>> good morning to you. it's 9:30 on friday, february the 14th. live across the uk. this is britain's newsroom with me, ben, leo and nana akua. >> yes. good morning to you, rachel reeves on the ropes. the chancellor's accused of fiddling expenses and exaggerating her experience on her cv. >> rachel reeves changed her onune >> rachel reeves changed her online cv twice in three months and there are question marks about her cv. she meets the press today. >> munich car attack at least 30 people are injured as an afghan migrant with what's been called extremist tendencies ploughs into crowds in germany. >> yes, in the last few minutes,

the german president and faith leaders have gathered here to lay flowers just where the mini hit those union workers yesterday. meanwhile, of course, world leaders are arriving for the munich security conference, beginning just a few minutes from here this afternoon. >> british troops to ukraine. the prime minister doubles down on his support for ukraine this morning, as world leaders gather in germany for a security wmmw in germany for a security summit. will have the latest. and will the right unite? christopher hope asks father of the house, sir edward leigh, about the chances of a pact between the tories and reform uk. >> oh i think by i mean on 70% i. >> knives in schools, i in 5 teachers admit to seeking a knife in their seeing a knife in their classroom, as many say

that they're not trained to deal with the problem. >> and roses are red, violets are blue. we're gb news the channel here for you. happy valentine's day to you all. i didn't i didn't write that. >> no, i didn't write. >> no, i didn't write. >> i'll tell you who did write it. a naughty producer called james fanning. >> well, james. >> well, james. >> james, you've been outed. now you've been outed. it is valentine's day. happy valentines to. >> you all, valentine. >> you all, valentine. >> happy valentine's nana. thank you. glad to be spending it with you. >> roses are red, violets are blue. onions stink and so do you. >> oh, thank you very much. thank you. >> do that at school all the time. >> yeah. it's. people are saying valentine's day. some of you don't like it because you're alone. but then i suggested maybe that valentine's is a day for, of course, traditionally letting someone you know or you like letting someone you like know about it. so it's all that booze you've just had. >> i think no valentine's day

should be every day in a relationship. it shouldn't be one day where suddenly your partner comes out with a load of flowers and does that. it should be every day, otherwise. well, that's why i'm single. >> yeah. do you get your your partner or husband or wife flowers? i did this morning. i got a single rose for the my sons to my wife. i got a card. you did? yeah. from who? >> well, i can't say who. that admirer. well, somebody a bit more than admirer, i'd say. but. yeah. no, i'm going to be taken out somewhere nice this evening, i should imagine. or else. >> very nice. you deserve it. you do a sterling job anyway. big show coming up. let us know what you're doing for valentine's day. any pictures as well? send us some nice snaps of your flowers and gifts and whatever else. and yeah, what else is on the show? >> well, well, we'd love to hear what you think as obviously we're going to be talking about rachel reeves. but before we do all that gbnews.com/yoursay, let's get your latest news headunes let's get your latest news headlines with sam francis. >> ben nana, thank you very much and good morning to you. it's just after 9:30. well, the top

story this hour. world leaders are gathering in munich for the annual security conference. there, with tensions high over ukraine and us diplomacy under scrutiny, david lammy, the foreign secretary, is meeting g7 allies today after donald trump's call with vladimir putin, which suggested ukraine may have to cede territory for peace. but kyiv insists no deals will be made without them involved. rejecting claims of three way talks with the us and russia. meanwhile, ukraine's air force says it shot down 73 out of more than 130 russian drones launched overnight, with others disrupted by electronic countermeasures. rachel reeves is under pressure over claims she used company expenses to buy gifts and exaggerated her bank of england experience, an investigation found. the chancellor was among three staff accused of using expenses to fund a lifestyle. the broadcaster, bbc, says she left the bank of england nine months earlier than she stated on her linkedin social media profile.

she, though, denies being investigated over expenses, and sir keir starmer says he has no concerns about her conduct. but the tories say reports raise serious questions for the chancellor. the uk says it won't overreact to donald trump's latest tariff threats, with senior minister pat mcfadden insisting they will wait to see what happens. the british chamber of commerce warns a trade war could drive up prices, urging the government to negotiate with the us. it comes after donald trump announced plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on countries that charge vat on us goods, calling it fair to all. the white house policy targets vat, saying it's unfair and could hit uk industries like automotive and pharmaceuticals. well, with £300 billion in uk us trade at stake, ministers hope britain could be exempt. bereaved families of terminally ill patients have urged mps to remember them as they debate

assisted dying. in a letter, they say the memories of their loved ones deaths will haunt them for the rest of their lives and warn mps their decisions could determine how terminally ill people spend their final moments. it comes as kim leadbeater proposes replacing high court oversight with a panel including psychiatrists and social workers. arguing it would strengthen protections. but opponents, including five labour mps, say the move would remove judicial safeguards and hand life or death decisions to civil servants. well, today's the day. love is in the air. >> love is in the air. everywhere i look around. >> but so is spending. more than half of brits are splashing out on their other half this valentine's day, with men just edging out women in the romance stakes, a survey finds dinner dates are top choice, while others are sending cards, buying flowers or even booking a

special getaway. but young love comes with the biggest price tag. 65% of 18 to 34 year olds are spending, compared to just 39 of those over 55. and if you're in london, chances are you're feeling extra romantic. it's the most loved up region. while the south west is keeping things low, key retailers and restaurants are already preparing for the rush tonight, as couples get set to spread the love and open their wallets. just before i hand you back to ben and nana, take a look at this. it's a real life whale of a tale, a kayakers close encounter with a humpback whale. it went viral after being briefly trapped in the whale's mouth. take a look at this footage here. adrian simancas was kayaking with his father when the massive creature surfaced and took a quick nibble of his yellow kayak just metres away. the footage was captured of the jaw dropping moment, and the father urged his son to stay calm. he said i thought i'd been eaten and it had swallowed me. but luckily the whale released

him unharmed afterjust a few seconds, rather him than me. those are the latest headlines. i'll be back with you at the top of the hour. >> 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/poll. >> hello. good morning to you. thank you for your company on this very romantic day. as i said, i couldn't have wished to be spending it with anyone else. >> i should have worn red. i didn't wear red today. >> oh, no, we didn't get the memo, did we? eamonn did a great job with his tie. his love heart tie. >> so sweet that you should have had something like that on. >> do you know what i've stopped wearing? brightly coloured ties. >> why? >> why? >> i just don't think they suit me. >> and when you say bright, you mean a bright orange one. that would not suit you now. >> yeah, well, just like i used to wear pink ties or bright red

ties. but now i just, like, sort of navy or. yeah. >> it's boring, isn't it? bring them back. bring back your bright ties. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> have you ever been kayaking or anything like that? or you saw that that that whale went and bit then chucked him back out. thank goodness. >> well, for my stag do a few years ago i went to the whale hotspots of the world, which is vancouver island. yeah. and i wanted to see. i love killer whales, i love orcas, i love wanted to see. i lov