with polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you and good evening to you.

but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . the news with polly middlehurst.igel thank you and good evening to you. >> well, the top story from the gb newsroom today is that the prime minister has been busy defending his government's action the economy, insisting action on the economy, insisting it now turning a corner it is now turning a corner dunng it is now turning a corner during a visit to yorkshire today, he acknowledged it had been a difficult few years for households . as data published households. as data published later this week will show whether or not the uk has supped whether or not the uk has slipped a recession. the slipped into a recession. the prime minister insists though all the indicators are heading in the right direction. >> last couple of years have >> the last couple of years have been undoubtedly difficult for the and the economy. the country and the economy. recovering from covid. the war in ukraine, impact on energy bills. but at the start of this yeanl bills. but at the start of this year, i really believe that the economy has tur

but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . the news with polly middlehurst.ell, the top story from the gb newsroom today is that the prime minister has been busy defending his government's action the economy, insisting action on the economy, insisting it now turning a corner it is now turning a corner dunng it is now turning a corner during a visit to yorkshire today, he acknowledged it had been a difficult few years for households . as data published households. as data published later this week will show whether or not the uk has supped whether or not the uk has slipped a recession. the slipped into a recession. the prime minister insists though all the indicators are heading in the right direction. >> last couple of years have >> the last couple of years have been undoubtedly difficult for the and the economy. the country and the economy. recovering from covid. the

but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . polly middlehurst. >>

martin, thank polly middlehurst. is that the labour leader says it was a necessary to withdraw necessary decision to withdraw support for rochdale by—election candidate azhar ali over comments he made about israel . comments he made about israel. mr ali had apologised after he was recorded at a meeting in lancashire, suggesting that israel had taken the october the 7th hamas assault as a pretext to invade gaza. he'll still be listed as the labour candidate on the ballot paper, as under electoral law. it's too late to replace him. however, if he were to win, he would not become a labour mp . following ali's labour mp. following ali's comments, sir keir starmer has insisted his party has changed under his leadership . under his leadership. >> well, those comments were appalling and that is why we took decisive action. it is virtually unprecedented to withdraw support for a candidate in the way that i withdrew support for this candidate yesterday. that's what a changed labour party is all about. yesterday. that's what a

polly middlehurst. nigel thank you and good evening to you. >> well, our top story from the newsroom tonight is that police are hunting a suspected chemical attacker. was in a attacker. say he was in a relationship with his victim . relationship with his victim. new video has been released of afghan asylum seeker abdul ezedl afghan asylum seeker abdul ezedi. nearly a week after a corrosive liquid was thrown at a woman in south london. police say she'd agreed to meet him on the day of the attack, and they believe a breakdown in their relationship may have been a motive. the 31 year old mother, who lose sight her right who may lose sight in her right eye, remains under sedation in hospital . eye, remains under sedation in hospital. darius nasimi, of the afghan and central asian association, says fellow afghans should not be helping him. someone like him should not be harboured . harboured. >> he himself needs help as well. i don't know if he has any mental health problems or issues for the afghan communit

with polly middlehurst .attacker, says abdul ezedi injuries could be fatal if he isn't treated as he remains at large . a week on he remains at large. a week on the met police have also revealed they've received hundreds of calls from the pubucin hundreds of calls from the public in the search for the suspected alkali attacker. they also say new pictures will be released shortly of where he has been. released shortly of where he has been . police say there is a very been. police say there is a very strong indication that the attacker and victim were in a relationship , attacker and victim were in a relationship, and attacker and victim were in a relationship , and the motive was relationship, and the motive was that the relationship had broken down. the metropolitan police is offering £20,000 in a reward for any information leading to his arrest. the last known sighting of him was at 11 pm. on wednesday night. in other of him was at 11 pm. on wednesday night . in other news, wednesday night. in other news, to

