government has already committed to an increase in line with inflation each year until 2027, but lisa nandyives are being considered. ms nandy says the licence fee is "deeply regressive" and she is thinking "radically and creatively" about alternatives. the one that has been speculated about as general taxation that is not something we are considering, not least because we want to make sure that we protect the bbc from the sort of political interference that we saw under the last government. it is important that we have free and fair broadcasting in this country that is able to hold the government to account. now, when a colombian tree frog was found in a bunch of roses in sheffield, it prompted a study into invasive and potentially dangerous species reaching the uk's shores. it's believed that the trade in imported cut flowers and pot plants runs the risk of all sorts of pests hitching a lift notjust frogs, but also snakes and lizards. dr silviu petrovan who wrote the report is a senior research associate at cambridge university. he said the discovery of the frog came as a real surprise. i

today the culture secretary, lisa nandy, told the bbc it was not for her to call for an inquiry but saidd take action to prevent such illegal intrusion ever happening again. i'm not going to call for a parliamentary inquiry. i think what parliament does is a matter for parliament and it exists to hold us to account. if the select committee, for example, decides that they want to hold an inquiry, i'm sure the families would very much welcome that. for our part in government, it's ourjob to meet the families, listen to their concerns and see what we can do to help to protect people from the more egregious practices whilst making sure that we don't in any sense encroach on the right of a free and fair press in this country. let's speak to dominic ponsford, the editor in chief of press gazette. what's your reaction to what we have seen today?— what's your reaction to what we have seen today? huge surprise, reall , have seen today? huge surprise, really. that _ have seen today? huge surprise, really, that harry _ have seen today? huge surprise, really, that harry has _ have seen today? huge s

it has been reported lisa nandy wants neutralisation, a steak for all the public.blic engagement exercise to get the public talking about how to fund the bbc and the decision has to be made by 2027. culture and media editor katie razzall, thank you. a the time is 1:16pm. our top story this afternoon. israel's security cabinet has approved the gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal with hamas — it could now be finalised as early as this afternoon. and, a once—in—a—century find has been unearthed in the ancient city of pompeii. coming up on bbc news: erling haaland extends his stay at manchester city, signing a nine—and—a—half year deal to stay at the club, and has his sights set on alan shearer�*s premier league goalscoring record. an inquiry has found that the deaths of two people at a young offenders' institution in falkirk could have been avoided if not for a "catalogue of failures" in the system. katie allan, who was 21, and 16—year—old william brown, took their own lives at polmont young offenders institution in 2018. 0ur scotland correspondent catriona renton

it was a pretty clear message from lisa nandy, england are due to face afghanistan next month in thehe champions trophy but earlier in the week a large group of mps called on england to boycott the match because of what they called the apparent oppression of women in afghanistan. that includes the taliban regime banning female participation in sport. despite that, the culture secretary believes a boycott should not happen. i do think it should _ a boycott should not happen. i do think it should go ahead. i'm instinctively very cautious about bob boycotts in sport partly because i think_ bob boycotts in sport partly because i think they're counter—productive and they— i think they're counter—productive and they deny fans the opportunity they love _ and they deny fans the opportunity they love and they can penalise the athletes _ they love and they can penalise the athletes and sports people who work very hard _ athletes and sports people who work very hard to reach the top of their game _ very hard to reach the top of their game and — very hard to reach the top of their game and they

mystery over coming up on bbc news— lisa nandy has said england should not boycott the match againstan despite the taliban regime's assault on women's rights. good evening. firefighters are still battling to contain the wildfires raging across los angeles. forecasters are warning that more high winds are expected in the coming days, which could stoke an already extremely dangerous situation. ten people are now known to have died. around 70,000 homes and buildings are either destroyed, damaged or at risk. a night—time curfew has been put in place in the worst affected areas to protect abandoned homes, as president biden says there is clear evidence of looting. the los angeles county sheriff says the city suburbs look as if they have been hit by an atomic bomb. five fires are still burning in the area. firefighters have made some progress containing them. you can see on this map the biggest fire, palisades, which was completely out of control yesterday is now 8% contained. eaton fire in the altadena neighbourhood isjust 3% contained. and worryingly, strong winds are expected to pick up

