that gillian keegan made.one was the consultation on minimum service levels for universities, remember that the government passed a new piece of legislation which allows them to bring in minimum service requirements on strike days, so that is something that the government says it is now going to look out for universities. that will be controversial, i'm sure it will cause a big row. there is also the announcement from gillian keegan that she wants to ban in her word school mobile phones, mobile phones in schools. it is slightly more complicated than that. it is going to be guidance rather than a specific rule, the mobile phones are not allowed in schools, so schools will be encouraged to stop pupils using phones in school time rather than some sort of blanket ban imposed by the government. but that is a couple of announcements she made. more broadly, what you try and do it a conference like this, a big political conference? set a political conference? set a political narrative. all the speeches so far have inc

gillian keegan has started an inquiry into this.— inquiry into this.you very much. the _ inquiry into this. thank you very much, the bbc's _ inquiry into this. thank you very | much, the bbc's correspondence inquiry into this. thank you very - much, the bbc's correspondence live much, the bbc�*s correspondence live from the bbc newsroom. in the uk, its national libraries week, which also marks joseph coelho. he has completed an epic, nationwide "library marathon" — four years in the making — visiting and joining 213 libraries across the country. joseph's mission is to celebrate the role libraries play within communities and is calling for people, young and old, to join their local library. josephjoins me now. live from london, and i wasjust reading into the story and looking at some of the places where you found libraries. on buses, on bikes, even expect tells what you have seen over the past four years. it even expect tells what you have seen over the past four years.— over the past four years. it has been such _ over the past four years. it has been

gillian keegan told substances.gillian keegan told gb news most of her colleagues act with integrity. crispin blunt was detained by surrey police yesterday and then released on conditional bail . released on conditional bail. he's been removed from the party and asked to stay away from parliament. the mp says he'll cooperate fully with the ongoing investigation and he says he's confident he won't be charged and nhs waiting list could top 8 million by next summer, even if strike action doesn't continue. the health foundation says the number will peak by august before starting to come down. but if strikes were to continue, that list could be 180,000 higher or more than 7.5 million people were waiting for treatment last month. but the nhs says it's making progress, claiming they've more than halved waits of more than 65 weeks . and plans have been weeks. and plans have been approved by merton council to expand the all england tennis club . the decision followed a club. the decision followed a lengthy planning committee

the education secretary, gillian keegan, has written to all schools in england to say that parents have know exactly what their children are being taught in sex education lessons.she wrote her letter after one mother lost her campaign for teachers to share the materials being used in her daughter's lessons. the government has also promised to consult parents as it reviews the rshe curriculum — that's relationships, sex and health education — before the end of the year. parts of england hit by flooding over the weekend are being told to expect more heavy rain. a yellow rain warning from the met office is in force across the east midlands and parts of yorkshire, and is expecyed to last until 4 o'clock this afternoon. greg mckenzie reports. the clean—up in the wake of storm babet which had rained down across large parts of the uk since last week, causing extensive flooding. hundreds of people have been left homeless. yesterday, the environment secretary, therese coffey, visited flood—hit retford in nottinghamshire, where more than 500 homes were evacuated. for some, it brought back memorie

>> gillian keegan. >> gillian keegan. >> gillian keegan actually >> gillian keegan and actually givehe clear guidance that you want schools that say parents want in schools that say parents have told if their child have to be told if their child turns up in the classroom and is going change their gender going to change their gender or their haven't going to change their gender or theiithat haven't going to change their gender or theiithat guidance. haven't. had that guidance. we haven't. >> thankfully gillian keegan >> and thankfully gillian keegan and badenoch, we and kemi badenoch, we understand, in understand, are engaged in fruitful discussions on this. because the other thing that must change is that if a parent cannot see rac materials , they should. >> that's relationship and sex education relationship. >> they should have the right to withdraw their child. that is fundamental . all so yes, what's fundamental. all so yes, what's happened the dfe is a happened at the dfe is a fascinating case study. i recommend you read an article by stephanie davis array of transgender trend.

