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say i like it. it's radical to say i like it. it's radical and optimistic and focused on growth. if only we had that same attitude here. no chance. because mean what.7 that might be what's happening across the pond. but meanwhile here we've got rachel reeves considering slashing ice limits by as much as 80%. your thoughts on that? also, as well, if you've been waiting to see how reform uk are going to respond to the donald trump zelenskyy argument, we've got an update on that today. and many of you get in touch and tell me you're getting to the point where you're starting to think about leaving the country. where would you actually go? australia? perhaps they've had to deal with a lot of the problems that we have, and often they've had a lot more success at it, not least in stopping the boats. tony abbott's former chief of staff, peta credlin, joins us tonight to discuss the current state of the nation. we've got all of that and more in keeping me company tonight. my in keeping me company tonight. my panel, kelvin mackenzie, the
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former editor of the sun, and bill rammell, the former labour minister. but before we get stuck in, let's give you your 6:00 news headlines. >> michelle, thank you and good evening to you. 6:02. the top story. the uk and norway are ramping up their defence efforts in the arctic as russia's growing aggression is sparking urgent talks between the two nations. urgent talks between the two nafions.the urgent talks between the two nations. the defence secretary met with his norwegian counterpart earlier, as the uk is pushing to protect vital undersea cables from potential russian sabotage. and with tensions rising since moscow's invasion of ukraine, john healey declared britain is determined to lead in european security, bolstering nato and strengthening defence in the high north. the move comes amid fears of russian interference in key european infrastructure, including in the baltic sea. speaking earlier at a joint press conference, john healey also vowed to step up further support for ukraine and said he
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wants to see long term peace secured. >> our job is to stand with the ukrainians, support the ukrainians, support the ukrainians, support them ukrainians, support them in ukrainians, support the m in their fight and if they choose to talk, support them in the negotiations as well. and i'm a defence minister and i don't want to see us jeopardising the peace by forgetting the war. >> the us vice president has also said everything is on the table in russia. ukraine negotiations echoing president trump's stance on possible resolutions with russia, jd vance is speaking at the conservative political action conference, tackling us ties to europe and the war in ukraine. on europe, he says the us will maintain important alliances, but insists their strength depends on whether european countries move in the right direction. well, vance also defended trump's recent call with the russian president, arguing that peace is in the interest of both the united states and europe. >> he wants the killing to stop.
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he wants to bring lasting peace to europe. he doesn't just want to europe. he doesn't just want to stop it now and have the war restart a month from now. he wants to bring lasting peace to europe because the president believes this and he's absolutely right. peace is in the interest of russia. it's in the interest of russia. it's in the interest of ukraine. it's in the interest of ukraine. it's in the interest of europe. but most importantly, peace is in the interest of the american people. >> jd vance there speaking earlier, the army has apologised to the family of teenage soldier jason beck, admitting it failed to protect her before she took her own life. a coroner ruled the 19 year old suicide followed an intense period of unwelcome behaviour from her boss, who sent thousands of messages to her on whatsapp. her mother has said no apology will ever bring her daughter back. >> no apology will ever bring our daughter back. this message to keir, sir to sir keir starmer, our government. things need to change. the army cannot
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be allowed to investigate itself anymore when it comes to cases of sexual harassment, assault, bullying and abuse. >> a record number of patients in england are in hospital with norovirus, with an average of 1160 cases a day last week. that is double the figure from this time last year. it's the highest level since records began in 2012, with a 22% rise in just a week. putting extra strain on hospitals. nearly 300 beds a day were taken out of action due to isolation and cleaning measures. meanwhile, flu cases are falling, but the nhs medical director is warning norovirus is still spreading and is urging people to stay home if unwell. in sport, a man who approached emma raducanu at the dubai tennis championships exhibiting what was described as fixated behaviour, has been detained and given a restraining order. the 22 year old was visibly upset dunng 22 year old was visibly upset during her second round match
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after spotting the man in the stands, having encountered him earlier in a public area. he had handed her a letter and taken a photograph with her before security stepped in. sadiq khan, who later decided not to press charges but the man, signed a formal agreement to stay away from her. radacanu, who is now back in the uk, says she is doing okay after the distressing incident and amazon is taking creative control of james bond as part of a new deal with the long time producers michael g. wilson and barbara broccoli. the duo, who have led the series since 1995, will remain co—owners but step back from the films. wilson is retiring while broccoli is focusing on other projects. it comes amid growing speculation over the franchise's future, with no new 007 announced since daniel craig's final appearance in 2021. amazon acquired mgm in 2022 and will now control the intellectual property rights, with the deal expected to close next year. that's the news on gb news, a full roundup here in about an
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hours full roundup here in about an hour's time now, though, plenty more with michel. >> thank you very much for that. i'm michelle dewberry and this is dewbs& co. i like that story there about james bond. i've got to say, i'm astonished. it's actually still james bond and it hasn't managed to migrate to james bond. i would give it probably about five minutes before that happens alongside me. i've got kelvin mackenzie, the former editor of the sun and bill rammell former labour minister. i think you're both safe, gents. i don't think either of you is going to get the call to be the next james bond. >> i think that's true. >> i think that's true. >> i think that's true. >> i mean. >> i mean. >> to be rude, but there was a female doctor. were you the older audience? >> well, the female doctor who? yeah.i >> well, the female doctor who? yeah. i think it's a little bit ridiculous if you're casting a female just so that you can say that you're casting females. but when it comes to the doctor, was that specified as a male role. or was it always a neutral doctor? >> it's always been a man until actually the woman doctor in audience terms, right? did
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better than the current incumbent and the whole franchise has now collapsed because of the transgender aspect, the gay kiss and all the rest of it. bought in by andrew dai davies. right? genius, genius. he's just about killed it. disney have just said that they're not going to renew the franchise, so that's the end. >> having said that, it comes down to the quality of acting. and jodie whittaker was absolutely fantastic. >> okay. >> okay. >> and did i say the other day there's going to be a black, bisexual or lesbian? jesus? did i say that the other day i was that a dream? sometimes, honestly, i get to the point where i actually can't even remember what i dreamt and what is actually real life, because real life is often so ludicrous. i'm sure it just said hell to the on the screen. i don't know if that was a deliberate typo or not. i assume not, and i do apologise if anyone was offended by that. you can join the conversation in all the usual ways. email me at gbviews@gbnews.uk, go to the website gbnews.com/yoursay. of course you can tweet or x me now. we've been discussing the
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ongoing war of words, haven't we, between donald trump and zelenskyy for quite a few days now, people like keir starmer, they've been piping up essentially saying that their backs zelenskyy people have been wondering what does nigel farage and reform uk have to say to a lot of this? well, wonder no more because nigel farage spoke out today. listen. >> putin that invaded, it's him that's behaved badly. he's been brought to the table and now what needs to happen? what needs to happen is ukraine needs to get proper security guarantees, because i think it's fair to say that after the minsk agreement back in the 1990s, they were let down. they feel sore about that. we've got to put something in place that gives ukraine security guarantees. and if we do that
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