now a group called queers for palestine has called on him not to perform his entry in sweden. alongside ireland's entry bambie thug and the danish entrant saba, wishing for peace, but saying they believe in the unifying power of music. our culture reporter noor nanji has more. so this was an open letter that was posted on instagram by a group calling themselves queers for palestine, all and it was addressed directly to 0lly alexander, and it urged him to pull out of the eurovision song contest, which is taking place in may of this year, in solidarity with the palestinian people. now, it said that israel is committing apartheid and genocide. it said that israel's inclusion in eurovision would enable and cover up its war crimes. now, the letter had more than a50 signatories, and as i say, it was sent yesterday. so 0lly alexander has responded directly to the group queers for palestine. he's also posted his response on social media. and in that message, he said that he wholeheartedly supports action to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in gaza, as well as the release of

literally insert his genitals into back passage . into another man's back passage. >> queers for >> andy, should queers for palestineeason why not. you know, he's some homophobic moron with a microphone. you know, he's got a platform and he's using it for what appears to be just homophobic bile. there's no reason that gay people who want to organise themselves to support palestine shouldn't continue to do so. i don't see a reason why not. >> you don't think that might be a relatively commonly held view in, i don't know palestine in, oh, i don't know palestine well, i don't know. well, and i don't know. >> i've never been to palestine. i don't think so. i think having silly answer, i think having support. i'm saying to you, well, no, he's a he's a homophobic this bloke. homophobic radical, this bloke. >> there's probably >> i think there's probably a lot people like lot of other people just like him. well, i those same i'm him. well, i have those same i'm sure do. sure they do. >> i'd condemn them. i'm >> and i'd condemn them. i'm sure queer palestine would condemn but condemn them as well. but there's reason queer t

so olly alexander has responded directly to the group queers for palestine.supports action to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in gaza, as well as the release of all the hostages. but he said that he's deliberated on what to do and his current belief is that pulling out of the contest right now would not help. he said that he's talked to his fellow contestants and they agree that by taking part, they can use their platform to try and call for peace. now, in terms of further reaction on social media, some fans have expressed sympathy for olly alexander, saying that he's in a tough position. others have been disappointed and called on him to go further. the european broadcasting union said that they firmly believe the eurovision song contest is a platform that should always transcend politics and bring people together. the bbc says that olly�*s post was his own views. he's not speaking for the bbc and they do not breach bbc guidelines. finally, the big easter getaway is under way, with two point six million car journeys expected to be made today — bu

do you think that we should be boycotting eurovision and queers for palestine? want to ? want to? us >> i do, i think considering eurovision historical stance on political songs . and for political songs. and for example, in 2021, belarus were disqualified for having a song that was politically motivated, they then put forward another song which wasn't politically motivated and they were still disqualified. whereas israel have put forward two songs that were both disqualified and they've still been allowed to use the same song that was originally disqualified with slightly different lyrics, which . reference the october 7th attacks, so if we're going purely on eurovision rules, right? they should not be allowed to. >> so can i just ask for a bit of clarity on that, just purely because i suspect that you might know little bit more about know a little bit more about this do. so you're saying this than i do. so you're saying that have forward that israel have put forward a song the october that israel have put forward a song attacks? the october that israel have put forward

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about this letter. this open letter was posted on instagram by a group calling themselves queers for palestine said israel is committing apartheid and genocide and that israel's inclusion in univision would enable and cover up its war crimes. the letter had more than a50 signatures sent yesterday. and how has olly alexander responded? he has responded directly to the group and also posted his response on social media. in that message he said he wholeheartedly supports action to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in gaza as well as the release of all the hostages. he said he has deliberated on what to do and his current belief is pulling out would not help, he has talked to his fellow contestants and they agree that by taking part they can use their platform to try and call for peace. in terms of the reaction on social media, some fans have expressed sympathy for all the alexander saying that he is in attack position. others have been disappointed and called on him go further. the european broadcasting union said they firmly believe the eurovision song because test is a platform that s

