p. higgs of today defended us president trump's effort to begin negotiating a piece of a mint for ukraine with russia, appearing in nato headquarters in brussels. the us defense chief rejected criticism from european members and the alliance over truck, this phone call to russian president vladimir putin. germany's defense minister was among those criticising. he expressed regret over what he called concessions made to russia while sidelining ukraine sue. and i'd give you a, put in secretary hicks as it said future funding for ukraine could be on the table during the negotiations. and he praised president trump's initiative, saying that it was not a betrayal of ukraine. and i would start by saying the, the arguments that have been made that somehow i'm coming to the table right now is making concessions to blabber putting outright that we otherwise are that the president of the united states shouldn't otherwise make. just reject that at its face. there's a reason why negotiations are happening right now. just a few weeks after president trump this morning, just press united states vladimi

you like it, higgs? >> steve: i like it. >> jimmy: all right, higgins likes it too.sults here. oh! that's what i'm talking about, 150. now we're getting somewhere. the jokes don't necessarily get funnier. [ laughter ] i just want to let everyone know. all right, here we go. this next one here, "even though someone gets murdered every season, i still watch 'white lotus' and think, 'i would vacation there.'" [ laughter ] ♪ >> steve: come on. >> jimmy: it's kind of gorgeous. yeah, i would do it. all right. >> steve: sure. >> jimmy: i think i know this. it's not going to beat the other one. let's see the results on this one. oh. >> steve: oh, wow. >> jimmy: well, you could tell the clickers work. >> steve: yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it's not -- it's not rigged. yeah. >> steve: no. jimmy: all right, here we go. there's a couple more left here. next up, it says, "how funny would it be if the meaning of life was buried in the terms and conditions?" [ light laughter ] ♪ >> steve: come on, that's cute. >> jimmy: no one reads that. >> steve: yeah, no one reads it. >> jimmy:

miss higgs says it's a victory for free speech. >> today's judgement. >> today's judgement. >> is as important. >> is as important. >> for free speech. >> for free speech. >> as it. >> as it. >> is for freedom. of religion. employers will no longer be. >> able to rely. >> able to rely. >> on their theoretical fears of reputational. >> damage or. >> damage or. >> subjective concerns about causing offence. to discipline employees for exercising their fundamental freedom to express their deeply held beliefs. >> meanwhile, there's growing concern for the ceasefire in gaza after the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said the deal will end if hamas fails to release hostages by midday on saturday. speaking after president trump threatened to let hell break out in gaza if dozens of hostages aren't freed, mr netanyahu did not specify how many people he expected to be handed over, but said he has ordered forces to gather in and around the strip in readiness. hamas claims israel has broken the terms of the ceasefire by blocking humanitarian aid, which israel denies. heathrow airport i

miss higgs says it's a victory for free speech.king was told he was bigger than beyonce when he celebrated community projects boosted by a football stadium where the us superstar is staging her uk concerts. king charles visited the home of tottenham hotspur to highlight the premier league club's work supporting local businesses and good causes, and its collaboration with the america's national national football league, which stages games at that arena. those are the latest tv news headlines for now. more news from me in half an hour. >> thank you tatyana. now, a review into the handling of mp sir david amess murder under the government's counter—terror programme , prevent found programme, prevent found assessments were problematic and his case was closed too early. security minister dan jarvis has told members of parliament in the house of commons a little earlier today, ali harbi ali had been referred to prevent seven years before he killed the veteran mp on october the 15th, 2021, but his case was closed in 2016. we can now speak

kristie higgs lost her role at farmer school in fairford in gloucestershire in 2019. dismissal from the secondary school came after she shared a facebook post criticising plans to teach about lgbt lgbt+ relationships in those primary schools. the mother of two challenged a june 2023 employment appeal tribunal judgement. it had ruled in her favour, but sent the case back to an employment tribunal for a fresh decision over whether her dismissal was lawful. well, today, three judges ruled in her favour and found that decision to take the case back to the tribunal unlawful. and the home office has tightened the rules on becoming a british citizen, making it almost impossible for those arriving in small boats to apply successfully. previously, refugees who had reached the uk by irregular, irregular routes could apply, but only after being in the country for ten years. however, the new guidance now advises authorities to reject an application if the person arrived illegally. it could prevent thousands of refugees from becoming british citizens despite having been granted as