and coming into portland port. plaining that there's been a significant loss of income in weymouth and portland because the cruise passengers haven't been able to come off. is that true, do you think? i absolutely beg to differ there. >> so cruise ships don't come in overly often. weymouth is actually packed at the moment, and most of the cruise passengers go off in coaches outside of weymouth. they go to stonehenge, they go to salisbury, to various salisbury, they go to various places of interest, basically . places of interest, basically. obe if portland port hadn't agreed to moor the barge, there would be no protest. so they are the only blame here. the only ones to blame here. they are absolutely incredulous to this. they have treated the community with absolute contempt. silence is contempt. their silence is absolutely deafening. bill reeves , i call you out, come and reeves, i call you out, come and speak to us. what you doing? speak to us. what are you doing? the vulgar disparity, the way they earning money.

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and coming into portland port. omplaining that there's been a significant loss of income in weymouth and portland because the cruise passengers haven't been able to come off. is that true, do you think? i absolutely beg to differ there. >> so cruise ships don't come in overly often. weymouth is actually packed at the moment, and most of the cruise passengers go off in coaches outside of weymouth. they go to stonehenge, they go to salisbury, to various salisbury, they go to various places of interest, basically . places of interest, basically. obe if portland port hadn't agreed to moor the barge, there would be no protest. so they are the only blame here. the only ones to blame here. they are absolutely incredulous to this. they have treated the community with absolute contempt. silence is contempt. their silence is absolutely deafening. bill reeves , i call you out, come and reeves, i call you out, come and speak to us. what you doing? speak to us. what are you doing? the vulgar disparity, the way they earning money

the town is busy, but it gets even busier when cruise ships pay a visit, docking in nearby portland portssengers bring about £400,000 into the economy on a trip and i would advocate that's probably about right because of the amount of fish and chips that they buy and the gifts they buy and the things they want to take back to wherever they've come from, in order to take a little bit of england, britain, bring back with them, really. chanting: refugees are welcome here! but instead of cruise passengers, it was protesters who came to town, here to show their opposition to controversial plans to house asylum—seekers on a giant barge in the port. that prompted a cruise company to cancel a planned stop because of safety concerns — a decision which had a big impact on the local economy. we did notice a difference in footfall. for us, it's really important and it's notjust about them coming in, obviously they spend their money, but it's just the vibrancy they bring to the town. they absolutely love it, everywhere's booming and the businesses are all doing well. some of the 3,600 passengers on b

port, not to the locals. the barge may arrive in portland within days and 500 men moved in soon after.news, weymouth. and just a reminder of our breaking news this hour — the french—english actress and singerjane birkin has died at her home in paris. she was 76 years old. birkin was best known overseas for her 1969 duetje t'aime...moi je t'aime...moi non plus, sung with her lover, the late french singer serge gainsbourg. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. the unsettled weather is set to continue with a strong jet stream propelling this low pressure system our way, this is the area of low pressure we saw yesterday moving eastwards and northwards bringing blustery winds across much of england and wales. here wind gusts gusting over 55 mph in a few spots. still blustery today especially for this time of year but the winds have eased a little and there will be scattered showers but also sports sunny spells. but also some sunny spells. here it is in a bit more detail for the rest of the afternoon. can't rule out the chance of a shower anywhere including some thunder. long spells of

it gets even busier when cruise ships pay a visit, docking in nearby portland port. , , , , port.ers bring about _ port. cruise ship passengers bring about 400,000 to - port. cruise ship passengers bring about 400,000 to the i bring about 400,000 to the economy on a trip, that is probably about right because of the amount of fish and chips they buy and the gifts they buy and the things they want to take back to where ever they have come from. in order to take a little bit of england and bring back with them. incredible —— instead of cruise passengers it was protesters who came to town, here to show their opposition to plans to house asylum seekers on a giant barge at the port. that prompted a cruise company to cancel a planned stop because of safety concerns. a decision which had a big impact on the local economy. irate which had a big impact on the local economy.— which had a big impact on the local economy. we did notice a difference _ local economy. we did notice a difference in _ local economy. we did notice a difference in for _ local economy. we did notice a difference in fo

it's barge at portland port.. barge could arrive this week. well, it's part of the government's plans to move migrants out of hotel rooms with the aim of reducing the cost on the aim of reducing the cost on the public purse. it comes as 686 people crossed the channel yesterday, the highest daily number this year, bringing the total to more than 12,000. and the bbc is reportedly investigating a claim that one of its well known presenters paid a teenager for explicit pictures . as it's alleged. the pictures. as it's alleged. the man paid more than £35,000 for the images with the sun saying the images with the sun saying the young person was 17 years old. the newspaper says the teen's family complained to the broadcaster in may. well, in a statement, the bbc said it takes any allegations very seriously and it will act on any information that comes to light . the family of an eight year old girl who was killed in south—west london have described her as intelligent and cheeky . her as intelligent and cheeky. seuna her

