>> 930 on tuesday the 21st of january live across the uk. this is britain's newsroom with andrew pierce and miriam cates. breaking news as we come on air this morning. >> the blunt truth here is that this case is a sign britain now faces a new threat. terrorism has changed. >> the prime minister says institutional failings leap off the page. in the case of the southport killer, axel rudakubana perpetrator was referred to the prevent programme on three separate occasions. >> a judgement was made that he did not meet the threshold for

intervention, a judgement that was clearly wrong. >> well, despite the failings of a number of different agencies, there are still some key questions about whether the pubuc questions about whether the public could have been given more information on the background of axel rudakubana before he was charged. >> sir keir starmer refuses to say he regrets calling protesters last year over those over those killings far right. >> and celebrations in washington as president donald trump, yes, he's the president now gets to work signing executive orders and pardoning 1500 of those january 6th rioters. >> i was saved by god to make america great again.

>> while elon musk has gone viral again over a hand gesture he made at the inauguration, as critics call it, a nazi salute. take a look. this one really mattered. >> and i just want to say thank you for making it happen. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> drop net zero obligations. that's what the bank of england >> drop net zero obligations. that's what the bank of england is demanding from the chancellor is demanding from the chancellor in order to grow the economy. in order to grow the economy. will she listen? will she listen? >> emily carver and money raised >> emily carver and money raised from water firm. fines set aside from water firm. fines set aside for new sewage cleanups might for new sewage cleanups might now be used for general now be used for general government spending. we'll have government spending. we'll have all the details. all the details. the net zero obligations. >> so i watched the prime >> so i watched the prime minister's speech. it was one of minister's speech. it was one of the more forceful speeches from the more forceful speeches from the more forceful speeches from the prime minister. it was not a the more forceful speeches from the prime minister. it was not a great speaker, let's be honest, great speaker, let's be honest, but i think significant. miriam, but i think significant. miriam, he said, they're going to change he said, they're going to change

the definition of terrorism because the one they had in place was not sufficient to get this monster off the streets, because he was referred to prevent three times and they let him go. >> i've just been researching it this morning. there's so many thousands of teenagers now caught up in terrorism ideology.

in the he says must mark a line in the sand. rudiger barner admitted killing three girls at a dance class, ten attempted murders and possessing an al—qaeda training manual. a public inquiry has been launched after it emerged the 18 year old was expelled from school, attacked a pupil with a hockey stick and was repeatedly visited by police. in a statement this morning, the prime minister warned terrorism has now changed, vowing to confront difficult questions without cultural or institutional blind spots. donald trump and jd vance have officially taken office as president and vice president, with an extravagant inauguration in washington last night that lasted into the early hours . lasted into the early hours. >> and you witnessing the dawn of the golden age of america, that's what it's going to be. >> we're bringing it back. we're going to bring it back fast. >> we're wasting no time. trump signed orders to pull the us out of the world health organisation and declared a national

emergency at the border. he also pardoned nearly 16,000 people tied to the january 6th capitol riots, with some expected to walk free within just hours. in his speech, trump also promised to be a peacemaker and a unifier, declaring the golden age of america begins right now, he said. but the spotlight also turned to elon musk, who's under fire after appearing to make a nazi salute at a post inauguration event. back here at home, wage growth has surged to 5.6%, its fastest pace in months. but unemployment is also creeping up now at 4.4%. december last year saw 47,000 fewer people on payrolls, marking the biggest drop since 2020 as businesses cut costs ahead of looming tax hikes, economists warn the job market could cool further, with pay growth expected to slow and unemployment likely to rise yet again. the figures pile pressure on chancellor rachel reeves, while growing speculation points

to a possible bank of england rate cut next month. and prince harry's battle with the british tabloids is reaching a critical stage today as he begins a high court trial against rupert murdoch's news group newspapers. the duke of sussex alleges that widespread privacy invasion took place by the sun newspaper and the now defunct news of the world over 15 years. he's arguing that confidential information was unlawfully obtained through tactics like blagging, as he seeks accountability and justice. news group newspapers, though, denies any wrongdoing, claiming the allegations are outdated or based on legitimate reporting. they say, well, those are the latest headlines for now. a full roundup at 10:00. now, though, it's back to andrew and miriam 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. >> hello, welcome! this is britain's newsroom live across the united kingdom on gb news with miriam cates and andrew pierce. >> well, extraordinary morning. the prime minister, speaking to the prime minister, speaking to the nation, has said the southport killings must be a line in the sand for britain and there must be fundamental change in how the country protects its children. and he gave a stark warning about terrorism. >> the blunt truth here is that this case is a sign britain now faces a new threat. terrorism has changed. in the past, the predominant threat was highly organised groups with clear political intent. groups like al—qaeda. that threat, of course, remains. but now alongside that, we also see acts

of extreme violence perpetrated by loners, misfits, young men in their bedroom accessing all manner of material online, desperate for notoriety, sometimes inspired by traditional terrorist groups , traditional terrorist groups, but fixated on that extreme violence, seemingly for its own sake. >> well, let's cross to our political editor, christopher hope. he is at downing street now. hi. >> yes. hi, miriam. hi, andrew. to downing street. yeah, you heard there the pm clearly setting out the government may need to look again at what terror looks like nowadays. they're saying there there's individuals, young men in their bedroom, he says, desperate for notoriety, fixated on extreme views. it also might be some change in the law coming up from this. public inquiry will have more details of that at lunchtime from yvette cooper on

just how much information can be shared. the pm made very clear he knew as soon as the information emerged about the rise in the al—qaeda terror manual that didn't emerge, as we know for months, and the concerns about what what what is being withheld from us, we were not given the full scale of the concerns about the southport attacker until far, far later. now, i asked the pm a question which is concerning many, many gb news viewers and listeners were those who are upset, protested, concerned about those those attacks last last august? were they far right? here's what ihave were they far right? here's what i have to say. >> chris o'shea gb news, prime minister, what we know now about the terror link and how it was kept from the public. do you now regret blaming the far right for all those protests last summer? was it a far right issue, or were some people entitled to be concerned and upset? not the rioters, of course. >> responsibility for the violence lies with them that perpetrated it. i was in

southport the day after these terrible murders. i was acknowledging and thanking the front line police officers and ambulance who had been at the scene. you can imagine what they had been through. they were back at work the next day. they were saying it was just their job. i could see in their eyes the impact it had had on them, what they had to deal with, what they had to see, how they endured that. as i arrived back in london, those same officers were putting their riot gear on and having bricks thrown at them. those same officers. i don't think anybody can justify that, nor should they attempt to do so. 50. >> so. >> the pm, they're not answering a question about the issue of far right , focusing instead on far right, focusing instead on the rioting, but not really deaung the rioting, but not really dealing with the much more the more people who are peacefully

protesting. last august, i thought at the end of his press conference, he tho