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however, our cross of saint george leave our cross of saint george leave our flag alone. ave a look at kit. by the way, have a look at the colour of the bisexual pride flag on google. the colours are the same. i'll leave the rest to you. okay. that's it. there's been hundreds and hundreds of emails on that. certainly got you talking all week . we first you talking all week. we first went on that story on tuesday here on the martin daubney show andifs here on the martin daubney show and it's now involved everybody from the prime minister downwards have an opinion. gareth southgate giving a press conference at 730 tonight. no doubt he will be asked to comment on this. what will he say? what will his opinion be dominating that match ahead of the game with brazil? everyone is talking about this flag on the back of the shirt. is it the biggest pr own goal of all time? well, after this it's michelle dewberry 607 dewbs& co i'll be back 3:00 monday. thanks for joining me all week. it's been fabulous. but now it's time for your weather with aidan mcgivern i >> -- >>a >> a brighter

they are saying that the | whole idea behind this purple update on the st george cross was inspired byp. they've all purple as their training kit, and 1966 world cup. they've all purple as theirtraining kit, and nike are saying that this redesign is a playful refresh, but certainly not one that was intended to cause offence. but of course we have been listening to some voices of fans was that people who take this very seriously and are upset about this. yes. and are upset about this. yes, indeed. lots _ and are upset about this. yes, indeed. lots of _ and are upset about this. yes, indeed. lots of people - and are upset about this. yes, indeed. lots of people have i and are upset about this. yes, indeed. lots of people have a | indeed. lots of people have a different take on what these shades of purple and blue might seek to represent, and that is why it is a talking point, i guess. that is why people are saying that sometimes the original shouldn't be messed with. that is what various labour politicians, including the leader, sir keir starmer, seem to be saying. thank you. i just want

the colour of the cross of saint george. isn't it? what's >> well, it is, isn't it? what's wrong with the hot cross? what's wrong with the hot cross? what's wrong with the hot cross? what's wrong with old fashioned traditional things i i traditional things, ijust, i honestly, why have to honestly, why do they have to play honestly, why do they have to play them ? i mean, it's the play with them? i mean, it's the very nature of his name, isn't it, he is head of product it, that he is head of product development. he's development. i suppose he's got to with something new to come up with something new every just to sort of every year just to sort of justify his existence in the company, develop a tradition. so he said, why don't we sell hot cross buns without the cross? hot tick buns, hot tick buns? >> should put a >> maybe they should put a circle it or something. circle on it or something. i don't know, it's just stuff like that just makes my blood boil. leave it alone. >> yeah, and if people love hot cross buns. we were talk

that's the interesting bit because the saint george's cross st george's day is routinely lambasted as of. nike have absolutely shot themselves in the foot. it's been a disaster. >> well, a strong opening statement there from you, martin. i'll put that to you, andy, if you don't think this is a big deal, then you misunderstand football fans. you misunderstand football fans. you misunderstand patriot and you misunderstand patriot and you misunderstand the working class. well you go. >> that's quite the, quite the bold statement there . bold statement there. >> i'm not too sure that i misunderstand the working class patriotic football fan. you know, realistically, we talk about class . about class. >> the football shirts are way too expensive for normal working class people to buy anyway. >> know, like £120 >> you know, they're like £120 for the top tier, £180 for the normal one. so, you know, if you're trying to bring it into a class issue, they're too expensive. anyway. class issue, they're too expensi\is anyway. class issue, they're too expensi\is like nay. class issue, they're too ex

that is the saint george's cross. thatis is the saint george's cross. that is the flag of england.'t nike done this for any other country? why it always england on the why is it always england on the receiving these kind of receiving end of these kind of changes, we've seen as a threat perhaps. knows ? think perhaps. who knows? i think it doesn't what it doesn't matter what colour it is. if win . is. if we win. >> thing is, you're laughing about but actually , this about this, but actually, this is something that that all the political parties are up in arms about as well. it's not just a few sensitive members of the public. it is actually every political party and saying, come on, this is, this is this is a joke. people should not be buying these shirts. i mean, there's calls this morning, not from i'm not saying from the political parties, but from our email is full of people saying boycott it. do not spend £125 on them. and that's another issue . them. and that's another issue. >> yeah. i mean, the irony is that the parties are united on it and it's the one thing that's got peop

