certain people in croydon and certain footballers , i can't bring footballers, i can't bring myselfost so many . yeah, look host namely so many. yeah, look i don't think croydon is necessarily right example, necessarily the right example, although there are wealthy parts of but north london where almost the entire labour seem to the entire labour party seem to live, their live, at least their representatives . yeah, you're representatives. yeah, you're absolutely right . the argument absolutely right. the argument for is that it's cheaper , the for it is that it's cheaper, the hotels are cheaper , renting hotels are cheaper, renting housesis hotels are cheaper, renting houses is cheaper in areas like this than it is hampstead in north london. that's the rationale that the home office will to you. but the truth of it is that the north west, as a region has taken more of those that have crossed the channel than other region of the united kingdom. so this has been pushed and pushed and pushed upon you . and pushed and pushed upon you. the other big problem is that most these hotels are

so good was his first spell, he got the freedom of croydon — now south london hopes the man five years 80s can steer them to safety. joe lynskey, bbc news. tottenham midfielder pierre—emile hojbjerg says his manager antonio conte needs to be "more precise," following the italian�*s outburst on saturday. after tottenham gave up a two—goal lead against bottom club southampton, conte called his players "selfish" and criticised the club's culture. it's now expected that conte will not be in place for tottenham's next game at everton on the 3rd of april. on the pitch, arsenal's women face an uphill battle if they're to reach the semi finals of the champions league. they lost the first leg of their quarter final tie 1—0, away at bayern munich, lea schuller with the goal. arsenal haven't reached the semi—finals of the competition in a decade, and have been knocked out at this stage in each of the last three years. the second leg is next week. on the international stage, it's a big week for the home nations as they get their qualifying campaigns for euro 2024 under way. england start in naples

your council is croydon and i mean look at the absolute start of croydon council.tentions. go bankrupt. i think it is about three times i feel sorry for you . which me to ponder . which leads me to ponder a good question. should councillors be able to invest your money in the pursuit of profit? i don't know. you tell me. that all i've got time me. that is all i've got time for. i'll see you tomorrow. thanks, thank to everyone thanks, guy. thank to everyone at home good evening. i'm at to. home good evening. i'm alex deakin and this is your latest weather update the latest weather update from the met tomorrow will be met office tomorrow will be pretty today some pretty similar to today some sunshine , plenty showers sunshine, plenty of showers blown along by gusty winds being created by a big area of low pressure out to the west. we do have this waving weather fronts covering the southeast through this evening, for this evening, making for a pretty end to thursday pretty soggy end to thursday day. outbreaks of rain slowly clearing away from east anglia and the south

yeah, look i don't think croydon is necessarily right example, necessarily the right example, althoughf but north london where almost the labour party seem to the entire labour party seem to live, their live, at least their representatives . yeah, you're representatives. yeah, you're absolutely . the argument absolutely right. the argument for it is that it's cheaper , the for it is that it's cheaper, the hotels are cheaper , renting hotels are cheaper, renting housesis hotels are cheaper, renting houses is cheaper in areas like this than it is hampstead in north london. that's the rationale that the home office will to you. but the truth of it is that the north west, as a region has taken more of those that have crossed the channel than other region of the united kingdom. so this has been pushed and pushed and pushed upon you . and pushed and pushed upon you. the other big problem is that most these hotels are now part of chains , and i'm not going to of chains, and i'm not going to name them because i'm bored. we're getting saved. but there are certain hotels . but you are certain ho

today sees the launch of 12 months of events in croydon as it begins its year as london borough of culturens and community groups helping to celebrate the area. travel and this is how the tube is looking at the moment. no service on the district line and severe delays on the bakerloo line. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's feeling less mild this morning compared to yesterday. any rain will gradually clear to some sunny spells a bit later. now we have a couple of systems moving through. the rain we get this morning, behind it, we're going to see that colder air starting to filter in, so it will feel chillier compared to yesterday. the rain this morning over higher ground could be wintry — some hail, some sleet, wet snow falling as rain to lower levels. but, like i said, clearing to some sunshine later. temperatures getting up to 10 celsius. overnight tonight, we could just see one or two showers as we head through the evening, but they should clear. clear skies, the wind lighter and, under those clear skies, the temperature is going to get very cold — —5, potential

