speaking at the party's nonh calls. speaking at the party's north west conference in chester, reform's leader said the abuse of children in towns across britain, predominantly perpetrated by men of pakistani heritage, was the most unique evil of his lifetime. he used his speech to criticise both the prime minister and the leader of the opposition, while renewing calls for a national inquiry into the grooming scandal and criticising division in the country of living in two tier. >> britain , had enough of two >> britain, had enough of two tier policing, had enough of two tier policing, had enough of two tier justice, tier policing, had enough of two tierjustice, had enough of us all being divided up. >> well, that speech comes as ten reform councillors in derbyshire leave the party over the leadership of nigel farage. meanwhile, the health secretary has warned the use of inflammatory language over grooming gangs risks vilifying entire communities. meanwhile, labour mp for liverpool walton, dan carden, has called for a na

fireworks displays in newcastle, blackpool and nonh in newcastle, blackpool and north yorkshire have all been cancelled. meanwhile, london has confirmed its annual new year's eve fireworks display will go ahead this evening despite the weather concerns. london mayor sadiq khan has received a knighthood in the new year's honours list, sparking fury among some amid his controversial ulez scheme and london's spiralling crime rate. sir keir starmer has been accused of rewarding failure as knife crime has increased in the capital by 50% since khan took office in 2016. the shadow home secretary, chris philp, said londoners would be furious. meanwhile, the newly appointed sir sadiq said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. in other news, tony blair's labour government pushed on with plans to open uk borders to eastern europe despite mounting concerns from senior ministers. that's according to newly released official files . the released official files. the national archives has published cabinet office files from 2003 to 2004, when tony blair was prime minister. the documents reveale

a nonh further fuelling the fires.th yorkshire police officer has died after she was struck by a lorry as she was helping at the scene of an earlier road accident. the mayor of york and nonh accident. the mayor of york and north yorkshire, and deputy mayor of policing, fire and crime, said their hearts are broken. pc rosie pryer was standing on the verge of the a149 at bagby, near thirsk, with the driver and passenger of one of the cars involved when the lorry collided with them yesterday morning. miss prior and 41 year old ryan welford, from knaresborough, who had been involved in the first collision. both died at the scene. the 65 year old lorry driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, and has been released under investigation. in other news, the foreign secretary has travelled to saudi arabia for talks on the future of syria after the collapse of the assad regime. david lammy is set to offer uk expertise on humanitarian coordination during talks with arab countries, european allies and

speaking at the party's nonh calls.peaking at the party's north west conference in chester, reform's leader said the abuse of children in towns across britain, predominantly by men of pakistani heritage, was the most unique evil in his lifetime. he used his speech to criticise both the prime minister and leader of the opposition, while renewing calls for a national inquiry into the scandal. he also praised gb news investigation into the abuse. >> what has become clear is we thought this was happening in 6 or 8 northern towns, charlie peters, who is really reignited this story, charlie peters doing, i think, great work for. gb news. has shown us that he has evidence that these barbarities have taken place in at least 50 towns. >> well, all that comes as ten reform councillors in derbyshire leave the party over the leadership of nigel farage. meanwhile, the health secretary has warned the use of inflammatory language over grooming gangs risks vilifying entire communities. he also says he fears rhetoric could lead to atroc

. >> in other news, police say a man's body has been recovered from an area of flooding in nonh fromn area of flooding in north yorkshire. police believe the man may have entered the water in the last 24 to 48 hours. the man is described as white in his early 50s to 60s with short brown hair, and he was wearing a multi—coloured knitted jumper. well, that's his. two major incidents have been declared and more than 100 people have been rescued as floodwater. inundates, lincolnshire and leicestershire. yellow warnings for snow and ice are in effect across large parts of the uk, as flooding and snow caused delays on the roads and railways, and forced hundreds of schools to close . and canadian schools to close. and canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau prime minister justin trudeau has announced his resignation. trudeau has faced growing pressure from inside his governing liberal party after a surge in support for the opposition conservatives in the polls. the 53 year old steps down after nine years in office, and he says he'll step down as soon as his party choose a replacement for him.