but first, here's your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst . polly middlehurst. >> martin. the rate of inflation remains at 4. the same as december last year despite economic forecasters predicting a rise . forecasters predicting a rise. figures from the office for national statistics found that food prices fell on a monthly bafis food prices fell on a monthly basis for the first time since september 2021. the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, criticised the figure, saying conservatives can't fix the economy because they're the reason it's broken. but the prime minister insisted the uk economy had turned a corner. the chancellor, jeremy hunt , agreed, chancellor, jeremy hunt, agreed, though more needs to be done . though more needs to be done. >> inflation never falls in a straight line and although it's welcome that it hasn't gone up today , it is still double the today, it is still double the target level of 2% and we're not going to be able to relieve pressure on families until we hit that target. and the bank of england feels able to reduce interest rates. so this is a t

polly middlehurst. >> martin. thank you.lish channel has been found guilty of manslaughter. those watching on television will able to see television will be able to see exclusive footage obtained by gb news of that rescue operation in 2022. four migrants had drowned dunng 2022. four migrants had drowned during the crossing after the boat had run into difficulty . boat had run into difficulty. ibrahim abbas, who's a senegalese migrant, claimed he'd sailed before, which meant he was allowed to make the journey free of charge while others paid thousands. the judge said the boat was navigated using only mobile phones and as a result of his actions, four people died . a his actions, four people died. a man has appeared in court after vietnamese migrants were found in the back of a freezer lorry at ferry port. 42 year at newhaven ferry port. 42 year old anas al mustafa, who lives in swansea , has been accused of in swansea, has been accused of assisting unlawful entry into the uk after seven migrants broke through a wall and escap

the news of the day with polly middlehurst . the day with polly middlehurst. >> jacob, thank you and good evening to you. let's start this bulletin with some breaking news just coming us from the just coming to us from the united . it's actually united states. it's actually from the us national transportation safety board. they have just released some initial findings about. you may remember that boeing flight where the door blew off mid—flight. it was a 737 max nine jet. it was mid—flight. this was january the 5th. and the findings after. there are are key bolts missing from that door which blew off. that's according to this initial report . they're referring to photo evidence showing they say that bolts were missing the door bolts were missing from the door plug bolts were missing from the door plug , which been removed to plug, which had been removed to fix rivets that were damaged in the production process . us so the production process. us so that from the us national findings will bring you more on that. findings will bring you more on that . of course, as it comes to that. of

but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> nigel,nk you and good evening to you. well, the top story from the newsroom tonight is that the london mayor, sadiq khan , has now lee khan, has now accused lee anderson of pouring petrol on the flames of islamophobe . here the flames of islamophobe. here he speaking after the prime he was speaking after the prime minister described the former tory deputy chairman's remarks as unacceptable refusing to as unacceptable but refusing to say they were islamophobic. earlier, mr anderson admitted his words had been clumsy when he suggested islamists had got control of the mayor of london. he said he'd intended to highlight what he believes is mr khan's failure to tackle pro—palestine protests . sadiq pro—palestine protests. sadiq khan says rishi sunak needs to clearly condemn the remark. >> it's been more than two days now since this senior conservative made comments that were clearly racist , anti—muslim were clearly racist, anti—muslim and islam phobic and still no firm condemnation from the lead

polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you and good evening to you.l, the top story today from the newsroom is that suspended tory mp lee anderson has held private talks with the leader of the reform uk party leader, richard tice . it's party leader, richard tice. it's fuelled speculation that the former deputy chair of the tory party could be about to defect to the rival party. gb news understands they for met in person talks in derbyshire on sunday. the meeting happened a day after mr anderson lost the whip for refusing to apologise after saying islamists had control of the london mayor sadiq khan . well, also in the sadiq khan. well, also in the news today, mp paul scully has apologised for saying there are no go zones in birmingham and in east london. the former minister made reference to areas with large muslim communities, comments which he says he now regrets. mr scully admits he could have chosen his words more carefully . carefully. >> i used that time and i've used i spoken a lot about the need to use sensible language. i clearly didn't use