well, nigel's got that message and queers for palestine boycott palestine wants us to boycott your revisione king's health. all to play for tonight. >> excellent. can't and >> excellent. can't wait and really that really excited for that interview jenrick. interview with robert jenrick. right. from mark interview with robert jenrick. right. is from mark interview with robert jenrick. right. is back from mark interview with robert jenrick. right. is back onfrom mark interview with robert jenrick. right. is back on monday. mark interview with robert jenrick. right. is back on monday. thank dolan is back on monday. thank you so much for you. the viewers watching on this bank holiday weekend, ingrid kyle weekend, ingrid tarrant, kyle wiltshire despite the wiltshire despite being the wokeist as wokeist man in britain, as i said back next week. i'm said mark is back next week. i'm back morning myself said mark is back next week. i'm ba

olly alexander was responding to an open letter by the queers for palestine group, a collection of moren solidarity with palestinians. olly expressed his wish for peace, but said he believes in the unifying power of music. in a statement posted to his instagram account, the singer said: he also said he had been speaking to some of the other eurovision contestants, and they had agreed that by taking part in the contest, they could use their platform "to come together and call for peace". olly has previously called for a ceasefire in gaza and signed a letter in december accusing israel of genocide. one of haiti's most powerful gang leaders has said he's willing to work towards a ceasefire if his group is included in international talks on the country's future. jimmy cherizier, who is known as barbecue, heads up a group of militias who have taken over port—au—prince. while violence has subsided in recent days, he has said it's a temporary halt warned against the planned deployment of a kenyan security force. the bbc�*s north america correspondent nomia iqbal is in haiti, and sent this repo

a group called queers for palestine have written to the singer, urging him to pull out after israel wase spotlight is on nine acts in particular. this year's uk representative 0lly alexander is one of them who has signed a joint statement saying they do not feel comfortable staying silent in light of the war on gaza. they express their wish for peace and an immediate and lasting ceasefire and the safe return of all hostages. they said they firmly believed in the unifying power of music and said they felt it was their duty to create and uphold the space with a strong hope that it will inspire greater compassion and empathy. the letter fell short of withdrawing from the contest, something that 0lly alexander has been under pressure to do after a50 queer artists signed an open letter urging him to boycott eurovision. in a separate post 0lly alexander said he had been speaking to some of his fellow contestants and they have decided that by taking part they can use a platform to come together and call for peace. in response to the joint statement, eurovision organisers, the european broadcas

also calocane la follette eamonn of gb news find out why queers for palestine want us to boycott eurovision. is it ever okay for parents to smack their kids to teach them discipline? free to one. it's ramadan now , more one. it's ramadan now, more popular than easter on my panel tonight it is apprentice finalist. joana jarjue. i've got commentator alex armstrong and itv political chief john sergeant. oh, i'll show you what led up to this. sergeant. oh, i'll show you what led up to this . oh, no. get led up to this. oh, no. get ready. britain here we go. nigel farage has asked me to . nigel farage has asked me to. relay a message to rishi sunak next. >> patrick, thank you very much. and good evening from the gb newsrooms . just gone 9:00 and newsrooms. just gone 9:00 and i want to start some news want to start with some news that out of that we're getting out of wimbledon london wimbledon in south london tonight, journalist tonight, where a journalist working for the iran international network is recovering after being stabbed outside of his london home. we understand that attack took place

we've already had queers for palestine. palestine doesn't want queers. dogs. mahmoud issue.we reportedly for sleeping with a man, 25 year old ahmed abu maya. a gay man, was beheaded by thuggish homophobes in hebron. in the west bank, footage was uploaded to social media. the only pronouns for lgbt people in palestine are was slash were. last night i showed you footage of people attacking a kebab shop in bradford because the owner, who had a free palestine poster in his window, by the way, was selling coca—cola, which is apparently now some kind of zionist thing. but today on international women's day, we've got feminists for palestine . got feminists for palestine. they have been holding events in london and in bristol and a couple of other locations as well. they say as feminists, we are global movement to are part of a global movement to overcome the patriarchal, imperialist at imperialist capitalist system at the root of violence, trauma and existential threat facing humanity. the freedom of palestinians is intrinsic to our collective freedom against a

ally pally alexander, who is our candidate, participant in eurovision, faces a backlash from queers for palestineng for christmas for not boycotting this year's eurovision contest . now, this eurovision contest. now, this show is nothing without you and your views. you've been a lively lot in this inbox. let me know your thoughts on all of the stories. we'll be discussing today. the email that you need is gb views gbnews.com or message us on our socials we're at at gb news. first of all though, it's the lovely severe . though, it's the lovely severe. >> thanks, darren. good afternoon. it's 2:01. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . the wenzler in the gb newsroom. the nationalities of migrants who commit crimes could be posted on a league table, with ministers saying it would give the government more power to tighten immigration laws. a group of tory mps wants to see statistics on offender convicted in on every offender convicted in england and wales published annually. they say the rules will help the home office impose stricter visa and deportation policies for certain countries. former immig

oh, and you queers for palestine actually know what they might be marching alongside. >> you're sittinganother guy tonight, and you're gonna . tonight, and you're gonna. you're gonna expect a lot to give you. victory. >> get ready britain, here we go has the nhs killed your loved one and lied about it? next