port, not to the locals. the barge may arrive in portland within days and 500 men moved in soon after. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. the unsettled weather is set to continue with a strong jet stream propelling this low pressure system our way, this is the area of low pressure we saw yesterday moving eastwards and northwards bringing blustery winds across much of england and wales. here wind gusts gusting over 55 mph in a few spots. still blustery today especially for this time of year but the winds have eased a little and there will be scattered showers but also some sunny spells. here it is in a bit more detail for the rest of the afternoon. can't rule out the chance of a shower anywhere including some thunder. long spells of rain in the north—west scotland, thunderstorms for north—east scotland and wind gusts over a0 mph across the pennines and lakes. temperatures in the high teens and low 20s for the south—east and east anglia in the best of the sunshine. this evening and overnight, we keep the cloud across much of scotland, some spells of rain for northern areas, furt

portland port did speak to me and said that they are doing everything they can to make sure thatintegrated safely into the community. but both groups, albeit for different reasons , is albeit for different reasons, is just really don't want it to happen at all. >> jeff moody, thank you very much indeed for bringing us up to speed of what's happening there this morning. >> off and get ice cream >> go off and get an ice cream now because looks nice there. >> now more than £1 million has been raised after the prince of wales competed in a charity polo match this week. >> prince william scored two goals and was presented with a trophy his wife, the princess trophy by his wife, the princess of wales. our royal correspondent walker has correspondent cameron walker has all details . all the details. >> the prince of polo, wealthy donors and invited guests watched the future king carefully control his horse , carefully control his horse, scoring two winning goals for his team . despite supporting his his team. despite supporting his father in edinburgh on wednesday . the prince of wales

they're not speaking to us because portland port , they've just not portland port, they've just not listenedr concerns. >> is that right? >> is that right? >> is correct. they have >> that is correct. they have not to the concerns of not listened to the concerns of the and they've gone the community, and they've gone through secretive through what is a secretive agreement with the office. agreement with the home office. >> is your concern, though? >> what is your concern, though? they housed in a they are being housed in a barge, not in the town. as such , the accommodation , it's been , the accommodation, it's been upgraded to give them all of the facilities. what it is your particular concern . particular concern. >> so mentioning that upgrade, we don't know what they have doneis we don't know what they have done is they doubled up on the beds. now whether they've gone into their community spaces or recreational we don't recreational spaces, we don't know. we see it as other groups do, as almost a prison, a quasi prison for what will be 506 young men . and what are they young men. and what

exchanges in dorset after the controversial barge which will house 500 asylum seekers arrived at portland portrance had been delayed after a political argument over the government's proposals aimed at stopping boats crossing the channel. but, after a series of late—night parliamentary votes, the migration plans are poised to become law. protesters have described the barge as inhumane but the government insists it's a temporary measure. dan johnson reports. it sailed through delays and opposition, but the bibby stockholm arrives here as a floating declaration of the government's determination to reduce hotel bills and stop migrant boats. it's been refitted with bunk beds to house 500 asylum—seekers, but that's around the same number crossing the channel every week. so this isn't a solution, but it's about the government sending messages to taxpayers that it's not funding asylum—seekers to live in luxury, and to migrants — that if they come to this country, they can expect to live in conditions that are what it describes as "basic and functional". there's opposition, here and beyond, and listen

port in dorset. the vessel, the bibby stockholm, in portland, will have room for 500 single men.med healthcare will be provided on board. danjohnson has been aboard to take a look. after so much debate, finally, a chance to see the conditions in which 500 men will live. this is the floating alternative to hotels. cheaper, the government says, basic but functional. let me take you in one of the rooms, show you what it's like. bunk beds have helped increase the capacity, and some extra cabins have replaced communal space. it doesn't feel too uncomfortable. it's relatively modern, a bit like maybe a 19805 cross—channel ferry, but then it's nowhere near its maximum capacity yet. that might really change things. there's a treatment room to limit the pressure on health services. that's one of the concerns local people raised. what do you think of what you've seen? looks 0k. i don't know whether i'd want to live on it. as a temporary measure, i can't see, really, there's a problem with it, other than for the locals. they're not prisoners. they'll be free to come and go. and activities a

