i'm ben leo. >> it's 9:00pm. i'm ben leo. >> tonight i'm not going to take lectures from rishi sunak about our borders. record numbers of people are coming here in small boats. he's lost control of our borders. >> 400 more illegal migrants arrived in britain yesterday . arrived in britain yesterday. that's 1200 alone since wednesday. when is sir keir starmer going to finally deliver results? >> we have 48 hours to save britain from the danger of a labour government . labour government. >> he warned us about labour. now he's done a runner. so where the hell are the tories? his majesty's official opposition and not really going to take lectures on this from the people who dragged our country so far down in the last few years . it's down in the last few years. it's not taking lectures. this man, is he? the pm's done what he spent years complaining about. now the civil service regulator is launching a probe into labour's very own cronyism scandal. also, eight stabbings, 230 arrests and now, tragically, two people dea

ben. leo her boss warned the nation of a painful autumn budget, deputy pm angela rayner has been spotted raving in ibiza without a care in the world. i think since we said that we would still be friends. >> but i'll admit that i was glad it was over. hey hey hey hey. ready . hey. ready. >> now, rayner, the raver's fondness for clubbing and dancing is no secret, of course, but with her party warning of serious financial hardships at home, her carefree partying on the ibizan island is probably not what voters want to see. andrew, is it unprofessional for politicians to be out partying? >> oh, i think it's brilliant, i love it, and ever since we had that glorious dancing with theresa may coming to on dancing queen and stuff like that, and what people don't mention is dj fisher, who put the headphones on angela as well, just to get the optics on that. yeah, yeah, fantastic stuff . what people fantastic stuff. what people don't realise it's all about the optics. she knows fully well she's going to

this is ben leo this is ben leo tonight only on gb news. thanks for being with us.t away at lgbt pride events could be coming to an end. that's after greater manchester police said it will not take part in this year's celebrations. officers have been ordered to not decorate their uniforms with rainbow flags for this weekend's pride events in manchester, while those on duty for the procession through the city have been given strict orders to focus on professional standards dunng focus on professional standards during the event . focus on professional standards during the event. i'm now joined by retired scotland yard detective mike neville. good evening, mike, thanks for joining me. first of all, let me just kick off with this clip from a previous pride event involving british police. i want to get your thoughts . to get your thoughts. >> even my thoughts now , it's >> even my thoughts now, it's absolutely ridiculous. and the police should be seen to be impartial. completely. so if we had a catholic priest there or an imam, you know, protesting it was against pride b

i'm ben leo, back with you in a moment. >> yeah.with me, ben. leo. and we're going to beam live now to bogota. tatiana sanchez will be impressed in colombia, where the duke and duchess of sussex have shrugged off security fears to embark on their so—called faux royal tour. senior global reporter at the mailonline nick pisa is live on the ground in south america. nick, how's it going? are they making headlines over there? are they safe ? over there? are they safe? >> well, safe. but bearing in mind, ben, i should say that the security is absolutely phenomenal surrounding them. we are being given very limited advance warning of where they're going, so it's obviously a bit of playing, a bit of catch up. and, when you get there and you do see the security, it is phenomenal. they've got about 14 or 15 armed police vehicles following them. there's also soldiers surrounding every venue that they're attending to with machine guns. there were drones up in the air this morning as well. police sniffer dogs. and this morning they went to a part

first we're going to ben. leo ben, write to you, >> so doing the rounds in the papers today is this. i find it, very funny indeed. apparently, phillip schofield, remember him of itv fame? he is, quote unquote , the front runner to unquote, the front runner to appearin unquote, the front runner to appear in this autumn's itv i'm appear in this autumn's itv i'm a celebrity get me out of here in australia. of course it was nigel farage last year. in australia. of course it was nigel farage last year . this nigel farage last year. this yean nigel farage last year. this year, apparently phillip schofield is in the running. he's been pictured out and about with, ant and dec having dinner in recent weeks and apparently this is going to be his big chance to revive his tv career after leaving itv in rather shameful circumstances. so panel phillip schofield so weird isn't it ? eating those, those critters it? eating those, those critters down under going on i'm a celebrity get me out of here is literally the worst thing som