i'm proud saint george's cross proud the saint george's cross has co—opted proud the saint george's crossome co—opted proud the saint george's cross harsome very co—opted proud the saint george's cross harsome very unsavouryzo—opted proud the saint george's cross harsome very unsavoury people,i by some very unsavoury people, and that's why some people find it uncomfortable. >> i would argue maybe should be the actual church of england. mark. >> yeah, i mean, all of this is being co—opted, co—opted back . being co—opted, co—opted back. i'm old enough to remember when there was a concern that the union flag was associated with groups like the national front, for example, because they would plaster it everywhere. and we weren't typically using it in mainstream culture at all. if that's happening to the saint george flag, if you're worried about various different groups that do not allow that are using it, do not allow them have the full copyright them to have the full copyright and ownership of snatch and ownership of it. snatch it back. it's flag as an back. but it's a flag as an emblem the

the st george's cross is not great but a combination of blues and purples.n speaking to say they quite like the redesign, saying it makes them think of a multicultural entrance, but quite a long list of politicians now lining up long list of politicians now lining up to say they prefer the original, including the labour leader sir keir starmer, and not the prime minister. the prime minister said you should not mess with the national flag. nikkei said that this redesign was a playful temp two unite and expire —— inspire. the football association are standing behind nike, say they don't see what the problem is. the england and will play brazil tomorrow and that will be the first time they wear the shirt. the judge went on sale for the first time yesterday. the price of the shirt is another thing making it controversial. this is the stadium addition, costing £85. the authentic version is £124 99. the labour leader saying he thinks that is just too much money given the current pressures on the cost of living. sir keir starmer also said that this was a unifying s

george cross , fourth degree.doubt whether it was necessary to go to the front? i was determined from the very beginning, i knew that they would bring me a summons. you angel? you carry it with you all the time, and it’s always hanging there, i don’t take it off anymore, the strength comes from the fact that it’s our own weaving, sisters, so that makes it even easier. military engineers live in this camouflaged dugout, now we will see how their life works and how they prepare for a combat mission, you can build a snowman for now or my daughter saw this, she would laugh very hard, the harder you squeeze, the stronger it will explode, military engineers adopted a homemade mine clearance method. from the times of the second world war, you take an ordinary plastic water pipe, fill it with plastid, throw it forward and detonate, the mines located nearby detonate, i suggest making half the pipes at once, throw it in half, and when i return home, i’ll go bake bread, you will be a cook, yes a cook, no well, of course you

there's a row over the colour of the st george's cross on the new england football shirt. updated the cross from its traditional red to include purple and blue horizontal strips. both the prime minister and labour leader sir keir starmer say the colours don't need to be changed. 0ur correspondent ben woolvin is at wembley for us. ben, very senior politicians weighing into this row? yes, nike saying the redesign was intended to unite and inspire but it seems to be doing quite the opposite. this is the new england shirt which went on sale for the first time yesterday ahead of the euros, on the back of the colour the redesign st george's cross which is proving to be so controversial, no longer red but a combination of blues and purples which nike says is by england's world cup winning side of 1966 who had a purple training kits, but lots of politicians saying theyjust kits, but lots of politicians saying they just don't like this kits, but lots of politicians saying theyjust don't like this redesign. look, obviously i prefer the original, and my general view is that when it co

the football association has defended the st george's cross design on its new england kit, following al strips. both the prime minister and labour leader, sir keir starmer, have said the flag shouldn't be altered but the fa has responded by saying it's not the first time" different colours have been used, that it understands what the flag "means to fans" and that the new home kit was meant as a tribute to the 1966 world cup winning team".

george cross, fourth degree.sy, surveyor, made maps, my main hobby was awards, directly, in addition to work, i was engaged. when i was already in school, i understood that i would go into the military, because my uncle was a military man, i wanted to follow in his footsteps, i firmly decided this from the eighth grade, would you advise with friends, so they told me, yes, the temensky higher military duty command school provides a very good base, in principle, having graduated from it, you know everything about engineering ammunition, and after graduating from this school in the summer i came to the unit and on november 29... we all flew away, another platoon is commanded by someone mobilized from the nizhny novgorod region, call sign shorah , he was an entrepreneur, he quickly adapted to the special operation zone, studying at a military university and serving in the army helped, well, i’m like a military man, although it’s been a long time i left the army back in '10, so i sort of took it for granted, a summons