dorset or no to the barge group want it moored at portland port.hotel rooms . the migrants out of hotel rooms. the bbc is reportedly investigating a claim that one of its well—known present owners paid a teenager for explicit pictures. it's alleged that the man paid more than £35,000 for the images with the sun , saying that the with the sun, saying that the young person was 17 years old. in a statement, the bbc said it takes any allegations very seriously and will act on any information that comes to light . it well, you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website at gbnews.com. now it's our website at gbnews.com. now wsfime our website at gbnews.com. now it's time to get back to nana . it's time to get back to nana. >> thank you , ray nana. this is >> thank you, ray nana. this is gb news on tv , online and on gb news on tv, online and on digital radio. still to come , digital radio. still to come, this week's difficult conversation . are we on the conversation. are we on the bnnk conversation. are we on the brink of a breakthrough

but it gets even busier when cruise ships pay a visit, docking in nearby portland port. rip. and i would advocate that's probably about right because of the amount of fish and chips they buy and the gifts they buy and the things they want to take back to where ever they've come from, in order to take a little bit of england, britain bring back with them really. but instead of cruise passengers it was protesters who came to town, here to show their opposition to controversial plans to house asylum seekers on a giant barge at the port. that prompted a cruise company to cancel a planned stop because of safety concerns. a decision which had a big impact on the local economy. we did notice a difference in footfall. for us, it's really important. and it's notjust about them coming in — and obviously they spend their money — but it's just the vibrancy they bring to the town. they absolutely love it, everywhere's booming and the businesses are all doing well. some of the 3600 people on board the cruise ship would have gone on excursions to nearby attractions. bluebird coaches had

we have worked very closely with dorset council, portland port, and with the local police services toing after the safety of those on board the vessel. the balance here is demonstrating a tough line on immigration, being serious about stopping dangerous migrant boats, but also showing these alternative conditions aren't cruel or inhumane. the first 50 men are due on board in a week or two. danjohnson, bbc news, portland. 0ur news correspondent simonjones is here. you've been tracking channel crossings for a long time. the government wants 3000 people out of hotels butjust 500 will end up on the barge we saw in that report. how is the government going to pull this off given the large numbers of migrants coming over? the off given the large numbers of miurants cominu over? ., migrants coming over? the government is deserate migrants coming over? the government is desperate to — migrants coming over? the government is desperate to get _ migrants coming over? the government is desperate to get migrants _ migrants coming over? the government is desperate to get migrants out - migrants comi

a barge that's expected to house 500 asylum seekers has arrived in portland port in dorset.for 18 months and be home to 500 men who are claiming asylum. it's part of government plans to reduce the cost of housing migrants, using the barge rather than paying for hotel rooms. it comes as the government's controvserial illegal migration bill is set to become law after a series of votes in the house of lords last night. dan johnson reports. it sailed through delays and opposition, but the bibby stockholm arrives here as a floating declaration of the government's determination to reduce hotel bills and stop migrant boats. it's been refitted with bunk beds to house 500 asylum—seekers. but that's around the same number crossing the channel every week. so this isn't a solution, but it's about the government sending messages to the taxpayers that it's not funding asylum—seekers to live in luxury, and to migrants, that if they come to this country, they can expect to live in conditions that are what it describes as "basic and functional". there's opposition here and beyond, and listen

a barge that's expected to house 500 asylum seekers has arrived in portland port in dorset in southernmen who are claiming asylum. it's part of the uk government plans to reduce the cost of housing migrants, using the barge rather than paying for hotel rooms. it comes as the government's controversial illegal migration bill is set to become law after a series of votes in the house of lords last night. dan johnson reports. it sailed through delays and opposition, but the bibby stockholm arrives here as a floating declaration of the government's determination to reduce hotel bills and stop migrant boats. it's been refitted with bunk beds to house 500 asylum—seekers. but that's around the same number crossing the channel every week. so this isn't a solution, but it's about the government sending messages to the taxpayers that it's not funding asylum—seekers to live in luxury, and to migrants, that if they come to this country, they can expect to live in conditions that are what it describes as "basic and functional". there's opposition here and beyond, and listen to the split opening up i

portland >> and i'm here outside portland port, where two protests have been taking place since early doors on both sides don't want the barge here, but for very , the barge here, but for very, very different reasons . very different reasons. >> in the other headlines, how safe are we.7 the >> in the other headlines, how safe are we? the government reveals 800 live terrorist investigations underway as the home secretary outlines the islamist threat as the most severe . severe. >> lovely. so that bit's done . >> lovely. so that bit's done. oh, that was great. >> soaring temperatures, peak in southern europe and britain's going ahead with their getaways , but they're being encouraged to sign up for emergency wildfire weather alerts. it comes as thousands are evacuated near athens . we're live on the near athens. we're live on the continent . continent. >> also coming up, stand by your bikes. yes, the british army's new wonder weapon . why squaddies new wonder weapon. why squaddies will be saddling up on the stealth h. 52 shell to held missiles optional. first, the latest headlines with