first we're going to ben. leoe to you, >> so doing the rounds in the papers today is this. i find it, very funny indeed. apparently, phillip schofield, remember him of itv fame? he is, quote unquote , the front runner to unquote, the front runner to appearin unquote, the front runner to appear in this autumn's itv i'm appear in this autumn's itv i'm a celebrity get me out of here in australia. of course it was nigel farage last year. in australia. of course it was nigel farage last year . this nigel farage last year. this yean nigel farage last year. this year, apparently phillip schofield is in the running. he's been pictured out and about with, ant and dec having dinner in recent weeks and apparently this is going to be his big chance to revive his tv career after leaving itv in rather shameful circumstances. so panel phillip schofield so weird isn't it ? eating those, those critters it? eating those, those critters down under going on i'm a celebrity get me out of here is literally the worst thing someone can d

this is ben leo tonight, only on gb news. back in tick. ben leo tonight only on gb news.ers face ten year terms, warns cps boss. chief prosecutor says it's not about revenge. it's about justice. and hundreds more will go to court. stephen parkinson actually , he's the guy parkinson actually, he's the guy who i featured in my 9 pm. monologue saying that police officers were going to be scouring the internet for people talking about the riots, he says in the sunday times. the charging decisions were expected to soar, with a new phase of cases set to include more serious charges, with stiffer penalties . interesting. while penalties. interesting. while the wonder if that includes the onune the wonder if that includes the online activity he was talking about previously and the mail on sunday, security chiefs, prime minister kept in dark by aide sue gray. starmer's chief of staff sue gray, remember her partygate fame, accused of , partygate fame, accused of, quote, thinking she runs britain as the man on sunday has told she blocked top level briefings. that's. yeah they've acc

i'm ben leo. >> it's 9:00pm. i'm ben leo. >> tonight priority and the first step is to set up the new border security command. and to increase our law enforcement. >> labour promised to smash the gangs with a fancy new border security command. so why is the rebranded home office unit still without a boss.7 more than 40 days after they won power , days after they won power, meanwhile, it's revealed a migrant who tried killing a commuter by pushing him onto tube tracks in london was appealing deportation from britain despite committing a string of crimes here. so just what exactly do you have to do to be deported from the uk .7 to be deported from the uk.7 >> and to be deported from the uk? >> and astrazeneca vaccine is safe. the experts are telling us that it's safe , and i would urge that it's safe, and i would urge everybody who's invited to come forward to have the he told you, the covid vaccine was safe and effective. >> so why are 14,000 people now applying for compensation from the government's vaccine damag

welcome to ben leo tonight with me josh howie ben leo.is temporarily covering mark dolan tonight throughout august, but as both mark dolan and ben leo are off having well—deserved breaks, ben leo tonight covering mark dolan tonight is tonight being covered by me . josh howie coming up on by me. josh howie coming up on ben leo tonight with me. josh howie a tale of two cities, but both have men doing nazi salutes. why is there such unequal outrage? because of the protests. they were on. as the police brace themselves for another week of unrest, britain's top prosecutor warns rioters they could be facing ten years in prison is the consensus now that prisons work, the government seems to be on the bnnk government seems to be on the brink of adopting an official definition of islamophobia following this week's horrific rioting . but would such a ruling rioting. but would such a ruling be a necessary legal protection or a way of quashing any criticism of an ideology under the guise of racism ? as the the guise of racism? as the paris olympics d

up next tonight, it's ben leo. >> tonight. what have you got for us? this evening, ben? , i've got an update on the small boats arrivals. hundreds more yesterday. i'll give you the exact number in just a tick. but the big question tomorrow in the telegraph, at least from our very own camilla tominey, is. where the hell are the tories? they're meant to be the majesty's. his majesty's official opposition. rishi sunak's eating frozen yoghurt in california by the pacific ocean. also, some detail about lee anderson, one of his online trolls who's been sending him our south easterly flow allowing our south easterly flow to develop, and this warm front starting to introduce some cloud from the south. and that's certainly the case as we head for the evening into the overnight period, more in the way of cloud pushing northwards across england and wales. some showers starting to break out. so locally heavy, particularly towards the far south and southeast towards the end of the night, with the odd thunderstorms possible. so the clear skies lurking towards the northwest across parts

