato members next week in a speech. he will urge countries to bolster cyber security and not underestimate the threat of cyber warfare from russia. it follows warnings from experts last night who urged britain to remain firm and stand strong against vladimir putin's threats. shadow levelling up secretary kevin hollinrake told gb news. labour needed to increase the uk's defence spending , now one of the highest spending, now one of the highest spenders in nato. >> constantly have been, but we

recognise the growing threats around the world and that's why we committed to increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp by 2030, and that is a commitment not matched by the labour government. they have made some kind of general commitment to get there at some point in the future, but the threat is now and we should bolster our defences now. we made that firm commitment. labour should do the same . same. >> elsewhere, the justice secretary says the state should never offer death as a service. shabana mahmood made the comments in a strongly worded intervention over the assisted dying bill. editor. ahead of a historic commons vote next week , historic commons vote next week, in a letter to constituents, mr mahmood said she was profoundly concerned by the legislation, not for just religious reasons but because it could create a slippery slope towards death on demand. she has previously made clear she would vote against the bill alongside health secretary wes streeting, who faced backlash after suggesting the changes would cost the nhs more. a group of faith leaders have signed a letter opposing the

bill ahead of its debate by mps. prime minister sir keir starmer has declined to say whether he will back the bill, arguing that he doesn't want to pressure mps. chief executive of labour together, jonathan ashworth, told gb news it's not a good idea. >> there are two things that would concern me. first of all, i just worry about the pressure that this would put people who are in the most desperate of circumstances. the pressure they would be under. i just think it would be under. i just think it would change societal norms about that. and i'm not sure that we're ready for that. as a society . and secondly, we all society. and secondly, we all know that end of life care in the country is just not satisfactory. the hospice movement are phenomenal, but they have been underfunded for years, and i just don't want people feeling that they are a burden or that they feel their time is up and they have to make these decisions. >> the metropolitan police say a man is fighting for his life following a stabbing on westminster bridge in central london. the force was called to

the scene at around 1045 this morning to reports of a fight, and found a man with a stab injury. he was taken to hospital injury. he was taken to hospital in a critical condition. three people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and another has been arrested on suspicion of affray. two of those arrested were taken to hospital with minor facial injuries. it's understood the incident is not being treated as terror related . energy secretary terror related. energy secretary ed miliband has called a financial package for developing nafions financial package for developing nations a critical 11th hour deal at the 11th hour for the climate, as the united nations environmental conference drew to a close. delegates at cop 29in azerbaijan agreed a new climate finance target. they pledged $300 billion a year. that's £2395 $300 billion a year. that's £239.5 billion to help poorer countries deal with the impacts of climate change, with rich countries leading with the payments. it was feared the conference would collapse after some of the poorest nations had walked out of talks. us president joe biden said that while substantial work remained

to be done, the conference had set an ambitious international climate finance goal. however, the african group of negotiators described it as too little, too late . and finally, novak late. and finally, novak djokovic has appointed andy murray to coach him through and into the australian open. announcing the collaboration , announcing the collaboration, djokovic said he's excited to have one of his greatest rivals on the same side of the net. in a video posted on x, the serbian said we had some of the most epic battles in our sport. i thought our story was over. it turns out there is one final chapter. three time grand slam winner murray retired in august after exiting the men's doubles at the paris 2024 olympics. those are the latest news headlines. now it's back to nana. >> good afternoon. seven minutes after 3:00. welcome. this is dup news. we are britain's news channel. i'm nana akua. coming up, a new poll shows two thirds

of the country back assisted dying . but justice secretary dying. but justice secretary shabana mahmood has branded the bill a state death service. in a letter to her constituents, she said that mps will be placing the country on a slippery slope towards death on demand at this historic commons vote on friday. what are your thoughts, then, as keir starmer vows to crack down on the bulging benefits bill blighting our society in the great british debate this hour , great british debate this hour, i'm asking is the prime minister's right to target benefit cheats? and is rashford ready to raise his wages? cyber war on the uk in a major speech next week, senior cabinet minister pat mcfadden will warn nato members that moscow could target british businesses and leave millions without power. stay tuned. a very busy hour. all of that coming up. send me your thoughts, post your comments gbnews.com/yoursay . comments gbnews.com/yoursay. right. so let's start with the new poll reveals that two thirds

of the country back assisted dying. the study of more than 17,000 people found that those who had 17,000 peop