apart from anything else, the effect of this report was to undermine the rnli warning rather than tonforce it. because effectively what you were saying is, well, the rnli say that it's not safe here, but look, we're here and we're filming and we're interviewing people, so it can't be that bad, really. is it a case of do what we say and not what we do? well, newswatch viewers will know we have raised this issue repeatedly with bbc news over the years. we did again, putting all those points to them and this was their response. "it is important to show and explain the impacts of the severe weather conditions across the uk and we take all necessary care to ensure the safety of staff." last week, we had the iowa caucuses. this week, the new hampshire primary, both of them held to start determining who the republican candidate would be in this autumn�*s us presidential election. and both with the same winner. donald trump is already anticipating that old generation rematch, withjoe biden. completely confident he will be the republican candidate. when you step into that voting booth, you ar

being near coastal areas, warnings from the rnli about being near coastalareas, not warnings from theiffs as well, because of those very, very strong winds, very large waves and the risk of being carried out to sea, and the debris. also, here in the north—west we had problems with power being cut off, as you havejust we had problems with power being cut off, as you have just been we had problems with power being cut off, as you havejust been hearing, nearly 8000 homes, electricity north west saying it is unsafe for them to let their work people get out and repair the power supplies, so they have been called off the job. repair the power supplies, so they have been called off thejob. but they hope to restore them by 5pm tomorrow. i think there has been some good news in that a lot of disruption to rail services, but that work is being carried out at a pace, and there is hope that some of those trains will be back on course throughout the day. there will be some disruption from the north west, also to flights right across the country. perhaps the biggest disruption has been two flights.

as for the rnli, these people are incredibly brave , martin. i incredibly brave, martin.ether they're picking up desperate migrants or asylum seekers or they're picking up british citizens as they are saving lives , it's not they are saving lives, it's not their fault that people are trying to get to this country . trying to get to this country. >> matthew. um, the root of all of this is identity politics. um, by dividing us into groups and pitting us against each other. and that is ostensibly something you have to admit that the party has majored on the labour party has majored on for and years now, for years. and years now, certainly since the miliband era. and so what i put it to you, is that going to get any better? will these issues, these so—called culture wars, go away if we have a labour prime minister or will they actually get worse ? get worse? >> well, would argue that the >> well, i would argue that the culture wars are of the conservatives making. let's examine this word woke as it keeps cropping up again and again. it seems to have replaced that old phrase p

>> you're taking >> the fact that you're taking aim the rnli, the national aim at the rnli, the nationalsh institutions. them alone institutions. leave them alone and on something and let's focus on something real, some unity, something we can forward with. the left can move forward with. the left has a voice in my hair which isn't. >> the voice of god tells me i had to. i had to give amy the last word. so thank you very much panel and to zewditu, much to my panel and to zewditu, who i should say is a senior researcher at the garvan institute, which is owned the institute, which is owned by the legatum the group is also legatum group. the group is also one leading investors in one of the leading investors in the holding company gb news. the holding company of gb news. it's organisation. it's a fantastic organisation. um, last but not least, um, anyway, last but not least, the important of the most important subject of all you see all canonisation. when you see in sainthood in catholicism we take sainthood very amongst other very seriously amongst other things. qualify need two things. to

last time this rnli crew saw robin, he was unconscious.poorly and in need of serious medical attention. but also we knew that the helicopter was already in the air and on its way to us. robin was airlifted to hospital and rushed to a decompression chamber. where would i be without them? probably not here today. robin will never dive again. but nine months on, remarkably, he's made a full recovery thanks to the speed and the actions of the crew who came to save him, fiona lamdin, bbc news. and we'll bejoined by robin, jeff and their rescuers on the sofa later on this morning. we'll be talking to members of the rnli and understand more of what they do and what it means to have a story like that and be rescued by volunteers, let's not forget, they are volunteers.— are volunteers. very poignant as well hearing _ are volunteers. very poignant as well hearing one _ are volunteers. very poignant as well hearing one of _ are volunteers. very poignant as well hearing one of those - are volunteers. very poignant as - well hearing one of those volunt

