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nicola on today faced nicola sturgeon on today faced questioning in the covid inquiry and after having stated that bofis and after having stated that boris johnson wasn't the best man the job, she was asked man for the job, she was asked if she she the best if she thought she was the best woman and began to woman for the job and began to weep . woman for the job and began to weedid consider yourself >> did you consider yourself safe against that background and your considerable ministerial experience to be precisely the right first minister for the job? no that is not how i would have thought of it at all. >> i was the first minister when the pandemic struck . there's a the pandemic struck. there's a large part of me wishes i hadn't been , um. but i was, and i been, um. but i was, and i wanted to be the best first minister i could be during that penod. minister i could be during that period . it is for others to period. it is for others to judge the extent to which i succeeded . succeeded. >> well, the violins are sounding around the country as we listen to that, and her inquisition hasn't been without an element of scandal, because she had to apologise for saying her whatsapps would released. her whatsapps would be released. having known they'd already having known that they'd already been deleted but nicolad but nicola sturgeon represented scottish nationalism independence and nationalism and independence and does this episode, along with her departure from government, represent of the final represent a nail of the final nail? even in the coffin , for nail? even in the coffin, for the dreams of an independent scotland well, joined scotland? well, i'm joined now by a former member of the scottish parliament former scottish parliament and former mep . thank you mep brian monteith. thank you very much for joining mep brian monteith. thank you very much forjoining me. do you think nicola sturgeon's think that nicola sturgeon's performance has actually damaged hopes of scottish independence ? hopes of scottish independence? yes >> oh, i think it will have undermined it. uh, she's a performer of, uh, politician . performer of, uh, politician. and what you see is not necessarily what you get . i necessarily what you get. i don't believe the tears for a minute. uh, my view is that she did not tr

and when and now, shock, horror, when nicola sturgeon, nicola nicola sturgeon, saint nicola appoints t as well, isn't he. yeah. i mean ten grand isn't he. yeah. i mean ten grand is nothing for context. >> breakfast rachel >> uh, a breakfast with rachel reeves quarter of reeves raised a quarter of £1 million an hour. million in less than an hour. what? so that's the kind of context looking at with context you're looking at with the labour party give you the labour party to give you some perspective . sir brian some perspective. but, sir brian souter, was behind the keep remember, was behind the keep section 2028 campaign to stop kids learning about gay people in council buildings and schools. he's very socially concerned . and so the idea that concerned. and so the idea that you've got someone who puts out his social liberalism, like humza going cap . in hand humza yousaf, going cap. in hand to an incredibly socially conservative millionaire , conservative millionaire, absolutely desperate, literally selling is so called principles down the river for a couple of million quid. down the

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nicola did eventually aet back last night. nicola did eventually get back to _ last night. nicolat night. nicola did eventually get back to dublin last - last night. nicola did eventually get back to dublin last night - last night. nicola did eventually i get back to dublin last night after several hours waiting in paris. why did all these flights and up so far away but you mark a lot of the normal diversion routes were not possible because the weather was so bad in so many parts of the uk, and airports where you could lend, that had space with planes is up quickly, meaning there was left, hence the fact that hundreds, perhaps thousands of people like nicola, ended up hundreds of miles from where they wanted to be. that was nick eardley. joining us now is cormac kelly. he's been caught up in the delays, and is currently stuck in liverpool waiting for his flight home. he had much about divergence. welcome to bbc news, take us through the journey, welcome to bbc news, take us through thejourney, i know initially welcome to bbc news, take us through the journey, i know initially you

start the news we learned at the start of the week that of nicola of the week that some of nicola sturgeon's advisers had been talking with nicolaan on their phones rather than on hers. but wanting to have a barney with the uk government over policy , not because they over policy, not because they wanted to find the best policy, but i suppose the implication there is that they just wanted there is that they just wanted the argument. they wanted to be different so that they could have an argument with westminster . yes westminster. yes >> fortunately for the inquiry , >> fortunately for the inquiry, nicola sturgeon might have deleted her whatsapp messages, but some of the people that she sent them to kept theirs. so some of her messages do in fact remain. we know that she called bofis remain. we know that she called boris johnson, uh, something i can't say clown . uh, very can't say clown. uh, very offensive. that's no surprise that she thought that she made her scorn and hatred of boris johnson.i her scorn and hatred of boris johnson. i think, abundantly clear. uh, we knew that already . clear. uh, we knew that already. but, yes,

nicola sturgeon. let's listen in. to a decree nicola sturgeon. let's listen in. to a degree overstates _ nicola sturgeon. ee overstates what was - nicola sturgeon. let's listen in. to | a degree overstates what was there to break. they had met on a number of occasions, there was always a politeness, businesslike approach to it when boris johnson first became it when borisjohnson first became prime minister and came to meet nicola sturgeon in scotland. they had a discussion, it was more like a debate between intelligent people, engaged in discussion about policy issues but when we got to covid, i think it was much harder, it was evident in his exchanges with the scottish government and the first minister and i think with the other first ministers because we would all be on the same call that he did not want to be on those calls, he was not necessarily well briefed on was not necessarily well briefed on was not necessarily well briefed on was not necessarily listening to the points that were being made on those calls and i think engagement with him came to be seen as slightly pointless during this period. b

nicola sturgeon's former chief of staff. minister, nicola sturgeon's former chief of staff-— chief of staff. yes, liz was the former chief _ chief of staff. yes, liz was the former chief of _ chief of staff. yes, liz was the former chief of staff, - chief of staff. yes, liz was the former chief of staff, nicolaof her closest advisers, we sought text messages that were exchanged between the two in which nicola sturgeon called borisjohnson a clown. those messages contained expletives. in her exchanges to the layer, questioning her, liz lloyd denied that she said this was driven by a sense of frustration and with an announcement made by that then prime minister, borisjohnson, when he announced a second locked down, because, of course, this was done on national television, but it didn't apply to scotland. it applied to just england. she said there was a frustration with the way that these messages were being pushed out. she also denied any politicising of the pandemic, trying to advance the cause of independence. she said in relation to one set of messages that this was about wanting to provoke action by westminster on policy, but it was pretty explosive testimony, very colourful language being used by nicola sturgeon behind the scenes by nicola sturgeon behind the scenes by a first minister who

still to come sturgeon faces her come nicola sturgeon faces her biggest interrogation about come nicola sturgeon faces her bigghandling'ogation about come nicolaut come nicola sturgeon faces her bigghandling of scotland'sbout her handling of scotland's pandemic, especially the pandemic, especially around the deletion her whatsapp deletion of her whatsapp messages and her texts . it's messages and her texts. it's happening right now, she . she's happening right now, she. she's on the ropes. we will keep you up to date. this >> the camilla tominey show sunday mornings from 930 on gb news . 1028 year with gb news. 1028 year with gb news a britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner now coming up, we're going to be discussing martin bashir's outrageous claim that the backlash interview the backlash from his interview with down to with princess diana was down to racism within the bbc, which is rubbish, of course, but first, are you as old as me and do you remember this . remember this. >> there should have been some music about that. that was the good old days of policing, when jack, when it was jack warner from dixon of green,

nicola sturgeon _ future. destroying evidence. should nicola sturgeon take _ future. destroying evidence. should nicolag better than england. anin impression was that scotland was doing better than england. again it comes into the _ doing better than england. again it comes into the question _ doing better than england. again it comes into the question of- doing better than england. again it comes into the question of the - doing better than england. again it i comes into the question of the image being projected and the bottom line is that when it comes to care homes and hospital and ppe, is that when it comes to care homes and hospitaland ppe, on all is that when it comes to care homes and hospital and ppe, on all those fronts, we were failing and we had a high death rate. the only way to learn lessons, mr blackford, is if you don't destroy the evidence. that was the point. nicola sturgeon... you asked me not do it about you. the whole point is —— you asked me not to enter to you. with the greatest of respect, talking —— westminster guidelines, ministers were marking their own homework. we had nicola

nicola sturgeon. taker the key points. nicola sturgeon. taker the key oints. , �* nicola sturgeon. points. yes. a mammoth session of evidence there from the former- points. yes. a mammoth session of| evidence there from the former first minister. and i think it is worth reflecting on the fact that obviously during the pandemic she was the very recognisable face of the scottish government. then she stopped being first minister of scotland, she has been less in the public eye and today was a reminder of, you know, that skill that even her opponents say she has of being a very effective political communicator, talking about many aspects of pandemic management and, you know, she seemed uncomfortable ground. they were a few areas, perhaps, where nicola sturgeon had a bit more difficulty, i would say, explaining her situation. there was, of course, those whatsapp messages on the pandemic that she has deleted. that was how the inquiry started today, with questions about that, and nicola sturgeon did point to current scottish government guidance that said ministers could delete whatsapp, pr

nicola stura eon covid or any other matter. nicola sturgeon give — covid or any other matter. nicolaic _ covid or any other matter. nicola sturgeon give public assurances l covid or any other matter. nicola l sturgeon give public assurances in the midst of the pandemic that all of her communications would be kept. can you guarantee to the bereaved families_ can you guarantee to the bereaved families that you will disclose e-maiis. _ families that you will disclose e—mails, whatsapps, private e—mails if you _ e—mails, whatsapps, private e—mails if you have _ e—mails, whatsapps, private e—mails if you have been using them, whatever, _ if you have been using them, whatever, that nothing will be off—limits in this inquiry? | whatever, that nothing will be off-limits in this inquiry? i think if ou off-limits in this inquiry? i think if you understand _ off-limits in this inquiry? i think if you understand statutory - if you understand statutory inquiries you would know that even if i was not prepared to give that assurance, which for the avoidance of doubt i am, i would not have the abili

and we will go live to the inquiry and nicola sturgeon's testimony. inquiry and nicola sturgeon's testimony-— inquiry and nicola i would not have wanted to take that risk. we know that it didn't lead to any further spread. the final point i want to make about this as this was in early march. on every given day, there werejudgments in early march. on every given day, there were judgments falling to be made and decisions, often very fine judgments that could have gone one way or the other. and we were taking these in this unprecedented situation, trying to reach the best decisions we could. i hope the majority of these decisions where the right ones. some of them undoubtedly would have fallen on the wrong side of thatjudgment and perhaps with hindsight, this is one of those. but that doesn't mean it was a decision reach with the motivation of secrecy. there will be no reason other than patient confidentiality for the scottish government not to have said that this was associated with... it was reached on the basis of patient confidentiality. it may have been a judgment we should have taken on the other direction,

the first minister nicola sturgeon, former first minister of scotland being sworn in at the moment, then we can cross over to the inquiry. you are nicola sturgeon. i you are nicolargeon. i am. you have provided _ you are nicola sturgeon. i am. you have provided two _ you are nicola sturgeon. i —n you have provided two statements to this inquiry— have provided two statements to this inquiry as_ have provided two statements to this inquiry as well as a number of other prior— inquiry as well as a number of other prior statements. the statements you provide _ prior statements. the statements you provide to _ prior statements. the statements you provide to this module are under reference — provide to this module are under reference in0000339033, dated the 6th of november, 2023, is at your statement? it 6th of november, 2023, is at your statement?— 6th of november, 2023, is at your statement? it is. have you signed a statement? — statement? it is. have you signed a statement? i _ statement? it is. have you signed a statement? i have. _ statement? it is. have you signed a statement? i have. to _ statement? it is. have you signed a statement? i have. to the - statement?

