rachaeljoined the croydon branch of the universal church of the kingdom of god when she was 13. theyjust said it was a youth group, so i went in. it was a group of young people doing something fun. # i'm jumping on this train. # i'm ready to change to more modern ways. # i'm gonna change... singing, acting, dancing. that was quite appealing. you know, it seemed like a really good place. rachael became more senior in the church at the same time she was studying for her gcses. you know, at that point, i was in church every day, every day after school. i can't remember a lot of my lessons. i can't remember how i even did exams, because, for me, education was like a disturbance. rachael says she felt under pressure to donate what little money she had to the church, also known as the uckg. i was hungry. i was in church all day saturday and i took some money tojust buy a chicken and chips. it was my money and i was hungry, and ifelt like the worst. ifelt like a criminal. i thought that something bad was going to happen. i literally felt like i was going to die. it doesn't make me a ba

it's getting better looking, actually, but it's still croydon. gave a speech he croydon.h and he said we've got to care said he said, we've got to care about people in the countryside when the truth is, is they don't care about the countryside . and care about the countryside. and the people in the countryside are the home team. they're the people who care about britain. they care about what's they don't care about what's going on in germany or about the world about co2 emissions. world or about co2 emissions. they so that's they don't care. and so that's why labour will never win the hearts and minds of those people i >> -- >> so that's actually quite a salient point . louis, salient point. louis, congratulations . i think it's congratulations. i think it's really interesting this because you'd imagine that the working man , farm labourers, farmers man, farm labourers, farmers would be very connected to labour and the nfu, for instance, the national farmers union has got 55, 60,000 members. labour famously is supported hugely by and started of course by the unions , but

who is from croydon, and they got a lovely accent there as well, i'm sure. you're too kind, thank you, ben, i think i would rather be from hull! nearly as good as humber! couldn't find any weather watcher photos from actual humber so instead we have beverley, just towards the north, but there is a lot of sunshine around today, it is a much quieter looking day of weather today than at the weekend, when we saw two named storms, storm elin and storm fergus. today, quieter, sunny spells, a few showers partially towards eastern areas of scotland, mostly because storm fergus is just pulling away through the north sea towards denmark. so, a few showers, the winds will be getting lighter towards the east coast and our next weather system approaches from the west. that will be with us tomorrow. for the rest of today, a line of cloud and a few showers coming down through the cheshire gap, misty conditions with moist air across parts of the south—west and western wales, temperatures mild, 7—13 for most of us. overnight tonight, here is our next area of low pressure, th

a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in croydon. 27 year old michael patrick afonso picotto died after being attacked by a group of men in thornton heath on the 19th of december. a 22 year old remains in custody and an investigation is ongoing . the met police are is ongoing. the met police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward . information to come forward. four people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed in east london today. the met police say. officers were called to reports of a stabbing in hackney early this morning. a 49 year old man was found with stab wounds and later died from his injuries. two men, aged 49 and 42, and two women aged 35 and 44, have all been arrested and remain in police custody . unsolved police custody. unsolved shoplifting cases across england and wales have soared to a five year high by over 200,000 cases, went unsolved in the past year in what's being described by the lib dems as a growing crime epidemic . lib dems as a growing crime epidemic. home lib dems as a growing cr

in croydon. 27 year old michael patrick afonso de soto died after being attacked and stabbed by a group of men in thornton heath on tuesday, the 19th of december. the investigation is ongoing and a 22 year old remains in custody . 22 year old remains in custody. the met police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward . four people have been forward. four people have been held in a murder probe after a man was stabbed in east london today. the met police say officers were called to reports officers were called to reports of a stabbing on crown wood street in hackney. a 49 year old man was found with stab wounds and later died from his injuries . two men, aged 49 and 42, and two women aged 35 and 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in police custody and labour has been warned to stay away from traditional boxing day fox hunt parades ahead of the next general election. countryside campaigners have told the party to end what they call its running attack on rural communities. they say sir keir starmer risks igniting a toxic culture war if his party repea

who is from croydon, and they got a lovely accent there as well, i'm sure.er watcher photos from actual humber so instead we have beverley, just towards the north, but there is a lot of sunshine around today, it is a much quieter looking day of weather

