baroness kidron there.first time in more than a year, according to the latest official figures. regular pay grew at a faster—than—expected annual pace of 5.2% between august and0ctober. wages are continuing to increase faster than the price of goods. analysts say the latest figures have reduced the chances of the bank of england cutting interest rates when it meets this week. the current rate stands at 4.75%. these latest wage figures come on the day that businesses from jaguar land rover to amazon — as well as trade union leaders — are in parliament to discuss britain's new employment rights bill. earlier i spoke to thomas pugh from rsm uk — i put it to him these numbers could all be good news for workers. the stand out number today was this big rise in pay growth. now some of that is due to those public sector pay deals that were made a few months ago. they're starting to take effect now, but pay growth in the private sector was also really strong. so like you said, that's really good news if you're a wor

baroness sue campbell, the former chair of uk sport and head of women's football for the fa, is takingher agenda. i've been passionate for the last 50 years about using sport as a tool to really change and improve people's lives. netball is a sport i know really well. i feel girls and women's rates are still lagging behind men. ijust think that women's rates are still lagging behind men. i just think that doll —— netball is a game for girls, it's a safe space, it's somewhere they can come and feel safe and i hope looked after. ijust feel it's an opportunity to really make a difference in some people �*s lives. that's why i'm doing it. difference in some people 's lives. that's why i'm doing it.— that's why i'm doing it. baroness sue campbell- — finally, it's regarded as one of the toughest, most gruelling motorsport events in the world. the dakar rally, which now takes place across saudi arabia, is spread across nearly two weeks, across a distance of almost 5,000 miles, with bikes, quads, trucks, cars and more. britain's sam sunderland is a man who's won it twice. this time around, tho

let's speak to former security minister, baroness pauline neville—jones.houghts of the 20th for our events? pm your thoughts of the 20th for our events?— your thoughts of the 20th for our events? �* . , , ., , our events? an appalling story. m heart our events? an appalling story. my heart goes _ our events? an appalling story. my heart goes out _ our events? an appalling story. my heart goes out to _ our events? an appalling story. my heart goes out to everybody who is been affected by this. a lot of very injured people. it's very peculiar incident. here is an individual who came from saudi arabia, who appears to have turned against the region of his country and indeed his own birth. it is in effect campaigning against it. there have been reports of the language he uses he is using campaigning against islam and against german liberalism in respect of islamic practice and indeed leading large numbers of muslims into the country. i think we're looking at something which is very unusual. and not the sort of thing that normal security authorities would expect

let's speak to baroness shaista gohir, ceo of the muslim women's network uk. thank you for coming onk you for coming on the ”roramme. ,., ., ., ~ programme. good evening. thank ou for programme. good evening. thank you for having _ programme. good evening. thank you for having me _ programme. good evening. thank you for having me on. _ programme. good evening. thank you for having me on. how - you for having me on. how concerned _ you for having me on. how concerned are _ you for having me on. how concerned are you - you for having me on. how concerned are you by - you for having me on. how concerned are you by this? you for having me on. how - concerned are you by this? i'm not concerned _ concerned are you by this? my not concerned because the headlines are misleading. i think they are being generated deliberately to cause fear. the headlines where britain is the western capital of sharia courts, they are not called courts. we don't call them courts, so we shouldn't have terminology imposed on us. the correct terminology is islamic divorce services. the number 85, it was a number t

sue gray is expected to become a baroness.as keir starmer�*s chief of staff. a number of conservatives will by a pointed to the house of lords. an expert prosecution witness in the trial of the serial killer lucy letby has denied changing his mind about the cause of death of three babies. yesterday, the barrister mark mcdonald said that dr dewi evans had "revised his opinion", but dr evans says that claim is "unsubstantiated, unfounded, and inaccurate". lucy letby is serving 15 whole—life prison terms for murdering seven babies and trying to kill seven others. the environment agency is warning that one in four properties in england could be at risk of flooding by 2050, because of climate change. at the moment, 6.3 million properties are considered at risk from rivers, seas or surface flooding, and the agency is projecting that will rise to eight million by the middle of the century. 1450 00:23:

the leader of reform uk, nigel farage, has met sue gray is expected to become a baroness when the governmentn parties under boris johnson's for lockdown parties under borisjohnson�*s premiership. the former archbishop of canterbury, george carey, has quit as a priest after a bbc news investigation whch found he'd allowed a priest to return to ministry, despite being banned over sexual abuse allegations. justin welby, the most recent archbishop of canterbury, resigned for similar reasons. the archbishop of york, who is due to take his place, is resisting calls to resign for his handling of a sex abuse case. you're live with bbc news. after months of deadlock, israel and hamas appear to be moving closer to a gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. a senior palestinian official told the bbc that ceasefire talks were in a "decisive and final phase" — and israel's defence minister said an agreement was closer than ever. joining me live is david makovsky, a distinguished fellow and director of the koret project on arab—israel relations, at the washington institute for near east policy. cautious o

