sam francis . um, >> thank you very much. sam francis.ho is the match of the day presenter, signed an open letter criticising the government's verandah policy and used x, which was formerly known as twitter, to taunt tory mps. mr samir shah, who is the incoming bbc chairman, told mps that the former footballer's mockery of politicians was likely to have beenin politicians was likely to have been in breach of the corporation's social media guidelines. they were brought in partly to prevent lineker from becoming involved in another rumpus over voicing his political views, whilst continuing to occupy a prominent role at the bbc. trevor ascherson is a british lawyer who's practising in israel . he who's practising in israel. he has considerable experience . has considerable experience. concerning complaints against the bbc. for years he's been occupied arguing that the bbc's coverage of israel is biased. trevor aston joins me now from tel aviv . and trevor, welcome to tel aviv. and trevor, welcome to gilley's news and to you, what does this l

i'm sam francis. the headunes evening. i'm sam francis. the headlines at 11. and a parliamentary inquiry into phone hacking. that's after his successful battle with the mirror group newspapers . the mirror group newspapers. the duke of sussex was awarded more than £140,000 in damages after the high court ruled that editors and executives knew about extensive phone hacking . about extensive phone hacking. between 2006 and 2011. the judge also accepted that piers morgan knew that journalists were involved in phone hacking while he worked at the daily mirror, but the former editor claims he has never hacked a phone

but first the news headlines with sam francis . ben headlines with sam francis. ben pip thank you very much. >> good morning i'm sam francis in the gb news room. >> the headlines at nine. the prospect of a general election in the spring is growing, with labour moving on to a campaign footing . it's being reported footing. it's being reported that has told his that keir starmer has told his top team to finalise their manifesto plans within weeks . manifesto plans within weeks. the labour leader has also told his shadow ministers to have their policy proposals by their policy proposals ready by mid—january . well, that comes as mid—january. well, that comes as reports have emerged that downing street is considering axing inheritance tax and reducing income tax . cutting reducing income tax. cutting inheritance tax would create a dividing line with labour, who are believed to be against the cut. but the move is one of a handful of attention grabbing pledges. the number 10 is hoping will boost rishi sunak's chances of a win in an election. the prime minister has said

i'm sam francis. the headunes afternoon. i'm sam francis. the headlines at one. there's been growing pressure on israel this morning with david cameron joining germany's foreign affairs minister in calling for affairs minister in calling for a ceasefire in gaza in a joint article for the sunday times, the foreign secretary warned that too many civilians have been killed and that it's time for a sustainable ceasefire. the intervention is a significant shift in the government's tone on israel's war against hamas terrorists . however, lord terrorists. however, lord cameron stopped short of calling for immediate ceasefire his for an immediate ceasefire his comments a day after israel comments come a day after israel admitted it had mistakenly shot and killed three hostages as they attempted to flee captivity. mean while israel's prime minister has suggested that fresh talks may be underway aimed at securing the release of more hostages , benjamin more hostages, benjamin netanyahu told reporters that the offensive in gaza had been key to the release of hostages. in no

i'm sam francis . the evening. i'm sam francis. the headunes evening. i'm sam francis.y a large number of weapons have now been uncovered at the university building, where 14 bystanders were killed in that mass shooting. we've been hearing about throughout the course of this afternoon, at least 24 others are still injured . reports say the shooter injured. reports say the shooter was a student at the faculty of arts and charles university, city. his body has also been found in the area. czech police say the suspect's father was also found dead earlier today.

good evening, i'm sam francis. the headunes evening, i'm sam francis. the headlines at eight police in prague say a large number of weapons have been uncovered at the university building , where the university building, where more than 15 people have been killed in a mass shooting. at least 24 others are wounded and reports say the shooter was a student at the faculty of arts at charles university. his body has also been found in the area. czech police say the suspect's father was also found dead earlier officers earlier today. officers responded to reports of a shooter on a roof at around 2:00 uk time this afternoon in prague's, police chief has told reporters there is fresh but unconfirmed information that the 24 year old may have been inspired by similar terror attacks . here in the uk. attacks. here in the uk. a murder investigation has been launched after a four year old boy died following a knife attack in east london, the metropolitan police said that they received a call just before 11:00 last night, raising concern for the welfare of a child at