croydon station.ter. there no winds, dishwater. there was no winds, no and all the trains were cancelled. >> well, maybe not in east croydon. >> i suppose the argument is that things that potentially things like trampolines onto that potentially things like trampo|lines onto that potentially things like trampo|lines from onto that potentially things like trampo|lines from people'so that potentially things like trampo|lines from people's back railway lines from people's back gardens but railway lines from people's back gardeshow but railway lines from people's back gardeshow you but railway lines from people's back gardeshow you , but railway lines from people's back gardeshow you , charlie, but railway lines from people's back gardeshow you , charlie, you'll let's show you, charlie, you'll be interested in well. be interested in this as well. >> was going >> this plane that was going into land at heathrow or trying to land that gives you an idea, ben, of how strong? where was that? the winds were weak

a 29—year—old woman is appearing before croydon magistrates later charged with four counts of manslaughterlondon. leyton and logan hoath were three years old, and kyson and bryson were four, when they died in december 2021. their mother deveca rose has also been charged with child abandonment. a 58—year—old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of anthony littler, who was beaten to death outside east finchley tube station in may 1984. the arrest comes days after the metropolitan police launched a fresh appeal for information. the met says the 58—year—old man bailed untiljanuary pending further inquiries. the uk s health security agency is warning that longer and warmer summers could increase the risk of mosquitoes becoming established in the uk. the insects can spread diseases including dengue fever and zika virus. the report is based on a worst case scenario temperature increase of four degrees celsius, which would also see an increase in heat—related deaths and flooding. you're live with bbc news. earlier today, the un secretary general has warned the cop 28 climate talks t

croydon is currently the london borough of culture until march 2024. hammersmith and city line but a good service elsewhere. now onto the weather. good morning. another very cold start to the first day of meteorological winter. widespread frost, some mist and murk out there this morning. the risk of some freezing fog — not everywhere, some brighter spells. a small chance of a shower from the east but largely dry. any mist will gradually lift to a drier afternoon with sunny spells. temperatures struggling — just 4 celsius today. overnight, it is clear to start with. temperatures falling away very quickly. more widespread low cloud mist and the potential there for freezing fog overnight. minimum temperature down to minus four, so a cold start to the weekend. it is looking like a largely dry day tomorrow but any mist and fog slow to lift and break up. eventually, we will get some bright and sunny spells. temperatures for saturday stay very low — 3—4c the maximum temperature. as we head toward sunday, some bright spells through the morning, but a spell of

as croydon , as i said, with croydon, thurrock and that is thurrock and slough and that is i unfortunatelyappen with birmingham and they face and nottingham and they face council for the council tax rises for the average payer of average bandy payer of potentially 280 and £362 for birmingham and nottingham respectively . if they're allowed respectively. if they're allowed that 5,015% level, slightly lower. if it's 10, why is it that just now we're seeing so many councils going bankrupt? >> obviously in birmingham there was an issue with regard to gender pay and some court case that was lost and all the rest of it, but why across the country are we seeing so many bankruptcies and why in mostly labour as well ? labour run councils as well? >> i mean, labour certainly have had the recent examples of birmingham and nottingham, to be fair to labour, uh, thurrock was conservative run , as was woking conservative run, as was woking when it actually got into financial trouble, albeit not concerned of run any more. i think basically , uh, a variety think basically, uh, a variety of council tax rise

in croydon in 1983. >> however, some areas in northern scotland saw snow and had a white christmas ,e christmas, so you could argue quite a mixed picture. well, joining me now is the meteorologist jim dale . jim, the meteorologist jim dale. jim, thank you very much for joining me. very merry christmas to you. i assume, jim, that your you're ringing your bell and you're shouting doom and gloom. are you, jim ? you, jim? >> uh, no , not not necessarily. >> uh, no, not not necessarily. we've been there before as far as christmas is concerned . um, as christmas is concerned. um, yeah. as christmas is concerned. um, yeah . i have a sort of little yeah. i have a sort of little saying here about joining the dots about climate and every single event that's that goes out there is not necessarily truly a climate inspired event. some are and some are not. but when you see these things and when you see these things and when you see these things and when you map them on like i do, uh, then yeah, you have to join the dots when you join the dots globally to see going on. the dots when you join the d

