but first of all, let's bring mark harper, the transport secretary tory mp for the forest of dean, intou so much for joining me, mark. it's great forjoining me, mark. it's great to see you this morning . in to see you this morning. in regard israel , a mourning, a regard to israel, a mourning, a horrific situation playing out on the streets of israel today. i wondered what your reaction was to those celebrating this terror attack by hamas on the streets of london. an should they be investigated by the police for hate crimes ? police for hate crimes? >> well, the events of yesterday were barbaric , with israel were barbaric, with israel coming under attack from a terrorist organisation , hamas terrorist organisation, hamas and the british government stands unequivocally with israel. its right to defend itself and what it needs to do to deal with the hamas threat . to deal with the hamas threat. and hamas is of course a proscribed and terrorist organisation in the united kingdom. so anybody expressing support for it is committing an offence and i would hope that the metropol police will i

we had the energy secretary and the transport secretary mark harper.eople into decisions to cost them money to achieve net zero, talking about protecting the rights of car owners. this is clearly getting a lot more political, in the run—up to that election, the conservatives are trying to find thoseissues conservatives are trying to find those issues where they think they can find political capital. i wouldn't be surprised if we hear a lot more of that over the next days. nick eardley, in manchester, at the conservative party conference, thank you for your updates and your insight and analysis. you can get much more if you go to our website and our life page. plenty more on there. but now, the weather. good afternoon, contrasting conditions across the uk with a warm humid air hanging on towards the south. misty, murky across parts of the south west early on today. but further north of scotland, blue sky and sunshine, also true for northern ireland and northern england, but we will see a few showers here at times. you can see quite nicely the boundary b

it's quite a good idea. >> we were also talking to the transport mark harper, transport secretary mark transport, with, i think it's million. the it's some £150 million. the government is funding now to improve public public transport, pubuc improve public public transport, public transport. i was going to say public buses anyway. some of you be getting in touch about that, saying caro or caro , i'm that, saying caro or caro, i'm not sure if i've pronounced that correctly. zero public transport in the coastal areas of sussex , in the coastal areas of sussex, suffolk, the conservative county council, even criticised by the government for their lack of effective bid for bus funding to two years ago. norfolk. meanwhile still got 46 million. and lee in cornwall says it's all very well and good, extending the £2 cap on bus fares, however, the money needs to be used to invest in more bus drivers . buses are few and far drivers. buses are few and far between and are constantly getting cancelled. i'm sure there are issues with that, particularly if you live in rural areas. yeah, absolutely . r

claire cortina, the secretary for energy, security and that theory, followed by that speech from mark harpercretary. he talked about the us expansion, about investment in our buses, plans to cut pollution and aviation. he also mentioned that they had sorted out one strike at network rail and say there was saying the most important method of transport remains the car, fan and motorbike, saying we are on the future for zero emission vehicles, meaning that they can drive on the way fit for the future. he followed claire cortina, she was saying that we are close to half our power from renewables, from just 7% when labour left office. she talked about carbon capture, where they will see a 50,000 high skilljobs in places like teesside and hamburg. she claims 50% of homes are now considered energy—efficient and also said that there would be £80 million allocated to insulate social homes, and as we expected, lots of digs towards the labour party. lots to discuss there. let's bring in nick, who is at the conference. lots to discuss there, lots of points raised in both of the speeches. talk as to what

>> i mean, it's just going to be so amazing when mark harper and rishi sunak they get back to londonovernment for years. it's just for 13 years. it's just absolutely baffling. it's really the sort of dying days of a government thing where they turn around and oh, no, we're around and say, oh, no, we're going be this massive change going to be this massive change and the change that they and what is the change that they offer? continue shambles offer? continue wing shambles mean decided to hold mean they've decided to hold their conference in their party conference in manchester in a disused rail building to have an argument about a rail line that they could have had weeks ago. they could have had weeks ago. they could have had weeks ago. they could have settled weeks ago. we just heard in your interview with mark harper that they finally decided it on tuesday day. mean, this is this is, day. i mean, this is this is, you know, dog dog days stuff. >> but, you know, james, they were forced into it. >> i mean, this is what i can't stand sunak is that he stand about. sunak is that he make