the news of the day with polly middlehurst . jacob with polly middlehurst.ing to you. the top story from the newsroom tonight is that the london mayor, sadiq khan, has now accused lee anderson of pounng now accused lee anderson of pouring petrol on flames of pouring petrol on the flames of islamophobia . he was speaking islamophobia. he was speaking after

the news of the day with polly middlehurst

but first, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you, and good evening to you. well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that labour says there are strong checks on would be mps after a second labour candidate was suspended following accusations of anti—semitism. former. mp graham jones was reportedly recalled kid, saying british people who volunteer to fight with the israeli defence forces should be locked up and his suspension came a after labour was came only a day after labour was forced and withdraw forced to suspend and withdraw its backing for by—election. candidate azhar ali. he was recorded suggesting israel had used the october hamas attack as a pretext to invade gaza . sir a pretext to invade gaza. sir keir starmer has pledged to root out anti—semitism in the labour party. meanwhile a comedian has been banned from a london theatre afterjewish audience members reportedly hounded members were reportedly hounded out of the show. paul curry has been accused of encouraging the crowd

polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you and good evening to you.ll, the top story from the gp newsroom tonight. is that a man who piloted a people smuggling small boat across the english channel has been found guilty of manslaughter. if you're watching on tv, you'll able to see on tv, you'll be able to see footage obtained gb of footage obtained by gb news of the rescue operation, which took place december 2022 for place in december 2022 for migrants drowned during the crossing after the boat ran into difficulty . and ibrahim abar, difficulty. and ibrahim abar, who's a senegalese migrant, claimed he had sailed boats before, which meant he was allowed to make the journey free of charge . others, of course, of charge. others, of course, paid thousands , the judge said. paid thousands, the judge said. the boat was navigated using only technology and only mobile phone technology and as a result of his actions, four people lost their lives , three people lost their lives, three children found dead at a home in bristol yesterday. have this afternoon been

the news of the day with polly middlehurst . jacob with polly middlehurst.u. well, our top story tonight, as you've been hearing, the of borders the chief inspector of borders and has been sacked and immigration has been sacked and immigration has been sacked a day after he was found to have breached the terms of his appointment the appointment and lost the confidence of james cleverly, the home secretary. david neal, said he'd received home office data showing that the uk border force had failed to check the occupants of hundreds of private jets arriving at london city airport , but the home office airport, but the home office disputed his claim , with the disputed his claim, with the minister for legal immigration , minister for legal immigration, tom pursglove, insisting checks are performed on all scheduled passengers . he said it was passengers. he said it was deeply disturbing that the independent chief inspector had leaked what he described as false information to a

the news of the day with polly middlehurst . jacob. with polly middlehurst.ou. well, the top story from the newsroom tonight is that the prime minister says he's very concerned about the commons speaker's handling of the gaza ceasefire debate yesterday. it comes after dozens of mps stormed out of parliament last night, with tempers flaring as the three biggest political parties sought to outmanoeuvre one another over the vote . sir one another over the vote. sir lindsay hoyle has since reiterate his apology for allowing both the government and labour amendments to be debated. rishi sunak says changing the usual way parliament works is a very slippery slope . very slippery slope. >> the speaker has apologised as my understanding for what happened last night, because the usual ways in which parliament works were changed and that is concerning. the speaker said he's reflect on that. he's going to reflect on that. but substance this and but the substance of this and the is the government's position is very want to an very clear. we want to see an immediate pause

