, it must have alastair, i mean, it must have been alastair, i mean, it must have bee it is huge the huge and the family have been utterly brilliant. my daughter, who's been on gb news and who i mentioned and my team who i mentioned earlier sure earlier who said, are you sure you're okay, know her well? you're okay, know her as well? she's saudi arabia at she's working in saudi arabia at the we do facetime the moment, but we do facetime very regularly and chat very very regularly and we chat very regularly. my eldest son alex, who i've often talked about on the programme when i used to do it who utterly it as well, who is utterly brilliant sport and brilliant on sport and particularly football analysis . particularly football analysis. he's sitting they've he's sitting outside, they've been brilliant. i think to me you said about the shock and the impact upon you . the thing i impact upon you. the thing i have found most difficult to deal with genuinely is the impact it's had on sally, my wife . we've been married for wife. we've been married for nearly half a century and you know yo

she just said now in a deeply personal alastair personal interview with alastair stewart alastair stewarte emotional talked about the emotional impact diagnosis impact his dementia diagnosis has had on his wife of 44 years, sally the thing i have found most difficult to deal with genuinely is the impact it's had on sally, my wife . on sally, my wife. >> we've been married for nearly half a century and you know your life partner, your lover , all of life partner, your lover, all of those descriptions that are personal and intimate that personal and intimate that person is reduced to i choose my words very carefully, almost to a carer . a carer. >> as alastair said, there , the >> as alastair said, there, the couple have been married for 44 years and they have four children. so this week i sat down with sally and asked how she was coping with alastair's diagnosis . dementia can have a diagnosis. dementia can have a devastating impact on any family. hi sally , how are you? family. hi sally, how are you? >> i'm well. how are you? >> i'm well. how are you? >> thank you very much for having us

and i look forward to working from there closer to the election. >> alastair, i hope see you >> alastairo because we'd again in the studio because we'd love to see you back on gb news and wish all the very and we wish you all the very best with your health following this diagnosis. thank you so much camilla. much for camilla. >> very much indeed. >> thank you very much indeed. and the line, and again, down the line, straight the thank straight to the camera. thank you, news the whole team you, gb news and the whole team for looking after and for here looking after me and being really employers and being really good employers and don't forget, thank you, nhs as well . we'll be fine. i'll see well. we'll be fine. i'll see you soon. good >> good morning and welcome to sunday with michael portillo. but this week with me, emily carver . i will but this week with me, emily carver. i will aim of course, to fill michael's mighty shows for the next two hours, bringing you a mixture of politics, arts, culture and world affairs. so kicking off with politics. first, i'll be joined by madeline grant

i of men i've known alastair for decades. i used of men i've known alastair for decades .ed to. i used to drink with him in the itv bar years ago and we've seen each other down the years. you know, there's literally an army of us in journalism who are sending him our love. and thanks for sharing how news is done . sharing how news is done. >> beautifully put. this was the moment when camilla delivered that news to him . that news to him. >> we are going to be naming our main westminster studio , the main westminster studio, the alastair stewart. westminster studio in your honour. and we wanted to tell you that this morning did you also want to reduce me to tears because you have just done so well, you reduced all of us to tears. >> alastair there. benjamin butterworth, your nominee? >> well, i must confess mine would be alastair stewart. but carol's with it. so carol's already gone with it. so instead, i'm going to annoy the viewers mine is rory viewers because mine is rory stewart, who has written a new book exposing the farce a book exposing the farce of a government tha

. on the alastair.page, you know, so many people just fondly remembering illustrious remembering his very illustrious career of career and kind of sort of celebrating the bravery of speaking out because think speaking out because i think it is still something that people are candid and open about. >> i think i think people are quite shocked by that, that he had the nerve to do it, i think. but that's that's him. you know, he's his whole career he's he spent his whole career in really. and in the public eye, really. and that that's the way he is. that's how does things. that's how he does things. >> one hand, alice spinning a >> on one hand, alice spinning a positive message that this doesn't mean it's positive message that this doe end. mean it's positive message that this doe end. he's mean it's positive message that this doe end. he's stillaan it's positive message that this doe end. he's still very it's positive message that this doe end. he's still very lucid.; the end. he's still very lucid. yes he

i of men i've known alastair for decades. i used of men i've known alastair for decades .o. i used to drink with him in the itv bar years ago and we've seen each other down the years. you know, there's literally an army of us in journalism who are sending him our love. and thanks for sharing how news is done . sharing how news is done. >> beautifully put. this was the moment when camilla delivered that news to him . that news to him. >> we are going to be naming our main westminster studio , the main westminster studio, the alastair stewart. westminster studio in your honour. and we wanted to tell you that this morning did you also want to reduce me to tears because you have just done so well, you reduced all of us to tears. >> alastair there. benjamin butterworth, your nominee? >> well, i must confess mine would be alastair stewart. but carol's with it. so carol's already gone with it. so instead, i'm going to annoy the viewers mine is rory viewers because mine is rory stewart, who has written a new book exposing the farce a book exposing the farce of a government that he