this is britain's newsroom with me, ben, leo and nana akua. right. >> so coming up police chiefs are told to stay on high alert in the face of more disorder as the prime minister praises the force's response to the violence. this week, chris hope has more . has more. >> no trouble last night from rioters , thankfully across the rioters, thankfully across the country. but sir keir starmer says that he must. his team must remain on high alert this weekend . weekend. >> and a divided britain, the mayor of london, sadiq khan, declares he no longer feels safe as a muslim in london. with the ongoing unrest, so is this genuine concern or is he maybe playing the victim and trouble for taylor? >> taylor swift's wembley show might, not go ahead next week. with beefed up security as her vienna performances are cancelled over terrorism fears . cancelled over terrorism fears. would this put you off going and highway code headache almost half of drivers admit they don't know the hierarchy of responsibility that was added to the driving rule book. >> two yea

this is britain's newsroom with ben , leo britain's newsroom with ben, leo and me.s of sussex. they've been welcomed to colombia in south america as they begin their four day tour of the nation. >> harry and meghan were met in the capital, bogota , by the capital, bogota, by colombia's vice president francia marquez and her husband, and the couple attended a forum on our digital future where both harry and meghan spoke. take listen. >> and for me, the most important place that i sit in the world right now is as a mother. so i look at it through the lens of what my children, our children, are going to adopt as they get older and how we can keep them safe. because i do believe all of us agree. despite whatever disparities there are throughout the world, no one contests the fact that we want to keep our children safe. >> typical. it started with and for me, of course it did. >> meghan markle. anyway, we're joined now by royal broadcaster helena chard. good morning helena. thanks for joining helena chard. good morning helena. thanks forjoining us, some people have a lit

and it's been conducted by my excellent colleague ben leo. now, we'll look forward to that.like son. it's a cracking interview. i admired barack obama as a statesman. yes, i did, so shoot me. probably shouldn't say that. and bill clinton had his talents when he wasn't chasing tail. like hillary said, he's a hard to dog keep on the porch. but in this race for the white house, donald trump is the lesser of two evils by a significant margin. you see, donald trump wants to make america great again, or kamala harris will do is make america break again . is make america break again. your reaction? what is your opinion of kamala harris? do you like the idea that she might be the next us president ? the next us president? gbnews.com/yoursay reacting to my big opinion, a very old friend of mine, white house correspondent john christopher bucha, live from washington jcb good to see you , you're a wise good to see you, you're a wise man. i'm sure you're worried about president kamala harris as much as i am. >> i am i am absolutely ecstatic about kamala harris. she is a brilliant she is

i'm ben leo. >> it's 9:00pm. i'm ben leo. >> tonight criminal gangs that are running this trade making a fortune putting people in those boats. and we have to take those gangs down. >> keir starmer promised to smash the gangs, but i'll shortly deliver a bombshell gb news exclusive that should raise alarm bells across the nation. the safety of our country is at risk . does the government care.7 risk. does the government care.7 does sir keir starmer care.7 is anyone listening? the does sir keir starmer care? is anyone listening? the country needs answers. >> also tonight, what about all those international students? they came in after the pandemic. >> are we saying that they should not have come into the country? so what? >> their families there, didn't they? on your watch? >> the system? actually, no. >> the system? actually, no. >> the system? actually, no. >> the conservatives should have sorted that crisis out. now their would be leader says they have nothing to answer for when it comes to legal migration ehhen

ben. leoill see an average of £149 rise in their energy bills from october under the regulator ofgems new price cap. that's despite the prime minister saying this two years ago as leader of the opposition, i understand i completely understand why so many people are frustrated at the government that's not doing anything about their energy bills, that's dhhenng their energy bills, that's dithering and they're going to come in and blame everything on the tories. so james schneider, who is to blame for this absolute mess and may i add pack of lies from labour? >> well, to begin with, the government , because the government, because the government, because the government could do something different then you have the previous government, different then you have the previous government , the previous government, the government before that and the government before that and the government before that . so we government before that. so we have about 40 years of , of have about 40 years of, of governme

ben. leoill see an average of £149 rise in their energy bills from october under the regulator ofgems new price cap. that's despite the prime minister saying this two years ago as leader of the opposition, i understand i completely understand why so many people are frustrated at the government that's not doing anything about their energy bills, that's dhhenng their energy bills, that's dithering and delaying, just like it did at the beginning of the year . the year. >> in the end , politics is about >> in the end, politics is about choices , and this government is choices, and this government is choosing to protect the profits of oil and gas companies. unexpected profits of oil and gas companies, rather than sticking up for and helping hard working families and struggling businesses. i hope that just as we did earlier this year, we can force them into a u—turn because under my leadership, labour is on the side of working people. >> yeah, we've got the receipts. prime minister. we won't forget.