he i want to ask you something mark harper said. t local councils can decide how often you go to the shops. which council is proposing that they will decide how often people can go to the shops? i'm afraid i missed that speech i will have to look into why he said that. ~ . will have to look into why he said that. ., , ., . ., will have to look into why he said that. . ., , ., . ., �* that. we have searched and we can't can't find a — that. we have searched and we can't can't find a council _ that. we have searched and we can't can't find a council proposing - that. we have searched and we can't can't find a council proposing that. i can't find a council proposing that. after 13 years in power since 2010, what would you do with another five years? i what would you do with another five ears? ~ . what would you do with another five ears? ~' ., , ., ., ._ years? i think we have set out today at the conference _ years? i think we have set out today at the conference that _ years? i think we have set out today at the conference that we _ y

mark harper, the transport secretary, yesterday was talking about clamping down on a 15 minute citiesaxing meat which again is something they have not proposed. it doesn't feel like some of it has grounded totally in reality? there have been discussions about these, _ there have been discussions about these, they may not be labour official— these, they may not be labour official policy would having said that — official policy would having said that... and you have been around long _ that... and you have been around long enough to know how politics works. _ long enough to know how politics works. the — long enough to know how politics works, the government will die if there _ works, the government will die if there is— works, the government will die if there is no— works, the government will die if there is no debate. they have to make _ there is no debate. they have to make the — there is no debate. they have to make the case for why it's necessary for them _ make the case for why it's necessary for them to— make the case for why it's necessary for them to be re—elected after a lon- f

unreliable services, long journey times and poor connectivity of strip today, transport secretary mark harpernew station for the city. that's part of plans to improve the rail network across the north. improved connectivity for bradford is something that's long been called for, a city literally at the end of the railway line. under the plans, journey times to manchester would be halved and connectivity to the west of west yorkshire significantly improved. there have been proposals for a new station for bradford before only for them to come to nothing and the plans for well short of what metro mayors have been calling for. there is no confirmation of where new station would be, when work might start when it might open. bradford improved connectivity but nobly knows where or when that might arise. the scrapping of the northern leg which also means the cancellation of the east midlands spur, a bit of a high—speed line that was supposed to connect birmingham to its woodlands parkway station just up the road from where i am. instead, a list of smaller projects has been announced, perhaps the bigge

the argument in government and mark harper— argument in government and mark harper made this argumentestion about believability. with believability, is _ question about believability. it? believability, is research, right? doing your homework. we've spoken to two teachers here on the sofa regarding, what are they called, the changing abs and we spoke to tracy brabin who says she has not been consulted on network rail say they have not been proposed —— consulted but they've made all these proposals without consultation or agreement without consultation or agreement with how feasibly the projects work. what does it tell us? it with how feasibly the pro'ects work. what does it tell us?_ what does it tell us? it tells you it is -a what does it tell us? it tells you it is party conference _ what does it tell us? it tells you it is party conference season - what does it tell us? it tells you | it is party conference season and there _ it is party conference season and there is— it is party conference season and there is a — it is party conference season and there is a general election aroun

but mark harperer enough to say that these are methe table . but mark harper is on the table.e back to the table, of until you that of course, until you put that offer members. it's offer to your members. so it's a stalemate here and lots of talking, strong talking from each side, but no kind of talking together. but i have been the talking here in been doing the talking here in manchester but people manchester today. but to people on the street, because, of course, announcement course, that big announcement from particularly , from rishi sunak, particularly, of leg of course, cancelling that leg of course, cancelling that leg of hs2 to manchester. been of hs2 to manchester. i've been speaking to them find out speaking to them to find out their reaction . here's what they their reaction. here's what they told me . told me. >> needs to kept open because >> needs to be kept open because obviously they've so obviously they've invested so much in the much billions in the infrastructure to get that line up and the problem you up and running. the problem you have and we see this tim

the transport secretary, mark harper, said the proposals were not good enough.money for the taxpayer but also create a rail industry and network that is fit for the smartphone era and the truth is, at the moment, it isn't, so we were right to look at these proposals. one senior rail source said train bosses were furious that they had had to come out and defend plans which had been approved by the department for transport, and they said the question now was where else the government would like them to look to save money. accessibility campaign groups expressed relief today but said lessons needed to be learned. it is a time of change and challenges on the railway. ticket offices are staying open, for now at least. katy austin, bbc news. the labour leader sir keir starmer has been defending his decision not to demand an immediate ceasefire in gaza — despite calls to do so from within his own party. in a speech in london, he said such a move would embolden hamas, and insisted a humanitarian pause was the only credible approach to the conflict. our deputy political

