going in intelligence _ merseyside police. going in intelligence we _ merseyside police.ce. going in - intelligence we have received, could be from various different sources, it could be from members the public, could be from anywhere, it leads us to suggest there is information out there that these people are dealing drugs before a warrant has been granted by the magistrates' court and executed today, so that's why we suspect there may be some evidence in relation to drugs dealing inside the premises. in relation to drugs dealing inside the premises-— in relation to drugs dealing inside the remises. ., ':::: . , the premises. more than 100 officers are takin: the premises. more than 100 officers are taking part. _ the premises. more than 100 officers are taking part, using _ the premises. more than 100 officers are taking part, using dogs, - the premises. more than 100 officers are taking part, using dogs, drones, | are taking part, using dogs, drones, fast response vehicles, and all backed up by specialist support teams. the idea is to create a hostile environment for a

well it's been quite a bit of active investigation from the merseyside police here at the merseyside inema in croxteth. the of course , this is where one the of course, this is where one of the three shootings from a man yesterday took place. now there have been forensic teams on site here and sweeps off of the car park looking for evidence. of course, as the police continue that investigation . we know this investigation. we know this morning merseyside police at 4:46 am. arrested. they say a 49 year old man on suspicion of possession of a section one firearm with intent , they say, firearm with intent, they say, to endanger life and robbery. he's currently still in custody, being questioned by the merseyside police. now there were reports of three shots fired in and around this area yesterday . the first was around yesterday. the first was around 8 pm. at a local news agents. it's thought that a man entered that shop and threatened the shop assistant with a gun , shop assistant with a gun, demanding cash from the register , but then left, fired a shot in the shop and left empty hand

merseyside police locked down the showcase cinema in croxteth when a man threatened staff in the foyerbut no—one was injured. more than 40 people who applied to a troubles victims pension scheme have died before any decision was made., figures obtained by bbc ni reveal. the scheme, which opened in 2021, offers payments to those who suffered physical or psychological injuries in the troubles in northern ireland. despite receiving more than 6,200 applications, decisions have been made on 955. you're live with bbc news. prince andrew and former president bill clinton are among high—profile figures named in newly released court documents relating to sex offenderjeffrey epstein. they include associates, friends and alleged victims of the disgraced billionare, who died in jail five years ago. the papers relate to a case that was brought against epstein's associate ghislaine maxwell. she is currently serving a twenty—year jail sentence for child sex trafficking. more now from our correspondent peter bowes there are 932 pages in all, all part of a civil lawsuit brought by one of the accusers.

merseyside police locked down the showcase cinema in croxteth when a man threatened staff in the foyer three separate incidents involving shots being fired but no—one was injured. more than a0 people who applied to a troubles victims pension scheme have died before any decision was made., figures you're live with bbc news. thank you very much forjoining us. now taking a look at what has been happening in the us. prince andrew is among a string of high profile associates and friends of the late convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein who've been named in newly released us court documents. the 900 pages contain dozens of references to the king's brother, including testimony from a young woman who says that prince andrew groped her. the records form part of a civil case against ghislaine maxwell, epstein�*s british ex—girlfriend who's injail in the us for assisting him. prince andrew has previously denied all the allegations against him. our north america correspondent gary o'donoghue has more. jeffrey epstein was a billionaire financier, but he was also a serial abuser of underage girls. h

merseyside police locked down the showcase cinema in croxteth when a man threatened staff in the foyereparate incidents involving shots being fired but no—one was injured. the average rate on a two year fixed mortgage has fallen to the lowest level for nearly seven months as people compete for custom. money fact said the average rate had fallen from 5.90% to 5.87% in a day, more reductions are expected. you're live with bbc news. rishi sunak has been a closed of squatting in downing street by his political opponents after downplaying holding a general election in spring. speaking in mansfield, mr sunak said his working assumption is that a poll will be held in the second half of 202a. labour say he's delaying a vote because the tories are unpopular. here's mr sunak earlier. my working assumption is we will have a general election in the second half of this year, and in the meantime i have got lots that i want to get on with. this saturday, we will be introducing a significant tax cut for millions of people in work, worth on average £450 for an average worker, because we have halved inf