culture secretary lisa nandy said the bbc should reflect on the decision to showcase the drill.n decision to showcase the drill. rapper, who was promoted on their one extra radio station. well, speaking yesterday on gb news margaret mizen. >> it's absolutely beyond disgraceful. i can't believe that the bbc would do this now. i know that at the moment they're saying, well, they didn't know who he was, etc. but there must be ways of looking at these things. you know, perhaps people show their passports with a name or something, but they're making excuses. there's no excuses. they played his music and you're playing the music of someone who's committed murder. >> the defence and security deal will bring poland with poland, will bring poland with poland, will bring poland with poland, will bring closer collaboration between the uk and its eastern ally. the prime minister continues his visit to europe, promising to take britain's partnership with poland to the next level. meeting with prime minister donald tusk, the pair are expected to discuss how the countries can combat people smu

a culture secretary, lisa nandy, thinks the licence fee has to go, although final decisions have yet to be reached. is this a good idea though? and hotel of mum and dad.the though? and hotel of mum and dad. the proportion of 25 to 34 year olds living with their parents has risen by more than a third in just under two decades. is that generation just slightly too dependent on the hotel mum and dad, though? my mum would have thrown me out, by the way years ago if that was me. i'm dawn neesom and this is the weekend. so welcome. it's sunday afternoon. well done. you made it to a sunday afternoon. i hope you're nice and comfy and i hope you're nice and comfy and i hope you're warm and cosy because it's pretty nippy out there, isn't it? so you don't want to move a muscle for the next two hours. we have got the most packed show for you, full of everything you want to talk about and stuff. you want to talk about that we're not talking about. tell me what you want to talk about. very easy to get involved with. gbnews.com/yoursay and join in the conversation and say, this show is all about yo

culture secretary lisa nandy says the bbc should reflect on the decision to showcase the drill.apper, who was promoted on that one extra radio station. in other news, the prime minister says the defence and security deal with poland will bnng security deal with poland will bring closer collaboration between the uk and its eastern ally. sir keir starmer continues his visit to europe, promising to take britain's partnership with poland to the next level. meeting with his polish counterpart donald tusk. the pair are expected to discuss how the countries can combat people smuggling gangs and russian aggression. yesterday, sir keir starmer signed a 100 year deal with ukraine while visiting the war torn country. sir ed davey has welcomed the government's announcement for a series of local inquiries into the grooming gang scandal. the home secretary announced government backed local reviews in five areas yesterday, stopping short of committing to a full scale national inquiry. a lawyer representing victims told gb news there may be hundreds of thousands of victims in every town and cit

culture secretary lisa nandy has defended rachel reeves visit, saying it's vital to maintain strong ties with the world's second largest economy. government borrowing costs rising since august have climbed yet further today, sparking fears of tax hikes or spending cuts. meanwhile, analysts linked the pound's dip to broader economic concerns, with the treasury ruling out any emergency intervention. officials also insist they are balancing immediate economic stability with long term growth plans. tractors are taking over uk roads today as british farmers protest labour's family farmers protest labour's family farm inheritance tax. today marks the final day of three consecutive demonstrations, timed to coincide with the oxford farming conference . oxford farming conference. yesterday, environment secretary steve reed apologised to farmers in his speech at that conference, but gave no indication the policy would be reversed. well, our reporter, will hollis, is at one of those protests in buxton today where he's been speaking to farmer les boehm, who says the future of family owned farms is u

culture secretary lisa nandy says the bbc should reflect on the decision to showcase the drill.pen decision to showcase the drill. rapper, who was promoted on their one extra radio station. gb news, spoke to jimmy's mother. >> i think it's absolutely beyond disgraceful. i can't believe that the bbc would do this now. i know at the moment they're saying, well, they didn't know who he was, etc. but there must be ways of looking at these things. you know, perhaps people show their passports with a name or something, but they're making excuses. there's no excuses. they played his music and you're playing the music of someone who's committed murder. >> in other news, tiktok is to be banned in the us from sunday if it's not sold by its chinese parent company. the supreme court has today ruled. however, president joe biden says he won't enforce the ban for the few remaining hours he's in office, leaving it up to president elect donald trump to decide what to do when he enters the white house on monday. after the white house on monday. after the supreme court ruling, the white house rel