nicola sturgeon the same number as this time last year . nicola sturgeon says last year. nicolaeon says her biggest regret during the pandemic was not locking down earlier. the former first minister gave evidence at the covid inquiry today , where she covid inquiry today, where she also admitted to deleting whatsapp messages, insisting she acted in line with scottish government policy. miss sturgeon appeared emotional as she recounted that part of her wished she hadn't been first minister when the pandemic took hold in the united states. donald trump is said to discover whether his legal claim of reputational damage from sex allegations can go to court. reputational damage from sex allegations can go to court . the allegations can go to court. the former us president is seeking compensation from a consulting firm founded by a former british mi6 firm founded by a former british m16 officer concerned over allegations he took part in sex parties and bribed russian officials . christopher steele officials. christopher steele was the author of the so—called steele dossier , which inc

nicola sturgeon sent expletive—laden messages about borisjohnson in which she called him a clown. nicola sturgeon also accused him of utter incompetence and said his address announcing a lockdown in 2020 was excruciating. her comments about the former prime minister came in whatsapp messages between her and her chief adviser. 0ur scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, reports from edinburgh. for yea rs for years she was nicola advisor, sounding board. is it right-hand woman, chief of staff, advisor, sounding board.- advisor, sounding board. is it fair to say you _ advisor, sounding board. is it fair to say you were _ advisor, sounding board. is it fair to say you were one _ advisor, sounding board. is it fair to say you were one of _ advisor, sounding board. is it fair to say you were one of her - advisor, sounding board. is it fair| to say you were one of her closest confidence?— to say you were one of her closest l confidence?_ liz confidence? yes, i would say so. liz llo d said confidence? yes, i would say so. liz lloyd said that _ confidence? yes, i would say so. liz lloyd said that than _ confidence? yes, i would say so. liz lloyd said that than first _ confidence? yes, i would say so. liz lloyd said that than first minister i lloyd said that than first minister stress tested ideas with her on how to respond to the pandemic. advisers advise, politicians decide, the saying goes. liz lloyd was asked if i

nicola sturgeon. they also hearfrom her earlier scotland, nicola sturgeon. they also hear from her earlier today. she scotland, nicolar earlier today. she has admitted to the covid inquiry that she did delete whatsapp messages sent during the pandemic, giving evidence to the inquiry, she added that she had managed to retrieve some copies to submit to the hearings, and that she had not used in formal communications like whatsapp to have any substantial discussions. you can hear more about what has happened earlier today from our correspondence lorna gordon, who has been following developments. nicola sturgeon, scotland's main decision key communicator for scotland's pandemic response. what happened to your whatsapp? arriving to answer questions that have been stacking up since the hearings in edinburgh began. for some who lost loved ones, this a chance for the former first minister, who they described as scotland's master of spin, to be held to account. nicola sturgeon stands accused of a betrayal of the many promises that she made, including that nothing would be off—limits in the public inquiries. her industrial del

nicola the telegraph. and nicola sturgeon deleted her whatsapp, denying us the chance to see the least arousing dick pics of all time . time. >> paul sturgeon deleted all covid whatsapps in query told so this is scotland's former first minister as if we didn't know retained zero messages whatsoever and a deputy used an auto delete function . nicolato delete function. nicola, you silly sausage . i wonder what you silly sausage. i wonder what she was. i wonder what she was thinking. she said she made no decisions on whatsapp by the way. but course she didn't. way. but of course she didn't. that's where she that's where. that's where she put all the secret information that she didn't anybody to that she didn't want anybody to know. would have some understanding. >> campervan purchases. >> campervan purchases. >> exactly. that's what she's done. ruined her legacy. done. she's ruined her legacy. she allowing men in she is known for allowing men in women's prisons and camper vans, and now she's going to be known for not being able to use whatsapp properly . whatsapp properly. >> course, i think she >> and of course, i think she has used properly. just has used it properly. she just didn't to see these didn't want people to see these whatsapps didn't want people to see these wh yeahps didn't want people to see these wh yeah ,; didn't w

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nicola sturgeon was because under nicola sturgeon, all of the big donor money dried up altogether. so from if you think 2017 forward, no big donation headune 2017 forward, no big donation headline figures were coming in the party. the snp increasingly relied on membership donations and that membership is decreasing. membership figures . decreasing. membership figures. according to the official figures, register with the electoral commission . they're electoral commission. they're going down. um, in all likelihood , this is a pretty likelihood, this is a pretty self—imposed toxic brew for the snp . the self—id and gender snp. the self—id and gender recognition reform was about as popular as a lead balloon. um or a coal or coal for christmas. um on top of that, you have the operation branch form and the allegedly missing £600,000 indyref fund that aw shucks nobody can find. so far. and the fraud squad will are continuing to dig into it. um, so and of course , the snp green coalition course, the snp green coalition i question how popular that is in the country . and increasingly in the country. and increasingly you see this the spectre of the suspicion, at least, that the snp, the greens are the tail wagging the snp dog on all of the policies failures. >> dean, i'm afraid we have to leave it there simply because we've run out of time. dean thompson, writer for think scotland we'll have more scotland we'll have loads more in that, including the election coming it be the coming up. will it be the dirtiest ever? stick around on martin daubney on. gb news a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello , i'm alex deakin, this >> hello, i'm alex deakin, this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. >> there's still some showery rain around today, but overall the weekend looks a lot drier after what's been a very wet start to the it's also start to the year, it's also going turn cold this weekend going to turn cold this weekend as the low pressure systems disappear and high pressure starts to build in, but the lows are still with us at the moment, generating some showery rain over parts of northeast england in and trickling over parts of northeast england in towards and trickling over parts of northeast england in towards and midlands. down towards the midlands. nothing heavy extensive nothing as heavy or as extensive as yesterday, but of course any extra rain is far from welcome. a few showers grazing west wales overnight and we'll keep some heavy showers over the heavy showers going over the northern isles scotland. northern isles of scotland. turning scotland turning quite chilly in scotland , northern northern , northern ireland, northern england a touch of frost, likely in places south. cold in places further south. cold but most places just about in places further south. cold but morabove es just about in places further south. cold but morabove freezingbout 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there will be a cold wind blowing though, over parts though, particularly over parts of eastern england. goodbye that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news . >> good afternoon. it's 5:00 on friday. happy friday to you. i'm martin daubney on gb news keeping you company for the next houn keeping you company for the next hour. we've got loads coming up in this jam packed hour, including this look at this labour attack ad launched today by the party in wellingborough. of course, a by—election is coming up . is this election coming up. is this election about to get down? down and dirty. they're going for rishi throat on tax . and of course throat on tax. and of course earlier this week they accused him of squatting in number 10. is this going to be the dirtiest election of all time ? time election of all time? time moving on brit in britain under water 300 flood warnings still in place across great parts of the midlands. a thousand properties under water. locals feeling unloved and no attention given to them. and how can this keep happening? storms and rains causing chaos over and over again. we'll have all of the latest on southern britain . latest on southern britain. next. are the police racist ? next. are the police racist? another report coming out by a police chief saying yes, the police chief saying yes, the police are institutionally racist . i'll ask the question is racist. i'll ask the question is any of this helping or the police? now too scared to police 7 police? now too scared to police ? and are the bad guys emboldened? do they know that the police are scared ? is this the police are scared? is this constant talk of the police being racist? actually harming the police force? i think it is. we'll have more on that from a former cop later and is the car on its last legs because a 17% down turn in car on its last legs because a 17% downturn in car sales on its last legs because a 17% down turn in car sales since covid lockdowns, the twin perils of net zero punitive taxes on the working classes and the pyjama classes. the last drinking stay at home as the work from home as who who are getting rid of their cars because they don't need them anymore ? or the under anymore? or is the motor under peril of that in the next peril all of that in the next hour ? so once again , the police hour? so once again, the police are racist. but that's what i'll ask you. vaiews@gbnews.com. get in touch . is this just not in touch. is this just not helping anymore? the police are being told all the time they're terrible and the bad guys are going well. they're too afraid to arrest us. we're seeing , i to arrest us. we're seeing, i think, a breakdown in the respect for law and order. and these reports don't help all that coming up in the next hour. first, your latest news headunes first, your latest news headlines on this friday afternoon with francis . afternoon with sam francis. >> martin, thank you and good afternoon. i'm sam francis in the gb newsroom. the headlines at five labour says that the government is asleep at the wheel over its handling of flooding . that says hundreds of flooding. that says hundreds of warnings remain in place across the country in the wake of storm henk, the party is promising to create a task force similar to the cobra committee to the emergency cobra committee to coordinate flood preparations and to protect homes. nottinghamshire county council declared a major incident yesterday, with more than 100 homes flooded . a cold weather homes flooded. a cold weather alert has also been issued by the uk health security agency, with the met office urging drivers to be cautious of ice . drivers to be cautious of ice. the natwest chairman is rolling back on comments that he made on the radio this morning, when he suggested that it was easy to buy a house. sir howard davies told the bbc that those wishing told the bbc that those wishing to get on the property ladder just need to 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inspections here in the uk will restart in schools from the 22nd of january. >> the announcement comes after they were halted to ensure that inspectors received mental health training. ofsted's new chief inspector said a few days ago that the inspection process needs to be far more empathetic. that's after various complaints came from within the education sector . london tube workers will sector. london tube workers will go ahead with strikes from this evening after last ditch talks failed to resolve a pay dispute . failed to resolve a pay dispute. the action will begin at 6:00 tonight when maintenance train workers at the ruislip depot walk out for 24 hours. however, the biggest disruption starts on sunday, with no trains expected across the whole network until next friday. rmt members are protesting at just a 5% offer, calling it disappointing . the calling it disappointing. the shadow chancellor says that she understands why some people want the former post office boss to lose her cbe over the horizon scandal. the government is being urged to pay compensation to those that were affected more than 700 staff were imprisoned when flawed software to led false accusations being made that they'd stolen money. rachel reeves says more needs to be done. >> i can understand why people are saying that. the former head of the post office should return her honour. my focus would be on getting the compensation to those who were wrongly convicted of these crimes . of these crimes. >> a man who suspected of faking his own death has been extradited from scotland to the us. nicolast a state case of mistaken identity, insisting he was in fact an irish orphan named arthur knight after a long legal battle in the scottish courts, the 36 year old has now been ordered to face the charges against him. the actor sir david soul david soul, rather, has died at the age of 80. he was best known for his role in the classic tv series starsky and hutch, which followed two streetwise police 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nicola sturgeon. gosh, you know, it really is a shame that tomorrow when you walk into a news agency , you're to be news agency, you're going to be confronted pictures of confronted by three pictures of nicola crying . mps nicolais. but there's a story at the bottom here, which is also very interesting. gen z males increasingly see feminism as harmful, so boys and men from generation z are more likely than older baby boomers to believe that feminism has done more harm than good. 1 in 4 uk males aged 16 to 29 believe it is harder to be a man than a woman, and a fifth now look favourably on the social media influencer andrew tate . the influencer andrew tate. the polling of 3600 people found interesting , isn't it? i wonder interesting, isn't it? i wonder whether or not that's a reaction to maybe some of the woke culture. is this a push back? is this the natural cycle of the way things go ? but heck of a lot way things go? but heck of a lot to go out on the front pages way things go? but heck of a lot to go i'm on the front pages way things go? but heck of a lot to go i'm joined front pages way things go? but heck of a lot to go i'm joined again3ages way things go? but heck of a lot to go i'm joined again by es

