>> go away. >> go away. >> a very good morning to you. i'm sophie reaper alongside the fabulous adam cherry this morning for saturday morning live. here we are. >> here we are. and as ever great to have your company this morning. and as always another action packed show for you this week. >> it is indeed. we've got some breaking news overnight from america and another aviation tragedy, a medical plane carrying six passengers, including a child, has crashed including a child, has crashed in philadelphia. that comes, of course, after an american airlines flight collided with an army helicopter over washington, dc earlier in the week, killing

67 people. we'll be bringing you all the latest on that tragic story. >> and this morning is the funeral of celebrated pop legend linda nolan, which is taking place in blackpool today. our reporter jack carson is there as mourners begin to gather. >> well, people are lining the streets quite literally here to remember who's been described as the queen of blackpool. linda nolan will arrive in pure showbiz style with a pink and glittery coffin. i'll have more details from blackpool. >> and we'll go back to jack throughout the show. we'll also have a new study that has found that calorie labels on menus is a cause for concern for people with eating disorders. we'll have a tiktok star who's recovering from an eating disorder. join us to share why she's firmly against that move. >> and happy lunar new year. wednesday marked the start of the year of the wood snake. we'll be joined by someone who will join the annual london parade later today, and they'll also be bringing some traditional treats for us to share. yes. >> very excited about that. and

we'll have all of the day's top stories with former conservative adviser lauren mckevitt and political commentator nichi hodgson there they are. >> welcome to saturday morning live only on gb news. >> we say it every week, don't we.7 we >> we say it every week, don't we? we say it every week. it's an action packed show, but this week it really does feel, oh, we better get a move on because. there's lots. >> there's loads to get in, particularly the second hour. i won't spoil it, but we've got some real treat for you now. >> it is a big question isn't it? did you make it through january? >> well, yes, i made. >> well, yes, i made. >> it through. we survived. >> it through. we survived. >> we survived it. but. well, the thing is, i didn't really have any new year's resolutions in the same way that you did. i mean, we just talked to stephen and anne about that, didn't we? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> so you're powering through? >> so you're powering through? >> i'm powering through. but obviously january is the one dry. january. january. did you make it through? are you still on with your new year's

resolutions? we want to hear from you about that. but we're also going to be talking about lunar new year, aren't we? so we want to know what year you are. we're both year of the ox. that's right. so tell us all about that. and you can send that in by visiting gbnews.com/yoursay. >> but before we do anything else, as always, sam francis has all your news headlines. >> adam. >> adam. >> sophie, thank. >> sophie, thank. >> you very much indeed. and good morning to you just after 10:00. well, the top story this morning. fears are rising that new us tariffs on its top three trade partners could spark a trade partners could spark a trade war. from today, imports from mexico and canada are set to face a 25% tax, while chinese goods will be hit with a 10% levy. the white house says the tariffs target illegal fentanyl distribution and tackle migration concerns. but canada, mexico and china have already vowed to retaliate. meanwhile, president donald trump has warned that the uk, the european

union rather could also face tariffs next. well, president donald trump has warned that the eu could, as i say, face those tariffs. and here's what he had to say. >> the european union charges us 20% plus plus plus a vat tax called a vat tax. very similar. and it costs us an absolute fortune. we are treated so badly and we have a tremendous deficit with the european union. so we'll be doing something very substantial. >> and staying with news in the united states, a medical plane has crashed in a crowded philadelphia neighbourhood, killing all six people on board, including, sadly, a young patient and her mother. the jet rescue air ambulance erupted into a fireball just 30s after takeoff, engulfing several homes in flames. an investigation is now underway, with officials from the national transport safety board on the scene. it comes just days after another plane collided with a us army helicopter near washington, dc, killing 64 people on board and

three on the helicopter. back here at home, richard tice says reform uk mp won't be suspended despite a past assault conviction for kicking his former girlfriend. he argues that james mcdermott is a mature mock, rather is a shining example of someone who made a mistake but grew and succeeded. the conviction was not disclosed when mcdermott was elected, but surfaced after court records revealed he served 21 days in a young offenders institution. richard tice insists that reforms vetting process has improved despite past failures, calling it better and better. the met police are deploying extra officers in london as opposing protests over tommy robinson are set to clash. robinson's supporters will march from waterloo station to whitehall, while anti—racism protesters head from piccadilly to trafalgar square. police say pedestrian access will be

restricted and people should avoid the area if they're not involved. it comes as robinson is currently serving an 18 month prison sentence for breaching a high court injunction. the met says officers are prepared to intervene swiftly if any disorder breaks out. sir keir starmer is being accused of fudging the facts about his education by the founder of social mobility charity the sutton trust, sir peter lampl claims the labour leader pretends that reigate grammar was a state school when it became private. during his time there, he argues the government's plan to tax private school fees is regressive, and is warning it will deprive children of key opportunities. but a government spokesperson says the tax will bring an estimated £1.7 billion a year for state schools and improve standards and hiring of more teachers. and a breaking update on the situation in the middle east. hamas and israel have now exchanged more hostages and prisoners today, in the fourth

swap of a fragile ceasefire ongoing in gaza. in tel aviv, earlier supporters were seen clapping and throwing their handsin clapping and throwing their hands in the air as they watched. the last of three hostages crossed the border into israel this morning. meanwhile, in exchange, 182 palestinian prisoners are currently being freed. buses carrying those released palestinian prisoners from israeli prisons have just in the last few minutes, arrived in the last few minutes, arrived in the last few minutes, arrived in the west bank. the release comes as gaza's rafah crossing has reopened for the first time, allowing injured palestinians into egypt , allowing injured palestinians into egypt, and family and friends are gathering to celebrate linda nolan's remarkable life at the funeral service for her in blackpool this morning. the public are welcome to attend the service at saint paul's church in around half an hour's time. linda both married her husband and said goodbye to him. in two thousand and seven. her sister anne has said seating will of course be limited because she is such a treasure, but that people are

welcome to stand. the nolans have described linda as a symbol of hope, humour and resilience. those are the latest headlines. i'll be back with you in the next hour. now though, it's over to saturday morning live. >> 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. >> thank you sam. now to the us. another aviation tragedy overnight, this time in philadelphia, after a medical plane carrying six passengers, including a child, has crashed. >> yes, this comes just days after an american airlines flight collided with an army helicopter over washington, dc, killing 67 people. >> the medical jet crashed within minutes of taking off. it plummeted into a highly populated area of northern philadelphia, setting multiple

homes and cars on fire. well, joining us now is aviation expert sally geffen to tell us more. sally, what do we know about this story so far? what's happened here? >> so it was an aircraft called a learjet, which was a medical ambulance aircraft, and it had a few passengers on board and it had only just taken off. and in fact, the tracking data shows that it was merely 40s. that's less than a minute between take off and it actually crashing back down to the ground. it hits the ground at such a velocity. it was something like 183ft a second, and it formed this massive impact and a huge explosion and apocalyptic scenes, in fact, were being experienced and witnessed by local 1530