>> good afternoon britain. it's 12:00 on monday the 20th of january. i'm tom harwood. >> i'm emily carver southport man. >> axel rudakubana has pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls during a knife attack in southport back in july. the 18 year old has changed his plea from guilty from not guilty to guilty. >> this afternoon, donald trump makes history as the first president to take office for a second, non—consecutive term in more than 100 years, he and vice president elect vance will swear their oaths of office inside the capitol rotunda. the first presidential ticket to do so since ronald reagan and george bush senior in 1985. >> meanwhile, keir starmer sends

his warmest congratulations to donald trump ahead of his inauguration, talking up trump's long standing affection to the historical ties to the united kingdom. but will prime minister's newfound love bombing work? or is britain once again at the back of the queue? well, it's a busy day of news, and i think both of us were expecting. we're not only going to focus, of course, on that news from southport, but of course also this this inauguration is a moment in history. >> it is a big moment in history. as we said, he's one of the only presidents to do what he's doing in over 100 years. well, ever really in us political history, which is very exciting. donald trump, what does that mean for the united states? but what does it mean for us here in britain? it's quite interesting how keir starmer is softening his

approach. he's going to be reaching out, going to be using the royal family to try and bnng the royal family to try and bring back those ties. and rachel reeves, she's apparently going to be meeting all these trump allies in davos. you know, trying to schmooze the new administration. is it too late or can things, you know, work out. >> but of course, a very unusual inauguration today. it will all kick off throughout our program. and the special inauguration program that follows. america is waking up, at least on the east coast as we speak to you now. so we're getting some live pictures as the capital is transformed and starts to fill up with all of those invited individuals to the inauguration. >> absolutely. well, gbnews.com/yoursay get in touch throughout the show, but let's get the headlines with sam. >> very good morning to you. very good afternoon. in fact, it's 12:02. let's start with a recap then of that breaking news in liverpool crown court, where the 18 year old accused of killing three young girls in a

southport stabbing spree, has today admitted to the attack on the first day of his trial. axel rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders of nine year old alice da silva aguiar, six year old bebe king and seven year old elsie dot stancombe. the victims were killed during an attack at a dance class in southport on the 29th of july last year. rada cabana has also admitted to the attempted murders of eight other children and the dance class instructor and a businessman in total. the attempted murder of ten people, in addition to the murder charges of those three young girls. well, he will be sentenced on thursday of this week after also pleading guilty to additional charges of possessing a knife producing a biological toxin, ricin and owning a terrorist manual. plenty more on that. breaking news with our homeland security editor mark white later this houn editor mark white later this hour. turning now, though, to the united states, where donald trump is set to call for a

revolution of common sense in his inaugural address this afternoon, as he ushers in what he describes as a new era of national american success. just two months after his extraordinary election comeback, trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the united states, with the ceremony being held indoors due to the bitterly cold weather. returning to the white house after a turbulent four years marked by legal battles and assassination attempts. trump will be joined by a number of world leaders, and in his speech, trump is expected to lay out plans for mass deportations, steep tariffs and slashing the size of the federal government. >> but starting tomorrow, i will act with historic speed and strength and fix every single crisis facing our country. we have to do it. and as of today, tiktok is back. the american people have given us their trust, and in return, we're going to give them the best

first day, the biggest first week, and the most extraordinary first 100 days of any presidency in american history. >> well, let's take you live now to scenes in gaza where the fragile ceasefire is now into its second day with three hostages reunited with their families, including the british israeli emily demari. her mother, mandy says her daughter is the happiest girl in the world. after 15 months in captivity, came to an end and described their reunion as the hug she'd dreamed of. she says emily is recovering better than expected, but needs time to heal with her family. and in an emotional plea, mandy urged the world not to forget the hostages. 94 of them that are still waiting to come home. earlier, the foreign secretary, david lammy, said the ceasefire in gaza is a crucial geopolitical moment. but he warned the focus must now shift to creating a political horizon

for palestinians. >> i'm thinking of the 95 hostages that are still held. this is a fragile deal. it's important that we get to the second and third phase. we need a political process. we've got to roll up our sleeves. israel's got to have security if it's going to step back and out of gaza. of course. and if we are to reconstruct gaza, along with arab partners and others, we've got to be sure that in 20 years time, this isn't happening again. that's why you need a political horizon. and our belief is you only get that through two states. >> members of the house of lords are calling on the prime minister to urgently reform what they've described as financially unsustainable health benefit systems. they say benefits assessments are too lenient and urgently need face to face checks. it comes as spending on disability and incapacity benefits has now risen over 40% since 2013, and now costing £65 billion. that is more than the entire defence budget. peers

claimed tougher reforms could save £10 billion by returning 400,000 people on sickness benefits. back to work. humberside police say they have sent a file of evidence to the crown prosecution service following a meticulous ten month investigation into a funeral home in hull. 35 bodies were removed from legacy independent funeral directors last year. it left many families questioning whether the ashes they'd received were those of their loved ones. two people are on police bail after being arrested as part of a huge inquiry, and today is blue monday. the so—called gloomiest day of the yeah so—called gloomiest day of the year. but is it really? well, the idea began in 2005, when a travel company argued that happiness levels hit rock bottom because of the cold weather, the shorter days and post—holiday blues. but experts say there's no science behind the idea. just clever marketing. but it does shine a light on the struggles of winter, from failed new year's resolutions to wishing

you could hibernate until spring. wouldn't that be nice? those are the latest headlines. i'll be back with you in half an houn i'll be back with you in half an hour. now, though, it's over to tom and emily 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. >> okay welcome back. it's good afternoon britain. it's now 1208 and axel rudakubana has pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls during a knife attack in southport back in july. >> well, the 18 year old changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on what was due to be the first day of his trial at liverpool crown court. >> he will now be sentenced this coming thursday. shall we speak to gb? news home and security editor mark white to bring us the latest. so, mark, this has all happened very quickly. can

you tell us what he's pleaded guilty to? exactly. >> yeah. surprise development. we were all set for a 4 to 6 week trial, with the jury being sworn in today. but at the start of proceedings, the lawyers for axel rudakubana said that he had pleaded guilty to those charges. the charges of three murders, the murder of bebe king elsie dot stancombe and alice de gea silva da silva aguiar, as well as the attempted murders of ten others, eight young girls and two adults. there are a further three charges that he has pleaded guilty to possessing a knife. also, the possession of documents likely to be useful to documents likely to be u