terence job well jack carson gb news is west midlands. e outside what's left of the crooked house. so jack, it burns down and then it gets demolished the next day. is that right ? right? >> so yes. so it burns down on on saturday. there's about 30 firefighters that try and fight . the blaze reported that there's a mound of dirt at the top of the access road here meant they had to bring in tens of metres of hose essentially to be able to take down the fire. forensic teams from the police and the fire service then come in on sunday. monday, the police have to leave the site because they site unstable . they say the site is unstable. well, at that then monday well, at that point then monday evening , this is the digger evening, this is when the digger starts demolish this site. starts to demolish this site. now, staffordshire council now, south staffordshire council said that they did not give the permission for the site and for the crooked house to be demolished completely. that was not their agreement. there was a section the building for s

terence job well jack carson gb news is west midlands. e outside what's left of the crooked house. so jack, it burns down and then it gets demolished the next day. is that right ? right? >> so yes. so it burns down on on saturday. there's about 30 firefighters that try and fight . the blaze reported that there's a mound of dirt at the top of the access road here meant they had to bring in tens of metres of hose essentially to be able to take down the fire. forensic teams from the police and the fire service then come in on sunday. monday, the police have to leave the site because they site unstable . they say the site is unstable. well, at that then monday well, at that point then monday evening , this is the digger evening, this is when the digger starts demolish this site. starts to demolish this site. now, staffordshire council now, south staffordshire council said that they did not give the permission for the site and for the crooked house to be demolished completely. that was not their agreement. there was a section the building for s

jack carson, can you hear us? s back. >> yes, i can hear you. wonderful. just take us away. you were saying speaking to the so speaking to the gmb union, this morning when they were here, rallying today , they very here, rallying today, they very much the case that although amazon do offer things like private medical insurance, like amazon discounts, they said they won't pay the bills of their union members and actually they prefer to have that pay rise that the gmb union are demanding of £15 an hour. but there are no negotiations between the gmb union and amazon for this dispute. and it was only june that they all voted with the majority and got the numbers to be able to continue this dispute well into december and possibly further into next year as well. so this dispute looking like it could go on for a long time. and of course, with that momentum that the gmb say with of course, getting rugeley and staffordshire also go on staffordshire to also go out on strike well. they believe it strike as well. they believe

jack carson is there for us.jack far? jack carson is there for us. ? answered? >> well, welcome back to wolverhampton . welcome back to wolverhampton. welcome back to the madison bakery here. we've got our people's panel, linda, pete and william with us. linda let's start with you, because, of your was of course, your question was for howard we've just heard him howard cox. we've just heard him there. what make of his there. what did you make of his comments? because you were particularly concerned about the safety of your daughter in london. weren't you? >> i've got to say, i really agreed everything agreed with everything that he was i'm much of was saying. i'm very much of a generation grew up in that. generation that grew up in that. if you had problem, you asked if you had a problem, you asked a policeman were on a policeman because they were on the beat. and that was one of the beat. and that was one of the things he was quite clear on, would be bringing on, that he would be bringing the outside the police the police outside of the police stati

jack carson, west midlands reporter gives us a live update right now from the scene .. scene. yeah good evening, nigel. >> here at the site of the crooked house, as you mentioned, those professional demolition teams moved in last night. locals here protested the moving in of those diggers. locals here protested the moving in of those diggers . lots of in of those diggers. lots of worries from local people here that there were, of course, going to start taking those bncks going to start taking those bricks away, those bricks that these people here are campaigning to have this place rebuilt. by brick, not rebuilt. brick by brick, not wanting to lose anything from this site. of course, there's been meetings local been lots of meetings with local mp mark long and of course sir gavin williamson as well. the council involved in council very heavily involved in this well, as well of this as well, as well as of course, these campaign teams. paul joins me from one of paul turner joins me from one of the campaigns to save this crooked house. paul, tell me a little bit about abou

