the justice secretary, shabana mahmood. >> she has said that she is totally against this. order. she should be writing. >> to them. >> to them. >> straight away. >> straight away. >> that's for me. >> that's for me. >> that's for me. >> that's not. >> that's not. >> necessarily the issue. the issue is that. >> this was. >> this was. >> written down. >> written down. >> that someone thought it was a good enough. idea to. >> write down, and no. >> write down, and no. >> one just went, you know what? this is really racist and mental. well, of course, if you know anything about government and all this sort of nonsense, this is someone, someone didn't write this last night and email it. and then it came to the paper today. this would have gone through endless peer reviews. yes. people would have looked at this and gone, this is a good idea. let's keep doing it. oh, no, that's a good idea. let's keep doing it. and we've got to this point now to the point where shabana mahmood is not aligned with this. so the one person who would have to implement this is immediately just saying

the justice secretary, shabana mahmood. >> she has said that she is totally against this. order. she should be writing. >> to them. >> to them. >> straight away. >> straight away. >> that's for me. >> that's for me. >> that's for me. >> that's not. >> that's not. >> necessarily the issue. the issue is that. >> this was. >> this was. >> written down. >> written down. >> that someone thought it was a good enough. idea to. >> write down, and no. >> write down, and no. >> one just went, you know what? this is really racist and mental. well, of course, if you know anything about government and all this sort of nonsense, this is someone, someone didn't write this last night and email it. and then it came to the paper today. this would have gone through endless peer reviews. yes. people would have looked at this and gone, this is a good idea. let's keep doing it. oh, no, that's a good idea. let's keep doing it. and we've got to this point now to the point where shabana mahmood is not aligned with this. so the one person who would have to implement this is immediately just saying

shabana mahmood says she's written to the sentencing council, urging them to scrap the new guidance after conservatives accused labour of creating a two tier justice. the changes, due in april, would place more emphasis on pre—sentence reports, particularly for offenders from ethnic or faith minorities, young adults, abuse survivors and pregnant women. shadow justice secretary robert jenrick has called it anti—white and anti—christian bias, but mahmood insists sentencing will remain equal for all. meanwhile, the sentencing council says it reforms its reforms, aim to ensure consistency and avoid bias in the justice system. emergency crews have tonight rushed to kendal rugby club in cumbria. just before 5:00 this evening, where two children were sadly struck by a black bmw. we've heard that one child didn't survive. another is being treated by paramedics. a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. and police say that it's an isolated incident with no links to terrorism. well, breaking news from greece tonight that riot police are clashing with pro

shabana mahmood says she's written to the sentencing council, urging them to scrap the new guidance afterservatives accused labour of creating a two tier justice. the changes, due in april, would place more emphasis on pre—sentence reports, particularly for offenders from ethnic or faith minorities, young adults, abuse survivors and pregnant women. shadow justice secretary robert jenrick has called it anti—white and anti—christian bias, but mahmood insists sentencing will remain equal for all. meanwhile, the sentencing council says it reforms its reforms, aim to ensure consistency and avoid bias in the justice system. emergency crews have tonight rushed to kendal rugby club in cumbria. just before 5:00 this evening, where two children were sadly struck by a black bmw. we've heard that one child didn't survive. another is being treated by paramedics. a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. and police say that it's an isolated incident with no links to terrorism. well, breaking news from greece tonight that riot police are clashing with protest

justice secretary shabana mahmood has urged the sentencing council to reconsider its new guidance fordges to take account of a criminal's ethnicity when deciding their punishment as soon as possible, adding that she will review its powers and change the law if necessary. that comes as conservative leader kemi badenoch also said her party would back a change in the law to overrule the sentencing council. the changes, due in april would place more emphasis on pre—sentence reports, particularly for offenders from ethnic or faith minorities, young adults, abuse survivors and pregnant women. the sentencing council says its reforms aim to ensure consistency and avoid bias in the justice system. and the prince of wales has spoken in detail today about his first session as a crisis helpline volunteer for young people, describing the experience as terrifying. prince william made the comments on a visit to mental health innovations in west london, adding that the conversations he had while volunteering in 2020 have, quote, lived with him for a long time afterwards. those are the latest gb news

labour's shabana mahmood insists there will be no differential treatment before the law, and says she's writing to the sentencing council to push for a reversal. campaigners, meanwhile, have welcomed guidance urging courts to avoid jailing pregnant women. the sentencing council says tailored sentences do reduce re—offending and ensure fairness. let's just bnng and ensure fairness. let's just bring you an update on a situation in cumbria where a child has reportedly died after being hit by a car tonight on a sports pitch there, emergency crews reportedly rushed to kendal rugby club just before 5:00 around two hours ago, where two children were sadly struck by a bmw. one child, we understand, did not survive, another being treated by paramedics. we're also hearing that a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, police say, though at this stage they believe that it is an isolated incident with no links to terrorism. any more developments we will bring to you. in other news tonight, the us has suspended intelligence sharing with ukraine, adding to