in the uk at the - moment, nike is at the centre of a controversy over rebranding the cross of st george st george on the england football kit-— football kit. yeah, ultimately this is a really interesting _ football kit. yeah, ultimately this is a really interesting case - football kit. yeah, ultimately this. is a really interesting case because football is a force for good and unity. uk football fans a 14% more likely to agree that sport brings people from different backgrounds together. the campaign, men's, women's, para— teams, it is this idea. we have also seen massive tribalism about football in the uk. more people follow football than believe everyone should have equal rights. there has been 11% year—on—year increase in football fans describing themselves as traditional. they are 25% more likely than the average fan to think that football doesn't value fund is enough. a lot of the outrage was sparked by the high price of the kit, which puts it out of reach for a lot of fans, especially when you consider the cost—of—living crisis and the economic state of the country. d0 and the eco

trying saint george cross or a take on thtrying saint george cross or a take on thn th> we're not allowed to celebrate saint george's day, are we? waving the flag? it's considered xenophobic by some people. but why are the english so readily discarded? >> yes, i think there is a problem, because i think you've got very much a sort of national identity of scotland and wales, and i think england and by far the biggest part of the united kingdom , really is not kingdom, really is not represented in the way it should be. and i think, i mean, i think nike just decided that this was a sort of fashion item and let's actually sort of change it and make look more colourful.

to see nike change the design of the new england shirt featuring different colours for the cross of st georgenal, and my general— st george? i prefer the original, and my general view— st george? i prefer the original, and my general view is, - st george? i prefer the original, and my general view is, when i st george? i prefer the original, and my generalview is, when it| and my general view is, when it comes to nationalflags, we shouldn't mess with him because they are a source of pride, identity, who we are, and they are perfect as they are. . ., , ., ., are. the politicians wading into that argument. _ are. the politicians wading into that argument. the _ are. the politicians wading into that argument. the chelsea . are. the politicians wading into - that argument. the chelsea flower show has stunned visitors with beautiful displays for years, but this year the organisers have something in special —— special in—store. forthe something in special —— special in—store. for the first time, a no adults allowed garden has been designed by children, for children. charlotte gaelic has had a look.

, of the saint george's cross, with the prime minister warning against with the against messingational flag. however, the fa has defended the changes, saying it's a tribute the 1966 world it's a tribute to the 1966 world cup team . it's cup winning team. it's understood to be selling quickly. despite costing £125, mister southgate says the three lions crest is the most important thing on the shirt. and if you've ever wondered what happened to agatha christie's typewriter mysteries solved, it's set to go on display as part of a crime fiction exhibition at cambridge university library. her dictaphone is also part of the show, along with the typescript for her final novel featuring the famed detective hercule poirot, which was titled curtain murder by the book, which opens today, explores britain's fondness for fictional sleuths, from sherlock holmes to jane tennison and inspector morse . tennison and inspector morse. and for the latest on all of our stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts using the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news. com slash alerts. that's it for the mo

i'm british. >> the saint george's >> this is the saint george's cross. flag. you cross.s said the british flag mine is the english flag. >> england. go . >> i'm pro england. let's go. england. and kids and england. yeah. and my kids and my i love your country. my kids. so i love your country. thank should support. thank you. you should i support. i'm supportive of this i'm more supportive of this country than you are because he said british and to me, said i'm british and to me, that's that's a diff. exactly. and i said, that's defilement and i said, that's a defilement of the british people. the truth is, is you should be is, the truth is you should be happy with this, with what they've here. because they've done here. because number still point to number one, it's still point to me, a new york thing. it's me, it's a new york thing. it's still a it's still ci'oss. >> cross. >> make the cross at me . i'm not >> make the cross at me. i'm not a vampire, lewis. >> it's my cross . i've changed. >> it's my cross. i've changed. i've rejected it. the point is, it's a cross . so

england's friendly against brazil on saturday, there is a row over changes to the colour of the st george's cross nike says the shirt includes a "playful update" to the cross from its traditional red to include purple and blue horizontal strips. the us firm said the colours were inspired by the training kit worn by england's 1966 world cup winners. both the prime minister and labour leader sir keir starmer say the colours don't need to be changed. now to cricket and england captain heather knight made a half—century as her side beat new zealand by 15 runs in the second t20 in nelson overnight to take a 2—0 lead in the five match series. joe lynskey reports. england's bands woke up this morning to another when made through the night. a heather night half—century for the second game in a row. it is put england on top in this five match series. so far, new zealand can't stop the captain scoring. they did here take seven wickets, but heather night was still there at the end. she mist the lucrative woman does not premier league to focus on england and build scores like this. the home side would need 1