our reporter jack carson , caught up reporter jack carson, caught up with her, will be playing out thatview a little bit later in the programme. but i suppose question that we suppose the big question that we have everyone at home is have for everyone at home is would you pay for a cuddle ? would you pay for a cuddle? >> i certainly wouldn't. no, i don't really like cuddling strangers . strangers. >> for i think hugs can be >> for me, i think hugs can be some of the nicest things. but but, but with a stranger. so this is this is the thing. i get incredibly english about, you know, he is very of know, sort of he is very sort of i get don't know. i think it i get i don't know. i think it has to be. well signalled. and both parties have to be entirely consent . yes. consent. yes. >> yes. consensual hugs are very natural. >> you don't want a surprise hug. that's what i'm trying to say. surprise hugs. no >> and you wouldn't pay for it. >> and you wouldn't pay for it. >> so? so it's interesting because i've watched some of this interview bit this interview a little bit earlier today and it's

jack carson, west midlands reporter gives us a live update right now from the scene .. scene. yeah good evening, nigel. >> here at the site of the crooked house, as you mentioned, those professional demolition teams moved in last night. locals here protested the moving in of those diggers. locals here protested the moving in of those diggers . lots of in of those diggers. lots of worries from local people here that there were, of course, going to start taking those bncks going to start taking those bricks away, those bricks that these people here are campaigning to have this place rebuilt. by brick, not rebuilt. brick by brick, not wanting to lose anything from this site. of course, there's been meetings local been lots of meetings with local mp mark long and of course sir gavin williamson as well. the council involved in council very heavily involved in this well, as well of this as well, as well as of course, these campaign teams. paul joins me from one of paul turner joins me from one of the campaigns to save this crooked house. paul, tell me a little bit about abou

this our west midlands reporter jack carson is at the site of the pub for us and there's been many. ey, jack? laying, laying flowers, laying tributes, not being able to believe quite what has happened to such a historic pub of . historic pub of. >> yeah, in fact, we've just been moved up further from the access road to the pub because the police and fire service have just started their forensic investigation , so they've asked investigation, so they've asked everyone to leave the site . of everyone to leave the site. of course, there was so many members of the community here, like you said, grieving, really the loss this iconic and the loss of this iconic and historic . we know, of historic landmark. we know, of course, it's caught fire on on saturday. it was it was sold from marston's the pub company, just a few weeks ago to a private developer . it caught private developer. it caught fire on on saturday. and then on tuesday, of course, we had the news and this community saw their pub demolished in the evening. so many people today coming , evening. so many people today coming, layi

. >> here's jack carson's report . >> here's jack carson's report. >> here's jack carson's report. >>f people say they've experienced a mental health problem, and the charity mind says 1.6 million people are now on the waiting list for treatment from mental health services. a stressful job, social isolation and financial problems are all factors which impact our mental health, and people are turning to private therapy as a way to get the help they need. natasha wicks from coventry provides therapy to clients but with a difference. natasha is a licenced cuddle professional and says her service is about providing people with physical support . people with physical support. >> positive touch has been shown actually under an mri. neuroscientist can see the brains orbitofrontal cortex actually releases the chemicals that are required to give us those feelings of well—being . so those feelings of well—being. so oxytocin, serotonin , amongst oxytocin, serotonin, amongst others, all the dopamine, the happy hormones, they're all released when we do that. and it nurtures a feeling of well—being

and joining us is our west midlands us now is our west midlands reporter jack carson, who is in birmingham let's start with you, jack, who is in brummie land now , who is in brummie land now, rishi sunak he's hailed this today as using our brexit rishi sunak he's hailed this freedoms. protect the price of your pint and backing british business. that's not quite the full story though, is it? especially the more and more we talk to people about this . no exactly. >> i mean, i've been getting reaction today in birmingham. it's a very mixed feeling around the these new reforms to the alcohol duty is very much the biggest shake up in this as he as rishi sunak called it, 140 years as to how, of course , the years as to how, of course, the duty is applied to two different alcohols. it's moving now to a more simplified system of applying it to the volume of alcohol within it, within a drink. but the treasury saying today that over 38,000 pubs are going to benefit from this lower alcohol tax. they're calling it the brexit pubs guaranteed that they say compared to the price of a pint of what would b

