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 and discussing and at times we will disagree, but no one will be cancelled. so joining me today, broadcaster and columnist lizzie cundy and also broadcaster alex. coming up in my niggle, i'll be sharing my thoughts on sir keir starmer and whether democracy has been denied. after labour cancelled local elections for 5.5 million people. i guess i understand why he needed a voice coach. >> i call. >> i call. >> again for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. the return of the sausages, the hostages. >> for the great british debate. i'm asking, were labour wrong to cancel the local elections? i've got to pull up on gb news. com. cast your vote now. are they running from reform? and the conservatives aren't doing much better either either. in my difficult conversations this week, i'll be speaking to the founder of an autism awareness

charity, doctor anna kennedy, to discuss the vital work that she does to support many charities and families diagnosed with autism. and she's got an event, autism's got talent. and then in clickbait, take a look at this. to find out what happens next a bit later. but first, let's get your latest news. >> nana. >> nana. >> thank you very much and good afternoon to you. fast approaching 3:02. the top story. >> this hour, israel has released. >> another 183 palestinian prisoners today after hamas freed three more israeli hostages. this morning in the fifth such swap of a fragile ceasefire in gaza. the hostages are ohad ben—ami or levi and eli sharabi. it comes as yesterday

hamas accused israel of violating the ceasefire deal by delaying the entry of hundreds of aid trucks. the foreign office has denied reports it's set to open talks on slavery reparations, with caribbean officials demanding trillions of pounds from the uk. according to the telegraph newspaper, a meeting could be held as soon as april after barbados prime minister mia mottley previously demanded almost £4 trillion from britain. the foreign office has told gb news though the story is false and misleading and insists the government's position remains unchanged. but the foreign secretary, david lammy, has previously been vocal in his support. hamas has taken place at saint joseph's catholic church in sheffield to remember harvey willgoose, who was stabbed at school on monday. vicar sexton spoke to our gb news reporter anna riley, after the mass. >> it was a very moving service. sometimes simplicity is the best

and it came across very well and people held the family very much in their prayers. one quote i will give from the service is this that we cannot suffer as harvey's family are suffering, but we can suffer with them, walk with them. >> meanwhile, a march is taking place throughout the city today to remember the 15 year old and to remember the 15 year old and to raise awareness of knife crime. a day of. remembrance will culminate in a 15 minute applause at bramall lane this afternoon, during the match between sheffield and portsmouth. all reruns of old gino d'acampo shows have been pulled from the itv schedule after allegations of inappropriate behaviour against the tv chef. a new series of family fortunes, filmed in october 2023, hasn't been broadcast yet, and as it stands, there are no plans to do so. d'acampo says the d'acampo has been accused of making inappropriate sexual comments while working on a string of itv

programmes. he firmly denies any allegations, though, that have been made against him. the king and queen welcomed celebrity chefs and diplomats to their highgrove estate last night to celebrate italian slow cooking. the dinner with dishes including crab ravioli and pork, along with english and italian wine, comes ahead of their italian state visit later on this year. among the guests for charles and camilla's event were victoria and david beckham, dame helen mirren and stanley tucci, and the menu honoured a cause close to the king's heart. the tradition of slow cooking that promotes the right to good, clean and fair food for all and strives to preserve traditional and regional cuisine and is, of course, championed by many italians. president donald trump is set to revoke joe biden's security clearances and stop his daily intelligence briefings, as he says, there was no need for his predecessor to receive classified information. in a post on truth social. trump

said, joe, you're fired, as he referenced a report by special counsel robert hur that described biden last year as a well—meaning elderly man but with a poor memory. a spokesperson for biden has so far declined to comment. the wreckage of a small plane has been found in alaska after suddenly losing altitude and crashing earlier this week. the benng crashing earlier this week. the bering air flight left at around 230 on thursday, but contact was lost less than an hour later, according to the firm's operations director. the us coastguard said the wreckage was found atop frozen sea ice and also confirmed all ten passengers were killed in that crash. and just before i hand you back to nana, a cold snap is sweeping in with temperatures set to drop. i'm sorry to tell you, as low as minus seven degrees over the coming days. britain is bracing for showery rain, with a yellow weather warning in place across much of the country and snow expected in

northern england and in wales. the met office says demand for health care is also likely, but a return of the dreaded beast from the east is thankfully not on the cards. time to wrap up warm. those are the latest headlines. i'll be back with you in half an hour. now though, it's over 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. you're with me. i'm nana akua. this is gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. coming up, people have gathered today at a proposed site of the new chinese super embassy in protest over the country's human rights record, and will be crossing

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awareness of knife crime. and a minute's silence was just taken, has just taken place at bramall lane this afternoon, ahead of the fa cup match between sheffield united and portsmouth. well, joining me now gb news yorkshire and humber reporter anna riley. anna. very very tragic news. what can you tell us? >> yes. nana. well, we're here now at the sheffield united grounds on bramall lane. 15 minutes into the game with sheffield united against portsmouth, there's going to be a minute of clapping in honour of 15 year old harvey willgoose. 15 minutes in to the game for that 15 year old who lost his life on monday. he was stabbed at all saints catholic high school fatally on monday afternoon. now, there's been an array of tributes throughout the day to harvey. it started this morning with a mass at saint joseph's catholic church, where hundreds of people turned out

for prayers for harvey and his family. then later on in the afternoon, there was a march throughout sheffield that started at the town hall and ended here at the football ground. that march was led by harvey's family, and they were carrying a banner with a picture of harvey on it with the inscription lives not knives. also paying tribute to harvey, but raising awareness of knife crime as well. and now this has culminated at the football ground. and i just want to show you some of the tributes here. nana. you can just see the outpouring of love for harvey. we can see here sheffield united was his football club. he was a big football fan. we can just see along the railings here. people have put up t shirts in tribute to him. balloons as well. goose 15. there we can see harvey rest in peace if we just move along here as well. we can see these balloons move along h