first up, we've got jk rowling.ated by progressive leftists, but she's bankrolling them by paying tens of millions of pounds in tax. the top 100 taxpayers in the uk have been announced , and she have been announced, and she comes in at number 31. also, we're seeing the wheels come off the ideology movement is the gender ideology movement is male rapists exploited to get sent to women's prisons? young people regret transitions and males elbow women out of women's sports. i mean, paul, do you think woke people jk rowling think woke people owe jk rowling an apology? >> don't think it's within >> i don't think it's within their abilities to apologise. >> also , she's got nothing >> uh, also, she's got nothing to apologise for , has she? to apologise for, has she? >> i know we're asking whether they should apologise, jk they should apologise, but jk rowling a transphobe. rowling is not a transphobe. there's that jk there's no evidence that jk rowling a transphobe. rowling is a transphobe. >> she's actually said >> she's

completely another story, so it will work out yes harry potter without harry potter and without jk rowlingion, this is some kind of money scam, to be honest, a completely different harry potter , perhaps even then a completely different series, well, we’ll wait for the first season and then everything will be clear, but for now let’s move on to the next news : actor milos bikovich will play in the third season of the series white lotus. the other day, many were still joking about who the actor would be reincarnated as in the series, but it turned out that bikovich’s character is a russian yoga trainer. filming will start in february and will be held on the islands of sumyb huket in bangkok, together with milos in the project. christian friedel, morgana aurelie and other actors will star. by the way, the first season of the series white lotus was released in 2021, rapidly gained popularity, the show received 10 emmy awards, a russian yoga trainer, career growth, i just wanted to build on this, look, milos taught, russian taught to play a trainer in yoga, but i could play some sersky bandit,

so so francis , what is jk rowling ever francis, what is jk rowling ever done to?ell she's clearly a nazi, so because that's how it works. finally, someone saying finally someone says it. >> what it means to be far right is write a series of best is you write a series of best selling children's books, which bnngs selling children's books, which brings joy and to brings joy and delight to millions . and then you say that millions. and then you say that that's reading . yeah, get that's them reading. yeah, get some reading. and then it says it's sexist binary and that women deserve, uh their space. it's sexist binary and that wo that'seserve, uh their space. it's sexist binary and that wo that's pretty, uh their space. it's sexist binary and that wo that's pretty muchtheir space. it's sexist binary and that wo that's pretty much it.ir space. it's sexist binary and that wo that's pretty much it. hitler e. so that's pretty much it. hitler had same thing, mate. you had the same thing, mate. you should books. should read his kids books. they're awesome. so it's. they're

so so nobody and least of all jk rowling, is , is, um, prejudiced rowling, is, is, um, prejudiced againstalso protect the existing rights of women and not allow those rights to be erased in favour of men who are identify as women. >> okay, stephanie, we've got to leave it there. so she's just saying that women need single. >> oh, dear. i wasn't sure what was happening then. >> you know what they say. they say it's impossible to sneeze on air the adrenaline, the air because the adrenaline, the fear air because the adrenaline, the feaiyou're not frightened enough ? >> you're not frightened enough? no, that's. no, no, that's. >> that's trouble . sorry. >> that's my trouble. sorry. i was about to ladies was just about to say. ladies that rowling in defence of that jk rowling in defence of women who she believes just needs single—sex spaces or is it. is it deeper than that? as amy put it, amy. stephanie. very well argued. thank you both very much indeed . much indeed. >> right. a time now to speak to paul coyte , who's got all the paul coyte, who's got all the sports news for us. >> good morni

and they issued a tweet basically saying that jk rowling was a transfer . that jk rowling was a transfereet this is what it says. known jk says. known transphobe jk rowling to be an rowling is now reported to be an active producer on the active executive producer on the harry potter series, where she will be involved in the show's decision making. forbid, decision making. god forbid, given that she wrote the books , given that she wrote the books, she might have the right to be involved somehow. now i'm fascinated by this because that's outright libel . it's not that's outright libel. it's not true, leo. it's false. she's never said anything transphobic. whenever you get into arguments on twitter with people about this, i always say, look, just quote, transphobic quote, quote, the transphobic thing, and never thing, she said. and they never can. oh , can. so rather than saying, oh, well, not well, maybe she's not transphobic, doubled down transphobic, they doubled down and but we know what's and they say, but we know what's going now. going on in her mind now. i would this tested in woul

um, and then jk rowling had that horrible campaign of abuse against her. you maybe read it. was shocking. the amount of hate i know she got for stating something that everybody believed till five minutes ago, which is that you can't change your sex, you know, dress how your sex, you know, dress how you like because she said , you you like because she said, you know, sleep with whoever, whoever will have you, whoever however you want to. you know, um, can't, you know, um, but you can't, you know, don't bully people out of their jobs for saying that. you can't change biological sex. and change your biological sex. and she got so much hate for this . she got so much hate for this. and i kind of felt i, i want to say something, you know, i, i kind of was aware that it was a really difficult , not very really difficult, not very touchy issue . so i added the touchy issue. so i added the hashtag. i stand with jk rowling to my twitter handle, and i know, uh, so that was , that was know, uh, so that was, that was kind of blood in the water. and everything was kind of quiet for a cou

then:cusing jk rowling that does need to be if you've gothat, then:cusi have rowling that does needu have to have someone forward the someone putting forward the opposite view. i think that is clear i seem to remember clear now. i seem to remember certainly during the brexit referendum, bbc actually referendum, the bbc was actually being being being criticised for being almost two balanced. you know, they would give equal weight to, um, an authoritative organisation. for instance , on organisation. for instance, on either side. and then we then have to balance it with someone else who really, if you're looking at it impartially, probably wasn't quite as authoritative. and they were , authoritative. and they were, um, heavily criticised actually, for being too, um, uh , too, too for being too, um, uh, too, too fair. yeah which i don't think you can be two fair. no but, you know, it's that famous argument, you know, you don't if you look out the outside and it's raining, you don't need someone else on the tv to say, well, actually , it's sunny, you know, actually, it's sunny, you know