merseyside police locked down the showcase cinema in croxteth when a man threatened staff in the foyeronded to three separate incidents involving shots being fired, but no—one was injured. more than 40 people who applied to a troubles victims pension scheme have died before any decision was made, figures obtained by bbc ni reveal. the scheme, which opened in 2021, offers payments to those who suffered physical or psychological injuries in the troubles in northern ireland. you're live with bbc news. rishi sunak has been accused of "squatting" in downing street by his political opponents after he downplayed holding a general election in the spring. speaking in mansfield, mr sunak said his working assumption is that a poll will be held in the second half of 2024. labour say he's delaying a vote because the tories are unpopular. here's mr sunak earlier. my working assumption is we will have a general election in the second half of this year, and in the meantime i have got lots that i want to get on with. this saturday, we will be introducing a significant tax cut for millions of people in

merseyside police locked down the showcase cinema in croxteth when a man threatened staff in the foyereparate incidents involving shots being firedbut no—one was injured. more on these stories on the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. now to events in the middle east. the funeral of the deputy leader of hamas has been taking place in the lebanese capital. saleh al—arouri was killed on tuesday, sparking fears of a regional war. thousands of people carrying palestinian flags gathered in the streets as the coffins of al—arouri and two officials were carried in a funeral procession in beirut. he was assassinated in a drone strike on tuesday. the leader of the lebanese militant group hezbollah, hassan nasrallah, has threatened a decisive response to the killing. the israeli defence minister yoav gallant has told a visiting us envoy in gaza, health officials say that some 125 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours as israeli forces continue to carry out their offensive. a health ministry official said that ia people, including nine children, were killed in al—mawasi to

merseyside police locked down the showcase cinema in croxteth when a man threatened staff in the foyers being fired but no—one was injured. rising river levels on the river trent means that an emergency has been called — trent means that an emergency has been called by nottinghamshire county council. water levels could rise as high as they have been since 2000. these are the pictures in nottinghamshire. a major incident has been declared by nottinghamshire county council and you can see the rising floodwaters covering some of these buildings, rising against the outside of the building, and it looks like it might be taken out with those gates in the waters pushing on through and the council says this is because of rising river levels on the river trent and the flooding and possible future flooding and possible future flooding in the area caused by storm henk which has travelled around the country in the last day or so, causing extensive damage in some areas. water levels on the river trent could reach as high as they have been since 2000 and they are expected to peak this evening. the w

and he's now being questioned at a police station on merseyside. ng that these incidents are very rare and they say this is the first time on merseyside that they've had to deal with an incident like this with very many shootings in a short space of time. three shootings in less than two hours. but they're also stressing that in all of the shootings here, nobody has been injured. millions of young people in china are struggling to find a job as the country's economic downturn leads to historically high youth unemployment. more than one in five 16 to 24—year—olds are jobless in china, although it's difficult to know the realfigure after the country stopped releasing the statistics. fixing the crisis could be one of the biggest challenges facing the government in 2024. our china correspondent laura bicker has been to south—west china to meet young people who graduated last year to find out how they're coping. china's economic miracle helped build cities like this, the home of the country's pandas. and while those who played a key part in its rise enjo

the merseyside police has area. merseyside police has called the incident fast moving . called the incident fast moving. >> a nottingham hospitals have declared a critical incident, urging patients not to attend hospital unless it's an emergency. it's due to extreme pressure on services with hospitals and a&e full. it comes as a number of hospitals have called on striking junior doctors to return to work due to patient safety concerns. six days of industrial action began this morning after talks between the government and the bma union broke down. >> the princess royal is making an official visit to sri lanka next week , marking 75 years of next week, marking 75 years of diplomacy with britain . princess diplomacy with britain. princess anne will be joined by her husband on a three day visit. comes as the king and queen are expected to head to canada in may, followed by australia, new zealand and samoa later in the year. yeah >> the princess royal can do no wrong . wrong. >> she they do call her the hardest working

