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it was necessary that hartwig fischer resigned.cessary for the museum to begin to move on. and i noted with great pleasure his personal apology to me. i accept it. the essence of is that they failed to take your warnings seriously when you made them. they refused to listen, they refused to further engage with me. they had no questions to ask of me. they never wanted to include me in the internatl so—called they never wanted to include me in the internal so—called "thorough investigation". that's a quote. it is unbelievable, what happened. the museum's deputy directory has also stepped back his duties. all this comes just over a week after the museum announced it was sacking one of its senior curators, understood to be peter higgs, who was, at one point, in charge of the parthenon marbles — treasures that greece has long wanted back. it's no wonder greek media has been taking a keen interest. but for politicians tasked with the job of oversight of the museum, there are more urgent issues. this is all about finding the objects, first

the next day, george osborne e—mailed hartwig fischer, the museum director.ations," he says, and asked for answers. that same day, hartwig fischer e—mailed the trustee who'd been the go—between, saying the case had been thoroughly investigated, adding, "there is no evidence to substantiate the allegations." a demonstrable falsehood, alleged dr gradel, in an e—mail to george osborne injanuary this year. mr osborne replied, saying he was taking his comments very seriously. finally, scotland yard was called in to investigate, more than two years after the original allegations were first brought to the museum door, raising red flags for a former detective with the met�*s art squad. clearly, objects being sold into a global art market can change hands very quickly and many times over a relatively short period of time — say, two or three years. that really adds a complexity which the police won't thank you for. the museum has launched an independent review. it hasn't commented on the e—mails, which raised tough questions about what senior leaders knew and when. kat

he will remain in place until a new director is chosen, but hartwig fischer, director of the britishhere is other news from the united states. the authorities in hawaii have published the names of almost 400 people who've been missing since wildfires swept the island of maui earlier this month. they want any survivors on the list to come forward, so the number of people unaccounted for can be reduced. teams are still searching the charred remains of the historic town of lahaina and other areas. some 115 people are known to have died. are terrible scenes there in hawaii. we were talking to stephen hurst, doctor stephen hurst, a moment to go about donald trump and his appearance yesterday, and that mug shot that was taken. hopefully, we have sorted your sound out, doctor hurst. if you could just remind us what you are saying. this mugshot has been released, and we were talking about is whether this was a good thing or a bad thing. how would he use this app as part in is campaigning? == he use this app as part in is campaigning?— he use this app as part in is campaigning? he use this ap

hartwig fischer previously said there was no evidence to substantiate claims of theft.imates suggest more than 1500 objects are missing, stolen, or damaged. in the past i with the deputy director johnathan williams has agreed to voluntarily step back from hisormal duties until the independent review into the thefts has concluded. david soto reports. david: the british museum, one of the greatest repositories of the world's treasures, and someone has been stealing them. it is understood more than 1500 objects have disappeared. and two years ago, a danish antiquities dealer told the museum's directors he had seen some of the treasures on sale on ebay. and it's that warning that has led to the director of the museum, hartwig fischer, announcing he will be leaving the museum rather sooner then he had been planning. in a statement, he said it is evident that the british museum did not respond as comprehensively as it should have in response to the warnings in 2021, and to the problem that has now fully emerged. the responsibility for that failure must ultimately rest with th

we had this statement from the director of the british museum, hartwig fischer, as you pick out, at one and our investigation concluded that those items were all accounted for. we now have reason to believe that the individual who raised concerns had many more items in his possession, and it's frustrating that that was not revealed to us, as it would have aided our investigations". now, of course, the bbc has seen a number of e—mails from someone who raised concerns with the british museum, but it's not absolutely clear at this point whether that's the person that they were talking about. those e—mails also initially refer to somebody else making an initial complaint to the british museum. now, if it is the person who's written the emails that the bbc has had access to, to be fair, in those e—mails they talk about a number, a small number, one or two specific items, which they say there appears to be strong evidence that they were stolen, or should have been in the british museum, but were appearing on sites like ebay. but also referring to a number of other items which they say they'd

