boxt >> well. >> well. >> morning thursday the 27th of february live across the uk. this is britain�*s newsroom with this is britain's newsroom with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> good morning. so we've got immigration stats. any minute now the government will release the latest data on how many people are coming here. stay tuned.

>> yes, it's my favourite time >> yes, it�*s my favourite time of the year where i get to dive into those impenetrable home office statistics to try to make sense of the government's immigration policy. you've just immigration policy. you�*ve just about got time to make a nice, strong coffee. we'll get through strong coffee. we�*ll get through it together. >> i tried to take the fingerprints of this old boy one time, and he'd had his hand in the mash barrel all his life. you know, there's no skin at all you know, there�*s no skin at all on there. there's no prints. >> the hollywood actor gene hackman and his wife are found deadin hackman and his wife are found dead in their home alongside their pet dog. >> crunch talks. the prime minister will meet the us president in washington later, as donald trump says that he's going to slap 25% tariffs on the eu. >> let's be honest, the european union was formed in order to screw the united states. that's the purpose of it, and they've done a the purpose of it, and they've mmaww the purpose of it, and they've done a good job of it. but now i�*m president. >> of the tate brothers are leaving romania. the online influencers, andrew and tristan, left romania for the us as their travel ban has finally been

lifted. >> and we�*re living in a dental lifted. >> and we�*re living in a dental disaster. more than 2 million disaster. more than 2 million people in england cannot get a people in england cannot get a dentist appointment. i�*m dentist appointment. i�*m surprised the figure isn't surprised the figure isn't bigger than that, frankly. are bigger than that, frankly. are you one of them? get in touch you one of them? get in touch this morning. >> benefit scroungers. 2 in 5 this morning. jbismorningffiwr 2 in 5 people on sick pay have never >> benefit scroungers. 2 in 5 people on sick pay have had a job. >> benefit scroungers. 2 in 5 peojae on sick pay have >> extraordinary and cuddles for had a job. >> extraordinary and cuddles for criminals. the met police want criminals. the met police want to make the stop and search to make the stop and search process more transparent, less process more transparent, less aggressive. they're being told aggressive. they're being told to be gentle. should they be? to be gentle. should they be? >> chagos cate hollis foreign >> chagos cate hollis foreign secretary david lammy claims the secretary david lammy claims the deal will be off if president deal will be president trump rejects the agreement. the deal will be off if president trump rejects the agreement. the tory mp robert jenrick had this tory mp robert jenrick had this tory mp robertjenrick had this to say. tory mp robertjenrick had this to say. >> if our own leaders are so >> if our own leaders are so weak and feckless that they want weak and feckless that they want to do this, then yes, i would to do this, then yes, i would love to have president trump to love to have president trump to step in and end this farce, but step in and their home in it shouldn't have to come to that, should it?

they were found at their home in new mexico alongside their dog, adding there were no signs of foul play. police did not provide a cause of death when asked by local media. the 95 year old hollywood actor was best known for his role as buck barrow in bonnie and clyde, alongside playing lex luthor in superman movies in the 19705 and the 19805. us president donald trump says it's up to europe to provide security guarantees for ukraine, and there will be no guarantees of washington's involvement. he made those comments ahead of his meeting with the prime minister, sir keir starmer, who is in washington dc, for talks with trump today. speaking to reporters, sir keir starmer dismissed growing tensions between the us and europe, insisting the special relationship must go from strength to strength. it's strength to strength. it�*5 expected he'll push the president to provide a backstop against further russian aggression in ukraine. >> i'm not going to make

security guarantees beyond very much. we're going to have europe do that because it's in you do that because it�*s in you know, we're talking about europe is their next door neighbour. european union has been. it was formed in order to screw the united states. i mean, look, let's be honest, the european union was formed in order to screw the united states. that's the purpose of it. and they've done a the purpose of it. and they've mmaww the purpose of it. and they've done a good job of it. but now i�*m president. >> what would you like to see? what concessions would you like to see? >> 0h, to see? >> oh, i don't want to tell you right now, but i can tell you that, nato you can forget about. that�*s been i think that's probably the reason the whole thing started. >> and romanian prosecutors reportedly approved the request of internet personality andrew tate to travel outside romania, pending criminal investigation. local media reported earlier that andrew tate and his brother tristan left romania on a private flight for the united states early this morning, 64 media reported. the brothers were on a flight to florida, citing airport sources. the