so joining me now is our reporter jack carson, who i believe is live from birmingham pub . live from atmosphere ? well >> how's the atmosphere? well i'll tell you what, this whole place went absolutely crazy after england secured their place in the semi—finals of this women's world cup for the third world cup in a row. >> it's the first time that a team in these knockout stages has come from behind to progress. colombia did strike first. england started the game very, very well kept. colombia under pressure and there were some good chances carved out for alessia russo. unfortunately, she couldn't convert them. and colombia eventually worked themselves back into the game, later into the half. and it was santos that struck first. it was a really kind of strange kind of goal because it looked initially like a cross . it looped over like a cross. it looped over mary earps in the england goal, and that was colombia taking the lead. but england didn't take long to strike back right before half time in injury time , they half time in injury time, they went right up the other end and it was a

joining us live from coventry is our west midlands reporter jack carson. on. good afternoon, jack. can you bring us up to date on this ? us up to date on this? >> yeah, good afternoon , dawn. >> yeah, good afternoon, dawn. the picket line here is going to resume later on this evening around 5:00, when they're going to have hundreds of people once again gather trying to bring those people coming in for the evening shift off the picket line is exactly what they were doing after doing this morning just after 7:00. there was hundreds of people here on this industrial estate stopping lorries, stopping people trying to get into work, telling them about the and trying to bring the strike and trying to bring those people onto picket those people onto the picket line. gmb union that line. it's the gmb union that are in dispute with amazon . they are in dispute with amazon. they want a £15 per hour rise for their for their work. they want they want their workers rather, to be on £15 an hour rather than the 11 to 12 that amazon say they currently pay them. amazon do s

. >> our reporter jack carson was following the game at a pub today in brummie land. celebrations . hearing. so many celebrations. >> well, england have done it. they're in a world cup final, a comprehensive victory against australia , beating the matildas australia, beating the matildas 3—1 and the lionesses got off to a great start in the first half. on the 36th minute, a thrown from rachel daly was kept in by lauren hemp and it was a lesser giarrusso who played the ball into the box for ella toone, who fired it in the top right fired it in to the top right corner. there was no stopping that much in the that one. and very much in the first it felt like there first half it felt like there was no stop ing england, 70% possession the possession for the team in the first and high first half and their high pressure game much causing pressure game very much causing australia some problems, catching the ball in possession. newman were times newman at times there were times where australia grew into the game the first half, game in the first half, particularly 30 particularl

jack carson gb to a city near you?in your tracks. there a plague of flies . so we're talking about how many spiders and daddy longlegs there well the wet there are about. well the wet and weather means that and warm weather means that a plague of flies is now imminent. in the next couple of weeks , and in the next couple of weeks, and it could thrive. isabel on rotting food due to certain bin collection strikes as well . it collection strikes as well. it could lead to outbreaks of salmonella and e coli. tell me when i'm depressed and you're not. fear sparking a public health risk for all of this. >> yeah, horrendous. >> yeah, horrendous. >> just what we need in august. look, with that, let's go to the shadow chief secretary to the treasury, pat mcfadden joins us from westminster this morning. good to perhaps good morning to you. perhaps you can the government can cheer us up. the government wants be pleased about the wants us to be pleased about the possibility of a trade deal with india in the offing. what do you make

we will find out from jack carson.lock. >> the government is pledging to end the 8 am. scramble and make it far easier to get a gp appointment . but do gp's really appointment. but do gp's really think it can be done? we'll speak to the renowned doctor lawrence girls to find out . lawrence girls to find out. and should your local pub defy the law and open at 10 am. on the law and open at 10 am. on the day of the world cup final, can we be more creative and find a way to sort of have the government allow this? but without that vote in parliament thatis without that vote in parliament that is currently in recess, it's a nightmare for gb views at gb news is the address to get in touch with your thoughts. how do we solve the pub conundrum ? but we solve the pub conundrum? but of course we're getting to all of course we're getting to all of that after your morning news with jeff moody . with jeff moody. >> good morning it's 11:01. with jeff moody. >> good morning it's11:01. i'm jeff moody in the newsroom. train drivers will