hartwig fischer had previously said there was "no evidence" to substantiate claims of theft, when estimatesbjects are missing, stolen or damaged. david silitto reports. the british museum, one of the greatest repositories of the world treasures and someone has been stealing them. it's understood more than 1500 objects disappeared and two years ago a danish and took the dealer told the museum directors he'd seen some of their treasures on sale on ebay, and it's that warning that has led to the director of the museum, hartwig fischer, announcing he will be leaving museum rather sooner than he'd been planning. in a statement, he said, it is evident that the british museum did not respond as comprehensively as it should have in response to the warnings in 2021, and the problem that has now fully emerged. a response ability for that failure must ultimately rest with the director. i spoke to the man who first raised those warnings, dr ittai gradel.— first raised those warnings, dr ittai gradel._ is i first raised those warnings, dr l ittai gradel._ is they ittai gradel. the essence is they felt t

in a statement , hartwig fischer a statement, hartwig fischer said museum didn't respond said the museumdidn't respond as it should have done in response to warnings it received about missing artefacts in 2021. meanwhile the deputy director of the museum , jonathan williams, the museum, jonathan williams, has also agreed to voluntarily step back from his normal duties until the independent review into the thefts has been concluded . millions of concluded. millions of households are expected to pay more for their energy this winter, despite a reduction of the price cap. the regulator ofgem, says bills will be £150 cheaper from the 1st of october, with average households paying just under £2,000 a year. however experts at the resolution foundation think tank say the reduction of government support and a small increase in the standing charge will increase bills for 7.2 million people across the uk . however, people across the uk. however, the prime minister maintains the price cap cut is good for everyone . everyone. >> when we took decisive action after putin's illegal war to help families

the museum's head, hartwig fischer , museum's head, hartwig fischer, resigned yesterday and an unnamedrge sacked. former chancellor george osborne , who's now the museum's osborne, who's now the museum's chairman, says some of the items have already been recovered . have already been recovered. he's promised independent he's promised an independent review to look into how the museum missed warning signs. review to look into how the museum missed warning signs . you museum missed warning signs. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website , gbnews.com. now it's back to dawn . dawn. >> thank you, tatiana , you're >> thank you, tatiana, you're with dawn neesom on gb news on tv and digital radio. still to come, angela levin will be live in the studio for this week's royal roundup revealing the prince and princess of wales will be doing to mark the one year anniversary of the late queen's passing through until 7:00 this evening. gb news the people's . channel gb news the people's. channel >> welcome back. you're with dawn neesom on gb news and on digital radio. it's time

hartwig fischer had previously said there was "no evidence" to substantiate claims of theft.oluntarily step back from his normal duties until the independent review into the theft has concluded. david silitto reports. the british museum, one of the greatest repositories of the world's treasures, and someone has been stealing them. it's understood more than 1500 objects have disappeared, and two years ago, a danish and took the dealer told the museum directors he'd seen some of their treasures on sale on ebay. and it's that warning that has led to the director of the museum, hartwig fischer, announcing that he'll be leaving museum rather sooner than he'd been planning. in a statement, he said... i spoke to the man who first raised those warnings, dr ittai gradel. the essence of is that they failed to take your warnings seriously when you made them. they refused to listen or have engagement with me. they had no questions to ask me. they never wanted to include me in the so—called "thorough investigation". it's unbelievable what happened. the museum now needs a new director and

and it's that warning that has led to the director of the museum, hartwig fischer, announcing that he'llbeen planning. in a statement, he said... i spoke to the man who first raised those warnings, dr ittai gradel. the essence of is that they failed to take your warnings seriously when you made them. they refused to listen or have engagement with me. they had no questions to ask me. they never wanted to include me in the so—called "thorough investigation". it's unbelievable what happened. the museum now needs a new director and some answers. a police investigation is under way. one person has been interviewed, but exactly what's been stolen and how it all happened are questions yet to be answered. david sillito, bbc news. the us state department has confirmed that the us and best of myjar has not been asked to leave the country. —— niger. he has not been asked to leave the country in 48 hours. hello. we'll take a look at the forecast for the weekend in a moment. but i want to look back, first of all, at some of the dramatic weather we saw during friday. because in parts of scotland, vici