i'm sam francis in the newsroom. tory mps have voted against the government last night in favour of speeding up compensation for victims of the infected blood scandal. 22 conservatives backed the labour led amendment, which will see the body set up to operate the compensation scheme. it's the prime minister i's first defeat in the commons with the haemophilia society saying rishi sunak should be ashamed that he was forced to do the right thing . around 30,000 right thing. around 30,000 people were given contaminated blood in the 1970s and 80s 33,000 rather have died . the 33,000 rather have died. the home secretary is in rwanda as he works to secure a new treaty the government hopes will revive its asylum policy. james cleverly will spend the day meeting officials in kigali and he'll then discuss what's being called a migration and economic development partnership. it's hoped the new agreement, along with emergency legislation here at home, will address the issues that led to the supreme court ruling against the plan

i'm sam francis, the headlines at eight. prince harry has said it is a great day for truth and accountability. that's as he was awarded more than £140,000 in damages over phone hacking claims against the tabloid newspaper group . the high court newspaper group. the high court has ruled that there was extensive phone hacking by the mirror . newspapers between mirror group. newspapers between 2006 and 2011. in response , the 2006 and 2011. in response, the publisher says they apologise unreserved for any historical wrongdoing . the judge also said wrongdoing. the judge also said that journalists were involved in phone hacking at the time. piers morgan worked for the daily mirror, but the former editor claims he has never hacked a phone or told anyone editor claims he has never hackto a phone or told anyone editor claims he has never hackto hack)ne or told anyone editor claims he has never hackto hack ae or told anyone editor claims he has never hackto hack a phoneld anyone editor claims he has never hackto hack a phone .i anyo

here sam francis . news touch with us first though. here sam francis .first though. here sam francis . beth andrew with sam francis. beth andrew thank you very much. >> good morning. it's two minutes, three minutes now past ten. our top story hour is ten. our top story this hour is that the prime minister is battling to unite his party, which is divided over the government's rwanda policy . government's rwanda policy. immigration minister robert jenrick resigned last night, saying he had strong disagreements with the approach to tackle migration. the to tackle migration. he says the emergency legislation, which will be introduced to parliament later, not go far enough later, does not go far enough and he says it won't stop the boats. rishi sunak says he's disappointed and that his decision was based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the situation. northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris says mr jenrick drew the wrong conclusion . conclusion. >> ian i actually think it's a great shame that robert has chosen to resign because he was in the proces

good evening , i'm sam francis. the evening, i'm sam francis.m sam francis. the headlines at 11 millions of trained passengers are set to pay trained passengers are set to pay more for their tickets from next year, with a hike in fares of nearly 5. the department of transport has confirmed that regulated rail fares in england will rise from the 3rd of march, though train companies can still set their own ticket prices on unregulated . the increase unregulated fares. the increase is based on inflation, but it's being capped by the government at 4.9. well that news comes as rail passengers are facing more travel disruption as they try to get away for christmas . there get away for christmas. there are long queues for cross—channel journeys and train cancellations across the country. in the capital, paddington station is closing for four days on christmas eve and heathrow's also set to be exceptionally busy. the airport is expecting more than a quarter of a million passengers over the christmas break. a criminal investigation has been launched into

good evening, i'm sam francis. the headunes evening, i'm sam francis.ice in prague say a large number of weapons have been uncovered at the university building , where the university building, where more than 15 people have been killed in a mass shooting. at least 24 others are wounded and reports say the shooter was a student at the faculty of arts at charles university. his body has also been found in the area. czech police say the suspect's father was also found dead earlier officers earlier today. officers responded to reports of a shooter on a roof at around 2:00 uk time this afternoon in prague's, police chief

but meanwhile, here's the latest news headlines with sam francis . news headlines with sam francis. > . afternoon. >> the headlines this hour as we've been hearing the gunman at prague university in central prague university in central prague has been killed after reports of a mass shooting there. ten people have died and nine more have been injured . nine more have been injured. >> that's according to police reports coming to us. >> these are the pictures coming to us live from the scene where officers responded those officers responded to those reports shooter at around reports of a shooter at around 2:00 uk time this afternoon . we 2:00 uk time this afternoon. we understand that he opened fire from a roof at jan palach square in downtown prague. the university building has now been fully evacuated , and that's fully evacuated, and that's after an email was sent to students and staff telling them to put and to lock their to stay put and to lock their offices . offices. >> well, here in the uk, a murder investigation has been launched after a four year old boy died following a knife