also today, the transport secretary, mark harper, said they do not meet the high threshold set by ministersail delivery group pointed out it had made changes over the past few months, for example, promising to upgrade ticket vending machines. but it said the plans wouldn't now be taken forward. however, one senior rail source i've spoken to said that, yes, train bosses are furious about being made to defend plans they said had been approved by the department for transport and they asked where else the government would like them to try and save money. the cast of friends have said they are "utterly devastated" by the death of their co—star matthew perry. in a joint statement, they said they had been more than just castmates — they were a family. matthew perry was found dead at his home in los angeles at the weekend. our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, reports. hey. i got you a present. oh, my goodness. where did you hide it? since the news of perry's death was announced at the weekend, fans have been fondly remembering how much he made them laugh. ijust want to be married again. an

today, mark harper, the transport secretary, was here at bradford interchange, promising £2 billion for network across the north of england. improved connectivity for bradford, something that's long been called for, for a city that's literally at the end of the railway line. under the plans, journey times for manchester will be halved and connectivity to the rest of west yorkshire will be significantly improved. there've been proposals for a new station for bradford before, only for them to come to nothing and the plans announced fall well short of what labour's metro mayors across the north of england have been calling for. there's no confirmation of where a new station would be, when work on it might start or when it might open. bradford's promised improved connectivity and a new station, but no one knows where or when that might arrive. the scrapping of the northern leg of hs2 also means the cancellation of the east midlands spur. that's the bit of the high—speed line that was supposed to connect birmingham to east midlands parkway station, just up the road from where i am here. inst

passenger watchdog said they objected to all these proposals, also today the transport secretary mark harperd set by ministers so the government is asked train operators to withdraw them. the rail delivery group pointed out it had made changes over the past few months, for example promising to upgrade ticket vending machines, but it said the plans would now be taken forward. however, one senior rail source i've spoken to said, yes, train bosses are furious about being made to defend plans they said had been approved by the department for transport and they asked where else the government would like them to try and save money.— we'll get the latest on the latest israel hamas war. let's cross to my colleague lyse doucet injerusalem. day 25 of this war. israel says there were "large exchanges" with hamas in gaza overnight as its ground offensive continues. the israel defence forces say they struck 300 targets in all parts of the gaza strip in the last 2a hours. hamas, which is classed as a terrorist organisation by the uk government, says it's been firing anti—tank missiles at israeli soldiers

speaking to gb news transport secretary mark harper also condemned the celebrations. >> mass is , of course, >> mass is, of course, a proscribed terrorist organisation in the united kingdom, so anybody expressing support for it is committing an offence. and i would hope that the metropolitan police will investigate carefully any reports of anybody doing so and will take all the necessary steps aftennards as a protest to briefly interrupted speeches at a labour conference event. >> this morning, he was quickly removed from the stage before angela rayner took to the podium to officially open their event. labour's deputy leader took the opportunity to present the party as a contrast to over a decade of conservative government has never been so unified and so focussed around one aim to give britain its future back. >> but the tories also have one singular focus to desperately cling on to power. that's why the tories levelling up project was dead on arrival. you cannot level up from the top down. the tories only know how to centralise power and hold wealth where it benefit them . where it

and when mark harper when mark harper was asked qualify, it because it asked to qualify, it because itntially against was it was potentially against the law say as much, he tried the law to say as much, he tried to distinguish between sex and genden to distinguish between sex and gender, but he was speaking about gender, wasn't he? >> also so what? i'm sorry, but so what if he says that a man is a man and a woman is a woman? i mean, that is literally inarguable. scientific, scientific biology . so my point scientific biology. so my point with this, amy, which is i think which i think you might have emphasised, is if we're classing that kind of language as a transphobic crime , then the transphobic hate crime, then the 11% increase in transphobic to i just don't think exists. no but i would say is things like what the prime minister said at conference supported by applauding and bolden's, applauding crowd and bolden's, many of them women , you said no. many of them women, you said no. >> you said it was potentially against law. equalities against the law. the equalities act says that it