, hartwig fischer, brought forward his resignation with immediate effect amidst probably the greatestn the museum's history. more than 2000 artefacts have been stolen from the collection, which is supposedly the world's largest, with roughly 8 million pieces in total. with roughly 8 million pieces in total . and this is the problem total. and this is the problem because the british museum simply has too much stuff and all the stuff it's got isn't actually properly qatar . it actually properly qatar. it doesn't know what it owns. some of the catalogues they've been talking about in the last few days go back to 1926. now for me, of course that's relatively modern, but it's almost 100 years ago and that's the issue for the british museum of these 8 million, 80,000, about 1% are on permanent display. and so inevitably, if you haven't catalogued it correctly, if you don't know what you've got, it's only going to be a matter of time , time until people realise time, time until people realise they could just walk out with some of the bits and pieces that were stored in the british museum or

the museum's head, hartwig fischer , resigned hartwig fischer, resigned yesterday and an unnamed memberf staff has been sacked. it's understood that the items, which include gold jewellery and semi—precious stones were taken over a significant period of time. former chancellor george osborne, who's now the museum's chairman , says some of the items chairman, says some of the items have already been recovered. he's promised an independent review to look into how the museum missed the warning signs . the seaside town of dawlish in devon has been named as the best place in the uk for a summer holiday. gb news south west reporter jeff moody is there to tell us why . tell us why. >> yes, it's august bank holiday weekend and according to tripadvisor , 80% of us are tripadvisor, 80% of us are heading out on a bit of a staycation and according to visit britain, 4 million people are headed down to the west country. and where are they headed to? well, dawlish, down here on the south coast of devon is proving to be the most popular place britain for popular place in britain for this bank holiday w

and hartwig fischer, the museum director, is stepping down after saying a 2021 investigation was mishandledborne, is now chair of trustees at the british museum and has been speaking to radio 4's today programme. on behalf of the british museum, i want to apologise for what has happened. we believe we have been the victim of thefts over a long period of time and frankly, more could have been done to prevent them, but i promise you this. it is a mess that we are going to clear up and i can tell you today that we have already started to recover some of the stolen items and we are going to deliver the stronger leadership that the public and the dedicated staff of the museum deserve and make sure that we emerge with a stronger british museum that is fit for the 21st century. there's disruption to rail services across much of england today, as members of the rmt union take part in their latest strike over pay and conditions. there's a reduced timetable in place for much of the country, with some journeys into scotland and wales also affected. it's on the same day as events including the notting

the museum's head, hartwig fischer , resigned hartwig fischer, resigned yesterday and an unnamed memberf staff has been sacked. it's understood that the items, which include gold jewellery and semi—precious stones were taken over a significant period of time. former chancellor george osborne, who's now the museum's chairman , says some of the items chairman, says some of the items have already been recovered. he's promised an independent review to look into how the museum missed the warning signs . the seaside town of dawlish in devon has been named as the best place in the uk for a summer holiday. gb news south west reporter jeff moody is there to tell us why . tell us why. >> yes, it's august bank holiday weekend and according to tripadvisor , 80% of us are tripadvisor, 80% of us are heading out on a bit of a staycation and according to visit britain, 4 million people are headed down to the west country. and where are they headed to? well, dawlish, down here on the south coast of devon is proving to be the most popular place britain for popular place in britain for this bank holiday w

and hartwig fischer, the museum director, is stepping down after saying a 2021 investigation was mishandledross the globe have visited the scottish capital to witness the edinburgh festival fringe. 0ur reporter courtney bembridge is there for us. covering the edinburgh comedy awards, described as the oscars of comedy, and i have with me the director, nica burns, to tell me all about the awards and their history. nica. hi, good afternoon. yeah, been a wonderful occasion and we have another three fantastic winners this year. so i think very, very happy. and this year has been absolutely outstanding. it's like... it's now two years after we've come back, post—covid, there's a sense of optimism, which has been fantastic. there's so much laughter and a complete diversity of shows. any kind of comedy funny bone that you might have, you'll find someone who will have actually hit it for you and have you rolling — literally rolling — in the aisles. having a look through that short list, there's an estonian clown, there's all sorts there. how do you go about picking these finalists, or how does the p