with intent to endanger life and suspicion of robbery and he is being questioned at a police station on merseyside a double bombing. it happened near the tomb of the iranian general qasem soleimani as supporters gathered on the anniversary of his death. there were no immediate claims of responsibility for what's believed to have been the deadliest such attack in the country in more than four decades. the us secretary of state antony blinken is travelling to the middle east today in his fourth trip to the region since the october 7th attack. mr blinken will visit israel as part of the tour as fears grow that its conflict with hamas could spiral into a regional war. a dozen countries including the uk and us have issued a joint statement demanding that houthi rebels in yemen stop attacking merchant ships in the red sea. the statement said the iranian—backed militants would face consequences if the attacks continue. a judge in the us state of nevada has suffered minor injuries after a defendant leapt over the bench and attacked her. clark county district courtjudge mary kay holthus was knocked over in

intent to endanger life and also suspicion of robbery and he is now being questioned at a police station on merseyside of time. three shootings in less than two hours. they are also stressing that in all of the shootings here, nobody has been injured. abs, that in all of the shootings here, nobody has been injured.- that in all of the shootings here, nobody has been injured. nobody has been in'ured. a row about emereen nobody has been in'ured. a row about emergency cover — nobody has been injured. a row about emergency cover has _ nobody has been injured. a row about emergency cover has broken - nobody has been injured. a row about emergency cover has broken out - emergency cover has broken out between health bosses as the strike of doctors enters its second day. nhs leaders made 20 requests for striking workers to cross the picket line. they were accused of misusing the system. a number of nhs areas have declared critical incidents. withjunior doctors out with junior doctors out on strike a row between the union and nhs leaders in england has blown up. under agreed system, trust bosses can call strik

merseyside police service. merseyside police confirmed there were no casualties reported in the incident . defence secretary incident. defence secretary grant shapps says the uk remains undaunted by yesterday's illegal attack on hms diamond. minister of defence confirmed the warship successfully repelled a houthi drone in the red sea . the vessel drone in the red sea. the vessel used her counter defence system to destroy the drone, avoiding any injuries or damage. this is the third attempted attack on the third attempted attack on the naval vessel and in other news, the queen has left the london clinic after spending the afternoon with the king. it's the third day his majesty has spent recovering in hospital, following a procedure for an enlarged prostate. king charles is be well after is said to be doing well after the treatment . the princess of the treatment. the princess of wales also at the same wales is also at the same hospital following abdominal surgery , and two people have surgery, and two people hav

a major police incident is underway near a showcase cinema in liverpool, merseyside police have confirmedt at the showcase cinema on east lancashire road. they're urging people to stay away from the area . the a 15 away from the area. the a 15 year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a stabbing in north london on new year's eve 16 year old harry pitman died following what police say was an altercation as crowds gathered on primrose hill to watch the fireworks. posting on social media, his sister described him as a good boy with a heart of gold and said he wasn't part of any gang and wouldn't been involved wouldn't have been involved in violence . and luke littler has violence. and luke littler has missed out on historic victory at the world darts championship after being defeated by luke humphries in the final at just 16, he beat rob cross six two, in the semi—finals last night at alexandra palace , but he lost to alexandra palace, but he lost to the new world number one luke humphries, who beat him seven four in the final. tonight little was cheered on by lots of f

merseyside police confirmed there was no casualties reported in the incident , but defence secretary incident, but defence secretary grant shapps says the uk remains undaunted by yesterday's illegal attack on hms diamond . ministry attack on hms diamond. ministry of defence confirmed the warships successfully repelled a houthi drone in the red sea. the vessel used her counter defence system to destroy the drone, avoiding any injuries or damage. this is the third attempted attack on the navy vessel . in attack on the navy vessel. in other news, the queen has left the london clinic after spending the london clinic after spending the afternoon with the king. it's the third day his majesty has spent recovering in hospital, following a procedure for enlarged prostate. king for an enlarged prostate. king charles is said to be doing well after treatment . the after the treatment. the princess wales is also at the princess of wales is also at the same hospital following abdominal surgery. charles rea former royal correspondent for the sun, told gb news the support the royal family are showin