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nicola sustainable ceasefire. nicola sturgeon claims the covid inquiry does have messages she sent and received during the pandemic. on friday, the inquiry heard all of ms sturgeon's communication on whatsapp had been erased . however, scotland's been erased. however, scotland's former first minister has today posted that the inquiry does have messages between her and those she communicated with through informal means. at that time . ms sturgeon says she will time. ms sturgeon says she will answer direct questions openly when she gives evidence at the end of the month . mail end of the month. mail deliveries on saturday could be scrapped in an effort to reform the postal service, the regulator ofcom, is looking into how royal mail can to how royal mail can evolve to meet changing consumer needs. it posted losses of £319 million for the first half of this financial year. ofcom will outline its options on wednesday , but says it's ultimately for the government to implement any changes. the government to implement any changes . mouthwash teabags and changes. mouthwash teabags and sausages are among the supermarket staples that have been downsized because of so—called shrinkflation . the so—called shrinkflation. the consumer watchdog which says shoppers are often paying more for less as manufacturers look to cut costs . they found to cut costs. they found a listerine mouthwash shrunk by 100ml despite its price in tesco, going up by £0.52. so shoppers would have had to pay 21% more for 17% less at some varieties of pg tips that used to contain 180 teabags. now at many supermarkets contain just 140. heavy rain and winds of up to 80 miles an hour are set to batter parts of britain tomorrow. a number of amber warnings for wind will be in place from sunday night into monday. a storm from asia threatens a risk to life and damage to buildings, railway lines across scotland will close early at around 7 pm. tomorrow. east midlands says it expects significant disruption on sunday and monday as well . this is gb and monday as well. this is gb news. we're live across the uk, on tv and on digital radio and on tv and on digital radio and on your smart speaker two that's it for the moment. now back to . mark. >> always a treat to have my pal aaron armstrong with me on a saturday night. welcome to mark dolan. tonight is donald trump. now unstoppable. we'll talk about his race to the white house and what it means for you and me. also as the princess of wales languishes in hospital, how should we be about how worried should we be about the health of future queen? the health of our future queen? and should the remarkable princess step forward with princess anne step forward with a more senior role amid this royal staffing crisis ? i'll be royal staffing crisis? i'll be asking the queen of us showbiz, royal and political reporting kinsey schofield , plus kinsey schofield, plus tomorrow's newspaper front pages and live reaction in the studio from tonight's top pundits this evening. i'm delighted to welcome the former deputy leader of ukip, rebecca jane, who's never shy of an opinion. we have the star of channel four's secret millionaire top entrepreneur mike green and former national newspaper editor fleet street legend neil wallis . fleet street legend neil wallis. they'll be nominating their headune they'll be nominating their headline heroes and back page zeroes are packed our to come . zeroes are packed our to come. those papers are on the way, but first, my take at ten. these royals haven't got a great track record in the courts, have they ? record in the courts, have they? with disgraced playboy prince andrew settling out of court with his young accuser, virginia giuffre, to the tune of millions . and now prince harry, the world's least happy millionaire , world's least happy millionaire, ending his libel action against the mail on sunday. it's a crushing blow for the wayward windsor, who brought needless embarrassment to his family and in particular, the king, by suing a national newspaper in the first place. it's not the done thing for royals to sue the press, but when did that stop harry, who sold his soul to the devil with books, tv shows and podcasts denigrating not just his family, but his country ? for his family, but his country? for harry, if it pays the bills, all bets are off. i'm sorry, but it's my view that this young man has zero ethics. whilst the queen was battling ill health in her final days, she had to contend with the knowledge that her grandson's tell all book was coming and she could only fear the worst about the impact revelations in it would have on a family and a monarchy that she dedicated her life to, and this week, the release of royal author robert hardman's new book about the family reveals that late great queen elizabeth ii was deeply upset that the sussexes chose her name of lilibet for their daughter. as i pointed out at the time, and that name was a sacred one for elizabeth. it was her beloved philip's pet name for his treasured wife and best friend . treasured wife and best friend. the name lilibet was deeply intimate for the queen, deeply personal. daily mail journalist rebecca english revealed the queen had told aides the following she wrote that the queen said i don't own the palaces, i don't own the paintings. the only thing i own is my name. and now they've taken that damning. now some would argue the choice of name was a tribute to elizabeth, but i'd argue it's further proof from harry and meghan that they see their royal connections as the ultimate meal ticket . why the ultimate meal ticket. why else have they hung on to their titles when they rail against the monarchy? every 10s to give their child the nickname of the former queen of the united kingdom keeps the gravy train going for another generation. i believe that calling their child lilibet was the theft of something private from the queen, and it was for branding purposes, for status and ultimately that which i fear motivates the couple the most. commercial gain following his botched legal action against the mail on sunday. i think that we've discovered that harry's greatest sin is not that he's greedy or selfish or selfish indulgent, it's that he's a bit thick. this is a guy that needlessly imperilled the lives of former servicemen and women by proudly announcing how many taliban he killed in his book. this is a guy who embarrassed media executives with his idea for tv shows , which made alan for tv shows, which made alan partridge look like a creative visionary and now, in a fit of pique, he pursues an expensive and ill advised libel case against one of the most established news paper companies in world. then he pulls out in the world. then he pulls out this embarrassing climbed out will cost him three quarters of £1 million, which raises the chilling prospect of a sequel to his book, so that he can pay for it. although if spare two does come out, i'll be buying it because the first one proved to because the first one proved to be an excellent doorstop. i'm beginning to wonder whether harry has a heart as well. his sister in law is in hospital as we speak after a major operation , catherine will be in for two weeks now. medics wouldn't keep you in for that long unless it was serious. princess kate's condition is such that william will be caring for her for many weeks when she gets home, and neither of them will likely perform public duties until after easter. meanwhile, perform public duties until after easter . meanwhile, the after easter. meanwhile, the king himself heads off to hospital shortly for the treatment of an enlarged prostate . why, therefore, isn't prostate. why, therefore, isn't harry here in the uk comforting his sister in law, supporting his sister in law, supporting his brother at a tough time? and of course, taking care of his dear old dad who isn't getting any younger ? yeah, harry could any younger? yeah, harry could have flown here days ago. he loves clocking up the air miles anyway, and for him to jump on a private jet to the uk is the equivalent of you or me hopping on a train to leeds or liverpool. do you remember his blink or you'll miss it appearance at the king's coronation any son worth his salt would have stuck around afterwards for a couple of pints and a sandwich with the family, but harry rushed back to but no. harry rushed back to california faster than you can say dollar . this whole sorry say us dollar. this whole sorry saga saddens me. the prodigal prince has lost his court case, lost his family and lost the plot . your reaction? mark at . plot. your reaction? mark at. gbnews.com. we'll get to your email shortly, but first, my top punst email shortly, but first, my top pundits tonight, former deputy leader of ukip, jane , leader of ukip, rebecca jane, top star of top entrepreneur, star of channel four's secret millionaire, mike green and former executive editor of the news of the world fleet street legend neil wallis. rebecca jane on prince harry should be in the uk taking care of his family. >> yeah, he should be, but he's a selfish little twerp , you know a selfish little twerp, you know what more do we want to say about him? we give him far too much airtime as it is. let him clear off into whatever country he to be in. he wants to he wants to be in. he wants to live this private life and all the rest of crack on. go the rest of it. crack on. go there. but just shut up. and we don't want to hear any more about you. just like we don't want to hear about gary lineker ehhen >> uh, what about revelations in this book written by robert hardman that said that hardman that the queen said that the she owned was her hardman that the queen said that the lilibet, she owned was her hardman that the queen said that the lilibet, and owned was her hardman that the queen said that the lilibet, and thatzd was her hardman that the queen said that the lilibet, and that wasas her name, lilibet, and that was taken her. taken from her. >> completely think that's >> i completely think that's exactly what they did. they wanted the credibility and the credence of naming their child after, know, queen elizabeth after, you know, queen elizabeth the second. so absolutely. i think they did it on purpose . think they did it on purpose. and i think it was a ploy, like everything else that they do is just to make money and just designed to make money and to themselves more platform to give themselves more platform that don't really that they don't really well deserve. mike green, the deserve. uh mike green, the sussexes have made it very clear that they sought permission from the queen before choosing the name lilibet. >> and the bottom line is many people think that harry and meghan are treated very badly by the uk media and that we have to understand that harry's got his own duties at home in california, looking after his own family. yeah i completely agree. >> i mean, look, we've all got families. show me your perfect family and there's lots of fallouts that happen with family. so let's try. you know, i'm not a big royal fan. i'm not a big harry fan. but if i was trying to be balanced because he's the royal that everyone loves to hate, hell, he's even making andrew look good and that takes a lot of, uh, a lot of doing. so if i was trying to look balanced way, look at it in a balanced way, i had a father that was little more than a spum donor. he was no good as a father. he was never there. i probably saw him in 20 times in my life. if in total 20 times in my life. if he ill, i wouldn't feel he was ill, i wouldn't feel connected enough and see connected enough to go and see him. certainly wouldn't feel him. i certainly wouldn't feel responsible. uh, we've got to remember, harry lost his mum at responsible. uh, we've got to revery|ber, harry lost his mum at responsible. uh, we've got to revery youngarry lost his mum at responsible. uh, we've got to revery young age.ost his mum at responsible. uh, we've got to revery young age. hishis mum at responsible. uh, we've got to revery young age. his fatherm at a very young age. his father wasn't a doting dad and wasn't exactly a doting dad and in fact, spent more of his time , in fact, spent more of his time, uh, with camilla, who wasn't . he uh, with camilla, who wasn't. he wasn't married to at the time. so look, harry's had some issues. there's no doubt about it. he is looking after his family in america. um, and we don't know that he won't come oven don't know that he won't come over. charles isn't in hospital yet. i think what is wonderful is that charles is highlighting the issue of prostate cancer or prostate enlargement and so on. that's a wonderful thing. but it's just easy love harry. that's a wonderful thing. but it'sjust easy love harry. he it's just easy to love harry. he can't win. if he carried on with his legal case, he he would be hated. if he drops it, he's hated. if he drops it, he's hated. if he turned up and went to visit charles, they would say he was just trying to get attention off of his, father attention off of his, uh, father being in hospital. if he doesn't come, he's hated. so i really think he's the royal that can't win people love hate. win that people love to hate. uh, and i think we should all consider what it's like sometimes within families. it's not all, um, roses and light. uh, but he can't hide or just uh, but he can't hide orjust keep our family situations , uh, keep our family situations, uh, in the family, like most of us could. >> okay. a degree of sympathy for harry from mike green. i don't think that will come in plentiful supply from you, neil wallace. have i been too harsh on harry, though? i mean, i've said thick. line said he's thick. the bottom line is he's a military cv, is that he's got a military cv, and of course, he founded the brilliant games. of course , brilliant games. of course, which is very much about, you know, helping sort of injured ex—service men participate in, in sport, the invictus games. so many would argue he's more accomplished than i suggest . accomplished than i suggest. >> no, not that many , to be >> no, not that many, to be honest, mark, not really the truth. there is some truth in what you say . truth. there is some truth in what you say. um, the truth. there is some truth in what you say . um, the invictus what you say. um, the invictus games is a wonderful thing. um, one of the truths that , uh, one of the truths that, uh, harry has completely and very conveniently rewritten is when he first got together with meghan , the british media, as meghan, the british media, as a whole fell completely in love with them. they were love bombed. they were the new tomorrow. they were the fabulous foursome with, uh, kate and william. they could not have had a more golden welcome. the royal wedding of him and meghan was screened across the world. it was a fantastic and well received event. what happened was it when it started to go wrong as the story started to seep out about her behaviour of stuff , about seep out about her behaviour of stuff, about his behaviour to his family and the truth of the matter is this is a young man, not so young now, but he is a guy who had everything going for him and his hubris, his willing this, his desperate desire to feel hard done to. fuelled by meghan has turned the large swathes of the country against them. now um, i don't i think that was a record number of times to hear the word hate on one programme. i don't believe he's hated. i think, frankly , he's hated. i think, frankly, that he's quite disliked because he has simply become the nasty royal. he's become the guy who has earned his living out of basically pouring the order on his own family and nobody is suggesting that he should come racing home. but you know what? he could have done? he could have issued a statement saying, i'm worried about my father. yeah yes, we have our issues, but he was there for me for on many occasions , very difficult many occasions, very difficult being a single dad was difficult . having only one parent, but in these times i care for him and congratulate him on making the issue. um public. i've not always seen eye to eye with, uh, catherine. i worry about her because plainly she has a serious illness. i he could have issued an olive branch, is what i'm really saying . but you know i'm really saying. but you know what you've heard nothing. absolutely zilch. because it doesn't suit him. >> there you go . well, listen. >> there you go. well, listen. not pulling his punches. the brilliant former national newspaper editor neil wallis, plus entrepreneur mike green and political broadcaster and commentator rebecca jane. my punst commentator rebecca jane. my pundits return for the papers at 1030. but next up is donald trump, now unstuck, pliable and as the princess of wales, catherine languishes , languishes catherine languishes, languishes in hospital. how worried should we be about the health of our future? queen will debate that with kinsey schofield live from the states >> no, in hospital . yeah. so, >> no, in hospital. yeah. so, um, but i mean, the show did really well . really well. >> big reaction to my take at ten. prince harry hasn't just lost a court case. he's lost the plot. but i've got a question for you. is prince harry thick market gb news. com julian says market's been really apparent for some considerable time that prince harry's lift does not go to the top . floor he is many to the top. floor he is many sandwiches short of a picnic. as a result, he's a real waste of space. great program, says julian. thank you julian, marian says. hi mark. i'm sure his family me, don't want that family like me, don't want that idiot harry meghan idiot prince harry and meghan markle. wanted in this markle. she's not wanted in this country. neither is he. he's a traitor. no morals except traitor. he has no morals except money main love. um. money is his main love. um. however, steve says prince harry is very smart. a lot smarter than you, dolan. there you go . than you, dolan. there you go. that's me told. listen, it's all about opinions. what's yours? mark gbnews.com. and it's mark at gbnews.com. and it's time for us news with the time now for us news with the queen of american showbiz. royal and reporting kinsey and political reporting kinsey schofield great have schofield kinsey. great to have you on the show. we're going to talk about princess catherine you on the show. we're going to talk how it princess catherine you on the show. we're going to talk how worried�*ss catherine you on the show. we're going to talk how worried we zatherine you on the show. we're going to talk how worried we should e you on the show. we're going to talk how worried we should be and how worried we should be about her health. but first is donald trump now unstoppable ? donald trump now unstoppable? >> um, realistically . we mark, i >> um, realistically. we mark, i think the former president is unstoppable . unstoppable. >> if we're looking at becoming the republican nominee for president . but 2020 has taught president. but 2020 has taught us anything. it was that there are no guarantees when it comes to an american presidential election. a source recently did tell page six that trump's totally convinced he's on, you know, the path to winning the presidency. again, he's very upbeat. he's elated. he's already predicted a landslide. and the entire country to aides and friends. he has support. elsewhere, former prime minister and friend to gb news boris johnson has endorsed trump. he said that trump might just be what the world needs right now, as long as trump supports ukraine and its war agenda . um, ukraine and its war agenda. um, meanwhile, you know, governor ron desantis , he seems to see ron desantis, he seems to see the writing on the wall. and according to the daily mail, is looking forward to 2028, when trump supporters have promised to vote for him. so uh, daily mail describing his team as beginning to build off ramp from the 2024 campaign. >> indeed . >> indeed. >> indeed. >> well, there you go. he seems to have what strategists call the big mo momentum. what about his legal problems? could he be prevented from running by lawyers ? lawyers? >> well , i lawyers? >> well, i mean, all i, i don't think that that is the case. no, i mean, that's certainly what they're ultimate objective is. but it does not seem to you know, they've even said in certain cases he would be able to pardon himself . so while he to pardon himself. so while he is wrapped up in a, in a lot of legal woes, it does not seem to be slowing him down. >> uh, brilliant stuff. well, listen, someone that's definitely being slowed down is the hollywood actor alec baldwin . kinsey. he accidentally shot his director of photography while shooting a western movie. what's the latest ? right, right . what's the latest? right, right. >> so special prosecutors spent nearly a day and a half this week presenting their case to a new mexico grand jury over the death of halyna hutchins on the rust set in 2021. it's hard to believe it was that long ago. and according to the new york post, two of the witnesses spotted at the courthouse were former rust crew members. one of the individuals present when the individuals was present when the individuals was present when the gun went off and the other had stormed off the set the day before the fatal due to before the fatal incident due to safety . now, this safety concerns. now, this testimony , it resulted in alec testimony, it resulted in alec baldwin , which was he's an actor baldwin, which was he's an actor in the film . he's a producer of in the film. he's a producer of the film and like you said, he's the film and like you said, he's the individual that was holding the individual that was holding the gun at the time, being hit with a brand new grand jury indictment out of santa fe of one count of involuntary manslaughter involving negligent use of a firearm. uh back in, i'm sure you'll remember this. it was april of 2023. new mexico prosecutors dropped their initial involuntary manslaughter case against him, citing that they were informed the gun might have been modified before the shooting and malfunctioned . and shooting and malfunctioned. and it was reported at the time baldwin had been informed that the case against him was over. so you'll remember he took a pubuc so you'll remember he took a public victory lap. um, in that case, i'd say that these new charges will likely be very upsetting to him and his family, he said at the time , um, that he he said at the time, um, that he pulled back the hammer, but not the the gun fired the trigger. and the gun fired in the past. he's pleaded not guilty. so we expect him to do the same in this case. and in response to these new charges, his attorneys said, we look forward to our day in court. well there you go. >> could this big star go to jail? that would be quite the story. the clock's against us. apologies kinsey. how worried should we be about princess catherine's health? she's going to be in hospital for two weeks. which is a long time, and she won't appear in public in a frontline royal role until after easter . easter. >> yes . in a easter. >> yes. in a statement easter. >> yes . in a statement released >> yes. in a statement released by kensington palace earlier this week, they were very clear in their request for us to not speculate. she can. catherine specifically asked that her personal medical information remain private. this is the same hospital that took care of prince philip, princess margaret and jfk. um, so it's a posh. space i'm not going to personally speculate on what's going on, but i do hope that she's comfortable and not going insane with all the downtime, as i'm certain that she would rather at home with her rather be at home with her babies. >> um, do you think we should see more princess anne? see more of princess anne? who i've the jewel i've always considered the jewel in crown family? in the crown of the family? >> i mean, let's give this woman a break. she is the hardest working i mean, working royal. i mean, analytically, the hardest analytically, she is the hardest working recently working royal. she did recently get and was added as get a bump and was added as a counsellor of state in the counsellor of state in the counsellor of state in the counsellor of state act 2022. the king added both princess anne and prince edward, uh , anne and prince edward, uh, that's a list of individuals who can act for him if he's ill or a fraud. um, but i do think that we should leave her as she is. she remains the hardest working member of the royal family. she has openly discussed, but not envying, her brother's position in. mentioned that she in. and she's mentioned that she works janes . works janes. >> can you give me some picture of princess anne? because i cannot get enough of princess anne. i think she's favourite anne. i think she's my favourite royal. the closest that royal. she's the closest that we'll get to queen we'll ever get to queen elizabeth. sensible, she's elizabeth. she's sensible, she's modest, love modest, she's beautiful. i love princess anne. here's my suggestion. i know she's hard working, kinsey, but why can't she get upgrade and do the she get an upgrade and do the bigger gigs ? you know, enough of bigger gigs? you know, enough of the and the garden fetes and the hospital she should be on hospital wings. she should be on the front. front line . how about the front. front line. how about this for a title, deputy queen? >> oh, i don't know how camilla would feel about that. pray for camilla. thoughts and prayers. there you go. >> i mean, although she is and is isn't she ? is majestic, isn't she? >> she is. she's wonderful and she's very blunt and, you know, she's very blunt and, you know, she's a very honest person and one of the queen in hardmans book, which you've referenced today, the queen would work with charles, and in mentoring him about being king, she said it was important for there to be trust and stability . and we see trust and stability. and we see both of those things immensely in the princess royal. there you go. >> well, listen, what do you think, folks? princess anne, deputy queen margrethe gb news. com the queen of mark dolan tonight is kinsey schofield. she returns in a week's time. have a good kinsey. we'll see you good one, kinsey. we'll see you saturday. the papers are next with pundit cat i mean, am i right? am i wrong? i'm not exactly sure what steel's they are making . steel's they are making. >> okay, folks. well, listen, some serious drama has. kicked off at ukip. one of my pundits tonight is the former deputy leader. she's only just resigned for breaking news. she's just been unfollowed on twitter and all social media channels by ukip. now i've got a statement from the chairman. it's all from the chairman. so it's all kicked bring you the kicked off. i'll bring you the latest drama in just a latest on that drama in just a moment. but first, we've got tomorrow's papers . rebecca tomorrow's papers. rebecca james. she just attracts trouble. okay the eye weekend's pubuc trouble. okay the eye weekend's public verdict on rwanda. pm's plan won't work or win power for tories. a poll says only 1 in 5 voters think that rishi sunak will ever send asylum seekers to rwanda . the 23% believe the rwanda. the 23% believe the policy will deter the small boat crossings, 50% disagree. uh, make wealthy people pay more so the licence fee is free to people on benefits, says the former top boss at the . bbc the former top boss at the. bbc the observer, now free our young from brexit work , work and from brexit work, work and travel ban , says khan. tax travel ban, says khan. tax evasion law fails to lead to a single charge is the other story in the observer sunday telegraph now a crackdown on activists in the civil service diversity networks reviewed in efficiency drive that could help fund tax cuts. the government will crack down on civil servants accused of wasting taxpayers money on diversity activism and other overtly political projects . net overtly political projects. net zero wind and solar advice based on a single year of data, say the telegraph . also, tragic the telegraph. also, tragic story 999 call ignored before girls deaths also in the sunday telegraph. false genocide claims demonise israel, says the chief rabbi. campaigners have hijacked