now alastair stewart, a legendary broadcaster .ific news when he joined gb news at the outset, but he retired earlier this year and perhaps people didn't know the full reasons why . well, he the full reasons why. well, he came in to the studio yesterday on the sunday show with camilla tominey and explained his medical situation in gp. >> to his credit, said, i don't know. i have no idea . sometimes know. i have no idea. sometimes people of your age, particularly if they've had a really fascinating active life , try to fascinating active life, try to find excuses because they can't quite cope with old age . but the quite cope with old age. but the only way you can find out is have a scan. and i had a scan and then it was like a scene from casualty or emergency ward ten because the results came back and i had had back and i had indeed had a series of minor strokes that are called infarct stroke . it's not called infarct stroke. it's not the big one where your face falls down and your arm goes doolally, but it's like pepper shots and

now alastair stewart, a legendary broadcaster .c news when he joined gb news at the outset, but he retired earlier this year and perhaps people didn't know the full reasons why . well, he the full reasons why. well, he came in to the studio yesterday on the sunday show with camilla tominey and explained his medical situation in gp. >> to his credit, said, i don't know. i have no idea . sometimes know. i have no idea. sometimes people of your age, particularly if they've had a really fascinating active life , try to fascinating active life, try to find excuses because they can't quite cope with old age . but the quite cope with old age. but the only way you can find out is have a scan. and i had a scan and then it was like a scene from casualty or emergency ward ten because the results came back and i had had back and i had indeed had a series of minor strokes that are called infarct stroke . it's not called infarct stroke. it's not the big one where your face falls down and your arm goes doolally, but it's like pepper shots and tha

alastair�*s prostate cancer was picked up after a simple blood test. 50 to get themselves checked. and fergus is here. this feels very significant. these results are _ this feels very significant. these results are about _ this feels very significant. these results are about to _ this feels very significant. these results are about to be - this feels very significant. these results are about to be released | this feels very significant. these l results are about to be released at a radiology meeting in the us and they are important because they herald quicker, kinder treatment for thousands of men which will save the nhs money, so a win win. it is worth stressing that this is for men whose cancer is confined to their prostate but who are at medium risk of it spreading long—term. those with more aggressive cancer will be given other options like hormone therapy and prostate removal. treatment is generally getting better. most prostate removal is now robot assisted and keyhole surgery which comes with fewer side effects and we now have the first gene tar

ten years— chancellor alastair, wrote a piece ten years ago now against hsz chancellor alastair, wroteand he warned about exactly what has happened. he said cost overruns would _ happened. he said cost overruns would occur and he talked about the failure _ would occur and he talked about the failure to _ would occur and he talked about the failure to reap benefits in places like scotland, wales, east, those who would — like scotland, wales, east, those who would not benefit despite the enormous costs in the whole project overtaken _ enormous costs in the whole project overtaken by technological developments like self driving cars. so these _ developments like self driving cars. so these problems were predictable and predicted. the rishi sunak and george _ and predicted. the rishi sunak and george osborne have a lot to answer for her— george osborne have a lot to answer for her and _ george osborne have a lot to answer for her and leave the project run the way— for her and leave the project run the way it— for her and leave the project run the way it has. for her and leave the pro'ect r

alastair fee, bbc news.he documentary cannabis: prescription pot luck? health leaders are meeting the prime minister and the health secretary steve barclay today to discuss ways to try to ease the pressure on the nhs in england this winter. the royal college of emergency medicine says last winter was the worst it had ever known and the health service is still fragile. our health correspondent nick triggle is with me. what needs to be discussed and what needs to be nailed down at this meeting? there is huge concern about what this winter might bring. last winter was very difficult. the worst waiting times since modern records began 20 years ago. there is a lot of planning that's already gone into this winter, as you would expect. the nhs is in the process of opening up the nhs is in the process of opening up 5000 extra hospital beds, that increases the number by 5%. there is also going to be at least 10,000 virtual beds which involve the remote monitoring of patients with conditions such as respiratory and he

alastair fee, for bbc news. donated spurn, eggs or embryos will soon have the right to know the identity of their donors. —— sperm. the new rule applies only to those who turn 18 from this sunday — october 1st — onwards. the fertility regulator warns that access to the information won't be quick. this report is from tink llewellyn, who has a very personal connection to the issue. hello, are you 0k? good, thank you, you? yeah, good thanks. twins matthew and phoebe have always known they were conceived using a sperm donor. we know he's like a second generation born colombian. his height, his build, eye colour, hair colour, age. some of his hobbies, i think photography, swimming and guitar. and his degree, i think was a master's in business. and that's pretty much everything they told us, really. but next year, when they turn 18, that will all change because they'll be able to apply for the name and the last known address of their donor. ijust think it's really cool that part of us is from a different country. so w

