set >> and the home secretary is set to make a grooming gang statement this afternoon. could we be inching towards that national inquiry? this comes as exclusive polling reveals 73% of people want the prime minister do what he said. he won't launch that national grooming inquiry. >> and is the bbc guilty of promoting a child murderer? an urgent probe has been launched now into the killer of schoolboy jimmy mizen, after shocking new rap lyrics were broadcast on the bbc by his killer. >> yeah, just reading some of the notes, the details from this report about the state of the nhs and it is pretty grim reading. this is from what nurses are saying. okay, so they're saying that dead patients are lying undiscovered for hours in a&e because staff

are too overstretched to notice. you've got a severe shortage of beds, meaning the sick are being left in animal like conditions in hospital car parks, in cupboards, in toilets. you've got pregnant women suffering miscarriages in corridors, elderly laying unaided in soiled bedding. i mean, it's a pretty bleak picture. it's just not dignified. no, not at all. >> there's nothing about this that i'm. my heart goes out to anyone who's had to be in hospital in the last month or two. i mean, this is a real crisis, but i think the worst thing is that you can go to a hospital in one area of the country and think, you know what? everything's fine and dandy, and you go to one that's, you know, a short drive away and it's like you're in a developing country. it's like a completely different situation. there's just this complete patchwork. >> yeah. i mean, i've had family members in in different areas of the country who've had to use hospitals recently, including a&e, and they've been okay. i

think it's been very busy. clearly, you know, there's a lot of demand, but it hasn't been scenes like this. but please do let us know if this rings true for you. perhaps you've had to use a&e recently, or you have a relative or a friend who's had to, you know, be treated in the corridor. i mean, seriously, they're talking about how nurses are are looking after 40 patients at a time. i mean, how can you deliver anything like care even if you're the best nurse in the world? >> yeah, it's just not going to happen. yeah. well, yeah. as emily says, your views, your comments are very, very welcome at gbnews.com/yoursay. all of that and so much more to come on today's programme after your news headlines. >> good afternoon. it's just gone 12:00. i'm sophia wenzler with your headlines. israel's prime minister has accused hamas of a last minute blackmail attempt. benjamin netanyahu's office has said the cabinet will delay a planned meeting today to discuss approving the gaza

ceasefire deal, accusing hamas of seeking last minute concessions. meanwhile, a senior hamas official has appeared to push back on those claims, saying they are committed to the deal saying they are committed to the deal. it comes as israel continues to strike gaza, with medics saying at least 73 palestinians have been killed since the agreement was announced yesterday evening. the deal announced yesterday evening. the deal, reached last night, will see the withdrawal of israeli forces and the release of hostages held by hamas, putting an end to 15 months of war. sir keir starmer said the uk would never let up on support for ukraine, as he made his first visit to kyiv since taking office. it comes as the mayor of kyiv has confirmed a drone attack on the city centre during his visit. the prime minister has hailed a closer than ever partnership with the country, signing a landmark 100 year partnership deal to deepen the existing defence relationships and further military assistance to kyiv. it comes amid concerns

the us could start to wind down its support as donald trump returns to the white house. speaking from ukraine this morning, the prime minister reiterated his support. >> it's very important that we ensure that ukraine is in the strongest possible position. that's something i've been arguing for since i've been prime minister. this is my seventh meeting with president zelenskyy. i'm here at the burns unit of one of the kyiv hospitals, which is a grim reminder of the heavy price that ukraine is paying here. so we must put in the necessary support. so that's what i'm discussing with president zelenskyy today. we must never let up on that. and we've been leading the way. >> now. mp mike amesbury has been expelled from the labour party after he admitted assault by beating after a video emerged showing him punching a man to the ground in his cheshire constituency. the runcorn and helsby mp appeared at chester

magistrates court today, where he admitted attacking 45 year old paul fellows in main street, frodsham, in october. mr amesbury has apologised to the man. he admitted punching to the ground outside court, saying i am sincerely sorry to mr fellows and his family. to manchester now where two men accused of assaulting police at manchester airport last summer have appeared in court. gb news north west reporter sophie reaper is outside the court this morning. >> mohammed fahir himars gave no indication of his plea regarding two counts of actual bodily harm and one count of assaulting an emergency worker. his brother, mohammed ahmad, also gave no indication of his plea regarding one count of actual bodily harm. the case has now been sent to liverpool crown court, where the brothers will appear on the 13th of february. >> in other news, the home secretary, yvette cooper, is set

to make an updated statement on child sexual abuse to the commons this afternoon. it comes after exclusive polling revealed 73% of people want the prime minister to launch a national inquiry into the grooming gangs. the polling, carried out by jl partners and friedrich's advisory, found that the grooming gang scandal is widely seen as a cover up, including by labour voters. the uk must rejoin the eu customs union. liberal democrat leader sir ed davey has said in his first major speech of the year. he called for britain to negotiate a new customs union deal with the european union, placing pressure on prime minister sir keir starmer over europe. sir ed davey argued it is needed to boost the uk's economy and its ability to deal with the incoming donald trump presidency from a position of strength amid concerns about potential trade tariffs. now it's being reported that a rapper who boasts about

killing people and is promoted by the bbc has now been revealed as the murderer of schoolboy jimmy mizen. an investigation by the sun newspaper discovered the rapper, named ten, is actually 35 year old jake fairey, who was recently released from a life sentence for the 2008 murder of 16 year old jemmy in south london. the ministry of justice last night launched an urgent probe into the killer drill rapper. it's understood his music has been showcased on bbc one extra, with the dj saying he really stands out. and deputy leader of reform, richard tice has told gb news it's appalling. >> it is beyond belief. i mean, first of all, what's he doing out? i mean, you know, that's give or take 15 years ago, that's not enough. if you murder anybody, i mean, let alone a child at 15 years is just not enough. and so that's appalling. and then what the bbc think they do. well, i mean, frankly, you

know, it's just once again they've got it wrong. it's awful at every single level you could possibly conceive. >> and former hollyoaks actor paul danan has died at the age of 46, according to his management company. the actor was best known for his role on the channel four soap hollyoaks, before appearing on reality series celebrity love island and celebrity big brother. tributes have poured in as his management confirmed the star's passing this morning. those are the latest gb news headlines. more 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. >> good afternoon britain. it is

nine minutes past midday now. a damning new report has outlined the severe risk to patients in multiple nhs hospitals, with some shown to have died in corridors and been left in soiled clothing. >> the report also exposed how nurses and care staff are being left to fend without basic equipment like respirators and heart monitors, while the health secretary, addressing the report, said the systemic issues would be addressed but laid the blame firmly on the previous government. >> i will never accept or tolerate patients being treated in corridors. it is unsafe, undignified, a cruel consequence of 14 years of failure on the nhs and i am determined to consign it to the 1505 00:09: