but, you know, we have some weaknesses with russia. you know, it takes two. >> it comes as the white house puts pressure on president zelenskyy to give up territory seized by russia. >> all of this as the ukrainian leader, volodymyr zelenskyy, heads to saudi arabia to begin peace talks with us. negotiators. >> record numbers of small boat crossings in the channel this last week sees the highest number of arrivals since the crisis began in 2016.

>> it comes as calls grow on the whereabouts of a small boat migrant, who called for the death of all jews. the home office can't confirm whether or not he's been arrested. >> former bank of england governor mark carney wins the race to replace justin trudeau as canadian prime minister. as both leaders take a swipe at president trump and increasing tensions. >> and make no mistake, this is a nation defining moment. >> in canada. never, ever will be part of america in any way, shape or form. >> particular favourites. it is upside down by diana ross. >> the king takes the airwaves as he releases a podcast today celebrating music from across the commonwealth to mark commonwealth day as he pledges to restore the disrupted harmony of our entire planet.

>> as reality tv star spencer matthews says that he won't be leaving his fortune to his kids, we're asking, should you be expected to give them your inheritance? >> and in the sport this morning, declan rice may have shushed manchester united fans with his goal, but it's more of a case of liverpool shushing him as arsenal fall further behind them in the title race, which is now effectively over. i think everybody knows that england have got a slightly better chance of winning the six nafions chance of winning the six nations after thrashing italy yesterday, and our friend george mills wins silver in the european indoor athletics championships. >> hello. after a very mild week last week, it's going to be a colder week ahead. i'll have all of the details coming up shortly. >> it's just gone 6:00 . shortly. >> it'sjust gone 6:00 . i'm >> it's just gone 6:00. i'm ellie costello. >> and i'm nana akua and this is gb news breakfast.

>> what do we make of the king loving diana ross? >> she's great upside down. you're turning me. i think. >> this is an old disc jockey. i just like the way he presents now. his diana ross and upside down boogie wonderland. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> that was a good one. >> that was a good one. >> that was a good one. >> that was a good. >> that was a good. >> one as well. yeah. you know, inever >> one as well. yeah. you know, i never expected why would that upside down by diana ross come from. >> oh that's such a great track. what would be what would be on yours. >> oh my goodness me. the top one. mine. would i slave to the rhythm by grace jones. >> oh very good love. >> oh very good love. >> grace swift or lionel richie. >> grace swift or lionel richie. >> oh, yeah. taylor swift. what would be on yours? >> awful, awful on mine, probably. >> don't knock her joy. i see >> don't knock herjoy. i see what. >> you got. musical choice. oh, well. okay. fine. mine would be street life by the crusaders. >> oh, really? featuring randy crawford? >> yeah. randy crawford on vocals. i've actually met her. she's very nice. very nice. i don't know whether she's still alive. she's. >> you know, dropping one minute in peta. i met diana ross as well. did you? yeah, i actually made her. this is. i was always told that diana ross was a bit tricky. you got to be careful

with it. so we made. i did a show with rowland rivron, the comedian, and we. we made her retake the penalty that she missed for the opening of the 1994 world cup. and she did. we set up in the hotel room, put a ball there, and she she was. >> making this up. >> making this up. >> no, no. absolutely true. absolutely. >> she knows everyone. >> she knows everyone. >> looking like she was it. >> looking like she was it. >> no, no it actually it was and she was and she was lovely. yeah. >> but this is part of his commonwealth radio show. and he's got the likes of kylie minogue on there. >> lovely. >> lovely. >> he's got ray. yes. he knows ray very well. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> really. >> really. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> does he do the like the traffic news and the weather and everything in there as well? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> oh, that would be funny. >> oh, that would be funny. >> he's versatile. let's give him that. >> he is versatile. >> he is versatile. >> he's got reggae on there. so do you. >> think though do you think though that he choked because you have that when you get people doing desert island discs, especially politicians that will have someone say, maybe you should have this, it makes you look good. or do you reckon the king has just said, these are the songs i like? this is what i'm going to go with. >> i think you may have had some

help with the curation. >> you think so? you think maybe. >> a little. karen walker, our royal correspondent, thinks he does actually love the likes of bob marley. >> of course he does. really, i love that. >> oh yeah, of course he does. yeah. the king is you know, he's kind of a cool dude. really. do you think. >> do you think he likes ray? >> do you think he likes ray? >> oh, i think he. >> oh, i think he. >> likes. >> likes. >> he likes kylie. and the great thing is he can just say, oh, bnng thing is he can just say, oh, bring me kylie and kylie will come and see him. >> so he's into the three degrees because he always used to love the three degrees when he was prince all those years ago. and i don't know if the three degrees aren't in there, then that would be a surprise. >> i think i could just see him doing some dad dancing upside down. yeah. >> great song choice though. and apparently the late queen loved diana ross as well. >> really. >> really. >> they've got great family. she did this. >> she did the diamond jubilee didn't exactly. yeah. >> so i understand that the whole family. >> are deepseek most of it, but that's not the point. >> did she? >> did she? >> that's a whole other story. >> that's a whole other story. >> it is. >> it is. >> thanks, coyte. see you in a bit. do let us know what you'd have on your playlist. gbnews.com/yoursay. now, president donald trump has warned ukraine may not survive. ahead of talks between the us and ukraine today in saudi arabia, as the president again

criticises volodymyr zelenskyy. >> you comfortable with that? the fact that you walked away and ukraine may not survive? >> well, it may not survive anyway. he's a smart guy and he's a tough guy. and he took money out of this country under biden like candy from a baby. it was so easy with that same attitude. and i just don't think he's grateful. >> well, it comes as tensions between the us. and the canadian continue to wither. former bank of england governor mark carney has won a party election to be the new prime minister of canada. >> well, he'll take over from justin trudeau and lead the liberal party following justin trudeau's resignation in january. >> there's someone who's trying to weaken our economy. now donald trump, donald trump and

donald trump, donald trump and donald trump, donald trump and donald trump, as we know, has put , as the donald trump, as we know, has put, as the prime ministerjust said, unjustified tariffs on what we build, on what we sell, on how we make a living. the canadian government has rightly retaliated and is rightly retaliating with our own tariffs that will have maximum impact. and canada never, ever will be part of america in any way, shape or form. we didn't ask for this fight. we didn't ask for this fight. we didn't ask for this fight. we didn't ask for this fight. canada will win. >> well, let's get the thoughts now. the former adviser to boris johnson, oscar redrup, who joins us in the studio this morning. morning to you oscar. >> good morning guys. >> good morning guys. >> and should we start with donald trump's comments towards volodymyr zelenskyy and actually towards ukraine, saying it may not survive this war. >> yeah. it comes at a time where russia and actually in fairness to president trump, you know, he described the pounding of ukraine has been continuing.

so if you think about it and often we forget like, of course this is about politics and getting people to the table. but there is still a war going on. and it comes at a time where russia are actually kind of twisting the knife. the aggression is not letting up, and ukraine are really, really suffering on that, partly linked to, you know, obviously america now not sharing that intelligence that ukraine has been relying on in certain parts of the country. and then when he makes, i think a i'm trying not to excuse it in many ways, although people will have their different opinions on whether trump is actually being actually a positive force in bringing peace to the table here. but sometimes with donald trump, he says things, and you're not quite sure just how flippantly it's meant. and that's not minimising it or diminishing his his actual intelligence and how he actually operates and gets things done so effectively. but it is hugely concerning. and once again, here in this country, you know, i know pat mcfadden has said, well, this only means that we need is in

european nations led by the uk. we only need to get on the front foot and strengthen further and further. and that's great talk. and we saw starmer bringing kind of eu countries together behind ukraine last week. and i was, you know, a huge fan of that. but as the week's gone on more and more have been thinking about it and thinking like it's so unrealistic, you know, for us to stand alone and to step up for ukraine and it's brilliant that we're doing it. other people will have their opinions on that. but personally, for me, the moral clarity of that, it's so good that we are doing that, but without the us, it's so unrealistic that we can really, truly help at this 11th hour. and when trump says very dismissive things like that, it's of course very, very concerning. >> what about because i keep banging on about this coalition of the willing that keir starmer has been going on about? what are we honestly, genuinely know about it? because isn't this putin's dream? he's now allowed keir starmer to come up with a solution which will actually disband nato, which was the thing that he was scared of encroaching on his borders. it's now a coalition of the willing.

will they be bound by article five? an attack on one is an attack on all. do you do you sort of see that keir starmer has done a good job in your view? >> initially i got really kind of, you know, proud to be british and, you know, all the kind of the symbolism of it. i really got behind. and then, you know, as i was just saying, you know, as i was just saying, you know, as i was just saying, you know, as the week's gone on, the kind of the practical solution element to it, it became more and more unrealistic in irrelevant in my head, you know, and i think putin, to be frank, will look at a coalition of the willing and he won't give it two minutes thought, you know, i don't think there's any intimidation. >> stupid idea. >> stupid idea. >> i don't think there's any intimidation. ridiculous. i don't think there's any intimidation there whatsoever. but nonetheless, like, i'm sorry. like when people get confused and it does happen because it is frustrating. we've been spending a lot of taxpayers money ultimately on this war. and i get people get frustrated with that. but ultimately we have to be on the moral right side of this war. and it is entirely in the british interests to stand up to a

tyrant on a continent like putin. and i just, you know, we make excuses for trump. there are things about trump i'm a huge fan of, you know, in terms of how he gets things done. but we have to really be objective and we have to start being concerned, and we have to want him to actually start talking tough to russia for once. >> he is. so did he not say that he would put heavy sanctions. >> on friday? >> on friday? >> yeah, yeah. but you know, he is negotiating with both parties because otherwise he's exactly what he said in that talk where he, volodymyr zelenskyy got pretty annoyed. he said he can't be nice and then say, hey putin do this. and he has to broker. >> you're right about that. and on friday and in a way he has to smoke putin out. he has to show that he can be tough on ukraine. otherwise why has putin got to come to the table? he'll just stay in his hole. but apart from friday to your point, nana like that's been the only real tough talk on russia. and i just i'd like to wake up and see more of that on the, on the front pages rather than ukraine getting battered. >> can we talk about canada's next prime minister, mark carney? he'll be a familiar face, won't he, to many people

in britain. >> yeah, he's he was quite a divisive figure in the end when he was at the bank of england. he also did the same job in canada as well. and this is actually quite this is something to watch actually on the on the international stage. this is a really fascinating clash between absolutely emboldened, confident donald trump who is just, you know, america first getting the deals done for his country. and he is now potentially going to be in an inverted commas trade war with someone who's talking pretty tough himself and would probably fancy his chances in terms of his like, you know, real strong economic background. so it's going to be really, really interesting to watch. i have to say though, like, you know, when you watch his speech and you just played a bit of a clip from it this morning and he's talking tough on donald trump. i think if they were in a room together, i think there's only one winner on that between the two of them. >> but there's nothing wrong with donald trump setting tariffs on canada. >> so it's within his. >> so it's within his. >> rights, encourages his own domestic workforce to produce

products and not buy things at a cheaper rate from abroad. i think there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. >> it's been a gift to the liberal party in canada. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> yeah, yeah, absolutely. >> yeah, yeah, absolutely. >> the conservatives are way out in front. and i think this kind of, you know, wedge issue, if you like, of, you know, this trade war that was presented has absolutely kind of slingshotted the liberals into in front. but you're right. nana. i mean, it's funny, we get really kind of het up and all a bit, kind of slightly kind of prissy almost about, you know, tariffs and trade and, and actually like thatis trade and, and actually like that is one of the key reasons why donald trump was voted in , why donald trump was voted in, was to put america first and to kind of stir up and cause that friction in order to advance america's interests. so it's going to be fascinating to watch. >> he's got the mandate, hasn't he? oscar, thank you very much. thank you. all right. good to see you. now gb news can reveal that 2000 migrants have crossed the english channel in just over a week, half of this year's total so far. >> but that number does account for half of the total number of migrants who have crossed across from france since the start of

the year, with 240 crossing in the year, with 240 crossing in the ninth consecutive day yesterday. >> well, among those who have arrived is a palestinian man with alleged extremist links, with alleged extremist links, with reports of him sharing anti—israel and anti—jewish hate messages online. >> so we're joined by the director of the centre of migration and economic prosperity, steve wolfe. oh, what's that about? let's see. he'll be he will appear. there is. i thought you were. i thought to myself, my god, he's in the studio. how did he get there? stephen, look, we now hear that over 2000 in 1 week. i mean, that must be a record. keir starmer talked about smashing the gangs. what do we know? where is he with this? >> well, where is he with this? nowhere. he's absolutely clearly showing a failure on his government to be able to stop the boats. what he has come out and said is he wanted to stop the gangs. and in doing so, he set up an organisation within government with the sole intention of being able to work

with the european union friends, as he called them, and be able to stop this. the closest that we've got is that france are going to try and change the laws of their own country, in order that they will be able to bring boats back that have launched along their 100 mile coast. so far, that's not happened either. so the clear point to us that we can see now is that 2000 people have come across the border force, are failing to be able to stop them. and what is the resultant cost to britain? it's going to be about £200 million so far. this year is what we're going to pay in housing them, looking after them, dental costs, feeding them. but also the people smugglers are going to make about 100 million so far this year. it's great business for them and it's great business for them and it's great business for anyone involved in this people smuggling business. >> for repeated appeals, aren't they?

>> well, they they are i mean, this is this is what it's saying. what it's saying to me is that no one really is interested in actually stopping the boats. there doesn't seem to be a cohesive policy or a plan from any of the governments so far. and one has to ask, why are they not stopping the boats? what is it in the interest of government to allow so many people to come across when there are international measures that you can do? we have the law of the sea that says that the british government can return them to france, and france can equally use its own provisions that are there to be able to stop the boats with, particularly when we're paying them over nearly £2 billion in funding since 2014 to help them with their own crisis. >> stephen, what should we make of this abu wadee who's been in the papers in the past few days? he's the palestinian man. he has previously called for the slaughter of all jews, and is a former key member of a militant group that terrorised israel,

allegedly. so he came over on thursday of last week. the home office is refusing to comment. they say they don't comment on individual cases like this, but people will be very concerned about this kind of man in this country and his whereabouts. do you think that home office should should break protocol and comment on this case? >> i think people should be absolutely horrified and terrified that we have this type of individual who has blatantly put out on social media his views, which are an anathema to the very basis of british fair values, equality and democracy that he wishes to annihilate. a group of people, a religious group of people, a religious group of people, a religious group of people, a nation in their own way. when back in palestine, he should not be allowed to even set foot on these shores. however, we've got to also bear in mind that the government is able, under our

current un resolutions, to be able to not allow this person in, even if he claims asylum. so under our own asylum laws which follow the un resolutions and follow the un resolutions and follow all the laws that have come in from the echr, we have the right to expel this person. but here comes the big point. do we ever really expel them? when we ever really expel them? when we look at the government figures, we see them expelling prisoners and those who've committed crimes here. but they never really give clear figures of how many people have come across on the channel that are returned to either france or their nation state. and i doubt for a minute that they will do that with this individual ehhen >> well, we've got to find him first. i think he's got a wall. i don't think we know where he is now, which is another problem. when they come here, they can wander the streets without us even. i would absolutely have people confined to wherever they are until they pass or fail their asylum. i don't know why we don't do that. yeah. anyway. >> thank you very much. good to see you this morning. really appreciate your time there. that's steven woolfe, director at the centre for migration and

economic prosperity. >> right. gb news has contacted the home office for comment. and in a statement, they say we are committed to ending small boat crossings which undermine our border security and restoring order to the asylum system to ensure that the rules are respected and enforced. >> while it is a long standing rule that we never comment on individual cases or operational matters, the british public can be reassured that we take all steps necessary at all times to protect the nation's security. >> honestly. all right. stay with us. because the poll of the day today, i'm asking as 2000 across the channel in a week, do you trust the prime minister to get control of the situation? we'll be bringing you the live results throughout the day. so make sure that you stay tuned. the final result will be announced later in martin daubney show. >> if you want to get involved, you can scan the qr code on your screens now, or you can head to gbnews.com/poll. now, 6:19, let's take a look at some other stories coming into the newsroom this morning. >> a 29 year old man has been

charged after climbing onto the clock tower of big ben. the metropolitan police have said that the man has been accused of scaling the elizabeth tower barefoot at around 7:20 am. on saturday, and came down just after midnight on sunday. he was remanded in custody to appear at westminster magistrates court. >> the family of sir david amess are calling for a public inquiry into how the murder of the mp for southend could have been prevented. they will hold a press conference later this morning before meeting with the prime minister and the home secretary. >> prince edward. the duke of edinburgh celebrates his 61st birthday today. the king's youngest brother assumed the edinburgh title in 2023 following the death of prince philip. buckingham palace says the duke will mark the occasion privately with his family. >> let's get a weather update now with catherine chalk.

>> heavy showers first thing will be followed by a warm, cosy day. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> good morning! welcome to our gb news weather update from the met office. well, we've got a colder week ahead, especially compared to last week. sunny spells, scattered showers with the return of some overnight frost. so we've got a band of rain across northern parts of scotland into northern england. this is a cold front introducing colder air behind it across much of england and wales. it is going to be a little bit cloudier than recent days, with perhaps some outbreaks of rain across the south coast, but there will be some brighter interludes in between, with murky conditions along the eastern coast, but across the south still temperatures not doing too bad 13 to 15 degrees, but in the north, that's where we'll see the change to colder conditions. so a colder day to come. now, as we go through monday evening, it's a case of clear spells across scotland

with some showers, especially across eastern areas, and turning much colder once that sun dips away. cloudier skies across northern ireland and into northern parts of england, with some patchy outbreaks of rain that's gradually going to sink its way southwards and through into monday around 6:00 pm. still seeing some outbreaks of rain across the far southwest. so as we go through monday night and into tuesday, clearer skies developing across scotland, northern ireland, northern england with cloudier skies further towards the south of that. there will be some frequent showers as well down the east coast, some of these a little bit wintry, but we will see the return of frost. so a colder start to tuesday morning, especially across the northern half of the uk. so as we go through tuesday morning then it is a case of some bright skies, especially across the north. but cloud will gradually clear its way southwards, so turning dry across southern parts of england, with some occasional sunny spells but frequent

showers across eastern areas. some of these are still wintry and for all of us, temperatures are falling closer to average at around 6 to 10 degrees by by. >> expect a warm front moving from the kitchen right through to the rest of the house. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> now, as christians across the world observe lent, we're going to be bringing you daily reflections from ministers around the united kingdom. here's today's message. >> the gb news daily reflection. >> the gb news daily reflection. >> hi, i'm reverend brenda, vicar of saint francis anglican church in ingleby barwick, teesside. in matthew's gospel, jesus answers the devil's temptation by saying it is written one does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of god. in lent, christians sometimes spend extra time in

studying god's word. it nourishes our souls and helps us grow closer to god. i remember in the 90s there was a comedy sketch show on tv and paul whitehouse had a catchy phrase. it was this is brilliant. and milk is brilliant. it's a complete food for baby animals to help their bodies grow. and human milk or baby formula milk, is also a complete food that helps human babies grow. but we hear that we do not live by food, by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of god. so i give thanks that in jesus, brilliant. in lent, christians give thanks because he is the one that feeds and nourishes our souls. just as milk is brilliant for a growing body, jesus is brilliant for our souls. in jesus brilliant. amen.

>> oh, isn't that lovely? it's lovely. it's lovely. christian. very christian. right. well, stay with us. still to come. paul coyte will be here to go through all of yesterday's premier league action. that is next. this is gb news breakfast with nana and ellie.

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must be 18 or over. lines close at 6 pm. on the 4th of april. please check the closing time if listening or watching on demand. good luck. >> yes. good luck. it's sports time. paul coyte is here with us. morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> are you happy after yesterday? i feel like. >> it was good. what we spurs or manchester united? >> it was a draw. that's positive. >> it was. well, i wouldn't say it was a positive, but we'll we'll start with manchester united and ask. i'd say i you know i'm not you know it's wins really isn't it. you want to win you know. yeah. but manchester united one. arsenal one. so arsenal any hopes that they had possibly of winning the title. it's just slipping through their fingers. nana is what it is. i'm sure you were thinking. >> that arsenal aren't they rubbish. i mean are they. >> are they. don't ask him. oh, i love working with you. listen. >> keir starmer favourite arsenal. >> of course. there we are. so 15 points now behind arsenal. there's ten games to play. i'm telling you now, there is no hope that arsenal will win the

title. and there's arsenal fans i'm sure will agree. see look there's we've got a picture there's we've got a picture there of declan rice and he's shushing i hate her. shush. >> why is he shushing them. >> why is he shushing them. >> well he's obviously this is man united. went one up through an amazing bruno fernandes free kick. and there was complaints about the wall being further away. but that's that's that's that's neither here nor there. but so when he scored and he scored a great goal he did the thing where they run up to the fans, do the shushing business. i don't like that. i just i just think, why do you do that? see, the thing is, if it was a situation where arsenal were actually going to win something, you know you'd have the right to do it. but he's shushing them just to draw level. and they're so far behind liverpool now mikel arteta the manager is this is captain black who we always call captain black. yeah 200th premier league game. and he was asked and this is the question he hates. he absolutely hates it. are you out of the title race mikel. this is what he had to say today. >> the frustration is that we haven't won a game. we know the urgency and we are obligated to

win every single match. you want to have any chance of doing that. i don't think it's the right moment to talk about that anyway. >> but. >> but. >> well, it. >> well, it. >> was just, he said. >> was just, he said. >> it was just a little bit of, you know, well, we've got other games. she walked out of an interview with sky yesterday when he was asked and he went off. he went because he he knows it's over, but he doesn't want to concede it. that's a shame. but there we are. well, some would say it's a shame. some some would. >> some are delighted. >> some are delighted. >> spurs two. bournemouth two bournemouth were the better side and they came back. spurs came back from two nil down and then ended up drawing two two which was okay. chelsea against leicester now chelsea beat leicester now chelsea beat leicester one nil. leicester are awful and they really are. and you'd expect chelsea to really, you'd expect chelsea to really, you know, really turn them over. leicester have lost 12 out of their last 13 games. that's that's. >> pretty shocking. >> pretty shocking. >> it's not good. it's not good. and chelsea weren't great. cole palmer who is you know he was like the best player in the country. >> isn't he quite old cole park.

>> isn't he quite old cole park. >> no no he'sjust a >> isn't he quite old cole park. >> no no he's just a youngster. yeah. he's only a young boy. >> is he? >> is he? >> i'm thinking. nice try, but ho. 110. >> no. >> another one called cole. >> another one called cole. >> you're thinking of joe cole? >> you're thinking of joe cole? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> that's it. he's retired quite a few years ago, so he is quite old. yeah, yeah, but he's not playing. but cole palmer missed a penalty, so i. >> was thinking of cheryl cole. >> was thinking of cheryl cole. >> and cheryl cole. were you thinking of. yeah, that's the one. and or was it old? king cole was a merry old soul. that was him. it was. >> cheryl cole. go out with some footballer, ashley cole. that's who i'm thinking. >> yeah. ashley cole. yeah. >> yeah. ashley cole. yeah. >> is he still. >> is he still. >> he's even older. 73 he is now. actually. >> no. >> no. >> right. let's look at the rugby a little bit of rugby as well. england beat italy 4724. and i mentioned about arsenal and their hopes of winning the title. england have a very outside chance of winning the six nations title, but. >> it's nice. »- >> it's nice. >> it's nice. >> it would be great, but it depends on france. so france are top on 16. england are 15, so england have got to beat wales in cardiff and wales have not been very good. you know new coach but not very good.

scotland. we need scotland to beat france in paris. so do you think scotland are going to do england any favours. >> no i don't think so. >> no i don't think so. >> i don't. >> i don't. >> think so. so when is the final for the six nations? >> well, the last games are going to be this weekend, so they. >> all play. so that's what i was thinking about as i was doing my show. >> is it really can you not keep an eye on what's going on? >> no, i love my show. i mean, they won't watch. >> i know you love your show. we love your show. but i can text you. during unless you have me in. and we'll just do. we can just do sport and keep talking about that. >> that's not bad. >> that's not bad. >> i'm sure you'd enjoy that. a little bit of that. yeah. >> i'm sure you'd enjoy that. one more quick one. and that's our friend, george mills. mills george, who we had on the show. was it last week or the week before? george. >> yeah, last week, i think. >> yeah, last week, i think. >> george mills 3000m in the european indoor athletics athletics championship. him and his dad danny mills, who played for england and played for leeds. we had them both on together. it was great. and there's george and he got silver. have we got, have we got a little clip of george and his dad. that's, that's jakob ingebrigtsen, the norwegian there in the middle, who is going to take some beating

because he really is an amazing runner. but anyway, george got a great silver and this is him meeting up with his dad danny, who we had on the show. this is danny there on the left, and there's george celebrating his silver. he has got a great future ahead of him. >> doesn't he just. >> doesn't he just. >> and the world championships coming up in china in a couple of weeks. >> so. well done, george. >> so. well done, george. >> good old george. >> good old george. >> good old george. >> good on him. >> good on him. >> very nice. >> very nice. >> thanks. coyte. good to see you. >> yeah. nice to see you. >> yeah. nice to see you. >> i thought you were falling towards me there. please, darling. >> i think so, darling. thank you.see >> i think so, darling. thank you. see you shortly. >> do you stay with us still to come? we'll be going through the papers with susan evans and david wooding. that's next.

evans. morning, you two. good to see you, david. let's start with the telegraph, shall we? and trump's comments on volodymyr zelenskyy and ukraine. >> yes. well, ukraine still dominating the front pages of some papers. and it's lots of stuff inside the papers too. and donald trump seems to be turning up the pressure on zelenskyy saying he wants elections now. he wants him to cede more territory to the russians, and he wants 50% of the mineral wealth handing over. so he's basically putting the squeeze on him even more. so what we're not seeing, though, is, is any more pressure on russia. >> well, no he did. what about the sanctions, though? he said that russia will be heavily sanctioned. and after all, isn't war a land grab? >> right? >> right? >> yeah, but isn't war a land grab at the end of the day? so the way these countries are formed all over the world is that you have a war, and then the one who wins ends up with the one who wins ends up with the land. so i don't think it's fair. i think it's wrong. but isn't that what war is about?

>> i don't know, i think we never quite know what's going on in trump's head, do we? he seems to come out with these ridiculous statements and incredible demands, and then he seems to get what he wants, or at least up to a point. and i can't help feeling when i was reading this, this story in the telegraph this morning, that it's almost like he's overplaying his hand. he's asking for more than he knows. it's almost his way of trying to put, i think, zelenskyy very much into the box that he's got to try and do a peace deal with russia, which of course is not what zelenskyy wants. >> zelenskyy what about the people, though? that's the point. trump keeps making the point. trump keeps making the point that more and more people are dying. more and more people are dying. more and more people are dying. more and more people are dying. and all these people are dying. and all these people are saying, oh, well, we want the land, we want. there'll be nobody to put on the land. >> no, that's exactly right. and i think i feel this is perhaps where trump is coming from, the way in which he's acting. he's forcing zelenskyy to put his people first. and so arguably he possibly hasn't for the last couple of years, at least. i would have thought so. it's almost trump saying, we're going to do this, i want this. and of course, america really does have a huge amount of bargaining power here because of the weapons that he's now said he's

not going to give to ukraine, but the 200 billion or so that he's given already. and i don't know, then, of course, he'll probably settle for something less. but this whole idea, i think whether you support zelenskyy or not, the fact that there's hints here, even that ukraine might not, might cease to exist, i think is very frightening. >> it's alarming. yeah. >> it's alarming. yeah. >> but the war is unwinnable for ukraine and all it is, is absolutely a meat grinder for people, men, young men. and at the end of the day, seeing as it's unwinnable, ukraine need to. >> then it should ukraine surrender. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> because there's a difference. between a peace deal and. >> complete surrender. there has to be a little bit of justice for, for ukraine. i mean, they were the country that was invaded. they were the, the victims of this aggression. and it all seems to be to me to be that everything's going to be given to russia. and he's riding roughshod over, over. >> zelenskyy as though the goalposts are changing for volodymyr zelenskyy, because it

was suggested last week that if he signed this mineral deals, or at least up for signing the mineral deal, then they'd get the military aid back and they'd also be, what's the other thing? they've taken away intelligence, but now we're talking about now you're going to have to give up land. >> yes. and intelligence. in fact, it says in this report in the telegraph that it's already having a big impact on, on the ground. so while all this pressure is being put on by, by the president trump down on the ground, they're struggling as well. so it seems to be personal now between president trump and president zelenskyy. do you think he wants zelenskyy out? >> i don't know about that. donald trump like remember when he said, oh, but you called zelenskyy a dictator? who when did i call him that? he literally pretended like he'd forgotten. >> not a fan though, is he? i mean, you can even hear in that interview that he gave to us press, he's no fan of volodymyr zelenskyy. yeah. i'd like to see elections in ukraine. >> oh, well, we'll see what happens with that. right. where do you want to go next, guys? >> rafe, please. >> rafe, please. >> oh, we like. >> oh, we like. >> that, suzanne. >> that, suzanne. >> yeah. so this is the fact that raf bosses have launched

what's been called a desperate search for pilots after a secret bid to discriminate against white male applicants backfired. so apparently there was a court case in 2023 which found that there had been unlawful discrimination against white men. and in fact, 31 white men who'd applied to become raf pilots and had been rejected were actually given compensation. so but there was this a target to have 40% female pilots and 20% ethnic minority pilots. and it's not working. people are just not coming forward. they can't get the people to actually train. so now at a time when keir starmer is talking about sending jets to ukraine, guess what? there's nobody to fly them because of these bonkers dei targets. so. so that's the story that the daily mail is running this morning. it is quite shocking, really. you'd have thought that anyone who wants to fight for their country should be welcomed with open arms, regardless of their skin colour, their gender

orientation, whatever it might be. and yet, here we are, the raf. actually, i would argue, putting british safety and security at risk through what has been shown now to be unlawful diversity targets. >> the raf's have seen this coming down the track for some time actually, because there was a story six, 6 or 8 months ago saying that they don't have the training capacity in the uk and they're having to send raf pilots to america to be trained because they can't even train them in the uk. so they know there's a shortage and they know there's a shortage and they know there's a shortage and they know there's a problems in in getting people trained. but the only targets that the raf should have is the enemy. not not diversity targets. >> yeah. i mean the raf are refusing to comment on this story, but reports in some of the papers this morning that the numbers of pilots are down by 30%. yeah. it's alarming isn't it. when we're talking about the time that we're in. >> it is. and when you think also that there was a poll done recently that said only 11% of young people in britain would be prepared to fight for this country. it's not like people are queuing up to defend britain and being proud to be british

anymore. that's gone out the window. >> okay, david. suzanne, do stay with us. we're back with you in just a few minutes. but we're going to have a look now at the winter sun forecast for some of the top european holiday destinations. >> ready to soak up that holiday sunshine. >> well, we need some cover. >> well, we need some cover. >> no worries. all sorted. >> no worries. all sorted. >> allclear travel insurance sponsors gb news travel destinations forecast. >> hello. well, it's actually rather unsettled across much of europe with heavy rain and thunderstorms. this is all to do with an area of low pressure, so bringing spells of rain and some heavy and frequent downpours across much of spain and into italy. the best of the sunshine will be towards the far, far east across parts of greece. temperatures here not doing too bad at around 18 or 19 degrees, and we hold on to some heavy showers through the week as well. temperatures up to 20 degrees. >> allclear travel insurance. sponsors gb news

>> good morning. welcome back. now listen, earlier we were talking about the raf who have gone woke and sadly it's backfired. so they obviously couldn't recruit enough people. but in response to this the raf has said we have sufficient pilots and aircrew to conduct all current operations and service to the front line. additionally, active management of the flying training system has reduced training times and the backlog of student aircrew in the training pipeline. this good progress has enabled us to reopen aircrew applications for serving personnel. >> well, there you go. we're continuing to go through the papers now. a former editor of the sunday express, david wooding and political consultant suzanne evans. morning, you two. and, david, let's have a look at this story, shall we, in the guardian. it's about prisons to get hundreds more cells in case we have a repeat of the summer riots. >> yes. this is an interview

that the guardian have with james timpson, the prisons minister, who's revealing that things are in hand to avoid another crisis this summer. remember when we had the riots in the wake of the southport murders, and there was nowhere to put these people in prison? and of course, as a result of that, i think it was about 3000 people were freed on licence after serving only 40% of their sentences instead of the usual 50%. so they're letting people back on the streets. earlier, there was a bit of a row over that, he tells the guardian that that, he tells the guardian that that plans are in hand to avoid this. he was down at a place in worcester. i think it was where there are 700 places, expand extra. 700 places. prison called high point to make way. so clearly they're getting on on with this job early to avoid repeat. >> i find it a little bit odd, actually. are they expecting another southport style situation? you know, this was a

specific incident in which, tragically, three beautiful girls were were murdered. you wonder why the government is preparing for something like that again. because they know that again. because they know that there are so many dangerous people out here and that this might well happen again, and that people might get angry again. i think this is rather sinister. >> well, do you not think they should prepare to make sure that if they're, they are ready for any sort of situation? >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> it's a good thing. >> it's a good thing. >> isn't it? but i think my point, nana, is that, as i said, southport was a particularly violent, nasty, awful incident. and if the government the hidden message here seems to be that the guardian is expecting another episode like that, so that so that people might get very angry about it as they did after southport and there were the riots, and so that people might have to be put into prison for rioting. but the very fact that in it seems to me that you've got a senior senior minister suggesting that southport wasn't a one off. that seems to me to be the really

sinister hidden message here. >> yeah, i thought that when i saw this story, but there's a piece buried right at the bottom, suzanne, which it's only a sentence, and it says it is understood that the ministry of justice's latest preparations are not a result of any specific intelligence warnings of riots. in which. >> case. >> case. >> i kind of totally accept that there probably, isn't it? i mean, you know, there's all sorts of loners that operate that are not on the radar of the intelligence services, unlike obviously the perpetual perpetrator of southport who was on the radar of the intelligence services. but, you know, i think it does speak to the fact that we have, for instance, we've had more young men of fighting age come across the channel on boats than we now have in the british army. and any one of those is, i think, potentially a powder keg waiting to explode. >> suzanne, should we look at something totally different? let's look at avocados, shall we, this morning? >> yeah. i tend to avoid avocados because i'm. here to talk to them so they don't have a very good influence on me. but apparently they've really upset

alan titchmarsh, the famous gardener as well, who's written a letter to the times saying that people shouldn't eat them. apparently, the royal society for the prevention of accidents is saying that they've had a rise in what they call avocado hand, which is an injury you get when you've been trying to get a stone out of an avocado. and alan's. that's alan's advice. he said. the best tip to avoid injury, getting the stone out of the flesh is just don't eat them. he's arguing it. however, on environmental grounds, there's no doubt that avocados are incredibly labour and water intensive to grow. and of course, they're shipped thousands of miles across the world. apparently, avocados take 320l of water to grow. so he's saying they're really not very environmentally friendly. and he said we should askew the avocado on toast for breakfast for cornflakes, weetabix and shreddies instead, which i can't agree with that, i'm afraid. processed food. but i wouldn't, i wouldn't, wouldn't eat those. but can i give you a quick tip? >> oh yes. >> oh yes. >> there is a very easy way to get a stone out of an avocado

without stabbing yourself, and that's to cut it round all the way round. twist it, get a knife, whack it in the stone and then the stone. >> i think that's the bit where it goes wrong. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> see the knife. whack the knife in the stone. avocado. probably where a lot of the accidents happened. and i did it earlier. and she has two avocado hands. >> so i'm happy to avoid them. >> so i'm happy to avoid them. >> yes. yeah. good tip. i don't really eat them either. >> you don't eat avocados? >> you don't eat avocados? >> yeah. not so much. i have had the same reaction to me as banana. >> oh. >> oh. >> not our style. it's not good. like in that sense. >> yeah. you might find you're allergic to rubber as well. or latex. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> safer to boil an egg. >> safer to boil an egg. >> varne. david, we're out of time with you. thank you very much. we'll see you in the next houn much. we'll see you in the next hour. let's get an update on your weather now with catherine chalk. >> despite the morning rain, it'll be a nice, warm, cosy day ahead. boxt heat pumps sponsors of weather on gb news.

>> good morning. welcome to your gb news weather update from the met office. well, we've got a colder week ahead, especially compared to last week. sunny spells, scattered showers with the return of some overnight frost. so we've got a band of rain across northern parts of scotland into northern england. this is a cold front introducing colder air behind it across much of england and wales. it is going to be a little bit cloudier than recent days, with perhaps some outbreaks of rain across the south coast, but there will be some brighter interludes in between, with murky conditions along the eastern coast, but across the south still temperatures not doing too bad 13 to 15 degrees, but in the north, that's where we'll see the change to colder conditions. so a colder day to come. now, as we go through monday evening, it's a case of clear spells across scotland with some showers, especially across eastern areas, and turning much colder once that sun dips away. cloudier skies across northern ireland and into northern parts of england, with some patchy outbreaks of rain

that's gradually going to sink its way southwards and through into monday around 6:00 pm. still seeing some outbreaks of rain across the far southwest. so as we go through monday night and into tuesday, clearer skies developing across scotland, northern ireland, northern england with cloudier skies further towards the south of that. there will be some frequent showers as well down the east coast, some of these a little bit wintry but we will see the return of frost. so a colder start to tuesday morning, especially across the northern half of the uk. so as we go through tuesday morning then it is a case of some bright skies, especially across the north. but cloud will gradually clear its way southwards, so turning drier across southern parts of england, with some occasional sunny spells but frequent showers across eastern areas. some of these are still wintry and for all of us, temperatures are falling closer to average at around 6 to 10 degrees by. >> there will be a light breeze

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>> well. >> well. >> good morning. donald trump claims ukraine may not survive the war. >> machine may not survive. >> machine may not survive. >> well it may not survive anyway. but you know, we have some weaknesses with russia. you know it takes two. >> it comes as the white house puts pressure on president zelenskyy to give up territory seized by russia. >> all of this as the ukrainian leader, volodymyr zelenskyy, heads to saudi arabia to begin peace talks with us negotiators. >> record numbers of small boat crossings in the channel this last week sees the highest number of arrivals since the crisis began in 2016.

>> it comes as calls grow on the whereabouts of a small boat migrant who called for the death of all jews. the home office can't confirm whether he's been arrested. >> former bank of england governor mark carney wins the race to replace justin trudeau as canadian prime minister. as both leaders take a swipe at president trump, an increasing tensions. >> and make no mistake, this is a nation defining moment. >> and canada never, ever will be part of america in any way, shape or form. >> particular favourites it is upside down by diana ross. >> and the king takes the airwaves as he releases a podcast today celebrating music from across the commonwealth to mark commonwealth day as he pledges to restore the disrupted harmony of our entire planet. >> and as reality tv star spencer matthews says that he

won't be leaving his fortune to his kids. we're asking, should you be expected to give your inheritance? >> and in sport this morning, declan rice may have shushed manchester united fans with his goal manchester united fans with his goal, but it's more of a case really, of liverpool shushing him as arsenal fall further behind liverpool now in the title race, which, let's face it, is now effectively over. england have a slightly better chance of winning the six nafions chance of winning the six nations after thrashing italy yesterday, and our friend george mills won silver in the indoor european athletics championships yesterday. >> hello. after a very mild week last week, it's going to be a colder week ahead. i'll have all of the details coming up shortly. >> it's just gone. 7:00 i'm ellie costello. >> nana akua and this is gb news breakfast. >> well, let's start this hour by crossing live to westminster and speak to the shadow minister

for policing, crime and fire, matt vickers. good to see you this morning, mr vickers. and can we start with the news that 2000 people have crossed the engush 2000 people have crossed the english channel in just over a week? oh, he's lost his earpiece. we'll hang on until he's got that back in his ear. have we got you, mr vickers? can you hear me? >> i'm back, i'm back. >> i'm back, i'm back. >> wonderful. very good, very good.i >> wonderful. very good, very good. i was just asking your thoughts on 2000 people crossing the english channel in small boats in just over a week. the highest number of arrivals since 2016. what's your reaction to that? >> it's devastating, isn't it? the thing is going completely the wrong way. however bad things might have been, the last government were bringing numbers down. since labour came to office, we've seen the number of arrivals by small boat go up 28%. the number of people in hotels up 29%. 8500 more people in hotels across the country. damaging community fabric. taking up spaces. a huge impact on those communities. huge

impact on the on on what goes on in those areas and the local economy where those those hotel rooms are taken out of place. but moreover, the number of people arriving in those small boats and being returned is actually going down. everything is going the wrong way. on immigration. we need to get a grip. we know what is happening across the country, in all these communities, and what it feels like for people struggling to make their. own way. but then more importantly, actually, we've just seen the case of an illegal migrant come here. >> in that case, i was just about to ask you about this. this is abu wadee in case people are just listening in or tuning in this morning. so he's a palestinian male. he's formerly called for the slaughter of all jews and is a former key member of a militant group that's terrorised israel, allegedly, as the home office aren't commenting on this, they don't commenting on this, they don't comment on individual cases. would you say they need to break protocol in order to talk about this, considering the huge pubuc this, considering the huge public interest in this case? and if they do know where he is, does he need to be expelled from

britain? >> i think you know what? there are huge. i think you'd probably be wrong for me to comment in such a way, but i think actually huge concerns. but it is what it means for illegal immigration. you know, if people arrive in this country illegally, we have noidea this country illegally, we have no idea who is coming and going. obviously there is a threat. obviously, there is a huge concern. this guy has got to be found. he's got to be found very quickly. >> okay, so look, what would you guys have been doing though? what do you think the solution is to this? because let's be let's be quite frank. it was your government that enabled huge levels of legal migration. and of course you did put forward rwanda, but that never really got off the ground, pardon the pun. so i'm just wondering what would your policy be to stop all of this? >> there are several things. rwanda is a big part of that having a deterrent. so we put into law the principle that if you arrive in this country illegally, you would be detained and you would be removed. that is the right thing to do. that's the reason that these people will stop paying terrible people, smuggling criminals to get them into this country.

that's the right thing to do. we need to deter people from getting in the boat in the first place. we've also said that we will put a cap on immigration into this country. we put a legally binding cap. we will only allow so many people into this country at any given time. so on on illegal migration, that's where we're at. moreover, there is a bill going through there is a bill going through the house at the moment that will see people for the first time. the government is scrapping the principle that if you come here illegally, you will be able to become a british citizen. that is wrong. that sends a message to people out there considering getting in those boats, get on with it. that's what they're telling them. actually, this labour government is responsible for making this matter so much worse. but then on legal migration, we've said we'll put a cap in place. we've said actually, well, we'd already created a system whereby you could only bring so many dependants with you that drove those numbers of legal migrants down. in april this year, we would have seen a salary threshold introduced. the menu had to be earning £38,000 in order to bring a dependant here. that's the right thing to do. if you bring someone here, you should be able to fund them and support them. the government have scrapped that. they're

making everything so much worse and the consequences are there for everybody to see. >> can i ask you about your late colleague, sir david amess? because his family today will be holding a press conference later on this morning calling for a pubuc on this morning calling for a public inquiry into how his murder could have been prevented. going to meet the home secretary. going to meet the prime minister as well. do you support that public inquiry? >> so sir david amess was an incredible man. he was an incredible man. he was an incredible colleague, an incredible colleague, an incredible father partner. and often when people go, people say lots of nice things about. he was exceptional. he was a guy in there who was a friend to anybody who had an amazing contribution to make, and he had so much more to give to public life. it was absolutely devastating. what has happened. i'll be all ears as to what his family have to say today, and i hope that the government is to. >> can we just ask you about ukraine and president trump? because president trump is saying that the war is kind of over for ukraine. where where are the thoughts of your what do

you guys think about this? and what would you suggest would be the right thing? do you support the right thing? do you support the coalition of the willing, that sort of notion? >> we've stood shoulder to shoulder with ukraine throughout this last couple of years, and the horrific situation that's gone on there and whatever the world might think, actually, putin needs stopping. we cannot allow it to be accepted that illegal invasions like this, that one, one, one strongly armed country can decide to just take over another. that is not something that we can allow to happen, particularly someone like putin. he poses a threat to ukraine, but he poses a threat to the wider of the world, to the wider world. unless we do something about this, i agree with the idea that we're increasing defence spending. i think that's something we've got to do even more so as we go forward. we've got to find more money. we're an increasingly dangerous world, as has come to pass, as we've come to learn, and we need to make sure that we're armed and ready to defend this country and every other free, democratic country that needs our support. >> okay, matt vickers, we're out of time with you this morning,

i'm afraid. but thank you so much for your time this morning. that's matt vickers, shadow minister for crime, policing and fire. >> right. let's get the thoughts of former adviser to boris johnson, oscar redrup, who joins us in the studio. oscar okay, let's talk about these 2000 migrants last week who managed to get across here. one of them who professed death to all jews has gone missing. what do you think the government should be doing about this? how should they be acting? >> well, i actually i used to work with matt, so i know matt pretty well. he just interviewed there and i think he's , he's he there and i think he's, he's he is completely right in the sense that we need an active, you know, real world deterrent, however, and as the conservative party looking on at what the labour party are doing in terms of getting, you know, not being able to get a grip of immigration, they're in an awkward position because the conservative record was, quite frankly, shocking on it. but look, nonetheless, you know, you will continue to see these numbers, particularly as like the weather. i know it sounds silly, but as the weather gets

better throughout the summer. >> it's all connected. >> it's all connected. >> it's all connected. >> it's absolutely all connected. and we don't have a deterrent. there is there is nothing like that. and then people ridiculed rwanda , and people ridiculed rwanda, and i kind of understand why in some ways because it was quite out of the box. it felt very left field at the time in particular. and there were practicalities, practical issues with it. and i get that in terms of implementation. but if we don't have an active deterrent, then we will continue to see these numbers and people often don't make, i think the moral argument for being for having a really, really strong deterrent and border in this country because the communities that suffer as a result of it, you know, we see it day in, day out, on the front pages, on our tv channels and those those communities are being let down. and actually, you know, what? the people who cross over, who end up quite often dying, like the criminal gangs that are emboldened without having this deterrent, they are also like they are they are victims in this as well. and look, why didn't rwanda work? and why are the labour party not

prepared to implement an active deterrent and just talk about smashing the gangs as a, you know, a basically a catchphrase? it didn't work ultimately because of, you know, i hate the term, but because it sounds sounds quite crude, but like left leaning lawyers. >> leftist immigration policies, left leaning lawyers, left leaning charities, left leaning politicians who are actually a lot of them making money out of this. >> absolutely. and, you know, there are certain politicians in this country who are making the very strong argument for leaving the echr. and i think, you know, and being as objective as i can hear those things, the deterrent and leaving the echr are completely intertwined. and you can't do one without the other. almost. and the labour. >> be a conservative policy. is that a labour. >> kemi badenoch was talking about it. >> it's been spoken about it. >> it's been spoken about it. >> bloody well should be. it absolutely should. it absolutely should be. i don't quite know what the, the why, what they're waiting for on this. because the

labour party, it doesn't sit well with them. they starmer may talk a bit tough on it. >> well he was a human rights lawyer wasn't he. so yeah. we're not going to get anywhere with him. >> and i think they kind of in an arch sense, understand politically why it's important for them to sort it out, but they're not going to do what's required. and so if the conservatives can't get their house in order, you know, i mean, i mean, it's a free win if ever i've seen one. so do it. >> oscar redrup, thank you very much for your thoughts this morning. well, gb news has contacted the home office for comment, and in a statement they have said we are committed to ending small boat crossings which undermine our border security and restoring order to the asylum system to ensure that the asylum system to ensure that the rules are respected and enforced. >> whilst it is a long standing rule that we never comment on individual cases or operational matters, the british public can rest assured that we take all steps necessary at all times to protect the national or nation's security. >> let us know what you think on that story, gbnews.com/yoursay, and you'll have a view on this

one as well, because king charles will today celebrate the commonwealth's power to unite nafionsin commonwealth's power to unite nations in friendship during his annual commonwealth day address at westminster abbey. >> the king is also expected to look ahead to the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war, remembering the sacrifice and selflessness of those who fought well. >> the king has been busy because to further mark the event, he has teamed up with apple music to celebrate music from across the commonwealth. here's a taste of what you can expect. >> throughout my life, music has meant a great deal to me. it has that remarkable ability to bring happy memories, comfort us in times of sadness, and to take us to distant places. but perhaps above all, it can lift our spirits to such a degree, and all the more so when it brings us together in celebration. in other words, it brings us joy.

so this is what i particularly wanted to share with you . songs wanted to share with you. songs which have brought me joy. this seemed such an interesting and innovative way to celebrate this year's commonwealth day. thank you for listening. i wish you all every possible blessing. >> version, don't you? >> version, don't you? >> the king's music room. yeah, it's a bit dry, though. i prefer the actual original. let's get more from royal commentator richard fitzwilliams. this is lovely, isn't it? a bit of lightness in such a dark world at the moment. isn't it lovely? >> well, it is certainly. i was listening. in fact, it begins with millie's my boy lollipop, and then kylie minogue's locomotion. it's a complete mix andifs locomotion. it's a complete mix and it's a super idea. i absolutely agree with you in the world is putting it, as the king says in his commonwealth message talks about uncertainty in which

he will be playing, i think, a pivotal role. this is a delightful touch. i mean, commonwealth day is remarkable. 56 countries, totally different, but all but four former british colonies, but nonetheless an absolutely extraordinary organisation which has such value in times, as you say, which are quite extraordinary. >> now, richard, i may sound a little bit cynical, but do you think that the king is actually a fan of bob marley and kylie minogue and ray? or do you think he might have had a bit of a helping hand with curating this playlist? >> well, if i had to bet, i suspect that because it's commonwealth day and because it's important to have a complete mix, this has been, shall we say, balanced out. i don't know the king's personal musical tastes, but on an occasion like this, it's always good to have a mix. and that is precisely what they've offered. and whether or not it's been a

little, so to speak, manipulated. who knows? the point is, it's a very good idea. the palace are coming up with some imagination, which must be welcomed. and as you say also in the introduction, commonwealth day is important because with the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war, over 1.5 million from the commonwealth fought and so many died. and it is a very important anniversary and of course, with the world. i mean, to quote from shakespeare, wild and whirling world sums it up very well with quite extraordinary at the moment. so to have the king as a convenor king on issues such as the environment, which gets important mentions, as you would expect in his commonwealth day message, but also, of course, interreligious understanding. and now as well most pivotal role with president trump, someone who very clearly is a jack, i suspect, of all trades.

i like the music. i think it's a very good idea. >> is this going to become a regular thing or is it just a one off? do we know? >> well, obviously it's a one off this year. and then possibly if it catches on or it's thought that it's a good idea, we might see something else. i mean, you know, it's just one of these catchy ideas that hope is it will interest young people. i mean, the monarchy does have a problem with the 18 to 24 year olds. it's possibly also angled at that. and also to get a bit of interest in commonwealth day, which sometimes is difficult, not so much when it comes to the commonwealth countries, but britain. british people sometimes don't have the interest in it that many have in the commonwealth, and it's one of those quirky thoughts. >> well, listen, richard fitzwilliams, always a pleasure. really good to talk to you. that's richard fitzwilliams, he's the royal commentator.

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come? do stay with us. reality tv star spencer matthews has revealed that he won't be leaving his fortune to his children. so we're asking this morning should parents be expected to give their children their inheritance? we're going to be next.

welcome back to breakfast at 725. now, reality tv star spencer matthews has admitted he doesn't want his children to become trust fund kids and wants them instead to earn their own money. >> so we're asking, should parents pass their fortunes to their children? well, joining us now, businessman mike green, who believes parents should. and business manager sally mitchell, who believes parents should not pass on their fortune to their kids. i'm going to start with you, sally. why? who are you going to give it to? who on earth have you got? children? >> yes i do. they're going to

hate this, but. so don't expect anything, kids. i think you can do a huge disservice to your children by letting them assume that they're going to just inherit your hard earned money. i think everybody needs a purpose. everybody needs a reason to get up in the morning. everybody owes a debt to society to put something back to be a useful member of society. if you go through life thinking you're just going to inherit hundreds of thousands of pounds, what's the point? you might think, well, i'm not going to bother. i'll just be a layabout and nothing. and that that doesn't do anything for their mental health. and it doesn't do anything for society either. >> sally, can i just quickly ask you, did your parents give you their wealth when they passed away? if they're still or they might still be alive, actually. well, no. >> unfortunately not. my mother died recently, and i'm. >> sorry to hear that. >> sorry to hear that. >> i think it's very dangerous to assume you're going to inherit a fortune. because with the rise in care costs and we're all living longer. >> but of course.

>> but of course. >> ill health. the fortune can get eaten up very, very quickly. >> mike, what do you think of all of this? >> yeah. listen, much of what was said i agree with in terms of they shouldn't assume because they should have purpose, they should have debt. they should have reason. the problem is that the assumption is all that you're not going to give them that level of understanding, that level of understanding, that you're not going to teach them as a as a behavioural profiler and a doctor of education who's built lots of businesses. what i would say is iteach businesses. what i would say is i teach them to be responsible. we have a trust fund that will give to charities. they get involved in making that choice, and they are both the 22 and 26. my and they are both the 22 and 26. my daughters, they're both very successful in their own right. they're very, very independent in their own right. and you know, we're talking about an example by spencer matthews and, you know, very sad story. but the guy was drinking ten pints a day living it up in in chelsea parties. i'd say the problem was in his parenting that he received not in what money did or didn't do. and the problem is

parenting. people are thinking it's about money or not money. money in the hands of someone responsible can be amazing. just like if you give a tradesman a saw, a hammer, a chisel, they can create something beautiful that will last generations in the hands of an idiot. they'll create nothing and it will be dangerous. so it's about responsibility and parenting more than whether they do or don't inherit the money, in my opinion. >> do you think his problem was that he was past money? he was given money. he apparently inherited his parents wealth, which then meant that he went on to be a bit like that. and he may be thinking, well, if i do that, my kids might end up the same as me. >> well, i'm sure he did think that. and this is about the sort of educating people on responsibility, accountability and how to use what they've got. i mean, i come from absolutely nothing, you know, shared a bed with two brothers till i was 11, then a bedroom till i left. i went to school because that was the only place that i got a cooked meal. and so i understand what it's like to go without,

but i would much rather give my children something that's already got momentum that they can do good with. now, in spencer's case, broken family. he's now got kids that aren't with mum and dad and they're shared, as the article talked about. well, that's already not off to a good start. you know, if we can teach people about the value of parents being together, working together, having some guidelines or values that they might teach their children, i think then those children will be better adults. it's. money. >> i think. spencer children are not are with with their parents. >> he said he shares them. so my assumption from what i've seen is that they're separate. >> no. >> no. >> he is still married. yeah, he is still married. >> you're still married? >> you're still married? >> still married? yeah. sally, there will be lots of parents who are watching and listening today who will say that they feel responsible for their children. they brought them into this world and this economy. houses are so expensive. we all know that bills are going up. they feel as though they they will inevitably need to help

their children to help them get on the property ladder. >> i think. >> i think. >> helping your children is slightly different to leaving them. the fortune. i have absolutely nothing against giving them a leg up a helping hand. i think the encouragement and the positive attitude and the education of how to be a good citizen is really, really important. and you can do all that whilst you're alive without dangung that whilst you're alive without dangling the carrot of, you know, when i go, darling, all this will be yours. i don't think it's healthy. and the other flipside is that you can end up with, you know, not trust fund babies who can, who can brunch beautifully around chelsea. but you can also breed a slightly sort of succession esque troy family dynamic, which is incredibly unhealthy as well. i don't think there's anything wrong with people being supported as they grow up by their parents having every advantage. if that's what you can give them. but very much you stand on your own two feet and

we will support and encourage you in whatever passion you have. >> i think the sort of person that you've described there who has the trust fund type parents who can leave them a lot of wealth, so then they end up being quite lazy. there are very few of those. i think the majority of people are probably just, you know, their parents have a house that they've worked all their lives for and they just want to split it between their kids. and it's just maybe a couple of 50 or 100 grand each or something like that. but, you know. >> that's the fortune that gets eaten up by care home costs. >> well, if you're unfortunate to have to. yeah, the government need to sort that out. i think thatis need to sort that out. i think that is wrong. but you know. hey, mike. >> sally, we are out of time with you. but thank you so much for your thoughts on that one. let us know yours at home. gbnews.com/yoursay. >> right. coming up, paul coyte will be with all the latest sports news. that next. this

>> welcome back. it's time to go through all the latest sports news. paul coyte is here with us. morning. >> good morning. oh, are we agreed that arsenal have now given up the title? >> yes. >> yes. >> you think it's over for arsenal in the title? i think it probably is as well. >> now slipping from there. >> now slipping from there. >> it is slipping. >> it is slipping. >> thorns team as well. arsenal done. >> no she's west ham. >> no she's west ham. >> west ham colours. the colours are the same. >> she'd be very upset if you said that. >> yes. yeah. >> yes. yeah. >> so arsenal faint hopes have supped >> so arsenal faint hopes have slipped away 15 points behind liverpool. i mean it's you know mathematically it's still possible but it's not going to happen. liverpool going to win the title 15 points. they're ahead of arsenal now with only ten games to play. what's interesting is that they play each other at the start of may. and i wonder whether that would be the game that would seal it, that would that would insult to injury, wouldn't it? to mikel arteta, it was arteta's 200th premier league game. he refused to accept that it's over yet, which is fair enough. but effectively it's so it was. it

was a11 draw between manchester united and arsenal yesterday. spurs drew two all with bournemouth came back from two nil down. >> i don't think that's too bad. >> i don't think that's too bad. >> i don't think that's too bad. >> i don't think so. >> i don't think so. >> but you weren't very happy, were you? you wanted a. >> win i wanted i always want to win. yeah. but then again there's a huge game on thursday against az alkmaar, from from the netherlands. they're one nil down. so that's in the europa league now. chelsea beat leicester one nil and fans weren't happy. the thing is although yeah chelsea like we say a win's a win. but chelsea only scraped past leicester who have lost 12 out of their 13 games. so chelsea were good and now they've a little bit wobbly. fans aren't happy with what's going on at the moment, and even you've got cole palmer, who was on fire and he missed a penalty and he's not playing the way he was. let's hear from enzo maresca, the chelsea manager, and hear what he had to say about what everybody thinks about what everybody thinks about the result. >> when a team create the amount of chances we created today, you have to be happy. it's not easy,

leicester until minute 83 they were nil nil against arsenal. the same thing happened against city. if you think that football is just a playstation and you win easy. no way. every game is difficult and the way they play they have done today. fantastic. >> see that's interesting. he talks about playstation football. this is not playstation. this is real. so it's whether it's actually a disguised dig at fans, which i think is always a very dangerous route to walk down, is when you start saying, well, the fans want too much and that's not good enough. there are managers that have done this recently and have start knocking the fans and it's like, well, we need this from the fans. what they need to remember is fans pay a lot of money to go and watch football. and for me, you know, it's a two way street. of course the fans will inspire the team, but it should be the other way round that the fans will react to what they see on. >> the pitch. a bit like the viewers. they're reacting to what you're saying. someone has beenin what you're saying. someone has been in touch and said, nana, don't you point out to paul that there was only one british

player to start the game between manu and the arsenal yesterday, and that he would have played for ireland. i would like to know his thoughts. >> know my thoughts about british players. well, it's just the way it goes. it's a worldwide game, the premier league now, it's not a matter of going well. they've all got to be british. that was that. i mean, this happened right up to 1978, when ossie ardiles and ricardo villa were the first foreign players to join in it. whether you like it or not, the premier league is a worldwide game and that's it. and it's and it's and it's watched all over the world. that was i think the fact that they're being played here, they're playing here. whether the fact there are british players or not, i think is neither here nor there. >> all right. i hope that's answered your question. there you go. >> chelsea had a scrappy win. >> chelsea had a scrappy win. >> they did. that's what we just did. that's what we just did. that was the scrappy win. that was the playstation football. listen, listen a little. >> little quick. >> little quick. >> thing about the cricket now india won the champions the champions odi trophy which is one day international. now they actually got although they're the best side in the world. there's no question about that. they actually got a very easy

way of playing. and i'll tell they actually got a very easy way of playing. and i'll tell you why. because the actual you why. because the actual championship was held in championship was held in pakistan. india refused pakistan. india refused politically to play in pakistan, politically to play in pakistan, so they were allowed to play in so they were allowed to play in dubal so they were allowed to play in dubai. and where you've got dubal so they were allowed to play in dubai. and where you've got teams like new zealand, they teams like new zealand, they travelled about 7000 miles going travelled about 7000 miles going to all these games. india stayed to all these games. india stayed at the same place in dubai. at the same place in dubai. everybody came to them, so all everybody came to them, so all they had to do was walk from the they had to do was walk from the hotel to the cricket pitch play. hotel to the cricket pitch play. it was the best thing, probably it was the best thing, probably for them even playing in india. for them even playing in india. but anyway, india, the best but anyway, india, the best team, they did win, but they did team, they did win, but they did get a quite easy route i think. get a quite easy route i think. >> can we play a very quick >> can we play a very quick birthdays please? birthdays please? >> yeah, i'll play some quick >> yeah, i'll play some quick birthdays. >> or birthdays. birthdays. >> or birthdays. >> or birthdays. >> birthday game okay. now we're >> or birthdays. >> birthday game okay. now we're all excited now right. the first all excited now right. the first one we're going to go with sepp one we're going to go with sepp blatter. sepp. there he is, the blatter. sepp. there he is, the former president of fifa. he's former president of fifa. he's in court again on corruption in court again on corruption charges. he's i don't know what charges. he's i don't know what he's doing there. he looks very he's doing there. he looks very surprised and happy with surprised and happy with himself. >> 83. himself. >> 83. >> 83. >> he's probably getting another >> 83. >> he's probably getting another

load of money in his hand. load of money in his hand. >> i'm got a very easy >> i'm going to say 87, 89. i was about to say 89. well. >> you're going to say 89. >> you're going to say 89. >> if you think 89. >> if you think 89. >> well, i think for 89. >> well, i think for 89. >> do you think he looks well for 89? >> i think he does. >> i think he does. >> think so. he looks 89. >> think so. he looks 89. >> clearly you don't. >> clearly you don't. >> that was him about ten years ago. all right i don't know him now. right. let's go with another one. we're going to go with the dutch player now peter that now this is a tricky one. peter. right. peter. snakebite. right. two time world champion. now, i don't know whether the mohican ages him or makes him youngen mohican ages him or makes him younger, but how old do you reckon? >> players are really hard to guess. >> see, i've always over added a bit too much. >> i think. >> i think. >> he's younger. >> he's younger. >> 57 or 50, 57, 59. so i'll go 58,— >> 57 or 50, 57, 59. so i'll go 58, 58. >> okay. >> okay. >> oh, see, i'd say he looks into his 60s. >> but that's it. but he does. >> but that's it. but he does. >> look like you're telling. >> look like you're telling. >> me to go. >> me to go. >> 55. >> 55. >> 56, 55. »- >> 56, 55. >> oh 55. >> oh 55. >> today you gave her clues. >> today you gave her clues. >> okay, well, i'll give you clue. >> all right? danny, you can have a clue. >> right? okay, let's go with that one now. chris sutton, now chris sutton. now, these days, a

pundh chris sutton. now, these days, a pundit won the title with blackburn. played at celtic as well at norwich. great striker. >> i think. >> i think. >> he's a very good pundit. >> he's a very good pundit. >> i think he's older than he looks. >> do you think he's older than he looks? >> i think he's 61. >> i think he's 61. >> you want me to give you a clue? give me a clue. he's not 61. >> isn't he generous? >> isn't he generous? >> 56 okay, i'll give you a clue. go much, much older. >> oh. >> oh. >> that's what i thought. 70, 72, 72. >> right, ellie? go much, much younger. >> i told you, he looks. >> you can't just shout. this is

not bingo. >> oh, come on, give us give us a clue. >> i've said everything apart from the right. 161, 66, 67, 67. you said. >> 66 and then i changed it to 67. >> okay. >> okay. >> 67 sharon, i won that. >> 67 sharon, i won that. >> what a game. >> what a game. >> that was. that was fun. >> that was. that was fun. >> thank you. thanks for watching. see you later. >> still to come. please stay with us. we'll be going through the papers with suzanne evans and david wooding. but first, here's your travel weather. >> can't wait to get in that sea. >> lovely and warm. >> lovely and warm. >> just like the feeling of having great travel insurance. >> allclear travel insurance sponsors gb news travel destinations forecast. >> hello. well, it's actually rather unsettled across much of europe with heavy rain and thunderstorms. this is all to do with an area of low pressure, so bringing spells of rain and some heavy and frequent downpours across much of spain and into italy. the best of the sunshine will be towards the far, far east across parts of greece.

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>> welcome back to breakfast. it's 746. we're going through the papers this morning in the company of the former editor of the sunday express, david wooding, and political consultant suzanne evans. morning, you two. and, david, you've got a story here about lab grown food. >> yes, this is on the bbc website brave new world in food production. meat, dairy and sugar will soon be available for consumption and purchase. being grown in labs. >> oh for goodness. >> oh for goodness. >> i don't know how i feel about this. >> i don't think so. how are they going to do that? does it say. >> apparently what they do? and i'm no expert on this, but they

get the cells from the meat and then they scientifically create with inside a laboratory meat which comes not from an animal, but it's meat as, as we know it. isuppose but it's meat as, as we know it. i suppose vegans will be able to eat this, but. >> will they be able to? >> will they be able to? >> well, it's still officially meat because it would still officially come from. >> the cells. >> the cells. >> of the cells of an animal. however, see what the farmers think about all this as well. >> well, maybe they'll be the ones growing it. >> i think i think the farmers. maybe it's going to be grown in a lab in a petri dish, basically. and this is why it's been banned in places like florida and parts of italy, for example, because people are saying it's not natural. well, it's not processed. more extremists have been saying, you know, it's not god given. it's not natural. we're meant to eat animals, blah, blah, and farmers have got to be protected and so on and so forth. but i'd be quite keen to try it, actually. would you? yes i would. i think it's really interesting. there's a photo on the bbc website of a rather nice looking steak. it does look good. i mean, it does look good, doesn't it? really? the problem is. >> with all. >> with all. >> these things, you think,

well, i love meat. i'm never going to be vegan, but i'd rather it was cruelty free. but of course, that's not really possible, so. but i think it will appeal to those people who really like meat, but don't like the way in which particularly intensive farming is operated. it's really nasty, really cruel. this has already been approved in the uk for dog meat, so dogs are now eating lab grown meat in their food. that's already been done that that came in in last month, and i think that's probably quite good because i do have a bit of an issue with these people that like their dogs to be vegan. i don't think they quite understand. >> what what about though? what about the repercussions for that, though? because there's always something that we haven't quite thought about that is only in the actual natural product. and then when we make it, we then end up bringing on other diseases or other elements into our food chain, which are really important. and also what happens to the animals because they their existence helps to bring others existence as well. so even the cows and the grass helps the grass, the saliva of the grass. so there's a whole ecosystem that we are

disrupting. and i'm concerned that that doesn't take that into account at all. >> well, it's a big scientific breakthrough, of course. and a few years ago there was the genetically modified ro. people were concerned about eating food, which had been genetically modified and that seemed to have died to death. we don't hear much about that nowadays. i think at the end of the day, a lot of people will be will judge this on on the cost if it is the cost and the taste, if it's cheaper to buy this sort of meat. and most people don't really bother, not most people, but a lot of people just go out and buy stuff. they buy junk food, which they were constantly telling people is bad for them and they still buy it. so perhaps many people won't be put off by this. i feel a bit uneasy about it, to be honest, but we'll see what it's like when it comes out. >> all right. shall we go into the remember the sacrifice of our family of nations? this is in the express. and this is the king. he's paid an emotional tribute to servicemen and women from the commonwealth. >> yes. a lovely tribute, actually, from from king

charles. it's the 80th anniversary of the defeat of hitler's nazis . approaching 80 hitler's nazis. approaching 80 years, you know, since since since v—e day. and he's he's talked about the vital contribution that servicemen and women from the commonwealth actually made to securing victory against against hitler. so it's going to be, i think, a very emotional few days ahead with these celebrations coming up. it always is. but, but, but it's the one thing that the royal family does so well. you know, i think the world looks to britain when you have these momentous historical occasions. >> nobody doesn't. >> nobody doesn't. >> see how. nobody does it better. no. absolutely not. >> his his late. >> his his late. >> mother tribute. >> mother tribute. >> queen elizabeth would have been proud of him doing this because she absolutely it was. it was her baby. the commonwealth. and don't forget about like 56, 60 million people from the commonwealth. commonwealth nations. i think it was 56 commonwealth nations

provided about 1.5 million people to fight in the war. and there's another thing in the times, actually, about charles. he's he's on an apple programme which went out this morning. yes. 17 songs from commonwealth singers. >> the king's music room. >> the king's music room. >> absolutely. yeah. and it ranges from beyonce to michael buble from canada and the, the new zealand soprano dame kiri te kanawa. >> oh, lovely. >> oh, lovely. >> gorgeous bob marley in there. >> gorgeous bob marley in there. >> as well. first wedding. of coui'se. >> course. >> it's lovely. >> it's lovely. >> what did you make of his message? i don't know if you've seen the commonwealth message. i don't know whether it's a loaded comment, but he talks about the disrupted harmony of our entire planet. do you think that's very delicate diplomacy there, suzanne, in this time? >> well, you know, this is king charles, isn't it? since as long as i can remember, he's been an advocate for the planet, famously, i remember as a child we were all fascinated by the fact that he talked to his plants to make them grow. and i'll never forget that story. i really thought that really was

very interesting when i was a young girl. yeah, no, it's what he does. he's never going to change his mind on that. it's what he does. >> let's david, let's have a talk about tags, shall we. on foreign nationals. >> yes. well, the home secretary, yvette cooper, is going to bring in some new rules so that dangerous foreign nationals who use the human rights laws to avoid being deported are going to be tagged, just like suspected terrorists. and the idea is to protect the pubuc and the idea is to protect the public from from them. >> how about sending them back? >> how about sending them back? >> well. >> well. >> yes, i'm just wondering. oh, don't worry, what we'll do is we'll pop a tag on you. you can stay, but as long as we know where you are. it sounds ridiculous. >> well, of course, the problem is you can't send them back because. because the. echr stops it. >> oh, i just ignore the echr period. >> she's going to stick tags on them. yeah. of course. i wonder whether the human rights lawyers will get involved in in that even, because does a human being

who is who has done nothing wrong is just a suspect? that's true. should that person be tagged? and so they i'm sure their lawyers will love this one. >> but legal challenges for that for sure. >> well, that was going to be exactly my point. this is ridiculous. really. the issue is not the tagging, it's the human rights lawyers who are interpreting the rules in such a way that you can never get a dangerous criminal out of the country. and that's what yvette cooper should be focusing on. >> exactly. >> exactly. >> not tagging. this is complete nonsense. this is just a political pr. oh, we really are doing something about this, you know, and not thinking it through. because most people, i think, will take exactly your view. nana just deport them, get them out. if they want to appeal against that, then they can do it. >> do it from. >> do it from. >> abroad. >> abroad. >> not do it from abroad. and also. britain's i think also these people know how to take these people know how to take the tags off as well. so it's a. >> bit silly to go further than just tackling the human rights lawyers. it's the whole judicial system because, you know, it doesn't happen in germany. in other countries they have the same human rights laws. it's just that our lawyers, through case law have brought in these

rules through the back door, which which are now it's. >> basically usurping parliament. yeah. that's, that's that's the that's the answer to this is to, to deal with that issue. absolutely. >> and we're all paying for that, by the way, all the appeals and all that kind of thing as well, which i think is absolutely shocking. i can't get them to pay for any legal thing i want to fight. so why should somebody who's come here, usually on a dinghy, be able to do that? i think it's just ridiculous. >> yeah. and we had those series of decisions, didn't we. that's beenin of decisions, didn't we. that's been in the telegraph for the past few weeks, people not wanting to be deported because they don't like the chicken nuggets. foreign chicken nuggets. foreign chicken nuggets. yeah. anyway, let us know what you think on that one gb news dot com slash your say. david suzanne, thank you very much for your time. we'll see you in the next hour. let's get a check on the weather now shall we. with catherine chalk. >> heavy showers first thing will be followed by a warm, cosy day. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> good morning. welcome to a gb

news weather update from the met office. well, we've got a colder week ahead, especially compared to last week. sunny spells, scattered showers with the return of some overnight frost. so we've got a band of rain across northern parts of scotland into northern england. this is a cold front introducing colder air behind it across much of england and wales. it is going to be a little bit cloudier than recent days, with perhaps some outbreaks of rain across the south coast, but there will be some brighter interludes in between, with murky conditions along the eastern coast, but across the south still temperatures not doing too bad 13 to 15 degrees, but in the north, that's where we'll see the change to colder conditions. so a colder day to come. now, as we go through monday evening, it's a case of clear spells across scotland with some showers, especially across eastern areas, and turning much colder once that sun dips away. cloudier skies across northern ireland and into northern parts of england, with some patchy outbreaks of rain that's gradually going to sink

its way southwards and through into monday around 6:00 pm. still seeing some outbreaks of rain across the far southwest. so as we go through monday night and into tuesday, clearer skies developing across scotland, northern ireland, northern england with cloudier skies further towards the south of that. there will be some frequent showers as well down the east coast, some of these a little bit wintry, but we will see the return of frost. so a colder start to tuesday morning, especially across the northern half of the uk. so as we go through tuesday morning then it is a case of some bright skies, especially across the north. but cloud will gradually clear its way southwards, so turning drier across southern parts of england, with some occasional sunny spells but frequent showers across eastern areas. some of these are still wintry and for all of us, temperatures are falling closer to average at around 6 to 10 degrees by by. >> expect a warm front moving

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russia. you know it takes two. >> it comes as the white house puts pressure on president zelenskyy to give up territory seized by russia. >> all of this as the ukrainian leader heads to saudi arabia to begin peace talks with us. negotiators. >> breaking news this morning. more than 2200 migrants have arrived in the uk in the past ten days, surpassing records since the crisis began in 2016.

>> well, at least 150 more migrants have arrived this morning, an unprecedented 10th day of arrivals this year. >> well, it comes as calls grow on the whereabouts of a small boat migrant who called for the death of all jews. the home office can't confirm whether or not he's been arrested. >> former bank of england governor mark carney wins the race to replace justin trudeau as canadian prime minister. as both leaders take a swipe at president trump and increasing tensions. >> and make no mistake, this is a nation defining moment. >> and canada never, ever will be part of america in any way, shape or form. >> particular favourites. it is upside down by diana ross. >> well, the king takes the airwaves as he releases a podcast today celebrating music

marking commonwealth day. he pledges to restore the disrupted harmony of our entire planet. >> well, the king and queen, the prince and princess of wales and the prime minister will be here at westminster abbey later today to celebrate commonwealth day. the theme is together we thrive. but the king is warning of uncertain times. we'll be bringing you all the latest. >> and in sport this morning, when arsenal drew one one with manchester united all but surrendering their quest for the premier league title for another yeah premier league title for another year. england have thrashed italy with one game left to play in the six nations, and great britain win three silvers on the last day of the european indoor athletics championships, including our friend george mills. so well done george. >> hello. after a very mild week last week, it's going to be a colder week ahead. i'll have all of the details coming up shortly. >> it's just gone. 8:00 i'm ellie costello. >> and i'm nana akua. this is gb news breakfast.

>> now. have you noticed this weekend you might have got a little sniffly nose, watery eyes? hay fever season started early this year. >> oh it did. yes. >> oh it did. yes. >> i'd love to. honestly. >> i'd love to. honestly. >> scratchy throat. >> scratchy throat. >> you're the blow of the nose. >> you're the blow of the nose. >> no, you missed it. >> no, you missed it. >> you did? it was. it was the most beautiful tune. >> it's like a trumpet. >> it's like a trumpet. >> oh. >> oh. >> there's some people that blow their nose and just go. but there's something. if you do it properly, you get a nice. >> a musical note. >> a musical note. >> and that's what nana's was. >> and that's what nana's was. >> well, it was because there was such a thin sort of airway for it to go, like herb. >> alpert and the tijuana. brass for a second. it was magnificent. >> and that. >> and that. >> little brass band. >> little brass band. >> and then he went. oh. poor nana. >> i think i think you're so cute with the cold. >> oh, you. >> oh, you. >> make the cutest little noises. >> it started with hay fever, so i was sneezing for a whole day. >> and you just thought it was hay fever? >> i did think. and then i had the. >> oh, that's. that's a really

nice. >> which my, my daughter has realised. she said, mummy, i think it's only people of colour that could do that noise. and then so she did it right. and then so she did it right. and then ivory. my young son , who's then ivory. my young son, who's seven, did it. and then i said to steve, my. >> fiance. >> fiance. >> i said to steven, can you do it? and he went, what are you doing, love? i couldn't work out what it was and i couldn't do it. can you do it? >> well, i'm sure. >> well, i'm sure. >> go on. »- >> go on. >> it's all like that. oh. >> it's all like that. oh. >> you can't. no, i can't do it. it hurts. no. i think you might be on to something. >> i think. >> i think. >> i'm on to something. >> i'm on to something. >> i've ever had. i think i'm on to something here. >> that's fun, though, that you do that with your kids? >> yes. well, that was quite funny, though, to see a little seven year old who's only little going. >> so you hate hay fever. there's the tree pollen and there's the grass pollen. so the tree pollen. >> tree pollen. >> tree pollen. >> now i usually get the grass pollen. so a little bit later. >> yeah. you'll get. >> yeah. you'll get. >> the grass right. so here goes the tree pollen usually arrives in late march. early. it is early by a few weeks, followed by grass pollen, which is may, and weed pollen from june. and i think i get all of them really

badly. >> well, it hasn't kicked in yet, ellie. >> not for me, no, but i know some people this weekend have really been suffering. >> through it as a kid. and then you rub your eyes and you think that's the thing you can't do. nothing feels better than the eye rub. yeah. you know. >> really bad. >> really bad. >> because they're going to swell. so you've got to keep your hands off. >> yes. my eyes are affected. i get really bloodshot eyes for about six months a year. >> because when you do the eye, it's like, oh, god, that feels so good. and then. >> you look like you've done ten rounds of rocky balboa straight afterwards, so it's not a good idea. >> do you know 25% of britain's population suffers with haiti? >> is that right? >> is that right? >> 25%. i think it's increasing every year. anyway, let us know if you were feeling it this weekend. let us know. gbnews.com/yoursay. now, president donald trump has warned that ukraine may not survive. ahead of talks between the us and ukraine today in saudi arabia, as the president again criticises the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. >> are you comfortable with that? the fact that you walked away and ukraine may not survive? >> well, it may not survive anyway. he's a smart guy and he's a tough guy and he took

money out of this country under biden like candy from a baby. it was so easy with that same attitude. and i just don't think he's grateful. >> well, it comes as tensions between the us and canada continue to wither. former bank of england governor mark carney has won a party election to be the new prime minister of canada. >> well, he will take over from justin trudeau and lead the liberal party following justin trudeau's resignation in january. >> there's someone who's trying to weaken our economy. yeah. donald trump. donald trump and donald trump. donald trump and donald trump, as we know, has put as the prime ministerjust said, unjustified tariffs on what we build, on what we sell, on how we make a living. the

canadian government has rightly retaliated and is rightly retaliating with our own tariffs that will have maximum impact in canada. never, ever will be part of america in any way, shape or form. we didn't ask for this fight. we didn't ask for this fight. we didn't ask for this fight. canada will win. >> the thoughts of the former adviser to boris johnson, oscar redrup, who joins us in the studio. oscar, he's behaving as though he has an entitlement to have decent tariffs with america. isn't it america's decision? they can do what they want. what's the problem? >> well, it's a huge part of why i think an american first president was voted with the mandate, the huge mandate that he has. it was always on the cards from america's perspective and certainly trump's perspective. but what's interesting here is it's actually really acted as a what people in the political kind of campaigning world would call a wedge issue that has really

allowed the liberal party in canada to completely slingshot ahead of the conservatives, who are way out in front. and it's going to be it's a real clash of personalities, potentially. it's a real clash of styles. you know, carney was someone who was relatively divisive, actually, in the end here, as when he was at the bank of england. and there's a lot of tough talk to a home crowd there. i think, however, when reality strikes, i think trump's kind of fight and drive to put america first, as i say, when it comes to tariffs and trade, is going to really test someone like carney, who may in the political world, you know, in that soul political world won't have come into contact with someone as kind of brutal and efficient as trump. >> well, trump has got tough words of his own. but for volodymyr zelenskyy talking to us, press this week to sit down interview saying that ukraine may not survive the war. do you think we should take him seriously with this, or do you think this is just him overplaying his hand to try and

put pressure on volodymyr zelenskyy to give up? >> it's so. it's so hard. i only smiled, not because it's, you know, amusing, but it's just so hard to tell sometimes. and trump's a really sometimes he looks like he's getting something right and he ends up getting it wrong. but more often than not, he looks like he's getting something wrong and he ends up getting it right. and we just have to be hopeful that that's the case. this i have to say though, apart from friday, where he talked quite tough on increasing sanctions on russia is, you know, at what point is, you know, like every day you wake up and it's just battering zelenskyy over the head. once again, it's talking tough on ukraine once again. and it you know, as someone who i genuinely believe, like there is only one moral. there is only one moral side to be on with. this conflict can be quite hard and depressing to hear trump talk the way he does. >> i wonder how trump is going to get russia to the table though, because currently, with no intelligence from the us and with no us military aid, russia

is going to win this war. they're already intensifying their attacks. what is the incentive for them to come to the table now? >> well, there isn't really one. and unless well, unless and this is the being the ultimately generous view here is that trump is trying to smoke putin out out of his hole because, you know, whatever you think as it stands, you know, particularly in trump would say when biden was president, you know, what incentive did putin have to come to the table because because he's talking so tough on ukraine, putin might start to think, well, i can trust this 9”!!- think, well, i can trust this guy. you know, maybe there's something that can be done. and the incentive that there is, ellie, is that. and this is why it's so frustrating because we are at the 11th hour, like russia has been basically a panah russia has been basically a pariah state now for three years, and their economy is really, really suffering. and that's why that's why you could that's why that's why you could thatis that's why that's why you could that is the fuel that could get putin around the table. you know, like that country is suffering. they've been on a wartime footing economy now for

three years. sanctions increasing pariah state. as i said, you know, there is a way of getting putin to the table. but i just find it, frankly, really depressing hearing, you know, the leader of the free world, you know, i mean, whatever you. >> think, he's just he's just looking at it really realistically. we have not suppued realistically. we have not supplied ukraine with enough weapons to actually win the war. so all we're doing is perpetuating the inevitable and it will happen sooner or later. so at the end of the day, make it sooner. make it stop. and that's what he's doing. and nobody else seems to be doing that. all they are talking about are more weapons, more money, more arms, more death. i would say stop the war now, as quickly as possible and get on with living. >> yeah. i mean, look, i mean, just lastly on that, there has to be an end point to this ultimately. but the goalposts are shifting quite often with trump at the moment, which is an odd one to kind of back, because first of all, it's critical minerals deal. and then it's well actually territory. and it

just keeps shifting and shifting. well, the next few days. >> and weeks we've got to leave it there. thank you very much. he's a former adviser to boris johnson. thank you. >> now breaking news this morning. at least 150 migrants have crossed the channel illegally this morning. it's an unprecedented 10th day of small boat crossings. >> so it takes the total who have crossed since the 1st of march to more than 2200. >> well, a third small boat is currently in the channel and making steady progress towards british waters. >> well, joining us now, gb news homeland security editor, mark white. mark, what can you tell us? >> well, this is clearly plunged the government's border security policy into even deeper crisis. ten straight days is unprecedented at this time of the year, when, of course, we get bad weather in the channel and weather conditions haven't been brilliant. okay. they've been brilliant. okay. they've been just about passable on most

days. but again, today it's very difficult going out there in the channel. but despite that, in the early hours this morning about 1 am, first of all, and then again at 5 am, two small boats crossed with around 120 migrants on board. and as we speak, that third small boat that was spotted a little earlier this morning is about 15 minutes from reaching uk waters. and once it does, the inevitable happens. a border force vessel will be waiting to pick those up on that boat and take them to dover harbour. keir starmer, we know, has made a central plank of his border policy, smashing the gangs a law and order approach to try to dismantle those criminal networks that are pushing these boats out in ever greater numbers. and while it would have been unfair, of course, to criticise the new government, just two or 3 or 4

months in to office, the fact is we are over eight months into this new labour government. with this new labour government. with this policy. not only has it not slowed down the numbers crossing, we are seeing unprecedented numbers at this time of the year. crossing the channel now well over 4000 and at least 20% up on where we were at least 20% up on where we were at this point last year. >> and mark, in those over 2000 people is abu wadee is this palestinian man who's alleged to have extremist links, lots of pubuc have extremist links, lots of public interest in his case, lots of concern about it as well. but the home office isn't commenting. what do we know about him? >> well, there's a great deal of concern, understandably, about this, but the truth is he's not the only extremist or alleged extremist on these boats coming across the channel. the migrants, as they come across are schooled by the criminal

gangs, the people smugglers, to throw their documentation away and to invent a backstory that's more compelling, to convince those immigration authorities to allow them asylum in the uk. but in doing that, of course, we then have no handle on who actually is coming across, unless they're already on some international criminal or terrorist database, then we're not going to know who they are. and abu wadee, we clearly have some information on him, because the campaign for anti—semitism against anti—semitism and other groups have been tracking this individual. they have documented very hateful things that he's said about the state of israel and jews in particular. he's been posed, seen posing with automatic weapons. but the government won't confirm whether this individual has been arrested or not. but we did get some footage yesterday that he

appears now to be in the uk and streaming from a hotel room, so if he is under arrest, clearly he's not under arrest in a location where his mobile phone has been taken from him because he has apparently been able to stream from that hotel room. and that will understandably alarm many the conservatives. other politicians calling now for the government to make a statement on this man. abu wadee. >> well, they say they don't comment on individuals. have we heard much more about smashing the gangs? seems to have gone a bit quieter on that front. >> well, that's the government's main policy is smashing the gangs. it's a law and order only approach because you'll remember on his first day in office, sir keir starmer scrapped the previous deterrent scheme that the conservatives had the rwanda policy calling it a gimmick. well, you could argue it was a gimmick because it never got off the ground because it was bogged

down in legal challenges for years. but they had got through the conservatives. the last of the conservatives. the last of the legal challenges, and they were within weeks of getting the first planes off the ground. but we'll never know if that deterrent policy would have worked. but those maritime security experts that i speak to and speak to them regularly, and indeed the new head of the government's border security command has himself said a deterrent policy is probably required alongside the law and order approach, to ensure that it is more effective. but so far, no indications that the government is looking at anything other than simply law enforcement. >> okay, mark white, thank you very much. >> all right. well, gb news has contacted the home office for comment, and this is what they had to say in a statement. we are committed to ending small boat crossings, which undermine our border security and restoring order to the asylum system to ensure that the rules are respected and enforced.

>> while it is a long standing rule that we never comment on individual cases or operational matters, the british public can be reassured that we take all steps necessary at all times to protect the nation's security. >> well, we shall see what happens with that. i mean, more people are arriving here illegally. regarding 150, the total is now over 2000 2200. we've lost abu wadee, who is currently streaming things live from a hotel near you that we're paying from a hotel near you that we're paying for. they don't know which one. they don't know where he is. i mean, it's just farcical, absolutely farcical. the government really needs to be held to account for this one, and they cannot blame the conservative party for this one. it's been almost eight months in power and this is what we've got. >> well, we are speaking to the government just after 9:00 so we can put that to them now, 8:18. king charles will today celebrate the commonwealth's power to unite nations in friendship. it's during his annual commonwealth day address at westminster abbey. >> said today. the king has teamed up with apple music. he's

celebrating the commonwealth day. here's a taste of what you can expect. >> throughout my life, music has meant a great deal to me. it has that remarkable ability to bring happy memories. >> well, let's get more now from our reporter, adam cherry, who joins us live from westminster abbey. and this is a cause really close to the king's heart. adam. >> good morning guys. yeah, i'm standing outside westminster abbey. the commonwealth day ceremony begins later today. of course, the king and queen will be here alongside the prince and princess of wales and other senior royals and the prime minister. the king is going to say that despite uncertain times ahead, it is what it is all too easy to believe that our differences are problems instead of a source of strength and an opportunity for learning. the commonwealth's remarkable collection of nations and peoples come together in the spirit of support and, crucially, friendship. the theme is together we thrive. 56

commonwealth nations. the endunng commonwealth nations. the enduring spirit of those. of course, it comes as well at the time that donald trump is expected to arrive here in a few months for his state visit. you saw that prop handed to the president of the united states in the oval office, signed personally from the king. i think the white house, they've said off the record that they're going to be watching this carefully to see what the king says. and of course, that's that word uncertain, uncertain times. i think it's very important that it's going to be very important for the king to project a sense of unity here today. but we'll see everything once it kicks off later today, just after lunchtime. >> very much. adam, cherry vinegar to talk to you. that is adam cherry. he's there in westminster. of course. it's commonwealth day, right. shall we get your latest weather with catherine george? >> despite the morning rain, it'll be a nice, warm, cosy day

ahead. boxt heat pumps, sponsors of weather on gb news. >> good morning. welcome to gb. news. weather update from the met office. well we've got a colder week ahead, especially compared to last week. sunny spells, scattered showers with the return of some overnight frost. so we've got a band of rain across northern parts of scotland into northern england. this is a cold front introducing colder air behind it across much of england and wales. it is going to be a little bit cloudier than recent days, with perhaps some outbreaks of rain across the south coast, but there will be some brighter interludes in between, with murky conditions along the eastern coast, but across the south still temperatures not doing too bad 13 to 15 degrees, but in the north, that's where we'll see the change to colder conditions. so a colder day to come. now, as we go through monday evening, it's a case of clear spells across scotland with some showers, especially across eastern areas, and turning much colder once that sun dips away. cloudier skies

across northern ireland and into northern parts of england, with some patchy outbreaks of rain that's gradually going to sink its way southwards and through into monday around 6:00 pm. still seeing some outbreaks of rain across the far southwest. so as we go through monday night and into tuesday, clearer skies developing across scotland, northern ireland, northern england with cloudier skies further towards the south of that. there will be some frequent showers as well down the east coast, some of these a little bit wintry, but we will see the return of frost. so a colder start to tuesday morning, especially across the of the uk. so through tuesday morning, then bright skies, especially across the north, but cloud will gradually clear its way southwards, so turning dry across southern parts of england, with some occasional sunny spells but frequent showers across eastern areas. some of these are still wintry and for all of us, temperatures are falling closer to average at around 6 to 10 degrees by.

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it's 827. we're going through the sports now with paul coyte. morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> and you're a happy man. but not for the reasons you might think. >> okay. this morning. so what are you thinking? what are you saying? >> so i thought you'd be happy about spurs. but you're actually happy about arsenal? >> well, no, i'm not really. i mean, i can't i couldn't say that, could i? so i'm supposed to be a very professional broadcaster. >> i can say. »- >> i can say. >> that though. okay, fine. well manchester united one. arsenal one. it means i mean, i say that arsenal are not going to win the title now. it's been that way for a little while, but arsenal's faint hopes of probably have slipped away. they're 15 points behind liverpool. ten games to play. liverpool. ten games to play. liverpool are not going to. i mean, liverpool could have to start losing loads of games and arsenal win everything. it's not going to happen. so it's liverpool's title quite frankly, to lose and arteta's 200th premier league game. how are we going to hear from arteta? he was he was asked about he was asked about this yesterday and he's very much avoiding the fact everybody said so is it over? is the title over? is there any chance so can we hear from mikel arteta. and this is what he had to say yesterday.

>> today the frustration is that we haven't won a game. we know the urgency and we are obligated to win every single match. you want to have any chance of doing that. i don't think it's the right moment to talk about that anyway. >> that's not really going to discuss it. >> yeah, it sounds a bit a bit annoyed, doesn't he? he did, mumbling a bit. >> yeah. he walked out of when sky asked him yesterday and said, oh by the way, we do have a question. patrick davidson asked him, you know, is the title over? and then off he went. he just walked out. doesn't want to talk about it. >> you have to be able to answer questions though. >> you should. >> you should. >> shouldn't you be scrutinised. >> shouldn't you be scrutinised. >> yeah. well that's it. you know, be honest. you just answer. the answer was asked you . answer. the answer was asked you. yeah. spurs two bournemouth two. as we mentioned there. so spurs were two nil down came back chelsea beat leicester one nil which was not terribly convincing. but anyway. scrappy win a win is a win. yep. as ruben ruben amorim that's the manchester united manager. he's been he's that was earlier. he was he was trying to talk about the fact that you know at least they've got a point. whereas

you've got enzo maresca the chelsea manager. he was saying that it's not playstation. you know if you think we're going to score 5 or 6, it's not going to happen. win's a win. a win's win. >> a win is a win. >> is a win is a win. >> what's this about lions squad reveal. >> yeah. this is. yeah. the british and irish lions. now if you're a rugby player and you play you're a rugby player and you play in this country, it's the ultimate accolade. it's the thing that every rugby player wants. even above playing for england or wales or scotland or ireland. it's to play for the british and irish lions, so they tour every few years. they're saying that the british irish lions, it may become a thing of a thing of the past, but they're heading to australia in the summer on, on may the 8th they're going to have the announcement of who is in the team, but what are they going to do is they're going to try and make it into some sort of show. so they're doing it at the indigo at the o2. so they're doing it at the indigo at the 02. there's about 3000 people are going to be invited, or you can apply for tickets to go. but the only thing that they know, although we don't know yet, is who the

captain is. and then they're going to announce who the players are. now, can you imagine what it's like? i don't know whether the players are going to be there, whether the players are going to be on zoom because they want to. >> be there, surely. >> be there, surely. >> yeah. but what happens if you're not picked? it's a bit of a, you know, it's a bit of a smack in the face, isn't it? especially for big rugby players. and how many do you iane? players. and how many do you invite? so for a touring party, what they're going to invite 200 players and say, well, there's a chance you're going to be in, but there's a chance you're not. but do come along to the show and you may be called out to be part of the lions. so they're going to they're going to just try and make it into a big live event. but whether it's actually going to truly work, i don't know. but they're going to try something new. just make it a little bit more showbizzy. so that's the whole idea. >> interesting. >> interesting. >> yeah. and our friend george has done very well this weekend. >> he did. george mills came second in the 3000m. that's at the european indoor championships that happened in the netherlands. so well done to george melissa courtney bryant. now she got silver in the 3000m.

but there was there was a really nasty accident that happened. now i'll tell you about this. this this involves the dutch athlete maureen costa. now maureen, who is a top runner. she was now i don't know whether we can show what happened with the accident. well, there she is lying there on the track. she was actually knocked out cold, so she was running in the middle of two british athletes. and the thing is, firstly, with middle distance running, there's always elbows. it's a little bit of argy bargy you'd like that, you know, they'd be your race. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> especially indoors, which then you've only got a 200 metre track. it's even more so. there's loads of athletes all vying for position. so maureen costa, she got knocked over, she fell on the track. she knocked her head on the track. she was knocked out cold. so instead of stopping the race while the rest of the runners are running around. >> so unfair. >> so unfair. >> they actually had to physically drag her off the track. and then you see there's like feet hanging. it's like

unbelievable. it's like, pull her off the track. like a little bit of chicken. they pulled her. it was. >> it was, it was, it was very bizarre. so the other athletes having to run around and sort of see what's going on. she's all right thank goodness. but she but she's had to go to hospital as you would imagine. >> did they use var to see what actually happened? >> well, it has been seen. >> well, it has been seen. >> it's about them. what about those who elbowed her? >> i don't think it was. it was one of these things where it was like like that. >> you could. >> you could. >> do that. it was just a bit. >> do that. it was just a bit. >> you could. >> you could. >> you could do that. >> you could do that. >> it was argy bargy is what it was. >> was. >> all right. paul coyte, thank you very much. still to come, president zelenskyy heads to saudi arabia for peace talks. we'll be speaking to the ukrainian mp ruddock.

>> welcome back to breakfast. it's 836 now. us. and ukrainian negotiators will hold talks in saudi arabia today to discuss how to end the russia—ukraine

war. >> ukraine's president zelenskyy has stated that he won't be attending the talks, but has insisted his country is fully committed to peace talks. >> while it follows comments made by president trump overnight in a tv interview where he suggested that ukraine may not survive even if american support continued. >> let's talk to ukrainian politician kira rudik kira. thank you very much for joining us this morning. kira, how do you feel about what's been going on and how do you feel, how zelenskyy has been treated by the us administration? >> good morning and thank you so much for having me. good morning. well, i think what the united states administration is doing is very clear. they are putting the pressure on us. ukraine, which is the victim of this conflict, and hoping that that would give them an ability to negotiate with russia, who is clearly the aggressor. but i need to tell one thing. we are not the problem. look, if we

stop fighting, russia will just take over all our country and that's it. we will fail. there will be no ukraine. if russia stops fighting, there will be clearly no war. so of course, we feel that it is very unfair that ukraine is the country under the pressure, though we didn't hear any single fact to support donald trump's statement that he can negotiate with russia and that he can bring them to peace to stop attacking us. the attacks continue every single day, at night, at the battlefield, on our peaceful cities. like even this night, there was again a missile attack on kyiv. so we are very concerned about where it would land, because right now ukraine is being brought to this table of negotiations, but we still haven't heard any clear understanding of like, okay, but how do we make sure that russia will keep their part of the bargain? and how do we make sure that they would not attack us ' 7 m. again? >> what is being asked of russia

in this? because we keep hearing about demands made of ukraine? first the minerals deal and now it's giving up land. and trump was talking last night about holding elections. but really, what is in the russian interest to come to the table and discuss peace? because as you say, their attacks are intensifying already, because ukraine has had intelligence pulled and had us aid removed. >> well that's unclear. we have been asking from our side many times, like, why would anyone think that russia wants to end the war? and the answer you heard in the oval office when there was a spat between president trump and president zelenskyy, when president trump said, well, i know putin, i know russia, he will listen to me, but i'm sorry, this is not good enough for our country as the security guarantees. so as a sign of goodwill, ukraine, of course, will be participating in negotiations with the united states to show that we are really willing to get peace. but we haven't seen any any

comprehensive plan on how is it going to happen. >> we welcome the idea of british troops on the ground in ukraine. >> you see, we never asked for anyone's troops on the ground, right? we say if you arm us enough, we will be able to protect ourselves. so these talks about troops on the ground were the results of saying, okay, well, how would one ensure the security of any kind of the peace deal? but what i am concerned about is that the front line is more than 1000km long, and we will have to have like an enormous amount of troops to put over this front line, then to secure it. and it's still unclear first how it will work. and second, of course, the cost of all of this, because it seems that the cost of arming ukraine will be less than the cost of bringing all of these peacekeepers here with,

again, putting them in a dangerous way, which we never wanted and honestly never asked for. >> our time with you. but i did just want to ask how it makes you feel when you hear president trump say that ukraine may not survive as a country. >> it is painful. but this is honestly not the first time that we hear that right. three years ago, when the full scale invasion started, best intelligences of the world were saying that ukraine wouldn't last for more than a couple of days and that kyiv will be taken in three days. well, we are still here. we are still fighting because we are not alone and we are in a better position than we were in 2022 because we have our allies behind us. and even if the united states are changing their position, we know that britain is not and europeans are not. >> all right. kira rudik, thank you very much. as a ukrainian mp, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. well, >> thank you. well, do >> thank you. well, do stay >> thank you. well, do stay with us still to come. we'll be going through the papers with suzanne

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>> welcome back. we're going through the papers in the company of the former editor of the sunday express, david wooding, and political consultant suzanne evans. morning you two. suzanne, you've got a story about sir lindsay hoyle. he's been very busy, hasn't he? >> oh, this is shocking. i have to say, my blood was boiling as i was reading this paper. sir lindsay hoyle, the speaker of the house of commons, is facing calls for an investigation into his extravagant travel expenses. and extravagant is not hyperbole, i can tell you. in this case, he's been on four trips to gibraltar in his role as chancellor of the university of gibraltar, and it costs nearly £16,000. and he's billed that to the taxpayer. what? hang on. why are we paying for this if he's chancellor of the university of gibraltar, surely it's up to the university of gibraltar to pay his expenses, is it not? and it doesn't end there. no. he went on a trip to los angeles to do one talk to some university students, and he also billed the taxpayer for that, including a £3,000 bill he spent on hiring a limousine.

then there's another one. he just there's umpteen trips that the daily mail have laid out. and what's even worse, i think, is that he took his wife with him as well. so her expenses were included. and he also, on the trip to la took three members of staff. why do you need to take your wife and three members of staff to go and speak to university students in los angeles? i think it's bonkers. now the problem is, although there are some mps who are raising concerns about this, it seems that he's untouchable and nobody has the power to investigate. the speaker of the house of commons, ipsa, the independent parliamentary standards authority, can't do it. and neither, it seems, can the commissioner for standards. so we've got a stalemate. we've got this speaker who's splashing taxpayers money left, right and centre, according to the daily mail. and nobody seems to be able to do a thing about it. >> but why is that? i mean, you know, you can't just spend money like that. >> yeah. the speaker's always had this quite elevated position, haven't they? you know, they have special

privileges. >> but it shouldn't make them untouchable. >> it shouldn't make them untouchable. you know, if you're the speaker of the house of commons, the tradition is when you stand again for election, your seat is not contested by any of the other political parties. so they have all these perks. they live in the most fantastic house. anyone who's ever been to speaker's house. >> it's a palace. >> it's a palace. >> absolutely gorgeous place. stunning. but yeah, so they do have this kind of untouchable. mustn't go there reputation and behaviour. but and actually i'm really disappointed because i thought lindsay hoyle was a good bloke. really. so if. >> this might be a good bloke. >> this might be a good bloke. >> but still i'm really disappointed by this. i think a lot of people will be. >> well, i think maybe the rules need to be looked at as well because he doesn't fly economy, so it's business or first wherever he's flying and he's staying in five star luxury resorts. so i mean the mail had a splash a few weeks ago, whereas £21,000 for a few nights away because of where he's choosing to stay. i mean, surely there should be rules applied, especially when it's taxpayers money. >> yeah. the mail are clearly going for the speaker on this one. they've put in a lot of

effort, and they're running a bit of a mini campaign on this. it's no doubt that lindsay hoyle is doing a good job as speaker. i mean, if you look at the two previous speakers we had, oh, john, john bercow and michael martin before, who both of whom basically left under a cloud because michael martin left in the middle of the expenses scandal, was accused of covering up the mps expenses. fiddles. but lindsay's doing a good job, i think. but you know, he i think he probably has to throttle back a little bit on this. >> well, well, part of doing it mildly. part of doing a good job is respecting the taxpayers investment in you for the job that you're doing and that. >> public servant. >> public servant. >> that is not a good job. i think he should be scrutinised. now, i want to know as a taxpayer why he is, you know, putting that back on me. i don't want to pay for that. i'll pay for a fraction of it, you know, like a reasonable amount. like most people. >> travelling on official. house of commons business. that's different, isn't it? you know, you might expect the taxpayer to

foot the bill for that, but not to do gigs in universities. >> all right. what about this one? the bbc racks up 1.33 million on in the aftermath of the huw edwards scandal. what's this about? >> this is in the financial times. we've done again , some times. we've done again, some financial number crunching and found out that the bbc have racked up a bill of £1.3 million for the investigation, and the reviews resulting of its own procedures resulting from the inquiry into huw edwards, the newsreader for. for viewers who've been living on a different planet for the past few years. and he paid a young, vulnerable man for intimate pictures. and then police, when they investigated it, discovered that he'd made indecent images of children and he was given a six month suspended prison sentence. so the bbc now has as well. of course, we, the licence fee payers will be picking up

the bill. i think it says here that it's the equivalent of £1.3 million is the equivalent of a licence fee paid by 7600 homes, and it goes to lawyers, to companies like deloittes and other things. and on top of this, you've got all this money going into the tim westwood investigation. that was another three and a £35 million. and then now there's this, this inquiry going on about the, the use of a hamas official son to make this gaza war documentary. >> that cost 400,000. and huw edwards still got carried on being paid by them to the tune of £200,000, which they're trying to recoup from him. but obviously he's not going to give it back, is he? >> no. well, yeah. £200,000. going to give it back. yeah. huge money. >> suzanne, you've got a story about the bbc as well. >> there's lots of stuff about the bbc in the papers today. so couple i'll run through a couple quickly in the sun. so first of all, the chairman samir shah, has agreed that the bbc is biased and that it ignores the

views of millions of viewers because it's out of touch with ordinary people staffed by leftie liberals. he's admitted that, for instance, concerns about migration are not aired by the corporation, so be interesting to see whether it changes after these comments. >> i doubt. >> i doubt. >> it, but the other thing that i think is quite interesting is he's also calling for a change to the licence fee, not scrapping it, which would be my position, and going to a more sort of subscription based service. no, no, no, he wants to make rich people rich in quotes because he doesn't say what rich is, but rich people pay more, so it costs less for poor people and it should be collected, he suggests, alongside the council tax. so this is completely baffling to me. so he's basically suggesting, is he, that people who pay more council tax are richerjust because that people who pay more council tax are richer just because they live in a bigger house, which might not be the case, they might not be the case, they might not be the case, they might not have disposable income. so i think this is most bizarre. really. yeah. so it's bbc's out of touch, but we still

want the licence fee and we want to charge certain people more andifs to charge certain people more and it's got to be compulsory paid alongside your council tax. i don't think it's a good look really. >> and all that money goes into investigations, into bbc workers who have done wrong. on no. i mean imagine going around saying i've got to pay the licence fee. what are you are you. i'm banned. see. oh, i'm bannedf you know, i mean, is that what's going to happen? honestly, strange. but they do they, they do need to reform the licence fee, that's for sure. it's. >> what do you think it should be like a streaming sort of fee. >> well, i mean, a lot of people would think you pay, pay as you wou go, ld think you p a y , pa y as you would think you pay, pay as you go, like you do with, with other. >> if you want to watch the bbc then that's fine, but pay for it. and i used to be a staunch defender of the bbc licence fee, but but not anymore. i have changed my views. >> i do think public service broadcasting like things such as the arts, classical music and events which wouldn't otherwise be covered, high quality drama, that sort of thing. we do need a way of funding that sort of stuff, because it would just go to the wall. >> and in that sense, yeah, and

in that sense, david, with your arts, your culture, your drama, i mean, it's good value for money. if you think about the cost of netflix compared to the annual fee for the bbc licence. but anyway, let us know what you think. you will have a view. gbnews.com/poll say we've got very, very quick word david on pierce brosnan. he's had a word, hasn't he? on who should be the next bond. >> yes, and it has to be a brit, according to pierce brosnan. i mean, i'm relieved that there will be another bond anyway, after watching that 2021 film no time to die. and he. >> did, apparently. yes, yes. >> did, apparently. yes, yes. >> well, according to this, not there's going to be a new bond. we just don't know who it will be. >> suzanne. david, thank you very much. stay with us. loads more still to come. let's get an update with your weather with catherine chalk. >> ooh. a chilly start will give way to a lovely warm afternoon. boxt heat pumps sponsors of weather on gb news. >> good morning. welcome to your gb news weather update from the met office. well, we've got a colder week ahead, especially

compared to last week. sunny spells, scattered showers with the return of some overnight frost. so we've got a band of rain across northern parts of scotland into northern england. this is a cold front introducing colder air behind it across much of england and wales. it is going to be a little bit cloudier than recent days, with perhaps some outbreaks of rain across the south coast, but there will be some brighter interludes in between, with murky conditions along the eastern coast, but across the south still temperatures not doing too bad 13 to 15 degrees, but in the north, that's where we'll see the change to colder conditions. so a colder day to come. now, as we go through monday evening, it's a case of clear spells across scotland with some showers, especially across eastern areas, and turning much colder once that sun dips away. cloudier skies across northern ireland and into northern parts of england, with some patchy outbreaks of rain that's gradually going to sink its way southwards and through into monday around 6:00 pm. still seeing some outbreaks of

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>> well. >> well. >> good morning. donald trump claims ukraine may not survive the war. >> machine may not survive. >> machine may not survive. >> well it may not survive anyway. but you know, we have some weaknesses with russia. you know it takes two. >> the white house puts pressure on president zelenskyy to give up territory seized by russia. >> well, all of this as the ukrainian leader heads to saudi arabia to begin peace talks with us negotiators. >> that's right. >> that's right. >> ceasefire talks moved to saudi amid concerns they may not get a deal and may destroy ukraine unless a deal has got. >> breaking news this morning more than 2200 channel migrants have arrived in the uk in the

past ten days. that surpasses records since the crisis began in 2016. >> well, two small boats made it to the uk early this morning. a third small boat has just arrived in uk waters and as we speak, the occupants of that boat are being transferred onto a border force vessel for the now familiar process of taking them to dover harbour. >> well, it comes as calls grow on the whereabouts of the small boat migrant who called for the death of all jews. the home office can't confirm whether he's been arrested. >> former bank of england governor mark carney wins the race to replace justin trudeau as canadian prime minister, as both leaders take a swipe at president trump amid increasing tensions. >> and make no mistake, this is a nation defining moment.

>> and canada never, ever will be part of america in any way, shape or form. >> particular favourites it is upside down by diana ross. >> the king takes to the airwaves as he releases a podcast today celebrating music marking commonwealth day. he pledges to restore the disrupted harmony of our entire planet. >> i'm here outside westminster abbey, where the king and queen and the prince and princess of wales will arrive later today for the commonwealth day ceremony. 56 nations part of the commonwealth. together we thrive. that's the theme. we'll be bringing you the latest. >> hello. after a very mild week last week, it's going to be a colder week ahead. i'll have all of the details coming up shortly. >> it's just gone 9:00 i'm shortly. >> it'sjust gone 9:00 i'm ellie costello. >> i'm nana akua, and this is gb

news breakfast. >> president donald trump has warned that ukraine may not survive its ahead of peace talks between the us and ukraine today in saudi arabia, as the president again criticises the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy. >> are you comfortable with that? the fact that you walked away and ukraine may not survive? >> well, it may not survive anyway. he's a smart guy and he's a tough guy. and he took money out of this country under biden like candy from a baby. it was so easy with that same attitude. and i just don't think he's grateful. >> it comes as tensions between the us and canada continue to

wither. former bank of england governor mark carney has won a party election to be the new prime minister of canada. >> well, he'll take over from justin trudeau and lead the liberal party following justin trudeau's resignation in january. >> there's someone who's trying to weaken our economy. yeah. donald trump. donald trump and donald trump. donald trump and donald trump, as we know, has put as the prime ministerjust said, unjustified tariffs on what we build, on what we sell, on how we make a living. the canadian government has rightly retaliated and is rightly retaliating with our own tariffs that will have maximum impact in canada. never, ever will be part of america in any way, shape or form. we didn't ask for this fight. we didn't ask for this

fight. we didn't ask for this fight. canada will win. >> well, joining us now is gb news political editor, christopher hope. christopher. all right. so we've seen donald trump. he seems to be a bit all over the place. one minute he's sort of he seems to be cosying up to russia, but then he's not. then he's with president zelenskyy and then it goes slightly wrong. and then he couldn't remember calling him a dictator. what on earth is going on? >> well. >> well. >> i think he's a different leader to any leader leader we've ever experienced in in modern, modern world history. i think he's a businessman, a businessman trying out, being a politician. he'll say anything to get a deal. he'll say zelenskyy is a dictator. one moment. the next he'll forget saying that and almost wink at the reporters when he was asked. when i was in the oval office a week last thursday, the latest news comes as they as zelenskyy, is in riyadh to meet with the crown prince of saudi arabia, mohammed bin salman, while his other his team are there trying to negotiate a terms of a ceasefire not with russia, but

with trump. i mean, we haven't even we even know where russia will go on these talks. that's what's so alarming that overnight that line on ukraine may not survive. it was suggested by the polish president, andrzej duda. he said that without american support, ukraine will not survive. and to that trump said, well, it may not survive anyway. but then he also said, we have some weaknesses with russia. so i think he's trying to play both sides. it's all about this minerals deal, this precious metals deal under, under part of russia occupied ukraine. and they're saying that that concern is now that may be enough to start the get the actual deal to the table. >> okay. christopher hope good to see you this morning. thank you very much indeed. let's cross live now to westminster and speak to the parliamentary under—secretary of state for housing and local government, alex norris. good to see you this morning, mr norris. and can i start with that breaking news this morning? 2200 migrants have crossed the english channel in the past ten days alone.

unprecedented numbers, ten straight days of crossings. i mean, border security is in crisis. you have broken your promise to smash the gangs. >> no, that's not fair at all. we've inherited a broken legacy we've inherited. >> you've had eight. >> you've had eight. >> months of net migration. we know. >> but we're taking actions that will bear fruit. you know, we've done more returns. as you know, significant numbers of returned 19,000 people, 3000 foreign criminals. we've done the biggest four of the biggest deportation flights that we've seen for very many years. you know, we're of course, working on the continent to smash the gangs. that was going to be work that took time to bear fruit. you know, you've had the french interior minister saying that britain is taking back control. that's what we're doing. it will take time to bear fruit. it is a huge priority. and that's you know what? that's what we're working on. >> okay, alex, you said it will take time to bear fruit. can you just give us a slight ballpark figure as to how long it will take for us to see some effect

from some of the so—called smashing the gangs policies and the things that your government are doing to deal with the problem. >> well, i know that gb news viewers have have had from the previous government ministers, one after one, come in front of the cameras and make grandiose promises that they didn't keep. you know, what i'm saying is we are we are going to keep our borders secure, our long term actions are going to pay off and pay actions are going to pay off and pay off soon. i don't want to give a date or a number to that. >> rough idea. >> rough idea. >> the right thing. >> the right thing. >> just a rough idea. six months a year. i mean, people hear you, they say, okay, fair enough. you blame the other government. that's fair enough. but just a rough idea of how long it's going to take for us to see some result from the policies that you've put forward. >> well, what i can say is it's a crucial underpinning of our plan for change as a government. it's something we're working on every day. and, you know, as i say, they can already see the actions that we've made with regards to deportations with, you know, under the previous government, there was a 70% fall by the end in in processing of

applications. we've we've reversed that virtually entirely. so, you know, those are real things that have happenedin are real things that have happened in the here and now and will bear fruit. >> so of the 2000 over 2000 people, now that breaking news this morning that have crossed the channel in the past ten days is a palestinian man called abu wadee. now, there's a lot of concern about this man because he has previously called for the slaughter of all jews and is a former key member of a militant group that has terrorised israel, allegedly. do you know about his alleged extremist background? and do you know where he is? >> well, i can't comment on that individual case. i can say, though, that the home office take any threats exceptionally seriously. our intelligence services work very hard to detect as well, and that's what they'll be doing. but i can't say any more on that specific case. >> right. and that's always the case, isn't it, that the home office says they can't comment on individual cases, but in instances like this, is it time to break that protocol? because when there's public interest in a case like this, public

concern, public anger, this is a man that's calling for a death to all jews. clearly, it's not in keeping with british values. does he need to be arrested? does he need to be arrested? does he need to be deported? can you comment on that? >> i can't comment on the individual case. i can say that, you know, we are concerned that there are gaps in legislation that mean that there are people can do harmful things outside and before they come to the country that sometimes our legal framework doesn't cover. so we're looking at how we can we can use our borders bill, which is going through parliament at the moment in order to close that loophole. so but that fundamental principle, i know people, you know, want to know that we're keeping them safe. that fundamental principle is that that is the top priority. so of course we are. so and where there are changes needed, we will make those changes. >> alex, do you know where he is? that's what we're asking. he's currently streaming things live on online. i don't know whether you've seen any of it, but do you actually know where he is? does the government know where abu wadee is?

>> well, as you'd expect, just as i you know, we don't share intelligence on the news. it's not shared automatically across government. it's not. >> but that's just a yes or a no. i mean, you can say yes or no. i mean, you can say yes or no to that. you can say yes or no. and then that would be it. i don't see what you. >> but i'm afraid i won't be saying that. >> okay. all right. well shall we shall we move on to some of the planning? shall we talk about some of the planning that you're dealing with? because you are tightening the laws, but you're making it easier, actually for people to for developers to build and to all those sort of things. i'm just wondering what what are the main real problems for planning? have you spoken to any of the planners as to why permission isn't granted for certain things? what's the main reason? >> yeah, i mean that's yeah, i mean, we have the building of a million and a half homes is an absolute anchor of our plan for change. so we talk to, as you'd expect, everybody in industry about how to change that. one of the themes that comes back is the themes that comes back is the need to slimline the

planning process. that's why we've made the changes that we've made the changes that we've made the changes that we've made to the policy framework. that's why we're making the changes we're announcing today. i think viewers would be surprised that more than two dozen organisations can put a blocker on development. and sorry, i'm just losing my ear here. can put a block on development, and it leads to this extraordinary case in bradford, where multiple years on, nearly 140 flats that could have been built, haven't been built because there's a disagreement between sports england and the developer over the speed of cricket balls. that's clearly not a planning system that works. that's why we're slim lining it in order to make sure it is. there are protections, of course, through that framework for, you know, for sports fields. that's enough. it doesn't need this extra check. >> okay. alex norris, we're out of time with you this morning, i'm afraid. but thank you so much for your time. >> thanks for having me. >> thanks for having me. >> there was one other question i had for him. >> i know we never get enough time. >> because what he's saying is, i mean, you know, i wanted to know because the real problem actually is developers holding

to holding brownfield sites. so thatis to holding brownfield sites. so that is why they're not building so much on things, because the developers are holding on to these sites for years, and i'm wanting to know whether they're going to address that, because thatis going to address that, because that is where a lot of the land has been held, not because councillors and people are saying, we don't want pylons next door. it's actually they've got lots of land, but the developers are holding on to it. >> now let's have a look at that breaking news this morning. at least 150 migrants have crossed the channel illegally this morning alone, in an unprecedented 10th day of small boat crossings. >> so that takes the total who have crossed since the 1st of march to more than 2200. >> well, a third small boat is currently in the channel and making steady progress towards british waters. >> well, joining us now, gb news home and security editor, mark white. mark, what more can you tell us? >> well, we can confirm that that third small boat did, as expected make it to uk waters. those on board have been taken on board a border force vessel and is now, as is now, routine.

that border force vessel is heading for dover harbour to the border force processing centre there with those that they've taken off that small boat. so that will take the number well in excess of 150 again for today. it's taking it close to 2300 since the 1st of march. the past ten days, an unprecedented 10th straight day of arrivals at this time of year. and the reason that it's so unusual is because of the weather at this time of the year. we expect it to be stormy in the channels. and although, you know, it's been a bit better weather wise, it's still not been ideal. the conditions have still been tricky. but i think what this shows us is that there is no a sort of let up in the number of migrants out there and people smugglers willing to push them across the channel, even though they smash the gangs. policy has

beenin they smash the gangs. policy has been in place for some eight months now. it doesn't seem to be having any discernible effect on the numbers trying to cross the channel. >> now, a big question is about who is crossing the channel as well. mark, great concern about this man. abu wadee what can you tell us about him? >> well, abu wadee, as far as we can tell, is in the uk now. he's been streaming on his social media media site from his hotel room. so if he is under arrest by the authorities, clearly he's not been taken to any kind of custody centre. he's still got his mobile phone there and able to stream. you heard that from the government spokesman. they are not willing to comment on individuals except to say that, of course, the security services are always monitoring individuals who could pose a

potential threat, but it may be that in the coming hours and days that we do get some kind of an acknowledgement from authorities that this person has been taken into custody because there are exceptional circumstances here. there's a great deal of concern that someone who, it's alleged, has made some very serious threats against people from israel and jewish people in general, who's been seen posing with automatic weapons, who has given a speech alongside the former head of the terrorist group hamas, yahya sinwar, who was killed last year by the israelis, that that individual could be in the uk andindeed individual could be in the uk and indeed the conservatives under the shadow spokesman, the shadow home secretary, chris philp, has said that this man, abu wadee, should be detained and removed from the country at the earliest possible opportunity. >> mark white, thank you very much. he's our homeland security editor here @gbnews nis gb news.

we've contacted the home office for comment and in a statement, this is what they had to say. >> we are committed to ending small boat crossings, which undermine our border security and restoring order to the asylum system to ensure that the rules are respected and enforced. >> whilst it is a long standing rule that we never comment on individual cases or operational matters, the british public can be reassured that we take all steps necessary at all times to protect the nation's security. >> now do stay with us still to come. it is commonwealth day today and the king has new podcast. we're going to be showing you

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believe that our differences are problems, instead of a source of strength and an opportunity for learning, the commonwealth's remarkable collection of nations and peoples come together in the spirit of support and, crucially, friendship. now, of course, canada is a commonwealth nation, and across the pond there's a bit of a rift between canada and the us, with donald trump imposing or set to impose tariffs on canada, causing a lot of trouble. and the question is, is the is the king going to reference that in his speech today? is the white house watching? the prime minister has offered a state visit on behalf offered a state visit on behalf of the king to the president of the united states. it'll be interesting to see if that comes up in any form today. >> very interesting. adam cherry, thank you very much. >> it's lovely, isn't it? >> it's lovely, isn't it? >> commonwealth day. how lovely. now, britain's newsroom is coming up at 930. andrew pierce is here to tell us all about it. morning. andrew. >> good morning. good morning. >> good morning. good morning. >> you've had a busy weekend, haven't you? >> yes. who'd have thought? the straightforward interview i did in the daily mail on thursday with rupert lowe would have

triggered what some people are saying is a civil war in reform. he questioned nigel. he didn't. i don't think he was overtly critical. he questioned nigel's leadership style, whether he was too autocratic, whether and whether the mess he called him a messianic figure. but do those qualities necessarily translate into strong leadership and being a prime minister? well, we know how reform reacted. and of course, mysteriously, it transpires that that reform the next day announced that they've brought in a kc to investigate allegations of bullying, which he denies. and also the chairman of reform has called in the police. unheard of in matthew over allegations that he threatened violence. so we're talking to ben habib, who used to be deputy leader of reform, at the top of the programme, because he quit in november. i wonder why. >> don't miss that. thank you very much, andrew. i'm back at 6:00 tomorrow morning and thank you for your. >> company today. lovely. enjoy the day. >> heavy showers first thing will be followed by a warm, cosy

day. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> good morning. welcome to your gb news weather update from the met office. well, we've got a colder week ahead, especially compared to last week. sunny spells, scattered showers with the return of some overnight frost. so we've got a band of rain across northern parts of scotland into northern england. this is a cold front introducing colder air behind it across much of england and wales. it is going to be a little bit cloudier than recent days, with perhaps some outbreaks of rain across the south coast, but there will be some brighter interludes in between, with murky conditions along the eastern coast, but across the south still temperatures not doing too bad 13 to 15 degrees, but in the north, that's where we'll see the change to colder conditions. so a colder day to come. now, as we go through monday evening, it's a case of clear spells across scotland with some showers, especially across eastern areas, and turning much colder once that

sun dips away. cloudier skies across northern ireland and into northern parts of england, with some patchy outbreaks of rain that's gradually going to sink its way southwards and through into monday around 6:00 pm. still seeing some outbreaks of rain across the far southwest. so as we go through monday night and into tuesday, clearer skies developing across scotland, northern ireland, northern england with cloudier skies further towards the south of that. there will be some frequent showers as well down the east coast, some of these a little bit wintry, but we will see the return of frost. so a colder start to tuesday morning, especially across the northern half of the uk. so as we go through tuesday morning then it is a case of some bright skies, especially across the north. but cloud will gradually clear its way southwards, so turning drier across southern parts of england, with some occasional sunny spells but frequent showers across eastern areas. some of these are still wintry and for all of us, temperatures

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>> well. >> well. >> good morning. monday the 10th of march. live across the uk. britain's newsroom with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> so reform apparently on the rocks. rupert lowe claims he was targeted for criticising nigel farage's leadership in an article written by our very own andrew pierce. ben habib joins us next. >> the serious answer is to smash the gangs. we have to take those gangs down to smash the gangs that are running this vile trade, to smash these gangs. >> so much for smashing the gangs. more than 4000 small boat migrants have crossed the

channel this year,