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oh, and you queers for palestine actually know what they might be marching alongside. >> you're sitting another guy tonight, and you're gonna . tonight, and you're gonna. you're gonna expect a lot to give you. victory. >> get ready britain, here we go has the nhs killed your loved one and lied about it? next. >> the top stories this hour from the gb newsroom. i'm polly middlehurst . mps have been middlehurst. mps have been voting this evening on ten changes to the rwanda bill. amendments suggested by peers in the house of lords. the first four amendments have already been rejected. they were designed to ensure the bill complies with domestic and international law . the international law. the controversial legislation aims to deter illegal migrants from coming to the uk on small boats by deporting them to rwanda, downing street says the initial

more than 450 artists and organisations are among a group calling itself queers for palestine.ull out of the competition in protest over the inclusion of israel. in response, olly alexander said that while he supports a full ceasefire in gaza, he says boycotting the contest would not help to achieve that goal. the collective reply was signed by artists representing the eight participating countries, including ireland, norway , including ireland, norway, portugal and finland . for the portugal and finland. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to our website gbnews.com/alerts . website gbnews.com/alerts. >> thank you sam. now we start with the news that sir jeffrey donaldson has quit as leader of the democratic unionist party after he was charged with historical sex offences. gavin robinson has been appointed the interim party leader. i'm joined now by our northern ireland reporter dougie beattie in belfast. dougie a dramatic story. what's the latest ? story. what's the latest? >> well, this has been a political earthquake

a group called queers for palestine have written to the singer, urging him to pull out after israel wasejob. over the last 1a years we have seen not only levels of funding for our schools decline in real terms, but the raft of services around schools, the raft of services to support children, young people and families, have all disappeared, leaving the responsibility, leaving the pressure on teachers and head teachers to find the solution. the union has been canvassing members on possible industrial action. the results of its consultative ballot is expected this weekend at its conference in harrogate. in response, the department for education said that in the last two years teachers had received pay awards totalling 12%, with last year's award the highest in over three decades. the union vote comes in what is almost certain to be an election year. an election where education is always a key issue for voters and is likely to be front and centre on the campaign trail. rowan bridge, bbc news. skiers in northern italy had a terrifying experience when their lifts were buffeted by high winds.

more than 450 artists and organisations are among a group calling itself queers for palestine.ey signed an open letter demanding that the years and years singer pull out of the competition in protest over the inclusion of israel . but in response, olly israel. but in response, olly alexander said that while he does support a full ceasefire in gaza, boycotting the contest would , he says, not help to would, he says, not help to achieve that goal. the collective reply was signed by artists representing eight participating countries , participating countries, including ireland, norway, portugal and finland . that's the portugal and finland. that's the latest from the newsroom for now. for more. you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the code on your screen, or go to gb com slash alerts. to gb news. com slash alerts. now for now though, it's time for headliners . headliners. public opinion. >> hello and welcome to headliners i'm cressida wetton, taking you through saturday's top stories for the next hour. i'm joined tonight by recently redpilled josh howie and long time male

queers for palestine. yep. sent him a direct message.d an immediate and permanent ceasefire. basically, there is a massive, massive backlash to our eurovision entry at what is, let's be honest, an event that's very prominent amongst the lgbtq+ community or aversion. that's fair to say. showing solidarity. okay with the people of gaza, when in reality israel is the only the only part of the middle east where there are anything like gay rights, aren't there? >> well, you know what? i almost feel for these of feel sorry for these types of p0p feel sorry for these types of pop because almost pop stars because they're almost forced taking political forced into taking political positions. i mean, if you look at pop stars on, you know, at some pop stars on, you know, instagram, tiktok, whatever social media platform, they're harassed to take a position on everything from the middle east to black lives matter to the tories illegal immigration policy and then when they do, they inevitably stick their foot in it. they don't quite understand. alway