culture secretary lisa nandy says the bbc should reflect on the decision to showcase the drill rapper on their one extra radio show. and former manchester united, manchester city and scotland forward denis law has died at the age of 84. law won two league titles with united and was a member of their european cup winning side under sir matt busby in 1968, when they became the first english club to lift the first english club to lift the trophy. he scored a total of 237 goals in over 400 appearances during an 11 year spell at old trafford. the aberdeen born footballer, previously announced in 2021 he'd been diagnosed with dementia. a family statement this evening said he fought a tough battle, but finally he is now at peace. and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, it's over to headliners for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> hello and welcome to headliners, your first look at tomorrow's top stories with three top comedians. let's start with a couple of front pages. the sun has no

culture secretary lisa nandy says the bbc should reflect on the decision to showcase the drill. rappen decision to showcase the drill. rapper, who was promoted on their one extra radio show. sir keir starmer says the uk poland treaty would cover all aspects of the threats that we face and the steps we must take to meet them this evening. polish counterpart donald tusk also said he hoped for a return rather than brexit, as he said he had discussed the european union in his talks with sir keir starmer. the pair told reporters they discussed how the countries can combat people smuggling gangs and russian aggression, and bolstering european security. sir keir says poland and the uk have shared values and the uk have shared values and shared interests during his visit to warsaw, adding this will include deepening ties between the two nations, defence industries and tiktok is to be bannedin industries and tiktok is to be banned in the us from sunday if it's not sold by its chinese parent company, the supreme court has today ruled. however, president joe biden says he won't enforce the

culture secretary lisa nandy says the bbc should reflect on the decision to showcase the drill.pen decision to showcase the drill. rapper, who was promoted on their one extra radio show. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, it's back to a state of the nation with charlie for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> we start tonight with some breaking news. eight men have been given jail sentences of nearly 58 years for multiple sexual offences against two young girls in keighley in west yorkshire, over the last two years. several groups of men have stood trial at bradford crown court after being charged with a variety of sexual offences. well, today it can be revealed that those men have been given jail sentences . after been given jail sentences. after the first trial, which concluded on the 20th of october of 2023. five men received the following sentences. amri ashgar was jailed. parwaz ashgar mohammad din, sajid mahmood khan and zaroon razzak , fayaz ahmed, zaroon razzak, faya

culture secretary lisa nandy says the bbc should reflect on the decision to showcase the drill.rappen decision to showcase the drill. rapper, who was promoted on their one extra radio show. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, it's back to a state of the nation with charlie for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> we start tonight with some breaking news. eight men have been given jail sentences of nearly 58 years for multiple sexual offences against two young girls in keighley in west yorkshire, over the last two years. several groups of men have stood trial at bradford crown court after being charged with a variety of sexual offences. well, today it can be revealed that those men have been given jail sentences . after been given jail sentences. after the first trial, which concluded on the 20th of october of 2023. five men received the following sentences. amri ashgar was jailed. parwaz ashgar mohammad din, sajid mahmood khan and zaroon razzak , fayaz ahmed, zaroon razzak, f

but the culture secretary, lisa nandy, said the government would take action to prevent any repeat of the industrial scale intrusion that took place. i'm not going to call for a parliamentary inquiry what parliamentary inquiry what parliament does is a matter for parliament and holds us to account of the select committee decides they want to hold an inquiry, i'm sure the families are very much welcome that. from our part in government, it is ourjob to meet the families, listen to their concerns and see what they do to help protect people from the more egregious practices was making sure that we don't in any sense encroach on the right of a free and fair press in this country. joining us now is robert jobson, a britishjournalist and best selling author of multiple books on the royals. he was also the sun newspaper�*s royal editor in the 19905. gaddafi the programme. —— gaddafi the programme. -- good to have you on the gaddafi the programme. —— good to have you on the programme. strongly denied for trial, why did the newsgroup come clean today? i did the newsgroup come clean toda ? ., ,

despite the growing pressure, the culture minister lisa nandy has said england should not boycott thein february. ido i do think it should go ahead, i am very cautious about boycotts and sports. partly because i think they are counterproductive and they think they deny sports fans the opportunities that they love and can also very much penalise the athletes and sports people who work very hard and sports people who work very hard and are denied the opportunities to compete. they're not the people that we want to penalise for the appalling actions of the taliban and against women and girls and i do think in these cases that there is a case for saying not only do you use these events as opportunities to raise the human rights situation but also, as in the case of china for example a few years ago when they hosted the winter olympics, we should not be rolling up the red carpeted these events. i am not at all relaxed about the situation in afghanistan and i have worked very closely with the women and girls in afghanistan and i was a part of the inquiry into what is still happening and as