want it moored at portland port as part of the government's plan to reduce costs by moving migrants outhotel rooms . migrants out of hotel rooms. hundreds of french protesters have defied a ban to march through central paris against police violence . s the police violence. s the demonstration comes a week after riots triggered by the fatal shooting by a police officer of a teenager at a traffic stop. police dispersed the mostly peaceful crowd from place de la republique. france's interior minister says more than 3000 people have been arrested following six nights of riots . following six nights of riots. we're on tv online on dab+ radio and on tune in to this is gb news. now time for mark dolan . news. now time for mark dolan. >> thanks , ray. welcome to mark >> thanks, ray. welcome to mark dolan tonight. in my big opinion, the increasingly political finger wagging storylines of eastenders are losing it. millions of viewers. the bbc is now institutionally woke and no longer make programmes for the whole of britain in the big story with concerns over range , cost and concerns over range,

being placed in portland. portno to the portia is from the no to the barge campaign . portia what portia is from the no to the bargeeveryone n . portia what portia is from the no to the bargeeveryone saying?a what portia is from the no to the bargeeveryone saying? why what portia is from the no to the bargeeveryone saying? why is|at does everyone saying? why is everyone objecting to the barge ? >> well 7- >> well , 7— >> well , it's 7 >> well , it's simple, ? >> well , it's simple, really. >> well, it's simple, really. >> well, it's simple, really. >> well, it's simple, really. >> we just we're such a tiny island with such a tiny population and we don't have the infrastructure as it is. and there's lots of housing problems and shortage . his lack of access and shortage. his lack of access to mental health treatment . it's to mental health treatment. it's dentists. i know lots of people who can't get a dentist and haven't been able to get a dentist for years and doctors appointments are rare to come by. you have to

to stand up to racism, dorset or no to the barge group want it moored at portland port.t's part of the government's plan to reduce costs by moving migrant out of hotel rooms. at least 350 people have crossed the english channel today. have crossed the english channel today . it follows the highest today. it follows the highest single day figure this year of 686. that was yesterday . say no 686. that was yesterday. say no to the barge group organiser alex bailey says he won't stop fighting to continue our campaign open letters . campaign open letters. >> we are going to talk to them in person if we can. next week there is an open council meeting with dorset council. we are going to attend. we are today. then are going to make our voices heard and the people of portland, the people of weymouth and the people of dorset . and the people of dorset. >> the bbc is reportedly investigating a claim that one of its well known presenter has paid a teenager for explicit pictures. it's alleged that the man paid more than £35,000 for the images with the sun, saying that the young pers

. >> it is due to come to here portland port any day now . the portland port any day now.s now in the wet dock. so it is preparing to make its way, the 100 nautical miles along the south coast from falmouth to portland port, which is where we are now , to protests today . as are now, to protests today. as you say, the people of portland have been very vocal in recent weeks and months. they've organised several protest picnics and today it culminates in a big protest march. we're also expecting a counter protest from stand up to racism. that's all going to kick off around midday today. all going to kick off around midday today . but i'm joined now midday today. but i'm joined now very early by one of the organisers, alex bailey . very early by one of the organisers, alex bailey. he's the organiser of the no to the barge campaign . alex, you've barge campaign. alex, you've fought a very . long vociferous fought a very. long vociferous campaign in recent weeks and months, haven't you ? but it months, haven't you? but it looks now as though there's very little chance of succee

dorset or no to the barge group want it moored at portland port as part of the government's plan to reducey moving migrants out of hotel rooms . and finally , hotel rooms. and finally, hundreds of french protesters have defied a ban to march through central paris against police violence . else the police violence. else the demonstration comes a week after riots triggered by the fatal shooting of by a police officer of a teenager at a traffic stop. police dispersed the peaceful crowd from place de la republique. france's interior minister says more than 3000 people were arrested over six nights of riots . we're on tv nights of riots. we're on tv online, on dab+ radio and on tune into this is gb news. back now to the delightful . now to the delightful. saturday five. >> thank you, ray. it is saturday night and you are with the saturday five. i'm emily carver. get your feet up and the popcorn out. we are about to put the world to rights in just under an hour. without further ado, let's get the first debate underway is underway now. then darren is going us all about going to tell us all about