more details from our health correspondent alastair fee.in bed or being rushed to hospital. by the time he was 11, he was having about 800 seizures a day. about 800 seizures a day, so the expectation was one, eventually a seizure would kill him. can ijust rearrange his hair? he has a rare form of drug—resistant epilepsy. over the years, he's tried nine different medicines. come over here, we'll do your meds. nothing has stopped his fits — until now. there you go, and swallow. he takes cannabis as an oil. his parents pay for it at a private clinic. now i can do things like go to the cinema and to my friend's house. if i do have a seizure, i can recover from it. the law change means patients can take the whole plant — which contains cbd and the psychoactive ingredient thc. but though its legal, in the last five years, hardly anyone has been given it on the nhs. alfie is one of the few with an nhs prescription. like jasper, he too has severe epilepsy. without the cannabis, _ we'd be in hospital in a few days with hundreds of seizures. alfie wa

alastair�*s prostate cancer was picked up after a simple blood test.ause animal charities say they've had an increase in calls from worried pet owners, since the prime minister rishi sunak announced plans to ban american bully xl type dog. the government says it's taking quick action to protect the public after a series of recent attacks — but owners are now waiting to find out how a ban could affect them. john maguire reports. 0ne—year—old roufus is a happy dog but with a very uncertain future. he is among the 20 year in the hope rescue centre in south wales that may be affected the ban on xl bullies and staff the there may be a lot more to come.— and staff the there may be a lot more to come. since the pm announced _ lot more to come. since the pm announced the _ lot more to come. since the pm announced the ban _ lot more to come. since the pm announced the ban on _ lot more to come. since the pm announced the ban on xl - lot more to come. since the pm | announced the ban on xl bullies we have seen an increase in the number of phone calls and message

alastair fee, bbc news., we will talk to alicejones, who we saw in that piece. when we are back, we will have all the latest on those devastating floods in libya. we will talk to a doctor in benghazi and get the latest on that story. we will also have the latest details from morocco and also the sara sharif story, with major developments in the last couple of hours. all of thatis the last couple of hours. all of that is coming up after the weather. hello, there. i suppose a reversal of fortunes, weather—wise. yesterday, scotland and northern ireland had the best weather, but today it is england and wales enjoying the best weather with some sunshine coming through like here in staffordshire. across the north—west of the uk, low pressure is lurking in the atlantic, and that is pushing ever—thickening cloud towards northern ireland and scotland, with rain already starting to push its way in. the rain will turn progressively steadier and heavier for northern ireland and western scotland through the afternoon. ea

alastair fee, bbc news.lease of her debut single drivers license, in 2021. since then, she's sold 18 million albums, played a sold—out world tour and won three grammy awards. her new album — guts — is currently outselling the rest of the top 10 combined. our music correspondent mark savage caught up with her. we've been listening to this new album. what an achievement. you've called it guts. yes. it's a bold title, but tell me what you were thinking about. yeah, i've had the title guts for a while. i think its short and sweet and it has so many different meanings. like, following your gut means trusting your intuition and guts can mean bravery, and spilling your guts is just like telling everyone all your secrets, which i feel like is just what songwriting is. so i like all the meanings that it has. am i right that you wrote more than 100 for this record? it sounds way more impressive than i feel like it actually is. i write all the time. i think that waking up every day and stretching that muscle is just so

alastair fee, bbc news. there is a perception of getting medical cannabis but the responsibility has passed from government to medical practitioners, who are struggling with demand. why do you think that is? , , ., , ., , with demand. why do you think that is? , , is? yes, it is a problem we perhaps didn't anticipate. _ is? yes, it is a problem we perhaps didn't anticipate. as _ is? yes, it is a problem we perhaps didn't anticipate. as you _ is? yes, it is a problem we perhaps didn't anticipate. as you heard, - is? yes, it is a problem we perhaps didn't anticipate. as you heard, the j didn't anticipate. as you heard, the original problem was to make the prescription of these medications legal, and i'm pleased that the home secretary at the time, sajid javid, accepted the argument for doing that. those of us who were involved in that process thought the licensing process that needs to happen to enable and encourage doctors than to prescribe this medication would follow swiftly. and of course, it hasn't. that

and my father, like alastair, alastair still has a great degree of lucidity. so i have great sympathy for alastair. i hope he manages to control it. the key is to make sure he stops his high blood pressure or whatever caused the multi infarction in the first place. >> aaron. what's reaction >> aaron. what's your reaction to they're to alice's revelation? they're very . very moving. >> it was very moving and it's something not many people necessarily , but necessarily realise, but dementia the cause of dementia is the leading cause of death country death in this country now. and that's partly because, of course, people are living longer, so strangely sign longer, so it's strangely a sign of we be of success. we should be investing far more money and resources addressing it resources into addressing it because it's massive killer because it's a massive killer now and that of us now and that kind of brings us neatly next topic , neatly onto our next topic, scientific the scientific research, because the uk is rejoin eu's horizon uk is to rejoin the eu's horizon s