the waves crashing in here and coming up, so i'll certainly be moving shortly from where we are, the rnlital authority is warning people to stay away from the coast, warning of the danger to life. as you say, plenty of disruption right across the uk, and plenty more to come. storm isha has landed, and there are widespread warnings in place across the uk for heavy rainfall and gusts of winds of up to 80mph — and worse is forecast for overnight. there's also a risk—to—life warning in coastal areas. if you do come near the coast, please make sure that you err with caution. the idea is that even when it is rough, the wind and the waves will come over and they could sweep you out to the sea — and it's hard in this weather to try and find anyone. so please, if you do come down — or if not, please just steer clear of the sea if you can. well, the rain is here and the strong winds have already started to arrive — and the sea is on its way in. and the real warning is around coastal areas, with flood waves and debris posing a risk to life. here in blackpool, many are preparing to batten down the ha

and he's pointed out that to attack that they've tried to attack things like the rnli.e said his take on this is if you have served this country by being on a lifeboat or something, you deserve some respect . wait minute, respect. wait a minute, he's fighting the culture wars, right? >> well, this is the problem. i have with this because, you know, the know, i don't think that the culture anything do culture war has anything to do with right. i think the with left and right. i think the conservatives been conservatives have been responsible some responsible for some of the worst because worst woke excesses because they've for the they've been in power for the last but it's very last 13 years. but it's very interesting that would suggest last 13 years. but it's very intermost] that would suggest last 13 years. but it's very intermost of1at would suggest last 13 years. but it's very intermost of the would suggest last 13 years. but it's very intermost of the cultural;uggest that most of the cultural revolutionaries we're that most of the cultural revolut self—identify we'

so the advice we give is, first of all, consistent with the rnli is float to live.ause otherwise it can make the situation worse. the daughter of murdered mp sir david amess is taking legal action against police and the home office for failing to prevent his death. the conservative mp died after being stabbed 21 times by terrorist ali harbi ali at a constituency surgery in leigh—on—sea in october 2021. high court papers show katherine amess has filed a personal injury claim against the authorities. essex police and the home office said they were aware of the court action. the metropolitan police has apologised to a man after homeless people's tents were destroyed in central london. the incident, which took place last november in camden, was caught on camera. commissioner sir mark rowley admitted that officers acted unlawfully when issuing a dispersal order and some tents were thrown into bin lorries. it's the 50th anniversary today since housing campaigners initially disguised as security guards stormed the central london tower block centrepoint and started an audac

apart from anything else, the effect of this report was to undermine the rnli warning rather than towinner. donald trump is already anticipating that old generation rematch withjoe biden, completely confident he will be the republican candidate. when you step into that voting booth, you are going to be signalling that we want crooked joe biden, the worst president in the history of our country, we got to get him out. donald, i love you! sarah smith, the bbc�*s north america editor there, and we'll be speaking to her in a moment. first, some of your responses to the coverage this week, starting with this from brian tickell. robin petherbridge added: and here's andrew taylor: well, sarah smithjoins us now from new hampshire. thank you so much for coming on newswatch, sarah. so, this week was a primary, last week was a caucus — there's just two out of 50 state contests. we are such a long way from the election itself. has this week and last really been worth the amount of airtime that it's got, do you think? so, the particular votes that were held last week and this week are really, rea

the charities and people within the voluntary alan, he mentioned the example, alan, he mentioned the rnlitional trust. are you on that? >> i think the thing is he's trying he's saying that the tories have created a war, tories have created a fake war, a woke against woke and it's completely spurious . and there's completely spurious. and there's all these people that are doing great work. there are great work. yes, there are people line doing people on the front line doing great the great work, but in the institutions, as we've seen that die , the goals of diversity, die, um, the goals of diversity, eqtu die, um, the goals of diversity, equity and inclusion as well as esg have become rampant and dominant, and they've become in a situation where they've become more preoccupied with those goals and those objectives than they have with their core work. to say that it's a fake war and it's just sowing division is actually being very disingenuous. and keir is actually ignoring the fact that many of the labour organisations and councils up and down the country are promoting these things as well

sure if they are, i don't know if - sure if they are, i don't know if they have ever spoke about the rnli trust. i think the issue he brought up is very— think the issue he brought up is very different in america where there _ very different in america where there is— very different in america where there is much more of a focus about there is much more of a focus about the impact _ there is much more of a focus about the impact that identity aryan politics— the impact that identity aryan politics have had on universities and how— politics have had on universities and how that has gone through various— and how that has gone through various different institutions in america — various different institutions in america and has led to policies that are no— america and has led to policies that are no longer universalists but are really _ are no longer universalists but are really focused on people's racial, social. _ really focused on people's racial, social, sexual, gender, sexuality identity. — social, sexual, gender, sexuality identity. the impact of that politics _ identity. the impact of