so good was his first spell he got the freedom of croydon.eporter alex howell has been following events at selhurst park for us today. long day. you can see why palace have made this move? but it doesn't seem very ambitious of palace? you can see why they made this decision, as you've heard there, things have been tough for crystal palace. patrick vieira was praised for the job he palace. patrick vieira was praised for thejob he did taking on from roy hodgson with his progressive attacking style of football. and just over a year ago actually led them to the fa cup semifinal. you can understand why palace has made the change and they brought roy hodgson back in, decades of experience. fans have been going past the stadium here today and we've been asking some of them what they think about the decision. advocates a bit of a mistake. and it was only— advocates a bit of a mistake. and it was only 11 — advocates a bit of a mistake. and it was only 11 games but i think we need _ was only 11 games but i think we need to— was only 11 games but i thin

residents in croydon are waking up to find they will get a 15% council tax hike after a council vote.rs gathered outside the town hall last night — but inside officials warned that a failure to make a decision would be unlawful and cost the council a further £20 million as a result of delays to bills being sent out. the council tax rise is the highest in london. the uk's only independent sylvanian families shop, based in north london, will shut after more than 30 years of business. people have come from all over the world to visit the store in finsbury park, which sells the woodland creature toys. the shop, which began as a mail order catalogue, will close on the 22nd april after the owners decided to retire. the response has just been overwhelming. e—mails, social media messages, phone calls. we made the decision, so we are sad, but we are also very celebratory. we are absolutely delighted to have had three wonderful decades here. with dedicated customers coming back time and time again, and supporting us. let's take a look at the tubes now. there's a good service on the tubes this m

a croydon—based dog walker is calling for change.ferent areas to different areas at the moment because each council has different licences or rules, as opposed to a unified set of guidelines or a set number of dogs that have to be, can be walked. in response a defra spokesperson said, whilst dog walkers are not hundreds of flats in east london have been left without drinking water after the drinking tank became contaminated. residents living in a hackney wick new build complex were notified last week that the water is no longer safe to drink. the developer says residents have since been provided with bottled water and it's working closely with thames water. it was only after we started to get the notices through that i noticed i'd been feeling a bit nauseous, and i wondered, is it that? they've still got told us what the chemical is. and it could affect us in lots of ways. i'm quite worried about it, it would be good to know what's happened. let's take a look at the travel now. minor delays on the district line and severe delays on t

but croydon wanted to set a rise of 15%.and important about this project is it has helped my mum to re—correct reconnected that really critical time in her life but also place in the present. she criticaltime in her life but also place in the present. she seemed to reall like place in the present. she seemed to really like it — place in the present. she seemed to really like it and _ place in the present. she seemed to really like it and i _ place in the present. she seemed to really like it and i thought _ place in the present. she seemed to really like it and i thought it - place in the present. she seemed to really like it and i thought it was - really like it and i thought it was really _ really like it and i thought it was really heart—warming, to be honest. it might be the start of the meteorological spring but things are set to turn colder into the weekend and next week. today a little milder thanit and next week. today a little milder than it should be and a little bit more in the way of sunshine, another chilly star

for time as we approach 7:00, chris, is the minister for police and he's also mp for croydon south.here more big ben banging seven there more will be coming at the top of the hour on the prime minister's anti—social behaviour plan in just a moment. laughing gas is to be banned under new drug laws as the prime minister moves to crack down on anti—social behaviour . hello anti—social behaviour. hello there. very good morning to you. it is 7:00 on this monday, 27th of march. thank you for company. you're tuned into breakfast and gb news with eamonn and isabel. here's what's leading the news this morning rishi is to this morning. rishi sunak is to announce a new drug testing powers and a ban on laughing gas today as of his plan to get today as part of his plan to get tough on anti—social behaviour, the secretary the levelling up secretary michael gove the proposals michael gove said the proposals would parks becoming would stop parks becoming drug taking . the home taking arenas. the home secretary has been accused of fuelling opposition to her own small boats legislation as the governm

a black british family from croydon has won a tv commission to make a children's show based on theire very busy. that's it for now. you can keep up to date with us online. i'm back with more around 7.25, and your regional programme is back at 1.30 good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and charlie stayt. our headlines today. free childcare for more parents in england. will the chancellor's changes get more people back to work? it'll make a huge difference to families, but also it will make a huge difference to businesses who worry, particularly smaller businesses, that they are losing valuable employees when they start a family. there's big changes to pensions to encourage people like doctors to stay in work butjeremy hunt's plans prompt accusations his budget favours the rich. check before you travel. rail workers in the rmt union take part in another strike in their dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions. the european dream is over for liverpool. they had a mountain to climb after the first leg against real madrid, but didn't even start the ascent, going out o