a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in croydon. 27 year old michaelck afonso picciotto died after being attacked and stabbed by a group of men in thornton heath on tuesday, the 19th of december. the investigation is ongoing and a 22 year old remains in custody . the met police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward . for have been held come forward. for have been held in a murder probe after a man was stabbed in east london on boxing day, the met police said. officers were called to reports of a stabbing on cranford street in hackney on december the 26th. a 49 year old man was found with stab wounds and died from his injuries. two men, aged 49 and 42, and two women aged 35 and 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder . they 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. they remain in police custody and a crime scene is in place . russia has scene is in place. russia has confirmed one of its warships has been damaged in a ukrainian attack on a black sea port, which killed one and i

emergency services were called to an address on sandy dead road in croydon just before 11:00 last nighttwo men were pronounced dead at the scene. the met police say a third man, believed to be in his 30s, died later in hospital and another man is in a life threatening condition in hospital, while a fifth person has been discharged and the cause of the fire is still being investigated . still being investigated. ukraine has struck a series of targets in russia , killing 14 targets in russia, killing 14 people and injuring more than 100 others. it comes after russia carried out its most devastating air attack since the invasion began . ukraine says the invasion began. ukraine says the brutality of the strikes, which killed 31 people, shows there can be no talk of a truce with moscow. russia requested a meeting of the united nations security council today, despite most members condemning russia's actions at an emergency gathering last night. the uk's representative, barbara woodward , says russia is deliberately targeted civilians. these these missiles were aimed at population centres acro

and we've seen it elsewhere in croydon, we've it woking, we've we've seen it in woking, we've seen its are left picking taxpayers who are left picking up the pieces and connor, you mentioned places there in nottingham, my home city, £51 million spent on the robin hood energy scheme, which is a not for profit energy scheme to tackle fuel poverty. >> i put it to you, that's not the job of a council . well, the the job of a council. well, the job of a council is to empty wheelie bins and fill potholes. and then in thurrock, £500 million of debt because of solar farms. and as you mentioned in woking, a £12 billion risk ski property portfolio at what point connor were councils given the authority to speculate with taxpayers money like this? well there's a there's a tendency right across councils where i speak to people who have led councils and do lead councils and they're told there is pressure put on them by officers to engage in this kind of thing, to engage in this kind of thing, to raise money. >> you know, you talk about nottingham and that they set up this not for profit energy comp

so at the end of world one, as you mentioned, the navy stopped in croydon recruiting blacks by policy until 32 when the status of the philippines changed. and that's a whole nother interest and story we could talk about putting the first philippine filipinos, i guess african-americans. so when world war two begins, there were 5000, 6000 blacks in the navy, all enlisted, you know, women only women in the navy are the navy nurse corps members. congress established army air corps in 1902. navy nurse corps in 1908. so the country drafted individuals. roosevelt is gets a lot of requests because i don't the navy's taken enough of their share of the draftees and then as a general board meeting and then they try to redefine what blacks should be allowed to do. and so we go from westminster ers and cooks to stevedores basically, literally still no officers. i talked about. there were officers before what you all know was the golden 13, the golden 13 were the single largest group of black officers commission during world war two, there was a bernard robinson. it was at harvard and medical schoo

say 29 year old devika rose is also charged with child abandonment and she's expected to appear at croydonurt tomorrow . and buckingham palace tomorrow. and buckingham palace have revealed this year's christmas cards are a combination of regal and relaxed. the prince and princess of wales went for a monochrome photo showing the family all wearing plain shirts and denim. king charles and queen camilla have chosen a portrait from the coronation standing by side coronation standing side by side with wearing the with the king wearing the imperial crown and queen imperial state crown and queen camilla wearing queen mary's crown . for more on all of those crown. for more on all of those stories, you can visit our website, gbnews.com. now back to michael . michael. >> thank you, tatiana sanchez . >> thank you, tatiana sanchez. time magazine has named taylor swift as its person of the year. 2023 was the year in which nearly two decades of fame and influence came to a new peak. for the record shattering singer songwriter whose eras tour is on track to become the highest grossing tour in world histo