the terme genocide to demonise israel in a moral inversion designed to tear open the still gaping wound of the holocaust. but, uh, heseltine , the united but, uh, heseltine, the united arab emirates should not be allowed to buy the telegraph newspaper, the sunday express , newspaper, the sunday express, now hs2 back on track secret government talks are being held next week to get the scrapped hs2 high speed rail link back on track . a cross party plan has track. a cross party plan has been drawn up to complete the northern stretch of the line, ensuring the private sector foots most of the massive bill, not taxpayers. the blueprint will be discussed behind closed doors at a whitehall meeting between transport secretary mark harper and the mayors representing cities at both ends of the route . astonishing stuff. of the route. astonishing stuff. what a development . private what a development. private firms to pay bulk of bill saving the taxpayer billions hs2 back on track. who knew? things are looking up folks. sunday mirror now harry's get well message to kate and king. new horizon outrage post chiefs partied as they fought victims . post office they fought victims. post office chief's post office chiefs were filmed enjoying a lavish company bash asit filmed enjoying a lavish company bash as it fought wrongly jailed subpostmasters in court tonight. there was fury at video footage of boss paula vennells dancing and singing along to star guest pixie lott . and daily star pixie lott. and daily star sunday last but not least, the tourist star jamie dornan. sunday last but not least, the tourist starjamie dornan. big hairy caterpillar tried to kill me hunk jamie dornan was rushed to hospital with a suspected heart attack after being stung by a giant caterpillar as he played golf on a boozy lads trip to portugal . played golf on a boozy lads trip to portugal. i've played golf on a boozy lads trip to portugal . i've got to say i, to portugal. i've got to say i, i've seen 50 shades and i'm well aware of his caterpillar. we wish him well. >> nothing to do with the speedy recovery . recovery. >> thoughts and prayers. okay folks, let's get full reaction to tomorrow's front pages with my brilliant pundit tonight. and we have calibre in the extreme. we political and pundit, the former deputy leader of ukip . about five leader of ukip. about five minutes ago, that was rebecca jane. minutes ago, that was rebecca jane . top entrepreneur is jane. top entrepreneur is self—made man, not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. made his own dough, paid a lot of tax . star of the secret millionaire. mike green. thank you for joining millionaire. mike green. thank you forjoining us. and an absolute legend of journalism. former executive editor of the news of the world, neil wallace . news of the world, neil wallace. by the way, neil wallace, before we start the papers, am i the only one that misses the news of the world? only one that misses the news of the ivorld? only one that misses the news of the! do d? only one that misses the news of the! do know you're not. >> i do know you're not. >> i do know you're not. >> i do know you're not. >> i think it was okay. it was a pretty it was. it was a pretty, you know, went close to the edge in terms of what you can publish. but i think it was always a cracking and always a cracking read. and i think it's been very boring since went. since it went. >> think it's had a terrible >> i think it's had a terrible effect on street, it's effect on fleet street, and it's one great of one of the great regrets of rupert murdoch that he went along with the panic and the fever of fear. there was after the phone hacking scandal, you can understand it was a terrible time , but as a commodity time, but as a commodity actually , it was terrific. actually, it was terrific. >> most definitely . and then, of >> most definitely. and then, of course, it turned out the mirror group appear to have been implicated in phone hacking. now it been it appears to have been initiated very well initiated. it so that's a, you it even so. so that's a, you know, concern. but there know, a big concern. but there you the papers, main you go. the papers, the main reason papers reason why the sunday papers aren't is you're not aren't good is you're not editing anymore. editing them anymore. >> be that would be it. >> listen, what stories caught your eye? i'm quite interested in this story. in the express. it's rare get good news. neil it's rare to get good news. neil hs2 track. and this time hs2 back on track. and this time the sector pick up the the private sector pick up the bill. do you think? bill. what do you think? >> well, interesting thing >> well, the interesting thing about of course, was about that is of course, was that there was a big clamour for that there was a big clamour for that at the very beginning and there was always an issue of, um, why why is the taxpayer paying um, why why is the taxpayer paying for this ? because private paying for this? because private industry would have been very, very eager to be involved. and the truth of the matter is, the state is not good at running major, major products . i'll give major, major products. i'll give you an example. the post office and the horizon computer system. you look at that, it goes all the way back to tony blair and the way back to tony blair and the first labour government wanted to completely re structure how the post office worked. they aimed to big. they aim to wide and they aim to shut in the dark. and what was the happen what happened 25 years later we have this terrible situation and blair didn't want to scrap the horizon when it was demonstrating major teething problems because he didn't want to fall out with the japanese states. >> ea $— >> he wanted to bilateral relations with tokyo to be on good terms. that's not how you make a decision, is it? >> that's not how private industry makes a decision. and that's the significant thing. and, know what? you need to and, you know what? you need to take away from it is that the bafic take away from it is that the basic truth, big government does not work because it just runs into the buffers. it's just got too many fingers in the pie, too many voices giving opinions. >> is that why margaret thatcher had to privatise everything in the 80s? >> she did it by taking control of it . she made the decision. of it. she made the decision. she said we had to free up industry. i remember those days iused industry. i remember those days i used to live in manchester. it used to take something like five hours on a train. if not longer. if you could get one that worked to come to london. now what is it? two hours and that's a result of privatisation. hasn't always worked. you know, it's not a panacea, but the problem is what is an absolute given truth. you look at anything run by the government entirely, such as the military. by the government entirely, such as the military . and sadly, you as the military. and sadly, you look at military budgeting and you look at the nhs , they don't you look at the nhs, they don't work. it can i just say, however, what a cracking front page. the, uh , sunday telegraph page. the, uh, sunday telegraph have got today. it is packed with top stories amongst them things like this story cracked down on activists in the civil service, private industry would not allow that to happen because people are there to work to earn their money and get on with it, not go and have little groups about whether or not we should have trash bins, meetings every week. well, definitely. >> and the insult, the kicker is that we're paying for it. mike green, you've built a business empire. think that is empire. do you think that hs2 is a good investment? a good, good investment? >> you know, as we were >> well, you know, as we were talking about that and neil was saying time to saying about the time it used to take and know, this whole take and you know, this whole thing spending billions to save something from something like 12 minutes from manchester to the, the manchester to london, the, the cost the time saving cost versus the time saving is huge also was reminded huge. but also i was reminded when about margaret when you say about margaret thatcher, famous for thatcher, you know, famous for saying lady's not for saying the lady's not for turning. make quick turning. leaders make quick decisions and change them slowly. uh it seems that our government these days make decisions, uh , decisions slowly. decisions, uh, decisions slowly. let the cost build up, let it go three quarters of the way. they're not working. say they're going to change it. and then. oh, the public don't like it. the public don't like really slim flam. and then suddenly, oh, we'll change our mind again. and housebuilding is a classic example. i think , um, last time example. i think, um, last time a few weeks ago, we were on and you know, it was 1974, i think when we last hit a housing target that the government of the time said they would hit no government. about government. it's not about labour or tory. no government has their housing target in has hit their housing target in like 50 years. and suddenly has hit their housing target in like 50 going and suddenly has hit their housing target in like 50 going tord suddenly has hit their housing target in like 50 going to wantjdenly has hit their housing target in like 50 going to wantjdeto' they're going to want us to believe that they're going to build 300,000 year for the build 300,000 a year for the next years. you got it next five years. you got it right, neil. when say none right, neil. when you say none of the government or the civil servants, the post office a servants, the post office is a civil really civil service business, really are good at running business. they're not responsible with money. >> they're not responsive either i >> -- >> no, you're absolutely right. and the responsiveness we know now don't we, that fujitsu knew about the size of these problems in 1999. we're talking 25 years ago. and the post office were one of my clients in retail when i was working with lots of different retailers and these post office, um, uh , post office, um, uh, subpostmasters were were being kicked out, were being arrested, were berated, uh, at were being berated, uh, and at the time i remember thinking, there can't be any smoke without fire because was , it was you fire because it was, it was you were led believe it was were led to believe it was definitely was definitely happen. it was infallible. system can't be infallible. the system can't be wrong . and yet all those people, wrong. and yet all those people, people committing suicide, it's just so bad to think that went on. it didn't go on and was unknown. it was known that it was happening. they were covering it up. they were bullying people to keep it covered up. most definitely. people should go to jail for this. >> well, they absolutely should. >> well, they absolutely should. >> the sunday mirror >> and the sunday mirror reporting the chief of the reporting that the chief of the post paula vennells, was post office, paula vennells, was dancing to pop star pixie lott at office parties at expensive post office parties whilst they prosecuted innocent victims. rebecca jane , do you victims. rebecca jane, do you think that hs2 is a white elephant or would you like to see it contained? >> you know, i'm not really fussed for it if i'm honest and you're talking to somebody that commutes from the north to london, obviously it's there to save an worth of save about an hour's worth of time. it really that time. is it really that significant? my issue is you're talking that it takes two talking about that it takes two hours now to get from the north to down london. that's not really true. so what usually happens is, is usually happens is, is we're usually delayed or the train is cancelled and my train today was three hours and 40 minutes. so actually i'm much prefer if they invest the money into sorting out the railways and they out the railways and then they can back onto their little can go back onto their little vanhy can go back onto their little vanity and, you know, vanity project and, you know, save extra half an save themselves an extra half an hour bed. save themselves an extra half an h0lokay,ad. listen, a bit of >> okay, um, listen, a bit of drama for yeah. just ceased drama for you. yeah. just ceased to be the deputy leader of the uk independence party, which is one of the very established brands in politics in this country. um, something's happened you gave an happened since you gave an interview to me. just half an hour ago. what's happened? >> i know i have been on followed on twitter, removed from the whatsapp groups, removed the facebook removed from the facebook groups, and let's see how many blockings i've probably got from higher up loads of fun and games. but yes, i don't think that they liked our interview. >> um, except you just shot from the hip. well, listen, i'm a big fan ben walker , who is the fan of ben walker, who is the chairman of ukip, and he has sent me this message in response to the news that you've moved on and he said, rebecca has been a brilliant asset to the party. and assisted massively in our quest to unite the right. personally, i will be forever grateful for her sacrifice to the cause and the work she has played , and she's played an played, and she's played an instrumental part in building the foundations of renewed political movement in british politics. she's an exerting force with so much to give, and i wish her luck with every forthcoming challenge. i'm glad that her heart will always be augned that her heart will always be aligned with ukip, the people's army. your response to that ? army. your response to that? >> ben's a great guy. neil's a great guy . um, i think it's great guy. um, i think it's a very sad situation, but i don't think that they get enough credit . credit. >> there you go. listen, folks, all that political drama. well, there's more to come because we've got more front pages for you. plus, my pundits will be nominating their headline heroes and back page zeroes of the day. um, plus, folks , uh, we've got um, plus, folks, uh, we've got the results of another text poll and, uh, many other tidbits along the way. so don't go anywhere, folks. it is a very, very busy last part of the show. see you in two. >> 2020 for a battleground year, the year the nation decides as the year the nation decides as the parties gear up their campaigns for the next general election, who will be left standing when the british people make one of the biggest decisions of their lives? >> who will rise and who will fall? >> let's find out together. >> let's find out together. >> for every moment, the highs , >> for every moment, the highs, the lows, the twists and turns . the lows, the twists and turns. >> we'll be with you for every step of this journey. in 2024. >> gb news is britain's election channel top. >> okay folks? well, i've got more front pages for you. let's have a look at, uh, the sunday times and, um, the legacy of vaccination scares a third of under 16 at risk of measles is nearly a third of under 16. are vulnerable to measles because they're not fully vaccinated. new figures reveal. in the land of the car, cheaper petrol could make trump king, says louise callahan. in the united states . callahan. in the united states. and we were sent death threats after prayer ban, says the headteacher . katharine headteacher. katharine birbalsingh son, on sunday. harry's speech blasted royal experts attack him for not mentioning charles or kate when presented with an aviation trophy and tv, christine gets tough paddy mcguinness to face bitter. excuse me paddy mcguinness to face pitbull divorce lawyer which could cost him many millions of pounds. oh dean him many millions of pounds. oh dear, that's a bad old headline to wake up to, isn't it? for paddy mcguinness? can i just say the legacy of vaccination scares? a third of under 16 at risk of measles. now it's very important that people receive their immunisations. my kids were the mmr and all the were given the mmr and all the rest of it. it's a real worry when they don't get vaccinated. but does it surprise anyone with those illiberal vaccine mandates dunng those illiberal vaccine mandates during the pandemic, when people were choice to were not given the choice to have not, given the have the jab or not, given the fact that it didn't stop you getting covid, didn't stop transmission there no moral transmission, there was no moral case those mandates. and case for those mandates. and that's you've got your that's why you've got your vaccine hesitancy. you make your bed, you lie in it. that's just my view, of course. but there you go, rebecca jane nodding her head.the you go, rebecca jane nodding her head. the government are very clear that the vaccines saved countless lives. okay folks, look, we've got those front pages and we're getting reaction from political from the brilliant political broadcaster and commentator, writer jane. top writer rebecca jane. top entrepreneur, entrepreneur mike green , and former executive green, and former executive editor the of the world editor of the news of the world fleet legend neil wallis. fleet street legend neil wallis. before we get to your headline, heroes and back page zeroes. parallel is rather parallel parking is rather tncky parallel parking is rather tricky , especially if your tricky, especially if your vehicle is a royal navy mine hunter vessel. two british royal navy ships were involved in a collision in a port in bahrain today, and the scenes were quite remarkable. perhaps the parking sensors stopped working, or maybe rear view mirror was maybe the rear view mirror was obscured, but check this out. let's talk about you've been framed, jeremy beadle . eat your framed, jeremy beadle. eat your heart out now. i'm delighted to say no one was injured in the accident, but i'm sure there'll be questions of those on board. hms chiddingfold and hms bangor one bangor into the other, didn't it? what a shambles . didn't it? what a shambles. okay, folks, it's time now for . okay, folks, it's time now for. our headline heroes and back page zeros of the day. rebecca jane, who's your headline hero? >> maggie oliver. because she's phenomenal. >> maggie oliver. because she's pheihasenal. >> maggie oliver. because she's pheihas done in raising all the she has done in raising all the awareness, obviously, of sexual abuse trafficking and gangs abuse and trafficking and gangs and the of and and all the rest of it, and the grooming and grooming grooming gangs and the grooming gangs. yeah, gangs, obviously. yeah. phenomenal. gangs. yeah, gangs, obviously. yeah. more phenomenal. gangs. yeah, gangs, obviously. yeah. more can phenomenal. gangs. yeah, gangs, obviously. yeah. more can we henomenal. gangs. yeah, gangs, obviously. yeah. more can we hencaboutl. gangs. yeah, gangs, obviously. yeah. more can we hencabout her? what more can we say about her? a heroine? a true heroine? >> about you, mike >> um, how about you, mike green? headline hero? green? your headline hero? >> mine is bates. the >> yeah, mine is alan bates. the subpostmaster. didn't give subpostmaster. that didn't give up a real david and goliath. uh battle there. the post office was one of the uk's biggest brands. favourite brands, trusted brands. and the pressure that the relentless pressure that the relentless pressure that must have been on him to just give up the number of times he would have thought, what's in this 20 years of this for me? 20 years of battling for postmasters that man should get a knighthood, should recognised and rewarded. >> he turned. >> he turned. >> he turned down an honour. not that one, because paul o'dowda had hers, but now she's giving it back. >> hopefully he'll accept he deserves it. >> she does. mike you've built many businesses. many successful businesses. >> happened in the culture >> what happened in the culture at post where they at the post office where they were and so cruel? were so corrupt and so cruel? what? how can a business behave like know, some >> you know, i think some businesses get to a point. and i remember we were doing some studies strength of studies around the strength of their and they were their brand, and they were looking rebrand and how they looking at rebrand and how they should the brand and so should go with the brand and so on. there a real belief on. and there was a real belief that, like, were the top that, like, they were at the top of tree and everybody loves of the tree and everybody loves the post office, even though people of love people were falling out of love with strikes. uh, with it because of strikes. uh, it was getting slower. >> it was losing money, all of those things. >> but still , there was an >> but still, there was an arrogance that that arrogance and ego that that everyone's wrong. you know, the peasants are revolting kind of thing. yeah. and i think that the like some big companies , the like some big companies, they think they become untouchable. they think that everyone else just doesn't get it. it's kind of emperor's clothes syndrome that if only you could see it like we see it, you'd understand. and i think once a company gets to that point of believing they're untouchable , uh, and they're untouchable, uh, and they're protected by government, they're protected by government, they're protected by government, they're protected by taxpayers funds and support and so on. >> rebecca, jane, you're nodding your head at that. >> absolutely. yeah. because it's all about ego. it's all about control. it's all about them thinking that they're invincible. it's exactly what the conservatives today . they the conservatives do today. they sit thinking they're sit there thinking that they're absolutely brilliant and everybody just wrong. absolutely brilliant and evergaslight just wrong. absolutely brilliant and evergaslight . just wrong. and gaslight. >> well, they're about to find out. opposite is the case, out. the opposite is the case, i suspect. how about you, neil? your headline hero of the day, mr justice nicklin . mr justice nicklin. >> what's mrjustice nicklin. >> what's he done ? he's the gentleman. >> you off a speeding fine? >> you off a speeding fine? >> no, i wish he had. actually, i got banned about six months ago. you're so roll. he's the guy who told prince harry you have to go to court to prove your case against the mail on sunday. yeah. prince harry, because of that ruling , got cold because of that ruling, got cold feet this week and backed off because that judge had the courage to say no. prove it. and the result is prince harry has got a £750,000 bill as you say. he'll probably have to write spare. spare probably will. >> no title. rebecca, we've only got a few seconds now. you're zero for kid. can you remember who it is? yeah i forget his name. it's not anyone at ukip, is it? >> no. oh, no. we should change it anyway. i forget his name. i was on gb news earlier on this week with him. i was telling he's a mp, jim sunderland. yeah, he. i told about my very he. i told him about my very real lived experience last week of being in a&e and how we can't see doctors all the rest of see doctors and all the rest of it. he sat there and went, it. and he sat there and went, what odd narrative of the nhs what an odd narrative of the nhs is spending gaslit me is at record spending gaslit me on national tv, not having it. >> no one does that to rj. okay mike, briefly, your zero of the day please. >> mine is rishi sunak for the hollow he thinks is hollow victory that he thinks is a over rwanda victory , a win over the rwanda victory, and also for all of those mps who played up that they were going to go against him and they were always intent to fold like limp leaves . when it limp lettuce leaves. when it came to the third vote, it was just weak. and if they think that's got them any grace at the next election , then they really next election, then they really need to get their game together. >> harsh words neil wallace, can you give me your back page you give me 10s your back page zero prints harry. >> not least because this was a huge victory for press freedom and freedom of expression . and and freedom of expression. and believe it or not, in these days these things really matter , as these things really matter, as has been demonstrated by by brilliant pundits tonight. >> thank you to james and the team. the other side of the glass and my pundits. you for your company headliners is next. and you tomorrow at and i'll see you tomorrow at nine mark dolan tonight. nine for mark dolan tonight. take nine for mark dolan tonight. takthat warm feeling inside died >> that warm feeling inside died from boxt boilers . sponsors from boxt boilers. sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello there and greg dewhurst. welcome to your latest gb news weather. it's turning stormy over the next 24 hours or so. storm is moving in from the atlantic, bringing some heavy rain and strong and damaging gusts of wind across the uk. we can see it there later sunday into monday. tai tai sabaki across the whole of the uk. met office warnings in force . a wet office warnings in force. a wet and windy evening to come as well as this band of rain slowly pushes its way eastwards though starts to ease during the early hours. rainfall totals combined with snow melt as with some snow melt as temperatures rise across western areas lead to some areas could lead to some localised flooding issues, but generally everyone. breezy generally for everyone. breezy conditions and high temperatures means a frost free start to sunday. but generally fairly cloudy. there'll be some brighter sunny spells, particularly across towards central southern parts of the uk and perhaps northeast scotland, but storm isa moves in but then storm isa moves in outbreaks of heavy rain pushing in to the north and the west of the uk, winds picking up by the afternoon, gusts of 50 to 60. locally, 780 miles an hour could lead to some disruption and then through sunday evening, overnight into monday, the band of rain pushes eastwards, which will be heavy and then some really strong and gusty winds affects northern scotland and the out across many the warnings out across many northern and western parts of the perhaps south—east the uk, perhaps south—east england. seeing very england. also seeing some very strong winds. it stays blustery into further heavy into monday. further heavy showers and then turning very wet windy again as move wet and windy again as we move into see you soon! into tuesday. see you soon! looks like things are heating up i >> -- >> boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hi there, very good evening to you. i'm aaron olmsted in the aaron armstrong in the gb newsroom, norfolk police has referred itself to the independent watchdog in relation to deaths of friday to the deaths of on friday of four members same family. four members of the same family. the says it did not the force says it did not respond to an emergency call from at 6 am, but from a man at 6 am, but subsequently deployed officers to the same address near norwich an hour later. after another 9.99 call from a member of the public, police found the bodies of two young girls, a 45 year old man and a 36 year old woman. it's the second referral norfolk police has made to the iopc since the deaths, after officers attended the same address last month as part of a missing person inquiry. the shadow foreign secretary was told he has blood on his hands when a speech he was giving was interrupted by pro—palestinian protesters . david lammy had to protesters. david lammy had to make a quick exit when an activist jumped onto the conference stage and called for him to condemn what she called genocide in gaza. several others heckled mr lammy during the speech in london, verbally attacking labour's stance on the conflict. he went on to express support for the creation of a palestinian state when the war ends, and also called for a sustainable ceasefire . nicolaoes have messages she sent and received during the pandemic. on friday, the inquiry heard all of ms sturgeon's communications on whatsapp had been erased. however scotland's former first minister has today posted that the inquiry does have her messages between those she