fireworks displays in newcastle, blackpool and nonh in newcastle, blackpool and north yorkshire have all been cancelled. meanwhile, london's annual new year's eve fireworks display is going ahead this evening despite weather concerns. london mayor sadiq khan has received a knighthood in the new year's honours list, sparking fury among some amid his controversial ulez scheme and london's spiralling crime rates. sir keir starmer has been accused of rewarding failure as knife crime has increased in the capital by 50% since khan took office in 2016. the shadow home secretary, chris philp, said londoners would be furious. meanwhile, the newly appointed sir sadiq said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. in other news, tony blair's labour government pushed on with plans to open the uk's borders to eastern europe despite mounting concerns from senior ministers. that's according to newly released official files. the national archives has published cabinet office files from 2003 to 2004, when tony blair was prime minister. the documents revealed the issue of immigration was at the top

leicester road in leicester yesterday, and a man's body was also recovered from an area of flooding in nonh from an area of flooding in north yorkshire. the environment agency has 190 flood warnings and 292 flood alerts in place. the met office has issued new snow and ice warnings for scotland and northern ireland in place until midday tomorrow. meanwhile, people are being urged to keep their guard up ahead of a status orange low temperature warning issued for most counties tonight and tomorrow night. the metropolitan police says a 14 year old boy has been stabbed to death on a bus in woolwich, in south—east london. they say an investigation has been launched after the incident this afternoon. that incident occurred on a route 472 bus on woolwich church road, near the junction with the a205 south circular road. a police statement says paramedics treated him, but the boy died shortly after medics arrived on the scene. no arrests have been made so far but police are appealing for witnesses. we are yet to hear from a police press conference shortly. a number of nhs trusts in england have decla

declare major incidents as rain and snow batters the nation, with the body of one man recovered in nonh body of one man recovered in north yorkshire. and as the decorations come down and life returns to normal after christmas, are you wondering how to get rid of your tree? okay. suggestions? welcome. failing that, we will tell you. >> and in the sport i tell you, it's like the old brian clough days. it's nottingham forest win again. the joint second on points at the moment at the top of the premier league. the referee will have a voice for the first carabao cup semi—final tonight between arsenal and newcastle, if he's needed. and the snake bite and the bully boy are dropped from the premier league of darts. >> hello there. good morning. it's a cold and icy start, also with some snow showers in the west and this could lead to some travel disruption. i'll be here later with all the details. >> one minute. coming up to 6:02. a very good morning to you i'm eamonn holmes, i'm ellie costello and this is gb news breakfast with eamonn and ellie. we had a good day yesterday and plenty of decent

be two inquiries an independent review that's also being launched by child safety agencies in the nonh child safety agencies in the north west of england, who dealt with axel rudakubana during a two year period when he exhibited very problematic behaviour. and of course, was referred to the counter—terrorism extremism programme no less than three times. >> but first, let's get the latest headlines with sophia wenzler. >> chris. thank you. good evening. it'sjust >> chris. thank you. good evening. it's just gone. 8:00 these are your headlines from these are your headlines from the gb newsroom. the home secretary, yvette cooper, has announced a public inquiry into the southport stabbings that can get to the truth of what happened and what needs to change. it's after the prime minister, sir keir starmer, admitted the state failed the southport attack victims and there are grave questions to answer after the government's counter—terror scheme cleared axel rudakubana three times. it comes as the 18 year old, accused of killing three young girls in the stabbing spree, has today admitted to th