and i think as alastair just saying, alastair was just saying, they're necessarily they're not necessarilyyou like. and d'etre, if you like. and if they're not talking about independence and the danger is always that, then people look at their record on other things like and transport and like health and transport and education and funding where they haven't been so good. so i think under nicola sturgeon they managed create a very good managed to create a very good illusion of running things terribly well and being very effective and punching above their weight. i think when you take that leader away, what you see is actually nicola sturgeon was very good at deflecting from any of her failures. >> there , good at blaming >> there, good at blaming everything on westminster , everything on westminster, wrongly or rightly and very good at, you know , promoting herself, at, you know, promoting herself, promoting the snp, which was, of course, her job and keeping course, herjob and keeping things on. the question of scottish independence humza yousaf seems to be flailing, but lots of people hav

i mean , i know alastair >> yes. i mean, i know alastair really well. for children . and sally, his for children. and sally, his wife , worked on it. so that's wife, worked on it. so that's how i first met him then. and we've been friends ever since. and when i came to work here like i'm doing now , so it was like i'm doing now, so it was lovely to see him again . and he lovely to see him again. and he was was great, man , tireless was he was great, man, tireless journalist, really good fun and a twinkle in his eye. and then to hear this is devastating. >> it's awful disease. >> it's awful disease. >> it's awful disease. >> it is an awful disease . and >> it is an awful disease. and now, now going back , back to the now, now going back, back to the 60s, did this exist then, do you think? >> yes. it was called hardening of the arteries. >> and it was was it? it was. yeah.i >> and it was was it? it was. yeah. i remember my. >> yes. my grandmother and whatever. and people would say, well, what's wrong with and well, what's wrong with her? and they oh, she'

but up gb news favourite but coming up gb news favourite alastair pop by the alastair stewart pop by i'll be sharing visit with you sharing his visit with you shortly. up next, it's our shortly. but up next, it's our great british debate this hour and i'm asking, time to and i'm asking, is it time to put brakes with me, michael portillo gb news britain's new . channel news britain's new. channel >> good afternoon. it's fast approaching. 5:24 o'clock. this is gb news. we are the people's channel. i'm nana akua. right now, though, it's time for our great british debate this hour. and i'm asking, is it time to put the brakes on net zero? now a study published in the international journal of industrial organisation has revealed wind farm revealed that wind farm companies exaggerate the amount of energy they expect to produce. plus there's a lot of things going on within those farms with regard to those subsidies as well. and all of this comes as prime minister rishi pledged he rishi sunak has pledged that he won't taking hair shirt won't be taking a hair shirt approach to handling net ze

actually going to ask kelvin a similar question, - because obviously everyone knows i how, in 1997, alastaird tony blair flew out to australia to try and get rupert murdoch - to back labour, and indeed he did, and they won- their landslide in 1997. and i think there's i still a lot of mystique anyway around politicians - that he is incredibly influential and you want the times and the sun and whoever else backing you, - but particularly with the rise | of more kind of well, a much more kind of diverse media landscape, i do you think that the murdoch empire still has that same - kind of clout? kelvin. no is the answer. and actually, i would say that probably being true, this last certainly, this last 15 years, you know, certainly the last 13 years. kelvin, thank you. ava, working on politics joe, which is a very modern digital product, does all of this chat never mind sounding like from 40 years ago, does it sound like it's from 140 years ago to you? well, i think in the last sort of maybe five years, there's been this explosion, the age of information. and people are looking away from tradit

i would imagine alastair, but also imagine for alastair, but also for he thought to for you, when heit was a relief because i, i knew that something was wrong and to go and i've never been the wife that would sit there and watch every programme from beginning to end . and the same applied to end. and the same applied when he was doing regular gb news stuff, which he loved , news stuff, which he loved, loved doing. he really enjoyed it. but i was just worried that something might go wrong on air because obviously it's live . um, because obviously it's live. um, so in a way it was a relief when he stopped doing it because it shows how it's a real family affair. >> actually, this sort of diagnosis , this isn't it. diagnosis, this isn't it. >> i mean, sally's never given an interview before. she used to work in the telly business. she's been the she's very much been in the background, but i think she wanted up on behalf of wanted to speak up on behalf of other spouses, carers other spouses, other carers who have somebody life have somebody in their life that's diagnosed the that's diagno