martin. with polly middlehurst. martin. >> thank you and good afternoon.n defending his government's action on economy, insisting action on the economy, insisting it's now turned a corner during a visit to yorkshire today , he a visit to yorkshire today, he acknowledged it has been a difficult few years for households. data published later this week will show whether or not the uk has slipped into a technical recession. rishi sunak didn't say whether that would end the prospect of tax cuts. >> have been undoubtedly difficult for the country and the economy. recovering from covid, the war in ukraine, impact on energy bills but at the start of this year, i really believe that the economy has turned a corner and we're heading in the right direction. you can see inflation has come down from 11% to 4. mortgage rates are starting to come down. wages have been rising consistently of the consistently now because of the economic circumstances are improving. been able to improving. we've been able to cut taxes . cut taxes. >> meanwhile, the prime minister is safety

polly middlehurst. >> the top stories this hour. river thames after a major search is that of chemical attack. suspect abdul ezedi . earlier, police say abdul ezedi. earlier, police say they believed ezedi had gone into the river thames at chelsea bridge based on cctv evidence from around four hours after his attack on the 31st of january. the body was recovered by the metropolitan police's marine unit at around 4:00 yesterday afternoon after a report from the crew of a passing boat . the the crew of a passing boat. the sentencing of a man who murdered two students and a school caretaker in nottingham may have been unduly lenient and will now been unduly lenient and will now be reviewed by judges. that announcement from the attorney general has been welcomed by the families of those who were killed. in a joint statement, they also called for the agencies previously involved with calocane to be held to account for their serious failures . police account for their serious failures. police in account for their serious failures . police

but first, your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst . ling of the commons speakers handling of the commons speakers handling of the ceasefire vote , saying the gaza ceasefire vote, saying it concerning . sir it was very concerning. sir lindsay hoyle has since reiterated his apology for allowing both the government and labour amendments to be debated. he told mps he had a duty of care and if his mistake had been looking after members of the house, then he said he's guilty . house, then he said he's guilty. more than 60 mps have now signed a motion saying they have no confidence in speaker, and confidence in the speaker, and they're to they're calling for him to resign. uk and jordan have resign. the uk and jordan have airdropped aid to a hospital in northern gaza in a joint operation. supplies include essential medicines, fuel and food for patients and staff . the food for patients and staff. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, says it will help thousands of people and is part of an agreement signed by the uk this week to deliver more tha

polly middlehurst. >> the top stories this hour. after he said this morning that they were unacceptable and wrong. the former tory deputy party chairman released a statement this morning aimed at clarifying remarks he made on this network when he suggested that islamists had control of the mayor of london. admitting his words were clumsy, lee anderson said he was intending to highlight what he believes is mr khan's failure to tackle pro—palestine protests . s tackle pro—palestine protests. s writing in the evening standard today, sadiq khan described the comments as vile, racist, anti—muslim and islamophobic. well, the common speaker has refused an snp application for an emergency debate on gaza this week. that's after the commons was plunged into chaos last week when sir lindsay hoyle allowed a labour amendment to the snp's motion in a clear break from convention. gb news understands the number of mps demanding a no confidence vote in the speaker has now reached 77 and a new investment in transport for the nonh investment in transp

polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you and good evening to you.l, the top story tonight, the chancellor says there is light at the end of the tunnel. if the government sticks to its economic plan, that's despite the uk entering into recession. official figures show the economy shrank by 0.3% at the end of 2023. that's the first time since the uk's gdp has dropped since the first covid lockdown. labour says the government's completely out of touch with people's reality . a touch with people's reality. a romanian people smuggler has been jailed for attempting to hide seven migrants in the overhead compartment of a motorhome and then trying to get them into the uk. the group were discovered by border force officials at harwich international in essex last december. two of the migrants claimed asylum, but five were deemed illegal and sent back to the netherlands. minister for illegal migration michael tomlinson , said that those tomlinson, said that those putting lives at risk would face the full weight of the law . a the full weight of the law. a just

