news. >> here on gb news. >> here on gb news. >> we�*re broadcasting for you as >> we're broadcasting for you as even >> we're broadcasting for you as ever, live from the heart of westminster and all across the uk. on today's show, a car has been driven into a crowd in mannheim, germany, killing one and injuring several others and injuring several others ahead of a planned christian ash wednesday festival. now, last may and the very same town, a jihadist mass knife attacker killed a police officer after attacking local politicians. we'll have all the latest on this breaking news story throughout the rest of the show. and in around about 30 minutes time. sir keir starmer will address parliament laying out address parliament laying out plans for his europe plus plan plans for his europe plus plan to protect ukraine. but with donald trump seemingly threatening to cancel all us aid to ukraine and the kremlin stating that the west is falling apart, is britain being dragged into a dangerous and potentially very, very expensive war with vladimir putin? that's all coming up in your next hour.

vladimir putin? that's all coming up in your next hour. of the show. pledge to have your company. well, after that astonishing press conference at the white house on friday evening, covered live on my show here, the dust is still settling at 6:30 pm. british time today. donald trump is expected to give another press conference on the menu. could be defence spending, could be nato dues, could be $500 million worth of last minute aid promised by joe biden just three days before he left office. and with europe saying that europe must do the heavy lifting, might donald trump go nuclear today? might say, okay, do the heavy lifting nato dues or being slashed? aid to ukraine is being slashed. it's an incredible day ahead in politics. around about 30 minutes time, sir keir starmer will address the commons. all of will address the commons. all of that to come on today's show. get in touch as usual. weighs get in touch as usual. weighs gbnews.com/yoursay. but now as your headlines. and here's sam

francis. >> martin, thank you and good afternoon to you. 3:02. well, as. >> we. >> we. >> were just. >> were just. >> hearing there. >> hearing there. >> keir starmer is. >> keir starmer is. >> expected back in the commons later. >> this afternoon after warning. european leaders. >> he says. >> he says. >> we are at a crossroads in. >> we are at a crossroads in. >> history and an emergency summit in london. >> last night he announced a four point plan to help ukraine four point plan to help ukraine defend. itself against russia defend. itself against russia and to bring an end to the war. take a listen. >> the uk is prepared to back this with boots on the ground and planes in the air, together with others. europe must do the heavy lifting. >> well, the uk. >> well, the uk. >> well, the uk. >> and france are leading a coalition of the willing, urging the united states to step up its support. meanwhile, president volodymyr zelenskyy met the king at sandringham last night before sharing footage of recent russian attacks, saying they prove that vladimir putin doesn't want peace. labour�*s

luke pollard told us here @gbnews the uk must now act as a bndge @gbnews the uk must now act as a bridge between the united states and europe. >> really important that we stand with our allies. the us is stand with our allies. the us is our most important security partner. i see it every day as a defence minister, but it's also right that at these difficult times that the uk acts as that bndge times that the uk acts as that bridge between the usa and our friends in europe to bring together the plan for a lasting together the plan for a lasting and durable peace in ukraine, because all of us president trump, the uk prime minister, president zelenskyy, want to see a peace that lasts, that can a deal that can be stuck to. so the so the ukrainian people can know that they will never be know that they will never be invaded by russia again. >> meanwhile, the shadow foreign ministry, shadow minister for foreign affairs wendy morton, called for more clarity from the prime minister. >> it's about very much the uk >> it�*s about very much the uk building on the work, the role that we�*ve had in terms of

that we've had in terms of ukraine, the start of the war and even before that, very much as a close ally of, of ukraine, as a close ally of, of ukraine, but also as a really strong ally but also as a really strong ally of the us as well. and this is of the us as well. and this is about finding a way, a way forward. but equally, i think it's also important that, you know, for shadow ministers like myself, for the her majesty�*s myself, for the her majesty's opposition, we need a little bit more detail and a little bit more detail and a little bit more detail and a little bit more clarity about, you know, more clarity about, you know, what was agreed at the at the summit. and so we're hoping that we will see that this afternoon we will see that this afternoon when the prime minister comes to the house of commons. >> in other news, one person has died and several others are severely injured after a car drove into crowds in the german city of mannheim. police say a suspect has been arrested, but it's not clear if it was an it's not clear if it was an accident or a deliberate attack. eyewitnesses, though, describe scenes of panic as a black suv hit people near a carnival market. saying all hell broke market. saying all hell broke loose. it follows now a series of vehicle attacks in germany in recent months, with the country's security services on