but the education secretary gillian keegan will talk about this in her speech, she will talk about howhey are a distraction and that she will update the guidance. all four teaching unions have come out today and said this is a distraction from the main issues in schools at the moment and it really is unachievable because at the moment head teachers are in control of their behaviour policies. last year, a schools bill was scrapped at the very last minute which would have given the government more control over behaviour policy in some academy schools. this issue is really important to students and to parents, but an update to the guidelines would make very little difference. a teenager has been stabbed to death in london, the second in a week. police say the 16—year—old boy was found on a residential street in edmonton last night. a murder investigation has been launched. no arrests have been made so far. west yorkshire police say a second man has died after a triple stabbing in halifax on sunday. three men were taken to hospital after the attack in the early hours of the morning. a 21—y

he talked about other other tory tory ministers gillian keegan, kevin badenoch , gillian keegan, kevinn and even penny mordaunt. gave an mordaunt. she gave an extraordinary moved to extraordinary speech, moved to tears , reminded the sacrifice tears, reminded the sacrifice of our troops in the falklands, falklands war 40 years ago this year. falklands war 40 years ago this year . that was a passionate year. that was a passionate speech think, and it really speech i think, and it really did set the place alight. that was broke it was broken was so broke that it was broken by akshata. murty murty by the akshata. murty murty speech. measures announced speech. other measures announced today ban smoking. if today this ban on smoking. if you're 14 old, they're you're 14 years old, they're going increase age. going to increase the age. so you can't actually even buy cigarettes 18 cigarettes legally from 18 upwards. ban may or may not upwards. that ban may or may not come before the election when they're not sure yet. should they're not sure yet. it should be in the queen's speech, a plan to b

gillian keegan told substances.lian keegan told gb news most of her colleagues act with integrity. crispin blunt was detained by surrey police yesterday and then released on conditional bail . released on conditional bail. he's been removed from the party and asked to stay away from parliament. the mp says he will cooperate fully with the ongoing investigation and he says he's confident he won't be charged at this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to . back to. patrick >> welcome along. i start with some huge breaking news and it's about us. well actually, it's about us. well actually, it's about something that we have gone and done for you this is a massive announcement that will send shockwaves through the british media, upset the delicate broadcast ecology that other people have done so much to inflict on you for decades . to inflict on you for decades. we are the people's channel. we know what the people want. we know what

gillian keegan told gb news most of her colleagues act with integrity.d on conditional bail. he's been removed from the party and asked to stay away from parliament. the mps says he'll cooperate fully with the ongoing investigation and he says he's confident he won't be charged . confident he won't be charged. and waiting list could top 8 million by next summer, even if strike action doesn't continue . strike action doesn't continue. the health foundation says the number will peak by august before starting to come down. but if strikes were to continue , but if strikes were to continue, that list could be 180,000 higher. more than 7.5 million people were waiting for treatment just last month. but the nhs says it's making progress, claiming they've more than halved waits of more than 65 weeks . now around 1.7 than halved waits of more than 65 weeks. now around 1.7 million people could be living with dementia in england and wales by 2040, according to new research , 2040, according to new research, and that's according to the university college of london, w

the education secretary, gillian keegan, says that companies which provide teaching resources can't useaterial available. here's our education correspondent, elaine dunkley. so we've been looking at friendships and what makes a good friendship... these are important life lessons for seven—year—olds at sacred heart roman catholic primary in bolton. what kind of things can we do? maybe we could listen. parents are also in school learning about what their children are being taught in relationship and health education. the fact that we received a letter from school, that the curriculum is on the website, it's quite easy to access. it's also based on facts, and i support the school, it builds that relationship. but i also trust the teachers at the same time to teach it. for teachers, these lessons are crucial in keeping children safe. they build relationships with us as staff, pastoral staff. - we've had three disclosures that - have been made there that probably wouldn't have come out, i so that shows the enormity of the need for things like this, and the importance of them. i sex education