alastair fee, bbc news.rescription pot luck. not is there now. we are going to discuss it later on in the programme with the two families you have just seem to learn more. let's take a look at today's papers. in the guardian they are talking about the aftermath of heavy flooding in libya. the situation is described as disastrous beyond comprehension in the coastal city. a desperate situation. the daily mail this morning talking on a domestic story about the future of the pensions triple lock. while the paper also warning readers the policy could be watered down in the future and it might become unaffordable. the daily mail reports on an epidemic of shoplifting with the paper demanding tougher laws. it quotes shadow home secretary yvette cooper saying, this kind of lawlessness is a disgrace. a number of papers showing a reunited prince harry and meghan at the invictus games on tuesday evening. he got there a couple of days early and she has met him and joined him on stage last night. apparently she gave an im

we seem to have lost our connection with the alastair, an eye witness who lives in a morocco's at last mountains, who was talking to us about the level of destruction there. she's told us about how aid is slowly coming together for some of the people in these remote areas. she was in a 10 city there that's been set up for the people effected by the quick. oh, so she mentioned that a temporary hospital has been set up for the people who have been affected. alice as alyssa you back with us. we lost you there for a moment. alice, can you hear me? all right? yes. okay, great. so i was asking, yeah, i was asking you out of the personal experience when the earthquake struck and also the destruction that you know, the people who lived in these villages lots of villages, i understand surrounding the epi center. what was the experience like for those people as well to me, i live in the obviously you're a barber family. i'm just trying to most in my comp time, the youngest one, the old 100, the 4 families in my tiny house. the aspect struck, i was asleep, i was welcomed by the most loud, just no

alastair heath warns today . sunak realises today. i hope sunak realises just how vicious the backlash will be. the blob , the cultural will be. the blob, the cultural aristocracy and myriad pseudo tories will unleash every dirty trick in the book to force him to back down broadcast hours will continue to be hysterically negative, as will the glaring c he will be accused of hating the youth. the church, the left wing think tanks, big business and charities will continue to condemn him. there will be leaks, resignations and attempts at ousting him . it will be nasty at ousting him. it will be nasty and frenzied. so sunak must be ready for the biggest fight of his political career and he's got to fight the weights in his own party, too. who should lose the whip if they vote against these measures? just like boris made them do during the brexit battle ? but to respond now, my battle? but to respond now, my superstar panel, top daily telegraph columnist allison pearson, the conservative peer, lord bailey, and the aut

live now to alastair shuttleworth who is outside the hackney empire for us. and we are going to be hearing from them soon. , ., and we are going to be hearing from them soon-— and we are going to be hearing from them soon. , . , ., them soon. they have. yes, i am here outside the — them soon. they have. yes, i am here outside the hackney _ them soon. they have. yes, i am here outside the hackney empire. - them soon. they have. yes, i am here outside the hackney empire. the - outside the hackney empire. the atmosphere has been electric. they are going to confirm the details of their new album, the 31st album, this was first served teased to us last month in a cryptic advert in a local paper but they have not as yet revealed any details to the content of the album or what it is going to stand like. this is the first record in 18 years, it was a bigger bang, and 18 years may seem very modest slice of time, given the tenure of the band, measured in music that is a long time. their last album preceded the debut album by the artic monkeys. all bets are off as to wh

. >> quick one on the iraq war was alastair campbell's sexed up dossier and the failure to unearth thoseruction damaging to the reputation of british intelligence . intelligence. >> now, of course, it was , but i >> now, of course, it was, but i wouldn't put all the blame on alastair shoulders. it's look, it's a really complicated issue . and, you know, the chilcot inquiry has written a report that's longer than the bible trying to get to the bottom of it. in in my view, it still doesn't answer satisfaction a lot of the questions. so if you wanted me to debate it, we need to hour's program to to debate an hour's program to it. i think speaking of an hours it. i think speaking of an hour's program is worth of material. >> how do you solve a problem like vladimir putin at the moment ? moment? >> by supporting the ukrainians militarily with armaments to the hilt and not, as it were, weakening in our resolve to see ukraine regain its lost territory? yes i think i think you're hopeful of a resolution in moscow. >> that would probably be the swift solution. well, i think i think putin's positi

. >> quick one on the iraq war was alastair campbell's sexed up dossier and the failure to unearth thoseruction damaging to the reputation of british intelligence . intelligence. >> now, of course, it was , but i >> now, of course, it was, but i wouldn't put all the blame on alastair shoulders. it's look, it's a really complicated issue . and, you know, the chilcot inquiry has written a report that's longer than the bible trying to get to the bottom of it. in in my view, it still doesn't answer satisfaction a lot of the questions. so if you wanted me to debate it, we need to hour's program to to debate an hour's program to it. i think speaking of an hours it. i think speaking of an hour's program is worth of material. >> how do you solve a problem like vladimir putin at the moment ? moment? >> by supporting the ukrainians militarily with armaments to the hilt and not, as it were, weakening in our resolve to see ukraine regain its lost territory? yes i think i think you're hopeful of a resolution in moscow. >> that would probably be the swift solution. well, i think i think putin's positi