a major police incident is underway near a showcase cinema in liverpool, merseyside police have confirmed there are ongoing police incident at the showcase cinema on east lancashire road. they're urging people to stay away from the area . the a 15 away from the area. the a 15 year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a stabbing in north london on new year's eve 16 year old harry pitman died following what police say was an altercation as crowds gathered on primrose hill to watch the fireworks. posting on social media, his sister described him as a good boy with a heart of gold and said he wasn't part of any gang and wouldn't been involved wouldn't have been involved in violence . and luke littler has violence. and luke littler has missed out on historic victory at the world darts championship after being defeated by luke humphries in the final at just 16, he beat rob cross six two, in the semi—finals last night at alexandra palace , but he lost to alexandra palace, but he lost to the new world number one luke humphries, who beat him seven four in the final. tonight l

that's according to merseyside fire and rescue services , as merseyside police services, as merseysidehe uk remains undaunted by yesterday's illegal attack on hms diamond. minister of defence confirmed the warship successfully repelled a houthi drone in the red sea . the vessel drone in the red sea. the vessel used her counter defence system to destroy the drone, avoiding any injury or damage. this is the third attempt to attack on the third attempt to attack on the naval vessel , and the queen the naval vessel, and the queen has left the london clinic after spending the afternoon with the king. it's the third day his majesty has spent recovering in hospital following a procedure for enlarged prostate . king for an enlarged prostate. king charles to be doing well charles is said to be doing well . after the treatment. the princess of wales is also at the same following same hospital following abdominal surgery , and you can abdominal surgery, and you can get more on all those stories by visiting our website at gb news.com. now it's back to . nana. >> so coming up, would we halt foreign

we're waiting for a statement from merseyside police on this incident and understand that armed police that scene is now over and obviously we'll wait for more details. but that was an ongoing incident is an ongoing incident. that was an ongoing incident is an ongoing incident . all right. an ongoing incident. all right. well, we are just going to in quite a remarkable handbrake turn now i think it revealed today's greatest britain and union jackass. today's greatest britain and union jackass . all right okay. union jackass. all right okay. so look, let's go in, christine, with your greatest britain. my greatest britain is alan bates. >> not the actor, but the sub postmaster from north wales who is the hero who has fought on behalf of all subpostmasters and sub mistresses against this appalling scandal. and he's fought for 20 years, and anyone who hasn't already started to watch . the um, dramatisation watch. the um, dramatisation really should. it's on another channel, but it's well worth watching. and he has declined. he was offered m.b.e. and he he was offered an m.b.e. and he has d

merseyside police confirmed there were no casualties reported in the incident . reported in the incident undaunted by yesterday's illegal attack on hms diamond. ministry of defence confirmed the warship successfully repelled houthi drones in the red sea . the drones in the red sea. the vessel used her counter defence system to destroy the drone , system to destroy the drone, avoiding any injuries or damage . avoiding any injuries or damage. this is the third attempted attack on the naval vessel in. in other news, the queen has left the london clinic after spending the afternoon with the king. it's the third day his majesty has spent recovering in hospital following a procedure for enlarged prostate. king for an enlarged prostate. king charles is said to be doing well after the after the treatment. the princess wales is also at the princess of wales is also at the same hospital following abdominal surgery , and two abdominal surgery, and two people have been arrested after protest eaters threw soup at the mona lisa in the louvre museum in paris. two women wearing shirts with the slogan fo

merseyside police said it received reports of shots coming from a shop and further incidents outsidema and nearby property in the croxteth and norris green areas of the city. no one was injured in any of the incidents . injured in any of the incidents. more than 20 requests have been made by hospitals in england for striking junior doctors to return to work, due to extreme pressure and patient safety fears. the six day walkout, the longest in nhs history, began yesterday in a long running dispute over pay . none of the dispute over pay. none of the requests have been granted so far. the british medical association has accused nhs bosses of bowing to political pressure, undermining the strikes . it says the process of strikes. it says the process of doctors returning to work due to unexpected and extreme circumstances is at risk of collapse because nhs bosses are failing to follow it . the collapse because nhs bosses are failing to follow it. the number of people putting their homes up for sale hit a record high on boxing day property website rightmove said just over 10,000 new proper