but first, here's your latest news headlines with sam francis . martin sam francis.gone half past four. the headlines prince harry says it's a great day for truth and accountability. after being awarded more than £140,000 in damages over phone hacking claims against a tabloid newspaper group, the high court ruled there was extensive phone hacking by the mirror group newspapers between 2006 and 2011. in response , the publisher 2011. in response, the publisher says they do apologise unreservedly for any historical wrongdoing. the judge also said journalist were involved in phone hacking at the time . piers phone hacking at the time. piers morgan worked for the daily mirror, but the former editor claims has never hacked a claims he has never hacked a phone told anyone to phone or told anyone else to hack phone. hack a phone. >> as for him saying this is a good day for truth, the duke has been repeatedly exposed in recent years as someone who wouldn't know the truth if it slapped him around his california face, he california tanned face, he demands accountability for th

but first, your latest news headlines with sam francis . news headlines with sam francis. >> martin.rst millions of train passengers are facing a hike in fares of nearly 5. the department of transport has confirmed that regular rail fares in england will rise from the 3rd of march. the increase is based on inflation, but it's being capped at 4.9. passengers say it's just more financial pressure already. >> the trains are striking in that we pay enough and we don't get the service that they should be delivering . be delivering. >> i mean, it makes sense because everything's going up, but, not good news. >> i think they've got to get their together first before their act together first before they start thinking about putting yet again . putting prices up yet again. >> not looking forward to it because use public because we do use public transport quite a lot and trains . going to be bit . so it's going to be a bit rough account. but rough on the bank account. but you , i guess we'll just you know, i guess we'll just have live with it. how have to live with it. it's how things nowadays

i'm sam francis. the headunes evening. i'm sam francis. the headlines at six. emergency services in prague say more than 14 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a university. dozen more are wounded. the gunman's body has also been found in the area . czech police found in the area. czech police are reporting the suspect's father was also found dead earlier today. officers responded to reports of a shooter at around 2:00 uk time this afternoon . we understand he this afternoon. we understand he opened fire from a roof in downtown prague . reports say downtown prague. reports say that the shooter was a student at the faculty of arts at charles university, and we understand that the shooting is not currently being treated as a terrorist attack here in the uk . terrorist attack here in the uk. a murder investigation has been launched after a four year old boy died following a knife attack in east london. the metropolitan police said they received a call just before 11:00 last night, raising concerns for the welfare of a child at a property in hackney. the

i'm sam francis in the evening. i'm sam francis in the gb newsroom. the headlines at nine. prince harry is calling for a fresh police investigation. and a parliamentary inquiry into phone hacking . that's after his hacking. that's after his successful battle with mirror group newspapers. the duke of sussex was awarded more than £140,000 in damages after the high court ruled that editors and executives knew about extensive phone hacking between 2006 and 2011. the judge also said journalists were involved in the phone hacking . at the in the phone hacking. at the time. piers morgan worked for the daily mirror, but the former editor he hacked a editor claims he never hacked a phone told anyone else to phone or told anyone else to hack phone . hack a phone. >> as for him saying this is a good day for truth, the duke has been exposed in been repeatedly exposed in recent as someone who recent years as someone who wouldn't know the truth if it slapped him around his california tanned face, he demands for the demands accountability for the press, but refuses to accept any for himse