alastair heath warns today . sunak realises today. i hope sunak realises just how vicious the backlash will be. the blob , the cultural will be. the blob, the cultural aristocracy and myriad pseudo tories will unleash every dirty trick in the book to force him to back down broadcast hours will continue to be hysterically negative, as will the glaring c he will be accused of hating the youth. the church, the left wing think tanks, big business and charities will continue to condemn him. there will be leaks, resignations and attempts at ousting him . it will be nasty at ousting him. it will be nasty and frenzied. so sunak must be ready for the biggest fight of his political career and he's got to fight the weights in his own party, too. who should lose the whip if they vote against these measures? just like boris made them do during the brexit battle ? but to respond now, my battle? but to respond now, my superstar panel, top daily telegraph columnist allison pearson, the conservative peer, lord bailey, and the aut

. >> broadcaster alastair stewart is marking the moment in history. >> i did genuinely find it very emotionaleading it out, not only because of the burden of responsible duty on my shoulders, but on the shoulders of the entire team at gb news and those who were kind enough to be watching us and listening to be watching us and listening to us. >> queen elizabeth ii was the rock on which modern britain was built. our country has grown and flourished under her reign . flourished under her reign. britain is the great country it is today because of her a life of devoted service s that will never be forgotten . never be forgotten. >> cameron walker, gb news do you think when you look at some of those pictures before she became very frail, it's still hard to imagine she's gone. >> i can't honestly . >> i can't honestly. >> i can't honestly. >> it's really weird, isn't it? >> it's really weird, isn't it? >> it's really weird, isn't it? >> i suppose it's quite difficult because, you know, we don't get to see her. you know, it's not as though we're seeing her to face. so just her face to face. so it's

indeed confirmed in the last few moments that her majesty queen elizabeth ii has died and broadcaster alastairarking the moment in history. she did genuinely find it very emotional, read reading it out, not only because of the burden of responsibility on my shoulders, but on the shoulders of the entire team at gb news and those who were kind enough to be watching us and listening to be watching us and listening to us. >> queen elizabeth, the second was the rock on which modern britain was built . was the rock on which modern britain was built. but our country has grown and flourished under her reign. britain is the great country. it is today because of her a life of devoted service that will never be forgotten. >> camera ian walker. gb news. >> camera ian walker. gb news. >> we really were so lucky, weren't we? >> yeah. all those photos. yeah. >> yeah. all those photos. yeah. >> even watching that, you know , i've got something in my eye. oh, yeah. i still really miss elizabeth. in fact , i still sing elizabeth. in fact, i still sing god save the queen. it's so , so god save the queen. it's so

heath, today written by alastair heath, which is basically saying the political up on political eliten britain he's done a superb britain and he's done a superb analysis the parties. analysis of the two parties. >> and basically saying you can't labour can't distinguish between labour and conservative anymore. they have into one have just melded into one amorphous mass in political amorphous mass in the political middle. with this middle. do you agree with this piece? i do. >> brilliant piece. >> it's a brilliant piece. anybody? everybody read this piece, copy. afraid it piece, get a copy. i'm afraid it will depress you because what it basically is that basically says is that westminster presiding over westminster is presiding over national decline. it's like it was in the late 70s, sort of managed decline. and that's what happens if you have high taxes , happens if you have high taxes, nanny state, high regulation , nanny state, high regulation, then you end up with low growth . and we fail compared to our competitors. the likes of the united states , for example. united states, for

elizabeth ii, has died. >> broadcaster alastair stewart is marking the moment in history. >> i did genuinelyresponsibility on my shoulders, but on the shoulders of the entire team at gb news and those who were kind enough to be watching us and listening to us. >> queen elizabeth, the second was the rock on which modern britain was built, and our country has grown and flourished under her reign. britain is the great country. it is today because of her a life of devoted service that will never be forgotten. >> cameron walker . forgotten. >> cameron walker. gb forgotten. >> cameron walker . gb news. >> cameron walker. gb news. >> cameron walker. gb news. >> you can watch cameron's full interview with liz truss on gb news youtube channel and cameron is live for us this afternoon outside buckingham palace. our royal correspondent cameron . royal correspondent cameron. king charles, this lunchtime is in scotland . prince harry, we in scotland. prince harry, we know in the last hour or so has been at windsor and the prince and princess of wales have been at a service at st david's. >> yes, they hav

