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trump. goodness only knows what he'll be announcing at this one, but something tells me it definitely will not be dull. and i want to talk to you about carbon capture. we're, of course, spending £22 billion on it. but a report out now says that the technology is unproven. yeah, we kind of knew that it's high risk yet knew that too, and likely going to have a significant impact on your bills. great. and get this an 11 year old child has been charged with a double stabbing. it's made me ask questions. now, when it comes to child criminals more broadly, do we need to look again at the way we treat them? should they, for example, still have anonymity? also, should their parents also face charges? or am i just being a little bit harsh? and our attorney general has said that the british empire was racist, and that all children must be taught that. robert jenrick has responded by calling him jeremy corbyn in a wig. miaow! all of that and lots
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more keeping me company tonight. my more keeping me company tonight. my panel, daniel moylan and james schneider. but before we get stuck in, we are going to cross live and give you your 6:00 news headlines. >> very good evening to you. the top story tonight at six. hamas has named the next hostages to be freed in gaza this weekend, including three men. they are eli sharabi, ohad, ben, ami and oliver. 18 hostages have so far been released, with israel freeing 383 palestinian prisoners in return. by the end of this ceasefire. stage, 33 hostages and 1900 prisoners are expected to be released, though israel says eight of its hostages are dead. meanwhile, hamas has accused israel of blocking critical humanitarian aid. that is a claim, though disputed by the united nations.
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news here at home meanwhile, the government has confirmed that grenfell tower will be dismantled nearly eight years after a fire killed 72 people. the process will take around two years and be done sensitively, with no changes made before june's anniversary of the disaster. the decision follows warnings that the damaged building is deteriorating and only remains stable due to protective measures. local people and survivors, though, are divided. some want the tower to remain as a memorial, while others say it's too distressing. officials have said that key materials will be preserved, though for a potential memorial if the community wishes. a man who murdered his partner's toddler after staying up late playing video games has been jailed for life today, with a minimum term of 25 years. christopher stockton inflicted fatal head injuries on 22 month old charlie roberts at their home last january. the boy's mother, paula roberts, admitted neglecting him by failing to seek treatment for the injuries
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caused and was jailed for four years. the judge said stockton's actions were excruciatingly painful for the young boy, and that only he knew why he had inflicted the fatal blow. detectives also called it a heartbreaking case and urged people to report concerns about child welfare. in other news, sir keir starmer has been chairing a so—called secret meeting today to tackle investment reform and growth amid plummeting poll ratings and grim economic forecasts. it comes after the bank of england slashed its growth forecast, cut interest rates to 4.5% and warned of further drops in living standards. meanwhile, donald trump's tariff threats and global trade turmoil are also being blamed for the uncertainty. well, meanwhile, a new poll is predicting a three way tie at the next general election, with labour cabinet ministers set to lose their seats and nigel farage holding the balance of power. the survey of almost 6000 people found reform uk would have 175 seats.
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that's up from only five at the moment. labour would drop to drop from 412 to 174, and the tories would gain around 50 wes streeting. yvette cooper and angela rayner would be among those to lose their seats, with the conservative and reform coalition the most likely outcome? well, there is more commuter chaos tonight as liverpool and manchester railway line is shut after a car crashed onto the tracks at salford earlier. train services across northern england and north wales are facing severe disruption until at least 10:00 tonight. network rail has said the vehicle has now been removed and damaged. overhead lines are in the process of being repaired. police have arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of drink driving. authorities have arrested a second woman accused of using wigs and disguises to fraudulently sit the uk citizenship test for 12 other people. the 42 year old was detained during a raid in kent, where officers found multiple
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wigs and suspected fake documents. another woman, in her 20s, was also arrested after allegedly hiding under a bed to evade detection. authorities say the scam could allow people to unlawfully gain the right to remain in the uk, and both suspects now remain in custody as investigations continue . and as investigations continue. and itv has pulled gino d'acampo shows from its schedule this weekend after accusations of inappropriate and intimidating behaviour. family fortunes and secrets of the south have been replaced with no plans to air a new series filmed last october. itv says dozens of people accused the chef of aggressive and sexualised language, though he denies the claims, calling them deeply upsetting. the broadcaster says it has strengthened duty of care policies in recent years and called the behaviour alleged behaviour unacceptable. that's the news on gb news. a full round up at 7:00. now though, it's over to michelle.
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>> thank you very much for that and hello happy friday to each and hello happy friday to each and every one of you. i'm michelle dewberry. this is dewbs& co. we're with you till 7:00 tonight. my panel, lord daniel moylan, the tory life peer of the house of lords. and alongside him, i've got james schneider, the former adviser to jeremy corbyn, which is handy because tonight's robert jenrick is called our attorney general jeremy corbyn in a wig. and we'll come on to that story and look at the reasons why a little bit later on in the programme. but for now. hello, gents. you're very, very welcome. thank you. our as are each and every single one of you. you know the drill. get in touch with me all the usual ways. email me gb views @gbnews. com you can go to twitter. you can x me there. or of course you can go to the website gbnews.com/yoursay and talk to me and each other. and speaking of talking to me, i've had a great many of you sending me quite a distressing video, shall we say, which took place in a hotel today. i want you to
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know that i absolutely acknowledge that video, and i've beenin acknowledge that video, and i've been in contact with the police today to try and get to the bottom of what on earth has been going on. so as soon as i've managed to confirm something. worry not. we shall be discussing that story. but look also imminently about to take place. donald trump. he is about to take to the stage essentially, and issue a press conference. what is going to be in it? i don't know, i mean, people will speculate, but you know what? he's like, anything could happen. so if you're sitting there thinking, what on earth is he about to announce? worry not. we shall cover it as soon as it begins. but for now, i want to talk to you about carbon capture. we know, of course, the figure of 22 billion, also known as the black hole, which creates a yawn and an eye roll for many people. but that sum of money is also one that sum of money is also one that we are going to be spending on carbon capture technology. well, now a report has come out which is warning essentially that this technology, daniel, it's essentially a huge gamble,
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unproven technology. it has the potential to, quote, significantly impact our bills. is this the direction of travel that we should be going in? >> well, just to explain very quickly what why? you know, this net zero thing requires carbon capture. it is net zero. it isn't a target for eliminating the use of carbon fuels. but if you do use them, you have to be able to offset them to get the effect down to zero. and one of the ways of doing this, they think, is to pull the carbon out of the air because there's carbon in the air. yeah, pull the carbon out of the air. capture it. i mean, you have to put vast amounts of air through machines because the amount of carbon in the air is absolutely tiny. we know the air is oxygen and nitrogen mainly. and then you somehow you sequester it by pumping it into the ground somehow. >> so you have to. >> so you have to. >> do and this. >> do and this. >> is chemicals, >> do and this. >> is che
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