i can saint george's cross.ing my country and it you see that flag and you just think to yourself, you this this is it. you know, this is this is it. >> you know, this is brilliant. we're running time we're running out of time because got angela levin because i've got angela levin hot heels. if i don't get hot on my heels. if i don't get you off angela, i can't you off now, angela, i can't wait. i love angela. i wait. no, no, i love angela. i think afraid you've think we do. i'm afraid you've got harris, thank got to go. lee harris, thank you so for that. good to so much for that. really good to talk you. i'm not risking it. talk to you. i'm not risking it. i'm risking no, don't i'm not risking it. no, don't don't don't. she may be small, i'm not risking it. no, don't doni don't. she may be small, i'm not risking it. no, don't doni tell't. she may be small, i'm not risking it. no, don't doni tell you he may be small, i'm not risking it. no, don't doni tell you what.y be small, i'm not risking it. no, don't doni

george cross , fourth degree. originally from the sverdlovsk region, a career military man, he walksnce his call sign, at the front for more than a year, when i was already in school, i understood that i would go into the military, because my uncle was a military man, i wanted to follow in his footsteps, i firmly decided this from the eighth grade, after consulting with friends, they told me: it gives a very good base in principle having finished it, you know everything about engineering ammunition. after graduating from this school in the summer, i joined the unit and on november 29 we all flew away with another platoon commanded by a mobilized from the nizhny novgorod region call sign shorah, in civilian life he was an entrepreneur in the special operation zone quickly studying at a military university helped me adapt. i try to keep this good spirits up, i also support my guys, it’s just that in our work, attentiveness is a very important aspect, fear must also be present, if there is no fear, then the head works somehow differently, call sign, mobilized , at the age of 22, he was

george cross of the fourth degree, at the front for 2 years from the very beginning of the special operationplanned to be a forensic expert on economic issues, graduated from vyatka state university in this specialty, and at one point decided to radically change his life by joining the army. oh, komar, beautiful, you are always like this, what tasks do you perform, as the commander of the vehicle? i have two subordinates. this is a very good mechanic-driver , we go on a mission in a combat vehicle , work on targets, on enemy manpower, on lightly armored vehicles, and also according to our efforts, which is located somewhere in some kind of shelter, for example, in dugouts or in some some other shelters. the responsibility, of course, is great, because if you make a mistake somewhere, then there is a chance of ending up somewhere wrong. one of the youngest servicemen in the unit is 20 years old; his friends nicknamed him malbert, in civilian life, was fond of tattoos, hence... me, after a military service, which he also served in the rkhbz troops, signed a contract with the ministry of defens

what a hero.i the george cross. what a hero.n, commander di davis. i wonder if that scene's been in the not got that the crown. i've not got to that bit the crown series. bit yet in the crown series. >> i think it is. >> i think it is. >> be. it's too good not >> it must be. it's too good not to be. >> ti to be. >> an extraordinary moment. >> yeah. right up. in 5. >> yeah. right up. next 1 in 5. police are set to resign from the the two the force over the next two years. right. what needs years. that's right. what needs to need pay to change? do they need a pay rise gb news? very good morning. 1050. police are in crisis as figures reveal that 1 in 5 officers are set to quit the service within the next two years. >> joining us in the studio to talk about this former detective superintendent at the met, shabnam chowdhury, great friend of this program. chip chapman. we know a of this is about we know a lot of this is about apart the fact, you apart from the fact, if you think about the met, the reputational so reputational damage d

the symbol of my heritage was the st george's cross. i have grandparents who are welsh. born in england and i have served my country. so for a corporate company to come along and think they can do what the hell they want with our flag to