it's not as easy to find where the spend is, but david, it's important that you understand that alastairk is an insane eagle fan >> i have heard that i've heard that he's as big as or bigger eagle fan than -- >> i'm not going to disagree with that. he's also an incredibly cool guy. i said, this is the new rap. spend is okay, but we can't find out where they're spending we look for it is it carnival is it -- i keep coming back to amazon and the number of people they're adding amazon is just where -- amazon has become the de facto, and when i saw the dollar general sell, i would have thought that with the tradedown, they would be the ones. no i just think it's just amazon and walmart and costco >> amazon adding 250,000 more workers. >> more than last year >> target added 100,000, similar to last year >> but amazon -- >> quarter of a million people even if it's only for a couple months, that's a big number. >> i don't know. where's amazon where's jassy going to find them >> i don't know that jassy's out there looking specifically himself. >> he's out there trying to watch a giant game maybe

editor alastair heath says that britain is now an elite dictatorship where majority opinions are crushedr looming ban on gas boilers, the de—banking ing scandal, the failure to prosecute crime, the attempted cancellation of women, the sabotage of the brexit agenda, the scale of migrant action. welcome to anti—democratic britain , where anti —democratic britain, where the anti—democratic britain, where the beleaguered majority is increasingly subject to the whims of an entitled activist elite that often seems to despise the people over which it exercises so much power . well, exercises so much power. well, if this is true and continues, will there be an uprising even bigger than brexit as suggested by heath in his article? let's put that to you. tonight's newsmaker, former government minister, bestselling author and television personality ann widdecombe . and is britain now widdecombe. and is britain now run by a woke or autocratic elite out of touch with the public? >> oh, yes. i think there can be any doubt about that at all. i mean, when they pass the laws that they've passed for net z

editor alastair heath says that britain is now an elite dictatorship where majority opinions are crushedr looming ban on gas boilers, the de—banking ing scandal, the failure to prosecute crime, the attempted cancellation of women, the sabotage of the brexit agenda, the scale of migrant action. welcome to anti—democratic britain , where anti —democratic britain, where the anti—democratic britain, where the beleaguered majority is increasingly subject to the whims of an entitled activist elite that often seems to despise the people over which it exercises so much power . well, exercises so much power. well, if this is true and continues, will there be an uprising even bigger than brexit as suggested by heath in his article? let's put that to you. tonight's newsmaker, former government minister, bestselling author and television personality ann widdecombe . and is britain now widdecombe. and is britain now run by a woke or autocratic elite out of touch with the public? >> oh, yes. i think there can be any doubt about that at all. i mean, when they pass the laws that they've passed for net z

alastair says, why oh why not get a government why can we not get a government or minister or electedm to and the people ask them to do? and ali i just don't trust ali says, i just don't trust starmer. remember when he had us as the laughing stock of the world and charlotte says, no way, i'll vote for him whilst he continues move towards continues to move towards reversing brexit and accepting more migrants or even more migrants , charlotte says. migrants, charlotte says. >> and i suppose that is of course referencing that returns agreement that could get migrants swapped into the to the to the uk. of course, when we were part of the european union, part of the dublin arrangement on illegal migration for the last few years, we had more illegal migrants put into the united kingdom than we sent out of the united kingdom thanks to that arrangement. so a returns agreement isn't always a guarantee that fewer people will come. >> do you know what i find so interesting now? i mean, even looking at the front page of the times this morning and the pm talking about a—level reform is it feels li

but this perhaps is one of the more egregious ones and one which which alastair jack, the scottish secretary assent. and that's what it's all about . but if you listen to about. but if you listen to humza yousaf, the first minister, it's not really about the legislation anymore. it's about the principle of westminster being able to stop up legislation which has been legally passed in the scottish parliament, but which impinges on aspects of legislation which is outside the scottish parliament's con competency . parliament's con competency. >> kenny because as you say, they signed up to this act all they signed up to this act all the way back when devolution was brought in in scotland . so and brought in in scotland. so and just because westminster has intervened , i mean, it's the intervened, i mean, it's the first and only time they've ever done it. it's not as if they're england is westminster is pushing its weight around with the scottish parliament all the time. this is a one off. >> well, yes, indeed it is a one off. and of course, the argument from humza yousaf and the snp is that if i

so eight months ago, alastair jack he told westminster that he was to going be issuing a section 35 ordernow the bill had has really been growing . since 2017, where it started going into consultation and over the course of the next five years, it went through many changes until december last yean changes until december last year, where 150 different amendments had to be whittled down to just 19. and after that, five years of preparation towards the bill, well, it took just 28 days for alister jack to hand down his decision . of hand down his decision. of course, gender recognition is devolved to scotland and that then really forms part of the argument of the scottish government of overstepping. however on the other side of the coin , it is well within the coin, it is well within the remit of westminster. if they feel that scottish legislation impedes or impacts negatively in any way, any of the uk legislation and in this case it's the equality act that is mainly affected. now over the last eight months i've spoken to so many people and so many sides of this debate and it has been heated