nicola sturgeon wiping a tearfrom her eye. it is also telegraph, nicola sturgeon wiping a tear from her eye. it is also on the guardian. and finally, the times, the same picture. the former first minister of scotland, nicolaon. that is it from us tonight. i am sturgeon. that is it from us tonight. iam back sturgeon. that is it from us tonight. i am back tomorrow. sturgeon. that is it from us tonight. iam back tomorrow. until then, sleep well. the first drone footage of the monkey on the run in the highlands has been released — strong winds today hampered the ongoing search but this is what was filmed yesterday by the therma imaging drone. it spotted the japanese macack which escaped from a highland wildlife park at the weekend. it was seen just south of aviemore — but evaded capture. you're live with bbc news. let's bring you some breaking news from london. nine people — including a woman and her two young children — have been taken to hospital after what police called a "corrosive substance" was thrown in south london. a man was seen fleeing the incident in lambeth. three police officers, who responded to the incident, sustained what are believed to be minor injuries. more on that story as news comes to

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nicola sustainable ceasefire. nicolaes she sent and received during the pandemic. on friday, the inquiry heard all of ms sturgeon's communications on whatsapp had been erased. however scotland's former first minister has today posted that the inquiry does have her messages between those she communicated with through informal means. at that time , ms informal means. at that time, ms sturgeon says she will answer questions directly and openly when she gives evidence at the end of the month . mail end of the month. mail deliveries on saturdays could be scrapped in an effort to reform the postal service . the the postal service. the regulator, ofcom,