george cross, fourth degree , at the front for 2 years, from the very beginning of the special operationbefore military service he planned to be a forensic expert on economic issues, graduated from vyatka state university in this specialty, at one point decided radically change your life - join the army, oh beautiful mosquito! if this were always the case, what tasks do you perform as a vehicle commander? i have two subordinates, this is the driver-gunner, we go on a mission in a combat vehicle, practice targets against enemy manpower. for lightly armored vehicles, also for livestock, which is located somewhere in some kind of shelter, for example, in dugouts or in some other shelters. the responsibility, of course, is great, because if you make a mistake somewhere, then there is a chance of ending up somewhere wrong. one of the youngest servicemen in the unit is 20 years old. his friends nicknamed him malbert. in civilian life he was fond of tattoos, hence his call sign. after the emergency, which he also served in the rkhbz troops, he signed contract with the ministry of defense and we

george’s crosses, an order of courage, medals for bravery, for courage, for saving the dead, and there home or at work, but even just on the street , along with warm words from traffic police inspectors who participated in the military special operation, then how happy i was to see the beautiful ladies today. happy holiday to all the women who are now watching our broadcast, i generally remember a phrase from the song: how many good girls are, they are all immensely glad, happy in anticipation of the most pleasant words of gifts, and men all over the country do not skimp on one or the other, women and girls in the far east began to receive congratulations first, and... today only girls are stopped just to check how they are in the mood when they see the employees everyone smiles with flowers, because i was already wondering what i had done here, i didn’t seem to have broken anything, but here’s a pleasant surprise, every girl will be pleased to receive flowers, so men give us them more often. by the way, a pleasant bonus from the krasnoyarsk police was the opening of an additional car

nigel farage said it is a joke, there are no relationship to the st george's cross whatsoever. re you cross?

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a lot about the colours used rather than the saint george's cross, that is normally on the england kitbe a tribute to the 1966 world cup winning team, and talking about the trim there. the nikkei, who have produced this kit will have no plan to recall it or change it, but certainly lots of football fans having their say and politicians go to —— nike, who produced this kit, have no plan to record it or change it. hello, if you've been out and about today, you may have noticed a change in the feel of the weather, certainly compared to what some of us had a couple of days ago, when temperatures in england got close to 19. tomorrow we will see afternoon highs of more like nine celsius, colder air digging down from the north, behind a weather front, colder air digging down from the north, behind a weatherfront, which you can see here on our earlier satellite image, this line of cloud has been bringing some outbreaks of rain. behind that, speckle shower close racing in, it's quite windy up towards the north—west of the uk, gales and the far north, plenty of showers, some heavy with hail and

it centres around nike's decision to switch the colour of the st george's cross on its new england football flags. and the labour leader sir keir starmer has called for the change to be "reconsidered". nike has defended its decision as a �*playful update'. i just want to show you the most watched video on our website right now — pictures from minnesota — and that bright flash is the moment this hot air balloon crashed into power line cables. it was coming in to land during strong winds. you can't quite see it but the basket actually detatched from the rest of the balloon, which you can see then floats away. incredibly, we are told people in that basket only sustained minor injuries. more on the website, see you soon. hello. if you've been out and about today you may already have noticed a change in the feel of the weather, certainly compared with what some of us had a couple of days ago when temperatures in southern england got close to 19 degrees. tomorrow we'll see afternoon highs of more like nine degrees celsius. colder air digging down from the north behind a weather front, which you c

do you think he defends the saint george's cross? plus, you got cross? of course shimmy down the course i have to shimmy down the aisle . aisle sideways. >> well there we go, okay. patrick christys tonight only on gb news. all right. welcome back. more front pages for you now . the i front pages for you now. the i waspi women demand help from laboun waspi women demand help from labour. this story has been dominating, and it continues to dominate on the mail. new betrayal of waspi women. also, the england shirt controversy and the times says, well b takes issue with church deconstructing whiteness role and 1 million more people cite mental health battle , all right okay. so look, battle, all right okay. so look, i'm going to focus in a little bit on the keir starmer england shirt statement . so sir keir shirt statement. so sir keir starmer has just given his opinion on the controversial new england kit at night, decided to playfully alter the saint george's cross. they made it multicoloured for literally no reason whatsoever. no reason anyway. arsenal fan