um, jk rowling is being called britain's nastiest and britain's nastiest novelist and outrage !is ridiculous. this has introduced more kids to reading because of harry potter than probably any other modern novelist in our history. really unpleasant personal attack on her. we'll be defending her all of that and more after your morning's news with sophia . morning's news with sophia. >> thanks, bev. it's 1031. morning's news with sophia. >> thanks, bev. it's1031. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb news room. another crucial vote on the controversial rwanda plan will be held later a day after the prime minister faced a major rebellion. his deputy chairs , rebellion. his deputy chairs, liz anderson and brendan clarke—smith , quit after backing clarke—smith, quit after backing proposals to toughen up the bill around 60 tory mps supported an amendment which was ultimately rejected to prevent uk and international law from stopping or delaying the removal of legal migrants . mps will now continue migrants. mps will now continue debating proposed changes, with the bill set to be put to a vote

yes i wonder what it would take for the likes of rowling or for the likes of jk rowling or ed to baset that holding the ransom? isn't the country to ransom? isn't that people criticise trade that when people criticise trade unions going on strike unions for going on strike because their members more because their members want more money? why is it acceptable money? why? why is it acceptable for very rich person say for a very rich person to say unless tax rates low unless you keep tax rates low and do what i want, i will go off? i'm not saying, but they do it anyway, don't they're it anyway, don't they? they're holding it anyway, don't they? they're hol sog it anyway, don't they? they're holsog take that guy who >> so you take that guy who who now owns 25% of manchester united, where is he making all his decisions from? he's making decisions from monaco . decisions from monaco. >> do think they should be >> do you think they should be able the country to able to hold the country to ransom that? ransom in that? >> think they're held in >> i don't think they're held in the to i mean, th

this is the saturday night showdown jk rowling has been listed as one of the uk's top taxpayers.o cut her some slack now that they know that she's paying for their gender clinics and americans say that the perfect cup of tea has salt in it, why do you do this to us? america also never mind your tea. we'll be covering the american civil war kicking off at border . and a at the texas border. and a minister accused the bbc of minister has accused the bbc of having left wing bias. the same minister is going to tell us where bears go at the toilet and what religion the pope is discussing. and more , discussing. all this and more, my brilliant panel of bruce devlin, paul cox and suzy kennedy. but first, the headunes. kennedy. but first, the headlines . good evening. headlines. good evening. >> i'm sophia wenzler in the gb news room. the business and trade secretary says there is a need for new leadership at the post office as the outgoing chairman steps down, the government announced henry staunton and kemi badenoch agreed part ways with mutual agreed to part ways with mutual consent.

you've got the likes of jk rowling on there.there. bernie ecclestone course, slapped ecclestone of course, slapped with tax bill as well. so with a big tax bill as well. so we'll be debating that at great. >> so great show . that's emily >> so great show. that's emily carver standing in for dewbs& co dewbs& co six till seven. right after this. like after this. sounds like a cracker. thank much. cracker. thank you very much. now in texas, a man in texas is suing the parent company of sunglass hut for $10 million for being falsely identified as the suspect in a robbery. 61 year old harvey murphy jr was thrown in jail for a crime he didn't commit. and while in prison, horrifically, he was gang raped by three men. now the company used a.i. and facial recognition software to determine that murphy was the robber. but of course he wasn't. this was a huge miscarriage of justice. and join me now is the broadcaster futurist and ai expert and drew ebel and andrew, welcome to the show again . this is a harrowing show again. this is a harrow

. >> and britain's nastiest novelist that's the title awarded to jk rowling in a new statesman articleed and quite rightly too, as misogynistic. let us know your thoughts. this morning on all of our talking points. vaiews@gbnews.com. >> and we're very vexed also about a story we're going to tell you the favourite word of the year, chosen by children six and 16. according to oxford university press. when we tell you, you will be holding your headin you, you will be holding your head in horror, brainwashed head in horror, how brainwashed this these poor kids are. >> this generation . no wonder >> this generation. no wonder they're anxious and they're all anxious and depressed. is it? first though, your very latest news with sophia . sophia wenzler. >> thanks, bev. good morning . >> thanks, bev. good morning. it's 10:01. >> thanks, bev. good morning. it's10:01. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . rishi sunak in the gb newsroom. rishi sunak is gearing up to face a potential rebellion later , as potential rebellion later, as the rwanda bill returns to the commons , lee anderson and comm

. >> us what rowling's >> tell us what jk rowling's been doing, because this is astonishing. >> oh, sher taxes . and she is among the top taxes. and she is among the top earners in this country. and today, well , this month she'll today, well, this month she'll be paying £40 million worth of taxes and 40 million. >> oh my goodness, no concept . >> oh my goodness, no concept. how much is she making? >> that is a lot of money right there. and ed sheeran, he'll be paying there. and ed sheeran, he'll be paying £36 million in tax. yeah, but the second biggest taxpayer is bernie ecclestone . obviously, is bernie ecclestone. obviously, he's a long running investor station. but guess how much would you guys think he's paying bernie . yeah. bernie. yeah. >> don't know. oh god . >> don't know. oh god. >> don't know. oh god. >> £652 million. what . is that >> £652 million. what. is that due to? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> is that 18. yeah. back taxes. oh yeah. because he didn't pay for almost 18. well apparently he didn't pay for almost 18 years. wow so is he years. but wow money. so is he the second. ye