what about the rnli boats? they're used like taxi they're used like a taxi service. they service. not? >> because the minute >> why not? because the minute they french the they entered french waters, the french actually you french would actually say you cannot here. cannot enter here. >> all money we've spent >> all the money we've spent trying the french to trying to get the french to cooperate could surely cooperate with us could surely include facility sea include some facility at sea for the national the royal national lifeboat institution go to france institution to go back to france and come here and deliver and not come here and deliver those people safely to another vessel. >> the rnli have said repeatedly that they would not do that. they simply couldn't. that's in complete their complete breach of their charitable but the charitable role. but look, the reality all know we're reality is we all know we're looking this. the wrong end looking at this. the wrong end of the argument we're not of the argument here. we're not looking. we should be looking at where in the where t

of course the rnli came in for quite a lot of criticism, didn't they?them of being acting as a taxi service for illegal migrants and the national trust also, um, for being concerned about the record of colonialism also being critical of the government's policies on climate change. sir keir starmer is having none of that. he's trying to draw a dividing line with the tories on that. dividing line with the tories on that . and a lot of criticism that. and a lot of criticism hasn't there been that the conservative party and labour party are very close together on many issues? he's saying not on this , but two things going on in this, but two things going on in the speech, really. first of all, um, talking to community leaders, faith groups, charities, trying to set out a positive vision, saying that their work is really, really essential and an incoming labour government would want to work with them . and talking about with them. and talking about what he wants to create a society of service going forward. um, and then trying to take a pop at the tories, ba

is it just the rnli actually.the kind of woke brigade have captured a lot institutions, including lot of institutions, including the service, think the civil service, no, i think it's trendy to be it's become very trendy to be all things anti white i all things anti white and i think labour going forward think labour and going forward will that. will facilitate that. >> now , see >> even more now, as we see earlier, keir starmer and angela rayner knelt for blm . um that rayner knelt for blm. um that was a marxist scam . um, you was a marxist scam. um, you know, that made its organisers incredibly rich . incredibly rich. >> the mansions of the england football team. >> right. so with keir starmer kneeling, showed so much weakness. >> but the entire england football team did. >> adam inappropriate. i don't agree with that. >> but it was very early on. it was very early on in the blm movement. >> a lot of black footballers think that kneeling is correct before game. before a game. >> does this not say something thoug

the rnli came along as well. border force and air ambulance to . however air ambulance to.rowned, 39 were taken back to dover. now the prosecution case is that bar had accept a duty of care by agreeing to be the pilot of the vessel. um, he was aware that the boat was over crowded, unsafe and then he was aware that it had become unsafe . that it had become unsafe. seaworthy. duncan atkinson says. however, he continued going , and however, he continued going, and even when it was abundantly clear that there was an obvious and serious risk of death , now and serious risk of death, now the trial is expected to last 4 to 5 weeks, and it's important to 5 weeks, and it's important to say that bar has denied the charges . charges. >> just such a tragic case, such a tragic case, ray addison, thank you so much for bringing us those details. and we'll of course, be back with you as we learn more throughout the day. >> is that the first of its kind , that type of case? have we seen that before in the courts? i know, someone i don't know, someone accused. well, find out for you, well, w

the rnli had been putting warnings out throughout the storm, throughout the night, saying there is a cold water. also with the strong winds have been problems with lights and we have been hearing across the north west about more than 8000 homes without power. electricity north west have been saying that there is a real problems in trying to reach them because of the conditions and they can stay without power until five o'clock tomorrow. let's look at the impact on transport, especially in scotland. scotland's railway operator cancelled all of its rush—hour trains this morning. gillian sharpe is at glasgow central this morning. this sounds very difficult indeed for lots of people. what can you tell us? , ., , tell us? yes, i mean, it is indeed. it is 7am tell us? yes, i mean, it is indeed. it is 7am on _ tell us? yes, i mean, it is indeed. it is 7am on monday. _ tell us? yes, i mean, it is indeed. it is 7am on monday. this - tell us? yes, i mean, it is indeed. it is 7am on monday. this would i it is 7am on monday. this would normally be packed with commuters. i have just been inside a