the education secretary, gillian keegan, says the change is needed because school children in englandantona the singer. after teaching himself the guitar during lockdown, the former manchester united superstar is releasing a new single and heading off on a uk tour. colin paterson went to meet him. # i've been a fool # i've been right # i've been uncool...# eric cantona, as you've never heard him before. # you love me...# what kind of performer are you on stage? a great performer. he laughs of course. you know that! james gets there just first. cantona! during his six seasons in english football, cantona won the league five times and did the double twice. # ooh—aah, eric cantona! # ooh—aah, eric cantona...# fans chanted his name, - now he's the one doing the singing. and next week, at the age of 57, he starts his first uk tour. how long has this been a dream of yours? when i was a kid, i had two passions. it was art and sport, football. i have a deep need of expressing myself. since, er, like ever. i was born with that, i think. so when i stopped football, i started to act. sometimes,

according to the daily mail, gillian keegan tell the party keegan will tell the party conference thatviour and bullying schools would be ordered to outlaw the use of smartphone phones during lessons and in breaks . it's lessons and in breaks. it's hoped that the move would make it easier for pupils to focus. water want to increase water companies want to increase household bills . by £156 a year household bills. by £156 a year by 2030. it's part of plans to fund upgrades and prevent 140,000 annual sewage spills . 140,000 annual sewage spills. industry regulator ofwat says they will forensically scrutinise the scheme to ensure that the price hike is justified. it's expected to face a backlash from customers struggling with the cost of living doctors are encouraging people to get their flu jabs to help relieve pressure on the nhs . officials say the spread of flu and covid last year caused significant peaks, resulting in thousands of hospitalisations . thousands of hospitalisations. vaccines. minister maria caulfield says 2.8 million flu jabs have already been administered since septemb

what we are seeing, according to the education secretary gillian keegan, announced measures today athe conservative party conference. >> one of the biggest issues facing children and teachers is grappling with the impact of smartphones in our schools. the distraction, the disruption, the bullying. >> there is no set date when the ban would take effect, but critics are arguing it's not necessary, that this ban will not get to the root of childhood distraction and bad behavior, and also say that it's simply not feasible to ban their use but there have been some countries that have put this into action, like france and china, and the netherlands is set to do the exact same thing in just a few months at the beginning of 2024. jacqui. >> jacqui: alex hogan in london, thanks so much, alex. >> john: millions of americans on the hook to restart student loan payments, the first time in three years. as of yesterday, october 1st. and monthly payments are averaging hundreds of dollars, potentially busting people's budgets. joining me now from the big money show on fox business, brian and jackie.

gillian keegan. >> education secretary, very good to see you this morning.y our panel. susan, what do you make of what she said? particularly i'm interested on your thoughts around sex education in schools because i you there. you because i saw you there. you know, you were raising your eyebrows. oftentimes, parents have kids are have no idea what their kids are being oftentimes being taught. and oftentimes it's quite stuff. it's quite x—rated stuff. >> have no idea why you would >> i have no idea why you would think that it's not a good idea to include parents in that kind of that part of their education and that they need to know. but i worked for childline and the nspcc for five years going into schools primary schools, talking to children about all forms of abuse and sexual abuse is one of the that we would the five forms that we would talk now there's nothing talk about. now there's nothing explicit nspcc explicit in the childline nspcc script and work. we were script kind of and work. we were given to work with. but we always made it available to the t

secretary james cleverly, a rare survivor through the may, johnson, truss and sunak administrations, gillian keeganble that even though rishi sunak could have another year in the job at least, some in his party already seem to be measuring his political pulse? the question over who's next is a very live conversation topic here. even their opinions differ on the alchemy of leadership success. what should conservative party members keep in mind when they are thinking about the future of their party? traditionally, the conservative party has been hungry for power and been willing to do what it takes to get power. now, when that comes to conservative party members thinking about who they might select, we've got to remember that by virtue of being a member of a political party, they are a bit of an oddball. most people aren't members of the party, and it makes them a little bit more to the political extreme in the conservative party's case to the right than the average member of the public. so rather than thinking who appeals to just me, they've actually got to be thinking, who appeals to other people t