and it's that warning that has led to the director of the museum, hartwig fischer, announcing that he'll been planning. in a statement, he said: he has also made an apology to the man who raised those warnings. dr ittai gradel. it was not that i accepted. the essence of is that they failed to take your warnings seriously when you made them. they refused to listen or have engagement with me. they had no questions to ask me. they never wanted to include me in the so—called "thorough investigation". thatin that in a quote. it's unbelievable what happened. the museum now needs a new director and some answers. a police investigation is under way. it is no wonder that greek media has been taking a keen interest, but for politicians tasked with the job of oversight of the museum, there are more urgent issues. this oversight of the museum, there are more urgent issues.- are more urgent issues. this is all about finding _ are more urgent issues. this is all about finding the _ are more urgent issues. this is all about finding the object, i all about finding the object, first of all, accounting fo

and hartwig fischer, the museum director, is stepping down after saying a 2021 investigation was mishandledn the national mall in washington on a hot summer's day in august 1963. activists, college students, lawmakers, families and civil rights leaders travelled by car, bus, train and on foot to participate in the march on washington forjobs and freedom. the march became a cornerstone event for the civil rights movement and a moment in american history. dr martin luther kinng delivered his celebrated i have a dream speech on the steps of the lincoln memorial. the day would end with a meeting between march leaders and presidentjohn f kennedy. the event marked the largest demonstration for human rights in us history and a display of unity among five of the nation's largest civil rights organizations. —— of the nation's largest civil rights organisations. well, on saturday, dr king's family and civil rights leaders gathered to mark 60 years since that first march in 1963. it comes as some fear civil rights are being eroded in the united states. dr king's granddaughter yolanda renee king spoke

and now the big boss, which is a guy called hartwig fischer, which is the most genuinely the most middle class name i have ever heard in my his boy who isn't my life, and his boy who isn't mentioned here, has also stepped back. his deputy, because they were told this stuff was going on. and, of course , these two on. and, of course, these two things are going on here. this country doesn't like snitches. so we don't listen to whistleblowers. but at the same time, these people, particularly the hartwig's of this world, love to protect their reputation i >> -- >> and also these people were stealing from . it wasn't a stealing from. it wasn't a victimless, victimless crime. they weren't stealing from a faceless they were faceless corporation. they were stealing . it's that stealing the artefact. it's that are this nation's heritage and some other nation's heritage as well. mostly, you know , our well. but mostly, you know, our nation's heritage. this is nation's heritage. so this is something people should something that people should listen . listen to, whistleblowers. >> they should be put

in a statement , hartwig fischer the , hartwig fischer said the museum didn't respond as comprehensivelye accepted responsibility for that failure must ultimately rest with the director . the average household director. the average household will see a slight reduction in energy bills heading into the winter. the regulator, ofgem, is dropping the price cap by £150 from october. the first, and it means the average bill will fall to just under £2,000 per year. experts are warning, though, the price cut offers little relief for vulnerable customers . gb for vulnerable customers. gb news can exclusively reveal young british women , often young british women, often reportedly drunk or in a state of undress, are being featured in adverts by people smugglers. multiple accounts have been discovered with a cyber source telling us he believes their fronts for people smuggling. it's claimed the videos are being used entice young men being used to entice young men to to the and europe, to travel to the uk and europe, using the services of criminal gangs. more on all of our stories on our website. gb

the museum's head, hartwig fischer , resigned hartwig fischer, resigned yesterday and an unnamed memberbeen sacked. former chancellor george osborne, who's now the museum's chairman, says some of the items have already been recovered. he's promised an independent review to look into how the museum missed warning signs . and you can get more on signs. and you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com. now it's back to . darren it's back to. darren >> welcome back to gb news. saturday with me, darren grimes on your telly online and on digital radio. now with devon seaside town called dawlish has been named as the best place for a staycation in the uk with its own town beach . the dawlish own town beach. the dawlish warren nature reserve and the south west coast path . there's south west coast path. there's something for everyone in this niche . a lovely little town. now niche. a lovely little town. now joining us live from dawlish , joining us live from dawlish, our south—west of england. reporter jeff moody. geoff, thank you very much. good to see you now.