does the colour of the cross of st george matter? nike thinks not. we report on the controversy.ge the colour of the st george's cross on its new shirt back to the traditional red. the design features purple and blue horizontal stripes, in what nike called a "playful update". the us firm said the colours were inspired by the training kit worn by england's 1966 world cup winners. mr starmer said the flag was a unifier and the firm should reconsider its decision to modify it. a little earlier, mr sunak has this to say on the england shirt. look, obviously i prefer the original, and my general view is, when it comes to our national flags, we shouldn't mess with them because they are a source of pride, identity, who we are, and they are perfect as they are. let's speak to our correspondent ben woolvin, who is outside wembley for us now. do you have one of these shirts? 0h, we will see if we can go

consensus we, on the consensus haven't we, on the saint george's cross and the way it's been depictedn the back of the england shirt. i know you've got strong feelings about very strong feelings an very strong feelings as an england chelsea england fan and a chelsea fan. what said you're what you've said that you're going this shirt. going to boycott this shirt. yes. we'll draw a veil over >> well, we'll draw a veil over me the me being a chelsea fan at the moment, anyway, the moment, i think. but anyway, the fact , i've said i'm fact is that no, i've said i'm not watch england not going to watch any england games they're that games while they're wearing that shirt. strongly shirt. i feel very strongly about strongly about about it. i feel strongly about it think these it because i think these national matter. it because i think these nati<||al matter. it because i think these nati<||al feel matter. it because i think these nati<||al feel strongly matter. it because i think these nati<||al feel strongly about er. and i also feel strongly about it an american it because it's an america

kit for 2026 will face a new far vetting process after backlash over the multicoloured saint george's cross on their new euro 2024 shirt. nike has refused to rule out a similar redesigns in the future, sparking yet more concern with the prime minister, rishi sunak, warning against messing with the national flag. reports from the telegraph suggest the fa are now planning an urgent review, following claims that the person who signed off the new shirt had failed to spot the change on the back of its collar in cheltenham, police are urgently searching for three missing siblings who are subject to a court order that prevents them from being in the care of their parents. three year old pali, five year old joleen and eight year old betsy were last seen with their mother yesterday, but their whereabouts is now unknown. the gloucestershire force say they are concerned for the children's welfare and they're asking anyone with information to contact the police . and finally, police immediately. and finally, the world's most iconic landmarks have dimmed their lights tonight for earth hour , lights toni

england football manager gareth southgate has appeared to downplay nike's altered saint george's crosse kit. the football association is standing by the redesign, despite criticism , including from the criticism, including from the prime minister. nike says changing the colours to blue and purple was a playful update ahead of the euro 2024 tournament. they also say it was never their intention to offend, given what it means to england fans. given what it means to england fans . southgate said there are fans. southgate said there are more important things to focus on, well, it's not been high on my list of priorities, but but, yeah, it depends which which bit it is because, i don't know if the debate is about the saint george flag needing to be on the england shirt, because obviously it hasn't always been, i think the most important thing that has to be on an england shirt are the three lions. >> it's our iconic symbol. it what it is, what distinguishes us. >> us. >> for the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen. or you can go to gb new

sunak, and labour leader sir keir starmer after shirt manufacturer 90 of the appearance of the st george's cross i think the most important thing on an england shirt is the three lions, thatis an england shirt is the three lions, that is our iconic symbol and what distinguishes us but only from teams around the world but from england rugby and cricket.— around the world but from england rugby and cricket. gareth southgate, the encland rugby and cricket. gareth southgate, the england football— rugby and cricket. gareth southgate, the england football manager. - let's return to our top story, and the princess of wales' announcement that's she's undergoing treatment for cancer. it has been a turbulent few months for the royal family and a vacuum of information in recent days and weeks has led to frenzied speculation about what's been happening with the prince and princess of wales, as david sillito reports. when, injanuary, a brief statement was made that the princess of wales was to have a medical procedure and a period of convalescence, it was meant to be a chance to escape the daily pressures of

the far right the right took ownership of the cross george, and cross of saint george, and people sensibleistian people wanted actually reclaim the patriotic christian people wanteof actually reclaim the patriotic christian people wanteof saintjally reclaim the patriotic christian people wanteof saint george. laim the patriotic christian people wanteof saint george. and the cross of saint george. and i think large, did. think by and large, we did. we reclaimed was no longer reclaimed it. it was no longer seen something you only saw seen as something you only saw on bnp. and fact with all on bnp. and the fact with all that work we've done that we've established point about the established this point about the christian basis of our patron saint. now fool in saint. and now some fool in some, know, some probably some, you know, some probably wearing glasses and wearing green glasses and wearing green glasses and wearing has decided wearing red braces has decided that york, new york, they that in new york, new york, they will decide that they're going to a multicoloured. to make a multicoloure

