>> hello. good afternoon and welcome to gb news. it is 3:00. we are live on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua and for the next few hours, me and my panel will be taking on some of the big topics hitting the headlines. right now this show is all about opinion. it's mine, it's theirs. and of course it's yours. we'll be debating, discussing and at times we will disagree, but no one will be cancelled. so joining me for the next few hours, political commentator jonathan next few hours, political commentatorjonathan liz next few hours, political commentator jonathan liz and also political commentator lin mei. coming up in my at four, i'll take on our woeful

politicians as a lever. i will address whether brexit has been address whether brexit has been a success or failure. >> it's been a it's been a bit of a disaster. >> i would. >> i would. >> say. >> say. >> that really nothing's changed. >> later on in the show, we'll be hearing live from nigel farage, who will address party members in the north east amid the continued rise of reform in the continued rise of reform in the polls. and i will interview him on the show afterwards. well, this is what he had to say last night whilst he paid a visit to kemi badenoch constituency. >> well folks, i'm back then. >> well folks, i'm back then. >> trump's trade war is set to begin as the us president hits mexico, canada and china with new sanctions on their goods being imported into the united states. will this boost the economy, or could it backfire? and could the eu be next? and for the great british debate this hour, i'm asking, was leaving the eu a good thing? it's been five years since we left the bloc, but the wide

consensusis left the bloc, but the wide consensus is that it has not been positive due to politicians failing to deliver on their promises. but what do you think? cast your vote in our poll dup news.com. but stay tuned. all of that on the way. but first, let's get your latest news with sophia wenzler. >> nana. thank you. >> nana. thank you. >> it'sjust >> nana. thank you. >> it's just gone. >> it's just gone. >> 3:00. >> 3:00. >> these are your headlines. >> these are your headlines. >> donald trump is set. >> donald trump is set. >> to impose tariffs on the us top. three trade partners today, with. mexico and canada facing a 25% tax. and chinese imports hit with a 10% levy. the move is expected to raise prices and disrupt. >> key sectors. >> key sectors. >> including energy, automotive, lumber and agriculture. the white house. >> insists the tariffs. >> insists the tariffs. >> are aimed at tackling illegal fentanyl distribution and addressing migration concerns. in response, canada, mexico and china have all pledged retaliation. meanwhile,

president donald trump has warned that the european union could face tariffs next. >> 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. >> a medical plane has crashed in a crowded philadelphia neighbourhood, killing all six people on board, including a young patient and her mother. the jet rescue air ambulance erupted into a fireball just 30s after takeoff, engulfing several homes in flames near roosevelt mall. an investigation is underway with officials from the national transportation safety board on the scene. it comes just days after a plane collided with a us army helicopter near washington, dc, killing 64 people on the plane and three on the helicopter. back in the uk

now, there have been five arrests during stop the isolation protests and the stand up isolation protests and the stand up to racism rally. thousands of tommy robinson supporters arrived in westminster today for their uniting the kingdom demonstration. people at the front of the march carried a banner reading free political prisoners and stop the isolation. the met police have deployed extra officers in london as opposing protests are set to clash. the met says officers are prepared to intervene swiftly if disorder breaks out. robinson is currently serving an 18 month prison sentence for breaching a high court injunction. richard tice says a reform uk mp won't be suspended, despite a past assault conviction for kicking his former girlfriend. he argues james murdoch is a shining example of someone who made a mistake but grew and succeeded. the conviction was not disclosed when murdoch was elected, but surfaced after court records

revealed he served 21 days in a young offender institution. tice insists reforms vetting process has improved despite past failures, calling it better and better. in other news, a second body has been found near the river dee in the search for two missing sisters in aberdeen, eliza and henrietta hastie, both 32, were last seen near victoria bridge on the 7th of january. the first body was recovered from the river on friday morning, with the second found near the same location that evening. formal identification is yet to take place, but their family have been informed. the sisters, originally from hungary, had lived in scotland for ten years. police say there were no apparent suspicious circumstances and enquiries are ongoing and the alcohol duty freeze is over and consumers face a double tax hit. from today, duties on alcohol will rise by 3.6% in line with

inflation, with wine and spirits now taxed based on strength, distillers warn that rising costs and taxes could lead to even fewer pub sales , hitting even fewer pub sales, hitting treasury revenues. labour is facing criticism for the move, with reform uk saying it will leave a nasty taste in the mouth. pubs have already struggled. last year, 83% reported falling profits while costs soared. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to nana. >> 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 and welcome to your with me. i'm nana akua. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. this is dup news. we are britain's news channel coming up. trade tariff wars are

set to begin with trump. trump tariff trade as the us president hits mexico, canada and china with new sanctions on their goods being imported into the united states. will this boost their economy or could it backfire? could the eu be next? then, for the great british debate, this asking was leaving the eu a good thing? it's been five years since we left the bloc, but the wide consensus is that it has not been positive due to politicians failing to deliver on their promises. but what do you think? cast your vote in our poll. gb news. com and in our second great british debate of this hour, i'm asking, do you believe reform uk could win the next general election? nigel farage's party is surging in the latest opinion polls, but more will be needed to be done for this to translate to a majority vote. now, of course, nigel will be live on our show in about an hour or so time. we'll take his speech and then he will talk to me. that is coming up in the next hour. as even coming up in the next hour. as ever, send me your thoughts, post your comments

gbnews.com/yoursay. so president trump has confirmed his administration will impose tariffs on america's three biggest trading partners , biggest trading partners, starting from today. imports from mexico and china will be hit with levels of 25%, whilst chinese goods will face a tax of 10%. though some products like oil could be spared. so, speaking from the oval office, donald trump hinted that europe could be next in line. >> 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. >> well, joining me now, professor scott lucas, who's a professor in us and international politics. scott, what do you make of donald trump raising tariffs amongst

different nations depending on how receptive they are to his demands? >> well, i. >> well, i. >> think the. >> think the. >> starting point for your discussion is, is that no one wins in a tariff war. no one, not the country that opposes the tariffs, not the country that receives them. whether we're talking mexico, china, canada, the eu, possibly even the uk. in terms of what has happened specifically here, it's important to separate myth from reality. the myth for these tariffs on mexico and canada in particular, is that they are to stop the flow of fentanyl from getting into the united states. this opioid, this drug, in fact, the total amount of fentanyl that went from canada in the us and was intercepted in 2024 was 19kg 1.9. so fentanyl is not a major problem there. and as regards mexico, the vast amount of fentanyl that comes into the us from mexico doesn't come in through undocumented immigrants.

80% of it comes in through us citizens and even china. even china, after an agreement with the previous administration in 2023, has begun limited steps to limit precursors for fentanyl limit pr