after had a mental breakdown after donald trump won. >> yep. oh, and some comedians answering some crazy culture developments from the live studio audience. but first the news. >> very good evening to you from the newsroom. the top story just after 7:00. the home secretary has warned online platforms they must act now to remove violent content. that's after the southport killer accessed extremist material before his deadly attack in july of last yeah deadly attack in july of last year. axel rudakubana, who murdered three young girls and tried to kill ten others, downloaded an al—qaeda training manual and watched graphic footage online just before his stabbing spree. yvette cooper says it's unacceptable that such hateful content remains easily available, and is urging tech companies to take immediate action ahead of new online safety laws. in march, the government also announced a pubuc government also announced a public inquiry into missed chances to stop rudakubana, who

was already known to police and anti—extremism authorities. meanwhile, the conservative leader kemi badenoch spoke to us earlier here on gb news and she said the issue of integration must also be looked at following the attack in southport. >> he should have been in love with this country. he should have been saying this is the best country on earth, i say. and the parents and the parents, i don't know. i don't know if they did or not because that's how i feel. and i do think that we need to have a broader conversation about integration in this country. it's got to be active, not passive. it didn't matter so much when only a handful of people were coming from nearby countries at a very slow rate. now, people from all over the place are coming very quickly, and because of technology, they can still keep their heads and their cultures elsewhere. this is dangerous. >> the government is also cracking down on online knife sales. after it was revealed that axel rudakubana purchased his murder weapon on amazon when he was just 17 years old. under tough new rules, buyers will

need to show photo id at the point of purchase and again when the knife is delivered, with packages banned from being left on doorsteps. delivery drivers will only be allowed to hand knives to the person who ordered them in. plans set to feature in them in. plans set to feature in the crime and policing bill this spring. the home secretary again has said it is a total disgrace that dangerous weapons are still so easy for children to get hold of. in other news, tonight, a 19 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a police officer was seriously injured when a car was dnven seriously injured when a car was driven at her. the officer had approached that vehicle after reports of suspicious activity, but was then struck by the car, which drove at her at high speed. she remains in hospital but is understood to be recovering well. the force's chief inspector called the incident truly shocking and condemned attacks on officers as completely unacceptable. she is currently being supported by her colleagues. donald trump says that gaza should be, quote, cleaned out, suggesting that

eqypt cleaned out, suggesting that egypt and jordan need to take in palestinians who've been displaced by the war there. speaking on air force one today, he described the region as a demolition site and said relocation could even be long term. the us president says he's spoken to jordan's king abdullah and plans to approach egypt's president next. his comments have sparked anger, though, among palestinians who've rejected what they call an attempt to displace people from their homeland. jordan has flatly refused the idea. while eqypt flatly refused the idea. while egypt had previously ruled out taking in any refugees. well, that comes as israel has blocked thousands of displaced palestinians from returning to northern gaza, accusing hamas of breaching a fragile ceasefire. after what has been 15 months of intense conflict, it comes after hamas released four israeli female soldiers. israel responded by releasing 200 palestinian prisoners. but the israeli government insists palestinians won't be allowed north until hamas releases israeli civilian archewell jihad, as agreed in the original

deal jihad, as agreed in the original deal. and back here, closer to home, 100 mile an hour winds have left two people dead and thousands without power. but now a new storm named herminia is adding to the travel and weather chaos. gusts of up to 80 miles an hour have been recorded in devon, and heavy rain is sweeping across england, wales and scotland, with the met office issuing warnings for flooding, travel disruption and even a danger to life. floodwaters have also blocked roads and rail lines in cornwall, with flights also delayed and even cancelled, and coastal areas are set to face crashing waves. and dozens of flood warnings are in place as saturated ground increases .the risk of more damage. those are the latest headlines. i'll be back with you for another look at the top stories in around an hour now, though. it's free speech nation. >> 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. >> well, welcome to free speech nafion >> well, welcome to free speech nation with me, stephen allen. this is the show where we take a look at culture, current affairs and politics. and of course, we'll have the latest from those loveable culture warriors. see how that's going? coming up on the show tonight, will recent events in the us mean free speech comes out trumps? because the name is also a phrase. and i'll be joined by the chairman of republicans overseas, greg swenson. more trans madness in scotland. that'll be a shocker. a convicted murderer is taking another inmate to court for misgendering him. hope i got that last bit right. i'll be joined by the co—director for women women's scotland, susan smith. and the assisted dying bill is being is it being properly scrutinised? i'll be joined by former mp tom hunt who has some serious concerns. and of course myself and my fantastic panel will be

answering questions from our wonderful trying to pick them up studio audience. my guest this evening we have cressida wesson and louis schaefer. but for yourself, do you know what? let's start with that. let's jump let's start with that. let's jump in and get some questions from our audience. our first question is from anton. >> do you think celebrities are worried too much about being cancelled? >> do i think that celebrities are worried too much about being cancelled? well, there's some potentially some good news for them, because celebrities who are worried that they might be cancelled can take out insurance to deal with the consequences. the policy provided by insurance company sunfire risk will give stars access to 24 over seven help hotline in case they are attacked online or judged to have crossed a moral line. it also includes crisis management hotline and misinformation coven hotline and misinformation cover. louis. surely if this if they knew about this in december, i'd have bought it you for christmas. >> you know what it's a it's an it's an american idea. this is

what americans do. they come up with answers to problems and whether whether an insurance company will actually come through on this, you know, you don't know. >> so you think that maybe if you did, if you got cancer when you did, if you got cancer when you get cancelled. sorry. well. >> the next. >> the next. >> time, the next time you get cancelled. >> again, the next. >> again, the next. >> time your insurance, your insurer would be like, well, maybe you didn't get cancelled and. >> you have to read the small print. you know, some things you cannot put in, you can't put it, you can't pay insurance for someone breaking a law. i don't think. >> i don't think we could afford your premiums. >> the issue, i think i think . >> the issue, i think i think. >> the issue, i think i think. >> for the average person in the media, it's a great idea. it's a bit like joining the free speech union for louis. i mean, there comes a critical point where you just. it's not worth it. can you imagine what they'd charge you? >> well, i think that, yes, it would be. it would be a problem. i know and you know, to cressida, you know, people react really negatively to me. >> they do, don't they. >> they do, don't they. >> they do, don't they. >> they don't know. they don't know, they don't like me. so at

what point is that like something you can go to court and say, cressida doesn't like me. how come she doesn't like me? i want some money because she doesn't. >> i don't think it's just getting cancelled by cressida. >> i'm just using her as an example. steve doesn't like me. what about josh? doesn't like me? >> how do they prove what you would have earned? this is what i want to know. the article doesn't tell us. it just says that you can get a crisis helpline. you'd love that. someone to talk to 24 hours a day. but how do we assess what louis schaefer would have earned had he known how to behave properly? it's very difficult. >> it isn't that difficult because you just >> it isn't th