the education secretary, gillian keegan , says how long gillian keegan, says how long the plans will to bring the biggest pay rise that teachers have had in history and also to introduce a minimum starting salary of £30,000. so we have worked together and we're working together on reducing workloads. so i have invited the unions in and i hope that we can we have the common interest of protecting children's education dunng protecting children's education during the strike action, we lost million of lost 25 million days of education and the impact on children is just too much . children is just too much. >> more than 1600 suspected members of county lines drug gangs have been arrested in one week across england and wales. the operation sees class a drugs worth more than £1 million and cash of the same value . around cash of the same value. around 58 children have been referred to safeguarding services for possible exploitation by the gangs. the action also closed 250 phone lines and seized more than 400 weapons, including firearms and knives . residents firearms and knives. residents i

gillian keegan , the education gillian keegan, the education secretary, she's going to make an announcement >> yeah. so there's a bit of deja vu about this story. i seem to remember gavin williamson when he was education secretary, saying exactly the same thing. it's a bit of a hardly perennial story. gillian keegan yeah, here at the conservative conference is going to announce that she's going to ban mobile phones from schools. the devil though, is in the detail. this is just guidance that that she's going to be issuing. so schools , if to be issuing. so schools, if they want, can actually ignore it. although i feel that most schools probably do already. but on kids from taking mobile phones in class because obviously it's hugely disruptive to the teacher. now what michelle keegan is saying that if schools do ignore this guidance , then she will look to guidance, then she will look to introduce legislation which would then put it on a statutory footing. but again , that's footing. but again, that's a very lengthy process and we're less than a year out probably from a general election. so i

. >> that's according to the education secretary, gillian keegan says the move would improve the overallour and education of students and cut down on online bullying. new guidance from the department for education will back headteachers in banning them throughout the school day, including at break times and junior doctors and consultants in england have begun their three day walkout today, the longest ever period of joint strike action until thursday at 7 am. they're going to be delivering what's being described as christmas day levels of staffing. they're last joint strike in september led to almost 130,000 appointments, having to be rescheduled. the government says the walkout is doing a massive disservice to patients, but these doctors told gb news why they've gone on strike until and unless there is a credible pay offer, it will mean that doctors of all grades , but especially senior doctors, will continue to leave the country for other places and the nhs will continue to suffer . nhs will continue to suffer. >> we are not planning for the future. >> there is going to be no staffing

>> okay, mine is the education secretary gillian keegan, who has announced today that she's going toe screaming, why has it taken so long? you know, they've now studies have found that kids are can't focus, they're distracted. it's also to help stop bullying in schools , as one study said, in schools, as one study said, that when a kid receives a bad notification from someone on their phone, it can take 20 minutes and upwards for them to get over it, for them to concentrate again . correct. so, concentrate again. correct. so, yeah, it's a great move. take them, them off them, give them, take them off them, give them, take them off them, give them 4:00. them back at 4:00. >> sense at last. >> common sense at last. matthew, briton . matthew, your greatest briton. >> so mine is pat arrowsmith, who was peace campaigner who's who was a peace campaigner who's died aged 93. died over the weekend, aged 93. she's founders of cnd she's one of the founders of cnd . might think it's an . and so you might think it's an unusual to on gb unusual one for me to pick on gb news. i actually don't agree

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gillian keegan is none of she's is having none of that.hat parents must know what children are learning what their children are learning . absolutely right. i mean, i don't think parents should have a veto over the classes their children go to , but i don't see children go to, but i don't see why sex education should be any different from history or economics or english that where parents actually do know what their kids. >> this is quite incredible. the department for education is providing template letters to fight claims of copyright fight off claims of copyright infringement, presumably to parents who want to see this to see this material. do you think that's right? >> oh, it's mind blowing that this is being done, that it's not just common cause, that parents should absolutely see what their children are studying . i was a primary school teacher 25 years ago. i was a primary school teacher for eight years in tottenham, and i actually ended up leaving because the way in tottenham, and i actually en(educate>aving because the way in tott