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i'm sam francis in the evening. i'm sam francis in the gb newsroom. the headlines at nine. prince harry is calling for a fresh police investigation. and a parliamentary inquiry into phone hacking . that's after his hacking. that's after his successful battle with mirror group newspapers. the duke of sussex was awarded more than £140,000 in damages after the high court ruled that editors and executives knew about extensive phone hacking between 2006 and 2011. the judge also said journalists were involved in the phone hacking . at the in the phone hacking. at the time. piers morgan worked for the daily mirror, but the former editor he hacked a editor claims he never hacked a phone told anyone else to phone or told anyone else to hack phone . hack a phone. >> as for him saying this is a good day for truth, the duke has been exposed in been repeatedly exposed in recent as someone who recent years as someone who wouldn't know the truth if it slapped him around his california tanned face, he demands for the demands accountability for the press, but refuses to accept any for himse

i'm sam francis . the evening. i'm sam francis. the headunes evening. i'm sam francis.he headlines at nine police in prague say a large number of weapons have now been uncovered at the university building, where 14 bystanders were killed in that mass shooting. we've been hearing about throughout the course of this afternoon, at least 24 others are still injured . reports say the shooter injured. reports say the shooter was a student at the faculty of arts and charles university, city. his body has also been found in the area. czech police say the suspect's father was also found dead earlier today. officers responded to the reports of a shooter on the roof at around 2:00 uk time this afternoon in prague's, police chief has told reporters. there is fresh but unconfirmed information that the 24 year old may have been inspired by similar terror attacks . well similar terror attacks. well here in the uk, a murder investigation has been launched after a four year old boy died following a knife attack in east london. the metropolitan police said they received a call just befor

good evening, i'm sam francis. the headuneis evening, i'm sam francis. the headline is at six.l, as we've been hearing millions of train passengers are facing a hike in their fares of nearly 5. the department of transport has confirmed that regular rail fares in england will rise from the 3rd of march. the increase is based on inflation, but it's being capped at 4.9. passengers say it's just more financial pressure already. >> the trains are striking and that we pay enough and we don't get the service that they should be delivering. >> i mean, it makes sense because everything's going up, but, know, it's not good news. >> i think they've got to get their act together first before they thinking about they start thinking about putting yet again . putting prices up yet again. >> not looking forward to it because do use public because we do use public transport quite a lot and trains, going to trains, so it's going to be a bit rough on the bank account. but you know, i guess we'll just have with it. it's how have to live with it. it's how things are going nowadays. >> well, the pri

good evening , i'm sam francis. the evening, i'm sam francis.t to pay more for their tickets from next year, with a hike in fares of nearly 5. the department of transport has confirmed that regulated rail fares in england will rise from the 3rd of march, though train companies can still set their own ticket prices on unregulated . the increase unregulated fares. the increase is based on inflation, but it's being capped by the government at 4.9. well that news comes as rail passengers are facing more travel disruption as they try to get away for christmas . there get away for christmas. there are long queues for cross—channel journeys and train cancellations across the country. in the capital, paddington station is closing for four days on christmas eve and heathrow's also set to be exceptionally busy. the airport is expecting more than a quarter of a million passengers over the christmas break. a criminal investigation has been launched into the alleged abduction of alex batty, the teenager , who'd alex batty, the teenager, who'd been missing fo

but first, here's your latest news headlines with sam francis . sam francis. >> martin. thank you.newsroom. the headlines at 3:30, a 16 year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of arson. that's following a fire at a school in west london. ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters were called to the blaze at the london oratory school at around 10:00 this morning. the london fire brigade said. part of the building has been damaged, but no injuries have been reported . chancellor have been reported. chancellor jeremy hunt has announced that the 2024 spring budget will be delivered on march the 6th. it comes as reports have emerged that downing street is considering axing inheritance tax and reducing income tax . tax and reducing income tax. meanwhile, the housing secretary, michael gove, has hinted at a pre—election giveaway suggesting the party will cut costs for first time home buyers . drivers are being home buyers. drivers are being warned to watch out for hazardous conditions as heavy rain and strong winds sweep across the uk . in scotland, across the uk. in scotland, storm

i'm sam francis. the headunes newsroom. i'm sam francis. ncis has described the children that are caught in conflicts across the globe as the little jesuses of today, as he condemned the ongoing war in gaza . delivering ongoing war in gaza. delivering his annual christmas day address from saint peter's balcony in the vatican, he described the attack on by hamas attack on israel by hamas terrorists in october as abominable . terrorists in october as abominable. but he terrorists in october as abominable . but he also said the abominable. but he also said the ongoing strikes on gaza by israel were reaping an appalling harvest of innocent people, and that the world's weapons trade must be investigated . and the 87 must be investigated. and the 87 year old pontiff called for an end to all conflicts and defended the rights of refugees around the world. the pope's message comes after one of the deadliest nights of violence in gaza, with at least 100 people killed by airstrikes. israel's army says that its investigating one of the attacks after it