nicola. same. i do worry >> nicola. same. but i do worry will it make a difference regardless? >> we see that's the thing. there is no difference. they're all the same . all of these all the same. all of these parties. boils down that parties. it all boils down that the winner in all of this the real winner in all of this is tony blair, because everybody wants be what tony blair was. wants to be what tony blair was. and affect people the way he and to affect people the way he did the board like that. did across the board like that. so it's interesting. it's interesting . arctic monday, a 12 interesting. arctic monday, a 12 day chill and wideouts are on the way from scandinavia . nicolato go down to —12 five. um so maybe the schools will be closed and loads of children will be happy because we're going to get snowed in —12 minus. >> or is it a 12 day chill. is it if i read that day chill and white outs are on the way from scandinavia? >> no, it says yeah, it's going to dip to as low as 12 at night. >> oh my god. >> oh my god. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> so that's not very good for those places. if i had all those floods you know you can imagine what that's going places what that's going to make places into rink isn't it? into an ice rink isn't it? i mean, um, see, alex, if you were to buy a house now, anywhere , to buy a house now, anywhere, that's to be the first that's got to be the first question, it? question, hasn't it? >> it's not in places that >> well, it's not in places that used flood. used to flood. >> is it? it's new. people who've flooded who've never been flooded before are now faced with this. are now being faced with this. >> there's got be >> yeah, there's