and hartwig fischer, the museum director, is stepping down after saying a 2021 investigation was mishandledoday, as members of the rmt union take part in their latest strike over pay and conditions. there's a reduced timetable in place for much of the country, with some journeys into scotland and wales also affected. it's on the same day as events including the notting hill carnival, and reading and leeds festivals. it's the 24th strike since last summer. vivienne nunis reports. it's the first day of the bank holiday weekend but it's misery for many hoping to get away. 20,000 train workers are on strike. there's also planned engineering works. the end result — reduced services across the three days. meant to be going to manchester to an art exhibition and we bought tickets a long time ago so, yeah, it was a bit of a shock to find out our trains were cancelled. i understand why they are striking but from a selfish point of view it is kind of difficult. i think they have gone on too long and i think it is time they started to sit round the table and sort it out. today the rmt union wrote to t

british museum director hartwig fischer said the organisation had "brought an end to this".y have detained a 39—year—old man on suspicion of collecting information likely to be useful to terrorists. the psni has apologised for mistakenly revealing details of all its 10,000 staff last week. junior doctors in scotland have accepted a pay offer from the scottish government — ending the threat of further strike action. they'll receive a pay rise of 12.4%, backdated to april with yearly negotiations for the next three years. meanwhile in england, junior doctors remain in dispute with the westminster government. you're live with bbc news. a bbc investigation has heard from ukrainian prisoners of war who say they were subjected to torture, including frequent beatings and electric shocks, while held in russia. a dozen former captives described extreme violence and ill—treatment —— in apparent violations of international humanitarian law. many of them surrendered in the city of mariupol last year. they were taken to a detention facility in the southern russian city of taganrog — befo

british museum director hartwig fischer said the organisation had "brought an end to this".um. what are policing at this point? police are saying there have been no arrest but somewhere inside this building which has been in the heart of london or 270 years, a globally renowned institution, somewhere inside is a crime scene. we heard from thejewish museum about two hours ago something they learned of earlier in the year and have been investigating. they went public with facts earlier tonight that there been items missing, stolen and damage and a member of the staff has been dismissed. what is missing? small pieces kept inside a store ream storeroom not been shown to members of the public. gems of semiprecious stones and date back to the 78th century bc and some to the ninth century ad, some of these items could be as old as 3500 euros. george osborne who is chair of the british museum said the prior tours are up to find the missing goods and make sure it doesn't happen again and describe it as a bad day for those who love the british museum. what is clear tonight is not how

in a statement, hartwig fischer said the museum didn't respond as comprehensively as it should have donesponse to should have done in response to warnings it received in 2021. he accepted that responsibility for that failure must ultimately rest with the director and his continued presence was proving a distraction in millions of households are expected to pay more for their energy this winter, despite a reduction of the price cap energy regulator ofgem says bills will be £150 cheaper from october first, with average households paying just under £2,000 a year. however, expert at the resolution foundation think tank say the reduction of government support and a small increase in the standing charge will actually increase bills for1 in 3 homes , or 7.2 million people across the uk. however the prime minister maintains the price cap cut is good for everyone. >> we took decisive action after putins illegal war to help families by imposing a windfall tax on energy companies, using that money to provide about £1,500 of support to a typical household. but i know things are still tough and that'

british museum director hartwig fischer said the organisation had "brought an end to this".is at the museum. what do we know about what has happened here?— what do we know about what has happened here? british museum is a aloball happened here? british museum is a globally renowned _ happened here? british museum is a globally renowned cultural— globally renowned cultural institution, one of the most visited attractions notjust in london but across the whole country. a hugely significant place. tonight, they are investigating alongside the metropolitan police as you had mentioned, what looks like possibly an insidejob. we had a statement from two hours ago, a page long, and that they detailed items that they say they discovered earlier this year were missing, stolen or damaged. as a result of that a member of staff, and their words, has been dismissed. these items, what do we know? small pieces kept in a storeroom and apparently they have not been on display recently, as you say, gold jewellery is included among them and gems of semiprecious stones and glass. they date back