dorset or no to the barge group want it moored at portland port as part of the government's plan to reduceosts by moving migrants out of hotel rooms. hundreds of french protesters have defied a ban to march through central paris against police violence . paris against police violence. the demonstration comes a week after riots triggered by the fatal shooting by a police officer of a teenager at a traffic stop. police dispersed the peaceful crowd from place de la republique . france's interior la republique. france's interior minister says more than 3000 people were arrested over six nights of riots at the wedding of george osborne to his former aide has gone ahead despite reports that he called police oven reports that he called police over. an email circulated to guests . according to the guests. according to the telegraph newspaper , the message telegraph newspaper, the message was sent as part of a distressing campaign of harassment at a number of well known politicians have been seen at the service in somerset, including former prime minister david cameron and former health secretary m

want it moored at portland port as part of the government's plan to reduce costs by moving migrants outf hotel rooms . and finally, out of hotel rooms. and finally, hundreds of french protesters have defied a ban to march through central paris against police violence. the demonstration comes a week after riots triggered by the fatal shooting by a police officer of a teenager at a traffic stop. police dispersed the peaceful crowd from place de la republique. france his interior minister says more than 3000 people were arrested over six nights. of those riots on tv, online, on dab+ radio and on tune in to this is gb news. time now for our headlines. hello and welcome to headliners. >> your first look at sunday's newspapers . i'm andrew doyle. newspapers. i'm andrew doyle. i'm joined tonight by the very funny josh howie and the very dashing bruce devlin . are you dashing bruce devlin. are you both well? yes. did you get stash? i would. i think dashing is better. no, is better is better. no, funny is better than dashing. you think than dashing. do you think that's more attractive? well, i m

and i wish you would talk to langham's wine and portland port because they're not talking to anyone else been asking. we've been trying . the people here are trying. the people here are really desperate , but we're really desperate, but we're going to have 500 unfortunate men by just storing them and we're just storing them around the country. this is not an answer. and this morning, even worse, the navy are escorting that 47 year old rust bucket round to plonk it in our harbour. so what's that costing the government? but susan, what what is your alternative? >> because we all know about this massive backlog , which this massive backlog, which somehow has to be tackled. so what would your solution be? don't say the thames again, like our councillor did earlier. tell me something. tell me something else . else. >> i'm not a manager, but i do know that the money they're spending to put these people effectively in cupboards , which effectively in cupboards, which is cruel and wrong, but it's also cruel and wrong for the local community that money could be assessors . be spent training asses

i mean, i understand that portland port already has a lucrative kyiv contracts with with the home officectivity on portland. and i understand to a certain extent their position. but i think they genuinely have made a very, very big mistake on this one and they need to just accept that and say, look, we've made a mistake. this is wrong. it won't happen. >> i don't i don't really yeah, i don't really necessarily blame the poor. i mean, if someone waves potentially he waves of bag 7 million a year. well, there you go. you know, i mean i don't do a lot for £1.7 million a to fair, martin, but a year, to be fair, martin, but it's completely self—defeating . it's completely self—defeating. i mean, the actual idea isn't going i it going to work. i mean, it doesn't house enough these doesn't house enough of these people. costing the people. it is costing the taxpayer residents like taxpayer a lot. residents like yourself give taxpayer a lot. residents like y( lot elf give taxpayer a lot. residents like y( lot and give taxpayer a lot. residents like y( lot and potentially give taxpayer a lot. resi

author rebecca reid, now the bibby stockholm migrant barge completed its controversial journey into portland portm furious locals with the barge capable of housing over 500 young male migrants who will be granted the freedom to come and go whenever they please. distress residents of the sleepy seaside town say their local services, such as gps , are already at breaking gps, are already at breaking point and simply won't be able to cope with the influx of new arrivals . so, calvin, is it fair arrivals. so, calvin, is it fair for these communities to be totally burdened or do we have totally burdened or do we have to accept that ? unfortunately, to accept that? unfortunately, at the moment we can't keep paying at the moment we can't keep paying £7 million a day or more to put these people in hotels . to put these people in hotels. >> it's not fair at all. and these people are going to be painted as nimbys because they don't want it in their own backyard. but none of us want it in our backyards. what should happen fighting age men happen is these fighting age men should sent should should be sent ba