this is ben leo tonight only on tick. welcome back to ben leo tonight.obably have forgotten about the madness of the covid days, or at least want to. but for thousands of people, the reality of what happened back then is still a living nightmare. new figures reported today show nearly 14,000 people in britain have appued 14,000 people in britain have applied for payments from the government for alleged harm caused by covid vaccines. freedom of information requests made by the daily telegraph show that payments have already been awarded for conditions including stroke, heart attack, dangerous blood clots, inflammation of the spinal cord, excessive swelling of the vaccinated limb and facial paralysis, just to name a few. around 97% of claims awarded relate to the astrazeneca jab, with just a handful of payments made for damage from pfizer or moderna. those who are successful receive a one off payment of £120,000. but so far, the government has made payments in just 175 cases under its vaccine damage payment scheme. that's fewer than 2% of people who have a

but it almost wasn't ben leo and sophie. it was almost a sophie reapen sophie.was almost a sophie reaper. and tell them why ben, you almost abandoned me. nothing. >> not my fault. first of all. so. okay, first world problems. so. okay, first world problems. so it went to scotland on monday with my family to see. my wife's grandmother took the kids up there. great day or great week? i came home well. tried to come home yesterday, so my flight from edinburgh airport was at 7 pm, i got to the airport and the airline said , your flight's the airline said, your flight's been pushed back to 11 pm. i said, well, i can't do that because it means getting home at maybe back to london at two in the morning. i'd have no sleep for the show today. so i booked a separate flight with another airline. a few hours later that flight was cancelled and i thought, okay, well, look, i'm going to have to go back to the original booking, leave at 11 pm. and get back in the early hours. fine. let's deal with it. what happens? i'm sitting in the airport terminal until three in the morning

i'm ben leo. >> it's 9:00pm.gangs that are running this trade making a fortune putting people in those boats. and we have to take those gangs down. >> keir starmer promised to smash the gangs, but i'll shortly deliver a bombshell gb news exclusive that should raise alarm bells across the nation. the safety of our country is at risk . does the government care? risk. does the government care? does sir keir starmer care? is anyone listening? the country needs answers. >> also tonight, what about all those international students? they came in after the pandemic. >> are we saying that they should not have come into the country? so what? >> their families there, didn't they? on your watch? >> the system? actually, no. >> the system? actually, no. >> the system? actually, no. >> the conservatives should have sorted that crisis out. now their would be leader says they have nothing to answer

this is ben leo tick. welcome back to ben leo. tonight only on gb news.t to say we're going to cross to bogota in colombia to speak with the mayor, don lie—ins, senior global reporter on the harry and meghan faux royal tour. but apparently nick's been, i don't know, kidnapped by some cartels or something because he's having some trouble connecting with us. so we're going to go back to our panel now. nina, neil and aidan magee. and we're just going to talk about harry and meghan. apparently reports today say that in colombia, they're being protected by a so—called ring of steel. so we've got drones, we've got helicopters, a convoy of 14 cars and vans . apparently of 14 cars and vans. apparently the government and the police deployed armoured vehicles as well, while armed officers and soldiers patrolled the roads too. so first of all, nina, who is paying for this, do you reckon? it seems like a cushy pr job for colombia. >> well, it's not. it's not the british taxpayer. put it that way. >> thank goodness for that. >> thank goodness for that. >> hurrah! >> h

this is ben leo tonight, only on gb news. a few minutes . minutes. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news >> hello there. welcome to your latest gb news. weather forecast from the met office. there's an improvement in our weather as we head into monday. a bank holiday. for some of us, there will still be some showers around, but more in the way of sunny spells and it will just feel a little warmer. low pressure moving off the sea in a brief ridge of high pressure moving in ahead of the next weather system , which does come weather system, which does come in late monday and into tuesday. but an improvement anyway through the rest of the day. overnight into monday morning, there's still quite a lot of cloud across the uk. this band of cloud across northern ireland, southern scotland into northern england will continue to give some showery rain. elsewhere. mixture of clear spells and showers, and temperatures milder than they have been of late, generally staying in the mid teens . so staying