. with sam francis. >> camilla, thank you. i'm sam francis in the gb newsroom. the headlines at ten. there's growing pressure this morning on israel with david cameron joining germany's foreign minister in calling for a ceasefire in gaza . in a joint a ceasefire in gaza. in a joint article for the sunday times, the foreign secretary warns that too many civilians have been killed and it's time for a sustainable ceasefire. the intervention is a significant shift in the government's tone on israel's war against hamas terrorists. however, lord cameron stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire. his comments come a day after israel admitted it mistakenly shot and killed three hostages as they attempted to flee captivity . attempted to flee captivity. meanwhile israel's prime minister has suggested that fresh talks may be underway aimed at securing the release of more hostages. benjamin netanyahu told reporters that the gaza offensive had helped lead the release of some hostages. in november , where hostages. in november, w

but first, here's your news headlines with sam francis . news headlines with sam francis. >> martin, thank you. good afternoon. it'sjust >> martin, thank you. good afternoon. it's just gone to it's just coming up to 3:02. the home secretary says he's uncomfortable with some of the criticism that's been directed at rwanda as he unveiled a new asylum treaty. it's understood new british laws are to be rushed through parliament, declaring rwanda a safe country for asylum seekers who arrive in britain while speaking a few moments ago, james cleverly praised rwanda for being part of the solution and has now established a strong reputation for the humane and professional administration of refugees and migrants. >> this is something understood by the uk and the multilateral community. the treaty that we signed today builds on that joint work . it takes the joint work. it takes the positive professional attitude that you and your government display and allies it with with the work that the uk is doing to ensure that we break the business model of those evil people smuggling gangs. here in the

i'm sam francis in the newsroom.b news news understands that new emergency legislation that could enable migrants to be sent to rwanda for processing was not discussed or agreed in cabinet. earlier, the home secretary is expected to unveil a new treaty with rwanda in the commons tomorrow . rwanda in the commons tomorrow. the new legislation could then be published on thursday, but mps are not expected to vote on it this week. meanwhile, james cleverly is in rwanda working on the new agreement. but senior government sources say that the new treaty is just a first step. meanwhile the backlog of asylum cases here in the uk fell by nearly half in november , as the nearly half in november, as the government works to clear older cases by the end of the year. the prime minister has promised to work through all outstanding legacy cases . that's legacy cases. that's applications that are waiting for a decision . since june of for a decision. since june of last year here in the uk, tory mps voted against the government last ni

i'm sam francis in the gb newsroom. the headlines at 12 chancellor jeremy hunt has announced that the 2024 spring budget will be delivered on march the 6th. well that comes as reports have been emerging that downing street is considering axing inheritance tax and reducing income tax. the move is one of a handful of attention grabbing pledges that number 10 hopes will boost rishi sunak's chances win. the sunak's chances of a win. the housing secretary, michael gove, has suggested to the times has also suggested to the times that party will cut the that the party will cut the upfront cost of a home for first time buyers in a pre—election giveaway. the prime minister has said that he intends to call the general election 2024, general election in 2024, but opinion is still split on whether it will come in the spnng whether it will come in the spring the autumn . well, spring or the autumn. well, thousands of travellers are at risk of missing their flights due to multiple signal failures on the rail network. east midlands ra

i'm sam francis. the headunes evening. i'm sam francis. the headlines at 11. prince harry is calling for a fresh police investigation and a parliamentary inquiry into phone hacking. that's after his successful battle with the mirror group newspapers . the mirror group newspapers. the duke of sussex was awarded more than £140,000 in damages after the high court ruled that editors and executives knew about extensive phone hacking . about extensive phone hacking. between 2006 and 2011. the judge also accepted that piers morgan knew that journalists were involved in phone hacking while he worked at the daily mirror, but the former editor claims he has never hacked a phone or told anyone else to hack a phone. >> as for him saying this is a good day for truth, the duke has been repeatedly exposed in recent years as someone who wouldn't know the truth if it slapped him around his california face, he california tanned face, he demands accountability for the press, but refuses to accept any for himself. for smearing the royal family. his own family, as a bunch of callo