author rebecca reid, now the bibby stockholm migrant barge completed its controversial journey into portland portfurious locals with the barge capable of housing over 500 young male migrants who will be granted the freedom to come and go whenever they please. distress residents of the sleepy seaside town say their local services, such as gps , are already at breaking gps, are already at breaking point and simply won't be able to cope with the influx of new arrivals . so, calvin, is it fair arrivals. so, calvin, is it fair for these communities to be totally burdened or do we have totally burdened or do we have to accept that ? unfortunately, to accept that? unfortunately, at the moment we can't keep paying at the moment we can't keep paying £7 million a day or more to put these people in hotels . to put these people in hotels. >> it's not fair at all. and these people are going to be painted as nimbys because they don't want it in their own backyard. but none of us want it in our backyards. what should happen these fighting age men happen is these fighting age men should we should should be sent

look, jim, a migrant barge due to house up to 500 asylum seekers arrived in the dorset port of portlands from local residents with legitimate concerns over the impact on pubuc concerns over the impact on public services and crime . sir public services and crime. sir jim has a floating hotel complete with a bar on site. health care on the beautiful dorset coast. is that really the best those illegal best deterrent to those illegal migrants crossing the channel >> well, of course it's not their nice them things. i stayed in one in the falklands after the after the war. um, so you can imagine them on the beach. hey hey, on. we're going to hey hey, come on. we're going to go “0, hey hey, come on. we're going to go no, don't go to england. oh, no, we don't want go there. come on. want to go there. come on. we're. in. it's we're. we'll blend in. it's great. so what happens? we get on dinghy, picked on a little dinghy, get picked up on a little dinghy, get picked ”p by on a little dinghy, get picked up by the border force, arrested ? no. they take you in. what, to prison? no. you're going to a

look, jim, a migrant barge due to house up to 500 asylum seekers arrived in the dorset port of portlands protests from local residents with legitimate concerns over the impact on pubuc concerns over the impact on public services and crime . sir public services and crime. sir jim has a floating hotel complete with a bar on site. health care on the beautiful dorset coast. is that really the best those illegal best deterrent to those illegal migrants crossing the channel >> well, of course it's not their nice them things. i stayed in one in the falklands after the after the war. um, so you can imagine them on the beach. hey hey, on. we're going to hey hey, come on. we're going to go “0, hey hey, come on. we're going to go no, don't go to england. oh, no, we don't want go there. come on. want to go there. come on. we're. in. it's we're. we'll blend in. it's great. so what happens? we get on dinghy, picked on a little dinghy, get picked up on a little dinghy, get picked ”p by on a little dinghy, get picked up by the border force, arrested ? no. they take you in. what, to prison? no. you're g

they say that portland port isn't listening to them.t council isn't listening to them. they say the home office isn't listening to them. and until people hear what they have to say , they will use whatever say, they will use whatever means they can to get their message across. jeff moody, gb news. >> all right. well, a surge in mental health in england will have a nudge, a huge impact on the nhs . that's according to the the nhs. that's according to the new study from a leading health charity. warning has charity. a stark warning has been issued on the future health of brits, and this morning, the health that by health foundation found that by 2040 9.1 million people in england will have a major illness. and that's an increase of 37% compared with 2019. so let's get the thoughts of the former presenter of fat families , steve miller. steve, what are your thoughts on this report ? your thoughts on this report? >> nana you look really cheesed off today with all this bad news that's coming in. >> i'm going to try and cheer you up as much a

. >> and this is a private company of portland owned by of portland port owned by langham industries.sold their whole area out without a thought for the community. >> um, i mean , in portland, >> um, i mean, in portland, we've talking about the health service here. >> i mean, we're looking at a 4 or 5 week wait to see a gp. um, speaking to someone the other day , six weeks for blood test. day, six weeks for a blood test. it really is a kick in the teeth to know that 500, um, asylum seekers will have an onsite gp service and will be able to access that whenever they need to . so it's really has been to. so it's really has been unthought through and it's, it's sickening to be honest. um portland hospital was closed last year . there has been no last year. there has been no money put into the health service or the infrastructure here and all of a sudden the home office is throwing millions at private companies . home office is throwing millions at private companies. his tom moore this barge and yet it just shows the corruptness really , i think. >> um, and it's causing a massive division