nick's here alongside your panellists this evening, conservative peer baroness kate fall, who was deputy chief of staff to prime minister cameron, and newsagents host and newsnight alumni lewis goodall. we start tonight with the government's decision not to compensate the waspi women. nick, who are the waspi women? the women against state pension inequality campaign. these are the 3.6 million women born in the 19505 who have been hit by two developments in the last 29 years. the first one was the decision by john major's government in 1995 to set out a timetable for equalising, to the age of 65, the age at which you receive your state pension, equalising between men and women, and the idea was you would phase it in between 2010 and 2020. the second development was in 2011, the coalition government decided to speed that up and do that equalisation by 2018. basically, the argument of the waspi campaign is that hasn't been enough time, not enough notice for us to prepare for that delay in receiving the state pension. they had a big victory recently when the parliamentary and health service

yes, not a huge surprise to see sue gray's name there, becoming a baroness may soften the blow unsweetenedgs a wealth of experience, some decades in government. what i think is significant and notable about today's announcement is that a prime minister who has committed to eventually getting rid of an unelected upper chamber has today announced a pre—christmas stuffing of it with 30 labour loyalists. there are also six conservatives and two lib going into the building behind me which already has 800 also members, it's the largest second chamber in the world. labour sources saying tonight there was an imbalance in that in that chamber that needed to be corrected, to get keir starmer�*s plan for change through parliament. those names announced today, if there isn't reform, do get a job for life. it's notjust a title, is the ability to vote on legislation and also they get paid £361 a day for turning up. it's tax—free and they get travel expenses too. it's tax-free and they get travel expenses toe-— it's tax-free and they get travel expenses too. thank you, joe pike re ”ortin. in syria, there

down street, important businessmen, german politicians, what she called nice little white haired baroness's who were her entree into the nobility. so she came with lots of skills, little brought to the table, teaching her the fundamentals, reporting, including importance of accuracy. she was adamant that if there verifiable sources wasn't a story that wasn't a value, all of little's colleagues shared at the time, but it was one that sigrid would hold on to through out her career and in fact she would point out cases fake news wherever she found. she actually used that term. that is not a new term. soon she was much more than a translator. she was the number two correspondent at the tribune foreign bureau in berlin. at the same time that she was learning about journalism? she was learning how to make a place for herself in what was really the boys club of foreign correspondents. and that was going to be an issue that would have to deal with throughout her career. and one of the things she needed to learn how to do that, we wouldn't necessarily think of is she had to get comfortable going int

that baroness? yeah . andrew rt. that baroness? yeah. andrew rt. davies was the leader of the welsh tories as well. but he's he's out as well. >> we'll bring you some more. more on that if you're interested. andrew rc davies stepping down after he won a vote of no confidence but trailing in fourth place. not great behind reform plaid cymru and labour. but let's get the headunes and labour. but let's get the headlines with sam francis. do get in touch. gbnews.com/yoursay . get in touch. gbnews.com/yoursay. >> emily. tom, thank you very much. good morning to you. it's just good afternoon. in fact, it's just coming up to 12:05. the top story this lunchtime. victims of stalking will soon have the right to know the identity of their online abusers. that's under new government plans. the home secretary, yvette cooper, says the move will give more powers to victims and strengthen stalking protection orders, which can now be imposed even after a conviction. courts will also be able to apply protection orders for acquitted offenders if they're still deemed

what a treat for you, baroness jacqueline foster, the tory peer and former member of the european parliament, alongside her aaron bastani, the co—founder of novara media. we'll have all of those topics and lots more. did you see, for example, the vote to try and stop the farmer inheritance tax was rejected. what do you think to that? before we get stuck in there, let's get the 6:00 news headlines. >> thanks, michel. good evening. it's just after 6:00. here are your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. the ceo of unitedhealthcare, brian thompson, was reportedly shot and killed in new york city. mr thompson , who had been the chief thompson, who had been the chief executive of the insurance giant since april of 2021, was killed outside the hilton hotel in midtown manhattan. the gunman, who was wearing a face mask, fled the scene, with the manhunt currently ongoing. new york city police commissioner jessica tisch says this does not appear to be a random act of violence. it appears the suspect was lying in wait for several minutes. we'll, of course, bring you up to date as we get more on that

but baroness cass, who led a review into children's gender care, says the drugs are powerful, with unproven and significant risks, and fifa's decision to award saudi arabia the 2034 world cup has sparked backlash from politicians who have condemned it as sportswashing. despite significant concerns over human rights, including the treatment of migrant workers and lgbtq+ fans, fifa and the football association have given their support following assurances from saudi officials. while the move solidifies saudi arabia's ambitions to be a global sports leader, but critics including amnesty and football supporters europe, have called today's decision scandalous. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you in an houn >> welcome back to state of the nation. once again. labour is in the process of doing exactly what it said it would not do reversing brexit by stealth. a grandmother's footsteps of return. quietly behind the scenes, there is a push to bring us into alignment with the eu. labour would not dare to take us explicitly back into the eu, but it's doing so via the back door.

