and, well, this is rammell. and, well, this is a bit odd. >> i want to be the first person to be with 1000 guys in one day. >> a porn actress has caused serious concern over plans to sleep with 1000 men in a single day. what does this say about modern society? get ready britain, here we go. if you'll excuse the pun, the labour government doesn't have a position on having sex with your first cousin. let that sink in. next. >> good evening. i'm sophia wenzler with your headlines. just after 9:00. the uk and germany have reached a landmark deal to tackle migrant smuggling. germany has agreed to tighten laws, making it easier to prosecute smugglers behind

small boat crossings to the uk. the deal also focuses on intelligence sharing and removing smuggling content from social media to disrupt criminal networks. independent mp iqbal mohammed has spoken out against a proposed ban on first cousin marriages in the uk, calling the move unnecessary and unenforceable. speaking in the commons, mr mohammed acknowledged the health risks but stressed the need for a cultural shift, not legislation to address the issue. he did condemn forced marriages and virginity testing, highlighting the need to protect women's rights. however, the mp for dewsbury and batley argued that banning first cousin marriages would not solve the problem. now the alleged killer of a us health insurance boss has tussled with police officers outside the court as they escorted him in. luigi mangione, in handcuffs, shouted to reporters outside the pennsylvania courthouse, clearly out of touch and insult to the

intelligence of the american people and experience. the 26 year old has been charged with murder after unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson was gunned down in a targeted attack in new york last week. police arrested mangione at a mcdonald's in pennsylvania after a customer recognised him . from media recognised him. from media reports. to london, now, where two people have been taken to hospital after an explosion in a terraced house in ilford. it's after a video emerged online showing the moment that the house seemed to explode before erupting into flames. oh my god, eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were deployed to the scene as the roof and the first floor of the two storey property were alight. the london fire brigade says ley street is closed between eastern avenue and rickards road, and they are asking the public to avoid the area. and former england rugby

player tom voice is believed to have died after going into a river in his car in northumberland. northumbria police said it received a report on sunday. the 43 year old had not returned to his home following an evening with friends. it is believed he attempted to cross the ford in his car, which was then pulled along the current of the river arm. police have since recovered the car, but officers have not found mr voice and it is believed he was carried away while attempting to escape and has died. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to patrick 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. >> good evening. it should be illegal to marry and have children with your first cousin.

i don't think that's particularly controversial, but today an independent mp, iqbal mohammed, appeared to go into bat for incestuous relationships. >> he tried to step into the shoes of those who perhaps are not from the same culture as ours, to better understand why the practice continues to be so widespread. the reason the practice is so common is that ordinary people see family intermarriage overall as something that is very positive, something that is very positive, something that is very positive, something that helps build family bonds and helps put families on a more secure financial foothold. >> well, instead of making it illegal, he appears to want the taxpayer to pay for genealogy tests on the nhs to make sure that there are less medical issues with inbreeding. >> much more positive approach would be to facilitate advanced genetic test screening for prospective married couples, as is the case in all arab countries in the persian gulf,

and more generally, to run health education programmes targeting those communities where the practice is most common. >> well, i don't think the taxpayer should be paying more money so people can have sex with their first cousins. but the fact is, we already are. the london borough of redbridge reportedly found that 1 in 5 child deaths were caused by parents being related . in parents being related. in birmingham, a report found that baby deaths were nearly double the national average, with a significant number coming from quotes, cousin couples. and we have also seen reports like this from the bbc. and. aj. >> mawson has a rare genetic disease which is gradually destroying his body. >> the taxpayer is paying for the consequences of cousin marriage, and we have to be honest about the communities where this is most common. indeed, in a prevalence of cousin unions amongst british pakistanis, it was a

contributing factor in child mortality rates in bradford due to an increased risk of genetic conditions. nhs studies between two thousand and seven and 2011 found first or second cousin marriages accounted for 60% of marital unions in people of pakistani heritage in bradford. now, this compared to just 1% among white british couples in the same area. now it's shocking and it needs to stop. but the labour party is in a complete mess over this. now the tories have called for them to have a vote on banning cousin marriage. >> cousin marriage has absolutely no place in britain. the medical evidence is overwhelming. it significantly increases the risk of birth defects. and the moral case is clear. we see hundreds of exploitative marriages which ruin lives. frankly, it should have been stamped out a long time ago. >> obviously, you can very well make the case that the tories should have stamped it out a long time ago. but what was labour's response? >> i know that there has been a

recent law commission report on marriage law more generally, and the government is going to consult on broader reform to marriage law, and we will certainly consider the issues that he has raised before setting out a public position. >> so the labour party, the british government, does not currently have a public position on whether or not it's okay to have sex with your first cousin, and it will be interesting this to see how all of those people who voted for labour feel about it. well, apparently you voted to freeze pensioners, you voted to freeze pensioners, you voted to shaft the farmers, and they don't seem to have a position on sleeping with your first cousin. let's get to my panel this evening. we are joined by the conservative mp for tatton, esther mcvey, the political commentator alex armstrong, and the former labour minister bill rammell esther. should it be illegal to enter into a marriage with your first cousin? and what do you make of that independent mp iqbal mohammed and his comments in parliament today?

>> well, this has been bubbling up for a while. >> you talked about some of those studies, and i remember the born in bradford in 2013, that the number of children in bradford born with birth defects were double the national average, and this was mainly due to the first cousin marriages within the pakistani community. and really what we should be looking at is those health implications for those children. so yes, we should be banning first cousin marriages as had been bubbling around for a while, but it's obviously of much more importance right now. but people shouldn't be tiptoeing around it and finding excuses for it. when you see those serious disabilities, the suffering, those children, and it makes sense to me to ban it. and if you can't ban it, then you need serious education to explain why it is wrong. >> and i think you have to see the day. you would think you'd see the day that a member of parliament would stand up and appear to go into bat for what many would regard as incestuous relationships. >> i'm dumbfounded, i really am. when i saw this story break today, i couldn't believe it. not only is this quite a major

problem that's costing the nhs and people their lives, you just saw that clip from the bbc, but to now have it crop up and someone defend it in the home of our democracy, i think shows where this country is going and it's been going on this gradual decline. we're not seeing the sensibilities that we need in parliament for people to say, look, this is wrong. and as it british and part of our culture is to reject this, you know, this is not part of our society. maybe this used to happen in aristocracy. and, you know, as part of this pure, pure blood breeding back in the day. breed