not. central and northern maybe not. central and northern england remains under an amber warning for snow, with disruption spreading across the country. airports and roads have already been closed, but how are you coping with the cold snap .7 you coping with the cold snap.7 and wes streeting defends the government's decision to not launch a national inquiry into the rotherham grooming gang scandal, saying there's already been one explanation, mark. the health secretary did outline his support for the victims, encouraging more local authorities to pursue justice for those affected. and a new poll says the prime minister's popularity has plummeted in the six months. more than two thirds of those asked say he is doing badly. but with rumours of an early general election now circling, does he have enough time to turn it around? i'm dawn neesom and this is the weekend.

so thank you for joining me this afternoon. really appreciate your time. you don't want to go anywhere. by the way. the weather is awful. it's either raining very heavily or it's freezing and snowing, so you might as well sit in front of the telly and keep me company. because this show is not about me. it is all about you and your views. what you want to talk about. what are your thoughts on the big stories we're discussing? and there are some really, really big stories coming up. we have got another packed show for you, so you really don't want to move a muscle, and it is incredibly easy to get involved. you simply go to gbnews.com/yoursay and join in our conversation. i say our conversation because we have a brilliant panel today for you keeping you company. mailonline reporter lettice brumowski and panel political consultant and playwright emma burnell. thank you very much for joining me, ladies. but before we get stuck into today's stories, let's get this news headlines with sophia

hill. >> thanks, stowlawn. a very good afternoon. it'sjust >> thanks, stowlawn. a very good afternoon. it's just gone. 1:00 i'm sophia hill with your latest headunes i'm sophia hill with your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. our top story heavy snow overnight is causing disruption across the country. manchester and liverpool airport have now reopened their runways, but leeds bradford airport's runways remain closed until further nofice remain closed until further notice and they're cleared of the snow. the met office has issued two amber weather warnings for england and wales, forecasting 3 to 7cm of snow and rain in lower areas. one warning covering most of northern england, including leeds, sheffield and the lake district, is still in place until midnight tonight. rural communities have been warned that they could be cut off due to the weather, with some areas facing up to a foot of snowfall. uk health security agency had issued cold weather health alerts, which will remain in place for all of england ahead of a week of low temperatures. more nhs patients who need elective care will be able to decide where they are treated under new government plans to cut waiting lists. this

falls under the new upgrades coming to the nhs app, which health secretary wes streeting says will shift the nhs into the digital age. experts have welcomed the move, but warned that digital innovations must not create new barriers and come at the expense of excluding those without smartphones. now, gb news can exclusively reveal that the prime minister ignored a rotherham whistleblower jayne senior a bullying complaint after she exposed child abuse and corruption while he was leader of the opposition in 2020. gb news national reporter charlie peters told us the latest earlier on we've seen correspondence sent by sir keir starmer's office that simply says unfortunately, we won't be able to facilitate a meeting. >> oh, but here is an online form for processing complaints. but fundamentally, i think what we've seen as a political reaction to this story, with both kemi badenoch from the conservatives and rupert lowe from reform, and plenty of other commentators as well, they're

all saying that, well, jayne senior did have that national hero status. she was being bullied. why didn't you take the time to meet with her, especially considering the reputation and fear that people had around the labour party and the csc scandal and all the cover ups? >> a labour party spokesperson has responded to claims saying all complaints are treated seriously and thoroughly assessed in line with our rules and procedures. complaints are assessed via a specific process independent of the leader's office, and this was clearly signposted in response to this correspondence at the time. now, nigel farage has vowed to target the conservative leader's seat at the next election, accusing her of being rude and a ranting conspiracy theorist at reforms uk east of england conference in chelmsford, he held up a phone showing the party's membership surpassing 170,000. >> oh oh oh. >> oh oh oh. >> the ticker and the ticker

says 170,000. >> kimi, are you watching on the live stream? >> did we deliberately fiddle it so that it happened? during my speech? did it? hell, it's happening folks, because this party is on the march. >> this comes following claims from kemi badenoch that reforms onune from kemi badenoch that reforms online membership figures are fake. that's despite several news outlets reporting that the membership data is accurate. farage told supporters he was offended by accusations of being a fraudster, adding i've never been dishonest and i never will be. he also invited supporters to an event later this month to prove the numbers are real, adding that her criticism had fuelled a surge in new members . fuelled a surge in new members. and finally, more than 3200 grey seal pups have been counted at the norfolk coastal breeding grounds. while numbers remain high, this year's final count

was 370 less than last year, possibly due to the seals finding new breeding grounds elsewhere. the pupping season generally starts at the beginning of november and finishes by the end of january, attracting thousands of visitors each winter. so if you're in the area, keep an eye out. those are the latest gb news headlines for now. i'll be back in half an houn now. i'll be back in half an hour. for now, it's back to dawn. >> thank you very much. now let's get straight into today's stories because we do have a very, very busy show for you. we are starting with the weather because the british what we do and it is january. snow and rain have battered britain today, with most of northern and central england remaining under an amber weather alert. liverpool and manchester airports have been forced to close their runways, while drivers have been warned to make minimal trips and take emergency provisions with them. but the weather is also taking a turn in northern ireland, where gb news gb news reporter dougie beattie

is waiting for us. dougie. where? oh, that looks very, very christmassy. and i can't say that it's actually 12th night now. it's two weeks too late, isn't it? dougie, where are you and what's happening there? dougie, can you hear me? >> hello? yeah, yeah, you're. but. yes, we're here on the side of magic hill, just outside newry. this is northern ireland's biggest water supply spell. arade dam. it goes down into belfast. yeah. as you can see, it is snowy. in fact, if we just drop the camera there and look and see how much that is under my feet. there you go. that's that's how much snow we have here in northern ireland at this minute in time. and rain. the newry area that the snow has came, we've driven up here and actually at the top of the hill, there's a lot of children playing in sleighs and so forth flying down the hill. fancy to go myself, dawn? but yeah, there was no signal up there and

that's my excuse and i'm keeping to it. i have two jackets on me. i haven't put on two stone over christmas, but yes, roads are very treacherous at this moment in time. when you're out and about driving, please, please be very careful. the rest is really snow free. at this moment in time. there are patches of it, but in and around the newry area there is some traffic, mainly because of what you can see behind us. and really if we just get the camera to swing around there, you can see the spelga dam in behind us, just the big gates of it opening up in there, and it is quite the scene, i can say, and it is the first time i have ever been up here during the snow, and it is picturesque and very, very beautiful. there is travel disruption, normal rules apply. if you're going for a flight or anything, please turn up early. the fact that at this moment in time. but besides for that, we're getting a lovely picturesque snow covering in

northern ireland. >> but obviously there has been major travel disruption, certainly across northern parts of england. manchester and liverpool airports have both been affected. do you liverpool airports have both