sam francis is waiting with your news headlines.. 1132 exactly. donald trump says tariffs against the uk are now on the table, claiming britain is out of line after insisting similar measures targeting the eu are definitely happening. but he suggests the prime minister, sir keir starmer, has been very nice and believes a solution can be found. it comes as us tariffs on canada, mexico and china are set to kick in tomorrow. meanwhile, markets across the globe have tumbled as investors react to the weekend's announcement and countries start to plan countermeasures. well, that threat from the us president comes ahead of sir keir starmer's trip to brussels today, joining european leaders for defence and security talks. he's the first british prime minister to do so since brexit. he's meeting nato secretary—general, calling it part of a reset with the eu. the government, though, insists the uk won't be rejoining the single market but does want better cooperation on crime, on trade and defence after brussels. sir keir starmer is set to vis

but first, your news headlines with sam francis. >> very good morning to you.ust coming up to 11:02. the top story. while the uk is set to become the first country in the world to criminalise owning ai tools that create images of child sexual abuse, the home secretary, yvette cooper, says offenders could face up to five years in prison under the new crackdown. owning so—called ai paedophile manuals could carry a three year sentence. ministers warn ai generated images are being used to blackmail children and push them into live streaming abuse. the united states is imposing sweeping tariffs on its three largest trading partners china, mexico and canada, starting on tuesday. canada and mexico face a 25% tax, while china will see an additional 10% on top of its existing tariffs. china says it firmly opposes the levies and plans to file a lawsuit with the wto. the white house, though, says the tariffs are necessary to combat drug trafficking and illegal immigration. well, overnight, both canada and mexico hit back. and here's what prime minister of canada justin tr

returns into the studio like a man suffering deprivation, it's time for your saturday night news with sam francis> darren, thank you, and good evening to you. just coming up to 6:05. well, clashes have broken out in london between police and protesters at a demonstration today against plans for a massive new chinese embassy near the tower of london. scuffles saw police wrestling protesters dressed in black, with officers also retreating as masked demonstrators linked arms and appeared to move towards them. two people were arrested for breaching public order conditions. former security minister tom tugendhat has called the development of that embassy a grave mistake, accusing the labour government of ignoring lessons from the past decade. the family of released hostage eli sharabi say they are relieved he's free but heartbroken at how frail he now looks, describing him as confused, gaunt and missing his spark in his eyes. his wife and two daughters were killed by hamas militants during the october the 7th attack. he was paraded by gunmen in gaza alongside two other captives, in alongside two other

first, though, your news headlines with sam francis. >> ben, thank you very much and good evening toou. it's just after 9:00, the top story tonight. while health minister andrew gwynne has apologised after being sacked by sir keir starmer over what he described as badly misjudged whatsapp messages, the labour mp for gorton and denton is accused of insulting constituents and colleagues in a group chat, reportedly saying he hoped a 72 year old woman would soon be dead. gwynne says he understands the decision and will support labour despite being suspended. the party says it's investigating and will take swift action if it finds rules were breached. the parents of two girls killed in the southport knife attack say they are trying to find light in the dark. speaking publicly for the first time since the tragedy, they've described their daughters bebe and elsie, as confident, happy and affectionate, and said the killer's sentencing should not have been televised. axel rudakubana was handed a life sentence with a 52 year minimum term, one of the highest ever recorded. the families say they

into today's stories, let's get those news headunes stories, let's get those news headlines with sam francis. >> very good afternoon to you. it's just after midday. the top story this hour. a second body has been found near the river dee in the search for two missing sisters in aberdeen, eliza and henrietta hussey, both 32 years old, were last seen at victoria bridge on the 7th of january. the first body was recovered from the river on friday morning, and the second we now know was found near the same location yesterday evening. formal identification is yet to take place, but the family have been informed. police say there are no apparent suspicious circumstances surrounding their disappearance and enquiries are ongoing. a medical plane has crashed in a crowded philadelphia neighbourhood in the united states, killing all six people on board, including, sadly, a young patient and her mother. the jet rescue air ambulance erupted into a fireball just 30s after takeoff, engulfing several homes in flames. an investigation is now underway and comes just days after a separate plane collided with a