a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in croydon. 27 year old michael patrick afonso pesutto died after being attacked and stabbed by a group of men in thornton heath on tuesday, the 19th of december. the investigation is ongoing and a 22 year old remains in custody . 22 year old remains in custody. the met police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward . four people have been forward. four people have been held in a murder probe after a man was stabbed in east london today. the met police say officers were called to reports officers were called to reports of a stabbing on cranworth street in hackney. a 49 year old man was found with stab wounds and later died from his injuries . two men, aged 49 and 42, and two women aged 35 and 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in police custody . labour has been warned custody. labour has been warned to stay away from traditional boxing day foxhunt parades ahead of the next general election , of the next general election, countryside campaigners have told the party to end what

a 29—year—old woman is appearing before croydon magistrates later charged with four counts of manslaughterof twins died in a fire in south london. leyton and logan hoath were three years old, and kyson and bryson were four, when they died in december 2021. their mother deveca rose has also been charged with child abandonment. a 58—year—old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of anthony littler, who was beaten to death outside east finchley tube station in may 1984. the arrest comes days after the metropolitan police launched a fresh appeal for information. the uk's health security agency is warning that longer and warmer summers could increase the risk of disease—spreading mosquitoes becoming established in the uk. the report is based on a worst case scenario temperature increase of four degrees celsius, which would also see an increase in heat—related deaths and flooding. 0ur global health correspondent tulip mazumdar has more on this. the aedes albopictus mosquito, also known as the asian tiger mosquito, so called for its distinctive white stripes and the fact that its na

to croydon. to bombed. awful. you've got to do that. all bombed that. the roads are all bombed and got to drag your and also you've got to drag your age old, your old age mum who's in wheelchair trying in a wheelchair are trying to stop because want the stop you because they want the civilians, stop you because they want the civi they want the civilians where >> they want the civilians where they're killed they're going to get killed because got more because then they've got more civilian dead civilians to parade the cameras. parade in front of the cameras. okay. we're going to leave okay. well we're going to leave that forget don't forget, on >> but forget don't forget, on a lighter forget lighter note now, don't forget that nigel farage bids reach that nigel farage bids to reach the celebrity final tonight. >> if you want to register to vote for farage, you'll need to grab scan. the qr grab your phone scan. the qr code screen download the code on screen and download the app. as nigel says , you

a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in croydon, 27 year old michael patrick alfonso picciotto died after being attacked and stabbed by a group of men in thornton heath on tuesday, the 19th of december. the investigation is ongoing and a 22 year old remains in custody. the met police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward . information to come forward. four people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed in east london today. the met police say officers were called to reports officers were called to reports of a stabbing in hackney . a 49 of a stabbing in hackney. a 49 year old man was found with stab wounds and later died from his injuries. two men, aged 49 and 42, and two women aged 35 and 44, have all been arrested. they remain in police custody . labour remain in police custody. labour has been warned to stay away from traditional boxing day foxhunt parades ahead of the next general election. countryside campaigners have told the to party end what they call its running attack on rural communities. they sa

got to go from london, from are central from wherever we are in central london you've to london to croydonds are all do that. the roads are all bombed. you've got do bombed. awful. you've got to do that. bombed that. the roads are all bombed and got to drag your and also you've got to drag your age old, your old age mum who's in a wheelchair to in a wheelchair are trying to stop because want the stop you because they want the civilians, stop you because they want the civi they want the civilians where >> they want the civilians where they're killed they're going to get killed because got more because then they've got more civilian dead civilians to parade the cameras. parade in front of the cameras. okay. we're going to leave okay. well we're going to leave that forget don't forget, on >> but forget don't forget, on a lighter forget lighter note now, don't forget that nigel farage bids reach that nigel farage bids to reach the celebrity final tonight. >> if you want to register to vote for farage, you'll need to grab scan. the qr grab your phone scan. the qr code screen download the code o

emergency services were called to an address on sandy dead road in croydon just before 11:00 last nighttwo men were pronounced dead at the scene. the met police say a third man, believed to be in his 30s, died later in hospital and another man is in a life threatening condition in hospital, while a fifth person has been discharged and the cause of the fire is still being investigated . still being investigated. ukraine has struck a series of targets in russia , killing 14 targets in russia, killing 14 people and injuring more than 100 others. it comes after russia carried out its most devastating air attack since the invasion began . ukraine says the invasion began. ukraine says the brutality of the strikes, which killed 31 people, shows there can be no talk of a truce with moscow. russia requested a meeting of the united nations security council today, despite most members condemning russia's actions at an emergency gathering last night. the uk's representative, barbara woodward , says russia is deliberately targeted civilians. these these missiles were aimed at population centres acro