nicola sturgeon called johnson sturgeon called boris johnson an effing clown. at the time of the second covid lockdown bombshell, whatsapp messages revealed , whatsapp messages have revealed, so it's a rare moment of accuracy for nicola sturgeon. i guess even a stopped clock is right twice a day, but yeah, she, she said that johnson's she, uh, she said that johnson's address announcing a second national lockdown in october 2020 was effing excruciating and awful. she told miss lloyd , who awful. she told miss lloyd, who was the top adviser. his utter incompetence in every sense is now offending me on behalf of politicians everywhere. uh, i think he is an effing clown. obviously. you know, she's scottish, so that just counts as yeah , that's just fortifier yeah, that's just fortifier isn't it? yeah. >> i don't think it'll be long before clown word before the clown word is probably asterisked the probably asterisked out in the gutter. probably offensive. probably asterisked out in the gdo er. probably offensive. probably asterisked out in the gdo er. to robably offensive. probably asterisked out in the gdo er. to know.y offensive. probably asterisked out in the gdo er. to know quite nsive. probably asterisked out in the gdo er. to know quite what it i do want to know quite what it was. his kind of was. was it his kind of rhetorical style? she found? i think the style. think it's the style. >> more than. more than anything else. it was bit shambolic. >> more than. more than anything els> more than. more than anything els> more than. more than anything els> more than. more than anything els> more than. more than anything els> was briefed. i don't remember it that way. he wasn't well briefed. wasn't listening. briefed. he wasn't listening. engagement became engagement with him became slightly pointless. right. this is just her unique opinion. nobody that. nobody else thought that. yeah. >> course he was >> no, of course he was. he was infuriating to lot people. infuriating to a lot of people. but on the other hand, i think some of his judgement calls were not worst. possibly. well, yeah. >> thinking steered by people who to be who had worse judgement to be honest, it's natural. honest, i think it's natural. his natural instinct lock his natural instinct to not lock down was right, but fair down was was right, but fair play down was was right, but fair play humza well. so play to humza yousaf as well. so he's handed over message he's handed over the message he found he could find them on an old and realised, you old phone and he realised, you know, that in a drawer. know, he found that in a drawer. nicolaome nicola sturgeon doesn't come back. release and back. i'll release this. and sturgeon apparently deliberately skirted protoco. i'll, uh, and discussed how to use the covid crisis uk, which crisis to break up the uk, which is pretty cynical for a politician. i would one politician. i would just one little there little word of advice if there are politicians out there are any politicians out there who this useful. who find this useful. >> i had an android phone for many upgraded within many years, upgraded within samsung. was, and samsung. i think it was, and then make a sudden then i decided to make a sudden switch to iphone and everything swapped over all the it swapped over all the apps. it took hours or took about three hours or whatever. all upgraded and whatever. they all upgraded and adapted. one that adapted. the only one that wouldn't whatsapp wouldn't was whatsapp. whatsapp messages be messages on android cannot be transferred . and transferred to iphone. and so i had to kee

nicola sustainable ceasefire. nicolaturgeon claims the covid inquiry does have messages she sent and received during the pandemic. on friday, the inquiry heard all of ms sturgeon's communications on whatsapp had been erased. however scotland's former first minister has today posted that the inquiry does have her messages between those she communicated with through informal means. at that time , ms informal means. at that time, ms sturgeon says she will answer questions directly and openly when she gives evidence at the end of the month . mail end of the month. mail deliveries on saturdays could be scrapped in an effort to reform the postal service . the the postal service. the regulator, ofcom, is looking into how royal mail can evolve to meet changing customer needs. it posted losses of £319 million for the first half of this financial year. ofcom will outline its options on wednesday, but says it's ultimately up to the government to implement any changes as mouthwash, teabags and sausages are amongst the supermarket st

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nicola >> fine. come on then. nicola we're out. >> e you were gm— >> um, dawn, you were just discussing at length about where you want to go first. >> so tell what fancy. >> so tell us what you fancy. >> so tell us what you fancy. >> think we should >> okay, well, i think we should maybe start with, uh, gary lineker. good why not? lineker. yes good idea. why not? um. nicolala obviously has a vested interest in football . her lads today for football. her lads off today for trials. oh so, um. good luck. >> i know. yeah. so, yeah. gary lineker again has himself in lineker again has put himself in a position by getting involved in political tweets . um, so he in political tweets. um, so he has retweeted for israel to be punished by the fa with the ongoing conflict in the middle east, um, people are calling for the bbc to punish him. it's a really tricky one, isn't it? because you know, it's his twitter. he you know, he's freedom of speech . i don't know freedom of speech. i don't know what's in his contract and what's in his contract and what's not in his contract. he seems to be able to get away with saying whatever he wants . i with saying whatever he wants. i mean, jewish tory andrew mean, uh, jewish tory mp andrew percy told the telegraph that gary lineker is an ill informed , gary lineker is an ill informed, um, ignorant commentator on the middle east,