and, of course, they did also confirm merseyside police that nobody has been injured in any of the threemuch indeed. >> jack carson there live from liverpool , does seem there have liverpool, does seem there have been an extraordinary number of firearms incidents in liverpool in particular. >> and that area in recent months. it's, uh, quite worrying. well absolutely terrifying. >> yes. you're absolutely right. there have been gun crime seems to be on the rise. we often talk about knife crime, but unfortunately there are guns circulating in this country too. so we'll be keeping an eye on that. we'll go back to jack carson if there are any developments. coming up, it developments. but coming up, it is of course, day two of the longest strike in nhs history. we're going to be joined by a chair of the bma. that's the union junior union representing the junior doctors the next hour. this doctors in the next hour. this is good afternoon britain here on gb news. >> don't go anywhere . >> don't go anywhere. >> don't go anywhere. >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers sponsors of wheth

police are evacuating surrounding buildings. currently there are reports of there are no reports of casualties. smoke could be seen across the merseyside skyline . across the merseyside skyline. in merseyside, fire and rescue services say the blaze is based on fox street in liverpool city centre, and they're urging the pubuc centre, and they're urging the public to avoid the area. a government spokesperson says the business and trade secretary and the chair of the post office limited have agreed to part ways with mutual consent. henry staunton has resigned from the position after being appointed to the role just over a year ago . the post office has come under fire over its handling of the horizon. it scandal. government officials say an interim will be appointed shortly , and a appointed shortly, and a recruitment process a new recruitment process for a new chair launch in due course , chair will launch in due course, in the in accordance with the government code of public appointments . queen camilla has appointments. queen camilla has visited the king in hospital . as visited the king in hospital. as he recovers from a procedure for

police are evacuating surrounding buildings. currently there are no reports of casualties . smoke no reports of casualties. smoke could be seen across the merseysideline. earlier, merseyside skyline. earlier, merseyside fire and rescue services say the blaze is based on fox street in liverpool city centre, and they're urging the pubuc centre, and they're urging the public to avoid the area . queen public to avoid the area. queen camilla has visited the king in hospital as he recovers from a procedure for an enlarged prostate. the king is resting at the london clinic for a second day after receiving treatment. there buckingham palace says he's doing well . it's the same he's doing well. it's the same hospital where the princess of wales is being cared for following abdominal surgery . following abdominal surgery. charles's former butler, grant harrold, told gb news the british public's response to the royal health scares show how much they care . much they care. >> he always said he was a centric. he was old fashioned, out of touch. i never saw that when i worked for him and i think that's what public are think that's what the public are getting an

wanted to that football clubs all around the for police the country pay for police because fan. because i'm an everton fan. merseyside with such joy. mind you normal for you you it would be normal for you to say they lost. you'd be on safe was safe ground but it was absolutely nil. >> nil they lost. >> nil, nil they lost. >> nil, nil they lost. >> know about >> well, i know nothing about football >> well, i know nothing about foo everton football club. >> everton football club. >> everton football club. >> probably there would be 200 police at the game police officers at the game today. keeping everyone safe. everton paid everton football club paid for that. some everton football club paid for that. and some everton football club paid for that. and stephen some everton football club paid for that. and stephen pan some everton football club paid for that. and stephen pan was me everton football club paid for that. and stephen pan was right. point and stephen pan was right. the panel raised some really interesting points. who is organising all of this? because there factions , there are there are factions, there are pe

police are evacuating, evacuating surrounding buildings. currently, there are no reports of casualties. smoke could be seen across merseysideue services say the blaze is based on fox street in liverpool city centre, and are urging the pubuc city centre, and are urging the public to avoid the area. a government spokesperson says the business and trade secretary and the chair the . post office the chair of the. post office limited has agreed to part ways with mutual consent. henry staunton has resigned from the position appointed position after being appointed to the just over a year to the role just over a year ago. has come ago. the post office has come under its handling of under fire over its handling of the horizon it scandal, while government officials say an interim will be appointed shortly and a recruitment process for a new chair will be launched in due course, in accordance government accordance with the government code appointments . code for public appointments. grant shapps says it is our duty to protect the navigation of the red sea after a british backed oil tanker was hit by houthi missiles. the vessel in the