mark harper told in a generation opportunity has been lost.ing that that's £36 billion and reinvest, meeting every penny across the north, the midlands and the rest of the country on important transport, transport and infrastructure that the people of this country want. so i think that's just changing what we're investing, still investing in transport, but having investments that fit the needs of the country and recognise the facts have changed about the costs of hs2 . about the costs of hs2. >> a man who broke into windsor castle with a loaded crossbow to kill the late queen is due to be sentenced for treason . jaswant sentenced for treason. jaswant singh shah was found on the grounds on christmas day in 2021, while queen elizabeth was in residence. prosecutors told the old bailey child was encouraged to kill by an artificial intelligence girlfriend. the maximum sentence for treason is seven years. the scottish government has signed an extradition order for a man accused of faking his own death to avoid prosecution . nicholas to avoid prosecu

as mark harper says, closures. says, the proposals didn't meet the high thresholds of serving rail passengers . there's more relief passengers. there's more relief on the way today for households feeling the pinch from the rising cost of living . those rising cost of living. those eligible will receive a payment of £300, the second in a series of £300, the second in a series of support packages . the money of support packages. the money will be deposited into the bank accounts of people on certain benefits and will have no impact on existing benefits. more than 8 million households will be helped by the cost of living payments . police in paris have payments. police in paris have shot and critically wounded a woman at a metro station after she was heard threatening passengers with jihadist slogans. the woman was wearing a huab slogans. the woman was wearing a hijab and a full body veil and behaved aggressively, according to the french government. the shooting comes as france is on its highest state of alert followi

the other clip there was reaction to, transport secretary mark harpers claims that local councils arecal left wants to control every aspect of your life. are there echoes here of what is happening in america? we're picking it up and eventually the splits start to take us to where we're tonight in the us congress. we're a divided country. but i think it's important to understand that we should agree and we can still be non—disagreeable with each other. diversity is what makes our country great in the us. and there can be compromises if parties work together to help the american people. and that's what the democratic party does. it's fascinating that trump is most likely going to beat the republican party nominee where he was indicted twice for that and he's facing all types of allegations, he's been in beach twice, indicted four times and right now is going through a civil trial as well. —— impeached twice. hopefully biden will win in the next upcoming election and we can move forward during these times.— election and we can move forward during these times. adam, the reason i brina thi

mark harper, the transport secretary, has been let's let's go for a walk., the transport secretary has been talking this morning and really defending the government's record on trains, saying they've invested £100 billion over the last few years . they've electrified large amounts of railway line. but really the focus seems to have shifted to the motorist following directly, i would suggest from the government's unexpected victor in uxbridge, where they campaigned against the ultra low emission zone, they seem to have found a real passion for defending drive overs and they're going to have a big push on this. they think that's going to win them votes. and if the polls are to be believed, been about believed, there have been about 20. let's go this way. let's go this way. there have been about 20 points behind about 20 points behind for about a year , but they seem to be year, but they seem to be shifting. there was a poll the other that had them at just other day that had them at just i use that word advisedly, just put ten points behind . so put ten points

been in the job a number of weeks, that will be an important way for her to set out her style and mark harperm that and as we heard from john glenn some moments ago, the decisions have not yet been made so there is going to be quite a lot to watch out for in these speeches and interestingly with more copper, maybe 1t0 does not say about hs2 which is the most important. if you talk about the different initiatives we are going to hear about. let's dive into some of those in a moment. the party could, genuinely, face a possible defeat here. this must be weighing on their mind? the next election coming up. what is the mood like among conservative mps where you are? it’s conservative mps where you are? it's not conservative mps where you are? it�*s not great. chatting to some of them last night, away from the conference hall, which is where the most interesting conversations happen, i think there is a sense that they really want to rishi sunak to give the party rocket boosters over the next few days. the tories are well behind in the polls. they are really trailing to labour. they are struggling t

i can speak to the transport secretary, mark harper. good morning mr. harper. >> good morning, trevor. >> many of our viewers will have relatives in israel. what can you tell us about the safety of british citizens in israel right now? we've already heard from the israeli ambassador that at least one british citizen is in gaza. >> first of all, let me just say, we've all been horrified by the barbaric scenes that we saw with hamas is indiscriminate attack yesterday. and we are unequivocal-y in support of the state of israel as they deal with that threat. and they have the absolute right to defend themselves. on the subject of british citizens, we are obviously working very closely and have been in contact with the israeli government about any british citizens in israel. will obviously continue to work with them, and get information to work with their families back here in the united kingdom. >> is there travel advice that you need to give to the public? >> yes, i'm not going to give it here on air. i would refer people to the foreign office website on g