. >> they say that portland port isn't listening to them. the home office isn't listening to them. and until people hear what they have to say, they will use whatever means they can to get their message across. jeff moody, gb news. >> of course, they still haven't been moved to on the barge. we'll update you as we get more on that from the home office. now let's return to our top story the wildfires story and the wildfires that have rhodes have hit greece, rhodes in particular. well, earlier we interviewed jess bailey her interviewed jess bailey and her daughter travelled daughter anna. they'd travelled to rhodes the weekend and to rhodes at the weekend and they believe that their travel company, did not inform company, tui, did not inform them sufficiently of the situation on the ground. they ended in evacuation centre ended up in an evacuation centre basically with local people supplying food and water. well, tui have come back to us with the following statement on it. >> our teams in rhodes des tui have been working tirelessly to support

it's and i'm outside the gates of portland port where two protests have been taking place since before here. >> but apart from that, protests want the barge here. >> but apart from that , they >> but apart from that, they couldn't be .furtherapar t. couldn't be .further apart. >> and labour leader sir keir starmer is under fire from his own party after failing to pledge to scrap the two child benefit cap he used to believe in it. a new drug being hailed as a turning point in the fight against alzheimer's is emerging. >> a global trial has found that it showed a slowed cognitive decline by a third. >> and grant shapps, whose secretary of state for energy security and net zero. we've got a separate state for net zero. he's talking about nuclear program today. they're calling it the great british nuclear and claim it will create new green jobs the uk . does it jobs across the uk. does it sound familiar to all come on great britain's newsroom . great britain's newsroom. get in touch this morning. >> gbviews@gbnews.com is the email address. first of all though, here's tatiana sanchez with y

. >> you know, it's been naivety on the part of portland , the on the part of portland, the portland portg open letter to our local free newspaper. he hasn't been out to speak to anybody. so the fact is the cage of the barge is getting rattled from top to top to finish . we have right from the finish. we have right from the beginning we have corruption. we have money being spent by the government. we have it coming down, showing all these different little links , the different little links, the money being misused from top to bottom. we've seen the national press interviews of cronyism , press interviews of cronyism, friends, friends of the ministers , civil servants. ministers, civil servants. everybody's raving , receiving everybody's raving, receiving contracts for what? there's been a new company set up nearly a week to service this barge. so the fact that the fire risks are there isn't rocket science . there isn't rocket science. somebody just couldn't find a little contract to do to a local friend to make it safe. >> yeah . one of the things one >> yeah. one of the things one of the

idea to go to the langham wine estate to and have a conversation there with the owners of the portland portcinating and i look forward to however that does play out. alex, thank you very, very much. alex bailey is the organiser with the no to the barge group. isn't it really, really insightful when you see people saying people turning up saying refugees a perfect refugees welcome is a perfect little of reality, little microcosm of reality, isn't it? people saying, oh look, come on, we've got room for everybody . do you for absolutely everybody. do you live area this live in this area where this barge going be? well, no, barge is to going be? well, no, no, live here. right. no, we don't live here. right. so it's not going affect you, so it's not going to affect you, is no, it's not all. is it? no, it's not at all. okay. all right. a little bit like gary lineker of this like the gary lineker of this world, doesn't world, isn't it? it doesn't really them. kids all really affect them. the kids all go school. you know, go to private school. you know, the gps, etcetera. go to private school. you

. >> they say that portland port isn't listening to them . they isn't listening to them.dorset council isn't listening to them. they say the home office isn't listening to them . and until people hear what them. and until people hear what they have to say, they will use whatever means they can to get their message across. jeff moody, gb news okay. >> well, those people having their say, you can have your say as normal gbviews@gbnews.com or you can tweet at gb news or they're not going to call it twitter for much longer. >> they're going to x or something like it. how are you going to x x? i've gone off twitter anyway. i've stopped. i've stopped tweeting . i've stopped tweeting. >> that other thing, >> and there's that other thing, threads really threads which i'm not really sure that? threads which i'm not really sur> but maybe i'm old. >> but maybe i'm old. >> but maybe i'm old. >> but listen, something amazing happened last night. happened to me last night. >>

exports that the best is now changing. global warming is forcing port, insufficient incense diversify, john 100 and expands from portland. in may of the waters of the rocky goals of maine has become a hot spot for climate change. scientists say it sheltering coastline shallow depth and the north moving gulf stream or warming, its waters, driving mains, iconic, lobsters to the north. so for the past 3 years, the crew on board the lobster boat, miss lynn had been supplementing their catch with his side hustled help farming. i figured why not give it a try and if you want to keep these communities why these islands these you need something to work for me to see why. steve train and his crew plant seeds on the $300.00 metre long ropes by spring, each bears 2 and a half tons of c wait, we need not to provide our in common with the fact that this fishery is honestly lobster and is a year round business but fishermen say they make most of their money in summer and fall. scalloping happens in winter with calc harvesting happens in spring and that adds another season harvester say a lucrative one. when is harvested, the kelp is