until we go and have a look at the saint george's cross or at least their interpretation . terpretation. and that's it. it's a multicoloured cross. it bears no relationship to the cross of saint george. what what so ever. and if the england football team think that's acceptable, well, why on earth, why on earth would you be apologetic about englishness? if you're going to play for england in the european football finals, i think it's an absolute joke at the moment. let's talk about trump and the 100% behind nato. if they pay their money, why did the bbc refuse to mention that ? 7 by ? by far the 7 by far the most important part of the sit down with donald trump was the thing about nato. i've been telling you, everyone's been using it. america's going to leave. we've got to have a european defence union. and one possibly with military weapons. so i asked him, what happens poland is him, what happens if poland is invaded and just remind ourselves this is what he said ? ourselves this is what he said? >> yeah, but, you know, the united states should pay its fair share, not ever

shirt kit designer nike has added purple and blue to the saint george's cross design on the back of therompting criticism from the prime minister and the leader of the opposition. the has defended opposition. the fa has defended the saying it's a the changes, saying it's a tribute world cup tribute to the 1966 world cup winning team . and finally, some winning team. and finally, some good news if you're planning a summer holiday despite the rising cost of living, some popular getaways are getting more affordable. post office travel money says british holidaymakers are paying less for food and drinks than a year ago , thanks in part to foreign ago, thanks in part to foreign currencies weakening against the pound. currencies weakening against the pound . a survey of key expenses pound. a survey of key expenses found. hoi an in vietnam to be the most affordable destination. a three course meal there with a bottle of wine set you back just under £40. cape town and tokyo also on the list , under £40. cape town and tokyo also on the list, but amongst the most expensive places. new york, costa

he warned against messing with a st. george's cross, the new nike design changes the color of the cross from the traditional red and white, the purple and blue. the new kid has angered many fans with more than $20000.00 signing a petition, demanding it to be restored to the original color. like he says, the colors are to celebrate england's 1966 woke up winning team in the office. they all prefer the original and my general view is it when it comes to all national flags, we shouldn't mess with them because they're a source of pride, identity, who we all on the perfect as they all know is a football association has defended the new design saying it understands what the flag means, defends and will be displayed at wembley on saturday for england's a friendly against present. captain hurricane was missing from friday morning. this training session due to injury thing one manager believes saturday's game is a great opportunity for players to claim a spot and his 0 squad a. so brilliant opportunity for other players, we need to see other flies have zeros. and if we were playing less the team

advice necessary from his doctors, so today's event, the very fact of him going into st george's chapel, crossingen run past his medical team, and i'm sure precautions were being taken. but definitely, the direction of travel, if you look back, compared to a couple of months ago, is very optimistic. the archbishop of canterbury wished king charles and the princess of wales well in his easter sermon at canterbury cathedral. the pope also delivered his traditional easter mass in the vatican — where he renewed his call for a ceasefire in gaza and the release of hostages being held there. here's our religion editor, aleem maqbool. when pope francis pulled out of some easter events, concerns about his health intensified. but the vatican said it was to conserve energy for today. and that seems to have worked. though a little out of breath, easter mass went smoothly. after which, the 87—year—old went on a drive about to greet what police estimated to be around 60,000 people who'd come to st peter's square. events culminated with the pope's easter message. in it, he renewed calls for access to aid in gaz

the football association has defended the st george's cross design on its new england kit, followingover the changes. nikee says the shirt includes a "playful update" to the cross from its traditional red to include purple and blue horizontal strips. both the prime minister and labour leader, sir keir starmer, have said the flag shouldn't be altered but the fa has responded by saying it's not the first time" different colours have been used, that it understands what the flag "means to fans" and that the new home kit was meant as a tribute to the 1966 world cup winning team". the fa also says the st george's flag will be displayed prominently at wembley tomorrow — as it always is. england will be playing brazil. before that, tonight, northern ireland are away in romania whilst scotland also have a friendly, they're in amsterdam to face the netherlands. manager steve clarke says will be. we have a good camaraderie, within the squad. it's something that we've built over the last four and a half years. they understand that i can only pick 23 and they all try to show how they are in train