>> very good morning to you. >> very good morning to you. >> it's 930 on friday the 3rd of january 2025 live across the uk. >> this is britain's newsroom with me, ben elliott and nana akua. >> good morning to you. now pubuc >> good morning to you. now public health bodies warn the vulnerable and elderly not to go outside in the morning or evening, and to stockpile medicine with a dangerous cold snap on the way, just months after the government cuts the winter fuel allowance for pensioners, the labour government's refuses to launch an inquiry into grooming gangs, as it's revealed the conservatives did the same thing in 2022. >> health minister andrew gwynne told gb news there's no time for enquiries. >> we need to build into our criminal justice system and our legal system going forwards, robust mechanisms that make sure

that these kind of things can never happen again. i want to see action, not words. >> been six months since the labour party took to power. can you see a brighter future for the uk in the next six.7 will the uk in the next six? will debate that and elsewhere, the government has launched an independent commission to transform social care, but any funding won't be delivered until at least 2028. and our dear friend meghan markle announces her new netflix reality show, where she promised viewers an intimate at home with meghan experience. but it turns out it's not filmed in her kitchen. take a listen. >> i've always loved taking something pretty ordinary and elevating it, surprising people with moments that let them know i was really thinking of them. >> this could be meghan's dream come true, returning to one of her pre—royal passions. but is it at the expense of the royal family? find out shortly.

>> what do you reckon? >> what do you reckon? >> are you going to be tuning in on a saturday night? nana, you're a massive meghan fan, aren't you? >> oh, yes. you know. oh, i love that. listen, i'm not going to be tuning in to that nonsense, frankly. i mean, she's making these things with ingredients that no one can actually afford, but i don't think she realises it. >> yeah. so wasn't it flowers in ice cubes, all sort of sourdough cupcakes from the land and that kind of thing. the criticism is that what normal person is going to be able to have the time or the money or the resources to sit in their nice plush, posh kitchen and make this nonsensical food and craft where, oh, i'm looking for a bit bizarre. >> i'm looking forward to my monologue on saturday. you want to tune in to that? i can tell you what i really think. >> get your claws out. get your claws out. >> well, let's hear your thoughts. your comments. gbnews.com/yoursay. but first, let's get your latest news with tatiana sanchez.

>> ben nana. thank you very much. the top stories the government is rejecting calls for a national inquiry into grooming gangs. it comes after kemi badenoch called for a national inquiry into the uk's rape gang scandal, saying justice for victims is long overdue. her plea came after labour's safeguarding minister insisted it was for oldham council alone to decide whether to launch an investigation into alleged exploitation. between 2011 and 2014. what? elon musk attacked that decision, claiming jess phillips deserves prison and accused the prime minister of inaction as director of pubuc of inaction as director of public prosecutions. however, labour says it is working to implement recommendations from the 2022 independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, pledging to strengthen the law to protect victims. health minister andrew gwynne told gb news this morning there have been enough inquiries already. >> we already have a series of recommendations and actually it's incumbent on this

government as it was incumbent on the previous government to implement those recommendations and to ensure that justice is done.i and to ensure that justice is done. i don't think that justice is done by having another inquiry into all the same issues that we've already had. we need to build into our criminal justice system and our legal system going forwards, robust mechanisms that make sure that these kind of things can never happen again. i want to see action, not words. >> in other news, the government has launched an independent commission to transform social care, but proposals for major reform may not be delivered for years. health and social care secretary wes streeting is promising to finally grasp the nettle on social care reform, with an independent commission due to begin work in april. but the commission, chaired by baroness louise casey, is not due to publish its final report until 2028. social care means help for older or disabled

people with day to day tasks like washing, dressing, medication and eating well. this announcement comes as the labour government is starting 2025, with its lowest approval ratings to date. yesterday, 20 councillors in nottingham defected from the party, warning that the prime minister is on a collision course with disaster. and temperatures are expected to fall as low as —eight degrees celsius overnight. as a week long spell of wintry conditions hits the uk. the country has been hit by a blast of cold weather, with temperatures falling as low as minus five overnight. the uk health security agency has issued cold weather health alerts for all of england and wales. amber alerts have been issued already until the 8th of january, meaning a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions, is likely. the met office also forecast cold weather in parts of wales and rural spots in

southern england, with between —4 and —5 expected. and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now i'm tatiana sanchez. 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. >> zebby. oh sorry. snap! i thought you said you got off to a good start. >> he said new start. >> he said new start. >> i said me start. and you thought i said you start new start. >> oh new start because you're talking about new years. >> oh, that's a good start. yeah. synchronicity. >> go on then. >> go on then. >> happy new year to you. >> happy new year to you. >> happy new year to you. >> thank you for your company. how was your new year's? >> well, it was all right, actually. i mean, you were here, weren't you? you were doing the new year's eve show. >> yeah. we did a really funny

new year's eve show. a bit different. yeah, lots of you tuned in and enjoyed that. that was good. i'll just. it's very cold this morning. of course, isn't it? and i think i'm slightly immune to it having eaten so much over christmas. yeah. and even yesterday, the cheese. just cheese boards and chocolate and just crisps. just mindless eating. i don't know if you were like that over christmas. >> oh, i'm sick of it. i've just had enough of eating, you know? i'm just. and that's a nice thing to be able to say, because it means that we are very blessed in this country. but, i mean, we're also talking about a lot of, you know, the cold snap is here. we got lucky towards, you know, december because it wasn't that cold. but now i think that i'm quite concerned about a lot of the pensioners. i mean, the government are putting out these warnings, telling people not to go outside, but it may even be just as cold inside your home if you can't afford to heat it. >> definitely. i mean, labour's policy to strip that winter fuel allowance has come at the worst possible time with this cold snap, and i really feel for you at home if you're watching, if you're struggling to heat or eat, you know we're sending you our best wishes. yeah, very, very concerning. my hands are freezing as well. >> i think they need to sort out that air con. it's blowing. my hands are freezing. my mind has

gone blue. we held hands. >> some other news this morning dunng >> some other news this morning during the rounds, we. we clocked sara sharif. the. the poor young girl who was brutally killed by her father and family members. apparently, he's been sliced in prison with a tuna can lid or something. yeah. i mean, i'm not advocating violence, but i'm not advocating violence, but i guess that's what happens when you commit such a horrific crime. >> i mean, obviously, yeah. again, it's not it's not good at all. and violence is a bad thing. but i guess, you know, unfortunately, the way he behaved, sadly, that's where he ended up. >> i think they call it prison justice, don't they? that's the term prison justice. obviously. >> no advocating violence here, but let's on a slightly more on a more cheery note, let's talk about the duchess of sussex, meghan markle. she's announced a new netflix show. >> yeah, i'm sure you'll be a massive fan. the new lifestyle show is called with love. it's set to premiere on the 15th of january. featuring eight 30 minute episodes. exciting stuff. let's take minute ep