and police say a man's body has been recovered from an area of flooding in nonh from an area of floodingrth yorkshire. police believe the man may have entered the water in the last 24 to 48 hours. the man has been described as white in his early 50s to 60s, with short brown hair and stubble. he was also wearing a multi—coloured knitted jumper that says two major incidents have been declared and more than 100 people have been rescued as floodwaters inundate lincolnshire and leicestershire. yellow warnings for snow and ice are in effect across large parts of the uk, as flooding and snow causes delays on the roads and railways, and force hundreds of schools to close. and those are the latest gb news headlines for now. now it's back to state of the nation for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> welcome back to state of the nation. after a whole week of global attention on the grooming gang scandal, sir keir starmer has finally addressed it. >> it is something about the nature of our politics, because

some 10,000 nonh transported to kyiv.ome 10,000 north koreans are believed to be supporting putin's armies. back in the uk, carrie johnson has spent almost a week in hospital with flu and pneumonia, struggling to breathe. the wife of former prime minister boris johnson wrote about her ordeal on instagram, saying her strong advice was to get the flu jab. the number of patients in hospital with flu continues to rise, quadruple the figures of last winter. and finally, temperatures tonight will once again be cold, reaching —15 degrees. last night they dropped to —18.7 in the coldest january night for 15 years. it's expected to stay chilly with an amber cold weather alert in place until tuesday. today, football matches have been postponed and meanwhile in derbyshire, gritters were stopped from working by 200 cars double parked on a scenic route near edale. well, those are your latest headlines at 11:00. but now let's get you back to headliners. >> hello and welcome to headliners. >> you first look at tomorrow's top stories wit

some 10,000 nonh transported to kyiv.e 10,000 north koreans are believed to be supporting putin's armies. back in the uk, supporting putin's armies. back in thefori, supporting putin's armies. back in thefor 15 years. it's night for 15 years. it's expected to stay chilly with an amber cold weather alert in place until tuesday. today, football matches have been postponed and meanwhile in derbyshire, gritters were stopped from working by 200 cars double parked on a scenic route near edale. well, those are your latest headlines at 11:00. but now let's get you back to headliners. >> hello and welcome to headliners. >> you first look at tomorrow's top stories with three comedians. before we dive in, let's take a look at what lewis and nick will have to work with on sunday's front pages. the sunday telegraph reeves to wage war on waste as labour critics circle the mail on sunday. >> musk and cummings in plot to sabotage uk politics sunday times has pressure grows on starmer to sack minister. >> the sunday express ivf miracle po

so later on in this programme, i will ask him directly after his talk at the nonh directly after his talk at the north west conference, and i'll bnng north west conference, and i'll bring you the latest on the story that has shamed the nation, the rape gang scandal. gb news is relentless. reporter charlie peters joins me ahead of his documentary, which airs tonight at 8:00. then difficult conversations khadija khan, a pakistani activist who has accused sir keir starmer of silencing the whole debate on grooming gangs. she'll be joining me in the studio live. it's a busy show. but before we get started, let's get your latest news with will hollis. >> nana. thank you. breaking news for you in this hour. a migrant has died while trying to cross the channel from france to the uk. more than 30 people were rescued after a boat got into difficulty overnight. the migrant from syria was reportedly crushed by others on board a leaky dinghy. a government spokesperson who confirmed the deaths said the tragedy underlines the terrible dangers of small boat crossings. more on this as it comes into t

chief superintendent richard nonh chief superintendent richard north has urged anyone with information forward as police investigations into the attack and its motive unfold. >> this is an absolutely appalling incident. it's a very early stage of the inquiry. as i say, we have got specialist detectives working on the enquiry but also supporting the loved ones, the loved ones of the 12 year old that's very, very sadly and tragically lost his life there supporting you at this time. >> now, the owner of the sun newspaper has issued a full and unequivocal apology to prince harry for serious privacy violations and has agreed to pay him substantial damages, settling a long running legal battle just as it was set to go to court. the apology also extends to the late princess diana, acknowledging intrusion into her private life. former labour deputy leader tom watson also received an apology for unwarranted intrusion during his time in government. prince harry's lawyer, david sherborne, says the illegal activity spanned 16 years and involved editors and executives. >> the truth that has now bee