. >> gb news is west midlands reporter jack carson joins us from coventry . line looks pretty quiet behind you but there's. well, very quiet . you but there's. well, very quiet. there's you but there's. well, very quiet . there's nobody there but quiet. there's nobody there but they do have many grievances. amazon workers . amazon workers. >> yeah, that's right. so how these strikes are are working comparison. of course we've covered these strikes with amazon particularly at this coventry warehouse since they started the first one was back in january. then there was more of a picket line throughout the day. now they've resorted to big rallies in the morning and in the afternoon. we had the first rally this morning around 7:00. we're going to get the second one at around five, 5:00 pm today when there were hundreds of marching down the of people marching down the industrial road here. you can probably see some of these security fences. that is new from strike action that's from the strike action that's taking here that's taking place here that's been put help

from birmingham is our west midlands reporterjack from birmingham is our west midlands reporter jack carson good to see you , jack hiya. good to see you, jack.i jack hiya. good to see you, jack. i mean, we heard there from the rmt that, you know , from the rmt that, you know, this is all about private enterprise greed when actually, you know, i come down on lner, which is state owned, and they're on strike. they're not owned by private enterprise that's taxpayer owned. so is this just is this just an anti—tory ruse? what's going on, jack ? well the rmt, jack? well the rmt, interestingly, mick lynch says that these these strikes , he that these these strikes, he doesn't want they don't plan to cause disruption to their passengers . passengers. >> but by striking on days like this, the saturday when they know the rail network is busy, they know these disruptions are going to cause the attention of governments. and those train operating companies of course, they are in this long running dispute. today is the 24th day of strike action or the 24th time the rmt have gone on strike action. as you

jack carson is in birmingham and will hollis. reporters.ack carson is in birmingham and will hollis . is birmingham and will hollis. is in nottingham and they've been . in nottingham and they've been. finding out how the campaign . in nottingham and they've been. finding out how the campaign. is affecting people around . the affecting people around. the country. so let's start . with country. so let's start. with will hollis in nottingham. will what have people been telling you . you. >> well, right . where i'm >> well, right. where i'm standing there are . about three standing there are. about three banks. within maybe ten, 20m. of course, nottingham . is the course, nottingham. is the biggest city here in the east midlands of . around . midlands of. around. 300,000 people living in the city centre and just around its periphery. but when we've been doing this . but when we've been doing this. story, we've often been going to places . that are off of the big places. that are off of the big routes where maybe there's a smaller population. in

let's go to our west midlands reporter, jack carson. g to you both here at birmingham, new street and very much across the country , really limited services country, really limited services today here at new street , today here at new street, there's about one train per hour for a majority of the services, but quite a few people running in this morning knowing if they don't catch the train that they need, they're going to have to wait bit longer than they wait a bit longer than they usually next usually would to catch the next one. rmt union one. today, 20,000 rmt union members go on strike. it's the 24th strike against a brick wall that they've taken in this long running dispute over pay and also conditions ones as also working conditions ones as well. of course, when it comes to negotiating those deals with the train operating companies, it does get a little bit more complex, a little bit more difficult because each of them have specific have their own specific conditions , over time, conditions over pay, over time, working conditions,