. >> croydon airport to weigh in. >> yeah, it's just like a boxing match. yeah.e yeah. okay >> yeah, it's just like a boxing ma'i'm quite glad yeah. okay >> yeah, it's just like a boxing ma'i'm quite glad those okay >> yeah, it's just like a boxing ma'i'm quite glad those days' >> i'm quite glad those days are gone. think there in gone. i think there will be in the year. you went the new year. as you went through in front of fellow passengers. >> yeah, right. >> yeah, right. >> let's move as rishi >> okay. let's move on. as rishi sunak restricting sunak considers restricting social 16 is social media for the under 16 is the online world a frivolous pastime , or is it our biggest pastime, or is it our biggest downfall ? what are your downfall? what are your thoughts? don't go anywhere. we'll be back in two. very good evening. if fizzy friday it is. everybody when you do dewbs& co. this is brilliant. we don't get this in the morning. >> we don't get this on britain's news. >> it's lovely, isn't >> we do know it's lovely, isn't it? um. right. um, matthew and alex wi

emergency services were called to an address at sanderstead road in croydon just before 11:00 last night. two men were pronounced dead at the scene. the met police say a third man, believed to be in his 30s, died today in hospital. another man is in a life threatening condition in hospital while a fifth person has been discharged . the cause has been discharged. the cause of the fire is being investigated and the british actor tom wilkinson has died . actor tom wilkinson has died. born into a farming family in yorkshire, he won fans for his role in the classic comedy the full monty. he was nominated for an academy award twice, and he took home a golden globe in 2009 for his portrayal of benjamin franklin in hbo's acclaimed miniseries john adams. former co—star robert carlyle paid tribute to him as one of the greats. tom wilkinson . was 75. greats. tom wilkinson. was 75. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now it's time for headliners . time for headliners. hello and welcome to headliners. >> we're so—cal

emergency services were called to an address at sanderstead road in croydon just before 11:00 last night. two men were pronounced dead at the scene. the met police say a third man, believed to be in his 30s, died today in hospital. another man is in a life threatening condition in hospital while a fifth person has been discharged . the cause has been discharged. the cause of the fire is being investigated and the british actor tom wilkinson has died . actor tom wilkinson has died. born into a farming family in yorkshire, he won fans for his role in the classic comedy the full monty. he was nominated for an academy award twice, and he took home a golden globe in 2009 for his portrayal of benjamin franklin in hbo's acclaimed miniseries john adams. former co—star robert carlyle paid tribute to him as one of the greats. tom wilkinson . was 75. greats. tom wilkinson. was 75. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now it's time for headliners . time for headliners. hello and welcome to headliners. >> we're so—cal

say 29 year old devika rose is also charged with the child abandonment and is expected to appear at croydonow. the mayor of london says the met police is chronically underfunded in a letter to the home secretary. sadiq khan says london faces unique pressures as a capital city and urges the home office to boost the force's finances . to boost the force's finances. as he says, the underfunding is highlighted by the challenge of policing the protests over the conflict in gaza and israel . mr conflict in gaza and israel. mr khan warns the funding gap could now be as . khan warns the funding gap could now be as. high as £240 million. baroness michelle mone says she made an error in publicly denying her links to the ppe firm medpro . it was awarded firm medpro. it was awarded government contracts worth more than £200 million to supply personal protective equipment after she recommended it to ministers. the national crime agency is investigating the firm and its connection to the conservative peer . lady mone conservative peer. lady mone argues she is being used as a scapegoat by the government fo

emergency services were called to an address at sandestin road in croydon just before 11:00 last nightunced dead at the scene. met police say a third man, believed to be in his 30s, died in hospital . another man is died in hospital. another man is in a life threatening condition in a life threatening condition in hospital, while a fifth person has been discharged and the cause of the fire is being investigated . ukraine has struck investigated. ukraine has struck a series of targets in russia, killing 14 people and injuring more than 100. it comes after russia carried out its most devastating air attack since the invasion began . ukraine says the invasion began. ukraine says the brutality of the strikes, which killed 31 people, shows there can be no talk of a truce with moscow. russia requested a meeting of the united nations security council today, despite most members condemning russia's actions at an emergency gathering last night. actions at an emergency gathering last night . and the gathering last night. and the british actor tom wilkinson has died. born into a farming family in

