described as >> well, it's been described as one of the most bonkers ideas ever concocted, but the government is considering forcing households who only watch streaming services like netflix to pay the bbc licence fee. do you think this is a good idea? >> and supermarket giant lidl has. won a high court battle. >> over plans to open its first eve r. >> even >> shop pub. >> shop pub. >> in northern ireland. >> in northern ireland. >> would you visit the boozer. >> would you visit the boozer. >> on your shopping run? >> on your shopping run? >> well, it's quite the day in westminster. it's the reset that the government definitely doesn't want to call a reset. the big plan for growth. what did you make of it, miriam? >> well. >> well. >> a lot of. >> a lot of. >> the. things have. >> the. things have. >> already been announced. a lot of the things. >> were scrapped by the. >> were scrapped by the. >> last government and then being restored under different names like the oxford cambridge

corridor. but, you know, look, rachel reeves and the prime minister are. clearly desperate for growth. and i do think that this might see a softening of net zero plans now, which can only. >> be a good thing. >> be a good thing. >> well, isn't it notable that in prime minister's questions, ed miliband wasn't there on the green benches at rachel reeves speech? ed miliband wasn't there in the audience? where is the net zero secretary? >> maybe he's poorly. >> maybe he's poorly. >> maybe he's eaten a bacon sandwich somewhere, doesn't want to be seen. >> what could it what could it be about the day that an extra runway gets announced at heathrow? that means that the net zero secretary has gone awol. >> it's going to be very difficult for him to stomach this. because he is now seen as a zealot for net zero policies. and even if you support net zero in principle, ed miliband's pathway to getting there is being increasingly discredited, isn't it, as unaffordable, risking our prosperity? >> so yeah. >> so yeah. >> it's going to be an embarrassing few weeks for him i think. >> well, it's just a fascinating situation isn't it? the uk is

less than i% of global emissions. you've got drill baby drill donald trump over in the united states. i mean, with the flick of an executive pen, he could outrun or outride any kind of carbon reduction measure that this country takes. >> absolutely. that's the that's the stupidity of our approach, isn't it, that we have decreased our own emissions by offshoring, which means that we now import things like steel and cars from all over the world, usually that have much higher carbon footprint than here. so we can claim that we've done the right thing and our own emissions are lower, but actually. we've probably increased global emissions by doing what we've done. >> and then to heat our homes, we refuse to extract our own natural gas under our feet. instead, we let the americans extract their gas and then distil it down into liquid form, and then ship it halfway around the world, and then heat it up again and pay the americans for the privilege instead of just using our own gas. make it make sense. >> and it's not only expensive, it's also really insecure. don't know if you've looked into how this market works. >> of the. >> of the. >> lpg, but the ship can change course in the middle of the

ocean if it gets a. >> better offer. yes, yes. and you see that you see the tracks. there are maps on the internet of this. it's hilarious. suddenly european gas gets more expensive and these ships halfway in the halfway their way to africa, just suddenly change course and go up north. or somebody. >> picks up. >> picks up. >> the phone and says, oh, i'll give you. >> i'll give you more. and it changed course. it's absolutely. and so insecure. it's not only expensive, it's really insecure because you're at the mercy of the world markets and you can't guarantee your energy supply. so how are they going to fix all this? i do. >> not know. there is so much to cover today on the show, so please do get in touch on all of the topics we're discussing and more. gb news .com forward slash. your say is the way to get involved, but we'll be diving our teeth into the gritty issue of growth after your latest news headlines. >> hi there. very good afternoon to you. let's get you up to date with our top stories. sir keir starmer has been challenged by the tory leader kemi badenoch, over economic growth at prime minister's questions, following a major speech by the chancellor

this morning outlining their plans, ms badenoch claimed many of the policies rachel reeves announced today came from the conservatives and suggested keir starmer's employment deal clearly fails his test for delivering growth because it would cost businesses £5 billion a year, while the tory leader challenged the pm to drop it. sir keir starmer defended mr reeves speech and indeed their policies. >> mr speaker, i understand that you like straight talking. she's talking absolute nonsense. she knows that anybody who understands anything about the bill or any employment law will know you can't start in the morning and go to the tribunal in the afternoon. now, mr speaken in the afternoon. now, mr speaker, we know she's not a lawyer. she's clearly not a leader. if she keeps on like this, she is going to be the next lettuce. >> well, all of this came earlier after the chancellor earlier after the chancellor earlier backed the expansion of heathrow airport. in her speech about economic growth, rachel reeves says the runway is badly needed and could create 100,000 jobs, adding that any proposal

for expansion must meet strict rules on noise, air quality and carbon emissions. the chancellor, much like the prime minister during questions, pointed out that it's their number one priority growth and she listed stability, reform and investment as the key to transforming the economy, adding that the government will seek to reset the uk's relationship with the eu. >> i have always been clear that a third runway at heathrow would unlock further growth, boost investments, increase exports and make the uk more open and more connected. and now the case is stronger than ever. so i can confirm today that this government supports a third runway at heathrow and is inviting proposals to be brought forward by the summer. >> now pensioners and members of the unite union have been protesting in westminster in london against the winter fuel payment. they're calling on the government to reverse the recent

allowance cuts. unite says almost 6000 of its retired members have had to turn their heating down this year, with a significant amount taking fewer baths or showers. 1 in 6 have cut back on hot meals or visit libraries to stay warm. former love island winner jack fincham has been jailed for six weeks for dangerous dog offences. the 32 year old, of swanley, in kent, pleaded guilty to two counts of being in charge of a dangerously out of control dog in relation to two incidents that are of rolls around his black cane corso dog called elvis, who is understood to have bitten a runner. meanwhile, enforcing a ban on xl bully dogs is placing a huge burden on policing, with millions of pounds spent on veterinary bills and kennels. that's according to the national police chiefs council, who say kennel spaces are reaching capacity and costs are reaching capacity and costs are increasing by the day. that's almost a year on from the ban on the breed. the policy policing body estimates it costs

around £1,000 per month to keep an xl bully in kennels, with the overall figure expected to hit almost £25 million per year. chief constable mark hauber says there's been no additional funding. >> the financial costs to policing for just veterinary and kennel alone is going to be in excess of £25 million, of which no police forces have received any additional budget for at the moment, or any agreed budget for moving forward. >> meanwhile, the government has agreed to tougher measures against sexually explicit deepfake images following cross—party pressure and the justice minister, lord ponsonby, announced changes to the data bill, making it a crime to create such images without consent and allowing for the confiscation of related materials and hardware. the bill will also outlaw soliciting the creation of these images from the uk, regardless of their origin, it's feared at least 15

people have been killed and many more are injured during a stampede at a hindu festival in northern india. tens of millions of people have gathered to take a holy dip at the maha kumbh mela in uttar pradesh. chaos erupted there around 1:30 am. now the mela is held every 12 years. it's considered the largest human gathering on earth, celebrating india's cultural and spiritual traditions. and those are the latest gb news headlines. i'll be back with more in just under 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. at 1:09, we have some breaking royal baby news 1544 00:08:56