but what i love is how the equality and human rights commission, baroness falkner was like just called bluff. >> right? it's extraordinary, isn't it? relax, relax. it'll never happen. don't worry about it. it's definitely happened. so, yeah, i tend to agree with you. i mean, i'm always keen to say it's not necessarily, you know, it's not. it's not people who are trans acting in good faith. it'sjust who are trans acting in good faith. it's just a loophole for wrong'uns close 1516 00:09

baroness hale, who consistently voted against the last conservative government in the house of lords she had retired, showed off about her political position by wearing a ridiculous brooch when overruling ministers. the recent tendency to replace ministerial decision making with judicial opinion has inevitably politicised the judiciary and reduce trust, as they seem to belong to a left wing ascendancy. against this background, appointing sir brian leveson to inquire into reducing trial by jury is like asking judge jeffreys to report on the monmouth rebellion. he has little reason to love juries, as he was famously embarrassed by the acquittal of ken dodd when he was the lead prosecutor, and he was the lead prosecutor, and he showed in his appalling free speech, undermining eponymous report into the press that he is no lover of our ancient liberties. so you see a hater of liberty to decide upon removing further liberties. juries protect from an overmighty state, and judges are much less independent than 12 fellow citizens. juries sometimes quit or quit against the evidence when they t

but baroness cass, who led a review into childrens gender care, says the drugs are powerful, with unprovents and significant risks, and fifa's decision to award saudi arabia the 2034 world cup has sparked backlash from politicians who have condemned it as sportswashing. despite significant concerns over human rights, including the treatment of migrant workers and lgbtq+ fans, fifa and the football association have given their support following assurances from saudi officials. while the move solidifies saudi arabia's ambitions to be a global sports leader, but critics including amnesty and football supporters europe, have called today's decision scandalous. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you in an houn >> welcome along. the british taxpayer is being used as a cash cow to pay the benefits for people who can't speak english. you're also paying for foreign criminals to languish in our prisons before they're released. and then you'll probably end up paying and then you'll probably end up paying their benefits as well. reform mp rupert lowe claims that there are nearly

but what i love is how the equality and human rights commission, baroness falkner was like just called bluff. >> right? it's extraordinary, isn't it? relax, relax. it'll never happen. don't worry about it. it's definitely happened. so, yeah, i tend to agree with you. i mean, i'm always keen to say it's not necessarily, you know, it's not. it's not people who are trans acting in good faith. it'sjust who are trans acting in good faith. it's just a loophole for wrong'uns close the loophole. i don't i don't like loopholes. no, exactly. >> but what do you think about this? i mean, it's incredible that it takes the ehrc to come in to fix the government. surely the government should be leading. >> well, you think so? it was good to see julie in the toilets earlier @gbnews. that whole showroom thing didn't seem so funny at the time. >> i mean, did you notice how venomous she was? she was looking at you the whole. >> i don't want men like it was like a lived experience for julie. look, look, you've hit the nail on the head here. when you say when the ehrc are the ones now stepping in and saying

andrew, and is reported to have also met with the former prime ministers, lord david cameron and baroness theresa may. >> now he was banned from britain in 2023 by the former home secretary, suella braverman, when it was believed he was acting on behalf of the chinese communist party. >> while the duke of york has insisted that no sensitive matters were ever discussed, and says that all contact was stopped following advice from the government. >> well, let's get the views of deputy political editor of the mail on sunday, anna mikhailova anna. good morning. you see, i sort of think if someone came up to me and said, eamonn just a word, prince andrew. i can get prince andrew to meet you, and perhaps you can sort out a deal for something that would totally go against me wanting to do a deal go against me wanting to do a deal. andrew's got no reputation, no standing, no influence. >> he was a trade envoy, though, wasn't he, when much of this relationship was going on? >> yeah, of course, this this alleged spy was excluded in 2023. but so it is quite recent. i think the key aim that you're, yo