i'm sam francis in the newsroom . the top francis in the newsroom. the top story this hour, russia's federal security service, the fsb , has hacked high profile mps fsb, has hacked high profile mps and what the government says was and what the government says was a sustained effort to interfere in british politics. the deputy prime minister says peers, civil servants, journalists and non—governmental organisations have been targeted. it's understood politicians had had their personal email accounts compromised. oliver dowden says the cybersecurity attack is a clear pattern of behaviour by russia and those responsible will be held accountable . will be held accountable. >> i can tell you that a unit within the russian federal security service, known as centre 18 has been behind sustained hostile cyber operations aimed at interfering in parts of the uk's democratic processes . this has included processes. this has included targeting members of parliament so civil servants think tanks, journalists and ngos. >> the first vote on the new emergency, rwanda

i'm sam francis in the newsroom.ell, as we've been hearing, russia's federal security service , the federal security service, the fsb, has hacked high profile mps in what the government says was a sustained effort to meddle in british politics. the deputy prime minister says peers , civil prime minister says peers, civil servants, journalists and non—government organisations have been targeted . id it's have been targeted. id it's understood politicians had their personal email accounts compromised and oliver dowden says the cyber attack is a clear pattern of behaviour by russia and those responsible will be held to account today in concert with our five eyes and euro—atlantic partners, i can tell you that a unit within the russian federal security service known as centre 18 has been behind sustained and hostile cyber operations plans aimed at interfering in parts of the uk's democratic process cases. >> this has included targeting members of parliament, civil servants , think tanks, servants, think tanks, journalist

good evening i'm sam francis.e headlines at six, as we've been hearing prince harry has said it's a great day for truth and accountability . that's after and accountability. that's after he was awarded more than £140,000 in damages over phone hacking claims against the tabloid newspaper group. the high court has ruled that there was extensive phone hacking by the mirror group newspapers between 2006 and 2011. in response , the publisher says response, the publisher says they apologise unreservedly for any historical wrongdoing. the judge also said journalists were involved in phone hacking at the time. piers morgan worked for the daily mirror, but the former editor claims he was never involved in phone hacking or told anyone else to hack a phone i >> -- >> as for 5mm >> as for him saying this is a good day for truth, the duke has been repeatedly exposed in recent years as someone who wouldn't know the truth if it slapped him around his california tanned he california tanned face, he demands for the demands account

i'm sam francis in the gb newsroom. the headlines at seven emergency services in prague say more than 14 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a prague university. dozens more are wounded . the dozens more are wounded. the gunman's body has also been found in the area. czech police are reporting that the suspect's father was also found dead earlier today. officers responded to reports of a shooter at around 2:00 uk time this afternoon . we understand he this afternoon. we understand he opened fire from a roof in the downtown area of the city, reports say the shooter was a student at the faculty of arts at charles university. he well, here in the uk, a murder investigation has been launched after a four year old boy died following a knife attack in east london. the metropolitan police say that they received a call just before 11:00 last night, raising concerns for the welfare of a child at a property in hackney. the boy was found with knife injuries and was taken to hospital , where he knife injuries and was take

i'm sam francis in the newsroom . sam francis in the newsroom.been hearing, boris johnson has admitted that the government made mistakes in handung the government made mistakes in handling the pandemic under his watch. the prime minister watch. the former prime minister told the covid inquiry that things should have been done differently and that he takes full responsibility for the government's decisions. he indicated that only easy indicated that the only easy decision made to roll out decision he made was to roll out the vaccines . mr johnson, the vaccines. mr johnson, who's been criticised by many been heavily criticised by many who've already given evidence , who've already given evidence, apologised suffering apologised for the suffering caused during the pandemic. >> i am deeply sorry for the pain and the loss and the suffering of those victims and their families . and grateful . their families. and grateful. thoughi their families. and grateful. though i am to the hundreds of thousands of health care workers and many other public servants