portland, dorset. the bibby stockholm will provide temporary accomodation for up to 500 men. good morning, that barge is starting to make its final manoeuvres into the portope's extreme heatwave brings wildfires to greece as temperatures in the central mediterranean region are expected to peak. the heat remains a long way from the uk and for some today, cloudy, wet and a cool day. i will have the forecast. with families across the uk facing a hike in childcare costs. i'll be looking at how where you live determines just how much you'll pay. fresh concerns about the future of the commonwealth games after the hosts for 2026 in australia pull out due to spiralling costs. it is the second time running this has happened. it's tuesday, july 18th. a barge that will house hundreds of migrants is preparing to dock at portland harbour in dorset. the bibby stockholm will provide temporary accommodation for up to 500 single adult male asylum seekers under home office plans to ease the pressure on the system. it comes as the government's controversial illegal migration bill overcame the last challenges in the house of lords last night and is now set to become law. we

currently have a situation where people of portland where the people of portland have a multi—million pound barge docking in their port to be of free channel be full of free range channel migrant men . these people will migrant men. these people will stay for processing , but we all stay for processing, but we all know that none of them will end up to rwanda. so the barge up going to rwanda. so the barge is in week end and then is full in a week end and then they probably just stay there indefinitely, massively impacting local residents. this problem is solved with channel migrants island riffs . scampton migrants island riffs. scampton can getits migrants island riffs. scampton can get its £300 million regeneration scheme. now can't it? regeneration scheme. now can't it.7 because the 2000 men that were going to be housed there can instead be housed on channel migrant island . taransay is five migrant island. taransay is five and three quarters square miles . supposedly it could easily accommodate about 50,000 people, couldn't it .7 they would be safe couldn't it.7 they would be safe and they would finally have the as

gb news reporter from a protest in portland against the barge set to house 500 men in the town's portelcome anti—racists didn't even want the barge in their town because of the strain. 500 men would place on the local health service. you couldn't make it up and look how these refugee welcome protesters responded when a reporter asked them if they'd house an immigrant in their spare room on list saying you're willing to take the refugees into your home. >> aukus only problem is i rent. you rent. yeah well, if i had any space, i would . any space, i would. >> no, i'm sorry. i can't. you can't take one. >> i don't have. i don't can't take one. >> i thave.1ave. i don't can't take one. >> i have. live. i don't can't take one. >> i have. i don'tdon't can't take one. >> i have. i don't have. don't have. i don't have. >> i don't have the rental >> i don't have the space rental place rental . place like rental. >> yeah. yeah. >> yeah. yeah. >> you can't it. >> yeah. yeah. >> yeah.an't it. >> yeah. yeah. it. >> yeah. yeah. oh, >> yeah. yeah. oh, wait >> yeah. yeah. oh, wait. >> yeah. yeah. oh,

gb news reporter from a protest in portland against the barge set to house 500 men in the town's port? the refugees welcome anti—racists didn't even want the barge in their town because of the strain. 500 men would place on the local health service. you couldn't make it up and look how these refugee welcome protesters responded when a reporter asked them if they'd house an immigrant in their spare room on list saying you're willing to take the refugees into your home. >> aukus only problem is i rent. you rent. yeah well, if i had any space, i would . any space, i would. >> no, i'm sorry. i can't. you can't take one. >> i don't have. i don't have. i don't have. i don't have. >> i don't have the space rental place . place like rental. >> yeah. yeah. >> yeah. yeah. >> you can't it. yeah. >> you can't do it. yeah. someone >> you can't do it. yeah. soryeah. yeah. oh, wait. i >> yeah. yeah. oh, wait. i can't. because house is only can't. because my house is only little small. >> and yes, if had room. >> and yes, if i had room. >> and yes, if i had room. >> no, thank you. no, thank you. any

so the port is secure and that means the asylum seekers will have to be escorted in and out. there'll be an hourly bus service which will take them either to portlandbarge in the classroom that is there and also activities in terms of a day out. so the accommodation is a good standard. i would say it doesn't feel cruel or inhumane. i think that's why the home office is showing us this. it wants people to see that these conditions are decent, but it had always described this as basic and functional. and the intention of this barge is to reduce the cost of housing asylum seekers in hotels, and to send a message that people coming here across the channel on those dangerous boats aren't going to live in luxury. but the government's treading a fine line here. it obviously wants us to see these conditions, but the risk is that this doesn't please anybody because those who feel asylum seekers are living in too much luxury may think this looks too comfortable. those who are concerned about the rights of refugees, people who've come here fleeing war, endured trauma. they may feel that this is not the right thing because it's all right me spending an hour on