jack carson is there for us this morning. what do people making of it, jack ?ome time? i mean , alcohol duty in the uk i mean, alcohol duty in the uk has been been frozen since 2020. and it was this rise was meant to go ahead earlier in the year with the cost of living pressures. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, put it back to now and although prices are still rising, they're rising at a lower rate. and so the government have decided to go ahead these changes today. ahead with these changes today. and a big overhaul judging and it is a big overhaul judging it. and simplifying it with how the duty works by taxing , of the duty works by taxing, of course, depending on the volume of alcohol, it does mean that it is promoting some of those lower alcohol coffee content wines such as english, sparkling wine particularly, is going to benefit very well from this. of course, we know that's a big emerging industry within within britain, of course. and this is of course, all possible the of course, all possible as the government saying, government have been saying, because br

. >> head to jack carson. is >> let's head to jack carson.ually you found there's a problem actually logging in because people are because so many people are trying to get the results this morning. actually trying to get the results this morn able actually trying to get the results this morn able get actually trying to get the results this morn able get them. ually trying to get the results this morn able get them. yeah it been able to get them. yeah it seems as if the website has crashed a little bit. >> just been a blank screen >> it's just been a blank screen all morning. >> i only out that i've >> i only found out that i've actually into university actually got into university through from ucas, so through an email from ucas, so it's a bit annoying when you're just to find out what just trying to find out what grades you but yeah, but grades you have, but yeah, but how feel knowing that how do you feel knowing that even have your even though you might have your specific you've still specific results, you've still got university? i'm got i

midlands reporter jack carson. hello there, jack. give us the latest on what's going on at present.f the picket line this morning. we're going to have a rally in about 20 minutes time where you might be able to see the hundreds people that see the hundreds of people that are currently stopping are behind me currently stopping every car that's trying to get into the amazon fulfilment centre, the centre, telling them about the strike action today, asking you if want to join the picket. if they want to join the picket. you hear for over the you might well hear for over the next minutes. a few next couple of minutes. a few cheers they manage to get cheers as they manage to get another and few more another car and a few more people join this picket line people to join this picket line this here this morning. i was here yesterday where was yesterday where there was hundreds that marched. of course, this long running course, in this long running dispute pay. it's dispute over pay. it's been going for months. i first going on for months. i first covered strike here in covered the strike her

but let's cross reporter, jack cross over to our reporter, jack carson, at a sixth form carson, who'ses. jack, what's going there ? going on there? >> yeah, good morning to you both . i'm here. college gwent in both. i'm here. college gwent in wales, where students are coming here to celebrate their a—level results . i here to celebrate their a—level results. i didn't realise until i got here. it's very different with the results this year because you don't get that brown envelope you get envelope anymore. you get essentially them delivered to you on, on like a portal. you on, on, on like a portal. and with amy white, and i'm here with amy white, who's student here. who's a student here. you managed to actually into managed to actually get into your this morning. your results this morning. there's few students there's been a few students here that able get that haven't been able to get into but you've got your into them, but you've got your results. so your results. so what are your results. so what are your results and are you happy with what you've got? >> to be in computer >> i had

well, the west midlands has been the hardest hit region in england and our reporter jack carson joinsjust explain a little bit more about this, jack. how many buses are? oh, there's a bus going by as we talk. that one's not been cut. but how many have? >> well, in the last year alone, with 2000 buses, this labour research estimates aren't running services any more. looking back, since 2010, they reckon it's a cut of around 50, with more than 8000 services slashed here in the west midlands. they say it's the hardest hitting region . but of hardest hitting region. but of course for communities all around the country, buses, some for some people are a lifeline of course, particularly those older people that may live out more in the countryside, more in the smaller towns across the country, of course, use the buses to go to the shops and go and see friends so they don't feel so isolated. so it is concerning that buses are being slashed . but of course, the slashed. but of course, the government do say that this data is misleading. they say that they've spending a lot of money. of course,