the top polly middlehurst.bic . tory mps comments islamophobic. >> the prime minister says lee anderson's comments were wrong because they conflated all muslims with islamist extremism. but rishi sunak says he doesn't believe lee anderson is racist . believe lee anderson is racist. the former deputy chair of the tory party is refusing to apologise for criticising the london mayor and maintains sadiq khan has lost control of london to a tiny minority of extremists and the conservative party is facing more backlash today after the mp, paul scully, claimed there are no go areas in birmingham and in east london. the former minister made reference to areas with large muslim communities , which he muslim communities, which he says he now regrets . west says he now regrets. west midlands mayor andy street responded by saying westminster needs to stop the nonsense slurs and the old crooked pub, which was destroyed in a suspected arson attack in the west midlands, is set to be rebuilt. but locals were outraged when it w

the news of the day with polly middlehurst . jacob with polly middlehurst.acob >> thank you and good evening to you.the >> thank you and good evening to you. the top story from the newsroom tonight is that the london mayor, sadiq khan, has now accused lee anderson of pounng now accused lee anderson of pouring petrol on flames of pouring petrol on the flames of islamophobia . he was speaking islamophobia. he was speaking after prime minister after the prime minister described the former former tory deputy chairman's remarks as unrwa acceptable, but refused to say that they were islamophobic. well earlier, lee anderson admitted his words had been clumsy when he suggested islamists had got control of the mayor of london. he said he'd intended to highlight he intended to highlight what he believes is mr khan's failure to tackle pro palestine protests. sir nick khan says rishi sunak needs to clearly condemn the remarks . remarks. >> it's been more than two days now since this senior conservative have made comments that were clearly racist , that were clearly raci

polly middlehurst. >> the top stories this hour gb news.ater english channel the water in the english channel after an incident there this afternoon . now, a major search afternoon. now, a major search and rescue operation is underway . day and gb news understands uk and french authorities are cooperating in this operation . cooperating in this operation. it's feared there may be more victims following reports a fourth body has been spotted in the water. also in the news serial rapist ian packer has been jailed for life with a minimum time to serve of 36 years for murdering a sex worker in glasgow. 27 year old emma caldwell disappeared 19 years ago. her body was later found in south lanarkshire . 51 year old south lanarkshire. 51 year old packer, who targeted the red light district, was also found guilty of a series of rapes and assaults over two decades. police scotland has apologised for its failings in the investigation , saying emma's investigation, saying emma's family and many other victims were let down in 2005 and red bull's christi

first, though, get the latest though, let's get the latest news update from polly middlehurst . d good evening to you. well, if you've just joined us, the breaking news we've received this evening, his majesty king charles the third has been diagnosed with a form of cancer. gb news royal correspondent cameron walker has the latest. cameron walker has the latest. cameron how did buckingham palace for first break this news to us? >> well, polly, a statement was released by buckingham palace at 6:00 this evening, confirming that his majesty the king has been diagnosed with a form of cancen been diagnosed with a form of cancer. now it's understood that it is not prostate cancer. a few weeks ago he was in hospital receiving treatment for a benign , enlarged prostate. and it was dufing , enlarged prostate. and it was during that treatment, as we understand it, that doctors discovered this separate issue. now, the statement from buckingham palace goes on

the news of the day with polly middlehurst . jacob with polly middlehurst. jacob >> thank you and good evening to you. well, our top story tonight, as you've been hearing, the of borders the chief inspector of borders and has been sacked and immigration has been sacked and immigration has been sacked a day after he was found to have breached the terms of his appointment the appointment and lost the confidence of james cleverly, the home secretary. david neal, said he'd received home office data showing that the uk border force had failed to check the occupants of hundreds of private jets arriving at london city airport , but the home office airport, but the home office disputed his claim , with the disputed his claim, with the minister for legal immigration , minister for legal immigration, tom pursglove, insisting checks are performed on all scheduled passengers . he said it was passengers. he said it was deeply disturbing that the independent chief inspector had leaked what he described as false information to a newspaper, after reports were published by t

