well, reem, what ever controls. well, reem, what ever happened to old people on the telly? where are they? >> where are old people? and where are like the regular white working class men on television? the problem is, mark, is that effectively we've come into this kind of political arena in which the way that you look and what you have in between your legs is more important than what you actually have to say and the contribution you want to make to television or indeed to public spaces. and ultimately, we see this balance says, i actually benefit from it. i, i go, i do more of the bbc politics than any of my other colleagues because i'm an ethnic minority young woman. i benefit from it. and i think it's wrong. we should be judging people based onindeed should be judging people based on indeed their actual meritocratic value rather than what they look like . what they look like. >> you've just cancelled yourself. >> i have, i've cancelled my benefit from the bbc's loss is our gain. >> we'll give you every show. listen alex, you were at the beeb for a long time. yeah. do you

that will do it. >> also, alex dyke and also the fabulous reem ibrahim.oodbye right now to my fabulous , fabulous friday to my fabulous, fabulous friday friends, because we've got some royal news next. that's right. an update on princess kate making a moving update about her cancer battle. more on next. well, as you've just heard in the headlines, princess catherine, the princess of wales, has given an update on her health. here's what she said. i've been blown away by all the kind messages of support and encouragement over the last couple of months, as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days. my treatment is ongoing and will be for a few more months. i'm looking forward to attending the king's birthday parade this weekend with my family, and hope to join a few pubuc family, and hope to join a few public engagements over the summer. but equally, knowing i'm not out of the woods yet, she goes on i'm learning how to be patient, especially with uncertainty. thank you so much for your continued understanding and to all of

that will do it. >> also, alex dyke and also the fabulous reem ibrahim. goodbye right now to my fabulous , fabulous friday to my fabulous, fabulous friday friends, because we've got some royal news next. that's right. an update on princess kate making a moving update about her cancer battle. more on next. well, as you've just heard in the headlines, princess catherine, the princess of wales, has given an update on her health. here's what she said. i've been blown away by all the kind messages of support and encouragement over the last couple of months, as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days. my treatment is ongoing and will be for a few more months. i'm looking forward to attending the king's birthday parade this weekend with my family, and hope to join a few pubuc family, and hope to join a few public engagements over the summer. but equally, knowing i'm not out of the woods yet, she goes on i'm learning how to be patient, especially with uncertainty. thank you so much for your continued understanding and to all

forecast done the voice of my servant reem, greetings, politeness and respect, i am at your service, miss mirsane, and all the esteemed viewers of the khabar channel. , rainfall. heavy rain and strong winds are predicted, and my request to my dear compatriots and fellow citizens is to park their cars in suitable and safe places , and to park in sloping places. and in case of flooding, they should refrain from watering traffic and livestock grazing on the side and on the road. rivers should be avoided, unnecessary trips should be minimized in the transportation axes of the province, and our dear fellow citizens should postpone their trips to the coming days. in private and preventive measures, i would like to tell you that during the last two years and the plans that have been made at the level of the province drainage and river cleaning is being done by our colleagues in the regional water department and we hope that today we will see good rains in the province and nothing special will happen and no special problems will occur in the province. i am at your service. god willing, i am

only wise person that's youngin the only wise person that's young in britain, political commentator reem ibrahim ex bbc local radio star. he was lucky to get out alex dyke and world renowned business guru. the dnnks renowned business guru. the drinks are on him. roger gould okay, my friday feeling monologue is on the way. my first round up of the election campaign, as i see it. but first, the news headlines and a very welcome addition to friday night polly middlehurst. >> mark, thanks very much indeed. and good evening to you. well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is from the united states. donald trump saying he'll appeal his conviction for falsifying business records, claiming the trial he's just been through was very unfair. and he added, figged very unfair. and he added, rigged by the biden administration , he was found administration, he was found guilty last night in the manhattan courtroom. of all 34 counts against him, however, it doesn't appear to have deterred his supporters, including here in the uk. nigel farage, the reform honorary president who says donations to t

reem, who won ? won?ably better than, than keir starmer. >> and i think what's really interesting about both of their performances is that there seems to be this kind of courtroom element of keir starmer, the fact that he's a solicitor, that he's very, very good at sort of looking at the details of, of those arguments. >> but again, they tend to be written actually, when it comes to the political realm and being able to communicate those ideas politically in a head to head debate, he seems to be lacking in those kind of skills. >> well, john, what do you make of that, well, i think it's true that rishi sunak was much more animated than he than he had been previously. >> he was very lively, a sort of yapping >> he was very lively, a sort of yapping attack dog. >> but i thought that allowed keir starmer to, to sit back and play keir starmer to, to sit back and play defensive and to present himself, as in effect, the prime minister already, i mean, i think because everybody thinks that labour is going to win

former bbc local radio legend alex dyke, business guru roger gewolb and fearless political commentator reem lots to get through. but first, the news headunes get through. but first, the news headlines and tatiana sanchez . headlines and tatiana sanchez. >> mark, thank you very much as always. and good evening. the top stories this hour. the princess of wales says she's making good progress after her cancer diagnosis. and she says that she will attend trooping the colour tomorrow. the update is accompanied by a new photograph of the princess taken by photographer matt porteous, which shows her near her home in windsor. prime minister rishi sunak says he's delighted that she's attending the event, and that the whole country is behind her. princess kate also says she's been blown away by all of the kind messages of support , the kind messages of support, but that she's not out of the woods yet. princess catherine also says she hopes to join a few public engagements over the summer, as she continues her treatment for a few more months , treatment for a few more months, she says. in other news,

former bbc local radio legend alex dyke, business guru roger gewolb and fearless political commentator reemay. lots to get through. but first, the news headunes get through. but first, the news headlines and tatiana sanchez