well, the university of derby and, of course, jack carson there in wales, thank you very much for thatcomments coming in from you all. so thank you. including from john b, you say the big banks and corporations and other bully boys must be resisted. cash is legal, tender and it's essential. viera says. brilliant seeing presenters at downing street. i was refused cash at a shop providing school uniform hard to pay with a card as they don't take cash. this is so wrong. and then jean in lincolnshire, this made me laugh. have we just seen the new government cabinet standing outside? number ten? wouldn't that good ? that be good? >> now there is food for thought. and i did say the thought. and i did say at the time, you know, a lot people time, you know, a lot of people will delighted to see will be will be delighted to see nigel farage outside number 10. a people also be a lot of people also might be clutching their pearls because, you brexit is but you know, mr brexit is back, but they petition they delivered that petition with thank with aplomb. and thank you, everybody is now 296,402 wh

jack carson's in birmingham for us this morning. i mean, that's a grim statistic, jack ., we know that for a lot of places , especially in the of places, especially in the west midlands, when you're looking at cities and a lot of commuters , but also out, as you commuters, but also out, as you mentioned in communities where a lot of particularly older people rely those buses to go to the rely on those buses to go to the shops or go and visit their friends and make sure they don't feel as isolated, it is shocking that in the last year, 2000 bus routes have been lost and it means an overall decline about of around 20. as you mentioned , of around 20. as you mentioned, since 2010, it's a 50% decline, 8000 bus routes . and this 8000 bus routes. and this research today being announced from the labour party or coming as part of their essentially three step plan to reform the way that buses and bus services work in the uk. they say that their reform plan would allow commuters cities to take back control of their bus services. they would give all local transport authorities the p

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i think jack smith seems to be playing the part of the great karnak from the old johnny carson's gets on the late-night television before i became political. -- it became political. donald trump could not -- they cannot bring charges to enforce free speech because you cannot charge against first amendment. now they are saying he not only did all the conspiracy things. i'm not a big trump supporter. i voted for him both times. but how can you read a person's mind? he still believes to this day that the election was not right. this pretty much what i have to say about that. the other thing i have to say about the credit ratings of the country. we just got downgraded. it is joe biden's father because of all be spending the last couple of years. trump did some spending but he continued. i do not have children, unfortunately, but if it comes down to your children and your grandchildren are going to suffer greatly from all this spending. we need to get the politicians out of the corrupt washington dc area everyone frightfully calls a swamp. i think the majority of american people in the cou

reporter jack west midlands. reporterjack carson out what people the street think people there on the street think about kill cash about gb news don't kill cash campaign. top of the morning, jack. what are they saying out there in birmingham? >> yeah. good morning to you both. really interesting views from the people i've been from the people that i've been speaking to this morning about the importance of cash, because we cash in our we don't all use cash in our everyday lives, but we know people that do. know the people that do. we know the times that we do it. and times that we do need it. and when is important for us in when it is important for us in each of own lives. and so each of our own lives. and so the treasury making this move after kill cash after the don't kill cash campaign protect use campaign to protect the use of cash. fact, unite union cash. in fact, the unite union found since 2015, 6000 bank found that since 2015, 6000 bank branches have closed across the uk, meaning that access to cash is decreasing across the u

i think jack smith seems to be playing the part of the great karnak from the old johnny carson's gets-night television before i became political. -- it became political. donald trump could not -- they cannot bring charges to enforce free speech because you cannot charge against first amendment. now they are saying he not only did all the conspiracy things. i'm not a big trump supporter. i voted for him both times. but how can you read a person's mind? he still believes to this day that the election was not right. this pretty much what i have to say about that. the other thing i have to say about the credit ratings of the country. we just got downgraded. it is joe biden's father because of all be spending the last couple of years. trump did some spending but he continued. i do not have children, unfortunately, but if it comes down to your children and your grandchildren are going to suffer greatly from all this spending. we need to get the politicians out of the corrupt washington dc area everyone frightfully calls a swamp. i think the majority of american people in the country are in