. >> told this gillian >> schools told this is gillian keegan to keegan who's saying they need to stop're not out the information not giving out the information of the reason of the syllabus. and the reason they've this bizarre they've got this bizarre situation is instead of coming up with syllabus within up with a the syllabus within the use a third the school, they use a third party to the information . party to give the information. but third party say but then the third party say it's can't it's copyrighted, so you can't send the parents, which is send it to the parents, which is ridiculous, isn't it? if you've bought of a book, you can bought a copy of a book, you can show it to your parents. so it seems. >> do you think it's real or do you think they're using that as a loophole to justify? >> it must be a loophole because no one's actually go. no one's actually going to go. no, this is this is copyrighted. you show to parents. >> never that of any >> never heard that of any geography textbook or history textbook. be textbook. i mean, it would be anything, couldn't it? >> almost

the education secretary, gillian keegan, has written to all schools in england to say that parents have what their children are being taught in sex education lessons. it comes after one mother lost her campaign for teachers to share the materials being used in her daughter's lessons. the government has also promised to consult parents as it conducts a review of the rshe curriculum — that's relationships, sex and health education — before the end of the year. the actor amanda abbington has pulled out of strictly come dancing after missing saturday's show for medical reasons. in her last appearance, the sherlock star and her partner giovanni scored 31 for their foxtrot to "everywhere" by fleetwood mac. they were expected to return next weekend but strictly bosses have now confirmed that amanda has decided to withdraw permanently. they said they wished her all the best for the future. let's take a look at some of today's front pages. the i reports on the release of two israeli hostages by hamas. it says the us is thought to have advised israel to delay its ground offensive to allow more ti

there's been accountability in been no accountability in gillian keegan's statement for that.e, how many children have been affected by it. but irrespective none of irrespective of that, none of what she says today enables parents to stop that material necessary from occurring. for example , doesn't allow parents example, doesn't allow parents to. a school decides to to. if a school decides to stonewall by saying , well, we'll stonewall by saying, well, we'll show this material, but only show you this material, but only in in the middle of in a meeting in the middle of the . you're parent who the day. if you're a parent who doesn't time the doesn't have the time or the wherewithal, doesn't have the time or the wisay nithal, doesn't have the time or the wisay , thal, doesn't have the time or the wisay , actually, hang on, to say, actually, hang on, i will insist upon seeing this in a way that convenient , then a way that is convenient, then you that, nor can you. you can't do that, nor can you. in fact, really importantly, nor can you that material and can you share that materi

but now this is by the sounds of it, they are going to announce education secretary gillian keegan hasand they will all do be a policy and they will all do schools to outlaw a smart phones dunng schools to outlaw a smart phones during lessons and also in breaks to end disruption and make it easier for pupils to focus because if they need to access the internet during lessons, they can be supplied with laptops and ipads in the lessons . why do they need their lessons. why do they need their phones? well a lot of parents are going to say little jemmy needs his phone because gets needs his phone because he gets he mummy and wet he misses his mummy and he's wet his pants needs to speak his pants and he needs to speak to mum. his pants and he needs to speak to i mum. his pants and he needs to speak to i know1. his pants and he needs to speak to i know a single parent will >> i know a single parent will say that. >> well, that's the defence and cheer and just think as a mum cheer and i just think as a mum they should not be in schools. >> i think this is wonderful. i think what them long i,

and that's according to the education secretary, gillian keegan has been saying the move would improvertment for education will back headteachers in banning them throughout the school day, including a break times . and including a break times. and lastly, junior doctors and consultants in england have begun their three day walkout, the longest ever period of joint strike action until thursday at 7 am. they'll deliver what's being described as christmas day levels of staffing in their last joint strike in september led to almost 130,000 appointments, being reschedule . and the being reschedule. and the government says the walkout is doing a massive disservice to patients. but these doctors told us why they'd gone on strike until and unless there is a credible pay offer , it will mean credible pay offer, it will mean that doctors of all grades, but especially senior doctors , will especially senior doctors, will continue to leave the country for other places and the nhs will continue to suffer . will continue to suffer. >> we are not planning for the future. there is going to be no staff