branded new sentencing guidelines as completely outrageous and ludicrous as the justice secretary, shabanamahmood, calls for a u—turn on planned changes that would make an offender's background a bigger factor in sentencing. miss mahmood said she's written to the sentencing council, urging them to scrap the new guidance after the conservatives accused labour of creating a two tier justice. accused labour of creating a two tierjustice. the changes, due in april, would place more emphasis on pre—sentence reports, particularly for offenders from ethnic or faith minorities, young adults, abuse survivors and pregnant women. the sentencing council says its reforms aim to ensure consistency and avoid bias in the justice system. robert jenrick told gb news earlier on that the government needs to intervene. >> it's completely outrageous and ludicrous and it needs to stop. and frankly, the justice secretary should have known about this before, if indeed she didn't. she has her personal representative on the very sentencing council that issued these guidance. i've read the minutes. there was no objec

labour's shabana mahmood insists there will be no differential treatment before the law, and says she's writing to the sentencing council to push for a reversal. campaigners, meanwhile, have welcomed guidance urging courts to avoid jailing pregnant women. the sentencing council says tailored sentences do reduce re—offending and they say it ensures fairness. let's bring you an update now from cumbria, where tonight we've heard that emergency crews have rushed to kendal rugby club just before 5:00, where two children have been struck by a black bmw on a sports pitch there. one of the children sadly didn't survive. another, we understand, is being treated by paramedics. a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, and police say at this stage they believe it is an isolated incident with no links to terrorism. any more developments on that story from cumbria? we will of course bring to you. well, let's turn now to some breaking news international across greece, where riot police are tonight clashing with protesters in athens. these live pictures sho

how will justice secretary shabana mahmood get 73,000 trials through the courtroom? we'll let you know in just a minute. >> and our parents are to blame for fat children. yes, we do call them fat children on this station, as we are warned that one third of kids will be obese by 2050. >> and seagulls. splat. people in a lancashire village are forced to take cover on bindi over fears that they could be hit by bird droppings. amazing pictures we're looking at here. and if we're looking a little bleary eyed this morning because we had a bit of a late night last night. we'll tell you all about it in just a minute. big quiz. everyone was there. bbc, itv, channel 4, all those inferior news outlets. we'll tell you how we got on in just a minute. get in touch with us, gbnews.c0m/y0ursay. minute. get in touch with us, gbnews.com/yoursay. first, though, here's sofia with the news. >> bev and andrew. thank you. good morning. your headlines. at 9.32, president donald trump has given an address to congress overnight saying he's just getting started. >> america is back. >> america

labour government has distanced itself, distanced itself from the guidance, with justice secretary shabanahmood saying that she completely disagrees with the guidance. but just this evening, the times newspaper has reported that these guidelines were drawn up off the back of david lammy's report from 2017. shock, horror! but the policy also stems from the most sacred of new labour legislation, the equality act. so much that is wrong with britain goes back to that piece of legislation. labour may say that they want these rules scrapped. they may say they don't agree with two tier sentencing, but they would neven sentencing, but they would never, ever dare touch the equality act. so look, what i'm saying tonight is as long as the equality act stays in place, as long as it remains unreformed, we are destined to become a two tier country indefinitely. and that's something, of course, that's something, of course, that nobody of sound mind in this country wants to see. as even this country wants to see. as ever, let me know your views at gbnews.com/yoursay or tweet me. meet me on x at goodwin mj

breaking update, as you've been heanng breaking update, as you've been hearing now, justice secretary shabana mahmood has urged the sentencing council to reconsider its new guidance forjudges sentencing council to reconsider its new guidance for judges to take account of a criminal's ethnicity before deciding their punishment as soon as possible, adding that she will review its powers and change the law if necessary. that comes as conservative leader kemi badenoch also said her party would back a change in the law to overrule the sentencing council. the changes, due in april would place more emphasis on pre—sentence reports, particularly for offenders from ethnic or faith minorities, young adults, abuse survivors and pregnant women. the sentencing council says its reforms aim to ensure consistency and avoid bias in the justice system. robert jenrick told gb news earlier on that the government needs to intervene. >> it's completely outrageous and ludicrous and it needs to stop. and frankly, the justice secretary should have known about this before, if indeed she didn't. she has a personal repr

labour's shabana mahmood insists there will be no differential treatment before the law, and says she's writing to the sentencing council to push for a reversal. campaigners, meanwhile, have welcomed guidance urging courts to avoid jailing pregnant women. the sentencing council says tailored sentences do reduce re—offending and they say it ensures fairness. let's bring you an update now from cumbria, where tonight we've heard that emergency crews have rushed to kendal rugby club just before 5:00, where two children have been struck by a black bmw on a sports pitch there. one of the children sadly didn't survive. another, we understand, is being treated by paramedics. a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, and police say at this stage they believe it is an isolated incident with no links to terrorism. any more developments on that story from cumbria? we will of course bring to you. well, let's turn now to some breaking news international across greece, where riot police are tonight clashing with protesters in athens. these live pictures sho