now let's cross over to mark harper who is on stage and just beginning his speech, too.inspired us all. and alsojoining us susan hall, the conservative candidate for mayor of london, the only person who can defeat sadik khan, cancel his ulez expansion, and turn london blue again. susan, you are very welcome. when we arrived in the department last october, we faced industrial action across our railways. by march we had resolve the dispute at network rail, meaning the rail infrastructure is always available, crucial for moving freight. the unions at the rmt and aslef have refused to let their members have a say on the fair offers on the table. they don't care how many thousands of pounds their members lose in pay, as long as mick whelan still sits on labour�*s national executive committee, pulling keir starmer�*s strings. that is why labour refused to criticise the continued industrial action which achieves nothing but disrupting hard—working businesses and people who just want to get on. they take money from the pockets of ordinary people who could never dream of a train

mark harper the conservative transport secretary on how he will spend 36 billion pounds once meant forch has to. the replacement service already looks subject to cancellation. shannon graham head of the unite union says that the labor union is just too timid. we will ask the prince of darkness himself what he thinks they need to do to win. with us throughout the morning three political insiders who've been in the room where it happens. or at least listening in the keyhole. jackie smith, former home secretary and podcast star. aisha, former labor advisor and now times radio host. we will also be joined by an, executive editor at political europe. welcome to sunday morning with trevor phillips. this weekend, the labor tribes gather here in liverpool, in what could be their last jamboree before a general election. their tails are up after crushing by election victories in scotland. but it isn't a labor party if there isn't a quarrel brewing. this time it's about whether labor leader should be bolder and weather has enough time to convince the voter that he has what it takes. but before we

mark harper oppose the closures.f serving rail passengers . the rate at rail passengers. the rate at which prices are increasing has slowed for the fifth consecutive month, she price inflation was 5.2% higher in october than this time last year. the british retail consortium says that's down 1% from september. the food inflation also slowed down to its lowest rate since last july . its lowest rate since last july. there's more relief on the way today for households feeling the pinch from the rising cost of living. those eligible will receive a payment of £300. the second in a series of support packages. the money will be deposited into the bank accounts of people on certain benefits and will have no impact on existing benefits . more than existing benefits. more than 8 million households will be helped by the cost of living payments . flooding has hit parts payments. flooding has hit parts of northern ireland, with people warned to avoid travel. storm kieran is set to bring strong winds and heavy rain in many parts o

, scotland yard said the met has increased patrols in parts of the capital, transport secretary mark harperlso condemned any support of hamas when he spoke to gb news. >> that is, of course, a proscribed terrorist organisation in the united kingdom. so anybody expressing support for it is committing an offence and i would hope that the metropolitan police will investigate carefully any reports of anybody doing so and we'll take all the necessary steps aftennards . steps aftennards. >> labour's party conference is getting undennay in liverpool and there's already been a big ticket promise for the nhs . sir ticket promise for the nhs. sir keir starmer has pledged £1.5 billion to tackle the nhs waiting lists. under the proposal , waiting lists. under the proposal, all waiting lists. under the proposal , all doctors waiting lists. under the proposal, all doctors and nurses would be paid overtime to carry out procedures out of hours, creating more than 2 million appointments each year. the labour party leader told a reception last night that the rishi sunak had been a nodding dog, leading to yea

and mark harper told been lost. and mark harper told gb news the facts, though, have changed. we were showing you pictures earlier on. let's take another look at that footage where at least 51 people have died after a russian missile hit a cafe in north eastern ukraine. it's reported the victims were holding a memorial service at the time , memorial service at the time, ukrainian officials called it a heinous crime. it appears to be one of the single biggest civilian death tolls since the start of the war. and lastly, here at home, the princess of wales has joined some of england's world cup, winning wheelchair rugby league squad , wheelchair rugby league squad, and she got stuck in as well at the event in hull, where she sat in a wheelchair for herself and gave the game a go. kate, who's patron of rugby football patron of the rugby football league, there promote league, is there to promote inclusivity in the sport, much to the delight of the participants involved . us gb participants involved. us gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart spea