and hartwig fischer, the museum director, is stepping down after saying a 2021 investigation was mishandledstrike over pay and conditions. there's a reduced timetable in place for much of the country, with some journeys into scotland and wales also affected. it's the 24th strike since last summer. monday marks 60 years since 250,000 people gathered on the national mall in washington, dc and heard reverend doctor. dc and heard reverend doctor martin luther king junior deliver his celebrated "i have a dream" speech on the steps of the lincoln memorial. these are live pictures from washington dc right now, where events are taking place to mark the anniversary — with mr king's family and civil rights leaders also in attendance. to mark the 60th anniversary of martin luther king jr's i have a dream speech, his 13—year—old grandaughter says they're still fighting to keep his dream alive. doctor king urged us to struggle against the triple evils of racism, poverty and bigotry. today, racism is still with us, poverty is still with us and now gang violence has come for our places of worship, our sch

and hartwig fischer, the museum director, is stepping down after saying a 2021 investigation was mishandledlor, george osborne, is now chair of trustees at the british museum and has been speaking to radio 4's today programme. on behalf of the british museum, i want to apologise for what has happened. we believe we have been the victim of thefts over a long period of time, and frankly, more could have been done to prevent them. but i promise you this — it is a mess we are going to clear up. i can tell you today that we have already started to recover some of the stolen items, and we are going to deliver the stronger leadership that the public and the dedicated staff of the museum deserve, and make sure we emerge with a stronger british museum, that is fit for the 21st century. that was george osborne speaking on bbc radio 4 earlier. i want to bring you some breaking news that has come through to us, a man will appear news that has come through to us, a man willappear in news that has come through to us, a man will appear in court charged with the murder of donald patients who was found dead

director hartwig fischer the museum did fischer admitted the museum did not respond as comprehensively as it should have in response to warnings in 2021 about the missing treasures . deputy missing treasures. deputy director jonathan williams will also step back until an independent review has been concluded. police are investigating the matter . investigating the matter. millions of households are expected to pay more for their energy this winter, despite a reduction of the price cap. energy regulator ofgem says bills will be £150 cheaper from the 1st of october, with average households paying just under £2,000 a year. however experts at the resolution foundation , an at the resolution foundation, an at the resolution foundation, an a think tank, say the reduction of government support and the small increase in the standing charge will incur gas bills for 7.2 million people across the uk . however, the prime minister maintains the price cap cut is good for everyone . good for everyone. >> we took decisive action after putin's illegal war to help families by imposing a windfall tax on

director hartwig fischer the museum did fischer admitted the museum did not respond as comprehensively as it should have in response to warnings in 2021 about the missing treasures . deputy missing treasures. deputy director jonathan williams will also step back until an independent review has been concluded. police are investigating the matter . investigating the matter. millions of households are expected to pay more for their energy this winter, despite a reduction of the price cap. energy regulator ofgem says bills will be £150 cheaper from the 1st of october, with average households paying just under £2,000 a year. however experts at the resolution foundation , an at the resolution foundation, an at the resolution foundation, an a think tank, say the reduction of government support and the small increase in the standing charge will incur gas bills for 7.2 million people across the uk . however, the prime minister maintains the price cap cut is good for everyone . good for everyone. >> we took decisive action after putin's illegal war to help families by imposing a windfall tax on

in a statement, hartwig fischer said the museum didn't respond it should have done respond as it should have done in response to warnings it received about missing artefacts in 2021, millions of households are expected to pay more for their energy this winter, despite a reduction of the price cap energy regulator ofgem says bills will be £150 cheaper from october the 1st, with average households paying just under £2,000 a year. however, experts at the resolution foundation think tank say the reduction of government support and a small increase in the standing charge will increase bills for 7.2 million people across the uk . million people across the uk. the prime minister, however, maintains the price cap cut is good for everyone . good for everyone. >> we took decisive action after putins illegal war to help families by imposing a windfall tax on energy companies, using that money to provide about £1,500 of support to a typical household. but i know things are still tough , and that's why we still tough, and that's why we are working night and day to bnng are working night and day to b

