showing just how much time, resources and of course graft go into making just 140 pea pancake. >> and back here @gbnews hq, we've got the rest of the show. europe says it is ready to step up europe says it is ready to step up on defence as the united states pauses military aid to ukraine. the move has been condemned by the west but praised by the kremlin. how will this affect all of us at home? we'll get stuck into the details. also, global stock markets take a sharp drop as trump slaps tariffs on mexico, canada and china. fears now grow. the united states may be slowing growth. even a recession could be on the cards. it all comes as trump gears up to address a joint session of congress later today. and tourists are told to stay indoors as massive floods hit gran canaria, washing away cars and everything in its way. we're speaking to people on the ground as the cleanup process gets

underway. >> yes, as you can see, i'm in westminster, in whitehall for another farmers protest. this time it is pancake day and they're showing just how much work time and resources goes into making just one pancake. delighted to say i am joined by andrew griffiths, conservative and of course the liberal democrat, edward morello. west dorset, new face to the channel. thank you very much indeed. andrew griffiths, i'll start with you. so why are you here? well. >> as we enjoy our pancakes this evening, we should be remembering where our food comes from, our food producers. the countryside is in crisis. we're once again back here. >> in. >> in. >> whitehall because this government is simply not listening. they don't really understand business. they definitely don't understand the countryside. and we're here once again to try and get them to listen. there's no shame. >> in saying. >> in saying. >> you've got it wrong. your >> you�*ve got it wrong. your numbers didn't add up. it was the wrong measure. and at a time

when we need food security, which equals national security, this is absolutely where we should all be today. >> okay. and edward morello, >> okay. and, edward morello, you're a new mp in a rural seat, west dorset. what is the liberal democrats policy on this? >> well, we want to see. >> well, we want to see. >> it wound back completely. i don't think the government has thought through this at all. it doesn't understand the impact it's going to have on rural constituencies, on farming communities. the reality is beautiful place like west dorset looks like it does, because the land is managed by the people here today. and if we don't look after them, we're ruining our food security. but we're also ruining our economy as well. so it's really important that the government changes track. >> okay. and andrew, we�*re being told by the prime minister that we're on a war footing that europe has to do the heavy lifting when it comes to defending our continent and our country, of course. where does food come into that? you know, the government will say, well, we need to claw back some money somewhere. we�*ve got defence on somewhere. we've got defence on the up. we�*ve got many needs out there in the communities. this is the way to fix that financial black hole. what do you say? >> well. >> well. >> as ever with this government,

i�*m afraid the numbers don't add up. this measure will do immense damage to the countryside and to food security. so if we are on a food security. 50 if we are on a war footing, if we do need to stand on our own two feet, be a bit more self self—reliant, be a bit more self self—reliant, be a bit less dependent on others at difficult times when supply chains might be contended, then absolutely. the very last thing you would be doing is attacking british food producers who do a great job, but they're still great job, but they�*re still only putting 55% of our food on our table. there's a lot further to go, and the last thing you our table. there's a lot further to go, and the last thing you should be doing is attacking should be doing is attacking farmers, attacking rural farmers, attacking rural communities. communities. >> that's the these numbers. >> that's the these numbers. they don�*t get you there on on they don�*t get you there on on they don't get you there on on national security. harming they don't get you there on on national security. harming farming doesn�*t get you to 2.5%. farming doesn�*t get you to 2.5%. and if you look at what ed davey and if you look at what ed davey laid out when we talked about laid out when we talked about getting to 2.5%, about taxing getting to 2.5%, about taxing the social media companies that the social media companies that are profiting off their content are profiting off their content and their misinformation, if you and their misinformation, if you look at reversing the tory tax look at reversing the tory tax look at reversing the tow tax cuts on banks, that's how we get look at reversing the tow tax cuts on banks, that's how we get to 2.5%, not by undermining food to 2.5%, not by undermining food security. >> okay. well, that's a security. >> okay. well, that's a question, isn't it? how do we question, isn't it? how do we

get to 2.5% on get to 2.5% on defence? where should the money go? we're going to 3% as well. should it be coming from the farmers or from somewhere else? back to you, tom. >> of course, with you throughout the day. but let's get the latest headlines now with sophia wenzler. >> tom. emily. thank you. good afternoon. it�*s just gone 12:00. afternoon. it's just gone 12:00. these are your headlines. president donald trump has paused u.s. militaw aid to ukraine, just days after his explosive row with ukraine�*s explosive row with ukraine's president zelenskyy, saying he should be more appreciative of us support. it�*s not understood us support. it's not understood how long the pause will last, but it follows mr trump accusing european leaders of weakness for their reliance on america. meanwhile, the kremlin has described donald trump's decision to pause us military aid to ukraine as the best contribution to the cause of peace.|t contribution to the cause of peace. it said the move could encourage kyiv to seek peace, before adding european countries will tw to compensate ukraine for the loss of militaw aid.

the european commission president has responded, saying europe is ready to step up on defence after trump's announcement. meanwhile, deputy prime minister angela rayner says the uk is still focused on securing a peace deal with the support of the us. >> the us government decides to do that entirely their decision. but

with 25% tariffs on $150 billion worth of us goods. both us and asian markets have suffered at the possibility of a trade war. now back in the uk, farmers are continuing their protest against inheritance tax changes with a pancake day rally in central london today. but police are warning they could be arrested. agricultural workers have descended on westminster in efforts to highlight the cost of food production. all the machinew will be at whitehall to show the expense of making food, and farmers will be serving free pancakes. but police have imposed restrictions on the protests, urging farmers to leave their tractors at home and ensure serious disruption isn�*t caused. meanwhile, environment shadow secretary victoria atkins told gb news the farming inheritance tax is undermining the uk�*s food undermining the uk's food security. >> our national security is not just about defence spending, important though, that is. it�*s also about food security. it's about energy security. it's

about energy security. it's about industrial security. and this family farm tax is completely undermining our food security because. >> now bbc bosses are being grilled by senior mps over a controversial documentary accused of offering a propaganda platform for hamas. the bbc director—general and chairman have appeared before the culture, media and sport committee amid the corporation facing a backlash over the gaza documentaw. it comes after the bbc apologised and admitted serious flaws in the making of the documentaw about children's the documentary about children's lives in gaza, which featured the son of a hamas official. a triple killer raped his ex—girlfriend in a violent sexual act of spite during an attack which saw him murder the wife and two daughters of bbc commentator john wife and two daughters of bbc commentatorjohn hunt lastjuly. commentator john hunt last july. kyle clifford commentatorjohn hunt lastjuly. kyle clifford is alleged to have become angw when 25 year old former partner louise hunt ended their relationship, before he

carefully planned and executed the murders on july the 9th of last year. cambridge crown court has heard how that during the course of that prolonged incident of violence, the prosecution alleges that the defendant raped louise hunt, serbian opposition deputies have thrown smoke grenades and tear gas inside parliament this morning during a live broadcast. it's in a show of opposition to government policies and support for protesting students. demonstrations sparked by a train station roof collapse that killed 15 people four months ago have morphed into the biggest threat yet to the serbian government. opposition politicians ran out of their seats towards the parliamentary seats towards the parliamentaw speaker and scuffled with security guards and american security guards, and american country singer dolly parton has countw singer dolly parton has revealed her husband of 60 years, carl dean, has died at the age of 82. the couple met on the age of 82. the couple met on the first day she arrived in nashville as an 18 year old

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