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nicola sturgeon used solution. nicola sturgeon used an expletive to describe boris johnson in pandemic era whatsapp messages. the covid inquiry heard that the former scottish first minister sent messages to her chief adviser strongly criticising the then prime minister as he announced another national lockdown in october 2020. in the messages , miss 2020. in the messages, miss sturgeon described his address to the nation as excruciating and said the government's communications were awful . the communications were awful. the ghanaian equivalent of the crown jewels will be sent back to the west african nation as part of a loan from the victoria and albert museum and the british museum . the 32 precious items museum. the 32 precious items were taken during wars in the 19th century. they include a sword of state, gold badges worn by officials of the king, and a gold peace pipe . the museums are gold peace pipe. the museums are prevented by law from returning the items permanently . however, the items permanently. however, v&a director tristram hunt says they responsibility to share objects with their countries of origin wherever possible . those origin wherever possible. those are your top stories on gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to tom and . emily. and. emily. >> it's 207 and our top story this hour. osvaldo calican, who stabbed three people to death in nottingham city centre and attacked three others, has been sentenced at nottingham crown court to a hospital order after admitting manslaughter by diminished responsibility and attempted murder . attempted murder. >> earlier this week, he admitted the manslaughter of the three victims by reason of diminished responsibility and he also admitted three counts of attempted murder relating to pedestre as he had deliberately targeted with a van he had stolen from mr coates. >> yes , well, nottinghamshire >> yes, well, nottinghamshire police has released harrowing footage which pieces together the events which shook the nation. our east midlands reporter will hollis has the details . details. >> waldo calican branded a monster by his victims families as he set out on june 13th last year with a clear plan to kill on cctv . he is year with a clear plan to kill on cctv. he is seen returning to nottingham from london after boarding a tram. he began roaming the city's streets wearing all black with him. a bag of weapons including a double edged fighting dagger on his first victims. nine year old university of nottingham students grayson . o'malley kumar students grayson. o'malley kumar and bailey webber, returning from a night out at around 4 am, he stabbed them both a.m, he stabbed them both repeatedly on ilkeston road before calmly walking away. his attack had been uncompromisingly brutal. >> oh no . >> oh no. >> oh no. >> what's the emergency ? >> what's the emergency? >> what's the emergency? >> yes, there's been a stabbing on kingston road. there's somebody lying in the street. i think they're dead. oh that was awful. >> kalakani then tried climbing into a hostel . ceely house, into a hostel. ceely house, through a window , but was pushed through a window, but was pushed back. through a window, but was pushed back . by 5 through a window, but was pushed back. by 5 am. he'd killed again his next victim. school caretaker ian coates. on magdala road before stealing his van and driving into wayne birkett, who was walking in milton street. and soon after , sharon miller and soon after, sharon miller and marcin gawronski, who were extremely fortunate to survive . extremely fortunate to survive. police arrested kalakani in radford, tasering him taser. taser you want me? >> stay where you are. stay where the 32 year old, who also goes by the name adam mendez, is a dual national from guinea—bissau and portugal, having arrived in the uk in two thousand and seven. >> diagne posed with paranoid schizophrenia . he had been schizophrenia. he had been sectioned multiple times under the mental health act and been in trouble with police for criminal damage and assault, but his pleas of manslaughter were accepted on the grounds of diminished responsibility . a diminished responsibility. a defence of mental illness . the defence of mental illness. the attacks shocked not just this city but the nation. will hollis, gb news in nottingham . hollis, gb news in nottingham. well we can now cross back to nottingham. >> crown court and speak to our east midlands. reporter will hollis, who's been following this trial, will tell us, tell us what's happened today and the reaction often from the victim's families . and also, if you can, families. and also, if you can, can you describe the feeling in the court when the judge read out his remarks ? out his remarks? >> yes. well, this was a sentencing hearing. valdo kalakani was sentenced today to a hospital order because of his schizophrenia . to the judge, mr schizophrenia. to the judge, mr turner , mr justice turner said turner, mr justice turner said that without schizophrenia, it's very likely that he would have never committed these horrific attacks. now valdo kalakani will never see the inside of a prison cell. he's going to be sent back to liverpool, where he's been treated at ashworth hospital , a treated at ashworth hospital, a secure hospital, because he's now under the provisions of the mental health act. now valdo kalakani killed his three victims in a horrific manner, using a double edged fighting knife and for a long time the families here thought that this was going to be a murder trial. but earlier this week the crown prosecution service accepted that it was manslaughter under the grounds of diminished responsibility because of the severity of valdo kalakani's illness . and that has really illness. and that has really been the standout thing from what has happened today here at nottingham crown court . as the nottingham crown court. as the family left, they made statements. that's ian coates's family and the 32 year old, 65 year old caretaker. the family and the 32 year old, 65 year old caretaker . the two year old caretaker. the two students family, barnaby weber and grayson kumar, 19 year olds who were at the university of nottingham and it was unbelievable , fully transparent, unbelievable, fully transparent, just how upset they were because they said they've been failed by institutions , not just institutions, not just nottinghamshire police, not just the cps, but also mental health services here in nottingham , services here in nottingham, valdo kalakani was known to mental health services. he'd been sectioned four times and ed barnaby webber's mother , emma barnaby webber's mother, emma webber, gave a statement this morning on the steps of nottingham crown court . nottingham crown court. >> you have blood on your hands. if you had just done your jobs properly , there's a very good properly, there's a very good chance my beautiful boy would be alive today . there is so much alive today. there is so much more say and clearly serious more to say and clearly serious questions regarding this case and events leading up to this monster out in society . monster being out in society. but for today, our darling son, his dear friend grace, and a wonderfully kind grandfather, ian, have been stolen from us forever and let down by the very system that should have been protecting them . yes well, there protecting them. yes well, there was questions from the media. >> they asked, what happens now? what are you going to do? are you happy with this result? should be an inquiry and should there be an inquiry and because of that, the family say that they're now going to regroup and they're going to come back. and this won't be the last time that hear from last time that you hear from them. so many questions to ask, will and that inquiry, i suppose, will be keenly anticipated by many, many people, if indeed it does go ahead. >> but we'll just tell us the feeling in the courtroom as the judge was delivering that sentence, was it as expected because obviously the statement from the families afterwards could not have been clearer . could not have been clearer. yes. well, tom, i was actually outside here waiting for the statements from the family . statements from the family. >> and that's quite simply because there were that many people wanted to get in to people that wanted to get in to see sentencing, not just see this sentencing, not just members of the press like me, not journalists, but also not just journalists, but also family members. the friends of the students, as well as the children and family of ian coe bates. but from out from throughout this sentencing process , there has been process, there has been outbursts from the family, there has been upset and i'm sure inside during that sentence. sentencing where mr justice turner was handing down his sentence, there were probably quite a few upset people and i'm sure the atmosphere was very strong, very much live outside nottingham. >> crown court. >> crown court. >> yes. well of course all of this comes on the same day that the government are to crack down on dangerous zombie style knives and machetes, which are to be banned under new legislation . banned under new legislation. >> ian under the new measures, it will be illegal to possess, manufacture , sell or transport. manufacture, sell or transport. these weapons. the government is urging anyone who currently has a zombie style knife or machete to voluntarily hand them in to a knife surrender bin before the official surrender, and compensate scheme is launched in the summer . the summer. >> don't know about you, but if you were the sort of person to carry around a zombie knife, would you really hand it in? >> and let's remember, these knives are so called because they're pointed they're so serrated and pointed that the sort of fictional that it the sort of fictional world in which zombies exist . world in which zombies exist. theideais world in which zombies exist. the idea is these knives would be able to kill zombies. yes >> and yvette cooper has already come out to say that they haven't banned enough these haven't banned enough of these types knives. shall we types of knives. so shall we speak olivia utley, is speak to olivia utley, who is our correspondent our political correspondent tonight? of course. olivia, tell me, what's the reaction been the political reaction from the opposition in from the government itself on this banning of these knives ? banning of these knives? >> well, the government's been fighting an uphill battle on this for a long time. it was 2016 when the government first laid out plans to cut down on cut out zombie knives. since then, they've released 16 different press releases on the government website, talking about their crackdown on zombie knives . the measures announced knives. the measures announced today are essentially to close loopholes in the legislation. previously it was impossible for a police officer to seize a zombie knife in a person's home that's now been revised so police officers can take a weapon at a person's place of residence, labour says that it does not go far enough . yvette does not go far enough. yvette cooper has been saying today how labour should go further. it would both outlaw more knives. the ban on zombie knives is quite specific, as zombie knife is defined as a particular length blade with a particular serrated edge, etc. labour would ban a wider range of knives, and it would also , it says, crack it would also, it says, crack down on the sale of knives over the internet. of course, lots of people who are purchasing these knives with the intent to , uh, knives with the intent to, uh, scare or in some awful cases with the intent to harm or even kill are purchasing the knives onune kill are purchasing the knives online and the website which sell these knives often have very, very lax security checks. you just have to click a button to say that you're over 18. labour says it's going to crack down on that . this is all really down on that. this is all really been sped up . the government has been sped up. the government has been sped up. the government has been talking about closing this loophole for a long time now, but it's been sped up by idris elba, the actor has started a campaign against knife crime . he campaign against knife crime. he spoke to keir starmer earlier this week. and that's why this has been fast tracked through the government. the problem for both parties is essentially yes, they can go a long way to banning particular types of knife , but obviously it is knife, but obviously it is impossible to ban the ownership of knives. there are legitimate reasons why people own knives, and the issue for the tories is that what we've seen happening since the original ban on zombie knives, uh, seven years ago is that people who want to commit these sorts of crimes use alternate knives instead, and banning all knives is obviously impos able. so it's an uphill battle for both parties, and labour will probably face very similar problems to the conservatives if it comes into power later this year. yes, i worry it might be a bit of a futile exercise, but thank you very much. >> olivia utley gb news, political correspondent . we're political correspondent. we're getting lots of emails. of course , on nottingham and the course, on nottingham and the judge's ruling there . uh, linda judge's ruling there. uh, linda says i'm in shock and dismayed by our judicial judicial system , by our judicial judicial system, of which i've been a member for over 30 years. i hang my head in shame that a murderer has been given a hospital sentence. my heart goes out to the brave families spoken so well families who have spoken so well at they placed their at all times. they placed their trust in the judicial system. >> uh, kev says, just look >> yes. uh, kev says, just look at the murder of mp jo cox by thomas mair . at the murder of mp jo cox by thomas mair. he had mental health issues, but was declared sane when he murdered her and was rightly given a full life terme. what's the difference? >> good point . uh, ronald says >> good point. uh, ronald says there's no doubt in my mind that this killer should be in prison for life. i think that reflects a lot of, well, what a lot of people are thinking at this time . i mean, listening to the families, it's hard not to agree that justice has not been served in this case. >> and yet, on the other side of the issue too, people would say the issue, too, people would say that there were separate that there were five separate psychologists who gave this diagnosis . of schizophrenia, of diagnosis. of schizophrenia, of paranoid schizophrenia, and that that is, is a mitigating factor. and i suppose there'll be many lawyers and people in and around that sort of way of thinking who will go . well, there was nothing will go. well, there was nothing else to do. this is the way that the system is structured. if there is a clear diagnosis like this, if there are clear this, if there are five clear diagnoses like this, there's very little else that can do . very little else that we can do. but i think the public will just sort of look at that sort of weaselly lawyer speak sort of law versus justice, isn't it? that's a very good way of manipulating the law . manipulating the law. >> maybe not everyone , of >> maybe not everyone, of course, has a right to defence. mental health is, of course, a massive , um. well, it can be a massive, um. well, it can be a determinant of your behaviour , determinant of your behaviour, violent behaviour. but in this case, it just seems so outrageous. >> and i think even if this sentence was the most that under the current laws could have been achieved, and i know some people have been arguing that, some people have been arguing against that. but let's take it that that. but let's take it that that perhaps might even be the case. what does that say about the in which the system is the way in which the system is structured? could this be a systemic fault because these families want justice and they feel like justice has been stolen from them ? and to quote stolen from them? and to quote james coates, the son of ian coates , the grandfather, the coates, the grandfather, the caretaker who was a few months out of away from retirement, who was murdered on his way to work, sorry , who was killed on his way sorry, who was killed on his way to work ? because we're not to work? because we're not allowed to say, murdered due to this sentencing . what james said this sentencing. what james said was he got away with murder. yeah yeah, it's a powerful statement . statement. >> yeah. and he he had other strong things to say, too, didn't he? prior to this, uh, sentencing, suggesting that he should , uh, take his take his should, uh, take his take his life , um, the killer here. but life, um, the killer here. but um, uh, very difficult indeed. please do keep your views coming in. we will get to some more later on in the show. gb views at gb news. com you know it by now, but, uh, coming up, should british homes be for british people when it comes to social housing? that's something the prime minister is looking to introduce. but it's not without its critics. is it? you're watching good afternoon, britain on >> only on gb news, the people's channel >> only on gb news, the people's channel, britain's news channel . channel, britain's news channel. >> good afternoon britain. it's 2:26 and the government proposes a social housing plan aiming to prioritise , quote, british homes prioritise, quote, british homes for british workers. >> catchy . in a move designed to >> catchy. in a move designed to show the prime minister is serious about getting tough on immigration. ian. this will provide faster access to social housing for british citizens . housing for british citizens. anyone not entitled to benefits being excluded. so there you go. what do you make of that, tom? well, it's an interesting proposal. >> of course , we've heard a lot >> of course, we've heard a lot about how people not born in britain make a huge proportion of those living in social housing. however a lot of those born in britain are british citizens , so this wouldn't citizens, so this wouldn't exclude those . but also quite exclude those. but also quite a lot of migrants to the united kingdom have no access to benefits currently. and if you don't have access to benefits, you can't have access to social housing. so quite a lot of recent arrivals are excluded from social housing as things stand, it's only those that have been around for a longer period of time or or those who are classed as refugees rather than economic migrants who do have access. >> hmm. so you're saying this is more for politicking than anything? >> well, no, it's still a huge number of people who do have access and perhaps this will be access and perhaps this will be a move. but i suppose the biggest problem with regard to access to housing isn't isn't the social housing stock that there isn't any is the overall housing stock. >> but i guess, uh, lawyers might have a field day with this one. shall we speak to liam halligan gb news economics and business us business editor, who joins us now on money . liam, now with on the money. liam, tell us more about what the government is proposing . government is proposing. >> this is a kind of hardy perennial that comes out in elections in periods british homes for british workers, because their social housing stock that is , council housing stock that is, council housing provided by local authorities and housing association houses, provide a discounted rent by a not for profit companies because the stock of social housing has been depleted so much over the years, there are now increasingly vulnerable households as low income households as low income households that can't access housing at the private rented sector . even with housing sector. even with housing benefit, they can't buy their own house. they just haven't got the means. so the state has to help to house them or the not for profit sector. and of course, this causes a lot of umbrage, particularly among lower income , uh, workers. let's lower income, uh, workers. let's have a look at some numbers here. just reflecting on the conversation that you two were just having. so if 13% of households in the uk now are in social housing, that's down from 32. a third in 1979. so the number of houses of people who are housed by the state or housing associations has hugely fallen at the moment, 90. and this is across the country, 90% of lead tenants in social housing are british citizens . housing are british citizens. and if you think that 13% of the uk population are ethnic minorities , that means that minorities, that means that ethnic minorities are actually underrepresented when it comes to social housing. but there are parts of the country where where the number of people not born in britain who are the lead tenants in new social housing. so when the tenancy changes is much, much higher, disproportionately high. and this is where the umbrage often is in brent in north—west london, the borough i grew up in, by the way, back in the day it had the highest number of ethnic minorities and foreign born nationals in the uk. 40% of new social homes are let to people not born in this country, and in southwark in south london, it's 29. so these are these are places in the capital and they're represented also in parts of the north west, the north—east parts , pockets of the north—east parts, pockets of the north—east parts, pockets of the country. of course, these are areas where there is quite a lot of social deprivation, and there is a high need for social housing, where disproportionately a lot of people are on the council house waiting list, million people waiting list, 1.3 million people across the country are on the council house waiting list, or 1.3 million households, i should say, often with more, more, you know, two, 3 or 4 people, including children in some hotspot like brent, like southwark . there is umbrage that southwark. there is umbrage that for in the eyes of many people, the local , often white the local, often white population have been there for generations that they can't get a council house, even though they would say our family have paid in and contributed to this country for years and years. so it is a hot button issue, and it's not surprising that the conservatives and labour want to be seen operate in this area, saying things that particularly the labour party wouldn't ordinarily, ordinarily say. you'll remember both of you when gordon brown started talking about british homes for british workers and british jobs for british workers, a lot of the sort of polite centre left of the labour party said, you can't say that. but he knew that it was popular with swing voters who he needed to attract to try and win a general election in. we're going to hear a lot more of this in the run up to polling day, whenever that is fascinating that that phrase , fascinating that that phrase, coined by gordon brown, was coined by gordon brown, was coined in the run up to that 2010 election. >> in election i >> in an election that i remember, , he met uh, remember, he, he met one, uh, gillian duffy. oh, yeah. who, uh , who he, uh, quotes that quote on hot mic saying that her opinions on migration were bigoted quotes. >> that bigoted woman look, as elections because she wanted to talk about the fact that her town varne she felt the culture, the feel , the texture of her the feel, the texture of her town had changed because there had been so many people, in her view, who had come to live in the town, who weren't from the town, who weren't from the uk. yeah, this is going to be a huge issue in the run up to the election, not just access to social housing, not just british jobs for british workers, of course, but immigration more generally . and we can expect the generally. and we can expect the labour party as it tries to win the centre ground of british voters , the swing voters where voters, the swing voters where elections are won and lost, will be tracking to the right from its normal comfort zone. >> i mean, it's quite something that this has been, uh, called controversial. i think for most people they would assume british citizens would be given priority when it comes to social housing. but hey, maybe not. thank you very halligan news very much. liam halligan gb news business and economics editor. well still to come before three, the head of the army warned the head of the army has warned the head of the army has warned the armed forces need more recruits. >> but if 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