i mean, that said, i've worked with alastair heath.y interested in this idea of the blob. and he does about it blob. and he does talk about it quite a lot. so i think sometimes these sometimes you got to take these columns with a little bit of a pinch of as rishi sunak has pinch of salt as rishi sunak has been saying, he believes very strongly it will be strongly that it will be possible to hit the overall 2050 net zero targets, even if some of these interim targets are pushed back a little bit . the pushed back a little bit. the point he made yesterday, which hasn't been picked up on very much, is that the uk has been leading the way in dropping carbon emissions for the last 30 years and actually over the last decade the uk has under promised and over delivered on reducing emissions. so year after year , emissions. so year after year, economists and environmental experts have said that the uk is going to miss its targets and then actually it's gone above and beyond. so rishi sunak will be hoping at least that it won't come to some sor

indeed confirmed in the last few moments that her majesty queen elizabeth ii has died and broadcaster alastairking the moment in history. i did genuinely find it very emotional, read seeing it out not only because of the burden of responsibility on my shoulders, but on the shoulders of the entire team at gb news and those who were kind enough to be watching us and listening to be watching us and listening to us. queen elizabeth the second was the rock on which modern britain was built . modern britain was built. >> but our country has grown and flourished under her reign. britain is the great country. it is today because of her a life of devoted service that will never be forgotten. >> cameron walker . never be forgotten. >> cameron walker. gb never be forgotten. >> cameron walker . gb news indeed. >> gosh, a year we'll be talking about that a lot more very, very shortly as we look back at her reign, we look at how charles is doing as well. the modern monarchy . doing as well. the modern monarchy. but there's loads more still to come between now and 4:00 because the prime 4:00 as well, because

alastair fee, bbc news.inked to faulty e—bike batteries, the london assembly's written to ministers asking for better regulation of products bought online. the london fire brigade has warned its the fastest growing fire risk in the capital. the government says it's working to ensure safety issues are assessed and action is taken. more than 120 crimes of what's known as upskirting were recorded in london in the last two years by the met police. it's when someone secretly takes a photo or films underneath a person's clothes. the end violence against women coalition says more public awareness and education is needed. the government says it's created a specific offence to tackle upskirting. sadiq khan is in new york this week as he tries to promote london overseas. during the four—day trip the mayor will appear on several american tv shows to encourage more people to visit and invest in london. he'll also attend a un climate—change summit. an amateur boxing club in south london that's believed to be the oldest i

to help the injured but only after they've been given hostile environment training. 0ur reporter alastairield. we send emergency medical teams into conflict. chaos, absolute chaos. we're coming to you. this is front line medical care, except it's taking place deep in the west sussex countryside. so today is a simulated environment. so what we're trying to prepare them for is a variety of risks that they may be facing in humanitarian contexts. it might look real, but it's all being staged. these medics are training for the real thing. i'm a pharmacist who works in the gp surgery, so you don't get many people putting guns in yourface. they would normally be caring for patients in hospitals and clinics, but the doctors, nurses and health care workers here have volunteered to go where the world needs them most. i'm gemma berwick, i'm a pediatric nurse from oxford. i'm gemma, i'm a medic. each exercise is designed to test them, to push them to make the best decisions under pressure. i have to tell my boss that there is a problem. well, it's quite stressful. you just have to remember why you're

alastair stewart. little as well. >> i see you, lucky devil. >> i see you, lucky devil. >> i see you, lucky devil. >> i know we love big al. don't we? he's back in back in to we? so he's back in back in to explain. all good. >> lovely. explain. all good. >> we've. explain. all good. >> we've been talking this morning briefly morning or very briefly we did about the that has just about the news that has just sort broken in that there are sort of broken in that there are allegedly a couple of chinese spies working from within westminster . yeah, we spoke to westminster. yeah, we spoke to our political editor, christopher hope about that very shortly in delhi . well, this is shortly in delhi. well, this is what rishi sunak had to say on the subject. >> well, i obviously can't comment on the specifics of an ongoing , but with ongoing investigation, but with regard meeting with regard to my meeting with premier what i said very premier li, what i said very specifically is that i arranged a raid , a range of

and the express leads on the news that the retired tv newsreader alastair stewart has revealed he's living it's the start of a penny farthing race which takes place in the town just once every ten years. you wouldn't want to follow one of those. they are tightly packed together. you could get a domino effect and follow it or something. not the kind of rush hour most of us want. , , , want. this is in the times. do you remember — want. this is in the times. do you remember at _ want. this is in the times. do you remember at the _ want. this is in the times. do you remember at the coronation - want. this is in the times. do you - remember at the coronation everybody sat on beautiful blue chairs? wooden chairs in the abbey. you can buy them. not all of them but they will be auctioned for charity is. king charles and queen kamil have picked several charities who will benefit from this. lots will go up for auction i think via christie's, with auction i think via christie's, with a focus on english, european and 19th—century furniture. they can be browsed online from october 13 with the sale clo