but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you and good evening to you. well, the top story from the gb news room this evening is the suspect in the south london chemical attack was given asylum in the uk. that's what government sources have told here at gb news tonight. told us here at gb news tonight. it's understood abdul azadi failed twice in previous asylum applications , but was eventually applications, but was eventually successful. the alleged attacker is on the run tonight after injuring a mother and a child with a corrosive substance in london last night. with a corrosive substance in london last night . the 35 year london last night. the 35 year old is believed to be, police say, from the newcastle area , say, from the newcastle area, and was seen fleeing the scene immediately after the attack. now i'll give you a warning that the next picture that's coming up is actually quite distressing to look at. if you're watching us television, it's from us on television, it's from police. release

the news of the day with polly middlehurst . jacob with polly middlehurst.et's begin this bulletin with some breaking news just into in the last ten minutes into us in the last ten minutes or tell you the us or so. we can tell you the us military has struck and destroyed a houthi missile, which they was prepared to which they say was prepared to launch yemen , the us launch from yemen, the us central command saying forces identified surface to air identified a surface to air missile in a houthi controlled area of the country and determined it presented an immediate threat to us aircraft. well, that news just in to us. and of course, earlier on today, to add some context, yemen's houthi said they would continue targeting any us or british warships , for that matter, in warships, for that matter, in the they said, in the red sea. they said, in self—defence. so the us has struck and destroyed a houthi missile, which was , they say the missile, which was, they say the americans prepared to launch itself from yemen at american military targets. we'll bring you mo

the news of the day with polly middlehurst . jacob. with polly middlehurst.acob. >> thank you and good evening to you. well, the top story from the newsroom tonight is that the prime minister says he's very concerned about the commons speaker's handling of the gaza ceasefire debate yesterday. it comes after dozens of mps stormed out of parliament last night, with tempers flaring as the three biggest political parties sought to outmanoeuvre one another over the vote . sir one another over the vote. sir lindsay hoyle has since reiterate his apology for allowing both the government and labour amendments to be debated. rishi sunak says changing the usual way parliament works is a very slippery slope . very slippery slope. >> the speaker has apologised as my understanding for what happened last night, because the usual ways in which parliament works were changed and that is concerning. the speaker said he's reflect on that. he's going to reflect on that. but substance this and but the substance of this and the is the government's position is very want to an very c

the news of the day with polly middlehurst . jacob with polly middlehurst. jacob >> thank you and good evening to you. well, our top story tonight, as you've been hearing, the of borders the chief inspector of borders and has been sacked and immigration has been sacked and immigration has been sacked a day after he was found to have breached the terms of his appointment the appointment and lost the confidence of james cleverly, the home secretary. david neal, said he'd received home office data showing that the uk border force had failed to check the occupants of hundreds of private jets arriving at london city airport , but the home office airport, but the home office disputed his claim , with the disputed his claim, with the minister for legal immigration , minister for legal immigration, tom pursglove, insisting checks are performed on all scheduled passengers . he said it was passengers. he said it was deeply disturbing that the independent chief inspector had leaked what he described as false information to a newspaper, after reports were published by t

the news of the polly middlehurst. the day with polly middlehurst. >> jacob thank you and good eveningou. the top story from the gb newsroom tonight. the chancellor says despite the uk entering into a recession, the uk economy is turning a corner . the official figures corner. the official figures show the economy shrank by 0.3% at the end of last year, following similar contractions in the previous three months. it's the first time the uk's gdp has dropped since the first half of 2020, after the covid lockdown. jeremy hunt insists , lockdown. jeremy hunt insists, though, that there is light at the end of the tunnel. we always expected growth to be weaker while we prioritise tackling inflation. >> that means higher interest rates and that's the right thing to do because you can't have a long terme, healthy growth with high inflation, but also for families when the when there's a cost of living crisis , when the cost of living crisis, when the cost of living crisis, when the cost of living crisis, when the cost of their weekly shop is going up, their energy bills are much higher it's ri