high alert. hamas has rejected an israeli request to extend the first phase of the gaza ceasefire, according to a senior official. it's understood the terror group will only release the remaining israeli hostages under the terms of the already agreed upon phased deal. under that plan, the first phase of the ceasefire would continue the ceasefire would continue through ramadan and passover, or at least until the 20th of april. back here at home, a 26 year old man who murdered his year old man who murdered his ex—girlfriend and sister with a crossbow before stabbing their mother to death is set to stand trial accused of rape. carl trial accused of rape. carl clifford, who tied louise hunt with duct tape before shooting her and her sister hannah at their family home in hertfordshire last summer, hertfordshire last summer, denies a further charge of raping louise. their mother carol, the wife of bbc commentator john hunt, was also commentator john hunt, was also stabbed commentatorjohn hunt, was also stabbed to death, with hannah calling police just moments calling police just moments before she died. clifford is set to stand trial at cambridge crown court for that charge today. tiktok and reddit are

being investigated by the uk's data protection watchdog over how they use children�*s personal how they use children's personal information. the probe will look information. the probe will look into how the video sharing apps use information from users aged 13 to 17 to deliver content recommendations to them. meanwhile, the investigations into online forum site reddit into online forum site reddit will focus on their use of age assurance measures, including how they estimate and verify children's ages and how they then use their personal information. and the independent film anora swept the oscars last night, winning five awards including best picture and best actress for lead star mickey actress for lead star mickey madison. hollywood stars descended on la for the 97th oscars awards for the biggest night in film. meanwhile, the brutalist star adrien brody spoke of anti—semitism and racism as he picked up the best actor gong. >> please, i'm wrapping up. i will wrap up. please turn the will wrap up. please turn the music off. i've done this before. thank you. thank you.

it's not my first rodeo, but i will. i will be brief. i will will. i will be brief. i will not be egregious, i promise. i pray for a healthier and a happier and a more inclusive world. and i believe if the past can teach us anything, it's a reminder to not let hate go unchecked. >> congratulations to all of the oscar winners. those are the latest headlines. i'll be back with you in around half an hour. now, though, it's over to martin. >> for the very latest gb news. >> for the very latest gb news. direct your smartphone. sign up to news alerts by scanning the to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com/poll. >> james matthewson. >> james matthewson. >> thank you sam. now to the news coming to us from southwestern germany, the city of mannheim, because police have now confirmed that one person has died and several others are seriously injured after a car was driven into a crowd in

mannheim in germany. and for the latest update, i'm joined by the latest update, i�*m joined by the uk correspondent for the german newspaper der zeit and that is mr bittner. welcome to the show. what is the latest situation? we know a car was driven at high speed, a pretty sadly common speed, a pretty sadly common occurrence these days, it seems in germany. no, it was in mannheim, of course. mannheim was subjected to a jihadist knife attack last may, which tragically left one policeman dead. what do we know about today�*s attack so far? today's attack so far? >> yes. >> yes. >> good afternoon martin. >> good afternoon martin. >> we don't know a lot at the >> we don�*t know a lot at the moment. >> the police have just. >> the police have just. >> confirmed a second. person has died. >> and as your news bulletin just put it, we. >> just don�*t know. >> just don�*t know. >> at this point whether this has. >> been a terror. >> been a terror. >> attack or. >> attack or. >> an accident or something else. >> but of course, this incident. >> but of course, this incident. >> bears all the hallmarks. of >> bears all the hallmarks. of similar terror attacks that have. >> we have seen in. germany throughout. >> the last couple of months. >> the last couple of months. >> and you also should know it

is a special day in germany this monday. it is one of the most important. >> days of. >> days of. >> the carnival season and the festivities around it. and this, this day in germany today is called rosenmontag. i think the called rosenmontag. i think the english term. is shrove monday. >> this is. >> this is. >> this is the day at which, you know, carnival clubs around the country 1542 0