we have heard that mark harper , the heard that mark harper, the transport secretary, isn't very happy michael gove, the levelling up secretary who has told an impeccable source that it's not happening. but the thing is that rishi sunak does need the cabinet stamp of approval to make this announcement . now, there were announcement. now, there were rumours that cabinet meeting might be held yesterday didn't happen. it may well be held today to rubber stamp this plan, but all eyes on hs2 and the irony of standing in an old train station in manchester at a time where trains and manchester are at the centre of a very big political storm. >> catherine at platform 13.5, if we take that analogy from harry potter, thanks very much for taking us through that. i think we've got some pictures coming in just to break away from manchester because we're going from manchester to cardiff , something completely different for you. >> some lovely pictures here of the prince and princess of wales visiting cardiff as celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the hmt empire. windrush to the uk

mark harper says the closures. will be banned at the end of the year from the 31st of december. it will be illegal to breed, sell, rehome or abandon an xl bully dog. existing owners will be required to follow a strict set of rules, such as ensuring the dog is muzzled and on a lead. environment secretary therese coffey says it will put an end to a spate of fatal attacks in recent months. >> we have listened to what the victims of attacks have said and we've also listened to what owners have said. what's important. the overriding priority is to make sure we have pubuc priority is to make sure we have public safety . and we know that public safety. and we know that the measures that we are taking, including the muzzling and other ways where won't be able ways where people won't be able to , buy breed a dog from to sell, buy or breed a dog from the means that the end of the year means that we confident that the number we are confident that the number of attacks will absolutely be come an end just as it did come to an e

mark harper told gb news the facts have changed. >> every penny that we save from cancelling that that'sbillion and reinvest ing every penny across the north, the midlands and the rest of the country on important transport, transport, infrastructure that the people of this country want. so i think that's just changing what we're investing still investing in transport, but having investments that fit the needs of the country and recognise the facts have changed about the cost of hs2 . about the cost of hs2. >> and a watchdog says southern water and thames water received the most complaints from customers over the past year . customers over the past year. the consumer council for water says the more than 20 million people served by the two firms were being let down by their failure to understand and deal with the high levels of complaints . they've been complaints. they've been labelled standout at poor performers with southern water getting almost three times more complaints than average for water and sewerage companies . as water and sewerage companies. as you can get more on all of thos

mark harper told gb news the facts, though, have changed. >> every penny that we save from cancellings £36 billion and reinvesting every penny across the north, the midlands and the rest of the country on important transport, transport, infrastructure that the people of this country want. so i think that's just changing what we're investing and still investing in transport, but having investments that fit the needs of the country and recognise the facts have changed about the costs of hs2 to now going back to events in ukraine and russia. >> at least 51 people have died after a russian missile hit a cafe and grocery store in the north—east of ukraine. it's reported the victims had been holding a memorial service at the time . ukrainian officials the time. ukrainian officials have called it a heinous crime. it appears to be one of the biggest single civilian death tolls since the start of the war. now in use here at home, the princess of wales has joined some of england's world cup winning wheelchair rugby league squad. she got stuck in as well at the event in hull, where she sat in a

transport secretary mark harper says the current offer on the table is reasonable . in many parts of the country had no service at all and those that did run finished earlier than usual and hundreds of demonstrators have staged a protest against the rosebank offshore development. they were rallying in central london demanding the government rican's consider approval for the controversial oil field located 80 miles west of shetland . that 80 miles west of shetland. that is the uk's largest untapped field and is estimated to contain up to 300 million barrels of oil . well, that's it barrels of oil. well, that's it from me for the moment. i'll be back with more a little later. now it's over to . mark thanks , darren. >> we'll see you in an hour. it is saturday night. shall we have some fun? welcome to mark dolan tonight in my big opinion, peter kay slams woke comedy. when was the last time you laughed at a politically correct joke in the big story in a stunning royal development, prince harry is reportedly desperate to return to the uk as king charles could hit the rese