i'm sam francis in the gb newsroom. the headunes francis in the gb newsroom. the headlines at seven. prince harry has said it's a great day for truth and accountability. that's as he was awarded more than £140,000 in damages over phone hacking claims against a tabloid newspaper group, the high court has ruled that there was extensive phone hacking by the mirror group newspapers between 2006 and 2011. in response , the 2006 and 2011. in response, the publisher says they apologise unreservedly for any historical wrongdoing . the judge also said wrongdoing. the judge also said journalists were involved in phone hacking at the time. piers morgan worked for the daily mirror, but the former editor claims he has never hacked a phone or told anyone else to hack phone. as for him saying hack a phone. as for him saying this is a good day truth , this is a good day for truth, the has repeatedly the duke has been repeatedly exposed in recent years as someone who wouldn't know the truth if it slapped him around his california tanned face, he demands accountability for the

i'm sam francis in the gb newsroom. the headunes francis in the gb newsroom. the headlines at seven. prince harry has said it's a great day for truth and accountability. that's as he was awarded more than £140,000 in damages over phone hacking claims against a tabloid newspaper group, the high court has ruled that there was extensive phone hacking by the mirror group newspapers between 2006 and 2011. in response , the 2006 and 2011. in response, the publisher says they apologise unreservedly for any historical wrongdoing . the judge also said wrongdoing. the judge also said journalists were involved in phone hacking at the time. piers morgan worked for the daily mirror, but the former editor claims he has never hacked a phone or told anyone else to hack phone. as for him saying hack a phone. as for him saying this is a good day truth , this is a good day for truth, the has repeatedly the duke has been repeatedly exposed in recent years as someone who wouldn't know the truth if it slapped him around his california tanned face, he demands accountability for the

news >> good evening, i'm sam francis in the gb newsroom . the in the gb newsroom. the headunes in the gb newsroom. the headlines at seven millions of train passengers are facing a hike in fares of nearly 5. that's as the department for transport confirmed that regulated rail fares in england will rise from the 3rd of march. it includes season tickets, some off peak returns and flexible tickets in major cities. the increase is based on inflation, but it's being capped at 4.9. passengers say it's just more financial pressure. >> already. the trains are striking and that we pay enough and we don't get the service that they should be delivering. i mean, it makes sense because everything's going up, but, you know, it's not good news. >> i think they've got to get their act together first before they start thinking about putting again. i'm they start thinking about puttlooking again. i'm they start thinking about puttlooking forward again. i'm they start thinking about puttlooking forward tongain. i'm they start thinking about puttlooking forward to itain. i'm not lookin

i'm sam francis. the headlines at 11 pope francis has condemned what he called the futile logic of war, saying that christ's message of peace was being drowned out in the very land where he was born. the pontiff used his christmas eve mass last night to speak out against the ongoing conflict in gaza. he said our hearts are in bethlehem, where the prince of peace has been rejected by the clash of arms. the palestinian minister of tourism said the city is celebrating christmas with sadness and sorrow after all, the festivities there have been cancelled and the pope's message comes after an airstrike on a refugee camp in central gaza killed at least 78 people. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed to continue the war after israel endured one of its deadliest nights of the 12 week old war with hamas . 12 week old war with hamas. meanwhile ukraine is celebrating christmas on the 25th of december for the first time. it's a landmark change to the country's traditions . the country's traditions.

i'm sam francis in the gb newsroom. the headunes francis in the gb newsroom.'s a great day for truth and accountability. that's as he was awarded more than £140,000 in damages over phone hacking claims against a tabloid newspaper group, the high court has ruled that there was extensive phone hacking by the mirror group newspapers between 2006 and 2011. in response , the 2006 and 2011. in response, the publisher says they apologise unreservedly for any historical wrongdoing . the judge also said wrongdoing. the judge also said journalists were involved in phone hacking at the time. piers morgan worked for the daily mirror, but the former editor claims he has never hacked a phone or told anyone else to hack phone. as for him saying hack a phone. as for him saying this is a good day truth , this is a good day for truth, the has repeatedly the duke has been repeatedly exposed in recent years as someone who wouldn't know the truth if it slapped him around