reportedly infiltrating high profile circles, including attending events with david cameron and baroness may. home secretary yvette cooper says britain must maintain economic ties with china, but will act strongly against any security threats. but critics, including nigel farage, are calling for the man to be named, while iain duncan smith is demanding a full investigation into his activities. the duke of york, though, insists no sensitive matters were ever discussed and says all contact stopped following government advice. an urgent manhunt is underway this afternoon for those responsible for a deadly shooting in northwest london last night. a woman in her 40s was shot and sadly died, while two men, both in their 30s, were injured, one of them critically. residents in brent say they heard five gunshots in quick succession and police have now cordoned off the area, with a number of officers still on the scene. detectives are now working to track down those behind the attack, and are urging anyone with information to come forward. water bills are set to rise by 20% to fix broken britain's

baroness fox will be joining us to talk more about that.ill the right to die become an obligation to die ? become an obligation to die? nigel farage seems to think so. author brendan o'neill will join us to talk about parliament passing the assisted dying bill, in which he thinks is a dark moment for our country. and is it time to call it a day on band aid columnist and broadcaster esther krakow seems to think so. she'll be joining us right here in the studio and of course, myself and my fantastic panel will be answering questions from our wonderful studio audience. my our wonderful studio audience. my comedian guests this evening are paul cox and lewis schaffer. how are you both? oh, lovely to see you. looking good. yeah. thank you very much for sitting this side. i am. i know it's unusual up here. we've got decorations in. my chair is slowly moving as well. i can't do anything about it. what the viewers at home can't see is i can't actually reach the floor. so i've got. i've got to use the momentum, but i'm doing okay. i'm doing okay. tha

but baroness cass, who led a review into children's gender care, says the drugs are powerful, with unprovents and significant risks, and fifa's decision to award saudi arabia the 2034 world cup has sparked backlash from politicians who have condemned it as sportswashing. despite significant concerns over human rights, including the treatment of migrant workers and lgbtq+ fans, fifa and the football association have given their support following assurances from saudi officials. while the move solidifies saudi arabia's ambitions to be a global sports leader, but critics including amnesty and football supporters europe, have called today's decision scandalous. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you in an houn >> today the tractors came to westminster, many, many hundreds of them, and they were really pretty noisy with their horns. they had pretty strong signs, you know. farmer starmer, or rather the farmer, farmer and much else. and there were crowds of people there as well. and i have to say it was noisy, but it was all very, very good natured. now it wasn't just happen

but baroness cass, who led a review into children's gender care, says the drugs are powerful, with unprovenits and significant risks, and fifa's decision to award saudi arabia the 2034 world cup has sparked backlash tonight from politicians who have condemned it as sportswashing. despite significant concerns over human rights, including the treatment of migrant workers and lgbt fans, fifa and the fa have given it their support following assurances from saudi arabia. well, the move solidifies saudi's ambitions to be a global sports leader. but critics, including amnesty international and football supporters europe, have called that decision scandalous. those are the latest headunes scandalous. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you in around an hour. now, though, it's over to michelle. >> thank you very much for that. i'm michelle dewberry, and i'm keeping you company until 7:00 tonight. keeping me company here in the studio. is my panel a new face to this program? we like those, don't we? ladies and gents? alice demby, the broadcaster and editor at city am. and alongs

alongside my panel, the academic and journalist tom buick and former conservative mep baroness jacqueline foster. good evening to both of you. you're welcome. good evening. i'm going to start calling you instead. the best dressed female panellist. don't, don't. she always look smart? 0h. oh. >> she's impeccable. >> she's impeccable. >> always, always look smart. and whenever you're on this programme, i always get comments talking about how well—presented and glamorous you are. if we're still allowed to say that in this day and age. ladies and gents, are we? but take the compliment. >> i do, thank you very much. >> i do, thank you very much. >> very glamorous, isn't she? she makes her. every time i know that you're on, i think, oh, god, am i all right? am i up to standard or not? anyway, look, it's not just about us three. it's about you guys at home as well. what's on your mind tonight? there's so much we need tonight? there's so much we need to discuss. ladies and gents, i want to talk. labour. are they still the party of british business? speaking of business, nick candy, you've just be

labour's very own baroness harriet harman was all over the media saying that nigel farage and reforma threat to democracy. >> well, i think people should be very concerned about reform because they're not just the threat to individual parties, but i actually think they're a threat to democracy because they are offering easy answers, and now they are set to apparently cancel local elections in essex, hertfordshire, kent, lancashire and sussex. >> the cynic in me would say this labour are tanking. starmer's handling of the summer disorder, his freezing of pensioners, crippling of farmers, relentless desire to give your money, tax payers money away abroad, which included another £50 million to syria yesterday, the lord alli sleaze and donor gate fiasco, ed miliband's big green revolution and frankly, his total lack of personality mean that he's currently in the toilet. meanwhile, reform uk are surging. they're up seven points since the general election. i mean, they actually have done rather well, haven't they? and this will terrify the labour government. now remember when keir starmer