mark harper says the plan didn't meet the high threshold of serving rail passengers .bully dogs will passengers. xl bully dogs will be banned at the end of the year from the 31st of december. it will be illegal to breed , sell, will be illegal to breed, sell, rehome or abandon an xl bully dog. existing owners will be required to follow a strict set of rules, such as ensuring the dog is muzzled and on a lead . dog is muzzled and on a lead. floods has hit parts of northern ireland with people being warned to avoid travel. storm is bringing strong winds and heavy rain to the uk. part of newry in county down have been left under water after a canal burst its banks with water levels in the city at unprecedented levels. the met office has issued a yellow rain alert across northern ireland from tonight until tomorrow morning, warning some communities may be cut off by flooding . and king charles by flooding. and king charles has just finished delivering his speech at the state house in nairobi , where he quoted from nairobi, where he quoted from the late queen his mother's di

transport secretary mark harper told gb news the government is trying to help those in need . tryingr in the region talking to leaders not just in israel but also in the surrounding countries. so in egypt, in saudi arabia and in qatar working very hard, both deaung qatar working very hard, both dealing with the hostages. the british citizens that have been taken hostage , these other taken hostage, these other citizens that have been taken hostage, but also talking to israel , hostage, but also talking to israel, supporting hostage, but also talking to israel , supporting them hostage, but also talking to israel, supporting them in hostage, but also talking to israel , supporting them in their israel, supporting them in their right to defend their country from hamas's attack, but also urging humanitarian support for the innocent palestine people who are just as much a victims of hamas as those living in israel . israel. >> the home secretary will challenge the met police commissioner over the force's decision, not to arrest protesters calling for jihad against israel . that's after a

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the transport secretary, mark harper, has urged aslef to put the offer to its members and end the industrial captain's childhood, family life and the ups and downs of his career including, of course, that red card during the 1998 world cup. it was a hard time. i speak about it in the documentary. i found it hard to get through that part of the documentary, because it was so personal. it went on for so long. and then rehashing it, going over it and going over the details and also archive that i'd never seen before, it kind of all brought it back to me and realised how hard it was at the time. madame tussauds has unveiled a new waxwork of the broadcasting legend sir david attenborough, 31 years after the first one was revealed. the new image shows sir david in his signature blue shirt and khaki trouders, and a working watch. shirt and khaki trousers, and a working watch. look at that, it's actually brilliant. the 97—year—old was first immortalised by the tourist attraction in 1992 and this one will be available for public viewing from october the 20th. that really is... that is brilliant. he h

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week's decision to scrap the hs2 rail link for the north, i'll speak to the transport secretary, mark harpernd welcome . >> good afternoon and welcome. >> good afternoon and welcome. >> this is gb news on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua. and for the next few hours, me and my panel will be taking on some of the big topics hitting the headlines right now. this show is all about opinion. it's mine. it's theirs . and of it's mine. it's theirs. and of course it's yours. we'll be debating, discussing, at debating, discussing, and at times disagree. but no times we will disagree. but no one be cancelled . and so one will be cancelled. and so joining me for the next hour, reform spokeswoman for reform uk spokeswoman for education and family belinda de lucy , and also political lucy, and also political commentator . in a few commentator matthew. in a few moments time i'll be marking the week with josh howie. but before week with josh howie. but before we get started, let's get your latest news headlines . latest news headlines. >> good afternoon from the gb newsroom . i'm tamsin robert

transport secretary mark harper told gb news the government is trying to help those in need . help those. >> the foreign secretary and the prime minister in the region talking to leaders not just in israel but also in the surrounding countries. so in egypt, in saudi arabia and in qatar working very hard both with dealing with the hostages , with dealing with the hostages, the british citizens that have been taken hostage by these other citizens that have been taken hostage, but also talking to israel, supporting them in their right to defend their country from hamas's attack, but also urging humanitarian support for the innocent palestinian people who are just as much a victims of hamas as those living in israel . in israel. >> sir keir starmer says the government may have to toughen laws on hate crime. the labour leader was speaking after the met police decision not to arrest protesters, calling for jihad against israel at demonstrations over the weekend . demonstrations over the weekend. earlier, the home secretary said she would challenge that decision at a meeting with met police com