martin thank polly middlehurst.ell, let's bring you up to date, shall we? on events in the house of commons this afternoon. let's show you live pictures coming from the chamber coming to us from the chamber where mps debating motion where mps are debating a motion put the scottish put forward by the scottish national party, which is calling for a ceasefire in middle for a ceasefire in the middle east hamas and israel east between hamas and israel ahead of that critical vote this evening at 7:00. order . order evening at 7:00. order. order order ! order! >> you'll be going and not be voting . well, that's the first voting. well, that's the first one to leave. then >> what are you listening to there is sir lindsay hoyle, the commons speaker, in an unprecedented move in the house of commons, breaking with convention, uh, choosing ing certain amendments concerning the ceasefire in gaza by labour and the government for debate. he says to get a fuller debate ahead of that vote this evening. and it means sir keir starmer c

but first, here's your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst . martin. polly middlehurst.ul ezedi. the metropolitan police says that a 22 year old man has been arrested today on suspicion of assisting an offender. he's since been released on bail this afternoon . soon, and the afternoon. soon, and the metropolitan police has also said it's recovered. the mobile phone of abdul ezedi and is now focusing its search on south london. a £20,000 reward still being offered for any information that could lead to his arrest after last week's attack injured a mother and hurt her two young children. police have warned those helping him will face arrest and they've called again for the public's help in tracking him down. meanwhile the defence secretary says the uk won't hesitate to respond to the houthis respond again to the houthis attacks self defence. the attacks in self defence. the prime minister earlier said their illegal campaign on commercial shipping in the red sea is having economic consequences . liz. and in the consequences. liz. and in the united states, the white house sa

polly middlehurst . jacob with polly middlehurst. jacob >> thank you and good evening to you. let's begin this bulletin with some breaking news just into in the last ten minutes into us in the last ten minutes or tell you the us or so. we can tell you the us military has struck and destroyed a houthi missile, which they was prepared to which they say was prepared to launch yemen , the us launch from yemen, the us central command saying forces identified surface to air identified a surface to air missile in a houthi controlled area of the country and determined it presented an immediate threat to us aircraft. well, that news just in to us. and of course, earlier on today, to add some context, yemen's houthi said they would continue targeting any us or british warships , for that matter, in warships, for that matter, in the they said, in the red sea. they said, in self—defence. so the us has struck and destroyed a houthi missile, which was , they say the missile, which was, they say the americans prepared to launch itself from yemen at american military targets. we'll bring you

it's the from polly middlehurst . the news from polly middlehurst. >> jacob thank you very much indeed evening to you. well, we start this bulletin with some breaking news from essex police. they've dropped an investigation mp julian investigation into mp julian knight allegations of knight following allegations of serious sexual assault. the mp for solihull lost the conservative whip . in december conservative whip. in december 2022 after it was revealed he was being investigated by the metropolitan police over that allegation. the investigation was abandoned by the force last yean was abandoned by the force last year, but the allegation was then referred to essex police. but in a statement today, mr knight, who'd always denied any wrongdoing, said the second investigation had also now been closed . well the main news today closed. well the main news today is that the home secretary says police officers will be automatically suspended if they're charged with certain criminal offences . the comments criminal offences. the comments came after the sarah everard inquiry found wayne couzen

. news with polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you and good evening to you. well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that the king has arrived at the sandringham estate in norfolk, having left london this afternoon . king london this afternoon. king charles and queen camilla, both on that left on the helicopter that left buckingham palace earlier today after meeting prince harry at clarence house, who had just flown in from la. the duke of sussex, spending around 30 to 45 minutes with his father. and it became apparent today that prince william, he says, has no plans to meet his brother. while harry is in the uk. plans to meet his brother. while harry is in the uk . we harry is in the uk. we understand the king personally told both his sons about his cancer diagnosis. this told both his sons about his cancer diagnosis . this before cancer diagnosis. this before buckingham palace made that announcement publicly last night . palace officials hoping the king's openness about the news will help others whose lives have been affected by cancer . have bee