trump administration reportedly pressed the romanian government to lift travel restrictions on the brothers earlier this month. the controversial influencer and his sibling are facing a series of criminal charges, all of which they deny. those are the latest headlines for now. more from me in half an hour. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/poll. >> malcolm grimston. >> malcolm grimston. >> very good morning. welcome to britain's newsroom. mark white is with us because we're going to have the immigration statistics, the very latest any minute now. this is the morning on which mark white earns every single penny of his salary, because he has to digest granulate these figures in record time. so stay with us. >> and the government aren't

happy because he always gets to the nub of it. but we want to talk first about the extraordinary overnight news coming out of america, the hollywood. frankly, he's a legend, isn't he? gene hackman legend, isn�*t he? gene hackman was found dead with his wife and pet dog. he was 95. probably one of our most decorated actors. two oscars, 4 or 5 of our most decorated actors. two oscars, 4 or5 baftas. two oscars, 4 or 5 baftas. >> yeah, 95 years old. his wife and the family dog as well all passed away. we don't want to passed away. we don�*t want to speculate too much about how they might have lost their lives. >> the police have said no, no foul play. >> no foul play. so possibly something like carbon monoxide poisoning in the house, maybe. we're just looking back. really? on on his remarkable career. he really took off in the 70s, really took off in the 705, didn't he? >> bonnie and clyde got him his first oscar nomination, and that was in the late 605, because that was with warren beatty, who's still around, of course. who�*s still around, of course. the french connection was the first film. i really resonated with him. >> yeah, in 1971. that was, wasn't it? yeah. i mean, he's been part of some of the biggest

movies, movies that even if you've never seen them, you know the names of them. the poseidon adventure in 72, mississippi burning, 1988. the royal tenenbaums was even as recently as 2001. >> yeah, he won two baftas, four golden globes, a screen actors guild award. nominated for five oscars. he could do thrillers, westerns, comedies. remember he was lex luthor in the superman films? >> yeah. very recently. that's rig ht. sam >> yeah. very recently. that's right. sam san bernardino in california is where their home is. we will bring you any any news on this as we as we find it. reactions, of course, are poufingin it. reactions, of course, are pouring in from the acting community, particularly from hollywood, paying tribute to a legendary actor. and we use that phrase too often, don't we? but phrase too often, don�*t we? but it really is. he really is legend. >> he also instituted a glitch, didn't he? you hardly. he was. he was. he. he did his stuff. he did his acting. that was it. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> he that did the talking. he wasn�*t. he wasn't into being.

wasn't. he wasn't into being. >> a celebrity. >> a celebrity. >> no, no, he�*d have hated. >> no, no, he�*d have hated. >> that by any definition. he got two bafta awards, four golden globes, screen actors guild award. he actually officially retired from acting in 2004. his final film role. i don't know whether you�*ve seen don't know whether you've seen this movie, andrew called welcome to mooseport. no i didn�*t. >> no. >> no. >> no. >> no more famous. >> no more famous. >> and then he stopped and then he started writing books. >> oh, he did. >> oh, he did. >> of course. >> of course. >> he�*s been a novelist. yeah. gosh. >> amazing. >> amazing. >> so that's 20 years ago. so when he was in his mid 70s, he when he was in his mid 705, he then changed career to start writing novels. fantastic. what energy. >> he was extraordinary figure. >> he was extraordinaw figure. he really was. and so we�*ll bring you the latest. we've got mark white because we think these immigration figures are dropping mark white our home security editor. what can you tell us, mark? >> yeah, i'm just no getting into them at the moment. >> no pressure here. >> no pressure here. >> listen, these statisticians just love to bury these little snippets. of information, don't they? right. 50 in terms of how

many people came they? right. 50 in terms of h