. >> speaking to gb news, the transport secretary mark harper also condemned what is going on. >> mattersf course, >> matters, of course, a proscribed terrorist organisation in the united kingdom. so anybody expressing support for it is committing an offence . and i would hope that offence. and i would hope that the metropolitan police will investigate carefully any reports of anybody doing so and we'll take all the necessary steps aftennards as . steps aftennards as. >> now to other news this morning and a cautiously confident keir starmer has been speaking at the labour party conference saying that his party are bang on schedule to win the next general election . next general election. >> yesterday, deputy leader angela rayner said that labour will act as a stark contrast to the conservatives as never been so unified, so focussed around one aim to give britain its future back. >> but the tories also have one singular focus focus to desperately cling on to power . desperately cling on to power. that's why the tories levelling up project was dead on arrival . up project was dead on arriva

but mark harper says that footfall within and using of the trains since the pandemic is down by 50% andourse, is end these strikes , get people back on to the railways, because othennise , railways, because othennise, guys, you're going to have eerily quiet stations like here in manchester, piccadilly. but of course, it's not just here, of course, it's not just here, of course, it's not just here, of course, in manchester that there's problems. it's also in leeds, well. and anna riley, leeds, as well. and anna riley, our yorkshire reporter, has the latest . latest there. >> thank you, jack. yes, much the same picture here at leeds train station. you'll be able to see behind me the aslef picket line, aslef. the train drivers union. we've got workers here on the picket line. they've got signs saying unity is strength. one gentleman's wearing a top saying , see it, say it, pick it. saying, see it, say it, pick it. so these workers are still feeling very strongly about continuing this strike action. and it's all about pay and conditions. they say that they haven't had a pay rise since 2019.

speaking to gb news transport secretary mark harper also condemned the celebrations. >> mass is , of course, >> mass is, of course, a proscribed terrorist organisation in the united kingdom, so anybody expressing support for it is committing an offence . and i would hope that offence. and i would hope that the metropolitan police will investigate carefully any reports of anybody doing so and will take all the necessary steps aftennards . steps aftennards. >> is a protester briefly interrupted speeches at a labour conference event this morning . conference event this morning. he was quickly removed from the stage before angela rayner took to the podium to officially open the event. labour's deputy leader took to the opportunity to present the party as a contrast to over a decade of conservative government . conservative government. >> it has never been so unified, so focussed around one aim to give britain its future back. but the tories . also have one but the tories. also have one singular focus to desperately cling on to power. that's why the tories levelling up project was dead on

this is utter nonsense and i assume he and the transport secretary , and the transport secretary, mark harperd the reason you've got the m1, the m6, the m5, the m4 and all of those is partly to allow people and goods to around quickly. but it's to get around quickly. but it's also take the pressure off also to take the pressure off the local transport network. and that's exactly what the original vision, which government after government has signed up for, which is to have a line going to birmingham, splitting, going to manchester, going to leeds via sheffield, and then the absolute essential part, which is northern powerhouse rail going across from liverpool to manchester. and if you take that away and you just leave this kind of stump of a line going possibly from london, euston, maybe just from a patch of wasteland in west london to birmingham, you have saddled future generations with most of the costs and very few of the benefits . benefits. >> absolutely. i mean, that's what i can't understand. you. you're the travel expert. i was. you're the travel expert. i was. you almost hope that yo

scrapped the northern leg of hs2, i'll be speaking to the transport secretary, harper , we secretary, mark harper. how does he think this city has changed in the time that he's been office and the been in office and after the horrifying scenes we've seen in israel? i'll be speaking to israeli sharren haskel . we've israeli mp sharren haskel. we've also got some expert analysis coming up of all things labour with tony blair's former right hand

marks the most in major league baseball history. he went after the first pitch, and two batters later so did bryce harper.per doubled philly's lead with a 31st birthday bash sending the first pitch he saw 420 feet over the right center, and he pretended to blow off the candles he rounded the bases. he's scorching hot and added a solo shot of his own in the third inning. phillies tacked on two more runs. philly hangs on 5-3. they're up one game to zero. game two tonight also in the city of brother-in-lawly love. to houston now. the texas rangers now have a commanding two game lead over the astros in the nlcs and winning twice on the road. he struck out nine batters including two in a row as the rangers rode a four rf run first inning to 5-3 victory. the series shifts in arlington to game three. >>> let's turn now to the nfl and more cause for celebration for sports fans in the dallas area. rangers win and now to los angeles here's cowboys quarterback dak prescott, he ran 18 yards right there for a first touch down and completed this go ahead touch down pass to brandon cooks. but it worked. dallas defense d