gillian keegan will order schools to outlaw smartphones during lessons and also in breaks in a bid toils to focus. the i newspaper . tory leaders in newspaper. tory leaders in waiting threatened to overshadow pm's party. rishi sunak battles to maintain discipline as future leadership rivals jostle for position on the opening day of tory party conference. the financial times exporters face hefty excuse me, exporters face hefty excuse me, exporters face hefty eu carbon tax after sunak weakens climate policies. metro easy rider europe's golfers triumph over usa and rishi my target is win flation pm pins election hopes on halving the rates but no tax cuts daily mirror becks addicted to posh david beckham , reflecting on his david beckham, reflecting on his lengthy and very happy marriage to victoria . also free school to victoria. also free school meals , fights do the right meals, fights do the right thing. pm a host of stars have backed the mirror's call for all primary school children to get free school meals. celebs, including brian cox, olivia colman, kate winslet , ed colman, kate w

gillian keegan will order schools to outlaw smartphones during lessons and also in breaks in a bid tos to focus. the i newspaper . tory leaders in newspaper. tory leaders in waiting threatened to overshadow pm's party. rishi sunak battles to maintain discipline as future leadership rivals jostle for position on the opening day of tory party conference. the financial times exporters face hefty excuse me, exporters face hefty excuse me, exporters face hefty eu carbon tax after sunak weakens climate policies. metro easy rider europe's golfers triumph over usa and rishi my target is win flation pm pins election hopes on halving the rates but no tax cuts daily mirror becks addicted to posh david beckham , reflecting on his david beckham, reflecting on his lengthy and very happy marriage to victoria . also free school to victoria. also free school meals , fights do the right meals, fights do the right thing. pm a host of stars have backed the mirror's call for all primary school children to get free school meals. celebs, including brian cox, olivia colman, kate winslet , ed colman, kate win

now by the straight talking conservative mp dame andrea jenkins and the education secretary, gillian keegano schools demanding that they share their sex education materials with parents in recent times, extreme gender ideology has been infiltrating lessons with our kids, being asked whether they are on planet non—binary as well as being taught about breast binders and a galaxy of genders. but following keegan's announcement, parents will be tipped off before their child receives any more bonkers lectures. so dame andrea, great to have you in the studio . let's to have you in the studio. let's have a look at this planet non—binary breast binders, by the way. that's a device that holds your breasts down so you don't properly go through puberty. in a galaxy puberty. as a woman in a galaxy of genders, is this appropriate for kids? oh, definitely not, mark. >> i mean, what i'm frustrated at, though, is that it was over at, though, is that it was over a year ago i was in the department as a skills minister and then the top civil servants were we're to were saying, we're going to make sure wrote t

education secretary gillian keegan says that they are trying to protect children. >> announcing >> todays in our schools so we can protect children's education and make sure that they are not impacted negatively by strike action. even during the pandemic, we saw the devastating impact that that children not being in school has. and during the strike action, we lost 25 million days worth of education and our children need that education. it's a precious time and they need that education. they need to be okay. >> so joining me now is secondary school teacher and education campaigner. it's calum robertson. calum thank you very much. this is this is a good thing, right? minimum service levels so children don't have to suffer want suffer because teachers want more money. high >> patrick thanks for having me. um i think it's a good and bad thing . and let me just delve thing. and let me just delve into that a little bit. i think if the department for education was serious about solving disruption schools, they would invest in reducing teacher shortages and through things like paying trainee te

educate nation secretary gillian keegan. even shed a few tears.ved a mixed reception from his own party and we've just got this reaction from the tory mayor of west midlands, andy street . andy street. >> so obviously very >> so obviously i'm very disappointed that he announced that today. as you know, i fought for it to be maintained. i think fought hard valiantly on behalf of my region . so of behalf of my region. so of course, disappointed. but remember, the line is going to run from euston to handsacre, where it will join the west coast main line. so compared to what could have happened this is a good compromise position . a good compromise position. >> okay . there were less >> okay. there were less contentious parts of the speech . the pm declared his wish to make britain a smoke free generation by raising the smoking age by one year every year. smoking age by one year every year . why? i've just asked why . year. why? i've just asked why. but there we go. he also made his position clear on how a woman is defined and hit home. the message th