we've seen this with the queers for palestine very palestine movement, who are very prominent displaysment, who are very prominent a protest inplays. palestine movement, who are very prominent a protest in new;. palestine movement, who are very prominent a protest in new york. palestine movement, who are very pronother a protest in new york. palestine movement, who are very pronother day rotest in new york. palestine movement, who are very pronother day where n new york. palestine movement, who are very pronother day where theyn york. the other day where they were flying the flying a joint flag of the palestinian flag with the trans flag. now, if they any idea flag. now, if they had any idea of what goes on in the arab world when it comes to gender and sexual orientation , they and sexual orientation, they would that those things would know that those things aren't i think aren't compatible. so i think there's behind there's a lack of thought behind a this movement. there's a lot of this movement. there's an lot emotion an awful lot of emotion and strength , and can strength of feeling

when i see queers for palestine, i say, oh, what planet? if you want to be a gay man, you guys are.freer . greatest britain, mike freer. >> there you go. right. okay, time now for your union, jackasses. >> and lady gaga, who celebrated international women's day by doing a photo shoot with the controversial dylan mulvaney , controversial dylan mulvaney, who was not a woman trans woman. that is, a man who declared himself to be a woman . she himself to be a woman. she should had more sympathy should have had more sympathy and with women, and anyway, was with women, biological women who are fighting their rights currently. >> okay. w“ >> all right. okay. go on. >> all right. okay. go on. >> lee anderson, >> andy lee anderson, three parties, disingenuous clown. >> oh, gosh. you should have said that when you said , what's said that when you said, what's he going to do? we'll see then. i'll be honest with you, andy. i thought, this is how it ends. >> but no, absolutely not today. >> but no, absolutely not today. >> today. >> ofcom, not today. >> ofcom, not today. >> and see. won't we >>

palestine issue. you fight for queer trans bible park immigrant access to vote veterans, been deported, access for veterans devote while they're overseas then also, you just should care if people are getting killed at that, at that rate, ray flores is no fan of biden nor trump thinks both are too old to be president at this juncture, they both had four years and i am just eight years more frustrated than i was before. >> flores runs el charro, a family business for 102 years ago in to san landmark, famous for carney seca and the chimichanga washington's immigration paralysis hurts business. >> i mean, it process for work visas would be amazing, but you're a technology company, you can get an engineer and you can get them immigrated and you can get a work visa. why should i be able to do that with a chef or with a really good waiter. >> the immigration conversation tends to be different in places at or near the border more polite, more nuanced, focused on solutions, not slogans. so how long have a unique situation where you have two countries that create a community and actually it's mutually beneficial for

palestine issue. you fight for queer trans bipoc immigrant access to vote veterans is being deported, access for veterans devote while they're overseas then also, you just should care if people are getting killed at that, at that rate, ray flores is no fan of biden or trump thinks both are too old to be president at this juncture, they both had four years and i'm just eight years more frustrated than i was before. flores runs >> el charro, a family business for 102 years tucson landmark, famous for carney seca, the chimichanga washington's immigration paralysis hurts business. >> i mean, a clear process for work visas would be amazing. you have your technology company, you can get an engineer and you can get them greater and you can get a work visa. why should i be able to do that with a chef oh, with a really good waiter >> the immigration conversation tends to be different in places at or near the border. more polite, more nuanced focused on solutions, not slogans. so how long has it so unique situation where you have two countries that create a community and actually it's mutually beneficial for both

palestine issue. you fight for queer trans bipoc immigrant access to vote veterans and been deported, access for veterans to vote while they're overseas then also, you just should care if people are getting killed at that, at that rate, rate, flores is no fan of biden nor trump thinks both are too old to be president at this juncture, they both had for years and i'm just eight years more frustrated than i was before. >> flores runs l chara, a family business for 102 years tucson landmark, famous for carney saka, and the chevy chunk washington's immigration paralysis hurts business. >> i mean, a clear process for work visas would be amazing. you have your technology company, you can get an engineer and you can get them immigrated and you can get a work visa. why should i we'll do that with the chef. oh, with a really good waiter. >> the immigration conversation tends to be different in places at or near the border. more polite, more nuanced focused on solutions, not slogans. so how long has it so unique situation >> where you have two countries that create a community. and actually it's mutually beneficia