welcome to ben leo tonight with me josh howie ben leo.rk dolan tonight throughout august, but as both mark dolan and ben leo are off having well—deserved breaks, ben leo tonight covering mark dolan tonight is tonight being covered by me . josh howie coming up on by me. josh howie coming up on ben leo tonight with me. josh howie a tale of two cities, but both have men doing nazi salutes. why is there such unequal outrage? because of the protests. they were on. as the police brace themselves for another week of unrest, britain's top prosecutor warns rioters they could be facing ten years in prison is the consensus now that prisons work, the government seems to be on the bnnk government seems to be on the brink of adopting an official definition of islamophobia following this week's horrific rioting . but would such a ruling rioting. but would such a ruling be a necessary legal protection or a way of quashing any criticism of an ideology under the guise of racism ? as the the guise of racism? as the paris olympics draw to a close today, afte

welcome to sunday with michael portillo with me ben leo. lots going on this morning, including the latest on the tory leadership race with priti patel baring all in the papers about the threat from nigel farage. also, the courts fast tracking prosecutions in a bid to quash the growing riots that have been taking place across britain. and i'll share with you some more of my chat with eric trump, the son of would be us president donald trump , when i met of would be us president donald trump, when i met him in aberdeen yesterday. elsewhere, as russia has released several us prisoners in a recent diplomatic exchange highlighting ongoing efforts to resolve international tensions, could this be a significant step towards improved bilateral relations? military historian peter caddick—adams will be here to share his thoughts on what this means for us russian relations. meanwhile, tensions have intensified between israel and iran in the past week . and iran in the past week. that's after the killing of a hamas chief in iran. and that came, of cours

welcome to sunday with michael portillo with me ben leo.ncluding the latest on the tory leadership race with priti patel baring all in the papers about the threat from nigel farage. also, the courts fast tracking prosecutions in a bid to quash the growing riots that have been taking place across britain. and i'll share with you some more of my chat with eric trump, the son of would be us president donald trump , when i met of would be us president donald trump, when i met him in aberdeen yesterday. elsewhere, as russia has released several us prisoners in a recent

>> from the world headquarters of gb news this is friday night live with me ben leo. the weekend starts here and there's plenty of action to get stuck into on tonight's show, sadiq khan says he feels unsafe as a muslim in britain following the riots. well, i guess now he knows how jews feel in london. elsewhere, seven out of ten of the most deprived areas of england experienced some of the worst rioting in the past fortnight. surprise, surprise . fortnight. surprise, surprise. what does that tell us.7 and, the bbc writes to ask disgraced former presenter huw edwards to return the £200,000 he was paid from licence fee coffers after he was arrested for paedophilia last year. and should a commentator be slammed for misgendering an athlete at this year's olympics .7 year's olympics? very good evening to you back home, get your cups of teas in or maybe the gents. joining me today in the studio is former adviser to jeremy corbyn, james schneider , broadcaster and tv schneider, broadcaster and tv personality precious muir, and communications officer at the institute of econo

gb news ben leo travelled to aberdeenshire today to speak with eric trump, the former president's sonyou can see the full interview here on gb news on mark dolan tonight from 9 pm. but here's a snippet from their conversation . snippet from their conversation. >> kelly is my. my father had so much respect for the queen, as did i. my mom knew so many of them for years. i think you probably know that had a great relationship with diana and everyone else. and, you know, that's a very sacred kind of institution. and, you can happily have those two back. we'll happily send them back from america. you can have them back over here. but i'm not sure if you guys want them any more than we might not want them anymore. they feel like they're on a little bit of an island of their own. but listen, you can always have bad actors in anything. you can always have spoilt apples. and in every orchard. but, the institution of the royal family is, is beautiful. and, it's something that's really actually admired by, by a lot of americans. and, and i think that should be protected. >> and, and those are th

but next we go into friday night live with ben . leomilla tominey for a frank and honest discussion with those in power that cuts through the spin and gets to the heart of the issues shaping our nation. >> you haven't confirmed that you want to stand as leader, but you want to stand as leader, but you haven't ruled it out either. >> this report basically says that he's not fit to stand trial. is he indecisive? incompetent? i deliver the dose of reality westminster needs. that's the camilla tominey show at 930 every sunday on gb news. the people's channel, britain's news channel . news channel. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news >> good evening. here's your latest gb news weather coming to you from the met office. things are going to hot up as we go through, particularly the latter part of this weekend, especially in the south east. but before then , tomorrow will be a bit then, tomorrow will be a bit cloudy and a bit damp for some of us because we are going to see a bit of a frontal wave pushing

