and the berlin wall to freedom, and the scottish farmers union has said that phrases such as farmer's wife and the word he are problematic. do we need trump to come over here and cut this nonsense out of our organisations too.7 and david lammy is meeting with caribbean officials who are demanding trillions of pounds as reparations. i guess it's lucky britain has so much spare cash right now i'm leo carson. tonight i'm joined by the comedians lewis schaffer and nick dixon to take you through saturday's top stories. there they are ready to go. this is headliners. but before saturday's news, let's go to tonight's headlines with sam francis. >> very good evening to you. 1101 exactly the top story from the newsroom tonight. the

government has confirmed grenfell tower will be dismantled nearly eight years after a fire sadly killed 72 people. the process will take around two years as and is being 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. on day 19 of donald trump's second term in office, japan has committed to doubung office, japan has committed to doubling its defence spending by 2027. at a joint news conference earlier, trump pledged the full strength of american defence to its ally as both nations ramp up cooperation against china and tackle north korea's nuclear ambitions. japan's prime minister promised $1 trillion of investment in the us, calling it

unprecedented. both leaders also vowed to take a lead in the ai, semiconductor and energy development sectors across the indo—pacific. hamas has named the next hostages to be freed in gaza this weekend, including three men. they are eli sharabi, ohad ben—ami and olive, eight. 18 hostages have been released so far, with israel freeing 383 palestinian prisoners in return by the end of this first ceasefire stage. 33 hostages and 1900 prisoners are expected to be released, though israel says eight of those hostages are dead. meanwhile, hamas has accused israel of blocking critical humanitarian aid, a claim disputed by the united nations. here, 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. labour would

drop from 412 to 174, and the conservatives 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 if an election was held tomorrow. and royal news the king and queen have been hosting a black tie dinner at highgrove tonight to celebrate italian cuisine, joined by stars including victoria and david beckham and stanley tucci. guests enjoyed a feast featuring british sourced ingredients like scottish crab and isle of wight tomatoes. well, now you know. tucci, a well known foodie, inspired the menu, which embodied the slow food philosophy that king charles has long championed. and special martinis were made with herbs from highgrove gardens served alongside the meal. the event also highlighted sustainable, slow fashion, with students showcasing their garment skills. what a way to spend friday night. those are the latest

headlines. plenty more still to come with headliners. >> 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 and hello and welcome to headliners, your first look at tomorrow's top stories with three tip top comedians. let's kick off with a look at some of the front pages. the sun leads with vile, rude and abusive. it's louis schaefer and abusive. it's louis schaefer and we've got him on the show tonight. no vile, rude and abusive. but itv covered up for gino, says kim woodburn. the telegraph has labour to open talks on slavery payouts and the times has alarm over diversity. push now more front pages in a second. but first, louis, what do you make of this sun headune? >> vile. >> vile. >> rude and abusive. but itv

covered up for gino. at least it's not the bbc, it's usually the bbc. and since when is rude and vile.7 is that illegal? is the bbc. and since when is rude and vile? is that illegal? is it illegal? meanwhile, the guy this is vasco da gama. oh no. no. sorry . gino d'acampo is vasco da gama. oh no. no. sorry. gino d'acampo i was making a joke because. because the girl who works here is from portugal and vasco da gama. i thought there was like a little. >> do some jokes that other people will get. >> i don't care, what do we know? >> just explain them. >> just explain them. >> the point is, is this guy, he was on a million programs, supposedly. i don't know, everyone thought he was gay. is he gay? i don't know if he's 93v- 9331- >> why ask him? me? >> why ask him? me? >> i don't know, because, you. >> i don't know, because, you. >> know, i hadn't even heard of him until today. now, how do i know if he's gay? >> he's flamboyant. >> he's flamboyant. >> because you fight for your heterosexuality, so. >> someone's got to. >> someone's got to. >> it's a losing battle. >> it's a losing battle. >> but. >> but. >> but. >> but it's one of those typical stories about a guy in the office. this happens to be on tv. the guy is probably rich. he probably was with a few few ladies and it didn't work out to their. why are you looking at me that way? >> speculate wildly. it's a good

idea when. there's an ongoing case. >> listen, i'm an inch away from being too famous where they will start saying these things about me. >> i think. >> i think. >> it's a bit. »- >> it's a bit. >> more than an inch. i mean, in the mail it said, he said, and did whatever he wanted. i'm like, that is louis schaefer like, that is louis schaefer like, that's a crime. then we're in a lot of trouble. i'm not going to comment because i don't want to get sued and i don't. i never even heard the guy, really. so i'm an intellectual. >> i don't know about him. is he does he does cooking, cookery shows. and i know working in television, we have a laugh. we have a laugh behind the scenes. we have a laugh in front of the scenes as well. wherever, wherever we are, we have a laugh. and some of this i'm not saying, i'm not saying. >> you know. >> you know. >> he was just having. >> he was just having. >> a laugh justifying his bad behaviour. >> from what i've heard, you're vile, rude and abusive. that's i mean, maybe to other people. that was incredibly funny. >> now, do i have to go defend the people who've made these accusations against him? you are the one who's supposed to do that. you're the host of the show. >> well. >> well. >> you didn't against the people who made accusations against you. >> we need balance. and i do agree with louis. at least itv

is doing it and that is balancing the bbc. and that's important for our delicate broadcast ecology. so adam. >> boulton, i mean we've got to keep them alive. these broadcasters, i mean they're only getting £169 of our money. yeah. >> well not this one. this is itv. but moving on to the daily telegraph. we've got this, this horrific story. i'm saying it's horrific story. i'm saying it's horrific because it's our tax money possibly going to the canbbean money possibly going to the caribbean because david lammy like, seems to hate britain. >> you could have stopped there because david lammy, it's labour to open talks on slavery payouts. so this government loves just giving stuff away. so the caribbean reparation team, why does that even exist? by the way, for the foreign office meeting, they're demanding 18 well, the prime minister of barbados has demanded 3.9 trillion, but others have said it's 18 trillion that we are. where do they get these figures from? yeah we did. so i sound like louis. we did so much for the world, by the way, i delivered. that was very loose. and people don't. >> appreciate lewis shay ferry. >> appreciate lewis shay ferry. >> it was just the ferry was my delivery. yeah, but it's just that we did so much for these people. these people. we did so much for them. yeah. and but they don't appreciate it. and this government, they just love to give all our stuff away. and they let me look at lammy. he's they let me look at lammy. he's the one that said back in 2020,

you know, there needs to be a reckoning with britain's colonial past. and you get ideologues like this who basically hate britain in the government. and that's what we have now. we have a government that hates britain. yeah. >> wouldn't it be nice if we had a government, like with a bit of backbone like they've got in america? they would just turn around to the caribbean and say, no, you're not having it. and if you try and take it, we're going to we're