well, don't even get on likes get me started on the likes croydon bankrupt.al council is i can't what he to can't wait. say what he says to it okay. it all good stuff. right. okay. well wife and i will be well i got wife and i will be glued to it in the office. that was michelle dewberry will was michelle dewberry she will be co very be coming up with dewbs& co very shortly. thank you very much, everybody he's everybody been tuning in. he's been listening radios , been listening on the radios, been listening on the radios, been what been watching online. what have you been doing? i've been patrick be back patrick christys. i will be back again p.m. pays again tomorrow at 3 pm. pays out . is dewbs& co with you through six seven? never mind spider—man . steinman apparently is the crime fighting force that we all need. he reckons fighting crime, making our streets safer is a root and branch bread and butter labour issue . is it labour the labour issue. is it labour the party to keep us all safe? and when it comes to benefits and particularly mistake and benefits

you've got croydon with 15.for me to get mixed up with my labour run councils and say that go anyway. loads more coming way, loads more coming your way, including course our breaking including of course our breaking news. it's almost cashman has been of murder of been convicted of the murder of nine olivia culpo. we nine year old olivia culpo. we will again manchester will be live again at manchester crown a few minutes. i'm crown in just a few minutes. i'm patrick christys and this is. gb news. yes afternoon, everybody. patrick christys here on gb news with you all the way through until 6 pm. we start this hour with that breaking that thomas cashman has been found guilty of the murder of olivia culpo , a the murder of olivia culpo, a nine year old girl who was shot in home in liverpool . in her own home in liverpool. bnng in her own home in liverpool. bring you all the updates on that and get it and that as and when we get it and other . are you willing to go other. are you willing to go bankrupt in order to sa

the a&e department at croydon hospital remains closed this morning after a fire in a clinic room whichen to bbc london of the huge support they've received from londoners wanting to help. the meter family went to turkey before the earthquake for a family funeral. but after the earthquake struck they buried seven more family members caught up in the devastation. donations have helped but the family say aid is still needed. they've got food. they're missing out on a little bit of water, but the main thing is getting an actual roof over their head. because the tents aren't, it's not good enough, because it's —5, minus six degrees there constantly. with just over two weeks to go before islam's holy month of fasting begins, a world first in the form of a pop—up ramadan pavilion complete with a pop—up mosque has been created on the grounds of the victoria and albert museum in south kensington. the colourful structure designed by london architect shahid saleem draws inspiration from the v&a's archives and represents the history of mosques and muslims in britain. it's free to visit and the reu

croydon makes yeah.n makes a point and says, a really good point and says, i'm about the ticket i'm shocked about the ticket increases. it's nudging me to jump increases. it's nudging me to jump my increases. it's nudging me to jump my car this was jump back into my car this was going happen. commute from going to happen. i commute from london four london to brighton four days a week, so suggest will work week, so i may suggest will work colleague to share order colleague to car share in order to costs and that's reality to cut costs and that's reality isn't it? people will be forced to hit the roads in nathan in leicestershire just leicestershire as just been doing research . if you want doing his research. if you want to get a flight from london to glasgow, 42 quid by train, £132, no brainer , he says. oh, he's no brainer, he says. oh, he's right, isn't he ? i'm sorry if right, isn't he? i'm sorry if you've got any thoughts keeping on coming through gb views at gb news dot uk. coming up we're going to

he went up croydon, went to grow up in croydon, which and he said, which is local and he said, well, that, but that's representation in but that's not representation in my that's when my career. and that's when i first felt steel hand under first felt that steel hand under the velvet glove i realised he had something. he certainly put me that needs to me in my place that needs to happen again. yeah so he happen now and again. yeah so he went in and they've had it went back in and they've had it for years. they're very successful he successful and yeah, and he looks option between looks like a good option between now end of the season. now and the end of the season. yeah. good for fingers yeah. oh well good for fingers crossed. yeah. it's not definite. nothing definite. so but made the decision but having made the decision yesterday, don't usually but having made the decision yesterthat don't usually but having made the decision yesterthat decisiont usually but having made the decision yesterthat decision unlessly make that decision unless you've got mind. yeah. yeah got someone in mi

central bedfordshire as ways to bankrupt the council in case of the council like in the case of slough, croydonhould be no path easy on who should be overseeing apart from bodies such yourself that point such as yourself that point these things up to the media well least many people argue well at least many people argue that we should give more autonomy to local because if you give be give more autonomy, be made local government, know, local government, then you know, maybe serious people maybe get more serious people involved, maybe there'll be a bigger role local journalism bigger role for local journalism . so, you know, there are open conversations exactly conversations about exactly how local should local government should be funded to extent they funded and to what extent they should own levels should decide their own levels of but know, of funding. yeah but you know, having to trawl through local authority balance sheets is not going to turn most people on. so i guess we're relying on the headunes i guess we're relying on the headlines coming out about you know this is going to cost you