but coming up next, we've got friday night live with ben leo. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilerss. sponsors of weather on gb news >> evening. welcome to your latest weather update from the met office here on gb news. the weekend is upon us and for most of us it's going to be a fine weekend dry for the vast majority, with some sunny spells and temperatures about the average for the middle of august. warm weather fronts that cleared away last night, still lingering close across northern france, and another one is approaching the northwest. so here? yes it isn't going to be sunny all weekend. there will be certainly overnight . plenty of certainly overnight. plenty of showers and a fairly gusty wind actually across the far north of scotland. further south, most places with clear skies, lighter winds that will allow it to turn quite a bit cooler, quite a bit more comfortable compared to recent warm and humid nights. it does make for a fresh start, but generally a sunny start in the south. there'll be some sunshine across northeastern parts of scotland, but further west and further no

i'm ben leo. >> it's 9:00pm.angs that are running this trade making a fortune putting people in those boats. and we have to take those gangs down. >> keir starmer promised to smash the gangs, but i'll shortly deliver a bombshell gb news exclusive that should raise alarm bells across the nation. the safety of our country is at risk . does the government care? risk. does the government care? does sir keir starmer care? is anyone listening? the country needs answers. >> also tonight, what about all those international students? they came in after the pandemic. >> are we saying that they should not have come into the country? so what? >> their families there, didn't they? on your watch? >> the system? actually, no. >> the system? actually, no. >> the system? actually, no. >> the conservatives should have sorted that crisis out. now their would be leader says they have nothing to answer for when it comes to legal migration ehhen it comes to legal migration either. also tonight, one note of caution. >> always be carefu

i'm ben leo. >> it's 9:00pm.ight priority and the first step is to set up the new border security command. and to increase our law enforcement. >> labour promised to smash the gangs with a fancy new border security command. so why is the rebranded home office unit still without a boss? more than 40 days after they won power , days after they won power, meanwhile, it's revealed a migrant who tried killing a commuter by pushing him onto tube tracks in london was appealing deportation from britain despite committing a string of crimes here. so just what exactly do you have to do to be deported from the uk ? to be deported from the uk? >> and astrazeneca vaccine is safe. the experts are telling us that it's safe , and i would urge that it's safe, and i would urge everybody who's invited to come forward to have the he told you, the covid vaccine was safe and effective. >> so why are 14,000 people now applying for compensation from the government's vaccine damage payment scheme? and is starmer guilty of spreading dange

i'm ben leo. >> it's 9:00pm. first time in many of our lives, actually, britain looks like a little haven of peace and stability. >> so much for that tone deaf prediction last month. sir keir starmer now warns britain will get worse before it gets better, as he blames the tories for leaving us in rot and ruin. also tonight , this man on the road. tonight, this man on the road. >> one, two jumper. >> one, two jumper. >> it's been dubbed the ultimate example of two tier policing. and with stabbings almost guaranteed every year at notting hill carnival, is it time the event was banned and the nando's worker violently assaulted? in this video breaks her silence as the metropolitan police apologise for telling her nothing could be done about the attack . attack. >> at this point the man got quite aggressive with me. he started swearing at me, saying i'm wasting his time to sit him somewhere else. >> meanwhile, the king says he's been seeking spiritual guidance to mend his broken relationship with prince harry. but sho

ben, leo. >> sorry. what were you saying exactly?hat's what we mean. >> nicky has responded to that. you say it's not just the youngsters who do that. plenty of restaurants. i've been to. adults do it as well. and it seems that the couples and families are all on their phones constantly. it's a bit of a. sorry. >> did you say something ? >> did you say something? >> did you say something? >> it's a bit of a yeah, i see it a lot with kids, actually, with tablets. maybe they, you know, people take their kids to restaurants and to keep them entertained. they bury their headsin entertained. they bury their heads in tablets. yeah. it's i as a parent, i can see i don't do it, but i can see i kind of sympathise with why people do, because it's it is an easy and a quick remedy, but it, it does rot their brains. >> this is another one on the same subject as well. this is from jez. sorry, i don't know your name. this is come on twitter. i'm happily boycotting qr codes. cashless business, self—service tills. won't companies and any other simila