the news of the day with polly middlehurst . the day with polly middlehurst. >> jacob, thank you andbreaking news just coming us from the just coming to us from the united . it's actually united states. it's actually from the us national transportation safety board. they have just released some initial findings about. you may remember that boeing flight where the door blew off mid—flight. it was a 737 max nine jet. it was mid—flight. this was january the 5th. and the findings after. there are are key bolts missing from that door which blew off. that's according to this initial

with polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you and good evening to you. the top story from the gb news room tonight is that the home secretary has told mps, police officers will be automatically suspended if they're charged with certain criminal offences. the comments came after the sarah everard inquiry found wayne couzens should never have been a police officer. he killed the 33 year old in south london in march 2021. her family says she died because she would never have got into a stranger's car if he hadn't been a police officer . the if he hadn't been a police officer. the inquiry chair lady elish angiolini, warned without radical overhaul of policing practices and culture, there's nothing to stop another cousins operating in plain sight . hotels operating in plain sight. hotels housing, asylum seekers are costing the taxpayer £15 million a day, with labour accusing the government of blowing its £1 billion budget. treasury figures suggest the home office spent £4.3 suggest the home office spent £43 billion more than budgeted on asylum accommodation l

polly middlehurst.ewsroom tonight is that police are hunting a suspected chemical attacker. was in a attacker. say he was in a relationship with his victim . relationship with his victim. new video has been released of afghan asylum seeker abdul ezedl afghan asylum seeker abdul ezedi. nearly a week after a corrosive liquid was thrown at a woman in south london. police say she'd agreed to meet him on the day of the attack, and they believe a breakdown in their relationship may have been a motive. the 31 year old mother, who lose sight her right who may lose sight in her right eye, remains under sedation in hospital . eye, remains under sedation in hospital. darius nasimi, of the afghan and central asian association, says fellow afghans should not be helping him. someone like him should not be harboured . harboured. >> he himself needs help as well. i don't know if he has any mental health problems or issues for the afghan community. the message is please stop harbouring him. if anyone is and please stop

all of that and much more after the news with polly middlehurst . nigel middlehurst.he gb newsroom tonight is that labour has it's axing has confirmed it's axing billions of pounds from its commitment to environmental issues. sir keir starmer said today the pledge, one of the party's flagship policies, will be back . to almost £24 be scaled back. to almost £24 billion instead of the original 28 billion. he says labour has had to

but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . you. and good evening to you. well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that the prime minister says he is very concerned about commons concerned about the commons speaker's the gaza speaker's handling of the gaza ceasefire debate yesterday . it ceasefire debate yesterday. it comes after dozens of mps stormed out of parliament last night , with tempers flaring stormed out of parliament last night, with tempers flaring as three of the biggest political parties sought to outmanoeuvre one another over the vote . sir one another over the vote. sir lindsay hoyle has since reiterated his apology for allowing both government and labour amendments to be debated . labour amendments to be debated. rishi sunak says changing the

but first time for your latest news headunes time for your latest news headlines with polly middlehurstcally suspended if they're charged with certain criminal offences. the comments came after the sarah everard inquiry found wayne couzens should never have been a police officer . officer. >> he killed the 33 year old in south london in 2021. her family says she died because she would never have got into a stranger's car and if he hadn't been a police officer . police officer. >> the inquiry chair warned that without radical overhaul of policing practices , there's policing practices, there's nothing to stop. another cousins operating in plain sight . operating in plain sight. supermarket giant sainsbury's has announced a round 1500 jobs will be cut as part of a major plan to reduce costs, jobs at sainsbury's contact centre in widnes in cheshire, and its in—store bakeries will all be affected . bosses say they're affected. bosses say they're trying to save around £1 billion a year over the next three years. dame esther rantzen is campaigning for a fresh debate on legal rising assisted d