and the saunders family have been out enjoying the charity lights in shirley, croydon last night , inish you a specially a very merry christmas. you're all wrapped up there in those blankets. and that's exactly what want what we're after. we want pictures you and your family pictures of you and your family sharing special sharing this special time of year together. thank you everybody. it's gbviews@gbnews.com. >> appreciate it. when >> i really appreciate it. when people do up their homes with all the lights, it really is just quite lovely. >> oh it it's better. my mum >> oh it is, it's better. my mum used to have turning on of the used to have a turning on of the christmas reindeer ceremony, where she'd flick switch. the where she'd flick a switch. the neighbours round and where she'd flick a switch. the n

if you're in croydon, it might. >> yeah, is true. so on >> yeah, that is true.ation, author and broadcaster john oxley will be joining me in the studio. >> we're going to discuss >> and we're going to discuss what cuts to the bbc's what the cuts to the bbc's flagship newsnight show mean for the future of investigative journalism. the right thing. earlier on gb news radio . news radio. >> welcome back to free speech nafion >> welcome back to free speech nation . the bbc this week nation. the bbc this week announced significant changes to their flagship evening news programme, newsnight, which will be cut to 30 minutes and have its members of staff cut from 57 to 23. the move has been greeted with dismay, particularly by former newsnight reporters and presenters such as emily maitlis, who concerned about maitlis, who are concerned about the message such a decision sends out. but bbc news ceo deborah turness says the financial pressures facing the corporation have made such decisions inevitable . so here to decisions inevitable. so here to discuss this decision and

three men have died and one more is in a life—threatening condition after a house fire in croydon onaze is under investigation by police and london fire brigade. the former downing street adviser dominic cummings says that he met rishi sunak twice in the past year to discuss how to change the political landscape and defeat labour. number 10 has said that mr cummings hasn't been offered a job by the prime minister. the actor tom wilkinson, who starred in the hit film the full monty, has died at the age of 75. he won a bafta for that role, and also starred in films such as shakespeare in love and the best exotic marigold hotel. colin paterson looks back at his life. this was the role which changed tom wilkinson's life forever. he was about to turn 50 when he was cast in the full monty as gerald, the former steel mill foreman hiding his unemployment from his wife and turning to male stripping for money. # hot stuff! it won him a bafta while the full monty beat titanic to best film. suddenly, after a career almost entirely on tv, hollywood was calling. actors are ten a penny and i, hugh

emergency services were called to an address on sanderstead road in croydon just before 11:00 last nighttwo men are in a life threatening condition in hospital, while a fifth person has been discharged. the cause of the fire is being investigated . liz fire is being investigated. liz truss resignation honours list has been described as a slap in the first face to working people , and britain's shortest serving prime minister handed out 11 peerages to political allies, tory donors and former aides, which amounts to around one for every four days in office. a labour says honours should be for public service, not for rewarding tory failure. liz truss resigned last october after 49 days amid economic turmoil sparked by her so—called mini—budget meanwhile, dame shirley bassey has been given the highest award in the king's new year honours list. the legendary singer has become the 64th living member of the order of the companions of honour. in recognition of her services to music, it's limited to 65 members at any one time. glastonbury festival founder michael eavis, along with the wetherspoon

emergency services were called to an address on sandhurst road in croydon just before 11:00 last nighttwo men were pronounced dead at the scene . pronounced dead at the scene. two other men are in a life threatening condition in hospital, while a fifth person has been discharged . the cause has been discharged. the cause of fire is being of the fire is being investigated , shamed , cronyism investigated, shamed, cronyism and a slap in the to face working people. just two of the criticism of liz truss resignation honours list. britain's shortest serving prime ministers handed out 11 peerages to political allies , tory donors to political allies, tory donors and former aides , which amounts and former aides, which amounts to a peerage for every four days in office. labour says honours should be for public service , should be for public service, not for rewarding tory failure. liz truss resigned last october after 49 days amid economic turmoil sparked by her so—called mini—budget meanwhile, dame shirley bassey's been given the highest award in the king's new year's honours list. the legen