i'm ben leo. >> it's 9:00pm.r lives, actually, britain looks like a little haven of peace and stability. >> so much for that tone deaf prediction last month. sir keir starmer now warns britain will get worse before it gets better, as he blames the tories for leaving us in rot and ruin. also tonight , this man on the road. tonight, this man on the road. >> one, two jumper. >> one, two jumper. >> it's been dubbed the ultimate example of two tier policing. and with stabbings almost guaranteed every year at notting hill carnival, is it time the event was banned and the nando's worker violently assaulted? in this video breaks her silence as the metropolitan police apologise for telling her nothing could be done about the attack . attack. >> at this point the man got quite aggressive with me. he started swearing at me, saying i'm wasting his time to sit him somewhere else. >> meanwhile, the king says he's been seeking spiritual guidance to mend his broken relationship with prince harry. but should our monarch be so for

josh ben leo tonight with me. josh howie a tale of two cities, but both have men doing nazi salutes. why is there such unequal outrage? because of the protests. they were on. as the police brace themselves for another week of unrest, britain's top prosecutor warns rioters they could be facing ten years in prison is the consensus now that prisons work, the government seems to be on the bnnk government seems to be on the brink of adopting an official definition of islamophobia following this week's horrific rioting . but would such a ruling rioting. but would such a ruling be a necessary legal protection or a way of quashing any criticism of an ideology under the guise of racism ? as the the guise of racism? as the paris olympics draw to a close today, after successive controversies and stunning victories, has this round of the global sporting phenomenon been a bop or a flop? political unrest in bangladesh leads to targeted attacks on hindus, leaving two dead. but where is the outrage from the media? and i'll be ask

i'm ben leo. >> it's 9:00pm.er security command. and to increase our law enforcement. >> labour promised to smash the gangs with a fancy new border security command. so why is the rebranded home office unit still without a boss? more than 40 days after they won power , days after they won power, meanwhile, it's revealed a migrant who tried killing a commuter by pushing him onto tube tracks in london was appealing deportation from britain despite committing a string of crimes here. so just what exactly do you have to do to be deported from the uk ? to be deported from the uk? >> and astrazeneca vaccine is safe. the experts are telling us that it's safe , and i would urge that it's safe, and i would urge everybody who's invited to come forward to have the he told you, the covid vaccine was safe and effective. >> so why are 14,000 people now applying for compensation from the government's vaccine damage payment scheme? and is starmer guilty of spreading

this is britain's newsroom with me, ben, leo and bev turner. >> so has order been restored?testers. united police were of course braced for 100 anti—immigration protests. funny enough, they didn't happen. is this a win for sir keir starmer? he's certainly claiming it is and concern in the palace as well. >> from the king. king charles asks the government for daily updates on the protests as tensions remain high across the country . country. >> an airline easyjet, wants to recruit over 50 to their cabin crew as apparently middle aged people crave a new challenge. have you changed career later on in your life? stop looking at me, ben lear . me, ben lear. >> and andrew pierce with you here? i'm in edinburgh for the greatest, the biggest, the largest europe arts festival in the whole of europe. i mean, george street in the new town. i'm going to be talking to politicians, and i'm also going to be talking to that man, kevin maguire, about whether keir starmer is really right to be claiming victory at the fact that there were no riots after all. yesterday, bev and i predicted, i t

gb news ben leo caught up with his son eric in scotland to find out more about donald trump. father, rather than just the political giant we all know him as. this is what eric trump had to say in his room every single day. >> as i went to school and he always looked at me, he goes, eric, no drinking, no drugs, no smoking. okay, let me say that again. no drinking, no drugs, no smoking. you better do well in school. right. and that's how we always went off. but he still calls us. you know, my boy. my boy. right. and he's like, i know he's a 40 year old who runs a seven, eight, $10 billion company. but he's still my boy, right? he might be old. he might have grey in his moustache. but, you know, he's still my boy. and, now he's incredibly loving guy, >> let's talk to us and international politics professor scott lucas, who joins us now. good morning to you . nice to see good morning to you. nice to see you as always. it's quite interesting, this in the sense that we don't often sort of hear about the human side of, of trump in a way that the softer side, which he must have and w