first of all, though, it's the saturday night news with sam francis. >> very good evening to you. it's just after 8:00. a recap of the breaking news we brought you in the last hour or so. that health minister andrew gwynne has now apologised after being sacked by sir keir starmer over what he described as badly misjudged whatsapp messages. the labour mp for gorton and denton is accused of insulting constituents and colleagues in a group chat, reportedly saying he hoped a 72 year old woman would soon be dead. gwynne says he understands the decision and will support. despite being suspended. the party says it's investigating and will take swift action if rules were breached. clashes have broken out between police and protesters today at a demonstration in london against plans for a massive new chinese embassy. scuffles saw police wrestling protesters dressed in black, with officers retreating as masked demonstrators linked arms and moved towards them. two people were arrested for breaching public order conditions. former security minister tom tugendhat has called the development of

but now your headlines and here's sam francis. >> martin. >> martin. >> thank you very. >> thank you very. >> much. and good afternoon. >> much. and good afternoon. >> to you. >> to you. >> it's 3:02. the top story. >> it's 3:02. the top story. >> well, the government. >> well, the government. >> has confirmed that. >> has confirmed that. >> grenfell tower. will be dismantled nearly eight. years after the fire there that. killed 72 people. >> the process. >> the process. >> will take around two years and has drawn mixed reactions from survivors and bereaved families. some want it to remain standing as a lasting reminder of the tragedy, while others say its presence is distressing. deputy prime minister angela rayner says it would not be fair to keep some floors while dismantling others. the building will remain untouched until the eighth anniversary of the disaster in june. a man who shook his partner's toddler to death has been jailed today for life, with a minimum term of 25 years. christopher stockton was in sole charge of 22 month old charlie roberts when the boy suffered a fatal

but before monday's news, let's go to tonight's headlines with sam francis. >> leo, thank you very much indeed. and good evening to you. just coming up to 11:02 reform uk say they are now the fastest growing political party in the country, with more than 200,000 members. at a regional conference in wiltshire, nigel farage said their next target is to overtake labour's 309,000 members. he called the party's growth extraordinary, with a live membership ticker on screen tracking their rise well. in the headune tracking their rise well. in the headline speech, nigel farage told the crowd that reforms ambition is to be the biggest party in britain. >> if you want to help us and do your bit in whatever way you can in our historic mission and a mission that i just feel we can't afford to fail at, there's so much at stake. otherwise. what do we leave to those that come behind us, other than a completely broken and betrayed country? i'm not going to put up with that. and i want you to help me in making sure we prevent that. are you going to help me in preventing that? >> the prime minister has s

but for now, it's time for the news bulletin with sam francis. >> very good evening to you. recap of the top stories at just after 8:00. we'll start in the united states, where on day 19 of donald trump's second term in office, japan has committed to doubung office, japan has committed to doubling its defence spending by 2027. well, a joint news conference has just wrapped up where donald trump has pledged the full strength of american defence to its ally as both nafions defence to its ally as both nations ramp up cooperation against china and tackle north korea's nuclear ambitions. japan's prime minister, shigeru ishiba, promised $1 trillion of investment in the united states, calling it unprecedented. the leaders also both vowed to lead the world in al, semiconductors and energy development across the indo—pacific. turning now to the indo—pacific. turning now to the middle east, where hamas has named the next hostages to be freed in gaza this weekend, including three men. they are eli sharabi, ohad ben—ami and or levi. 18 hostages have been released so far, with israel free

but before saturday's news, let's go to tonight's headlines with sam francis. >> very good evening to you. 1101 exactly the top story from the newsroom tonight. the government has confirmed grenfell tower will be dismantled nearly eight years after a fire sadly killed 72 people. the process will take around two years as and is being done sensitively, with no changes made before june's anniversary of the disaster. the decision follows warnings that the damaged building is deteriorating and only remains stable due to protective measures. local people and survivors, though, are divided. including gaza this weekend, including three men. they are eli sharabi, ohad ben—ami and olive, eight. 18 hostages have been released so far, with israel freeing 383 palestinian prisoners in return by the end of this first ceasefire stage. 33 hostages and 1900 prisoners are expected to be released, though israel says eight of those hostages are dead. meanwhile, hamas has accused israel of blocking critical humanitarian aid, a claim disputed by the united nations. here, a new poll is predicting a three way