i'm sam francis in the gb news room.more for their tickets from next yeah for their tickets from next year, with a hike in fares of nearly 5. the department of transport has confirmed that regulated rail fares in england will rise from the 3rd of march. train companies , though, can set train companies, though, can set their own ticket prices on unregulated fares. the increase is based on inflation, but it's been capped by the government at 4.9. passengers say it just adds more financial pressure. >> already the trains are striking in that we pay enough and we don't get the service that they should be delivering. i mean, it makes sense because everything's going up, but, you know, good news. know, it's not good news. >> think they've got to get >> i think they've got to get their act together first before they start thinking about putting again. i'm putting prices up yet again. i'm not looking forward to it because we use public because we do use public transport lot trains transport quite a lot and trains so it's going

news >> good evening, i'm sam francis in the gb newsroom . the in the gb newsroom.f train passengers are facing a hike in fares of nearly 5. that's as the department for transport confirmed that regulated rail fares in england will rise from the 3rd of march. it includes season tickets, some off peak returns and flexible tickets in major cities. the increase is based on inflation, but it's being capped at 4.9. passengers say it's just more financial pressure. >> already. the trains are striking and that we pay enough and we don't get the service that they should be delivering. i mean, it makes sense because everything's going up, but, you know, it's not good news. >> i think they've got to get their act together first before they start thinking about putting again. i'm they start thinking about puttlooking again. i'm they start thinking about puttlooking forward again. i'm they start thinking about puttlooking forward tongain. i'm they start thinking about puttlooking forward to itain. i'm not looking forward to it because we do use public transport quite lot trains

i'm sam francis . good afternoon. i'm sam francis. the headlines at three, the home office insists it has a robust plan for flights to rwanda , plan for flights to rwanda, following reports that airlines are refusing to take part in the government's asylum policy. it comes as the chairman of the erg group says plans are in place for some amendments to the bill. gb news presenter camilla tominey asked mark francois if his opposition to the rwanda plan risked making perfect the enemy of the good. >> if the good doesn't work, then it's not good enough. it needsit then it's not good enough. it needs it needs to be good enough. now, on a positive note, sir bill cash is already talking to government lawyers about trying to come up with an amendment that actually , if you amendment that actually, if you like, would fill those holes . like, would fill those holes. that would be a very positive thing to if anybody can draft that amendment, it's bill. so he and others are talking to the government in a positive way about trying to draft somethi

first, though, this very latest this morning, the very latest news francis . news with sam francis. >> bev, thank you very much. good morning. it's just >> bev, thank you very much. good morning. it'sjust coming good morning. it's just coming up to 933. the headlines this houn up to 933. the headlines this hour. borisjohnson up to 933. the headlines this hour. boris johnson is set to defend his handling of the pandemic as he appears before the covid inquiry the former prime minister is expected to admit that the government did make mistakes in its response to the virus, but argue that decisions made save lives decisions made save lives decisions rather save lives. he's already been heavily criticised by many of those who've given evidence and is claimed he was prepared to let the bodies pile high and was bamboozled by science gathering outside the inquiry. the families of those who died dunng families of those who died during the height of the pandemic are demanding answers will need to be accountable for these decisions led to the deaths of thousands of people who never should have d

i'm sam francis. o speak out against the ongoing conflict in gaza. he said our hearts are in bethlehem, where the prince of peace has been rejected by the clash of arms. the palestinian minister of tourism said the city is celebrating christmas with sadness and sorrow after all, the festivities there have been cancelled and the pope's message comes after an airstrike on a refugee camp in central gaza killed at least 78 people. israeli prime minister

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sam did not respond to all his requests for comment. however, some of those disgruntled journalist at the china states reporting has begun to improve coverage of the ward by francis publicly funded news outlets. and some of its newspapers has been more even hand, but that still needs plenty of others. in increasing the right wing media landscape pushing some dubious divisive narratives. margins of all of us didn't have the impression that the french media were telling us the story of civilization against barbara's if he only pre most who doesn't. well, explain kayla by several commentators and they have told us we absolutely cannot compare the child killed by how much on october 7th and a baby can base rarely bombings in gaza. phone if, if i could. but it is. let's see the vulture. these on the phone, the busy me on that i can come to see you. i'm us. it was 52 diesel for a little bit. i'm also default welcome to cities i many able to join the tree. the elderly dc holt is about the not too many, they want to know too many, many more. what is great, please. fact that the media coverage is that there are very, very few palestinian voices on tv panels. in most cases