welcome to ben leo tonight with me josh howie.n the brink of adopting an official definition of islamophobia following this week's horrific rioting. but would such a ruling be a legal protection or a way of quashing any criticism of an ideology under the guise of race? and i'll be asking political firebrand ann widdecombe about the pm's slump in the polls following uk riots. and just what is he going to do now? he's made a new nemesis in elon musk. plus tomorrow morning's monday's front pages hot off the press with my panel neil parish, linda dooley and nigel nelson. strap yourselves in britain. let's do this . this. a busy hour to come. but first, the news with sam francis . the news with sam francis. >> josh, thank you very much . >> josh, thank you very much. and good evening to you. 10:01. the top story tonight . the king the top story tonight. the king and the queen have sent their warmest congratulations to athletes from team gb and the commonwealth for their outstanding successes at the paris olympics. the prince and prince

now, though, it's back to ben. leothe other one 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 forward slash alerts . forward slash alerts. >> he's a cruel so—and—so, isn't he? >> i think that joke means he misses me a little bit. yeah, he's. >> yeah, he's missing you over at the news bulletins desk. good morning to you. hope you're well. i'm quite glad it's a rainy, grey, drizzly day, because it means that you'll be stuck with us for the next two hours. hopefully, unless you want to put your wellies on and go outside. and welcome back, tatiana. >> thank you very much. nice to have you along as well. >> yeah, we had a bit of a wardrobe match up today. i said to tatiana, what colour are you wearing? and you said green. >> i gave you two options, didn't i? yeah i said, i texted him last night and i said it's red or it's green ring. both because i don't know what i want to wear. i won't decide until the morning. >> no, but i think we look like a p

i'm ben leo tonight. >> being a keyboard warrior does not make you safe from the law. >> keir starmer the labour government's chilling attack on free speech, and we do have dedicated police officers who are scouring social media. so forget burglaries and murders. our police are now patrolling the internet looking for dissenters . dissenters. >> hard to see what else this could be really, given the size of the explosion other than an israeli airstrike. >> so does that mean lies such as the bbc's fake news on gaza will spark knocks on the door from police? meanwhile, for actual rioters ? actual rioters? >> yeah, there's a lot to come in. >> also today, the peace and rainbows brigade failed to live up to their name . that's me, up to their name. that's me, that's that's me. >> i will. >> i will. >> dear, oh dear, oh, man. charlie peters getting accosted on the ground in london today. and look who's popped up to have a crack at the pm. >> hi folks. my message to the prime minister this week is, man up starmer, have some guts. face down your critics, think of your family and take a holiday

ben leo. i'm in for mark dolan tonight who returns at 9 pm. and i'll be joined by mark at the end of the show to reveal exactly why we've swapped gigs tonight. lots to get through this hour, including should huw edwards return his licence fee funded salary and that whopping 300 k a year pension to the bbc is robert jenrick the man to lead the conservative party and the olympics general, whilst not a trans issue, does it highlight potential dangers if men are allowed to compete in women's sport, not least boxing, and have labour opens the union floodgates following those bumper pay rises forjunior bumper pay rises for junior doctors .7 doctors.7 and getting stuck into all those topics tonight are my friday studio guests emma woolf, shahab mossavat and doctor roger gewolb. my friday fielding monologue is coming in just a tick. but first, your news headunes tick. but first, your news headlines with sam francis . headlines with sam francis. >> ben, thank you very much and good evening to you. it's

i'm ellie costello alongside ben leo and this is saturday morning live .and we've got an action packed second hour for you, including all of the day's top stories with author and broadcaster jenni top stories with author and broadcasterjenni trent hughes and former apprentice star trey lowe. >> and we'll be speaking to one of britain's most decorated swimmers, mark foster. he's been busy in paris for the past two weeks. he boasts a total of 51 medals, including 19 golds. we're going to hear all about his take on the paris olympics. >> josh, what a legend. we'll also be joined by super mum chloe mcniven, who took on an ultramarathon recently and completed it. i can't believe this. at five months, pregnant superwoman . superwoman. i can't even be bothered to a5k these days. let alone an ultramarathon at five months. >> pregnant women are just amazing, don't you think? yeah, yeah, yeah, just five and a half months pregnant. i mean, what would compel you? i don't know, but we're going to ask her, do let us know what you think of any of the stories that we are