. >> but before we do anything else, as always, sam francis has all your news headlines. >> adam. >> adam. >> sophie, thank. >> sophie, thank. >> you very much indeed. and good morning to you just after 10:00. well, the top story this morning. fears are rising that new us tariffs on its top three trade partners could spark a trade partners could spark a trade war. from today, imports from mexico and canada are set to face a 25% tax, while chinese goods will be hit with a 10% levy. the white house says the tariffs target illegal fentanyl distribution and tackle migration concerns. but canada, mexico and china have already vowed to retaliate. meanwhile, president donald trump has warned that the uk, the european union rather could also face tariffs next. well, president donald trump has warned that the eu could, as i say, face those tariffs. and here's what he had to say. >> the european union charges us 20% plus plus plus a vat tax called a vat tax. very similar. and it costs us an absolute fortune. we are treated so badly and we have a tremendous deficit with the european union. so w

before tomorrow's newspapers, let's go tomorrow's newspapers, let's go to tonight's headlines with sam francis. >> leo, thank you and good evening to you. it's just after 11:00. well, the top story tonight, health minister andrew gwynne has become now the fourth high profile figure to leave sir keir starmer's labour government since their election win. do bear with me while i just make sure that you can definitely hean sure that you can definitely hear. me with a badly misjudged whatsapp messages, reportedly insulting constituents and colleagues, including allegedly hoping a 72 year old woman would soon be dead. the labour mp for gorton and denton has apologised, saying that he will continue to support the party. labour says it's investigating and will take swift action if rules were breached. in other news, the parents of two girls killed in the southport knife attack say they're trying to find light in the dark. speaking publicly for the first time since the tragedy, they've described their daughters bebe and elsie, as confident, happy and elsie, as confident, happy and affectionate, and sai

but first, let's get your news headunes first, let's get your news headlines with sam francis. >> benthank you, and good evening to you from the newsroom. just coming up to 9:02, the top story reform uk say they are now the fastest growing political party in the country, with more than 200,000 members at a regional conference in wiltshire earlier, nigel farage said their next target is overtaking labour's membership of 309,000. he called the party's growth extraordinary, with a live membership ticker on screen tracking their rise dunng screen tracking their rise during that conference. well, in his headline speech, farage told the crowd that reforms ambition is now to be britain's biggest political party. >> if you want to help us and do your bit in whatever way you can in our historic mission and a mission that i just feel we can't afford to fail at, there's so much at stake. otherwise. what do we leave to those that come behind us, other than a completely broken and betrayed country? i'm not going to put up with that. and i want you to help me in making sure we prevent that. are you

speech nafion still to come on free speech nation this week, but first, let's get a news update from sam francis>> a very good evening to you. let's start with the headlines. at just after 7:00, we will take a look at what has taken place at the reform conference, where they have said today that they are now the fastest growing political party in the country, with now more than 200,000 members at a regional conference in wiltshire. nigel farage, the leader of the party, said their next target is now to overtake labour's 309,000 members. he also called the party's growth extraordinary, with a live membership ticker on screen tracking their rise well. in his headune tracking their rise well. in his headline speech, farage told reform crowd that the ambition of the party is now to be britain's biggest. >> if you want to help us and do your bit in whatever way you can in our historic mission and a mission that i just feel we can't afford to fail at, there's so much at stake otherwise. what do we leave to those that come behind us, other than a completely broken and betrayed country? i'm not going to

but before saturday's news, let's go to tonight's headlines with sam francis. >> very good evening to you. 1101 exactly the top story from the newsroom tonight. the government has confirmed grenfell tower will be dismantled nearly eight years after a fire sadly killed 72 people. the process will take around two years as and is being done sensitively, with no changes made before june's anniversary of the disaster. the decision follows warnings that the damaged building is deteriorating and only remains stable due to protective measures. local people and survivors, though, are divided. some want the tower to remain as a memorial, while others say it's too distressing. officials have said that key materials will be preserved, though for a potential memorial. if the community wishes. on day 19 of donald trump's second term in office, japan has committed to doubung office, japan has committed to doubling its defence spending by 2027. at a joint news conference earlier, trump pledged the full strength of american defence to its ally as both nations ramp up cooperation against china and tack