stepping aside while a police investigation into stolen artefacts is underway, the museum's head, hartwig fischersigned yesterday and an unnamed member of staff has been sacked. >> it's understood that the items which include gold jewellery and semi—precious stones were taken over a significant period of time . significant period of time. former chancellor george osborne , who's now the museum's chairman, says some of the items have already been recovered and he's promised an independent review to look into how the museum missed warning signs. this is gb news across the uk on tv , in your car, on digital tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by simply saying play gb news now it's back to emma. now by simply saying play gb news now it's back to emma . now how now it's back to emma. now how a nursery school in hull has withdrawn a children's book called grandad's pride because it shows drawings of men in fetish gear behind one of the leather clad men. >> you can see a little boy on an adult's shoulders, waving a pride progress flag . a parent pride progress flag. a parent comp

the director of the british museum, hartwig fischer, will step down from his role following a controversyison. alexander mckellar was speeding when he hit 63—year—old tony parsons and left him to die on the a82 in 2017. mckellar and his twin brother, robert, later hid mr parsons' body. his remains were not found for three years. you're live with bbc news. the governor of new york state, kathy hochul, has criticised president biden for his failure to get a grip of the migrant crisis in her cities. in a weekly address from albany on thursday, the governor laid the blame squarely at the door of the white house. the mayor of new york city, eric adams, has been pretty vocal in recent months, but the governor has until now preferred to communicate with mr biden and his advisers behind the scenes. but kathy hochul says the president has failed to respond to her repeated requests for migrants to be given work visas. this crisis originated with the federal government, and it must be resolved through the federal government. the borders and decisions about who can work are solely determined by the f

the museum's head, hartwig fischer, resigned yesterday and an unnamed member of staff has also been sacked's understood that the items which include gold jewellery and semi precious stones, taken over stones, were taken over a significant period of time for the chancellor, george osborne, who's now the museum's chairman, says some of the items have already been recovered. he's promised an independent review to look into how the museum missed the warning signs. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to the . saturday five. it's the. saturday five. it's saturday night and you're with the saturday five. >> i'm darren grimes. india may have sent a spacecraft to the moon this week, but i'm about to attempt something far harder keeping this lot in order for the next hour. let's crack on with tonight's first debate. >> our colleague laurence fox has been the subject of media controversy this week, and darren grimes has been cheering him on from the sidelines. it's time for

director, peter hartwig. fischern't you? joining us now is dr. philip kissel, who's cultural historian at the university of leeds and senior fellow at new culture forum . a fellow at new culture forum. a very good morning to you. i mean , what do you make of this? it's staggering what's happened at the museum, it . the british museum, isn't it. >> well, first of all, good morning to you both. yes it is. i'm smiling , morning to you both. yes it is. i'm smiling, but it's a very ironic smile . 2000 artefacts, ironic smile. 2000 artefacts, some of which which are from 50 18th century bc. these are priceless and priceless in terms of scholarship as well . and yet of scholarship as well. and yet they've just disappeared. um george osborne calls it a mess . george osborne calls it a mess. yes. and he's right. but he says he's going to clear it up. i don't think he can do i think i think the museum's reputation is in tatters as there was a an internal investigation in 2021. um, that was dr. williams. jonathan williams, whic

promised to clean up the mess after the resignation of the director , resignation of the director, hartwig fischerhand back a five figure bonus that he got. >> every week we'll be hearing your views from up and down the country in the real world. join me . at seven. well come back to me. at seven. well come back to mark dolan tonight with me, leo kyrees and plenty of you been getting in touch with your emails. >> graham says that anyone who follows lockdown rules again is an idiot . we're still recovering an idiot. we're still recovering from the farce of the last lot less. graham's definitely not going to be masking up and sticking to the rules, john says the benefit to a new the only benefit to a new lockdown would have to lockdown would be you'd have to be locked in the studio. leo because you've done such a good job mark has been and job whilst mark has been off and you scottish jokes about you took my scottish jokes about grouse so much. grouse whisky. thanks so much. really appreciate that. gareth says.i really appreciate that. gareth says. i can't understand why neil hamilton has this anti—